Shenanigan

shenanigan \shuh-NAN-i-guhn\, noun:

1. Mischief; prankishness.

2. Remarks intended to deceive; deceit. Often used in the plural.

Quotes:-

For his latest shenanigan, he had been sentenced to three days in the boiler room.

-- Jim Holland, Escaping the Underground

But he couldn't get traction, couldn't win over the local GOP establishment, and eventually fell victim to another shenanigan.

-- Ralph Routon, "Primary's missing ingredient," Colorado Springs Indpendent, July, 2010.

Shenanigan's origin is a mystery. The first recorded usage was in California. Possible sources for the term include Spanish, German and Iroquois.

Dinner

Had a wonderful dinner last Friday at Hougang Zi Char... chicken, fish maw soup and sambal kang kong.. The fish maw soup is so yummy with lot of fish maw.. tasted like shark fin.. for only S$10.. Isn't it nice that you can stop shark finning, save the shark... eat fish maw (suppose more healthy) and save money.. haha!!  

Couchant

couchant \KOU-chuhnt\, adjective:

1. Lying down; crouching; reclining.

2. Heraldry . (Of an animal) represented as lying on its stomach with its hind legs and forelegs pointed forward.

Quotes:-
Winding through a noble valley, we presently came to Bello's palace, couchant and bristling in a grove.
-- Herman Melville, Mardi: And a Voyage Thither
Or again, have you ever watched fine collie dogs couchant at twenty yards' distance?
-- Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room
Couchant is the ancestor of the Middle French coucher, "to lay or lie down." Couch has a similar etymology.

Schlep

schlep \SHLEP\, verb:

1. To move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously.

2. To carry; lug.

Quotes:-
"She's definitely worth the wait, the schlep uptown, and I happen to approve of her politics."

-- Wendy Wasserstein, Elements of Style

They are smelly, stubborn and slow. Yet they're still the favoured traditional and novelty mode of transportation on the Greek island of Santorini. They are the famous donkeys that schlep people and cargo from the Old Port to the island's capital of Fira.

-- Steve MacNaull, "Island Hopping," Calgary Herald, July, 2010.

Schlep is a Yiddish word with a basis in the German schleifen, "to trudge."

Lunch at Mulligan's @ RWS

Mulligan's
#B1-215 to #B1-218 The Forum, Basement 1,
Resorts World. 26 Sentosa Gateway Singapore 098138

RWS again... not for gamble.. we had a hearty lunch at Mulligan's Irish Pub.. It is nice and quiet during lunch time.. We ordered several asian cuisine.. Yang Chow Fried Rice, Curry Chicken, Seafoods Hor Fun, Irish Lamb Stew and Fish & Chips. 

Spam

Whoever that shit is.. You are not welcome to comment on my cbox.. I'm treating you as a spam.. Wonder why you would comment such rubbish and I really pity you.. You must be a very unhappy and unlucky person..

I hope someday you'll find your happiness..

Sent from my iPhone

Curry Chicken Dinner

Had a very fun filled and good accomplishment Sunday.. First I went to Ikea for lunch, grocery shopping at Giant, change bed sheet, cook curry chicken for dinner and was already relaxing by 7pm..

My version of home cooked curry chicken (without skin)

My usual and fave cai po egg :)

Tarry

tarry \TAR-ee\, verb:

1. To remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn.

2. To delay or be tardy in acting, starting, coming, etc.

3. To wait.

Quotes:-
"It would be well," he added, "to let this man go in again, as usual, and for him to tarry in the lodges, giving notice to the gentle ones of our approach, until we call him out, by signal, to consult. You know the cry of a crow, friend, from the whistle of the whippoorwill?"
-- James Fenimore Cooper, The last of the Mohicans: a narrative of 1757

Wilson allows his tour groups to tarry at the site, soaking up the strange feelings there and taking plenty of pictures in front of the wooden sign that still reads "Building 84."
-- "RoswellTours.com offers tours of UFO haunts," Melodika.net, July 2010

Tarry's ancestor is the Middle English taryen, "a delay."

Shirley Birthday Bash 2010

Serenity Spanish Bar & Restuarant
No.1 Harbourfront Walk #01-98/99
VivoCity Singapore 098585
Tel : 6376 8185 Fax : 6376 8184
Business Hours: Sun to Thu (11am - 11pm) Fri & Sat (11am -12am)

The celebration of Shirley's birthday at a Spanish Restuarant.. Another opportunity for us to meet, eat, drink and chat..

 

I've been wanting to try this restuarant everytime I passby so finally I'm here with my "gang".. The foods are really yummy.. it was a great choice.. but music was too loud.. In the end, they turned off the music on the session that we seat maybe too many others feedback..

 

Evelyn and I are arrive the earliest so we jointly decided on the menu.. by choosing most of the items with Chef recommendation (that is the smartest move)..

 

TAPAS

Pan con Alioli

Home made herb bread with sundried tomato serve with home made Alioli sauce

*that extra black saucer there is a special order for Amanda - salted butter*

Rollito de Bacon y Espárrago

The natural taste of freshly baked baby asparagus wrap in bacon

Albóndigas

Beef meatballs in tomato sauce

 

Almejas de vino blanco

Sautéed Clam in White Wine Sauce

ENSALADAS

Ensalada de colores

Lettuce salad, fresh tomato, onion, sliced olive & sour cream with salsa on top of crispy tortilla

*This is my fave choice*

SOPA

Crema de Mariscos

Seafood cream soup with mussel, prawn, dory and squid rings

*half taken before I could take a shoot*

 

PLATOS ESPECIALES

Codillo de Cerdo

Baked crispy pork knuckle served with mash potato & green salad

PAELLA

 Paella Valenciana

Saffron, chicken, Spanish chorizo, tiger prawns, squid, half shell mussels, rice

*bearly can eat this dish as we were all bloated*

I had a mocktail -

Mama Mia which is a mixed of lychee fruit, mango juice and grenaine syrup.. 

No more room for dessert.. but I'm coming back again for more :)