Slam Dunk

  

This guy now knows who I am though he got my name a bit messed up. He walks with me every Sunday to pick up the car. He don't speak much but can count from one to thirty. Maybe the next Michael.

Happy Birthday Ernest

  

Wishing you the very best. May your dreams come true.

To a guy who will one day be someone we are look up to.

Happy Children's Day

  

It was a great morning at Pasir Park. Carnival with lots of games and fun. Hot dogs, muffins, jellies, kacang puteh, putting, plonk, water guns, darts, shoots ....... The children are having a whale of their life.

Wish you were there and we were them.

What Did You See?

What do you mean by "what did you see?" Yeah, it is just an escalator, what is there to see?

Well, you see - the escalator is one of the greatest invention of man. Or at least the product of year in Singapore. "You mean that making it easier to move from floor to floor is a great invention". No, I mean the romancing on the escalator. Didn't you notice that when a couple steps on the escalator, somehow the magic starts - first it was both on the same step, then the lady will move one step up and face the guy. They wrap their arms around each other and kiss. It is magical and spontaneous. No pre planning. Just magic.

It is a phenomenal. Makes a great research project for psychologists working for his PHD. The Singapore government would be interested in the findings. Singapore will be a fine green city with lots of escalators - Romancing Singapore and Baby Bonus project managers will certainly invest in them.

There will be escalators everywhere. In the malls, HDB blocks, hawker centres.... Horizontal, vertical types, circular and one that just goes round and round.

At Changi International Airport - WELCOME TO THE LAND OF THOUSANDS ESCALATOR.

Sorry picture not availabe. Upload got problem lah.

Under Fire

When I was young, we used to make toy guns out of planks. A rubber band fixed at the tip of the barrel and on the other end, we nailed in a wooden peg. The rubber is then stretched and held down by the peg and this acted as the mechanism to propel our ammunition. For bullets, we used unripe green ‘buay cherry’ fruits. These fruits were in abundance where we lived and when ripen, they are red and tender with a grainy sweet taste.

The peg holds down the stem and the rubber band is extended over the fruit. Releasing the peg will propel the fruit forwards.

We had so much fun back then. Today, you hardly find these trees. I found this at Kaki Bukit. Courtesy of Elsie.

Tiong Bahru Market

Tiong Bahru Chicken Rice, Tiong Bahru Fried Kway Teow, Tiong Bahru Pau, Tiong Bahru Teochew Kueh, Tiong Bahru, Tiong Bahru.

This is the new Tiong Bahru Market. The old is gone and the new has come. What about the food? Somehow, it doesn't tastes the same anymore.

And it looks like there are a lot more outlets. If you drive into the carpark, be careful, there is a kerb just right before the entrance at the top level and somehow the designer got it all wrong and the cars have to drive over the kerb.

Always $2

K510i

Have you guys been to Daiso?. The Amazing Store. Always $2.

In Japan, 100 Yen stores are popular and Daiso is one of them. In Singapore for about a year, Daiso sells a wide range of things - stationary, food, containers, tools, consumer goods, papers, picture frames, paper wares, toilet stuffs, toys, pails, pans, cassette, pottery, cultery........... the list goes on and they are nice and cute Japanese design and all items are $2 a piece.

Just got myself a plunger for the blocked basin, a prepacked miso soup (5 servings), a pack of furikake - a Japanese condiments for rice, a cute cartoon cover for my guitar amp and a sponge to wash my Mazda. All for ten bucks including GST. A great place if you are looking for presents for friends (if you got lots of them).

Don't be cynical, the goods are good quality stuff. The maiden store is at IMM, 3rd or 4th floor and is huge. They will be opening a store at Plaza Singapura soon. Check it out.

A caution here. The stuff are cheap at $2 at item, but you can't help picking things as you browse through the store and before you know, you realise you are drying up your wallet at the check out counter.

Treasure Hunt 2

Shot by Sony Ericsson K510i camera.

Janinez. This is easy for you.

You probably passed by this place on Sundays. Does it look familiar?

Time tunnel.

Treasure Hunt 1

Sony Ericsson K510i camera.

Palms creation by God

Does this look familar. The building behind is a clue.

Cheers

Book Club

Interesting Sony Ericsson K510i camera. Taken inside the car.

Got these books last Thursday.

. Above All Earthly Powers
. Jonathan Edwards
. Coversant with The Emerging Church
. Celebrating the Wrath of God

Started with Celebrating the Wrath of God.

In the introduction:

God loves to be longed for, he longs to be sought
For he sought us himself with such longing and love,
He died for desire of us, marvelous thought!
And he longs for us now to be with him above.
Poet W. M. Clow

By the way, Bethesda Book Centre is having a sale for their 37th Anniversary. Discount going as high as 37%. It is a good time to grab the books and bibles you had been waiting for.

Toa Payoh: 6253 1971 Marine Parade: 6348 3775

Happy Reading

Water Colors

Sony Ericsson K510i

Water colors by Sony Ericsson K510i. Shot in the early morning from Mazda 3 cruising along East Coast Parkway in the thick of the rain.

Water Water Everywhere

This is where you leave your water containers before you enter into Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Why is it that they don't allow drinking water into Singapore Indoor Stadium?

Why the restriction? Is it that the fluid will stain the seats and carpets, is it to avoid people using them as projectiles? Is it ...........?

Water water everywhere but not a drop to savor.

Stupid Traffic Jam

"Ram, want to go to RSAF open house?". "No". There goes my kaki for the RSAF outing.

One week later ......

"Gilbert, are you going to RSAF open house?" asked Janice. "Can you bring Kim along?".

Wow, I found a partner to tag along.

Packed two digital SLRs, 18 - 70 mm zoom lens, 100 - 400 APO lens and 50 mm.

And goes Kim and Uncle Gilbert. 10:30 am, met at the lift lobby, last minutes instructions from Kim's mum. Got into the car and headed for PIE towards Jurong.

One hour later (still) in the jam, we sat in the car watching the fighters and apaches flew by. The air display was over and we finally got to the entrance of the air base. "Sorry Sir, carpark is full, please turn left and use the public carparks".

Ok, we drove along and every nook and corner were taken up. We gave up - one and half hour in the traffic jam. Don't they anticipate the crowds?

We decided to go to Elsie's kitchen. At least Kim will get to see something. Elsie is a darling. Gave a bowl of freshly brewed bean soup and a large ham and cheese sandwhich for Kim. All pictures are in Kim's cute digital camera.

Sweet Sixteen

Happy Birthday
Sweet Sixteen

May You

Grow in Grace