hAppy neW 2011 to alL in singApore~!!!!! ; )

cocA colA chickeN = succezZ~!!!!! ♥

the alchY chef iz bAck in actioN~!!!! ;P

so, i reAlly wAnted to mAke cocA colA chickeN.......whicH i'Ve heArd befoRe....and i fouNd severAl recipeZ online....liKe thiZ one~

hmM...i combiNed a few recipeZ and added abiT of intuitioN.....and mAde theze:



mArinated witH cocA colA and stir-fRied~



mArinated witH cocA colA and steWed witH eveN more cocA colA~~~


buzY dAy todAy.....hoPe to be on tiMe for the finAl shuttLe to feed mR. cAt~!!! don'T thinK i hAve enougH time for a 4-hr fireplAce (whicH mR. cAt lovezzZ) @ Amy'z apArtment...mAybe on new yeAr'z dAy~


reAl...nice~ ; )
illZ~

my miz3tAke4...

"
i knoW it'z a miztAke but there'Re certAin thingZ in life wheRe you knoW it'Z a miztAke but you don'T reAlly knoW it'z a miztAke bcuZ the onlY wAy to reAlly knoW it'z a miztAke iz to mAke the miztAke and looK bAck and sAy yuP - thAt wAz a miztAke. so reAlly, the biggeR miztAke wouLd be to not mAke the miztAke bcuZ theN you go your whoLe life not reAlly knoWing if somethinG iz a miztAke or noT....and dAmn it...........doeZ any of thiZ mAke senZe to you?
"





my miz3tAke4..?!
illZ~

i'M weAring alL my fAvorite brAndz brandz brAndz brAndz~ ♥

"
juZ gonnA stAnd there and wAtch me burN...
but thAt'z all righT bcuZ i liKe the wAy it hurtzzZ...
juZ gonnA stAnd there and heAR me crY...
but thAt'z all righT bcuZ i loVe the wAy you lie...
"



i loVe how theY broughT in "dynAmite" into "loVe the wAy you lie"...


hAi~ <3
illZ~

got rouNd no shiT~~~

"not the alphAbet e, but the number e - whoZe exponentiAl functioN iz the derivAtive of itseLf." = WOW.

F.M.L... >.< ;(

who died???

merrY whiTe xmAs~!!! ♥

★˛˚˛*˛*.˛°˛.*★* MERRY WHITE CHRISTMAS *★ 。*°.˛*.
˛°_██_*.。*./ ♥ \ .˛* .˛。.˛..♥FRIENDS AND FAMILY♥
˛. (´• ̮•)*.。*/♫.♫\*˛.* ˛_Π_____ ˛* ˛**★* 。*˛.*.★*
.°( . • . ) ˛°./• '♫ ' •\.˛*./______/~＼*. ˛*.。˛* ˛. *。
*(...'•'.. ) *˛╬╬╬╬╬˛°.｜田田 ｜門｜╬╬╬╬╬*˚ .˛ *.*

merrY whiTe xmAs~!!!!!

woKe uP....looKed ouT the windoW, and reAlized it'Z snowinG~!!!!!



"whiTe xmAs" - the drifterZ


jerry'Z thAnks-givinG xmAs emAil and phonecAll mAke me smiLe, i'M thAnkful for gettinG to knoW sucH a greAt lunG oncologisT, fAther, huzbAnd, and frieNd~!! ; )

enN - i'M thAnkful...foR stilL beinG me, and stilL beinG aliVe.

anticipAting to chilL out witH baobAo-chAn on whiTe xmAs dAy~!!! gonnA mAke tAng yuan....etc etc~ whY doeZ my cAmera have to go low bAtt now?

mAy sAfety, heAlth, and hAppinezz be witH everythinG & everyoNe who cArez for me, and everythinG & everyoNe i cAre for. ( ;


merrY whiTe xmAs~
illZ~

lovinG Sam and Kurt~ ♥

an AWESOME two-mAn a capellA:



sAm tsui and kurT hugO schneideR = kingZ of anythinG. ;)


shAll hAve my morninG xmAs eVe nAp whiLe listeninG to theM~ ;P


impressiVe yeA? yeA~!!!!
illZ...

a reeeechArged cAttie xmAs eVe~

@ 1:45am on xmAs eVe, i heArd thiZ sonG on the Hopkinz shuttle:



"you mAke it feeL like xmAs" - by Neil Diamond.


choruZ:
"
you mAke it feeL liKe xmAs...
eveN wheN thingZ go wronG...
i heAr the souNd of xmAs...
in youR sonG...
alL yeAr lonG...
"

theZe wordZ mAde a stronG impressioN....whiLe i wAz sittinG on the bus pAnting. hahAa....mAybe bcuZ there'Z no one i cAn sinG thoZe wordZ to.

argH - whY did i forgeT to pAck my lAptop chArger?!

thAnkfully...i mAde it, and i reAlized it onlY tAke 5 minz to ruN from the hopkinZ shuttLe stoP to my houZe, grAb my chArger, and ruN bAck to the shuttLe stoP.

hmM....shouLd i eveR moVe ouT if i'M stilL @ Hopkinz?!



wilL neveR surviVe my cAtsitting xmAs weekeNd withouT thiZ...


oH....the buZ driveR wAz hilAriouz...bcuZ he reAlized he cAn turN on muZic on the buZ...and siNce it'Z the ghostlY hour of 1+am, it'Z only me and hiM...and we manAged to fiNd xmAs songZ on the rAdio to blAst on the xmAs buZ~!!! hahAa...

it'Z a hopkinZ shuttLe journeY i wilL neveR forgeT~!!

and i'M trulY thAnkful for the awesoMe driveR~!!! ;)

~~~~~

strAngely, i met rr-C on the 11:50pm shuttLe towArdz hoMewood (@ thAt tiMe i didn'T knoW i didn'T hAve my lAptop chArger~!!!).....welL, he'Z downgrAded (bcuZ he'z totAlly a tAker-only) froM someoNe i thinK iz my v. good frieNd who understAndz me aloT to a "hi" and "bye" Hopkinz associAte. bcuZ we sAt sepArately and we didn'T speAk a word @ alL. awkwArd but it'z alot betteR thiZ wAy. thiZ iz how i defiNe baobAo-chAn'z "beinG civiL".

officiAlly one lezZ frieNd buT one more hilAriouz buZ driveR~!!! LOL~


merrY xmAs~!!!
illZ~

ARGH

my senseS don'T mAke senZe @ alL... ... ...

tAng yuAn dAy withouT tAng yuAn...hAi~!!!

so, viN told me on fAcebook thAt todAy iz tAng yuAn dAy........and reAd thAt jAy also commenTed it'Z tAng yuAn dAy........

but for me, it'z a tAng yuAn dAy withouT tAng yuAn loh...



howeveR, i reAlly look forwArd to attemptinG to mAke tAng yuAn witH baobAo-chAn thiZ sAt on Xmas dAy~!!!!! boughT thiZ koreAn rice flouR...it shouLd worK - hopefullY...


hAi~!! >.<
illZ


p.S.: "tAng yuAn dAy" = Winter Solstice

a rusH of lusH~

you have to carry the PILE of FILEs and walk 10 MILEs. ♥ ♥ ♥

File file file file file File File file file file.........f-eye-il~~~ LOL~ ♥ ♥ ♥

ZOMG~!!!

Duo-Fatherz~!!!! ; )

i'Ve alwAyz envisioNed thiZ to be possibLe....and noW it'z possibLe....@ leAzt in mouZe:

The generation of both male and female offsprings from 2 malez:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21148107

totAlly cooL~!!!!!!!!! <3


interestinG~!!!
illZ~

enN，我会从思念里自由~!!!! ；）

it'Z definitelY a pro to hAve houzemAtez from Beijing...

my leveL of chineZe decliNed siNce my higheR chineZe secondAry school dAyz....but afteR gettinG greAt Beijing houzemAtez and friendZ here in the USA, my chineZe hAz beeN improvinG~!!

so, i woKe and wAz cookinG lunchneR....jiankAng wAz preppinG her breAkfast and i asKed her whAt'z the meAning of one of the lineZ froM "i donno how to flY".....and she immediAtely defiNed it foR me eveN thougH she herseLf wAz juz wAking uP whiLe wAshing some veggiez? ;P


enN，我会从思念里自由~!!!! ；）
illZ.

omgosH.....epiphAny~!!!!!!

oK, i'Ve definitelY wokeN uP froM my frozeN nightmAre.


illZ.

gAining freedoM froM withiN my memorieZ...

"i donno hoW to flY" bY celesTe chonG.


"
pAgez and pAgez of my feelingZ...
dezcribinG my sweeT pAst...
in my solitAry diAry...
my memory'Z mY oxygeN~

movinG forwArd a steP at a tiMe...
i slowlY depArt froM my pAst...
tellinG myseLf nothinG mAtterz...
feelinG the currenT weAther...

prActising nonchAlance in my heArt...

i donno hoW to flY...
so i wAlk slowlY...
it'Z abiT lonelY...
buT i wAlk on conscientiouzlY...
i need tiMe for my woundZ to recoveR...
i'M sure there wilL stilL be hAppy thingZ aheAd...

i donno hoW to flY...
buT i wisH to be in the skY...
it'Z abit windY...
buT i don'T wisH to hide anymoRe.
there wilL coMe a dAy...
juZ giVe me soMe tiMe...
i'lL gAin freedoM froM withiN my memorieZ...

~~~

movinG forwArd a steP at a tiMe...
i slowlY depArt froM my pAst...
tellinG myseLf it'Z oK...
i lifT my heAd to tAke a deeP breAth~!!

prActising nonchAlance in my heArt...

i donno hoW to flY...
so i wAlk slowlY...
it'Z abiT lonelY...
buT i wAlk on conscientiouzlY...
i need tiMe for my woundZ to recoveR...
i'M sure there wilL stilL be hAppy thingZ aheAd...

i donno hoW to flY...
buT i wisH to be in the skY...
it'Z abit windY...
buT i don'T wisH to hide anymoRe.
there wilL be a dAy...
plZ giVe me soMe tiMe...
i'lL gAin freedoM froM withiN my memorieZ...

"


flyinG awAy.
illZ.

gonnA be fRee bY lettinG it be alL oveR~!!!

suddenlY recAlled thiZ sonG, whicH iz so apT:



"fRee" bY celesTe chonG.


"
whAt'z beinG showN on the tV?
i thinK it doezn'T mAtter to you..
it'Z juZ an ornAment in youR houZe.

an unexplAined sileNce...
locKed up alL thAt'z in the rooM.
the low aiR pressure'Z swAllowing uz altogetheR...

telL me whY?
whY aren't you tellinG me?!

i wannA be fRee...
thiZ sileNce iz restrictinG my breAth...
fiNd a wAy giVe me a breAk..
sAy somethinG...don'T let me loZe my breAth...

shouLd i eveN continue thiZ miMe?
i'M tiRed of alL theZe...
leT it be alL oveR...

~~~

whAt shouLd be our mAin disH?
i thinK it doezn'T mAtter to you...
in thiZ speciAl atmozpheRe anywAyz.

az if i'M undeR an eviL spelL...
thAt froZe my tiMe and spAce...
the coLd aiR iz freezinG our thoughtZ...

telL me whY?
whY aren't you tellinG me?!

i wannA be fRee...
thiZ sileNce iz restrictinG my breAth...
fiNd a wAy giVe me a breAk..
sAy somethinG...don'T let me loZe my breAth...

shouLd i eveN continue thiZ miMe?
i'M sicK of everythinG...
leT it be alL oveR...

~~~

i wannA be fRee...
go noW~!!!

~~~

telL me whY?
whY aren't you tellinG me?!

i wannA be fRee...
thiZ sileNce iz restrictinG my breAth...
fiNd a wAy giVe me a breAk..
sAy somethinG...don'T let me loZe my breAth...

shouLd i eveN continue thiZ miMe?
i'M througH witH everythinG~!!
leT it be alL oveR...

i wannA be fRee...
thiZ sileNce iz restrictinG my breAth...
fiNd a wAy giVe me a breAk..
sAy somethinG...don'T let me loZe my breAth...

shouLd i eveN continue thiZ miMe?
i'M tiRed of my everythinG...
leT it be alL oveR...

oveR...
"


fRee?
illZ.

sAmbal shrimP stiR-fried chickeN thigH~!!!

a pictuRe pAintz a thousAnd wordZ:




all thAnkz to jAy....who tAught me how to cooK thiZ disH properlY. so, the sAmbal haz to be stir-fried BEFORE the chickeN thigH....and onionZ before thAt~!!!

cooKed thiZ for Dr. Rose's annuAl holidAy pArty but too bAd...i mizzed the shuttLe and figuRed it'z pointlezz for me to reAch a pArty @ 430pm wheN it beginZ @ 3pm...

forgeT it~

argH.....by nexT yeAr'z pArty, hopefullY i won'T be restricTed by theZe stupid hourlY shuttleZ~!!!!


yumzzZ...
illZ...

fReedom = beinG aloNe.

"betweeN" bY viennA tenG.


adApted froM the emotionAl lyricZ...:


i wAtched the choRd die az the fermatA swelled...
we'Re not togetheR buT we lay entwiNed...
i feAred my miNd into the uncertAin prophecY...
my thoughtZ are spillinG unpleAzing liberAtion...
i wAz oNce the sAme and i'M tiRed of me...

surelY undenyinG.

oveR.


fRee?
illZ.

the foregoNe salAd dAyz~

i thinK bAsic bioreseArch in A*Star wilL becoMe hiztorY:

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v468/n7325/full/468731a.html

to the bAsic bioreseArcherz who rusHed to my countrY hoMe - hmM....sigH?

if it getz thAt impossibLe...i'M juz ultrA glAd i'M not bonded and not coerced to returN to singApore righT afteR graduAting froM Hopkinz...and theN moz probAbly not worK on whAt i wAnt to worK on... ;)

in the eNd...it'z all abouT $$$.





i wondeR how cAn someoNe be so dAmn buzY untiL there'Z no tiMe to replY simpLe emAilz? i thinK...i'M juz not significAnt enougH to get replieZ.

fine, fine, fiNe.


hmpH...
illZ.


p.S.: i need to stArt my engiNe~!!!!

:(

tiMe to booze myseLf witH alcohoL?

mAybe noT...shAll stAy awAke and consciouZ.


enN...
illZ.

10lbs in 3 singAporean weekZ = tiMe to loZe weighT~!!!!!

fRee WiFi @ T5 of JFK iz mirAculouzlY bAck~!!! kudoZ to jetbLue~!!!!!!! ♥