I Haven't Done My Report... Nevermind

Every Monday I'm extremely excited and motivated to go to work (internship period now) and keeps a smile on my face. I'll tell myself: I'll write report once I get home and after dinner then my progress would be steady. Once I get home, I watch some TV; check email; do other research that would not benefit my report such as Googling places of attraction in Palmerston North. By 9pm, it is dinner time for an hour. At 10pm, I will Skype with my boyfriend and pay as much attention to him possible as he is having a hard time coping with studies over there. It would be 11.30pm when we finish videocall and I would go to sleep thinking

Crap. I haven't done my report! Nevermind - there's still tomorrow.

Tuesday comes with a little Tuesday blues from using up most of the energy on the day before. On the way home during the bus ride, I remind myself to write report after watching Running Man. I came home at the usual time at 7pm and thought: there's some time to spare for workout! LET'S DO IT! So I spend half an hour to an hour working out with dumb bells on a yoga mat in my room. I usually stop working out when I hear the sounds of bicycle being pushed to the corridor and that indicates that Mom has returned home with dinner. Dinner starts at 8.30pm on "lucky" days, if not 9pm, then I'll eat while watching full episode of Running Man which takes up 1.5 hours. Skyping with my love on webcam is necessary every night and then when the clock strikes 11.30pm, I'll be like...

Crap. I haven't done my report! Nevermind - there's still tomorrow.

Midweek is the hardest to survive for most people but I enjoy it because of the weekly bazaar held at my workplace and I get to buy the avocado soymilk to go with my lunch! The avocado soymilk is my only motivation for midweek so I'm very thankful for the weekly bazaars even though the same stalls appear everytime. Since I came home on time, I might as well update my progress on the product development so far. Yes!, I thought to myself, finally some progress! But no updates done to my report because I would be distracted by dinner and concuss by 11.30pm from the drowsy concoction of cough syrup and cold medication.

Crap. I haven't done my report! Nevermind - there's still tomorrow.

Hear yay comes Thursday; one more day to end of hectic work week. Looking forward to Friday is my inspiration for Thursday. But you know, the same old happens when I get home. Probably some more progress on my actual report but not more than 4 paragraphs.

Crap. I haven't finished a section of my report! Nevermind - there's still tomorrow.

TGIF! I breeze through everything like how I did on Monday and I come back home to reward myself with long hours of TV and quality time Skyping with my love. I would then add: I should reward myself with more sleep since I have been working so hard despite being down with cold and cough. So I slept at 11pm.

Crap. I haven't done my report! Nevermind - there's still tomorrow.

Nevermind about weekends... I never touch the report anyway.

Lunchtime at The Tiramisu Hero

After hearing so much excitement from the completion of The Tiramisu Hero cafe which was preceded by their best-selling tiramisu cakes in glass jars made by the famous blogger Peggy Chang and her partner, XL and I decided that we should pop by and look at the cafe! Bad news: we forgot to visit the washroom which was decorated so beautifully as shown by the owner's blog photos.

It took us 10 minutes to reach the cafe by foot from Farrer Park MRT station. As much as the facade of the cafe looks accessible and easy to spot, it is actually quite difficult to find if you are going by foot. I suggest you drive there because there is no closer bus stop to the cafe.

Upon arriving, we were greeted with green grass carpets and the front of the cashier was filled with other goodies that you could buy home, such as jewellery made from semi-precious stones, cute stationeries and even vintage lamps! The water station is self-service and free of charge, but only cold water is available. We were greeted by Peggy's mom (yes, I read her blog often enough to know how her mom looks like) and assigned to a seat near Sir Antonio's bobblehead that we took photos with later.

Bangers with mac and cheese

XL ordered bangers with mac and cheese ($17+), which is a combination of three sausages and mac and cheese at the bottom, and patsy mojito tea ($6+) which kind of tastes like some regular tea with a fancy name. The sausage on the right looks yummy but the other two looks like they have shrunk a lot... like how you get wrinkly fingertips after soaking your hands in the water for too long. I only tasted half of the sausage on the leftmost side and it wasn't smooth at all... the texture was like tearing apart tissue. It was dry and chewy and the appearance was the most unappealing amongst all sausages. For the mac and cheese, it tasted a tad strong for me and there was a slight sandy texture which could be the cheese powder. I didn't like it though because the cheese wasn't flowing at all! Maybe it appeals to different people in terms of texture and consistency but this dish was a no-no for me.

ChefChef curry baked rice

I got myself curry baked rice ($12+) which has sliced pepper roasted chicken, jasmine white rice and super thick and creamy and sweet and salty and full-bodied curry. Comparing this dish - which has Sir Antonio's logo next to it on the menu that indicates it is recommended item - to the bangers, I would choose curry baked rice over that. At least the sauce was smooth and texture was right, apart from the full-bodied flavour that left me kind of satiated after the fourth bite. I like the fact that rosemary and some oregano was added to the curry rice to make the dish fragrant besides letting the curry bringing out its own flavour. Though this dish appears big in the picture, trust me, a hungry girl can finish it with that glass of warm water.

We could not leave the cafe without trying their tiramisu; afterall it is called The Tiramisu Hero, right? So we got ourselves the NonnaHero ($7.50) in original tiramisu flavour which is a normal kaya glass jar size that is able to feed two girls whose tummies are full to 90%. The verdict is that apart from serving in a glass jar which is kind of the trend, I don't find the tiramisu any special at all. It tastes the same as the ones selling in neighbourhood bakery shops (sorry for being so mean but I just find it nothing exciting). I was expecting some flavour to "wow" me over but I guess I was being let down by Sir Antonio. I wanted to try their lava cake with ice cream ($12) but XL told me I shouldn't choose that because their specialty is tiramisu afterall; oh well, I would have made a good choice though.

So my thoughts on this cafe is just like the photo below...

My outfit matches Sir Antonio!

I presume it is the branding strategy that has attract flocks and flocks of curious customers and loyal readers of her blog to visit the cafe. Maybe it is the interior design and the simpilicity of the desserts that attracted passerbys too. I don't find this shop any special - other than the toilet and lighting on ladders and bedframe poles used as door handles - but I may come back again to try their lava cake and hopefully not being a super mean person by comparing it with my ultimate favourite lava cake from Wimbly Lu.

Directions to The Tiramisu Hero: 121 Tyrwhitt Road. From Farrer Park MRT station, come out from Exit H. Turn right and walk straight and pass by an indian temple until you see Petain Road. Turn right and walk along Petain Road all the way straight until you see a red building. Do not cross, but turn left and you will see The Tiramisu Hero.

Realization Hits

A year from now, I would have graduated with a degree and secured a job at a local SME. Then I would have to start worrying about paying income tax, repayment of CPF tuition loan, giving allowance to my parents, saving money for myself, starting my dream and also having to save up for the future with my love. I would be debt-ridden - loan repayment, my dream, wedding, getting a house.

I wonder if it would be possible just to work for 4 to 5 years and be a boss of my own. I only can wonder so much...