Life Sucks

So far the type of food I eat has been restricted to local food, Japanese, Thai, Italian as in pizza and pasta and western which is mainly steak. I haven't got for any thing exotic apart from the occasional German food. But recently my taste bud went on an overdrive and I found myself eating Costa Rica (more of that later) and Spanish food.  One evening we found ourselves at Vivocity and not knowing what to eat, decided to try out this place. One reason I don't like to eat at this type of place is that I don't know how to pronounce the name of the dishes. And I don't want to end up ordering weird food that smell like somebody shoes. And the serving staff are no help most of the time, the way they rattle off the name in double quick time over the loud music. Fortunately for us, at Serenity, the menu comes with English translation. The music was also not too loud and the friendly staff was able to recommend suitable dish for us. Still, we play it safe and ordered...

Went for a short weekend break on the Star Cruise Virgo. The last time we were on this ship was so many years ago that I can't even remember when it was. The magnificent lobby is still there with the beautiful stain glass on the ceiling The most colorful part of the ship - the main reception deck with shops and lifts and fake windows There are 3 giant bronze horses.Very gaudy but everybody seems to be taking photo there so I took a shot as well We are non gamblers so we didn't even step into the casino which means the time on the ship can be pretty boring. Both night we went to the theatre to watch first a musical and then a ventriloquist. But then I felt asleep and miss all the nice parts. Apart from the theatre, there was the swimming pool but it rained most of the time so we didn't get to soak in the pool or the jacuzzi. There is also a children playing pool but our kids are too old for that. The other thing that we do a lot is of cour...

Singapore has been seeing a influx of high class "artisan" or in local speak "atas" bakery from overseas. There is the weirdly named Tiong Bahru Bakery by an ang moh master baker from , a Korean outlet called "Paris Baguette" and several others scattered all over. And then there is Paul at Ngee Ann City. When it opened early this year, it was perpetually packed. Despite its hefty prices, people flocked there to eat and be seen eating high class bread. Me, after waiting for the hullaboo to end, I tabao home some bread including its most famous croissants. And I must said I am impressed with the flavour and texture but unfortunately not the price.

I goes to MacRitchie Reservoir so often sometimes I forget that there is more than the running trails there. Like the tree top walk which I have been up only once. So when the Princess wanted to go there over the weekend, we gladly went. To get to the treetop walk, the nearest carpark is at Venus Drive (the road leading to SICC) instead of the main park at MR. From there it is a short 2 km trek through the trails to reach the tree top walk. Our objective was to spot birds but sadly there was none to be seen although we heard plenty. The walk across the 200 metres long suspension bridge was over pretty soon as we were forced to keep moving so as not to block other people from crossing the narrow bridge. The view from the tree top walk. We can see the forest canopy and the reservoir beyond that and on a clear day, the housing estate in the horizon. On the way down, we spotted this beautiful plant. I think it is an orchid. But I am not too sure though. Any expert out ther...

One of the find while walking along Tanjong Katong Road. This little Thai place at one of the corner. It serves the usual Thai food plus a steamboat set. Being greedy fellas, we ordered both. The steamboat which comes with a plate of vegetables A plate of mixed food stuff And a serving of some special beef. I think we had to pay separately for this We could have a combo soup so we went for the Tom Yum and the herbal Of course for M, no Thai food is complete without mango salad so we ordered that as well Believe it or not, the kids have tried the Thai style crabmeat chicken wing so we ordered it specially for them We also choose to have some fried rice instead of the usual white rice. This is pork floss seafood rice The Princess must have her tungfen and this came with big prawns. And I must have my Thai otah. This came aluminium wrapped and was filled with seafood. Price is reasonable and food is fairly good. No complaints here. A ...

By now everybody will have heard about the mother, the teacher, the $60 haircut and the police repor t. Seems like nowadays parents seem to think that the mata very free and file police report for all the slightest reason. Just like this guy . Daughter kena scolding by teacher - file police report. And if it is not the police, then its the Ministry of Education . And there are more. Like this case . Poor poor teachers. I really wonder how teachers can do their work nowadays. Most teachers I know are really dedicated and went beyond their call of duty. In my primary school days, there was this teacher who was so sweet. She invited us to her house during Hari Raya. Another teacher took a bunch of us poorer kids to the movies. In secondary school, there was this teacher who was so kind to us especially the kids from the poorer household. In JC, I had a tutor who was widely deemed to be a tyrant but actually had a heart of gold. Despite my bad behaviour in my 2nd year, she did no...