Met up with Karen the other day talking about my finances, I realised I have to really find out where my money goes to every month. Because I had no clear idea. My rough idea is so rough.
Because of this, I've been faithfully keying in every expenditure for the last 3 weeks. I have to tell you, that the bulk of my money goes to birthdays, weddings, red packets and taxis so far. Maybe I should make less friends... (kidding!)
Anyway, I'm making a conscious effort to save especially on travel, and food. The good thing about my company is that I can eat a simple vegetable rice meal for about $2.10. That means $10.50 for one week of weekday lunches. (Oh What savings!)
The challenge is to save vigorously and at the same time be a generous person. What's the point in saving religously and turn into a scrooge. Maybe I can be selectively generous... hmm...
Haha...
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Sorry for not blogging...
Reason for not blogging?
Maybe it's due to my bout of fever over the 4 days I fell sick, but I think I lost abit of weight. My jeans feel baggy (like my old Alien workshop baggy jeans).
Well, it could also mean I am a lot busier, more work means more energy being used, which means weight loss. Recently due to deadlines, my entire project has been in an OT frenzy.
Gosh, my gf asked me the other day, "must you work so hard?" I was like, "no choice leh, got a lot of work, and not enough time".
Nowadays I find it harder and harder to make time to do things. Seems like, I very often need to choose to do some things and forget about the other. I need grace...
Maybe it's due to my bout of fever over the 4 days I fell sick, but I think I lost abit of weight. My jeans feel baggy (like my old Alien workshop baggy jeans).
Well, it could also mean I am a lot busier, more work means more energy being used, which means weight loss. Recently due to deadlines, my entire project has been in an OT frenzy.
Gosh, my gf asked me the other day, "must you work so hard?" I was like, "no choice leh, got a lot of work, and not enough time".
Nowadays I find it harder and harder to make time to do things. Seems like, I very often need to choose to do some things and forget about the other. I need grace...
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
I am a Taiwanese
Well, one week after returning from Taiwan, I realised that I am still missing Taiwan. (lesser now though) Man, I really love the place, nice (cheap) food, friendly people, beautiful scenery. Things you can't really find elsewhere.
Anyway, reason for being in Taiwan if you don't already know, is for my wedding shoot with Joyce. It was fun taking the photos. (I won't be revealing any shots until next year)
The sunset at dan shui is so beautiful. Just a golden yoke sitting on the clear endless horizon. A flawless blend of orange,yellow and blue. God's very own paint brush dancing on the evening sky, perfecting every stroke as the sun dims. You got to go see that.
I am really a Taiwanese on the inside.
Anyway, reason for being in Taiwan if you don't already know, is for my wedding shoot with Joyce. It was fun taking the photos. (I won't be revealing any shots until next year)
The sunset at dan shui is so beautiful. Just a golden yoke sitting on the clear endless horizon. A flawless blend of orange,yellow and blue. God's very own paint brush dancing on the evening sky, perfecting every stroke as the sun dims. You got to go see that.
I am really a Taiwanese on the inside.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Lost in Ubin
We got Lost in Ubin a few weeks ago. It was a great time of fun, as this is one of the few times, we did outdoor outreaches for our WYZ Tertiary group.
It was a lot of hard work! Especially for Jeremy Kuang, Peng Huat and also Weiwen. They really cycled Ubin many times. So much so they didn't need any maps anymore. It was tatooed into their brain.
We had background workers like medics too! Thanks for volunteering your services, Felicia, Clara, Edward, Jeremy and Angela.
About 220 people turned up for this. which means that there were about 220 cyclists. Much grass died that day.
Yuzhen really enjoyed herself. Enough said.
Sprawled around Ubin were 23 checkpoints which teams would need to find. They are very well hidden, haha. Many complained that they couldn't find them. They even said, that it doesn't exist. Of course they found it eventually. No choice. Tertiary level, need to make things challenging. Haha....
Are you ready? 1, 2, 3 GET LOST!!!
It was a lot of hard work! Especially for Jeremy Kuang, Peng Huat and also Weiwen. They really cycled Ubin many times. So much so they didn't need any maps anymore. It was tatooed into their brain.
We had background workers like medics too! Thanks for volunteering your services, Felicia, Clara, Edward, Jeremy and Angela.
About 220 people turned up for this. which means that there were about 220 cyclists. Much grass died that day.
Yuzhen really enjoyed herself. Enough said.
Sprawled around Ubin were 23 checkpoints which teams would need to find. They are very well hidden, haha. Many complained that they couldn't find them. They even said, that it doesn't exist. Of course they found it eventually. No choice. Tertiary level, need to make things challenging. Haha....
Are you ready? 1, 2, 3 GET LOST!!!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Last Day
People come and people go. Well, this saying is so true, it's time to say goodbye to my good friend weihowe who is moving on in his career.
We had a special farewell BBQ on our company's rooftop just for him. 
Had some simple food, not full scale BBQ, but sort of like a mini-BBQ. Nowadays who wants the hassle of a full blown BBQ?
Oh look, here are some hungry ghosts eating their food. Yummy.
Some of my lunch gang colleagues... haha... not all of us from the same project, but we always hang out.
What's a BBQ without a beer or two? Maggie really became very red after her bottle. She's the one with the big bottle. 
Yup. I had my favourite bottle too. Very sweet. = D. 
Jennifer is being crazy again... as usual... haha... 
And Wayne is joining in, being crazy also... Why is this happening?? 
Oh well, if you can't beat them, join them. Haha... Vincent just freaked out! 
All the best in New Zealand Weihowe!
We had a special farewell BBQ on our company's rooftop just for him. 
Had some simple food, not full scale BBQ, but sort of like a mini-BBQ. Nowadays who wants the hassle of a full blown BBQ?
Oh look, here are some hungry ghosts eating their food. Yummy.
Some of my lunch gang colleagues... haha... not all of us from the same project, but we always hang out.
What's a BBQ without a beer or two? Maggie really became very red after her bottle. She's the one with the big bottle. 
Yup. I had my favourite bottle too. Very sweet. = D. 
Jennifer is being crazy again... as usual... haha... 
And Wayne is joining in, being crazy also... Why is this happening?? 
Oh well, if you can't beat them, join them. Haha... Vincent just freaked out! 
All the best in New Zealand Weihowe!
Friday, June 5, 2009
Another hawker surprise
After encountering the vegetarian sambal fried rice, I had another culinary adventure, or should i say misadventure.
I was suppering with Joyce at Chomp chomp the other night. We ordered white fried carrot cake.
When the carrot cake arrived, it was extremely oily and with little or no egg. I mean the egg is like half an egg. It was more like fried white turnip only.
Not being one who complains, I just ate it, only to find some surprising finds in my carrot cake... ... ...
A chunk of Otah.
I kid you not. I was like ??? How come got Otah in my fried carrot cake?! If I wanted otah wouldn't I order otah? Was it a new cooking style? Was it because the hawker didn't like my face? Why otah?!
My conclusion is that the stall was selling otah as well. So it was probably an accident.
Maybe next time I would find a chicken drum in my bak chor mee.
A chunk of Otah! gosh.
I was suppering with Joyce at Chomp chomp the other night. We ordered white fried carrot cake.
When the carrot cake arrived, it was extremely oily and with little or no egg. I mean the egg is like half an egg. It was more like fried white turnip only.
Not being one who complains, I just ate it, only to find some surprising finds in my carrot cake... ... ...
A chunk of Otah.
I kid you not. I was like ??? How come got Otah in my fried carrot cake?! If I wanted otah wouldn't I order otah? Was it a new cooking style? Was it because the hawker didn't like my face? Why otah?!
My conclusion is that the stall was selling otah as well. So it was probably an accident.
Maybe next time I would find a chicken drum in my bak chor mee.
A chunk of Otah! gosh.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Top 5 Favourite Snacks 2009
Here are my top 5 favourite snacks in 2009 so far. (try them !)
1) Camel's Baked Almonds
This is my top of my list. It's baked, so it's not salted, or honey roasted like most other nuts. I like it this way cause it brings out the natural fragrance of the almonds. Delightfully crunchy, (something like pocky), I can finish a bag in one week. It doesn't stick to your teeth like peanuts, it sort of just glides down your throat. High in protein and fibre.
2) Ceres Pineapple Juice
I drink Ceres natural fruit juices cause it's really fresh and natural. The pineapple juice here is not too sour, its mostly sweet with a bit of sour. Very refreshing and thirst quenching. I like it after it's chilled at the bottom of my fridge on a hot day.
3) Wasabi Mini Crackers
They come in extremely small packets. About the size of a thumb nail. There are 2 crackers in a packet. Wasabi flavoured with crunchy sesame seeds. Very addictive. Don't know if they sell it in Singapore.
4) Chicken McNuggets
There are no nuggets like macdonalds chicken mcnuggets. I love it when its fresh and hot. My favorite sauce of them all is probably mustard. Tangy on the tongue. Shiok.
5) Otah Otah
My favorite night snack. I like those that has fish chunks embedded in the Otah. I can finish 5 at one go. The brand I usually eat has a logo of a man with his tongue sticking out. Forgot the brand name though. Otah!
1) Camel's Baked Almonds
This is my top of my list. It's baked, so it's not salted, or honey roasted like most other nuts. I like it this way cause it brings out the natural fragrance of the almonds. Delightfully crunchy, (something like pocky), I can finish a bag in one week. It doesn't stick to your teeth like peanuts, it sort of just glides down your throat. High in protein and fibre.
2) Ceres Pineapple Juice
I drink Ceres natural fruit juices cause it's really fresh and natural. The pineapple juice here is not too sour, its mostly sweet with a bit of sour. Very refreshing and thirst quenching. I like it after it's chilled at the bottom of my fridge on a hot day.
3) Wasabi Mini Crackers
They come in extremely small packets. About the size of a thumb nail. There are 2 crackers in a packet. Wasabi flavoured with crunchy sesame seeds. Very addictive. Don't know if they sell it in Singapore.
4) Chicken McNuggets
There are no nuggets like macdonalds chicken mcnuggets. I love it when its fresh and hot. My favorite sauce of them all is probably mustard. Tangy on the tongue. Shiok.
5) Otah Otah
My favorite night snack. I like those that has fish chunks embedded in the Otah. I can finish 5 at one go. The brand I usually eat has a logo of a man with his tongue sticking out. Forgot the brand name though. Otah!
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