Veni Vidi Vici

Yay, have decided to picked Singapore Airline to bring me all the way from my sunny island to Brisbane.

Kao there are still some stuffs that need to be ironed out.

Bridgin lessons starts next tuesday. Time to focus. No more fooling around. :(

Someone asked me,
"Why do you keep loving someone who doesn't love you back?
There are tons of fish in the water."
I simply replied, "Just because it's also water, would you drink from the sea?"
 

Sypnosis: Two best friends -- one unlucky-in-love divorcee (Robin Williams) and the other a fun loving bachelor (John Travolta) -- have their lives turned upside down when they're unexpectedly charged with the care of six year old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives. The not-so-kid-savvy bachelors stumble in their efforts to take care of the twins (newcomers Ella Bleu Travolta and Conner Rayburn), leading to one debacle after another, and perhaps to a new-found understanding of what's really important in life.



Caught the trailer and is so hilarious. This is a scene where Robin Williams and John Travolta were denied entry into the Zoo. They then decided on breaking in, to their horror, they ended up in the Gorrila enclosure. After which, all hell break lost. Totally funny!

Old Dogs opens in cinema 31 Dec 2009

The Manhattan Fish Market its like my fourth time there if i am not wrong. like its rival Fish & Co, it offers seafood at affordable price.

We had their promotion package dinner for 4.
-Seafood Platter
-Dory Fillet and chips
-2 x Icecream
-Drinks

Their seafood platter is huge, consisting of prawns, fish, calamari, garlic rice, fried oyster and chips. The last time i went, i had difficulty finish it with two person. They used a blow torch to burn the cooked prawns, leaving some charred patches on the sauce, real cool. I like the garlic rice, its so fragrant, but they are also very oily. The seafood are fresh. But i find the calamari abit overcooked, very hard to chew on. Actually we picked the dory fish fillet instead of the mahi-mahi. But they served the mahimahi, which was supposed to be more expensive. I dont really like the texture of the fish.

Service is generally quite good with attentive staffs. DBS/POSB cardholders get a 10% discount off.  

Q: Art and the Law is the sixth edition of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival - True or False?
A: True

Went to Ikea at Tampines to do some window shopping. If you do come to Ikea, you shouldn't missed out on their restaurant. First, the fried chicken wings serve there are one of the best i had in Singapore. It is crispy, juicy with tender meat. Then comes the tasty swedish meatball with boiled potato, sauce and jam.  We also ordered some side dishes like the fries which was not bad, at least it wasn't soggy or too greasy. The food here is so reasonably priced, no wonder it is always so crowded. Be prepared to wait for quite sometime during peak hours and weekends, because it is so difficult to get seats.

The only thing i hate is irresponsible diners who fail to clear their plates and leftovers. then the next bunch of diners at the same table have to deal with the leftovers. It is not uncommon, is it so difficult to bring the plates and leftovers to the designated place which is just a few metres away?

Dined at Shokudo at Hereen, before catching the movie "Perfect Getaway". Shokudo is something like a Marche theme Japanese Restaurant. Diners are first given a card which are use for ordering food and the bill will be charge according the amount incurred on each card.

The place is quite small and the variety is very limited too. But the ambience is pretty good, with the nice lighting and the comfortable round cushion seat we were sitting on. Also there was Japanese pop songs playing in the background.

I decided on having the Beef Fried Rice in Omelette. It was not bad in terms of taste, but was abit dissapointed with the small portion and it cost around $12++.

The Perfect Getaway is one of the better thriller movie i have watch this year. The scenary in the film is also one of the best i have ever seen, the beautiful and colorful scenary of Hawaii. Constrasting sharply with the dark and sinister trouble that disrupts the paradise and tranquility. The film was pretty boring at the start except for some sneaky scares along the trail. Only near the end, the drama starts to begin. It is a clever thriller movie with a huge twist near the end of the film. Like other thriller films, be prepared for lots of bloody scene...

Cliff and Cydney are an adventurous young couple celebrating their honeymoon by backpacking to one of the most beautiful, and remote, beaches in Hawaii. Hiking the wild, secluded trails, they believe they've found paradise. But when the pair comes across a group of frightened hikers discussing the horrifying murder of another newlywed couple on the islands, they begin to question whether they should turn back. Unsure whether to stay or flee, Cliff and Cydney join up with two other couples, and things begin to go terrifyingly wrong. Far from civilization or rescue, everyone begins to look like a threat and nobody knows whom to trust. Paradise becomes hell on earth as a brutal battle for survival begins...

My friend recommended me to this Claypot Rice in Clementi. I was suprised when i was told that we have to call first and make a reservation. We took the four person portion consisting of Chinese Sausage, salted fish and chicken which cost us $20.

The coffeeshop location is quite convinient as it just across the road from Clementi Central. When we reach, i was so glad that we make the booking in advance. Looking at the signboard, it states that waiting time for peak hours is 45 to 90 minutes. Gasp!

After waiting for sometime, the steaming hot claypot finally came. When the auntie opened the claypot cover, the aroma from the inside of the claypot gushes out, smells so nice! And unlike other claypot rice, where the rice tends to stick together, the claypot rice here are seperated grains by grains. Also the chicken is so tender and juicy. I really enjoyed the the crispy rice crust on the bottom of the claypot, it has a nice slight burnt/charred smell.

Aftersometime, around 7pm, the coffee shop was fully packed. I felt pretty sorry for the rest of the stalls, because almost everybody there were having the claypot rice.

I will never forget the first Renaldo's Apple Strudel i had,  it was like love at first taste. Thats like quite sometime ago and they have expanded with outlets now at even Orchard ION. I personally rate the apple strudel there the best in town.

What sets their Apple Strudel apart from other ones that i had tried is their generous filings of the baked apples filling, custard and cream. The crust outside is so flaky and crispy too. Although standards may not be consistent at time, i am still a big fan of theirs!

Thanks to my dearest hamburger for gettting me this Apple Strudel. It's so sweet.

Some brief Company background:
"Founded in 1999, Renaldo's Apple Strudel & Pastries is named after Chef Renaldo who perfect the unique recipe for its founder. (Read more...)"

The Solemnisation ceremony took about 20 minutes. I feel happy for him, finding the special someone to accompany him for the rest of his life.

I love my Blackberry Bold but being a road idiot, i always wanted a phone that is more for GPS (Global Positioning System). Something with a large screen and clear display, preferbably touch screen as well for better web browsing.

The Garmin-Asus nuvifone M20 fits my bill. Garmin is renown for their GPS navigation products, while Asus is one of the leading IT hardware manufacturer in the world. This can't be a bad phone right?

The phone has a large high resolution screen and it is able to obtain quick GPS lock, making navigation a breeze. Whatmore the Garmin-Asus nuvifone M20 comes with a 3.2mp camera which is much better than my Bold's 2mp camera. The M20 phone also automatically geotags images with the exact latitude and longitudinal coordiantes, isn't that amazing?


Other functions includes HSDPA, Wi-Fi, push Email, multi media Capacity, Document viewing. In other words, it can do almost what my Blackberry Bold is capable of. The only bad point this phone has is that there isn't any microSD slot, meaning that the only storage available is the internal memory.

Decided to visit our neighbour in the North for the weekends. We boarded a bus from Kranji to the Custom, clearing the custom was a breeze, the queues are short even at the Malaysia side. After exiting the Malaysia's new custom, we were greeted by the huge megamall City Square. It has so many stores infact you can find most of the stores in Singapore here.

We wasted no time and headed to Kim Gary Hong Kong Cafe at Basement. You can't shop with an empty stomach right. In order to order, we have to tick/write the orders on the pieces of paper/menu provided. It is so troublesome, we were having difficulties trying to find our food in the paper as there are lots of different papers. I ordered a bowl of Hot and spicy noodles with pork chop. My order was the last to come, i guess they save the best for the last. The bowl was huge! On the top of my noodles was a layer of red hot chili oil. It came with two deep fried dumplings with some vegetables (turnips) fillings. After a few mouths, my lips swelled and i gave up eating it.

Then we went onto shop, exploring every stores in the shopping mall. The girls decided to do their nails as it is so cheap here. While the girls were doing their nails, me and Jack roamed around the Shopping Centre again. I got my Hamburger the Seed bag from Padini which i promised, which cost SGD 49. I then went on a shopping spree and bought two top from F.O.S and a Lee sandals. I actually saw the Lee sandals quite sometime back in a mass order, but it doesnt have my size that time.

The girls took like 2 plus hours to finish their nails. My legs were like breaking after going round and roud in the shopping mall. We went to the Japanese restaurant for our dinner. A huge Pikachu greeted us outside the restaurant. The food was pretty average, but the price are jaw dropping. It cost only SGD 10 per person, so cheap for the amount and type of food we ordered!

Wow, spent a total of SGD150 unknowingly. Heart pain. We left Malaysia around 9pm and straightaway we continued with Saturday's Part II, L4D 2...

Headed to Watami at ION Orchard for a Belated Birthday Celebration for TTS. I first came across this restaurant in Central at Clarke Quay recently. Watami is more of a casual Japanese restaurant. Among all the restaurants in ION, it has the longest queue and is always packed. Can't be that bad right?
Anyway attendence are getting dissapointing with only five people attending today. My friends and i were struggling to decide what to order due to the lack of variety of food. Looking at the menu, all the prices are pretty reasonable costing around $10 for every dish. I had the Chicken cutlet which was being served on a sizzling hotplate over the stove. I must say it is pretty good. The chicken cutlet isn't greasy and the sauce isn't salty. However heard from my friend that his Ramen isn't really good. Next came our Salmon Sashimi, pretty firm and has a good texture to it, nice.

Came to a Conclusion: Watami has decent food, decent pricing, good service and good ambience. What more can a typical Singaporean like me ask for.

After our dinner at Watami, we rush our way to Butter Factory at One Fullerton to begin Part 2 of the celebration.

Roaming around Orchard. I feel that the lightings of the Orchard are better this year compared to the previous years. This is the first Christmas ION is celebrating. And it's Christmas tree is giving the iconic Christmas tree in Takashimaya a run for their money. Not only is the tree huge, people are able to go inside the Christmas tree. So cool, huh.

After a day of hunting for presents, we decided to head to Far East Shopping Centre for dinner. Initially planning to have our fix at Wasabei Tei, but it was closed on sunday. Heard many negative reviews about them after the change of management. Then roamed around and decided on Nana Thai. There is quite a wide variety of dishes, something like a "Zi Char" stall. We went on and picked the 4 pax set priced at $58.80 consisting of 5 dishes of your choice with 4 plain rice. Thats pretty cheap.

The five dishes we had were Tom Yam soup, Stir fried kai lan, Chicken wrapped in leaves, Thai fish cakes, Butter prawns with additional order of the Shark Fin Soup. The Tom Yam soup was good, a subtle blend of spicy and sour. However the rest of the five dishes were pretty average.