Going the distance

Had another 战利品today..

TADAAA!!!!!!!

Cute right cute right???? It's call Play Dates. wahahahah~ I am a sucker for mismatch earrings ever since I visted all the taiwanese yahoo auction sites, and gotten my first pair of the minnie mouse one from Apostrophe.



Anyway this pair was from my sec sch junior XW who started an online store with another junior - http://www.thecurtsey.com/. Met up with her again today when she brought me the two pieces of clothings that I ordered (i got the afternoon siesta and uniform patrol..you will see the real thing very soon!) (on me of course..).


This pair of earrings was a last min request from me, after I was debating if I need another pair of mismatch earrings (what was I thinking...tsk).


Was talking to XW when met up with her first on Mon, when she brought down 3 pieces for me to try on. She decided not to join the rat race after graduating from uni, and had been giving full time tuition ever since. Talking to her again today, realised that she has the kind of gungho attitude that a lot of us will admire - not content to conform to corporate rat race, ever looking for opportunities, working very hard to achieve what she wants in life.



Which reminds me of a story:-


There were two handsome horses, both with the sinews of powers and strength. 唐三藏asked both horses, "Which of you is willing to go to the west with me, in search of the sacred scripture?"


Both horses pondered. The journey to the west is dangerous and perilous. The black horse replied, "I dont think it will be able to survive the journey. I shall just stay at my stable." The white horse thought deeply, and finally replied, "Yes, I will accompany you to the west. I do not know what dangers may arise during the journey, but I will give it a try."


And so, the white horse followed 唐三藏 in search for the sacred treasure. The journey is indeed perilous and dangerous, but as the story goes, 唐三藏did find the scripture, and returned to Central China with the white horse.


(If at this point of time, you think that I am going to tell you about taking risk, be entrepeunurial,...you are off the mark liao.......)


The white horse finally was united with the black horse at the stable. The black horse was overjoyed to see his companion of old time returned, and asked him many questions of his quests. Finally, the black horse exclaimed, "The west is so far away, and you must have travelled a very long distance!" To which, the white horse replied, "My brother, you have also travelled the same distance as me." The black horse was very puzzled."How could I have been travelling the same distance as you when I was in my stable all this time?"



The white horse said, "While I was taking each step towards the west, you are also pacing the same number of steps around in your stable. We have both taken the same number of steps, my brother"



:) It would have sounded better in Chinese, but well, it's harder to type. So make do ok?



So anyway, main point is, visit the website! It's really very quaint, all designs are personally undertaken by the proprietors of the online store.



(but eat your heart out. That was the last pair of Play Dates!muahahahah *evil laughter*)

Why I write My Blog

I cant think of any better subject title.

I was asked this question : since I already write so much during the day, why would I still want to write at night?

There is no reason why anyone would like to like to watch tv, or hum to a good song on the radio. It's just relaxing.

白天的写作，是绞尽脑汁。晚上的写作， 是让绞得抽筋的脑袋，放松。Like warming down you know.

Anyway I realised that there are hundred and one random thoughts that will occur to me at anytime of the day. Like today. In the morning, I will be looking at the car beside me and wonder if the morning dusky sun is so glaring that the driver has to wear sunglasses. In the office, maybe I will be thinking of the nice chocolate bun that I want to grab from the backery later..and thinking that human is really weird, need to eat and sleep (like a slug), remembering a line from some story from Isaac Isamov(yes, the part on the slug was also from the story). At night, as I was driving home, I will be thinking how many emotions and thoughts run concurrently in all different tin-can cars along the same stretch of PIE, and if the bad Carebear comes he can collect all the thoughts and control the world..

Ok..you get what I mean by random thoughts.

Anyway sometimes I just catch one random thought and just write. Write.

Whatever that comes to the mind. Not having to conjure bombustic words, not having to justify the existence of any person's job. Not having to feel responsible if I cannot second guess what the eventual party. Not having to check for grammar, tense, bullet point numbers, flow. Not having to worry that reality doesn't match.

Sometimes I cant write cos really...the brain is so cramped up, one more nuance and it will go into spasm.

Sometimes I find that there are too many random thoughts, or not one that I can go more in depth to how far the thought thread can go. Then I just let it go.

Which is why sometimes I like to read the main page of Wikipedia. The stories are so varied and change everyday. Everyday is a little surprise to read about the world, and events that may or may not affect you. I chanced upon an article, and learnt that the big longkang behind my house was actually a piece from Singapore history, as it forms the important Kranji-Jurong line of defence during the second world war. This morning was the 100 day Games at the Colusseum (do you know the land it lays on used to be an artificial lake? The decadence...), by the Emperor Titus, who during his reign, had the volcanic disaster of Pompeii (watched on Discovery Channel), and who lay claim as the namesis for the Arch of Titus in Rome. Only reigned 2 years.

Anyway I digress. The above is just a snippet that I like random information like this, which prob is part of my natural makeup to have random thoughts.

But I find that at least by writing, I articulate something which had ran through my mind in the day, but insignificant enough to make any impact on anything, and somehow that made me feel...hmm..nice?! Probably, as I said, relaxing. Since it's so insignificant..




ps - seriously I am also not sure if anybody reads my blog; since no comments are left, I take it as Nnnooooo..so I will continue to write inconsequential stuff :)

Sat Picnic + Hockey Finals

Been a long time since I had the chance to go picnic. Some pleasant surprises came and I was supposed to pickup a picnic basket from Botanical Gardens..so packed my mum and sis, went to Botanical Gardens yesterday.

Check out the rays of sunlight streaming through the foliage...so rustic!

When we reached, we realised that Botanical Garden was packed with people?! Then realised that it was the launch of the National Healthy Lifestyle Campaign :/ A lot of people (students,aunties from CCs..) were already starting to streaming back, and they looked like that they had a good workout (meaning all sweaty and flushed faced).

The whole place was abuzz with activities as many booths were set up. Went searching for the Delight Booth, as briefed by the guy who called me on Friday, to pick up the picnic basket from the Delight Booth.

And guess what, we get not only one basket..we got two! Woohoo!

Two authentic picnic baskets! We were about to explore the contents...

And found a lot of goodies! There were two sets of salald, two trays of pastries with two rolls of cheese (that you see on the top of the photo), two sets of 6 finger sandwiches (got smoked salmon, got mayo egg, got tuna), got two orange-mixed fruit salad, fruits preserves..so everytime X2 baskets!

There was also another cooler bag of F&N drinks. We also got a mat for the NHLC, with nice smiley flowers, but didn't take photo.

So thank you Power 98, Shangri-La for the picnic baskets! And F&N for the drinks :)))

Anyway since I didn't know that it was such a big event, it was quite a pity as apparently, there were activities and performances since 7.30am. There were still some activities going on, so went to explore with sis.

So many people..

When I went back, my mum told me the guys who were manning the picnic basket booth came around to take some photograph, probably for the sponsors. And she got this poloraid..think she was very pleased with it :p

Anyway the guy came around again and we took a group photo.

After that it was digging into the food..and R&R...

The two Nintendo DS addicts..they were playing all the way from home to botanical gardens in the car lor -.-"

I am more old fashioned..I was quite content reading the papers. (btw 881 was selected to be sent to the Oscars..I wonder how the panel is going to view the part of the ammo-shooting bra, and the fast costume changing scenes macham Bollywood movie..but I still like their songs! I will learn learn how to sing 行情怀！)

After that it was sky watching....

Moving clouds and clear blue skys.

The tree branches above me...

Had to leave early cos got the finals in the afternoon. Managed to catch a 30 mins short nap (sleep is such a rare commodity nowadays). Scorching hot day..

Ger's groupies contributions to the game..served with a lot of screams -.-" Btw dear Ms Sweet Lin was holding her own placard ..Nice legs Ms Ho!

Anyway after one half dropping off toenail and one slightly pulled hamstring later..we lost 3-1. What a pity, we always do ourselves in at the crucial moment..but well..we were already planning how to use the prize money during dinner time..and joking about how someone can actually juggle hockey ball on shoulder. We are just so resilient...muahahah

Went home and rewarded my face with a thick layer of moisture mask..for a whole day out. Shiok! :)

You despicable thing!

Source : Dictionary.com

de·spise [di-spahyz]to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe.

Chinese (Simplified):
鄙视

Synonyms:
abhor, aboinate, allergic to, chill, contemn, deride, detest, disdain, disregard, eschew, execrate, flout, hate, loathe, misprize, neglect, put down, reject, renounce, repudiate, revile, run down, scorn, shun, slight, snub, spurn, trash, undervalue, wipe out
Notes:
1. one would tend to detest someone for behavior, despise someone for character2. hate means to 'dislike intensely, loathe' and despise means 'look down on contemptuously'


Imagine the kind of emotions behind when someone utters that he/she despises you. How would you react :-
(i) take it and grovel
(ii) refute and defend your grounds
(iii) ignore and let it pass

Thinking about this, I have never used such strong words before. To despise, to me, the person is really without integrity, no sense of value, no sense of moral. He or she will have to be the lowest lifeform (probably a slug) that probably wont be missed should he/she disappear from the surface of the world. Maybe the world may even rejoice since it is rid of one redundunt oxygen-waster.

But I guess that is only me.

Muscles in Symphony

Two consecutive nights training. Having a private pitch does not seems such a good idea anymore :s

Legs buring with lactic acid, lower back tight like hell. The gluts are twitching whenever I start running.

Sat is going the day..where we expected that the other team will go for blood. And we are gearing up for it like never before (passionate emails from the captain, positive comments from everybody..stepped-up trainings (we are never known to be a team that trains hard?!))

For honour? bleh...hahahah~ we have been playing in the same league for so many years ( If I count in the U-21 league..that will make a decade), I cant even remember how many medals I have kept or "conveniently left in someone's car boot and forgot about it".

For bragging rights? hmm...not that I care..

But personally, I just want to complete the season on a high, given that so much time have already been spent at the stadium, so much sweat, pain and angst on the pitch (not to mention a broken toe nail that is still attached to the flesh and nearing to dropping off..eww..how gross is that). It's really a waste to end the season horribly like last year.

Going to take more vit B tmr to try bring down the lactic acid, maybe should also start taking more fuel - carbo load, water, stretchings..REST..

God..my glut...

World Fastest Man

Day 3 after detox - was rubbing my face cos of an itch...and found that the usally big pore area around my nose was unusually smooth..checked when reach home, found that the pore had became smaller..wow..the only rough area now only on the tip of the nose cos that part usually catches the dirt due to the oil secretion, so scrubbed that part away...now all parts of my face is smooth..hahahh~think the next time i start detoxing may be quite soon..

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Today had a big surprise when I flipped the papers. A full page advertorial of Asafa Powell. Fastest Man On Earth. and I mean a super big full page advertorial.

Which bring me to mind what happened or was published when he lost the race to Tyson Gay during the World Championship in Osaka . He told the whole world, that he gave up the race when Gay overtook him. Just that split second shake of confidence, a whole race lost.

From http://www.asafa-powell.com/

"Asafa has admitted that he gave up during the World Championships 100m final when he realised he was out of contention. "When Tyson (Gay) came on and gave me a little bit of pressure I just panicked. When I saw I wasn't in gold medal contention, I gave up in the middle of the race. I just stopped running." Asafa has vowed to bounce back and promised to make amends by breaking his own world record before the end of the year. "I didn't get to run fast at these world championships but I am going to bounce right back," he said. "I am going out there and I am going to give a world record."

But what was amazing was that he bounced back, and broke another world record during the IAAF Grand Prix,Reiti Italy. And won again in the Golden League in Brussel.

The Dash for glory

Tyson Gay pulled out from, citing fatigue....hmmm....there was another suggested reason, for those interested can visit the post in the website posted on 11 Sep 07.


"World Championship Gold medallist Tyson Gay has pulled out of Friday's Golden League meeting in Brussels, event organisers said on Tuesday. Gay, who won the 100m, 200m and sprint relay in Osaka, has not fully recovered from the World Championships, organisers said in a statement on their website."Tyson Gay has everything to lose and nothing to gain," event organiser Wilfried Meert said. 'He has not fully recovered physically or mentally after his busy programme at the world championships." Gay could also not be persuaded to compete in the 200m against his Osaka rivals Usain Bolt and Wallace Spearmon."



It's amazing how human emotions run high in sports, when personal and country glory are at stake. Which is why sports always appeal to the raw instinct of men in proving their might and claiming rights as superior beings.

Tues update

Albeit a lil late..it is already into early wed morning.

2nd day after finishing detox. Realised that I really felt less lethargic, especially during the afternoon.Woohoo!

Anyway felt quite chirpy while I was going back to my old work place, to handover my team's matters to the incoming guy. As I was explaining individual characters' idiosyncracies..I realised that one year has really flew past. Just like that. From mere strangers to understanding their twitches, peculiarities..

Was talking to Suep ("master yoda"), who is going to retire soon (very likely going to buy an island around tanjung pinang, we always tease him :p). He said, "of course..even 25 years just flew past like that. In the blink of an eye"

I wonder..where will I be 25 years down the road, looking back, thinking of the day when I spoke to Suep.

I think I shall go sit down with the Monkey God near my house that has turned my quiet and quaint neighbourhood into a frenzied circus, and ask him if he can tell me future. No need 4D, Toto numbers (of course if he wants to throw that in free...)

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Last night in the twilight moment between wakefulness and falling into slumber, I suddenly remember how it felt when I was standing on the end of the tall pole during experential training, and I had to jump off to catch the bar. Down 10 meters was the bare grass field. Although I can feel the tightness of the harness, but I can feel my heart in my throat ad the adrenalin pumping. 长痛不如短痛。狠下心，跳出去。And after that feel the workings of gravity.

I cant remember if I had ever caught that bar that time. But suddenly I had the same sensation of my heart leaping and the chill as the adrenalin rocks my spine.

Detox - Part 2 (养性）

I originally had the idea of completing my detox update, when I thought of something else.

人的思想也需要排毒？？

Recently when I looked at a few people around me, I find that it's not surprising that
(i) they grumble about other people - colleagues,bosses, friends, but dont want to do anything about them.
(ii) they always find that efforts to improve anything is a waste of time
(iii) they think that work is boring, but ask them what else they want to do..they dont have any idea
(iv) Basically,outlook is negative-negative-negative-negative

There are always a lot of self-help books around - Who move my cheese, Fish!, and many others that I'll never pick up (I think I will fall asleep. But I read Who moved my cheese and Fish! cos they are thin by comparison to other self help books :p), but I wonder have anyone was so moved by one book and change completely? I was pretty motivated when I read Who moved my cheese..but the motivation lasted till reality hits home when I was overwhelmed by challenges and other things that didn't go my way.

人是健忘的动物. It's always a challenge to keep reminding oneself to move on and keep improving. And it's always wonderful when you know someone who can remain so positive and 动力十足, like Peng Lao Shi. But like he say, 一念地狱，一念天堂. Which brings to mind the other day, during a facilitation course, someone shared that his most memorable movie is "Sliding Doors". A single thought can change things down the line which lead to totally different destiny (god..it's creepy cos the movie had impressed me quite a bit as well)

Perhaps it's time to check myself in a mental detox program, and I may end up feeling as light as how it felt yesterday during the hockey game(I think the actual detox helped...cos I didn't scold the umpires during the whole of yesterday's game! hahah~)

真的，一念天堂，一念地狱。

Detox!! - Part 1（修身）

Felt really light while playing the semis yesterday..think the detox really helps!

Maybe for the uninitiated, let me rewind two weeks back....

Faith 老师said in august.."I think it's time to detox liao.." I was all for it! cos..well..u know..after starting to be office worker..sit in office, lunch eat..sit in office..the physical exertion probably was limited to walking to the pantry (to top up on sinful snacks..probably negates the little physical efforts), fighting with the stapler..my body fats content was 25% the last I measured (which means that I am one-quarter fats?! what a horrible thought..)

Of course have been feeling lethargic lately, which I suspect was due to the kind of food that I have been piling on (cookies, meat of all kinds+ the accompanying fats..)

So detox = removing the toxic stuff = shitting a lot = no meat = no fats = LOSE WEIGHT = LOSE THE CHUNKY THIGHS

=D

Especially when the support group was so big (about 5 persons are detoxing together that I know), it was a going to be sure-win attempt!

A little bit on the detox plan..

FInd that a lot of diseases are 文明病。Heart diseases, cancer, kidney failures...Following Swee Sun closely, heard a lot of people asking him how to combat certain sickness, and you see a lot of similar cases - take medication for high heart disease, lead to liver or kidney failure; high blood pressure, cos of diet imbalance. Anemic and gastric problems, cos never had balanced diet or skip meals. Feels like of scary when you realised a lot of people take high blood pressure and heart pressure as common cases nowadays.

Anyway, the plan focus on adjusting the body's constitution back, by
(i) Stop toxin intake (meat, presevatives)
(ii) Remove toxin (take a lot fibre (scrubs intestine in tummy) and lecithin (get rid of fats in blood stream))
(iii) Take supplements (body have enough ingredients to start reparing)

Peng Lao Shi had used this on himself when he found a tumour on his tyroid, and since then have helped other cancer patients to adjust back their constitution to combat cancerous growth, and return to the path of recovery.

Think it's amazing how the detox plan can help people to joyce to cure her problematic skin problem, helped Alice 干妈 to build up her constitution again after suffering from serious bile duct problems.

So anyway I started two weeks back..got to wake up earlier than usual of course, to start with the apple. This time better, got mummy to help steam the sweet potato while I shower and change. So breakfast was sweet potato + whole bread + positrim & protein+ supplements.

Then it was going to office, when lunch was probably either 菜饭(literally, cos no meat so order all the vege..amazing that how many different vege you can choose cos usually only order one vege plus other meat), yong tau foo with only the veg, or pack salad and eat in office + whole bread. Then followed by Positrim + protein and all the supplements.

Repeat for dinner. And repeat for the next 13 days, until the whole course finishes :)

A lot of people will think that I will be starving for the whole period. Trust me. You will feel stuffed like nobody's business. And of course shit like no body's business also..

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Talk about that, it's amazing how much gross stuff the intestine is holding?! The first 4-5 days was horrible to the max..the fart and shit smelled terribly horrible! Had to 忍 especially when someone is in close proximity..dont want to gas that person to death!! And also, for neurotic person like me, who cannot shit in common toilet, eating in during lunch time helps, especially with the availability of stand-alone disabled toilet (godsend!).

But felt damn productive with the regular output everyday! especially for people like me who dont shit everyday..it felt good!!! hahah~

Anyway everybody knows that the body is a very smart mechanism. When it knows it's the time to start repairing, it will start working automatically. By the 2nd day, I felt soooo tired...cos the body has kickstarted the recovery process...barely awake by 4-5pm....but by 6pm it was alert again. Thankfully this time round I didnt ache much, not like the last round when my lower back was aching like mad, cos Peng Lao Shi explained before, old injuries or the weakest part of your body will start reacting by aching, or flaring up. I remember Ace suffered quite a bit, cos her sinus became quite bad during the detox. But after the whole course, her sinus actually became better during normal times!

After the first week, can really see the effect
(i) face became dewy (finally!)
(ii) thighs became slimmer (finally!!)
(iii) the bowels felt so much lighter (Yes!!)

Going to measure my body fats again tmr..see whether it has dropped from 25%

Think next time I detox, will start a detox diary, like 干妈!

真实人生的感动

几天前，在去朋友家途中，发现我在一条好漂亮的路上。两旁的树端，连在马路的上空的中央，形成一个绿色的有盖走廊。心里顿然晴朗。

那天晚上，一面驾车，突然想到张教练。想到俏给我看过他的一张近照。十年后的张教练，苍老许多。突然又一股冲动，想时光倒流，回到在张教练旗下练习的那段无邪时光。

有一个早上，读到一则关于Jane Tomlinson的报道。患有末期乳癌的中年妇女，参加马拉松，铁人赛，就连她的老公都输她，对她五体投地。就算她最后还是斗不过死神，可是比很多活得更久的人，活得给多姿多彩。觉得，人生如果像她有斗志，是充满希望的。

今天回家，发现妈咪卧睡在沙发上。把她弄醒了，问她为什么不去房间睡。她朦朦胧胧的双眼，说只是躺一会，就睡着了。一阵心酸


发现忙忙碌碌的生活里，我们到底被看到的，听到的，感动几次？

Monday Quickie

Today is the 7th day of detoxing...and really can feel the lightness of being able to get rid of the toxic stuff everyday..that's an accomplishment by itself ok! I think the world can be divided into two camps..those that goes to toilet to PS everyday, and those who dont. No prize for guessing which camp I belongs to :p Think my dark eye circle can in someway link to that? cos somehow the circles are lightening up..woohoo!~ple detox to slim down and get rid of tough-as-hell pimples.. i detox so that i resemble more of a human than a panda -.-"


Today was a long day. Starting from going to the temple in the morning cos it has apparently been a year since my dad passed away (time really flies). Then it was a mad rush to meet people, collect stuff, sending stuff...a lot of mixed feelings and things I saw, heard. I even thought of 张教练, which 我终于体会教练的用心，只为我们能更高一层楼. which I finally understand after 10 years.

Want to blog it down but think too tired to write coherently.

Shall remember.....till then...

Detox + Oosh

Went to Oosh today with a two girl friends + one gf's hubby(tubby...I'll explain later)

Our reservation was at the Trellis, which was made up of individual quaint huts with lounge sofa seats,with a man-made water fall and ponding at the background, and fenced in with bamboo like plants..plus bossa nova in the background.so it was a real comfy-balinese resort- loungy-lazy setup that I was a real sucker for :p

Look at the soooo--comfy seats..

The man-made ponding behind

Food wasn't that great though...but I saw mojito on the menu!!! But I am on detox?! cannot drink!! That's it. Gg to come back next month after my detox!

Side track....

today is the 3rd day of detox, started on Tues. Can feel the digestive system overhaul starting liao..with all the gas+symptoms from the remains in the toilet bowl signifying that my body is trying to get rid of all the gross stuff internally. 11 more days of non-meat-non-preservatives! Woohoo~

Back to comfy-balinese resort- loungy-lazy Oosh...

So not much choices on the menu and settled for a mushroom pizza sans cheese. Plus talk cock..when I told C that her hubby, F has put on "a bit" of weight..and she blurted out that F finished a big plate of fish and chips and went home and chug into a packet of potato chips!?

-.-"

hiyo..I wonder if people ever understand the kind of stuff they are putting into their body...becomes a tub of things that you probably wouldn't imagine - tubby tubby...

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I have blogged on the movie screening "Pink Paddlers" on friendster -

And I finally received the stole..yay~

I didn't do the stole justice..cant catch it at a right angle. It really is very nice!

I asked Jean, the lady from Pink Paddlers, when is the next screening, and she will let me know once they are doing another round.

WineTasting~

Sat started laconic-cally (if there is ever such a word)..

M came to my place to do facial creamy massage, which I had not done since a few months back, but heng...the "feel" is still there. Really should hv more practise..heh...

Then it was rushing off for a nutrition talk on 如何强化体质。It was a really good session, where it talks about how the body,being slightly alkaline to start with, becoming more acidic when we eat all the junk, do all the silly stuff (stress, becoming angry, stay up late..blah blah..u name it its prob one of the reasons). An acidic body becomes less efficient, more lethargic, and reseach has shown that 85% of cancer patients belongs to the acidic type??!

Really thinker for thoughts...

But the sad part came when I realised that I didn't bring my phone!!! God..the horrific feeling that I am cut off from the rest of the world. And also mostly cos W had arranged for a winetasting session at Lam Soon Building later that day, which I was supposed to go straight after the talk. Which means I will be late cos I hv to go home and grab it..d*&^

Anyway when I finally reached Lam Soon Builidng, so embarassing when I found that everybody was waiting for me at the long table when I turned up..oh well...fashionably late with an impressive entrance ;p

So anyway, I ended up sitting next to the Director for the wine company Mr Toh who brought us through the bottles of wine, who gave a personal briefing to me on the 3 steps on wine tasting. And then the adventure starts :D

If I am not wrong, this was the first bottle, a Schloss Vollrad 05 Riesling Edition. And if I dont remember wrongly, Mr Toh was telling us that the interesting thing about this wineyard is that everybody - from the director to the clearer , about 40 of them - have a vote on the blend of grapes that they like best, that the winner with the most vote will become the EDITION.

Wow..democracy to the last drop (hmm..not a very good pun..but well..)

And of the course, the purpose of this photograph is to show the plate of nice sausages that goes with the wine. I used to think that these are just nice little finger food..you know..that goes well with wine and makes you look good as you sip wine and nibble a lil... But Mr Toh explained that different meat will actually help to change the taste of the wine. Let the protein coat the tongue after the first sip, and then sip again.

Pretty sceptical at first..but the result was amazing after I tried the 3rd bottle with the duck liver. The taste of the Contesa changed dramatically and it mellowed. After that even when I taste the sausauge again, the taste of the meat actually becomes sweeter...?!

Anyway somewhere before the shiraz, Mr Toh brought out a bottle of Aulese. CK bought this bottle to Sox's place before..and I thought it was only so so. "Try it," Mr Toh said, " I have never served this to any lady who doesn't like it. " So I did the 3 steps. The first whiff was heavenly..it smell like something that I would like to spray onto myself.muahahhaah! But the taste was equally wonderful. Not as sweet as the spatlese, but with the hint of reserved sweetness and a balanced bouquet taste..like drinking perfume! I fell in love with it so much that I kept smelling the wine glass after tt :p

This photo is to show the long table.Hmmm...cant really see though.

This is from the last bottle of red..cant remember what is it though...cos...well..u know...after 4 glasses of nice wine....

So ended up with 2 bottles - Edition and the Aulese (my drinking perfume!) . And straight away opened the Edition at Angie's birthday today. And..and..and..anticipating the day when I'll open my Aulese :)