deliciously droolsome duck soup

came home from gym to find a pot of duck soup cooked by dad...hohohohoho...it's so unbefrigginlievable good...

small whole duck+sichuan vege+some ginger slices+some black pepper+whole tomatoes...omg...

muscle development updates...still look scrawny...biceps got a little definition...weights at gym has increased bit by bit...weight has hit 57kg from a 53kg back in july...

have been constantly awoken in the middle of the night by my grumbling stomach for the past few weeks...recently the quick gulps of water from my bottle hasnt been able to drive the hunger pang away...so last night i decided to put snacks at my bedside as well...peanut butter m&ms....hohoho...yumz...lucky thing we have the fun packs at home...

and true enough my tummy woke me up again in the middle of my sleep last night...and sleepily i opened the m&ms...gobbled down a few...drank some water...plopped back down to sleep...thank goodness it chased the hunger pang away till the alarm went off...*phew*

looking forward to sunday's run...mentally prepared to suffer through the 42km...i hope my body is prepared for it though...hehe

tong shui cafe

impromptu celebration for dad's birthday today(well actually his birthday is on thurs, hehe)...we dined out at tong shui cafe which was very near our place...

here's a list of what we had...







we also had sesame+almond paste...pu er tea...ice milk tea with chin chow...sweet and sour chicken with rice...no pics for these dishes though...anyways for more of their "zao pai cai" you can visit http://www.tongshuicafe.com/index.html

their menu boasts of 300+ items...if really cant decide on what to have, you cant go wrong with their "zao pai cai" that's for sure

6 more days to stan chart!

did my last run trng today...holland v route w/ slopes...1:08:37...no more running till next sunday...

collected the race pack on friday evening...M size singlet was too big ...dang it!...the arm hole is like huge man...either that or i too skinny...ya la..maybe i too skinny...hehe...will take size S next yr then...

got oasis's stop the clocks on friday too...yes...even though i have ALL the songs in there i still bought it...it's those "it's one for the collection" things i always put myself through...but hey it's got a BONUS dvd!...ooooh...

just started on my destiny gundam kit...maybe after this i'll start visiting the library...have been putting it off for the longest time...there are some titles which guorong has recommended me and i seriously need to get back to some reading...

~drool~

drooled on the bus home again today...heh...and once again the amazing subconcious mind nudges me awake to slurp up the dripping drool...unfortunately i've already made a wet patch on my polo-t le...

been really bothered by this internal audit shite lately...i'm in this so-called EHS internal audit...in which i'm supposed to be assigned an audit each month...kaoz...just received a new hydrogen system checklist from QA yesterday and the frigging email also stated report is due next monday...wow...

i wonder how thorough they actually check the reports...cus if they seriously want the internal auditors to follow the checklist strictly and audit on every single friggin item in the checklist, all i can say that it will unearth a hell lot of shite...all the nonsense findings which will then translate into ACTION ITEMS which further translate into MORE work to do in order close up the dumb audit...geez....

anyways here's a very matrix-ish video from gundam evolve episode 8..featuring one of my fav mecha-strike gundam...enjoy

food glorious food

had a weekend of good food...

saturday night was tos dnd at raffles city convention centre...didnt win any lucky draw prizes unfotunately...heh

sunday afternoon me and ah yee visited maxwell road food centre...we had chicken rice (tian tian hainanese chicken rice), peanut soup, and the 7 for $1 hum chim peng which u had to fry yourself...then we went to get egg tarts from tong heng-diamond shaped and sweeter-which tang had told me about...after that its another pastry shop which sold another type of egg tarts-circular and less sweet...think the tong heng one better imho...

evening was peili's wedding dinner at dragon gate restaurant at harbourfront centre...it was also sort of a primary sch gathering in a way...me, jeffrey, yongliang, weiming, shirong, royce, leonard, jianming, ellie, minyee, xiaotian, yuanshan, yili made up the primary sch frens section...

and in the tradition of all wedding dinners...the banquet started late...hurhur...think 8+ nearing 9...when the invite card stated 7...hoho...but anyways the ceremony went sthg like this:
-video of the morning proceedings...groom go bride's home collect bride...tea ceremony...etc
-bride groom enter...go stage cut cake and say stuff
-9 course dinner begins
-bride groom change gowns...go stage pour champagne on pyramid of glasses...and say more stuff
-yum seng x3 ...shirong was our primary sch representative to go on stage to yum seng
-bride groom go around tables to take photos with everyone (i hope we get to have a copy of the photos they took at our primary sch section table though)

our primary sch section also had a glass knock glass session-without the yum seng cus we thought it wld have been awkward to yum seng on our own when the bride and groom were not even there...

i downed just half a wine glass of red wine and my face started to burn...heh...

when it was time to leave...shirong, jeff and weiming brought the beer jug and glasses and wanted to make peili oh ta la with them...heh...hard to describe the whole scenario out in words...but it was really a funny moment...

yongliang sent me, jeff, shirong and weiming home in his red picanto...never a dull moment with these guys...it was way past my bedtime when i finally got into bed...a memorable evening in the company of my close friends...priceless

it's gonna be a busy weekend!

have to make my way down to jurong east after work tmr to get the samsung mp3 player exchanged...suay man...of all the sets to get i collected a faulty one...basket...

after jurong east is da ching to collect me new blue specs!

sat morning at motherland...evening is TOS dinner and dance

sun morning wash clothes...mop floor...hopefully can squeeze in a run in the afternoon...then evening is wedding dinner of one of my primary school's classmate...

missed my wed evening run cus i swapped my monday ot to wed (just to collect that faulty mp3 player...kaoz)...i was the LAST one to leave the office on wed...hoho...had to off all the lights aircon and lock all the doors...hoho...well there's always a first time for everything...

during lunch today i noticed the zipper on my quiksilver wallet has split open at one of the sides...argh...another thing to replace...or maybe ask mum see can repair anot...

adrian's 4th race!

took part in the tuas 2nd link run this morning with tang, david and mingjun...

completed this 10km race in about 40.20sthg...personal best timing for me this yr le...but still not fast enough to get top 50 placing today...and thus no medal...darn...i hope they post the official results online...i want to know how far i am behind the 50th runner...think the 2 upslopes slowed me down quite abit...

been raining raining these few days...dun even feel like jalan-ing in that kind of weather...but today's weather so good and yet i'm feeling lethargic after the run...got abit of headache too...argh...need to go recce digicam price leh...

visited the dentist and got a new pair of specs yesterday...so that's 2 items off my "to do list"...ooh...the thought of going back to work tmr...5 more days to wkend!

the attack of the lazy bug

it's back to the normal concussions on the tos bus these days...its the only exciting thing to look forward to from mon-fri...

rainy day today...when i woke up at bukit merah area on the bus with the usual "tired and how i wish i can sleep awhile more feeling" i had a sudden urge to skip gym today...when i alighted at tiong bahru plaza...still drizzling...the thought of going home to sleep was indeed very enticing...

gym today consisted of only arms...want to save my legs for sunday's 2nd link run...heh...

stuff on the "to get list" (apart from toys) recently...new pair of specs...new digicam...

gonna celebrate dad's birthday soon...havent decided on which restaurant yet though...also have to visit the dentist too! make use of the dental entitlement for this year...also need to redeem my starhub reward points...all these to be done hopefully within the next few wks...

attached....haha

no not me...adrian's is still single...heh

well it turns out ah yee is attached...to a msian bf...oh well...

anyways we went to maestro bistro at cineleisure on friday night...we had mozarella chicken + choc fondue (the choc was SUPERB) + multi flavored cakes...

i tried my best not to stone too much throughout the evening...tried to think of stuff to talk abt...after dinner we walked ard the orchard malls which she hasnt been to...after which i sent her home...

here are pics of the taka christmas tree...looks quite nice actually...now i understand wat the fuss is all abt every yr when i see so many pple standing in front of it to take photos...

10.07, 10.07, 10.07...woooh

was quite pissed when i clocked 10.07 for my first set of 2.4 intervals today...normally can hit sub 10 one...for the 1st set at least...

so i told myself in order to make up for the crap 1st set, i must try to maintain 10.07 for the next 2 sets...hoho...was quite apprehensive abt actually accomplishing that timing...

but when i came back 10.07 for the 2nd set...hoho...and then 3rd set also...hoho...felt darn good man...

finally gathered enough balls and asked ah yee out today...she had to ask her elder sis for permission though but permission was given!! and her birthday's tmr too!! omgomg...how ah how ah...i'm all pumped for this wkend!!!woooooh

instant laosaification

dad brought home cartons of brownes drink and plentiful tubs of fresh & fruity yoghurt...
i had 1 carton of chilled mocha and 1/2 carton of choc...next thing you know all the stinko farts started...

farting continued till the point you know you need to control the fart release pressure to avoid making a brown spot on your undies...hurhur...

so it was off to the toilet and had quite a good detox session...all watery fartery chocolaty...wooooh

adrian's one happy camper..for the wkend

saturday at motherland...got to see ah yee again...but didnt chance to make any small talk...only got chance for work talk...while running today (1:01:29 holland v route) i decided i must summon all the balls i have and ask her out next wkend...hoho...if not i will procrastinate and procrastinate and end up never getting round to doing anything...

wonder if i'm doing things right anot...wonder if she's attached anot...wonder if she's free next wk anot...wonder if she's willing to go out with me anot...

picked up the following kits at tfh after work on saturday-Roy gave pretty good prices too!

very pleased with the 2 gundam purchases...not very pleased with the 0S though...the plastic was not molded in white!!-it came in vanilla-ish creamy white with a tinge of yellowing liddat...wth!! now i'll have to get a can of white spray paint-and i've never done any spray painting before...how la...basket...dont even know can panel line over the paint anot...dunno shld get matt or gloss also...argh...

finished my MG strike...snapped a few pics with my benq as the canon is broken...no autofocus mind you...

the wingspan of MG strike is WAY bigger then the normal 1/100 one...proportions are WAY better...my pics of course dont do any justice for the kit...
a must have for all strike fans...now abit gian to get the PG le...hohoho...

and we have clear skies...

have been ordering lotsa toys lately...but when was the last time i bought a toy anyway...hmmm

my list of preorders
-MG strike w/ IWSP
-MG strike freedom
-1/7 motoko kusanagi figure
-alternator ravage
-alternator rumble
-hasegawa VF0S battroid

my list of wants
-TF classics hot rod
-TF classics bumblebee
-TF classics optimus prime
-alternator camshaft
-alternator mirage
-1/100 saviour gundam

and then there were clear skies...part 3

went ahead with my wed run...completed tanglin route w/o slopes in 37.55...teenie weenie improvement...heh

pratt boss steve finger coming to TOS for a visit tmr...

friday is holiday in lieu...will be going to m'sian tourism board in the morning to register for the tuas 2nd link run...after that will be working at motherland...

plans for this wkend...start another gundam kit...run...maybe include a swim or wts at home..or maybe open up another tf...hohoho

ooxxooXoXXx

boss kevin employed a new gal at motherland...her name's waiyee...and she's cute too haha...

hazy wkend meant no wkend runs...so i did wts at home instead...and watched a couple of shows..
first up was "nacho libre"...hilarious stuff...

watched "the family man" this afternoon...followed by jackass 2 in the evening which was another classic...hohoho

sword impulse's almost completed...gundam backlog gonna be down to 11...

and then there were clear skies...part 2

had to give wed's run a miss due to the lousy haze...but i made up for it just now with 3x2.4km intervals...9.48, 10.13, 10.21...quite pleased with myself for actually completing all 3 sets cus i was really really very very tired after the 1st set and given the state of fatigue i was in, i must say the timings arent that bad either...hohoho

attended this geometric dimensioning & tolerance course from wed-fri...in-house...fugz...was struggling to stay awake...tried various ways to keep make myself wake up...took those head face down naps of a few seconds hoping to become more awake once i wake up...ate sweets...went to the washroom to wash my face...tried lifting myself up on the chair with my arms while seated...and when all else failed today i tried clipping myself with the ring binder hoping that some pain will make me awake...

it's back to motherland tmr yay!!! the extra cash will come in handy no doubt...then i wont feel that bad for buying the upcoming gundam releases straight from tfh...hohoho...got MG strike w/ IWSP in oct...MG strike freedom (special edition) in dec...dunno shld just get 1/100 saviour from falcon as well or just wait...and my VF-0S also arriving soon...

just finished my lunamaria gunner zaku warrior...just started on sword impulse...my gundam backlog is now down to 12 kits...hohoho

and then there were clear skies...

after 3 days of terrible haze, the sky finally cleared up...no haze...no smoky chao da smell...
and just abt time too! if today also haze i wldnt have been able to go for my sunday run...

did tanglin route with slopes in 43.47...run was quite lethargic run leh...timing also didnt improve...basket...and i've noticed my quads tire out very fast...

saturday couldnt work at motherland cus morning had to go for TOStrike-some bowling competition organised by TOS...my performance that day? plenty of drain-washing, a few spares, no strikes...score? 45-80sthg-99...by the end of the 2nd game i finally figured out how to throw in order not to longkang too many times...

i noticed how all my throws end up swaying to the right...so i just stood to the very left side and land my throws at the very left of the lane to offset the inevitable swaying to the right side...

cooped myself at home on friday night and saturday afternoon since the air outside was so lousy...started on my 1/100 gunner zaku warrior(lunamaria custom)...watched "the break up" which stars vince vaughn and jennifer aniston

not the usual lovey dovey romantic comedy with the usual expected happy ending...but i guess the moral of the movie or the msg it wanted to bring across (imho) is that no matter how solid a couple's relationship is, it's always nice to do sthg for your partner...sthg spontaneous...to show him/her how much u appreciate him/her..to say a simple thank you...to do stuff or go somewhere together with your partner even if it's sthg that is not of your interest...

like wat was mentioned in the movie--"you have to want to want to do the dishes"...you cannot "i want to do the dishes" only after being asked if you could help to do the dishes...sthg along that line la...

alot of give and take...there are no "I" or "me" ...only "we" and "us"

hazy haze

stayed for my very first official ot today...lucky Chow was able to help me get a cab slot...

reached gym feeling extremely sleepy cus i missed my usual 1hr sleep on the company bus...came out of gym and fwah...the haze was so visible and smell-able...

anyway here are the gathering photos...and guess what we made after the meal...

moving on

had a good chat with guorong last sunday night...always nice to have a buddy to rant your troubles to...

we had a farewell dinner for edwina last friday at seoul garden marina sq, before that we had a game of bowling...man i sucked big time...hurhur...apart from the tyco strike on my first throw, i think i washed plenty of drains after that...will post pictures of the gathering once i get them...

met up with loy, tang, hw, kishore and tok after that...they were lazing at venezia in the sg art museum...a guy and a gal (hohoho....and what a hot gal she is....haha) were playing a live acoustic set over there...they were pretty good too!

fast forward to yesterday's gym session...my favourite leg extension machine was broken...bumped into ah kim too...

today's run trng is back to 3x2.4km intervals...prepare for the tuas-2nd link run...9.57,10.28,10.25...

everything's hunky dory again no?

slept early last night...woke up at 8 today and washed clothes, mopped floor...keeping myself busy kept my mind off unhappy stuff...

went to hougang to celebrate grandma's birthday, lunch was at this place called peng restaurant...got abit lost searching for it and had to call Roy for directions...the dishes were not too bad...the best was still the dessert--the ou ni paste was OMG...hohoho...superberlicious...but somehow the good stuff always come in small puny servings

reach home and went for my sunday run...pretty slow today...1:03:50 for holland v route...

saw the Singapore-Johor 2nd Link Bridge Run 2006 listing at the saa webby...12nov...10km for 10bucks...should be joining ba...

muscle development update...i have slowly increased the weights at gym and progress have been not too bad...measurements have increased bit by bit...increments are small but got improvement better than no improvement no? still looking very skinny though...weight is maintaining at 55...
plenty of room for plenty of improvement...gambatte adrian!