I hear, I see, I post: January 2011

When you think it's almost done...

You'll discover there's tons more to be done. Completed with 350 Photos this week, and left with 300 more, not counting another 123 photos more. Haiz, life is so hectic and editing the photos are soooooo boring... :(

Photoshop is not the worse. The worse is...yet to come...printing and resizing everything to fit the requirements.

How people judge each other

By:Blindfolded Boy (Not me of course)

There are a many ways people judge each other, but I am going to talk about a few less common ways here.

This essay’s opinion is expressed are my own.

Regardless of gender, this is a very common way of judging someone - which is by his or her looks. People will usually take someone good looking as they have a gut feel that they can work better and are probably better at most things than the not-so-good looking ones. In other words people will be ‘infatuated’ by their looks and not bother about their character, as we can see on how youths nowadays pick their sexual partners. These will potentially lead to short marriages, such as those of Christina Milian, who was only married to a music star The Dream for only less than a year, following reports on infidelity (xinmsn, 2011). Perhaps we humans should go back to basics, learn how to appreciate people as a whole, instead of their looks. This is how our world of superficiality has moulded the people.

With the dominance of the new media and the television today, people are now trained to receive information very quickly. This may be a good thing as people can learn to remember things faster. However, this cripples one’s ability to analyse, as the content just simply zooms past their eyes. They lack the ability to think deeper and think of why things happen. In other words, people will get impatient. Similarly, people judge each other without even thinking. You see, it is like a tangent – a touch-and-go affair. Sadly, this also happens in job interviews, where interviewers judge people by simply their looks. Yes, looks are important to a certain extent, but not at a person’s character and values. Of course, analysing for such traits may take a long time. Maybe it will take days, months, or even years. Humans may be complex, but most follow Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, but, let us put aside psychology for a moment and make things even simpler.

This final point, which I am going to talk about, may be a rare case for most of the people. For myself, this is probably the strangest experience ever in my years of judging different people. Recently I went overseas with a group of 12. There was a girl who treats everyone well. In fact, for some reason, she stuck to me most of the time. I did not mind as I felt that we should have one another’s company, especially overseas. People are stronger in numbers and we can rely on each other for support. Being a member of the Adventure Club, I certainly know this very well. So we followed each other for a few days running, then suddenly it all changed. She went to follow another guy from another group. Well, I was ok with that but the strange thing was, she gave me the cold shoulder. I wondered why, and I could not think why. But before I move on, do not be mistaken that I was jealous, because I never liked her as a lover in the first place. I only had that adventurer’s instinct that people are stronger in numbers. This incident made me realise that some people are two-faced. Even back home, she ignored my simple ‘hi’. I was wondering why is she so cold to me. It was only another of her friends told me that I am ‘not suitable and good enough for her’. At this moment, I really did not know whether to be heartbroken, surprised or neutral. Despite that, I refused to let emotions rule my thoughts, because, the bottom-line is, I never liked her as a lover. The more bewildering thing is, why did she judge me as a lover before she judges me as a friend? Well, we will leave this question to her, as she is the one who only knows the answer. This was probably the deciding factor in deciding what kind of person she is: a two-faced prick – she treats others really well, except some of the other people, including me. In fact, I believe that to those people she treats well too, she may be wearing a ‘mask’ to curry favour from others. Well, I guess maybe I will meet such people in the world out there next time. Perhaps I can treat this experience as a person-judging lesson. Point is, a good friend comes before a lover, so please, to avoid harming potential relationships, start as friends first. There is no hurry.

I sent an e-mail with the old swear in the air poem

It goes like this:

"Swear on the air,

Swear on the sky,
swear on your mother's life,
or I volunteer to die....."

HELP..........think the recipient is so going to be pissed off. Ok...think of the social stigma. Haiz

We are just friends

We are just friends. You and me…we're just fine. A million invisible lines. Up with winds, up with the sky, up with the fears, you knew that with you we are fine. Perfectly fine, like nobody business. You make me feel at ease with you. We don't neglect each other, we are just friends. FRIENDS whom connect well together. And one day, we will part our ways, but all I know that we had a great time whenever we are together and that is what counts. We are just fine. Because your eyes shine and light up the sky.

We are just friends. And I certainly hope to continue it to be so. For a long time. Friends forever. Whom pledge to be there for each other forever. Till death parts our FRIENDSHIP. Where we will take good care of each other no matter what ever happens. Friends whom we turned to each other, for better or worse.

However as much as I knew, it is not going to happen. Because we will leave each other life one day. So before that actually happens, why not try to create more of such happy memories? where we will cherish it forever, where it will stay for eternity. Seriously, we are just friends.

Whenever the sun falls, and dusk approaches, the sky would be the most beautiful of all. It is because of your light that you reflect. The light which you emitted is from your other half, the Sun. You and Sun are great for each other, whom light up my life. And if I remove you away from the Sun, I knew that my sky would be different, for it would be without light. Every 28 days comes a day where I know I will miss your presence. Every day, when dawn approaches, I knew for a fact that you have a Sun, which too, lights up my day. Albeit in a uncharming way. It is only you, the moon who is able to light up my sky in a romantic manner without being too much of an overkill. And who am i? I am the lamppost next to the pavement, running on solar power. So together, we can be considered as great friends.

I just hope to be with you two together. Till my solar cells are exhausted. And judging by the state things are, it will be a long time away…

I will be there together with you, no matter what happens. Like an eclipse.

Matt LeBlanc!!!!!!!!!!

Instead of finishing the tutorials and projects....

I watched Episodes, a new sitcom featuring Matt LeBlanc. He's Joey from FRIENDS. Episodes is about a couple from the UK moving to LA to reproduce a smashing hit show known as Lynn Boys. It is such a nice show!!! And Matt LeBlanc had aged. His hair looked nice though. And he is ever so charming. And everything is so perfect. I'm a fan of FRIENDS, so basically love anything with them.

Episodes is produced in the US for the US audience. And it is produced by BBC! Currently broadcast by Showtimes and BBC 2. It's a nice show. With 7 parts, and the first 2 are already aired. And you couldn't fault with UK comedy right? I meant it is so much better than US comedy. A grouse though...the American Accent. FREAK THE BLOODY ACCENT!!!

A short quote from Episodes, episode two...

"Open the mother fucking, bloody basterd, pain in the ass, dick cheese stinking, dirty shitty wanking, fucking bloody fucking basterd fucking stupid cunt of a fucking gate."

I have plans to do lots of things

But I don't feel like doing...

OB Newspaper

OB Script

Sociology Essay

Sociology Tutorial

Econs Tutorial

All by tomorrow...that meant Must FINISH by TODAY...

Going to watch some BBC first...till I feel like starting on anything at all :D

If you had lose all purpose in life

And there's nothing left for you to cling on, then go kill yourself. Your presence is not appreciated. No one would notice your existence. So why not just kill yourself? Since you are only a figurehead, to improve in the headcount of the census.

JUST FREAKING GO KILL YOURSELF.

It’s a Monday, people

Monday. The start of the working week. And it's a relative slack day, with just 1 tutorial. But somehow, I just don't feel like attending. Because seeing his face is the last thing I ever need. And I caught a cold since last Tuesday, and I had yet to recover. Thus, I headed to the nearest polyclinic for MC!

I've never visit SingHealth polyclinics before. So it is an eye-opener for me. I've been to the AMK polyclinic countless times, which is under NHG. NHG is also the group that operates the TTSH. Coincidentally, the consultation charges at NHG is slightly higher. And the ambience in the 2 polyclinics really, are world aparts.

Tampines Polyclinic looked like an air-con old polyclinic. Think of the old Toa Payoh polyclinic. You would have a rough idea on how it looked like. With the old walls which had withstand the numerous years. Though they charged slightly cheaper, but the physical surroundings do speak a lot.

I felt like I'm doing a comparison between the 2 polyclinic.

At AMK, their system is one number for all queues. So, you take a number to register at the first level. You wait for a while, before you register. And at the registry, they will verify your name and address, before telling you which floor or room to go. Without issuing you with another number. This is the number to wait to consult the doctor too.

AMK polyclinic is like 100% air-con. Waiting rooms are air-con, registration is air-con too. The waiting times is not too bad, provided you arrived at like 7.30am to take a number. And you shall wait till 9.15am and it's time to take your medicine. Because, at AMK, there's lots of people. I sometimes wonder, how on Earth does Singaporeans get sick??? It's like within the whole morning session, you could have more than 100 patients. Walk-ins and we had not count those on appointment.

Back at Tampines, the waiting time is quite alright. I reached there at about 11am, and by 1.20pm, I'm done with everything. It is quite fast. I take a queue number for registration and they will issue you another number to consult the doctor.

However, the waiting times are long. So if you have chest pains, go to the A&E department immediately. Do not wait 2 hours at the polyclinic, else you might die!!!

Everything just feels so weird

It is like everything had started to go downhill. Within me. Out of my control. I just need to rest and absorb all the information one at a time. After a nice and peaceful 2010, 2011 approaches with lots of feelings. Feelings and stuffs which I had ignored in 2010. And thus, the spirit of 2010 is coming down to haunt my 2011. And I would put them off till 2012. And I tell myself, I should not let time heal everything. Including the Starbucks napkins and letters which I wrote and will never sent to the intended recipient. Not in this lifetime.

I know I will get over with this crap soon. How soon? Soon. I just tell myself. Soon. But I have no idea how I'm going to pass it. It is just so unexpected. I kind of anticipated it, but then, still did not want to face it. I do not want to run away. I want to face it. however, it involves not just me, but others too. So how would others view it???

They and me and we and us are fine by the current situation. We need not talk about it. we are just fine, a million invisible lines. I try to play along the lines. For the everyone is observing your outside. Because they interact with your outer self. This shell which you used to mask your inner-self. The outer self which you use to embrace others. No one would care about your inner self, because no one would interact with it, because you had hid it so well. It is all about the way one present oneself.

So should I just go for it???

I wrote my heartfelt words to you…

On a Starbucks napkin, but I'm reluctant to show it to you. For it would change everything that we hold together. I knew right from the beginning on how I thought about you. But never did I expect myself to indulge too much into it. That I wanted us to be more than just friends. I know whatever I'm doing is just so wrong. And disgusting. And just so weird and everything. And I should have known it better.

But I thought that by writing that, I could get it over with. That life would still continue back to normal. I had deceived myself. And for everything I had stood for in the past. Because, I just realized that I adore you. That you'll right and I'm wrong. I want to talk to you, but I'm afraid for every word we said, I'll fall deeper.

I want to know your views about this. And to clear the air. I truly cherish this distilled friendship with you. I know it would change everything. I kept finding excuses to not show you the napkin. i do not want to show you, but deep down, I so badly want you to see it. I would be hoping for you to understand it. I trust my instinct that you'll understand and it without looking at it.

Not just 1 napkins. It's 2. And it meant a lot to me. You and me and him. With a lot of "What Ifs". I suspected you knew all along of how things would pan out between us. and that both of us are trying to evade it. I had just come to terms with it, albeit with some hesitant. It is just so wrong. Think of the consequences, I told myself. That what I felt for you is just a short phase. But it had been bugging me for weeks. I knew I had to face it.

However, from the moment I had wrote the napkins, I knew my life would be different FORVER. It changed my life. For the better or worse, I don't know. i feel like calling you and tell you how I feel about us. and again, it would be so wrong. And weird. Should I go for it? I told myself we are just friends. Special friends. Close friends. Friends whom we can relate to. Friends which are just close and special. In short just FRIENDS. But it is virtually impossible. FACE UP TO IT, I told myself.

And there, I faced up to it. By not letting it affect us. or just you. I told myself I could love you, but I chose not to. Because, I want to walk alongside with you. To be in your life as much as I could, to be with you and there for you whenever I could help it. I'll be there for you. I just don't want to lose you.

The day where it’s a Friday

Friday, the last day of the working and schooling week for the majority of us. A day to unwind after a long week. A day we look forward to, after Saturdays and Sundays.

I chanced upon Gong Cha at Plaza Singapura! So at DB, you’ll have Gong Cha and Eskimo(at DB exchange). And it is my 4^th time having Gong Cha! The first was at HONG KONG, where I had their milk tea. It’s heavenly, though I had not tried their milk tea in Singapore yet. Also ordered the Roasted Lemon Melon Honey or something. The name is quite a mouthful to utter, because when I ordered, I ask if they have the roasted honey tea, they don’t get me. So I had to call a friend to ask what is the exact name. and I had to queue again to buy the tea. Again, maybe it is because of my illness, I felt that the tea is not that nice. Felt I wasted money there because I cant fully savour the taste of Gong Cha. Haiz.

Lemon Roasted Melon Tea

GONG CHA!!!

Went to have the prawn noodle at lavender. It is nice. The stall owner is like so friendly. I ordered the food and I asked him which is nicer, the soup-based or the dry one. He then asked me, do you like to eat chili. I replied negative. So he said, have the soup one, it would be nicer. And it is nice. Despite me having a flu, block nose and sore throat. And so, under such circumstances and I think it is delicious, it meant the food is ultra nice. But then, I hope the prawn de-shelled for me. Call me picky, but I think they could help de-shell the prawn before serving right? And the shell…can be used to cook the stock of the soup. And the taste might be even sweeter. By all accounts, I’m going to patronise them again, when I’m fully cured. For the price of $5, with generous servings of prawns, and 3 prok-ribs, it is a real steal. Another grouse, is that the pork-ribs could be of a better grade. I think if they use a higher grade, the whole package would be tons better. I can’t make a proper judgment between the one at Potong Pasir or here because my senses are impaired, thus it would be unfair. So till then, I would say both are equally nice.

Before I forget, the prawns are sliced into half for you. So it would be easier for you to eat it? And they serve the noodle in a clay-pot! Not sure if they cooked in the same pot, but the waiting time is a hell lot faster than that at Potong Pasir. And the stall owner is friendly too. A plus point, when you are losing confident of the lousy service standards at hawker centers. At the lavender food centre, be sure to try out the lemon tea. It is home brewed and the you could taste the tea! It is like a double-shot type, with you being able to savor the nice flavor of the tea. It cost just $1.30

Not sure when they started operating. However, the drinks at City Square is still much better. The 烏龍奶蓋taste is a little bit different from what I’ve had at City Square.

Lemon Roasted Melon Tea with White Pearl Jelly cost $3

Now, I’m going to teach you how to write an essay for your GP

Distinction is not guarantee.

A GP essay is unlike any other essays. You need to have an introductory paragraph and a final conclusion, where you shall make your stand known. The stand must be consistent throughout. So if you agree or feel strongly and passionately on a topic, stick to it, suckers. Do not agree and then disagree. You shall confuse your reader and contradict yourself. And in the meanwhile, make yoourself sound like a fool. You wouldn't want to be the next Sarah Palin, don't you?

I'm going to spread this guide out in a few post, so keep a constant lookout for it.

So, now we are going to write an essay on say…Racism.

First thing first, how are you, as the writer, going to relate to the topic? Are you going to support it or not? You could relate it to the times of Hitler, on how he excoriated the jews. Or how in the 1950s, in the USA, black and white people ought not mixed. No matter which scenario you chose, please do not talk about both incidents. For this will prove that you have not a single idea what you are going to write, and will confuse the reader. Once the reader is confused, your marks will plummet. I'm not joking here. Leave the nonsense and what nots at home.

The best is to just stick to an incident where everyone could relate to. Say for racism, one could write on how the one group of people in Singapore make racist jokes about another group of people within the community. I shall not deluge into the example, for fear of incompliance with the stringency of the Law of Singapore. If I give examples, I would be putting ideas into your head. And I would be encouraging people to be racist, and thus, racists people in Singapore would increase, thus indirectly, I'm promoting social and religious disharmony. Which is a serious breach of the law of Singapore. Also, I want this blog to sound as politically correct and sane as possible.

Since both the writer and the reader have a shared experience, one would easily expect both to be able to further relate into the topic. And since you as the writer is comfortable with the situation you are going to write about, you would not need to spend much more time thinking about ideas. For the words will just come to you.

I shall continue with this guide tomorrow or Saturday, provided I have the time. I need to take a rain check.

I want my blog to look like a Walt Disney website

Because in the website, everything spells happiness. Everyone enjoyed looking at the website. And they would click every link, read every word thrice. And add in the roller-coasters too!

I dropped my MUJI pen :(

Sometimes, the hardest thing to do isn't saying goodbye. The hardest thing is never look back to the memories

The memories, which are ever so perfect. Which illustrates the wonderfully perfect moment we once shared. The laughter. The smile. The joy. The priceless expression. The stuffs which really matters to the both of us, exclusively. Such are the valuable memories we once hold onto, securing and reassuring us of our friendship.

DISCLAIMER: it is not relationship or romance-ship because I'm not a true advocate of love. But, I will strongly encourage you to love romance, for it is a wonderful thing. I just don't believe in love, but I believe in romance. I love all things romantic!

Partings are in fact part and parcel of life. We must one day say goodbye to each other. To your boyfriend, girlfriend, best friends. You can't be stagnant in that time frame in life forever. What is important, are again, the memories. The love. The sex. The kiss. The hug. This all sums up the memories.

Whenever we are with close friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, time seemed to pass quickly. With the memories we took for granted. That such memories shall occur and repeat at our wimp and fancy. When was the last time your girlfriend or boyfriend told you your eyes sparkles like Perrier? Or "Your personality is as pure as Evian! Straight from the source and ever so clear!" or maybe "I would vote for the lib-dem again, if that's what it takes to be with you."

I just realized I can come up with the most nonsensical, yet romantic and not too cheesy quotes. And if used in a certain context, it could be quite insulting. Shall not elaborate on the insults. Else it would take everything out of context.

Coming back.

If only one could put a time stamp on the memories. initially, when one parts, you wouldn't dwell too much on the memories. it is only after a period of time that you would think back of the memories. And such memories are much harder to recreate without the involvement of both parties. And again, when one dwell into the past memories, one could not help, but feel paralyse by the feeling. It is like your heart is literally aching. Like being compress and all. Stop of having cramps.

Sidenote: I'm feeling so happy! And touched! Close friends or people whom you know might not care 2 hoots about your existence at all. However, a kind stranger, whom I added on Facebook liked my status! And the status is kinda important to me, because I'm feeling much better after today's roller coaster ride, which is quite scary, if you ask me.

Continue…

So is it really a crime to look back past into the shared memories you hold it closely into? NO!

My marketing answer…pg 295 (this is for me only)

Johnson baby shampoo is a consumer goods
Black and decker is a business goods
Arc welder is a business goods
Kit kat chocolates are convenience goods
Raymond weil watches are specialty goods
Refer to the chart at page 275
Shopping goods. Retailers could offer promotions and such stuffs.

Thanks, I had lost my trains of thoughts doing this tutorial on marketing. Thanks again, for telling me there's this marketing tutorial :D

Give me some luck, 招財貓

When you just feel emotionless

Today is the eleventh day of the first month of the eleventh year of the current second millennium of planet Earth, according to the Georgian calendar. Which meant that all of our wishes will come true TWICE!!! And so is mine! But with some twist and turns.

The interview was a partial success! Half of me do not want to be selected and another half of me want to be selected. I just felt like not wanting any job currently. With some unexpected great results from the term papers! Biz stats was like a breeze today! Managed to pass with 60% exactly despite me using the wrong table and still get 3 pathetic marks. Life's great isn't it? You screw up a question, and you still get some form of rewards. And I had the full 12 marks at the last question! Ok, its no big deal, when like 5 people had it all correct. But I just felt that for the first time ever, I'm proud of my grades, despite it being so undesired from my expectations. Being proud of your work is the best form of enjoyment! I'm not boasting or anything, but when I received my O level result like last year, I am not very proud of it. In fact, I don't have any feeling about it at all. I don't know why people are shivering or anything like that. Maybe I knew all along that I am going to crap the way through?

Oh, and by the way, O level is so much easier than PSLE. In terms of the stress level. Maybe when we are like 12 years old, we are not able to handle stress as proper as in 16 year old.

Yesterday, people had obtained their O level result. This would in a way affect their future. For me, I just bang through this and now am in this diploma. I certainly did not regret it. However, if I'm given a second chance, I think I might not venture into the same path. Due to the subject combination. I don't understand OB, I'm clueless at Accounting, I don't like drawing graph, but I think I have a flair for Math. So I think the subject I'm neutral towards might be Economics and Biz Stats. But then again, there's tons of concepts which is so complicating and conflicting. But this 2 subjects are definitely interesting. Marketing? I did not have a single idea what that subject is all about. it is like common knowledge, yet somehow it is not. And sociology is much better, with you writing crap! And you still get marks for crap.

We do not have second chance in life. For most of us. However, at one point or another, we made that decision. Whatever the outcome is, we'll have some memories of it. Be it good or bad. Just cherish the memories, since they are the only memories you might have only once in this lifetime.

Its kinda cheesy if I quote something that goes along the line that we do not cherish things…we take it for granted. Instead, the not so cheesy is…"Do cherish memories, for it might makes someone's day." I'm so freaking happy if I know that you still manage to know my name after 3 years. That you would still remember the good times we shared, and not forgetting the bad times. Well, you cannot exactly forget the negative aspect of memories. They are still memories, and memories are there to stay forever. I would be happy, if we are able to recall the same memory together, at the same time and at the same place.

Certain memories are definitely not meant for us to remember and recall. Like sarcastic remarks that are directed at you. You wouldn't remember all of it is it? So the brain works in a special manner, where you would not exactly remember the bad times you have had. But you'll remember the good time for a long time to come. Which is why I love my brain.

You made me understand that friendship is again, all so pretend-cious. It is all a mask, to shield each other from the embarassement, and to not hurt each other feelings. If one think that friends are there to hurt, to crap along with, for you to piss with, fine. Just go ahead and I'll gladly play along. I had seen the true human nature like since primary school? Where many people wore layers of coloured mask, with each coloure, comes with a different mind and values. All I'm asking is for you to not freaking play mind games with me. Just be straight forward. When you say anything, better mean it. Just like me, when I say anything, I mean it. Where you want to go? Anywhere. Sentosa? Okies :D and I'm happy with the arrangement. Do not think that I do not have my own conscience view point. I have my own principles. And I will not, for the sake of anything, change my principal.

I understand that my feelings towards you might not be the same of how you feel towards me. But I just so wish for you to understand that I'll be there for you. But I wonder where are we heading to right now? We are working based on existence. Where we know each other exist, and are there. But certainly, we do not really worked on trust. Perhaps I'm overly protective of you, and you, guarded against me. I might be sensitive about it. But I just so wish for you to know that I hope we could remain friends forever. :P I just feel like letting you know I felt a tinge of sadness whenever you ignore me, and that makes me think, what am I in your eyes. Of course, I would not ask you that in person. For that might ruin this perfectly distilled relationship between us.

That is a wonderful post. A long post, with each paragraph having different thing about different people. And it exceeded a thousand words! Today is certainly an emotional rollercoaster ride day! And my 11-1-11 hopes do came true!

Before I end, I just so wish everyone to know that dreams and aspiration shall never equates to this reality. This is quite harsh, but I do hope you'll not be in my footsteps, taking almost 6 years to figure that out. Be much more realistic. And people will love you.

Goodbye :D

永遠下不停的雨

看著烏雲密布的烏雲，遮蓋著那麽兇猛的太陽給了我一種難形容的感覺。這或許是天意吧。這種感覺是那麽的反感，而那麽矛盾。反感是應為我自己也不知道令我反感的原因。矛盾是應為我本身不知道本身的感覺。或許我的感覺以被壓力麻木了。也或許我再也不那麽在乎我們之間那麽納悶，多麽殘兒的感情了。我也不太清楚我對你的感覺。我把你單程好友，不知是否我本身的一廂情願呢？啊。。。這是多麽矛盾的情況！這只能怪我。。。搞不清楚狀況就軟猜測我們之間的感情！如果事情閙大了，我們見面是會多麽的尷尬。

今天的雨是呼在訴説個故事。。。I will not tell you the story…its so difficult to type in Chinese! And my Chinese is not that great either.

每一滴的雨有個故事，也有個旅途和目的。雖然每滴雨是呼都是一樣的，但它們一點也不一樣！它們來自的來源不相同，但久而久之，每滴雨水會互相融化，化解了它們之間的分別。每滴雨水都是呼毫無分別。。。的確是沒分別，但人喜歡用不同的眼光去判斷一樣的東西，而在這過程之下，俟了大多數的人多麽的困擾！我們的眼睛是用來理解這美好的世界。這四周是多麽有彩色的，顔色是多麽的燦爛！如果我們用另一個角度去理解這個道理，去研究每滴似乎（根本）沒分別的雨點。那麽我們就不用爭先恐後的喊著："我這雨點是最突出的！"

Will you dance in the rain with me?

Dear Mcdonalds

You can't make me have a craving for your burgers whenever one of your superficial commercial is on. I mean, it is all so fake and misleading. That Mcdonalds is so healthy??? Hello???? Healthy? Mc Dippers with caramel sauce. Filet O Fish with the fattening mayo. Big Mac with the numerous circular beef patty. And MEGA? It just gives me the cringe.

And your coffee is just so not nice either. I still prefer Starbucks then McCafe. So, I won't fall into your pathetic pitfall of advertising by seeing your commercials. And whenever I'm looking at one of your commercials, I will sync myself to Supersized me and how disgusting Mcdonalds is.

But to give all due credit, your Happy Meal is the ultimate. I love the toy. And thats it. Transfats and all the oily stuff. YUCKS!

Fresh vegetables and lettuces? Perhaps, if you think fresh meant having some black spot on the vegetable. And crunchy? Its soggy, for Pete's sake. I'm so not going to have a Mcdonald meal anytime. In the near future that is. Period.

So that feeling was Deja Vu

Was like eating some food and somehow you have eat the same food with the exact taste in the past. And that was the feeling...known as DEJA VU.

Draw

...CHEATERS!

LEEDS...You did better win

One goal in their favour, against Arsenal...Boring match

You are so sweet that if I cut you…you’ll bleed syrup

Let just start with the title. How can this sound so cheesy?!?!?! In a certain context, perhaps. Let just move on.
The weird day. On a Friday.

It all started in the morning when Randal called me before Accounting if I’m heading to town area in the afternoon. And I might be. I think he wanted to pass me the ticket (theres another story behind it). And somehow, like if I’m heading to town, he might meet me to pass the ticket.

After accounting, I called him again. He told me he’s with his friends. I jokingly asked him if I could join them. I did not knew any of them. And in the end, I joined him and his friends. Felt so weird in a way. Weird in the sense of good weird. I think I joined it’s because they said they don’t mind.

Maybe because I was so bored that I asked to join. It was like I had the whole afternoon to while away. And so, we went to Tony Roma for lunch! Nice ambience. Been to Tony Roma 2 years ago. Their honey baby back ribs isn’t that nice 2 years ago. And now, the quality had dropped. AGAIN. I do not know others, but I had tried better honey baby back ribs. Well, not in Singapore of course. But the taste in Singapore is weird. Somehow, the sauce is over-powering. Maybe it’s me… But the pricing is reasonable. For 3 large plates of assorted meats, the bill came to about $140…which comes to $20 per person. There is a total 7 of us there.

Think I shall stop here. So just tag along with them to MBS…and broke off there. I headed to Eskimo!!! That’s like my second time in the year. And 2 days in a row. Ordered the 烏龍奶蓋 with small pearls, with 50% sugar. Somehow, for the 奶蓋range, Gong Cha wins hands down. Why? Because for Gong Cha, the milk foam tasted much nicer and unique, compared to Eskimo. And the presentation of the drink are the same! They sprinkled the green thingy, which makes the milk foam having the taste of green tea. For Gong Cha, the foam had a more butter taste and is quite salty. For Eskimo, it is more of the sweet side with a creamy milk taste. If again, we could combine both aspect together, with a creamy, buttery milky taste. And that would be perfect wouldn’t it be? Pictures below.

Baby Back Ribs

Ribs from Tony Roma

Eskimo

Today's a very weird day, I SWEAR

More to come :D

A day of Eskimo and Gong Cha

ESKIMO COFFEE MILK TEA WITH SMALL PEARLS

GONG CHA 烏龍奶蓋奶茶 with Eskimo 咖啡奶茶

ESKIMO and GONG CHA....Which is better???? And more value for money????

If you want something to be more of milky taste, but not too much of milk like KOI, then Eskimo is the one for you. But if you love it to be full of tea flavour, then Gong Cha is the one for you. In fact, I had the 烏龍奶茶 from Eskimo too, but i forgot to take a photo. :D
So, I still think the battle between of this 2 drink establishment is based on individual taste. 各有千秋 with their own unique selling point, which i had highlighted above. Before i forget, GONG CHA lowest sugar level is 30%, and Eskimo is 25%...so be aware of the extra Kcal differences. 2 teaspoon of sugar consist of 33 Kcal.

So, the GONG CHA one is a little bit weird on the first taste. The milk have a butter taste...and a little bit plain at the first slip. But it just get better and better in the subsequence slip. The quality of the 烏龍茶 is somewhat of the mid-tier types. I love to drink 烏龍茶 in the past before i change it to Earl Grey. However, for Eskimo, the 烏龍茶 taste is a bit common. Like the one you are served in those high class restuarant. With thick taste. Yummy, if you love the 烏龍茶 to be of "double shot", then go to ESKIMO.

And GONG CHA like do not have 咖啡奶茶...but i think KOI have. But after drinking KOI's iced coffee last year, I think i'm not willing to try any COFFEE-BASED product from KOI!!!!! The coffee is not even BLUE MOUNTAIN COFFEE!!!! SO WHY DO PEOPLE QUEUE FOR 30 odd MINUTES for their drink?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

More up laters....till then...Go and drink ESKIMO!!! There's one at Raffles Place, and another at Marina Bay Link Mall, and at DG exchange. And they have a new range of tea.
I'm not trying to say that ESKIMO is better than KOI or GONG CHA. But i'm just saying ESKIMO is akin to be somewhere in between KOI and GONG CHA. But i'm saying that GONG CHA is much better than KOI!!! You get me somewhere in between the lines. If you don't get it, try all 3 of their milk tea and you'll know what i'm saying. If you still don't get it, then....you are a loser. LOSER. Just kidding.

Don't you hate it when you are...

1. Having stupid cravings and real stupid ones...which includes Cheesecakes from Singapore Poly...the one at Subway canteen. Stupid isn't it? And craving for some ice-cream at U.D.D.E.R.S!!! And craving for Scones! Cedele? But no craving for Starbucks! And now, I feel like having sushi, eversince i passed some from Standing Sushi Bar to her. Oh...the cravings is like making me crazy.

2. Stomach-ache from drinking too much.....milk tea. KOI, ESKIMO and GONG CHA!!! Photos to be uploaded later! tOMORROW, THAT IS if i remember

3. Last of everyone's priorities...and i'm being made used of unwillingly...delivering some stupid things (a pen from Parker, some T-shirts from G2000) to a friend from Raffles to Clementi. Never mind, since its a little bit on the way to her place.

4. The bus is so crowded, and you are blocking everyone's way. Because everyone is exiting the bus and you are not!!! And you are standing at the rear, not crowding at the exit!!! Its so freaking embarrassing and frustrated isn't it?

5.Had not done anything...and almost broke my resolutions...and life's in a mess and everything and anything on Earth seemed to be unrelated to me.

My Signature Coffee Shake

Yummy!!! Everyone will bound to like my coffee shake. Well, my Nai Cha is still the nicest!!! And it's with ice-cream!!!! How to create this coffee shake???

You will need:
1. Milk (Farmhouse is still the best choice. Low Fat if you are on a diet)
2. Coffee powder. I used grinded coffee beans and let them drip over hot water. So, if you are using the freezed types, 2 teaspoon is advisable.
3. 2 teaspoon of sugar. I used 1.5 cubes of sugar. Melt them into boiling hot water on the stove. My house have lots of such unusual things.

So you have the coffee. Take about 150ml and pour it into a SHAKER. Next, pour in about 70ml of milk. Depending on your taste and perferences. if you prefer it to have more of a coffee taste, just don't add in too much milk. But to be on the safe side, just add in 70ml of milk. Because the coffee i had is hot, so i too, add in about 4 or 5 ice cubes into the shaker.

Now, shake the shaker. Shake it UP and DOWN. NOT LEFT TO RIGHT. Otherwise the taste will be yucky. I'm not joking here. Up and down, so that the residue will dissolve much faster. And there you are, with a coffee shake! Add the sugar water in to taste. For me, I add in all of it! But not too much water, just about 15 to 20mls would be enough.

Now, if you have some ice-cream or chocolate powder, add it in! It would be the nicest drink you had ever made in your life!!!

Calaries:
Ice-cream: 1 scoop so it might be 200 Kcal
Sugar: 33 Kcal
COffee: 15 Kcal
Milk: Low fat, so think its about 50 Kcal
Total: Less than 300 Kcal, Less than 100 Kcal if without Ice Cream.

Unexpected Surprise: Food court food!!!

Went to this "Food Republic". Think it is at 313@ Somerset. Chanced upon this shop selling HK Roast Duck. And it cost just $4.50!!! And its breast meat too! At my place, roast duck cost $4 for breast meat. So i think its quite a steal! And it is the first time in years i had stepped into a food court for lunch at Orchard. Because always whenever i am at orchard, I will step into cafes, or Starbucks or Coffee Bean....never food court. Just look at ION orchard...how expensive the price is.

this is the roasted duck!!! with a bowl of soup, and you cant see properly from here, but it includes vegetables. Quite worthy if you ask me.

Some of the nicest stuff at the food court.

For starters, the food is great. And i really love the food there. There is this feel like you are eating restuarant styled food. It have something to do with the taste. The chilli is nice, whith SHRIMP. Call me a sucker for SHRIMP chilli!!!!! And the sauce/gravy is nice too. You can't compare it with the market ones, since this is much nicer. But there is this taste where you are like in HK eating ROASTED DUCK RICE!!!
And there is this unique taste about the HK-styled duck rice found at HK...which some people might not like it. Can be improved like the meat not being so cold and the rice's texture. But overall, it is nice. Maybe due to my poor expectations of a $4.50 meal in a food court.

2010-some of the more remarkable events

Worked in a government subsidiary
Its quite fun to be working there! It is a little stressful, but the people there are quite fun to be with. And you thought workplace, especially in a government office is stressful. Well, you cant be more wrong than that!
Received unexpected grades
Life is full of "what ifs" and it would be stupid to keep thinking of it. And so, I'm not going to ask myself, what if I enroll in another diploma. Or what if I studied for my A levels. For starters, having fared badly for prelims(I still remembered I went to Raffles Place for SUSHI during a 3 hours break), I thought that I might at best have just 20 points. I fared badly, having 28 points for 4 subject. But who knows I improved 100% and had 14 points for 4 subjects for my A-levels. Life really knows how to make a fool of us. And I had unexpectedly passed science with a B3! With such a grade, I'm sure to be able to qualify for A-levels. But think of what I might have missed. Well, not a lot of things. JC education is infamous for having tons of over achievers, and people who are over suspicious, and dull and boring. Just not fun-loving. For the stress level, I think its about the same, with project work and GP.
Had another DSLR
A Canon 550D!!! With 50mm lens to boot. And stop wanting to borrow my camera. It's mine for Pete's sake!
Proud to proclaim that I don't hate my nemesis anymore! And I did not have a nemesis in 2010!
2009 was a fabulous year. With close friends, and backstabbers and well, enemies. In actual fact, there's more nemesis than friends. And that is what makes 2009 fabulous. With squabbling occurring almost every other hour. That is right. Every other hour!!! And not a day goes by, without me getting into an argument/fight with other people. Kind of weird, but in life, we must have a balance. And my arguments? Over some trivia matters, like fighting over who is better. And sometimes, it's the other party initiated it. AND ITS NOT MY FREAKING FAULT. Still found it to be quite funny and call me stupid or anything, but I missed 2009!!! 2010 breezed through because there is little or no fight with classmates.
Spending New Year's eve with new people, proceeding with an unexpected night-time "gathering" with Alicia, Paul and their group of friends.
Otherwise, new year's eve is to be spend at some people house. Brandon (2007,2008), my house, alone(2006). It sounded so pathetic, for I'm spending eves with people I know 100%, and that is usually during the afternoon. And at night, I'm usually sleeping. Why? The year's just another digit. Life still goes on, isn't it? This year, as unlike previous year, I'm spending this "special" eves with people whom I do not know very well. That's right. Till now, I still can't remember all of their friends name. And I'm meeting them again for Chinese New Year. But in all the name of fun, we do and sure had fun! Yup, 2010 ended with the word FUN and EXCITEMENT on what 2011 might hold.
Met awesome people in my class???
You know who you are. Self proclaim here. And not just classmates, but also ex-classmates. Members of the now defunct "The Academia 2008" are now back together! Not all, but most. Fed-up with a lot of people from there, but sure we have the great times, and that's what counts. Been in contact with only Paul and John. Whatever.
Great to meet you all. :D
Bought a Starbucks Card
Isn't it great? Having a Starbuck card. And I'm now going to Starbucks every other day. 20 times within the past 1 month. Simply love their frap. There.
Distributed Xmas presents to most of the class (not all due to budget constrain)
Blamed it on Starbucks that I can't buy all. And I hope everyone like the Xmas presents!
Having caught dengue fever, and thus is unable to watch YOG
It is a pity, to be sick for 3 weeks, just before the exams. Well, life still goes on, doesn't it???

Food for thought: What I’m looking forward to today? And how one ought to approach work, my way

Seriously, I have not a single idea. I'm not going to look for Loy, and I think today is one of those technical days. Where there is nothing really interesting you are looking forward too. Instead, it is a relatively stressful day today, with projects consultations, which by the way, is so difficult. But somehow I managed to complete it subconsciously. Perhaps I'm quite lay-back now? Not forgetting I'm suppose to post a foodie post later(if I'm feeling like it) and to copy accounting notes from Hilary and that's all. Life is getting boring by the day.

If you had not listed out your new year's resolution, why not follow mine? It goes:

To leave work at the end of the day
And that meant, to knock off on the dot, or sometimes earlier if your bosses are out for meeting. Everyone would love to leave their workplace on time, or sometimes earlier. Just do not be too extreme. Make it a goal to stop thinking about work by 5pm. Even though there is this important meeting the very next day at 10am and you had not even finish proof-reading the reports and slides. Everyone ought to prioritize. Since you are paid to just exhaust your brain for that 8 hours for such lousy pay, why not just work for that 8 hours? The company wouldn't care if you had worked past midnight just to prepare for the meeting the next day. And you cant claim OT. I know what I'm saying is bad for your career, but sometimes, you just need to ask yourself, "WHY AM I WORKING SO HARD FOR THE COMPANY?" it's not yours anyway right? A friend of mine is working as a QS(quantity surveyor). But she always received work which is out of her job scope, as well as her ongoing QS projects. And working 8 hours a day is not even enough for her to finish her QS projects. How on earth do you expect her to finish all her work? So, if the work do not involve your job scope, push it to someone else who is paid to do it. Because once you question yourself why you are working your ass off for the company, and the company do not give a single shit, why would you bother…and sooner or later you'll quit.
To accept money immediately
Like after winning the sweepstakes claim the winning money immediately. Do not wait till the last minute. Because you'll not know what might happen to the winning ticket. The same goes for cashing all cheques.
Do not like your job
Everyone are trying to find good perfect reasons to love their job. So as they will continue to stay on. Be it their colleagues and everything. I do not know for you, but all I know is that, for every reason you love your job, there will be additional reasons for you to loathe your job in the future. So, do not think too much about your coordinal relation with your bosses and co-workers. Just do your job, primp and proper. Love your colleagues, but not to the extend where you are staying on the job because of them. You can't be married to your job. But of course, do not loathe your job. Just try to not think too much about your job. Finish it, at 5pm, pack up and leave. One ought not talk shop at the end of the office hours. Be it with the manager or co-workers. Switch off the e-mail and everything. That includes not checking office e-mails and voicemail. You had devoted 8 hours a day to your job, what more does the company expect of you???

Its of little wonder how is the economy going to improve if everyone follows the above resolutions. But one ought not prioritize to such an extend where your job is on top, followed by yourself or friends. Your career ought not come first, if you ask me. It should be after your friends and families, yourself and finally Job. And I'm not kidding here. Alright, enjoy your work! Have a great 2011…a year where there meetings awaits for you. And to you, start preparing for that important meeting now!!! Its of no wonder why you need to work OT at home at midnight where you are surfing the net or doing things out of your job scope in the day.

If everything i hoped for come true...

I want tons of stuffs! They includes:

1. A MBP, 15" [I'm not greedy]
2. Mac Mini
3. iPad [It's essential for projects and such]
4. Any Smythson stationery!!!
5. Lecia camera
6. Olympus PEN series camera
7. Yatch!!!

Now what are you sorry for???

I’m so freaking want to be hospitalized

That's right!!! Loy's ward look so nice!!! At a posh hospital somewhere near a posh district in the city. With nice individual shower facilities and television, not forgetting the equipments! It looked nice and all that. It kind of resembled a five-star hotel. Now, that's what I'll die for…to stay in that type of hospital. Who cares about the bill anyway? I'm insured.

And I want to be hospitalized, so as to not attend all the boring tutorials and lectures. I'm still in holiday mood, and yup…no mood to do anything, I'm bad, but I have been pushing everything till the last minute. And if other people do not care, why should I care? Fed up mode right now, thanks to tons of people today.

Anyway, I'm supposed to visit Loy. He is going to be discharged soon! And in the end, I did not visit him. Never mind, everyone will understand it at the end of the day.

Hospitalized so as to not feel so pissed off. That's a first, since I'm feeling weird and irrational this few days. After looking through some old photographs taken last year, I just realized something. It is like a cycle. Where I meet a new person. After 2 weeks or so, we become quite close. And remained as close for about 3 weeks. Thereafter, in about another 1 week, we will not talk to each other anymore. And to the extend where we treat each other as strangers. Its quite strange, when I come to think of it. It is of little wonder why I kept telling people my relations with others are fragile. Because it is something like On-Off. Where I'll be meeting you every week for lunch/afternoon tea this month and I'll not even give you a call for the next 2 month. Thus far, the problem is fairly mutual, and that is both parties weren't in regular contact with each other. A perfect ending to all friendships? I don't know. But it seemed kind of stupid to start picking up the mobile and call friends whom you had not talked to in months. Or organizing a birthday party for them.

Lunch was quite unexpected. I was expecting to go IKEA…but a change of plans since everyone is not going there. Ended up with Joyce's awesome clique. Thanks for the company!!! Went to Long John Silver for lunch before going for ice cream. Which by the way is cheap and tasted nice. But do not expect it to be of some Hagen Daz quality. Its delicious!

Before 2011 arrived, we had all of our new year's resolution charted out. But then, had we broke some? And I had this dream of wanting to write a novel. Sounded stupid…and a waste of time. Especially since my English is so poor.

I swear that I'm so bored that I'm doing this

No offenses....but it is quite funny.

If you ate expired kaya...go fuck yourself! Go ahead :D

What a start to 2011

Twitter is really showing people's true colour. Its dead scary, when you thought that friend of yours is the least likely to bitch, and yet, there she is, bitching away about her work. Alright, talk about work ethnics, and that's clearly not a good one...

Perhaps I ought to be naive and disregard about such behavior, and not think too much about it? Since we weren't that close either and i knew personally that we have nothing upon us to base our friendship on. It's just there that we're in the same class. But all along i thought you're the least likely to BITCH...

Ok...be not too sensitive....is my new resolution. I shall not be sensitive...despite it being the period of the month...and thats early, if you ask me. Need to eat my drugs again(WHATEVER)

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Another new 2011 thing of mine...and thats is something like to be thankful...

But instead, it is to know what is the one thing I'm looking forward to for that day, the reasons for me to live for that day. We can't believe in live life to the fullest crap...or stuffs like that. So, from tomorrow onwards, I'm going to know what is worth living for on that day when I wake up, and see if thats true. It might be a holiday, gathering, or just to see that 1 person you had always want to see.

Like today, I survive the day is because I wanted to try the Prawn Noodle at Pek Kio. Sounded stupid, but thats the thing that kept me going on for my life. Life for me is getting boring, and somehow, I know sooner or later, I'm going to ask what is my purpose in life, despite me having LONG-TERM plans...but i do not have any short term plans...

I'm going to start with tomorrow's....

and that is to:

1. Get to see some people whom I had not seen in 2 weeks.

2. To know that there's only 2 hours of lessons! Yippe!!1

3. Perhaps its going to Tiong Bahru to buy fruits? Its a tentative plan, depending on the situations

4. Basically, its the first day of the new term...so i'm now mind-fucking myself to be positive about it, though I'm now in the holiday mood.

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Enjoy 2011! Life still goes on! And this year is still the same as the past. EMbrace life positively...and to those who don't give a crap about 2012, well, just say...we shall wait and see

So Long!

And i had found some photographs which i will upload within the week.

Now what I'm looking forward to for longer period:

1. Waiting for my Starbucks Tumbler design (its alright, take all the time you need)

2. To edit my photos and sent it for a competition

3. To decerate all the Starbucks Tissues! Will upload when done!

4. My AuSSIE trip in March (though i'm not looking forward to it at all)

5. 20 FEB!!!! HK friends are coming to SINGAPORE!!!!!!!!! Though only for 2 days

6. New Semester...for a new course!!!

Is it me or...

-from Hilary

Can anyone see the heart shape in the drink???

2011 Resolutions

This is my whole new resolution for this year. And I'm certainly not going to break it. In the event I do, I'm going to punish myself?

Be thankful for everything that had occurs everyday
Certain stuffs just happens in life for a clause. Be it good or bad, it is still a learning point. So, I think its best to approach it in a positive manner. And that's not comparing your situation with other people, but to embrace it. It is not within our control and we can only comfort ourselves by trying hard to stay positive. When life makes a spot of us, we just let it be. So is meeting people with colourful human nature. Hypocrites especially…and the few who acts to be someone they aren't. and the backstabbers. Actually, I had not encountered one backstabbers in 2010, and so, I definitely hope to not meet one in 2011.
And being thankful for being in existence.
To not carry on living for the sake of you…that is not being control by others for their own benefits
Dan Black's Yours…you get it?

I don't wanna be yours no more
Not yours no more
Don't wanna be this where I just exist
Can I have a little bit
I don't wanna be yours no more
Not yours no more
Don't wanna be this where I just exist
Can I have a little bit more

Dan Black lyrics is the best in deplicting some of the emotional irrational mode of mine! Not being taken advantage for other's benefit is what one really want in life. You do not want people to be close to you for an agenda, don't you? Like so they could copy your work, borrow your lens, to be friends with you just for this semester because you're in the same class and by the new semester, when you are in different classes, he/she wont care 2 hoots about you anymore or worse, to get to know that beautiful friend of yours. And after their goals had been achieved, they just chuck you aside. That is not a freaking way to treat others.
To use my planner
Otherwise, why would I buy a freaking planner? Yup, just to show-off. "eh…I have a new planner which cost me $11.50" what a conversation starter, to put-off others. A major turn off if you ask me.
To be much more sensitive to my words, and yet not be over sensitive
I'm sensitive in the sense that I will be kinda paranoid over little things. Like I'm always mindful what others might think of me and blah blah and blah. And how I'm conscious on me not contributing to projects but still be "not giving a care" about it. And how to be much more sensitive, by not saying things like "Its not expensive if you ask me" and everything…something like unwanted comments and remark. That's how you'll get into a fight and argument with others. This makes others think you're a show-off. But then again, maybe its just me to be like this. I'm not trying to harm anyone. Trying to kick that bad habit of mind.
Insensitive is like being over paranoid about who is bitching about me…to achieve an equilibrium would be perfect!
Save enough money and plan my finances proper
That meant cutting down on unnecessary expenses like Starbucks, TCC and shopping! Instead of dining at restaurant, how about the café which serves nice food at ¾ of the price. So instead of $18, it cost just less than $10! And the monthly bus-stamp of $52 is a MUST!!!!! And not go out if possible. Life will be boring…and no matter how I try to save money, somehow I'll still be short on cash. Gonna plan out one day
Obtain better grades
And that meant to start revising for accounting test…the test is in another 3 weeks! And also for the finals. So nervous that I'm gonna fail. I want to improve my GPA to a 3.0 or at least a 2.95 minimum.
Stop talking to myself
I don't know but I just love to talk to myself. Like how at Orchard Rd on Wednesday, I can talk to myself how crowded the place is and it is like having you talking to your other half. And bitching about each other. So its like an animated conversation between 3 people…or 3 friends arguing. So far, I had not been caught talking to myself, but it might be embarrassing if I'm caught, and if I let my mind wander, I'll still talk to myself without me knowing it. Strange isn't it?
Take nicer photos!!!
All photos except the UBIN and the VIVOCITY restaurant are taken by EOS 550D. Now with a 50mm lens, it's a time to take better pictures of food!!!

New Year's Eve-Part 1

2010 zoomed pass real fast. It's like yesterday when its the third of Jan, or CNY, or first day of the term, or the day I met Bryan after like 2 years. 2010 seemed to be the only year I remembered fondly, where i can roughly gague where i had been and the not so major turning point. Maybe its due to me leading a boring life. But New Year's eve is certainly a day which is well, the last day of the year.

I certainly not want to lie to myself that 2011 is gonna be better than 2010. But the year is just a digit, and the journey must still continue. Its alright to just participate in it, and not complete it.

Back to New Year's eve, went to this restaurant at Raffles City for afternoon-tea cum dinner. Quite a nice place, with the desserts being the nicest. And the skewers! Have a great 2011 everyone! :D

Frankly speaking, one might be forgiven if you think they are drunk

How sweet........

The journey is endless. and in all darkness, into the uncertainty

Everyone's holding hands except for me :(

At CHIJMES

Sweets!!! Looked nice but tasted otherwise! But truly, lived to the reputation of a sweet!

Caramel sauce with cake with ice-cream with whipped cream desserts!!! Taken by XY

Taken by me.

The one taken by XY looks nicer than mine...:(

The Skewers

Looking yummy!

It really is nice and delicious! $10 plus for a plate

Chicken something...

Looks good!

XY's presents from me :)

That's his presents....guess what's in that bag?

When you fractured your leg…

A friend of mine had fractured his leg. This morning while cycling at East Coast. Obviously, he must be ogling at women in short FBT shorts wearing sports bra. Okies, its just a joke I made out of it. But it is true he injured and fractured his leg, while cycling. I received the news at 10 plus in the morning. And I'm suppose to meet someone in the afternoon for lunch.

And so, I called Tim and consulted him. Well, Tim was working and did not see it a utmost priority to visit our poor old friend (Aloysius, whom we called Loy for fun). And anyway, I'm not prepared to visit him. Its like if I am to visit him straight away, I'll have nothing, and that'll be embarrassing. And not forgetting, rude. Plus, I'm meeting 2 friends for lunch. At first, smsed them to cancel the lunch appointment, but then decided to visit Loy in the evening, boy, is Loy rich! Fancy him staying at a class B ward at Mount E! and how on earth could Tim mixed up Mount. E with Mount A?

Thus, proceeded on with the original lunch plan with 2 awesome friend, Joyce and Michelle. Intended to call over the rest, but they are not free. And somehow it seemed funny and awkward. With a rather tense atmosphere. Its more on the 2 of them talking. Having small talk with courteous and stuffs. We do hardly knew each other and it's the first time we are having lunch outside school. But its quite fun too. Especially with the shopping! A 4 inch high heels cost just slightly less than $40! What a steal!

I'm not remorseful, Loy, for not rushing to see you. Tim got his 'work', and need to accompany his girlfriend's sister. A complete nice and sweet girl if you ask me. Who will go all out to help anyone. And no, he's not dating her, but they look more like a couple together. We will always have friends who looked more like a couple when they are actually not. So its perfectly understandable. Life will always make the fool of us. the lunch meeting was planed ages ago(2 weeks?) and decided to go to a swanky buffet place. But then Michelle is overaged, thus is not eligible for certain privilege. And so, we head to PoMo…where there is this uber cheap Japanese Buffet. It cost less than $20 for students, and with an additional 15% discount for passion card members, the bill comes to $44.80 for just 3 person. So its just $15 odd per head. A real deal!

So what are the hits and misses?

Cheese cakes
Is of decent quality. The expected taste that you would expect. Not too rich nor creamy. The texture is also just being anticipated. Nice, and a real hit if you take into account the price you pay. But for the quality at the price of say, $5, its not just worth it.
Sushi
Being a Japanese restaurant, where sushi is the thing that is commonly associated with. It is thus of utmost importance that the sushi taste good. And it did not failed me. And the wasabi is of a decent quality too. Not too diluted
Ice cream
Not very nice…you know you're literally having ice with a tinge of taste.
Chocolate fondue
Chocolate is not too rich and not too sweet. With a wide selections of fruits and such. Quite worthy, if you ask me. If you do not fancy chocolate, this is just right for you.
BBQ meat Skewer
Tasted slightly burnt and so is abit tasteless. If they marinate the meat slightly better, it would be perfect. And they wrapped the meat over an egg! That's interesting
Juices
All the juice is nice!!! Especially the cranberry juice! And the green tea!

the above are just some of the many many food that can be found at the restaurant. Its buffet styled, eat all you can. Had not tried all, and I think the steamboat is nice. Nice ambience too, with great service, taking into consideration that it is quite crowded.