cookies baking session!

it was my virgin baking experience.. and xj had the honour of having it. haha. and in exchange, she gave the nod to do it on her birthday. however, the night was reserved for mr jeff and thus we had only the afternoon to bake 2 types of cookies - soft choco chip cookies and peanut butter cookies. we followed the recipes and bought the ingredients accordingly. (if u went to xj's 21st bday party, u would agree with me that her cookies are really good)

and so we started at 1pm, and at 5pm we were still left with half of the peanut butter dough. xj was running late for her swt date with mr jeff and so we packed up and cleared everything in the shortest possible time. i think we baked more than 50 cookies for each flavour, which was way more than the amount that we estimated - 36. anyway it was such a fun baking session, though tiring. let's do it again next mth ok xj!

xj putting in the dough into the oven

first batch of cookies! the size was a lil too big as xj wanted bite-size

soft choco chip cookie dough

chao tar cookies.

can look like double choco chip cookie

xj says the cookies have to be overturned to air them

plates and more plates of freshly-baked cookies!

so after xj rushed off to meet her honey, i went to meet larling and samuel at PP. i was late too and so they played pool while waiting for me. dinner was then at fish & co and after that we resumed playing pool again til 1130pm! i think that's my longest pool session ever. sam is a great pool-kaki. he's always training in secret and comes thrashing us when we meet for pool. haha.

samuel looking so scholarly with his fake specs.

perhaps it'll help him see pretty gals more clearly. haha

fish & co's clam chowder is damn good.

all-time fav - NY fish and chips

sam's grilled salmon

yep that's it.. nites!!~

post lasik

i'm feeling awesome now!! today's the third day after my lasik surgery and i'm recovering well. no more hassle of wearing contact lenses and nerdy specs. WOOHOO! this is a good investment considering the long OT hours i'll be slogging when work starts. so, my fellow short-sighted auditors-to-be, consider doing lasik now because those check-ups, the surgery itself, and post-lasik reviews would take around a day each. and the recovery process need a few days as well. i'd also recommend my surgery clinic cos the price is reasonable for great facilities and superb service - nurses are chio and well-mannered. haha. but most importantly, my surgeon is really good. he's fast, precise and assuring. there's really no pain at all during the surgery, it's only the suction of my cornea that caused me discomfort. i was really scared but everything's over in just 8mins!



many many thanks to larling for accompanying me patiently and driving me down to the clinic sooo many times.



and being there so many times, we patronised this jap restaurant twice. their soba is damn fantastic.. shimbashi soba

green-tea cheesecake with vanilla ice-cream.

oooh loooves

and yest larling accompanied me yet again.. shopping! haha.

since you're such a gd boy, let u act cute

various outings

1. outing with my dearest jc classmates.


this is the first outing with the best response so far.. almost half of the class turned up although many were horribly late. had our dinner at waraku; the food and ambience was quite good.

my niku curry udon

cmon guys.. don't be shy

that's more like it

02/03's longest-dating couple

2. outing with my bestie rooomie n jeff, our travelling partners. what a shame that we can't go on a holiday trip together this year.

sushi tei's kaminabe.. wonderful!

3. outing with kc and cecilia, our friendly mahjong kakis .

teh-peng with vanilla ice-cream float.. very yummy

yes, i've permed my hair again but i totally regretted doing it. simply bcos my hair was too short for it, and i looked like a lioness if i don't tie up my hair. now i can only wait for it to grow longer, or should i rebond it again? haha madness. i'll be damn broke if i were to visit jean yip anytime soon.

anyway i'll be doing LASIK this coming wk.. so pls wish me good luck!!

fav movie of the year

sex and the city was a great show.. even though the four besties are already nearing 40s and 50s, they still look absolutely gorgeous. it's not only about sex and love, but also friendship and fashion! and i cried twice.. love can be so sweet yet it can turn bitter when u least expected it. after watching that show i think marriage can be quite fearful.. pre-marriage u've to worry whether your guy will phone you the night before and tell you that he doesn't want to marry you, and post-marriage you've to satisfy your man so that he won't go around searching for new or better sex? nevertheless, true love will prevent all the above-mentioned from happening. and thus i trust in larling! LOL

US grad trip

i'm back from the States!! had a hell of a good time there.. pretty scenery, cheap shopping, and great company. there were four fellow singaporeans on the tour, while 41 of the others are westerners - britons, aussies, and kiwis. one thing they have in common is that, they really LOVE to drink and party.. that's a sure thing for them every night.

everything else was fine, but we were starting to crave for asian food after getting sick and tired of eating fried stuff and fries for almost every meal!! until day 11 we finally had some chinese food at yosemite, but it didn't turn out as good as our local ones.

alrights, here are some of the photos.. more on the facebook soon

Day 1: journey to the States

terminal 3

united airlines really sucks but their food is quite good.

Day 2: Los Angeles - Anaheim

snapshot of disneyland.. didn't go in though
cos we went shopping instead! forever 21 is dirt cheap in US

Day 3: San Diego

engagament rings

San Diego harbour cruise

Old Town

Day 4: San Diego

World Famous San Diego Zoo

Mission Beach