| mesh mash potatoes crap... |
[03 Oct 2008|12:31am] |
 Durian flavoured mooncake.  Frozen durians. Actually quite good!  Toilet with a view at Ciecerellos Fish and chips.  Interactive lectures with dogs. |
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| basic cheap graphic card? |
[29 Sep 2008|06:28pm] |
Ok so I know there are a couple of gamers here and I want to throw them a question on graphics card.
I got this old comp with the following specs: 2.66Ghz Intel Celeron, 2 Gig DDR ram with like 100Gig hdd (possibly upgrading it soon)
What would be a basic and cheap graphic card for playing games like WoW for this old comp?
Budget: less than 100 bucks.
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| da4 kai1 sa1 jie4... |
[14 Sep 2008|08:25pm] |
I weighed myself yesterday and for once in the last 6 years I was below 75kg!!! (74.5kg actually). So i couldnt resist the urge to celebrate my "success" by eating:
1) a box of almond roca chocolate
2) tons of fishballs/fish tofu/crabballs/sotongballs = carb balls at the steamboat
3) 1 hot fudge sundae + 1 large soft serve cone one after the other at Mcdonalds
4) a pack of large french fries.
The irony hor...
Basically I da4 kai1 sa1 jie4 and binge ate for the last 2 days. I guessed whatever progress I made minus one for now.
Next week I shall be like Gautama Buddha and eat one nut per day for diet.
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| shockies... |
[12 Sep 2008|11:59pm] |
I really love G-shocks. Lately I have been lusting over the green colored ones. Which one nicer?
 I already got the black version and I like the design.  Camo version to look more butch?  Or this green for more fashionable look? |
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| fishes fishes where are you... |
[09 Sep 2008|05:42pm] |
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We went fishing last Sunday and caught nothing! Cel swore that she caught several good sized fishes the last time she wet her lines at this place. Must be the rotten bait prawns I kept frozen in my freezer for the past 4 months from my previous trip. And Tim donated one of my favorite lures to the ocean after he snagged it on some rocks. Definitely will be back!
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| condor heroes! |
[04 Sep 2008|10:57am] |
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Recently I started craving for good-o chinese period drama wuxia tv serials and decided to watch 2 episodes of the Return of the Condor Heroes (2006) on the net. This show is one of my favourite as I vaguely remembered watching Andy Lau acting as his "Gu Gu" crying Yang Guo that was filmed in the 80s. So I rushed down to the local chinese video rental store in the city, desperate to watch the whole series like a junkie but to my dismay, the Auntie at the store gave me Legend of the Condor Heroes (2008) instead. And I only discovered this after watching another 2 episodes (I know... at first I thought Yang Guo grew up and hence looked different).
However, it is actually not bad lah and considering that Legend is the prequel to Return, so I guessed it is quite worth it to watch it.
Xiao Long Nu vs Yang Guo (this is the one I wanna watch!)
Huang Rong vs Guo Jing vs Mu Niaci vs Yang Kang (but I got this instead)
I am already at episode 26 but I cheated lah cos I fast track some of the boring parts.
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| skills upgrade! |
[01 Sep 2008|06:49pm] |
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A banana to practice our suturing skills.
I participated in a 2 day workshop for vet students wanting to improve their skills before they graduate. Today was the first day of the workshop and I learned a fair bit in basic veterinary consultation (even got the chance to practice with a real life client and her dog) and also basic suturing.
Decided that I needed a haircut and thought that it might be cool to have 3 strips on the back of my head but as you can see, I failed miserably trying to get them look cool (patches of unshaved hair). It is really hard when I am doing it by myself with no mirrors at the back to reflect upon.
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| gotcha! |
[30 Aug 2008|04:22pm] |
Finally I caught this little fucker that had been terrorizing my kitchen and pantry for weeks. Sometimes I really dislike houses because of the vermins that come in.
 Quick and instant, no torturous slow death.
At first I used the traditional mouse trap that Cel swears worked like magic for her but there was no hocus-pocus for me. This fucker kept taking the bait but never seemed to set the trap off. So I got this black one which it is more sensitive to touch before it closes its death grip onto the unsuspecting, but totally deserving, mouse.
I know some people have issues with this trap as they view it as cruel and unethical however I would like to point out that this kind of trap kills the victim instantly. Some of the "humane traps" actually wound the mouse. Poison baits slowly kill the victim and if dogs/cats ate the mouse, they will die too. Those sticky pad ones slowly starve the mouse to death when being immobilize by the glue.
Now I just have to set the trap again to make sure that there is no family of mice in my house.
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| holiday! i wish... |
[28 Aug 2008|05:49pm] |
Hmm, when for Sus and Kar's house-warming party but did not take any pics. Mid-sem exam over but felt a little cheated that my lecturer set questions where the answers were not found in the text. I have to finish 2 projects in this coming study break. Went for my 2nd horse riding lesson and I had Verity, an ex-racing thoroughbred. A lot better temperament compared to the previous one I had.
 A much tamer ex-racing horse, Verity.
 Tim and Cel on their respective horsey.
 Elo's birthday picnic at King's Park.
 Kids playing Taboo.
 Dogs at King's Park.
My cow for the day. Ali said to go for the smallest cow so that it would be easier to handle but our little baby turned out to be a naughty beast that thrashed and turned. Very happy that I drew blood on my first try.
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| itchy scratchy... |
[26 Aug 2008|04:55pm] |
I have this problem with my scalp since I was in secondary school and it never seems to go away. It starts off as small itchy zit-like bumps appearing all over the scalp and then occasionally it will become angry big red bumps that are painful to touch. They dont become pimple-like as there are no pus (white head) although scratching can cause the skin to be broken. It never seem to go away fully and I have been to a few doctors who prescribed medicine and shampoos that worked for a short while and somehow the effectiveness wore off.
A quick search on the google and it seems to be quite a common problem with other people. Some advised not to use hair products, other said it got to do with wrong diet, especially carbohydrates, but the one that actually worked on me was using Tea Tree shampoo (I used a tea tree facial wash instead). However, it might also be a combination of low carb detox diet and the shampoo that worked.
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| off you go! |
[25 Aug 2008|04:52pm] |
Finally I made some progress on my weight loss program. I am closing in on my ideal 75kg.
I weighed myself two days ago and I was 76kg. However, I was 75kg today on another weighing machine. It sounded kinda dodgy since I had to attend two parties on Sat itself and I gorged myself silly on cakes and fatty delicious food.
Anyway, just a recap on what I am undergoing right now just in case some people are interested in it.
No carbs, or at least no simple carbs such a white rice or bread or pasta. It is really hard to eliminate carbs cos they are everywhere but if you really had to eat some crabs, go for brown rice or wholemeal pasta. Dont forget that fruits and veggies have complex carbs in them but they are good for you but I stay away from potatoes or sweet potatoes or pumpkin. I usually have a large plate of salad with vinegarette (half portion olive oil and half balsamic vinegar) for sauce and I add the below source of protein for dinner.
More protein. I use my lean mean fat machine griller to grill out most of the fats in the meat I eat but you can always use a pan and then tilt it to drain the fat. Low fat cottage cheese is really good but some people prefer low fat ricotta. Almonds a good source of protein but I usually dont eat them in the evening because of their high fat content. No more than 2 handfuls a day. Some people go for peanut butter (100% peanuts, not those skippy with 5% vegetable oil) but no more than 2 tablespoon per day. Don recommeded those vegetarian mock meat (gluten) that has high in protein but low in carbs. I also eat baked beans but they are rather high in carbs too. Fish and tuna are great source of protein. Recently I started eating bacon. Yes, bacon, but I opted for the short bacon that has most of the fat taken out and I further cut out the rind to eliminate the remaining saturated fats. Sometimes I buy those 97% fat-free ham or sliced roast beef to make my protein more interesting. Dont forget to eat eggs! Best source of cheap protein. Whether or not you want to eat the yolk is up to you. Sometimes I eat firm tofu as "rice".
Detox juice. I dunk one cup of juice in the morning and I make another bottle for the rest of the day. Detox fruits and veggies include carrots (buy those carrots meant for juicing as they are really cheap but not as "beautiful" for sale), cabbage, celery, green apples, beetroot, ginger and watercress. You can add Metamucil or any of those soluble fiber thingy to add more fiber into your juice if you want. Green tea is also really good and I only use Japanese green tea. I never juice everyday and I prepare enough to last for two days. However, fresh is best but if you are lazy like me, once every two days. Other liquids I drink include soy bean milk and fat free milk.
My typical food list:
Morning: One cup juice + an apple for snack 1.5-2hours later. I pinch on almonds when I feel hungry.
Noon: Another cup juice. Throughout the day I pinch on almonds (3-4 nuts each time).
Late noon: By this time I should be at home. So I would drink soy bean milk or eat a small protion of the proteins I listed.
Evening: No carbs, or at least simple carbs, dinner.
No carbs after 8 but I ingest fruits or drink soy milk to quench my hunger.
My rule is that I still let myself go once a week by pigging on fast food and I rather take fats over carbs. The theory is that your body has to work extra to convert fat into a ready source of energy compared to carbs which is readily broken down into glucose. So far I have lost 5kg just by dieting alone in 4 weeks. Not too bad I think.
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| dont shit where you eat! |
[22 Aug 2008|04:40pm] |
I was trying to cook some rice just now and I accidentally spilled some of the uncooked rice onto the floor. So being the kind-hearted person I am, I decided to scope up those rice and feed the birds that come into my backyard.
And those ungrateful birds shit everywhere after they finished dining on my expensive brown rice!
Argh... didnt their mother teach them not to shit where they eat???
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| my little pony... my little pony... |
[18 Aug 2008|05:11pm] |
We went horse riding last Saturday! It was really fun and we decided that we will continue with the lessons till we are proficient riders. It is really affordable to learn how to ride here in Australia. It only cost $30 per 1.5hours of lesson. However I would highly recommend anyone who is interested to get your own helmets!
I wore the riding school's helmet and I got a rash on my forehead lah! So dirty... somemore my friend scares me by telling me that many school kids get head lice and there are many kids in this riding school! Eeek! So I ordered my black velvet helmet from ebay and hopefully I can get them before my next class. Then I can pretend pretend that I am one of those Olympians riders... very feeling!
 Lucky, the unlucky horse who has to bear my weight. He is kinda stubborn and kept tugging the strap forward. Dont think I will ride him again next week.  |
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| old mcdonald has a farm... |
[18 Aug 2008|04:52pm] |
We finally get to molest some animals this semester. It has been really theoretical for the past one year so this animal handling subject is really a refreshing change. My first prac was on pigs and sad to say this, I very much preferred them chopped up, marinated and cooked than running-around-screaming-till-your-ears-gone-deaf-and-shit-everywhere-on-your-body-alive. The white pinkish ones were very vocal and resistant when caught while the colored ones were tamer but apparently not as delicious.
I managed to ask the pig expert/tutor why Australian pork had an aftertaste (basically it leaves a bad taste in your mouth) compared to the pork I am used to in Singapore when both came from the same country and the reason was that Singapore only purchases the best female pigs and the shittier males were for local consumption. Apparently, China has the most diverse species of pigs in the world and many pig experts are heading to China to get better quality pigs to breed. In addition, Aussie porkies taste very different to European pigs due to the different type of feed they eat.
According to another cow tutor, who was helping out, Australian beef is very tasteless and bland compared to American beef because American cows are corn-fed compared to Aussie cows who just graze on grass all day long.
So my theory is that cannibals would probably prefer to eat certain race/culture of people because we eat very different kind of food too.
Crapping machines on the prowl. One touch and your hands smell for days. Everytime I put food in my mouth using my hands, I can smell them.
My tutor spray-painted the pig to illustrate where the locations of most organs are in a pig so we could visualize it.
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| so close yet so far... |
[18 Aug 2008|04:33pm] |
After 2 weeks of detox diet, my weight has stagnated at 77kg. Looks like dieting alone will not help me reach my target weight of 75kg. Bear in mind that I still pig out on the weekends because Tim could not resist the temptation of Mcdonalds (I blame him for luring me into the evil clutches of Quarter pounders) + dinner parties to attend (too many birthdays to go to because their parents could not resist hanky-pankying with each other during Xmas that resulted in them being born 9 months later in Aug). So keeping the 4kg I lost from coming back into my body is not too bad a result.
I started adding in some cardio work outs and hopefully I will see more results by the end of this Friday. Since my goal of cutting down on fuel usage via cycling has failed miserably (I blame the cold mornings!), I resorted to skipping like a little schoolgirl for five minutes 3 times a week. I aim to increase an additional minute every week till I reach 15mins of skippings.
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| the fall of red riding hood... |
[11 Aug 2008|10:21pm] |
I gave in to temptation - one large double whopper meal + luncheon party with lotsa carbs.
Thoroughly ashamed of myself for eating that much.
So I decided to skip like a school girl on her jumping rope, except that it is a lot faster for 5 mins.
Gosh I am weak. Cant even jump non-stop for 5 mins and by the end of it, my legs felt like jelly.
Wanted to cycle, but it is so freaking cold in the morning!
I think I will close the other blog, which has a stalker, and concentrate on this.
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| 2 + 2 = 4 |
[08 Aug 2008|05:44pm] |
I am quite delighted to discover that I lost 4 kilos since I started on the "detox diet"! However, I dont want to be too thrilled yet as this could be just initial water loss and I think I should weigh myself again in a week's time.
So a recapped of what I did:
- Started last Friday on the "detox diet".
- Drink a cup of juice + an egg for breakkie.
- Another cup of juice + egg/fish/nuts depending for lunch.
- Dinner consist of very low carb or no carb but high protein and greens meal (if i really have to eat carbs, it will be either brown rice or wholemeal pasta).
- Throughout the day, I guzzle green tea or more juice if there is any left over.
What I use for juicing:
Beetroot, celery, red cabbage, spinach, ginger, green apples, carrot, watercress, lemon, grapefruit. All of these are consider as potent detox food.
Either I use all of them at one shot or I mix and match.
I did not exercise at all but I will be cycling to Uni from next Monday onwards. This diet actually requires me to consume only juice on the 7th day but cannot make it! I was too hungry.
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| juice it all down... |
[31 Jul 2008|01:09pm] |
Hmm, I posted an entry about how I wanna lose like 4kilos before school start. Erm... I think I failed badly. LOL. F+++
I am still freaking 81kilos after two weeks of low carb X high protein diet + decent workout. How come like that!
No difference leh although I must say I am not farting as much as before. I think what they say about carbs making you bloated is true to a certain extent.
Next up! I am going to try the detox diet instead. Drink juice (veggies + fruit) for breakfast and lunch followed by a low carb + high protein dinner. I aint sure if I can follow this through since it is all watery stuff but some of my post-birth mother friends swear by it.
To start, I was told to drink celery + beetroot + watercress for 1 week first to detox followed by other kind of fruits and veggies.
How? Can make it?
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Wa lau! It is 2 X (spicy + disgusting) hard to drink lah. Maybe I put in the wrong amount? A quick google and it says that I should only put in 50g... Ooops!
I juiced in the whole bunch of watercress (400g of really spicy herb) + half a bunch of celery (slightly spicy) + one fat beetroot (sweet) + 3 green apples (sourish sweet) and it still tasted like grass juice. Worst of all, it smells like the stomach content sample I extracted out from the cow in my last semester.
Perhaps a couple of orange + carrots + half rotten pears (kept in the fridge for 2 months) will sweeten it up more?
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Bloody hell, my friends just told me that they didnt say to put all 3 ingredients in together but rather include any of the 3 in my juice! LOL... Wa lau... kanna conned to drink that super detox drink. Confirm lau sai later... eh wait... lau sai is detox right? Flush all the toxin out?
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