Stewed hijiki seaweed with carrots, fried tofu and edamame beans

Dash just whipped up a pot of this in the evening. 

Modified from the recipe on JustBento here. 

Good. This will be going into the bento lunches for this week :D 

 

U N S T O P P A B L E

Mwahahahahah

The Last Defence

Annoyed-Looking Octopus defends the very last chocolate-covered almond :D 

Dash loves how Annoyed-Looking Octopus holds the last morsel of food like a rugby player holding the ball :D 

You go, Annoyed-Looking Octopus! :D 

 

幸福额度

幸福额度 - 苏打绿

Listen
你现在的感情　从何选择
看天气的脸色　还是体温
幸福不会是牛顿　一颗苹果成学问
所以　得不到那个人是否该恨

Listen
你现在的人生　要什么呢
出门要豪华车　或随缘分
幸福或许是诸葛　三顾也不见得成
所以　达不到你要的是否该扔

又或者永远是不可能满分
You say why 爱让寂寞像永恒
And why 爱像过客不闻不问
Oh why 爱　似乎总不贴近灵魂

Listen
回忆里的气氛　是热是冷
孤芳的像天鹅　还是风筝
或许就像哥伦布　错误点起万盏灯
所以　是不是还想要再试再撑

又或者　因为曾有的疼沉沦
You say why 爱让寂寞像永恒
And why 爱像过客不闻不问
Oh why 爱　似乎总不贴近灵魂

怎么能　怎么能
相聚分离　光影凉了又温
想起忘记　眼泪浅了又深
凡美丽总像是流水逝去不会转过身
雨水却在不知名的清晨纷纷

You say why Oh 寂寞像永恒
And why 像过不闻不问
Oh why 爱 不贴近灵魂

I say why 爱让你充满难疑问
And why 爱总让你一点不剩
Oh why why 爱只需建立在一个吻

怎么能　怎么能　怎么能　怎么能
怎么能

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Now, how many love songs make references to (1) Newton's discovery of gravity, (2) the story of Liu Bei's three visits to Zhuge Liang to beg him to help him with the war, and (3) Colombus' discovery of India, or so he believes. And even drawing lessons from them : ) Okay, this is officially Dash's favourite song of the week now : ) 

Magnify your happiness :D

Another super cool print by ilovedoodle : ) 

He is an excellent artist! :D

孫燕姿 - 逃亡

孫燕姿 - 逃亡

踩著月光　打開車窗　離開這城市想找個解放
一路開往　最高那一座山　孤單的想像　寂寞的逃亡

我想是偶爾難免沮喪　想離開　想躲起來　心裡的期待　總是填不滿
我看著山下千萬的窗　誰不曾感到失望　就算會徬徨　也還要去闖

關於未來　只有自己明白　不想讓心情　被現實打敗
一路開往　最高那一座山　孤單的想像　寂寞的逃亡

我站在靠近天的頂端　張開手全都釋放　用月光取暖　給自己力量
才發現關於夢的答案　一直在自己手上　只有自己能　讓自己發光

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Last week, Dash found an old collection of music in her old external hard disk, and uploaded some of them onto her new ishuffle. This song (and others) that Dash was listening to over the week was by Stefanie Sun, a Singaporean singer : ) Dash is a proud Singaporean :D 

  

楊乃文 - 太驕傲

太驕傲

作詞 李焯雄/林暐哲　
作曲 林暐哲

你　比電視還無聊　你　想要逃卻逃不掉
也只能把床單都換掉　養隻貓
哈　其實你不明瞭　Smile　其實你適合微笑
好不好　別像你養的貓　太驕傲

快樂已經這麼少　經不起太多的思考
別問好不好　說要不要　別再自尋煩惱

SHA LA LA LA LA LA　SHA LA LA LA LA LA LA
你麻煩不少　開不起玩笑　又不會討好
SHA LA LA LA LA LA　SHA LA LA LA LA LA LA
原則改不掉　難怪你會被批評莫名其妙　好難搞
不是嗎　你不是嗎？

你的問題都很小　小到沒人解決得了
也只能　找一個陌生人　聊一聊
哈　其實你不明瞭　Smile 其實你適合微笑
就很好　別像你養的貓　太驕傲

快樂已經這麼少　經不起太多的思考
別問好不好　說要不要　別再自尋煩惱

SHA LA LA LA LA LA　SHA LA LA LA LA LA LA
你麻煩不少　開不起玩笑　又不會討好
SHA LA LA LA LA LA　SHA LA LA LA LA LA LA
原則改不掉　難怪你會被批評莫名其妙　好難搞

SHA LA LA LA LA LA　SHA LA LA LA LA LA LA
你好無聊　有甚麼事情比簡單更好
SHA LA LA LA LA LA　SHA LA LA LA LA LA LA
你好難搞　不要再偽裝你那自命清高的驕傲
太驕傲　太驕傲　太難搞
太驕傲　太驕傲　太無聊

Furrowed eyebrows!

I:-3

A little piece of rainbow

^_^ 

We all need this, every day! :D

Wasabi, Ginger and Chits! :D

Wasabi, Ginger and Chits are friends of Dash's niece, Luna :D 

A most awesome kid :D

Staying aerial!

Banana milk! :D

Trust the Japanese to package their banana milk in such a neat and cleanly designed can! :D

Everything is good! :D

Dash spotted these mooncake-shaped cushions at a cafe in Tiong Bahru :D Cute! 

Taiwanese Cheng Zu's Pepper Buns!

Best pepper buns in Taiwan then! :D 

When Dash first discovered them, via the Galloping Geographer of course, they were so yummy that Dash contemplated investing in them to open a business branch here in Singapore! 

However, two years later, even this year, the standard dropped so much D: Sads. 

 

Above, what you see when you stand by the stall to get the buns :D 

Above, what you see when you peer into the oven where the delicious ones stick to the sides of the oven. Very much like a tandoori oven :D 

Above, what you get after a nom or two :D 

Above, the plastic bag in which the buns get packed in :D 

Above, the bun with its sesame top! :D Ahhhhhhhhhhh :D 

Hershey's Alert!

Dash spotted a human life-sized Hershey's on the streets of NY last June :D It looks so huggable - and yesh, when Dash waved at it, the Hershey's waved back! :D Schweet! :D 

Buddha says ...

Everything is gonna to be okay! :D 

Yawning Bat! :D

Otto the Bat's fellow bat :D Doing an awesomely cute yawn! :D 

Red Panda cub! :D

Okay, now isn't this cub the cutest thing this week you have seen?! :D 

Orange or Grey?

In the first few days after Dash moved house, Dash could not find her comfy work shoes, and had to wear a pair of heels to work. By evening, Dash's feet were so tired that she had to buy a pair of slippers at the shopping mall on her way back home. 

Choice of orange or grey was what Dash needed to make. And orange it was! :D 

(*Nods head* Yesh, things were then still in boxes, and Dash cld not find her slippers too =_= And all this despite Dash's mum giving her the advice to pack one week's worth of clothing and things she need for daily use in a luggage bag before the move. Dash went, "Eh, I should be able to find these things when I need..." Price of not heeding wise words from mum) 

Be Kind, Be Kind, Be Kind

In the badge above, is Singa the Lion : ) He is Singapore's mascot for courtesy, introduced in the late 1970s/early1980s ^_^ Dash still remembers how to sing the first two lines of the Courtesy song and that part of the tune that was taught to students in the 80s: "Courtesy is for free, courtesy is you and me, ..." 

On hindsight now, isn't it strange that we sing of courtesy being free? Wld have thought the strategy is to focus on how courtesy makes life good for all. Hmmm. 

Dash swears that Singa has lost some weight since, or at least Dash distinctly remembered Singa being a lot more huggable. Strange. Another difference: Singa has recently started wearing pants. The first original rendition in the 1980s had him in a red tee (on which is scribed a smiley face). In the past few years, he has been wearing pants/bermudas/shorts. : )