4 days and counting...

This weekend the Good Food and Wine Show was held... um, oki i was there for the food, gadgets, equipment, knives, and chocolate of course (not the wine, just to clarify i'm not a drinker). The show is held annually at the CTICC and it is really gives you the opportunity to:

1. learn something new with regard to food, ingredients, presentation etc



2. buy nice foodie mags or books



3. check out latest food gadgets



4. buy some really nice things, unusual things (chocolate, chocolate, chocolate :P)



5. get knives and goodies at cut prices



6. meet international / local food heroes (restauranteurs, tv chefs, food experts etc)



7. have fun tasting all the fantastic freebies!

*All of the above refers to people who are crazy about food, whether you enjoy eating it, lounging on the couch and watching the foodie network, cooking up a storm or just drooling at the lovely bakery/confectionary spot...

Either way, it's fun for everyone:)

Yeh i got sum nice things, but tried not to buy unnecessary.. one of my favorite buys had to be the chilli-choc crunchy stuff.. dEElicious

Here's sum of the chefs i met. . . i might add my pics at a later stage... BUT these ones are ones i got off the net..

From top to bottom:

James Martin;

Ross Burden & Reto Mathis;

Alan Coxon

and Mr Gennaro Contaldo

Moving along to matters at hand.... 1-3 june marks the hobby-X show/exhibition.. hence the "4 days and counting" title... Ever since we started with our weekend scrap classes that was always a topic, so yeh this week we'll be attending the exhibition (hopefully, and hopefully we won't be disappointed) Because, like i always say, looking forward to something usually ends up disappointing or does not happen at all..(and no i'm not a Pessimist)

As the name implies hobby-X, the show entails all things craft-ish, pertaining to hobby(ies) and boasts it's 10th year anniversary. I have, however, only attended the past two years' shows but came home with some exciting things..

This year i have a list of things i need to look out for BUT i need to keep in mind not to spend the money i'm saving for a decent camera... i have been using my mobile phone camera - altho the pics are "not too shabby hey nige", well they're decent pics cos its a 2megapixel cam..

So yes, i really want to buy a camera and maybe i could do that short photography course..

OMG, the creativity bug has bitten!There's no gettin away from it.

"it's a wonderful, wonderful life"

So thanks to me never really carrying on with that html stuff, i get stuck when i'm trying to do something new or remotely fancy. Don't get wrong i did'nt get too heavy into the whole "learning how to use" story, but i did some basics, very basics. lol
And even if i wanted to try and remember those basics, i'm still going to have to scratch out four drawers and and two cupboards to get to the very basic notes.

So i'm gonna try a test and see that if what i learnt is the right thing then i can finally have a clean post..

So when you check this it's my favourite thing in the whole wide world..

Thank you to my mate who taught me the trick LOL, ur a star, so send me the bill for all my random html queries etc.

UPDATE on matters regarding me feeling uncertain, i'm working on it, taking things one day at a time...

worry wart? stressed eric? drama queen? wot could it be...

I've been having this nagging feeling at the back of my mind all week.
It's been one of those weeks.
Like a yo-yo.

Work has been good because it's been busy, i don't really like sitting idle..
My nephew's ill, that's a big worry because he's still little - only 8 months, but he's family that's why it's a worry.. then again, even if he wasn't family i'd still worry.
But they are taking good care of him, even though he's weak and not really as happy and jolly as he normally is, he could bear one or two smiles for his Aunty Nu so that gives me hope that each day he spends at the hospital, means he's on his way to full recovery [Inshallah :) ].

I'm often told that i'm a drama queen right, but there's times when i'm kidding and there's times when im actually worried about something.
The only thing that frustates me, is not knowing exactly what i'm worrying about - maybe it's because there's more than one thing going on that could actually be making me worry.

Hopefully that conclusion makes sense to more than just myself!

I still feel restless.
I can't sleep at night and i'm tired, like dead tired.. but can't seem to fall asleep once i'm in bed.

At this point a vacation is not possible, not even a short one.

So maybe i should be patient and see what happens next?

Influenza, tooth extractions and Toddy

So i'm sick as a dog - and somehowm i'm not sure what exactly this means.. but i'm sick... ill and i feel terrible.
I've been sleeping for almost two days straight (in a way that's good but for the most part, it's been bad). Don't get me wrong, it helps to get rest, especially when it feels as if a bus has driven over me - all of me - and then decided to reverse all over me again. Yeh, that's a weird thought. To top it off my face looks like i got beaten up ever so slightly on the one side only, LOL i know that's even worse, but thats because my wisdom teeth have caused the inside of my mouth to swell up, i think it's called an ulcer?? Excuse me for not taking that much notice while my dentist was giving me the run down, actually i was just waiting to hear whether or not he'll be extracting them.. He might [i'll update about that on later stage, as i'm only going back there on wednesday].
I've also officially missed out on two days of work, and i'm feeling guilty because i hate making things harder for other people, and there is no stand in for me so they were definitely one person short...
Hmmm, i think it's time for another Hot Toddy! Did i mention that those have become my new favorite, they taste nice, gingery-lemony with that hint of ivy something and white bark or soem kind of tree extract! Whatever it is it tastes good and it helps.
The one thing i do try to avoid while i have the flu is cough mixture. Reason being i don't really think they help, i still cough throughout the entire time i have the flu, so do they really do anything? Doubt it. So i just don't take them, cos either way, i'm gonna cough.

As i drove to work the other morning i noticed something was missing...
the continuous stretch of wall leading toward my desired destination was empty.
The graffitti was gone, removed, covered, missing.
To a large extent it is regarded as vandalism to other people's property, but surely if its a long wall just enclosing a huge field or something and not really a home or office building then is it really vandalism? Has anyone noticed how amazing some of the artwork is? Some of those people are really talented, and it seems so sad to get rid of their work.

Freedom of expression? Vandalism?
I think it's art, but that's just my opinion...

souls sound

I, touch the sky, all around,
in our eyes
And who
wouldn't believe
What's happening to
me
Expectations all around
My intuition knows no doubt I could
Lose my way on this merry-go-round
So I, like a bird will fly
To see
Just what could
be
And patience I will learn
Before this fire burns
Intuition's got a hold on me
There's magic in the air
I wanna breathe
Change,
change all
around
Go with the rhythm
The soul sound

I never wrote this, its a gorgeous song from the sugababes (earlier album when Siobhan was a member, before Mutya also left LOL - pity they're thought of as a group where band members are disposable..)There music is quite good, fondly remember how "push the button" was my memorable new years' song :)

This is off topic but i'll mention it anyway, because it's been bothering me anyway.. I went to a Janaazah(funeral) after work yesterday - mom's uncle had passed away - But when i got there i felt so lost, so out of place, and what was more worrying was that i arrived there on my own because the rest of my family got there long before i did since i was still at work. The funeral was meant to start after i finished work so i did not arrive there very late, in fact i left work 15minutes earlier.

I think the point i'm trying to make is that i felt bad because i have no idea what to say to someone who's just lost someone, and i think what made me feel worse was that i didn't really know the man well.. i only remember what he looked like.

What do you say to someone who's just lost someone? "I'm sorry for your loss"? Everyone else said that exact line and what difference does it make once you've said it?

I included the deceased in my prayers maybe that's best?

ouch for the stormers!

The stadium was crammed to the max, the players were already on the field doing their warm-ups and our seats awaited us...

Saturday.. having gone to my very first live rugby match.. was fantastic! i thoroughly enjoyed it and yes i went into the stadium knowing nothing about rugby, but i learnt a few new things... although i do need to watch a few more games to consolidate what i've learnt.

I think the best part is watching the guys get into position for the line-up and then when they do the jump, totally wicked! Was hoping i could try that jump, just looks so fun!

The crowd was so lively and supportive! Patiently awaiting our turn to do the wave was so exhilirating and then when we did it, was even better.

Sadly the Stormers got defeated 10-36 to the Sharks. No matter i enjoyed the game and the atmosphere, all of it!

So yesterday i had a sort of short rant.. yeh, apologies!
Reason being i'm not a planner and when i semi-planned (almost planned) something the plan almost did not work out the way i hoped.
I would like to announce that things are back on track, and i'm glad so woo-hoo!

I'll be going to my very first live rugby match, yeh!! Most exciting, simply because i've never gone to any live matches cricket, soccer, rugby whatever.. so this is a wow moment for me.
Yeh, so it'll be Stormers vs Sharks.
Ok, i admit i'm a wee bit clueless when it comes to rugby but i'm sure i'll make out most of what will be happening tomorrow, well, i hope. . .
I need to figure at least one sport per season that way i can understand what it is i occasionally find myself watching.

P.S i didn't realise that only blogger contacts/members could leave comments, i changed it now :)

Friday lunch is becoming a bad habit.. and today i had to eat a little because i was being polite..

Anyway, im always grateful for good food! Cos some people don'e even have any.

Yeh that's another topic for another day..

peace*;)

I need to learn more about computer stuff..

OK, so the item i wanted to add as a post did not exactly work out when i added it as a post.. so i added it as a pge element, above...
I got this off some else's blog, but it's pretty neat and it's so cool that it's spot on, wicked!
Well mean time i neat to get lessons on computer stuff cos i hate not knowing how to add things or do stuff..
I just got some news that upset me, but i do however hope that this does not ruin things (hence the reason i'm not planner, and the minute i get excited for something, SHIT happens!)

Oops i just said sh_t, but this is my blog and i'm upset, oooh why'd i go and get excited, everything's gonna be ruined!