I lovee travel

Sayuri chan told me she would like to visit Singapore Art museum. I hadnt been there for nearly 10 yrs. So thought its a good idea to go. To align with National Day, the Art Museum displays works from Singapore and Asean.
Its quite interesting and hermmmm a bit strange, hows some are being considered as Art piece.. Well Im quite bad at Art actually. Recalling back in Sec  School, I always get no more than 59 for my Art. Hahahaha…
They have a drawing corner for kids to draw freely on the board. Big kids, Sayuri chan n I started picking up crayons and drew.
Can up make up wat had I drawn? Hahaha.. I wrote Takarazuka with the 5 gumi, Hana(flower), Tsuki(Moon), Yuki(Snow), Hoshi(Star) and Sora(Solar).
Sayuri chan laugh n laugh…
She drew Pocky. The anime character which she quite into it..
Maybe this is one of the best part I enjoyed for this trip.
Hahaha

Next we saw theres a chair and a drawing board with water color to paint. Sayuri and I took turn to paint.. Nice pix?? You believe we drew?? hahaha of coz not la… Its was painted already. We just took photos with it for fun.

Im looking for a present for my friend(not wan to say name.. wait she know).
After the Museum trip, we went to Suntec to find. I saw the make your own bear shop and I was thinking should I buy one or not. But after playing around with the bear costumes, Im so hanged to it then I decide to get one for her. After stuffing the cotton into the bear, have to give the bear a "shower".  Its to blow and brush the bear to make sure they get a shiny suit of fur.

This is the end product of my bear… I wanted to call it Takarazuka bear, but cant la… So I name it after the birthday girl.
I chose a ballet dress with little cute shoes.
And I chose extra thing for this bear bear, a pair of wings!!
This reminds me of Ichiro maki at her Grand finale at Elisabeth show.. Hahaha…

My sister booked a table at Pan Pacific hotel, Hai Tien Lo. Why? Coz
theres fireworks today and my mum had been wanting badly to watch live.
So my sis n I were talking about going to a restaurant to eat and could
watch it at comfort level.

As theres no more seat left, facing the Marina bay, so we were seated at another side(the restaurant is a round concept). The waitress told us that when the fireworks start, we could go to the other side and watch. The guests had already been informed.

Its 8pm. We shall start our dinner first.
We ordered a few dishes and to be honest, they are quite nice(though quite expensive…. oh ok.. my sister treating.. hahaha). I Like the veggies.. Very fresh and crispy.
Its 9pm, but the fireworks had yet to start… Everyone,(not jus us, other guests also) starts to get impatient…. Finally, its 9.20pm (I tik), We heard a Pomm, everyone rush to the corner, that could see the marina bay. So cool!!!!
I used my handphone to record the fireworks.

At last, 15mins ended.. We could have our dessert!!! I like mine!! Ive ordered mango sago.. Its so nice!!!! I loved Sweet sweet dessert.
My dad ordered Avocado with ice cream, its very very nice.. but I still like mine… hahaha!!!!

28th July part 2 ~ After Zoo…. We needed dinner.. Coz we only had bee hoon in the afternoon, 2 pack shared by 3 of us.. so well.. We were feeling hungry already…


So we took shuttle service back to Yishun and search for a bus to town.
Actually we are all so tired.. We went home late the night before, out so early in the morning and walked the whole day from 10am - 4pm, with little rest..
No wonder poor Xun knocked out soon we boarded the bus… Jus as naughty Sayuri n myself thought that we could quietly take pixs of him sleeping, Xun woke up… Sayuri and me kept laughing at him… Hes a bit paiseh(sorry la)..  As soon as Sayuri and I finished taking photo together, we two also K.O.. We slept from Yishun to Bugis.. Too sleepy…

Sayuri chan had craving for Curry Fish Head, but Xun not tt keen…Coz..he will start to sweat like hell when he eat spicy food.
So we decide to go for something mild.. Chicken Rice!!(Sorry Eriy, I know u missed it alot..) We head for Soup Restaurant located at Suntec.

Since, Im in charge of ordering, so we had, Chicken of coz, sambal veggies, Steam fish and homemade Toufu.
The Chicken is quite good!!! But.. hermmm a little overprice though(tts of coz compare to Five Star Chicken rice which is also Yummy!!)
Sayuri chan and Xun were discussing where to go for dessert. And the day before, we suggested bringing Sayuri to eat durian, being a good sport, she agreed(though shes very scared…). We decided to go to the one at Bugis village.

I knew of a stall there that sells durian and we could sit down n eat.
Sayuri had tried durian ice cream and durian pancake before, shes still not so scare of the smell. But D24 durian, once, freaked her out.
I went to order 2 durian, one sweet one bitter. Though only 2 durians, but there so much flesh that we are so so so FULL… And surprising to me, Sayuri ate 6 or 7 of them. Now durian to her, is acceptable. Though not at the super yummy range, but its, between, ok and oiishi.
From Left:
1.Hmm wat shall I do? 2.EEEKKss..Xun get tt away from me. 3.Ok la,not bad..

28th July: While we were together the night b4, Ive asked xun if he want to join Sayuri chan n I to go to the Zoo.. Xun, Xiang, Miao n I had been talking for ages to go to the Zoo and Sentosa, but nv nv nv happen… Since Im had 1 extra free tix(coz it my bro in law’s company’s family day, he have a few extra), I asked Xun along..
Of coz la, my dear frd very ON one, said OK at once.
So we met at 10am at Yishun(coz bro in law company having free shuttle service from Yishun to Zoo..). So excited… I had not went to the Zoo for nearly 16 years. When We arrived, wah seh!!! So many ppl, of coz, many were from my bro in law’s company.
Armed with a map, we went in and started searching n seeing around.. I saw many many animals that I never seen before. Didnt know theres such a pig too..

Next we walked and walked and saw, white TIGERS!!!! They are so so so pretty!!!! Theres 3 of them. And 1, pacing to n fro non stop.. It seems quite disturbed.. I dont know if its coz of the crowd…  But well, at least we see them in action.. Hahahha..
The other 2, jus lazed there , seems getting ready for their beauty sleep….

Next… We went on the the Ballerina Hippo.. Though being big in size, but they are really so pretty. Theres a baby hippo… Jus born not long ago. The mummy hippo kept using its nose n push the baby hippo up to the surface of water… Maybe to help it breath ba.. I tik it shows one thg, mummy (most) will always protect its baby.

Ohhh woww… Why Sayuri san and I seated at the back of an Aussie nature park looking pickup truck?? Are we in Aussie??
Hahaha.. Nope!!! This is a corner set up by the Zoo, which had all sorts of animals from Aussie. Look, two Kangaroos!! And they are of different color!!!! Pretty Cool right?

Taking a look at the guide, oh, the elephant show is starting soon!!!!
Since we are nearby, we decided to go, and on the way to the performance stage, theres many "mini elephants". I tik they are so adorable!!!! Theres so many different style, some are sitting, some are lying down, some standing.. They are all so cute!! I cant resist them and decided to take a photo with it.. Hahaha… The elephants’ show was awesome!! They show us how elephant does work in jungle last time and boy… They are strong.. No no.. Dont mess with them…

From this photo, could you tell what animal is this???
If you think its a rug, NAHHHH!!!! If you guessed its a Polar Bear, Ding ding… Correct!!! It jus lie down on the big rock and not moving.. ok ok… It does look like a rug, actually…

Hmmmmm… I cant remember the name of this name, but now looking at the photo… I tik…. It is a bit strange looking…..
Look at the fur…. It seems inner is white, and brown on the outside….

Awww… Looking at this cute little thing… Isnt it sweet.. Sleeping so soundly under a rock… But poor Xun trying to take its photo, had to try so hard…

Next, we saw Rhino… Theres a kid rhino with its mummy.. but the mummy butt is facing us…
I tik the photo will look better if the mummy butt is not facing us.
Then theres Zebra eating their lunchie…

Next… Lions!!! They seems quite active… Can see that they are actually playing with each other…
And then… Its their snack time.. According to the Zoo keepers, lions are to be fed with their actual meals, every other day.. so this is like a snack to them.. Look at that chunk of meat.. SNACKK?? Too much for me….
We walked on n on n on..
Theres jus so so so so so so much to see!!!!
I didnt expect that, theres jus so many animals in the zoo… Really really, didnt know.. Jia lat.. Singaporean,me, still dont know..

Wah seh… What a super huge turtle… Tortoise??
Eh.. Not so sure also, but I tik they are so big.. and a bit cute too…
Oh no, Xun’s hand!!!!! Just kidding….
Tik i better hide behind better… Be a "Sou Tou Wu Gui" Hahahahha Better dont act heroine..

Sayuri chan wanted to take pix with our Ah meng.. But Ah meng retire liao.. staying comfortable in her enclosure.. So we took pix with her grandchildren la.. Can see they busy eating cant be bother with us…
Then after I finish taking photo with them, I saw my SISTER!!! Shes here with her frds too… She came only at 12(started raining turn drizzle at 1), but we came around 10.. So, well.. at least, we get to see more… hahha.. Pai say la ah jie… who ask you not to come earlier…

Ok.. We almost done seeing all the animals…
The penguins, seal, etc etc…
Quite happy… Sayuri chan told us that shes amazed with our Zoo.
Its her first time here and its so much different from Most of the Japan’s Zoo.
In Singapore, even though restricted but the animals enclosure is still consider big and good! In Japan, animals are still kept in cage. Of coz not small small one la.. But the enclosure is so much different from us. And she liked ours much much more!!!!
No wonder our Zoo had so much compliments from tourist.. Keep it up!!!

27th July - Mum asked me to eat "myself" for dinner, so I asked the gang if they r free. So end up only Xun, Sayuri and myself free. For no reason, Im craving for Claypot rice, so I asked them to if they are fine to meet at outram park, the famous claypot rice stall at Chinatown hawker center. Sayuri had been in Singapore for months but had yet tried Claypot rice, and Xun? He no idea this a famous stall…. So here we are, we ordered, fried kway tiao, fish head bee hoon, Claypot rice, soup and veggies to share.. Of coz, not to forget, desserts!!! We ordered peanut paste and almond paste from my favorite stall, "San Gu Tan Shui". Everything, nice, good, cheap, yummy!!!!!!

But then hor… we are all too full, so we went for a slow walk from Outram to Clark quay. But none of us like night life, so we just brought Sayuri to have a look at Singapore popular hangout, and of coz, Xun too had not been here at night…(Sometimes I wonder… Is Xun staying in Singapore or not… hahaha!) Ive always heard ppl say C clinic, as I dont like pubs too, nv know what is it till then, when we walked past, oh….. its a pub design like a clinic!!!they have red color drinks dispensing from a bag looking as if its a blood transfusion bag. I dont know… Dont fancy this type of idea.. It is creative, but, I tik one could also find this scene in hospital, so……. They even have a surgery looking area. I jus get creeps…

We decide to settle ourselves at The Coffee Club!!! Hahahaha!!! We are all non drinkers, so very much prefer to sit down have coffee or tea…
As they are quite full house(though its 10pm), theres only this type of seats left… At first we are a bit uncomfortable… Worried might fall off anytime from the chair… hahhaa!!!! But well, quite fine after sometime.


We ordered our drinks( we are still quite full from dinner), but it took such a long time to deliver to us. So I took out my phone and start taking pictures..
The back drop had nice colors and compliment the photos.

We tried taking all 3 of us together by ourselves, and its quite a pain actually…
Finally, we manage to take one after a few tries.
And FINALLY!!! our drinks arrived. As Xun and I had tea, we wanted a refill of hot water… But its so hard to get the servers attention as they are so busy…

Xun wanted to learn japanese and start asking Sayuri how to say this n that. And asked how to pronounce hot water in Jap, and its TO-U. And he kept repeating… and even considering to tell the servers,TO-U. He so good at entertaining us.. hahaha.. But too bad la.. Xiang n Miao not here… Miao too busy with her project… and Xiang with rehearsal…..

Sayuri had been in Singapore for a few months, and since her birthday in July she spent it here in Singapore. Though her mum came to Singapore to keep her accompany for her birthday, Xun, Xiang and I decided to hold a mini dinner for her..
Well, first, we told her to meet us directly at the restaurant. Of coz, the reason is, so that we could go get a cake.

    

We worried that we might be too full(coz we are having buffet dinner). So, we went to Swissotel to get one cake for her and hurried to the restaurant.
We hide the cake in the paper bag, and when she arrived, Xiang and I pretended
to walk away to meet someone.. We hide in a corner and lit the candle. We arrange in a way, shes sitting facing back to us when we walked up
to her with the cake. She had a surprise!!! And could see, shes very
touched!!

After the dinner, we went to MOF(Ministry Of Food) to have dessert… Though we are very full… but usual me la… how can i resist dessert????

Its a Japanese restaurant with lots n lots of nice looking dessert. Ive never been here before. So we ordered one dessert each.. But since Im so full…
I could only order a drink, Green Tea milkshake..

Poor xun, ordered the Japanese red bean paste without knowing its a very very very sweet dessert… He had a hard time eating them… So we suggest him to put green tea in.. Hahahha.. Of coz he didnt la…. Could see that Sayuri and Xiang enjoyed theirs alot!!!!! Hahhaha….

Of coz, Happy Birthday Sayuri!!!!!! Hope you liked what we prepare for you!!!