glad i went along! moreover its friday!

Friday 29th , its a slow day for me. time crawled but i was busy at work. the cramps made me somehow feel slow, slowmotioned. thou i am moving i felt that gravity is pulling me down. after school had tuition. after tuition, took a bus to an unknown area to meet the rest of the group. hate the feeling of dun know where i am... where am I? i dun know! anxiety sets in, behaved like a lost little gal... really wanted to nap on the bus, esp when i heard the uncle behind snoring... i kept my eyes opened wide and though i paid attention to details, true enough i got off the wrong bus-stop... i was lost.... with the cramps i walked on to the next bus stop... irene found me.

i did think of skipping this outing cos i dun feel well... but i pushed that tot back cos its first of all irene's bdae celebration, i didnt want to miss the nice company, my first outing with the gals, then its friday, moreover i didnt wana be alone at home sulking in pain, gx had company dinner. mum's at dinner too. and i am glad i went for the early dinner cos i found a new place to eat! the food here is good! very nice! love the briyani rice! light, very light and fragrant. the prawn masala is to die for cos well i hardly see any place serving the kind of huge prawns my mum cooks. cos its expensive. yes my mum buys gigantic prawns for weekend cooking. the chilli was very fragrant. loved it with the briyani rice! love the squid! the texture was right and just the right chewy consistency, hate it when its too rubbery. but this had it all esp the rite taste.

the fish cutlet patties was my least favourite. cos everything with gravy and sauce taste better. with 2 veg given and loads of papadum. thou just 3 dishes+2 veg condiments it was a good filling dinner but jojo had to have fish, so she ordered a slice. the fish curry was superb. here they are famous for the fish head curry. the dinner was heavens. my tummy felt warm and nice esp when i down 2 cups of ginger tea with the indian dishes. irene recommends the cold mango lassi. prob try it with fishhead curry when i come back next time.

after the meal at Kurus, we split. v went on with her evening outing, the 3 others head home, well irene was kind enough to accompany me to the Rail Mall. loacted near Upper Bt Timah Rd. she said its 20mins walk and i was game for it. very full but not stuffed and thou tired, moreover walking in my heels, i wanted to walk. lucky for us the rain in the day time gave us a cooling evening. had a nice talk with irene during the walk. we went into an oragnic shop to browse. irene is very health conscious. she knows alot about the good things. she was looking through everything. i just wanted to rest my feet! i sat down while she carried on with her browsing.

just as we were about to exit, ir decided on trying out the rum and raisin icecream. that started our spree... i chanced upon the kettle chips and found that this shop sells it at a cheaper price... i am in need of chips and chocolate during cramps. Honey dijon is definitely my favourite. decided to try out 2 other flavours. then i spoted these FruitaBu. had to have them, looks like heathy sweets for the kids. felt like having them for myself, dun think i will stop at one thou. ir bot them too. while we were paying up, ir asked for the price of the Tahini black sesame paste with honey, i bought one cos ir says it very nice as a bread spread. ir bot ricecakes. from nothing to a full bag, we sat outside the shop so that ir can finish her icecream while i rest my legs. after walking thru the whole stretch, it was time to go home.

i was glad i came out though all the bus ride to the dinner place and bus ride from railmall to home were all long journeys. i was pretty happy to be on the bus listening to eason's new cd. sometimes bus ride (as long as they are not packed!) is a nice way to travel.

cultural vegetarian gastronomic experience

tuesday 22nd july
ann called and i got her to go with me to simalu to pray. first i went to get my beads. i saw it last week with dap and i wanted it but went home to consider. Managed to convince gx to buy for me! He's so sweet! very happy to have got it. after prayer i went to get more preseved apricots! they are really good! bought them right opposite the guanyin temple. head for lunch at fortune centre vegetarian stall... never really fancy veg meals cos of the gluten dishes. but still i wanted to try how close the gungbao chicken taste so i ordered... if not i usually stick to veg and tofu. the dishes were very cold and the hot rice were much needed to eat teh dishes with it thou i didnt wana eat so much rice... brought ann to eat the mango dessert at ice monster. she loved it.

we then walked thru bugis village and looked thru the sale at topshop. ann bot a necklace. went across the bugis shopping centre to check out ktv rates and there was a good bargain for $16 u get to sing from 11am-6pm! but it was 4pm so we decided to skip. then wanting to cheer ann up i brought her to a chinese dessert shop. thank goodness they have yam dessert. she loves yam.

thank goodness she joined me today if not i would not have walked so far and get fed with good vegetarian alternatives! ordered both peanut and black sesame paste to try and found that it taste better mixed together! ann liked the yam i was ok with it cos i am not a super fan of too much coconut and yam.

antique bowl for sink? just read in feng shui books that its bad to use GOLD toilet bowls and sink... its means u wash away your luck and wealth... is this considered no good too???

the decor of the place is very chinese but the decor not over, just nice. the nicest piece of antique would be the door! we walked on and i decided to check out a cheongsam shop.

continue with chinese ... i checked out a modern cheongsam shop. wanted to get something for sis's tea ceremony. love the fitting room! furry white wall and the colourful flowery seat... this cheongsam dress is made of silk, not cheap but i find it still ok... will visit the shop again in Oct. we then decided to take bus back to tpy and find vegetarian at the foodcourt... then when the bus turn before little india, ann suggested we go eat indian vegetarian food! its better than having chinese veg food. I dun detest chinese veg, my favourite chinese veg dish is the vegetarian beehoon but must be from amk ave 4 market! we walked a long way to mustafa shopping centre! i was amazed at how the carrots and radish were displayed! so many and this is the only shop that we saw stall that displayed their veg in huge piles!!!

after the long walk, we finally reached the vegetarian restaurant. first you q to order then take your receipt and sit down to wait for your order number to appear. then go to the counter and pick up the food. same for drinks. the receipt has the order printed in english and indian chaacters. I ordered a cheese naan set while she had the rocket thosai.

i ordered ginger tea and ann tried the chiku milkshake. the chiku milkshake was not bad a little sweet and very milky. can taste and nibble on the little tiny bits of the chiku fruit! the cheese naan was good! i like it with the beany spice sauce best. ann liked it too. the thosai was very cripsy at first and i like it when it was crispy. it got soft after awhile when it cools down. it was good with the green condiment. i didnt really fancy the veg kebabs thou... ann was still fine with it but we didnt finsh it. this was a very nice vegetarian dinner! i am so lucky that ann was with me if not i mit end up cooking veg instant noodles for dinner!

we parted and i head back to tpy by bus. once home i was thrilled to be a owner of a tiffany blue crystal bangle. its Amazonite crystal. and its properties are to calm my mind and heart. dispel negative thoughts and brings me good luck.

here what i found on internet about the crystal:

Amazonite is a lovely blue and green stone often streaked with white. It is an extremely soothing crystal and is believed to calm the brain and nervous system.

Amazonite is said to dispel negative energy and to improve confidence, leadership and communication. It is a useful stone to wear or carry if you have to face a challenging situation, have a difficult question to ask or have to speak in public. It is a good stone for writers and artists as it is thought to improve self-expression. It can also be an aid to seeing both sides of a problem and in analysing and sorting out information.

Amazonite is said to be helpful for osteoporosis by assisting the body with the absorption of calcium. It is also said to be of benefit for relieving menstrual cramps and muscle cramps.
i love it because its tiffany blue colour!

LiTTLe iNDia """"

not working todae! school closure till next tues long wkend. thats one thing good about working at SAS... LOADS more holidays. Met Serena at Little India Mrt station and we head to MUTHU"S CURRY for lunch. quite a long walk but we managed to find it. we order 5 dishes... masala chicken (my favourite), butter and garlic naan, curry squid (burning hot! WATER!), mutton curry (VERY NICE but took forever to come!) and tandorri fried mushroom (not very nice and the mint sauce that mix with yougurt...yeeky) dun try...
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we were busy taking fotos of what we ordered Overall service is no g0od, all waiters' noses in the AIR! but i like the food and the restaurant is new and clean! So xian gota order papadum as a side dish cos we didn't eat rice... but its my MUST-have when i eat indian food!



walked the street filled with people got what i was looking for ...MURUKUS. and we headed to chinatown, wemt to ted cos i need a new dress! WAY TOO FAT! sad can't fit into any of my gowns so gota get them to save me! got 3 weddings to attend! but no way am i gog to give up eating!