NTU breakfast

 

Frankly speaking, NTU doesn't serve too lousy breakfast huh? Booster for the week of studying.

Study hard everyone!

Somewhere I don't Belong

I went to somewhere I shouldn't have today.

It was filled with fun, laughter and joy. With happy faces, anticipation, excitement and energy, yet all I felt was disappointment. unhappiness and regret. Deep in my heart, I knew I would love to be part of that family, that big happy family. And I did try to belong there, and I died trying. Maybe it's different now, maybe it's genuine fun inside, maybe it's happiness erupting from within. But I will never know, never ever again, because my head won't let me step in again. It's like a wall, a sturdy wall that will keep me safe with myself. I don't want to be anymore disappointed. I cannot contain anymore unhappiness.

As everyone was still having fun, I told myself it's time for me to leave. No point getting so caught up over this. I don't belong here anymore. After all, I will still be alone, all those skin-deep acquaintances will forget me very soon and then it will be back to square one.

That tingling sensation in my heart will die off someday. The dreamy thoughts of what-ifs. The yearning to be with them. I will be fine alone. I will be fine without them. I will belong somewhere.

PIZZA

This is my pizza. DONT JUDGE.

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Mummy made mini pizzas for me to bring to hall YIPPEE eradicate all the Monday Blues haha
She packed 4 for me so I can eat for 2 breakfasts... but... I was being such a pig so I finished all of them in the day :( A little regretful right now :(

It's topped with ham, cheese, onion and ketchup, on a hand made dough. Simple but yummy((:

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Chefs in the making

Four dish meal whipped up by chef dings and chef boyfriend~
Cereal prawns, Tofu omelette Stir-fry vegetables, and Grilled chicken chop.

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Cooking Saturday as usual as he picked me up after his class from my hall (and gave me 8 missed calls to ask where I was - and in my defense I was bathing so I obviously didn't have my phone with me PLUS he was 30 minutes early. Not me.) We drove to West Mall again like last week to shop for groceries.

BUT BEFORE THAT.
Mandatory llao llao every week ((: Omnomnomnom. "Choice of crunch and three fruits?"

I think we are like addicted. Once a week. Hahaha.

After we got the ingredients, we started cooking - no time to waste.
Cereal prawn - pretty good honestly
Stir-fry vegetables - overcooked, super bitter
Chicken chop - YUMYUM i love chicken
Tofu omelette - a little bland.. maybe meat omelette is still a better idea.

Going off to invent new food~~ KIDDING

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Brooke Dinner

Finally after two weeks of planning, my Brooke babies finally met up!! (:

It was supposed to be like 6.30pm at Jurong Point but I was late... so kinda met them at around 7pm and we headed to Fish&Co. for some yumyum. (And yes Jurong Point has Fish&Co., it's hidden somewhere at Level 3, near the GV cinemas). We didn't have to queue long, mainly because we agreed to sit outside I think, the exterior sitting areas were not air-conditioned and I suppose that's why... 

Great talk with my freshies as we caught up with the past weeks of what we are doing, intertwined with like many kps and name-calling and laughter and lots and lots of fun. Just so super excited to see them again after Bike Rally.

Fish&Co. adopted the iPad ordering system, which is probably a good idea actually, since they are always so understaffed.. On a side note, they have jail-broke their iPads hahah which was actually an interesting observation by Zac (IKR how would someone notice that ever). AND they deleted the camera app, we really wanted to take a selfie with it for them.. Better luck next time I guess..

Ordered some grilled chicken dish with scallops and sides of seasonal vegetables and coleslaw. Hmm.. The food tasted pretty alright but the portion... Wasn't really alright.. Hahaha it was kinda little for $18.95 but at least it tasted alright(:

More than thankful that they took out time on Friday night to meet up and just talk about everything(:

And definitely looking forward to more of such dinners!

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Lactose Intolerant

Couldn't resist the cute packaging of this MILK!!!! Hahaha

And yes I am lactose intolerant and yes I drank it. Every single drop. It has been really long since I last drank milk though...

It's delicious btw. Hahaha I mean how can a drink in such cute packaging not taste good? (Their marketing is obviously working)

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Bike Rally Subcomm Appreciation Barbeque

With my most awesome co(:

 Group photo with bike rally 2014 committee~

Never regretted joining this comm because of all the loves I have found in there. Of course, it wasn't smooth sailing and I cannot say for sure that everyone loves me but at least I love them(:

Food was in abundance and IT WAS FREEEE omnomnom.

xxx

Hello there

Surprise surprise

So I wanted to surprise my boy.

So I sneaked into this room.

So I stuck the million photos I printed on the wall.

So I tried to escape without getting found out.

So I met his roomie at the door.

-awkward-

So he didn't sell me out. THANKS!

So the boy had a great surprise when he entered the room(:

Happy tenth!

xxx

KFC Cravings Checked

Satisfied tummies and happy faces. Can't remember how long I haven't eaten KFC because I cut out fast food totally when I was losing those extra inches...

KFC standards really dropped a lot though.. their chicken pieces are like miniature now compared to the ones way back when I was stuffing myself with fried chicken (yea that's how I ballooned, or should I say that was the start of my ballooning...)

Back to healthy food~~

:P

New World

Dinner with this boy today because we are both in school during recess week..
Tried the zhichar stall at New World (at Can A beside KFC) and it was alright I guess.. We ordered a minced meat omelette, sambal kangkong, san lao hor fun and lemon chicken. And also a cup of honey green tea (medium) with jelly. Total bill was $30.80. Hahaha.

The sambal kangkong was a little too salty, but still edible no worries. Jeremy loves omelettes so the minced meat omelette was probably his favourite though I thought it was a little too oily (I am so picky omg) and chicken never goes wrong. San lao hor fun was pretty alright but the boy didn't really enjoy it. Yummy drink because it's like our paktor drink since last year~

And as I was saying, recess week.

WHAT RECESS WEEK.
Haha seriously think the university named it wrongly or something because it doesn't feel any less stressful even during this one week break from class. On a side note, I still had tax class because we missed one lesson due to the Chinese New Year break.

Craving for more holidays!!

Bugis+

Because you need to date more during the holidays to make up for mugging hours in school when the semester resumes. Haha what a lousy way of phrasing things. Headed down to Bugis+ today to meet the boy after his internship interview with KPMG(:

As we were both kind of full, we decided to grab a small lunch, by sharing a bowl of ramen(:
This Japanese corner thing is somewhere at the 3rd or 4th floor of bugis+ (can't really remember...) and it's like the gathering of all the Japanese stalls in one area and they work like Marche. So basicaly you will be given a card when you enter the area, free seating, and you give them your card when you order food. Payment will be made at the end where you return the card to the cashier and she will like scan the QR code on the card to retrieve your bill.

We ordered this three good ramen hahaha which has all three kinds of meat because. WE NEED MEAT. So our chicken, pork and beef ramen came with a half-boiled egg and I couldn't resist taking a photo. EXCUSES. Okay I just wanted to take we-fies.

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So as we were on our way to the cinema to get our tickets for Dragon Blade, we saw people eating llaollao and we were like omg where where. Llaollao was situated opposite this arcade (?) shop with this sheep. Laughed quite hard when I saw this:

Isn't it supposed to be like 'Once broken considered sold', so this is like some epic variation of it. Considered sold when dropped hahahaha. A big sheep for $180, would you take the risk of standing near it?

Had our llaollao fix. Blurry photo because I am too excited to eat my llaollao so my hand was very steady~ tried white chocolate sauce this time instead of black chocolate, and caramelised cookies for crunch. Yeap, we all know that llaollao is just another overpriced trend now (which is dying unfortunately) but sometimes we want to join the bandwagon too(:

Off to catch our movie at 4.20pm. The movie was cool like typical Jackie Chan movies but I really don't like the starting of the show.. It's like just redundant really, unless you're like a big fan of Vanessa Wu(?) But apparently I am not so I kinda thought the director could have just gone without it and the story would flow perfectly fine... Kingsmen was still a better movie though, watch that watch that!

Headed back to school for some gambling drinking session with Jeremy and his hall 8 friends~

Banana Oatmeal with Chocolate Cookies

Breakfast fix to start my day. The only sugar will come from the bananas and the crushed chocolate cookies(:

Morganfield's - Home of Sticky Bones

 

Looking all stud in the tie.

Met Jeremy after his internship interview with Ernst&Young today to catch a movie at Suntec. Decided to try Morganfield's - Home of Sticky Bones

I got myself a pork chop and Jeremy ordered beer-battered fish fillet. Here's the set lunch menu:



We thought the price was pretty inexpensive considering we got a drink, a choice of either salad or soup of the day and a main course.
For the pork chop, the meat was a little tough but nicely seasoned. The sauce topping tasted a little exotic for those who are interested to try out new sauces, this would be a good choice.
The beer-battered fish fillet was crispy and golden brown. Didn't really have any beer taste and Jeremy just laughed at me when I commented. But yea, decent fish and chips with generous serving for fries and tartar sauce.

The staff were really friendly and I was really impressed so I filled in the feedback form for them (without leaving my contact details, because  I really really don't want to receive advertisements and promotion flyers from them. Sorry!)

Went to catch the movie Kingsmen and it was really good. Really. If you can only watch one movie for the month: Kingsmen.

Good start to recess week(:

Meow

Finally a decent photo with this cat after like a million tries because it just didn't like selfies I guess..

Loves from my loves

 Big Bear

Bow Bear (top) and Labbit (bottom)

Bringing name creating to a whole new level.

Happy Blessed 21st

Happy blessed 21st to this girl who traveled all the way to NTU!
Take care in London alright! Eat well, sleep well, study well.

Gong Xi Fa Cai

xxx

After a really hectic weekend of visiting, here's a back-to-reality call where I have school tomorrow, nearing assignment deadlines, presentations, and the worst of all.. Accounting 3 mid terms. I'm so doomed. Seriously.

Before I die (hahah), here's a throwback of my chinese new year break(:

Chinese New Year was kickstarted by a really yummy reunion dinner made homecooked by mummy on new year eve.

I guess it was a really good excuse, in a way, for everyone to gather and catch up. Although it was honestly a little awkward which of course I understand it's kind of inevitable because we meet up only a few times throughout the entire year.. But I'm still happy to see everyone enjoying the food together(:

A mandatory chuyi ootd with my symmetry dress I got from Taiwan. Didn't really shop for clothes this year so I will have to make do.. I mean, I haven't worn it before so it's still new clothes.

Took like at least 20 photos of this but evidently, only one made it - my brother gotta brush up his photographing skills. Morning was a trip to the temple to make some offerings where I got blistered by falling jostick ash :( It was really hot, I guess god is trying to punish me for not studying hard enough... I will work hard (Inserts muscle emoji) !!

My first stop for my newly established angpao collecting business was Woodlands. Ate some yum yum abalone porridge and just plopped myself onto the floor and started to hog the television. Hahah so antisocial I know. My bro went to gamble with the kids (below 12 years old) and was like having a whole lot of fun but I just didn't have the feel to gamble so I decided to just hog the television.

Here's one with my really cheeky niece on chuer. She's such an angel yet so playful(:

And yes, I spent my entire chuer in like school based shirts and singlet...

Got to witness how the piglets are traditionally roasted!

So I walked over excitedly, armed with my camera and the guy told me "xiao mei, deng yi xia cai lai pai" Hahaha totally got rejected. But since he said go back later... I DID.

I guess it ain't really supposed to catch fire like this.... right?

Finally managed to get a photo with cai shen ye this year. Is it a sign? (:

That somewhat concluded my chinese new year.. I guess I missed out a lot of details... but spare me alright? Haha

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Happy Valentines' Day!

Valentines' day with the boy~

Had a simple valentines date with the boy that didn't start very well initially but glad the day ended fine!(: Both me and his mum were late in the morning so that led to a really grumpy boyfriend in the morning which was thankfully appeased by the tiny pooh key chain I crocheted throughout the night.. which is the reason why I was late.

Small guy there but a lot of effort kay, especially since I am not a pro in this crocheting thing YET. Haha I really like how the crocheted plushies look -- so delicate and filled with effort -- because the whole thing was just a string. Didn't buy any gifts for the boy because this boy suggested no gift exchange for valentines day with a lousy reason of vday being a marketing gimmick for shops and all. Honestly, I was a little disappointed and was going to just not give him anything at all but after thinking about it for a while, I thought that gifts didn't really have to be bought... It's the thought that counts and so I made him something instead(: Win-win situation: he gets a gift, I didn't buy it.

Morning was a drive to get some breakfast, after driving his mum to school. Being foodies, we ordered 2 plates of carrot cake from a hawker centre in Jurong. I can't really remember the name of the hawker, but their carrot cake is really good -- the pancake style white carrot cake. Irresistible so we had to go for double portions.

After filling our tummies, we headed to the fishery port to get some fresh and cheap salmon fillets -- planning ahead to fill our tummies for the noon. Drove back to his house to have some ice cream: 2 tubs of BnJ (: So sinful but it's valentines day alright!

Then we turned on our competitiveness and tried the new card game that Jeremy bought. AND I WON. The first 2 rounds *flips hair* Quite an accomplishment and hence the photo, because the boyfriend is so good at games, the previous time I won once out of maybe 20 matches?

Had a simple abalone maggie with honey wings for dinner YUMYUMMM and the boy drove me home(: Journey to the east, thanks dear.

More valentines day together!! Next year, next next year, and many more years down.