The Duchess

Book of the moment: The Duchess by Jude Deveraux


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Pretty interesting but I think after some time I'm getting all my characters mixed up, since they are more or less described in the same way, the heroes being tall, dark and handsome with dark curly hair, cleft chin, and thick mustache. But seriously, that is really not my definition of good looking guys. In fact, somehow I find that kind of heroes, rather... corny!

Anyway, it's the typical, marriage for money and status. Not very convincing sometimes and quite easily forgettable.

There should be better Jude Deveraux books around.

The Lightning Thief

Movie of the moment: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief


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I've always have a thing for Greek mythologies. I love them. A rather simple storyline for this, but I enjoyed it thoroughly! You get to travel to hell and meet Hades and Persephone (definitely not how I imagined them to be but I think the director's intepretation is quite refreshing!), to Parthenon to meet Athena (albeit just a stature...), then there's Medusa... (Uma Thurman couldn't be more apt for the role!)...

The best part which I found highly amusing is the trip to Mt Olympus, which is actually the Empire State Building! Ha!

And and and, I LOVE the ending! What a wonderful way to end! This is a definite must watch!

Counting my blessings...

Things are getting tough at work... so Mr こいびとsurprised me with some very nice durian puffs!



And it so happened that Bro came home with Reese's peanut butter cups for me as well~~~

I'm truly fortunate!

Velvet Promise

Book of the moment: Velvet Promise by Jude Deveraux

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Please pardon me, but I'm in the mood for Jude Deveraux of late.

This must of one of her most conniving book I've ever read, not that I've read a lot of her books. So much double crossing, so much misunderstanding, so much betrayal and lost trust, it was almost too much for me to take.

I like that it is set in an era where there were countess, earls and the likes.

But so many twists and turns, twists and turns, ups and downs in the novel left me rather drained. I can't say yet whether I like this, but I can't say I don't dislike it and it's definitely one of the better books I've read of late. There are the other velvet series which hopefully I'll have the chance to check out and maybe get to compare them a bit, though I won't be surprised if there'll be more double crossing in the other velvet stories.

New Moon

Movie of the moment: New Moon


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This is long overdue. Indeed, I might have been mesmerised by the romance between Edward and Bella... but it all dissipates in New Moon. I started to see Kristen Stewart as someone who can't act. In fact, she seemed to be in agony whether she's happy or not. Neither can Rob Pattinson act. Much less the hot cutie Taylor Lautner. But never mind they are just kids. I certainly hope their acting will mature as the saga progress.

There is so much not to like about New Moon. The novel itself had been pretty dull, the dullest of the whole saga, but not as bad as the movie was. I was very much disappointed. There were alot of thing taken for granted and left unsaid. If I haven't already read the book, I might be quite lost watching the film. Could it be something to do with the change in directors? How do we expect a guy to portray the Romeo & Juliet in New Moon?

Too straightforward, not enough melodrama (you've gotta give New Moon what it deserved as a soppy romance), not enough action (I was so looking forward to the wolves!)... It's just not good enough for me!

I miss my darling!

While I'm enjoying myself at Batam with 姐, I'm also missing Baby terribly!



See you soon Baby!!! MUACKS!

Back to the gym...

I've been neglecting my gym routine for another half a year! It's time to get back to running so that I can enjoy more glorious food!!!



See... definitely getting fatter!

Ramen @ Santouka

I was craving for ramen the other day. Our option was either go back to Marutama or check out Santouka. We ended up at Santouka. I was totally unprepared (read: forgot to bring camera) so please pardon the bad quality pictures.

Presenting Shio Ramen otherwise known as the Salt Ramen!



This was what I had and I love it! The soup stock was heavenly! Not too salty or msg-ridden. It was full of flavour yet, very light at the same time. Two pieces of not so tender but thick meat, some shredded jew's ears, some very nice menma (my favourite!!!), a piece of naruto, and a very nice red preserved ume which was UTTERLY UTTERLY salty! I expect I should have taken bites of the ume on off while I was having my ramen instead of leaving it to the last.

The ramen could have been "bouncier" but I'm not complaining yet. On the overall it was so light I wasn't downing glasses of ice water like I did at Marutama. I couldn't finish my ramen though I finished every last drop of the soup! *slurpz*

Priced at $13.50, it is slightly more expensive than Marutama's $12.

Legend of the Demigods

Drama of the moment: Legend of the Demigods 搜神傳

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已经很久没看TVB的连续剧了。我通常偏爱古装的，而且搜神傳只有22集 ，所以就选看了这部。

讲真的我还未看过不好看的TVB 连续剧。搜神傳剧情相当typical。有好笑的，也有哭哭啼啼的。虽然不会说是很好很好看，但是还是一部相当不错的连续剧。

Craving for Jap

I love having lunch with 老婆!



♥♥♥

Say Please!

Isn't my darling the cutest? Everytime she wants me to sayang her she'll stretch out her hand like this... Sometimes when I'm sitting next to her, she'll stretch her hand out and rest it on my face or my hands.

Now she's just trying to act nonchalant by looking away.

Life is short...

We were chatting quite happily on FB about Marie's trip to Cambodia, and then we talked about meeting up.

Few days later, Marie SMSed me that her father has passed away. It was so sudden... I didn't really know how to react or comfort her.



Because life is so fragile, we should always cherish our loved ones.

Shutter Island

Movie of the moment: Shutter Island

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When I first saw the trailer for Shutter Island I was pretty freaked out. I'm weak against horror and thrillers. But because the movie was Martin Scorsese, and Mr こいびと quite like his films, I decided to have a go.

In the end it was as scary as I thought. Most of the time the plot plays with your mind, that I thought I might also become one of the insane ones. It's mentally draining.

I think this is the kind of film where you'll probably have to watch a 2nd time before you can fully appreciate the plot.

Despite everything, I think this is one of the times where Leonardo DiCaprio really shines in a show. I mean his acting has certainly improved over the years, but this is one of his best works yet! I was pretty impressed.

Write write write

I know this is just an excuse since I've got tons of pretty letter pads at home waiting for me to use them, but... I want need new PADS you know! So that I can write to Adaline!



かわいい！！！

Hanamaru Kindergarten

Anime of the moment: Hanamaru Youchien

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One of the recent anime which I enjoyed most. It is funny, cutesy and straightforward. The story tells of a guy just graduated from school who decided to be a kindergarten teacher. The students at the kindergarten where he is teaching are really likable. My favourites are Anzu, the little girl who likes the teacher, and the smarty pants Hiiragi!

So cute! I hope there's season 2!!!

Thank you GF!

Adaline already told me she's sent me something quite some time ago but I've forgotten all about it.

So it was a pleasant surprise when I received her snail mail all the way from Hong Kong. Last time when we were in school, we used to write random notes to each other.



This is what she got for me. Isn't the letter the cutest? In the letter, there's a very pretty charm bracelet which Adaline got her sis to get for me from Tokyo! So sweet of her! 真是有心了!!! She's also included a picture of me which we took at Blue Ginger last year for Mel's wedding dinner.

It's always things like these that warm my heart! I'm a really fortunate girl!

The Mulberry Tree

Book of the moment: The Mulberry Tree by Jude Deveraux

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Interesting... the concept is there but it could have been better.

Too many characters, like the Golden Six, where at the end of the day, only one or two of the six really served their purpose in the story. Plus it gets confusing after awhile...

Quite some redundant bits as well... Seriously I think Jude Deveraux might be better off writing about those tall dark handsome Montgomery guys then trying her hand at mystery thriller type of novels.

Just because you know I feel like eating...



Thank you Mrこいびと！！！ 吃得很开心!!! ♥♥♥

Danger. Kill on Sight.

Movie of the moment: How to Train Your Dragon


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I love the plot! It might be just an animation, but the plot is so wonderfully written yet so simple that it doesn't just appeal to kids.

And who can not like Toothless? Just a squint of those big round pretty eyes at you and you'll be doing whatever he wants.

I'm still swooning over the whole show! And I think it's the best show I've watched this year! Can we have more of this kind of shows please?

Black Pepper Crab

Bliss is being able to enjoy some nice black pepper crab.

Not just any black pepper crab but THE black pepper crab from Eng Seng Restaurant @ 247 Joo Chiat Place.



Before we even reached Eng Seng, just along the main road, the waft of thick black pepper invaded our nose.

Of course I was very excited since I've been craving for black pepper crab like forever (actually it was since my op & the Chinese believed that if you just had an op, you shouldn't eat seafood as they'll be poisonous to your wounds)... All that raving hasn't prepared me for the actually feast.

The black pepper sauce was, I find, not spicy enough because I like them to be extra extra spicy. But the crab was heaven!!! The flesh was soft, succulent and SWEET! Yes, so fresh that it was sweet! It was the very first time where I've tasted such sweet crabs! Not really, you've just got to do down and try it yourself to know what I mean.

I think the best best best part was, it was pretty cheap! We spent around $50+ for two crabs, and a small dish of the salad 油条 which was really worth it! I'll definitely go back there again and again and again and bring my parents there!

Nom nom nom...

Everytime I get complacent for having slimmed down a bit, I get punished...



Just because I've been enjoying some time of flat tummy, I thought I can afford to indulge...

Now I'm starting to regret since my tummy started showing after finishing up a pack of the oatmeal raisins... Not good... This is not good at all...

ひみつ

Book of the moment: Secrets by Jude Deveraux


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Something quite unlike what Jude Deveraux usually writes. Firstly there's no handsome guys by the name of Montgomery. Secondly, the story is not set in medieval times. Thirdly, there's no hot passionate sex.

Quite refreshing for a change, but I think Jude Deveraux need to work harder on writing about secret agents and stuff for the story to be more exciting.

Despite everything, it's been fun reading!

Short Hair?

How do I look with short hair? Cut? Or... no cut?

鱼头

喜欢跟 Mummy 和 Daddy 出去吃饭！虽然只是很简单的一餐，可是还是吃得很开心！



看！好大的鱼头啊！！！吃得非常饱！

Omamori Himari

Anime of the moment: Omamori Himari


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Admittedly I was first drawn to the anime because it's about omamori... which was only mentioned in the first few episodes before the omamori turned into a sexy cat-girl.

There are some rather interesting episodes here and there, I wouldn't say this anime is very impressionable. 12 episodes is just right before the audience starts to get bored.

Flying Dog

Had a wonderful time! Thank you! (^_-)☆　

Zzz

Pretty Baby dozing off...