I went to the library today. I have some books to return.
Sigh. Still no sign of the graphic novel: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Vol 2. I hope it comes out soon. I managed to borrow the graphic novels: The New Fantastic Four, Ms Marvel, Outsiders and Annihilation Book 1. I borrowed another novel by Tess Gerritsen called The Mephisto Club. It sounds thrilling. I also got another book, The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury. It also looks interesting. I like stories that have action, history, and mystery running through them. :)
These will be nice distraction from my writing lol. :P
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
I Play...
The guru. That's according to Blogthings, lol. Ok, kind of true but I don't just play the guru, I am a guru, haha, that is you take the meaning of guru to be "any person who counsels or advises; mentor". :) More of my responses in purple.
| You Are the Guru |
 You are a naturally good counselor. You are inspiring, encouraging, and compassionate. Thanks. But as a counsellor, one would have to be encouraging and compassionate. I guess in a way, my personality chose the work that I now do - being a counsellor. You are eager to help everyone who crosses your path, even those who don't want to be helped. Some would say I am nosy, lol. You are a natural healer. People feel at peace when they are with you. In a way because counsellors guide the clients to find their own answers and as a result, "heal" the clients and let them find peace. You are so good for people, in fact, that they go through withdrawal once you're gone. Yar, when I was away in March, my friends said the silence was deafening, haha. :P You quietly do your own thing, without openly resisting. You secretly try to fix every problem. Depends cos I am also chili padi, lol. :P Your biggest regret is not being able to help as many people as you'd like. Sigh, sometimes, especially with the children. |
Monday, 18 August 2008
What Will You Do?
If something happens which is not what you want, what will you do?
1. Be "zen" and do nothing about it.
2. Be passive but yet lament about it.
3. Be active and do something about it.
I find people are often either 1. or 2. Somehow, they are afraid to do something about things they aren't happy. They either accept things passively without questions or they complain about things but don't do anything about it, expecting someone else might do something about it. Why are they lacking in this courage or strength to stand up for their own rights, for their own principles? What are they afraid of??
You may say I am throwing stones at others, what about me? I am proud to say I do things about it. Most of my friends would know what I have done for the situation at my estate. A few friends have said "Why you try so hard? What's the point?". I am glad that I have more friends who are supportive of my actions and have given me encouragement from time to time. Today, I received a phone call from an old classmate. Thanks, Chung. I really appreciate your call. I can still remember clearly her words before she hung up, "Jia yu, jia yu, jia yu!". Another friend is helping out too, looking through some things for me. I really appreciate all these help from my friends. They do give me the strength to continue standing up for what I believe in.
Sometimes, you can't back down from something, no matter how great the forces. Sometimes, you have to stand and fight for something, no matter how daunting the prospects are. Sometimes, you just have to do it. I believe I should stand up for my rights, for my principles. I am willing to do something about it. At least if things don't succeed, I know I have done my best and I have not betrayed myself.
1. Be "zen" and do nothing about it.
2. Be passive but yet lament about it.
3. Be active and do something about it.
I find people are often either 1. or 2. Somehow, they are afraid to do something about things they aren't happy. They either accept things passively without questions or they complain about things but don't do anything about it, expecting someone else might do something about it. Why are they lacking in this courage or strength to stand up for their own rights, for their own principles? What are they afraid of??
You may say I am throwing stones at others, what about me? I am proud to say I do things about it. Most of my friends would know what I have done for the situation at my estate. A few friends have said "Why you try so hard? What's the point?". I am glad that I have more friends who are supportive of my actions and have given me encouragement from time to time. Today, I received a phone call from an old classmate. Thanks, Chung. I really appreciate your call. I can still remember clearly her words before she hung up, "Jia yu, jia yu, jia yu!". Another friend is helping out too, looking through some things for me. I really appreciate all these help from my friends. They do give me the strength to continue standing up for what I believe in.
Sometimes, you can't back down from something, no matter how great the forces. Sometimes, you have to stand and fight for something, no matter how daunting the prospects are. Sometimes, you just have to do it. I believe I should stand up for my rights, for my principles. I am willing to do something about it. At least if things don't succeed, I know I have done my best and I have not betrayed myself.
Sunday, 17 August 2008
Grazing Breakfast at Graze, Rochester Park
We went for a late breakfast at Graze, Rochester Park. Graze is housed in one of those black and white colonial bungalows within the nice, quiet, lush surrounding of Rochester Park. Once there, you feel like you are in another world, peaceful and unhurried.
Although there were still plenty of space outdoors in the outdoor garden pavilion, we requsted to be seated indoors. It should be quite cool outdoors as there were fans in the pavilion. Before our orders came, we were given a complimentary plate of bread with butter, strawberry and blackcurrant jam.
Juliane had some of the bread and a cupcake as she said she wasn't very hungry.
Marieann had a Graze baked omelet ($16): which came with 4 of Marieann's choices of cheese, ham, potato and tomatoes, and a salad. The omelet was pretty rich because of the cheese. Marieann finished most of everything on her plate, lol.
I had a "The cast iron pan" ($18) which came with smoked bacon, mushroom, tomato, potato, baked beans, fried egg and plum chili salsa. It was supposed to come with Graze bratwurst sausage but it was made of beef and pork so they gave me extra bacon instead, a LOT extra, lol. :) It was a real hearty breakfast and a quick look around, I see mostly guys ordered this dish. Oh well, I do enjoy my food.
The girls' father had a Scottish smoked salmon ($13): on toasted bagel with lemon and dill cream cheese spread and fresh salad. I had two bite size of salmon on the bagel and loaded them with extra cream cheese. It was heavenly. :)
It was a great breakfast. The ambience was peaceful, quiet and in a way, quite zen. Well if you consider eating as a kind of meditation, lol. :) I really enjoyed the breakfast. I think we will be coming back to Rochester Park to explore the other restaurants. :)
After our late breakfast, Juliane and I were dropped off at Tanglin Mall for our usual weekend routine. We did some window shopping and I bought a dress for myself, lol. It is for a wedding lunch coming up soon. :) After that, we took a slow leisurely walk home from Tanglin Mall.
Although there were still plenty of space outdoors in the outdoor garden pavilion, we requsted to be seated indoors. It should be quite cool outdoors as there were fans in the pavilion. Before our orders came, we were given a complimentary plate of bread with butter, strawberry and blackcurrant jam.
Juliane had some of the bread and a cupcake as she said she wasn't very hungry.
Marieann had a Graze baked omelet ($16): which came with 4 of Marieann's choices of cheese, ham, potato and tomatoes, and a salad. The omelet was pretty rich because of the cheese. Marieann finished most of everything on her plate, lol.
I had a "The cast iron pan" ($18) which came with smoked bacon, mushroom, tomato, potato, baked beans, fried egg and plum chili salsa. It was supposed to come with Graze bratwurst sausage but it was made of beef and pork so they gave me extra bacon instead, a LOT extra, lol. :) It was a real hearty breakfast and a quick look around, I see mostly guys ordered this dish. Oh well, I do enjoy my food.
The girls' father had a Scottish smoked salmon ($13): on toasted bagel with lemon and dill cream cheese spread and fresh salad. I had two bite size of salmon on the bagel and loaded them with extra cream cheese. It was heavenly. :)
It was a great breakfast. The ambience was peaceful, quiet and in a way, quite zen. Well if you consider eating as a kind of meditation, lol. :) I really enjoyed the breakfast. I think we will be coming back to Rochester Park to explore the other restaurants. :)
After our late breakfast, Juliane and I were dropped off at Tanglin Mall for our usual weekend routine. We did some window shopping and I bought a dress for myself, lol. It is for a wedding lunch coming up soon. :) After that, we took a slow leisurely walk home from Tanglin Mall.
Saturday, 16 August 2008
Marieann's 1st Movie Magic Experience
The girls' father's car went for servicing today. He wouldn't want to go out without a car so I thought I would bring the girls out myself. However, Juliane decided that she wanted to stay home. So I took Marieann out with me. We detoured to the post office first to post some letters. Just as we were crossing over to Tanglin Mall, it started to drizzle. We were lucky to get into a cab before it poured! :)
We went straight to the cinema to get tickets when we arrived at Great World City. She wanted to watch "Journey to the Centre of the Earth". Since we had an hour before the 12:05pm movie, we went to have lunch first at Mckkies. Marieann chose it, lol. I managed to look into a few shops before adjourning to the cinema. Thank goodness, the cinema was only 1/3 full. But it was mainly families with children watching the movie, lol.
It is Marieann's 1st movie experience. She was really thrilled to be seated in a dark cinema and watching the movie on a huge screen. She couldn't stop smiling. :) She really enjoyed watching the movie. I am also proud of her because she remained quiet and only asked me questions after the movie ended. I am really glad that I got to share with Marieann what movie magic is all about. :) I hope to bring her to watch more movies and of course, Juliane too. :)
"Journey to the Centre of the Earth" has action, adventure, fantasy and sci-fi all rolled into one movie. But the movie never intended to make itself out to be a serious movie which is its saving grace. It is just as it is, a good fun movie. It has plenty of light hearted fun and movie-goers are all in on the joke that the movie can be a little silly but hey, who is actually keeping tabs (a pun from the movie :P)? Not me, except for the laughs it brought me. There is no need to think with "Journey to the Centre of the Earth", just sit back, laugh and enjoy the movie. :)
We went straight to the cinema to get tickets when we arrived at Great World City. She wanted to watch "Journey to the Centre of the Earth". Since we had an hour before the 12:05pm movie, we went to have lunch first at Mckkies. Marieann chose it, lol. I managed to look into a few shops before adjourning to the cinema. Thank goodness, the cinema was only 1/3 full. But it was mainly families with children watching the movie, lol.
It is Marieann's 1st movie experience. She was really thrilled to be seated in a dark cinema and watching the movie on a huge screen. She couldn't stop smiling. :) She really enjoyed watching the movie. I am also proud of her because she remained quiet and only asked me questions after the movie ended. I am really glad that I got to share with Marieann what movie magic is all about. :) I hope to bring her to watch more movies and of course, Juliane too. :)
"Journey to the Centre of the Earth" has action, adventure, fantasy and sci-fi all rolled into one movie. But the movie never intended to make itself out to be a serious movie which is its saving grace. It is just as it is, a good fun movie. It has plenty of light hearted fun and movie-goers are all in on the joke that the movie can be a little silly but hey, who is actually keeping tabs (a pun from the movie :P)? Not me, except for the laughs it brought me. There is no need to think with "Journey to the Centre of the Earth", just sit back, laugh and enjoy the movie. :)
Friday, 15 August 2008
Songs by Cascada
I happened to hear her songs when my girls were watching videos of Winx Club on YouTube. Someone has mixed her songs into the video. Cascada's songs are dance songs. They are really catchy and very groovy to dance to, lol. I know my girls were always dancing to her songs, haha. :) Here are her songs: Everytime We Touch, Miracle and Cascada Megamix. You wont be able to resist tapping your feet while listening to her songs. :)
Thursday, 14 August 2008
Chili Padi
"Be careful, this one chili padi", that's what my friend, a PM has been telling the new PMs about me. Aiyo, there goes my reputation. Hahaha. :P I am not chili padi all the time lah. :P Most of the time, I am very nice, friendly and nice, lol. I think I am only chili padi to a few persons at work because I don't think they should get away with their nonsense. I am alright if they do things fairly but if they don't, then watch out lor. I don't give face. Actually, I don't see that as being chili padi leh, just being honest to my feelings and speaking my mind. Haha. Often, my friends would be shocked by my actions/ words and would try to calm me down, lol. Thanks, Friends. :) To avoid giving you guys mini heart attacks, I will try to be less chili padi, ok? Lol. :P
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
All Things Supernatural
Today I had counselling. After I ended a session with one counsellee, just before she left, she asked me to look under the table.
I was surprised by her request. But I refused to look under the table because I knew she was trying to spook me. It is that time of the year, the Chinese Ghost Month. I remembered from one ghost movie that there was such a scene where the spirit was hiding under the table. My counsellee laughed and said I was clever not being tricked by her. Aiya, of course lah, I am counsellor. I can "read" minds hahaha. :P
***
In my family, the ESP has always been strong. That's why I am pretty accurate with my tarot readings. Sometimes, I am pretty good with telling people to do something first before things happen and sometimes, my dreams come true. My intuition about people are often quite accurate too but I just don't listen to it enough.
I think my intuition helps me somewhat in my counselling too. Sometimes, I can "read" minds. It is like a thought will pop into my head and often, the counsellees would say, "How you know what I was thinking?!". :) I should not let my "gift" go to waste, huh? I must use it more often lol. :P
I was surprised by her request. But I refused to look under the table because I knew she was trying to spook me. It is that time of the year, the Chinese Ghost Month. I remembered from one ghost movie that there was such a scene where the spirit was hiding under the table. My counsellee laughed and said I was clever not being tricked by her. Aiya, of course lah, I am counsellor. I can "read" minds hahaha. :P
***
In my family, the ESP has always been strong. That's why I am pretty accurate with my tarot readings. Sometimes, I am pretty good with telling people to do something first before things happen and sometimes, my dreams come true. My intuition about people are often quite accurate too but I just don't listen to it enough.
I think my intuition helps me somewhat in my counselling too. Sometimes, I can "read" minds. It is like a thought will pop into my head and often, the counsellees would say, "How you know what I was thinking?!". :) I should not let my "gift" go to waste, huh? I must use it more often lol. :P
Tuesday, 12 August 2008
In the Spirit of Olympic Games
I am Kayaking. Hahaha.
Well, it is most accurate. :) I shine when I have and am working with the right partner. :)
| You Are Kayaking |
 You have a competitive spirit, but you don't like to compete alone. You do well in a partnership, where you can feed off the other person's energy. If you have the right partner, nothing can stop you. Your energy is infinite! |
Well, it is most accurate. :) I shine when I have and am working with the right partner. :)
Monday, 11 August 2008
Spur of the Moment
Today I don't have to work so I was able to sleep in. :) I woke up just a little before 10am. :P
On the spur of the moment, I decided that I should go watch a movie today. I checked the papers for the movie times. I left my place at 10:10am to take the public transport. I was seated in the cinema at 10:30am, armed with a hotdog and a diet drink, lol. How's that for really spontaneous and fast action?! Hahaha. Yar, I can be like that at times, an idea popped into my head and I will just get up and go, lol.
Today, I went to watch "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor". It is good entertainment, nothing too serious, with plenty of action and adventure, and of course it's trademark mummy humour. :) In a nutshell, Alex O'Connell is grown up and into archaeology like his parents, Rick and Evelyn. He found the Dragon Emperor and the usual mummy stuff happened and this time, it happened in Asia. It became a family event and effort to put down this new evil mummy.
The movie is good fun. I have always enjoyed watching The Mummy movies. I think there might be a 4th Mummy movie, set in Peru, lol. Can watch The Mummy if you just need a break, a laughter or two.
There were some pretty funny lines in the movie.
Jonathan Carahan: Ah! My ass is on fire! My ass is on fire! Spank my ass. Spank my ass!
Evelyn O'Connell: What is that god awful smell?
Jonathan Carnahan: [covered in puke] The Yak yakked.
Here is the trailer for "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor".
On the spur of the moment, I decided that I should go watch a movie today. I checked the papers for the movie times. I left my place at 10:10am to take the public transport. I was seated in the cinema at 10:30am, armed with a hotdog and a diet drink, lol. How's that for really spontaneous and fast action?! Hahaha. Yar, I can be like that at times, an idea popped into my head and I will just get up and go, lol.
Today, I went to watch "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor". It is good entertainment, nothing too serious, with plenty of action and adventure, and of course it's trademark mummy humour. :) In a nutshell, Alex O'Connell is grown up and into archaeology like his parents, Rick and Evelyn. He found the Dragon Emperor and the usual mummy stuff happened and this time, it happened in Asia. It became a family event and effort to put down this new evil mummy.
The movie is good fun. I have always enjoyed watching The Mummy movies. I think there might be a 4th Mummy movie, set in Peru, lol. Can watch The Mummy if you just need a break, a laughter or two.
There were some pretty funny lines in the movie.
Jonathan Carahan: Ah! My ass is on fire! My ass is on fire! Spank my ass. Spank my ass!
Evelyn O'Connell: What is that god awful smell?
Jonathan Carnahan: [covered in puke] The Yak yakked.
Here is the trailer for "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor".
Sunday, 10 August 2008
Hearty Breakfast
Before we went on our usual weekend routine, we did one un-routine thing. We had breakfast outside. We went to CA California at Dempsey Hill for breakfast.
Marieann had a Mountain View Special Omelet ($12.80): which had mushrooms, diced tomatoes, bell peppers, chicken sausage slices cheddar cheese in it. The omelet also came with baked beans and artisan toast. It was a nice portion for breakfast. I was amazed that Marieann finished most of her breakfast! She must have been really hungry, lol.
Juliane and I shared a BDBH - Best Darn Breakfast on the Hill ($16.80). No joke, that's what they called this dish, lol. It came with 2 eggs, potatoes, bratwurst pork sausage, baked beans, artisan toast and crispy bacon. I really liked the potatoes and the pork sausage. The bacon was unique because it was flavoured with maple syrup. It was a really hearty breakfast for me because I was only hungry at dinner time.
The girls' father had an Egg & Ham Waffle ($11.80). He enjoyed his breakfast. I think he doesn't mind coming back again, lol.
Juliane and I were dropped off at Isetan Scotts close to 11am. We window shopped for a bit before heading home in a taxi as it was pouring. I think the hearty breakfast made us both sleepy and longing for a nap, lol.
Marieann had a Mountain View Special Omelet ($12.80): which had mushrooms, diced tomatoes, bell peppers, chicken sausage slices cheddar cheese in it. The omelet also came with baked beans and artisan toast. It was a nice portion for breakfast. I was amazed that Marieann finished most of her breakfast! She must have been really hungry, lol.
Juliane and I shared a BDBH - Best Darn Breakfast on the Hill ($16.80). No joke, that's what they called this dish, lol. It came with 2 eggs, potatoes, bratwurst pork sausage, baked beans, artisan toast and crispy bacon. I really liked the potatoes and the pork sausage. The bacon was unique because it was flavoured with maple syrup. It was a really hearty breakfast for me because I was only hungry at dinner time.
The girls' father had an Egg & Ham Waffle ($11.80). He enjoyed his breakfast. I think he doesn't mind coming back again, lol.
Juliane and I were dropped off at Isetan Scotts close to 11am. We window shopped for a bit before heading home in a taxi as it was pouring. I think the hearty breakfast made us both sleepy and longing for a nap, lol.
Saturday, 9 August 2008
Pei Party Ma Ma
You have heard of the term Pei Du Ma Ma, right? Instead of that, I am Pei Party Ma Ma, lol. Today, I accompanied my girls to a lunch birthday party. I have lost count of how many birthday parties I have accompanied them to.
Marieann's ex-classmate celebrated her birthday today at Queensway McDonald's and Juliane was also invited to go. We arrived at Queensway McDonald's at 12:40pm. Before the party started, the kids played at the playground. Before long, the party started with a game and then Mckkies! Yeah! I was hungry too lol. After lunch, there were more games. I was alternating between keeping an eye on the girls, taking photos of them and reading my book. I brought a book along to read, something that I have read before, Temple by Matthew Reilly. :)
We were the last to leave as we had to wait for the girls' father to pick us up. While waiting, I had a chat with the birthday girl's mother. What do you know, both the birthday girl and Marieann will be classmates again soon. They are both going to SCGS next year. Hahaha. :) At least, both of them will know a familiar face in school. :)
Marieann and Juliane really enjoyed themselves. :) They even asked if they can have their birthday parties here too. We shall see, lol.
Marieann's ex-classmate celebrated her birthday today at Queensway McDonald's and Juliane was also invited to go. We arrived at Queensway McDonald's at 12:40pm. Before the party started, the kids played at the playground. Before long, the party started with a game and then Mckkies! Yeah! I was hungry too lol. After lunch, there were more games. I was alternating between keeping an eye on the girls, taking photos of them and reading my book. I brought a book along to read, something that I have read before, Temple by Matthew Reilly. :)
We were the last to leave as we had to wait for the girls' father to pick us up. While waiting, I had a chat with the birthday girl's mother. What do you know, both the birthday girl and Marieann will be classmates again soon. They are both going to SCGS next year. Hahaha. :) At least, both of them will know a familiar face in school. :)
Marieann and Juliane really enjoyed themselves. :) They even asked if they can have their birthday parties here too. We shall see, lol.
Friday, 8 August 2008
SPECTACULAR!
That is all I could think of as I watched the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. Although I didn't watch the entire opening ceremony, what I saw was enough to drop my jaws! I only watched the performances, the fireworks and the lighting of the Olympic flame (I skipped the parade of athletes walking into the National Stadium, too long to watch, lol). The idea of putting 5000 years of Chinese history into the performances was most brilliant and it was creatively done! I would imagine Beijing 2008 is going to be a tough act to follow for the next country hosting the Olympic Games. :P
Source: http://sport.sg.msn.com/Olympics/photogallery.aspx?cp-documentid=1613418
Source: AP Photo/ Colour China Photo
Source: http://sport.sg.msn.com/Olympics/photogallery.aspx?cp-documentid=1613418
Thursday, 7 August 2008
Cross My Palm with Silver
This is eerily close to the truth. Scary, lol. My responses are in green. :)
| What Your Playing Cards Tell About Your Future |
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Wednesday, 6 August 2008
Library
I haven't been to the library for a while now. Thought it was time to read my graphic novels again, especially my Buffy. :)
I went to the library after my counselling. I managed to find a few graphic novels that are interesting to me - New Avengers, Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts, Silver Surfer, Squadron Supreme but no new volume of Buffy. Maybe the next trip? I also manged to find a book called Vanish by one of my favourite authors, Tess Gerritsen who is a crime writer. Just before I checked out the books, I saw, by chance, a book called Amara by Richard Laymon. I have read a few of his books and he is an interesting writer. But I am still unsure if I would classify him as one of my favourite authors. That is, until I saw Amara today. I think with this book, he might just make into my list of favourite authors, lol. We shall see. :)
Ok, going to read Amara now. :)
I went to the library after my counselling. I managed to find a few graphic novels that are interesting to me - New Avengers, Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts, Silver Surfer, Squadron Supreme but no new volume of Buffy. Maybe the next trip? I also manged to find a book called Vanish by one of my favourite authors, Tess Gerritsen who is a crime writer. Just before I checked out the books, I saw, by chance, a book called Amara by Richard Laymon. I have read a few of his books and he is an interesting writer. But I am still unsure if I would classify him as one of my favourite authors. That is, until I saw Amara today. I think with this book, he might just make into my list of favourite authors, lol. We shall see. :)
Ok, going to read Amara now. :)
Tuesday, 5 August 2008
In Love with
Sunset. As I am a visual person, I absolutely love the brightly coloured sunset with the vibrant shades of reds and oranges. Somehow I feel very alive when I see such display of colours across the sky. As the sun slowly sets, the vibrant red and orange change to different shades of purple at twilight and finally to various shades of blue at dusk. But it is always the reds and oranges that captivate my senses.
However, not all sunset have the same intensity of colours. On some days, the sunset is just dull. My girls will always shout for me when they see a particularly beautiful sunset. Yes, I have trained them well, lol. Here's a sunset that I love.
However, not all sunset have the same intensity of colours. On some days, the sunset is just dull. My girls will always shout for me when they see a particularly beautiful sunset. Yes, I have trained them well, lol. Here's a sunset that I love.
Monday, 4 August 2008
I Spy with My Eyes...
This blogthings is quite accurate. I am a very visual person. I need to see to learn, be it about things, or people. I love to observe how things work, or how people behave, especially people. It is really fun, you know, lol. Sometimes, I do see more than I should. Hahaha. :P Oops, my friends at work are going to be so paranoid of me. LOL. :P
| You are the Sense of Sight |
 You are a very observant, detail oriented person. You are able to take in a lot of information at once. You often see things that other people never notice. You have a good eye for design and aesthetics. You love to be surrounded by beauty - natural or not. When you imagine how something should look, you see it clearly in your mind. |
Sunday, 3 August 2008
Trim and Dessert
I finally couldn't take it anymore - the nagging from my girls about my hair being too long. :P So I went to the hairdresser's. It was supposed to be a hair cut but I just couldn't bear to cut short my hair so it ended up being a trim, lol. You could imagine what my girls said when I came home. "Mama, how come you didn't cut your hair?!" Hahaha. I did trim my hair, just 1.5 inches off, lol. :P
***
After dinner, I needed something sweet in my system. We went to Great World City. I bought the girls some hair clips which they have been pestering me to buy for them before going to Cedele for some cakes. We ordered Mango Almond Cake ($6.50), Chocolate Banana Expresso Cake ($6) and Apple Nut Cheesecake ($6.5)to share. Out of the 3 cakes, I love the cheesecake best. Ok, maybe because I am a cheese person. But it really tastes good. There is a generous amount of apple shreds within the cheesecake which gave the cheesecake more bite and texture. The apple which is sourish made the cheesecake less cloying too.
The cheesecake is the one in the top right hand corner. See all the apple shreds? Yum! :)
See, my hair is shorter! :P
***
After dinner, I needed something sweet in my system. We went to Great World City. I bought the girls some hair clips which they have been pestering me to buy for them before going to Cedele for some cakes. We ordered Mango Almond Cake ($6.50), Chocolate Banana Expresso Cake ($6) and Apple Nut Cheesecake ($6.5)to share. Out of the 3 cakes, I love the cheesecake best. Ok, maybe because I am a cheese person. But it really tastes good. There is a generous amount of apple shreds within the cheesecake which gave the cheesecake more bite and texture. The apple which is sourish made the cheesecake less cloying too.
The cheesecake is the one in the top right hand corner. See all the apple shreds? Yum! :)
See, my hair is shorter! :P
Saturday, 2 August 2008
It's Over!
I had my parents' workshop this morning. I reached the school in the morning by 8:30am but I was up by 6:30am just to run through my notes again for the workshop. I didn't want to look at my notes during the presentation. :P
About 70 parents signed up for my workshop on "The Cyberworld and Our Children". I must say while doing up the slides for this workshop, I learnt a lot too. :) Hopefully, I am a little more cyberworld savvy now lol. :P I was nervous just before the workshop but once I launched into it, I was fine. I managed to keep within the time of 2.5 hours too. :)
I reached home at 1pm and I went straight to bed. I was just so mentally and physically exhausted! I woke up at 5pm, not too long ago. LOL. Hungry now, going to eat something. Will update later.
Updated 4:50am 3 August 2008
I couldn't believe it. I was that exhausted! I thought I would lie in bed around 10+pm for a little while and then get up to update my blog, read a book. But I slept till 4am-ish!!! Now I am really refreshed and wide awake. Might as well update my blog and read my book, Blasphemy by Preston. Haha. :P
About 70 parents signed up for my workshop on "The Cyberworld and Our Children". I must say while doing up the slides for this workshop, I learnt a lot too. :) Hopefully, I am a little more cyberworld savvy now lol. :P I was nervous just before the workshop but once I launched into it, I was fine. I managed to keep within the time of 2.5 hours too. :)
I reached home at 1pm and I went straight to bed. I was just so mentally and physically exhausted! I woke up at 5pm, not too long ago. LOL. Hungry now, going to eat something. Will update later.
Updated 4:50am 3 August 2008
I couldn't believe it. I was that exhausted! I thought I would lie in bed around 10+pm for a little while and then get up to update my blog, read a book. But I slept till 4am-ish!!! Now I am really refreshed and wide awake. Might as well update my blog and read my book, Blasphemy by Preston. Haha. :P
Friday, 1 August 2008
Stress, stress, stress!
It is the night before my parents' workshop tomorrow. I am stressed!
This topic that I am presenting is rather new and ever growing and expanding but in a way, it is exciting. I am stressed mainly because I haven't had time to run through my slides as it has been a busy week at work. I need to run through my 84 slides and make sure I can keep within the time of 2.5 hours lol. I either have to go real fast or touch and go for certain slides. Maybe I will do that lor. :P I think I am more stressed about trying to remember my notes for the slides than the actual presenting. I only get nervous right at the start, just before the presentation. Once I start, I am okay. :)
Wish me luck. :)
This topic that I am presenting is rather new and ever growing and expanding but in a way, it is exciting. I am stressed mainly because I haven't had time to run through my slides as it has been a busy week at work. I need to run through my 84 slides and make sure I can keep within the time of 2.5 hours lol. I either have to go real fast or touch and go for certain slides. Maybe I will do that lor. :P I think I am more stressed about trying to remember my notes for the slides than the actual presenting. I only get nervous right at the start, just before the presentation. Once I start, I am okay. :)
Wish me luck. :)
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