Of Everything Beautiful.: May 2005

Tuesday, May 31, 2005

And that's how the cookies crumble.

Spent my Sunday afternoon baking cookies. I used cookie mix which were bought in December last year when I intended to bake something for my 26/02 babes at the Sentosa trip. After much procrastination, I decided to do something about those cookie mix sitting at the top of the kitchen cabinet in case they expire. One month more to go before they expire. Great! Which means that they are still edible.

Even though this was my first official cooking attempt outside of the usual Maggie Mee meals, the cookies turned out great. Yummy and golden brown. Just like those from Famous Amos. I think I might as well be the next founder of Famous Huiling's. What can I say? I am a girl of multi-talent. Cooking is just easy-peasy. Chicken feed.

Okay. So I was bluffing. It wasn't easy. The actual fact was that baking the cookies was a task fraught with mishaps and mess. To sum up everything in one word. A catastrophe.

Firstly, I would like to say. Honestly I have no idea on how it happened. The tray carrying my hard made cookie dough just crashed and fell in the oven. Into a heap. Bloody mess. I had to get my Mum to help me break open the oven's cover just to get everything out.

Just when you thought everything was over. My cookies caught fire. Almost. Silly me just when to surf the net without keeping track of the time. I only got the shock of my life when my Mum screamed at me. The kitchen was so filled with smoke that I was surprised the neighbours had not called the fire department.

This was how the first batch of cookies turned out.

These are not double chocolate chips. They are burnt.

Guess I just wasn't cut out to be cook. But the good thing is not all the cookies turned out bad. The rest were savaged! Beautiful chocolate chipped cookies. Though they are big. Yes, very big. Around 2.5 inches. No idea what happened.

The last of the cookies is gone now. My sister just finished the last of it. I guess they are loving it. So much of the hard work.

I guess Jim Carrey will probably say this - And that's how the cookies crumble.

Friday, May 27, 2005

Star Wars mania.

Caught Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith today. One word for it - Awesome. Truly awesome with a capital A. It was intriguing and spell-binding. Especially the battle scene between the charming Obi-Wan and the handsome young Anakin Skywalker.
Hayden Christensen!

Now I know why people turn to the dark side. Okay, I am kidding. Was it just me? On second thoughts, I should think it was just me cos I felt so grief-strickened when I saw Anakin dying and placed in the Darth Vader suit. *Horrors* It seems so painful even to watch. Ewww..

Forgive me if I rattle on and on about Hayden Christensen or Star Wars for the next few days. Star Wars mania, Huiling is. Yes, Yoda will probably say that.

Anyway, today is the first day of the Great Singapore Sale! And I call it disappointing. The shopoholic me tracked Orchard, Plaza Singapura and City Hall (and Chinatown for tea). It is almost unbelievable but I didn't buy anything. You would think that Great Singapore Sale offers the perfect opportunity to hunt down bargain buys. But not when they only offer old stocks and limited sizes. Only one top from Ralph Lauren caught my eye but the sale price still costs a pretty penny.

More reasons to save up then! Since I finished my "A" Levels, the figure in my bank account has been delibitating - rapidly. No matter how many budgets I draw up and diets I undergo, I still wait in dread at the beginning of every month for Mummy and Daddy dearest to breathe down my neck. I will save money. I know I will.

May the force be with me.

Thursday, May 26, 2005

Beckham is coming to Singapore.

Holy cow. David Beckham is coming to Singapore!

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Not that I am a big Beckham fan or Real Madrid fan. But then again it is not everyday that Beckham comes to Singapore. Apparently he will be here on July 6th to support London in its bid to host the Olympics 2012.

Don't worry. I won't be at the airport or following him around in a cab. I have long past that stage. I am 20. Or almost.

Friday, May 13, 2005

Ugly hair!!!

I just want to rant and cry.

My hair looks miserably ugly now. Went to get a haircut today. I specifically told the hairdresser that I wanted to keep my length. But she ended up chopping off INCHES of my hair. I look like a boy now. The thing I simply cannot fathom is which angle do I give the impression of a punk. I am not a punk. Not my dressing. Not my behavior. So why did she give me a punkish hairstyle? Bloody hell. You guys will never understand. It took me almost a year to grow my hair to my previous bra length. And in seconds.. For someone who has never had long hair since she was Primary 3, this is a painful ordeal. That was about the only time that I had long hair. Until some irritating asshole who happened to be my neighbour cum big tattletale keeps irritating the hell out of me by playing with my hair during assembly. In a spite of anger, I cut off my locks as a form of silent protest. 11 years later.. Just when I thought everything would be okay and I would be able to have beautiful volumnised hair, some hairdresser ruined my dreams. Argh!!!

Everything in my life is going wrong. Maybe it is because today is Friday the Thirteenth. Damn, shouldn't have cut my hair today.

Anyway, I have to elaborate on the post I made yesterday. I am sick of making friends. I have to admit - I am no social butterfly. Friends to me are only important in quality and not quantity. I hate having to talk to people that I hardly know. Small talks. Whatever. I don't care. Maybe I am a hermit in my previous life. Pretending to get to know people whom I know I will never ever want to talk again makes me feel like a shallow little bitch. I want to be honest to how I feel. I just don't feel comfortable making friends at this age. From kindergarden to primary school to secondary school to JC and now University, I have encountered countless acquaintances. And look at the number of people I keep in contact with. Why should I bother? I don't care. Whatever.

Sunday, May 08, 2005

26/02 peeps!

Spent a wonderful day at Sentosa. Despite my determination to kickstart my whitening regime, I caved in and went under the sun. What can I say? The sun was bright and the heat was unbearable.

The last time I checked, my arms and legs were a totally different shade from the rest of my body. And not to mention, my bloody nose! I am officially Rudolph now.

But I am not sad at all because I had a brillant afternoon. Haven't seen the 26/02 guys for more than a year now. Glad that we could all get together again. Basically it was an afternoon of sitting under the shades (which the guys claimed that we wasted $2 of entrance fees), listening to lame jokes, pigging out and photo taking!