Alea jacta est
This one’s a long post, so I’ll need to break it into two posts. Two of the most powerful non-fictional books I’ve ever read are Citizen Solders by the late Stephen Ambrose – the book was incidentally one of the
What to do with excess, over-ripen bananas?
Yang can attest that when it comes to buying groceries, I tend to over-estimate or ‘over-buy’. Of course, my rationale is “What if the thing I need turns out to be insufficient, dear?”. Then we would fuss over the item
Cotton Soft Japanese Cheese Cake
I have been trying out cheese cake recipes lately. I prefer those lighter versions while Yang likes the heavier, creamier types. I found a very good recipe for the cotton soft Japanese cheese cake from this website. I followed the
Laaaatiooooo…..Ooo, hot hot…
Yang’s side of the family has been commenting that it is about time we change to a new car before our current Honda Civic depreciates drastically, especially after 5 years. So I have been bugging darling dearest on the subject
Rawa Notes
Ling’s absolutely right about the kind of impression our Medang trip left on me. In fact, the whole experience of that island left me with a terrifically stinko feeling that immediately after that trip in June, I resolved that to
Rawa Rendezvous
I thought I wouldn’t visit this paradise island again. Tucked away somewhere in the vast expanse of the South China Sea is a tiny, idyllic isle that sparkles in its crystal-clear, turquiose waters. The sun is often shining there and
A Seaside Getaway
The both of us have just returned from a trip at Pulau Rawa, a relatively unknown little island but with absolutely adoring beaches. We took close to 1029 pictures on two cameras, and it’s going to take a long while
Fishy Business Part 2 of 3
The Best of Fish & Chips @ Fish & Co I didn’t realize that I was on a fish roll until Ling remarked that we’d just had fish and chips at Ikea the day before. The both of us had
Fishy Business Part 1 of 3
Fish & Chips @ Ikea Going by Ikea for a Friday evening dinner has become a semi-regular sort of event for us these days. Two of the accessories in the master bedroom bathroom: the floormat and the shower curtain, comes
A Fruitful Friday
As the day after National Day (9th Aug, Thur) was a school holiday, all primary, secondary and junior college students and teachers in Singapore enjoyed a long weekend. I had spent my Friday well as many items on my ‘to
I love cows!
Beef Stew @ Kopitiam (Compass Point) Several of my students in my PRSP, or Problem Solving and Programming, lecture group remarked in their feedback that I love cows. How’s that? Well, in many of my lecture groups, the examples I
Noodles revisited
Vegetable Dumpling noodles @ Rivervale Mall Funnily, nearly 10 months after moving to our home at The Rivervale, Ling remarked to me just the other day she’d prefer not to eat at Rivervale Mall foodcourt. Apparently, it’s because the smell
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