again at crossroads for my next move.
met karen last nite and discussed our career plans. her new hairstyle looks great!
but we both concluded it’s time to move out of our comfort zone and explore unchartered territories.
so it’s time to lay some plans for the next phase of our lives. 加油！
C <Creamy> melts with the lips’ temperature, retaining an abundant amount of moisture and bringing a moist luster that was previously possible with lip gloss only. It instantly covers your lips with a hydrating veil, keeping them plump and succulent for hours. A faint scent of cassis has been added to enhance the sensual qualities of this lipstick, awaken your senses, and make you feel more feminine.
this is my new fav lipstick from RMK. the colour is so nice! and i luv the luster and scent. wonderful lipstick
haf got my tickets for SIFF liao. tickets r going fast!
M
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20/04/2007 |
21:15:00 | Lido 3 |
Ryuichi Hiroki is an astonishing director of women. His films, Vibrator (2003) and It’s Only Talk (2006), have clinched top prizes at SIFF and other festivals for their provocative explorations of female sexuality. His latest film, M, continues in that vein with its sublime study of a quiet housewife (Miwon) who turns into a prostitute to work out her repressed psychosexual issues. Things come to a head when a handsome teenager (Kengo Kora) hires her services. Not to be misse
Little Heart Songs
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22/04/2007 |
11:00:00 | Lido 3 |
Little Heart Songs is a heartwarming and nostalgic portrait of post-war
Japan as seen through the eyes of a schoolboy. Young Akira, the earnest son of a poor carpenter, fights to keep his school in a choir contest after one of the choir members accidentally drowns. The choral music inspires the children and helps them overcome the tragedy. Sweet and genteel, there is an emotional and period authenticity to this animation that is hard not to like. Winner of Best Animated Film at
Lyon Asian Film Festival.
Fay Grim
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23/04/2007 |
21:15:00 | National Museum |
Hal Hartley’s coolly ironic and faintly absurdist films have been favoured by cerebral moviegoers everywhere. A pioneer of the
US indie film movement, he returns to the screen with a droll comedy starring the delightful Parker Posey. She plays a woman who discovers that her husband is really a spy and must now travel the globe to search for his notebooks containing military secrets and terrorist plots. Posey, queen of indie movies, is never better than when she is given intelligent comic material like this.
Like A Virgin (Cheonhajangsa Madonna)
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24/04/2007 |
19:00:00 | Lido 3 |
Oh Dong-gu (Ryu Deok-hwan) loves Madonna. He finds comfort in the pop icon’s ever-shifting identity because he too is convinced he can change: gender, that is. He works odd jobs with the goal of saving enough money to get a sex change. However, when a friend tells him that professional Korean wrestling is where the money is at, the initially reluctant Dong-gu realises his dance moves come in more than handy. Lee Hae-young and Lee Hae-jun shared the Best New Director award at the 5th Korean Film Awards for this comedic, yet poignant portrayal of identity woes.
The Side Effects of Love (Pyaar Ke Side Effects)
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28/04/2007 |
16:15:00 | Lido Classic |
Sid, an ageing DJ, loves his girl friend, Trisha, to bits but love does not equate marriage. When Trisha suggests marriage he panics. Cornered or conned by love? The man is sharp but the woman is sharper. This romantic comedy stars Rahul Bose and Mallika Sherawat, dubbed “the nation’s wet dream”. With talks of sex and copulation, Saket Chaudhury’s debut is madcap comedy. A Bollywood offer of gender skirmishes with songs and dance in between.
Aachi & Ssipak
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29/04/2007 |
11:00:00 | Lido 3 |
Wildly inventive and irreverent, this superb Korean animation is destined for cult status. The hilarious story is set in the future where the world’s energy sources have run out. Consequently, human faeces have to be used as fuel for engines. Each time a person defecates, his government would reward him with an addictive drug-like candy known as the Juicy Bar, which soon becomes the root of crime and warfare. Absolutely wacky and unforgettable and a sure sign that Korean animation has arrived.
one word : potent! instantly lift my spirits!
@ 1530 hrs tis afternoon, my eyelids were so heavy tat i can’t stop yawning. made myself a cup of milo wif cinnamon sugar as a ‘perk’ mi up drink.
long day tomolo, phantom nite! so excited! mi is so….looking forward to tis!
gotta finish my presso for team meeting in the morning
and tis wk’s pretti packed wif catching up sessions scheduled wif karen & joc.
and of course, i got impt task to complete by tis wk. again at crossroads for my career. mid life crisis?
Singapore International Film Festival (siff) reselection time.
after another round of selection cum elimination and consultation wif SY, my selections are as follows :
and anyone interested to watch any of these shows, pls let mi noe asap as i should b getting the tickets by tue.
M
| 20/04/2007 | 21:15:00 | Lido 3 |
| 21/04/2007 | 11:00:00 | Lido Classic |
Ryuichi Hiroki is an astonishing director of women. His films, Vibrator (2003) and It’s Only Talk (2006), have clinched top prizes at SIFF and other festivals for their provocative explorations of female sexuality. His latest film, M, continues in that vein with its sublime study of a quiet housewife (Miwon) who turns into a prostitute to work out her repressed psychosexual issues. Things come to a head when a handsome teenager (Kengo Kora) hires her services. Not to be missed.
Little Heart Songs
| 22/04/2007 | 11:00:00 | Lido 3 |
Little Heart Songs is a heartwarming and nostalgic portrait of post-war Japan as seen through the eyes of a schoolboy. Young Akira, the earnest son of a poor carpenter, fights to keep his school in a choir contest after one of the choir members accidentally drowns. The choral music inspires the children and helps them overcome the tragedy. Sweet and genteel, there is an emotional and period authenticity to this animation that is hard not to like. Winner of Best Animated Film at Lyon Asian Film Festival.
The Other Half
| 22/04/2007 | 21:15:00 | National Museum |
Zeng Xiaofei is a 22-year-old woman living in Sichuan province with her gambling, perpetually inebriated boyfriend Deng Gang. The film opens with Xiaofei being interviewed for a job as a transcriber for a law firm. From thereon, Ying Liang masterfully employs his signature verité style to capture the trials of a young woman living in a modern China. Interspersed with Xiaofei’s story are the “real” accounts of complainants in domestic disputes, and radio broadcasts about factory accidents, painting a vivid portrait of urban malaise. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Tokyo FILMeX 2006.
Fay Grim
| 23/04/2007 | 21:15:00 | National Museum |
Hal Hartley’s coolly ironic and faintly absurdist films have been favoured by cerebral moviegoers everywhere. A pioneer of the US indie film movement, he returns to the screen with a droll comedy starring the delightful Parker Posey. She plays a woman who discovers that her husband is really a spy and must now travel the globe to search for his notebooks containing military secrets and terrorist plots. Posey, queen of indie movies, is never better than when she is given intelligent comic material like this.
Like A Virgin (Cheonhajangsa Madonna)
| 24/04/2007 | 19:00:00 | Lido 3 |
Oh Dong-gu (Ryu Deok-hwan) loves Madonna. He finds comfort in the pop icon’s ever-shifting identity because he too is convinced he can change: gender, that is. He works odd jobs with the goal of saving enough money to get a sex change. However, when a friend tells him that professional Korean wrestling is where the money is at, the initially reluctant Dong-gu realises his dance moves come in more than handy. Lee Hae-young and Lee Hae-jun shared the Best New Director award at the 5th Korean Film Awards for this comedic, yet poignant portrayal of identity woes.
The Last Man (Le Dernier Homme)
| 26/04/2007 | 21:15:00 | National Museum |
Beirut is a city scarred by repeated wars. Now, its citizens awake each morning to a new, even more insidious horror a serial killer whose victims are found emptied of their blood. Khalil, a 40-year-old doctor, is notonly aware of this, but finds disturbing links that bind him to the predator and to the victims. Ghassan Salhab’s third feature film is an aptly timed metaphor for the internal wounds of a country still healing from the Israeli-Lebanon conflict last year, known in Lebanon as the July War. Starring Carlos Chahine and Zeina Layoun.
The Side Effects of Love (Pyaar Ke Side Effects)
| 28/04/2007 | 16:15:00 | Lido Classic |
Sid, an ageing DJ, loves his girl friend, Trisha, to bits but love does not equate marriage. When Trisha suggests marriage he panics. Cornered or conned by love? The man is sharp but the woman is sharper. This romantic comedy stars Rahul Bose and Mallika Sherawat, dubbed “the nation’s wet dream”. With talks of sex and copulation, Saket Chaudhury’s debut is madcap comedy. A Bollywood offer of gender skirmishes with songs and dance in between.
Aachi & Ssipak
| 29/04/2007 | 11:00:00 | Lido 3 |
| 29/04/2007 | 19:00:00 | Lido Classic |
Wildly inventive and irreverent, this superb Korean animation is destined for cult status. The hilarious story is set in the future where the world’s energy sources have run out. Consequently, human faeces have to be used as fuel for engines. Each time a person defecates, his government would reward him with an addictive drug-like candy known as the Juicy Bar, which soon becomes the root of crime and warfare. Absolutely wacky and unforgettable and a sure sign that Korean animation has arrived.
Bloody Tie
| 29/04/2007 | 21:15:00 | Lido 3 |
Action movie fans will enjoy this slick, fast-paced urban thriller. Set in 1998 when South Korea’s drug trade was booming in the wake of its financial crisis, a hard-nosed cop (Hwang Jeong-min) teams up with a well-connected drug dealer (Ryu Seung-beom) to expose police corruption and bring down the biggest crime lord in the country. Directed by Choi Ho, this hard-knuckle drug thriller exposes the mean streets of Pusan rarely seen in mainstream Korean films. It could be Korea’s answer to The French Connection.
mi been feeling reli warm in the house, especially at nite and in the morning…wait a min, tat’s like the onli time i’m at home anyway…haha
i thot tdy would turn out to b a warm day but surprisingly, it was pretti cool once i stepped out of the house and my sweaty palms didn’t even bother mi tdy
A routine police patrol is parked outside a local neighbourhood pub. Late in the evening the officers notice a man leaving the bar so intoxicated that he could barely walk. The man stumbled around the carpark for a few minutes, with the officers quietly observing. After what seemed an eternity, and trying his keys on five vehicles, the man managed to find his car which he fell into. He was there for a few minutes as a number of other patrons left the bar and drove off.
Finally he started the car, switched the wipers on and off (it was a fine dry night) flicked the indicators on, then off, tooted the horn and then switched on the lights. He moved the vehicle forward a few inches, reversed a little and then remained stationary for a few more minutes as some more vehicles left.
At last he pulled out of the car park and started to drive slowly down the road. The police officers, having patiently waited all this time, now started up the patrol car, put on the flashing lights, promptly pulled the man over, and carried out a breathalyzer test.
To their amazement the breathalyser indicated no evidence of the man having consumed alcohol at all! Dumbfounded, one of the officers said “I’ll have to ask you to accompany me to the Police station this breathalyser equipment must be broken.”
“I doubt it,” said the man, “I’m the designated decoy, so I haven’t touched a drop all night.”
slept in late and nua-ing the whole afternoon.
gotta get my act together and get out to face the world liao.
time to do some shopping and makan at vivo.
the tamp giant was so disappointing. we went there for dinner and shopping last nite. parked at giant, walked over to courts but onli box bistro…i thot got more varieties in makan den tat.
mum preferred ikea’s makan so we walked over and the queue into the restaurant was so so long. in the end, we gave up and went back to central for food instead.
so mi intending to shop at giant at vivo tdy and haf some of the nice food there.
tis is the tea tat i first tried in HK many yrs back. nice chinese tea!
i’ve onli seen a couple of restaurants tat haf tis tea in sg. do look out for tis blend of chinese tea and try it for urself.
i’m not a big fan of 香片 coz it’s a little too bland and the taste is a little weak for mi. 铁观音 has a much more full bodied taste but the tea is beli strong so i can’t drink too much
i went supermkt shopping in HK and as usual, checked out the tea selection straightaway.
the selection is not bad and i managed to get some peppermint tea from Celestial Seasonings. i saw tis brand from Cold Storage in the airport but there was only 2 blends available. similarly in HK, there were only 2 blends but thankfully peppermint was one of them. i haben tasted the tea but the tea bags smell wonderful.
Peppermint Herb Tea combines the whistling cool freshness of mint with the steaming comfort of a hot mug of 100% natural herb tea. Settle into an intimate cove and while away a few moments on yourself, letting the delectably sweet taste of peppermint pour over your thoughts. It’ll take you back to festive winter holidays and bedtime chats in warm woolen slippers, to snow-laden window sills and glimpses into the golden-lit haven of family kitchens. Savor the natural goodness of Peppermint Herb Tea either hot or iced and nestle into the freshly cool flavor of mint.
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so many other flavours tat i would luv to try. staying in sg has its limitations for tea lovers like mi. sigh! eg. tis cinnamon apple…i guess i reli should consider staying abroad.
i always knew drinking tea is good for u. i heard a long time ago tat tea leaves a film on ur teeth tat prevents tooth decay. but the downside is the teeth yellows. but i believe in tis theory.
Time for a Tea Party
It’s time to resurrect the age-old tradition of afternoon tea parties. But in modern times, it is as much a health act as it is a social act — especially for women.
Each daily cup of green or black tea helps beat down ovarian cancer risk. Two or more cups per day helped cut risk almost in half in a recent study. The likely good guys in this scenario are the tea polyphenols, which are potent cancer fighters in both men and women. So dust off the kettle — it’s high time for some fine tea!
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Tea has anticancer powers — at least in test tubes and animals. But just because something works in the lab doesn’t mean it will work in humans, so researchers recently tested tea’s powers in a group of women. Those who drank green and black tea had lower rates of ovarian cancer compared to those who rarely or never did. And the more they drank, the further their disease risk plummeted.
What’s the tea-anticancer connection? Right now, no one knows for sure, but researchers have some theories. Tea’s polyphenols (powerful antioxidants) may prevent cancer-cell growth, hinder blood supply to the tumor, or encourage cancer cells to commit suicide. More studies are needed to confirm the results of the ovarian cancer study. In the meantime, tea still boasts many other powerful health benefits — for men and women.
keeping late nites is a vicious cycle. went to bed at 4 plus this morning and got out of bed past noon tdy! omg! half the day is gone.
i woke a few times at 9, 10 & 11 but was feeling so lazy i decided to sleep in.
i was quite shacked yest especially from evening onwards…tink i’m still recuperating from my trip.
so stay up late –> sleep in late –> stay up late = vicious cycle
while sleep early –> rise early –> sleep early = healthy cycle
i muz sleep earlier tdy to break out of tis vicious cycle!
wat a wicked site tat Trace told mi abt.
The Five Stages Of Drunkenness And Sobering Up
Drinking
Sobering Up
mi is AGAIN feeling hungry from staying up late.
0414 hrs liao and mi got quite a long day tomolo.
better sleep the hunger pangs away.
mi feels tat mi has put on weight. will put in diligent effort to shed some pounds. shit! juz bathed but forgot my cellulite cream….nah beh!
it’s time for Singapore International Film Festival (siff) again. mi is bz reading synopsis to sniff out the shows tat i tink will b worth catching.
so hard to tell if a show is good anot from a short paragraph lor.
shortlisted so many liao…faint…tink i need another round of selection cum elimination
and anyone interested to watch any of these shows, pls let mi noe asap as i should b getting the tickets by mon.
The Other Half
| 22/04/2007 | 21:15:00 | National Museum |
Zeng Xiaofei is a 22-year-old woman living in Sichuan province with her gambling, perpetually inebriated boyfriend Deng Gang. The film opens with Xiaofei being interviewed for a job as a transcriber for a law firm. From thereon, Ying Liang masterfully employs his signature verité style to capture the trials of a young woman living in a modern China. Interspersed with Xiaofei’s story are the “real” accounts of complainants in domestic disputes, and radio broadcasts about factory accidents, painting a vivid portrait of urban malaise. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Tokyo FILMeX 2006.
Like A Virgin (Cheonhajangsa Madonna)
| 24/04/2007 | 19:00:00 | Lido 3 |
Oh Dong-gu (Ryu Deok-hwan) loves Madonna. He finds comfort in the pop icon’s ever-shifting identity because he too is convinced he can change: gender, that is. He works odd jobs with the goal of saving enough money to get a sex change. However, when a friend tells him that professional Korean wrestling is where the money is at, the initially reluctant Dong-gu realises his dance moves come in more than handy. Lee Hae-young and Lee Hae-jun shared the Best New Director award at the 5th Korean Film Awards for this comedic, yet poignant portrayal of identity woes.
Solos (world premiere)
| 25/04/2007 | 19:00:00 | National Museum |
A man (Lim Yu Beng) and a boy (Loo Zihan) struggle with their mutual sexual desire, all the more because it seems to be a transgression, an anomaly compared to the banal normality of the domestic family unit they try to fit into and live in. The boy’s mother (Goh Guat Kian) festers in her own depression and rage. NTU student Loo Zihan who stars in Solos, also co-wrote and co-directed the film. Kan Lume’s (The Art Of Flirting, SIFF 2006) second effort with Loo Zihan is a daring, adventurous film.
The Last Man (Le Dernier Homme)
| 26/04/2007 | 21:15:00 | National Museum |
Beirut is a city scarred by repeated wars. Now, its citizens awake each morning to a new, even more insidious horror a serial killer whose victims are found emptied of their blood. Khalil, a 40-year-old doctor, is notonly aware of this, but finds disturbing links that bind him to the predator and to the victims. Ghassan Salhab’s third feature film is an aptly timed metaphor for the internal wounds of a country still healing from the Israeli-Lebanon conflict last year, known in Lebanon as the July War. Starring Carlos Chahine and Zeina Layoun.
Aki Ra’s Boys
| 24/04/2007 | 21:15:00 | National Museum |
Boreak and Vannak are Aki Ra’s boys. They are considered the luckiest boys in their families. They live in a home in Siem Reap, along with a dozen other young landmine victims. And despite both missing a right arm, neither child has time for self-pity. They’re too busy exploring the bleak and beautiful world that is Cambodia, too busy playing, learning and dreaming of a day when they can be just be like Aki Ra – a former Khmer Rouge soldier turned anti-mine crusader.
oh my god! now i’m wondering if these are the same boys we met at the landmine museum last yr! oh my goodness. i dun believe tis.
Bloody Tie
| 29/04/2007 | 21:15:00 | Lido 3 |
Action movie fans will enjoy this slick, fast-paced urban thriller. Set in 1998 when South Korea’s drug trade was booming in the wake of its financial crisis, a hard-nosed cop (Hwang Jeong-min) teams up with a well-connected drug dealer (Ryu Seung-beom) to expose police corruption and bring down the biggest crime lord in the country. Directed by Choi Ho, this hard-knuckle drug thriller exposes the mean streets of Pusan rarely seen in mainstream Korean films. It could be Korea’s answer to The French Connection.
M
| 20/04/2007 | 21:15:00 | Lido 3 |
| 21/04/2007 | 11:00:00 | Lido Classic |
Ryuichi Hiroki is an astonishing director of women. His films, Vibrator (2003) and It’s Only Talk (2006), have clinched top prizes at SIFF and other festivals for their provocative explorations of female sexuality. His latest film, M, continues in that vein with its sublime study of a quiet housewife (Miwon) who turns into a prostitute to work out her repressed psychosexual issues. Things come to a head when a handsome teenager (Kengo Kora) hires her services. Not to be missed.
The Side Effects of Love (Pyaar Ke Side Effects)
| 28/04/2007 | 16:15:00 | Lido Classic |
Sid, an ageing DJ, loves his girl friend, Trisha, to bits but love does not equate marriage. When Trisha suggests marriage he panics. Cornered or conned by love? The man is sharp but the woman is sharper. This romantic comedy stars Rahul Bose and Mallika Sherawat, dubbed “the nation’s wet dream”. With talks of sex and copulation, Saket Chaudhury’s debut is madcap comedy. A Bollywood offer of gender skirmishes with songs and dance in between.
Things We Do When We Fall In Love
| 28/04/2007 | 21:15:00 | National Museum |
The most prolific member of the Malaysian New Wave, James Lee returns with the second part of his Love trilogy examining the state of contemporary relationships. With his trademark long shots, spare dialogue and naturalistic acting, this film centres on a couple (Amy Len and Loh Bok Lai) who love each other but are simultaneously in love with others. As they drive aimlessly through the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, the two play a ritualistic game of courtship and separation that subtly reveals their inability to commit.
Cheech
| 24/04/2007 | 19:00:00 | Lido Classic |
All Ron wants is to be happy and he hopes to make it big. When the small-time pimp is found dead, face down in the snow blowing in from a broken window, the suspects are numerous. Deftly put together, retracing the last 12 hours leading up to Ron’s death, the twists and turns of this noir film in a modern setting by Montreal helmer Patrice Sauve keeps you glued to the seat. Based on the award-winning play by Francois Letourneau, the film is black humour at its best.
Fay Grim
| 23/04/2007 | 21:15:00 | National Museum |
Hal Hartley’s coolly ironic and faintly absurdist films have been favoured by cerebral moviegoers everywhere. A pioneer of the US indie film movement, he returns to the screen with a droll comedy starring the delightful Parker Posey. She plays a woman who discovers that her husband is really a spy and must now travel the globe to search for his notebooks containing military secrets and terrorist plots. Posey, queen of indie movies, is never better than when she is given intelligent comic material like this.
mi is back from Pearl of the Orient.
had a great time, shopping & eating, all thanx to the girls, Marie & Diane. most imptly, our excellent guide Kim, who made tis trip the best hk visit for mi.
got LJ the 皮蛋 from Yong Kee. Gosh! i was tinking of stuffing the 皮蛋 into the luggage but i didn’t expect the boxes to b so nicely packed tat i had to hand carry. luckily kim brought mi there personally and helped mi carry the eggs coz the eggs were pretty heavy!
i couldn’t rem if LJ wants 4 or 6 boxes but i thot she wanted 2 dozens in total. i got 6 boxes of 6 each & i intend to keep 2 boxes for myself. bro et moi oredi ate one each after coming back from airport. the eggs were amazing! will elaborate when i post abt the food on tis trip.
and mi is hungry again @ 0520 hrs…time for bed
self explanatory post, tis time mi in 东方之珠
tis is cool coz u dun need to sign up wif any IM to PM mi. u can even set ur own nick. i juz need to b connected to meebo.
been quite bz in office tdy coz need to go off on time for drinks wif eric and had to tie up all the loose ends before going on leave.
still haf an extremely bz day ahead :
need to pack
make sure YY finishes homework and
learns both english and chinese spelling for next wk
wash car…been wks since i last washed the car
prepare food for bbq
and i m hungry juz being awake at 2.40am in the morning. my stomach is actually growling. better b off to bed before i raid the kitchen.
read an article abt the morning routine of top dogs. the first and foremost rule is to start early. as early as 4.30am and no later den 6.30am. gosh!
i’m such a later riser. it’s always a struggle to get out of bed in the morning.
was changing my sleeping habits and sleeping by midnite for a while. though i was much better rested, i didn’t get up much earlier so in short, i juz slept more.
been sleep deprived for several days now and wondering how i m going to haf an early start tomolo.
nonetheless, mi will haf a go at it. it could affect my next career move…lol
mi juz managed to save the tickers for the kiddos into wordpress. i luv wordpress more & more. so easy to organise things on the blog wif widgets…so cool !
i nbr haf to comb the html looking for headers, footers and places to put my coding. brillant for html idiots for mi
cool advice i got from Daily Indulgence
Exercise is wonderful for you, and often what you need most is a revitalizing workout. But sometimes, the very idea of pounding away on the treadmill is enough to exhaust you. On those days, why not head to the gym for a little pampering and relaxation instead?No need to make an appointment for a massage — just pack your gym bag with a couple of soft towels, an all-natural exfoliating body wash or loofah and a deep conditioner for your hair. Skip the spinning class and the weight room, and take your worn-out self straight to the locker room. Enjoy a shower (with no one bothering you), exfoliate your whole body and apply conditioner to your damp hair. Then, wrap your head in a towel, and visit the steam room. Breathe deep and let the soft, moist air penetrate your skin; feel your muscles relax. When you’re warm all the way through and ready to face reality, rinse off, apply a delicious lotion to your body and go home. You’ll be clean and sweet-smelling, and glowing all over — and ready to hit the cardio tomorrow!
heard tis on Lush. haf always luv tis song for both its tune and lyrics.
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Dear, I fear we’re facing a problem
You love me no longer, I know
And maybe there is nothing that I can do
To make you do
Mama tells me I shouldn’t bother
That I ought to stick to another man
A man that surely deserves me
But I think you do!
So I cry, I pray and I beg
Love me love me
Say that you love me
Fool me fool me
Go on and fool me
Love me love me
Pretend that you love me
Leave me leave me
Just say that you need me
So I cry, I pray and I beg
Love me love me
Say that you love me
Leave me leave me
Just say that you need me
I can’t care ’bout anything but you…
Lately I have desperately pondered,
Spent my nights awake and I wonder
What I could have done in another way
To make you stay
Reason will not lead to solution
I will end up lost in confusion
I don’t care if you really care
As long as you don’t go
tat’s the daily dare of the day.
i thot the banner is juz so sweet…couldn’t resist showing it on tis posting. anyway, mi needs to bathe before playing tis “nbr played before” game.
haben eaten anything but desserts @ wisma food republic coz of the crowd. mi is beli scared of crowded places.
same thing @ vivo, i didn’t intend to eat @ food republic. the few times tat i was there, i ate @ secret recipe, toast box and one other kopi place tat i can’t rem the name of.
had dinner there on fri and tried the curry chicken mee. fortunate restaurant oso had a dim sum trolley tat i ordered siu-mai and haw-gao from. the dim sum is so-so onli.
had dinner there again on sun after a shopping spree at daiso…so many things to see and buy, luv the place!
abit hard to get seats at 6 plus in the evening…and i discovered tat fortunate restaurant didn’t allow outside food in their area. i actually dun mind having dim sum to share and eat something more filling from the other stalls. too bad, they dun allow lor. but they can sell dim sum anywhere in the foodcourt. not beli fair rite?
it’s like telling mi hoo wants to eat dim sum BUT not ONLY dim sum, to sit somewhere else.
haf decided not to eat their dim sum liao…no loss and makes the game fairer.
if i can’t even find a seat, eating dim sum for a meal is not enuff to keep mi @ food republic. if i realli want dim sum, i’ll go crystal jade or red star or wen dou shi.
tis time, i queued up for the hokkien prawn noodles which is super yummy! oso had chicken rice, quite good oso.
but the highlight of the meal was the dessert, which is jellied beancurd or Dou Hua.
mi is super Dou Hua fan and it was beli nice and smooth. can fight wif rochor lor. yummy！
was at ikea wif the kiddos on sat afternoon.
YY joined the smales club for kiddos bet 4 and 11. QQ hasn’t turned 4 so she can’t join yet.
den the 2 kiddos begged to go to the playroom. luckily they were onli allowed to stay in there for an hr max or i would haf a real prob dragging them away! they enjoyed it so much tat they asked if they could come again the next day….heng ah, ikea is so nearby now.
i like the food at the ikea restaurant too. besides the fries which are the kiddos’ fav, we oso luv the chicken wings and apple pie. i like the kids’ meals which are affordable and the portions are enuff for both kiddos. though it’s hard to convince YY to eat the spaghetti.
he wants to choose his food and tis time, he chose the apple pie which he finished by himself.
i finally did it at my third attempt!
tat was reli hard…phew!
now i can finally go shower and prepare my orange salad. tink 2 oranges shouldn’t gif mi a terrible stomachache like tat time i ate a whole pot of tomato paste wif spaghetti.
and i wana start crocheting again. so many WIP…and i got no completed projects for feb !
mayb i’m too fickle minded. can’t decide if i wana sort out the cambodian fotos or my hk fotos. nonetheless, i managed to clear 2 GB worth of space and i’m quite pleased abt tat
oh no! mi is stuck at tis game! mi wana go make my orange salad AFTER i beat tis challenge. so tough…sigh!
the last game to complete in these 12 days
there’s a daily dare in neopets for the month of mar.
everyday, there’s a challenge for a selected game and a score to beat if u wana take up the challenge. i tink tis is more fun den juz the game of the day.
and since the games selected are of various types eg. puzzle, action etc so sometimes the challenges r quite tough and i need several attempts before i can beat the challenge. YY oso discovered tis and he’s quite a gamer! he helped mi win some games and holds the record for several others. bro is encouraging YY to set his sights on WCG…pengz
mi is left wif one last game in tis 12 days. will try to beat the challenge though the minimum score is higher den my personal highest…stressed ah
how does the combi sound?
steve brought back a stash of tim tam in assorted flavours and lined them up along marie’s and my workstation. i m a sucker for tim tam and i luv the chewy caramel. once a pack is opened, i haf to reli resist finishing the whole pack…so addictive!
after devouring yet another piece of tim tam, i had some of the mint green tea tat ann got. the combi is SO….NICE! it’s juz like eating mint chocolate. i found the tea a little too minty. tink it’s becoz it’s green tea and not black tea so the tea is not as strong as the mint. but it was JUZ rite wif tim tam.
Saw tis recipe after reading the article on olive oil and felt like making an orange salad for myself too. i wonder if orange wif olive oil will taste good. mayb i should consider getting some mint. wonder if basil works…lol
perhaps apple wif cinnamon is a better bet though mi is no fresh apple fan. mayb i’ll haf cinnamon wif apple instead….keke
but mi is sucker for all things cooked wif apple eg, apple pie, apple strudel etc
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Mint and coriander infuse this orange and black olive salad with Mediterranean flavors.
Makes 4 servings
ACTIVE TIME: 15 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 15 minutes
EASE OF PREPARATION: Easy
5 Valencia or navel oranges
1/3 cup chopped fresh mint
2 tablespoons chopped pitted black olives
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
Pinch of sugar
Salt to taste
Lettuce leaves
With a sharp knife, remove skin and white pith from oranges and discard. Working over a bowl, cut orange segments from their surrounding membranes and let them fall into the bowl. Squeeze any remaining juice from the membranes into the bowl. Add mint, olives, oil, garlic, coriander and sugar. Season with salt and toss gently. Serve on lettuce leaves.
Starting an olive oil habit could be as healthful as kicking a smoking habit. And the proof is in your urine.
Microscopic substances in your urine reveal how well your body is defending against everyday cancer-causing cell damage. Think of the substances as shrapnel — too much means your body is taking some serious hits. Enter olive oil. In a study, men who upped their intake had less of the damage-signaling shrapnel in their urine samples. How much less? The drop was similar to what smokers experience when they quit. Now that’s some potent oil.
Olive oil is full of good-for-you substances. So which one is responsible for the cancer-fighting effects? Until this recent study, researchers suspected it was the phenolic compounds in the oil; phenols have antioxidant (read anticancer) properties. But the phenolic content of the oils seemed to have little impact in this study. Three different types of oil with varying amounts of phenolic compounds were tested, and the type made little difference in the amount of cell-damage markers found in urine samples. Researchers suspect there is something anticarcinogenic about monounsaturated fat, in and of itself.Which would mean that olive oil, rich in monounsaturated fat, is not only a heart helper but may also deter cancer. That helps explain why, compared to Northern Europeans, Southern Europeans, whose diets tend to overflow with the oil, have lower rates of both heart disease and cancer.
But one caveat to keep in mind: The men in the study didn’t add olive oil to their diets. They used it to replace the fats they normally consume — about 5 teaspoons total per day. Use olive oil to chase out the butters, margarines, and shortenings in your diet so you don’t increase your overall calorie count; if you go overboard on calories, you’re looking at a different set of health problems.
had taiwan porridge at the famed 阿里山 along serangoon road wif marie last thurs after our hospice visit.
i couldn’t resist the 猪脚 so i ordered tat and it turned out to be the most delicious 猪脚 i ever tasted. at $12 for a portion enuff for 2, i tink it’s very reasonable pricing.
we oso ordered a slice of fish tat costs $10 and wasn’t tat fantastic.
i m not even tat impressed by the sweet potato porridge though the sweet potato pieces are all smaller den most places i tried.
but i’ll definitely revisit juz for the 猪脚
mi seems to recall curry chicken mee being my fav from many many moons ago. i can’t place the time period somehow but the feeling of familiarity is pretty strong.
from whenever tat time was, i haben been eating curry chicken mee till i stepped foot into the marina sq food court. the bright colours of the curry nbr fails to captivate and conquer my cravings when i pass the stall and i always end up eating tis dish.
i luv the rich flavours of the curry gravy. though i m no yellow noodle fan, i dun mind the noodles in curry.
tis time tat i went to food republic @ vivocity, i was spoiled for choice and didn’t noe wat to eat. too many temptations but i finally succumbed to curry chicken mee again. quite good too with thicker gravy den marina sq.
mi zipped all the cambodia fotos into 3 zip folders. onli prob is they take up far too much space.
and my temp files were taking up so much space tat i had onli a couple of hundred MB of free space!
managed to unzip all the fotos to do more spring cleaning and oso deleted all the temp files.
will continue to sift thru the fotos and free up more space. muz upload and get rid of the videos especially.
for someone who slept at 5.30am on sat morn, got out of bed to go for meet-the-parents sessions at 9.45am, spent the rest of the day wif kiddos and attended a wedding dinner, i m still going on strong.
i dun feel sleepy at tis hr (0146hrs). was very tempted to go for supper even.
how strange to b so alert when i was quite reluctant to get out of bed tis morning and told myself i’ll catch up on my beauty sleep after meeting YY’s teachers. however the sessions stretched to noon so it was on to lunch and an afternoon at ikea’s.
mayb i overdose on my tea consumption tdy. i had teh-c at lunch to keep mi going and an earl grey at the swedish furniture store.
the concept of st james is not bad.
there’s a cool band in movida but the crowd onli warmed up for the dance floor during the band’s interval. the dance floor was empty before den so anyone who ventured there has to put on a public performance.
tink we enjoyed dragonfly the most. the first time i was there, i thot it’s beli beng. but i enjoyed the mix of retro english songs and live chinese pop. and i tink the dancers and male singers are all pretty good. the live crooning scores high in terms of entertainment quotient.
i m happy to report tat i’m done wif my migration from blogspot to WP.
now all tat’s left to do is shut dwn everything livia on blogspot properly.
it was reli a great idea to migrate to WP. i broke the coding on blogspot and haben been able to fix it on my own. WP is even more idiot-proof…ideal for mi.
and widgets are so cool!
i m getting used to posting wifout fotos oredi and enjoying chinese blogging immersely.
tis is so incredibly cool！
check out my new meebo widget!
meebo is cool in itself ! super duper web msn with no d/l required. great when u’r not using ur own comp.
and having the widget means tat as long as i’m logged in to meebo, my blog readers can send msgs to mi on meebo! super duper cool! u dun even need to haf msn or meebo acct to msg mi and u can change ur nick too. WOW! fancy being able to chat wif non meebo users!
and i couldn’t figure out how to edit the widget wif my meebo coding so i posted on WP forum. the response was super quick too！it’s great having such a supportive community, reminds mi of my dear neopets.
tis is quite a coincidence.
i was parking my car when i thot to myself tat i dun miss cheong-ing at all.
there was a stage when i would tink to myself tat ‘long time no cheong’ and feel like partying. but i haben felt tat way for a while. mayb age is catching up? haha
hoo noes, i get a sms from HQ for tis immediately after getting home. wow! telepathy!
You know who we’re talking about — the champion consoler, the person you can always count on, the person who knows how to clean up even after the biggest emotional superspill of your life. This friend gives you a one-on-one rush like no other. This confidante for all seasons can probably even read your mind just a little. Or don’t you remember the last time they finished a sentence for you?
Lucky for you, your supportive sidekick can probably guess what your next dreams will be before you even do. It must be nice to know you have a tireless supporter and coach in your midst, someone you can tell anything to who always has your best interests in mind and a smile to cheer you up. How sweet!
Hey, smarty pants. We’re not gonna try to slip one by you. Dedicated and driven, you work hard for what you want, and that’s why you always get it. Even though you tend to follow your head, that doesn’t mean you ignore your heart.
It’s easy for you to fall for a guy who’s quick and bright and can keep up with your varied interests. With your maturity and patience, you’ll have no problem finding that perfect fellow who is resourceful and bold enough to win your heart. Brilliant!
mi is dying for a haircut again.
doesn’t seem like tat long ago when i had the trim after lunch wif karen.
and it was a beli satisfactory haircut. in fact i thot she did a brillant job at it. the irony is, NOBODY noticed tat i had my hair trimmed. not ivy nor jane when we had dinner tat nite and not even my kiddos. wow!
but it didn’t last beli long. juz over a mth and it’s time for mi to get another trim. luckily, tis salon is much cheaper den ratio’s.
i’m not terribly adventurous when it comes to haircuts. i m beli particular and extremely loyal to my hairstylist. hoo is ratio at #1 salon @ wilmer place.
but i was getting reli irritated by the ends tat curve horribly coz i tuck my hair behind my ears all the time. i HATE hair in my face.
so i decided to gif Needs Salon a try. the lady stylist was beli skilled and i dun usually like lady stylists. the last time tat i had my hair cut at Reds by a lady, i sulked the entire ordeal. if i trust the stylists, i m open to most suggestions they haf.
and i like the fact tat she washes my hair too. usually the stylists will get an intern to do the washing and i m totally petrified by ladies who attack my scalp wif their nails!!!
omg! it feels like they r trying to remove a layer of my scalp!
tis particular stylist was good at washing hair too, wif some light massaging. juz writing abt my experience makes mi crave for a haircut. i almost decided to get one during lunch if not for miting up wif marie. poor us were both planning on lunching alone.
and i m amazed by the fact tat everytime i go on hols, be it cambodia or HK, i m always in need of a haircut. tis time, i’ll get my hair cut BEFORE the trip.
mi cough is finally getting slightly better.
mayb becoz i’ve stayed away from cold drinks and marie made mi drink 2 cups of strong 罗汉果. i gave up eating 枇杷膏 liao after i didn’t get better after several adhoc dosages.
but i seem to haf a perpetual stuffy nose. dun tink mi been breathing as much for last couple of wks. and mi been taking my super strong flu medicine Contact NT. supposed to knock u out but i dun get drowsy at all. mi always tink mi is like a cow. haf to work like a cow and endure illnesses like a cow….keke
and mi been rubbing YY & my fav Vicks VapoRub like everyday. he luvs to ask mi to rub on his chest, neck and back coz it helps to prevent him from coughing.
joke from askmen
1. Symptom: Cold and humid feet.
Cause: Glass is being held at incorrect angle.
Cure: Maneuver glass until open end is facing upward.
2. Symptom: Warm and humid feet.
Cause: You pissed your pants.
Cure: Dry yourself at nearest restroom.
3. Symptom: The wall facing you is full of lights.
Cause: You’re lying on the floor.
Cure: Position your body at a 90-degree angle to the floor.
4. Symptom: The floor looks blurry.
Cause: You’re looking through an empty glass.
Cure: Quickly refill with your favorite beverage.
5. Symptom: The floor is moving.
Cause: You’re being dragged away.
Cure: At least ask where they’re taking you.
6. Symptom: You see multiple reflections of your face.
Cause: You’re trying to puke in the toilet.
Cure: Stick your finger in your mouth.
7. Symptom: You hear echoes every time someone speaks.
Cause: You have your glass on your ear.
Cure: Stop making a fool of yourself.
8. Symptom: The room is shaking a lot, everyone is dressed in white and the music is very repetitive.
Cause: You’re in an ambulance.
Cure: Don’t move. Let the professionals do their job.
9. Symptom: Your dad and all your brothers are looking at you funny.
Cause: You’re in the wrong house.
Cure: Ask if they can point you to your house.
10. Symptom: A huge light is blinding you.
Cause: You woke up in someone’s lawn.
Cure: Coffee and a long nap.
Did you know that you lose a liter of water a day just by breathing? And in the winter, you can lose almost a liter and a half. Dry, heated air evaporates the mist right out of you because your body has to work extra hard to moisturize the air on its way to your lungs. Your mouth and nose dry up, making you itchy, sneezy and red. Your resistance is lowered, and you get sick more easily — meaning you get even itchier, sneezier and redder. And that’s not to mention what happens to your skin.
So hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Start your day with a big glass of water at breakfast and continue to drink all day. All that coffee, tea and cocoa you drink to stay warm doesn’t count. Actually, it’s a negative in terms of your water needs, because the caffeine exacerbates your fluid loss. You need to drink good old-fashioned water, and plenty of it, but it doesn’t have to be boring. You can jazz things up with a slice of lemon, a sprig of mint or even some diet drink mix. At the very least, you can pretend you’re drinking a melted snowman.
tis is in tribute to SY whose bday juz passed.
on the occasion of his bday, the ground shook, i trembled and HQ puked….haha, mi is being corny.
but it was in the shower tis morning tat it suddenly struck mi tat same time last yr, the 3 of us (LJ,SY et moi) were in cambodia! how time flies!
i’m certainly looking forward to our next hols in vietnam. on HQ’s qn of y i m not spending my bday there. well, the thot nbr occured to mi. we juz went along wif LJ’s schedule. as for bdays, mi is no longer a huge fan of celebrating. juz a simple meal wif frens or family would make mi beli happy.
but i do intend to celebrate the BIG 3 in style. i duno how or where yet but it’ll b special and memorable.
i m reminded of eric’s analogy tat we’r still listed till 35 when we haf to 除牌.
not tat long off! but it’s not juz ur age tat matters but the general state of things and being comfortable in the skin u live in.
Sure the sights are important. The people? Fascinating. But when you head off to exotic lands, it’s the delicacies you’re usually most excited to encounter. You know that one of the best ways to get to know a new locale is to live — and eat — like the locals.
Food, after all, can be a history lesson in itself — what the land offers and what the people have done with it. That’s why your travels often follow your taste buds. Whether it’s served in a five-star restaurant or from a street vendor, your adventure begins when you taste a local specialty. Take a big bite!
i picked up a phonecall for YY on sun afternoon and it was from his clasmate. it was the first time i heard his friend calling so i was quite surprised. shupin told mi tat YY has toked wif his classmate while watching cartoons in the mornings.
i told him YY is onli back in the nite.
to my surprise, he called again at 11pm for YY. they didn’t tok for long but wat fascinated mi was the fact tat little boys yank on the fone too!
my bro NBR did tat when he was little.
ok, i’ve finally got around to updating the blogroll for links to my updated chinese blog and other blogs tat i used to link to.
it’s been an eventful day. no less due to the quake scare from the tremors.
a lot more work needs to b done. i need to move my counter and tickers too.
took the afternoon off tdy, partly for my cough and partly due to impulse.
wanted to mit someone but ended up miting alvin instead. come to tink of it, it’s been mths and mths since we last met. honestly, i haf no idea when was our last supper….pardon the corniness but hey! we r supper mates, after all.
haben been diligent in blogging coz i haben realli got accustomed to wordpress, especially when it comes to uploading pictures. i noe, it’s easy enuff but the size constraint gets to mi and i keep tinking if i should even start uploading picts to wordpress else my quota is used up too quickly.
i need to put some effort into the blogroll and layout of the blog too.
but i haben been out of the blogging action altogether.
on the contrary, becoz i m reluctant to add pictures, i started blogging more frequently in chinese since it’s all text anyway. my chinese blog is alot more intimate which is consistent wif how i view the language. some feelings are better expressed in chinese.
while waiting for alvin, mi finally got ard to getting my（motorola) red V3!
i luv it for its looks, and its AIDS helping cause of course!
transition is easy enuff since it has 95% same functions as my black V3.
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