Finally, projects are over and I am only left with revision. Official exam period will start tomorrow and my first paper will be on Monday. Exam! Exam! Exam! I am giving myself 15 min break after dinner and let's see how much I can achieve here.  The clock with second counting on my desktop is tickling.... at 1st minute: it has already been spent on creating this entry and typing the message above! at 2nd minute: I decide to let photos say a thousand words and proceed to upload photos now... at 5th minute: done! ha. I'm loving windows live photo gallery which makes photo uploading an ease now! of coz I must thanks mom for making a large bandwidth at home possible. lol at 6th minute: did I spend close to a minute to type the previous message?... Followed by JianMin's Birthday party few weeks ago, it was Weixiong's Birthday party last weekend. This is really a year of birthday parties. Birthday party is fun, at least it serves as a wonderful reason for a large scale friends gathering. :)
:: Tommy & Weixiong who share the same birth date! :: I used to want to meet someone who shares the same birthday with me, but before I could meet one, I figure that it would be special but nothing extraordinary for two persons to be born on the same day of a year. Perhaps, it would be exciting to meet a friend who shares not only the birthday, but the same birth time! However, I foresee its possibility to be impossible, since Chinese believes that 時辰八字 shouldn't be disclosed. 
:: Zannie :: Yiming :: Viv :: Jessie :: In the attempt to take this photo, we did a stun! "Come! pose, smile and... 1,2..." Hugging each other waist at the back, the girls tried to give their best smiles. "Happy....." Suddenly, the singing started We made a perfect 180 degree turn uniformly and started "*clapping* ... Birthday to You!..." When the singing ended at "... to you!!!" "let's continue photo taking!" 
:: Yiming :: Vivian :: The couple mahjong player. Are you going to teach me? lol

:: Vivian :: Jessie :: We obviously look tired at the ending phrase of the semester. We will rejuvenate ourselves after exam!

:: Republicans :: Schooling days are the best! at 10th minute: wah! I used only 4 minutes to update! let me continue.
Not being an alcoholic, a shopaholic, or a sleeping-beauty, what should the comfort of my busy day be?  --Cheese Nachos-- & --Ice-cream creep at Cine - Tropical flavor with mango ice-cream and pineapple-- 
--Ichiban Sushi takeaway-- & --Mos Burger chilli hot dog-- 
-- Pepper Lunch (Curry Beef Rice & "Tokusen" Ribeye Steak) -- I really dislike the smoky smell trapped in my hair and on my clothes whenever I visited pepper lunch, but its rice is really one of my favourites. I could lick the pan shinny clean! The tokusen ribeye was the most expensive dish in the restaurant and it made me wonder if it worth the price given that customer has to "self-service" with the cooking. Surprisingly, despite the high risk of having it over-cooked, the quality of the steak is delicious! After walking pass the Sakae Teppanyaki newly opened in Cine a month ago, we decided to give it a try at the end of a long day studying in library. The set dinner on the menu appeared to be 'not cheap', but after seeing the quality of food provided, the price became very reasonable.  We ordered two beef set meal. What does it compose of? Let's see. :) The complimentary garden salad was simple yet irresistibly appetizing! It must be the Japanese sauce that did the trick.  The chef cooked every dish patiently in front of you (oh yes, that's the idea of 'teppanyaki', isn't it?!) The beef cube was mouth-wateringly succulent. I love it! The rest are wild mushroom, tofu and... something that was soft and melted slowly, really slowly in the mouth; I don't know what that exactly was, but it tasted awesome! 
We requested for garlic rice in replacement of the standard steamed rice, and the chef fried it instantly. It was one of the most lip smacking garlic rice I have ever tried, but it was sinfully 'heaty'. I had sore-throat the next day. :( 
That was an unconventional chawanmushi steamed not in a bowl, but in an onion 'cup'. It tasted ordinary but it didn't bother much when the expectation was satisfied by visual appreciation. Lastly, a miso soup was served in the set meal. Overall, the dining experience in Sakae teppanyaki was an enjoyment, given that you have the time and mood to spare for the real-time cooking. However, its limited dishes disallow it to be an attraction for frequent visit. When outside food tastes delicious, home-cooked food filled with love is equally and even more scrumptious! 
-- Western Breakfast -- The sudden urge drove me to cook a meal of western breakfast at home! It had toast, ham, bacon, sausage, egg, milk... it is a master meal, isn't it?  Mom cooked me a meal filled with love last night! A healthy meal to boost my energy level for exam! 
--Steamy rice with Japanese seaweed flakes-- & --Steamed Egg--  --Tomato fried egg-- & --Salmon burger steak-- & --Papaya Soup!-- Thanks MOM! I LOVE YOU! at 15th minute: oops, time's up! Time to go back to revision.
ALL THE BEST TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHO ARE HAVING EXAM AND ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION!

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