My Dad was very encouraging about my first attempt though! He told me what was good and what’s not so good, and ate everything with a smile even though I know they don’t exactly taste fantastic. My Dad told me, if I want to keep Jon by my side I’ve to learn to cook. Oh well…

Need to cook more often and work on my culinary skills!

• Preparation

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  Didn't get to cook the tofu and carrots in the end! /:

• Seasonings

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  Shiraz Red Wine & Italian Herbs (Not shown in picture: Soya Sauce, Hua Diao Jiu)

• Done with preparing and marinating! :D

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• What's for desserts?

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  Strawberries & Grapes in Jello!

• Fruity Jello

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  Just before I place them into the fridge. (: Wanted to spread the grapes & strawberries evenly, but the strawberries went afloat while the grapes sank. /:

• The end product!

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  Steam egg (failed! I forgot to add salt & I think I overcooked it), Red Wine Chicken (loads of improvements to be made) and Stir-fry bean sprouts with mushrooms & tomatoes (probably the best dish for the night). Oh, and organic brown rice!

1. I guess I’m actually doing quite fine in my new working environment. Rather huge responsibilities, but I must say I enjoy my work despite the long working hours and being often misunderstood and looked upon as just-another-sales-person. Oh well, guess I can say all’s good! :D

2.Quite a few of my friends actually came down to visit me, or meet up with me for lunch/dinner! :D Estella, Eng Heng, Karen Ting, Matt, Samantha Ting, Stacey, Yuli, just to name a few! (:

3. I’m going to catch Iron Man 2 for free in early May, how exciting! :D It’s a free movie sponsored by Ciba Vision for Optometrists working in Optical 88. Look at how the things that contact lens companies do to bribe us to sell their products! q:

4. I’m starting to bring packed food from home for lunch every day. There are even some random days I will cook up something simple for myself! (: Love having an apple and a bottle of yakult for breakfast too! (:

5. Brought my Mom out to shop on my off day! :D I love some alone bonding time with my Mom just like this. (: After which, Soulmate came over joined us after that and we had Sun with Moon for dinner! :D Recommended Stacey to try my favourite collagen soup and she loved it! :D

6. Met up with Optique Zone’s ladies after work at Timbre one day.

7. Very funny and random convos with Jon.

K: Dear I don’t want to work anymore *hinting to him to feed me for the rest my life*
J: YOU BETTER GO AND WORK!!! *awhile later* Eh dear, why not I be your xiao bai lian? You have to pay for all of my expenses when we go out, then you have to pay me extra $50 to spend the day with you.
K: -.-” I want to kill you now.

K: Dear, I’ve already planned for you what you want for your 21st birthday already.
J: Woah, don’t stress me like that leh. (since he’s probably having some weird plans)
K: I booked the Macdonalds at Boon Keng. Kid’s birthday party!
J: Phew, I don’t feel that stress anymore. Mine’s just slightly worse than your plan.
K: -.-”

Just when I always think I’m going to shock him with his life, he always have a way to counter me. But here’s one from me to him! (Y)

K: Dear, can you faster start working?
J: Why leh?
K: I am planning to retire by the age of 25! :D
J: GOOO ANDDDD DIEEEE!
K: HEEEEHEEEE! :D

Merry Christmas!
I hope everyone had a good celebration, with their families, loved ones, friends, or anyone! :D

Christmas Eve was spent with mainly with Jon, Raymond and Xing Ying! :D We went to pick Xing Ying up, and met up with his Melb Uni commerce friends! we had buffet for lunch at Hokkaido Japanese Restaurant, located at Turf City! The food was good, and it was value for money! Gotta say that the sashimi is damn fresh, I like! :D

Went to Queensway thereafter because Raymond wanted to get his contact lenses while Rachel bought her sunglasses. Emmanuel and Rachel left thereafter, and we went to shop around Queensway for a little while before heading to Cathay to catch Avatar in 3D! :D Zongwen and his girlfriend joined us for it too. (: A good movie never feels long even if it’s last for almost 3 hours, just the same as 2012! The story line was good, and thumbs up for the CGI! Go catch it if you haven’t! :D

Had bak kut tehdinner at Havelock Road, our usual bak kut teh hangout! Went over to my place for a short while because I need to collect my stuff, and then we headed down to Holland V for some desserts. I brought my flute down since Xing Ying wanted to try playing the flute, and we played it in the car! Bet Jon must be irritated with all the noise produced! q: Raymond tried too, and it took him a long time to produce a sound! Hahaha.

Raymond just can’t stop laughing when he attempts to smile so as to get the right embouchure before he could actually start playing!

We wanted to settle at 2am dessert bar, but it was full booked so we went over to Mykii instead. Didn’t get myself anything because I had some cravings for Frolicks, but apparently it was already closed after we were done with the desserts at Mykii! ):

There was a group photo without Jon’s face being blocked. But the guys looked extremely retarded in there, so I am putting this up instead!

If you actually noticed, I didn’t have pictures from the first half of the day because my Dad borrowed my camera and only got them later that night. Pictures are with Xing Ying though!

Christmas was a simple affair. Jon & I went to IMM’s Giant for some grocery shopping to buy some food since we were whipping up a feast at home! Xing Ying and her boyfriend came along as well. Bought a hell load of things, and the bill came up to about $85! :O So much more than we have expected. /:

Drove back to Chau’s residence, and then we started preparing for our dinner straight away! It took us about 2 hours to finish cooking, and it was hard work! But I really love cooking with Jon Baby. Makes me feel so happy and achieved at the end of every cooking session. (:

I started with the dessert preparation first since it has to be frozen, which equates to waiting. Then I worked on the mushroom soup, and it turned out not too bad for the first time! :D A little creamy and the blender was too strong, that’s why the soup was quite smooth in the end. /: Cutting the mushrooms and cooking them before turning them into the actual soup required loads of effort! I am quite proud of it actually, but a lot of room for improvement! (: And because preparing the soup was so time consuming, Xing Ying’s boyfriend, helped me with preparing my signature mashed potato which turned out nice! :D

Our dinner: Mashed potato, chicken, salmon, cocktail sausages, carrots, broccoli, cheery tomatoes and mushroom soup! :D It was a super filling meal!

Xing Ying and her boyfriend.

The Chau brothers.

The dessert: Berry ice-cream Parfait.

My dessert didn’t turn out so good because the ice-cream that was purchased was quite lousy! >:( Should have gotten something better, because it melts really quickly! I couldn’t even get my layering properly done, but I guess it tasted not too bad since Jerwin asked me how to prepare it. :D Gotta try making this another time, with better ingredients the next time round!

Christmas was a simple and homely affair. Didn’t regret on deciding to give up going out for a fine dining dinner together with Jon, because it’s nice just cooking a feast together with my love. Not only is it economic (about $15/person for an extremely filling meal), we get to work on our culinary skills too! :D Both of us agreed on not to get any present for each other, in the attempt to save some money too. (:

Gotta go crash now since it’s getting late, and I need to wake up early tomorrow. Gonna watch Jon & his brother play football tomorrow, since I have yet to watch my boy played football before. Hey, he’s the captain of the school team when he was in secondary school! Gotta see the boy work on his foot tricks tomorrow, while I melt and die in the sun! Hope it’ll all be fun, and I won’t complain of being bored! :D

Absolutely have no idea why whenever I get the time to sleep in, I’d always wake up at around 9am. ): So much of sleeping in. /: Spent the entire morning lazing around the house while talking to my favourite boy. (: I’ve said it a million times, but I’d still say that I wished I had his company here with me to get by days like this. And like I’ve said, 24 more days! Meanwhile, the both of us would probably talk a little lesser since his exams are coming up! Would take a bit of understanding and getting use to, since we’ve been talking on the phone almost everyday.

Headed down to Plaza Singapura by myself in the afternoon, and I had Chicken Teriyaki sandwich from Subway for lunch! And then off to Diaso to get Soba & its sauce, and a packet of instant corn soup for dinner with my youngest brother. Sometimes I do enjoy going out for a short walk alone down the streets, ignoring what’s happening around you and blasting music on my iPod. Own time own target! (:

Bought a bimbotic rubber cover for my phone since I lost my original Nokia pouch a few days back. ): My phone has been feeling very naked. I wanted a leather cover initially, but it seems that I can’t find the ideal one I wanted and I can be really picky when it comes to buying something. The only colour available for this rubber cover was cyan, pink and transparent, so I settled with pink. This is probably the best I can find, and I’m growing on it! (: And I still have the spare Dior pouch that I koped from work to go along with it!

Finally bought a small plastic pouch to put my toothbrush & toothpaste for travelling purposes! And I’m starting to like my bimbo cover! :D

Cooked dinner for my youngest brother and I, and I’m glad it turned out pretty good. At least they didn’t turn out inedible! (: I had to settle for the standard soba instead of my usual green tea soba because it was out of stock. Oh well! /: Mushroom tasted good, and I almost forgot about the garlic! Thank goodness I remembered before cooking. And I concluded that I can never ever cook instant soup that comes in the form of powder. I always have this problem of misjudging the amount of water I need to add. How pathetic. /:

I had to shove my Mom away because she was going to have dinner with her friends, and kept wanting to help/teach me cook the mushrooms before she leaves. I wanted to do this all on my own, and I’m glad I did shove her away! q: At least now I manage to do this all on my own, and I think I should be capable enough to whip up a few more different dishes in no time. (:

Surprisingly dinner turned out very filling, and my brother didn’t complain that the food was too salty or whatsoever! (:

I love going through the day without anything in mind to complete, receiving random calls from Jon while he’s taking a break from studying. I love slow and lazy days like this, a break from the crazy world. This is how life should be.

24 more days to a the return of a Perfect life. I’d still have FYP and loads to make me feel stressed and burnt out, but at least I’d have you to make everything seem better. And I miss studying beside you, because you’d leave short messages of love with your terrible handwritting in my notes. (:

I love you Baby, hang on there and the exams will be over in no time. (:

I woke up before 11am today, just when I was hoping to sleep in. ): But oh well, today was good because somehow it’s the long awaited weekend I’ve been trying to look forward to for the past few weeks which never came. /: Headed to the market with my parents, and I managed to convince my parents to walk to the market instead of driving out! Save on the petrol and a good morning walk. (: Like I’ve mentioned earlier, I am determined to learn to cook and it all starts from knowing how to choose fresh groceries! On a side note, I looked totally like a true blue aunty – hair pushed back all the way and clipped up, walking around in baggy shirt, comfy shorts and slippers. I need days like these when you don’t care about how people look at you. Don’t you get tired from dressing up all the time? I do! (An excuse for being lazy on my side. q:)

Over brunch with my parents today, we talked a lot. Both of them were telling me to be a good wife in the future; how I should be able to do housework and cook for my husband and children, how these things will keep my husband’s heart with me and of course please my in-laws. And by in-laws, they were all talking about Jon’s parents. Literally! Hahaha, even my parents are already looking at Jon as their son already. I don’t feel any barrier between what I can/should say to my parents. Like today, I told my Mom about Jon’s plan of taking up summer semester and she were concerned too. I even told her when I want to get married, lol.

I know there are loads of girls out there who are having the modern mindset of guys are girls are equal, so females shouldn’t be the only one who cooks and do the housework. Maybe I am a little traditional on this part, though I admit that I’d love to have my husband helping me out with the housework! But I still believe that the wife/mother of the family is the one who will determine how the family will turn out; blissful or bitter, neat or messy. My mom was just telling me how my Uncle’s wife doesn’t do any housework at all, and he has to wash the dishes and sweep/mop the floor every time after he comes home from work. Just happened that when my cousin was injured a few weeks back from the maid tragedy, my Grandma went over to stay for a few days and was ached by what she saw. Then my Dad told me that people don’t scold or praise you directly, they do it behind your back. It’s true. You’ve a huge control of what people will say about you, but it’s another issue if they are out to backstab.

My parents may not be as well off like others do, but all I can say that they are very supportive and taught me a lot about life and values. I just told them that I’d be going to HK with Jon this December, they nagged at me for going to 3 countries in my list! But they didn’t stop me. I love them a lot. (:

Then I received a call from my sleepy head boyfriend from Melbourne who woke up so late. I bet it’s about 2pm on his side when he woke up. He was so happy to hear that I’m learning how to cook. /:

K: I don’t understand why the way my parents are talking being a good wife refers all back to you being my husband.
J: Of course I’m going to be your husband. Who else will you want to marry?
K: *Smiles to self*

My day started really well. Alone time with my parents, and then the call from Jon. Perfetto! (:

The rest of the afternoon was spent at home helping my Mom with laundry and having some good Me Time. And by me time, it seems like it revolves around doing my usual skincare regime. I used the Strawberry-flavoured MBD mask after the mud mask earlier, and it smells so good. Love-hate relationship with using flavoured mask because it stimulates my hunger. ): I was still talking to my Mom earlier in the day about some beauty products. I guess when you don’t have a sister to share such things with, your Mom is your sister. When Jon’s back, I’m going to get him to do the beauty regime with me, then I’ll make him laugh when he’s using the mud mask so either his face would crack or he’d die trying to stop laughing. Apart from our seriousness in our relationship, the evilness we have for each other is what makes us happy and laughing all the time. q:

Cooking with Mommy was good! :D Though we only cooked 2 dishes, I learnt a lot of things. (: Looked at how my Mom prepared the vegetables prior to cooking, and I felt so useless about whatever I knew before hand. They’re all nothing. /: Now I hope that I am able to reproduce this 2 dishes without any guidance. Afterall, that’s my main goal!

I had extra servings of the veg, and 2 bowls of tomato soup. If no one’s going to touch either dishes when I check the kitchen in a while, I’d swipe everything I promise!

Today’s such a simple and slow Sunday, just with the ones I love with my life. A really good way to end my semester holidays. (:

And Baby Jon, please webcam with me tonight! I want to see how much weight you’ve put on so that I’d miss you and your chubby cheeks even more. <3 you Baby!