24-Hour Security Robot at MRT Station

Saw this cute 24-hour surveillance camera, a security robot at Singapore MRT Station.

 

Deepavali Light-up 2021

I am really grateful to my uncle-in-law who sent me home with my cousin after the outing. He gladly travelled to Little India so that I could take photos of Deepavali light-up and post in my blog.

We love the elaborate design and vibrant Deepavali light-up at Little India. No offence please, but I think the Christmas light-up kinda pale in comparison to the Deepavali more vibrant and nice design. 

 

Creative Home Design

I enjoy watching home tour to get some ideas for my new home. It's really time to get a home of my own. Recently I thought that I could participate in the Barista skill workshop in Nov. Alas, there is no male participants thus the workshop is cancelled. Being single has some advantages.  I can just decide the design style I want at home. I like pastel colour, light wood tone tiles and lots of wood furniture in my new home. I will also buy good quality massaging shower head, washing machine and also comfortable seahorse brand single bed to save space. Wow, thinking of all the things I need to buy, I really need to start saving now. 

I love plants but all the succulents that I brought just wither in 3 months. I simply don't have green fingers.  

This November, I will just apply for 2-room BTO flat under the Singles scheme. Hopefully I can get the 47 squares metres flat which I think is sufficient for one person. 

After browsing the home decor magazines and looking at home decor videos, I kinda know what I want. In my new home, I want white marble with light grey streaks tiles in the bathroom wall and also on the kitchen table top. For study table, I love light beautiful wood grains that exudes warm vibes. There will be a few Billy bookshelves which are able to withstand 30 kg load per shelf. I like the smart storage ideas as shown in the interior design video below. I will continue to explore different interior design and renovation companies for my new home. It is quite exciting to decorate your own home. 

 

Why is Squid Game So Popular?

Many people around the world have watched the popular Squid game. Out of curiosity, I went to watch the trailer. It looks interesting but I don't like the bloody scenes. I still prefer comedies and musical movies which help me relax and laugh. This Squid game show is just too scary and sad.  

Bus 129 Journey

l Iove travelling our public transport especially double-decker bus during non-peak hours as you have better vantage point, seeing things that you can't with cars. During school holidays, I will try to explore new buses with scenic views. I heard that there are interesting features in new buses like the 3-door buses with power charging points. 

As usual, today I took bus 129 from Bartley MRT station to Temasek polytechnic. From there, it's another 10 minutes walk to my home. There are some interesting views like the sand storage and the hidden lake along Tampines Avenue 10. You can only see the hidden lake from double-decker bus or you can walk there. I haven't explore the lake yet and most probably will venture there with someone else.

Hidden lake at Tampines Eco Green near Temasek Polytechnic along Tampines Avenue 10

Comfortable seats in bus 129

Ongoing constructions

Coniferous trees at the roadside.

Sand storage

Hoshino Coffee at Ion Orchard

My buddy Y, who is like my elder sister and I had great dinner at Ion Orchard Hoshino Coffee restaurant last Friday. Besides my parents, she is one of the few  people who is honest with me, especially on what I need to work on. 

We love their delicious and generous pasta and their signature Hoshino coffee with chestnut flavour. It's a great place for good coffee and pasta and catching up with pals. We think they need to work on their service as they took very long time to serve the coffee. 

I opted for the Souffle omu tomato cream spaghetti at $16.80 which is a new dish with prawns, mushroom and this big fluffy egg. I was happy with my choice.

My friend had Roast beef carbonara at $18.80.

We added mini salad and mini soup with additional $4.00.

Hoshino coffee with chestnut flavour

Christmas Decor at Orchard Road

I'm so looking forward to next Saturday Orchard road Christmas light-up! Yesterday I had a wonderful time meeting my pal, Y at Orchard road for dinner and shopping. We went to Ion for dinner first at Hoshino Coffee first. We also went to Zall bookstore at the Wheelock place. Later we went to Paragon to try Kind Kones ice-cream and to buy some facial products. 

This year Orchard Road Christmas is my favourite floral theme with giant outdoor production. Next Saturday I'll go to Orchard Road again to see the light-up. This year I don't feel like travelling especially when I read of the rising covid fatality cases in Singapore. I hope there is no more covid just like the end of SARS. Next year, hopefully I can travel to Italy and Switzerland. My friend, C told me she is also interested to visit Europe. So for now, we just save for the trip. I'm also learning some basic Italian language from youtube video. 

We love the festive feel with Christmas song playing outdoor. Even though I'm not  Christian, I love Christmas as I love the dazzling Christmas light-up in Orchard and the holidays season for me. Maybe I just stay at home on Christmas Day as Orchard road will be crowded. 

 

                                           At the Paragon Shopping mall

Floral decorations along Orchard road

Stunning Sun Rise at My Workplace

There is a spot at my workplace where I can view beautiful clouds and stunning sun rise. I find today sun rising shyly and hiding behind the clouds.

Does this look like painting?

Hilarious Music Video -Hubby Song by Jolin Tsai

I love this Hubby music video and song by Jolin Tsai. The music video reminds me of my favourite comedy movies by Stephen Chow. There are special appearances by popular and famous Hong Kong comedy actress Sandra Ng and handsome Chinese actor Zheng Kai in this slapstick comedy MTV which is  a typical Stephen Chow style. Sandra Ng is the Goddess of Marriage in this MTV and she still looks so pretty! Speaking of Stephen Chow, I hope to watch his movies soon. I only watched one movie, Mulan last year. I prefer to watch comedies, musical movies like Jersey Boys and inspiring movies like Kungfu Panda.

Today my mum reminds me again to hurry look for a boyfriend and get married soon. She has been lamenting that she has never receive any gift like mooncake from her daughter's boyfriend/son-in-law. I'm the only daughter. I told her I can afford to buy for her but she said it is different when a son-in-law give. Anyway this MTV gives me timely reminder. I should pray for divine help and maybe go to Yueh Hai Ching temple with God of Marriage 月老 to help me find the one and only one. You can read an interesting case from Yueh Hai Ching temple here.

Vote for Your Favourite Name For Baby Panda

From now till 7 November 2021, you can vote for your favourite name for local born baby panda now residing at Singapore River Wonders formally known as River Safari. You can choose from the five names as shown below. You can visit River Wonders here to vote now. I just voted for Xin Le as I hope this baby panda can grow up to be happy always. 

宏宏Hóng Hóng

叻叻Lè Lè

新乐Xīn Lè

新阳Xīn Yáng

新缘Xīn Yuán

Baby panda at River Wonders. Image from River Wonders.

Morning Sky Today at Tampines

Captured this lovely orange blue sky this morning at 6.36 am.

Canon in D by Pachelbel

I'm not really into classical music. Many years ago, my elder cousin asked me to accompany her to the Esplanade theatre by the Bay for a classical music performance. In the midst of performance, I actually dozed off. After the episode, she never ask me to accompany her to classical music performance.

However I love this Canon in D by Pachelbel. I heard it somewhere before but didn't know the name of the music. Today I learnt the name of this amazing music composed more than 300 years ago by Pachelbel. 

This piano and cello performance is really good.

Great Singing By My Pal

My pal Y can sing really well. I really enjoyed the karaoke sessions we had before this pandemic starts. She introduced me to the singing app but I don't really fancy it. You can record your singing and share with others. When I'm free, I might just explore the app more. I'm looking into sharing my singing too but am now too lazy to explore.

You can click here to listen to my pal great singing. However I think this is not the best. I will post her best singing soon.

As Long As You Love Me by Backstreet Boys

Backstreet Boys band was really popular in the 90s era. My secondary female classmates would scream their name in class. I like their songs but prefer the Spice Girls back in 1997, the year I took GCE 'O' levels examination. 

I love many songs by the Backstreet Boys including this song As Long As You Love Me. I hope you do too. 

                                                As Long As You Love Me

Although loneliness has always been a friend of mine
I'm leaving my life in your hands
People say I'm crazy and that I am blind
Risking it all in a glance
And how you got me blind is still a mystery
I can't get you out of my head
Don't care what is written in your history
As long as you're here with me

I don't care who you are
Where you're from, what you did
As long as you love me
Who you are, where you're from
Don't care what you did
As long as you love me

Every little thing that you have said and done
Feels like it's deep within me (ooh, ooh-ooh)
Doesn't really matter if you're on the run
It seems like we're meant to be

I don't care who you are (who you are)
Where you're from (where you're from)
What you did, as long as you love me (I know)
Who you are (who you are)
Where you're from (where you're from)
Don't care what you did
As long as you love me

Yeah-eh-eh!
As long as you love me

I've tried to hide it so that no one knows
But I guess it shows
When you look into my eyes
What you did and where you're coming from
I don't care
As long as you love me, baby (ooh, ooh-ooh)

I don't care who you are (who you are)
Where you're from (where you're from)
What you did, as long as you love me
Who you are (who you are)
Where you're from (where you're from)
Don't care what you did (yeah-eh-eh)
As long as you love me (as long as you love me)

Who you are (who you are)
Where you're from, what you did
As long as you love me
Who you are (who you are)
Where you're from (where you're from)
As long as you love me
Who you are, as long as you love me
What you did, I don't care
As long as you love me

Big Panda and Tiny Dragon

I like this picture book, Big Panda and Tiny Dragon by James Norbury at Kinokuniya. It shares snippets of wisdom in this beautifully illustrated book. I went to kinokuniya bookstore at Ngee Ann City last Friday to read and buy some books and magazines. They have a wide variety of books which I love. I can spend hours browsing the latest books and magazines. So normally I go to bookstore alone as I can spend 3 to 5 hours reading the latest books and magazines. I hope bookstores will continue to have a presence in shopping malls. I still prefer real books and not electronic book.

 

Spice Up Your Life

Sharing good news with all singles! You can sign up for $100.00 sparks credit to offset up to 50% of course or events fees. Recently I received update that I have $100.00 credit Sparks Connection which allows singles to use the credits to participate in events to meet other singles too. I realised I didn't use the $100.00 spark credits for the past three years. 

I think it's time to spice up my life and not stay at home on weekends during the November and December school holidays. I'm looking forward to participating in interesting events to meet new people in one of the activities. I find Art spinning and Barista skill workshops interesting. It's like the Skills Future credit but it's only for singles. I can use the sparks credits to offset the workshops costs. If you love to cycle, there are many cycling activities too. 

Sadly for Barista skill workshop where you get to learn about coffee and coffee art, the maximum class size is only 4 people. 2 people from each gender. Anyway if I don't meet suitable guy, at least I learn something new about coffee. Think I better lose 7 kg before attending the workshop. 

To find out more, click here. It's a good platform to widen your social circle via your hobbies.

What is Sparks Connection?

Spark Connections is a year-long campaign which offers eligible individuals fun events and activities to add excitement in their lives, and pursue their hobbies and interests!

Eligible individuals can register here as Spark Connections members to receive $100 worth of free Spark Connections credits. These credits can be used to offset up to 50% of the featured events, workshops and services during Spark Connections. *Do note that it will take 5-7 working days for the approval of your account, so sign up early for an account before registering for the events!

My idols the Spice Girls!

OneMillion Trees Movement in Singapore

Are you interested to help to achieve the goal of planting one million trees over the next ten years in Singapore? I find this activity really meaningful and plan to plant a tree in mid or late November. It is one method to reduce climate change. I love nature as it helps me to recharge and it helps to reduce global warming. 

Hey buddies if you plan to plant a tree too, watsapp me so we can participate this meaningful activity together. I will go only in November during the holidays. 

To find out more information on upcoming tree-planting activities, you can visit NParks website here.

Fractal Clouds?

This morning I saw a unique cloud scenery at my workplace.  It reminds me of fractal shapes and cabbage. What do you see?

Home-cooked Tacos

I love to eat crunchy tacos but find it expensive.  I decided to try and cook tacos at home and I think it turned out great. Great if there are avocado, egg and cheese. 

Christmas 2020 at Gardens by the Bay

Beautiful Italian lighting at Gardens by the Bay during the Christmas season in Singapore.