Almost Perfect Sunday

I love to do absolutely nothing on Sundays. My typical sunday tends to start at 12 midnight, usually staying up as late as this 30-year old body would let me. Waking up late, going straight for lunch then laze the whole day away until dinner time.

Today is one of those almost perfect Sundays. I slept about 4 am last night, up at 8 to let the dog out and jumped back to bed (with doggy of course). Up at 12 for lunch and the past three hours was spent on a little reading and little aimless surfing.

The weather is perfect, it isn’t too warm as it just poured and there’s a nice breeze blowing, bringing with it a gentle scent of fresh wet grass. The TV is turned on, but I only hear what seems to be an Olympics commentator talking through a table tennis match. I’m at my dining table, with the dog sleeping by my feet. I’m rubbing her soft ears with my toes and she doesn’t seem to mind. I have no idea what to do for the rest of the day, but I don’t mind (just like doggy doesn’t). There’s enough of life planning on the weekdays. I might take the dog out for walks but it depends. Every Sunday should be like this - nothing planned.

This is almost perfect. Almost because I do enjoy some kitchen time every weekend, especially on Sundays but today will be an exception. I’m uninspired as to what to cook. There’s stuff I’d like to try, but today is not a day for trying.

Today is my almost perfect Sunday.

Tell me, what’s your idea of an almost perfect Sunday?

Bacon Alarm Clock

In my previous post, I mentioned that there’s nothing on earth quite like the smell of bacon in the morning. Well, with this little invention, you can!

Presenting the Wake n’ Bacon alarm clock!  The alarm goes off, and it starts to cook the bacon inside for 10 minutes using Halogen lamps. Voila! You get the smell of fresh bacon greeting you in the morning.

I’m sold.

My birthday is coming *cough cough*.

Happy Birthday iMac!

You’re ten years old today, and you’ve come a long way.

You started as Bondi Blue running on a 233 MHz PowerPC G3 with Mac OS 8.1 and a hockey puck mouse and in ten years, we’ve seen you evolve from a teardrop-shaped all-in-one, to a Lampshade, and then morph in a flat panel display.

Beautiful.

You’re still sitting on my study table, and I still can’t bear to sell you after serving me well for so many years.

In your ten years, you have achieved many things. You put Apple back on the computing map when Steve unveiled you to the world. We’ve seen you appear in countless movies and TV shows simply because you were so aesthetically pleasing. You changed the way other PC makers (copiers) think about their ugly beige boxes. You popularized USB in a way that had hardware makers producing peripherals to match your colors. You showed how bold it was to rid the world of Floppy disks.  You were the first Apple product to upgrade to an Intel chip.  

Here’s a gallery in Wired as a little tribute to you. And here’s to another great ten years to come.

Happy birthday iMac. The world would have been a little duller with you.

iPhone in Singapore on 22nd August

 It is confirmed! Got a mailer from Singtel and 22nd August 2008 is the big day the 3G iPhone lands in Singapore.  

Singtel iPhone mailer

T minus 9 days. I’m holding my breath.

Ugly French Toast Sandwich

To me, there’s nothing quite like indulging in a sinful breakfast to end a week and start a new one. And I’m certain there are very few other things on this planet that can get my stomach yearning than the smell of bacon cooking.

I had all the ingredients in the kitchen already, so its just a matter of construction. Cooking time is short, but the effects on your soul will last for the whole day.

Ingredients:
2 pieces of bread
3 slices of bacon
2 eggs
Olive Oil

First off, take a pan and fry your bacon with a little olive oil. You don’t need too much because the pig will release it’s own. You just need enough oil to prevent initial sticking. Depending how you like your bacon, take it off when you’re happy and set aside.

For the bread, I like to cut off the crust because it just doesn’t taste sexy as a part of french toast. Break one egg onto a plate and whip it up with a little salt. To assemble, take your bacon and sandwich it between two slices of bread. Gently dip the entire sandwich in egg and leave it in to soak up the egg for a few seconds. Be warned, it will get a bit messy. If you hold it with too much strength, you’ll squish it so be gentle, it’s worth it.

Next, add a little olive oil to the pan (and butter if you wish), and when hot, place the whole sandwich in. Cook it for a minute or so, then turn over and give it another minute. Of course, this depends on how hot your pan is, so keep an eye out for it. As long as the bread starts looking like a french toast, its done because the bacon is cooked anyway. Remove and set aside.

If eggs are your thing, then you can fry up the last egg any way you like then top on your sandwich. For me, there’s no better method of egg cooking then fried, sunny side up. Serve with your ugly french toast. It should look a little like this:

Enjoy.