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Finally, we had our S.J.C Karaoke outing at Jurong East Kbox yesterday. Looking through my archives in this blog, the last time we went kbox together was last year february. This is soo soo long, please. I’m really very touched and happy to see three of us together again and of course, SING together! Karaoke will be soo soo boring without this 2 char bohs. Claris is my best singing partner, and Sher is our best fan and supporter. Got to know 2 more friends(Shao Ming and Yi Feng) for this kbox outing. They are Mel’s (Claris’s bf) friends. Hmmx.. it was a bit weird to go sing with strangers, somemore with people of the opposite gender. Luckily, they were enthusiastic and spontaneous, which really makes us enjoy the whole kbox session high-ING aroung. Yeah.. found 2 more singing kakis.

From Claris’s blog:

yesterday finally!! met up with my charbos…went kbox at jurong east together with yf and shao..and so…when charbos get together..we talk and talk and talk…it has been damn long ever since we had gathering…we should have more often…and next time MUST take pictures!! yesterday forgotten to take… =X

Ya! How could we miss out taking photos leh?? Ok, ok. Let’s go kbox again this coming weekend? WOOHOO..THE FEVER IS ON! And for the next time, it must be only 3 of us so that we can do recording, yeah?

Currently in my Singing Kakis Club list got Claris, Sher, Collin and Jacky. Cant wait to go for karaoke session with Collin and Jacky. *planning* They sing really very well. Dueting with them really makes you feel comfortable. Of all the guys I know, both of them sing really very well.

We took turns and sang from 2 - 7pm. This is really never enough. How I wish I can just sing until 10pm. After kbox, we went Westmall for dinner when Mel joined us again. We shared about our stories and Mel shared with us the University life. After dinner, SW and I walked to the bus stop to wait for our buses. Really “fainted” while waiting for the bus. We waited for the bus for so so long as if it broke down somewhere. Somemore, I felt a bit awkward with SM, and kept thinking of a topic to chat with him.

Today, went service with Sher. Then had lunch at Holland V. Shopping fever was on and the whole afternoon, we went window shopping. One thing is also to find a bag for myself. My current bag is rotting as the handle is gonna tear soon. Eyed a very nice bag.. but it was so expensive. $80 ok? Of course I didnt buy it but that bag was really nice.  

This week’s reflection

Sometimes, I’m keep thinking of what kind of life I want. Do I really want my life to be occupied every minute, every second? Or do I need a break to have my own quiet time? My purpose of life is to enjoy what I am doing everyday, picking up new skills, growing maturely in my thinking. There’s a lot of things I want to do, but I dont have time to do it.

I really hate the life I’m living now. Oh please, can the time just stop for me? I’m going breathless soon. 

Believe me, like what its slogan reads, Damn Good Food At A Damn Good Price.

Botak John..Botak John.. I have been hearing this name from my dad, but did not have chance to go there. Finally, the whole family decided to go there for our dinner since it was a public holiday. Then I realised that it is Botak Jones, not Botak John. Botak Jones has franchises around the heartlands, which makes food and service to be available on daily basis.

The menu is not like what you usually see at full-service restaurants. Do not expect a nicely-binded and nicely-decorated menu with pictures of the food. It’s a lil cheapo as the menu is just a sheaf of photocopied colored papers attached together.

Then, we ordered Fish and Chips, and Caijun Chicken. Personally, I do not like to eat Fish and Chips. I may throw up after eating it. I really do not know the reason.. Perhaps is because it is fried fish?

Fish and ChipsS$5.50Ratings:
Another thing you must try is their 2nd best meal - Caijun chicken.

Caijun ChickenBeware! It’s spicy. S$ 6.50The grilled chicken, well-seasoned with Caijun spices and topped with melted cheese and Caijun sauce. Though they use breast meat of the chicken, it was dealt in a way that it is not tough or powdery. The set comes with fries and coleslaw, with tomato and salad. Ratings:
The price overall is reasonable and affordable. Remember to reach there early in order to avoid disappointment.

eXperience a change at simplyjas.com

Finally,I can sit down the whole day in front of my computer and finish up my web designing. Do take a look at what I’ve prepared at http://simplyjas.com It is already 80% done. I’m left with my medialog and my karaoke studio.

Cause I’ve been so busy with work until I’m getting no life and no life-er. I find that my work is taking me a lot of time, due to lack of resources and manpower in my department.

Yesterday, supposed to have karaoke session with my church friends. But in the end, it was cancelled. It was quite disappointing as I was really in a high spirit, ready to go sing. S.J.C., let’s go kbox can?

Yes.. another food entry again. Hope you’ve been enjoying all the food posts I have here in my blog. I really took pains to get the photos taken, or source it from the search engines. Got the food reviews from bloggers and make a conclusion about the food.

This entry, we will be talking about Qun Zhong Eating House, also known as Jin Hua Xiao Chi. Last week, I went to this Chinese eating house with my colleagues after work. It was a 10 minutes walk from our office. To be exact, this Shanghainese Eatery is a 5 minutes walk from Maxwell market. It is located at 21 Neil Road amongst the quiet row of shop houses. The place is a bit small and cramp. During lunch time and after 6pm, we will see a lot of people queueing outside. And you could wait for the seat up till 8:30pm just to get your seat.

There are total of 12 dishes in the menu, and the price of each dish is really very reasonable. I did not take the photos of the dishes because the boss gives me a very unfriendly feeling. (But no worries, I managed to find them on the web. Special thanks to Steelwool for the photos)And guess what? My intuition is true. I read a lot of comments from Netizens about the boss attitude. The boss will only let you in to the restaurant when everyone is there. Online Food commentors showed a red flag and said that they will not come back again.

Whatever their comments, the food is good even though it may provide the bad service and attitude at times.

Photo Credit: Steelwool @ flickr
Red Bean Paste Pancake
Price: S$9.00
Ratings:
This is really heavenly. You must try it when the plate comes to you. Eat it while it is hot. The crispiness of the skin and the nice red bean paste. Really made me to have another one..and another one.

Photo Credit: Steelwool @ flickr
Guo Tie
Ratings:
It just taste the same like what we get outside. Nothing special.

Photo Credit: Steelwool @ flickr
Xiao Long Bao
Price: 7 XLB for S$7 (per basket)
Ratings:
This is really great. You must be really skilled to take it to your spoon without the skin tearing off. The skin is thin and the fillings are heavy. Provided, there’s a lot of juice in the Xiao Long Bao. It’s juicy!

Photo Credit: Steelwool @ flickr
Glutinous Rice Ball - Tang Yuan
Price: 6 Glutinous Rice Ball for S$3 (per basket)
Ratings:
It’s full of surprises as you do not know the flavour of the tang yuan that you are getting. In a bowl, there has 6 tang yuan with different flavours like black sesame or red bean. Apart from the Tang Yuan, the soup of the tang yuan has different tastes. You can have Rose or Osmanthus syrup. Personally, I dont really like the rose flavour as it is too strong for me.

Photo Credit: Steelwool @ flickr
Stuff Meat Pancake
Price: S$9.00
Ratings:
I’m not very sure how this Stuff Meat Pancake is related to Guo Tie because they somehow taste the same.For all these we eat, it costs me only S$13! And I’m so contented and happy that I had great food. I really dont mind going there again for my Red Bean Paste Pancake!!!!