Friday, 29 May 2020

elusivek: (Default)
15-May-2020
1. Do you like to barbecue or grill or does that duty fall to someone else?
Barbecue isn't really a common thing over here... we do have some BBQ parties but it always involves going out the the so-called "countryside" so to go for a real barbeque (those that what the questions are asking about) is a big event and process.
The more common type of "barbeque" we do here are the Korean restaurant barbeques where you sit in a restaurant and have that hot plate thing at your table and to barbeque at your table.

2. What is your favorite thing to throw on the grill?
The saying is beef is the best thing to barbeque

3. Do you have a new/newer grill or an old standby?
Although I've written in #1 that it's not a common thing, we do happen to have a considerably sized verandah/balcony so we can do a barbeque at home if we want to. We have an old grill. I think I've only seen it being used once.

4. Have you ever owned a hibachi?
First off, I didn't know what a hibachi is, so I looked it up.
My reply after looking it up: that's the home barbeque grill we have.

5. Any good barbecue stories?
Not a thing here. Not enough stories.

22-May-2020
1. What is your favorite thing to drink on a hot day?
Ice cold water. Once in a while I have a sudden craving for coke, but by the time I take my first sip I'll have deep regrets because... I actually hate coke. I feel like my teeth are melting!

2. What superstitions do you have?
I don't eat ginkgo nuts because in Chinese they are called "白果" which means white fruit.... so another extrapolated meaning is fruitless..... and further extrapolate it, it means failure (fruitless = no result = failure)

3. What is your favorite pen to write with and why?
I need to search for the model name and all that but currently the pen I like to use most is the one I got from my Hobonichi order... ok after searching I think it's the Uni Jetstream. It really writes so smoothly!

4. What books have you read or been reading during the Pandemic?
Still stuck on that one book about dogs... it was so promising at first but it's now proving to be a drag.

5. MTV has decided to resurect playing music videos and they've decided to give you a two-hour space to program your favorite music on air. What do you air?
Not my thing. I know MTV exists, and my concept of MTV is basically "the channel that shows music videos"...  it's only later in life with internet that i learned that there's a lot of things going on on the MTV channel. But...........
Not my thing LOL

Life updates!

Friday, 29 May 2020 18:28
elusivek: (Default)
Okay... again, sorry for going MIA for 2 weeks. Life has been...... hectic.... so now just a quick run through! I'm going backwards though.

So it's Friday and my long-weekend (my Friday offs are still going on)... I got so fed up of my hair so I went for a trim and also a dye, now I look young again LOL. And went to get my nails done!
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While I was out today, I saw the shop for a special kind of egg-and-flour cookie was opened. It isn't even really a shop. It's just a pushcart with a stove thing. I forgot to shoot a photo of the actual cookies... I think I can best describe the taste and texture as.... it tastes like a pancake and the texture is of a plain cookie. But it's yum! I'll add the cookies photo later. Photo added!
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Over the week(s) it's been take out order and take out order. I try to order salad and healthy stuff! And yes, I've been having repeats too! The soba noodles this place serves are pretty good too!
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So... on Sunday, I went out with my Sis. First the background: I have this L-shape corner window in my room. I've always wanted to buy this floating moon lamp from the China shopping place Taobao. But it's a bit expensive for an item bought in China, and it's electronics (it's a lamp, come on), so I had been pushing it off for a while.
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And so, during this outing with my Sis, I saw this succulent terranium of sorts, and I was instantly drawn to it. I bought it without pretty much thinking it through, but I'm lucky coz the size was just right and it fit the L-shape corner of my window sill. Let me just hope that I won't kill it with my black thumb! Also, hopefully this will subconciously convince me, I don't need the floating moon now.
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No photo to go with it.... but the big big big big boss has passed away, RIP. The whole Macau is slightly subdued. But life will go on. The guy practically owned Macau, so anyone can call him big big boss.

I've been having a lot of cake lately too... countering the healthy lunches I have. My friend's sister (who has that pastry shop) made a prototype cake and asked up to try it. Dad also made a cake and we had to finish that in a rather short amount of time. As much as I love sweets, I've had had quite enough of cake for now. I prefer Dad's cake haha. Sorry, friend!
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As you can imagine, I've been busy with the Animal Crossing game as well. It's really a kind of escape. And yes, apparently my sis has some issues with spelling. She made a joke about herself on that.
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And before I go, of course, a doggie photo! My Sai Lup!  And the one with my Dad is actually an old photo from a couple years back.... he was helping me to wash one of the dogs and the cat comes and sists on him LOL
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Okay... that was a fun updating. I'll try to remember to actually update sooner!

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