i'm more inclined to blog nowadays since there's nothing to keep me from my computer screen.. not really anyways. the freedom! almost, of arranging my time the way i want it.. hahaha.

anyways, i still dont have pictures of the hokkien food i ate so i dont think they'll go up anytime soon. what a waste cos i think its really rare to find authentic fujian food nowadays.. its not like cantonese (so many places! crystal jade etcetc) or teochew.

anyway, yesterday i went to Ding Tai Fung [ instead of sushi-tei, argh :( ] for lunch with auntie celine, auntie amelia and terence. they came from mauritius (my mom's friends). had the "esteemed" xiao long bao, bro+rach felt that Crystal Jade's xiaolongbao was nicer. i think each has its merit.. i thought the meat and broth was yummier for DTF but the uh.. "skin" was better in crystaljade. haha. but i hv to say both beats the geylang xiaolongbao. heh.

but, the la mian at DTF was an utter disappointment. eurgh. crystal jade has the REAL la mian man. hahaha. but the chicken soup broth was good. but its hard for a chinese restaurant to do a simple chicken soup wrong. so not much credit to DTF haha.

well then i followed bro+rach to the Singapore Discovery Centre! cos they wanted to bring terence there to play the shooting game thing.

first up we met Little George, the supposed "voice recognition robot".



i totally do not believe that it is a voice recognition robot. i think there's someone behind that reflective mirror thing.. responding to our comments. because i was discussing with my brother.. "do you think someone is controlling the robot? like someone behind the screen?" he shrugged, so i decided to ask the robot. before i could finish my question, (are you being con--?), the robot immediately responded, "no, i'm not being controlled, i'm just a voice recognition robot." YEAH RIGHT. i dont think robots can predict my question before i finish speaking it, and respond SO PROMPTLY! either that or the robot must have been "eavesdropping" on my quiet conversation with my brother - if that is true then i think a human must still be behind it. do robots eavesdrop?! haha.

anyway we went to watch this show at the iwerks place and it was totally boring for me i fell asleep, heh. SOOO, we went on to the shooting place. real "SAR" something rifle that weighs 5kg haha. and with recoil when u shoot. but it was all digital and computerised and stuff. i think terence enjoyed himself :)



this is rachel and kor with terence. im nt in any picture cos i was the photographer haha.

alright, adventures aside, i've just completed Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. it moves really slowly, but makes for a good read. the character development is excellent and it deals with issues sufficiently, with depth i don't see in most novels i've read. (maybe because previously i chose to read shallow novels?) it was a source of much musing.. on family, love, and of course, the issues of pride and prejudice. i was very satisfied at how the author "documented" the gradual erosion of prejudice on Elizabeth's part, and how Mr Darcy's pride was softened (or broken?) by Elizabeth's frankness. i also liked how Elizabeth reflected upon how they were kinda "made for each other", and not in a gushing and girly manner, but really because of how their personalities will bring out the strengths and temper the weaknesses of each other.

haha. in many ways i find myself identifying with mr darcy.. haha. anw after watching so many plots that talk about growing love, i am all the more convinced that authors/scriptwriters always make use of the "timing" element to create progression for a relationship. haha. just think of all the weepy dramas. how like, a guy walks past this girl and the girl turned her head too late or sth like that. or u know, "just nice" they both appeared at this place together. even jane austen used that "timing" thing in her novel to restart darcy and lizzy's love. haha. is that true in real life? if it is mostly true, isnt love very much left to chance, in the unbeliever's eye, and providence, in the believer's eye?

haha so much more in my mind but i'm too lazy and nua to type it out here. i wish i had nerdy friends who would discuss novels with me after reading. like, maybe i shd join a bookclub or sth. ha.

zzz.. its a lazy saturday.. off to meet valerie at grandparents place soon! ta!

you're way too beautiful girl
thats why it'll never work
you'll have me suicidal, suicidal
when you say its over