black and white

My saving plan was ruin for this gathering due to one glass of moet & chandon which was surprisingly dear of 24 dollars at rouge outdoor bar. the night was a quiet one made more relaxing with the live band playing from within alley bar. somehow i love nights like this especially with no crowd and with some friends just chilling and conversing about senseless things or the past. times like these are different with each night as you listen to the music that is playing. the emotions are different with the happenings in life.

how often do you have the chance to simply dream while staring at your champagne or beer in the ever hectic lifestyle of today's society. when will we get the chance to travel once more before we graduate, from strangers to friends in a few weeks not forgetting the journey in shanghai. from different courses and schools, what a difference a subject made. with new friends we must not forget those of the past, friends are for life but somehow i feel that i have lost touch with those. a vision of mist and shadows, what a vague and regretful feeling.

Years go by

I realized that i detest celebrating the lunar new year even more now as the years go by. seems like the tradition will be broken. somehow i feel that if there is no soul in the tradition, its a pain to go through it. i mean like where was all the fun and enjoyment that used to exist in the past. what was once a true celebration now seems like a yearly routine. i am really on the verge of going crazy over all these visiting and smiling pretense when all i yearn for is to be alone for these few days. when the next lunar new year arrives, i shall disappear for days, why should i do something i do not enjoy.

sometimes when i listen to those music pieces from spirited away, mononoke hime, and even classics like kiki's delivery service, i feel that time has stopped for just that few minutes. the feeling is simply wonderful and it always brings a smile to me. every time i hear those pieces, the feelings during those few minutes are always the same. i really wanna experience living in the country side where the fields stretch as far as the eye can see and majestic forest rustles in the breeze that serves as the backdrop. when the pace of life is slow and the days are simple without haste, where the people are happy just to be alive with nature.

the happy and light hearted feeling when you embark on a journey that will change your life and as the way ahead gets difficult there are friends who are with you to forge on ahead. the melody of that difficult yet daunting task that must be done, a journey within a journey that brings you to places you never ever though of going. that feeling of being in unfamiliar places and then there's no knowing what will happen next, the thoughts of worries fills the heart, but when night approaches, the heart calms the night breeze fills the land with a blanket of peace.

With this all good things come to an end and as we look back to the path we once walk, the paths that leads to all the adventures and memories that lives in our hearts even though we're now living in a different environment. although the feelings of sadness brings tears to your eyes, but these tears are not tears of sadness but of joy as you have at least experiences an adventure that seems like a dream.



my aunt's schnauzer, age has definitely got on to her. she's fourteen but as lovable as ever.

The Phantom Dines

I wanna thank all those who dine at RITS on thursday for supporting us. all our efforts paid off well especially to those who stayed up all night to prepare all the props and menu and cookies. Sigh, i will really miss all these people. working with time both in the kitchen last semester and now in the restaurant was really enjoyable. well what do you expect when our group's the most zai one in the week. With teamwork and effort nothing gets in our way.

The cookie factory was in operations once again on wednesday night, one person to roll the dough into small balls, another to make the dent, another to fill the dent with jam and the last person to wrap the cookies. I have to say that we wrapped the cookies till they looked like some lunar new year goodies instead of some english tea time cookies.



While making the cookies, i took a walk to mcdonalds to get some food as i was hungry after the irritating french test which totally screwed my brains and made me feel like shit. As it was nearing 2am, the staff had to fry a new batch of fries and when i took one to eat, holly potatoes. fries never tasted so good, it was still hot and in hot and the taste was like never before and did i mention the smell, anyway the aroma was superb.

When all the arts and craft things were done, the number of bags we had to heave down to the road side made it seem as though we were going for some camp. thankfully we manage to get a taxi after 20mins. Like wth, it's so difficult to get a taxi at 630am and there was this bitch who stood further up the road all so ready to snatch a taxi, i hope she just dies man.

Caught up with some sleep in the taxi and when we arrived at TAS, everyone was like, ok lets go change and start. the whole team was like coming in at different times but nevertheless we set up everything in time. Oh i had the pleasure to write the menu on the chalk board and i have never ever wrote it so nicely and neatly before. Believe me, i used all the strength i've got to make the words bold and to control the chalk.

The restaurant was fully booked but somehow the guests arrived at a staggered timing and so the people inside didn't have any major problems. One major concern was that someone will push the glass door from inside and rip the curtain off the hook and spoil the whole damn decoration but thankfully nothing of that sort happened. There was some last minute decisions like wait staff having to tie a petite ribbon acting as a "bow tie" and believe me, it was really cute.

My cookies were all sold out man and yeah, they were great. we could have sold them at a higher price but oh well. Felix created two delicious mocktails in 30mins because the cranberry juice smells like petroleum and hence the original ones had to have the recipe edited. and yeah they sold well.

all in all, revenue was $910.25 ;)

Tired feets happy hearts

Today was the second STUMP event that was organized by my course's interest group. The "amazing race" was rather disappointing this time round as there was changes to how the game was planned. Instead of collecting points as we move from station to station and completing several tasks or solving the clues, every group had to get to the same stations and it was a competition on who has the quickest route. Well there was also the intellectual factor too. The first game had rest stops and even a time period where by we can go anywhere through proper planning to collect points, definitely much more creative and interesting.

Competition was tough man especially with some legs of the race where the playing field was leveled out with eight group waiting for the bus to labrador park. That park was a killer man, the steps down the cliff side to the park just made our sorry feet and legs more tired. before that we made a trip to chinatown area to find some temple, oh i just love the shop houses along club street and the several other streets there, with the sun casting shades and shadows, it was god for taking nice photos but due to the race we were like ikimasho! and dotting to some other places.

after the race we had to settle one major issue, the hunger that we are enduring since we didn't have lunch. surprisingly all of us had the strength to run with just water that kept us going. din tai feng must have felt our presence with fried rice for all, two bowls of sour and spicy soup, two baskets of xiao long bao and some other side dishes ending with desserts. we sat there eating and talking, i almost forgot the feeling of the aches in my legs until i stood up and there was this strain. i guess it's time for me to start really jogging and swimming more often.

And oh, we came in second in the race ;)

Winds of change

Ever imagine being vexed about planning on where to go for your holiday? Well i was in such a situation a week ago. I desire to see the millard de cerise fleurs fluttering down with the breeze as i stand under the cerisier looking up at tokyo tower with a full moon in the sky. On the other hand going back to taipei seems to be another good idea. Whenever i think of japan, feelings of mysterious forests with rays of light piercing the canopy, butterflies dancing around streams and the melody of the living forest simply leaves me deliriously happy.

I wanna go around the city visiting the numerous boulangerie and patisserie tasting the delicious pastries and cakes and breads of those artfully skilled japanese bakers. The shrines hidden away in some nature surroundings are just waiting for people to photograph them in their splendor, with stone wells around the corner and falling leaves, take in a deep breath and listen to the music of dripping water of rustling leaves.




The exams are nearing and i am feeling the pressure to do well again. Listening to lover's tears by sandy lam and dick lee just makes me feel so ancient. i was on the phone with andre and he was like, what the fck why you listening to this song, you damn old man. back to the exam stress, as i was saying there was this feeling that even when i have already started studying, there's a chance that i will forget about what i studied when the study week arrives. well maybe the chances of not remembering will be lower.

School's coming to an end soon with the exams in three weeks time and that dreadful feeling of you just want it to end now instead of having to drag awhile more is lingering. but the most horrible part is that the lunar new year falls on the start of the study week, imagine the situation. well i have decided that i will be staying home to revise unless the sky falls or something. the airport is seemingly an ideal place to hid and study but the environment there is becoming less conducive in the day.

i have this love for strawberry jam and peanut butter sandwich, the taste is wonderful and gives me that happy feeling on a nice sunday morning when your mum is frying some sunny side ups and bacon while you munch on one with some chocolat chaud. delicious~

I was kind of attracted to the fountain at raffles city shopping center, maybe it was due to the tiredness that caused me go into a dazed while looking at the water splashing. While i was there i finally got myself a tie that suits the blue shirts i have at home, thanks to this push cart shop. The apparel designs in singapore is desperately in need of a serious change and hopefully with all the cny sales gone, they will bring in new designs.