Sun With Moon...

In the universe where uncertainty...
It is the tension between creativity and skepticism that has produced the stunning and unexpected findings of science...

Can the sun befriend the moon without burning her???
All queries were resolved with a nice meal...

1 minute to pure tenderness of.....
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... Teriyaki Chicken

I love Unagi...

And the soap added to the sweetness of it...

Mocha!!!

Waiting...

"We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us"...

Back To Routine...

So work is back to normal...
No more shifting which means more work time...
Initially was thinking should be less time cause working at odd timing...

But turns out i did quite abit...
But now everything is about to the old times...
Which isn't all bad...

Anyway during the odd timings o work, i went to get the yummiest traditional cake for my family...

I bought 6 of them... And it was gone in a flash...

National Education Tour...

Attended a 2 day NE course in PSB...

Surprised by the content and innovative way it was conducted...

Touched on touchy issues like the political and ties with our neighbouring countries...

Concluded the course with a trip to the URA...

Wow... I sure look forward to the development in Singapore...

Little did i know the plans are all laid...

To a better future...

Happy Daddy's Day...

A Note to my Dad:

I know being a guy, there's always this ego in us...

Never expressing our real gratitude to our parents...

And even at times taking them for granted...

So here's one maybe i should have do/said throughout my years...

Thanks dad for everything you have provided for the family...

Always giving your unconditional love and care to the family...

Naggy it time but i know its all for my own good...

Giving me room to grow yet most of the time bring me back to ground when i thought i could fly...

Now when i look, i realized how much you have aged through the lines on your face and aging body...

These marks reminded me how much you have been for the family...

Now its my honor and duty to follow your footstep...

I know its the biggest task but i know it will be easy with a benchmark there to follow...

I am very grateful indeed to have such a supportive parents for me...

Went to the Jing Restaurant for brunch...

Our very 1st try since its the 2nd joint venture from the owner of New Majestic...

Chef Yong's is like my parent's all time favorite...

And you can easily tell why, turning chinese cuisine into a contemporary art form...

Full marks not just on the food but also the presentation...

Traditional cantonese cuisine designed with a french style...

Then came the dim sums...

Given the wide variety, we were spoilt for choices...

Finish off with desserts...

Best way for some digestion and bonding with the family, strolling down fullerton on a sunday afternoon...

The usually busy district transformed into e a light-hearted place by the sea with the merlion puking  water due to the sea-sickness...

Perfect!!!

Sign-off with love...

Birdy Affair...

The memories of my visit to the bird park was turning black & white...
Luckily HSA came up with invites...

I was thrilled...
Like little kid running around with sweat covering all parts of the body and enjoying how do birds soared in the sky...

But the 1st stop towards the entrance were the cutesy and one of the unfortunate bird that cannot fly...

What they lack in the sky, they did it with grace in the icy water...
Passing through with speed and agile...

But once they hit land, they are like the most wobbling creature alive...

Dancing feet doing the tap dance...

Introducing the Happy Feets...

There goes the air-conditioner...
But lucky enough weather was on our side...

Cool and windy, we were immediately greeted by the flamboyant flamingoes...
Standing on a single leg all day long, i wonder how they tango...



I almost went berserk by the number of parrots there were...
I guess 60% of the birdpark are occupied by them...
Yet each is of their kind...

Most of them got their name from the easiest of way = their colours...



The largest man-made wonderfall...
Entrusting mother nature with birds...
It like a mini forest trail and a break from having to absorb too much of birds all at a same time...




The other captures:

The ugly duckling?!?
Its used to be my favourite bedtime story...
Forgotten how many times i have re-read the book...

The pelican with a distinctive pouch under the beak...
Swim + Fly + Walk + Glide...

What else can't they do...

Hungry parrots...

And the largest bird...
Myth? Do they really dig a hole to hide?

Finishing off with the favourite symbol of the birdpark...

The colourful-lious parrot...

Chocolate Addiction...

I can't do without chocolates...
Its in my blood...

Night Fest...

Being an owl, there is always a blank in the mind on what to do at night especially on weekends...
Shops are closed, movies tends to run out and some weekend you just wanna stay sober...

The night fest is always something i look forward to...
After being pretty impressed by last year's event, this year's was a bit letdown...

But nevertheless, a one to enjoy and appreciate art at the wee hours...




Okay it was not all bad, the loop of fortunes was a great kickoff to the event...
Fireworks and humans spinning in loops captured the attention with most mouth wide open...




But beside that, there wasn't much left on the outdoors...
It all turned near pitch black after that...
Left only the flea markets and stage performance to barely keep it lively...




Started exploring the museums...
Anyway, i always have this sensational nostalgic feeling...
I wish museums are open 24/7...

The minds work best in the night and its when all inspiration flows into your head...

Ended the night with a tour on the history of Singapore...
And boy i must say its one of the most interesting way to do it...

Being a history student when i was in secondary, most lessons were pretty boring and dry till the point even cactus wouldn't have survived the dryness...

This is one enriching way to engage our attention...
Getting from point to point with a "private speaker" attached to your ears...

Each point is allocated with a numbering on the floor, so you just have to key in the numbers and its like bring you into the scene...

See you next year!!!

Kung Fu Fighting...

I always wanna try Muay- Thai or even the traditional kung-fu...
But before getting all bruised up...
Taking it easy is the very 1st step...
And the only way to really take it real easy is...
Understanding it by not using your bare hands/leg but your stomach...
Hehe...
Humans always love to take the easy way out...

So here's the unusual Kung-Fu encounter...

The only way to learn, is throught the secret 武林秘籍... Or should i say the Menu...

Think its a nice concept by the boss...
Let you immerse into the swordman's era...
The whole place was what you could only see on Tv...

Almost everything was bamboo-made...
With chinese drawing and weapons of different tribe hang all over the walls...



I dreamt myself being a swordhero, enjoying a sumptuous meal...

And indeed i did, almost turned from a 孫悟空 to a 猪八戒 with the crazy amount of food...

Kick off the appetizer was the rice dumpling...

Smooth glutinous rice on the outside...

Compounded with lean minced meet on the 2nd layer..
Finish off with eye yolk to add the overall taste...
One mouth and its gone...

The "saliva fish" is their signature dish...

And no doubt about it...

Slice and slice of fish just naturally swim down your throat at incredible speed...

Then came the rest...

The only bad thing is that they all tasted a tad salty...

Now to my Kung-fu...

Capsuler...

It used to be $0.20 for small capsule & $.050 for bigger one...
Then it shot to $1.00...
Now its going at $2.00 - $4.00...


How many things changes...
But seems like i haven't...

Hello Ho Chi Minh...

Till date, still debating what took the fiestamania crews so long...

Long for???
Our 1st oversea trip...

Cracked our brain for a bit and decided on someplace relaxing yet adventurous...

So here our journey began:
As fiestamania step foot on the crazy street of vietnam...
Its not exaggerating when you see the number of motorbikes...
You might mistaken it as any grandprix race...

Yet the surprise was that they actually give way to pedestrian...
If it was to be in Singapore, i might have been made-deaf by the horns or knock down in the process...

Hello to the bustling city:

That aside, have to say everything in HCM seems so vibrant and colourful...

Yet most lead life not many desires...
Plain hardship yet bearing little fruits...
Yet most of us are complaining how hard life is...

Being the fiestamania we are,
No journey is complete without FOODIE...

The very 1st must try but not so nice must be *drumroll* the signature spring roll...
Looks damn appetising... But...

The expression tells it all...

The mixing of lotsa vegi + peppermint just dont blend...

So decided to skip that little part and have a feast, vietnamese style...

Everything comes to senses right after that...

Stomach were filled to the throat level...

Anymore would have cause an almighty eruption...

Spicy for most, similar to thai...

But an undescribable viet taste in it...

The night tookover...

The whole street were lighted up...

Metamorphose into another form...

Turning into a gigantic pasar malam...

Flies started to settle on the light bulbs...

Pushcarts & mats of sellers were placed all over...

Where all the bargaining begans...

The city life...

Basically everyday we were hunting down the streets finding for more nice makan places from travel guides and our own judgements...

Here's the other foodies we adored...

The famous hue noodle aka pho...
Dont know how the name come about but i truly fell in love with it...

Its like the guo-tiao here but with more tender and smoothness to it...

BBQ Garden is the place all tourist goes to...

Hided at a tiny dark corner of the street...

Its like a totally different place once we entered...

All brightened up and packed with tourist from all over...

Assemble Seoul Garden during the popular days when i was a teen...

And the cafe session after exposed by the hot sun...
Plus factor: The cosy ambience and nice setting caught our attention...

Back to business...

The trip can never be complete without all the historical visits...

The Notre Dame Cathedral:

Fingerprints the French left in the city of Saigon...

There's just a Magical feeling to it with it's coloniel feel mixing with viet flair...

Central Post Office:

Situated just beside the Cathedral...
Even if you are not sending anything, you have to visit it...

Gigantic overall with a history backing...

Funny shot:

War Museum:

Basically, you can sum up viet being a "war" place...

Not a dangerous place to be, more of one that values its past...

An educational hub for the other generations...

And you can judge by that with the number of museums available...

Cu Chi Tunnel:

Just put it this way, the landmark of the viets...

Nothing can beat it...

Not even the Americans...

First off...

We learnt about how clever and crafty the viet soldiers can be...

Digging tunnels and forseeing war was hereabout...

And then living in it is a totally different story...

Tried...

And almost stucked...

Saw one caucasian almost got stucked in the process...

Tunnel and tunnel we went...

Even saw bats in it...

We even did a "Blair Witch" project of our own...

Mekong Delta:

One of the largest river in Asia...

Inter-linking between continents, its like a mini maze in water form...

Its also HCM's main source for employment...

River linking to small streams...

From there, we were brought to different farms and productions...

Every stream always bring something exciting...

From bee farm to fruits & coconut candy production...

Snake encounter...

The conical hat'ters...

Living in a world of their own, the people are contented...

Seeing the simplicity of humanhood...

We encountered and met their way of life...

Family photo to end the trip...

What's next fiestamanic???