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5/29/2006 SweettalkThere was once when my friend was waiting for her mango yoghurt drink from Sweet Talk, i was looking at the way the drink ws being prepared.
have u ever heard that, u should not look at the preparation of the food that you are going to eat later? it is true.
i saw the woman wiping her hand with a cloth which was also used to wipe the table. the same cloth was used to wipe away excess juice from the edge of the cup -_-''
anyway the mango juice was not bad but where is the yoghurt taste?
i thought i will never give sweettalk another chance again until i pass by ANOTHER shop (in the same district). the weather was hot, i was having an urge for bubble tea with pearls, there was a long queue but i had plenty of time so i got myself a mango milk tea (sounds weird?)
the mango syrup and milk tea cannot blend in with each other - should be because of the density. anyway the taste was quite weird at first try (i wonder, do the creators taste their menu before they pin it up?) anyway i got used to the taste after a while and drank almost 2/3 of the cup until.... a strand of short hair was stuck at my tongue
what else can i say?
5/27/2006 The Book Of Your LifeEach day, life offers you a blank page in the book of your existence.
Your past is already written & you can’t change that; in its pages you can find your history, some pages have soft colors, others darker shades… Today you have the opportunity to write another page.
It’s up to you to choose the colors it will have, for even in adversity you can add soft pastels of serenety to turn it into a beautiful experience. How would you write?
5/26/2006 刘耕宏 - 情画**
画上的油彩
早已被风干 该怎么来完成我不明白 记忆的图案 放在旧货摊 我担心会有谁懂的疼爱 雪白的礼服 挂在那等待 淡淡的灰朦有一丝悲哀 教堂门已开 而你却不在 玫瑰步道看不到末端 我孤单我不安 思绪被封住了口 黑夜却还是不罢手 强颜欢笑背后 在暗淡中摸索 我祈祷只愿你听得到 从分开到现在 我过的我在习惯 伤痛却依然在扩散 时间不听使唤 为回忆上了锁 这段情我已放不开 这段情我放不开 **
I know this artiste but never really appreciate his acting / singing talents. After listening to 2 of his songs, i am quite attracted by his voice - although i think he cannot control his voice as well when he needs to sing high pitch :)
still, this is a good song to share with you
ps: too bad, i cannot add any mtv or music to this blog
刘耕宏 - 彩虹天堂**
我不知不觉又徘徊在从前
秋风悄悄的呼唤听来尽是孤单 落叶的期盼片片左右为难 心走寂寞攀跟著飘进黑暗 我不闻不问也许好过一点
被遗憾关在房间挣扎只是拖延 无望的空谈一声声的轻叹 回忆扯不断怎黱摆脱纠缠 找不到方向往彩虹天堂
有你说的爱在用幸福触摸忧伤 两个人相守直到白发苍苍 自由的飞翔在灿烂的星光 找不到方向往彩虹天堂
有你说的爱在用幸福触摸忧伤 两个人相守直到白发苍苍 自由的飞翔在灿烂的星光有你在我身旁 ** How gullible can you be?When reasons are no longer convincing..
When reasons sound more and more like excuses..
When reasons become lies..
Or rather, they were meant to be excuses / lies right from the start, but you chose to believe otherwise. Who is to blamed? You? For what reason? For making the wrong decision in believing?
When facts you did not want to believe seem clearer and clearer by the second, what will you do?
On a scale of 1 - 10 where 10 is very gullible, where do you stand?
5/24/2006 GSS is comingWhat: GSS = Great Singapore Sale
When: 26 May - 23 Jul 2006
keke actually there are many sales all over Singapore. Store opening sales, closing down sales, christmas sales, pre and post chinese new year sales ahh there are endless of sales throughout the year...
sometimes i wonder if they purposely mark up the prices during non sales periods so that they can sell the goods at their preferred prices during sales period, then we are given the misconception that there are real discounts :p
anyway i would like to see if there are any promotions during this coming GSS. though i m most likely to be put off by the messy store/display, long queues for changing rooms and cashiers.
5/16/2006 A Butterfly’s LessonOne day, a small opening appeared in a cocoon; a man sat and watched for the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then, it seems to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could not go any further. So the man decided to help the butterfly: he took a pair of scissors and opened the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a withered body, it was tiny and shriveled wings. The man continued to watch because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would open, enlarge and expand, to be able to support the butterfly’s body, and become firm. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a withered body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly. What the man, in his kindness and his goodwill did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening, were God’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings, so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Sometimes, struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as we could have been. Never been able to fly.
5/10/2006 知己知己是什么? 是一个了解你的人.是一个可以和你谈心,吐心事的人.
重要的是质量, 不是数量. 只要有一两个,就已经足够了. 但如果连一个知己都没有, 那又是为什么?
是不是因为自己从来都没有相信过别人? 没有和其他人分享些什么? 或是没有在乎/关心过别人呢?
变还是不变?变还是不变? 为什么要变呢?
怎样才是好的改变? 对他好并不一定对你也好. 你喜欢也并不代表他喜欢啊.
Lying On a NailOnce there was a young woman who didn't like her job. Everyday when she came home from work, she told her husband how terrible her day had been, how tiring the work and how unreasonable her boss. "Leave that job," her husband told her.
"Oh I will," she said. "But not yet. I have too many friends there for me to leave just yet." And so she complained until the days became years and her family grew to five. "Leave that job," her children told her. "Oh I will," she said. "But not yet. I have seniority and four weeks vacation I can spend with you. I'm not ready to start over just yet."
And so she remained unhappy at work until the years became decades and her children had children. "Leave that job," her grandchildren told her. "Oh I will," she said. "But not yet. There's only seven more years until I reach thirty years of service and can retire. So I can't just yet."
I know this woman. And so do you. And there are scores like her. This reminds me of the story about an old dog half-asleep on the porch of the general store, moaning and groaning in the sun. "Why is your dog acting that way?" a customer asked the store owner. "Oh," answered the man, "he's lying on a nail." "Well, why doesn't he move?" "Because it's not hurting him bad enough."
That's true for people, too. We convince ourselves the pain is not bad enough to leave the workplace we know. But we're wrong. Prolonged work pain is damaging. Some damages our self-esteem, kills our passion or destroys our dreams. Some emerges when we compromise our values, quiet our voice or hide our talent. Some happens when we're seduced by power or believe our own myths of importance and significance. Some occurs when we look the other way, say yes when we mean no or forfeit the promises we made to ourself.
Wilbur Wright, of the Wright brothers fame, once commented, "We could hardly wait to get up in the morning." I know that exhilarating feeling of being so passionate about something I was working on that I couldn't wait to get back to work. And people who are winning at working know that kind of passion, too. They get excited about work.
They thrive offering their unique gifts and talents. And when things change as they sometimes will, they refuse to let a soul-depleting boss or environment hijack their self-esteem, passion or dreams. When work becomes work, they stop lying on a nail and do something about it. Secret recipeUsed to like the chocolate banana cake
- this is how i know that chocolates and bananas really make a compatible pair
- the cream does not taste fattening as the temperature is cold enough, the cream does not feel like whipped cream, it feels a little like ice cream's texture
However i did not get the same satisfaction from the cake today. was it because the quality has dropped or was it because i did not like it as much as before?
anyway the mushroom chicken did not taste as nice as before too. was it because it is a different branch or was it because of my mood?
oh they are supposed to be famous for cheesecakes but i dun really fancy cheesecakes, so try and decide for yourself :)
Slow downisn't it common logic to slow down when u are making a turn? whether it is a car on the road or bicycle on the pavement?
i was knocked down by a cyclist who attempted to maintain her speed at the turn at the pavement, somewhere in an industrial estate at around 6.40pm.
i ended up falling onto the ground, bag was thrown a few inches away, umbrella was a bit crooked (it was beginning to rain then), got a very small cut on my left palm. as i fallen on the side of my right thigh, that area hurt a bit. but wait, why was my left face aching as well? what hit me? a while later, i realise i got a big bruise on the front of my right thigh as well, that should be the area where the bicycle hit me. but what hit my face? *puzzled*
i think the cyclist apologized a lot and even offered to send me to hospital but i did not really entertain her. was on my way to dance class but decided to skip cos i m in no mood to dance. did the horoscope says i should avoid the turns today?
5/6/2006 Greenwood Fish MarketWhenever i pass by the shop, i thought they are just selling fish (from the front door glass display, you can see the inside). There is a stench of fishy smell when you walk inside. I am always put off by fishy smells but the dining area is behind and there are no fishy odours there. The place is small and ambience is quite alright.
On both occasions i am there, i had the set lunch - grilled fish. The fish is delicious and so tender that it seems to melt in your mouth :) The fish used in both occasions were different, the first time was snapper, the second time, oops i cannot remember the name. But still, both taste good :) Oh and seems like the fish and chips are supposed to be their house special - but i personally prefer the grilled options.
The set lunch is around $20+ and you can have a choice of salad / soup, main course (there are only 2 choices) and coffee / tea. For the main course, you can decide the cooking method - grilled, pan fried, battered etc. You cannot choose the fish for the set lunch, but they can recommend the suitable cooking methods.
I am not exactly a fish lover and this lunch is extravagant but i do enjoy the 2 meals i had over there :) well, we can always indulge ourselves in something we like once in a while right? keke
Tea ChapterI remember i used to go to this place for gatherings a few years ago. Recently i thought of this place again and wonder if they are still around. And yes they are, in fact the decor (and price) seems to be the same as before.
You can choose the chinese tea - they have oolong, floral tea etc and then brew the chinese tea on your own. From the tea selection to brewing to sampling, you can ask the working personel for assistance. There are snacks to go with the tea too - nuts, tea eggs, some kind of tea jelly or something, cookies (which seem to be CNY cookies), buns, fried ice cream etc. My favourite snack used to be the 'crispy fish cracker' - it is a thin slice of fish (or is it prawn / sotong?) flavoured cracker. However the cracker is not as crispy when i tried it on my last visit.
There is a minimum charge to every person and you are supposed to stay there for 2 hours only. But so far, the average cost i paid is around $10-15 per person and 2 hours are just nice for me. I usually order 1 type of tea and 2-4 snacks for an average group of 2-4 people.
The place is pretty good for gatherings unless there are noisy patrons around, then the place may not be as quiet and comfortable.
5/4/2006 洪俊扬 - Guardian Angel**
是否记得守护天使的游戏 总有一天你会看到 如果天空只剩最后 总有一天你会看到 **
5/2/2006 Gelare (Plaza Singapura)I like the sofa seats, they are pretty huge and comfortable. However the position of the cafe allows you to see shoppers walking around while they are looking at you from the top as well :p
The waffle with ice cream (and peach) is warm upon serving and tastes "tender" in your mouth. However i find it to be a bit dry for me when i am not eating with the ice cream. So on the next time i am sharing a large waffle with friends again, i would suggest 2 scoops of ice cream ;)
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