lost in translation..

6:11 AM

I learnt some new (more classy) phrases today!

Singapore lingo: Eye shit (yan^2 shi^3)
British lingo: Sleepy dust (awwwww.. sounds so nice doesnt it!)

Singapore lingo: Nose shit/ mucous/ pi^3 sai^4
British lingo: Bogies (dunno how to spell it)/ Snort

.... a world of difference eh? & then u wonder wat's with Singaporeans and our obsession with the word 'shit'? time for us to refine our language!

sleepy dust... haha. lalala...

~gone in a moment..

London - Broadway Market

5:51 AM

visited Broadway Market on Saturday with the Stev gals.. It's a lil east-London Market..

Quite small reli, but lots of glorious, artery clogging cakes & food =)

we were eating constantly throughout the entire day! reli amazing.. (yeh i know.. wat's new?)
but the weather was absolutely horrendous.. apparently it was the worst storm in UK for the entire yr! (and we chose such a great day to go explore an outdoor market - how wise!)

anyway, too busy feasting & hiding from the storm.. so just a few pics..
many different kinds of fat round scotch eggs

THE mushroom stall!! woohoo.. our favourite!! everything tastes soooo divine

and THIS is the special mushroom risotto that we waited for over an hr braving the storm! how glutton can we get.. it was worth the wait though. =)

ventured to Japan centre next..look at the pwretty doraemon bun =)

yep.. broke again but ever so well-fed and happy =)

~gone in a moment..

start of a new wk =)

5:20 AM

i hereby declare my undying love for my armadillo tyres.. =) reli reli hope that they stay strong and pumped up (at least for the next 4 to 5mths!)

here's the cute lil armadillo!!


~gone in a moment..

survival of the fittest

4:08 AM

been such a crappy week that i reli have no idea how it can get any worse.

but there's nothing to complain about really.. it's a fair world.
everyone's dealt certain cards, it just depends on how u deal with them.
cope well and you survive for the next challenge,
else, u just gotta butt out to make room for someone more worthy.

anyway, just glad that the wk's ending. next wk's always a new start, no?

on a happier note, here's home cooked british-style Singapore chow mein! =)

with pad thai noodles..

tastes awesome! =) both cooked with tender loving care. haha. of coz, u won't be able to find these in Singapore.. there's only our good ol' hokkien mee or char kway teow!

P/s: Defintion of Singapore Chow Mein (in UK): any kind of noodles stir-fried with beansprouts (& other veg) with chilli (& some prawns if u're lucky!)

~gone in a moment..

when enough is enough

4:04 AM

sometimes i wonder juz how much crap a person can take in a day. or make that 2 days.

so sick of bike problems. or rather, so sick of punctures that erupt out of no where!

i've decided that i reli dislike autumn.. in the UK at least. thorns and brambles litter the ground.. twigs with enormous OMINOUS looking thorns strewn across the path, threatening to puncture any supposedly puncture-proof slimed tube that comes its way..

and oh, how can i forget to mention the oh-so-lovely gloomy dark clouds and incessant rain! the whipped cream on top is the muddy fields of coz. mud's my best friend!

was so frustrated i actually thought i was going to explode on Monday. If frustration could kill, i would probably have died a thousand times over.

anyway, i've finally got armadillo tyres!! yeh, u didnt read wrong.. i've got Armadillo tyres!! wooohoo =) they're supposed to be REALLY REALLY puncture proof. (and they cost a bomb!) they're named after the armadillo for some reason you know. (strong BUT expensive)..

Thanks heaps to my very special colleagues for EVERYTHING =)

guess when everything's gg wrong.. your only consolation is that there're at least people around who care enough to listen to you moan about it..
and even better still, people around who help u solve it..
THAT, itself, is a blessing =)

for now.. i just gotta pray real hard that my armadillo does wat it's supposed to do - stay hardy and brave the evil thorns, brambles, mud & rain with me!

~gone in a moment..