Karaoke Website

Was reading the newspapers and read this website www.karaokeparty.com.

Anyone who is a karaoke enthusiast can try out this website. There's only english songs so chinese song lovers have to search for other websites (if there is any).

It's very interesting. I've tried it and its quite fun. Scores will be taken during the singing and will let you know how you fare on the song.

Five Hundred Thousand

When will a normal person accumulate five hundred thousand dollars? What will you do if you have a windfall of five hundred thousand dollars? How long will it take to use it up?

An article I read on the newspaper mentioned that this teenager won first prize in Toto and he used it up within a year.

Based on the assumption that a person were to save $1000 per month, a person will only get half a million in forty-one and a half years later. When I first read this article, my jaws dropped. One year and its gone!!! A windfall gone with the wind.

Would you want to be so happy for a time and next you know you're in the shithole? I wouldn't like such a feeling. I prefer to have two feet on the ground and make an honest living. One will definitely savour the results that one has obtained through hardwork. Such a feeling is definitely better.

My Little Nephew

Today is the first time I had a real good time playing with my little nephew. I met my cousin and her husband at grandma's house for dinner today. This little nephew of mine is going to be a year old this coming december. Ever since he's born, he doesn't seems to like me. I couldn't carry him for more than ten minutes and he'll be crying. Hmm... not sure why. Maybe he doesn't feel comfortable with my carrying skill or I might be too skinny now. Haha... But I must say I've got some experience in tackling babies and kids.

I remember when I was a teenager, I played with my baby cousin that time and he's like screaming and laughing with joy as I carried him high up and let him touch the beam in my grandma's house. I would chase him round the glass table and we'll have lotsa fun and laughter. That time, actually I started to like kids and babies. They are just so lovely and innocent. As I grow up, I actually harbour the thought of being a kindergarten teacher. After some thought, I decided not to pursue this as I find that I'm not up to scratch to teach anyone as I myself am not really a person with excellent character. So I think I'll be contented with playing with my kid cousins and also other people's babies. Hehe....

Oops... I must have taken the time machine fifteen years back. Coming back to the present, its very happy feeling to see my little nephew smile and laugh. Today, a record breaking smiles and carrying time I had with my little nephew. But I must say, he's rather heavy. Aching in the arms after carrying him for too long and flying him around. Its an enjoyable dinner time today. Oh, Ryan is my nephew's name.

Weird Stuff

Saw a news article http://news.sg.msn.com/oddities/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1759292. Its about a designer of lingerie who has put in this Global Positioning System (GPS) thingy into lingerie. When I first read the headlines, I was thinking is there any one so crazy to let other people know where they are and even put it into the lingerie.

It mentioned there was a password and even if the girls give the password to their husbands or boyfriends, the wearer can still switch it off to prevent other people from knowing their whereabouts. If such lingerie are bought by guys as a present then their wives or girlfriends will not know they are being kept under the watchful eyes. Haha... vice versus too. I guess guys will oppose GPS being put into the underwear. Wives or girlfriends keeping tabs on your movement!! It would be the end of the world. Haha... Guys beware of wives giving underwear for present as it might be installed with GPS. Actually, its quite a good device. Guys will think twice of hanky panky. Haha...

Then a thought came to my mind. Its quite a scary thing to do as this actually breaks the foundation (TRUST) that a couple builds on to strengthen their relationship. Its no point carrying on the relationship if either party is wary of the other. With the creation of such devices, its actually very sad to find that the world no longer see morality as a basis to keep everyone in line.

Hectic Sunday

It was a really hectic sunday for me today.

Its work after breakfast. Mop floor and wash toilet. Got ready to leave for Tampines Ikea to purchase gift vouchers for my friend who's an ex-colleague too. From Tampines station, I took a feeder bus to Ikea and once I got it, I've to return to Tampines Interchange to take 969 to Woodlands interchange. Its the longest expressway I've traveled. Its distance is almost 20mins on the expressway. I was lucky that upon reaching Woodlands interchange, 962 which is the bus I'm suppose to take arrived. There's no waiting time for me. Waiting is the most dreaded thing I hate. That's why I do not like to travel by bus. It seems taking forever to arrive. This whole bus trip (3 buses to take) took me an hour and a half. With MRT, I'll have travelled from one end of Singapore to the other end.

As I reached my friend's condo, I was actually impressed by the interior design and its accessories.

The bulbs seems to be on fire. Its actually the bulb's design.

Ceiling lamp that blend in with the surrounding

High table and chairs (a new way to have dinner with legs not touching the floor) Pub concept

Dangling crystals make the disco effect (when lights are switched on)

Bedroom wall lights - very exquisite

The feel is very nice but me being a practical person feels that its difficult to maintain. Well, everything has its pros and cons. It depends on what the person wants. To each of his own. For my home, I'll like to balance the nice and practical issue. Try to balance them and bring out the best on both sides.

After the visit, I rushed back to my grandma's place for dinner. What a day I had on a sunday.

Most expensive Birthday dinner

It was rather rush day I had on Friday. Got to take two buses to attend my 6th uncle's birthday dinner. Whew!! Lucky I was not late. Otherwise I'll have missed a lot of good and expensive food.

Most expensive dish (lao shu ban)

The most expensive of the whole meal is the fish. The price tag is $350. When I heard it, my jaw dropped and had to fix it before I could carry on eating. I was like wow!!! so expensive. When I started eating, I finally realise that its really very nice. There's lotsa meat. Meat's smooth and its juicy. The chef cooked it well and we ordered rice to go with. I think I can actually eat a bowl of rice just with its gravy alone.

Shou tao
4 ingredients soup (scallop, fish maw, small abalone and veg)

Champagne chocolate dessert

Some of the other dishes were also exquisite too. Beneath the big "shou tao" are the mini "shou taos" where we eat. The big "shou tao" is not edible and can be reused. Haha... we actually thought it has to be cut open. Cantonese cannot do without soup so we ordered a soup that has 4 ingredients. That's what the name is. The soup is nice. The final dish is the dessert that so exquisite I must mention. There is champagne within this round ball. It has 3 layers. The inner most layer is chocolate, the middle layer is the texture like "muah ji" and the outer most layer is the coating of sesame seeds. When I put it into my mouth and the champagne "squash" out, I was like Oh... my nose. Haha... champagne has alcoholic content that's why.

Before this meal, I remember having the most expensive dinner too. Now it is overtaken. I remember that quite a few years back, my aunt was celebrating her birthday too and she ordered a birdnest dessert for everyone. We thought it was not very expensive but when the bill came, we realised that we had the a meal oabout 700+. Our jaws dropped and it was coz the birdnest cost 30 bucks per bowl and it takes up half the cost. Up till now, I've had 2 most memorable dinner. Haha... human being are greedy. I hope there's more to come.

Curse of the crabs

Yesterday, I had a crab feast. It was cooked by my brother to celebrate my birthday. He cooked chilli crab. It was very nice. There's lotsa meat and the meat was sweet and juicy. Had a very wonderful dinner.

But today, I myself became a cooked crab. Oh.... I must have ate too much crab and they are now looking for me revenge their compatriots. Haha.... Actually, I was out in the sun the whole morning and thus became like this....

Oh... an invisible watch??

The "watch" was the colour of my skin. Hoo.... sob... sob... what red skin I have here...