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| I truly hate hot weather. I honestly cannot imagine how I used to cope with this day after day for 18 years. Perhaps I was a well air-conditioned child. Ever since I experienced the cool of winter 7 years ago, I have never seen heat the same way. Well, back then I probably thought it was 'icy cold' rather than 'cool'. But. You get the idea. Not looking forward to this at all. And I haven't even mentioned the creepy-crawlies that come alive with the heat. * * * * * Wow what a twist in Amazing Race! Lost passports. Either it's really interesting or I haven't watched it in a while. Haha. | | |
| Went to watch Julie & Julia (or maybe it was the other way round) today and it was  ...filled me with lots of positivity and I was doing cartwheels on the inside. Some people have told me they felt there was no storyline (ie. a bit boring) but I didn't seem to notice that. Perhaps I was too busy feeling marshmallow-y and chewing on the thoughts it provoked in my head. It made me think about projects. Not to cook, mind you. Because I have come to accept that I can cook to survive, but not much more. But perhaps a project of purpose. One that doesn't just make me feel better about myself and my place on earth, but also benefits other people. I think somewhere along the path of 'growing up' I've forgotten that I, that we, can do more. But what is that 'more'...ah that is the golden question. I think an answer is beginning to take shape in my head and it's giving me goosebumps (good ones...the happy-scared kind). Anyway I really enjoyed it and it marks the third movie in a row I've watched that has made me cry. Meryl Streep is amazingly believable.... On to attempts at defying the ageing process...after being persuaded by my meimei that using eye cream is rather essential, I put some on religiously for a week and the verdict is: it actually works!! The skin underneath my eyes felt heaps lighter and I'm sure I looked a bit more energised. The downside? Nobody else seemed to notice and my skin being erratic as it is broke out in a rash eventually. BUT. I am now truly convinced of its benefit. And OK. Maybe I do feel just a wee bit inspired to cook. Strawberry Bavarian Cream sounds yummy enough to bother trying.... | | |
| There's something special about cooking a dish from scratch....  ....even if it doesn't turn out quite right... The result of my MasterChef efforts: Beef Vindaloo ala CSIRO Total Well-being Diet (with extra salt and sugar because I put too much vinegar) * * * * * * * The book I finished reading this afternoon left me in tears and contemplating the subject of TIME. No way of regaining it once it's gone. That thought put me in a sort of panic. The kind of panic that happens when you realise there's only one chance. One moment  I don't have as much an issue with the 'one moment's that have passed as I do with the 'one moment's to come. Life post-uni is so alive with options that it gets...overwhelming. There are so many things I can choose to do, so many ways to use my time. I just want to get it right. I want to use my 'one moment's so I can look back and still be happy with the way things have gone. *sigh* By the way, the tears came because someone died in the book, not because I couldn't get a grip on those 'one moment's  | | |
| I have FINALLY regained access to my blog! Wah I can't believe it has been 1 year and 2 months since I last wrote an entry. I knew I was busy last year, but I didn't realise I was THAT busy (Also coz I forgot my password and stopped trying after a while la) With a fixed roster this year, it may mean more blogging fun to come =) | | |
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