as seen from the bus stop
it was a fine day =)
16 June, 2010
when the sky was blue...
Liked the sky color, the clouds and the clothes hanging out of windows... kinda relaxing, don't you think.. as if nary a worry...
as seen from the bus stop
it was a fine day =)
as seen from the bus stop
it was a fine day =)
12 June, 2010
first day in class
Certification course is sure different from the degree course! For instance, there are refreshments provided. Not once, but twice! There's a coffee machine that can do mocha, cappucino, latte, milo etc. And they bought sandwiches (for morning) and cakes( tea break) from Polar. Cool!
Lunch was at Lau Pa Sat. Have been many years since I visited Lau Pa Sat, so it's as good as forgotten...
inside Lau Pa Sat
Walking from Raffles to Robinson Centre... one will encounter buildings after buildings.. after buildings...
Saw someone doing wedding shoot near Raffles MRT traffic lights. Like when the lights turned green, they will go and shoot with the vehicles waiting... quite strange but probably the effects are good?
The class size is about 20, but probably less than that turned up today. Got 2 groups sponsored by company, since they came in groups of 3 each. Then there's a medical doctor (whoa), and a project director who has overseen like 100 millions of dollars worth of projects (wah!), a US national, and an Australian amongst them. Bottom line is, about 90% of them are working as project managers, and mostly quite large scale. Impressive.
Lunch was at Lau Pa Sat. Have been many years since I visited Lau Pa Sat, so it's as good as forgotten...
inside Lau Pa Sat
Walking from Raffles to Robinson Centre... one will encounter buildings after buildings.. after buildings...
Saw someone doing wedding shoot near Raffles MRT traffic lights. Like when the lights turned green, they will go and shoot with the vehicles waiting... quite strange but probably the effects are good?
The class size is about 20, but probably less than that turned up today. Got 2 groups sponsored by company, since they came in groups of 3 each. Then there's a medical doctor (whoa), and a project director who has overseen like 100 millions of dollars worth of projects (wah!), a US national, and an Australian amongst them. Bottom line is, about 90% of them are working as project managers, and mostly quite large scale. Impressive.
off to school!
Starting the exam prep course today. It's been ages since I do smthg for my current chosen vocation. If anyone is near Lau Pa Sat during these weekends (now till 26th June), and wanna do lunch or dinner, feel free to sms.
11 June, 2010
high class lunch
Was at Shin Kushiya for lunch yesterday... wasn't feeling hungry so decided just to order some kushiyaki to try. The sashimi, sushi's and chirashi's looked tempting but probably a little too high a budget for lunch.
So we ordered skewers like foie gras (exotic!), beef karubi, pork tontoro, 1 bowl of garlic rice and soya bean pudding for dessert. Actually wanted to try beef tongue but our server didn't key in that order, so didn't get to taste that..
foie gras
Haven't tried foie gras on its own before, so I've always wondered how it's like. Apparently, after tasting this version from Shin Kushiya, figured I didn't quite like it... It's oily, and tasted bitter, and the skewered version is actually foie gras mixed with something else and then coated in flour and deep fried. Then probably after deep fried, it was grilled? Not sure, but it did looked and tasted like that!
tontoro and karubi
The tontoro was GOOD! Salty, but still goood~ The mustard sauce is a good match with the pork meat. Beef karubi, tasted pretty much like tender beef slice with pepper.
soya bean pudding
Dessert was something different from the cheesecake tofu or goma ice-cream that I'd usually get. The soya bean pudding sweetness most of it was from the soya bean powder and red bean paste on its top. Otherwise, it is firm jelly like, and tasted quite nice.
Bill came to about $17 per pax. Not a lot of stuffs to eat for that price. Probably it's better if just stick to their lunch set!
ps: pics taken with my measly 1.2MP phone...
So we ordered skewers like foie gras (exotic!), beef karubi, pork tontoro, 1 bowl of garlic rice and soya bean pudding for dessert. Actually wanted to try beef tongue but our server didn't key in that order, so didn't get to taste that..
foie gras
Haven't tried foie gras on its own before, so I've always wondered how it's like. Apparently, after tasting this version from Shin Kushiya, figured I didn't quite like it... It's oily, and tasted bitter, and the skewered version is actually foie gras mixed with something else and then coated in flour and deep fried. Then probably after deep fried, it was grilled? Not sure, but it did looked and tasted like that!
tontoro and karubi
The tontoro was GOOD! Salty, but still goood~ The mustard sauce is a good match with the pork meat. Beef karubi, tasted pretty much like tender beef slice with pepper.
soya bean pudding
Dessert was something different from the cheesecake tofu or goma ice-cream that I'd usually get. The soya bean pudding sweetness most of it was from the soya bean powder and red bean paste on its top. Otherwise, it is firm jelly like, and tasted quite nice.
Bill came to about $17 per pax. Not a lot of stuffs to eat for that price. Probably it's better if just stick to their lunch set!
ps: pics taken with my measly 1.2MP phone...
09 June, 2010
bad experience on pizza hut delivery
Yesterday Cathy suggested to have pizza, so we called Pizza Hut to deliver using the office line. The order was confirmed pretty quickly and was told the delivery time would be 12.55pm which was 1 hour from the time of call. One hour? No problem with that... or so I thought. That was when, everything started to go downhill...
At 1.10pm, still no sign of pizza. So called the delivery again to check on the status. The girl at the other end, took note of the non-delivery and said that she will get the delivery man to call us. Still, no one called and so, at 1.15pm, we called the delivery line again. This time, a guy picked up, and before I could say anything, he correctly stated my name and he apologized profusely about the non-delivery and stated that he will need to call higher authority and get the DM to call us. DM I suppose is either delivery man or dispatch manager? No idea. But whoever it is.. our pizza was still missing! Very simply I asked him, "Is the pizza coming?" He said, "Of course!" Then I asked, "By when?" He said, "I'll get the DM to call you!" I was like .............................
By 1.30pm, still no one called and still no pizza. So, called them again and this time, someone picked up after a long while but the person made no sound and the phone was put down shortly. Hmmm... I can only imagine that perhaps, they haven't find good enough excuses, so didn't dare to say anything to me. Undaunted, I called the delivery line again. Someone manage to pick up and the girl confirmed the phone number that they are seeing in their system. To play safe, I gave her my mobile number while she went to call the store that was supposed to send the pizza more than 1.5 hours ago.
About 5 minutes later, someone called. He said, "My delivery man actually came to your office twice but nobody came to the door." I was like, huh? Nobody knocked and nobody came what. Then he said, "He called your office but it was asking for extension number. I also called you twice but always ask me for extension number so cannot get you." Errr.. I was dumbfounded. Was it really the office phone cannot get through? If that's the case, then those who managed to call in without knowing any extension lines must've been either very lucky or simply geniuses! So I asked, "What is the conclusion now? Is the pizza still coming?" He said, "Sure, if you want it, we'll send it in 15 minutes time and you will have to guide the delivery man to your office." Err... so I said, "You really should send someone who knows the address." He said, "Oh, our delivery man knows your address as he's been to your office twice. And he knocked and nobody open the door." I was like thinking, "Can't the man click on the doorbell like anybody else??" Strange.
So decided to cancel the pizza order since the manager said that it was he who dispatched the call to the delivery man, and he claimed that the delivery man did go to the office twice, and both he and the delivery man tried to call the office phone but cannot get through since they don't know any extension numbers, and hence, this non-delivery is none of their problem. No apologies from this end, not even for the futile wait, nor any discount offered if the customer want the pizza to be delivered in another additional 15 mins time (which would've made the total waiting time an astounding 2 hours)... so that was that, in accordance to that Pizza Hut store manager.
Feeling quite upset, I called the office number soon after the conversation ended, and indeed the recorded voice message will ask the caller to key in extension number if they know any, otherwise, it will advise the caller to press 1 for sales, 2 for something else and finally 0 for general enquiries. All in all, the recorded message would've played for less than a minute and if the caller had pressed the number stated, or just press 0, then the office phone would've rung. So, from this mini exercise, I can only conclude that both the delivery man and the store/dispatch manager lacked the patience to listen to the recorded instructions... customer can wait 1.5 - 2 hours, but they can't wait for just 1 minute. Sigh.
So I called the store again, and informed the person that I spoke to that the recorded message would've asked them to press certain numbers if they don't know any instructions. At this point, he became defensive and didn't even have the courtesy to listen finish to what the customer was saying, and began his chant that the main issue was that the delivery man had done his job by going to the address twice (although cannot find the entrance door...) and both he and the delivery man had tried to call the customer (albeit half-heartedly...) and that was that. Job done.
Haha, if they believed they had done a good job in this case, I have nothing more to say. I can only say, it was pure unlucky to be in this kind of situation and to encounter people who had this unlimited amount of self-assurance, and who gave themself a pat on their back even though they have gained one customer less. I wonder what did they do with the non-delivered pizza? I can only imagined if I had ordered some hundreds of dollars worth of pizza and whether they would still be as callous as that. No one at the address? Just discard the hundreds of dollars worth of pizza lo... no issue, job done because called the customer twice but the phone kept asking for extension numbers. Nope, don't know any extension numbers~
To Pizza Hut Management, perhaps can consider allowing the staff to update the status of the delivery into the system, so that when the customer called the delivery line to enquire the status, immediately someone there could've said, "Oh, we tried to call your phone but cannot get through. Can we get an alternative number to call you?" Something like that la. No need to wait for your customers to call you like 3 times. Of course, one customer less may not mean anything to you. That I understand.
At 1.10pm, still no sign of pizza. So called the delivery again to check on the status. The girl at the other end, took note of the non-delivery and said that she will get the delivery man to call us. Still, no one called and so, at 1.15pm, we called the delivery line again. This time, a guy picked up, and before I could say anything, he correctly stated my name and he apologized profusely about the non-delivery and stated that he will need to call higher authority and get the DM to call us. DM I suppose is either delivery man or dispatch manager? No idea. But whoever it is.. our pizza was still missing! Very simply I asked him, "Is the pizza coming?" He said, "Of course!" Then I asked, "By when?" He said, "I'll get the DM to call you!" I was like .............................
By 1.30pm, still no one called and still no pizza. So, called them again and this time, someone picked up after a long while but the person made no sound and the phone was put down shortly. Hmmm... I can only imagine that perhaps, they haven't find good enough excuses, so didn't dare to say anything to me. Undaunted, I called the delivery line again. Someone manage to pick up and the girl confirmed the phone number that they are seeing in their system. To play safe, I gave her my mobile number while she went to call the store that was supposed to send the pizza more than 1.5 hours ago.
About 5 minutes later, someone called. He said, "My delivery man actually came to your office twice but nobody came to the door." I was like, huh? Nobody knocked and nobody came what. Then he said, "He called your office but it was asking for extension number. I also called you twice but always ask me for extension number so cannot get you." Errr.. I was dumbfounded. Was it really the office phone cannot get through? If that's the case, then those who managed to call in without knowing any extension lines must've been either very lucky or simply geniuses! So I asked, "What is the conclusion now? Is the pizza still coming?" He said, "Sure, if you want it, we'll send it in 15 minutes time and you will have to guide the delivery man to your office." Err... so I said, "You really should send someone who knows the address." He said, "Oh, our delivery man knows your address as he's been to your office twice. And he knocked and nobody open the door." I was like thinking, "Can't the man click on the doorbell like anybody else??" Strange.
So decided to cancel the pizza order since the manager said that it was he who dispatched the call to the delivery man, and he claimed that the delivery man did go to the office twice, and both he and the delivery man tried to call the office phone but cannot get through since they don't know any extension numbers, and hence, this non-delivery is none of their problem. No apologies from this end, not even for the futile wait, nor any discount offered if the customer want the pizza to be delivered in another additional 15 mins time (which would've made the total waiting time an astounding 2 hours)... so that was that, in accordance to that Pizza Hut store manager.
Feeling quite upset, I called the office number soon after the conversation ended, and indeed the recorded voice message will ask the caller to key in extension number if they know any, otherwise, it will advise the caller to press 1 for sales, 2 for something else and finally 0 for general enquiries. All in all, the recorded message would've played for less than a minute and if the caller had pressed the number stated, or just press 0, then the office phone would've rung. So, from this mini exercise, I can only conclude that both the delivery man and the store/dispatch manager lacked the patience to listen to the recorded instructions... customer can wait 1.5 - 2 hours, but they can't wait for just 1 minute. Sigh.
So I called the store again, and informed the person that I spoke to that the recorded message would've asked them to press certain numbers if they don't know any instructions. At this point, he became defensive and didn't even have the courtesy to listen finish to what the customer was saying, and began his chant that the main issue was that the delivery man had done his job by going to the address twice (although cannot find the entrance door...) and both he and the delivery man had tried to call the customer (albeit half-heartedly...) and that was that. Job done.
Haha, if they believed they had done a good job in this case, I have nothing more to say. I can only say, it was pure unlucky to be in this kind of situation and to encounter people who had this unlimited amount of self-assurance, and who gave themself a pat on their back even though they have gained one customer less. I wonder what did they do with the non-delivered pizza? I can only imagined if I had ordered some hundreds of dollars worth of pizza and whether they would still be as callous as that. No one at the address? Just discard the hundreds of dollars worth of pizza lo... no issue, job done because called the customer twice but the phone kept asking for extension numbers. Nope, don't know any extension numbers~
To Pizza Hut Management, perhaps can consider allowing the staff to update the status of the delivery into the system, so that when the customer called the delivery line to enquire the status, immediately someone there could've said, "Oh, we tried to call your phone but cannot get through. Can we get an alternative number to call you?" Something like that la. No need to wait for your customers to call you like 3 times. Of course, one customer less may not mean anything to you. That I understand.
07 June, 2010
missing Japan...
Went to Isetan with the intention of getting some sushi. But somehow, can't be convinced to buy any. So walked abit and came across this person cooking okonomiyaki in the supermart... It smells pretty good, and it's made on the spot, so why not. That was how it ended up as dinner. One packet is SGD$5.80, which translates to about 390 yen. Still ok I think...
The okonomiyaki has lots of cabbage, minimum flour and lots of octopus! Too bad, I didn't get to eat it hot from the stove, because by the time I reached home, it was an hour later... But still yummy!
okonomiyaki
look at the tako.. yums!
The lady manning the stall (she's a Japanese and can speak a little English) was also quite cute. At some point in the queue, she ran out of coins to return to the customer so she either charged $5 or for those customers who didn't mind, paid her $6. She looked quite flustered. Haha! So when I gave her exactly $5.80, she looked so relieved.. hahahah! :P
The price of canned beer is only slightly higher than those found in Tokyo's am/pm shops or 7-eleven. There, you can buy it for about 200+ yen. Here it costs about SGD$3.50. So probably around 40-50 cents extra per can.
yebisu beer
The okonomiyaki has lots of cabbage, minimum flour and lots of octopus! Too bad, I didn't get to eat it hot from the stove, because by the time I reached home, it was an hour later... But still yummy!
okonomiyaki
look at the tako.. yums!
The lady manning the stall (she's a Japanese and can speak a little English) was also quite cute. At some point in the queue, she ran out of coins to return to the customer so she either charged $5 or for those customers who didn't mind, paid her $6. She looked quite flustered. Haha! So when I gave her exactly $5.80, she looked so relieved.. hahahah! :P
The price of canned beer is only slightly higher than those found in Tokyo's am/pm shops or 7-eleven. There, you can buy it for about 200+ yen. Here it costs about SGD$3.50. So probably around 40-50 cents extra per can.
yebisu beer
06 June, 2010
saturday night out
Located at B2 of ION Orchard towards Paterson Link. The queue was still ok for a Saturday evening (around 645pm), and we got seated after waiting for about 10-15 minutes. Saying yes to counter seats means shorter waiting time ;)
Had a clear view of the sushi master, who was all smiles and had lively exchanges with his staff (kitchen and service crew). Sushi master seemed to be Japanese, while his kitchen crew were mostly speaking in Cantonese.
sushi master at work
colorful bottles of sake
The sushis are priced at per piece and ranges from below $1 to above $6.
plump looking scallop sushi
fatty tuna mini rice (it looks like served using an ashtray... )
unagi mini rice
foie gras sushi
eel sushi ($6)
The eel (anago?) sushi looked impressive, and it tasted real soft.. but somehow, I didn't quite like it. Still prefer unagi.
hamachi sushi (i like~)
jack mackerel
california maki, with tiny crunchy roe
saury, fatty aburi salmon and ark shell sushi
They're having a 50% discount promotion for salmon in soy sauce (originally was $0.80 per piece).
aburi salmon in soy sauce
The aburi salmon in soy sauce was cheap and good! It's yummy when eaten together with the raw onion slice. Recommended!
After that, went to 111 Somerset. They have an NTUC Finest (quite small actually...) and a couple of restaurants as well. But decided to go back to Orchard Central for coffee.
taken from dunno which floor of OC but quite high la!
looking at Robinsons
The shops at OC are practically empty. So, if you need a breather from the hustle and bustle of Orchard Road.. just head to Orchard Central.
03 June, 2010
postcards
Updates on the postcards received thus far :)
Jamie, from USA sent this one. Just 17 years old, and by far the youngest sender I received from. Oldest was 34 years old :P and that's provided they wrote their age!
wat's up doc
ah.. just 17, that's when life begins!
Cat, Hong Kong sent this one 'coz one of the items that I indicated that I'm interested in (besides photography) is food. Hehe, yup, mayb it shows that generally we're all real nice people and will try to accommodate the recipient's preferences as best as we can!
bird series.. SG 50cents stamp also bird series
Next, was Debbie from Germany. Her postcard has cute little stickers on it :P
she says she stays in this town, and I thought, "How interesting to stay in a town like this!" Maybe everyday, I'll go around taking pics! Haha
notice the stickers?
Last of the batch, received yesterday on 2 June 2010 was from Nathalie of Netherlands.
chocs~
So far, I've got 2 from Germany, 2 from Netherlands, 1 from Finland, and 1 from Hong Kong. Cool eh?
I like receiving handwritten postcards/letters from an actual person that lives at the other corner of the world... Besides feeling more personable, the charm is also that someone somewhere out there is offering you a glimpse of a life in another culture, another country... but we're still breathing the same polluted air... hahaha!
Jamie, from USA sent this one. Just 17 years old, and by far the youngest sender I received from. Oldest was 34 years old :P and that's provided they wrote their age!
wat's up doc
ah.. just 17, that's when life begins!
Cat, Hong Kong sent this one 'coz one of the items that I indicated that I'm interested in (besides photography) is food. Hehe, yup, mayb it shows that generally we're all real nice people and will try to accommodate the recipient's preferences as best as we can!
bird series.. SG 50cents stamp also bird series
Next, was Debbie from Germany. Her postcard has cute little stickers on it :P
she says she stays in this town, and I thought, "How interesting to stay in a town like this!" Maybe everyday, I'll go around taking pics! Haha
notice the stickers?
Last of the batch, received yesterday on 2 June 2010 was from Nathalie of Netherlands.
chocs~
So far, I've got 2 from Germany, 2 from Netherlands, 1 from Finland, and 1 from Hong Kong. Cool eh?
I like receiving handwritten postcards/letters from an actual person that lives at the other corner of the world... Besides feeling more personable, the charm is also that someone somewhere out there is offering you a glimpse of a life in another culture, another country... but we're still breathing the same polluted air... hahaha!
31 May, 2010
was it pride? was it selfishness? was it self-righteousness?
Saw today's episode of Life Navigator (从心开始) on Channel 8. Today showcased a story about a man who was addicted to gambling and alcohol, and whom subsequently borrowed more money from loansharks to sustain his habit, and ended up with him leaving the family to fend for themselves while he hide in Indonesia.
Now, he is old and penniless, and without a roof over his head. He sued his kids for maintenance and won the case.
I was quite amazed by the image that he presented. Throughout the programme, he remained defiant and proclaimed that the situation that he is in, is through no fault of his. How incredible.
His argument:
1. He contributed money towards the upkeep of the family during the early stages of the marriage and when the kids were young.
2. He worked and supported the payment for the house.
3. He was neglected by his family, and hence, he sought solace in gambling and alcohol, and in later years, had another family in Indonesia!
Even as the host read out excerpts of what the wife and kids wrote about their experience as they had to bear living through the years where loansharks came knocking on their door, he did not show any remorse. When queried about having another family in Indonesia, he retorted that it was his SG family that didn't want him in the first place. I think he had an additional chip on his shoulder as his kids somehow managed to trick him into signing the ownership of the house away to them. (missed this part, but gathered this info from subsequent stuffs that the counsellor/host said)
One person who called in, shared her experience as the child of a family whose parent also owed money to loansharks and was constantly being harrassed till the loan was paid up. She said, "It doesn't matter if you had won money and treated us to a good meal, as these days will not last longer than a few days, or at most a week. The number of weeks that loansharks kept harrassing us, was unbearable!" She also said that if the parent can acknowledge the fact that he did wrong, and vowed never to gamble again and stick to the good behaviour, then likely the kids will forgive.
When asked if he would like to say anything to his kids, he said he doesn't want to. He expressed that his wish now, is to be able to attain help in terms of lodging and employment. This is understandable because if the basic necessities are not fulfilled, then it is pointless to talk about other things such as relationship etc.
However, it was very evident that the counsellors did hope for something more. More than once, the man was urged to make use of this opportunity to say something to his family, his kids.
This was what he said, "If I have a place to stay, and if you decide to come visit me. I am acceptable to reconcilliation."
As host Quan Yifeng puts it, perhaps it is this 'stubbornness' that will help carry him, through his lonely years ahead... and I think, perhaps so.. perhaps so..
Reality of life. You reap what you sow.
Now, he is old and penniless, and without a roof over his head. He sued his kids for maintenance and won the case.
I was quite amazed by the image that he presented. Throughout the programme, he remained defiant and proclaimed that the situation that he is in, is through no fault of his. How incredible.
His argument:
1. He contributed money towards the upkeep of the family during the early stages of the marriage and when the kids were young.
2. He worked and supported the payment for the house.
3. He was neglected by his family, and hence, he sought solace in gambling and alcohol, and in later years, had another family in Indonesia!
Even as the host read out excerpts of what the wife and kids wrote about their experience as they had to bear living through the years where loansharks came knocking on their door, he did not show any remorse. When queried about having another family in Indonesia, he retorted that it was his SG family that didn't want him in the first place. I think he had an additional chip on his shoulder as his kids somehow managed to trick him into signing the ownership of the house away to them. (missed this part, but gathered this info from subsequent stuffs that the counsellor/host said)
One person who called in, shared her experience as the child of a family whose parent also owed money to loansharks and was constantly being harrassed till the loan was paid up. She said, "It doesn't matter if you had won money and treated us to a good meal, as these days will not last longer than a few days, or at most a week. The number of weeks that loansharks kept harrassing us, was unbearable!" She also said that if the parent can acknowledge the fact that he did wrong, and vowed never to gamble again and stick to the good behaviour, then likely the kids will forgive.
When asked if he would like to say anything to his kids, he said he doesn't want to. He expressed that his wish now, is to be able to attain help in terms of lodging and employment. This is understandable because if the basic necessities are not fulfilled, then it is pointless to talk about other things such as relationship etc.
However, it was very evident that the counsellors did hope for something more. More than once, the man was urged to make use of this opportunity to say something to his family, his kids.
This was what he said, "If I have a place to stay, and if you decide to come visit me. I am acceptable to reconcilliation."
As host Quan Yifeng puts it, perhaps it is this 'stubbornness' that will help carry him, through his lonely years ahead... and I think, perhaps so.. perhaps so..
Reality of life. You reap what you sow.
30 May, 2010
fun day~ (aka walk n walk day)
Yesterday was the annual Assisi Hospice Fun Day. As Danny had volunteered there for the past few years and he mentioned it again when we met the other time, I figured it would be nice to check it out. So together with HS, we went in search of this fun day.
There's a free shuttle service plying between Novena and SJI International. So we waited for the bus. Weather was hot, and the interval between was half hourly each. I arrived before 230, and HS slightly after, so we gotta wait for the 3-315pm bus... long wait... so I devoured $2 weekend deal from OCK, which has 1 chicken wing and 1 curry puff! Quite worthed it, hehe!
Finally bus came, so we went to queue. We overheard a guy who just joined the queue, asking a lady behind us and here's roughly how the conversation went:
Guy: "Hmmm.. sorry ah, but this bus goes where?"
Lady: "It goes to Assisi Fun Day."
Guy: "Oh... which CC ah? Sentosa CC?"
Lady ( -_-''' ): "Not CC, Assisi.. charity one."
Haha! Quite funny, 'coz my thought at that moment was that, "Wow, the theory that people will just queue up when they see a queue is true.. even though they don't know what the queue was for! I suppose it would be interesting if the queue turned out to be something like blood donation, something that's not a freebies queue but something that requires people's sweat and blood :P
Finally, the bus arrives at the school! Hurrah! (I was quite thirsty and in need of water!)
yup, this is the right place!
at the entrance, there are Harley Davidson's bikes at the left side and they'll take you for a spin, if you donate $10
Found stalls that sells canned/bottled drinks. One can was going for $1, but at other stalls, you can get one carton of canned drinks for just $3! Isn't that a steal! Next year remember to bring your shopping carts!
walking up towards the school compound
There are stalls manned by Hotels and they're selling pies and some other stuffs for a reasonable price like 3 pies for $10! Whahaha! There are also stalls manned by churches, schools and individuals.
trishaw ride anyone?
we walked from entrance, all the way to the school and down the field
game booths at the field
Tried our hands at some games. This one's at the Korean booth.
simple game like throwing round cardboard pieces onto the mouths of the cartoons
bought this for $3
souvenirs from game stalls
It is effortless from us consumer part because we only spent a small sum (min. $10) and we got to have fun and enjoyed the goods that we bought. But it took lots of planning, hard work and dedication from the part of the volunteers and stall people. Kudos to them!
Next stop, was to explore Ann Siang Hill! So off we went to Tanjong Pagar (get out from Exit G, as that is nearer...)
Along the way, we passed by:
Chinese Methodist Church
Then don't know turn here, turn there.. reached Ann Siang Hill entrance (at the foot of the hill, I suppose?) that's next to the temple.
entrance
learn the history.. did you know it was formerly known as Scott's Hill, after Charles Scott, who had clove and nutmeg plantations at this site
deserted stairs
HS, the explorer
yeah.. Charles Scott used to own lots of these!
resting area (watch out for vagrants.. we saw at least 3 of them sleeping at various locations at Ann Siang Hill.. )
paying homage to Mr Chia Ann Siang, who started work at age 16 with the British company, and at age 24, he was promoted to Chief Produce Storekeeper. He left the company to start his own timber business and subsequently became a rich landowner and he bought Ann Siang Hill!
We proceeded to the shops enclave, and look what we found:
looks familiar? This was where my this year's birthday cake slice came from!
HS wanted to bring me to K.Ki, but it was closed due to the long holidays. Hence, we settled for coffee at Shots, which was just nearby and it's open!
Took some rather, out of focused shots of our drinks:
HS's milk chocolate
cafe mocha
chocolate sauce?
diluted looking
Interesting that my cafe mocha looked super diluted, but it tasted better than it looked! The coffee was just rightly bitter, and the mocha not too sweet. A thirst quencher. HS's drink was milky but not in an overpowering way. None of that cow's smell in the milk! :P
almost finished!
table decor
tiramisu (sponsored by HS)
close up
Then, HS need to go and pick up some clothes sent for altering, so we went to City Hall. After that, decided to explore Marina Square and its neighbouring Parco Millenia before finding a place for dinner.
Parco Millenia
interesting steel structure
look up and you'll see this
Went around poking our noses at some of the shops, and looked at their restaurants.. and finally, decided to go back to Marina Square for, some good 'ol Kenny Rogers!
But first, I wanted to take some pics of MBS, as seen from the Marina Square walkway...
wanted to take a clearer shot of the 'ship'
MBS
But as soon as I whipped out the camera, a big fat tabby cat, came and rubbed itself at my feet. How to take picture like that...? Hahaha! It's not like I called the cat or anything, it just came. Tsk tsk...
naughty lazy cat!
Kenny Rogers @Marina Square, the orders are now taken by the service staff. Different from olden days where it was self-service!
quarter chicken to share
muffins served per pax
Interesting to know that muffins are served per pax. So if 1 person orders 1 chicken meal, does it mean the rest of the people, say 9 of them get 1 muffin each as well? Cool!
Thanks HS for the meal, and the company! Birthday eats, ends! Haha!
There's a free shuttle service plying between Novena and SJI International. So we waited for the bus. Weather was hot, and the interval between was half hourly each. I arrived before 230, and HS slightly after, so we gotta wait for the 3-315pm bus... long wait... so I devoured $2 weekend deal from OCK, which has 1 chicken wing and 1 curry puff! Quite worthed it, hehe!
Finally bus came, so we went to queue. We overheard a guy who just joined the queue, asking a lady behind us and here's roughly how the conversation went:
Guy: "Hmmm.. sorry ah, but this bus goes where?"
Lady: "It goes to Assisi Fun Day."
Guy: "Oh... which CC ah? Sentosa CC?"
Lady ( -_-''' ): "Not CC, Assisi.. charity one."
Haha! Quite funny, 'coz my thought at that moment was that, "Wow, the theory that people will just queue up when they see a queue is true.. even though they don't know what the queue was for! I suppose it would be interesting if the queue turned out to be something like blood donation, something that's not a freebies queue but something that requires people's sweat and blood :P
Finally, the bus arrives at the school! Hurrah! (I was quite thirsty and in need of water!)
yup, this is the right place!
at the entrance, there are Harley Davidson's bikes at the left side and they'll take you for a spin, if you donate $10
Found stalls that sells canned/bottled drinks. One can was going for $1, but at other stalls, you can get one carton of canned drinks for just $3! Isn't that a steal! Next year remember to bring your shopping carts!
walking up towards the school compound
There are stalls manned by Hotels and they're selling pies and some other stuffs for a reasonable price like 3 pies for $10! Whahaha! There are also stalls manned by churches, schools and individuals.
trishaw ride anyone?
we walked from entrance, all the way to the school and down the field
game booths at the field
Tried our hands at some games. This one's at the Korean booth.
simple game like throwing round cardboard pieces onto the mouths of the cartoons
bought this for $3
souvenirs from game stalls
It is effortless from us consumer part because we only spent a small sum (min. $10) and we got to have fun and enjoyed the goods that we bought. But it took lots of planning, hard work and dedication from the part of the volunteers and stall people. Kudos to them!
Next stop, was to explore Ann Siang Hill! So off we went to Tanjong Pagar (get out from Exit G, as that is nearer...)
Along the way, we passed by:
Chinese Methodist Church
Then don't know turn here, turn there.. reached Ann Siang Hill entrance (at the foot of the hill, I suppose?) that's next to the temple.
entrance
learn the history.. did you know it was formerly known as Scott's Hill, after Charles Scott, who had clove and nutmeg plantations at this site
deserted stairs
HS, the explorer
yeah.. Charles Scott used to own lots of these!
resting area (watch out for vagrants.. we saw at least 3 of them sleeping at various locations at Ann Siang Hill.. )
paying homage to Mr Chia Ann Siang, who started work at age 16 with the British company, and at age 24, he was promoted to Chief Produce Storekeeper. He left the company to start his own timber business and subsequently became a rich landowner and he bought Ann Siang Hill!
We proceeded to the shops enclave, and look what we found:
looks familiar? This was where my this year's birthday cake slice came from!
HS wanted to bring me to K.Ki, but it was closed due to the long holidays. Hence, we settled for coffee at Shots, which was just nearby and it's open!
Took some rather, out of focused shots of our drinks:
HS's milk chocolate
cafe mocha
chocolate sauce?
diluted looking
Interesting that my cafe mocha looked super diluted, but it tasted better than it looked! The coffee was just rightly bitter, and the mocha not too sweet. A thirst quencher. HS's drink was milky but not in an overpowering way. None of that cow's smell in the milk! :P
almost finished!
table decor
tiramisu (sponsored by HS)
close up
Then, HS need to go and pick up some clothes sent for altering, so we went to City Hall. After that, decided to explore Marina Square and its neighbouring Parco Millenia before finding a place for dinner.
Parco Millenia
interesting steel structure
look up and you'll see this
Went around poking our noses at some of the shops, and looked at their restaurants.. and finally, decided to go back to Marina Square for, some good 'ol Kenny Rogers!
But first, I wanted to take some pics of MBS, as seen from the Marina Square walkway...
wanted to take a clearer shot of the 'ship'
MBS
But as soon as I whipped out the camera, a big fat tabby cat, came and rubbed itself at my feet. How to take picture like that...? Hahaha! It's not like I called the cat or anything, it just came. Tsk tsk...
naughty lazy cat!
Kenny Rogers @Marina Square, the orders are now taken by the service staff. Different from olden days where it was self-service!
quarter chicken to share
muffins served per pax
Interesting to know that muffins are served per pax. So if 1 person orders 1 chicken meal, does it mean the rest of the people, say 9 of them get 1 muffin each as well? Cool!
Thanks HS for the meal, and the company! Birthday eats, ends! Haha!
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