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Almost $1.5k gone for that two weeks which I’m gonna stay in the hotel as my home will be affected by the HUP.  My mommy will be chasing me out of the house for the whole of two weeks as the house will be extremely dusty, and she didn’t want me to breathe in all the fine dust and start falling sick.

Meh…$1.5k for two weeks of freedom.  Hmmm…. doesn’t sound that bad after all?  LOL.

And then, I’ve registered my interest for SG Note 4.  That’s another $600 gone soon.

Sigh.  And then I gradually have that travelling urge now.  Why do I only get the urge to travel when I don’t have the budget for it?!  Dammnnnnn……….

And Jetstar / Scoot ain’t helping with such cheap airtickets to Bangkok in today’s promotion!!!!!  Must be that damn Murphy’s Law at work again.

 

I hate you, Murphy!! >(

 

 

伴 – 黄小琥
作词：姚若龙
作曲：于晓光、李伟菘

如果 命运可以订做
如果 有另一次选择
我想我 还是会 把手让你紧握
快乐地陪你去坎坷

就算 你有天变落魄
就算 你老得不能动
我想我 还是会 挽着你看日落
你的心疼在泪光中

嘴巴上 彼此嫌麻烦
眼神中 关怀那么满
没说爱 却早已认定一辈子的伴

在人前 从来不浪漫
在心中 却总为对方打算
最懂的人最暖的伴

就算 我以后变囉嗦
就算 我老了有病痛
我想你 还是会 照顾我到最后
隐藏脆弱不眠不休

没有辛酸 没有遗憾
什么是陪伴 什么是心安 你是答案

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Will I ever find my 伴…?

I have been a cake person since like, two years back.  I have no idea what constitutes to the sudden love for cakes, but yeah I pretty much love cream cakes now.  And that B just had to tempt me yesterday with photos of one of my favourite cake shops in SG – Pine Garden’s at AMK.  He was like, asking me to choose what flavour I would have ordered, so that he can try them and let me know if it’s nice.  I was like “B you are so evilllllllllllllll” but I still indulge him and picked a few flavours that I would have tried.  Then… he went home and ate the one which I didn’t pick, and he said he would have the others some other day.  I was almost rolling my eyes at that time but ok, never mind.  He’s always teasing me anyway.

And so.

I went to SNEC for my eye review today.  And I was supposed to meet B for lunch at Stranger’s Reunion after my appointment as he was supposed to meet a client there.  I was on my way to SNEC when we were whatsapping with each other… and he said his client is in one of the buildings in SGH.  So okay, I didn’t really go think too much about it.  He seems to have clients everywhere anyway.

And then he suddenly ask “So what if I show up and accompany you (wait), how would you feel?”

Me:  “Haha will feel weird, I’m too used to being alone when going for appointments lol”

Him: “O, haha.”

And then he appeared in front of me.  =_=  I was like “O_O”, then he passed me the cakes.  The cakes that I chose yesterday.  At that very second, I was like “B lied and tricked me!”, but then again how can I stay mad when he did that just to give me a surprise?  And with my cakes too?!  I was still pretty much stunned to say anything, and I still thought he was going to meet his client.  But wait… his clothings were too casual…

So I asked “You not meeting your client??”

Then he said, “My client is you lor.  I took leave today to accompany you.”

Awwwwwwwwww…. that’s so nice of you, B!  Thanks a lot.  :3  I was still way too stunned to say anything (this certainly never happened to me before lol) when the nurse called me to take the eye test.  And while we were waiting for my specialist to come, we started feasting on the cakes!!

 

Left: Hazelnut Chocolate Crunch Middle: Blackforest Right: Sea Salt Caramel

Verdict: Hazelnut Chocolate Crunch is not too bad.  Quite nice, I’d say.  The “crunch” comes from the Cocopops (I assume) hidden amongst the chocolate sponge~. Blackforest was a tad disappointing for me (surprisingly Prima Deli’s Blackforest is still one of the better ones I’ve tried).  Sea Salt Caramel was much love!!!  I like the salty sweet combination and that slice of swiss roll had A LOT of cream!  YUM!

B helped me with them as well as I wasn’t able to finish all of them (still need to save some space for waffles and lunch and all that!).

The eye review that came after our cake feast gave me some pretty bad news.  The old spots on my left cornea are not going away, and there are new ones showing up.  Doc didn’t wanna risk having scarring on my cornea, so she decided to put me on steroids and cyclosporin again.  For 3 months.  Sigh…

Well anyway, after I collected the eye drops, B then brought me to SR!  He ordered their most popular “Magic” coffee (Yes they really call it Magic), whereas I took the usual latte, and we shared a warm waffles with vanilla bean ice cream and some fresh fruits.  I took a couple of sips of Magic, and decided it’s slightly too bitter for my taste lol.  Their latte is all right, but I definitely preferred Jewel’s!  Their waffles is AWESOME though.  Their vanilla bean ice cream goes REALLY WELL with the waffles!  One of the best waffles I’ve had in a while!

 

“Magic” coffee!  “Let’s make love, coffee, and magic.”

My latte and the oh-so-awesome waffles!

After which, we moved on to lunch!  (I’m really gonna get so fat now!)  And it’s really healthy stuff at Raffles Place this time!  This is something which B had wanted to try ever since a fellow forum member posted about this place called Project Paleo.  You can even choose the level of salt that you want in your meal!  I picked Shrimps & Squids with mushrooms and sauteed greens as sides, and he chose Oregano Chicken with cauliflower rice and broccoli & carrots as sides.

My shrimps & Squids.  Very nice!  B helped me asked for 50% salt level, which is still pretty all right for me.  The squid rings are really fresh, and they have a natural sweetness, chewy but yet breaks when you bite.  Just really, really fresh squids. The tiger prawns are fat, juicy, and also absolutely fresh.  They are just a tad too salty for me, but still ain’t too bad.  Mushrooms are yummy (I love mushrooms anyway!), and the sauteed greens are crunchy, but not raw. They have just the right crunch to it, without being overcooked. Top notched cooking!

B’s Oregano Chicken!  His dish was ZERO salt, but the chicken was still surprisingly delightful.  Juicy, tender, and I guess it was well marinated because it was very flavourful as well, despite having no salt.  I’m not a great fan of that cauliflower rice, but the broccoli & carrots were cooked soft!!!  Dammit, if I knew they’d be soft, I’d have ordered the broccoli and carrots as sides as well!

And the overall cost isn’t too bad, though it’s definitely not something you can eat everyday coz it can get a little too heavy on the wallet.  But perhaps once a week is good?  Mine only cost $12, while his cost only $10.  And it’s really filling.  At least I felt full all the way till dinner lol.

After lunch, we went to KTV, coz I wanna sing my heart out before my overseas work trip.  God knows how long I have to stay overseas this time, so I better get my singing craving fixed before the trip.  :(  But it was my first time singing in front of B!  It was so nervewrecking and embarrassing at the same time lol.  Good thing he was looking at his phone most of the time, so I got a little more relaxed after awhile.  =X  His girl (sorry B, I know what you said about you and her, but I would still refer her as your girl lol!) came over to meet us, and she took over the singing (thankfully!) for me as I almost very nearly lost my voice, haha!  We went for dinner together (but she didn’t eat anything as she was still full from her lunch), and for the first time I witnessed the sizzling chemistry between them.  Seeing the two of them chatting back and forth, well I’d say it’s an eye opener for me!  I’ve probably never really seen any two person being SO comfortable being in each other’s presence.  What a pity that these two lovely people are not together… Despite what B kept insisting, I’m still crossing my fingers for these two.  The chemistry is really… wooh.  I felt like a lightbulb there, honestly!  XD

So well, that’s what happened today!  Thanks for the lovely surprise, B, and thanks for taking time off from work to accompany me.  I’m really glad to have a buddy like you.  ^_^

 

作词：阿信
作曲：阿信

人群中　哭着　你只想变成透明的颜色
你再也不会梦　或痛　或心动了
你已经决定了　你已经决定了

你静静　忍着　紧紧把昨天在拳心握著
而回忆越是甜　就是　越伤人了
越是在　手心留下　密密麻麻　深深浅浅的刀割

＊你不是真正的快乐　你的笑只是你穿的保护色
　你决定不恨了　也决定不爱了
　把你的灵魂　关在永远　锁上的躯壳

这世界　笑了　于是你合群的一起笑了
当生存是规则　不是　你的选择
于是你　含着眼泪　飘飘荡荡　跌跌撞撞的走着

Repeat ＊
你不是真正的快乐　你的伤从不肯完全的愈合
我站在你左侧　却像隔着银河
难道就真的　抱着遗憾　一直到老了
然后才后悔著

Repeat ＊

你不是真正的快乐　你的伤从不肯完全的愈合
我站在你左侧　却像隔着银河
难道就真的　抱着遗憾　一直到老了

你值得真正的快乐　你应该脱下你穿的保护色
为什么失去了　还要被惩罚呢
能不能就让　悲伤全部　结束在此刻
重新开始活着

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每次在KTV听到朋友唱这首歌，每次看着歌词的我，都好想好想哭。这首歌就像是五月天写给我，唱给我的。

我不是真正的快乐，我的笑只是我穿的保护色。

我再也不会梦，或痛，或心动了。

我决定不狠了，也决定不爱了，把我的灵魂关在永远锁上的躯壳。

我不是真正的快乐，我的伤从不肯完全的愈合。

 

我真的值得快乐吗？我真的应该脱下我穿的保护色吗？

为什么我失去了，还要被惩罚呢？

我能不能就让悲伤全部结束在此刻，然后重新开始活着？

我能做到吗？

 

 

No mood to do anything!!! Argh…

I don’t even feel like going overseas for holidays.  Something must be terribly wrong with me…..

Last Sat, me and xiao didi went to JB for dinner!  We’ve been saying that we should go again some day, but there’s always some reasons to put off the trip – me being sick, him being sick, me not free, he not free, Malaysia holidays, etc etc.  So finally we manged to get going!

We ordered a large cup of sugarcane drink while waiting for our food!  It’s really huge!

 

And then there came a stray dog who stood right next to me.  I think he probably was hoping for some food, but too bad we only had our sugarcane drink!  Sorry doggie :(

 

 

Aaaaaaand, our first dish is here!  THIS is why the reason I wanna come back!  It’s like, THE BEST BBQ stingray I’ve ever eaten!!  Xdd already helped me asked for less spicy, but as you can see, it’s still pretty spicy!  But I’d brave all that fire in my mouth to eat this!  It’s seriously awesome – superb freshness, and there’s actually a lot of flesh (unlike those in SG), and all these for only RM24 (~SGD10+)!!!  Go where find, seriously?!  In SG, you have to pay minimum $8 for a super small tiny piece of BBQ stingray….

 

Then came other side dishes which we ordered~  Stir-fried dou miao (RM8) and fried egg omelette with shrimps (RM6 only!).  Both were very good too!

And the last to the parteh~~!!  CRAYFISH!!!  RM35 for 3 of them!!!  They split each crayfish into half, so I get to eat three and xdd ate 3.  The flesh was absolutely fresh! We were deciding between butter crayfish or salted egg yolk crayfish, and then we ended up with salted egg yolk version.  It was okay – but not the one that xdd was craving for. We have decided to try the butter one the next time we come!

 

Pardon the not-so-appetising stuff at the side of the plate lol.  This is just to show you how fresh it is!  The whole flesh came out just like that.  <3 <3 <3

It was really a good dinner!  Too bad we don’t go in often, but I get a very satisfied tummy each time I went in!  Huge thanks to xdd who intro this place to me and brought me there everytime. :D

 

This is gonna be a long ass entry (it’s been awhile since I’ve the mood to type these!) about this new (or old?!) friend of mine… I’ll just call him B in my future blog entries. :P

So, where do I start?

Let’s see.  I was having fever and on MC on 18^th Aug, when I was browsing a local forum out of boredom.  I was browsing through and poking my head into random threads, when I saw someone posted a photo of a lovely looking cup of coffee.  So, out of curiousity (and the way he wrote about the café really sounds as if the coffee and desserts are REALLY good), I PM-ed him and asked for the location of the café.  So one thing led to another, and we started to chat a little in PMs.

First impression – he’s a nice guy.  I’ve seen some of his posts in the forum before and he struck me as a rather wise person, with mild temperament.  I always had the feeling that he was older than me lol!  After a bit of chatting, we both found out that we have eye appointments at SNEC, and at the very same clinic C too!  What a coincidence!  So apart from loving artisan coffee, we go to the same eye clinic as well.  Then he found out that I actually play D3, which he ALSO plays as well.  So, wow, one more topic to talk about.  (But he’s a damn hardcore player, I’m not.  :x)

At one point when we were chatting in D3, I found out that… I actually knew him long time ago, during the CS days.  D:  I knew his then-CS nick, and I’ve seen him before. He doesn’t remember me though, which I’m not surprised, as I was way too low profile back then.  But wow, just that knowledge alone opened us up even further lol.  We were talking about old mutual friends, the old days of CS, etc…

Then we arranged a meet up as we’ve agreed to share a box of mooncakes among ourselves, and at the same time he’d bring me to the café he introduced to me.  It was rather nervous to meet someone for the first time (I mean, it really had been too long since I last saw him – he was still a young boy back then!), yet kind of interesting and exciting at the same time because he’s someone I know (or used to know).  He told me he’s fat (like, used to be 190 kg!) but from his FB I can see his weight has already dropped down to 99kg (and that’s an awesome achievement, I’d say!), and he does powerlifting and all that.  And he kept telling me he looks old.  So okaaayyyyyy, I painted a picture of a buffed, big-sized, bald (he sent me a pic of his shaved head D: ), bespectacled, old looking dude in my mind.

I remembered as I exit Orchard station, I was still asking him on Whatsapp if he had reached.  I didn’t get to see his reply when I looked around the station to see if I can see anyone resembling him.  Well, I can’t really explain it but the moment my eyes land on him, I knew it’s him LOL.  And he’s NOT the way I imagined him to be.  So don’t ask me why I know it’s him, I just do.  (Woman’s instinct, probably?!)

All right, so let’s see.

He’s buffed – Yup that’s right.

He’s big sized – Yup that too.

He’s bald – Nope.  His head ain’t as shiny as the pic he sent me lol.

He’s bespectacled – Yup.

He’s old looking – like hell he was =_=  He was youthful looking, especially when he smiled or grinned.  Goodness, which part is uncle sia?!  =___=

I’d say the first 15minutes was a little awkward… like both of us still trying to adjust to each other.  But after that, the conversation started flowing and… everything was great!  He was absolutely charming and honestly, I haven’t been laughing so much since god knows when.  He had me laughing throughout lunch, and my jaws seriously ached from laughing so much during the two hours we were at the café he recommended.  He was so funny!  In some ways, he reminded me Daniel, the only friend I had back then in poly.  Daniel played CS as well, was a chao camper too, was “round” in size too, loves to imitate people too, loves to irritate people too… lol!

I don’t know. In some ways it was like so weird and uncanny, the way we got to know each other (again) and how quickly we’ve became buddies.  But yet it’s quite heartwarming to know I’ve actually got a new (or should I say old?  Damn this is awkward lol) friend, one whom I barely knew for a month but yet we have become really fast friends.  Hopefully this new friendship can last! Like, really last.  :)

And I’m also hoping something positive would happen between him and the girl who’s been with him for so many years as well.  He really, really deserves some happiness in his life after all that shit that happened to him when he was young.

Anyway here are some pics of the café which he brought me to.  What can I say?  Awesome latte (definitely one of the best I’ve ever drank), sinful desserts and lovely ambience (or maybe it’s due to the company I had!  XD). The Portland cold brew was his, of which he let me sipped a little. It was surprisingly smooth, with only a slight tinge of sourish and bitter taste. I was so intrigued that I took a second sip. It’s really good! I’m tempted to give it a try the next time I visit this café. Thanks B, for your recommendation!

So. *cough* I know I said I was going to post up the pics from my TW trip. But um… *cough* yeah I got lazy again. :x

So. *cough* The haze is getting bad.

Bleh.

Going JB this Sat, most likely. Hope the situation isn’t too bad there either. I want to eat my hang he!!

I should like, really start blogging more often.

*cough* curse this @#£%&* haze.  >(

Like, wow, it’s really been a long time since I last blogged.  Close to four months, actually.

So what have I done so far?  Nothing much, really… went to Taipei and back.  :)  I haven’t been keeping logs and journals of my trips these few years… sometimes really feel too lazy to get my ass down in front of the PC to relive the journey and to sort/post the pictures, etc.  There are times when I really feel like doing it, but the moment my ass gets down on that chair, my mouse automatically go click on that Diablo 3 icon instead… :x

Oh yea, one of my besties got married!  In May!  And she’s already pregnant now!  And Reko’s sis is pregnant too!  Like omg, babies popping up everywhere.  XD

Damn, I should really get the hang of blogging back.  I’ve always love to write, so why am I giving it up?  And why am I paying for this webhost if I’m not gonna use it?!

Uh huh!

I’m gonna go organize the photos now and find some day to blog about them >_<!  Yeah!  That’s what I’m gonna do!

 

Let’s see…

First, I had the eye infection last year, that plagued me even till now.  I’m still putting prescription eye drops, and will have to keep this routine on till June, before another review will determine if I should be taken off this medication.

Two, after a bout of antibiotics (thanks to my overnight full-blown sorethroat caused by secondary infection), I’m now suffering from post-antibiotic IBS.  I’d alternate between diarrhea and constipation, despite eating probiotics every day.

Three, as if I haven’t had enough of health issues, I’m being diagnosed with bilateral ovarian cysts. Roughly 4cm each in my left and right ovaries.  Meh.  Not too big for a surgery, but not that small either to leave them be.  Gynae gave me a box of 21-day hormone pills, which was supposed to suppress the growth and hopefully make them smaller.  It does seem to work… I don’t have the urge to pee that often anymore.  Review is on the 12th, so hopefully the scan will show them either smaller or gone.

So what’s left is that irritating IBS-like syndrome.  I certainly hope it’s not gonna stick with me forever….