Friday, August 24, 2007

rainy week

The weather has been very rainy here for the past week.

Days like that are best spend at home,

snuggle up against my fluffed up pillows,

under a cozy and warm comforter,

sipping a cup of hot cocoa topped with marshmallows,

slow, relaxing music playing in the background,

reading a book or my favourite magazine.

*dreaming...*



That,

of course,

did not happen.

(-_-")

No hot cocoa,

no marshmallows,

no music,

nor a book or magazine.

Oh well...

the next best thing then.

A bowl of hot fudge brownie and a cup of hot tea,

while watching an episode of GuessGuessGuess.




tada...
An instant bowl of brownie by Betty Crocker!!!
*excited*





hhmmm
*reading instructions*
How easy can this get...

Even a 3 year old can do it.

*tearing the package apart with full-fledged enthusiasm*



wwoooo....

But plain brownie seems boring.

May some roasted chopped walnut will do the trick.




Please ignore my ugly, make-shift aluminium foil bowl...

ok...first,

add water.



Then mixmixmix



Until well blended.




...looks quite pathetic leh...

Next,

pop it into the microwave.





and 50 seconds later...



ey...the middle looks uncooked.

nvm...

top it with walnuts.


then fudge


And done!!!



Yum!!!!

hahahah that's the end of lesson 101: How to cook an instant brownie


LOL

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Saturday, August 18, 2007

birthday update

ok here are the photos.

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hee i didn't touch my books at all yesterday.

I think i deserved it.

It's my birthday afterall.

So all time was spent on watching taiwanese drama on YouTube and games.


:p


Until dinner...

I went out to dinner with Jason, Augustine and Eamon.

We decided on Japanese...



Eamon and Augustine ordered the deluxe tray.

Along with many many other plates of food.

They're huge eaters.

Especially Eamon...it's scary to see him eat.

If everyone eats like him,

if everyone has a stomach like him,

a stomach like the size of the universe but yet remain so thin,

people in buffet businesses will file for bankruptcy.

hahahahaha

Back to the topic...



Jason and I ordered one salmon set.

It was quite fresh but the mackerel was nothing to shout about.





And a eel and avocado set.

This sushi,

i tell you,

really hit the spot.

The moment my teeth sink into this sushi,

the burst of flavour was unbelievable.

The whole world suddenly seems so bright,

with angels singing in the light.

It felt like i'm falling in love for the first time.

OMG...

I...I...looked at Jason and he looked at me,

exchanging looks,

knowing we're both thinking of the same thing.

The eel was hot and freshly grilled,

rice was done perfectly,

the seaweed crispy,

avocado was fresh,

and from within,

chilled crab stick and cucumber, lightly coated with japanese mayo.

The Yin and Yang combination was so perfect that no words can discribe.

*sigh*

I'm still thinking about it after 24hrs later.

LOL

Jason ordered one last plate to satisfy his hunger.



Fried prawn sushi.

He said it was quite nice too.

It's funny how the chef decorate with a dribble of mayo on top of 2 sushi.

If you know what i'm saying.

wahahahahaha

Then we head over to Coffee Club for a cup of tea and cake.



The coffee was pretty good,

just not strong enough.



The cookies and cream cheesecake wasn't that yummy.

We were happily chatting away,

when suddenly, CRASH!!

Cups and saucers broke into thousand pieces,

tea and coffee splattered everywhere,

and onto my boots,

and Jason's shirt, bermudas, legs and slippers.

Poor Jason!!

The barista clearing the table behind us was trying to clear up everything in one trip,

hence the slip-up

And no compensation was made to us!

Just a word of sorry and asked us to move to another table.

ggrrrrr

Next,


we went over to Augustine's place to get his PS2 then to Blockbuster to rent some games.


And the rest of the night was spent playing PS2 at our place.

Well...that marks the end of my birthday and the start of an older me...

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im in my mid twenties!!!!

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I'm officially in my mid twenties today!!!
No sorry, it's yesterday to be exact.
Someone out there maybe thinking,
"Oh for crying out loud!!! It's no big deal!"
Yeah...that's true to an extent.
Ok...something different to lighten the air.


...Good news...
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my parents introduced me into this world 25 years ago.
(^_^)
wahahahaha...haahaa...haaa...ahhmmm...fine...that's corny...whatever


Anyway, i'll update tomorrow after i transfer the photos into my labtop.

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Thursday, August 16, 2007

5 things i hate about winter

The 5 things i hate about winter:
  1. Static (I'm highly charged most of the time...arrgghhh...it hurts!)
  2. I get hungry so easily...so i usually gain some weight during winter *darn*
  3. Brisbane is very dry. The weather that is. And when it comes to winter, it's...bad...real bad. I can feel my skin 'crack' when i forgot my moisturiser.
  4. The winter wind. It hurts when those winter wind sets in.
  5. It's soooo freaking hard to wake up in the morning!!! Now i understand why animals hybernate during winter.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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Sunday, August 12, 2007

tag

I got tagged by Doreen for the first time months ago.

I said that i'll complete the tag after i come back from Singapore

but till now,

I'm still thinking of how to complete it.


yeah...it's been months and i'm still thinking about it.

It is THAT hard.

And i came to a conclusion that I have absolutely no answer to that tag but i still want to do it.

So here goes:



I've decided that my favourite food

(right now because i've a craving for it...so my fav food may change in the next hour or so LOL)

in Singapore is...



Chai Tow Kway or Fried Carrot Cake

yearning for that smooth and soft radish and rice flour cake to envelop it,

teased with black sweet soy sauce and scrambled eggs,

flavoured with garlic,

salted with chai po and freshened with spring onions,

or,

a white version sans black sweet soy but replaced with pepper and garlic instead.
Ahhh…

It’s complicating.

What when some of them press bits of black mushrooms,

pumpkin,

yam,

Chinese sausage and hei be (dried shrimps) into it,

steam them and top it with fried shallots and coriander.

It demands that you eat it,

sliced,

on it own,

as it is.

A soft and lightly savoury cake with all this tasty bits creating delicious havoc on your palate with a simple sweet chilli sauce on guard.


Info from Makansutra



**Start Copy**


Proposition: What is your favorite food in your state or country?

Requirements: Find some info about the food & show delicious pictures of it.

Quantity: Tag FIVE people.

Tag Mode: You leave their blog and post link and add to the list below.

Mybabybay loves Asam Laksa from Penang, Malaysia

JustMyThoughts loves Penang Char Koay Teow

My Lil Venture loves Laksa Sarawak

Monterssorimum loves Teluk Intan Chee Cheong Fun

Chinnee loves Melaka Wan Tan Mee

PeimunLeah loves Hakka Lei Cha

Hui Sia loves Crispy duck skin from China

Karen loves Pan Mee

Simple American loves Cheese Enchiladas

Nicole Tan loves Char Tau Kueh

velverse loves Otak-Otak

Giddy Tiger loves Dim Sum

may loves Roti Bakar

Selba loves Gado-gado

Chen loves Satay

Doreen loves Hainanese chicken rice

Liwan loves Fried carrot cake



**End Copy**


I'm only going to tag 2 people.

Tiramisho and Jean.

We're all food lovers LOL

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Thursday, August 09, 2007

Mari kita rakyat Singapura lalalalala


HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
SINGAPORE!!!

Come on!
Let's sing...

Mari kita rakyat Singapura
Sama-sama menuju bahagia
Cita-cita kita yang mulia
Berjaya Singapura
Marilah kita bersatu
Dengan semangat yang baru
Semua kita berseru
Majulah Singapura
Majulah Singapura


(lyrics from http://www.expatsingapore.com/content/view/1366)


heehee it's been a while since i last sang the national anthem la
So have to copy the lyrics from somewhere.
:p

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Monday, August 06, 2007

Singapore trip finale

Sorry for the lack of updates.

Have been busy with lots of stuff.
Which includes finishing Season 1 & 2 of Prison Break!!

wahahahahaha
And of course uni stuffs la.
Anyway,
here's my final udate on my last trip back to Singapore.

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I went to esplanade aka 'The Durian' with Jason, his brother and parents.



I was my first time there hahaha

and to call myself a Singaporean...shame on me.


The moment i stepped in,
I was awed by those 'art' pieces displayed.



Although I don't understand the meaning/story behind them.


Most of them looked really weird.

Like this human-body-giraffe-neck-camel-head-sitting-on-a-high-chair piece.

Creepy...

Walking down the hallway,

there're more art pieces hanging down from the celling

I have absolutely no idea what those things are.

Not my cup of tea.



I wonder what are on those artists' minds when they're drawing.



Fullerton Hotel looks beautiful at night.


One of Singapore's most well-known icon - the Merlion...

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Next,

My last meeting with Angel and Sally before heading back to Brizzie.

We went to Marche for dinner.

Oh...i think they change the name Marche to People's Village.

Anyway,

FOOD!!!!!!


No pictures of dessert but we had waffles with caramelised banana and ice-cream.

YUM!!!!

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Before i came back,

I went to shop for slippers with my parents.



hehehehe bought 2 pairs.

Happy!!

Good and cheap.

The salesgirl was trying to get me to buy the display pair,

which was also the last pair of my size.

I refused, telling her that it's dirty.

(I'm sure countless people tried it on)

She kept saying it's new and it's clean blahblahblah.

So to prove to her,

I told her to bring me a brand new pair from their store.

When placed side by side,

the display pair was literally yellow in color!

Here comes the best part.

The salesgirl said:

"Just go home and wash la! Then it'll be good as new."

(-_-")

That's the dumbest comment I've heard from a sales person.

So in the end i bought a new part that's half a size bigger.

Ok...that's it.

Nite peepz


zzZZZzzzzz

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