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Wednesday, April 29, 2009,11:20 PM
WAH LAO A... damn funny sia
I AM BROWSING SOME WEBSITES AND IS LAUGHING
(plus some snorting) MY ASS OFF!!!
LOL LOL LOL...
laughing louder and louder as if my screw has gone loose, that my bro is so fucking pissed off with me and is asking me to SHUT UP!! wahaha
omg, he doesn't know what I'm laughing about, I'm sure he will be rolling on the floor laughing.
Fucking funny, shall share if I have the time. hahahahahah! else the secret stays with me! MUAHAHA~
Labels: funny
Tuesday, April 28, 2009,9:16 PM
Ramen in S'pore
remember my post regarding the ramen store I discovered hidden at the 3rd level of Marina Square? Kyo-Nichi
Beside this, Ajisen Ramen is the only place I will go to for Quality Ramen in S'pore.
I have been to
(in running order)- Ajisen (countless outlets)
- Sumi Charcoal Grill Yakitori (located at Centrepoint basement)
- Kyo-Nichi (located at Marina Sq, 3rd level)
- Ramen Ten (at Far East Plaza & Tampines Central)
- and the most recent one being Bishamon (Raffles City marketplace)
all solely for their ramen.. and I find that for some, their ramen CMI!
1) Sumi Charcoal Grill Yakitori was a shop that I chanced upon while walking through the new renovated Centrepoint basement. this was the 1st japanese ramen store that I tried besides Ajisen.
I remembered they were having a promotion for their ramen.
the shop ambience and seating was quite nice, rather spacious.
service was quick, I don't have to wait long for my ramen to arrive.
Gasp, their ramen was disappointing. the noodles lack the springyness and really is like maggi mee to me.
after reviewing their website after so long since that 1st and last visit there, perhaps their strength was in Yakitori, so they did not place much importance in their ramen.
http://www.sumi.com.sg/
2) Was wandering in Far East Plaza, lost at deciding on the food to eat, we saw Ramen Ten and went in. my thoughts was since this Japanese food chain outlet is called Ramen Ten, their ramen should be of some standard. I was proven to be wrong. once again, the noodles is like maggi mee. but at least their soup base is slightly better than Sumi.
I take it that because pork knuckles and bones are an essential item for brewing of ramen soup base, maybe that is the reason why the soup tasted slightly different from what I had before as Ramen Ten is a halal certified Japanese eatery, so I cannot complain much (:
The 2nd time I went to Tampines, not for the ramen but for the sushi. not bad, sushi is sushi, can't really get any difference unless it is not fresh. but still, I will choose Sakae Sushi anytime =X
http://www.ramenten.com/home.htm
3) went to Bishamon at Raffles City basement Marketplace yesterday.
the shop is suprisingly small and there wasn't much seats available. the seats were also not that comfortable, rather cramp and low back, hardly able to lean back. their specialty are the sapporo ramen series, but they also have clear soup base ramen.
I ordered the clear soup ramen (Shoyu Ramen), he ordered Special Miso Ramen from the Sapporo series. I had a rather high expectation for this shop as I have heard of it for quite some time only yet to try it for myself and also because of their pricing. it is more expensive than Ajisen ramen (ranging from SGD11.80 ~ SGD14.90).
I picked up my chopstick and poke at the ramen, and I know I'm in for a disappointment. It was in a deep yellow color, the soup was really like maggi soup and there wasn't much ingredients =( no seaweed, no tau gei, no egg.. boohoohoo..) then the cha shu is like Ajisen's, which I don't really like, tough and will get stuck to my teeth =X so all give to him, so my bowl only left the noodles and soup, really is like maggi. but this maggi very expensive and furthermore I think my maggi beehoon that I cooked at home tasted 10x nicer =X
his sapporo ramen had slightly more ingredients like seaweed and egg. I have to mention about the egg, they cooked it 50% only, so the exterior looked like a hard-boiled egg, but when you take a bite, the inside is still soft and the eggyolk can flow =X I didn't know at first, when I bite (I asked from him) and sensed sth amiss, I see how come inside is gor gor de.. eee =XX sua ku.. so I gave back to him. LOL~ hee
I also commented that this is a cruel way to kill a chick =( haha! of course there isn't any chick inside lah.
and! the serving was so little, around 3/5 of ajisen's servings (not that I can take more of their ridiculous maggi-treated-as-ramen noodles.)
throughout I was complaining and grouching about how expensive this bowl of maggi mee is.. and saying mine was like $0.60 worth and his was better, at least taste like fishball noodles (that was an overstatement) so maybe worth $3.00. hahaha!
no wonder, even though the shop was rather small, there was still plenty of unoccupied seats even though it was dinner time already.
feel like got conned! I will never be back again! >_<
http://www.bishamon.com.sg/
you can take a look at the reviews, and decide for yourself.
http://www.hungrygowhere.com/singapore/sapporo_ramen_bishamon_raffles_city_shopping_centre/
after having the tries on ramen at these supposedly famous ramen shops, I have realised that perhaps there is nothing wrong with them, maybe ramen are supposed to be like this in S'pore. too bad I have been to Ajisen Ramen many times and know what good quality ramen are supposed to be (if u study their ramen, they really have two cores! that is the secret to their springgy and delicious ramen!!) or maybe my expectations are too high.
but ramen in Tokyo, Japan are nothing like these.
not even Ajisen Ramen can be up to their standard. once you have tried the 100% authentic ramen in Japan, it will take you a few months to adjust back to S'pore Ajisen Ramen standard. it is still the best that you can ask for in S'pore though.
anyone who knows of any equal or better ramen in S'pore, please let me this ramen fan, know! =D
Labels: food
Saturday, April 25, 2009,5:35 PM
Marshmallows ღღღ
did I mentioned before that I LOVE to eat Marshmallows?
haha, i absolutely fell in love with them ever since the first piece of marshmallow melted into my mouth when I was still a kid. I still remembered it was chocolate flavour and the cute packaging showing a colourful wooden rocking horse on each individual wrapper.
not just any marshmallow will satisfy me but only authentic made in japan marshmallow.
those made in USA or european countries are often made with too much sugar and they tasted weird to me.
My love is for those with chocolate and strawberry fillings, not those with funny JAM fillings.
I have noticed many counterfeit products especially from a country 5hours from us via air, they made the packaging looked exactly the same and many a times people didn't realised that they were being conned into paying for more than what it's worth.
even though the packaging can be copied (completed with all the japanese wordings etc), their quality are definitely something they cannot match with.
the chocolate fillings of the China made marshmallows tasted more impure.
much less to say for strawberry fillings, for Japan marshmallows the strawberry used for the fillings are oftenly CREAM type, whereas for the counterfeit, they used JAM.
Of course, taste varies between individuals, but I very much prefer the Japan strawberry marshmallows as they tasted creamy and with just the right sweetness, the strawberry Jam fillings tasted sweet but also a little sour.
the biggest difference of the M.I.J and M.I.C marshmallows can be seen easily from the appearance, they will appear wrinkled whereas Japan made marshmallows are smooth textured and appear plumped.
if you are unsure, the easiest way is to check at the back of the packaging, the place of manufacture.
the creamy chocolate filled marshmallow that I have just devoured this morning afternoon, when I woke up ((:
Labels: food
Wednesday, April 22, 2009,11:20 PM
Can someone please wake him up from his TOO LONG a dream?
oh. what a boring life I have.
it is so freaking mundane, it's freaking me out big-time.
3 more months! i can't wait for that BIG day to come.
and I can wave goodbye to this god-damn asshole who thinks he knows-it-all!
either he is living in some serious INCURABLE self-denial or he has been dreaming since the day he was born.
he is making me feel like whamming the bricks on his fat head.
*note: the bricks were brought back by him from our neighbours. is ours a rag-and-bone company? all along I thought we were into sensor and transmitter businesses.*goodness, has he not got anything better to do than doing crappy stuffs like annoying neighbours, disturbing cats, kicking dogs and picking on people who are really contributing to the company? like doing GENUINE visits to customers
(not visiting them just for the sake of getting your passport stamped, getting free treats and meals, not forgetting to stop over at Thailand for some spas and massage) and providing quotations that actually let us EARN some margin
(all enquiries that you handle are all making a loss, might as well knock yourself into a coma and the company can at least float with us around!)Quote: One shouldn't be too confident.
My thoughts: I think you are HOPELESSLY Over Confident.
Quote: One shouldn't always think he is right.
My thoughts: You sure you wanna talk about this?
Quote: One shouldn't be racist.
My thoughts: Ya, right. if you are not, I'm not sure if anyone else is.
Quote: One shouldn't think that they are smart.
My thoughts: Omg, do you realised you are constantly slapping yourself??!
all these
(and many others which I cannot mention here else it will be never-ending) that came from your mouth are exactly the opposite of your behaviour. lol.
you've got no idea how much humor you had brought into my life, I'm laughing my head off the minute you open your mouth, and almost suffocating.
oh please, you are just another clown to me, the biggest and best ever I've ever seen in my whole life!
all the self-praising, all your mother-stories.. wow! they are the biggest bullshit. before I knew you I didn't know one can talk crap till this extent and
STILL think people respect you.
even the dogs hate you, FYI.
haha! ya, I respect how your parents can take your nonsense, respect how your wife can withstand your bullshitting.
RESPECT THEM MAN! SALUTE!
I'm gonna pin his fucking face on my wall and use it as a dart board!
Maybe not, my wall is going to give way.
Labels: frustration, pissed off, rumbling^
Tuesday, April 21, 2009,11:47 PM
II Communications II
,11:16 PM
心跳 II Xin Tiao II Heartbeat
心跳 II Xin Tiao II Heartbeat
想跟我吵架 我没那麽无聊
Xiang gen wo chao jia Wo mei na me wu liao
You want to argue with me. I’m not that free.
不懂得道歉 我没那麽聪明
Bu dong de dao qian Wo mei na me cong ming
I don't know how to apologize. I’m not that bright.
好想要回到我们的原点
Hao xiang yao hui dao wo men de yuan dian
I really want to go back to where we started from.
你又在哭泣 我给不了安慰
Ni you zai ku qi Wo gei bu liao an wei
You are crying again. I can't comfort you.
我又在摇头 有那麽点後悔
Wo you zai yao tou You na me dian hou hui
I’m shaking my head again disapproving of my actions. There’s only that much regret.
爱情的发展已难以回头却无法往前走
Ai qing de fa zhan yi nan yi hui tou que wu fa wang qian zou
Love’s development is already hard to turn back, but I’m unable to go forward.
但身不由己出现在胸口 两颗心能塞几个问号
Dan shen bu you ji chu xian zai xiong kou Liang ke xin neng sai ji ge wen hao
My feelings surge and take over. How many questions can two hearts contain?
爱让我们流多少眼泪
Ai rang wo men liu duo shao yan lei
How much tears did love make us shed?
*Chorus*
你的眼神充满美丽带走我的心跳
Ni de yan shen chong man mei li dai zou de xin tiao
Your eyes are brimming with beauty carrying away my heartbeat.
你的温柔如此靠近带走我的心跳
Ni de wen rou ru ci kao jin dai zou wo de xin tiao
Your caringness is so close that it take away my heartbeat.
逆转时光到一开始 能不能给一秒
Ni zhuan shi guang dao yi kai shi Neng bu neng gei yi miao
Time has turned back to a beginning. Can you give me a moment?
等着哪一天你也想起
Deng zhe na yi tian ni ye xiang qi
I’m waiting for the day when you will also remember
那悬在记忆中的美好
Na xuan zai ji yi zhong de mei hao
That happiness longing in our memories.
Labels: lyrics
Monday, April 20, 2009,8:49 PM
Most think that the pasture is always greener on the other side, what you cannot get will always be the best.
As such, we tend to neglect and not cherish what we have right now.
Only when those we failed to treasure have left us, will we start to regret.
But it is all too late.
Labels: general
Saturday, April 18, 2009,11:59 PM
JB Trip
*beware: long entry*took off early today to JB, it's the 2nd time going with darren and guan lun, minus yong hua and wei da, and adding in edwina.
we left lakeside mrt around 1045am for transfer at Kranji to JB.
traffic is considered quite smooth if you were to compare with last friday, which was Good Friday, don't know why they of all days, choose to go on that particular day. must be trying to do some reverse psychological thinking but failed terribly.
reached JB City Square around 11 plus, and when we had our breakfast cum lunch it was alrdy 12pm! i was so damn hungry, can hear my own stomach growling loudly. they wanted to try at the Wan Chai HongKong Cafe. when i got inside, i was so distracted because i couldn't get the table that i wanted, so i kept glancing around while they were discussing on what to eat. this happened when i was eating at this cafe in s'pore too. so when i finally saw the table was available, i asked if we could shift. haha, so after we shifted i was happy and could finally loosen up and focus on the food and conversation. the food standard is exactly the same as what you can get in s'pore, total bill was about RM74.
we proceeded to shop around and when i saw this t-shirt i bought it without hesitation as i had already seen it last week but didnt get it so i don't want to regret again.
i realised that many slippers were being sold there, hence i tot of buying a pair since mine was a little old. one caught my eyes, it was white with a silver glittery stripe just right over the toes area. initally i was only casually browsing through, but as i passed another shop and saw it, the more i look at it the more i found it to be pretty and unique. i asked for my size but gasp, there isn't size 5. den i went back to the 1st shop and still there is none. omg, right at that moment i really wanted to get it badly, bcos now owning that pair of slipper has become like a challenge for me. the more i know i cannot get it, the more i want to get it. it's like the things that i want, always no right sizing or no stock etc... grr.. feel so sad cannot find the slipper in the end even though i did keep a lookout for it at other places =(
but guan lun bought a nice pair of shoes for his school usage. haha, someone is preparing for back to school lei! =D
we cabbed to Jaya Jusco
cab uncle is friendly and chat with us regarding the different cars in malaysia and singapore. anyway, buying one car in s'pore is equivalent to getting two in m'sia. hais... tough life.
wah, first time going there. mall is quite big, but also quite empty and i find many spaces are not being fully utilised, it's like the new bugis shopping centre. big but the spaces are not being made use to create more sales opportunities.
i bought 2 diamante hairclips from a pushcart. i like them very much, as i have been looking for one but can't really see any that caught my eye. i like those blink blink thingy, anything that is crystal/diamante like either on hair accessories, necklace, bracelet, shoes, clothings, watches, woo, do they get my attention. haha!
darren bought a fortune cat display which i think it's quite cute and unique in the sense that it's not those normal porcelein fortune cat that you will see in many stores. he meant to display it in his office, lol. want to let his boss praise him for the extra effort made right? haha!
we went to black canyon to sip some drinks (and ease our tired feets), omg the ice mint fruity punch i ordered was so damn sour and people who knows me well will know that i absolutely cannot take sour taste. and what's more, i wanted to confront the waiters what's up with the name of the drink (note: ice
mint fruity punch), why isn't there the slightest hint of mint in that drink??! pissed sia, i ordered cos i like minty taste and yet! thinking of tearing down their signboard or at least vandalising their menu, but i'm not in s'pore so no courage to do so.. hahah! (nah, just kidding, i won't have the guts to tear down ppl's signboard.. at least not personally if you know what i mean).
the coffee that darren and edwina ordered was so thick, i think only my boss can withstand that strong caffeine and still insist that it's not as strong as his specially grinded coffee powder. note: 3KG of S$22 coffee powder consumed within 1 1/2 weeks by him and him only.
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went to Watson's and bought a mascara. edwina used this particular mascara and i saw that her eyelashes were prettily coated with just the right amount, nothing overdone, so i wanted to try it too for myself and see if it is as good as the ZA Cutie Curl mascara that i was using.
besides shops like Harris, Levis, Topshop, Mango, Espirit, there is also this super big hypermarket there called Jusco. if you are thinking of it to be another Giant Hypermarket that M'sia is famous for, think further. it's like Giant cum BHG, the departmental store as it sells apparels and cosmetics with brands like Chanel, all the higher end stuffs and also common brands like Revlon, Maybelline etc.
edwina bought alot of food, snacks and tidbits from there.. guan lun also bought sushi and two whole roasted chicken! haha. i was so full i cannot think about food anymore, so i didn't even think of buying any. darren and myself bought a pack of white coffee for our mummies. haha! same thinking coincidentally. what to do, can't help being filial =P when we came out from the hypermarket, wow, the mall is surprisely packed with lots of people, an exact opposite situation when we just arrived.
as we were still very full for dinner, we walked over to Tesco, it's just the building beside. the shopping mall is similar to Jusco (i suspect they are brothers, i mean same owner) their concept is the same. mall with shops and also the anchor tenant being the hypermart departmental store. hmm.. i don't remember if we went inside the hypermart this time (either my memory is failing me due to us walking around frantically or perhaps the seemingly replica of this shopping mall as the previous) but i knew that we didn't spent much time here. i think this is the place where i bought a pair of shoes with a row of diamante across each, haha! it just caught my eye and seeing the price is reasonable and i need a pair of non-heels shoes, i bought it. hope this shoe don't give me trouble! *crossing my fingers*
not soon after we cabbed to Taman Sentosa, a eating place that's opposite to Crystal Crown Hotel that offers all kinds of seafood delicacy at cheap rates as compared to s'pore.
ordered oyster egg, teppanyaki tofu, oats prawns, stingray, bak ku teh (think that should be all). i don't really like to eat anything that are fried with oats and also seldom eat prawns if i'm outside, so i didn't touch that plate of prawns. i think the best will be the tofu, i was quite disappointed with the oyster egg bcos when we ordered last friday, it was hot and tasty but today was cold and soggy. no more crazily big barley anymore, but still i cannot finish even half of my medium size barley, it's so damn tasteless, despite the fact that i have already emphasise that i want barley less ice. almost everything tasted worse than last friday, what's the problem with the hawkers? the bill rang up to RM67. our breakfast cum lunch is more expensive than our seafood dinner? well, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. (although we had it at 12plus, haha!)
we were stuffing ourselves mad with the food and gasp! after we left the table, edwina wanted to eat lok lok! wow, were we impressed she actually leave some room for them. but after a few bites she cannot take it and take-away.
we decided to take a stroll before we get a cab to digest our food. the road was so dark and scary and there were quite a number of dark alleys, i admit i was very scared. haha! after a walk of about 20mins of bold courage testing, finally decided to take a cab back to City Square. were lucky a cab was immediately available. the uncle said that we shouldn't walk this distance as it is very dangerous especially when it's late. hah! who is the one who suggested to walk hurh! then they started to talk about the danger and crimes that happened in JB, only then did i know about the robbing incident that happened in JB this week. was thinking shit, i was so daring to go inside toilet alone like nothing matters for quite a few times >_< lucky they only mentioned this nearing the end of this JB trip, else i think i'll hold my pee from the morning till i reach home at night. haha! after edwina's final purchase of local products, we moved on to the customs.
reached s'pore custom nearing 10pm and cabbed back to our home.
it was quite a tiring but fun day for me, i was more tired especially when we were coming back, (nearly) fell asleep quite a few times.
all in all, i find it's better then the first time because our time were being spent more fruitfully in this trip. hee. went to more places and bought stuffs and of course spent more money too! haha, we are helping the economy ok. keke.
but perhaps we should meet earlier, say 9am instead. provided i can get up on time. haha! =P
Labels: fun, happy, shopping, tired
Sunday, April 12, 2009,6:11 PM
背叛 | Bei Pan | Betrayal
雨 不停落下來
Yu bu ting luo xia lai
Rain falls continuously
花 怎麼都不開
Hua ze me dou bu kai
Why doesn't the flower bloom?
儘管我細心灌溉 你說不愛就不愛
Jin guan wo xi xing guan gai ni shuo bu ai jiu bu ai
Despite my showering of care you said you won't love and don't love (anymore)
我一個人 欣賞悲哀
Wo yi ge ren xin shang bei ai
I watch and appreciate the sorrow alone
愛 只剩下無奈
Ai zhi sheng xia wu nai
Love is left with only helplessness
我 一直不願再去猜
Wo yi zhi bu yuan zai qu cai
I kept refusing to guess
鋼琴上黑鍵之間 永遠都夾著空白
Gang qin shang hei jian zhi jian yong yuan dou jia zhe kong bai
White emptiness will always fill the gap between the black keys of the piano
缺了一塊 就不精采
Que le yi kuai jiu bu jing cai
(When)a piece is missing it can never be complete
*緊緊相依的心如何Say Goodbye*
*Jin jin xiang yi de xin ru he Say Goodbye*
*How can two closely interlinked hearts say goodbye*
你比我清楚還要我說明白
Ni bi wo qing chu hai yao wo shuo ming bai
You know better than I do, yet you still want me to explain (it)
愛太深會讓人瘋狂的勇敢
Ai tai shen hui rang ren feng kuang de yong gan
When the love is too deep, it can make people irrationally courageous
我用背叛自己 完成你的期盼
Wo yong bei pan zi ji wan chen ni de qi dai
I betray myself to reach your expectations
把手放開不問一句Say Goodbye
Ba shou fang kai bu wen yi ju Say Goodbye
Letting go without asking anything, (and) say goodbye
當作最後一次對你的溺愛
Dang zuo zui hou yi ci dui ni de ni ai
Let it be the last pampering I give you
冷冷清清淡淡今後都不管
Leng leng qing qing dan dan jin hou dou bu guan
Coldly, drearily, mildly (I) will no longer care
*只要你能愉快*
*Zhi yao ni neng yu kuai*
*As long as you can be happy*
心 有一句感慨
Xin you yi ju gan kai
(My) heart has only one regret
我 還能夠跟誰對白
Wo hai neng gou gen shui dui bai
Who can I still ask to
在你關上門之前 替我再回頭看看
Zai ni guan shang men zhi qian ti wo zai hui tou kan kan
Before you close the door look back again for me
那些片段 還在不在
Na xie pian duan hai zai bu zai
to see if (our) snippets are still there
Labels: lyrics
Thursday, April 09, 2009,12:22 AM
Quotes of Life
- He or she who laughs......lasts.
- True religion is the life we lead, and not the creed we profess.
- If you don't start, it's certain you won't arrive.
- Yesterday was the deadline for all complaints.
- When things go wrong, don't go with them.
- You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.
- When someone tells me the is only one way to do things, it always lights a fire under my butt. My instant reaction is, I’m gonna prove you wrong.
- Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
- There are three kinds of people in this world: The wills, the won'ts and the can'ts. The first accomplish everything; the second oppose everything; the third fail in everything.
- Fail to prepare; Prepare to fail.
- The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.
- The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
- When I hear somebody sigh "Life is hard" I'm always tempted to ask "Compared to what?
- The way some people find fault, you'd think there was some kind of reward.
- Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
- People who think they know what they're doing are especially annoying to those of us who do.
- Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
- Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.
- War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.
- I once prayed to god for a bike, but quickly found out he didnt work that way...so I stole a bike and prayed for his forgiveness.
- Sarcasm helps keep you from telling people what you really think of them.
- Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian.
- Optimism: Waiting for a ship to come in when you haven't sent one out.
- Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film.
- If you blame someone for your failure, do you credit them for your achievements?
- To err is human, to forgive is not Company Policy.