Loopie - Joop

this whole week has been premiere after premiere... season premiere of TV shows, i mean. My schedule is packed!! Monday - Dancing with the Stars at 9pm on ABC, Heroes at 10pm and Journeyman at 11pm on NBC. Wednesday - Private Practice at 10pm followed by Dirty Sexy Money at 11pm on ABC. Thursday - Ugly Betty at 9pm, Grey's Anatomy at 10pm and Big Shots at 11pm on ABC. coming Sunday - Desperate Housewives at 10pm and Brothers and Sisters at 11pm on ABC. Next week there's Pushing Daisies on Wednesday at 9pm as well! haha... looks like i'm only free on tuesday nights...

it's been a long time since i've written anything of a serious nature. i try to keep this blog lighthearted but some things have been bugging me lately and i need to ventilate and detox myself. so please bear with me as i spurt and sputter some bad blood. one, because of man A's negligence, my start date has been delayed till further notice. was rather upset about it, not because i was looking forward to what i thought i was about to do, but because once again, my plans have been thwarted by things and people beyond my control. i should have been able to start in july had hao-e's permanent work permit been granted right after his first temporary work permit lapsed. BUT, it didn't happen that way cos hao-e had to settle for a second temporary work permit as they tried to sort out his permanent one. now, with this delay, i'm not sure when i can begin contributing to the "save stella" fund. [C was really cute today as i told her the amount that i ...

Asparagus and prawns with Dried Shrimp Paste Chicken and White Mushrooms with Hoisin Sauce What can i say? I'm a genius!! hahaha...

Took a 20-min drive west to Dockyards yesterday morning just to have a walk about. surprisingly, there was a bike race about to begin so we hung around and watched the race from a pavilion. we were enjoying a hamburger whilst discussing the following: why are bikers so skinny? - ANS: because they need to balance on super skinny lightweight bikes. why do bikers walk funny? - ANS: because they have this contraption that "locks" their shoes to the pedals. (ps: some of them waddle worse than football players with spikes) why do bikers ride in a pack? - ANS: because riding behind someone reduces the air friction so they use up less energy than the rider leading the pack and they can easily overtake later in the race (especially when the leader is tired). why does cosmo advise against over peddling for females? - ANS: because studies have shown that too much riding can reduce your libido. the above are some of our very unprofessional personal opinions. not to be taken too serio...

Tonight we went back to Sushi Tei with the gang for dinner. This is Paul the sushi chef. He hails from M'sia. I couldn't resist ordering the salmon roe, but i didn't want rice with it. So Paul carved up some cucumber. Don't they look pretty? So we had juicy salmon roe and salmon sashimi. omg, i'm salivating AGAIN !! today's one of those days i feel that moving thousands of miles away from the familiarity of home ain't so bad after all.

This is the oyako don i made on tuesday. (blame hao-e's cheapo camera for the not so good looking photos.) it's a darn easy dish to make. just boil some rice, dice some chicken thighs and onions, beat some eggs and dump them all into a wok with soy sauce, mirin and sugar!! hao-e loves it.

This version of hana kimi - I LIKE! Definitely a more believable cast and eye-candy galore!! for those who've never seen this show, can you spot the girl in the above photo? stare hard at the one right below the one with blonde hair. somehow, a storyline like hana kimi can only happen in japan where the guys look so pretty!! and the acting is so so much better than the taiwanese cast. (Sorry Ms Ng)