Monday, June 30, 2008

Sunday, June 29, 2008

simply hot dog

When I was in the church this afternoon, I was thinking about hot dog. Ok obed, better concentrate listening to Pastor Prince.

Arrived home, within 10 mins, my hotdog is ready.

Chilli prawn

I cook this for Sunday lunch.

sop buntut ( oxtail soup )

I cooked sop buntut. Phew... really took a very long time to boil the oxtail. More than 5 hours in total.

When Bonge, Hill and matthew said it's very delicious. I don't feel tired anymore. Suddenly was thinking to open sop buntut stall when I'll reach 50y.o hahaha :P

Everyone was rushing to eat it, until I forgot to take a pic :(

hmmmm... yummy.

one year in Singapore

Yeehaaa!! I made perfectly one year in Singapore..

I would say it was an extremely great working experience. May be after working in this country, wherever I go, it is just not good or fast enough

In this very competitive country or well, … kiasu... which the only resource is people. Therefore, everyone is compete with each to each other. Everyone is striving to the top. In a perfect competitive environment, you will get the best of goods / services, but also may find the worst of human attitude... Basically it's just like other countries. There are considerate and very kind people and also there are nasty and rude people, so it all depends on whom you actually encounter.

There are nice people who hold the doors for you, but there are also people who rush into the MRT as soon as the door opens - a competition to see who is the first to go in.

I still remember the first time I moved or relocated here, the first time I met my neighbours, I said “Good morning, how are you?” - like I used to do when I was in Sydney. What happened was they looked at me from top to toe with a strange look like I am the alien hahahaha…..

Working, Eating, Sleeping and Shopping are the best things to do here, while now I can add few like cooking, watching movies, partying and MSN chatting hahaha….

I love to work in Singapore. To retire? Hmmmm….. bali is still the best answer so far.

me and zebra







Tuesday, June 24, 2008

am i not chinese enough?

I got these pictures when I was in Jakarta. Born and raise in chinese family, still people ask me what is your race. Am I not chinese enough?



Gurame goreng !

"Hallo"
"Hallo bed, are you in Jakarta?"
"Hmm... yes"
"Why not calling me, if I know you are in Jakarta, I will take you to eat your favourite food" said my auntie
"Ah it's ok tan, next time will do. Tomorrow I need to go back Singapore"
"What time is your flight?"
"5pm"
"Ok, we go lunch at 12, I will drop you to airport"
"No tan, thank you. It's ok"
"We go lunch at sari kuring, eat your gurame goreng kering, tahu goreng and sayur asem"
"Hmmm... ( think of how good is the food )...."
"Come on!"
"Ok, I will come to your place at 12"
"Good"
"Thank you tante, see you tomorrow. Good nite"

My thought is easily changed and distorted if someone offer me nice foods. Hahahaha....





Time with annie

I just about to sleep, well, it was a tired day. May be I was driving in about 4 hours. But could not sleep directly, still chat and watching DVD with annie, my sister.

Look how we end up by taking picture. Hahaha.. banci2 photo !

saturday in Jakarta

Saturday, 21 June 2008

Arrrggghhhhh !!! Traffic is so bad in jakarta. It took 2 hours from my house to tomang. Well, may be I feel it worse since I live in Singapore, whereby everywhere is so easy and near. My apartment in Tiong Bahru to office only needs 20 minutes by bus, or 8 minutes by taxi ( in the day when I am become a lazy bastard or overslept :P)

After finish all the things that I need ( may be must is better word ), I must to do, around 4pm, I went to my late mother's cemetery.

Was there for 30 minutes. I miss my mother a lot.

Monday, June 23, 2008

Red day

Friday, 20 June 2008

Wuah,.. today is Friday. TGIF and also jeans day. Thinking of what should I wear today to work. I feel like wearing red and jeans, then after work I can go straight away to airport to go back Jakarta.

Yes, I have to go back Jakarta today. Urgent family matter and need to do few things. Even I just bought the ticket yesterday.

Arrived office around 9.15. I saw my baby hippo also wearing red !! hahaha.... while waiting myh laptop on, we steal a time to take few pics. After taken 4-5 pics, we just realize that we are wearing the same type of belt.

Hmmm.. hippo, do you put a hidden webcam in my room?

Saturday, June 14, 2008

cinta ini membunuhku

kau membuat kuberantakan
kau membuat ku tak karuan
kau membuat ku tak berdaya
kau menolakku acuhkan diriku

bagaimana caranya untuk
meruntuhkan kerasnya hatimu
kusadari ku tak sempurna
ku tak seperti yang kau inginkan

kau hancurkan aku dengan sikapmu
tak sadarkah kau telah menyakitiku
lelah hati ini meyakinkanmu
cinta ini membunuhku

Pho Bo Soup - Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup

It was wednesday nite, and also a last nite before I go back to Singapore. I haven't eaten the beef noodle soup street style. Well.. I ate in the morning in Hyatt, but to me, food on the street is always taste better than the 5 star hotel.

Astrida, Junio and I went to eat pho bo by the street. So nice, eventhought it was started with Astrida's screaming coz' there's a very big and fat mouse run into her. Huahuahuahuaa... honestly, I scare too !



lunch time

I ordered vietnamese fried noodle and fresh spring rolls. Yummy! But the spring roll was a bit too much, I shared with Astrida. But she doesn't really like it.



dinner with astrida

Went with astrida to find food for dinner bfore meeting tomorrow morning, we walked thru le loi avenue and finally found nice restaurant on the smaller street. "Shall we eat there?" I asked her. She was just smile and said yes. I think she's hungry already. Let's go eat.

The food was very nice. Slurp!



park hyatt saigon





Wednesday, June 11, 2008

good morning vietnam

I am back to Ho chi minh city! well, just for 3 days business trip only but remember when I was here back in 2003.

Ben thanh market, opera house, reunification palace,dong khoi, hai ba trung. Hahaha.. remember how i went around the city last time by motorbike.

Good morning hcmc, you are still a bustling, dynamic and energetic city for me.





Wake up and smell the free coffee

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

cooked japanese food

Tried to cook jap food tonight. I cooked beef teriyaki and cut fresh salmon for sashimi.

Hmmm... nice. Matthew even ate 2 bowl of rice and ate more salmon.

thai dinner

Dinner time with matthew, bonge and asni. We were so hungry and ordered so many food may be like 2 appetizer, 1 soup, 4 main courses. Guess what? We can finish everything. Good job guys.

May be next time the waiter will give us bigger table hahaha... and 3 basket of prawn crackers huahuauahauhauhauaa.....





kungfu panda

huahuahuhauhauhuahuaa... so funny ! love this movie. Can't stop to laugh.

can't wait to land in singapore

Don't know why i miss Singapore food when i was in Sydney. May be chicken rice, roti john and fish ball noodle are more suit to my stomach now instead of sandwich and salad.

I order noodle in the plane, it comes with barbecue pork. Not bad, but still kolo mee in hawker center near my office is the best hahahaha....

Flo, i want the fish ball soup hahaha...

leaving sydney

3 June 2008

Saturday, June 7, 2008

aging

I think i need anti aging cream now. I accidentally look at my photo last winter and compare to now. Hik! I am getting old.

A true friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom known until lost





Wednesday, June 4, 2008

din tai fung world square dinner

Sunday, 1 June 2008

Surya really kiasu tonite, he can't stand to see people queue at din tai fung which just open in world square. He really wanna try it. Frankly, I have had enough of din tai fung in singapore hehehe...

Ok, we go there and let's have xio lung pao for our dinner.

Mia and putu andri joined us also... what a warm, sweet and happy family dinner. We were even happier after receiving beautiful dessert from edy. Thanks Edy.



Sunday, June 1, 2008

max brenner chocolate bar

Do you have anything sweeter than these? Let me know hahahaha...





afternoon with surya

Another happy afternoon with surya, go around city and talk about "chapter" in life.
So blessed to have best friend like him.

dinner in musashi

Me and Eddy have a good time by having our dinner in musashi ( 2nd food list is done hehe ) and desser in cat thai.

Eddy, next time please don't order durian sticky rice ok.



Good morning sydney

It was beautiful, 15'c and the pier was so quiet. Only can hear the sea water splashed the boat and birds are chirping. Lovely.

Normally, I don't really appreciate this kind of scenery, but since now I am living in tiong bahru and HDB blocks cover my view. Hmm, it looks more beautiful now.

As normal, we just realize that there's no sunshine when it's gone.

ramen time

28 May 2008

Finished work and I was waiting for surya to come back home. By the time he opened the door, he screamed already. Oh, so long we have not met, so many stories been kept and haven't shared.

Surya asked me, where do i want to have my dinner? Easy answer! ichiban boshi ramen hahaha...

Sydney trip

27 May 2007

My gosh, I haven't finished this and I need to prepare that. But I need to catch up my flight very soon to sydney. To where? Sydney ! Ah... finally I go to sydney for have not been there like almost 1 year. Finally I finished my work at 5 pm and then I went back home for quick shower and went to airport.

I slept during the flight until the cabin crew woke me up 30 minutes before landing. After out the custom, I said to myself, hmm I am back home. Out of airport, ohhh... brrrrrrzzzzz.. so cold, it was 11'c, where is my thick jacket? Oh it's inside my bag. Hmmm...I miss singapore suddenly. Hahahaha....