Japanese whiskies

The special man has setup this Facebook fan page to sell some rare, discontinued, hard-to-get Japanese whiskies, like those from Ichiro Chichibu distilleries and Yoichi distillery.

If any of you is interested, please do like the fan page[link as per below] and browse through the photos for more info
Whisky Heritage

Do not worry about authenticity problems. some of the whiskies i sourced them here in singapore. Please do support ya ;)

Results ;)

never underestimate the kiasu-ness of true blue singaporean.. a fren actly checked the results at 6+ in the morning .... =.= but results wasn't released yet. until 9am hahaha!

so we all passed happily =)

pointers are over 5.0. 

lousiest is value engineering, which was quite surprising... maybe i failed to smoke lecturers haha!

Project planning surprised me too! as i really left a whole question blank! XDD

overall I'm contented this semester. seeing at how busy was i at work, with kids, with houseworks, and the stress i exerted on myself that i didn't study two days before the exams... XDDD

Yiruma 2015

Attended Yiruma's piano performance last November at Star Vista.
i skipped a lecture just to attend his performance :P
the hall is far from workplace, definitely has no way for me to go home get showered and changed and rush to the hall on time, think even cab also couldn't help.
i really really wished i could be there in dress and heels. but.. wat to do..
so i could only be there to put on eyeliner after a quick dinner there. for the whole day i had been thinking whether to paint or not to paint. haha! after the dinner still had ample time so i decided to paint! :P
i like the ambience there.. saw people who went alone too! its like, wise men think alike.. even to go alone also didn't want to miss the chance to see him and enjoy his pieces ;)

had a great night that night! love it so much! and his impromptu improvised pieces with a young guy from the floor too!

was so excited that i actually tossed and turned on bed the night before able to fall asleep :P :P

the special man said that i was like meeting my lover, so excited, even painted myself though knowing that he wouldn't be able to see me. hahahhaha! 

look forward to his return!!!!

breaking point

sometimes, i do feel glad knowing him... i could always have some real conversations with him. he's always straight to the point. he's wiser than all.. knows a whole lot than me... makes me always want to know more of the world in order to be of his level. he's quite mean at times though, would "suan" me if i made bad decision haha!

i know I'm at my peak of tiredness, but die die have to tahan all the way, on my own. when i told him that i slept from 9+ last nite till 8 this morning still felt tired, he said is quite abnormal to still feel tired after a long sleep. well, coz I'm really tired.... at the instant when he said that i actually didn't rest, i really felt glad, like finally having someone to understand how tired am i.. he hits my breaking point, but having him to be so understanding .. hopefully i can tahan for the next two years... haha!

new page of life

been mths here

i finally made it to continue my Master Degree

i thought so long have the money then can enter. seems not that way? heard the statistics was, MSc in Civil had 400++ applicants but only 59 made it, while for MSc in International Construction Management had 100++ applicants but only 19 made it. kinda scary??

so i got a very hectic busy crazy life now.
just started a week.
classes are on Monday, Wednesday and Friday this semester.
so ought to sneak out earlier from work and rush to uni.
literally swallowing my dinner instead of eating.
trying to adapt.... as i need to juggle among work, studies, church kids on saturday, and church sunday service.

started to take care of kids on Saturday hokkien service since i came back from my long holiday, seeing that there's quite a need as number of kids growing, and there's no one to take care of them, or rather start to engage them in bible stories, will be a waste if just let them play in kids room, so i "bei tahan" and helped out.
saturday is a half day work and hokkien service starts at 430pm, my saturday is very very busy and rushed. need to rush home from work to do laundry, then prepare materials for the kids session then nap for about half an hr have to go out again. aihhhhhhh
anyway, reward is seeing them laughing happily i also feel happy and worth it :)

many things need to be jot down.
hope to have the time here again.
couldn't even find time to do groceries lol!!!

Mini travel

ahhhh back to work again

its been quite a short holiday, shortened it due to boredom staying at home doing nothing.

but when secured a job, didn't feel like going work.

on holiday then wanted to work. start work then wanted a holiday =.=

on the first week of work, i started to go @_@ again, wanna go home then. argh, human....

went back to sg for an interview mid of March. since was on holiday, was thinking might as well drop by KL for a short stay. mini travel also better than nothing. at least i made it to ... travel =.=

told the special man that i might be going KL after the interview. he said maybe can have a meet up if i did go. 

this was quite a prompt trip. i bought the ticket and did hotel reservation only after i finished the interview sessions. as i had to meet up two parties, which theres one the timing wasn't confirmed until i met one in the morning. so right after i finished the second round then only i managed to buy an air ticket while being on my way home in MRT. efficient, sounds like. haha!

once all things confirmed, he actually asked me to help him to search for a bottle of japanese whisky =.=

and i regretted when i was preparing to board the plane.

a backpack with laptop and adaptor, which made the backpack stupidly heavy; a handbag with iPad; and yet still had to help him carry a bottle of liquor. oh dearrrrrrrr...

 i should have double-charged him. hmph.

 brilliant as usual XD

it was a thursday night that i flew to KL. its a bit like, WOW.... pai sei, my first time to fly to KL on my own XD
kena teased that i have grown up for saying that it was the first time to fly to KL on my own =.=
stayed at eCity Hotel at One City Mall. quite a moderate rate seeing that its a new hotel, facilities and room still okay for me. RM208 per night, less than SGD100 is okay already.... cannot criticise too much. haha!

so met him for a lunch on the next day. he's flexible at work, no time constraint, so ... =D
after a lunch, he said that he could drop me at Midvalley to stroll around.
well, =D =D been dreaming of that XD

 been obsessed with Lego during the holiday. i now have a machine and a Ferrari at home XD XD

theres a Lego event that day, walked around, still find sg with more choices, but of course, its much cheaper in malaysia.

 he told me that next to Midvalley is The Gardens, Midvalley is of mid range retail shops, while The Gardens is of high end ones.

whoa, an eye opener, though have seen more brands in sg here. haha

too bad got no job no income that time, so couldn't get anything from there. 

anyway, find that as a result of the currency war, its slightly cheaper to get some of the brands here in sg than in malaysia, lo... haha!

went back hotel at 4+pm, its a friday, afraid that might have traffic jam all the way back from Midvalley to Subang.

quite a number of eateries at One City Mall, chose Fat Boys, heard its good.

 beef and bacon burger, with beetroot also. forgot what do they name it. juicy beef =D i likey, but portion too big. haha! would be good if without the bacon, crispy that it doesn't go along well with the juicy beef patty, IMO.

 went up to the Sky Walk. ahhhh not scary. maybe I'm in the construction industry, so looks normal to me. haha!! has a few other eateries and pubs there too! too bad no chance to try out ... ><

was craving for Pan Mee badly as breakfast the next morning. since was in Selangor, better dont miss the chance. haha!

 luckily had iPad with me =P

 waited for about 30mins i guess. worth the wait! should try out dry one, used to have dry one back in johor during uni time. but the one in johor had more ingredients, dunno about the pricing there now, should be the same as this one here in Selangor. i like the chillies, but no joke spicy

then met up Zining with her bf. went Sunway Pyramid. KL ahhh seriously no idea can go where else. hmmmm

 something like rock melon parfait. at i-forgot-the-restaurant-name XD

since we dunno what to do, her bf suggested a movie session. a long queue at the cinema there, went Setia Walk instead =.=

then went to ICity look see look see.

nothing much to boast about i guess.

that ended my few days trip at Selangor. 

hope to go back again. for the food and for the meet up if possible XD XD

独自漂洋过海 (5)

Day 5 - 6/10/14

the day to fly back.
awwwwww...

as usual, dim sum feast bahhhh... wheeeee...

 虾肠 in addition to my all time favourite har kau =D

 ouh hi 叉烧包 =D

 and finally 咸水角. not bad weiiiii =D =D

a total of $72.50 

I'm missing all these foods badlyyyyyyy geezzzz

went back to guest hotel to take my luggage and check-out. thought at the departure hall will have something for me to spend my HKD. 

since i bought a two-way airport express pass, so i only had to buy a Single Journey Ticket from Jordan to Central. and from Central just tap the octopus card and board the airport express.

and terminal 2 really =.=

only able to buy some things at Kee Wah, didn't get the Lao Po Bing coz i still prefer hot and fresh one XD 

and some souvenirs at the Disneyland souvenirs shop.

really should take Cathay instead. just a mere difference of $100+, heck but created so much fuss.. =.=

heh heh.. jetstar changed my seat due to i-forgot-what-reason.

this angmo pilot... think is backup one. he was there throughout the flight.

nice cakes though! anyone going to HK soon?? =P

and this ends my HK trip.

Postscript:
this is my very first solo trip. and i enjoyed it very much, seriously ^_^ that kind of freedom.... haha!!
about HK...
basically living expenses of no difference from as in Singapore here. foods, groceries, transportation etc are of almost the same price. the only difference is on the branded stuffs. its a tax-free haven in HK, couldn't compare that...
good food of course =)
will find people here in Singapore are more civilised than that of HK. maybe its because of a i-know-u-know-why reason... or what else? they are very rude there. was very very "pek chek", esp when comes to public transport use. grrrrr

my next stop? i aint sure about that. hope won't be too long =)

独自飘扬过海(4)

Day 4 - 5/10/14

day 4. since its my last full day in HK, gotta fulfil one of my intentions... and that is to.. ngeeheehee... shop! what else ?=P
that man actually texted me at 7+ or 8am, asking me to wake up to go jalan jalan =.= =.=!!!

before that, gotta have breakfast first. no malls will start operate so early, some more its a sunday.

had my dim sum feast again =P

 皮蛋瘦肉粥

its a soup? or slightly thicker than a normal clear soup? haha!! anyway, taste not that bad..

 prawn dumplings as usual =P

流沙包 in addition to that =)

 and fried carrot cake too! wheee~~

total of HKD$73.50 this round. =)

think its some kind of 职业病... =P 

how nice if in sg here we dont have to wear all the PPEs(personal protective equipments), added all together really no joke heavy. few steps also slower than as normal =.=

 TVB =P =P

 this road actually leads to Mongkok, where its famous for sport shoes. its 波鞋街 in cantonese.

 ahh.. the Occupy Central movement was still on.. and still on, up to date.

their police very leng zai right.... kekeke..

 streeeeeetssssss.... with shops selling all kinds of sport shoes all the way. start operating around 12nn if not mistaken.

and, cheap. really cheap, if compared to sg. some more, more latest choices.

real cheap.

Skinfood here is cheaper than in sg too!!! too bad i did not have budget for that >_<

kept hunting and hunting and hunting, comparing prices here and there. actually theres not much difference among the shops, maybe a few HKD dollars? its too insignificant.
i need a pair, coz my existing one seems like going to retire at anytime soon.

after surveying a few models, i went on to other places, the shopping haven, 海港城 of course =P
wanted to get a decent handbag, existing one also wanna retire =.=
but kept browsing here and there still couldn't decide on any.
eyed on one actually, but didn't have enough cash and very unwilling to use my debit card and let bank charges me much on the oversea swiping. *geez i regretted so much for not changing more HKD*

its 4+ in the afternoon after browsing through here and there.
and was very tired, walked all the way..........
suddenly remember an eggettes stall nearby my guest hotel.

 利强记 北角鸡蛋仔。has a few branches. so happened that Jordan also has one =D =D

quite a long q arrrrrrrrr >_<

but not bad =D

bought some curry fish balls and cuttlefish balls also. to be frank, cuttlefish balls here by Old Chang Kee is better but the curry sauce is nice =)

a total of HKD$32

then went home, rest and get showered. to charge my phone too.

after getting enough of rest, went to Mongkok again. to buy shoes =P

 got street show =D

haha! as a results of being unable to get a handbag, i bought three pairs of shoes to compensate myself =.= *dunno what kind of logic is that*

oasics, the running shoes. to replace my current nike.

new balance, the jalan-jalan shoes. to replace my hello kitty. some wear and tear on the PU leather surface already >_<

both cost HKD$1689

how to get these two pairs of shoes in less than S$300 here in sg???

and lastly clarks original, the i-dunno-what-purpose-yet shoes. just for the sake of being comfortable and looks like not bad =.= cost HKD$850. cheap, really cheap. clarks aren't cheap here!!!

8+ in the night,

back to guest hotel. 

to pack stuffs ....

that ended my Day 4. how time flies.

独自漂洋过海 (3)

Day 3 - 4/10/2014 =D

Plan for the day, Ocean Park. was torn apart between Tai-O the fishing village and Ocean Park actually, even after shower still thinking which to go. then the man teased me and asked, Sarawak doesn't have fishing village is it? or ppl there skin different so better?

at that instance i really wanted to knock him, if he's next to me.

Thought of changing place for breakfast.

Wanted to try this 澳洲牛奶公司。near to my guest hotel too.

but when i reached there............

the q..................

few shop lots away from the shop =.= =.= =.= =.=!!!

aint going to waste my time q-ing. no.

so walked down a bit to 顺德人鱼米之家. but forgot what its famous for.
since it operates in the morning, so just dropped by.

Had this Set G

Polo Bun. Nice nice.... =D

fresh milk. i tot its really the type of boxed fresh milk that found in supermarket.

but it smelled awful like powdered milk. tot the taste might be like those fresh milk, so gave it a sip. really felt vomiting. whole cup just stayed there. eeeewwwwww never ever like powdered milk. yuckssssssssss

ham with two sunny side up. nice and simple breakfast. though not like super awesome, still good =)

From directory, to go to Ocean Park has to alight at Central then take bus there.

when i reached Central, staffs there told me that have to go to Tin Hau and board a bus there =.=

if not mistaken, all thanks to the demonstration =.=

下一站，天后. but i never listened to the song before =P

took a bus.
massive traffic jam. geeeez
upon reaching its already 10+. sien.

Hello Ocean Park!!! =D

Entrance ticket $320. quite expensive.

for Halloween =D

Legs itchy went to q for this Hair Raiser roller coaster. 

from the outlook, it really seems like peanuts. 

once on it, die. only got one word - DIE.

screamed all the way from my heart zzz

hands went numb and legs went shaky when the route ended @_@

so happened that the man's text came in when i finished the coaster ride. asking me, end up fishing or watching fish. grrrr ';..;'
so told him i ended up with Ocean Park , and was on roller coaster.
then only i know he was here about 15yrs ago. wow.
and he was super impressed that i dare to go on roller coaster, and holding my pee while riding. coz i couldn't find a toilet by then. no, i wasn't dare, if only i saw the overall route.

took a cable car to other area after the roller coaster ride.

and its definitely not a good idea to be on a cable car after roller coaster.

nauseous. very very nauseating. out of a sudden i was so scared being in a cable car @_@

good Lao Po Bing from Kee Wah. fresh and hot, and very very nice =D

chicken pie *thumbs up too* =D

total $27

could only have light lunch due to the tremendous nauseous 

3pm +

was very tired, and sweated all over.

clouds looked ominous,again.

park is too big, to finish it at my speed, probably need to be until night time. but too tired, so no choice have to wave the park goodbye.

Captain Shark will bid you farewell =D

it is good. ticket is expensive, worth it though. like a combination of portion of SEA Aquarium+River Safari(pandas)+USS.
quite a good experience to be on the roller coaster. so far my record was the Sunway Lagoon's Tomahawk. would want to be there again, to try the Hair Raiser with eyes widely open XD

back to guest hotel at 4+ near 5pm. really defeated.

night time plan was to shop around Citygate Outlet at Tung Chung.

went out again near 7pm. to Central, look look see see and searched for fine dining.

Central, a bit like Orchard, branded shops all around.

半山扶手梯。interesting.

walked a long way, but ended up with a bowl of lousy ramen @_@ could have better one in singapore. or by my own =.=

quickly head over to Citygate before closing.
wanted to look for a pair of sport shoes, but in vain. outlet.... out-of-sizes-and-stocks mall. =.=
price here really cheaper than in town, when HK is already a tax-free shopping haven.

there you go, my tiring day.