first. i finished my exams! winter quarter is officially over. somehow thoughts about its end comes and goes and i haven't been able to sit down and collect my thoughts and write about it yet. maybe tomorrow, before i leave from the airport. new york, niagara falls and washington dc awaits. =)
things from home. the packet of spices. we're having emperor chicken and ba kut teh tonight!
recipes from jiejie! they took a longer time to come. but i have tried a few already! will really go and buy the ingredients when spring arrives.
this is for my other jiejie. as promised. picture of my stella mccartney sneakers.
spring is here!
the flowers bloom. more pretty pictures of flowers to come. all around campus and all around my neighbourhood. even the most abandoned shrub along the road blooms the most beautiful flowers. it's amazing. i wish singapore had the weather to have such flowers.
so as suzanne and i left for ikea on a relaxing friday with no afternoon classes, we saw this dog tied to a bicycle outside the library! so cute. so we went to play with it for awhile.
and as we walked past the red square, 2 ducks were quacking along, miles away from their pond. we reckoned that they were lost. and heading in the wrong direction. the ducks always hang out in pairs. one male one female. =) hee.
about an hour of bus ride we arrived at a city outside of seattle. called kent. reminds me of clark. clark kent. it's a small quiet town with absolutely no tall buildings at all.
the adventurers. in search of swedish meatballs.
and another 30 minute bus ride brought us to another adjacent town called renton! this is ikea! and as you can see, it's still blue and yellow. and still very very huge.
a very peaceful sight this is.
with beautiful weather. the big tall ikea sign. isn't my camera the greatest? haha.
and we got our reward. the thing i miss quite a lot. swedish meatballs with lingoberry jam.
for dessert we had this lingoberry mousse. very very good. and light!
and the apple crumbly cake with vanilla sauce. yum. =)
we bought swedish meatballs and some other stuff back. and decided to try the self-checkout machines! they really trust their customers. you just scan your stuff and swipe your card or insert notes or coins, sign or enter your PIN and get your receipt! i think in singapore they will seriously lose money.
the next day i brought some of my friends to the factory outlets again. bought stuff. again.
and what better way to end an entire day of shopping and bus-riding by eating iHop pancakes. banana flavored with bananas. yum. =)
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