It's the end of year...

Once again a belated Merry X'mas to everyone!!

Whoa who changed the layout?? I don't really like it... cos I'm not in the picture!! =( Can we use a picture with more people in it??

Anyway in case there are still people not in the know, we will be having a countdown event tomorrow as usual! Details:

Place: Clarke quay mrt

Time: 1.30pm

Muppet called to say that we'll be going to Minds cafe in the afternoon, then probably dinner, and then we'll go climb Mt. Faber (my first time, so excited!), followed by all-night mahjong session at her house. So do remember to keep your day free tomorrow!

Love,

GG

this is cool! as in the new layout.

but where haf the tagboard gonee?? i love tagboards can tag nonsense

and those little links to the peeps' blogs? got any way to put it up?

haha i IT idiot ar duno all thesee

merry xmas!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas fellow 73 frens!

Seeing all of you yesterday made me feel really happy and 幸福

Christmas Party 2009

Hey guys, sorry for the fickle-mindedness. =P

It's on!

24th Dec 2009
7pm to 11pm, My house
Br: Food money, gift, an item to decorate the christmas tree with, and yourself. =)

Btw, the old layout sort of died because of the background and tagboard codes which weren't working. updated to the new template. hope u all like it. if not, can change the header photo or the design lo.

Tiramisu!!!

Hello darlings, I got my tiramisu recipe from this website! This recipe received raving reviews so I decided to try it out, but made some changes along the way.

Original Recipe: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Tiramisu-II/Detail.aspx

Tiramisu

Ingredients (serving for 12)

• 6 egg yolks
• 150 g white sugar
• 155 ml milk
• 295 ml heavy cream
• 3 ml vanilla extract
• 455 g mascarpone cheese
• 60 ml strong brewed coffee, room temperature
• 30 ml rum
• 2 (3 ounce) packages ladyfinger cookies
• 5 g unsweetened cocoa powder

Beng's note:

Ladyfinger cookies, called savoiardi in Italian, can only be found at Carrefour. They look like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladyfinger_(cookie)

Mascarpone cheese can be found at carrefour and phoonhuat, my ntuc doesn't sell it but I'm not sure if its the same for other branches.

Strong brewed coffee = espresso or normal kopi-o boiled till half of original volume. Highly concentrated in short.

As for the type of liqueur, rum, kahlua, bailey's are all suitable substitutes, though I used Southern Comfort for gg's cake because i have neither of the above, and luckily it didn't taste weird. I think the general thumb of rule is to use sweet liqueur, if not the milky ones.

Instructions:

1. In a medium saucepan, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until well blended. Whisk in milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Boil gently for 1 minute, remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. Cover tightly and chill in refrigerator 1 hour.
2. In a medium bowl, beat cream with vanilla until stiff peaks form. Whisk mascarpone into yolk mixture until smooth.
3. In a small bowl, combine coffee and rum. Split ladyfingers in half lengthwise and drizzle with coffee mixture.
4. Arrange half of soaked ladyfingers in bottom of a 7x11 inch dish. Spread half of mascarpone mixture over ladyfingers, then half of whipped cream over that. Repeat layers and sprinkle with cocoa. Cover and refrigerate 4 to 6 hours, until set.

Beng's notes:

Step 1: Alternatively, use a double boiler or water bath to heat up the mixture. I guess direct heat can be used, but most recipes I saw else where used the aforementioned methods, it's always better to err on the side of caution.

Step 3: Many comments left by people who tried this recipe recommended doubling the amount of liqueur, you might want to follow for a stronger liqueur flavour. You can either drizzle the coffee/liqueur mixture onto the cookies, or simply soak the entire stick into the mixture. I did the later as it will absorb the coffee liqueur flavour better. Just dunk it in for a second, those cookies can get soggy easily.

Step 4:I'll normally combine the yolk and cream mixture into one before spreading it onto the ladyfingers, instead of separating them into 2 layers. Sprinkle cocoa powder only after the cake is refrigerated to prevent them from turning damp easily..

Refrigerate for 1 day, best 2 days, for the flavours to blend and "come out".

Cheers!!! :D

Official Invitation

Hello my dear friends!

It's not Christmas yet but it's time to party at my house again! I'd be celebrating my 21st soon would like to invite you, my dear friends, to my birthday bash and share my joy with me.

Date: 18th Jul Sat
Time: 7.30-10pm
Venue: My house
Theme: Barbie & Ken =)

Sorry this is kind of rush but please RSVP by 7th July so that I can cater your food =)

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=93466382439
or sms me at 96859000

Hope to see you there =)

Cheers,
Xiao Lee

happie bdae to no link

heyo! happie birthday!

we all miss u lots!

enjoy urself in europe ar..its very special to celebrate bdae in europe.

go hab lotsa fun. Sit on the craziest ride in german and sing 73 class cheer.

haha.

21st liao. may u get some link soon. lol.

and may all ur wishes come true.

we can go to another geylang secret outing when we are baq.

love ya lots.

* big FAT bear hugs*

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to 73!! Boohoo you guys are celebrating CNY at xxx's house AGAIN without me *sobz*.. but.. i have an idea! Let's try to webcam again this year, ok?? =D Xuanzi, will your webcam work?

And for those who might feel like sending me a card/gift/angbao/anything, my address is: 29 Rue Labedoyère, N207, 76600 Le Havre (I've moved house since last June!). Letters and cards are always welcomed! =D

HELLO 73! Happy New Year! Anyway details of the Lunar New Year gathering are as follows:

Date: 31st January/正月初六 (sorry pj! day before 除夕 too rushed for my parents)
Venue: My place (feel free to ask/sms/call for help if/when you are lost)
Time: Anytime you feel like. (but be reasonable la k? I might not be around in the early afternoon but I'm sure you ppl are fully capable of entertaining yourselves. ^^ I'll see if I can get my cousin to come play with you all again.)

aww bengsy ^^ Anyway to all the ppl still in singapore and are finishing exams soon. Look at this!

Class outing opportunity anyone?

I MISS 73!!!

minna san! ogenku desu ka? 

bengsy is doing great in beijing, albeit struggling with her double major >.<. 

hehe, wanna share with you a korean group that has been capturing the hearts of most singaporeans (meat and i included!) here, thanks to our intertwined relationship with the koreans! not sure if you guys have heard of them (because when i was back in sg for summer, the impression i got was that no one except hardcore k-pop fans know about them, how could you!!!).

introducing...

wondergirls! XD

their 成名曲 Tell Me swept korea like a tsunami, in fact they are soooo HOT that MANY MANY koreans learnt the dance. i've found some on youtube videos which are freaking hilarious =D

the original MTV:

the hilarious spin-offs:

traffic police version (at a variety show which wondergirls were present too!)

Even flight attendants lurve wondergirls :D

So Hot

Nobody (the latest craze!)

Don't you find the songs catchy? 1, 2, 3 lets go!

"tell me tell me tetetetete tell me"

"i want nobody nobody but you *claps claps*"

XD

eh fishhh poh poh how come only bury me!!!! gnd i will pull down ANYONE who touches me . HA!

yayyyy FINALLY GG OVERSEAS. :))))))))

jiayou organiser! (poh poh!)

迟来的。毕业旅行

Hey people~

Let's go overseas together in the coming december hols!

I was thinking that we can go somewhere near like Bintan Island~

We can celebrate the guys ord or coming ord with nov and dec babies bdae? =P

lol.

Activities that we can do include:
1. Shopping
2. spa
3. fishing
4.snorkelling
5. diving
6. eating seafood.
7. paint ball
8. go kart
9. all terrain vehicle
10. mountain biking
11. trekking..

..and most importantly, BURY NINGFEI & create more memories for 73!!

What are you waiting for..hurry up and say :

"Yes! I'm going!"

^^

MAF

Hi people! For MAF, we're meeting at 6.30pm at class bench for those who can't turn up early... For those who'd like to have dinner before that, we're meeting at 5.30pm at the class bench because Ningfei is ordering.... pizza! So pls remember to tell him if u want to have pizza or not, so that he can place the right order =) After MAF, we'll probably be going to BTFC as usual for the traditional supper with our great grand juniors! (gosh we're J4s now! *gasp*)

So, cya all on sat! =D

Hello people! Are we doing anything before maf? (assuming people are turning up for maf that is.)

New shirt/ singlet

yes!! I want a new shirt! Why not we make a singlet too! It is cheaper and we can wear it to our usual sporty outings, like climbing park connector, beaches and ubin. =)

cheeyun mentioned that she just came back from batam and it's 2 days one night for $100. Sounds qt reasonable and exciting. Maybe we can try together one day!

Hey, my 73 tee is really really cui right now and I kind of want a new one. And apparently a few other people have their tees either a)thrown b)in unwearable conditions c)too transluscent/thin to wear. So! Does anyone want a reprint of the shirt?

And for other issues.. Since our class is more or less meeting up once every week/fortnight already, why not do something healthy! Like er fortnightly badminton/bball/vball/frisbee games? Actually 只是我想玩 but it's healthy! So.. anyone up for it?

Picnic at Pasir Ris!

Hello everyone!

We're having a class outing with all the 归来游子, namely a picnic at Pasir Ris park! Details as follow:

Date: 13 Jul (Sun)
Time: 10.30am (try not to be late!)
Meeting place: Pasir Ris Mrt
Activities: Blading, eating, swimming (?), kite flying, playing bridge, cycling, talking.... u name it :)

Please check with Li Qian what food you're supposed to bring for that day... hope to see everyone there! =D

class gathering dis sun

beng and huan wei are baq!!

lets meet at city hall mrt at 6pm this sun for dinner.

shd be steamboat ^^

latest class dinner

heyooooooooo

muppet has organised a class dinner this friday night
meet 7pm at citihall for waraku!


see you there!