Food

Food - that one thing that we have too much and yet not properly distributed in the world When I go to school to eat those delicious set meals that you can see below, I can’t help but feel a slight tinge of pity for those folks who are facing poverty and unable to eat a decent meal. Also, I read an article recently on the newspaper that the employees at Google were treated free to gourmet meals just to discourage them for going to cafeteria for lunch and encourage to increase their productivity by staying at their cubicle (not sure if it works). This led me to think that sometimes food is overrated. We have chefs cooking up gourmet meals and food critics tasting and giving their opinions for a living. And yet, halfway around the world, there are people in Africa who are starving and yet cannot afford to eat a roll of bread. This makes me kinda feel guilty even time I eat those gourmet dishes below. I guess the only thing I alleviate my guilt a little is not to waste any food and throw them into the bin.

Saba Udon - One of newly acquired favourite dish. I never expected the fish to be so fresh and succulent. The fish is soft and tender...

Seafood Spaghetti - Another great dish where you can find plenty of squids, prawns and fish and even mussel...the spaghetti is baked so that the cheese is evenly spread out.

Chicken Bento Set - Looks ok and appetising, however taste ordinary and my friend doesn't like the rice...too cold

Chicken chop - Nope, this dish doesn't come with fries, instead it comes with baked potatoes. The potatoes are quite good. However, my friend thinks that the chicken is undercooked (urgh!)...oh the rice is not included in this dish...he stole it from somewhere...lol

Dead Dad Club

Guess I am now officially a member of this club after watching a recent episode of Grey’s Anatomy. During the episode where George O’Malley had to pull the plug on his father after realizing that he would no be able to wake up from his operation, Christina had to remorsefully comfort him by apologising to him that she was sorry that he had to join the Dead Dad Club. The episode ended with George saying, “I just can’t imagine existing in a world where my dad doesn’t.”

After watching the recent episode of Grey’s Anatomy, I really agreed with him totally with his emotions of helplessness and shared his sentiments. During the show, there were many moments that touched my heart, making me close to tears because the content of the episode related to me personally. It is different when our parents died. Before they died, we always took them for granted. We stretched our hands to ask our dads for money when we are broke. We looked to our mothers for help when our clothes needed sewing or washing. We cried in our parents’ arms when we lost a relationship with our friends or loved ones. We shouted at our parents when our demands are not met or when they grounded us. However, once they are gone from this place, we will truly realized how much they are missed and wondered to ourselves how are we going to live our life without their guidance.

Miss you always…

School's In

Hols out, School’s back…sobs…well, every good thing must come to an end. It’s is the start of my second semester in the uni. So far, what’s the experience like in the NTU? Honestly, I must say, S’pore universities are quite boring and tame compared to overseas. The building with its excellent sports facilities etc are there yet the students seems to be scattered around, going together in their clicks, refusing to participate in games or activities. There is no sense of university spirit or camaraderie that overseas universities have. Also, where is the sense of the student’s political beliefs? How come no one seems to stand up for their beliefs? Or even organize a protest or demonstration? Maybe I guess it’s illegal to have one in S’pore. Overseas universities have more sense of liberal and freedom. Students there are encouraged to experiment and find out more about themselves. They are encouraged to speak up, be heard, make a statement, fight for some cause that they believe in. You can have a student protest on the grounds against pollution or even against the university policies. Here, even a mention of the word protest is like a vulgarity word which may be punished with a jail term. In NTU, everything seems to be moving in a monotone manner. Go for lectures, eat your lunch, go for tutorials, mingle with your click of friends, go for your activities or sports that you take part in, or simply go home. Even the students staying in the dorm dun even have the desire to take part in their inter-hall games and activities…it seems that the place has a lot of students and yet the spirit of NTU seems so lifeless…

On another note, Apple Inc released their long, long anticipated iPhone yesterday! Personally, I like it as the iPhone has the capabilities of an iMac, iPod and wireless surfing all together in one package. The only downer: high cost and lousy naming. For a well designed and attractive looking phone that Apple managed to design, surely they can come out with a better name than iPhone?? Imagine iPod was called iMP3 players or iPlayer? (Shudders) Please make a new name and coined a new generation of phones with that new name. iPhone – what a lack of originality…no wonder they are getting sued…lol

Happy New Year

It’s a New Year!! Whoopee!! The old has passed and make way for the new. At New Year Eve before the stroke of midnight, we make our resolutions for the New Year coming and thank our lucky stars for the blessings we had. As each one of us makes a list of the things we want to accomplish in the New Year, let us also take a moment for those who had left us in one way or another. We make new friendships, lost our loved ones, forgive our enemies and broke up with others all during the past yr. As the New Year progress, I hope that I will be able to follow my dreams and accomplish things that I couldn’t dream of.

New Year Resolution

For the New Year, my new resolution would be to be more decisive and be able to make decisions for myself. The past yr, I always obliged to say ‘yes’ to people when they asked for help. Often, I could not help them in the best way possible and end up being blamed for it. Or I am unable to make decisions for myself when there are two or more possible choices for fear that I could be losing out. I need to learn to be decisive and know when to say ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ when the need arises. I guess it boils down to my time in army when I couldn’t say ‘No’ often to my superiors, causing me to be afraid to say ‘No’.

Movies to look forward in 2007

2007 is the year when big blockbuster movies come to our big screen. Click on the title for the link to the trailers

5. Fantastic Four 2: Rise of Silver Surfer
The Fantastic Four gang is back together with a new character, Silver Surfer. Is he a foe or an ally?

4. Shrek 3
The third sequel with the orge and Princess Fiona, together with the Donkey and Puss in Boots.

3. Evan Almighty
The sequel to Bruce Almighty. Nope, it doesn’t star Jim Carrey or Jennifer Aniston. However, it stars Steve Carrell, one of the funniest comedians to watch. His character is Evan and God talks to him, telling him to build an ark like Noah’s Ark in the Bible.

2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The fifth installment of the Harry Potter series…Lord Voldemort’s battle with Albus Dumbledore…cool graphics effect to look out for

1. Spider-Man 3
The last(perhaps?) installment of Spider-Man comics when Spider-Man faces not one, not two but three foes…Sandman, Venom and Hob Goblin will be the villains for this movie.

TV shows to look forward in 2007

5. The Dance Floor - New Reality show in S'pore where contestants have to dance their way to win $50,000. Should be interesting to watch.

4. Heroes - Series returning in Mid-Jan. So far, the storyline doesn't disappoint. More people with powers are discovered and another hero dies...

3. American Idol - Watch new contestants sing before Simon Cowell and hear his snippy, caustic remarks...such a joy to watch...lol

2. The Office - Love the show still. Watch Michael Scott do cringe-embarrassing things...all in a day at the office...

1. Lost - Series returning in Mid-Feb. So far Echo died, more mystery will be unraveled and a castaway might be gone...

So that’s all for this first post of the New Year. Also, by now the new title of the last installment of the Harry Potter series had been released titled “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”. I guess I would look most forward to this last release of the book which hopefully would be released by this year (Jul perhaps?)

I wish everyone the best in this year. Make a commitment to yourself to go out and discover more about yourself that you hadn’t known, live life as you want to and not what others want of you, and most importantly, never don't hold back.

Happy New Year. Have Fun\

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