Religion and Spirituality
Dempsey Hill
The present Dempsey Hill was formerly known as Central Manpower Base of Singapore (CMPB) packed with British army barracks. After eras of long services, it has turned into a new life lined with bistro and lifestyle designer shop spaces.
The parade square was once used as a place to pick up and ferry new recruits on their first day of national service. In my memory, I was ferried by a three-tonner military truck from this place before I started my new journey in the army. Now, some of the barracks are instead occupy by BBQ restaurant with no traces of military soldiers.
Some has changed over and became art museums where cultures and sculptures do their guarding jobs.
Some revamped as supermarkets. No more cookhouse food other than frozen pork and beef steaks!
This place for hang-out is always a good choice for fine dining and chilling out on Fridays. Wine and beer will never get away from the cozy lounge with beautiful architecture details.
Lush greenery is the big selling point of Demsey Hill. With this resort-like entertainment ground, it’s hard to recall the boorish shouting over to a recruit from an army officer, and the chisel of how army life is going to be.
The feeling between anxiety and relaxation, which one do you choose to boot-out?
Singapore Sport Hub is opening soon!
Happen to pass by the new up and coming Singapore Sport Hub. It’s still under construction and will be completed by April 2014. It is built on the original site of the National Stadium that was demolished in 2010.
The cutting edge design comes with integrated sports, entertainment and lifestyle businesses for everyone in Singapore. It focuses on integrated program on the premier land & water sports center.
With a 55,000 capacity, the retractable roof offers comfort and shady zone for supportive spectators. Indoor Aquatic Centre comes complete with leisure facilities, expandable to 6,000-capacity for specific events that meets world-class tournament. Scores of commercial spaces cater for F&B and shopping needs. Located next to Stadium MRT station, it is just stops away from Changi Airport MRT station. It comes hassle-free for sports enthusiast from all over the world touching down for tournament.
Completion is expected to be less than a year from now, can’t wait to see it open and happen!
18 or 36?
Wife to drunken husband: From now on, if your lips touch liquor, you will never touch mine. What are you thinking?
Husband: Deciding, 18 year old scotch or 36 year old lips ..
Labour Day Song
Never work for a day
Never heard of 1st of May
A happy fish in the air
A passing cloud in the wind
A standing leaf on the tree
No holiday for you
No Sunday and Saturday
Then what about pay day?
Never heard of 1st of May
But still
I see you on this day
Never work for a day
Never heard of 1st of May
A happy train on the road
A crossing man on the run
A flying leaf in the garden
No shoe for you
No break and no lunch
Then what about pay day?
Never heard of 1st of May
But still
I see you on this day
Never work for a day
Never heard of 1st of May
A happy girl, a lovely face
A passing cloud in the wind
A pointing girl on the street
No parent for you
No working and no schooling
Then what about pay day?
Never heard of 1st of May
But still
I see you on this day
Something fit for a vegan
I had an awesome vegetarian meal at Beets located at 22 Dempsey Road. This unique restaurant offers a variety of high quality and creative range of food fits for non-meat eaters.
The foods and the lounge setting are equally refine, a new definition of modern vegetarian cuisine you must experience.
Tofu Burger
This is one of the signature dishes. The seaweed tofu burger served toasted with grilled pumpkin, truffle aioli, relish and pumpkin crackers are enough to make your mouth water and wanting more from every bite.
This dish may look bare but it comes with a taste you’ll never forget. Baby roquette, grilled butternut squash and tofu served with sambal olek dressing. The sweet, sour combination come just too perfect with the leaves. You will never let go this mouthful experience.
Char-grilled Vegetable Platter
A mixture of grilled vegetables come with a fresh selection of red and green pepper, Portobello mushroom, asparagus, roma tomato, corn and Bombay onion complete with the homemade garlic aioli. One of the most delicate dishes on the table, the crunchiness of the asparagus and the fragrant of the freshly grilled greens with a spray of flower petals will lure you back to the next visit. The edible flowers is new to my taste buds, It’s hard to resist the next trip there!
The restaurant is located at the entrance of Dempsey Road. Operation hour for lunch is 12pm to 3pm and 6pm-11pm for dinner.
For a stylist and healthy meal, this is the right choice. Just chill out..
He needs a clutch
I spotted a Tembusu tree in the forest walk near Alexandra Arch. This tree specie is one of the most distinctive in Singapore. It can grow up 10m high.
The tree could be distinguished with its unique perpendicular branches and it has an ability to survive in poorly drained clayey soils. Apparently, this tree in the picture shows sign of growing downward, as it it’s carrying a clutch of its own. This could be helped by the exterior support or may be this is nature’s unique way of survival!
Today is meow meow day!
Today is our rest and relax day! No blogging, so nothing to talk about…
No pole dancing as well!
Shall we go for second round?
Well well meow meow!
This is no ordinary ‘Shan Shui’ paintings
There’s nothing much to talk about at the first glance of these Chinese Shan Shui painting by Yao Lu, an artist from China.
Then, with a closer look, you realize the beauty of the trash hills are all captured resembling Chinese paintings. With Photoshop touch-up, the trash hills emerged as beautiful landscapes with gorgeous creek covered with mist.
These art pieces are messages brought across by the artist on how much rubbish we have discarded in a speedy developing city. Hopefully her art pieces serve as a reminder of how much our mother earth has been destroyed and a reflection of how we should cherish our beautiful earth like the exquisite Chinese paintings.
Cougar Song
When I was just a little boy
I asked my Kor Kor what will I be
Will I be handsome will I be rich
Here’s what he said to me
Hey Cougar Cougar
Whatever will be will be
The future’s not ours to see
Hey Cougar Cougar
What will be will be
When I grew up and fell in love
I asked my sweet heart what’s life ahead
Will we have chasing day after day
Here’s what my sweet heart said
Hey Cougar Cougar
Whatever will be will be
The future’s not ours to see
Hey Cougar Cougar
What will be will be
Now I have rugby of my own
They ask my Kor Kor what will I be
Will I be naughty will I be free
I tell them happily
Hey Cougar Cougar
Whatever will be will be
The future’s not ours to see
Hey Cougar Cougar
What will be will be
Hey Cougar Cougar
(Kor Kor literally means elder brother in local dialect, it’s referring me)
‘Shiok’ Singapore
Singapore Tourist Board made this short film to promote tourism in Singapore. The word ‘Shiok’ literally means wonderful or fantastic. It’s a broadly used local expression on something that you feel good or enjoyable about.
Example, drinking a cool, icy drink on a hot weather can be ‘shiok’.
A return from a wonderful trip is ‘shiok’.
Taking steamboat in cold season can be ‘shiok’
Having a nice cup of coffee in the morning can be ‘shiok’.
For me, walking in the rain is ‘shiok’.
So, what is your definition about ‘shiok’?
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