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Osmanthus Jelly/ Gui Hua/桂花糕 ... or at least it looks like it is

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Yes, I like the fragrance of osmanthus! Got my first try eating the Gui Hua Tang Yuan and felt in love with the fragrance. It took me a while before I am able to try making my own jelly because I wasn't successful in finding the flower. Thanks to technology, I found the place to purchase the flowers (in Singapore) from a lady who wrote in her blog . Knowing exactly where it will be available, I decided to look if my neighborhood area has it. Surprisingly, it is available in the Chinese Medical Hall. Thus, it's not that difficult afterall. Just head to your nearest Chinese Medical Hall and ask if they have it. Note that this is one of the recipe that I came across for making Osmanthus Jelly. There seems to be several ways to making Osmanthus Jelly. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back to the recipe , I started with a packet of 10g Konnyaku Jelly Powder (Unsweetened) 950ml water (following the instruction ...

It's all about food~And I am not going to backdate my post~

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Back dating seems a bit difficult so not going to back date my stuffs anymore. Thus, there are photos which are taken some time ago but only uploaded now. A couple of food shots from several outings. If you missed the chee cheong fun with sweet sauce, you can still find it at Chinatown. This is an sweet dessert which has looks like cheong fun wrapped with mango + mango sauce but the white sheet is actually not. Not sure if I remembered correctly it being nata de coco but I was looking forward to a mochi or cheong fun wrap. Anyway, the big chunk of mango is as good as eating the mango itself. A sweet treat from South Korea. I prefer the Crunky Lotte than the White Chocolate Dice. And the spicy rice cake bought from NTUC

Alone at the Chinese Garden

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Despite being 2 days late for Mid Autumn Festival, it's so exciting to see such a full moon. Almost missed it if there weren't those few people snapping away at its direction. See! Sharing the few pictures that I captured that day when I decided on a solo picture taking session. If you see noise, your eyes are not playing a trick on you. Because I got the wrong setting (yet again... I just can't get anything right) The three different spotlight It was rather dark with an glowing orange sky when I took this picture. On the left, I made a huge photo-shop editing because there was a tree captured in it... I did wanted to remove it entirely but my skill is limited and it's going to destroy the reflection view. Sometimes I wish I can have my laptop with me so I can see the picture in a larger screen... Then I would be able to focus on the row of trees entirely with the reflection (although I don't know if my lens can cover that in one shot... But we can always rely on st...

捍卫真爱 (Han Wei Zhen Ai ) - 神木与瞳 (Y2J)

作词, 作 曲 :阿弟仔 M: 寻找 掉落的心跳 遗失的美好 爱情的记号 要深烙 F: 祈祷 不 灭的火苗 无尽的浪涛 下一个 拥抱 能到老 M: 为了我的存在 你的存在 扞 卫永恒的真爱 喝彩 不管再多 艰难 再多阻碍 也要走的勇敢 灿烂 F: 为了我的存在 你的存在 扞 卫永恒的真爱 精彩 过了几个世代 几个 审判 也要流 传 我和你的浪漫 M: 体会炙 热的绝对 洁白的纯粹 爱情的焠炼 要永 远 F: 感 觉 忘情的狂野 恣意的沉醉 爱情的光辉 要完美 M: 为了我的存在 你的存在 扞 卫永恒的真爱 喝彩 不管再多 艰难 再多阻碍 也要走的勇敢 灿烂 F: 为了我的存在 你的存在 扞 卫永恒的真爱 精彩 过了几个世代 几个 审判 也要流 传 我和你的浪漫 B: 为了我的存在 你的存在 扞 卫永恒的真爱 喝彩 不管再多 艰难 再多阻碍 也要走的勇敢 灿烂 B: 为了我的存在 你的存在 扞 卫永恒的真爱 精彩 过了几个世代 几个 审判 也要流 传 我和你的浪漫  ---------------------- M:   xun zhao   diao luo de xin tiao   yi shi de mei hao   ai qing de ji hao   yao shen lao F:   qi dao   bu mie de huo miao   wu jin de lang tao   xia yi ge yong bao   neng dao lao M: wei le wo de cun zai   ni de cun zai   han wei yong heng de zhen ai   he cai   bu guan zai duo jian nan   zai duo zu ai   ye yao zou de yong gan   can lan F: wei le wo de cun zai   ni de ...

Hort Park Re-Re-Re-visited!

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Yes, I love Parks but NO, I am not a lover of insects and pets. Especially if I encountered it accidentally! But always, I get to encounter them and I think my photography kaki(s) will like to go with me on photography trips because I almost can always get something special. Previously at Botanic Garden (months ago) I spotted a huge size iguana (luckily not kodomo dragon which is not possibly in Singapore (assured by my friend), and when I go MacRitchie Reservoir, I spotted monkeys (A LOT OF THEM!!) And now back at Hort Park, I spotted a lot of different (?) ? I don't know which categories I should classified them under but I spotted: 1. snail, 2. millipede, 3. iguana 4. black centipede(s)! Back to my trip to Hort Park Objective: Close Up shots Outcome: FAILURE! (First, I didn't bring my very very heavy tripod! I want to change to the one that my friend have!! it's SO LIGHT with the head included!!!) In the end, I sticked to what my friend proposed, 18-55mm with Ho...

Japanese Drama Untouchable

Title: アンタッチャブル Title (English) : Untouchable Episodes: 9 Theme song: Orion by GIRL NEXT DOOR Insert song: Koko ni Iru yo by 72 Synopsis When reporter Narumi Ryoko loses her job at a first-rate publisher and ends up at a trashy tabloid called "Shukan Untouchable." She now chases celebrity scandals and sensational stories, but she hasn't lost her sense of duty or her persistence. While investigating her stories, she tends to notice details that imply some hidden truth beneath the surface, leading her to probe deeper into dangerous secrets. Casts Nakama Yukie as Narumi Ryoko Kaname Jun as Toyama Shiro Sato Tomohito as Takafuji Shinichi Ashina Sei as Makise Misuzu Urano Kazumi as Nishio Rika Tsujitani Yoshimasa as Katayama Tamotsu Tanaka Yoji as Nakahara Makoto Sakai Toshiya as Jonouchi Hitoshi Ozawa Yukiyoshi as Narumi Koji Tanaka Tetsushi as Kashimura Hideaki Terajima Susumu as Nagakura Eiichi Above info extracted from wikipedia My Review (Spoilers below) Naka...

Yankee-kun to Megane-chan

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Title: ヤンキー君とメガネちゃん Title (romaji): Yankee-kun to Megane-chan Also known as: Flunk Punk Rumble / Yanmega Episodes: 10 Theme song: Loose Leaf by Hilcrhyme Synopsis Shinagawa Daichi used to be a good student who has now become a delinquent, while class president Adachi Hana was a delinquent who is now trying to move on. Her secret is discovered by Shinagawa, but she involves herself trying to correct his ways. Main Cast Narimiya Hiroki as Shinagawa Daichi Naka Riisa as Adachi Hana Hongo Kanata as Izumi Gaku Koyanagi Yu as Chiba Seiya Kawaguchi Haruna as Himeji Rinka Suzuki Ryohei as Nerima Seiun Minagawa Sarutoki as Sakai (homeroom teacher) Furuta Arata as Shinagawa Chuta Hori Chiemi as Shinagawa Kiyo Owada Miho as Shinagawa Kairi Ito Shiro as Adachi Tatsuo Above info extracted from dramawiki. My Review (Spoilers ahead) Set in the classroom environment, it is a slight change of the usual Gokusen/GTO characters. Here, you don't get to see teachers with good fighting ski...

Sunset @ Marina Keppel Bay

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Oh.. yet another last minute proposed phototaking session. Suggested by my friend, we headed to Marina Keppel Bay Club to try capturing the sunset. A pity is that I didn't manage to get the idea how to take the picture nicely. BUT...I wish This is MINE~~ (sounds like Lord Of The Ring line? lol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sigh.. I thought it look nice... But... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anyway, I saw this and was very curious whether is it purely a piece of art work or is it something useful. Anyone has any idea what it is? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset-ting~ When we reached there, the sun was so bright because there wasn't much buildings (almost none) and you can really see the BIG sun! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proof of "I was there" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Singapore Art Festival

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Trying to recall when was the last time I went for such event... It must be none? Haha.. Anyway, my photo taking kaki told me that I should take go and check it out. Although I was quite reluctant initially (because I didn't want to go alone), but in the end, my kaki was "onz" enough to revisit the place with me ah tada! There I went... Upon reaching, I was already amazed by the "fire" around me.. From the ones that were hanged as shown above and below (continue to read on after the picture) to the one that was manipulated by people (of course not by anyone) and it's really amazing how the fire was controlled to blast upwards (like rocket high as shown below) ... ...or how dim it can get without being put off. (The below picture is not yet the dimmest because it's too impossible to capture (for me)) If you think that was all, you are wrong. By the trees were again pots of fire (Not the song "Fire" though but it's a nice song introduce by my...

Just some rantings

Ever since I stopped my blogging at Chinatown, it seems to have attracted a lot of spams comments. Till date, I already rejected 10+ spam comments. Hopefully it will end ah~! Hopefully

Chinatown - Chinese New Year Deco

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Well, this is taken during pre-Chinese New Year. As I was early, I went around alone taking pictures.. The place was SOOOO crowded that I was lucky to have the space to do some snapping. Yes, it's blurred and it is done on purpose. Playing around with my camera.... Now, grabbing a spot at the bridge, I quickly snapped this word "spring" decoration. Plum blossom! I like it so much because it's in pink... A pity this is a fake one. The human traffic there was so scary that I had to wriggle my way out and finally found a resting spot beside the temple and continue "snapping". This lantern seems almost the same that was on display during the lantern festival. Attempting to create a "moon" from the lantern "bulb" Oh yeah, my friends reached! And OMG! Their DSLR ran out of battery! So in the end, we ended our photo taking session earlier than planned. A shot at their camera Oh yeah, not before we tried to capture the moon but many failed attemp...

Chinatown

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Don't be surprised if you found this entry in the year of 2010 but this is actually dated 2009 because I was busy with posting photos in flickr but not adding new entries here. Date: On one of the Normal Saturdays, 26/09/09 Time: Morning to late noon Me and my photo-taking kaki went to Chinatown hoping to get something nice. But as any normal days, it was quite a hot weather that day so lots of sweats were dripped (but no worries, the sun helped to clear it away). Look at this! I mistaken it as SQL! But well.. it's just my mistake Moving around, there was a stretch of colorful shop houses. A picture of one of the shop houses. I am totally into the number 8! At the end, you can go find this entrance/exit path: Well, when we moved around, there is an lantern exhibition for moon cake festival. The material they used are very unique. Films? no.. look carefully Different fabrics Using CD & bottles The below pictures are taken somewhere near.. eh... Tanjong Pagar? My friend broug...