I was super hungry at about 4-5pm today at work and all I could think of was having a big bowl of  炸酱面, or in Korean, 짜장면 (yes, I am trying to learn Korean now).

 But in Chennai, though the 4th largest city in India, there's no way you can find any authentic Chinese restaurants here. Many of the restaurants here claim to sell Chinese foods but I can tell you, it's all bullshit. So far for all the places my colleagues and I have tried, none of them tasted like real Chinese dishes. I call them Chinese-lised Indian foods. The key point here, as you can tell, is that they 'Indian Foods' -- just modified Indian dishes so that they taste and look differently from the Indian foods here. LOL seriously not Chinese at all, not even close. There is, however, a very expensive but authentic Korean restaurant here.

Sorry, I'm going to far, oops. 

Anyway, since I have half a packet of wheat flour, 1 carrot and 1 white radish, I decided to try making this wonderful dish myself. And yes, for the first time. 

The outcome is, well, I think it tasted quite alright for me. I mean, it's nothing as compared to those you get from Korean/Chinese restaurants but definitely it tasted homely. Serious!

Don't believe? Take a look at the photos then!

Oh, and I made this dish on Sunday. So far it is one of my best dishes. It's 红烧鸡肉. Or sweet and spicy chicken. It looks yummy right?? ^^

如果没有他的人却有他的心；

那么不用急，他的人早晚是你的。

如果没有他的心却只有他的人；

你明白我的意思吗？

When will this tragedy come to an end? How many years will it take for me to get out of this? It's really very torturous. Tell me, what is the price I have to pay to get out of this?

The phase 3 of my training in India has officially started yesterday. More sizing and tests will be coming my way >.<

Oh, did I say I screwed up my test on Monday? Sort of failed it by 1 mark and hence that made me the lowest scorer in class.. Saddened to the max! Haiz. If only my brain functioned better that time.. If only I remembered the right things.. If only.. zzzz. 

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Enough of work, let's talk about something else. 

I'll be going New Delhi for a tour next weekend. Air tickets and hotel have been already settled, not for the transport though. We were going there largely because of the very famous must-see in India -- Taj Mahal, at Agra, 4-5hrs drive from New Delhi. This caused some problems for us because we really hope to find a cheap taxi package for this but so far we are still in the progress of researching. Taxi is the most recommended mode of transport by our colleagues here as it's safer and more flexible relative to others, despite the high price. 

Actually the only thing that has been bugging me is the people I'm going with. 2 are my colleagues from Sg office, and another from the Japan office, who is in India going through the same training programme as us. The 2 boys, though both are stationed at the Sg office, are actually Indonesians who only came over to Sg to pursue their university studies. I guess that this is the reason that made all the different. I mean, they are friendly and nice, but due to our backgrounds, there's somehow this gap between us, a communication barrier. Initially I tried to make this gap closer but I'd already given up. Well, habits are hard to change and so are mentality and behaviours. I just hope that everything will go smoothly during the trip. 

All the 3 of them, including the Jap guy, are rather introverted and I am more of extroverted. I'm still trying to learn how to adapt to this new social circle, though not really successful. Sometimes it's really sad that you have the people to talk to, but somehow you just cannot do so. 

Maybe the problem lies with me. I used to be really friendly and out-going, as commented by my teachers back in school and also my peers. However, as I grew older, the more experiences I gain in life, the more I know what I like and dislike. As more and more preferences arise, I tend to be more picky now, and get pissed off easily with things that I don't like about. This sometimes upsets the people around me. I even hurt some of those who matter to me because of this attitude. 

I really hope to change. And yes, I'm trying. I don't like to see myself throwing tempers all the time. That makes me ugly, both inside and outside. I wish I could smile more often, as much as what I used to be back in high school. I must bring the cheery side of me back soon. Best for me, best for everyone around me too. 

So I was at home reading other people's blog and kept wondering why can some of them take so many wonderful photos of themselves although their cameras are not as good as mine. So I figured out that it must be my skills. I decided to challenge myself and take better photos, model-ish photos from now on. I mean, life is short and I'm already in my mid-20s. How many years do I have left to look pretty? My clock is ticking. Hence, I must do something to capture the golden years of my life, before it becomes too late, before I become too ugly. 

I so admire those young models who have so many nice photos of themselves which they can keep with them till old. How many of us actually had the chance to even look beautiful and have our pictures taken? Ladies, we shall not waste our time anymore. Before you know it, nothing will be left. 

I want to have as little regrets as possible when I grow old!

Here are some of the recent attempts =))

Taken at my bedroom.

Taken while shopping at one of the largest shopping malls in Chennai, Spencer Plaza.