Do refrain from buying & eating any pistachios at the moment.

Apparently the pistachios originated from Setton Farms has been tested positive for salmonella during some routine tests.

Did a wiki on this virus and was shocked to read the following:

Salmonella can survive for weeks outside a living body. They have been found in dried excrement after over 2.5 years. Sunlight (ultraviolet radiation) accelerates their demise; they perish after being heated to 55 degrees C for one hour, or to 60 degrees C for half an hour.

To protect against salmonella infection, it is recommended that food be heated for at least ten minutes at 75 degrees C (temperature at the center). The bacteria are not destroyed by freezing. Salmonella die rapidly in acid media, and common disinfectants destroy them within a few minutes.

Setton Farms has since recalled more than 2 million pounds of pistachios worldwide.

Please pass this news around.
You wouldn't want to anyone close to you to contract Salmonellosis after eating pistachios.

Hearing this song brings back memories of me as a kid sitting in my dad's car with mum and my brothers. This is also how I came to appreciate Hokkien songs. It's a very old MV so the way it's filmed is kinda passe.

For those who like Hokkien songs, hope you enjoy it...

My best secondary school mate, whom I knew since I was 14 got ROM.

17 years later, she finally settled down with the hubby (after surviving through all her past relationships). Though we have been busy with our own lives, we still make it a point to meet up during birthdays to catch up.

I do missed the times when we were still in secondary days. Thinking back, it's amazing how this girl whom loathes me initially went on to become my best friend and both of us still keeping contact after all these years. I still remember back in those days, the girls will always discussed about who getting married first and at what age blah blah blah.

Time flies and we have all grown up.

Mom has been pestering me to find a gf. I know that's her only wish given that me and my brothers have grown up, it's indeed high time for me to get attached. My brother who has been seeing this girl for several years decided to end his relationship due to some reasons which I don't know. I guess that somehow broke mom's heart as she was hoping to have a grandson soon.

On a lighter note, I'm gonna meet this secondary school mate of mine this coming Monday to celebrate her birthday. I'm so looking forward to it...

Went clubbing with Gary on Friday, the last time I club was like 5 months ago...

The newly renovated premise was packed, it's quite nice and the dance floor is bigger. Luckily we had a table just next to the DJ console. Dance abit but the music was boring initially so ended up sitting down playing mobile game on my cellphone.

Music starts to get better after 2. It was great to see so many friends again. Catch up here and there and headed home while the rest proceed for supper around 3ish.

Taught Kenneth and Calvin blading at ECP on sat noon. Both were making good process especially Kenneth who later text me that his legs were swollen due to him gripping his toes tightly for the first hour. Big mistake!!

Was having running nose since Sat morning and I thought it will get better after the blading session since I'll get to perspire... but well, it decided to get worse. Pop the flu pill after I reached home and concuss for the next 12 hours. Woke up, eat my brunch only to fall back to sleep again.

Finally got up at 6pm for dinner so it's practically wake up, eat, sleep, wake up and eat again.
At least I feel so much better now. =)

Another weekend gone, gonna work on next Sat though.
This coming week is going to be another busy week for me.

Gym, work, dinner, movie, KTV, swim, event and the list goes on. I didn't even have time to sit down in front of my lappie to watch my favourite drama series Perfect Cut 2.

I'm sure most of you will be very familiar with this song 你没想像中那么爱我 by 石欣卉, one of the theme song for "Perfect Cut 1". Soothing melody, meaningful lyrics accompanied with an excellent voice, hope you guys enjoy this song as much as I do.

你小心翼翼 牵我手
其实是担忧 藏不住我
自尊也投降 活在她之下
我 好傻

你字字句句说 你不爱她
那又是什么 让你害怕
我疑惑但是原谅 因为你留下
我 好傻

不是我不说就不在意空等候
原来 你没想像中那么爱我
我不懂该拿什么安慰我的难受
你的存在 让我更寂寞

你寸步不离 像天使的她
挥霍我的爱 从不放心上
我有一丝无奈 也有一些明白
该 放开

不是我不说就不在意空等候
原来 你没想像中那么爱我
我不能再从你的怀抱感觉到什么
不爱我 别再说 假装爱 那是撒盐在伤口

啊~~ 谁说我不在意空等候
原来 你从来都没深刻爱我
我才懂不是我不心痛
其实是心没了感受

Ooh~~~你没想像中爱我

For all you cheese lovers out there, here's a receipe on how to make your own Nacho cheese. Anyone adventurous enough to try it out? Don't forget to call me up to sample yeah?



Serving Size: Enough for one bowl of nachos (1-2 persons)

Ingredients:
1 1/2 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. corn starch
1/2 cup milk
1 oz. cream cheese, cubed
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1/8 cup monterey jack, shredded
1/2 tsp. Busha Browne's Pukka Hot Pepper Sauce. (Any habanero/scotch bonnet pepper sauce will do. We recommend anything with a "use with descretion" warning on the bottle.)
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1/4 tsp. paprika

Directions:
In a small saucepan over low-medium heat, melt butter and stir in corn starch. Pour in the milk, add cream cheese, and continue to stir until mixture is fully incorporated. While stirring mix in cheddar and jack cheeses, chili powder, paprika, and hot pepper sauce. Continue to stir until cheese has melted and all ingredients are well blended.

Recipe extracted from http://www.ilovenachocheese.com/.

Happen to stumble upon this video that intelligently illustrate and explain the formation of a complex situation known as the crisis of credit. For those who are interested (especially Jaron since you are a banker), do watch the video at crisisofcredit.com.

It's amazing how brokers, bankers and investors earn millions of dollars through mortage loans, how these investors become greedy leading to introduction of higher risk mortages before resulting in a series of default payments and eventually creating a credit crisis.

I guess some of you may not be able to fully understand the entire concept after viewing for the first time. You may want to re-view a second time to fully grasp the whole process.

Enjoy the video...

I missed her alot...

How nice will it be if we humans can control our emotions just like how we control the TV or the aircon settings via a remote control.

Once again, I did something bad, a decision which ends up hurting an innocent party. It seems that I have been causing hurt to a lot of people though they are all unintentionally. I don't feel good at all and I hate myself for it.

I shall not try it again, not in the near future in case of history repeating itself. I dunno how long I will take but that's not important anymore...

I no longer hate myself though, not anymore... =)

For obvious reasons, I really can't understand the mentality of these women whom are already in their mid 30s or even 40s. I'm deeply amazed by the way they can drama in public despite their age.

I don't mean to sterotype but I realize similar incidents are always associated with aunties. With the readily availability of mobile phones with video capturing feature and user generated website such as youtube, I wonder if they will still react the same way if they know their actions have and will be upload online for the entire world to tease and laugh.

Enjoy the drama...

This week has been a tiring week. Had to clear the work that piled up while I was away to Bangkok. Been waking up earlier than usual as I have to reach office either for conference call or some other reasons.

I finally get to sleep to my heart's content today. Met up Judson around 5ish and had dinner at Marina Square before heading over to Marina Bay for this 新加坡 e 乐大赏 2009 organized by Radio 100.3.

Out of approximately 10 performers, there were 4 singers whom I like namely 石欣卉, 林俊杰, 孙燕姿 and 罗志祥.

As usual, 石欣卉 did a very impressive performance with her new song titled 无能为力 (current first track on my imeem playlist). Nice melody and beautiful lyrics, hope you guys enjoy it...

风空洞吹过 一年又这么过
思念独舞成旋涡
雪失魂飘落 明年该怎么过
思念撑不过寒冬

承诺太沉重 你背不到最后
任凭我独自坠落
是我太执着 就像那残留的灼火
微微弱弱颤抖

用所有爱过的回忆 原谅着你
恨自己不能把过去 放弃
此刻我却无能为力
我们的爱变成我自己的悲剧

干枯的眼眸 留下一道裂缝
掩饰不了的伤口
荒凉的北风 一阵阵刺进我胸口
拒绝着我的痛

用所有爱过的回忆 原谅着你
恨自己不能把过去 放弃
此刻我却无能为力
我们的爱变成我自己的悲剧

无法忘记无法痊愈
我越是清醒越怕失去你
怪我太任性 只盼时间将伤痕抹去
恨你 我无能为力

用所有爱过的回忆 原谅你
恨自己不能把过去 放弃
你和谁创造新回忆 我一个人的悲剧
不奢求你感激

用所有爱过的回忆 原谅 着你
恨自己不能把过去 放弃
此刻我却无能为力
我们的爱变成我自己的悲剧

Just got back from Bangkok last late night. Basically, the entire trip consists of shopping, eating and massage. Oh yeah, we also went to see the Ah Go Go show and Joan almost got freak out... =p

Took quite a few pics but haven got the time to upload them to Facebook. Bought 8 singlets, 5 tees, 3 jackets, 2 jeans, 1 berms and 1 cap. I also managed to get the aroma oil and a new burner as well as some treats for Mango.

Btw, our dear merlion news travelled all the way to Bangkok. Apparently, we got to hear of this news from the locals.

Met up with Imran and went clubbing on our last night. The club was so packed (even on a Sunday) that I have to squeeze through the club from one end to the other to make it to the second floor. Stayed for about an hour before we head back to the hotel.

I slept for an average of 5-6 hours daily through out the trip. My dark eye rings are getting so dark and I literally look like shit on the last day. Complexion getting worse (ok, I admit I'm vain), need to force myself to sleep more since I'm back. I need my beauty sleep in order to stay beautiful! Hahaha...