Happy Bday ML!!! (in advance)

Great food and company as JA and I celebrated ML's bday in advance at Ember restaurant. Special mention must be made for the exceptional level of service given while we were there. Had rump of lamb myself done still pink inside with cous cous while JA and ML both had Confit of duck as their main course. Have to say that this was one of the better duck confit I've tried with the flavours well balanced and not overly salty. Excellent! ML also loved his appetizer of pork knuckle terrine. A very pricey place though, going to have to go back to eating grass in June. Hahahaha!

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The World Is A Happier Place

pictures and graphs courtesy of New Scientist

Notice how Singapore has very conspicuously not provided any data to participate in this survey? Either by omission or non-participation, we're in the 'grey' area along with other 'ulu' countries like... Greenland and most of Northern Africa. In fact, the whole of South East Asia has been left out!

Maybe politicians up in the higher echelons of the government service are just too busy lately with the happenings in the region.

Malaysia: Anwar getting sodomised.. err.. sorry, the official word is the other way around: a 60 year old man forced himself on a 23 year old youth in the prime of his life. This seedy old pervert has to be thrown back into jail quickly! BEFORE he has the chance to garner more defectors into his opposition party preferably.

Singapore: According to the rumour mill at www.mrbrown.com the current BMT is all set to undergo a revolution to curb the worrying trend of low birth rates in Singapore. All able bodied young Singaporeans are to do their part for the nation in Basic Mating Training. Don't worry about rising living standards and record breaking inflation rates. The government needs more citizens to suck money from! The government realises that Singaporeans are worried about the ever increasing number of foreigners on our little island, but don't worry as they are just a temporary measure to suck on before the expected baby boom. Which will definitely come by the way, because Singaporeans are always so good in listening to instructions. 真听话！

Alright, hopefully all of those smoke screens thrown at the National Day Rally about how Lee Inc. is really giving back to Singaporeans by installing more ERP gantries and taking more money from them in these times of rising prices is for their own good worked. We need to forget that Temasek Holdings made a PROFIT of 13 BILLION dollars this year using funds provided by normal Singaporeans. Oh, if possible, please forget how the last general elections witnessed the largest showing of support for the opposition parties ever and our Prime Minister lost 1/3 of the votes in his own constituency to a young upstart female politician who no one has ever heard of.

Thailand: More riots. More invocations from the public for the King to step in and take charge of the government. In fact, I think if Thailand doesn't have its usual coup de'tat once in a while, the country might actually be even more unhappy!

With so much to handle, no wonder governments in SEA didn't have time to bother with such triffling surveys. Who cares how happy the people are? Pfft.



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Now playing: Eagles - Hotel California
via FoxyTunes

Hungry Ghost Festival

Ah Gong, Ah Ma, Zhong Tai is finally back from the U.K. after completing his studies. I've brought my certificate today and you can look at it later when I burn it together with your money. I know it's in English, but I've written your names in Chinese on the back of it so that you know it's meant for you. Ah Gong knows our surname "Png" in English and you can see it on the front.

Thank you for watching over me the past 3 years. I'm sorry for being away from home so often the previous 8 years and didn't spend much time with you in your final years. Please forgive my failure to serve you and repay the kindness and love you gave in bringing me up as a child. I'm back, Zhong Tai is home. Job hunting has been alright, but I haven't accepted any offers yet because I want to try my hand at applying to be a pilot. You know how much I like planes, even as a young boy back in Lor. Ah Soo.

Take care Ah Gong, Ah Ma. We all miss you.


Translated from Hokkien thus the awkward structuring at times. I can just imagine my Grandpa sighing and asking why does a Teochew boy speak Hokkien and Cantonese but not his mother dialect? :P

Childhood Memories

Can you pick out which one used to your favourite or favouriteS?

Because Good Friends Are Hard To Come By

To my friends far far away, dedicating my 300th post to you. To those who stuck by me even when I said I didn't need anyone. Take care and I can't wait till we meet again.

002852你的号码
Hello很久没见你还好吗
Oh~我的天啊你又更胖啦
你的[摩都车]快坐不下

[新加坡]那边的天气还好吗
我的心情梅雨不断的下
很想听你讲个黄色笑话
拿起啤酒一起大声笑哈哈

(Oh) Friend
声音就在耳边
窝心的感觉像你出现
乌云都变蓝天

I will always be your friend
不管你有多远
只要真诚把心窗打开 看得见
就算地球多大 你都在旁边

工作不顺利跟女友吵架
车子被Ａ倒屁股也开花
钱包发觉被小偷拿走了
打个电话来哭诉一下

到那天80岁阿达阿达
想找个人喝杯茶哈啦哈啦
要记得你讲过那一句话
I'll always be your friend forever

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Now playing: 陶喆 - My Anata
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Pngday

Schpng turns 24!

Thank you to everyone who made the effort to wish me well this birthday just past. All your warm thoughts and well wishes are greatly appreciated. Thank you. *bows*



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Now playing: Pearl Jam - Alive
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Pancakes n such

Here's round two of the damage/toll singapore's taking on my tummy. I am pretty certain I'll be putting on all the weight I lost in manc. Time period for weight lost: 3 months Time period of weight gained: 3 weeks!


A plethora of desserts available when I had high tea with my mom




This was the best in the range. Green tea ice-cream pancake drizzled with almonds and raisins. Had banana caramel pancake too! Sinful decadence..



Was really stuffed after the high tea with my mom, so dinner was pushed all the way to near 11pm for me. Went to a typical Singaporean Hawker Centre, hooray! Teh O Peng Kosong! Haha, standard order for me. Anyway, here's what we, the Jook gang of ML, Chat, RB and Me, ordered


Dumpling soup



Cheese n Mushroom Burger. Good one ah. Ho EH! The beef patty is handmade and not those frozen pre-processed kind you buy from supermarkets. For $3.30, POWER

Cheese Fries~~

From 7-11. It's black, it's white, it's dupa dup bap yeah yeah yeah!

bored and making faces when mom snapped this pic

ML

RB (talking to his dear)

Me and Chat



OKIE, next few targets on my list for my "Dun care liaoz, just eat and get fat" foods I must eat before leaving: Chicken Rice, Bedok 85, Old Airport Road, Joo Chiat and... anything else? Here's a preview of what should come soon :P

Damages so far..

This is for all the dear ones in Manchester... :P

Round 1:


Cod Fish Head Curry

with the various accompanying dishes like kai lan, onion omelette and cod fish tofu stick. OF COURSE I ORDERED TEH O PENG SIU TAI :P

Yeah baby the rest of the pics.. nuff said

Birth Day

My 22nd BDAY!!! Yet another year older, but what the heck, I'm already called Uncle Sam anyway, what's another year under my belt. Pfft. Hahaha. Was another wonderful nite spent with my buddies RB and ML along with good friends like Fifi, Wan Xin and Wen Long (ML's bro). Had dinner at a perenakan restaurant in Joo Chiat. Cafe Von Beta or something. Quite Good! Would definitely go back again when I'm back in Singapore. First up, the gifts from RB - 2 book on Fit For Life. My brother doing the good thing and guiding me towards a healthier lifestyle.



WX's present and her handmade card... wrapped inside is....



The book: Brian Greene's The Fabric Of The Cosmos and Gorillaz's new album - Demon Days!!!! Awesome!!! Hahaha, actually she cheated a little and knew both were things that I wanted, making them instant good presents :P



From ML - Nutty Bar Chocolate from ROYCE!!! Yes, they are heavenly!




I was amazed at the extravagance! (and richness of the chocolates)



A combined pressie from the guys - A photo frame with pics of some of the best times we've had together inside. Damn nice of them



With SINGAPOREAN sized condoms attached behind. Damn thoughtful of them. HAHAAHAHA



Fifi gave me a beautiful scarf with my name embroided onto it. Exquisite!




My bday ice-cream cake!


Happy bday to me~~ happy bday to me~~ happy BDAY to mmmeee~~~ happy bday to ME~



The BROS



Sistas!!!



Me trying to slice a rock hard ice-cream cake and Fifi trying to avoid any possible "spillage"



Finally!



Enjoy???



Actually, NO :P we all agreed tht this particular gelato store might sell good ice-cream but their cakes sux major big time XP



In summary, here's the wonderful presents I've received: 2 damn creative cards



Photo frame with memorable pics and a bball spiderman inside from my Brothers



Books from WX and RB



A bon voyage candle from WX



Gorillaz - Demon Days from WX



There's the choc from ML of course... but it's all gone now :P so, next is the scarf from Fifi



with my name on it



An Addidas school bag from my younger sis



French Connection sweater from Nerissa.



Thanks everyone!!! I love all your presents! They are all well thought. Appreciate every single one. Gona miss you all when in UK!!!