Monday, April 11, 2011

Снежный человек

Снежный человек - 25 mar 2011

it was such a strong/heavy snow storm outside,
in the midst of spring here in Moscow,
and we decided to go out to play in the snow!

snow storm - looking out from my window.

the snow storm was so heavy, you cant see more than 50m away.

i'm posting a picture of Hugen and Edwin
to show you how strong the snow storm was
because my photo doesnt do much justice to it.

you see, this is what i meant ):
you cant see its snowing heavily!
but it really was!!!

our snow man in making!

tada! hello mini snow man!

mini snow man with his red cap crown.

the happy creators of mini snow man!

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

The Republic of Singapore to The Russian Federation

The Republic of Singapore to The Russian Federation
21 Feb 2011

because my wallet for pick-pocked in Moscow,
so i called our embassy for help,
and we were invited to the Friends of Russia social Gathering event.

Г.У.М.

Г.У.М - 15 Feb 2011

yet another really old post that should have been posted earlier.
i remembered it was after intensive Russian class,
we decided to tour Red Square, but here we were, stranded instead,
the weather was simply too cold at -17deg with strong wind blowing in all directions.
we were shivering inside our coats, under 3-4 layers of clothes!
so G.U.M. was our shelter to provide us with some warmth that evening.

some performance outside G.U.M

G.U.M's lovely at night with the lights that line its architecture.

inside G.U.M., the center.

some posh restaurant in G.U.M.
i just love the European style sofas.
so vintage!

i love the whole 'European feel' of this state shopping center.

i like the patterns the rail and its shadows made.
its simply lovely!

a loving couple siting under the artificial blossom tree,
how i wished they were you and me.

this photograph doesnt really justify how beautify G.U.M is,
but it really is. you should come to G.U.M to see it for yourself.

Monday, April 4, 2011

балет "Щелкунчик"

балет "Щелкунчик"
ballet - the Nutcracker
28 Mar 2011

in Kremlin,
walking on the bridge to the Kremlin Palace Theater.
it just gets me so excited because i am IN Kremlin!

inside the Kremlin Theater - COMMUNISM!!!


inside the Theater
they have a live orchestra to play for the ballet performance

ticket - a cheap 400p for a ballet performance in Kremlin Theater.
sweet one!


programme sheet that we have to pay 50p for 1.

good thing they have it in dual languages - Russian and English.
thats Russia for you, you have pay for everything.
even sauces at Mac.

human size presents!

super duper lovely backdrop that gives different illusions
when different lights are used.
amazingly beautiful, fairytale like!

good experience - 400p was worth it, given the fact that the venue itself was in Kremlin. but compare it with the previous time i watched Swan Lake in Novosibirsk for a good 350p, and it having a storyline, i would prefer Swan Lake to Nutcracker. Nutcracker is simply too fairytale and lacking of climax climax for me. i would this its more suitable for people who daydream. given a chance, i wont mind spending some hundreds to catch Swan again. i simply love the music!

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

《无字的情批》

阿嬷不识字
但是伊识真多的代志
伊讲闪电是天的锁匙
锁匙打开有雨水

阿嬷不识字
但是有一张情批写乎伊
经过几十年不曾拆开
她讲写字不如相思

我爱的伊 欲来离开
伊讲孤单尚适合伊
无留半字 就断了过去
不甘心付出 为伊哮归暝
我爱的伊 欲来离开
伊讲孤单尚适合伊
山盟海誓 也失去意义
情批拢无字 痴心变青眠
我甲阿嬷问
阿嬷的情批是写啥咪
伊讲情人欲爱无勇气
才来用字骗情意
我爱的伊 欲来离开
伊讲孤单尚适合伊
无留半字 就断了过去
不甘心付出 为伊哮归暝
我爱的伊 欲来离开
伊讲孤单尚适合伊
山盟海誓 也失去意义
情批拢无字 痴心变青眠

我甲阿嬷问
阿嬷的情批是写啥咪
伊讲情人欲爱无勇气
才来用字骗情意

伊讲情人欲爱无勇气
才来用字骗情意

Saturday, March 26, 2011

husband keeper

is HE a keeper?!?!

1. he treats you with respect
2. he isnt afraid of commitment
3. you are trust him 100%
4. he's motivated
5. he talks about the future
6.he's reliable

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Февраль-питание

food diary for February!

food i ate outside,
food i cooked to keep myself slim!
(without the intoxication of mayonise!)

my very first meal in Moscow after i touched down.
at Moo Moo - breaded chicken, wedges, and cheese soup.

dinner after ice-skating at T.G.I.F.

dessert!

biscuit donut that i bought from the school cafe.

russian dessert/drink.
sweeten strawberries marinated in syrup.
really delicious!
they have such desserts made out of pineapples too.

pancake salad with smoked salmon topped with curry sauce.

dessert! i love the tiny little cream puffs!

not very delicious lasagna

display cake of this sweet looking cake shop
that i always pass-by on the way to the super-mart
but never ever stepped in.
because i saw piglet and eeyore, so i took a photo of it to show you,
but piglet looks weird and ugly here!

macron tower i saw on display at the same cake shop.

maggie's instant porridge topped with minced meat.

russian biscuits that were so hard to eat!

because the salad veg were rotting away, so i had to cook it to save them!
salad veg stirred fried in soy sauce and bulgogi sauce.

the super delicious meal that i had at this random restaurant
on the day it was freezing outside and we were trying to tour Kremlin.
this dish was so delicious, it got me thinking for weeks how to remake it myself!
stirred fried potatoes with chili and sugar, stew beef in cranberry sauce!

make a guess what is this?
answer : candy floss!
*dont give too much imagination about how good it might taste

pepper pork!
feels like i'm back home again!

blinie! - russian pancakes!
made by russian buddy's grandmother!
eat it with sour cream and honey - ooo heavenly!

very traditional Slovakian dish.
huge dumplings with skin made from potato,
stuffed with meat inside,
to be eaten together with sour vegetables.

the dish i ordered at the Slovakian house.
this plate cost me about 5 euros.
not really delicious with the weird smell of the sausage.

attempt 1 of remaking the potato- failed!
the veg was tasteless, but the pepper pork was uberlicious!

attempt 2 to cook the delicious potato that i ate at элте-теже.
i think thats the name of the restaurant.
uberlicious potato stirred fried in chili power and suger,
and chicken drum marinated using the chili sauce he bought for me!

ham-bak gua egg fried rice!
all whipped out from the left-overs i kop-ed from Singapore Embassy

teriyaki pork, eggs with mushrooms, veg with mushrooms and plain rice.
it was simply a feast of mushrooms! mushroom overdose meal!