-~mY tAlEs~-

Keeping a Baking Diary

2010-12-19T23:41:00.002+08:00

After seeing quite a number of food/baking/yummy blogs around, I've decided to keep my own Baking Diary online. It would be a good way to keep track of all my Bakings/recipes, and also the changes each time I made the same recipe with a slight preference change. Of course, on top of all these, it would be a great way to share and get more experiences. I may just keep baking regularly to keep the blog going.

So visit now here~!

Though I will be rather busy with Wendy's order(25 gift bags of butter cookies) these few day, I'll still try my best to post on my Baking Diary. To be honest, I'm really excited about it. About Christmas (even though I dont celebrate it, or even buy presents for my friends), Wendy's order(It's the biggest order I've received so far, and I think I'm excited to keep it going and make people taste the Bakings~!), and the Bakings I would be doing from now on!

I saw this super cute diary with cupcakes pictures on both the cover page and the inside. No pictures because the shop didnt allow photography and I was too busy trying to decide whether to get it or not. But in the end, I didnt, since it was so expensive~! Almost $15 for a tiny diary. But one of the design even got some yummy looking cupcakes recipes.

But thinking to myself, I can get the recipes easily on the internet, and for the pictures, I can bake the cupcakes and take some on my own. I'm madly in love with cupcakes now~! But it's really depressing to have so much leftover every time (There are still quite a number of cupcakes left in my kitchen now, not to mention the butter cookies). They are really yummy, but I just wonder why.

Anyone wanna volunteer to eat them?

I guess I should really start looking for some people (or even alot of people) to volunteer eating them~! I really do get depressed and discouraged when I see there are so much yummy bakings left in the kitchen. Of course, I cannot get myself to make more, if not, the waste monster will come and get me at the end of the day.

So anyone who stay near Sengkang and doesnt mind having some (or maybe a lot) yummy things to chew on every now and then, just let me know k? LOL!

The power of broccoli

2010-12-09T22:09:00.002+08:00

*blow dust*
*sweep sweep*
*mop mop*

It has been quite a long while since I last posted anything here. 3 months, to be exact. I cant believe my tagboard is actually flooded by spams over the past 3 months. But at least they keep it 'alive' here? By the way, I don't think I will be blogging as often as I used to(I dont think I can call that often too. XD), since I'm trying to concentrate on my Japanese blog.

I am here blogging today because Ben has always been trying to tell me that BROCCOLI can actually help to increase your memory and boast your brain power. For quite some while, I think he is just bullshit-ing as usual. But he just showed me this website.

http://geniusbeauty.com/news/broccoli-improves-memory-intelligence/

Well, I do not really wanna believe it just by reading one little article from the Internet. Since I do know of people who love and eat lots of broccoli, but still have bad memory. BUT STILL, I think I would just try to include some food from the list to my meals~ LOL

Breakfast - Peanut butter sandwich
Fruits - Peach
Lunch - wheat pasta with broccoli
Fruit - Apricot
Dinner - Seafood baked potatoes

Chuck-backs

2010-08-30T09:32:00.004+08:00

Well, I guess I could say that
I have been busy ~~with Japanese classes~~
almost everyday, since my last post
was the day my E1 class started.

But to be honest, I have been really
addicted to "Liar Game" Manga after
Pepper actually asked me to the movie.

I got hooked for several weeks. So
everyday at work was Manga time,
and E2 class started soon after.
Thankfully, I managed to finish it
last week, but quite alot happened
in between these times.

21.08.2010 - Escape
Not really my favorite place to hang out,
but it was fun. I sat on almost every ride,
including the choo-choo-train and the airplane.

24.08.2010
Onion told me she cannot continue E2 classes
anymore, after she attended only one lesson
on the 23rd. The first reason that crossed my
mind was that she could not cope with all the
kanjis and vocabulary. But she told me it was
because she is going on training every Wed.

28.08.2010 - Wild Wild Wet
As predicted by Pepper, Garlic
could not make it due to work.
So it was the two of us, and
her ex-manager's family. They left
really early, and both of us were
there till 5pm~! A total of 6 hours!
Even saw bRyan, LueSong & Hoshi~

Oh ya. Even booked a chalet for
Daven's birthday. To think that
they actually said they didnt
wanna spend too much on this one.
Of course, it's clever of them
to push all the troubles and cost to me.

~Whatever~

TODAY

2010-08-03T08:44:00.000+08:00

IT'S TODAY~!

Pre Seventh Month

2010-08-02T15:46:00.007+08:00

Since last tuesday when I talked about the supernatural incident that occurred
near my place, lunch break became a mini ghost stories session. With the Chinese 7th month starting in about a week's time, it would be nice to share~

Facts (or maybe fiction):

1. Do not carry anything that makes jingling sounds as you walk (eg. hanging keys, bell accessories). Even whistling counts.

Reason: Supernatural beings are attracted to these sounds and may just follow you all the way home.

2. Supernatural beings love to sit in conversations, talks, lectures, or whatever about themsevles.

(They may be just beside you as you're reading this.)

3. You will feel extra crowded when you are taking the lift ALONE.

I do not need to explain on that, but it was just one of the jokes I always made about the 7th month.

4. Supernatural being are always with us.

Yes, even on every other months. Just that the 7th month will be a little overcrowded than it should be.

5. Do not move bibles, scriptures, or any type of religious text in your hotel room.

It's best that you do not touch it all together. Flipping the pages is forbidden too. If it's open, dont close it. If it's closed, dont open it. Just dont TOUCH it.

Stories (Some are first hand experience~):

Anny: She was at Malaysia, I think, on a road which is famous for all the supernatural accidents that happened there. There were 4 people in the car, the driver, front passenger, and 2 back passenger. They were turning around the corner really fast (I do not understand why they did so when they already knew that road is known for those accidents.) and suddenly, the car started turning in circles.

The car hitted the divider and left a dent on the door. Other than that, there were no other damages. All the windows were fine. Just after they recovered from the accident, they realised one of their friends in the back seat were MISSING.

Which is IMPOSSIBLE to happen. Since they locked all the doors, the windows were all intact, the only damage they have was the dented door. But they realised a little round hole at the back windscreen. Let's say just enough for a hand to reach in. But there were no cracks around the hole. Just a perfect circle.

Of course, they got down and shouted for their friend. Looked everywhere but couldn't find him. Just when they thought that he might had fallen off the cliff and were ready to call for the police, they heard their friend calling out weakly.

He was just under the divider, unable to move. They quickly helped him up and saw that his shirt was stained in red around his chest and tummy area. The amulet he wear around his neck smudged. Knowing that something is very wrong, they helped him into the car and quicky drove away.

After which, they visited a temple and the master told them that the amulet actually protected him. (Not to be disrespectful, but I dont need to be a master to be able to tell that the amulet actually protected him lo.)

Anny: A story from a chinese ghost book. I believe the story happened in Malaysia, with lots of trees and mountains and wulu wulu roads. This couple were driving along one of the wulu wulu road and their car broke down(So typical story). So the husband told his wife, who was heavily pregnant, that he would go down and fix the car. Once he got down, she was to lock all the doors and NOT open to anyone except to him.

So the husband went to fix the car, and with the engine cover opened, the wife could not see a thing his husband was doing. Not long after which, a police car came from the opposite direction, went past them a little, and reversed back to them.

Two policemen got down the car and had their guns pointed at the top of the car. The wife was puzzled from the scene. the police told her to open the door, follow them and not look back. Since it's police, she opened and obeyed what they told her to.

After bringing her to the station, the policemen told her that they saw this green long hair monster feeding on her husband's brain on top of the car. They then sent more men to the scene, but they couldn't find the body. All that was left was the car. (FICTION, I would say.)

Jensen: During his poly time (at Ngee Ann Poly), he once attended this talk about Buddist. The speaker was talking about reincarnation, karma and all. He was sitting right in front of the whiteboard as he speaked. Out of nowhere, Jensen saw this white figure of a person. Face was blurred, or even without a face, standing right behind the speaker.

He told the friend next to him, but that friend did not see anything. So he dismissed it and after a while, the figure was gone. Over lunch, the topic was brought up again. Jensen's girlfriend actually saw the same thing at the same place too. But she told the other friend instead, who also didnt see anything. But the figure were so clear and both of them saw it about the same time, at the same position.

Jensen: He has been experiencing the "ghost lying on top" of him very often. He was talking about one of the experiences in which the ghost was on him, and he couldnt move at all. But he could feel the ghost's long hair sweeping across his face over and over again. Can you imagine that someone who got ghost on him was actually thinking, "Can you please tidy your hair? It's tickling me." (LOL! I laughed so hard at this one!)

eRica: This is the story that started the whole supernatural conversation. One night, after my smelly tofu spree with Pepper and all, the family managed to finish most of it and threw the rubbish out rather late. Alice came back saying that she felt a chill and someone following her behind once she turned around the corner. She even smelled flower scent at #14-14.

According to Felicia, they always hear cats meowing at the exact same time every night. 3.08am on her own mobile.

eRica: Another one I told was what I heard in the family. My fatherinlaw was in the army that time and he did not believe anything supernatural. I believe he was sleeping a room on his own and someone told him NEVER sleep directly under the fan. One day, it was so super hot and he did not bother about anything, dragged his bed right beneath the fan and slept on top of the top deck.

Well, you know what happen next. He was shocked awake by the pressure on him, making him unable to move, and he saw the fan dropping low right at his face. I guess someone came in and everything was back to normal.

Common: This is a common story the three of us had heard but a little different version I guess.

Jensen and I: Army training. There was this guy who was feeling sick and wanted to opt out of the march. But he was asked to join as it seemed to be nothing very serious to the officer. So he did, but the troop already did their head count, and he was not counted in.

They marched on. Before they could reach the second check point, he was feeling so sick that he could not move on. He told his friend to go on without him and he would catch with them soon. So they reached the second and the third checkpoint. But the guy did not came back. The friend got worried and reported the matter to his officer.

Everything went crazy from there. The march was cancelled, everyone was to search for this missing guy. But nothing was found. For a few days, they searched. Nothing.

After which, his organs and all were found laid nicely under a tree.

Anny's version was that he was part of the march, and he went back alone because he was sick. When the troop went back, the guy was nowhere to be found. After a few days, they found his organs laid nicely in his cabinet.

Mino: He used to be in this school somewhere I would call an isolated island. As he described it, not much people stayed there; they have to cross 3 long bridges before they can reach the island; there are quite alot of forested area.

One day during assembly, a few of the girls suddenly fainted at the same time. Well, of course people went up and help wake them up. Eventually they did, but struggling like crazy. All of them were very desperate to get to a well, just outside the school. Somehow they managed to get help, and people were chanting at the well until the girls 'woke' up.

Mino even said that the principle once told them that there was once where he was going back to school in the late evening. He was riding on his motorcycle along the brigde, where he saw a lady in long white dress with long hair(Typically hantu appearance). He actually wanted to stop and ask if she needed a ride. But thinking about it, something doesnt seem right so he actually sped up all the way. (I dont think that lady needed him to stop for a ride, be it supernatural or not.)

Mino: He know this devoted Christian maybe-priest-or-helper that has lots of supernatural experiences to share. One of them speaks of this man who had been praying to this non-Christian God, who promised him wealth if he would return his favor one day. I believe this God blessed him with wealth for a few years before asking him to pay back with his unborn son.

Of course he refused. So this God possessed someone (was his father or whoever ba~),
went straight to his house and wanted to grab the baby for himself. People tried to stop him but he was very strong. This God even tried to negociate, saying that if he's willing to give up his son, He can give him as many Mencedes he wanted instantly.

In the end, they started praying/chanting for the Christian God's help. Eventually He went away, and they tried to ask the man to believe in the Christian God so that He will not be back anymore.

Mino: Another one was about this girl who often go to church. She had this twin sister whom she told no one about, but one day, everyone realised that her voice changed and she was talking about weird things, like how her stepfather raped her, how things are bad in life, and how she died.

Eventually she led the church people to the beach where she died. As she spoke, she got more agitated and angry. She even said she wanted to bring her sister along with her, and pointed a knife at herself. They stopped her, and started the praying thing.
The girl woke up, not remembering anything. (So damn cool to have a evil twin sister)

Hope you enjoy this super long post about the supernatural around us~ All the time

How Long More...

2010-07-28T08:28:00.002+08:00

I'm so disappointed...
Well, not that disappointed too.
But disappointed.

After seeing that the Japanese classes
that I wanted to go for being updated
in the online schedule, I was elated
thinking that the number of students
for each class has finally hit the
minimum requirement.

But when I went there on Monday with Pepper,
each class only has about 6 or 7 students
(including Onion; minimum need 8 students).
When the receptionist told me that there is
a possibility that the class will be postponed
if there are still not enough people,
I feel like banging into the walls.
Not to mention that Onion has last minute
OT that day, and did not turn up that day.

But still, I registered, paid, and got
the books and notes for both E1&2.
At least I can start my self study
with those and the book I used for my
Japanese class in NYP.

I already started yesterday at work;
and at home. But not having a study
table like I used to have at home, makes
me fall asleep while reading on the bed.

I should really find a study place outside,
since I cant really study Japanese openly
at work as well. Especially with all
the people walking around me.

I wont wait any longer

Over the weeeeekend

2010-07-26T09:02:00.006+08:00

Saturday was a out-all-day. Literally.
And a super EAT-all-day too.
Pepper and I named it 全岛吃透透~!

Woke up at 830 in the morning.
Went for RotiPrata at KouFu downstairs
with BenBen. No ~~RotiJohn~~ yet!@_@
ARGH!! It was supposed to
be the main thing lahx.

Went to meet Pepper as Benben
went back home to ZzzZzzZz...
Reading her Jap TB while waiting
for her bf to go for his appt.
Wasnt long, compared to the time
they spent there...

Pepper was really hungry but she
loved me so and suggested we go for
Kinokuniya first. Found the book I
was looking for (the new version),
but there are so many freaking versions
and it's all super expensive. FAINT.

We went wandering around for cutecute
pens and stationeries, but Kino's just
too expensive. But I went all crazy over
the fountain pens again. I even went back
and tell Benben to get me a pink one with
my name for my birthday. LOL!

Lunch-ed at Cineleisure PastaMania.
Had a potato salad with lots and LOTS
of cheese powder, and half a garlic bread.
Super bloated. Pepper even got FamousAmos.

Trio walked to DhobyGhaut where the bf left.
Pepper and me went for OysterMeeSua and chicken!
Took quite a long time to finish lo...
After which, was the walk again.

Stroll around Carrefour, before walking toward
Marina Square. So we got something to drink;
somewhere to sit at Cinylink, while waiting
for Pep's DaJie to arrive. I was so tempted
to buy the bread there lehhhh. =X

We went to grab my pink Usagi Earphone
before heading to QiJi for dinner.
Pepper ordered MeeSiam and PoPiah!
Knowing that she definitely cannot finish,
I just picked on hers.

After talking, walking, watching Hanabi,
we went to Paya Lebar for Smelly Tofu.
I went to buy some clothes and groceries
before that. Pep's bf came to meet us there.

Smelly Tofu x 2 for me and DaJie.
Fried Mushroom & Soft Shell Crab Piah.
Everyone was stuffed, and I was still
munching away happily~ Even Dabao 4 for family.

+I need to work extra hard to get rid of those calories+

Sunday was Rika's Curry day again.
Nobody remembered that I actually made
the very same thing before. Everyone came
to me with the same questions and comments.
Even Benben 'cannot remember' eating it before.

I've got evidences!

+Dont everyone just love curry?+

Love of my Life

2010-07-24T08:44:00.002+08:00

Klunch, Shopping, Movie, Dinner.
Just how Ginger love her beautiful Saturday.
Today's highlight is Kinokuniya!
After learning that Pepper's 'textbook'
is actually the photocopy of
the real book "Nihongo No Kiso",
I wanna get the book.

Though I'm quite worried that we
might not be able to find the exact
version the Japanese school is using
(because it's too old). There is already
this "Shin Nihongo No Kiso", and
they are still using the old one.

No matter which version they have,
I am going to get it anyway.

Being such a big fan of Klunch Cineleisure,
it is just natural for me to think of going
for another Klunch session before our
main mission. When I told Pepper that
I was going to invite the rest of SPICES,
she went, "Stop wasting your sms!". Hahax.
I can see that she's still angry at me
asking Garlic and Onion to join the Japanese class.

Let's just hope miracles will happen and there will
be more than two people in the Klunch room.
Let's pray that we will be able to find the book too!

Japaaaaaanese

2010-07-23T08:18:00.004+08:00

A week since my last update!
Well I have been a little busy
with my other Japanese blog.
Take a look here!
http://ameblo.jp/babyginger/

I am definitely, absolutely,
certainly making it a

100% Japanese blog.
So there wont be any posts in English.
But I really like everything there
(apart from the Japanese part).
The icons and all are so cute~~~
(and you can have pink cute skins without much effort)

Now, let's update my lovely readers about
the Japanese class I mentioned in the last post.

Monday 19.07 - Went to Pepper's school and
sat in her class. It was the last lesson so
they did revision. Sad to realise that there
are some things/concepts/grammar (about 5% - 10%?)
that I dont know/wasnt taught. Makes me
wanna take both E1 and E2 courses together.

I even found the perfect classes to join/form.
E1 - Every Tues and Fri, 630pm to 8pm, start 03.08($190)
E2 - Every Mon and Wed, 630pm to 8pm, start 16.08($220)
I dont have to worry about classes crashing. BUT!

I have ~~opposing voices.~~ Both Pepper and Benben
thinks that taking E1 is a total waste of $$ for me.
Since I "know everything". When I explain that
there are some that I dont, both of them
answered with almost the same mind.

Benben: 10% only. You can go borrow the notes/book
from your friend and study mahx.
Pepper: I can lend you my notes and book lahx.
Dont waste money.

But I still think that it would be good revision
for me to take E1. Even Onion was so decisive
(probably taking E1 & E2 with/without me).
Well, the decision is all mine.
I'm still sooooo confused,

since I've got my stand,

and they've got their point too.

=Librans ARE undecisive animals=
-Or at least, I am.-

JLPT, Here I Come!

2010-07-16T10:11:00.001+08:00

I'm so excited that I can't sit still.
Pepper's E1 Japanese lesson is finally
coming to an end. Last lesson on 19.07.2010,
and her test on 21.07.2010(~on Salt's bdae~)
I would say that I have been bugging her
since she told me about her taking up the lessons.

I so wanted to join her immediately!

But now the plan is to register for E2 together.
I will be with her next Monday to register
and pay for the course first, even though
they still do not have enough people to
start the class immediately. At the
same time, get all details I want since
Pepper never seems to be able to answer my questions.

I DONOT wanna wait anymore.
So I strongly urge all my friends to
join me for this course!

So far, from the bits and pieces from Pepper,
I believe that they may have a E2 class,
starting somewhere in August,
every Monday 8pm to 10pm.
Bot of us hopes that we can have
lessons twice a week, maybe 630pm to 8pm.
That way, we can finish the course faster too.

Feel free to ask me anything about this lessons.
Or you can visit their webby too~!

I'm even thinking of setting up
another blog of a Japanese-based,
and just use Japanese there.

http://ameblo.jp/
Credit to Hoshi & Tsubasa

=Words are never enough to express the capcity of one's heart.=

Mold him anyway

2010-07-09T09:25:00.000+08:00

I woke up in the middle of the night,
hearing Daven's cry. In the midst of
rattling, I believe they were trying to
get some water down his throat. But
he keep spitting them out.

"谁教他这样的？" The familiar voice emerged.
"How can you like that?" More to Daven this time.
(Skip the language since it can be a post long)

You, of course.
Teaching him to "rinse" his mouth
in a spitting way. It's not difficult
to confuse between the "rinsing" mouth
water to the drinking water.

Part of post removed.
Read more here..

Antispation

2010-07-01T09:56:00.001+08:00

I'm so looking forward

to Pepper's parcel!

Most Dramatic Lunch Time

2010-06-30T12:00:00.002+08:00

Was having lunch at our usual coffeeshop
yesterday. Ordered Fried Rice with Egg.
Waited for fairly long as usual.
Then the waitress came shouting who
ordered Fried Rice with Egg.
So I took it.

She wanted to collect payment from me
again. But I told her, I've already paid.
So she went away and I dug in.
I tore a corner of the egg out, and
felt a tap on the shoulder.

The waitress went "Sorry. This is not your order."
and took it away from me like lightning fast.
I was like huhhhh, and my collegues stunned.
I dont really feel offended by her actions,
but what if I've already eaten the rice?

My collegues kept telling me I should
have messed the egg, chilli and everything.
Maybe even sneeze on it or something.

But I think the person who got that
plate of rice would be feeling worse. =0

In the end, my egg on the rice was
slightly better than erm, my ex egg-on-the-rice.

Language Exchange

2010-06-28T14:44:00.002+08:00

I always have plenty of time to burn
during work, and now, I've found the
best way ever to burn them, and never
get tired of it. =D

I'm addicited to it.
I'm playing with it all day.
I simply want more of it.
http://sharedtalk.com/

It's an online language exchange site.
Users mainly speak English, Mandrian, Japanese.
Also some less common language like Arabic, Turkish.

With this site, you can send instant
messages to users, or mail them, or even
hear them talk in the voice chat.
With many Japanese and other people who
know Japanese, I was able to chat in Japanese
with the help of my good online dictionary.
Being able to read and write and check up words
in dictionary will improve my Japanese.
At least I believe so. But this should need more time.

Do join me in the fun.
http://sharedtalk.com/

I Know

2010-06-25T10:41:00.002+08:00

我知道你还是爱着我，虽然
分开的理由我们都已接受

你知道我会有多难过，所以
即使到最后还微笑着要我加油

我知道你还放不下我，才会
在离开时闭着眼没有回头

答应你，我会好好过
不让这些眼泪白流

Paranoid?

2010-06-23T07:31:00.002+08:00

Coming to think about it,
I've realised that these few days
have been so dramatic, and it's
only the third day of the week!

Monday - Was rushing for work
and barely made it in time.
Did my usual routine & wanted to
get my bottle filled in the pantry.
I literally froze at the door.
There was this ~~big fat cockroach~~
right in the middle of the room.

I took at least 3 seconds to decide that
I shall not get my bottle filled then.

Tuesday - Came to work to be informed that
someone was trapped in the lift earlier.
Wow. Cool. I wonder how's it's like.
Then the usual rountine, and I saw this
freaky frog walking away from me.

Yes, it was WALKING.
Instead of hopping which most frogs do.
I wonder if I stepped on its leg.
Thinking that I shall ask the cleaner
to do something about it later, I
went on with my other work.

The next minute, it was -puff- gone.
I checked everywhere, thinking that it
couldnt just disappear like that.
But I guess it did.

Not to mention that I have been rather
down recently. Depression to Paranoid,
maybe even to insanity?
Right when Ben asked me to go for a
check up, and I didnt even tell him this.

+I wonder what more will come today.+

New Haircut

2010-06-21T08:33:00.002+08:00

Finally got my hair cut after
at least a few months of "I wanna
get my hair cut soon." repeated.

My little sister in law kept asking
me why I wanted to cut my hair so short
before and after. Erm, because it was long?

"Are you regretting now?" she poped up
this question as we were walking back.
"No. Should I be?"
"Since you let it grow this long,
I just thought you might be."
"Well, I didnt let it grow this long.
I just didnt cut my hair for a long time."

Then, I remembered something Gerry said.
"I always feel so much lighter after a haircut."
So weird I dont feel it this time.
Maybe it's not short enough.

So far, I'm loving my new haircut.
Since it got rid of dry ends, damaged ends,
weird color at the ends, and probably splitends.

=+Hohoho~ I'm Sleepy~ +=

~Thank GuanYinMa It's Friday~

2010-06-18T11:10:00.001+08:00

But I believe I would thank her more,
if she could make human work on
Saturday and Sunday, and rest from
Monday to Friday. Then I will definitely

THANK GUANYINMA IT'S SUNDAY!!! !!!
cause we dont work from monday to friday.

~~Something that's highly impossible to happen.~~
So wake up and be happie it's friday,
then be grumpy because Friday is
soooooooooooo near to Monday.

Weekends are the time when you get excited
from all the outings, movies, food, fun,
and at the end of the day, while lying on
your bed, you'll be thinking to yourself,
"OMG! Only one more day left."
And you will feel all the energy escaping
from you on Sunday evening.

Well, too bad this weekend Pepper is working~
So I'll probably rot at home, farming away,
before someone decide to date me out~ Tata~

Are you ADDICTED?

2010-06-16T16:07:00.000+08:00

With Internet usage rising so quickly,
you may wanna take a few moment to think,
is it becoming a problem in you?

10 years ago, as a kid,
I would say that my average daily
computer usage would be less than an hour.
Internet? What the hell is that?
5 years ago, Internet is a must-have
in every computer. Email, MSN, and
maybe online gaming once in a while.

Now, you can even surf the Internet
with your mobile, anytime, anywhere.
Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, MSN,
YahooChat, even Online Shopping!
With more things to do online,
most of us will tend to spend more
time online now. Maybe even not
wanting to get off it.

But are you addicted? Check with
this list of systoms. If you have
more than 5 of these, you are
most probably addicted!

1. It's all you can think about.

"I'm going to do this and that later online."
Is this what you often say?
Your computer may be offline,
but your mind is always searching
for a WiFi point to upload your
ever-increasing to do online list.

2. The more, the happier.

"Just a little longer."
You tell yourself, most probably
the 20th time. You just want to be
online for "a little longer".

3. Reduce the time online? I'll try. I'm TRYING.

You have been trying to reduce the
time you spent on facing your computer.
But you HAVE to do this, this, this,
and that everyday. "I'll try again tomorrow."

4. No Internet, no satifaction.

You're throwing your temper around,
feeling irritated by everything,
and dont wanna talk to anyone.
Because you havent got your dose of
net-surfing today. If you have to use
the internet in order to feel happy
with your life, add this to your addiction list.

5. Just 2 hours today, I promise. (After 5 hours)
Oh my. I didnt realise that~

You ALWAYS spend more than the time you want,
and you ALWAYS did not realise it.

6. Neglecting families & friends

Missing that class gathering?
Too busy to attend the family outing?
Just because you have better things to
do on the Internet.

7. Lying about Internet surfing

Mom "How long do you spend on the computer everyday?"
You "Not long. Most probably like 3 hours?"
In fact, you probably spend 8 to 10 hours
or maybe even more.

8. Serenity on the Net.

You feel calm and peace,
safe and secure when online.
You feel that you are able to
escape into a perfect world,
away from all the negativities
in this world.

_I've_got_3_which_means_I'm slightly_addicted_too_

Comments is BACK!

2010-06-14T11:04:00.003+08:00

If you havent noticed (and I think
you probably didnt), the comment function
is back~! *points to the bottom of the post*

It's not that I'm going to remove the
tagboard, or that the tagboard is getting
lousy, malfunctioning or whatever.
It's because that I have been blogging
in my office (~make sure you dont tell my boss~)
recently, and they blocked all tagboard-like
things on the sites. So I thought it might be
a good idea to revive it.

Even the recently revived blog of Lingx use
only the original comment function~!

I guess it's going to be quite complicated
with two systems working together. But both
are working fine and can be used, so readers,
make your preference. But bear in mind that,
I will not be able to read your messages on
the tagboard in my office, and I seldom go
on my blog at home. So... ...

Be the FIRST to scream out loud~!

I miss Home

2010-06-11T15:43:00.003+08:00

07.06.2010

I was slacking at work as usual, and went to my blog like an addiction. Saw the "Past Tense" session, click on the oldest link and started reading.

Was smiling and laughing to myself as I read. The way I wrote, the thing I encountered, the feelings I experienced.

Reading towards the end, I saw this post.

"Welcome to my Palace of Happiness.
I'm the owner of this palace.
In my palace, everything nice exists.
Everything that makes people smile and happy exist.
Even if it's just a facade,
people only want to believe the good things.
Because they fear darkness.
In darkness, they see uncertainty.
And they chose to fear it.
If you are not afraid of knowing my dark side,
Go ahead and enter
My Palace of Darkness."

I was quite taken aback having read this. Not about the darkness side of me which always existed, but of the fact that I've been posting both good and bad things here, since I dont even remember when.

I miss the eRica that was always laughing and smiling, even when things are hurting really bad. I miss home.

Life is not about finding yourself.
It's about creating yourself.
But I wanna find the me whom I created then.

eRica's Typical Day at work

2010-06-09T11:10:00.003+08:00

Wake up at 6am.
Turn on computer.
Farm on Facebook and MFO.
Skip above if decide to sleep in.

Get up at 6.50am.
Wash up.
Go to work.
Reach office at 8am.

Do routine.
Sit and stare at computer by 8.10am.
Surf net.
Blog.
Online Shopping.
11.30am Open and sort letter.

12pm Lunch

1pm Slack while food digest.
2pm Play PC game from mobile.
3pm Still playing.
4pm Playing and counting down.
4.50pm Packing up.
5pm Punch out & Bye Office.

By the way,
HAPPIE BIRTHDAY
to our dear Garlic.
K-Box session soon k~?

HFMD

2010-06-07T08:36:00.006+08:00

Daven is down with HFMD! *shocking face*
Ok. Maybe not so shocked after all.
Since he goes out all the time everyday.
I would say that I feel the helplessness
in all parents when their child fell sick.
But on top of that, I have this mixture
feeling of helplessness, frustration,
anger, and indifferent.

I just do not want to be part of this
mess, agrument, anxiety, insanity and
have no power to be in control of it.

By the way, the hospital trip yesterday
cleared the myth that I was made to believe
for so many, many years. So I really wanna
share it with everyone I know.

High fever is NOT the

cause of brain damage.

I believe that a lot of us actually
believe otherwise. But the doctor from
KKH yesterday commented about Daven's fever,
which once hit 39.0 degree C.

"Rest assured it won't damage the brain."

I can feel that everyone in the room was
going huhhhh~ in their mind, including me.
"But what about ...?" There will always be
someone who must express in excessive words.

"It's even written in our booklet." He continued,
handing us the leaflet. "In those cases where the
patients suffered brain damaged after high fever
is because the virus attacked their brain directly.
Not the high fever that caused it."

I went like Ooohhh~, in my mind of course.

"In Daven's case, the virus is only affecting
the hands, legs and mouth. It wont affect the
brain at all." the doctor assured us once more.

But of course, we would still wanna keep his
fever down, since it will cause him discomfort.

With no specific medication for HFMD, Daven
has to be monitored for his fluid intake and
activity level in order to clear the virus.

= I need Ommmmmm... =

The Wife who died of Hunger

2010-06-04T16:40:00.004+08:00

These two days, I had these round biscuits
for breakfast. Holding on to it using my mouth
while I put on my shoes and marching off to work.
I got too lazy to use my hands afterwards,
and so I was munching away with that biscuit
sticking out of my mouth.

I managed to make this U shape in
the biscuit before I had to use my hand.
Looking at the biscuit then,
reminded me of this Chinese story
my mommy once told me when I was younger.

Once, there was this wife (most probably
fat and ugly, since the picture in the book
says so) that was really lazy that she needed
her husband to serve her EVERYTHING on bed.
Food, toilet, whatever on the bed.
She was just too lazy to even move herself.

One day, the husband wanted to go on a journey
for this Zhuan Yuan exam (those Chinese oldern days).
But he was really worry that his wife will strave
if he did not serve her food to her. So he had this idea.

He made this GIGANTIC biscuit and hanged it
around her neck. Then he went off on his journey.

Well, I dont know if that guy scored well in his exams,
but that's not the point. When the husband came back,
he found his wife dead. He thought, "It cannot be!
This biscuit should be able to last her for more than enough!"

Looking closer, he realised that his wife just ate
the biscuit near to her mouth. She was too lazy to
even turn or move her head.

- I might just be the next one. =X -

猪来了

2010-05-18T15:39:00.002+08:00

很久很久以前，
在一个很偏僻的山上，
住着一只牧羊猪，叫做麦唛。
每一天，他都会把羊带到外面的草地。
每一天，他都会懒懒的躺在草地上，
过着无聊的每一天。

有一天，他实在无聊到不行，
便开始恶作剧。
“狼来了！狼来了！”他大喊着。
山下所有的村民都带着武器跑了上山，
准备把狼打跑。

但是，所有的村民并没有看到狼，
只看到麦唛笑倒在地上。
知道自己受骗了，
村民都生气的下了山。
这时，才看到住在山下的猪，麦兜。

麦兜上气不接下气地问，“狼呢？”
麦唛笑翻了，“你跑得这么慢，还不知道被我骗了吧！哈哈！”
“原来没有狼。实在太好了。”麦兜说完，就缓缓的下山了。

第二天，麦唛还是开了同一个玩笑。
带着武器的村民，不见狼，气呼呼的下山。
而麦兜仍然最后才到达。
麦唛看了，又倒在地上大笑。

一天接着一天，
麦唛开着同一个玩笑。
带着武器上山的村民一天一天的减少。
但是，麦兜仍然坚持着。

直到有一天，
所有的村民都不相信麦唛了，
只剩下麦兜，手里拿着武器，
迟迟的跑了上山。

看不到狼的麦兜松了一口气。
“太好了。”
看着喘不过气的麦兜，麦唛实在不明白。
“所有人都已经不相信我的话了。
为什么你还要这么笨的上当呢？”

麦兜听了，喘着气的回答，
“我并不是上你的当，
也不是相信你的谎话。
但是万一这次狼真的真的来了，
而你说的真的是真的，
而你的羊真的有真的危险，
没有人来帮你的话，
你就会被大狼给吃了。
我也不过是白跑一趟嘛。
我真的真的不是上你的当哦。”

听了麦兜的话，
麦唛拉着他的手，
心里又高兴又惭愧。
麦唛忽然觉得，
今夜的山坡很美丽！
之后，再也没有喊“狼来了”的恶作剧。

但是，麦兜每天没有跑上山，
都一直在家里睡觉。
在上山的麦唛看了，
就想到一个方法。

第二天早上。
“猪来了！猪来了！”
麦唛在山上大喊。
山下的麦兜听了，
连忙跑上山，
陪他的好朋友在树下吃水果。

接下来的每一天早上，
麦唛都会用同样的方法
唤醒他的好朋友。
从此，麦唛不再无聊，
麦兜不再懒散。

你是否也处在相同的处境？
是否觉得自己的努力并没有
想自己想象的有回报？
再坚持一下，
即使自己的努力似乎是白费的，
总会有等到回报的一天！

Hot Ants in a Wok

2010-05-13T09:10:00.003+08:00

I believe every Singaporean should be
able to feel the extremely hot weather
these few days. Also, everyone is
doing what they can to counter this
unbearable heat. In turn, the electricity
usage islandwide hit a new record,
just like the temperature reach 30 Degree C.

Fan and air cons are the most common way
to relieve ourselves from this heat.
But are there other ways to keep us cool,
and keep our $money$ from burning?
Try these:

1. Fill BathTub with Ice
I would say this is the best way to
cool yourself instantly and get sick
the next day. Have some biscuits or chips
while in it would guarantee your MC.

2. Ommmmm.....
There's a Chinese saying, "Calm your heart
and feel the cool". Try meditating,
you may be able to fly to North Pole.

3. Ice Creamsss & Cold Desserts
Now, you have the perfect excuse to eat
as much ice cream and cold desserts you
want. Even a glass of iced drink would be
a bonus for those who are unable to get
these treats. Indulge yourself~

Well, whichever way you choose to ease
yourself from this heat, do it fine
and do it right. We'll survive this heat. XD

Mother Tongue Fuss

2010-05-12T16:20:00.003+08:00

I was harvest-moon-ing on my PSP
in my nice air-con room on my comfy
bed yesterday when my mother in law
came in, talking about the news.
"They are not going to reduce the
weighting/weightage of MT in PSLE."

In my mind: "Since when they wanted
to lower that? Good that they didn't anyway."

"Ben was saying not to be bothered about it,
since English is THE language of more
importance and usage. That's what we should forcus on."

Before I realise it, I was "Orh"-ing away.
I guess it's a habit I've been having while
talking to her, a way to show that I'm
not that interested.

The next second, I was thinking to myself,
Ben actually said something like that?
What would actually make him think that way?

To me, I'm not really bothered about the
culture part. But by learning and being fluent
in more than one language would be a big bonus.
Not just to children, but adults alike.
Being fluent in a language means you can
communicate with people who know the same language.
So being fluent in many languages means
you will be able to communicate to a larger
group of people without any language barrier.

Thinking again, the "English" they are
implementing into Daven's head is not the English.
I honestly prefer them to talk to him
in perfect Mandarian than in Singlish.
Can you imagine if they were to just speak
to Daven in their not-too-good English
and not even introducing Mandarian,
what would be of him?

New Job, New Company

2010-04-26T13:34:00.002+08:00

Well, for all those who don't know yet,
I've gotten a new job after resting for
almost 3 months. I guess I'm still trying
hard to get used and fit in to this position.
Not to mention that we just ended our
35th Anniversary celebration last Saturday.

I wouldnt say I had the best time then,
but at least I had a pretty good time,
and tiring time too. But still, I have
this uncertainty when I saw the long service
award of the absentee on my desk.

I think it would be cool to be working in
one place for so long, but I cant imagine
myself turning old and yet still work here.
Somehow, I can feel that alot of things
are going to change some time soon.

Honestly I dont really like that feeling,
but as long as I do my job well,
I believe I can still survive here. ^-^

_Simplicity is good enough for me._

Koneko-tachi no Haha

2010-04-13T13:41:00.000+08:00

I remember there was once my teacher told everyone in class about this group of students finding some newborn kittens in the school premieres. Being really fascinated by these young cute helpless kittens, they patted them, played with them, before bring them to my teacher. It was too late, but no one realised it.

My teacher, with the students' help, bought the kittens back to their mommy. Since they were hungry, cold, and battered. But Mommy Cat wouldn't feed these kittens at all! In fact, she was pushing them away when they tried to feed. It was the human scent that got onto to kittens that made their mommy rejected them.

According to my teacher, she tried to feed those kittens with little milk bottles, but they couldn't suck too well yet. In the end, none survived.

Somehow, I see myself as quite a obsessive person, not too much of the sharing kind of person. I keep my things in my room, near me, and they're mine, Mine, MINE. I take fairly good care of my stuffs, I believe, and I hate it when people abuse it.

And of course, once someone abuse it, I would deny ownership. I would rather get a new one and not even care about the old one. I really think the same goes to everything, if some of you know what I mean.

- It's in the nature. It's in the blood. It's something no one can really stop. -

Oreo Cheese Tart

2010-01-19T10:49:00.001+08:00

I guess I was on a little Cheesecake Spree~
Made this yummy-looking Oreo Cheese Tart~!

Kawaii Kuma-tachi

2010-01-18T10:37:00.002+08:00

Discover this cute Kuma stencil
and was playing with it on my
unbaked cheesecakes. Dont they just
look cute~~? Hahax~

Xmas at Compasspoint

2010-01-15T23:01:00.002+08:00

I know my posts are really late,
but still I'm going to post them!
It was the most Christmas Xmas last year,
and I think it's never too late to
tell how Christmas Xmas had been.

Strawberry pancakes?

2010-01-14T22:56:00.002+08:00

This is a very ordinary pancake
with cream and strawberries slices in it.
Just wanted to try it because it's
something new. But ya~

Peace & Quiet

2010-01-11T22:50:00.002+08:00

A picture of Compasspoint atrium when no event
or sales is taking place. I just find that
this emptiness is rather rare and should be
appreciated~ (It's not like I dont like those sale)
It's just that we'll have to rest our mind,
and relax for a while. Just look at the tiles,
glittering and smiling~! XD

Manhattan Fish Market~

2010-01-10T22:42:00.003+08:00

Not sure how many donkey years ago,
eRica went eating at Manhattan Fish Market.
Their fish is really superb~!
I'm not a very picky eater, but
their fish makes me definitely wanna go back!

I finished half the fish in just a jiffy~!

I should really learn how to make these creamy soup one day.

Visit their website at...

Dinner at Suki Sushi

2009-12-05T12:53:00.003+08:00

Food = Life

Great life in a day.

It's Suki Sushi~! I became addicted to
it since everything in Sakae is getting
more and more expensive!

Japanese Cold dish?
It's a combination of some cold items we love~!

Can you believe this yummy cheesy wadever
is on a one-for-one promotion? I could eat more!

I so miss the curry don and maybe the
omelette rice in NYP. Here, I can have both!

Thou shall never forget about Salmon Sashimi
while eating at a Japanese Restaurant. NEVER!

I seriously can eat a whole salmon.

Caterpillars on a plate?
It sure looks like it. I had this before,
but theirs isnt that great. Bleah~

Trying to be stupid again~!
Our table 1 is so in a corner that the
waiters never even pass our table!
I want more food!

The biggest Tomato

2009-12-04T12:51:00.002+08:00

eRica amazed once a day!
Introducing the biggest tomato
you are likely to see in your
entire lifetime. Hahaha!

Feel like biting into it right away. But I think
the staff there will ask me for money right away.
Hahax. So that's that!

Once in the Lifetime

2009-12-03T12:11:00.000+08:00

On the big day...

3 days after the birthday celebration,
it's time for another feast.
Dont we just love yummy food~?

Let's dress up for the occasion!

I think BenBen looks like mafia lo~

~The bouquet~

After slacking and looking really unglam
at Felicia's place, it's finally time to move.

That's my sister trying to seduce the driver.
I mean, getting ready to board the taxi.

Our destination - Tung Lok Seafood!
See my sister so excited,
and my father so mountain tortoise.

Enjoying the sofa at the entrance.

At the table.

The Pink Panthers~!
Of course, I'm the pinkest!

eRica: "Hey, you see!"
BenBen: "See wad?"
eRica: "They got food on the walls!"
BenBen: "So?"
eRica: "I wanna take pictures!"

eRica: "Got Salmon Sashimi also lehx!"
BenBen walked away.

Soy sauce with Wasabi & Lemon Juice in bowl.
I give a big thumb for their service.
When they were placing some of the soy sauce
dishes on each table, I just merely commented
to Mother, it would be nice if they could put
one right in front of me. And he did!

We got bored waiting...

~The ceremony~

~The food~

I can never have enough of Salmon Sashimi.
On top of that, it's a buffet!

I'm not a big fan of shellfish.
But it's still yummy.

Prawns are one of the eRica-most-hated food,
which is really rare, really.

Fish makes you clever!
That's what Mother told me as a kid.

Century Eggs! It's one of the
long-lost-and-almost-never-found.

I think that's erm, toad?

Eggplant with meat floss.

Dessert Time - Gui Ling Gao!

I think I ordered so much, that one of
them dropped the tray! =X

Mango Sago. Yummy!

I'm getting hungry from blogging.
I should grab some cheesecake now!

Food is Life

2009-12-02T23:20:00.001+08:00

One year on my birthday...

eRica: "Happy birthday to me! Mommy, where's my cake?"
Mommy: "You are supposed to buy cake for me!"
eRica: "Why? It's my birthday lehx~!"
Mommy: "Your birthday, you should buy me a cake wad~"

I seriously do not understand this conversation
at that point in time. Why should I buy her a cake?
I mean, it's MY birthday.

Birthday, it's the day that you were born.
Meaning, a few years back on THIS day,
your mother bear hours of pain just to bring you
into this world. Just that alone will make her
deserve a cake. It took me a little more than
twenty years to realize that.

On my 21st birthday, I've decided to celebrate
the day with all the Mothers, including myself, I think.
Pizza Hut for lunch with Benben Mommy, Daven,
and of course, the birthday boy & girl.

I always love burying my pizza in overwhelming
cheese snowfield~!

Look at the stretchy cheeeeeeese~!

I ordered this because it's named Pretty in Pink,
Or something Pinky, I remember.

I think he hates cherries just like me.

BenBen: "Cherries are nice! Try it!"

DanDan: "Mommy hates cherries! I hate cherries!!"

Dress Collection with Felicia & Bro

I really love my dress. Next we went off
to fetch Mother after her class.

And we had Alien Zui Kueh as snack,
even though we are very full.
Food is always so tempting~!

Dinner at I-forgot-which-Japanese-restaurant

Salmon Sashimi is a must!
I think I ate about 2 or 3 plates.

Yummy milkshake~!

We are such big eaters!

I love waffles with ice cream.
Green tea ice cream is like heaven!
But I hate those waffles from confectioneries.

More room in your stomach?

Squeeze it into your tummy,
because it's too yummy to waste!

I guess we managed to squeeze most of them in.

Back home, Felicia made this alcoholic cake
from school. I should just sleep and grow fat.

Yummy Food on the Go~!

2009-12-01T23:07:00.002+08:00

Yummy Yummies are always eRica's Favorites.
Great food always leads to great moods and great days.
Always, really.
Lunchtime, snack time, Dinner time with great food
are the most enjoyable~!

This cute little apple was taken at some
Japanese restaurant somewhere. Hahax.
The ice cream inside is really nice,
but the chocolate coating outside
taste disgusting. But I'm still amazed at
how much it looks like a real apple.

HAHA! Long John Sliver's Fries & Chips.
It's one of my favorite during lunch.
Yummy potatoes with Cheesy sauce,
with a nice cooling cup of lemon tea~

I'm really addicted to this.
Inari Sushi from Sushi Deli.
This is really something nice to
chew on the way home, or while
shopping around~!

There will always be people and things
in life that try to bring you down.
Find those things that push you back up!

TingRu's Wedding Day

2009-11-29T16:08:00.003+08:00

2nd Oct - TingRu's Wedding Day

The wedding dinner was at some hotel,
which I cant be bothered remembering.

We arrived really early, because everyone else
were late. You know how people in Singapore
never arrive early for wedding dinners.

The invitation. The pigs are cute~

I was trying to take a picture of the candle holder.

The souvenirs~

I dont think many of us enjoy the dinner then.
We were served late, because the waiters dont
even remember which tables had already been served.
We even had to get jars of drinks from them
and help ourselves. Great service, eh?

Pepper's Love Letter

2009-11-28T15:56:00.002+08:00

A few days after the big celebration,
I came back from work finding a big parcel
addressed to me. But I never do any online shopping wad~!

It was Pepper's BIG love letter for me and Daven.
Big box for Daven. Small pack's mine.
So biased lo~!

Started with the Hello Kitty love letter.
I guess she's really sad about not able to
come on the celebration day. Meet real soon horx~

Next, my early birthday present.

Thanks arhx. I think only she will be able to
have this idea for birthday present.

This would have to wait for a little longer
before Daven would stop throwing them around.

Daven's 1st Birthday

2009-11-27T15:39:00.003+08:00

After a few thousands years,
eRica is finally back to her blog.

Hahax. I think I really need to do
some serious dusting here. I've uploaded
alot of the photos. I guess they will turn
yellow soon too~! Hahax!

Here's some pictures taken on 26th Sep.
Daven's 1st birthday~!

The yummy birthday cake~!

I would say that it was a really busy and
tiring day, or even week, that I dont even
have any energy to wanna take more pictures.

But you know how enthu eLe was.
It was like never take picture = to
never come to the party. LOL!!

Alot more to come, I promise...

Good and Bad news

2009-10-17T15:38:00.003+08:00

eRica: Eh, I got one good news and one bad news for you.
BenBen: What? Say bad news first.
(I didnt get to hear him clearly since he's riding bicycle and I was behind him)
eRica: Ehhh~ Good news is I found a job liaox.
BenBen: =.= Then bad news is you havent quit lahx.
eRica: *amazed* Wahx~ How you know?
BenBen: Aiya, tell you to say bad news first lo.
Then I cannot guess the good news mahx.

Hahax. I think it was so comical lo. But I'm not sure how I should feel about this. I sms-ed my boss a couple of days ago, saying that I may only be able to work till end of this month, because something happened at home. Of course, I was lying. Also earlier this week, one of my colleagues, PeiWen, resigned.

The next day, after I sms-ed my resignation, Auntie Boss didnt ask if I know PeiWen was quitting. Even if she did, I would pretend that I know nothing about it. She just asked alot of craps like, did something really happened at home? Or was it something at work that's the problem?

But that's not the point. Later that night, Auntie Boss called PeiWen to the back for a talk, I think. Then I was next. She told me it would be best if I continued working, and that she would not take it that I've resigned, and ya-dah ya-dah ya-dah.

It was when I talked to Peiwen, that I realised she told the exact same thing to her too~! Honestly, I'm not sure if I'm upset about not resigning, or happy that I dont have to job hunt again. Let's just see how things go from here. (Ya, that's what I always say. Haix~)

PS: And Yes, I will definitely be uploading those pictures from the ancient past, my birthday treats and Bro & Ting's ROM SOON~ Real SOON. I mean it. *finger-crossed*

Counting down...

2009-10-09T00:17:00.002+08:00

Another 24 hours to my 21st birthday~!
I'm loving the way all the cakes,
puffs, and eclairs are reminding me
how soon it will be.
Well, their label reads:

Use by:
10-10-09

Hahax. I always think that 21st birthday
is probably the biggest event in one's life.
When you look back on your 21st birthday party,
you'll realise how much you've gained
for living on this earth for 21 years.
Though I think my birthday this year
is not going to be like I
imagined/expected/dreamed/wanted.

2 years ago, I had my birthday celebrated
with Ben, and since his was quite a big deal,
I stole some spotlight too~! I told myself then,
I'm so going to make my 21st birthday
the biggest thing ever.

But last year, I didnt have my pink birthday party,
my yummy birthday cake, or my pretty birthday presents.

So this year, I dont think my birthday will be
able to be the biggest thing ever. But at least,
I'll make it a pleasant one for sure. And with my
brother's ROM coming this way. Things should be
going for the better~!

Slack At work

2009-09-24T12:38:00.000+08:00

I love working at Prima Deli for some reasons sometimes. Though I think there are many other reasons that makes me hate working there too. On one of the slacking days for me...

I was assigned to deliver a cake from our outlet to Causeway Point outlet. For your information, not all Prima Deli outlets belongs to the same person. We're franchises. It just happen that my boss had two outlets.

Yummy YouTiao for the trip.

Slacking on the bus~

It's the Fathers' Day Cake this year.

By the way, the outlet I'm working at is currently hiring~! So if anyone is interested, you can come down for an interview. Well, we're always hiring. Haix~

Felicia's Birthday

2009-09-23T12:33:00.001+08:00

Okok. Quite a number of people have been asking me why I didnt update my blog for such a long time. Well, I would just say that Facebook got me really busy. Been playing with alot of games applications, and the invitations just never stop.

I shall really dust my blog once in a while. Just in case I get too addicted to Facebook. Hahax.

These photos are like a few months old, taken on my sister-in-law's birthday. A yummy chocolate cake bought last minute. Happie very belated birthday again, Felicia.

The cake's glowing~!

Curry Day

2009-06-15T11:29:00.000+08:00

It was so long ago that I saw L and Hoshi's japanese curry from their blog. I've wanted to try making myself since then. But somehow, it takes really longer for me to actually finally decide on getting something done.

Rica announced. Today shall be Japanese Curry Day! I even went to check the price and type of products at different places, like a few days ago. Meaning, thursday go here to see the price of vege. Friday go there and see the price of curry. It took me about a week before the big day comes.

*cheers* Rica finally got her ingredients. Thanks to some of the grab-and-go traits I've learnt from Ben. We are going to need some meat, onions, carrots and potatoes for this curry.

I even bought some Japanese short grained rice. I actually wanted to make sushi with it another day. But I guess that day will come in another week or so.

Now, now. It's time to cut our ingredients into small cubes. Just anyhow cut them into small small!

I think my ingredients are a little too much. But more is better! Haha.

I really love potatoes. So I actually added more. Ya, I mean MORE. Lolx.

I've bought the kind of cubed meat, so it saved me the trouble of cutting it. Cutting meat is quite a chore.

Alright! Now we have the ingredients ready. It's time to cook!

Well, things got alittle crazy, but still I managed to get to this stage. Basically, you just stir fry all the ingredients and you add water after that.

Then, add in the curry cubes into the stew, and the curry is done. It looks kinda yucky after leaving it for a while. But it's really nice.

And I am the kind of person who like to flood my bowl with curry. Just like I'm drinking it. Why not? Curry's so nice! Haha.

I should really buy and stock up lots of curry at home so I can drink them anytime. Lolx. Have a yummy day!

What we say and what we really mean.

2009-06-13T13:55:00.000+08:00

Have you ever wonder what is actually in the sales person's mind when you ask them for something? Here's some of the examples from eRica's point of view. Haha. Just read for fun ya~

Customer : Can you help me cut this?
Staff : Yes, sure. Please wait for a moment.
Thoughts : Don't these people have knives at home?

Customer : How much is this? (pointing at the fridge in front of us)
Staff : (bending over) Which one are you referring to?
Thoughts : I cannot fucking see the thing you are pointing at.

Customer : Is it still hot? (referring to the waffle)
Staff : Yes, of course. I just lifted it from the stove.
Thoughts : It's even hotter than you are. You want me to smack it against your face to prove it to you?

Customer : How much is this? (pointing at the product with the price tag right in front of it)
Staff : It's $x.xx. (trying to keep the smile on)
Thoughts : As these people blind or retarded?
Customer : Oh. It's written here! (trying to read the name)
Staff : Haha. It's ok.
Thoughts : Ok. (S)he's retarded.

There are more extreme cases to be elaborated the next time. So the next time you wanna say that Singapore's service has become worse, please bear in mind the quality of the customers is not that good as well.

Join the Macdonald Coke Glass Craze

2009-06-11T22:39:00.000+08:00

All singaporeans are going crazy over the Macdonald's Coke Glass. Being a regular customer of Macdonald at CompassPoint, I realised that here are more people around during lunch. On top of the regular people, there are these people queuing for the Coke Glass.

I see students walking around CompassPoint, swinging their hard-earn Coke Glass. I see aunties examining the Coke Glass while waiting for their partners to get the sauces. I see the Macdonald cashiers asking old aunties whether they wanna upsize their meals for the Coke Glass.

Though it's not as bad as it was the other time with the Hello Kitty, somehow I see how singaporeans actually get motivated/fascinated by free stuffs.

Join in the Macdonald Coke Glass Craze, people!

Grow wiser with Customer Service

2009-06-04T13:53:00.000+08:00

What does Customer Service really mean? Once, Ben actually asked me that, and I told him it's probably how well you can tolerate when a customer is trying every way to spoil your mood. But he told me it's just selling a product that the customer is satisfied with.

Either way, I think working in the customer service line makes me grow wisdom everyday. (That's why my wisdom tooth is coming out soon. =.=)

That day, I went to Macdonald during my lunch break. It was flooded with people, most probably because of the lunch hours and the Coke Glass. It's quite fun seeing the staffs trying hard to serve their customers.

I would smile seeing them trying to get my order correctly. I would laugh seeing them getting irritated by my special request.

I'm starting to realise that getting upset because something someone did is really stupid. Especially during work. There is absolutely no reason to be upset over something a customer did.

I mean, it's totally not worth spoiling your own mood for that kind of people, if you know what I mean. Recently, I realised I start telling my collegues, "I saw this weird idiot who blah blah blah... Lolx!" instead of "Can you believe what that customer just asked me to do? WTF!"

Next time you see me working, I will most probably be humming my favorite song and enjoying my customers' every stupid move. Lolx.

Be Enchanted!

2009-05-30T22:39:00.008+08:00

Yay! I finally bought the Enchanted DVD again!
Yes yes. Again. I just feel that it's
really a movie worth collecting.

But that day, I hunted the whole CompassPoint
and I realised that all the cd shop only sell the
china version now. That's kinda sad,
but at least it's cheap. T.T

As I was looking for some of
the Enchanted pictures, I found some of these too!

Ella Enchanted. I saw the movie poster the other day.
It actually reminded me of the movie Enchanted.
But I'm not really sure whether the stories
have anything in common. It shall be another movie to watch.

The Evil Snake Behind the Scene

2009-05-29T18:23:00.004+08:00

For this whole week, I have been working morning shift because the auntie who always work in the morning went for a long vacation. That's the good thing about being a full timer. But during this time, the workplace suddenly changed to a better place to be in!

Miraculously, Boss Auntie has been coming very late during this period of time. And for this whole week, 4 days to be exact, I have been hearing alot of inside information about this particular person. Yes, of course the person who went for vacation.

Anyway I think what I heard or think probably doesn't change anything around here. But I would say this 4 days would be the best period of time since I've stared working here. Haha. Let's just see how things will be from here on.

Food Food Food

2009-05-28T18:22:00.002+08:00

For the first time in my life,
I tasted this.

BEEF NOODLES~!

This is the very first bowl of
Beef Noodles in my life, and
I'm not really WOW-ED by it.
I wonder if it's because I had
it from Compasspoint Food Court.

Honestly, it tasted like normal noodles
in really diluted LuoMee gravy.
The beef was nice, but I didnt finish it.
I really think it's not something
you would be craving over for.

Overall, it was good.
But not good enough.

Shopping in uniform

2009-05-27T18:21:00.003+08:00

Have you ever shopped after work or during your lunch break with your uniform on? I think it can get really funny sometimes.

I like to shop around after work but I'm too lazy to bring a set of clothes along to work. So I always ended up shopping in my Prima Deli uniform.

Incident 1 : I was shopping for a mothers' day card after work. I have this habit of walking lots of rounds while trying to decide which item to get.

As I was walking around, lost in my own thoughts, someone approached me asking the paper was used for baking.

At first, I actually thought that she might be asking me because I work at Prima, and they thought I should know it. But on a second thought, they may have mistaken me as the Popular staff instead. Not to mention that the uniform are quite alike.

Incident 2 : I was talking with Ben on the phone while walking around Watsons one day after work. Right after I hanged up the phone, this china woman asking me where the make up sponge is placed.

I told her I'm not sure and suggested that she ask the staff at the counter. Then she tried to steal a glance of the logo on my uniform. I really thought she was asking me because I was the nearest to her. =.=

Incident 3 : I was wandering around CompassPoint as usual. This time, I was looking at the cute Disney stuffs at ValueShop when this auntie suddenly appear beside me, asking whether they sell nail polish remover.

I believe this time I can be pretty sure that she mistook me as one of the staffs there.

It can be really funny while shopping in uniforms. People just think you are one of the staffs, no matter how different the uniforms are.

I WANT A BIGGER OVEN!

2009-05-26T13:54:00.002+08:00

Before I get a bigger oven,
I shall make my cakes mini.
Today's post is on
Mini Muffins!!!

It's the same old recipe I'm using,
so I shall skip all the making part.
The creaming butter & sugar, to the
sieve in flour and blah blah blah.

Freshly from the oven,
eRica presents~!
MINI CHOCOLATE MUFFINS!

I'm really glad that some of them
actually rise to a lovely height.
But still, I'm wondering why some didnt.
But they taste really nice!
I ate a number of them despite
my sore throat. Now my coughing's worse.

Mini Green Tea Muffins!

They're cute.
They're yummy.
Though not as spectacular
as the chocolate ones.

That marks the end of today's post.
I love fun size cakes~!

Never speak of the devil

2009-05-25T13:53:00.001+08:00

Never say something bad may happen to you. Well, it may just come when you least expected it.

I was happily eating my kfc lunch snacker while replying messages on my tag board. Right after I replied hoshi's message(you can check wad i wrote to her.), I was thinking that i will probably cough like hell and not recover from my sore throat. The next moment i was really choking like hell.

I'm not really sure if it was my throat or I simply just choke. But dont try to curse yourself. It might really work.

I'm still working on my blog shop, for those who are waiting for it to be ready. But somehow, I keep having this feeling that my cakes are not up to the standard for sales. It may be just me. But that's wad i feel. That's why it's taking so long to its completion. Let's just hope it can be completed someday.

The Super Lost Kid

2009-05-24T13:41:00.000+08:00

Even though lots of things have been changing me, there are some things that will just make people say laughing/sighing/coldly, "That's so eRica."

Today, I wanted to go to KFC for lunch. I happily went downstairs by the nearest escalator and started walking. Towards KFC, I believe. I stopped only when I was almost walking into Cold Storage.

The worst part is this very same thing happened just yesterday! I wonder how long it is going to take for me to be not this lost.

-Always lost, but always found-

Enchanted

2009-05-23T22:44:00.002+08:00

Enchanted - I would say it's one of
my favorite favorite's movies,
even though I'm not really a movie fan.
But this is one movie that I dont mind
watching over and over again.

The other day, I came across the movie
playing on SCV. Of course, I stopped to
watch again. It's really something you
would get sick watching, no matter how many times.

I really like the story, the songs, the actions.
Honestly, I'm a big Disney fan since young,
and I really think, all Disney fans would
probably grow up to be a Enchanted fan.

I would most probably buy another
Enchanted DVD so I can watch it
whenever I want to~! I actually
already have one back home. LOL!

KFC for a change

2009-05-22T22:37:00.002+08:00

I think I'm starting to lack a few nutrients
from eating MacDonalds everyday. Well,
I've almost started to eat less of many
other things and I think I may just
get weaker from that.

Okok. It's not that serious.
Just trying to say that,
I didnt have Mac today~!
It's a KFC day instead. LOL!

I really like the shrimps.
But the fries sucks..

But seriously, I think it makes no
difference. It's all fast food.
But still, it's good to have a change
once in a while.

Chocolate Cheesecake~!

2009-05-21T22:29:00.002+08:00

Hey people~ Remember my Unbaked Cheesecakes?
I always buy so much ingredients that
I can at least make quite a number of times
before I get rid of all the remaining.

This time, it's a whole Unbaked Chocolate Cheesecake!

I added melted chocolate to the batter.

Then I melted the butter in the bowl I melted the chocolate.

Then the Graham crackers. It looks a little darker.

Ta-Da. There was some extra crackers
so I just added them on top.
I would say this one is really nice.
Two thumbs up~! Yummy!

That's My Macdonald

2009-05-20T10:21:00.002+08:00

I have been working in the morning
quite alot recently, since the
not-so-nice Morning Auntie is getting
alot of off days. I always have the WTF
feeling when I get to work in the morning.
But something good about it is, I can always
get the 12pm - 2pm offer at Mac. LOL!

I also got the PINK Coca-Cola glass.
But honestly, it's not so pink.
Not anything like the ones they show
on their posters and TV commercials.

Lunch Break is over~!
Doesnt it look like I've finished everything?
Actually, I just finished the fries.
The burger is still in the box, intact.
I think it's going to be my supper tonight.

Tiring than anything else

2009-05-19T16:50:00.000+08:00

Just thought that i should inform my sweet, loyal, faithful readers that, updates will not be as frequent as it used to be. Of course there will still be updates, just not as much as it used to be.

Why? Not just because i have a part time job that makes me work for hours like a full timer. But also because being at home has become another tiring job i cannot avoid.

I'm even blogging during my lunch break at work now. I just thought that things may never be the same again. Hope i can finish my blogshop by this week. Let's all hope. Lolx.

What does Mothers' Day mean to you? (2)

2009-05-17T09:48:00.004+08:00

Post mothers' day celebration.
Breakfast was my call! I shall decide
wad to eat and cook them myself! Roti Pratas!

The first was alittle burnt.

The rest was really bloated.

Apart from the pratas, there's cake too!

Rica : Let's get ready to cut the cake!

Ben : Why at the side like that one?
Rica : Eee.. Yesterday you take until spoilt is it?

Ben : Aiya. Never mind de la. Eat inside also the same de la.

So that was the super filling breakfast for the day. Haha.

What does Mothers' Day mean to you? (1)

2009-05-16T09:48:00.005+08:00

Happy belated Mothers' Day to all mothers
out there~! I made a whole cheesecake
on the eve of mothers' day!

I eventually start to wonder how to actually
get the cake out. But Ben used the ancient way. Dig!

I didnt get to take a picture of that,
and miraculously the rest of the cake
disappear that same night..

On the mothers' day night,
dinner was on our own. Partly
because we were both sick, and Ben
actually wanted to let me sleep at home
when the whole family were heading out.
But since we also have to collect the cake
I ordered, we had to eat out! Yay!

Yam milkshake was really nice!

This was definitely not something I would not order again.

To have this after the egg, chicken and mushroom
would challenge the space you have in your stomach.
But it's still nice.

We waited really long for this.
Both of us were watching it while
it was standing there at the counter
and no one wanna get it for us. It was already
alittle melted by the time it arrived at our table.
But it was still yummy.

Well, to me, mothers' day would be
another excuse to feast out and have fun.
Lolx. I shall be posting the pictures of the
yummy yam cake i ordered for mothers' day!
Stay tuned.

Something worse than Death

2009-05-15T09:48:00.006+08:00

Have you ever feel so shitty before that you dont feel like doing ANYTHING at all? I know this feeling for quite some time. It keep coming back to look for me. But this time, i think it is staying a little too long.

Right after i fell sick, i seriously dont feel like doing anything. Of course, being sick gives all the reasons not to do anything. I wonder if it's the illness attacking me mentally.

I still laugh, play, slack as usual. But I'm not sure if I'm feeling it anymore. I just do things that is obvious, cant be bothered to think anymore.

I even lost my appetite. To mention that I dont eat much in the first place. I didnt even think of eating during work. I didnt even finish my usual burger during lunch break.

Something is really wrong about me now. But i just havent found out what.

-sCrIbBlEd on 13/05/2009, 16:37(lunchtime) on E65

JMD Anniversary

2009-05-14T09:47:00.002+08:00

Not much pictures were taken while
at the JMD Anniversary. It may be
partly because I wasnt that well.
But still I laughed and enjoyed
quite a lot. Hahax.

We had our FOOD at the beginning~
As usual, I was one for the first to
start, but the last to finish. Nono.
I didnt even finish. I was eyeing for...

Really yummy puffs~!!
I'm not sure if it's custard or cream,
but it tasted like a mixture of both.
Let's learn how to make it next time~!
*though I think puffs are quite difficult...*

I've also received SokHiang's postcard.
I actually wanted to write to alot people too.
But I think writing at home now is not a good idea.

I left early too, since Benben wanted to go to
town to get something. I quite wanted to play the
3-facts-cards game. I wonder if anyone got mine.
Here's my facts~! LOL!

Fact #1: I lost my way really badly trying to get to Trellis.

Benben and I alighted at ToaPaYoh MRT. We looked at
the map but didnt really have the sense of direction.
So we walked towards this tall nice condo we have
in sight. In the end, we walked till Balestier.
In the end, we took a bus that landed right at Trellis.

Fact #2: I was in JMD & AAA with lots of 'MIA's here & there.

Fact #3: I'm married and a mother of one.
I think this one should make everyone guess it's me!

That's all for today, folks!

wow~ updates updates

2009-05-13T09:46:00.002+08:00

Updates there shall be.

Let's just say lots, or rather one,
of shitty things happened over the weekend
which made me really shitty and totally
have no mood to do anything.

On top of that, I fell sick with the
viral infection Ben had. But it's always
good to be sick. Didnt work on Friday,
over the weekend, and then 2 more days.
I guess Auntie Boss will have ALOT to say
to me today.

I'm sorry JMD-ians~! Hahax. I was sick
while at the anniversary. Hope none of
you get sick from there. LOL! I didnt
sneeze/cough/kiss/spread saliva to anyone.
Shall update the pictures of the yummy
custard puff next time. Hahax~ FOOD!

I guess that would be all. The rest of
my MIA duration would be slacking,
sleeping, being-so-not-me, and
doing nothing in particular.

To hell, with human's stupidity~!

Early Mothers' Day Celebration

2009-05-06T12:00:00.002+08:00

Last Saturday, my brother and I brought
Mother to have dinner together.
Our family members are all the
"Anything" kind of people.
In the end, we finally settled on
Suki Sushi~

Mother : What? Not free. Looking for food lahx!

This was on a buy-one-get-one-free promotion.
So we bought 2, which is like 4 altogether~!

Of course, we had my favorite Salmon Sashimi.
I wonder if worms will start growing in my brain
if I continue eating these. LOL!

The plates always form a mountain
when we eat together. Hahax.

When I saw this, I saw a gold mine.
If you were wondering where all my
spoons for my unbaked cheesecakes
came from, this is your answer.

Stomach full full liaox~
Let's take pictures ba~!

Oi~! Dun eat my head can?
So hungry arhx~?!

Unbaked Cheesecake Sequel

2009-05-05T23:37:00.004+08:00

Yay~! Thanks to Shellen's order,
we have the sequel to the unbaked cheesecake~!
Well, I actually wanted to make
another round of unbaked cheesecakes last week.
But, the cream spoiled.

So I bought some cream after work and
started making the cheesecakes~!
I shall skip that part since I have posted it
before. For those who have not seen it,
CLICK HERE!

I made 2 normal cheesecakes for Shellen's order,
and I decided to do something special to
the remaining batter. So I melted some chocolate...

Added it to the cheese batter...

Stirred it...

And make some chocolate mixed cheesecakes~!

The bottom 4 would be the mixed cheesecakes.
The top left is Rica's special chocolate cheesecake
with extra crackers, and the top rights would be
Shellen's order~! Yummy Yummy~!

But I think I should have added more chocolate...

I need my vacation...

2009-05-04T15:16:00.002+08:00

I'm not sure how to express the feelings I have sometimes.
There seems to be so many things to do.
I have my blogshop to set up,
my recipes to try on,
my work to go to,
my son to tend to,
language school to search on.

The list goes on and on.
But sometimes, I just feel like
lying/sitting there, not doing anything.
I feel like sleeping forever and
not waking up anymore.
I feel like going on a vacation once again.
I feel that, Life can be really meaningless, sometimes.

I wonder if it's just me.
I wonder if it's them.
I wonder if it's how I think of them.

I'm loving the things I'm doing.
But I think the problem is the place I'm doing it.
I need to let go.
Of them.
Of myself.

Family of Three

2009-05-03T12:27:00.003+08:00

Daven : What is today's post about arhx?

Well, today's post is about how stupid
3 idiots can get. Oh, I mean, how happy
a family of three can be. HAHAHA!

Ben was suggesting that we should have
a Quan Jia Fu.

Ben : Eh~ How come so dark de?
Rica : Dunnoe lehx. Lighting not good isit?
Ben : Maybe. You try turn on night mode.

Rica : Eee. So blur~
Ben : Is you dunnoe how to take. Give me!

Ben : See nice right?
That was the best shot for that day.

Not to mention the candid shot of me
showing off Daven's fat cheek.
Look just like me right~?

A Day Out~

2009-05-02T12:27:00.002+08:00

Continued from yesterday's craze on
messaged cakes. I've got melted chocolate

on my unbaked cheesecakes.

Ok. Let's go back to the day I sent my Lappie
to hospital. First thing in the morning,
appointment at PolyClinic.

All I can say is that I've played countless
stages of Patapon while waiting for Ben's turn.
After Ben went in, I just managed to complete
the stage I was playing before he came out.

Went for breakfast at MacDonald.
I love MacDonald. Actually,
I love fast food.
I love outside food.
Argh~ I just love food.

We got bored waiting for the bus to HP.
So nan de he will let me take pictures. LOL!

And make stupid face.

The visit was quite short too.
Another of the done-and-go thing.

Went back to Vivo and saw this!

Viewty's poster~!
I soooo want that phone lahx~
Ben was giving me that face when I
stopped suddenly and took pictures.

BigFoot is in town~!!

After which, we had lunch at Dhoby
and lan-ed the longest I've ever lan-ed.
I even won a round of DOTA lehx~!!
Ben was like so shocked to be able to
win with me on his side. LOL!

Mini Cupcakes

2009-05-01T12:27:00.003+08:00

A new experiment on a new recipe
in this baking session.
Mini Cupcakes with Icing~!

The recipe goes:
175g butter
175g caster sugar
3 eggs beaten
1 tsp vanilla essence
175g self raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp milk (if needed)

For the icing:
500g icing sugar (sifted)
5 tbsp water
food coloring

*Since the steps of cake baking are almost the same,
there will not be pictures this time.*

1. Preheat oven at 190C.
2. Cream butter and sugar.
3. Add vanilla, then gradually beat in the eggs.
4. Sieve in flour and baking powder.
Note: The mixture should drop easily from the spoon.
If not, add milk.

By now, you should get a batter like this.

5. Place in cupcakes molds about 3/4 full.

6. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes.

I think I added a little too much the first time..

7. Cool on wire rack.

It's better the following tries.

I even baked some heart shaped cupcakes~!

Now, it's time for the icing~!

8. Combine the icing sugar and water.
9. Separate into bowls and add the desired coloring.

Then play with the icing like nobody's business!!

If you were wondering how many mini cupcakes
this recipe can make, it was about 90 for me.

I even found the packaging for the cupcakes~!

This was meant for a friend who is
not so lucky to have a bite on
these cakes. HAHA~!

Well, that's all for today~!

My Lappie Is Back

2009-04-30T23:38:00.003+08:00

Yay~! My Lappie is finally back. After 3 days of hospitalisation~!

You must be lonely since I cannot go visit you~

Hahax. I asked for a delivery this time, since I have much better things to do than to collect it myself. They delivered it today while I was working. I was actually expecting it, but when I stepped into my room, I was like, "WTF?! Wrap until like that?"

But it's good to know that they are not ill-treating my Lappie, though I heard lots of people complaining about HP servicing. I dont find it too bad. I may even consider keeping the bag for future use. It's PINK lehx~! LOL!

What they did this time was the same as the last time. They simply replaced the whole LCD screen for me. I should be really glad that it's still under warranty, 'cause the price of the screen is so much higher than the price I bought the laptop.

S$1681, to be exact. To think that I only spent $699 to get this entire laptop. May the warranty lasts forever~

Well, Say Hello to my new LCD screen. I even asked them to format the computer for me. Just because I was too lazy to do it myself. But I just think I shouldnt have done so. Now, I have to wait until Ben comes back to access to the Internet.

If only, his company didnt have that stupid theft case..
If only, I havent asked them to format this for me..
If only, I were God and can do everything..

Maybe I will strike 4D tomorrow.

CAKES!

2009-04-29T23:37:00.002+08:00

Dont Rica just love cakes~?
I always like to buy/bring
cakes back from my workplace.
This time, it's Blueberry
& Strawberry cakes~!!

This looks a little gross,
since it's already a few days old.
But it still taste yummy~!

I think the Blueberry cake is
better than strawberry, because it's
less creamy. You see the strawberry
cake has cream all over. At least
some of the cream on the blueberry
cake is replaced by the blueberry jam.

Well, I still love creamed cake.
Without the cream. LOL!

Favorite seat at MacDonald

2009-04-28T23:37:00.003+08:00

The little corner of Compasspoint
MacDonald has become my favorite
seat. Everytime I dine there,
I would look right...

Look top...

and look bottom...

searching for the cockroach.

I wonder where it's gone to...

More to Unbaked Cheesecakes

2009-04-27T23:37:00.002+08:00

After putting the cheesecake to refrigerate
overnight, I added an extra touch to it!

(I decided to add this because it is
going to expire soon. Better eat it
than dump it. LOL!)

I actually wanted to draw a heart shape
on the cake, but erm ya~ It turned out
like this. Let's just cover it with
more Sundae Syrup~!!

I placed it back to refrigerate somemore.
In the end, it became like this. =X

Hahax. Try adding whatever jam you like,
or think it might go well with the cheesecake.
It's a mess-it-yourself-eat-it-yourself cake.

Love for Cheesecakes

2009-04-26T23:37:00.003+08:00

I shall post the full recipe for my
Unbaked Cheesecakes~! *cheers~~*

Here goes~

You will need:
125g disgestive biscuits
75g softened unsalted butter
300g cream cheese
60g icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla
juice of half lemone/lime
250ml of double cream
cherry preserve or blueberry jam(optional)

1. Mix the melted butter and crumbled biscuits together and firmly pack into cake tin.
2. Mix cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and lemon/lime juice.
3. In another bowl, lightly whip the cream until it thickens a little.
Note: You dont have to put too much air in it, it has to be firm but still cream and not dry.
4. Add the cream to the cheese mixture.
5. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
6. After the cheesecake has set, you can add cherry preserve or blueberry jam to your liking. You can experiment with different flavors too.

Well, I have already prepared the base
beforehand so I shall skip the first step,
and also, I want to test if my cream is
already spoilt. So I started whipping cream first.

250ml of cream..

Whip it~!

Well, I wanted to try whipping it for
a little longer as I thought it may
stay firm outside longer.
BUT I WAS WRONG!

See what it became~!
(I wonder if it's because it's spoilt)

Never mind~!! Let's do it again!!

250ml of cream again~

Whip it~

Make it bubbles~
But remember, dont overdo it.

There it is~
Firm yet creamy~
Let's not whip anymore,
before something happens again. T.T

Next~ The main lead!
Cheese and sugar. Mix them well.

Add some vanilla.
That's a new one I'm using.
So dont really dare to put too much.

Add in lemon juice.
I even added some flesh inside!
*squeezeeeee*

The cheese batter.
Looks a bit lumpy to me.

Next, add the whipped cream
to the cheese. Mix well~

After mixing, I think it's
so much better than the last time!

Now firmly pack the crackers into
the cake tin and pour in the batter.

Tada~ Now they are ready to be
refrigerated~! The colder they are,
the better they taste~!

It's really easy to make,
so if you got the time
you can do it yourself at home.
Or if you have the money,
you can simply buy it from me. Hahax~!

Note: This recipe is for a big round cake.
I have made it to mini cakes like this
because I love it mini~! You can pour the
batter into a round cake tin and refrigerate it.

Weekend Craze

2009-04-25T22:43:00.006+08:00

Dont people just love weekends~?
I have all the reasons to get busy
on every Saturday. It's my off day
and Ben will be out of camp the
whole day~! What could be better?

Today will be another busy day.
I will be accompanying Ben to
his appointment at PolyClinic,
den I will have to bring my lappie
to the Lappie Hospital. I believe
she will have to be admitted
for at least a few (working) days.

Then it will be a day to myself~!
I wanna have nice food for lunch,
go to nice places, and play nice things.
I hope I will still have enough time
for my baking session for all those.

Do check back for the next few days~!
Though I may not be online, I will
schedule some posts~! I still have
some pictures yet to be posted.
So come back everyday okay~? Hahax.

1 Litre of Tears

2009-04-24T22:42:00.008+08:00

I spent the whole night watching
1 Litre of Tears aka １リトルの涙.
I've watched the Japanese Drama before,
and I think it will really makes
you feel like you've cried a litre
of tears while watching.

I happened to come across the
Japanese Movie version. So I
decided to watch. I think
it really shorten quite a lot.
I guess it only make you cry
about 250ml of tears. LOL!

Personally, I prefer the drama
than the movie. Though they added
alot of romance, which was not present
in Aya's (the main character) life.
It really add on to the touching scenes.

I also watched the Special of the drama.
It really makes me wanna rewatch the
whole drama again~! I slept only at 5am,
after finishing almost half the roll
of my toilet paper. It's a really
MUST WATCH~!

Also a good exercise for your tear glands.
I shall go look for this book some time soon.
I wouldnt mind if it's in jap.
Like that more original mahx~ Horx..

Baking Day

2009-04-23T22:41:00.002+08:00

The other day, Lingx came to
my place and baked some muffins.
She added some strawberry essence
and baked some mini muffins.
I just wonder why it looks so much
like cupcake. Never rise lehx~

I also tried baking some banana
muffins, and I think it didnt
really turned out well. Though
people went, "nice lehx~",
"Banana muffin is like that de lahx~"
I still think I really could have done
better. So much better.

For the past week, I have been working
late night shift and after closing,
I love to bring cakes and breads home.
When can I ever make cakes like these?

I'm really looking forward to my next
baking session. Since the more I bake,
the better I'm supposed to get, right?
I cant wait till this weekend~!
My precious off days are back~!
For good! I hope

SJCC Day

2009-04-22T12:50:00.002+08:00

I went back to JMD for the first time
after so sooo long. All thanks to
our dear Desmond. He really ordered
muffins from me lehx~! That makes him
my first official customer~!! Yay~

He ordered 15 muffins, so I made
5 vanilla, 5 chocolate, and
5 green tea. I'm really disappointed
about the vanilla muffins. I feel
so sorry toward Desmond when I see
them lahx~ But the chocolate and
greentea turned out just fine.
I feel like biting them lo~ Hahax.

The previous night, I made some
unbaked cheesecakes, and I gave
him some for free. Free cheesecakes
with 15 muffins purchased. Wow~
Good deal lehx~! LOL!

The butter..

The biscuits..

The biscuit in butter..

The whipping cream..

The cheese..

The end product..

I will post the recipe and
detailed instruction the next time.
Since this was done in a hurry and
not much pictures were taken.
It tasted really nice when chilled.
But by the time I bring it to school
for Desmond, it had already melted.
Lucky he brought back and chill again.

It's really yummy~!
And no baking is required!
Everything kinda just disappear the next day.
Only the cups are left.

It was really tiring for me.
I didnt get enough sleep, since I
worked till late that night.
Went back to bake and just got
a few hours of sleep. You will
know how tired it is by looking
at Daven's face~!

Daven : I wanna sleep somemore~!!

Daven : Dont let me sleep, I bite you!!

Daven : ChioBu?! Where?!

I went back, caught a few hours' of
shuteye, and went to work again.
Hahax. It's really tiring, but
I'm looking forward to my next baking
session~! I will try to make my cakes
more appealing~! I will!

Even I feel that my cakes look bleahsss~
Though no one actually says that.

A New Blogskin

2009-04-21T12:50:00.006+08:00

I have been thinking of changing
a new blogskin for quite some time.
But I am too lazy and too busy to
actually find the time to do so.
Well, you know how much time
I'll spend editing the blogskin
to the one I want. I will almost
change EVERYTHING. Hahax~

When Hoshi told me that her cousin
is also using the same skin, I
just know it's really time for
me to change the blogskin.
Suddenly, I have all the time
to find and edit the blogskin
I want. LOL! And Ta-Da~!

I really like this blogskin
'cause it's simple pink and black.
I like the combination alot,
and this blogskin is really simple.

I also added the pictures.
I feel that this time,
the blogskin is not like any
of the ones I used to have.
Not as fanciful as it was.
But I still like it alot~!

I will be updating some of the
cakes I've baked over the last
week tomorrow~! So do check back ya~!

Steamboat Personality Test

2009-04-20T22:50:00.002+08:00

This is a personality test, judging from how you enjoy your steamboat. I got answer #4 which I think is quite accurate. Only to a certain extend that is. If you can read Traditional Chinese, you should try this!

1. 你喜歡沾醬料吃嗎？
A. 喜歡 (to 2)
B. 不喜歡 (to 5)

2. 你的醬料裡面會加雞蛋嗎？
A. yes (to 3)
B. no (to 6)

3. 如果你吃到一半，發現裡面有一小截的煙蒂，你會....
A. 跟服務生要求換一鍋新的 (to 13)
B. 不吃了，直接付錢走人 (to 10)

4. 你選擇火鍋店的標準是什麼？
A. 很有名氣 (to 7)
B. 價碼便宜 (to 8)

5. 火鍋店推出一種你完全沒看過的新式火鍋，你會勇於嘗試嗎？
A. yes (to 6)
B. no (to 8)

6. 你喜歡幾個人一起吃嗎？
A. 兩三個知心友 (to 9)
B. 一大群朋友 (to 3)

7. 店裡已經坐滿了人，你會一直在那邊等，還是不想等，馬上去另一家？
A. 等 (to 11)
B. 算了，去別的 (to 12)

8. 任喜歡加什麼樣的配料？
A. 麵條 (to 9)
B. 普通蔬菜 (to 7)

9. 你會先喝湯，還是先吃完所有的料再喝湯？
A. 先喝湯 (to 10)
B. 先吃料 (to 12)

10. 如果老闆告訴你火鍋裡必須加某種奇怪的配料才會變得很可口，你會試嗎？
A. yes (to 17)
B. no (to 13)

11. 你會不會在吃完熱騰騰的火鍋之後，來一碗清涼的刨冰？
A. yes (to 15)
B. no (to 14)

12. 吃火鍋的時候，你喜歡一開始就放肉，還是最後才放？
A. 一開始就放 (to 15)
B. 最後才放 (to 11)

13. 你喜歡把配料通通丟進鍋子裡面煮，還是一樣一樣慢慢煮？
A. 一次過煮 (to 17)
B. 一種一種煮 (to 16)

14. 你喜歡配什麼飲料？
A. 烏龍茶 (to 16)
B. 烏梅汁 (結果 #1)

15. 你喜歡在家吃火鍋，還是喜歡在外面吃？
A. 家中 (to 16)
B. 外面 (to 14)

16. 你快吃飽時，如果有下一個客人在後面等位子，你會在意嗎？
A. 會 (結果 #2)
B. 不會 ( 結束#3)

17. 已經吃的很飽了，這時老闆突然說要再免費送你一鍋，你還會吃嗎？
A. yes ( 結果#4)
B. no (to 16)

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結果#1→ 涮涮鍋
你的個性內向、有點自閉和孤癖一點，喜歡一個人安安靜靜地待在家裡，
對你來說，跟不認識的人交談是很困難的事，所以朋友並不多，
不過還是會有一些知心朋友，你要好好珍惜些關心你的人，不能因為是好朋友就疏於付出。

你對自己的事情比較有興趣，一旦立定目標，就會一步步完成，即使再苦也沒關係。
不過別把自己關在象牙塔裡，有些事情就算自己再有實力，沒有周圍的幫助，
仍然無法完成，要學著打開心，跟不同的人交往，如果能認識人脈很廣的朋友，
也可以增加與人接觸的機會喔！

與人交往，不要覺得厭煩，應該主動示好，一般人都會炊然接受你，透過這些往來，
說不定你會發現一個全新的自己正破殼而出呢！

結果 #2→ 麻辣鍋
個性有點偏激，喜惡分明你的性格比較火爆一點，好惡分明。
遇到你喜歡的事情會馬上採取行動，一旦覺得討厭，就想馬上脫身。
由於你先入為主的觀念，因此交友類型往往偏向某種人，
不過一旦成為朋友，就會跟對方深入地往來。

你很豪爽，當朋友遇到困難時，會馬上伸出援手，朋友都非常依賴你。
因為你的個性陰晴不定，有時可能因為一點麻小事而跟朋友鬧得不愉快，
或在五分鐘熱度後改變初衷，這些情形都會讓你失去朋友的信賴，
最好學習有條不紊地處理事情，堅持到最後。

在與人相處的時候，不妨試著跟原本覺得合不來的人交往看看，而不定會因此發現對方的優點，
這樣的嘗試可以慢慢增加你的朋友類型，讓你自己變得更有魅力、更受歡迎。

結果#3→ 日式火鍋

個性溫和，是隻溫馴的綿羊你的性情溫和要適應力強，容易跟大家打成一片，
在社團或班級中非常活躍，幾乎沒人會說你的壞話。你討厭跟別人發生衝突，
所以養成八面玲瓏的態度，對不同的人採取不同的說法，說好聽是適應力強，
說難聽就是缺乏個性，雖是個老好人，卻缺乏個人魅力，表面上看來朋友雖然很多，
一旦遇到困難，卻缺少真正交心的朋友，有時會感到孤獨。

在團體之中你必須學會適時表達自己的意見，若因害怕衝突而一味配合對方，
並能讓對方更加瞭解自己。你協調能力很強，只要能勇夌表達心中的想法，
不以中傷為目的，相信別人一定會接納你的意見。
你就是你，凡事不需要人唯唯諾諾、一味忍耐，要走出自己的風格。

結束 #4→鴛鴦鍋

你的個性頑固、喜歡鑽牛角尖你的個性頑固，一旦快定的事、就算周圍的人反對到底，
佚也絕不改變心意，往好處想，這種個性可以讓你發揮強韌意志，
在團體中擔任有力的領導者，當有人或朋友遇到困難時，
你會義不容辭地出面幫大家解決，因此深受朋友們的信賴。

但是由於你非常堅持自己的想法，完全無視於周圍的建議，因此經常樹立人，
跟周圍發生許多摩擦。保持自己的風格固然不是一件壞事、但是過於頑固，
完全不理會別人想法，會讓大家感到傷腦筋，因而漸漸失去朋友，
最後說不定還會被孤立. 你必須學會傾聽與自己相反的意見，
尊重不同的價值觀跟思考方式，這樣就能增加彼此進一步瞭解的機會

Joke Of the Day

2009-04-19T23:50:00.001+08:00

Joke of the Day

Today, as Benben was preparing his stuffs
to get back to his camp, I went like,
"Hahax. Someone is going to be in camp
for the next 5 days again~!"

Ben:"It's okay. I'm thinking of getting MC
again. My wisdom tooth is starting to hurt.
May need to operate on them lehx."

Then Felicia join in the conversation.
Felicia:"Wahx~ Very painful de lehx."
The discussion went on.. Then,
Benben Mommy join in the fun too.

She went like, "Both of you are so weird"
She's referring to both Felicia and Ben,
since Felicia had operations on her teeth before.

Benben Mommy:"My teeth also never like that before lo."
Meaning that she never had wisdom tooth.

I was thinking, it is most probably because
she is so dumb that she doesnt have the
qualification to have wisdom tooth
in the first place.

It's not a funny joke but ya, HAHA.
I'm laughing.

Random

2009-04-18T12:49:00.002+08:00

Randomness

13th April 2009
I came back from work late at night.
I talked to BenBen Mommy for a while,
before prepare to bathe. As I was
walking to the room, I heard Daven's
voice. I went in, switched on the lights.
He was already on his fours on the bed,
struggling to get up.

Benben Mommy rushed in to carry him out.
Daven was smiling at me, as if he woke
up because he knew I was back.
That night, he was laughing like crazy.
And I mean, Laughing.

14th April 2009
I had a really long talk with PeiWen
today. Actually, I had alot of long talks
with her this week on our way home
together. From work to life to friends.
But I think the thing that really
bothers her is work.

She has been thinking everyday and is
really stressed about it. What will
Auntie Boss say about her when she
comes back this time?

She keep emphasizing that no one can
work there for too long, and she's
probably the next to leave. Not to
mention the countless staffs that
were all driven away. Some even crying.

From the beginning, I've also sensed
that this place is not a place to stay
too long. Just when things seems a little
peaceful, new problems come arising.
I think I probably wont be working there
for long. I gonna find another way
out for myself.

15th April 2009
I saw this customer with a white KU990.
I was like staring at it while her mother
searched for money to pay. I want a
KU990~!
But I need a new oven...

Muffins once again!

2009-04-17T12:49:00.004+08:00

Due to the high demand on MUFFINS,
I baked it again. Only 2 days since
I last baked it. It's all gone!
And I havent try one myself lo~

Since~ I will be making more muffins.
I shall experiment with the flavor.
I add MILO powder, instead of cocoa.
This time, I remember to add
chocolate chips to all the muffins~!

And it managed to rise to the height
I want~! Now that's what I call muffins!
As they say Practice makes Perfect!

The green tea muffins~!!
It was really nice the other day.
But Mommy ask me put chocolate chips
on it this time, and I think it spoils
everything.

The chocolate was so sweet, it covers
the green tea fragrance.
What a waste lo~

Well. Practice do make Perfect!
So I'm going to keep trying and
my customer (now only got L one person
and Desmond, soon to be)
get the best muffins at the best price!
With the best service, hopefully.

Hospital Visit

2009-04-16T12:49:00.002+08:00

I think Ben is really making use
of his privilege in NS. He has been
getting sick really often recently,
and ya know, NS men get to see doctor
for FREE. (at govt hospitals)

So after his appointment on 8th Apr,
Wednesday, he went for another hospital
visit on 10th Apr, Friday. Well,
it's during his public holiday book out time.

We left home at 8am.
Left the hospital at about noon.
Mostly because of his blood test
which needs 2 hours. Luckily
they got nice movies on Channel 5.

Then we went out for the whole day!
Hahax, it's like he's sick still
go out with me. Hahax.

First we went for lunch at Sakae~
So long never eat there liaox lo.
I miss the sushi there~!

Got these pink postcards from outside.
I already cut down ALOT liaox hor.
If last time, I sure grab whole stack!
And I really mean WHOLE STACK!

My favorite! Salmon Sashimi
with Sushi rice and Mayo.
Salmon is good for your brain,
and eyes, I think. I dont care
lahx. I just love it. Hahax.

Soft Shell Crab Maki.
BenBen was so hungry den he
gobbled one down already.

Kakiage and Agemaki~
One of the MUST ORDER list.
Somemore it's onnly $1 per plate.
So I ordered two! Hahax

But no sushi feast will be
completed without the Wasabi SoySauce!
Wasabi is so nice, and healthy too.

Sakae got milkshake now~!
Eh! Dont steal my milkshake lehx~
Shoo shoo!

I was quite slow in realising that
there's a strawberry in the milkshake. =.=

Both of us ate about 7 plate and a half,
And we were bloated full. I dun understand
why short grain rice makes you fuller.

After which, we went to SimLim Square.
I actually wanted to buy a new oven.
But SimLim dont really sell lo.
So I looked around for LG Viewty.
In the end~ We bought this!

Weeee~~ I mean Wii!

And being a big HSM fan,
I bought both the sing it and dance it.
Though I know you get really sianx
after playing with it.

Wii : Dont I just look small beside
that big fat ass PS3?

Jurong Point Outing

2009-04-15T12:51:00.002+08:00

Went to Jurong Point early in
the morning, because Ben having
appointment at JMC. So we went
with him~ After his appointment,
we went for lunch at KFC and
I got this. FREE!

The funny thing is that
it actually says
"Maximum capacity 3kg"
on the bag. Hahax.
But it looks nice lahx~

Then we went to this Japanese
Food Street. The decorations
is like WOW~ Really look like Japan lo~

See Daven Advertising for this restaurant.

Nice food here they have~!
*eat hand*

Then we saw a BIG crab in a tank
of the restaurant~ I mean BIG!

It looks like it wanted to eat Daven!

He still have no idea about it!

Daven! Got big crab behind you!

Daven : Huh? what you say? Crap?

CRAB! BEHIND YOU!!

Daven : What crab? Where got?

Behind you lahx~!!

Daven : OMG! Really big lehx!

Look at his shocked face. LOL!

After that, we went to The Icing Room.
They let people buy and decorate their
own cakes. But no one was trying it
when we were there. Not interested in
trying either.

All the cake so beautiful~!
Cakes so nice lo~~

I especially like this pink one.

There are shops nearby that sells
these mini cakes, ice cream.
The see nice cannot eat one.
Only looks nice when they are at
the shop. Something I will never buy.

That marks the end of the day.
Still got work after that.
Hahax. Going to be really tired.

Sex Calories Calculation

2009-04-14T12:51:00.002+08:00

For quite some time, it has been known
that sex is a good exercise. But who
actually did a study about how much
calories we would lose in different
sexuall activities? Well, I've found
this on some site, but I dont really
trust it. But it can be a good laugh.

REMOVING HER CLOTHES:
With consent...........................................12 Calories
Without consent.......................................187 Calories

UNCLIPPED HER BRA:
With both hands.......................................8 Calories
With one hand.........................................12 Calories
With your teeth........................................85 Calories

PUTTING ON A CONDOM:
With an erection.......................................6 Calories
Without an erection..................................315 Calories

PRELIMINARIES:
Trying to find the clitoris...........................8 Calories
Trying to find the G-Spot............................92 Calories

POSITIONS:
Missionary...........................................12 Calories
69 lying down........................................78 Calories
69 standing up.......................................112 Calories
Wheelbarrow..........................................216 Calories
Doggy Style..........................................326 Calories
Italian chandelier.................................. 912 Calories

ORGASM:
Real................................................112 Calories
False...............................................315 Calories

POST ORGASM:
Lying in bed hugging............................... 18 Calories
Getting up immediately............................. 36 Calories
Explaining why you got out of bed immediately.......816 Calories

GETTING A SECOND ERECTION:
If you are:
20-29 years old.....................................36 Calories
30-39 years.........................................80 Calories
40-49 years.........................................124 Calories
50-59 years.........................................972 Calories
60-69 years.........................................2916 Calories
70 and over.........................................Death

DRESSING AFTERWARDS:
Calmly...............................................32 Calories
In a hurry...........................................98 Calories
With her FATHER knocking at the door.................1218 Calories
With your WIFE knocking at the door..................3521 Calories

Cockroach In Wall Part 2

2009-04-13T12:51:00.000+08:00

You guys still remember about the post
that I was talking about the cockroach
in Macdonald's wall? The new way to
keep specimen? Well, if you dont,
click here~

Well, the other day I went back there
for lunch, and I sat at the same place
again. Hoping to see the specimen again.
Maybe I just wanna touch it for this time!

But, I only found this.

Now~ Where's the cockroach?
I peeked..

Cannot see anything lehx~
Maybe because of the shadow of the sticker.

The yummy things at mac~!

But you might just wanna be
careful when you open your Big Mac.
Maybe a cockroach may come flying.

Note to readers : I am not trying to say that MacDonald is being unhygienic here. I dont know how the cockroach actually managed to get there. I would still dine at MacDonald. I mean, I also find cockroaches at home, doesnt mean I'm not eating there.

Problems between in-laws

2009-04-12T13:12:00.007+08:00

Have you ever wonder why problems always occur between in laws? The fights between the mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law never seems to end. From centuries ago, mothers-in-law are believed to be always torturing their sons' wives. Until today, it becomes bickerings and even fights.

I wouldnt say that I have no problems with my mother in law. In fact, I have lots of them. Hahax. But the problem is how one deals with the problems.

First, let's explain how the problems arise. I think it's rather difficult for guys to imagine, because they dont have to stay with their wives' parents after marrying. Imagine, living in the kind of lifestyle you're so used to for 18 or more years, and POOF. You're married, and you have to live with people you're not really used to.

You have to get used to their lifestyles, their ways of doing things, how they want you to do things. It's not easy, seriously.

EXAMPLE, from eRica. First handed experience.

My whole family loves music. My mom sings in shower sometimes, listen to all her hokkien songs, and of course chinese too. My sister and brother listen and sing too. So do I.

I'm so used to singing out loud in showers everyday. I listen to radio almost 24/7 at home, at school, travelling too.

New family. I dont even dare to sing softly in shower now. I still remember I was listening to my favorite rock song the other night. It wasnt even near to the volume I'm used to. But I was still asked to lower down the volume. Silent is gold. Try to understand. If you cant understand, come to my place. Hahax.

Well, the list wouldnt end, but it's all about giving and taking.

But after I've learnt to see things in a different perspective, I understand how conflicts occur and how to avoid them totally. Can you imagine if guys would to marry over to girls' side? They wouldnt even know what is dignity, trying to go along with others. But still, you will have to keep yourself while going along with others. Dont make them turn you into someone you're not. Love yourself first, before you actually learn to love others.

Not convinced?
Read some of these acticles then.

"Conflict arises when the newcomer and the more experienced matriarch wrestle over whose way is best." quoted from Mother-in-laws problems : They're worst for women by Jumana Farouky / London.

"Coming into a new family is a difficult process, and this is even more evident when there are significant differences between the way your family interacts and the way your in-laws do." - Quoted from Got in-laws problem by Andrew Rusbatch

eRica has grown. So did everyone else in JMD, AAA, SJCC. So did all my friends. We've grown tougher as time went by. What doesnt kill you makes you stronger. I can proudly say that, I'm much stronger than the eRica you used to know.

But, I will still complain once in a while. Hahax.

Muffins Day~!

2009-04-11T13:12:00.007+08:00

Before I start my post,
I shall link someone back the same way she did!
http://ameblo.jp/kuro-hoshi
Must visit her blog ok~?

Everybody love muffins day~!
Last Thursday night was eRica's
self-declared muffins day!
MUFFINS!

First you will need the following:
250g butter
250g caster sugar
250ml UHT milk
4 eggs
400g plain flour
20g baking powder
a little vanilla essence

Step 1 : Cream butter, sugar and vanilla till light and creamy.

Butter. Soften it a little
so it's easier to cream.

Add in sugar

And vanilla.
I added a little more
because it smell so nice~

Cream until light and fluffy.

Step 2 : Add milk little at a time.

UHT Milk

This is what happens when you add
too much at a time.

Step 3 :Blend in eggs.

I'm not sure if it's supposed to
look like this. But I'm sure it will
look better after adding the flour.

Step 4 : Sieve in flour and baking powder.

Look like snow mountain right? XD

Mix well, and it should look like this.

You can add in different ingredients depending
on what kind of muffins you want. For my case,
I separate the batter into 2 bowls to make
chocolate and vanilla muffins.

Spoon into muffin pans and add some
chocolate chips for a extra touch.
Now, it's ready to be baked.

The end products~!
I cannot tell you how "nice"
it tasted because I didnt get
to eat any. It somehow disappear.

L said that it's quite difficult to
figure the size of the cakes I made
the other time. It's about the size
of the small plate you put your sauces~

You can always experiment on the flavour.
I added some green tea powder.

The 2 muffins on the left is greentea~!

I reserved one for myself, and that's
the only one I ate out of the 20 I made.
I can just say it taste DElicious~!
I just love green tea cakes~!

6 As of Parenting

2009-04-10T12:53:00.000+08:00

On the day of Daven's first
baby contest, there was this guy
who was giving a speech on parenting.
He shared with us the 6 As in parenting.

Acceptance
Appreciation
Affection
Availblilty
Accountability
Authority

I'm not sure if I got the sequence
in order, because according to him,
the sequence is important.

Acceptance : This, being the most
important A among the six, I think
it's like loving your child as who he
is. I guess if you want a good relationship
with someone, the first thing you should do
is accept him. He may be naughty, irritating
and even unbearable at times. Accept him
as he is, and love will come next.

Appreciation : All parents appreciate what
babies do all the times. They will be clapping,
cheering when their babies do the simplest things
ever. Taking the first step, speaking the first word,
dancing their first dance. The babies were
showered with love, encouragement and cheers.
But as they grow older, this appreciation seems
to grow lesser too. Never let that happen to your
child. They will need to feel loved all the times,
even when they are older.

Affection : Parents will alway shower
their child with hugs and kisses when
they are younger. The same as appreciation,
as the child grow older, the affection shown
to them will grow less. Especially in Asian
countries like us. We dont really show
affection so much.

The speaker mentioned that his son
would still hold his hand or put
his hand over his shoulder while they are
walking down the street.

Availblity : The top 3 will not be enough if
you do not have time with your child. Make
sure you are there with your child when he
needs you. Take long walks with him. Talk
to him, not just about school work. But talk
to him. More like as a friend.

Accountability : After all the love and care
you shower with your child from young, you
can account on what your child promises you.
It's like he will obey you, not just because you're
his father/mother. More because he loves you too!

Authority : I believe parents from before
always want to have this on the top of the
list. But without a good relationship with
your child as a foundation, your child will
only rebel to your self-declared authority.

So in order to have this authority right,
place it in the last of the list. There may
be times that you will be surprised that
you dont even have to show your authority.
They just know.

Actually, while I was listening to his
speech, a lot of things were running
through my mind. I was thinking about
Ben's mother, my mother and Daven too.

I just feels that Ben's mother isnt
quite a successful parent. Not as in
she doesnt love her children, more like
she doesnt know how to convey what
she actually mean. That's why I'm not
really comfortable with her taking care
of Daven. But I'm not so sure if I could
do the job well too.

I miss my mother, so much I always
feel like crying when I think about her.
I'm not sure if I can say that she's a
successful mother, but I just love
her so much. And now, it's not like
before anymore. I cant see her everyday,
cant even find the time to go back home.
I just miss her so.

As for Daven, I seriously do not have
the confidence to become a good mother.
Especially with all the blah-blah-blahs
going around. But if I'm not going to try
now, there will not be any chance
anymore, isnt it?

If not now, then when?
If not me, then who?

Cute Baby Daven Pictures

2009-04-09T13:11:00.000+08:00

Normally my friends who dont chat
with me often start a chat with me
saying, "Hey how's life?" then
"How's your baby~?". Hahax.

I was thinking like they may not
even be interested in my life anymore.
Or rather, they are more interested
in my life with another life in it.
It's so different once you're a parent.

Hey~ GST & L! Recognise that jacket?
Hahax Thanks again ya? It looks real cool lahx.
We were letting him try some new clothes
which are supposingly to be too big for him.
But it fits just nice.

Daven is now about 6 month 2 weeks old.
That jacket is meant for babies
between 18 to 24 months. Judging from
this, I dont think it will last him
for another 3 months. But I heard
babies will slim down as they grow older.

He is also getting a hang of sitting on
his own. Though I realise he's learning
how to balance himself by opening his
arms wide. I used to think he actually
want a hug. Hahax.

But still, there will be times when he falls.

Not forgetting about the munch munch times.

Look at his shiny bald head too~! LOL!

Ok. That's all. The main lead is getting
tired from all the actions. Stay Tuned though!

I murdered someone...

2009-04-08T13:12:00.001+08:00

I'm really sorry I pushed you down...
I didnt mean it, and I really
didnt know it will
end up to be this way.
I'm sorry I've drowned you.
I've tried to save you.
But you were already gone...

I guess I really want a new phone
so badly that my sub-conscious
wanted me to murder my phone.
Yesterday night, after work,
I threw the laundries into the
washing machine. And I pushed it in.
(The washing machine was already
filled with water.)

The next moment, I was looking for
my phone. When I couldnt find it
on the table, somehow, I knew
it must be in my pocket.
This was the face it gave me
when I scooped it out.

It says something about Samsung USB thingy.
I removed the battery immediately.
It's not the first time my phone
drowned while attempting to swim.

Well, I guess for the time being,
I shall use the E65 my husband
used to carry before his army life.
I might even find it good enough
to not get a new phone.
But I still love LG KU990.

Excuse me. There's a cockroach there.

2009-04-07T12:53:00.002+08:00

One fine day, during my lunch break,
I went to MacDonald for my usual
DoubleCheese Burger with Mayo.
I settled in this small corner
by the wall and started munching
away while playing Patapon 2 with
the other hand. It's the art of
playing PSP and eating at the same time.

I was happily eating and playing
until I noticed this small black dot on the wall.

I was thinking to myself
WTH is that?
I looked closer, and..
OMG! Cockroach!

I was alittle startled.
What if it crawl onto my
food/table/PSP/whatever la.
But it didnt move an inch.
Then I realised it's sealed
inside the wall like a specimen!

I was kinda relieved.
I even wanted to touch it
to see whether it's really
IN the wall, and not on the wall.
Hahax. Of course I didnt lahx!
What if it just crawl or fly away
when I touch it? Yucks!

After a while, I went back to
munching and playing. Then there was
this school girl with her group of
friends just next to my table.
She went, "Excuse me."

*munch*

"EXCUSE me~"

*munch munch* who shout so loud?

"EXCUSE ME!!"

This time, I turned to her.
"There's cockroach over there"
She pointed to the wall.

eRica "Ya. But I think it's inside the wall"
"O..Ok."

Hahax. She's like so cute lahx~
But I guess that's really some
new ways of keeping specimens.

Intelligence Tooth

2009-04-06T19:53:00.000+08:00

I think I'm getting cleverer because I'm having this intelligence tooth now. Oh. I mean, I think I'm getting wiser because I'm having this wisdom tooth now. Argh. It's the same.

I wonder why they call it wisdom tooth. Does it really mean people who have it are wise? Why not call it intelligence tooth, or maybe strength tooth? Idiot tooth? Insanity tooth? So many nice tooth names out there, for the tooth's sake. I wonder if they respected the tooth when they named it.

Wisdom Tooth : "I never wanted this name, you know. But they just called me that."

My wisdom tooth doesnt hurt at all. Yet, I think. It's just a little of the tip sprouting out. I wonder if I can say that. It seems like it's stucked there, since it has been like for weeks, or even months. Good thing's it doesnt hurt.

Let's just stop being too wise and hope it will not grow anymore.

Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes

2009-04-05T16:07:00.002+08:00

I woke up this afternoon,
thinking about my mini cheescake.
I still have enough ingredients
to make another 20 more.
But it would be so many cheesecakes
in the frigde~!! So I got this idea...

I add cocoa powder into the mixture!
Now, it's mini chocolate cheesecake.
But the amount is according to my
ar-gar-i-ration again. I got no recipe
to follow this time.

*mix mix mix mix mix*

Err.. This looks like...
Ahem. It just look weird.

Now, the End Products!

I added some melted milk chocolate
on top of the right ones.
For cheesecakes and chocolate lovers~!
It should taste as good as it looks!
(Ahem. How good does it look anyway? =X)

-*~mY tAlEs~*-