Letters from the Equator

I can’t believe it’s March. One year ago, I made the decision to move to London and pursue a career in the User Experience field by applying for a Masters in Human-Computer Interaction at UCL. So many things have happened since then. Settling down in London LL and I managed to find jobs within a [...]

Char Siu revisited To date, I have put my hands to claypot dishes, braises, sautés, grills… I’ve recently revisited char-siu again, and it seems to be okay. I’m still not sure which cut of pork is best. I tried tenderloin the last time, and that got burnt into a fish shape, and this time I [...]

I’ve recently received one of my graded papers back and I didn’t do too bad. I also got my first choice for supervisor preferences, even though my second choice wouldn’t have been bad as well. Also, the projects I’ve been involved in are going fairly well – everyone on the team has a clear agenda, [...]

Sorry to all my readers, I’m back to the ‘misty look’ theme again. The old one was really fancy, but a lot of people found it hard to navigate, and since I don’t read my blog as much as others do, I decided to switch back and step back to think about my blog again. [...]

I am busting my brains out over my physical ergonomics paper, but I am happy to be *almost* done. It’s bedtime, so I just wanted to send a post out before I grab some shut-eye. The year has started out well, and the modules we’re doing this semester are a lot more exciting. There’s a [...]

My ISP blocked access to my blog, for some reason. TL, who uses the same ISP, seems to be experiencing the same problem – so it seems to be an ISP thing, and not just me. I’m having to use a proxy to get to my site, which is a little slow, but at least [...]

I learnt today that chicken should not be put back into the freezer after it has thawed, and that the meat contains moisture so that if you put it into broths or soups, the water content increases. It’s indirectly related to the tau eu kay I made today, which is very Nonya, like my background [...]

Not that I hate it. The fight scenes were very well done. The animation was superb. The dialogue was cheesy, but hey… it’s a cartoon. The only thing that leaves me unsettled was that I was expecting something more … Asian. I know, I’m being hard on an American production. Even Mulan wasn’t very Chinese. [...]

It’s starting to get a little lonely at Cardwell Terrace. It feels nice and cosy inside, but the lack of giant mirrors makes me wonder if the world has left me behind in the day. This has largely avoided me resulting from my preoccupation with assignments due in a week and a few days. At [...]

M&S dinner, originally uploaded by jaremfan. We’ve just moved into a rented studio in Islington, a short walk away from Holloway Nags Head. It’s got a separate kitchen and washroom, which is essential. I’ve seen studios where the shower room is next to the bed, and I don’t know how people can live in that [...]