World's Greatest Dad

This movie came out in Aug'09. I had it in my ext hard drive for so long but only watched it today. Great movie and nice soundtracks.

Bullseye

Astrology at its best!

Heave

You don't get do-overs in life. You just have to move forward..

Starbucks 50% off

If you haven't already heard, Starbucks is currently having 50% off for their drinks. It is a pretty good deal for people who can't afford Starbucks as it is a luxury to many. I heard the offer was worldwide!

It was my first time patronising the Starbucks in Glasgow. I've been to Starbucks in USA, Malaysia, and now, Glasgow. They are all similar be it the interior or the aromatic smell of coffee surrounding the place once the front door opens.

The Starbucks logo is the same everywhere but with one exception being a Starbucks in Seattle. Seattle has plenty of Starbucks. But, this particular one stands out as it had a different logo and it was always packed with plenty of visitors. If you haven't heard the story, well, its because Starbucks originated from Seattle and that particular store was the first Starbucks ever.

Me in front of the first ever Starbucks in Seattle.
Look at the crowd (lining up till outside) and the different Starbucks logo behind.

I do not drink coffee. So, I'd usually order a hot chocolate or ice blended chocolate and top it up with a biscotti. Starbucks biscottis are the best!

Well, a first visit to a Starbucks in Glasgow is definitely something blogable :)

12th of May: Nanakusa, Yates - Food for thought

When exams end, the cravings kicks in.
My hands were also itching and tingling to cook something since exams forbid me from enhancing my cullinary skills.

Egg tarts! Homemade! 5th try! I think I have perfected it!

After spreading the egg tart love around, a bunch of us headed out for lunch at Nanakusa, a japanese restaurant. Being deprived from Japanese food for 9 months made a spoon of rice at Nanakusa, tasted like heaven. We all had the lunch sets. Although the portions were small, it was definitely worth while to drown my tastebuds with Japanese food. Everything tasted good!



Edamame, Sashimi, Sushi, Maki



Katsu

Karaage

Salad

Yakitori

Tempura

Like I mentioned earlier, it was a day to indulge! So, after lunch, we headed to Yates for some desserts. It was "Buy 2 for the price of 1". We had four plates of desserts. Three out of four were sinfully rich with chocolate. Delicious, nonetheless.

Caramel Chocolate pudding

Rocky Road Choclate cheesecake

Warm Chocolate brownie + ice cream

Warm chocolate melt + Ice cream

The aftermath of being sugar high:-

After Yates, the next stop was home to prepare dinner.

Filling chef: GC; Wrapping chef: GC + Alex; Fryer: Amy .. FRIED TO PERFECTION!

Alex made sambal dried prawns, while I made sambal ikan bilis.


Fried anchovies




My version of sambal ikan bilis



Alex's creation: Sambal dried prawn

My dinner for the night besides samosa and sambal:

Honey chicken and vege

The one bowl of uber spicy Alex's sambal was finished by mostly by him and Amy.

a huge bowl of sambal

samosa topped with sambal dried prawns

After much chatter with the lovely bunch, we were suppose to watch ANTM. Unfortunately, it wasn't loaded online. With plenty of free time, Choo Wei and Alex decided to make oatmeal raisin cookies. So, cookies for supper :)

Oh, what a day.

We craved,
We indulged,
We satisfied.... the tummy =D

1.10am!

I am still awake....
Yesterday, after the second paper was completed, all I needed was a bed to lie on because it was rather draining. I figured after the third paper today, I should be dead tired. Alas, it didn't happen as expected!
After the exam, I was chatting with some lovely bunch of people, then headed to Tesco for a wee shopping (wasn't suppose to be wee, but there really wasn't much to buy!).

By the time I came home from Tesco, it was dinner time.

I then decided to look through the bunch of movies that my bro saved into my hard disk like two years ago! Had a Speed Movie-thon. Loved the fast forwarding button. 4 movies in 2 hours!

Now its 1.10am.
What happens at 1.10am?

I. GET. HUNGRY.

Homemade Honey chicken

I cooked 2 pieces of honey chicken during dinnertime n it was actually suppose to be eaten tmr. Irresistable :) It was fab that I craved for more.. n there is one more piece in the fridge... but i must refrain myself

..... and after  a satisfied tummy comes the sleepiness.... Great way to start off a holiday eh ;)

Whats the word

Ain't sunny no more.
Gone were those sunny days.
Now it pours and gloomy skies are ahead.

3 days to go till D day.
6 days to go till the End of it.

I need "Something Borrowed" ;)

Hunks in it makes me yearn for it even more!

Question: What happened to the dream?
Perceptions change over time. The grass always looks greener on the other end.
But after listening to this song, I still heart this one special place where memories were everlasting~~

Whats the word? PERSEVERE

The stench

Luxembourg has a vast amount of farmland and about 1500 farmers. So, there were plenty of sheeps, cows, and pigs. I learnt a lot about being a farmer when I was in Luxembourg. A couple of things I never knew till then:
1. There is such a thing as Farmer's School (high school for kids who want to be farmers) - A four year course.
2. A lot of mental work is required because its a business - A farmer has an office full of files and paperwork to be done.
3. They have to be wary of pests like mice and foxes.
4. A farmer's job is a full time job. Its not a 9-5 job where they can take off on the weekends.
5. They hope for rain everytime so their crops will grow.

Since Luxembourg has plenty of farms, when the wind blows, some areas of Luxembourg smells bad. The bad smell is due to the pigs fart. Most farms have 200 pigs or much more.

Irony:
I tell the farmer I can't stand the smell of the countryside due to the pigs.
He tells me he can't stand living in the city because its smelly.

The locals were immune to the stench too!
"Can you smell that?"
"Huh? What smell. I don't smell anything"

XD