kitchen is the place where you make magic

formspring.me

2011-06-25T22:51:00.001+08:00

Go ahead, ask me anything! :) http://formspring.me/sereneserene

formspring.me

2011-06-02T09:20:00.001+08:00

Ask me anything, go ahead! :) http://formspring.me/sereneserene

so you wanna be a dj?

2011-05-30T14:20:00.002+08:00

Yes.. i went for the audition at orchard central despite my croaky voice. was thinking if i shd go for 93.3 or 98.7 and decided to go for 98.7 despite higher competition. well its also because of fluency that i decided on english. i feel better and smoother to converse in english without much brain processing.

wow let me tell you i arrived at 3pm. the queue was ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ LONG!

i queued with my friend and her mum, ziping. she went for 93.3 instead. she has good vocals for chinese station.

we waiting from 3.30 to 7.30pm.. (freaking long queue) and it was my turn. woohoo. you know i was nervous and excited.

whilst waiting, i was composing my 30 secs introduction. i heard from rozz on 98.7 rude awakening that they were looking for personality, humour and something interesting about the individual.. and it cannot be like: im crazy! i love shopping! cos that isnt smth uniquely you, everyone does that. you see... so i came up with this brief introduction.

With my toad voice of course:

"Hellooo, im serene and the reason why i wanna be a dj is because i enjoy talking, i talk non stop. so i believe that being a radio dj is the best job and coolest job for me. And one thing interesting about me is that i like to recite commercial lines and one that goes like this: if you find a cheaper price at a comparable fare and time, call us and we'll beat it by 10%! yep.. so if i were to become a radio dj, i would like to pass on my cheerfulness and brighten up people's day!"

(i shd have said: my friends say that im anything but serene, this would give them an idea about the crazy me)

so rozz said: " thats nice :)"

and shan said: "oh so do you have any all time favourite commercial you like to read?"

i replied: "yes i do, the jetstar 10% commercial is my favourite".

and after this segment, i was to read a paragraph, i suppose entertainment news on justin bieber endorsing drivesafe phone application. and i was done with the auditions.

everything went rather smooth, no hiccups. just that it would have been perfect if my voice was normal.

i dont know when results would be out.. just hope and wait. nope pinning too much hope, because of my sore throat. but i hope they see that im at disadvantage and let me go through. cos i performed quite well.

keeping fingers crossed! :)

radio auditions were fun!

i think all auditions are.

it made me think if i wanted to go into radio. its such a enjoyable job, interacting with people and doing my fav- talking.

maybe i should take up a major in business and minor in mass comm! haha!

oh and did i say i like shan and rozz? haha they're so cute, straightforward. and i like rozz's monkey sid! so cutee!

and she brought this monkey to the auditions. so cute lah!

CELEBRITY INSURED BODY PARTS -LOL

2011-05-11T20:29:00.001+08:00

okay.. these are the top 3:

3. $70 Million Legs

2. $300 Million Buttocks

1. $1 Billion Legs

and here are some interesting ones i found:

$317,000 Mustache

$2.3 Million Taste Buds ($330K in 1960s)

$7 Million Chest Hair

$10.6 Million Teeth ($6.2M in 1989)

okay these are the ang moh ones. the chinese ones were in my previous post.

so you see.. as long as you have the money, you can go ahead and insure every part of your body.. just in case any mishap happens. like missing one tooth, losing a patch of chest hair. you get back much more money to maybe... replace that part?

well that's not the point. not many ordinary humans would go and do that. we'll just go buy insurance for accidents/ holidays/ work. oh and vehicles.

so yeah, im encouraging people to get ORDINARY insurance :)

Car Maintenance: Car Insurance, ERP, COE, and more..

2011-05-09T21:47:00.000+08:00

Everything now is money money money.

can you imagine if you get a car now.. how much MONEY you'll have to cough up.

Its not only the car itself, there is COE, ERP and.... CAR INSURANCE!

what if your car side mirror gets stolen, the window pane gets smashed, and what if your car gets flooded in orchard road?!

LOL.. so many things to take precaution of. so thats why you HAVE to get car insurance to protect your darling car!

and talking about car insurance.. i just realised that i received my first cpf contribution hahaha.

and it came from prudential insurance. i dont really know what im supposed to do cos i havent read through the 7 pages long letter.

but i do recall that i have to reply them about making them my cpf safe guarder or something, or else i'll have to pick another one which is NTUC income.

i left it to my mom cos she knows better.

so now back to car insurance.. and other types of insurance.

oh i saw this interesting news on taiwan tv news that celebrity with stunning features are insuring those certain parts. for example.. andy lau insured his "dazzling eyes", jolin cai yilin insured both her "legs" because she was performing some highly dangerous acts for her concert. jin cheng wu insured his "dazzling eyes" and jay chou his "awesome voice" i think. i cant recall the exact features.. BUT the thing i was sure... that all these parts were insured millions of singapore dollars.

MILLION DOLLAR INSURANCE CONTRACT! (for just one pair of eyes, or feet, or lips mind you)...-.-

so yea.. getting am insurance for the car is nothing as compared to this. afterall, you're insuring the WHOLE VEHICLE! not just the mirror, the glass, the engine and bla.

thats all for today. something to leave you thinking - car insurance :) and that's if you get a car, of course.

2011-05-09T11:31:00.001+08:00

GENERAL ELECTION 2011

2011-05-09T11:06:00.001+08:00

GE results were rather much expected.. (PAP returns to parliament, PAP percentage decreases)

almost 90% of pap members seated in the parliament when their votes were only an average of 60%.
this shows that something is amiss with the voting system. some say the "GRC ticket" to parliament is the factor. and this is how people like george yeo and the women minister (i forgot the name)who are really capable don't get voted in! And newbies (who dont who deserve it) like TPL gets a seat.

rather nonsensical system ah? it has nothing to do with Workers party winning aljunied and george yeo's team getting kicked out.

its alright MR george yeo, there are so many singaporeans backing you up to run for presidency!
now it all boils down to his decision

Workers party can go win all they want and represent the people in the parliament- that i strongly agree. but the fact is that those who DONT deserve it, gets in and those who STRONGLY deserves it fails to get a seat.

Tell me, what is wrong and who is at fault?

GE 2011 trivia on this NSP member.

Mr X (siling primary school, woodlands sec, ITE yishun, part time retail diploma, Works as a warehouse assistant) so this means anyone CAN run the nations?! me too!?

RUNNING FOR ELECTION?!

I cannot imagine someone whose english standard like his to lead singapore. I cannot imagine my country leader becoming a laughing stock when he represents singapore in a foreign land- it'll just become singapore's joke.

truelysingaporean.blogspot.com (evidence for cmi english)

i asked him his stand on facebook for running and this was what he replied:

"i did not want to stand for this election but as no one is coming forward, i have to make that choice. I have discuss this with party elders, and i have made that choice. Well, it may be a good/bad decision depending on how you may want to look at it. Whatever it is, i am not perfect and i am still learning. Btw, no worries abt it. This is my last hurrah. My final one. Me and a few other comrades has decided we shall not stand anymore."

(again, note the language)

HELLO?! no one is coming forward to oppose PAP that's why you decided to run?!
And what if you get elected? its the end. 0.0 fortunately luck wasn't on your side!
phew..

anyway, nothing against this candidate. but i just felt that he should know his limits. afterall lifes of singaporeans are at stake.

Dinner at Paradise Dynasty @ ION orchard + shopping at Takashimaya

2011-05-06T22:46:00.000+08:00

This 8 flavoured xiao long bao can be found at paradise dynasty @ ION orchard level 4.
Worth the try, something special, tastes like what its supposed to taste like.
i liked the cheese xiaolongbao especially. you could see the cheese melted in the meat and oozing out after your first bite. yum!

Other than 2 'longs' of 8 flavoured xlb, we also had shanghainese bamboo shoot, 5 spices beef and cai rou wanton la mian.

i must say that this 3 didnt meet my expectations.
(probably ordered the wrong dish)

i was there at 7pm. long queue before me!
got a queue number and waited about 30 mins before getting in.
I spent time at 360 market place, i LOVED that super market!!! classic supermaket, for expats must be.. the best part, prices are SO reasonable, some products priced even cheaper than fairprice! Sushi corner looked fantastic, much "liao" at such a cheap price. bought lobster handroll at only $1.40, much meat in it!

and after dinner, mom and i went to taka to use a $10 taka gift voucher.
went one round and decided on bakerzin's macaroons! ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! <3<3<3

YUM! THOUGH I NEVER KNEW WHAT IT REALLY WAS HAHA!
THATS ALL FOR TODAY'S UPDATE!

KINDLE

2011-05-03T23:17:00.002+08:00

kindle wireless reading device @ amazon!

UNIVERSITY ntu smu nus

2011-05-03T22:17:00.003+08:00

yeap. uni it is.

1 year later and im gonna submit my university applications.
and im not sure what i wanna go into.

Business- always my safe choice but people are telling me that its rather general, not much expertise. i thought through it and i kinda agree. its like you can read them off those books, get into the working world then learn from there. Afterall its all about experience isnt it? so thats my dilemma.

Caught between 2 different type of genre. Worse still business and mass comm have further subgroups. acturial science, marketing, HR, account, journalism, broadcast and the list goes on.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

okay but another thought: whichever uni offers a scholarship to me, im in hahahaha.
YOU KNOW HOW FREAKING EXPENSIVE UNIVERISTY FEES ARE?! and the best thing about scholarships? everything paid for. EVERYTHING. hola! :)

but for now im keeping it simple.. NTU business or SMU business, well of course im keeping options opened!

they say smu is the arising thing. whereas ntu is not even improving (dropped drastically in rank) also, lecturers are part time students.. for real?!

i'll go to their open house to clarify my doubts- SOON hopefully! 1 year early though haha!

See you tomorrow!

ORIGINALITY

2011-05-03T00:17:00.002+08:00

Seriously, people nowadays just read off composition books, memorize them and paste them during exam.

Compos i read nowadays are just SIMILAR!

Even chinese compositions, they're like a chip off the old block hahaha.

this reminds me of ancient chinese poets- they just gaze at the moon, drink some alcohol and ta-duh! poems after poems.

Famous chinese poets: LI BAI, KONG ZI, DU FU, MENG HAORAN and the list goes on...

and highly reviewed after 1 MILLION GAZILLION YEARS LATER! haha..

you know why.. cos people back then have nothing to copy from. hahaha
not much basis but yeah, thats what i think.

ORIGINALITY you see :)

THE ROYAL MARRRIAGE- marriage of the century, KATE MIDDLETON and PRINCE WILLIAM!

2011-05-02T23:52:00.008+08:00

Woohooo!

Guess what...

i watched the royal wedding TWICE!

i have to say that kate middleton's dress is pretty nice.

simple, elegant, classic, poised yet not revealing! you see, as royals, they still have to limit the amount of skin the reveal- i suppose, hahahaha!

She adhered to the "rule" and came out surprisingly charming as well!
pretty as she is, people say she is a trendsetter in terms of fashion- we could gather that from the "imitation" (similar) wedding dresses all over the world, she does set a trend. people just want to be like the newly wedded princess!

here are some photos..

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS ROYAL WEDDING!

<3

OKAY I PROMISE I WILL BLOG MORE OFTEN

2011-05-02T23:46:00.004+08:00

Like my title suggests, i'll be a super avid blogger alright!
i know there are many who visits my blog frequently haha, so my promise is to you!
(and you know what im after) G_ _ _ _ _ A_ _ _ _ _ _

okay life's been rewarding.
learnt more about people around me, how to handle situations.
i mean everyone at any stage in life continues to learn right!?

and okay you know im super random..

GUESS WHAT!?

............drums roll.................

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roll more.........................................

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DRIVING TEST ON 11TH MAY 11.45AM!

oh my gosh, tell me about this. its my second attempt, i'd better pass it before my birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i hateee travelling there every week, time consuming and money GONE.

okay.. wish me luck people!

i'll update you with more soon! :)

tomorrow!

till then, goodbye! :)

ASC photo !! ENJOY !!!

2008-12-02T12:50:00.007+08:00

My attachment life !!

2008-11-29T00:57:00.002+08:00

This week i started working at Raffles Hotel !! Outlet at Longbar Steakhouse !! haha ! At first i thought it was very boring working at there !! But i got wrong !! Super fun , tired and hell lots of work , service to do !!! Quite blur at first but i got to do and learn alots of things there and make many new friends !!! Super tiring !! HAHA !! But i enjoy myself !! Just now i was ask to go banquet dept to help out !! This was my first time helping to plate almost 300 plates !! Oh ya !!! I broke 1 bottle of wine and a plated dessert !! Haha !!! DAMN !!! haha !!! I learn to open up abt 400 oysters this week !!! A tiring week have past !!! Looking and moving forward !!! : D

Back from KL and Work starts ! ! : D

2008-11-29T00:20:00.003+08:00

Yo everybody !!! Its been hell long since I last blog !!! haha !!! I was away for my ASC (Asean Skills Competition) from the 11 to 19 nov !!! Haha . Enjoy myself alot over there , making new friends from all the asean countries !!! Have lots of fun , food and going to pub with our sir and mdm !!! Drink , dance and havoc !! haha. !! BTW the competition site SUCKS !!!! But we all still manage to complete in the 4 days of competition !! So bless to be in singapore !!! HAHA !! I will show you guys some of the pictures :

Me and Jessica withe the other 2 Veitnam competitor !!We and the Indonesia competitors !!She is from Laos !!Happy hour !!

haha !!! Still got more pictures !! will upload ASAP !!!!!!!!!

Tiring weekS with a "S" ! : D

2008-10-14T21:28:00.000+08:00

This few week have been very tired !!! Even robot will break down !!! I have been training since ... So i got no time to update !! I will update soon , soon , soon !!! Yeah !! I am having fun in my life !! my life is just like a roller coaster ride !! Fun and pain , which everyone going through !! I just take it very positively !! Yeah !! So loser what are u guys waiting for !! haha . just kidding !!!
I will stop updating for a while preparing to update after Nov . Since i will be away in Nov from 11 - 20... Shhhh...

Tired weeks !!!! :D

2008-10-01T11:36:00.002+08:00

Last week was fully used up for me.. !!! All training.. Training with Sie Sie and Brenda...!!! These 2 is so funny and cute!!! They are full of nonsense .. Hahaha.. And the kept calling me Xiao Di Di... I can't stand it man... !!! Fun at the pastry side !! hahah And also train in amber kitchen with Jim... Learn alot from them , need to sharpen my skills to prepare for the in-coming competition... Hope to bring something back !!!
This week also monday and tuesday went back for training also... When i see the WS training and prepare for their mock serving to the guess !!! Wahhh... Make me worry for myself also.. So tough and stress man !!!
Yesterday night went out for dinner with Frieda , Shie Ling , Samatha+ her cousin , Sin Wee and the juniors(they are funny people , funny people always go parties) consist of Ray , Kian An , Augustine and jonathan... And we went to Hogs Breaths... All of us seem to waste our money there... The food are CRAP !!! I spent $41 for a meal man !!! Hahaha....
Will upload the picture soon !!
Logged off !!
Emailing Mdm Veron

Pictures of the day !

2008-09-22T15:56:00.002+08:00

I LOVE THESE FEW A LOT

I will be still . . .

2008-09-22T15:43:00.002+08:00

Today woke up early in the morning . !! WaHhhh , super tired due to yesterday majong session at Kum hse !!! All were so tired yet want to finish the whole game !!! Haha .Today went for interview at Raffles !!!Hope to get in there !!! Some question left me speechless !!! Hahaaa...

On the 29th September 2008/ CR-2 Main Event !!!

2008-09-19T00:44:00.012+08:00

YEAH !!! Our event was a great success... !! I believe we didn't expect things to turn our like this !!! Everything were smooth... 2 thumbs up for the whole team !!! The event just blown us away !!! "FOREVER RETRO" was the theme !! FnBs were retro CR-2s were retro , One word to discribe RETRO !!!! Below are some photo, let them do the talking :
This is my class !!! Retro right ?!

Thats me !!!

My Class

The Food(Few pics only)The Decor

Wednesday and Thursday !!!

2008-09-19T00:33:00.003+08:00

On wed , went to school to see the tobasco competition selection for our school , in the end 3 groups were selected .!!! Good job dude. . . Although both group from my class was not being selected , but its okay guys you guys did your best !! All the best for the attachment !!! Did not load the picture but will load it here asap !! hahaha.. Then after that went to Jack's place for some bits !! Yeah !! home sweet home !!!

On thurs , some of my classmates , Frieda, Isk ,YongZheng , ShieLing , WanRong , Irah , Anthony , Joe ,Harun , YiPeng , Roy and me went to Sentosa .. :D We have great fun there !!! Roy day over there was censored !!! In the water (Censored) ..... When we sitting down , we saw (Censored)... Haha ..OoooosssHhhhh.... !!! haha.. Went for dinner at vivo, and slack for a few hours after that at the Top over Vivo !!!! Have alot of laughter and craps chatting over there !!! Hahaha.. !!! Joe know how to dance seh.. Haha.. Great fun and we went home .. Tired !!!!

Tobasco Hotchef Team Challenge 2008

2008-09-16T15:41:00.006+08:00

Hey friends ! Tomorrow will be the selection of 2 team for the competition in our school.. I guess there is quite a few teams . My class send two team for the competition . ! Hope you guys do your best and get selected !! Which ever got selected , you will feel honoured to be representing school for the competition !! All the blessing be upon you guys !! Hotchef Team Challenge 2008 !

I can't participate for some reason : (
haha so all the best for those who are participating in ! ! !

Can someone bless me with these books ! !

2008-09-15T23:19:00.007+08:00

Recently i receive emails from 25*Cdegree bookstore which only sell cookbooks !!! The email is regarding some rare and premium cookbooks , a few that i wish to buy it they email states that when they send the email , within 2 days some of the books is already sold out !! OMG ! So fast right !! For the next shipments , I hope i will have enough money to buy these 2 books !!!

Alinea by Grant Achatz :

I love the cover of this book ! Nice isn't it?!
Another book is Dessert Fourplay by Johnny Iuzzini and Roy Finamore :----->
I love this coverpage also !!!

I will start saving !!!!! Bye !

Today !

2008-09-15T21:20:00.002+08:00

Went out to cut hair , What took the barber so long , what took the barber so long .. ! haha.
Rush back home from bedok ! ! Ask mum to cook fried rice. ! I rush home to cook the japanese curry then pour it on the rice and top with mozarella cheese !!! Drooling right!? haha Bake it !! And that goes a wonderful curry baked rice !!! ArgHhhhh..... ! ! !

Lesson from the Chefs !

2008-09-15T11:26:00.000+08:00

Below are some advices from chefs that i read from the newspaper !

What advice do you have for an aspiring chef?

Sam: Three words - loyalty, commitment and most importantly, sacrifice.

The reality is, having passion and being hardworking are just the basic requirements, they will not sustain you when you develop further in your career.

Many other elements make a successful chef, such as having the support of your family, the boss and customers, and even the media.

Eric: Attitude. You may have the talent but if you do not have the right attitude to carry that talent, then everything else is pointless.

Edward: You must be prepared to sacrifice, especially when you are young and just starting out. It's the best time - and you need a lot of that - to learn everything.

Cooking is serious business. If you've decided to take on the role, you must make it your responsibility.

Edward , Sam , Eric

Passion , Commitment , Sacrifice and Determination :D

2008-09-14T23:43:00.000+08:00

YES ! Its all about hard work . For the past few months , had been having lots of training in sch for ASC . Training is tough , have been pushing myself hard , and really thanks some of the schoolmates and teachers in school . They are really my support !!! I never felt so at home in school till i meet those caring teachers in school which they will go the extra mile for us , I believe the class will agree with me . Not even in secondary school right !! haha . Back to training , super tough , need new ideas and do a lot of research , a few time i really drained out and tired for training , but i know i will be tougher if i go through it . I know i can . HAHA ! With all the helps from mainly Sir Edwin and Mdm Veron helping in cooking side and Mdm Sie Sie(Edwin call her BIGfoot for goodness sake! LOL!) and Mdm Brenda , they all are working hard for the training and there is absolute not a single excuse for to stop and rest !! Lets plow the land !! The finishing line for it is awesome !! At least I will say "I made it !" Even if WE never win anything , I know we have been through it and I am very proud of it ! Effort had put in and I know I have put in my best, I saying this from the bottom of my heart ! BUT ! BUT ! Hopefully we will win something back la!!! This are some of the pictures of what I had done for my training !!
Duck !!!
This is a duck dish !! I bet many of you must be thinking how to do it right !? Haha ! This is hard work !! I lost count of how many ducks i have deboned !!!

This is another view of it when it is being cut !! Wanna know what does it taste like? Haha . Tempting !! Drooling !!

I know Nigel will ask me to make for him !! He is always like dat !

This is when the Duck Galantine is being plated !!!
The picture is blur hard to see hows it look like . I look much better on the actual plate !!

The picture below is a Dark and white chocolate mousse !! Bet you guys must be drooling and thinking "How to do that !" haha !
OK !! I will stop posting the pictures liao !! Lazy to upload!! Next time show you guys pictures of durian cheesecake !!

*4VALUES come to my mine !! Passion , Commitment, Sacrifice and Determination !!!
I learn all this value during the training !!! Never loss heart dude .

What happen Today? !

2008-09-13T22:31:00.000+08:00

Today , we went swimming at PD house . We have all sort of nonsense at the pool , even till sauna and bathing time . Haha.. After that went to eat at loyang point . Left for cell . Although many did not turn up , but we still have fun !! Ice breaker - Ultimate PIG !!!! Vivien was the PIG PIG PIG for the ice breaker !! Haha .! Ownage !! Pris sharing on The promises of God . After cell we play Ultimate PIG again . No loser at the moment !!!! haha thats all . Gtg . The riastsu is strong here ~!!

Yesterday at JB :D

2008-09-13T22:03:00.000+08:00

Went JB with Jing Wei and Peida yesterday !! We have fun there , shop , eat and eat shop . We wasted 2 time on cab fare thanks to nigel intro . Tell Jing Wei got nice seafood at a palce call Sentosa . We went there and seem like no shop there !! haha. Then we went back to City Square to eat and shop . Spent quite a lot at F.O.S(Full Of Shit) . haha. We overshot our time limit there . We went back after that liao . Worst come to worst , at custom , Peida was trapped !! For goodness sake !! We missed 12 bus to wait for him ! We never blame him cause not his fault !! Then at night went over to Peida house ! stayover ! Gtg .

For the past 2 days !!

2008-09-12T01:06:00.001+08:00

On Wed I learn how to fillet 4 kinds of fish . Basically the fish are snapper , sea bass , mackerel and salmon . Waoh !! So cool right. For goodness sake of those who do not know what type of fishes are all that. This are the pictures of these fishes.

MackerelSea bass

SnapperSalmon

Yeah thats the 4 kind of fish !! Now they are frozen and Dismantled !! And on thurs i get to pan-fried some of them for training . Training was fun . Thanks Sir Edwin for his patience for teaching me . I put in much effort to be a fast learner ok !! cos i am eager to learn , cheyyyy .. Haha. On thurs, i also learn how to trim a whole tenderloin , this was my first time and its huge and bloody .

So this is it , its huge and bloddy , even the chopping board can't contain it . See how magnificent(a crap word to discribe it) it is .
Yeah !! I love my training !!! Got to go !!

I am new here !

2008-09-10T23:22:00.000+08:00

Haha. This is my first time posting . To connect with my classmate and friends . Since everyone is going attachment soon . So i think the blog is a useful and brilliant idea to connect to one another ! YEAH ! And of course to connect to the friends around me !