VictoriaC Blog

Today: 8 March 2010

victoriachan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:47:18 +0000

Today I ate loads of bangers and loads of mash at The Big Bang to celebrate Amy's viva.

Today: 7 March 2010

victoriachan — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:38:57 +0000

Today we walked by the canal to our favourite pub for Sunday roast. It was a lovely sunny day.

Today: 6 March 2010

victoriachan — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:57:39 +0000

Today I packed my bags for the ski trip and it made me sneeze and sneeze.

Today: 5 March 2010

victoriachan — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:54:41 +0000

Today I had no internet access at home.

Today: 4 March 2010

victoriachan — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:15:22 +0000

Today I had an awful migraine.

Today: 3 March 2010

victoriachan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:33:19 +0000

Today I decided I was sick of the designs on this website.

Today: 2 March 2010

victoriachan — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:53:00 +0000

Today I tried on my ski gear and got even more excited about my upcoming ski trip.

Today: 1 March 2010

victoriachan — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:05:06 +0000

Today I watched the winter olympics and got excited about my upcoming ski trip.

Today: 28 February 2010

victoriachan — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:18:01 +0000

Today I did my laundry at the laundrette.

Today: 27 February 2010

victoriachan — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:54:36 +0000

Today I finally went out to town after weeks of staying in, and then got drenched cycling home in the rain.

Today: 26 February 2010

victoriachan — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:35:26 +0000

Today I fantasized about working as a chef. I love food so much.

Today: 25 February 2010

victoriachan — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:22:06 +0000

Today I indulged in my love for colours.

Today: 24 February 2010

victoriachan — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:30:13 +0000

Today I had pigeon for dinner.

Today: 23 February 2010

victoriachan — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:47:28 +0000

Today the pigeons, crayfish, mussels, shrimps, squid, beef, vege box, etc groceries that I ordered on the internet on a shopping binge arrived.

Today: 22 February 2010

victoriachan — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:30:04 +0000

Today it was snowing loads again. When will winter end?

Today: 21 February 2010

victoriachan — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:06:06 +0000

Today I had a lovely lie-in with Jamie Oliver.

Today: 20 February 2010

victoriachan — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:56:29 +0000

Today I had a nice day doing nothing very much.

Today: 19 February 2010

victoriachan — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:17:39 +0000

Today I watched Blaise Aguera y Arcas talk about bing map on TED, and though I hate Microsoft, I was impressed.

Today: 18 February 2010

victoriachan — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:53:44 +0000

Today I succumbed to my shopaholic itch and ordered too much grocery online.

Today: 17 February 2010

victoriachan — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:57:40 +0000

Today I went to Oxford Geek Night.

Today: 16 February 2010

victoriachan — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:13:47 +0000

Today was pancake day!

Today: 15 February 2010

victoriachan — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:07:18 +0000

Today I realised how old I really am.

Today: 14 February 2010

victoriachan — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:24:50 +0000

Today I didn't celebrate Chinese New Year or Valentine's Day.

Today: 13 February 2010

victoriachan — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:55:56 +0000

Today I made Peter's website while he cooked and made tea for me.

Today: 12 February 2010

victoriachan — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:07:28 +0000

Today I closed this website to Internet Explorer users. Sorry, but I hate IE too much.

Today: 11 February 2010

victoriachan — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:15:37 +0000

Today I went to bed early (10:15 pm). Zzzzz...

Today: 10 February 2010

victoriachan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:43:33 +0000

Today I got hooked to U900, the crochet ukulele duo.

Today: 9 February 2010

victoriachan — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:16:48 +0000

Today I got my first vege box!

Today: 8 February 2010

victoriachan — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:15:28 +0000

Today I found myself in a mondaze.

Today: 7 February 2010

victoriachan — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:31:22 +0000

Today I spent all day making Peter's website.

Today: 6 February 2010

victoriachan — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:54:29 +0000

Today I made pancakes.

今天我做了些煎饼。

Today: 5 February 2010

victoriachan — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:13:12 +0000

Today I started designing a new website for Peter.

Today: 4 February 2010

victoriachan — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:43:39 +0000

Today I sucked some websites from the internet to my laptop so I can keep them forever.

Today: 3 February 2010

victoriachan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:35:08 +0000

Today I read 打风筝·放羽毛球 with Peter to help him study Chinese. What a lovely little story.

今天我帮 Peter 温习华文，我们一起读了《打风筝·放羽毛球》。真可爱的小故事。

Today: 2 February 2010

victoriachan — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:03:56 +0000

Today I ordered my first veg box from Abel & Cole.

Today: 1 February 2010

victoriachan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:43:31 +0000

Today I was grumpy and bored.

Today: 31 January 2010

victoriachan — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:39:05 +0000

Today we had a spring clean.

大掃除をした。

今天我们大扫除。

Today: 30 January 2010

victoriachan — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:35:04 +0000

Today I learnt to parallel park!

縦列駐車を学んだ!

今天我学会平行停车！

Today: 29 January 2010

victoriachan — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:47:21 +0000

Today I played 'Silent Night' on the accordion, and Peter thought I was playing 'Happy Birthday'.

Recipe: Chicken in Chinese herbs

victoriachan — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:53:26 +0000

This is another really easy-to-cook recipe. Basically you just throw everything in a slow cooker, add water and leave it to cook.

I love cooking with Chinese herbs. They are a cheap trick for impressing non-Chinese friends. And of course, they are very tasty.

Cooking with Chinese herbs

victoriachan — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:28:11 +0000

I love cooking with Chinese herbs. They have a very distinct flavour which most people here in UK are unfamiliar with. So they are good for impressing the 'westerners' with my 'exotic' Asian cooking.

To be honest, I didn't really cook much when I was in Singapore. I made up most of the recipes that I cook here. So they probably aren't authentic. But nevertheless, my British friends are impressed (or out of politeness they act so).

Today: 28 January 2010

victoriachan — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:28:49 +0000

Today I played with my new mini accordion and loved it.

ミニアコーディオンを弾いた。大好き！

今天我初次弹姐姐送的迷你手风琴，真好玩！

Today: 27 January 2010

victoriachan — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:09:36 +0000

Today I nearly lost my temper, but decided to be nice instead. Good girl.

Today: 26 January 2010

victoriachan — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:47:49 +0000

Today I did not look at this website.

Today: 25 January 2010

victoriachan — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:20:54 +0000

Today we spent too much time taking pictures of Chinese herbs for a blog post.

Today: 24 January 2010

victoriachan — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:30:28 +0000

Today we went to our friends, Mark's and Spencer's, and they made lovely dinner for us.

Drupal modules used on this site

victoriachan — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:39:32 +0000

A few years ago, I moved my blog from Wordpress to Drupal. It was a rather painful experience then, theming Drupal to do what I wanted, because it was my first Drupal website and it was Drupal 5.

One day, when tidying up files and directories on the server, I mistook the blog for a test site I created earlier, and 'accidentally' deleted the entire codebase and database in that one instant. After that I was too heart broken to recreate it (I didn't use any version control or backup at that time), and to be honest, I really hated it anyway. It was all hacked together in such a fragile manner, it was full of bugs and unusable.

Today: 23 January 2010

victoriachan — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Today we walked by the canal to a pub and had a marvellous lunch.

Today: 22 January 2010

victoriachan — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:08:15 +0000

I made a public announcement (Twitter) about this website, crossing my fingers for Internet Explorer users...

Today: 21 January 2010

victoriachan — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:17:47 +0000

I looked at this website on Internet Explorer for the first time, it was horrendous.

Today: 20 January 2010

victoriachan — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:08:57 +0000

I made this website live!

今日はこのウェブサイトは初公開する！

今天我终于推出这个网站！

Today: 19 January 2010

victoriachan — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:23:00 +0000

I wrote the intro on the homepage in 3 different languages.

我用三种不同的语言写了这网站的首页。

Today: 18 January 2010

victoriachan — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:56:21 +0000

Today we made mum's carrot and pork rib soup.

私たちはニンジンと豚カルビスープを作った。

今天我们煮妈妈的萝卜猪肉汤。

Recipe: Mum's carrot and pork rib soup

victoriachan — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:00:34 +0000

My mum used to cook this quite often when I was in Singapore. It's really easy to make. She would cook a huge pot of it, and the leftovers would taste especially good on the next day.

Avatar

victoriachan — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:02:18 +0000

A James Cameron sci-fi fantasy movie.

Director: James Cameron
Release: 17 December 2009 (UK)
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver

My verdict: 60

The film was quite visually stunning and entertaining to watch. I love the way the 'natives' move so gracefully. And the world is quite nicely created, though it does seem to suggest bad science every now and then, even for a science fiction film.

Today: 17 January 2010

victoriachan — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:44:58 +0000

I am really launching this website!

吸血象

victoriachan — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:11:14 +0000

私は吸血象があった。元カレからのプレゼント。本物の象ではなかった。縫いぐるみの象だった。普通の玩具だけど, 私は吸血象を想像した。

Today: 16 January 2010

victoriachan — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000

I had my first driving lesson after the long break.

Today: 14 January 2010

victoriachan — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

I watched the new Survivors (series 2) on BBC iPlayer.

Today: 14 January 2010

victoriachan — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:41:53 +0000

I watched the new Being Human (series 2) on BBC iPlayer.

Today: 13 January 2010

victoriachan — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000

I am still working on this website!

Today: 12 January 2010

victoriachan — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Today the site should really have launched.

Today: 11 January 2010

victoriachan — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Today was the first day of work after a long long (busman's) holiday.

Today: 10 January 2010

victoriachan — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000

I very nearly finished this website.

Today: 9 January 2010

victoriachan — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Today was a new day working on this website.

Today: 8 January 2010

victoriachan — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Today was another busman's holiday, working on my website.

Today: 7 January 2010

victoriachan — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000

I worked more on this website.

Today: 6 January 2010

victoriachan — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000

I made a snow man.

Today: 5 January 2010

victoriachan — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000

I worked on this website.

Today: 4 January 2010

victoriachan — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000

I watched Avatar 3D in the cinema and had a migraine.

Today: 3 January 2010

victoriachan — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000

I watched (and hated) The Day of the Triffids on BBC.

Today: 2 January 2010

victoriachan — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000

I read (and loved) The Day of Triffids by John Wyndham.

広

victoriachan — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:13:48 +0000

広い所が大好きです。私より広いことがある。それはよい。

時々私が狭量になる。私の肩幅も広ない。私は小さい女だ。

心の広い人になりたい。広告じゃない。

Today: 1 January 2010

victoriachan — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Today I made some New Year resolutions.

This site is currently being redesigned

victoriachan — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:36:29 +0000

I'm working hard on it offline, and it will be uploaded soon.

It's so empty and ugly at the moment because I accidentally deleted the entire codebase and database a year ago. It'll be shiny soon, I promise. x Victoria

Twitter Updater (a WordPress plugin)

victoriachan — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 23:17:20 +0000

The Twitter Updater automatically sends a Twitter status update to your Twitter account when you create, publish, or edit your WordPress post. You can specify the text for the updates, and also have the option to turn the auto update on/off for the different post actions in the admin panel.

Eg, when you edit a post, your Twitter gets updated with:

Fiddling with my blog post: Twitter Updater (a WordPress plugin) ( http://blog.victoriac.net/?... )