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2013-08-24

Singapore Zoo + River Safari Throwback

After the mishap of the blogskin that I accidentally replaced and couldn't find anymore, I got stuck with this pink skin... I had totally forgotten that the previous time I logged on was to post the Zoo photos, laughs.

So here it is, Bro was the one who took the pictures and since he uploaded EVERYTHING onto Facebook, I shall just save some I thought looked pretty decent and then post them up here. Sigh I really really really like that Red Panda and wanna take it home ;___;

First off, from da zoo: 

























I'm so lazy I didn't even put the same animals together, lol. Of course this wasn't all the animals there is, but these are the few that we managed to get decent photos of... The place started to get crowded from noon and getting a decent photo became pretty hard - PLUS - a few animals here and there were napping or hiding or simply just running around and we couldn't get photos Boo. 

And from the River Safari 





the very cute and fat and fluffy Kai Kai, don't ask me how to differentiate them, idk. 

and the VERY VERY VERY CUTE RED PANDA AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Since the River Safari isn't fully opened yet, there isn't much things to look at that place yet, and also the traffic is pretty fine too, not as crowded as the Zoo, and the food is really cute too! The panda buns especially, really cute, and it's pretty yummy too (red bean paste)! I also bought a drink for the cup ^ ^


Since I'm lazy, I shan't elaborate or maybe I'll just add in another day....

Good night.  







2013-08-16

My love-hate relationship with Cleaning.

Warning, this post serves no purpose at all but is just a random post. And being a Gemini, you will see my POV jumping everywhere and I'll keep contradicting myself. Don't worry, it's perfectly normal. 

First off, I absolutely think Cleaning is a very healthy activity - you sweat like crazy, you feel accomplished after that, your whole room is sparkling clean at the end of the whole activity - it's a good activity for the mind, body, and soul.

...Probably.

Being a lazy bumbum, Cleaning is actually a secret hobby of mine, I like to clean and throw out old stuff, look through the stuff on my bookshelves and laugh at them all over again, dust off all the dust on my forever-not-going-to-be-unwrapped mangas and just, well, feel good after I finished cleaning.

But problem.

I only have the cleaning mood when it's like, midnight.

It's superrrrrr stupid when I start looking for things like the duster, the pails, the towels and shiz when it's like 12MN and my mum would flare up at me for doing stupid things at midnight and not going to bed - though, I personally think Cleaning should be encouraged.

But like i said, i'm a lazy bumbum.

Lazy bumbums do not clean often, and only does so when the "mood" comes (sounds really awkward calling it mood w) and that's where the hate comes in, o m g. When i start cleaning, i /clean/, meaning from corner to corner, dust-to-dust, i do not stop midway and that really takes a looooooong time. Longest I cleaned was almost 2-3 hours, I almost threw out my entire wardrobe and cleaned every freaking corner, snorts. It's also very annoying when you have really sensitive nose and you have to wear a suffocating mask when you clean which makes it really uncomfy when you sweat and stuff ;w;

Speaking of which, not just psychical cleaning, i like doing a comp clean up every couple of weeks too LOL. I like saving EVERYTHING onto my desktop in specific folders, and I absolutely hate organizing them, which is why I let them pile up on my desktop in random folders until that day of the month (or fortnight) and then I drag everything into their respective folders or recycle bin.

It's fun actually, looking through the nonsense you never knew you had and laughing at weird images you had saved back then and you have no idea why you did that... And at the same time, a pain in the ass cos' it takes so much time and effort to go through everything and classifying them TuT

Ah, my love-hate relationship with Cleaning...

I hope i'd be able to make this a habit though and develop a everlasting-love with Cleaning-kun and then we can live happily ever after in a sparkling clean house.

If only.


2013-08-08

Things you MUST know before going to the Singapore Zoo

I went to the Zoo and also River Safari today. It was pretty fun but REALLY tiring. I've always been wanting to go to the zoo and when bro said he had free tickets, OFC i had to go LOL.

But going on a Public Holiday was a REALLY bad idea..... And this ONE trip had so much crazy shit going on that I came home with the resolve that i MUST make up a list of dos and don'ts and keep this in mind if I'm ever going back to the zoo again... No, actually, I want to.

So anyway, the entire list is made based on my own subjection and cheapo tendencies and should only be taken as a reference and not a solid guide (jk, i just wanted to include this sentence to make it sound srsbuzinezz)

Note to the Future Me: 


1. NEVER EVER GO ON A PUBLIC HOLIDAY. 


Best mistake (fatal) that we made today. The crowd on public holiday is massive. Even the weekends are a clearly better choice, totally face-palming at myself right now.

2. Buy Your Tickets Online. 


G D I. I thought we were early, but apparently reaching the zoo at 1030am wasn't "early" enough (sobs) We had tickets to the zoo but not River Safari, and since my aunts wanted to see Jia Jia and Kai Kai, we ended up queueing for the tickets anyway...... Well, that took us an hour, or maybe more, to finally get our tickets even though they had 10 booths and avg. time spent per purchase is pretty short... But waiting for your turn was just crazy.

Get it online instead: http://www.zoo.com.sg/visitor-info/park-hopper-specials.html

Park Hopper Specials 


To be quite honest, anyone would recommend that you get the park hopper special since /discounts/. It's a pretty good plan to try to cover the parks in a single day, actually, at least the zoo and then the River Safari sounds decent. Since the River Safari is pretty small and can be covered in a good 2 hours max, minus the shows and boat ride - which isn't opened yet anyway.

Besides, you can keep the tickets for 30 days and visit one park one trip anyway. You don't have to use the tickets on the same day.

3. Planning Your Routes Ahead 


You'll be given a park guide/map when you enter, if you don't, ask for one. It's the most important thing for the whole trip imo. To save time (and energy), it's really good to check out what's going on in the park and plan the route you want to take before you start walking. There's main roads and some smaller roads here and there which makes it tiring if you miss an exhibit and end up going one round to see it again (happened to dumb me).

Check out the shows that is going on and plan your route according to that, the shows are pretty good and really fun so i think it's definitely worth it to include them in your itinerary! There's also specific feeding time for each exhibit and some even allow you to feed them too (with a price) and those can be considered too.

4. Bring Your Own Food and Drinks 


The zoo has quite a bit of place to dine at, but honestly speaking, the crowd and the queue (and price) is a really huge turn-off. You're so hungry you wanna die, you reach the place, BAM, no seats = GG. Other than their restaurants, there's only KFC and a lot of ice cream shop (Ben's & Jerry's to be exact) and honestly speaking, i like neither.

I think it'd be good if you would pack your own sandwiches and at least a bottle of drink with you when you visit the park. Not only will you assure that you won't go hungry, you save quite a bit on overpriced food and beverages.

5. UMBRELLA. 


Singapore's weather is pretty predictable, we only have 2 - Rain or Shine. And an umbrella is fit for both occasions ^^

Of course, they do sell umbrella at the souvenir shops but..... I think bringing your own sounds cheaper better, hehe.

6. COMFORT AS PRIORITY. 


The zoo is the zoo, it's not some shopping mall, tak glam is totally fine, comfort is the way to go. I wore uncomfy footwear although i wore comfy clothes and that was a BAD CHOICE.

Important: Wear COMFY shoes. Since the park would require you to walk a lot, it is reallyyyyyy important that you're in something comfortable that would last you for the whole day of walking and won't break your legs. Imagine if you go to the zoo in platforms or heels.... If you don't die at the end of the day then good for you.

7. Bring Your Camera, Phone is NEVER enough. 


Pretty sure the smart phones are quite inadequate for a zoo trip... Reason is (1) the animals might be far away from you, if you don't have proper camera, zooming might be a problem if your phone isn't good enough.. (2) if the animals aren't sleeping, they move and i'm pretty sure phones aren't that capable to capture moving objects while keeping good focus and quality of the outcome, or maybe your phone can and mine can't, idk?

But you should really bring a camera. There's so much to see, so much to take and everything is so cute you just wanna scream "CUTE!!!!!!" and then take a photo so you can show it to someone else later. If you don't bring a camera, I guess you might regret it (or at least i'll definitely regret it, thank god i brought mine today).

8. Book A Cab Home. (if you're cabbing)

 

Mandai IS really far from city and it's pretty far away if you don't drive. There's direct buses there and shuttle bus to Khatib MRT but I think cabbing probably sounds the most comfortable ^ ^

For someone who walked and stood 8 hours straight, cabbing home was the ONLY option we had (not really, but i'm serious). It was really tiring covering the full parks by foot and by the end of the whole adventure, we're almost dead, or at least our legs were.

The taxi queue is pretty crazy, and there's also bitches that would cut your queue - e.g. mums who carry their kid in one arm dashing towards a cab where someone just alighted and then never letting go of the door until the cab driver lets them on - dude, you're carrying a fREAKING child, please at least consider the safety of your child o m g.

Anyway, it's DEFINITELY WISE for you to make a call and book a cab. You can even call for one when you've decided that it's time to go home and then just make your way out of the parks, sounds like a pretty decent isn't it.



There's probably more I wanna add to this and modify, but I'm too tried to do anything right now omg. I hope the next time I visit the zoo, I better keep these in mind and don't end up dying again. Will blog with pictures and stuff about the zoo another day.

Also, I didn't get to see Jia Jia. Boo.

2013-08-05

Swee Choon Dim Sum Go Go!!

Swee Choon Dim sum @ Jalan Besar S208882

http://sweechoon.com/

Monday to Sunday : 6 pm to 6 am
Close on Tuesday
Payment mode : Cash and NETS

Rating: ★★★★
Wallet-kun Safety Rating: ★★★
☆ 
(the more you eat, the lower stars it will have, js, since it isn't buffet hahahahhaha) 

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Finally got the chance to try the dim sum at Swee Choon!!! I've been hearing a lot about it and how it's a good place to hang out for late night supper but i've never been there personally boo. 4 person, each at about $17 each, I guess that's pretty reasonable~

Today got the chance to go there with jwen yrui and ting!! It was superrrrr filling and super yummy! Ofc the place wasn't that accessible, but a small walk wouldn't hurt since it helps digest all the food we ate! 

Basically we pigged out and ate a lot of yummy dim sum!! 


Red bean paste......sth. I forgot the name. 


Imo the Xiao Long Bao was REALLY good. I really liked it and the soup tasted good. One thing i dont like about XLB thou is when you leave them to chill for a bit and the skin sticks to your teeth?? Not sure if im the only one, but i tend to get annoyed by it lol


Egg tart is good too! The middle is really soft and really fragrant~ almost wanted to eat another one hehe


I super love the filling in this yam ball! It's not too sweet and the filling doesn't overwhelme the taste of the yam outside either, I would say it's a perfect combi. Definitely my personal favourite tonight. 



I liked how the carrot cake is really soft and the sides are superrrrr crispy!! It's like the thing melts in your mouth but yet it's crunchy at the same time! Definitely go really good with the chilli (i choked on it though lol) 

This fresh prawn roll is SUPER GOOD. The crispy fried beancurd skin outside is really crispy (duh) and the filling is really fresh and every bite is just prawns, prawns, prawns and more prawns! Totally worth a try imo. 






First time tasting liu sha bao too!! Was really surprised that it wasn't that sweet like i imagined, in fact, it was really good! And ofc a warning that you need to eat this with caution or you'll be caught in a mess (or unglam situation lol) 

And lastly we finished off dinner with a Mango Pomelo Sago~ 


Very sweet and very sour but nonetheless, a very refreshing dessert to end the dinner. 

This week gonna go to the zoo!! Hopefully it'll be a fun trip and i hope the weather will be good, like not too hot and not raining (kinda hard but im praying hard too!!!)