Let it rain, let it pour. What we have is worth fighting for. ♥ - Troy & Gabriella
Hey sunshines!
I'm back for some updates. (:
In any case you guys were wondering how I've been doing..
Well, here goes!
Wednesday, 26th March 2008
It was tough to find a whole recipe for this.
So to create the Aloha Chicken Pizza,
I had to scatter around for recipes and have 'em pieced up together.
The outcome proved to be a delicious one. (:
Teriyaki chicken with pineapple chunks.
My first time doing pizza solo wasn't so bad.
Just have to keep a mental note to have myself
do a thinner, crispier base the next time round.
That aside, the Aloha Chicken Pizza tasted great. (:
Can't wait to make another homemade pizza of my own!
( Let's do the hula! )
60 rounds in 45 minutes.
Oh yeah! ;D
While jogging, I spot a lovely view of the sky and quickly whipped out
my phone to take pictures of it before I missed it.
Thursday, 27th March 2008
Head to Singapore to do my poly stuffs again.
Upon reaching the student affairs office, we received our first shock.
It had something to do with my enrollment.
The lady was so nice to help me extend the deadline
so that my enrollment gets through.
Got it done on the spot and after which, I let out a BIG sigh of relief.
We then head on down to Lavender to apply for my student pass.
Everything was running smooth until the lady at the counter told us that
we could only pay through cash card. :/
That meaning.. we would have to find the nearest 7 eleven to get one,
insert a certain amount of cash and go back to the ICA.
Trying to spare ourselves from all the walking,
my Mom asked this sweet looking lady sitting right in front of the counter
if we could borrow her cash card and pay her back in cash.
She kindly obliged to our request and everything was done in a quickie. (:
Took a trip to Bugis Junction and did a fair bit of walking..
I remembered the Starbucks Java Chip there is the best so I wanted to get myself one.
But my Mom said I've been having too much coffee so yeah.. none for me. D;
She made up with this tho!
Green tea with red bean. (no sight of red bean :/)
Durian!
Settled for lunch before taking the MRT back to Lavender
for the collection of my student pass.
Another incident that occurred got me so frightened!
Won't elaborate on it but all I can say is..
my Mom was Wonder Woman for the day. :D
The back and forth trips exhausted us flat out
so we directly headed back home after that.
Friday, 28th March 2008
And the pizza frenzy trails on..
I wanted to stick with doing something more simple and safe.
Margherita Pizza was the perfect choice. (:
Ready to go into the oven..
Parbaked crust!
Made pizze bianche with the leftover dough!
My brother requested one with cheese filling in it.
It's the one at the top. (:
For the rest, just a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of Italian herbs.
I think this pizza dough makes a nifty bread.
Chewy and soft when your teeth sinks into it!
As for the Margherita pizza, it didn't even make it till night.
My pizza lovin` brother made absolute sure of that! :D
My family liked how the crust is thinner and crispier this time. (yay!)
Rolling and stretching out the base may deem time consuming
but it was so worth it to see the pizza pull together well. *grins*
( Pizza-rific! )
There was a blackout at night so I went to Ed's room, alongside with Eugene
and we started playing uno under the candlelight.
It was hard to differentiate blue and green under the dark. D: lol
The game's so fun.. we've been playing it up till now! :D
Sunday, 30th March 2008
Went to Kong Kong Cemetery with my family and uncle to pay respect to my daddy..
My uncle spotted a dead monkey and asked us not to look.
I mean, it's a natural reflex for you to be curious of where it is the least right?
So I took a quick glance of my surrounding and there it is.. lying flat on the grass.
Didn't freak out much 'cause it was faced down but still.. :X
We stood there for a few minutes of silence.
The sun rays threatened my eyes to squint at the stone table before us..
It's still hard to believe that it has already been 9 years.
Fixating my gaze at Daddy's photograph,
everything seemed to have flashed by before me..
Those times when I had to struggle to find love and acceptance.
Where I had to count on myself for courage and support.
My Mom has always been my rock, showering me with all that she can give.
But I can't help wondering if things would be the same if Daddy's still around..
Waves of emotions swept over me and hit against me, real hard.
I retracted back to reality when my Mom cued, let's go..
As we got back up the car and drove off..
It's as if we all moved on.. but me.
I'm at a standstill..
I don't want this feeling to ever change.
I miss you, daddy.. so very much. ♥
Coming home to this bed of tiny flowers puts a wide smile on my face. (:
27 dresses was so sweet!
It was pretty predictable that Katherine would end up
with Fried MarsBars (inside joke!) but still, yay! *grins*
A movie worth watching 2nd time round. (:
Had an early shower and took an afternoon nap till 8pm.
Woke up to have dinner while watching Tru Confessions.
It was so touching.. I cried buckets. D;
A very heartfelt movie.. two thumbs up from me!
Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times,
if one only remembers to turn on the light.
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I've been eating quite a bunch so I seriously need get back on track
and try to shake off those cellulites clinging unto my body.
Say another 10 more kgs? :O
It's high time to keep pace with my strict diet regime again.
Did a 25 minutes run in the evening and had blisters on the sole of both my feet.
But it's good to feel the BURN baby. :D
Oh, I was supposed to include this in my previous post..
Ed created a blog! Wonders.
Out of boredom, maybe.
Since commuting to Singapore has become such a hassle now.
But he's got some interesting reads I'd must say. (:
And and!
My blog has hit the 10, 000 mark on leap day! ;D
Thursday, 6th March 2008
Be it the millionth time, I'm still gna mention this..
I ♥ gramps' cooking! :D
Sunday, 9th March 2008
I had Vegetarian Soba for brunch.
And a New York Cheesecake shared by the four of us.
That meaning, by my family. (:
Monday, 10th March 2008
When I opened my kitchen cabinet last week, I spot a packet of bread flour
hiding at a lonely, dark corner.
I gave it some thought and decided to put it to good use, starting with the basics.
The Italian Slipper Bread, Ciabatta. (:
I made one plain loaf and the other flavoured with olive oil and Italian Herbs.
The Italian Herbs consist of Majoram, Thyme, Rosemary, Savory,
Sage, Oregana and Basil.
My family favoured the Ciabatta Bread covered in Italian Herbs
and it's no surprise why!
Soft & delicious, with a crunchy crust.
Swiped off swift, despite the fact that it was 8 at night.
I find the plain one a little bland but still, chewy and yeasty.
Goes well with low fat cream cheese I'd say! (:
Although how time consuming it may be,
that first crunchy bite makes all the hard work worth it.
Click here for my recipe. (:
I was tuning in to some telly shows whilst waiting for the bread mixture to rise.
Jonas Brothers was on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
They sang "When You Look Me In The Eyes" and the fans wouldn't stop screaming. :/
It was supposed to be 8 cartons in total but oh well..
My family loves milk! Oh yes, we dooo! ;D
Tuesday, 11th March 2008
Steve Irwin's wife and daughter was on The Ellen DeGeneres Show the other day.
In the midst of the show, they carried out a furry little Chinchilla!
Telling people to reserve the wildlife nature and not harm
these innocent creatures for their fur.
Aren't they just precious?
It's so sad to hear that the decrease in Chinchillas
is due to meeting the demands for the increase of their fur. D;
Definitely one of the things I strongly object to.
Wednesday, 12th March 2008
I need to get my medical checkup done asap so yeah, had to give my class bbq a miss.
Brought out my glasses which I haven't worn since my O's ended.
As usual, woke up early to prepare ourselves for the trip out to Singapore.
So we wouldn't have to face the traffic congestion and so on.
When Momsie was making her way down Woodlands Garden, she came to a halt.
Can you believe that 9am in the morning
and vehicles are packed on both sides of the road?
I haven't seen Woodlands area packed with so many vehicles since primary school.
That's what happens when you have a plane hijacker on the loose, and still at large.
After escaping from that jam packed road, we quickly zoomed off to Causeway Point
and walked over to the Woodlands Civic Center to have my checkup done.
As I entered the clinic, I immediately smell that strong gush of medicine
or of those smell you get when you go to the hospital.
We waited there with the other polytechnic students for the nurse to call out my name.
When she did, she asked me to do a urine test before proceeding to the next room.
I always thought urine tests were those contained in a bottled container.
But what we had was a tiny, hard little plastic strip
with a few different coloured paper snips on it, kinda like litmus.
Most of us were very discreet when we came back in,
many were trying to fold the plastic zip lock bag to hide it.
Made a quick entrance and went on with the procedure..
I was queuing up to this line, supposing it was the next step.
Took me a good half an hour standing there before the nurse told us that
we should give our urine test to the male nurse in the room.
The girl in front of me didn't say anything at all.. sighs.
So I was quite far back for this queue since the people behind rushed to the front.
What I saw was the male nurse seeing that we've done the urine test,
drop off into this bag and leave our deets to him.
I didn't know he was going to check to see if it's okay
and I just dropped the urine test into the bag. lol, whoops!
But he said it was okay and I was to wait in the line 'til my name was called.
There were a few people who came in and didn't know what to do.
Only a few of us did something about it and directed them into the room.
A girl came in and looked a little puzzled, but seemed like she knew what to do.
The two teens sitting beside me, who I've given directions to earlier,
let her in on what I've mentioned to them.
It was cool but later on, it felt like the girl was dissing me?
Just because I wasn't that one person who told her what to do. :/
Anyways, I shall digress.
I was told on the day itself that I've had to have a blood test.
Momsie wasn't with me then 'cause she had to do my other poly procedures.
I texted Baby, looking to him for comfort and God, for strength.
When I moved towards that small corner, I took a glance at the nurse.
She didn't show any patience and asked me to settle down fast.
I didn't dare to delay any time, so I held back my hesitation.
The nurse rubbed a cold alcoholic solution on the bend of my right arm
and swiftly inserted the jab.
In between that transition, she had to grab something and left that jab hanging there.
Yes, I know.. shocking!
I felt so oozy and dizzy after my first blood test.
Still had to wait for my turn to get my checkup and x-ray done.
As you can see, the wait was insane.
I felt like I was in there forever.
Tears welled up to the brim of my eyes 'cause the wait was really unbearable.
People after me left long ago and I'M STILL THERE.
There were a group of guys sitting next to my left
and they started to blast their music on purpose.
I was expecting the girls (another new bunch of chinese) on my right
to feel as annoyed as I am.
What do y'know.. they began to sing to that Luo Zhi Xiang song. -.-
Gosh! Seriously.
Approached the male nurse about it and not long after, my name was called.
I was told by my Mom that when I went into the room, everyone looked up to see me. *shrugs*
The male nurse told me that they called my name a several times
but they were probably too soft.
That explains why it's been so quiet for that one hour!
Everything went smooth until the changing of robes for the x-ray scan.
I don't want to recall that moment 'cause I was so flipped off then.
Very traumatizing for me. D;
After having to spend 5 hours in the clinic,
I went to Starbucks to get my Java Chip fix to make up for such an exhausting day.
We were so hungry that we had to hurry to decide on a place to settle for lunch.
& Swensens it was! :D
A huge chug of Ice Lemon Tea.
Chicken Soup.
Pesto Salmon Sauté.
Mega Burger.
Pistachio.
Macadamia Nuts.
There's something about Swensens' food that is so filling, we were so stuffed.
Bumped into that nice girl I met at the clinic and waved at her as I exited the restaurant.
Too bad I didn't get her name..
It was pouring heavily and we were hoping a traffic jam wouldn't take place.
And it didn't! Praise God! (:
We journeyed back home smoothly and left immediately
after I changed, to get my passport photos taken.
Right after we collected the photos, we went back home and finally got some rest. (:
A little blue blackish at the wound.. D:
Friday, 14th April 2008
I was so surprised this morning when I woke up
and had to squint as the sun rays shone through my window panes.
SUNSHINE. IN THE MORNING. IN YOUR FACE.
HOW RARE IS THAT THIS WEEK?
Went out to Singapore to do my poly admission.
Ed was going for his coffee barista training so we parted ways at the MRT.
It took a good 10-15 minutes before we reach Yio Chu Kang.
Made a trip to City Hall
and brought Mommy & Eugene to Shokudo.
The restaurant was quite sparse as we've arrived just before lunch hour.
Which allowed us to settle ourselves down to rest for a bit. (:
I've heard that Shokudo shares the similar concept
that of Marché's and it's imitator at heeren,
of having several cooking stations under one roof,
charge cards and themed dining, but with Japanese cuisine instead.
I've been wanting to go to Marché! :O
Have to find time to head down there one day..
The design is modern and tasteful, with various areas of themed dining.
The walls are dominated by murals of tokyo city scenes
overlaid with graphics of Japanese girls.
There are even a few colorful neoprint machines located at the center of the restaurant.
Didn't notice the younger crowd hanging about there though..
Western dishes done Japanese style!
So there I was, walking through the melange
of various cooking stations repeatedly, not knowing what to eat.
There were so many choices and everything looked tempting to me!
I still haven't ordered anything yet for the past couples of minutes
but Momsie came back with this!
Plain Omelette.
The dish is served with the omelette wrapped around the ingredients
and cut into segments.
Delicious mayonnaise is then drizzled generously over it.
It was so good, we really wanted to get ourselves a second helping
but there was much more to explore.
Tempura Soba.
The tempura, not too much batter and crispy & fresh at each bite.
The soup base was sweet on its own.
A very nice, simple noodle dish.
Eugene's.
Awww.. cute moo cow! :D
Signature dish @ Marché.
As I was going around checking out the food stations,
one particular station piqued my interest.
It’s a pizza station!
These Japanese pizzas are wafer-thin
and certainly do not resemble the common pizzas.
BBQ Eel & Asparagus Cheese Pizza. <3
This is followed by desserts!
We chose gelato as it has much less fat than regular ice cream.
Macha.
Sweet Potato with Honey and Chestnut.
Momsie let me pick the desserts so I ordered these. (:
Macha Ice Slush with Red Bean topped with Macha Ice Cream.
Home Made Tofu Cheesecake.
Light & fluffy on your spoon,
creamy and rich after savouring.
I don't know how they do that but I really liked it!
We strolled around the basement for a tad while and something caught my eye..
JELLYBEANS! :D
I haven't had that since my diet
so I got a few of (close to) every single flavour they have.
Hot Mocha Mudslide and Mocha Frappachino Chiller.
We did a little window shopping, had a few sips at Gloria Jean's.
Retreated back home at 3pm
and the traffic junction @ Woodlands area was already conjured.
Good thing that driving through the causeway was a breeze!
No conjestions at all. (:
Came back home and went online to chat with Sue Lynn.
We talked about random things & did some catch up along the lines..
It was then I didn't feel so.. alone.
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