Fun Distraction!

Couldn't sleep and started reading my friend Yeeling's blog, she blogged about this website. Apparently i look most like Michelle Rodriguez in all three angles... now even a website says i am not Chinese - story of my life! Get your celebrity match done at http://www.myheritage.com/

Fun 90's weekend - Derrick & Joelle's Chalet

Had a fun nostalgic 90's weekend, went to Derrick & Joelle's chalet at Arang Country Club in Pasir Ris, it was HUGE,nice and comfy unlike the ones i remember a decade ago.

Went for a 5 min dip in the pool ( because it was rainy), Blew bubbles ( loads), lighted whistling sparklers ( damn! those were loud)


We even played Monopoly but it was the latest Now and Then Electronic version, with the following updates.


1) Instead of boring Utilities ( the electric company and Water works) you now will have to grab the Satellite and Telecoms cards.


2) No more train or MRT stations, its Airports up for grabs now! How spicy is that!



3) Instead of thousands for a plot of land, its now millions for one, making it a more realistic amount for today's soaring real estate and inflation rates.




4) So the aim now is not to be a millionaire because that's so 70's, now its to be a Gazillionaire! So you must be wondering... how the heck do you count those colourful...flimsy,paper notes to make a Billion? Well... you don't! See pic! You have a Credit card thing where you place in a validator thing to make bank, sale and rental transactions just like cashcard and ezylink card, really Crash Hot and so exasperating at the same time. try it if you have the chance!

Holyweek 2008

Went for Brekkie at Breko's with Ariel then headed out to church on Good Friday.

Photos of the beautiful St Joseph's and Cathedral of the Good Shepherd during Easter.

Recipe of the week #1 - Bagel Burgers

Fancy a juicy Bagel Burger? The secret... use 50% pure beef mince and 50% pure pork mince for an incredibly juicy patty sandwiched between two lightly toasted, crisp and chewy bagel halves... Mmmm!


Recipe for Bagel Burgers( Serves two)


200gms lean beef mince ( Weightwatchers)
200gms lean pork mince
1 egg
1 quarter teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of black pepper
1 teaspoon of McCormick's italian spices ( if not just use Basil/Marjoram/thyme/rosemary)
2 bagels of your choice ( alternatively, regular burger buns are fine too)
1 tbsp Olive oil


Optional Fillings
Sliced tomato
Butterhead lettuce
Wholegrain Mustard
Tomato Ketchup
Cheddar ( best type is the super-cheetos red one from Chihuahua, i mean the mexican town, not the dog) or meltable Emmental ( President brand is good)
Pickle slices
Fried onions
Grilled mushrooms (Sliced)
Fried Egg
Sliced Beetroot


1) Combine the pork and beef mince together in a large bowl, season with salt, pepper, spices and then add in the egg. Let it rest in fridge for at least 10 minutes or 15 rounds of " Row row row your boat" sung at normal speed.



2) Shape the meat patties with your hands, please note that the patties will somewhat rise a little while cooking. So about thickness of about 5mm to 8mm is good. This recipe should yield about 4 very generous sized patties so you can have Double patty burgers!



3) Heat olive oil in pan, then panfry each side for around 2 min to 3 mins. i know you will be tempted to press it down and flip it a few times, but the second trick to a juicy burger is to not disturb it while cooking, so to distract yourself, go slice the bagels in half and toast them if desired, then come back and flip over ( ONCE ONLY!) to the other side for another 2 minutes or so.


4) Assemble your burger with any of the optional fillings and i guarantee, your stomach will be rumbling by now! Enjoy!


I used the same recipe for this burger party i hosted some time ago, read more about it and see more pics at Lynda's blog, http://impishdreams.blogspot.com/2007/07/double-patties-burger-party.html

Oxymoron Meds

This is an update on the post, " Think you had a bad day?"

So, i went to the Doc's again today because my ulcer is still here. After a week, no improvement... this is how my consultation with her went,
Doctor: How do you find the oral gel?
Me: Erm... it's...
Doctor: (with knowing look) yeah, i know .. it taste quite yucky right?
Me: (Stunned look on my face OH MY GOD! I have been sabo-ed by the doctor, she knew it was yucky and still gave it to me!? i used that ass-tasting thing for one bloody week!)
Doctor: Ok i give you this oral lotion which you can dab on the ulcer instead, let me know how it goes... ...

So anyway, if you look at the label it says ORAL LOTION - POISON. Is it just me, or do you find that weird too?

Snowcity - Singapore's giant Ice kacang

Snowcity

Snowcity was a blast, i swear i need lessons for snowboard! Click on album cover above to reveal more pics!

Pity cameras were not allowed inside the snow chamber.

Interested?

BACHELOR UP FOR GRABS!

Here is my friend Lawrence, He is very easy on the eye, fun-loving, clever, witty, kind and love animals. On weekends, when he is not hanging out at the beach and not working out at the gym, most likely he can be found at home doing " nerd things". Just don't ask him in detail what his job is, he will answer in his most mysterious-stranger-James-Bond-voice, " Sorry, I can't tell you... cannot lah" Babes... read more ( MOAR!) about him http://7minutedays.blogspot.com/

Being (haunted by) John Malkovich

I have my camera loaded with pics from the long weekend but i am too tired to blog now, thought i could leave it to the week. But i watched the old 1999 movie, Being John Malkovich and is now haunted by this scene that keeps playing in my head, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur3CQE8xB3c

Sleepmax is Power to the Max!

Tonight is Day two of the Sleepmax trials. I took my initial dosage of this stuff last night and i concussed like the lady on the label, damn power man...

Not sure if it really , really works but with extracts of Heather flower, Hop, Chamomile, Lemon Balm and Anise all blended into a dark amber honey, its simply Divine!

Looking at the label on this bottle brings to mind an urban legend told to us in class by my Principles of Marketing Lecturer in polytechnic, Mr Siow.

Gerber, one of the leading American babyfood manufacturers donated care packages to a few Third world countries, much to the dismay of the charitable corporation, most of the packages were returned to them untouched. They were perplexed... then they realized they had a packaging problem.

The old Gerber packaging only showed their logo ( see logo on the right, face of happy, happy baby) and the contents of the bottle in English text, very few people in these countries can read, so they depend on pictures to know what was inside these bottles... they honestly believed that they were given bottles of mashed up babies! they had horrified looks as they rejected the care packages.

Imagine if we sent them bottles of Sleepmax with the pic of the concussed woman on the label, what will they think? :-)

Wish i brought my Camera!

Did not feel too good today, rested well then we headed out for a drive to Changi Village. We bought a couple of soap bubbles from the Mama shop then blew bubbles everywhere ...scaring a few cats along the way, scoring some envious stares from the trannies at the famous carpark, such FUN!

So Lovely, So Lomantic!

Jeff and i went to Tierney's Gourmet on Saturday, after parking the car, he excused himself to go to the Loo. I went ahead and browsed around the delectable boxes of instant Tabbouleh, $9 loaves of French Brioche and the hunt for Diet Dr Peppers. Just as i was comtemplating if i should get the Farmer's multigrain loaf...He appeared back to my side, He said that something was growing out of his ass, then he pulled out this super-big Champagne rose, how beautiful, how perfect, what else would a girl ask for?

Think you had a bad day?

I have good news and bad news,
Bad news first...




See this? I am having a huge ulcer in my left cheek and it cannot heal because my one and only wisdom tooth is rubbing against it. The texture is like putty, it smells like silicon glue and it tastes like Ass. ( not that i know what ass taste like lah) :-(



Now the good news! Feeling all down and out and in extreme pain ( i am resisting the use of my Ponstan Painkillers)I started to count my blessings... YesterdayJeff surprised me by preparing a "Dark room Feast" where you eat everything in the dark... you can't see what you eat so you will get a heighten sense of taste and smell... very interesting... but my ulcer was so bad i needed to get the lights switched on so that i can cut my already bite-sized food into chihuahua-bite-sized pieces. He got it set up in his room, that's why you see a bed in the background, ha ha.



It was an awesome antipasto meal, Pesto stuffed olives, Roasted capsicum, Garlicky mushrooms, Wholemeal chappati, Pan-seared tuna, Minute steak, YUMMY!


I don't feel so bad after all. :-)

The Pillow Book - The sleep therapy experiment

I dedicate this Blog to Sei Shōnagon, she wrote the original Pillow Book which was a book of observations and musings during her time as court lady to Empress Sadako during the 990s and early 1000s in Heian, Japan. In it she included lists of all kinds, personal thoughts, interesting events in court, poetry and some opinions on her contemporaries. Sounds like an ancient blog right?

History aside, i really needed an outlet to write (under doctor's orders) to help in my insomnia, here's the experiment, here i am!

Special thanks to Jeffrey, Lynda and Lawrence for encouraging me to join Blogsphere!