The Bar in the Shopping Centre

Some of the funny sights. Pay a little closer attention to the notes.
See the signs - no geeks allowed.
Who on earth would qualify as stags???
Ok, G you are not allowed here. :)

My Saturday adventure started off here. The Source of Great Food to come! The decor follows the Moulin-Rogue theme of dress-up and camera, lights, action!
See? I told you so. even the menu is so cute! I feel just like the director making the food cut.
Think Aloy and Cherie will love this decor. It is similar to our Clark Quey adventure. Remember? Lights, mirrors... Feel like a movie star.
That's my onion man! A slice of onion, some of the sauff (for food digestion) and a toothpick for the nose. Onion man is obviously a liar. See how long his nose is!!!

Bollywood style, sunglasses in a shady dark restaurant. This is called soaking in the culture.
Jamorn with Melvin's sunglasses, with a local Kingfisher in hand, tomato soup in his belly.
Chicken Sautéed with green peppers, big sliced onions. It is awesome. Tasty chicken that tingers the senses.
Chicken drumsticks cooked in butter and spicy gravy.
Look at the whole table of food. Have never been so happy to have lunch here in India. Eating so much that I have to roll back home. This is the best Saturday ever! :)

Trademark of Candy Conquerers! Combine casual elegance with fun and you get happy Singaporeans in a Candy- Ice cream shop.
Chocolate-crazy Celine holding a gigantic bowl of chocolates. Now you know what to send over to put a huge grin on my face!!!
That's my scoop of ice-cream. Strawberry Sorbet, it's delightful to have that sweet tangy ice cold sensation down your throat in this hot dry desert area.
I'll take you to the candy shop.... Sweets from all over the world- Spain, UK, etc.
That's all folks for this food adventure. Stop drooling now!!!

Laughter is the best medicine

Becos yesterday was anti-tobacco day.
Just thought I should warn the smokers.
Haha thought Aloy would appreciate this sadistic humor.
And of course the quest for the perfect set of abs. (abdominal muscles)
This would probably happen to me in India if I was corn. Pop goes Celine...

Signs of being Homesick

I am proud to be Singaporean. And am proud of the people, the land and the food. Just thought I would post an entry and show my patriotism cos it's a holiday back home now.
Chili crab.... the succulent flesh and the tasty chilli egg sauce. Dip those fried to golden brown man taos into the sauce. yum yum... I still vouch that the tastiest portion is the crab's mid-body.
Moving off from seafood to .... fish. haha Salmon sashimi. Love it love it love it with the fish roe and the washabi mixed with light soya sauce. Every bite you take, the texture of this lovely fish just overwhelms you. I like it when the flesh has a little bouncy touch to it.
Fishball mee - who can forget what they grew up on. I like mine with meepok, dry, no laa pok, no ketchup, more bean sprouts, and a little chilli. It's one of those foods that will remind me of my childhood. Teochew fishball noodles. Even the name of it has a nice ring to it.

Satay! I really like the pork version. Soft tender and juicy. I hate it when it's too sweet or too chao-ta-ed. The sauce needs to have nicely-grounded nuts to ensure a grindy texture that goes well with the side vegs.

Ok while im here facing daal every single meal of the day, feel free to indulge in these foods on my behalf ok? And don't tell me!

Pics of Nice Veg Food (Snack)

This is the way they cook our food, cook our food, cook our food. This is the way they cook our food... every morning, aft n evening.
That's the youngest helper cutting up the tofu. Their tofus are made of cow's milk, not the usual soya milk back home. Cant blame me for putting on weight eh?
This helper went to put on the AIRTEL T-shirt the moment I brought my camera into the kitchen. Hehe the wonders of technology, it motivates men to literally dress up.
I bet he is my age or younger. It's such a weird feeling cos pple my age are studying, while he works, cooks, does the laundry for a living. Hmmm maybe it's his passion. Singaporean girls! Would you like him? He could make a terrific housemate!
I just wanted to show a picture of me in my new black jacket. haha.. the guys think i look like a teenage mutant ninja turtle/ assasin/ charlie's angel... I think u get the idea.

Snacking after work. It's really quite fun. Reminds me of the times when we have snacks and desserts after school or something.
This delicious snack is called chaat. It's like a mixture of kokopok (crackers) in a mixture of sauces like yoghurt (curd) sweet sauce, some sour sauce. Topped with nice nuts, steamed nuts and promegrate fruits. A really nice veg snack :)
Ashima bought it for me. Although I paid the cashier, she told him "NO NO how can I let her pay?" And he obediently gave the money back. The power of being a local.
More snacks! Im looking forward to the cool snacks they have here. So colourful and full of flavor. It bursts into savory flavors of sweet, sour with a tangy aftermath when you bite into it.
We didnt buy from the streetside. Need to play it safe cos me as the Singaporean has a relatively weak immune system.

Fun Facts From Work

Interesting facts about your brain and intelligence

Your brain has about 100 billion neurons. A typical brain cell has from 1,000 to 10,000 connections to other brain cells.
Studies have shown that children who are breast fed display IQ's up to 10 points higher by the age of three.
Your brain weight accounts for about 2 percent of your body weight. But your brain uses 20 percent of your body's oxygen supply and 20 to 30 percent of your body's energy.
When you are born, your brain weighs about a pound. But by age 6, it weighs three pounds. What happens? Learning to stand, talk, and walk creates a web of connections in your head—two pounds worth!
Your brain is full of nerve cells, but it has no pain receptors. Doctors can operate on your brain while you're awake and you won't feel a thing.
In 1984 the political scientist James Flynn reported that Americans had gained about 13.8 IQ points in 46 years. If people taking an IQ test today were scored in the same way as people 50 years ago then 90% of them would be classified in the genius level.
A message for action travels from your brain to your muscles as fast as 250 miles per hour.
An analysis of 1 million students in a New York school district showed that school cafeteria food affected IQ scores to an astonishing degree. When preservatives, coloring, dyes and artificial flavors were removed from the cafeteria menu researchers found that 70,000 students performed two or more IQ grade levels higher than before.


Hope this keeps you entertained. It's like opening a Snapple bottle and looking at the underside for a fun fact!

To check out your IQ score, go to www.intelligencetest.com
I went, and Im not skivving during work. Mommy I know you like these kind of things :)

Meat Tonight! With Italian spaggetti, brown gravvy chicken, mushrooms and baby corn in spinach paste.
The guys let me have the last piece of chicken! Becos Im the carnivore. I like being the girl :)
A picture of Japan from Junkai - riding into the sunset. I hope I can catch a similar sight here.

Evidence of the Bollywood Craze - Im not pulling your leg :)
This is MY dvd :) It's about how a 60 year old man has a relationship with a 18 year old against societal morals.
Ashima bought these tubes of moisturizer and lip balms for me, so i have protection from the harsh weather and air-con office days :)
Found these postcards of pretty girls on the malls.
This is the head cook! He has two sons (20 and 13 yrs old), he is going back to his village tomorrow to see his missus! He told me he is going to train his cooking skills in Belgium and Mexican cuisine. haha so sweet. They are all so happy when I offer them potato chips and chocs while asking them about their day.

Sunday Morning - Breakfast in Bed

No sunday is right without snacks. hehe...
And of course India will not be India without Hindi movies. Haha I have influenced the guys to buy some dvds to watch with me cos they have started jigging to the Bollywood music.

Birthday girl (one of the interns) and her cake.
This is MY office. It's in between three malls. BUT I do not go out of the building, so there is no lunchtime shopping for me :(
Evidence of the need for infrastructure, these are the roads (or pavements) that people walk on from mall to mall.
Other forms of transport, alternatives to cars.
Of course, at times you will see an abandoned animal (cow this time) from time to time on the streets.

The remains of the snack boxes that keep me sane and happy.
Veg fastfood cooked by our house assistants. For a moment I took a bite of it and thought it was fish. Then I realised the patty was stuffed with potatoes. haha... meat-crazy... bah chor mee, prawn noodles, salted chicken, bbq stingray, sambal sotong, steamed fish, chicken rice....
Shopping at one of the nearby malls. Needed to do some grocery shopping and in dire need of a swimming costume. The huge influx of the mall is due to the popularity of the supermarket called Spencer's. It's supposed to have everything a household needs.
Obviously a household does not need swimwear, that's why there were no swimming costumes in sight! Oh well, at least the three boys looked happy to have reached an ORGANISED supermarket that has neat rows of food that has been classified to look like Carrefour.
Some happy happy shopping! - Came back with some dvds and books.

Here's a music video that has got all of us dancing away. Haha. It means "Salute my Love". Enjoy it :)