My BD cake

And this was my birthday cake, lychee flavour!

Too sweet for me but really wanna thank Lee Shan and Siew Boon for ordering and collecting the cake from Patisserie.

8th BD gift

My colleagues bought me ice cream instead of birthday cake and celebrated my birthday for me.
We had a great ice cream feast that afternoon.

Art & Science Museum Singapore

I went to the Art and Science Museum for a free guided tour.

It's a rather small museum and currently there are only two exibits going on, Van Gogh and Dali exhibitions.

In Europe or in USA, one probably could spend at least half a day or a full day in the museums. Here, I only took about two hours, this reflects how minute the museum is compare with for example the Louvre.

Nevertheless, I enjoyed the trip and having a guide actually made the visit very educational.

Quotation

9th BD gift

This French Earl Grey from TWG is really fragrant and really makes your tea drinking experience a memorable one.

If you have not try it, it's a must try.
Thanks Mrs Lee for sharing your favourite tea with me.

GE 2011

A reflection from Siew Boon:
"My late grandfather was one of the harbour board workers carrying sacks of stuff walking on those planks that bridged between the dock n the boats. His family was not well off, they lived in a rented room in one of the shophouses at wat we call Boat Quay now. As a little boy, my father wore his school shoes during CNY coz the family could not afford a new pair of shoes. My father could only have one or two pieces of chicken during CNY, meat was a luxury for them. As a little boy, he also had to help out during weekends at a fruits stall to help sell fruits to earn a little more for the family. ...This is not part of a drama serial. This is a part of a true story that my father related to me. It is his true story. The resilience n hard work that our forefathers or our parents n grandparents have had in them are admirable, at least to me. At times, I doubt I could ever have dat kinda resilience they had. Times have changed, society has advanced, so has the way we see things. I
hope values have not... I thank n salute my grandparents n my parents for working so hard so that I can be what n who I am today. In pursuing n looking forward to the future, I do not want to forget my past. It could be scary if one day, everyone in our nation has forgotten where we came from n how we have arrived to where we are now as a small nation, that is terrifying to me... Hmm, I feel that MM Lee is a part of our history. His leadership style may not be relevant now but his character n leadership in the past have led the nation to where we are today. I believe he had struggled, was passionate n I believe is still passionate about politics. So is Mr Chiam. There's really lots to learn from politicians like them. I may not know much about politics but i think their spirits n passion in the things they do are really worthy of admiration. I certainly hope that as we progress n change as a nation, especially in the political arena, let us also not forget the great people
who have in one way or another brought us to where we are. Before I end this text, I also thank Mr George Yeo for his dedication n hard work for the nation... Sorry pple, yet another long train of thoughts but thank you for helping me to remind myself a little about my history  Good day everyone..."

2nd BD gift

Sr Ling bought me this box of cookies from Taka, same brand of cookies I bought her for her birthday last month.

It's expensive cookies, individually wrapped and very tasty.

Coffee bean by Dao

One of my favourite eating places in Thailand is Coffee Bean by Dao. This squid ink spaghetti in thick cream sauce is their signature dish.

There is a branch now in Singapore at Wisma Atrium known by the name of Coffee Star by Dao, that's what I heard from a friend.

I heard there's always a queue, it's getting very popular.

Thai salad

Spent my weekend in Thailand and had lots of fabulous food. This simple Thai salad was made heavenly by its dip.

1st BD present

I fell in love with this bag.

It looks exactly like the Prada's design, yet with a softer feel.

Love the colour too, it's greyish brown. Very rare colour.

Prawn Mee

I was invited to Adeline's place for her sister's specialty prawn mee.

There was so much ingredients, however this time round the soup base was not as potent as the previous round.

Nevertheless, home cooked food is always the best.