Really lazy sunday

Basically what i did for today. Well my day started at about 1pm... Waking up without an alarm clock, ah the simple wonderful amazing things in life. Ate Kimchijeon and Pajeon that my mum made, went out to get my much-craved Chocolate Milk 80% from Gongcha :D (seriously if you want to drink bubble tea might as well drink it to the full right?? why buy 0% sugar!!) Lazed around.. Searched and applied for a few internships.. Looked for songs and added it onto my playlist~ Ah haven't had such a relaxing Sunday in such a long time. And guess what! I'm going to work tomorrow after like 14234years. I can't wait to earn that extra $60 to put my bank account balance back to above 1k! 

Well something interesting that happened today was that my new manager told me that i couldn't work because she had to check with HR first. Somehow i guess because of the fact that i haven't worked in a month plus she thinks that HR would have removed my name? I was SOOO sad because i was looking forward to finally working with Hiang and making coffee again!(well because there are so little customers these days..) I also missed smelling the breads and cakes and eating the free food i get over there.. :( I love bread. I love to see the bakers making bread and the cake chefs decorating the cakes! I think i also miss saying.. "Hi, order?"~ ANYWAY, the good news is she checked my name and YES i will be able to work this week :D What's happier that working tomorrow is knowing that you couldn't work tomorrow then suddenly having a confirmation from the manager that you can work tomorrow! That's 3 tomorrow-s in a sentence.

Sun rise sun set; perfection

Today is a good day.

"We have not received the spirit of the world but the spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us"

Just for laughs

This is a little "Throwback Friday" post from Oct 20, 2010. Somehow ended up reading a little of my past blog posts(instead of studying).. AND I MUST SAY, i am impressed with how the blogpost started. it has been long since i blogged something using creative language and tryna make myself sound all professional..Enjoy every second of this while i creep into a dark corner of my vulnerable heart and cringe at every thought of embarrassing blogposts i have blogged while crossing my fingers and praying you don't read my archives.

"Sincerest apologies my love. never once did i think i would be so.... so.... to put it bluntly, suay. yes, i was really very suay today. if i had any, and i meant any premonition of your outcome, i would have kept you safe. or rather, we would escape and find a safe haven. where you and i can be together.

i remembered the first time we met.... it was only a few weeks ago. and now, i can only see you after my OP presentation. it's okay, time will pass quickly and i will see you very very soon.

till then, i'll work hard and ace my OP and chinese a levels so that you can enjoy the freedom when i have you in my hands!

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DEAREST LIME GREEN FRISBEE, IM SO SORRY YOU ARE CONFISCATED :(


okay well shit. that was really gay but okay i was bored.
no back to I&R.
and yes, it got confiscated.
:( no frisbee-ing today.
but tomorrow, i bring my glo-in-the-dark and i prepare for war with pe attire!!!!

K.C.S will not catch us this time!!!!!

and he spotted weijie from so far away can.
suay much.
bye."

Nnnaawww I was so cute teehee.

Mid-term crisis

You know how people have mid life crisis? I'm having a mid-term crisis. Let me explain. Basically this started because of CNY. Yes, I am blaming CNY!!! At the start of CNY, I had no urge or whatsoever to feed on those delicious sinful cny goodies. Then i thought hey there's so many of those if i don't eat some, who will? Right? So i ate some and I've never stopped since then... I had coke cravings(I usually hate soft drinks, it's gassy okay), I ate snacks even when i wasn't hungry just because and... and..now I'm.. FATter.

I lost my motivation to be healthy and exercise once a week too. This always happens during school term. So right now at this moment I'm feeling soooooooooo sad because my tummy is so flabby. Also another side effect I get is feeling like doing everything else except for studying. As if I'm already not a natural at procrastinating.. So currently I want to go overseas and study culinary(baking?? cooking??), go Korea for a year or so to officially study Korean, be a travel blogger.(eventhough my writing style is really weird and my English is just ok) 

I don't know why but nowadays I've been thinking on what to do in the future and the problem is that there's just so many things that I want to try out and I don't think I actually have the time. 

And here's a random picture of carefree times. Ah..

This picture sums up my day. I failed my quiz (I seriously thought I could do most of the questions) but then I collected my new laptop AKA MacBook Pro. However I spent my night trying to transfer files and figure it out. Which means I need to study full force tomorrow and on Friday :/

Woori Nara

17 feb Monday 

Studied at coffee bean westmall. It was productive...kind of.(compared to how much I actually study if I were to stay at home..) Jo taught me Korean too! Learning about directions in Korean is tough!! 앞어옆어뒤에위에밑에안에밖에 <- mind blowing stuff right here. Jo then told me about her recent urge to be healthy and exercise daily...so she made me walk home & we took the car out to eat dinner at Woori Nara. (I had korean food craving since forever okay) It was soooo yum. 

Anyway the conclusion for the day was that we both love Seo In Guk - he's too cute. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvdyHarR2B4

Watch this and join the fandom. What do we call ourselves..Seo-ies? Guk-ies? SIG-ies? Lover of the SIG?(LOTS) 식기~~ 렅스~~

오늘은 커피빈에서 공부했어요. 한국어를도 잘 배웠어요. 화이트초코릿커피 마셨어요. 그 커피 좀 달았요. 그리고 우리 운동을 했어요. 집에 가요. 드디어 저녁이 먹었어요. 우리나라 레스토랑에 맛있어 한식을 잘 먹었어요. 

마지막...우리 서인국도 너무 좋아해용 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

끝! 

Whale you bee my valentine?

It was a fulfilling Friday. I had fun with my gb girls &pals. Sneaked drinks into the cinema and watched robocop with Jo(Jolyn couldn't join D;) 

I wasn't lonely. There's no need to be lonely, there's no need to wait for that someone. You've just got to realise you've got someone-s all around you. And that's what matters. 

These people around you. 

Do you know that?

You have the power to make people happy.

It happens all the time

i have the shortest attention time span ever.

10pm: finished printing my notes and stuff
10:10pm: stopped scrolling facebook and went to study(FOR MY FRIKKIN QUIZ THAT IS MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING AND I ABSOLUTELY SUCK AT ACCOUNTING AND HATE IT.)
10:20pm: whatsapping. went to do some admin on who's coming over to my house on saturday.
10:30pm: replying texts. sending texts (just in case i forgot)
10:40pm: back to studying
10:55pm: suddenly remembered that i wanted to follow this person on instagram so heads to laptop and check it out.
11:00pm: went to check out some blogs
11:10pm: here i am blogging

i have 3 chapters to revise, and try to memorise on how to account stuffs. don't even have time to try out the quiz practices :'( on days like this i wished i was given a written assignment instead(that would not be strictly graded because  you know, my EL isn't the best and i severely lack in my vocab as well as the fact that my grammar sometimes suck so bad) but you know i actually love typing on the keyboard and writing meaningless stuff and crapping loads of weird stories out. but then i'm not a good story writer...blah.

so yes as you can see i also happen to can't help but digress alot. or is it a lot. hmmm i never did understood that part of english.
before i continue with my smugging(ha ha) i just need to put my motivator up here...

BEN XIAO JIE IS GOING TO KANI AGAIN. sa sa sa summer time summer time happiness~ 

We plan to do a dance compilation while we're there hehe

I like my dress

I should blog about my Kani trip one of these days...(and Penang and hk one) but #wheregottime! 

Went to the temple to see kor this morning. Carol jie came with us then she took the train back home. Dressed up and went to xinwang@jem for lunch! So tired and lazy and bus now but I have to go to this not so close relative's house to bai nian. Very tempted to slack at home but then my mum will be sad haha cause it's her side of the family. Oh well... Let's go then

I love giving the creepy face hurhur not. 

Mandatory cny post?

CNY this year has been rather quiet. Don't really remember when was the last time it was like this. Didn't go back Msia this year(idk why didn't bother to ask parents). Well I guess it's still good. My family's here and carol jie's here(the rest of them are somewhere overseas sianz). Carol jie's stayed over last night and tonight too :) basically our cny eve consisted of yummy dinner. Chit chat, chilling, wine &cheese. Mahjong. I was on a winning streak last night!!! Not today though.. Cny day 1... Well we all woke up at 11? Around there. Cool shit right! All you people out there already out of the house going somewhere and I got to sleep in! #cheapthrills (have I mentioned how much I love to sleep) And we ate tang yuan for breakfast, vegetarian food for lunch. Okay so everything was informal and all so basically we didn't even have any "ootd". Only my mum and dad wore something nice in the morning hehe. We then played mahjong while waiting for our tea time AKA KFC to arrive. In my defence I wasn't the only one who was feeling meat deprived okkkkk. Such sinful indulgence..I've been nomming on too many cny goodies :p

Yeah so basically my day consisted of food, mahjong, cards, star/fox movies and Korean dramas. And not to mention lots of fun and laughter. 

It's 24degrees now! Wow so cold haven't switched on the aircon for 2 nights. My hands are freezing imma turn in for the night. 

I like my cupcake socks

So i had a class with one of my friend today..

Friend: Eh your hair today very nice leh.

Me: Hahahaa th-

Friend: Not like last time.

I knew she was gonna add something...

Friend: Your socks very cute leh.

Me: Yaya..

Friend: Not like you~

:( she hurt mai feelings

Here is a picture of my cutie socks:

Honestly i think it's one of the cutest socks i've ever bought!! I have another cute max one but i've yet to wear it.(maybe for CNY) Back to the topic, i'm glad i bid with this friend and got to be in the same class! Makes Mathematical Accounting slightly more interesting. slightly... And if you're wondering why uni students(AKA my friend and i) speak in that manner...there's actually nothing wrong. We tend to speak lyykk diS when we're conversing with someone whom we're familiar with or close to.

ps. no cupcakes were hurt in the process.

Anyway i came across someone's wordpress and i would like to say a few things. As if anyone would be reading this right now let along that person.. HEY :) Cheer up! This period would be difficult for you but know that there is one random person out there(here) who is giving you a :))) triple chinned smiley face in the hope that you would smile too. And this is an abrupt awkward ending as i do not want to sound like a stalker. 

From setapartgirl.com

In your single years, more than ever, you have the ability to give your life for them; to pour out your time, your energy, your love, and your resources to those that have God’s special favor – the poor and the least. Are you using this gift for the benefit of those in need, or are you squandering it on yourself?

MY exam is ending on 4th decemer. I CANNOT WAIT.

Be thankful; be grateful

I just want to say that I'm very very blessed every single day of my life.



I can never be thankful enough but today i just wanna thank God for everything and anything.

This thing that blinded you, that took away your confidence and familiarity, is now gone. It was there and now it isn’t. You think, “What was I so worried about? What was so important?” - thought catalog 

The time has come

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaGCTbqJKO0&feature=youtu.be

Pretty liking this song right now haha...

Can't believe that it's gonna be 3 more weeks til end of school then exams.

I really want school to end but then i realise that I have ALOT to study and practice. (obv not very prepared for finals)

Really look forward to December! My favourite time of the year. Holiday, Christmas...a year older.. Not really looking forward to being a year older.. Feels weird knowing that I'll be older than my kor (if that makes sense)(nope nope it doesn't that's why it's weird &my brain just can't handle it)

Gonna be travelling to 3 places this December.
Penang.
Hong Kong.
Maldives.

Hope God will bring some revelation to me through these trips, and it won't be just a waste of time.

Also am not really looking forward to 3weeks later because..

well,
D-16.

I miss having my brother around. Having someone around for me to ask my ?? about my homework..


Am trying my best to study and absorb what I'm not good at. God help me.
And to all those out there, Eph 2:10 "For we are God's masterpiece, He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago."
We are created for more than just caring about ourselves, more than just surviving in this world. Everything will be amazing, if you involve God :) #notetoself

Paris Baguette @ JEM

Naomi's guide to PB @ JEM... (yes I am this bored right now)

"Paris Baguette supplies European-style bakery products to our customers. The brand's philosophy focuses on offering the highest quality products with only the freshest ingredients and the best customer service." 
(http://www.jem.sg/feed.php?CategoryID=140&StoreID=367#sthash.ltTzHnaV.dpuf)

Paris Baguette JEM opened in June 2013. It's basically a bakery that originates from Korea and the way the whole shop is set up is quite similar to what is present there. I'll mention about a few stuffs and try to give a review(somewhat).. If i missed out anything I'll add it in another time :)

Layout
  
(www.nanyangchronicle.ntu.edu.sg, thedaintycandy.blogspot.com)

It's a really comfortable and chillax atmosphere there. Decorated really well, it's bright and cheery, the seats are SUPER COMFY, tables are rather small(for coffees, and cakes rather than meals) and of course there's the Korean background music.

So you start queuing from the right side, pick your sandwiches/salads, choose the breads/pastries that you want to have it there or take away, and continue queuing til the cakes section, choose the cakes that you want, move ahead, you'll see the puddings, grab your puddings, then pay at the cashier. If you are ordering anything on the menu that is positioned next to the sandwich area, you'll only be able to order it at the cashier.
If you don't understand how the whole thing works, you can also ask the crew there. They'll explain it to you accordingly.

Opinion: There's obviously not much seats so if you're there during peak hours, do take away instead.. If you'd like to try something from the menu I suggest going there from Monday-Wednesdays at 11am or 1-2pm. You can also try going from 8.30pm to 10pm as there's much lesser people. 
If you'd like to stay there for quite some time, do grab the seats that are inside. This way you won't have others standing around you waiting for you to leave because they want your seat!

Culture

(ooohh.. hardworking..)

PB is from Korea so the Korean-looking people in black are indeed Koreans. Not all of them speak fluent English and definitely not Singlish. A part of this ooh-overseas-exotic bakery is that you get to experience a bit of that Korean culture where PB came from. Some people, especially the older ones, do not know of this and get very offended when them black shirts can't seem to understand them or seem to be ignoring their requests. 
Most of the time, the black shirts would ask the local service crew for help in translating and stuff like that. So don't worry, the black shirts are actually real pleasant people. 

The bakers are also Koreans so wowww you're eating freshly baked bread and food from people all the way from Korea~ (ok most kpop fans gets excited at this) 

Service
If you don't already know, it's more of a self-service concept kinda cafe. The waiters and waitresses only serve things on the menu. PB doesn't ask for service charge. Seats are to be found by yourself (so if you're one of those who can't stand to wait or are used to the restaurant kind of service where you are assigned to your seats on a first come first serve basis, i suggest that you do take aways instead. Otherwise, visit PB JEM during non-peak hours or go to the one at WISMA.)

The service crew usually asks if you'd like to have the breads/cakes/puddings there or not. "Having here, take away?~" Well and you choose one. Don't worry about eating there and not finishing your food (because you may have been too excited and ordered too many) because you can always ask the service crew to help you pack whatever food you have left.

During peak hours when the queue seems to be going slow, service crews sometimes don't go according to the first come first serve basis. They will approach those who seem to have decided on which bread they want and take the customer's order instead. There's no point in who goes first because the queue is basically not moving... SO... Anyway during non-peak hours, the service crew may take order from customer 1 and jump to customer 2 because customer 1 i still deciding. I guess it's their way of being efficient??

Service at the bread/cakes/puddings/drinks may be fast or slow not only because of peak or non-peak hours, but it also depends on the number of crew that are available on that day. The least I've seen is like 4people serving maybe?...

Bread
I actually don't have a lot of pictures of the bread sold there...Maybe when I have the time I'll try to get all and describe every single one. I'll just talk about the popular ones and recommend my favs. 

Popular:
-UFO (a buttery biscuity UFO shaped bread that has custard in the middle)
-Bacon roll (a loaf of bread wrapped in bacon. there are cubed coiled eggs inside)
-Apple pastry (circular palm sized pastry that reminds one of a pizza. not as sweet as it looks.)
-Cheese half pan (half a loaf of bread that has cheese inside. this is good esp if its hot~)
-Seafood chowder (bread bowled seafood chowder. ask them to heat it up hot hot~)
-Korean Power Garlic Baguette (must try!)
-Hannam-Dong (sausage and beef wrapped in Taco/prata-like skin. eat this while hot too~)

My Favs:
-Soboro (traditional korean pastry. has like muachee-ish nuts on top.)
-Cheese half pan~~~
-Condensed milk cream bread (simple long stick of bread with cream inside. i like simple stuffs)
-Milky Almond Cubic (i hate almonds but there's no almond smell or taste in this. there's some nice not so sweet cream inside and i love the taste of the cream and the bread/pastry like thing)
-Softness white bread (slice it up, toast it, apply butter/any toppings you like. EAT YOUR HEART AWAYYY)
-This cream bread (topped with tiny pieces of bread remains(breaded cake??). bread like bun with cream inside!)



Puddings

 $4 per bottle for the original flavour, $4.50 for others.
So far I've tried original, chocolate, coffee, durian, mango and strawberry. Personally i love the original and like the coffee one. Chocolate's a bit sweet for me.
They usually have up to 3 flavours available to your selection. Then they would swap one flavour once every 3weeks maybe? If you're a fan of milky soft sweet puddings stuff then you'd probably really love this. Though i must admit the price is just too damn high!! 
They're really famous for their puddings so do try it~ (the bottles are also really cute. I have like 2 of them at home hurhur)


Cakes
Expensive. One slice is priced at about $6.50-$8. Moderately delicious for some flavours, others are really yummmm!~ (also depends on what you like)
-Oh my baby crepe (this is sooooo popular idk why but it's not that good)
-Oh my god chocolate 
-Crunch crunch coco (U LUVE CHOCOLATE U LUV THIS. it's not too sweet as a choc cake)
-Mango Napoleon thingy (THIS IS GD)
-Lemon tart?
-Earl grey cake
-Tiramisu cake
-i can't remember the others....(pics another time)

Drinks

Hello I'm Patbingsu. 팥빙수~

I'm not sure what's nice but i always order caramel macchiato...
Tried the patbingsu and it's nice! i like it cause it's milky with ice. i actually hate red bean but the above combi is really nice.



That's about all for today...
Severely lacking in pictures, but I hope this helps!

PS. I don't understand why the KPOP youngsters are not visiting this shop!! There are really cute Korean crews there......

안녕!

NEXT WEEK IS MY RECESS WEEK WOWWWW.

I have decided to do an actual real review on Paris Baguette's bread cakes and shizz after my papers this weekend.


Seriously, there are some angsty biased people out there posting about how PB is not good... When it's not true!! (some people obvs overdoing it)


Since I've tasted like every single bread and at least half of the cakes there...
I shall do some weirdo's food and 'service' review.
In my next post.

^^


(but srsly though. stop complaining that PB @ JEM has no space because that's what happens when you go there during peak hours. if you want big big big space go PB @ wismaaaaaa)

also try their red bean bingsu cause i don't like red bean and this is really nice.

 i actually ate red bean!

Dreamt about you and wished it was true...

:(

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