Late Lunch at Bugis QQ Noodle House

Had a late lunch today at QQ Noodles House in Bugis... Day at work was quite bad... Intended to leave office early but... Anyway, went over to Waterloo Street to pray, and had this quite nice lunch...

Specialty Noodles + Fried Wantons + Luo Han Guo Drink


Noodles - quite springy but not very; sauce tends to go towards salty...
Char Siew - nice, even it is not the Cantonese version, still has a better fragrance...
Boiled wantons - small, very small, taste is normal...
Fishball - a bit springy, surprised...
Porkball - a slightly different taste, good...
Fried shallots - a bit too over-fried but still ok...
Soup - did not drink 2nd mouth, had a strong pork smell...
Luo Han Guo drink - initially thought too sweet, but could be due to I did not stir, as the 3rd sip I can start to feel the Luo Han Guo taste & a tinge of bitterness; refreshing.


Fried Wantons - amazingly well fried to stay crisp even after 30 minutes; skin is thin, fillings are too little to have a good judge... But dip in the mayonnaise, it is good, haha...

Dinner with old Friends...

Had a nice "reunion" dinner with old kakis in Secondary school.... Like LH said, our topics never changed, hahaha... Very very happy for bro CYQ cos he is FINALLY 嫁出去了!!!! Hahaha... Congratulations, bro CYQ!!!! Also very happy for bro HZ that now he has find his soulmate, and wish him & his gf happiness...

Huat ah!!!!!

Pics Pics Pics... for Fun...

Hahaha... Funny spectacles kit...



The BIG rabbit for CNY deco at Great Eastern Building...



This is delicious... Its "Soupy Mixed Braised Flavour" (湿卤味), in a stall in the hawker centre besides OG People's Park, you know, the one with the famous Yong Tau Foo... This is quite nice, had it today, in fact... cost $4.50, comes with a bowl of white rice... It doesn't have the dark soy sauce "braise", but is rather like... "fermented beancurd (南乳/豆腐乳)+ red Yong Tau Foo sauce + etc"... serving portion is a bit small, but taste-wise is quite good...

MY NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS / WISHES

(1) Resign from full time teaching in May, rejoin as Contract-Adjunct in school Term 3 on 2/3 load (and 2/3 pay). So people, I will be poor from now on, no money to loan...

(2) Spend more time with my folks, which should be possible with my new job as Contract-Adjunct teacher.

(3) Do faithfully the pysiotheraphy exercises for my ankle ligament and tendon problems to heal as much as possible, hopefully no operation.

(4) Ride (dust-collecting) bicycle every Sunday morning (when my ankle problem solves)

(5) Be happy.

New IT Gadgets - Sumsung Galaxy S, Nikon Coolpix S5100

Did not have time to post... Wow, already started the late-stay for work in the 1st few weeks of school commencement... sigh, MUST get out of this whirlpool... Anyway, bought these 2 new gadgets this month...




Samsung Galaxy S
Still in the midst of getting used to this phone... not sure how smart it is, but has been quite good till now.. and since I am not a gamer or heavy surfer, don't think I will d/l many apps/widgets... Signed on the data plan which comes with free Mobile TV for 2 years, wow... upgraded to Froyo 2.2 from the very start, so don't know it it has any improvements over the 2.1 version... anyway, can use good already... and can surf net better somemore... 4 inch big screen, and very clear and bright due to the Super AMOLED... good... The sales staff made a "mistake" when he gave me a 8GB version when I have paid for the 16GB one.. of course partly my fault since I also did not check until I was taking a break in the foodcourt just above the shop... Manage to went down to change and he apologised immediately and changed... If it is a genuine mistake, then that's a good service standard... And overheard some aunties saying (loudly) something like" Buy Samsung ones, will not go wrong, easiest to use.." hahaha... Think I will not review this phone here, far too many reviews on the net... So do I like it? hahaha... Yes, not bad, not bad indeed...



Nikon Coolpix S5100
New camera just gotten today, since my old one is already physically (the battery cover broken and perm fogging in lens in one corner) & mentally (will sudden on-off by itself when it's mood comes) damaged... Bought this at the Bedok Point Challenger Roadshow.. yeah, freebies include 8GB SDHC card, small tripod, cleaning kit... realised the pictures taken using 12 Megapixel setting will take like forever to upload to my blogs (yes, the above 2 pics are that slow... ) might stick to 8M pixel pictures... Don't think makes much difference to the naked eyes under normal viewing...

Roti Prata at Bedok Point - Banquet

Weekend Escape @ Changi Village Hotel

... sort of a Christmas celebration too... Booked a room at Changi Village Hotel over the Christmas weekend, and a small family gathering on the first day (Christmas)... Went up to the 8th storey... scenic view up there... and you can view planes at a close range as they are about to land...

And fortunate to view the feeding of the koi fishes at 6th storey...

At evening, went over to the Chou Bei Japanese restaurant to have dinner... expensive but nice..... let the pictures do the talking...

... cod fish in teriyaki sauce... NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Deep-fried pork cutlet... Not bad!!!!

... salmon belly... a bit oily but so smooooth....

... mixed tempura... ok, quite nice... batter is well done though, crispy and not too thin nor thick...

... asparagus wrapped with bacon... This is solid, especially when eaten hot!!!!...

... toast rice cake... (can't help but to say something: this simple food actually taste extremely good!!! )

... Udon... very chewy...

... barbecue squid... a bit tough....

and drank a cup of "fruity" sake-wine... nice.... fragrant and smooth...

Next day went over to CSC, and walked over to OG PP... On the way back, bought the Oil-Chicken noodles (油鸡面), and man, it is GOOD!!!!!! The noodles are still springy after being wrapped and couped up for so long... sauce is sweet and savoury enough... chicken is TENDER... and I really mean tender, not soggy...

... and while at OG PP, bought this Si-Chuan snack at 1 of the stall in People's Park Centre, inside got soy-braised pork pieces and cucumber slices, quite nice... and bought some roasted chestnuts, very very very TASTY!!!!

Today morning went out to try the supposedly famous dim-sum just outside the hotel... and definitely live up to its reputation!

Siew-mai (烧卖): 1 of the 2 dim-sum to try if a stall/restaurant is good or not.

Verdict: surprisingly way above average, did not leave my stomach a "oily" (油腻)after finishing all 4 pieces!

Har-Kow (虾饺): The other of the 2 dim-sums to try.

Verdict: VERY GOOD!!!! Prawn is succulent (restaurant standard, but don't eat too much), skin is thin enough but will not break upon handling with chopsticks, even though it is surprisingly not-oily!!! (but this means the skin is not as "chewable" - as it crumbles a bit more easier in the mouth...)

Prawn-rice roll (鲜虾肠粉): freshly made chee-cheung-fun (猪肠粉) with prawns/shrimps inside, poured on them are some light soy-sauce, sesame-seed oil, and cooked oil...

Verdict: GOOD!!!

Shanghai Small Steam Dumplings (上海小笼包): Surprise find, its not a traditional Canton dim-sum, but...

Verdict: Hahahahaha... Beyond expectation!!!! Bite off a teeny bit of the skin to drink most of the soup-meat-juice inside, thought that was majority of the meat-juice inside, put the shredded ginger ( soaked in vinegar) and put inside the mouth when suddenly... more meat-juice starts to ooze out from the fillings!!! Incredible! They manage to pack the juice even inside the meat fillings!!!! Tried the other 2 pieces ad yes, it is true, amazing. Only not so good would be the bottom part, the skin is a bit too soggy...

After breakfast, went to have a stroll along the coastal walk...

...sit down at the beach... and relax...

Checked out of hotel after that... Quite a nice weekend...