... if anyone actually reads my blog. I've told only a handful of people about this blog. Even my closest friends and family don't know about it. Bloody hell, even I don't read it. Every now and then, I remember that I have a blog so I update it with my ramblings. I wouldn't be able to find it on another computer because it's only bookmarked in this computer.
So who reads my blog? If you do, please leave me a comment so that I'll know I'm not really talking to myself. Thanks :-)
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
I'm not a sportswoman but....
... I do like to WATCH sports :-)
I've been glued to the telly this past week watching the Beijing Olympics. I think Michael Phelps is part fish... maybe once he hits the water, he grows webs between his fingers and toes and if you examine under his ears carefully, you'll see gills. That man is sheer genius in the water!!
That aside, I happened to catch the 200m women's fly finals. It was an ok race at the start but at the turn for the last lap, China's Liu Zige starting catching up with the defending champion and beat her by about a body length, cutting the world record by 10 seconds. A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.!!
These wonderful feats bring to mind 1976 Nadia Comeneci's perfect 10 performance and Barcelona 1992 Fu Minxiang's winning dive from the 10m platform. I don't think I've ever seen anything to beat these 2 breathtaking and beautifully executed performances.
Oh yes, I remember from eons ago in some vague part of my memory Mark Spitz's wins in the pool. If I'm not wrong, he had a full head of hair, a big moustache and a triangle Speedo. But now, all the swimmers are either bald or double-capped with shark skin suits that compress their bodies to be as aerodynamically efficient as possible. So are the new world records a result of their own prowess or the suits?
So ok, Singapore won silver in the women's team table tennis but it's all very hollow to me as at the end of the day, all 3 players are imports and not trained and developed in Singapore. I'm sure I'm not the only one saying that it was essentially a China vs China match. But Zhang Yining is another kettle of fish altogether. She is by far the coolest player I have ever had the pleasure of watching. It's no wonder she's World No. 1 :-P
Badminton... now that's about the only sport with a net that I know how to truly appreciate, having played it myself since I was so high with the neighbour kids and joining the badminton team in school just for the heck of it. Strangely enough, they didn't show badminton on Channel 5, the "official Olympic channel". Funny how the official channel missed out so many events. Maybe they weren't officious enough.
Well, I managed to catch the men's final between world no. 1, China's Lin Dan and Malaysian Lee Chong Wei. That Lin Dan... W.O.W. I've never seen him play before but I'm glad I channel-surfed to the Malaysian station and caught that match.
Caught gymnastics last night and was a bit shaken by the hairlessness of the men gymnasts from the eastern bloc. Men really shouldn't shave anything other than their faces. Since we're on that subject, men shouldn't do floor exercises either, especially big men with bulky muscles. It's not a pretty sight.
I don't know what's on tonight but I think it's beach volleyball. I'll give that a miss and get on with reading my Eddings.
I've been glued to the telly this past week watching the Beijing Olympics. I think Michael Phelps is part fish... maybe once he hits the water, he grows webs between his fingers and toes and if you examine under his ears carefully, you'll see gills. That man is sheer genius in the water!!
That aside, I happened to catch the 200m women's fly finals. It was an ok race at the start but at the turn for the last lap, China's Liu Zige starting catching up with the defending champion and beat her by about a body length, cutting the world record by 10 seconds. A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.!!
These wonderful feats bring to mind 1976 Nadia Comeneci's perfect 10 performance and Barcelona 1992 Fu Minxiang's winning dive from the 10m platform. I don't think I've ever seen anything to beat these 2 breathtaking and beautifully executed performances.
Oh yes, I remember from eons ago in some vague part of my memory Mark Spitz's wins in the pool. If I'm not wrong, he had a full head of hair, a big moustache and a triangle Speedo. But now, all the swimmers are either bald or double-capped with shark skin suits that compress their bodies to be as aerodynamically efficient as possible. So are the new world records a result of their own prowess or the suits?
So ok, Singapore won silver in the women's team table tennis but it's all very hollow to me as at the end of the day, all 3 players are imports and not trained and developed in Singapore. I'm sure I'm not the only one saying that it was essentially a China vs China match. But Zhang Yining is another kettle of fish altogether. She is by far the coolest player I have ever had the pleasure of watching. It's no wonder she's World No. 1 :-P
Badminton... now that's about the only sport with a net that I know how to truly appreciate, having played it myself since I was so high with the neighbour kids and joining the badminton team in school just for the heck of it. Strangely enough, they didn't show badminton on Channel 5, the "official Olympic channel". Funny how the official channel missed out so many events. Maybe they weren't officious enough.
Well, I managed to catch the men's final between world no. 1, China's Lin Dan and Malaysian Lee Chong Wei. That Lin Dan... W.O.W. I've never seen him play before but I'm glad I channel-surfed to the Malaysian station and caught that match.
Caught gymnastics last night and was a bit shaken by the hairlessness of the men gymnasts from the eastern bloc. Men really shouldn't shave anything other than their faces. Since we're on that subject, men shouldn't do floor exercises either, especially big men with bulky muscles. It's not a pretty sight.
I don't know what's on tonight but I think it's beach volleyball. I'll give that a miss and get on with reading my Eddings.
Monday, 4 August 2008
Waiting for the air-con man
Last night the air-con in the room went a little haywire. It wasn't cool at all and if you are in sunny Singapore right now, you'd know how torturous the weather is these days.
So D called the air-con man who was supposed to have been here at 5pm, but it's 7.14pm now and still no sign of that all-important figure in our lives.
Here are my dogs confined to the kitchen so that they don't pounce on and tear our dear air-con man to shreds... the feral beasts...
So D called the air-con man who was supposed to have been here at 5pm, but it's 7.14pm now and still no sign of that all-important figure in our lives.
Here are my dogs confined to the kitchen so that they don't pounce on and tear our dear air-con man to shreds... the feral beasts...
Bak Kut Teh anyone?
Today D and I had bak kut teh for lunch. Ok... so it wasn't just bak kut teh... we also had pork trotters, braised dried bean curd and skin, bean sprouts, brained groundnuts, and fish with jackfruit. The fish with jackfruit is an interesting dish. It's a bit like fish & chips but instead of chips, they had a honeyed jackfruit with is really refreshing.
I'm not a huge BKT fan but I did like the shop and their concept. It's at Bukit Timah opposite Beauty World and it's a quaint little place next to the HUGE coffee shop that sells Indian food. The deco is really nice and best of all, it's AIR-CONDITIONED! heeee..... I loved their tableware... white ceramic plates, bowls and spoons in avant garde shapes. Lovely to look at, to hold and best of all, so CLEAN looking! Their use of leather-like pvc black table covers is also very original and adds a touch of modernity to this age-old dish.
The food is very comforting... just the sort of thing that I would cook at home, especially the soups. Simple but flavourful. And they serve them up in stone pots which keeps the dish hot till the last drop is scooped up. The co-owner cum cook said that all the recipes were passed down to him by his grandmother. That's why they tasted so homey :-)
I'm not a huge BKT fan but I did like the shop and their concept. It's at Bukit Timah opposite Beauty World and it's a quaint little place next to the HUGE coffee shop that sells Indian food. The deco is really nice and best of all, it's AIR-CONDITIONED! heeee..... I loved their tableware... white ceramic plates, bowls and spoons in avant garde shapes. Lovely to look at, to hold and best of all, so CLEAN looking! Their use of leather-like pvc black table covers is also very original and adds a touch of modernity to this age-old dish.
The food is very comforting... just the sort of thing that I would cook at home, especially the soups. Simple but flavourful. And they serve them up in stone pots which keeps the dish hot till the last drop is scooped up. The co-owner cum cook said that all the recipes were passed down to him by his grandmother. That's why they tasted so homey :-)
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