tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4657345877154852262024-02-21T09:00:40.028+08:00short snaps of lifeeve910http://www.blogger.com/profile/15957752582759156720noreply@blogger.comBlogger177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465734587715485226.post-71711726682898207872012-06-07T18:15:00.001+08:002012-06-07T18:15:02.719+08:00The missing.How can it be that, the closer the day comes, the more I miss you. It feels like my heart is straining to be with you, like a puppy on a leash :) <br />
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Patience. I'm coming soon.eve910http://www.blogger.com/profile/15957752582759156720noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465734587715485226.post-14299520042871511102012-05-21T13:00:00.003+08:002012-05-21T13:00:20.755+08:00yes, i did it :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />eve910http://www.blogger.com/profile/15957752582759156720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465734587715485226.post-89645950045225033202012-03-09T01:42:00.001+08:002012-03-09T16:17:56.586+08:00The ringIt was lost. And is now found.<br />
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She is an great and inspiring beacon to me, always and forever. I am not sure if the disappearance and sudden reappearance of the ring means anything and I keep wondering what she would have said to the decisions I want to make for my life now.<br />
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I hope the answer will dawn soon.<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsQSZqGYr7FqXhHd2IMdEANBZBV1gSTKJN71QEZxqmcmgD2uDvRYfz2WeDJ_bMFxzzpoYQx3N1LyExLOa5TggikWZpTzoaaMBqmaAzOIo3fM4xMX7O5eqaEQxf0fxNe1U6-87WjOmOTc/s640/blogger-image-649908755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsQSZqGYr7FqXhHd2IMdEANBZBV1gSTKJN71QEZxqmcmgD2uDvRYfz2WeDJ_bMFxzzpoYQx3N1LyExLOa5TggikWZpTzoaaMBqmaAzOIo3fM4xMX7O5eqaEQxf0fxNe1U6-87WjOmOTc/s640/blogger-image-649908755.jpg" /></a></div>eve910http://www.blogger.com/profile/15957752582759156720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465734587715485226.post-31554679405932711282011-01-17T23:56:00.001+08:002011-01-17T23:56:59.559+08:00hello~i'm back~ :)eve910http://www.blogger.com/profile/15957752582759156720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465734587715485226.post-42994760163044803822010-05-30T20:39:00.000+08:002010-05-30T20:39:39.308+08:00Molten Chocolate Lava Cake!! in a Microwave!! for ONE!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">it was another sleepless night and i was trawling food blogs (as usual) which made me amazingly hungry (as usual). when i found </span><a href="http://funnfud.blogspot.com/2008/04/molten-chocolate-lava-cake.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">this recipe </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i was SO excited~!! i made the conversions, and rushed straight to the kitchen at nearly 3 in the morning to make it. heh. yeah, not good for the waistline, but i was having a baking craving and we all know how that turns out.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">when i made this recipe, i cooked it a bit too long, and it turned out to be chocolate cake! no photos, cause i was so excited i ate the whole thing in 5 minutes flat (while <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><b>the log</b></span> was sleeping). i'm going to do a few flavours tonight, in preparation for making it for my guardian angel, since this is her favourite cake :D</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">anyway! i'm making this post to record my conversions since the original recipe makes about 6 ramekins' worth.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">side note: i found out my ramekins in Perth, along with a lot of other kitchen stuff was thrown away after a flood in a good friend's place. HEARTBROKEN! but i have to move on. and think about my future kitchen and the things i will fill it with!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Adapted from Fun and Food Blog (makes ONE)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">one chocolate bar, chopped ( i think dark chocolate would work best, a bar is 43-45 g or 1/2 cup)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">same amount of butter, softened a bit and chopped (but i would lessen it by a teaspoon, the trial run was too oily for me)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 egg (mine is the normal smallish Asian egg :D)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 teaspoon cocoa powder (i use Van Houten's that i found in the Macau supermarket, i think the flavour is quite good)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/8 cup granulated sugar (or 2 Tablespoons, i would use less, just guesstimate it)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/12 cup plain flour (omg really miniscule, 1.3 tablespoon, again, guesstimate, you're not going to serve this at a Michelin restaurant and if you are going to use this recipe, i would guess that you are not some gourmet food critic person :D)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Butter your mug. Use a brush or some paper napkin edge and er.."moisten it" with butter then rub the insides of the mug. Melt chopped chocolate in mug (i have a cheapass mug specially for these things, make sure it is microwave safe) on medium in the microwave for about 20 seconds (til it's soft enough to stir around). Add butter, and melt for another 10-15 seconds. Take out and stir. Careful! The mug may get HOT!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. Beat eggs and sugar until it starts to whiten (according to orginal recipe. i was planning to put it in a small bottle and shake it! :D). Pour into chocolate mixture. Sift flour and cocoa powder together, then add to chocolate mixture. Stir gently to combine. COMBINE! not whip! hehe.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. Now comes the fun bit! now i don't know what watt is my microwave, i searched high and low and all around it, but i didn't see anything. but what i did on the trial was to use the Medium setting, and microwaved for 2 minutes. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">what i did wrong was </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. i covered it. so about 1 minute 10 seconds into the cooking process, i could see the cover start to rise above the mug! i'm a baking noob, i didn't know plain flour could rise that much! i stopped the microwave, took the plate off and let it continue to cook for another minute. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. That last sentence was another mistake. I'm going to try for 1 minute 30 seconds later. this is the original tip from the blog:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Touch the top of the cake with your finger. When done, you should be able to press down slightly on the cake and have it spring back but when you insert a toothpick into the cake, the toothpick should come out with wet batter on it. The trick is to cook the cakes as little as possible for a liquid center yet long enough that a firm cake-like exterior forms that won't fall apart when you take it out of the pan."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
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</div>eve910http://www.blogger.com/profile/15957752582759156720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465734587715485226.post-40825535926276995842010-04-06T01:22:00.000+08:002010-04-06T01:22:01.858+08:00time is funny<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">today has been a day of lots of memories. i just wonder, if i could erase the last 10 years of my life, would i do it the same way all over again?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">mistakes in studies. mistakes in love. mistakes in career choices. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">they would probably say that mistakes and the experiences you gain, good or bad, will teach you something. but i feel like everything is still the same. i don't think i am a better person.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i remember about 6 or 7 years ago, when everyone was still on Friendster, i posted a shout-out (read: status message for FB-ers) "am i doing it right?" (why georgia-john mayer). i'm still asking myself the same question.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">if i didn't have technology to remind me, would i still remember? songs on my iPod. photos on Facebook. SMSs(es?). emails. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">would i still remember you? or you? or even you? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">it's funny to me how our lives intertwined so closely, i knew your deepest secrets and fears, your family and friends, your hopes and dreams. and you knew mine. and now, we may as well be strangers. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i wonder if, in the event i am lucky enough to have a family one day, i should tell my daughter of all the things i know. and warn her. if you make the decision to enter someone's life, be aware that the consequences may sometimes be too much to bear. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but would she listen? </span><br />
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then i saw a piece of plastic bag floating in the air about 10 storeys up from the main road below. reminded me of American Beauty....<br />
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damn. my life is not a movie. back to work.eve910http://www.blogger.com/profile/15957752582759156720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465734587715485226.post-22478645702818841552010-03-08T20:19:00.000+08:002010-03-08T20:19:38.524+08:00again with the last minute-ness!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">so i haven't been posting a lot lately because i didn't get a chance to cook or go anywhere because my GA is sending me food almost every night, and because i am lazy to go out. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">my family has dinners at my house every Sunday. i really REALLY miss those, and i got to join in unexpectedly the week before when my aunt had her birthday. even joined in singing Happy Birthday! my dear aunt, she is the most good-hearted and generous person i know. and OMG her food. OMG is all i can say. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">yes yes, i did it all on webcam. the wonders of technology! it's made me feel a lot less alone here, being able to connect with family and friends. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">i came up with this brilliant idea of attempting to recreate the dinner my aunt would make on Sunday, and have dinner with my family via webcam. BAD idea cause i procrastinated and went to the supermarket late and then ended up cooking late with my family watching on as they had what must surely have been the most stupendous fried rice in the world. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">i, on the other hand, under-fried my chourico, forgot to add egg and most of all, enough oil so that the rice would not stick to the wok. i ended up with eggless, un-salty fried rice that had 30% of it stuck to the wok. sigh. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">actually, to my known memory, that is the first time i have ever cooked fried rice. if not, then it must only be the second. so i have an excuse. right? :D</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">after the sort-of disastrous dinner (to be honest it didn't taste that bad heh) i discovered i could easily scrape off all the rest of the fried rice off the wok. it was so crunchy and yummy! (yes, i'm ignoring the fact that there was probably a ton of carcinogens in that!) so i put it in with the leftovers, determined to make a better (if not fresher) dinner the next night.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">so, because today was a highly unstressful day at work (snigger), i managed to come home, leave the leftover fried rice out for a while from the fridge, get the egg beaten up (LOL! yes, i'm easily amused!) and ready, and have chicken stock at the side, ready to add. picked out and fried the pieces of chourico first, remembering to add about 2 tablespoons of oil, then dumped in the leftovers, stirred it around for a while, then put the egg in and *BLISS* everything slid around the wok beautifully, nothing got burnt and i finally got my fried rice dinner, albeit a day late.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">that bit at the bottom is not chao-da-ness lah! it's chili oil! fabulous stuff! :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">i wanted to take a photo of the mashed potatoes but i was too paiseh. hell, i wanted to take a photo with the mashed. i wanted to MARRY it. it was. i don't know the word for it. the best damn mashed potatoes i ever had in my LIFE. and i only had two tablespoonfuls. it was like eating something that was made of half mashed, half butter. SO creamy, SO smooth, SO...sigh~.......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">western fried rice. MOP$18. actually not bad la...i'm tapao-ing half for dinner cause i've had 2 stressful days. sighs. want someone to massage me...:)</span>eve910http://www.blogger.com/profile/15957752582759156720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465734587715485226.post-56333793676089712852010-03-02T11:56:00.001+08:002010-03-02T11:56:36.082+08:00three.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://shop.ccs.com/images/products/large_w/61-22308_w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://shop.ccs.com/images/products/large_w/61-22308_w.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">she called me ah ma and i called her ah lien. just because she would wear jeans like this.</span></span></i></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">it's very very weird. very very very weird not having you around. cause you were quite loud. and panicky at times. guess i got that from you. i need you so much in my life now. is this part of growing up? feels just like yesterday we were in Singapore, we were lying on the bed, early in the morning and you were stroking my hair. that is my best and most precious memory of you. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">i miss you. every every day i miss you. </span>eve910http://www.blogger.com/profile/15957752582759156720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465734587715485226.post-79714115864915068942010-03-01T23:10:00.000+08:002010-03-01T23:10:19.974+08:00Last Minute-ly<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">so, as per usual, i waited an hour til before dinner to decide what to do with my first quarter of Angus Beef that i bought at Royal the other day. i'd already decided on the spaghetti, and maybe some sort of salad. was searching for a black peppercorn sauce thing online and looking at the ingredients required (oyster sauce?none!cream?none!) when the Old Man called!</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"what are you having for dinner?"</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"i dunno i bought some steak the other day...so cheap!" (enthusiastically telling him it was US nicely marbled beef)</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">he then proceeded to tell me how to cook steak, as if i hadn't done it at least 20 times already. i was mmm-ing all the way then he asked what i was eating it with. i told him about my idea, then he suggested frying onions also, with the browning from the steak.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">OMG Genius! too bad i don't have blue cheese to re-enact </span><a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/09/grilled-ribeye-steak-with-onion-blue-cheese-sauce/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">PW</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">'s droolsome recipe.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">damn. i hope she doesn't see the link..and my cooking. so malu. cincai la, i want to promote her anyway. </span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZbx64TJ1CaEKhPCOsr2EfLFh_HxDGcT7WngjvNoOMFcMpomRnAzVwcjUezMbBUgmWSTLwU8ZhUaPwKeDXWehv5qluEZSD56vxCytBJJZbSX5rGWG-BBKn02ufcmq6YrUb_FnKJQLIxE/s1600-h/010320101566.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZbx64TJ1CaEKhPCOsr2EfLFh_HxDGcT7WngjvNoOMFcMpomRnAzVwcjUezMbBUgmWSTLwU8ZhUaPwKeDXWehv5qluEZSD56vxCytBJJZbSX5rGWG-BBKn02ufcmq6YrUb_FnKJQLIxE/s320/010320101566.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">this was my initial ingredients to use. i'm always like this one. halfway will pull out something else. i'd already decided on salad: sliced shallots, salted to take off the tang, with tomatoes and cucumbers; buttered-garlic-chili spaghetti and of course the steak. i saw the mushrooms as i was taking out the butter! so i decided to make my favourite - garlicky mushrooms, sans herbs this time cos </span><s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">stingy/kiamsiap</span></s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> don't have any. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">i was cutting everything really slowly ok. i'm still getting back into cooking. so by the time i was done, i figured the onions must have been salted enough. added the tomatoes and cucumbers, salt and pepper. actually some lemon juice and olive oil should go in this, but no olive oil and i only had that lemonade thingy, so i put that in. lucky it had a bit of sugar, which i wanted anyway! after mixing, i put it in the freezer to chill.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQ7SC9Fh6J9RidFvMasqX5qSc1K6Y6b3-TsczXskV2XTDI4KH06SfcimvxIiT1V9YQLzMyVw8ju8Z76iXn5czW2C8bX_HKxkBYo_zIATMKAJqzH3dOF7WZ43dFYRtT7Z8irIQjQpz8GU/s1600-h/010320101574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQ7SC9Fh6J9RidFvMasqX5qSc1K6Y6b3-TsczXskV2XTDI4KH06SfcimvxIiT1V9YQLzMyVw8ju8Z76iXn5czW2C8bX_HKxkBYo_zIATMKAJqzH3dOF7WZ43dFYRtT7Z8irIQjQpz8GU/s320/010320101574.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">started on the spaghetti first. i'd boiled it for about 6 minutes already (yes i know that sounds too long but i like mine mushy, got a problem?) so i just needed to fry the garlic and chili. got the butter and oil foaming just a little on medium-low heat (?)...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5uaqGNjPU-QjS7e80Rr5X1-TboRrpb-WrgAY5YHfQplxKDzeAcKkAZvBGhBhaqGBIj01St8UcXIk6aD3ORI4gIhDI7dsjF_ND3GPUNHBzE2_gDk7aNh9GFGy7s0NBBUZ9em5SXtx091g/s1600-h/010320101575.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5uaqGNjPU-QjS7e80Rr5X1-TboRrpb-WrgAY5YHfQplxKDzeAcKkAZvBGhBhaqGBIj01St8UcXIk6aD3ORI4gIhDI7dsjF_ND3GPUNHBzE2_gDk7aNh9GFGy7s0NBBUZ9em5SXtx091g/s320/010320101575.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">then dumped in the garlic and chili. note to self: too much chili! should have stopped at one and put more garlic instead. i'm lousy at agar-ration, always have been. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvWIZyS5N75TtWjSgFFkjLK-gv7uqvFwMvH6StQ9HhI1tjA_r66Kbykki5ZphMjjVPx3xKYGxqPox9DdIr_V6mH-LMd9OX8pgwLEyIu4MWSlH2xdLgO9KlHeXC89YjHMhAb1dHBiS2Jg/s1600-h/010320101576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvWIZyS5N75TtWjSgFFkjLK-gv7uqvFwMvH6StQ9HhI1tjA_r66Kbykki5ZphMjjVPx3xKYGxqPox9DdIr_V6mH-LMd9OX8pgwLEyIu4MWSlH2xdLgO9KlHeXC89YjHMhAb1dHBiS2Jg/s320/010320101576.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">now the garlic is turning a nice nutty brown (not chao da yet!!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">we both agreed Diehard's mother would scream at the amount of butter i was using :D</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuP0R1U3ot0Gf_iut8Fb-LT2pBz1eow9yL5d2Ea8cbVG_6xlGhEQBOU2nqX-PTKYakS5nWDtKFjV22qyAcgvw1XK-q79dUqsTovJ_4DoBUXsCFtmtX2rQE1hmyUyEC9-lwuadMjL0YpBs/s1600-h/010320101577.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuP0R1U3ot0Gf_iut8Fb-LT2pBz1eow9yL5d2Ea8cbVG_6xlGhEQBOU2nqX-PTKYakS5nWDtKFjV22qyAcgvw1XK-q79dUqsTovJ_4DoBUXsCFtmtX2rQE1hmyUyEC9-lwuadMjL0YpBs/s320/010320101577.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">then i put in the spaghetti. see! too much spaghetti, not enough garlic, dang it! was trying to mix it to coat, but that's hard to do with a wooden ladle :P i wasn't trying to fry the spaghetti, just long enough to warm it up again, maybe 45 seconds or less. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje708mxxneGEF7wJ_uW1GswzP8kBUDF31CEmhuLXtOCJTFCL4MXoPG7s2JdpcTQ4SCC5u7tLrVwjT6_jK6XOaC7i7v7wMB_ACF7OmjOfXR5wELgfGuPm5dRoHqlWnxG0WUBICHGuOc5dg/s1600-h/010320101578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje708mxxneGEF7wJ_uW1GswzP8kBUDF31CEmhuLXtOCJTFCL4MXoPG7s2JdpcTQ4SCC5u7tLrVwjT6_jK6XOaC7i7v7wMB_ACF7OmjOfXR5wELgfGuPm5dRoHqlWnxG0WUBICHGuOc5dg/s320/010320101578.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">finally scraped off at least a bit more so it would look close to what i had in mind. heh. ok, spaghetti done!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ33bFj079rFVYpi1cMMpr7RZGJ8vhZnSOSsk5JhhgQ-km1KcfMXmLp4zxWnHxBB1l2_KWadcol8NOEsM1V45DElJhwb8yKlR0AI9AW6HdWMFrDIVraxyy96lG9h27pMNKxz-8lRBwoRI/s1600-h/010320101579.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ33bFj079rFVYpi1cMMpr7RZGJ8vhZnSOSsk5JhhgQ-km1KcfMXmLp4zxWnHxBB1l2_KWadcol8NOEsM1V45DElJhwb8yKlR0AI9AW6HdWMFrDIVraxyy96lG9h27pMNKxz-8lRBwoRI/s320/010320101579.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*rubs hands in glee* mushrooms next! same concept, foaming butter and oil on med-low(?) heat, added chunky garlic, fried til nutty (?) :D</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TdF8sfGHMCWY5X7Uw3QQ82ouf2iJGOa12P7dY6pPhOkDMpj3_sBspYMfFfMqPQyya63cdafzko1SHwnapMwBXm4ihQkM2qjDExVh3TJt7L3ZDUAsaMWLbZz5DcFLmJsGtem32NCflBI/s1600-h/010320101580.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TdF8sfGHMCWY5X7Uw3QQ82ouf2iJGOa12P7dY6pPhOkDMpj3_sBspYMfFfMqPQyya63cdafzko1SHwnapMwBXm4ihQkM2qjDExVh3TJt7L3ZDUAsaMWLbZz5DcFLmJsGtem32NCflBI/s320/010320101580.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">here go the mushrooms! they needed a lot of oil ler..i had to add a bit more halfway. but as long as you keep turning them, they're alright. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PuJNlLeqbGBLtGADxvOeJqI2c44kd1HF7wIAnUSAYOIKUmtQiSdXitkEWhkziSm6576N95N-q50IdcmhtZfAuCb6XwCMk-Wuru7t9tIsVExGCGhRoddtBRPn0Xo9ROXemTgrcgIF5t4/s1600-h/010320101581.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PuJNlLeqbGBLtGADxvOeJqI2c44kd1HF7wIAnUSAYOIKUmtQiSdXitkEWhkziSm6576N95N-q50IdcmhtZfAuCb6XwCMk-Wuru7t9tIsVExGCGhRoddtBRPn0Xo9ROXemTgrcgIF5t4/s320/010320101581.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">yay! just nice, not too soft, about 3-4 mins on medium-low. or whatever. i don't know. i remember how the flame looks like. that's enough!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDq_emV-2144cvT6lHYReVtZ44jSHnLebZ0rMPIDSsnCQ5zW3XTqw0uTZQ-g9L9bWOaNZWKo1yBFokollnaF5_YMeskIruXJ_KE8drbHe24lvEnHy10CdafJ8YzhcCxIAMPM5yJcJ1nkE/s1600-h/010320101582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDq_emV-2144cvT6lHYReVtZ44jSHnLebZ0rMPIDSsnCQ5zW3XTqw0uTZQ-g9L9bWOaNZWKo1yBFokollnaF5_YMeskIruXJ_KE8drbHe24lvEnHy10CdafJ8YzhcCxIAMPM5yJcJ1nkE/s320/010320101582.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">now, the steak! mmm...ok la see i didn't use so much butter this time, only a <i>thiin </i>slice. butter is good for you ok. makes you strong and healthy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeSH9UqW9TZt_Xgwtkmy1J47L8-bDbS4LnU7UdAFOPF4S9v84vsxNO7OwkXsxlmJlSxtDkrAJfbSlxDhBcVBrUB_VEqTyZJRN4tdBgUlE_X-Af_5bOSAA300a88z1sjOOcLVwfQC983w/s1600-h/010320101583.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeSH9UqW9TZt_Xgwtkmy1J47L8-bDbS4LnU7UdAFOPF4S9v84vsxNO7OwkXsxlmJlSxtDkrAJfbSlxDhBcVBrUB_VEqTyZJRN4tdBgUlE_X-Af_5bOSAA300a88z1sjOOcLVwfQC983w/s320/010320101583.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">added some oil to butter, got the flame quite high and let it foam for a while, then dropped my steak in with a satisfying sizzle! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">ok lah i laid it down la. i don't want to get drops of hot oil all over my arms ok. i bet tons of food writers have used the phrase 'satisfying sizzle'. it's late. i'm in no mood to be original :P</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULHRaAzAiUOFRYSaP2-9-yL02pH9dNVcJxY_O627mNAQxypsccfZM_4OxjhJUk1kZdi_Om9Wlw8keu2nfN_tmKB5D3sKjNY7uRva5g7n3OvSBXOd_VYdCKnPgE0qpB11QEI-Sf_g67Ic/s1600-h/010320101585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULHRaAzAiUOFRYSaP2-9-yL02pH9dNVcJxY_O627mNAQxypsccfZM_4OxjhJUk1kZdi_Om9Wlw8keu2nfN_tmKB5D3sKjNY7uRva5g7n3OvSBXOd_VYdCKnPgE0qpB11QEI-Sf_g67Ic/s320/010320101585.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 min 20 secs on one side and 20 secs on the other, and done! look at the yummy juicy yumminess! hrm..maybe i should have cooked it a bit longer. :P oops</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9kIzmUYNqLBi9DoB9RR7B3FmL8t6_DWCe-oE7FqwexJf6j-VxQFjNnNXhq_RqyRGfyIvfEtBKAR_wbLPD98rEHS_E6en08UrOZTqV2RHzMFJfyZ3qPv3Jcj6UQmOREEN0nFN9WbEmME/s1600-h/010320101587.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9kIzmUYNqLBi9DoB9RR7B3FmL8t6_DWCe-oE7FqwexJf6j-VxQFjNnNXhq_RqyRGfyIvfEtBKAR_wbLPD98rEHS_E6en08UrOZTqV2RHzMFJfyZ3qPv3Jcj6UQmOREEN0nFN9WbEmME/s320/010320101587.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">with the remaining butter/oil-brownbits thing..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61FS2iZBVUaTausZQV0reWz5OYJuuPbYq6UDugHtDNACPQ8aoS69CP4Jr6r3wxTTItkoDlcvlX0kSDOLkbRspRv340oEavJfzM0QMZRThxX6V14NbW1liSNJTWFVUgT4LyJ-z_ONQBxo/s1600-h/010320101588.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61FS2iZBVUaTausZQV0reWz5OYJuuPbYq6UDugHtDNACPQ8aoS69CP4Jr6r3wxTTItkoDlcvlX0kSDOLkbRspRv340oEavJfzM0QMZRThxX6V14NbW1liSNJTWFVUgT4LyJ-z_ONQBxo/s320/010320101588.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">i started frying the shallots with LOTS and LOTS of coarse black pepper in med-low (i guess) heat til they were pretty soft and pretty brown (like a doe? O.o)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">..or <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">your </span></b>eyes...mmm...yes yes...:D</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">your </span></b>eyes are as brown as fried shallots.." sounds romantic enough to me! heh. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjedLbjFhE8_qePQQWMDREeRCHQLGJKpvceAHsKb1LF0NtB_KTK6JacwVF-lEpwKk4lYWmnzzrZNfyux_zUDXJ7u94mY5N-vt5psXYF2AaflELuceHu5CfMJOwRh_uo2C7JGDZc-EwBQ/s1600-h/010320101589.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjedLbjFhE8_qePQQWMDREeRCHQLGJKpvceAHsKb1LF0NtB_KTK6JacwVF-lEpwKk4lYWmnzzrZNfyux_zUDXJ7u94mY5N-vt5psXYF2AaflELuceHu5CfMJOwRh_uo2C7JGDZc-EwBQ/s320/010320101589.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">now for the freaky part. i wasn't too sure how this was going to work. in the end i just put 1/4 teaspoon tapioca flour i found in a drawer, with about 3ml (?) of milk. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0p3iPK9_7H04ZGptmVHfOY20OEK0gwptc7PdIwDAPnbRdayw7R0GmhGRYqucdFYtWXAFvJesWD92WeuWob_ddgZ8znmAKQrDoAo8JrfQn_FOLNuOe-c2eM09CM6gQVU7pONftPQ6whpE/s1600-h/010320101590.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0p3iPK9_7H04ZGptmVHfOY20OEK0gwptc7PdIwDAPnbRdayw7R0GmhGRYqucdFYtWXAFvJesWD92WeuWob_ddgZ8znmAKQrDoAo8JrfQn_FOLNuOe-c2eM09CM6gQVU7pONftPQ6whpE/s320/010320101590.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and then! OMG! the magic happened! it thickened without getting too lumpy! YAY!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1I_PN5Kj-1TbnuuxZi5H8PtlBuNCnpVCLhUNVQwI7F3JTOjfvp9WSPPmzGcIXxKGRSp59fAXLL705H2mCjQJFIGqdTS9SB_qDizf4WmqEVx0i6p-Cl4IT3f9eJxMQKwdEvvc0G0Eto8/s1600-h/010320101591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1I_PN5Kj-1TbnuuxZi5H8PtlBuNCnpVCLhUNVQwI7F3JTOjfvp9WSPPmzGcIXxKGRSp59fAXLL705H2mCjQJFIGqdTS9SB_qDizf4WmqEVx0i6p-Cl4IT3f9eJxMQKwdEvvc0G0Eto8/s320/010320101591.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">ok la. it was a bit too thick. should have put in 2 tbsp more milk at least. but what the heck! i got me some sauce!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhpDtwEasIvpkiuQYIr9vDmqQHJtOd-5cE7kUZHpgqZrEdDWX1fSJRFcAVrYBJHXDzHFP8IUD3HUaegzOXwFxI_Eb3DXmAPobFSmD_u-ieKRpvlUrW0gcP2SO8oThowZ5ZDxERNM7-Vc/s1600-h/010320101594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhpDtwEasIvpkiuQYIr9vDmqQHJtOd-5cE7kUZHpgqZrEdDWX1fSJRFcAVrYBJHXDzHFP8IUD3HUaegzOXwFxI_Eb3DXmAPobFSmD_u-ieKRpvlUrW0gcP2SO8oThowZ5ZDxERNM7-Vc/s320/010320101594.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and there you have it! my dinner! yay to me! looks a bit extravagant but i've been living off the stew for 3 days ok, give me a break. ya i put too much chili in the spaghetti and the steak sauce was a bit too thick, but i pretty much did it! a nice dinner for myself.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">yes. i have a bad bad sense of direction. i need my </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">GPS</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> :(</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Macau is the land of the devil! all those casinos...no wonder....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">yeslah. at the time i took this photo i was damn annoyed with all the steep hills and freakin mountain thingy slap in the middle of the city that i had to go around just to get to the computer place. in the end i was so hopelessly lost and tired that i just hailed a cab and got ripped off. great day huh. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">enough complaining! it's a beautiful city really, great architecture :) <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">ahem ahem</span></b>. just need to do some more exploring. and bring a map. :P</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">never mind. i'll do better next time! yeah! positivity!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">time for dinner~ i'm starving.</span></div>eve910http://www.blogger.com/profile/15957752582759156720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465734587715485226.post-85580553749093614302010-02-27T11:32:00.002+08:002010-02-27T11:45:15.034+08:00Cooking Class with SSOL (NOT!!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">when i first started blogging, it was on Friendster (gasp!) and the blog was called '(mis)adventures of cooking' or something like that. Evryone knows i loVE food and a few have even dared to brave the waters of my home-cooked meals. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">so, based on what i've told you, it should be clear that this post is NOT intended to teach you how to cook this dish. it's just chronicling my experience and serves as a reminder of any adjustments to make, should i attempt this dish again. actually, a confession is that i was quite nervous the whole way. i've no idea why...i cooked for about 2 years(?), almost everyday. it's been more than 3 years since then, so i am terribly rusty. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">if anything, you'd want to try this dish out for yourself and have a few laughs at my expense while reading this post :D</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">i'm living in Macau now, and it was</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> only logical i start with a Portugese dish. i had a HUGE can of Portugese chourico that i was supposed to bring back to Malaysia but left it out at the last minute cause it was too heavy (700 grams!). i got the recipe </span><a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Portuguese-Chourico-Stew/Detail.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">here </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">at one of my favourite go-to sites for dinner (thanks John!). Portugese Chourico is not to be confused with Spanish Chorizo, they're different things but i guess you could substitute one with the other if you're super-cincai like me. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Portugese Chourico Stew...here we go..</span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">tomato paste instead of sauce, </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">chili flakes/seeds from chilli oil instead of the flakes, (from the red jar)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">carrots instead of green beans</span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">yeah i know. i'm not staying true to the original dish. it's a bastardised poor version. what the hell! i'm cooking for myself only. so i don't care :D</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">see the small red plastic bag behind? thats for my rubbish. ya i'm gross and throw my rubbish on the same top as the one i prepare my food. told you, this is </span></span></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">NOT </span></span></i></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">a cooking guide! be prepared for more disgustingness!</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHFHY4ZEqWsv0gTFHq0oIQGZGSvvH5Hp4jiN226ARZHiyEQFAW9hZ_oKiXh0r5y8j-ahzWpf4gifU_dAsdZrKcvonnM96fBMjEbRk2J9r66eHl6w3aaf13mh1oDXcUZPBMITVeStEwjA/s1600-h/260220101516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp43DoIkY5Cf6Ix2uz1XC7MsQOXrqV8ZhJ8rJk4XEwzopET4MNH6-Ukkr_nh5QR-3bULEp0KXwYjYVLrhY4_pOcPXCGT91k9aA_DQvn_gzpM8LB5d19Dtu5DrMY_6026NvIRdeprlceMk/s1600-h/260220101522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqF6AaPVdZ6ratiCWy18_0my5U8GCAHGDxBUBB98NmC40i_VvYrC_V-M8HhuWNMyfPHrXRBWV20xFc888aFJZYMhNIPwQA9MTVkQa0tT087cJIHB76t3IrekFcTS-ayyNosAOWIH67bpg/s320/260220101517.jpg" width="320" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">i was so excited about eating something new that i took out the chourico and started dicing them first. ok i admit, i already cooked with them earlier in the day, nothing fancy, just fried them with shallots, tomatoes and scrambled eggs for breakfast. they were DAMN salty but that's my fault. they came in a can that i'll show you later. they were in oil with some peppercorns and cloves, which i thought was so cute :D</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">i used about one and a half, and after i had started cutting up a half, i realised that i should have taken the casing off, so i started pulling them off with my fingernails from the small diced bits. feeling pleased with myself, i started cutting up the whole one, only to remember that i forgot to take off the casing </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">again</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. (insert Hokkien expletive here) so i had to peel them off the small diced bits instead of just cutting the chourico in half and pulling it off the whole thing. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqF6AaPVdZ6ratiCWy18_0my5U8GCAHGDxBUBB98NmC40i_VvYrC_V-M8HhuWNMyfPHrXRBWV20xFc888aFJZYMhNIPwQA9MTVkQa0tT087cJIHB76t3IrekFcTS-ayyNosAOWIH67bpg/s1600/260220101517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp43DoIkY5Cf6Ix2uz1XC7MsQOXrqV8ZhJ8rJk4XEwzopET4MNH6-Ukkr_nh5QR-3bULEp0KXwYjYVLrhY4_pOcPXCGT91k9aA_DQvn_gzpM8LB5d19Dtu5DrMY_6026NvIRdeprlceMk/s1600/260220101522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp43DoIkY5Cf6Ix2uz1XC7MsQOXrqV8ZhJ8rJk4XEwzopET4MNH6-Ukkr_nh5QR-3bULEp0KXwYjYVLrhY4_pOcPXCGT91k9aA_DQvn_gzpM8LB5d19Dtu5DrMY_6026NvIRdeprlceMk/s320/260220101522.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">then i started chopping up the veggies. then i remembered you should prepare veggies before meat to avoid contamination. then i didn't care and continued. :P</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">i decided to throw in some chilli for i-don't-remember-what-reason, maybe the added vitamin C or antioxidants? heh. recipe called for one small onion so i used 3 small shallots and 2 cloves of minced garlic. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">i have bad bad memories of stinging, painful hands in secondary school ERT class while using chili so i was DAMN freaked out when deseeding the chilis. i actually </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">washed </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the chili ok i was that scared! </span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">then i remembered i read somewhere that if your hands are oiled, it will protect your skin from the c-something in the chili seeds. i forgot la. </span><a href="http://creativebitchin.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">MissC </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">has a DAMN funny (not to her i think) story about that on her blog and i didn't want to end up like that. my fingers were already oiled from the sausages so i did a little 'yay' in my heart :D yes i live alone but i don't want to start talking to myself yet ok!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8mc9JzDQdGYYLlY4jR7-Kf5Tjj9YuUg4sEwrGBbWqU77frqQxK13tfgJ7fNYP55GjbSGUQ1OzqoEjx-xeuRm_HF4LtJljDk_DoEKDQWqU1VZHbOuQYHF0lSaeYoztVvDZhksVCzG1gU/s1600/260220101519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8mc9JzDQdGYYLlY4jR7-Kf5Tjj9YuUg4sEwrGBbWqU77frqQxK13tfgJ7fNYP55GjbSGUQ1OzqoEjx-xeuRm_HF4LtJljDk_DoEKDQWqU1VZHbOuQYHF0lSaeYoztVvDZhksVCzG1gU/s320/260220101519.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">i didn't peel the potatoes cos, as i told you, i'm gross. at least i washed them ok! so i didn't think to figure out if the apartment had a peeler but thank God i found one! at first i only peeled halfway and diced that part up. then i decided i needed more and peeled the rest. </span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">i'm so indecisive that way. and bad at agar-ration. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUU_mICKshn55dO9nwV3pDAEKbsbC5B17SxUoNOlQxqezNm4m-fy0585BKLdSpPvm2eZPnxyyVpD82ABOpuk3eyfy_exosb8VfoxI0R1lXrqa2voa3nXM2av266iYNLSaGq_sxhGuwiY/s320/260220101520.jpg" /></span></div><br />
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">suddenly i had this great idea of putting mushrooms! yet another bastardization in progress! it's opened weirdly cause i don't know how to use the can opener and two bits of the cover were stuck to the can still. whatever lah. as long as it can get half-open enough already for me. i used half a can cos I LOVE MUSHROOMS and it's precious to me!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZV28T9yU8K_4E_5OMJ78roC0ju8G-6JzS-WTjELh_Bnvt_BR1m1vlQfefLbKDcKXxK6YxD-va_LP2-RpkPgEsO6Flrn8jeOp21qonUS3DX5L-4MxCMm0FUSljXvgX6x9CIdJXwDtGFbU/s1600/260220101521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZV28T9yU8K_4E_5OMJ78roC0ju8G-6JzS-WTjELh_Bnvt_BR1m1vlQfefLbKDcKXxK6YxD-va_LP2-RpkPgEsO6Flrn8jeOp21qonUS3DX5L-4MxCMm0FUSljXvgX6x9CIdJXwDtGFbU/s320/260220101521.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">so here we go. two medium potatoes, diced, one carrot, diced, and half a can of mushrooms, quartered. :D</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">this whole food blogging business. not easy lah. added like half an hour to the cooking!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbg_5MVpkAEIwp9MrHJwEcBeqcoph2CbnbY_sFa3sMUy2R85whYS5rqU4-plptGm4Hq-uh-qACbbkCG7pFesQ_ONUqtJPwpFfOxOQ17hJnms6F2WFj4nKSAwo5tiWMWysTVlS4_dwUK-4/s320/260220101523.jpg" /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">i used 1 1/2 tablespoons of oil from the sausages, and one teaspoon from the chilli oil, just for flavour and kicks :D got the cookerhood going (that word is just really weird to me) and started by frying the onions garlic chili for a bit. 'just to get the flavour out' or whatever that means.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">can you see the end of the black plastic spatula? mann i hate using plastic to cook. i couldn't find anything else in the kitchen. freaks me out cause last time i checked, the one at home was all melted at the end. eeeeeee.....</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyt4B_qxmUleXtyv_Ok3d-lsRr6upAnLwYYC48f3xa99Z3JW7CH3GY5vjelnUEZnU43ykfQbWBR-bfGOQZ7ZZFgDUhqYcGSDdWsbv9bDY-k1jATT5Fb0WD4cKhgGgWIr5abrQLf8e7BU/s320/260220101524.jpg" /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">then i dumped in the diced chourico (i keep wanting to type chorizo, ishish) and fried that for another minute (plus? plusplus? who knows!). the smell was GREAATT because, other than that rich meaty flavour, the chourico has some other smoky yummy spices in it that delivers a mouth-watering smell..hey i was cooking really late ok! so hungry at that time!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiof0qGZWFlQu20lQH83M0slfDd9ETPJUQ2A7gcesUEZsCmw6Uat74xJUsaZLr868weNBenHKexnMci4SeasQstp8Q8mpUASmtrLvwNDfONaiI1Tpcq65WA9FtyIbW7tGWf42XXAffMV1Y/s1600-h/260220101525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">after stirring it around, i dumped the potatoes, carrots and mushrooms in. i REGRET! i think i should have fried it like i do with the Japanese curry thing. as in, fry onions etc, add chourico and fry, then add potatoes etc and fried, then add water and stuff. dang nammit! oh well, next time :P</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">by the way! i finally found a wooden spoon thing in a drawer! the shape is kinda weird for cooking but at least it's not plastic :S ewww..</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">oh yea, this is the can that the chourico came in. yes i opened it upside down. oops. i kept the can cause i thought it might be useful for something (yes i'm stingy that way :P) and it was! i dumped my wooden ladle in while i was waiting for the stew to cook. heh. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">do you know how much this can of chourico costs!? ZOMG ok. it's like a bit over RM30, or MOP63, according to Royal Supermarket's price. about six large sausages inside. so maybe it's ok la. about rm5 for one sausage? i used that for breakfast with the eggs and all, lasted me til dinner...so i guess it's cheap? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">while waiting for the food to cook, i decided to take some photographic evidence for <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">you</span></b>, that i did buy fruits! see! i listened to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><b>you</b></span>! hehe. rm2.50 for bananas and rm5 for the apples (8). ok or not?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">i finally gave up on trying to tweak it when the rice was done. too hungry already! i think next time i really need to use a REAL onion, just for that sweet tang. this is what you get for being stingy. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">sorry this photo is upside down! can you spot the difference? made it just for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><b>you </b></span>;) don't ask me why there's no G, i was too lazy :D</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the result? it wasn't too bad, i usually don't like my own cooking anyway. except on really rare occasions. cause by the time all the cooking is done, you're just tired and hungry. heh. definitely tomato puree next time. or a mix of puree and paste. and definitely use an onion. <a href="http://dancingblueseal.blogspot.com/">DBS </a>is probably going to complain i didn't use enough meat. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so paiseh ok! she didn't even let me pay her...grr...i don't know how am i going to make up for her kindness...wish i could bring back durian for her since she seems to love it a lot...hehhe..</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">yea it looks weird right...</span><a href="http://www.dancingblueseal.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">DBS</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> christianed it as R2D2 after i showed him a photo online LOL. works pretty okay though it doesn't really evenly dry the clothes, which i'm guessing is my fault...i might have put in one too many hehe.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">anyway this</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.macau24.com/data/1252565395.07412_lions_bar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://www.macau24.com/data/1252565395.07412_lions_bar.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">MGM Lion's Bar image from </span><a href="http://www.macau24.com/data/1252565395.07412_lions_bar.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.macau24.com/data/1252565395.07412_lions_bar.jpg</span></a></span></i></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and this is where i went on saturday night...so happening ler! ahha...lucky to meet friends like that...very kind and generous people..</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">it's cold and raining and i've a ton of things to do...sigh..home in 5 days! whoopdeedoo~!!</span>eve910http://www.blogger.com/profile/15957752582759156720noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465734587715485226.post-1305761568649917552010-02-06T17:23:00.000+08:002010-02-06T17:23:19.410+08:00back in civilisation!!yess~~ after three weeks of 'toughing it out' i'm finally back in Casinoland. happy~!!<br />
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soo many things to sort out. least of all my computer. running on Safe Mode is the only way i can get it to work. hence no photos cause can't use the Bluetooth. i'm soo sorry Satellite..i promise i'll try to treat you better! you're my only lifeline to home..<br />
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worst thing happened today. i finally resigned myself to the fact that i must have left my lipgloss pouch in the hotel i was at in the beginning of my trip. there must have been at least ten glosses in there. *heartbreak* my Bloom lipgloss in Watermelon...my two Diors...OWHmygosh...kill me...how will i ever show my face at MGM tonight? all i have left are the Bigelow, Sportsgirl and two lipglosses from Mommy Dearest that i hardly ever use cos God help me, i was never even close to being as fair as she was.<br />
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never mind. gives me an excuse to stock up again. but oh, the moolah involved..<br />
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miss you guys back home. see you in a week!!eve910http://www.blogger.com/profile/15957752582759156720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465734587715485226.post-4851967835596156762010-01-05T13:33:00.000+08:002010-01-05T13:33:45.119+08:00leaving again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HLHJvATtyAwN2vFT-a4mJa31gEihB6kMCh-Tdqsy4xrp5mNw246u80P9wwzUDI6a655slDoyPc9M-YWh2mf4sbpXTjGrMZ9YyJ21fRJXFK0bN0ebCQziVYZo-RaIsXsQ1CwCdA4VRMM/s1600-h/DSC05807.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HLHJvATtyAwN2vFT-a4mJa31gEihB6kMCh-Tdqsy4xrp5mNw246u80P9wwzUDI6a655slDoyPc9M-YWh2mf4sbpXTjGrMZ9YyJ21fRJXFK0bN0ebCQziVYZo-RaIsXsQ1CwCdA4VRMM/s320/DSC05807.JPG" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">apologies for the mosquito netting in the way. someone conveniently put it there as soon as i was ready to snap the photo :P<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">so. another great adventure. have a feeling it's not going to be so great. all the loose ends untied..not that it hasn't happened before. 我不能放心走, you get what i mean?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">dammit. why does it have to be so hard? i've already planned this ages ago. i'm leaving. don't give me any more shit please. just give way a bit la. will die kah?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">love all of you anyway. anyone who knows me relatively well and is reading this now. see you soon..<br />
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</div>eve910http://www.blogger.com/profile/15957752582759156720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465734587715485226.post-38402944853628369472009-12-22T06:46:00.001+08:002009-12-22T06:46:13.969+08:00good morning world..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiPIkOmxyuwt9EIXKAxzeICtHwbvgHjafTLQDjnSf8uddcBOqF70jtUMtq_P76r7KNs64EVc9bGGy_yVQ5y0bDl-HzW1UVLkNeRb-aG9FZp-zwg8cxUJK6Yak6kbNj2ziGAFYe4OnICQ/s1600-h/DSC05763.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiPIkOmxyuwt9EIXKAxzeICtHwbvgHjafTLQDjnSf8uddcBOqF70jtUMtq_P76r7KNs64EVc9bGGy_yVQ5y0bDl-HzW1UVLkNeRb-aG9FZp-zwg8cxUJK6Yak6kbNj2ziGAFYe4OnICQ/s320/DSC05763.JPG" /></a><br />
</div>hopefully today will be a good day :)eve910http://www.blogger.com/profile/15957752582759156720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465734587715485226.post-24819102389845635552009-12-20T18:14:00.002+08:002009-12-20T18:14:25.226+08:00an arc of blue light..when i saw it, i knew there was only one thing i wanted...<br />
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but now i think about it, it could happen in many ways..eve910http://www.blogger.com/profile/15957752582759156720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465734587715485226.post-66375281971368502062009-12-02T16:44:00.000+08:002009-12-02T16:44:06.584+08:00how now..this is the saddest time i've ever had since Mom left.<br />
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and it's all my fault.eve910http://www.blogger.com/profile/15957752582759156720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465734587715485226.post-57641024349215211842009-10-21T02:36:00.002+08:002009-10-21T02:42:25.715+08:00independent woman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.destination360.com/asia/china/images/s/china-macau.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 415px; height: 332px;" src="http://www.destination360.com/asia/china/images/s/china-macau.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>a challenge i have to face.<br /><br />can lah!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">i can always just jump off that tower if too despo. but have to save RM450 first!</span></span>eve910http://www.blogger.com/profile/15957752582759156720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465734587715485226.post-19883491166948583742009-10-09T18:35:00.000+08:002009-10-09T18:36:48.694+08:00trying...trying...i miss you. so much.<br /><br />where did you go?<br /><br />come back soon..eve910http://www.blogger.com/profile/15957752582759156720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465734587715485226.post-48246984195030725802009-08-01T16:36:00.002+08:002009-08-03T10:03:19.523+08:00LL (Lonely Lunch)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynnhyphenhyphenx4x9DMyiTeOy-lM0NkagA-gjqsjapxcdhQ2AK4Cucdiz7PsKLJBP1qvQvWdmFY_vhLCCAAEyHsbn3Ss5WsWcfCf9oqjC7T3M5PeRPQ6w5H2V5D7tr-ZMYIZlE7C4T9Y7wdw7cxo/s1600-h/DSC05427.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynnhyphenhyphenx4x9DMyiTeOy-lM0NkagA-gjqsjapxcdhQ2AK4Cucdiz7PsKLJBP1qvQvWdmFY_vhLCCAAEyHsbn3Ss5WsWcfCf9oqjC7T3M5PeRPQ6w5H2V5D7tr-ZMYIZlE7C4T9Y7wdw7cxo/s320/DSC05427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365550240369591554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDQc8wpLALSjK1CDaLkMBxAgfBjwbP8gKSHBSRtKIW0FS5dZ4gSq09Pk7O9wDLiphLafyGJXT3hm6rc9ZqmL0cbeDQ8W6a45BUYO1PqrVf7HD6fKFdbpRXVFMTrG67waT9ewaik9Gi-A/s1600-h/DSC05425.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDQc8wpLALSjK1CDaLkMBxAgfBjwbP8gKSHBSRtKIW0FS5dZ4gSq09Pk7O9wDLiphLafyGJXT3hm6rc9ZqmL0cbeDQ8W6a45BUYO1PqrVf7HD6fKFdbpRXVFMTrG67waT9ewaik9Gi-A/s320/DSC05425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365550231988345634" border="0" /></a>eve910http://www.blogger.com/profile/15957752582759156720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465734587715485226.post-30124511547475898652009-07-20T14:48:00.001+08:002009-07-20T14:49:33.173+08:00perksjust realised a good thing about my current employed state<br /><br />people are actually <span style="font-style: italic;">paying </span>to listen to me talk.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">yay</span>!eve910http://www.blogger.com/profile/15957752582759156720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465734587715485226.post-21052851699255827202009-07-20T00:42:00.002+08:002009-07-20T00:43:42.840+08:0019saw a typical chinese calendar today. it's sunday so the day was marked in red. the date stood out more than ever on most months.<br /><br />have you moved on? i should be happy.eve910http://www.blogger.com/profile/15957752582759156720noreply@blogger.com0