After work on Monday, Feng brought me to this new Hong Kong cafe for dinner at Marina Square shopping centre. It's located at the first storey of the mall, and the cafe looks quite bright from outside with their orange lights. The surrondings and its menu are decorated with snapshots of the streets of Hong Kong, and their red round cushion sofa chairs are comfortable to sit on too. After flipping through the blue menu, we ordered the following:

• Cheese Baked Rice with Chicken Chop
• Fried Noodles With Egg and Luncheon Meat
• Special Shrimp Har Gow
• Milk and Peanut Butter Thick Toast
• Ice Hong Kong Milk Tea

The baked rice is served on a hot, white procelain casserole. It has quite a generous serving of cheese, with a big piece of chicken. The rice has a tinge of buttery flavour to it as well. I would say that they complement each other rather perfectly.

The noodles are not really fried. It is actually semi dry noodles, with a special black sauce with it. The luncheon meat is fried till hot and crispy, and the egg is semi cooked, so that you can mix the egg yolk with the noodles. This is highly recommended, if u love to eat instant noodles.

As for the special shrimp har gow, they taste fresh and very juicy. They are far from those har gows that are frozen-packed. It looks as if they are made from fresh prawn fillings, just before they are steamed.

The thick toast is the best of all the food that we have ordered. It has a very generous topping of sweet, sticky condense milk with thick peanut butter. On top of this, some milo powder are dribbled on the toast as well. These toppings sort of melt into the hot, crispy toast as we eat it! This chinese dessert is highly recommended. Its even yummier than the toasts served in the more popular Hong Kong cafe that i've tried in East Coast Road, and the pink cafe opposite Great World City.

The ice milk tea is presented in an old-fashioned silver tin mug, with a small handle. The tea is very rich and the sweetness is just the way I like it. It remains sweet even after the majority of the ice has melted. However, I would not recommend it to people who does not favour sweet stuffs.

Overall, the experience is pleasant. The service crews are very polite, and hurried to open the door for us as we were leaving. They spoke to us in cantonese. Good thing Feng can speak the language. However, the serving of the food is not prompt. Or rather, its slow. They mixed up our food as well, serving us food that we did not order. Thus, only go there during "off-peak" hours! The price is very reasonable, i think. It only totals up to $28.30. Do note that they charge 40 cents for a small glass of ice water. ( what a turn off ) Another small complaint is that the air con is blasting cold, for me. Not bad, I would say. I had an enjoyable dinner. Thus, do give this cafe a shot, at #01-04/05.

To celebrate our 3rd year anniversary, Feng and I checked into this well known boutique hotel on saturday. It's a very special experience indeed! The hotel is chic and modern with an artistic feel to it. The big bed is damn high and soft and comfy and fluffy and firm yet very very bouncy! The bathroom is absolutely transparent, so anyone can see anything that the other person is doing inside! The flat screen, high resolution TV is definitely a bonus as well.. plus those romantic lightings..Whao! ( Hun, lets go back again real soon!)

We spent the afternoon rather lazily, watched 2 movies at 1 go on HBO channel.. Scooby Doo and The last ride, which i think is a great movie. It talks about the bonding between a grandfather and his grandson, through the passion for fast cars. They haven't met each other before, since the grandpa is in prison for 30 years, but, his grandson always sees him as a hero. The show also talks about the love between the grandpa, Ronnie, and his dead wife, Kate. Ronnie said that the thing that kept him alive in prison for the past 30 years is the memories of Kate. In the show, Ronnie passed away. It ended with a photograph of Ronnie and Kate, very young in their teens, laughing and hugging infront of Ronnie's car. Of coz, i cried. That, is everlasting love. Everytime i hear a story of an old couple still very much in love with each other always make me feel soo touched. Perharps, that's the reason why i can't bear to hear the song, Love,me. (Feng, when i say " I do" on our wedding day, I picture the both of us still holding hands, when we are very very old, with white hair and deep wrinkles..and I'll still hug and care for u, like u're a prince to me..)

Afterwhich, we had Fish & Co for dinner..The new york fish & chips is sinfully delicious! Melted cheese in between the crispy batter and the fish..(But after trying the Manhatten Fish Market Restaurant today, I feel that Fish & Co should feel very threatened! I tried the grilled platter while Feng ate the Alaska Pollock Fish..Thumbs-Up! With great service!) After dinner, we bought a tub of Belgian chocolate ice-cream from Haagen daz back to our room..while listening to the love songs on class 95, especially the one from Dakota Moon, 'A promise I Make"..Omg itz sooo romantic..Then........... ( Censored )

I slept at 5am while he catches another show on TV, which i think he enjoyed big time! As there's complimentary breakfast for us the next morning at the hotel's cafe, of coz I have to pluck myself out of bed! It's complimentary! I'm NOT gona miss it!! The breakast is the healtiest breakfast we have ever eaten in our lives.. 2 sunny-side ups, 3 poached potatoes, bacons, wholemeal breads, cereals, fresh orange juice and warm, rich cappucino. ( the norm for us is nasi-lemak for Feng, and the 'yummy' food that school provides for me, or, no breakfast at all!)

Well, apart from this romantic weekend-getaway, what really touches my heart is the heart-to-heart talk that we had together. Looking back at our relationship, it comprises of so many touching moments. We shared lotsa laughters and a little bit of tears here and there. We've come a long long way. I told Feng that throughout our relationship, we walked our journey hand-in-hand together. Whenever I fall, he carried me on his back. He is always there for me, never once let go of me or let me down. He never once failed me, or make me feel alone. This emotional journey is naked to our eyes, yet, it's so real and can be felt so intensely. Our love story is the most loving and touching one I have ever heard of. So close to my heart..The story of Shan & Feng.

Today is the 1st time Feng and I eat "Hum" together! Yummy fresh cockles, though abit bloody..It's an impromptu decision to order it..We went to this crowded market near Henderson, with the intention of eating either the famous black pepper chicken chop or "zi char" for dinner. However, when we reached there, Feng was tempted by the gleaming roasted chicken hanging by the chicken rice stall. Next to it is a stall selling wanton noodles. So, we decided to order roasted chicken + char siew + roasted pork rice, with "shui jiao" soup.

While waiting for the food to arrive, i caught sight of another stall next to the wanton noodle stall. It's decorated with sleazy neon lights, and it sells BBQ seafood. Looking at the arrays of seafood on the huge metal tray loaded with ice, a basket of cockles "screamed" out to me. That's when i thought of buying a small plate of it, just to add variety to our dinner.
Half way through our dinner, the cockles arrived. It doesn't look appealing. It came across to me as a plate full of hard seashells, with 3 toothpicks next to it, accompanied by a small dish of red-hot sambal chilli sauce, with a fat lime sitting on it.

I picked up 1 seashell, and attempted to prise it open with the tip of my nails. After some struggle, I suceeded. Felt a sense of satisfaction when i finally tasted the 1st hum prised open by myself. Feng forced open the rest of it and left the hums on my plate. I told him he is the 2nd person in my life to help mi prise open hums. The 1st one is my mum, when i was still a little girl. After a long time of slurping up the hums and its blood, we realised that 1/3 of the table is filled with the empty seashells. Felt damn pai-seh when the cleaner walked past our table..
By then, the both of us have finished 3 big glasses of teh-o-bing already.

I feel so loved, when eating our simple spread of dinner in the hot market. The small action of us attempting to prise open more hums so we can feed each other is so warm-hearted. ( Prising it open is not EZ, perharps the hums are not boiled long enough, so its tightly clapsed together.)

I asked Feng, if a very very rich guy falls in love with a poor girl, will he feel happy eating in a hot, noisy, crowded and not-so-hygenic market with that girl? Or will that poor girl feels happier eating at a posh restaurant with great ambience with that guy?
Feng feels that the guy would be happier, being spared with the formalities that is required of him to dine in a posh restaurant. He can feel more relaxed, and experience the care-free feeling of eating in a market with his girl, as well as her lifestyle. I told him I beg to differ. Some girls really might feel happier eating in posh restaurants, tasting fine cuisine and experiencing the high-life that she has been deprived of all her life. Its another egg-and chicken question.

However, I just want u to know, Feng, that i enjoy every moment with you, although we are just lazing around at home, or eating at nearby coffee-shops. I'll continue to prise open hums for you, though it might chip my nails...for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness or in health, to love and to hold u as my beloved laogong....i love u.

You Are a Fierce Femme

You have a wild side, and you aren't afraid to bring it out when the time is right.But you also know when to hang back and keep your "crazy chick" persona in check.In fact, some of your friends may be surprised to find out how far you can take it...You may look mild mannered, but it's all an act!

How Daring Are You?

I am looking forward for the release of the movie, 'the fast and the furious 3'. Ive heard rumours that in this 3rd sequel, its about street racing in japan. Supposedly, its about the latest craze, drifting. Ive seen some spy shots about the making of the movie, and if i didnt see wrongly, i saw an rx7 kitted with the latest kit available from veilside. [veilside rx7 fortune model].
For those who have no idea what veilside is, its actually a renowned company dealing and producing their own aftermarket parts. Some of these parts includes bodykits and rims, suspension components, surgetanks, throttle body, etc. [basically it revolves around power systems]. Veilside has been known for creating one of the fastest street drag machines. In 1999, they created the veilside r34 street drag and achieved a staggering speed of 346.2kph [Closed road]. Of course the car's been stripped out and has undergone extensive modification and tuning. Its been said that when it comes to drag racing, veilside has been known to be among the very best. Well, back to talking about the movie, i hope that there is minimum use of cgi. Can only wait and see if its better than fnf2. Heard that the movie would be something like namco's ' midnight wangan', but with a whole lot of drifting action. It isnt confirmed though. It seems like the american racing scene is really heating up, but i feel that there is simply too much use of NOS [Nitros oxide]. Anyway, we can only wait for this movie to be released.

:FULL THROTTLE-NO BOTTLE:

Just when i least expected it, i saw it. Feng and I were lying on my sofa, joking and laughing about nothing in particular, when he suddenly pointes to the TV and exclaimed, " Hey! Look!"..
This half-confirmed my ultimate fear. I turned, and saw the familiar face of that guy on TV, and the almost sickening phrase, "Pepper-drumletz meal coming up!!!" I wanted to die at that moment. I was shrieking and felt my face melt instantaneously. Burying my face in my hands, I asked him the ultimate question,"What did u see?" Without thinking, the half hysterical Feng dutifully replid,"You tied up your hair in a ponytail right? hahaha..And you were wearing red? First in the line..?" THAT'S IT. Regrets after regrets after regrets. I have betrayed myself.

For those of you who don't have a hint of idea what im talking about above, good for me. If you knew about it already, I have nooo idea why im over reacting. It's nothing actually, maybe just my side profile for 0.1 seconds, but...it's still me..

I believe it's predestined, for me to look at my worse on TV..I can still remember a few years ago, while dancing for NDP at Kallang Stadium, I find myself staring straight into a camera after making a turn. That time, it was for 3 seconds. I forgot my dance steps after that! My make-up was done by Cosmoprof. Thick, dramatic, and so-not-nice. A few years later, in 2006, im on TV again. In one of my ugliest top. Cheshire told me not to wear black, white, or bright coloured clothings. (No black? I'm done for! However, still better than some yellow top, right, Boqiang?)

On that faithful morning, I pulled and pushed myself out of bed at 6am, with only 4 hours of sleep. The whole morning went by monotonously, doing the same routine actions again and again..till i'm half asleep and pulled my messy hair up in a loose and untidy ponytail, Boqiang popping panadols, and Cheshire stoning...Soon after, I saw 1 of the crew staffs pointing at our direction, and signalling for mi and Cheshire to go over. That's it, we were to pose as other customers at the counter.

Afterwhich, we stood under the freezing aircon for don't-know-how many-freakin-minutes, listening to the never-ending chants of "Pepper-drumletz meal coming up!" Freezing, tired, and doing O.T. for 2 extra hours is so tormenting!
When the eurasian girl told us we are done for the day, I felt as if im finally released from prison..7.30am till 6.00pm in the fast-food restaurant, eating props as snacks.... cold, limpless fries..( I had diarrohaea for a few days after that)

Feng rewarded me by bringing me to the nearby glutton square for their "zi-char" and "famous" fried oysters..(the fried oysters arent that fantastic leh, saph, u'll have to pay me $6..) and, after more retail theraphy, we gladly went home.

Well, it's a refreshing and exciting experience, meeting nice and pretty people, exchanging beauty tips with some girls there as well. Its a tiring but very fun job, attached with the anxiety of waiting for the commercial to appear on TV..Cheshire and Boqiang are fun and friendly people too! Lastly, Feng, im sure that apart from Cadbury's Chocolates and Walsh-together, you'll have 1 more commercial to look forward to... McDonalds!

This is a song that's quite special to me. It was introduced to me by Feng on the first few weeks that we met. He was telling me about this song that narrates a car accident, and how a girl died in her boyfriend's arms..( I love this kind of songs! ) And so, on the next day, Feng brought the cd to school for me. I listened to the song as soon as i got home that night. The music is quite chirpy, and the rhythm, fast. The melody does not coincide with the lyrics of the song at all! However, i still played it on repeat mode, coz it's introduced to me by Feng! I fell asleep listening to the song, and wake up to it too..I think i heard it in my dream as well..

Here's how the lyrics goes:

Oh where, oh where, can my baby be?
The Lord took her away from me.
She's gone to heaven so I've got to be good,
So I can see my baby when I leave this world.
We were out on a date in my daddy's car,
We hadn't driven very far.
There in the road straight ahead,
A car was stalled, the engine was dead.
I couldn't stop, so I swerved to the right,
I'll never forget the sound that night.
The screaming tires, the busting glass,
The painful scream that I heard last.
Chorus
When I woke up, the rain was pouring down,
There were people standing all around.
Something warm flowing through my eyes,
But somehow I found my baby that night.
I lifted her head, she looked at me and said;
"Hold me darling just a little while."
I held her close I kissed her - our last kiss,
I found the love that I knew I had missed.
Well now she's gone even though I hold her tight,
I lost my love, my life that night.

And so, this song accompanied me on the first few weeks that i met him. Our first few weeks were fun already, or rather, exciting. Love those 暧昧 feelings that ive got! ( Those together-but-not-officially-together feelings)
I've since lay off that song already..but, at times when i hear the song by chance, i'd go abit hysterical, after experiencing those warm and sweet feelings that's so close to my heart..
This special song that i've been talking about is none other than Pearl Jam's "Last Kiss".

Really like this song from Vivian Hsu..It's called 爱笑的眼睛. I can listen to it over and over again! It's a break-up song, talking about how Vivian suddenly realised how much she'd suffered in her relationship. The song also describes abit on how she gets on with her life after the break-up. While listening to the song, I can feel that she's feeling real hurt over the whole thing. However, she also mentioned that if she were to meet her ex again, she'll act as if she wasn't affected much by the whole failed affair.

This is the worst situation any girl can ever face..So terribly hurt, yet, still gotta fake a smile infront of the guy you love so much, with the girl he loves so much next to him..

Feels abit 心痛 while listening to the song..especially to this phrase 离开你 我才发现自己那爱笑的眼睛 流过泪..Somehow, it's not a nice feeling to hear that a cheerful person by nature would become so depressed after being put through a terrible relationship..

If, like me, you're also someone who love listening to those break-up songs, go listen to this song k..especially on some stupid occasions where you just wana have a good cry..( I do at times!)

For any of you who, unfortunately, just broke off with that someone you still love so much, here's a few suggestions: Go have a few drinks and go ultra sorrow about it..( that includes crying on the shoulder of your 好姐妹 in a crowded pub), then, ask her to hide your h/p away and cut the wires of your house phone! ( Force yourself not to contact that jerk again if he has betrayed you. 一定要有骨气) Then, go doll yourself up! ( Buy nice clothes, have a haircut/dye etc..) He'll kill himself if he were to see u again!

It is most important that you snap out of it quick enough..and do learn from it and grow out of it. Once you succeeded in forgetting his birthday or h/p number, you'll get a sense of satisfaction. You'll also realise that you are actually capable of taking care of yourself even through the darkest moments in life..you will emerged a stronger person! This sense of achievement is bitter-sweet..but trust me, itz definitely more sweet than bitter! Congrats!