so happy! finally can communicate with someone in japanese. the person is non other than my sec sch mate :)
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a qtr of century celebration mama said cake cutting should only be done once on birthday. too many cake cutting sessions aren't good. but who cares abt the old wives tales :P with family with friends with HJP with colleagues (o.o)v from an anonymous friend sumptuous dinner @ al forno. Pizza Misto Funghi Spaghetti Cartoccio Merluzzo in Padella birthday trip to HKG next month. Yoo hoo!
HJP was out to KL trip last leaving me to pass my wkends alone. anyway, it wasn't really bad as i always have my own stuff to do. did my HKG itinerary. 3/4 done. left macau part. Sun went to church with his aunt for the 1st time. initally, i resisted the idea cos with my nature, i could easily say the wrong/lame things. hence, i keep "mum" most the time. even at work.. tsk tsk. that's explain, my colleagues have the impression i too mild (even to carriers). anyway, we went to kiliney kopitiam for lunch & then she gave me a lift home. received the package from DHL. still couldn't made out the 2 meanings behind the phrase.
"have ever consider to train yourself for a marathon?" was being asked by dionne during our catchup session last fri. the thought of training for a marathon never came into my mind. anyway, i'm not those hard-core exercise freak. after all, i only do it for 1 reason - tone & shape up. a yr of jogging had yet to cultivate the love for exercise in me. i'll only feel guilty if i skip it (at least, it still motivates me a little from time to time). YY's philosophy is 运动是为了吃更多食物 (agreed to a certain extend). my philosophy is 运动是为了让我尽情享受美食的当而中，但不会产生罪恶感。also came out with another excuse which is i can easily catch my bus whenever i saw it arrives from far.
i came across this article while reading Cleo this morning. The Great Escape (3 great reasons to skip town ) - pg 239 1. You'll sleep better A study in Psychosomatic Medicine has reported that people who take regular trips away from home enjoy better quality sleep. You dun have go far to reap the benefits. Even a wkend trip to a short resort in Bintan can deliever the beauty rest your body needs. My take: Yes. it really helps in delivering beauty sleep. surprisingly, you will energetic even though sleeping late & waking up early morning (with the fact you hv done of loads of shopping the day before) 2. You'll live longer Women who holiday twice a year are 8 times less likely to develop heart disease than those who spend their off days @ home, according to a study conducted by the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, US. My take: Personally, i target to holiday twice a year. this gave me another reason (excuse) to support it. whether, i live long...
dinner with HJP - Part 2 Venue: Imperial Treasure Teochew Kitchen @ Suntec drop by for dinner on HJP birthday. usually, i went there to satisfy my chinese ramen cravings. but for a change in tastebuds, we decided to order the ala cartes. a wise choice indeed. tsk tsk. drunken chicken. HJP fave har cheong kai (i ate only 1 piece) a combination of my faves! Tofu with stuffed spinach & seafood gravy. a dish which i dun feel sinful eating even after finishing the whole plate my all time fave noodle - fried ee fu mee. this was only so so. other than ramen, the Tofu with stuffed spinach makes me wanting to come back for more. price is reasonable with decent food. i'll be back!
dinner with HJP - Part 1 HJP mentioned 1 day that he missed the posts on meals which we had together. cos usually i'll blog abt it after each meal. this signifies 1 thing. it has been the long time since he gave me a good treat =P anyway, dropped by city sq eco mall during one of the sundays. it's the 2nd time in my life walking along the streets of little india. . hahahaha.. really alot of ah nehs (废话. little india 没有 ah nehs, 还有谁) dinner at Uncle Sam's claypot. ordered spare ribs claypot rice/ watercress soup (my fave!)/ otah/ breaded prawns. we also tried 贡茶 located at B1 (if i rem correctly). very nice! it allows you to choose the degree of sweetness. i had lemon roasted melon tea. melon tea with a zest of lemon. REFRESHING!
オレオチーズケーキfor hjp & momo in view of the 2 special occasions for mom & hjp, i decided to make oreo cheesecake. result turn out to be not too bad. i like the colour for momo's 1 cos it looks more appealing than HJP. mixture of oreo & julie's biscuits for the base momo's cheesecake hjp's cheesecake (with lots of biscuits) hjp posing for his cake. end note: instead of using a springform pan, i used a round aluminmum mould with aluminmum foil lining inside (with extra 5cm out of the mould). this is to assist in removing the cake from the mould after it sets into the shape. the best part is, you can re-use the mould till its out of shape ;) a cheap & easy method.
yep! i had finished my notes for tml "coffee with steve" meeting. finally my turn came.. which i dread the most.. cos i hate this kind of meeting. btw, i had conquered both ブザー・ ビート & コード・ブルー ytd. Yamashita Tomohisa is damn suave in ブザー・ ビート. awwww!!! can't resist his charm (just as i can't resist Takeshi) peehee next drama in line will be either Tokyo Dogs or Liar Game 2.
dinner with both carriers was a great experience. both of them are really kind enough to bring us gifts. esp the taiwanese which they have left their office earlier to get 蛋黄饼 & individual gifts for us. for a person who do not really like mooncake with egg yolk, i would say the 蛋黄饼 was really nice as the sweetness & saltness compliments very well. L`occitane from EMC the koreans also comes with their corporate gift which is a scarf. can use it to accessorise some of my bags (o.o)v they had also brought us their newly built vessel model [din took a pic of it] very beautiful!
my bonus & increment are in! at least i could do some shopping this month which i'm dying to... the rest of the money will still need to feed into my "poggy" bank for a higher purpose.. kns !?! everything needs $$ on leave today to meet up with xx for revision.. i'm looking forward this week to end soon! its so torturing to anticipate what will be test questions like.. i hope i won't flung. if not my moral will be ........ kinda looking forward to next wk too. cos my fave carrier is in town! in fact 2 carriers will in. but 1 of them always went into hibernation mode. hopefully, this meeting will help to bridge the gap. gtg to prepare for my test. wish my luck!
An email from my counterpart today has really make my day! i finally felt that i'm being appreciated & my efforts pay off. Dealing with the Eastern Europeans was a damn chanlleging task [ever since i took up this task a year ago]. . they are one the "bluntest" creatures on earth which words cannot be taken seriously. if not, high blood pressure will be knocking on your door in no time. i almost teared when i told rose & eva abt it. the job satisfaction has rekindled my passion again ;)
Lunch at Liang Court Hjp & i decided to drop by Liang Court for lunch one sunday after church. our lunch was at the basement 1 (near Meidi-ya supermarket). we bought ourselves a salmon sashimi & chicken don each. as this place is catered to the japanese, the salmon is much more fresh than other supermarts & the rice of the chicken don is very up to standard (粒粒分明) shall go back again. cheaper than resturant's price but a little pricey than a normal meal. its worth it.
Bintan Retreat [24 Mar - 26 Mar] paveway to comfy bed my room is at ground floor which i need to keep the shades closed most of the time other parts of the resort pool looking over the sea. but i forgot to bring my swimming gear pool bar coconut trees 空 sun was blazing hot. & thank goodness i brougnt my laniege eye mate- it's a sunblock for eyes. got it from korea with the help of es (SIN laniege has not brought in). a must buy as it's non greasy & easily being absorbed into the skin. dejected hjp still looking dejected even i asked for a photo together while waiting for sunset. but can't see any due to cloudy day. as the night falls . . . last but not least. . . me & hjp