Hilarious!

my bf and i were at Hanoi Opera House when we saw beautiful brides posing for their photoshoot. inspired, i cajoled my bf to take a photo with me, and the process is secretly videod down by my cheeky friends:

Oasis

the past few days have been quite turbulent @ work. feeling very mistreated, i ended up feeling a little sorry for myself. battling within myself, i kept struggling with thoughts like 'what the hell - i don't need this crap' but then again, thanks to the christians around me - somehow in one way or another, i was encouraged. i was reminded of what my ex-church pastor used to say: that rough winds and tough waves make a good sailor. well, recently i've also been more prayerful, leaning more on His Strength and Wisdom.

today is a joyous day! like an oasis in a desert, this is exactly how i felt - being away from work on a sat! yay! met up with an ID today for our new house. he says it'll be expensive to selectively revamp since they need to tear down 'part by part' - for eg. tearing down the wall will require them to patch up the marble that is already laid, and they have to buy that marble from the condo mgmt ( have to use the exact same marble as rest of the hse). and it'll be a waste of our money since we've paid for all the wardrobes, cabinets, bathtub etc so it's better to keep some of them. anyway let's see - he'll send us the design plan after we provide him with the floor plan.

supposed to go for my colleague's housewarming. but decided not to go since my bf is not interested and i'm not exactly too keen to turn up either. sick of seeing the ppl i wouldn't quite want to see - esp on weekends :P so we went to suntec - bf bought some Italian Roast Coffee from Wiener Kaffehaus (in Carrefour) and even a coffee pot to brew the coarse blend. the sample the lady gave to us is fabulous in aroma and body ( and thankfully, not acidic! in case you didn't know - i don't drink coffee nowadays because i have phobia of acidic coffee) - i was bought over.

then we headed to the cinema for Le Grand Chef - some Korean drama rama on a Royal Chef cooking competition. oh but one part was rather upsetting when the guy has to sacrifice his cow (which is his friend and comfort) to compete in the competition - cos he can't find a better marbled cow. i think i couldn't never be able to do that - that's why it's impossible for me to keep a pet - i'll be so grieved when it dies. the ending is somewhat expected but still meaningful - that a simple bowl of beef soup (rich with meaning and cooked with dedication) far exceeds that of a complex intricate soup made from despicable means. Simplicity - just like Ratatouille, just like
indiana jones - who rightly picked the carpenter's wooden cup instead of all the gold and glorious gobblets.

yawn! time to sleep - long day ahead :) hmmm....simplicity. yeah, just what the ID said today - what's the point of working so hard?

sulky lamb

i'm gonna spend CNY alone here again!
and my bf didn't tell me only until i started to make plans for CNY and asked his availability - that he's going kyoto for biz trip.

not again! he was in germany last year; and in london the year before.
CNY was so lonely, and now again....

sigh, i regretted not agreeing to going bali with my family....now how?

lonely and detestable CNY.arrrggghhhhh.

i shall go travel alone, somewhere, anywhere but be here alone, again.

Church for wedding

Visited my parent church today after service with the intention of checking out the Sanctuary interior, seating capacity, buffet area etc. But we went too late and it's closed. Anyway this is a picture of the front of the church. I like it very much, despite the photographer's jokes on how this resembles a firestation. Grrr. Haha.

Oh by the way, the name's Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church - the oldest servicing church in spore.

Look at what's in my hands

Was browsing through a book on achievers when it struck me that the world has been emphasizing on the need to structure our goals and lives to achieve, to outperform. Be an achiever. Oh man, little did we remember to focus on what brings true joy and happiness to us. And to look at what's in my hands. It's a real joy to do what gives us true happiness. This should be my focus.

It's another sin to wallow in self-pity. I must constantly meditate to remind myself that i should always do my best, and not easily take the shortcut or no for an answer. This should be my attitude.

And i must be hopeful, in the Lord.
A little in the Potter's Hands avails much.

New Year New Beginnings

The watchnight service on New Year's eve has always been enlightening. This year my pastor chided us for being Thankful for nothing; Critical about everything. I'm certainly guilty of that - especially recently as i wasn't too happy about some ongoings in my workplace. Nonetheless, as Christians we ought to be people who give praises and thanksgiving to God continually, remembering the Goodness of God.

Let 2008 be a year of commitment to do what is right, according to God's standards. Well, i'll become what i'm commited to. I pray that i'll hold fast to this commitment, and may my life be pleasing to Him.

Also, i need to reassess my life a little. It's so true that when we are enjoying life, we don't question ourselves. It's when we hit alow that we start to reassess. One way to discover your metier may be to think about the things that you are proud of and enjoy. I need to pray and meditate on my life's path. I hope i'll have an answer by the end of this month :)

More of my idle cooking

Nothing better to do last weekend so decided to clear the leftovers from the fridge.


Lotsa rocket leaves left from Christmas. So opened a can of tuna spread & ate with the leaves on top of a loaf of 99cents freshly baked baguette i bought from NTUC hypermart. Gobbled up half a loave of baguette. My, i'm putting on weight!


Leftover Mascarpone cheese: Decided to make tiramisu with it. Got some Vicenzi ladyfingers from Cold Storage for the sponge. Didn't have kahlua, so made do with the Baileys in my fridge.


Layered the sponges in a tubberware ( cos i couldn't find the right size glassware) - i had used 2 of these tubberwares. Topped with liquored cream, and repeat the same again.


Refrigerate for few hours and dust with cocoa powder when done.


Leftovers from Christmas. I just bought some more brinjals.
Browned them in a pan with olive oil.


Added brown field mushrooms, and this time i made chicken meatballs and fish meatballs. The sauce was more watery this time round cos i ran out of tomato puree and stewed canned whole tomatoes. haha. But just made do with these leftover sauces cos i didn't want to buy them again and have more leftovers again :P
Cooked some Organic short-grain brown rice to go with the stew. Meatballs are much juicer than the beef ones i made in for Christmas. Though i still prefer beef over white meats for meatballs. Will try lamb in future :P