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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Could you imagine just by printing 5 pages of A4 Black and White, Microsoft-formatted document , would cost you $5? I was quoted the price when I approached one of the digital photocopying shop (it also does have photo-services) at the market, in my neighbourhood today. My black printer ink ran out again, while I was trying to print out a piano music score. Wow! $5 for just 5 pieces of normal black ink, isn’t that daylight robbery? Considering each piece of printed paper to be a dollar, just by printing exactly seventeen copies, I could easily replace a new cartridge. -_- (black shop)

Finally, I found a shop, which could print out my document at a way lower price, at $0.50/piece. Still kind reasonable, as I understand, they could have used a different printer. It’s definitely way cheaper to print in school. Hmm, I’m going to print all the scores I shall want to play over the weekend tomorrow. Wonder if the lecture books are ready for sale. I’m going to be in year 3, in just a matter of days, and pretty soon, I would graduate. I am unsure of whether I would still have the chance to study anymore. So, in this last studying semester, I would definitely do all my best, to increase my GPA.

Tomorrow’s my next driving lesson. I will have roughly about 10 more chapters to clear, before I would be able to book for my TP. I am PRAYING HARD, dun let me get car 64. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! I did not fix him as an instructor, and neither do i have the intention to do so. So PLEASE! Don’t put him with me together. My patience do have some limit.

My bro bought back a big packet of rojak from the market in the afternoon. -_- He shared half the portion with me, and I was kind of reluctant at first. It’s not because I am biased towards him, but it was what TSS had said. Hmm, do those Rojak lovers, remember the recent Geylang Serai Poisoning Incident? Okok. Maybe that’s Indian rojak, the one my kor bought was the Chinese version, which contains you tiao, tau pok, pineapples, the yummy black sauce and nuts? Yes! U should had already get the idea.

I supposed most of us enjoy the black coloured, yummy sauce which mixes the rojak together, that give a pleasant aroma. The popular Rojak dish could even be one of your favourite treats, and could be rather addictive.

There’s one thing I guess which u guys wouldn’t really realize. That’s how the rojak sauce had been made. First, they mixed those ingredients such as the common shrimp paste, brown sugar, oyster sauce etc . together. Cook and mix them till they are in a constant form, and let them cool, in usually a tray, where-by they would leave it in the open for days, under the sun, and let the mixture rot, so it would thicken, and as well be more delicious. In some rural areas, houseflies, as well as other pests would be attracted to the sweet mixture, and thus, infect the mixture with bacteria, harmful diseases etc, if the mixture isn’t properly protected. After the sauce had thickened after a few days, it would then would be processed into bottles at the factories to be delivered and sold. (this information I had gathered is though what I had read online on forums etc basis, and not to be meant to be taken seriously, no offence either to anybody either)

I believe our food safety authorities had checked through our food products imported in carefully, and there shouldn’t be any qualms about the hygiene of the sauce though. So I guess, its still alright to take in some “poison” occasionally, but not frequently.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Chopin Chopin Chopin!

My favourite piece by Chopin!



This pianist is definitely superb! but there are several more equivalent, or better pianist around also! shall upload them in sequence soon.

had been up to strange dreams these past few nights.

cant recall the first dream, but second dream was about a girl, most probably a fren, who somehow, idk, keeps staying beside me. Dunno good or bad sia. LOL!

third one, which happened just last night, wrestling some guy in my karate gi, in a strange venue, a yellow colour religious venue, won him by only a small margin, and found him actually a school mate of mine, but another different branch of the head. i woke up, and found the clock, 11am -_- First time man!

Come to think of it, i had not been going for karate for like... 1,2,3,4, 5 Months! ever since KB joined, the very next lesson, i started skipping. Wow! nw, want to go back also ps. LOL

hehe. went Top1 ytd to sing songs, with edmund, sandy, andreas, and benny. i am kinda addicted to the "xiaowei" song. hahas.

saw one guy over at the bugis arcade. Never judge a book by its cover! Kinda "pro" in that sense like, he is good in the dance dance revolution machine thingy. wondered hw many coins had he put in to master all the steps o,0 wierd. he looked really like darren, the one who was once my work colleague, aiya. heck!

to my surprise this morning, my brother came into my room and handed me a timetable. o,0! its a ROUTINE GYM WORKOUT TIMETABLE! wah... first time. maybe i had lent my hp to him dats y. Erms, yah. i had great difficulties in trying to execute 2 exercises, which are the deadlifts, and shoulder press. I shall hit the sch gym today, and consult some of them man! LOL

THE SKINNY BOY REVOLUTION!

Monday, April 20, 2009

=) one reason to be joyful! My bro's finally back from overseas! -_- this was actually nt the main reason. The main reason was because, my precious baby lab series facial wash had returned back to the tray on my bathroom after missing for almost 3 weeks. imagine up to 3 weeks using some cheap brand facial wash on ur face. the results are far more kns. Thats the problem, when both of us shared a single tube of it. ROARRRR! ITS FINISHING! i am not gonna to buy the next new tube man!

treated myself to a good haircut over at HaarAttic, over at bencoolen street today. The haircut was good, my hairstylist, very pro. And i liked the massage of the scalp. Very refreshing, the Ambience pretty good, nearly dozed off. the price for the haircut is also a whopping cool $30. -_- i got nags from my mum after she realized that the out of the extra $50 she gave me to tide through this week, almost all was spent today. =( sian lo. i guess, unless for driving lessons, i am staying at home.

"Gey khiang, still lend money to ppl" -_-

So looking forward to the month of June lah. Hopefully my application for the bursary also would be processed asap. haiya. "talk money, hurt relationship", "can help, i help, cannot help, i also try to help, if really beyond my means, bo bian lo"

Best is to just stay at home and play piano. Free and easy. Gotta wait for the 1st May before my pay check comes in. So, throughout this holidays, other than gg for driving lessons, i'm going to play piano and make ice cream. LOL.

my Third ice cream creation shall be.... Hershey Chocolate Ice Cream!

Thursday, April 16, 2009

LEt me start with.. whats the difference between :) and =) ?? HAhas. for what i knew, they must be all happy faces.

Recent updates:

--> My 2nd creation, White Chocolate Ice Cream is a success! Creamy, and got a strong chocolate-ty taste. Not as sweet as my first condensed milk ice cream. However, i still don't know why my cream mixture simply refuses to be become slightly in a solid form, despite churning it on for almost up to an hour. Might be smt wrong with the process i suppose, like, i didnt boil the cream long enuf etc.

--> HEEhee! Borrowed a "pocket guide to ice cream" from the library! It had lots of pictures =) goood ideas as well. Chanced upon it, while i was helping my parents clearing some fines. There are also several catchy and interesting titles, which includes this particular one -- "The Ice Cream Bible" =.= Now, i shall visit the library more often. =)

--> Went for my piano lesson today. well, i only need to practise on my scales thoroughly, as my fingering is always, not so good. Hahas =) my 3 pieces, and sightreading etc are fine! i am 80% prepared for this upcoming G4 practical exams in this coming month of july! so excited. soon, i would be taking my grade 3/4/5 theory exams too! Clubcrawl's coming, i wonder if i were able to make it into the piano club. in terms of paper grades, i am still a g2 newb. -_-

--> i am not going to cancel my driving lessons ever again for some rubbish reasons! i am going to get over it and done with. As some instructors are very fked up, and slept throughout the lesson, i had decided to fix an instructor. This one is ultra strict. i like =) At least i am learning some proper stuff now. I know how to use engine brake like eating noodles now! Anyway, his instructor number is 5687.

--> Oh yah! i am changing my personal email soon. Most probably to one, which is more easy to rmb, and more formal. Will update again. Had been eyeing on several wallets this past weeks, and i shall intend to purchase them during the Great Singapore Sales, or at least, till all my "debtors" had paid up.

--> May the burn, and the pulling muscles on my right calf heal asap. I hoped that i would be able to go swimming soon, by late April. I want to start my secret training asap.

Lastly, i am going to say a piece of thing off from my mind.

No $$, don't act like you got

If you can't afford the luxury, Get a cheaper alternative. Never get a fake, as you look cheap.

No $$? Get a part-time job. Do you really need all these?

If you don't like what i say, its too bad.

Cos, nth in this world is fair mofo~

Monday, April 13, 2009

HMmm, how should i start?

i guessed i had been splurging some of my limited savings like water! spend money like water! Been purchasing almost endless ingredients for my ice cream!

Let me introduce my First Ever MAde ice creaM!!! CONDENSED Milk ICE CREAM
sounded kinda lame initially, BUT! do you know what ingredients i had included?! yes. u are right! its condensed milk ! =)

After several costly mistakes i had made previously, i ran out of milk, and used condensed milk as a cheaper alternative instead. -_-

i could declare my "first round" of ice-cream making a success =) There aren't any ice crystals after freezing for 2 days at all! And, the texture's creamy and thick. As i expected, its almost as good as the $4 sandwich! However, its kinda too sweet i supposed. The sugar content of the condensed milk is really high!

My younger bro's enjoying the "fruits of my labour" i guess. Cool! My new guniea pig =) Soon, i will rope in my the whole family =)

Strolled aimlessly in ntuc today after sch, to source for some cheap ingredients. And yay! cadbury real white chocolate on sale! its going for $3.90 for the 240g bar. After pondering for quite a while, also grabbed the hershey's chocolate powder.

Initially, i was planning to make cookies n cream, and even Milo flavour ice cream! However, i cant find any cookies at home, and i only have those premixed mio satchets avilable, which brings me to my 2nd recipe White Chocolate Ice Cream! it should be ready by tmr i guess.

Anyway, andreas and Raymond's coming to my hse tmr. Andreas's making yogurt o,0 aiya. what's going to happen tmr, tmr den sae

to end off. i shall leave this quote

IF YAM CAN COOK! SO CAN YOU! =)

Saturday, April 11, 2009

=)Today's one fruitful day i supposed =)

Went shopping with KB all over singapore!

First destination
--> Headed down to Tampines 1, a new shopping mall which had just opened since ytd. Yeah, its definitely super duper crowded. Kinda like there's a countdown party going on. Retailers like topman, springfield, and espirt etc, had also opened their branches over there. Tampines is gonna be like BUGIS soon, thou aunties choke up the majority =.=

Definitely, my objective isn't heading there to see the new building. ITS ABOUT THE NEW RETAILER! UNIQOLO! hehe! that's the brand of the T-shirts that my kor had been purchased for me while he was overseas during his attachment etc. We had to queue up to even enter the store! however, the queue was fast thou. The designs are almost as good as topman's, and the price is definitely lower! woosh! hahas, the fitting rooms were flooded and just by queuing up, its already 45mins !!!

i bought a plain dark blue polo shirt, and a patterned t-shirt. roughly about $45 in total. KB bought a t-shirt too, and i seriously, dun like his design, some dragon omg~ -_- The jeans are going at $50, but as the store was overcrowded, we shall make another trip later next week. Also, one of the white-coloured jumpers i am eyeing, is also $49. so mcuh cheaper compared to TM! and the quality is freaking good! gotta eat less in sch man!

Ate an early dinner at BK, and took the shuttle bus to IKEA! these brings me to the 2nd destination =)

Bought a whisker for $1.50, and spaluta at $1.40! What a GOOD BARGAIN! sourced for some bowls, cups, and spoons. Cme to think again, i could purchase them later if i were to succeed in making ice cream. NO NO NO! I WILL SUCCEED!

Third destination
Headed down to J8 next. A freaking 1.5 hours journey from IKEA. The Best-Denki salesgirls are all so chio! i meant the young ones. hahas. all of them looked almost identical! DAM! the machine's OSS =(

Fourth Destination
blahs, went down to Carrefour at PS. KB's definitely a good friend. No grumbles =) yeap, saw the maker over there, but priced $10 extra, as they got no promotion going on. ROARRRR!! if i were to wait for the next consignment from best denki, i would have to wait till wed, and there is no guarantee. PUI! I bought the KENWOOD ICE CREAM MAKER ON THE SPOT!!! Kudos to the wonderful retail assistants i met there, patient and kind on guiding me the directions on the machine. Hmm, the indian uncle i supposed, stocking up the eggs over at the diary section, also cleared my doubts when i asked him if the thickened cream = double cream. i realised that there are many varieties of cream, and those i am looking for in the recipes, are only available in cold storage. HMM going to visit one of the outlets tmr =) Bought along caster sugar, skimmed milk and bread for tmr also!

Ate sushi for supper. KB's really patient and kind siol! take mrt and bus like free lidat, pei me whole day. hahas. i'm not gay thou.

hehez. reached home and immediately cleaned the bucket, and storing it into the freezer. So excited! going to start my ICE CREAM adventure tmr! =) Wish me SUCCESS and GOOD LUCK!!!

Thursday, April 9, 2009

=) the burn on my right calf had healed tremedously over one week, since last thurs. All thanks to my mum =) i am able to walk as per normal now, thou i cant really jog as the pulling of my muscles are tremedously, painful.

BSC's entering into the 10th week, next week! it would be the handover, as well as my last week for my Year 2, second semester. I had put in all my best so far over these few weeks, in this particular stopover, and i prayed for a "A" Grade. i want to score well for this stopover.

back to my recent fav and hot ice cream topic. over several shopping trips made to the supermarkets, i had bought cocoa powder, vanilla essence, and vanilla extract, as well as measuring spoons etc. Had to source for some bowls thou. i need to buy a beater, as well as a spalter. Basically, excluding the whipping creams, i am almost ready to make ice cream.

had a strong urge to get the "kenwood" brand ice-maker over at Best Denki this evening after i left sch. Headed down str8 to j8. to my dismay, i had forgotten to brought my nets card. =.= took down the measurements anyway. i asked my mum for opinions, and she nagged the whole evening. Sianz.

nw. i dunn0 whether should i get it a nt. it costs $99. one might sae, its cheaper to buy from the bjs. i think i would still get one. pretty soon

Friday, April 3, 2009

yoz! i'm back with the latest updates. that's smt interesting which i can blog abt nw, unfortunately.

As u guys might knw, i suffered some burnt wounds, due to the few brushes with the exhaust pipe of cy's bike, ytd morning. SIAN LO! ouch! =( we were actually intending to heading to yck gym, and eat lunch to celebrate his passing of the tp when this shit happens first thing in the morning, when cy pick me up at my hse. Grrr. i had even planned to donate blood that aftn, budden, i had already lost blood in the morning. sian 1/2.

as what i observed, the wound is about erm, not big nt small, about 8cm in perimeter. as i am more tanned then b4, my colour of my wound kinda looks like, u knw turkey bacon in subway? yah, dats the colour of my flesh! light pinkish beige.

Damage done: $30 for a dressing, plus a wobbling leg. the doctor informed me that motorbike burns are one of the most serious, as the temperate of the exhaust pipes easily exceeds beyong 100degrees. he also commented that my wound could be rather serious.

Its marvellous, how i could later on, go for a "birthday celebration" with 2 of my friends in the evening. As i enter into the 2nd day, this is when all the shiokness come in. i can feel the stretching of the skin, and the pulling of my veins when i try to walk normally. as i tot the "dressing" was sticking to my wound, i removed it. there flows the liquid. arhs. pain pain pain.

arhs. finally i got time to stay at home to do my reports. -_-

till now as i enter into the evening, i can still feel the slight throbbing. haiyo, i dunno when it will heal man! cant jog, cant swim, can eat seafood, so many cants. T.T lucky haven sign up for the 10km marathon. LoL

i realised hw my mum actually cared for me by bringing hme medical supplies to treat my wound. unlike her what she told me seriously ytd. "Its better if you die in an accident, than you survive as a paralayised, or broken leg whatever sort, cos, i got no $ to feed you eternally"

ok. back to my reports =)

awesome glorious pictures would be uploaded as soon as i can find a phone charger for my T700.