Completion of my hse - when?

it was scheduled to be end of this mth - which is today.. but the progress seem to be dragged as some of things still nt yet up / installed. my hubby said give them another 2wks n c hw. anyway, we sort of predict this situation alreadi cos sometime there is no progress of revon in my hse at all.
God! we reali went there almost everyday, veri tiring luckily is nearby whew!!.

Sigh, we need to start our packing also, so many things to shift. Time to collect e empty boxes.
Although our new hse is nearby, but we still need a mover, at least a lorry ..argh... so many stuffs!!
Time to throw AWAY the OLD, USELESS, UNWANTED stuffs. HEHAHHAHA. Think it's a sign.

Chicken & Lup Cheong Rice, Rice Cooker Recipe

Ingredients(Serves 2-3)
- 1 cup rice
- 1/2 chicken (about 650g), chopped
- 2 lup cheong/Chinese sausages (about 100g)
- 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- a piece of ginger

1. Marinade chicken pieces with dark soy sauce and oyster sauce.
2. Grate some ginger and squeeze the pulp to get about 2 tsp ginger juice. This step is very important but when I’m busy, I just substitute this step with a few slices of ginger. Add the juice to the marinated chicken pieces.
3. Slice the lup cheong diagonally.
4. Open the lid of the rice cooker to check when the rice is almost 3/4 cooked (the water is almost dried up). Each rice cooker is different and will take different timing to reach this state.
5. At this point, add the chicken, lup cheong and a few slices of ginger. I did not add the leftover marinade sauce as it will cause the rice to become soggy. Close the rice cooker lid and continue cooking. My rice cooker cook for a further 20 minutes before it sounds the chime indicating the rice is done . You should “keep warm” the food for at least another 20 minutes after the rice is cooked to ensure that the chicken and lup cheong is cooked through.
6. Use a spatula to mix the ingredients thoroughly with the rice. After doing so, your rice will become brown from the soy marinade. Garnish with fried shallots and chopped spring onions.

LUS S-line Body Glove

Convenient, effective and practical unique slimming glove for tummy, thigh and arms!

The price for LUS S-Line Body Glove (1 Sheet/5 Packs Glove) is S$34.90.
You can purchase from SASA Outlet, BHG Outlet or visit http://www.secretive.sg
It claimed to be raved by Korean celebrities! And this ’super’ powerful glove can helps to achieve slim and toned body (Effective exfoliation + BURNING FATS + Firms skin) Although it states results vary from different person, but i pray hard n had faith to slim my elephant thighs.

Do this exfoliating action on desired areas for 3-5 mins. The cream in the glove will activate a cooling sensation in this process.
After exfoliating, start Slimming Action. Massage on desired areas for another 3-5mins.
Heating and intensive lifting sensation will activate around 10-15mins.
wow, can see results immediate, fell in Lve with it. I’m veri happy with the results. Besides the toning effect, my skin becomes softer and smoother. I bet this glove will also be effective if you are prone to water retention. Overall, needless to say about the effectiveness, I just like to add on that the cream has very nice light scented fragrance and is quite safe for sensitive skin.

Japanese Buffet Restaurant Singapore

Ikoi Japanese Restaurant at Hotel Miramar, Irodori Japanese restaurant at River View Hotel and Senki Japanese Restaurant at Killiney road are amongst the best Japanese Buffets in Singapore.

IKOI Japanese Restaurant – Japanese Buffet 401 Havelock Road #01-01 Hotel Miramar Singapore Tel: +65 6887 3788 // Weekday Japanese ala carte Buffet $33++ Weekend Japanese ala carte Buffet $33++ * Reservations highly recommended

Senki Japanese Buffet Restaurant 109 Killiney Road Tel: +65 6734 5565 // Weekday Japanese ala carte Buffet $30++ Weekend Japanese ala carte Buffet $33++

Here is another place for japanese food lovers
Tetsu: 163 Tanglin Rd, #03-18 Tanglin Mall, Tel: 6836 3112
Katsu is excellent! Its really a must-try if you visit Tetsu. The Kaisekis course meals are still value for quality.

I Love Taimei: Taiwanese Street, Bugis, Singapore

I love Taimei, a small Taiwanese cafe located at Bugis Village that sells Taiwanese street food. Even though I always pass by the area, but didn’t notice the place until recently. I heard that it opened for a year or longer.


A regular bubble tea is $2, while most of the Taiwanese street food like the fried chicken, burger, mee sua are around $3-4; a strong hint of vinegar within the sticky and soupy mee sua, which had bits and pieces of tiny little oysters. A set meal consisting of a main, side and drink will cost around $6-7. I had drank Taimei’s bubble tea for afew times, and I definitely don’t think that it will lose out to KOI. (not expert on it; just thought).
BBQ Crispy Chicken ($3.90). It was crispy and drizzled with the spicy-sweet BBQ sauce. It ok but small for 4bucks. Cheese fries ($2), which was pretty decent. Coated with a layer of cheesy texture, it’s the ideal snack to munch the afternoon away.


**post taken from ironladychef blog***

Facebook launch!

Social Network
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook founder) begins his fury of dunk blogging and programming; FaceMash after his "breakup", what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications. Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield), once Zuckerberg's close friend, who provided the seed money and Napster founder Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake), who brought Facebook to Silicon Valley's venture capitalists.
Movie started off through flashbacks via deposition hearings for two concurrent lawsuits, the development and early days of the social networking website Facebook is presented. Zuckerberg, with financing from his friend Saverin, decided instead to develop his own website without telling the "Winklevi" (as he calls the twins) and Narenda. Zuckerberg's assertion was that he never used a line of code provided by the three in his work. As "thefacebook" blossom, brought to more and more university campuses, Zuckerberg and Saverin began to have a difference of opinion: Saverin wanted to sell ad space to generate revenue while Zuckerberg, never one interested in money, didn't want to go that route as the ads would make the site lose its "cool" factor, which made it popular. The site attracted the attention of the founder of Napster, Sean Parker. As Parker ingratiated himself into Facebook's life (much to Saverin's chagrin) and as Zuckerberg began increasingly to side with Parker, Saverin slowly began to be phased out of both Zuckerberg's personal and professional life.

Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg; a cold, calculated and determined genius who knows what he wants, is very confident and forward-looking and will stop at nothing to get it. His counter in the film is Saverin, played brilliantly by Andrew Garfield, Saverin is a far more sympathetic character, more warm and inviting – these traits only increase the impact of the tragedy of Zuckerberg's betrayal of their friendship.

In the end this isn't a story about the founding of Facebook (cos nt 100% real); it's really a story of friendship, ambition and betrayal, a character study of this fascinating individual whose actions in the film happen to depict the invention of an online social networking site that gets out of hand and puts all of his relationships, especially that with his best friend and business partner, in jeopardy.

Samsung Galaxy S Vs Nokia N8

Nokia N8 is a flagship phone with premium feel, Symbian3, a high-end device to run a tried n true mobile OS that millions of users are accustomed. Samsung Galaxy S, on the other hand, a novel path it undertook with Android, having the fastest graphics chipset w 4” Super AMOLED screen.
Design: Nokia N8 is beautifully crafted from anodized aluminum, exudes that premium feel. Simply run your fingertips on it /against the etched logo, it is a high-end craftsmanship. Samsung Galaxy S wows with best LCD screen , as extremely thin n light, thus doesn't feel like the big phone it actually is. Being made entirely of plastic has its positives - plastic is lighter and less rigid thаn metal. Both have physical home buttons under their screens. Galaxy S adds back and menu buttons on its sides, making its' a better idea.
Nokia N8 has a non-removable battery. Card slots (SIM and microSD) are taken out of the battery compartment, placed on the left side. On the right side is the camera button, while Galaxy S uses the touchscreen to focus and shoot. Buttons on both handsets are very responsive. Important ports are protected either by sliding lids /plastic caps, both are manufactured with precision, feel like they can go on for years.
Interface, Software and Connectivity: Samsung Galaxy S has a more slick looking interface, feels faster n more responsive. Messaging has similar functionality, email client of Nokia can download up - 999 messages for offline viewing, while Galaxy S allows you to carry so much mre and searchеable. An improvement in text input department of Nokia's handset is needed.
Nokia N8 offers a free lifetime navigation with excellent Ovi Maps, which has turn-by-turn directions coverage in much more countries than Google Maps for now. It is an offline navigational software, of that type u have to pay in Android Mkt n only if u are in a country that supports paid applications download for your Android handset.
Camera and Multimedia: Galaxy S is more touch-friendly n easy to use. Nokia N8's 12MP camera with powerful flash is aimed more to sophist ppls, who know what they are doing. The photos from Galaxy S come slightly unfocused. Photography-oriented Nokia N8 took sharp, detailed snaps in a variety of situations, especially in low-light. Indoor shots are aided by flash up to 10ft. Nokia N8 had the advantage, focusing exactly on the object at hand.
When recording, Nokia N8 has upper hand with its stereo recording capabilities, offers very usable 2x digital zoom while shooting video. Samsung Galaxy S make videos smoother, but the difference isn't much. Galaxy S videos are a bit underexposed compared to those of Nokia N8, resulting in a slightly darker looking environment, but color representation is good on both handsets. Photos n videos gallery looks better on Samsung Galaxy, with nice animations and 3D effects, whereas on Nokia N8 is just plain ol' grid of thumbnails. Nokia N8 excels in editing functionality, offered for pictures n videos in the gallery. Abilities on Galaxy S are basic while on Nokia N8 the editing possibilities offered are comparable to a paid program that u have to buy off from Android Market.
Music playback on Galaxy S is excellent, with a pretty and functional player interface and SRS surround sound in headset mode. Nokia N8's music player on other hand, supports Cover Flow-like eye candy, its true audio virtue is the work of Dolby Mobile technologies in both headset mode n through speaker. It can play sound encoded with Dolby Digital Plus, which adds to the immersive experience.
Speaking of video playback, both handsets support a large number of formats, including DivX/Xvid and the chipsets are powerful enough to play HD resolutions. Big, vivid screen of Galaxy S definitely has the upper hand for watching videos on the go.
Performance: The in-call performance on Nokia N8 is very good, with loud n clear sounding voices in earpiece, while the noise-cancelling microphones do for better output at the hearing end. On Samsung Galaxy S the voice quality is decent – fine clarity in the earpiece on our side, but static noise at the receiving end plus some echo. Speaker of Nokia N8 also has upper hand, producing loud sounds with minimum distortion while Galaxy S is clear but weaker, as expected in a thin handset. Both phones produce excellent sounds in headset mode, due to the surround sound technologies present, but Nokia N8 has taken it to another level with Dolby Mobile. There is no reception problems on both handsets so far. Nokia N8 has placed the antennas near the plastic at both ends of the phone, so receptionwise it doesn't disappoint. Battery life in 3G talk time mode is rated at 6.5hrs time for Galaxy S, and 5.5 hrs for Nokia N8.

Conclusion: As usual, in the end it all comes to personal preferences. There are many differences that will make picking one, depending on the usage. If you watch movies on your commute, read e-books n documents, play games on a 4” Super AMOLED screen, powered by the most powerful mobile graphics chipset, u may want to go with Samsung Galaxy S. For a well-rounded smartphone package, that appeal a lot to the casual n more experienced photographers, one would most likely pick Nokia N8, with its 12MP camera and Xenon flash. The Finnish handset also adds other notable virtues, namely the ability to watch its contents via HDMI-out with channel surround sound, USB-on-the-go and free lifetime navigation that works offline in most countries.