Command & Conquer 3 Launch Event
I remember waiting eagerly for the first C&C game when I was in JC and even waited half a day at Ah Lim’s shop in Upper Serangoon just to lay my hands on the boxed set! Have had a great interest in the series and I must say, 12 years on, it still retains the same element of excitement reading about terms like GDI, NOD and now Scrin.
Managed to find some time to try out the 2 player skirmish on the demo released some time back and I must say I look forward to the online multiplayer maps. Looks like I’ll have to make time to get to Shaw Lido on 26th March!
Launch details : http://www.ea.com.sg/tiberiumwars/
Great fan site : http://www.cncden.com/
*Edit 2007/03/24*
I actually found out that Ah Lim is quite well known. More info here.
Computex Computer Services (aka Ah Lim’s shop)
756 Up Serangoon Rd #04-30
Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre
Singapore 534626
Telephone : 6285 7058
The Seafood Paradise Restaurant @ 91 Defu Lane 10
We decided to visit a place just mentioned on tv for its delicious seafood (especially known for its crabs) and so we headed down to 91 Defu Lane 10. The restaurant was hidden amidst rows of industrial buildings. After a little mix up over our reservation, we managed to get a table in the inner section (think it would have been better to open the doors if the air-con isn’t supposed to be on?).
The place looked very nicely renovated and the items on the menu definitely very appealing. We ordered baby backribs, homemade bean-curd in mini-wok, asparagus with scallops and the main crab dishes of crab in vermicelli soup as well as another butter crabs with coconut crumbs.
The wait was about half an hour for the first 3 dishes and we all especially impressed with the baby back ribs that were roasted in honey and pepper sauce.
The crabs arrived another half hour later (apparently the average waiting time is 45 min to 1 hour for crabs) and we tucked into the butter crabs first. It was quite nice especially when you dip the fried man-tou into the butter cream. Everyone also agreed that the crab in vermicelli soup was even more appealing to the taste buds since it was something different and the crab was huge!
With its reasonable price and good food, I’m sure we’ll be back here in the future. Yum yum 
The Seafood Paradise Restaurant
91 Defu Lane 10
Swee Hin Building
Singapore 539221
Tel: 64872429
2007-03-10 & 11 SCAL Family Day at Batam
Finally managed to find some time to upload photos from last weekend’s trip to Batam. Yh’s company’s annual family trip brought us to Indonesia, Batam’s Harris Resort, for a 2 day weekend trip. We woke up pretty early to head down to Harborfront’s Cruise centre to board the ferry to Waterfront City (45 min away).
Since we had such a large group (50+ rooms booked), we could get through customs faster and quickly boarded 3 coaches that would bring us to Harris Resort. But first, our day would start off with some city sight seeing and lunch. Our tour guide for the day was Linda who could converse at ease in Mandarin, English and Bahasa! (We later found out she learnt Mandarin from watching shows from Singapore!).
Lunch was at “Golden Prawn” and although it wasn’t really that fantastic, I guess all of us were famished enough to clear every dish. We also got to purchase some local products and tidbits from a nearby store before heading back to Harris. Actually, this is our 2nd time at Harris (1st was couple of years back for my birthday). I remember back then that the staff were very friendly and must say that they have definitely keep up the standard. We managed to get our rooms sorted out after a bit of a mix up and had some time to clean up before going down for dinner.
A nice buffet dinner greeted us when we headed down by the poolside to enjoy our meal. The Harris staff even organized a few games for the SCAL staff. Yh’s dad who was having his birthday in March was called up to stage to get treated to a birthday song with all the other march “babies”. We didn’t stay on till the end and headed for some table tennis action at the recreation centre to pass the time. We heard from later “gossip” hehe that there a few more couple games and lucky Bj & Ah and Yh’s cousins got up on stage to play.
The next morning, Yh had some fun playing “Flying Fox” from the top storey of the resort with her siblings and cousins while I was sound asleep. Apparently, she had broken the “sound barrier” for being the loudest out of the four of them.
Just before lunch, we also managed to try our hands at Go-Kart racing at the nearby track (S$10 for 10 min lap). Was pretty fun to race round the tracks… I must say HR definitely races like an pro driver at the breakneck speeds he was cornering at. All in all, 2 days seemed to pass rather quickly and soon it was time to head back to Singapore.
Finally! a way to organize Flickr Sets
Taking lots of photos and organizing them into sets was nice but I’ve always wanted a way to have a more folder like hierarchy. The release of a feature called “Collections” for Flickr-pro users means I can finally group and organize properly!
Our 30th month and a delicious home cooked meal
Yh came home a little earlier today and quickly got to work creating a delicious dinner for our 30th month anniversary. Char Soba, unagi, salmon sashimi and sushi!, what’s not to love about a lovingly prepared meal? Thanks dear
Happy 30th Monthsary
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This day marks 30 months or 2.5 years of Mic and I being together as a couple. Last night when i told Mic that, the first thing he said was a cheeky remark “Wow, you (or is it we?) so old liao ah?” Of course, he got a smack on the butt for that! hee…
Well, time passes by so fast, especially when one is happy. It only seem not so long ago that we progressed from friends to a couple, and then preparing to tie the knot and throw our wedding dinner…
Before we know it, it also means that we have been married for 1.5 years already! True, we have established some kind of routine in our life together after all this time, but I’m glad that the romance in our relationship is still very much alive.
Going for the local production, Titoudao, yesterday was also partly as celebration of our monthsary. Thankfully, Mic was in quite a good mood, though just a bit tired from a full day of work.
We started with a nice steak dinner at Jack’s Place, then strolled leisurely into National Library’s Drama Centre. I was lucky to be able to get centre seats right in the front row (discounting the 1st 2 rows of VIP seats). I dare say we have 2 of the best seats in the threatre. It was going to be a great evening.
Somehow, i just love going to musicals and plays. Titoudao’s portrayal was pretty refreshing to me and I enjoyed the show, but more importantly, I was gratified that Mic enjoyed the show too, though he had problem taking in all the Hokkien dialogue.
We held hands all the way home, and held each other close on the train. It felt really good just being together. Thanks, darling, for a wonderful night.
Go watch Titoudao!
When Yh told me she had booked tickets to watch Titoudao, I must say I wasn’t all that ”jumping for joy” mood. Had not much idea what the play was about and the weird sounding title didn’t seem to hold much promise. Boy was I wrong!
Must say I haven’t seen a play that infuses wayang, getai, disco into 2 threads of stories (about the fictional Titoudao and Ah Chiam). As usual, Pam Ooi shines in the role of Ah Chiam and although I had a hard time catching the hokkien during the wayang sections (luckily there was “lyrics” next to the stage), I thoroughly enjoyed the very flashback scenes as Ah Chiam narrated her growing up years.
Rather amazing how a small cast of Pam Oei, Beatrice Chia-Richmond, Karen Tan, Sebastian Tan, Chua En Lai, Aidli ‘Alin’ Mosbit, Gordon Choy and Judy Tan brought wayang to life at the Drama Centre Theatre.
Titoudao is an English music drama about the life of a Hokkien street opera actress, Madam Oon Ah Chiam. During her early twenties, Madam Oon performed the role of this incorrigible but likeable character – Titoudao, to such perfection that the public fondly called her by this stage name. This is a play inspired by Madam Oon’s memories and experiences.
Source: About Titoudao
The Trekkie Test
I think almost everyone who knows me will know I’m a huge fan of Star Trek and science fiction. Guess the test below proves it!
9 weddings and 14 babies
An update of the total no. of weddings, Roms and babies in the year 2007 and the above is my tally.
Weddings
1 Jan          Weiqin and Melvin
2 Apr          Eunice and Sean
3 Jun          Kar Peng and Joe
4 Jul            Eefen and Vincent
5 Aug         Stanley and Docas
6 Sep          Jiayu and Purdy
7 Nov         Lingling and fiance
8 Dec         Zhihua and Josephine
9 Dec Benjamin and Aileen
ROM
1 May         Zhihua and Josephine
2 Jun           Jiayu and Purdy
Babies
1  Esther      Boy     Jan
2  Joshua      Boy     Apr
3  Angie        Girl      Apr
4  Brenda     Boy     Jul
5  Meixin       Boy     Aug
6  Jiali          Boy     Aug
7  Debbie                Aug
8  Elisa         Boy      Aug
9  Peggy      Boy     Sep
10 Xiaolin                 Oct
11 Erin          Boy      Oct
12 Tanny                  Dec
13 Eunice 2008
14 Irene 2008
For 2008, already 2 couples in Jan tying the knot…
Josh and Eunice Feb
Peiling and Howard Jan
Congrats to all above! Let’s wait and see who else will get onto the lists… 
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