Vienna International Seafood Buffet Restaurant

Went dinner with 2 of my gal pals at Vienna international seafood buffet restaurant at United square, at Novena. It’s about $40 plus per person. e food is ok, so-so. But I won’t be going back there for quite some time again though. Lol. No matter how much u pay, e food is just something to fill up ur stomach. & there is a limit to how much food one’s stomach can handle. Its expensive, compared to Sakura buffet, which costs about $28 per person for dinner. But of course, Vienna has much more variety of food, such as crabs, Buddha jump over e wall, chocolate fondue, etc.

Went to Compass Point mall at Sengkang mrt station. Walked around & bought a small packet of oatmeal with raisins & cinnamon cookies at Famous Amos. I ate macadamia with chocolate chips, macadamia alone & e butterscotch before. But I personally prefer these oatmeal cookies, as it is not too sweet like the others & it is fantastically delicious.

Friend arrived & she ate a cheesy dog set, which also includes mashed potatoes & a drink. After e meal, she bought several donuts & immediately started to attack them furiously. If she had confessed to me that she had not eaten for 2 days, I might believe her right then. We then proceed to walk e distance of 2 bus stops to our secondary sch, our alumni, to catch a performance. I have not step foot in e sch for like 6 or 7 years ever since I graduated. I got all hay-wired & felt jittery outside. I saw 3 or 4 teachers who are still teaching there. e rest of my teachers are either posted elsewhere or retired. e teachers whom I really wish to see.. weren’t there anymore. Even e principal & e vice-principal have changed.

We chatted with e teachers there & proceeded to e air-conditioned hall upstairs. e performance was superb! It exceeded my expectations. e performance theme was A midsummer’s night dream. I watched e movie before many years ago. Anyway, e performance was full of talented students, everything was great. It was well worth e $25 paid. We screamed wildly, clapped loud & hard just like every other female in e hall. Hehe. We were taught how to cheer, scream madly during our sec sch days anyway. Lol. It was fun & totally cool. I saw e band playing too.. & I felt a sense of nostalgia. I was in e military band during my sec sch years.. I played e flute. Unfortunately, as so many years have passed since then, I do not know any of the band members & they, of course, do not know me either. I can only stare at them from a distance, enjoying their music & admiring e flutes which I once used to play. e band uniform has been revamped. It looks much better & more comfy now. It has also changed from military band to a concert band, which removes the marching part. It is ironic that after I graduated, then e change for e better begun :-P

After e performance, we went back to Compass point to eat our late dinner at Sakae sushi. Tired out, but happy. I asked her whether she would like to join me & our friend, to a week in Europe for a holiday next June. She said ok, provided that e tour is a small group. Lol. I took several pics, but e pics of my sch were pretty dark, so I will just put e pic of one particular staircase, & a pic of e lockers (many lockers on each level), which I used during sec sch :D

Werner’s Oven

Dinner at Werner’s oven at upper east coast road. Its cuisine is German food. I ordered grilled pork sausage set which costs $19.50, while my friend ordered pork knuckles set at e same price. Our sets include mashed potato & sauerkraut (sour cabbage). Well.. my sausage when it was cut, oozes a nice soupy gravy. Sausage is tender, not bad. e mashed potato.. it is soft & fluffy, which makes it kind of dry, I prefer my mashed potatos to be a bit denser. I don’t really like e sauerkraut, e sour cabbage though.. my friend agrees with me on that. e pork knuckles is surprisingly good. However, there are quite a lot of fats in between e chunky meat.



After e meal, we headed to somewhere around upper Thomson road to eat dessert cakes. Ordered a royal chocolate & a chocolate fudge. Not bad, they are chocolaty & rich in flavour. When we took hold of e plates, we immediately start to polish them off.. so I forgot to take a pic of them.. -_- What to do.. my stomach comes first. Hehehe :D

My brother went to OCS at Jurong area on Monday. On Sunday, he was so nervous, & scared he can’t make it in OCS, as he heard it is very shiong (tough). My parents & I sayang him, gave him moral support & encouragement. He even asked my mum for a hug. He didn’t ask me though.. -_- Probably because I had hugged him few times that day. I guess they will train them like hell, give them little sleep, etc. e green army bag he carries on his back.. e width is twice e size of his skinny waist. How he can manage to march with this bag together with all e accessories like helmet, vest, etc, is beyond my imagination. His luggage.. I doubt I can carry it for more than 3 meters.

Hope he can have good buddy mates, as he heard that mostly everyone is competitive, self-centered, and selfish.. & act for e sake of acting.. so fake. Wow.. I guess its just like office politics, or high sch days. I told him to try to be independent, because u can’t always rely on ur buddy all e time. & he might backstab u, if he is not a gd person. I added that we are always there for him, though not physically, but mentally & emotionally. Use instinct to know who is fake & who is not, & do not trust so readily, or be naïve. We adviced him not to over-push himself too hard, if cannot do e arduous task then don’t force himself. NS is just one of e hurdles in life. Life is way, way much more important & precious, than e risk of over-pushing oneself, and getting hospitalized.. or.. ehh.. ok, I will skip this point.

My bro doesn’t seem to want OCS , but of course.. can’t be transferred to elsewhere, no choice. Have to do what you have to do & just get this over and done with. Time flies pretty fast, & soon, e harsh training will be over. My parents and I cared much more about e process, journey involved.. like e training, e sleep, e food, his health, etc, and not really care much about e prospects or results. Usually people comment that being an officer has good prospects, good future. But how about e process, e tough journey? It involves emotional distress, worries, on a daily basis for us. I would not be surprised if my hair turns white at this time next year.

I believe each life is priceless, & everyone of us is unique in our own way. As a parent wrote in e Straits Times forum.. “ We offer u our sons, it is only right that they are returned to us safe & sound after their National service.” I agree with that statement, & I applaud it heartily.

Kaki Bash with a bang

Hello! Today was an exciting, fun-filled day. I watched movie with 7 other kakis (friends from Second Life, a virtual world with alternate lives, whom have also become my real life friends). We watched The hulk at Great world city. e movie was ok, though not as fantastic as e 1st one. But I am glad to watch it with them. Its like a stereo surround sound, sitting with them. I am almost deaf, but I can manage. Thanks to one of e kakis, who got us a discount of tickets at $6 each, with popcorns & drinks included :-D

Saw this lovely architecture of e female toilet at Great world city. I liked the artsy design.





After that, we went in fours to Asteroid, HIGH, a LAN gaming place at Katong area, where we met other kakis, fellow SL ppl. Today marks e 1st kaki birthday bash, celebrate 1 yr of Kaki Isles, a sim, which is an SL land, currently 4 lands now at kaki, where mostly SG ppl hang out to chill, relax, party & talk awesome crap.. (includes occasional fighting with jutsus, weapons, combat systems, etc, for fun).

Oh my god.. I think there are a total of 30-35 ppl present. Lol. 1st time I saw so many in attendance. Usually, several of us met occasionally for makan, chill & chat. But tonight, it is like WOW, si beh stylo!! Its an SL-RL party, using e coms there to play SL, party & dance there with music, & at e same time mingling, chatting & eating in RL (Real life). It was absolutely way more fun than e time I sat on a roller coaster 12 times when I was in primary 6.







A kaki cake baked by Luxe, one of e Kaki Isles founder, was soo delicious. There are 7 candles, where each candle represents a Kaki Isles founder. I would have gone for a second helping of e yummy cake, but was too malu (embarrassed) to take -_- All this is made possible by them, e founders. Without them, Kaki Isles would not even exist, & e wonderful friendship we have now would not even have happened. Thank you to all of them from e bottom of my heart (U can have my stomach too if u want). & to all the friends I have made throughout my SL experience since July 2007, thank you for e magnificently beautiful friendship (SL & RL) we had shared. & special thanks for all e memorable crap we had sprouted in SL, & to those who volunteered or was forced to be my guinea pigs for my new weapons testing occasionally. Hehehe. Well, its not that unfair, I allowed u guys to attack me too. Fun right? ;D

Old Airport Road

Went to Old airport road the food centre, to have dinner with my family. Dishes included herbal chicken, char kway teow, & e delicious soursop drink with soursop fruits. They taste ok, not bad. Dad ordered bbq sambal stingray, and cockles. But they did not taste as scrumptious as those at Chomp Chomp. Mum then bought some different coloured mini kuehs, which have different flavours such as yam, durian, etc. I would love to try the chocolate fondue, but we were too full, & none has enough stomach space to share it with me. It will be on my agenda at e next visit. :D

Love..

A friend of mine requested a topic on my blog about.. ehh.. guys. Difficult topic.. What comes to my mind right now are e songs God is a girl by Groove coverage, & Independent women by Destiny’s child. Haha. Well.. I have several gal pals who would like to live out a fairytale style of romance like cinderella, snow white, etc, minus e half front of e story -_- Hmm.. Snow white.. u can’t even get a skin like that now even if u had lived in an igloo at e north pole for all your life. So in modern times, it should be renamed as zombie, & e 7 dwarfs soft toys. Ok, enough of jesting our favourite fairytales.

Well, for me, I am currently enjoying my freedom, treasuring my family & friends, spending quality time, enjoy e company & talking awesome crap. Go wherever I want, enjoying, relaxing, chill.. & e best thing, do not have to report to bf everyday.. life is shiok. Lol.

Hmm.. to me, a bf can be troublesome, irritating, annoying, pesky; some are even not responsible nor independent. Ok, I won’t be biased, I will say e gd side of a bf too. Ehh.. he can accompany u when your lonely, makan together, I can’t think of much now, so I will put etc. :-D Actually, if you are in love, even if e place is damn boring, surrounded with insects or mosquitoes, you will still feel that it’s a wonderful place, as long as you are with him.

I think that 2 of e most important things in a relationship are communication & chemistry. So its best to find someone whom u can communicate well with, one who won’t bore u with their conversations, & whom u enjoyed talking with, looking forward to e next conversation or meeting eagerly. If there is no chemistry but have gd communication, might not work out that well, as the there is no click in e relationship, its just like buddy type.

A friend told me before that e 1st 3 mths in a relationship is a trial session. Lol. I think its mostly true. To see whether both are compatible prima facie (on e surface), or not. I guess e rest of e yr is threading into deeper waters like getting to know e person, & understanding each other better, such as favourite foods, preferences, habits, interests, dislikes, etc. e 2nd yr.. hmm.. maybe finding out bit by bit e person’s true colours. Can u actually stand e person after knowing his/her true colours? Or can u be gracious enough to accept it?

Initiative, consideration, trust, understanding, honesty, & keeping promises are some of e essential ingredients. Keeping in touch daily, but not too much, otherwise might thread into e other’s personal space & privacy. To me, that means danger/ pissed off zone. Lol. Because that is too sticky, like a child.. or too possessive :-P

Personally speaking, sometimes, being together with your partner for several yrs might not mean a confirmed future marriage. It might possibly end up in a marriage, or might unfortunately be a separation. Some might feel that “since I am with him/her for so many yrs, might as well I stick with him even though I can’t really stand him. & time is wasted again if having to find a new partner & start anew from square one. & I am not getting any younger.”Therefore, I conclude that in a relationship, it is a gamble for both sexes. It involves both parties in an informal mutual agreement. A note to my future husband who has yet to appear: “Can u show up soon? Why do u take so long?! Better show up before I reach 40, or I will whack u when I see u.” :-D

Woke up early today to go to a temple located around e Bedok area, to pray my late grandparents & their ashes. Parents took day off to attend e death anniversary. I was mystified, wondering why we couldn't celebrate their actual birthdays instead.. doesn't matter that they are not living anymore. Met relatives there too, have e monk nian jing (prayer) for them, we offer vegetarian food, flowers, rice, tea, paper money, clothes, etc. I saw paper gold watch, houses, limousine, handphone before, even a passport. I asked dad how come there are such things, so modern. Dad said so they can visit any place they want, even e north pole. Lol. Dad asked me whether we should write our home number on e paper handphone, I said sure, & add my hp number too. I would really love to hear her sweet voice again. But then others said siao la. Their echo could be heard throughout e hall. So e idea was given up. I informed them that they forgot to buy paper charger for e paper handphone. How to charge when e battery is low -_- Lol.

My beloved grandma visited me in my dreams several times ever since she passed 10 yrs ago. e 1st was on e 7th day after she died. Mum could hear me talking in hainanese in my sleep at around 3am, after she heard a soft flapping. e next day, I had sch, our maid (whom we affectionately called her aunty), saw a butterfly e size & length of like a $5 sg note. Flew to e kitchen, then to my room. I was terribly disappointed I missed that episode..

As e years passed, e dreams gradually get lesser. About twice in a yr I dreamt about her. e recent one was when I was really upset & depressed. I didn't call or tell anyone, just cry alone in my room. Felt so alone, then I picked up e picture frame of my grandma & me beside my bed, & told her I missed her very much. That night, I dreamt about her. :) We were standing next to each other, my arm around her shoulders, in a huge glass thing, transparent, & there are several others who were in twos or threes too, standing dispersedly around us. e glass thing.. it can float.. it proceeded at a slow pace, going around buildings, land. Oh my.. I was almost a head taller than her.. I was only about at her shoulder height before she passed.. & she has grown a bit skinnier (probably because only vegetarian food is allowed in e temple, so no fish head curry, etc), her hair wasn't as curly as before.. but she still has that same, warm gentle smile. We were enjoying e view & each other's company. I forgot what we had chatted, but I remembered my last words with her was I love u in hainanese. She smiled. Then I added that I love her very much, & her smile widened. hehe.

Then.. i heard my mum calling me to remember to take in e clothes when it rains -_- I woke up. haiz.. then mum left for work. I couldn't get back to sleep after that. I called mum later to complain that she disturbed my dream. Lol. Well.. I am not sure whether she has reincarnated or something already, since I haven't had any visit from her in my dreams this yr so far.

Happy Father's Day.. to my Magnificent DAD

I am closer to my dad than mum. He makes me laugh daily, often goes around with a smile. Even when I am super pissed or sarcastic to him, he still dared joke nonsense with me. Lol. When I was a kid, sometimes I get to sit on his shoulders.. even jumping at times.. but no complaints from him, even though he might have aches all over after that. He brought us to e zoo, jurong bird park, science center, etc, even when he was sick, & had to lie down on a bench while my bro & I played in total bliss. When he was in JB, I heard from mum he searched for a tweety bird soft toy which I wanted, bought it, & carried it all e way home. It was half a meter in height.. I was so touched..

I remembered in primary sch, mum tested me chinese spelling, & won't let me sleep until I have all e chinese words written correctly. Every single mistake made garnered me a whack by e cane. This goes on until past midnight, although I had to get up at 6am for sch. Dad let me copy chinese spelling words from textbook when mum wasn't looking, so that I can quickly go to bed & avoid more caning.

Mum said caning is gd for me.. but i beg to differ. Caning just hurts my skin, & increase my hatred & spite. That is all. But for dad.. whenever my marks are not so gd, he just told me to do better e next time round & study harder.. That.. touched my heart & I actually cried as I felt guilty.. & I worked harder for him.

Dad would always take day off to attend my yearly parent-teacher meeting in pri & sec sch, even though my marks wasn't that fantastic. Mum wouldn't go unless I scored well. So for one yr in sec sch, I studied almost daily like hell.. got 1st or 2nd in class.. so that she would go. However.. after that, I decided that even though I achieved gd results, it is not worth my effort & time as I had to give up most of my precious time just studying almost daily at home. Home seems like a prison, but with tv & computer. So I resolved to aim for a pass for everything, so as to gain some happiness, freedom in return, which are priceless & precious to me. I am a happy person today.. & I have learnt to treasure what I have. :)

I love my dad.. although he has his faults, he is e best dad I could ever ask for. I am thankful to have him as a part of my life, & grateful to him for every little thing he has done for me with love. How e hell he can stand this daughter of his still remains a mystery. I loved my darling daddy.. always have.. & eternally will :-*

This evening, we went to Jack's place at Ang mo kio for father's day dinner. We should have celebrate it e day before father's day, as restaurants always try to cash in by giving father's day set lunches & dinners menu only. They refused to provide e normal menu. So we don't have a choice but to eat whatever they have. What e hell. It quite spoilt our mood though. e food was so-so only.. I prefer e normal menu.. cheaper & maybe more yummy. e place was pretty dim, as it uses just one candlelight per table.. my pics were kind of dark.. so I guess this entry will have to go pictureless. hehe

Astons

Went to meet a group of my SIM friends for luncheon at Astons, located opposite Katong mall. e surrounding is quite ulu (desserted). Hmm.. I ordered terriyaki chicken set, includes 2 sides which I chose potato salad & french fries. e sauce is too sweet for my liking though..overall, e food is so-so only. Not really that fantastic. Here are some pics of our lunch:






One of them gave me a pouch.. I thought it was just an ordinary pouch, but when I opened it, there are different types of Royce chocolates & mini cookies, & some keropok from Taipei. Oh my god.. I was surprised & pai seh (embarrassed). Worse still, I was e only one who was given this, which makes my face even redder than e chili sauce I had dumped on my plate. Aiyo.. it was not even my birthday, Hari raya, Deepavali, Chinese new yr, April fool's day or what-so-ever. I felt even more malu.. but so sweet.. I have already started on e goodies. haha

Hmm.. I have ate many varieties, types of chocolates ever since my baby teeth grown. Lol. Most of e chocolates I had eaten are very hard to bite into, taste so-so only. There is also a risk of being bogei (all teeth drop out) when u eat chocolates. However.. I found e perfect chocolate which not only taste gd, it is also not as hard as frozen pizza. It is e chocolates from Royce. I think there is an outlet at e basement of Takashimaya, & at Suntec city. e average price per small packet is $14. Godiva chocolates tastes like e normal chocolates.. I don't feel anything special when i bit into them, & they are hard, for some. I have only tried several Godiva chocolates, so my opinion will only be based on those I ate.

Well.. my description of Royce chocolates is that it is smooth, creamy, deliciously tender texture, rich in flavour.. which melts beautifully in your mouth without e risk of your teeth falling out. e heavenly sensation lingers on your tastebuds.. Hopefully they will retain this quality & standard.. or improve it. hehe :D

Crystal Jade (Vivocity)

Got a call from a friend of mine at about 12 noon while I was still in dreamland. Wanna meet me up for lunch nearby -_- After getting ready, we went to eat at Serangoon Gardens, e fish and chips at a food center. I told my friend that e fish and chips at Crazy Ang Mo at Bishan area tastes better, & e steak fries are practically divine. Lol. Man, what verbal abuse which came after my speech. :-P

After that, I went to Vivocity for dinner with my family, aunt and cousin at e Crystal Jade. Wow, this crystal jade is different from its other outlets elsewhere, right down to e ambience, architecture & e menu, with a nice view beside e river & sentosa. Gd to taste new food too. They are delicious. I forgot what we have ordered as some names are pretty lengthy. Lol.







I snapped this pic after e first few dishes arrived. If I had waited any longer for e rest.. most of e food would have disappeared.

We walked around after that, I bought clothes from Forever 21, cousin bought clothes from Pull & Bear. My brother bought honey macadamia nuts from Pat's Oven, which is at level 2. Man, this shop's food taste yummy, has different types of nuts, dried fruits, berries, in any way roasted. I especially love e honey macadamia & e smoked macadamia. hehe. My dad almost ate e whole packet even before we reached home.. -_- How "considerate".

Then we proceed to Daiso, a small supermarket selling mostly Japanese goodies & stuff. Every item goes for $2 only. I searched for chocolates, but it was closing in 5 mins. I quickly grabbed some chocolates & candy, reached e counter before 5 mins was up. hehehe. A full stomach & some satisfaction for my sweet tooth.. what's more can I ask for? hahaha

Ichiban Sushi

The weather was pretty gd this morning when i woke up.. not like yesterday when e rain hit so hard till it has a waterfall effect on all our windows.. & e wind was so strong, it blew up e blanket which was covering my ass.

I went to Dhoby Ghaut to meet a friend for lunch at Ichiban Sushi at Plaza Singapura. For ala carte, a plate of a pair of sushi, usually costs $1.90, but it has increased to $2.10. But well, it is cheaper than Sakae Sushi, which a pair costs $2.29 i think. Personally speaking, I prefer Ichiban rather than Sakae, as e sushi not only taste better, e quality is gd & there is much more variety. I think we ordered like about 17 plates. hahaha. But it didn't beat me & my other friend's record of 23 plates with dessert. :D Oh yeah btw.. I think e Ichiban Sushi at Toa payoh & Wisma at orchard taste nicer.

After that, I went to e library at Toa payoh & borrowed some books. My mum's library card can't be used, i thought it was expired. I asked e counter and she said that because it hasn't been used for many years, mum has to go to any library, bring IC to reactivate her card. What e hell. Lucky i brought along my own library card, otherwise I would go home without e comics & e horror & fighting books. I bought ice cream from e uncle & walked around, e shop Mila is not bad. e clothes are like those from far east plaza. lol.

I then proceed to e library at Bishan. Omg.. those stairs I climbed.. i regret not taking a long umbrella to use as a walking stick. okok, it has only 4 levels. I was lazy to walk 6 meters to e lift. Yeah, I took another horror book.. couldn't find e book on martial arts though. ;)