i forgot to add that i'm super happy that Jillian Claire Lim Jing Jing confided her troubles to mi yesterday. even though we are thousands of miles away, u can talk to mi- email/offline msgs/snail mail/ tags/ msn. okiez? =) i wouldn't judge, i wouldn't probe if you don't wanna tell. so dun worry.
CaT cat purred at 11:35 PM

okiez. the paper is over! but it'll still be hectic with class registration for Fall and classes for the new module starting next week.

went off to town after the paper and met Sandra on the bus. Accompanied her to get her haircut at Ginrich Heeren for awhile. caught Wanted and it was cool! worth the money and Angelina Jolie looks hot, in a scary way. i don't really like her but she looked good, still in a scary way. i don't know why but she looks abit scary to me. very.. feral.

i'm hoping to catch 21 and Deception next. =)
CaT cat purred at 11:24 PM
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i am procrastinating. procrastinating is what i do best.

i don't feel like studyin AT ALL!!! =( and the exam is tomorow..

i'm here harrassing my bro, typing empty words, wasting time so that i can convince myself that i'm done with studying when i'm not!!

amanda, i need ur kind of patient memory work. but i can't memorise things to save my life, especially not when nothing is registering.

i'm in hell. i'm suffering. i hate studying. no more books for this poor soul. argghhhhhhh....
CaT cat purred at 10:02 PM
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another of my cousins have fallen into one of the last two existing legal forms of slavery. lolx..

He have officially taken his first step into the risky world of romance, at the ripe young age of 19. :p

i don't know what i'm feeling excited for, but i guess news like these always makes me go into hyper mode, the same way news about weddings does.

maybe it's because i don't understand why there are people who still have the confidence to enter into such unions despite all the sad endings around us.

i think it's a blind, foolish confidence, but i do envy their faith.
CaT cat purred at 11:33 AM
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i've found the words.

sometimes, i hate him for turning me into the person that i am now. i know it is my choice what kind of decisions i make and who i turn out to be, but there are times when i really despise this person that i've become.

this person that i've become, is either nonchalant about anything that happens, or cynical. it's like nothing touches me anymore, and i can only watch on from the sidelines and laugh things off when they get too close.

this person that i've become, trusts almost nobody and plays almost anybody. sometimes it's horrifying the way i seem to treat people as if they can be manipulated and used. it feels terrible when the bitterness overwhelms and i'm just a cynical, morbid shell. i seem to have hopes for others except myself.

this person i've become, is paranoid and insecure.. and it is easier to just blame it all on him. he did play a part, for the wreck that i've become. i want to dream of beautiful things, but for now i'm shackled fast.

and like now, i really do hate him.
CaT cat purred at 12:00 AM
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thursday's final exams. i finished the entire series of Liar Game and am pms-ing with no mood to study. i dun wanna lash out at anyone but i have a sinking sensation that given the slightest chance, i'll pick a fight and feel miserable after.

it feels like i have alot that i need to get off my chest, with no words to say them.. it is frustrating, extremely so. i wonder how i am gonna slp tonite, n if i might just end up skippin class tomorow..
CaT cat purred at 10:50 PM
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another post about food. =) this time abt the pretty n delicious things i've eaten on outings.

behold... beef sukiyaki and some omelette thingy from Shokudo.


Porridge at 5am, and Yuan Yang Mala and Chicken Soup Steamboat from Ting Yuan.


Lycheetini and Cosmopolitan, Strawberry and Fruits Parfait from Gelare.


Sugar Stars courtesy of Kenneth's mum during CNY and pretty pink Jap snacks!


Kaisen Don and Hokke Cream Fish from Ajitei.


i'm rediscovering my passion for food, both in discovering tasty and good-looking food, as well as cooking my own. re-discovering coz i've always had an interest since young, from cuttin shapes in cheese, makin jellies and desserts to baking and nw, cooking. =) i like taking pics too, so more pics coming up soon.
CaT cat purred at 1:20 PM
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i've been doing work like the good lil' person i am. n since i'm hungry nw, i shall post some pics of the things i've cooked up some time this year.. starting from the simplest... :p

Storebought Glutinous Rice Balls with Peanut Fillings, in Soup boiled from Wolfberries in Yellow Rock Sugar and water.


to.... Mini Handmade Plain Glutinous Riceballs in Wolfberries and Yellow Rock Sugar Soup again.


to......Fried Handmade Wontons


to.... Corn and Carrot Chicken Soup..


to... a full meal.. Fried Rice, Fried Wontons with Corn and Wonton soup.




all by mi!! from scratch. no soup stocks, msg, or any other shortcuts used. all fresh n raw ingredients like flour, corn on the cob, raw minced meat yada yada.. yes. even the chicken soup was boiled by mi for hours, startin with just raw chicken drumsticks n water n standing guard at all times. :p

hungry?
CaT cat purred at 11:50 PM
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just cooked instant noodles for my brother and mi. we were hungry and i tempted him away from sleeping it off by volunteering to cook. :p

reminds mi of the old days when during the weekends, my eldest cousins would stay over. on such occasions, my parents will allow me to stay up later to watch old Hong Kong movies with my cousins. otherwise. hothouse flower me will be ushered off to bed by 9pm. i guess staying up past bedtime never loses itz appeal for kids.

it all felt like a great adventure to 5yr old mi back then.. even til i was in pri school. and during these 'adventures', my cousin would cook a pot of 3 packets of instant noodles for us to share, using chopsticks and tiny porcelain bowls, huddled in front of the tv. n since i've never been too proficient with chopsticks, they'll help mi ladle the food and then we'll sit n finish the show, slurping happily away. after we've finished, we'll rush off during one of the commercial breaks to wash up the dishes and return to the show again. when showtime's over, we'll quietly creep back into our own rooms to bed.

and it felt the same just now.. except this time, i'm the elder one taking care n providing for the younger one.
CaT cat purred at 12:27 AM
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just got home from a birthday party at J Bar in M Hotel. ya.. itz alot of alphabets.

were the earliest there coz we thought it will be a dinner gathering since we were told to arrive at 8.30pm. turns out people onli started arriving 1hr later. had 2 martinis by then. a lycheetini and a cosmopolitan. wanted to try out all the others such as peppermintini, raspberritini, strawberritini.. u get the drift. it was a 1 for 1 deal. but gulping 2 glasses down on a rather empty stomach made mi abit tipsy so i stopped.

so there was drinking, 3 cakes, hot girls, alot of noise. too bad i had to leave early.

there will probably be pics, since i was made to take a bunch with the other girls. but we all noe it takes ages before the ppl with the pics can actually be bothered to send them out so.. dun hold ur breath waiting. :p
CaT cat purred at 12:28 AM
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midterm 2 wasn't very fantastic so i guess doing fabulously for finals is no longer an option. :p

met up with Amanda for dinner at Mos Burger. i noe.. i'm supposed to diet but mi n hunger dun get along too well. Mos burger have a new product called the konnyaku drink dat comes in the flavours of grape, peach or orange. it is some sort of a very liquid jelly, not just tiny cubes of it. the whole drink is basically a huge piece of extremely soft jelly contained in a bottle of 220ml. my very picky brother actually loved the drink so i think most people would find it nice too. the bottle size is perfect as girl-weights so i bought 2 bottles. intending to share the drinks with my bro before filling the empty bottles with water or something to use as weights.

this post is also to reassure Amanda dat she wun have to check the news for whether i've gone missing.

catching up with her was enjoyable. itz a gd thing we never really run out of topics to talk abt. even though we talk abt the same few topics such as skincare, clothes n people, there's always something new to add each time. new revelations, new information. mayb itz becoz we seldom do alot of talkin nowadays, but i don't think that's the case. itz a contribution but i think, even if we hang out more, we still wun run out of conversation. which is good coz with many other people, i'll usually eventually reach the stage where i no longer have any things to say to further the conversations. i'm super good at puttin abrupt endings to conversations coz neither party knows how to continue on the subject.

there's a bday party to attend tomorow, followed by deadlines for the next few weeks til finals. 2 weeks i think. ugh.. 1 week to complete a group report n prepare a presentation, followed by finals. followed by the nxt module for another 6 weeks. life is a rush of events..
CaT cat purred at 12:21 AM
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been eatin way too heartily these daes.

was treated to an ice cream buffet on wednesday at Novena. Mingles is the name of the place, situated between Velocity and Novena Square. gosh.. thinkin abt ice cream now still makes mi sick. i ate like 8 scoops of ice cream in an hr. the ice cream buffet comes with free-flow of waffles dribbled with chocolate sauce and ur choice of drinks. the price is around $16+ per person. think this deal is very suitable to girls especially since itz perfect as a girl-gathering place. so far, the place is usually quiet n they serve other food besides ice cream. the mint chocolate was nice, and 3 scoops out of my 8 were of rocky road coz the mashmellows inside were too cute. i was filled up with it til abt 9+pm, by a few tiny pieces of waffles n 8 scoops.. do not underestimate ice cream.

watched Narnia on Weds too, after the ice cream. it was not bad.

den i had like pasta for dinner late last nite. spaghetti bolognese at the California Pizza place in Forum. there were a series of screw ups for our orders. first, my fren's salad din have salmon though it was requested while orderin. den, i found a strand of hair, not belonging to mi, in my pasta after the first bite. think the servers there absolutely hated our table. i was quite worried when they served mi a new bowl after i informed them abt the hair. the servers had to come to our table alot of times. first, to take back the salad n come back with a new one. den to get us our warm water after the 2nd request. den to send us condiments. and finally, to serve mi a new bowl of pasta. -_-lll i was quite afraid dat my pasta wld be spiked with.. wateva yucky things they'll wanna get revenge with. the serving for my pasta was enuf for 2 n i was absolutely bloated after finishin it all by myself, with a teeny bit of help. it wasn't the best i had, but itz not too bad. they ended up givin us a 15% discount n a $10 voucher though we were amicable throughout. datz gd service. haa.. the original receipt dat wld have amounted to $70+, din even touch $60 after their voluntary discount for us. =)

n since this post is abt how much i've been eatin n how fat i'm gonna get, i shld mention dat i ate a packet of instant noodles, topped with cheese yesterday morning. and cup noodles for yesterday's lunch.

n nw, this mornin.. i cooked scrambled eggs topped with cheddar cheese n 2 slices of toasted wholemeal bread. i noe itz entirely too late to salvage my health. lolx.. n dun think dat it doesn't sound like much. itz 3 eggs beaten together with some milk, cooked in a pan lined with a whole chunk of melted butter, n topped with a slice of totally unneccessary cheddar cheese. n dat was at 10+am, with a full day ahead of me still.

ugh.. feelin super sick of myself. i ought to start eatin salads n fruits for all my meals for at least 1 week.
CaT cat purred at 10:46 AM
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life is kinda painful. n ppl who visit my blog really ought to remember to feed my pet bunny at the side. i look at the perpetually half empty food bar nowadays n feel fed up. it was always full until the past month. even if itz a cyber pet, i like thinking itz well taken care of.

i still feel pain whenever i think abt the recent happenings. i've succeeded in brushin it off most of the time but it comes back once in awhile when i slip n allow myself to think too deeply. i have so many skeletons in the closet, so many unwanted memories haunting me, itz difficult to sweep them away by myself sometimes.

i'll manage. i always do. this is the important place for me to vent n balance my emotions so i can wear the same happy face for the world, the way i always do. cat will always be able to find a smile.
CaT cat purred at 9:00 PM
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