Random thoughts

i found something pretty amusing when i went for a run on the trendmill this evening. so... that's a TV in the clubhouse and there was nobody there, instinctively i went to change the channel to ------------------ Food Network.

after running for a while, i'm like...hmm.. this is not right. i'm running here and at the same time, i'm happily watching Food Network. quite ironic isn't it? i can't help but laugh at myself. oh well.. food is never far from our thoughts regardless of where we are or what we are doing. singaporeans!!!

BUT i think clifton is even WORSE. the reason why he work out is so that he can eat more. IT IS NOT TO LOSE WEIGHT OR TO TONE HIS BODY.

anyhow on a more serious thought.

i used to be a pretty emotional person, esp when people leave, i will feel really sad and stuff. however, after coming to the united states, i realised that i tend to take alot of things pretty lightly. i came to realise that alot of things are not permanent anymore. yah.. you can have really good friends but maybe in a few years' time, they might have to move to another city OR the place that you have been staying for years, it is still only an apartment that you rent.

i'm kind of tired about saying good byes. i'm tired of packing and unpacking. i'm tired of bringing my photo frames everywhere i go.

when and where is home?

hey, don't get me wrong. i'm really happy with my new environment. the weather here is great. the co-workers are really cool and funny (up till now) and given the great proximity to los angeles downtown, i can go to the beach or factory outlets anytime i want. God has blessed me adundantly. i have no complaints.

just that... just that...having something permanent at some point in life would be nice.

Greetings from Southern California

hey everyone!!!!!

just to let everyone know that i'm still alive and kicking well..

will blog more when i have the time.

Paella as Payas

GU GU NAH DEN!!

stupid clifton laughed his head off at me yesterday ---- in the fricking early morning [between 1 to 2] and after he woke up in the morning, he laughed at ME AGAIN!!!!!

i misspelled the word paella as payas in my previous post and apparently to him, this is the biggest joke ever. that donkey laughed so loud that he woke louanne and me up in the middle of the night.

the next morning, when he saw louanne, he told her about the spelling mistake and continued laughing again.

hahaha.... BUT..... God is just!!!! clifton has got a statistic exam at 8 in the morning WHICH REQUIRES CALCULATOR. louanne specifically reminded him to bring that and guess what?? haha he forgot!!!

see.............................................the world is just. laugh at me somemore lah!!

Food find

muahahaha you know what is this???? ------------------------ it is FISH TACOS!!

mark and i found this roadside mexican stall near my place when we went to california last weekend. it is pretty damn solid good and the price is reasonable too.

yay!!!! no more worries about finding mexican food at my new place..

the next challenge is to find a chinese restaurant as good as golden phoenix.

clifton cooked payas tonight!!! so.............................................. GOOD!!!!! yum...

anyone knows of any good spanish restaurant in singapore??

tomatoes with olive oil, vinegar and basil, ham and payas 

louanne and the rest are so darn sweet. they bought me the famous black forest cake. this cake is EXTREMELY delicious. i will definitely miss that when i'm gone.

haha, typical singaporean.. eat first then take picture. sorry guys, food takes first priority.

 

MOVING IS NOT GOOD FOR THE HEART

holly molly. driving in LA is CRAZY. my heart is up to the throat for the past 2 days.

i quite like the neighboorhood that i'm going to be in. not overly crazy, pretty peaceful and quiet. somewhat like tucson but with much much more greens!!

moving sucks!!!! to date, i have spent over 1000USD to get myself settled. i seriously hope that this will be the last time i'm going to move. the next one please let it be back singapore.

ANYHOW, that is this super huge factory outlet, 25 mins from my place. it is called desert hills outlet mall.. woo hoo!!!!

they have stores like armani exchange, calvin klein, juicy, lucky brand, dkny, michael kors, miss sixty etc.... EXCITING!!!

California

i'm sorry guys!! for the lack of updates.

i'm relocating to california soon [VERY SOON]. the past few days had been busy trying to look for apartments and settling some administrative stuff.

argh!!! moving is the most painful thing to do. i do appreciate being in singapore after this experience. i don't mind moving from jurong to yishun. it is so much better than moving from arizona to california. if you need help in singapore, you have got your uncles, aunties, best friends, parents.. gannasai... here i've only got pretty much only mark and myself.

anyhow, i will update the blog when the whirlwind of activities die down.

Ah.............Mount Everest

call it the effect of TV but after watching Ultimate survival - Everest, i'm giving a thought about the possibility of going to Nepal.

also, mark had been there twice and during one of the trips, he did hit all the way to the base camp. from his description, that place just sounded amazing. he mentioned that it is 10 times BETTER than the grand canyon and there is not way to describe the beauty of it.

in the past, mark did ask me if he were to go back to nepal again, do i want to go with him? i always laugh off at that idea cause to me, travelling is ALL ABOUT COMFORT. i need to stay in a comfortable hotel, go shopping, eating and well.. you can throw in a couple of nature sigh-seeings into the trip but that is pretty much it.

however, as i get older and also having been exposed to the outdoors in arizona. i'm starting to like nature more. i think alot of us have been too comfortable in our life that we forget that we can actually do more.

the reasons i'm thinking of going nepal are that i DO NOT WANT TO LAPSE INTO a too comfortable lifestyle. i do not want to be too contended with what i have. i want to be able to constantly push myself and not take things for granted.

BUT.... one big issue about going to nepal is i'm worried for my stomach. i have got an extremely extremely weak stomach. if the food is dirty, the reaction is instantaneous. haha... how??

oh well.. i guess i will go ahead with it. when the reaction comes, then say!

singaporeans are suckers for food. i LOVE eating laksa but my stomach cannot take the spice so everytime i eat that, i will defintely need to go to the bathroom. BUT... to me, i'm like no way is this going to stop me from eating my favourite laksa.

FOOD RULES!!!!!

anyway, here are some pictures on Nepal