Video Selection - Slinky Cat

This is the kitteh way down from the stairs ... did I made you smile today? ^^

In a Sticky Situation

My sister's boyfriend who went to Bangkok couple of weeks ago gave us 3 packets of the famous Thai sticky/glutinous rice upon his return. I was excited until I realized that I've requested PreciousPea to buy me a packet from her Krabi trip (oh no, how can I forget that).

Then my mom told me that there's a packet of sticky rice still lying somewhere in the kitchen (this was also from PreciousPea who got it from Chatuchak market months ago when she went to Bangkok!). Okay, in total I have 5 packets of sticky rice in my procession o.O

I've no choice but to quickly kick start my sticky rice mission with Loh Mai Kai (glutinous rice with chicken). I tried this before, recipe is here if you are interested :)


Previously I used a pot to mixed the seasoning with rice but this time I used the wok instead. I find it easier this way. I added some olive oil to the wok before I pour the cooked rice in. Then I mixed all the seasoning in a bowl before pouring in the rice. Stir evenly and this is really hard work because the rice tends to ... well stick together.

Place the rice on top of the ingredients and cover the lid of each container before steaming it again (the containers are courtesy of a friend, thanks Babe).


The end result :)

Now folks, any idea what to do with the rest of the rice (4 packets left) ... to er get me out of this sticky situation?

A Hearty Meal

Friday afternoon. As I've few days left to chill out before the start of my new job, a friend decided to invite me for lunch and we went to Pick N' Brew at 1 Utama. I've never been to this place although have heard it from her and it runs by him.


Irish cream Frappélicious - smooth and not too sweet to my liking


Oven baked potato skin with beef bacon - a yummy appetizer


Pesto and sun dried tomato with (optional) added grilled seafood with a choice of your pasta - I picked fettucini but i feel that the taste is quite bland (err I'm a salty person). If you don't add anything, the pasta only comes with ... well, pasta. A bit pricey for just plain pasta, I think.

My friend had beef cheeseburger and Green Tea Frappélicious. After the meal, we went to have some singing and swaying exercise at the nearest karaoke before I left for my farewell dinner :)

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My friends (now ex-colleagues) organized a farewell dinner for me at the Lala Chong Seafood Restaurant, opposite Terminal 3 of the old airport. The menu was decided by this babe who frequent the place recently ;P


clockwise from top: lala in superior stock, fried baby squids, stir-fry fern with tuna and tofu


clockwise from top: 3cup chicken, veg, prawn and yam basket

The food was delicious but what matters the most is I enjoyed the evening of get-together, jokes and chill out with friends.

Thanks guys for everything ^^

Time to Move On

Today is the last day at my current job. I am truly leaving with mixed feelings; excited about my new career opportunity but sad to be leaving so many wonderful friends and colleagues. But I guess when the right time comes, we have to move on and accept new challenges ahead.

I learned a great deal and worked with many people with whom I am sure I will remain friends for a long time. I hope that my new job will give me such rewarding experiences and supportive friends.

I shall continue my journey alone from here. Thank you for the wonderful years together friends =^_^=

Kiasusm is Everywhere

I don't know who labeled Singaporean as a bunch of kiasu people? Perhaps Singaporean themselves, I don't know.


I love the PCK show ^^

Jokes on Ah Beng culture are making their rounds everyday but those Ah Beng who thinks they are not part of the ah beng's community is actually more ah beng than the real Ah Bengs! get me?

I noticed that Malaysian and people from the other side of the globe are embracing on the kiasusm syndrome, no matter what color, race or which mother tongue they speak at home. Here are some pretty obvious scenario:-

Free lah

(Source: The Star)

Just take a look at people queueing up for the "buy 1 free 1 cake" promotion by some cake house couple of days back. These people started the queue some 3 hours before the promotion starts at 11.00 am? Not only they caused the whole street to jammed up with illegal parking but they can't wait to stuff themselves with flour and sugar mixed together! How much can you eat anyway? Cheesecake some more? I can't even finish 1 slice for goodness sake!

Pump It

They jammed up the road and petrol stations the day before Government announce price increase (may I suggest to our Gov to keep it a top secret on future price increase announcement until 11.55 pm prior to doomsday).

Don't they realize that instead of saving money, they are actually burning more fuel and wasting time by being kiasu? Nobody like to have fuel price increase but if it happens, we have to accept the fact and do adjust our spending lah!


Quote my dad: "Even if you pump now, it is not going to last very long unless you totally abandon your car and I ain't going to waste my time and petrol to queue for petrol". Well said dad, well said!

I Believe I Can Fly

The 'Now Everyone Can Fly' company offers affordable air tickets so that everyone can fly. The only disadvantage of course is you need to be the 'first-in-line' to grab a seat unless you paid for express boarding. Everybody and their mother-in-law will start to form a line when they heard the first announcement about their flight.

Even when the announcement is on flight delay. The problem with these people is that they won't budge from the queue not even when the flight crew advised passengers to take a seat and wait! They rather stand so that the next kiasu fella won't jump queue from the side!


And when the plane finally arrived, they will race as if in a marathon hoping to pick the best seat. Then the airbus landed on ground, they will start getting up from their seat and pull down their 20kg luggage and can't wait to get off the plane before it comes to a complete stop! Gawd!

Multi-Talented

I do understand that as parents, they want to give the best in their ability to their kid and groom them up to be somebody they are proud (and show) off. But to enroll them in 10 different kind of activities besides school is really absurd! Can you imagine, the poor kid has to learn music, ballet, kung fu, tennis, swimming and God knows what else is there besides tons of homework everyday?


Come on ... give the kid a break! Unless of course he/she shows some natural-born talent in one of the classes, I think it's only wise to let them enjoy their childhood and go with the flow. Don't force them to be who you think they should be in order to earn your love. At school, I'm not the smartest kid and I don't earn a high-flying salary now but I turn out okay, as a person.

I Got It First

These are kids/teens/adults who naturally inherited the kiasu DNA. Can you believe it that they actually camped out to buy a book featuring some specky wizard? My question is this: are you going to fall apart and vanish from this earth if you don't read it immediately after it has been released?

I can pity you if it's free food but this? *shaking head* The same goes to those who camped out for a PS3 or the Anya Hindmarch's I'm Not A Plastic Bag bag o.O


If you can afford to spend the money and time doing those stuff, why not do something more beneficial like help out children who don't get an opportunity in basic education? Together we can help build a better world for these children by sponsoring a child through World Vision. Thank you.


The last time I checked, we do live in a civilized world. So please ... behave like one.

Video Selection - 三十日

Justin's 側田 new song. I'm practicing this for my next karaoke session :)



Lyrics
逐晚倒數為見你準備 願你快點又與我一起
寂寥足足一個月 由電話減少距離
而偏偏竟不知怎說起

是太想念你 超過了預期
只想可擁著你 然後吻你 讓你驚喜
由這一分鐘我一生就只有你
明日縱使不堪 阻不到我用心愛你

讓我終於都明瞭 明白你比生死重要
連話語 也沒法盛載得起

I'll give my life to be near you in every way
For I have nothing left to be here on this earth today

讓我終於不動搖 這改變因你
原諒我卻試過傷害你

逐秒擴張 惦記你滋味
合上眼睛像與你一起

為何分開一個月
如像孤島給隔離
尋不到 飛得走的客機

是太想念你 超過了預期
張開手保護你
遊歷世界 讓你驚喜
由這一分鐘我一生就只有你
明日縱使不堪 阻不到我用心愛你
讓我終於都明瞭 明白你比生死重要
連話語也沒法盛載得起

I'll spend my life here beside you in every way
For I have nothing left to be here on this earth today

讓我終於不動搖 這改變因你
如若你欠信我的力氣

Funny Pic of the Day

Who wants to dance with meow?

My Minicards

Two weeks ago I placed an order with MOO on my custom made minicards. They finally arrived all the way from London.

The first time I encountered this product, is from this babe, who printed who else but her two precious doggies on her minicards. So for the fun of it, I also ordered mine (^_^)

It comes in a box of 100 minicards and you can choose the images of your choice.


my choice ... kitteh, sammi, doggie, lavender and blooming sakura


details on the back of the card ... sorry phone number has been blocked on this image :P

Who needs to give out boring name cards when you can get creative with this! Folks, you will get one when I meet you ^^

Video Selection: 時光機

One of my favorite song, 時光機 Time Machine from Jay Chou's new album - Capricorn. This MV comes with an English translation err just in case you can't understand what he sings :) Have a blast weekend folks ^^

Malaysia sure Boleh: Squatting Exercise

The LRT is packed during peak hours ... as usual. Especially so these few weeks. Passengers are hoping to find a spot to stand. Seat? Forget about seating. You should thank your lucky star if you found a spot to stand where nobody will lean on you and shake their body at the same time!

Yes, I experienced it myself this morning. A woman who is sandwiched between me and another lady keeps shaking her booty to non-existence music when me, who's on iPod trying to balance my feet, stand still and control my irritation all @ the same time! o.O

And when you finally found the spot and walking towards it, you will understand why no passenger occupy the space. Damn! I should know better!


There's this moron squatting down on a moving train, between all the legs including mine :(

Friendship Matters

We all need friends in our life. I can't imagine how we can live without friends to share our laughter and rants.

With platforms like facebook, friendship has become border less and the world has since become a much smaller place. I always seek for sincere and honest friendship because that's what they are getting from me.

I've encountered jerks who lied their teeth off from the start with bullshits and those who think they owned the world at their feet just because they think they are 10 cents richer than the rest. Well moron, let me tell you this ... there's no place in my life to take your crap. You can save your show-offs to your worshipers. Next!


There must be a very good reason why out of millions of people, we can be friends. You and me. So here's my take on friendship:-

The Best Friends

They are my true friends since high school. They have been with me when I broke off with my ex and keep encouraging me that my soul mate is out there somewhere (babes, I'm still waiting leh). They cheered for me when I've slimmed down but said "it's ok dear" when I gained back the darn pounds! They listened to my never ending rants on my sucker boss and advised me to stay positive. They scolded me when I splurged on another pair of shoe but at the same time agreed with me on the choice ;p They are my BFF and I can never thank them enough for everything. God bless them.

The Just Friends

They are people I get to befriend over the years ... from school, work, weddings, parties, gatherings, facebook, etc. We'll meet up occasionally for meals or visit each other during the festive season. Communication is so much easier now with technology like MSN when we are world apart and phone calls ain't cheap. They might not be my best friends but I know when I need any help, I can count on them.

The Bloggers Friends

We have never met ... yet :) but I'm positive someday we will. They are friends from blogsphere. I stumbled upon their blog one day and placed my 2 cents worth of comment and they did the same to mine (more than 2 cents actually on their part). I bookmarked their URL on my firefox because they are all talented bloggers with individual creativity. Bravo guys ... job well done (^_^)

The Facebook Friends

This is where I befriend my first English Rose who worshiped her cat name Rodney, a Canadian grandma whose cat is the size of a shih-tzu, an non-kiasu kind-hearted Singaporean dude, a cool Taiwanese guy who loves Porsche cars, a Sunneh with a hidden Dark Knight attitude, a group of Hongkie kitteh lovers and a lot of other interesting individuals. I'm expanding my network of friends across the ocean.

I'll always send them a personal message when I accepted their request or vice-versa because there is no point having 2,000 friends on your profile and you can't even remember their name! Geez ... how pathetic is that?

The Seasonal Friends

Whenever I called them up, they are always in a rush and no time to talk. Ok fine. But when they call you out of the blue, you know it's only for 2 things. Either they are getting married or they have joined the insurance business! The former most likely is the case. Anyway, they do keep in touch sometimes ... by forwarding those "send to 10 persons to receive good luck" type of emails. That's how important I am to them. Duh!

The Boy-Friend

Still waiting for someone to take interest in me ... my undemanding requirements is here if you like to check it out ^^ err hard sell still work, right?

"Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation" - George Washington (1732 -1799)