sun rising slowly...
sun rises higher...
slightly zoomed in view...
better sky color.. but window dirty.. tht's why you see specks of dirt :P
I don't know about you... but my eyes are seeing stars now...
03 December, 2007
sunrise
sun rising slowly...
sun rises higher...
slightly zoomed in view...
better sky color.. but window dirty.. tht's why you see specks of dirt :P
I don't know about you... but my eyes are seeing stars now...
30 November, 2007
cheers for civil servant
Civil servants in Singapore will be receiving good bonuses this year as announced recently. And a new thing has been introduced; "Growth bonus". Grow what leh? Babies? Haha! According to the report, its country's economic growth. Read story here.
With inflation setting in, more money will certainly come in handy. But what about those non-civil service people? Its been a long long time since I had a 2.5 months bonus. Think it was somewhere in 2000 or 2001, when I was a civil servant myself. Ahh.. the good old days!
So, what will you be getting this year end? For me, I know what I'm getting.... more work...
With inflation setting in, more money will certainly come in handy. But what about those non-civil service people? Its been a long long time since I had a 2.5 months bonus. Think it was somewhere in 2000 or 2001, when I was a civil servant myself. Ahh.. the good old days!
So, what will you be getting this year end? For me, I know what I'm getting.... more work...
21 November, 2007
today
Had the opportunity to go to Republic Poly. Such a big place! Haha, can fight with NTU. But feels like a bit barren. Not enough greenaries!
Looked around for abit before heading to the nearest foodcourt cum canteen for lunch. Had chicken chop (can choose fries, mashed potato, rice or spaghetti) and it comes with soup. Food is definitely worse than NTU! The soup had flour bits floating in it and is very very salty! The chicken chop is cold! But then, for $3.50... can't really complain so much, right?
lunch @RP canteen
Indeed, am thankful for all the years in NTU and for all the good good canteens around! For Canteen One's chap chye peng, soya chicken noodles, spring chicken from western food stall, for Canteen 4's pepper chicken with rice, for Canteen 2's Malay food stall with the 'mao mao' chicken wing, for Canteen 3's zhi char, Canteen B's chicken rice and many many more!
After lunch, went back to office via taxi after dropping WL at the data center. The taxi then went into a tunnel.
tunnel pic
And then passed by the Singapore Flyer (sounds like a gigantic piece of paper!)
tiny Singapore Flyer
Then of course, back to office.
office lor
Looked around for abit before heading to the nearest foodcourt cum canteen for lunch. Had chicken chop (can choose fries, mashed potato, rice or spaghetti) and it comes with soup. Food is definitely worse than NTU! The soup had flour bits floating in it and is very very salty! The chicken chop is cold! But then, for $3.50... can't really complain so much, right?
lunch @RP canteen
Indeed, am thankful for all the years in NTU and for all the good good canteens around! For Canteen One's chap chye peng, soya chicken noodles, spring chicken from western food stall, for Canteen 4's pepper chicken with rice, for Canteen 2's Malay food stall with the 'mao mao' chicken wing, for Canteen 3's zhi char, Canteen B's chicken rice and many many more!
After lunch, went back to office via taxi after dropping WL at the data center. The taxi then went into a tunnel.
tunnel pic
And then passed by the Singapore Flyer (sounds like a gigantic piece of paper!)
tiny Singapore Flyer
Then of course, back to office.
office lor
19 November, 2007
my bestfriend
Adeline
My best friend is in town today. We had dinner with Lily and Joan. All of us were classmates since primary and secondary school days. But Adeline and I went way back before then. We were friends since kindergarten. Haha, yupz.. a big part of my childhood were spent with her.
christmas has arrived
The decorations that is...
every mall must haves.. Christmas tree!
some house..
Location: Causeway Point
every mall must haves.. Christmas tree!
some house..
Location: Causeway Point
14 November, 2007
down
Jialatz la...
With the financial market not doing so well nowadays, my fund value also go down down down... -2.72% liao... so sad la... quick quick bounce back up up up!
With the financial market not doing so well nowadays, my fund value also go down down down... -2.72% liao... so sad la... quick quick bounce back up up up!
a little note
just a little note
to let you know
off on a holiday
that's where i'll go
"How can we find you?"
if you really want to know...
dun call me, i'll call you (when i get back)
ho ho ho!
to let you know
off on a holiday
that's where i'll go
"How can we find you?"
if you really want to know...
dun call me, i'll call you (when i get back)
ho ho ho!
09 November, 2007
tatarah not LUB, instead it became HUB
Hahaha, from the previous LUB (lowest unique bid), tatarah.com.sg has decided to go HUB (highest unique bid). Actually, its kinda like expected.
From previous observation, most ppl will bid very very low.. starting from $0.01, if everyone were to bid sequentially and uniquely, $0.01 to $1 will need at least 100 bidders (but 100 bidders for processing fee of $1, will give you $100 only). And for some of the more expensive items like Gucci handbag etc, some of the bidders actually placed a bid of like $500 but of course, the lowest bid will win, and usually the lowest unique bid are all less than a dollar. And because the website actually have quite a number of items that you can bid for, that would further dilute the number of bidders per item (unless the item is really really hot, like a car or PSP etc).
So, logically, one would go for HUB. Looking at S'porean mentality, perhaps the technique will go something like this:
Item retail price: $260
Processing fee: $1
Maximum bid: $130
Likely bid: 129.99 <-- if this is unique, then it sure is the highest one
So customer is still happy because can get <50% off retail price.
From previous observation, most ppl will bid very very low.. starting from $0.01, if everyone were to bid sequentially and uniquely, $0.01 to $1 will need at least 100 bidders (but 100 bidders for processing fee of $1, will give you $100 only). And for some of the more expensive items like Gucci handbag etc, some of the bidders actually placed a bid of like $500 but of course, the lowest bid will win, and usually the lowest unique bid are all less than a dollar. And because the website actually have quite a number of items that you can bid for, that would further dilute the number of bidders per item (unless the item is really really hot, like a car or PSP etc).
So, logically, one would go for HUB. Looking at S'porean mentality, perhaps the technique will go something like this:
Item retail price: $260
Processing fee: $1
Maximum bid: $130
Likely bid: 129.99 <-- if this is unique, then it sure is the highest one
So customer is still happy because can get <50% off retail price.
08 November, 2007
purple
| Dark Purple |
 To others, you seem a bit dark, mysterious, and moody. In truth, you are just a very unique person who doesn't care what others think. And you really enjoy your offbeat interests and friends. You've decided that life is about living for yourself - simple as that. |
personality
| You Are An ESFJ |
 The Caregiver You are sympathetic and caring, putting friends and family first. A creature of habit, you prefer routines and have trouble with change. You love being in groups - whether you're helping people or working on a project. You are good at listening, laughing, and bringing out the best in people. In love, you value harmony and mutual understanding. You will apologize or give someone the benefit of the doubt, if it means getting over a fight sooner. At work, you are good at building relationships and connecting with people. You would make a great nurse, social worker, or teacher. How you see yourself: Organized, dependable, co-operative When other people don't get you, they see you as: Opinionated, critical, and know-it-all |
07 November, 2007
agent
If anyone is looking for contacts to help in investment stuffs, you can get the contact from me.
05 November, 2007
04 November, 2007
tired
Dead tired by now.
Tomorrow gotta wake up early 'coz need to be at the school before 730am.. and the school, is in Marine Parade!
Tomorrow gotta wake up early 'coz need to be at the school before 730am.. and the school, is in Marine Parade!
02 November, 2007
stiff (sprained?) neck
This morning, don't know what happened. I woke up (albeit a little too quickly) and I heard this 'crack' sound. And after that, couldn't move my neck without feeling pain.
Sigh.. the perils of being old...
Sigh.. the perils of being old...
tatarah
I'm sure most of you would have already heard of tatarah by now. It's plastered all over the MRT, also appeared in Today to announce the winner of the first draw where the winner successfully bidded a car for only $0.23 etc. It works based on LUB (lowest unique bid).
Its like TOTO where everyone will have to pay a processing fee and no matter whether they get or dun get the item, this processing fee is non-refundable. For myself, I bidded for a Nintendo DS Lite(processing fee is $1). Unfortunately, didn't manage to get it as mine although is unique, it wasn't the lowest bidding price. I've counted there were about 245 bids. And the retail price for the NDSL is about there.. plus minus some. So, it would seem like everyone is buying the winner a present *lol*
Unfortunately, the server is down for these 2 days as they're upgrading their bandwidth as mentioned in their website notice.
Quite fun to play, so if you're interested.. may yours be the winning lub!
Its like TOTO where everyone will have to pay a processing fee and no matter whether they get or dun get the item, this processing fee is non-refundable. For myself, I bidded for a Nintendo DS Lite(processing fee is $1). Unfortunately, didn't manage to get it as mine although is unique, it wasn't the lowest bidding price. I've counted there were about 245 bids. And the retail price for the NDSL is about there.. plus minus some. So, it would seem like everyone is buying the winner a present *lol*
Unfortunately, the server is down for these 2 days as they're upgrading their bandwidth as mentioned in their website notice.
Quite fun to play, so if you're interested.. may yours be the winning lub!
27 October, 2007
creative commons (cc)
Heard this term floating around but didn't really bother about it till as of yesterday, whereby the eLearning Standards Seminar invited a speaker, Mr Warren Chik, to give a talk on that topic.
A few things learnt from that topic:
1. Protectionism. Copyright law is there by default, so the usage of phrases like "© entity name. All rights reserved. " is not necessary. But useful as declarative evidence. 'Copy Right' means only the owner has the right to copy.
2. Open source. Free for all to use.
3. Creative Commons - Free but with conditions.
#1 and #2 are the two extreme ends, while #3 is somewhat between those two.
Click here to learn more about creative commons or visit their official site at http://creativecommons.org
A few things learnt from that topic:
1. Protectionism. Copyright law is there by default, so the usage of phrases like "© entity name. All rights reserved. " is not necessary. But useful as declarative evidence. 'Copy Right' means only the owner has the right to copy.
2. Open source. Free for all to use.
3. Creative Commons - Free but with conditions.
#1 and #2 are the two extreme ends, while #3 is somewhat between those two.
Click here to learn more about creative commons or visit their official site at http://creativecommons.org
26 October, 2007
imustbethworldsmosteasilyconnedperson
ya, tell me any sob stories.. no, i think tell me any stories and i'll readily surrender all my cash to you...
yup, just gave $10 to 2 students who claimed to be volunteers and raising funds to help the ex-offenders. didn't see any license nor anything, and the students just place the money inside their pockets. no donation tins whatsoever. sigh
yup, just gave $10 to 2 students who claimed to be volunteers and raising funds to help the ex-offenders. didn't see any license nor anything, and the students just place the money inside their pockets. no donation tins whatsoever. sigh
25 October, 2007
shopping
Had a pleasant experience shopping at Harvey Norman West Mall today. Was looking for a digital voice recorder and was recommended to a Samsung mp3 player with that function instead. Price was within budget, so I bought it. The surprising part was when the sales girl brought out the accessory for the player (cover and lanyard). Then I saw the price tag ($20), so I said, "Must pay money one isit?" Then the sales girl Bena said, no need.. free one. That was pleasant surprise #1.
Then went to counter to pay for the device. After settling the bill, then she asked me wait for a while. After that she brought out a pack of ice cream and gave it to me. She said treat me eat. Wah.. that was another pleasant surprise!
Then went to counter to pay for the device. After settling the bill, then she asked me wait for a while. After that she brought out a pack of ice cream and gave it to me. She said treat me eat. Wah.. that was another pleasant surprise!
23 October, 2007
random thoughts
Tired tired. Probably will sleep early tonight. My brother's currently in Japan for work and will be back in a weeks time. Muahahahha, toilet for my entire self for one week!
Received a phone call from my sales rep (funds). She sounded quite apologetic that due to the current market situation, the funds are not performing as she said it would. Haven't recoup the sales charges as incurred. Will need the price to go up by about another 16-18 cents more before it makes a small profit of about $100-$200. As long as the money dun go down the drain, can already. Haha... first time investing in a fund that is rated as aggressive.
Other than that, this week is work work work. Ya, today ate the "Ah Koong Fishball Noodles" at Food Republic (Suntec). Supposedly famous. So tried the fishball noodle lor. Everything there also expensive. Costs me $4.20 per bowl. Hmm... nothing fantastic. The noodles(mee kia) wasn't springy, quite soggy in fact. Fishball... I've tasted better ones. The soup got 3 plain fishballs, 1 small fried fishball and 1 piece of fried beancurd skin, plus some little(really little niah..) bits of pork. Dunno who created the hype one. Maybe the original one in Johor better? Don't know 'coz never ate at Johor before. But I'm quite amazed at why the Food Republic must use such heavy bowls. Very difficult to carry and then navigate thru throngs of ppl hor! The only good thing there was, that those dirty dishes will be cleared by pretty ladies in cheongsam (also dunno who said must wear those tight fitting cheongsam, and then must carry heavy plates and bowls and then still must navigate thru the crowds and avoid dirtying customers' clothes).
Received a phone call from my sales rep (funds). She sounded quite apologetic that due to the current market situation, the funds are not performing as she said it would. Haven't recoup the sales charges as incurred. Will need the price to go up by about another 16-18 cents more before it makes a small profit of about $100-$200. As long as the money dun go down the drain, can already. Haha... first time investing in a fund that is rated as aggressive.
Other than that, this week is work work work. Ya, today ate the "Ah Koong Fishball Noodles" at Food Republic (Suntec). Supposedly famous. So tried the fishball noodle lor. Everything there also expensive. Costs me $4.20 per bowl. Hmm... nothing fantastic. The noodles(mee kia) wasn't springy, quite soggy in fact. Fishball... I've tasted better ones. The soup got 3 plain fishballs, 1 small fried fishball and 1 piece of fried beancurd skin, plus some little(really little niah..) bits of pork. Dunno who created the hype one. Maybe the original one in Johor better? Don't know 'coz never ate at Johor before. But I'm quite amazed at why the Food Republic must use such heavy bowls. Very difficult to carry and then navigate thru throngs of ppl hor! The only good thing there was, that those dirty dishes will be cleared by pretty ladies in cheongsam (also dunno who said must wear those tight fitting cheongsam, and then must carry heavy plates and bowls and then still must navigate thru the crowds and avoid dirtying customers' clothes).
20 October, 2007
lifeache by leunig
A HERBAL Remedy for LIFEACHE.
You suffer from lifeache.
Your whole life is sore; it hurts when you move it.
HERBAL REMEDY.
Take one patch of grass, a mild day and two large, green trees.
Lie on the grass beneath one tree and contemplate the other tree.
Nap from time to time or gaze occasionally at the grass.
Pain will subside. Lifeache cannot be cured but you can learn to
MANAGE THE SYMPTOMS.
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You suffer from lifeache.
Your whole life is sore; it hurts when you move it.
HERBAL REMEDY.
Take one patch of grass, a mild day and two large, green trees.
Lie on the grass beneath one tree and contemplate the other tree.
Nap from time to time or gaze occasionally at the grass.
Pain will subside. Lifeache cannot be cured but you can learn to
MANAGE THE SYMPTOMS.
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13 October, 2007
i am obese
Went to the gym the other day to look look see see. I've always thought of gym as a sweaty smelly place (thanks to my experience in Ngee Ann Poly, where you only need to stroll past their small small gym... and the musky, stale sweat smell will assault your nostril in no time!)
So while I was there, they did a body composition analysis (probably it'll give them more fire power in terms of convincing the customers to sign up). Anyway.. I am indeed.. OBESE. I will need to lose 11 kg of fat, and to gain more muscle mass.
Feels almost like ... mission impossible.
So while I was there, they did a body composition analysis (probably it'll give them more fire power in terms of convincing the customers to sign up). Anyway.. I am indeed.. OBESE. I will need to lose 11 kg of fat, and to gain more muscle mass.
Feels almost like ... mission impossible.
11 October, 2007
10 October, 2007
buying into a dream?
These few days we've been buying TOTO like nobody's business. Dreaming of all the "what ifs..." if we ever strike the first prize. Thinking of which property to get, which areas to invest the surplus money into... But alas, reality always keep us grounded. We never did get beyond 3 numbers.
Probably each of us had already sunk in about $30 per person (or more!) for this year.
Maybe, if we pool the money and use it to invest. The returns could've been much higher?
Probably each of us had already sunk in about $30 per person (or more!) for this year.
Maybe, if we pool the money and use it to invest. The returns could've been much higher?
06 October, 2007
money no enuf...
Heard from my bro that owner will increase rental to $2500 next year. $2500 divide by 3 means about $833 per pax. Wow... that kind of price I could rent a 2 bedroom flat in Serangoon North 3 years ago. How things have changed since then. But all these are expected with the boom in property. So will be looking for a place to move to for next year. Nowadays, HDB rental should be between $1500 to $1800 for a 3 bedroom flat. Sigh...
29 September, 2007
the central n sentosa
Went to Central today. YT said he wanted to eat at Grains. I wanted to go see the Japanese restaurants and shops there. So we walked one round to look look see see the place. Marutama Ramen has a queue outside. But the shop selling curry udon looked practically empty. YT asked me to choose which place to lunch at so I suggested Waraku (more variety to choose from). Unfortunately, it has a queue too. So we ended up at Tom Ton (because I never tried black pig before and there was no queue)
view from our table
The black pig ramen lunch set (@$13.80++) is only available during weekdays, so had to order something else. He ordered the black pig nabe (@$18.80), while I chose the black pig rice with ginger (@$18.80) in hot stone (like bibimbap kind but without the egg in the center). Side dish was one stick of black pig with leek yakitori (@$4.80). Click here to read the review.
udon soup
ginger rice
After lunch, went to look look see see what's in Central. Basement got Petit Provence, so bought some Pon (cheese ball thingie), Cream and Chocolate Wassant (some croissant thingie). Haven't eat yet, so don't know what they taste like. Marcial Kobe mini doughnuts are really tiny. There's this shop opposite Lao Zhao Pai that sells stuffs from Japan (similar to Lao Zhao Pai concept), so if anyone suddenly got craving for the shiroi koiibito choc de langue.. can get from that shop. There's also a Jap grocery shop called Yamakama.
After that, went to Vivocity and had a belgian mocha (or was it latte?) @ Haagen Daaz.
belgian mocha
chitty chitty bang bang car at Vivo
After that, decided to go Sentosa to burn off some calories. So took the sky train there. Below are some random picture @ Sentosa:
seaside
sand...
jungle trail.. but no la, never go in
hey, look what i found.. a trapeeze!
cafe del mar
some flora... i kinda like this picture
walked this stretch of road...
there were trees...
lifeguard post
some kind of statue
entrance to the hanging bridge
was at the southernmost point of asia continent
nightfall approaching...
Oh ya.. saw Ix Shen (should be him.. else its someone who looks an awful lot like him) playing beach volleyball as well... and yeah, he has a hot bod!
view from our table
The black pig ramen lunch set (@$13.80++) is only available during weekdays, so had to order something else. He ordered the black pig nabe (@$18.80), while I chose the black pig rice with ginger (@$18.80) in hot stone (like bibimbap kind but without the egg in the center). Side dish was one stick of black pig with leek yakitori (@$4.80). Click here to read the review.
udon soup
ginger rice
After lunch, went to look look see see what's in Central. Basement got Petit Provence, so bought some Pon (cheese ball thingie), Cream and Chocolate Wassant (some croissant thingie). Haven't eat yet, so don't know what they taste like. Marcial Kobe mini doughnuts are really tiny. There's this shop opposite Lao Zhao Pai that sells stuffs from Japan (similar to Lao Zhao Pai concept), so if anyone suddenly got craving for the shiroi koiibito choc de langue.. can get from that shop. There's also a Jap grocery shop called Yamakama.
After that, went to Vivocity and had a belgian mocha (or was it latte?) @ Haagen Daaz.
belgian mocha
chitty chitty bang bang car at Vivo
After that, decided to go Sentosa to burn off some calories. So took the sky train there. Below are some random picture @ Sentosa:
seaside
sand...
jungle trail.. but no la, never go in
hey, look what i found.. a trapeeze!
cafe del mar
some flora... i kinda like this picture
walked this stretch of road...
there were trees...
lifeguard post
some kind of statue
entrance to the hanging bridge
was at the southernmost point of asia continent
nightfall approaching...
Oh ya.. saw Ix Shen (should be him.. else its someone who looks an awful lot like him) playing beach volleyball as well... and yeah, he has a hot bod!
neha's birthday party
This was supposed to be an old post. Never got to it because too lazy to write anything...
Was at Art Frenzy again for a glass painting workshop cum Neha's birthday party. This time round, the group was bigger.. with about 17 kids in total. The interesting part was this time the kids were an international group. Quite exotic but kids being kids, they were fun. ;)
birthday cake
one for the pic
Was at Art Frenzy again for a glass painting workshop cum Neha's birthday party. This time round, the group was bigger.. with about 17 kids in total. The interesting part was this time the kids were an international group. Quite exotic but kids being kids, they were fun. ;)
birthday cake
one for the pic
13 September, 2007
tremors felt
About 7.50am, the tremors were felt @Yew Tee. Was at home, on the 13th floor.
At approximately, 11.40am, felt it again in office on the 17th floor.
At approximately, 11.40am, felt it again in office on the 17th floor.
08 September, 2007
k618i
Oki doki, finally bought the phone. But because of dilly-dallying, didn't get to buy it @$8 but instead @$38. That's because online only have black now. So did everything today, and ok la. My second Sony Ericsson phone in my entire mobile phone ownership lifetime. First one, lost it in M'sia... so sad.
Here's a sample of a pic that I took using the measly 2 megapixel camera
Here's a sample of a pic that I took using the measly 2 megapixel camera
07 September, 2007
nightmare...
Dreamt that we were rushing for some kind of project. Everyone was there (the ground level people). We were gathered at some place outside of office. After everything was done, we were ready to go for the big presentation. Suddenly, we realized that no one ever mentioned about the presentation venue nor the time. Panic ensued.
I remembered asking Reuben, who was seated at one corner (that place felt like a cafe of some hotel.. something like that..) Reuben just looked at me and replied nonchalantly. Simply bo-chap. Haha!
So frantically, dialed VS number. No one picked up. Dialed Chet's number as well. Still no one answered. That's it. This time, sure die!
Suddenly, a lady walked by and said, "Hey Ai Ling, saw your portion of the proposal.. Not bad!" She smiled. I looked at her and thought, "eeks, its Eunice Olsen talking to me!" Wasting no time gawking at celebrities, I grabbed her and asked, "Do you know what TIME and WHERE is the presentation?!"
She said yes and so I heaved a sigh of relief and woke up with a major headache...
Thinking back.. it was quite funny!
I remembered asking Reuben, who was seated at one corner (that place felt like a cafe of some hotel.. something like that..) Reuben just looked at me and replied nonchalantly. Simply bo-chap. Haha!
So frantically, dialed VS number. No one picked up. Dialed Chet's number as well. Still no one answered. That's it. This time, sure die!
Suddenly, a lady walked by and said, "Hey Ai Ling, saw your portion of the proposal.. Not bad!" She smiled. I looked at her and thought, "eeks, its Eunice Olsen talking to me!" Wasting no time gawking at celebrities, I grabbed her and asked, "Do you know what TIME and WHERE is the presentation?!"
She said yes and so I heaved a sigh of relief and woke up with a major headache...
Thinking back.. it was quite funny!
05 September, 2007
02 September, 2007
Merdeka!
Selamat Hari Merdeka ke-50!
Moga rakyat Malaysia kekal bersatu-padu dan sama sama menuju ke puncak kejayaan!
Moga rakyat Malaysia kekal bersatu-padu dan sama sama menuju ke puncak kejayaan!
29 August, 2007
puri?
Yesterday after meeting, Reuben drove us to a nearby coffeeshop for lunch. So we were looking for somewhere that no need pay so much for carpark (read: no shopping complexes), somewhere other than canteen and hawker food price (read: below $4).
Anyway, I think we were at Toa Payoh somewhere. This coffeeshop have 4 stalls only. One nasi padang stall, one drinks stall (with kopi-cino and ice blends no less!), one western food (but not open) and one prata stall. So I went to get food from prata stall.
Decided to get the puri set. Because, I don't know what is puri, never tasted before so wanted to try. Got the mutton puri set for $3. Someone else tried butter prata (but quite expensive @$2 per piece although its big)
According to Zak, puri is chappati fried. Cool, it looked a bit like naan but with oil ('coz fried!). The puri set comes with 2 puris (bigger than usual prata kosong), 1 potato masala (side dish) and mutton curry. The potato masala was nice, mutton curry was tender and puri tasty and sweet on its own. Very nice, didn't disappoint. I'd recommend this set to everyone! (who can take mutton) Value for $$
The coffeeshop is just beside MUIS (Majlis Ugama Islam Singapore), so it should be at 1 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh.
Anyway, I think we were at Toa Payoh somewhere. This coffeeshop have 4 stalls only. One nasi padang stall, one drinks stall (with kopi-cino and ice blends no less!), one western food (but not open) and one prata stall. So I went to get food from prata stall.
Decided to get the puri set. Because, I don't know what is puri, never tasted before so wanted to try. Got the mutton puri set for $3. Someone else tried butter prata (but quite expensive @$2 per piece although its big)
According to Zak, puri is chappati fried. Cool, it looked a bit like naan but with oil ('coz fried!). The puri set comes with 2 puris (bigger than usual prata kosong), 1 potato masala (side dish) and mutton curry. The potato masala was nice, mutton curry was tender and puri tasty and sweet on its own. Very nice, didn't disappoint. I'd recommend this set to everyone! (who can take mutton) Value for $$
The coffeeshop is just beside MUIS (Majlis Ugama Islam Singapore), so it should be at 1 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh.
because it was raining
No need to send any sms to me now because I won't be able to read it. The display panel of my mobile phone is now rendered useless. Why? Because I dropped it... onto the cold hard floor. $^%&*$!
So sad...
So sad...
28 August, 2007
service
The other day I bought a pair of sunglasses ( because I heow mah... can?) and after that it was chucked into some drawer to never see the daylight again. Yes la.. another white elephant. But probably will have some use when I travel home (yeah.. like twice a year maybe...) Anyway, last week I decided to take it out for some airing and suddenly noticed that there was this line on the lens. Looked like glue stuck on it.. so tried to rub it off but couldn't. So decided to bring it back to the shop. But not sure whether they will entertain me or not 'coz the glasses weren't that expensive (after discount less than a hundred) and moreover, I'm not even one of their regulars and the glasses were bought for more than a week.
At the same time I thought that I should bring the VCD that was bought in early August back to TS because when I tried to play it recently, a lot of discs couldn't be read by my computer DVD rom. The other I only watched disc 1 and it was alright and subsequently didn't get to watch it till recently. So, ok.. I'll do those two together.
So I went to the optical shop first. After some spying and confirming that the sales guy who attended to me previously was in the shop, I went in hesitantly. Another sales lady attended to my enquiries this time as the guy was busy with another customer.
me: Ahhh... the other time I bought this from here. Found some lines on the lens.
lady: Ok, let me take a look at it... (after inspection) Are you sure you didn't drop it? This looks like quite a deep scratch.
me: Nope, didn't drop it
lady: Let me try to clean this first while I search for your record in our files
guy: Hey, its you again! Did you wear your sunglasses?
me: Nope.. it went into the drawer straight
guy: Haha! Really?!
me: Yeah, now realized got scratches on it
guy: Let me exchange another one for you
me: Your colleague is attending to me now ^_^
So after all that, they couldn't exchange any new ones for me 'coz the one that they had in stock also had similar scratches. So yesterday he called me up to say that the glasses were back in stock and I could go collect.
As for the VCD, I went back to the shop and told them the problem. The lady asked for the receipt and when did I buy it. Sheepishly I said, "Quite long... like early this month..." She sort of like looked annoyed but amused but still annoyed. Then she was about to exchange with another box of VCD when I asked if I could exchange it with DVD version instead and pay the price difference. Now she looked less amused and more annoyed. Nevertheless, she was ok with it and thus, I paid an extra $7+ to get the DVD version. Heh heh..
So all in all, I am now a happy customer. Ask and you shall receive...
ps: thanks to the ppl in Optical 88 (CCK) and TS (Woodlands)
At the same time I thought that I should bring the VCD that was bought in early August back to TS because when I tried to play it recently, a lot of discs couldn't be read by my computer DVD rom. The other I only watched disc 1 and it was alright and subsequently didn't get to watch it till recently. So, ok.. I'll do those two together.
So I went to the optical shop first. After some spying and confirming that the sales guy who attended to me previously was in the shop, I went in hesitantly. Another sales lady attended to my enquiries this time as the guy was busy with another customer.
me: Ahhh... the other time I bought this from here. Found some lines on the lens.
lady: Ok, let me take a look at it... (after inspection) Are you sure you didn't drop it? This looks like quite a deep scratch.
me: Nope, didn't drop it
lady: Let me try to clean this first while I search for your record in our files
guy: Hey, its you again! Did you wear your sunglasses?
me: Nope.. it went into the drawer straight
guy: Haha! Really?!
me: Yeah, now realized got scratches on it
guy: Let me exchange another one for you
me: Your colleague is attending to me now ^_^
So after all that, they couldn't exchange any new ones for me 'coz the one that they had in stock also had similar scratches. So yesterday he called me up to say that the glasses were back in stock and I could go collect.
As for the VCD, I went back to the shop and told them the problem. The lady asked for the receipt and when did I buy it. Sheepishly I said, "Quite long... like early this month..." She sort of like looked annoyed but amused but still annoyed. Then she was about to exchange with another box of VCD when I asked if I could exchange it with DVD version instead and pay the price difference. Now she looked less amused and more annoyed. Nevertheless, she was ok with it and thus, I paid an extra $7+ to get the DVD version. Heh heh..
So all in all, I am now a happy customer. Ask and you shall receive...
ps: thanks to the ppl in Optical 88 (CCK) and TS (Woodlands)
25 August, 2007
fellow commuter
Was in the packed train yesterday heading home after work. As usual, I minded my own business but was looking at other people and stuffs. However, when you're about 5 inches away from another person's back/face.. there's not much to see anyway.
Anyhow, while we were still at Tanjong Pagar or so, heard this booming voice that sounded very 'ang moh'. Slang and all. So I thought, well... probably some expat in the train. So Ade got a seat after a while, and she was reading her Harry Potter book, so I'm left with my own thoughts. There was this huge Chinese guy sitting next to Ade and he was also people watching, just like me. Haha.
By the time we reached Redhill or so, the train was less crowded. Noticed this long haired guy (like those 'mat rocker' but Chinese). He has this backpack and was carrying a bike helmet and was trying to inch closer to the center of the train to get a glimpse of the train route. He was like squinting and trying to figure something. I was tempted to ask if he needed help but then, never mind.. decided not to be so kaypoh.
So after like 2 minutes or so, he decided to seek help. He turned to the nearest person (and that happened to be yours truly) and asked in heavily accented, "Sorry, do you know how to get to Mar-see-ling?" Then I pointed to the route map and said, "You'd have to change train at Jurong East and go towards the red line, up north". I told him it'd take probably 18 minutes or so to reach Marsiling from JE. "I'm going towards the same direction too, so I'd let you know when we reach Jurong East." Unknowingly, I think I'd slang abit when I talk to people with heavy accents. Haha!
Then the big Chinese man who was sitting suddenly asked that chap, "Are you from London?" That guy looked surprised and said, "Yeah, how did you know?" The sitting Chinese man chuckled and said, "From your accent". So the sitting Chinese man continued to ask questions and that chap responded. After a while, he said, "Boy, isn't it hot in here..." Haha, I think he was beginning to get a little bit uncomfortable from all the questionings from a stranger.
So as I was standing beside them when all these took place, from their conversations I know that the long haired guy came to Singapore from London, and will be going to Malaysia and thereafter, Shanghai. While the seated man has been to London, Southampton and Brighton before. (and I was thinking... I haven't even been on a plane before, much less all these places..)
So, when the conversation topic came to Malaysia (got to know that the long haired guy is a Malaysian actually) so I couldn't resist and said, "Which part of Malaysia were you from?" He said, "KL" so I said, "I'm from Selangor". I think in general, it is always nice to meet your own countrymen while you're overseas.
Just before parting, we managed to introduce ourselves. He said his name, and it sounded like Markel (or was it Marcus? sorry if I got it wrong, but the accent was kinda heavy and I had to get off the train before the door closes.. ya, it was like kinda rush, you know? :P ) and so we bid our goodbyes... and I wish him, a safe journey.
Anyhow, while we were still at Tanjong Pagar or so, heard this booming voice that sounded very 'ang moh'. Slang and all. So I thought, well... probably some expat in the train. So Ade got a seat after a while, and she was reading her Harry Potter book, so I'm left with my own thoughts. There was this huge Chinese guy sitting next to Ade and he was also people watching, just like me. Haha.
By the time we reached Redhill or so, the train was less crowded. Noticed this long haired guy (like those 'mat rocker' but Chinese). He has this backpack and was carrying a bike helmet and was trying to inch closer to the center of the train to get a glimpse of the train route. He was like squinting and trying to figure something. I was tempted to ask if he needed help but then, never mind.. decided not to be so kaypoh.
So after like 2 minutes or so, he decided to seek help. He turned to the nearest person (and that happened to be yours truly) and asked in heavily accented, "Sorry, do you know how to get to Mar-see-ling?" Then I pointed to the route map and said, "You'd have to change train at Jurong East and go towards the red line, up north". I told him it'd take probably 18 minutes or so to reach Marsiling from JE. "I'm going towards the same direction too, so I'd let you know when we reach Jurong East." Unknowingly, I think I'd slang abit when I talk to people with heavy accents. Haha!
Then the big Chinese man who was sitting suddenly asked that chap, "Are you from London?" That guy looked surprised and said, "Yeah, how did you know?" The sitting Chinese man chuckled and said, "From your accent". So the sitting Chinese man continued to ask questions and that chap responded. After a while, he said, "Boy, isn't it hot in here..." Haha, I think he was beginning to get a little bit uncomfortable from all the questionings from a stranger.
So as I was standing beside them when all these took place, from their conversations I know that the long haired guy came to Singapore from London, and will be going to Malaysia and thereafter, Shanghai. While the seated man has been to London, Southampton and Brighton before. (and I was thinking... I haven't even been on a plane before, much less all these places..)
So, when the conversation topic came to Malaysia (got to know that the long haired guy is a Malaysian actually) so I couldn't resist and said, "Which part of Malaysia were you from?" He said, "KL" so I said, "I'm from Selangor". I think in general, it is always nice to meet your own countrymen while you're overseas.
Just before parting, we managed to introduce ourselves. He said his name, and it sounded like Markel (or was it Marcus? sorry if I got it wrong, but the accent was kinda heavy and I had to get off the train before the door closes.. ya, it was like kinda rush, you know? :P ) and so we bid our goodbyes... and I wish him, a safe journey.
16 August, 2007
ampang yong tau fu
Hngh! Food court stalls who claim to be selling "Ampang Yong Tau Foo" are all scammers! Tried the one at Centrepoint food court. Eeek... it doesn't taste anything remotely like the real stuffs. Ptui ptui ptui!
10 August, 2007
delifrance
Had dinner at Delifrance Lot 1 with Ade just now. The enhanced menu looks delicious but of course price is still a consideration. So decided to eat sandwich after all (ya.. although wanted to try the 120g sirloin steak @$9.90 but then decided against it... also did thought of getting the aglio olio but then, still don't want.. chicken wings looked nice also @$6.50 but maybe not tonight..)
So, the guy who took our order asked what bread do I prefer. They have ciabatta, baguette, croissant, rye and 9 cereals. So I said rye but then he said they don't have. So I asked if 9 cereals is those soft or hard kind. He kind of roll his eyes and said, "Well, its actually made out of cereals like sesame, soy bean etc" Then I was like, maybe better stick to croissant safest (baguette usually make my jaw ache and ciabatta seems kind of heavy). So I was quite surprise when he said, "Well, why not I let you try a bit of the 9 cereals."
So I was thinking, maybe just a tiny eeny square for me to try... but he really did bring a slice of 9 cereals! Heh heh, that's what I call service. So nice of them to offer. ^_^
So, the guy who took our order asked what bread do I prefer. They have ciabatta, baguette, croissant, rye and 9 cereals. So I said rye but then he said they don't have. So I asked if 9 cereals is those soft or hard kind. He kind of roll his eyes and said, "Well, its actually made out of cereals like sesame, soy bean etc" Then I was like, maybe better stick to croissant safest (baguette usually make my jaw ache and ciabatta seems kind of heavy). So I was quite surprise when he said, "Well, why not I let you try a bit of the 9 cereals."
So I was thinking, maybe just a tiny eeny square for me to try... but he really did bring a slice of 9 cereals! Heh heh, that's what I call service. So nice of them to offer. ^_^
09 August, 2007
jason bourne
Went to watch movie today at CCK. Picked "The Bourne Ultimatum" starring Matt Damon. Watched "Bourne Identity" and found it quite good, but didn't watch the second one "Bourne Supremacy". The movie basically has its characters constantly moving, constantly doing something. The pace was quite good, with car chases, fight scenes etc.
Matt Damon as Jason Bourne
Some rooftop action
Edgar Ramirez as Paz, one of the 'assets'
Matt Damon and Joey Ansah (Desh)
Julia Stiles as Nicky Parson
Desh and Paz are quite cool. Chiseled and cool looking... but they're out to take Jason down. The car chase scenes are quite 'fierce' with the cars being whacked left right front back. Fight scenes are good to watch too. Not bad!
taxi uncle
Yesterday took a cab from Tanjong Pagar back to home. The taxi uncle was quite friendly and talkative, but he talked like an old old man. So along the way, I've sort of noticed how his taxi will somehow lean towards the left and just like an inch away from the other vehicle...
Then the conversation went on to the way motorist behave on the road.
taxi uncle: You know ah.. last time I was driving with a female passenger, and ah this car I don't understand why ah.. suddenly came up from behind and tried to block my way.
me: orh... (glancing at how close his cab is to the lorry on the left)
taxi uncle: The passenger ah, was sooo terrified.. but you know ah, until now I still don't understand why the other car like that... still don't understand you know...
me: *probably 'coz you veered into his path!* (thinking silently)
taxi uncle: You know ah.. I've always been a careful driver... But then ah.. accidents do happen... You know ah.. accidents are hard to predict.. so they may happen.. (when he's talking animatedly, his hands will be lifted off the steering wheel...)
me: uncle.. but safety still comes first
taxi uncle: You know ah.. once, when driving.. also with female passenger.. we nearly got into an accident...
me: (slowly inching towards the right side.. in case of collision, still have hope of survival...)
Then the uncle stop at the traffic light. And he said, "You know or not... when I see the things at faraway... my eyes can see better! I'm long-sighted (老花眼）.. not near sighted..." Then I said, "Orhh.. me also." Oops, the uncle got excited and turned to look at me. "You!? Sure or not?" Then he took off his glasses and handed them to me and said excitedly, "Look... see how many degrees.." I was like, "Err... uncle no need no need.. you better concentrate on the road!" Then he still insisted, so I quickly look look and said, "Aiya.. I don't know la.. " Then he took off the glasses and decided he won't put them on again!
*gulp* I said, "Uncle, you better wear the glasses!" But he smiled and said, "No need.. " I was getting worried... Then I asked him his age. He asked me to guess.. So I said, "70? 60?" He smiled and said, "58!" I was like.. har... 58 ah.. but he looked more like 68 to me!
So the rest of the journey was like our taxi keep on veering towards the left, with maybe one inch from the other vehicle but luckily, arrived safely at the destination. Phew...
Then the conversation went on to the way motorist behave on the road.
taxi uncle: You know ah.. last time I was driving with a female passenger, and ah this car I don't understand why ah.. suddenly came up from behind and tried to block my way.
me: orh... (glancing at how close his cab is to the lorry on the left)
taxi uncle: The passenger ah, was sooo terrified.. but you know ah, until now I still don't understand why the other car like that... still don't understand you know...
me: *probably 'coz you veered into his path!* (thinking silently)
taxi uncle: You know ah.. I've always been a careful driver... But then ah.. accidents do happen... You know ah.. accidents are hard to predict.. so they may happen.. (when he's talking animatedly, his hands will be lifted off the steering wheel...)
me: uncle.. but safety still comes first
taxi uncle: You know ah.. once, when driving.. also with female passenger.. we nearly got into an accident...
me: (slowly inching towards the right side.. in case of collision, still have hope of survival...)
Then the uncle stop at the traffic light. And he said, "You know or not... when I see the things at faraway... my eyes can see better! I'm long-sighted (老花眼）.. not near sighted..." Then I said, "Orhh.. me also." Oops, the uncle got excited and turned to look at me. "You!? Sure or not?" Then he took off his glasses and handed them to me and said excitedly, "Look... see how many degrees.." I was like, "Err... uncle no need no need.. you better concentrate on the road!" Then he still insisted, so I quickly look look and said, "Aiya.. I don't know la.. " Then he took off the glasses and decided he won't put them on again!
*gulp* I said, "Uncle, you better wear the glasses!" But he smiled and said, "No need.. " I was getting worried... Then I asked him his age. He asked me to guess.. So I said, "70? 60?" He smiled and said, "58!" I was like.. har... 58 ah.. but he looked more like 68 to me!
So the rest of the journey was like our taxi keep on veering towards the left, with maybe one inch from the other vehicle but luckily, arrived safely at the destination. Phew...
08 August, 2007
05 August, 2007
kdramas that i've liked...
Nowadays the expectation of drama's have gone up a few notches, preferably with new storylines and not those that have been done to death (read: winter sonata etc). But anyway, let me just intro a few that I've found to be interesting enough.
Way back in 2002, "Loving You" was launched. But I think the series came to our shore quite late, can't remember but it was on TV. Anyway, that's how came to know about Eugene (formerly from S.E.S - a girl band from Korea).
"Loving You"
And of course, it was from this series that Eugene and Park Yong Ha were rumoured to be pak-tor'ing. Haha, who knows. Anyway, its a nice drama with quite typical storyline but thank goodness no one suffered from any terminal disease in here. Only evil plots by the supposedly 'best-friend' of the lead actress. But of course in kdrama land, the lead actresses are usually innocent and chooses to believe their good 'friend' when everyone else can see that the 'friend' is plain evil. Anyway, if you like love story kind in quite the kdrama fashion, then you'll like this series.
Next, is something that I've never see before in kdrama. Martial arts (武侠) kind. "Cha Mu" title sounds misleading. Who wanna watch a girl who brews tea? Hahaha, actually I don't know what the title means but the storyline was interesting enough to watch. A slave girl (I think in the drama, women born in those era are considered low-class or unimportant as compared to the men) who rises to become a police-woman of that time. Expect lots of action in this one but the ending all sad one.
"Cha Mu"
Coming back to the modern world, here's another drama that I liked. I like the girl (Im Su Jung) who acted in this one 'coz she's fresh faced never see before and can act quite well. But this one I don't like the ending. Check out the soundtrack, it's quite haunting.
"Sorry, I love you"
Next, probably I'll intro those that I've watched in more recent times!
Way back in 2002, "Loving You" was launched. But I think the series came to our shore quite late, can't remember but it was on TV. Anyway, that's how came to know about Eugene (formerly from S.E.S - a girl band from Korea).
"Loving You"
And of course, it was from this series that Eugene and Park Yong Ha were rumoured to be pak-tor'ing. Haha, who knows. Anyway, its a nice drama with quite typical storyline but thank goodness no one suffered from any terminal disease in here. Only evil plots by the supposedly 'best-friend' of the lead actress. But of course in kdrama land, the lead actresses are usually innocent and chooses to believe their good 'friend' when everyone else can see that the 'friend' is plain evil. Anyway, if you like love story kind in quite the kdrama fashion, then you'll like this series.
Next, is something that I've never see before in kdrama. Martial arts (武侠) kind. "Cha Mu" title sounds misleading. Who wanna watch a girl who brews tea? Hahaha, actually I don't know what the title means but the storyline was interesting enough to watch. A slave girl (I think in the drama, women born in those era are considered low-class or unimportant as compared to the men) who rises to become a police-woman of that time. Expect lots of action in this one but the ending all sad one.
"Cha Mu"
Coming back to the modern world, here's another drama that I liked. I like the girl (Im Su Jung) who acted in this one 'coz she's fresh faced never see before and can act quite well. But this one I don't like the ending. Check out the soundtrack, it's quite haunting.
"Sorry, I love you"
Next, probably I'll intro those that I've watched in more recent times!
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