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A new store took over Sao Paolo Pride at the Atrium. Named Zesty Tomato, this place boasts 42 items on their menu; overshadowing Sao Paolo's by 20 items at the least. Sounds great? Not really.
At first glance, this place, colored zesty green (at least they got that right), is really inviting. But everything just goes downhill from then on.
Despite having a huge menu, not everything shown are sold. Ok, so I ordered 2 things, but if 2 out of 2 of those are unavailable? What's going on?
So I settled for Chicken and Chips, and Cinney Island Dog. The chicken came almost immediately, precooked. Not surprising since all fastfood places do this, but the food was cold (save for the fries). It felt as if the chicken was left there for hours; cold and has the texture of old carpet. Then the dog. I typed the above while waiting for it. 'nuff said.
They had 2 counter staff.. 1 of which doesn't speak English. So how is she taking my order? I dare not fathom.
So it gets 2 out of 5 stars for me. Given the double-whammy of bad service and not-so-great food. However, being their opening week, perhaps they'll improve after a few months. We'll see then.
- Location:Mobile
If you don't you're not cool.
Anyways, the holidays are coming to an end. Timetables are out, but for some reason, MeL isn't updated with my modules. It just occurred to me - about 2 seconds ago - that there will only be slightly over 20, at the most 30 people in class (Oh look! A revelation!). Unless NP decides to be stupid and split us into 2 classes. (Which, I think, is the case since I'm in 3E2). But then again, when has NP class allocation and timetabling ever made any sense.
I should go back to comic writing (as in literature, not graphical) and get some reading, which I have been meaning to do for a VERY long time now, done. I have, finally, completed my Icewind Dale Trilogy Collection. For those of you who don't know what this is, they are books. Not some gay figurines or miniatures of some game.
I've lost my train of thought. Yellowcard's One Year, Six Months started playing and now I just want to sing along. I think I'll put random bites of random info which will not impact you whatsoever except waste your time in this paragraph. Here goes:
1. I'm bored
2. I found out blogging doesn't alivate boredom
3. I named my iPhone Eloquence
4. I want to learn Flash and Dreamweaver <----- Samuel READ
5. Samuel must read the above infobite
6. I'm still bored
There.
I'm in school, by the way. I've literally spent the whole holiday in school. Am I doing my final year project? No. Am I on an in-house attachment? No. Am I doing ANYTHING? No. Here's the best part: I'm getting paid to do nothing. HA!
Seriously. I'm working as a full-time (for now) IT *cough*Professional*cough* for my school. Ok maybe that's a overglorified name. It's more of Computer Engineer. I'm involved in the Software Deployment that has been going on since the second week of March. The first 2 weeks was interesting enought. Busy to say the least. Then it all pummel downward from there. The amount people start to dwindle to some sort of a pathetic trickle. Unless it reached present time where there is virtually no one. Oh well.
I think I shall stop here. Till next time.
Contrary to popular beliefs that the iPhone will start-up with the oh-so-famous "doounngg" sound that all Macintosh make, it actually doesn't make a sound. It just displays a cool new-spangled silver Apple logo on a black background. Then it pretty much goes down hill from here. Yes. The Apple iPhone SUCKS! Why? No thrid-party applications except those found on the Appstore, no theming capability like in most new mobile phones, the only available browser is Safari, you can't send MMS, you can't forward messages, and the list goes on.
But if you know me, you'll know I will not take this lying down. So it was time to HACK THAT iPHONE!
Google is your best friend. So is QuickPwn! Jailbreaking an iPhone has never been easier. However, QuickPwn has it's limitations. It can only jailbreak iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch 1st Generation. That is to say, those of you out there who has an iPod Touch with a volume control and integrated speakers, DO NOT TRY TO JAILBREAK IT. At least, not yet.
I shall take a moment here to say that: Use QuickPwn and other jailbreaking GUIs or methods at your own risk. This action is not condoned by Apple. So if you somehow manage to brick your iPhone/iTouch, don't go crying like a wuss. You have been warned.
Right. So, now I'm jailbroken, and as it implies, I'm FREE! Free to download and use 3rd party apps! Cydia and Installer are charms. They will be installed when you jailbreak your device. Cydia is like your one stop shop for apps to enhance your iPhone experience. From Cydia, you are able to download stuff to theme your iPhone, enable you to send MMS or forward SMS, and many more.
As of now, WinterBoard is my most favored app.
WinterBoard is a variation, and I dare say, improvement of SummerBoard, of which development has come to a sudden standstill. WinterBoard allows you to create, download, use and edit themes. This allows your iPhone/iTouch to look unique, and nothing shouts '"This is my iPhone/iTouch. There are others like it, but this one is mine!'" louder than a smashing theme.
Ok.. so this is me signing off to go work on a theme lol..
I wonder if this works...
First of all, let's go through the loot:
1. "Chimp in the tall grass" motivational poster
2. Elemental Gelade Book 1 (RARE!)
3. The Crystal Shard
4. The Halfing's Gem
5. A small magnetic cow plushie
6. A 5cent coin
7. Cross-stitched Coaster with my name on it
8. iPhone 3G
9. Epson TX200 Hybrid Printer
10. International Buffet Dinner at Sakura
11. Sushi Tea-Time Buffet at Sakae Sushi
12. Oreo Cheese Cake from Bakerzine
13. Surprise mini party thing! <3
14. Dinner reciept from MacDonalds
15. Blue shredded paper that looks like bird's nest in a box
16. A box containing blue shredded paper that looks like bird's nest
17. The Egg!
Woot! A big shout-out to all you guys. You know who you are. An extra special thank you to Chloe for meticulously planning that surprise mini party, which, for the record, caught me off guard (I was sleeping). Thank you beebee ~<3!
Ok. Now that I've gotten that out of the way...
Yesh... I'm 19.. *sigh*
Another year older, another new creak in the back. On the plus side, I finally arsed myself to enrolled for Driving Practical Lessons at SSDC. My 1st lesson starts on the 20th of April. Can't wait.
So here are the rules:
1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
4. Tag 21 friends.
5. Everyone tagged has to do the same thing.
6. Have Fun!
IF SOMEONE SAYS 'ARE YOU OKAY', YOU SAY?
Change your Mind, All American Rejects
(If you ever have to ask that question, I suggest you do the above...)
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
Moment of Truth, Kiko Loureiro
(Yep. It's that moment after you did the above.)
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Entering Bootytown, Haley Bennett
(HELLYE-err I mean WHAT?!)
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Wake, Linkin Park
(Thanks, Mr Obvious)
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
The River, Good Charlotte feat. M. Shadows & Synyster Gates (A7X)
(So... I'm supposed to make one?)
WHAT'S YOUR MOTTO?
Brompton Cocktail, Avenged Sevenfold
(To douse the pain of the idiocy that surrounds me so.)
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
A Farewell to Arms, Machine Head
(To their arms...)
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Steal Away (The Night), Ozzy Osbourne
(I wonder if this had anything to do with me not sleeping before dawn... Nah!)
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Hyperfast, Lacuna Coil
(*racecar sounds*-ahem-err what were we talking about?)
WHAT IS 2 + 2?
Friday, Bowling for Soup
(I had Friday cups of coffee last Friday!)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Foundations of Stone, Howard Shore (LOTR:TT OST)
(Yep.)
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Paradise City, Guns n' Roses
(Take me down the the Paradise City where the grass is green and the girls are pretty!)
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU'RE GROWN UP?
À boire!, Garou
(Thirsty... This has nothing to do with alcoholism..)
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Fragile, Lacuna Coil
(Really...)
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Tapping into my Dark, Kiko Loureiro
(Mmm.. Nice...)
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Can't Take It, All American Rejects
(Cuz my superuberl33tpwness has left the world.)
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
1:19, Lacuna Coil
(The time?)
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Just Don't Give a F**k, Eminem
(Heh..)
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Original of the Species, U2
(Homosuperius Geniusicus...)
WHAT DO YOU WANT RIGHT NOW?
Stop Looking, Start Seeing, Papa Roach
(With regards to the point of this...)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Runaway, Linkin Park
(After what I did [ See, WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU? ], I think I should do just this.)
WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Don't Lie, Black Eyed Peas
(Blame iTunes! Wait... are you talking about the current one?!)
Here.. take a closer look...
Albeit, pointless... but, NOTICE FAIL..
I didn't even get to that recipe blog thing I was meaning to do. Seems to me that I've been hit by some unrelenting torrents of lazy spells. I don't even feel like doing anything of late.
School started for about a week now. I already have assignments due. 1st Project for my Internetworking Project Design. We're supposed to design a cooperate network system, complete with:
• Recommendations for future network upgrades
• Logical Diagram
• Physical Diagram
• IP Addressing Table
• Router Interface Table
• Switch Table
• PC addressing Table
• Routing Protocol Matrix
• Equipment Table
And other verifications and configurations. Joy.
Besides that, I have an I&E to do. Innovation and Enterprise. My sub-category for I&E is Community, meaning I need to come up with a Community Service Project, organize it, execute it, write a report, and present. Sweet.
Oh yea, before the holidays ended, I went to Nihon Mura for a teatime buffet with bee, Enping and Shawn. That's at the Grand Cathay, Basement 1.
That's the receipt. Look at the amount of things we ordered.
On a completely separate note...
Say hello to Snugglepie. She's Chloe's Birthday present. Yes, with the wine.
I've been wandering through libraries, looking for nice cookbooks.
Here's my reading list. Well, you do not exactly READ cookbooks. Instead, you take the recipe, and experiment with it, and ultimately, make it yours. So here's what I'm looking through:
The Return of the Naked Chef, Jamie Oliver
Happy Days with the Naked Chef, Jamie Oliver
Jamie's Dinners, Jamie Oliver
Grub: Favorite Food Memories, Jane Lawson
A little about the books. As you can see, I really love Jamie Oliver's cooking. He is very casual, and has a real style in his cooking. His recipes are of traditional everyday food but with a modern sort of twist. The best part is, he makes seemingly fancy dishes, with ordinary, inexpensive ingredients. By the way, if you haven't seen him on TV, he cooks really quickly, throwing his stuff here and there, and sometimes dropping stuff.
Grub! The oh-so-famous word that means 'Food'. This book is about the back to basics comfort food.Like your mother used to make. Foods like Mac & Cheese, shepherd's pie, and meatloaves it what this book is all about. Not only that. This book actually covers all three of the major meals in a day, including desert. A great book all in all.
Sadly, these books do not belong to me. (I wish they did). Whilst, my browsing, however, some books have caught my attention. They are as follows:
Salt and Pepper: A great book for beginners to the kitchen (like Chloe). As the title suggests, the easy-to-follow recipes in there require no fancy herbs or spices. Just your Yin and Yang spices, salt and pepper.
And some other books by Gordon Ramsay and Tana Ramsay (yes, that's his wife). I can't remember the titles (lol).
Suggestions for cookbooks and of recipes are always welcomed. Till next time.
Is my vocabulary really that awesome?!
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Anyways, as we walked around the basement level, we, well, I stumbled upon this place called Bottles and Bottles. This is a place that sells alcohol. You can find one of the biggest variety of alcohol in Singapore here. From white spirits like your Vodkas and Gins, to the brown whiskey such as Bourbon, and Scotch, and the all-so-famous, Cognac. They also house the widest range, in terms of brands, of wine I have ever seen. Well, in Singapore, that is. They have wine that hail from France and Australia, and even South Africa.
However, of all the bottles and bottles (get it? the shop name?) of alcohol, one bottle seem to have caught my attention none like any of the others. It was none other than the elusive Green Fairy: Absinthe.
Who knew Absinthe would be sold in Singapore?
Absinthe originates from Switzerland, but became hugely popular in France in the late 19th century to early 20th century, among Parisian artists and writers. It is said that Absinthe is highly addictive and makes the people who consume it hallucinate. It was deemed a psychoactive drug and banned from the USA, and all EU countries except the UK, Spain, Portugal, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire (countries under Austria and Hungary) in 1915. In the 1990s, the EU reauthorized the the production and sale of Absinthe.
Beautifully colored, and cased in a contemporary, yet stylish bottle. This alcoholic beverage packs quite a punch; the green one is 70%/Vol and the red is 75%/Vol. Rumor has it there is one more - the black - which is 80%/Vol. If this truly exists, I believe it would be contra-banned in Singapore anyhow.
Of course, beauty isn't cheap. Absinthe 70 is priced at a staggering S$128.00 and the 75 at a whopping S$178.00.
I really wished I had one of those. Even if I'm not going to drink it, because it would probably turn my liver to dust. I find the green color rather alluring. Don't you?
There. A little fun fact for you guys.
For more information, please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe.
source: en.wikipedia.org
I believe the game he is playing is Call of Duty 4. That's not the problem. It's his onlooking-and-making-really-unnecessary-c
Well, usually I would ignore this. I do not find it in the slightest of ways stimulating to meddle with squealing little turds. But this guy was special. He was screaming at the top of his lungs, "DICK SHOT! HEAD SHOT!"
What?! I thought he's been through puberty. I mean his voice... wait.. never mind.
And what can say 'sad' better than commentating on gameplay on warfare, at the top of your lungs, when the only 2 guns you've ever known is the AK-47, and 'shotgun'.
Douche: "Pick up the shotgun!"
Guy playing: "That's an MP5..."
I should say now that I know balls about firearms. But what the fucking hell? Are you telling me you can't tell the difference between a shotgun and a sub-machine gun (Gordon proofread thx)?
Benelli M4 Super 90
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Heckler and Kosh (H&K or HK) MP5
Source: en.wikipedia.org
What's the difference between these 2, I wonder? I believe the word here is "Phail". Strike that. "Epic Phail".
Back to the "dick shot" part.
What?! That must be the most immature person I've seen in this school. You would expect that the novelty of shooting someone's gentials off would have wore off by the time you reached, say, 14. This is guy is what, at least 17? It's like puberty bypassed him (yea, not the other way round).
Have I mentioned I was in the library? It was actually quite evident that he was annoying the people studying. It's the study break, and they come back to school to game. Wow. Talk about wasting time.
Believe me, I, for one, am not particularly thrilled about this. Why? Ridiculous test schedules, impending deadlines, and presentations.
An example would be this week. Here's the forecast for the week:
29th Jul, Tues: EM3B CCT (Engineering Mathematics 3B Core Competency Test), and MAYBE IN3 Online Final
30th Jul, Weds: POM (Principles of Management) Presentations
31st Jul, Thurs: AOOP (Advance Object-Oriented Programming) Written Final, IN3 Labtest
1st Aug, Friday: I don't remember what now, but there better be nothing!!
Great. 2 weeks to the exams. Joy.
I may not seem like it, but believe me, I'm stressed. Never in my life have I felt so ill-prepared for the exams. Seriously. Yes, even from math. Maybe it's just a psychological thing. I don't know.
I've got to admit I haven't been very hospitable lately. It's the stress, I swear. My fuses have been cut short. Needless to say, so is everyone else. I have to affirm Chloe though, for putting up with my attitude. I do try to suppress it, I do.
Great. My thoughts are getting incoherent. I can't seem to churn complete sentences in my head, as I usually do. I think I should stop. I think I will. Now. I'm stopping.
Till next time.
RAWR!!!
Ok... not really red sauce... was thinking more of a butter syrup thing. Heh.
I'm going to be starting a blog where I post recipes. I'm doing it with a friend, McMillan, for those who know. So far he's the only one on the team other than me.
The blog hasn't been created yet but I expect it to be done when the sem break starts. Keep checking here.
Ok so what is blog about?
Like I said above, it is a recipe blog whereby Mc and I will post recipes that we came up with, or we found. Of course, the recipes will be tested before we actually post it so we know that it is edible by humans.
ENLISTING GUINEA PIGS!! SIGN UP NOW!!
Like I said, keep checking here if you're interested in either joining the "team", or koping our recipes.
As a parting note: The key to cooking good food is to make the recipe yours. Go figure.
I have been uber busy with school. God can only tell me why I took a management module as my IS (Inter-disciplinary Studies) or CDS (Cross Disciplinary Studies) for those of you who have them.
Anyways, I feel that its actually pretty interesting. The module I mean. I just dislike the work I have to do... Like every week. But then again, I guess I dislike doing work in general.
I have suddenly found an interest in Italian cuisine. I've currently sourcing for recipes for good Italian food. Anyone with good ones please send ^^. I also need to know where to get fresh Mozzarella cheese. Not the pre-shredded ones. What's Italian food with no Mozzarella, eh?
Yet to perfect my Aglio Olio. Just makes me wanna kidnap that chef from Hot Tomato. Also, I'm going to try this Drunken Spaghetti thing by David Rocco. Dear is going to be my guinea pig as usual. I'll try not to make it disgusting okay?
Well that's all I have for now...
a touch of the hand.
the deep embraces.
the warm cuddles.
the playful snuggles.
the soft caresses.
a kiss on the forehead.
a gentle hug.
Love is...
lovely.
bitter-sweet.
like chocolate.
butterflies.
summer,
autumn,
winter,
and spring.
Love is...
looking into your eyes.
holding you.
poking, tickling,
hugging, kissing,
You.
But most of,
Love is
Wanting to spend the rest of my days with you.
I love you, darling.
Happy 7th Montheversary
In your arms, I know I was blessed;
Your eyes, are the last things that I see...
Attaquons l'exercice
Pour défaire les Huns
M'ont ils donné leur fils
Je n'en vois pas un.
Vous êtes plus fragile que des fillettes
Jusqu'au bout et coup par coup
Je saurais faire de vrais hommes de vous.
Comme la flèche qui vibre
Et frappe en plein coeur.
En trouvant l'équilibre,
Vous saurez vainqueurs
Vous n'êtes qu'une bande de femmelettes
Mais envers et contre tout
Je saurais faire de vrais hommes de vous
J'aurais du me mettre au régime
Salut tous mes amis pour moi
Je n'aurais pas du sécher les cours de gym
Ce gas là nous flanque les fois
Mais s'il voyait la fille en moi
Je suis tout en age mais nager je ne sais pas
Comme un homme
Sois plus violent que le cours du torrent
Comme un homme
Sois plus puissant que les ouragans
Comme un homme
Sois plus ardant que le feux des volcans
Secret comme les nuit de lune de l'Orient
Les jours passent et les Huns ne sont plus très loin
Suivez bien mon chemin,
Vous vivrez demain
Vous serez jamais vaillants et forts
Comme des hommes rentrez chez vous
Je ne peux faire de vrai homme de vous
Comme un homme
Sois plus violent que le cour du torrent
Comme un homme
Sois plus puissant que les ouragans
Comme un homme
Sois plus ardant que le feux des volcans
Secret comme les nuit de lune de l'Orient
Comme un homme
Sois plus violent que le cour du torrent
Comme un homme
Sois plus puissant que les ouragans
Comme un homme
Sois plus ardant que le feux des volcans
Secret comme les nuit de lune de l'Orient
The prospect of her coming home tomorrow is just too exciting for me to sleep. Not that I've gotten much sleep the past 2 days. (Yeah, right... waking up at 3pm? Suuuuuurreee... Not enough sleep alright).
Then again, I can't really wake up late tomor-- today. I've got to pick up Popcorn (Chloe's macbook) from Toa Payoh. Then try to read some stuff. Send a couple of emails, then read a little more. All these while carving through noobs with my uber [Cataclasm Edge] with Executioner enchant. I can manage all that cause I'm pro.
Anyways, I hope the days will not torture me any longer by dragging themselves across time ever so slowly. And that she would arrive home safely. That would be the best gift you can give to me - just be safe.
