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Friday, August 4

Nachooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[spinning]: that i am, i am song from nacho libre

Jack Black <3. I must say.. Nacho Libre was one weird ass movie. I mean what the?? But it was hilarious nonetheless. Come on, how can you not laugh at Jack Black. "When you are a man.. sometimes.. you like to wear stretchy pants.. in your room." Yes wise words from the nacho..

I miss Ratty from XPlay. In yo face biotch!

Some of us were talking the other day after YDM during dinner about old cartoon shows. And only a few of us i.e. me and terrence knew about Jem and the Holograms. Come on.. Jem is my name, no one else is the same? Tsk. They don't make cartoons like that anymore! :(

Posted at 9:05 pm by niks
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Tuesday, August 1

how would you explain your constant lack of motion?

[spinning]: a stranger – a perfect circle

I met Chef Maurizo yesterday. It went well. It was a casual meeting, he was very nice. Straightforward and honest. Haha. No beating around the bush. He's going to pass my CV to the HR, he doesn't have the authority to make an offer. He said my chances are very good. And even if things don't work out at Fratini's he will help put in a good word for me at Rizqun and Saffron. Just continue praying!!

I decided that I won't go back for my graduation in September. Yeah, it'll cost too much and I don't need these unncessary expenses and neither does my sister. Besides, she and prav won't even be in KL during the ceremony so there's no point. Oh well, no big deal! No need to listen to the boring speeches and countless hours waiting for my name to be called.

Posted at 6:12 pm by niks
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Desert Island List

[spinning]: hungry – dave navarro

If you were asked to choose only 10 ingredients to take with you to a proverbial desert island to cook with for the rest of your life, which of your favourites would you choose? And what 3 cooking techniques would you choose?

I've been thinking about it for the past few days and this is my list:

INGREDIENTS

1. Chilli Padi. I'm Thai, it's in my blood. I can't live without it!

2. Garlic. Absolutely essential with the chillies, it adds depth and it's good for you too!

3. A Rooster and a Chicken. So I can have eggs, and more chickens! There's so many things you can do with chicken.. and I love eggs. Haha.

4. Coriander. My favourite herb. So vibrant, so good with the chillies and the garlic!!

5. Lime. I'd make a 'yam' marinade for the seafood i'd catch from the sea. I could live on that.

6. Olive Oil. You gotta have the olio. And this is the best tasting one there is!

7. Tomatoes. There's nothing like vine-ripened tomatoes. Roma tomatoes in the summer.. and you can just eat it in all it's raw juicy glory. Or a tomato confit! I'd forage for other vegetables and tubers.

8. Black Pepper. I wouldn't have to bring salt.. I'd get it from the sea! But I need the black pepper. It's so much better than the white stuff!

9. Chocolate. If I had to pick one dessert then it'd have to be chocolate. Chocolate Ice Cream. Hello? Desert Island? What could be more perfect?

10. Rice. I'm Asian, I can't live without rice. But I'd want Bread too! Okay, either one of rice, bread or pasta will do.

TECHNIQUES

1. Boiling. To cook my rice and seafood

2. Grilling. The smoky flavours.. and they go really well with the lime and the coriander..

3. Sauteeing. Nothing like a quick stir fry! And it's one of the first techniques I learned as a kid.

Posted at 12:05 pm by niks
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Saturday, July 29

i've been waiting.. think i'm gonna make a move

[spinning]: me & you - cassie

I have good news! Once again God has opened doors for me! Mum got a phone call yesterday from her friend telling her to ask me to give the Chef at Fratini's a call. Which I did this morning, and I'm going to meet him on Monday! Yeah! And he was asking me why I spoke such 'good' english. Haha. I'm hoping to slip in the fact that I'm a huge supporter of the Azzurri and AS Roma... lol. Well he IS Italian, and what do Italians love more than their food and football?

Anyway, spent yesterday out with Mum. It was good to spend time with her, shopping and watching Pirates of the Carribean 2, which by the way is a really good movie chocked full of action-y goodness. Bought a few things, finally got myself a pair of sunnies! And more earrings. They were so pretty.. and so cheap too!

Had a late night phonecall last night from Mr. It's-a-religious-experience-meeting-me. And by late I mean early morning around 2.30. Luckily I was coherent enough to understand what he was saying. Haha. We haven't had a proper conversation in ages..about 4..5 months..Things were pretty weird between us.. So it was good to talk to him again. While we were talking, he brought up the fact that l like to complicate things? Do I really? I don't know, maybe I do.. well he would know. I did overreact to some things.. I can't help but be analytical over things.. :( But then again, I have to learn that not everything needs an explanation! And I should really just chill and relax.. Easier said than done though! And I am not EMO. :P

Posted at 4:06 pm by niks
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Thursday, July 27

would you complain that it came to you too easily?

[spinning]: everybody's screaming – lostprophets

I'm missing my friends back in KL. Well I forgot Taufik's birthday. I really thought his birthday was on the 24th of July. Turns out his birthday falls on the 24th of JUNE. Yup. Some friend I am. Haha. I don't think he's forgiven me. Ooops! I miss talking to Hazel about ANTM and late night supper at Jalal's with Li Yen. All of them are busy working now. :(

My 20th birthday is less than 2 months away. The big 2-0. One more year and then I won't have an excuse to act childish anymore. Nooooooo! But then again I still have the ability to pass off as a 17yr old. Not good for getting into clubs though. Oh please let us forget that the whole Nuovo incident ever happened. I was never one for clubbing anyway. More of a bar/lounge person. Anywhere where there's butterscotch vodka spanking boards. :D

You know when your birthday draws closer and you can't help but reminisce about the yesteryears. Yeah, well, hasn't happened to me just yet. Haha. I miss being a kid. Just being able to live a carefree life and thinking that the world is THAT small and that it revolves around you. No worries about money, no worries about exams or work or relationships. Ahh... sweet innocence. Whenever I eat ice cream, it makes me feel like a kid. Just that nostalgic feeling. And crinkle cut fries too oddly enough!

Posted at 10:27 pm by niks
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Sunday, July 23

will you trust Him?

[spinning]: lift up your eyes – planetshakers

I found last night's sermon to be really inspirational.. After all the trials and tribulations, she is still unwavering in her faith in God. And she posed a challenge for us, "Will you trust Him?". Trust Him with everything, living in Faith and not by Sight. It wasn't too long ago that I made this promise to Him, that I would trust Him, that I would put my life in His hands. And since then, I find myself worrying less, fretting less about how things were going to turn out. A big change from the worrywort I used to be.

But it isn't easy to put your full trust in Him. I wanted to stay here in Brunei, at least till the end of the year. I was hoping to get a job, but things didn't work out. I could have looked at it in a negative light, and I did at first. I thought "What's going on? Don't you want me to work? Am I not good enough?". But when I made that promise, my whole perspective changed. Now I look at this time that I have as time to commit to Him. To know Him better, to deepen my relationship with Him, to strengthen my foundations when I go back to KL so that I wouldn't make the same mistakes again. A time to build new relationships and repair old ones.

Perhaps getting a job here in Brunei would have been in a sense, 'career-suicide'. I know Botak wasn't too happy about my coming back here to work. Sure, I could get a job in some deadbeat restaurant, or in an office or something. But that would be going against what I fought and worked hard for. My Uncles didn't spend a ton of money for me to work in a dingy kopitiam or to work a photocopier. I know God has much more planned for me. Brunei isn't the place for me, as much as I want it to be. Settling for second best is not something my Dad, and my God would want me to do.

I sent in my testimony to the YDM blog. I think it's up already. I was a bit apprehensive at first, I mean.. I wasn't sure if I was ready to share my testimony. Shy lah!. But as I was typing away, I thought what could be more awesome than sharing the wonder of God and how He has blessed us in our lives? And it ended up being quite lengthy. Haha. Trust me, that was the shortened one.

Posted at 5:32 pm by niks
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