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Hanabi @ Vivo City

2008-08-14T21:37:00.010+08:00

Munch Munch at Hanabi

Vivo City No.1

#01-158

Tel" 63769788

Singapore

Sashimi Moriawase (Mix Platter)

Munchies>> This is really good!! The sashimi are really fresh. Love the Ika ^-^ 2 thumbs up!

Rating: @@@@@ 5/5

Shishamo Furai

Munchies>> Look pathetic. Doesnt look appetizing at all. Really disappointing!! It seems that the frozen shishamo sold in NTUC taste much much better

Rating: @ 1/5

Tempura Moriawase ( Prawns and Vegetable Fritters)

Munchies>> The prawns are succulent and "amai"! Oishii!!

Rating: @@@@3/5

Tori Teriyaki ( Grilled Chicken with sweet soy sauce)

Munchies>> Hmmm taste okay. Like the sauce.

Rating: @@@ 3/5

Agedashi Toufu ( Deep Fried Beancurd)

Munchies>> This is one of the best Japanese style beancurd that I have so far. Love the way they prepared the toufu skin.

Rating: @@@@ 4/5

Deep Fried Potato with Cheese

Munchies: Sob!! Couldnt taste the cheese.... But Potato taste okay

Rating: @@ 2/5

Yakiniku (Pan Fried Beef)

Munchies>> Yummy!! The beef is tender and sweeettt!!! Love the sauce. A tinge of lemon, very appertizting!

Rating: @@@@ 4/5

Unagi Kabayaki (Grilled Eel)

Munchies>> Taste like....... Grilled Eel. haha

Rating: @@@ 3/5

Unagi Chiizu Yaki (Grilled Eel topped with cheese)

Munchies>> A very special combination. Have never tasted Eel together with cheese. As a cheese lover, I have no complaint with this fusion

Rating: @@@@ 4/5

Sato-imo Shironi (Braised Japanese Yam)

Munchies>> Hmmm not really use to the taste. And it doesnt taste like yam as well. Quite Sourish...

Rating: @@ 2/5

Kabe Soba (Hot Buckwheat noodle)

Munchies>> Yummy!! Love the soup, love the noodle, no complaint. Simple and nice!!

Rating: @@@@ 4/5

Asparagus to Gyu Niku Itame (Stirred Fried Asparagus with beef)

Munchies>> The presentation reminds me of those dishes served from the coffee shop. But taste relatively alright though the asparagus look more like spring onion haha.

Rating: @@@ 3/5

Saba Shio Yoki (Grilled Mackerel)

Munchies>> Saba Saba!!! Eventhough I was about 90% full at the time the Mackerel was served, I was craving for more after the very first bite! It super "amai"

Rating: @@@@@ 5/5

Shitake

Munchies>> Don't expect much! It taste like shitake and nothing more than that...

Rating: @ 1/5

Buta Tokimuchi Itame (Pan Fried Porkbelly with spicy korean vegetable)

Munchies>> Salty!!! Though I am well aware that Korean dishes tend to have a "stronger" taste due to the daring use of spices but this is really quite ......

Rating: @ 1/5

Munch Munch!
Special thanks to Halim for the recommendation ^-^

P/S: More Food Blogs coming up. Have a few dinner appointments for the coming week ^-^

With hugs and banana
{Munchies}

Sang Khem 2007

2008-08-08T10:51:00.059+08:00

Surprise to see Miss Lazy bum blogging once again? lolx. Do accept my apologies for being MIA for such a long period of time. Life has been kinda hectic for me both in school as well as at work.

Okay to start things rolling, I shall pen my very first blog for the year 2008 on my Oversea Expedition Project in Cambodia last December.

Pre Body check up at Chiam Clinic

This is one of the cheapest clinic (situated in Bradell) that we know of where we can have our injections for the trip. Though the exterior is kind of old and run-down but strangely it oozes a very comfortable feeling. To add on, the doctor is really experience in distracting the patient at the split second when the injection is taking place. But the best part of the whole experience had to be the sweets that we got towards the end of the injections. (FIY: 3 injections each. lolx)

Visit to YCK MINDS

Group photo at the end of the session. Really enjoyed ourselves!! Thanks Samuel for offering to let us experience how it was like to volunteer over at YCK MINDS ^-^

Pre-departure to Cambodia

My Beloved Biz CG! Thanks Pei Huan for the yummi-li-cious chocolate which I have regretted till now for globbling them down even way before I leave for Cambodia. As a result, I am craving for them all the way till I was back in Singapore. haha.

Preparing to check-in our bags which were mostly filled with canned food haha. Especially that of our Big Friendly Giant, who had brought enough canned food to open a mini provision shop in the prey veng district that we were heading to. (But of coz he didnt lah haha cos he has 15 other hungry babies to feed)

Phenom Peng Airport

Hurray!!! We had finally reached Phenom Peng Airport!! And its time to proceed to our hotel for the night before heading off for our first meal in Cambodia.

First Dinner at Phenom Peng

We have our first dinner at a normal road stall. The noodle and fried rice are only selling at 1USD. Hmmm its rather cheap to us but for the native I think this is still relatively expensive. But its really yummy!!!

haha and yes not forgetting to take a photo as proof of visit!

Breakfast at hotel and photos taken on the way from Phenom Peng to Prey Veng

A pity the pancake taste kind of aweful though it does look quite appertising. Its too thick and F-l-o-u-r-y. And the milo is so so so sweet....... Disappointing and its quite ex too. Think its around 4 plus USD.

I only got to know that we can only get bread in the bigger cities when I reached Prey Veng. There were no shop selling bread at all over at the village that I am residing. Torturing experience for me especially since I am a bread-lover!! Just have to make do with biscuits and home-brought milo to sustain my morning crave for Four Leaves bread!

Amazing balance ah!

Breakfast anyone?!

The higher you get the cheaper the fare!

Taking a short break from the 6 hours drive for lunch.

Our Sang Khem boys acting cute! haha

Sang Khem Youth Centre (A place that we called home for 3 weeks)

My favourite hang out at the centre

My daily alarm clock who never fails to reach by 7am in the morning ^-^ Btw behind is the place that the 16 of us slept during our 3 weeks stay at Sang Khem Youth Centre

My dear Rachana eating some fruit. (Cant remember what it is call)

Briefing the Cambodian students on the educational camp

Time to announce the winning groups

I know I look overwhelm in this photo lol

Our Marketing Experience

Miss Ken Yee, one of our pro-chef plus Mr Edwin the king of bargaining lolx

Mr Zhen Hao with his prized flower balloon and not forgetting the sexy leg lurking behind. Its none other than Mr Ri Hao!

And Yah in case you are wondering how Mr Ri Hao looks like, above is a photo of his truly!! Taken by himself in the opposite direction. Lolx

Our first outing out of Prey Veng after the 1-week educational camp

Okie I know I look nerdy haha

Yay!! All of us look so happy!

Over at the destination, these straw huts are for use by visitors. You can use it to shield the scorching sun as well as an ideal venue for makan. Not sure if it is chargeable though.

My Mini Date with 3 of my darlings at the River Bank

A visit to Rachana 's Place (Another of my little darling)

Ang Kor Wat

Mr Ri Hao look so innocent in this photo!

Korean Tourists

I cant recall how we ended up talking haha but they are really friendly. Think they mistaken me for korean if I am not wrong

I was convinced that these elephants were definitely not having any constipation problem

Siem Reap Airport - Ready to head back to Singapore

This has been a really meaningful trip for me personally. As most of your are aware, my passion has always be in the community sector but volunteering locally and at oversea are two very different experiences. Therefore I am really glad that I was given the chance to be part of a 17 person team to head down to Prey Veng, a village in Cambodia and to be a blessing to the youths there and at the same time to be able to learn so much from the way they embrace simplicity. What they had taught and shown me during my stay there were priceless.

Okie that's about all for now. Will keep your updated within the next few days. Btw for some of your who might not be aware, I will be heading off to Korea University this coming 23 August for my student exchange programme and will only be back around the 20 December. Not sure if I will be using my Singapore line over there as SMS received might be chargeable.

But of course I am always reachable via online means. =) So do stay tune to my blog for updates of my life in Seoul!!

Munching Off

{Roly-Poly}

Science Centre on 10 June

2007-06-17T22:38:00.001+08:00

Haha firstly please accept my apologies for being MIA for such a long time. I guess I am caught up with so many stuff during the holiday, the only thing I did when I managed to get online was to check my 3 email accounts and at times pampering myself by watching my fav drama on crunchyroll hee!

Have any of your been to the Science Centre lately? Woah let me tell you, it definitely looks much much different from how I remembered it to be from the bits and pieces of memories that I gathered from my Primary School days.

They even have something like a mini water theme park near the entrance. What a way to spend a day with my cutest and most charming little boyfriend. haha. Curious??

While the day begins with my little boyfriend fetching me from my block! Dress in Tux and a bouquet of flowers in hands, he greeted me with his usual dazzling smile. Beside him park the hottest .... hmmm Kia? haha kidding I mean Toyota haha eh okie I give up. (Just imagine the hottest car k) ..... I know that most of your must be thinking WAKE UP PEILING!!!!! hahaz

The above paragraph is stg just to brighten up your day! haha eventhough I am sure there are no link. K i admit I am lame k!

Okie okie back to the real thing. Instead of having my little boyfriend fetching me to the Science Centre, I make my way to Marsiling to pick him up from the Child Care Centre that he is in. He look so funny with excitement written all over his face when he saw me. It doesn't take an expert to realise how much he likes me as a tutor... hahaz just kidding! Can't wait to see his face? Hang on!!! haha

Man! I must admit that I am old le. Can't keep up with his little legs. Walking (Speed x 1) around the Science Centre with him is definitely much tiring as compared to walking (Speed x 3.2) from one shopping mall to the other shopping mall even though the speed used for shopping is much much faster.

K without any further delays, here are at the much awaited photo!

Presenting.......... My little Boyfriend

So cute hor! lol

Oh NO!! Where's the legs? Should have reminded him to bring them out the other day!

The person who took this photo nearly make me laugh until my teeth drop. She hold the camera the other way round and she was complaining that she cant see a thing. And all the while her eyes were in the display screen of the camera cos she was looking through the hole at the front of the camera. So cute ya! (She is ard 20+ leh not auntie k)

Have no link with the above photos haha. Just to let your know of the current update of the World and Singapore Population. The figures actually changes every second. I wonder if they consider the death rate too. It's really interesting how they keep track of the population ya.

Actually I wanted to pen a few more blogs tonight but am kind of tired now. I know you guys would prefer me to have my beauty sleep right? heez.

Munching Off
{Roly-Poly}

NUS Foodie Amazing Race

2007-05-19T17:03:00.001+08:00

Another NUS cluster event!!!
Foodie Amazing Race

9.30am: Gathered at Outram MRT station

10.00am: Briefing by Joe before we begin on our RACE! The whole NUS cluster are dress in different colours. And needless to say. Brown RuleZ! (NUS Biz/Law CG's colour) Heez

All engross in the handout!

Joe looks like he is really really serious about the briefing

10.00am to 12.30pm: We were given 2hrs 30min to complete the race. Our first stop was at the Temporary Market Place near the MRT station. Let's check out what were in store for us!

(1) Temporary Market Place at Outram

I can't remember the stall name. If I am not wrong, both the Chee Chong Fan and Yam cake should be from the stall Jin Xiang or somewhere along the line. Heez

Chee Chong Fan

Rating: @@@

Yam Cake for $1 (Yummy!)
Rating: @@@@*
For your info, I bought $2 back home haha. Of cos good stuff have to be shared with ur mummy right!!

Hong Kong Mong Kok Dim Tim
Rating: @@@@
(Pricing is rather reasonable, 3 pieces for $1.50, I love the Siew Mai- really good!)

Look at Gene's face and you will know how I feel too. 3 bucks for a cup of pearl?! (To be use for Pearls' war) I shall not mention the name of the stall but Hmmmm I guess it's the only stall that sell bubble tea at the Temporary Market Place though heez

Rating: -

(K maybe I shouldn't be that mean, credit should be given to the elasticity and stickiness of the pearls which stick to the back, front, left, right (you name it) of the whole cluster (or most since there are some pple hiding in one corner pretending that they are not part of the NUS cluster during the war. *hmmm* I am one of them lolx)

Freshly squeezed Lime Juice from Nan Fa hot and cold drink stall

( can you believe that a cup of Lime juice is make up of 30 limes) Power! All for $1.20 a cup. You have to try it to believe it!

Rating: @@@@

Ikan Bilis Yong Tau Foo

Rating: @@@*

(Super long queue but I guess it's worth the wait)

Niu Che Shui Famous Glutinous Rice

Rating: @@@*

(You can choose to have your sweet or salty, recommendation? Mixture. At $1 a plate, what are you waiting for? Just looking at the pairs of chopstick that we took alone cost more than 50cents. heez)

Okie after the makan, it's time to do some LABOUR- to burn off those calories that we consume just minutes ago! (Eventhough I doubt it will really burn off those fat) Beansprouts anyone? Well since Biz/Law people are well-known for being patient and skillful with their hands, how difficult can that be for us right?

Look at our happy faces!!
John can't even stop plucking the beansprouts to posh for the camera and why do I have the feeling that Joe is glaring at those beansprouts that I have just plucked. Do they really look that bad?

Hard at work! We are serious about it! SERIOUS!~

Joe: "No more posing for camera, building the beansprouts business is more important!"
Gene, Grace, Ming You: "Yes, Sir!"

(2) Chinatown street

We have three dishes along the way but I guess we were too busy gorging the food that we forgot to take any proper photo heez. We have 2 pots of frog legs porridge($8 per pot), kolo mee ($5.90 per bowl, with prawns, vege, minced meat, wanton and char siew) and Tiong Bahru Boneless Hainanese Chicken Rice (Eh haha dunno leh- should be $3 i guess).

Well eventhough we do not have the proper photo for the food but I am sure you guys wouldn't mind looking at photo with us happily enjoying those yummy food right???

Claypot Frog Porridge
(From WeiMing's facial expression, I guess he isn't really fascinated with the porridge)
Rating: @@@@

Kolo mee and chicken rice
Rating for both: @@@*

You think life is easy for us judging from the above photo!?

Nahz! They are never this nice to us! heez! Read on to find out....

HERBAL TEA CHALLENGE

You think you have tried the worst herbal tea in the world? Hang on a minute! Wait till you tried this!

Don't get cheated by their nice packaging. The taste still linger in my mouth now at the thought of it!

WeiMing Speech:

Before drinking--> What so difficult about it? Not bitter at all lah! Come I drink!

After drinking-->Face all scrambled up! Ewww!!! I am never going to touch this thing again!

=End of Speech=

Do you feel the torture now of having to finish 2 bottles of herbal tea?

Yup! Kenny's face says it all. DEFINITELY NOT JOE's FACE!! (He is smiliing cos he manages to con Kenny in finishing the whole bottle! haha~ Joe pls dun kill me when u see this!)

12.30pm-2.00pm: Time to get back to the starting/ending point. We were 20 mins late. So if we were to get a deduction of 5 marks for each min of lateness, we will have a total deduction of 100marks. And if we were to consider that we only managed to clock 60 marks for the whole race, that will make a total of -40marks. haha. Well, I guess we are definitely better off at the very start when we still have 0mark in our account. Wellz. We can always try to win back some point at the last challenge: Pearls War

Get your weapons ready!

Aim!

Attack!

Aftermath of the war!

Nearing to 2pm. Mark the end of The Foodie Amazing Race! Soldiers from different faculties were tired with bodies battered. (Though I kind of pity the grass more for being trampled on!!) Nonetheless, that did not dampen our spirit for more photo-taking sessions! Look at our radiant smiles and you will never guess that we have all been under the scorching sun for more than 4 hours.

Over!

Well seriously I have no idea what they are trying to do haha but I am advertising for my baby tissue wipe! Super handy!

Munching Off,
{Roly-Poly}

Free the Dolphins

2007-05-08T16:40:00.001+08:00

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when someone mentioned the word "Dolphin"?

Friendly creatures? One of Earth's most intelligent animal? Sociable creature?

Dolphins have always left a positive impression in me. Neither are they sadistic or hideous -(toad/frog, my major fear!) . In fact, they are always depict as the friendly creatures in movies or shows such as Flipper, who always get along so well with the human mankind.They are just so incredibily adorable that one might even get tempted to have a Dolphin as a pet! (That's beside the point - of cos we can't but we can always adopt one! visit this link: http://www.marineconnection.org/adopt_a_dolphin.html)

Not long ago, I came across an email titled: Stop the dolphin and whale killings in Taiji. I did not give it much thought at first and it took me close to another week before I finally click on the mail to read more. After watching the short video attached to it, it doesn't take me long to realise that I too should play a part in saving the lives of these helpless creatures who are being killed inhumanly in somewhere not far aways from where I am right now.

I know some of you out there might be thinking that all these are just parts and parcels of life. Animals are meant to be killed to satisfy our palate. Isn't that how all the lives of the other animals are meant and decided to be when they were born or even much earlier. (when their parents were being bred and fed to produce offspring for sales) But let's try looking at this from another angle. Are there not enough variety of food out there to satisfy our stomach in today's world? Human is one of the most fortunate living things in this world. We have much more than we could ever ask for and yet we are always seen complaining of how we are forever lacking in certain areas in our lives. When can we ever get satisfied with our lives? Sadly the answer by the majority is "Never".

I sincerely hope that after watching this video clip, it will change the way you felt about the killing of Dolphin and Whale. (Hopefully for the better)

How do you feel after watching the clip? Do you feel the same way as I did? We can all do our part for these poor creatures now. Be part of the petition to free these lovely creatures that are supposed to be roaming freely in their habitat. http://www.petitiononline.com/golfinho/petition.html

Munching Off
{Roly-Poly}

Travelling

2007-04-14T11:22:00.001+08:00

I was looking through some of the photo that I took a few years back when I was travelling oversea with my friends. Miss those days!!

Hong Kong is definitely my NUMBER 1 destination so far. Miss those time I had with Claire and Queen. It's my first time travelling oversea with just 2 girls and I must say we are really daring then. Still remember at that time, I had only been to Hong Kong once when I was 12 years old, Claire had never been to Hong Kong while Queen had only been to Hong Kong only once when she was rather small too. (To add on, me and Queen can't really speak Cantonese) We were totally clueless as to what Hong Kong has in store for us. However that definitely did not dampen our mood for =chi dong xi, mai dong xi, chi dong xi, mai dong xi= haha (if u know what I mean)

At the cafe below our hostel!! Taken by our beloved Uncle who greeted us every morning with his big bright smile!

Taken at the stairs in the temple

We are the well known directors for the movie- Avenue of Stars

Inside their tram ( the one heading to Disney Land is even better!)

Trying to hide! But with my size, I doubt so!

Yay! It was hard to have all 3 of us in the picture

The street near where we stayed. (Super convenient)

This was our humble hide-out for a day's tiring spree

Next we have - Macau and Hong Kong

5 months down the road and I headed for Hong Kong again. This time round it was an educational trip with my school but I was still as excited.

Pretending that the crackles are on fire! We are good at it, aren't we? ^^

St Paul at Macau

Glaring sun but we still managed to give our most radiant smile

The almighty Evelyn!

Disney Land?! Hmmmm guess we have to satisfy our craving for the still renovating Disney Land with retail shop situated at the airport itself.

We are going to prosper ("fa") for the years to come!!!

Guess who are the gamblers among us?

Makan time!

Jumbo is just behind us.

Okie we were supposed to act blur but all 3 expressions looked so different haha

Last shot at Hong Kong airport before heading off for HOME

I wonder when will be the next time that I will be heading to Hong Kong again. I miss the "Jacky Chan" hostel, the cafe with his bao and tea! I miss the bustling street too. I miss those complain that I made to Claire and Queen whenever I kanna some aircon water while walking by the street. hahaz! (For ur info, I am always the unlucky one among the three of us who always kanna aircon water without fail eveyday during the one week trip!! Unfair!! ^^) Despite that I still miss Hong Kong loads! While, I think I should stop whining and move on haha. I am sure I will get to visit Hong Kong soon, I have a strong feeling I will!!

Munching off

{Roly-Poly}

Tuesday Green

2007-04-10T23:59:00.002+08:00

Monday Blue..... Tuesday Green!!

I have no idea why but I am seriously in no mood to mug. Exams are coming and I am still enjoying myself (Can't believe that I manage to steal some time off today "busy" schedule to go all the way to Khatib to look up the noti little girl - btw her name is Serene.)

As usual, Serene can't wait to get her little hands on me when I reached. (It's not often that a prey will make their own way to find her) Can't think of a better way to shed off those extra kilos? Then make a trip to SERENE SLIMMING CENTRE and WhaLa, you will be burning those unwanted fats within 15 minutes.

I was made to run around my Aunt 5-rooms flat for the whole time. The "nasty" little hands grabbing onto you, nudging you to follow her where ever her legs could carry her. I was really panting by the time she decides to take a break from her "jog" considering that she needs to pee from all the milk, water, juices and soft drinks that she consume. (In case you are wondering at the types of liquid that she is consuming - she can't help but take a sip out of everyone drinks and that explain the wide variety of drinks she consume each day! Tsktsk!)

Hmmm enough of Little Serene for the day! Shall continue in time to come - I am sure I can't wait to visit her soon to see what kind of terrors she has in wait for me.

Shall end today's blog with a short video clip of Serene doing her favourite TaiChi. Though our Serene Shifu was kind of distracted today during her practice after she set her eyes on the "legendary" fan left lying on the floor by the once renowned Sun Wu Kong. (Hmmm I know got no link... haha!!)

Munching Off
{Roly-Poly}

TGIGF

2007-04-07T13:38:00.001+08:00

Thanks God It's Good Friday! (TGIGF)

7.30am: Rise and Shine!

8.30am: Setting off from home to Bukit Timah Hill

9.00am: Greeted by the greenery and cool fresh air. Too bad munchies isn't here cos I saw a few of its good friends. (In case you have no idea what I am talking about, Munchies is the monkey fellow below that post the first blog and the good friends I am referring to are the monkeys inhabiting on Bukit Timah Hill.

9.15am: Playing Pepsi-Cola 1-2-3!!! And it was during this time that we were being "attacked" by the monkey right under our very nose! Can you believe that the monkey took the whole packet of Bonjour chocolate bread from us while we are all engross in our game and to think that it has the cheek to eat the bread with it family up on the roof of the pavilion just next to us! Hmmmm -- But I have to say they are rather "adorable" haha.

10.00am: Getting all ready for our trek up the hill!

No idea how long went past: Too tired to keep track haha. On the way up

A little break before our way UP!!!!

Water Point: ATTACK BY "MONSTER"(Imaginary) Lolx!!!

Finally: We reached the SUMMIT of Bukit Timal Hill

Around 12plus: Back at the foot of Bukit Timah Hill. Look at our RELIEF faces!!

Following which, we have a game of dodgeball. As expected the guys are the violent one while the girls are the more civilised one. And of course, being the gentle and demure party, we have decided to let the guys win just this time. Lunch was a sumptuous one at Al ...... haha cannot remember the spelling. It's opposite beauty world, and it sell Prata and stuff. Think u food fanatic out there should know where i am referring to right heez. Well see I am so good to your right, 2 entries in a day! Anyway I will like to end today entry by wishing everyone a very HAPPY EASTER!!

Munching Off
{Roly-Poly}

The day to Independence

2007-04-07T12:37:00.001+08:00

I know I am late! Way late! It has been close to 6 days since my birthdate and countless day since my last entry. Therefore, as a mean of apology, I am going to input 2 fabulous entries today.

On the 31st March:

In a far away corner in Pasir ris, in a secluded little unit #01-05......

"Ring!Ring!" (Hmmm of cos my ringtone is more hip than tis haha) "Wee e wee" (haha yup tis is my msg tone, suppose to sound like a whistle song, u know those kind tat those ti ko bei do to pretty woman walking by?) "Di Di!" (An alert saying that you have a second call) and last but not least, "Ah Ling ah!" (Hmmm no, it's not the latest ring town in town, IT"S MY MUM CALLING ME!!)

HECTICE! FRANTIC!! LUNATIC!!! These are the words to describe the state that I was in that day. Guess I wasn't such a good host after all. Initially I wanted to do so much for my friends but ended up I did none. MY GUESTBOOK!!!! I didn't even manage to get my friends to leave their personal note and lets not mention the thank-you token that I was suppose to give out, which was only 20% prepared "sheepish".

Let me speak no further now, its photo time!!!

My 21st Mango Bdae Cake!!!

My ah ma look so young right? Alot of people commented that she has no wrinkles!!! And my mum is the pretty lady on the right!

My cutest aunt and the noti -est girl in town (if you still remember the little girl from the previous entry, yes it's her!!), dun get cheated by her INNOCENT look~haha

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Now its time for FRENZ FRENZ FRENZ

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I have got to be the luckiest girl, ENVY guys?! Look at all the KISSES

I got from the pretty ladies in town!

Okay that all for the first entry, I shall get busy for my next entry

~ TGIGF (stay tune to find out what it means)!!

P/S: My actual birthday is on the 1st April heez. Yes!!! It's April Fool Day!!

Munching Off

{Roly-Poly}

My Darling!!

2007-03-24T23:46:00.001+08:00

Munch Munch!

Dear Peeps I have been super busy for the past few days. I didn't want to bore your with the usual irritating stuff that I encounter in Ape Grooming University, that why I choose to skip the blog for a few days!

The past few days were HECTIC!! And there are definitely more to come at least for the next 2 weeks! I WANT my BEAUTY SLEEP back!!!!

Well anyway, there is someone that I need to introduce to all of you. *Shy* Well, you see I just get to know a fabulous girl and she is really cute. Wanna know why I am attracted to her. Read on to find out!

Her CUTE + INNOCENT stare

Her DETERMINATION to possess

anything interesting and new to her!

(Example: MY PHONE!!!)

The SMIRK on her face when she finally got the things she want!!!! (Attitude but I like! )

Cute isn't she? She is my new love! Cant wait to spend more time with her. Lovely little girl who dances to the music, snatches your stuff, open her mouth at you when she see you eating something interesting, holds your hands to play with her, scold you back when you scold her, imitating your every moves. Awwww I just love her to bits!!!!

Yawn!! Have to go for my Munchy Beauty Sleep now!!!

With Hugs and banana

{Munchies}

Journey of Dell

2007-03-13T23:53:00.001+08:00

Munch Munch!!

I am sure most of you have heard of Dell. Here is an interesting video of Dell that I came across today. I have a good time laughing, enjoying my banana at the same time.

Enjoy!

With hugs and banana,
{Munchies}

Annalakshmi

2007-03-12T21:48:00.001+08:00

Heard of Annalakshmi? If you have yet to heard of it, then read on to find out more!

Annalakshmi is a unique restaurant of its kind. It is quite different from several conventional eating outlets. Firstly, the principal motive is service and not profit. Annalakshmi was not established as a business venture competing with others to make profit in a stipulated time. It is run largely by volunteer staff who joyfully serve in an assortment of restaurant activities; cooking, serving, setting & clearing tables, dish washing, taking orders, transporting etc. They do not “work” for “shift hours” just to make a living. They volunteer and dedicate their time because they find joy in the underlying philosophy of serve, love and give. Dining at Annalakshmi means choosing food from a menu without a price. Eat what you want and give as you feel. (Still don't get it?) In simpler terms, you are free to pay whatever amount that you like regardless of the amount you eat. ( Saying so, it does not mean that it is a place for us to eat "cheap" food. I strongly believe that we have to respect Annalakshmi's culture and belief in their customers to pay a decent price for the food consume. )

After the brief introduction of Annalakshmi, now do allow me to share my dining experience with you. I decided to drop by at one of the restaurant located at the basement of Chinatown Point after much recommendation. Initially I was quite skeptical about the concept of "Eat what you want and give as you free". I was sure that the food and service must be really bad, and the place must be really run-down in order for any restaurant to make such claims. However, to my surprise, it is totally different from what I envisage it to be. The first thing anyone would noticed about the restaurant would be the grand entrance that makes you want to break through it to unveil the secret within. When I push opened the door, the interior design blown me away. You really have to see it to believe it. The place is filled with rich Indian culture and there are beautiful ornaments at all corners of the restaurant. Even the walls look fantastic with embellishment in the shade of red and gold.

Unfortunately, they no longer serve buffet style, orders have to be make by ala-carte. This prove to be rather difficult for me, as I have no idea how most of the food in the menu look like despite the short english descriptions stated in the menu. Fortunately, the service staff are really polite and helpful. I must say that I will give them 2 thumbs up plus 10 toes up for their prompt and personalise service attitude. As for the food, it turn up aright. Though, personally I tend to crave for some meat throughout my meal. (heez, I am a strict omnivores).

For potatoes lover, do try their Aloo Jeera (Boiled potato tossed with jeera and spices) and Masala Posal (Dosai filled with spice potatoes). However, the 2 items that are a "MUST TRY" are the Gobi Manchurian (Cauliflower fritters cooked in a spicy sauce) and Annalakshmi Special (Rice cooked with vegetables, raisins, nuts and spices.) Yummy! Trust me as I am someone who is rather picky with food.

Hungry?!

Look out for the below pictures:

Gobi Manchurian (Cauliflower fritters cooked in a spicy sauce)

Aloo Jeera (Boiled potato tossed with jeera and spices)

I hope the 2 pictures did not make any of you feel disgusted about the food. I know its kind of messy as I can't help but dig into the food once it's being served. Therefore I only remember to take a photo of it halfway through the meal. Lol. The other dishes were already in my tummy before my mind can react. I am sure it wouldn't be appeitzing for you to witness the empty bowls of the other dishes that are practically being slurp down by me!

To end off today entry. Let me share with you some of the photo that I took while strolling through the street of Chinatown today. They are some of the few photo that give me a nostalgic feel of those days where I used to hold my Mummy hands to look for New Year clothes at the shops located above the food centres.

The night street at Chinatown which used to bustle with human traffic

The place where most of us have been to as a child. A place that holds many memories!

Munching Off

{Roly-Poly}

Dedicated to all Daddy

2007-03-11T12:53:00.001+08:00

Below is an extract of an email sent to me by my friend Huai Yu and it touched my heart and I know it will do to your too!!

An 80 year old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45 years old highly educated son.Suddenly a crow perched on their window.The Father asked his Son, "What is this?" The Son replied "It is a crow".After a few minutes, the Father asked his Son the 2nd time, "What is this?"The Son said "Father, I have just now told you "It's a crow". After a little while, the old Father again asked his Son the 3rd time, What is this?At this time some expression of irritation was felt in the Son's tone when he said to hisFather with a rebuff.."It's a crow, a crow".

A little after, the Father again asked his Son the 4th time, "What is this?"This time the Son shouted at his Father,"Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again, although I have told you so many times 'IT IS A CROW'. Are you not able to understand this?"

A little while later the Father went to his room and came back with an old tattered diary, which he had maintained since his Son was born. On opening a page, he asked his Son to read that page. When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary :-"Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow was sitting on the window. My Son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a Crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23 times.I did not at all feel irritated I rather felt affection for my innocent child". While the little child asked him 23 times "What is this", the Father had felt no irritation in replying to the same question all 23 times and When today the Father asked his Son the same question just 4 times, the Son felt irritated and annoyed.

So..

If your parents attain old age, do not repulse them or look at them as a burden, but speak to them a gracious word, be cool, obedient, humble and be kind to them. Be considerate to your parents. With this I will like to end this entry with a rather interesting picture that I came across:

Nonetheless, I still love my Daddy so!

Munching Off

{Roly-Poly}

Lunch at Spageddies

2007-03-10T23:49:00.001+08:00

Hi Peeps! I am Pei Ling aka Roly-Poly and I will be taking over Munchies for today blog. I will be filling you in with my friend (Esther) 21st birthday celebration that took place today.

Lunch was at Spageddies located in Paragon B1. Some of the yummy desserts we have include:

Tiramisu (Rating: 2.5/5)
Roly-Poly>> Its too creamy. Though coffee taste is aromatic. Definitely room for improvement.

Brownies with vanilla ice-cream (Rating: 3.5/5)
Roly-Poly>>Brownies serves warm and is kind of chewy and I love it though some other might prefer it to be more spongy. Strong chocolaty taste that makes you tempted to take one bite after another! For anti-nut consumers, do try their chocolate fudge cake with ice-cream. It's even better!! (Rating: 4/5)

Ambience (Rating: 3.5/5)
Roly-Poly>>The restaurant offers a setting that is both distinctive and diverting. The spacious interior is dressed in the decidedly Italian tones of terra cotta, deep green and creamy white. It's like being in a "trattoria Italiano" complete with Italian billboards, festive lighting and sundried peppers.

Pricing (Rating: 3/5)
Roly-Poly>> Pricing is relatively reasonable with main course ranging from the price of $11.90 to ard $30+++ Drink starts from ard $3.90. Average check per person is around $26 inclusive of main course and soft drink. Do check out their website for promotion exclusively for certain credit cards holders.

Menu choice (Rating: 3/5)
Roly-Poly>> Menu includes entree such as platter which include soft shell crabs, calamari and cheese chicken stick that come with tomato salsa sauce and tata sauce. Of course, menu includes other "must have" italian signature items such as pizza and pasta. For beverage choice, there are soft drinks to juices to italian soda even to alcholic beverages like margarita.

Portion Size (Rating: 2/5)
Roly-Poly>> I was kind of disappointed with the portion served. The food served look totally different to the pictures protray in the menu. For my tenderloin and clayfish pasta set ordered, my tenderloin seems to shrink like a deflated balloon with the size of (7cm x 6cm x 1cm) and my 2 clayfish with their shells removed resemble the size of 2 miserable fishballs!! The only thing that is bigger in portion compared to the picture in the menu is the pasta!!! (Should I be impressed?) Fortunately, the desserts look normal. Phew! Since desserts signify the end of a meal (usually serve to spoil the whole meal or to revert the situation), it manages to add back a few crucial points for Spageddies.

Overall "Must Try"?? (Rating: 3/5)
Roly-Poly>>Yes why not! Ambience and chocolate fudge cake with vanilla ice cream alone score a few critical points!

Munching off
{Roly-Poly}

Miss Chiquita in the 1940s

2007-03-09T17:33:00.001+08:00

I recall the days when Grandpa used to tell me about some of the really good commercials that leave a deep impression in him. He used to tell me how charming and talented Miss Chiquita is. In the early 1940s, Miss Chiquita was born, starring in several commercials. These commercials were being produced by Famous Studio. Several of the incidental characters appear to have been designed by Dave Tendlar. They are pretty elaborate by Famous Studios standards. Some of the titles include: Chiquita Banana and the Cannibals, Chiquita Banana's Magic, Chiquita Banana's School For Brides and Chiquita Banana's Beauty Treatment. Without further ado, lets sit back and enjoy one of the really good commercial starring Miss Chiquita!!

Filmography: Chiquita Banana Theatrical Commercials

Produced by Disney Studios in the 40's, this commercial appeared only in movie theaters, and for over 50 years kept us humming its catchy tune.

If the above commercial fails to quench your thirst for Miss Chiquita, let us take a peek at some of the clips below taken from the other fêted commercials!

Growl! Argh! I always gets hungry at the sight of Miss Chiquita. Guess it's time for my date with Miss Chiquita. (healthy snack time for me!)

With hugs and banana
{Munchies}

Opening of Munchies-Roly-Poly!

2007-03-09T01:38:00.002+08:00

Hi Peeps!

First let me introduce to you the host for munchies-roly-poly. It's none other than Munchies the ape!

Munchies claims that he has tasted the most scrumptious banana in the world and aims to conquer other lip-smacking food. Beside food, he also enjoys a good dosages of natural Vitamin D. (That explain his hunky tan!) And yes! He never forget to keep himself tidy and trim (with his manly mane, did I mentioned mane?), as keeping himself presentable is an important aspect of everyday life since he will be expecting to meet more and more delightful readers like yourself. Munchies will love to share his wonderful tips on being charming, active and most importantly staying roly-poly with all beings that breathe. (though sometime, Munchies tries too hard to share his life experiences with Dolly the Barbie! Why just couldn't he get it?)

Stay tune to munchies-roly-poly as Munchies goes around taking snap shots of nitty-gritty events that take place in an island known as Singapore. (If Munchies manages to save up enough banana to barter for an express elephant ride by Tarzan out of Singapore, do not worry, Munchies will not forget to snap some enthralling shots to share with us too.) At the same time , Munchies will also share some of the interesting or heart warming events that he might come across each day. So look out for new entries being pen at munchies-roly-poly!

With hugs and banana

{Munchies}