Singapore Day.. Continued!

3:46 AM

Here's our group shot!

the girls..

lazing on beautifully mowed lawn at Hampton Court after 4hours feasting marathon - what could be better?


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Singapore Day @ Hampton Court, London

5:37 AM

went up to London today for SIngapore Day =)

It was a mad day of non-stop queueing and feasting!

Hampton Court's reli pretty.. rows and rows of bright tulips =)

and this was what made us sooo sure that we've arrived at the right place.. an ERP gantry!! (u gotta give the organizers credit for this)

there were loads of FOOD!! hoho. authentic Singaporean food sooo many thousand miles away from home. We ate ALL of the following within 4hours:
Hokkien Mee, Chicken Rice, Carrot Cake, Chwee Kueh, Bak Kut Teh, Muah Chee, Mee Siam, Char Kway Teow, Prata, Satays, Kway Chap, Hum Chi Peng, Orh Nee & Ondeh Ondeh!!

Authentic Satay Man

the best prata ever!! and we had 2 whole chunks of pork ribs in the Bak Kut Teh. (no other pictures of food though - we gobbled them down once we had our hands on them)

the Hum Chi Peng fan club! - bubbling with excitement while queueing for our Hum CHi Peng.

Look! they flew the Hill Street Char Kway Teow uncle over - it's seriously good.

Ah Meng balloon

and we spotted K.F. Seetoh in the crowd..

and got hugged by the Dim Sum DOllies!!

my gd old tkgs uniform on display - reli unbelievable.

all well fed and happy to leave

I LOVE Singapore..


an Ideal glutton's day out =) - suffering the consequences now though. we were so stuffed that we couldn't even stand straight after that..

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3:21 AM

some idiot broke into our backyard last nite, knocked over my bike and the rear tyre got slit. SLIT!!

so i woke up this morning all geared up to cycle to work, only to find myself staring at a totally flat tyre. *&^&$%#@$%^&* - and the green silicon that was in the inner tube (puncture prevention) was all smeared over the entire wheel frame. and now i can't fix it coz the silicon's all over the tube and the repair patches won't stick. woohoo! the irony of it all.

no wonder Spike was barking like mad yest in the wee hours of the morning. (and we all thought he was just going mental and nobody bothered to wake up to see wat's gg on)

lesson learnt: always trust your dog.

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Marie Curie Swimathon

5:54 AM

woohoo! i survived to tell the tale =)

did my 5km distance challenge (an appalling 200laps) in 1hr 51mins!

so so pleased =)
had a celebratory face-stuffing feast with Lucy at Zizzi's after that.
absolutely mullered but great sense of acheivement i guess.
raised 105 GBP for Marie Curie Cancer Care as well. Thanks to everyone who sponsored!! Love you all. *muacks*

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lil baby lambs

9:59 PM

went for a walk during lunch ard the lake near gsk. look wat i saw!

lil baby lambs =) Phil says that the lil lambs are usually born in early spring, so that they'll have time to get fat and grow some wool in preparation for winter.

everybody loves spring!!

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Dunorlan Park - Tunbridge Wells

5:58 PM

Great weather yesterday! ~ the joy of SPRING!! =)

went Dunorlan Park to soak in the warm afternoon sun (with horrendously chilly winds) and had a mini picnic there as well.

lil duckies!

It's a reli lovely park! there's this lake with boat rentals - canoes, peddlers and row boats!


the row boats excited me the most!! - it reminds me of those romantic hollywood films. we dun ever get such stuff in singapore eh.

its reli fun! - after u get the hang of it. but u have to row it backwards.. so odd. u can't reli see where u're heading.


swimathon later.. 5km swim! hoho. be back to report my victory if i succeed! =) wish me big big luck.

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Easter Hols - Barcelona, Spain

4:13 AM

Spent my Easter hols in Barcelona. It was a truely enjoyable trip!! Had loads of fun strolling down busy La Rambla, gwaking at majestic Gaudi architecture, shopping at Zara, feasting on Tapas, Chocolate con Churros, fanciful pastries, Paellas & simply soaking up the Barcelona sun (and rain).

our flight there on easyjet + krispy kreme

pretty port vell

and the many yatches

busy la Rambla

gothic quarters

our first lunch - Tapas & seafood paella!!


our all time favourite - Fiduea, the noodle version of paella

Cathedral of Barcelona

people queuing up to light candles during Easter

Easter bread!! - they had feathers on all the easter bread and cakes =)

pastry galore

the best (& one of the largest) Strawberry and custard tart!!

chocolate con churros - so rich and orgasmic-ally good!

Placa Reial

Easter Street Procession along La Rambla

Musical Fountain - this is seriously awesome!! (the sentosa one's like child's play as compared to this) Jing and I somehow managed to get the best spot - right in front of the fountain!! so lovely and romantic =)

we visited the famous market - Mercat de la Boqueria. They had the weirdest things!
the ENTIRE lil piglet on sale.. (they had whole rabbits as well - skinned + with bulging eyes! but it looks too gross to be uploaded)

colourful display of dried goods

our favourite tapas bar - everything's so small and pretty & highly addictive!(not to mention too good to be true)

Gaudi's work of art (1) - Casa Batllo

Gaudi's work of art (2) - La Pedrera

Gaudi's work of art (3) - Sagrada Familia
This is unbelievable!! the photos didn't do it justice.. the artwork is so intricate and detailed.. it looks kind of odd coz it's a few themes combined into one - nature, human, religious & gothic. but reli interesting. a pity it's not yet completed though - ugly ugly cranes all around!


the interior..

entrance of Park Guell - check out the Hansel and Gretal houses!

the famous (but disgusting) huge lizard thingy designed by Gaudi - wonder why everyone's fighting to pose with it

Park Guell's reli nice and rustic..love the place to bits!



Spanish Village..


Barcelona Beach...


there were a few massive sandcastles on the beach.. here's one of the nicer ones (with the sandcastle-maker posing behind)

cute spanish guys at beach volleyball training

love Barcelona! reli great lively city to be in =)

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