Ohayo Tokyo!

Another standby call up and I was off to Narita. The flight to and fro was painful but this shall remain a positive blog.

that's all i got after changing S$300..

It's an expensive city.. A ride on skyliner (Japan's metro) to Shinjuku costs about S$28 (one way)!

Food is good but in small quantity & I'm so drawn by their display of menu that i keep ordering a lot of food lar! Their menu are mostly in the form of 3D models. Looks reeeeeeal tempting! *Drooling* How to resist? Gosh..

Design of the packaging of most Japanese products are so beautiful that you just purchase without thinking.. Needless to say, i spent more than what i earned.. :(

BUT, it's worth it cos............................................

me bought a camera there!! My new baby costs S$360 only!!! WTF!! It's a S$239 discount as compared to purchasing it in Singapore!! I.T. fair in Singapore? In my opnion, it's........... DEAD LAME..........

Narita photos here

Did my nails today cos they look battled.. They now look gorgeous and so blink blink..

Johannesburg, S. Africa

The notes are so beautful but a pity they didn't stay long with me.

It was a stand-by activation and I was so not prepared. I do not mind the location but it has foiled my plan for 27th Jul, PVD.. I still have a glimpse of hope. Well.. Just keep my fingers crossed.

It's winter time in Joburg. Nice and cool weather to venture around. But as most crew had been there and done that (with the hug-a-cub tour, lion, rhino tour) so only Vivian and I wanted to go for sightseeing but the nature of the location made it dangerous for just the both of us to go for sight seeing. So we just hang out with Winnie, Xing and Yen in East Gate Shopping Mall or casino at the hotel.

Me with naked David. It is said that he has the most proportionate body. But his dick is not really to proportion or if not, he isn't very well endowed isn't he?

Food wise (my favourite update) is prefecto! The steak is so nice that you do not need any sauce to go with it. The meet is so sweet, juicy and tender! On average a 200g fillet mignon costs about R200, S$30. Yummy!

Nando's grilled Chicken with lemon and herb sauce. Too small to fill my stomach.

Beef fillet at Tribes with mushroom sauce.

Calamari At Smith and Woollensky

Ocean basket. King prawn, calamari, pacific cod and chips accompanied with a bottle of easy to drink white.

Tiu tiu!! Tiu tiu!!

Rushed to Phuture and met up with Jimmy and Alex. More would have joined if not for their retreat the next day. Well, I had to go cos i finally have a Fri & Sat off!!

Most importantly, i saw this piece of wonderful news there.. Woo hooooo!!

Tryin to find some kakis.. I'm back from Shanghai that morning. But a pity that Gerry has to go Delhi and can't go with me.. :(

Hey pals.. Long time no see!

It's been a long while since we gathered.. Much has changed, much has remained the same but all are good. :) Cheers to our up and coming Dr Wong.. Jin's coming home with a PhD in Computer soon leh! But he maintains that should my PC be feeling lousy, do not look for him. I thought his new-found title is a good news for me, the IT illiterate.. Apparently not.. ;(



So.. regarding my trip to Beijing.. I stepped into China 11 yrs ago and i hated it and many said i would change my mind, but my conclusion remains the same.



Was put up at Radison Hotel (heard that Hilton is way better).. I had a little excursion on my own to Carrefour.. The air there smells foul and sour and i have no idea what causes the smell. Guess it could be because they sell fresh meat there. The residents are weird too.. To get their way around, they just bump into you. That's their way of saying 'excuse me' i guess. So yah.. Guess that's the cultural diff.





But there's one thing good.. Cheap stuff.. We ate quite a bit in a rather swanky looking restaurant.. Peking duck, vegetable, double-boiled soup, fish, ma po tou fu etc etc and it only cost a measly RMB$50.

To see my schedule

Milano - Saldi

Am back from pasta land! It was great.. We arrived on the 1st day of saldi and we stayed at The Chedi.. It was Duomo for the 1st 2 days.. (Tram No 12) No Venice or Pissa at all. It was Prada, Gucci, Bottega, Mui Mui and then the same shops at different outlets only..I walked past Duomo Cathedral.. It was magnificient, awesome, breath-taking! But i didn't have the chance to enter as when I was making my way to the entrance, it poured heavily suddenly. Maybe next time. :) Can consider making a trip to San Siro too. It's where the stadium is. (Tram no 16 from Duomo)




Pasta Updates! Pastas are generally very tomoto-y.. PUKE!! Felt nauseous after eating lar! Pizzas fare better in my opinion.. Cos Italian pizzas only have tomato puree at the outer circumference of the pizza, which is just after the crust. This means great tasting pizzas with no tomato taste. Also, it's very very cheesy and they are generous with the toppings.. Pizza hut and all other pizza outlets in SIN, please forget it.. The gelares are so va va voooom too! I had one at Duomo.. Euro$2.40. But it's nice, esp during summer time. :)







After the barcelona shuttle, we went to Portobello's iper (ee-peh). It's huge and got lots of pasta sauces and cheese.. Alas, they DO NOT have any cheese pasta sauce.. I guess it's a modified kinda pasta then.. Their cheese are fresh cheese. They are packed in a way that some look like freshly fishballs and toufu.. I really have no idea how to buy them so i left them as it is.. Moscatos are dirt cheap there.. The most expensive is only Euro$6+! I bought one.. Shall wait for the UOBians to taste it together.

More photos here

Picked up a few phrases here and there..

coffee - caffe
tea - teh
hello - bonjourno
pomodoro - tomato
ananas - pineapples
bye - ciao
dear - bambi(bum bi)
thank you - Gracia
wine - vino (wee no)
Saldi - sale
discount - di sconti
finish - finito
Chocolate - (cho co la ta)


Things i bought. Missing from picture (H&M's top which costs only euro$4,47 after a 70% discount)

Sandy & Mark's wedding

on 28th July @ Hyatt



The couple



Me with the pretty bride.. :)

Update!

Just received my schedule.. So updating countries visited again. BTW, I'll be heading to Taipei and LA and I'm so blessed to get to go there. There'll be more time spent in Taipei so i can eat those food I missed as I was too full the previous trip, shoes I didn't get to buy! Taipei, LA, here I come!! *beaming with pride*