After Exams
The smell of Freedom.... the smell of North Indian Cuisine....Thurs was the last day of exams.. (actually 5 of us have our exams ended one day before and enjoyed the after-exam meal at Amoy St. ). and we have all gathered for a meal at this North Indian Restaurant at Riverwalk (situated at opposite Central, Clarke Quay). Heh.. ages since we have some nice decent meal...
This North Indian Restuarant offered buffet dinner with about 12 main dishes + Naan + a few side dishes. Many of us have not eaten North Indian Cuisine before... it's considered somewhat a special "exotic" meal we were having here besides the usual hawker fare or normal western meal we normally go for. This is definitely not my first taste of North Indian food. I tasted my first piece of naan dipped in spicy piping hot Chicken masala at the Sim Lim Square Foodcourt. From then on, I have become quite a fan of North Indian cuisine. This restaurant served cheap and affordable buffet lunch and dinner. We only paid about $15 per person for the buffet.
We'r ready to dig in! (The drink in pink is known as Strawberry Lassi. It's their Yoghurt drink but taste nothing like the usual yoghurt drink we bought from supermarket. It has a strong cheesy taste instead.)
Sambal Chicken, Tandoori Chicken and some Fish curry of sort..Take more gravy for the naan!
The naan. Comes in 3 varieties. Plain, Butter and Garlic. It was made by sticking the dough on the side of a large stone/clay pot, heated up by burning charcoal. Less oil (more healthy) and thicker than their cousin Prata. Eat it while it's hot!
Big Fans of Naan...
Food Galore!
Time for desserts! No no no... this is not the chinese Tang Yuan. This dessert is known as the Milk Ball in Honey syrup. Not advisable to consume more than one especially for people who have low threshold for sweetness. I think it's too sweet for my liking either... tend to get sick after a few more bites of these milk balls.
If you feel the need to freshen up your breathe after the heavy meal, the waiter will offer you this plate of green or colourful grains. Grab abit and chew them in your mouth. It contains some herbs to get rid of the smell.. and urh.. you will have this " bathing foam in your mouth" kind of feeling in your mouth.Labels: Food, Friends, Fun
Young Millionaires Dreamers Club
***The Young Millionaires Dreamers Club***Club Profile: -Officially Founded on 2nd March 2007.
-Initiated by a group of toto-crazy friends during a study session at National Library.
-Club mission: To achieve the million bucks in the annual angbao toto draw and change the club name to Young Millionaires Club.
-Member qualification: *The ability to dream (of what to do with the prize money) is a must. *Age between 20-25
-Membership fee: currently at 50 cents (payable as and when theres' 10 million dollars toto draw ) (Note that subjected to fee revision.
Today was the 10 million toto draw. Few days back, 14 of us bought 2 sets of 7 toto numbers just to participate in the fun of the 10 million angbao toto. Today, we bought another set of 7 numbers which we picked the number ourselves. Think all of us got so excited when we get together and started to think about what to do with the money if we won .... and CH even joking that he wanted to go home early to pack his bag just in case he needs to run away with the winning tickets.... And on Lun's car, we were waiting desperately and nervously for the toto results to be announce on the radio..(only to realise that the results were released after 930pm.)
Now i finally understand why my parents keep up with their 4Ds every week despite complaining to me that it's wasting so much money and they will quit betting on 4D numbers. It's buying a hope that makes you happy and winning to thrill you further.
Btw, we got 3 winning numbers right for the set we bought today. And 2 out of the 3 winning numbers were those numbers which i picked! OMG! But nvm.. everything in the name of fun... and haha.. better luck next time!
Labels: Friends, Fun, Luck
Merry Christmas 2006 (Part 2)
Xmas Celebration Part 2: JB Movie & Food Feast and Crazy Nite Out
This is the first time I am celebrating Xmas with my uni buddies. Looking exceptionally forward to meeting them cos they are always the most happening bunch of friends I have. hehe! Xin, Jul, Kel, Ling, Lun and me met in the afternoon for JB. Xin, being the "guest of honour", got the honour of being scolded by everyone for being late by 30 mins. Surprisingly, the causeway and customs were very clear and less crowded this weekend, so we managed to reach JB in less than 45 mins. Ling suggested catching a movie over at JB City Square since it's still too early to go for makan feast. In the end, we decided to watch Jay Chou's " The Curse of the Golden Flower" after a quickie lunch at Secret Recipe. Being the most typical Singaporean (except Lun but he has long gotten the Singaporean traits..) we are, we cant help gushing and exclaiming about the cheap movie tic. Their weekend movie tic cost RM 10.. which is about SGD 4. So much cheaper compared to our Weekend $9.50. Whats more the cinema is run by Cathay.. so quality of the cinema theatre is of the same standard as Singapore. Bloody worth it!Alrite. Let's talk about the movie. It's a fantastic arthouse film by Zhang Yimou and definitely worth catching (even though Jay Chou doesnt look very appealing in the movie *shrugs*). As Zhang Yimou likes to use very strong colours in his movie, this one (as the title mention) was extremely golden and glittery. So be aware of being blinded by the strong contrasting colour of the palace's interiors and Chow Yun Fatt/Gong Li's ultra glittery GOLDEN costumes! Argh *Cover my eyes*... but nonetheless, the backdrop was magnificent. The plot was easily understandable. Nothing too complicated... Gong Li's suppression as the Queen and Chow Yun Fat as the most heartless, callous, tyrannical King.. were all well-portrayed. Exception being Jay Chou again.. Cant help laughing at his face... and his futile attempt to squeeze out some emotions on his face. He just looked very off in his costumes and his moustache. *Cover my eyes*Oh and you cant miss all the girls' boobs, almost spilling out of their clothes. Damn gross when you see their boobs wobble as they walked. According to my mama, she thinks that the boobs ressembled some kids' buttock. muahaha.Late in the evening, we head off to our favourite place for a big feast: 
Look at Ling, the one who cant resist sticking her tongue out when she sees good food... even when she only sees the menu. From left: Xin, Juan, Ling, Jul
What is life w/o good food man.... hehe. We had Chili Sweet Potato Leaves, Tofu on hot pan, Deep fried baby squid, Butter Crayfish, Steamed Soon Hock Fish, Beggar's Chicken, Dou miao. yummy.. all for the grand total of about 16 SGD per person.
Unfortunately, there's no purplish dragon fruit juice but no regrets! We tried Weilun's recommendation of another fruit juice which is a mixture of 3 fruits (strawberries, plum juice and cant remember the last one). It's a helluva good drink to die for!!! Hehe. That is if you are a sucker for sour stuffs. 
How can we not pose for some photos with our favourite crayfish..... Gosh.. look at the amount of meat!Back from Msia, meet up with Les and Cehao. What's next? Xmas xchange and Bowling at Safra Mount Faber!Thinking that Safra Mount Faber would not be as crowded with bowlers like Marina Sq. Wrong wrong! In the end, we were put on the waiting list.. and it was all waiting and more waiting.... while we were waiting for our turn, we took some bo-liao pics..
Jul, Xin, Juan and Lun illustrating ε, ζ, ε, δΉ. We are good eh?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10. No 9 cos we dunnoe how to do it. hehe.
Les, Ling, Cehao's version. Who's better?
Now finally for the Xmas xchange... hehe. After a few rounds of drawing lots... I got Cehao's Piggie bank. (actually is froggie) hehe. And lucky Ling, got my red leather card holder.... :P
Everyone gets a present! Lesley gotten Ling's pillow case, Kel gotten Xin's (?) Nalgene bottle, Xin gotten Kel's piggie tissue box cover, Ling gotten my red leather namecards holder, Cehao got Les's MUJI tibits pack. Lun gotten Jul's shoes bag. Me got Cehao's turtle piggie bank. Jul got lun's present (not bought yet). hehe.. Merry Xmas everyone!Labels: Chill Out, Christmas, Food, Friends, Fun
Merry Christmas 2006 (Part 1)
It's finally Christmas! My long awaited holiday break... after 2 hectic weeks of work and OT every night just to complete the damn project. Most things are more or less done and I can feel so much ease now. Phew. Just as I wanted to take a break, I remembered about writing Xmas card and wrapping xmas gifts! Gosh. This year was a series of celebration from 22nd to 24th December... Seems like this year Xmas was my most happening (and most expensive) ever!
22nd Dec Nite with my gal pals, 23rd Dec Nite and 24th Dec Morning with my ultra-happening Uni buddies, 24th Dec Nite and 25th Dec Morning with my boy...
So this time, the Xmas blog entries are going to break into 3 parts... flooded with pictures.
Xmas Celebration Part 1: Xmas Party at Dawn's Place
This year, Dawn invited all her friends to her house for Xmas celebration and presents exchange. I was late becos of the retail convention which was held at Changi Hotel... the really far eastern part of Singapore, took quite abit of time travelling from the east to her house in the south.
When we were in secondary school, we used to have xmas celebration at her place too. And somehow, we just loved to "challenge the weather" and BBQ in the rain! haha. I remembered it was a hilarious sight when we tried to BBQ with the plastic sheet or umbrella shielding us from the rain. This time round, we were once again challenging the weather but unfortunately it rained again. We have to move all those catered food, BBQ or half-BBQ food to the function room below and eat there.
Oh yah. Before I forgot.. Welcome back, Shan! hehe. She's finally back from far far away Norway. She deserved a great thanks for getting us all those goodies from Norway and of cos, burning me her 5GB worth of pictures from Norway (when I was just kidding with her. Opps!)
The Four Of Us: Ying, Juan, Dawn, Shan
Labels: Christmas, Food, Friends, Fun
For fun!
You are The Empress
Beauty, happiness, pleasure, success, luxury, dissipation.
The Empress is associated with Venus, the feminine planet, so it represents,
beauty, charm, pleasure, luxury, and delight. You may be good at home
decorating, art or anything to do with making things beautiful.
The Empress is a creator, be it creation of life, of romance, of art or business. While the Magician is the primal spark, the idea made real, and the High Priestess is the one who gives the idea a form, the Empress is the womb where it gestates and grows till it is ready to be born. This is why her symbol is Venus, goddess of beautiful things as well as love. Even so, the Empress is more Demeter, goddess of abundance, then sensual Venus. She is the giver of Earthly gifts, yet at the same time, she can, in anger withhold, as Demeter did when her daughter, Persephone, was kidnapped. In fury and grief, she kept the Earth barren till her child was returned to her.
What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.
Labels: Fun
