Seoul Garden

Once.. twice.. thrice.. I think that’s the number of times I had been to Seoul Garden in my life. It’s not even a handful. Quite sad huh? There are so many international buffets around these days. Seoul Garden is definitely facing fierce competition.

Today shall mark the fourth :)

We were carnivores – chicken and beef non-stop action. Until Daddy and Mummy took the greens did we become omnivores. We had plates and plates of assorted food except we did not pile them up like some people do. Kinda unsightly.

There was kimchi too! Woo~! It was really nice. If only I could savour the taste right now… Ohhhh~ Haha..

Of course, the fun part is to be your own chef. Daddy acted like a teppanyaki chef, flipping the meat time and again, letting it sizzle, then move it here and there. It looked as if the meat had its own life in the pan. That’s Daddy for you. Awesome Daddy.

Mummy busied herself with eating. Haha.. Daddy dotes on her so much, he did all the serving. Awwww… Only Babe and I were busy squabbling, as always. That little sis of mine loves to be independent in such scenarios. She was so eager to cook her own food, for she doesn’t have the chance to do so in the kitchen at home. Haha.. Neither do I :(

Lunch ended off with desserts (ice-cream and self-made ice kachang) and fruits. My ice kachang was disastrous and tasteless. I then realised I am not cut out to be a chef of any kind. Totally. So disappointing!

 

Afternoon at Somerset

A Perfect Getaway:
For those who haven’t caught the movie, go catch it! There is a twist to the story somewhere in the middle. But it occurs in a split second. So either you get it or you don’t. Even if you didn’t catch it, the events that follow will leave you rooted to your seat. At the climax, I was seated upright, hand at my mouth, and eyes glued to the screen. It was that thrilling. Not forgetting, it was a happy ending.

Those who want to have a peek at the synopsis, here it is: synopsis
As for those who want the spoiler, there you go: spoiler

313 @ Somerset:
The interior structure of the shopping mall is well designed and easy to navigate. Escalators at both ends facilitated easy movement. Brilliance of the architects who recognise consumers’ likes. Scaling 5 storeys high and 3 storeys deep, shops aligned the rentangularly-shaped building. To make it even more organized, most eateries were located on the topmost level. The other storeys housed mostly apparels and accessories. It is definitely a girls’ paradise. Not so for the guys unless they are accompanying their female counterparts.

Orchard Central:
As its name suggests, a set of central escalators carries you up and down 12 storeys. Not only was the structure too artistic for my liking, the shops weren’t compact as well. They were everywhere. You had to look at every nook and cranny of the building to spot shops hiding in those corners. It was a cat and mouse game, literally. By the 5th storey, I gave up going higher. Lifts were available but be sure not to take the wrong sides because lifts on each side serve different storeys. Confusing huh? Anyways, for those who persevered to the last storey on the block, congrats! You will be invited to a roof garden. Not that I’ve seen it myself since I managed to conquer only 5 out of the 12 storeys. Haha..

Nevertheless, level 5 was really extraordinary. The layout was refreshing. There is a stairway leading to a higher platform enabling shoppers to get a panoramic view of whole of level 5. Pretty cool :)

 

Family Day

It had been more than a year since I visited Waterloo Street to offer prayers to the Goddess of Mercy. As usual, the temple was crowded with people. Despite statistics showing that our religion is fading among the Gen Y people, it seemed otherwise. Quite a number of people present were around my age, some younger teens, some young to middle-aged working adults… Or perhaps it was merely a coincidence.

Right after, we went to Golden Mile Complex for steamboat. Woo~! Yes, this is another place i hadn’t dropped by for ages. Uni really made me a no lifer. Even Daddy, Mummy and Babe frequent there more than I did. Steamboat + pork chop (not the westernized one) + satay + authentic hokkien mee + chicken rice’s rice (lol) shared among 4 people. I think my stomach expanded a couple of inches just having that. Nonetheless, it was a hearty meal. Fantabulous!

As the old saying goes, “It’s always good to walk after a meal.” How far is that true? I have no idea. But we did just that. We strolled over to Lavendar MRT Station and headed to AMK Hub.

It was an impromptu decision to get Babe her school shoes for the new term. Just one pair of Converse school shoes cost $40 (and it was already discounted)! Goodness me! As long as she is happy, Daddy didn’t mind. Haha.. Sweet sweet Daddy. But a spoilt sister. Tsk tsk.

The thought of any more food was nauseating. To everything Daddy suggested, it was simply a “No. I can’t eat anymore!” *Cries out loud* All i wanted was to go home and rest that awfully bloated tummy. And i got just that less than a hour later. :)

 

RSPID 13: ACID Camp

It’s ACID Camp. Not alkaline or base camps as suggested by my friends. It is representative of Annual Camp for the Intellectually Disabled. Quite a mouthful there, hence, ACID Camp.

The IDs from Minds as well as RSPID came together to enjoy a 2-day-1-night camp at Pioneer JC. Student helpers from PJC, AJC and RP contributed to this camp in many ways. Good job dudes!

The first morning started out pretty mild. Light activities were carried out, which required little efforts from the trainees. As trainees are of low, mid or high functioning abilities, I understand the difficulties of the organizers to accommodate the needs of all three groups. Low functioning trainees may face difficulties in simple activities easily carried out by the high functioning trainees. Therefore, one suggestion may be to split the groups according to their functioning abilities. In that way, each activity will be of a certain amount of challenge for them all.

Towards the night, a magic performance by Mr. Bottoms kicked start excitement among the trainees. Then came the Volunteer Guitar Committee which helped spiced things up a little further. Familiar songs which the trainees could relate to were sung and yes, many of which were my favourite. Haha.. To get everyone moving and let their hair down, we had Disco Night! That was the coolest and most interesting part of the camp. Trainees and volunteers alike danced to the high tempo songs and wow.. it was simply amazing. Some trainees can really dance. :)

And yes, the mass dance. Super duper hilarious stuff. We danced to the Wu Bai’s song – 你是我的花朵. Exactly the same steps you see in his music video. Gosh.. but the organizers loved it and made us dance again and again. Haha..

Aerobics started off our next morning. Fairly easy moves but I suppose were strenuous for the trainees. One good point was the fact that repetitive moves made it easier for the trainees to follow. After half an hour of exercise, the trainees were treated to a breakfast unlike the usual. They had beehoon with nugget. Every camp i’ve been to always served bread and milo. This is the very first time I had beehoon (with nugget somemore) for breakfast. The Food IC really took great care of them. Haha..

When noon came, we broke camp. Back to home sweet home for a good sleep.

 

Shopping!

It’s every girl’s favourite pastime. And i’m no exception. Accompanied CT to buy his CNY clothes at CWP. A little too early huh? But oh wells.. Haha..

Clothes shopping was a rather quick affair before we started sourcing for back packs. ACID camp is tomorrow! Yay! Got myself a Nike backpack. Loved the colour combination :) He got himself a super huge black backpack for his Thailand trip. How nice to go overseas…

To answer the call of my hunger pangs, we had early dinner at Breeks! My Cajun blackened fish (which wasn’t blackened at all) was yummilicious :) I loved the tomato puree over the pasta and fish. CT had Cajun hotplate chicken and we shared some vanilla ice-cream on brownie. It’s been a while since i indulged in desserts so sinful. Haha.. It was no doubt delicious.

Cajun Chicken on Hotplate

Vanilla Ice-cream on Brownie

Cajun Blackened Fish

 

RSPID 12: Singapore 2010 Friendship Camp

The day when nations across the world came together as one to mark Singapore 2010 Friendship Camp. It is an event in conjunction with the upcoming 2010 YOG held at the Singapore Sports School.

Despite not having the chance to spot Singapore’s very own talents, i saw many athletes of different nationalities coming together to enjoy the carnival. There was the gourmet section where several nations’ specialties were served.

Not only that, there were lots of entertainment. The acapella was awesome! They delivered several R&B songs in different languages and were wonderfully sung. *Claps* The synchronised swimming lined up with the likes of African drummers was fabulous as well.

A stretch of booths lined the sides of the pool for everyone to get a taste of some nations’ traditional games. I tried the plate and stick spinning. So fun! Haha.. China’s traditional game. We caught some youngsters (around 11-14 yrs old?) performances. Though there were errors here and there, it was wonderfully done considering their age and experience. Bravo!

The trainees did have good fun plainting clogs, playing traditional games and watching the crowd go wild. There was a mini disco formed below the center stage from god knows where. Those people were really incredible. Haha.. A bunch of clubbers, maybe?  

It was a once in a lifetime experience and i was really glad to be there. An eye opener like no other :))

My Identity

YOG Canada Bookmark

 

Audrey’s 21st Birthday Party

The birthday girl got skinnier each time i see her. How cool is that? If only… Haha..

Anyway, dinner was pretty alright but what made me really happy was the beef rendang! Wow! I’ve never come across buffet with beef rendang before, this is the first. And it tasted wonderful. Yums~

A happily attached birthday girl celebrating her 21st with Hello Kitty theme. Yay!

Birthday Girl :)

Tennis Peeps

Our gift to her

Happy happy 21st Birthday Audrey!

 

Xhi Ween’s 21st Birthday Party

It’s hell of a good time at Jurong Safra. Celebrating Xhi Ween’s birthday party got all of us together once again. I would say the party turned out to be a great success. Good food with good company and the host himself did well in entertaining his guests.

 

Birthday Boy

 

 

The Huge Birthday Cake

TA08

NP Friends :)

Happy happy 21st birthday Xhi Ween!

 

Korean Drama

Currently, i’m hooked on Korean drama. Beats me why i am…

Anyway, these were the two shows i caught over the past week. Touching romance story which made me tear. I gotta admit i’m fairly emotional so haha.. introducing Tree of Heaven to you.

Starring Park Shin Hye and Lee Wan, it’s a love story between two siblings with no blood relation. But the mere fact that they were siblings made the sister afraid to fall in love with her brother. One wrong decision made resulted in their miseries for the next couple of years. Therefore, a takeaway from this drama is not to be afraid to love and cherish those around you. :) Enjoy.

 As for the second Korean drama, it was the video below that enticed me to watch the show, entitled You’re Beautiful.

Starring Park Shin Hye and Jang Geun Suk, the drama serial is about this pop band, A.N.Jell, which is in need of a 4th member. Unfortunately this member they are seeking for is in U.S. and the manager sought for the twin sister to replace him for the time being until his return from U.S. And from there, a love story developed. A romantic comedy for you to enjoy :)

 

Family Kbox

Our very first family kbox session!

I enjoyed it thoroughly. Kbox is definitely a wonderful platform to bring about family togetherness. Daddy and mummy were so loving. The picture below will speak a thousand words.

I have no choice but to acknowledge Daddy’s vocals. He is no doubt a powerhouse. Unfortunately, i can’t post the video up (upon his request for privacy). Heh..

Save the talking, here’s the pictures taken for the day :)

At Home

The Lovey Dovey Couple :)

The Stars Haha