Monday, October 19, 2009
Special Farm Visit! =)
1:26 AM

wheeeee.. visited Wobin's farm yest! =) it was so so fun!!

russett apple trees..

his pet goats! i like the grey one.. he's called tinker. and the white & brown one is his twin.. called bell =)


i helped to clear out their smelly lil shed..

and filled it with new hay!

see how neat and clean it is now =)

and i got to drive the tractor!!!! (it's manual by the way.. i stalled the thing. haha

and this is the ramp. THE ramp. (there's only one ramp but quite a few ewes. that lucky thing.) watch out for his horns.. they'll bore a hole into you!

the hens that lay eggs 5 days a wk...reli reproductive..

and here's his pretty house.. it's reli lovely inside =)

yup! was so happy he allowed me to visit! hmm i wanna earn enough to buy a farm for retirement next time..

sidenote: THIS is my long-waited butternut squash! hehe. been dying to buy one and try it.

it weighs 1.5kg! ate it up for dinner. =) so sweet & yummy!


~gone in a moment..

Tuesday, October 13, 2009
GSK Sailing Regatta 2009
2:43 AM

I took part in the GSK Sailing Regatta 2009 last wkend. it was so so fun!! =)

there were 13 boats all together, 8 sailors per boat. The regatta was a GSK UK-wide thing.. whereby all the GSK UK sites could take part.. Tonbridge sent out 3 boats! but i weren't on a Tonbridge boat coz we had too many sailing enthusiasts to fit nicely into 3 boats. so i was put on a GSK Ware boat instead..

it turned out to be much better than i expected though. ALL my team mates had at least 3 years of sailing experience! haha. I was the only novice. and 4 of the guys were skippers (i.e. they were qualified to sail their own boats). how impressive is that =)

all the sunsail boats at the dock..

it was a 2-day race event, and we had to sleep overnite on the boat itself. here's my own lil cabin! it's supposed to sleep 2, but as we had 5 guys and 3 gals on board, i was given my own room and the guys had to squeeze. =P

after a full english breakfast cooked on board ( i was the chef coz everybody were busy doin other more impt things!), we set off to the start line..
unrolling the main sail on the way out..

and before the race started, i got to helm! (navigate according to the wind direction..) it felt sooo good! and no, i didn't crash the boat.

i was positioned on the starboard side.. meaning i had to do all the tacking (for the change of boat direction) which involved alot of rope pulling and wingeing! hard work reli, but so much fun =)
the guys putting up the spinacle, in preparation for the change of direction of sail..

during one of the calmer stretches of the race course.. i had the luxury to turn around and snap a picture of the (reli encouraging) and spectacular view behind...
look at all the other boats lagging behind!!

ahhh.. satisfaction =)

overtaking a Tonbridge boat (Phil's boat!)

our skipper - Steve, concentrating hard at the helm..

and finally..after a 2hr intensive race & lots of chaos later.. a victory pose by our skipper! we finished 3rd in 2 races and 4th in the other race! =)

it earned us a 4th position overall, out of 13 boats.. missed the medal and trophy by 2 points =(

on Sat nite, we had a 3 course dinner (included in the cost) and disco at the Royal Yatch Club. ALl the guys had to be in suits else they won't be allowed entry, tt's why everyone's dressed so smartly!
here's the team =)

and finally..a group picture before we embark on the long journey back home to feast & snooze..

didn't take many pictures as I was too busy tacking and holding on to the rails to avoid being blown off for most part of the race..
so glad I went for it! certainly a reli great and worthwhile sailing experience. maybe GSK Jurong should send a team over next yr to compete too =)


~gone in a moment..

Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Marseille, Aix-en-Provence trip!
3:25 AM

Visited haoz's sis - Peiqi @ Aix-en-Provence (southern France) last wkend.

Aix is a lil lovely town! reli different from Paris.. Aix's old, but has got that rustic charm to it =) I reli reli like Aix actually.


Aix main street..

the Cathedral.. (look at the lovely CLEAR blue skies!! - if only the weather in UK's this good. it rained whole day today, and the rain seems to be staying =( arghhh)

ooh.. i stayed over at her place that night. nice lil apartment!

and she's got her own lil garden..

the next day, we visited Marseille..(reli big and busy seaport.. i preferred Aix much more.. Marseille's a lil too 'rough' and messy)

of coz, it's still pretty nonetheless..



and then, there's the awesome hearty food..
canard dish with red fruits sauce + barley ~ i'm not a big fan of duck but this is so soft and lovely!!

pork & duck casserole, stewed with butter & kidney beans i think (another meaty artery clogging yet oh-so-good dish!)

my favourite ~atas cookie gourmet shop!! their specialty's almond cookies - they fall apart in your mouth! and these stuff's called navettes - almond based as well i think.

BEEEEEEEEGG fat macarons!! - i bought 2! the pistachio & choco one. sweet and chewy!

potato omelette - it's spanish i think. but we juz bought it anyway. it looked too good to resist!

ooh and this is the best!! we went supermarket shopping on Friday nite, bought loads of cheese & ham and had a raclette dinner!! =)
you heat up the cheese on the lil raclette pan to melt it..

then pour the molten cheese over baked potatoes, all sorts of ham, or eat it with bread!

and this is how the real French enjoy their cheese..
make a hole in the middle of Mont d'or (special kind of cheese), pour white wine into it, then bake it in the oven till it melts within!

then u pour it over potatoes & bread as well. ~ simply the best cheese ever!!=)
at the Aix Saturday market..

madalienes! so rich & heavenly..

fresh seafood!

my marron (chestnut) crepe ~ i finally got to eat a french crepe. =)

un croque monsieur - cheese & ham sandiwch laden with soft melted gruyere ALL OVER.. sinfully yummilicious!

and last but not least.. here's my host who stuffed me round and pudgy~ (yeh ok.. i was the one who stuffed myself=)

yet another fun-filled (& fat-filled) trip! =)
gotta break for winter now..time to get back to reality and brave the wind & rain.


~gone in a moment..

ME~
23 yr old fresh grad from NTU (beginning to go stale)... stuck in the mad world of elites. perpetually tanned w/o even trying; nonsensical; prone to mood swings; yet highly lovable when asleep.

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♥ I adore FOOD!!=)
♥ love adventure sports, travelling ard the world, experiencing the unexperienced.
♥ my beloved family & chumchum.
♥ dreams to be a doctor.. or a food critic!!

I have ZERO tolerance for:
(1) disgusting house lizards!,
(2) fishball noodles,
(3) cycling up monstrous slopes (this will stay here for the next 16mths of my stay in UK)

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