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annoyed
Boring..
Is my life already complete? Good enough, and what can make me happier, I do not even know.
Perhaps this year, I will not have my big bash of being 30. Honestly, whats there to celebrate when you are getting older every year. Its not as if age comes with wisdom. Its just another avenue to spend money, and have a reason for a get together session for everyone.
Parties are best when everyone enjoys themselves. Who cares about the reason? Who cares how old the birthday boy is? After that day, life still is as it is.
Do I need a car, or I want a car.
A car is someone set aside $ to pay out every month and it tells others that you can afford it. The more expensive the car is the bigger the ego. So really whats the point and who am I suppose to prove to?
The rest of the things in life, I have them all. From cameras to the best phones, hence my resolutions perhaps is to save like a certain amount of $? Will that be logical?
Aiya, whatever it is, everyone just wanted to be happy. Thats all it matters.
Yesterday I reached home early when my nephews and niece were still around in our place for dinner. During the chat, Mum was telling me that my nephew who finally enter Primary one on Monday behaved well.
"Your nephew very kuai in school, lucky got a maid to bring and fetch him back from school."
"That time you only brought me to school, after that I can go back my own and no longer needs anyone to bring or fetch me back." I said to mum.
"You're different. Anyway that day I went to pray bla bla bla for your nephew."
I don't know if my mum said 童子、孔子, anyway it doesn't matter. The interesting part was actually the offering made for the prayer. According to mum, you have to bring two items as offering and they are 'cong' & 'tau gua'. Basically the cong sounds like 'cong ming' so that the child is blessed with intelligence for his study. And the 'tau gua' where the gua sounds like officer in Hokkien, so as to bless that the child will excel in his study and becomes a 大官 in future.
I was a little curious and asked if mum did the similar prayer for me. She nodded and as far as I know, I do have a little intelligent, so the offering of cong works. However, I became a little suspicious as I'm not an officer or holding any government official post. So I wonder did mum forget to buy tua gua or was it sold out that it only brought cong over for the prayer? And then I couldn't stop but wonder what if it was a replacement? You know like the Chinese Hokkien says...
没鱼虾也好
So was it possible that tua gua was sold out since everyone wanted to buy one as an offer to bless their child on that particular day? And then those who didn't get to buy Tau Gua, would have no choice but to choose other option like Tau Hu (always kena eat Tau Hu by ppl), Tau Pok (the face complexion just like Tau Pok), Tau Hui (turns Al Lian Ah Hui when grow up) or even Tau Gay?
Perhaps that solves the mystery of why I turned into an Xmen...
to be continued...
- Mood:
cheerful
I dunno why but I was dreaming of this guy who was as cute as Gao Yi Xiang. And he was celebrating his birthday....
And it was a super fun birthday party lor!!!! He was celebrating his birthday with a fruity sludge fest.......imagine cute hunks in skimpy trunks swimming in a pool of cut mangoes and strawberries and honey dew and all that sort of things.....
Heehee....so inspirational. Maybe I should have one of those for my upcoming birthday. Get one of those inflatable pools and somebody's nice chalet or something, and just have lots of fruits thrown in to it and invite all my friends to come in their skimpy swimwear and having a good time throwing fruits at each other.....
YUM YUM!!!!
Mango Yoghurt anyone?
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ecstatic
http://www.design-klub.com/?p=1598


Came across these beautiful images of string gardens made by Fedor in Amsterdam. Information beyond that is a bit of a mystery, but they have many lovely pictures on their site.
- Mood:
okay - Music:miao.
http://windowfarms.org/

What are Window Farms??
Window Farms are vertical, hydroponic, modular, low-energy, high-yield edible window gardens built using low-impact or recycled local materials.
Goal 1
to start a Windowfarming craze in New York City and other dense urban areas, helping people grow some of their food year-round in their apartment windows.
Goal 2
give ordinary folks a means to collaborate on research and development of these vertical hydroponic food-growing curtains through the community site at our.windowfarms.org
The Windowfarms Project operates in what seems a small niche, but we hope it might be what Buckminster Fuller would call a "trim tab," a small part that turns giant ships by being particularly well placed. Growing some of our own food is a simple pleasure that can make a big difference in our relationship with nature. As we choose nutrients to feed plants we hope to eat in turn, we gain experience with a nearly-lost fundamental human art, get a microcosmic view of the food system, develop a stake in the conversation, and come up with new ideas for how to take care of ourselves and our planet in troubled times. Let's make this experience possible for anyone!
more@
http://windowfarms.org/
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okay - Music:miao.
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okay - Music:miao.
and then draw inspirations from there.
Automatic drawing
Automatic drawing (distinguished from drawn expression of mediums) was developed by the surrealists, as a means of expressing the subconscious. In automatic drawing, the hand is allowed to move 'randomly' across the paper. In applying chance and accident to mark-making, drawing is to a large extent freed of rational control. Hence the drawing produced may be attributed in part to the subconscious and may reveal something of the psyche, which would otherwise be repressed.
more@
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrealist
nowadays i just draw msn display pics for kicks
below one's where a fren changed his display pic before i can do much

sianz.
miao.
- Mood:
okay - Music:miao.
Maybe having been at the lowest point in my life for such a long time, the curve is going back up again.
Still, it is too early to tell, but at least I am talking once more. Also expressing my greatest gratitude to Garry my best friend, who has never failed to remind me that I am never alone, despite my hermitting from the rest of the world.
Starting to move on slowly, but never forgetting. Things have changed, and so have my views and opinions. I am more cynical of the world nowadays.
Regardless, we shall see what tomorrow will bring. (generally speaking, not exactly meaning just tomorrow)
Love,
Kes~
- Mood:
hopeful
Surprise Wedding Proposal During Weather Forecast Report In USA
- Mood:
happy
You know some people like to raise their eyebrows a few times and making that weird smile as they have prepared something which they thought fantastic, amazing, breath-taking. At the same time, they wouldn't leave and stay probably a meter to two away from you, earnestly waiting to see your reaction.
And do you know what you will get when you don't behave or speak like Xmen when you are in office? Well, you'll get surprise, and some surprises are within your expectation (because you are smart, sensitive and observant enough), while some surprises just make your whole jaws drop right to the floor.
Well, that's exactly what I experienced this morning the moment I sat down on my office table. Right infront of me were the back cover in blue of two different sizes calendars. Just then, a colleague was standing discreetly diagonally behind a partition, peeping straight towards my direction. I read the yellow note placed on top of the calendar...
To Boost Yr Monday
Nice Calendar
How sweet I thought and I know just exactly what he was expecting. I looked at his direction and gave a sweet smile and moving my lips and jaws creating a "thank you". He didn't leave, and continued to stay. And just then, he was repeatedly turning his head down to his left shoulder a few times. I sensed that he wanted me to flip over the calendars.
My boss was opposite me, so I looked at him, pointed my finger directing opposite me which was hidden by my front LCD screen; an angle that only he could see it. Then I moved my lips saying...
"I will see later..."
He shaked his head and eyes opened wide, expecting me to flip it over now...
Well, not to disappoint him, I flipped it over and trust me...
If any of the Xmen would to see it, be it shark-head or mushroom-head, it will never want to sing Mari-kita again in the morning right after waking up.
My head fixated to the calendars, eyes opened wide and looking at his direction, faking an immediate "WOW" facial expression, and then with a naughty look, then ended with an exaggerating moves by twisting my lips with a "Thanks"
Out of courtesy, I smsed him a thank you note for being so sweet...I regretted somehow, yes I shouldn't have sent the sms
SMS (monster):
Wow!
There were Papaya, Water-Melon, Honey-dew
Thanks for the FRUITFUL monday.
SMS (Colleague) :
Welcomed! I knew you would like it!
I got another in animal prints,
I'll leave it on your table later yah!
To be continued.....
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- Mood:awake
cute hehe
- Mood:
okay - Music:miao.
gah, i get flu so easily, and damn i take so long to recover from flu.
tis' good though to have frens over my place accompanying me thru 2009 to 2010
hehe.
i guess i oughta buck up on work, and hit my quotas at least a mth before dateline so dat i'd be less stressed if balls (boss) wants me to hit a higher one.
be nice to Roy, intro manymany clients to him.
hehe.
miao.
- Mood:
okay - Music:miao.
12 Days of Rismas
12 month probation
11 day safari
10 sponsorers
9 English lessons
8 khaki jins
7 credit cards
…from 6 different people
5 leopard preens
4-giveness
3 piece bigini
2 polar disorders
…and a diploma in hospitallity
to be continued...
- Mood:
cheerful
It began a fortnight ago when I went dinner with my close Xmen friend.
To be able to try different specialities in the menu, we do what we used to do; order more and share together
In between, there's using of fork to feed my friend when I ate something really delicious and that's really normal to me. Vice versa when he ate something really good too.
And during the footing of bill, as usual, we will fight to make the payment and taking pictures.
Last night, I decided to bring my army mate to celebrate his belated birthday at the same restaurant. Since I had a great meal last time and pretty good service, so why not right??
I shouldn't!!!
The moment i stepped into the restaurant where my army mate was standing besides me, the same staff that served me last time smile brightly and approached us. More like shooting a bullet at my chest, except that it didn't hit the heart, but I already sense of heart attack.
"Hey it's you..." smiling politely
"Yes, back to try other stuffs." I returned a polite smile
"That cute and charming guy didn't come with you?"
/*Bang Bang!!*/
I leaned over to my str8 army mate's ear and whispered to him...
"My friend and I already strongly suspected that she like my friend during our last visit, so it's true..."
"No wonder...and I thought..."
I didn't give my army mate a chance to continue what he wanted to say as that might not be a sentence that will favor me in any way. I pretended to show excitement and asked the waitress politely to bring us to our seat.
"It's the comfortable sofa seats, exactly the one you had previously, comfortable and cosy for two. I'll leave you two to have some sweet chats while I will come back again later for your order."
/*Bang Bang!!*/
I couldn't believe that she had this photographic memory and instead of feeling impress with her capability, I sort of freak out as I simply couldn't predict what's coming up next. It was a fortnight ago and she seemed to remember everything. Or was it because since then until now we were their only sole customers?
"Is this spinach pizza nice?"
"Oh it tastes good Sir."
"In that case I'll take this and this (pointing to the menu), while my friend would like to have this (pointing to the menu again)."
"Excellent choice for sharing together, how about the same lovely cherry juices for both of you?"
My army mate friend returned a bewildered expression where the waitress continued...
"Oh the last time this gentleman was shar-in......."
"Oh can I have this tiramisu too? And that's all, please hurry as we have a movie to catch."
I prevented her from triggering her lethal weapon further. She made us sounds like a couple and I could see the weird facial expression of my army mate when she was trying to relate about the cherry juices, even though I pretended to be studying the menu. In one way I was buying time to change the situation by saying something convincing...
"Oh yah, the cherry juice, my friend and I weren't sure if it's good previously, so we decided to order a glass and try it out...."
And that was indeed the true fact, my xmen friend and I weren't sure of the taste and decided to share it. It sounds so solid and convincing of how I relate it, it would probably be diaster if I would to allow the waitress to speak on my behalf.
Finally we finished the meal where my heart was pulsating rapidly as in time to time she would walk over to check if we were pleased with the food served and I always have to express a satisfied look and followed by faking a little voice by saying "Fabulous." before she could utter a word further. Then came the bill where she had her final launch of missiles when my army mate felt that he wanted to buy me the dinner instead as I have offered my help to him in some of his work stuff...
"Fight for the paying again? How sweet..."
"Oh yah, of course! Friends of mine are all very sweet, see how he insists to pay this meal and you will know."
She came back with the receipt and the change and you probably thought that that's finale for sure. Wrong! She lean forward and upper body bending down and smiled to both of us...
"Would you like me to take a picture for you two, for sweet memory to look back in future?"
to be continued....
- Mood:
scared
Yay to spinach+rocket salad, roast vegetable soup with truffle oil, roast chicken with flavored cous cous stuffing and apple crumble! Yumyum!
:>~~`
his fridge magnet says, "a good cook's never lacking of friends". so true! :P
- Mood:
okay - Music:miao.
Research on Ethical Dillemas for Small Community and Rural Settings
Research on Cultural Sensitivity issues
Research on Nepal taboos and counselling expectations.
Research on counselling for children.
Research on Nepal Geographical and Travel information.
Research on LGBT area of interest
Reserve Hotel Reservations (Email enquiry done. No reply)
yay to vodka & whisky , french cuisine and hammmmmmmm. woohooOO~``
wif toasts of veuve clicquot rose champagne, we bid adieu to 2009
& hello 2010!!!!!!! =)
Happy New Year~`````````````
- Mood:
okay - Music:miao.
"How come you are here?"
She was surprised to see me standing outside the door, while I was smiling without uttering a word. I waited for her to walk slowly over to open the gate and she was half exciting when she kind of saw that both my arms were filled with things.
"Come in and sit, I'll go and get you a drink"
"No, I've got everything here, see?"
I lifted up both arms, holding up the paper bags and plastic bags and giving a naughty smile. She was delighted for sure and quickly sat down like a little child waiting eagerly for me to remove the things from the bags.
"Why are you here, you should be out celebrating with your friends?"
"I figured that you have already waited 90 years and I have yet to celebrate an English new year with you. Besides, I can always celebrate with my friends some other years."
"Aiyo, Ah Ma only celebrate Chinese New Year, Ang Mo Year, Ah Ma just treat it like normal day."
I took out a bottle of red wine, a small mango cake, 1 tub of chocolate ice cream, 2 packets of dessert (Ou Nee & Cheng Teng), a box of pineapple tart ( which I asked my colleague to buy it from Malacca), fish porridge (bought at Chinatown) and a packet of seedless grapes, and a packet of Pu Er tea. And lastly something that i have to wrap a few layers of plastic bags and then put into a paper bag. Her eyes open so big and when she smiled, those big eyes of here suddenly turned so small...
"Oh durian!" She was like clapping her hands behaving like a little kid.
I opened the bottle of red wine, and pour a little for her which she rejected initially. After a second thought, she grabbed the glass of wine and happily took a few sips.
"Now Ah Ma, it's no good to drink empty stomach, have some fish porridge. Also, after this small glass of wine, I won't serve you anymore, you will need to take Pu Er tea after that"
"Can I take durian instead?" Her chin was down like a guilty kid while eyes looking up innocently and waiting for a reply.
"Take a few spoon of porridge, then you can take your favorite durian."
It was a few hours before the countdown, but I know Ah Ma couldn't wait that long as she probably needs to turn in early. I took out the mango cake from the little box and placed a lighted candle onto it and insisted ah ma to make a new year wish before we blew the candle together. She playfully asked if she could have a little more of red wine for celebration and I nodded and pour her a little more into her glass. She had another few sips before I walked her to her bed. We finished up everything on the table except the pinapple tarts and grapes.
"I'm going to do all the packing and cleaning and you have a rest on the bed first yah."
She was smiling and after washing up everything, she was already in dreamland. I silently switched off the light and closed the door. It was already 10pm plus where I decided to head home instead.
To be continued....
- Mood:
cheerful

