Grocery Bills?
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oh.. like dat. if that is the case, then buying beer when they come over is cheaper then buying beer when u are out. plus it is a form of "bonding" between the guys (aka your SO's life in office would be easier). I think that is a cost that is justifiableOriginally posted by elindra:Coz they are his technicians and SO is generous so he tends to buy the beer as a treat
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I avoid economy rice like the plague
I think its because it reminds me of army and prison food
Char Kway Teow and Cai Tao Guay, I love it
Actually, I like most hawker food, but somehow don't eat it often because hard to find seats
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I totally agree with you. While it's cheap to eat at the hawker centre, you eventually get sick of eating the same type of food all the time.Originally posted by elindra:Same
The problem is that as much as I'm singaporean
The food don't really appeal to me
I'm usually restricted to eating:
Chicken Rice
Duck Rice
Wanton Mee
Soysauce Chicken Noodles
If you like pasta, it's not hard to cook your own at home you know. You can always freeze the left-over and have it for lunch or dinner the next day.
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When I'm in the mood I can cook like 1kg of pasta at one go and eat it for 2 daysOriginally posted by honeymouse:If you like pasta, it's not hard to cook your own at home you know. You can always freeze the left-over and have it for lunch or dinner the next day. -
I did think about it tooOriginally posted by the_don:oh.. like dat. if that is the case, then buying beer when they come over is cheaper then buying beer when u are out. plus it is a form of "bonding" between the guys (aka your SO's life in office would be easier). I think that is a cost that is justifiable
But usually I scoot out of the house when they come over coz that means I have to help entertain and can't play WoW anyway
And it bores me to tears -
1kg of pasta in 2 days??Originally posted by av98m:When I'm in the mood I can cook like 1kg of pasta at one go and eat it for 2 days 
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Too much of a botherOriginally posted by honeymouse:I totally agree with you. While it's cheap to eat at the hawker centre, you eventually get sick of eating the same type of food all the time.
If you like pasta, it's not hard to cook your own at home you know. You can always freeze the left-over and have it for lunch or dinner the next day.
I do know how to cook pasta
But the thought of having to do the dishes and heating the food again turns me off
Plus, I'm usually home late from work and it really doesn't appeal to me
Much easier to buy and eat and no dishes to do
It's only during the weekends that I bother to cook
But lately, SO been working weekends so I don't bother now either -
heehee "exotic" is good stuffOriginally posted by elindra:Well you guys cook more often than we do
Ours is limited to weekends
And we tend to buy more "exotic" stuff too
Ooooo you have a fish tank too
What fishes you guys rearing
we have a fish tank. we HAD fishes.
TX bought a small fish tank for Christmas 04 pressie. It was beautiful landscaped by the shop (think pebbled soil, real plants, huge pump, lights, etc). In it was 10 neon tetras
I din know about the tank till we got home. He opened the door and the light from the tank shone in the darkness. It was so pretty! He bought it cos i mentioned I wanted to keep neon tetras
. a few week later we added a dwarf puffer (our fav cos he is so cute!)
Due to a series of unfortunated, our neon tetras have either commited sucide or died a natural death. Our puffer has also gone to puffer heaven
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Err...wait, maybe I got the weight wrong. Need to go home and check the packaging. I meant cook 2 packs of the raw pasta. How heavy is the standard size packing?Originally posted by honeymouse:1kg of pasta in 2 days?? -
pasta was dinner for TX & I yesterdayOriginally posted by honeymouse:I totally agree with you. While it's cheap to eat at the hawker centre, you eventually get sick of eating the same type of food all the time.
If you like pasta, it's not hard to cook your own at home you know. You can always freeze the left-over and have it for lunch or dinner the next day.
Cost of beef, pasta & fresh mushrooms : $7
Cost of warm hearty meal cooked with love : Priceless -
go to a lan shopOriginally posted by elindra:I did think about it too
But usually I scoot out of the house when they come over coz that means I have to help entertain and can't play WoW anyway
And it bores me to tears
a fren opened a lan shop today. TX says it has plush seats and very cosy deco/lighting -
I'm surprised your puffer didn't attempt to eat your tetras but maybe the tetras are way too fast for the pufferOriginally posted by the_don:heehee "exotic" is good stuff
we have a fish tank. we HAD fishes.
TX bought a small fish tank for Christmas 04 pressie. It was beautiful landscaped by the shop (think pebbled soil, real plants, huge pump, lights, etc). In it was 10 neon tetras
I din know about the tank till we got home. He opened the door and the light from the tank shone in the darkness. It was so pretty! He bought it cos i mentioned I wanted to keep neon tetras. a few week later we added a dwarf puffer (our fav cos he is so cute!)
Due to a series of unfortunated, our neon tetras have either commited sucide or died a natural death. Our puffer has also gone to puffer heaven
I had stingrays (really SO's) till they died from pump failure.
He wanted to buy more but I refused coz they are damn expensive to rear and water needs to be pristine so lots of work. But they were soooo cute.
I have a turtle in my tank now and other tank house my frogs -
that is 1K in totalOriginally posted by av98m:Err...wait, maybe I got the weight wrong. Need to go home and check the packaging. I meant cook 2 packs of the raw pasta. How heavy is the standard size packing?
for a guy that is not suprising if u eat it for 2 lunches and 2 dinners -
Hee hee... don't worry if you do have 1kg of pasta if you enjoy it and you are generally a big eater. I just find pasta very filling for me....Originally posted by av98m:Err...wait, maybe I got the weight wrong. Need to go home and check the packaging. I meant cook 2 packs of the raw pasta. How heavy is the standard size packing? -
Ooo whereOriginally posted by the_don:go to a lan shop
a fren opened a lan shop today. TX says it has plush seats and very cosy deco/lighting
Is there a discount?
Yeah that is what I do
This Sat there is a party for his friends too
Had to help out with cooking
Yes SO loves to entertain whereas I'm too lazy
I helped him out last night while popping quail eggs into my mouth -
Well....sometimes the 1kg of pasta lasts me only for 2 meals
My way of preparing pasta is quick and dirty.
Just use off the shelve sauces fortified with some fresh ingredients(meat, vegetables, extra cheese, spices) -
We had pasta for dinner last night too. Just a simple one - bolognase sauce (minced beef, brown onion and tomate paste) on pasta.Originally posted by the_don:pasta was dinner for TX & I yesterday
Cost of beef, pasta & fresh mushrooms : $7
Cost of warm hearty meal cooked with love : Priceless
I agree with "Cost of warm hearty meal cooked with love : Priceless". How we usually do it every night is my hubby helps me with the preparation (chopping garlic, cleaning vegies) and I will do the cooking. Works out well.
I think if both of us work, it's nothing wrong to share the housework including the cooking too. -
*nods hard*Originally posted by honeymouse:One thing I find annoying when I was in Singapore is that the restaurants don't display the actual cost of the food, it's always with the ++ at the end. I find it rather deceiving as they try to make it look like it's a good deal but by the time you add up the taxes and service charge it's no longer a good deal. Also, you can't estimate how much cash you need to have if you are planning to pay by cash .
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We had pasta too but it was at the coffeeshop downstairsOriginally posted by honeymouse:We had pasta for dinner last night too. Just a simple one - bolognase sauce (minced beef, brown onion and tomate paste) on pasta.
I agree with "Cost of warm hearty meal cooked with love : Priceless". How we usually do it every night is my hubby helps me with the preparation (chopping garlic, cleaning vegies) and I will do the cooking. Works out well.
I think if both of us work, it's nothing wrong to share the housework including the cooking too. Stall is run by this young couple too 
I love their fish & chips too
Seems that for people our age it seems that pasta is the way to go at home -
so did you bbq the stingrays after they died? with sambal chilliOriginally posted by elindra:I'm surprised your puffer didn't attempt to eat your tetras but maybe the tetras are way too fast for the puffer
I had stingrays (really SO's) till they died from pump failure.
He wanted to buy more but I refused coz they are damn expensive to rear and water needs to be pristine so lots of work. But they were soooo cute.
I have a turtle in my tank now and other tank house my frogs -
Yes, it's nice, healthy and simple to prepare.Originally posted by elindra:We had pasta too but it was at the coffeeshop downstairs Stall is run by this young couple too
I love their fish & chips too
Seems that for people our age it seems that pasta is the way to go at home
Hard to cook something too complicated when we don't get home till 7pm. Think probably worse for most Singaporeans.
My usual menu will be steamed/grilled/boiled chicken, stirfry, steamed ribs, steak, fried rice, pasta/lasagne, roast etc plus vegies and with/without rice. Something not too hard to prepare and cook. -
Erhmm if you kept something as your pet, you will have the heart to eat it?Originally posted by hisoka:so did you bbq the stingrays after they died? with sambal chilli
Seriously I dispose them as quickly as I can before SO got home coz they are his precious babies.
He was super heart-pain coz we had them when they were only about 4 inches in disc width and we got them up to 8 inches
We were even talking about upgrading the tank so that they can grow bigger and more space for them to swim.
Now I need to convince my SO why my turtle needs a bigger tank -
Originally posted by elindra:Erhmm if you kept something as your pet, you will have the heart to eat it?
Seriously I dispose them as quickly as I can before SO got home coz they are his precious babies.
He was super heart-pain coz we had them when they were only about 4 inches in disc width and we got them up to 8 inches
We were even talking about upgrading the tank so that they can grow bigger and more space for them to swim.
Now I need to convince my SO why my turtle needs a bigger tank
turtle soup!
well last time we had chickens and we ate them. but then the chickens were unfriendly, they scratched me when i tried to play with them -
Originally posted by elindra:I'm surprised your puffer didn't attempt to eat your tetras but maybe the tetras are way too fast for the puffer
I had stingrays (really SO's) till they died from pump failure.
He wanted to buy more but I refused coz they are damn expensive to rear and water needs to be pristine so lots of work. But they were soooo cute.
I have a turtle in my tank now and other tank house my frogs my tetras commited sucide due to stress from puffer chasing them and biting their tail
we on one hand we regretted getting the puffer but on the other hand he was so cute, we loved him so much (we even bought blood worms for him, that really grossed up the tank)
the tank is now empty and sitting in a corner of the room.
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some where in thomson. the pre-opening load test is today. not sure how much tho. if u wan i can ask tx to find outOriginally posted by elindra:Ooo where
Is there a discount?
Yeah that is what I do
This Sat there is a party for his friends too
Had to help out with cooking
Yes SO loves to entertain whereas I'm too lazy
I helped him out last night while popping quail eggs into my mouth