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 :)

Port Dickson

A short vacation 2D/1N to Port Dickson..

sleep, eat, swim

Wish someday I can get a house next to the seaside.. that would be in my dream.. LOL!!

Learning Curve

I learn something new in my current role.. You just need to be stubborn, keep to what you want/demand, refuse to in and that would get your job done.. What a lousy feeling on a rainy Friday? Sigh...

Kitsune Udon

I've been so sick over the past few days.. that I totally lost my appetite in food.  I went to Meidi-Ya supermarket at Liang Court Shopping Centre and found this Japanese store "DON" so I order a take-away Kitsune Udon at S$6.  I was so impressed with the take away.. the lady actually pack the soup and udon separately and didn't even charge me for the container. She even put the soup in another plastic bag so it would not flow over.. This should be the way to do business :)

Kitsune Udon

Food Junction at Great World City

Totally lost.. no idea where to have a good lunch as the weather change so quickly nowadays.. so decide to go to Great World City for some aircon.. Didn't explore around.. I remember some nice restaurant at the upper level but want to avoid going up, wait or maybe not there any more kind of situation since I've not been there for awhile. Will just stick with basement (from carpark up one level), only see Ichiba Boshi which I want to give it a miss.  So ended up in the Foods Junction for western.. realized lot of people eat pepper lunch.. anyway will give it a try next time since I only had it once when it start it first outlet in Singapore..

Spaghetti Carbonara with mushroom

Pork rib and mushroom soup

Funny part of it.. I wanted tabasco hot sauce for the spaghetti but they don't have and the chef offered me some pound chills that look like serving for chicken rice.  It was nice of him to offer something.  

Caesar Salad Wrap

My fave salad is Caesar salad and even if you put it into a wrap.. it is yummy.. but is so overloaded for me!!

Caesar salad in a wrap

from basement of Republic Plaza

Bad Mood

I'm really moody recently.. so desperately need good foods to make me a happy person again.. Went to this Japanese restaurant at Liang Court basement.. Don't know what is the name as not I'm not in the mood to notice anything :) I ordered a grill teriyaki chicken with sashimi bento and my friend had a grill teriyaki chicken with tempura bento.. The grill chicken is very crispy grilled and the chawanmushi is aso smooth.. it just slip into my throat.. After this meal, I'm a happy & sleepy person :)

Go Italian

Did a short trip to Johor Bahru on Sunday.. start the journey right after breakfast at 12:30pm and back at 7pm.. Had a wonderful Italian gourmet dinner at Gianni's Trottoria.. It had a nice atmosphere and wonderful foods :)

Gianni's Trattoria Restaurant & Cafe
110 Jalan Serampang 80400 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Tel: 07-3312230
 

Tomato soup with chunky tomato and taste perfect

 

 

This is what I called a mushroom soup.. lots of wild mushroom and not make from can.

 

Calamari Fritti with a dash of lemon and tartar sauce.. this really makes my day

 

Thin crust pizza with turkey ham and mushroom

 

seafoods spaghetti - with lotsa of seafoods.. it still make me drool :P

Rain!

I had to rush a report today and when I'm done.. I'm shocked that it is already 2:15pm and it was raining heavily outside.. Too lazy to use an umbrella and don't want to get wet.. so I just go down stair to pack a lunch at S$6.90 (Chicken cutlet with sambal fried rice).. It was nice but too much for lunch and I'm now feeling sleepy.. Go away zz monster.. I have to go for a meeting in 25 mins time..

Lunch at Bakerzin

I had a meeting today with my superior.. after that meeting obviously the workload increased but was not due to my superior.  I'm happy to have that meeting at least it cleared some of my doubts and get everything aligned between the stakeholder. 

By the time the meeting ended, it was almost 1pm.. My superior and me went to Bakerzin for lunch.. I had a Chicken & Mushroom Sandwich.. It was delicious.. It is served on a grilled panini with cheese, chicken breast, portebella mushroom and some greens.. It makes my day though I've gone through a bit of trauma recently.. I speak with my superior about this and as usual he speaks like a boss.. explaining that individual has their own plan.. his comment was very encouraging on each of my colleague who has decide to move on.. I wish them all well and they are going to be miss by me :)

May & My Birthday Bash 2010

Szechuan Court 四川阁

Level 3, Fairmont Singapore

Ok! Another year has passed and I'm ONE year old.. sigh! Very soon, I will not want to remember this date :(

I was struggle whether to go for A-Yat Abalone or Szechuan Court.. finally I decided I will go for Szechuan Court since my girlfriends don't mind going there again..

Our feast for that night...

Hot and Sour soup

*yummy but not sour enough and I added vinegar*

Gong Bao chicken

*I missed the gong bao chicken in Beijing*

Cereal Tofu

*it was cold.. i suspect they forgot to serve us since we waited very long for this dish*

Prawn with wasabi

*tasty*

Veg with superior soup

*they served the wrong type of veg so we waited*

Fried Mee Sua

*this is really good*

Mango pomelo sago (楊枝甘露)

Mango pudding

Red bean pancake

*I didn't really eat cause I was busy attending to my special guest*

This time the ambience and foods are wonderful.. plus 02 special guest appearance make my day..

Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday to Me! :)

My Birthday Cake

Raspberry Cheese Cake @ Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

My lunch on actual day.. Is so YUMMY!

Koka chicken soup noodle, hot dogs, ikan bilis, Japanese cucumber with sweet sauce and tea with milk.

&

Dinner is Sakae Sushi and more to come...