tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29355064660847610482024-03-14T00:04:48.398+08:00more mystery meatballsmysterymeatballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019281990447409603noreply@blogger.comBlogger203125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935506466084761048.post-86910861862915182112011-09-16T14:03:00.006+08:002011-09-16T14:19:31.638+08:00up up and awayyy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKH1rYvxs2FXXuIHzjE8S5akJxU9N7bpmuAYWCzKmPZznVf4e8_CRUXKOdsxez8JcFgfdsCrp4Ad2pw09c37zkU1zCRFvKiKYuTMvhsvW-adUa43lqc_nDPQLmxv3nnkD12Sp88-h2p3ja/s1600/IMG_0694.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKH1rYvxs2FXXuIHzjE8S5akJxU9N7bpmuAYWCzKmPZznVf4e8_CRUXKOdsxez8JcFgfdsCrp4Ad2pw09c37zkU1zCRFvKiKYuTMvhsvW-adUa43lqc_nDPQLmxv3nnkD12Sp88-h2p3ja/s640/IMG_0694.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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it's been awhile.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">had a wonderful time with family and friends on sunday (thank you!!!)<br />
and was finally ready to go. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">uneventful flight to london and currently in the country for a week of pre-uni vegging out. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> thoroughly enjoying the pastoral surroundings, small towns and supreme hospitality. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">have a ton of books for company, the best of british tabloid trash<br />
and family just a whatsapp message away.<br />
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plus there's wireless so i could be constantly plugged in.<br />
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but that would defeat the purpose of vegging out, wouldn't it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">either way, what more can a girl ask for? :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">catch you when i'm back in the city!<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"> <b><i>p/s</i></b> because these meatballs are fast reaching their expiry date, it would be apt to direct you to <a href="http://doctorlawyerindianchief.blogspot.com/">the new blog</a>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://mysterymeatballs.blogspot.com/">mysterymeatballs</a> started out as an exchange blog while i was in stockholm in 2009, and then the <a href="http://m0remysterymeatballs.blogspot.com/">second helping</a> chronicled the second half of the bar exam course, starting work, and all the way till i decided to go back to school. so it looks like it's time to move! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">thanks for stopping by, and do visit at <a href="http://doctorlawyerindianchief.blogspot.com/">doctorlawyerindianchief</a> if you'd like to check in.</div></div>mysterymeatballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019281990447409603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935506466084761048.post-22218102798623108032011-09-05T15:23:00.000+08:002011-09-05T15:23:52.108+08:00last week in singers<div style="text-align: justify;">the departure date's really crept up on me, and i can't help but sing along with mr. mayer as he tries to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e1FHJkVoFE">stop that train</a>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">speaking of trains, i love 'em! can't wait to explore the uk by rail. hands down my favourite mode of transport and with the youth pass (because i'm not in my mid 20s yet!) i save 30% on tickets. the only thing better than the prospect of endless train rides is <b><i>discounted</i></b> endless train rides. my inner auntie is blissed out :)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">unrelated to trains, but while we're on the transport point, here's a photo from the weekend. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">was called to the singapore bar on saturday 27th august and am very glad leave the profession, ironic as that is, on a high note. having finished what i started, it was fine and fitting closure to a good five years. enjoyed every moment of lawsch and have been incredibly blessed with wonderful people along the way. pupil-ing on the team i pupil-ed on was a privilege, and hand on heart i can say the chances of ever working with an (almost) perfect team like that again are very very slim :(</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">grateful for the mentorship i've received, and even more grateful for the support and encouragement of those i respect. my lawsch dean was my referee for <a href="http://m0remysterymeatballs.blogspot.com/search/label/medsch">medsch</a> applications and i am convinced i was accepted because he wrote so nicely. yay to the close of one chapter and the beginning of the next. i leave in exactly two weeks and am excited beyond belief.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>"This is a profession that leads you to be involved in the lives, businesses, the hopes and aspirations of people from every level of society; from the weakest to the most powerful among us; because the law is part, and rightly so, of every aspect of our society. This is a profession that allows you to be a teacher, a counselor, a protector, a healer and a friend to people who seek your help and to people you are paid to oppose." </i>also from Lok S.C.'s speech.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN30YBdMGPzy2rfkVFHUv__Nc6043TC6znMh_QI7DdOSmB5xpDl9RO0HzVc66wSnHWAnonPsz285-aTO4JsJMgHWryyn1A66o_E6aJQY2nri8Zr2KmnmceBtfXf-wxzsNORHHyRGpYlw3j/s1600/311364_10150770552370643_600750642_20251308_8278153_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN30YBdMGPzy2rfkVFHUv__Nc6043TC6znMh_QI7DdOSmB5xpDl9RO0HzVc66wSnHWAnonPsz285-aTO4JsJMgHWryyn1A66o_E6aJQY2nri8Zr2KmnmceBtfXf-wxzsNORHHyRGpYlw3j/s640/311364_10150770552370643_600750642_20251308_8278153_n.jpg" width="480" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i><i>so with that, it's goodnight but not goodbye. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">p/s on an unrelated note, 27th august was really a day of milestones seeing how i also voted for the first time! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">p/p/s have a soft copy of the law soc veep's speech so if you were at call and are interested, drop me a line and i'm happy to send it over. </div>mysterymeatballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019281990447409603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935506466084761048.post-81709381546888047222011-08-31T16:25:00.003+08:002011-08-31T22:04:36.082+08:00luke's<div style="text-align: justify;">one of the loveliest things about having foodie friends is how <i>sharing is caring</i>, to quote ashley. and share she did with <a href="http://littlepaperplanes.wordpress.com/2011/07/20/lukes-oyster-bar-chop-house">this review about luke's</a>. as with most other times, there were a few abortive attempts before we finally made it to luke's and being the cheap date i am, i was very happy to have made it in time for the 4pm-7pm special*.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">great deal aside, what impressed me the mostest mostest about luke's was the impeccable service. singers is infamous for awful service** and while tipping stresses me out***, i do think that it serves to motivate waitstaff. the moment we were seated at the bar counter, out came two steaming hot towels. ohmyword! while i'm too finicky to put "public" towels on my face but having it on my hands was deliriously refreshing. it was just like being on singaporeair :)<br />
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mad props to the bartender, who was was supremely attentive without being intrusive. he sort of hovered in the background but was ever ready with the top ups. the complimentary cornbread plate was also a very nice touch. plus, he pre-empted our every request, which i felt was noteworthy and pretty darn amazing. the only other place where i've had this level of service in singers is gunther's. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">mindful that we were headed for a lovingly prepared steamboat dinner right after, we stopped at half a dozen washed down with beer each. ok tell a lie, he had my beer and i got an additional charddy :) when we were done, we got another glorious hot towel each. so simple, yet such a good idea.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">luke's was a series of good touches, from the music to the hot towel and comp-ed cornbread, with the attentive service being icing on the cake. can't wait to return for a blow out dinner next time. thanks <a href="http://www.littlepaperplanes.wordpress.com/">ash</a> for the recommendation, and thanks <a href="http://m0remysterymeatballs.blogspot.com/2011/06/blog-post.html">long-suffering manfriend </a>for tea. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">*half dozen oysters and draft beer (stella or hoegarden) for $25 from 4pm to 7pm</div><div style="text-align: justify;">** something to be said about the mandatory 10% service charge, eh?</div><div style="text-align: justify;">*** thank god i'm going out with someone who <i>can </i>count </div>mysterymeatballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019281990447409603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935506466084761048.post-14121534719382085182011-08-28T18:59:00.001+08:002011-08-28T19:00:28.114+08:00artichoke singapore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">coffee for him, alcohol for me. story of our life!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqRATbvEvRSe3NP8zOMpvm6xG8gL71l7z7Px8nLAJcdVhGgAKqagzm-Gv7o-syoeAulmuMQZNp6MAj4fR8ncT-nX0bjP6BB04yJSyXao0KdFVs07kJrp5c3bDjI8TkRD8DiLNrYdty23A/s1600/photo+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqRATbvEvRSe3NP8zOMpvm6xG8gL71l7z7Px8nLAJcdVhGgAKqagzm-Gv7o-syoeAulmuMQZNp6MAj4fR8ncT-nX0bjP6BB04yJSyXao0KdFVs07kJrp5c3bDjI8TkRD8DiLNrYdty23A/s640/photo+1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">toasted corn bread</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3g_FerTY_VJcEWz90b1yI88twNkI5Xbye7Hzn5QF3w670bL4ng4sIf1fIeP296zuV2b5hTqTTpAg3DyBw1d1kvmDn566hm54eW9tG73vNTNtbdpSfxS0R_qPbDjO8FJblbljcDWWQIIUI/s1600/photo+14.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3g_FerTY_VJcEWz90b1yI88twNkI5Xbye7Hzn5QF3w670bL4ng4sIf1fIeP296zuV2b5hTqTTpAg3DyBw1d1kvmDn566hm54eW9tG73vNTNtbdpSfxS0R_qPbDjO8FJblbljcDWWQIIUI/s640/photo+14.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">hard core scramble eggs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0K07y0TqMPc2hVkaFxq1AaygJpBJOa7Un5DdwHDSqa6Zvqlm_oTJLFFSr91hu1sGwAqZwkoonoMDvB_DWeniJFtO1osWQckGWxmokdkkgzP5uSzp26BnO2YyVzz-usADgLKk6BfgLyBpf/s1600/photo+15.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0K07y0TqMPc2hVkaFxq1AaygJpBJOa7Un5DdwHDSqa6Zvqlm_oTJLFFSr91hu1sGwAqZwkoonoMDvB_DWeniJFtO1osWQckGWxmokdkkgzP5uSzp26BnO2YyVzz-usADgLKk6BfgLyBpf/s640/photo+15.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">sunday brunch at artichoke on ruimin's recommendation. rui, a purveyor of good taste and all things refined, is one of my most trusted lobang-buddies. and artichoke most definitely didn't disappoint. will be headed back but for dinner next time!</div>mysterymeatballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019281990447409603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935506466084761048.post-36671266622171245172011-08-26T22:01:00.001+08:002011-08-26T22:03:08.007+08:00moutai moments 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">so i posted about one of the <a href="http://m0remysterymeatballs.blogspot.com/2011/08/moutai-moments.html">best friday nights </a>in awhile last week but the professional photos just came in. without a doubt, they blew my far from professional shots out of the water. which is <i>just fine</i> because i am continuously bowled over by dr. koo chiehshen's photos. he takes the <i>best</i> photos and i shamelessly rip them off because he's sucha sweetie. it's no coincidence that my reserve of photos (i.e. the good stuff that never makes it to facebook or the blog) predominantly originates from him. somehow he manages to make everything look so perfect, so styled, and so put together when in fact it's just me and my supreme <i>chapalang</i>-ness. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">case in point: dusting me 'misu, and the table, with cocoa....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65XkjZYmejhxZ2v8A8RNfcPhpXEoIRWy0xryMEatZkB4BoKhARjd2nDQQyxXpS3BsgG2fiAwQ4IQwV7hoAQhjIEP_oa3AQckBlQGViu42BC_qkKVjfZn3h9ics_Ezo9Q7wMdKj-ByLuvC/s1600/297733_10150765936115032_586800031_20355042_3504598_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65XkjZYmejhxZ2v8A8RNfcPhpXEoIRWy0xryMEatZkB4BoKhARjd2nDQQyxXpS3BsgG2fiAwQ4IQwV7hoAQhjIEP_oa3AQckBlQGViu42BC_qkKVjfZn3h9ics_Ezo9Q7wMdKj-ByLuvC/s640/297733_10150765936115032_586800031_20355042_3504598_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">and he's pretty dishy, isn't he!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEaAVKvP-fReM7CEnuk-WYkfkO6EuMn0HsdutK1JWaayMll96gowUckDBGCJAhxvbfkr10iUlDxX_O4i1qbOt9W6JZ4duM8VuoIuyzvpbCGVNPctfq2DUpOTe9wwJkrXF2C_X_ijuxdec/s1600/317514_10150765936340032_586800031_20355048_1639547_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEaAVKvP-fReM7CEnuk-WYkfkO6EuMn0HsdutK1JWaayMll96gowUckDBGCJAhxvbfkr10iUlDxX_O4i1qbOt9W6JZ4duM8VuoIuyzvpbCGVNPctfq2DUpOTe9wwJkrXF2C_X_ijuxdec/s640/317514_10150765936340032_586800031_20355048_1639547_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>teehee.</i></div>mysterymeatballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019281990447409603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935506466084761048.post-43004071026693168362011-08-23T21:06:00.003+08:002011-08-23T21:11:06.832+08:00spring cleaning finds<div style="text-align: justify;">it just hit me that this brief pre-departure stretch is sort of the last time i'll be living at home, and in my room. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">big transitions on the horizon and when i return next summer, i do think i'll have to move. no plans to come back in between starting school and the end of first year so i'm going through all my earthly possessions and doing my darndest to sort them out. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
first there's clothes - what do i keep, what do i pack to bring, what do i give away, what do i donate. fortunately, being unsentimental and generally minimalistic means i've made it through the clothing challenge relatively quickly. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">but my books! oh my books :( and that's when it starts to get trickier. my lovingly annotated literature books? my collection of intellectual reads (haha) slowly amassed over the years? my mountain of cosmos, also amassed over the years? poetry books from former flings (haha, again)? and my folder of cross-disciplinary A+ work since primary school? not like it's very thick, but, still!</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">cleaning whinge aside, there is some good that comes out of this massive operation.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">like this old photo of <a href="http://m0remysterymeatballs.blogspot.com/2011/07/yvie-comes-home.html">yvie</a> and i!<br />
gotta love the retro hair and vacuous stares. </div><div style="text-align: center;">two decades later, nothing has changed :)</div>mysterymeatballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019281990447409603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935506466084761048.post-82993724650860204832011-08-23T09:00:00.001+08:002011-08-23T09:00:03.147+08:00the W word<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is still something i haven't quite gotten my mind around. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">but after being granny's +1 at the thanksgiving service and vow renewal of this lovely couple, i do think i'm a step closer to understanding what goes into a long, happy marriage. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">it was a moving ceremony, with tributes from their daughters and what struck me most was how love is about letting go. a very deep concept for after lunch on a lazy saturday afternoon.</div>mysterymeatballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019281990447409603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935506466084761048.post-8845104597095249702011-08-22T18:48:00.003+08:002011-08-22T18:50:34.770+08:00curry drama<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this genius invite landed in my inbox last week and i couldn't resist sharing it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i>There's never really a need for a reason to get together and chow down, but in the event that you do require an explanation you'll find it over here:<br />
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Reason #1 is located over here <a href="http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC110808-0000102/Number-of-neighbour-disputes-hit-high">http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC110808-0000102/Number-of-neighbour-disputes-hit-high</a><br />
(Now whoever heard of such a preposterous thing!)<br />
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Reason #2. is located over here <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=254441147918239">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=254441147918239</a><br />
(A good excuse to cook and eat in good company if I ever heard one)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKSGD4fVtTJ-Zn4_Tt9HxDgytbqT1KbnfwALQlSgfasx2WEizM4J4qfYX8kF3TXPoAhRsZl99M0drxPk5aj-QLwSwklnt1rhaFMP1wYA-73L_49NYGF-CgD-VdCS-P83-GbCqXi24_MsP/s640/an+invitation+-+curry+pot+luck.jpg" width="452" /></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">trust <a href="http://littlepaperplanes.wordpress.com/">ashie</a>, hostess extraordinaire, to throw a politically aware dinner party!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">i, for one, was completely oblivious to the curry going-ons. however, this alternative viewpoint, as voiced by the <a href="http://m0remysterymeatballs.blogspot.com/2011/06/blog-post.html">voice of reason</a> (naturally), was that perhaps it's all a storm in a teacup (curry pot?)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">understanding the furor a bit better, it seems like netizens were unhappy with the indian family being told to restrain from cooking curry when the sensitive-nosed chinese family was at home. however, <i><u><b>this arrangement must've been suggested by either party and agreed to by the other. </b></u></i>i.e. it must've been mutual and consensual. so there didn't seem to be a need for all the anger at the result.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">for the uninitiated, mediation is never about a one-sided outcome and because it's not binding. this is unlike a court order which is 1. determined by the adjudicator and 2. binding. thus, the mediator's role isn't to decide the outcome based on the facts presented so any angst towards the mediator is misdirected. the mediator's role is to be move the parties towards a mutually beneficial solution.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">there you go, <i>mediation in a nutshell</i> i.e. me clinging desperately to what little legal knowledge i can purport to semi-possess. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">that said, we really don't need much of an excuse to eat curry nor to party. what a great way to share curry appreciation and champion tolerance.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">if you're curious as to how the party went, clickety click to ash's right<a href="http://littlepaperplanes.wordpress.com/2011/08/22/ive-got-currysma/"> here</a>. </div>mysterymeatballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019281990447409603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935506466084761048.post-59349483765654654362011-08-22T18:22:00.001+08:002011-08-22T18:23:42.264+08:00crib warming<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bull pup flying solo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5yL7nIVrZcbzD1uIE-3BblpM1S9NvEQeEka_TXmqF10oaQzBUNfZsE_oqEh2iuFsHUTRSQ4YbyG2klYPkze39f6kKjcb3uP4H0cB7KZ6X8U_fpZ1DI5HBxOfv6w7_MzS11ejnmXgGh1h/s640/IMG_1157.JPG" width="640" /></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">a wave of pre-nostalgia hit me when i went to visit xj in her brand new office. excited for her and because i'm living vicariously through her, i thought i better pay my dues by helping beautify the space a little. also, i do feel somewhat for leaving her in the lurch as the most junior on the team. whatever first-yearer work that should've gone to the both of us will unforch almost all land on her lap. but hopefully another name plate will fill the empty slot on the door, and it won't be too long before she has a roomie. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">we'd a great run as bull pups though, and i've fond memories of our pups' corner. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">p/s doesn't she look happy for someone who just started the rest of her life?! wow. awesome work ethic yo.</div>mysterymeatballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019281990447409603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935506466084761048.post-23051413488342109102011-08-22T18:12:00.001+08:002011-10-19T05:13:34.387+08:00tbc again again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">quite unintentionally, it so happened that it was 2 x tbc in one weekend. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">also quite unintentionally, i realised that sake (sean's white ball of hypoallergenic fluff) is more hip and haps than i am. losing to my four legged friend is definitely a bigger blow to my ego than i'll let on. if you think 2 x tbc in one weekend is bad, sean AND SAKE did 2 x tbc in 12h. how's that for hardcore! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">so while i was fast asleep in the wee hours of sunday morning, sake was shufflin' in the sand, making friends with the other party animals. when i later lamented to ash that i knew a dog that was cooler than me, we put two and two together and it turns out she had just met sake the very same night! singers is really waaay too small.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">whinge aside, here are the happy campers en route to the beach. sake is such a trooper! then again, anyone wanting keep up with sean has to be. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPPitAmSh-0GwfgB5-7Kx7235jEv85u0OGGS8SH81pGW44orKwZ5Lm7p1R7ZTizKmjhxNYzRp1xBZCv5jQV6oyp9Gswd7AYv7XefU0pR0c9iMjeYL490lJ6HQfkItQZSti3v2uiZkvJJW/s640/IMG_1027.JPG" width="480" /></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">noe is so dainty! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdXeHuUuMb3VIQVk8K0VUSYTe78K7Se6vTE9G0zJTRyzeIneckJrgjcI17GlwKKMUO-2ZkEb-UOi8op22zTtn2lMkNACISpyswB_AWg8osr0q_XCjRPANMoQm5r9e9YoDj7QEf5_uJkuO/s1600/IMG_1125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdXeHuUuMb3VIQVk8K0VUSYTe78K7Se6vTE9G0zJTRyzeIneckJrgjcI17GlwKKMUO-2ZkEb-UOi8op22zTtn2lMkNACISpyswB_AWg8osr0q_XCjRPANMoQm5r9e9YoDj7QEf5_uJkuO/s640/IMG_1125.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
and to show that bromance is colourblind, here are the chippendale hopefuls dressed matchy matchy in their <i>orleng </i>singlets. awww :) <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thankfully, the gamble paid off in spades.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">and we retired for the rest of the tiramisu, this time washed down by some duty free burmese whiskey and <i>bona fide </i>moutai.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBonOCwiSIxb1mzUq_x8dNF-t6KOW7hLFGrVN0oXdAPvnpK6qO0Taf0WvVjL6EMt4fSy1ENC8HBKwKKRjoSX7cB9wDj47sJXmWZoRwTpBDQogBfRySPBavomiWN3D-xgbB8OwtUR5JoE_/s1600/IMG_0888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBonOCwiSIxb1mzUq_x8dNF-t6KOW7hLFGrVN0oXdAPvnpK6qO0Taf0WvVjL6EMt4fSy1ENC8HBKwKKRjoSX7cB9wDj47sJXmWZoRwTpBDQogBfRySPBavomiWN3D-xgbB8OwtUR5JoE_/s640/IMG_0888.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">which led to suicide chess. which led to "upskirt" photos. which led to embarrassing stories that will remain within the smoke circle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbPiB9HyYKJ-GDGqymj2-lmUBFsu-t2UYaiRgEfJELrPt7m9ma2blaqqAJI9kk4TxMPIHqzOX7yjgzNwDIALtSEM88DLW-wZtLc2IkJQer6kxCB3ruAR8fAzUnUKGnhFy99ireDREoUUc/s1600/IMG_0930.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbPiB9HyYKJ-GDGqymj2-lmUBFsu-t2UYaiRgEfJELrPt7m9ma2blaqqAJI9kk4TxMPIHqzOX7yjgzNwDIALtSEM88DLW-wZtLc2IkJQer6kxCB3ruAR8fAzUnUKGnhFy99ireDREoUUc/s640/IMG_0930.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> <i>oh how i love my chimney friends.</i></div>mysterymeatballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019281990447409603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935506466084761048.post-35621324223726048012011-08-22T17:28:00.001+08:002011-08-22T17:29:22.098+08:00tgif at tbc<div style="text-align: justify;">what better way to celebrate xj's last day of call break than a three hour pampering session, followed in quick succession by an afternoon at the beach. we planned this looong ago, from the confines of our shared cubicle, and all too soon call break was upon us. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">couldn't have picked a more perfect day to head to the beach and just as we tired of the blue skies (it's possible, believe me...) the clouds rolled in and we'd perfect cloud cover. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeTZNLPBqKAe5Df-1qs1idms3O24cP_7Emo7XlJv9COLuezNkIHcf-jyXksOFy7Sl7P6cnDFywNGxard0gcaSF4BQALzothXXLZp5KDwg1q7ESmM_msXjzMIrZFZthUb6RIacEWB3BG5e/s1600/IMG_0783.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeTZNLPBqKAe5Df-1qs1idms3O24cP_7Emo7XlJv9COLuezNkIHcf-jyXksOFy7Sl7P6cnDFywNGxard0gcaSF4BQALzothXXLZp5KDwg1q7ESmM_msXjzMIrZFZthUb6RIacEWB3BG5e/s640/IMG_0783.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">when we'd our fill at tbc, i decided it was high time that xj went to restore. funny story: the <a href="http://m0remysterymeatballs.blogspot.com/2011/06/restore.html">restore </a>recommendation first came from xj herself and after i became a regular, she still hadn't gone! this just goes to show how she's a A+ employee and works way harder than i ever did. anyhoos, it'd be a blooming waste to be so near and not stop by so we whiled away the rest of the evening over waffles, deep in discussion about return of investment. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">yay to girlfriends! and fridays! and NOT HAVING TO WORK :D</div>mysterymeatballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019281990447409603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935506466084761048.post-45343736178231371552011-08-22T09:00:00.001+08:002011-08-22T09:00:04.672+08:00wandering hunter valley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvVfxmsUjCQN8UMZRJYAR1eYrOCMv2vhhCx85YdI2WcQMsbD_tt1dVjC__5olmVMx0yI11pb8DyGyH3aqjupXZY2Q6F2NrpBM3JXDlFTHquNCfTUz7eypPvolStST_-bb1y1z2J2PgP1K/s1600/IMG_0593.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvVfxmsUjCQN8UMZRJYAR1eYrOCMv2vhhCx85YdI2WcQMsbD_tt1dVjC__5olmVMx0yI11pb8DyGyH3aqjupXZY2Q6F2NrpBM3JXDlFTHquNCfTUz7eypPvolStST_-bb1y1z2J2PgP1K/s640/IMG_0593.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">and quite liking the spoils of vineyard living. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">bought more bottles than we could legally bring back but that happy problem solved itself with constant drinking for that perpetual buzz. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">part of me is tempted to compare hunter valley with tuscany and bordeaux, both fantastic wine country in their own right. but life would be sad if new experiences were always compared with existing memories. plus the added element of romanticising something that's past. having next to no expectations for hunter valley meant that i did end up appreciating the hunter for what it was worth. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">and for that i am grateful :)<br />
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thus concludes the sydney and hunter valley series folks! thanks for reading. </div>mysterymeatballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019281990447409603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935506466084761048.post-5583669089061038702011-08-21T09:00:00.000+08:002011-08-21T09:00:01.164+08:00morning ramble hunter valley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41ijTKlrFAk7K2W90O_WWlVteB9j-v9pW1IGFiG6QFRbqcjh73-y_1_1ZhtyBDzQZSoCjid5SrwmusVvrM2UuON6MPd378SbDhQz-56j_uibiXUitUt7KGfDgy6JqJst31UfSGH3j0O6h/s1600/IMG_0519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41ijTKlrFAk7K2W90O_WWlVteB9j-v9pW1IGFiG6QFRbqcjh73-y_1_1ZhtyBDzQZSoCjid5SrwmusVvrM2UuON6MPd378SbDhQz-56j_uibiXUitUt7KGfDgy6JqJst31UfSGH3j0O6h/s640/IMG_0519.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">stumbled upon a bona fide sardinian restaurant run by a bona fide sardinian. the fare was so hearty that we had a late lunch there, before going right back for dinner. it's an unspoken rule that we don't visit the same place twice while on holiday. after all, there is so much to see and eat. however, this find was worth a double dip and we ordered way more than we could finish, which is in itself quite a feat. but never fear! whatever we couldn't finish at night, tasted even better for breakfast on the deck. </div>mysterymeatballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019281990447409603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935506466084761048.post-38496389268892744772011-08-20T09:00:00.000+08:002011-08-20T09:00:01.772+08:00before sunset hunter valley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpthnmugViXcypdkGjIJ1i_x-Aq1zEv_3_DBMZJ2x00f-SAxWM_CC4SvmnLfRb8MGFj2SCbrU0IKO16vXUottdXbRciIwB-gzjW_0_N9vf4_-d9Gh22UmtrNGFfwgRU4yBgLfxj-6_C-xX/s1600/IMG_0470.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpthnmugViXcypdkGjIJ1i_x-Aq1zEv_3_DBMZJ2x00f-SAxWM_CC4SvmnLfRb8MGFj2SCbrU0IKO16vXUottdXbRciIwB-gzjW_0_N9vf4_-d9Gh22UmtrNGFfwgRU4yBgLfxj-6_C-xX/s640/IMG_0470.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> one rowboat short of <i>the notebook</i>.</div>mysterymeatballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019281990447409603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935506466084761048.post-53016822376274791962011-08-18T17:02:00.004+08:002011-08-18T17:12:03.418+08:00au jardin singapore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DmCVWo-HhF810YQo6fbX9f3X3lNoqdsf92jQMqXqQEqataI5RtMuCGJshA-W2YStjUqopwz9Cw1_8efLv_AAQGd_TV8gH6FjWeGaMSvzEA1prDfuUz1i0xoONrBcIG7Po82bg9dT1xkS/s1600/IMG_0750.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DmCVWo-HhF810YQo6fbX9f3X3lNoqdsf92jQMqXqQEqataI5RtMuCGJshA-W2YStjUqopwz9Cw1_8efLv_AAQGd_TV8gH6FjWeGaMSvzEA1prDfuUz1i0xoONrBcIG7Po82bg9dT1xkS/s640/IMG_0750.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjTTlrerpHGqDY9RRU55EZ1MZNAa2sYF8uka6ElSr43PjfJ81UyEPOGgiZWAmN8J7SaCJ9PGcmpAO71f5bghdPQJvPVoiTp-QGpquh87VAi_etiFohaEJ77a3O40eT-mo3WntfFSdcizi/s1600/IMG_0751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjTTlrerpHGqDY9RRU55EZ1MZNAa2sYF8uka6ElSr43PjfJ81UyEPOGgiZWAmN8J7SaCJ9PGcmpAO71f5bghdPQJvPVoiTp-QGpquh87VAi_etiFohaEJ77a3O40eT-mo3WntfFSdcizi/s640/IMG_0751.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">isn't it pretty in the glow of the setting sun?</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">a dear family friend invited me to meet some visiting US doctors whom he was entertaining and i jumped at the chance to finally visit <a href="http://m0remysterymeatballs.blogspot.com/2011/08/carousel-singapore.html"><i>au jardin</i></a>. had heard so much about it over the years but somehow never got down to going. also, opportunities like this don't drop on my lap every so often so all the more i dropped everything to go. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">the food was superlative (augh! forgot to keep the menu) and the service impeccable. but nothing screams "evening well spent" like a date in new york come easter 2012. can't wait to re-meet the lovely guests on their side of the pond! </div>mysterymeatballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019281990447409603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935506466084761048.post-44181165113121819022011-08-18T16:26:00.000+08:002011-08-18T16:26:16.231+08:00just one more reason<div style="text-align: center;">why i miss stockholm, and so look forward to going back to school.</div><br />
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mysterymeatballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019281990447409603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935506466084761048.post-24258089871798768612011-08-18T16:11:00.000+08:002011-08-18T16:11:15.020+08:00be a man<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zXLjo739JRvGx1B6WFM7AwElizzO71wNAfrvkwVC87WF2-v0EIWmd-IncQ0zj1vm1OeoIpEoH9AjJNNCvYrmEB2Kxrqnw4B0bISu0W0uDwrk8ZCs7Jhfkjoae6oapWqfVEJ8Rbhmj74N/s1600/tumblr_lmp6ayQYNy1qcxcjfo1_500.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zXLjo739JRvGx1B6WFM7AwElizzO71wNAfrvkwVC87WF2-v0EIWmd-IncQ0zj1vm1OeoIpEoH9AjJNNCvYrmEB2Kxrqnw4B0bISu0W0uDwrk8ZCs7Jhfkjoae6oapWqfVEJ8Rbhmj74N/s640/tumblr_lmp6ayQYNy1qcxcjfo1_500.png" width="434" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">way too funny not to share. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">courtesy of <a href="http://wowfunniestposts.tumblr.com/">wow funniest posts</a> and my darling sister, who hears my nightly face armour removal and mocks me for it.</div>mysterymeatballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019281990447409603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935506466084761048.post-16592861625992493102011-08-18T15:36:00.001+08:002011-08-18T15:48:12.362+08:00hello hello<div style="text-align: center;">at this point i feel it needful to clarify...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">so yes, for the avoidance of doubt:</div><div style="text-align: center;">1. nono, <u><b>no</b></u> eloping. </div><div style="text-align: center;">2. and even if i were to be eloping, it would not have been with adam </div><div style="text-align: center;">3. (much as i am fond of him)<br />
4. the sydney series is far from over, have some hunter valley posts coming right up :) </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>kthnxbye.</i></div>mysterymeatballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019281990447409603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935506466084761048.post-39455393332218341082011-08-18T09:00:00.001+08:002011-08-18T15:40:42.742+08:00marching on our stomachs sydney<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i>edit: charlotte has a lovely recipe on ginger brulee over <a href="http://charisbittensmitten.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/ginger-creme-brulee/">here</a>! what fortuitous timing :)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">early-ish start to the hunter valley, but not before a pit stop at bourket street bakery for the ginger brulee that fran was raving about. one word: WOW. unsurprisingly, we ended up with a box of sweets for the road...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhQeLYGln-3ycJ7C_bxsqX6uaB5USuUtOzyJHu3ouRaK168n59C_B49WAjADWXrLv4Qyyiw1Ai81l5xWOJwKlqwnRKx1iqEG88sUapzMCBIz3zOcow_OaPrkiO-7PWtcLsRdOgu-b2zZc/s640/IMG_0328.jpg" width="640" /></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">stuck our noses into the books on display at book cafe (opposite bourke street bakery) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYuE_ZBnrWn3V3JoHq4hkEDWkhb2QVjjCfvl_N6KL2b8wjRo9y1YREYbKBhJk6U0tSo4JXFoiAdX2NLUCyrqwAQn2U7STmr6GcbK86S8vLMku3bT_sQmCpSNiM8mp61ipJwvbf0lat_sD/s1600/IMG_0340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYuE_ZBnrWn3V3JoHq4hkEDWkhb2QVjjCfvl_N6KL2b8wjRo9y1YREYbKBhJk6U0tSo4JXFoiAdX2NLUCyrqwAQn2U7STmr6GcbK86S8vLMku3bT_sQmCpSNiM8mp61ipJwvbf0lat_sD/s640/IMG_0340.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">before heading north to the valley. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxE_a8x1ttGNfKCupcOFG6H1ixcLq4c9Xa9P2lkpjGcC4uTZOrIkSYMda2nndDma5HEKbbEa_jlAxPRRawdsOqxxk6d6ta6hatul1oTDsNuOtxNTJx-bzbZ4uMtvvUsDXwtbfs2Vy2AR-/s1600/IMG_0350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxE_a8x1ttGNfKCupcOFG6H1ixcLq4c9Xa9P2lkpjGcC4uTZOrIkSYMda2nndDma5HEKbbEa_jlAxPRRawdsOqxxk6d6ta6hatul1oTDsNuOtxNTJx-bzbZ4uMtvvUsDXwtbfs2Vy2AR-/s640/IMG_0350.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">also unsurprisingly, we were waylaid once again by the siren call of the coffee temptress and this hard to find gem had coffee that assuaged any guilt we might've felt. the valley could wait while the inner coffee gremlin had his fill.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDaW-l98E-dfqQ3AdAceZYJ7DYtLcDmbP1ILc3X0ZRGshhtDKUVdeF1oPlYndH6ZqPXzFo_xyg4Lax6ky8JT1Stvn-Jv-MEntvuArZwY5A-sSTn1-eOEZx-OOWQqpxk_N4OWNzY3Hxiu2/s1600/IMG_0354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDaW-l98E-dfqQ3AdAceZYJ7DYtLcDmbP1ILc3X0ZRGshhtDKUVdeF1oPlYndH6ZqPXzFo_xyg4Lax6ky8JT1Stvn-Jv-MEntvuArZwY5A-sSTn1-eOEZx-OOWQqpxk_N4OWNzY3Hxiu2/s640/IMG_0354.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>mysterymeatballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019281990447409603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935506466084761048.post-71369194571587901802011-08-18T01:36:00.002+08:002011-08-31T18:06:13.552+08:00it takes so little<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEec2wx0VTpWiQLr7jIHEc9CbpZjxXXkwjoDtAypZuY4TD10CC59qv6v_Y6cngI2qZpkVR2yaeGPEukGBXTse9sZZ5-tp5yVmk8WTUkBHv-hY0ZS2kJMXh_DL1rLUqiZdv9UIFSVmAqQR/s1600/porpor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEec2wx0VTpWiQLr7jIHEc9CbpZjxXXkwjoDtAypZuY4TD10CC59qv6v_Y6cngI2qZpkVR2yaeGPEukGBXTse9sZZ5-tp5yVmk8WTUkBHv-hY0ZS2kJMXh_DL1rLUqiZdv9UIFSVmAqQR/s640/porpor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> but means so much.</i></div>mysterymeatballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019281990447409603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935506466084761048.post-51566743200698504462011-08-18T00:40:00.002+08:002011-08-18T16:51:52.888+08:00carousel singapore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">should never have taught this little one to swim, now she won't stop!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">in other news, it's been one happy week of meet ups and chill outs. was back in the +65 on thursday and the time back in singers has really flown by. had pre-departure things to see to but will most definitely spare you the banality. went to <i>au jardin</i> for the first time and was suitably impressed. have had the pleasure of lunch out everyday for long overdue catch ups. what a luxury :) and there's much to look forward to this weekend! have absolutely no plans today because i've been running errands almost nonstop too so i wanted some time out. but come friday it's full steam ahead into the weekend. packed packed packed and i wouldn't have it any other way. looking forward to long anticipated girl time on friday, followed by a grown up dinner with a bunch of disgusting overachievers that i adore inspite of myself ;) </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">headed to universal studios with the folks on saturday, just so i will never have the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theonlinecitizen/posts/176384062409662">same regret as TPL</a> and looks like it's back to <a href="http://m0remysterymeatballs.blogspot.com/2011/07/tbc.html">tbc</a> on sunday for some sun (augh!) and squeezing with the beautiful people. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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