Coffee Club Desserts...

met up with Kerry and Jerry for dinner @ nydc Suntec City followed by dessert @ Coffee Club Marina Square...

pictures of the yummy desserts we had...



macha tiramisu (red bean inside)...



banana butterscotch cheesecake...



muddy mud pie...

Leslie Kee's Asian Super Stars...

pictures taken outside the exhibition cos no photography is allowed in the main exhibition area...









there are about 6 of these chandeliers that will swing according to some tunes at various timings...



picture of the railing...

KTV weekend...

Friday night met up with Kerry for dinner to pour my heart out about my recent "not-so-good" appraisal with my director... thanks for the listening ear...

then it was KTV time @ K-Box Marina Square... good to sing my heart out too...

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Saturday afternoon went for Leslie Kee's Super Stars photo exhibition @ the National Museum with Melvin... fantastic pictures of celebrities, including some Singapore ones like Zoe Tay, Adam Chen, Christopher Lee, Ann Kok, David Gan, Darren Hee and Vincent Ng... photo-taking is not just about the angles and lightings, but also about capturing the spirits of the persons... of course, those elaborate costumes (or lack thereof) and make-up really enhanced the effects... very inspiring...

next was Eternal Summer with the Ugly Dolls @ Cineleisure... beautifully filmed... beautiful love stories... beautiful music... and a beautiful cast... Bryant Chang gave a credible debut performance as the shy young man who fell in love with his classmate... a lot of questions are unanswered... a lot of actions unexplained... but ignore all those, Eternal Summer is still an enjoyable movie... the use of mirrors / reflections in the early part of the movie sort ot attracted me somewhat...

dinner was served @ California Pizza Kitchen, with Titus joining us... as usual, the Peking Duck pizza did not disappoint... while the mushroom ravioli was perfectly cooked... of course, the tiramisu, chocolate souffle cake and chocolate brownie desserts made our day...

the group decided to sing song... no rooms @ Partyworld Crown Prince and we had to settle for K-Box Cineleisure... K-Box should issue me with a loyalty card soon...

Heroes... Continues...

woke up...
download complete...
couldn't resist...
watched the entire episode...
before leaving for work...

too many characters...
too many things going on...
inter-linked...

Heroes Rocks!!

Coke Zero...

found this version of Coke Zero from some 7-11 stores...
it's imported from Korea...
different taste from the one i had in Australia...
Coke Zero is supposed to taste like the actual Coke without the calories...

Qi Ji Nasi Lemak...

Sunday evening...
on my way to the interchange from Hougang Mall...
noticed a Qi Ji...
bought nasi lemak...
just before i reached the interchange...
saw a stall selling rojak...
bought two packets: one for me (without pineapple) and one for mum...
both with chilli...

this morning...
my ass is painful...
been to the toilet four times already...
must be due to the chilli...
from the nasi lemak and the rojak...

i should cut down on (if not stop) my chilli intake from now on...

Saturday...

met KC for lunch at Cineleisure after attending Don's Bodypump class at Raffles Place...
KC was here for the Singapore International Film Festival (SIFF) which he has been attending for years now...
this year he's only watching six movies from the SIFF...
but he also caught a few other movies now showing in Singapore which were banned (or likely to be banned) in Malaysia...

we saw 20 Centimetres...
a Spanish film about a man who wants to be a woman...
he was at the final stage of becoming a woman - to snip off the extra meat between his legs, all 20 centimetres of it...
the show was fun to watch cos each time the character fell asleep, she went into a song-and-dance routine...
songs featured included Spanish ones, Madonna's True Blue and Queen's I Want To Break Free...
there were also a couple of full frontal male nudity...
huge dicks these men have...

after the movie, we met Eugene for an early dinner at the SBC food court next to Palais Renaissance...
the tze char was quite good...
too bad the satay bee hoon stall was closed...
we actually finished our five-dish dinner in less than an hour...
and adjourned to some coffee place (at the location where Hoi Lau San used to be)...
they actually have seven (or was it eight) different types of brews for my Americano...

while KC continued with another of his SIFF movie, Eugene and i headed to the Drama Centre for Blithe Spirit...
wasn't impressed with the play...
although we were seated on row E, we could hardly hear some of the characters on stage...
the story was alright and there were the funny bits here and there...
the ending was amazingly and unbelievably abrupt...

i enjoyed Kheng Hua's performance...
and Pam Oei never failed in impressing us with her various accents...
this time it's the Philippino accent...

National Museum

The Cathay Restaurant... A Review...

when we stepped into the restaurant, it was rather quiet with only two tables occupied...
and throughout our dinner, there were only one other couple who came in...
my thought on the low patronage could be because of the following:
1. the food is pricey (although it's nice)...
2. The Cathay is surrounded by SMU with mostly students coming to watch movies... and they cannot afford such expensive meals...
3. only about half of the shops are in operation...

the restaurant had rooms for private gatherings / functions...
there were also paintings of the stars of the 50s to 70s...
and they were playing zhou xuan and other oldies throughout the evening...
very nostalgic...

after looking at the three 1 for 1 menus (HSBC @ S$68+++, UOB @ S$78+++ & AMEX @ S$88+++), we opted for the UOB 1-1...

the food is generally very good...
tasty with good presentation...
the shark's fin soup comes with pieces (not shreds) of shark's fin...
while the satay sauce went perfectly well with the pork chops...
and the dessert of sea coconut with bai mu er and apricot was cool and refreshing...
the service was top notch, with the waiter smiling all the time...
however, they did serve the food a little too fast...
before we could finish the pork chops, the toufu was already on our table...

one major flaw was the lime juice that came as sweet as syrup water...
they changed it when the waiter who was settling the bill with us noticed that the lime juice was nearly untouched...
the replacement was too sour for our taste but we still finished it...

besides the food, we did a lot of catching up too...
and throughout the night i was playing the devil's advocate...
something that i've become very good at nowadays...

thank you, Kerry, for a wonderful dinner and the great company, always...
total damage for the 6-course dinner + lime juice + honeydew juice (that costs us S$7) + mango pomelo dessert was S$116...



the lights in the restaurant...

food glorious food



鲨鱼骨炖中鲍翅
shark's fin soup... with some orange-coloured seeds...



白雪姜汁海鲈鱼
sea bass with egg white...



秘制香煎猪仔柳
pork chops (i forgot to take the satay sauce)...



鹅肝酱海鲜豆腐苋菜
toufu with prawns and scallop in goose-liver sauce



上汤生虾捞手拉面
handmade noodle with fresh prawns...



万星杏脯
cooling sea coconut with arpicot and some other stuff...



杨枝甘露
mango with pomelo (we couldn't resist ordering this @ every chinese restaurant we went to)...



the writings on the pillar next to us...

The Cathay Restaurant...

managed to ketok Kerry into buying me dinner...
cos he started a new job with a pay increase...
dinner will be served at The Cathay Restaurant...
HSBC credit card offer of 1 for 1 six-course dinner...
i wouldn't have suggested the place if not for the 1 for 1...
looking forward to meeting him after so long...
lotsa updates...
yeahness to the max!!

Bumped Into...

yesterday at the gym, Mousez bumped into Monster...
took both of them by surprise...

yesterday on the NEL home, Mousez bumped into a female friend...
she changed so much...
Mousez could not recognise her when she was seated opposite Mousez...
until she came to greet Mousez before alighting at Serangoon...
she commented that Mousez looked darker...

The Dollies Are Back!!

for list of discounts, please refer to: Dollies Discounts

Run Baby Run...

went for a 10km run on a Sunday evening...
managed to clock 1:00:34...
bad timing and need to improve on it if i really wanna hit sub-2 for my 21km run in September...

oh ya... i just cannot seem to be able to concentrate on my reading...
the texts were damn boring...
well, how interesting can theories on internal auditing be, ya??
four more weeks to go before the exams...
and i am barely passed the first chapter of the first of three books...
argh...
wish me luck...

Saturday...

most of the day was spent at home...
resting and studying...

met up with Roy, Leonard, Raffy and Shaoann for dinner...
attended the Singapore International Film Festival screening of the Singapore short film finalists @ The Substation...

the animation film., White, was cute...
moral of the story: be contented with what you are...
changing yourself may end up with a bigger mistake...

black and white Fonzi was kinda abstract...
are we all trapped somewhere, trying to get ourselves out??
including the director??

Conversations was sweetly filmed...
love the soundtrack...

Katong Fugue was nicely adapted from Alfian Saat's play...
the straight couple behind me was shocked and started whispering "boyfriend wor" when the credits started...
cos "boyfriend" (of the male lead) was listed as one of the characters in the film...

Blowjob was painful to watch...
the lead seems to be in pain and agony...
but what do you expect if you were blown for 13 minutes and not cummed??
maybe i should film myself receiving a blowjob to see if my reactions are the same...

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after that, i joined the Adlus gang for coffee and cakes at Menotti...
50% off pastries after 10pm...

黃立行的禮物

他說
別哭
我們到這裡結束
或許都忘掉
對我比較好

他說
別哭
分手是給我的禮物
或許傷口
很快就會好

還會痛也好
至少我知道
還活著的味道

選擇原諒
對我們都好

Taiwanese Student...

Friday afternoon...
my Taiwanese student told me via MSN that he will be leaving for Canada tomorrow...
his visa has been approved...

Saturday morning...
he told me via MSN that he's leaving for the airport soon...
told him to take good care and study hard...
he thanked me for the three years of tuition...
and asked if he could give my number to his mum (who is still in Singapore with the younger brother)...
so that his mum can contact me if she has any problems...
gave him my permission...
and he was thankful again...

i am thankful to him for allowing me to tutor him...
the time we spent together...
sharing not just Mathematics...
but also about life...
about family...
about friendships...

Goodbye, Wei Jung...
thank you for the time in Taipei...

Friday...

last minute dinner arrangement was made with Kenneth, Shaun, DK and Jon...
glad that everyone could make it...
dinner was served at Lotus Thai restaurant near Maxwell Market...
a lot of talk and catching up...
Kenneth, no matter how many times you asked me, the choice between Tokyo and Laos is obvious...
hehe...

Great Coupon Offers @ Borders Wheelock Place

30% off one regular book / DVD / CD...
20% off total bill at Borders Bistro...

please click here: Borders Coupons

Xin Hui + Li Xing Re-Releases...

Tuesday, bought Xin Hui's "From Taipei To Beijing" re-release...
it comes with new remixes of her various songs like "Yesterday", "I Believe" and "For You"...
and also a DVD of her MTVs...

today, i bought Stanley Huang Li Xing's "Atheist Like Me" re-release...
it comes with a DVD featuring his MTVs and excerpts from his Live Tour...
including the hot SM performance with Jolin Cai...

yoohoo!!

Being Happy

Unless we practice loving feelings (metta) toward everyone we meet,
day in, day out, we're missing out on the most joyous part of life.
If we can actually open our hearts, there's no difficulty in being happy.

- Ayya Khema

Coming Around Again Itsy Bitsy Spider

one of my favourites...
by Carly Simon...
enjoy...

download: Coming Around Again Itsy Bitsy Spider

安宁

把这首歌献给一个失恋的朋友。。。
希望你能坚强的走出黑暗。。。


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孙燕姿 - 安宁

作詞：林倛玉(林毅心)
作曲：林倛玉(林毅心)
編曲：Adam Lee

夜的寧靜是時候好好反省
月的陰晴圓缺就像我的心
夜下著雨天在哭泣
不知道何時才放晴
我忽然非常想念你

你的背影讓我失去了理性
你的放棄讓我迷失了自己
你的離去就像刺青
永遠烙印在我的心
是如此痛
而如此的美麗

我努力的想哭泣
卻哭不出淚滴
一次又一次的灰心
才發現早已麻痺
終於發現自己
已經不在乎你
原來分手也能如此安寧

Timberlake To Write Songs For Madonna

Pop superstar JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE is writing songs for Madonna's new album. The Queen of Pop's new record is expected to be released later this year (November 2007), and she has reigned in Timberlake to write a few tracks. The CRY ME A RIVER hitmaker says, "I have been working on some new music. But it's not for myself - I'm writing for other people. I'm working on some stuff for Madonna." Timberlake was spotted heading into a West London studio with Madonna yesterday (10 April 2007) to work on the forthcoming album, reports British newspaper The Sun.

Pay Rise...

so it has been announced...
civil servants are gonna get their pay rise of up to 33%...
Ministers included... naturally...
total increase would cost us an additional S$214 million...

wonder how come all these were not mentioned during the GE debate...
and how come the ruling party did not include these into their "package" for the voters' consideration...

is the timing correct?? DEFINITELY...
bad news immediately after the elections...
and good news before...
that's politics for all of us...
lessons we must not forget...

and where the hell are my covered walkways?!?!

Mugging Commences Today...

the application has been approved...
the cheque has cleared...
the dates have been set...
May 16 and 17...
three papers in 1.5 days...

will not be going out for any social events until after the examinations...
except for those appointments already arranged and confirmed...
dinner with Kelvin this Wednesday...
Blithe Spirit on 21 April...
Broadway Beng Returns on 5 May...

mugging commences today...

Singapore Arts Festival 2007

booked my tickets for the following five theatre shows:

9 June Saturday 8pm
Cogito

13 June Wednesday 8pm
Wong Kar Wai Dreams

20 June Wednesday 8pm
Full Frontal

22 June Friday 8pm
DollHouse

23 June Saturday 8pm
Beijing Ren

please visit the Singapore Arts Festival 2007 website for more information...

Long Weekend...

met my Taiwanese student for lunch on Thursday... to pass him his belated birthday gift - Mitch Albom's For One More Day... he's waiting for his Canada Visa before going over to continue his studies...

went for Toni's Bodypump @ Bugis Cali on Thursday night... finished the leftovers at home... hehe...

Friday was spent at home finishing the last four episodes of Heroes... went for another 8km run @ Punggol Park in the evening...

stayed home for most of Saturday... met Felix for Mr Bean's Holidays... crap show, as expected...
came home and started watching Project Superstar 2...
a big thank you to Felix for burning the entire series on DVD for me...
apologies for taking up so much of your time...

Sunday was out sweeping my ancestors' tombs...
a chartered bus ferried 22 of us from Lim Chu Kang (grandmother) to Kopi-Hill (great-grandmother and great-grandfather) to Ang Mo Kio Zi Du An (grandfather)...
the weather was warm... and i look darker now...

清明节

今天农历二月十八 - 清明节。。。

晚唐著名诗人杜牧有一首脍炙人口的绝句《清明》，诗云：

清明时节雨纷纷，
路上行人欲断魂。
借问酒家何处有，
牧童谣指杏花村。

祝诸位：
清明节平安

星期天全家大小齐扫墓。

Gorgeous Madonna...

mesmerising...

What Mythological Creature Are You?

You Are a Chimera

You are very outgoing and well connected to many people. Incredibly devoted to your family and friends, you find purpose in nurturing others. You are rarely alone, and you do best in the company of others. You are incredibly expressive, and people are sometimes overwhelmed by your strong emotions.

What Mythological Creature Are You?

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not true leh...
i am a loner...

Heroes Continues...

dinner with Kelvin was postponed as he was not feeling well...
get well soon, dude...

was contemplating if i should go watch a movie or continue Heroes at home...
the choice is obvious...
Heroes, of course...

Expectations = Disappointment??

i was so looking forward to it...
and in the end, i did not enjoy it...
and i was not the only one...
before the show, i had already received mixed reviews from friends...
two schools of thought...
those who've seen other musicals (e.g. Les Miserables or the previous Phantom), didn't like it...
those who're new to musicals, enjoyed it...

i have not seen Les Miserables or the previous Phantom...
but i have seen Miss Saigon, West Side Story, Forbidden City, etc...
no doubt the set was impressive...
international standards...
but there is no chemistry between the performers...
everyone is merely singing their parts...
there is little or no emotions between them...
i wasn't moved or touched...
at least i was touched by Forbidden City...
and Chang & Eng...

go watch it only if you have spare cash...

It's Finally Here...

booked my tickets in early-November 2006...
and the day has finally arrived...
the person going with me has changed twice...
i am sure Kerry will be good company tonight...
saw the movie...
enjoyed it...
will be reading the book...
after the musical...

Heroes Update...

watched episode 12...
the search for new heroes started...

Heroes Sunday...

have i told you that i am officially an Heroes addict now??
woke up at around 11am...
stopped at episode 11...
7 more to go...
dinner with family...
watched Phantom Of The Opera movie DVD...

Kenneth Saturday...

after a week of planning, the day has finally arrived... Kenneth's birthday...

was out since the early afternoon to look for suitable gifts... from Marina Square to CityLink to Raffles City to Bugis Junction to Raffles Hotel... finally decided on Molton Brown... bought an 18th birthday card cos Kenneth always claims that he's 18... oh well, let him enjoy the day lah... hahahaha...

met up with the rest of the gang of nine for dinner at Wah Lok Carlton Hotel... nice to see Patrick from HK... and Kenneth's two galfriends, whose names i cannot quite remember... were they Christine and Sharon or something... and also very glad that Shaun could leave the office and join us for the celebrations... we were the loudest and noisiest table in the entire restaurant... we had the cake-cutting at the restaurant, thanks to Titus for sponsoring the cake...

after dinner we headed to K-Box Marina Square to sing our hearts out... this K-Box wasn't as cold as the one in Cineleisure... and the system was much newer...

came home at 4am... i knew my mission was accomplished when i received an SMS from Kenneth at around 4:10am...

tired... yet i was feeling happy... showered and went straight to bed... with a smile on my face...