Mahjong Mahjong!

Today is the scheduled mahjong session with the starhubbers.

For those who dunno mahjong or just dunno how to play it, please try!! Its amazing!! I think its the greatest game in the world that requires not only wit, brains but also on luck! And apparently it helps to deter Alzheimer's Disease. Tats why i keep persuading my mum to join my kaki sessions. Lol.

Up till now, i have lost 9 bucks! And im still jobless! Sighz..

Look at Lock's Tiles (the one facing us), nice nice.

He Won for this Particular Round

I woke up early in the morning to prepare breakfast for the mahjong kakis!! My so called first attempt!! Had eggs, toast, sausages, luncheon meat, cucumber salad etc etc! I tasted it, i liked it!!

But apparently, the eventual reviews were not so good!! So sad... Next time, forget bout me cooking! I should save my time and go downstairs buy the fabulously, delicious nasi lemak or roti prata. Hehe.

The American Breakfast That i PAINSTAKINGLY prepared.

A Close Up.
I love it though

Ring Part Two

During the rainy day of 060606 in Jurong Bird Park, my compatriots must had been still energetic and alert enough to come up with the following pictures in the park...

Out of a well.. A wishing well in Jurong Bird Park to be exact.

Pushing herself Upright, Sadako advanced

A lame Boy was Talking on the Phone, Eyes Ahead!
Must ban Handphones while Walking!!

The stupid lame Boy finally Realised

Sadako Got Him!

Our Hero to the Rescue, using Mystifying Light Waves!
Sadako was Driven Off!!!

Now all of you know wat kinda friends i have..

But i enjoy and appreciate their companion, their creativity and of course, their jokes!!

Jurong Bird Park

A name that brought back many young memories; when we were still in primary or secondary school.. But seriously, most of you should go back and revisit those memories.

It changed a bit (same bird shows) but at least its an educational and fulfiling trip! Provided u are not extremely terrified of birds and your main purpose is to "know" those featheries, not just "see" them.

Five of us (Weeyuan, Vanessa, Lock, Alex and I of course) woke up early in the morning and we enjoyed ourselves immersely, despite the stormy, thundery weather!

Snow Owl..

Its really cute. Its not Only Majestic, but Dignified and Most of all, Cuddly! lol

God Knows What These Two Were Doing...

 Our Favourite Attraction in the Park, The Lory Loft. Strongly Recommended! But please bring an umbrella!

 Our Lockie Boy with his arms, hands, fingers full of Lories.
They are Beautiful. They Bite Hard too!
To Protect Lockie from being Recognised, His face was Mosaiced and Double Blocked Out.

Alex Drinking From the Man made Waterfall. 

Made a Very OBVIOUS statementStaged by Weeyuan

Its been a trip well spent. And my knowledge on nature had deepened (on birds obviously)!! Biggest, Fastest, Heaviest bird is Ostrich! Puffin Classis Emblem is a real bird!! Etc Etc.

Next trip will be the zoo i guess. Lol.

Lets hope i can get the free entry pass again!!

Handle Bar

Not sure if any of you has heard of this bar that's situated near  the former Saint Andrews Junior College? I always passed by that area but had never ventured into it. So imagine my enthusiam when my friend suggested that area when we were scouting our way around Singapore for a place to chill out! Haha.

The Dark, Errie, Steep Staircase Leading to Handle Bar

Handle Bar is a meeting place for Harley Davidsons fans and riders alike! We reached ard 12 midnight (i think) and even though the bar was reserved for a private function, we were welcome to enter.

Once inside u can see that the ambience, decor were very unique. It was not so "showy showy" and was quite run down. However, any grouches were gone when u saw the deep, inset culture of the Harley spirt. Dunno how to describe it wif u people but u can see for urself at the photos below! Or please visit it at your earliest convenience!

The Pictures that Served as Wallpaper in The Male Toilet!

The Sink Area. Note all the Side Mirrors!

A bit Dark. We Found This Dinosaur somewhere around Handle Bar and our Dear Weeyuan was Fighting Bravely!!

Vanessa Cleaning the Asshole of the Dinosaur. Lol

Xin Wang HongKong Cafe

There is another new kid on the "HongKong Cafes Craze" block in Singapore and its called New Prosperity @ Marina Square! And this time, i was not disappointed either with the level of service and most importantly, with its food!! Alex and I savoured a few dishes and here's e freaking reviews!!

1) Ice Milk Tea @ $2.90

The milk tea was really sedap! Its not too milky, not too thin and best of all, quenching to the thirst that resulted from the bloody hot weather that Singapore was facing recently! Of coz, i know i can get it at $1.50 from my favourite Prata shop. Hahaha

2) French Toast @$3.90

This was really amazing, great, fabulous!! The sweet taste of honey coupled with the hot crispy toast and the smooth butter put it on the top of my list! Only the one in Kim Gary can fight with it!! Dun be deceived by the picture; it was abused by us even before i can get a shot. lol. But, the size was quite minute.

3) Pork Chop with French Fries @$7.90

Before i can even try this course, Alex gulped down the eggs, chomped down the fries, leaving only the two pieces of pork there! I will say the pork was grilled to perfection though i admitted the gravy on the pork was really taseless, to e extent of non existent.

4) Cheese Baked Pork Chop Spaghetti @ $8.90

Yes, the spaghetti was there!! But it had been covered by a thick layer of cheese that was lip smacking good! Thats wat cheese baked products should be like! (hint: the hk cafe in IMM sucked in this aspect) The pork chop grilled to a crisp at e side and notwithstanding the bones, it was mouth watering.... *slurps* Surprisingly, the spaghetti dun really taste that 'out of ordinary' and the sauce was quite little, though it brought out the redness in the dish. lol

Overall, i liked this place. The service staff attending to us never hesitate to give us a smile. And the food was one of the better ones in Singapore, better than e one in Upper East Coast and of course IMM. The ambience was comparatively better than e others with red leather seats and even the menu looks great!

Rating 8/10

What If?

I was just lying on my bed this morning@ 2 am when i started to imagine....

What if i am involved in an accident today and will be in a coma for ten years before i finally wake up?

And i realised that my dad had passed away, my dog had died, my girlfriend had left me, my mum had a head full of silvery hair. And my memory still remained as what has happened before e accident?

My heart felt so pained, so sore, so uncomfortable when i thought of that.... and in the silence of the night, i dragged rubee closer to me...

Hainanese Curry Rice

Situated @Maxwell Hawker Centre!!

This was the second time i tried this stall.

The very first impression, I though it was just a normal chap chai ben (mixed vegetables rice) and im not wrong (u still have to choose the combination)!! But of coz, the taste differed from the norm that we were damn familiar with.

One key difference was that the varieties never seem to change, another was that the pork chop with the curry gravy that go with the rice really make it very palatable!

No wonder there are forever a queue for it!! I reached at around 11am, well before the lunch break and oredi, there were 6 people queuing! But have to admit its quite ex. Alex and I spent $6.70 for two portions and i still had to stuff myself with fried banana and ondeh ondeh to be moderately full. Haha

Pork Chop with Sunny Side Up and Cabbage!

One word, delicious. I dunno wat went into making the pork chop but it tasted..... Hm... Traditional! It had a milky taste to it! Not human milk k! Lol. U can see the amount of curry gravy that went with it~! Rest assured, its not even "warm" to the taste buds!

Deep Fried SMALL Prawns with Steam Egg and Bean Sprouts

Alex tried this one which i though was grossly normal with patrhetic tiny prawns. But i admitted the the prawns did taste not bad and the steamed egg was like some big chunk! As usual, our Alex cannot finish it.

Rating : 8/10

Changes!

I seldom drive at daytime since im using an OPC (Off-Peak Car). But today, i bought the temporary license and passed by Yishun Avenue 5, near Chong Pang.

I was shocked to see all the trees being given a crew cut!!! Gone were the lush greenery surrouding the slim branches. But of coz, all the bird residing at the trees can be quite a menance, with all the potential shit that dropped! Lol.

If you were around there @night, you will note quite a few people using umbrellas even though its not raining! Try it after the "hair" has grown back.

Optical Illusions

Its been like, i think, 10 years since i last went to the Singapore Science Centre. In lieu with my deteoriating memory, i cannot remember much of the last trip! However, i still managed to have an enjoyable time!

Might as well put all of you to the test! Look at the few pictures below and see if u can see what i thought i saw!

Is this a happy sailor? or a sad man?

Sad Policeman? Or happy sailor?

A few stalks of violet? Or napolean and his lover/wife?

Interesting right?? Guess my eyes are still ok! Lol

Pariss International

The first time i heard this name, i tot it was just a MLM company or some high class thingy but like most of u heard, its a buffet restaurant that is supposedly on the same league like Vienna, another restaurant that caters to the buffet hungry Singaporeans like me!! Lol.

Anyway, i tried it just a few hours ago but i only have one word for it.

BAD

The food was not fabulous, their shark fins sucked (sorrie, animal activists), the desserts were not commendable, the spanner crabs tasted ironically fishy, the range was not wide(the normal sushi, dim sum, chinese food, teppanyaki etc). In all, its just not innovative enuff.

From my distant memory of Vienna, it served innovative and well designed food! At least they attempted to put normal fruit juice into a test tube, clams that were baked with cheese, mini pot of herbal chicken soup etc etc!

Sighz... Im reli disappointed by it and even though service was ok but i wished that the person (Peach i think) at the reception can greet with a smile.. Sometimes, i wonder if i knew em and perhaps owed them something (like money).

The other thing worth mentioning was that the person answering our phone queries was not well versed in English and you may have difficulty and frustration in booking a reservation.

However, some of the items like the teppanyaki lamb chop, the lobster salad etc were quite good. And currently, they have student and senior citizens promo, which made it cheaper than sakura!

The promotion ends tomorrow, by the way.

Rating : 5/10 (revised)