NEO Prints REVIVED!

Too Old for Neo-Prints??
Hhaa.. Think again. It's kinda fun to "re-visit" the good old memories of taking NEO Prints...
hmm.. my last grp neo prints were taken like some 8 yrs ago when i was in JC!!!!

The technology is really advanced, the neo prints machine now is so sophisticated and full of customization! Not to mention larger camera angles coverage too!
From Top Left(clockwise): Theresa, Tresa, Fiona, Eric, Huiyan, Adeline & Me!

You are never too old for Neo-prints!!!
We were like sua-ku at the shop. making tonnes of noise when the coloured "back-drops" really DROPPED down from the machine "ceiling", and getting into pose in time to be captured...

If u haven't got into a neo-print machine for ages like me, u will be surprised at the advancement and marvelled at the technology....

Do you know what is the MOST Popular food in Singapore??
Today, i found out that its LAKSA!!

To justify my claim, here's the "story".
Went to Maxwell market for dinner, and had chicken rice, after which a craving for Laksa came over me. So i walk down the stalls to look for it.
(p.s., i dont usually eat 2 servings of food, just that after a shack game of vball, i seem to have lost a few kilogramme around my aist and stomach ;P)

1st stop, the auntie said LAKSA Sold out. It's only 7plus..
So i walk around again, and found another stall that carries a sign with the Laksa pic.
You guessed it, the reply was the same " It's sold Out".
can you believed it??!! 2 stalls in the Maxwell market both had their LAKSA sold out??!!




Determined to lay my hands on a bowl of Laksa, i went across the road to Food Street over at Chinatown.

Finally! I located a stall that sells Laksa! No hesistation, went over and get one.
Bad news was..., it doesn't taste that nice.. rather bland though. But at least the "hum" saved the bowl of Laksa..






since i'm in Chinatown, decided to binge on some snacks as well. got this "Mini Suasage Combo" at one of the stalls along the street. Had once before and find it rather delicious, so i get one for myself, although i wasn't really feeling hungry anymore... (1 Chicken Rice + 1 Laksa Does gets me full...)

Recommend people to try it, cos its really DELICIOUS!!! Btw, the seller is a German himself and dressed in a Chef "suit" and hat.

After i got home, then i realised i have forgotten to get a bowl of the Shaved flavoured snow Ice dessert along the same street.... arrgghh.... Wasted...
nvr mind, I'll be back....

The FLU Bug

The flu bug is "attacking" the sunny Island of Singapore.

Apparently after the weekend, so many of my fren's/colleague/people i know, were down with flu/sore throat/cough, etc... Well, including myself.

Had a sore throat, but mainly attributable to the potent Kambing soup on saturday night..

Believe it or not, that was my first time in 25 years that i ever tried a "real" concoction of Kambing soup...
The soup is rather thick, and "not too bad" and before i knew it, i was already sipping up the whole bowl. I kenw it was gonna be bad for my throat, but didnt expect it to take effect on that very night few hours later..
Faithfully drinking more water, starfruit juice (yup, it's a little known but extremely effective remedy for sore throat!), lozenges, etc..

And silly me, still went to have Kambing Satay on sunday night!!! -_-"
Now i feel that it is begining to develop into a flu...

arrrgghh...
I hate to feel sick...

Quiksilver Open Beach Volleyball Championship 2005

Great day of fun, although the competitions for the day was marred with occassional heavy rain that came and go, which the organiser have to suspend the competition for some delay.
however , that didn't dampen the ompetitive spirit there. Every team was out on the courts the minute the cloud passed and the rain gets lighter.

Some statistics:
54 teams participated in the 4-on-4 mixed open category held this morning, while the rest of the categories will be played on Sunday.

Each team gets to play with 6 different teams for one set each for the preliminary/qualifying.

$70 registration for each team of 4, that comes with the following goodies together some snacks (hotdog bun, ice-cream) and drinks (red-bull, coke)

The imfamous Annual Quiksilver beach volleyball Championship Singlet that all beach volleyball players an some non-players would want to lay their hands on...

A rather useful "sling/carrying bag" with rather fine quality, that beats the normal Quiksilver plastic bag. This bag is reusable wor!
They make a good "Chap Pa Lang" bag to carry all ur stuffs to the beach.

However, these bags are more commonly seem sling across the ladies shoulder on a beach out session though. not so much for a guy... too bad...









A nice looking mug with the event proper printed.








Well, This "precious" volleyball is NOT part of the goodies though. (Got it after running thru 3 places before i get my hand on it last week...)
Just that a "Mark" can be "imprinted" on it to signify the participation of the event.
Hopefully, slowy over the years, the other band on the volleyball can have more "participation" being "imprinted"
For now, Its just "QuikSilver Open Beach Volleyball Championship 2005"
"Team V-Spirit"


Will be putting up our team pics and our "sister" team pics up once i got it... Stay tune for beach hunks and beach babes from our 2 teams! lol....

BE THERE...!!

Date: 23rd - 24th July 2005 (Sat & Sun)
Time: 830am onwards
Venue: Sunset Bay @ Sentosa

What to Look out for: All the thrills and actions of Beach Volleyball. Witness the pros dig, set & spike, and the amatuers (*ahem* yours truly) "clowning" around.
Be entertained for the day under the sun.(let's pray hard for a sunny day!)
Drool over bikini babes, board-shorts hunks.

p.s. Team V-Spirit will be there! Seeya! ;)

在世界中心呼唤爱

"Crying Out Love in The Centre of The World."
This is indeed a tear-jerker. Very touching movie and romantic one too. Catch it and you will find it worth the $10 bucks for a movie. Another one of the great Japanese Movie of the year, 'Crying Out Love in the Center Of tHe World" is a Must See, Must Watch Movie!

P.s. It's an 'Exclusive Showcase" screening only in Cathay Cineleisure. Btw, it's 2hrs and 18mins long. U might say, it's another sad love story. However, the way their love story was potrayed is one of its kind. Very Creative, very very touching. Go Watch IT!

Sample Review @ MOVIEXCLUSIVE
Preview @ CATHAY-EXCLUSIVE-SHOWCASE


DO YOU KNOW???
Off Peak Car (OPC) Scheme aka Weekedn Car Scheme enjoys:
1. An upfront rebate of $17,000 to be offset against the following items:

(a) COE Quota Premium
(b) Additional Registration Fee (ARF)

2. A flat discount of $800 on annual road tax, subject to a minimum road tax payment of $50 per year.

The POwer Of MediA!

Don't under-estimate the power of media/propaganda.

It can make or ruin a person.

1. Propaganda/Paparazzi killed the People's Princess of Hearts 9 years ago.
   
2. The media in one way or another, transformed a small island from a third world to an almost first world country appox. 40 years ago.
   
3. Propaganda has lead to the downfall of Philippines President, Gloria Arroyo.
   
4. The Media has soured the relationship between the China straits.
   
   What can we learnt from just some of the examples cited above?
   The Media is not somebody to mess with.

Apparently, a "known-to-be-philanthrophist" CEO doesn't understand all that, and trifle with the media.

RESULTS?

He loses all his "peanuts", made the public lose confidence in Charitable organisations, implicate the needys....

Despite the fact that the Board may have stepped down, but what's the use if the new Board with a new CEO that still draws "Peanuts Amount" for his/her annual salary?
Stepping down or not doesn't solved the matter.
Look at the core problem and solved it.

DO YOU KNOW?


On a lighter note,
do u know u can get a bottle of 500ml
ice mountain mineral water
for ONLY $0.30 @ Carrefour??!