Imagery of the Week
Patrick Starfish saying hi.
New toy. Found in a weaponry shop @ Plaza Singapura. Am aiming for a real-sized katana that's with burgundy sheath.
Killer bruise acquired at work.
White Boy meeting his little bro, Sis' Black Boy. Man, suddenly Black Boy looks more appealing.
posted by Rae @ 12:47
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The Case of Summing All Up
- I do really like the current blog skin but it's really pissing the hell outta me for it won't let me install any widgets, comment thingamajiq and the la la la properly. So there might be a new look coming up soon.
- Now that Scarlet's gone, I practically stopped running. Kinda demotivated now that I can no longer count my kms while listening to my power tunes. 100km-by-November dream is no longer reachable.
- Looking at how things are going on, solo trip to REP has to be postponed. Shorthanded at work and overspending this month are major factors.
- Been drowning myself with heaps of Japanese dramas. Dramas that my kawaii Toma-kun starred in are quite hard to find. Anyway, raechang.info recommends:
1. Haikei, Chichiue-sama
2. Hotaru no Hikari
3. Lunch Queen
4. Ikemen Paradise Hanazakari no Kimitachi e ---> Toma-kun! Kya!
- Been procrastinating on some work projects. Shite, old habit is back.
Oh man, gastric attack.
Gotta go.
Cheerio.
posted by Rae @ 01:02
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Flossin' Session
I was just lighting my candles up to mask/burn the alcohol stink left by my nail polish remover and my origami cranes that I put near the candles were lighted gorgeously. Due to my lack of photography skills, I could not capture the true beauty of the sight. However there is something I wanna show you.
You see, I knew how to make paper cranes since, I don't know, when I was 8 or 9 and I think I can even do it with eyes closed. But that's not the main point now. Look below.
Yes, I can a baby crane and make one without tweezers or any tool and it's sitting on a Singaporean 10 cents coin for a comparison. I can even make a crane smaller than this. Hehe!
posted by Rae @ 02:03
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If Laziness was a Profession, I'd Be a Billionaire By Now
I meant to crap the whole nine yard about food and probably post some food porn up but laziness reigns over so I'm just gonna pull a quickie one over here.
I've been wanting to whip some good grub but 'I haven't got the time to do it'. Perhaps this Thursday when I'm off for two consecutive days and I might toss some salad and whip up some beef carpaccio and pan-seared chicken and maybe some nice dessert. Maybe that Thai sweet mango from that stall near the MRT station.
Every other day I'm thankful to God that I can cook. I grew up doing none of those household chores and hardly cook but when I wanna cook, I definitely can come up with something edible. Today, after a long day enslaved at work and felt like having some home-cooked food, I scrounged the fridge to whip this steamed egg up. Took me, what, 20 minutes to make this but I did fuck it up by forgetting to add water and line the dish with some oil. Adding water gives you the smooth texture . The surface won't look that dry if I've added water and as for oil, you know what it's for, right? Nevertheless, I quite like that crispy-ness.
What I Had in the Fridge:
- 3 eggs
- Thin slices of chicken meat (being the lazy tweety bird that I am, I sliced them up when they were still frozen. Easier and and the meats are of same thickness or shall I say thinness?)
- Carrots, julienned
- Baby portobellos
What I Did:
Chuck everything into a bowl. Oh, don't forget to add water while stirring the eggs (Yes, stir! Not beat!) and add salt and pepper. I like my eggs with lots of pepper. Replace salt with soy sauce if you fancy. Steam for 5-10 minute (varies greatly!). Chuck some spring onions if they live in your fridge.
Easy right? You can play the dish with shrimps, beef, pork, broccoli and practically everything under the sun. So, have fun!
Lastly, I'll tempt you with dessert porn.
Dessert we got from Ricciotti a couple of nights ago. Go there and get them to-go after 9.30pm and you'll get a very very very very pleasant surprise. ;)
posted by Rae @ 22:04
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Not Just a Summer or a Spring
Just a random question:
Is there a song that will make you tear each time you listen to it?
I have.
It's called Amigos Para Siempre. I have no idea why but I have never fail to shed tears while listening to it.
posted by Rae @ 21:36
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It ain't Feel Like Moving Mountains
I partied enough.
I hurt enough.
I cried enough.
I got freaky enough.
I snapped enough.
I flossed enough.
I drank enough.
I erred enough.
I swore enough.
I fucked up enough.
But I haven't laugh enough.
I haven't smile enough.
I haven't see enough.
I haven't listen enough.
I haven't feel enough.
I haven't err enough.
Hah, doesn't that familiar!? Yes, it's similar to PCD's Out of This Club. I'm addicted to it. It already has hit a 3-digit number on my play count.
One of the dudes on my IM list has this really depressive personal message on his display name and it's kinda got me reflecting the past couple of years and things surrounding me. Those were really shitty years, no doubt and I'm glad I went through them and despite still being half-confused as fuck, I'm thankful for everyday. Anger and frustration no longer hit me like tidal waves and I'm seeing things less negatively. Man, it did feel tired to fight against the flow. It did feel tired to grunt and bitch all the time. I've got a couple of checks on my 2008 resolution list already. I'm feeling good. Sure others might lead a better life and all but God's been good to me this year. Really good that it made me chocked a little while writing this.
If this was last year, I'd probably wrote 'I have nothing'. Instead, I could now say otherwise. I have myself. And I buy my own things. I pay my own bills. I do all these without any grunt. Yes, I was that shitty back then you have no idea. It was one of the reasons my first relationship fucked up. I have always thought God was super hard on me and life was quite unbearable. Now when I look back, it wasn't as hard and bad as I thought. I made it and it got me stronger and I don't want to stop there. I want to go further. I want to get stronger. I know I'm on my right track and I'll tell you why. I didn't know how independent and strong I was until I met this guy few months ago and we dated for a short while. I wasn't the typical Chinese damsel-in-distress. I had a care-free attitude , did things on my own and wasn't clingy at all that he thought I didn't care for him. Ah well.
Maybe you wouldn't really understand what I'm trying to say here. Guess this thing's just between me and Lord.
Oh Lord, thank You for everyday.
Thank You for listening to me.
Thank You for everything that I have right now.
Thank You for walking with me in times of trouble.
Thank You for keeping me safe and sound.
Thank You for people who crossed my path.
The one precious thing I gained and I'm forever grateful for is the patience the trials bring.
Thank You Lord.
Amen.
:)
There's just this one thing that I'm feeling unsettled for. Just this one thing and I daren't ask Lord because I know I won't like what God has to say.
posted by Rae @ 01:40
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Everybody! Together Let's Say "Mol-a-skeen-a"!
I have a confession. I'm shameless and blatantly ignorant. Why? Continue reading.
Mission of the day: Go to Times which's a floor up to buy some 2B pencil leads and a cheap yet super trusty and awesome Pilot G-2 0.7 pen in black and nothing else. Pretty simple and gonna cost me, what, 5 bucks max? Now the thing is I CAN lose myself in a bookstore and end up buying books and shit, which isn't really a bad thing but when you have a book that have yet to be finished reading and have another two in waiting, I think it'll kinda... erm... piss my mum off when she finds out.
So there I was after work unsuspectingly, with a mission. Modus operandi: Head straight to the stationery area, grab one pen and test it on the paper supplied and then grab the leads and head to the cashier, carefully avoiding the 'zines section. Y'see, I've been eyeing for that new W magazine that has Angelina Jolie gracing the cover. I buy too much magazines, if you are wondering.
Ok, so far so good. That was what I did. Perfecto.
But once I reached the cashier, I saw something and I knew straight away I was in deep shit. 
That 9-letter-name delicately debossed in that notebook cover caught my eye. It cooed my name. It tempted me. It beckoned me. It seduced me. It spellbound me. It cursed me. That legen-wait-for-it-dary notebook used for the past two centuries by great artists and thinkers, including Van Gogh, Picasso, Hemingway and Chatwin and now commands a level of enthusiasm and respect among the new world creative professionals, artists and writers.
No, I couldn't help myself. Yes, I failed in my mission. Yes, I fell into its trap. Yes, I bought one for myself. Yes, I'm shameless. Yes, I'm a victim of successful branding. Or maybe not.
And I think a platinum Trinity de Cartier fountain pen would make a lovely companion though G2s are highly recommended on 'skines. Yes, I should burn in hell.
p.s. - I hope they gonna do a Moleskine City Notebook Singapore. I think they gonna make great Christbo pressies. Oops.... now you know what I might buy for you guys.
Addendum: I'm looking for a bed tray for my laptop and maybe another to enhance my eating-on-bed habit. Ikea: Zilch.
posted by Rae @ 21:43
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My Sweet 69
Hah. 69. Such provocative number but I'm just implying my favourite Shinigami, 9th Squad Lieutanant who bears that number on his left cheek, Hisagi Shuuhei.
I'm back on Bleach manga and am currently on Chapter 319, where *SPOILER* the Espada's battling the Gotei 13 elite and finally, FINALLY! Shuuhei's getting the attention he deserves. Yes, he's gonna kick some Arrancar's ass.
Now I must point out Back to Pendulum arc's as brilliant as Kakashi gaiden and Tite made it better as he revealed the reason Shuuhei acquired such provocative ink. The manga is marvels me with Bankais and new techniques (but Kurotsuchi still scares me shit with his Bankai. I think his is the grossest) and of course heaps of new characters were introduced. I don't think anyone would abhor the Three Desert Brothers.
Now I might want to restart Naruto and Eye Shield 21 again after catching up on Bleach. Ah... I forgot how wonderful mangas can be.
Addendum: Still can't find Scarlet the iPod. So guess it's God's will that I'm getting Yellow Yellow Dirty Fellow. *Sigh*
posted by Rae @ 02:47
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It's Yellow 'Mums
The gorgeous white chrysanthemums have turned into brown 'mums so I replaced them
with playful yellow despite the shade doesn't really go with my room's color scheme but I'm ok with it because it's my favorite color.Finally recovered from the tonshitlitis, I went to a gorgeous chill-out place tucked away in Gilman Village called Little Bali last night. The place is nice like Balinese spa you and I can find at any beach resort. The staff is friendly and casual and hip-looking but there's just one thing I can't help but diss about. The music they spin is of 80's and 90's ballads. Come on, man. It just killed the mood. I think it'd be perfect if they played traditional Balinese tunes that you usually hear when the masseur kneads your stress away. Haiya. And the mood was even killed more (if there's such a thing) that the girl next to the table was pissed drunk and was making a fool outta herself.
Anyway they probably serve the strongest martinis around. My chocolate martini was almost unbearable but the food was different. The grilled fish wrapped in banana leaf (I can't remember the name) that we ordered was one of the yummiest things we've tasted and it got me wanting to try to make by myself and this led us to 24-hours Cold Storage at Holland Village. Yes. Grocery shopping at 1.30 am, Friday night. A day and time where normal people would either sleep or club.Bought heaps of stuff. Heaps. And stumbled upon the one of the biggest pumpkins I've ever seen (and you can find in Singapore) so I couldn't help but take the dodgiest picture.
Can your camera phone do this? Heh. I think only White Boy can do this. Don't know how it happened.Woke up uncharacteristically early to go the wet market downstairs to buy more chicken cos whatever I have in the freezer is not enough to make soup. This time around: Snow lotus soup which supposedly will improve general health, clear phlegm persistant cough, prolong life expectancy and especially good for rheumatism. Hmm... yeah. Don't feel typing much so I'll let the pictures do the talking.
Settled with this Himalayan rock salt after being pressured into buying more premium salt. Normal salt: $0.20. Sea salt: whopping $5.05. Himalayan: $3.75. Plus it's pink. How awesome.
The result. No banana leaves and no grill, I settled for steam instead and I forwent fry as it's too much cleaning after. It tasted almost like Thai instead of Indonesian and I think I was too excited about tumeric that I 'sprinkled' too much of them. Hmm... Don't know why but the picture just won't behave regardless the number of times I rotate it. Fug it.
Totally irrelevant, Ikea multi-purpose clippers are just uber cool and pretty.
So I've finished Girls of the Playboy Mansion season 1 a couple of days ago and have been scouting for the following but to no avail. Don't feel like torrenting it so I entertain myself with something that I stumbled upon while searching for the aforementioned reality show; Bleach Rock Musical. YouTube is the best thing because I found the subbed ones there. Currently on Live Bankai Show part 5, I can't help being impressed by how close the resemblances are of the actors with the manga characters (except maybe Ichimaru's eyes are a tad too big and Hitsugaya but there's one part that just grossed me out and beyond: Aizen, Hitsugaya and KUCHIKI BYAKUYA doing a love song boyband style. *Faints* Kuchiki Byakuya singing love song and dance a la a Backstreet boy. It's just too bizarre to see Byakuya moving so much outside a battle. Too bizarre.
Other than that, I'm just glad that How I Met Your Mother Season 4 has started. Can't wait to see how Barney-Robin chapter develops.
posted by Rae @ 14:43
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Gone AWOL
I haven't seen Scarlet since last Saturday. Last check was I unplugged it from the workplace's stereo system and I put it in my bag. That's what's been shown on cctv anyway. Clocking out early at work cos I was sick and wonky that day, I stopped at 7-11 to get zome lozenges before hopping into a cab. I have no recollection of listening to it on the cab.
Ah man... turned my room upside down for it last night after realising I haven't seen Scarlet for a while but it wasn't anywhere to be found.
I think I lost it during transit. Or something.
Damn muthafucka.
posted by Rae @ 08:59
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Joke of the Day
Colleague: Rae your eyes are puffy man.
Rae: Well, yeah puffy eyes is a rage this season.
So the fever's definitely making me wonky longer than usual as I'm denying antibiotics this time. My gynae advised me to anyway. Work was almost unbearable today and got dragged due to some discussion with staff members. Rushed to town afterwards to do some errands but the place's closed early resulting me chilling out at Wisma Atria's Starfucks, solely for its free wi-fi after a session of retail therapy. Damn shouldn't spend so much but those bras are so gorgeous!
Anyway connection sux ass far out here. Keeps kicking me out and White Boy's kinda pms-ing on me. I really feel like being a bitch now but there's nothing to bitch about and I'm too tired and too sick to bitch. So there you go and I shall entertain myself with some online games. Cheerio.
posted by Rae @ 20:32
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of Fever, Flowers, Persimmons, Ginger and MoS
So two days off gone wasted for I'm having fever but that didn't stop me from going berserk at Carnivore. Is a must-go place for meatlovers. Result of the gluttony: sicker the next day at work and had to leave work early. On sick day off today and tomorrow is my day off... so another day off go wasted. *sigh*
Instead of going emo on it, bought meself some white 'mums to brighten up the room and entertained myself with Dog Whisperer and Girls of the Playboy Mansion on Youtube. I've been eating non-stop too. Stuffed meself with canola marg sandwich and persimmons to keep my ouchy throat moist. Heaps of ginger-infused water helped a bit.
So while I was watching the daily life of Hefner's 3 girlfriends, Mr. Lim texted saying Ministry of Sound has closed down. Oh wow. I had heaps of good times there. Couldn't help but googling it up, I found that the Singapore franchisee had violated the terms of the contract (e.g. not spinning the right genre of music and not maintaining the website) and of course, MoS International's gonna take action. Was very unimpressed with stuff I read at a local forum where forumers were ping-ponging about if it's closed down for renovation and shit. C'on man, if MoS' gonna have renovation, they would make it a major headline that they'd CLOSED DOWN FOR RENOVATION, UPGRADING and the la la la! But no, the franchisee dodged answering questions a la you dodging the ammo in a paintball match. How stupid can the forumers be, man!? Someone posted an article saying how the franchisee breached the contract and the la la la thus the closure and the franchisee will start a new concept under a new name but the forumers went on they are closed for renovations. It's not called renovations. MoS' closed down. Enough said.
I got this text Oct 5th 0250 hours on my old mobile number (on my old love RAZR V3XX) last night when I turned it on just to check if there's anything. C'on man, comp entry before 12am. What shit is this... Thank god I was sick that night.
Come to think of it, it was always awesome there. I remembered who brought me there the first time. What ensued. How I loved their massive bathrooms. It's where I met a lot of peeps. It's where I got most free drinks from the bartenders. Studio 54 was always fun. Smoove's the place to go albeit inconsistent quality of spin. Ah man. Guess good things don't last. *Shrug* Gonna go back youtubing the Hefner's girls. Kendra's my girl. EDIT:: Scratch that. She's so full of fake shit. Holly's my girl now.
Addendum: Am loving Kiehl's Tea Tree Oil Shampoo.
posted by Rae @ 20:47
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Spook Me Shit
WTF
posted by Rae @ 15:41
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Ginger Overdose and What I Called Life
So I've been plagued by tonsillitis. Instead of popping antibiotics, I'm DIY-ing. Made meself a huge pot of soup with heaps and heaps of ginger and a tiny slice of chicken breast and a few sausages. Definitely soothed my poor throat for a while.
*** edit 18.06.09 - This post generates a lot of traffic from people googling for ginger overdose so I guess I should write at least someting about it. Overdosing of ginger may cause you drowsiness, dizziness, irregular heartbeat and in some cases, hallucination/confusion. There ya go ;).
Otherwise, I've been good. Work's progressively busier which led me to bring papershitwork home to finish on my day off..... This is what I call life now.
Been consistently replacing my carb with protein, which is really awesome cos I can't go on a day without meat. I'm a hardcore meat lover and I'll add that I don't forsake my greens. I'm loving my diet so far, I think I can handle this. Meshawi's almost a part of my life now. Loved those mixed grill except that doodoo-looking minced meat that taste so weird. Loved those grilled tomatoes and mushrooms too. Café Le Caire is the place to go. Authentic Thai at Geylang's almost a part of supper routine as well. Operated by Thai peeps, the stuff they serve are outrageously spicy hot that I couldn't speak for a while during the last session a couple of nights ago. The cockles salad was mad. Maybe this was the reason my throat fucked up. Kinda crappy now that I finally have my days off... Killed my mood to go out. Supposed to go to town to sort some shit out and then a trip down to JB to claim the petrol rebate thingamajiq, Amused myself with Dog Whisperer on Youtube instead. Were amused by the comments youtubers left saying how cruel and stuff Cesar was. Guess they lack understanding of how nature works. A hierarchy is a neccessary and it's crucial to establish who's the alpha of the pack. Ways of claiming the spot can be a bit, maybe you think inhumane, but it's how it's been done. That's the law of nature. *Shrug*
I don't know... maybe I watch too much National Geographic.
Anyway, you guys have a good weekend ahead and hopefully my throat gets better tomorrow because I'm looking forward to a meal at Carnivore. Am owing someone a birthday dindin...
Cheerio.
posted by Rae @ 21:32
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Patrick Starfish saying hi.
New toy. Found in a weaponry shop @ Plaza Singapura. Am aiming for a real-sized katana that's with burgundy sheath.
Killer bruise acquired at work.
White Boy meeting his little bro, Sis' Black Boy. Man, suddenly Black Boy looks more appealing.
You see, I knew how to make paper cranes since, I don't know, when I was 8 or 9 and I think I can even do it with eyes closed. But that's not the main point now. Look below.
Yes, I can a baby crane and make one without tweezers or any tool and it's sitting on a Singaporean 10 cents coin for a comparison. I can even make a crane smaller than this. Hehe!
What I Had in the Fridge:
That 9-letter-name delicately debossed in that notebook cover caught my eye. It cooed my name. It tempted me. It beckoned me. It seduced me. It spellbound me. It cursed me. That legen-wait-for-it-dary notebook used for the past two centuries by great artists and thinkers, including Van Gogh, Picasso, Hemingway and Chatwin and now commands a level of enthusiasm and respect among the new world creative professionals, artists and writers.
with playful yellow despite the shade doesn't really go with my room's color scheme but I'm ok with it because it's my favorite color.
Can your camera phone do this? Heh. I think only White Boy can do this. Don't know how it happened.
Settled with this Himalayan rock salt after being pressured into buying more premium salt. Normal salt: $0.20. Sea salt: whopping $5.05. Himalayan: $3.75. Plus it's pink. How awesome.
Totally irrelevant, Ikea multi-purpose clippers are just uber cool and pretty.
So while I was watching the daily life of Hefner's 3 girlfriends, Mr. Lim texted saying Ministry of Sound has closed down. Oh wow. I had heaps of good times there. Couldn't help but googling it up, I found that the Singapore franchisee had violated the terms of the contract (e.g. not spinning the right genre of music and not maintaining the website) and of course, MoS International's gonna take action. Was very unimpressed with stuff I read at a local forum where forumers were ping-ponging about if it's closed down for renovation and shit. C'on man, if MoS' gonna have renovation, they would make it a major headline that they'd CLOSED DOWN FOR RENOVATION, UPGRADING and the la la la! But no, the franchisee dodged answering questions a la you dodging the ammo in a paintball match. How stupid can the forumers be, man!? Someone posted an article saying how the franchisee breached the contract and the la la la thus the closure and the franchisee will start a new concept under a new name but the forumers went on they are closed for renovations. It's not called renovations. MoS' closed down. Enough said.
I got this text Oct 5th 0250 hours on my old mobile number (on my old love RAZR V3XX) last night when I turned it on just to check if there's anything. C'on man, comp entry before 12am. What shit is this... Thank god I was sick that night.
