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It's not a secret that I am fervent fan of cheese. Not those plasticky cheddar slices you put in between your sandwiches but thick cheddar blocks, cream cheese, mascarpone, cottage cheese and blue cheese. Thank goodness Europe is a cheese haven! Once, I had this strong craving for cottage cheese that I even dreamt about it. On the next day, I intentionally went down to the …
Happy New Year everyone! May this new year be a better year for you and me :) To bring in some festive spirit, I prepared some muffins for my family. Well, I bought the muffins. But, I prepared the cream cheese topping for the muffins! Creamed some yummy cream cheese and sprinkled some coloured sugar balls on the muffins I bought from a neighbourhood cake shop Close-up on …
I love having afternoon teas, but this doesn't necessarily mean that I love the tea and cakes that go with it (although some cakes are really irresistable!). I simply love the feeling of being dainty, relaxed and free when I'm having an afternoon tea. See, it's the concept of having afternoon tea that I'm attracted to. Wouldn't it be nice to have a chat over some biscuits and …
Ok... I am reading several books concurrently right now. Where in the world is Osama bin Laden? by Morgan Spurlock How to spend less without being miserable by Richard Templar A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hossein Hope I could finish these books before the end of the year!
Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity. Henry van Dyke, an American poet For me, I have too many things that I want to do and too many things that need to be done. On my desk, there are several excellent books that I want to read and a few DVDs …
Blueberry muffins with strawberry cream cheese topping and green apple cream cheese topping Yummy! Pink heart and green christmas tree cookies!
Today is 冬至, the day every Chinese eat tang yuan to symbolise the passing of one year. Have you eaten your tang yuan? Anyway, it's three more days to Christmas!
I would like to share this true story that I heard over the Chinese radio this morning. There was a man who was renovating his home in Japan one day. As he removed one of the false walls in his home, he noticed that a lizard was on the back of the wall. Upon closer inspection, he realised that the lizard was pinned on its tail by a nail when the house was built ten years …
I am guilty of neglecting my friends and not reading my friends' blogs for the past few months whilst I was engrossed in my own activities and work. Previously, I had been busy preparing for my exam, NPC attachment and APEC deployment but I do not want to use my fully-packed schedule as a convenient excuse. I promise I'll change ok?
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Watch these funny Phua Chu Kang spoof videos of Ris Low! Damn funny!
Our first kite-flying experience today was somewhat good, although with limited success. Guangfan and I were the only ones attempting to fly a medium-sized kite in the empty field popular with seasoned kite-flyers. Anyway, who would go fly a kite under the big hot sun at 2pm? To make things worse, there was little wind then. Nevertheless, we had our limited flight time! … 
BOO! Do I look hideous enough? This is a cool fake teeth Halloween lollipop bought by my sister from the U.S.!
Do you know what are the common tactics employed by marketing people?Six "Weapons of Influence" 1. Reciprocation:People tend to return a favour. Thus, the pervasiveness of free samples in marketing. 2. Commitment and consistency:If people commit, orally or in writing, to an idea or goal, they are more likely to honour that commitment even if the original incentive or …
Below are some pointers from the above book by Dennis Blitz. I hope you find them useful :)Rules of successful investing1. Invest in what you know.2. Invest, succeed, repeat.3. Embrace the learning curve.4. Avoid losing money. Consider risk before return.5. Create a complementary combination of investments.6. Take charge of one investment to improve performance and reduce …
Laws of Character and Personality1. Cultivate the tendency to appreciate the good qualities, rather than the shortcomings of each individual.2. Do not give vent to impatience and annoyance on slight provocation.3. Do not harbour grudges after disagreements involving honest differences of opinion.4. Form the habit of considering the feelings and interests of others.5. Do not …
I apologise for not updating my blog as frequent as I used to in the past. As some of you may know, I am currently staying-in and my weekends are usually burnt. I am unable to check my Hotmail emails in camp due to the limited internet access in camp and hence I can only reply on weekends. If you wish to contact me, do facebook me (I have access to that!) or drop me a sms!
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