Tried to be gung-ho and not go to the doc when I was down with some bug-attack last weekend. What followed were then 5 days of runny nose, clogged ears, thick phlegm stuck in throat and a sickly, weakly body. Like the bull-bear market, sometimes it got better (with self-medication), other times it sank further... until 2 days ago, I succumbed and paid $85 bucks for a 5min consultation + 5 different types of medicine.. (one should seriously consider marrying a doc)
Lo and behold! Wonder pills! Just one round, and most of the symptoms disappeared. =P Oh well.. served me right, I guess. Whatever...
Anyways, tomorrow is the last day of term. Goodness gracious heavenly queen! Bless our blessed lives. I am considering giving my "8 characters" to this 'fortune teller' who is a family friend. It will be good to have an inkling of what is in store in the days ahead. Especially when I am now in mid-life (hitting that b*oo** 30 super soon), and that is a scary reminder of just how much time one has left to do what one wants to in life.
Go live our blessed lives.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Exquisite Dining
Not something that can or should be done everyday (or you'd end up as a bankrupt with exploded tummy), but when the opportunity for yummy gourmet at established restaurants comes a-calling, only the truly UN-enlightened would say No (or so I think).. =P
DimSake @ Goodwood Park Hotel (A Colleague's Farewell)
Quail eggs with seaweed
Chinese radish wrap
Xiao Long Bao shooters
Japenese cheesecake (foreground) and Caramel custard (background)
Goodwood Durian Puffs
Majestic Restaurant @ New Majestic Hotel (Triple Birthday Celebration)
The inedible but simply chic restroom of the hotel
Appetizer trio - roast pork, wasabe prawn, siew mai (from back to front)
Homemade tofu with crab and egg
Roast goose noodles with wanton
Mango pudding with black glutinous rice
Fried durian ice-cream
Mango sorbet
Brussel Sprouts @ Robertson Walk (Dinner Catch-up)
Chicken thigh in red wine
Beer-battered Fish & Chips
Super satisfying.. =) And now, it's back to the gym.
DimSake @ Goodwood Park Hotel (A Colleague's Farewell)
Quail eggs with seaweed
Chinese radish wrap
Xiao Long Bao shooters
Japenese cheesecake (foreground) and Caramel custard (background)
Goodwood Durian Puffs
Majestic Restaurant @ New Majestic Hotel (Triple Birthday Celebration)
The inedible but simply chic restroom of the hotel
Appetizer trio - roast pork, wasabe prawn, siew mai (from back to front)
Homemade tofu with crab and egg
Roast goose noodles with wanton
Mango pudding with black glutinous rice
Fried durian ice-cream
Mango sorbet
Brussel Sprouts @ Robertson Walk (Dinner Catch-up)
Chicken thigh in red wine
Beer-battered Fish & Chips
Super satisfying.. =) And now, it's back to the gym.
Saturday, May 03, 2008
The Days Ahead
The joy seems short-lived. The yellow slip of 'forecast' seems eerily accurate - that this year would be a period of SUPER LOW at work. May the tide turn soon so that a marathon can be run, and not a sprint. Turn, before one forgets how to smile.
These past few weekends, the stove had been kept busy. It probably is a conscious attempt to hide within crabby hole, away from external complexities, hence the motivation to dish up homely meals of pasta (with mushrooms, capsicum, chicken), fish (with garlic, ginger and oyster sauce), snow peas (with carrots, mushrooms and baby corn), herbal soup (with chinese herbs and lean meat).. soul food.
Couple of days ago, right smack in the face of spiralling inflation, I swiped a thousand over dollars off my credit. Got myself a new pair of contact lens (the old ones are by now yellowish and I am convinced that is part of the reason for the recent spate of eye infections) and a new pair of spectacles (ok, I must admit this latter 'asset' is more of a 'want' rather than a 'need', but I promise to wear more of it to work once they are ready and spare my eyes off lens whenever possible).
At the rate food (raw/cooked) prices are increasing, and with our nation's bosses speaking ever so publicly about the impending recession.. one must be ready to tighten the purse-strings. I am no spendthrift, but I believe in the occasional indulgence that work wonders for the battled/tired soul. I worry for the underprivileged stratum. Tighten the belts, turbulent days ahead.
The new tagline - Spend Less, Save More.
These past few weekends, the stove had been kept busy. It probably is a conscious attempt to hide within crabby hole, away from external complexities, hence the motivation to dish up homely meals of pasta (with mushrooms, capsicum, chicken), fish (with garlic, ginger and oyster sauce), snow peas (with carrots, mushrooms and baby corn), herbal soup (with chinese herbs and lean meat).. soul food.
Couple of days ago, right smack in the face of spiralling inflation, I swiped a thousand over dollars off my credit. Got myself a new pair of contact lens (the old ones are by now yellowish and I am convinced that is part of the reason for the recent spate of eye infections) and a new pair of spectacles (ok, I must admit this latter 'asset' is more of a 'want' rather than a 'need', but I promise to wear more of it to work once they are ready and spare my eyes off lens whenever possible).
At the rate food (raw/cooked) prices are increasing, and with our nation's bosses speaking ever so publicly about the impending recession.. one must be ready to tighten the purse-strings. I am no spendthrift, but I believe in the occasional indulgence that work wonders for the battled/tired soul. I worry for the underprivileged stratum. Tighten the belts, turbulent days ahead.
The new tagline - Spend Less, Save More.
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