thick-skinned

i did something very ‘thick-skinned’ today in office.. i told all my colleague (which like got only 2 lah) tat my BIRTHDAY is coming soon!! whee~~

and i’m going to do something ‘thick-skinned’ here too!! my BIRTHDAY is coming soon too.. hahahah..

my birthday wish list (in no order of priority):

1. wads of cash (rupiah, yen, ringgit, S$, USD, pound, watever)
2. namecard holder (yeah, i got my very own namecard oledi, so i wanna hava a namecard holder!!)
3. books (any nice story books will do, hint: Roald Dahl will be good, but then again, i probably got most of Roald Dahl oledi)
4. a nice evening out with friends
5. a restaurant/bar/cafe for me to take care
6. world peace!!

hahahahha.. i’m cant wait till end July.. cos then i’ll know my salary increment from my promotion and appraisal.. wohoo~~

everything went wrong!!

it was horrible, horrible, nothing else but horrible!!!

the event yesterday went all wrong.. nothing was right.. i really felt like digging a hole and bury my head yesterday.. all hay wired!!

the sound system was horrible.. ppl in a mess.. not-so-happy sponsor..

arrrgghh.. i dont even know how to face some of my other colleague from other centres!! to them i’m the one in-charged of this event.. but the truth is i only clean up this shit after other ppl.. and i wound say, i had already cleaned up most of the shit lah..

*sigh*

feeling terribly bad now.. and my other stuffs are all bottled necked!! had to do OT today or tomolo.. sianz..

but thankz to the dinner yesterday with the Zionites gang.. they really cheered me up!! wohoo~~ the food at Oriole was nice.. i like the Prawn Spaghetti.. the bread and butter pudding was so-so only.. where should we go next time??

My very first home made ice cream

the ingredients and preparation stage

the finished product!! wohoo~~ not bad ehhh..

the fruit of my labour!! enjoying a bowl of ice-cold lemon yoghurt ice-cream.. a little too sour though.. cos i put more than the amount of lemon juice indicated.. cos i tot dont wanna waste the lemon, so just squeezed the whole lemon in.. now is a little too sour.. and also dont have a kitchen weighting machine, so use ‘agar-ation’ for the amount of sugar.. LOL..

and a little too hard and not as ‘creamy’ and ‘soft’.. maybe didnt whisk enuf.. oh well, will try again to perfect the recipe.. hahah.. overall, not bad ehh.. rating: 3 out of 5 ice-cream cones!!! 

Lemon Yoghurt Ice-cream

here is the recipe of lemon yoghurt ice-cream.. i tried it at home today.. still waiting for it to freeze right now.. i wonder how it will be.. hahaha..

Ingredients:

• 6 tablespoons lemon juice
• 500ml Greek yoghurt
• 150 ml double cream
• 100g castor (increase or decrease according to your preferance of sweetness)

Steps:

1. Mix the lemon juice, yoghurt, double cream and castor sugar in a mixing bowl.
2. Mix everything well together.
3. Transfer the mixture to a freezer-proof container.
4. Freeze uncovered for 1-2 hours or until it just begin to set around the edges.
5. Stir the “semi-frozen” mixture with a fork or alternatively beat in a food processor.
6. Return to freezer and freeze for 2-3 hours or until firm. Cover the container with a lid for storing.

To serve:

1. Remove the ice-cream for the freezer and leave at room temperature for 30 minutes or until it soften slightly.
2. Spoon into a bowl and serve.

will post up some pictures later.. hahahaha..

since when i’m a workaholic?

like wat auntie said, i think i’m turning workaholic.. i actually stayed back in office on friday till 10.30pm.. then i OT willingly on saturday.. gosh..

Jazz@South Bridge again with Jo and CT.. too bad the others cant go.. like tat place very very much, and the food is not bad too.. wohoo~~

talked about getting married.. and i really think i wont be getting married.. single is just too tempting.. hahaha.. single rocks!! and we talked about giving ang pow for ppl wedding.. i just cant understand y there is something like a “market rate” for the ang pow? it supposed to be from your heart.. so the “market rate” is totally rubbish.. equally rubbish is to ask ppl to write down the name on the ang pow.. pui pui pui..

was supposed to do my assignment yesterday.. then ended up watching TVB drama till wee hours!! *sigh* and now my assignment is totally not done.. and need to hand in tonight.. i’m in deep sh*t..

need a little excitement in my life.. thus yesterday i went to bought the materials to make my own ice-cream.. muahahha.. i’m going to attempt to make “Lemon Yoghurt Ice-cream”.. muahahaha.. will let u all know if it is successful.. hahahah..

oppss, i did it again!!

one of my new colleague is plain irritating.. i think i blogged about it a few times, there are some ppl tat you just take a look and you dont like him/her.. and tat new colleague belongs to this category.. i just dont like her.. and some of her “xiao dong zhuo”, just irritate me.. i know i shouldnt judge ppl so soon, but who cares, if she stepped on my tail once, tat is it.. i am not going to like her..

been busy running around these few days.. simply overloaded with work.. and y can i blog when i’m overloaded? well, i’m “eating snake” now.. hahah.. no lah, is lunch time lah..

i’m cleaning up someone else shit, and it looks as if i’m the one created the mess at the first place.. not me!! hate it when ppl tot it is me when i’m not the one creating the mess.. arrgghh..

binging on food for the last 2 days.. i think either i’m going to die diabetic or die of heart attack.. haha..

Altruism VS Egoism

interesting topic tat we learnt today at psychology.. altruism.. do you think true altruism exist? wat is your view?

taken from my psychology note:

Altruism: An unselfish interest in helping someone else
Egoism: Giving to another person to ensure reciprocity, to gain self-esteem, to present oneself as powerful, competent, or caring, or to avoid social self-censure for failing to live up to normative expectations

so when u donate for those flag day or you volunteer, or you offer your help, is it really altruism or is it egoism?

i admit, sometimes when i volunteer, is because of egoism..

but we are not saying altruism is better or egoism is better.. is just the fact of life.. not everyone is like Mother Theresa.. there is no good or bad about it.. just a point to ponder..

Aching

having a whole body of aching muscle.. cos accompanying Ja*** to Mac Ritchie for a 12km walk.. arrgghh.. and out of a sudden, i’m engulf in the Sinema project.. not tat i dont want to help, but i think i’m kinda tied-up.. will try my best to help though.. YX, hope u can agree to help out..

went to My Secret Garden with some of the RSPHI gang too.. nice place, like it more and more.. thanks to Jo for introducing tat place..

slept for like 12 hours straight today.. woke up at 12pm and spend the rest of the day playing computer game and watching online TV series.. muahahha..

busy week ahead with plenty of meeting, project and stuff to follow up.. whee and boo at the same time.. whee cos i’m excited of my new job scope.. boo cos kinda intimidated with all those new responsibilities..

looking forward to July.. to see wat my salary increment will be and also the trip with my cousins and family.. =)

The Wake

i think only a very handful of ppl who really knew why i went back to penang on last sunday..

well, now tat everything was over, i think i can blog about it now.. actually i didnt go back penang for holiday (though i wished it was for holiday), but for my grandmother funeral.. wat is the point of telling everyone and spoiling everyone’s mood? so i just kept quiet..

nothing to be sad actually.. though my grandma passed away due to some cardiac problem, but it was not a painful death, she slipped away peacefully..

if i take away the white clothes and the altar for my grandma, the whole funeral was like a big gathering for everyone.. aunties and uncles, nephews and nieces, distant relatives tat u rarely meet, old friends of your dad tat u met once a while.. beers and foods and peanuts and mahjong and chit chat and catching up with each other.. and the funeral actually bring me closer to some of my cousins.. which i’m glad and thankful..

in fact i want my funeral to be a happy one.. i will put in my will tat all who attend my funeral to wear bright and colourful clothes, they will sing karaoke, feast and enjoy.. who said funeral must be sad and melancholy??

it is not tat i want to be disrespectful to my grandma, but i think it is a good thing.. at least after she passed away, ppl are still happy.. she always bring happiness to ppl, and after she passed away, her funeral not filled with sadness and moodiness.. of course there still was occasion where ppl sniff a little or give a soft sob.. but we will always remember her..

my grandma funeral make me realise one thing.. the ppl you love will not be with u forever.. so show them your love NOW.. dont give yourself any chance for regret.. i wanted to visit my grandma in early May.. but i didnt make it to penang.. now tat she passed away, i’ll never have the chance to visit her anymore.. kinda regret all the chances that i had but i didnt pay her a visit..

this inspired me to do something with my parents.. to show them more love and care for them more often.. i want and will be writing a biography for them.. i will find one fine days to chat with them, get them to tell me stories from their childhood, dating, marriage, my growing up periods, their retirement and everything.. i’ll compile it into a biography.. it may or may not be published.. but at least i’ll have a memoir of them when they passed away one day.. and at the same time i get to bond with them once again.. it is a big task.. but i want to do it, i can do it and i will do it, very soon!!!