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Busy Sept to October (1O/1O/1O)

Things haven't been going well for me these 2 weeks...

Had been busy, my Gonggong(Mum's dad) passed away on 22 Sept, at the age of 83...

And then dad's hospitalisation last week.... burst-ed another vessel... Thankfully my dad's OK now and resting at home.

Today's 1O/1O/1O. I hope everything will be well and perfect this month.. and for the rest of the year... Lets hope everything will be 十全十美 (Perfect 10).

Taiwan Food Fair @ Clarke Quay The Central

Went to the Taiwan Food Fair @ Clarke Quay The Central ytd.... Went there for dinner.. wanted to try some Taiwan Specialty... About 15 stores there....

Ordered the Orh-jian (Taiwanese Oyster Omelette)... its the one with the longest queue... but kinda disappointing though.



Its a lot different from Singapore's Orh-luak... which is Teochew Style .... Theirs is hokkien style.... with lots of muahchi sticky paste.... eggs... oysters.... beanspourts.. vegetables... with a salty sauce...

Overall I prefer Singapore's version... LOL.... Anyway... it wasnt worth $6... the portion was too small (as seen in pic)... And I think the taste doesnt really tally with the one in Taiwan....


Also tried the Durian-Mango Ice.... i tink it is quite good.. the ice.. and the mango/durian paste.. a combo dessert.... but $5 is quite expensive.. lol....



Also tried their Meatball Tzu.... Er... You can see it .... I have posted it... but basically its filled with sticky sticky gluey like substance.. with not much of meat inside.... the salty braised sauce... with some "san-chen-rou"... I think this is the most worth it must try when u go there bah.... its quite nice and unique... though there wasnt much meat inside... $5 for this dish....



Tried their camollie tea. i tink overall the drink was nice... refreshing.... at the bubble milk tea store.... overall spent $20 for 5 items...

Perhaps you can try it.... but pls plan before you eat... lol.... their coupons are worth $10... so if you happen to spend $11 like me.. you gotta buy one more $10 coupon.... $6 (orh-jian) + $5 (meatball Tzu) + $5 mango durian snowshake + $2 camollie tea + $2 (Pork dumpling 1 piece) = $20



Walked through the decorated lanterns along the heart of Singapore River.... okay... overall there is some ambience of the upcoming mid-autumn festival...


Had a $10 voucher for New York New York... so went in for a lunch alone at Lot 1.... Ordered a $9.80 Sweet and Sour Thai Chicken Rice Set... and ordered an ala-carte Banana Pancake Ice Cream...




The Sweet & Sour Thai Chicken Rice set ok only... for $9.80 i wun order it next time again... lol.... as for the ala-carte banana pancake at $6.80 i might consider eating again... the banana cake was nice... toppled with ice cream....


Overall I paid $9.66 for the meal after $10 voucher... so it wasnt really cheap... got a shock of my life when i got the bill.. expected $5 - $6.. forget there is one thing called 10% service charge and 7% GST.



As for job applications... I am getting sick already... Applied for so many jobs... but everything seems so silent... my handphone record broke its record for the first time.. Total Received 50 minutes... Total Dialled 70 minutes... Total SMS sent: 80.... -_-" Lowered my expectations in the latest walk in interview for Popular job on Saturday... asking salary was $1800-$2000, down $400 from $2200-$2400.




Popular tells me they will get back to me by end of this week.... I hope they do. Positive please.. =)

Long Weekend ... Or was it not?

二缺一(國語版) by 蔡卓妍

LOL... The long weekend will be ending soon... Much to many disappointment... Same for me though... Public holidays or not, I am still free.... Unemployed... LOL.... Just that the roads will be filled with lesser people... LOL...

Anyway, these few weeks I have been going out with Zen and Tsian... but no pics.. lol... Last weekend was steamboat dinner at Tiong Bahru .... followed by the movie Grown Ups... =)

This week was a dinner at PS food court.... LOL... Damn... Nowadays PS food court so crowded... looks like everyone is as broke as me... LOL... The Cafe Cartel... which used to have queuing crowds is now one full vessel without queues... LOL... But I know why... The food quality has dropped tremendously... as I ate with my family on Sunday... The food quality has dropped... and the food is getting too oily.... =X
We had tau-hway for supper after the movie Vampires Suck.




Anyway, Saturday was having dinner with family at Aoha Japanese Restaurant...newly opened in IMM.... Oh my.... FOREIGN TALENT order taker again... This time... the staff is JAPANESE!!! Which is quite cool.... the politeness and hospitality culture of Japanese is something that our service quality seriously needs improvement... at least 70% of what Japanese should be. Before every dish is being served.. she will say.... Excuz me.... Bla bla... aka the dish name..

Seriously, if restaurants want to improve their service quality.... pls do not save costs and hire those cheap china prcs or filipinos in a bid to save costs.... filipinos though better and friendlier... sometimes they take very long to complete a request.... -_-" .. should get ang moh or japanese.. =)

The food at Aoha wasnt good, however.... it serves hokkaido ramen.... which has a tendency to have ultra strong soup base.... which i find it too salty.... my brothers find it ok though.

MOVIE REVIEWS


Grown ups is an American comedy.... where you know the jokes can get a little bit more dirty sometimes... Overall, its a nice comedy... with storyplot and all... some bits were funny.... nonetheless, its a nice weekend movie retreat....

RATINGS: 7/10



This movie is a remake of the feminist Twilight movie.... LOL... it appeals more towards the male audiences... with sarcasm and criticism to the Twilight movie... Overall the movie does not have any real plot... but its EXTREMELY FUNNY.... The scenes and all.... Even females enjoyed it.... Its a perfect movie... to cheer u up for the weekend. One funny thing is the half naked scenes in Twilight.... In this movie.... they add in some salt about why there should not be so many half male naked scenes...

Anyway, the amazing thing about this movie is the ability of the producer to find casts that looked almost similar to the cast from Twilight movie.. which i find it quite amazing. =)

RATINGS: 8/10

Oh army!

LOL... I oso aint getting a cent from it. Lau Peng liao.... LOL...

Graduation

After much waiting, I finally graduated from RMIT University with a degree certificate! =) It was much awaited. Finally ending years of education since I start school at 3. =)










My parents are of course happy that I have graduated... LOL... No need to worry about my studies liao.




As usual, people ain't happy with where they are.

When you are in school, you cant wait to graduate. I am certain I wont miss school life though, as least for now, except for the friends whom I have met these 2 years in uni. Would certainly miss the fun & laughter we had in lectures.




Probably in years time, I would miss school life when I embark on a full time career.



Now for work, resumes sent every week, sometimes without an egg coming back. 40 - 50 job applications sent, and with only 2 interviews secured, and without a job. Unemployed.

Last Bits of August

Went to the movies on Thursday. Watched The Jade and the Pearl... its a movie made by TVB.... overall the plot was acceptable... a funny romantic comedy featuring Raymond Lam and Twins Ah Sa.... I feel that the movie can be more funnier though... but worth a weekday deal..



RATINGS: 6/10









Had dinner with family last Sunday.... Uno Steak House @ Toa Payoh Lorong 5... =)
The steak was quite nice... =) $14 though I think.... for coffee shop... LOL...











Got a call from Jesmen and clique last last Sunday... They asked me out to take
photos for them... OMG.... at my house downstairs at 12 am in the morning.... -_-" Posed for a few shots before we head down to Kim San Leng for supper.... nice time meeting up with them... we havent seen each other for months....







The last part was a picture taken during dad's birthday in mid August. The cake was nice.... chocolate hazelnut cake and surprisingly good by prima deli.

Zoo + Outings in August! =)

Went to watch PCK with Zhenhui 2 Saturdays ago. Overall I think the main character actually lost the movie to its supporting character acted by Hui Ge.. Recently, I find that Hui Ge can really act... He's getting better in the movies.. LOL... Overall the movie was entertaining and enjoyable. I give it 8 stars out of 10. =)













We had dinner before that at Bugis.... Chicken Rice.... Overall the chicken rice was quite good.... the rice lose a bit to the one at Far East... but the meat is tender and tastier than the one in Far East.



Met up with Shaun and cliche at Suntec City on a weekday... had Astons for dinner.. the meal was good... cheap with a big nice portion of steak... enjoyed the meal.. anyway.. to be fair...



Suntec City is now like an abandoned shopping centre... its totally empty .. shops close at 8 plus..... the carrefour is close to empty..... the whole shopping centre is like ours....



Had Lunch with Tsianhwee was at Jacks Place.. Fire Steak I think... part of a set lunch...

Also had lunch alone at Dian Xiao Er.... Duck Rice... $18... with a drink... LOL... Ate that thanks to a voucher of $10 that was accumulated earlier...






Went to the Zoo 2 Fridays ago.... went there for a walk... thanks to my brother who has a free zoo ticket but doesnt want to go there.... Went alone... Zoo is like 20 mins away from home... nearer than SIM.. LOL...




Anyway, its a good exercise for me, walked like half a day in the zoo.. lol... Wanted to watch the elephant show... since i havent watched it at its new exhibit (opened like few years back).... Anyway, I like animals.... just that i wun wan them in my house... visiting the zoo is much better to see them... =)





The animals were pretty much alive that day... lol... not like those lazy afternoons or mornings when you see all of them asleep... especially the lionesses... all awake and standing next to each other for me to snap.. lol... too bad i was alone... couldnt take a photo with them.... didnt want to ask others to take... tried "zhibai" but failed...