ter to aust

sms received at 5.15pm

"Alright guys. I'm at the airport for my 7.50pm flight already. See ya guys when I'm back for my summer break. Take care."

so this is it terence yeo. u didn't even do the dinner thing you said we would so that I can knock you back to your stupid senses before you fly off to the aussieland.

you.
be safe..

mickey mouse

here's another one from our daily instant email chats. Really, you will come to a stage whereby you feel grateful that you actually have real friends. friends, who share your same type of humour. if you dont get the below, you and i, there's a sarchasm between us.

"dunno why all the smu pple around me like know that we are all from the same school and we are all bored and have unfriendly colleagues who dont ask us out for lunch but NOBODY is friendly to each other la!!

like i walk pass them and smile or like stop by their desk to chat awhile then they give the very monosyllabic answers and nv smile.

FINE LA go wallow in ur own friendlessness!
wah lau eh i know this is gonna sounds weird but IM SO SICK OF UNFRIENDLY PEOPLE!!!!

im like mickey mouse compared to them"

keep walking

keep walking, he told himself. Keep walking. I can stop and drink a pail of air when I get home. A Beatles song started in his head, and he adjusted his pace to match it. It was only when he got to the chorus that he realize that he was humming "Help."

American Gods - Neil Gaiman

def: of little or no weight, worth, or importance

unfortunately, i do not trust frivolousness.

this is what helps to get through our days

thanks jan for summarizing all our 'quotes of the day'. anger does good for our wits!

email chats by the SEBU (Society of Employed and Bored Undergrads) never fails to be the highlight of my everyday at work.

on BOSS bidding for final year:
"u guys back yet?When timetable is confirmed, u still got to add 1 module.Called Tau Hway Break (THB101)
It is a new course you have to take under the Local study section.Can also fulfill the Bachelor of Social Life (BSS) core.
No need edollars. Need real money, but 1 dollar enough. If u want you cha kueh then add more money"

on planning for physical destruction:

"lets burn down the school"

"actually our school is 80% glass"

"so it should be lets BREAK the school down"

on applying animal behavior in organizations: (yes theres such a course here)

"i think my company here follows the prairie dog model.When trouble comes, only know how to run, hide and cover own backside."

on SMU having a florist:

"why would SMU need a florist?"

"maybe after u go into working world no time for romance...so all the romance in ur life must be squeezed into undergrad days and retirement."

on today's Straits Times article on the happiest undergrads coming from SMU:

euneh: "i say they interviewed all the SMU ambassadors and left janelle out"

maan..i almost spat out my milo at the last one..

ugly betty

hola amigos!
the binging bimbo: ho-la!
betty's spanish dad: it is O-la...
the binging bimbo: it is HO-la. there is a "h" in there.
.....scene from Ugly Betty

all the best to apple for his first day at work.
and THIS is so cool.... have always wanted to do something like this.

I hate BOSS.

May 16th - Hoi An

My Son is this Vietnamese equivalent of the Cambodian Angkor. just ALOT smaller. but I got to sit in a jeep! I guess I have a thing for retro automobiles. And Vietnam has them, all the Vespas and Jeeps, I was busy oogling at them.



*by the way, i came across this other person who uploaded her Angkor pictures and it felt good, warm, familiar, cool in a way to see that someone saw the same things that you did and took the same photos that you did. What made me notice was I saw the picture of the monks, and my brain went "I think I saw these monks before". well, pretty amazing in a weidd sort of way isnt it. I know its a tourist attraction and there's probably loads of these pictures out there but well, her pictures kinda did its work on me. well, it helps u do a little cheating. at the rate I am doing, it will be Christmas when I finally go into Cambodia here.

credits to ngader

cooking in

i didnt burn the kitchen down, didnt kill myself .... just got attacked by the butter splatters. but let's skip that part of the story.

soba & salmon

1st bring the water to a boil then put the soba in ...

when cooked, sieve out the soba & 'wash' them in cold water. (like how one will washes clothes) this is to remove the floury taste and to give the noodles its elasticity. i suppose.


buttering up the pan


in goes the salmon
wait till its golden brown


taaa..daaaaaaaa

itadakimasu!