nitemare at billybombers

wa todays crowd was horrible. Although we have 3 ppl in the kitchen it seems like we are still short handed. The coordination between my manager n my other colleagues isnt very good. In the end so many extra work to do(haiz).

Anyway was watching an anime abt bread making and suddenly theres a recipe to make bread using rice cooker do u belief it?

Japan 2(the bread name given by azuma kazuma,main lead in the anime)
1 qiang li mian fen(hard flour i think) 350g
2 butter 21g
3 sha tang(course sugar i think) 21g
4 milk 35cc(no idea whats cc)
5 water 180cc
6 dry yeast 5g(need melt with water)
7 salt 5g

mix 1-3-7-6-5-4 mix everyting together in rice pot. knead till it doesnt stick den shape into a ball. Let the dough rest for 1hr. release 40% of the air in the dough by lightly punching it(hands abt 50cm above). Ferment the dough again for 1hr, den cook the dough for 1hr. Flip the dough and continue cooking till it stops. Flip it over for 1 more time and cook it till it stops(total must flip 3x) and its ready to serve !!

Seems so yummy in the anime hehe(too bad i cant screen cap the thing dunno why everytime i screen cap the moment i close the real player the pic disappear anyone know how to solve this pls tell me >_<)

Yucks...

My inspiration failed me today...
The duck was horrible and so is the escargot. Absolutely no idea what was i cooking. I roasted the duck with honey butter n some herb(smells nice but tasteless) and the escagot came out to be cooked without the shell no idea wat to do so deep fry with bread crumbs(didnt dare to taste doesnt seem fresh).

Well n indian chef came for demo today. He did 3 dishes which i will be doing tomorrow.
Cumin Rice: should be ez
Bangalore cabbage: tasted salty to me but not to others
Curry fish: using powder again so disappointing haiz
Must really cross every finger and toes now. Always fail when making curry especially those powder 1 can smell nice but taste horrible(past examples...).

STORMy Day

11+: woke up, brush teeth and on computer.
12+: ordered to cook some rice for lunch and dinner. Tried my luck cooking chic rice. Wasnt successful, smells there but taste not there...
1+: sat in front of my com eating rice and black chic soup(left over but so yummy) watching anime.
4+: Decide to exercise a lil doing push-ups and leg raise.
5+: dinner with rice and black chic soup again(still yummy) watching anime
5.30: rush to work. storm approaching a lot of lightnings...
5.55: reach work almost late... big storm(bad omen).
6: wa kao the 1st ting i step into the kitchen already very bz(dun even have time to go toilet)...
9+: Finally its over!!! pack up clean up and chiong home!!!
10+: reach home bathe and sat in front of com update blog lol...

Anyway tomorow im cooking escargot and duck meat. Hope the result is good. Totally no clue how to cook escargot. Hope can get some inspiration tomorrow..

Yummilicious Puffs

Heres a simple durian custard recipe that you can make if u want.

Durian paste:
Heat durian flesh - constant stiring is required thruout the who thing
add 1 tbs sugar
a little water
add cream when boil
cool the durian in ice water bath
mix with custard paste

And so we get the durian custard for the puffs !!!

Its so simple and yummy a lot home for my family to taste hehe.

Cramps and aches

Today really so much cramps and aches. Went swimming and all of a sudden i have this pain on my rite ankle, rush for the last train and got a cramp on my left leg... M i getting old or wat.

Cant wait for tom. Making choux paste which is meant for pastries like durian puff and choco eclair hehe. Teacher allow us to bring our own durians and he'll teach us how to make durian puff which he learnt from goodwood hotel(place renown for puffs). If all goes well i hope i can do the exact quality thats on par with it(wahahaha ambitious).




ps: anyone wan open pastry shop hehe

Sinful workday

Wow almost arive late at work today. Didnt even have my dinner b4 work so had to cook some spag with shroom sauce for myself. Managers not around(hehe so much freedom). Todays business wasnt really good so a lot spare time(lobo!!!). Anyway got a lot of snacks today. Celebrated the loboness with my colleague with a feast haha. Had cheesesticks, fries, original sin(choco cake with lotsa choco!!) and a cookies n cream shake. Felt so guilty gorging on so many sinful food. Tom need swim some extra laps liao...

Pissed Off

Another lousy monday. Got so pissed of by the stupid lecturer. I was asking for a break and he replied with an angry tone that the class only started for 45mins(blind ass saw the wrong time, the lesson already started for 1hr30mins). Anyway so wat if the lesson just start for 45mins, if the student cant absorb in anymore its still a waste of time teaching.

Teachers nowadays only care abt covering their own ass and dun care abt how their students fare... So what if his behind schedule, even if he cover the whole module in a week and everyone fail it still doesnt really make a diff to them.

Bloody men

Saw this post on Friday newspaper hope its not true...

Blood Type
Type A:
Introverted perfectionist.

Type B:
Considered independent spirits with strong personalities but r now seem as selfish, mercurial n absolutely useless as a boyfren...

Type AB:
Unpredictable n distant.

Type O:
Outgoing, expressive n passionate.

No wander im still single my blood types B...

The hairdresser

Hazel:hello trim?
Me:ok...
Hazel:hmm how come i always c u alone?
Me:errr dun wish to keep frens waiting 4 me...
few mins silence
Hazel:have ur lunch?
Me:ya...
few mins silence again..
Hazel:Where u going l8er?
Me:Commonwealth...
few mins silence again...
Hazel:Commonwealth got place to walk?
Me:Going to a wake...
Hazel:So do u bathe in flower water after going a wake?
Me:huh?
Talk abt religion and thingy for a while...
few mins silence again....
Talk abt my hair and the wax to use...

Weird conversation i had with my hairdresser. Sometimes i really need 2 know how 2 talk with ppl and start a conversation...

Suay Day

Cant belief im so suay today.

Signs of suayness:
Cant log in to update blog.
Got stepped 3 times in 5mins during MRT ride.
Cuts a piece of flesh off my finger.
Lesson time postpone 1hr.
Lend some1 my peeler and he lost it.
Oven at work place spoil... extra work for me...
Clean up the kitchen alooooooooonnnneeeeee...

Unfortunately the suayness stayed with me till my work ends. All the xtra shitwork i need to do today.. luckily its ending already(phew!!)

Pastry & Desert

Made quiche loraine during my pastry lesson. So fun kneading the dough and messing things up. End product was acceptable and edible(phew). Its so ez to do pastry comparing to culinary... Everytime i c wat i cook and compare it to pastry, i really wonder m i fit to be in the culinary world.


If only mine look like this...

Had dinner with the gang today. Went to Central at holland v(kate's recommendation). The food there is like hongkong style and weirdly they serve maggie mee products as well lol.

Went for desert at bakerz inn fullerton(my 1st time). Got to taste many diff desert. Lemon soufle, warm chocolate cake, ice cream waffle and pistacio creme brulee. Unfortunately everything taste the same(haiz), stupid nose's fault.

Stars and Show

Aries: U're not in the mood 2 stop celebrating, but the stars say tat 4 the next month, u really should turn ur focus frin having good time to building a solid financial future. Boring, but smart.

Hmm how true progress test coming on May maybe i should start revising... maybe not should wait 4 the tips lol. Its always good to study smart n not study hard for me.

Went swimmming and got a cramp today... struggled my way to the edge of the pool pretending to be doing backstokes... Rather die drowning den let lifeguards save me so paiseh.

Watched Wet Dreams at tbp. Its a stupid show abt a grp of teens and their puberty quite funny but not worth watching.

Bluez

Feeling the bluez today... Dragged myself to skool with the temptation of getting a MC. Had 3 hrs str8 of boring lecture by the boring teacher. Even the sky is feeling the bluez, gloomy, cant even feel any warmth from the sun.

The rest of the day was also gloomy so its better to leave it as it is.

Dedicate a happy song to all those that feel the bluez.

Dunno why...

Dunno why i keep thinking abt the porcelain.

Dunno why am i trying to recap the exact story of the crow and sparrow...

Dunno why i dun mind going to c this play again.

MY Day

Morning had lesson as usual(damn tired). Drag myself down to skool and had a horrible practical session. Horrible curry and jala BUT the rest of the day was ok lol.

Met up with Patrick coz his fren wanna buy things from Heeren and i got the discount lol(got extra pts). Must really thanks Patrick for his present(lego bionicles!!! will assemble it when i have a lot of time). Now im in big trouble liao dunno wan get wat for him(if u read this pls tell me wat u wan, no DIAMONDS pls). Had to leave in a hurry coz im meeting another fren for a play after being trap by the rain.

Paiseh for being late today. Dunno why always late when meeting the broz. Met up Sean and frenz, had dinner at subway(1st time trying not bad leh but quite ex). Going for the play porcelain at esplanade.

Porcelain
In short, its an award winning play abt a guy who shot another guy that he love(sounds gay? yes it is who cares?). 1st time watching a play and its so interesting. The whole play consist of 3 ppl(acting multiple characters). Its so amazing wat the actors will do for art, got kissing and butt bearing moments(such a big sacrifice). Its also quite chim in someways, i dun really get some of the interpretations(crows and sparrows) and words(dictionary wru!!!). Overall the play wasnt as boring as i tot it would be, wont mind going for other plays as well if anyone invites me ofcoz.

Happy bday to me~

Yeah im 1 yr older... Even got pimples outbreak for present.
Celebrated my birthday with Bro Sam and his frens. Went orchard for a movie and went KTV after that. Got to know a few new frens today(adeline, andrew & kenneth).

Movie: Guess Who.
Caught this movie at cineleisure. Its actually quite funny but its some wat similar to meet the parents. Only its abt white in a black envoironment, how the father and the future son-in-law cope with each other.

KTV: Party World-Tanjong Pagar branch(the 1 kate mention)
Wow amazingly this place is damn big. Its like a maze can get lost in it if take a wrong turn. Its been a long time since i last step into KTV la and the system seems to be updated liao. Can search for songs and artist using a weird system(not bad). This place is way better den the orchard branch. The TV way~ bigger(i think) and the micks are working way better also. Best of all u wont smell like a cigarette after u leave the place, its so good ~~~ If u wanna go ktv can come here, I recommend !!!

tomorrow another bz day got a morning practical cooking curry chicken and 20xroti jala. Torturing if my partner doesnt help and his absent today(another birthday present). Hope for the best tomorrow.

Lobo Day

Didnt have any lesson today, tutor had some appointment so class cancelled(hurray!!!). His class also nothing much liao since we doing our own cooking, now go to his class only waste time nia(very bad rite but its the truth). His not really teaching but doing some CTIS, he calls student make fun of them in front of the whole class...

Anyway got so much spare time this afternoon so i played my lineage2 after taking such a long break from it. Gone thru a lot trouble to get the game started. Manage to lv5 lvs until the server go bonkas and starts to lag. My Lust got raped my ants and died miserably(sobs 5% gone). Quit and had dinner b4 going to work.

Work today was damn lobo~~ Got 3 ppl in kitchen so lobo~~ wanted to do the fryer but the new guy didnt wanna budge so i had to do the most lobo job in kitchen,caller(so happy!!!). I didnt even get to call since he called every order all i had to do was lay plate and serve(shiok!!!). Its been so long since we had 3 ppl inside the kitchen, since they fired the old cook we are always underhand and overwork(enjoyed the pressure though).

My 1st impression of the new guy(address him as moley) isnt very good. His a big size guy and very greedy(in terms of eating). Cant tahan him eating and eating everything he sees. In the end need to top up wat he eats... Even im also paiseh to eat there, his there for abt 3 days and his eating everything that he likes. Hope i dun get to team with him that often...

Yummy~

FRUIT TARTS !!!
so yummilicious... made them meself. Im so proud of wat i made. Its so nice my dad ate 2 my mum ate 1 i ate the rest(only got 8). Pastry class is also very fun, probably bcoz the teacher was fun and bitchy.

After todays pastry lesson im even more tempted to buy myself an oven fast. Decide to hint my frens on msn lol(but i dun think its efficient). Anyway the rest of the day was the same as any other day(boring).

ps: getting more and more thick skin... die liao

Swim and Shop

Finally got to swim today. Unfortunately its wasnt a very enjoying swim. Got a lot of stupid disturbance.

Things i hate at the pool:
1. kids at competion pool learning to swim.
2. ppl that swim width in middle of pool.
3. lane stealing idiots
4. couples chatting at middle of pool.
more to come when i encounter...

All the above happened when i was swimming today. Theres an idiot tat kept swimming in the lane which i've been swimming for 5laps even though theres a lot free lanes. Had to kick him to make him go away.

Met up with kate after that window shop at heeren. Almost got 2 tshirts but its their the last piece(always happen to me)... Anyway walk a bit more met up with YB. Heeren should hire me to promote their business. I manage to psyco YB to buy a tshirt. Had late dinner at cineleisure again(went there last sat), chatted for quite sometime and left for home.

Jap Name

My japanese name is 猿渡 Saruwatari (monkey on a crossing bridge) 拓海 Takumi (open sea).
Take your real japanese name generator! today!
Created with Rum and Monkey's Name Generator Generator.

Saw this while reading other ppls blog seems quite fun. I like the name takumi hehe.

Monday bluez

Yes even students have monday blues. Especially when the 1st day of u school starts with a 3hr lecture by a monotone teacher and the notes is fill with words words and more words. Which is why i overslept today. Which also lead to a 2days MC(hurray!!!). Which also means that i dun have to attend tomorrows boring lecture in the morning!!!

Anyway im still attending the remaining class tomorrow since theres pastry class and practical. Planned my dishes during the spare time today.Stew chicken drumstick n thigh. Gonna cook my chix breast with white wine soak in rosemary.As for the lamb i'll either roast it or grill it. serve it with mint sauce.

Lets hope this works. The last recipe from internet abt salmon was a disaster...

Overseas Trip - JB

YEAH!!! went overseas(self consolation) today.

Going jb nowadays is like going to orchard but with a diff crowd. Since its just across a bridge and less den 30mins trip. Its also quite a routine if u go too often. Theres only a few limited shopping centers(nearby the cozway) and not much place to explore.

The usual routine for me

1. Wan ton mee at a shophouse(taste like the good old times).
2. Jalan in CT square

a. the auntie annes is cheap and definite nicer den sg version.
b.the egg tart at the portugeese house is also another yummy treat.
c. check out the street wear stores for berms.
d. watch a movie, cheap and sound effects not bad.

3. Holiday plaza

a. another place full of street wears.
b. full of pirated stuff even though i dun buy them.

4a. Taman sri tebrau/Daima (close on monday)

a. nice seafood and some snacks.

4b. Go to open market (only available on monday)

a. nice street food and some cheap items.
b. quite a stretch of road like a pasar malam only better.

Today we did most of wat i normally did, nothing much special. For the food part, only the kangkong, stingray n flat lobster(aka crayfish - term named by common ppl which is wrong) is delicious. Even though the table was filled with food i didnt really eat some of them, like hao jian, zhu chang fen didnt even touch them. The guo tie, lala and cereal prawns wasnt really tasty.

Overall didnt really enjoy todays meal(not filling and ex) and trip to jb.

PS: Its better to travel with ppl whos willing to walk den nagging abt being tired.

to Cry or to Laugh ?

Met up with patrick today to do some shopping. Went for lunch at cineleisure foodcourt. Had a very lousy jap meal. One look at it i lost my appetite(everything looks horrible)... Luckily the dessert tau suan was a yummy one(other den the weird tasting you tiao).

1st stop: Heeren
Its 1 week before my birthday and i finally m able to get the 20% discount at 4skin. Got a BUILDING tshirt wanted to get another 1 but there wasnt any left. Patrick got a berms. Total saving abt $5 for my tshirt and $7 for his berms.

2nd stop: Tangs
Window shop at Tangs for a while the things so ex(not student frenly)...

3rd stop: Far East
We only manage to window shop till lv2 coz someting unfortunate happen. Patrick discover that his digicam was missing(last seen at 4skinstore while paying $$$)!!!

We suspect it got picked at 7-11(far east very small n sqeezy) while buying drinks. But nevertheless we decide to try our luck at 4skin which didnt turn out to be wat we expected. Patrick had to make a police report to vert his anger and the only police station i know was at tanglin.

This is the rd of advancement.
Heeren->bus-stop behind taka->British embassy(discover the police station no longer there)->Tanglin mall(ask ard was told theres 1 near wisma)->walk to wisma(cant find anyone to ask)->advance to taka(info counter gave number and direction)->walk to police station(killiney). This whole thing took abt 1hr(very shack).
Who can imagine that finding a police station can be so troublesome....

Had our dinner at meridian foodcourt, consist of bamboo shoot red curry and a sour ginger soup with chix and srooms(very yummy), after making the report. Wanted to watch Samara at PS but the seating was lousy so we move to bugis. Stop by sunshine plaza to c some models and bugis for arcade.

ps: 1st time encounter a pickpocket(unbelievable). Even though im not the 1 that kanna i still feel that they're really professional. I know its sad and frustrating to kanna such thing but den i dunno y i cant stop laughing... The fact that we travel the whole orchard looking for a police post(if got robber already ran off liao) and the fact that we cant find any security guard in most shopping center... some even dunno wheres the police post.

Zoo pics - Headshot !!!

Here the rest of the pics that we got from the zoo. I notice something funny... most of the head pics are on the right side of the screen.

The one with the male bat.


YB and bat

Jes and bat

kate and bat

The one with the everyones fav.


Kate's elephant

Kate's white tiger

Jes's polar bear

Jul's Jes(dun kill me if u read this)

YB's rhino and zebra

Heres my fav.


Cute sitting baboon

Another cute 1

This is quite disgusting. Look kfully theres the red ass.

Look rainbow ass... guess whos isit?

There u go a mangril.

My hair again hehe.

Zoo photos - the Gang

Finally i got to swim today yeah.
Heres most of the pics that the gang captured.
This pics were taken in a air-con rest area in the Zoo. We were waiting for J&j.


Me and Kate

YB and Kate

Me and my mane again hehe

Icecream who wants some icecreams~~~


yummy icecreams that cost a bomb.

Female model for icecream

Romantic Garden and ...


Shot taken from bollywood movies

another shot from it

R(A)
Pls be warn that the pics below may be crude and obsene. Parental guidance may be required.Note: Theres a statue with a "bird" carved on its head(2nd from left).


Naked Idols and gang

The grand finale...
Ignore the guy behind his not suppose to be in the pic.


The last shot

ps: most of the pics are dark bcoz we didnt know there was a flash function in that digicam. Kates bro actually lend us the digicam and even wrote us a instruction manual. Most of the things pointed out in the manual are simple facts. We accidentally discover the flash after travelling for quite a while. Apparently there was a page 2 for the manual(didnt notice)...

Zoo photos - Impressions

Got back from school early(1hr lesson only). So decide to post some of the zoo pics which i just received from kate recently.


Cool Zoo tics

Doorman(YB) of Zoo
Didnt know we took so many pics at zoo, 135 in total...Heres some pic thats left some impressions.


Lady:Wa is that real?
Me and gang:duh we in zoo leh...(stupid comment)

Croc:Zzzzzzz
Me:Zzzzzzz

CENSORED!!!
The brown thing is actually mousedeer(innocent looking) doing something.

If ur thinking of rotting at home think again!!!
Even polar bears get moldy for not moving.

Bird with the afro hairdo.
YB keep commenting abt cutting his hair.

AHHH!!! Tiger!!!

And the pic with the most impression is....


Me and my new hairdo!!!
waited so long to take this pic.



ps: im not a vain person...

Shank and Salmon

well todays lamb shank was consider a failure bcoz theres not much taste. But thats maybe bcoz i didnt cook it long enough. but den its actually burnt when i present it(so ironic). Now for my next menu citron salmon.

half fillet of salmon (a few pounds)
one lime
one lemon
2 tablespoons of chives
2 tablespoons of dill
fresh dill sprigs (about 10 - 20)
1/2 - 1 stick of butter softenedPreheat oven to 400 degrees.

Mix juice of 1/2 lemon, 1/2 lime, 2 tbs of dill and 2 tbs of chivesinto the softened butter. Place salmon skin side down on a largepiece of foil. Smear with the flavored butter. Lay dill sprigson top of butter. Slice remainder of lemon and lime and lay ontop of the dill. Enclose all tightly with foil. at 400 for 20minutes. It may take longer as our oven was off when we were atthe beach ande it took 40 minutes.

Seems ez and tasty. hope its more successful den the lamb shank. Again im using baking...

Gone with the walk

Return my INNOCENCE !!!
I lost my innocent while walking at geylang a few months ago(haiz). It was a clear nite, was having dinner at beach rd with some of the gangz. Still remember we had claypot rice. After that someone suggested going geylang c c look look stroll stroll. We reach and c c look look stroll stroll. Unknowningly!!!, my cousin was dinning at the you tiao da wang. She saw me strolling towards the red light district... and apparently told her mum(my auntie). Then when i reach home my auntie call up and ask my mum where was i and wat was i doing in geylang... unfortunately i cant say i went there to c c look look stroll stroll so i told her i went for you tiao(then i didnt know my cousin dining there).

Today she ask my mum i got any gf a not... think she still suspect i go to geylang to do things .... im INNOCENT !!!!!!!!!! Hope she read my blog.

1st day

Todays my 1st day of school(sem1 part2) and its a gloomy 1. Rained whole day(cant go swimming) and had to go to work. The 1st lesson was also damn boring. 3hrs of lecture by a very monotone guy with no sense of humor. The notes werent helping either, words words and more words(only a few pics). But luckily this is the only thoery for this sem(YEAH!!!), the other lessons are all practical(WooHoo!!!). Got asian, western and pastry lessons.

Am preparing for my western prac tomorrow. This is wat im planning to cook. Hope it work out fine. Seems ez and yummy. Hope for all the best!!! (cross fingers)

PAT'S LAMB SHANKS
1 lamb shank per person1
very large onion
1 green pepper, optional
1 can whole tomatoes
Garlic powder
Ground oregano leaves

Brown lamb shanks in frying pan slowly. Put in covered roasting pan or baking dish. Sprinkle with garlic powder and oregano leaves. Slice onion into 1/4 inch slices and put on top of lamb shanks. Squeeze tomatoes and put on top of onion. Slice green pepper and spread over top. Cover roasting pan or cover with foil. Bake at 325 degree oven for 3 hours.

Stars and Work

Aries: Socialising looks very promising and if u're looking 4 a new relationship/ just a few changes 2 ur social circle, join a health club/ go pubbing with good company.

Ahhhh some1 bring me go pub or join health club... Got chance to get hooked or be hooked liao(joking)...

Woke at 11 chiong to bathe had a quick lunch chiong to work reach work at 12. Realise i got the wrong time schedule and was late for an hr...

Time fly by so slowly today, maybe bcoz im doing the grill and business wasnt very good. Anyway its a good experience.

Stars and Meet up

Aries: You've been feeling everything to the nth degree for weeks now, havnt you? And its not entirely unpleasant, is it? But be sure you're not too sensitive -- this the season for practical jokes, u know.

Totally no idea what is the horoscope trying to tell me... Im sure i wont fall for the same april fool joke again(stupid horoscope trying to fool me again)...

Trap at suntec due to stupid rain. Went to search for oven at Courts to pass time but the brands and models were so few. Went down to c the nike free trainer v5.0 so chio and light!!! Met up with frenz for arcade and dinner.

We had our dinner at the railway station. Yes the railway station where we take train to msia now has open stalls like those in KL. Most of the store sell malay food, theres also others like satay, kebabs, indian rojak, rojak and ramlis burger. Theres also a malay cook food store(like those chinese selling hokkien noodle blaa blaa). Tried the kebabom(corny name for kebab) and satay, quite tasty. Went amara BK for drink and we bid farwell.

Met up with the gang at holland V for some chit chat and games at essential brew. SO crowded as usual. The service today wasnt really good. The 2 ladies there dunno what they thinking. Told us they will move us if theres space in the end let other ppl take... ask for hot water gave me some warm water(dun even taste warm at all)... Left at abt 2 since every1 tired liao.

Stars and Confrontation

Aries: You thought you were far too smooth 4 any1 2 put 1 over on u, but here comes an April Fool's Day joke no 1 ever heard of -- so warning you is out of question. Be a good sport.

Damn i got fooled by the horoscope... Was so careful who day for nothing... No one tried to fool me... think im the 1st and its really a joke that no 1 ever heard of.

Bummed for the whole afternoon playing lineage2 and this on9 flash game(the pic below). Played till lv67 and gave up on it(boring liao repeat some thing again again). Pic dunno why cant upload blaa give the address. Blaa the URL also not pointing to the pic removed liao.

Went to confront my manager abt my pay today. Apparently she doesnt know abt me getting the wrong pay... and luckily my p/t job is $5/hr and not $4.5/hr...phew... Hopefully the back pay will come soon wanna do some bday shopping hehehe.