The joy of meeting pays the pangs of absence

All days are nights to see till I see thee,

And nights bright days when dreams do show thee to me.

~William Shakespeare, "Sonnet XLIII"

Nike+

My current toy :) Nike Wmns Air Max 180+ ipod. Now, i have my personal workout assistant to track my progress every step of the way. *tingles in excitement* it's time to get rockin baby.

ideas

Thank you all for the condolences and care. I'm okay, no worries :)

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I've always talk about having my own restaurant or cafe or both haha..and these are some ideas i've seen along the way that i'd loveee in my lil place next time :)

First and foremost,

The interior setup and choice of crockeries are the fundamental elements that make the place and give it its distinctive edge. The kind of feel it evokes in a new potential customer as he/she steps in either

a) makes him/her cringe and head out (worst possible scenario, in which case i should just close shop and sit in a corner and cry)

b) comfortable enough to linger for a coffee or meal (on my way to repaying those mounting bills incurred)

c) thinking already of the next time who he/she shall bring here for a nice lil chit chatty over coffee (ka-chink $$$...of cause the food/coffee has to be at least of reasonable standard, of which i can assure you, will be in My place :) )

well...my first lil cafe will be comfy with a quirky arty edge. Nothing too posh or outlandish in appearance, just a small simple charm-y place tucked in a corner of a street. As you push through the doors, you'll be greeted and lulled by the sheer electric buzz in the air, the aroma of coffee, steam milk and slight charred smell of a toastie in the oven heating up. I went to a perfect lil place i wanna call mine today, it's moulded exactly how i wanna it (just not the name perhaps) :)

Brother Baba Budan Cafe

Simple lighting, loads of natural light, quirky yet endearing design. i'm enthralled and excited and captivated by this lil cafe. i so love the hanging chairs and shelves and cabinets. Definitely making this my coffee hunt in the city (besides Mr Tulk), worth every distance travelled to get there.

Speaking of crockery, this latte set (from Map cafe) totally grabs me. I mean, such a simple idea yet so elegant and effective. It's like a lil surprise you discover as you sip your latte. Well, at least for me, maybe i'm just easily excited haha.

We made vongole for dinner a couple of days back during Good Friday but because it was Good Friday and the supermarkets were closed and we ran out of linguini at home (shame on the italian haha) and we already had the clams and wine bought and are all psyched up for vongole, we returned to the basics and what we do best: making pasta from scratch. Plenty of practise ala Colosseum from last semester as one fondly remembers.

See the clothes hangers used to dry the pasta? When i have my lil restaurant (i'm thinking authentic italian food because i'm going to rock at that hah), the chef will make fresh pasta and hang them just like how we did in our kitchen. Half open kitchen concept with a woody counter at the dining floor, all white and messy with flour plus a wood fired oven nearby and my chef rolling out pizza base or linguini and hanging them on the hangers behind before sending into the kitchen for that perfect carbonara, Just Like Mummy's. Yoks! The look of the place will be old world charms (much like my cafe), quaint and nostalgic of days spent in the kitchen with your gran (i was thinking of housemate rolling out pasta with his gran during his childhood).

:)

Just to end off, we totally mastered the art of making al dente pasta if i would say so myself.

Pat on shoulder.

Beams.

dedicated to.

she went away but i couldn't be there.

only at the moment of news does it hit me
i wish she had more out of life

i wish life had been kinder to her

i wish i had done more

i wish i could hug her one more time

and have her grinning back at me

i remember her hugging me affectionately when i first left for melb

with tears in her eyes and calling me her 乖孙女

i remember her being full of energy and zest, only to be reduced to

nothing in less than a year

it is always with a loss that the truth drives home

of how short and fragile life is

of how loved ones should be treasured and held close to heart

because there is no time for regrets nor turning back the cruel hands of time

to the best lady who'll forever be in our hearts and memories

love always.

Sauna

It has been way tooooo hot these few days for my liking. Hit 40 degree celsius today. Faints. No aircon as well in the house. I forsee myself sweating in bed tonight. EWW.

Btw, any comments made by annon and signed off dubiously with content relating to how great/cute the housemate is IS made by the housemate himself. You will know when you see it, because you simply can't believe anyone else (apart from himself) will make a comment like that. HAHA.

for my dear girl sj

ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR EXAMS!!!!!!

hopefully my 笨 faces made you laugh just a little :) hang in there my dear!

love love hug hug

范逸臣 . 不说出的温柔 . Love Story

爱的故事有很多 你一定听过 他们说最美的爱情像琥珀 美的忍不住停留 而任性的风吹过了 却飘下一片片叶落 放开手 往北方走 留下伤心的树 独自忍受 你离开我连一句话都不说 只默默看着今晚天空星光闪烁 看今夜的流星 划过了天际 像我的心 我无法在冷静 请你要倾听 你是我的唯一 我不愿只相信 我们之间 隔着海洋的距离 我的爱已熔化在空气里

i love this song.

My Neighbourhood & Pad

St Kilda in its best glory

Our cosy kitchen with our very own potted basil plant (very useful in our salads :)), the doorway and spanking toilet

The comman lounge area and the housemate's private corner (behind the couch) haha

My lovely lovely room :)

My work corner

My first painting for the room :)

That's my place for the year :) Loves the space, the sunlight streaming through the window, the sea, the double bed, the cosy corner of the kitchen, the huge mirror in bathroom,..and of cause the geeky housemate :)

St Kilda

My housemate is standing in the bathroom naked shaving his head now. Haha..just thought i would add that in :)

Anyways, had a real early day in school today. Lecture started at 8.30am this morning and it was Hell getting outta bed with my soft pillows and warm comforter. Dragged my heavy legs to the bathroom, hot shower, packed, grabbed a tub of yoghurt and headed out with the housemate.

We ran for like an hour last evening along St Kilda beach (which explains the heavy legs). Awesome run, probably clocked ~10km, which is a feat for me since it is entirely voluntery hah. Sun was setting at the horizon..the sky was a myriad of colours with sailing boats and yachts dotting the setting. St Kilda is really breathtakingly beautiful at this time of the year :)

Staying with housemate has been great. He's been cooking dinner for me almost every night and making me fat lol. Neh, we are getting into the whole eat healthy shit and salads prob our most frequent dish. Loving it. He makes brilliant salads. My personal fav is one with rocket, cherry tomatoes and bocconcini. YUM. Going to do a steak dinner this weekend with fancy wine and all. Shld be good :) Moomba Festival is up this sat as well. Fireworks baby!! :)

I have been way too lazy with the camera and hafnt been taking any pics. I will get to it soon i promise. Heh.

9am tmr with Dr Small!! Time for bed.

Love love peeps.