In a perfect world by Laura Kasischke

This novel that i finished is written by Laura Kasischke, who teaches in the University of Michigan MFA program and the Residential College. She have written several poetry books as well as other novels.

The novel, In a Perfect World is about marriage, motherhood, and the choices we make when we have no choices left. The author tells the story of Jiselle, a young flight attendant who's just settled into a fairy tale life with her new husband and stepchildren. But as a mysterious new illness spreads rapidly throughout the country, she begins to realize that her marriage, her stepchildren, and their perfect world are all in terrible danger....

Honestly, i didnt like the book. Perhaps something i cannot see myself relating to. No suspense in the book enough to keep glued to the book. But still a good read, just that i will not be re-reading it again soon anytime...

Her Fearful Symmetry

Finished reading Audrey Niffenegger's Her Fearful Symmetry. She's the same author who wrote the 'The Time Traveler's Wife'. 

..... Her Fearful Symmetry a haunting tale about the complications of love, identity, and sibling rivalry. The novel opens with the death of Elspeth Noblin, who bequeaths her London flat and its contents to the twin daughters of her estranged twin sister back in Chicago. These 20-year-old dilettantes, Julie and Valentina, move to London, eager to try on a new experience like one of their obsessively matched outfits. Historic Highgate Cemetery, which borders Elspeth's home, serves as an inspired setting as the twins become entwined in the lives of their neighbors: Elspeth's former lover, Robert; Martin, an agoraphobic crossword-puzzle creator; and the ethereal Elspeth herself, struggling to adjust to the afterlife. Niffenegger brings these quirky, troubled characters to marvelous life, but readers may need their own supernatural suspension of disbelief as the story winds to its twisty conclusion...

Home Made Thin Crust Hawaiian Pizza

Decided to make Thin Crust Pizza for lunch instead of Hainanese Chicken Rice..

Save the chicken rice for dinner..heheheh

A simple recipe.. though Mr Ong say the ingredients not spread out evenly... and the crust abit too thick though its thin..something like skinny fat.... and not enough cheese for him...

haahha.. he rate only 6/10.. but i give myself a 7/10

Overall still not too bad lar..hehehe

Cooking

Since i have more time here, cooking for Mr Ong is kinda a daily must do... i do not have a natural flare in cooking, but i do know how to follow search on the internet for recipes... with youtube, food blogs etc, providing simple to understand instructions and even videos to guide you and show u the process.. all u need is patience, time (which i have alot now), good songs (i like to listen to chill-jazz music to help lift my mood cuz if u are in gd mood, ur food will turn out well!!), the willingness to experiment and of cuz love, cuz u are afterall cooking for ur love ones... the food will somehow be nice!!!

There are alot food that i'll cook...for a start, i did the English Style of Fish and Chips for Mr Ong as lunch. 

The secret lies in the Beer Batter, which i found online is very good. Though the wrong kind of fish was used, which resulted in a bit of fishy taste and the Fish is abit dark. At least i still made a decent meal for Mr Ong.. not bad for the first attempt i wld say. oh yeah the recipe for the beer batter was too much so i end up frying some mushrooms for him, which was good too...

i feel satisfaction fr the completion of the food..as the chips are peel and sliced fr real potatoes and not frozen-read-cut fries + the batter was done from scratch. if next time got time will do the tar tar sauce myself...

and im very touched by Mr Ong for not complaining its awful to eat and finish everything...hheehhee

i'm starting to craving for SG food, so again i found an online recipe for Hainanese Chicken Rice, going to try tmrw.... poor Mr Ong going to endure my cooking...hheheh

I have a list of ever-growing recipes that i'm going to experiment and hopefully it will turn out good

the colors of Fall~~lurvee it!!!

told myself i'll regret if i didnt take this beautiful pics....
the same colors might not be the same next fall...

the same tree might be chopped off....

the clouds will never be the same...

the feeling of fall will change...

Halloween

In anticipation of Halloween, the Northwood Community (the area we are staying in) organised a pumpkin craving today... free pumpkins are given to encourage the participation...went with my Korean fren, Minky....
We wanted to choose big ones, but they were too heavy for us..hhaha so we chose the ones we cld carry...ahaha

Not an artistic person, so i did a simple face... Minky said my pumpkin looks very friendly with the big smile and 3 teeth...ahhahaah i wld say not bad for a 1st timer..hahha

Looking forward to the Trick or Treat this sat... alot of small kids will be all dressed up knocking on our doors for sweets...

Gonna bake more cookies to give away..ehehhe so fun...!!!!

Homesick....not....

There are some people when they travel overseas, they will be homesick, no matter how short or long the duration might be... on the other hand, there are some people, who will not be homesick, no matter how long they are away... 

Since young, i have been the 2nd type, no matter how long or short my overseas trip are, I've never been homesick... not that i don't care about what is going on back home. its just that subconsciously, i know that everything and everyone at home will be fine. or is it i really don't care about whats happening back home and only care for myself?? some ppl call it independence and i would like to tink it that way too.. in this sense i tink im more like mummy... 

Its getting more and more frustrating to having to call home in the morning here (so that its night time over in SG) to speak to him. The rest still okay, just him. Somehow, he is the only one that i cant seem to not worry... i just dont understand what is wrong with him.. or perhaps i know what is wrong with him... depression is something that one wld deny it...even if one knows it.. even if one declares and suspects they have depression, thats nothing they can do about it.. i tink its to do with inbalance of  hormones and stuff... but they can get help and be positive about things and not be negative.. they can recover, but that depends if they want to or just live in a world of denial and keeps blaming everyone but themselves.... we gave him time, we tried the soft and even the hard approach, but nothing seems to work....

But if i dun call back, he will only get worse, worry for nothing.. if i call back, it does not seem to help him either... 

nevertheless, i hope to see the day he pull himself back together again...living his life the way he shld..