Don’t worry, I don’t know who voted what. Neither do the site.

Note: software engineer don’t really do things that are not told to. And many of them even don’t know how to capture/identify voters.

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Have not paint for about.. 10 years?

This is my recent attempt using brushes (iPhone app, Note: I can’t access the site with SingNet)

The attached video will show my lousy unpolished drawing skill.

Birthdays

Used to have so many bdae celebrations, had quite a number of them at my place. But now, I do not have a place for myself, so I did not initiate as many (or should I say, none?).

Everyone have their own ways to “celebrate” now.. Some with husband, wive, some with bf, gf. Some have buddy to drink, dance, club. some choose not to bother people.

But anyhow, I’m not too much of a birthday person, bday celebration is never a big thing to me. I just loves the meet up, gathering, makan and sharing. So, friends, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Don’t need a celebration, just find an excuse to meet whenever you are free, and I shall share my secret on “how to look skinny and STILL have a tummy!”. Cheers!

fold and staple

I used to do it weekly, in my high school days, for my school works. They were all written on loose-leaf paper that are so thin and can break easily. I had to fold the corner and staple them, so they can stay together, stronger.

Nowadays, the papers are much better, it really doesn’t make sense to do so. Sometime they are so thick, I can’t staple them when the corner are folded.

As usual, I visit Wikipedia to check if there’s any interesting article about staple. Well, can’t say I’m surprise, but it seems people around the world is the same, making the same old silly prank…

“Lomm Chum Buss..” or some say “Lomm Cum Put”.. or any other variation..

Now, finally I found how to spell it. Rochambeau or Roshambo. So french!

As I research more, I found that it could mean another game.. Nuts kicking game: “two players taking turns kicking each other’s genitals. The first player to fall down in pain loses”. well, different method, same objective! (or maybe not? )

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Luckily, the more gentle version was brought into my childhood instead of the latter..

And then, I found some creative use of Rochambeau too:

“… The D.C.-area taco chain California Tortilla offered a promotional discount that we find especially admirable, given our love of the sport: any customer who beats the cashier in a game of Rock Paper Scissors receives $1 off an entree…”

Why don’t Yakun offer that?!

Anyway, prepare yourself 1st (read the 210 pages guide!), and wait for the right chance to come. No, I’m not referring to the kicking game..

The Official Rock Paper Scissors Strategy Guide

It’s located outside Raffles City Shopping Centre, facing Raffles Hotel, nearest Raffles City exit is near Timberland.

It’s been a long time I had an above average western food. I don’t use perfect too often..

We had Organic Mushroom Soup ($9.90) as our starter. It’s slightly too salty, but I like the egg inside. Yes, egg in mushroom soup! The egg was something between hard-boiled and soft-boiled. This is the first time I tried this combination! But it taste great.

Then, we had 2 main courses. One of them was Fish & Chips, we ordered Australian Barramundi with Beer batter ($19.90, It’s their best seller according to the waiter). I love it. You can taste the fish (how often do you really enjoy the fish in fish & chips? They are always deep fried but tasteless), and it’s yummy! The sauces (vinegar, mayo and tomato) complement the food. And the thick-cut fries are something we both preferred. One down side, SM find it a bit oily.

The other dish was Capellini Vongole ($17.90). I like it because their vongole is big (wonder where was it from..), Capellini (thinner spaghetti) was tasteful. Nicely done!

Hey pals, let’s go there for the next meet up!

Update: [2009-Feb-11] Just came back from dinner. The standard seems to drop a lot.

Though I don’t really love their products, Atlassian definitely looks fun and profitable (if I am not wrong )

(In case you don’t know, Chrome is a web browser from Google. Just like Internet Explorer is from Microsoft..)

Design process of Chrome's logo

From OneComics via Sir Arthur’s Den

Day 1: Perth, Fremantle
Took a midnight flight at 1am, and reach Perth early in the morning. Rented a car, and off we go to Fremantle, a fishing harbor near Perth. We park our car near Esplanade (2nd photo, from left), go for some shopping at Fremantle market [google map street view]. We had some nice strawberries and soft nouget. Before we head back to Perth, we also had the famous Cicerello’s Fish & Chips.

Fremantle

In the evening, we had a wonderful dinner at Ciao Italia. It’s definitely a must-try!
273 Mill Point Rd, South Perth, WA 6151, Australia

Ciao Italia, Perth

Day 2: Wave Rock, Hyden
It takes 4 hours drive from Perth to reach Wave Rock. It’s a huge rock, with one face look like a crashing wave. On top of it, there’s a small reservoir. Although it’s very dry, there are a lot of wild flowers available in W.A. We also spotted the spider orchard around wave rock. At the end of the day, it’s another 4 hours drive back to Perth.. Really tired!!

Wave Rock

Day 3: Busselton Jetty & Margaret River
On the way to Margaret River (Another 4hrs), we stop by Busselton. It’s famous for Busselton jetty, the longest wooden jetty in southern Hemisphere (1.8km!!). It’s really long, not the usual “let’s have a walk on the jetty” kind of experience. We also spotted a wild dolphin during our 1+hrs walk,

Busselton Jetty

After that, we continue our journey towards Margaret River. We visited Leeuwin Estate for a wine tour, and we also stumble upon Voyager Estate, a wine estate with very grand cellar door.

Leeuwin Estate

After the wine tour, we drive around Margaret River, and spotted a site with lots of Kangaroo! One of the kangaroo even stop at the middle of the road, and show us the famous “Kangaroo kena spotlight” look! LOL. (FYI, this is a phrase from Izaac. It means someone with a shocked expression.. Imagine, a kangaroo, both “hands” in front of the body, eye wide open, surprised by the sudden spotlight.. )

At night, we stay at a very nice guesthouse/hotel. We love the setting, the room, almost everything. If you going to Margaret River in the future, try Bridgefield.

Bridgefield Guest House

Day 4: Leeuwin Lighthouse, UWA
Before we leave Margaret River, we decided to visit Leeuwin Lighthouse.

Leeuwin Lighthouse

After Leeuwin Lighthouse, we headed straight back to University of Western Australia, for SM’s convocation. The school is very nice, along the swan river and they have a very grand hall for the ceremony.

Convocation @ UWA

Day 5: Shopping, Perth

Day 6: Shopping & Back to Singapore