3 hours into the morning, the emptiness in my stomach made me jump out of bed thinking that i need a pasta. There i was in the kitchen, breaking the pasta pack, and boiling the pasta to al dente. Fished out 2 piece of jap chicken from the untouched pack which Daddy was suppose to FRY :P, than a piece of suisse leg ham from Mum's gourmet collection, followed by 1 sausage, 2 sausage; as i dump the idea of how late it was, and embrace how EARLY it is :P MORE FOOD!

The pasta boiling to al dente, whilst i sliced up the meat. Not forgetting to dice some tomato, i pondered the real bad of eating too much processed meat. Than again, you cant possibly be eating fresh meat everytime rite? It is so much of a hassle to make (marinate), and not forgetting how EARLY, not, it is!

Stirred fried everything, a dash of pepper, 2 pinch of salt, and a tablespoon full of sunflower nuts.
I LoVe the light tasting pasta! And as i am half way through it, my stomach wondered if all was enough!

Mundane-ness!

Lately one would see alot of color in my blog; red, pink, moroon, colors that are not my main stream. Perhaps this indicates my lvl of happiness! And yes i am happy lately! It is great hanging out with my gals and talking into our future of living together, or visiting places together more often, and also the couple outing; so for us to judge each other's bf! haha

Fun hanging out, i felt depressed as my bank gets zero-ed >_> Terry San! If you read this, please offer me a loan, and i will pay you back when i get my pay :P You know i wont open my mouth and ask you for a loan :P haha

And yea, am starting work on Tues, and i cant wait to get my pay already ~.~

Recollection

Rather happy with myself this past year. Although there isnt much one can achieve in army, alas am happy with getting the outstanding grade, and making a good boss-friend. Give-a-pat-on-thy-self shoulder for the recycling point i have set up for my storey, and revamping my room, and being closer with my family!

Relationship wise, it is really like threading in deep waters? I really cant see a future, and i really duno what is gonna happen soon. I have a career to develop, and worst off, i dun feel swept off my feet. Am i wasting not jus my time, but other's time also? This is something i ought to ponder more i guess. I can say, a cornor of my brain is constanting challenging itself to balance off the pros and the cons. Oh well.....

Alrite it is late, i have to go to bed; having to wake up early tml to sign the agreement. Ciao!

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Here are some collective photos taken over the weekends. I can see my collection piling up :P Enjoy! and Envy the power of FETEN hehe.

And and, my Bdae is less than 1 hour! and yea i remembers it for once lol!



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"Whenever i make lunch, i will try to cramp in as much nutrients, ease, and definitely the encouragement on the use of less utensil -.-, salt, and anything else that hurts..."

Today's lunchie consist of Nutty Toma Pasta (adding of crushed nuts to pasta is a whole new trend, and direction!), and a simple side Pig Cheat A Chix Hush Puppies.

Review: Protein packed, jus the right carbo, eat your greens, crunchy, doh slightly oily (considering i dun use even a drop of oil when using my fave Tefal!)

The Eats!


Nutty Toma Pasta


Hush Puppies!


Ingredients
Nutty Toma Pasta
1 packet of Sunflower/ Macadaemia/ Cashew Nuts ($0.55/ $2.00/ $1.60)
1 Firm Large Tomato diced (get from wet market? $0.30)
Enough pasta (a packet last 2 for 2-3 days. $2.10)
Salt and Pepper/ Dried Herbs like oregano
1 tablespn EVOO

Hush Puppies
1 Slice Cheese (optional, and again any cheese goes!)
1 Slice of Bread (any left over, with brown parts removed, i used raisin bread and it rocked >_>)
1 packet of Chicken Biscuit, choose ya prefered flavour (would last for few use. $2.00)
200gm Minced Meat (pork/ chicken. $2.00)
1 Egg
1 tablespn Potato/ Tapioca Starch Powder
Pepper/ Dried Herbs
1 tablespn EVOO
2 tablespn water

1) Set pasta (break up into 3 segment to accomodate cooking in small bowl; less washing) in bowl, add generous sprinkle of salt, pepper/ oregano, and a dash of olive oil, and of course enough water -.- (so long it wont over flow when boil, and it BATHs the pasta well).

2) Cook on high heat till boil, and bring down the heat to medium. General rule of thumb, a further cooking of 7-10 mins would cook ya pasta; alternatively periodically fish out a few strand and test. Once cooked drain using a seive and leave aside.

3) Crush the nuts coarsely using the back of a chopper/ meat tenderiser. Always use a small plastic bag to avoid flying nuts! Alternatively use a mortar/ food processer, doh you gotta wash later :P

4) WHILST ya pasta cooks, rinse out ya meat with water and drain all liquid. Crumble in ya bread (tear to small pieces), water, add in starch, EVOO, dash of pepper/ herbs, cheese, and mix with meat.

*ALWAYS wash your meat! The bread and water is the secret to making hush puppies so juicy on the inside!

5) Beat the egg, and also crush the chix biscuit coarsely (see point 3).

6) Prepare a spare plate lay with aluminium foil (sure save the washing later). Pinch out the meat mixture to form meat balls (try to even out, any spare bits can be stir fried with ya pasta later, dun waste!). Than roll the meat balls 1 by 1 in the beaten eggs, than coat with chix biscuit, than eggs again, than finally the biscuit. Press into pattie (should be 1cm thick) and leave on plate.

*I always use foil, for they are cheap compared to the amt of soap and water you use for washing later. For Gaia i wipe the used foil clean with scrap newspaper, and stuff them into drink cans i send for recycling.

7) Once the pattie are finished, medium heat enough EVOO in a deep non-stick wok. The EVOO should jus cover the base (shallow fry and not deep fry).

8) Gently slide pattie in wok and shallow fry till both sides are golden brown. Takes ard 2mins per side.

9) Once all pattie/ now hush puppies are done. Discard the remaining oil, and use a kitchen towel dashed with some fresh EVOO and wipe down the wok (you dun have to wash or use a new wok -.-). Sautee the diced tomato gently (ard 30sec) and add in the pasta. Stir fry for another 1min (you jus want to heat it up again, and get some EVOO gloss from the wok).

10) Mix in the nut, and dash of salt and pepper to taste.

11) Serve and eat!

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Am currently in the process of coming up with my photo portfolio! I guess it is time to start filtering out the photos i have had, and portfolio those arty ones, and those really nice one :P

I always dream setting up a heritage cornor when i have my own house, setting up a cornor to display the things i take pride in!


Okai, i have gotta plan out my week! Apart from waiting, and waiting, i ought to be mega proactive in job hunting, and also paint my table plank, and start drawing murals on it. Also it is time to get my herbs growing ~.~>


Money money money, time time time, 2 most critical thing in this world at the moment! For those who want to give me these, am most welcome!


Oh! My Bdae is just round the cornor....i sort of forgot abt it totally! I can recall the shocked feeling whenever i look at the calender; inside me, i will gasp! and ask myself, if i actually did pass my Bdae without realising... lol

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Alot been going through my mind lately. Unsure of how to put them into proper sentence; geez am really getting senile, and perhaps one day i will not remember how to converse and communicate.

Browsing throught recruit, job webby, and poking friends to introduce me jobs. Many, including my parents, asked: "what is with the rush?" Alas, i take faith in getting a headache from having too much option to choose from, than having nothing to choose from!

Not exactly sure if bio is something i want to continue into, retail and sales seems fun, whilst education officer seems even more ideal! Tsk tsk, i believe nothing beats flying doh :P

I jus wish i can earn the bucks soon, no doubt having to join in the rat race ~.~

Relationship. Blank and numb, i am not sure if it is any good that i do not find things progressing. I have had enough of hiding and feeling tire, and hence no restriction in writting here.

Objectives for the day have to be met, means they have to be met. If you delay something by a minute, you delay everything by 1 minute. That you ought to result in the delay of somebody's work by a minute, and on and on.

Every other thing can wait...

Tire, sometimes i jus have this feeling that no one is ever so worried abt me not getting a job, or not concerned over the things i have worries for. Selfish they are? Wanting to sastify what they desire first? Ungentlemenly. Disgusted.

Nothing is ideal for me right now. Tire out.

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当我最不开心时
我反而较了解简单的幸福
知足常乐

爸妈
我很爱你们
只想赚很多的钱
让你们过好日子

老天
请你做做好心吧
让我愿想成真吧


When i feel i am at the lowest point of my life
I find myself appreciating simple matters simple happiness more
We all ought to count our blessings and embrace the good that we have

Daddy & Mummy
I really LoVe you all
Really wanna make loads of cash to give you guys a good life
Sorry if we do quarrel these days

Whoever is up there
Although i have never took faith and pray to you
Please answer my wish
Let my dreams come through


lost

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Feeling really sad/ dissapointed/ moody.

Feeling empty, and uncontented.


I know i can do it, but not given the chance.


Feeling messed up, but i will not give up.

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I can still recall the good old times when my ex and i celebrated each other's Bdae. Somehow when we were younger, we made Bdae seems like it is the biggest event in one's life ever! Sorry mate, you celebrates it every year -.-

The roses, that perfect gift that i have always yearned for (and yea no gift can ever be perfect! :P), the memorable dinner, that holding of hands, the Bdae song, and the countdown.

Somehow as people age, Bdae becomes mundane doesn't it? Speaking from what i have experienced this week, celebrating KH Bdae, and seeing how Terry San celebrates Chris San Bdae; subtlely i saw my Bdae celebration when i am all old and grey.

Jus a simple gift, a simple meal, a simple hug, a simple card. What is more impt is the thought and intention, blessing and sincerity that comes with it isn't it?

Arcanic i am, life is pretty much a string of mundane chores. We live for we want to earn money, and we want to earn money because we want to survive. Like what a food stall owner would put it: "our mouth stops as our hands stops, we have got mouths to feed not back home! But right here at the stall, we have to first feed ourselves..."

Vexed i am, my heart, my soul and my mind lost steer of this cast. I am ORD-ing i should be happy shouldn't i? Alas am vexed by what i really want to do when i am a civilian once again.

Family is screwed up at the moment, and i am pretty sure the only way to make it right is money. Not that we are money minded, but i strongly believes that my parents had have enough hardship, and i want to give them a better life. I only hope that my Brother wakes up his idea soon, and help me alongside =D *grabs a baseball bat*

LoVe seems ideal, but nothing is sure for now. Trust is a gem of mine, to LoVe someone ever again, it would take a great deal of effort, personal space, and understanding. Afterall i am a beacon lost in this great abyss wandering alone for eons.


Bleahz Fero is feeling confused, signing out =D

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Here is a quick pie i made for dinner; what can one do when Mum goes on strike?

This is a quick 1 dish meal that is balanced, and packed with carbo and protein, and of course our eat-ya-greens! This pie that i made consists of hotdogs, parma hams, tuna, tomatoes, and onions! It is than topped with a bread crust, in substitution of the conventional pastry (which is kinda expensive for ready made ones/ hell lots of trouble to self made). Nonetheless the bread crust is no less-crisp than the conventional pastry, and you can customize them to become a side dish! Go garlic + oregano bread ^_^

Oh! This recipe has no added oil, since Tefal non-stick pan rock the world! Nonetheless if you need oil, a dash of oilve oil is good enough, simply becos this dish requires a little stewing; water based cooking that needs very little to no oil.

This time round i will put up a random recipe? Since i made this pie out of left over meat from yesternite dinner T.T (so poor thing hor?)!

Pie


Macro =P


Steam la!


Man can Pie
Non-stick pan
Baking dish
300g minced meat/ meat cubes (you can go for any kind of meat really; even in combinations!)
1 carrot (skinned, diced!)
2 medium sized tomato (with seeds and viscous jelly removed, and diced, with skin on!)
1 medium sized onion (skinned, and diced/ sliced!)
Salt (enough to taste!)
Pepper (enough to taste!)
Water (enough for a simmer; so long the water is able to contact all food particles!)

Bread crust
2 slice white bread (skinned, and cut into approx 2cm strips!)
Butter/ oilve oil (enough to spread)
1 clove garlic (finely chopped)
Oregano (dried/ fresh to taste)

1) Sautee tomato and onion, and carrot, in pan till tomato softens, and the juices leaks out from the greens.

2) Add in the meat, and sautee till they are slightly brown.

3) Add salt and pepper to taste, oregano is optional.

4) Add in water and bring the mixture to boil, than immediately bring down the flame to simmer.

5) Simmer till the mixture is reduced, achieving a gravy like texture.

6) Whilst simmering spread a thin layer of butter (jus a little will do, it is for browning and crisping of bread) on each strip of bread, and spread on garlic and oregano!

7) Put mixture into baking dish, and lay bread crust on top. Bake at 200 degree celcius till bread crust turns golden brown.

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8REcycling Effort^_^!


The bins!


Bins Bins!


The message^_^


Papers!


Glass/ Plastic!


Aluminum Can!


Jus less than 24 hours! Good results^^!


In just less than 24 hours, we collected roughly about 6kg of paper, 0.5kg of plastic, and a handful of miscellaneous items! That is some good result! And a good amount of items recycled from just one level of a block! Now, imagine the effort coming from one whole block?

Quick Facts!

• This effort is non government; it is solely a public initiative of level 8 @ Blk 484C.
• This effort is not profit based; hence saying, if any of the items are sold to interested Rag-&-Bone / Garung Guni Man, the petty cash earned will be converted to chocolates or sweets to be shared with the entire level ^_^.
• The collection point will be cleared as soon as it is somewhat half-full! Hence there is nothing to worry about cluttering and fire hazard/ obstruction.
• The amount of items collected will be recorded, and will update all neighbours on a bi weekly basis.

Some Concerns!
Who sponsored all the bins?
No one actually, Mother Earth/ Gaia did! They jus appeared overnight, appealing to owners of level 8 to join in the 8Recycling Effort.

People are taking items from the bin!
Fear not! It is the effort we are concerned with; so long things gets recycled/ reused, our objective is reached!

People are stealing the bins!
The bins are carved with secret logos; moreover photographs of the bins have been taken. If the bins are really stolen, a note will be made to the police!

Join in the effort now~!!!

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Here are some updates/ back log!


Egg Cake! 鸡蛋糕！


We all LoVe Hearts dun we?


Powerful Macro =D



Oh these are not shellfish, rather they are your everyday blood clam! Those that you add to your laksa! However, do note, they are fist size! Blood clam this big can only be seen in korea, one of the fishing province. Alas, Singapore has them too! If you wanna know where i got these blood clam, drop me a pm! Highly classified!

Your enlarged everyday blood clam!


Close up!



Oh Mum knows best! I LoVe keeping my room dust free and clean (my place is really dusty actually >_>) Hence she got me this powerful microfiber wiper gloves! Really useful at the price of $5 =D Cute also!

Mr Mircofiber


Fiberrrrrrr Power!


Rawr!


Anyway! That is all folks =P

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pin yer' comments, appreciation, my erks to you, request, anything goes!

In alphabetical order!

Kun Hua - Tsk tsk

Rich - Thine army senior

Ulrica - Thy best fren who-aint-a-math-exclaimation

Xiao Wu - The fun sized boy

June 2008

July 2008

August 2008

September 2008

October 2008

November 2008

December 2008

i will place links of post (that are more unique)/ special features here periodically.
yes this is selective publishing =P and there is nothing you can do about it!

24062008
Here is part of my Bdae Wishlist! For the full list, please see in blog ^^
08062008
Here's my FE-10 test roll! Scroll over the pics to stop and see description =P