birthday celebration #4

i am so getting fat. =(

tis time FIERCE. crystal jade steamboat BUFFET with FREE FLOW of XLB! die die.

~the VERY messy order form, with our food~
(do not attempt to enlarge pic, it's not for the faint hearted...)

~the company, looking as green as the background~

(of cos i opted out of pictures. i might look distorted.)

7 of us... we conquered 16 baskets of XLB and 21 bowls of tao hway. we are good.

birthday celebration #2

the guys baked me a CAKE! woah! together with my shopping card and an extremely huge bday card too. these ppl are into making big things. haha. luvya!

well, i shall get ad to send me more pics. =(

birthday celebration #1

with cindy koo and siti haron. and the absentee miss CL. due to unforeseen circumstances, i shall only post up pics of the attendees (excluding myself), and the food of cos. ha.

and whenever 2 or 3 girls get together, it's always desserts! sweet stuffs for sweet girls like us! yay!
thank you gals, for remembering my bday after sooo sooo long. =) sigh, i guess that's juz abt the only good thing that happened with global was that i got to know great friends like you!

happy wedding kevin and jean!

neva quite like weddings for the simple fact that we gonna wait till 8ish till our food is served. so ended up camwhoring of nearly every single thing in sight. and for me, i can only rely on my not-so-good camera phone (while waiting earnestly for my DSLR to arrive, heh).
oh well, i muz say the food is worth the wait. especially if i have 4 other cousins at the same table under the age of 10. wahahaha. so i eat more!
me and my attempt to look awake with some fake eyelashes. boy, they are heavy.

juice 11th anniversary

@ zOuk. are u going?

pinkOO

still my fav color... together in electric pink... lalala~!

cOOkies!

baked specially by CAT to brighten up my crazy day at work! more pls meOw!

a true-ly relaxing weekend...

and it's FREE! *yay!*

Word of the Year 2009, and many more...

unfriend – verb – To remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social networking site such as Facebook.
e.g: “I decided to unfriend my roommate on Facebook after we had a fight.”

Wondering what other new words were considered for the New Oxford American Dictionary 2009 Word of the Year? Check out the list below.

Technology
hashtag – a # [hash] sign added to a word or phrase that enables Twitter users to search for tweets (postings on the Twitter site) that contain similarly tagged items and view thematic sets
intexticated – distracted because texting on a cellphone while driving a vehicle
netbook – a small, very portable laptop computer with limited memory
paywall – a way of blocking access to a part of a website which is only available to paying subscribers
sexting – the sending of sexually explicit texts and pictures by cellphone

Economy
freemium – a business model in which some basic services are provided for free, with the aim of enticing users to pay for additional, premium features or content
funemployed – taking advantage of one’s newly unemployed status to have fun or pursue other interests
zombie bank – a financial institution whose liabilities are greater than its assets, but which continues to operate because of government support

Politics and Current Affairs
Ardi – (Ardipithecus ramidus) oldest known hominid, discovered in Ethiopia during the 1990s and announced to the public in 2009
birther – a conspiracy theorist who challenges President Obama’s birth certificate
choice mom – a person who chooses to be a single mother
death panel – a theoretical body that determines which patients deserve to live, when care is rationed
teabagger – a person, who protests President Obama’s tax policies and stimulus package, often through local demonstrations known as “Tea Party” protests (in allusion to the Boston Tea Party of 1773)

Environment
brown state – a US state that does not have strict environmental regulations
green state – a US state that has strict environmental regulations
ecotown – a town built and run on eco-friendly principles

Novelty Words
deleb – a dead celebrity
tramp stamp – a tattoo on the lower back, usually on a woman

BAD parking skills!

TSK TSK TSK!

a quiet monday evening...

dinner @ yoshinoya... cosy, and erm i would call it affordable, for some cheap good japanese food.

distracted by bling blings

as always...

A Christmas Carol!

Watch Jim Carrey as he plays FOUR CHARACTERS in this movie:
Scrooge, Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-to-Come!

Disney’s A Christmas Carol, the classic Dickens’ tale, is re-envisioned by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis in a groundbreaking 3-D motion picture event starring JIM CARREY, GARY OLDMAN, BOB HOSKINS and ROBIN WRIGHT PENN.

Ebenezer Scrooge (JIM CARREY) begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (GARY OLDMAN) and his cheery nephew (COLIN FIRTH). But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.

“A CHRISTMAS CAROL” OPENS IN SINGAPORE CINEMAS 19 November 2009!

everything muz blog entry..

Am sitting in perper waiting for the Hubby to appear after his never ending appt. And it doesn't help dat my TP has no batt! Or rather i chose not to bring batt home. =s

Finally disciplined myself to go to e gym. Muz make my money worth it! And combat's juz e solution for a bad day at work, esp with weird and kancheong spiders colleagues.

Anyhow, i'm looking forward to 25 nov, den dec! My bimbotic alter ego is thinking of silver and blue nails! Ha.

Ok enuff said. The Hubby is back! Laters!

Sent from my Strawberry Wireless Handheld. Ha!

One in 10 men...

...often completes an SMS to another male with a kiss... WHAT IS THIS?!?!

MEN have become so openly affectionate with each other using mobile technology they've taken to signing off text messages to male friends with a kiss (x), giving rise to a new generation dubbed 'Metrotextuals'.

New research from mobile phone firm T-Mobile reveals nearly a quarter of men (22%) regularly include a kiss on texts to their male mates, T-Mobile said in an emailed statement.

'Metrotextuality' is most widespread among 18-24 year old males with 75% regularly sealing texts with a kiss and 48% admitting that the practice has become commonplace amongst their group of friends.

Nearly a quarter of this age group (23%) even appreciate an 'x' in a text exchange from people that aren't close friends.

But it's not just younger men that have become Metrotextuals - one in 10 men over 55 often completes a text to another male with a kiss, according to the poll.

The research also revealed there's a certain etiquette within metrotextuality. A lower case 'x' is the preferred sign-off for most (52%) compared to 17% for a bolder upper case (X), with one in three sharing the love in a big way with multiple lower case kisses (xxx). -- REUTERS

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glad signing off! xXxXx... Muacks... xOxO...

nuffnang ap awards!

click on "I LIKE IT!"

THIS indeed is "My Favourite Canon Moment!"
(taken with my favorite brand of cameras: Canon!)

purple purple

the in color of the season... honestly, doesnt really suit me though. =(

manicurist chose the toenail color, i asked for a darker shade of purple as compared to the fingernails. got meh??? zzz.

a day in a life of...

a twangster.

subaru WRX challenge!

whoo! introducing contestant #11! yours truly! i am also part of the Subaru WRX Challenge 2009!

( although i was there only long enough for me to take a pic, say, 3 secs?)

hallOween 2009!

i am gladys the TEENAGE witch! wahahaha!

hallOween preview

my kids sure have creativity!

i am SO going to swensen's.

yes, despite the fact that i've told myself not to go swensen's anymore (due to the past unhappy service/food experience), i reckon they might change for the better yea?

and it turned out that the food was good! 30% off during lunch time! my set below (consisting of my fav aglio olio, soup-OTD, and the banana split icecream) cost only $9!

disclaimer: this kind of lunch can only happen once in a blue moon, there are EYES watching in the office u noe!

happy food makes happy people!

kushinbo is BOOMZ!

ladies night on wednesdays, ladies eat at $29.90+++. never did they know that we aint a bunch of ordinary ladies. sure is making a loss tonight! *burp*oh well, i need 2 shed some carbs within the next 2 weeks though, according to aries. boohoo. =(

can't stop having nightmares...

i aint usually that critical, but when i see stuffs/things/people who are exceptionally out of this world (on the negative side of cos), i cant help but be a lil mean and have a good laugh over it.

and today happened to be one of the days i was more than a lil mean... so i tailed this out-of-this-world-scare-you-to-death-dress-sense, and i even took a photo.. oops.
the best thing is, the boyfriend has these words on his shirt "Can't Stop Thinking Of You". *faint* =S

yummylicious!

paddle pop, whoo! paddle pop, ah! lalalalalala~~! food after CG is definitely a must!

on a side note, these are the kids having fun at BEST while i attend S2. zzz. *hungry*

BETA

If you've been playing many (new) games in facebook, you would have notice this word, BETA.

The term "beta" refers to a piece of software or web application that's still being developed. Expect problems with betas and you won't be surprised, but enjoy the thrill of being among the first to use a new bit of software. If you don't like those kinds of thrills wait until the software is "out of" beta.

Well, once again, i've unsuccessfully tried to smoke mmt into believing that i am miss know-it-all. i said beta is the 2nd version, as in alpha, beta, etc... so the third version is... charlie? haha!

i can do pretty well in trying to smoke pple! dun be deceived! whahaha!

what matters to you matters to me. =)

running running!

flash MOB!

this is soooo fun! really cheers up your otherwise boring work day! wish they have such stuffs at expo too! (or wish i'll be working at raffles place too?)

最近

妳想要的　我卻不能夠給妳我全部
我能給的　卻又不是妳想要擁有的
我們不適合　也不想認輸　好幾次我們抱著彼此都是想要哭

妳常解釋　這樣的一切都只是開始
我覺得是　所有的一切早就已結束
不想再約束　不要再痛苦　下一次會有更好的情路

Are You a Facebook Addict?

Are You a Facebook Addict?

1. You lose sleep over Facebook. When using Facebook becomes a compulsion and you spend entire nights logged on to the site, causing you to become tired the next day.
2. You spend more than an hour a day on Facebook. It is difficult to define how much is too much when it comes to Facebook usage, but that an average person need only spend half an hour on the site.
3. You become obsessed with old loves or exes you reconnect with on Facebook.
4. You ignore work in favor of Facebook. This means you do not do your job in order to sneak time on Facebook.
5. The thought of getting off Facebook leaves you in cold sweat. If you try going a day without Facebook and it causes you stress and anxiety, this means you need help.

wOrk on a saturday...

for the longest time, i've not been waking up early on saturdays, not to mention w.o.r.k.

tis saturday though, i need to be in the office by EIGHT AM IN THE MORNING.

oh God, pls prepare my heart, body, mind and soul for this... =s

if can, pls also prepare mcDonald's big breakfast (coupled with hot tea!) to drop from the sky too. (i hope my taiwanese boss can read my mind). hahaha...

i *heart* pwetty nails!

more of my pampering sessions! yay!

the one on the right hand side are MY fingers. the one on the left which looked like they belong to a cow, well belongs to a particular friend, whom i still refer to as ''miss cow''. haha!and my toes juz turned from dark maroon to light maroonish-red. should have gotten it done black too! sigh.

my longest FB comment-thread ever

ha. there is a correlation between funny food and bleeding noses.

which tetris block are u?

You Are the "I" Block

You are dominant and a bit aggressive. You tend to assert yourself into situations and just take over. If people expect you, they are grateful for your presence. If you show up unannounced though, you tend to throw a bit of a wrench in things. You are brilliant and competent. You always have your facts straight, and you are very persuasive. Some people find you a bit intimidating at first, but once they get used to you, they can't imagine life without you. *check out... whoo~!*

What Tetris Block Are You?

HALLOW'n party!

come dressed up and join us!

"Your word is a lamp to my feet, And a light to my path." ~Ps 119:105~

the case for smiling

got this from facesinplaces...

i thank my God that i have something to smile about every single day of my life. =) =) =)

julie, julia & gladys the cooking mama

Meryl Streep is Julia Child and Amy Adams is Julie Powell in writer-director Nora Ephron’s adaptation of two bestselling memoirs: Powell’s Julie & Julia and My Life in France, by Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme.

Based on two true stories, Julie & Julia intertwines the lives of two women who, though separated by time and space, are both at loose ends...until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.

my favorite most disastrous cooking experience:
when i first entered secondary ONE, mommy was worried that i would fail Home Economics, and so she very kan cheong-ly attempted to teach me how to fry an egg.

here are the steps she advised:
1. heat up the oil
2. when the oil is close to boiling, crack the egg.
3. pour the raw egg white and egg yolk into the frying pan.
4. in half a min, viola~! egg is ready. serve with black soya sauce!

easy right? so here were the steps i followed instead:
1. heat up the oil
2. when the oil is close to boiling, start to panic and wonder wat was the next step.
3. oh ya! crack egg! crack the egg
4. pour everything into the frying pan. (INCLUDING the egg shell)
5. spend the next half minute scooping out the egg shell!
6. in half a min half hour, viola~! a pretty messy egg is ready. serve with black soya sauce...

moral of the story, it's fun learning how to cook! as long as u're not in charge of tasting the food, nor washing up. zzz.

XLB's still my love.

i thank God for my 9-5 job, cos if not, i would be spending my days...

1. waking up at 10ish
2. savoring macdonald's big breakfast and sipping hot coffee
3. working out at the gym
4. eating high tea, or my fav xiao long bao~! (with manymany ginger!)
   
5. catching a late afternoon movie

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on a side note, i googled 小笼包 and the eating method is interestingly thus:
由于小笼中含有大量汤水，所以吃起来务必要小心。
1、首先，将小笼包夹入小碟中，要小心不要将其夹破。
2、在小笼包侧面咬开一小口，略微吹凉一些。（小笼包汤汁较烫，故最好不要直接入口）
3、吸吮其汤汁。
4、连肉带皮一起吃下。（在吃前务必吸干其汤汁，不然极容易汤汁四溅）

轻轻提，慢慢移，先开窗，后喝汤。

And for my engrish speaking friend... zzz.

1. Gently pick up a XLB with the chopsticks and make sure that you don’t break the skin. You can do so by holding the XLB in the middle.
2. Nibble the side of the XLB to allow the hot soup/broth inside the XLB to cool down a little.
3. Drink of the soup/broth inside the XLB through the small opening. (This is the best way of savoring the meaty, juicy, and flavorful broth/soup inside the dumpling.)
4. Add some ginger and vinegar (as you like) to the dumpling and eat the rest.

Voila! No more broken dumplings and wasted soup, and definitely no more burnt tongues and stained shirts. *wink*

languid.

learned something new today:
Languid: an unwillingness or inability to exert oneself due to fatigue or physical weakness.

Languidness / Languor: or Fatigue (also called exhaustion, lethargy, lassitude, and listlessness) is a state of awareness. It can describe a range of afflictions, varying from a general state of lethargy to a specific work-induced burning sensation within one's muscles. It can be both physical and mental. Physical fatigue is the inability to continue functioning at the level of one's normal abilities. It is ubiquitous in everyday life, but usually becomes particularly noticeable during heavy exercise. Mental fatigue, on the other hand, rather manifests in somnolence.

e.g. i feel languid, all the time during workdays. =)

my off day (part 3)

got my nails painted! i am staying away from housechores for the next 2 weeks!

haha the fingernails are now in a shade of pink, i would call "bimbotic pink". from far not too bad, but close up... bad choice! *arghs*

my off day (part 2)

my off day started even earlier than the usual time i wake up for work! cos it's mmt's graduation and we're going off to convocation! although there were only 2 admission tix, i dun care, i die die want to squeeze myself in! hahaha...
and my reward? FOOD (again)! catering was from kriston, which serves really really solid laksa. this was my 2nd bowl. i was desperately trying to convince myself, it's not really that much right? their serving was quite small. =p

~yay! family of graduates!~

on a side note, we parked the car at maju camp, i cant help but snap a pic of... national security. hehe. (click to enlarge)

my off day (part 1)

my off day started on the eve. went home early, cooked some cha soba for snacks while waiting to head to BBQ at downtown east later in the night.

BBQ at off peak timings of the year really was good. wasnt too crowded and less kids running around! we had great company, great food, but the highlight of the night was actually this! i muz have been a cat in my previous life/subconscious mind/alter ego, cos i simply lurve FISH! it was a catch from the pasir ris fishing pond!

~marinating and marinated big fish!~

~the guys and the gals (with the Hotel Intercontinental cake, yummy)~

tonkatsu!

according to angela, it means "pig cutlet" in japanese.

pepper lunch in taka was closed and in replacement there was this bright and very colorful display to watch out for the next big thing.

so this is the next big thing, a black pig *oink* specialty shop. almost every dish has pork in it. and pork not juz from any tom, dick or harry pig. it's from the BLACK pig. yes, duno wat's the diff though.

but as usual, i do not have the courage to go in.. so if anyone does not mind pork from black pig and has tried this, pls let me know if it's worth trying. heh.

it's a moonie day!

combined CG cum mooncake celebrations cum overnight PM... it's amazing how we can ever manage to squeeze so many activities in one night.

nonetheless, we made do with the space we can find and attempted to carry some lanterns to create the mid autumn festival mood! hahha!lesson learned: i will NOT get durian mooncakes again! arghs! *runs far far away!*

dying trade

叮叮糖！ we seldom see such trades around already, dun we?p.s. uncle is selling at simei east point busstop, if u're craving for some memory lane sweets, do pop by!

dinner @ shOkudO

~the company~

our usual tues meeting was replaced with dinner! which left me thinking, should i be elated or sad? dinner was set at shokudo, which serves not really very nice food, and pretty pricey for the quality of food they serve.

in the end, it turned out to be a pretty fun time. managed to convince aaron, peter and tim to 'share' our food. so i ended up eating the whisk egg udon (my all time fav!), oikonomaki (or however it's spelled), 1/2 a spring chicken (i ate the wings), and desserts (mango and green tea with red beans!)
and the highlight of the night... aaron paid for my food! yayyay! he said anything above $50 i pay. it was $50.45! wahahaha~! so i had to fork out 45 cents!!!! only that he koped my change as well... nvm, $1 is still cheap for a sumptuous dinner!

yet another TV series

what do you see?

october october...

The October Crisis: a series of events triggered by two kidnappings of government officials by members of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) during October 1970 in the province of Quebec.

Black October: or also known as Black Monday. The stock market crash of 1987 was the largest one day stock market crash in history. The Dow lost 22.6% of its value or $500 billion dollars on October 19, 1987.

Oktoberfest: a twelve-day festival held each year in Munich, Germany, running and is an important part of Bavarian culture.

Red October: a fictitious Typhoon class submarine in the Tom Clancy novel The Hunt for Red October and the film which followed. She was built with a revolutionary stealth propulsion system called a "caterpillar drive", which is described as a hydrojet system in the book.

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to me, October is simply the 10th month of the year and entering 3rd quarter / the last 3 months of the year. technically, i am supposed to fulfill 3/4 of the goals which i've set at the beginning of the year. hmm, have i?

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twanging thoughts.

we all work 5 days a week. that will amount to 5*52 = 260 working days.

give and take say, 15 days of annual leave and some 5 days of MC (very underestimated!)? effective working days = 240 working days.

SO.

if u were late for 5 minutes a day, that will be 5*240 = 1200 minutes = 20 hours = 2.5 working days a year!

you 'eat' the company of 2.5 working days!... ... WOW.