of going touristy in geylang ..
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beancurd,
food,
frog porridge,
geylang,
random stuff,
singapore,
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Geylang si paku geylang
Geylang si rama-rama ..
And so goes the Malay folk song that was being taught in my primary school days. Frankly, until this day I have no freaking idea what the song is about, or the meaning of geylang in the Malay language for that matter.
Geylang is a place (in)famous for being one of the designated red-light district in the straight-faced and conservative Singapore. An un-cited entry in wikipedia points to a possible origination of the name is from the Hokkien dialect which means 'chicken cage' (wow, how apt!). Anyway, according to some reliable sources (I did not have the time to verify this, though), the area has been getting a lot of heat from the police and unlicensed girls have been 'swept' off the streets. So no more gawking at those Chinese dolls for me as actions are limited to licensed brothels.
Beside the flesh trade, Geylang is also famous for being a foodie paradise. Some of the best food in Singapore can be found here (fried beef kway teoh at Lorong 9, dim sum, porridge!!!).
So last Friday, I had the opportunity to try one of the famous dish of Geylang, the frog porridge. I was told to meet at Lorong 3 at 7 pm, but knowing the rest of the basterds will be fashionably late, I decided to stop at Aljunied MRT, which is one station further, and make my way on foot. The following are my twitters (do follow me) from that day :
[7:06 pm] Playing tourist in Singapore again. This time it's the infamous Geylang.
[7:09 pm]First stop, some beancurd
[7:12pm] Beancurd is $1 per bowl. Other offerings here are cha-koi and egg tart. Gotta leave some space for other food. ;)
[7:21 pm] The place to be to satisfied that durian craving in Spore. Available whole yr round though it can be pricey.http://tweetphoto.com/9275189
[7:22 pm] My destination : Lorong 3 Geylang
[7:34 pm] Oh yeah claypot live frog. Sinma Live Seafood at Lorong 3 Geylang.
[7:58 pm] Nearly 8 pm an we have just put in our orders. Sigh seems like being punctual is not in fashion.
[8:32 pm] Dishes ordered: frog porridge, potato leave w garlic, tofu, Peking ribs,oyster w eggs and fried glass noodle.http://tweetphoto.com/9277740
[8:34 pm] *BURP*
The food at Sinma Live Seafood is good. Despite my best attempt to tweet about the food there, I only manage to leave with just ONE picture. OK, I lied, there wasn't any effort to write about it at all as I was busy satisfying my gastro needs. Anyway, the total bill for 9 of us comes up to about SGD 110.
Thats all for today. Do tune in for more of whatever crap that I feel like posting up here.
of being a 90-minutes tourist ..
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integrated resort,
merlion,
mtv movie awards,
random stuff,
singapore,
tourist,
twitter updates
Having found myself early for a dinner appointment by an hour and half, I decided to play tourist and have myself a walkabout around Raffles Place and tweeted about it from my phone.
- At raffles' place but appointment at 7.30. What should I do to pass the time?
- Any idea what building(s) is that? http://tweetphoto.com/8756248(as viewed from maybank tower,sg.
- Wow dinner at the bridge. http://tweetphoto.com/8756348 (in front of Fullerton hotel, sg) http://bit.ly/6d8tpD
- http://tweetphoto.com/8756421 another pic of the said dinner over cavenagh bridge, sg. It's for Global Leader 2010 event.
- http://tweetphoto.com/8756563 esplanade ala durian
- Merlion overlooking the three buildings under construction. http://tweetphoto.com/8756679 http://bit.ly/6h79Rf
- http://tweetphoto.com/8756974 http://tweetphoto.com/8757009http://bit.ly/8d32Gg sigh .. Have to make do w pics under low light
- Sitting at the opposite river bank of Boat Quay and enjoying the serenity. http://tweetphoto.com/8757513 http://bit.ly/2wWWmQ
- stumbled upon fu tak chi temple whil otw to lau pa sat.http://tweetphoto.com/8758380http://tweetphoto.com/8758412http://bit.ly/2wWWmQ
I found out later that the three buildings with conjoining roof are actually Singapore's Integrated Resort aka casino. Do follow me on Twitter ;)
of resolutions are made to be broken ..
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crapology,
happy new year,
random stuff,
resolution
after years of making new year resolutions and having broken them before january ends .. i have decided that this year i am going to go easy on myself .. no more fooling myself thinking that i can change myself into a better being .. with that said .. i am going to make a resolution that is going to be achievable ..
i resolve not to make any resolution for the year of 2010 .. which ironically has been broken at the moment the resolution was made ..
happy new year peeps!
of feeling restless ...
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crapology,
random stuff,
restlessness
The digital clock on your handphone shows that it is 5.02 pm. You lay on your bed tossing and turning willing your body to rest but your mind decides otherwise. You feel restless. Somehow you are expecting something, anything and nothing.
Failing to fall asleep, you reach for the nearest book, a dog-eared copy of Murakami short stories. You brush off the thin layer of dust on the cover and opens it randomly. You focus your mind to follow the convulated plot but you give up after only two pages.
You rise from your bed and take out a cancer stick and proceed to light up, taking a long drag. The menthol taste hits your throat providing a cooling sensation. Slowly you exhale and enjoys the calm rush of nicotine.
You begin to take notice of the overcast sky. Tiny swallows are flying about. Perched on top of a nearby tree is a crow cawing and inspecting you with utmost curiosity. You take a second drag of the cancer stick but this time what lingers in your mouth is only the unpleasant aftertaste and you discard it into the gutter without bothering to put it out.
You take a look at the clock and noticed that only 7 minutes has passed. You turn on the idiot box but the only program shown are mid-evening crap that the stations put on to fill up the spot. Still you channel surf through it until you realize you have enough of the mindlessness and you turn it off.
Mom shows up out of a sudden and said something. You hear without listening to what Mom has to say and gave the obligatory nod and a quiet grunt. Satisfied, she move on to attend to whatever that keeps her busy at this time of the day.
Another two minutes has goneby. You start to occupy your brain thinking about the complexity of time, time fabric and time travelling and wonder out loud just why the fuck time passes so slowly.
Feeling pissed off, you fire up your laptop and writes a blog entry about this silly restlessness that you are feeling. You are not sure what you hope to achieve but still you hit the 'Publish' button.
of a passage from paulo coelho's the winner stands alone ...
An except from Paulo Coelho's latest book, The Winner Stands Alone :
'... He was a compulsive worker, a workaholic. According to the psychiatrist, workaholics run the risk of becoming depressed when not immersed in the challenges and problems of running a company.
"We don't yet know the origin of the disorder, but it's associated with insecurity, childhood fears, and a desire to block out reality. It's as serious an addiction as drugs." ... '
Am halfway through the book and got onto this passage this morning. Somehow it managed to strike a chord within myself. Just thought that I had to share it out ..
of kids being brutally honest ..
Labels:
kids,
random musing
Despite staying in the same house, I have not been seeing my landlord's cute kids as I have been working late and was away during the weekend. On arriving home yesterday night and seeing that they are still up and above, I decided to spend time engaging them in some 'kiddy' talk. Having just had a hair cut and styled it pseudo-mohawk like, I asked the youngest kid if she liked my hair. She asked if I just had a haircut. Before I managed to answer, she quipped with a huge-ass smile, "You look like CHICKEN!"
Children should learn that honesty is not always the best policy.
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