making | consuming 01 | recalling

makan time

singapore is indeed a food haven...hopefully i dont gain that much weight...been trying to swim on my free days...

desserts are to die for in spore...i will stuff myself with them before i leave

making 01 | consuming | recalling

i am the creator of smurfs...literally making blue study models...very smurf

the design is coming along well...just that i need to distract myself ever so often...

going to malaysia everyday

it has been a month since i have returned to singapore

it has also been a week since i have started working

everyday i have to go through malaysia to get to work....you see i have to cross the railway lines ....and that is property of malaysia... 

 the morning crowd on the trains are so stressful...no wonder people hate working...we should have school buses and play in them like when we were kids...

 images [from top]

malaysia

jtc converted lofts

cool water tank

colbar is a 3min walk away..and i thought fish + chips was ex in uk... 

our green balcony

our tables

go east!

are you oriental or asian?

i am asian here but oriental in the uk

themed potluck ...asian food from asia

from left clockwise

yipei early bird 01 - helping weijiet + engfu roll viet springrolls...a woman's touch

engfu - wetting the springroll skins all the way from vietnam! wj + mom in the background

weijiet - frying springrolls and eating the spoilt ones

colin - trying to take photo of the creations

 food! - chinese dumplings, kim chi soup, garlic chicken, thai noodles,  fried rice, century eggs, salad

kneeding the dough - boss + jiaxian + mel mel's hands hard at work

 

the art of eating
the crazy woman from taiwan who loves snow came to singapore!
the perfect way for me to catch up with spore was to be a tour guide and eat!

from left clockwise
little india [bumped in kk there]
po bia at jalan besar [very good..only S$1.2]
thieves market [bought a tv remote control...my old one smashed into pieces]
kaya toast + 3 min eggs [divine..we should open a stall in uk]
coffee bean taka [bumped into hanson from hk uni]

off to the airport where i bumped into Yuxun from vertical studio...singapore is indeed small...cos i really dont know that many people..

singapore is regrowing itself on me

the art of conversation 02
went off to malacca
headed to starbucks

m = me
s = starbucks guy

m = do you have chai tea latte?
s = we use to, but no longer at this outlet
m = i see, can i get a green tea frap then

s keys in my order and collects my money

s = so are you from around here
m = no, i am from singapore
s = ah, on holiday
m = kinda
s = so what promotions is starbucks singapore having
m = erm, the same?
s = when we had the caramel latte promotion, singapore was promoting something else
m = erm, this time its the same

super on starbucks guy....

the art of conversation
back in sunny humid singapore
it takes a while for me to get use to home
perhaps i have been away for too long and everything seems unfamiliar and yet all so familiar

slowly catching up with friends...
and it is all always over food...
from satay...bak ku teh ...to glutinous rice ball cakes...

beats sandwiches...but i cant have too much of a good thing either ...

worldcup madness
the world is different for the past few and next few weeks to come
they are united in watching the telly
screaming and shouting
frankfurt was pleasant in the world cup mode...lotsa fans from across the world, later shopping hours to cater to tourists and lotsa fun under the scrotching sun!

from left clockwise:
leonie + andrew - our "tour guide" in frankfurt...many thanks...despite your exams

strawberry cake + ice tea - divine in the shade...the only german i can speak is...bill pls..

dusseldorf water front....i swear i saw this in some aki mag...

mega structure at dusseldorf..very cool...

stall selling sweets at frankfurt botnical gardens...

frankfurt skyline + me

frank gehry at dusseldorf

church in mainz...lovely

pack pack
it is strange to be in a room that use to belong to me
it still does, but it is dead
happily dead

when i walk in, i sometimes think that i have entered the wrong room....i will remember it

manic
back from sheffield for manic packing....feeling the physical aftermath of all that shopping...8 cartons no less..not including my luggage + tubes

liverpool is a tad old..alittle rundown but there are lotsa regeneration programs ...

from left clockwise - liverpool metropolitian cathedral - the detailing somehow reminds me of woha's church of st mary
- st georges hall
- chinatown arch from shanghai
- one part of liverpool cathedral
- weird alsop like thingys
- tate in liverpool...it is amazing how there are so many famous works spread out all over europe...every corner i go...rodin, picasso...