After many numerous donkey years, I had my first bite of Hor Fun. School schedule on Tuesdays and Fridays is totally packed. There are lessons from 10am - 12pm, 12pm - 2pm, and 2pm - 4pm; without any proper break in between. Normally, I don't have any meals in school. It just doesn't make sense to do so. Lessons end at 4pm, and I'll reach home at 6pm; just in time for dinner! So, eat in school for what???
Study week is only 2 weeks away. So, technically speaking, these are the last 2 weeks of this semester. And the number of times I've eaten in the school canteen? Less than 10. Shameful.
But last week, after ML and MY bought Chicken Shreds Hor Fun and ate them during lecture, I was greatly enticed. It's funny. Previously, they had Chicken Rice, Char Siew Rice, and etc. But none of it had such a powerful lure on me. There's just something magical about the aroma of Hor Fun in an air-conditioned lecture theatre, I guess.
Anyway, because today is going to be a long day, I decided to bring in a packet of Hor Fun and eat it during the last lecture from 2pm - 4pm. The lecturer is a very nice and considerate man. He is the first lecturer whose lectures I dare to eat a FULL MEAL in; as opposed to the usual snacks of Vitasoy or Curry Puff or Spring Roll or whatnots. Personally, I don't think I'll like it if my students munch on food while I'm teaching. I know, I know, the principle of sowing and reaping. Oh well, it's a problem for later, I guess. Anyway, after all, secondary school and tertiary institutes are vastly different! For one, the former has a proper time slot for recess!
Chicken Shreds Hor FunA little blur-ish as I took this picture in a hurry. Had intended to gobble up the whole thing before the lecture starts. Of course I didn't manage to. How on earth does one finish a packet of Hor Fun within a meagre 5minutes?
Anyway, I've not had Hor Fun for, like, many many many years.
The verdict? It tasted alright. Okay, honestly, it tasted mediocre. Before long, before I was halfway through the meal, it started to taste like mucus.
I guess the greatest delight, as well as the biggest disappointment, is the shittake mushrooms (MUSHROOMS!!! YEAH!!!). It was nothing like what was shown in the picture on the signboard! I had expected the shittake mushrooms to come in big, complete, and juicy chunks! What a disappointment when I realized that there were only a couple of sliced mushrooms. That's so sad.
After lessons, I went down to Bugis. It's so near to campus; the MRT journey is only 20minutes! With everything of late, the last thing I felt like doing, is precisely shopping. But, I guess, this is why it's important not to live our life or to make decisions based on feelings alone. Because honestly? On every Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, I don't feel like embarking on a 2hours journey to travel to campus for laboratory work or lectures.
After spending hours and finally getting what I've intended to get at Bugis Village, I adjourned down to Daiso at Plaza Singapura, in search of a gift box. Couldn't find one that's of the desired size, and thus settled for a gift bag instead. It was already 7pm, and I was so tired from all the walking-cum-shopping. I was all too happy to board the train home. Halfway through the journey, I realized I totally forgot to drop by the Yamaha Music store to purchase a couple of picks and a pack of strings while I was at PS. Oh, what a klutz! After hearing the "true live accounts" from The Master, I decided it's wise to get a couple of extra picks; just in case.
The current, and the only, one that I'm using has served me faithfully thus far. I really like the current pick. It leans on the thick side, but not too thick. It's hard, but yet, it's malleable at the same time. Then again - as much as I'm attached to this current pick - if it ever live past its lifespan someday, I'll be left with none at all. Somehow, just the idea of having just one pick makes me feel insecure and uneasy. It makes me feel... crippled. And the strings, oh... The strings are at least 3 years old! There's an uneasy premonition that they'll break before long. Bleah. But before I lay my hands on a pack of backup strings, please please please don't die on me so soon.
Anyway, I'm getting busier and busier of late. There's a Lab Oral Test, and a Lab Quiz on this coming Monday. And on Friday, there's a test on CM3242 Instrumental Analysis. Thursday? The Master is challenging us to a "live performance"! My brain is going to be fried for this coming week! Oh!!!
Anyway, I've been talking so much about Grace! Now, meet Serene! She's 2-years-old plus. Last Sunday, I told her to pose and smile for the cammie, and she really did! She'll be starting her first day at the daycare centre tomorrow! What a pity I won't be around at home.
I hope she'll have fun. Adapt well to the new environment and make new friends!
Please grow healthily, and happily.
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