Celebration

Last night, we went to Wheelock Place's Sun with Moon for a mini celebration. This is one of our favourite restaurants. I like the ambience a lot! If only the food is cheaper, I think we would frequent it much more often! :)

YQ ordered a 牛肉釜饭。I've always enjoyed looking at the hour glass.

I picked something from the seasonal menu. This time, the restaurant is serving seafood from Hokkaido. I ordered this ramen from the Hokkaido menu. It's a bit salty.

We also ordered 秋刀鱼. Ever since we ate some very nice 秋刀鱼 in Laos and Bangkok, we have fallen in love with this dish!

And of course, no meal is complete without dessert. I picked this shio ice-cream from the Hokkaido menu. It's actually salty and sweet ice-cream. It tasted a bit weird at first but once I've gotten used to the taste, it's quite unique actually. :)

Cutie

We saw this at Raffles Hotel on Sunday. Cute right? :)

If I am a tourist, I might buy the plush toy if it's for sale! Haha, but I am quite sure I will regret my decision when I reach home. It's cute but certainly quite useless! :p

倒帶

星期天，我们突然心血来潮，约了Ban、MS 和Mr Tan 去喝咖啡。我们先在津津解决了午餐，然后到Ah Teng 去。途中，我们看到了这辆有趣的三轮车。这应该是为话剧 Tim Sum Dollies 造势用的吧。

三轮车上的这两个包真可爱！看了好像捏一捏！

我们来到Ah Teng，他们三人都还没到。我叫了咖啡、Tiramisu 蛋糕和蛋挞，边吃边等他们。我不是很喜欢这里的蛋挞，“蛋”的部分略嫌硬了点，吃起来倒像是custard。

MS和Mr Tan有事先走，留下我们三人。不久，天空下起了豪雨，我们只好留在Ah Teng避雨。雨停的时候，已是傍晚五点。我们往Cathay的方向走去，不久便来到了商务的旗舰店。最高兴的当然是YQ，他的目的终于达到！


将近一个小时后，我们到PS 的老北京食堂吃晚餐。是的，又是老北京食堂。这回，我们点了：

北京烤鸭

黑木耳、百合、西芹

烧饼

（肉碎是烧饼的陷料）

小笼汤包

这一餐吃得很累，因为烤鸭和烧饼都得DIY。踏出老北京食堂时，我感觉自己的肚子已经五个月大了！

接下来几天真的不能再暴饮暴食了。糟了，下个星期天好像得到李白去吃大餐！

注：我的生活一直在倒带：津津、Ah Teng、老北京……几乎相同的人物在同样的场景吃着几乎一样的食物！哈哈！

快乐帮 vs 星光帮

昨晚，我看了《快乐星期天》的特辑——《快乐谢师宴》。只有两个字形容：Very entertaining！

突然发现，郑博夫很帅，还有点像周杰伦！我的鼻血直流！哈哈！

其实，快乐帮的帅哥比较多，加上他们年轻，的确在外形上占优势。不过，论歌唱技巧，我觉得星光帮比较强。MJ，你同意吗？:)

超级星光大道

我迷上了《超级星光大道》。虽然能从You-tube看到精彩的演出，但每个星期我还是会守在电视机前追看。很期待这个星期天播出的那一集，因为杨宗纬将演唱《人质》。其他人的表现看起来也相当不错。上一集刘明峰真情流露，为了搭档被淘汰而哭了，我有些感动。

哈哈！星光帮的两张合辑我竟然都买了！可见我有多疯狂！

I Live in a Slum

I cancelled my facial appointment so that I could come home early to do some cleaning up. The whole house is SOOOOOO cluttered! I feel that we are living in a slum. It's amazing how 2 people can accumulate so much rubbish at so many corners of the small house! I think laziness has a BIG part to play too.

My mission for the afternoon is to clear the pile of things on my study table - at least those that lies within my territory. It's really getting out of hand, just like my cubicle in the office. Haha! See for yourself!

After an hour, there is some improvement, though it's still not good enough.

Many parts of the house are in a mess too! I better spend some time cleaning up during the school hols! Chinese New Year is coming!

Yeah! I also managed to change the bedsheets! I quite like to do this. Maybe I should be a chambermaid? Ha Ha! I'm thinking of buying new pillows and bolster for the new year. How often should one change pillows and bolster actually???

Shopping Spree Again!

After spending 2 hours waiting in vain for "common" marking, I decided to go home. Luckily I spent the last half an hour clearing some of the rubbish on my table (still got a lot to clear!). That was the most constructive thing that I have done at work today. By the way, most of my department people went to Nan Hua Pri to watch the debate but I was too "off" to do so. Ha, sure kena blacklisted again but I really don't want to force myself to go... ...

At the bus stop, I thought to myself: if Bus 61 comes first, I will go to VivoCity but if Bus 75 comes first, I would go home. Shortly after, Bus 75 came and I boarded the bus. But on the bus, I kept thinking of the pre-packed Tom Yum Soup！In the end, I alighted and took Bus 65 to Vivocity! Haha! And my shopping spree began... ...

First stop: Bakerzin

I have been eyeing on Canele's macarons (what is macaron? see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaron). Since Bakerzin sells them too, I shall buy some to try! So I bought 6 for $8.15 (after GST). Very expensive!



Second stop: Candy Empire

On my way to Giant, I passed by Candy Empire and the cookies caught my eye. I bought the smaller box for $3.80.

Third stop: Giant

Yes, Giant is the reason why I MUST go to VivoCity. First, I placed a bag of 5 China Fuji apples （拜观音“用”的）in the basket.

Next is of course, my favourite Tom Yum Soup!


I feel so fulfilled putting them one by one in the basket! I think I will give 2 packets to my mum since she likes it too.

Then, on my way to the MRT station, I saw Beardpapa and ended up buy these:

Fourth stop: Beardpapa


Cheese Cake Sticks (buy 6 get 1 free!) - so "auntie"!

Strawberry flavoured! (Not as nice as the original vanilla one)

Wah! How can 2 people finish so many desserts? And didn't I mention about dieting? Ho ho ho! I must run longer distance today! (but I run before I eat so not much help right?)

I've learnt my lesson: NEVER go shopping for food when you are hungry and in a foul mood!

I am going jogging NOW! :)

More sinful meals

I haven't been buying at NTUC and cooking much for the past 1 week. I tried to recall what I have eaten but before I could finish doing so, I have already concluded that my food intake has far exceeded the desirable level.

So yesterday, I decided to cook lunch. But I was too lazy to go to NTUC. After searching the kitchen cabinet, I found some stuff that I could cook for lunch. Hee hee, after half an hour, here's what we had for lunch:


Spaghetti with mushrooms and tuna

Then, I was too lazy to cook dinner. After jogging, we decided to feast at Lao Beijing. There goes my effort to lose weight. As usual, we over-ordered again.


三杯鸡


麻婆豆腐


褡裢卷 - Pork rolls (can't remember full name)


小笼汤包

While we were eating, the music suddenly changed from soothing to loud blasting. YQ said:"这是变脸的音乐!" Guess what?
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True enough, there's really a 变脸 performance in 老北京食堂! So interesting!

However, we MUST cut down on such extravagant meals starting from TODAY! This is VERY BAD for health and our bank account!

“特务”J

The past one week was rather relaxed, though I still felt tired.

I met some interesting teachers while doing recording of marks. There was this very “flamboyant” teacher, J, aged 32, in my group. She was very eager to share with us her life story and experiences and by the end of the 2nd day, we knew quite a lot about her. I am surprised how someone could so easily and readily open up to strangers. I don’t think I can ever do that.

J led an interesting life. According to her, she was from the construction industry. She has tried many jobs before and what impressed me most was her experience in the retail industry. Born with flawless skin, she worked as a salesgirl in some departmental store, selling skin care and cosmetics. She also volunteered at some orchid shop where she worked for free and the boss only paid for her transport and meals. She is very eloquent and I think she would have excelled if she stayed on in retail or sales line. J shared with us her traveling experiences. She has been to Europe where she stayed for a long time. She did some part-time work there which helped to finance her expenses. She has also traveled from Hong Kong to Shenzhen, where she took train to Guangzhou and then proceeded to Tibet and Chengdu. She also went to Yunnan and was telling us how much she loved Lijiang. She also went to Everest Base Camp quite some time ago. This December, she would be going to Hong Kong with her mum and once she reached Singapore, she would be taking another flight to Paris and England with her boyfriend (an ang moh from New Castle, England but has stayed in Singapore for 10 years). Oh yes, she told us about her experiences with Speed Dating, organized by SDU.

J is an ardent fan of Anna Sui. She showed us her collection of Anna Sui cosmetics. While waiting for work to be done, she killed time by powdering her face and drawing her eye using liquid eyeliner. Her skills are impressive! Everyday, she would come to the marking centre in a beautiful dress and perfect face. She told us she has been to Hua Hin for those detox trips. She has tried “flushing” out the toxics in her colon before and claimed that the “slimming” sessions in Hua Hin really worked wonders.

I would have found it hard to believe that such a person actually exists in Singapore if I had not met her personally!

The other 2 ladies in my group were also quite well-dressed and well-groomed. I think I need to face the wall and think about how much negative externalities I have generated. Haha!

Gifts from Hong Kong

When we met up at Ah Teng's Bakery on Monday, MS gave us some gifts from Hong Kong. I found these 2 particularly interesting:

Left: Glico Pretz - Shark's fin flavoured (taste a bit like chicken-in-a-biscuit)
Right: Glico Collon - mango pudding flavoured

The last day of the long weekend

I haven't been sleeping well, despite having a long weekend and a lower level of stress. I think there is a great amount of truth in “早睡早起身体好”. After sleeping at weird hours for the past few days, my body is beginning to signal to me that it needs some routine.

I spent last night adjusting the layout of this blog and reading "Conquering Your Quarterlife Crisis". Not to forget, considerable time was spent managing my facebook.

We will be meeting MS and Ban for tea later. I am looking forward to it!

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It was raining cats and dogs at 2 pm. We braved the rain and made our way to Bras Basah area. We had a late lunch at 津津.



As usual, we ordered our favourite chicken rice and Hainanese pork chop.





By the time we finished eating, it was slightly past 3 pm. As MS and Ban were still on their way, we walked to 长河书局 to browse at some books. The entire bookstore was filled with the smell of books, specifically Chinese books printed in China. It reminded me of the good old days at NUS when I took several modules of Chinese Studies. The image of the CL library flashed across my mind. I remembered how I would travel to Bras Basah area to look for books on Chinese history and other stuff. It's been such a long time... ... Yes, I was once a Chinese Studies student. A part of me was linked to 中文系. It felt strange to realize that I have long lost that sense of belonging and attachment. What had happened to me?

Ban arrived at 3 plus and we proceeded to Ah Teng's Bakery where I indulged happily in a sinful cake set!



MS and Ban also placed their order.


MS ordered a William's - cake with pear fillings


Ban's chocolate and banana cake


My chocolate and cheese cake

We spent the lazy afternoon talking about 《色戒》, homosexuality, foreign talent, Hong Kong etc. MS left at 7 pm to meet SL and the 3 of us proceeded to the Hainanese coffee shop for dinner. Seems like a repeat telecast of what we had for lunch.


马来风光


海南猪扒


招牌豆腐

Conclusion: I spent the final hours of the long weekend EATING, EATING and EATING! There goes my diet plans!

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《雪之女王》

我很少看韩剧。或许因为哈日，所以我总觉得韩剧比不上日剧。

看过的几部韩剧当中，除了《我叫金三顺》让我念念不忘之外，近日比较喜欢的是《雪之女王》。偶然看了一集后，我竟然追看了最后几集。虽然故事老掉牙，毫无新意，但是俊男美女的搭配，不免让人眼前一亮。再加上美美的场景，动人的配乐，我不由自主地被吸引。

不得不承认，我之所以被吸引的主要原因，是因为我喜欢全剧悲伤的基调。每回看完，心都隐隐约约痛痛的。那淡淡的悲伤，久久挥之不去。我想我是迷恋上这种感觉……

昨天在HMV买到了原声带，很开心。我又能沉醉在那股忧伤中！或许唯有当心隐约抽痛的时候，我才觉得自己还活着……

哲学之道

我喜欢京都，在某种程度上是因为哲学之道。

不要问我为什么，我说不上原因。有些地方就是这样让你莫名其妙地喜欢。

因为喜欢哲学的深奥，喜欢京都的哲学之道，所以将这个博客命名为“我的哲学之道”。

就是这么简单。