recent going-ons

the bus i was on today smelled of perspiration and french fries, which made for a horrible mix of odours. next to me on the seat was also this guy who somehow managed to take up more space than he ought to – men should learn how to sit with their legs closed – which was annoying. 

i also realised today that my ‘leisurely’ walking speed is still a fair bit faster than that of other ladies on the streets; even in heels and strolling there were still too many other people in my way.

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i met up with some JC friends the other day; most whom i had not seen for more than two years. they haven’t changed much at all, though i wish some of them have.

that day, i also heard for the second time in a week someone saying that they wouldn’t mind working in Asia, perhaps Hong Kong or China – one friend had been in the US for several years now, another had been in the UK for around 6 months.

the interesting thing is that neither of them have been to China (nor Hong Kong i think). Despite my current vocation, i’m not interested at all in working in China for several reasons, and much of my current opinion stems from having visited the country myself – i think if i’d never stepped foot there on a personal holiday last summer i might feel differently.

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lunch today was at a cafe near The Office – coffee and pasta set for $8.90 only. naturally the price was too good to be true, as the pasta was overcooked and the ‘pesto cream’ sauce had no pesto and was too thin and watery.

the sign at the front of the cafe also wrote “tomato cream” under the list of pastas available. when i asked what was in the tomato cream pasta i got a strange look from the cashier and the ‘chef’ (i’m pretty sure i can cook better than her), and was informed bemusedly that the pastas came with either tomato sauce or cream sauce.

now, this isn’t the first time i’ve been misled by the words “tomato cream” in singapore. previously i was at Modestos, and a tomato cream lasagne we ordered turned out to be lasagne cooked in cream cheese with a dollop of tomato sauce on top.

and that’s what tomato cream pasta looks like (picture from here)

it’s depressing that tomato cream is unheard of here as it undoubtedly is my favourite pasta sauce – yes, even more so than cream sauce. it’s a fabulous sauce as the tang of the tomato combines with the oomph of cream to produce an absolutely delicious flavour. also, it’s extremely simple to make and has has the yummy taste of cream with little of the fat – i’ve made tomato cream pasta and one serving requires about 200g canned tomatoes with only 2.5 tablespoons of cream. it remains a mystery why restaurants don’t serve it here.

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the past two weeks have been spent playing computer games – mainly the childish ones, like Plants vs Zombies which i enjoyed tremendously.

for Black Friday, Steam held a huge sale and most games are still at sale prices – starting from USD2.99. as Plants vs Zombies was too short a game i bought Puzzle Bots at 4.99USD, which is really fun too.

 

there are 5 robots in all, each with different abilities, which one must use to complete tasks. the game has an interesting storyline and i like the robot voices!

just the other day, The Boy bought me Toki Tori as well, which features a ridiculously cute tori as the main character. it’s also a puzzle game, but when one takes too long to think through the puzzle, the tori gets bored and does things to entertain itself, like hop from one foot to another, wave at the player and juggle eggs.

  

この鳥、めっちゃかわいい！！～～

i’m not very good at puzzle games though, and am only on the first stage, so we’ll see how long it takes before i start pulling my hair out in annoyance. :P