dive @ tioman

many 'firsts' for this trip...

* first time diving with amy, chantel and desmond
* first time diving at tioman
* first non-penetration wreck dive
* first sighting of pharoah cuttlefish

the visibility according to desmond is the best that he can remember of tioman. the pharoah cuttlefish was simply awesome. got to get the video from amy.

check out my underwater adventure here.

sunset @ 318

the chinese has a saying that the beauty of the sunset is especially poignant since it's so close to the end of the day.

this picture was taken right after a heavy downpour and i thought it was a weird juxtaposition of something utterly man-made like our hdb flats against the rather breathtaking suset.

goes to show that beauty can be found anywhere, you just need to look with seeing eyes.

sunday @ 101

janet is bringing cayden over to jeff's place on sunday morning and asks me if i want to come along. since i haven't seen the little ones for a while i said yes.

julian has grown much since i last saw him during christmas. the 2 older boys get on like a house on fire and was screaming their lungs away at nydc. fortunately, the cafe wasn't too quiet or else they'll be frowned upon.

check out jerrell's chocolate moustache here. :)

24hrs@acm

guess most of you don't know that our museum is so hip and happening to open through the night, right?

well, it seems that this was brought back by popular demand with free entry round the clock from 22nd till 23rd marking the close of 'on the nalanda trail', an exhibition of buddhist artefacts detailing the spread of buddhism in india, china and southeast asia.

not unexpectedly, the asian civilisations museum was packed. the highlight of the exhibition was of course the bone relics from the only known archaeological find that can be linked directly to the buddha himself. devoutees were praying in the room featuring the relics brought in with special permission of the indian government.

security was tight and no cameras were allowed for that exhibition. janet was there with cayden and sunarsi. how was cayden's first visit to the museum? guess he was totally bored. :P

fox fashion show

my first fashion show with compliments from fox. it's part of the fashion extravagance series held at marina square centrestage.

for those who're wondering... it's true that fashion shows do not start on time. the models are really skinny and look very tall in their heels. and they actually strut and sashay down the catwalk.

and my sis thinks the guy in yellow is cute... unfortunately, i only get a shot of him in shades during the closing of the show.

korean bbq chicken

can deep-fried chicken be healthy?

guess not... but there's a less unhealthy version available at orchard cineleisure that's cooked in olive oil. makes one's indulgence a less sinful transgression. :)

meat

do you love your meat?

ribeyes, fried chicken, char siew, etc.

i know i can't live without meat... will this video [from the US] of how your meat is like before it becomes a dead piece of flesh make you change your mind?

redevelopment

this garishly coloured building has been standing at clementi central ever since there was a town centre. yes, that's right. when i moved into my flat in clementi, the town centre wasn't even ready, not to mention the bus interchange. yeah, it's that long ago. :)

the building used to house just 1 cinema and later re-furbished into 2 smaller ones when cineplexes became the norm. then macdonald's came along.

after that, the arcades and snooker halls joined in the fray with the party world ktv and the many food kiosks outside macdonald's on the ground floor.

it's not iconic in any architectural aspects. just like an old lady sitting there watching the years go by and quietly witnessing the hustle and bustle of the town centre. with the redevelopment of the interchange into a mixed commercial and residential project by hdb, it's not unexpected that this buidling has to keep up with the times too.

sigh... i'm missing the macdonald's already. :(