Simply Jang Son

2009-02-27T05:28:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the lack of entries lately. Been really busy and my tight schedule means I have little or no time in Singapore.

Just had my Spicy Soup with sausages and ham @ The 3 sisters aka Charlie Angels' restaurant just opposite my hotel. Felt damn bloated now. Be heading to Vancouver tomorrow. Shall do all my updates there if I have the time. Be meeting Mario...hopefully he will be able to bring me around.

Time to head to bed...severely lack of sleep.

2009-02-02T04:21:00.000-08:00

Gong Hei Fatt Choi & A Happy MOO Year :D

Just had a sumptuous and filling lunch @ Silver Eagle...Woo...the food was just so delicious. Indian/Arabic food could never go wrong arh. Have been craving for their Biryani and Chicken Pepper Fry since the day I know I will be heading to Dubai. It's been almost a year since I last came here and my last visit was with Faith, Roy and Melissa on our way to Moscow. So much has changed...Lots of construction going on and the LRT track in front of my hotel has been erected. More skycrapers have been spruced up since then.

Reunion dinner was spent overseas or rather I did not even have a reunion dinner. However, I got to spend my 1st and 2nd day of CNY with my Family !!!

CNY Day 1 @ Grandma's House

Blackjack. 1189. Lion Dance. 'God of Wealth'. New Year goodies. Movies. Vegetarian Buffet. Ang Paos. Games. Chat. Fun.

CNY Day 2 @ Ann's New Place

Pizza. Popiah. Arnold's Fried Chicken (Damn nice). Lion Dance ??? Birthday Gal. Blackjack as usual.

I still wanna say her place is in GEYLANG. Cos she insisted its Guillimard. It's still in GEYLANG. Booooooo....

Ok, that's it.

Oh ya, how I wish I can join the 19/01 CNY gathering that day. Damn. What a waste !

Gonna take a rest now. See ya.

2009-01-24T02:18:00.000-08:00

Found this quote on TV Mobile very meaningful...

" Conflict is like Cancer ... Early Detection INCREASES the Possibilty of a HEALTHY Outcome "

Ever since I came back from New York and Frankfurt a week ago, I have been battling with my body biological clock. I simply could not adapt to the timing back here in Singapore. For the past few nights, I have not had a peaceful and uninterrupted sleep. I was so tired that I turned in at around 11 pm but somehow, I would be wide awake at around 4 am. And I would sleep like a baby for hours in the afternoon. That continued for days. It's really a torture.

Fortunately, I have been able to sleep well for the past 2 nights. So I guess I am more or less back to my normal routine :D

Speaking of New Year, I was in the air on my way to US and arrived New York in the evening where I had my New Year dinner with my fellow colleagues...Complimentary from my company. Fun and Laughter filled the night with food and booze flowing freely like no tomorrow. Wahahaha...a bit exaggerating here but it's something like that.

Times Square on the 2nd January 2009

Did not really explore the city much this time as I was here less than a week ago. I have already seen my Big Christmas Tree @ Rockefellar. I have bought what I wanted to buy. I have already been to where I wanted to go. Thus this time I did not go far and just wondered around the hotel area. The weather was real cold and it was snowing lightly in the afternoon :D Oh and people were everywhere...so damn crowded.

Only spent 2 nights in New York before I left for Frankfurt.

When I woke up the next morning and looked out of the window, I was so surprised and excited when I saw the whole city covered with WHITE SNOW. Yes, the overnight snowing has covered the whole city and the view was simply marvellous.

Beautiful Frankfurt. But do exercise caution when u walk on the pavement cos it's slippery.

Guess what ?

I flew to Frankfurt and New York again a couple of days later after I was back from the previous trip. Well, you may have guessed that I would have spent my entire time rotting in my hotel room for the week long trip but u are so wrong.

BECAUSE

this time, I went to lots of places in both Frankfurt and New York. Thanks to the MARVELLOUS companions I had with me this time. You Gals rockZ !!!

Presenting...

the Super ON and FUN Companions......Sinarie, Jada, Patricia & Joy.

Seen here...Camwhoring in the middle of the walking street in downtown Frankfurt. Trying our very best to look the BEST and got the right angle with everyone in it. Erm...do u get it ? Hahaha...

Thanks to Pat who brought us to this little cafe...Wackers Kaffee...which is very popular with the locals for their very nice and freshly brew coffee. It's located in a quiet corner of the city and so it's not easy to locate it :D

Cappuccino, Latte and Hot Chocolate...

Look @ how excited we were before we had our 1st sip... And in case you are wondering, we were in the sub zero temperature enjoying and appreciating our beverage :D

Here's some candid shots which I took while the gals were busy sipping their drinks...

Some shots may be interesting...but pls refrain from laughing k. Wahahaha...so Kawaii eh.Think they gonna kill me for posing unglam photos of them here...Ssshhhhh...

Currywurst. Nutella Crepe. Fries with Ketchup. Coffee. Birkenstock. Alter Opel. Tods. LV. Gucci. Prada. Chanel. Long Champ. Hako. That pretty sum up our downtown Frankfurt trip :D

Dinner @ Pizzeria Da Cimino ... our usual joint which make really really good Pizza n Pasta.

Broccoli w Champignon were really tasty. The Salmon pizza which I ordered was really nice and the pizza with mushrooms, ham, pastrami and egg which Pat ordered was good as well. Even the pasta that the gals ordered were out of this World. That's our sumptuous and satisfied dinner :D

And it snowed again when we were back to Frankfurt from New York a few days later. I simply love the snow covered Frankfurt :D

After a couple of nights in Frankfurt, it's time to head to New York where we had another round of fun & laughter.

On our way to Bubba Gump in Times Square...

Lunch @ Bubba Gump...

My second time here and I will be back again !!! Food were really great though the portions weren't that big. Seafood were the day...Prawns...Prawns and more Prawns :D The people who shared the lunch with me were still the Best !

Before you scroll down, please get ready some tissues in case u drool :P...

That's what we ordered. It's really delicious and within minutes, everything was gone from the table...abit exaggerating here but the food was just so popular and perhaps everyone was just so hungry :D

We had American Breakfast @ STARDUST the next morning...

Our Sumptuous Breakkie...

Chocolate Chip Pancakes with Strawberries. Bagel with Egg and Potatoes. Eggs Benedict with Potatos. Sunny Side up with Toast and Ham. Coffee & Tea.

What's so special and unique about StarDust and what makes it popular among the New Yorkers lies in her talented waiters and waitresses...

Here...the waiters and waitresses would sing and dance for you while you are enjoying every bite of your food. They can really sing very well and their dance moves were superb. They would pass around a pail asking for tips or donation after their performance. These tips are important to each and everyone of them because they are used to pay for their training in acting, singing or dancing in order for them to perform in Broadway. Well, everyone has a dream..so lets help one another eh :D

Decided to venture to Downtown New York where the Financial District is and where Battery Park is located.

In Battery Park. It's freezing cold here with chilly winds blowing from the sea. From far, you could see the Statue of Liberty (Photo at bottom right). Look at the bench with 'glaciers' hanging onto it....Interesting eh :D

A 15-minute walk from Battery Park would take us to the Historic Seaport District where you could find all the shopping you want. Oh and a very nice unobstructed view of The Brooklyn Bridge.

WALL Street.

That pretty much sum up my entire 8 days trip. It's really fun especially if you have such a great company. How I wish our stay could be longer :D

Oh ya, the Popeyes fried chicken in New York was so much tastier than the ones I had in Singapore. It's really very delicious...trust me!

And I miss the kebab rice which we bought it from the makeshift roadside stall and had it every night for dinner in New York. May not look appetising but the taste of it will make u ask for more. Trust me!

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To J...

What u did was really foolish and I do hope that you won't do it again.

Everyone has their own problems.

Instead of escaping, we should bravely face our problems

and solve them one by one.

Death will not solve anything.

Imagine the sense of satisfaction u will get when u overcome the obstacles.

That's what life is all about...Ups and Downs...To be able to stand up after you fall etc etc

Afterall,

You are our PRECIOUS and we LOVE u :D

Muacks.

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Won't be around for CNY reunion dinner tomorrow BUT I will be back in time for CNY. Looking forward to meeting all my relatives on that day. Haven seen my relatives for quite some time and wonder how they have been doing. Kinda miss my cousin and my nephew n niece.

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR

ALL

HUAT AH !!!!

2009-01-21T14:34:00.000-08:00

Christmas Eve 08

This is an outdated post but still....

Christmas Eve mini Party @ The New Majestic Hotel

The design of our assigned room...Simple. Modern. Luxury. Bathtub smack right in the middle of your balcony outside the room. What a romantic way to soak yourself in the foam and enjoy counting the stars with your love one. No Peeping Tom... rest assure. All thanks to the Wooden fence ( with no gap in between each plank ) that separate the balcony from our friendly neighbour's. MRT Station Tiong Bahru, Redhill etc were painted on the walls leading to the bedroom. Mirrors were everywhere which made the room appeared spacious. Ceiling Fan was available but useless as the aircon was blasting that night. Like a cup of Cappuccino ? Need not ring for Room Service...Just open your wardrobe and tatata.... your mini personal expresso machine is ready to brew a cup of hot perfect Cappuccino. Want some cold beverages yet afraid of the exuberant prices the hotel may charge ? Count yourself lucky...they are FREE from the well stocked mini fridge in the wardrobe. Oh and that's The New Majestic Hotel.

Food & Booze that flow through the night...

Let's start with the Booze that kicks off the celebration... Piper-Heidsieck Rose Champagne...the Bubbly that made us high even before the countdown begins :P. The sweet Ice Wine and the various different types of red wine that complement so well with our food. Oh, the Fresh, Juicy and Raw Oysters were so lickalicious ! Never tried that as I don't eat oysters but judging from the expression of others who tried...I could see that those oysters were indeed delicious. Never mind if you ( just like me ) don't fancy such food...There's always Turkey Ham & Roast Beef available. The Roast Beef is simply out of this World. Tidbits filled the gap...Various flavours of Potato Chips and the all-time favourite...Cheeze Balls were lying all over the place. Just take your pick. Oh and if you are those very cheena type, we do have fried rice and fried Prawn paste chicken tabao-ed from the nearby coffeeshop. End the night with a slice of the Christmas Log Cake and some pralines from Godiva, Van'd Or, Giotto etc. Beware though, some contained alcohol :P Ooooh and so that's what we had on Christmas Eve.

Of course, we do not just eat & Eat & EAT neither do we just drink & Drink & DRINK .... we do MINGLE with one another, WELCOME new friends, CAM WHORE, PLAY games and LAUGH.

And yar...that's us posing ever so readily & happily in front of my camera and of course, our ever so funny Alan posing as ...........

That's our new friend...Mr Greenie. Poor Valanie trying to crack open her oysters...oops...No pun intended ok ! N that's our Mac posing for the camera while sipping his red wine. N Valenie just like riding on Mr Greenie :O

Here's Fion acting cute...Yucks !!! And various other shots of us enjoying the night. Taboo was fun though.

Here's all of us minus Valanie who was standing behind the camera. Cheers.

Thanks to the Hotel staff who chased us out after just before 12 midnight...the fun continued @ Ben's residential which was just behind Plaza Singapura.

Here's some Fun shots we took that night...

All the Bimbo, Himbo, Act Cool, Act Cute, watever....

That's Christmas 08.

Christmas Eve 09 will even be more Xciting !

2009-01-18T09:59:00.000-08:00

JETLAG.

BIOLOGICAL BODY CLOCK SCREWED UP TOTALLY.

INSUFFICIENT REST.

BUSY. BUSY. BUSY.

Photos for my Christmas Eve Party shall be up real soon. Thanks Val, I have received yours :D

Same goes for my recent New York & Frankfurt trip. ( Yes. U heard me right. Again :D )

2008-12-31T02:37:00.000-08:00

GOODBYE 2008

WELCOME 2009

WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY BRAND NEW YEAR

2008-12-23T10:21:00.000-08:00

Can U believe it ?

My Sleeping Pattern was screwed up totally for the past 2 days...Managed to only sleep at around 5 am and woke up at about 4 pm !!! This is what I called Jetlag !!! N my day was gone just like that. What a waste ~

Just came home from dinner with my Montfort gang at Shokudo. Second time there and kinda like the Japanese food especially my all-time favourite Japanese Omelette. Glad that everyone is doing well and do hope that we can go for a short overseas trip one of these days when everyone is free since they are busy with their FYP now. Coming next May/June, they will be graduating and if I never quit University, I will be like them too...Again, I tell myself that I will never regret my decision and recent events made me feel that I made the right choice.

Though the drama series which I downloaded from MOBTV was a little old, I truly enjoyed watching the show. Just in Singapore aka Yi Fang Ban Ting Yi Shui Gang was not only a comedy , it also depict a typical Singaporean lifestyle & 'character'...Kinda meaningful and interesting. 30 episodes were finished within the span of 3 days. Watching one episode after another can be so addictive that I refused to allow my eyes to leave the monitor for even a fraction of a second. One down, many more to go...

As mentioned in the previous entry, I was away in Frankfurt and New York City for the whole of last week. The weather was killing us...bone biting cold and wet ! And I fell sick...I guess it's not due to the weather, instead I suspect I got the flu bug from Faith and coupled with insufficient rest for that few days made my immune system weak. Afterall, I know I am not that weak :P Despite my flu, I decided to forgo my much needed rest and went ahead with the rest for our shopping spree.

Did I mention to you before that the hotel's buffet breakfast in Frankfurt is one of the best I ever had ? Waffles, Made-to-Cook Omelette, Sausages, Various healthy Juices, Assorted Bread rolls, fruits etc etc etc and it only cost me 8.50 Euro ( approx. S$ 17 ). With that, you could eat all you can. Of course, I did not stuff myself with all the food...A buffet to me means variety and not quantity. With the variety of food offered, it was damn Worth it I must admit. After the Hearty breakfast, Faith, Iris and myself made our way to the downtown area where we do our shopping...

Well, I did not buy anything except a shawl from H&M and the gummy sweets from one of the specialty shops. The Gummy sweets were really tasty and chewy...Peach n Mango Flavours...Thanks to Ling who recommended to me on my last trip. It's so nice that Faith and Iris decided to buy some back for their family and friends. The biggest winner for this shopping spree was...FAITH...cos she bought a GUCCI handbag. Well, I must say that she got this at a very good price...it's on sale and that the design is no longer available in SIN. When we returned to the GUCCI boutique a couple of days later, the handbag that Faith bought was no longer in sight. She was lucky, wasn't she ?

When we came back from New York a couple of days later, the 3 of us decided to visit the annual Christmas Market in downtown Frankfurt. I dare say that the Christmas Market did not let us down and it's really worth a visit even though we were really tired and lethagic after we touched down that afternoon.

Each makeshift stall has their own unique Christmas Decor and its really nice. The Weather, the ambience, the people etc all made us feel that Christmas was in the air.

A Crowded Christmas Market. An eye-opener.

Some of the food you can find @ the market...

Chocolate coated Bananas, CHILLIS etc etc, Various German grilled Sausages, Gummy sweets etc etc

These were what we ate while exploring the crowded Christmas Market...

We had the popular Nutella Crepe...Oh it was so yummy. Next, we had the Currywurst sausage...*Drool* before Iris decided to give the warm red wine a try. The finale was a cone of home made fries with curry ketchup sauce and I can tell u its ten times better than McDonald's or even Long John...Shiok man. Don't believe me ? Just look at our expressions especially Iris'.

The Night Scene @ Frankfurt

Bye Frankfurt...Will be back in 2 weeks' time :D

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I must count myself real lucky to be able to visit New York just before Christmas. Christmas sales was everywhere and I really mean everywhere from Victoria Secret to American Eagle to Macy. As usual, the Christmas Decor never fail to attract my attention and not to mention the Big Christmas Tree in front of Rockefellar...It's just Awesome. It is here that you really feel that Christmas is just round the corner.

Had an early morning breakfast @ AppleJack Diner with the rest of my colleague...

Frankly Speaking, this was one of the worst American Breakfast I had in the States. The Omelette was kinda dry and the potatoes were one of the worst I had. Ewww...Service aren't that great either. I think I will try not to visit the cafe again even though it's just behind our hotel.

The Hunt for the Christmas Tree began just after we finished our (aweful) breakfast...

Some interesting photos...Notice the Big Christmas Tree @ Radio City ? It's really Tall. Though it's early in the morning, the Christmas lights were already switched on. I guess they were switched on for 24/7.

After a few blocks, we finally saw...

The Christmas Tree @ Rockefellar !!!!!

It's kinda Big & Beautiful...According to some of my colleagues, the Christmas Tree for this year was smaller compared to the past and that it's not that awesome. Oh Well, maybe next year be better ? Afterall this was a REAL tree and maybe due to global warming and other factors, the tree growth was affected ?

The Christmas Tree Hunters along Fifth Avenue :D

M&M @ Times Square

TIMES SQUARE

Times Square was flooded with tourist and people from all walks of life even though it was a Wednesday morning.

A visit to Toys R US @ Times Square

An eye-opener...lots of toys on sale.

Again, the Christmas Tree Hunters taking a group photo @ Times Square before we were splitted into 2 groups.

On our way to Macy...The Empire State Building...isn't she Gorgeous ???

Dinner @ Topaz...

Did I tell you that this Thai cuisine is one of the best I ever had ? Though the price was a little steep, the ambience and most importantly, the food made up for it. Besides Bangkok and Auckland, New York has one of the best Thai food around.

Bought some stuff from Origins & Victoria Secret as Christmas gifts for my friends and relatives back home. I do hope they will like it. Will be returning to New York in about 2 weeks' time, guess will do a little more shopping (this time for myself :O) and perhaps make a visit to new places like Brooklyn Bridge and Chinatown. Again, that will depend on the weather and my physical state. Oh, I do hope that I can see a snow covered New York on my upcoming trip because I miss the snow storm just by a day. Wonder if I should consider myself lucky or unfortunate.

Schedules have been tight for the past few months and I tell myself that I shall give myself a mini break coming the next months so that I can spend more time with my friends and relatives. Kinda feel a distance between me and them...Argh.

2008-12-17T01:52:00.000-08:00

I just cannot believe it...I am in New York City right now...My dream has come true...to be able to see the World Famous Big Christmas Tree in front of Rockefellar Centre plus the Christmas decorations/sales/lights along Fifth Avenue, Times Square etc etc. The Christmas Season is here !!! Woohoo~ I just cannot describe the feeling inside me especially when I saw the heavy snow flakes falling from the sky on my way to the hotel this afternoon. Oh man, the scene was simply Awesome. Loving it ! Too bad, it lasted only for a while.

Though I won't be spending my Christmas in Paris anymore, I will be spending my Christmas Eve in Singapore with my beloved friends. And Now it's time to do my Christmas Shopping due to this very last minute change. OMG, having a bad headache now as I am really bad at buying gifts...What should I buy ??? Just tell me what u want, Friends :D

What I am looking forward right now is the mini Christmas Party organised by Fion coming this 24th. Initially, I have to reject her invitation as I thought I will be in Paris but now I am glad that I will be joining her mini Party .... Woohoo ~ Oh ya, and I will be meeting some of my friends on the 23rd. Haven't been seeing them for a long long time :( And Hopefully, I will be able to meet up with my JC pals some time soon before New Year. Time to start planning and organising.

Came across this from my cousin's blog the other day ...

Procrastination is POISON to any Goal in Life

ACTION is the Cure

Promises are the CATALYST

FRIENDS are the Warranty

And most Importantly, BELIEF in Oneself is the Core

I find this very meaningful and true. Time for a wake-up Call.

Oh ya, I just realised that nothing is impossible...I managed to pack my luggage for a 8 days trip to a cold country within 10 minutes....Yes....without missing any necessities....kudos to myself. Normally, I would take like half an hour to an hour thinking of what to bring while watching the TV or doing some unrelated stuff etc etc :D

2008-12-08T05:32:00.000-08:00

Woke up this morning and found myself having this lump on my left cheek...Just had my lower left wisdom tooth extracted at the dentist yesterday and was given a week's MC ... Woohoo ~ The procedure was traumatic...A few jabs of anaesthetic around the area before cutting the gum open to expose the wisdom tooth, followed by drilling of the tooth into fragments before the poor dentist using all the strength she had to try to dig out the root canal. After half an hour of surgery, the wisdom tooth was finally removed albeit in many pieces before the dentist stitched the wound. Anyway, gonna 'suffer' for the rest of the week and I guess only fluid food allowed and NO seafood for the first few days before I can chew and enjoy my favourite food again. Argh...I miss my Mee Rebus, Fried Chicken etc etc.

Was back from Shanghai on Sunday morning. Oh man, the weather in Shanghai was freezing ! Imagine it was -1 degree celsius when we touched down the night before. Woohoo~ That's my favourite. Oh yes, I did manage to buy some of my 'Must-watch' HK drama series....That should give me enough reasons/excuses to stay in my room during my overseas stay :D That's what I always tell myself but always end up doing other things or heading out :P

Oh yes, did I tell you guys that I made a very last minute decision last weekend to go Penang for a night ? Sound crazy right but I truly enjoyed the trip. Oh man, it's the food that made me go wild ! Here's what I did...

Penang ( 30-01 December )

View out of my Balcony @ Copthorne Orchid Hotel in the northern part of the Island.

Got this hotel room at a very good deal...approx S$ 65 per night, considering that it was a very busy weekend with most hotels being full and that I only booked it the night before. Nice Seaviews and the location wasn't that off. Room wise was decent and spacious :D

Penang is not only a food paradise, it does have numerous famous temples that are worth a visit...

Visit to 2 popular Temples

And so what's my main aim of visiting Penang just for a night..to be precise...it's less than 24 hours ?

The answer lies in....

Penang Delicacy !!!! Chendol, Hokkien Mee ( Prawn Noodles ), Char Kway Teow, Laksa and Curry Mee....Woo...Really nice. No joke. The Chendol was really nice and it was from one of the famous stall which many celebrities have visited. It was so refreshing under the hot and humid weather. The Hokken Mee was spicy and the soup was damn tasty. The Char Kway Teow was one of the best I ever had. The Laksa was different from the ones we have in Singapore...it's more sour and not that spicy. Lastly, the curry mee that I had was not bad. The soup was more like our Singapore style laksa rather than the typical curry we always have. Since I only have a day in Penang, there's still many local food which I have yet to try. Nevertheless, I shall be going JB soon with LL for our food hunting adventures :D

Adelaide ( 21-23 November )

After almost a year, I finally got the chance to visit Adelaide again. Though there aren't much things to see and do in Adelaide city itself, there's one place where I would visit for sure....

Central Market

'Market-ing' @ Central Market

What Central Market offers...Fresh Fruits & Vegetables, Dried fruits, Coffee & Tea, Chocolates, Australian specialties such as Nougats, Plants, Freshly baked pastries and bread, dips etc etc etc. What's best is that...they are all very affordable and fresh !

Only bought for myself some titbits from the market while the 2 girls bought lots of fruits and mushrooms to be brought back to Singapore. After about a 2-hour 'market-ing', our stomachs couldn't take it anymore and we had a sumptuous and hearty breakfast at this cafe in Central Market...

Scrambled Eggs with Bacon and Toast, A hot and crispy ham & cheese croissant coupled with a mug of hot thick Chocolate....Woo....What more can one ask for !!!

Chinatown @ Adelaide

Auckland ( 15-18 November )

Guess what....I went to Auckland again...3rd time within 2 months :D

And...I think I am falling in love with Auckland !!!

Be frank, the City itself or rather the downtown area where I usually frequent is really boring and dead. What made me fall in love with her is the food Auckland can offer. Yea, it's food that make Jang Son so hyperactive :P

The Mussels @ The Occidental are one of the best I ever had. Most importantly, I love the Thai food in Auckland...they are simply so nice and delicious. I wouldn't mind having Thai Food every single meal :D

The view from Devonport ... Auckland Skyline

This time in Auckland, I managed to visit an island off the shores....Devonport. Thanks to Ed who brought me there.

On our way to Devonport...

The journey took about 20 minutes and a return adult tickets cost about S$9.

Some interesting landmarks in Devonport

While exploring the area near the ferry terminal, we came across this Bed & Breakfast Inn which was very unique and beautiful...it has a real beautiful garden blooming with different types and colours of flowers.

Peace & Plenty Bed & Breakfast ... A very nice and cozy place to spend a night in.

Other interesting things that we came across while walking around the island.

Taipei ( 30 - 01 November )

The thing I like about Taipei is its friendly people and its delicious food. A visit to Taipei will be incomplete if you fail to patronise its famous night markets. As I had a 2 nights stay this time round, I managed to visit 2 night markets ... Shilin & Yong He :D

Enjoying our Shabu Shabu in the heart of Ximending...The slices of beef was so fresh and delicious. Nice Nice Nice.

Our Night Market snacks...

The fried assorted mushrooms which PE bought was really tasty. The moment I tried one, I was hooked !!! We went to this famous stall in Shilin which specialise in 'Cho Beng' aka Snow Ice shavings....Woooooooo......it simply melts in your mouth :P The Chow Tofu (fermented beancurd) was really crispy on the outside and soft on the inside...Nice. One of the best I had was the 'Da Chang Bao Xiao Chang' which I bought it from a stall in Yong He...I vowed I will have it again on my next visit. Oh ya, the dessert chain stall which specialises in Yam balls and Grass jelly is a must try in Taipei :P

A Glimpse of Yong He Night Market

In my opinion, this is one of the better night market and definitely worth a visit.

Seoul & San Francisco ( 07 - 14 November )

The Beautiful view out of my hotel room windows in Seoul.... Autumn Time

Saba Fish Dinner @ Namdaemun.

Not forgetting the popular Chicken Stew @ Myeungdong ... Look @ everyone's expressions while tucking in... Yes... It's that nice !

Shopping in Myeongdong

Joanne introduced to us this makeshift stall @ Myeongdong which sell Grilled Chicken Stick...Hey its unique and nice lol. Many told me that the KFC's fried chicken in Seoul taste much better than in Singapore...so I had my share and hmmm it did taste better alas much crispier. :D

Finally after a day out @ Myeongdong... we decided to go ...

O'Sulloc for our Green Tea Desserts !!! Nice Ambience and Good selection of Tea and Desserts. A must visit though a little expensive.

Thanks to Estelle who brought us to this Dim Sum Restaurant @ San Francisco Chinatown

Actually the Dim Sum was quite delicious considering you are in the USA and what I like most was that they are still pushing those dim sum carts just like the old days ... very nostalgic eh :D Something rare these days.

Chinatown :D... The Ginseng looks like human right...Heard that they do 'walk' :S

Best Dinner in San Francisco

@ The Cheesecake Factory !!!!

Alright, that's it for now...Time to rest :D

2008-11-29T14:19:00.000-08:00

Typing this entry from the SilverKris Lounge...be leaving for Penang in a while. Reached the airport in the wee hours of the morning and was shocked to see that it's like a ghost town. It was so quiet and barely could see anyone walking around. Anyway, will only be going to Penang for a night just to relax and eat the ever famous Penang food...Char Kway Teow, Laksa, Prawn Noodles etc etc etc. This trip was planned at the very last minute when I realised that my Bombay trip was cut short and thus giving me the time to go for a very short getaway prior to my reservist this Tuesday. Argh....

For the past month, have been busy travelling around and in the process of that, I have taken lots of photos which I am going to share with you guys in my next post.

Meantime, see you guys soon. Gotta run to my gate :D

2008-10-27T04:07:00.000-07:00

After a year, months and days of procrastination, I FINALLY got my legs running again !!!!! All Thanks to the upcoming ICT that forced me to drag my feet to the void deck of my house and start jogging along the paths. Ya, I can't really run due to my poor stamina but I am sure I can after a few more runs eh. Though I have been staying here for about 6 years, I didn't know that there is a PAP Childcare Centre that's just few steps from my block !!! Though I know there is a playground and a small jogging track of about 200 metres just next to my block, I did not realise that there are also facilities for adults to train their body too. To think I only discover it 6 years later...oh well, to console myself, I am seldom at home eh...I guess if I were to add up the days I am at home, it'll be about a year or so only :D

Have been literally rotting at home for the past few days....Tidying up my room which is still so messy...Sitting around watching TV programmes, surfing the Internet, reading the newspapers and those useless magazines to pass off my time. Nearly bored to death. Guess what...I think something is wrong with my body clock...I kept waking up in the wee hours in the morning and only managed to sleep again at around 8-9 am. WTF.

Anyway, decided to treat myself to a 'sumptuous' American Breakfast last Friday...

Mushroom & Cheese Omelette with Bacon and sautee Potatoes. :D Not that nice I must admit...But practice makes perfect right :D

So I met up with the guys again last Saturday @ New York New York. Supposedly meeting 19/01 peeps but most of them were busy.

The Foursome @ New York New York. These guys are busy with their projects lately. Examinations are round the corner too...Poor them. Soon will be my turn...Damn it.

Here's the Final part of my Cairo Trip...

Started off the day with a visit to The Egyptian Museum. The General Entrance Fee is 50 Egyptian Pounds and to see the real Mummies inside, you gotta pay an additional 200 Egyptian Pounds. Being Superstitious, I decided to give the Mummies a miss. Nothing to regret about after poor reviews from my fellow colleagues who went to pay the Mummies a visit. Anyway, the museum was hugh and really lots to see inside. At least, they gave you a brief history of Egypt and its pyramids before you see the actual things. Kinda interesting and very crowded. Oh ya, the museum itself has no air condition thus it can get abit hot and stuffy especially with the large crowd and the unforgiving weather outside.

The replica of the Sphinx with Me outside the museum

Not sure what's this but it looks cool eh !

As usual, no photos allowed inside the museum but can assure you guys that it's worth a visit.

A long Drive through the City to Giza...

Notice the buildings in Cairo are either brown, yellow or grey colours ? Well, according to our tour guide, Omar, the government only allow such colours for Egypt is located in the desert, the colour of the buildings will be such after a few years. Thus, they encouraged people to paint the buildings with such colours.

This is one of the Family House in Cairo. The whole big family stay under one roof. Have you watched Ch8 drama series " Tong Xin Yuan " ? Their house is the same concept as those in Cairo. So maybe the first storey is for the parents, 2nd storey for their eldest son and his family and so on etc etc etc.

A Visit to the Papyrus Musuem

The tour includes a demostration on how Papyrus is made. Kinda interesting but I detest the people there. They are kinda pushy when it comes to persuading you to buy their products. In the end, I was the only one who came out empty handed cos I have no interest in such stuff and refuse to buy any from such people.

Saw this small little makeshift stall outside the restaurant where we had our lunch. Very nicely decorated and if you look carefully, there are lots of small chinese lanterns hanging on the blue Pepsi shelter...Nice eh. Wonder how the Uncle survive...It's super duper hot.

Our Seafood Lunch...Delicious though

The Pyramids of Giza...View from outside the restaurant.

The Models of Pyramid of Giza n the Sphinx.

A View of the Sphinx and the Pyramid of Giza. Unfortunately, we weren't able to get close to it like the other tourist u seen in the photos. Reason : Cos we were on camels and horses which were forbidden near there. What a Waste ~ !

Say 'Hello' to our friends who will be bringing us around.

The Four of us...Carose and Desiree on the Camel while Badhi and I each have our own horse :D

Can you spot where I am ?

In the Great Sahara Desert....Don't u wander too far in case u get lost :D

The Camel admiring the Majestic Pyramids....' Awwww....This is sooooo sooooo sooo Beautiful ' Wonder how those people built without any technology.

My favourite Horse and I...Oh...Riding the horse was sooo fun :P

Ya, that's me....Over excited over the Pyramids and the Horses :D

Now I got the Chance to ride the stubborn camel ! After the ride on the Camel back to the rental shop, I tell you, the ride on the camel was so freaking uncomfortable. The Horse is still the best. Each step the camel took, you will feel abit uncomfortable around your groin area. And for your own safety, you have to hold on to the saddle tightly cos chances of you slipping off the camel is kinda high. Also, when the camel kneel down or stand up, you have to hold to the saddle damn tightly or you will just fall off. Yes, it sounds dangerous but actually it's fun ! At the end of the ride, my legs were wide apart for a moment before I could walk normally again...wahahahaha.

Before bidding goodbye to one of the 7 wonders of the World...Thanks to the Tour guide who took this picture for me :D

Saw this signage on our way back to the hotel...They name a street ' 26th of July ' which is their National Day ! Kinda of Interesting eh.

Cairo is fun but I dislike people trying to get/ cheat money out of the unaware and gullible tourist. Again, thanks to the great company, I truly enjoyed this trip despite the super hot weather and some small hiccups along the way. Oh ya, Money really works well in Cairo. With a 'small fee', you can have someone looking after your car while you are away, you can 'cut' queue and get your food first despite tens of people who were in front of you, you can get your way around easily !!!

Meeting LL again tomorrow. That babe will be back from Hong Kong and San Francisco tomorrow. Can't wait for my leave to end because I will be heading to TAIPEI...Woo HooO.

2008-10-22T05:12:00.000-07:00

Greetings from SINGAPORE !!!!!!

Yes, I am finally back from my 9 days long Moscow and Houston trip and am now enjoying my 8 days annual leave...Shiokness.

The 9 days have been real DRAGGY and am really glad that I am back to this familiar place. Moscow was boring as it was my third time there. Guess what...I did not even step out of the hotel during my 4 nights stay there !!!! The only time I stepped out was to buy food from the nearby supermarket. Nearly bored to death in Moscow. Fortunately, I had my own DVDs and my downloaded TV series from MOBTV to entertain me. To surf free Internet was not that easy either as it's only free in the Lobby area or you got to pay a hefty US$45 for a 24-hour WiFi in your own room.

Houston was slightly better as it was my first time there. As like other States station, Food and Shopping was very convenient as they are just located opposite our Hotel. Did not join the group to NASA as I have heard many telling me how boring it was and not worth a visit. Anyway, am not into spacecraft...so it's alright for me to give it a miss.

Had my long awaited Cheesecake Factory dinner after we touched down in Houston...

Hungry Us waiting to tuck in !!!!!

This Mushroom Soup is nice !!!! Tasted abit different from the usual ones we had but it's not bad ! Give it a try !

Sharon, Shameen and I shared these among ourselves... The Crispy Stuffed Buffalo Chicken, The Pasta and the Bang Bang Chicken with rice....Tell you...they are all damn nice !!!!! I swear that I will eat them again when I go San Francisco next month.

Saw this Fire Engine outside our Hotel while on our way to the shopping mall.

Love this Circular Hanging Road Signage...Damn Unique and Beautiful. Anyway Houston is very like Anaheim/LA. After spending 2 days there, I think I still prefer LA for its attractions but Houston for its shopping as it's just a stone throw away from our present Hotel. As for LA, you gotta take a bus...kinda a little troublesome. Of cos, San Francisco and New York are still the best.

The Galleria Shopping Mall....It's really BIG....Doubt you can finish shopping within a day. Abercrombie, Hollister, Aeropostle, Macy, Coach etc etc etc are all under one roof. Shop till you drop really !

Our dinner @ Chili's.

Wah Lau, I cannot imagine not having any Asian food for the past week or so. Therefore, I dragged LL right after her work, together with Darrian, from the airport all the way to Hougang Mall to have our usual Thai dinner Buffet yesterday. It was heaven I swear....Shiok!

Had my 6th driving lesson today after 1.5 months of not driving ( Sorry, been real busy lately )and it was kinda smooth...managed to able to control the clutch and the acceleration better compared to my last lesson...Hopefully can pass my test before June next year :D

Shall update my Cairo Part II trip on my next entry :D

2008-10-11T04:56:00.000-07:00

Woah...The Australian Dollars have dropped so much that it's more or less on par with our SGD. But..No...I am not like the rest who rushed to the money changers to change the Aussie Dollars in bulk. Reasons being simple : Perhaps I am lazy to go all the way down to the money changer and most importantly, I won't spend that much whenever I visit Australia. On my every trip to Australia, I guess the most I spent per trip is approximate A$30. With this small insignificant amount, it doesn't make much difference if you were to change now or later when the Aussie Dollars may have risen. Whatever the case is, the only time I will really rush down to change foreign currencies ( when they have dropped of cos ) in bulk will be US$, Euro and my favourite HKD :P

And so, I did not manage to meet up with Fion in Auckland as planned. My sincere apologies to her for I left my HP in SG and that I was too sound asleep or was out when she called my room. Ooops...She must be damn furious with me :(

Anyway, I did manage to meet up with Jerry for a simple dinner and some catching up session. Not sure where to head for our dinner, I decided to try the mussels @ The Occidental in town.

The last time I had my dinner here was 2.5 years ago. Nevertheless, the food still taste as great. Really enjoyed the dinner and will definitely make a trip down again on my next Auckland trip.

The pot of HUGE mussels...We ordered the Brandy & Lobster bisque Mussels and it really tasted so fresh and delicious. I must admit it's sooooooooooo ( rather million times ) much better than those I had in Paris which were soooooo small and pathetic. Taste wise...The Occidental won hands down without any hesitation.

Since the night was still young after our dinner, we decided to head over to SkyCity where we tried our luck at the casino. Oh ya, fyi, Auckland seems to be so quiet and 'dead' after 6 pm. Boring.

Congrats to Jerry for winning a little and well, for me, I was just wondering around the casino and observing how others gamble...Hahaha...not into all these actually. And if you ask me to play jackpot, I think I rather play those table games. Jackpot are computerised and you should know what I mean. Also, it's soooooooooo boring sitting there, pressing the same button every time and staring at the animated screen. What a waste of time!!!

Alright, glad that my 8 days annual leave is approaching. At last, I can have some time for myself. Have been really busy for the last couple of weeks...practically I am out of town the whole time. Oh ya, just had a hair cut yesterday and it was a disaster...I hate my hair now...it's sooooo short.....Eeeeks...Hopefully, it will be much better 2 weeks from now.

Alright, will be away for the next 10 days...be heading to Moscow and Houston. Since I have been to Moscow twice, I guess I will stay in the newly renovated room and take my much needed rest and catch up on my sleep. Heard that there's nothing much in Houston except for shopping...I guess I will just wander in the Mall opposite the hotel and have my favourite Cheesecake Factory food :D. Ciao.

2008-10-04T11:39:00.000-07:00

These were what greeted me when I came home this evening...

Vegetarian Fried Bee Hoon ( Bought by Dad )

Asam Fish Head Curry ( Specially cooked and brought over by my Grandma )

'Hei Bee Hiam' (w/o Hei Bee/shrimp this time) specially prepared by my Grandma

This is what I call Shiokness ! WooHoo~

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CAIRO ( 03-06 Oct ) - Part I

Just came back from Cairo this morning and well did manage to visit one of the 7 Wonders of the World - The Pyramids of Giza. Weather for the past 2 days in Cairo was really HOT...Sweltering heat under the Scorching Sun and it's damn dusty. Fortunately, the low humidity made the weather more bearable.

Day 1

The View outside my Hotel - Beautiful Cityscape along the Nile River.

Some interesting sights around our Hotel area while on our way to have our lunch at the nearby Mall...

A small little boy riding his dockey on the road.

A small roadside 'mama' shop

'Delicious', 'unique' and 'exotic' made-in-Egypt snacks.

Initially we planned to visit the Museum but due to the earlier closing time on that day, we decided to visit the Bazaar instead.

The many cafes lining the street...Lots of Choices to choose from !

The crowded narrow alleys at the Bazaar

A stall selling the shisha waterpipes...different designs and different sizes :D

Introducing Desiree

Look @ the looonnng and special shaped sausages !

This car seemed to come from the 1960s eh. Antique.

The Fashion of Egypt

Next...Introducing Carose

The Bazaar was brimming with tourist on a hot Friday afternoon.

Nice Arches...I love this photo.

Lastly...Introducing Badli

Damn Cute hor...Sleepy Cat lying outside one of the many stalls.

Narrow Alleys lined with stalls selling Eygptian products.

The Representatives of Egypt...Pyramids, Camels, Rive Nile, Sphinx etc etc

Spices !!!

The quieter part of the Bazaar.

The part of the Bazaar that was closed and much less crowded.

Yoz...my Signature pose

Notice the diff

The Old Fashion way of roasting the sweet potatos...Interesting eh

The Foursome...Need no more introduction I guess...Anyway all their names are kinda uncommon and unique...Carose, Badli, Desiree and Jang Son :D

The Eygptian Pharmacy

While waiting for our transport to arrive, we notice that 80% of the cars that zoomed past us were all Taxis !!!

A Drive through Downtown of Old Cairo

Kebab !!!!

Notice how crowded the Kebab stall is...there's no queue cos people just try their best to push their way in. But in order to get your food fast...there's one way...gave extra tips lor ( a.k.a 'bribary' )....That's how most things work in Cairo.

Guess that's their apartments...Look familiar right...Like those in Hong Kong

Oh man, have to turn in soon. Only slept for a couple of hours after I came home from Cairo. Got to wake up very early tomorrow because I am heading to Auckland again. Yes, just came back from there last week. This time will be more exciting because I will be meeting my two friends there...WooHoo~ Looking forward to seeing and having makan with them :D

Alright, shall post my Part II of my Cairo tour after I come back from Auckland.

2008-10-03T09:33:00.000-07:00

Time really flies.

It's October now and soon it will be time for us to bid goodbye to 2008 and welcome 2009.

Recent events around the World have made me feel insecure.

Well, that's Life...There'll sure be ups and downs.

It's entirely up to you to decide your own fate.

And it has been almost 3 years since I started jetting around the World.

One thing that irks me most is that people love to ask me the same questions over and over and over again each time they meet me....Where's your favourite cities ? Where have you been ? Where have you not been ? etc etc etc...Duhz...I have been answering these questions for like 100 times ?

Not that I hate such questions but repeating them for umpteen times can prove to be very irritating. And seriously, I do not really like to talk about work.

Sometimes I am wondering...Is it that you guys are really curious and want to know more or is it that you have ran out of questions to ask me or have no idea how to start a conversation with me...if so, I rather we remain silent.

I am sorry that I appear rude here but seriously, I am sick of that.

Oh pls people, give me a break !

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Guess whom I met a couple of days ago...

My favourite MOPA cum good friend cum Investment advisor ?...Jiaye and not forgetting my youngest Uncle...Alex !!!

Great time catching up with them and ya...JY...Pls buck up for your IPPT...Seriously, I think you are going for your RT again...Ooops :P

Alright, better dun laugh at him cos it will soon be my turn...Argh...Shall start my training soon...Damn.

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My One Night in Beijing was FUN...Really.

Plan not step out of my comfortable room and have my own food brought all the way from Singapore initially. ( Brought my own food cos I wanna save money ma and of course to prevent myself from coming into contact with the tainted milk products ).

However, thanks to Jenny and Nicholas...I spent the whole evening with them.

Oh and I found this in my room...

Damn shiok sia...I have a mini Espresso maker in my room...Oh man...Freshly Brewed Coffee !!!

Jenny brought us to this very famous restaurant which specialise in the World Famous Peking Duck...

Quan Ju De

What We ordered ....

So many dishes and each of us just need to fork out S$20

And so our Peking Duck arrived...

The skilful Chef displaying his skills on the Duck

The result :

Nicely and thinly sliced fragrant crispy duck skin.

The Traditional way of eating the Peking Duck... Wrap it with some slices of cucumber, spring onion and of cos the famous Peking Duck sauce = Addictive !

I think this is deep fried Duck meat with something ( can't remember ).

Jenny's recommendation...Duck's Webs...Ewww....I was like hesitating to try initially but had 3 eventually :D

Went to the nearby supermarket to get our stuff after our dinner. Was kinda surprised to see milk products on SALE...and the brand was the affected ones...Sanlu and Yili...Oh man...furthermore they were available in bulk at the entrance of the supermarket. Was wondering if these milk products were the affected ones ? Oh man...this was so terrible.

Chilled out @ Zeta Bar

Jenny, Moi & Nic

Our Champagne...kidding la...not so rich...just Qingdao Beer...Nice n Refreshing

And so Jenny took my camera to the toilet and took this pic

A unique Bird Cage Cubicle !

Thanks for the great company guys :P

Anyway, just came back from the Bazaar and was kinda an eye-opener for me. Though similar to the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, it's still quite unique and attractive. Shall post the photos when I got back to Singapore. Got to sleep early as I got to wake up early tomorrow for my Pyramids and Sphinx Tour...So ya... I am in Cairo, Eygpt now !!! My first time here and wow...m excited over my sightseeing tomorrow :D

Kinda lucky to have FREE internet connection for it's only free for today and tomorrow as the hotel is switching their internet connection thingy. Woohoo~

Gotto delete some photos from my camera and get its battery charge now. Gonna take LOADS of photos tomorrow !!!

And I have decided to give the Mummy museum a miss cos I am supersitous...Dun wish to see dead bodies...for some reasons.

Night.

2008-09-23T05:30:00.000-07:00

Somehow I feel down recently and sort of going thru an emotional turmoil...Not sure why...One thing for sure...I am very disappointed with myself, my life. Seems like everything is not going smooth for me recently...sorta down on my luck. Well, this is not the first time I am feeling this way but somehow I feel the need to fill in the blanks asap to give myself a more complete and satisfied life or at least a more meaningful and fruitful life. Nevertheless, I will always be appreciative and be thankful for what I have now. One must never be too greedy eh.

Suddenly I miss all my good old friends. At least they will be there when I most need them :D Actually, I shouldn't use the word 'Suddenly' cos I ALWAYS miss them just that I never show it. Be honest, they will always be in my mind just side by side with my Family & close relatives.

I sorta feel bad as I seldom meet up with them ever since I started jetting around the World 3 years ago but I vowed that I will try my very best to meet each n every one of them every now and then. One thing for sure : We'll always be friends no matter what happen.

Lots of things going on in my mind now...Too many things to accomplish yet insufficient time...will time stand still just for me ?

Just came back from Amsterdam and that marked my 4th visit to the capital of Holland or The Netherlands.

One thing I have to admit...It remains as one of my favourite European Cities which I will never get sick and tired of it and which I will always have things to do there...be it sightseeing or shopping etc.

After a short nap, Gwen brought us to this famous joint along the walking street which sells French Fries.

Look @ the queue...The homemade fries were delicious...most importantly, there are a wide varieties of sauce to go with it. Gwen recommended the Hannibal sauce...OMG...I tell you...it was soooo damn nice....Wonder what's the recipe behind the sauce ? Enjoying the fries with a group of great people in the cold....Shiokness !!!

Look @ all their satisfied faces...All agreed that the saucy fries were nice ! Thinking back, I regretted not buying the fries on the second day...Argh...Nevermind, there's always a next time :D

Ya..in case you guys are thinking what's my lunch for the day....Yupz...That packet of fries !!! Wahahahah...Not that we were all on diet or on a super tight budget, we were merely saving our stomach for a sumptuous dinner later in the evening. You shall see...

We were splitted into 2 groups after we finished our fries. One group went to their sex-seeing tour @ the Sex Museum and the famous red-light district...while for us, we decided to just sit around at the nearby cafe, have a drink and some chit chat.

My Hot Chocolate...Super rich eh...Nice.

It's Dinner time....

Dinner was @ Castell....Must really thank Gwen for bringing us here as I am not only impressed with their food, their ambience were really nice too.

The whole group of us waiting patiently for our BBQ meat to arrive. Oh ya, the table seem too low for us to eat, isn't it ? Well, we dun eat on the table, instead we eat on our laps !!! Such a unique eating experience !

Here comes our FOOD !!!

Diana's BBQ Spare Ribs...

Moi's Lamb Chops !!!

So as you can see from the above photos. the meat were presented on a thick rectangular wooden chopping board and were placed on ur laps. The Spare Ribs which Diana gave part of it to me were really nice...Tender and tasty and my lamb were like 'out of this World'....Damn super delicious and nicely done. Their special homemade BBQ sauce was mind blowing man....Taste slightly different from the ones we normally had and was spicy...Damn addictive and it blends really well with the meat. Woah, I don't mind having 2 portions on my next visit !!! I must say, this is the BEST BBQ meat I had so far in my life man. Shiokness man.

Met up for lunch the next day @ the Indonesian joint along the Walking street.

Well, did not have anything except a bowl of Soto Ayam as I did have a light breakfast in my room prior to meeting the group.

Paying a visit to Anne Frank's House was next on our list.

So here we are queueing patiently to enter the Museum...Xiao Fang, Diana, Emily, Kelvin and Myself.

This is the exterior of Anne Frank's House.

Here's the Entrance...7.50 Euros but the visit was worth it. At least, I get a better understanding of what's going on in Anne Frank's World during the Second World War.

Ticket.

Some Interesting Sights in Amsterdam...

I really hope that I could explore Amsterdam using that mode of transport on my next visit.

A cruise along the canal

A typical floating House

Beautiful Amsterdam

The gals have a craving for pancakes after the visit to Anne Frank's House.

Camwhoring time before we call it a day...

The Sun damn strong lor that we could barely open our eyes.

Emily, Kel & I along the crowded walking street

Big Clogs for sale anyone...But Emily & I are not part of the package eh :P

A special way of buying your fast food @ FEBO...Their Burgers were nice I heard.

2008-09-16T05:00:00.000-07:00

My New Creation today :

Asparagus with Spicy Chicken, Ham and Bacon Wrap...I swear it will make u ask for more !

So I had my Thai food once again...guess the fifth time within 1.5 weeks ??? Thai Food is really Shiok man...Loving it.

Had my very first ThaiExpress lunch @ Heartland Mall with LL yesterday...

She is forever ordering the Beef Kway Teow Soup...Never want to try other nice food. What a Waste~

Ordered the Thai style Chicken Rice...

I was kinda disappointed with my Thai food...tasteless, dry, hard etc...maybe I chose the wrong Main Course but LL complained that her Beef Noodles soup was not as nice as the one from Siam Kitchen. I tried a spoonful of her soup and agreed with her wholeheartedly. I think I will go back to Siam Kitchen for my Thai Food...Their Thai Food is much better than the ones at ThaiExpress. I wanna have my Thai Ala Carte Buffet @ Siam Kitchen again SOON !!!

Now, I shall post up my photos taken during my Perth trip just before I embarked on my week long Annual Leave.

PERTH & FREMANTLE ( 7-9 Sept )

Kudos to Jerry for bringing us to this student joint selling Japanese cuisine in downtown Perth. The ambience was ok but the food was really delicious and most importantly, the price is very affordable for Australian standards.

Had this Fried Chicken with Tempura rice for my lunch. The fried chicken was really crispy and the meat was not dry but instead succulent n juicy...Oisshiii Neh...Definitely will go back to this small cafe again the next time I visit Perth. Oh no...I think I have forgotten where it is or how to get there from my hotel...Jerry !!! I need your help...

Was like talking about Fremantle and asking Jerry how the place was like since he had been there before....Dada....made a last minute decision to go Fremantle to have our dinner and enjoy the beautiful sunset @ the beach.

Went back to the hotel to dump all our stuff which we have bought from the supermarket and soon we were on our way to Fremantle.

Kat & I along the busy streets in Perth...on our way to the train station

The shopping streets were kinda quiet eh...

At the train Station

The metro network....Fremantle was the last station of the Fremantle Line

Check which platform ur train will be departing...

Bought this ticket ( mind you, its just a piece of normal paper )...so we approached the ticket auto doors...we tried to tap this paper...Of cos, nothing happened la...A piece of normal paper only...So it dawned on us that we suppose to go thru another gate where this ticket will be visually checked by the metro officer. Luckily no one behind us or else damn Malu sia. Oh ya, about S$4+ for a 30 minutes journey...Expensive hor.

Inside the train :

Nice, clean and comfortable cabin :D

After about 30 minutes, we finally arrived...

FREMANTLE !!!! Here's a map guiding visitors what and where to go...Nice.

Quiet street....Thought Fremantle will be bustled with visitors...But it's damn quiet lor.

Look @ how happy they were to have come to Fremantle....

Where's my Durian ???

On our way to the beach...

Saw this Poster...Don't Waste Fremantle...Interesting :D

Trying our very best to lift this giant rusty anchor off the ground...

Other interesting random snapshops in Fremantle :

Introducing...

My Best Friend in Fremantle......

Nice Harbour

Braving the strong winds to take this wonderful group photo :D

A Close-up :P

Ya....What does S.O.Y stands for eh ?

Despite the cold, the gals still want to have the Gelato :P

Heard that Fremantle is famous for their Fisn 'n' Chips and that since we were all hungry, we decided to have our dinner at this...

Kailis' Cafe which was just next to the harbour. Voted the best Fish 'n' Chips wo.

Fresh Oysters !!!

Fresh Lobsters...Look @ their 'asses'...Hahaha

Our highlight of the Day... Fish 'n' Chips.... Actually tasted OK only. Thought it would be very nice...But I think I had better one elsewhere before.

It's Makan Time....

What's next after the sumptuous Seafood meal @ Kailis' ?

A slow stroll along the beach and enjoy the beautiful Sun set !!!

Priceless Happy Moments

Yoshiko & I !!!!! Nice Orange Glow on our faces...

Cute hor !!!

Some beautiful sun set moments captured on my Canon camera

Getting Dark...Time to Head back

On our way back to Perth...

Our tired yet satisfied faces

To Yoshiko, Kat & Jerry ...

Thanks for the super fun trip. If not for you guys, I think I'll be rotting in my room...Which was what I planned initially. Thanks a lot for the fun and excitement we had. Miss you guys. Shall meet up soon for coffee and to catch up plus shall burn the CD for you all.

Alright will 'disappear' for about a week cos I be heading to Amsterdam.

Take care Peeps.

2008-09-14T08:54:00.000-07:00

To All,

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival

So what did you guys do today to celebrate this joyous occasion ?

As for me,

Nope, I did not go to Chinese Garden and join the crowd to appreciate the lanterns there.

Nope, I did not carry any lanterns and walk around.

Nope, I did not eat any mooncakes.

Nope, I did not sit and 'admire' the super round and bright moon.

Nope, I did not meet up with anyone today.

And Yes, I stayed home the whole day and

-Cooked for my Family

-Did Housework...Vacuum and Mopped the floor plus Cleaned the Kitchen

-Managed to tidy and clear my wardrobe to make way for my new Clothes

-Finished downloading the shows I wanted to watch from MobTV...Just in time for me to watch in Amsterdam & Auckland.

-Of course, updated my Blog and added new photos to my Friendster and FaceBook.

Surprise eh ? ... For I never go out today and managed to complete the which I wanted to a 'decade' ago...Felt so satisfied with myself today :D

*Pat on the Shoulder for the job well done*

Anyway, just whipped up a very simple dish for the family... Jason's Fried Rice :D

The Ingredients...

It really take me some time to chop all these into small cubes...Really time consuming and not easy at all...cos I have no skills.

The Outcome...

Looks Yummy eh :D ... And it really is...serious. Cooking ain't easy at all...Look simple...But...Troublesome.

Had lunch @ Dempsey with Fion, Jessica & Mac yesterday.

Brunch @ Lista

Wondering where's Fion right ? That Gal was still putting her make-up, blowing her hair etc at HOME when this photo was taken ! Obviously, she overslept as she set the alarm clock wrongly. Good thing that we called her when we reached Dempsey, otherwise she would still be sleeping when we head home from Dempsey. Alright shall forgave her since she treated us desserts @ Ben & Jerry's PLUS she was down with a bad flu.

Mac & Jessica...Haven't seen both of them for quite long...Well, One has grown more charming while the other prettier :D

Our Bread Basket with an assortment of gourmet bread. Though it cost us S$4.50, the bread was nice...Shiok!

My Main Course...Decided to order something different rather than the usual cabonara or those tomato based sauce. Took a risk and ordered this Prawn Pasta with Spinach sauce ( Can't remember the name ). When it first came, I was like...Yucks...Greeny Greeny plus the pasta looks like worms swimming in a pool of algae?...so unappetising and look a little gross...However, Just one bite and it made me ask for MORE...I swear it tasted really DELICIOUS...I love it !!! For those who do not like spinach, you better don't order this. I will sure order this again should I go back to Lista. I must admit, this is one of the best pasta I had !

Look @ Jess's satisfied and happy face...Obviously she is enjoying every bite of her Penne with the company 2 great and handsome companions.

Desserts @ Ben & Jerry's

The usual late-comer finally turned up after we had finished our lunch @ Lista.

While waiting for our Ice Cream to arrive...

And so She used my camera and 'zhi pai'....

The 2 babes enjoying their Ice Cream.

Belgian Waffles with 2 scoops of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream = Heaven

Accidentally used my finger to cover the flash...the results turned out to be good and unique...

Look a little eerie...dun u think so?

Deep in Thoughts...

Food for Thought :

Before leaving Ben & Jerry's...As usual...we will...

take a group photo !!! So we have Medium, Medium Rare, Well Done & Medium Well Done...Confused right ? Go figure out yourself...

Jess & I

On our way to The Cathay...

Wanted to catch a movie initially but due to time constraint, we decided to just walk around and chill out @ TCC

Ya, Group Pic again...

Cheers to our friendship !

Potato Wedges with Cheese Dip...Nice!

Our Colourful Gadgets...

Really enjoyed the day with them....Thanks for everything and hope we can meet up often in the near future.

2008-09-13T05:59:00.000-07:00

And so I went out the other day with Olive to town then to the airport to settle some stuff.

Olive & I after our sumptuous and satisfying lunch @ Cream Bistro.

Lunch @ Cream Bistro...

Our All-time Favourite...Fried Mushrooms

Erm...This is...This is...Wah...so Disgusting !!!!! Hey don't think I dun noe what dirty and naughty thoughts you guys have right now ( YUCKS !!!! )...This is one of our favourite appetizers !!! The Thai style stuffed Chicken Wings :P

This Katsu Don with the Chef's secret sauce is Oishii neh...Try it ! Warning : Serving is huge !

The Happy Face

For me, I couldn't really enjoy/appreciate the delicious food in front of me...I had a bad toothache...thus I have to eat slowly...bearing the pain each time I bite into these juicy food. Blame it on my Wisdom Tooth...Argh!!! Torture...

So off we went back to office to submit something then to the airport to settle some stuffs.

Guess what we found @ the Basement of T3 ???

A Drawing Board with 2 big piles of Papers, lots of motif and a few boxes of crayons !!!

Actually, it has been there for quite some time...just that I have never stop by to see what it actually is...only to see some people gathering there doing something which seem fun judging from their body language and facial expressions.

And so we decided to 'draw'....Here's some of our artistic PRICELESS art pieces...

The Different Themes that represent Singapore... Changi Airport, Youth Olympics, Cultural, Garden City etc etc

We both drew a total of 7 pieces...

Nice eh...Any bidders ??? Anyway, we decided to 'donate' to the ...well... you know la.

Oh ya, had a wonderful time with my batchies this afternoon. It's been a long time since I last met up with them...Took loads of pic...shall upload them here when I am free tomorrow...Oh yes, plus my Perth & Fremantle Photos which I took prior to my leave. Seems like I am lagging behind...Gosh.

Gonna display my culinary skills tomorrow...It's been a long time since I cook for my Family. Time to shower them with love with my 'excellent' Fried Rice :D WooHoo~

2008-09-10T04:59:00.000-07:00

Yay...I am finally on leave and today marks Day 1 of my week long annual leave. Though I won't be heading abroad like what I did in the past, I will be spending most of my time at home and with my friends whom I have not met for a long time. Miss them loads...

Not sure why, I think I am addicted to Thai Food recently. First, I wanted to have my Thai style fried glass noodles with seafood the moment I checked in @ my hotel in San Francisco. Next, out of so many dishes to choose from (e.g. Hainanese Chicken Rice, Baked Pork Chop rice, Wanton Mee), I decided to go ahead with the Thai Green Curry Chicken with rice in one of the Char Chang Teng in Hong Kong. And then, when I was back in Singapore a couple of days ago, I dragged Lian Lian to Hougang Mall to have the Thai Ala carte Buffet @ Siam Kitchen. Guess what ? LL & I just made an appointment with each other a couple of minutes ago to have Thai food again next week. Wah lau...overdose of Thai Food but we were not sick of it...We simply love it...Delicious and SPICY!!!! Yes...Spicy...Shiok man.

LL & I after our Thai Food Buffet.

A snapshot of what we had @ the buffet...mind you...this is just a small portion of what we had that night....Drool :P

And we came across a mentally unsound man that night after our dinner. He kept shouting ' Huang Fei Hong, zheng tian yong jiao lai pian ren' ... meaning, Huang Fei Hong, you always use your legs and cheat people....oh well, he's not feeling right up there obviously. This incident scared LL out of her wits that she almost cried. Reason being, that guy was in the same lift as us when LL mentioned something about her legs in the above photo...shortly after...that guy started shouting his favourite phrase when we were out of the lift. We decided to walk faster and away from him...who knows, just as we thought we were away from him, he suddenly appeared behind us out of nowhere and started shouting his phrase again. In total, we met him 3 times !!! Freak. Poor LL...she couldn't sleep for the whole night, trembled in fear and cried.

Better post my San Francisco and Hong Kong photos before they 'expired'...

And so, as usual, we woke up damn early the next day for breakfast. Wait...not that we wanted to have breakfast soooo early in the morning...it's just that we couldn't help but woke up so early 'automatically' ( e.g. 4 am ? 5 am ?... depends on individual ). Well, cos all of us were jetlagged !!!

Decided to have breakfast at Sear's initially but changed our mind to Loris after we saw the long queue outside Sear's and that our stomach were all rambling.

Ordered the Loris' Special Omelette :

Well, the Omelette was so so but the fillings were great...bacon, mushrooms etc etc. The potato rostie that came with it was damn oily n soggy...Yucks. The raisin toast, however, tasted really great !

Took a stroll around the area and did abit of shopping after the breakfast...Ok, I guess I was the only person who bought something. The other two merely accompanied me...felt bad. As it was still early after my shopping, we decided to walk all the way to Fisherman's Wharf since Boot hasn't been there before and that we had no other plans.

Boot & I in front of Victoria's Secret....One of the gals' favourite shop!

After about 45 minutes of slow stroll from our Hotel area, we finally arrived Pier 39. Crowded.

Boot & I trying to lift the World !

The 3 of us...Boot, Kenji & I next to Pier 39.

Love this candid shot...they look cool, don't they ? Seem like some model posing...

The famous crab @ Pier 39

Damn Red, Sweet, Juicy and Fresh Strawberries...Tempting

These Cherries were really nice....But expensive...about US$10 for that small bag with less than 20 cherries?

Bidding Goodbye to Pier 39...Wanted to have late lunch @ Bubba Gump but the crowd turned us away. Gotta wait for almost an hour for a table...it's just soooo crowded. Decided to head back to Union Square to have our dinner @ The Cheesecake Factory instead.

One of the famous icon @ Fisherman's Wharf

Since all of us were stoned and exhausted, we decided to take the Cable Car back to Market Street. A nice & unique experience I must say.

Dinner @ The Cheesecake Factory...

Nice Colourful menu...waited for about half an hour before we got a table.

Ordered the Orange Chicken...Nice with a tangy taste. The serving was real huge...same goes for both Kenji's and Boot's who ordered the Spaghetti with fried chicken fillet and grilled chicken breast respectively. We all couldn't finish !!!

My Shopping Spree in San Francisco :

Hollister & Abercrombie....Well, this was only my buy for the first day. I bought more on the last day... more Hollister, Old Navy & American Eagle and spent above my budget :(...Ouch!

Love this Godiva Hot Cocoa Powder...it's only US$5....I saw a similar one in Hong Kong and it cost a whipping S$40 !!!! Imagine the amount I saved...:D

After spending 2 nights in San Francisco, it's time to head back to Hong Kong where we have another 2 nights....Shopping & Eating time !!!!!!!!!

Right after we checked in the hotel, the 6 of us decided to head to Chao Inn for our Dim Sum brunch !!!!

Chao Inn - A nice n posh restaurant specialising in Teochew style cuisine.

The super 'ON' us - Kenneth, Kenji, Boot, Yours truly & Celine !!! We dun look tired eh :D

Ordered quite a lot of dishes but decided to just post a few here to save space :P

This is one of my favourites...The Prawns wrapped in Beancurd skin...very crispy and nice.

Everyone's favourite dish...Steam Rice rolls with Pork ( Char Siew ) & Prawns :P

The XO Carrot Cake is delicious...A Must try.

Fish Cake...Hmm...First time trying this...Not bad.

Look Special eh....Bun with Glutinous Rice in it...Nice leh.

My Favourite dish @ Chao Inn ... Large Pig's Intestine...Damn chewy, tasty n spicy...Shiok!

In total, we ordered about 30 dishes and guess how much each of us paid ? Only HK$70 ( about S$ 13 ) per person. So damn affordable... especially when the ambience n location is good...we did have a good view of the harbour !

Went to Tang Cao twice and here's some of the food we had...

The dough fritter wrapped in Rice roll...special n unique plus its yummy.

This Sticky Date pudding don't look appetising at first but the first bite made me ask for more.

This is the worst dish...Crispy fried Chicken cos it so damn salty without even dipping the small plate of salt. Yuck!

I am seriously missing all the food I had in both Frisco & Hong Kong...How man? I wish I could have all the food again...Argh!!! What a glutton I am... Oh yes, I still miss my Hong Kong more.

Oh man, my bed is calling me ...Gotta do housework tomorrow plus tidy up my wardrobe...Too many clothes le...

2008-09-02T05:39:00.000-07:00

Time Check : 6 am

Location : In my hotel room in San Francisco

And I am wide awake.

Despite the very cozy room, the super comfortable bed and the fatigue in me, I can't seem to sleep well. Slept for only a few hours and I am awake till now, ready to satisfy my groaning stomach with the yummy American Breakfast...Wahahahaha. Blame it on Jetlag. Guess I will catch up my sleep in a while. Anyway, did my shopping earlier in the day and I am only left with limited cash now...guess it's only enough for 1 or 2 meals for the day. Oh man, what can I do now? I wanna have my Sear's Breakfast. I wanna have my Cheesecake Factory food again. I wanna enjoy my Thai food. Argh. Maybe I shall withdraw more cash from the ATM later eh. Did not enjoy my Cheescake Factory dinner today cos of my bloated stomach - Only managed to finish half of my Orange Chicken. What a Waste !!! Knowing that I am a little lactose intolerant, I should have avoid drinking too much Chocolate milk this morning...An ice Chocolate over breakfast and a large cup of Godiva Chocolixir straight after my hearty breakfast. That's it. I feel damn bloated for the rest of the day with occassional well....farting...ooops :P

Since I have plenty of time now, I shall update on my Part II of my Milan trip :D

MILAN ( 12-17 Aug ) - PART II

The area around our hotel seem 'dead'....so damn quiet and so unhappening. Even finding food to eat could pose a little problem with so little choice to select from plus the fiesta timing make it worse.

The girls dragged me out of the hotel to accompany them to Duomo on the second day.

Guess who's with me ? Veron !!! She covered her nose with a tissue to protect herself from the scorching sun. It was very very hot on that day. The rays from the sun could literally burn ur skin.

While waiting for our tram to arrive....Yours truly, Alicia, WL and Veron.

Finally the tram arrived...the group of babes figuring out how to validate their tickets.

The tram was so damn stuffy, hot and very noisy when it moved.

After about half an hour of tram ride, we finally arrived at our destination...Duomo. Veron and I going gaga over the souvenir shop...Nice background. If you refer to the Milan entry back in Nov 07, I think I took the same pic :D.

There we are...Duomo...It's really huge and grand. Very Impressive.

A group pic in front of Duomo...The passerby doesn't seem to know how to capture the whole Duomo. Nevertheless, must still thank him for helping us to take a group picture.

WL & I in front of the very famous Shopping plaza ( Sorry, I can't remember the name ) just next to the Duomo...LV, Gucci, Prada etc here we come !!!

Monkey face Veron & I...Love this Pic :P

Yea...The 4 pretty babes whom I accompanied...I sound like a social escort eh...:P Envy man.

The Impressive Interior :

Alright, presenting the Winner of the Day...

Veron....Look @ the amount of LV she had with her....Very Tai Tai hor...Enjoying her Gelato with lots of LV in her hands :D

My All-time Favourite Babe...Mei Mei... & I

Nice pic...dun u think so :P

Yea, Veron and I again

The Si Da Mei Nu resting their bums on the railings after their shopping spree.

Mei Mei & I...This time I managed to capture most parts of the Duomo in the background :D Mei Mei was impressed with my photographic skills eh :P

Mei Mei & I again :P

Walked past this shop that sell 'fruits'...Very nicely done. Not too sure what these are actually but they look delicious and from far, one may mistaken them as the real fruits.

The tram that took us home from Duomo. Dare say that the public transport in Milan is kinda Efficient.

Alright, that shall wrap up my 6 days Milan and Venice trip. As mentioned in an earlier post, I did not tag along with them on the 3rd day to Lake Como. Argh...what a waste after I heard how beautiful the place is. Shall go there on my next trip :D

I think I am hungry now...Think shall give my 2 khakis a ring to go for breakfast in a while. But first, I need more ca$h :P Headache !

And I am so happy because I am heading back to Hong Kong later...Dim Sum, Wanton Mee, Xu Liu Shan, Roast meat etc etc plus my Hong Kong friends...Hong Kong the place I called my second Home :P

2008-08-29T02:21:00.000-07:00

Haven't been feeling well for the past few days...was down with bad flu. Throat really hurts whenever I swallow my saliva and my voice was sexy. Runny nose and frequent coughing plus fever made me feel really sick and lethargic. Fortunately, I am now on the road to recovery while typing this post. Hopefully I have ample time to recover before I go on a eating spree in San Francisco and Hong Kong next week. Otherwise, whatever I eat will appear tasteless due to my block nose :(

In any case, I managed to stop myself from having my all-time favourite Hao Da Da Ji Pa and my Tian Bu La when I was in Taipei a couple of days ago. I did, however, had my usual dose of Bubble Tea, Ah Chong Mee Sua, Guan Cai Ban, Dan Bing and my favourite cut Taiwanese fruits...super duper sweet, juicy and fresh :P

The super long and huge Taiwanese sausage @ Shilin Night Market.

Thought that I will not step out of the hotel when I was in Bombay last week but I proved myself wrong when I suggested to my colleagues to have our dinner at the nearby restaurant which offered a much reasonable price than having @ our hotel.

Tuk-Tuk lining the road...

The very crowded street in Bombay. Noise Pollution was at all time high...lots of honks here and there...deafening...anyway, this is very common in India. Walked past the slum area and saw the poor's way of living. They cook, sleep, shower etc all in that little dirty makeshift huts by the roadside. The children, all with their colouring books, ran up barefooted to the foreigners each time they walk past, trying to make some money by selling their colouring books. Poor them. Really pity them and make me even more appreciate of what I have now. Really thank God for who I am today :D

MILAN & VENICE ( 12-17 Aug ) - Part I

Made a very last minute decision to fly to Milan after I got back from New York the other day. Nevertheless, I did not regret because I managed to make full use of my stay in Milan to sightsee. As it was a very last minute decision, I did not plan for any sightsee initially but instead thought that I would just rest and relax in the very beautiful hotel room in Milan. Thanks to my wonderful colleagues, sleeping is the only time I spent in the room.

After much discussion, we decided to venture off to Venice the morning after we touched down in Milan. Despite the fatigue, all of us were very enthusiastic about the trip. After consulting with the concierge, we walked to the train station which was a stone throw away from our hotel.

The station that's near our hotel - Villapizzone ... Thought that we were at the wrong station or that the station was no longer in use as we did not see a single soul around... we were like the only survivors after a fatal outbreak...not a SINGLE person really. You don't see any cleaners or even operators for goodness sake. It seemed like the station is running on its own. Should you need any help, may God bless you.

Centrale Station where you can get to Rome, Florence, Verona, Venice and even Zurich etc from here.

Check carefully which platform your designated train is leaving from. Otherwise you may end up somewhere else.

Our Boarding Pass from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia...a 3 hr train ride. Thought that the ticket might be expensive but turned out to be very affordable at about 22 Euros (S$45+) per person per way. Buying this ticket was easy as we bought it from the many self-service kiosk available. Simple and user-friendly plus you can avoid the queue if you were to buy it from the service counter.

Wonder what they were laughing at while munching their tortilla chips ?

After a 3 hour train ride.....Finally......We arrived @

VENICE !!!!!

Mei Mei and I just outside the train station.

Mei Mei, Jessica and I standing at one of the many bridges in Venice. Nice and breathtaking scenary. Oh Beautiful Venice with Beautiful Babes under Beautiful Sunlight :P

A small tourist shop selling lots of souvenirs.

Venice is really hot...very hot in fact...think around 33-35 degree celsius when we were there. So each of us had the famous Italian Gelato to cool ourselves down. Damn nice I tell you. Woohoo~

The famous Gondola in Venice...Long and Nice eh....the decoration etc make you feel like a Royal when you are on it. Too bad we did not manage to get onto it as it was very expensive...maybe the next time I am there :D.

Trying out the mask...No prize for guessing who this is :D

Love this mask...very nicely done and unique.

Other masks available. Each has its own emotions/expressions.

A typical scene @ Venice.

Can't remember what this famous bridge is called...anyway...its along the Grand Canal.

Mei Mei & I along the Grand Canal. It was very very crowded that day :D

One of the many small canals you will see in Venice

After walking around for approximately 2 hours from the train station...yes 2 hours under the super hot sun... we finally reached Basilica di San Marco. Its very big and grand. A must-see attraction in Venice. It's really worthwhile despite the long walk.

Mei Mei & I in front of the Basilica.

Time for a roasted pigeon....Anyone ? Wahahahaha.....

Love this cute small little gal. She's playing and feeding the pigeon so that her dad can take a nice pic of her with the pigeon. It seemed like it got a little out of control when this pigeon started crawling all over her shoulder and head.

One of the Italian favourite food...Pastry :P

Italian loves Olives...Olives stuffed bread...very healthy isn't it ?

Enjoying our sumptuous dinner next to a canal before heading back to Milan. Their food portions are very small but again, Italian loves to have many courses for a meal...thus explain the small portions.

Saw this pretty small gal with a mask on her while on our way back to Milan.

Part II of my Milan trip will be coming soon.

Time to pack my bag...going to San Francisco and Hong Kong tomorrow and will only be back on next Saturday. Can't wait to visit the 2 cities...Shopping & Food !!!!! Food Glorious Food...Yum Yum Yum :P:P:P

2008-08-24T06:28:00.000-07:00

Fever + Runny Nose + Throat Infection + Cough = A very Sick & Lethagic Boy

There goes my Hao Da Da Ji Pai & my Tian Bu La tomorrow.

Damn it.

Nevertheless, I will still get to enjoy my fruits, soya milk, dan bing and fan tuan in Taipei tomorrow :P

2008-08-20T00:00:00.000-07:00

Photos are piling up...better post these up before I forget about them.

NEW YORK ( 05- 07 Aug ) - Part III

So guess what's on our agenda for our last day in New York ?

Chocolates, Chocolates & More Chocolates...

GODIVA...This is pure Heaven :D

Different varieties of Godiva Chocolates on display here ... Drool :P

Tell you...This Chocolixir is PURE Heaven !!!!! One of the BEST Chocolate Shakes I have tried...

Ling CRAZY over those Godiva chocolates...cos on SALE ma...Wahahaha :D

Chocolate coated Strawberries...The Gals' Favourite...and it doesn't come cheap...A Big Strawberry cost US$6 + ( approx S$ 9 ) if I remembered correctly. Well, it's coated with Godiva Chocolate.

Shiokness.... She had her Strawberry while I had my Chocolixir

Satisfied Gals at the end of the day...They bought lots of Chocolates and I mean really LOTS :P

Godiva...Checked...Up Next : M&M :D

M&M&M&M&M&M&M&M&M&M

View of New York from the eyes of M&M

Statue of ...well...M&M.... Creative and Nice eh

M&M Jackpot !!! If you win, you know what you will get eh :P

World's Biggest M&M Chocolates???...Just Kidding...they are just huggies :D

Giant

World longest Wall of M&M Chocolates

Baby Ling crying over ...well... M&M ?...Where's my M&M Chocolates ?????

M&M Treasures in Pirates of the Caribbean

Hand Puppets or are they gloves?

Since having Chocolates alone cannot satisfy our groaning stomach, we decided to head to Applebee's Restaurant after a lengthy discussion.

Say Applebee's....

Ling's virgin visit to Applebee's Restaurant

Decided to go A&F along 5th Ave to have some last min Shopping...

Ling & I in front of Trump Tower while queueing to get into A&F

NYPD

That marks the end of my 3 days 2 nights New York stay. Really enjoyed this trip although I did not do any sightseeing since I have been to most of the attractions on my last 2 trips. Most importantly is the company I had during the stay. The babes were a wonderful bunch of people. Anyway, I did not spend a lot in NY...just a polo tee and 2 t shirts...the rest are spent on food...kinda of glad that I managed to spend well below my budget and hence save a lot :P Though I just came back from New York, I can't wait to visit it again soon.

Anyway, the weather in New York is just nice. Although it's really hot especially in the afternoon, it's still quite comfortable to walk under the hot sun despite the high temperature. Unlike in Singapore, the moment you step out of your house, you feel like you are melting :D

FRANKFURT ( 8 - 9 Aug )

Spent about 2 days in Frankfurt before heading home.

Had lunch at this very popular Pasta cafe near our hotel after we checked in at our hotel.

The panel of Food Connoisseur...all the food on the table are gone !

Ling's Aglio Olio w Salmon...Quite delicious n healthy

Chicken Salad

Our favourite of all....Spinach w Mushrooms....looks simple but you will be addicted !!!

Another one of my favourite... Salmon w Rocket leaves Pizza

Tried their Seafood Pizza...Very nice too

Highlight of our lunch...Gordon Bleu...Everyone had a bite and agreed with me...Very Nicely done and very yummy. A Must Try !!!! if you visit the cafe :P

Plum Tarts...Look well...I don't know...you decide.

Some nice, cute and colourful cakes...Do you bear to eat them ?

Some photos taken in the City of Frankfurt

That marks the end of my 8 days Frankfurt and New York trip. To round this up, I truly enjoyed my stay and really hope to be able to visit New York again real soon.

Shall post my Milan and Venice photos in my next entry.

Kinda of tired now...gotta log off...Ciao

2008-08-17T06:48:00.000-07:00

Just came back from 'Marketing' @ Giant with my parents.

Almost S$200 worth of grocery and kitchenwares.

Still,

Ben & Jerry Choc Chip Fudge

Swensen's Sticky Chewy Choc

Haagen Daz Midnight Cookies Cream

An Extremely Happy Boy

These shall be my sinful desserts during my leave coming this September :P

Shall Catch up my sleep in Bombay tomorrow.

Oh ya, Milan trip was fun....shall post up the photos soon.

Meanwhile, Part III of my New York & Frankfurt trip will be up next :D

Ciao.

2008-08-15T05:15:00.000-07:00

Finally, I manage to find some time to update this blog while in Milan. Thought that I would stay in my room most of the time during my stay here BUT I was absolutely wrong !!! In fact, most of my time were spent outside the room for the past two days !!! And YES, I went to beautiful and romantic Venice with 3 pretty babes plus I managed to explore the Duomo area in downtown Milan :D Supposedly to join them for the Lake Como tour today but decided to give it a miss as I was too tired and chose to rest and relax in my comfortable and cozy room. Glad that I made the right decision because it is raining very heavily right now. Wonder how those people who went to Lake Como are coping with the rain. Phew :D

The Internet connection here is really fast....it took me less than a minute to upload 5 photos at a time onto this blog compared to 3-5 minutes back home. Shiokness ! Shall download more movies/MobTV later :D

Shall continue with my New York trip part II...

NEW YORK ( 05 - 07 Aug ) - Part II

Took the subway to SoHo after we had our breakfast. Maybe we were still stoned cos of the jetlag or cos of insufficient sleep...we actually took the train in the opposite direction :(

Smiling happily in the WRONG train...only to realise after the train terminate at the last stop. Blurr like Sotong...wahahaha

Shopping @ SoHo...lots of American brands here...American Eagle, Aldo, Kenneth Cole etc

Priscilla & I

Love this shot...Notice the expression of the expecting mother...Priceless.

Alright, I got nothing but the gals managed to buy a few stuff :D

Went back to the hotel for a short rest before meeting up again for dinner. Ling joined us this time and we walked all the way from our hotel to Times Square ( just a few blocks away ) to have dinner @ the much talked about Bubba Gump.

Introducing Ling...

Crowded Times Square !!!!!

This photo is meant for Sheila....Are u jealous ? Ling and I had so much fun in New York & Frankfurt...Serve u right for not joining us...Boooooo :P

Times Square = Crowd + Loud Muisc + Super Bright and Colourful Lights

Love this night shot :D

Highlight of the dinner...

Bubba Gump !!!!!

Appetizer...Some prawns with garlic bread...This dish is really delicious...One of the best I had in my life :D

Prawns stuffed with crab meat/roe etc etc etc

Fried Shrimps with Fries

Enough of all of the prawns, time to have some fish with rice :D

"Stop Forrest Stop" means the waiter/waitress will attend to you. "Run Forrest Run" means you need no service and thus no one will stop by your table to attend to you :D Really a very great idea :D

Hershey's World

Hershey's 'Bouqitue' store in Times Square

Stack of Hershey's Baskets...Guess....Do you think they are made of Chocolate ?

A Hershey's Construction Worker with the World's LARGEST Hershey's Bar.

Besides Chocolates, they also have some cute collectible soft toys for children

Beware, drinking too much of that sweet chocolate fudge may result in addiction :P

Shall continue with my Part III plus my Frankfurt trip later...

Time to take a nap

*Yawnz*

2008-08-12T01:37:00.001-07:00

Had my 3rd Driving Lesson this afternoon....Guess what...my instructor allowed me to drive to the main road....Wahahahaha...A surprise for me as I thought in order for one to drive on the main road, one needs to attend a few more lessons. Anyway, did 'Kapara' a bit here and there but were satisfied with my overall performance considering that it was raining so heavily that I could hardly see what's in front of me...Also I must thank those considerate drivers who were behind me for being so patient with me :D Just love my driving lessons...so Fun...Hope I can get my license soon :D

Due to a very last minute arrangement, I am off to Milan tonight...Yippie !!!

Still contemplating if I should go Venice... Anyway, must find my khakis first before I decide :D

If not, I will just stay in my nice hotel room and relax, eat the yummy pasta at the nearby joint and just wander around Milan.

Will put up more photos of my New York and Frankfurt trip when I am in Milan ( Free Internet...Wooohoooo~ ) if I have time that is :D

Suddenly, I realise that I have yet to put up photos of my Prague and Berlin trip back in May....Oooopss...I guess I have no time for that at the moment...Shall see what I can do.

Meantime, take care peeps...

Ciao

2008-08-10T14:47:00.000-07:00

Woah...Judging from my last entry, it seems like I have been missing in action for almost 2 weeks !!! Well, I was out of town...this time to the other end of the globe...the Big Apple. Haven't been to New York for almost a year and was looking forward to this trip. Think of skyscrapers, shopping and food....Woooohoooo....can already make me so high :P. Guess I am a very city person who loves Hong Kong, Tokyo, New York etc etc. Hahaha...

New York ( 05 - 07 Aug ) - Part I

After checking in our hotel in Manhattan, Fritia, Priscillia and I met up @ the hotel lobby and walked a few streets down to have lunch @ the AppleBee Restaurant. Since my virgin trip to the restaurant in San Francisco in July last year, I was 'addicted' to the delicious food and have been wanting to have my meals at the restaurant again. Though I was in New York in August that same year, I did not have my meals at the restaurant even though it is just next to my hotel. Thus I tell myself this time that no matter what, I must have my AppleBee food :D

And so my wish comes true this time...A sumptuous and delicious AppleBee meal with 2 pretty babes :P:P:P...What more can I ask for ? A Very Satisfied and Happy Boy :D

Appetizers : Mozarella Sticks and Boneless Buffalo Wings ( Very delicious...Must Try ! )

Fried Shrimps with Fries ( The fries here are sooooo nice )

Lime Fiesta Chicken ( or something like that )...Nice but the rice is hard and dry...Minus Points :(

Desserts...nothing can go wrong here... :D

Though we were all stoned and tired due to jetlag, we still decided to wander around after our lunch before calling it a day.

Along 6th Ave...On our way to 5th Avenue where all the Big Brands are :P

Love this shot...half candid = Priceless Expressions

Rockefeller Centre

Guess what Tower this is...You see this often in The Apprentice :P

Typical New York Scene :D

Shall continue with my Part 2 Soon :D

2008-08-01T04:30:00.000-07:00

My Greatest Fear came True.

I am really at a Loss.

Still, I have to put up a Brave front.

Inside me, the World has Collapsed.

Down. That's it.

Hope everything be over soon and you be well again.

May it be a Blessing in Disguise.

2008-07-28T05:51:00.001-07:00

Someone told me :

" It's a Blessing to be born Poor ! "

and so I looked at him in surprise, he continued...

" Give a sweet to a poor boy and to a rich boy...who will be the one grinning from ear to ear ? "

I finally understood what he meant and agreed whole-heartedly.

2008-07-24T21:24:00.000-07:00

After soooooooo many months ( honestly, I have lost count ), I FINALLY got to meet up with...

Fion !!!!! Thought she has forgotten about me after having J by her side...Wahahaha :P Had our lunch @ Shokudo with Melvyn. If you have not try this Marche style Japanese food bazaar, then you better try this one of these days. Food is nice though a little expensive I feel :D Overall, a nice dining experience.

This Bacon & Cheese Omelette is OIISHIIIII.....

Been busy for the past few days with work and outings with friends. Just realised, I have still many friends whom I have yet to catch up with...gosh...shall organise something soon :D. Shall continue with...

PARIS ( II )

Day Two

After much persuasion, I finally able to get my teammies and Melvyn to have lunch with me @ Leon !!!!!

BIG Pots of mussels in different sauces awaiting us....Yummy Yummy

Interesting eh...Agnes B Perrier Water :P

Decided to walk all the way from our hotel to Champs Elysee then to the Louvre after our really sumptuous n sinful ( wonder how much bad cholesterol we have gained after eating sooooooo many mussels ) lunch.

Arc de Triomphe

Along the very crowded Champs Elysee :D

Wah Lau...Caught in Action for Peeing in Public...Shugz. *Shy + Blushing*

Sook & I near the Louvre Museum...I dun remember seeing the Ferris Wheel the last time I came...wonder when did they build one there ? But anyway, it does complement the surroundings eh.

The 2 lovely birds :P

Doesn't this looks like we are in some University...Wahahaha.

The weather was real good and sunny...so the sunbathing begins....

Finally, we arrived at the Louvre Museum...

Decided to take some 'Jumping' Shots with moi camera...

First few trial shots...Testing 1,2,3....

Obviously, Monica failed @ the 1st few attempts

Finally, she got it :D

And we Love it :P

However, in order to take a 'Jumping' shot with the 3 of us in it, We try using the custom timer

Obviously, all attempts failed. Reason being...We were not too sure when the flash will come on...and when we realised, either we had landed or just started. As you can see in the last photo, we gave up after a few unsuccessful shots...Jumping up and down umpteen times can proved very tiring...look at the 2 gals' Shag faces :O

So we decided to take it manually then...

Sook & Monica....Shot by yours truly

Monica & I jumping excitedly...Shot by Sook :D

Due to time constraint plus the fact all of us have been to the Louvre Museum, we did not enter the museum this time...so no Mona Lisa for you guys...wahahaha. If you wanna see, let me know cos I have a few which I took the last time when I was in. BTW, the museum is really hugh and its kind of impossible to finish it within a day if you really see each and every artifact in it.

Other Shots which I took while walking back to Champs Elysee...

The gals was discussing what to do next and Monica was contemplating on her Bottega Veneta Bag :D

Attractions in Paris...The Tour Eiffel n a cruise along the Sein River

Can't remember what bridge this is...but its quite popular...Nice right :D

After much 'stirring' from us,

Monica finally got her bag from Bottega Veneta...Kudos...and I miss my Prada Shoes :(