December 26th, 2007  Posted at   Food, Travel
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I met up with my friend BT on Sunday, 9 Dec at Woodlands Causeway Point (Yes, I’m back on the Singapore Trip, Hehehe). It’s raining on that day, I still remember. BT was already there waiting for me.

I was hungry at that time and so BT. We straight away went to search for the food. We cannot make the decision and at last we went into this shop, Yoshinoya. It’s japanese food. They have few kind of set lunch. I ordered the salmon set and BT ordered beef set.

This is not the Yoshinoya that we have our lunch. This is another branch located at Marina Square.
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Do you notice it has 2 layers of tray? You know why?
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Here’s why. The rice is at the bottom tray.
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The food was too salty!! I’m not a person who will eat too salty food. So, you can know what I will comment. The food was not really special, you can actually find it from any of the japanese stall. It’s just a piece of salmon, salad, and fried food (I’m not sure what is that. It’s some sort like “chim zhor”. I don’t know how to say it in English. Anyway, you can see from the photo.). Not really recommended, unless you want to try it out. No next time for me.

Later, we went to quite a lot of places, including Bugis Junction, China Town, Suntec and Marina Square. Remember the Earthquake? Yes, I have my 2nd Earthquake on that day in Suntec. ๐Ÿ™‚ We walked the whole afternoon, walked until my leg pain. For the dinner, we have it in Burger King.

It’s nice for me to meet up BT in Singapore. Hopefully he will get his broadband soon. Then we can chat and he can read my blog! Hahahaha. ๐Ÿ˜€

December 23rd, 2007  Posted at   Travel
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1 more day to christmas, all should be in Christmas mood now. Let me post some photos of the Christmas decoration in Singapore. Most of them from the shopping mall. I’m not really taking a lot of photos. I didn’t take Orchard’s decoration, surprise huh? It was just so so only.

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Nice or not? Queensbay one quite nice. But I still not yet go and take the photo. Hmmm, maybe will go on Christmas Day.

Merry Christmas everyone!!

December 21st, 2007  Posted at   Misc
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THIS POST WILL BE ON TOP OF THE PAGE UNTIL 27TH DECEMBER 2007. FOR LATEST POST, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN, THANK YOU.

6 more days to go for what? You may ask. I want you all guess about it. It’s an event though. For those who guess it correctly, I will give you my one and only home made butter cookies. But hor, I need to see how many people guess it correctly la, later too many, I “pokai” la….. (pokai means broke).

Tips? Hmmmmm, let me think. I can only give you one, you can get the answer from my blog, as usual.

Closing date? 6 days from now.

Prize? A bottle of home made butter cookies x 3.

So, you can start guessing now.

Update on Dec 22nd:
More Tip: You cannot get the direct answer from my previous post. The answer is not in the post.

Update on Dec 23nd:
I think I need to give more clear tips. It’s about my blog. Don’t think of others. Just think of my blog. 4 more days to go.

December 20th, 2007  Posted at   Food, Travel
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I like Earthquake so much. Don’t misunderstand ya…… The Eqarthquake I mentioned is not the Earthquake that you think off. It’s a name of the ice cream in Swensens. It contains 8 scoops of ice cream. You can choose the flavour you want from the menu. I already forgot how many of them all together.

I have 2 Earthquakes in Singapore. Yes, 2!!! Hoon treat me one and another one is treated by my friend, BT. I have 2 Earthquakes in 3 days time, so happy. Thanks to Hoon and BT.

I still remember the very first time I have this Earthquake ice cream. My sister came back from US and brought us there. The Swensens was located in Tanjung Bunga. I think at the time, that Swensens is the one and only Swensens in Penang. We went with my mom. I cannot remember why my brother was not there. Anyway, I fall in love with Earthquake from that time onwards.

Now, we can get Swensens in Queensbay Mall and Autocity. For those who like ice cream, Swensens is another choice for you. Ok, I will stop writing and let you all see the Earthquake!!

Bukit Panjang Swensens (or Bukit Timah?? I forgot. Haha.)

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Suntec Swensens

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Nice right? Go to Swensens and order the Earthquake now!! Hahaha, I’m doing free advertising.

December 18th, 2007  Posted at   Blog, How To
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I didn’t expect to have Part 2 on this topic. But somehow CS commented that we can actually do it in blogspot itself. I never tried. Since he said it’s working and I actually see it from his blog, I share it to all of you (Just in case you didn’t read his comment).

Steps:

1. Go to the Page Element in blogspot. (I hope you know how to go to page element, if don’t know, knock your head on the wall. Hahahaha, just kidding.) It’s under Template > Page Element.

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2. Add a Page Element. Choose Feed and click Add to Blog.

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3. Enter the URL as below: http://xxx.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default. For example, http://xinqing-xinjing.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default. Click Continue.

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4. You can edit the title and select the option you want. Only maximum of 5 comments can be displayed. You can preview on the option you have selected.

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Besides comments, if you want to view your recent post, you can follow the same steps but when enter the URL, change the comments to posts, like this:
http://xinqing-xinjing.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default.
Understand? I think this one is not so useful since we already have Blog Archive.

So, which one you prefer? The Widget or the Feed?

For me, I prefer the Widget. Besides author, date and comment, I also can know which post is actually readers left the comments on.

* Thanks CS for the sharing on another way of adding recent comments into blogspot.

December 17th, 2007  Posted at   Blog, How To
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I’m going to stop my Singapore trip post for today. I still have quite a number to post but I decided to write something else other than Singapore Singapore Singapore non stop. Si peh boring right? (Si peh is like Damn in English. It’s Hokkien. Just in case you don’t know what it means.)

I’m having a difficult time to find out who left comments in my blogspot blog especially on old post. It’s impossible for me to view all my posts everyday just to find out who has left the comment. Luckily, there is a widget called Recent Comments that solve my problem. It can show all the recent comments your reader left. Cool huh? (FYI, other blog hosting like WordPress has this feature embedded into it.)

Today, when I browse through Hoon’s blog, I found she has this feature on the side bar. There is a link below the recent comment column that says “Add this widget to your blog“. Without any hesitation, I clicked on it. It came out this page.

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How it works?

Just fill in your blog URL into the Blog Address column. Before clicking Apply, you can choose how many comments you want it to display, whether to show comment date and post title and how many character for the summary size. After clicking the Apply, continue to click Add widget to my blog. The below page will appear.

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Just select the blog you want to add this widget into. Normally only one blog is showing unless you have a couple of blogspot blogs. Edit the title as you wish. Click ADD WIDGET and it’s all done. You can see the Recent Comments appear under Page Element page.

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The outcome will be as below:

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It’s so easy, right? Now you will no longer miss any comments even though your reader left a comment in your very very old post.

p/s Hoon, I help you to “pak kong kor” (advertise) your bog, I want my commission ya…… ๐Ÿ˜€

December 16th, 2007  Posted at   Travel
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Here’s the photos for the temple. The outlook of the temple is very grand. Not only the outlook, if you go inside, you can see that the structure of the building is fantastic. I’m very impressed on their work.

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This BIG bell is for you to turn for good luck, I assume. I also followed to turn. ๐Ÿ™‚

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Some of the statue and stone carving that exhibit on the 3rd floor of the temple.

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For those who stayed in Singapore and never been there, please spend some time to go visit this temple. It is worth for visiting.

December 14th, 2007  Posted at   Travel
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On the day I met AngKu and Kuan Kong, we went to Chinatown. I forgot why we decided to go there, maybe it’s near to the Cineleisure in Orchard. Out of my expectation, Kuan Kong suggested to visit the temple near by. I was like “WAH…… Go to temple lo…… Unexpected wor…… Kuan Kong also wants to go temple”. AngKu was having the same thinking as mine. Why we think the same? If you see Kuan Kong, then you will know la…… He is not that kind of people who will go to temple from his outlook. Hahahahaha. Anyway, AngKu guided us to go there. AngKu knew about it. For sure he knew.

The temple was newly built, 2 years before, it was not there. The temple is having the exhibition, photograph exhibition. Besides, there was also the story of Buddha and all kind of stone carving and Buddha statue. On the top floor, there was a nice garden, full of orchid. Such a nice view. Oh, before I forgot, the temple called “Fo Ya Si”.I don’t know the English name, so sorry. Maybe AngKu knew about it. Anyone who know, please help to leave on the comment ya…… ๐Ÿ™‚ In English, it’s called Buddha Tooth Relics Temple Singapore (BTRTS). Thanks AngKu for providing the name!!

I took some of the nice photos from the exhibition. I was amazed on the photography skills they have. The photos were great! No wonder they won prizes for the competition.

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I manage to took the photo of Kuan Kong without his notice. He was paying attention looking to those photos. Is the photo looks like God of Gambler? LOL. ๐Ÿ˜€

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For the temple’s photos, I will upload them on the next post.

December 12th, 2007  Posted at   Food, Travel
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I like to go IKEA. I just like to see the decorations they have. They decorate it in such a nice way. I have gone to IKEA in US and KL. Now, Singapore’s IKEA. ๐Ÿ™‚

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Hoon brought me there. We just walked around without buying anything. I think the main purpose we go there just to have IKEA tour and have lunch! Hahahaha, always food.

IKEA is famous for its meatballs. Hoon ordered for me. She also ordered chicken wings, broccoli’s soup, and fish and chip and a cheese cake. (I forgot about the cheese cake, I suddenly remembered and add it in). We cannot finished the chicken wing and cheese cake. Hoon let me took home. ๐Ÿ™‚

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Just curious, why Penang doesn’t want to have one IKEA? Is it not enough land? Or is it not high demand? Hmmmm……….

December 10th, 2007  Posted at   Food, Travel
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After posting so many good food (Although I still have a lot waiting for me to post), I want to share with you the bad food in Singapore. In future, don’t ever order the food that I post here. If not, you will regret.

I went out with Ang Ku and Kuan Kong on Saturday. We went to China town there and have some dessert since we are thirsty. Ang Ku ordered Chendol, I ordered Mango and Honey Dew Ice Pudding for me and Kuan Kong. First, the portion is very small. So little!! Second, when we put the dessert into our mouth, my goodness……. Totally not nice!! Third, it’s not cheap! The Mango dessert costs $4!! Can you imagine that? The previous one that I have it in the food court is much much nicer and cheaper!! For the Chendol, it was the worst Chendol I had in my whole life! I never have such a Chendol before!! The taste is so salty, like you are drinking a slat water. So, don’t go and eat there if you come to Singapore! TWO Thumbs DOWN!!

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Another bad food is my all time favourite, Wantan Mee. I joined my cousin and aunties to the shopping mall today to have breakfast. It’s the Hong Kong style food court. I didn’t consider it as a restaurant since it’s open air. It’s located at IMM mall 3rd floor, just in front of Daiso. The Wantan Mee costs $4.30 per plate! How expensive it was. If it’s nice, then ok la…… But it’s not. I still prefer the Wantan Mee with Char Siew. Not recommended. Not worth it!

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December 9th, 2007  Posted at   Misc
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In order to view the Mysterious Hoon, you need to do some homework. There will be no free lunch in this world.

Here’s the steps:
1. Go to My Mood, My Feeling. Go to the month that I have the most posts. Check on the 17th post. Go to the 7th paragraph and 7th word. Count the character for the word. Get the number, a.

2. Go to Sunny Side Up Foodie. Check out the post about all time favourite. Count the prawn. Get the number, b.

3. Go to BLOG it with ALLEN. Check out the Wantan Mee post. Count the Char Siew (Barbeque Meat) in the Wantan Mee. Get the number, c.

4. Maths time! Multiply a with c then minus b. The answer will be the password for the Mysterious Hoon.

Have fun!

December 9th, 2007  Posted at   Misc, Travel
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December 8th, 2007  Posted at   Travel
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Met up with Hoon for the 2nd time. Her daughters came along with us in the afternoon. The younger one is so cute. She was quiet all the time when inside the car. Later when starts to familiar with me, she starts to talk. The first thing she says, “I want to buy that”. She pointed on the advertisement in front of the Supermarket. Faint~~~~

Later, we go to a food court and I managed to grab some photos there. My batteries were almost dead. I only can snap some photos very quick, without using a LCD screen.

Lea and ME.

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Instead of focusing us, it went to the uncle behind. The uncle looks so funny!!

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Here comes Rae.

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A shoulder to cry on? LOL ๐Ÿ˜€

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December 7th, 2007  Posted at   Food, Travel
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Below are the food that I have for yesterday. See it yourself. Pictures are more than thousands millions words.

Breakfast – Delifrance

Before I went to VIVO, I have this breakfast in Jurong Entertainment Centre. My aunt wanted to have it, so ok lo….

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Lunch – Kopitiam

Have it in the Kopitiam. The food court is called Kopitiam. I have Hong Kong Fried Mee and Mango dessert.

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Dinner – Dippin Doughnut & Fancy Delight

Still full. Since bought the doughnut in VIVO and Egg Tart in IMM, ate them as dinner. Oh yes, almost forgot, I have Rojak as the main food for dinner (No photos).

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Fancy Delight

December 7th, 2007  Posted at   Travel
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I went to VIVO city and IMM shopping mall yesterday. The weather was still not good, rain all the time.

VIVO city was big, but not really that many things to see. Just walked and walked and walked non stop. Something interesting was the “water splashing” in front of the building. My leg started to pain when I’m in VIVO. However, since already outside, IMM was the next destination.

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IMM was a shopping mall in Jurong. Last time, it’s not fully developed, most of the shop lot is for office. Not many people wants to go there. Since don’t know when, this Capital Land company take over and developed it, it became a great shopping mall like others. One thing good about IMM, it provides free shutter for you to go there.

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As usual, when I reached home, my feet are red and painful. Every time I came to Singapore, this will happen, no exception. Tomorrow will be the same situation for me since I will be going out from lunch time until night!