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Beezybody http://beezybody.multiply.com/ Carpe deim. I'm hooked on this word the moment I heard Robin Williams, the inspiring teacher in Dead Poets' Society, uttered them. Yes, life is short, and it zips past us. Before we knew it, another year has passed. If we don't document our lives down in a piece of history, what's there left of us for the world to remember and recall? Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:41:56 -0000 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:29:58 -0000 Beezybody http://images.beezybody.multiply.com/logo http://beezybody.multiply.com 100 100 Sing, Sing Our Song!!! <a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SKJVGwoKCsQAAHBhWPI1"></a>My teenage years was spent in the 1980s, which happened to be the boom of Singapore-composed songs. Called xin yao, these songs composed by junior college or university students hit a chord with almost Singaorean who knew Chinese. They sang of our love and pain, the throes of studying, the hardship of working and starting a new family. Needless to say, xin yao spread like wildfire and gained immense popularity. Sad to say, the talents faded away as they grew up and entered the workforce. I kept these songs buried in my heart for twenty years after that. Then on 2 Aug, the memories were unleashed again. The ex-xin yao compatriots gathered at the Creative amphitheatre to belt out one song after another, tugging at my heart strings again and again, enabling me to relive the lost years in those precious 3.5 hours. Thank you for holding this concert, thank you for giving me the chance to walk down memory lane again. <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.beezybody.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SKJVGwoKCsQAAHBhWPI1/Slide1.JPG?et=J7iecyRUVleGiOa7CGvTBQ&nmid=0" border="0"> http://beezybody.multiply.com/journal/item/52/Sing_Sing_Our_Song Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:29:58 -0000 Itadakimasu at Shokudo <a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SKJOTwoKCsQAAHXfxOo1"></a><a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SKJNdwoKCsQAAGoEWZs1"></a><a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SKJO1QoKCsQAAAI5V6E1"></a><a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SKJNdwoKCsQAAGoEWZs1"></a><a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SKJPawoKCsQAAAuMDDo1"></a><a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SKJNdwoKCsQAAGoEWZs1"></a><a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SKJP-goKCsQAAA@EGvc1"></a><a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SKJNdwoKCsQAAGoEWZs1"></a><a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SKJQ5AoKCsQAACMzoD41"></a><a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SKJNdwoKCsQAAGoEWZs1"></a><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.beezybody.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SKJNdwoKCsQAAGoEWZs1/P1050071.JPG?et=tEgvIixJ58yVzZp5a3yB0w&nmid=0" border="0">Cheap Japanese food are rather hard to come by in Singapore. If found, they're rather run-of-the-mill type of Singaporeanised versions, not the authentic Japanese fare. Not that I'm complaining. One needs to adapt to survive. Hence other than Waraku, Ichiban Boshi and Sushi Tei, I was pleased to find Ma Maison, a French-Japanese food restaurant in the 2nd floor of Bugi Junction. <a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SKJNdwoKCsQAAGoEWZs1"></a> <a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SKJN2QoKCsQAAGjYOLE1"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.beezybody.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SKJN2QoKCsQAAGjYOLE1/P1050095.JPG?et=i8ArMSZ3Q4%2BLIZGZJCpbrg&nmid=0" border="0"></a>Another fusion restaurant that whet my appetite was Japanese-Italian fusion restaurant in the basement of Citylink - Shokudo. <a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SKJN2QoKCsQAAGjYOLE1"></a> <a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SKJN2QoKCsQAAGjYOLE1"></a>The ambience of the restaurant was bright and clean with pinewood furniture and white chairs or sofas. The menu consists of Japanase soba in soyu or wagyu sauce/ soup, or spaghetti with miso paste or wagyu sauce. There is also the pizza, with a thin flat crispy crust, a welcomed change from the thick crust of Pizza Hut. <a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SKJOTwoKCsQAAHXfxOo1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.beezybody.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SKJOTwoKCsQAAHXfxOo1/P1050075.JPG?et=sQeXx3gwUCnmU%2B959ncLMA&nmid=0" border="0"></a><a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SKJNdwoKCsQAAGoEWZs1"></a>We started with an appetizer, Vietnamese springroll wrapped in rice paper. Initially I thought it'll be the typical springroll which was cold and wrapped with bean spr... http://beezybody.multiply.com/journal/item/51/Itadakimasu_at_Shokudo Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:13:49 -0000 Dark moments but what genius! When my students can't stop uttering "Why sooo seerious? Let meee put a smile on that face!", I knew that Heath Ledger has left a deep impression through his portrayal of Joker in the latest Batman sequal "The Dark Knight". Heath Ledger and Christian Bale (playing Batman) made their predecessors look like jokers. I daresay they're the best depiction of the villian and the hero. Even master actors, Jack Nicholson and George Clooney, paled in comparison to them. Rumours has it that Ledger was consuming drugs during the shoot. Hence his highness may have enhance the fascinatingly haunting effects of the Joker. But if someone can get so high on drugs and still deliver his lines with such gusto, I'll give him credit for it. It's pure genius who can only such a feat. Pity Ledger is dead and we won't be able to relive his ingenuity again. Christian Bale scored with me when he played the brooding vengeful hero in "Batman Begins". He was contained in his emotions, yet painful to watc... http://beezybody.multiply.com/reviews/item/11 Wed, 6 Aug 2008 13:10:10 -0000 Eating the last kampong flavour <a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SIshMwoKCsQAABWDBYY1"></a><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.beezybody.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SIshMwoKCsQAABWDBYY1/DSC00258.JPG?et=SQ%2BdZ65RuEVjm43%2COfpg%2Cg&nmid=0" border="0">"Cedric, did you bring me here to murder me??!!" ---My colleague made this comment when we arrive at the Singapore Flying Club's Sunset Grill & Bar restaurant. Ok, maybe she exaggerates. Chuckles aside, Sunset Grill is indeed tug away at a faraway forgotten corner of Singapore. It's deep deep deep inside the Seletar Airbase, situated beside an old airfield where private jets take-off. The decor reminds me pretty much of Pulau Ubin - plastic deck chairs and wooden round tables and bar-top chairs with aluminium bar-top tables lined the alfresco dining area. Strings of light bulbs dangled from one tree-top to another, beaming a warm glow as the sun sets. On a clear day, one is supposedly able to see one of the most beautiful sunsets in Singapore but alas, the sky was overcast when we arrive. But the breeze was a nice welcome as we set outdoors to enjoy our meal. <a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SIsiHAoKCsQAAB9jYkY1"></a><a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SIshsQoKCsQAACHqcCA1"><img class="alignleft" height="259" src="http://images.beezybody.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SIshsQoKCsQAACHqcCA1/DSC00259.JPG?et=lUOt1CztOrdKBFu79wQgJw&nmid=0" width="198" border="0"><a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SIshMwoKCsQAABWDBYY1"></a></a> As the name suggests, the place is famous for its grill. Chef's recommendation includes the Cla... http://beezybody.multiply.com/journal/item/50/Eating_the_last_kampong_flavour Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:17:56 -0000 Japan relived <a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SIsWIgoKCsQAAEqhoWs1"></a><a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SIsVzAoKCsQAADjNTcA1"></a><a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SIsWawoKCsQAAEkVg901"></a><a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SIsVzAoKCsQAADjNTcA1"></a><a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SIsWngoKCsQAAEqvptE1"></a><a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SIsVzAoKCsQAADjNTcA1"></a><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.beezybody.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SIsVzAoKCsQAADjNTcA1/Duckbreast.JPG?et=2pUfTZvfBQyK4YuvOuSNCQ&nmid=0" border="0">I've missed the freshness of Japanese seafood since my trip to Hokkaido last year. The freshness of the treasures of the sea caught in the morning and slaughtered for my lunch was impeccable and irreplaceable. Or so, I thought. Until I found Zen, a Japanese restaurant tucked in a side Unity street near UE Square. It was a quaint modern Jap restaurant, unlike the traditional ones with its bamboo doors and partitions. The interior was painted black, with black tables and high-backed red sofas. Mood lighting was adopted instead of bright white lights to enhance ambience. <a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SIsV-AoKCsQAAE9Yxl41"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.beezybody.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SIsV-AoKCsQAAE9Yxl41/Chawanmushi.JPG?et=gfxvaPHY4Id%2CMonLF0meUg&nmid=0" border="0"></a> I ordered the $65 set dinner and a crab broth fried rice. Eating the set dinner was like being served by many beautiful ladies, each with their distinct essence. The sashimi was like fresh welcoming breeze, as if the youngest daughter in the house has welcomed you. The yellowtail melts in your mouth and you could almost taste the sea water in the succulent meat. The prawn was just of the right tenderness ... http://beezybody.multiply.com/journal/item/49/Japan_relived Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:05:41 -0000 Air Force One - NDP 2008 preview A friend lives on the high floor of a condo in Bishan and the place offers a panaromic view of the Singapore skyline. When I was there on 12 July, Singapore was hosting its National Day Preview at the floating platform. From his condo, we could see the F16 pilots doing their stunts in the clear blue skies. Of course, I also took picture of the lovely sunlet and mesmerising night http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/album/46/Air_Force_One_-_NDP_2008_preview Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:18:35 -0000 East Coast Parkway This could almost be mistaken for St Kilda Beach or King Albert Park of Melbourne. Realised that Singapore skyline can be very beautiful with the right weather elements, and lighting conditions. Welcome to our very own East Coast http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/album/45/East_Coast_Parkway Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:00:21 -0000 Babes In Singapore My best friend, Viv, and husband, came for a long-overdue visit to Singapore last week, 12 to 13 July 2008. They were not alone this time but had brought 2 new additions to the family to show off to the friends and relatives here. Meet the young Mr Kalan Interrigi and their princess, Keisha Interrigi! It was a good gathering of old friends who spend our youth days with Viv. Po Lin, Tzu Lin, Ann, Susan and I were there to catch up. And they brought their young offspring too. http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/album/44/Babes_In_Singapore Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:23:27 -0000 Shanghai-Jiangnan Trip taken from 7-14 June 2008. Visited Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Wuzhen, Wuxi and Nanjing. Not a good season to go as it's the rainy period but get to appreciate the Venice of China in the rain. Great great shopping in Shanghai. Terrific wholeslae centre for fashion, books, costume jewellery and http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/album/43/Shanghai-Jiangnan Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:30:36 -0000 Doctor fish <a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SEd6ewoKCsQAADbFbUA1"></a><a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SEd6RwoKCsQAADbEayQ1"></a>A new "spa" therapy from Turkey and Japan has blown into Singapore. The therapist are not from Bali or Thailand but from the ocean! Called Doctor Fish, this species of therapist are hungry  for human skin and will nibble away your dead skin. It's supposedly good for eczema and giving you silky smooth skin again. We tried it again recently and boy are the fish hungry. Here are their hungry faces :-) <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.beezybody.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SEd6RwoKCsQAADbEayQ1/Slide1.JPG?et=IVEc%2CpOqq%2BU4YejfYxCJLA&nmid=0" border="0"> <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.beezybody.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SEd6ewoKCsQAADbFbUA1/Slide2.JPG?et=T6KV8uyupkEfVGuo6Kj%2B%2Bg&nmid=0" border="0">     http://beezybody.multiply.com/journal/item/48/Doctor_fish Thu, 5 Jun 2008 05:33:55 -0000 Relive the Kallang Roar <a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SEd2HAoKCsQAAHD-aGU1"></a>Any true blue blood Singaporean would know what the Kallang Roar means. It's thick in our blood like our laksa gravy and Pepper Chilli Crab. Shamefully, as a thoroughbred Singaporean, I've never done the Kallang Roar in my life. Seen it on TV, yah. Did the Kallang Wave when I was watching the National Day parade with Pin as a teenager, yah. Thus, when I heard that Singapore will be playing against Ubekistan at the National Stadium on Monday, I was determined to make the Kallang Roar an experience of my life. I was at the National Stadium to buy tickets at 6pm, for the soccer match starting at 7.30pm. There, I already saw young and old, men and women, Chinese, Malay and Indians, set aside their differences for the clash of the titans. It was a sea of red when I entered the stadium. For a first-timer, I can't believe how Singaporeans are actually damn unified in their dress code on this occasion. I soaked in the boos, horns, ra-ra, and Singlish swearing as the ... http://beezybody.multiply.com/journal/item/47/Relive_the_Kallang_Roar Thu, 5 Jun 2008 05:15:36 -0000 Road hogger <a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SEdo0AoKCsQAAGKuN5E1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.beezybody.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SEdo0AoKCsQAAGKuN5E1/roadhog.JPG?et=pNMdH8eU78JZefcvnXYDbQ&nmid=0" border="0"></a>When drivers hog the fast lane despite moving at snail speed, we call them road hogger and horn and curse. However this word has taken on a new definition now with this new sighting. One day on my way to school, I saw this old chap wheeling a trolley full of stuff, in the middle of a 3-lane road, on foot. Yes, he was on foot while those on 4 wheels and 2 wheels screeched and horned as they scrambled to pass by him. Did he budge? Nope, the good old chap continued on his foot journey, as if his grandfather has built the lane just for his benefit. I don't know whether to call him unperturbed or road hazard. But he's injected a sense of humour on a bright hot summer morning :-)   http://beezybody.multiply.com/journal/item/46/Road_hogger Thu, 5 Jun 2008 04:18:32 -0000 When I feel jaded...... <a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SEdnfgoKCsQAAE3oeYw1"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.beezybody.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SEdnfgoKCsQAAE3oeYw1/wheelchairboy.JPG?et=CPhfPajTGGPVfmZFyjLQAg&nmid=0" border="0"></a> There are days when we sometimes dread getting out of bed, getting dressed and going out of the door for work. I feel this way at times too. And I'm sure my students feel the same, when class attendance for that day dipped.  However, my mind will change now that I know him. He was a first year student at the place which I teach. He gets off at Woodlands MRT station, takes the lift to level one instead of the escalator. At the exit of the MRT station, the staff opens the door for him and whisked him past. After that, he's on his own as he began the wheelchair journey on his own from the MRT to the school, a good 15-minute walk. I don't know his name or where he gets the make of his fantastic transport - a motorised wheelchair to save him the arduous task of whisking himself by sheer muscle through the 15-min walk down the cement road, and with 3 traffic lights to cross. However, he's  on his way to school rain or shine and he's never late. Whenever I think of stud... http://beezybody.multiply.com/journal/item/45/When_I_feel_jaded...... Thu, 5 Jun 2008 04:12:55 -0000 Happy Birthdays to Us <a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SDUlzgoKCsQAACd@WuM1"></a><a href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SDUmEQoKCsQAACgQstM1"></a>When we first got married, we used to buy presents for each other's birthdays. Not just one present, but 3 presents!! It was such an overkill that soon, you ran out of ideas to give each other presents. So unromantic right, it's been only 3.5 yrs of marriage and we're already facing this isuse (wry smile). Oh well, so for our birthdays this 2008, we treated each other to dinner, not just one, but 3 meals, all of them divine meals! The food was soooo darn good that we felt that the restaurant deserves to be listed in Conde de Nast in Heaven!! For my birthday, we went to Grill Out in Sunset Way and what a transformation this place has undergone! It's now like Holland V number 2 with heaps of eateries. Grill Out has a fabulous and friendly manager who obviously knows his food well and knows his way to mingle with the customers. For Ken's big day, we went to Ministry of Food at Bugis (great salad and tempura,ohhhh), Rosette (great beef pattie) and lastly Aston at Katong (affordable and... http://beezybody.multiply.com/journal/item/44/Happy_Birthdays_to_Us Thu, 22 May 2008 07:52:38 -0000 Celebrity in RP <A href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SCKWsAoKCsQAAC1Wmcc1"><IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.beezybody.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SCKWsAoKCsQAAC1Wmcc1/Talk4.JPG?et=jRYgeYVpkrsQVV4cs5eU4w&nmid=" border=0></A>Channel U award-winning news anchor Dong Suhua graced our campus last week, and caused the LT to burst at its seams. I thought youngsters these days consume online video and not news, so the overwhelming turnout was a surprise. The ever affable Dong Suhua surely has her charms. But once she started talking on how news readers act as a bridge between the audience and the world (I must thank her for customising the topic so well to suit the target audience in RP), I was entranced. It was as if  I was transported back to journalism life 10 years ago, reliving the excitement and buzz in the newsroom.  I left cos I could not took the pressure cooker anymore. But not Suhua. She stood by her post and got duly rewarded. She received her 10 year service award and won the Star Award 4 times. This was no mean feat as none of the news readers have done it before. Public credibility and steadiness take time to nurture and mature. I think Suhu... http://beezybody.multiply.com/journal/item/43/Celebrity_in_RP Thu, 8 May 2008 06:00:23 -0000 The Night Wii Let Our Hair Down <A href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SB-hUgoKCsQAAGTjgqY1"></A>Nintendo has invented this magical new gadget called Wii, and wow wee, what a hit it was worldwide! It took the world by storm, more than X-box or PSP. It ran out of stock during Christmas last year and the ever oncoming onslaught of games just left you hungry for more! It's great for bonding, and destressing. Some of the console games are downright silly, but my colleagues and I in CCC looovvve it! I was hooked once I played it. We went to Cedric's house to play one night. After a few rounds of vodka, red wine and ice cream, Wii made us let our hair down. Here are some of the hilarious shots. <IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.beezybody.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SB-hUgoKCsQAAGTjgqY1/Slide1.JPG?et=DerwuCQ9a%2C54pON8q1GF7w&nmid=" border=0> <IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.beezybody.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SB-hbAoKCsQAAGv7fDA1/Slide2.JPG?et=r9Z4QE8nragfkNobcaBuxg&nmid=" border=0> http://beezybody.multiply.com/journal/item/42/The_Night_Wii_Let_Our_Hair_Down Tue, 6 May 2008 04:42:44 -0000 New insights on "poor" I learnt a new definition of "poor" and "a simple life" from my students which opened my eyes, I mean they were really wide open at the end. In their presentation, one student quoted a comment from a forum site, which said something like "property prices are kept high by the govt to keep citizens poor". Hmm... interesting. So I asked if the class if they believed the statement. They did, ok, most S'poreans would jump at the chance to complain about the govt. So I asked what they understand by "poor". They said it means having just enough to spend and not have money for luxury items like Prada, Gucci, Nike or Addidas. I drop dead, flabbergasting!!! That is "poor"? What about the old ladies who scrap for cans and cardboard to make ends meet? "Oh, that's because they don't want to depend on their children, they're very independent", came the confident answer. Er....so what about the garung guni man who pick another man's junk as his treasure for an income? "They make big money, cher. The ... http://beezybody.multiply.com/journal/item/41/New_insights_on_poor Fri, 2 May 2008 07:53:08 -0000 Weddings 2 weddings in CCC this year, both in March. The family is growing http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/album/40/Weddings Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:58:20 -0000 Holidays!!! This has been a loooonnnng and tiring holiday. 10 weeks of school holiday and I'm stuck in Singapore cos husband and I are working on neverending lists of projects. Sometimes, I wonder why we work so hard, is there an alternative lifestyle? Is there a way out of our drudgery? Is there a hole to escape from everything here and do whatever we want? Is there ....... Maybe it's because of all the "is there" that caught me when I was passing through Suntec City last weekend. We saw the Chan Brothers travel fair beckoning me, every country looked so enticing as long as it's not Singapore and there's no work. The tour package for China were the most competitive. I've not been to Shanghai for 10 years since work brought me there in 1999. Everyone tells me it has changed by leaps and bounds in 10 years, it's a different city now, Singapore pales in comparison, blah blah blah. So I smsed my boss on the spot, got him to approve my leave in June and paid my deposit. Husband and I are soooo lookin... http://beezybody.multiply.com/journal/item/40/Holidays Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:55:58 -0000 Goldie's gone Husband has been very sad recently. The arrowana fish, Goldie, which he has been rearing for the past year disappeared from the fish tank one nite. He woke up in the morning to find his precious Goldie  gone. We looked everywhere - the kitchen, the tank, the balcony, the drainage holes. We even went downstairs to see if it has jumped, but no Goldie was seen.   Husband said it felt liked losing a family for he has bonded with the fish. He believed that arrowana fish can sense human emotions and would protect its owner from harm. His brother used to have an arrowana which knocked itself blind into the wall of the fish tank, and the brother averted harm in an accident. Husband  felt that Goldie must have sensed something coming his way and has sacrificed itself to protect him. On the nite before Goldie was discovered missing, the tian-zhu which he was wearing broke into two. He believed the two incidents are connected somehow. We went for prayers and hop... http://beezybody.multiply.com/journal/item/39/Goldies_gone Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:37:48 -0000 Girls' Day Out <A href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R9X4GQoKCsQAAFlFOwU1"></A>Mission Girls Day Out was accomplished successfully yesterday. Agent Bee and agent Susan spent a hell of a time eating, shopping eating and watching movie "Juno". We felt like tai-tais :-)   The day started with good old traditional breakfast fish ball noodles at Old Airport Rd hawker centre. Amazing how agent Susan is impressed by these round little balls. That done, the malls craving beckon and we made our way to VivoCity and spent much time and fun poring over and trying shoes, accessories and fashion. Of course we could not get away without buying anything. The temptations are just too too great to resist!   Lunch at Sushi Tei was yummilicious!!! We did not order the usual from the conveyor belt but tried more exotic dishes like pregnant fish, yellowtail sashimi and tea pot soup. Oh my god, everything is so fresh and heavenly!   The movie Juno did not disappoint after much raving from the review community. Ell... http://beezybody.multiply.com/journal/item/38/Girls_Day_Out Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:11:15 -0000 Old world charms of Malacca <A href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R85IvwoKCsQAAEM7pEw1"></A><A href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R85I@QoKCsQAAEf8v0M1"></A><A href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R85JGAoKCsQAAFfwGVM1"></A>We've not been back to Malacca since the last visit with Mark and gang in January 2007. We made a visit recently on the weekend of 23-24 Feb, this time with my collelagues Vicky and Diana. The old town of Malacca hasn't changed much. The Red House, Makhota Mall, Jonker Walk are still there. The white haired old man in the junk sale lane, the lady selling clogs in the nite market, the chicken rice ball, juiciest pow and heavenly chendol are all still waiting for us. Here's a summary of the sights and sounds, food and tourists of old Malacca. <A href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R85I6QoKCsQAAEP8tys1"><IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.beezybody.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R85I6QoKCsQAAEP8tys1/Slide1.JPG?et=t0RTJRW9zFAozkWEdd9ggw&nmid=" border=0></A> <IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.beezybody.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R85I@QoKCsQAAEf8v0M1/Slide2.JPG?et=vYXB1R4oc%2CFh%2BvqDuDKNUg&nmid=" border=0> <IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.beezybody.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R85JGAoKCsQAAFfwGVM1/Slide3.JPG?et=KZjeBst9yiJg8l6jS09rpA&nmid=" border=0> <A href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R8ZpKAoKCsQAABT-fnU1"></A> http://beezybody.multiply.com/journal/item/37/Old_world_charms_of_Malacca Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:56:46 -0000 A day to remember in history It seemed like an odd place to received good news, but I was on public transport when the news came on TV Mobile on channelnewsasia, showing a sea of red at the Padang, contrasted with a sea of blue in Greece. You see the familiar faces - PM Lee Hsien Loong, Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean, Vivian Balakrishna, etc. By now, you must have guessed something really really important is brewing. The white-haired man in the suit in Greece took an envelope from a young chap and said the fateful words: the rights to host the first inaugural Youth Olympics would be awarded to the (tiny, did I hear him say tiny? I can't remember) city of Singapore! Shouts, screams, hugs, confetti erupted on the TV screen. PM and Teo Chee Hean looked ecstatic, I mean it's not a faked expression but they looked really really really pleased! I'm sure they must be, it'll be one major historical event to remember in the reign of PM and a big leap for a tiny red dot. I'm equally pleased and would have shouted if I'... http://beezybody.multiply.com/journal/item/36/A_day_to_remember_in_history Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:51:33 -0000 Keeping the romance alive Having being married for 3 yrs, I noticed the frequency of celebrations and the rate of giving presents to each other tends to decrease with each passing year. Noticed the first year - we celebrate everything: 1st meeting, 1st date, confirmation day, Valentine's day, first kiss, ROM, wedding day, etc. So many occasions, so many opportunities worth celebrating. Then as years go by, memory fades, the feelings are still there, I'm sure of it, but work and life just consumes us that leaves no room for ourselves sometimes. So celebrating this year's Valentine's was quite a challenge. We agreed to do it on 12 Feb, but work caught up with the husband. On 14 Feb, we ended up having to eat with the family. So it was a very very pleasant surprise, when the husband produced a big bouquet of roses out of nowhere in the morning just before we left the house. No wonder he made it a point to keep me out of the kitchen! Haha, little gesture... http://beezybody.multiply.com/journal/item/35/Keeping_the_romance_alive Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:39:08 -0000 Mummy dearest is 60 <A href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5hLyQoKCsQAAD5sOAI1"></A><A href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5hMGQoKCsQAAEWIcgg1"></A><A href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5hMiAoKCsQAAEUab@o1"></A><A href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5hMxwoKCsQAAFFcJlA1"></A><A href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5hNKgoKCsQAAFQLaD81"></A><A href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5hNfwoKCsQAAFg9p7E1"></A><A href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5hNmQoKCsQAAFfpngE1"></A><A href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5hNtQoKCsQAAF1swEc1"></A><A href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5hMxwoKCsQAAFFcJlA1"><IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.beezybody.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R5hMxwoKCsQAAFFcJlA1/mum2.JPG?et=6IoDO9S0nN3%2CQySUGQx%2Cng&nmid=" border=0></A>My beloved mother turned 60 yesterday on 23 January 2008. For this special occasion, we brought her to Lao Beijing restaurant in Tiong Bahru Plaza to dine. I think for her, it's meaningful that all her children managed to come back on the same day to have a meal with her. Often, we're so caught up with our work schedules that we hardly had time to dine as one family, or will visit her on separate days every week, and the sibling hardly eat at the same table. But then, I guess all old folks will feel the same way, happy like a mother hen to have her brood around her, no matter how grown up they are, forgetting they're no longer her young chicks? Looking at mum, it's amazing how fast 60 years zipped by so quickly in a person's life. When I'm 60, would my children look at me in the same way and have the same reflection? Overall, my mum had an average life, ok, maybe above average now. She married my father at a young age, we were not rich in the beginning and all 5 of us squeezed in... http://beezybody.multiply.com/journal/item/34/Mummy_dearest_is_60 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:35:57 -0000 Oh so sweet, Fish Leong <A href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5hJKgoKCsQAABNVDSA1"></A><A href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5hI-goKCsQAAAfsHfk1"></A><A href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5hJUgoKCsQAABNVDS01"></A><A href="http://beezybody.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5hI-goKCsQAAAfsHfk1"><IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.beezybody.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R5hI-goKCsQAAAfsHfk1/P1020745.JPG?et=askmUzMpwPzfL%2CHyeOYnbw&nmid=" border=0></A>I'm not a big fan of Liang Jing Ru (Fish Leong) but i love her very sweet, yet powerful and soulful voice. Her voices are spiritually uplifting as she belts out songs after songs of love songs which sings of hope after break-ups or successful romance. If you've heard of Yong Qi, Chong Bai, Fen Shou Kai Le, etc...you'll know what I mean. She sings well in the recording studio and she does not disappoint in public - one of the rare singers in fact who could hold her fort without cracking. I don't know is it her petite size or her songs or her image, but her fans seemed to shower her with care, like one would care for a delicate flower. They cheered loudly and whistled only when asked to, otherwise, they seemed contented to wave their lighted batons in rhythm with her songs. Haha, there were some awkward pauses when she ended one song and the audience were not sure whether to clap or cheer unless she say so. Hehe, such as docile fan following :-) ... http://beezybody.multiply.com/journal/item/33/Oh_so_sweet_Fish_Leong Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:16:57 -0000