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A friend sent me a picture of a dream home. I must say that was the most beautiful designed house I have ever seen. Then she told me that it was developed by a company or developer that does custom made homes all across the States. She said that she is looking for a piece of land and wants to get them to build it for her, with their consultation and professional advice. Schumacher Homes does exactly that. They have build many beautiful homes from all across the States and each house is individual and has it’s own personality that is of the customer’s interest. All you need is a piece of land and they will work with you every step of the way. If you have a certain budget, let them know and they will build your dream home according to the required budget, at the best value and pricing you can afford.

I want to eat Briyani. I wondered if I have enought time to pop by my favourite stall for that. I bought a small sack of Briyani rice last week, hopefully I can learn how to make some Briyani rice. i surfed through many websites and found some but not much confident to cook it yet.

I need to get those Ghee Oil and some of the spices. On the other hand, maybe I should just buy those ready spice mix and cook the rice? Gee, I cannot make up my mind. Or should I just buy a take away rice pack home?

Mutton or Beef Briyani? I better go and have a look at the stall what they have.

I read about an American woman who passed away at the ripe age of 115 years.. Wow! I didn’t know there was someone who is at that age even! I know os some grannies or great grannies who are about reaching 90 years and I thought that was kinda old.

I cannot imagine myself at aged 80 even1 Can you? Some superstars like Cher manage to keep a beautiful body and supple looking skin at a certain age. Of course with the help of all that fillers and other help.

Sigh, the other day as I was pulling out grey hairs, I fret already! I looked at the mirror and frown at my appearing wrinkles… Nope I don’t intend to go for Botox because I read about some risk.. but..

If you had been following the scandal about the Edison Chen, you probably would know what had happened. Not sure how it started but apparently there were pictures circulating around about him and some female celebrities and those pictures weren’t exactly decent. There were so many sex photos circulating. It started after rumours said that those pictures were retrieved from his laptop when he had sent it to the shop for repair or something. And because of this scandal, the director who had shot a movie JUMP with Edison Chen in it, had decided to dump him and use another actor and reshoot the whole show after again. The next star that will take over this show could be Fahrenheit’s Wu Zun.

The movie that was shot halfway that starred Edison had been postponed since the scandal and now it will not be used. Sets and costumes will have to be all done up over again but I guess since the director is going to start from the top, there shouldn’t be a problem.

If you love Peranakan culture, you shouldn’t miss Little Nyonya that debuts on Mediacorp’s channel 8 last night at 9pm. I have been waiting for a while for this drama after reading so much about the movies shots. For authentic culture, the mediacorp actors have travelled to Malacca and Penang for backdrops and the Peranakan (Straits Chinese) museum too.

This should bring back old nostalgic memories of my granny for me. Looking at their beautiful Kebaya, I think I want to go tailor make one for myself now!

Have you every seen a Schumacher Home? Well you probably won’t get to see the same designs all the time. That is because, they build custom made homes for their customers. Yes, homes that can be fulfilled like in a dream come true.

If you own a nice piece of land, you can consult them for expert advice. Tell them what you want in a home and they will design one that fits the picture in your dream. Schumacher has been building custom homes all across the states from Arkansas, North Carolina to West Virginia.

With Schumacher, you make the decisions from budget to materials with their consultants, engineers in every step of the way. You can keep up with their latest happenings by reading the Schumacher Homes Press. They were recently selected as the 2008 Excellence in Business award winner for outstanding performance, growth, staying power, innovation and more. They are not just another developer, but an outstanding one.

This morning I read that on Wednesday night, the police nabbed as many as 34 drink drivers in an operation that lasted 4 hours. At midnight there were road blocks that covered around the watering holes and nightspots, fencing off alternative roads should these drivers decided to avoid these policemen.

About 108 motorists were administered the breathalyser test. During this operation, the police also managed to nabbed 14 with traffic related offences.

I applaud this move totally because drunk-drivers are dangerous on the roads. I wish these people will learn from this lesson and take the public transportation or get friends to drive them home.

It is the school holidays now. School only opens in January so the children will have lots of time doing what they like to do without hoarding school books. As we live on high rise, the only outdoor place we own is the balcony space. It would be nice to live in a home that is landed and one that is individual and stands out from your neighbours. We can have BBQ parties and let the girls have fun on an outdoor swing and have a proper garage.

Having a custom designed home is something that we would love to have. Most homes that we have viewed are designed with similar layouts. Homes in the east usually does a lot of wok-frying and oil splatters are everywhere. In the states, ready homes do not come with an Asian style wet kitchen. Commercialized home developers will not custom build your house as they have been designed for mass buildings of homes.

If you have a piece of land, you might want to seek the professional advice and get Schumacher Homes to help you design your dream home. They have 16 years of experience building homes all across America. Their aim is to deliver quality construction and award-winning design are also met with state-of-the-art processes and technology as well as great value.

I’ve been missing my calls lately. Perhaps I need to get a cordless phone at home. It’s usually when I am in the kitchen or in the bath. I do hope it’s not some prank call though. When I see the numbers reflected on the caller id, the numbers are not recognizable at all. If it is really urgent, then I should be receiving another call from the same number again. I remember my friend Tammy who goes into the Canada reverse phone directory to check who the caller is with the phone number reflected. What a great idea. Details of the owner and other particulars such as address, the phone carrier and postal code are among what you can get using this service online.

Perhaps I should try it out and check if the number could be a long lost friend or family member.

I had a good laugh when I saw the news just an hour ago. There was news about a robber who went into a bank and wanted to rob it. His attempt was definitely foiled because he behaved suspisciously and whats more, he wore clothes of a women. That of course made the security guard suspiscious of course. How silly can a robber be. He gave a slip of paper to the bank staff and chided the security not to do anything. But I guess the guard had already prepared to detained him as within minutes, he was pinned down to the ground…