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While the whole world celebrates the Olympics Opening in China, Singaporeans should also celebrate these two special days.. 08.08.08 and 09.08.08

Why 08.08.08?

1. Toto 8 million draw
Hmmz.. I’m not a gambler though the prize is so attractive. Today, YES933 blasted the full version of 招财进宝 at 08:08:08am and 09:09:09am. 8 million is like so a lot..yet, a super far figure that I cant reach. What will you do if you won the 8 million dollars? If I really won that 8 million, I will be lost.

2. F.I.R. Concert

It’s F.I.R. Concert and Jam is their guest for the concert.

Why 09.08.08?

1. National Day - Our Nation’s 43rd Birthday

Who is celebrating National Day with us?

Yahoo.com.sg - the full red layout really shocked me in the first place as this is my first time seeing Yahoo going RED.

Ping.sg

Since National Day falls on a saturday, schools will celebrate National Day on friday, which is today. This day, I was trying to have my beauty sleep until 9am. But the school near my house was celebrating national day. Not that I object celebration of national day, but the noise produced by the school was really irritating(not to mention the school name). Instead of celebrating national day in the hall, this school had the celebration at the parade square.. under the hot sun.. Normally for national day, first start of the programme will be those uniform groups marching to the parade square..singing of national anthem, pledge, recollection.. and then will proceed to the hall for further activities - like those sing-along session.

Ok.. if this school’s practise of singing those national day songs is at the parade square.. it’s still fine with me..perhaps it’s their tradition. Blasting the speaker and waking up the whole neighbourhood may seem to be inconvenient to the residents.. Ok..I’m still fine with that since it’s like one year one time.

BUT…

Can you imagine a school… celebrating National Day… by singing GIRLFRIEND early in the morning.. with those rock band music..electric guitar strumming etc.. Can you stand people shouting to the mic singing “” early in the morning when residents are still sleeping?? somemore.. IT’S NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION… How does “Hey hey you you I dont like your girlfriend” related to National Day??

Alright.. jokes aside.. Wishing Singapore HAPPY NATIONAL DAY!!

After 3 years, he is back. Yup, he is Derrick Hoh Wei Jian. Finally his album is out and was selling fast on the first day. Derrick joined the first season of project superstar. After signing contract with his company, he served National Service. And finally his debut album is out.

After three years, Derrick is no longer as cute as before, but more “man” than before. I have not seen the music video of his song (无法归类), but I heard that it was nice. Derrick seldom dance and he is now dancing so well in the MV.

曲目：
1. 无法归类
2. 碰碰爱
3. 你走天桥，我走地下道
4. 今天过去
5. 我舍不得
6. 咬字
7. 忘得掉
8. 我相信
9. 我的连续剧
10. 逆时针忘记
11. 克罗地亚的天空

 

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It was my last day in the company as a full-time staff. After work, Jia Yi, Lynn, Tracie and I went down to Togi Korean Restaurant to have our dinner. Situtated along the stretch of Mosque Street, Togi was buzzing with people queueing outside the shop and wait for the staff to usher them in. Luckily we’ve booked the place and got in to the restaurant fast.

Togi is a famous korean restaurant and I heard that it was well known for their BBQ pork belly wrapped with lettuce. We were served a wide variety of appetizers like asparagus, cucumber, kimchi etc etc. This shop is owned by a Korean lady boss and the standard of the Korean food is somehow there.

Sam Gyeup Sal (barbecued pork belly)
Sam Gyeup Sal consists of pork belly with onions and sliced potatoes and mushrooms on the side. As I mentioned earlier, Togi is well known for their BBQ pork belly wrapped with lettuce. Wrap the lettuce with sliced garlic, a tab of green chilli and brown sauce.
Ratings: (out of 5 stars)

Spicy Fried Rice Cake (炒年糕)
Ratings: (out of 5 stars)

Ginseng Chicken Soup
Wow..I’ve never tried Ginseng Chicken Soup before. When you cut open the chicken, you reveal another secret of the dish. Sticky glutinous rice is wrapped inside the chicken. The soup comes free-flow and you can drink as much as you can.
Ratings: WOW! (out of 5 stars)

Remember I told you that 30 August was my last day as a full-time staff in my company? The next day, I went to office due to some last minute stuff. (So my holidays was shortened.)

For lunch, my colleagues and I went to one of the restaurant at International Plaza. Kia Hiang Restaurant (嘉香大酒棲)is located at the second floor. My colleagues have been mentioning to me that their Claypot Spring Chicken is nice, and wanted to bring me there long ago.

Kia Hiang Restaurant was recommended by Singapore Health Promotion Board as a choice for healthier dining.

This is one of those no frills, true old school, Cantonese restaurant that serves good home-style food. While its cream-coloured interior may not spell modern-chic, the clean, neat environment and friendly serve staff made my visit a pleasant and comfortable experience. It’s good to know that this restaurant offers several dishes on their menu that are lower in fat and salt. Source: Health Promotion Board

Claypot Spring Chicken
Among all the dishes I had, this is my favorite, and this is the restaurant’s specialty dish. This dish is the reason why people are here.  The chicken is wrapped by cabbage and it is slowly braised for 3 hours where the chicken soup is made into gravy.
Ratings:  WOW! (out of 5 stars)

Fu Rong Dan
Ratings: (out of 5 stars)

Chili Kang Kong
Ratings: (out of 5 stars)