attempted to make sushi for dinner today but i failed quite terribly ):


what went wrong:

• i didn't know the avocado was so hard & raw; had to boil it beforehand. roars.
• the seaweed sheets (nori) was a different kind. i think the sizes differ from Korean and Japanese. i took it as it was and used half sheets for my maki. ended too small and my ingredients all got squeezed out.
• vinegar mixture used for rice & egg was too bland.
• i didn't cook enough sushi rice!
• eel (unagi) MUST be pre-cooked if not not enough time.

so yep, everything went wrong. determined not to give up though!

results out today!


i'm glad i finally obtained an A. although it's a A- but i'm just happy i have a mod in the A range. i cannot believe that i scored a B for Genes&Soc. everyone knows i failed my midterms, plus got about half wrong for my assignment. thankyou yushu for teaching me so diligently. i owe it to you :D Genes&Soc even surpass Southeast Asian (i have B- for both assignments). goodness. so i guess this shows how important the finals are. it can make or break you. overall my CAP has been pulled up by 0.1 (:

ganbatte!

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went to sis meh's house to get some work done. hehe. lunch was prepared by Chef Meh :D sausage wraps. super duper nice can. i'm gonna make some for bro too. thanks sis. love ya!

wanted to cycle at Pasir Ris Park early in the morning. unfortunately, the rental kiosk wasn't opened. so we walked towards the kayak area hoping to find another kiosk. all we got was an Information Booth so we asked if there was another kiosk in the park. she refered us to the other direction (where we came from) further down - which was like freaking far! plus the scorching weather ):

in the end we found the kiosk but decided against cycling. HAHA.

so we went back to Hai Sing Catholic for lunch instead.

you know a couple of the stalls have already closed down! and some changed hands. so terrible. the canteen seemed so bare. we had the nice Malay Nasi Ayam & Mee Goreng (:



prices were so low. total meal less than 2 bucks. hahaha. and that explains the quantity as well.

nevertheless it was nice going back. we talked to Mdm Zaibon, Ms Marianna, Ms Leung & Ms Fah. and shouted "Ron!" from 4 storeys down. hahaha.

wanted to talk to Mr Chiam but i think he's busy.

crazy girls chalet!
was specially organised for the birthday girlies (:


26th may - 28th may but i left on 27th morning cos bro was down with fever. for a couple of days already. taking a trip to the doc would mean a risk of being quarantined since there's already a first H1N1 case in our island. so no doc! haha.


anyway the chalet was crazy. fun & crazy. crazy girls do crazy stuff.




both CLs started the fire and we're damn proud of ourselves.





the fire was a little too big at the start so food were burnt (outside only). but later it became damn hot (but not fiery) & good for BBQ-ing. prawns & porkchop nicely marinated! slurps :D






even before the real fun started, birthday girlie was already drunk! do not even play poker with hoon!



after BBQ was sabo time! mission to make all birthday girlies drunk. sadly we failed. nobody was drunk, enough.





birthday gifts! :D



i made these and bro commented i was mass-producing them. roars!



following that was a "surprise" whereby birthday girlies had to dance with random guys from random chalet before they could get all gifts. super embarrassing but memorable (?)

cassandra & veralyn left and the rest of us played a drinking game.




we just kept drinking and drinking but nobody got drunk. so weird. haha. especially that yushu! she sure can drink la :D then felina & kathy slept so we played bridge and asshole dai di. we got bored and went to the lobby area to play silent library. but the stupid security kept peeping at us it felt so uncomfortable! so we went to have macs breakfast instead (:


okays that's about all for that one night (:

enjoy! :D

i finally dined at Manpuku! was a last minute decision so i didn't have my camera with me. i really wanted to take a photo of the fruit tarts. damn nice can! anyway, it's basically Marché style replaced with Japanese food. quite nice but quite expensive too.

regina wanted to get "doraemon" a birthday gift and we settled that at G2000. as for jevelle's 21st gift, we bought a necklace & bracelet. now that victor wants to share, we gotta get something more. grrr.

anyway i really don't get it; why do you have to get "a special & separate, individual" gift for him? he's a married man already for goodness sake! i'll bear with it. it's a good thing i'm not back there to work (:

omg i just realised Likeable or Not (the korean drama airing weeknights at 7pm on channel U) has 172 episodes! yay. love that show :D plus, now i can catch all the episodes that i missed online. how cool is that.

received maurise's invitation to her 21st birthday party! it's my first invited themed party. how cool! sadly, i'll be out of town. or maybe not? seeing that the swine flu pandemic hasn't subsided. i think dad may not allow me to travel ): but well, we'll see again.

walau i tried making rosti just now but it just sticks to the pan and the whole thing chao tar. how to make nice rosti??? argh. online videos bluff me. luckily my asparagus wrapped with chicken is good :D

i tried baking Lemon Curd Fruit Tart yesterday cos i was home alone. other than cooking, marketing, cleaning the house, facebook-ing, and watching online videos, i was basically slacking and recuperating of cos!

i have not recovered. T_T

instead of sore throat and fever, i now have cough. not those terrible cold coughs, but one that is a result of an itch. stupid itchy throat is making suffer from peaceful sleep cos i get up at least twice every night for the past few nights.

so ya, since i was slacking, i might as well do some hands on baking! very last minute decision. heh.

went to ntuc in the morning and realise they don't sell strawberries! ): maybe not in season so i bought canned fruit cocktail instead. major mistake cos i think freshly sliced fruits will taste much better.





1. sieve flour
2. fold in melted butter till crumbs form



3. add water till mixture becomes single dough
4. flatten dough and lay on baking tin
5. put in pre-heated oven (210 degrees)



6. cook lemon curd while dough is baking



7. slightly browned shell means ok!



8. pour in lemon curd
9. smooth top using spatula



10. add fruit toppings :D



seriously delicious can! :D even my bro says so. HAHA.

i need inspirations to cook! haha. being a housewife isn't easy at all. you have to think of what to cook every single day. gees. even with google, i'm already running out of ideas. so friends, can pls tell me what do your fabulous mums cook everyday? bro texted me one day, "don't cook those stir-fry tofu again". gahhh.

so i've decided to make a one-dish meal thing - chicken stew. tastes damn good but kinda oily ): idk why. maybe it's the chicken skin that i've decided to throw in anyway?



so yeh, pls let me know what you guys normally eat at home leh. or any ideas/suggestions as to what to cook. thanks lotsss! :D

tried the Swensen's 1-for-1 promotion recently and i must say it's quite worth it. not only are the mains 1-for-1, the sides and salads are all 1-for-1 too! whoopie :D the downside was that the promotion, being so successful, attracted too many people, thus food quality dropped. i think only the salad passed /:



tuna nicoise salad
savory tuna chunks and potato wedges paired with french beans, topped with tomatoes, sliced eggs and pickle dressing.


calamari rings
golden-fried calamari rings served with tartar sauce.


cheese steak meltdown
grilled ribeye with melted cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and gherkin between grilled sourdough bread, served with criss-cut potatoes and coleslaw.


almond crusted lamb chops
cuts of lamb grilled and coated with crunchy almonds served with U.S. potatoes and seasonal vegetables.

*descriptions credits to Swensen's.

dad received a pack of free Edam Cheese and we didn't know what to do with it. bro suggested making mushroom cheese melts (just like from the sandwich machine) and so we did. unfortunately, Edam Cheese has a pungent smell which none of us likes ):

met up with sis meh at Tampines1 to get some stuff before train-ing to Jurong East. sis ting was caught up with work so she couldn't join us at the last moment. meet up soon k! (: decided to head over to the west since meh & i are having our holidays and sis noi gotta work the next day. yeh we're so sweet. hehe.


dinner at Cafe Cartel (:



table 38 for 38-sisters! haha. it's a really great table for bitching and ranting cos it's right at the corner.

i hate jellybeans!

hurray! finally we met up although it's less than half the class, but it's the time spent that counts (: clockwise from left: zhijun, mingwei, gabriel, leslie, hafiz, hairianto, ms leung, myself, aimee, yokeling. loads of catching up. more photos on FB.

fever subsided but temperature still inconsistent ranging from 37.0 to 37.6 degrees. hope it's not swine flu and hope i get well soon!

woke up with a bad sore throat but went ahead with ktv as planned (: $10 nett for Kbox from 2pm-7pm is not to be missed! haha. ended up shivering inside half the time, and by the time i reached home, i was having a 38.4 degrees fever ):

very little pictures cos i was really very sick /: