the result…

the pad thai didn’t turn out restaurant style, but good, nonetheless. I was surprised to learn that the millers were big jap anime fans. We ended up watching My Neighbors the Yamadas. Very funny.

strawberry picker.

This morning I woke up early and went strawberry picking for the very first time. Ha, think we picked 3 bushels of large strawberries in 30mins and then the feast started…

*pics fr my camera phone.. brought the digi cam but left the memory card at home. bleah.

pad thai.

Tomorrow, my friend and I will attempt to make Pad Thai (click for recipe). Will let you know how it turned out!

it’s an asian thing.

“moving home. my mum commanded me home. haha.”

I thought that was a pretty funny response from a friend who’s moving back to S’pore fr Aussie land. I’m about to move home soon, for good reasons. And no, I didn’t get fired nor did my mom command me to move home. It’s not uncommon for us Asians to move home to be with our families after being out there for a while. It’s just hard to explain to others why our parents or family usually comes first…

* thanks for the feedback. I had no intention of implying that anyone is unfilial. 

if it wasn’t for facebook,

i wouldn’t have connected with my secondary school friend, wouldn’t have known that she’s now happily married, and wouldn’t have discovered the photographer who took her wedding pictures!

I haven’t come across a whole lot of S’porean wedding photographers, but Tinydot Photography has some really amazing pictures! If you’re getting married, this might be something to consider. If you’re not getting married, enjoy…and be inspired!

www.tinydotphotography.com

nizuc

sound of the ocean, a film introducing you to the whole past & present concept, awesome photography, beautifully designed residences and interiors, plus a sleek website that showcases the photography really well!

i like it!

www.nizuc.com

almost got hit

by this guy who pulled out from a side street after I left the bank. He pulled out so quick across 3 lanes I thought for sure there was gonna be an accident. Slammed on my brakes and HONKED. Yeah, and all I heard was the sound of screeching tires and my heart thumping. That guy stuck his head out of the window and apologized. Woman in another car looked over at me, pointed at the kid and shook her head while I was recovering from that adrenaline rush. I didn’t need lunch anymore. I’m just thankful that no one got hurt.

Graduation/farewell party for a group of fellow s’poreans at my place ended an hour ago. Great malay food and great time of fellowship. It was fun to catch up with everyone and encouraging to hear what the Lord is doing in people’s lives. The s’porean population in g’ville is definitely dwindling. Everyone’s graduating and moving home.

Signed my contract and wired my deposit to the shipping company today. Things are moving pretty quickly. I gotta start packing and decide what stays and what goes.

Someone reminded me that I’ve been here almost 1/4 of my life. Can’t believe I’ve been here for 5 1/2 years…

An eventful Thursday.

alz.org

Been reading about Alzheimer’s—an increasingly common disease in aging societies. First noticed it on my daily email thingy from the NY Times and then saw a link to alz.org on tv. It’s sad to see a person gradually lose touch with the world around him.

The more instant everything becomes, the less patient or tolerant we become of others. As Grady writes in the article, “Basically, just tango on. And hope somebody will do the same for you when your time comes. Unless the big breakthrough happens first.” (click for full article)

If you’re interested to find out how Alzheimer’s affects the brain, click here to take a brain tour!

blown away!

Never seen anything quite like this before…

A couple of pics from our Grand Canyon trip last weekend. First 2 pics are from Hoover Dam, happy couple is moi cuz and her hubby, new header image with the horses- right outside the Grand Canyon visitor center, and the others are self-explanatory…

Simply amazing!

you thief!

I was driving my bro back to campus and had to stop at the security checkpoint. Turns out that one of my friend was working night shift. Sticks his head out, says hi and asks if I had updated my website. I was like ermm… I haven’t updated it in 2 years and I haven’t checked it recently.

So last week, I decided to check if my designoholic.com website was still up. Apparently someone had stolen my domain name. Well, stolen is kind of a strong word, but someone had bought over my domain name and I no longer own thedesignoholic.com. I can’t really blame that person for buying it since I haven’t been updating my online portfolio after graduation and it expired a couple of months ago.

I always find it a challenge for a designer to work on his personal portfolio as opposed to working for a client. Not that working for client is easy, it’s just different when you’re your own client. Maybe it’s because I like too many different things. Or maybe it’s because I haven’t quite figured out how I want my work to be seen. Perfection.

Oh well, it’s time for dinner. Ta-ta!