I can't believe i just did that. Twice.
I was cooking the dry meepok noodles. Instead of waiting for the water to boil, i figured i might as well take out a plate and pour the seasonings. Great. And i figured since i was going to use the filter later, i ought to place the plate in the sink so that the filtering 'd be done within the compounds of the sink.
Seeing that the water was boiling already, i frantically put the noodles in and cracked 2 eggs (standard practice). Argh, my hands were soiled by the eggs and so i went to wash them!
And the plate with seasonings was inside the sink.
Inconceivably dumb but i quickly reconciled with my stupidity and promptly opened a new packet just for the seasonings. Same thing, i'm gonna filter off the hot water later, with the plate in the sink, in a nutshell everything done inside the sink, safe!
Spot on. Water boiling, noodles spongy, egg yolks semi-solid, perfect. I promptly lashed out the big-time filter, took the pot and proceeded to do the filtering. Shiok. Can makan finally.
Only with the plate (with the prepared seasonings) underneath whilst filtering.
Some things are just plain inexplicable.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Happy Birthday Baby
Baby is officially 2 years old on Friday. Gosh how time flies and i wasn't even vaguely aware he was close to 2 years already prior to that. He first arrived when he was barely couple months old and can't even imagine how tiny and fragile he was. The current baby has since grown pretty fast with a hyper pair of legs and an itchy pair of hands.
He is a major source of distraction when i'm doing my work. Always eager to sneak into my room, i have no idea why on earth he likes to do that. Such an adorable pest he is. May be it's because he likes the occasional 'spins' i gave him. "Pah pah die dao ar" like he always says whilst enjoying the air-borne experiences.
Very soon he'd be an unstoppable force. For now, the door shall do the trick and keep him away when i need it. Phew.
He is a major source of distraction when i'm doing my work. Always eager to sneak into my room, i have no idea why on earth he likes to do that. Such an adorable pest he is. May be it's because he likes the occasional 'spins' i gave him. "Pah pah die dao ar" like he always says whilst enjoying the air-borne experiences.
Very soon he'd be an unstoppable force. For now, the door shall do the trick and keep him away when i need it. Phew.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Everything also Yao Gao
As baby gets up, his head knocks onto the edge of the table.
"Alvin, wo tou tong, cha yao gao."
If he keeps banging his head, i'm not quite sure if he'll still be smart.
"Alvin, wo tou tong, cha yao gao."
If he keeps banging his head, i'm not quite sure if he'll still be smart.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Occurrence
Experienced a mightily embarrassing encounter today in the tutee's house. Even though my stomach has served me well for the past 24 years and counting, it has never been the most lactose tolerant organ. Suffice to say, it has been the main culprit for my past faux pas. Never mind, as we know that everyday is a new learning experience.
Well, at least for now, i learnt that milk and coffee should be mutually exclusive. Strange that i can't recollect anything but i certainly feel that i have experienced such disasters before, courtesy of the 2 beverages. Gotta to love them. Just hope my distinct laosai smell has stopped lingering in my tutee's house at this point of time.
As fate would have it, his mom was coincidentally in the kitchen while i ''alleviated'' myself in the now-wrenched toilet. I deeply apologized to her, but she's extremely understanding. "It's emergency ma, can understand". I'm not sure why her face was slightly cringed when she said that. She meant it right?
Well, at least for now, i learnt that milk and coffee should be mutually exclusive. Strange that i can't recollect anything but i certainly feel that i have experienced such disasters before, courtesy of the 2 beverages. Gotta to love them. Just hope my distinct laosai smell has stopped lingering in my tutee's house at this point of time.
As fate would have it, his mom was coincidentally in the kitchen while i ''alleviated'' myself in the now-wrenched toilet. I deeply apologized to her, but she's extremely understanding. "It's emergency ma, can understand". I'm not sure why her face was slightly cringed when she said that. She meant it right?
Friday, May 29, 2009
Busy Weekend!
As the title suggests, it's going to be a very busy weekend! I have tuition on Saturday 4pm and Sunday 10am & 4pm.
But wait, i have eight sessions, which lasting 1.5 hrs, to attend online. Got to tune in and take notes since they are not going to make the sessions downloadable anytime soon! The catch is, the 4 sessions held later today is from 9.30am to 5.30pm PST. Let's convert to GMT +8 and it works out that we have to +16hrs to the PST time. So later that works out to be from 12.30am to 9.30am.
Same thing for Saturday night, 8am to 4pm and that works out to be 12am to 8am. Think i have to schedule my sunday morning class to monday afternoon.
No pain no gain! Gotta work hard!
But wait, i have eight sessions, which lasting 1.5 hrs, to attend online. Got to tune in and take notes since they are not going to make the sessions downloadable anytime soon! The catch is, the 4 sessions held later today is from 9.30am to 5.30pm PST. Let's convert to GMT +8 and it works out that we have to +16hrs to the PST time. So later that works out to be from 12.30am to 9.30am.
Same thing for Saturday night, 8am to 4pm and that works out to be 12am to 8am. Think i have to schedule my sunday morning class to monday afternoon.
No pain no gain! Gotta work hard!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Crunch Time
Right now, i'm vacillating between accepting to stay at hall or home. I am certainly not exaggerating if i use the word 'radical' to describe my course of action if i were to choose home.
Hall has been a major part of my tertiary life, in fact it is safe to say i have evolved through hall activities and interactions. The idea of not staying in hall once daunted me so bad i shuddered, figuratively speaking. Truth be told, the past 4 years spent in hall 15 and 12 were the most nourishing and invigorating experiences in my well-nigh quarter century habitation on earth. Of course there is a flip side to every coin but i shalln't dwell on that. Allow to indulge on the positives just for the fleeting moment.
As the saying goes, 'Every good thing comes to an end.' I feel that i am already starting to drift away from hall activities since last semester. I no longer have a world of friends in comparison to my years 1,2 and 3. Most importantly, i feel the problems comes from within. My zest and enthusiasm has dwindled all so clearly, be it making new friends, attending social and hall activities, etc. I am no longer that involved and gradually becoming the dreaded hermit.
With the implement of the much-anticipated Circle Line, the burden of travelling back and forth from home to ntu has been drastically eased. Bishan straight to Buona Vista, wow, how cool is that. Furthermore, i will have 5 students to manage come this new semester. Yup, 5 students. When Yi Zhi told him he had 5 students, i was literally taken aback. Now, i will be doing that myself and i yearn the challenge. Strangely, the challenge that sports give and my hunger has been marginalised with the commencement of my new online venture and heavier tuition task.
Would i still enjoy the numerous sports trainings? I don't know. Would i still like to get involved in IHG? Yes, i do but i'll be very selective. But one thing for sure is i would like to spend alot more time on my online business venture than training for all the numerous sports, namely seven in grand total. No longer having the luxury of time, i know i must do well in my business venture and i can't afford to lose focus. Instead of spending the time to train and play mahjong, i should channel my time and energy on more concrete and important stuffs. That said, i have to juggle with my studies and FYP as well. I can't afford to slip up on this area either. All in all, the conclusion is i will undoubtedly have less time as compared to my more carefree past. I will have to implement perfect time-management skills and that i cannot take any bit lightly.
Should i choose to walk a different path, i walk with memories down the aisle, but certainly with no regrets, as a new adventurous life on the net beckons.
Hall has been a major part of my tertiary life, in fact it is safe to say i have evolved through hall activities and interactions. The idea of not staying in hall once daunted me so bad i shuddered, figuratively speaking. Truth be told, the past 4 years spent in hall 15 and 12 were the most nourishing and invigorating experiences in my well-nigh quarter century habitation on earth. Of course there is a flip side to every coin but i shalln't dwell on that. Allow to indulge on the positives just for the fleeting moment.
As the saying goes, 'Every good thing comes to an end.' I feel that i am already starting to drift away from hall activities since last semester. I no longer have a world of friends in comparison to my years 1,2 and 3. Most importantly, i feel the problems comes from within. My zest and enthusiasm has dwindled all so clearly, be it making new friends, attending social and hall activities, etc. I am no longer that involved and gradually becoming the dreaded hermit.
With the implement of the much-anticipated Circle Line, the burden of travelling back and forth from home to ntu has been drastically eased. Bishan straight to Buona Vista, wow, how cool is that. Furthermore, i will have 5 students to manage come this new semester. Yup, 5 students. When Yi Zhi told him he had 5 students, i was literally taken aback. Now, i will be doing that myself and i yearn the challenge. Strangely, the challenge that sports give and my hunger has been marginalised with the commencement of my new online venture and heavier tuition task.
Would i still enjoy the numerous sports trainings? I don't know. Would i still like to get involved in IHG? Yes, i do but i'll be very selective. But one thing for sure is i would like to spend alot more time on my online business venture than training for all the numerous sports, namely seven in grand total. No longer having the luxury of time, i know i must do well in my business venture and i can't afford to lose focus. Instead of spending the time to train and play mahjong, i should channel my time and energy on more concrete and important stuffs. That said, i have to juggle with my studies and FYP as well. I can't afford to slip up on this area either. All in all, the conclusion is i will undoubtedly have less time as compared to my more carefree past. I will have to implement perfect time-management skills and that i cannot take any bit lightly.
Should i choose to walk a different path, i walk with memories down the aisle, but certainly with no regrets, as a new adventurous life on the net beckons.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
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