08 November 2009

Quarterly Meeting at Civil Service Club

Had our quarterly meeting at the Civil Service Club.

Jerry


Everyone listening attentively



Lunch time! We walked to our favourite place for lunch!!!


Cassie making the orders


Their menu, so religious looking right?


They have quite a variety, but of course we ordered the dry and soup Bee Hoon which is their specialty.


Su and Shida had to order Nasi Padang at the nearby Muslim store.


I didn't really like their Sweet and Sour Fried Pork


This is pretty nice, we order this everytime we come here.


Soup version


Dry one - this is my personal favourite. I brought Irene here too the other time, and she also loved it!


Cockles


After the morning first half of stressful projections and review, the second half was more on sharing.


Val sharing his point of view from the book "360 Leadership"


Ella caught making funny faces




Joanna taking down notes




The Tapioca Crisps that was left untouched


Cassie and Lynn


Our perception of one another




After the meeting, we had our team bonding session at the Karaoke Room!



Cassie and Jerry singing oldies, giving Lynn a shock! LOL!


Kelly taking pictures of the duo.


Dforce



Like all KTV boxes, fruits are heavily priced here.


The next line of leaders.


Albert, the thorn among the roses.


Kelly sang to JJ's song.


"These"?


Jerry having a hard time selecting his song....


Cassie in action.



We had a lot of fun that day, we ended the session at around 6pm, and called it a day.
We need more of such sessions to unwind!!!

07 November 2009

Belated Birthday Present

Last week I received a belated birthday present from Alex.

It was a pleasant surprise because I didn't know he remembers my birthday after so many years.

I really like the present because I needed a watch when I go to the gym, but I didn't have time to go and buy, so this new sporty watch comes into handy.


Have been "watchless" the past one month when I gym because I did not bear to wear my precious Rolex for gym sessions, in case I scratch it!


Love the colour as well, its my favourite colour, BLUE!

05 November 2009

Saving Coins

I have always loved saving coins, especially $1 coins.

Just the other day, my tin coin bank was full, so I had to open and count the fruits of my labour.


I prefer such coin banks because you cannot open and you are forced to open only when its full.
Its sold in all Daiso for only $2!!!



Count, count, count....



Make a guess how much I have saved? :P

04 November 2009

Lunch at Jumbo Seafood Restaurant Serangoon Gardens

Sis treated me to lunch at Jumbo Seafood Restaurant at Serangoon Gardens for my birthday.

I suggested the place because the food there is really good, and cheaper than most other Jumbos.

Unfortunately, that was the second last day of the operations of the Serangoon Gardens Branch.

They had since closed the branch there.


Watermelon Juice


Sambal Belachan


Chilli Padi



Sauteed Fried Scallop - TASTY!




Seafood Bacon Roll with Salad Cream - TASTY!


Fried Rice with Seafood and XO Sauce - Generous serving of Scallops and Prawns!



Spinach with Boxthorn - Average, the gravy a little too starchy


Sweet and Sour Spare Rib - Average


Mango Pudding



Honeydew Sago


Overall, the dining experience was pleasant.
Its just too bad I only dined there 4 times, I could have potentially been a regular patron there.
Hai...

02 November 2009

Michael Jackson's This Is It

Caught Michal Jackson's This Is It with Geok, Alex and Victor.

Michael was such a talented artiste, and in the documentary, I got to see how involved Michael was in the production and rehearsals of his concert world tour.

From music, to choreography, to even sound, Michael was so sensitive, and was an obvious perfectionist. He couldn't make do with even the slightest error. Unlike most other singers, Michael doesn't get the cue to start singing from the band, he cues the band to start the music. Awesome!

"This Is It" is a movie worth watching, especially if you grew up in the 80s to Michael's music, afterall, there are snippets of his concert rehearsals, and those are enough, just to remind us, what a legend he was, and what a great concert we missed!


31 October 2009

Results Out!

My results for my last semester is out!

I got A, B, B for my three exams. Relieved!

I am off to my first driving lessons now, after my gym, and going to George's birthday party thereafter. A packed weekend!

29 October 2009

Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew wins Lifetime Achievement Award

Singapore is so fortunate to have Mr Lee Kuan Yew helming the nation. He is so well respected by Top-notch leaders from United States....



"Our trading relationship with Asean suports millions of American jobs and helps nurture the industries and opportunities of tomorrow. It is fitting that His Excellency Lee Kuan Yew will be honoured on the (US-Asean Business) Council's 25th anniversary.

"As Prime Minister of Singapore from 1965 to 1990, and through his current service as Minister Mentor, Mr Lee has been a central figure in the evolution of Asean. He has also been a constructive partner with the US in efforts to promote economic growth."

US President Barack Obama



"MM Lee's life of public service is both unique and remarkable. As Prime Minister of Singapore for more than three decades, he has been a key figure in the growth and evolution of Asean.

"His work as Prime Minister and now as Minister Mentor has helped literally millions of people in Singapore and all across South-east Asia to live better, more prosperous lives.

"I hope the leaders of Asean will continue to build upon Mr Lee Kuan Yew's outstanding legacy. I send you again my heartfelt congratulations, I thank you for honouring a man I admire so very much."

Ex-president Bill Clinton



"I first met Mr Lee Kuan Yew in 1981. Over the years, he's continued to be a trusted and important friend and ally to the United States. All of us who have worked with him have benefited from his wisdom, insights and dedication.

"Few have done so much for their country or are as deserving of recognition for lifetime service to his country and the South-east Asian region as Mr Lee. His leadership was instrumental in Singapore becoming the thriving prosperous nation it is today.

"He was visionary in recognising the need for regional architecture and he helped Asean become a force for peace and aconomic cooperation that has helped millions of people in South-east Asia raise their standards of living."

Ex-president George H.W. Bush



"He's a great man, and great leaders bridge the gap between the experience of their society and their vision...He has become a seminal figure for all of us.

"I've not learned as much from anybody as I have from Mr Lee Kuan Yew. He made himself an indispensable friend of the United States, not primarily by the power he represented but by the quality of his thinking."

"Over 40 years, when Mr Lee Kuan Yew comes to Washington, he gets to see an array of people that almost no foreign leader gets to see in such a grouping and in a mode which is unique, because he does not come as a supplicant He comes as a comrade, in common efforts, from whom we can learn, who can tell us about the nature of the world that we face. He gives us insights into the thinking of his region.

"And that is the most important challenge we face in the long term in this country - how to build a kind of fundamental and organice relationship with Asia. We have to learn to deal with Asia, not by the patterns of the Cold War, but in a way that various arms of Asia, including China, build an organic relationship across the Pacific. There is nobody who can teach us more about this than the MM."



Dr Kissinger, 86, former secretary of state and Nobel Peace Prize winner

"Not long after I took office as Secretary of State, maybe two or three weeks, I had invited (then Chancellor of West Germany) Helmut Schmidt to come to a gathering.

"At the same gathering, my great friend Henry Kissinger had invited (then) Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, our mutual friend, to come. We had the weekend and afterwards on Sunday, we went down to my house on the Standford campus and the four of us sat around the kitchen table: Helmut Schmidt, Lee Kuan Yew, Henry Kissinger and me for about three hours. Finally our wives came in and said, 'We're going to get lunch, you got to get out of here.''

But it was an intense discussion among that group. Can you imagine a seminar where a new secretary of state is sitting around for three hours listening to Kissinger, Schmidt and Lee Kuan Yew?

"Man, that was education."

"So (MM Lee), you have taught all of us a tremendous amount by what you've done, what you've said, the way you meant it when you say something, and I thank you."

Dr Shultz, 89, former secretary of state (1982-1989).



"(MM Lee) has demonstrated not only the power of his intellect but the strength of leadership at a scale that is truly of historic proportions.

"So I would ask you to join me in a toast to His Excellency, whose mark has been made on the evolution of South-east Asia in a way that is perhaps unsurpassed by any other individual, whose power of intellect and strength of his leadership will be long remembered in our history."

Senator Jim Webb, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations' subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific Affairs



"Thanks for coming and spending so much time with a group of people who not only respect you but love you. I know we don't use that word in Singapore, but still, we love you."

Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs - the US state department's top Asia policy official, Kurt Campbell.

(Asiaone)

Giant Lighter

What do you think of this lighter?

Its HUGE!
Now with the calculator beside it, can you visualise how HUGE the lighter is?
My colleague bought this from Hong Kong.... Novel!


27 October 2009

Ris Low - Shingz

In this video, Ris Low shares that she is currently taking English Lessons in NUS, sponsored by the "Speak English Movement".

Actually you know what? I am starting to like her, she is really very confident, and despite all the negative reporting, she is still so comfortable with herself.

And in case you have not heard, Ris has introduced another new word to Singapore and the World....

"SHINGZ"

Definition of SHINGZ (according to Ris Low):
"Shucks", Whatever, can replace the word "Fuck".

Example: "Oh my God, this is so Shingz, I can't stand you anymore, please talk to my hand."

Opposite of: Boomz

I hope Singaporeans can give her a break, and a chance.

Enjoy the video - The Shan and Roz Show - The Boomz Girl.

Disclaimer: Contains unpleasant Dialect and English vulgarities.

Yummy Claypot at Joo Chiat

Went for supper with Bernard after classes. This time, he brought me to Yummy Claypot located at 360 Joo Chiat Road.

Have heard a few of my classmates raving about the food there, so I knew I had to try the food.

We reached around 10.30pm, the whole restaurant was empty, except for the both of us. The wait staffs and kitchen staffs were all crowding around, watching TV. Well, you cannot blame them for being bored, with no customers to serve.

We ordered their "Signature Chicken" ($10). My oh my, DELICIOUS!
I am not sure how they cook it, but the seasoning is great!
I seriously have never tasted chicken cooked like this before. SEDAP!


Ordered the "Vegetable's Smoothie". Didn't like it at all, has a very strong Celery taste, and Celery is like Oyster, you either love it or hate it. I am the latter!


Then come the main course. Our HUGE pot of Prawn Porridge ($15). You cannot really tell how big this clayout is from this picture, but the diameter is roughly that of a LARGE Pizza, about 15 inch?


The prawn porride is tasty. Its the soupy type, so if you either like to drink soup or eat watery porridge, you will love this. The other alternative is the Crab Porridge which is almost twice the price of the Prawn Porridge.


One pot can serve about 4 persons, so if you intend to visit Yummy Claypot for the porridge, do bring along more friends, so you can have greater variety!