dog

few years ago,ever since i saw Ryan's blog and his dogs... i wanted a Affenpinscher.

I STILL WANT ONE NOW.

But i've NEVER seen anyone in Singapore having one and Wilson strongly abhors the idea.

WWWWWHHHHHHHHYYYYYYY!

ok fine! so it's kinda shaggy...
it's kinda black...
it can look kinda ugly almost gremlin like...



but it's the Johnny Depp of the doggie world!
given the right grooming... it can look... ruggedly charming! and least it's not just 'cute'.



Some stuff I read from a website:

PRO

• They tend to get along with other dogs and pets especially when they are raised with them.
• They are busy, bold, inquisitive and stubborn, but they also love to monkey around, being playful and mischievous.
• A lively sharp-witted, little dog that is courageous and confident.
• It is very affectionate and amusing. This friendly little dog enjoys being with its family.
• This breed sheds little to no hair.

CON

• A fearless defender, the Affenpinscher will quickly become an authoritarian, if owners do not give the proper rules, boundaries, limitations and constantly be this dogs pack leader.
• Without leadership, it may unwisely challenge large dogs and other large animals. They tend to bark and even climb.

Hello, 2008

又迈入了新的一年。
感触应该很多吧？
只觉得近年来，时间都过得非常快。
2007...我都干了些什么？
回顾一下吧？

注：以下《回顾篇》是不照顺序的。原谅我吧？我记忆不好啦！

想法/感情/友谊

性格上，算得上是有变得比较积极，“友善”，也因此结交到了些新的朋友。
虽然说友谊上，有得也有失，“失”是什么，我不想多说。不过“得”到的，
一辈子难忘。可以说是和好几位朋友塑造了个更坚固的感情。
在这一年里，我陪伴了些朋友度过一些感情上比较艰难的日子。
不过好在不开心的日子也过了。看到朋友的坚强，我不禁替她们感到骄傲。

终于有了住在我家附近的朋友，能偶尔串串门子，喝杯奶茶什么的。
看似简单却可欲不可求。

IMAN去了英国就读。

兴趣/嗜好

找到了好几个让我日子过得很愉快的网页。
Sana 的漫画网志
湾湾's 漫画网志
四小折's 绘本日志
Cute Overload

2007里，我大概把前半辈子没看过的动画都看完了吧?
好！我会多多加油的！

定了很多套漫画！超感动的！
《四叶妹妹》
《白鬼夜行抄》
《玻璃假面》

我终于收集完了Terry Goodkind 的 小说！

做了很多手工艺品。
技术上有进步。会再接再厉。

买了井上雄彦的《流浪汉》绘画册，超兴奋的！！！

我终于买了支 graphic pen！

买了RYUK 和 L 的 模型！

成就/新体验

成功的报读大学。

我终于...踏出了新加坡国际！到了吉隆坡！
活到24岁才第一次出国，有够可怜的。
不过是跟我家阿牛和好友一起出国，所以很好玩的说。

亲自体验到跟PRODUCER等级的工作人员在当地拍摄的感觉。
感触很多。算是初体验所以很多事情，还反应不过来。
不过能够去也是件好事。能学到新事物。

换了新发型。

终于，事隔8年后，我鼓起了勇气自己去了牙医洗牙。
我看我因该是疯了。

成功的举办了BBQ 2007！！
虽然当中出了点小篓子，
有些人也没能来到，
不过大致上还是很顺利。

食物

2007我开始吃韩国餐也迷上了他们料理。
我的最爱是 yuh gae jang 和 年糕!!!!!
说到韩国，今年也眯上了很多韩剧。
李准基！！哦，超爱他的。

迷上了BOTAK JONES 的西餐！

吃了生平最好吃的CHAWANMUSHI （KELVIN哥做的！）和 COROQUETTE (北海道食展）。

动物/宠物

认识了我家楼下的肥猫和它的同等猫类。
可惜仁慈的那两只小猫被抓走了。

黑仔和白仔都过世了。

无意间捡到了MUSHROOM。
可惜我妈妈怕猫，所以自己不能领养。
不过后来还是替它找了了位好饲主。
现在它可是位妈咪了。

额外

第一次抽奖有我的份！中了部数码相机！

参加了两位堂姐/哥的婚礼。

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总的来说，
我觉得我度过了个很丰富的一年。
希望2008也能够多姿多彩。
朋友和家人都能够身体健康。

最后当然不忘祝福一下，
大家新年快乐！

*BEAMS! with a wide grin with newly polished teeth*

yes! I've done it! I've finally collected my Nendroid L! muahahahahahaha... *trails off*


Nendroid L figurine (Click pic to enlarge)

ain't it cute!? the sofa!! I've waited for months for this and it's finally here.
now I have L and Ryuk. regret a lil for not buying Kira though.. hm.. and as I was checking out the back of the box to see how I can assemble L, I came to realise that if I've bought Kira in the first place, there would've been a set of handcuffs that links them both together!! Damn!

My fav expression is still the NIYARI! one.

I found the detachable hair and head concept abit eerie especially when you stare down into the box and see the faces lol. eurgh.. nanka kimochi warui. *shivers*

I'll work on this when I get back to office and parade my new L around.

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Neighbourhood Cat - Toa Payoh Cat


aint this little fella adorable? (Click to enlarge)

one of the sweetest lil thing i've ever seen.

cooler still is the colour of its eyes.
initially, my attention was caught but a cat lying/sleeping on the side wall surrounding a condo. it's kinda hilarious but i didn't take a pic of it (why didnt i!? geez). then i spotted this cutie somewhere further below. then it started meowing in a rather cute way. at us. so... i decided to lure it nearer. while both yeelin and i meowed back in response, it responded somemore and soon, it got off and slowly walked toward us. a lil wary at first but soon i was jiggling my bracelet to catch it's attention. but i was half hiding my hands behind me while i squat to almost it's level. i've come to realise this is a neat trick to use if you want to get a cat's attention esp teenager cats / kittens that's extremely curious at that given point in time. as it approaches, i took a pretty shoot shot of it. am quite happy with the result.

the older cat soon woke and got off. the funniest moment was when it also started meowing. it wasn't the typical 'meow'. it was like a series of meow and god-knows-what sounds. it's damn hilarious. almost like it was talking!

but I digress lol

the reason why we were in toa payoh in the first place.. was to taste Kelv kor's cooking!!
the day has finally arrived!!!! (after postphoning it xxx times due to various reasons).
and..and.. i've brought yee lin along! YAY!

starting off with a scenic view from the 16th floor...


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wah lau! kor ur view damn shiok!!!

i was in the living room and while i looked to my left, the entire sky is in view. OMG LAH!

actually kor's home interior is pretty cosy and i like the small window near his kitchen where you can peek in from the living room. it gave off a very cottage feel.

okok, once we got into Kelv's home, busy chef started working fairly quickly.
soon, yee lin and I invaded the kitchen to kaypoh.

laying around was the ingredients and our shy chef who refused to let me take his picture.
(OAO) why like that!

can see that he really spent ALOT of effort preparing the meals (and $$$!!) cos all is made with LURVE AND EFFORT n he is very generous with his ingredients!!!

yeelin is almost squealing at everything she tasted hahaha and gu was totally stuffed cos kor gave him too much pasta. tsk. my gu quite pointless. his appetite very small now. we two are very useless ppl to bring to buffets. shad.

as for me, as long i have my meat, i'm a happy girl.

what we had that day:

1. Tofu, with roe and scallop wing
2. Corn soup
3. Chawanmushi (DAMN NICE!)
4. Seafood pasta
5. Pomela sorbet
6. Codfish with miso sauce
7. Beef steak, potato and mushrooms with red wine sauce
8. Molten lava choc cake with raspberry ice cream

notable experiences:

it's my first time daring to try scallop wing cos it looks weird. i'm not very adventurous with food but i ended up liking it after i tried though. it's like how i ended up liking jellyfish as well. they look yucky but the chewiness won me over. only sad thing was i had some of the scallop wing stuck in my back molar for the longest time and that irritated the heck out of me.

the chawanmushi was probably the best i've ever tasted so far. the chicken pieces were so damn nice and the egg custard uber smooth! wo xi huan (i like) !!!

at first kor say 'yu zu' for the pomelo sorbet, i didn't really register wad a yuzu is until much later. so when i first tasted it, i thought the taste was rather unique. like flower. lavender or something. hah!

hehehehe

throughout our entire dinner, i was busy taking photos of the food.
ok lah enough of describing. i'm not gonna post the pics up individually cos there's too many,
so here's a collage to round it up.


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bet u're like starin at the screen now thinking of food right! muahahahaha (am evil for posting foodies photos)

we stayed behind till 10+ while sitting on the couch watching taiwanese variety shows before finally heading back home. gu's so stuffed his stomach was super bloated like he was three mths pregnant or something.

Packed like a can of sardines... Literally!

Went to Bugis Village after work with YL.

I wanted to shop for some earrings and random stuff and since we took a train to Bugis junction first, having to walked through the shopping mall we passed by a fish exhibition.

There were displays of several types of fishes for sale as well as their accompany products such as food, tanks etc etc. Took up quite a big area.

as we happily looked around at the fishes i saw a seriously funny yet weird sight.


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Check out the fishes! the entire tank is so damn empty and i was wondering where all the fishes went to and realised they were all hiding under the log. it's a seriously weird sight cos besides just hiding, a couple was swimming around frantically and the rest was busy stuffing themselves into the log like the above picture... it's like so..aligned.

damn funny sight.

p.s i still think goldfish looks freaky.

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Shopping in Bugis Village has gd returns.

muahaha..

$2 per earring, I bought 2.
Cheap aye?


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I liked the combination of a black strawberry with gold spots.
The metal "fairy" can swimg on it's own hehehe tot it was cute.

Two cute dollies shopping.