More tasting...

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Where's a nice dessert place?? Sorry, again, it's meant for people with sweet tooth.

But before you stop reading because you're NOT a fan of sweet stuff... I'm saying the Green Tea & Red Bean dessert will actually suit your taste! A friend also recommended me Monster Ice (Plaza Singapura) which also does similar desserts, but I have yet to sample it... so here's the two I have tried.

Picture on top: Mango dessert @Hong Kong Cafe (Marina Square)
Verdict: Sweet and really sweet... Lot more ice than the mango bits. And of course, that scoop of mango ice cream, altogether they will make you skip having mangoes for a few weeks!! LOL. Good for once in a while indulgence, and remember to share it!

Picture on the bottom: Green Tea & Red Bean dessert @Shokudo (Raffles City basement)
Verdict: Much nicer than I thought, not too filling... That green tea taste is refreshing and combined with the red beans which offers mild sweetness. Best for people like me, whom are not too crazy about sweetness!! Would definitely try it again and again. Got me thinking of that Japanese ice cream (Liang Court) which offers a green tea & red bean flavour - now I think I must give it a try.

Sometimes chances don't come twice...

Being a superwoman

I feel relieved, relaxed and very awake....

Today I attended my last Bikram Yoga session, it was very good. I opted for the last timing at 8pm, as I did not feel like rushing through my face cleansing, clothes changing and start panting like a dog when I get to the 7pm class. It's the last session anyway, I should take things easy... Yoga has taught me how to be more patient, it has also taught me focus and relaxation (though I can't really think of nothing when I lay there!!). One month is over and it is really fast! I am glad I survived and I didn't have a hard time doing most of the positions. Some people are really stiff, some couldn't take the heat... fortunately, I was able to cope with it all. Tara, my instructor today, was correcting me many times and I enjoyed the attention because then I know if I'm doing it right. So now, I have to keep these in mind and start doing them at home when I can. Next sports - swimming.

I got home at 1030pm. I knew I had so much to do... Damned. Tomorrow my boss is taking the team to the Singapore Flyer (copycat version of London Eye) but I am excited! I wanted to dress nice, and for God's sake I haven't ironed any clothes this year except for Chinese New Year. So I know I need to do lots ironing - my favourite activity anyway. Okay, and after 2 days straight of yoga, I definitely need to do laundry and handwash the other delicate stuff.

Make my dinner, cornflakes oats with milk, wash up... soak my to-be-handwashed items in 2 separate pails (dark color and light), start the washing machine for my accumulated days of stinky clothes... charge my camera and mobile phone for tomorrow... bring out my ironing board, choose clothes to iron... go hang one pail of handwashed clothes... start ironing... collect old laundry and keep them... add softener in washing machine... continue ironing... go hang the other pail of handwashed clothes... finish ironing... on laptop... start hanging clothes when washing machine is done... put ironing board and iron back in place... fold ironed clothes... finish charging mobile phone and camera... sit down finally and surf!!!!!!!!!!!

I think I can really MULTI-TASK and doing it very well!!! Well all that in 1.5 hours. I doubt men will be able to do the same. LOL.

Anyway, a minor accident happened while I was ironing my clothes, I didn't realise the cord has worn out and the wires were almost out. My hands were damp from washing and while I was ironing, I accidentally touched it. I got electrocuted for a few seconds, felt the current going through my hand. Something saved me, I wasn't even wearing my rubber slippers! PHEW! I think it's going to be a hazard, so I cut some cloth from an old sock and bandage it up! Here's how it looks like!

Bunny's chocolate day

Easter Sunday is here tomorrow. Singapore doesn't have any Easter Monday holiday, shame.

I had an egg to celebrate, but it's gone before Easter actually arrives! Palmer's pop rocks chocolate egg... You know pop rocks??? Those that fizzle on the tongue, and I actually like that sensation... mmmm... My favourite is the Cola flavored, I still love them.

An example of Pop Rocks

Anyway, the milk chocolate wasn't fantastic... the pop rocks aren't inside the hollow egg like I had expected, they are melted together with the chocolate. So when the chocolate started to melt in your mouth, then the pop rocks would settle on the tongue and you get the fizzling... They're ok, not the best. This is what my egg looked like:

I would much rather have Terry's Chocolate Orange which Pea brought back over Christmas!! Dark chocolate + Orange, the best combination of all... now that I can't find anything similiar, I was thinking of settling for Carrefour's Orange peel with milk chocolate. Mmmm...

I miss you, my british chocolate!

Enough of my crazy craving for chocolate, that says a lot about the time of the month! And to everyone whom have been reading my blog regularly, here's something specially created for you:))))

It begins with a letter and ends with one

A movie that brought me to the verge of tears, clearly expressed my true understanding of love and inevitably encouraged my idealization of romance. Romance with true love.

I'm so so emotional. Some parts of the movie made me brimming with tears, I was trying so hard holding them back. You might be wrong, it wasn't the actions nor the casts but the words! Words are such powerful expression of feelings, and in this movie, they are everything that made it alive! From the letter Li-Ann wrote to Jeremy, to that note he left for her on the wedding day... to that last proposal letter, it all made me smiled. Smiling, from the inside. I LOVE LETTERS, and to date, I'm fortunate I did receive them in the past from people whom were special in my life (well, some still are).

It made me want to write again. It made me want to pen down each and every of my thoughts and feelings going on right inside me. But I haven't been writing to a man in that way, for at least a year now... and I don't think I will soon. I wanted to, but... things are holding me back. When will that day arrive??

Anyhow, the movie to recommend is our local production, THE LEAP YEARS. This is one of our rare productions with minimal or no Singlish!! Impressive. In fact, the English standard is surprisingly good! The story goes around Li-Ann bumping into this guy of her dreams on Leap Day (happens to be her birthday as well)... A night of whirlwind romance and deep connection left them both longing for more, obsessed with each other. Sadly, Jeremy had to leave and the reconnection was 4 years later, again on the same day, same venue. It took 12 years, with only 3 meetings... and finally on the 4th, they realised they are meant for each other (actually they knew on the first meeting, but sometimes life just makes us go about in circles!!!).

I wonder if I am running around in a circle myself, but life has been treating me well... well, better!

East meets West

Two very good places to eat.

First one, the chinese restaurant DIN TAI FUNG (Taiwanese-franchise, if I'm not wrong!) is a very affordable place with delicious, "I-want-more-more-more", "I can't get enough" dumplings. My personal favourite is the yam paste dumplings, however the pork dumplings are their speciality and are just as good. I must have both when I frequent!!! Not to be missed, the mushroom la mian (noodle) or even the minced pork version, you just go "yummmmmmm..." and keep pulling those noodles...;) That's why it's called "la mian" in mandarin, where "la" means "pull!!". I almost couldn't believe they do such addictive plum juice, I swear I never had one better than this!! So sour, sooooooo real, it's so PLUM, I just love it!


Second place, the overly priced JAAN!!! BUT BUT but for the ambience and being right on top of Swissotel, you have to pay extra for that excellent night view, very considerate and quality service. Each staff speaks a foreign language, they often come around with free flow of bread for you to pick and ask about your meal, they do clear ALL your utensils after each serving (e.g. starter...). Not to mention, the food although come in SMALL portions, they DO fill up your stomach. Good stuff. My pigeon is so so so tender, and that sauce, I almost had to lick them off my plate. Scallops are fresh and nicely done, jesus, if only they had an "upsize" option!! Now, it's your turn to drool...;)

Sucker for sweets, go to Menotti

Menotti, an italian restaurant in Singapore... well, we tried it out for you;)

They do have marvellous desserts, even the dessert wine will suit someone who loves sweet wine! Okay, in all fairness, sweet stuff we don't need a lot. I do like them after the first, second or even third bite. But I didn't finish it because they are really a bit too much after a while, especially having it altogether with a "sweet wine", "sweet mango float"... I got a bit satiated!!


I would love to go back and try the main course. Start with a starter and end with a nice sweet dessert to share, that will be perfect;))

Why we love Japan???

They have the most innovative taste, not just in fashion but also in snacks - they really satisfy;)))

S.L.O.Weekend

Finally.

I have time to catch my breath. I manage to read the Saturday's papers for the first time in weeks!! I was home most of Saturday! That's rare and I actually find it a little uneasy. I need some getting used to after being so occupied for the past weeks. I sat on the sofa, surfing aimlessly on my Toshiba baby... I was getting restless. I came home without wandering around too much after yoga on Sunday (well I did wander but just around my neighbourhood).

Yoga wasn't good today. It was me that wasn't good. I was feeling unfit for it, after the first few postures, I began to feel a little breathless. Many times, I just had to sit down and catch my breath back... arghh. I could only do one of most postures (usually we do two for each). It's bad. I don't know what was wrong... I was just thinking if I would just collapse and die (like many athletes did)! Was it that I didn't really have a 'proper' breakfast, or did I wake up too late and was feeling not ready or energized for it?? I wasn't supposed to even eat 2 hours before the session, but I had a small bite just to give me some strength!

It's 11pm and I'm dreading Monday. Weekend seems to go too fast... I'm trying to catch up and write a few more entries (which I've promised I would!).

Yoga-free Tuesday!

Painfully trying to keep my eyes open...

Today is one of the really rare nights I get to do minimal washing, sat on the sofa by 9pm and able to think about what to do for the night. Dinner about 8pm, snacking on cookies (Baked by my sis) and watching TV on the bed for about 30minutes... it does seem ages since I last sat in front of the TV. I haven't been following the drama series so I was lost, but I love variety shows.

Even though it's yoga-free night, I feel extremely tired. I wonder why yoga makes me so awake after the 90minutes of sweating and left me tired and sleepy other times. I love the discipline, for once, I actually like discipline! Isn't this amazing?


Cyn suddenly felt sick today during lunch, it scared me for a bit to see her so weak and vulnerable. She couldn't even stand and I had to hold her till she got to the clinic. And at that moment, I was glad I'm 5kg heavier than her, because otherwise there is no way I could support her weight. Maybe yoga did build up my muscles too;)

Not the best day ever

Sick.

The doctor gave me yesterday afternoon off, but I needed another extra day. I need to recuperate - to find back my energy, my "smilies" brain cells and most of all, the right state of mind to get back on track.

Woke up Monday morning to bouts of sneezing/nose-blowing, not a great way to start the week, things just deteriorated by noon. I felt so ill that I had to see a doctor. My past week of active "hot-yoga-ing" and a few late nights out accompanied by a booze on Leap day obviously didn't seem to fit in altogether. My immune system just fell apart, I think it is also largely due to the lack of proper rest and insufficient sleep.

Very bad. Drowsy on medication. Moods swinging. Craving for unnecessary attention. IT WAS A TOTAL NIGHTMARE.

Today I am better.

How do you know when you OVER-SHOP!!

1. When you updated the bank passbook, it used to only print half the page. But now it goes on and on, the printing never seems to stop, the pages flipping and it's taking more than a minute!!!!!!
2. You find yourself thinking what to buy to match the recent outfit/accessories you bought, you only care about color and style coordination, and not the poor wallet.
3. You are unable to resist entering any shop with "SALE" on the window display!
4. Your bank account never seems to increase after the pay day!
5. You find yourself stacking heap and heap of clothes because the closet is already near exploding.
6. Your wallet is gaining weight due to the amount of receipts you're accumulating!
7. You go to a shop and realise,"Hey, I have something similar to this, and that, and hey, that too!!", you have shopped far enough to head the trend. Oh, even the most "in" colors!

Leap the year with a worst February

2008, this is the LEAP YEAR.

Yet I don't think it is somehow special, I haven't found the special someone to propose on that day!! (There's a saying if you heard of it!)

This February has only been a bit devastating, mind-taxing and busy. It doesn't mean it was an unhappy time, in fact, there are some awesome occasions I can still vividly remember. But there are also the worst ones stuck at the back of my head.


29 Feb 2008

First time I hang out with my colleague, Cyn, for an after-work drink. I have wanted to introduce her a guy, a man whom I thought is nice, decent and proper (established). It is strange sometimes you don't want the best things for yourself or sometimes it just didn't work out that way!! Anyhow, I had a bad day but it all turned out pretty fun and entertaining that night. I'm glad I went! Cyn has become a very close friend and we started confiding in each other - a lot of good laughs and being there for the bad times.

I'm sure fate has brought me back to my company for a good reason. Now that's connectedness! Just in case you're wondering, we have a test to analyse our top 5 strengths, and connectedness is under my top 10 (I believe everything happens for a reason!).

Apprehension

ap·pre·hen·sion
n.
1. Fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread.
2. The act of seizing or capturing; arrest.
3. The ability to apprehend or understand; understanding.

This is the perfect word to describe the moment. Two very ironical meanings (1. & 3.) but yet it is exactly that - right now, this moment, this instant. I'm trying hard to apprehend (3.) yet that apprehension (1.) is just so intimidating... I am holding back and still trying very hard to do things I will not be regretting. "Regrets" is a strong word, and I won't want it to be part of my life.

I am too good at expressing my thoughts bluntly and sometimes I wonder if that's a bliss?? And sometimes I wish I didn't say things on impulse because it could mean the opposite of what I wanted them to be. On other times, I want to be as subtle as possible but they just won't get it, in fact they don't even realise it was supposed to be a hint.

Communication. Is it that difficult or only the open minded are able to handle them??