One of My Favourite Songs by Mayday Taiwan Band

This is one of my favourite songs by Mayday. 2 more months to their concert in Singapore!

Blue Mountains in Sydney

Just to share latest update to my travel blog on Blue Mountains in Sydney. Click here. http://travelandenjoylife8.blogspot.sg/2016/06/blue-mountain-in-sydney.html

My New Travel Blog!

Dear friends, as promised, this is my new blog on travel! Hope you enjoy reading. Click here http://travelandenjoylife8.blogspot.sg/ I started the post with my recent travel to Australia Sydney first. Later on, when I'm free, I might add my solo New York and Taiwan travel.

Ya Kun Kaya Toast

Ya Kun Kaya Toast is a popular coffee shop that sells Singapore traditional breakfast of kaya toast and rich aromatic coffee. I had the value set meal which include cheezy french toast, 2 soft-boiled eggs and a cup of coffee. I think the price is about $4.80.

Ya Kun Website http://yakun.com/menu/value-set-meal

 For soft-boiled eggs, I like to add light soya sauce.

Flying with Singapore Airlines!

Singapore Airlines is the pride of Singaporeans. It has won numerous international airline awards for their great service. If not for the price consideration, I would fly with Singapore Airlines all the time. 

I travelled to Sydney and returned from Melbourne via Singapore Airlines. I think the service from Melbourne is better than Sydney flight. The flight attendants smiled more and also one of the flight stewards is very handsome. He looks like a Hong Kong movie star. :) 

I must say service at Singapore Airlines is awesome. Their captains are also very efficient. We reached Sydney in about 6 hours plus instead of 7 hours. We arrived early at Sydney and I guess it must be their super flying skills. 

There is no dull moment in SIA as there is inflight entertainment. You can watch the latest movie like Zootopia or just select the songs for your playlist. Also it is only in Singapore Airlines that I get to drink Singapore Sling, a famous cocktail. Also if you can afford, fly with Singapore Airlines! You will enjoy the flight experience. 

 At Changi Airport Terminal 3, departure hall.

 Coincidentally, there is a display on Australia and yes, I went to Great Ocean Road to see 12 apostles! Awesome view and cool weather! I wanna bring the weather back to Singapore! 

 Exchange rate for Australian dollars is very attractive for Singaporeans now.

 At gate B4 waiting for our flight!

 Walking to the plane. 

 Inside SIA plane.

 I always order Singapore Sling whenever I fly with Singapore Airlines. This is a famous Singapore cocktail of dry gin, Dom Benedictine, orange liqueur and cherry brandy, with lime, pineapple juice, Angostura bitters and Grenadine. 

 With SIA, there is inflight entertainment. These are my playlist. I still like the 90s songs like Come and get your love by Real McCoy. I used to dance to the tunes of their songs. 

 For refreshment, I had warm chicken satay and potato wrap which is really delicious and it was served warm! Thumbs up!

 Besides this delectable chicken satay wrap, I also had orange juice and coffee for refreshment

 This is the breakfast set.

 In the breakfast set, I chose cheese omelette with creamy cheese inside, with chicken sausage and roasted potato. It also comes with fresh fruits, yogurt, bread bun, orange juice and coffee.

 View of Australia from the plane. Australia is really big.

 Could not really sleep well in the midnight flight as there were many air turbulence.

 So just look at the beautiful sky.

Heading to Sydney soon.

I Like German Pudding

One of the best bakery is Barcook. I love their cheese and walnut bread and now I love their German Pudding! It has crispy crust and its filled with generous pudding! One German Pudding costs $2.80 but 2 cost $5.00! 

 Barcook at Raffles City shopping mall basement at the linkway to Esplanade MRT. 

Are you hungry for pudding?

PC Show at Singapore Expo

From 2 June till 5 June, you can buy technology gadgets at PC show. Next Wednesday, I be going to Australia Sydney and Melbourne for a week of holiday. As my camera has malfunctioned, I went to PC show to buy a new digital camera but I couldn't find the brand I want. Anyway, there are many laptop brands on discount with freebies.  

They have gaming competition.

Chin Woo Athletic Association in Singapore Chinatown

Did you know that in Singapore, there is this famous  Chin Woo Athletic Association (精武体育) made popular by the movie Huo YuanJia and starred by Jet Li? You can find the association in Singapore Chinatown.

Chin Woo (Athletic) Association, Chinese martial arts school was started by Huo Yuanjia in Shanghai with the aim to teach fellow Chinese martial arts or Kung fu for learning the art of defense, improvement of health and mind. Currently there are many Chin Woo (athletic) association around the world.  He rose to fame when he won the challenge against a Russian wrestler (between 1909 and 1910) during the time when China was weak. His association was supported by Sun Yat-Sen, the revolutionary Chinese hero. 

Coincidently, Singapore Chin Woo association was set up around the time when Dr Sun Yat Sen came to Singapore in the early 1900s with the aim to raise funds from the rich Chinese in Singapore to overthrow the despotic Qing dynasty in China. There was a saying that Dr Sun Yat Sen invited Chin Woo association to Singapore for personal protection as he was worried about assassination by the Qing government from China. During the chaotic time, Qing government who was ruled by the manchus were worried about revolution from the mostly Han Chinese in China.  

First posted on 17 Dec 2013

For more information on Chin woo, you can visit http://www.chinwoo.com/

Singapore Chin Woo (Athletic) Association is very near to the Duxton HDB flat. This beautiful shophouse is more than a century old. 

 Singapore Chin Woo (Athletic) Association

The real Master Huo Yuanjia. Photo from wikipedia

Jet Li starring as master Huo Yuanjia. Photo from google.com

Huo Yuanjia movie theme song sang by Jay Chou

五月天演唱会Mayday Concert 2016 Singapore

Today is the last day of May and just in time, I received 五月天 (Mayday) Just Rock it concert ticket via mail! About two more months to their rock concert! By the way, according to Chinese calendar, today is Water Ox day. I love Ox day.

I like Mayday songs as they are very inspiring. One of the songs is  将军令.

 将军令.

词 曲：阿信

在等谁 一声下令以后
才想起 呼吸你的自由
从何时 习惯这种生活
Oh
不相信 或是相信什么
其实你 早已被决定过
你忍受 但是不愿接受
Oh
历史 落在 赢家 之手
至少 我们 拥有 传说
谁说 败者 无法 不朽
Oh
拳头 只能 让人 低头
念头 却能 让人 抬头
抬头 去看 去爱 去追
你心中的梦

此生到尽头
你是谁 曾怎么活
他们说
就让他们去说
生命如长风
吹过谁 的心头
你想被记住 的那个名字
将会是什么

大时代 你我都是蜉蝣
在昨天 你我还是顽童
而今天 双肩如此沉重
Oh
一首歌 只是靡靡唱游
或者能 让谁看见宇宙
全看你 愿意听见什么
Oh
星月 从来 只能 沉默
微光 多难 照遍 角落
只求 点亮 你的 瞳孔
Oh
战场 不会 放过 你我
直到 人们 觉醒 自我
何时 不盼 不求 不等
将军或英雄

此生到尽头
你是谁 曾怎么活
他们说
就让他们去说
生命如长风
吹过谁 的心头
你想被记住 的那个名字
将会是什么

苍空盼飞鸿
苍生等英雄
我们颠沛千年依然还在等候
失去了土地 失去了天空
自问 不能失去什么

此刻到永久
你是谁 要怎么活
为什麼 还在问为什麼
生命如长风 
风中 谁在问我
你想被记住 的那个名字
将会是什麼
你相信什么 你执着什么 
你就是什么

                    Mayday五月天

將軍令

Roti Prata

There was a stall selling very crispy and tasty roti prata near my flat about 10 years ago and I used to buy the egg prata quite often. Price was only $0.80 or $1.00 then if I'm not wrong. It was so much cheaper compared to today. Today one egg prata costs about $2 or $3 depending on the location. What gets on my nerve is when the prata is served cold and not hot as expected. If I have to wait for 20 minutes for the prata, I expect the prata to be hot and crispy and not soft and cold. It is really unacceptable. 

Egg roti prata with curry sauce. Unfortunately it was served cold and soft which is really horrible. 

Are you Ready for Mayday Singapore Concert?

Every time I go to KBox for singing session with my buddy, I'll alway sing Mayday 五月天 songs; especially those rock songs that are also inspiring. I always sing my heart out and swayed my body while I sang my heart out. Singing is a great relaxation hobby for me. 

So it is with great anticipation when I woke up early today to purchase the Category 1 tickets price at $238.00. Alas due to high demand for Mayday concert, I could not purchase the tickets until much later. By then I could only purchase Cat 2 tickets at $198.00. My buddy was lucky to purchase $238 ticket. 

Anyway looking forward to their concert on 5 August this year! I'm going to sing with them. 

Singing at KBox Cathay Cineleisure

Last Friday after work, my colleague who is like my sister treated me to a singing session at Kbox Cathay Cineleisure. We sang from 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm. The price is $18 per adult. We had a spacious room and sang to our hearts' content. 

Nearest MRT station: Somerset MRT station

 Inside Kbox

 We were given this spacious room to sing.

 As usual, I sang along to Jay Chou, Sammi Cheng and SHE songs.

 I also like Stefani Sun and May Day songs.

After singing, we went to Honeymoon shop for dessert. As usual I have my double boiled milk with almond and chopped walnut. 

National Day Parade Ticket Application Starts Today

From 13 May this year, Singaporeans and local residents can apply for this year National Day Parade (NDP) tickets.This year Singapore will be celebrating 51 years of independence. 

Successful applicants will be informed from 2 to 8 June. I've been applying for the past 10 years but did not get the tickets. Hopefully this year I am lucky and can ballot the NDP tickets successfully. 

Click here to apply for this year NDP tickets. 
To read 2014 NDP preview, click my previous post.

Wishing Mr Heng Swee Keat Speedy Recovery

Mr Heng Swee Keat is one of the rare few ministers whom I respect. He is my MP (Member of Parliament) and he has been serving Tampines for the past 6 years. 

My mum and I attended some of the grassroot events and thus met him. He always has a smile on his face and he is humbled. When I was doing election duty in last year general election, he smiled and thanked the officers on duty.

He must be exhausted from all the work load and thus suffered a stroke. Today I went to the KuanYin temple at Waterloo street to pray for him as he is a great and responsible person. Really hope he can recover soon. Regardless of your religions, let's pray for his full recovery!

Sizzling Hot Weather in Singapore

How I wish I could travel out of Singapore now. Weather is sizzling hot that I could feel heatwave even in the shelter. Luckily I work in air-conditioned office now. Is it due to global warming? Recently Singapore highest recorded temperature is 36.7 °C and it happened last month on 13 April. In this hot weather, I have to open my umbrella and shield myself from this treacherous weather. Normally April is the hottest month, followed by May. 

Never mind, in a month time, I be in Sydney and Melbourne and it will be winter in June in both these cities. I can't wait to explore Blue mountain and Great Ocean road. 

Want to escape the heat wave? You can visit Gardens by the Bay Flower dome and Cloud forest dome or in any air-conditioned shopping malls.

Look at the sky in Singapore. Can you feel the heat wave?