Monday, July 30, 2007

cute kids




My parents got to know alot of friends through yoga.

One of them baby-sits her sister's children.

And they are so cute!

The little boy, Aden(not sure if i spelled it right) loves to play on my bed.
He gets really playful once he warms up to you.

Aden's sister, Alki (again, not sure if i spelled it right) is really pretty (but kind of vain LOL).

She never ties her beautiful hair because she thinks they'll be damaged.

hahahahahaha

They are lovely nonetheless.

Their mum's a chinese and dad's a nepalese.

So Alki really hates her 'tan' appearance which she got from her dad.

"So never talk to her about her dark skin"

said her auntie.

On the contrary,

Aden's really fair...



Aren't they cute...

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Saturday, July 28, 2007

haze

It started last night.

We smelt something weird...something burning.

Through news then we realised that forest fires to the west of the city and a bushfire at Gold Coast are responsible for the haze.

Weather report states that,
'the haze should clear fairly quickly by mid-morning to a fine day'

I was hoping it would as my eyes are irritated by the haze.

But...

damn...it seems it has gotten worse.

Picture taken at 5.45pm.

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Thursday, July 26, 2007

some free time at last...

At last i've some free time to myself.

So i can blog now kekekeke

I slept soo early last night.

Around 9pm i think.

I was so tired that i almost dozed off during dinner.

Anyway,

back to the main point.

My trip back to Sg.

Everyone was asking me,

"how's your trip back?"

And my reply was,

"The food was AWESOME!!"

One would only learn how to truely appreciate those food after being away for a long time.

One of Singaporeans fav food is...




Ba Chor Mee

(Mince pork noodles)

But since I don't eat pork,


I'll usually eat...



Fishball noodles!

Love it!!

Those sweet and bouncy and juicy fishballs...yummmm

They nice and cheap.

Only S$2.50.

I can never find Singapore food that tastes half as good in Brizzie.

Plus the cheapest noodles i can find in here cost A$5.50.

Not to mention,

it sucks...

Next,

heeheeheeheehee


Durians!!!!

Its either you love them or hate them.

I love them.


I like them cold so usually i'll store them in the fridge overnight.

YUM!

There are many variety of durians.

I love durians that are bitter sweet.

*drool*

Next...

did i mention i love chilli?


hahahahaha i know this looked disgusting.

But it's just fishball with chilli.

Old Chang Kee has two types of chilli.

One is just the normal chilli sauce and another is some sort of sambal chilli.

I love their sambal chilli!

Thus you see nothing but red in the above bag.

wahahaha

I always tell Jason that i want to open an Old Chang Kee here in Brizzie.

I'm sure it'll be a hit among young and old.

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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

back in brizzie once again...

I'm in Brizzie once again.
The flight back was rather boring and tiring.
Coz have to transit in Perth.
I thought (and was told) that I need not worry about my laguage as it'll be transported onto the transit flight by the airport.
But i was so wrong.
Arrgghhh
And the transit flight that i board from Perth has no personal telly!
Luckily I have a story book with me.
I was so tired by the time i reach Brisbane as the whole trip took me 12hrs+.
So much to do when i got back.
Firstly,
our old second-hand fridge spoilt.
So we have to buy another one.
*sigh*
Then we have to buy groceries,
unpack my stuff, meet lecturer etcetc.
Anyway,
no time now.
I'll blog again when i have the time.
Tata

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Monday, July 23, 2007

Rockin' girl = me!!!

Hahahahaha

I have been awarded!!!


Awww thanks Doreen!
I'm honoured!!
hehehe
I believe I have to pass this award on to 5 girls?
hhmmm...
Don't know much female bloggers
(i'm usually a 'silent' reader).
In addition,
Doreen was the one who awarded me and she awarded Eve too.
Therefore,
I'll present this award to:
Sheena
Rachel
Jean
Tiramisho
(=^_^=)

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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Back from the airport

Just got back from the airport.
Jason is going back to Brizzie tonight and i'll be going back on Saturday.
Days seems like seconds when you are enjoying yourself.
Sorry to all those people,
(especially my poly friends)
whom i did not get to meet.
I'll see you guys when i come back next year.
(=^_^=)
........................................................
On another note,
i just got tagged by Doreen.
LOL
Here goes:


*4 Jobs I've Had In My Life:
- Starbucks (barista)
- Starhub (Credit control officer AKA debt collector :p also the place where i met Jason)
- DBS bank (also credit control)
- Lifestyle (hate this place)

*4 Places I've Lived :
- Singapore
- Queensland, Brisbane
- no more leh...

*4 Places I've Been On Vacation To:
- Malaysia (several places)
- China
- Sydney
- Queensland

*4 Places I Would Rather Be In:
- New Zealand...the senery is breathtaking! And i can only see them in photos and doreen's blog :(
- Paris/USA
- Japan/Korea
- Hongkong/Taiwan
There's no place i would rather be in than to be with my baby, family and friends. So what I wrote above are places i would love to visit.

* 4 Of My Favourite Food: (omg there're just too many!)
- Cakes (especially tiramisu)
- Tofu
- noodles (i'm a noodle person so i like anything that's noodles eg: prawn noodle soup, fried hokkien noodle, fishball noodle, laksa, duck noodle, mee soto etcetc) kekekeke
- Ice-cream :p

* 4 Lucky Souls Tagged:
- Sheena
- Jean
- Rachel
- Christina aka my cousin

Not sure if anyone of them will do it. LOL

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Saturday, July 14, 2007

Singapore Trip - Part 4

I can't remember which day i eat what and forgot to take pictures of many food i ate too.

kekekeke

Anyway, here goes:

Few days ago,

we had a barbeque at Jason's condo.

It's a small gathering with a few of Jason's friends.

And i forgot to bring my camera down to take some photos of those yummy food.

Chicken wings, chicken chops, chicken sausages with cheese, otah, sambal squid, crab sticks, tiger prawns, vegetable curry (by Francis), vietnamese cold noodle (by Cindy), salad etc.

YUM!!!

It was a lovely night.

Then the next day,

we went to the Zoo!!!!

Benjamin & Cindy had some free tickets and it's been ages since we last visit the zoo.

Very excited!
Got there and quickly took out my camera.


Took one random photo...


Took another random photo...


Then...


(-_-'')...

Almost went to knock my head against the pillar beside me.

Why didn't i charge the battery the night before?

WhyWHyWHY!!!!!

Aarrgghhh.

Ok maybe i can snap a few animals before it totally give up on me', I told myself.

So it was those pointed mouth crocs (forgot the name) first.

eewww...ugly...so no pictures taken to save my precious battery for something better.

Next we saw the magnificent white tiger!

Must take must take!!

This tiger was just walking up and down the stream of water.

Nothing better to do.

I suddenly feel so fortunate to have internet access at home LOL.

arrgghhh!!!

The battery is blinking at me again.

okok switched off my camera again.

Then we walked past a tree and there was this 'wild' monkey sitting right there.



So that's the last picture i took in Singapore Zoo and we're only at the beginning!

*pout*

We were there for a good 2hrs+.

Jason developed a headache because the weather was really hot.

we enjoyed ourselves nonetheless.

It was a good exercise too kekekeke

so...no more picture of animals.

Only...



picture of a crumbled piece of Singapore Zoo map.

Taken at home after i charged my battery :p.

Better than nothing la hor.


hmm...that orang utan must be Ah-Meng.

he icon of Singapore Zoo, so-to-speak.

Our trip to the zoo ended with a cup of Ben&Jerry's,


which by the way was disappointing.

It was my first try at Ben&Jerry's and i ordered Strawberry Cheesecake flavoured ice-cream.

Not nice :(

And veryyy expensive.

Jason got the Cookie Dough and it was aalllllright.

nothing to shout about really.

Or maybe we ordered the wrong flavours.

Just maybe...

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Saturday, July 07, 2007

Singapore Trip - Part 3



Day 4 is all home cooked food which i forgot what it was and no picture was taken.


Day 5-9:



It's laksa time!!!!!






With tau pok, laksa leaves, loads of chilli and the works.


Yummmm....


Bought this from a coffee shop near my house.


It's good.


One day must eat Katong laksa again then i'll know which is better.




Egg tarts!!!!!



Love love love portuguese egg tarts.


It's different from the usual egg tart because they used puff pastry as it's crust!


Then it's cooked till the top is very slightly burnt.


This is how a normal egg tart looked like.




http://jasnette.blogspot.com/

The portuguese egg tarts are oh-so-fragrant-and-oh-so-nice.


yummmmm....


Next,


i bought some Ba Kua or Rou Gan in chinese.






It's meat slices, marinated in some special ingredients and barbecued.


It's sweet and salty dried meat,


some sort like jerky,


but in a chinese way.


It's usually pork but since i don't eat pork,


i bought the chicken coins instead.





It's sold all year round but is especially high in demand during Chinese New Year.


There must be some auspicious meaning to it thus people love to give them away as gifts to family and friends at that time of the year.


Too bad Aussie airports are so strict.


Otherwise i'll definately buy some back as gifts.


Love it.

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Singapore Trip - Part 2

Day 3:

It was Caden's birthday celebration @ his grandparents' new condo.


He turned 2 on 4th July.

But we had an early birthday party on 30th June.

Caden with mommy.
He looked blurry coz he kept moving!

Caden with Sally.

Because Caden's always running around,

it's hard to take a photo with him.

So Sally had to sneak up behind him while i prepared my camera and quickly took a picture before he runs off.

LOL

And i just realised that I did not take any photo with Caden...

(-_-'')

Nevermind...

Sally must help me take some during our next mahjong session.

Ok...back to the party.


Caden's elmo birthday cake.

You can never guess the flavour of the cake.

It's not the usual strawberry or chocolate or vanilla or blackforest or the likes.

It's LYCHEE MARTINI!!!

*faints*

Both me and Sally were saying to mommy Angeline:

"WHAT!!! Lychee Martini!! Don't know whether it's your birthday or your son's birthday man..."

It's not strong or anything like that,

but I bet those kids,

with zero tolerance of alcohol,

had a good night rest.

kekekeke

Then we went up to take a look at the condo.

It's a penhouse but it's kind of small.

*sigh*

Singapore condos are getting smaller and smaller.

The grandparents have this dog.

A dog that doesn't barks.

Not sure if she's a silky or a yorkshire terrier.

But she's one obese dog.

Not only does she has the usual english name,

she even had a chinese name that bears the surname of the Yeo family.


I believe that she weighs at least 2x of Tinky's weight.

Maybe 3x...who knows.

Compare with Tinky's photo...


hahahahah see the difference?

LOL

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Monday, July 02, 2007


If you haven't watch it,

then watch it.


If you're feeling down and need something to cheer you up,

then watch it.

If you have nothing better to do,

then watch it.

Even if you have something important to do,

take a couple of minutes off to watch it.

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/33f2687080


I believe i've posted something similar up before but if you haven't seen it,

WATCH IT!!!!


http://funnyordie.com/videos/74

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Singapore Trip - Part 1


I've been going out everyday since the day i came back.

Day 1:

Met up with Sally at Takashimaya to get Caden's birthday present.

Then dinner with Satesh at Changi Village.



This is an Indonesian dish cooked by Malays.

It's called Nasi Penyet.


The chicken is marinated with herbs and spices and deep fried.

Nice!

I love the chilli.

Slightly sweet but spicy...yummyyy....


Hahahaha he's happy with his food.


Day 2:

Jason and I went to Parkway Parade Shopping Center for lunch.

Wanted to eat at Yoshinoya but they closed down.

:(

So we settled for Ajisen Ramen.


Whoa....best ramen in Singapore it states...

We've never tried it before.

We stepped in and someone greeted us with a smile.

Then the Chinese waitress shouted some Japanese words as she brought us to our table and it sounded really...erm...weird.

I don't understand what she said but i'm guessing it means either 'welcome' or 'incoming customers'.

LOL

It wasn't that crowded but it took them a while to tend to our table.

I order their lunch special which consist of their normal ramen and a side dish.


Their noodles are quite 'bouncy' and smooth.

The soup was alright.

Can't say it's mouth-watering delicious.




I selected the fried toufu as my side dish.

It wasn't crispy on the outside and was only warm in the inside.

Bad.


This is Jason's Teriyaki chicken ramen.

He said it was 'not-bad'.

Again,

can't say it was mouth-watering delicious.

He ordered a side dish too.


Salmon sushi...

The rice has a strong vinegar taste but it wasn't to the point of being sour.

The salmon wasn't melt-in-the-mouth fresh.

But it was alright.

And the rice 'broke' once we picked it up with our chopsticks.

A good sushi is not suppose to break when you pick it up.

*sigh...*

And I thought the price is a tad too expensive.

Will not go back again...

Then we head to the travel agency to book my return air ticket.

The travel agent said all flights to Australia are fully booked till August!!

And Uni reopens on 23rd July!!!!!!!

*faints*

Anyway,

everything has been sorted out now.

Managed to get a ticket back to Brizzie just in time for Uni at a resonable price.

*phew*

Then it's dental time...


Hate the sound of those dental equipments.

But i like our dentist, Dr Lee Fen Fen (not sure if i spelled it right).

She's really nice and friendly and talks to me to make me feel comfortable.




I did a normal dental check-up and cleaning while Jason did porcelain veneers for his 2 front teeth.

I want them too!!!

I want to close up the gap between my 2 front teeth.

:(

After hours at the dentist,

we went Changi Village (again) to eat Nasi Lemak!!


The rice is very fragrant as it is cooked in coconut cream and pandan leaves.

Most importantly,

the chilli...oooooo....love love love the chilli!!!!!!!

YUM!

I had it with some anchovies, egg and fried chicken.

Since Jason can't chew properly yet,

he ate Jui Kueh (rice cakes with preserved radish topping) instead.



It's not good.

I've tasted much better Jui Kueh.

And to wash down all these food,

we ordered sugarcane juice.



I'm so disappointed with it.

It's obvious that the hawker diluted it with water.

It's not sweet and only has a hint of sugarcane taste.

BADBADBAD!!!

Hate hawkers who 'cheat' by diluting their drinks with water.

Gggrrrrr...

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