chris - everyone is getting attached,
its crazy! everybody is hooking up these days, practically on a daily basis,
when i check up on them, most of my close friends are already attached,
one word: damnnnnnnnnnnnn
but ah well, i shall stick to my principles, even tho my lesser judgement tells me not to do so,
probably wont get attached till like ending of army/navy
cuz for one, i wont be able to spend enuff time with other half,
so pretty unfair to her and saves me grief on the weekends,
cuz thru some study (loads of experience and friends)
realized the 2 most factors in a breakup
is 1.not enuff time spent
2.not there when needed
well i cant satisfy both criterias ahahha
GAH,
anyway,
.jagged PORRIDGE PIZZA!: there is a shortage of swinging singles!
Ryce: i love being single!!!
Ryce: i can always join your club!
Ryce: sign me up
.jagged PORRIDGE PIZZA!: well you are not single!
.jagged PORRIDGE PIZZA!: you are booted from the club!
.jagged PORRIDGE PIZZA!: hahahaha
Ryce: so that means i canøt join the club'
.jagged PORRIDGE PIZZA!: well
.jagged PORRIDGE PIZZA!: everyone wants to be booted from the club
im usually quite evil and suan my sister that she is gonna be either a spinster for the rest of her life or be married to the few guys "whos left" in church
so yeah join the swinging singles club,
if you are a long term club member, thats really sad..
Chris - Hitman Movie Preview
jusst came back from Hitman the Movie,
got preview tickets, gotta thank Mark for that,
went with shalyn got everyone i asked was more or less busy with work,
or couldnt make it in time, cuz timing was too tight,
Hitman was good, as a movie,
its more brutal, and its sexy(the girl lah)
Timothy oliphant seems like a more talkative Agent 47,
rats, now i have the urge to play Hitman again, all over again,
went to borders, after tthat since it was just like 9plus,
saw fishe and siyuan.. AGAIN
omgoodness, is there any time i dun see them?
i ALWAYS always see them
everywhere, school, doby ghant, even borders now, thats it, im going to the north,
or i go jurong,
anyway, Watch Hitman,
its good, action, just quite nice ba,
chris - im sleepy
sleepy, leaving for japan in 10 days, oh boy...
Chris - Sitting in Pictures,
just came back,
worked for sitting in pictures,
chris - I AM BEOWULF! and TF2
okay im officially addicted to Team Fortress 2,
the strategies and the damn easy weapons, and they all look like they popped out from the "Incredibles"
today we watched Beowulf, it started out pretty weird, everyone was a marching group, didnt know where they were walking to till they reached Dhoby Ghant, from Orchard!
i bought the wrong tickets, like its still digital, meaneing the quality and sharpness is there, but its not the Grand Cathay, rawr, wanted tthat, so we were in Front Row seats, luckily Cathay is kind of the nice ones to Front Row people, the seats arent too close to the screen, so we still survived,
after that went to eat Tau Huay, met some old faces,
went home,
and im gonna play Team Fortress 2 tml,
i just created more strategies, just need to plan them out with someone
nicholas maybe
chris - sickness had finally caught up,
as i post this blogspotim having a damn fever,
after not being sick for almost a year or so, damn this sucks,
anyway!saturday is movie night
we are watching Beowulf, apparentl this dude does his battles naked so its eyecandy for the *humsup* ladies, but angelina jolie appears more or less rendered in chio details!,plus the 3d animation, its eyecandy for the dudes too!
ah well, cinema is a problem, cuz cathay doesnt open their big big screens at 7-8 pm cuz its blocked off as special event, rats, i wish i had some clout for that..
life has been in a simple word *sian*
no job coming my way yet,
december is one heck of a busy month, with christmas shopping and whatnot,
christmas shopping, will mostly be from japan, so expect highly weird things from me,
today i went back school, for dunnoe what reasons, so just caught up with old people, met justin christine and guna for lunch,
and i saw CHINESE Faridah,
im sorry but im still very culture-shocked.. its just me i think..
cuz shes quite cute, and i almost always see her when i head back to school,
and she acted in jared's FYP as a meangirls kinda thing, but she seriously doesnt look the part.. lol shes chinese, but shes muslim! so im still amazed.. lol..
im sorry, im not raciest or anything, but its hard to wrap your head around a concept like that even with thought!
ah well, end off with this link
Check it out, there are some seriously nice movies in this place, and the place ROCKS!
The Screening Room
chris - sickness had finally caught up,
chris - ipod touch moments..
im having another "apple-moment"
this is a phrase coined by abel,
when apple does something that just feels so right when
it lands in your hands,
and we stupidly wonder why didnt anybody else think about this before,
and i just had one..
my ipod touch got calender updates.. OH YEAHHHH..
after being stupidly unable to add calender events to it on the move..
and adding on to that..
Mac OSX Leopard..
Spaces and Time Machine..
Spaces cuz im a organizing freak..
and Time Machine for all the Files that i have that keep flying all over the place on my comp.. =D
ah well apple moments
does anyone like laksa?
i wonder, wil eating laksa like curry be good?
-new dish in the making-
chris - lostprophets -always
I guess I'm trying to say I'm sorry,
But it always comes out wrong,
I think a part of you still loves me,
Even though we're moving on.
Always, all ways I wanted us to be,
Always, all ways you and me,
And I wait here on my own,
And I wait for you to see,
All the time I spend alone now won't comfort me,
Always all ways...
And I'm sorry for what happened,
But I want you there to see,
That I'm changing all my actions,
I don't wanna set you free.
Always, all ways I want to see you through
Always, all ways me and you
And I wait here on my own,
And I wait for you to see,
All the time I spend alone now won't comfort me.
'Cause I'm waiting for you,
Yeah, I'm waiting for you,
Give me answers, get me through,
I will wait...
Always, all ways I wanted us to be,
Always, all ways you and me,
And I wait here on my own,
And I wait for you to see,
All the time I spend alone now won't comfort me.
'Cause I'm waiting for you,
And I'll wait here for you,
Give me answers, give me through,
I will wait...
'Cause I'm waiting for you,
Yeah I'm waiting for you,
Give me answers, get me through,
I will wait...
Always, all ways
Chris - college students reaching for milk bottles..
i did some research over the web, for a friend who was down with fever..
her exams are coming (shes a uni student..)
so i went on to research about comfort food,
we all need comfort food, especially since if you are mugging or project-ing,
which makes you practically bedridden..
anyway,
Comfort foods may be all the rage these days, but some people still aren't sure how to define them. .For most people, however, comfort food is food that reminds them of home. Meaningful connections are often made over the preparation and serving of food, cementing family ties or developing friendships. Certain smells connote those moods, certain foods are associated with specific people and certain meals can send you back in time. They make you recall Mom's home cooking - meatloaf and mashed potatoes, chicken soup, pot roast, or warm and gooey chocolate-chip cookies. They are simple, honest foods with tastes and smells reminiscent of more carefree times, which may account for their spike in popularity.
So what, exactly, is comfort food? Simply put, it is food that offers a temporary escape from daily pressures, food that provides solace. Appetite, food preferences, cravings----all of these can be affected by our feelings and emotions, including those caused by stress from world events and even holidays. And often the foods we choose are so-called 'comfort foods'.
There are some days so bad, so stressful, so overwhelming, that there isn't a friend on this Earth, not a backrub on the planet that could unknot your neck muscles.
It is on days like these we turn to food for comfort. Maybe it's mac-and-cheese, maybe tomato soup, maybe pigs-in-a-blanket, maybe something else. But one thing is clear: Certain meals calm you down and put things in perspective.
It is different for everyone, as specific to the individual as his or her own fingerprints. For some, it's JELL-O for others, it's four-alarm chili.
Underlying the theory of comfort food is the notion that food is supremely evocative. It's not just nutrition, not just calories and protein, but firmly attached to memory. And it is the shelter of memory we are seeking when, after a tough day, we ignore sodium and fat content and sit down to enjoy a meal from the past.
"For example, college life is inherently stressful," Virginia Skorupski, nutritionist for Williams College, says. "We try to ease that stress by serving certain foods that remind students of home." Meals such as grilled cheese and tomato soup have been staples of the menu for years.
In addition to this, every attempt is made to make students feel comfortable in the dining halls. There are long-time employees, a squad of moms serving food daily, people who notice when students look particularly ragged and worn, who offer up smiles and advice.
But, as Bob Dylan says, "You can't please all the people, all the time," and there are certain challenges that come with providing comfort food, particularly at a place like Williams College, where the student body is so diverse.
"People come from so many different places, that it's almost impossible to provide comfort food for everyone," Skorupski says. Consider vegans, vegetarians, and international students. "But we try."
One method has had considerable success: the "Recipes from Home" meal, where the food is cooked according to student recipe submissions. If the dish is a success, it is then incorporated into the rotating menu for the rest of the year. This is the origin of such favorites at Williams College as shoyu and voodoo chicken.
Take some advice from college pro Skorupski and dive into your comfort food if you feel overwhelmed by the holidays. After all, you deserve it. Forget for a minute the monthly diet, the skim milk, the bland fiber bar.
They haven't got a thing on your fried okra and grits, haven't got a thing on the ability to remember, with every bite, just how the snow fell outside the window the day you faked a fever, what it felt like to be carried, half asleep, over your father's shoulder.
According to researchers at the University of Illinois Food and Brand Lab, who recently conducted a trio of surveys about America's beloved comfort foods, some of this country's favorites are potato chips, ice cream, cookies, and candy. But snack foods bring only so much comfort. Forty percent of comfort foods fall into the category of "homemade and natural," such as soup, main dishes, and vegetables.
Did comfort foods differ by gender? In a survey of 1,005 consumers, it was found that men and women both selected ice cream as their favorite comfort food, but then differed strikingly, with women naming chocolate and cookies as their second and third-favorite choices, and men naming soup and pizza or pasta. Both sexes picked ice cream as their No. 1 choice, and said that soup is the one food in the group that 'makes you feel good about yourself'.
Don't get the wrong idea-comfort food isn't about gluttony--it's about the comfort and joy that certain special foods can bring us There is no question that comfort foods -- ice cream, mashed potatoes, peanut butter and jelly -- are helpful to many people during stressful times. Everyone should feel free to enjoy the foods that comfort them. You do not have to give up comfort foods in order to 'eat right'. Avoid the urge to eat as a way to quell anger or to overcome depression or loneliness
By not overindulging, you can do much toward keeping control of your health, as well. Eaten in moderation, even the richest foods can be healthful--not to mention emotionally and spiritually uplifting. Just be aware of your portions. Compared with nibbling, physical activity such as a brisk walk or a bike ride offers a more lasting way to resolve moods. Sometimes even a brief change of scenery can do the trick
The truth is that no matter how little fat we eat or how much we run, we're all going to die sometime. It's sad, but true and there's no escaping it. So enjoy yourself.
Chris - college students reaching for milk bottles..
Chris - why sleeping is so wanted.. we NEED SLEEP!
Most people do not consider dawn to be an attractive experience - unless they are still up. ~Ellen Goodman
Consciousness: that annoying time between naps. ~Author Unknown
The bed is a bundle of paradoxes: we go to it with reluctance, yet we quit it with regret; we make up our minds every night to leave it early, but we make up our bodies every morning to keep it late. ~Charles Caleb Colton
Insomnia is a gross feeder. It will nourish itself on any kind of thinking, including thinking about not thinking. ~Clifton Fadiman
If people were meant to pop out of bed, we'd all sleep in toasters. ~Author unknown, attributed to Jim Davis
I'm not asleep... but that doesn't mean I'm awake. ~Author Unknown
chris - songs
brighter than sunshine,
your heart is an empty room,
almost always.
chris - aftermath of work
now that my job for Contender is over, im trying to find a new job, with less than spectacular results, cuz i can only commit for this month in November, i have too many commitments in December le, so may bring my Melbourne Research Trip for Universities to a forward date if still my joblessless continues,
it totally sucks when im going to army/navy soon and that i cant commit for most jobs, cuz they usually have jobs that are either min: 3 month contracts, or less something that extends out through December. but ah well, i make it thru, with some enjoyment here and there..
Wednesday - helped Philothea out on her B-roll, hahaha, did practically nothing cept for some C.A duties, cuz we didnt even use the heavy, big-ass lights that we were supposed to use. but the Restuarent Swiss Culture was really nice, cooked us this lunch for free.
Cheese Fondue with Bread
Totally sinful, Melting Cheese with some alcoholic taste but still super nice
Rosti with Chicken Mushroom sauce thing.
This was nice, Rosti always wins, in any situation, at any time, the chicken was good too, the chef was filmed cooking this, yum
Chicken Wings,
Chicken Wings with chicken salt and cheese powder
damn salty, but totally delicious at first bite
Dessert, Chocolate Fondue!
with Sliced Bananas, Marshmellows, Strawberries and Apples
im sorry that i have no pictures, promise to take some with my new phone when i can.
Today Thursday
headed down to Moving Bits, Had lunch with XH and Beatrice, and we had the famous Nasi Bryani that me and glenn always used to eat, but sadly, the standard dropped, =( there ARE NO NUTS! WAHLAO.. in the bryani! always have one.. but now dun have.. see lah, after one and a half years.. -.-
hmm i got my paycheck, now have to properly divide it so that i can give jia her birthday present, and for me to still spend and still spend for the china trip.. RAWRRRR.. numbers..
Chris - Thinking bout <3
Heart,
people try so hard to be first in this rat race we call life.. Even if we have to step on everyone else to get there.. But I think its how you get there and how you carry yourself there that would make you a winner in the eyes of he people, its your heart...
