Sick
After being knocked out for 4hrs, I finally felt well enough to drag my sorry ass to the doc's just now.

Doc says my temp is quite high - 38.7 c. Blood pressure also a little high. Good thing is I've got no rashes now, otherwise it could be Dengue. &&#@^$!

Today wasn't a good day. In fact, it is the most sucky, dumbass day I've had in a long time.

Barfed out my lunch; Head feels heavy; Uncontrollable shivers; Alternating between feeling hot and cold. I think I rather feel hot - at least I can deal with that by showering. Hate feeling cold - its the kind that really creeps into the very core of you and really feels horrible. I seldom fall sick but if I do, I really fall sick. I guess my body likes to do things in a very dramatic way. Enjoy yourselves now you sicko germs. Wait till the antibiotics get you.

Office politics chose to rear its dumbass ugly head today. I'm feeling totally peeved. Being sick didn't quite help either. But at least I was subdued enough to just listen and not argue back. Maybe I should have just gone and coughed a few times on that person. Afterall, we should share the joy and germs right?

Think the last time I fell so sick was in London. Even then, it was much better compared to now because at least I had someone TLC'ing me.

As you can tell, I'm not really coherent now. That's cos I'm in my hot state, so I can come out of my cocoon of blankets. A little drugged out also from the medicine.

Bleedy hell, I think I'm starting to feel the chills again.

sigh.

Crabs Ahoy at Ang Mo Kio!

This place is so popular that they have not 1, but 2 queue lines! One for Reservations and one for Walk-In customers.

The place is none other than the famous Mellben Seafood Restaurant.

Friday evening, 7pm and the place is already packed with diners. After taking our orders, we still have to wait over an hour for our crabs to arrive.

Crab Bee Hoon

Pepper Crab

My favourite Chili Crab.

Note the rich gravy thick with egg. Hmmm....

Heehee.. hungry yet?

Photos of great taste

I may not be able to cook as well as the rat but I certainly know how to eat like one. heehee...

Today's dinner was at Ma Maison over at Bugis Junction. This is a restaurant that serves western cuisine but it's been prepared japanese style.

Dinner consisting of Clam chowder soup, cold Japanese soba salad and Pasta Carbonara (ala Ma Maison style).

The Clam Chowder was quite ok according to my friend. I didn't try it because I don't really like clam chowder. But it seemed rather nice... visually at least. The portion was rather generous and it was served in a very 'atas' looking soup bowl with a sprinkling of basil leaves.

Next came the cold Japanese soba salad. This was actually very nicely done. You could taste the freshness of the noodles, and when it was mixed with the mayonnaise on the side, it was simply wonderfully tasty. The crisp salty seaweed flakes set off really well with the fresh cabbage and tomatoes. The ham strips were not just fat but nicely lean.

There was a little bit of a disappointment when halfway through eating, we found a piece of what seemed like a small chip of porcelain in the salad. We called the waiter over and they quickly apologized and replaced the salad. So I guess no harm done. Kudos to the restaurant.

Now we come to the main course - the Pasta Carbonara ala Ma Maison style. I was kinda expecting my carbonara to be stewing in a rich creamy-eggy sauce. But this particular pasta was not done that way. It was a dry sort of carbonara. It turned out to be quite tasty although it didn't really look or taste much like a conventional carbonara. The table had a pepper grinder which had the most aromatic and finely grounded black pepper I've had so far. And this went very well with the pasta.

All in all, a very satisfying meal in a nice cosy environment. I think I'll be going back there again for dinner soon. The bill was quite reasonable too. Next time, I think I'll try the hamburger steak. If the window display is anything to go by, it should be just as good. hmmmm..

4 out of 5 Chomps.

My new Objects of Desire

Two new, extremely drool-worthy DSLR bodies have been just released by Nikon.
Sheesh.. when am I going to be able to get my hands on one of these babies?

Nikon D3
The latest Professional grade DSLR from Nikon.

• First ever Nikon DSLR with a Full-Frame (36 x 24 mm) sensor (coined FX format)
• 12.1 megapixel full-frame sensor (8.45µm pixel pitch)
• ISO 200 - 6400 (with boost up to ISO 25,600)
• Super fast operation (power-up 12 ms, shutter lag 41 ms, black-out 74 ms)
• New Kevlar / carbon fibre composite shutter with 300,000 exposure durability
• New Multi-CAM3500FX Auto Focus sensor (51-point, 15 cross-type, more vertical coverage)
• Auto-focus tracking by color (using information from 1005-pixel AE sensor)
• Auto-focus calibration (fine-tuning) now available (fixed body or up to 20 separate lens settings)
• Scene Recognition System (uses AE sensor, AF sensor)
• Nine frames per second continuous with auto-focus tracking
• Eleven frames per second continuous without auto-focus tracking
• Ten / eleven frames per second continuous in DX-crop mode (AF / no-AF)

and loads more features.

Nikon D300
The new semi-professional DSLR

• 12.3 megapixel DX format CMOS sensor
• Self-cleaning sensor unit (low-pass filter vibration)
• ISO 200 - 3200 (6400 with boost)
• Super fast operation (power-up 13 ms, shutter lag 45 ms, black-out 100 ms)
• Shutter life 150,000 exposures
• New Multi-CAM3500DX Auto Focus sensor (51-point, 15 cross-type, more vertical coverage)
• Auto-focus tracking by color (using information from 1005-pixel AE sensor)
• Auto-focus calibration (fine-tuning) now available (fixed body or up to 20 separate lens settings)
• Scene Recognition System (uses AE sensor, AF sensor)
• Picture Control image parameter presets (replace Color Modes I, II and III)

Happy Birthday Cheekboo!

Dear Cheekyboo,

Happy Birthday!

I hope you've had a great time at your birthday party! I wish I could be there too, joining in the fun. Your Mom is a pretty good party planner.

I'm sure you got lots of presents too. Remember to thank all the nice uncles and aunties for the presents. And also to thank your Mom for throwing you such a wonderful party.

I'm sorry that I haven't sent you any presents but I'll have a little surprise for you in October.

Anyway be a good little girl and don't be too naughty eh.

Hugs,
Uncle JH

Isn't it great to be a three year old?

Cubicle City

Brand new office, new furniture but same job and same pay. Somethings change but others still remain the same.

Anyway, here are some pictures of my little cubicle at work. It's all spanking brand new and looks pretty 'atas' (read high class) huh. But the white table top is hell to keep clean.

I've also got a niffy little chiller set up under the table but I forgot to take a picture of that. It's a really cool, orange door, mini fridge with a whooping 6 can capacity. I use it to store my stash of coke and wet wipes. I'll try to put up a picture of it later.

Are you on Facebook yet?

Welcome to the World
Introducing the cute and adorable Zachary Ni, born on 6 August 2007 to the proud parents P & M. Congratulations! He totally looks like a 'mini' P.
heehee..

:)

Happy 42nd Birthday Singapore!

More pictures to come later.

Soulmate
Natasha Bedingfield

Youtube Link

Incompatible, it don’t matter though
‘cos someone’s bound to hear my cry
Speak out if you do
you’re not easy to find

Is it possible Mr. Loveable
is already in my life?
right in front of me
or maybe you’re in disguise

Who doesn’t long for someone to hold
who knows how to love you without being told
somebody tell me why I’m on my own
if there’s a soulmate for everyone

Here we are again, circles never end
how do I find the perfect fit
there’s enough for everyone
but I’m still waiting in line

Who doesn’t long for someone to hold
who knows how to love you without being told
somebody tell me why I’m on my own
if there’s a soulmate for everyone

If there’s a soulmate for everyone

Most relationships seem so transitory
They’re all good but not the permanent one

Who doesn’t long for someone to hold
who knows how to love you without being told
somebody tell me why I’m on my own
if there’s a soulmate for everyone

Who doesn’t long for someone to hold
who knows how to love you without being told
somebody tell me why I’m on my own
if there’s a soulmate for everyone
If there’s a soulmate for everyone