Please do not be envious of me, I am just a bit lucky.
I had fine dining two nights in a row.
The first night was at Merchant Court with my partner. We enjoyed XO-sauce prawn, cold-dish, shark-fin soup, etc. Though we did not have durian penyet at that moment, we love Merchant Court durian penyet very much.
The second night was at Min Jiang, Rochester. We had roasted duck skin, scallop, cereal prawn with crispy milk, etc. I had a unique desert of coconut with ice cream, mango, sago, pomelo inside.
I love the music and the romantic atmosphere there, the trade off of dim light is that I could not take photos of the food.
Rating for Merchant Court is 6 out of 10.
Rating for Min Jiang is 8 out of 10.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Barcelos Flame Grilled Chicken
Barcelos legendary Peri Peri Chicken is marinated the traditional Portuguese way,
100% flame grilled and seasoned to perfection.
I had savoured Nandos before and the rooster logo of Barcelos reminded me on that. I also bought a small magnet statue of the black rooster with colorful decorations in Portugal - it was a gift for my Mum.
The idealisation of the Barcelos rooster (actually any kind of Portuguese black rooster) derives from a legend concerning a Gallego who was sentenced to hang, despite his protests of innocence. In a last minute appeal to the judge, who was enjoying dinner at the time, the condemned man made a bold statement: If this claim of innocence was true, the roasted rooster on the judge's plate would get up and crow. Suddenly, a gorgeous scarlet-plumed cockerel rose from the plate, crowing loud and long.
At Barcelo, we had pine and cheese burger. I like the pineapple, quite refreshing taste.
Pro: nice jazz music, magazines are provided (for example www.teenage.com.sg)
Con: expensive for that quality of food.
Our rating 5.5 out of 10.
I am happy to encounter teen magazines again as I love to read them (with varying preferences for different teen magazines), the models are cute and they provide useful make-up and relationship tips.
We live happy lives as teenagers do, we are so grateful to you Lord.
100% flame grilled and seasoned to perfection.
I had savoured Nandos before and the rooster logo of Barcelos reminded me on that. I also bought a small magnet statue of the black rooster with colorful decorations in Portugal - it was a gift for my Mum.
The idealisation of the Barcelos rooster (actually any kind of Portuguese black rooster) derives from a legend concerning a Gallego who was sentenced to hang, despite his protests of innocence. In a last minute appeal to the judge, who was enjoying dinner at the time, the condemned man made a bold statement: If this claim of innocence was true, the roasted rooster on the judge's plate would get up and crow. Suddenly, a gorgeous scarlet-plumed cockerel rose from the plate, crowing loud and long.
At Barcelo, we had pine and cheese burger. I like the pineapple, quite refreshing taste.
Pro: nice jazz music, magazines are provided (for example www.teenage.com.sg)
Con: expensive for that quality of food.
Our rating 5.5 out of 10.
I am happy to encounter teen magazines again as I love to read them (with varying preferences for different teen magazines), the models are cute and they provide useful make-up and relationship tips.
We live happy lives as teenagers do, we are so grateful to you Lord.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Where can I buy multi-color eyeshadow palette?
I walked along Orchard, from Sasa, John Little, The Body Shop to Tang, Shu Umera at ION yet I could not find.
Where to buy cosmetic in Singapore?
miho skincare (can do home shopping)
Sasa outlets
Watson's
Guardian Pharmacy
The Body Shop
Red Earth
Avon (in Johor Bahru)
Chinatown, People Park Complex -Shopping Stores
MAC custom palette
4 colors: $49
6 colors: $107
15 colors: $179
Beyond my budget!
Please feel free to give suggestions and I thank you in advance, muah!
Where to buy cosmetic in Singapore?
miho skincare (can do home shopping)
Sasa outlets
Watson's
Guardian Pharmacy
The Body Shop
Red Earth
Avon (in Johor Bahru)
Chinatown, People Park Complex -Shopping Stores
MAC custom palette
4 colors: $49
6 colors: $107
15 colors: $179
Beyond my budget!
Please feel free to give suggestions and I thank you in advance, muah!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Shichida
Could this be your child?
Artistic ability
Superior IQ
photographic memory
multiple languages
outstanding personality
musical talent
sharp imagination
perfect intuition
Observation of Shichida-trained children (aged 5) at other pre-schools
* Memory retention is stronger
* Recognise and recapitulate pictures and words from flash cards effortlessly
* Consistently perform well in spelling
* Display keen interest in learning
* Sharp listening skills- able to follow instructions well
* Work well independently. Hardly needs any supervision
* Can converse and recall details clearly
* Can grasp mathematical concepts quickly
What are their methods? Will anyone be willing to share, without me making big holes in my pocket?
“The purpose of education in the future will not be to create people with heads crammed full of knowledge, but to rear children who know how to efficiently use the whole brain. Rearing children with enormous ability, rich creativity, and the capability to make use of high proportion of their brain should be the goal of child rearing."Professor Makoto Shichida
Honestly, I have never attended such kind of training in my babyhood and toddlerhood. Perhaps, if I attended a kind of it, I will be a smarter and more talented individual. Well, I decided long time ago not to do too much of "what if", but to live at the present moment, enjoy my life, keep on enriching myself, and have faith in God. God will give the best for us, of course we must be hardworking and resourceful. Don't wait for our parents and teachers to help us, the only person you can ask for responsibility is yourself.
If you are interested to learn more, please visit www.shichidamethod.com
I copied some from their website.
Can older children benefit?Though we recognize that the best period to work with children is when they are below six, we have seen some pretty remarkable results with older children as well.
Can we adults benefit, too?When adults use the same techniques in their own lives, they get flashes of inspiration to guide them at work and in everyday situations. They make accurate, lightning decisions on their feet anywhere, anytime.
My child is only an infant. How can he/she benefit?An infant has incredible learning abilities. Even though an infant may not be able to display his/her learning abilities or potential, the cells in the brain are connecting fast for future brain usage. An infant should be given appropriate brain stimulation to bring out the innate human abilities such as: photographic memory, creativity, perfect pitch in music, multi-languages for language mastery and lightning rapid calculation abilities.
I think I am not too bad, even if I did not attend such kind of training. My only problem is that I am tone-deaf, but I still survive in the society until today, though I could not make my partner, who likes the other half who plays musical instruments, happier
SECRET 1:Teach fast / Let the kids respond fast. "I had attended 1 lesson with my niece and oh boy am I impressed by my niece, she can rem the images, numbers etc and the teacher really teaches VERY VERY fast. they do flashcards, numbers, memory, etc etc. I was trying SO hard to rem the image and the numbers, but ahaha,,,cannot leh..."I remember when I was in primary school, I always love Mum to ask me question to prepare for tests, but she was so busy and she did it quick, so perhaps it helped to train me to be an exam warrior.
SECRET 2: Study the progress of your children. They will give parents a book to record progress etc made by the kids. Parents are supposed to study the kids and their progress, it sounds to me like observing experiment results. Then after getting a result, you think of some ways to improve more and better.
Artistic ability
Superior IQ
photographic memory
multiple languages
outstanding personality
musical talent
sharp imagination
perfect intuition
Observation of Shichida-trained children (aged 5) at other pre-schools
* Memory retention is stronger
* Recognise and recapitulate pictures and words from flash cards effortlessly
* Consistently perform well in spelling
* Display keen interest in learning
* Sharp listening skills- able to follow instructions well
* Work well independently. Hardly needs any supervision
* Can converse and recall details clearly
* Can grasp mathematical concepts quickly
What are their methods? Will anyone be willing to share, without me making big holes in my pocket?
“The purpose of education in the future will not be to create people with heads crammed full of knowledge, but to rear children who know how to efficiently use the whole brain. Rearing children with enormous ability, rich creativity, and the capability to make use of high proportion of their brain should be the goal of child rearing."Professor Makoto Shichida
Honestly, I have never attended such kind of training in my babyhood and toddlerhood. Perhaps, if I attended a kind of it, I will be a smarter and more talented individual. Well, I decided long time ago not to do too much of "what if", but to live at the present moment, enjoy my life, keep on enriching myself, and have faith in God. God will give the best for us, of course we must be hardworking and resourceful. Don't wait for our parents and teachers to help us, the only person you can ask for responsibility is yourself.
If you are interested to learn more, please visit www.shichidamethod.com
I copied some from their website.
Can older children benefit?Though we recognize that the best period to work with children is when they are below six, we have seen some pretty remarkable results with older children as well.
Can we adults benefit, too?When adults use the same techniques in their own lives, they get flashes of inspiration to guide them at work and in everyday situations. They make accurate, lightning decisions on their feet anywhere, anytime.
My child is only an infant. How can he/she benefit?An infant has incredible learning abilities. Even though an infant may not be able to display his/her learning abilities or potential, the cells in the brain are connecting fast for future brain usage. An infant should be given appropriate brain stimulation to bring out the innate human abilities such as: photographic memory, creativity, perfect pitch in music, multi-languages for language mastery and lightning rapid calculation abilities.
I think I am not too bad, even if I did not attend such kind of training. My only problem is that I am tone-deaf, but I still survive in the society until today, though I could not make my partner, who likes the other half who plays musical instruments, happier
SECRET 1:Teach fast / Let the kids respond fast. "I had attended 1 lesson with my niece and oh boy am I impressed by my niece, she can rem the images, numbers etc and the teacher really teaches VERY VERY fast. they do flashcards, numbers, memory, etc etc. I was trying SO hard to rem the image and the numbers, but ahaha,,,cannot leh..."I remember when I was in primary school, I always love Mum to ask me question to prepare for tests, but she was so busy and she did it quick, so perhaps it helped to train me to be an exam warrior.
SECRET 2: Study the progress of your children. They will give parents a book to record progress etc made by the kids. Parents are supposed to study the kids and their progress, it sounds to me like observing experiment results. Then after getting a result, you think of some ways to improve more and better.
Benefits of Studying in Singapore
Benefits of Studying in Singapore - Asia’s Premier Education Hub
* Singapore is a safe city with a low crime rate and a stable political environment.
* Singapore’s cosmopolitan atmosphere also makes it easy to settle down as an international student in Singapore.
* Strategically located at the heart of Asia, Singapore is only a few hours apart from other Asia countries by air.
* Singapore’s rich multicultural heritage is highlighted through the various ethnic groups (Chinese, Malays, Indians, Eurasians) living together harmoniously over the past few decades
* Singapore’s high standards of living including personal freedom, high quality of healthcare, schools, is something that international students can look forward to.
* Singapore offers a thriving arts and cultural scene, especially with the opening of Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, featuring top artistes from all over the world. Ethnic districts such as Little India, Chinatown, Malay Village also adds flavour to the culture and history of Singapore.
Copied from: www.insead.edu/phd/singapore/expansion.cfm
* Singapore is a safe city with a low crime rate and a stable political environment.
* Singapore’s cosmopolitan atmosphere also makes it easy to settle down as an international student in Singapore.
* Strategically located at the heart of Asia, Singapore is only a few hours apart from other Asia countries by air.
* Singapore’s rich multicultural heritage is highlighted through the various ethnic groups (Chinese, Malays, Indians, Eurasians) living together harmoniously over the past few decades
* Singapore’s high standards of living including personal freedom, high quality of healthcare, schools, is something that international students can look forward to.
* Singapore offers a thriving arts and cultural scene, especially with the opening of Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, featuring top artistes from all over the world. Ethnic districts such as Little India, Chinatown, Malay Village also adds flavour to the culture and history of Singapore.
Copied from: www.insead.edu/phd/singapore/expansion.cfm
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Mykii at Holland Village
We had
Mushroom soup: very tasty, but serving is small.
Dory fish with dou miao + pumpkin: very tasty and refreshing combination.
Pasta with mushrooms: creamy enough.
Chocolate banana cake: my partner liked it being served hot.
Coffee from roated bean
Ice lemon tea
We love the ambience, with soothing and romantic French music.
Our rating: 7.5 out of 10.
Mushroom soup: very tasty, but serving is small.
Dory fish with dou miao + pumpkin: very tasty and refreshing combination.
Pasta with mushrooms: creamy enough.
Chocolate banana cake: my partner liked it being served hot.
Coffee from roated bean
Ice lemon tea
We love the ambience, with soothing and romantic French music.
Our rating: 7.5 out of 10.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Bishamon Sapporo Ramen
Bishamon Sapporo Ramen
#01-18 Funan Digitalife Mall
109 North Bridge Rd
Nearest MRT: City Hall
We ordered:
Salmon sashimi (2 pieces sliced into 6 pieces, the food display one has 6 pieces).
Ton Charshumen (the broth is not bad).
Special Miso Ramen (the egg is cold and below standard, the broth is not tasty).
Pro:
generous meat for the ramen
free drink with an order of side dish + main course
Rating 4 out of 10.
#01-18 Funan Digitalife Mall
109 North Bridge Rd
Nearest MRT: City Hall
We ordered:
Salmon sashimi (2 pieces sliced into 6 pieces, the food display one has 6 pieces).
Ton Charshumen (the broth is not bad).
Special Miso Ramen (the egg is cold and below standard, the broth is not tasty).
Pro:
generous meat for the ramen
free drink with an order of side dish + main course
Rating 4 out of 10.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Trains in Europe
How to check fares & buy tickets for train journeys wholly within one country in Europe:
France - www.voyages-sncf.com (UK residents may find using www.raileurope.co.uk much easier)
Italy - www.trenitalia.com (UK residents may find using www.raileurope.co.uk much easier)
Switzerland - www.sbb.ch (trains in Switzerland generally don't need pre-booking, so easy to buy tickets at the station)
Spain - www.renfe.es
Portugal - www.cp.pt
Netherlands - www.ns.nl (trains in the Netherlands don't need pre-booking, so easy to buy tickets at the station)
Belgium - www.b-rail.be (trains in Belgium don't need pre-booking, so easy to buy tickets at the station)
Germany - www.bahn.de
Austria - www.oebb.at
Denmark - www.dsb.dk
Sweden - www.sj.se
Norway - www.nsb.no
Finland - www.vr.fi
France - www.voyages-sncf.com (UK residents may find using www.raileurope.co.uk much easier)
Italy - www.trenitalia.com (UK residents may find using www.raileurope.co.uk much easier)
Switzerland - www.sbb.ch (trains in Switzerland generally don't need pre-booking, so easy to buy tickets at the station)
Spain - www.renfe.es
Portugal - www.cp.pt
Netherlands - www.ns.nl (trains in the Netherlands don't need pre-booking, so easy to buy tickets at the station)
Belgium - www.b-rail.be (trains in Belgium don't need pre-booking, so easy to buy tickets at the station)
Germany - www.bahn.de
Austria - www.oebb.at
Denmark - www.dsb.dk
Sweden - www.sj.se
Norway - www.nsb.no
Finland - www.vr.fi
Saturday, March 6, 2010
MacRitchie Reservoir
My partner and I went to MacRitchie Reservoir yesterday. We enjoyed our time there, except the heat. It was very hot!
We like
(1) the trail next to the reservoir water.
(2) tree-top walk.
The reservoir water is green in color due to the chlorophyll of water plant. It reminded us on a national park in Europe, but we did not sweat there.
When you go there, don't forget to apply sun block and wear a hat.
We like
(1) the trail next to the reservoir water.
(2) tree-top walk.
The reservoir water is green in color due to the chlorophyll of water plant. It reminded us on a national park in Europe, but we did not sweat there.
When you go there, don't forget to apply sun block and wear a hat.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Dinner at Dian Xiao Er
We ordered Stir Fried Lotus Root with Macadamia Nut and spicy fish dishes.
The lotus root was my favorite, crunchy and I can felt the freshness due to cooking with big fire.
My rating is 5 out of 10.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Va Va Voom Vietnamese restaurant
Va Va Voom
Address: 36 Seah Street
Tel: +65 6336 1248
From the Longman dictionary, va-va-voom
means the quality of being exciting or sexually attractive.
We ate:
morning glory with beef
sour seafood noodle soup
pan-fried fish dried noodle (I like the crispy peanut + many veggie)
Pro:
generous portions
Con:
I thought that the food was not authentic enough, I had better ones in California and North Vietnam.
My partner complained that he felt thirsty after meal.
My partner rated it 5 out 10 (average)
Address: 36 Seah Street
Tel: +65 6336 1248
From the Longman dictionary, va-va-voom
means the quality of being exciting or sexually attractive.We ate:
morning glory with beef
sour seafood noodle soup
pan-fried fish dried noodle (I like the crispy peanut + many veggie)
Pro:
generous portions
Con:
I thought that the food was not authentic enough, I had better ones in California and North Vietnam.
My partner complained that he felt thirsty after meal.
My partner rated it 5 out 10 (average)
Monday, March 1, 2010
Where to learn Traditional Chinese Medicine?
Singapore College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
640 Lor 4 Toa Payoh
Singapore 319522
Tel: 62503088
From: www.singaporetcm.edu.sg/clg/index.html
七 年制（夜间课程）中医学士学位课程的学员，毕业后将获颁新加坡中医学院的中医学士学位课程毕业证书。只有符合广州中医药大学所规定之条件者，方获颁广州中 医药大学的中医本科毕业证书和中医学士学位证书。
Institute of Chinese Medical Studies
25A Lorong 22 Geylang
Singapore 398682
Tel: 68412437 / 68413049
Nanyang Technological University
School of Biological Sciences
60 Nanyang Drive,
Singapore 637551
Tel: 63162801 / 63162814
640 Lor 4 Toa Payoh
Singapore 319522
Tel: 62503088
From: www.singaporetcm.edu.sg/clg/index.html
七 年制（夜间课程）中医学士学位课程的学员，毕业后将获颁新加坡中医学院的中医学士学位课程毕业证书。只有符合广州中医药大学所规定之条件者，方获颁广州中 医药大学的中医本科毕业证书和中医学士学位证书。
Institute of Chinese Medical Studies
25A Lorong 22 Geylang
Singapore 398682
Tel: 68412437 / 68413049
Nanyang Technological University
School of Biological Sciences
60 Nanyang Drive,
Singapore 637551
Tel: 63162801 / 63162814
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