Should have just banged my head onto the wall.
Friday, November 23, 2007, 08:29 p.m.

I started the day by making shepherd's pie.Mohd's day started very early too. He had to settle the necessary paperwork to scrap his bro's motorbike, after last year's accident. never expected it would take him almost a day to settle everything. he had to go traffic police, lta and motorbike shop. so when he finally got to my place, he looked so knackered especially since he had not eaten anything since. I felt bad. I should have just asked him to go home straight. But I knew he wanted my shepherd's pie.

I, on the hand wasnt feeling too good. My back aches the whole day. I was feeling so jaded. I knew I was PMSing and I knew my face showed that I was not in the best of mood. Of course, he noticed that too.

We didnt talk much. He had my pie and my mum's asam pedas and rested for awhile. Despite being tired, he still volunteered to send my cousin's wedding invitation cards to my aunties' when my mum mentioned it. After running errands, he sent me home coz he wanted to be home early. He has to fetch his malaysian cousins from woodlands and guide them to changi airport. Sidek is flying to the states for job training.

Just as I was walking off, he called me back and passed me a sistic envelope. Before opening it, I thought it contained cash that he wanted to return back. but when I opened it up, 2 tixs to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang staring at me. I looked up and he was already leaving the carpark. I just stood there and tears started to fill my eyes. I felt so bad coz I knew I was acting like a moron.

I totally didnt expect it. I knew I mentioned to him before about wanting badly to see the show. but ever since then, i was contemplating coz i'm financially tight and the thought just slowly slip off my mind.

so yea, we are going tomorrow afternoon.

thank you so much babe and i'm sorry.

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Thursday, November 15, 2007, 04:53 p.m.

I’ve been wanting to write abt this makan place for the longest time but just didn’t come around to do it. So now it’s time.

It was my cousin who introduced this place to us. I love her for this coz she and her daughter are kaki makan so she will always update us whenever they chance upon a new eatery.

The name is Sedap Corner and it’s at Simpang Bedok. I told Mohd abt it and we had iftar there to explore. I had the Pho Bo while he had fish hor fun or something. We weren’t disappointed. You can find Vietnamese, Thai, local and Western fare here. They are quite generous with the servings too. To add on, Suria viewers will recognize a familiar face there. Does Chef Bob ring a bell? He’s that chubby, animated chef who has a cooking show on Suria. He’s one of the chefs and I think co-owner of Sedap Corner. The other guy is a Thai I think.

I brought the family there for dinner on second day of raya when we were out visiting. Everyone decided to have different dish so that we could savour what’s being offered in the menu. Once again, we weren’t disappointed. I love the green curry chicken. My nephew had that with crispy prata. My pasta was good too. Can’t remember the name. Of course, my mum had to insist of taking a picture wif the friendly Chef Bob

Sedap Corner is tucked nicely behind the main stretch of makan area in Simpang Bedok. You have to enter the carpark, next to the post office. Check out their here

website

Sedap Corner
282 Bedok Road

Singapore 469438

Tel: +65 6445 9987

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Once in awhile can lah...
Thursday, November 15, 2007, 04:24 p.m.

I had an expensive dinner with Nin and Laurent at La Strada the other night since the Frenchman wanted to have either Italian or French. I was slightly disappointed when I noticed the slight changes in the menu. Checked with the waiter and the menu was indeed adjusted, slightly 3 weeks ago. We had foie gras for starter and that was changed too. I still had my papardelle nevertheless sans asparagus, avruga caviar and grated egg yolk. My fresh ribbon pasta was served with juicy, chewy porcini mushrooms instead. All of that drenched in parmesan beurre blanc (white butter). Simple but heavenly.

Laurent was satisfied with his mud crab tagliolini though when the waitress initially served it to him, we thought he would probably still be hungry and ordered another main. Do not let me start with Nin’s very special main, recommended by the waiter, not listed in the menu. It’s a fish dish. I think it’s called French Herbert or something. All I can say is that when I saw its price tag, my jaw dropped. Best part, I only knew abt the price when I scanned through the receipt the very next day. Haha. Thank god, it was REAL GOOD. The fish actually tasted like chicken. How's that?

But overall, it was a very pleasant, satisfying dinner. We enjoyed our tiramisu and bombolini (Italian doughnuts) though I very much would like to have the opera style and salty peanut caramel with chocolate feuillitine dessert, which was taken off the menu. I I read that Chubby Hubby is a big fan too but of course, I cant afford to go back for more that often like he does.

I was glad we chose to sit in al fresco area coz it felt less pretentious and we could smoke of course. Nin and I were in jeans and t-shirts and Laurent was in his pyjamas. Haha. So it was fun.

I think Laurent likes it a lot that he mentioned about going back there again before he leaves. I would bring him to another place, Senso or Da Paolo maybe, just to widen the taste buds. Or maybe we can do French or Japanese. Laurent seems to like the idea of French cuisine with Japanese twist which we can easily find here. Anyway, I just cannot believe that Frenchman has never popped an escargot in his mouth before.

Like I mentioned, cannot do this often. Haha. But I think the boy is up for a nice dinner anytime soon. Jealous coz he had to work. Haha.

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Just need to let it out
Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 03:04 p.m.

At times, when reality hits you, it really hits you hard. All of sudden, you are forced to stop in your smooth going tracks, to face obstacles and barriers. But that's life isnt it. No one say it's going to be easy. Every one has their own set of problems and challenges. Some have it worse than others. We, as human beings, unknowingly only want the best, ignoring all the negativities.

At times, the problems do not lie in you but others around you, situations and circumstances. But I always believe that The Almighty do not lay down challenges beyond one's capabilities. Whatever that are being laid down for us, somehow we can overcome it, with hard work, determination and strong faith of course.

I'm at the point of my life where I could tick off most of the items in my things to do/achieve list, well at least for this stage of my life. I would say I'm comfortable. On a personal level, of course, there's more. At times, I just do not want to grow up. In fact, at this point, I do think I'm nowhere near to adulthood or grown up zone. I've yet to do the "grown up" stuff like settling down, having a family, buying a house etc. Of course, sooner or later, I'll reach that level. That brings me to assessing my readiness.

How much ready can one be? Is there actually such a thing of "being ready"? Or does it just happen naturally? Recently, I feel strongly that I am ready but when my mind starts to stray and paranoia kicks in, I start to panic and start to question. With whatever is going now, sometimes I dun even want to think abt taking that step further. But I try to think positive. Trying to hope that it will all turn well in the near future. I try to think there are blessings behind it all. Whenever I feel I have too much, I tell myself that others have it even worse and so I shouldnt assume that mine is the worst in the world.

I'm known as someone who is capable of thinking too much. Thats why I've been telling myself to slow down and take things as they come. Too much planning and thinking wont do me any good at times. I have to be selfless and acknowledge that there are others involved, which is sometimes not that easy especially when it is not your problem in the first place but somehow you're in it indirectly.

I think I'll end here coz I know I can go on and on and I dun want that. This probably will not make sense (if you actually bother to read) but at least I know I've let it out. Phewww...

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Happy 8th Anni!
Sunday, November 11, 2007, 08:38 p.m.

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Thursday, November 8, 2007, 12:42 a.m.

Happy 8th anni babe!! Many, many, many, many great years ahead!!! *i can foresee that impending question, bila nak kahwin?* hahaha...kasi semua orang kahwin dulu then kita kahwin, can? :P

and we're off to bintan, joining thousands of singaporeans. so happens that deepavali falls on the 8th. oh well, have fun!

Happy Deepavali!!!

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