Happy & Cutie Ookii

Took this photo when we carried Ookii for window shopping outside NTUC FairPrice this evening. I really love this photo very much! Baby Ohh is so cute and happy.

Google Street View

Always watch what you do on the road!! If you would like to dig your nose, do it under the shelter e.g. a rain tree! Haha.. remember our primary school science? ;P

Luckily, Google Street View is not implemented in Singapore yet, else there will be more stomp videos for upload! Haha! Check out where is Street View available. DO NOT look at nude beaches ok, guys!! WATCH your boyfriend/hubby gers!

Grocery Shopping

Please note frenz! Haha!

Went grocery shopping with my mum and sis at NTUC FairPrice.


This is my first time to see chinese character imprinted on an apple. I don't know how they did this and it is not definitely not done using ink. These apples are labelled "China Premium GP Apples" in the supermarket and costs $7.88 for a box of 6. And out of these six, only four have chinese word imprints (招财进宝). The other two are just PLAIN apples! This is cheating!!

Anyway, I guess some like to use this as Lunar New Year gift for relatives and friends. Personally, I don't hope to receive such gift because I don't like apples. ;P I ONLY LIKE FRAGANCE PEARS, frenz pls take note.

Next, I saw metal chopsticks selling at NTUC!! Seems like metal chopsticks are becoming more and more popular here. I can still remember how hard it was for me to get 5 pairs of metal chopsticks for my mum years back. I sought my colleague's help to get them purposely from Korea . And it was quite expensive. But now, they are so cheap here, only $5.60 for 5 pairs!!! Anway... what can I say now. Just remember never ever buy metal chopsticks from Korea as souvneirs from now on , understand?! ;P

20 Cheapest Hawker Stalls in Singapore

I was reading 新民日报this evening and came across an interesting survey by Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE). CASE conducted a survery of 255 food samples between Nov and Dec 2008. They reported that most food stalls in Singapore did not increase prices and here is the list of 20 cheapest hawker stalls in Singapore.



Don't know how true this is but according to the list, seems to me that most of the cheapest stalls are located in eastern part of Singapore. So unfair! If you're staying in the west region of the island like me, we shall frequent Bukit Batok from now on! ;P

Happy checking out the list and locate the nearest cheapest food stall(s) in your neighbourhood!

Toyota Yaris Mass Recall

Toyota Yaris is one of my favourite cars in terms of exterior design. I was shocked when I heard Toyota is recalling Yaris and some other models worldwide due to faculty seatbelts and exhaust pipe defects. It is really lucky that the ones in Singapore are not affected by this recall. I believe this will definitely cause chaos if the recall include Singapore because Toyota is the most popular automobile brand here.

I extracted the below from Channel News Asia:

" Toyota Motor says Singapore not affected by vehicle recall
Channel NewsAsia - Thursday, January 29
By Satish Cheney, Channel NewsAsia Posted: 28 January 2009 1843 hrs

SINGAPORE: Toyota Motor Corp is recalling more than 1.35 million vehicles worldwide due to faulty seatbelts and exhaust pipe defects.

Affected vehicles are the Belta, Ractis and Vitz models assembled in Japan. The Vitz subcompact is known as Yaris in Singapore and many other markets.

When contacted by Channel NewsAsia, Toyota Motor Asia—Pacific’s general manager of External Affairs, Enomoto Masato, said the models that the company sells in Singapore are not affected as they are assembled in Thailand.

It, however, could not rule out models which were parallel imported into Singapore from Japan. Toyota said owners of such vehicles should seek advice from the dealers they bought from.

Toyota said on Wednesday it is recalling 830,000 Yaris cars in overseas markets including US, Europe, Canada and Australia.

In Japan, it is recalling a total of 525,898 Vitz, Belta small car and Ractis compacts built from January 2005 to April 2008. "

PS: The Vitz subcompact is known as Yaris in Singapore and many other markets.

Life of a Cow 乳牛的一生

This year is the Year of the Ox. Then, do you know the life of a cow?

Extracted the above from 新民日报.

Dog Friendly Restaurant SG: Fish & Co, Parkway Parade

Parkway Parade(PP)'s Fish & Co is a dog-friendly restaurant. ☺ We have seen many dog owners brought their dogs there for meals.

大年初一，We went to PP Fish & Co for dinner with Ms Ooh and Pikii. Took a few photos together with the three cute ox at the foyer outside the shopping mall.

The soup of the day was seafood chowder. It was very good! Thick & yummy! However, Ms Ooh and Pikii did not appreciate the food. Ms Ooh doesn't like seafood while baby Pikii was too tired after a day out. Haha! That was a good news for us, because we did not need to share food with them this time. ;P

Pikii - Our New Family Member

Introducing our new family member, Pikii. She is a 5 months old Chihuahua, joins our home today. She is my sis's baby. My sis has been longing to have a dog herself. As darling Ooh will be moving home with me soon, there will be no doggie to keep them accompany anymore. Hence, my sis adopts Pikii. We hope that Ookii and Pikii can get along with each other before I move out. This is important especially when any of us is away for trip, we can help each other to take care of each other's baby. ☺

"福"字要怎样贴? How do you stick the "Fu" word at home?

I read the above article from 新民日报today. I find it interesting and useful! Hope this will benefit you in time too.

So, let's not stick the "fu" word wrong starting this new year!

Auspicious Day To Start Work In the Year Of Ox

Common enemy among your colleagues? Always kanna arrows?! Kanna back-stab? So, pick an auspicious day to start work in the upcoming lunar new year and start applying leaves! My colleague, Siew Hoon sent this to me but according to this, I need to start work over the weekend. Sigh! ;P Good luck frenz! Gong xi fa cai!

Click here to read more.

Bathroom Renovation

I have never been to our new home since renovation starts. Dear took this photo to keep me updated of the progress. This is one of our renovating bathrooms. We are so excited to see the end product!

Cough & Flu 我生病了!

I woke up in the morning having sore throat then followed by running nose. Sneezed the whole day in office and went to see doctor in the evening. Again, doctor said this is a virus attack! (!! I guess doctors these days don't bother to explain the actual illness.) Anyway, I think I caught the virus from my user (she's on MC today) yesterday evening. She was sneezing badly when I met her. Sigh.

Cindy is also not feeling well today, hope she will get well soon as well. Take care ger~

Yogi Pee Tray - Silver Nano

Today I bought a Powda Yogi Pee Tray (Silver Nano) for Ms Ooh. I want to prepare her for the new home. Currently, she pees on the newspaper we lay on the floor. She has been a very good girl so far because she always pee within the papers. Of course there are times when the pee overflows if she produces higher volume. I bought this pee tray is to eliminate this overflow problem.

What is "nano silver" pee tray?
Yogi nano silver pee tray is: Environment friendly, non-toxic, and harmless to human body. Multi-functions such as 99.9% anti-bacteria, 99.9% anti-fungus, stop bacteria growth, sterilization and deodorization. Excellent lasting effects·Highly efficacious· Fast acting·Non Poisonous·Non stimulating· Non allergic·
Tolerance Free·Hydrophilic.

Nano silver or silver nano technology is also available in samsung fridge
VISIT http://www.samsung.com/sg/silvernano/silvernano/refigerator.html for more information on NANO SILVER.

I bought the goods from Doggyfriend, an online pet shop in the morning and arranged for a home delivery in the evening. It definitely saves me the time and money to travel down to the pet shops one by one to hunt for it. Most pet shops will not carry such product because it has a big price tag and it's rare & hard to sell (How often do you change your toilet bowl? It's the same logic.).

Although with the upgraded toilet, Ms Ooh is still not used it, she protests by refusing to pee. ;( Haiz. Really doesn't know how to appreciate a three-stars toilet!

Why a three-stars? Are you interested to know what is a five-stars toilet in the canine kingdom, click here to find out.

Lunch @ Newton Food Centre

Today, I went shopping with my bf's brother-in-law and his nephew for our bathroom accessories again.

Dropped by Newton Food Centre (纽顿熟食中心) for lunch. It has been really some time since my last visit there. I was surprised by its new resort look! No wonder it is gaining more popular among the tourists. It has became a must-visit attraction for tourist to Singapore these days. During my 30 minutes lunch there, I saw many tourists there. One angmo couple was eating black pepper crab with tiger beer.

The food there is relatively more expensive than our neigbourhood hawker centre! The wanton mee that you see below costs $4.00!!!

Fried oyster omelette, (a.k.a. orh luak)

Satay (BBQ meat)

Wanton Mee

Blur King is Out of Town

Latest headline of Singapore today. Singapore Blur King, Mr Ong is out of town this weekend starting this evening. He must be on the coach now. This is his second trip to Kuala Lumpur (KL). *faint* ;P Super good life! He is taking the luxury Aeroline (coach with on-board crew & meals) to KL and staying in KLCC. His mission of this trip is to confuse the malaysians. I pity those around him now. Haha!! Don't care lah, let's enjoy the upcoming weekend in Singapore without him around. ;P

Inaugural Safari Zoo Run, 7 Feb 2009, 4-6pm

The Singapore Zoo is organising its inaugural Safari Zoo Run on 7 Feb 2009(Saturday). Registration fee is $38 and comes with an entry pack:

• An exclusive Safari Zoo Run number
• An exclusive Singapore Zoo Polo T-shirt worth S$33
• Goodies Bag with sponsored item
• Free 3 years PAssion membership card worth S$10
• mystery gift for existing PAssion member
• 50% discount Night Safari tickets & 20% F&B items
  (extended to family members and friends upon presenting the number bib)
• One lucky draw ticket

What's more you can incorporate your photos taken during the Safari Zoo Run to the background (pick from 4 exclusive designs) you choose for your own certificate. Sounds interesting! Any goers here?

New Disneyland in Shanghai by 2014

News just reported that Walt Disney Co. has confirmed that it would submit plans to the Chinese Government to build its next theme park in Shanghai by 2014 today. If this is built, it will be the third disneyland resort in Asia following Japan and Hong Kong.

No matter what, I am very excited about it because this will be definitely a cheaper workaround to fly to Japan & the States. However, I guess by then, we should be accompanied by our kids. ;P

By the way, where was the plan to build a disneyland in Malaysia years back??!! I am waiting for it too.

Warehouse Sale This Weekend

Calling all Adidas, Hugo Boss, Esprit, Nike, Juicy Couture and Puma fans! A place where you can go this weekend. Thanks for my colleague, Xuefang's lobang.

Chinese Astrology 2009

My fren, Alvin sent this to me. Check out yours for 2009!

"There is a famous legend behind the Chinese Astrology that says that once upon a time the Jade Emperor arranged an animal swimming race to measure time. The first twelve animals that completed the race were Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. As a prize, they all got a year each named after them.

According to another legend, Buddha once invited all the animals in the world for a New Year celebration, but only twelve animals turned up. Buddha then rewarded them by naming a year each after them. Moreover, these years follow in the order the animals arrived for the New Year celebration.

Let' s take a look at each animal, their major personality traits and what the prospects are for 2009, the Year of the Ox.

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The Rat
Rats are charming, elegant and clever. They can be a bit gossipy and prone to being distracted. They ' re also thrifty and very good with handling money. Family and close friends are exceptionally important to them. The Rat is charming beyond words and throughout his undoubtedly long life he will always be popular and will have many friends.

Forecast for 2009 - 2009 will be an encouraging and positive year but the Rat will need to keep his eye on the world around him in order to avoid unnecessary pressures. Training and learning new skills in their careers will ensure financial security over the coming months and increased self-confidence. On the home front, this will be an excellent year for the Rat with at least one happy family occasion and if they can manage it, an enjoyable family holiday. Romantically, this is the year to make great progress whether to meet someone new or take things to a new level with a special partner. May to September will be very favorable for socialising with September to December being important career-wise.

The Ox
Sturdy, earthy, no-nonsense – that ' s the Ox. Affectionate and easy-going, the Ox can show a fierce temper when agitated. He is neat, tidy, quiet and studious, with a great love of his home. Music can be a great love. Family life and a loving partner are high on the Ox ' s priorities. A wonderful loyal friend.

Forecast for 2009 - The Ox sees overall improvements in his situation during his own year in 2009. The main area of enjoyment will be the interaction with others, either with friends and family or on a more romantic level. A key phrase to bear in mind this year is 'hold fast' . There may be setbacks and delays in the general run of life, but keep calm and persist and all will be well. There will be an opportunity to study and learn (in common with other signs this year) which should appeal to the Ox and there will be a huge sense of pride with what is achieved. Between May and July there are significant developments on the work front, in particular important talks with a boss or superior, while September to November sees very interesting and delightful romantic encounters!

The Tiger
Magnetic, passionate and grand! When the Tiger does anything, it ' s noticed! Indecisiveness and stubbornness can mar the sparkle of the Tiger personality. On the one hand generous, on the other hand a little mean, it ' s sometimes hard to know where one stands with the Tiger. Flexible, honest and truly entertaining, one has a friend for life with a Tiger.

Forecast for 2009 - 2009 will be a challenging year for the Tiger, but it definitely lays the foundation for 2010 which is his own year. Discipline, concentration and focus will be of paramount importance to the Tiger this year. Keeping their eye on the end goal and dreams will stand to them throughout the year. Financial issues must be addressed seriously and spending should be done wisely. Romantically February to July could be very exciting but discretion must be used! The end of the year, November and December, will present excellent career opportunities for those Tigers ready to move up the job ladder.

The Rabbit
Cuddly, warm and affectionate are the attributes of the Rabbit. Mysterious and a great party-giver and host, the Rabbit enjoys being the centre of attention once in a while. The Rabbit is occasionally over cautious and can be a bit boring. He is also one of the luckiest signs in the Chinese Astrology chart.

Forecast for 2009 - Slow and steady – this is how 2009 will progress for most Rabbits. Travel will also feature prominently in between a busy social life and an increased workload at their job. Friends and family mean the world to the Rabbit and their support and love this year will be especially important. Single Rabbits will likely meet a potential partner in a social situation and all will find that August and September sparkle romantically! Careerwise, November is the best month to put themselves forward for a well-earned promotion or payrise. Artistic Rabbits could be approached regarding an exciting new project.

The Dragon
Assertive, energetic and talented are all words to describe the Dragon personality. On the other hand, the Dragon has a tendency to be condescending and tactless without realising it. They generally enjoy robust health and tend to be very successful in anything they turn their hand to.

Forecast for 2009 - Most Dragons will have an increase in income during 2009 which will be very welcome. They will be strong and focused in pursuing their objectives for the year. Dragons should take their time and appreciate any valuable advice they are given. Time should be made to enjoy hobbies and fun activities. Gossip could feature strongly during the year and all Dragons should take care not to indulge in idle chit chat lest in backfires on them! Socially, May to August will be a fun time with many Dragons taking their romances more seriously. March and April will bring intriguing job offers for those seeking a change in direction.

The Snake
Intelligent and highly intuitive are two of the Snake ' s many fine qualities. He makes an amusing and romantic friend with a definite flirtatious streak. When challenged or criticized he can be a sore loser. The Snake is very lucky with money and is fond of the odd bet or two. He is quick-witted and enjoys reading, music and occasionally the paranormal side of life.

Forecast for 2009 - For the Snake, 2009 will be quite fast-paced and demanding and they will need to remain flexible and positive to enjoy it. Romance features strongly and for the single Snake, this could be the year to start a serious relationship. Financially, impulse buys should be kept under control and risks should be minimized. 2009 will be an excellent year for self-discovery and reviewing recreational interests and hobbies. April to June will present great social opportunities and new friendships. October and November will shine on the work front.

The Horse
Fun, charming and attractive sums up the Horse ' s traits perfectly. They love parties and crowds and being the centre of attention. They can also be egotistical, hotheaded and impatient. The Horse is a considerate and protective friend and partner and when in his company, there will always be excitement around the next corner.

Forecast for 2009 - 2009 will see the Horse making excellent progress in whatever area of his life he chooses. Finances will feature in a positive way as well with a possible increase in income. They should take care, however, to manage their money wisely and make plans. Balance needs to be maintained between work time and leisurely pursuits in order to stay healthy and centered. The Horse will have a tendency to overdo things this year. January to March will be fortuitous for changing jobs while April and December will favor romantic pursuits – for those attached, these months could bring news of an engagement!

The Goat

Graceful and optimistic, kind and easy going, would describe a Goat personality. They can also be petulant and discontented, likely to throw the towel in at the beginning of a problem. They can be charming without revealing their true feelings. The Goat is very talented and imaginative and can turn his hand to most creative pursuits.

Forecast for 2009 - The Goat need not feel on his own in 2009 as there will be much support and friendship to help him in this busy year. With so much going on in all areas of his life, the Goat would do well to plan ahead and take his time in making decisions. Money-wise, the Goat needs to curb his enthusiasm for spending and exercise some self-discipline or problems may arise later! July to September will present many social events and possibilities for love and romance. Short trips and travel are well inspected in August and October for all Goats.

The Monkey
The Monkey is playful, lively, fun and a quick thinker. They get bored very easily and find it hard to settle down to doing any one thing. The Monkey can also be vain and offhand. They are ambitious and usually very good with investing money. With their quick wit and wonderful sense of humour, they are a great party guest. The Monkey ' s life will never be dull and predictable!

Forecast for 2009 - The Monkey ' s fine creative streak can be put to excellent use in 2009 if he concentrates on one task at a time rather than attempting many projects at once. With keeping so busy, the Monkey needs to watch his own health and allow adequate time for work, rest and fun. On the home front, there may be celebrations and happy family gatherings throughout the year. The Monkey ' s love life will shine also with many getting engaged or meeting someone very special. March to July will be particularly busy socially. November will be an excellent time for work-related promotions or recognition.

The Rooster
The Rooster is always popular, extravagant and creative. They can be brutally honest and generally like being showered with attention. They are wonderfully loyal friends and also give advice freely – whether they are asked for it or not! Family means the world to the Rooster and they are fiercely loyal to those they care about.

Forecast for 2009 - 2009 will run along the themes of enthusiasm, planning and determination, all of which suit the Rooster perfectly! At home and with family, life will run much smoother and will be a source of happiness and security for all Roosters. Money matters are well starred also this year with either a pay rise, a surprise bonus or both! Hobbies and travelling look prominent as well, with pleasant pursuits greatly enjoyed during the year. July to September will favor career moves and travel is highlighted towards October.

The Dog
The Dog is wonderfully hard worker, a perfectionist and someone who loves the small details. He is also a bit anti-social, pessimistic and stubborn. They are one of the most honest and loyal signs of the Chinese zodiac and will always go to bat for a worthy cause. The Dog is a fantastic listener and his advice is usually very intuitive.

Forecast for 2009 - The Dog will find a busier social life and more friends during 2009. This will be a challenging year on the work front, but Dogs should take a deep breath, be patient and remain steadfast. Solid foundations are being built for the very favorable Year of the Tiger in 2010. Travel will be particularly enjoyable and home life will be very special in 2009. October to December will be very interesting regarding new job opportunities. May and November will see romance beautifully highlighted with many happy social get-togethers.

The Pig
The Pig is an innocent, sweet and lovable personality. They can also be quite melancholy and over-sensitive. The Pig loves the company of others, and adores parties, gossip and chit chat. They are highly intelligent, but prefer to keep this side of their nature under wraps. The Pig does not care that much for money, but is one of the zodiac signs that is very lucky.
Forecast for 2009 - 2009 should prove to be a lucky and encouraging year for all Pigs. Interesting offers and chance meetings can occur at any time of the year and the Pig needs to be alert and aware for any lucky breaks. With such a hectic year, it ' s important for the Pig to make time for fun and relaxation and travel may be one way to do this. It ' s also an excellent year to review his diet and fitness regime, as he needs to be in top form for such an active schedule. April to July will bring happy times for love and relationships, while August and September bring interesting offers on the work front, particularly in relation to publishing and writing.

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