ah long san's grandson, alonso won the 1st night race

I have been following the F1 race on tv channel 5 since Friday! Hahahaha... I m not really a fan of F1, I bet its curious cos it the 1st time Singapore is hosting. On Friday noon, we can hear the zroom zroom sound from office... a few col and myself try to glimpse from far... we managed to see! See a small small visual...hahah something like the size of toy car... at the hairpin turn in front of Fullerton hotel.

The training round on Friday is the 1st time I get to hear the racers' name... hahah... I only know who is Lewis Hamilton... because he keep appearing on Ads...hahaha.... Nick and his col (lao uncle) has this funny joke on Friday... They were telling the rest of their col that both of them "racing" and the lao uncle is renault and nick is Ferrari...Siao rite... 

On Sat nite we watch the qualifying race from a big screen near china town... one of the renault car crash(dun know who lar), then I tell nick, u call "ah neo" (the lao uncle col) say why he so crash car! Hahaha... Surin was looking out for pretty gals on screen, I mean the gf or wife of the racers... dun mistaken for the grid gers, all CMI one.....Joke aside... we are just being bo liao...

Sunday is the exciting one... We watched the race at nick's cousin home on the big LCD screen...hahah... The 1st few rounds are a bit boring lei... then knowing they have to run 61 rounds, I a bit sian liao... just as I was fiddling around with the potato chips, the guys shouted! Some renault guy crash his ass! It was Piquet, handsome guy lei... I think he was the one who also crash his ass on the qualifying...hahah... cos I recognize his handsome face! At least something exciting after a few rounds! Hahaha.... 

Just as things starts to get boring again with the cars going rounds and rounds... Corka-nadan Massa pull the fuel pipe!!! Then he suay cos his team de Ferrari car mate behind him, the cockpit attend to the other car and he is left stranded waiting for his crew to pull of that "thing" So damm funny!!! I was wondering how come the pit crew arrange for 2 members to pit stop same time one... bo logistic control one lor... cos I read from newspaper, they say every seconds count... but they waste their racer's timing by getting them to Q! So damm funny rite.

Something exciting sia.... Massa confirm "go up the car" liao loh... the screen got capture his face while he is waiting for his crew to pull that "thing" off... dun know is it pressure, they had a hard time "pulling"... although Massa is all covered up, but can see from his eye sight its like damm sian liao...hahahah... can imagine!

I think Singapore F1 is damm interesting lei...I thought usually racing is like u see car crashes and stuff... 1st time see from corka-nadan pull off the whole fuel pipe...hahaha.... Then while all hope lost for Massa, the focus is on the other ferrari car, Raikkonen, then he also kuku go and "hai" ppl crash cos he come out of the small hole! Hhahahahaha.... Ferrari really Kuku Corka-nadan! Hahaha... ok lar, they provide some enjoyment thou...

As for Lewi Hamilton, I think he too famous liao... ganna blocked by a lot of car loh... no way to siam man! Then the ah long san's grandson, Alonso wont as black horse! (Disclaimer: the term ah long san's grandson come from ChannelNewsAsia forum). The grid gers all really cannot make it, some even have the tummy poping out! Please!!!!! Nan dao SG really bo sui de woman meh... if really dun have hor, maybe they should get "wai lai de ren cai" its ok to import! Hahaha.... Really not so visually appealing lei... hahaha... no wonder not much screen shots of the grid gers! The camera man rather take the audiences than the grid gers!

This morning I walked pass a watch selling store and saw the 2 renault racer photo on the adv.... (they endorse the watch), Piquet was much much better looking than Alonso loh... hahahah!
Btw, I am trying to find the picture of the corka-nadan Massa car pulling off that "thing" online..hahaha Cos I think its classic lei...

Just as I was searching for the picture, I saw this article, http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080928/tsp-auto-prix-sin-massa-5820418.html  its not massa's fault... he was given the green light... so it was the crew who are corka-nadan! Hahahaha.

This article describe Massa's incident as "a comical error"  Alamak loh! It seem like our ground pro to comical error cos David Coulthard in a Red Bull also almost become Massa No 2! Hahahaha.... http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080928/tts-auto-prix-sin-c1b2fc3.html

老uncle学sms

This morning as I was happily drawing my flow chart I heard a beeping sms...

I saw messager : "Par"

Surprise... my father never know how to use sms one loh... I thought must be some funny msg that he accidently anyhow click... so I "open" up the sms

it reads : 叔玲拜一早上要帮我载学生

Huh! Really is him bo ... so I reply "你会打汉语拼音meh"

Then the beep sound and he replied "我在学"

I replied "很好 :)"

Woh... lao uncle also learn to use sms liao.... I think his trip to China and making more china freds are helping him to improve...

Btw that happen to surin too... not as in she learn sms but her very not so good Chinese become super "Tok Kong".... Always use chim chim de Chinese shoot me sia.

Ok,.... the world is improving...

 

 

Mark the Paper Anniversary

It our 1st year wedding anniversary. As Nick has a packed schedule for school and homework. I guess its not a good idea to plan for a short trip overseas. I told Nick I will be doing the planing and organizing our 1st year anniversary and he will do for next year! :P Therefore I set the standard! hee hee hee! :P

There are thoughts of going batam for spa, but the traveling would take some time and Nick has a Sunday class. I search for some local stuff...hahaha... I have a package from Body Contour and we been to its Roxy Sq outlet. They have couple room and we enjoy the jacuzzi!


About 1 month back, I did an online reservation for a room at Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel. Wrote there its our 1st year wedding anniversary... I was hoping some freebie from the hotel... hahah. I made the couple room reservation for spa too. I told Nick I have arranged programme for the day.

There are a few times he tried to trick me into telling him what plan I have. But my lips are tight. There's once he told me he made a reservation for dinner and paid... I almost told him where I have planned. But I realize he is trying to dig info. Hahahah

On Friday evening we joined our friends for a steamboat at Nelson's house. We have fun standing grilling n steam boating! Hahaha... We say it shall be an annual event and next year hopefully will be at our new place.

On Sat morning, I wake Nick up for work. He say he din feel like going office, got hang over from previous nite drinking but he say how tired he is for work every day...hahah... He decided to go for work, "give u time to prepare mar", he said.

I arranged to meet him at his work place and reveal to him that we are going for spa! Hahaha... I ask him if he wants to know the programme of the day? He say "No... surprise mar".

We reached Body Contour at Mercure Roxy and while waiting for the room. Nick is anxious about knowing where we are going after that... Ichy to know lei.... hahah... I reveal the plan of the day.

We enjoyed the body massage, scrub and jacuzzi. After which, we checked into the room in the hotel and eat the pastries we bought and the fruits provided by the hotel. Ya, the hotel wrote me an email the day before to inform that free fruit platter provided for anniversary... hmmm that's all? They added, other request at cost. Hahaha... Ok lar, I got the room at a discount rate.

We rest for a while, flipping the TV channels and went for a dip in the swimming pool. Only me dip. Nick was enjoying the free beer from the hotel. We were feeling hungry and I wanted to eat tepanyaki. We walked over to Marine Parade and eat Saka Sushi... After that we went to border where Nick get himself a book and I get my free reading :P. We bought some tibites and head back to the room. I brought a red wine from home and we get to enjoy the red wine and tibites after dinner.

We went to work on Monday. I was having meeting from morning till 11am. Right after I reach my desk, there is a call from a col whom I do not know. She mentioned that there is a flower for me. Surprise abt it, I went to meet her at her level. The delivery guy send the flower to another floor and she received on my behalf. Hahahaha... I thank her and she turn to me and say "Happy Anniversary" :P It was all written on the card.

It a surprise bouquet of yam rose. Its our wedding flower. Last year we had this flower as our wedding deco for the solemnization table and I din get to really admire or keep the flower due to the "gan cheong" here and there situation towards the end of the banquet. I did mentioned once that it would be great to get yam rose. Nick remembered and he order the bouquet from the same florist this year.

I think I really like purple. See the picture! How the yam rose matches our new bed sheet cover! Hahaha.... I also got to realize the match! This bed sheet is newly bought for our new bed.
We agreed to meet at my work place after work to go Tok Le, Space at my humble house for dinner. He gave me a buzz at 6.45 to inform that he will be reaching by 7. As I walking towards the meeting place. I heard a voice "hello", I turn and saw him. He was holding a Bonia paper bag. Hee hee.... that must be my present rite. He originally intend to hide that gift and proceed back to the car before meeting me. I was a bit early and so zun he was just behind... I told him, its the thought that count. Hahaha... Its a Bonia card holder cum wallet.


We parked the car at the super expensive car park at esplande, din know per entry was 5+... *faint. Then just nice, Space at my humble house is closed for dun know what cleaning. So change of plan. We went to the open air food place. Always wanted to try the food there. We ordered the "happy pot" bbq. Not bad thou, but I think I eat too much meat! Hahaha...

The evening ended with a leisure walk along the esplanade river.

How true are you to your life?

That evening I was watching channel U, an interview on Christopher Lee. I was watching the programme at coffee shop while having dinner. The noisy environment, I cant really pick out everything that they are talking. But what David Gan said made an impression.

David Gan was brought into the interview because he is a close fred of the couple and when being asked by Quan Yi Feng on wat advise he gave to the couple. He said, "In life, the only real happiness period is very short, at most 20 to 30 yrs only. U must learn to treasure your happiness and live your life to the fullest."

At that moment, I suddenly felt wat he said abt that 20 to 30 years of happiness is really very short... Looking back in your life, things are happening at an alarming speed. Before you knew it or even realise it.... U are already reaching half way in your life journey! Looking back, what have you really achieve in your life. What have you bring to the people in your life.

A year back, when I was in an organisation who is full of politic, I used to think why these ppl so bo liao, nothing much to do. Dun know how to enjoy life... play stupid game and what do they really gain in return. At that point of life, I am concentration on "Quality of Life". How to enjoy life.

But recently it got me thinking again. Beside "Quality of Life", wat about the difference you made in your Life. As much as all of us wants to enjoy life, we all forget that we cant control our life and our fate. So given that limited time of life, do we waste our life away by having fun, playing politic at work, doing nothing at all, leaving everything to fate???

When is the last time u be true to your life, be true to wat you really want out of your journey here. Life is a journey, in this journey, u define wat you want to do. But u have no 100% control of the outcome. In this journey, u cannot plan the people who surround you. I always believe a saying "百年修來同船渡，千年修得共枕眠". In this vast land, the people u meet, the people who become your families, your friends. It take a lot of fate to be with the people around u today.

Beside treasuring the people around us, we should seriously think about wat life has installed for us. We cannot control this journey but we can try to achieve wat we want out of this journey.

 

Moonnie Mooncake...Pandan skin full yoke...Green Tea skin full yoke...Strawberry somemore!

Mooncake Festival coming next week... Its a tradition every year that I will buy mooncake for elderly and also for self consumption... Hee hee... my fav is the yoke, orangy red with oil ozzing out! Yummy!

This year the price of mooncake increase a lot... and cant find nice yoke ones... Last Thur Nick brought home 2 mooncake from office. It was given by some company his office deal with. The mooncake were from intercontinal hotel... but bo yoke one! Dun know is it economic no good or inflation high... bo yoke de loh... hahaha

Decided that I shall try to DIY this year...hahah... wanted to do it last yr but lazy... Friday I went to Phoon Huat intending to buy the "premix", all went out of stock... biz so good. Decided to buy the separate ingredients to do the mix myself... got a recipe sheet from Phoon Huat but I overheard some aunties say the recipe not good... hmmm...


I surf online and found some recipes too... but as usual, I like to use my own "agaration" hahaha.... I created 3 flavours...

1) Pandan skin (not very strong pandan smell cos I din want too much artificial colouring and flavour) with yoke / white loutus / almond
2) Green tea skin (from green tea powder) with yoke / white loutus

3) Pandan skin with white loutus and strawberry


For those who like to try:
- Kou Fien 150g
- Icing sugar 130g
- Shortening 50g
- Ice water 180g
Filling: white loutus paste, roasted almond, duck egg yoke + own creation :)