I have a love for reading, fiction mostly, from Sci-Fi to the classics. Noromance novels for me though, I outgrew them before I left secondary school. Now I alternate between reading autobiographies and fiction sourced from book warehouse sales, or out-of-copyright classics on my phone. Yes, I’m a cheapskate, I know 😛 As a consequence […]

I have finally run my first half marathon at the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon on Dec 6th 2009. 21km. More running than I’ve ever done in my life. And I’m glad to say I have done it 🙂 Prologue I can’t say I prepared adequately for it, unless you count  6-8 1 hour runs in […]

It started off here … Things are moving slowly, but steadily…. I started from the middle, and is working my way outward. I try to cover as much ground with a single colour before I go back to the middle and start with a new colour. I don’t know if this will work out well, […]

Two days ago I dug out my ancient iPod Mini, which I last used about a month ago. This screen greeted me: After a short routine of arm-flapping and headless-chicken-running around the house, wailing “Dear God, why me!!!??” I composed myself and went to my trusty phone to Google for solutions. All leads pointed to […]

I’ve just started on a new project: And it is based on this painting by Myles Birket Foster titled Children Paddling in a Stream:   Good luck to me!

Stumbled upon a website that showcases pimped-up Ikea furniture: http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com You may just get inspiration to add bling to your vanilla-flavoured Ikea furniture!

I can’t remember when Portuguese egg tarts first came to Malaysia, but I do remember sampling some on a family trip to Macau way back in 1996. Portuguese egg tarts are recognizable from the uneven browning on the top of the egg custard in a flaky pastry, quite different from the smooth top that characterizes the […]

I usually prepare lean pork by slicing them to thin strips, season with a bit of salt (my MIL says it helps tenderize the meat), then sauteed with dark soy sauce, ginger and garlic. Today I cooked it differently. Marinate the pork strips with some salt and curry powder for 15 mins. Slice one yellow […]

You’ll always be my Johnny Castle. Continue dirty dancing in heaven…

Day 2 : Taipei Whirlwind When I saw the itinerary for the one-day tour, I was happy because it covered places like Yehliu & Jiufen which are out of  Taipei Metro’s long reach. Our itinerary for the day: CKS Memorial Hall –> Yehliu –> Jiufen –> Martyrs Hall –> Beitou Hotspring –> Shilin Market Taiwanese […]