Dogs & food (do not mix)

When im free, im really free. When im busy, i can hardly breathe. Starting last week, assignments and deadlines have been flying in all at once. The rest of March will involve plenty of burned weekends, analyses and report writing :(

I can't wait for April as there might be a possible (dive) trip to M'sia then!

CNY is special this year since its my year!
The second batch of p tarts made on the eve of CNY



My aunt's extremely cute terrier!


French dinner and more with auntie sk and family



Last bt not least, i had one of those impulsive spree moments 2wks ago & wasted almost $50 on a bunch of really sweet and cool-looking stickers + mini posties from arty knick knack shop, Cat Socrates.


The latest 44 Scotland St novel is as good as the previous one and slow me has only recently started appreciating Agatha Christie's works. How nice is it to have a library near your workplace!

Bunnies...

Lovely lovelie lovely! Reminds me so much of dear Coco

Saturday bakin'

Since my dad's not well enough to get us the nice pineapple tarts frm Joo Chiat this yr, i decided to try making the very delectable snack the first time ever last night. Thank goodness the result was ok (it doesn't look very pretty but it tastes rather nice) 'cause i would be really sad if i had to throw away a whole bunch of inedible tarts.

Initially thought it was gonna be a flop 'cause i only found out that i did not have enough plain flour at the last min - so i used 2 cups instead of 3- and i didn't know how much to cut down for the butter, so ended up using too much. Plus, i actually read the recipe wrongly and added double the required amount of icing sugar for the pastry. Also, I wanted to try the open tart recipe bt i couldn't find the cookie cutter at the supermarket yesterday so had to settle with the closed style.

The filling which was cooked for ard 30-45mins.


First batch of tarts (too huge and the pastry crumbles v easily probably 'cause i tried substituting too much corn flour for the lack of plain flour)


Apparently the 2nd batch tastes nicer.


Bottling 'em up!


On a side note, some lagsana-like breadcrumb dish my mom made for lunch today!

Junkie

I've got a new food combi to add to my list of fave meals.

Domino's pizza with ice-cold beer!! Though it all goes happily down to my hips and stays there..

First post of the year

Here's a really good satirical MV by The Decemberists.



Really have to applaud whoever wrote the amazingly witty lyrics which pokes fun at so many stuff in a single song.

Happy Hols!

Here's a nice song to everyone =)

And the Christmas dinner (and goodies) I had...


Plus some dishes I made a few weeks back...with much effort since i've not cooked a proper meal in years (as if im some old experienced chef like tt)

Nov updates

Work has started to pile up this month and will only increase in time to come. Anyhow, these 2 weeks have been really interesting- conducted my 1st ever FGD with the ASD youths and helped out in the camp for the ed psych kids. Interacting proper with ASD (short for Autism Spectrum Disorder) children and youths has really changed the prior mindset and perspectives I had developed after studying and researching abt this condition. These kids are really an interesting, intelligent and unique bunch and i wouldn't mind specializing in this particular condition in the future. Funny how one's decisions can change in a short span of a few months. Before I started working, I was quite sure I wanted to pursue a masters in clinical pysch in the future but right now, i've more or less decided i want to do ed psych, partly also due to the fact that the local clinical psych courses are limited and more ex and i realise that i'm more interested in working with children. Oh well, I might change my mind again...

On a different note, I'm very into satirical books like "Good Omens" atm. I really like English writers, who i find have a much more intelligent and dry sense of humour compared to the Americans (not all though). Just finished reading one of the books frm A. McCall Smith's 44 Scotland Street series. I really like his fictional works 'cause he's one of the few authors who weaves in bits of psychology, philosophy, history and culture into his novels though he can get too chim and pretentious at times. Nonetheless, he's quite good at characterization and is very fashionable and up-to-date for his age, plus he makes me really want to visit Edinburgh!

Anyway, byebye nov, my favourite month is coming up!!