It is "Wicked" time

We were at "Wicked" the Broadway Musical at MBS on Saturday, our 2nd time at the MBS Theatre, we were here previously for Lion King in Sand Theatre, this time round Wicked was in the Grand Theatre and it packed for the show which would end showing in Singapore on 22nd April 2012. The show had a great plot running off the Wizard of Ox as we know it from young, but with a good twist and the singing was great. We througly enjoyed it but just wished we could have gotten a seat nearer to the action, we had Cat 4 tickets which already cost us almost $300.

So those thinking about catching the show before it ends. It is certainly worth watching.

After the show, we had late dinner in MBS at High Society, the same place we went after our Lion King show the last time.

This time i had Spagetti Carbonara, the fair lady had Pan Seared Baby Half Chicken and we shared a Strawberry short cake to sum it up. The meal was great but portions was miserably small and with a big pricetag to go along. The shortcake cost $12!

Guess that is why they are called High Society, how befitting. : p

The Costal Settlement (TCS)

Was at the Coastal Settlement located in very Eastern part of Singapore - Changi on Easter Sunday for simple carefree brunch.
It was pretty crowded that day as there seem to be solemization ceremony that day.

We had Calamari, Good Old Fish and Chips and XO Sauce Prawn Alio for the day.


Out of the 3, i would say the Calamari was the most highly recommended, chewy inside and quite crispy on the out and very flavour full. The XO sauce Prawn Alio was good as well although a tad oily probably due to the XO sauce... The fish and chips was probably the most normal, and to me the fish taste abit smell, the wasabi mayo sauce taste a bit different from the normal, a small compliment on the otherwise normal (abit not fresh) fish and chips.

The bill came up about 80 bucks including a hazlenut latte which makes the whole meal rather pricey given the location of the place, given the fact you probably need to drive to find this place although there is a bus number 29 that stops just beside the place. Still this place has a nice ambience to it and a nostalgic feel to it. I really like it quite abit beside the price which can be more reasonable.
Would defintely drop by again to check out their other stuff. Till Next time

2012

Happy New Year everyone..

New Year and New resolutions of course, last year's 3 resolution

No 1: To go Cash and limited/no Credit Cards.
No 2: To Climb Mount Kinabalu
No 3: To get a Better Paying job

I could say that this was half achieved, i have got a better pay job and i have reduced my usage on my credit card but not on the KK climb.

Looking back on 2011, the major event would be my job change, my Bangkok and Korea holiday.

For 2012

I hope to achieve

No 1: To go Cash and limited/no Credit Cards.
No 2: To Climb Mount Kinabalu
No 3: To achieve something in my career

End of day, just be happy and all is well... happy NEw Year!

Makansutra Singapore 2011

Recently bought a copy of Makansutra Singapore 2011 on one of my half day leave while roaming in MPH. Thought would be a good idea to have a copy especially when running out of ideas on what to eat...

Me and my gf decided to try one of the places recommended..

Rong Guang B.B.Q Seafood
Blk 127 Bukit Merah Lane 1
KPT Coffeeshop

We have actually tried the food before here, but it was quite some time back but must say that i was pretty impress with the food, i think back then it was still located in the Hawker centre...

Anyway so decided to revisit this place as part of our exploration on recommendation by the Makansutra book. The rating given by the book was high 5 chopsticks aka "Divine"

Our orders for the night were Prawn paste chicken, Stingray and Sambal kangkong,




To be honest, we were not overly impressed especially the stingray, it was not very fresh the chilli on the stingray lack power just was not as "Divine" as thought out to be.
The sambal kangkong was not bad (guess hard to go wrong for such a simple dish but the veggie was cook just right) Prawn paste chicken was the best among the 3 dishes, nicely deep fried, crispy out and tender in, yum...

Would probably just rate it a 2 chopstick aka "Good" but if you are nearby the queenway shopping centre area or ikea alexandra, it is sure worth dropping by this place.

Long time

As again, it is been a long time since any post been written, dont even remenber what was last post about.

But heck that, November was holiday month as i visit seoul and jeju, south korea free and easy. Although a bit of hiccups here and there but still a good holiday.







This morning went for medical check up at Executive Health Screener, time really files last time went there was 2 years ago and with Credit Suisse, now pay ownself then claim from new employee more ma fan, but most of the procedures has yet to change so that was not too bad... Think really getting old liao... Hopefully the result would be good good... :)

Weekend soccer

Just came back from weekend soccer with my secondary school friends. Today damn on form, score 3 goals and had a good number shots on target...couple of assists. Felt good about myself. I must start motivating myself more in other things i do... : )

2 more days to go

Leaving the firm in 2 days.. Strange as it may sound.. I do have a tinge of sadness and will really look back and think what could have been, had things gone my way..
Oh well guess that is life, the hard way so just have to learn to be satisfied with what I have right now..

What is New?

Well so many new things for me happening, let me run through them to remind myself:

New Job
After going through a bad patch (job related) i have finally move on. I have tender my resignation from Credit Suisse to join American bank Morgan Stanley.

New Paycheck
Strangely i am not excited about nor am i motiviated for it, that despite the fact i am gonna be paid more.

New Age
I turn 27 years old 5 days ago... but of course i still feel 18 la... and i certainly look very young. Oh gosh i sound like a girl.

New wardrobe
Been doing quite a bit of shopping this month...
Tailor 2 shirts and 2 pants from Men tradition (disappointed with the pants)
Bought 1 shirt from N.tyler and 1 pants from Library in CK tangs, cos they gave me 20% off for birthday
Bought online from polo ralph US, bought 2 shirts but sadly sizing no good... so sold one away liao... haha...
Bought another 2 shirts from Rossi and 1 shirt from Library from CK Tang Sales on me birthday.
Woohoo... Total got 6 new shirts and new pants...

New Experience
Went to catch the Lion King and stayed 1 night in MBS 2 weekends before my birthday, although the stay was not really up to the expectation, the show was good... highly recommend it to all.

New Training
I am going for RT training. LOL. After scraping through 3 years of IPPT i have fallen victim to RT. Too lazy to train or even try to pass. I gave up this year to just go for RT. Haha.

Finally
It feels a different me now, one that is not motivated and not passionate about life de me... It feels weird, i dont have the desire and motivation anymore. Strange enough but oddly as well that despite knowing it all, i dont care. I honestly dont. But that is just me... haha... so what is new then...

Bad Patch

I need a new job, can someone get me a job? It has been 2010, can't 2011 get any better?
haiz...

CSI. The Experience

Yesterday went to the Science centre for CSI: The Experience. For those who don't know about CSI, it stands for Crime Scene Investigator. You could catch the drama on AXN (CH 511) or FoxCrime (CH 503) on Starhub Cable tv.


The tickets for entry is $20 for adults and $16 for kids (not very confirmed for the kids part) The package with Science Centre is @ $21 meaning you could enter for both CSI: The Experience and Science Centre.
Passion Card holders will get 10% off and if you are Starhub user, please bring along proof you are one and you will be entitle slightly more discount according to lady who serve us but we did not bring any to proof.


So CSI: The Experience is a exhibition that gives you a 1st hand experience to being Crime Scene Investigator, there are 3 separate cases with different evidence display and your job is to follow the evidence to find the killers looking at various evidence including looking at the mock up crime scene, finger prints and DNA.
So through out exhibition, it gives you an opportunity to know more about what exactly a CSI do so even if you do not watch the tv show. Going there would be an even bigger eye opener on how crimes are solved these days.

The exhibition would you last 2 to 3 hours depending on how fast or how detailed you look at the stuff. You would enter the exhibition and be given a case file, followed by watching a short clip and know what is require from you. Thereafter you would proceed to the relevant crime scene and follow the case file to the relevant exhibit and at the end of following all the case file you reach some computers for you to type in your report for your findings and end the at of it you would be able either to purchase a diploma @ $8 or have a softcopy send to an email for being able to follow the evidence and solve the case.

After this you would exit the exhibition and there are additional exhibition about the CSI and then you need to re-enter to do the other 2 cases but without watching the clips and stuff.

Personally i had a good time there, it is not that difficult to solve the crime as the audience age group is pretty wide so they do make it more simple to cater to primary school kids, but it is certainly worth going for different weekend outing for friend or couples rather than the usual movie or ktv. Do note: NO Photography allowed in the exhibition. Enjoy !

First Post of Twenty Eleven

Wow... I have not posted for years it seems, actually it is just months but here i am back again.
This time round, i will try to maintain the blog and put in some adventures that i have been going about. Decided to use the most primitive blogskin provided by blogspot. Simple and neat i guess.

So since this is like the 1st post, i should them set out my Year 2011 resolution:
No 1: To go Cash and limited/no Credit Cards.
No 2: To Climb Mount Kinabalu
No 3: To get a Better Paying job

And these are my new year resolutions, and so far 4 days into the new year, none exactly on track. Haha. Just had my haircut @ Chapter 2, Marina Square and credit card came out again. But like my haircut done by Jeft very much although price a bit steep but neat and yet funky. Recommended for those who want something different.

Back on work, now is month end meaning at least 10 hours shift, quite regret joining accounting, no payrise but extra work. Really hope this year would be a better year. Hao la, that is my 1st post of the year, would probably post some old but more interesting stuff that i did for Xmas and NY 2010.

Good night...

As usual once in a blue moon, i will post something here..
A lot have gone on this few months and life seems to be on a down but i hope things will be turning for the better.

Strange enough sometimes it so hard to say No.. So hard to reject, so hard to being you, where society, people's perception just drop upon you. In the end you are just living in somebody else world and sometimes you just feel everything seems unfamilar... What is right and what is wrong and what is black and what is white.

You start asking yourself if this is the kind of life you want for yourself but then again how would you even know what kind of life you are supposed to live for. It is what society forced you to think, not u... you wan to be rich is becos society and perception tells you that if u are not rich u are jus pauper and there u are striving for richness and money but did you really chose it or in a way our society force it on you...

We will never know will we? strange isn't it?

My favourite pictures from my Vietnam trip... Just give u food for thought on how fortunate we really are.

Anyway updates again, i clear my last complusory CPA paper liao... now left with 3 more paper which i can chose what to take. Haven really thought of what to take yet.
But maybe might this semsemter but still thinking.
Recently in IT fair, also bought a new computer, HP touchsmart desktop replacing my old toshiba laptop which can barely start up liao... So kind of poor, also jus renew car insurance, inspection and road tax... wow... poor man...

arggh... need to make more money sia... haha... any lobang anyone?

Hey hey I am back from hot and humid Vietnam.
It was a great trip although really hot.. Will post some pic up..

Today is the eve of my birthday.. Woohoo.. Fortunately I am on leave..
Now at jurong point having long John breakfast.. Yum..
1st time to do so..

Jus send my car for polishing so jus hang ard at jp early morning.. Hee..

Tired and feeling sleepy now.. The weather is damn hot.. And funny thing is , it was raining cats and dogs jus a few hours ago.. Anyway roughly around 5 hours to go before i am at the airport.. Today i left work early to take my ippt and finally i passed and that is after 3 attempts.. My oh my..

Maybe age is really catching up with me.. Haha..
Oh well but the good thing i have clear it before my window closes.. So now can jolly enjoy in vietnam.. Yeah!

Time now 8.44am.. Now on board Singapore world class mrt train to office..
I board train at lakeside mrt and have been on board 10 minutes or so and guess what I am not even for at jurong east which is 2 stops away from lakeside.. Talk about world class right..

Every morning it has to stop in between here and there.. I come early also tio, I come late also tio..
I really wonder what is the problem? Or this is just expected?

So here I am standing on board the train with the train finally willing or finally allow to enter jurong east station and I wonder how long would it take for them to move off and hang in between clementi and jurong east..

So much for world class and the price hike on the train fares..

Anyway tml around this time, will be on flight for me 1st holiday in 2010
going to Vietnam, ho chi minh city, going with the tradition of holiday for me birthday..
Yes turning 26 yrs old in less than a week..

Time files.. We said that all the time.. Before u know it, we will be saying it again..
Well to sum up my 26 years in a few lines..
I may not be the most fortunate person on earth..
But in one ways or another, I have truely been blessed in quite a number of ways..
Be it work, love, life or family..
I may not be appreciative all the time but deep down I am...
And I always am glad that I see another sunrise.. Be it even if I wake up after the rise ; )
hope everyone feels the same as well..

Happy Early birthday to me

It tuesday.. Almost a month since last post.. So much has changed in one month
so much has not changed in one month..

2 of my colleague are going to leave the bank
one for better pay.. I mean really better pay.. Other for a greener pastures..
Now left with me and jgoh.. Haha..

Oh well.. Whatever the choice, all the best..
Life is strange, sometimes u jus don't know what u living for..
At least I don't and I probably need some one to point it out to me
but probably alot people is jus like me.. Haha..

Anyways I have not gone on my road trip to malacca since last post
going coming weekend.. This time confirmed..
Staying in Puri Hotel in malacca.. Hope that is good..

Thereafter I need prepared for exam.. I really hope I would clear
that would leave me with 3 elective modules.. Fingers crossed for me..

I have make my decision liao..
Stick with my dear CS and see what happens from there

going to be 3 yrs in CS liao.. Wow did not know it would b that long
but here I am..

Anyway a bit of update of what I have been up to..
Caught Alice in wonderland last week, really not bad..
Slight sequel to the old flim.. Nice! Heard from my friend the 3D is quite good as well..

Collected my tailored shirts and pants from Men Tradition...
Love it especially the shirt nice cutting.. The pants right on the hip slight tight but the boss say will expand abit so ok la..
Money well spent I guess..

Going on road trip again.. 2 day 1 night trip Malacca on 11 to 12 apr
after our short Kuantan trip in march.. Haha..
Malacca will be a easier drive, hope my little car can blast past the 150km/hr mark
the other time vibrate like mad.. Haha...

Well.. That is abt all the update le ba.. Late for work again,, it finally Friday liao!
Tonite having pool game! Yeah!

Well what have I got myself into.. A huge dilemma.
I now given the opportunity to take a new job at 30% increment

or stay in my current role with no increment for past 2 yrs but
with a platform and opportunity for AVP..

What should I do? Take the money and enjoy..
Or look long term leh?

We all know the pros and cons but anything is possible..
What should I do?