BBQ

I love BBQ!!


Went on a mini BBQ picnic with Al, Ed and Little Luke on Friday. It was fun and now, i want to have a mini BBQ pit at home too so i can have BBQ anytime!! haha. But it's no fun starting fire and unless i want to burn the whole house down, starting fire is not really my forte. Can i leave it to the guys please?? :)


They brought a tent too! So yes, i want to buy one tent now as well. :))))) The boys didn't wanna go home and Shane said he wanted to stay overnite there which fortunately we didn't. Given me a choice anytime, i still wanna go home. I like my humble home, my warm bed and my cosy bathroom!

The boys had fun trying to fly kites.

This was at East Coast, so it was not sun set. Rather it was moon-rise. So pretty rite, and the moon was so big and round, was it the Chinese month 15th yet??

And finally Shane's first SSO - Casual Concert. The Maestro today is my favorite - Lan Shui. I shall find a nice picture of him and post it here. If you know him, tell him i like him :) Al was the one who 'introduced' Lan Shui and Casual Concert to me five years ago.

No photography allowed but you guys know me, there are some rules i like to break, so here's a 'stolen' pic i took.

After the concert, Shane was hungry and he wanted to eat the almond brownie from Gelare.

But he kept pinching my waffle with chocolate and brandy cherry ice-cream! His eyes was a bit red coz i scolded him for not eating what he ordered :(

(All pictures above are taken with my Samsung Z720)

Passed by Eu Yan Seng in Raffles City and bought some cordyceps, apparently good for those with respiratory problems. It's so expensive. Four of those bundles combined are about the size of my two thumbs! Shane has just recovered from cough and he has slight asthma. I had childhood asthma so Shane got that from me. I'm going to boil this into soup for him and this herb was once worms! Ewwwww. The lady at EYS told me that i must put them in the freezer. I innocently asked whether will they turn back to worms if i didn't freeze them?? O.O

For Shane's well being, i'm going to make this twice a month.

So, i will shop less from now on :)

ps: Not sure if you like thai songs, but if you do, turn up your volume now coz this song that i'm currently featuring is a very beautiful song. If you don't understand the lyrics, just enjoy the beautiful saxaphone music :). If you want to google for this song, the title in thai is 'kid theung ter took tee tee you khon dieu' . . . loosely translated as "I miss you always (by myself)" by Koh Mr. Saxman feat. Jennifer Kim. My thai is not good, pardon me :)

One Hundred i

Hey there, com'on in.


I'm gonna tell you 100 things about i that you may be reading for the first time:


Now, hold tight!



100. i love reading.

99. i have heights phobia.

98. i wear my watch on my right hand but i'm not a left-hander.

97. i hate the sight of blood.

96. i do not like caterpillars, maggots, worms and all that stuffs.

95. i hate washing toilets.

95. i love strawberry ice-cream with thin waffles.

93. i like to eat cockles.

92. i once talked to my senior in school for five hours straight - until 4am in the morning!

91. i'm a house-moving expert (i have moved 4 times in 3 years).

90. i love to cook but hate washing up after that.

89. i eat blanched brocolli with belachan to lose weight.

88. i like my steak medium rare.

87. i like spicy food.

86. i like schweppes ginger beer.

85. i also like wheatgrass drink.

84. i like green color (which is why i like the wheatgrass drink).

83. i only drink plain water when it's warm coz it tastes funny when it's at room temperature.

82. i once sewed a kimono dress for my barbie doll.

81. i look fugly and scary when i woke up in the morning.

80. i must shower everyday and before sleeping. (i heard there are people who don't!)

79. i color my own hair.

78. i like putting the clothes in the washing machine for washing but hate taking them out for hanging.

77. i cuss when i'm crossed.

76. i've watched porn movies before. (don't pretend you've NEVER watch one!)

75. i don't own any flat shoes.

74. i like to be alone. Sometimes.

73. i can make my own lychee martini but i think it tastes weird.

72. i don't like men who secretly steal glances at other girls when they are with their partners.

71. i like men with a good sense of humour coz i'm a full-of-nonsense-kinda-girl.

70. i like flowers, just not chrysanthemun.

69. i like gadgets (not those chain, handcuffs or whip types, ok).

68. i don't like men who come too close to me when they are talking. i don't like to breathe in what they breathe out!

67. i enjoy going to the movies.

66. i still love pizzas from The Pizza Hut.

65. i love Macdonalds' french fries.

64. i can drive really well. My driving-instructors think otherwise.

63. i don't like to make the first move on a guy even if i like him. (i'm still stuck in my mother's time)

62. i'm smart. Like totally smart!

61. i like Christmas.

60. i like to shop alone.

59. i love heels from Aldo.

58. i eat to live but sometimes i think i live to eat!

57. i hate cockcroaches. Must eat them all.

56. i won't bite unless i find you really offensive.

55. i like super happy songs. Like Lemon Tree.

54. i want to try Detoxing. Can lose a few pounds you know.

53. i like to watch movies that have very good-looking male leads and very beautiful female-leads. All the male leads must either be very very rich or very very powderful and the female leads must either be very very poor or outcasts. Ahh, you can bring in the popcorn now!

52. i love Barney, the purple dinosaur.

51. i read T3 magazine.

50. i love Shane. You guys already know that, don't you?

49. i love having ten boyfriends all at one go.

48. i love kids.

47. i can boil very delicious soup.

46. i love myself.

45. i'm a man(meat)-eater.

44. i wash my hair only once a week.

43. i love steamed corn with lotsa margerine and salt.

42. i don't like to work.

41. i like gold fish. That's why i have gold fish eyes.

40. i like to eat baked banana with lotsa melted dark chocolate.

39. i'm good at reading minds.

38. i don't like to sleep alone.

37. i can down ten cans of tiger beer in five minutes. i know i am Amazing!

36. i pray everyday that money can drop from the sky.

35. i love sardine puff and not curry puff.

34. i can bake amazing chocolate chips that will go straight to your hips.

33. i love organic food.

32. i am super good at acting (only to uninteresting-over-eager male species).

31. i laugh easily.

30. i'm scared of ghosts, monsters, spirits, etc.

29. i read the wall street journal.

28. i can talk and listen at the same time. Again, i am Amazing.

27. i look very good in bikinis.

26. i think all men should help out in houseworks.

25. i never get angry.

24. i like men fifteen years younger than me. Really!

23. i actually enjoy sleeping during the movies.

22. i love plane (plain) food coz i have nothing better to eat.

21. i'm very good at maths.

20. i enjoy cleaning ceiling fans. The higher, the better.

19. i love thunder tea rice.

18. i believe that if i unskin an apple at 12midnite while looking into the mirror, i'll see my future partner.

17. i like licking my fingers, especially after having KFC.

16. i can set your heart on fire with just one stare.

15. i enjoy plane rides.

14. i think men who help out with houseworks are really cute.

13. i am funny.

12. i've got two more tattoos and a navel ring today.

11. i can spend hours at the supermarket. Very therapeutic.

10. i cry easily.

09. i can fix the computer.

08. i can read a book upside-down.

07. i can make sardine puffs better than Old Chang Kee.

06. i am pretty much a psychic.

05. i don't enjoy eating popcorn unless i'm at the movies.

04. i can make you remember me forever.

03. i can also make myself forget about you at the same time.

02. i'm currently having a crush on someone but i'm not telling you who!!

01. do you actually believe all that you read here??

=)


Haha.. that was my "One Hundred i" list i did sometime in 2006 on my Moblog. I was reminded of it when i read MonkeyCrab's post about her hundred things. We are SMART girls!!


Now go do your 'One Hundred i" when you are free and post it here for my lunchtime reading.

We Will Hold On Together

If we hold on together, i know our dreams will never die.


While searching for an old song “Hold On’ by Mari Hamada, i came across this song by Diana Ross. Brought back memories of my younger, carefree days. Days where i basically live for the moment, eat, sleep, study, gossip about other girls and giggle over some guys i secretly fancy. This song is not merely a song that bridges me to my past but now i find myself appreciating its lyrics slightly more than before.


Yes, call it whatever you like, an emotional boost? Yes, i need that constantly.


I’m trying to realise Shane’s dreams, not just academically-wise but in every way I can. And as long as it's what he wants, i will do my best to help him fulfill that dream. Though I may be overly rushing into things, but as far as I’m concern, while i’m still breathing and while i can afford, i want him to get only the best. Dreams mould us to who we are. We all need dreams. Especially a child.


After the trial piano lesson, Shane fell in love with it. Who wouldn't? It not only sound beautiful but the piano itself is a beautiful piece of art. And i bought him a piano which was delivered yesterday and he’s starting his individual classical piano lesson on Monday.

Shane has been very happy playing off tune on the piano as well as jamming it out on his drum. Seeing my child so happy makes it all so worthwhile, isn't it?


Some said i spoilt my kid too much. Maybe i did. To a woman, her child is far more important that anyone, what more about me. Shane is all i have. Without him, i wouldn't have what i have today. He inspires me. He motivates me. He completes my life. When i told him i am fat, he told me gently, "Mommy, you are not fat, you are just right. You are perfect!". And when i chided him for forgetting what homework he needed to do and asked him what can he remember? "I only remember you" was all he said. So pray tell, how could i not love a child like that and give him all i can? How could i not reciprocate that innocent, delicate love of his?

"The person I like most is Mommy. She loves me very much"