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25 Random Things About Me

This is actually a note that I published in FB... but since I now have my own blog... (ahem.. ahem... so proud)... let me post this here too... :) 1. I am chocoholic. I love any chocolate candy… from the local brands such as serg (which I hope they will bring back), mayfair, football, chocnut, flat tops/curly tops to the imported ones such as cadbury, nestle, m&ms, ferrero, hershey's etc. (except ALMOND JOY) 2. Eating at McDonalds makes me happy… it makes me reminisce of my childhood years. 3. I am obsessed with shoes… I make it a point to buy at least a single pair of shoes in each country that I go to. 4. I used to hate the beach and the feeling of sand in my feet… but that is all BEFORE my trip to Boracay… now I think otherwise. 5. It became my routine to go to the mall at least once a week… this serves as my therapy… 6. I don't like imitation or knock-offs… I will prefer to buy clothes with a cheap brand or no brand at all instead of buying fake apparel. 7...

Din Tai Fung

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I have been to Singapore several times already and usually we just eat at my sister's place or at a cheap fastfood area... It is only now that my sister and brother-in-law promised us that they will take us to at least one fancy restaurant... Lo and behold... it came true! They took us to Din Tai Fung -- an award-winning restaurant of Taiwanese origin, specialising in xiaolongbao (small steamed buns, marketed as "dumplings" in the West). And now that I mention xiao long bao... allow me to discuss the step-by-step procedure on how to eat it... note: it is actually an art... hehehe :) 1.Pour some vinegar to the shredded ginger. (Xiao Long Bao’s are always served with shredded ginger and Chinese black vinegar.) 2.Gently pick up a Xiao Long Bao with the chopsticks and make sure that you don’t break the skin. You can do so by holding the Xiao Long Bao in the middle. 3.Gently dip the Xiao Long Bao in the ginger vinegar sauce. 4.Lift it up and place it on the spoon. 5.Ni...

My official first entry

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 Since this is my first entry... I am still a baby blogger... ay corny!  Blogs, blogging and bloggers have been around for some time... believe me... I attempted to create a blog several times already but as you can see... it ends with just the mere attempt... So now that I finally tried to create my own blog, I will try to make this like a diary... as an outlet to release my emotions, thoughts and feelings... :) But then again, since this is my own blog... I will not limit myself... this blog will contain anything under the sun... So goodluck to me... and hopefully this will not be my first and last entry.. :)