Friday, May 21, 2010

Hansang and Sanskruti

Hansang Korean

20 Lorong MambongHolland Village (S) 277679Reservation: 6464-5238

Our rating: 5 out of 10

Con: the serving is small, some of the beef is tough.

Sanskruti

Little India, 9, Race cource line,Singapore 218736.Ph & Fax : +65 6293 6505

I am not a big fan of Indian food, too much gravy for me. However, my friends from India love the food there.

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Singapore: Katong

I took bus 16 from Orchard Rd to Joo Chiat Rd expecting to see beautiful Peranakan shophouses. Many of the shophouses have turned into nightclub, fortunately I arrived there in the afternoon. The photogenic row of shophouses is available only at Koon Seng Rd.
I wanted to eat the famous popiah Kway Guan Huat (95 Joo Chiat Rd), but it is closed.
I did not see any Katong laksa.
Then, I took bus 30 to Vivocity and enjoyed the scenery from double decker bus over the new casino, F1 tracks, and CBD.

Friday, March 26, 2010

Merchant Court and Min Jiang

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.

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.

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!

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.

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