Duncan's car craze

lately i'm so so obsessed with cars ..
cuz i'm contemplating to get my car change ..
but there's so much factors that i have to take into consideration ..
and i really really want it so badly ... =(
anyway
at this present point of time ..
i'm so in love with these cars below .. =P
hope i will own one real soon !
( maybe in my dreams lol )

volkswagen

chrysler

mini cooper

peugeot

audi

whether it's achievable , i really dunno
but i 'm working real hard on it now ..
for the time being .. i can only ogle and drool over them ... haha ..
alrite .. Mr duncan . time for some action ! work hard & clinch more deals now lol .
haa.. my mind not functioning well ..
cuz it's all occupied by these " beautiful cars "
oh well ... the dream has just begun ...

p/s .. i'm officially a one year old driver after this coming friday !
say bye bye to ugly " P plate " .. Finally !! ^^

What's for breakfast ?

" what sun has spun that perfect shaded morning
that tender taste of sweet cradling in my tongue
And nothing but my memories and elements of you " ..

i always thought preparing a lovely hearty breakfast for your love ones first thing in the morning when he or she wakes up is the sweetest thing alive but too bad i'm doing it for myself today .. oh well , does it really matter ? no right ! haha .. in fact i often skip my breakfast due to my work .. and since today i'm in the mood of whipping up something , i found another reason to start work late again =P

and who said breakfast had to be predictable? Just because you’re in the mood for breakfast ingredients such as bacon and eggs doesn’t mean that they should be served in the classic manner. but to me bacon and egg is always an item .. it's a perfect marriage .. just like macaroni and cheese , peanut butter and jelly etc ... so let's check out my new creation for the day =)



ingredients

flour
03 eggs
butter
salt
sugar
black peppercorn / pepper
basil leaves
parsley leaves
olive oil
streaky bacons
cherry tomatoes


to kick off ..

To make the tart crust ..

In a large bowl , combine butter , eggs , flour , sugar , salt and mix thoroughly .. gather the dough into a ball , if dough is too crumbly , add some ice water by drops until the particles adhere . dust the pastry dough with a little flour . Refrigerate for at least half hour before baking ..

next ... Center the dough in the tart pan, if necessary, trim the excess dough, then pinch the edges of the dough flat with the edge of the tart pan.

as i will be baking this as unfilled crust, use a fork to puncture the doughs in all areas, so it doesn't puff up while cooking.

lightly grease the tart pan before placing the dough ..
preheat the oven to 180 degree to 200 degree and bake for 20 - 25 mins
once baked , leave it to cool for about 10 mins


meanwhile fry the bacon until golden brown ( fry without oil as bacon will produce oil itself )
as for scrambled eggs .. lightly whisk the eggs , a pinch of salt , basil leaves , black pepper / peppercorn together until the ingredients are combined and the mixture has one consistency .
heat a small non stick frying pan for a min or so .. then add butter and melt , pour the egg mixture and stir with wooden spoon , lifting and folding over from the bottom of the pan . repeat until the eggs are softly set and slightly runny in place , then remove from the heat and leave for a few seconds to finish cooking . give a final stir and serve the velvety scramble with delay .

lastly , my favorite part again .. presentation ! ... place the tart in the middle of the plate follow by the scramble eggs and streaky bacon ... sprinkle some olive oil with cherry tomatoes and parsley leaves to garnish ..

and here i am with my new creation
today !

streaky bacon egg tart

This ultimate savory dish is perfect for breakfast and brunch .. ^^

( Sick ) of my expectations ..

i really hate it when things dun go your way or as planned
what exactly went wrong ?
To be precise , my week was in a complete mess ..
oh well ..
it all started when i was down with fever in the mid of my hectic week
what a perfect timing right !
the bloody fever was accompanied by sore throat , cold , flu , body aching ..
you name it , i have it .
hate to be sick =(
cuz it's so disruptive especially in my work
if only i'm not that sick ..
i would have " fight the battle " till the end .
on another note
perfectionism is not a new word to me
it's been sticking around me all these years
i tend to expect alot without realizing in whatever i do or give
hence it only result more disappointments
sometimes i feel a little robbed when my expectation aren't met ..
but sometimes our expectations sell us short
sometimes the expected simply pales in comparison to the unexpected
you've got to wonder why we cling to our expectations
because the expected is just what keep us steady , standing still
the expected is just the beginning
the unexpected is what changes our lives ..
alright
i better stop procrastinating !
maybe what i need now first is a good rest & break ..

Benlympics 2008

last friday night .. we celebrated our bestie benjamin birthday !!
here are the pics for the night ... =)

what's happening : benlympics birthday bash 2008
where : raffles hotel suite
theme : olympic / dress as your fav sport star

the interior of raffles hotel

it was a theme party . so everyone suppose dress up as olympic sportsmen ..

let's check out what we wore that nite hehe ..

desmond as karate boy

duncan as swimmer

jeremy as boxer

benjamin as rugby player

sherlyn as muay thai boxer
and of cuz there were more but
i reckon the party will even be more fun if more people dressing up ..

let's check out the cute birthday day boy benjamin !

happy birthday dx miu .. really hope u enjoyed your birthday ! we heart u ! =P

and thanks for being there for me all these years and i mean yearssss!!! lol

and of cuz we had best dress award too
and the winner for the best dress goes to ...
drums rolling ...

the karate boys !! not one but three !

birthday boy presenting the award medal to the winners ..

oh well ...
nothing new again ..
time to camwhore ! ..
flashes everywhere for the whole nite .. lol
and some went wild too hahah ..

me & eddee

john & me

bryan & me

me & alaric

me & daryl

pei ru ( tennis player ) , sherlyn & me

pierre ( soccer boy ) with sherlyn

me & jane

me & jays

desmond , choong & me

me , pei ru & tim

me & venes ( tennis player )

sherlyn , me & alvin

me , derrick and issac

the night was crazy =p

and out of control too lol ..

but i still think i'm the ultimate winner !!
cuz i'm appearing in most of the pictures .. lol ..
( dun puke plssss hahah )

the nite was actually a " perfect " blast ..
except the only " killjoy " part was , we have to end early by eleven ( valerie , ark and felix couldn't make it in time too )
due to the strict management of the hotel controlling number of guests and noise in the room .
if not , i reckon the party will last till dawn lol
but still , hope everyone had their own fun ... =)
ok ok ..
duncan pretty worn out after the weekend .. -_-
and it will be another hectic long week for me again .. ( what's new ? )
hence , beside looking forward to catch up more rest and sleep ( if possible ! ) ..
i'm also looking forward meeting u =p ..
well i better stop rambling here ... gtg =/
nite peeps ! i'm so tired yawnnnnn ... nitttteeeeee nite ! zzZ