Eiliny

2007-10-01T01:02:00.000+08:00

Goodness have it really been so long...my last post was dated 19th Aug! More than a month has come and go...

I been really busy and tired both physically and emotionally...
First all...spend a grand total of 5 weeks in SGH...learning from the veteran hospital staff on the way they counsel and managed patients. Makes lots of new friends over there which I grateful for cos they make the transition of moving to a new place less scary. And the staff over at SGH has been really helpful and kind...which left an impression on me.

But it has still been a steep learning curve for me which I realize after I returned to TTSH. Spend the whole week meeting my doctor, dicussing about work procedures and protecol. Setting up the physical system and running errands before I could offically start seeing patients.
I would never have been able to do this if I have not been learning in SGH! hee hee....
That what get me emotionally tired I guess...
Finally the administrative process almost done but I will be off to NUH for the next 2 weeks!
Gosh..another learning curve to conquere and new colleagues to know and new place to explore..
Will love the experience if it is not that far! argh...hee hee

On a happier note, me and Agnes were passing through a marc jacob promotion booth on Saturday when we were spotted by the emecc in the best friend forever campign..hee hee
Have to answer some question which i got it wrong..silly A should have write down the color she was wearing and not what I was wearing since logically I would guess her favourite color would be what she is wearing lor....
hee hee anyway we have fun and come away from that experience with a cool souvenir..a photo of us taken by their camerman and a sample of the latest marc jacob perfume, DAISY which smell awesome by the way :)

2007-08-19T21:06:00.000+08:00

Started work a week ago at my new workplace. So far so good..since it still the honeymoon period. Hee hee, everyone has been really friendly and nice which is not ununusal since we tend to be more well-behaved on the first meet up :) let see how it goes after a while but based on my feelings, I think it gonna be a great place to work in just like my previous workplace with great zany colleagues :)

The best thing about the new workplace is that I am almost automonous...doctors are really busy creatures and I propably been left along to handle my own stuffs. And since I the only one doing my job, hee hee..I have full control of my own work.

Just have a national day party with gym buddies...oh goodness...food was criticized till very very badly. Hee hee...Cat says we gonna practice before we cook again! Well, ha ha a point that is well said and well taken in...we will strategize the next time round and if possible I should endeavor to make them get a really bad tummy ache so that they know when to zip their mouth SHUT! I think that works better than if I spend ages brushing up on my cooking skills... Ha ha
But it has been fun and it was really funny to see A got all heated up under the collar and ending the UNO game in a really spectular manner, I think I has not seen such tantrum being played out ever since I left primary school..hee hee
This just goes to show that all of us have an unsighly moment..counseller and teacher inclusive :)

Well ...as of now it off to SGH for a 4 weeks attachment, think I going to learn loads but the scary part is to implement and carry out all the duties by myself back at TTSH once I back to my workplace. Let hopes everything goes well!!

2007-08-09T03:36:00.001+08:00

Eh I know..supposed to have already blog the last post....
but just remember that I forget to post about Food for Thought...a diner that Agnes bought me too...

Our desert...yes..supposed to be main course first..but well I a dessert gal! hee hee... It devil cake if I not wrong..can't really taste it cos silly flu still bugging me....pardon the pun..hee hee but still could taste the chocolately of the cake...

Our main.. ...slow pulled roasted pork...I like the bread :)

Cream of mushroom..not very creamy which endures the soup to me :)

Our salad...which is very interesting...cos it a mix of chinese and western...almond slices..and chicken..but with soy sauce drizzle..hee hee...it an aquired taste..but it does really grow on me..

I like the concept of Food for Thought...part of the proceeds go to charity and it always nice to know that I am contributing while at the same time enjoying myself..it might sound shallow and superficial..but helping others does not alway have to result in scarifices or putting ourself through hardships. This is a nice way of helping others too :)

Ambience wise..it is unpretentious and laid back. A place unlike alot of other resturants or cafes in SG which make it worth a visit. I do find the staffs a bit undertrained though..they get a few orders wrong and forgets some too....but well..they all pretty young and this probably a part time job whereby they are still very new at :) I do like the friendless of them though :)

Might go back if I have the leisure but hard to once I start my new job..haha no more long long lunch break for me!

2007-08-09T03:30:00.000+08:00

Okie okie...last post okie..haha
juz want to post a pic of my silly bro who just came back from camp..
goodness so skinny now...but at least I can see his 6 packs....getting way too skinny though..ask him to eat more...how can he be skinnier than me lor..wa ha ha

Look skinny?? trust me ..in real life he IS!!

Trying to fake the 6 pecs out..haha..did he succeed???

2007-08-09T03:20:00.000+08:00

I promise I going to stop the posts soon... ....
hee hee...
Wanted to talk about the love of my life...I love many things...like my family, my friends, my new job, my gym, my baking and all the other aspects of my life..basically I am very much contented excepts for a few glitches here and there..hee hee but well that another story...
But there are two things or rather two little creatures that take centre stage in my life beside all the other loves...hee hee ...and that my little pets..since they are such integral part of my life...how can I not blog about them now and then :)

So here the pics :)

Hey looking at me??? come Closer leh...

See how handsome I am.. ...

Is this CLOSE enough.. ..hee hee

Hey why are you looking at me...think you know where I am going...

To the pooh and using it as my PILLOW!! hee hee...

Hee hee so this post is dedicated to my favourite babies in my life...my little ones..the joy in my life....and of course my favourite irritants...ha ha

2007-08-09T02:56:00.001+08:00

Okie here another post..haha I promise its ending soon....
Went Ikea recently to purchase a new drawer for my baking utensils..cos it getting way too many stuffs!!! Ha ha Mum complaining that my stuffs are overloading the kitchen and I should moved out to get my own kitchen..
So off we went to Ikea ... and I got a new drawer..
After My purchase of drawer and organizing of my stuffs..it put me into a mood for baking..so this is my first bake of the week or rather of the month :)

Many many cupcakes...I halved the recipe and still ended up with about 3 dozens of mini cupcakes...that cos recipe calls for a 6cm diameter cupcakes and I decide to go for miniatures which is about 2.5 cm only. Cupcakes supposed to be oozing with chocolate sauce in the middle ala mud cake..but haha turns out to be like brownies..taste wise..i would not say its bad but neither it is fantastic....

unrelated to baking..but hey..that my meiji collagen that keeps my skin supple......hee hee stock up many months of supplies cos it so much cheaper in Japan than in SG!

My baked books... ..Baking bible and 500 cupcakes and muffins frm my dear colleagues...see that front pic of the cupcakes book...that how my cupcakes supposed to turn out!!! argh.....of cos reality is far from fantasy....haha I will try my darn best to improve on it...

Baking tins, measurement cups, rolling pins etc..plus of course..mixing bowls...

Other side of the drawer.....I have digital scale! hee hee digged it out from the recess of my kitchen drawers while I was cleaning up the kitchen....hee hee decide to appropriate that for my own use...now it in my Baking Drawer! ha ha

Another Drawer...that where all my disposable stuffs are in....paper bags, rubber bands..cups, cupcakes, muffins cases etc..

Another side of the same drawer....baking ingredients..chocolates (Lindt, Hersheys, Dars, Varlhona..) of course there are also flours, sugar etc...biscuits cutters and its lotsa lotsa of its..although You can't see it..hee hee....rolling pins..BTW that Qoo bag..that a drink pack from Japan..hee hee...I love Qoo drinks..cos I love that cute character...beats me y I love that monster..haha

The upper top of the chest drawer..filled with all kinds of tibits and emergency food whereby parents are not around and we are left to fend for ourselves..

Spend one whole night and morning cum afternoon the next day to clean up the mess in the kitchen...changing some furnitures in the kitchen and clearing my chest drawer...

But i am so satisfied...hee hee with the state of cleanliness that I have create....that I am so proud of myself..woo hoo

2007-08-09T01:25:00.000+08:00

Bear with me..another post... ..

I went Malaysia..or rather JB during last Friday....with who else but my loveable and cute colleagues.
Hee hee...we have a whale of time...1st all...we go for yummy yoghurt..all time favourite of Wendy...
Next up...some little bit of shopping to get our legs going....but wanling the only one with spoils..the rest of us were too restless to get anything..
Bought tickets to watch a Thai horror flick...and it cots onli RM 10 bucks! haha that half the price in SG!! Popcorn was darned cheap too..hee hee...
We went Giant to do some grocery shopping..hee hee that my fav pastime and Charlene too..that sweet gal bought diapers and milk powder for her baby brother's baby..heehee
Me ... of cos snacks! hee hee though I was nursing a flu.. ....and of cos everything tastes like paper to me.. ...i still enjoy all my snacks :)
The highlight of cos..is going tamah Sentosa.. ..to eat SEAFOOD

Pics to show wat we have .. ...

My blur ticket stub...wasn't sure what the name of the horror flick ... but it about a drum that is being guarded by a guardian spirit.. ..

Not the car....but the little cat beside it....it was so skinny...that I decide to take a photo of it :) our cats in SG are so well-fed in comparison .. ..

The whole lot of us.. ...Look at how tired I am :(

Chilli crab...can't tell you wat it tastes like though...

Egg...well its fluffy... ..ha ha

Clams!! in Sambal..haha if its hot..not sure

Drunken Prawns....nice tasting broth according to the rest..but to me..tastes like well..water..haha

Prawn Paste Chicken......

Fish! ... ..I love this type of presentation...cos the fish has to be reallie fresh to be eaten such way :)

Fried Mantous...for the chilli crab...it comes at the begining...haha which leaves us baffled cos well..can't xpect us to eat that first rite..

We still have a fried kangkong (vegs) that I didn't take photo of ...hee hee cos when its comes..we were too busy digging it for me to remember to take photoz!!

The whole dinner comes up to RM 168..which translates to roughly about SG $15...I would not say it really worth it to go JB just to have cheap seafood..but well...it still fun to go hang out with friends especially with wacky ones like those that I hang out with! :)

I miss ya guys!!

2007-08-09T01:17:00.000+08:00

Another post...

I finally quit...heehee after so much hesitations and considerations...take up the courage to quit..but of course with the security of a new job first.
Will be starting my new job next week.....essentially dealing with the same group of patients but different spectrums and different environment. Hopefully I love my new job :)
Initally was thinking that parting will be bittersweet and I propably cry, but I didn't. I guess that because I was sick ...and was on MC for the last 2 days of my last week. And the last day that I went back, I ended up clearing my stuff till 5pm in the evening and didn't even manage to finish my clearance! Had to went back another day to do clearance and handover.
I love my ex-colleagues and will miss them loads when I at my new workplace, but hopefully we keep in touch and remain good friends. On my last day, they bought me to Ichiban boshi for lunch and it was delightful even though I could not taste what I was eating :(
My sweet colleagues gave me two new spanking cooking books and a cake leavener!
Ha ha, I guess they really know me well and I spend lotsa lotsa time juz checking out the pics!
Of course, me being me...left them lotsa goodies..though not make by me....hee hee afraid they starve to death without me leh....

2007-08-09T00:25:00.000+08:00

Okie....a few posts to upload...will do it sequentially and keep it short..hee hee
I went to FF's Members party and the theme was 60s! Goodness, 80s not a problem..but 60s..hey that way before I was born!! hee hee...did some research with agnes and I realise that 60s is the start of the hippies lovechild era - the era of free love, freedom and drug...and on the other end..the start of mod fashion and the born of anorexictrend - twiggie...
Had a blast of time..and we were all so co-ordinated. A lovely surprise awaits us when me and lily reached Agnes's house, turns out the we three gals ended having the almost the same outfits..we know we were going as a-go-go gals but little did we realise we even manage to coordinate the colors! hee hee...for the Aquaz gang, little surprise to know that they are even better organzied...they turned up as ma jies with two xiao jie in tow..hee hee
The guys even smarter, one turns up as Rickshaw man which ensures that he does not have to do anything to himself except dress down...and really dress down. The other even smarter, turns up as himself...haha malay kumpung boy!
Pics for u guys to see and enjoy...

The Whole Ma Jies Gang with their charges and one rickshaw Man!

Eh Rickshaw man n Malay Kumpung boy...dun ask me what they are doing..pic speaks for itself..

Ma jies showing how strong they are from all the houseworks they have did!

A-go-go Gals acting pretty and doing a 60s Pole dance or their version of it ... .hee

The Whole gang

2007-07-25T23:55:00.000+08:00

Juz went to Ah seng's blog (www.starprinc.blogspot.com) to kaypoh kaypoh and realise that smart boy actually took photoz of the Annalakshmi resturant that we went to.
So decide to steal his photoz and do a simple blog about the charity resturant
Annalakshmi is a indian resturant that is charity based. All the money that went to payment of the bills are used to endorse and fund some of the programes that the resturant is helping. It vegetarian based and located at Chinatown point.
interesting point to note is that you can pay any amount you are comfortable with but of course seem like the minmum is at least $10.
For more details, take a look at Ah seng's blog. I had almost the same thing as him. While not exactly unpleasant, it does not pack such a wow factor that I intend to come back anytime soon.

Oh no...can't seem to update the photoz...silly blogspot always giving me headache :(

2007-07-25T14:10:00.000+08:00

Photoz!

realize that a blog is very dry and plain without some photoz to jazz it up!
will try to ensure that photoz accompany most posts..but since I have this tendency to avoid the camera or forget about taking pictures in the midst of excitment..will have to pardon me for all the photoless posts..

A recap of what I have been up to..
1. Bring Charlene and Wendy to Aquaz claz at Capital tower
2. successfully dragged myself to attackz on tuesday :)
3. went settlers cafe
4. Play Majong throughout the night!!

This week bought Wendy and Charlene to Rodney's body attackz claz...haha they are full of admiration for him when I told them that he can take up to 4 clazs in a day! Think he looks good and boyish and is full of charisma...they think he funny...
I was like eh!! haha but I guess that coz once you know someone, the magic sorta rub off (akin to like not waiting to know your idol because then they become normal n no longer extraordinary!) but looking through their perspective..I realise Rodney reallie attractive..nt becos of his look but becoz of his style n personality which really shown through when he teaches a claz. This ... I guess ...makes me feel privileged to be his frenz and of course..a teeny weeny proud that I one of the few he calls as frenz :) Cocky? not really..juz idol stricken..hee

Have been really busy catching up with friends, going out with colleagues etc before the commencement of my new job. Have also been busy trying to catch hold of people to go on a short trip with me but alas unsuccessfully. What I got was..a commitment to too many trips for the end of the year! ha ha

So far..let see..i commit myself to
1. Korean Trip in Oct( which is highly impossible!!)
2. Vietnam Trip begining of next year (now this is one that I defintely tries to go!)
3. Melbourne with old frenz Dappy in Dec ( will try to see whether can take leave by then since my probation is 6 months!)

Okie hopefully out of 3 trips..I will be able to make it for at least one...

Now on the list of to do...
1. Badminton session again!
2. Pigging out session and sourcing for 60s clothes this Friday!
3. Member's party at FF
4. A few more bakes (had only managed to do chocolate macarons with ganduja filling..which my colleagues managed to finish up everything I bought! :) )
5. 1 day Malaysia Trip
6. Signing of Letter of Offer and going for my medical check up (need to call and make appt)
7. Co-organising a get together with the gym kaki at Agnes's house for a night of fun and taboo...

2007-07-16T23:49:00.000+08:00

Me and Agnes were chitchatting about how we all react differently at different stages...The teenage years are propably the stage where we filled with insecurities about our look, figure etc yet at the same time trying desperately to show the world, a cool confident and heck care attitude. In the 20s, that where we are still very much young and brash, but with a womanly sense of self-awareness that makes us so attractive to the opposite sex. Now 30s is the stage whereby 2 different types of woman might emerge. The first type is those who are armed with even more self-awareness about their prowess and attraction that a mature, full of self confidence woman has and is not afraid to make her views and opinions know. She assertive without being rude, polite without being a pushover and secured in her own knowledge that she can stand up to the world and face herself in the mirror being 80% happy with herself most of the time. The other type of woman might be filled with even more self doubts than she has during her teens. She might feel that she has not achieved anything worthwhile in her life and has reduced her life to a microscopic dot whereby she obessessed over every little innocous thing that happens in her life. Small details that might appear insignificant to others take on paramount importance in their life and they have tunnel visions whereby they are fixated with the details and unable to de-tangle themselves from the perspective they are in to look at it in a broader view.
Are women so easily segregated into 2 different profiles. Of course not!!! We are complex, wonderful and perplexing humans that are full of nuances and delights..hee hee.. I believe in every woman lurks a secured attractive one and a insecure full of doubts one. We just have to decide for ourselves which one do we want to present to the world.

For me, I want to be beautiful, confident and secured. How about you :)

2007-07-15T00:59:00.000+08:00

Finally...gt my precious vanilla beans/pods! hee hee..been waiting for it for a long time...has been in Gary's possession for quite a while until I finally get the chance to retrieve it from him..
One pod is selling at USD $1 and he manage to secure 8 for me :)
Decide to make something with the vanilla pod and check out the pic to to see what I use it for! :)

So..let see.. I have butter, cranberries, walnut and of course the star of the event, Vanilla!
The bottle of vanilla pods. The vanilla pods came packaged in a glass bottle and double sealed for protection. Once I open up the seal..the smell of vanilla pentrates straight into my bloodstream! hee hee...overexaggerate...but it does really smell great. Gary was telling me he will be getting Tahti Vanilla beans but turns out to be Madagascar beans! so basically what the difference other than the obvious different locations that the beans are manfactured from? Well...Tahti has a more floral smell and tend to waft over once it comes into contact with heat..makes it a good property for perfumes but not for baking which render the aroma almost non-existent as it is not high heat resistance. As for Madgascar, it tends to be more well liked by bakers and chefs as the aroma are retained even after cooking.
I make...Vanilla butter cookies with walnut and cranberries! hee hee....Can't see the black specks of vanilla seeds..but it does make the cookies look real pretty
After dusting with icing sugar and putting the cookies into a nice bottle. :)

Tasted my own cookies - 1st without icing sugar dusted on it..could smell the vanilla but taste wise..not really...but a bit bland as I only use 30 grams of icing sugar in the recipe
2nd cookie with icing sugar, taste better! ha ha but could not see the pretty specks of vanilla seeds :)

2007-07-11T01:39:00.000+08:00

JC pals.....
With blushing bride and happy groom
Sec School Friends and Teacher

Juz thought i post up some photoz that I promised to but never get round to....hee hee

Received a call from HR today and they offered me an additional $100 on top on what was offered on Monday. I say yes immediately....a cheap buy is what I am! ha ha..but nevertheless, I want this job because of the challenges it posed and the fact that since it a newly created post with no predecessor, I free to set my parameters and work processes.

Will be a steep learning curve as mentioned by the docs, but bring it on! I ready! ha ha

Niu niu's urine seems to be clearing....negative for blood when tested tonight. Doing our best, feeding her fruits everyday, monitoring her urine output and testing it regularly, buying her cranberry juice etc. hopefully all these work out and we save her the truma of going through surgery. Poor gal still going for ultrascan though which will take her an hour! hopefully she won't be frighten by it.

2007-07-10T10:15:00.001+08:00

oooo...getting into the bad habit of blogging during office hours, not only because it disruptive to work etc but also because I didn't have a reportire of pictures to upload!
hee hee...bear with me for a while..this post does not really need pics though :)

Received an offer from the previous interview I went to... .but the offered salary was way below my expectations! Told HR I am keen in the job but I have to be practical too, that pay plays an important factor in my consideration and ultimately the decision as to whether I will take up the offer or not.
She says will get back to me...well I still waiting..

The job shows lots of prospects and promises. It really interesting and wil propably help to further my career or kickstart a career in psychology in healthcare. I still have to get my Master and hopefully PHD so that I can be offically known as a Pscyhologist! hee hee..in a way it is my interest and also evenutally I would like to convert my psychologist job into a part time career (while still making loads of money!!) and concentrate on other things.

Update: My little Niu Niu has blood in her urine! Really make me scared for a while until I get into contact with my dog's lastest vet and she assured me that urinary tract infection (that what leads to the blood!) and stones usually go hand in hand. She mentioned to me to monitor niu niu's condition for a while and to notify her immediately shall there be straining and copious amount of blood in the urine. Niu Niu scheduled for a ultrascan this week and if need to, a suregery to remove the stones! Vet mentioned to me that it might set me back by almost $1,500.00, better start tightening the money belt!! :)

2007-07-04T16:26:00.000+08:00

Okie..just a simple post...cos I think I need to record down my stupidity so I never forget about it!
haha.. ..had been well sorta diligently sourcing for a new job, thanks to all my friends who alert me to new openings and offering to send my resumes to friend's friend's friend etc, I really thankful and grateful for it! :)

But hor just realized a silly silly mistake, I actually forget my own mobile NO and input a wrong number! Darned it..no wonder no ones call..haha..only realized it as Sister Jane in her haste to call me called my house hold's no and got the correct mobile no from my family and alert me to the mistake!

OMG...was tt a colossal mistake or wat...haha. ...that teach me not to take things lightly and to make sure i double check, triple check, quadraple check etc...

Anyway, thanks to dear sister Jane, I went for the meet up with the doctors . It sounds really really challenging and interesting. I forsee lots of new things to learn and understand, plus the workload propably not gonna be light so I better make sure I fully prepared for it. The doctors were telling me that I had to make sure I mentally prepared to commit at least for 3 years. Well commitment will not be a problem if I am happy with the job but what if I AM NOT!!! not reasonable to stay on right..i guess that what a lot of recruiters never think about when they talk about commitment, most people are willing to stay on (only a minority are chronic Grasshoppers on the jobs!) if there are no extenuating circumstances such as mismatch between job and candidate, mismatch between boss and subordinate or mismatch between staff and work environment!
We cannot predict the future and i do think it is unreasonable to expect staffs to promise what they cannot gurantee. But well that how work system in Singapore works and I guess we all just have to adapt to it :)

Anway a side track: this coming saturday is 07.07.07, lotsa people are getting married! haha there just some kind of chemistry between chinese and numbers...i guess next year 08.08.08 will be a popular date too, like wise 09.09.09, 10.10.10, 11.11.11 and 12.12.12 .. . ..haha

2007-07-02T00:03:00.000+08:00

Before the announcement of my result...look at the happy grin on Agnes's face! Obviously tt gal gotta her result and is super happy about it!
Yea.hee hee now I can show my face..our satisfied grins afte receiving our results and knowing we pass.
The whole lot of us..

Why did I dreg up the photos of bodystep course. Well not only because I just realized I did not post any photoz about it, but also because I make a decision regarding Step just a few days ago.

About a week ago, the head instructor of Body Step, Julian sent out a mass email to the trainees informing us about an audition that we are required to go through shall we want to attend intensive and eventually become an instructor. In my own happy world, I decide not to go as the thought of being an instructor has never been on my rader. Until I come into contact with the rest of the trainees who are very keen about it! After much to and fro conversation, I decide to go for the audition shall Agnes goes for it too..hee hee...that because among all of us..we two are apparently the least interested in being instructors. Well eventually did not go though cos Miss Agnes had a change of mind! ha ha...needless to say..it was a load off my mind...I don't mind going for intensive but well...audition! that like making commitment to start a future as an instructor which I am not mentally prepared to be.

Well eventually might consider being an instructor but only if I am mentally prepared and know fully well what i getting myself into. And that defintely in the future since my first priority now is to concentrate fully on getting a new permanent job.

2007-06-24T22:32:00.000+08:00

My apologies..for not updating my blog...time passes in a whirl and I just do not realized that...

First all.... I just recently completed a grueling two days Body Step course conducted by Les Mill trainer. Now then I realized being an instructor is not as breezy as it seem, to remember your cheorography, cueing and being entertaining at the same time is not EASY! It takes practice and being comfortable with your moves, your cues and yourself before you are able to make others at ease with you. I would say being yourself is one of the important factor, how many of us are comfortable performing in front of others and allow ourself to be scrutinzed and criticizied. Helping my own voice cueing others and teaching the moves to others is also very alien to me who do not have experience in public speaking. Being so dependent on others on telling me what is the next step makes me realise that being the one who allows others to be dependent on is no mean feat; it carries a responsibility and heighten an awarenes of oneself.

Well immediately after the course, I was sick (might have something to do with the foolhardy act of drinking the ma la broth out of curiosity :) ) and was out of work for 4 day! Till now I am still nursing a flu and cough, hopefully it gets better soon. Went gyming on Friday, but was helpless like a babe, carried very light weight and get breathless easily during Step class. But neverthessless, I enjoyed myself and hopes to get back the feeling of being strong and invicible in class! ha ha.. ..

Met up with a friend who has went back to Australia to study and work. His parents were from Singapore but migrated to aussie and gave birth to my friend over there. He came back for a short stint during his teenaged years but eventually still find Aussie more to his liking. So since he came back for a visit, we have a opportunity to meet up and reminisince...oh mine..oh mine..how all of us had grown up. What a weird feeling..to feel the same and yet not the same..to still remember the quirks but found something new to marvel at too :) I guess that humans..forever evolving.

Went to Shandel's house too over the weekend. Ha ha...the gal who rarely set foot in a kitchen and does not even know where her kitchen knives are located want to make a cake for her BF's birthday! We attempt the impossible, making a layer cake from scratch, with mousse and ganache! ha ha.. ..who says novice cannot dreams BIG! hee hee...that gal was diligently scrawling in her notebook her observations and tips while I was demonstrating. Well she seems to understand quite well; let wish her success for that day!

My little precious dog went for a dreaded vet visit over the weekend too. She was scratching herself excessively and bleeding from her scratches! Turns out she has yeast infection and the itch was unbearable to the point that she scratches herself obessively. Went for an x-ray too as she was passing out stones in her urine. X-ray shows that she has 5 stones in her bladder! Now we are sending the sample to SGH for analysis and praying hard that it is nothing serious. And all these cost an whopping $315..haha...but her life much more important and money can always be earned..*shrugs*.

Till then pics..haha..but i kinda lazy to upload

PS: also attempt kueh lapis..prune kueh lapis...manage only 10 layers cos i was too lazy to really make it thinnnnnnnnn....hee

2007-05-30T10:56:00.000+08:00

Okie a lot of back dating.. ..haha photoz to update...but have not been faithfully doing it..
so will post whichever events I can remember .. .hee hee

Okie first up.. .... celebrated Monica Birthday!!! This amazing lady has a really good figure..hee hee considering her age.. ..I just wished that when I reach her age..I will be able to be that good too.. ..Gary bought her a Canele Le Royale Birthday Cake!!! Full of chocolately goodness..or should I say..sinfulness!!! hahaha...It really rich and good. ... we celebrated for her after the Saturday Aquaz claz....and well resulting photoz of course are not of tt much eye candy..since we are wet and hair are plastered all over our face..haha

Then yesterdae was Cat's Bdae!!! we had a mini celebration after Attackz oso..this time is also Canele..but it Macha (green tea) cake instead... hmm...it might be a bit too delicate in taste for most of us plebians..haha used to the rich gooey chocolately taste of cakes.. ..this cake tastes more like a tea cake perfect with a cup of hot steaming tea in a Victorian era ambience surrounding...

But luckily or unluckily..hee hee depending on the viewpoint of your tastebuds or your waist...I make Macarons!! Chocolate macarons with Bailey Chocolate Ganache.. ..so it a double dose of chocolate...with a hint of Bailey or rather a lot..haha.. ..was a bit heavy handed with the Bailey..according to some friends and family members who kindly provide me with feedbacks.

Now Macarons are delicate, delightful, delicious (now I alliterating!! haha) little morsel which is crips on the outside but moist in the interior..with just melts in your mouth...
Macarons by itself might be a little too sweet at least for mine case...so I paired it up with bitter chocolate ganache (addition of Bailey to intensify the bitterness)...Paired together, they balanced each other out and tastes great...If I do say so myself! hahaha

Macarons are known to be notoriously hard to make as they can be quite temperamental. Different batches from the same batter can result in some macarons having cracked dome, peaked dome or no feet!!! Once they are into the oven...it a must to watch them like a hawk to ensure that temperature n positiong of the tray result in perfect macarons..I had to throw away 3 batches before getting the knack of the placement and the oven temperature and timing...but even that...some of the macarons were cracked whereas some were close to perfection!!! The batter would have yield me about 70+ small little macarons (gerbets) but I managed to salvage only a little bit less than 40. well.. ..not bad considering this is the first attempt.....
I had shied away from macarons for a long time considering the reviews that this is a tough cookie (pardon the pun! haha) to crack.. ...and are tedious and time consuming..
No doubt it is time consuming, requiring a bit of technique and lots and lots of patience..but let me tell you ...the efforts are worth it when you see your first batch of perfect macarons out of the oven! hee hee. ....no other cookies keep you so much on the ball of your feet as macarons..the guesswork and anticipation and waiting are enough to make you feel that you survive a claz of Attackz successfully and live to tell it!

So as to end off this rather lengthy post, let me share a few bits of information that I feel might be useful in the quest for a perfect macaron

1. Patience, and lots n lots of it...have it in abundance and of course, pls don't do it in the middle of the night or evening when it a work day! You ended up sleeping at 4-5 am the next day and within a few hours, need to wake up and leave for work! hee hee
2. After piping the macarons, leave it out in the open for it to dry out a bit, perferably at least half an hour
3. Use Italian Meringue...feels that it is more stable than Swiss or French even though it is more time consuming
4. Certain recipes called for egg whites to be aged for a day or even two! fastidous me will not do that, so best method will be to seperate the egg as the first step and leave it out in the open while preparing for other ingredients. Eggs should be at room temperature too.
5. Shift the ingredients! this help to remove lumps and make the ingredients more fine too....
6. Use parchment ... it beats greaseproof paper hands down...

PS: can't load the photoz..not sure why it that so..will upload the photoz soon

2007-05-20T23:33:00.000+08:00

Oh gosh..time passes really fast...2 mre weeks and we are into June..the mid of the year and we be stepping into the later part of 2007 soon! where have all the time went to...hmmm

Recently went to Lerk (not confused with Jerk..pls haha) Thai for lunch....they having a one for one lunch set at WhiteSands....total damages for 2 ppl...$9.50!!! that ended up with onli $4.50 each.....and one set consists of tom yam soup, papaya salad or veg and main dish accompanied with rice.....so is defintely worth it....hee hee

But here goes my spoils for this week! hee hee

Stencil! not to be confused with art stencil..rather this is for decoration of cake...so you bake your cake..and dust the top with icing sugar or cocoa (depending on the color of ur cake) and you will have this cute pics on your cake!
Another stencil!!! different design..can't wait to try them out!
Qoo!!!!my favourite drink! hee hee I rarely drink flavoured drinks but this is one of my faves...though I had to admit that it partly due to the monster! haha...btw..the stencils and drinks are from Japan though.. :)
My biscotti!! (singular form: Biscotto! hee hee) this is after slicing up and waiting for the second bake :)
Just out of the oven..as you can see....the loaf is not shaped evenly...hee hee have to pardon me as this is the first attempt....or rather 2nd attempt...my second loaf! hee hee...Biscotti is a Italy biscuit...meaning twice baked biscuits....they are traditionally made without butter and are made with almond or/and anise...
Of course with the influence of other cultures and the easy availability of once hard to find ingredients, the traditonally biscuit had other ingredients added into it, such as butter, dried fruits and other kinds of nuts..
Since biscotti are hard, they are usually dunked into coffee to soften up a bit..though I prefer to eat them on their own :)

Also bought 3 really cute cookies cutter from daiso....comes in the shape of a bear, rabbit and love...hee hee they can also double up as a rice shaper! seriously cute..will post pics of it..once I make something with them

2007-05-17T00:15:00.000+08:00

okie..here my recent bakes..

Water Chestnut cake... I love it in Crystal Jade..tried reproducing it at home..added way too much chestnuts and it wasn't firm enough :(
My Ji Dan Gao (hee wasn't scolding ppl!) this is the egg cupcake...very very soft and taste good although sis complains it was perhap a bit too eggy ...got the recipe from one online blog...tt lady sure can cook :)

My red beean paste...was a tad too dry....
Mochi!! that where the red bean paste went into...hee
Red bean paste soup with mochi..haha see that little black tingy on top of mochi....nt dirt leh...it Pearl..my sis insists on putting it in...though it does make it quite nice :)

nthing much to update except what I have been baking..

Have been sorta imobile these 2 days as I have pulled my back muscles due to improper stretching while jogging.....

But of cos..unable to sit till for long..I went for my favourite class - AquazFit!!! hee hee.....

Think I recovered enough to do other classes..will try tomorrow!

2007-05-14T09:49:00.000+08:00

Okie my bakes over the weekend...make tau sar piah for mum who was flying over to China...i though it tastes pretty weird..but friends and colleagues who tried insisted that it was fine!thought I was told to omit the pepper! heehee..will attempt to make another batch but this time...will reduce the amount of oil as it way too much!

After the sinful tau sar piah...decide to make healthy heathy cookies (well..as healthy as cookies can be!) Make oatmeal orange canberry and dates okie (what a mouthful!!) ha ha....with wholemeal flour...... so it healthy and full of fibre!!

Also went Kim Gary to eat.hmm...bad experience...food nothing to rave about...I still prefer Wan Zhai or Hong Kong Cafe!!!

2007-05-14T09:22:00.000+08:00

As promised...the long awaited Canele's deserts photoz!! Ha ha let the pics do the talking...

The whole array of sinful sinful deserts!!
Tiramsu...who can resists.. ....
Strawberry profiterol...e choux pastry a tad hard...pro cos it wasn't defrost before serving to us

Can't remeber what this is.....bu know it contains coffee....tastes pretty all right
Blackforest! This is GOOD! .. ..haha.. .I love the whole chunk of black berries and the tangy taste of the mousse
Chloe...basically a mango yoghurt mousse spongecake......not really on everyone favourite list but I guess it is aquired taste

Brownie...who needs ice cream when the brownie tastes like cake and ice cream at the same time..hee hee
Le amour....the meaning of love...hee hee I think I in love wih the meringue, macroons and berries that tower over the almond cake! It decadent and filled with goodness! hee hee

Oh Jupite! who can resist chocolate especially one that look as good as this..

2007-05-08T09:23:00.000+08:00

Upon reaching my office...my boss asks me whether I want to go to the wake....i was like puzzled and ask him whose wake are we going for? At that point of time..still feeling nonchalence as in my line of work..we are used to death and going for wake or hearing about death is not a uncommon occurence..
But when my boss went on to further elaborate and told me that the wake is for the daughter of one of my nurse..I got a shock..
My nurse is young..probably in her 40s...and her daughter is barely into her 20s. It was a tragedy...and happens really fast...Apparently it happens within a week due to some rare blood disorder. ..
I guess life unpredictable.. ..anything can happen within a instance...and we should start treasuring loved ones and not taken a single second for granted..
Living in Singapore, with family members and friends within rader distance in such small country...we tend to ignore or take for granted the unqiue treasureness of having loved ones so near us and easy accessibility...appointments are flexible and always able to push to the furthest date...dates and meetups are always procrastinated to the last minute..and time with family can always be postphoned for something more interesting. ..
Maybe it time that we reevaluate our life..and allocated more space, time and love to people that we treasured...and not to show in during grand gestures and during government allocated holiday but rather through small, love filled actions and in our everyday life...
I try to do that..but will you??

2007-05-06T19:13:00.000+08:00

okie..canele's photoz still have to wait as the photoz are located in my company's desktop!

First all ... ...May gonna be really busy...as I have to be committed to my volunteer work..have promised to go Ubin for cycling...to meet up with groups of friends for different birthday celebrations and also for a friend's wedding..I screwed...really screwed..haha how to make time..I just have to conjure some magic out!!

Went Xin Wang to eat this weekend..nothing fantastic...total damage for 7 people...$108!! that freaking expensive for the amount of food we devoured....tsk tsk..totally not worth it as I don't think their food are very good...

Make some baked goods too!!

This is my durian puffs!! hee hee basically the puffs are made of choux pastry, using a technique similar to making roux.. ..the butter are melted into the boiling water and flour are added quickly and cooked..once slightly cooled...eggs are added and mixture is either piped or spooned into prepared baking tray....

Two things to notice: 1. Initally oven temp has to be high to allow steam to develop so that puff can rise and to lower temp later to allow structure to set. 2. I find that it is better to sprinkle some water on the baking tray as the additional steam allow the puff to rise more effectively.

Hee hee those jams are not made by me!!! I was given these few jars of blackberry jams by my sister...was thinking of making some cake or muffins with jam..but thought that since the jams are so nice..might be better to eat it with scones or bread on its own!! Decide to made soda bread as it a very quick bread that does not require rising time since it uses chemical leavener... as the name suggests..it using baking soda to help it to rise.. ...
The verdict: bread was not very tasty but jam was very! haha.. .

2007-04-29T22:37:00.000+08:00

Lemon Meringue Cupcake.....base is sponge cake, middle section is lemon filling and the top is meringue scented with lemon bits!!

Okie.....

Will have to do a backtrack post after I recieved my photos for the deserts that we have at Canele.

But first.. .. ..let update about the cupcakes that I had made.. ...

Made Lemon Meringue Cupcake...so how did the idea came about??? We have to start from Canele first..

Went Canele and saw Meringue kisses.. ..came in three favours... ..Lavender, rose and well orginal i think....

Thought about the Lemon Meringue pie that I used to make in Secondary school and decide to attempt it again.. ...but well was too lazy to make a whole pie tart.. ..and beside I am still in my phrase for cupcakes...and decide to change to lemon meringue cupcakes which require some modifications.. ..

Okie first all..the base has to be changed!....can't possible use pie shell as base..so changed to sponge cake as sponge cake is light and airy..so more suitable for the tart, light taste of lemon. That decide and taken care of...have to think about the filling and the meringue.. ..decide to cut down on the amount of sugar so that it is more suitable for Asian taste......and also to bring out the tart lemony taste...and not let sugar overwhelmed it.. ..so TATA!! that how the lemon meringue cupcake is born! hee hee.. ..going to give one to the birthday gal at work and hope she likes it...had also request for my sister to make a cat earnings for her as she is crazy over cats!...well will see her reaction tomorrow...and will try to get my hands on the deserts photos so that we can salivate over it! ha ha

2007-04-23T15:50:00.000+08:00

Time to update!!

Been really busy these few days....only able to snatch a few hours of sleep before waking up on ungodly hours (at least in mine opinion!)around 6 plus in the morning!!
Had also been feasting non stop..think it really time that I take stock of what I eat and try to control...well...i defintely do not want to see my waistline expanding ever again except when I pregnant! haha.. .
Recently met up with one good friend who is drowning in her work..sounded so tired and jaded..listening to her..I guess I probably sound the same to others who take the effort to listen to me and encourage. So thanks to all my friends and family who had been faithfully listening to me bitch about my job and gave me lot of encouragements even though I had exhausted their patience with me.
My instructor recently went for a short trip to Bintan..upon hearing that Bintan has jackfruit chips..I told him to help me buy some over there since the chips are selling at a ridiculous price in SG...but alas..he bought 2 packs priced at SG $12 each! oh gosh...it as expensive as SG..in fact even more since he must have bought it at the ferry terminal - the tourist trap! haha..this instructor of mine is super cute lor..haha...and can't help but just adore him for his sweetness :)
I had also at my 1st taste at macarons! ha ha...in SG recently..there had been this craze for this french delicacy known as macaron..different from the US version..French macaron is made using egg white, almond meal and is usually sandwiched together with different types of fillings..whereas the amercian macaroon is made with coconut. I went to canele at Paragon to buy the chocolate macaron..it was ...well okay...haha...think canele had better selection that that..I saw so many cakes there that I am dying to try out but had to restrain myself as I just had lunch at Wisma and is currently trying my darn best to be on a diet! hee hee
Went for training for my volunteer work recently...oh my god....spend one whole day training..and had to travel to woodlands and reach the meeting place at 8am! I stay at the furthest side of east..notorious for being late and never on time..I still manage to reach there barely in time. Ha ha..see what importance I placed on my volunteering! But hai...I feel that the whole matter could and should be organized properly. Went for one comprehensive interview and 2 outings..we were still told that we might not be selected for volunteer work! This is even worst than going for job interviews!!
Though I had to admit I did learn something for my volunteering work....there was this session known as "reflections" whereby we were told to pick up any 1 pictures that are lying around in a room. Later we were given a piece of paper to write down the reason why we choose the pictures and our interpretations of it and what are the emotions involved. After that, we were supposed to turn the picture over..in the reverse page..the same picture is still shown but with its caption there. My picture was a little gal tiptoing on her daddy's feet...It makes me feels that there is trust involved and it should be a joyful and full of sweetness picture..but upon turning over..the caption was "It hurts me to see daddy crying" so basically the little gal was standing on her father's feet and trying to reach his face to stem his tears! My interpretation was totally way off!!! Well I guess this bespoke the kind of character that I had...hee hee I prefer to see the glass half full and believe more in being positive and happy all the time..that is not to say that I do not feel depressed and sad! I do..it just that I feel it senseless to dwell on bad emotions and let it pull me down..and that what i striving to be...stronger and better everyday!!
So let me end this lengthy lengthy post with a poignant caption that I saw at the "reflection" session...it reminds me of my deceased uncle who passed away last year and who I am still missing...

Terminal
We are all taking train trips to a far away place.
And one day, the train will stop at a terminal.
My train will just drop me off earlier than yours....

2007-04-12T00:07:00.000+08:00

Okie shall post some pics..if not it too wordy . ...but well...uploading pic is such an hassle.. ..hai..haha..shall post pics of my favourite and adorable baby! A 5 year old Shih Tzu who proudly owes me and my family :) hee hee

Hey are u taking my pic??? I being studious ..u know..hee
Oh...getting tired...I shall take a peek and see whether anyone noticed me lazing ard...
Okie...realie reallie gonna fall asleep....stop taking pic!Yawn....

My two babies!! hee hee see wat a fledging they still are! ...soon soon..they will GROW and shall!
A close up of one! hee hee. ...the aroma...oh man..i can't wait to make my cupcakes..... :)

2007-04-11T23:55:00.000+08:00

Juz a few updates... ...
1. Went for my club rainbow first outing....was a Sungei Buloh.. ...supposed to bring the children out on a trekking high..bt too bad...it was raining! And the worse thing....is that there are no wet weather plans! ..so we were cooped up with restless kids in a small limited enclosed place....trying to keep calm, maintained order and entertained the kids at the same time! No mean feat defintely! haha. ....the kid I was taking care of is an adorable 8 years who had cerebral palsy..bt still independent and really active!
2. Was thinking of making chocolate cupcakes with Mint creamcheese frosting...bt could not get my grubby hands on any Mints..and suddenly remember that my colleagues had her own mint plant..so get from her some...and turns out she gave me two branches! Apparently mint branches can propagante by themselves..so wat I need to do..is to stick both babies into soil and water them religiously and before long..they should be thriving and I shall have unlimited supply of Mints!!! yea...haha
3. Went for an interview that requires 5 hours of apitude test! oh my oh my.. ..it psychmotor, math and co-ordination test! And let just say that it will be considered a miracle if I manage to ace through it! hee hee. ....for someone who known for having virtual no maths talent, co-ordination skills and absymal multi-tasking skills.. ..it takes a great deal of courage to go for the test! Now the only thing left to do is pray and pray!! hee

2007-04-09T16:45:00.000+08:00

Agnes send tis Qs to me via Gmail and suggests answering tis Qs for my blog entry..so here goes...hee hee

1. Where is your cell phone? At my desk now!
2. Describe your boyfriend/girlfriend? Dun have leh..how to describe unless you wanna dream guy!
3. Your hair? Long and curly...artifical though..i get it permed! hee
4. Your mother? Is a KPO like me! hee hee
5. Your father? Nice guy! I respect him a lot
6. Your favourite item? Eh..hmm photographs (memories u see :) )
7. Your dream last night? I dun dream at all..serious
8. Your favourite drink? plain old Water..i try not to drink as often as I can..ha ha
9. Your dream car? BMW!
10. The room you are in? My office now!
11. Your ex? Erh...haha
12. Your fear? Dying...I tink everybody has e same fear more or less :) I hate flying insects too!!
13. What do you want to be in 10 years? Hmm..Not sure
14. Who did you hang out with last night? My family :)
15. What you're not? I not BITCHY! ha ha seriously...juz blunt n to e point
19. The last thing you did? Eat!
20. What are you wearing? Spag top and bohemien skirt!
22. Your favourite book? hee hee.. .all kind..
23. The last thing you ate? Chocolates!
24. Your life? Is kinda good except for some pesky ppl ard me....till now
25. Your mood? Happy cos knocking off time soon! yea
26. Your friends? Are ppl that i trust a lot
27. What are you thinking about right now? Finshing the Qs!!
28. Your car? No $$ , how to buy
29. What are you doing at the moment? Finishing e Qs..duh
30. Your summer? ..Working wat else
31. Your relationship status? No bf...hw to talk abt r/ship status...
32. What is on your TV? No TV now!
33. When is the last time you laughed? Juz a while ago!
34. Last time you cried? eh..few days ago :)
35. School? Griffiths pri, Pasir Ris sec, Tampines JC, NUS of coz! ha ha

2007-04-08T12:06:00.000+08:00

Juz recently celebrated my instructor's Birthday!
Planned a surprise for him.. ...hee but one of us accidently let loose that we are celebrating at Agnes's house..haha luckily not much damage was done...and we manage to still give him a surprise :)

Birthday boy received a necklace and bracelet from us, plus a disney plush toy (dun ask me what it is though.. ..) nt sure what tt weird creature is called..haha and a Gucci card holder (his favourite brand).. ..
tt day was absolutely chaotic!!! we planned a comic skit but as all of us are busy busy working adults contributing to society....nobody has a chance of reading it much less practice it!!! ha ha.. ..turns out we have to improvise badly and badly it was done..but with lotsa laughter and fun..so well....I say it turns out to be really really good.

It was a potluck dinner...bt turns out that the food that received the most compliment is the bee hoon...which we bought from one of those stalls in Chinatown! ha ha...cat's mum cooked curry which turns out to be well-received too :)
Instead of a usual cake, we bought 24 cupcakes for birthday boy as it more unusual... ..wanted 33 but well..baker could onli gave to us in dozen..so well...but the cupcakes was done up real pretty and it looks really good...turns out that it not very sweet too..

Went for KTV after that...haha.. ...most of the time ended singing English songs..with those cheesy MTV of a gal staring forlonly out at the beact, road or even Singapore very own MRT station! ha ha. ... .the western should really invest in good KTV MTV as I heard that the KTV is starting its own craze over there.

2007-04-04T10:35:00.000+08:00

Feeling Depressed...guilty as charged...
I hate tis feeling. .. ..hate wat it makes me feel...
Makes my whole family turvsy topy.. ..
Hate that person who makes it so.. ..
Jus Dislike it. ..

2007-04-02T16:13:00.000+08:00

Y am i blogging in the middle of working hrs!! ha ha cos i seriously bored and need a diversion..work is piling bt i feeling too legathric to do anyting..hopefully the feeling will pass soon...

Was on a 2 weeks break...clearing my leave! wat a good good feeling! hee hee did nothing except catch up with frenzs and of course...gym non stopped! ha ha..bt i pro need to scale down as i feel the aches and pain of e tortures I put my body through....and it seem like e more I gymed..the more I eat..have to kick the bad bad habit!

Did fulfill all my cooking cravings too and then some..hee hee
Make 4 different types of cookies
1. Chocolate crinkles
2. Checkerboard biscuits
3. Chocolate chip cookies
4. Lemon Melting Moments

Ha ha ..e chocolates favoured cookies went down well with every one tt tried..bt well ...e lemon melting moments garned mixed reactions..hehe with one frenz going aS far as saying it tastes like I put Ma ma Lemon (dish-washing detergents) inside!!
Make chicken pie too :) first time trying after 6-7 yrs..must be glad tt i still remember the procedure..

Next Up - 3 Citrus flavoured Pound Cake
Chicken Pie for my bro again (ha ha he loves it :) )

2007-04-01T16:11:00.000+08:00

Your Brain Usage Profile:
Auditory : 53%

Visual : 46%

Left : 50%

Right : 50%

Eileen, your hemispheric dominance is equally divided between left and right brain, while you show a moderate preference for auditory versus visual learning, signs of a balanced and flexible person.
Your balance gives you the enviable capacity to be verbal and literate while retaining a certain "flair" and individuality. You are logical and compliant but only to a degree. You are organized without being compulsive, goal-directed without being driven, and a "thinking" individual without being excessively so.
The one problem you might have is that your learning might not be as efficient as you would like. At times you will work from the specific to the general, while at other times you'll work from the general to the specific. Sometimes you will be logical in your approach while at other times random. Since you cannot always control the choice, you may experience frustrations not normally felt by persons with a more defined and directed learning style.
You may also minimally experience conflicts associated with auditory processing. You will be systematic and sequential in your processing of information, you will most often focus on a single dimension of the problem or material, and you will be more reflective, i.e., "taking the data in" as opposed to "devouring" it.
Overall, you should feel content with your life and yourself. You are, perhaps, a little too critical of yourself - and of others - while maintaining an "openness" which is redeeming. Indecisiveness is a problem and your creativity is not in keeping with your potential. Being a pragmatist, you downplay this aspect of yourself and focus on the more immediate, the more obvious and the more functional.

http://www.mindmedia.com/brainworks/index.html

2007-02-20T12:20:00.000+08:00

Happy CNY!!!

It the 3rd day of CNY...I almost done with all visitings...xcept that later I am going to one of my gd friend's hse..

Nthing much to blog about...been reallie tired...visiting is really really tiring! haha eating non-stop and talking non-stop and of course for some...gambling non-stop.

Chinese gambles...it a known fact..bt some of my relatives are reallie terrible! can lose up to $1K in just one day...and that to other relatives.. I wonder during normal days..do they gamble...

2007-02-11T19:09:00.000+08:00

the above is of me and Bday Gal..she so sweet looking rite...hee...

Here the non-baked cheesecake that I made.. ..Biscuit base topped with a strawberry flavoured jello

2007-02-11T19:03:00.000+08:00

Okie...so what up during this weekend!

First ...finally manage to sort out all the clothes i bought for CNY and work!! whew...back breaking work..haha threw away lot of clothes that don't fit and those that don't look good...replaced them with all the new ones that I just bought..

Secondly..baked a cheese cake!! haha.. ..well actually it reallie assemble as it is a non-baking cheese cake...make it for V day for my colleagues..hope they like it...

Thirdly..manage to clean up my room partially...and hopefully...be able to finish the clean up ASAP...

Fourth...I meet up with one of my gym friend who just came back frm Korea..bought me sweets n chocos! haha so sweet as she knows I a sweet junkie who loves Chocos too..esp dark choco...

Whew..sounds like a busy weekend.haha...though i have not finish expanding all my energy..manage to play majong with my family too :)

Next up..will be CNY....hope I don't stuffed myself too much with all the goodies...

Next up on the baking list: cinnanmon buns!! hopefully..haha

Photos up next.. ..

2007-02-06T11:47:00.000+08:00

Recently celebrated my gd friend's birthday. So what did we do...hmm sing songs at Party world and then dinner at Yuki Yaki.

Partyworld's service was slow! haha they opened for business at 3pm..but if you were to arrive there slightly vefore 3pm, the KTV will still be closed! when they say 3pm promptly, they really meant it! And when we tried to order bubble tea, we were discouraged from doing so by the waiter. He mentions that we probably have to wait for up to 2 hours for our drinks to be served as they need to cook the pearl and etc!!!

After KTV, we headed to Yuki Yaki, a japanese steamboat cum teppanyaki resturant. Well the food is more like the marina south steamboat! haha...but course with better ambience and atmosphere. There of course some sushi and other assorted cooked japanese food which we tried.. Verdict..Yuki Yaki good for those who are very hungry and fuss free people who just want to eat and not spend a bomb!

So what did we give the birthday gal for her present! hee hee nothing! We are just treating her to KTV and dinner. But I did make a cake for her! haha but underestimate the time needed..so the cake's appearance turns out bad but taste wise...its pretty okie...I subsutitute Baileys for Khalau and it turns out to taste better...hee hee...but defintely still have room for improvement..and my dear friends, watch out! haha whoever birthday is coming up...u guys gonna be my next experiement target!

N what else...but loads n loads of photos!!!! will upload later..

2007-01-28T19:58:00.000+08:00

Okie the last of the wedding's photos. ..NjOY!

2007-01-28T19:50:00.000+08:00

2007-01-28T19:16:00.000+08:00

Several thingz to blog about.. . ..
okie..one at a time...

Make muffins...hmm...turns out worst than I thought! ha ha.. .. ..let just say I better stick to my day Job...lalala

Also... .went for a friend's wedding..my primary school mate! what a surprise.. ..receive her invitation one week before the actual day.. ..will upload the photos later.. ..the wedding was more like a gathering...haha haven't see each other for a long time. ..thus ended up chatting nonstop and neglect the bride! also see one of my primary school friend in my gym! she went for aquafit.. ..which is the claz i frequent most.. ..what a concidence..ha ha and because of me..my instructor get to know her..n keeps calling her "primary school friend"!!

And talking of gym.. .. hmm..let just say that the frenzs u know there might not be ur actual frenz..they might have ulterior motive in getting to know u better or hang out with u.. .. I noticed my clique of frenzs at gym is getting bigger and bigger..there seem to be more gals hanging out with me.. ...and seem to be asking me the same Q over and over agin...hmm ..getting a bit fed up...but keeps cool and just ignore it.. ..

2007-01-21T23:27:00.000+08:00

okie an update!!

My pineapple tart making venture is offically a DIASTER!!! haha.. ... the tart does not taste at all remotely like pineapple tart according to my family members who helpfully tasted my tarts...
First complain - pineapple jam was too soft!
2nd up - Tart was tasteless.. ...
3rd complaint - Tart was too crumbly
4th complaint - the tart and jam does not go well!!!

Argh.. who could guess it was so hard to make a simple tart...now i know why this delicacy is priced so expensive.. . .

So to regroup... ..i need to cook my jam a bit longer (well..make it really much longer).... add salt to my tart base.. ..less butter maybe

So wish me luck ya! one time failure does not make me a failure! hee hee .. ....

2007-01-18T15:46:00.000+08:00

okie...first post of the new year! though it comes a bit late..i still manage to upload it in Jan.

..let see...this year, I decide to forgo all resolutions..haha what the point of making promises when I know I will not be able to keep it...
Decide to do more baking.. .(hmm is that a resolution?? haha)

Let see what I have been up to.. .. .
I made Ondeh Ondeh.. ...the traditionally type kind...with mashed sweet poatates and pure gula melaka filling. ..oh man...a small simple ball.. ..but the making not as simple as it looks! I have to steam the sweet potatoes..mashed it.. .combined with flour and other ingredients to make it into a dough.. ..then chop the gula melaka into small pieces and finally rolled into a ball....then it down into a pot of boiling water and then rolling it around steamed coconut shreds...before we get to eat the humble ondeh ondeh!
Think I do not have to go gym to tone up my arms..haha just have to mash the sweet pototaes everyday.. my arms ache...

Next item on the baking sheet!
Pineapple tarts! Since I learn how to bake, I have been baking only western goodies...decide maybe it time I try to learn how to make CNY goodies...hee..so decide to tackle the most popular item...PINEAPPLE TARTS..
now been told that it is not easy to make a good pineapple tarts...and that the texture should be crumbly, melt in your mouth and the pineapple jam has to be fragrant yet not overpowering and not to sweet either...hmmm for someone who do not eat pineapple tart...this gonna be a huge task! haha ......people were asking..if you never taste pineapple tart before..how are you gonna make it.. .never fear! I have lot of samplers at home...haha...mi parents are gonna be my guinea pigs...
And also found out that my favourite CNY goodies is known as Kueh Bohlu! I always describe it as the "soft, spongy base ball looking thingy ... " haha..which left a lot of people scratching their head in confusion...
I wanna try making that too....but first of all..will need to get hold of the mould.. ..

Wil upload photos ASAP...getting a bit lazy with uploading the photos...

2006-12-26T21:27:00.000+08:00

Okie...trying to get into the habit of updating my blog regularly.. hope it not a temporary resolution..hee
Just finished celebrating Xmas and we are on the verge of sending away 2006 and welcoming 2007.
This is also the time that ppl ended up more resolutions than they can fulfill...hee hee..
Let see what are the common ones that I can think of.. .
1. To lose weight (all time favourite of women around the world...dun think anyone ever keep to tt though...)
2. To be on time (Confess! who has ever been on the dot all the time...defintely not me...)
3. To save more money (ha ha ha...i Dare anyone to be able to do tt...defintely not in sale craze Singapore)
4. To be more gracious and kind to fellow human beings (but then again..being an office b*t*ch does have its advantages ..hee..nt tt I am one.. .)
5. To keep to all new year resolutions (HA HA HA...)
Whatever it is.. ...2007 is a new beginining and we shd harden our resolves and makes changes as desired.. I mean a fresh new start... can only happens once in a year...let grab the opportunity and not let it slip. ..

2006-12-24T21:58:00.000+08:00

Oh gosh...time reallie flies.. ..how long have i not blogged..hmm let see.. ...about 6 mths or so?? Things have been happening at warp speed and I guess I have no time to blog... .
Okie a brief recap.. ..someone close to me has passed away... ard e time tt I stopped blogging. ..did not wanna dwell to much into it..just that Cancer reallie reallie sucks.....
I have a complete new set of colleagues...haha has to adjust to new way of working and co-operation...let just say tt humans are creatures of habit and abhor changes and leave it as tt!
I lose weight! hee hee exercise is reallie impt in keeping the weight off and to look toned...plus it fun when u do exercise with ppl tt u r comfortable with!
And now to look forward to the new year.. .... I have reallie grow during this yr.. ..things happened and I have to adjust and adapt to changes...guess this is how we all grow...having nasty stuff throw to us and learning to cope with it.. .
I am comfortable with the way I am and now looking back at 2006 .. .dun think I have much regrets..perhaps a bit of twinges here and there. ...thinking tt I shd handles some incidences with more maturity and coolness..but well what pass has pass and no point in dwelling on it.
Just celebrate Xmas with my good pals.. .we booked a room at gallery and have dinner at marmalade pantry..the food was good..desserts was fantastic! hee I have snapper pot pie with fennel...the serving was just right and they were reallie generous with the amt of snapper inside. We order 3 desserts; sticky date toffee pudding, profiteroles with eggnog and a lemony custardy tart. The lemon tart was good and the only grouse I have was tt the tart was a bit too hard...guess it has been in the fridge for quite a while.. . Now for some pics.. .

2006-07-02T23:01:00.000+08:00

Me and Lili....she has been my Team Leader for over a year and a half! times reallie go fast sia...there has been up and down in our professional relationship, but I still respect her and she reallie teaches me much... .hee.....sideline: damn...I look sweet with glasses on! wahaha
My lunch! it called baked chicken in stewed rice...hmmm tasted more like baked rice! haha but quite nice...except that it is a bit saltish...

okie...decide to create another post...since I could not post all photos at one go.....damn idiotic..haha

We went to Breeks! cafe at Orchard...to celebrate the resignation of Lili..haha..y was it a celebration and not send-off...well cos the gal has worked over here for close to 5 years! and needless to say, we all know how it feels to work at a non-profit organization especially one as notorious as....hmm.. ...it heart-breaking and back-breaking work to be an employee in non-profit organization in Singapore....public feels that pay should be low... .we shd all be passionate and not care a qualm abt pay, comfort and compensation..but hey....put on ur thinking cap for a while...we are humans too....have family members to take care of...have bills to pay....commitments to make..I can't devote 24/7 to my work...family is of paramount importance...
Also...in non-profit organization, promotions are also unthink of ....plus bonus etc...hai

So in a way...it good she is moving on....all the Best! Lili Wen...hee

2006-07-02T22:37:00.000+08:00

The Birthday Gal!!! look at the big big bowl of udon and don in front of her! how to finish...ayo...haha
Me!! my potion seems more reasonable isn't it..hee..but it comes with soba, rice, beef, potatoe salad and pickle...portion is way too big....left some rice over...but did manage to finish my noodles :)
winnie and HQ......tell u arh...no changes at all lor...these gals...ever since JC, has been this way...all so kooky as before
By and her food! so petite...can finish meh..haha...i think she did finish all...

okie... promise some photos... these are photos taken during win's bdae celebration...HQ had the same food as win and ML was only able to join us after dinner. We went to Wakaru...at Marina SQ....nice place...it was traditionally done up in the Japanese style..but funny thing is...all the songs that were being played were Chinese songs! haha... ...portion is big....we would have still feel full I think if we each have shared a set with some side dishes thrown in.. ..prices were reasonable...ended up with less than $20 each...
After eating..what else but SHOPPING! Midnight sales were going on at Suntec City, so we headed over there to do some little big of shopping...didn't bought much except for a top, bag and some vitamins... oh..yeah bought a Veets shower cream hair removal...haha saw the advertisment on the tv and was curious...wanted to try it out...did it work....haha.... ...well...it DID!

2006-06-19T00:26:00.000+08:00

Oh cool....didn't take me long to update again...haha

Okie.. ...tempers been flying and dashing ard in my humble abode these few weeks! Seem like the hot weather not only making us physically hot, but also igniting our infamously short fuse...(hee....me family members are all short short tempered)...ended up with lot of bad feelings and quarrels...hopefully as e heat subsides, the temper disappear or least wun flare up so many times :)

Seem like day passes too fast, did anyone realise that it is already the 3rd week of June and we are left with less than 2 weeks before we step into the second half of 2006! Before I know it, I had been working at my present job for at least 1 year and 5 months...ha ha that seems very long for me.... even though it might sounds like nothing for others..

Went for breakfast with my parents today....got this funny weird weird uncle (maybe 70 plus??) came over and talk to us and start asking about family history...oh man he gave me the creep! Start asking me whether I am studying or working...so I started giving monosyllabic answers since I didn't really wanted to answer him...he keeps on saying "huh huh huh" then he says "did u just finish O Level only!!" ha ha.. ..do I look like a school dropput?? hmm mm...

Then me dad has to go say...oh she completed her university...he was like.. .huh!! so incredulous...then ask me what I major in..so told him it was psychology...he was like...hmm....so frou frou..haha then he started going on and on about how we shd put what we study into use...shd study something useful etc...like his 4 children....one study design...become designer...one study business...operates his own business...one study mechanics...becomes engineer...one study account...becomes accountant...

Hee he probably think I will amount to nothing...so he started advising my parents to save up!!!

Anyway has been getting comments that " are u still in school" " what are u studying" etc and keeps getting shop keepers calling me "mei mei" ha ha think it is my specs....I become specky gal...so everybody naturally assume that I still in school.. ..need to do something abt tt! I wanna go lasik.. ..will make appointment and hopefully be able to do it by next year...but first my eyes need to heal for at least 6 months...well it been only 3 mths since I had my cornea ulcers and lesions...

oh yeah...another matter....I wanted to sign up for the SHAPE woman run on 14th July...but registration is closed due to overwhelming reponse!!! aw shucks....oh man....the runner kit damn good...hee hee....inside there lot of goodies such as NIKE towel and bottle...Vitagen!! ....Yogurt and etc etc... I greedy sia...wanted all these stuffs!! hee hee actually just wanted to join and assess my own fitness....hmm never mind...will try next year! :)

Okie time for sleep.. ..stomach doesn't feel good...think I have slight food posioning.. ....or else it is food indigestion due to the creepy uncle...ha ha

2006-06-09T11:17:00.000+08:00

oh.. .. ..I might as well wait until 14th June before posting...this way..I can just tell people..."oh yeah...I think I totally forget about updating my blog for 2 mths!!" hee hee
So what happened to me in the 1 mth plus tt I didn't mentioned anything? Rest assured that I didn't become a fossil or that I have become dreadfully boring tt there basically nothing to update...haha
Okie to recap from the most recent events.. .. ..here it comes!!
1. Mi house at the moment invaded by the most feared people.....Technicians!!! haha...the drilling getting to me, left my house in a mess.. ..shifting stuffs here and there in order for them to get to tt corner or this corner..with blatant disregards of someone's personal property...having to become their personal slaves...buying food for them...getting drinks for them...
Well at least they are nice...left me a gift for me...a MESS for me to clear up! hee hee
Wait...still got 1 more gift....lala....a body fat and water scale measurement! Simply put...it a weighing scale (digital) that calculate ur weight, body fat and water. So have I try??? Defintely...hee hee...it damn cool sia....e scale is made entirely of glass...but the buttons and the stand are made of mental...so look a bit contemporary...not like e traditional weighing scale....
2. Made a blooper at Work! Send out a wrong letter to one of the patients....hai...patient is serving his prison sentence and I have to go and send a CONDOLENCE letter to patient's family!! Sianz...what a careless mistake and to curse someone of dying...bleh..e only excuse I have is that work overloading and piling up and I starting to do everything with only half an eye open...have already taken remedial steps to correct the mistake including apologizing but still feel bad....now repenting..hee
3. Went Thailand....hmm quite a while already...so a bit fuzzy...suffice to say didn't leave me with a lasting impression and fond memories...and somemore one of my colleague kanna pickpocketed...a bit traumatic...not dramatic okie...hee hee but luckily smart gal got buy insurance so pretty much covered...just tt...there lot of hassle involved

Basically these are e major events or rather those tt I can still remember....of course along the way there are still lot of blunders, mistakes, happy moments and unhappiness...hee hee but who can acurately chronicle their life ..I defintely can't...

Will upload photos later...but basically not much since I not a fan of photo-taking .. ..

Oh yeah...have a good dinner abeit salthy though at Weirner's Oven.. A german resturant...interesting experience since it operates by a German resturanter...was celebrating HQ's bdae...
And heard tt from Win's upcoming bdae...we gonna go some high-class resturant that gonna costs a bomb..oopsy...haha let hope I dun overspend during GSS... :)

tata that for now...next hope I dun take another 2 mths...well 1 mth and 22 days to post again..heehee

2006-04-15T13:03:00.000+08:00

Oh.....falling back into the nasty habit of not updating... .hee

Well..nthing back happens during these few days that I didn't update, just the normal routine of going work, going gym..chatting with frenzs and hanging out..
Seems like there not much to do.. .. .
Basically found out that many of my frenzs are dissatisfied with their work or life in general. Wonder is this dissatisfaction a product of our education (as we crave for more and more cos we feel that as uni grad, we are entitled to so & so) or society (jobs are not challenging enuff.. .work consumes too much of our time)
I used to feel that a job that would satisfies me the most would be a job that allows me to lend a helping hand to others (haha what cliche..i know). Seriously feel that I would make a difference, but it pretty hard to hold on to that thought in Singapore.
As I work in a non-profit organization, I do dervive satisfaction from helping the less fortunates (hmm.. sounds patronizing...) but I tend to get frustated and unhappy too when the help I rendered are always deem not enough and they are always back for more & more.
Especially considering the efforts put in and the amount of payback received. Yes, we should not be so mercenary in life & that we should look beyond monetary gains, but well..pretty hard to do so in Singapore, isn't it. Comparison is inevitable especially among peers, I saw how well most of them are doing, how much they are getting paid and how fast they are rising, yes we take a different path in life and divergence will defintely occurs but I still could not get over the fact that their pays are so much higher than mine! Hee calls me materialistic but I believe pay is an indicator of how much value you are worth in the work place & society.
That what spurned me on to find another job, one that hopefully I will like and compensations wise, if not up to par, have to be at least almost equal with others that I use as my benchmark.

2006-04-02T23:43:00.000+08:00

Could not resist taking another photo! hee so cute rite.. ..wanted one for myself...it does says on its label that it meant for 0+ age and above...I qualify...don't I?? hee hee

Moo Moo!! hee the little cow goes mooooooooooooooo when u press on his stomach..hmm..see even he comes in red & orange..told u tt the hottest colors now..hee

A little jumpsuit! Hmm...seem like the hottest colors for little kids are now orange, pink and red.. .

Hee...a little dress that i bought for little Regine to wear when she turns 3...cute hor

No no..not Halyn Ann...this is little Regine...hee hee..just a day old when i snap her photo

not forgeting her manners (to say bye bye before leaving) even though she asleep...hee

Photos...Photos & more photos...

Sleeping Halyn Ann ... my manager's little precious..

2006-03-31T23:15:00.000+08:00

Bday Present.. ..

Me being utterly serious... going about the cutting of the cake...hee

Oopsss... .where am I looking at.. ..

Me and Trace.. .. .we look so dreamy ...hee I guess due to the flickering light of the candle.. .making our images so hazy..but i thought it look kinda nice :)

Upload of pictures.. ..
Me and Trace's Bdae Cake bought by my colleagues...
Look Good? hee.. ..tastes even better actually!!

2006-03-31T10:41:00.000+08:00

Heard a sorrowful and disturbing new yesterdae nite..
Someone's life has been altered drastically by a little piece of new he received.
When I was told..my first reaction was disbelieving and eventually after the shock..Sadness and numbness set in.
Imagine how it feels for the family, the uncertainty, the depression, unhappiness, the fear of the unknown and the feeling of betrayal.
If it was me, I dun know how to pick up my life after that, what the use of clinging on to a future that I cannot forsee. What the use of planning for the future when I know the time given is limited and my life is like a ticking bomb...ready to go blast the moment I turn my back to it.
False optimism hurts and it draining to try to pretend everything is fine when it is not...
Clinging on to medical intervention is like a mirage of an oasis in the desert...there is absolutely no cure...just a prolong of suffering and misery as they tries ways and means to delay the inevitable..DEATH
But what else is there to be done...every little second and minute counts..there a desperate need to be surrounded by loved ones and to see them...and I will gladly accept any means that allowed me to do so...
I doubt everything will be bright and sunny..and it going to be an uphill struggle for the whole family...mere words cannot cure what ailing...only actions will prove that we support and stand by them.. ..

2006-03-25T00:15:00.000+08:00

well...breaking a record for sure....2 posts within such a short period of time!
Wanted to write down this little incidence before I forget...

Went to my gym at Paragon today...and after the session..decide to board the Express bus 518 which went to my hse directly..
everything seems to be going well..until we reach the expressway whereby the first part of it is a upward slope. Suddenly the lights start flicking (like in a horror movie!) and the bus engine dies..& everything was silent...
The bus driver tries starting the engine for a couple of times but to no avail...and then finally it starts! But before the bus could go forward, it rolls backwards!! So the bus driver has to kill the engine immediately...
Well... What happens next was what prompt me to publish this post.. ..I was quite amazed to find everybody unfazed by the incidence, in fact there were quite a number of laughing and smiling faces...no cursing, no angry shouts or ugly comments toward the driver. In fact a few passengers offer to get down on the bus to help direct the traffic to stay away from the stalled bus.
Haha..finally a comment reaches toward the rear of the bus whereby I was standing..this lady pass the message to me and several others in a laughing tone that the bus driver remarks that the bus could not take the strain of the load (too many ppl) while going uphill...and she actually requests for us to alight from the bus so she can drive a distance and then we board the bus..
Again...lots of laughing comments about the weight issue...and everybody was cooperative...get down the bus and start treking in the middle of the expressway..Saw a nice driver who stops and afford a lady who has a little child with her a ride.. (but lots of drivers just gave us funny looks and zoom past us.. .. )
The bus moves a certain distance and up we go but it STALLS again..ahaha...the horror effects come on again...and down we go...for our impromptu trek thru e highway...and again board the bus when it moves a distance..FINALLY this time...it works and the bus was able to travel the remaining distance, not smoothly but at least moving..
Throughout this incidence...I didn't heard any complaints or grumbles...seems like we Singaporean can be quite gracious and nice when we want to..hee :) There was a couple of males passengers who help to direct the traffic and generally help the bus driver gets everything done smoothly..
Of cos there were defintely ugly side too..I saw passengers stand up from their seats so that they can alight from the bus and when they return..their seats were taken by other passengers..
There were also 3 SBS buses that passes us by without stopping to help at all!
But all in all..this incidence does leave me with a nice feeling..seeing how cooperative and gracious we can be of each other.. ..

2006-03-24T14:31:00.000+08:00

Better update before my goldfish takes a dip and run away with my memory.. . ...

My colleagues gave me and Tracia a surprise Bday gift on wednesday...they order a cake which is reallie nice and I had a big slice...(imagine a normal cake split into 8 portion...and u know how big one slice is...haha)
Gave me a precious moment jewelry holder and it reallie sweet...hee I like it..
Everytime on my bday, without fail..I get ask this Q "do u like the present".... hmmm can't expect me to say "NO!" right..haha
But I reallie appreciate the thoughtfulness and gesture behind the gifts and there rarely a time (in fact almost nil) where I will dislike a gift that I received. A gift encompasses much more than its monetary value and I find that I will appreciate the items that I received more than if I had bought the same item myself..hee
Feeling reallie tired these few days..ever since last sun, I had been keeping late nights (not sleeping until 2-3am)...not sure what I had been up to (hee) but it has been affecting my mood (grouchier and grouchier) and I think I need to catch up with my sleep goddess....
Also, posted my application for my dream job (keep ur fingers crossed for me and hope I got invited for an interview!)...big step for me to take...always thinking one step ahead and wonder will I be devastated if I dun get the job. But better left that thought to the nite where I can't sleep and need a good fright as I start conjuring up scary scenarios.. ..hee
But seriously....my work getting monotonous and tedious...and I reallie have no motivation to carry on...envious of my colleagues who had moved on or is moving on to better job opportunities and I really wish them the best...
oohh....that all for now.. ..update again. ..

2006-03-16T23:49:00.000+08:00

Niu Niu rousing herself up for a very short while to take this "happy" photo with Long Long
Long Long still wide awake & Bushy-tailed at the dead of a night..well what do u expect..he is a nocturnal animal by nature..though I think he is catching an extremely infectious illness from Niu Niu..SLEEPING THE WHOLE DAY AWAY!!
Card make by Trace: she super good at thinking up innovative cards and fanastic at packaging.. .think when I have my online store (IF) haha...commissioned her to help me with packaging..Dun Charge too expensive arh!

See how transparent it is.. . .

Oh Gosh!! JADE...my favourite Jewellery of all time..hee well except for Emerald...Given to me by my dear dear colleagues cum friends...there 3 of them (Princess Trace, Blur Ju & Cool Yv!!) Might looks small on the image..but trust me..It BIG...haha bigger size than a $1 coin.. I reallie glad to know them..though onli for a short period of time..feel like we know each other reallie well and click like we are the BESTEST of friends even when we are of reallie different backgrounds & age.. hee think it helps by the fact that we all act like half our age most of the time!
This is made personally by BY!! another one of my very close friend.. .see how talented she is..hee. Simple and elegant and the best thing is : ITS GREEN!!! hee hee...matches with most of my clothes.. told her that when I finally get round to setting up an online store...I defintely feature her works! Wait for Me Okie!!!
Ser's Gift to Me.. .. .she still remeberI love green.. .been friends for a reallie long time..long each since we were 13 yrs old! how times flies...when we get tgth..still as wacky as ever..I think the two of us are the only ppl who can tolerate each other so well..haha..she treated me to Thai food and it was great..but can't remeber the shop..hee just know tt it was in Marina SQ..n yeah yeah I can still remeber I own u lotsa photos.. .dun keep harping on it..hee..will become old before u know it!

See: it so late..even Niu Niu is asleep already. .. .

Okie.. .. having a blog is serious business. ..hee..has to be reminded to update my blog...no point coming in to read if there only one entry isn't it???
Just a update: went to Suki Sushi...well. .. food okay..and I think that it reallie value for money...take note: if going there ...do order the fried IKA..it GREAT!
Bought my new handphone already! Thanks to my sweet pals (BY, HQ, Win & ML), who gave me an angbao to buy. Got the Motorola Razr V3(x) but not able to display as my camera spoilt! Sorrie gals...show it off to u all when we meet up..
Hmm.. .it getting late..am reallie feeling sleepy..will try to keep it short..
Wanted to show off some prezzies that I get (hmm.. .this yr not a lot. .hee seems like everyone think I starving myself...has been treating me to meals instead)

PS: photos all taken with my handphone! Cool.. ..

2006-03-11T12:15:00.000+08:00

Okie.. . .Here my very first bloG thoughts!
To start off with something light and frothy..haha.. .What Handphone Should I Get???
Been bugging my family, my friends and my colleagues about what phone model I should buy, there like so many models but I haven't see one that really strike a chord at me. But think I might get Motorola Razr V3x..seems pretty cool..
Thinking seriously of getting a new job.. .signz..been talking abt it for like how many ages ago..but didn't act on it.. the thing is..I like so comfortable in my existing job that there seem to be no real hurry to leave it.. of cos the fact that I will not get any promotion or pay rise for the immediate future is a big big or shall I say HUGE drawback! haha
Well... just realise after all my ramblings..I didn't introduce myself.. though why I should do so when the blog is meant for close ones..haha..but well..

Name: Liqing/Eileen...sometimes oso know as eiliny
Age: 24 (not a secret at the moment but as the first no. keep increasing...will soon become national secret..haha)
Occuptation: A no-good bummer at a no-good organization
Favourite topics: Family PETS (Niu Niu (Shih Tzu) & Long Long (Chinchilla)..I like cutesy name..so SUE me..haha)

Okie that the basic.. .anything more..you just have to play guessing games with me..haha

Will be having sushi buffet(YEAH IKA IKA IKA) at Suki Sushi (Marine Parade branch) 2molo.. .think it should be nice.. ..comes highly recommended.. ..

Well all for now.. ..seems like all unconnected topics when I read through...but haha I did say it was all ramblings.. ..
Tata

PS: read at ur own peril! I have lousy grammer skills.. .

PPS: Did I also mention that I have lousy spelling skills...haha