Nice Day

I watched <<墨攻.Battle of the Wits>> today and i thought it was a really nice movie! As true as the title can suggest, i was amazed by the wisdom of Mozi. The idea of pacifism and universal love which Mozi embraced was also quite moving. Go watch it and you'll know what i'm talking abt :)

Today's a great day cos (1)i did not touch a single bit of work [no lecture! yay!!] (2) Finally got to see Weixiang's green wall. [people who like green are rare...] (3)Watched <<墨攻>> [good show!] (4)Took train for 19 stops and alighted at Kathib for the first time (5) Enjoyed the best view an Mrt ride can offer - Lower Seletar reservoir (6)Learnt abit about Computer assembling:) (7)Went to Northpoint for the first time (8)Enjoyed my 854 bus ride (9)Enjoyed the surroundings of a new neighbourhood (10)Tried New York Pizza for the first time. I'm sure there's many more reasons, but 10 should be enough to convince you :)

I like days when i do a lot of things for the first time. Now, when was the last time you did sth for the first time? :)

Wilson greenbeans & Butterflies

My wilson greenbeans. Why wilson greenbeans? Cos these kept me going through the weekend while i studied for my CAs! Very much like how the wilson volleyball kept Tom Hanks alive in the movie Cast Away. I was truly amazed by the speed of their growth. Each time i stopped to take a break, there's bound to be changes :)
I also grew soybeans! 2 of them. One's on the right and one at the back without the leaves. Did u realise tt we were only given greenbeans to grow in kindergarten or primary sch? i didnt know how a soy bean sprout looks like, so i grew 2 to find out.
Interestingly, their seedleaves are really big. Now measuring 1.9 cm :)

I only found out recently that Wenhui is quite an expert with dogs and he knows the breeds of dogs very well! Talking abt dog breeds tt day reminded me of how i used to look through my butterfly book to try to single out my favourite butterfly family / species and remember their names. Come to think of it, it was really quite like microB. Now that i cant rmbr them, i prob wont rmbr my microB 10 years down the road.. Quite a bad sign isnt it?

Anyway, i used to like this butterfly commonly known as blue morpho. Elegant and unique i thought. But now i just like butterflies in general. Too many are equally pretty :)

Cranberries*

In the News...
Scientists are lauding cranberries for their many health benefits. Research has shown that drinking cranberry juice can block urinary infections, increase HDL and reduce LDL, and kill H. pylori bacteria, which can cause stomach cancer and ulcers. In addition, a compound in cranberries prevents plaque formation on teeth, and extracts of chemicals in cranberries also appear to prevent breast cancer cells from multiplying in a test tube.

Rmbr the adverts of sunrasia cranberry juice and post morning cereal with lots and lots of cranberries floating in the water like this as shown in the pic?



Amazing isnt it?
Maybe i should try cranberry juice some day :)
I'm just hoping it wont be too sour :)

Red Meat Linked to Breast Ca

On wikipedia today...
A study of pre-menopausal women found that those who ate more than 1½ servings of red meat a day were 97% more likely to have a hormone receptor positive breast cancer than those who ate 3 or fewer servings a week. Reasons for this may include the treatment of American beef cattle with hormones, carcinogens created when meat is cooked at high temperatures, and the presence of a certain form of iron in meat.

BBQ beef sounds bad now doesn't it? Carcinogens are everywhere!

Respite.

I had a restful weekend but it's so painful to know that i have to start work again soon for the next 2 papers!

On a more optimistic note, 4 out of 6 papers are over!! YAY!!

Anyway, most of us went to vivocity after Immunology and microbiology paper on Friday. We were "xiong" (as Eugene put it) enough to dine at cyrstal jade dining!

We really opened a table for 10! Food was ok, but i should say the experience was priceless. :)


As u can see, there's GODIVA at vivocity! Though it got me excited (it's chocolate afterall!) i seriously think they're not actually worth buying in Singapore :) Look at the box of chocolate that cost $105. I'd feel that i'm eating money!!

This weekend, i also baked! Baked sth which most people would think is not exciting at all - Buttermilk scones. Have i mentioned before that i really love scones? Used to love cranberry scone at Cedele till i realise they're not equally fresh and nice at every branch. Stimes i give it a miss :)

Pardon the poor picture quality, cos i used my lousy phone camera!


A revelation this weekend: X'MAS IS NEAR! They had stalls selling Xmas decorations and gifts at vivo and the Xmas tree at Citylink is also up!

Haha.. coincidentally, there's another GODIVA in the pic if u look close enough :)

I had a great day walking around my fave part of Singapore today. I thought abt this
许多人会在人多的时候失去自己
我却喜欢在人群中找寻自己
许多人害怕孤独
我却在独立时最了解自己

什么是快乐？什么是悲伤？
许多人希望能够快快乐乐地度过这一生
但你是否想过悲给予乐的价值?
没难过的经历就不懂得开心的可贵
不是吗？

每样东西、每一个人都有好的一面
每个人、每一个东西都有他存在的意义
我们如果尝试先从好的一方面看起
世界会自然变得完美

Such a Dreamer

While taking my nap today, i dreamt of Europe AGAIN! I think i'm the only one of the group who thinks of Europe and misses Europe so consistently. Hmm.. i'm thinking tt it has to do with my counsellor puting up his Europe trip picture in his MSN display pic last night.

Anyway, till i visit Europe again, may the memories i have there stay as beautiful and pleasant :)

My right arm is hurting from all the scribblings. Edwin told me that he finds it sad that we're often limited by or writing speed and time. It's so true that stimes there's so much more we want to say! Hope my arm recovers soon. 2 hr of writing is surprisingly worse than squash! :)

Trolley / Ikea day!

My CAs are just 5 days away but i cant resist the urge to type what happened today down!

For many reasons, my mom wanted to go IKEA today. How could i say no to IKEA when some of my friends say IKEA is like ivy's second home. Haa..

The funny part of the day began when my mom wasnt sure where the science bustop is and wanted to pick me up at KE7. Then she couldnt find KE7 and she circled the entire NUS and called my dad for help when she found herself at the satellite carpark which is very near KE!

Then at IKEA, my mom had a craving for chicken wings and made me buy 6 chicken wings cos she was so sure 2 wont be enough. I had to give my meatballs a miss cos i was so sure she wont be able to finish too! Though i'm not a fan of chicken wing, i was real happy to see my mom so happy with her meal :) She said 好久没吃得那么痛快咯！Quite cute right? Haha..

We made various purchases at KE and we realised in the Car tt we probably have to make 3,4 trips to carry everything home cos the table was heavy, the swivel chair came in 2 parts, the mirror was fragile and we both had bags etc. Then God answered our prayer...

We saw a supermarket trolley by the roadside as i made a turn.
Here's the slope...

My mom had this idea to use the trolley but cos she felt tt it was an embarrassing thing to push the trolley across the main road home, she made me pull over and she took over the wheel so I could go fetch the trolley.

To my surprise, when i was back at the slope, the trolley was in a very precarious position. Only one wheel was in a pothole and it could roll down any moment! The trolley belonged to Giant tt is quite far from my home.. Makes me wonder who left the trolley there to obstruct traffic...

Anyway, i got really excited with the whole trolley idea. It was quite a thrilling thing to wheel the trolley across the main road and many people were staring and had the question mark-question mark faces especially those at the nearby kopitiam!! SO FUNNY! I took some pictures in the lift. It was quite cramp, so i could barely capture the trolley.




As u can see, the trolley is quite full. And we made only ONE trip! YAY!!

My mom and i were laughing so hard.. explains the poor picture quality from my shaky hands.

IKEA day was good for me cos my family bought a new table tt was on sale!
This is my table in the living room after muscle-aching turning of the screw driver for the countless screws!


This is a fabulous table because it's so compact when not in used!

Note the width.. it only occupies 15 cm!

I felt that this slideshow i showed kendrick has the impact of justifying our purchase.




You probably can tell i'm really happy :) Like wenyang always says,"today is a happy day!"

Going back to the trolleyy...

My mom felt that she ought to be a good citizen especially after the trolley has served us well. She called up Giant to make a report of the trolley we found!

Here's my mom placing the trolley in a conspicuous position as she has described to the giant staff.


The good trolley. This trolley day i hope is a gd study break for me :)