Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Aiya...
FMRP is a pain in the butt... I bet the professional exam won't be such a killer lor. =( Will update once I graduate or something. Damnit.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Can't sleep
Am blogging this with my iTouch even though it is a pain in the ass to type. And I cannot sleep cuz the earthquake just now scared me. Is that wimpy or what? =(
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
EARTHQUAKE!!!
Walao. I swear I felt the tremors from Choa Chu Kang, Singapore.
My entire room was swaying and I could see my curtains and contents of my cupboard (belts & other hanging stuff) swaying around.
It happened twice; first time for about maybe 10-15 seconds then again after a pause.
I was shocked because being able to feel the tremor in Singapore means that there is a huge disaster elsewhere.
And it wasn't my imagination; I ran out to tell the Empress so we turned on the TV to catch the news- 7.5 richter scale earthquake in Indonesia and 8 richter scale somewhere else.
... Holy shit. I still don't know what to think.
My only regret is not filming down all that shaking going on in my room, cuz SuperCherry thinks I'm exaggerating! AM NOT!
>=(
Update:
The distance of the quake to Singapore. More than 400KM away!
My entire room was swaying and I could see my curtains and contents of my cupboard (belts & other hanging stuff) swaying around.
It happened twice; first time for about maybe 10-15 seconds then again after a pause.
I was shocked because being able to feel the tremor in Singapore means that there is a huge disaster elsewhere.
And it wasn't my imagination; I ran out to tell the Empress so we turned on the TV to catch the news- 7.5 richter scale earthquake in Indonesia and 8 richter scale somewhere else.
... Holy shit. I still don't know what to think.
My only regret is not filming down all that shaking going on in my room, cuz SuperCherry thinks I'm exaggerating! AM NOT!
>=(
Update:
The distance of the quake to Singapore. More than 400KM away!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Day out with the English Royal Family: Part II
12 September
The English Royal Family came out to Singapore once again, because the Queen felt guilty that all my 'shopping time' was taken up by her the other day.
She wanted to go back to the shop to exchange some clothes, so we had to make lunch somewhere around Jurong again. Also, we had to compromise on Chinese food for lunch and Western for dinner, because the Queen likes the former and the Princess (ME, lah!) likes the latter! :)
With these criterion in mind, that led us to lunch at...
*****
Ah Yat at somewhere in Jurong. I don't know where cuz I'm such a klutz at directions, I think its somewhere near Boon Lay though.
(I think there is also a branch at Turf City, but DON'T GO THERE because the service sucks ass. But it sucks ass because there's no service charge (10%) so if you can stand shit service, go right ahead cuz the food isn't too bad there.)
Our quick eye for cheap and good food quickly decided us on a Superior Lunch Set Meal (or something along the lines, the "normal" set lunch is also good actually).
First Course:
Shark fin soup with a LOT of shark fin and beansprouts.
Seriously I've never seen such a big lump of shark fin before in my life. This place has some serious good stuff in its meals!
(Sorry, no more pictures after this course because... you'll know when you see it!!)
Second course:
GIANT FRESH Scallop in barbeque sauce!!!!!!!
It sounds like the barbeque sauce will drown out the taste of the scallop, but no! It was awesomely subtle yet barbeque-y and perfect with the scallop. And the scallop was so big it could have been the size of my wrist. (I have a small 5-inch around wrist.)
Third course:
*plays Jaws music in the background*
WHOLE abalone with broccoli and mushroom!!!
This is so common that it's self-explanatory. And of course the abalone was a small one lah. But still bigger than the scallop, though not as yummy.
Fourth course:
Fried noodles.
Blah. Skipped this. I was stuffed already, and I hate Chinese fried noodles. No matter how good the restaurant is, THIS NEVER TASTES GOOD.
Fifth course:
Red bean soup.
Blah. Skipped this. I don't take red bean soup.
That's the end of our five course set lunch, and with all those expensive ingredients inside it, it only cost about $39 per person. Good food, good price! :)
*****
The Queen dragged us back to that shop to exchange her items, and WENT TO TRY SHITLOADS OF CLOTHES AGAIN. Fortunately, they hadn't had any new stock in yet (it was a space of 2 days), so she got 2 new dresses and I took another blouse to fill up the difference.
*****
We then hit Orchard (the King DID say shopping place of my choice), actually we hit Ngee Ann City because I didn't want to drag two tired 50-year-olds around Orchard Road.
My loot? A Guess bag that I have been lusting over ever since I saw it in a magazine while doing my hair!!!!
Bah, I can't seem to find the picture online but I'll post it up sometime!
It cost about $250 but the King says it's to compensate me for not having a holiday trip overseas this vacation. :D
I didn't see anything else of interest so we headed to Art Friends where the Queen spent more than an hour buying a wood varnish. *gesture of despair*
I waited in the shop until my shoulder was aching from my bag so I spent some time outside on a bench catching up with my iTouch. :)
*****
We headed to Petals for dinner without making a reservation (due to the King's overconfidence); big mistake. The place was full to the brim and overflowing, so we had to make alternative plans on a CROWDED SATURDAY NIGHT.
We ended up, on my suggestion, at Suntec for Tony Romas, because stupid me thought COMEX was being held at Expo and not Suntec, to the Queen's chagrin.
There was a queue outside Tony Romas, where we took our places while quietly shaking our fists at the King behind his back.
Fortunately, the line moved fast and we got a shit table somewhere near the entrance.
We were so hungry by then that all we wanted was food, and here it is:
Honey ribs with beef, almost completely eaten up before I remembered to take a photo.
The two sets we ordered.
Honey ribs with beef set, smoky ribs with BBQ chicken set, with sides of mashed potato, fries, baked potato, and a jug of coke.
We chomped, we munched, and it was all gone within a few minutes.
The beef was the King's personal favourite, the Queen adored the honey ribs, while I just munched my way through everything cuz it was alllll good. :)
Total cost: I think it was around $80 or less. Super yummy at a great price!
*****
We were all stuffed so full we could hardly waddle our way back to the car; again it had been a long day and they sent me straight back home into the arms of SuperCherry. :)
The English Royal Family came out to Singapore once again, because the Queen felt guilty that all my 'shopping time' was taken up by her the other day.
She wanted to go back to the shop to exchange some clothes, so we had to make lunch somewhere around Jurong again. Also, we had to compromise on Chinese food for lunch and Western for dinner, because the Queen likes the former and the Princess (ME, lah!) likes the latter! :)
With these criterion in mind, that led us to lunch at...
*****
Ah Yat at somewhere in Jurong. I don't know where cuz I'm such a klutz at directions, I think its somewhere near Boon Lay though.
(I think there is also a branch at Turf City, but DON'T GO THERE because the service sucks ass. But it sucks ass because there's no service charge (10%) so if you can stand shit service, go right ahead cuz the food isn't too bad there.)
Our quick eye for cheap and good food quickly decided us on a Superior Lunch Set Meal (or something along the lines, the "normal" set lunch is also good actually).
First Course:
Shark fin soup with a LOT of shark fin and beansprouts.
Seriously I've never seen such a big lump of shark fin before in my life. This place has some serious good stuff in its meals!
(Sorry, no more pictures after this course because... you'll know when you see it!!)
Second course:
GIANT FRESH Scallop in barbeque sauce!!!!!!!
It sounds like the barbeque sauce will drown out the taste of the scallop, but no! It was awesomely subtle yet barbeque-y and perfect with the scallop. And the scallop was so big it could have been the size of my wrist. (I have a small 5-inch around wrist.)
Third course:
*plays Jaws music in the background*
WHOLE abalone with broccoli and mushroom!!!
This is so common that it's self-explanatory. And of course the abalone was a small one lah. But still bigger than the scallop, though not as yummy.
Fourth course:
Fried noodles.
Blah. Skipped this. I was stuffed already, and I hate Chinese fried noodles. No matter how good the restaurant is, THIS NEVER TASTES GOOD.
Fifth course:
Red bean soup.
Blah. Skipped this. I don't take red bean soup.
That's the end of our five course set lunch, and with all those expensive ingredients inside it, it only cost about $39 per person. Good food, good price! :)
*****
The Queen dragged us back to that shop to exchange her items, and WENT TO TRY SHITLOADS OF CLOTHES AGAIN. Fortunately, they hadn't had any new stock in yet (it was a space of 2 days), so she got 2 new dresses and I took another blouse to fill up the difference.
*****
We then hit Orchard (the King DID say shopping place of my choice), actually we hit Ngee Ann City because I didn't want to drag two tired 50-year-olds around Orchard Road.
My loot? A Guess bag that I have been lusting over ever since I saw it in a magazine while doing my hair!!!!
Bah, I can't seem to find the picture online but I'll post it up sometime!
It cost about $250 but the King says it's to compensate me for not having a holiday trip overseas this vacation. :D
I didn't see anything else of interest so we headed to Art Friends where the Queen spent more than an hour buying a wood varnish. *gesture of despair*
I waited in the shop until my shoulder was aching from my bag so I spent some time outside on a bench catching up with my iTouch. :)
*****
We headed to Petals for dinner without making a reservation (due to the King's overconfidence); big mistake. The place was full to the brim and overflowing, so we had to make alternative plans on a CROWDED SATURDAY NIGHT.
We ended up, on my suggestion, at Suntec for Tony Romas, because stupid me thought COMEX was being held at Expo and not Suntec, to the Queen's chagrin.
There was a queue outside Tony Romas, where we took our places while quietly shaking our fists at the King behind his back.
Fortunately, the line moved fast and we got a shit table somewhere near the entrance.
We were so hungry by then that all we wanted was food, and here it is:
Honey ribs with beef, almost completely eaten up before I remembered to take a photo.
The two sets we ordered.
Honey ribs with beef set, smoky ribs with BBQ chicken set, with sides of mashed potato, fries, baked potato, and a jug of coke.
We chomped, we munched, and it was all gone within a few minutes.
The beef was the King's personal favourite, the Queen adored the honey ribs, while I just munched my way through everything cuz it was alllll good. :)
Total cost: I think it was around $80 or less. Super yummy at a great price!
*****
We were all stuffed so full we could hardly waddle our way back to the car; again it had been a long day and they sent me straight back home into the arms of SuperCherry. :)
Day out with the English Royal Family: Part I
There are two parts to this entry simply because they took the trouble to come to Singapore to bring me out shopping twice in a week. Don't I have awesome godparents?
10 September
It was a Thursday, which means that the King took leave from work just to bring me out for shopping~
However, the Queen had a secret mission around Jurong so we had to head there first.
We were making our way for a quick foodie tea break when the Queen suddenly got VERY VERY distracted by a neighbourhood shop, the kind we usually skip cuz they sell cheapy aunty clothes.
But I was wrong and the Queen was right, because we had stumbled upon a treasure trove! *gleaming eyes*
It was a shop full of branded goods from factory outlets! The Queen spent the entire afternoon trying on clothes and spent more than a thousand dollars on her own while I only got a dress, tank top and 2 Swarovski hairbands (less than $200 in total).
I wasn't really interested cuz the dresses there are all so LONG and I have skinny calves. Besides, the photos of the models show that the dresses are supposed to be above the knee while mine reaches down to halfway through my calf. Yea la I'm short la now shuddup.
*****
We were all starving to death by the time the Queen was done, so we headed straight to where the King recommended for dinner; Valentino at somewhere in a Bukit Timah estate.
Our reservation was for 7.30PM but we were there way too early (hungry, what!) so we got a much better place than the usual crowded room!
Valentino's bar
Love their furniture
Their wine cellar! It's a WALK-IN. Damn...
Random shot outside the restaurant, without flash.
Leading lines LOL.
(BTW I got a B+ for my Photography GEMS. By cheating. =P)
*****
Well, you might have noticed the total absence of pictures of food in this post, but that's because when I took pictures of the place, it was empty; too early for big groups of diners to come into this second part of the restaurant.
Afterward there was an obnoxious and super boastful group of yuppies who came in so I decided not to draw attention to our table with my oh-so-powerful Lumix's flash.
Stupid fuckers were trying to boast "subtlely" about their RICHES, unfortunately it was not as subtle as they hoped it would be. Every minute of the meal I could hear shouts from their table. Super no class for a bunch of educated people trying to feign having accents.
*****
I digressed. The food is of course the most important part of the post right!
We ordered:
Drinks-
San Pellegrino Sparkling Water
(Yes, they fill and refill without asking and it costs more than $10 a bottle)
House white wine
(Not toooo bad for a house wine, quite sweet)
House red wine
(Not nice.)
Starters-
SOMETHINGY cheese wrapped in parma ham
(I only know it wasn't goat cheese, and it was YUMMY)
Shellfish in tomato and chilli stew
(I seriously cannot cope with Italian food names, so sorry)
Salad with SOMETHINGY cheese and pine nuts.
(When I said I didn't want any portion of this, the waiter went "NOOOO. O_O" and gave me a single piece of veg to try. @@")
Main Courses-
Beef chunks in mushroom sauce with mashed potato, drizzled with truffle oil
(YUMMYYYYY but cost $42 if I don't remember wrongly)
Mama's Chicken; so called because it's a family-owned business and the mother of the owner cooks it. It's actually a spring chicken in a claypot with lots of herbs including rosemary and cooked for 4-6 hours.
(We all didn't like this one, nobody expected it to contain rosemary which is really too strong for our Asian taste, plus it costs $48!)
Dessert-
Tiramisu (Self-explanatory)
White chocolate cake; I forgot the name, but that's what it is essentially, and they said that the cream is imported specially from Italy.
(The Queen liked it but it didn't really impress me, it tasted kind of plasticky to me in fact.)
Afters-
Chamomile Tea
(This cost freaking $6 per cup. And we didn't know until we got the bill.)
Total cost? $270.
Overall, the place is good but not recommended if on budget. Highly recommended if trying to impress someone, however be warned that the owner will come in halfway through your meal to charm the socks off everyone at your table.
*****
The poor pale-faced King stumbled to his car and decided to drive me home right away so that he wouldn't have any more unexpected unpleasant surprises for the day. Besides, it was pretty late and we were alllll tired from waiting for the Queen the entire afternoon.
:)
10 September
It was a Thursday, which means that the King took leave from work just to bring me out for shopping~
However, the Queen had a secret mission around Jurong so we had to head there first.
We were making our way for a quick foodie tea break when the Queen suddenly got VERY VERY distracted by a neighbourhood shop, the kind we usually skip cuz they sell cheapy aunty clothes.
But I was wrong and the Queen was right, because we had stumbled upon a treasure trove! *gleaming eyes*
It was a shop full of branded goods from factory outlets! The Queen spent the entire afternoon trying on clothes and spent more than a thousand dollars on her own while I only got a dress, tank top and 2 Swarovski hairbands (less than $200 in total).
I wasn't really interested cuz the dresses there are all so LONG and I have skinny calves. Besides, the photos of the models show that the dresses are supposed to be above the knee while mine reaches down to halfway through my calf. Yea la I'm short la now shuddup.
*****
We were all starving to death by the time the Queen was done, so we headed straight to where the King recommended for dinner; Valentino at somewhere in a Bukit Timah estate.
Our reservation was for 7.30PM but we were there way too early (hungry, what!) so we got a much better place than the usual crowded room!
Valentino's bar
Love their furniture
Their wine cellar! It's a WALK-IN. Damn...
Random shot outside the restaurant, without flash.
Leading lines LOL.
(BTW I got a B+ for my Photography GEMS. By cheating. =P)
*****
Well, you might have noticed the total absence of pictures of food in this post, but that's because when I took pictures of the place, it was empty; too early for big groups of diners to come into this second part of the restaurant.
Afterward there was an obnoxious and super boastful group of yuppies who came in so I decided not to draw attention to our table with my oh-so-powerful Lumix's flash.
Stupid fuckers were trying to boast "subtlely" about their RICHES, unfortunately it was not as subtle as they hoped it would be. Every minute of the meal I could hear shouts from their table. Super no class for a bunch of educated people trying to feign having accents.
*****
I digressed. The food is of course the most important part of the post right!
We ordered:
Drinks-
San Pellegrino Sparkling Water
(Yes, they fill and refill without asking and it costs more than $10 a bottle)
House white wine
(Not toooo bad for a house wine, quite sweet)
House red wine
(Not nice.)
Starters-
SOMETHINGY cheese wrapped in parma ham
(I only know it wasn't goat cheese, and it was YUMMY)
Shellfish in tomato and chilli stew
(I seriously cannot cope with Italian food names, so sorry)
Salad with SOMETHINGY cheese and pine nuts.
(When I said I didn't want any portion of this, the waiter went "NOOOO. O_O" and gave me a single piece of veg to try. @@")
Main Courses-
Beef chunks in mushroom sauce with mashed potato, drizzled with truffle oil
(YUMMYYYYY but cost $42 if I don't remember wrongly)
Mama's Chicken; so called because it's a family-owned business and the mother of the owner cooks it. It's actually a spring chicken in a claypot with lots of herbs including rosemary and cooked for 4-6 hours.
(We all didn't like this one, nobody expected it to contain rosemary which is really too strong for our Asian taste, plus it costs $48!)
Dessert-
Tiramisu (Self-explanatory)
White chocolate cake; I forgot the name, but that's what it is essentially, and they said that the cream is imported specially from Italy.
(The Queen liked it but it didn't really impress me, it tasted kind of plasticky to me in fact.)
Afters-
Chamomile Tea
(This cost freaking $6 per cup. And we didn't know until we got the bill.)
Total cost? $270.
Overall, the place is good but not recommended if on budget. Highly recommended if trying to impress someone, however be warned that the owner will come in halfway through your meal to charm the socks off everyone at your table.
*****
The poor pale-faced King stumbled to his car and decided to drive me home right away so that he wouldn't have any more unexpected unpleasant surprises for the day. Besides, it was pretty late and we were alllll tired from waiting for the Queen the entire afternoon.
:)
More food~
Yeps, left off blogging again because last week was SUPERCHERRY WEEK.
SuperCherry is officially 26 and I'm glad that I've got him cuz he's also a super chef!
:D
14 September
Yummy fried chicken wings, marinated by WonderPrawn and cooked by SuperCherry.
Dream team!
I had these for 3 days in a row cuz they were so damn good.
Going to update with more food and SUPERCHERRY WEEK!
SuperCherry is officially 26 and I'm glad that I've got him cuz he's also a super chef!
:D
14 September
Yummy fried chicken wings, marinated by WonderPrawn and cooked by SuperCherry.
Dream team!
I had these for 3 days in a row cuz they were so damn good.
Going to update with more food and SUPERCHERRY WEEK!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
GOOOOOOOD FOOOOOOOOOOD
The Emperor found a shop where there is cheap live seafood so almost every weekend he will buy something back to cook and eat.
I've only taken pictures twice because I'm too busy eating, but this is what we had:
1 August 2009
Lobsters, normal crabs, oysters.
Giant oyster, already eaten by me as can be seen. :D
29 August 2009
Alaskan Crab and oysters!
YUMYUMYUM.
Bwahaha. Damn I made myself hungry.
=(
I've only taken pictures twice because I'm too busy eating, but this is what we had:
1 August 2009
Lobsters, normal crabs, oysters.
Giant oyster, already eaten by me as can be seen. :D
29 August 2009
Alaskan Crab and oysters!
YUMYUMYUM.
Bwahaha. Damn I made myself hungry.
=(
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