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Sunday, February 29, 2004

Bakers Inn

Oh yah, here's a short review the experience at Bakers Inn yesterday (28 Feb, Sat)

When with a friend for dinner at that place. Too bad when we reached there, the stripes cushion bench seat were all taken. So we sat at the table with the designer "Ghost Chair" ( a transparent chair-- if I'm not wrong, it's designer by Philip Stark)

I didn't ate the main course, but ate a slice New york Cheese Cake and Black Forest cake, with a glass of mango Soda. Mango soda too pricey at $4.20, for it's nothing special, just add some mango essence to soda.

The presentation of New York Cheese cake is nice, a red thin layer of cream on top with a slice of strawberry and a berry. Very cheesey. I still prefer the NYDC cheesecake though.

Blackforest cake was just "alright", my friend commented that the blueberry taste like medicine, while i find the side layer of cream too thick.

One thing we find it unfair, since they are a rather upmarket bakery, their service should be up to standards. Yet they have this notice that they aren't service any glass of warm or ice plain water, and if we want, we could order a bottle of mineral water.
Duh. even MacDonalds also serve plain water upon request, why can't they afford it.

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Admission criteria and Food for thought

I dunno i shall be glad or angry when i read the news abt the new university admission criteria this year.
First, they scraped off the SAT test. Damn it, I had spent more than $240 for the 3 SAT tests I took over the past year.Took more than once, so that i can have a higher grades and higher chance to enter the U. if the are scraping the SAT this year, why do they post a notice at the end of the Last year saying all applicants have to sat for the SAT , and the last SAT test results they accepted is the Jan 2004 test paper.
Duh!

Now for Poly grads' applications, the admission criteria is as follow:
Poly results --75% (used to be 65 % as SAT accounts for 25%)
O'level results -- 20% (used to be 15%)
CCA -5%

that's something i worry, cos my Poly results are mostly Bs than As.
But one thing good is that the diploma can be applied to any discipline. Hmm more choices, but still have to depend whether yu meet their criteria first mah.
just pray lor.

Food for thought:
ok, mentioned my friend sent me this:
There are people who may be suitable for you at different stages in your life. It's really the timing, circumstances and the way the relationship grows that leads a person to the point where he/she decides that that is the person they'd like to marry.

so, if a couple after years of courting, and circumtances changes, blame it on the events and circumstances that they break off and will not get marry. then where does the love comes in. I always thought that if two people are really in love,they will accept the other no matter under what circumstances.

I am actually quite disheartened when my gal friend, who have been with her Bf for 6 years told me now that somehow, she got a feeling that she might not marry him in the end. She even mentioned that, her feelings for her bf had die down a little, but her bf still treat her and love her so much. we all thought that they make the perfect couple and will be receiving their wedding invitation in a couple of years.

Then my colleague told me that for most of her friends, those who had a long term relationships (abt 4-6 yrs) had broken up, yet after that, they met their "The ONE" and gotten married within 2 years of courting.

So is it the circumstances that affect the relationship? Especially for those couple who start dating ard 18-20s, most of them will have a change in attitudes, goals and preferences after they entered the working world. Then they have different expectations for their partners. Which is why most will not get married to each other in the end.

Am i right to explain that way?

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JT: i dunno if you are reading this, but please take care when u drive. Cos i dreamt of u involved in car accident last night. Sometimes my dreams are 80% accurate. just hope that this one isn't.

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Thursday, February 26, 2004

26 Feb 2004

容许我感情泛滥一次:

去年的今天,我们认识了.
并不是故意去记这日期,
只是你在去年的3月26日发了个简讯给我,
利用符号送我相似这样的一朵花@}---
来代表你认识我一个月了.
你那个举动,让我留下深刻的印象.
我还是误以为你这个朋友可真细心,
还会记下我们在哪天相识.
直到你的暗示已变成了明示.

我哥知道我和你交往后,
祝福我:"要幸福哦!"
我想,他应该是看到我在第一个恋情受重伤,
不想看到我再跌一次.

幸福,你是有给我,只不过很短暂.........

这次伤得更重,但我不曾恨你.
所以我不会特意尝试忘记这日子.
毕竟"爱过总比没爱过好".
我也曾幸福过........

祝你:幸福快乐

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　hmmm, another friend send me this

Food for thought:

There are people who may be suitable for you at different stages in your life. It's really the timing, circumstances and the way the relationship grows that leads a person to the point where he/she decides that that is the person they'd like to marry.

shall comment on this later.

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Wednesday, February 25, 2004

24 Feb 2004

Tue 24 Feb
Going to talk abt food (again!)...
afternoon, went with a few colleagues to Crystal Jade Restaurant in Toa Payoh for lunch as boss coming back from her leave tomorrow. Hence grabbed the last chance for a longer lunch break. (we ate at canteens nearby for the past few days)

Though Crystal Jade is a Chinese restaurant, the interiors of the Toa payoh branch reminds me of Japanese homes.

Service: Depending on which waiter/ waitress serving you. We were served by more than 4 different people through out the meal. The first 3 were satisfactory, the last waitress was very attentive. She noticed that my colleague was drinking her medicine at the end of the meal, and as we were drinking Chinese Tea, she asked my colleague if she need a glass of plain water.

We also didn't expect that the Chinese tea we ordered is free flow as it is only $0.80 per cup ( the soft drinks are $1.50 and not free-flow)
and the waitress kept on refilling them everytime it is half-empty

Food: We ate dumpling noodles,pork rib noodles, steam xiao long bao and a few dishes of dim sum. Servings were rather small . We felt that that the dim sum at Geylang are of better value as the prices there are cheaper and their fried dumplings are much tastier.

But Crystal Jade has nice desserts. The durian pudding which I ate, although cost $4 for a small cup, is really value for money. Cos often, the puddings served in restaurants are "artificial durian pudding" which has a jelly-like texture. Here, you can see large pieces the durian flesh in the pudding, and it's texture is like durian mousse . My colleague had a bowl of Herbal Jelly and had no complains abt it.

By the way, Yummy Guide (a food guide published by SPH Magazines in collaboration with Channel U) is out on the shelves. Am contemplating to buy this $2 food guide...

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Sunday, February 22, 2004

Recent happenings

Here's the events/incidents that happened over the past few days

Friday 20 Feb 04
Today, wore a pink tank top and this glittery wraparound skirt to work, which one of my colleague describe as "eclectic", cos I never wear anything of that casual-resort style before.
one of the colleagues said to me "it's such a relief seeing you wearing colours again'.
yeah, as a form of respect and to follow the customs, my family had been wearing those dark, somber colours (black, bark blue, brown or grey) for the past 49 days. Actually we can start wearing colours after 8 feb, but as my mum still continue to wear those darks colours after the 49th day, I also followed until seeing her start wearing a colourful printed shirt on Thur.

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A colleague of mine, whom i can consider her as "friend" mention something "weird" to me.
Cos yesterday I had forwarded one of those interesting emails with pics attachment to my office email account, so that I can then forward them to my colleagues. Hence when i sent the email, it still have the signature i used with my singnet account. My signature is a quote that reads:
"Falling in love with someone isn't always going to be easy... Anger... tears... laughter.. It's when you want to be together despite it all. That's when you truly love another. I'm sure of it."
--Keiichi Morisata

this was what my colleague DJB said :"You know. I was so shocked when I saw the email from you and was wondering why could you have my signature. Then i realised u are using the same quote that i use as my signature in my personal yahoo email account."

"Maybe you two are fated to be friends.' another colleague, C said.
Yah. Such as coincidence, that we both use the same quote for years in our personal email account.

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Sat 21 Feb 2004
well, in short, i could say today was a long but enjoyable day.
Morning, went to help out in my club's event. had to reach Orchard at 7.20am in the morning.

A friend asked me to accompany her to her school as she need to interview some people for her report in the evening. As i had nothing planned , so went with her.
but then since the event ended ard 1pm, which means we were free for the whole afternoon,so went for an impromptu KTV sesson. Haha, just the two of us singing KTV for 3 hrs.

One thing though, my voice was very bad as I having lots of phlegm , so was sing with a heavy nasal voice (bi2 ying1hen3 zhong4). but nevermind lah, just treat it as a warm-up, cos tomorrow will be singing karaoke again with my bunch of "sisters" (whose singing skills are rather good).

As for the trip with my friend to her school (a tertiary institution) for her interview.. well, i can say the students-in-charge she interviewed are so warm and hospitable that they really made me feel so 受宠若惊(shou4 chong2 ruo4 jing1). i was just accompanying her, and was the one writing the report for their play, yet they also pay attention to me, such as carrying our bags, asking us if we need any drinks, getting chairs for us to sit while the rest of the people involved in the play were sitting on the floor. When I stood up to help my friend and one of the girls from the musical group sat on my chair, someone must had noticed i was standing while waitch their rehearsal and then one guy brought a chair to me and insisted that I be seated. Before we left, the producer of the play, even asked us how many free tickets we would like and they can arrange for that.

I told my friend, the people I interviewed in the past were not so warm as them. Some of them were even so awkward abt being interviewed that it was difficult to get the details from them.

i even asked my friend whether did she think they are really that warm and hospitable in nature or they were nice to us cos she is writing on their play and giving them publicity. She felt that they are really that warm in nature.

Ok Ok. Maybe it;s just that i am so accustomed to the cold attitude of Singaporeans that I doubt those students.
But then, from what i know, one of them isn't a local, and maybe all those that my friend interviewed are not Singaporeans too.

Maybe that why's they are not so cold or ignorant as typical Singaporeans

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Sun 22 Feb 2004.
KTV session with my bunch of "sisters" turn out to be one 'sis" and her friend (a guy, who is rather unfriendly), as the other gal cannot make it today.

Haha, yesterday's warm-up session did help as I sang better today (cos i purposely choose those songs I am more confident & familiar with) somemore, sing in front of a stranger, must not "lao-kui".

What I am going to say may sound bad, but i really felt uncomfortable then as the presence of that guy really spoilt our (my friend and i) chance for "sister bonding".

Took my leave after the karaoke session as i need to go to Spotlight to buy some handicraft items. Went shopping for my friends' birthday gifts for a short while before going back home for dinner.

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Friday, February 20, 2004

just for fun tests

been surfing online and play this harmless test. here's my results

Which Royalty Are You? Find out! By Nishi.

You are a Baroness!
Spirited, Captivating, Stunning!

You are a woman of worldly wisdom and experience. You are sensitive, protective (maybe even motherly), you are highly respected and praised. Your gentility and grace always shine through. You have a very beautiful moral nature that defines who you are. You are a woman others seek to befriend and they would never want to cross you.

Which Woman of Beauty Are You? Find out! By Nishi.

You are a Forest Beauty!
Peaceful, Calm, and Quiet,
On the outside at least
But hidden within you is a
Rich complex personality
With many sides, capable of
Many aspects of the self!