Cable Ski

went cable skiing w my company ppl yesterday.
long time no ski.
v fun!!! i really enjoyed it.
it has been awhile since i really go out n hav fun like this.
feels good!
suddenly, all the stress disappears as i speed across the lagoon. w the sunset behind me, it was so relaxing. (although the water is super concentrated w NaCl)
i wan to do it again!
suddenly, i rem those good old days of aventure. rock climbing, rafting, hiking, abseiling.....
did i mentioned that i performed flying-fox when i was in sec 3 for my sch's speech day opening?
my fren juz told me how exciting it was (their recent trip to msia) to abseil from the cliff to the waterfall.
WOOHOO!
sigh. when can i do it man?

maybe not.
old bones, may crack under pressure.
hahahaha.

浮木- 续

前几天写了一个post，今天继续。

《浮木》

我要怎样才能清楚
没有你的日子孤不孤独
你永远不能弥补
这世间所带来的残酷
你要怎样才能清楚
我只是在漂流着的浮木
我也只能够麻木
这一切所给我的独处

漂流的浮木
在海中翩翩起舞
但看到海与地平线的相处
又不禁吃醋
海在天空间的弧度
被浪打得不清楚
它们却能坚守不变故

我要怎样才能清楚
没有你的日子孤不孤独
你永远不能弥补
这世间所带来的残酷
你要怎样才能清楚
我只是在漂流着的浮木
我也只能够麻木
这一切所给我的孤独

当我决定退出
不在渴望遥远的国度
浮木腐烂的程度 快速
变成大海的一部

The Joker

Warning: spoilers ahead.
Double warning: not suitable for aged under 21 or over 70.
Triple warning: Vulgarities included.


went to watch the dark knight yesterday.
3 words i utter after the show.
what the fuck.
ya, dats the response i gave.
maybe due to the hype abt the show, i was disappointed. too high hopes.
sigh.
let me tell u why i find this show nt up to my standard.

1) the batman is a wimp (aka no balls)

yes yes, i noe. batman gt a humane touch in this show. they r trying to tell us dat super heros (he claim not. bullshit) also have feelings, also face dilemma, etc etc.
trust me, i hav been around long enuff to figure out wat msg the show is trying to get across.
but well, for a start, batman IS batman (cant he choose a better creature/animal?) bcos he is filthy rich. damn rich. rich until can invest in high tech stuff to b hero (if limpeh so rich, i will spend my money to hire some crooks n launder money for me liao. fight crime for wat. jia ba bo sai bang).
he's nt firm, nt strong, gt weird voice when he's superhero (gt sore throat or the head gear too tight?), oni abt yan dao, and cant even keep the woman he loves.
super wimpy.
actually, he's juz a rich spoilt brat wanting to relish his super hero fantasy.
dats all.
not my fav hero.

2) the Joker not aggressive enuff

i was expecting MORE violence and madness from the joker. yes, ledger has done a great great job, w the voice n the expressions. v good performance. but yet, it can b done better if the sound effects can b stronger, the story more sadist (nt dark enuff). i was laughing when he pull out all his tricks against batman. made batman looked like a moron. well done. but nt good enuff. i still prefer the one done by jack nickelson (spelling?).
gimme more blood n violence.
n madness.

3) the female lead is damn freaking FUGLY

0.5/10.
i gave her 0.5 points simply bcos she a woman.
i noe, v mean for me to say dat.
but hello, this is hollywood rite? where r all the HOT BABES????
i juz cant convince myself dat batman and the DCA fall for this fugly woman, love her like nobody's biz.
hey, this is entertainment rite? please give me a face dat can make me feel happy la.
for ur information, i pay to watch the show. gives me the right to comment.

*fugly = fucking ugly

ok.
enuff criticisms.
there r parts of the show i liked though.

the cruise ship part.
when the burly criminal threw the control into the sea.
POWER.
to hell w civilisation.
stop stereotyping.
we live in a cold n unfair world.
pls give chance for others to lead a normal life.
everyone deserves it like u do.

oh, nt forgetting the part when joker (w the nurse uniform) strolled out of the hospital n blew it into pieces.
destruction.
i like.
hahahaha.

they shd make a show, titled "JOKER".
i sure watch.
satisfy my craving for violence.
hahahaha.
yes, i am a sadist.

Baby's present

some of u guys asked me wat i gave baby for her bday.

ok.

here goes.

i've made a 2 storey transparent house for her.

i used the plastic card holder to b the base n walls of the hse.

this is the top view of the hse.

the kitchen n living room is on the 1st floor, the staitcase will lead to the garden on the 2nd floor, followed by the bed room and toilet.

this is the bade room view. w a big bed n piano. if u can c, the kitchen n dining room in downstairs.

the toilet. look at the toilet bowl. its nt shit in the bowl. i delibrately thrwe a toy in the toilet bowl :P

this is my fav corner of the hse. the open air garden. w a BBQ pit on the table, flowers in the garden.

eh eh. its nt easy hor. i need to fix all the small parts together to make the furnitures. n the plastic, i need to cut, wire them together to create the 2 floor hse.

took me like 5 mths to plan, 2 mths to do it.

u think easy ah.

浮木

浮木漂流在汪洋大海。
因为身体被海水侵蚀，组织渐渐地腐烂。
尽管如此，它知道在有限的生命里，能够这样自由自在，就够了。
于是，它继续地漂流着。就算它的同伴统统都靠了岸，就算它离岸边很近。

有一天，浮木决定去探险，然自己漂流到更远，更深的海洋去。
漂啊漂......
结果，它飘到了体艘被撞毁的船边。
船毁坏不堪。浮木不以为然，继续漂流。
就在这时候，浮木感觉到身体被重量压着。这是它才发现，有一个貌似天仙的女子往自己身上靠。
女子是船上的生还者。
女子抓着浮木不放，拼了命地在喘气。
过了许久，她开口说话了。
“还好有你在，不然的话，我早死了。”
浮木在那瞬间被女子感动了。
于是，它变了。
为了能把女子安全地送到岸边，浮木开始变强。
可能是因为这样的信念，浮木的身体组织停止腐化，并变得坚固。为的，只是要让女子有个更好的依靠，能更有安全感。
在浮木努力地漂向岸边的同时，女子不断地和浮木说话。说她成长的故事、说她的梦想、说她的心事。在这几天，浮木就是她唯一的依靠。而在这几天，她是浮木唯一的伴侣。
漂了几天，眼看就快到岸了。
女子对浮木说：“如果没有你，我想，我也活不下去了。”
浮木听了女子的话后，更努力地漂，希望能快点到岸边，那么，女子就会得救了。

浮木和女子漂流了三天，终于漂到了岸上。
浮木欣喜若狂，因为这几天的努力并没有白费。
这时，女子到了岸边，看了看还在水里的浮木，笑了笑，然后转身。
她，离开了它，回到了属于她的世界。
而它，也留在自己的世界。

这时的浮木开始流泪。
它终于明白，它从不属于陆地，而她，也从不属于海洋。
他们永远不会存在在彼此的空间。

浮木崩溃了。
身体组织开始快速腐烂。
原本不需要任何人的浮木突然间感觉到寂寞、孤独、无助......
就这样，浮木在岸边变成了大自然的一部分，化成了海洋。

原来，你从不属于我......
~~~~~~~~~~

望着你慢慢离开
宿命像潮水般淹没我
不能呼吸漂浮在黑色的海
怎么习惯失去你的未来
怎么留住渐渐消失的云彩
骗自己爱还存
在泪水却失踪不断
命中注定没有你的未来
莫失莫望渐渐消失的空白
什么都别说我不想懂
至少我还拥有美丽的梦
什么都别说我真的不想懂
终于明白该放手
终于明白该放手
望着你
慢慢离开
泪水不断

My Fav Celebrity Chef

i've been thinking of doing this long time ago.
ppl whom noes me well shd noe that i am crazy abt food.
hawker food, finger food, expensive food, buffet.....anything. i love food la.

i can stay infront of the tv n watch the food channels (cable) for the whole day.
no kidding.
dun believe, ask my baby. she buay tahan me liao.

among all the chefs who appeared on tv, there are a few who i ADORE.
yes.
idol man.


5th

The cynical old man

mr anthony bourdain.
i love him for his wicked sense of humor and the sacarsm he had.
he is frank n truthful (when the food suck, he will say so).
oh, he is damn brave too.
i am sure no one else dare to eat the RAW brain of a sea lion.
he did it in iceland.(i didnt c anything except a messy load of blood n skin of the sea lion. yucks.)
n said dat it tasted like urchin (my god).
kudos to bourdain.
one xiao ang mo.
however, i've nv seen him cook b4. so, dats the reason he's in the 5th place.


4th

The mother

her name is 蔡季芳. more known as 阿芳老师.
she is a frequent guest chef in taiwanese shows.
but she is different from other chefs.
she is an expert in taiwanese dishes.
家常菜.
n she gave the audience alot of cooking tips, like how to make the soup tastier wout adding msg, how to fry a fish wout the oil splattering, etc.
v motherly, v patient.
i will choose her dishes over the expensive stuff like shark's fin.
serious.
watching her cook makes u realise dat normal dishes can taste heavenly as well.
its not the price of the dishes.
its the heart. the love for cooking.


3rd

The romantic

David Rocco.
si beh yandao chef.
i made my 1st tiramisu with his recipe.
he steal the show (instead of the FOOD) in HIS own show.
hahahaha.
wtf am i toking abt.
ok, in his show, even the food looks "romantic".
he made cooking a love affair for the audience.
n he certainly made me fell in love w italian food.
amo l'alimento italiano!!!!


2nd

The humble fella

ok. enuff of all the "overseas goods". time for some local taste.
ok. he is nt quite local la. he's nt singaporean.
but well, who doesn't noe sam leong now?
after his show w quan yifeng, i am sure most of the aunties noe him.
i love his passion in his job.
he always emphasize on 厨德 (which means ethics of a chef).
no wastage of food, hygienic and safe working areas.
he is strict w his disciples, but as long as u r keen to learn, he will b willing to teach.
he do his job w great integrity, giving the best to his customers.
n as proud as he is, he respects other chefs, holding them in high regards, v humble, learn from others.
i juz finish watching one episode of "chef in black" featuring sam leong.
i was amazed by his creativity.
at the same time, i like the way he treats other chefs/cooks.
although they r nt as experience as him, he dun look down on them.
he kept addressing the other party as "chef", learn earnestly from the other party, treating the other party w respect.
this is the correct attitute to treat others.
sam leong.
well done.
no wonder he is the chief exec chef for tung lok.


1st

The funny kid




of cos its him la.
who else?
he is funny, he is clumsy, he is fat n chubby, he is crazy......
he is so so so so passionate about food.
i've nv seen anyone so in love w food b4.
he single handedly changed the diets of school children in UK, making tony blair fork out millions of dollars to improve the food in schools.
he went to italy ALONE,in his stupid truck, banging into ppl's hse, working on the streets, kena scolded by italians like mad.
he makes cooking so fun.
like playing.
he makes cook look so easy.
like playing.
from the naked chef (he was still single and SKINNY), till the latest episode of "jamie at home", i nv failed to pause wat i am doing n watch his show when i was ay home.
i had few of his cook books, n i plan to buy ALL of them by nxt yr.
he n food = kid n candy.
he had his heart n soul in food.
not mentioning how he tried to help others by setting up "fifteen".
3 (i think) restaurants. n the chefs/cooks/helpers in the restaurants were either school dropouts or criminals who are keen to change themselves, asking for a 2nd chance.
he was a dropout. cos he cant really read. he had dylexsia.
but he nv give up on himself.
n similarly, he dun wan others to give up either.
so he gave them a 2nd chance.
to work in his restaurant.
jamie oliver is my ultimate idol.
hahahaha.
jamie's the man!!!


ok.
after so much admiration, time for some boo boos.


the duno-wat-the-hell-u-r-doing-bimbo

wat can i say abt her.
basically, if u switch to the channel w her in it in my hse, u will sure gt a big loud "eeeeeeeeeee" from the ppl of my hse, followed by a "y in the world r u watching her???".
watching her is fun. in my hse.
cos all of us will nt stop kao beh-ing, w "她在煮什么大便?" or "她在做什么?" being heard consistently behind or beside me.
trust me.
its really dat bad.
dun believe? ask my baby.
hahahhaa.
i will end up laughing like hell though.
basically, she juz any-o-how cut the ingredients, n throw them to a heated surface, n dats it.
dats cooking (which is oso true la).
bleh.

Finally, the worst of the worst

The ultimate old fart


floyd.
forever floyd.
a cocky old man who cooks an ostrich egg IN FRONT OF A GROUP OF OSTRICH.
end up, the ostrich ate their OWN eggs.
si beh chek ark.
he cooks in the wild, throwing everything he has into the wok, n walah, dats it.
n scolding his assistant all the time.
super old fart.
bleh x 100.

there u go.
my post abt celebrity chefs.
hungry?
go cook urself maggie mee.
nt everyone is jamie oliver.

Stupid new owner + My HK trip

freaking hell.

i noe i hav to wake up already. it is like 11 plus in the morning. but, it is a sunday. n i had areally long tired week.

but i am awakened by a group of stupid morons (kids, men, women), shouting, laughing, and toking. stupid kids playing w my piano.

freak.
they r the new owner of my hse.

v rude. come my room, nv knock the door. even wan to go into the toilet (wout knocking) when my sis is in the toilet.

FUCK LA.

where r ur manners?

anyway, it has been a week since i came bk from HK.

havent even gt time to blog abt it.

sigh. super busy man.

ok, here goes.

11th July

we reach HK at abt 12.45pm.

after checking in, we managed to find my fav cha can ting. damn heng, v near our hotel.

went for lunch.

baby staring at her 1st meal in HK. chix duno wat rice....hahaha

my ritual. 1st meal in HK sure order curry pork chop rice. i kept ranting to baby, hw well they cook their pork chop in HK, hw lousy the pork chops were in spore. sigh. HK's pork chop is the best. tender and juicy. yum yum.

we walked around (baby wan to "shop" in watson's), bought some stuff.

u noe, the svs in HK was one of the better ones i've encountered.

when i told the cashier dat i dun need a plastic bag, she thanked me for helping the environment.

WOW.

u wun hear this in spore man.

powerz.

we went bk to the hotel to prep for our dinner.

y muz prepare leh?

cos its baby's bday.

and i've made the arrangement for this dinner abt 2 mths ago, making sure everything is ok.

well, finally, for one time in my life, i think i've done it brilliantly.

this is what greeted us zfter we spent abt 30 minutes looking for the place (yes, we WERE lost).

无敌海景!!!! v v v v beautiful rite?

the staff reserved a "window" seat for us, so we can eat and look at the beautiful sea view at the same time. v romantic.

baby looks tired.

baby and me

rose champagne. look at the deco for the drink guess wat. its water chestnut. damn creative.

this is the most delicious dish i've eaten IN MY LIFE. i tell u, the foie gras was crispy outside, creamy inside. the flavour burst into ur mouth, making u drool. eaten together w the fresh n crispy scallop and the mini beansprouts, the combination was fantastic. VERY DELICIOUS.

this looks like "hokkien mee". but this lobster linguine is damn tasty. the pasta is coated w lobster sauce, the lobster is sweet n crispy. v v v v tasty!!!!

king prawns w risotto and lobster oil. we shd hav eaten this 1st. this tasted lighter than the pasta. however, the dish was well executed, the risotto was al dente. yummilicious.

this is the night view from our seat. lovely eh?

this is the dessert platter they've prepared in advance for baby. her name was on it, and they actually took our photo and placed it on the table for us. v good service.

baby making a wish

the chco fondant cake. warm choc oozed out when we cut it. v rich bitter choc. super yum.

everything in the restaurant was marvellous. good food (everything tasted yummy!), personal service (they left us alone to let us enjoy our time together), wonderful seaview......i had the most romantic evening of my life.

after dinner, we went lan kwai fong. but baby dun like it there (noisy), so we went bk to mongkok to hav dessert at xu liu shan.

baby posing w the XO sauce carrot cake

our dessert. rice dumpling w coconut, watermelon juice and fruits.

after dessert, we went bk to rest.

bery tired.

12th July

baby: aiyo, so hot hw to eat leh????

baby stirring her pork bone porridge. as u can c, the pix is damn blurry cos the food was pipping hot when served to us.

my pork chop noodle

baby: ah ha!!!! my long awaited bo luo bun!!!

we went bk n change to our couple t-shirt. :)

we went to the habour after changing.

又是无敌海景！！！

it was raining, so baby was holding the brolly when i took this pix.

baby: eh, y ur face like dat?

me: wah lau eh, u use the plastic bag n poke me, hw to smile????

mr tony leung's hand print

baby posing in the rain

me n my gd fren, bruce. what what? he really my gd fren ok?

we went stanley after dat.

took a bus there, n we were seeing stars after we gt down the bus, machiam drunk. too long the journey, plus the driver (aiyo, initial B la - bus 漂移).

baby v giddy after the bus ride.

but bery fast recover liao. gulping down the onion soup.

me n my fish n chips. it looks good. looks oni ah. soon after we took this pix, one metal pcs from the brolly fell off n hit me. ok, nvm. nobody bothered to fix it. ok, nvm. then finally, someone came n fix it (the BOSS). while fixing it, the RAINWATER came n DRENCHED my plate. (food nt eaten yet). it stained part of my fish. baby jumped up (purposely) n we both stared at them. nobody bothered to apologise. finally, one lady offered to change my food fo rme. well, end up, thay juz changed the plate. hw i noe? cos i can still c the "wetness" on the fish. pui!!! angry. n this lunch cos us abt 50 bucks. sing dollars. ta ma de.

baby found this buckle from the sack strip. played w it. commenetd that it looked like parachute.

baby: yeah!!! i can jump down w this parachute!!!

me: erm, this is a parachute, nt a life jacket lor. dun jump into the sea ah.

due to the lousy lunch, we went bk to mongkok to eat this. prawn roe noodle. one of the yummiest food in HK.one of my must-have when i am in HK.

baby found the ice-cream truck b4 we reached the peak.

the night view from the peak.

kena forced to take this pix. end up, kena "laughed at" by a few jap tourists.

tsk, i told u already. bruce IS MY GOOD FREN.

baby w 麦兜n his mum

i am trying to dig her nose.

baby n me at the peak.

we went supper after dat. look at her expression. wan to noe y?

.

.

.

.

cos of this. "sea cockroaches". hahaha.

we ordered the prawns, some bai chye and frog leg porridge.

after demolition. yes. we finished all the food.

baby was happy w the food.

13th July

baby: yes! my bo luo bun AGAIN!!!

my ham and egg noodle (w baby's hand on her bun again)

baby's bfats set (egg, ham, fish)

we went to shop for some clothes after bfast.

baby bought a pair of jeans for me. paul (beyond) was the spokeperson for it, limited edition, w oni 600 pairs worldwide. thank u baby!!!! it cost her a BOMB.

we walked around for wife biscults, but cant find it after we rush like mad. we ended up buying some bird nest egg tarts. we had light lunch n went to the airport.

this was actually in one of the shop in the airport. initial D. woohoo!!!!

baby w her roast duck porridge. the meat was tender n juicy. nt bad.

yes. its the noodle again. i insisted to find this shop in the airport cos they use handmade noodles for their dishses. erm, i think i am cheapskate. i preferred the one in mongkok.hahahaha. this noodle taste better, but the noodle taste "steals" the sweetness of the roe. hmmm....

we reached spore at abt 12 midnite.

on the whole, i've enjoyed myself for this trip.

the most romantic time of my life.

thank u baby.