Saturday, March 26, 2011
We all have our favourite food. It applies to everyone, of all age and sizes, gender, whether you're dieting or gourging youself. There's jus this one particular food that you know that whenever you eat, no matter how many times you eat it, you won't get tired of the taste. Be it a highly expensive plate of foie gras, bubbling hot pot of steamboat, chicken rice by your very average hawker or even a simple bowl of mee pok. There's no law that states what you can like or cannot. Hey for some even, we have more than one. And as we continue to live our lives, there's only bound to be more coming.
But what is it that makes us want to eat that particular food, from that vey same stall all the time. Singapore isn't say very big, but I'm sure there is space for there to be multiple stores selling the same food still. Recipes are abund everywhere, ingredients too. What this stall can get, so can the others. So why do we only trust The Stall, the same uncle/auntie wearing that sweaty shirt and you never know if part of it is added into your dish as extra ingredient xD.
It's not actually the taste in essence that we are after. Mostly, what we want to have is the memories that comes on the plate. Its that momentary state of happiness, as our teeth sinks into the delicious master piece, the tastes buds being tickled alive by that familiar seasoning, in turn nudging our brain to dig out the past times when you have actually tasted this dish, the happy times. The food is meerly a conduit, a pathway, a reminder for us to recall the wonderful times in our life that we have all so easily forgotten under the stresses we face.
You know the way there, not because your nose follows the smell, but because your parents were holding your hands when they brought you the first time. You recognize the hawker and know exactly what to order not from habit, but because you are a model of what how your dad use to do it. You smile not as you remember how salty but delectable the sauce was, but by remembering the times when your mum used a tissue to wipe the sauce off your mouth when you were little. The satisfaction from having the meal in the present, is just simply because it marks that you have just spent a day enjoying yourself with your family.
And that's why, we have our favourite food.
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We eat only for the feeling it conjures up within us :)
Kids are picky about the food they eat in general. Its common knowledge that they do not eat their veges, the all-so-healthy yet most of the time soggy and not so tasty food, but on the contrary love the deep fried goodness of nuggets, chicken wing and the lot. They just like the joy of having the juiciness exploding in their mouth when they bite into the crunchy chicken wing, much like how these bundle of joys want to jump straight into their lives and go through it all in one breath. The tickle of their taste buds is just a small extent as compared to how much these kids are willing to go to try and experience the whole world that's waiting for them.
Teens like fast food. The hyped-up pace of food being served almost straight upon order. It's not so much the food, but rather the experience of the comfort they pursue. They dun mind whether its the burgers, sandwiches or deep fried chicken, they just want the place. The normally brightly coloured, ceiling-to-floor windows that provide the very bright lightings make it a very good place for the teens to want to sit down relax and have fun, in other words simply hang out. As compared to a coffee shop which does not have the aircon/ quieter feel, they just simply don't feel "chilled" enough.
Adults, after working in the hustle and bustle of the cities for years upon years upon years, they all simply want to sit down and enjoy a nice home-cooked meal. Its not because they've eaten so much outside food, until even cai fan becomes a bore, but rather its just not the same feeling. A meal cooked in the house they've worked so hard to buy, is a recognition to their efforts, proof of their hardwork through the years. And the person who cooks the meal in that house, is what pushes te adults to continue to step out of the house every morning.
The elderly, as we all know likes to eat traditional food. Needless to explain, these bring back fond memories of the years that have past. Time that was spent learning how to cook the dish from their parents, fun moments spent in company with the whole family. Its like looking through a album, just that this has a more physical feel to it.
Thats why we all have our favourite food, because it lets us experience what we want to experience :)
Revealed on [7:43 PM]
Tat's why I dun like to make such promises...
It was all planned out smoothly. I should've been watching "World Invasion: Battle Los Angelas". I should be in the cinema seat, entertaining myself with the cool CG effects and action-packed scenes of all the war, guns ablazing, people dying, aliens getting destroyed etc etc. And the whole while chomping on the popcorn, ok maybe not popcorn was never a fan of it, but you get the point.
Then my phone rang...
And I became in the war itself. One second I was happily on my way home, the next rushing on the way to camp, dazed at the sudden change of events. I was never that eager to go back to camp, eager minus the enthusiasm in it. I rushed down, changed in record timing, and started the laptops...then...I waited.
And waited.
And waited.
Lunch.
And waited.
And waited.
Dinner.
And waited.
Then it ended. Like O.O???!!! They got me to go there...and that's it??? They hardly touched the laptops...much less required my service. Pft.
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I didn't tell you,
especially now,
because of this.
So what if I have,
the courage to confess,
infront of you.
For I know I do not have,
the courage to see,
your sad face because of me.
Revealed on [7:37 AM]
Saturday, March 19, 2011
It took a very long wait for this, but now its all worth it.
Finally, I've done it! I managed to complete my want list of gundam models from the gundam Seed series XD. Seed was the series that really got me into gundam. Granted back when I was a primary school kid I remember Wing was the first ever series aired in Singapore (at a timeslot that was very very early in the morn). But they didn't complete the series then, which was kinda sad. Then came secondary school, when Seed was aired. That was when it all started.
It was Seed that got me really started, and began collecting the gundam models and all. A wonderful beginning I would say :). Started with one, then two...and slowly by slowly it snowballs until now, current count 36 hehe. But one thing bad bout being a kid then, I couldn't get my own models, so it was dependent on like my bdays and results. And given that Seed was an average length gundam anime, 50 episodes, it wouldn't stay popular for very long. And that also means that the models won't be around for that long. So by the time the Seed craze died to give way to the Destiny series, the models too became more rare, leaving me with just that 1 gundam out of my want list.
I had pretty much given up finding for it after so long, when the stores just carry on the trend of the latest models. But that was until I found Hobby Point at Heartland mall Kovan. I was like O.O. It was like a miracle! Cos the shop is so hidden, tucked away in an obsucre corner...who knows what made me walked there. The shop is just pure awesome. As the name suggests, its a shop that serves people like me, models from all kinds of show. And the best, the shop still carries models from the older series!!! And viola that's where I got my latest gundam, the one that completed my want list, the Forbidden Gundam.
8 awesome looking gundams! Family portrait! 
Freedom + Meteor Unit 
Close up of Freedom Gundam.
Mobile CGue.
Buster Gundam with combined rifles.
Aegis Gundam.
Strike Gundam with sword strike.
Latest addition, Forbidden Gundam.
Close up of the scythe, which looks awesome when coloured. Painstakingly handcoloured by me :)
Whole view of the scythe.Now that I'm done with Seed, I'm thinking which series to explore next. And I wonder whether there is anymore Hobby Points lieing arund hidden in Singapore. Oh oh and i saw the models from the Wing series as well! Retro to the max!!! Just speechless. Seeing all the beautiful models there, it really makes me want to start my goal of getting a model each month. Each month costs around $30. Given my current expenditure, I just have to be alittle bit more thrifty and and it won't be a problem, which really isn't that much of a problem actually. I won't even need to reduce my current saving amount each month, so its a win-win situation!
uncontrollable,
phenomenon.
My heart beats faster,
difficulty in breathing,
for it was solen away.
Looking is just not enough,
for as greedy as I am,
I want you.
There are times I pain,
for it seemed so within grasp,
yet actually so far
Searching far and wide,
till the ends of time,
the wait was worth.
For in the end,
when I lay my eyes on you,
I can only smile.
Hobbies
Revealed on [8:49 PM]
Saturday, March 12, 2011
A person who cries dosen't have to shed tears. Nor does a person who's tired have to breakdown.
I feel as if floating,
no grasp of reality,
no belonging.
The emotions come,
and go as it wishes,
leaving me confused.
My thoughts do the same,
but they're not mine,
for I have no control.
I'm lost in the dark,
looking for the light,
to hold on to it again.
Who am I exactly?
Revealed on [7:35 AM]
Saturday, March 5, 2011
The stairs that leads to the clouds, can also bring you back down.
It feels like I'm sinking
deeply into the quicksand
into gooey marshmallow goodness.
Day by day
I chose not to dwelve
so I went futher and futher.
This kind of feeling
is sadness from my naviety
is derived happiness.
The future is long
our differences might be even more so
as is the time we've spent together.
Can someone tell me what to think?
Revealed on [6:57 AM]