Citrus Squirt

From Auntie Jas’s recipe archive, this week is a drink!

Ingredients
Sparkling water.
2 cups of orange juice, 1 cup of grapefruit juice.
Juice the lemon. It’s not 1 lemon, should be 1/2 a cup of lemon. That is about 3 lemons.
Poor in 2 1/2 cups of sparkling water.
Honey to taste.

My 1 cup is 250ml. And you probably can add sparkling water before lemon. You can then adjust the lemon juice accordingly. Not all loves sour sour drinks.

The overall Citrus Squirt tastes a little concentrated after all the mixing. It will be good to serve with some crushed ice or dilute with ice water. Enjoy!

Cheese Crisp

Cheese crisp is on last week’s menu from Joyful Adobe. It is easy to do and the taste will not go wrong!

Ingredients (Shouldn’t use herbs, doesn’t go well).
Cheddar and parmesan cheese. Explore your combination.
In this version, I’ve added herbs.
Mix mix.
Use only parchment paper.
Don’t be greedy, 1 teaspoon only.
Spread the cheese thinly so that the crisp can come out crispy enough.
Preheat your oven 160 to 170 degree. Place the baking tray in for 5 to 7 min. Observe as the edges of cheese is going to turn golden brown.
Cool them.
With parchment paper, the cheese comes off effortlessly.

The Brush Guard

My Brush Guards arrive very promptly at Lester’s house last night. I wanted this for damn long after watching Michelle Phan‘s video.

I’ve gotten the variety pack which contains:

  • 1 Large
  • 2 Medium
  • 2 Small
  • 1 Extra Small

I’ve actually bought 5 packs.

Instructions.

Some dimensions.

6 Brush Guards (I missed out 1).

Very expandable.

Slip in from the bottom to the brush bristle.

Top view.

Tata~

Once Upon A Milkshake

Promise Nikky to blog about this.

I think many have written about this cool purple milk shake place, Once Upon A Milkshake, that establishes in Orchard sometime ago. They sell blended ice cream milk shakes and ice creams. The shakes are ultra smooth, concentrated but not jerliat. Most importantly, it doesn’t melt off so quickly~ The branch I’ve visited is at Scape Park. It’s a nice little corner for resting your tired legs. But be considerate, the seats are limited. I’m not sure about daytime, night time isn’t crowded.

Once Upon A Milk ShakeOnce Upon A Milk Shake

MenuMenu

Menu Close Up
Menu Close Up

Our Milkshakes
Our Milkshakes

They Serve Ice WaterThey Serve Ice Water

Sephora’s Rouge Starlets

Not realizing that I’m wearing the National colours, I’ve walked into Sephora ION Orchard. Someone approaches me for a Polaroid shot in front of their poster. Stand to win some prizes… Lalala~

I actually fall in love with the variety Sephora carries and their home brand brushes. But brushes are too expensive. (T__T)

And Sephora carries Sarah Jessica Parker’s perfume, NYC, not even airport has that. Still deciding if I should buy. Just gotten Anna Sui’s Rock Me Summer of Love though. =x

Poster Backdrop
Me
Polaroid shot that is pinned on the board.

Cold Tofu

Not going into detail the steps and ingredients. This post merely wanna exhibits Lester’s new 50mm Canon lens. The sound of the moving lens is scary. But it automatically blurs out the backdrop for you. Ideally good for product shots and portraiture.

Balsamic Cold Toufu

We Love Coriander Leaves

Shoyu Eggs

My attempt with shoyu eggs again with the help of the egg timer. This time round, I manage to maintain the texture, but still a little runny on the inside. I probably need another minute or two to set the eggs more.

Egg Timer from Amazon

The package says that the edge of the egg timer will change color as the water boils.

I’ve used a larger egg, 75gram.

Place the timer and the eggs into a pot of tap water. Add salt so that you can increase the water temperature and de-shell the eggs easily. I also stir the eggs around the pot. Not too sure if this really helps to contain the yolks in the centre of the egg.

Turn off the heat after black edge touches the indicator SOFT level. Let the eggs sit in the pot for a while. The black edge will continue to move to indicator MEDIUM. Then remove the eggs.

Stop the cooking process by running the eggs under tap water.

Wait till the eggs are comfortable to hold, de-shell them. Be really careful because they are still wobbly soft as compared to hard boil eggs.

Put the eggs in a smaller bowl for soaking shoyu sauce overnight. I have a few ugly peel eggs.

Prepare half a bowl of light soya sauce, some salt, sugar, 2 teaspoons of sesame oil and vinegar. Pardon the vague proportion, I usually estimate. You might want to add a little dark soya sauce for color, usually not necessary if you are using good shoyu. I recommend you to spend a little more on shoyu, the egg will taste better and the color will turn out nicer. Dilute mixture with another half bowl of water. Heat the mixture in pan till it boils.

Cool the mixture first before pouring to the eggs. You don’t want to further cook them.

Soak the eggs overnight in fridge with cling wrap. Ideally, you can get a smaller bowl so that the sauce can cover the eggs totally. Else, you’ll have to turn the eggs to ensure that they absorb the shoyu.

These are 1 day later. See that ugly peel egg!

Thaw the eggs to room temperature before serving. It will taste better. Tata~

I guess the next round I will try out a normal size egg (approximately 55 to 60g). Will update again.

Samsung Galaxy S Launch With SingTel


Media Pass


Media Launch

Samsung has partnered SingTel to launch the Samsung Galaxy S in Singapore. SingTel is the first telecom operator in the world to carry the Samsung Galaxy S.


Samsung Galaxy S

The Galaxy S is an Android 2.1 phone featuring a 4″ super AMOLED screen display and a 1GHz processor. The phone displays is less reflective yet able to retain the brilliance of colors and sharp clarity. It is amazingly responsive even when typing on the keyboard. It also have haptic feedback that indicates by vibrating when you touch on any virtual keys (Li Xiang is very amaze with this).

For Google enthusiasts, Galaxy S supports several Google mobile services such as Google Search, Gmail and Google Maps. Sign up 3G Flexi plans with SingTel, you will be able to enjoy services like MobileTV and Singtel AMPed bundle with this phone.

The fun part of Galaxy S, it has a 5 pixel camera and a front facing camera. Capabilities like Auto focus, Continuous shot, Self shot, Action shot, Add me, Cartoon shot, Smile shot, Vintage shot, Panorama shot, Anti-shake, Blink-detection and Auto contrast are part of the package. It allows HD video recording and playback too. Also, Galaxy S is expandable up to 32GB of external memory via microSD.


Super Junior

Samsung and Singtel are both very honored to fly Super Junior all the way from South Korea to be the ambassadors for Galaxy S.

Samsung Galaxy S Specifications

Network

  • HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
  • 3G (900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz) EDGE, GPRS Class 12
  • GSM Quad Band (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz)

OS

  • Android 2.1

Display

  • 4.0″ WVGA 16M SUPER AMOLED (480×800) with mDNIe

Camera

  • 5.0 mega-pixel Camera + VGA Video Telephony Camera, Auto focus
  • Continuous shot, Self shot, Action shot, Add me, Cartoon shot, Smile shot, Vintage shot, Panorama shot
  • Anti-shake, Blink-detection, Auto contrast

Video

  • HD video playing & recording (1280 x 720) up to 30fps
  • Playback: DivX, XviD, H.263, MPEG4, WMV
  • Recording: H.263 (.3gp format)

Audio

  • MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA

Value-added Features

  • Integrated Messaging “Social Hub” (basic)
  • Android Market for more applications and contents
  • FM Radio
  • Augmented Reality with Layar Reality Browser
  • 1 GHz Application Processor
  • SMS/ MMS/ Email/ Exchange ActiveSync
  • Sensor: Accelerometer, Proximity
  • Offline & No SIM Mode, Handwriting Recognition: English & Simplified Chinese RSS Reader, Mobile Widgets

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth Technology v 3.0
  • USB v2.0 (High-Speed)
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • AllShare (DLNA)
  • Mobile AP (wireless Internet tethering)
  • TV Out
  • GPS

Memory

  • 16GB internal memory
  • 8GB external microSD slot (up to 32GB)

Size

  • 64.2 x 122.4 x 9.9mm
  • 118g

Battery

  • 1500 mAh Talktime: 13 hours (2.5G), 6.7 hours (3G)
  • Standby: 250 hours (2.5G), 200 hours (3G)

SingTel’s Galaxy 3G Flexi Price Plans

Galaxy 3G Flexi Lite

  • Monthly Subscription: SGD$39
  • Local Outgoing Calls: 100 minutes
  • Incoming Calls: Free
  • Local Data Usage: 12GB

Galaxy 3G Flexi

  • Monthly Subscription: SGD$56
  • Local Outgoing Calls: 200 minutes
  • Incoming Calls: Free
  • Local Data Usage: 12GB

Galaxy 3G Flexi Plus Plan

  • Monthly Subscription: SGD$95
  • Local Outgoing Calls: 500 minutes
  • Incoming Calls: Free
  • Local Data Usage: 12GB

Enjoy FREE 24 months MobileTV viewing on your Galaxy S! Basic Pack from these 4 channels

  • Channel NewsAsia – An Asian TV news channel that provides news and information on global developments with Asian perspectives.
  • Bloomberg TV – Real-time financial news from the world’s unrivalled financial authority.
  • ETTV Asia – Taiwanese news channel specially designed for Asian viewers.
  • Dragon TV – Leading Mandarin channel from Shanghai, offering news, lifestyle programmes and more.

Notes

  • Data usage capped at SGD$30/month for unlimited usage
  • Unlimited song downloads with no data charges from AMPed Music Store
  • Extra 200 minutes free talktime when calling to SingTel and SingTel Mobile numbers for Family & Friends

Photos

Flickr: SingTel’s Media Launch of Samsung Galaxy S with Super Junior 06062010

Official Samsung Site: Samsung Galaxy S
Official SingTel Site: Samsung Galaxy S
Press Release: SingTel and Samsung bring to Singapore the “Smart Life” with Samsung Galaxy S

Written by Lester Chan + Li Xiang

Sex & The City 2 Gala Premiere

HP hosted the Gala Premiere for Sex & The City 2 in Golden Village Vivo City yesterday night. We are very honored to be invited. I am super duper excited because I’m a big fan ever since the drama serial time. The stories just touches me as though “I am Carrie!”. I’m glad the 2nd movie didn’t make us wait that long!

The premiere is very organized, there are several activities going on after you collected your tickets. We have pictures taking with the Sex & The City’s backdrop, launch of SJP NYP perfumes, early bird special, HP Mini on display and even manicure for some privilege guests. Lester and me both draw all 3 different gifts from the lucky draw: bag charm, button mirror and note pad.

Here comes the movie! Sex & The City 1 refreshes audience’s memories about: fashion, new york, love and singles while movie 2 works around with a more complete story plot, like an episode. This time the story revolves around the girls’ life after marriage, especially Carrie’s. This is a lot more funnier. Story comes first then the fashion, which is ain’t bad, because I can finally take a good look at these girls!

You still can expect all the labels being shown in the movie, YSL earrings, Hermes Birkin Bag (Samantha like to call it Birkin instead of “handbag” or “bag”), Dior clothes, LV clothes, Channel scarf and more! I spotted the HP Mini 210 – Vivienne Tam Edition towards the end of the movie, it is like finding Wally in Where’s Wally? It is camouflage with the piles of clothes and bags.

A definite movie hit in town. Catch Sex & The City 2 in theaters, opening 27 May 2010.

Sex & The City 2 Theatre 8
Lester
Me
Wall of Digital Posters
Sarah Jessica Parker’s Perfume – SJP NYC
Nice Smell
These are her perfume bottles, like her fashion so colourful.
Ingrid asks me to kiss her boobs.
The Girls
The Boys
Manicure For Some
HP Laptops On Display
Just Before The Movie
Door Gifts
Button Mirror
Bag Charm
Notepad

What’s Next

It’s been around 1 month or so I left my university. Seems extremely long vacation. So what’s next?

Currently helping out in Lester’s mum company. Next shall be looking for a job. The no school days make me feel that I have the whole world’s time. Perhaps, picking up a new hobby? Swimming, exercise, diving, crafting and 孝顺父母, so many things to do.

I think the future is challenging. 🙂