Charice

Another jaw-dropping performance from this multi-talented girl. She even shows her dancing skills. This girl has got a God given talent...extraordinare!

Youtube Link below:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lUUh8YI_PwM

Xmas day '07

Glad to have finished on time from work yesterday. Felt something's coming as throat felt a bit itchy. Prepared something for the evening...set the table to look festive...invited friends for a dinner. I knew I will not be well, but still tried to celebrate Christmas. Had a nice dinner and watched Black Diamond on DVD. Fell asleep on the sofa.

I woke up on Christmas day with a full on cold! Nasal passage congested and feeling run down. Sent text messages to all my loved ones to greet them a happy Xmas. Just spent most of the day snoozing and watching lots of programme on telly. Nothing special really...just missing Xmas back home.

j

Talented Filipina

Charice Pempengco's performance at Ellen Degeneres' show. Superb!! Click on the link below for the youtube video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXKFTWL_uQ8

j

Oxford Trip December 7-8

Have been hybernating for a few days and being lazy. Exactly a week a go, I was busy preparing things for our 2 day trip to Oxford. Made some brownies to take with us and immitated Pret a Manger's chicken jalapeno wrap which is sooo scrumptous!

Anyway, Friday last week, after borrowing my friend's Tomtom, we headed off to Oxford. Drive was relaxed thanks to the satnav technology... travel took just more than an hour ( i didn't drive cause i don't know how to!!) Parked the car at the Linton Lodge Hotel before heading to Oxford City Town Centre. Not much difference to other towns, still loads of people doing their shopping. Sat on a bench in a shopping mall and nibbled on the chicken wraps and brownies which i made with a choir singing christmas caroles in the background. After the quick late lunch, we started our shopping spree!

Walked around the shops until we stumbled upon the covered market. Lotsa nice little shops in there which sells lots interesting produce which ranges from cakes to dead rabbits! Yes....rabbits! That was a bit of a shock for me seeing up side down dead rabbits complete with furs and all. In between those hanging dead rabbits and wild birds is a nice christmas garland....just to make it more christmassy i guess!

In the evening, we decided to go to the cinema to watch Beowulf. Initially thought I will not like this cartoony movie. Loved the movie in the end! Worth seeing!

Saturday was a bit of a downer due to the poor weather. Just to cheer ourselves up, we headed to the retail store Bicester Village. Selling mostly designer items but managed to grab a few bargains! Bought 2 pairs of Timberland shoes from £24-£28 each (original price of £80) Whoaaaa! What a great find! Journey home wasn't too bad considering it was sooo wet.

It was a very nice 2 day trip to Oxford. I surely would like to visit again. Only downfall is the high cost of bus fare compared to London.

Look at these cakes!

j

Boiler up and running!

Finally! After living in an Antarctic-like flat, boiler's been fixed today. Can now have a proper shower with hot water and walk around the flat with less clothing(i meant with just a shirt and pyjama). Engineer had to replace it with a new fan. Packed my portable heaters back in the boxes and in the cupboard they go!

Im in a happy mood now, playing Usher's CD in our home theatre system to celebrate.

j

Boiler break down

That was a really nice Korean meal on Saturday. Went to Kingston town to do a bit of shopping. Returned home to find out that our boiler broke down. Saturday evening...yeah, agent's office already closed, doesn't sound promising.

Feels like living in Antarctica at the moment. Wearing a jumper and a hoodie in the flat. Managed to clean our old bin which has a 40 litre capacity, boiled 4 kettlefulls of water and 2 large pots under the the stove...it takes all of this just to have a decent old-fashioned/primitive way of having a bath! Brings back childhood memories back home!

Rang the agent today, they said they will send someone to repair the boiler. Knowing how slow they do some sort of action, i bet i'll still be living in the Antarctica for a day! Tempted to hire some siberian huskies and buy a sleigh :) This saga continues....

j

Nice Korean Restaurant

Went out for lunch last Saturday for my friend's birthday. Original plan was to go to a Japanese restaurant but not really sure if there's one in New Malden. Drove through the high street, saw Yo Sushi and a few seconds later, drove past YAMI. Looked at each other and said...should we go there instead? To be honest, we've dined at Yo Sushi for a couple of times now, nice japanese cuisine but we wanted to try something new. Off to Yami we went.

On the menu being explained by the Korean staff (in English)...all he really did was to read the things in the book. Almost about to say "yes i know how to read!"..being well-mannered I decided not to. Just nodded constantly. I also felt like dining with Oprah Winfrey as he really probed us with lots of questions!!!

Ordered deep fried battered prawns(no cruelty to animals tho) for starters; as most Korean restaurants do, had 5 plates of sorts as freebies(some are really spicy); Grilled chicken and grilled eels...yes, eels!! plus purple coloured rice for the mains. They all tasted really nice, the food was just right! No too filling and really delicious! Didn't have time for desserts as our parking ticket almost run out...besides, i don't want the Korean staff to read the menu again for me.

Most impressed by the retractable exhaust thing that sucks most of the smoke during grilling. Also noticed this small button attached to the wall, don't know what this is for really. Didn't have the guts to press as the Korean staff might explain it again by reading on the manual in English!

YAMI: 8/10

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