This one's going to have a new life again, folks!
I'm gonna blog about mainly food, and stick to Tumblr for the rest.
Cheers!
Friday, September 23, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
My Monday
Today M and I went out w Twiggy (: Isn't she gorgeous? ((: Soft and smooshy!! That's a juicy charm hanging on the zipper (:
We stopped by Chinatown as M went to a bike shop to see if his was salvageable, but apparently the integrity of the frame has been compromised... Chim speak, there's a dent on it and well that means it will die in a minor bump.
After that he dropped by one of the Pearl something buildings in Chinatown, the one w Koi, and bought durian pancake! Yums (: $2 for a jumbo one, but the durian has been a bit watered down instead of the thick gooey mashed durian it used to be.
Then we went to Jurong East Library to borrow books on Bangkok (: Nearby, at the building which houses Fairprice, there's a new BBT shop called Agantea, from Taiwan (:
Me w my Agan Green Milk T w pearls! ((:
as you can see, the pearls are clear! Their pretty soft but chewy. The tea was pretty yums but VERY milky - the green t was a bit too mild. Ordered black t but she took the wrong order.. And my first one she just gave me Agan Green T (without milk) so be very clear on your order (:
M had the Hawaiian Fruit T, which was pretty good (: I cant really tell what it is except there's definitely lime inside (:
The shop people were really nice anyway, M poked his straw but it wouldnt go in and his fruit t slipped out of his hand and exploded on the floor, and they cleaned up the place and gave him a new one!
Thumbs up for Agantea (:
Plus its cheaper than Koi (:
We stopped by Chinatown as M went to a bike shop to see if his was salvageable, but apparently the integrity of the frame has been compromised... Chim speak, there's a dent on it and well that means it will die in a minor bump.
After that he dropped by one of the Pearl something buildings in Chinatown, the one w Koi, and bought durian pancake! Yums (: $2 for a jumbo one, but the durian has been a bit watered down instead of the thick gooey mashed durian it used to be.
Then we went to Jurong East Library to borrow books on Bangkok (: Nearby, at the building which houses Fairprice, there's a new BBT shop called Agantea, from Taiwan (:
Me w my Agan Green Milk T w pearls! ((:
as you can see, the pearls are clear! Their pretty soft but chewy. The tea was pretty yums but VERY milky - the green t was a bit too mild. Ordered black t but she took the wrong order.. And my first one she just gave me Agan Green T (without milk) so be very clear on your order (:
M had the Hawaiian Fruit T, which was pretty good (: I cant really tell what it is except there's definitely lime inside (:
The shop people were really nice anyway, M poked his straw but it wouldnt go in and his fruit t slipped out of his hand and exploded on the floor, and they cleaned up the place and gave him a new one!
Thumbs up for Agantea (:
Plus its cheaper than Koi (:
Going trippin'!
M and I met up w Wendell and Joan today, to discuss a potential HK trip...
which somehow turned into Bangkok! Haha!
I'm actually quite excited since I haven't been there for awhile (although my wardrobe has no more space for any more clothes, i have trouble shutting its doors). We've managed to find a decent and modern hotel at a decent price too! (:
WOO!!
But I kinda think M and Wendell will leave all the planning to us.. and will spend too much time together!! Today the two of them were like an old married couple sitting at starbucks with legs cocked up and talking about diving non-stop while Joan and I were searching for flights and hotels! Totally oblivious (ok almost) to what we were saying...
Not a good thing though (:
which somehow turned into Bangkok! Haha!
I'm actually quite excited since I haven't been there for awhile (although my wardrobe has no more space for any more clothes, i have trouble shutting its doors). We've managed to find a decent and modern hotel at a decent price too! (:
WOO!!
But I kinda think M and Wendell will leave all the planning to us.. and will spend too much time together!! Today the two of them were like an old married couple sitting at starbucks with legs cocked up and talking about diving non-stop while Joan and I were searching for flights and hotels! Totally oblivious (ok almost) to what we were saying...
Not a good thing though (:
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
To keep the ball rolling
Here's another post to continue yesterday's (:
This was what the corner of my bed looked like last night:
It's a stitch scrump tree topped with a patrick star (: hahaha. M's ingenious idea.... prolly to make more space for himself.
This was what the corner of my bed looked like last night:
It's a stitch scrump tree topped with a patrick star (: hahaha. M's ingenious idea.... prolly to make more space for himself.
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
hello again
it's been quite a while since i last blogged, about five months, to be exact. it's shocking, somehow. time seems to have passed so quickly - but to me its mostly been a whirl of work, trying to get enough sleep and not be sleepy, or ODing on more than 12 hours and still feeling dazed... life's somehow graduated to the point where if i don't get a daily dose of caffeine, my eyelids are at half-mast and the words just seem like a blur. i've recently had days when i needed two cups of tea in order to be alert. and well if there is one bad thing about my job it's that you need to be on-your-toes at spotting mistakes... i sometimes start doubting my command of english when i have to keep re-reading copy just to see how it should be tweaked.
also, M used to point out the incompatibility of my working hours with his - and i never really thought about it until now. he's on practicum, and instead of being able to see him on his free days - or the days when his classes starts late - i get to see him only on my off days. it just feels so strange being able to see him two days a week, from at least six days a week. i think i've had withdrawal symptoms.
the best part about not seeing him enough is that it has made me change my mind about marriage. the institution of marriage is one i loathe, much like my attitude towards having children. but nowadays, i keep thinking, what if i'm doing this for years? what if he starts teaching after june? do i want to see him only twice a week? it's not really two days even - more of one, given that its usually half a weekday and half a weekend - and when he starts teaching he'll have lots of things to do such as set lesson plans, do marking... when he has such stuff to do i barely see him. and well, the thing about marriage is that you get to stay together, so technically a couple will see each other every night even if not during the day. i may have changed my mind about it due to this, but i'm still not ready for marriage really, it's just an idea that has popped into my head.
agh. i don't want to get married. what was i thinking? (: i had a great dream long ago, that i still fondly remember. it was rather silly, and amazing. in my dream, or nightmare rather, i had married a great guy, but he had many children (i can't remember how many). if i remember correctly, he was always tired and busy from spending time with them, the little horrors. i came to my senses during the dream, although i did not awake, and i hauled him off to the court for a divorce immediately. it was quite unfortunate since i could sense he was a great guy, but i just don't see myself having children, ever. i don't mind grandchildren though (: does anyone have ideas on how to skip the middle part?
anyhoos, lately i've been addicted to watching the office and 30 rock, having finished what i had of big bang theory and how i met your mother. i really enjoy watching comedies and knitting after work... although its not conducive to my sleep (: i've read about how sleeping late at night (and the rest during daylight hours) makes you have a higher chance of getting cancer (and getting fatter). well the fatter part has come true so i'm hoping the cancer part doesn't! i think reading too much news on research is just demoralising. research always contradicts other research and in the end you're stuck wondering if you should drink more soyabean cos it lowers your chances of getting cancer, drink full-fat milk cos it actually helps w weight loss vs theories that it makes you fatter... gah! oh and the fatter part might actually have been due to me exercising less (being an office chair potato) and having lots of good food... especially what my dear M makes for me (((: i had a YUMMY salad today - lettuce, creamy avocado slices, crabsticks, chicken shreds, brie, tomatoes and mayo. it was so good, chock full of delicious stuff. i can't describe his sandwiches....... (:
also, M used to point out the incompatibility of my working hours with his - and i never really thought about it until now. he's on practicum, and instead of being able to see him on his free days - or the days when his classes starts late - i get to see him only on my off days. it just feels so strange being able to see him two days a week, from at least six days a week. i think i've had withdrawal symptoms.
the best part about not seeing him enough is that it has made me change my mind about marriage. the institution of marriage is one i loathe, much like my attitude towards having children. but nowadays, i keep thinking, what if i'm doing this for years? what if he starts teaching after june? do i want to see him only twice a week? it's not really two days even - more of one, given that its usually half a weekday and half a weekend - and when he starts teaching he'll have lots of things to do such as set lesson plans, do marking... when he has such stuff to do i barely see him. and well, the thing about marriage is that you get to stay together, so technically a couple will see each other every night even if not during the day. i may have changed my mind about it due to this, but i'm still not ready for marriage really, it's just an idea that has popped into my head.
agh. i don't want to get married. what was i thinking? (: i had a great dream long ago, that i still fondly remember. it was rather silly, and amazing. in my dream, or nightmare rather, i had married a great guy, but he had many children (i can't remember how many). if i remember correctly, he was always tired and busy from spending time with them, the little horrors. i came to my senses during the dream, although i did not awake, and i hauled him off to the court for a divorce immediately. it was quite unfortunate since i could sense he was a great guy, but i just don't see myself having children, ever. i don't mind grandchildren though (: does anyone have ideas on how to skip the middle part?
anyhoos, lately i've been addicted to watching the office and 30 rock, having finished what i had of big bang theory and how i met your mother. i really enjoy watching comedies and knitting after work... although its not conducive to my sleep (: i've read about how sleeping late at night (and the rest during daylight hours) makes you have a higher chance of getting cancer (and getting fatter). well the fatter part has come true so i'm hoping the cancer part doesn't! i think reading too much news on research is just demoralising. research always contradicts other research and in the end you're stuck wondering if you should drink more soyabean cos it lowers your chances of getting cancer, drink full-fat milk cos it actually helps w weight loss vs theories that it makes you fatter... gah! oh and the fatter part might actually have been due to me exercising less (being an office chair potato) and having lots of good food... especially what my dear M makes for me (((: i had a YUMMY salad today - lettuce, creamy avocado slices, crabsticks, chicken shreds, brie, tomatoes and mayo. it was so good, chock full of delicious stuff. i can't describe his sandwiches....... (:
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Ootoya
Today was my second visit to Ootoya, a Japanese restaurant chain which I believe has outlets in Japan and Thailand.
It serves dishes reminiscent of home-cooked food - and they come either a la carte (just the main dish) or in a set.
The set costs about $3-5 more - and it comes with rice, pickled cucumbers, an appetiser, and miso soup - unless your set already has a soup dish.
The appetiser was yummy. It reminded me of the one at Sushi Kikuzawa at International Plaza, except it was cold. It consists of steamed slices of white radish, carrot, lotus and a small piece of chicken. And the miso soup is filled with tiny slices of white radish, carrot, yam, and pork. Its definitely a new take on miso soup - but tastes very wholesome!
Unfortunately, I didn't take photos of the appetiser or miso soup (:
Here's what we ordered:
Charcoal grilled pork slices set - I've stopped eating pork so I didnt try this, but the portion, as with most everything, was decent and looked delish!
Pickled cucumber (:
I think this was the Chargrilled chicken with orange sauce.
Chargrilled chicken with basil sauce and salad (about $16 for a set): I had this on my first visit to Ootoya (: The chicken was grilled till tender, and one can taste the full flavour of chargrilled meat! The slices were very thick and juicy. But it's a pity they don't put much sauce - on all three chargrilled dishes. It also comes with slices of hard-boiled egg, which complements the crisp, generous serving of salad very well (: But this doesn't taste Japanese at all - the drizzle of basil sauce made it more fusion-like. But still tasty.
I didn't quite fancy the staff recommendation of scallop on rice with chicken tofu soup (about $20 for a set). The rice (above) was topped with miso sauce and three small scallops - I do wish it had more scallops - the portion wasn't in proportion to the other three sets ordered. Then again, it was served with a huge bowl of soup, filled with tofu, chicken and cabbage slices. The texture at first was a bit like that of shark's fin soup - but the starch soon dissolved and it tasted like normal clear soup after a while. For this, the flavours just didn't appeal to me.
Why a photo of rice? Because my sister was such a big fan of it, she wanted a photo taken of it! She actually asked for a refill (free) of rice - and finished 2/3 of the second bowl. Impressive. She usually eats 2/3 of one bowl of rice. And M, who I went with the first time, finished his whole bowl of rice although he usually doesn't eat much rice. It is that good (:
And what meal would be complete without dessert (: Ootoya offers quite a selection - I think about eight choices. But we got all excited only to have the waiter tell us there were only two choices available - the egg pudding with caramel sauce and the green tea ice cream in soya milk syrup ($5).
I of course chose green tea ice cream (: It was fantastic, I spooned up every drop. The scoop was surrounded by two pieces of plain rice balls, lots of red beans, and green tea jelly! It was really really good - the ice cream was bittersweet, the rice balls were soft and chewy, the red beans sweet, and the green tea jelly melted in my mouth - it was a bit mousse-like. I would definitely return for this, and it's only $5! Unfortunately I couldn't make out the soya milk syrup at all (: But still bang for the buck.
So would I return? Yes most definitely. But I wouldn't have the tontoroni set (scallop on rice and chicken tofu soup) again.
Try it for yourself (:
It can be quite crowded, and unfortunately they don't accept reservations. They also don't allow you to get a table unless half of your party is present - ie table for four, two people have to be present.
Hope you like the place too!
It serves dishes reminiscent of home-cooked food - and they come either a la carte (just the main dish) or in a set.
The set costs about $3-5 more - and it comes with rice, pickled cucumbers, an appetiser, and miso soup - unless your set already has a soup dish.
The appetiser was yummy. It reminded me of the one at Sushi Kikuzawa at International Plaza, except it was cold. It consists of steamed slices of white radish, carrot, lotus and a small piece of chicken. And the miso soup is filled with tiny slices of white radish, carrot, yam, and pork. Its definitely a new take on miso soup - but tastes very wholesome!
Unfortunately, I didn't take photos of the appetiser or miso soup (:
Here's what we ordered:
Charcoal grilled pork slices set - I've stopped eating pork so I didnt try this, but the portion, as with most everything, was decent and looked delish!
Pickled cucumber (:
I think this was the Chargrilled chicken with orange sauce.
Chargrilled chicken with basil sauce and salad (about $16 for a set): I had this on my first visit to Ootoya (: The chicken was grilled till tender, and one can taste the full flavour of chargrilled meat! The slices were very thick and juicy. But it's a pity they don't put much sauce - on all three chargrilled dishes. It also comes with slices of hard-boiled egg, which complements the crisp, generous serving of salad very well (: But this doesn't taste Japanese at all - the drizzle of basil sauce made it more fusion-like. But still tasty.
I didn't quite fancy the staff recommendation of scallop on rice with chicken tofu soup (about $20 for a set). The rice (above) was topped with miso sauce and three small scallops - I do wish it had more scallops - the portion wasn't in proportion to the other three sets ordered. Then again, it was served with a huge bowl of soup, filled with tofu, chicken and cabbage slices. The texture at first was a bit like that of shark's fin soup - but the starch soon dissolved and it tasted like normal clear soup after a while. For this, the flavours just didn't appeal to me.
Why a photo of rice? Because my sister was such a big fan of it, she wanted a photo taken of it! She actually asked for a refill (free) of rice - and finished 2/3 of the second bowl. Impressive. She usually eats 2/3 of one bowl of rice. And M, who I went with the first time, finished his whole bowl of rice although he usually doesn't eat much rice. It is that good (:
And what meal would be complete without dessert (: Ootoya offers quite a selection - I think about eight choices. But we got all excited only to have the waiter tell us there were only two choices available - the egg pudding with caramel sauce and the green tea ice cream in soya milk syrup ($5).
I of course chose green tea ice cream (: It was fantastic, I spooned up every drop. The scoop was surrounded by two pieces of plain rice balls, lots of red beans, and green tea jelly! It was really really good - the ice cream was bittersweet, the rice balls were soft and chewy, the red beans sweet, and the green tea jelly melted in my mouth - it was a bit mousse-like. I would definitely return for this, and it's only $5! Unfortunately I couldn't make out the soya milk syrup at all (: But still bang for the buck.
So would I return? Yes most definitely. But I wouldn't have the tontoroni set (scallop on rice and chicken tofu soup) again.
Try it for yourself (:
Ootoya
#08-12
Orchard Central
It can be quite crowded, and unfortunately they don't accept reservations. They also don't allow you to get a table unless half of your party is present - ie table for four, two people have to be present.
Hope you like the place too!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
(:
Wow, this is a bloody depressing blog (:
SO! I've been doing quite a bit lately...
Such as going out with my sister for an entire day and spending more than $200 on clothes, for a wardrobe which is filled to bursting point. Getting clothes in it involves a lot of pushing and shoving and perspiring. I guess shopping gives me a workout at home too. I've also been "spring cleaning" it, which basically involves pulling most everything out... and then deciding I want to keep 99%, of which i only wear 30%. I am somehow getting very worried about moving back to my homesweethome cos the wardrobe there is about... 1/2 of this one...
BUT anyway I've been up to some stuff (:
Such as knitting this hat for my dad:
I think he wanted a robin hood look here. And, he's wearing shorts yes.
I've also, lately, been wanting to tear out someone's hair. Specifically, someone from Ruby Photo (or who develops the film) cos this is what happened:
Its dreamy yes, but its also known as bad development.
I like to be positive though. I tell myself its another reason pointing me towards buying my own darkroom equipment. Hehe (:
Photos were taken at Borobudur, Indonesia.
I love the colours here:
The monster is unbelievable. I love it, i love it, i love it!
I don't know if I'd ever sell this camera. As much as I want a Hasselblad (just for its good looks)
And my favourite all-time monster photo:
The chendol man at Malacca!! This guy's chendol is unbelievable. Me and my dad we eat two or three each visit to the shop. Which probably explains why I leave Malacca scared of chendol hehe (: His stall is... I think a mangosteen or a coconut. Oh wait that was a decade ago ):
Wouldn't mind one now!
SO! I've been doing quite a bit lately...
Such as going out with my sister for an entire day and spending more than $200 on clothes, for a wardrobe which is filled to bursting point. Getting clothes in it involves a lot of pushing and shoving and perspiring. I guess shopping gives me a workout at home too. I've also been "spring cleaning" it, which basically involves pulling most everything out... and then deciding I want to keep 99%, of which i only wear 30%. I am somehow getting very worried about moving back to my homesweethome cos the wardrobe there is about... 1/2 of this one...
BUT anyway I've been up to some stuff (:
Such as knitting this hat for my dad:
I think he wanted a robin hood look here. And, he's wearing shorts yes.
I've also, lately, been wanting to tear out someone's hair. Specifically, someone from Ruby Photo (or who develops the film) cos this is what happened:
Its dreamy yes, but its also known as bad development.
I like to be positive though. I tell myself its another reason pointing me towards buying my own darkroom equipment. Hehe (:
Photos were taken at Borobudur, Indonesia.
I love the colours here:
The monster is unbelievable. I love it, i love it, i love it!
I don't know if I'd ever sell this camera. As much as I want a Hasselblad (just for its good looks)
And my favourite all-time monster photo:
The chendol man at Malacca!! This guy's chendol is unbelievable. Me and my dad we eat two or three each visit to the shop. Which probably explains why I leave Malacca scared of chendol hehe (: His stall is... I think a mangosteen or a coconut. Oh wait that was a decade ago ):
Wouldn't mind one now!
Friday, September 03, 2010
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Buttered up
There's really nothing like knitting to sooth the soul. Was so pissed just about two hours ago.
Then, I went to search for a pattern I could knit with some of my large stockpile of yarn, and got out a skein of Malabrigo sock yarn and started winding it into a ball for an hour and a half (: There were no tangles at all! Fingers did feel a bit abraded but otherwise, I'm feeling a bit normal now (:
Shan't think about him or the run or how very disappointed I was.
To today, a day I'll start knitting something new, maybe even for myself (:
Then, I went to search for a pattern I could knit with some of my large stockpile of yarn, and got out a skein of Malabrigo sock yarn and started winding it into a ball for an hour and a half (: There were no tangles at all! Fingers did feel a bit abraded but otherwise, I'm feeling a bit normal now (:
Shan't think about him or the run or how very disappointed I was.
To today, a day I'll start knitting something new, maybe even for myself (:
):
i am so upset
*edit*
i am now itching to knit, after i've washed YS's knitted stuff and put them to dry.
i am so unbelievably upset, and disappointed, and my hands are just itching to do something ):
*edit*
i am now itching to knit, after i've washed YS's knitted stuff and put them to dry.
i am so unbelievably upset, and disappointed, and my hands are just itching to do something ):
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Noah's Ark
I think that China and Pakistan should build huge arks. And whichever countries that need them too. So when huge floods come, people can board two by two, with a pair of each kind of animal species they own, so they will be alive and able to reproduce when the floods subside. Good idea don't you agree?
- Posted using iPhone
- Posted using iPhone
Friday, August 20, 2010
Another FO!
FO = Finished Object
Its a knitting term. I like how UFO sounds better though. As you prolly have guessed, it means UnFinished Object (: hahaha. So cute.
Scarf for Z who's doing her master's overseas (:
I'm glad I haven't stopped knitting after the first FO I did for my niece a year ago!
Its a knitting term. I like how UFO sounds better though. As you prolly have guessed, it means UnFinished Object (: hahaha. So cute.
Scarf for Z who's doing her master's overseas (:
I'm glad I haven't stopped knitting after the first FO I did for my niece a year ago!
Monday, August 16, 2010
More knitted (:
Recently finished a bunch of knitted stuff!
Most recently being this gorgeous blue-green coloured hat (:
Everyone who's seen it thinks its gorgeous. Mom even put it on, and Sis wants one too.
Knitting two scarves now ((:
More photos when I'm free!
And yarn from USA arrived, its beautifully dyed! Malabrigo :D
Chunky yarn...
Worsted weight, perfect for scarves, hats and gloves..
Sock yarn
and fat multicoloured yarn for a quick and easy scarf! :D
Uh oh doing all these uploads I realised the yarn shop left out three balls of yarn I ordered! Good golly.
Most recently being this gorgeous blue-green coloured hat (:
Everyone who's seen it thinks its gorgeous. Mom even put it on, and Sis wants one too.
Knitting two scarves now ((:
More photos when I'm free!
And yarn from USA arrived, its beautifully dyed! Malabrigo :D
Chunky yarn...
Worsted weight, perfect for scarves, hats and gloves..
Sock yarn
and fat multicoloured yarn for a quick and easy scarf! :D
Uh oh doing all these uploads I realised the yarn shop left out three balls of yarn I ordered! Good golly.
Saturday, August 07, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Barrage/Kites/Skies/Flyer
As mentioned in the last post, here are some slides which I took at the months ago picnic and scrabble outing (: Unfortunately, I realised near the end that I had not set the ISO, and it was on 400 instead of 100 - resulting in 2 stops underexposure (: I've tried my best to save them! They look super saturated :D
It was a CROWDED day. VERY crowded day (:
Which made me very surprised because the previous time I went (before this outing), the Barrage was pretty empty! Just a few lonely sheep (:
Detail lost here from underexposure is pretty bad, but try to make out the many uncountable heads there..
EAGLE!
I LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY (: film photography
Happy Miak the jumper (: @ Haikou, China
Colour shift... I don't know why
And unfortunately it ends here! Cos I happily finished my roll in China, thinking I had another new one in my bag... Yes they were in my bag. My main luggage bag, not the camera bag! Oh well (:
It was a CROWDED day. VERY crowded day (:
Which made me very surprised because the previous time I went (before this outing), the Barrage was pretty empty! Just a few lonely sheep (:
Detail lost here from underexposure is pretty bad, but try to make out the many uncountable heads there..
EAGLE!
I LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY (: film photography
Happy Miak the jumper (: @ Haikou, China
Colour shift... I don't know why
And unfortunately it ends here! Cos I happily finished my roll in China, thinking I had another new one in my bag... Yes they were in my bag. My main luggage bag, not the camera bag! Oh well (:
Sunday, July 25, 2010
About the Octopus
No, not Paul the famous cephalopod, which is unbelievably hard to spell, I might add!
Yes the blog is due for an update! I realised that I often like to read old posts.. It helps me remember wot went on in a specific time of my life (:
So, I wanted to upload some film photos... and then realised that I had uploaded some on Facebook which I didn't blog about. M's octopus that is (:
The thing is, we went to the Marina Barrage one day...
It was months ago, perhaps in January or February.
I can still remember the potato salad and tuna sandwiches that Hanh made (:
That's Hanh, with my camera (:
And M, finishing the potato salad. So very yummmmmy....!
Well this was all back when it was just a jc friends gathering (:
And we went there to have a picnic and play Scrabble!
Hehe, that's the super cute drawstring bag I got for the Scrabble tiles so I wouldn't lose any! Two are missing already.
Doesn't this remind you of There's Something About Mary? The part where she put something in her hair...
We saw loads of kites being flown.
Speaking of which, kites are like everywhere in Singapore now! I see them in Boon Lay... I heard West Coast and East Coast Park are full of them too... Not to forget Barrage of course (:
It just reaffirms my thinking that Singaporeans are all followers. One person can do something, and then everyone will follow. We're like a bunch of silly sheep, to be honest. Silly Singaporeans.
And then just as we were leaving, we spotted this really cool kite!!
with an extreeeeemely long tail (: which M happened to find really really cool!
Okay now skip forward a few months, to May, where during my trip to Haikou with the girls, I spotted the coolest kite ever!! It was soaring in the sky. And it had EIGHT tails.
Fine, tentacles.
Of course, I thought of M (:
It was crazy expensive (especially since we were in China, but given that he likes huge kites - with tails - and diving / water, I thought the octopus was perfect!)
*Let me warn you first that this is a very long post (or at least photo-heavy!)
Our first outing was to West Coast Park (: Which Jo recommended as a very windy and popular kite-flying spot. Back when there weren't many kites in Singapore yet, for when we went, the park was empty. There was no wind. The weather was scorching hot. And our kite wouldn't fly - unless you count running around and dragging the kite in the air, flying.
So instead we sat on the mat and burnt ourselves.
For we were waiting for the elusive wind to arrive... which didn't, we sadly realised after more than an hour in the sun, far from the shade.
So we played the uke instead :D
Our next attempt, was at the Barrage. A place where we previously saw many kites doing what kites should.
This time, Beverley, my best friend in Canada came along! And I made my version of potato salad... which was not as good as Hanh's, let's leave it at that (:
Unrolling the kite!
M looks optimistic (:
But, while everyone's kite flew, ours was only content to fly when being dragged around.
Personally, I thought it was too overweight. It was HUGE! And heavy.
The two happy and still-optimistic people (:
Unfortunately, happiness was short-lived as the weather turned gloomy.
I played the uke while the two tried hard (:
Then they gave up and we had our meal!! I can't quite remember wot I made, it wasn't memorable ): I should stick to baking.
Bev learnt You Are My Sunshine on the uke!
Unfortunately the kite didn't fly that day either...
Apparently nothing dampens their spirit (:
Well!
Matthew kept saying that third time's the charm (even on our first attempt) and I remained sceptical.
We went to this large, correction, HUGE empty field somewhere in Woodlands. Follow the kites and you'll find it (: Oh, and police car, which gets called often to get rid of illegally parking drivers (:
Was M running around while that kite stayed in the air?
Was he?
*TADA* no running involved!
Haha. The field was much too muddy anyway, there was much waterlogged areas, that we had to watch where we tread.
The wind kept dying though, although it was quite strong most of the time. That's me getting the kite up!
It would mostly fly far, but remain low.
Once it got pretty high though!! :D Happy!
I guess third time really is the charm (:
And that ends the story of M's octopus (:
Stay tuned next, for scans of film slides taken during the first Barrage outing. Their oversaturated. But I love them!!
Yes the blog is due for an update! I realised that I often like to read old posts.. It helps me remember wot went on in a specific time of my life (:
So, I wanted to upload some film photos... and then realised that I had uploaded some on Facebook which I didn't blog about. M's octopus that is (:
The thing is, we went to the Marina Barrage one day...
It was months ago, perhaps in January or February.
I can still remember the potato salad and tuna sandwiches that Hanh made (:
That's Hanh, with my camera (:
And M, finishing the potato salad. So very yummmmmy....!
Well this was all back when it was just a jc friends gathering (:
And we went there to have a picnic and play Scrabble!
Hehe, that's the super cute drawstring bag I got for the Scrabble tiles so I wouldn't lose any! Two are missing already.
Doesn't this remind you of There's Something About Mary? The part where she put something in her hair...
We saw loads of kites being flown.
Speaking of which, kites are like everywhere in Singapore now! I see them in Boon Lay... I heard West Coast and East Coast Park are full of them too... Not to forget Barrage of course (:
It just reaffirms my thinking that Singaporeans are all followers. One person can do something, and then everyone will follow. We're like a bunch of silly sheep, to be honest. Silly Singaporeans.
And then just as we were leaving, we spotted this really cool kite!!
with an extreeeeemely long tail (: which M happened to find really really cool!
Okay now skip forward a few months, to May, where during my trip to Haikou with the girls, I spotted the coolest kite ever!! It was soaring in the sky. And it had EIGHT tails.
Fine, tentacles.
Of course, I thought of M (:
It was crazy expensive (especially since we were in China, but given that he likes huge kites - with tails - and diving / water, I thought the octopus was perfect!)
*Let me warn you first that this is a very long post (or at least photo-heavy!)
Our first outing was to West Coast Park (: Which Jo recommended as a very windy and popular kite-flying spot. Back when there weren't many kites in Singapore yet, for when we went, the park was empty. There was no wind. The weather was scorching hot. And our kite wouldn't fly - unless you count running around and dragging the kite in the air, flying.
So instead we sat on the mat and burnt ourselves.
For we were waiting for the elusive wind to arrive... which didn't, we sadly realised after more than an hour in the sun, far from the shade.
So we played the uke instead :D
Our next attempt, was at the Barrage. A place where we previously saw many kites doing what kites should.
This time, Beverley, my best friend in Canada came along! And I made my version of potato salad... which was not as good as Hanh's, let's leave it at that (:
Unrolling the kite!
M looks optimistic (:
But, while everyone's kite flew, ours was only content to fly when being dragged around.
Personally, I thought it was too overweight. It was HUGE! And heavy.
The two happy and still-optimistic people (:
Unfortunately, happiness was short-lived as the weather turned gloomy.
I played the uke while the two tried hard (:
Then they gave up and we had our meal!! I can't quite remember wot I made, it wasn't memorable ): I should stick to baking.
Bev learnt You Are My Sunshine on the uke!
Unfortunately the kite didn't fly that day either...
Apparently nothing dampens their spirit (:
Well!
Matthew kept saying that third time's the charm (even on our first attempt) and I remained sceptical.
We went to this large, correction, HUGE empty field somewhere in Woodlands. Follow the kites and you'll find it (: Oh, and police car, which gets called often to get rid of illegally parking drivers (:
Was M running around while that kite stayed in the air?
Was he?
*TADA* no running involved!
Haha. The field was much too muddy anyway, there was much waterlogged areas, that we had to watch where we tread.
The wind kept dying though, although it was quite strong most of the time. That's me getting the kite up!
It would mostly fly far, but remain low.
Once it got pretty high though!! :D Happy!
I guess third time really is the charm (:
And that ends the story of M's octopus (:
Stay tuned next, for scans of film slides taken during the first Barrage outing. Their oversaturated. But I love them!!
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