Memories are made of these…

Posted on July 5, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

I have been wondering what the difference is between the regular Old Town White Coffee and the Nanyang Memorably. Both kinds of coffee are served in the Old Town kopitiam franchise and being a non-coffee drinker myself, the difference between the two still eludes me. However, a couple of days ago, my hubby was out with some colleagues of his and had the opportunity to try the Nanyang Memorably iced coffee. And he has been raving about it ever since. I suspect he is very much addicted to it. I too was curious as to how good this glass of mojo is, so we had lunch at Old Town today and I had my first taste of the memorable Nanyang Memorably.

Served in 2 layers, with really thick coffee (read: caffeine overload) at the bottom and topped with frothy milk which I suspect is evaporated milk, the Nanyang Memorably is not for the faint-of-heart. Even though the ice did dilute it somewhat, it was very strong and it will definitely give the conventional latté a run for its money. Stir it up real good and have a go at it. Every sip was like an instant shot of caffeine straight to the brain, guaranteed to perk one up for the rest of the entire day.

As for the difference between the white coffee and its memorable counterpart, anyone wanna volunteer and help me shed some light?

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Got Me Feeling Emotions

Posted on July 5, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

Do you think women are more emotionally sensitive compared to men? Do women tend to get irked more easily? Is the “getting hurt” threshold lower in women compared to men?

Recently I was personally thrown into a situation where I “felt” I was being taken for granted. I voiced my displeasure to my hubby who advised me to use outright confrontation to sort of get it off my chest, as opposed to the subtler method I had employed. In the end, the entire brouhaha turned out to be just me making a mountain out of a molehill as there was really nothing to be distressed about, hence the use of the inverted quotes in the word “felt”.

When I was in primary school, I was involved in a few spates of “don’t friend you” business. It wasn’t that I was difficult to deal with, and it wasn’t because I was a recluse, because now that I recall it, there were other people involved in it too! I can’t even remember why I “don’t friend” these particular people now, because in the end we worked it out, and some of them are now actually my close friends. Call it childhood squabbles or what you may, but when I shared these incidents with my hubby, he tells me that he has never been in any of these situations before when he was young. All he remembers were playing with his friends using the “lastik” and having fun.

Which left me thinking, are women more prone to emotional battles? Could it be that women treat friendship differently than men? Do women treat friends as confidantes, someone they can trust with their whole heart, so much so that the very slightest hint of betrayal, however minuscule, would throw them into a state of frenzy, threatening the end of a beautiful friendship? That is, until a well-thought apology (usually done with aplomb) is given? Are we women just drama queens or do we really have a point here?

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Roti roti seri me!

Posted on July 5, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

Do you know that I can sit right in front of a particular restaurant watching the rotisserie at work for hours? Just the sight of chicken being rotated and cooked at the same time makes me salivate. If there’s one thing that will attract patrons to the restaurant, installing upscale rotisseries would definitely do the trick.  What could be more enticing than watching raw meat being browned and roasted slowly but surely with this traditional style of French cooking? If I had the means to open a restaurant business, one of the first items I would consider getting would be a rotisserie.  For lazy people like me, there is even rotisseries that are self-cleaning!

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The Giddy Association of Fans

Posted on July 3, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

As part of the initiation program of the latest elite club in the blogosphere, two of the infamous members of this club have requested ever-so-nicely that I confirm my membership by participating in a blog association post. It’s a tag, really. And since I originally intended for these two pretty young ladies to be in my association list, I will include their spinning and fluffing blogs in my tag too, in addition to five other blogs of course! I will choose the one-leg-kick method May used, listing my fan-sees/huan-choos/potato heads as well as describe what I associate their blogs with. I know there are others out there who are lurkers on my blog, but hey, I don’t know who you are if you don’t speak up! Heh heh…I have blog statistics you know, and when the number of unique visits don’t match the number of comments, I *know* how to put two and two together.

So! Presenting here …. The Giddy Association of Fans:

When I think of Rinnah, I think of Micah Sanders. A gifted boy with an amazing ability to *talk* to machines, Micah is one of the Heroes on the popular TV series. It appears that Rinnah is my serial blog stalker. No sooner have I posted a blog post, she would be one of the first to leave a comment, most of the time almost immediately. Lately she has also been leaving her mark on Ethan’s blog too. Girl, you amaze me with your commenting speed. Maybe she can *talk* to machines just like Micah can? Rinnah’s blog has never bored me, on the contrary, I find all her posts very refreshing, including her paid posts. By the way, she only charges a minimum of USD5 on her paid reviews, which I feel is spoiling the market for us. 😛

~♥~

The word Paris conjures up images depicting glamour. Paris is also the city of romance. And I definitely know Paris can cook. But at the mention of Paris Beaverbanks, I immediately think of what a good writer she is. Of course, modern writers write with a computer or laptop, if you may. This girl can spew ideas like nobody’s business. And she does it with confidence and class too! I like her style of writing as well as the neat appearance of her website. It is such a joy to visit her site and such a joy to comment on it as well. Oh and of course, she leaves comments on mine too, that’s why she’s listed here.

~♥~

Gallivanter’s blog reeks of music and specifically Bon Jovi. Shot down in a Blaze of Glory…So that’s something we have in common. When my hubby and I were still in the boy-chase-girl stage of our relationship, we went for the Bon Jovi concert in Shah Alam Stadium and had a rockin’ time! Gallivanter’s blog does fantastic music reviews and also provides lyrics to boot. His music taste should not differ much from mine, since we both think Bon Jovi rawks big time. Apart from this, Gallivanter has brought up some thought-provoking topics in his blog posts too. Topics ranging from celebrity adoptions to abusive partners never fail to entertain me when I read.

~♥~

The gatekeeper to The Hug Hug Club. The Emperor with 48 Concubines. Or simply known as just LB. Whichever name he goes by, I will always associate LB with a delicious serving of pasta. And if I ever make a trip to Italy, I know LB will be able to recommend the best pasta there. I am a pasta lover and Italy, being the home of pasta (and of course that’s what LB hails from too), will certainly be able to fulfill my cravings. Another one of my serial commentors, LB’s blog traffic is incredulous! Interesting posts, chupping and whatnot, coupled with eye-catching pictures make for a delightful and giddy read indeed.

~♥~

Little Miss May reminds me of a bottle of red wine. Wine which is exotically smooth in texture and exuding a tempting aroma. Maybe it’s because her blog has so many fantastic pictures. Maybe it’s because of the way she writes. Or maybe it’s because she stays so near Hunter Valley….. hehehe…

~♥~

I recently embarked on a new hobby: scrapping. And it’s all because of Huisia. She was kind enough to send me some links to get me started (and addicted) to scrapping. I’ll be honest…when I first saw a lot of blogs with these online collages, I seriously thought these bloggers actually used pretty papers, clips, ribbons and all those materials, made a collage out of it and then snapped a picture of the finished product. Yeah, I was THAT disillusioned! Well, now I know better that it’s not done that way! Huisia is also someone who is addicted to blogging, even finding the time and trouble to visit cybercafés to get her blogging done, all this while she is already on the verge of delivering a baby!

~♥~

And last but certainly not in the very least, we have the Simple American. Simply an American. I associate his blog with 12 to Midnight, which is the name the gaming company he founded. A self-professed gamer and (I presume) an expert in World of Warcraft, I also equate his blog to many other things, like dice, SA’s ability to write engagingly well, leaving me gripping the edges of my seat in eager anticipation and of course, the King of Memes. Who could forget that? I read all his memes in its entirety. SA was one of the first commentors on my blog, and always has something to say about everything.

~♥~

There you have it. My homework done. I think most of the people I have listed have already done this tag, so you are ALL excused, unless you EFND and want to do it all over again. Well, I think one of you has not done it yet….you know who you are, so I’ll leave it up to you. This is a free country after all.

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An SOB – that’s what I am!

Posted on July 2, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

While having lunch with my hubby today, he asked me if I was aware that I am officially an SOB now. *Blink blink* No, I was not insulted, because it was not the SOB in the rude sense, rather what he meant was that I had been awarded the title Official SOB by Liz Strauss in her 88th week installment of SOB awards. Being called an SOB, which by the way stands for Successful and Outstanding Blogger is such a honor! Woohoo! Thanks Liz for giving me this badge of achievement.

I started blogging about a year ago when my sole intent was to chronicle the development of my boy, Ethan. But by and by, the blogging bug bit me real hard and I rediscovered a love for writing when I kicked off my personal blog early this year. The more I write, I more I wanted to write… yes, it was THAT addictive! Besides improving my writing skills and getting the message across, I had the opportunity to sharpen my photography skills too…..whatever skills that were present, make that. On top of it all, getting interesting comments on every one of my posts really made my day, and hey…that told me that there were actually PEOPLE out there that cared enough to read what I wrote and tell me what they thought!

So getting called an SOB is really an achievement in itself. Thanks to Liz, I shall proudly wear this badge of honor on my site now. And if you would like to know how to get yourself called an SOB, do check out the details here.

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