Over the weekend, I spent my time picking a new sport, Dragon Boating. I had read quite a few articles from the media on this particular sport. And indeed this sport is picking up and gaining its popularity not only from the locals but also the expatriates who reside here. I had seen a number of Caucasians doing it while I was there at the Kallang River.

This sport really requires a lot of coordination, perseverance and lots of team effort. After two sessions on it, I am already aching all over. Now it's the aching period that I need to survive out of it - like an old lady for the next few days.

I really would like to thank the boys who made these two days possible. Thank you for being there and teaching us the techniques. Last but not least, making it all fun and enjoyable for us :)

Dress code: Smart casual

It was another of our chill out nights. This time round was at IntroBar located at Swissôtel The Stamford. Small place with a mature working crowd.

I ordered a Vanilla Martini. Clearly after this potent glass of Vanilla Martini, I was delirious enough to be doing some silly acts. Hmmm... perhaps this was our calling to our new job, eh.















We walked passed a newly opened shop. We had a good time looking at the flowers given to the shop owner. I saw this really interesting one... (on the left) Not just flowers... it had apples on it too!

Food: Yong Tau Foo
Waiting Time: 20 minutes

My mom and I went on a food queue today. Yes, a food queue. We decided to go to the food stalls which you had to queue for ages to get your food.

First stop is the Yong Tau Foo stall. If you patronise Pearl's Food Centre long enough, you will also know of another popular stall called Ko Kee Yong Tau Foo. I saw quite a number of people having their lunch from Ko Kee. However today that was not the stall we were targetting.

When we finally arrived at the stall, there was already a long queue. So my mom went to get a table for us, while I started my food queue. I had to wait 20 minutes before I could order 2 bowls of Yong Tau Foo. If you are expecting it to be served with noodles or rice, I'm afraid you have to order it from somewhere else or bring your own. This stall only sells Yong Tau Foo Soup.

Here comes the verdict:
The clear soup is rather normal. Though it could really improve alot more for its taste. The pieces of Yong Tau Foo are really well stuffed with meat and fish paste. The portion served was good value for money. The dipping chilli sauce was not to the liking of my tastebuds. Overall, if you are not pressed for time; you can take some time out to queue for it.



Venue: Mei Heong Yuen Dessert
Food: Mango & Pomelo, Walnut Paste and Peanut Paste

The cold Mango and Pomelo dessert is really nice and refreshing dessert for a warm and humid day. Each spoonful of cold mango puree comes with each pomelo pulp bursting in your mouth. It's really an interesting combination.

Both the Peanut and Walnut are really finely ground to paste. The texture is smooth and light. The sweetness is just nice.

Another dessert they offer is the Water Chestnut Cake. It is made of glutinous rice flour and lots of crunchy bits of water chestnut. The crunchy bits of chestnut adds distinct texture to the softness of the cake.

This is one of my favourite places to chill out and have a nice dinner with friends. I definitely love the ambience. It is tuck in the midst of the lush greenery amongst the buildings surrounding the restaurant. The setting is the typical Balinese furnishing - using a lot of wood.

Garlic & Butter Naan with
Butter Chicken

Beef Rendang

Mutton & Beef Satay

Thai Mango Salad
Phad Thai
'Boneless Fish'

It was really quite a sight today at this hotel. This whole lot of people queuing up for a reason. It took some time before reaching the end of the queue and before getting into the 2nd queue, people had to queue in the 1st queue to be measured.

Finally at the end of the 2nd queue, people were handed something. They were told of a time to get back. So when they are back at their stipulated time, they sat down in this room to watch a video. The people were then being group into different batches of 10. When their names were called, they followed this lady to another room and wait again. After the wait, the group of ten will then be in another room to be asked to say whatever was being required.

That was what I saw so far.