made shepard's pie over the weekends (: bro said it's not the "real" thing cos the mashed potato's soft. but how can mashed food be hard?? LOL. anyway i haven't tried real shepard's pie before. if anyone of you had, do let me know how it's like!

have been making so much sushi recently that my culinary skills have improved! haha. i can now make superb sushi :D







i love making sushi bcos my family loves them and it doesn't leave the kitchen oily! ^^

met up with sis meh & her bro & max yesterday to buy junwei's bday gift (: dinner was at Tampines 1's Subway. i love Subway!! :D





bcos we haven't seen max in sucha long time, we requested that he take some photos for remembrance cos, you never know when you might get to see him again. he childishly refused to take any! so ya, no photos of max. but he has lost some weight (:


sat at Coffeebean for some serious catching up, too bad we agreed to keep everything within the round table so no updates here. LOL.




p/s. if you desperately wanna see max, he is that piece of white cloth behind the cuppa hot cocoa. haha. i'm so pointless.

met up with sis meh & chunhwee on Thursday for dinner at 201C's Botak Jones. i'm so noob i've never ever tried it before!




this was my Alaskan Pollock and it sucks! not sure if it's supposed to be this way but the fish has a weird smelly smell plus the meat is hard.


on the whole i thought it was alright only. probably bcos i haven't recovered from migraine that morning and the appetite wasn't good. i would say food quality's on par with Aston's but this is more value for money. hehe. oh i love the cheesy potato and spicy fries!! :D

finally done editing/sieving out photos to post from my batam trip! took me 3 weeks. haha. 96 pictures in all, of which i will upload selectively here, and the rest on FB (:



o5 June o9
met up at Harbourfront at 1745hrs to collect our ferry tickets. guess who i bumped into?!

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CHUNHWEE! on his way to play mahjong. haha. i didn't know it was him initially but this guy was pulling a luggage bag and walking at snail's pace in front of me. i couldn't stand it and wanted to overtake, that's when i realised. dumbo slowpoke.


collected our white cards, health cards, travel vouchers, boarding passes and KTM Resort stickers.


regina was so blur in filling up the health card; she made many mistakes and had to fill in a new card.


to the ferry! vessel name - Golden Image.



was feeling a little unwell prior to the trip and boarding the ferry made it worse ):



i got so seasick i nearly puked. nobody had sweets or anything like that so i was practically suppressing my vomit?! anyway it was a terrible terrible experience. time seemed to tick by so slowly. halfway during the journey, the air-conditioning suddenly became damn cold and i felt that i would be better off dead.


arrived at Batam one gruelling hour later but due to time difference, we departed and arrived at the same time! so amazing right.


after customs clearance and all, we spotted a KTM Resort staff waiting for us. immediately, another guy approached us and said (in bad English), "when you need taxi, you tell him (points to KTM Resort staff), i will come and pick you up".


i nodded happily "ok, ok", while the rest walked away =.=
i am a friendly tourist. LOL.


went into KTM's minivan to find that we're the only 4 tourists!! i think the bulk of the ferry passengers were heading to Holiday Inn.


the roads to the resort were long, uneven, and winding. plus there was no street lights so it was kind of scary. our lives depended on the driver, who depended on the beam from the minivan's headlights.


our resort was located at a real ulu place; it can be quite daunting. after collecting our keys & breakfast voucher, we settled for dinner at the resort's restaurant.



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BUTTER PRAWNS
DEEP FRIED CHICKEN
BABY KAILAN IN OYSTER SAUCE
HOTPLATE BEANCURD OMELETTE
RP202,400 = S$29.33
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the restaurant is just beside the sea but there was no breeze! totally still air plus sitting with 3 smokers. i was suffocating!proceeded to our cottage after dinner. idk why the weather there seemed to be warmer than in Singapore. we kept pespiring even when standing next to the sea. so so weird.


into our cottage!



blast the air-conditioning to 16degrees. unpacked our stuff, showered, watched channel 8 news (ALL mediacorp channels were available!!), boiled water, smoked, played asshole dai di, watched bfb, slept.



o6 June o9
[DAY 2]

complimentary breakfast at the same restaurant. was expecting some cakes / buns / kuehs, but none of them turned up. instead we had rice, noodles, omelettes & toasts. i must say the food's not very nice. maybe because Singapore is already a food heaven?!


Spa Villa appointment at 0830hrs . we had a 45minutes aloe vera body scrub first. it was indeed an experience cos they scrubbed every single part of your body! yes, butts & breasts included. i felt so helpless lying naked on the massage chair. HAHA.


after that was a 45minutes hydrobath. super shiok!! imagine yourself soaking in warm bubble bath with jacuzzi, looking out into the sea. totally rich tai-tai feel!


last part was a 45minutes full body massage. again, nude & helpless. i dont understand how people can sleep while being massaged, unless maybe you're really that tired.


back to the resort cos victor wanted to wash off all the "disgusting massage oil". took a cab down to Harris Resort for sea sports. only tried jet ski cos it was already damn expensive. S$35 for 20minutes. but the experience was indescribable.


i totally don't know how to drive / never did the sport before, and they threw me onto the jet ski. with an instructor who don't speak English. he just placed my hand on the steering wheel and said "go!" we were out in the sea.


i love it that the sea mirrors the sky. so beautiful (:



decided to explore the place abit, to find food, and came across this Japanese restaurant.



went inside to find that it's empty. it is no wonder once you look at the menu; they charge exorbitant prices for seemingly below average food.


left with no choice but to head back to KTM for lunch.


was damn shocked to discover that they've given us a different menu (we suspect as The Weekend Menu) cos prices were about 30% higher. WTH.




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CEREAL PRAWNS
GARLIC CHICKEN
KANGKUNG BELACAN
THAI FISH FILLET
3 (NOT SWEET AT ALL!) COCONUTS
RP325,490 = S$47.17
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(damn ex!!!)


jay slept, victor smoked his life away, regina showered, i watched tv - all the way till dinner time.


went to the reception to ask if there were other eating places around that area, they replied there was a "cafe". i super happily asked for directions etc, until i realised they were refering to the Mama Shop.


fine.


we had to eat resort food again.


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TOMYUM SEAFOOD SOUP
CREAMY CORN SOUP
PINEAPPLE FRIED RICE
SEAFOOD FRIED RICE
RP231,040 = S$33.48
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opted for room service cos we wanted to watch Boys Before Flowers.



played while watching 我猜.



i asked regina to do 10 poses. LOL.



o7 June o9
[DAY 3]

one day tour.

local guide's Yanto / 世和 (world peace).


lazy to type more.
view more pictures on FB.

woke up this morning feeling groggy. complained to bro that i haven't been sleeping early/well recently and am about to fall ill. he told me to stop using the laptop at night. so i went to the library and borrowed a novel, "The Accidental Father", to read before bedtime.

bought subway home for lunch. wanted to do some housework thereafter but experienced dizzy spells. took a nap and woke up not feeling any better ):

nevertheless, i'm still heading out for dinner with sis meh & chunhwee.

note to self: sleep early tonight.

btw, peisi, get well soon ok! :D

just for the fun of it, i created girlfs on sims 3! :D hahaha.


tried my bestest to make them as realistic as possible but it's not easy. they all end up quite good looking leh.


first up, aimee (: i rmb she has this cotton on flats, but is it yellow? i can't recall!


peisi with hair tied cos they don't have straight rebonded hair!


sha, cos this is the closest to what she normally wear (nowadays).


kathy, complete with specs and jacket. heehee.


aimee's secretly falling in love with sha!
seriously so weird, i make them all sit on the sofa and they decided to cuddle/hug.
peisi emo, as usual :P


kathy too slow, no space to sit.


kathy angry already cos nobody wanted to make space for her.
peisi thinking, "aimee could be les."


and then it was so freaking hard to control 4 people at once, i gave up. maybe i'll go make them do stupid things next time. teehee. oh and i was thinking to create sisters too! ok, maybe i will (:

errand day (:

to school with dad to sign the loan agreement. then to settle some other matters. cooked dinner which tasted like shit. hahaha!


watch this!

made wantons over the weekends (:





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met up with girlfs today for movie session. we wanted to get cheap drinks from the supermarket but ended up playing, laughing, choosing, for more than 15minutes?


she, who is a teacher, doesn't look one.
she, who isn't, looks like one.



caught I Love You, Man.



damn crude and funny movie. i reckon peisi enjoyed the most cos the characters said "fuck" ten thousand times?? hahaha.


sha went off with zul while we settled dinner at Kim Gary.