Friday Dinner@Miss Clarity

This little cafe along Purvis street, it was already packed when we was there around 6:45 pm. There are seats but all reserved so gotta to leave at 7:30 pm. So no choice, we sat outside, weather that day still quite okay to al fresco.

Deco was for the young as major educational institutes sprouts around the area.

And the crowds who trickles in are definitely of that sort. Menu was kinda of kiddie and but food choices are ample. Took the corden bleu set with lobster bisque ......

The bisque was disappointing, diluted and you get abit 腻 while you carry on drinking. But the garlic bread with cheese on top was quite nice, dipped into the bisque.

The main dish came ... did some recovery of the confidence in the food. Cordon bleu usually is chicken breast and meat is hard, this one is too.

But the cheese inside did some help to soothen the over bite and taste.

A huge chunk of some mayo sauce came with it too, the breaded skin wasn't done well. The cauliflowers was like over done and came with some potatoes.



The beef stew was surprisingly not bad, generous pieces of beef chunks were in a bowl of stew. The pieces was soft and goes well with each bite, bread or rice or pasta can be chosen. Another chicken dish was quite good too, looks like tight meat grilled with mushrooms in it and on top of a sea of sauces. The chicken skin was the HIGHLIGHT which somehow was marinated to full taste !

Ends with mango sorbet and has a refreshing outburst which is not so sweet. Prices are cheap and portion considered generous. With location considered accesible, it should be staying around for a while.

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Boss Batterer

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时间

时间 ... 多或少才好才够. 一个通常人们都很难掌握的东西, 有时要它快一点, 有时要它慢一点, 有时要它多一点.

一寸光阴一寸金
寸金难买寸光阴

时间能证明某个人对某个人的爱
时间能折磨被病痛缠着的身躯
时间能让人慢慢在现实中成长
时间能够淘汰在中哈啦的人
时间能给人许多机会去做某件事

时间不能改变残酷的事实
时间不能换回失去的美好
时间不能让你重来从前的遗憾
时间不能原谅做错的人


时间能让你淡忘, 却不能让你忘记 ....

时间好像控制了每个人, 还是有些人很好的在利用时间呢 :)
P.S. "SaMe is not inclusive of mention "人" in the above"

Back to Work !

2 weeks just whizz past like smoke. Apparently, is like nothing was done during these days. Anyway, back to reality, work work work ... pending signs of more work coming up but still manageable. April is bonus time and my expectation is high which will lead to heavy disappointment.

Money being the root of all evil, mostly is the driver behind all enthusiam and interest of all kinds that will lead to concrete beneficial results at work. But of course, a certain level of interest in the work must be already there, if not .... quite hard.

In the event of huge disappointment, well ... should be time to explore the greener pasture outside to satisfied similar nature of interest but with a greater return in monetary value.

Finger Crossed :)

Accepted

Watched the movie, Accepted, some B-grade teenage college movie. But was quite light hearted and some crap jokes here and there. About a guy who simply got rejected by all colleges, so out of chance, found a deserted place and .....

Decided with a group of other rejected friends, setup a college to bluff his parents !!! And create a website about it ... South Harmon Institute of Technology, so it is S.H.I.T. And it went well, it fooled his parents, even got someone to impersonate as the dean.

But then something really real came along, few hundreds students sign up on the website, paid their tuition fees. So it started, a boundless, ruleless, fun-filled way of studying, no tests, no exams, no essays. And you get to decide what to learn !!!

Students are teachers, Teachers are the students ....

Okie ... it is crazy but if one day, something similar like this can be designed and used in real life, how great can it be !!! Is like can one really do something he/she like in life, even probably to an extent something which might not be bringing in a stable income.

But with the limitless boundaries ... Creativeness, hidden talent and passion could well be propel out of everyone to do the things they really want.

How many of us still uses diffferentitaion and integration ? Pie is 3.14 ? Area of a circle ? Do we need to go through years of science to know we cannot pour sulphuric acid on ourselves ? Okie, on other people as well ....

7/10

Pathfinder

About vikings vs red indians. Basically, a predator and prey movie, but a young predator who was abandone at young because he was as savage to kill a young prey.

The young discard, Ghost, was brought up by the preys, the red indians. But with viking fighting abilities flowing in this blood and some mild identify crisis going on.

So one fine day, the vikings came back, ravaged his village. He ran while killing as many of the vikings as possible.

The vikings are huge in size, wore protective gear, uses solid weapons and have horses.

Expected much gory details but somehow was not there. Finally, the vikings capture ghost, the pathfinder and his daughter, starfire. They 四马分尸 the pathfinder to threaten ghost to bring them to the next village, but ghost refuse till they wanted to cut off starfire's hand.

"If you cannot kill the bear, use the bear's power to kill it"

So 智取 was the way to go .... and indeed it works. Almost all the vikings fell off the 万丈深渊 cliff, because they tied themselves together to reduce the chance of slipping off. But it was a desperate ploy by ghost to hit the last man with some flying object, and thus triggering a chain-reaction effect that brings the vikings down.

Well, the leader of the pack cannot die so easy mah .... so sort of some final showdown between him and ghost.

6/10

Replugged - Lesson XX

Lost count we are on lesson number what. But one thing for sure, still very much into it. Notes, melody and chords still able to energize me :) We are playing chords in their Major, Dominant form now, so some sound wierd when it is played.

Consistent timing has been my problem all the while, it has improved but still .... Hmmmm. We are playing 林俊杰's 江南 now.

Should be getting a new song this coming friday.

歌 ......

有一些词 ... 谱上了一些符号. 只是 chorus 部分 ....

与

失去与得到 哪一个比较残忍

战火与疾病 哪一个比较无情

爱与被爱 哪一个比较幸福

金钱与权势 哪一个比较诱人

天真与单纯 哪一个比较可爱

美丽与智慧 哪一个比较重要

从前与未来 哪一个比较向往

时间与等待 哪一个比较能耐

寂静与喧闹 哪一个比较平常

谎言与实话 哪一个比较伤人

刹那与永远 哪一个比较真实

放弃与接受 哪一个比较简单

4th day of MC

Into my 4th day of MC after my fateful "Don't know" somehow twisted my back while challenging for the ball during my soccer game. I can only say it was really bad when it happened, but still managed to reach home, took a shower, ate something before heading to CGH A&E with a friend.

Time seems like flying even when I have all the time at home, replying work emails, watching my movies and drama, practising my keyboard, sleeping, etc. Time always not enough when you need it, always too much when you just want it to go faster.

Stopped taking the medicine, it makes feel thirsty and mouth dry. Certain movement still painful but at least much better since Sunday.

Not sure how long this recuperation is going to take, think it could take a while. Let's see what the doc, William says next tuesday ............

Heroes

A man who is trying to convince his brother he can fly

A teenage girl who can heal herself

A mother who has a powerful and evil mirror image

A japanese who can control kinetic powers with his mind

A artist whose drawings becomes reality

Another highly recommended NBC drama, about normal people which have hidden special powers. The discovery of the ability to perform extraordinary things is an easy path for some, a difficult one for some.

They are not normal anymore, struggling to come to reality and back to the society. Sounds like X-men, but maybe closer to real life and being shoot into a drama, more details can be injected into each character.

Only episode 1, much more characters to come .....

麻坡 Chinese Rap - MTV !!!

Check this out !!!

300

Another "Kill People Put Fire" movie. About 300 spartans soldiers fighting against all odds to protect their land and freedom. King Leonidas led 300 men to block the attack of Xerxes's astronomical army. His plan was to kill enough Persians so that they will be scare and retreat.

Xerxes launched wave after wave of attack against the 300 but they stood still with their determined will and battle skills.

A lot of CGI blood spilled, limbs flew here and there, heads rolled. Most of the battle scenes are in slow motion which allows the audience to see the killings in true gore details.

The normal army came and they died ...

The hideous 'Malay Fighting men" came and they died ...

The giant came and it died ...

The gigantic rhino came and it died ...

The huge mammoths came and they died ...

But then ... a rejected spartan joined Xerxes. He was rejected by Leonidas as his deformed body would have jeorpadized the safety of other soldiers during battle. Therefore, he led the Xerxes army through a little path and they surrounded the 300. With the will of spartans who do not surrendered, they fought on but all died.

Leonidas was arrowed to death in the end ....

7/10

Saturday Dinner@Giraffe

A restaurant cum bar in this 2 storey structure previously occupied by Bboss. Most seats are on the second floor, while the first storey is the bar area with some sofa seats.

We got a outdoor seat while the indoor area is surrounded by glass. Lighting is dim and Plaza Singapura is just across the street.

Food selection is limited and pricey maybe due to the crowd which has quite a number of ang mogs.
After 7:30, it gets quite packed with people tricking in.

Main course starts from $16 for a creamy mushroom pasta. I ordered the marinara which is spicy seafood linguine. For desserts, the Lava straightaway caught my attention !

And they do not serve ice water as well. Cheapest is evian at $3.90. Coke is also $3.90 !!! Win oredi !!! NTUC only sell around $0.50 for a can of coke, almost 500% hike.

The creamy mushroom pasta is so creamy and cheesy that it becomes too overwhelming as one would struggle through the dish. But the taste was very good.

Portion was quite big and will filled you. My marinara didn't disappoint as well. Mussels, scallop, prawns and squids filled the big plate.

The sauce has a tingle of spicyness which is just nice and has a crunchy bite which must be coming from the chopped ingredients in the sauce.

As we eat, we can see waiter panting and trying to catch their breadth. Travelling up and down the staircases by leaping a few steps at a time with a humungous tray lifted with their hands and supported by their shoulder. Tough work !


Desserts came, Lava, is like a chocolate muffin in a cup and chocolate sauce filled in it. A scoop of vanilla ice cream lay beside it. Eating it warm is very nice, the cake texture is soft enough.
It looks better when it came, this was taken when I already started eating it.

The tiramisu with expresso was also nice but abit sweet. This layered desserts did not disappoint.

Friday Dinner@The French Stall

Have been wanting to visit this kopitiam style food outlet that dish out french fare. Tucked into a corner of Serangnoon road, arrival before 7:15 pm still have seats available.

The executive beef set was very highly recommended by my friends. French onion soup, the beef main dish and a dark chocolate cake for dessert.

2 pieces of bread topped with cheese drenched in the soup. The cheese was the highlight of this starter soup item.

Then came the steak that was done medium well, but then the steak wasn't the killer. IT WAS THE POTATO !!!!!! It was so tasty that I think the potato was genetically altered and then mutatedly grown. *Mutatedly most probably not a word* Or maybe it was seasoned for 7 7 49 days before it was pan fried.

The steak was very good but if it was done lesser than medium well, it would be better ! The potato side dish, the steak and sauce, one just cannot stop himself from keep eating the dish. If this was really good, the dessert that came just topped this dinner !

The dark chocolate cake looks like a normal sponge cake. It has no chocolate on it but with a crispy top layer of some kind of don't know what, maybe is sugar.

A bite into it gives you the sugary feel as it slowly melts in your mouth. The sweetness was not overwhelming maybe the dark chocolate balance it throughout.

A delectable dinner. The set was around $22.80, quite worth it. The main dish and the dessert already matched the price.

Wed Dinner@Basil Alcove

This outlet along the roadside of Fortune Centre along middleroad was raving in quite a review since it open a while ago. Menu selection isn't alot but the prices are still reasonable.

Pasta and meat selection are available. The duck main dish caught my eye and I ordered that. The guy recommended it to be done medium so we acceptable that.

Didn't know duck not fully cooked can be serve as a dish.

We got mussels was the starter and wasn't the type where you see sauces drenched over it.

Not bad for a lighted version. The duck came and it smells nice. Somehow it exudes a certain grilled fragrance, came with some french beans, smashed potato and a vinegar kind of dip.

As we ate, most part of it was quite raw, feels like eating "Donald" raw. The guy offered to make it more cooked for us after he monitored us for a while as his recommendation wasn't really for us.

After it was grilled for a while more, it is better. Cut it into smaller pieces and dipped in more vinegar sauces, tastes much better.

His offer to grill the duck for a while more makes our day. Great service in the context of Singapore.

Definitely can visit for a second time.

HairCut

About time for a haircut since my last one, went for one yesterday after work. My usual one at my HDB area salon, but that one have to wait for 30 mins .... Somehow. So I checked out the other one which I patronize once before, Hmmmm ... they "Pa Mang" inside, good for me. So I stepped in for the cut ...

Told her how I want it to be cut, so .... snip, snip, snip it went.

Then ..... someone open the door ... "Got cut for boy ?"

The one cutting for me prompted the other "Pa Mang" one to go serve them ... Took a while for her to respone ... Maybe hanged for too long.

So the boy sat down, snip, snip, snip it goes .....

I was almost done .... then I heard ... "Hey, got KUTU !!!!"

The abu in a certain level of disbelief ... "Is it ?"

"You don't know he got KUTU !!!!" The picture that appears in the ST papers when JB flood floats in my mind .........

Snip, snip, snip it goes ... Wonder why she didn't stopped cutting.

I was getting goosepimples .... Then the nerve gets to me ...

"Here got somemore ... You see You see" ... I tried not to turn slightly to see what was happening.

Revolting !!! Yeee !!! Yucks !!! Wah Lau eh !!!

Then my hairdresser retorted ... "等一下, 你的梳子要洗leh"

Huh ??!?!?!??! Wash ?!?!?!?!?!?! I was thinking along the line of burn ? annihilate ? disintegrate ?

Mine was done ... paid and left.

That salon is off my list forever, if it do survive.

Letters from Iwo Jima

About the battle between the United States and Japan WWII, from Feb 19th 1945 to Mar 26th 1945. Decades later, letters were unearthed from the soil which surface the faces and voice of the soldiers who fought there and the man who led them.

Japanese men were called in to defend the island, leaving their kins behind. They knew deep inside it was the point of no return but General Kuribayashi's tactics lengthen the battle to around 40 days in which initially a swift capture by the Americans was expected.

Without any aid from main headquarters and fast diminishing ration, water and ammunition, death was the only final outcome.

Almost 20,000 Japanese perish in the end, throughout the movie, letters they wrote was clearly narrated that depict their daily lives on the island, battles they fought, death they seen and an impending death they couldn't control.

Saigo, a baker who wants to live on to see his new born daughter, was the one who buried General Kuribayashi, but not sure if he was alive after that as he was surrounded by American soldiers and went crazy wielding his shover against them.

The movie is abit slow and dry maybe due to how it was suppose to protray the whole meaning and story. 7/10.

Just Follow Law

Not as hilarious as his previous movies, but still have its very funny moments. Basically, poking at red tape, rules and work processes of government agencies. Fann Wong and Gurmit Singh are the main lead that threads the movie throughout.

Some funny scenes :

Writing emails is very common nowadays and it became CGI arrows flying around in the office which eventually became rockets ! "CC" is "Cover Ca Chng" and "BCC" is "Better Cover Ca Chng".

Fann Wong's mother commenting on her new plasma TV. "Ji eh dian si ki an zua ah ne pi, eh sai kua bo" "Ku Lui" "Jit Cheng, Neng Cheng ?". Then the installer reply "6k", "Wah, an zua ah ne kui, lai ping eh ang kong eh tiao chut lai si bo"

"The Goodest Plan" means, Good is "Ho", Gooder is "Jin Ho", so Goodest is "Si Bei Ho".

There is a this lady who worked in WSA which just have that right type of face to say "Can, you must write in, cc my boss, HR, Finance, etc. And it takes 3 working days" "Can, you must apply, photostat both side of your NRIC, with the application form and blah blah blah"

And of course the indian which had the perfect "Si San" face for the post of a security guard, he was fed up about following rules, not following rules and either follow or not follow do not work out for him. He eventually wheel-clamped a fire engine which parked in the VIP slots which was under his care.

Not forgetting, Fann Wong's mother again, after heeding Gurmit's friend advice to take up computer courses, she was very tech savvy in the end. Does internet banking, using a id of "Lau Zar Bo". And say "Learning this was nothing, she even has a blog at LauZarBo@blogspot.com !!!"

The story needs another element to lengthen it, Fann Wong which was Gurmit's boss switches their body after a car accident. This also allows each other to understand their jobs and realize that their family really care about them.

7/10