Last day of the year. Wow. How does that feel? Pretty old I guess. So what did you do today? I went to my friend's house for a post-Christmas pre New Year gathering. Played with Oreo, their 6 months old baby boy. Cute cute cute! I can't resist little kids! Well, I do have a knack in making them cry but still, I loved them!
So we ate, drank and exchanged gifts and updates of each other. There were warmth in a rainy afternoon.
We started our course in 1995, so that meant we knew each other for like 10 years now? Wah, cliche as it sounds but time really flies! I'll attest to that.
So thank you my friends. And may you and your family have a blessed New Year!
31 December, 2005
30 December, 2005
out with the girls
Hmm.. after hibernating at home for six days, I finally ventured out to have lunch with the girls. By the girls, I meant Flo and Gin. Flo wanted to get a haircut. Actually Flo and Gin wanted to get haircuts but Gin said $39 is too expensive for a trim, so she opted out. While Flo decided to get this haircut from this guy featured in Her World magazine. So off she trotted to Heeren for her appointment at 1pm. I met up with Gin at 1.45pm because we thought Flo would have completed her haircut by then. So we hung around, shopped for a while until we couldn't wait no more and decided to drop by and see what's Flo's haircut is progressing...
So off we went to UrbanHair and we saw Chester (the guy featured in the mag). Of course dear Flo didn't see us as she was too busy fussing over her hair. Chester saw us though and he managed to grin at us. Must had been thinking how come got people so bo liao stand there and ogle at him. Anyway, we sensed that Flo may take a while, so off we went to Billy Bombers for our lunch. By the time the food arrived correctly ('coz the first time round, our cheese fries somehow turned into sprite!), it was about 2.15pm. So we ate, and drank and waited and ate somemore until it was about 3pm. Yeah.. so the haircut took that many hours to complete. Amazing isn't it?!
After Flo finished her lunch, it was about 4pm. So off we shopped somemore around Heeren. We spent about 30 mins at this shop called Xi. Quite cool stuffs inside. Flo wanted to go Taka but it was raining, so we idled somemore in Heeren until it was about 5pm. At Taka we looked at some Coach handbags, walked somemore and went down to basement to get some Takopachi before Gin heads home. It was 6pm when we decided to get to the MRT. Alas, when we were walking towards the MRT of course has to pass through Wisma Atria.. so off the girls went into the shops while I tried not to feel claustrophobic (due to the throngs of humans swimming around). By the time we really get to the MRT, it was 6.25pm. The peak of human traffic! Argh!
Yeah, I sulked 'coz I hate places with lots of humans squeezing together. Just not my cup of tea.
Anyway, that's my afternoon with the girls. How was yours? Hope you had a nice day too.
So off we went to UrbanHair and we saw Chester (the guy featured in the mag). Of course dear Flo didn't see us as she was too busy fussing over her hair. Chester saw us though and he managed to grin at us. Must had been thinking how come got people so bo liao stand there and ogle at him. Anyway, we sensed that Flo may take a while, so off we went to Billy Bombers for our lunch. By the time the food arrived correctly ('coz the first time round, our cheese fries somehow turned into sprite!), it was about 2.15pm. So we ate, and drank and waited and ate somemore until it was about 3pm. Yeah.. so the haircut took that many hours to complete. Amazing isn't it?!
After Flo finished her lunch, it was about 4pm. So off we shopped somemore around Heeren. We spent about 30 mins at this shop called Xi. Quite cool stuffs inside. Flo wanted to go Taka but it was raining, so we idled somemore in Heeren until it was about 5pm. At Taka we looked at some Coach handbags, walked somemore and went down to basement to get some Takopachi before Gin heads home. It was 6pm when we decided to get to the MRT. Alas, when we were walking towards the MRT of course has to pass through Wisma Atria.. so off the girls went into the shops while I tried not to feel claustrophobic (due to the throngs of humans swimming around). By the time we really get to the MRT, it was 6.25pm. The peak of human traffic! Argh!
Yeah, I sulked 'coz I hate places with lots of humans squeezing together. Just not my cup of tea.
Anyway, that's my afternoon with the girls. How was yours? Hope you had a nice day too.
29 December, 2005
ktv
I'm a KTV freak! (all freak out, yea!)
Don't know why, but I lurrrrve KTV! Probably its 'coz I have a thick skin and dun care if others find my singing horrible (actually not that bad also..).
I can sing for hours... on my own. Sad hor? Yalor.. sometimes I feel quite awkward entering the KTV alone. Like no friends to jio... hmm.. But I dun care! Alone means I can sing whatever, whenever I want! How bad also never mind!
I like to sing S.H.E's songs... but need to find Selina and Hebe's voice... 'coz mine is low. Hehe... Currently dun have kaki.. either they don't know the song or they don't know their cue.. kekeke (got 1 fren I always psycho her to sing Selina and Hebe's part.. bo bian, coz only have 2 mic... think she feels quite stressed whenever I do such thing! ;P )
So if you're interested, come on.. let's sing!
Don't know why, but I lurrrrve KTV! Probably its 'coz I have a thick skin and dun care if others find my singing horrible (actually not that bad also..).
I can sing for hours... on my own. Sad hor? Yalor.. sometimes I feel quite awkward entering the KTV alone. Like no friends to jio... hmm.. But I dun care! Alone means I can sing whatever, whenever I want! How bad also never mind!
I like to sing S.H.E's songs... but need to find Selina and Hebe's voice... 'coz mine is low. Hehe... Currently dun have kaki.. either they don't know the song or they don't know their cue.. kekeke (got 1 fren I always psycho her to sing Selina and Hebe's part.. bo bian, coz only have 2 mic... think she feels quite stressed whenever I do such thing! ;P )
So if you're interested, come on.. let's sing!
27 December, 2005
insomnia
what do ya know.. i can't sleep tonight.. must be that cup of coffee for dinner that i had. sigh.
you know, even though i'm having holidays... but it sure doesn't feel like it. why? i'm not quite sure of it myself. prob i have this naggy feeling about work. every morning i wake up early at about 8.. latest at 9am. then i waste my time at home.. idling the time away. playing games n stuffs.
new year resolution. did i fullfil any last year? last year's aim was to lose weight. which i didn't manage. only maintained a weight that is at least 5kgs above the ideal one. next year's aim is to actively lose weight. stop buying insurance. change job. wish me luck!
you know, even though i'm having holidays... but it sure doesn't feel like it. why? i'm not quite sure of it myself. prob i have this naggy feeling about work. every morning i wake up early at about 8.. latest at 9am. then i waste my time at home.. idling the time away. playing games n stuffs.
new year resolution. did i fullfil any last year? last year's aim was to lose weight. which i didn't manage. only maintained a weight that is at least 5kgs above the ideal one. next year's aim is to actively lose weight. stop buying insurance. change job. wish me luck!
26 December, 2005
zodiac sign
Did you know I had always believe in the zodiac sign? Or probably I was looking for signs to believe in.. Hmm...
Anyway, here's an interesting excerpt on Taureans (got it from one of the many astrological sites):
Those in italics is what I found are quite true! I always wait for the green man to come on the traffic light before I crosses the road. Yeah, I admit.. I am egoistical at times. Pride is my downfall. And yes, I can be your good friend. But if you ever betray my trust... that's it. Once is enough! I hate being confrontational, so you'd find me grumbling behind.. and I think that's also quite bad bah...Yeah, my friends will tell you that most of the time they find me good humored and mild natured. But those who has seen my temper.. quite shocking too. Hehe, recently I found out I had an eye for good stuffs. Meaning, when I can easily pick something that suits you. Be it clothes or other stuffs that I think you may like. But the funniest thing is, that eye doesn't work for myself. Therefore, you'd find me in the most mismatched outfit! Sigh.
Here are somemore on the work side:
So bosses, you see.. we Taureans don't mind routine work (But we do need changes once in a while.. but nothing too drastic). Too much, you'd find us packing... I think. Sometimes beggars can't be choosers (I'm saying for myself)
Summary:
So Taureans out there, do you feel likewise? Or is it just me?
Interesting nuggets (same birthdate as me!):
Other famous Taureans includes Florence Nightingale, Sigmund Freud, Orson Wells, Guglielmo Marconi amongst others! Hurray!
Anyway, here's an interesting excerpt on Taureans (got it from one of the many astrological sites):
Traditional
Taurus Traits
Patient and reliable
Warmhearted and loving
Persistent and determined
Placid and security loving
On the dark side....
Jealous and possessive
Resentful and inflexible
Self-indulgent and greedy
The Taurean's characteristics are solidity, practicality, extreme determination and strength of will - no one will ever drive them, but they will willingly and loyally follow a leader they trust. They are stable, balanced, conservative good, law-abiding citizens and lovers of peace, possessing all the best qualities of the bourgeoisie. As they have a sense of material values and physical possessions, respect for property and a horror of falling into debt, they will do everything in their power to maintain the security of the status quo and be somewhat hostile to change.
Mentally, they are keen-witted and practical more often than intellectual, but apt to become fixed in their opinions through their preference for following accepted and reliable patterns of experience. Their character is generally dependable, steadfast, prudent, just, firm and unshaken in the face of difficulties. Their vices arise from their virtues, going to extremes on occasion,such as sometimes being too slavish to the conventions they admire.
On rare occasions a Taurean may be obstinately and exasperatingly self-righteous, unoriginal, rigid, ultraconservative, argumentative, querulous bores, stuck in a self-centered rut. They may develop a brooding resentment through nursing a series of injuries received and, whether their characters are positive or negative, they need someone to stroke their egos with a frequent, "Well Done!" Most Taureans are not this extreme though.
They are faithful and generous friends with a great capacity for affection, but rarely make friends with anyone outside their social rank, to which they are ordinarily excessively faithful. In the main, they are gentle, even tempered, good natured, modest and slow to anger, disliking quarreling and avoiding ill-feeling. If they are provoked, however, they can explode into violent outbursts of ferocious anger in which they seem to lose all self-control. Equally unexpected are their occasional sallies into humor and exhibitions of fun.
Although their physical appearance may belie it, they have a strong aesthetic taste, enjoying art, for which they may have a talent, beauty (recoiling from anything sordid or ugly) and music. They may have a strong, sometimes unconventional, religious faith. Allied to their taste for all things beautiful is a love for the good things of life pleasure, comfort, luxury and good food and wine and they may have to resist the temptation to over indulgence, leading to drunkenness, gross sensuality, and covetousness.
Those in italics is what I found are quite true! I always wait for the green man to come on the traffic light before I crosses the road. Yeah, I admit.. I am egoistical at times. Pride is my downfall. And yes, I can be your good friend. But if you ever betray my trust... that's it. Once is enough! I hate being confrontational, so you'd find me grumbling behind.. and I think that's also quite bad bah...Yeah, my friends will tell you that most of the time they find me good humored and mild natured. But those who has seen my temper.. quite shocking too. Hehe, recently I found out I had an eye for good stuffs. Meaning, when I can easily pick something that suits you. Be it clothes or other stuffs that I think you may like. But the funniest thing is, that eye doesn't work for myself. Therefore, you'd find me in the most mismatched outfit! Sigh.
Here are somemore on the work side:
In their work, Taureans are industrious and good craftspeople, and are not afraid of getting their hands dirty. They are reliable, practical, methodical and ambitious, within a framework of obedience to superiors. They are at their best in routine positions of trust and responsibility, where there is little need of urgency and even less risk of change, and a pension at the end. Yet they are creative and good founders of enterprises where the rewards of their productiveness come from their own work and not that of others.
So bosses, you see.. we Taureans don't mind routine work (But we do need changes once in a while.. but nothing too drastic). Too much, you'd find us packing... I think. Sometimes beggars can't be choosers (I'm saying for myself)
Summary:
LIKES
* Stability
* Being Attracted
* Things Natural
* Time to Ponder
* Comfort and Pleasure
DISLIKES
* Disruption
* Being pushed too hard
* Synthetic or "man made" things
* Being rushed
* Being indoors
So Taureans out there, do you feel likewise? Or is it just me?
Interesting nuggets (same birthdate as me!):
May 14, 1925 - Patrice Munsel - Singer
May 14, 1936 - Bobby Darin - Singer
May 14, 1944 - George Lucas - Film maker
May 14, 1952 - David Byrne - Singer
Other famous Taureans includes Florence Nightingale, Sigmund Freud, Orson Wells, Guglielmo Marconi amongst others! Hurray!
25 December, 2005
Shrimp Wantons...
Do you know that advertisement where Chew Chor Meng advocates the shrimp wantons with real shrimps inside? Well, I bought a box of that.. $3.60 from NTUC. Try mah, or else who knows whether there're real shrimps inside, correct bo?
Well, I read the instructions pretty well I think.. First, put the frozen wantons inside hot water for 15 seconds. Yeah, no need to thaw. Just like the glutinous rice ball (packet form) that I made earlier. Just dump the frozen balls inside boiling water and boil till it floats. But that got nothing to do with our shrimps of course.
Well, after that I poured away the water and put in another batch for the soup.Hmm.. the package never mention whether to use the same water or not... but anyway, that's what I did. Then boil the soup and dump in the wanton for another 2-3 minutes.
When it was done, I could actually see the shrimp inside.. Not bad, looks quite chunky. There were 12 wantons inside the package. So one is about $0.30? Is that ex? Hmm... I don't know.. usually I buy 'shui gao' for $2.50 per bowl which comes with 6 moderate sized shui gao's and some vege. The wantons here are quite small. And how about the taste? I would say pepperish! There's no other meat except the shrimp and when you bite into it, you could taste pepper and more pepper. Hmm.. overall, it tasted okay, but I've got bits of the wanton that was too thick, so that tasted floury.
Overall, okay, can buy and it's good for lazy people like me.
Well, I read the instructions pretty well I think.. First, put the frozen wantons inside hot water for 15 seconds. Yeah, no need to thaw. Just like the glutinous rice ball (packet form) that I made earlier. Just dump the frozen balls inside boiling water and boil till it floats. But that got nothing to do with our shrimps of course.
Well, after that I poured away the water and put in another batch for the soup.Hmm.. the package never mention whether to use the same water or not... but anyway, that's what I did. Then boil the soup and dump in the wanton for another 2-3 minutes.
When it was done, I could actually see the shrimp inside.. Not bad, looks quite chunky. There were 12 wantons inside the package. So one is about $0.30? Is that ex? Hmm... I don't know.. usually I buy 'shui gao' for $2.50 per bowl which comes with 6 moderate sized shui gao's and some vege. The wantons here are quite small. And how about the taste? I would say pepperish! There's no other meat except the shrimp and when you bite into it, you could taste pepper and more pepper. Hmm.. overall, it tasted okay, but I've got bits of the wanton that was too thick, so that tasted floury.
Overall, okay, can buy and it's good for lazy people like me.
18 December, 2005
pigging out~
I have been eating n eating n eating non-stop.... Help! Weddings, Birthdays, High Teas... you name it, it's all happening in December!
Yesterday, we had smthg like a Thanksgiving high-tea...Thanksgiving is because Gerry n HC wanted to thank us for helping out in their wedding. (psst.. but I didn't help out leh, still can join in!) So off we went to Market Cafe at Swissotel Merchant Court. First time i ate raw oyster!! Yay!
Anyway, our stomach were filled with satays, oysters, cakes, durian puffs and what nots. Then later that night I went to celebrate another friend's birthday. Had fries and drinks.. In fact, I had so much coffee yesterday night that could give me insomnia for a week!
And lined up is another Christmas gathering next week... not to mention CNY celebrations next month... Marie France, Expressions.. here I come!
Yesterday, we had smthg like a Thanksgiving high-tea...Thanksgiving is because Gerry n HC wanted to thank us for helping out in their wedding. (psst.. but I didn't help out leh, still can join in!) So off we went to Market Cafe at Swissotel Merchant Court. First time i ate raw oyster!! Yay!
Anyway, our stomach were filled with satays, oysters, cakes, durian puffs and what nots. Then later that night I went to celebrate another friend's birthday. Had fries and drinks.. In fact, I had so much coffee yesterday night that could give me insomnia for a week!
And lined up is another Christmas gathering next week... not to mention CNY celebrations next month... Marie France, Expressions.. here I come!
16 December, 2005
Mummy's coming to town~
You betta watch out~
You betta not cry~
You betta buck up~
'Coz now I'm telling you whyyy~
'Coz it's mummy, she's coming to town~
x repeat n number of times
Have a merry Christmas~
You betta not cry~
You betta buck up~
'Coz now I'm telling you whyyy~
'Coz it's mummy, she's coming to town~
x repeat n number of times
Have a merry Christmas~
12 December, 2005
好糗。。。
今天发生了一个超糗的事。。。我竟然。。在大厅广众摔了一脚！哈哈。。真是的。。
也不知道为什么。。 就是走的好好的，就是不懂为什么会滑倒。在那时候，只觉得好像slow motion一样。要到地的时候还用手定了一下。结果就得到擦伤的手。还好没流血。。。好丢脸喔！
人越老，就不应该滑倒。。尤其是女人。。骨的calcium不够很容易受伤。
也不知道为什么。。 就是走的好好的，就是不懂为什么会滑倒。在那时候，只觉得好像slow motion一样。要到地的时候还用手定了一下。结果就得到擦伤的手。还好没流血。。。好丢脸喔！
人越老，就不应该滑倒。。尤其是女人。。骨的calcium不够很容易受伤。
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