Malaysia National Day

Malaysia celebrates its 50 years of independence today.




Remember Negarakuku? Yes, namewee is back with a new song, the King of Dao Ban (King of Piracy). Rock man rock!!!!!

Pasar malam at my neighbourhood

Turkish chicken kebab stall

It's pasar malam (night market) time at my neighbourhood. Toys, household products, cooked food and many others are there as in a typical night market. But this vendor selling turkish chicken kebab caught our attention. Maybe we don't frequent these places often. Margaret checked the price which is at $5 per piece and ordered one to try.

Rating: So so only and it's exorbitant.

The Great Wall of China

Smily, Margaret and Fyn at the summit of the Great Wall of China

My late father once said, 'You can only be considered a hero when you have stepped onto the Great Wall of China'. Today, I can proudly say that my family conquered and reached the summit of it in 2001. The scenery at Badaling was breathtaking. It was winter and the steps were wet. We had to be careful climbing the steps. For they were young, both kids were ahead of us. Margaret was puffed out by the time she reached the top. As Chinese, all of us felt a sense of achievement and fulfilment in the end. Long live the Great Wall of China, the pride and joy of the Chinese.

Tebrau City again?

Dr SoHo foot-treatment section at Tebrau City

Margaret, Fyn and I went to Tebrau City Johore for our monthly visit. As usual we headed to Jantzen Salon to have our hair trimmed and after which Margaret would visit Dr SoHo foot spa. We returned to Kinsahi Japanese Restaurant for lunch as the food there is value for money. For dinner, we decided to try out a Hong Kong cafe at JB City Square 2nd Storey. The food isn't good. Full stop.

Meantime, we bought a East India Company polo shirt for Patrick as he will be celebrating his birthday later this evening.

Latest: Arsenal 1-0 Man City

Arsenal missed a penalty but managed to break the stubborn Man City defence in the end. Well done!

My latest hairstyle

Evening edition

My family just attended Patrick's birthday dinner celebration this evening. Also invited were my mother and my 2nd brother Roger. It was a 9 course dinner at Swee Kee Cooked Food Restaurant at Toa Payoh. Understand the boss is Kam's secondary school classmate. Anyway, Happy Birthday Patrick!

A pair of shoes for my mum

Margaret bought a pair of shoes for my mum. Yes, that's not a big deal. But it took her about 2 months to look for the right pair that fits her. It must be light, stretchable, comfortable and trendy too. Fyi, my mum is in her eighties. She is pleased after wearing and test walking with them. The joy she expressed really makes my day.

Winter holiday in South Korea

What's the buzz....19 Aug 2007

Stock Market



Singapore shares dived a few per cent for the past week. Sentinments will continue to be weak for the next few weeks. Look out, stormbringer coming!!!

Durian session

Me and Margaret had a durian session with Thomas, Patrick and their wives at Rochor a few nights ago. It cost $10 a kg for this 'cat mountain king' durians. Verdict : It's not the best we have tasted.

Jacob's biscuit world

The exibitiion was held at Junction 8.

Taj Mahal

Esplanade

tower bridge, pyramid

Notice

My aunty, my late father's sister, passed away on Tuesday 14 August 2007 at the age of 82. As a mark of respect, this blog will cease operation and resume on Sunday 19 August 2007.

Zhong Yuen Jie 2007

Zhong Yuan Jie 2007 will be from 13 Aug 2007 - 11 Sep 2007. It is also known as the Seventh Lunar Month Festival or the Hungry Ghost Festival. It is usually celebrated with a praying session to thank the blessings of our ancestral spirits and organising a Getai perfomance that accompanied with a dinner. This year, the getai kick-off tonight at the carpark besides Tanjong Katong Complex. Are you afraid of the dark????



Evening edition: Lucky, lucky Arsenal! I watched the last 20 minutes of the match as I had dinner with my family earlier. Arsenal was trailing by a goal to Fulham then. It was not until the last 10 minutes that they scored 2 goals. Final result : Arsenal 2 Fulham 1 What a way to start the season! Ole...ole ole ole.... ole...... ole....

cool quotes

I like this picture becos it's my creation. This tree is besides my house bus-stop.

Have a nice weekend!

National Day 2007

Majullah Singapura! It's time of the year to celebrate the birth of our nation again. Singaporeans for Singapore. Happy 42 birthday!

Latest happening: Negar akuku by namewee. It's a controversial posting about Malaysian Chinese being marginised by their government policies. That guy is studying in Taiwan. Needless to say, he will be a 'well-recieved' man upon his return. Tune in to http://www.youtube.com/ before it's too late.

Harmony of minds. Celebrating interfaith in Singapore exhibition is now on at Toa Payoh Hub depicting beautiful photographs taken by Yatiman Yussof, Kwek Leng Joo, Ng Gek Meng and many others.

Cold Rock, Botak Jones

$80 for this plate of ice cream?


Yes, you didn't read wrongly. Me, Margaret and Fyn had dinner at Holland Village last evening. I became their tour guide after having our stomachs filled. By chance, we came arcoss this Cold Rock ice creamery from Australia at Jalan Mambong. This outlet was totally new to us and we went in as Fyn couldn't resist to have a scoop. It cost $6 for a regular cup of ice cream. She ordered chocolate flavour and asked for waffle and bear gummy toppings. She was totally surprised when the cashier asked her for $8 as each topping cost a dollar each. LOL. What an experience!




This cup of ice cream cost $8

Smily and Sheryl had their dinner at Botak Jones American Food instead. The Toa Payoh outlet is at Block 970A Toa Payoh North. They ordered a set of fish and chips and grill chicken. In fact, Margaret and I had dinner there last week. Coincidentally, we ordered the same sets too. The chicken was tasty but not the breaded fish. Moreover the French fries were too much for us. Anyway, it's kind of cute to see both of them puff and pant after their dinner. I am quite sure they overeat and their tummies were bloated.

Botak Jones Tao Payoh outlet

grill chicken

fish and chips

EPL 07/08

The English Premier League is back. The Community Shield ( formerly known as Charity Shield ) match today is between last season EPL Champions Manchester United and the FA Cup holder Chelsea. Proceeds from the match will go to charity. Statistics show that the winner of this shield would not go on to win league title or the UEFA Championship. Guess it's a jinx. So, good luck Man U and Chelsea.
As for my Arsenal, the youngsters look good in the pre-season. It's interestimg to see what Arsene Wenger has up his sleeve. Carry on kicking!!!

Weekend @ lounges

Me and Margaret at Victoria Bar

Thank God It's Friday! Well, the weekend is here again. There are some young friends who asked, "Kev, where did you hang out during your younger days?" Eh..... ok.... I love music. So most of the weekend I would bring Margaret to a lounge. Of course, I arranged my rock steady friends to be there too. We would usually ended up at Victoria Bar (former Cockpit Hotel) or Ion Bar (former Apollo Hotel). Their resident bands were Shang and Gingerbread. They played pop and disco music. At times they had guest rock band like Heritage, Unwanted and Speedway. The guys would have beer while most of the ladies drank non-alcoholic drinks.

Disco was cool at that time too but we prefered to enjoy the live music at those lounges. Time has changed and today we are talking about pubs and karaokes. Wonder what will be next craze?

Alive and kicking!

After 2 days of anti-biotics, I am very much alive and kicking. No more gastric reflux. Hope it remains that way. Wanna have my sashimi soon. Rock on!!!!!!!