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Dawen 王大文 - 練習愛情 ft. Kimberley 陳芳語 "Let's Work It Out" (Official MV)

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This song is so spot on. No one is perfect and regardless of how perfect a couple is, they are bound face problems and/or differences. It's not about how one have to give in to another, it's about how to overcome the problem together. Trivial stuffs to major issues, when we overcome each steps, it's another milestone met. And all in all, it's takes a lifetime to maintain the relationship. Part of the lyrics which is really the key to everything: 脚步错了 拍子错了 再一遍 没有关系 我们有一辈子的时间 Loosely translated the above lyrics to English: wrong step, wrong tempo, repeat again it doesnt matter, we have a lifetime 

Some Thoughts

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Never take someone for granted... Even if the person is around always... Especially if the person always around... Because like the firework... The time you have that person will only shortens And once it ends, it's the end.

Review of The Buffet @ Level 2 M Hotel

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Wasn't open till 12pm exact. A couple was earlier than us. Not sure how long they waited, but they were clearly upset that the restaurant had no staff at the counter minutes before 12pm. At least the food was all ready when they opened the doors. Compared to other hotel buffets, the dishes available is lesser than expected but my friend commented that it had more interesting dishes. (He is one who had been to many buffets.. well...compared to me) The service is good though. The staffs were friendly and prompted in helping to clear the plates. Complimentary cold/warm water and hot teh tarik were provided.  Service: 4.5 out of 5 . Despite they didn't have any staff waiting outside the counter before 12pm, once it was 12pm, service received was great. Location: Walkable distance from Tanjong Pagar MRT but a bus ride and alight at the opposite of M Hotel is even close than the distance from MRT station. Food: 4 out of 5 . Th...

Movie Review: Resident Evil 6: The Final Chapter

My review of the final installment: Resident Evil 6 (R.E.6): The Final Chapter Spoilers Ahead!  Thumbs up:  Wrapping up the storyline : R.E.6 The Final Chapter worked hard to wrap up the story line than purely an adventure on the go action/effects movie. Another side of Alice : Rather than showing  Alice  being good at fighting, a portion of the screen time was used on showing she is good with strategy. Lee Joon Gi's short appearance but refreshing character:  Lee Joon Gi stood out a lot. The only refreshing character which could be put to bigger use to bring more impact to the movie. His character certainly stood out among the many characters despite having minimal scene time. Disappointment Factor 1: No action pack battle and replaced with narration After years of waiting, the final movie is finally released. At the end of Resident Evil 5: Retribution , looked like a big battle between Alice and zombies + dragons? BUT at the start of Resid...

Almond Sugee Cookie

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Ingredients (yields approx 160 circle, love, star and flower shaped cookies (0.5 - 0.7cm thickness * 2 - 4 cm diameter) 400g Ghee (clarified butter) 700g all-purpose/plain flour pinch of salt (1/2 tsp salt) 1 tsp baking powder 280g icing sugar 1 tsp vanilla essence 100g blanched almond (super fine powder) Methods 1. In a bowl, sift all-purpose/plain flour 2. Add in salt and baking powder and stir to mix well and left aside till step 5 3. In another mixing bowl, cream Ghee with icing sugar till pale yellow (should look lighter than original butter yellow) and smooth texture (no lumpy sugar 4. Add in vanilla essence and mix well 5. Add in sifted flour portion by portion, till well mixed 6. Add in blanched almond and mixed thoroughly and formed a dough 7. On a plastic/cling wrap, shaped the dough to a long cylinder shape and wrap it. 8. Refrigerate the dough for 30 mins 9. After 30 mins, preheat oven @ 180 Celsius 10. Remove dough from fridge and cut the ...

Pineapple Tarts Revisited

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After a few years of not making pineapple tarts, this year I tried again. This time round, I added something to my original recipe here to make the pastry softer, Ghee.  I made almond sugee cookie days ago and felt in love with the soft melting pastry. After browsing through the website on several other pineapple tarts recipe that used ghee, it seemed that just having an additional 2 tablespoons of Ghee with an increased amount of flour will make the pastry softer. So this is it, my revised recipe with Ghee: Ingredients  (yields approx 65~70 pineapple tarts balls - 2cm diameter) Pineapple Tarts 250g unsalted butter 470g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder (Optional, in my case, I did not have it so I did not add any in) 1/2 tsp salt 50g icing sugar (Can be lesser than 50, around 48g/49g) 2 eggs (separate egg yolk with egg white into two different bowls) 1/2 tsp vanilla essence 500g (1/2 pack of a 1 kg) pineapple preserve filling paste (bought t...