last year

Chips, chee cheong fun (steamed rice roll) with pork floss and chilli, coffee

Finally did my accounting (i have no choice since income tax filing deadline is very near) and realised that i only worked for about 6 months or less in total last year, mostly from June onwards. Meaning i had been busy with a lot of non-work stuffs. How fun!

another month

Butter toast, coffee

How is it possible that it’s already April?

pretz

Ham and cheese bun, coffee

Love this nostalgic packaging from Japan. Aww childhood memories...

mood swing

Scones with butter and jam, coffee

i can’t decide if i’m happy or bored with thing around me recently. i can be all happy in the morning then extremely dull at night. Arrghh what’s wrong with me?

greedy rooster

Banana chocolate cake, camomile tea

one a penny two a penny...

Hot cross bun, coffee

“Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns!
One a penny two a penny, hot cross buns
If you have no daughters, give them to your sons
One a penny two a penny, hot cross buns”

How many of you sang this song when in nursery? i probably didn’t understand... or didn’t bother to think about the meanings for half of the songs that were taught then. Anyway, many of the nursery rhymes have strange lyrics (especially the chinese ones). For example this song, does it mean that if i have daughters, then the sons won’t get to eat it? Or why can’t i eat the buns myself, or give them to my grandma or my friends instead? 

Alright ignore me, i was just spouting nonsense and i blame it on my headache.

i just googled this song and guess what? It says on Wikipedia: “this song is performed to summon satan”. 
Yeah you’re right.

grace

Chinese New Year ti-kueh (sweet sticky rice cake with sweet potato), coffee

Having my favourite snack again.

Current reads: Grace, A memoir by Grace Coddington

Starting on this tonight :)

i’ve also just finished the book – Under the Hawthorn Tree by Ai Mi, and now really wanted to catch the film which was directed by Zhang Yimou. i’m sure it will be good, just like his other films.

year of snake

Vermicelli kueh, Chinese New Year ti-kueh (sweet sticky rice cake), camomile tea

Celebrating Chinese New Year can be so tiring, don’t you think so?

golden yellow

5 February 2013. Polo bun, pineapple tart, coffee

a for alynn

29 January 2013. Sunflower seed toast, coffee

Current reads: Eye Magazine, No. 84
Monotype special issue. Love!

nothing to envy

Toast buns with ham and cheese, coffee

Current reads: Nothing To Envy by Barbara Demick

Started this one month ago and i’ve only read like 20% so far. Getting very slow with my reading recently, i need to buck up.

sweet like ice cream

Curry chicken bun, coffee

i guess if life is just sweet like ice cream, it would be boring and dull. So i would say it’s okay to feel troubled some time... furthermore, if you have not tasted bitterness, you probably wouldn’t know the taste of sweetness after all.

happy new year

Wholemeal raisin and walnut steamed bun, coffee

Hi guys, it’s been a while, how’s everyone doing? This is already the second week into the new year, i really need to keep my holiday mood and get life back to the norm. Happy New Year! xx

packing

Cookies, coffee

How soon do you usually pack your luggage before going on a trip? Most of the time, i do it one day or the night before unless it’s a place where i’m not sure what to wear and need to do a bit of a planning, and in this case, Brunei. i’m in the midst of packing for Thursday trip, two days in advamce. Not sure how strict the dress code for this islamic country would be... i’ve packed leggings (just in case i’m not supposed to show legs) and a big scarf to cover whatever part i need to cover.

old school

Wholemeal raisin and walnut steamed bun, butter crackers, coffee

Can’t get Last Christmas out of my mind... feeling very old school.