And so there goes my bet. I think I jinxed it.
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Steamed Rice Pork Balls
One week down! I did quite a lot during the past week: collected and bought things I have not been able to collect and buy while I was still working, went jogging in the morning, went swimming at the OCBC Aquatic Centre (and came out with a panic attack) and cleared out all our wardrobes. I also finally reached out for help to replace the faulty tap in the kitchen. It’s been dripping nonstop for a week now (or more?) and it’s been painful watching all the water go to waste. Now that it’s been replaced by a much trendier black tap, I’m really happy and feeling all accomplished.
All of these, on top of being a full-time mum for my boy, to study with him and make sure he does all his homework correctly.
Posted in Chinese, Food & Recipes, Pork
Tagged Dim Sum, Glutinous Rice, Pork Ball, Steaming
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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens – A Masterpiece Of Emotions & Love
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Reading Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations for a second time has been a profound revelation. I first encountered this novel many eons ago during my secondary school days. Back then, I failed miserably to appreciate its depth; I read it as a flat piece of narrative set in a distant, dusty historical society that I could not relate to at all. Having now returned to it after almost thirty years, I found myself deeply moved by its enduring themes of loyalty, love and compassion thriving amidst the harsh divides of wealth and social standing.
Neopolitan Sandwich For English Tea
I’m done with work. No more emails. No more Whatsapp text messages. No more questions. No more polite replies to be made. I got out of at least twenty chatgroups in Whatsapp this morning. My phone was so quiet for the whole day today it felt a little bit uneasy. It was as if I have disappeared from the world and nobody remembered me or needed me anymore.
Posted in English, Sandwich
Tagged Breakfast, Cheese, Chilled, Cucumber, Ham, Picnic, Smoked Salmon
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Vietnamese Lobster & Crab Rolls With Instant Mee
Counting down one more week to my no pay leave. I am getting stressed up because there still seems to be a lot of work undone and a lot of handover matters to do. I hope I can be more efficient and achieve all that I need to do in the remaining one week ahead.
Posted in Noodles, Vietnamese
Tagged Crab, Herbs, Instant Noodle, Lobster, Maggie Mee, Rice paper, Roll
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