Monday, November 27, 2006
*Kok*
And once again my head got *kokked*
I bent down to adjust the shoe bag which was supposedly sticking out and was almost stapled by the car boot. Luckily it didn't completely staple through, or else I would have been beheaded. And my head, not the shoe bag, would be sticking out. I just got another bruise on the top of my head, to join the 'gift' I received from Harbour Front's wall.
How many injuries can one take?
How many shocks can one take?
How many bumps can a head take?
If I shaved all my hair away, what would the shape of my head be?
An undulating one? With mountains and rift valleys?
Hmmm. Gross.
I bent down to adjust the shoe bag which was supposedly sticking out and was almost stapled by the car boot. Luckily it didn't completely staple through, or else I would have been beheaded. And my head, not the shoe bag, would be sticking out. I just got another bruise on the top of my head, to join the 'gift' I received from Harbour Front's wall.
How many injuries can one take?
How many shocks can one take?
How many bumps can a head take?
If I shaved all my hair away, what would the shape of my head be?
An undulating one? With mountains and rift valleys?
Hmmm. Gross.
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Banana-saving muffins
Banana Saviour is at work again! *grin*
This time making it a more yummy treat.... banana muffins!! With a twist... added crumbs at the top of the muffins to give a an extra crunch and added sweetness.
Don't they look like chwee kueh?
Cooking in the oven and rising gradually... Once they rose so much that mummy burst into laughter when she peeped at them! Haha!
"Roasting" and tanning themselves... I love their colour! I also want!!
The finished product. Mmmm...
I made so many this time round I feel like I'm in the production line!
Open your mouths people... for me to pop them in! Heh.
This time making it a more yummy treat.... banana muffins!! With a twist... added crumbs at the top of the muffins to give a an extra crunch and added sweetness.
Don't they look like chwee kueh?
Cooking in the oven and rising gradually... Once they rose so much that mummy burst into laughter when she peeped at them! Haha!
"Roasting" and tanning themselves... I love their colour! I also want!!
The finished product. Mmmm...
I made so many this time round I feel like I'm in the production line!
Open your mouths people... for me to pop them in! Heh.
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Omelet monster
Does this look scary? Haha!
I was talking, talking... and forgot to lower the fire! And what resulted was a black egg!
Oh well... it was still yummy though.
Tomatoes, button mushrooms, cheese and bacon chips are a good combination for this monstrous "ga-ga" omelet.
I was talking, talking... and forgot to lower the fire! And what resulted was a black egg!
Oh well... it was still yummy though.
Tomatoes, button mushrooms, cheese and bacon chips are a good combination for this monstrous "ga-ga" omelet.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Battered - From the warzone and back
I was totally battered over the weekend from lack of confidence during a climbing course and sheer stupidity.
Level 2 climbing required me to engage in lead climbing. I was totally fine with it and fared pretty well at first. But then I realised that my belayer was feeding me more rope instead of braking, when I was descending! (But he's new at it too... so it's not exactly his fault.) But that freaked me out a little. Later, as I was attempting another wall and reaching out to the topmost handhold, I slipped. In a split second, I had ended up 2/3 down the wall! The free fall was exhilarating, but my heart had popped out and ran into hiding already.
And here's the rope burn I suffered...
These affected my confidence drastically and I couldn't even manage a simple wall anymore! I had lost all cool and my heart was pumping like crazy from under the couch it was hiding. All I could think of was, I needed to clip myself in and attach the rope in to get my first anchor, or I would just fall and die. (Lead climbing is different from a rope hanging from the top which acts as a safety rope. Lead climbing requires you to put up the safety rope yourself.)
That was the first day. On the second day, we did traversing... which is to move sideways and upwards, like Spideyman... instead of just ascending. I attempted a diagonal ascend instead of doing it 90 degrees. (Why? Cos it didn't occur to me that I could do it at 90 degrees.) My hands gave way cos I wasn't used to the added weight... you have to tug at your rope and pull yourself across while holding on. And so I was flung at a wide angle... from the right to the left and whacked my knee as hard as you could imagine, on the protruding wall on the left and ended on the ground. (Lucky my belayer was experienced this time round and 'planned it to perfection' so much so that I ended on the ground on my feet. Haha!) But I did attract everyone's attention. (Did I mention EVERYONE??)
How much shock can one take in 2 days?
And that was not all...
I was at Harbour Front MRT and rushing for the toilet cos the bladder was bursting and I was late. Guess what? I slipped with a loud thud and ended face forward. No big deal... I quickly got up. And BANGED my head on the slightly protruding wall several centimetres off the ground! It was apparently quite loud cos I could feel many heads turn and stare. I 'bravely' got up and ran away from all the attention.
And here are the injuries sustained.
Not mentioning the multiple blue blacks on my legs and butt, and the huge 'beng kok' on my head which I was afraid would be serious.
So dumb right?
My only hope...
Level 2 climbing required me to engage in lead climbing. I was totally fine with it and fared pretty well at first. But then I realised that my belayer was feeding me more rope instead of braking, when I was descending! (But he's new at it too... so it's not exactly his fault.) But that freaked me out a little. Later, as I was attempting another wall and reaching out to the topmost handhold, I slipped. In a split second, I had ended up 2/3 down the wall! The free fall was exhilarating, but my heart had popped out and ran into hiding already.
And here's the rope burn I suffered...
These affected my confidence drastically and I couldn't even manage a simple wall anymore! I had lost all cool and my heart was pumping like crazy from under the couch it was hiding. All I could think of was, I needed to clip myself in and attach the rope in to get my first anchor, or I would just fall and die. (Lead climbing is different from a rope hanging from the top which acts as a safety rope. Lead climbing requires you to put up the safety rope yourself.)
That was the first day. On the second day, we did traversing... which is to move sideways and upwards, like Spideyman... instead of just ascending. I attempted a diagonal ascend instead of doing it 90 degrees. (Why? Cos it didn't occur to me that I could do it at 90 degrees.) My hands gave way cos I wasn't used to the added weight... you have to tug at your rope and pull yourself across while holding on. And so I was flung at a wide angle... from the right to the left and whacked my knee as hard as you could imagine, on the protruding wall on the left and ended on the ground. (Lucky my belayer was experienced this time round and 'planned it to perfection' so much so that I ended on the ground on my feet. Haha!) But I did attract everyone's attention. (Did I mention EVERYONE??)
How much shock can one take in 2 days?
And that was not all...
I was at Harbour Front MRT and rushing for the toilet cos the bladder was bursting and I was late. Guess what? I slipped with a loud thud and ended face forward. No big deal... I quickly got up. And BANGED my head on the slightly protruding wall several centimetres off the ground! It was apparently quite loud cos I could feel many heads turn and stare. I 'bravely' got up and ran away from all the attention.
And here are the injuries sustained.
Not mentioning the multiple blue blacks on my legs and butt, and the huge 'beng kok' on my head which I was afraid would be serious.
So dumb right?
My only hope...
Creations
A sudden urge to cook up something for fun.
A need to work with the ingredients at hand.
A desire to create something new and excitng.
A fuflillment of the conspiracy to make him fat.
This was the result.
Chicken Pie! =)
And an amateur-ish photo at the filling. Chicken (obviously!), potato, carrots, broccoli, etc.
And another photo...
And they were followed by vampire milky muffins several days later.
Why did they turn out like that? Do NOT (and I can't emphasize myself anymore) trust 'just any' recipe and blindly follow!! Always have a healthy doze of sceptism in you. If you are experienced enough, try to work out the proportions before dumping everything together. Be smart. Counter check with other recipes. Or else it'll turn out worse than vampire milky muffins! (Although they claim that they tasted ok. I don't believe! I can take failures, you know? Heh. But nevermind, you can delude me from time to time. Haha!)
A need to work with the ingredients at hand.
A desire to create something new and excitng.
A fuflillment of the conspiracy to make him fat.
This was the result.
Chicken Pie! =)
And an amateur-ish photo at the filling. Chicken (obviously!), potato, carrots, broccoli, etc.
And another photo...
And they were followed by vampire milky muffins several days later.
Why did they turn out like that? Do NOT (and I can't emphasize myself anymore) trust 'just any' recipe and blindly follow!! Always have a healthy doze of sceptism in you. If you are experienced enough, try to work out the proportions before dumping everything together. Be smart. Counter check with other recipes. Or else it'll turn out worse than vampire milky muffins! (Although they claim that they tasted ok. I don't believe! I can take failures, you know? Heh. But nevermind, you can delude me from time to time. Haha!)
Friday, November 17, 2006
Friends do matter...
This week's catching up with friends has been rather fulfilling.
Mon - Pengy and our laugh-out-loud styles must have amused the zi char auntie quite abit. She was always grinning over at us. Haven't met Pengy for awhile and it might have sparked off a dream of her. =) She was so blur that she asked me where I was going at the end of the year! (To India, with YOU, my dear girl!!) Hahaha!
Tue - Girls' night out with Chien. Reminiscent of old times. Her funny attitude (I wonder if it's just towards me! Haha! Oh well... I'll take it anyway. True?), Far East's Nana Zi Char, shopping (hers, not mine), Scotts, Yami Yoghurt, and to her bus-stop.
Me: How come my Yami yoghurt is frozen and yours isn't?
Chien: Mine is fresher.
Me: Oh!! *bursts out laughing* That's the box!! (Referring to the 'hard yoghurt')
Me: But they are the same colour!!
Chien: They are not! I can see all the scratch marks on the base of the box!
Why oh why am I always up to some booboo??
We could be more gluttony next time and order everything from the food court after dinner! =) Count Meow and Becky in too! (As long as Chien doesn't don her green polka-dot dress, Meow will be free for dinner!)
Wed - Pure fren fiesta! Another gluttony day where I gobbled down Raffles City's bak-chor mee, followed immediately with Soup Spoon's Mushroom Straganoff with pure friend and a tasteless Ya Kun tea. Just sitting down and talking to her is so comforting, so fun. And we still had lots to say even though it was eternity since we last properly talked! I'm glad she's thinking of playing badminton with me regularly! (And that dodo bird of an iliep "put our aeroplane"... cos of a recalcitrant student. See how we penalize ourselves when we punish students?) But iliep sent me a beautiful email out of the blue! (*touched* by an ostrich. That's what she calls herself! Hahaha!)
Thurs - Silly day out with long fren/pinpy. For once I was early! (How rare is that??) The phonecall came when pinpy arrived.
P: "Sorry... I'm here already. Where're you?"
Me: "It's okay... I'm at Borders."
P: "What?!! That's at Wheelock! I thought we were meeting at Heeren?"
Me: "Oops... k, I'll take a bus down."
But I ran there instead and made it there probably faster than a bus, if you take in waiting time. A typical booboo from me huh! Anyway, we had Sakae sushi to satisfy her Jap food craving, and boy was it fulfilling! We were of course late for the ceremony we were supposed to attend. But due to the crowd, we decided to 'abstain' from it. In the end, we just collected our certs and proceeded off, since no one knew who we were or whether we were there in the first place! =)
We landed at this educational play centre where we amused ourselves thoroughly with the machines, resembling kiddos at the Science Centre. (And to think that Pinpy indulged me! Hahah!) We were so engrossed to the extent that we didn't even hear our fellow jedis calling us! We didn't even apologise... we just roped them in to play. And we won! Hahaha!
After that ensued my 'arduous' journey to Beach Rd for First Aid Course. I like walking what. But I was feeling rather lethargic from the day's activities already. Nevertheless, from Somerset, I made my way to the National Library where I found a secluded, unglam spot to take a nap at before continuing my journey. (Pinpy commented that i was like the rabbit who took a nap and got overtook by the tortoise.)
How can one do without friends? How can one do without girl friends?
Thank you Lord, for providing us with friends - for company, for support, for laughter, for fun, for warmth, etc.
Mon - Pengy and our laugh-out-loud styles must have amused the zi char auntie quite abit. She was always grinning over at us. Haven't met Pengy for awhile and it might have sparked off a dream of her. =) She was so blur that she asked me where I was going at the end of the year! (To India, with YOU, my dear girl!!) Hahaha!
Tue - Girls' night out with Chien. Reminiscent of old times. Her funny attitude (I wonder if it's just towards me! Haha! Oh well... I'll take it anyway. True?), Far East's Nana Zi Char, shopping (hers, not mine), Scotts, Yami Yoghurt, and to her bus-stop.
Me: How come my Yami yoghurt is frozen and yours isn't?
Chien: Mine is fresher.
Me: Oh!! *bursts out laughing* That's the box!! (Referring to the 'hard yoghurt')
Me: But they are the same colour!!
Chien: They are not! I can see all the scratch marks on the base of the box!
Why oh why am I always up to some booboo??
We could be more gluttony next time and order everything from the food court after dinner! =) Count Meow and Becky in too! (As long as Chien doesn't don her green polka-dot dress, Meow will be free for dinner!)
Wed - Pure fren fiesta! Another gluttony day where I gobbled down Raffles City's bak-chor mee, followed immediately with Soup Spoon's Mushroom Straganoff with pure friend and a tasteless Ya Kun tea. Just sitting down and talking to her is so comforting, so fun. And we still had lots to say even though it was eternity since we last properly talked! I'm glad she's thinking of playing badminton with me regularly! (And that dodo bird of an iliep "put our aeroplane"... cos of a recalcitrant student. See how we penalize ourselves when we punish students?) But iliep sent me a beautiful email out of the blue! (*touched* by an ostrich. That's what she calls herself! Hahaha!)
Thurs - Silly day out with long fren/pinpy. For once I was early! (How rare is that??) The phonecall came when pinpy arrived.
P: "Sorry... I'm here already. Where're you?"
Me: "It's okay... I'm at Borders."
P: "What?!! That's at Wheelock! I thought we were meeting at Heeren?"
Me: "Oops... k, I'll take a bus down."
But I ran there instead and made it there probably faster than a bus, if you take in waiting time. A typical booboo from me huh! Anyway, we had Sakae sushi to satisfy her Jap food craving, and boy was it fulfilling! We were of course late for the ceremony we were supposed to attend. But due to the crowd, we decided to 'abstain' from it. In the end, we just collected our certs and proceeded off, since no one knew who we were or whether we were there in the first place! =)
We landed at this educational play centre where we amused ourselves thoroughly with the machines, resembling kiddos at the Science Centre. (And to think that Pinpy indulged me! Hahah!) We were so engrossed to the extent that we didn't even hear our fellow jedis calling us! We didn't even apologise... we just roped them in to play. And we won! Hahaha!
After that ensued my 'arduous' journey to Beach Rd for First Aid Course. I like walking what. But I was feeling rather lethargic from the day's activities already. Nevertheless, from Somerset, I made my way to the National Library where I found a secluded, unglam spot to take a nap at before continuing my journey. (Pinpy commented that i was like the rabbit who took a nap and got overtook by the tortoise.)
How can one do without friends? How can one do without girl friends?
Thank you Lord, for providing us with friends - for company, for support, for laughter, for fun, for warmth, etc.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
A mummy's love
I found this note on my table when I awoke today. Written on scrap cardboard.
"How are you my darling? Mummy gets hurt by seeing you so down and miserable or rather tired. (Blah blah blah... where she inferred right on the crux of the matter even though I never uttered a word.) Must learn how to accept what life is. Always up and down. Not everyday is a sunny day. Keep it up. Be cheerful like your mummy. I have gone through all these years. Anyway just to let you know I had a big war with my boss yesterday. I may get sacked, I won't know. My last request.... (and she goes on to comfort me and assures me)."
Why does mummy love me so much even though I'm crap?
So much to the extent that she wrote to me because she knew I didn't feel like talking.
So much that she hurts when I'm unhappy.
So much that she understands me so well she can guess why I'm unhappy.
So much that she still comforts me even though her day was bad.
So much that she gives me sound advice without pushing it.
So much that she peeps into my room from now and then to check on me, hoping that I'll confide in her, even though all I do is shut my eyes tight or look away.
So much that she calls me in the morning and talks to me in that gentle-st of voice and asks if I'm ok.
I do not deserve any of it at all.
Is this how God demonstrates his infinite love for us? Through mummy-s?
I thank God that mummy now knows Him.
I thank God for mummy.
*tears*
"How are you my darling? Mummy gets hurt by seeing you so down and miserable or rather tired. (Blah blah blah... where she inferred right on the crux of the matter even though I never uttered a word.) Must learn how to accept what life is. Always up and down. Not everyday is a sunny day. Keep it up. Be cheerful like your mummy. I have gone through all these years. Anyway just to let you know I had a big war with my boss yesterday. I may get sacked, I won't know. My last request.... (and she goes on to comfort me and assures me)."
Why does mummy love me so much even though I'm crap?
So much to the extent that she wrote to me because she knew I didn't feel like talking.
So much that she hurts when I'm unhappy.
So much that she understands me so well she can guess why I'm unhappy.
So much that she still comforts me even though her day was bad.
So much that she gives me sound advice without pushing it.
So much that she peeps into my room from now and then to check on me, hoping that I'll confide in her, even though all I do is shut my eyes tight or look away.
So much that she calls me in the morning and talks to me in that gentle-st of voice and asks if I'm ok.
I do not deserve any of it at all.
Is this how God demonstrates his infinite love for us? Through mummy-s?
I thank God that mummy now knows Him.
I thank God for mummy.
*tears*
Monday, November 13, 2006
Drool over Mee Kia
An old-time, all-time favourite. Mee kia / Mee Pok with more chilli.
Look at the veg, the minced meat, the liver and oh my, the mushrooms! And there's of course pork slices, fried wanton, towkay, lots of chilli and vinegar, crispy lard, etc.
You can eat it for breakfast, for lunch, for tea, for dinner, for supper... or anytime you feel hungry! *grin*
This particular Ang Mo Kio kopitiam stall's mee kia is my favourite, and I pledge full loyalty to no other. However, the kopitiam is now under renovation and I am worried that the stall will disappear!!
How oh how... what oh what will I do?!!
There are other alternatives which make competition tough though.. (not in any particular order... cos none are as puurfect... Heh.)
1) Raffles City's food court
2) NUS Arts canteen
3) NIE canteen
4) Ang Mo Kio/Yio Chu Kang hawker centre
5) PS's food court
6) Sim Lim Square's food court
Introduce your favourites to me and maybe my loyalty will waver? Heh.
Look at the veg, the minced meat, the liver and oh my, the mushrooms! And there's of course pork slices, fried wanton, towkay, lots of chilli and vinegar, crispy lard, etc.
You can eat it for breakfast, for lunch, for tea, for dinner, for supper... or anytime you feel hungry! *grin*
This particular Ang Mo Kio kopitiam stall's mee kia is my favourite, and I pledge full loyalty to no other. However, the kopitiam is now under renovation and I am worried that the stall will disappear!!
How oh how... what oh what will I do?!!
There are other alternatives which make competition tough though.. (not in any particular order... cos none are as puurfect... Heh.)
1) Raffles City's food court
2) NUS Arts canteen
3) NIE canteen
4) Ang Mo Kio/Yio Chu Kang hawker centre
5) PS's food court
6) Sim Lim Square's food court
Introduce your favourites to me and maybe my loyalty will waver? Heh.
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Procastinating bookworm
Been procastinating and pushing back the deadline. It's dangerous when you know the deadline that is being set is tentative. Why? Because I have the tendency to procastinate to the very last minute! Which is why I have yet to produce the work I am supposed to do!
What have I been up to?
Instead I have been plomped in front of Apple the WHOLE day (yes, from the moment my eys open to the moment my eyes shut), playing game. Haha! I stumbled upon this new game. To make myself feel better and to justify the time and effort, it's an intellectual game which exercises my brain. It's called "Bookworm", akin to "Boggle". The best thing (or bane) is that there is no time limit! Does this explain why I can play it the whole day?!
Well, after much dedication, I have been promoted from "Librarian" to "Master Librarian" to "Word Hoarder"! *smug* Though I'm definite that I'll easily lose the throne to any of you if you bother to go play! Haha!
Hmm, however I should really concentrate on keeping my position as a "teacher" though. Heh. A teacher on holiday just makes the procastinator more active! (Is that an oxymoron?)
What have I been up to?
Instead I have been plomped in front of Apple the WHOLE day (yes, from the moment my eys open to the moment my eyes shut), playing game. Haha! I stumbled upon this new game. To make myself feel better and to justify the time and effort, it's an intellectual game which exercises my brain. It's called "Bookworm", akin to "Boggle". The best thing (or bane) is that there is no time limit! Does this explain why I can play it the whole day?!
Well, after much dedication, I have been promoted from "Librarian" to "Master Librarian" to "Word Hoarder"! *smug* Though I'm definite that I'll easily lose the throne to any of you if you bother to go play! Haha!
Hmm, however I should really concentrate on keeping my position as a "teacher" though. Heh. A teacher on holiday just makes the procastinator more active! (Is that an oxymoron?)
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Boing Boing...
Everyone, let me introduce my Red BallBall...
NAH! =)
Say "Hi"!! *grin* Notice the word '5'?
It was the only one which drew my attention and sparks flew. When I laid my eyes on it, I knew it was my perfect ballball. But it was stuck in the middle of a tall cage, being trampled upon by a huge load of other ballballs of different colours and numbers!But with determination and peseverance, coupled with ridiculous climbing of the cage and bouncing off of many other irrelevant balls which ended up targetting innocent victims, we managed to retrieve my beloved red ballball.
YAY! *grin*
Boing boing boing...
NAH! =)
Say "Hi"!! *grin* Notice the word '5'?
It was the only one which drew my attention and sparks flew. When I laid my eyes on it, I knew it was my perfect ballball. But it was stuck in the middle of a tall cage, being trampled upon by a huge load of other ballballs of different colours and numbers!But with determination and peseverance, coupled with ridiculous climbing of the cage and bouncing off of many other irrelevant balls which ended up targetting innocent victims, we managed to retrieve my beloved red ballball.
YAY! *grin*
Boing boing boing...
