300 Joo Chiat Road

Went to the Kopitiam at 300 Joo Chiat Road for Teo Chiew Porridge this afternoon.

The pig knuckle was delicious, better than most I've tasted. It's chewy with collagen, but not oily. The meat was not overly salty and has a nice fragrance.

 Feel so contented after I empty the bowl.

Must try!

Sketch book

Got this hard cover book from PageOne bookstore, "conceptual drawings from the world's most influential designers".

"To draw oneself, to trace the lines,
Handle the volumes, organize the surface ...
all this means first to look, and then
to observe and finally perhaps to discover ...
and it is then that inspiration may come."

Le Corbusier

Make more notes

If you are a sucker for blank note book, make your way down to PageOne bookstore's closing down sale.

These velvet hard cover note books are going at a 50% discount.

Just can't resist, got to buy them!

Take Cover

I used a discarded iPhone cover and gave it a new lease of life.

Drew my design on it and will varnish it soon so I could dress my iPhone with it.

Recycle, reuse and recover!

You got mails

When I opened up my letter box yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised that the two parcels of my online shopping arrived at the same time.

Yet to try both the items. Accessories for my car and iPhone.

Lost

Boo hoo hoo!

Lost my Paul Frank glasses just after a month.

Disappointed with myself for being so careless.

Boo hoo hoo!

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My dinner tonight

Instant noodles!

Added carrots, scallops, wu xiang, cucumber and an egg!

Delicious!

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When given a lemon

On lunar new year eve, just as I was driving out of the carpark to head for my reunion dinner, I heard strange noises.

I stopped the car and got out to take a look and discovered that the front left wheel got a puncture. I drove back to the carpark and used Derrick's car instead.

As it's CNY, all mechanics are closed for the public holidays. I tried to change to the spare tire this morning so that tomorrow I could drive it to a mechanic. I've replaced tire before so it is not a challenge for me. As I was changing the tire, I realized that the floor is not concrete road but there are holes and the jack could not rest firmly on the floor. So a problem arose while I was trying to solve the first problem. I managed to shift the car back a little and found a spot where the jack could rest firmly on the concrete floor, but only after screwing back all the nuts which i had already unscrewed.

Life is like that, and many times, problems keep arising while you are trying to find solutions. And it always happen to me. But I guess we just have to be very focused to solve all problems, no matter how many more will arise along the way, ultimately everything will turn out well. Never give in to life, take each problem at a time and you will triumph over all the stumbling stones.

When life gives you lemons, it sucks but turn them into lemonade, never ever give in to life's challenges!

Flowers red red

Tomorrow kicks start the lunar new year.

As usual, I bought flowers, the red one, to decorate the house.
Flowers symbolize prosperity.
Wishing all of you prosperity throughout the year.

花开富贵， 身体健康
万事如意， 新年快乐