Thursday, August 30, 2007
Pretty Bag Charm....hehe I'm super tired liao but I must blog about the gift I received from Shannen today. It's uber sweet and nice! Made specially by her for me, the little doll on the bag charm is as sweet as me leh! wahahahaha....ok don't puke....Anyways, I really think it's so nice and classy....You all see for yourself ba....=)
oh ya, and let me know what you think of it k? hehehe...
it got me home
2:18 AM
普通的你，普通的我，不普通的歌
If you're wondering what is the song playing at my blog, credits are given at the player on the right hand column...hehe. "普通的人" was first aired on Taiwan radio station HitFM on 22nd Aug and I've listened to it for the Nth time already. It's a song that grows on you and I get mixed feelings listening to it each time. Two nights ago, while on the bus home, I listened to it again, and for some reason, tears started welling in my eyes. Maybe it was the rain pouring outside that made me melancholic, maybe my eyes were just tired, maybe the song lyrics tugged at my heartstrings (and my tear glands at that).
That was the first time this song made me cry; it was just so bittersweet. Someone once told me, if there are bittersweet feelings, I should always keep the sweet feelings and discard the bitter ones cos they will come sooner or later. I guess it's probably true. What's the point of having bitter feelings in the face of uncertainty and make yourself miserable now? Why not make yourself happy with wonderful memories? Food for thought.....Meanwhile, I leave you with the song lyrics and let the song speak for itself. Enjoy....
普通的人--陈伟联
我~不是爱听你嫌我闷
只是为你多看你眼神
此刻幻想和他对调身份
他~比我讨好我都承认
那么容易让你心疼
无论我有多诚恳还是没资格竞争
太信任我知道我没输他几
分好知己那么多都成不了恋人
做情人没天分对爱我却比他更加奋不顾身~
只想做个普通的人
却不同到没有爱情肯为我转身
做不到一百分但却爱得坚诚
想成为你爱的人
就算做个普通的人
却想给你最暖的体温最深的吻
无论你肯不肯我甘心做陪衬
为你保留那对爱的天真
他~身边总是不缺情人
你须要拥抱说一声
什么原因我都不会过问
我~不能给你要的情分
却也微笑着做好人
当自己有梦有真表演单恋的剧本
谁认真谁强忍时间它会做证
精彩我沉闷什么都愿牺牲
当相爱和失恋同一天发生
我还是选择去等~
只想做个普通的人
却不同到没有爱情肯为我转身
做不到一百分但却爱得坚诚
想成为你爱的人
就算做个普通的人
却想给你最暖的体温最深的吻
无论你肯不肯我甘心做陪衬
为你保留那对爱的天真
我~~只想做个普通的人
却不同到没有爱情肯为我转身
做不到一百分但却爱得坚诚
想成为你爱的人
就算做个普通的人
却想给你最暖的体温最深的吻
无论你肯不肯我甘心做陪衬
为你保留那对爱的天真
无论你肯不肯我甘心做陪衬
总有一天爱情它会成真
it got me home
1:29 AM
Concert invader!!!
Call me evil, but how can I not blog about the accidental invader to our late night concert last Friday! A group of us were happily belting out the latest hits and oldies at Kbox when we saw a guy lurking outside our door. Sensing that he probably got the wrong room, we all glanced at each other. The door really opened. Stranger walked in and closed door behind him. Stranger stared at handphone and was engrossed in his sms-ing. Stranger walked slowly towards the empty seat, eyes glued to his handphone. The guys continued to sing their Ronald Cheng song (loudly) while the rest of us stared at the stranger with mouths ajar in disbelief. Stranger almost sat down but looked up suddenly. Shocked to see himself in a room of strangers, he gasped and walked out hastily without even saying sorry. We laughed. LOUD. Think we laughed for a good 15 minutes, while I re-enacted the hilarious scene. Laughed some more. LOUDER. One of us commented at least we got some entertainment for the price we paid to sing. If the floor was clean we would be rolling on it. Much later, we realised the guy was actually from the next room. Wonder if he "overheard" us laughing hahahahahhaha!
Moral of the story - check before you enter, no matter how interesting your sms looked. =p
it got me home
12:26 AM
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Taiwan came to me....
...in the form of 大辣凉面, XXL 大鸡排, 杏仁茶 and Mister Donuts! hehehe. Our maid was so nice to specially go to Shilin to buy the food and pack them nicely in tupperware and fly them back to Singapore for us poor souls who couldn't make it to Taiwan with them this time round. We all huddled in the corner of Centrepoint Macs and displayed all the goodies on the table (while a couple of them bought Macs to eat for dinner, leaving the goodies for us). Service was exquisite. The XXL 大鸡排 came reheated and lovingly wrapped in newspaper to keep in the heat. The 凉面 was chilled, with the sauce separately packed to preserve freshness. And the donuts remained intact in the kawaii Bart Simpson box. We all tucked in heartily....
Don't see the packaging so lok kok hor, when I ate the 凉面 and 鸡排, the memories of Taipei came flooding back....I can almost imagine myself sitting at the 凉面stall at Shilin, sharing the crazily spicy noodles with my Taipei gang while trying to douse the fire of our flaming mouths with the hot coffee from the cafe behind the stall. Those were the days......
Haha dun see the packing so lok hor....内有乾坤 ok? =p
The 凉面 without the 大辣 sauce. The noodles were still QQ after one night and taking the plane leh!
The yummilicious XXL 大鸡排, eat le got such a 幸福的感觉! Hahaha!
Our dessert - Mister Donut : Green tea mini donuts (left), Aloe vera and lemon donuts (right). Very interesting flavours and very chewy texture - nice!
The food disappeared in a flash, leaving us wishing for more more more... I was having flashbacks about my 红油抄手, duck popiah, smelly beancurd with sour veg and lots lots lots moreeeeeeeee.....faint.
While digesting our food, we also hooked on to the free wifi at Macs to tune in on the debut airplay of his new song on Taiwan's radio station HitFM. Alas, when they finally played it, the place was too noisy, we all had to stick our ears against the laptop to try and catch it. I think it was quite a sight to behold , 4 heads aiming at the laptop....iya, should have taken a pic hahaha!
Anyways, thanks friends for all the food, the gifts and the hoegaarden (hic!). =)
it got me home
8:58 PM
Friday, August 17, 2007
Organic Experience
Eh eh eh...read properly, it's organic not orgasmic ah...haha ok not funny...Anyways, Shannen and I decided to try the new organic restaurant, called Organicafe Xperience, located next to California Fitness at Orchard during lunch time today. Being our first time eating at an organic restaurant, we didn't really know what to expect nor order. So to make it simple, we ordered the set lunch which included a soup of the day, a main dish, a drink and a dessert.
Service was good and fast. Our food came at a comfortable pace and the presentation was pretty impressive with white cutlery in interesting shapes and sizes. Food tasted good as well, since it included some fish and chicken, and not only grass (haha). Shannen's only grouse was the ice citron tea which she found tasted like medicine but i kinda liked it cos it tasted like pomelo. She ordered a cappucino in the end and I ended up with 2 glasses of tea. Faint.
Soup of the day was clam chowder accompanied by a sugar stick biscuit- quite yummy!
Shannen's choice - Fish & Chips with side salad, fish had QQ texture, pretty yummy!
My choice - Grilled chicken with mushroom sauce, veggies and wedges .
Chicken was nicely grilled and sauce and veg went well with it.
Dessert was Vanilla ice-cream with fruit cocktail and raspberry sauce - nice!
Haha strange I didn't take a pic of the citron tea which Shannen hated, maybe it looked too plain. And there was alfafa sprouts in all the dishes! Dunno why but whenever I see alfafa sprouts I think of Tan Kheng Hua in Phua Chu Kang cos she kept forcing her son to eat them! =p
Overall we had a great bonding session over a satisfactory lunch. Your treat next week ya gal? Hehe.
it got me home
12:59 AM
Monday, August 13, 2007
你怎么舍得我难过Was watching a chinese variety show and Huang Pin Yuan started singing this evergreen classis 你怎么舍得我难过 to Huang Yun Ling who apparently just divorced or something. Such a touching scene. Reminded me of April this year when I was in Hong Kong watching this Chivas concert showcasing many stars (of course including my beloved Hong), and Huang Pin Yuan performed this song. His angsty and heart-breaking delivery sent shivers up my spine and tears down my face. When I was younger, songs only seemed like melodies to me, lyrics were just an accompaniment. Now, lyrics capture my attention first. And listening back to some of the old songs, I actually go on a journey of rediscovery. Good lyrics really add depth and meaning to a beautiful melody. I like.
对你的思念是一天又一天
孤单的我还是没有改变
美丽的梦何时才能出现
亲爱的你好想再见你一面
秋天的风一阵阵地吹过
想起了去年的这个时候
你的心到底在想些什么
为什么留下这个结局让我承受
最爱你的人是我
你怎么舍得我难过
在我最需要你的时候
没有说一句话就走
最爱你的人是我
你怎么舍得我难过
对你付出了这么多
你却没有感动过
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Wow, I wonder if I have the 6th sense! After posting this, I turned on Yu Le Bai Fen Bai and there was Huang Pin Yuan being featured and he was singing this song! Wahhhhhhhh.....Maybe I xin you ling xi with Xiao Zhu hor? wahahahahahaha. Ok crap...hehehe
it got me home
11:06 PM
Sunday, August 12, 2007
What do you do when things are not what they seem to be? Will you turn confrontational in search for the truth? Or will you keep mum but can't help speculating? How much trust and faith do you have in the person or the issue at hand? It's hard to strike a balance, especially when you throw in some rousing emotions and irrationality.
Quite a few incidents arose among some people around me these few days and they set me thinking. There are people who will stop at nothing in the pursuit of the truth. There are those who will swallow and pretend nothing is really wrong. What really is the truth then? So what if you know it? Can you handle it? Should you or should you not pursue it? It will always be a dilemma.
Some truths are probably better off not to be known. It may change your perception of people and things forever. Then you might wish you hadn't known the truth at all. Life's just so complicated. Vicious cycles that go round and round, so vicious that they consume you, into the depths of helplessness and despair. You just have to hope that you will not one day hit the bottomless pit. But if you do, you better make sure you threw in a rope with you for that needed escape.....
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Phew, sorry for the serious post. Now for some bitching.....to those crazy not-so-young people (you know who you are but you dunno I'm talking about you hahahaha), stop living in disillusionment and think you can dabble with other peoples' lives! It's none of your business, so SHOO! muahahaha.
it got me home
2:27 AM
Friday, August 10, 2007
One-week recapNah nah nah see see see..... I really didn't have the perseverance to blog daily right? Hehe. Ok, I'll try to make amends from now on hahaha.
Last Saturday, People's Park was a-calling so Sis and I headed there for some shopping therapy. Both of us were in the mood for spending money (unfortunately....) and spent quite a bomb there. Luckily I was carrying my large tote bag so I managed to stuff all my buys into it without having to lug all the little plastic bags and looking auntie haha. And I was sorely reminded of Hong Kong at the rate our cash depleted and our shopping bags piled. Wait for me HK!
The hole in my pocket was further widened after my visit to the dentist on Monday for root canal treatment and wisdom tooth extraction. I was really worried about having to go through the ordeal but hey, I took it like a brave girl! And there really wasn't much pain to be endured as my whole mouth was numbed but the thought of my tooth being yanked out from the gum was ....eeeeeeewwwww.....as soon as it was out, the dentist asked me "Are you ok?" and all I could mutter was "Gross!". Haha. And hey, thanks for taking leave to accompany me. =)
3 days of MC ensued and I took the chance to take a short break from work (but those people kept calling and smsing me! Argh!!). I really wonder how can some people be so inconsiderate. I wouldn't disturb my colleague if he/she is on MC, unless it's a matter of life and death. Seriously, what can be so important lor....
Anyway 3 days passed so quickly, then came National Day holiday and one more day of work and ta-da, it was weekend again! Why can't the week be made of 2 working days and a 5-day weekend? Ok, I'll go on dreaming.......
Oh ya, the other day I walked past the new donut shop called e-donuts at Le Meridien so I bought a box to try. Hmmm, I think Donut Factory is still nicer lay, but if you need a quick fix for your donut craving, can try this lor. At least you don't have to spend 2 hours of your precious life queuing for it....
The packaging and
the donuts
it got me home
11:04 PM
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
My First Cupcakes
One fine evening, I was sick of working and started to surf for cupcakes and muffin recipes. Been wanting to get the hand held whisk from OG cos I didn't want those big chunky whisks sitting on my kitchen top or in my cupboard. So I decided tonight's the night. I will get the whisk, and go get some ingredients to experiment on my first cupcakes. Hehe.
After mulling over the baking section in the supermarket for a long while (cos the ingredients look super foreign to me. Hello, I last baked in secondary school! hahaha), I finally got all the stuff I needed and lugged the whole lot home on bus 16. Think I looked uber auntie with the plastic bags and there were no seats! Really lang bei ok. But nevermind, I had to act cool. I am expert at looking aloof. Hmph.
To cut the long story short, these were my buys for the night:-
So I got down to work.......
And these were the end result....
Can la hor? Considering I haven't baked in yearrrrrrrrs! Hehe.
So far those who had a chance to taste it says they are not bad, but I think there's room for improvement though. Will try harder! Til then, haha!
it got me home
1:35 AM
I finally got startedFinally, I decided to start my own blog to while away my extra time when i have some, after much procrastination. Haha. Ok I was just lazy. Let's see if this is sustainable. I highly doubt myself cos I have a penchant of not being able to keep up with new hobbies. So, we shall see....muahahaha.
it got me home
1:10 AM
