Another Cooking Session

and this time it is Sushi-making!
dear bought a sushi receipe book last week and decided to try out.


Morning went over to Parkway Parade to look for dear and do some marketing at the supermarket and we bought the ingredients for sushi-making. It sounds weird but we love doing marketing and grocery shopping at supermarkets.. lol i feel closer to him too.
And after 3 hrs of preparation, we came out with this!

Thanks to dear, the day was so enjoyable.
something interesting, something engaging and something to fill our stomach lol
oh its enough for his whole family too


And this is our second attempt at sushi-making and its a big improvement :) as commented by his family heh
Hopefully on to more sessions in the future.

Stuffed Squid

Sushi vinegar with some seasonings to season the rice and to make the rice look more "glistening" and also "dispersed" so to see each grain and to make the rice sticky for kneading later.

Tamago and ebiko


Salmon Sashimi and sushi, Prawn sushi

The prawn had been skewered before boiling to prevent from curling up and then soaked in iced water to retain the texture.

Snoopi's First Grooming

Someone came to pick snoopi up and dropped him off after his grooming session
dad was worried that he will be aducted that he kept calling mum LOL
mum said he refused to get into the crate at first -_-
but i am glad he actually went to get his coat trimmed! see the contrast!
my Messy puppy and handsome baby




around 2mths

Around 3 mths


Before grooming


after grooming
and he is officially 4 months old today!


stairs exercise

March 27, 2008

Rapist serving 16 years jail, faces 4 more counts of sex with teen
By Selina Lum

A 37-YEAR-OLD man, now serving a 16-year jail term for raping a 14-year-old student, was brought before the High Court on Thursday to face four charges for having sex with another teenage girl.
Although Toh Lam Seng, a former pet shop owner, started off saying he would be pleading guilty, the hearing on Thursday made not much headway.

Toh first quibbled over a line in the statement of facts, which suggested that he knew the victim's age at the time.

After that was resolved, he then repeatedly mumbled that he was 'confused' when the judge asked if he was disputing anything else in the statement of facts.

A judge can accept a guilty plea only when an accused unreservedly admits the statement of facts.

Justice Tay Yong Kwang told Toh he did not have to admit to anything he did not want to, and gave him the night to think things over.

Toh had first been charged in April 2006 with raping the two teenage girls, mainly in public places. The two girls are not known to each other.

He went on trial in January last year on a single charge of raping the 14-year-old student at a Marsiling hilltop in March 2006.

He was convicted and jailed for 16 years, and ordered to be given 10 strokes of the cane.

On Thursday, the prosecution tendered reduced charges - from rape to sex with a minor - involving the other teenage girl.

Toh is accused of having sex with the 15-year-old four times between Dec 10 and 13, 2005, near Sembawang Park, Woodands View and a Geylang hotel.

The offence of having sex with a minor carries a maximum jail term of five years and a $10,000 fine.

http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Courts%2Band%2BCrime/STIStory_221057.html?vgnmr=1

and thus i rejoice at such news.. rapists deserve no sympathy.. especially those who engaged with minors..
and another category of scum i detest, perpetrators of family violence.
The safe haven of a family unit will be destroyed with the actions of such scum.

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Many refuse routine HIV test at CGH
Lack of anonymity cited as main deterrent, but hospital still hopeful

http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_221186.html

"The rationale for these tests is that early detection means timely treatment - and longer, improved quality of life - for the patient. "

and for the kid, if the expectant mother is HIV +ve

I hope the scheme will be an OPT-OUT in time to come.

hmm i am a "kaypoh" person.

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and i am loving ITHINK on facebook!
do join me in debates and discussions.
i love a good argument. :P

at least i know the percentage of people who argee with my opinions or not.

eg. Do not have a child when you are not ready to commit and later blame the child for lost opportunities
25 voted, 100% agreed

Mind your body, Straits Times Mar 26

By Gary Hayden


"..Despite what we may think, good looks actually do very little to improve our happiness. It is tempting to think: If only I were better-looking, I would be much happier. But in fact, beautiful people turn out to be scarcely happier than the rest of us. So perhaps it is wise not to place too much emphasis on how we look.

It is natural for us to wan to make progress in key areas of our lives. So we need not be ashamed of wanting to look healthy, well-groomed and attractive. But, as with so much else in life, it is all a matter of balance"

consoling myself you may think.. i wouldnt know .. never really ask the better-looking people around me if they are happier or not.

If you think you are better-looking, will you be truely happier?

I used to think if I am better-looking, dress better or even try to learn how to do makeup, i might feel more confident.
In a sense, yes and no.

Its all skin deep. There will always be people on the streets seemingly better ( as pointed by the bf or the guys around me sometimes )and I will never be satisfied.
And if the bf points out some girls he deems as pretty on the streets, that will instill a tinge of jealously in me.
I would like to accept gracefully about his and their comments about other pretty girls and agree along.

So maybe i should fret less of my appearance and work on other aspects.. finance wise, education wise, career wise, maybe my portfolio of hobbies and artworks might even be better.

I would like to think that. I will think that.
Just as long as it makes me happy. :)

and thus

pity the bf cause he has a gf that doesnt have the knack for makeup.
LOL

ramblings

something i saw today in DIGITAL TIMES


and it cost $169..
would anyone buy this?
i am very stingy on music players -_-
so now using dear's old creative..maybe sis's old zen nano will be a good idea too

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these few days been lazing at home and having lots of fish and porridge. no fried stuff no chilli no seafood sobs.
been occupying myself with CABAL and Gundam00

my whole mind's full of the Taiwan trip in May LOL i cant wait.. trying hard not to spend too much these few months to have a spree in taiwan :P but no thanks to my dental which cost me a few hundreds sigh..

with the trip means lots of quality time with dear.. if money and time permit us, i hope we can have yearly trips hee before life gets really hectic or we have more committements

been spending lots of time with snoopi too lol bringing him for walks and also lazin around with him and trying to teach him commands.. and finally booked a grooming session for him..
life is ordinary for now but i like the peace and quiet

the song from Gundam00

and in the meantime i'm hooked on DEVIL MAY CRY adapted from the game itself LOL
and my Cabal character-Blader


well just for passing time
not that i hate games
with a little management, its still healthy

Saturday special report(edited)

dear came over on fri and we watched gundam00 1-24 LOL its was great! the storyline's clearer to me and the graphics are awesome.. and the princess is so useless again.. as usual as with most princesses in the gundam series..

and this morning was spent reading the papers and i came across the special report in yesterday's papers.

some things to ponder..

"Wild Girls"

taken from the report

"some girls here are getting wilder and getting into trouble with the law. They are getting arrested for causing serious hurt and rioting. They are join gangs and experiment with sex at a younger age"

"Last year, 46 girls-aged seven to 19- were arrested for causing serious hurt and rioting...In 2006, 86 girls were hauled to court by their parents and declared beyond parental control..teenagers accounted for about 12 percent of about 12000 abortions performed in singapore. Of these, 19 were carried out on girls below 15.. More girls between the ages of 10-19 are also contradicting sexually transmitted infestions. In 2006, more than 500 of such cases were diagnosed.."

"...advertisements of teenage girls offering one night stands for fast cash..others pose photographs of themselves in skimpy outfits"

why do they do all these?
reasons i think of:
not enough attention and listenin ear from parents
broken families
not enough recognition
boost ego
boost self-esteem
boost confidence
false sense of belonging
sense of feelin loved with multiple partners

whose fault?
society's? Parents? Education system?

think about it

i cant comment much i guess if not i am being too critical to others when i aint know the whole story

just makes me wonder sometimes.. and i need to keep my criticism in check

Had the wisdom tooth op this morning.. after a surprise visit from dear lol
He went out with his NS buddies and decided to pop by after that so that he could accompany me to the dental this morning.. thanks dear..
And i am back home with 4 stitches and a numbed mouth and cheek..
no solid food.. and my gums hurt now.. and mon will be back to the dental to remove the stitches then back to work on wednesday ...


the tooth was embedded thus had to cut into 3 parts, the dentist cut away my gums too as the gums had swelled to cover the tooth .. tsk tsk

hope this is the end of my tooth problem.
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spare the rod spoil the child

snoopi bit my dad's shoe cabinet till the bottom frayed..
made me real mad and that's that.
he pulled the papers from the dining table and broke my cup
he bit and pulled out the drainage pipe from the washing machine
i will not tolerate disobedience.

so it seems ..punishment works better for him.

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went out with mum last night but the tooth made me irritated .. tsk tsk cant really shop well.. went far east but nothing caught my fancy while i saw so many holding onto plastic bags of their loots.

hmm maybe i'm at the wrong place or else its just me.
dinner brought them to The Central for udon lol and a quick stroll around the place .. bought some brownies too but sadly couldnt eat much ...

gonna book my taiwan tickets later
hopefully still have seats left

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hmm trying to control my anger.
anyway sis recommend a light hearted show .. JUNO
:P
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
about an minor who got pregnant but decided to give the child up for adoption as she was still schooling.. its "cruel" but this is to ensure there's no harm to the unborn child yet the child will have a better environment to grow up in.
a witty show at how she tackle the issues.. and her bravery to face the consequences.. at least her parents were supportive of her decision

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and we booked the tickets already heh
flyin in May to Taiwan! hee
and we went for this famous Porridge stall at Chinatown .. and dear's cooking dinner again :)
pics up later~


at waraku at The Central lol
see the difference in size of their bowls..

the porridge stall at tiong bahru..

surgery date

will be next thursday 20th march.. 5 days MC i think
abit nervous.. but better to get over and done with.

the tooth is causing me much irritation.
went for the second consultation yesterday and dentist suggest to remove both again tsk tsk to prevent further infection and to prevent it from resurfacing again.

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and we are back from the third jab.. and Snoopi's 6.3 kg at less than 4 mths.. *faints* BUT he's been a good boy, no whining, no struggling like last time, and jab was a breeze..

so now to consider whether to neuter and micro-chipped and to license soon

Dear came over to accompany me last night and fed me porridge hee
He studied at my study desk at night while i was knocked out by all the medication again
thanks dear.

Found a dentist, shall book another consultation before i schedule my op tsk tsk ..
luckily can use medisave but not sure how much balance i have to pay yet..

FLO Rida feat. T.Pain Music from the Movie Step Up 2

some blogs

that i read.. the "not so ordinary" lives of some people..
the SUPER rich, the beautiful, the chiongsters, the sluts, the "super sweet talkers", the "famous"
you'll be amazed .. well i was amazed..

http://angela.blursotong.com/
http://www.xanga.com/jerilyntiffany
http://thebuddyconnexion.blogspot.com/
http://www.roaring-queen.blogspot.com/
http://www.elaine73.blogspot.com/
http://www.xanga.com/janice_m & http://www.xanga.com/angelababy
(two of them are gorgeous! to me)
http://paperger.blogspot.com/
http://www.cranberrycandylicious.blogspot.com/
http://peggychang.wordpress.com/
http://beatricetan.livejournal.com/
http://www.nicolechen.net/vlog/
http://www.celestechen.com/
http://paradoxic-illusions.blogspot.com/
http://princess-michie.blogspot.com/
http://www.wendy-dydy.blogspot.com/
http://elmoism.blogspot.com/
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and EATING IS SUCH A CHORE TO ME NOW ARGH! i cant bite cause i always bit the swollen gums... eating in super slow motion and speed .. tsk tsk


and something to ponder... WATCH THIS



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my friend's doujin + game~ that she created with her friends~ do support her

http://www.rojak-labs.com/

Back from the dentist

and with not so good news..

upon inspection, gums badly swollen due to inflammation due to infection.
need to have minor operation to remove the lower tooth and to balance out, need to extract upper tooth.
need to cut the gums to extract the tooth and no solids after a week zz..

now i have 4 types of medication, 1 painkiller, 2 anitiobiotics and 1 anti-swelling..

anyone know any cheaper place and GOOD dentist to do wisdom tooth extraction?
they quote me 450 for a tooth! argh

sobs~ of all times.. must be the time i am goin for studies and my trip.. argh
i will survive..
*stares at acct*

i need sponosor..maybe i should just be a hermit again LOL

The All-American Rejects - It Ends Tonight lyrics
Your subtleties
They strangle me
I can't explain myself at all.
And all the wants
And all the needs
All I don't want to need at all.

The walls start breathing
My minds unweaving
Maybe it's best you leave me alone.
A weight is lifted
On this evening
I give the final blow.

When darkness turns to light,
It ends tonight
It ends tonight.

A falling star
Least I fall alone.
I can't explain what you can't explain.
Your finding things that you didn't know
I look at you with such disdain

The walls start breathing
My minds unweaving
Maybe it's best you leave me alone.
A weight is lifted
[ Lyrics found on http://www.metrolyrics.com ]

On this evening
I give the final blow.

[Chorus]
When darkness turns to light
It ends tonight,
It ends tonight.
Just a little insight
won't make this right
It's too late to fight
It ends tonight,
It ends tonight.

Now I'm on my own side
It's better than being on your side
It's my fault when your blind
It's better that I see it through your eyes

All these thoughts locked inside
Now you're the first to know

[Chorus x2]

Tonight
Tonight
Insight
When darkness turns to light,
It ends tonight

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or last night for that matter.

falsies lobang

at home right now nursing my sore gums and looking through blogs while i found this ..and trying to swallow my breakfast in small bites.. zz i hate this eating aspect.. though it doesnt hurt as much, the gums are still sore from even trying to chew stuff..
anyway back to the lobang

MZ? u want? around a mth's wait.

GROUP 1 : NATURAL EYELASH
- $11 Per Box (10 Pairs, Same Lashes)
- $13 Per Box (10 Pairs, Mix + Match Lashes for Natural Eyelash only, Max 4 types)
- $17 Per Box (10 Paris, Mix + Mach Lashes for Natural Eyelash & Dramatic Long Eyelash, Max 4 types)

GROUP 2 : DRAMATIC LONG EYELASH


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new song! from Linkin Park

Linkin Park - Given Up

55th month anniversary

080308 was our 55th month anniversary, dear was excited and he tried to make me happy DESPITE my horrible toothache due to the swollen gums.. seems like my wisdom decided to surface up again tsk tsk .. after being dormant for so many years ...

Went breakfast with mum in the morning then went over to find dear at People's Park to look at Taiwan tour packages.. decided on a tour agency which will cover most places dear has set his mind on.

some highlights :

Taiwan:
Martyr’s Shrine,Chiufen, 101 World Building, National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall formerly known as C.K.S. Memorial Hall , Tamsui Old Street, Fisherman Wharf, Lover Bridge, National Palace Museum, Ximenting, Shihlin Night Market, Taoyuan Night Market, Wufenpu, Tamsshui Old street

Hualien:
Taroke Gorge, Promised land resort

Taitung
Kaoshiung
CHaiyi
Taichung
Miali
Hsinchu

We then proceeded over to Central to have lunch at Waraku... i wasnt in the best of mood cause of the horrible toothache but dear still try to cheer me up .. thanks :)
Had a good meal though my eating speed has been reduced till almost 40% ..then went over to Liang Court to do some grocery shoppin lol
I love grocery shopping with dear lol can pour over the choices of ingredients and dear was making dinner, shabu shabu hotpot lol

Dinner was shabu shabu and steam egg and cold tofu and cold noodles.. and i love it all .. most of the stuff are soft so that i could have an easier time eating it

And we will be confirming our package within the next few weeks for our trip in May lol dear's birthday month. Though its after his actual birthday but there's always belated celebrations.. cant wait~
In the meantime.. *checks savings* hmm need to be very thrifty for the months to come before the trip. LOL gonna do all my shopping there instead


Dear's set

Mine

salmon sashimi~ its the belly and its good!

dear's having tests and more group assignments, need to wait till end of the week to see him again but he said will be with me after i bring snoopi for third jab and then snoopi will be free to go explore around :)

dear came over last night to accompany me, lugging his laptop and notes as he has project meeting today.
Thanks dear, for making the efforts. I appreciate it alot. We watched "Meet the spartans" on his laptop too.. Very lame. worse than Scary movie, luckily we did not catch the show in cinema.

We also went to source for travel agency for our taiwan trip too LOL
Dear wants to cover a few areas.. from taipei to hualien to taizhong and kaoshiung.
Its kinda difficult to plan F&E to cover these places as we might need to take domestic flight/train and change a few hotels so we decided to find a package that best fits and extend a few days ourselves.. comparing price wise.. it aint much a difference.

i can feel the excitement building up already lol and dear too cause he's been there during NS days and he loves the place too lol
and me.. i haven been there! sobs.

shall lose more weight to gain weight there LOL
the food, the fashion, the scenery, the culture, the people heh

Tomorrow shall go source around again.

WOW

someone's sexacapades.

http://sexilucious.chocoboard.com/
Is it really that fun?
Is she really that pretty?

some sneaks

HERE
HERE

well no one said the pictures are copyrighted or not producible.

wow, i am amazed at other's definition of fun.

its so calm and peaceful that sometimes it worries me..
will my peace be shattered suddenly? abruptly? will i be thrown into despair again?
i rather not take the chance. i hope the peace last and my tense emotions can be released finally..

the human heart.
can be determined at times yet there will be times it will give way to temptation..subconsciously.. feelings that were not there.. or when one was feeling down.. the extra attention's always welcome.. but where will it lead from there? from friend to confidant to something more?
why allow oneself to have the chance to falter more?
why allow oneself to let others in?
will others see it as a chance to do something else? to their benefit?
i strongly believe in nipping the problem in the bud now..

"just as long as i know what i am doing and i did not betray you"
will you still be firm if you are really presented with an opportunity right before your eyes or when your feelings and visions are blurred?

and i still HATE HER.
Till the time when i can finally put it all behind me..
i hope it comes soon to me too..

Sweet Child of Mine ....

Rock music knows no boundaries LOL
oh yea~

L Changes the world

Met dear to watch "L changes the world" on saturaday.
Its about a virus that threatens to infect the world (cause of the group determining that without humans, earth will bein a better state)and L becoming more "humane" and showing some comical yet heartwarming sides to him

its good! watch it~
we had lunch before the show at Food Republic then had dinner at Makansutra esplanade
lots of food again.. i love time with him

OH! snoopi knows how to "Paw" lol
not 100% successful though but at least its still a good start

and dear sold his game account.
I am sorry it has to come to this.
yet I am relieved at the same time.
I will keep my temper and my negativitiy in check cause he is trying his best for us. I will too.
I believe it will get better..
I hope its not a decoy to distract me, to divert my attention fromHER..
I hope you kept your promise to balance all these things out.
I hope I am not kept in the dark over anything else.
I give you the trust, you give me the time..
I hope nothing like 9th Feb will ever happen again.
you said all guys.. but in the end when there were changes and I did not know anything about it.

On a lighter note, we are planning more time together~ Taiwan trip! lol
ok ok my mood swing from the extremes..

some pictures..
At the esplanade MAKANSUTRA



Happy Pot set for 1 ~
we had satay and chicken wings too lol

Today morning, brought mum out for Brunch at the new CHA CHAN TING at Jurong Point.
its another HK cafe style food.
and ITS NOT RECOMMENDED.
to me that is.
the baked rice is Dry and uncooked, the dim sum's not fresh and the drink's diluted.
mum's pepper rice seems ok, dear's congee seems acceptable too.. tsk tsk
wont go there again.






and and...
Snoopi now knows the command "PAW" whee~


rainy day + lazing dog

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and some eagerly awaited pics LOL from last yr

Morning Emo-ness

i am still stuck between two choices.. Global SIM or UNISIM.
its been a long battle.. with Global giving a shorter route yet more modules in the specialisation i want while UNISIM has a wider range yet limited modules in the specialisation
UNISIM seems more comprehensive BUT has alot more "redundant" modules and electives and will take longer time to complete..
and of course the school fees.. UNISIM has 40% rebate which amounts to almost 9K in savings..

tsk tsk
and it all boils down to me..
going against myself.

sometimes i envy people who have the path laid out for them, who had decisions and choices laid out for them YET they cannot steer OUT of it lest they decide to pursue other genres..

A friend complained that her parents gave her alot of possibilities and also made the decisions for her for most of her life like studies, job choices, savings, dating even travelling.
For that, i cant seek my parents' advice as they arent even sure of things to be done or to be known.
i will be the one planning and telling them the contents of the course, my intended career path and even the one planning the family trip.

i just wish i can be more clear-headed.
i can only depend on myself BUT i will only be answerable for myself

“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.”