otosla (oolong tea on sunday lazy afternoons)

i was talking to betty a few weeks ago...when we started sharing our remedies, or should i say, antidotes for losing weight. other than the usual exercise and diet watching regimes, one of the things that came out was the consumption of oolong tea.

anyway, fast forward a few days, when i went home for chinese new year, i happened to mention this to my mom. low and behold, the very next day, i found this on my desk:



so today, since i had nothing better to do, i decided to try it out:







15 minutes later...i had my virgin brew of taiwanese tung ting oolong tea.



it actually tasted kinda sweet...don't know if it's supposed to be like that, cuz all the ones i've tried in the canned form are freaking bitter...or maybe it's just me...muahahaha.

try it out...oolong tea on sunday lazy afternoons. cheers. =)

smooth e baby face foam

here's yet another funny ad from the land of a thousand laughters...



now peihwan is adament on getting smooth e baby face foam from thailand...the wonders of advertising...and the ease of persuasiveness of the female species. sigh.

cheers. =)

dental health

moby went for his regular biannual dental check-up that was 3 years overdue. he stepped into the clinic wearily, as nightmares of his childhood visits to the dentist slowly crept back into his mind. but even then, he wanted to make use of his company's yearly dental benefit of $250, so he voluntarily walked into yet another nightmare.

the dentist (who will be known as bmt from now onwards, short for "bespectacled masked torturer") slowly poked and prodded at moby's teeth with his instruments of mass pain-infliction..."tender right? muahaha".

moby winced and nodded his head in agreement, with tears welled up in his misty eyes.

"i knew it. see lah, now got cavities already. you grind your teeth too, don't you?! take this!" and with that, bmt drilled a hole into moby's left hind upper molar (or whatever you call that tooth).

moby's saliva slowly started dripping down the side of his face, even with the suction of the vacuum-thing-that-they-stick-down-your-throat...moby was in danger of drowning in his own spit!

repeat the above process for the left hind lower molar, the right hind upper molar, the left upper incisor, and the left lower incisor. one and a half hours later, moby comes out of the dental clinic with 5 new fillings and $305 poorer. what a day. =|



(no, this is not my tooth)

search skymobile - mitsubishi galant

i test drove a '00 mitsubishi galant today. it felt good...in fact, it felt really good. smooth, powerful, steptronic, blah blah blah...the list goes on...go and google the car if you wanna know the full specs.



(like the picture above, the one i test drove was silver...not ideal, but still ok. not red or yellow or green can already.)

but it's not worth paying $1k a month (the car was quoted at $38k) for the 3 years left on the coe...and some more the salesman damn ah beng one. i don't think he understood half of what i asked him...luckily my colleagues were on hand to translate my "what's the mileage ah?" into it's hokkien counterpart. haha. ok, i exaggerate, but seriously...please go and learn proper england before you start doing sales lah. and so the search for the skymobile continues...

anyway, it's not easy finding a car. i've been surfing sgcarmart.com for nearly two months, but i still haven't found what i'm looking for (i can hear bono singing in my head already)...or maybe i'm just picky...but it is a big investment after all...

any other suggestions for the skymobile? here's the criteria:

budget: maximum $40k (preferably in the $20k - $30k region)
colour: preferably black or white (but can always respray, so doesn't really matter)
coe: left at least 4-5 years
plate number: not too jia lat (no "4444" or "7474")
fuel economy: at least 10km/l
road tax / insurance: as low as possible
leather seats: preferred, but not a must
mileage: less than 20,000km per year of usage
engine: at least got some power one lah

actually i've already lowered my expectations already...it doesn't need to be a sports car (which kinda makes my previous post a little redundant now)...i'll sacrifice for my virgin used car. haha.

got good lobang, please let me know: hsutienchi@gmail.com

cheers. =)

car finalists

and the finalists are...in order of preference...

1. nissan silvia s14 (or s15)



this car is the stuff wet dreams are made of...silky smooth design with a rocket of an engine to top it off. 'enuff said. price: $40k+


2. 1992 honda prelude



the honda prelude was my favourite car of all time since i was like 12 years old...of course, that was before i met silvia. however, price-wise, this is the most affordable of the lot. price: $20k - $23k


3. toyota celica gt4 (the old ones)



celica was up there along with the prelude during my teenage wet dream era...but nowadays the design seems to get more and more stiff...i prefer the rounded edges, with the aerodynamic shape. having said that, i still wouldn't mind one if the price were right. price: $30k+


sigh. i want, i want, i want!!! anyone with good lobang for these cars, please email me...i would be most appreciative. cheers. =)

small world

it's such a small world.

i just had dinner with my customer from samsung...a korean guy...very generous (he bought me dinner and drinks, rather than the other way around) and sensible man. he's actually in singapore as an expat, sent from his seoul office to sort out some issues here...

anyway, i just found out that he has a cousin who used to be my dad's ex colleague in the states! his cousin has two kids...one guy and one girl...both of whom happened to be my friends in school at that time too!

how coincidental is that? it's such a small world...

(p.s. - btw, if you wanna buy samsung stuff, let me know...cuz you know why)

gambling season

'tis the season for gambling...

but this year, jason's in aussieland, and wayne's in engerland...which means...lack of mahjong kakis. =(

actually, i found a kaki in the form of a young (and soon to be ex) colleague, but the stakes she plays are comparable to those we played for when we were mere students in the hall. yeah...remember those day? $0.10 / $0.20...*stifles yawn*

not that we've upgraded much lah...it's now $0.30 / $0.50...which means an exponential maximum of $8.00 / $16.00 per round...quite affordable for a few hours of entertainment and companionship...which is kinda what the lunar new year is about right? besides, playing mahjong keeps you from going senile...helps to roll back the years...literally. haha.



anyway, i'm looking around for some mahjong kakis...obviously people who aren't too good...in fact, the lousier the better (too bad steve, you don't have to apply...you're already one of the aforementioned...muahahaha)...and the richer the better! muahahaha. let me know if you're interested. hehe.

cheers. =)

happy new year (gin gin)

hey, how's it going? this is gingin on behalf of moby...he's too busy to blog cuz he's doing sit-ups after falling victim to the disease called "overeatingatreuniondinnerenza".

anyway, moby sauntered back on saturday afternoon...and started taking pictures of me. quite irritating i must say:



how's a cat supposed to sleep with this guy around???



the three of them (moby and parents) decided to go for a walk...and so i decided to join them. moby gets quite excited about the most mundane, everyday things in life...like this stupid catepillar which has been on our plant for the longest time already...



and this dumbass durian tree in our backyard...



it has a tendency to drop surprises on you when you least expect it. this one fell inches from my snout the other day while i was doing some business. *hiss*



here's the requisite picture that i helped moby and mom to take...



moby's mom returning the favour...



i love going on walks with the family...except for the hairy legs...which is why i prefer mommy dearest. hehe.



after taking their own sweet time with the walk, the family finally sat down to the dinner table, and thus, to their reunion dinner:



i, on the other hand, am a fussy eater, so i decided to just stick to my salmon and prawn mix. =)

after eating the sumptuous meal, everyone (myself included) burped a sigh of content, circled our beds a few times, and curled up to rest for yet another day...



happy new year! moby will be up and running soon...hopefully literally. hehe.

meow. =)