Weekend

What a weekend.... been coughing nonstop. Feeling very tired.

Friday:
Went back Tampines for dinner. As I could not eat much, settled on teochew porridge at the food court. There was a pasar malam at the void deck and strolled along. Nothing much, the usual staff. Ramly burger, fried Keropok, kueh tu tu etc... Stalls selling toys, socks, handphone covers. There were kiddy rides and sin-seh selling their trade.

Went home, watched abit of TV, slept almost as early as 10pm

Saturday:

Was coughing from 3am till 6am. Could not sleep at all. So switched on the TV and watched Animal Planet. Steve Irwin was on... he was such an entertainer... passionate... A pity he has passed on. Went back to sleep at 6am. Didn't get up till 10am.

Went to Century Sq food court to have b'fast. Needed something to 'burn' my throat. So settled for Yong Tau Foo Soup...

Went to watch Monster House after that. I was wondering about this: Why did the kids need to light the dynamite wick before they threw it into the chimney? All they needed to do was throw the dynamite into the chimney. The fire which was coming from it would have been enough.

In the evening, went to the East Coast Lagoon to have dinner. Just behind the hawker centre, we saw something very interesting. The SKI360°. A fun place I must say! Here the participants are not pulled by a boat but by an overhead cable. The cables runs counter clockwise around the lake and the participants are, very simply, hooked up to the cable on the move. 1 hour pass starts from $30 for weekdays and $40 for weekends. Inclusive of free rental of life jackets, helmets and in house ski equipment.

There is even a F&B outlet where you can watch skiers and riders do their tricks or simply enjoy the nice view of the lagoon and the open sea. Will come back and try their food 1 day.

I need him

I NEED HIM - forbidden city

like winter nights need fire,
like temple needs a shrine,
like lovers need desire,
like prophets need a sign.
I need him, can't he see?
I need him, to be mine...

Samsui Chicken - Soup Restaurant

Soup Restuarant - Causeway point.

Ordered the Samsui Chicken, Pork Ribs Steam Rice and Chicken with Chinese Sausage.

The Samsui Chicken simply means steaming a plump chicken marinated in ginger. Shredded ginger would then be tossed in some stock and sesame oil and served as a dip. The cut up boneless pieces of chicken are dipped in the ginger sauce and (this is the best part), wrapped in lettuce and then chomped. They place the de-bones chicken around a huge round platter with a bowl of the ginger dip in the middle. A stack of nicely trimmed lettuce leaves accompanies it. You simply pick, dip, wrap and eat!

I got it at last!

I got one at last.....

"The Magic of Chongqing pot" - Suntec City

The soup.... 'Ma La Tang' and 'Old Faithful Chicken Stock" boiled for hours.

The 1st round of food.... the prawns super fresh and sweet! The pork ball and slice beef was good too. We had the most of that!

The Magic lies in the sauce there. What is special about this place is that it offers four sauces: sesame paste, sesame oil, fresh chillies and chilli padi with garlic. And you are suppose to mix all of it.

The decor.... the atmosphere of an opera house is created here with the framed colorful and large masks of famous generals from the era of 'The Three Kingdoms' adorning the walls.

What i find special is the little 'desserts' they served alongside the buffet dishes...supposed to relieve the ma la taste. Definitely worth a try! There was man tou with condense milk... super yummy! The 'ba bao' tea is good too. @$4 for free flow. The Eight Treasures Tea with its healing properties restores the body's yin yang balance after a spicy meal.

"The Magic of Chongqing pot" Chinese feasts
Add: B1-061 Suntec City Mall
Tel: 6337 6921

Killiney - Millenium Walk

They use kampong eggs, which are generally smaller, fresher and tastier, while having a slightly bigger egg yolk.
Do you know what French toast is? French toast is a common delicacy found in France; the bread is fried and served with bacon. But in Singapore... it is done differently. The colour of the bread is plain yellow, as the bread toast is being dipped in beaten eggs before being toasted over burning charcoal, which is a healthier cooking method.

A bread toast needs the combination of three main ingredients; they are bread, kaya and butter.
Feel that this one at Millenium walk is not nice!

Délifrance's French styled Cafés

Délifrance now has offer a comprehensive menu of wholesome cuisine to whet your appetite. Below are what we ate!
Cream of Mushroom soup... anytime better than the one we had at New York New York

Asian Delights... beef curry with bun... just so so only.

Rump steak with mushroom sauce

Falling In Love

Falling in love is just a that
Falling
Out of control
Of your heart and your soul
Falling in love is just that
Falling
That's how it feels
Falling heads over heels

Why love when love hurts?
Why love when love ends?
I know how its feels
When it turns and pretends
It ends with the pain
And the making amends
Why love when there's peace
In the making of friends

Losing your heart is just that
Losing
Too high a cost
When it's given, its lost
Taking a risk is just that
Taking
Been there before I can't take any more

Why love when love hurts?
Why love when love ends?
I know how its feels
When it turns and pretends
It ends with the pain
And the making amends
Why love when there's peace
In the making of friends

Why Dream of Love?

Is this what eyes where never meant to see
The end of hope and all it meant to me
How can I find the strength to carry on another day
Without my pride there's nothing left to say
Is the way my life was meant to be?

Too late for me to say that I was wrong
Perhaps the weak believe that they are strong
I thought that if I tried I'd find a way to earn their trust
Yet all I've known and loved has turned to dust
It seems there was no way I could belong

The fire that burns within your heart
The pain that tears your life apart
The rain that falls from broken skies
The love I lost beneath the lies
And must I face the truth alone?
Is this the end of all I've known?
The years I gaves, the tears I cried
Why dream of love, when love has died?

I know one day the story will be told
And in the end the secrets will be sold
And will they look at me and say
I should have known the end
Perhaps I did but why should I pretend?
I only dreamt of love and growing old

The fire that burns within your heart
The pain that tears your life apart
The rain that falls from broken skies
The love I lost beneath the lies
And must I face the truth alone?
Is this the end of all I've known?
The years I gaves, the tears I cried
Why dream of love, when love has died?

Dragon Lady! - Forbidden City: Portrait of an Empress

Watched Forbidden City tonight. Preview show... it was yet another memorable musical. I simply love the musical. This is the 2nd time I am watching it! Better seats now... last time was cramped up in the corner, numbed legs cos of the seating! Kit Chan was superd, yet again! Impressive performance... just hope her voice dun crack when she sings so high... after all... a major role she is playing! Imagine she will be performing till 30th September!

Btw, this is the chair that the dragon lady used in the musical...

Funny man Hossan and Sebastian provided the laughter... even during curtain calls... of cos it was accidental, but it provided us with some laughter!

New York New York - CityLink

Latest culinary addition at City Link- New York New York. Always a queue without fail... after the meal... I wonder WHY?.....

The Fried Mushroom Cappuccino... it was really errr... foamy... didn't really like it... soup was rather salty!

Fried mushroom... yeah... I think I was feeling mushy that day... ordered another mushroom dish... comprising only 2 types of mushroom... Golden Mushroom and Shitake, I tot there were many types of mushrooms, why limit it to only 2 types? Rather expensive!

Looks kind of undercook isn't it? Sigh... disappointment... looks like it was just popped into the mircowave and put on high for 20 secs to melt the cheese before serving it... the food came out rather fast... kind of weird!

I think I can do this myself.... the meat ball was like any other meatballs... it was quite dry! Hardly any sauce at all... LOUSY!

Verdict: A no no... do not waste your time standing in the queue for this... though the decor is nice, the food really is lousy! I think you can get better food elsewhere!

Can you spell 'Gabbana'

The Devil Wears Prada

A delightfully movie about the all-time most impossible boss in the history of impossible bosses. Meryl Streep. She is a goddess. Acting is so effortless for her... her performances are flawless People say she is the highlight of the film. Yes! She is!

Goofs in the movie that I read....

Continuity: When Andy is talking to Christian in the bar, her hair keeps changing position between shots.

Continuity: When Andy goes to the fashion party on Nate's Birthday her hair ornament is a white butterfly, but when she finally gets home it has changed to a white flower.

Continuity: The height of the candle in the cupcake alternates between shots.

Continuity: When Andy is having dinner with her father, his glasses are on/off between shots.

Continuity: When Andy Sacks is talking to Nigel, outside New York and photographing the "Urban Jungle" shoot, at the end of their talk Andy pushes her hair behind her ears with one thin strand in front of her ear. The next time you see her, a second later, all her hair is over her ears.

Factual errors: At the end of the movie when Miranda calls Andy in Paris, Andy looks at her T-mobile sidekick and its ringing. The phone shows Miranda's name and under it, it says, "Connecting." For it to say that, Andy would have had to call Miranda and her phone wouldn't have been ringing.

Miscellaneous: When Andy leaves the office the door clearly says pull but when everyone goes through it they push the door.

Thai Express - Raffles City

Thai Pancake - $6.90

Honey Chicken with Rice - $8.90

Garlic Beef with Rice - $13.90

Tang Hoon Ball Soup = $6.90

Try it.... the chicken is nice... the beef mediocre... the pancake is ordinary!

Hossan Leong doing what he does best!

We Live In Singapura

Sang Nila, Utama
Saw a lion, alamak
Name the village Singapura, then run very far

Years later, ang mor came
Stamford Raffles was his name
Posed for statues very nice, we kenna colonize

(instru)

Singapura very strong
Big guns all, pointing wrong
Japanese, came on bikes, invade us from our backside

War is over, ang mor back
Singaporeans no respect
Commies come, make a fuss, Singapore independance!

CHORUS
I live in Singapura
It’s not perfect living
But at least it’s interesting
I live in Singapura
Though it’s kind of crazy
We win other country

David Marshall, Lim Yew Hock
National Anthem starts to rock
Yusof Ishak the big man, guess who’s PM?

Malaysia say, come join me
Two of us be same country
Then not happy, Then make PM cry

PM Lee lead country
Build jurong and HDB
Made the country clean and green, opposition cannot win

JB Jeya no more funds,
Chee Soon Juan won’t eat his buns
Lim How Doong, what a goon, ‘Don’t talk cock’ in parliament

CHORUS
I live in Singapura
It’s not perfect living
But at least it’s interesting
I live in Singapura
Though its kind of crazy
We win other country

Kick out from Malaysia Cup
Michael Faye pain in the butt
S-League, Tea Dancing, Ah Bengs love Modern Talking

McDonalds Hello Kitty
Everyone drink Bubble tea
Crushing cockroach Margaret Chan, James Lye is VR Man

(instru)

Reclaimation, Tuas Causeway
Malaysian water buay ho sei
Mahathir’s friend Datuk Anwar, Mathathir says he’s chow Ah Qua

NDP, aunties rush
Everyone it’s fun to flush
Bubble gums are all banned, ask your friends buy from thailand

CHORUS
I live in Singapura
It’s not perfect living
But at least it’s interesting
I live in Singapura
Though its kind of crazy
We win other country

Driving car, not funny
Bid on cars with C-O-E
E-R-P, Road Tax, PARF until I want to barf

Why our locals have to pay?
Foreign talent are okay
Housing estate upgrade
by contractors who go pok kai

IMF must follow
Want to protest, go indoors
M-R-T not so fast
Newater they laugh at us

I live in Singapura
It’s not perfect living
But at least it’s in-teresting
I live in Singapura
Though its kind of crazy
We win other country

Baby bonus, maid levy
Singtel Shares give out for free
Jack Neo, Kit Chan, sexy pastor Ho Yeow Sun

Beckham parties with models
Has affair but no one knows
S-league, go world cup, can come true if they don’t suck

Mahathir then Abdullah
Bar top dancing at the bars
Budget airlines start to pa (ie fight) Stop speaking Singlish lah

Gay is okay says PM
SM Lee becomes MM
PM Lee the same name, here we go all over again.

WE LIVE IN SINGAPURA!

Personal LCD TV

I was watching "KANGXI LAI LE" up and down the trip! Did not know this show quite funny! Xiao S is a funny woman! I like the one she did with Coco where they were talking about fingers expression during singing! That was a memorable one!

Dinner at Le Meridien

The queue was super long at the Le Meridien Food Court - the korean store... but I like their Saba fish very much.... so I patiently waited!

Also ordered the beef..... was wonderful... not oily... I saw from the posters they put up beside their store that their food is cook in water, there is no oil used... wow! amazing!

This egg with prawns was from another stall... lousy! $6 for it and i hardly see any prawns!

Breakfast at Impiana KLCC

Stayed at Impiana KLCC Hotel & Spa... the spa is not ready yet... the hotel is a 5 mins walk to KLCC...

Breakfast - Good spread.... we spent almost an hour and a half at breakfast! Sorry, did not take much pics of the breakfast... was busy eating and enjoying myself!

Dinner at Mdm Kwan KLCC

Chendol... was so rich with coconut milk! Red bean is nice!

The chicken was good.... the rendang was good.... the prawns were so so....

The curry chicken was super delicious man... the coconut was thick and fragrant! Super yummy!

The best was the hokkien mee... so nice! so so so so nice! Next time go back and eat this again!

Total bill: about RM60/= and I am claiming this from someone... could that someone please pay me back... if not I blackmail you!! You should know who you are!

I Luv A&W

The rootbear float in the traditional mug... so wanted to 'steal' the mug home!

Was quite hungry when we arrived.... so settled for a Corney dog to fill my tummy! Hate the onions!

Ice cream waffle.... stingy on the topping! And... the maple syrup must pay one.. RM0.75 cents for 1 small mini tubbleware... and butter also... same price!! KOAZZZZZZ!!

KL Trip (2nd - 3rd September 2006)

Took LUXURY BUS... Fully Air-conditioned Semi-Deck Coach 29 Seater with seating arrangement of 2 by 1 :- Seats was not too bad! Comfortable

Onboard Guide Service :- The trip there was served by Henry. Very joker... but too bad no one in the bus appreciated his humour!

Bento Breakfast was served.... bento yeah? Sound so japanese! Some eggs, sausages cut till very curly! 2 pieces of sweet cake and salad!