Labels: Friendship, happy food.

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Hard Rock Cafe, Singapore

Think its a good place for Rock Oldies lover...Half the time..they were playing really old rock songs..(which only one ive seen before is Blondie..coz of Cheeky) the rest? I have no idea at all. Isnt really a good place if you're looking for one where u can have a good conversation..coz u have to raise ur volume by one or two. But I guess they play modern rock too..like 'Never again' from Kelly Clarkson's previous album.

The interior, together with the Menu, was kinda Americanised..displayed of guitars all over the place and the significant rock stars' posters and items (like that big coat of...*hmm)

A place for birthday apparently...in merely 1 hr plus...ther's already like 7 birthday songs heard....But the way they do it is quite cool though...The fish&co alike way but with announcements across the 2 levels..bells...song and sometimes a live performance like singing by friends.. and probably w a much better complimentary sundae..

Haven met up with Goey for a couple of months. The same sentence is always heard when we meet up.. "I wonder when's the next time we're going to see each other again"...Nowadays, it seems to become a once every few months thing.. :( bad! But I guess that's what happen when we get so busy with life. Are we really?

Dinner for the night!

The 'Rock' Chop - A large center cut smoked Rib Pork Chop grilled and basted with a sweet Maple-mustard glaze. Served with White Cheddar smashed potatoes,fresh vegetable and a fresh Granny Smith Apple-Mango chutney.

I ordered the 'Rock' Chop thinking that it could probably be one of their specialities. Taking a mouthful from the smashed potatoes.. (now, it's really smashed here,not mashed) and noticed the different from the normal ones with the gravy on it. Nope, it didnt had any gravy on it...was just lightly sweetened. At first I thought I tasted milk in it.

Like the sweetened top, by the Apple-Mango Chutney, on the Rib Pork...gave it a 2 layered taste to it. Although half the time I cant see them due to the darkness of the cafe.

Weird...but I love the burnt sides of the Rib Pork Chop...but the meat was alil alil hard for me. hees.

Twisted Mac, Chicken and Cheese..: A grilled chicken breast tops off twisted Cavatappi pasta tossed in a lightly spiced 3-cheese sauce, with garlic, roasted red peppers and Romano parsley bread crumbs. Served with a side of garlic toast.†

An order made by sister as she didnt wanna have too much meat. It was actually Macoroni with cheese with quite a nice cheese-sauce...coz it wasnt too thick that makes u feel sick after a few mouthful. Light yet creamy as the key. Tried alil of the garlic toast too...Besides adding abit of a variety to the dish... it is really not the prime of the dish..

Hickory Smoked Bar-B-Que Chicken..: Famous Southern-style half-chicken, rubbed, grilled and basted with our authentic Hickory Bar-B-Que sauce. Served with seasoned fries,ranch beans and fresh coleslaw.

Goey's BBq Chicken was really well-smoked. I guess...credits must be given to the Sauce used and skills of the chef. The fries was particularly differently and I really love it...too well seasoned! Another interesting thing is the Ranch beans...yummie..

Labels: Extravagance/Fine-Dining, Friendship

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Until now, I'm having the aches on my arms and legs from yesterday's activties. I have no idea whether it's from the gym or from the hours of dancing.

Just before I stepped out of the house, I received Jerica's msg asking me to be in club-suitable way just in case we have to succumb to temptations. Indeed, even before we left the house, I guessed..we would really go. Sometimes it's really hard to resist SUCH temptations especially during holidays AND free-time.

Shopping was great. A wonderful achievement for myself coz I bought nothing. An absolute nothing. But still, we went around the boutiques enjoying the wow-ness by the branded :( ..And I think the both of us agreed, just like any other things, once you're up the ladder...you'll be very reluctant to go down again.

Oh yes...to ensure that we can get in...we have already reached there by 930pm. And the queue was already so long..snaking past the valvet car park. We thought we wouldnt have a chance to get in. And now I know why reaching at 11+ is a almost-sure-no-chance to get in. Oh the night's music got quite sucky at times...Jerica and I stoned for a while when they played trance and techno. Oh my goodness~

And everytime during club... I'm so entertained by people's pick-up. I have to admit that they are damn irritating coz they make you have to change your dance spots constantly. But the way they pick-up...comes in all sorta ways besides the usual bored ones. Like this guy that told me," No, I dont pick-up in club"..so i replied "and what are you doing now?" It's so bad that i turned violent for the night..elbowing guys away. I thought it was kinda rude, but since words dont work..
And ther's other funny stuff today...would be endless to summarise em here.. *hahas.

Good Girl Still A Good Girl!
you should be proud of me :)

6:48 PM

Labels: Club, Friendship

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Labels: Friendship, happy, Uni-

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Beerlao

And the gift from Buddy at the way from laos.. is a Beerlao t-shirt..asking me to go and sell beer in that shirt. HMPHS. Nevertheless..thanks for the souvenir..

And yes! Self-obsession again. Forever top in my list of hobbies especially especially so when im free!

Okae, I better get started.

Ther's no meaning to the meaningful

4:01 PM

Labels: Friendship

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And I just said I have people who dote on me alot. Look at what I have! This very very very very very very very very sweet friend (endless of 'very) sent me all these through msn! This person drew it all with the mouse! SO sweet. And well, I cant disclose 'this person's identity. A promise between me and hmphs, this person..

This person drew anything i requested...even the sound-so-impossible yoghurt.
And I consolidated them on photoshop...

Labels: Friendship, Sweet

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Just recently, i was made to realised that how my peers especially my sistas like goey and xiang ling and buddy dote on me. They let me do things in ways I want..somehow let me make the decisions and play along with me during my cam-whoring sessions even though they are kinda reluctant.



They are understanding towards me. They dont complain about me putting my love above them sometimes. They dont even really grumble about it even though sometimes they tease me.



They are there to give me a listening ear and to advise me... etc.



Sometimes i really feel like a lil gal with the way they treat me. But I dont really think it's coz im really younger than them by months...



Goey for accompanying things i wanna do. Goey for not minding my excessive cam-whoring habit. Goey brushing off my worries and saddness with hints of relax and jokes.



Xiang for continously asking me to take care of myself, my back...must eat..etc. (though i thought it was abit ironic w the fact that she herself doesnt)



Buddy for sending his regards fr Vietnam,specially reporting his safety and thinking hard on what souvenir to get...



hahas.....i think im v blessed.

And these are only good friends...besides them...i still am blessed with so many other people..my parents...my family, my cheeky.



The 'irritating' parents who always buy me food even though i said no. Wake me up just to EAT. The nagggings and scolding that are actually care and concern.



The cheeky who hides his concern in hmph...forever cool-ness. My privatised gentle side. :) All the pampers im showered with. To call me all the way from US and to web-cam despite the fact that he's so tired at....2am...and last week..all the way till 4am. It all made me feel so baby-ied.



Everything to remind myself I'm ordinary enough to have these luck.







So willing, feeling and watching it growing

Labels: Friendship, inner voices, Reflections

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"You don't Mess with the Zohan" is a hilarious movie that transit most of its humour from sexual-related stuff. But all in all, i agree with goey that it's pretty dumb. I would say that the plot is so-so. Nevetheless, it's a good entertaining movie that keeps the giggles rolling on..


After the movie, we went luxury shopping. I'm feeling so breathless from looking at Kate Spade, Fendi and Chanel. Each of them is so nicely designed with an affordable but expensive price tag. Sometimes I really wonder if it's the design that really makes the heart yearn and want or simply coz of the brand.. 4000+ for a chanel handbag and 900+ for the kate spade bag I saw and my card holder..thats 320SGD..


Oh well...but I thought of mum's financial situation or probably the family's one. I think I should wait a few more years. Afterall, I should not live the princessy life so soon.


A million thanks for Goey to accompany me to ArtFriend. :) And this lady offered me great ideas....

Being so jaded in what town has to offer us and the fact that crowd is everywhere on a Saturday plus our ever endless exploratory mind...we decided to drop by Upper Thomson Road a few days ago.


Contrary to the central, Upper Thomson Road is a quieter district and had its shops lining along the main road, with a slower pace of life.

Still on the craze for soup, we went around looking at Vietnamese Food and HongKong Food as we cant find Auntie Kim which serves Korean Food.. With the very familiar Hongkong cafe menu, we forsaked familiarity and decided to try Vietnam food which both of us are not familiar with.

Chefs through the glass

It almost had the same open kitchen as the one in Bangkok just that this is seeing it through the glass.

We had the Set meals which was as cheap as 8.90 bucks even though we wanted to have a light dinner... Quite a good deal with the Pho Chin, drinks and dessert of the day..except for the fact that the soup is a lil salty. I had Pho Chin Brisket while goey had Pho Chin Chicken...with different soup base. The plate of lime, veg and beansprouts they served were seriously raw. None of us like it. hahas. Drinking all the soup and drink is filling enough that I cant finish the Pho..


Whereas for the dessert...it's something like agar agar with corn in it...it's like those you found in catering wrapped in the pandan leafs...A very light dessert, definitely doesnt feel sinful.

My !!!

And it's pretty obvious that the waiteresses and chefs and boss lady there are all Vietnamese. And somehow or rather, this place reminds us of Bangkok, Croy Tai in Platinum Mall which we went on the 3rd Day. With a very similar setting.

She's so ROUND...

The lady boss is very friendly,probably coz it's her own business. With her offer to take a pic for us...i wouldnt reject it.. ;p

So what's inside?

I think I really did myself a disfavour when I asked the waiter what's inside and can we go in?...With his reply of...'er..it's the kitchen'... But well, I thought it could be something like Eski Bar with the cold room. Nvm, slap myself. hahas.

And what made me asked that question was because when the door opens, I saw that it was REALLY crowded inside...

After some time,our observations tell us that it's a family business with all the family members helping out inside. Occasionally you see a old dad in slippers and in non-waiter uniform coming out and clean the tables.

Oh and for the ambience...it's a cosy little place with a very cute concept of hahas, CHEEKY. The patrons were mainly the rich peeps from the Thomson district private houses for most of the peeps there were kinda in home-clothes..I reckon so..unless u tell me that they have bad fashion sense. Mostly failed shots. HAHAs

This Malay waiter was very funny. As Goey rejected his offer of taking pics for us once and I still asked him to take for us...he was like 'still say you dont want'

And btw, ther's a cute waiter there. hahas. For gals who like to ogle at cute guys.....Ther's one there. ;p I just happened to see it, hmphs..not ogling

Under the sign missing YOU.

And just before taking this pic...that Malay waiter was disturbing us at the door....making me having to shoo him away..hahahas.

hahas, both of us are sooo bestowed with radiance! We are both blooming..see the reflection on our cheeks? Very nice..I like that.. yayys!

Seriously speaking, I feel so doted with her/them...I shall elaborate on this some other time..

true friends leave footprints in your heart.

9:04 PM

Labels: Dine, Friendship, happy food.

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Health Boost

To start this meeting up off, we headed for dinner at Cedele as early as 6.20pm. The advantage of an early dinner is no-crowds and a better ambience. Dining at a noisy place is like a foodcourt or hawker..

Apparently, it is in the healthy category compared to its counterparts.. when olive oil are used..and oops i cant remember what other healthy facts are there..
Spicy Beef Stew for xl while I had the chicken stew and sadly i think most of their soup are non-cream. We had free flow of bread to go the soup and it's all self-service. Xl and I had our fair experience of cutting the loaf of healthy-bread..

And it's my first time to see bread going together with Olive oil...but it doesnt really appeal to me though...

Over dinner, we chatted about things that we had missed out on. Despite the fact that we chat everyday...some things are still better said face-to-face. And updating on daily/today affairs kind of thing.

And CHan XL!....I have to say this a million times...you're seriously v skinny now. Hahas..i feel kinda weird standing next to you. Like a giant and a dwarf..
I think you should gain some weight for a more radiant and healthy look. hahas

All, well...when i'm off the try-to-stay-health regime...then we should probably try the cakes and main courses. ....

goodnites folks.
yayys! I can finally sleep abit later after two weeks before I meet !!! again tomorrow! :)

sacred and sweet.

1:46 AM

Labels: Dine, Friendship

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Indeed, MUSHROOMS.

Apparently the places serves steamboat and ala-carte as well. I had the Sweet and Sour Monkey Head Mushroom and yes...it's all MUshrooms...rather than what I thought...(Sweet & Sour Pork).. It was nice but given that there are so many mushrooms, in the soup as well...can get quite sick of it.

Sis's Pork Ribs of course cant be made of mushrooms. hahas. So instead of the VEG salad that I have, hers was a mushroom-based, which tasted pretty nice...tasted kinda japanese. And the Soft-shell crab look alike dish with wasabe mayo was ALSO mushrooms.

Indeed, MUSHROOM POT.
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14 June 08-Saturday, CAC Dry-Run

After days and days of considering whether to go for the dry-run or not, I dragged myself out of the bed at my usual time that I woke up for work only to see a gloomy sky. I could have have a wonderful sleep at home.

Disappointment beckons the moment Jeff, Qiuhan and I reached Palawan Beach. Instead of a large group of people whom we expect to see, we saw only a small group of about 10 people. Sad to say, we were the only 3 councilors out of the five in total. It certainly brings about the thought of ' I shouldnt have come :( '

While many of the games seem familiar to last-year's one..SOME of the games are still quite fun.

And I almost didnt remember the wonderful memories up in that little hut months ago until I saw that again. Miss it, despite the sucky humid weather..

Fluffy CLOuds

Dry-Run in action

koon's smiley face :)


After the dry-run, the few of us began to buy with our own beach volleyball w an ultra light ball...I wonder is it coz of that that I'm having the aches on the hand. If not, what else?

Lunch

Guys just keep getting hungry yea? Jeff just had breakfast at around 10am yet at 1pm...he's feeling the hunger. While Jeff and I were rushing for some other places after that, we gotto have a semi-quick lunch. Jeff's hot and spicy noodles, my sweet corn soup and qiuhan's fried rice.

Meeting with '!!!'

We began our shopping all the way from Far East Plaza, to Tangs, to Wisma, Taka. All of us had something to buy in mind! I wanna get jogging shoes, bags, clothes, dance shoes, flats and many more! While the less greedy goey wanna get a pair of high heels...and sis wanna get the korean-style clothes.

Unlike the past when I have frequent trainings..nowadays I cant shop for ONE WHOLE day...partly due to my back too. I cant walk too long as I cant stand properly after walking too long a time. BADBADBAD.

CHORE

Dinner on a Saturday night is an insane chore. Imagine long queues everywhere and in the end, we spent like 2hours for dinner including finding and queuing. From our carve of soupy stuff, we had limited choice and so we gave in to Fish & Co, which is of TOTAL opposite..

LOVE this '!!!'.hahas

And this is the winner of the night, in my view. They had to act more than once before i took it sucessfully coz I just couldnt stop laughing....

And I got myself a bag and a Yellow sandals..wow! Goey got her heels which im so in love with too....but no, too many heels recently. hahas.REfrain!

While sis, got herself a green scarf...and a ultimate comfortable white flats.

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17 June 08- Much of a Rest day

Despite being my only rest day for the week..or rather my sleep-in day..I have to wake up early to see the Doc for my back since he closes at 1pm.

The rubs and the crackings were bad. It's was so painful that I started yelling..as he rubbed from the lower back to the butt and the sides of the hips..(which was the worst!).. And then he pulled my legs up and cracked it and said...the bone kinda went off the position...arghs.

After which he used the cup-like thing to suck onto the back and it HURTS like HELL when he moved it across the hips and butts...terrible pain. imagine...when I dont usually yell bout pains..

And now... I'm left with circles of blue blacks on my back and butt...still hurts though..but i think its the blue-black pain, well hopefully.

I'm advised to swim more, at least twice a week..(once is fine..twice may be a lil hard)so that the back can be stronger and to balance the position of the bones. No Cold drinks. Better not to jog (nono, dont think i can really do that) and i'm on some weird medication now..stretch more...

Thank you Dad who brought me to the doc.. :)
I got my nike jogging shoes..
And once in a while thing, Dad said he'll pay for my expensive doc fees, and my relatively cheap jogging shoes!

Back home, I web-cam-ed with Jer..!! Woo...I almost gave up waiting after sitting before the lappie for 2 hours..thinking he has probably went to bed...BUt just as I brought my laptop to be put on the floor beside my bed ( I haven give up totally...just hoping that in case he logins and i can still hear the alert in my nap) And just as I was gonna close my laptop's LCD, an alert came and he came online!

Chatted w him for like 1.5hrs and got my updates on the cheeky!!

Xiang said..I must be smiling like an idiot ..hees. Well..yea, yes, yuppss. ;p

Love you the most!
its difficult to be obsessive and non-sticky, but i am. ;p

2:24 PM

Labels: Dine, Family, Friendship, happy, my love :), Myself

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30 June 2008-Friday

Friday was a birthday celebration for ze! A relatively large group of us turned up at New York New York. As many would agree, it's such a regret that the place cant seat us in one single table..we had to split. Nevetheless, the 24 year old ze was grinning widely to the extent that I thought he looked drunk even before he drank a single bit...

After which, we headed over to Chijmes for a drink. Thought the atmosphere was kinda weird coz many of us dont wanna drink, including me. But, i was somehow forced by cheeky. hahas!
And i realised, Vodka with Mango JUice was nice :)

To end the night, Jeffery played the role of an 'entertainer' as well. He's constantly filling his own cups to drown his sorrows. Poor Jeff, but i would understand how he feels if i were him. And like most people who are drunk, they tend not to admit.

When asked bout the estimated length of my relationship w cheeky, everything is with reference to me and conclusion was 'more than a year' coz i give off a kind of aura..

*grins* i went home w a red lobster. hahas!
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31st June 2008 - Saturday

Dinner on Saturday was spent at the neighbourhood Swensen (TM).. Somewhat strange when you dont see the normal crowd in town but families and families..

The topic of the night had quite a constant revolving around cheeky's internship over at MIT.
I guess im very well-prepared for his missing presence already since i was prepared way before a month ago. Just less than a week left before I go into a 'as-if-single mode'. Nevetheless, i want cheeky to take care of himself and not ask me to take care of myself. Hahas, i've been blur for like 19 years? i'll be fine. :)
Alrights, and back to the food that night. The Rustic Ruby was a drink included in my meal of "Princely Chicken" running in tandem with The Narnias, Prince of Caspian. Well, it's too sweet and syrupy for my liking, but i still finished it. hahas. Like Day of Prince for me..since we caught the movie after dinner..

I had a WEIRD craving for the past few days...to eat sth that i can CUT slowly. Sounds abit...sicko. lolx. Tried the Princely Chicken with tomato sauce and almonds, served with savoury rice and celery salad..not too bad..satisfied by crave for cutting quite a bit.

Also, one of cheeky's favourite - Salmon & Mushroom Baked Rice. Sizzling Hot when served. Satisfying combination-Cheese, Rice, Salmon and mUshroom :P

I chose the "Damn fries" instead of the Breaded Mushrooms coz it always mark the days of our beautiful memories. Times when he has the craving for 'damn fries'... :))

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1 June 2008 - Sunday

Attended church with Cheeky on sunday. The second time that i'm doing that. Nono, im not converting. I'm just attending for the fun of it and since I haven done it for quite some time.

But everytime when I see the believers with great devotion and faith..I just feel a lack of understanding. Coz i will never understand the kind of belief and faith they have .

At night, I had a great dinner with Cheeky's extended family. Grandparents, cousins, aunties and uncles(i think)..and parents. Zach is so cute..too bad he cried the moment i carried him. tsk!


Last but not least, will bear in mind Shaun's advice. (though he always wanna punch me ..Zzzz.) "2 months will pass every quickly...probably the first few weeks will be a bit more unbearable. But before you know it, he's back already"

:)
one of the last few weekends with cheeky. :(
(: but i'll cherish.
another left.

ohoh, and i got my intellectual pics! Collecting all the different sides of cheeky. hahas. but it's privatised! ;p


promise. :)

Labels: Dine, Friendship, my love :)

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Arghs. I dunnoe why i cant sleep well last nite.. Took a very long time to sleep and had constant awakes in the midst of sleep.Worst of all, I'm up now! at 8+.. I'm just in the midst of bring the circadian rhythm of the body to normal. Looks like it's only half-way there. hmm, simply feel sooo tired. Don't you hate the feeling of being tired yet you can't sleep? I do.

My anxiety for exams are building up...and I know that nothing is more important than that now...
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24 Apr 08

Went mugging w Ze again yester. I had a great 7 hours of efficiency..We Had his friend joining us, which I thought..hMPHS. He doesnt look like the name implies at all.

Oh and The problem with people studying Psychology (or at least us) is that we constantly link and keep thinking who is displaying which phenomenon. hahas. And he kept using that on me. From the in-group, out-group to cognitive dissonance then Schizo.. Such idiots.

Labels: Friendship, Uni-

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