parts and puzzles of december

december had been quite good to me.

a good meal for birthday as usual.
since was back on the birthday itself, so i went for food hunt two days earlier.

an omakase meal of $68 at Kaiware.

 this is scallop

 assorted sashimi

 shishamo, which is an add-on

 chawanmushi with good ingredients

 this made the $68 worthy.

*dunno what fish was that, uni sushi, ikura sushi*

 when i saw the bento i went jaw dropped. i was full after the sushi set. sincerely

smoked duck with rice, mentaiko cod fish fillet, nice soup.

last last, dessert. mochi with vanilla ice cream maybe?

it's Omakase meal, which means, the chef to decide.
so i didn't know what are the dishes before hand.
seems like i have trained my taste buds well. able to tell what are some of those foods by just tasting. like the scallop, the mentaiko cod fish *yeah, can even tell what type of fish is that =.= *, the smoked duck, and the soup base =.=

next up was the wedding of Zi Ning. haha bought my air ticket a year before. december is always the peak season, any wedding of that time must be informed much earlier to secure cheap ticket XD

so we decided to throw her a bridal shower.
as only me has to fly from singapore, we worked for the decorations via Whatsapp XD

and i m very proud to say that.....

 the designs were by me!!!! XD printing was by Lynn after i had done designing and emailed her for the printing job.

the tassels , the background of the letters were by me too XD

i actually worked on it on the day before flying home till around 1+, and had not packed my stuffs yet. that was indeed crazy =.=

 and funny thing is, i bought the balloons from Singapore too!!! haha! coz we were all working.. and it turned out to be that, it's easier for me to source out balloons than the rest even though we were all  still working. so Chin Mei bought the cupcakes and Lynn bought the crown, while me managed to grab a bottle of Bottega Rose Gold Pinot Nero Brut from Changi at the 11th hour :P

and the idea to tie the balloons on the chairs was super duper last minute. like after decorating the wall and arranging the cakes and champagne haha! and, thank God I'm an engineer. and engineer can really do wonders. the balloons couldn't be tied straight up initially. me n my brain, to make all stood straight up hahahaha!!

i kind of like that ;)

i was really like 疑神疑鬼 while waiting for the bride-to-be to reach, as the bridal shower was meant to be a surprise XD

 mum was at home, so managed to get her to help us to get a shot =)

 haha! the birthday celebration was a total surprise. they all actually forgotten initially. Zi Ning did remember, my, so amazing XD and she bought the cake.
so it was a double celebration ;)

21years and counting. love this shot ;)

 thankful for them. one of my greatest blessings to have them =D

mm hmm.. friend said i won't have to be worried to be jobless in future. coz i... though being an engineer, i can be an event planner [kind of lousy one ??XD] and also an early childhood educator [cause have been in sunday school ministry for some years]. and yea, i somewhat agree to that. hahaha!

the day was two days after the bridal shower.

 the cute guy, who joined the bridesmaids team! haha!

they've got cute pre wedding shots!!

the crash gate part in the morning was fun and funny with the groomsmen's participation. had a good belly-hurting laugh XD

the photo shooting near noon was fun too but kind of "oh my". even had heatstroke, which caused me to burn my original flight ticket back to singapore and had saline water injection at the hospital =.=

nonetheless, it's a very good memories!!!

the semester was kind of hectic, but i managed to survive. and got my first A- in NTU!! XD XD killed nine modules, only one A-, and that was a module under Civil Engineering. once again proved that my decision to be in management classes was wrong XD

Lego cantilever structure

been a month plus. 

something happened, things changed, in just hours, heart broken, regrets of no end, n I'm still living in bitterness.

sometimes i feel lucky to be still studying, if not for the course, i would have given up everything and be at place where no one knows.

i try hard to fill up my time my days with studies, assignments, meeting up a handful of friends and etc. i cannot be alone, neither can i be with a large group of people.

the pain... :(

so i picked up lego playing again, at least it can occupy my mind for a short while. have not been playing since after last semester's final exam maybe?

kind of love this masterpiece ;)

just a sudden thought during an afternoon. didn't google or youtube before hand. so it's simply completely out of my random thoughts. -copyrights reserved- XDDD

i would dream that if i have a piece of land, i would turn this into a hotel. this would certainly be a wonder in structure world. with the concept of precast or cast-in-situ prestressed hollow core beam. the foundation works must be strong. builder must not be of alibaba builder, as this structure doesn't allow any deviation or error.

i do believe this can be done. but will be pricey, so can only be a hotel, can have long term income to cover up the cost of build, and can maintain ownself :P 

if turned into residential, will be costly, not sure if anyone would be willing to buy.

anyone who managed to turn this into reality, he/she would definitely harvest fame and money.

maybe i should study architecture too, to make myself an "archiengineer" XD

luckily i'm not architect too, else structure engineer will scold me like nobody's business. haha!

too bad, i dont have such money for such structure.. aih. continue my dream with lego bahhh

Japanese curry by Zojirushi food jar

wheeee received my 750ml food jar from Mumbies Malaysia just before school reopen. thanks to the team, for willing to bear half of the shipping fee. may buy another one.. for my mum. need to convert her to be food jar user too XD

bought it at the thought of preparing own dinner, so that won't be always mcd kfc like last two sem ==

wanted to try out japanese curry before this new food jar of mine reached me..

so when i had the time to do marketing after i received this food jar, i quickly went to supermarket to get all the things i wanted to :P *semangat chin*

Japanese curry powder for the laziest person of all.. it's so convenient that they are in sachets.. unlike those boxes one, must be refrigerated once opened. and is just nice for one or two people portion. one full sachet makes 550ml of curry. since i have the big food jar so i just used all up. anything that requires no refrigerator after opening is good for me.

and the gluten free penne. I'm not allergic to gluten, just buy for the sake of "macam healthy nia" XD

the japanese mushrooms.

since it's for dinner, i started preparation at 2+, didnt open until before class, that's 6+.
penne is the hardest of all. so warmed my 360ml food jar with penne for few minutes, while i was preparing to dump in the chikuwa, tomato, japanese momen tofu, japanese mushroom and the curry powder into the big food jar, these are the things that dont require preheat. just briefly warmed food jar before dumping all in. after having done those, then i transferred the penne into the big food jar, filled in water, closed lid and waited till i reached uni and cleaned up myself :P

turned out to be not-too-bad :D not salty. should add salt next time.

without rice, i could only clear of the ingredients and poured the remaining soup away =.=
just that...... I WONDER HOW ON EARTH DID THE PENNE MELT!!!!!!!! beats me =.= caused me not being able to eat penne... =.=

the portions of the ingredients i dumped in are all by guessing.
tomato - halved *perhaps can add one full one next time? or 3/4*
japanese momen tofu - half a normal box *just nice*
japanese mushrooms - quarter of a box *can add more =)*
chikuwa - one n half stick i think? *just nice*
penne - by visual *can add more but cannot simmer for hrs together with the mixed veggie curry, add in when all are done*
water - i added between 600ml-700ml *should reduce next time. end product is slightly too watery*

**it's not my first time using the food jar. been using the 360ml one for like two three mths. so all the portions of the ingredients for the 750ml food jar i only "agak agak". coz kind of like quite familiar with the food jars.

in all, kind of liken the mixed veggies curry :P too bad dunno how to simmer rice yet.

back to teaching

took me a good five days to outline the whole lesson.

five days!!!!!!

seriously if not by God i dont think i can do this lo...

we do have teaching materials, but i somehow find it not so user friendly to me.

oh, was allocated to teach primary school kids since last month. i actually stopped sunday school teachings for like two mths or so. the assistant teacher of my week for preschool able to teach by herself liao..
primary school and preschool really differ a real lot!!
used to be able to prepare the lesson for preschool only during the train ride from home to church =.=
but now....
i still feel unconfident with the flow =.=!!
and to work with assistants together is different from working alone.
used to tackle the children on art and craft session for Saturday's services alone. it's like, so long i have a theme in mind, i can do magic.
but now working with assistants together, teaching according to the theme from the teaching materials, i still have to outline the flow and brief and share with the assistants.. is a bit time consuming la..

as of now.. can only pray hard that no hiccups on Sunday /_\

i miss preschool sessions!!!! so lovey dovey there...
sit-in last week's session, to learn how to manage primary school kids from a sister whom i learned to start of my preschool servings from.. in between, two went out of hand and interrupted the preschool class. i lost control and just yelled at them. my godson's mother was serving at preschool that day. after the sessions ended, before teachers' meeting, she was very surprised and said, "wah sarah! this was the first time i saw you being so fierce!!" and i =.= =.= =.= XDDD

i really really miss preschool sessions. so lovey dovey, so easy. know i have to break camp and advance la.. somehow i do learn something from the primary school kids too.

aihhhh

600th post

HAHA! been a long way. and it's 600th blog post here! all the rants..

thanks to recent heartburn issue, I've been preparing own lunch at office for like two mths.. simple lunch though. porridge, fish n vegetables.

initially was white rice porridge. then changed to millet, healthier they say.

found out this Zojirushi food jar can be used to "cook" foods. with the high temperature and high pressure theory. I've cooked porridge, vegetables and eggs with this magic jar. haha! it's expensive, but i think worth the spend. for my portion of porridge, it's about four to five tablespoon of rice/millet. warm the jar with the millet with hot boiling water for about five minutes, pour out the water, then fill the jar with another round of freshly boiled water to 1-1.5cm below the water level indicator. simmer for three or four hours. shake vigorously in between, if you remember ;)

actually i think the porridge would be readied in two hrs. never open the cover and check after two hrs, since my lunch time is around 12nn.

a steam fish is a must, then any choice of vegetables. thanks to my Yoei electrical lunch box :P

a very simple, yet costly meal =.=

oh new roommate by the way ;) 

too bad they dont have Calla Lily seeds.. i wanna plant some Calla Lily!!!! :(

been looking for Calla Lily for about a year. anyone knows where to find??O_O

Year 2 Sem 1

Alamak. 

Another crazy sem.

the very last crazy sem.

will have only one module for last sem next year :P

but this will be a super crazy sem. three classes in the evening for three days continuously =.= =.= i hope i can cope la. hope.... first sem were monday, wednesday and friday. previous sem were monday, tuesday and thursday. i sincerely hope i'd be able to pull it through this sem. oh my oh my =.=

think my absent-mindedness is getting more n more serious
in the whatsapp chat group classmates were just talking about course registration last week.
this morning they reminded of the registration again. around 8+. i was like, "oh my, thank God they texted"
then i continue with my stuffs at work. around 11am one sent his course registration screen shot. registration started at 11am.
n i totally had this thing slipped off my mind!!!!
my goodness. thank God for that screen shot!!!! my oh my.. a very young lady with a very old brain here =.=

Japanese whiskies

The special man has setup this Facebook fan page to sell some rare, discontinued, hard-to-get Japanese whiskies, like those from Ichiro Chichibu distilleries and Yoichi distillery.

If any of you is interested, please do like the fan page[link as per below] and browse through the photos for more info
Whisky Heritage

Do not worry about authenticity problems. some of the whiskies i sourced them here in singapore. Please do support ya ;)

cross road

bought shares like i paid installment for sth.

thanks to ocbc that allows low income class ppl like me to invest in blue chip counters in small amount monthly. 

finally completed a lot of shares after ten mths ;)

how time flies.

*****

yet another month.
been very distressed over something lately.
that i really need to vent via a glass or two of drinks.
i feel like I'm living like a very bad guy, or rather, evil.
I've changed.
i dont know why I've become so.
i need let go, but i cannot bear to let go, i hate to let go, I'm very reluctant to let go!
being at the cross road, and lost.

household chores

been somewhat a month or so since i last "touched" Facebook. deactivated for some reason.
find myself having more time to utilise. wonder how much time have i lost by scrolling Facebook for the passed years. i must be nuts back then =.=

suddenly find armies of ants appearing in my room these few days. been staying here for three years, never seen any ants, i could even leave opened bag of junk foods in room with the airtight clip yet seeing no ants, no idea of why the sudden appearance. as if they can fly. suddenly one is here, suddenly another one on my laptop screen =.= got pissed off so i cleared the attacked area. i think I'm crazy. i usually dont do household chores after work, laundry is an exception. but i spent the time to clear things of today, all thanks to the ants armies =.= i think i found the source?? soaked the area with white vinegar XD XD hope it helps?? then mopped the whole area with wet tissue and added few drops of white vinegar. room smelled like dunno what =.=

i prefer natural remedies. for cockroaches, i use cloves. it is very effective!! put a few cloves where the cockroach appears, some time later it will crawl out woolly-headed from the cloves XD XD
for other issues like acid reflux, skin toner, eczema, etc, i use apple cider vinegar. not bad so far. once had gastric, was so serious that even after taking gaviscon, i woke up with the pain the next morning. so i just tried out apple cider vinegar, in minutes time, the pain was gone :) i trust it more since. haha!
google told me that white vinegar is somewhat effective in ridding ants. not sure of that, just soaked the area with it and see. i dont have any other chemical stuffs to rid ants, white vinegar is something thats of reach.

"As I began to love myself"

=by Charlie Chaplin=

As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is “AUTHENTICITY”.

As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody if I try to force my desires on this person, even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this person was me. Today I call it “RESPECT”.

As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow. Today I call it “MATURITY”.

As I began to love myself I understood that at any circumstance, I am in the right place at the right time, and everything happens at the exactly right moment. So I could be calm. Today I call it “SELF-CONFIDENCE”.

As I began to love myself I quit stealing my own time, and I stopped designing huge projects for the future. Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm. Today I call it “SIMPLICITY”.

As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health – food, people, things, situations, and everything that drew me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism. Today I know it is “LOVE OF ONESELF”.

As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right, and ever since I was wrong less of the time. Today I discovered that is “MODESTY”.

As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the past and worrying about the future. Now, I only live for the moment, where everything is happening. Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it “FULFILMENT”.

As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick. But as I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally. Today I call this connection “WISDOM OF THE HEART”.

We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others. Even stars collide, and out of their crashing new worlds are born. Today I know “THAT IS LIFE”!

Results ;)

never underestimate the kiasu-ness of true blue singaporean.. a fren actly checked the results at 6+ in the morning .... =.= but results wasn't released yet. until 9am hahaha!

so we all passed happily =)

pointers are over 5.0. 

lousiest is value engineering, which was quite surprising... maybe i failed to smoke lecturers haha!

Project planning surprised me too! as i really left a whole question blank! XDD

overall I'm contented this semester. seeing at how busy was i at work, with kids, with houseworks, and the stress i exerted on myself that i didn't study two days before the exams... XDDD

Yiruma 2015

Attended Yiruma's piano performance last November at Star Vista.
i skipped a lecture just to attend his performance :P
the hall is far from workplace, definitely has no way for me to go home get showered and changed and rush to the hall on time, think even cab also couldn't help.
i really really wished i could be there in dress and heels. but.. wat to do..
so i could only be there to put on eyeliner after a quick dinner there. for the whole day i had been thinking whether to paint or not to paint. haha! after the dinner still had ample time so i decided to paint! :P
i like the ambience there.. saw people who went alone too! its like, wise men think alike.. even to go alone also didn't want to miss the chance to see him and enjoy his pieces ;)

had a great night that night! love it so much! and his impromptu improvised pieces with a young guy from the floor too!

was so excited that i actually tossed and turned on bed the night before able to fall asleep :P :P

the special man said that i was like meeting my lover, so excited, even painted myself though knowing that he wouldn't be able to see me. hahahhaha! 

look forward to his return!!!!

post exam

holiday is good ;)
about 10weeks? or 12 weeks?
but still have to work.
miss undergrad days. holiday means holiday.

it was a very stressful semester.
project planning and control somehow related to financing =.= had a "fantastic" time with linear programming, by name its programming, but we did it manually without software, imagine instead of x+y=z, its x1+x2=z. wat an equation =.= first lecture of it i was already in milky way. both the tests and final i just happily left it blank =.= i think i flung the two tests, didn't dare to see the CA score. turned out final paper overall was okay, but like i said, whole question of linear programming was left unanswered :P
IT in construction is stupid to attend. only attended first few lectures and lectures involved software learning, towards the end was either i was caught up at site or the lectures were boring so i skipped skipped all the way. the final was "fantastic". nothing came out from the lecture notes =.=
value engineering was ok, i attended most of the lectures. towards the end was boring, yet still attended. to smoke the lecturers in exam for the paper is somewhat harder than to deal with project planning paper. haha!

overall had fun with the other three friends of mine. they are fun :D they crack me up early in the morning in the whatsapp chat group. they are real funny XD

results be out on coming monday. kan jiong lei :O

mumbles

halfway through second sem. 

感谢脑残的project manager,我的工作量突然增加很多

相信找完全新加坡应该找不到第二个和她一样脑残的

也相信找完全新加坡应该找不到第二个在我这个职位竟然会这么忙

起初接着份工就图轻松，我可以专心上课

没想到遇到脑残的女人

把工地的工作当家家酒

她的一句话我做多了好多不切实际不必要的工作

没工地的经验竟然可以坐上这位子

真够脑残

她拿那种薪水竟然时间多到还可以怀孕

我拿那一丁点的薪水忙的要呕

我是女的都受不了了。*眼球翻到后脑勺翻不回来了！！！*

上个学期真的不知道怎么过的。

final week还依旧忙工作，吃了晚餐回到家休息一下，冲凉，看戏一下(对！我竟然还有时间看戏！) ding dong ding dong 开始要学书时已经10点多了 囧 喔对，我其实还有在工地继续留下来，图有大monitor,冷气,桌子椅子什么的。就留到7点多就走了，离家太远没办法啦。同班几个政府部门的竟然还有一天的study leave，考试当天还有exam leave!!!什么啊啊啊 然后周末依然洗衣烫衣抹地+学书！！！突然就发现我怎么好像octopus ahhhhhh XD

考final当天我还可以上半天班，走工地，处理问题 然后搭cab去考试 囧

这个sem不知道要怎么熬了。。工作突然忙了 唉

原来又要工作又要上课的一个人真的很难熬下去

很难。。

突然发现。。原来我是我自己唯一的拐杖。只有我一个人撑着自己走