say Minestrone

It's mi-mi-minestrone! :9

From Wikipedia:

Minestrone (Italian: minestra [soup] + -one [augmentative suffix] hence "the big soup," the one with many ingredients) is the name for a variety of thick Italian soups made with vegetables, often with the addition of pasta or rice. Common ingredients include beans, onions, celery, carrots, stock, and tomatoes.

There is no set recipe for minestrone, since it is usually made out of whatever vegetables are in season. It can be vegetarian, contain meat, or contain a meat-based broth (such as chicken stock). Angelo Pellegrini, however, argues that the base of minestrone is bean broth, and thatRoman beans "are the beans to use for genuine minestrone".

Minestrone is one of the cornerstones of Italian cuisine, and is just about as common as pasta on Italian tables.

Another Italian dish under my belt! I decided to go for Jamie Oliver's (mobile) version of the soup out of convenience. It is still yummers and definitely easier than the fancier ones. Nutritious soup for this frail body of mine. Think celery (normally I would stay away from this), carrot, tomato, onion, garlic, potato and more greens. It's impressive. I never really liked minestrone soup so I am glad this version appeals to me! I have to admit it is comparably more Chinese somehow. Beans + real chicken stock next perhaps? :D

Oh yes...

Happy White Day! ♥ (I'm getting old...)

As it is apparent that 6 of my facebook friends have their birthdays today... happy birthday to them/you! Not forgetting the Valentines: I hope your love has been reciprocated. :D

the wolf is here for real and crying wolf ain't gna help at all

My eyelids are heavy. My ears are blocked. My thoughts are foggy. Of all the weeks, I have to fall sick at the end of week 9/start of week 10. How great! With 1-2 overdue + 3 soon-to-be-due assignments on hand, it's definitely not ideal. What a total bummer. I was planning to make asparagus and pesto risotto as well! I guess that has to wait until my (ab)normal appetite comes back. It would be nice to have a warm bowl of soup/ reaaally thick porridge with meatballs right now though.

Meanwhile my Microeconomics lecturer is being absolutely cute. "Hello? Can you hear me... is the microphone working?" in a british-american slang hehehe. I'm officially going nuts urgh

Back to the lecture sigh :(

nails again

I decided to paint my nails with the same design :)

My right hand is always the flawed one...

I woke up this morning with a sore throat and a bit of muscle ache. That was enough to make me stay in bed and fall right back into dreamland. So much for determination to get up at half past eight to make up for lectures missed and work out at noon! Grr. I shall be ambitious and wake up at 7.30 tomorrow. :D

It's nice to spend time with myself again. I do need the time especially when there's SO much to do in SO little time. Finance and Law are the modules I am most worried about. I have absolutely no idea what is going on for Finance and Law is just crazy considering how small(bad) my brain space(memory) is. But it's nice to mend things/ settle misunderstandings. The most recent events have made me realised how much more dramatic I have evolved since, maybe, CTC years? Or earlier last year. The good thing about it is someone facilitated bonding time between my housemate and me... although she might have seen the more dramatic side of me.

This is random but I have decided to really go for long hair (chest - waist length)... & maybe loose curls.

1 more week and 6 more days to go!! I am super excited :D

three sins

Too bored.

so the past week was great

I enjoyed last week. It was eventful, crazy, pretty spontaneous, out of the ordinary, fresh, tiring, sleep-deprived, delicious, fun, fattening, the list goes on!

Today was bad. Went out of control during lecture and scored an F for accounting assignment. But a couple of macarons made it a little better :)

people you love hurt you the most

3 weeks ago I was looking forward to my flight back to Singapore. I've arrived safely and will be leaving in less than a fortnight. Boohoo, time is passing unbelievably quickly! I have been having quite a bit of fun for the last two weeks here in the lion city but at the same time have been receiving some negative vibes coming from, sadly, home. Haih. I am torn whether I should be looking forward to my trip back to London. Maybe my sister's plan of returning to London is not all bad. It'll definitely make me feel less lonely.

I'm feeling kind of bummed out for some unknown reason. Hope it goes away soon... grr.

damnit I'm stressed... for being inefficient

I'm just one malted milk biscuit away from finishing the whole packet, which I bought yesterday. I'm full, yet I can't stop munching. Must. Stop. Impulse. Snacking. SERIOUSLY. How bad things get! I'm getting nowhere with my freaking ASS-ignment and thinking that munching will help get my mind on it, which obviously failed, I'm forever going to stay a terrible student with a big hip*. :(

It's currently snowing quite heavily outside. December first and I'm already seeing snow-covered roofs in London. C'est la folie! Hehe I miss learning French :)

*A moment on the lips, forever on the hips - this rings in my ears after I stop snacking. Every time!

Roberto Cavalli oversized labradorite ring

I shall be a foolish student who stays up late to finish my essay and weekly chores, taking breaks every now and to google and oogle at beautiful rings. Statement rings, not any other rings just in case you're wondering. (I have to admit I am the sort who do weird things late at night...)

Here is one.

How cute is that? Reminds me of an evil egg nested in a gold nest. I like how nicely wrapped the centrepiece is. However it's definitely not worth the price: £230. I'd rather get their corset skirt instead.

Okay! End of story :)

:'(

It's nice and heart-warming to be experiencing (and have) love in the midst of when things are going wrong. It's magical how it's able to give strength when one is feeling the most fragile. Just a moment ago, I just proved to myself that being sentimental is good. Looking through my box comforted me like how a bowl of chicken soup would after being drenched from a rainy walk home... no wait, that's an understatement of how comforting it really is. There's no word to describe it.

what have I done?

Let's keep this rocking!

ooohhhhh~

I remember how I used to spam this song endlessly for countless nights :)

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A girl will stop sucking her lollipop when it loses its sweetness. A boy will switch to another game when he gets bored of the current one. Question: are you a grown up?

I should really be sleeping

It's 12.33AM and homesick. How sad my night get?!

Haih. Tomorrow at about this time marks the very first week I am all alone in this country. All alone as in totally independent, solely living with myself and not with any kin within reach. It was a busy week full of nothing but packing. & today, just, to be exact, I'm finally done with it. YES! I am Done with packing. Even though my bed doesn't look very inspiring and how I wanted it to be, I've decided to close one eye and make good with whatever I have done for the last... fortnight? How pages of notes could I have read with that amount of time?! (morphing into a studious being for once) But I guess some things have to be given up sometimes.

Anyway more about my first taste of independence. So far, I find living alone can be quite domestically exhausting. Especially when I'm discovering my trait for hygiene. Other than that, I have been feeling like something is missing. It's likely that it's because I'm still missing my sister. Whatever the reason may be, it sucks so bad because I get this feeling of emptiness now and then. Hopefully socialising will help to fill it up! :D

More updates soon enough. Time for some beauty sleep!

beyond control

Tonight I felt heartbroken saying goodnight to you. Just 5 days left. The last five days of the 112 days I came back for Summer holiday. I've tried to not think about it but missing you makes me all weak and fragile. Ready to crack, go berserk and put down everything else that I have ahead of me just to have that warm snuggle and comforting hug. & never ever let myself go. Unforgivably silly, but you're that important to me. Even after our little tiffs or big arguments, I still really, really love you.

p.s. (mild humour) growing corn bits all over yet? ;)

p.p.s is it emotionally easier to send someone off or be the one departing?

woozy work

Today is not a work day. I've got a document to write up but I've no idea how to go about doing it. Quite a few reasons to explain why. Firstly, the meeting was last week or longer. Secondly, I did not pay much attention to the meeting (my bad). Thirdly, I'm feeling super woozy and would really love to sleep but at the same time has an internal conflict in my head to get it started and whip out a smashing good 2 - 3 pages of document! Grr. 3 more hours to get this done and another 3 more before I can head home. Seniorrr can you come back quick so that I can consult you? :(

Oh my godness. Speaking of the devil, guess what just happened? ;)

druut

Stuck between 2 extremities. Either I'm blind, stupid or there issn't a democratic point where everyone will be happy.

Submitted my very first cheque back to senior is exchange for cash. My sentimental self feels like I've betrayed myself. My very first cheque!! But then again, it's allowance not salary or anything... I shouldn't feel bad right?

i love my macaroon

Hehe ♥ (except the funky smell it has).

I was unfortunate enough this early morning to be horrified upon the discovery of something in the office. Guess what is it? My bank statement. Oh my lorddd! All the outflows with no single inflow. Plus I didn't have much saving to start with. Thank goodness for my dad's buffer amount! Interest for overdraft is the last thing I would want to have. It's like poison, sucks the blood out of one from every now and then until one gets in the green zone. I guess my Warehouse dress will have to wait. Either that or farewell. Urgh, definitely disliking this sudden curbing of appetite!

Online shopping has taken over me. I no longer have as much control as I used to have. My resolution to save up is totally disregarded. The reason why I came to such judgement is because I realised some of the good I bought on the net haven't been giving me as much satisfaction as before. In addition, there wasn't as much deliberation on whether I should make the purchase as before. Ahhhhhh impulsive buyer doesn't go with being an Accountant, yes?

Ok I shall stop immersing myself in financial misery. SOLUTIONS SOLUTIONS!

after lunch

Back in the office after a really fulfilling lunch with Reichealll (Rei-chan). We had NYNY at City Link and crossed over to Raffles City Robinsons for a short and thrilling escape. Just the beauty products section. I love love love jumping from brands to brands trying out the many products! How I wish the salespeople will just give us some -much appreciated- lone time without being stared at or talked to. No pictures once again. My camera is gathering dust in my bag.

Pictures of Relish brunch with A.Chen and Grace from a couple of weeks back. Ripped them off Amanda's facebook wakaka! :D

The loft-style cafe/restaurant. I love how naturally bright the place is!

A.Chen and Grace. Behind is the brunch menu written on the blackboard. Nope, they don't change it. It's always there.

Gossiping never goes wrong.

Lol lol.

Group pictureee~

Grace-ness picture.

Grace left after brunch, leaving A.Chen and me to enjoy some Island Creamery on the very hot day. Finally get to enjoy my special cone after so long!! They are always out of it. It's the cone with rainbow sprinkles (?).

Well I thought I had to change my pose now and then... hey at least I tried ok!

Im so boring

New haircut! Not much difference ey? It's the pose.

Another lousy morning. HAIH. Being a good daughter is so difficult. At the same time, I'm positive that being a good mother is an even more challenging feat.

Anyway. Not many people is in the office right now! I'm enjoying the "tranquility" and the slice of sea view from here. Beautiful fluffy bunch of clouds + gentle sun + listening to MP3 = calming. Oh darns. I just jinxed it. My senior is here :(

Lunch and Kino with Mila later!! Hehehehehe~

I find it highly amusing...

Intended for Shaun to try imagine the whole act, accent and everything:

P said, "eh R ah! Your chocolate milk..."

Just in case I forgot. I really hope you get the humour!! It's so cute.

It makes me want to watch Despicable Me at this instant! The little girl is too adorable.

mobile blogging

Recently, or rather more precisely, yesterday, my mom bought me a new phone. Finally I made the decision: VIVAZ PRO. Mobile surfing is cool :D however it is quite inconvenient to blog with as, for some reason, I have to press a button continuously to get the lower case. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I LET THE BUTTON GO. GOODNESS, IT'S QUITE A HASSLE :( ALSO, I CAN'T START ON A NEW PARAGRAPH I DON'T KNOW WHY! Oh well. So much for mobile blogging. Anyway, tomorrow will be my internship. I AM SO NERVOUSSS!! Alright, got it settled. No more pressing down of button to get the lower case! :D Anyhoo, as mentionned, tomorrow will be the start of my internship. First days are always horrible for me. But as beloved said it, be enthusiastic! & so I shall. I AM SO EXCITED!!