I am First Commenter!

Good morning to everyone!

A 3-day weekend sure passed by really fast! How was your 3-day weekend? I went to Singapore to spend time with my hubby. So I will have more to post soon about what I did in Singapore ^_^. Would it be about food? Would it be about places I went and saw? You will have to find out when I post them!

Today I would like to share with everyone the times of excitement of being an FC in a few blogs. I have never been much of FC in blogs so when I was FC in this few blogs, I was really excited!

First FC;
LaiKePo's blog.

This was my very first FC in blogging world that I receive “linky love” (who started the word linky love anyway?) which was on the 21st August 2009. The excitement begins! I want more! Of course I managed to get more FC from LKP. Up to date 7 more! I am lucky in LKP blog!

Second FC;
Life Ramblings' blog.

It wasn’t easy to be FC on LR’s blog. Of course I was excited! So I managed to be FC on LR's blog on 8th September 2009 *excitement*.

Third FC;
Tekkaus' blog.

This was my third. Another hard place to be FC; I had a gut feeling he would be posting soon, so I kept refreshing his page! Oh such luck finally an update! I was FC! It was like winning another first prize! Hahaha! 18th November 2009; being FC on Tekkaus' blog... noticed both dates has the number 8? Is that a sign?!

Fourth FC;
foongpc’s blog.

It is always hard to be first commenter in his blog, but I managed that day on the 20th November 2009 (eh why doesn't this one have number 8 in it?)! I was lucky! He posted at 10plus in the morning… usually he post at the very early morning; my brains have yet to work! So I don’t browse through blogs until like maybe 9:00am or 9:30am.
Foong next time post a little bit later… so I can get a chance again to be FC in your blog!

I got really excited being FC at these people’s blog (did I miss FC anywhere else? Places with no "linky love"  doesn't count! :P)… of course I am not FC everyday at someone’s blog. I wish more FC with "linky love" showing my beautiful red avatar will come for me soon :P.

Anyone willing to let me be FC at their blog soon? *hint hint*

Have good Monday!

eugene

Backdated : Ice Cream Session

Today I thought I would catch up on my backdated posts. Else everyone will keep reading on outdated happenings! So I need to catch up *runs runs runs*. With that I also decided to post this up today… ah yes I know I barely post on Saturdays :P. This is exceptional because I need to chase after time!

Continuing from the previous post; we decided to go to Swensen’s for ice cream! Again for me haha! I can’t never resist ice cream :P.

On our way there, outside of Swensen’s there were displayed of lanterns made from recycled items.
The Largest Recycled Lantern!

All made from Mineral Bottles and CDs.

Closer View.

Nice right? I wonder how long it took them to make it.

Bird Lantern?

Made out of a lot of random stuffs, an old lantern, paper, CDs.

Plastic Lantern.

This lantern is made out of plastic containers and in the containers they put in some items to make the color shading. I think I saw in one container, a bundle of condoms (used or not I don’t know yea >.< ).

Paper Lantern.

All made from paper plates!

Which lantern attracts you the most?

Salt & Pepper.

Hubby was trying to be creative, taking this salt and pepper at creative angle. Do you think he made creativity? :P

Pistachio Ice Cream.

Our friends' order. Looks good, but I am not much of a Pistachio ice cream person.

Double Berry Tower.

Hubby didn’t like, thinks it is too sweet… now I wonder what ice cream isn’t sweet?

Our drinks.

A Peach (or was it Apricot?), and Apple Fizz thingy. Ah yes I forgot the name of the drink @.@ I only know the Apple hubby and I ordered was lousy. The Peach / Apricot is our friends’, theirs are nicer!

Well, this ends my post for the trip of while I was in Singapore in September 2009. Woah~ Took me a very long time before I managed to finish my backdated posts since Backdated : Dayflight. I hope you enjoy journeying with me throughout this time :).

Have a Great Weekend!

Rose Belle

Backdated : Walk through Chinatown

Today is a holiday! For me at least. Happy Hari Raya Haji to all my Muslim readers :) For non-Muslims, have a good holiday (not applicable to those who are not having this holiday... sorry :S )

Anyway; back to my trip in Singapore in Sept;
After dinner at IKEA;

Four of us decided to take a walk at Chinatown for me to view the lightings of Chinatown during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

I was amazed all right.

The main Road.

They decorated up the stretch of main road at Chinatown. So brightly lit up yea? ^_^

Crossing over at the top of Chinatown, I saw this Chinese Style Pavilion.

How unique… I definitely don’t see this kind of things at where I reside.

View from the pedestrian bridge.

The massive pillars holding up the roof at Chinatown, the sea of people walking below!

Strings of Lights.

Lanterns of Lights hanging everywhere above us! Did you also notice the massive of people? It was a very crowded that night.

I saw this ice cream stall!

I remembered that FuFu posted about his trip in Turkey and of the ice cream that is all rubber like. Click here to read about it.
So I was like oh it is here in Singapore too! I got to try it! The guy played a few tricks on me before giving me the ice cream haha. See the second picture? See an ice cream cone on the floor? The guy actually dropped the cone while he was playing a trick on me :P. He tried to make it like he dropped the cone while passing to me… but he dropped it himself haha! Of course I did get tricked by him. This guy is from Istanbul, was nice to pose for me and smile for me to snap a picture ^_^. This ice cream maybe different from the one FuFu has, but it was something I had to try.

As we exited Chinatown;
I saw statues that depict the Mid-Autumn story.
Chang Er.

“The time of this story is around 2170 B.C. The earth once had ten suns circling over it, each took its turn to illuminate to the earth. But one day all ten suns appeared together, scorching the earth with their heat. The earth was saved by a strong and tyrannical archer Hou Yi. He succeeded in shooting down nine of the suns. One day, Hou Yi stole the elixir of life from a goddess. However his beautiful wife Chang Er drank the elixir of life in order to save the people from her husband's tyrannical rule. After drinking it, she found herself floating and flew to the moon. Hou Yi loved his divinely beautiful wife so much, he didn't shoot down the moon.”

Wu Kang.

“Wu Kang was a shiftless fellow who changed apprenticeships all the time. One day he decided that he wanted to be an immortal. Wu Kang then went to live in the mountains where he importuned an immortal to teach him. First the immortal taught him about the herbs used to cure sickness, but after three days his characteristic restlessness returned and he asked the immortal to teach him something else. So the immortal to teach him chess, but after a short while Wu Kang's enthusiasm again waned. Then Wu Kang was given the books of immortality to study. Of course, Wu Kang became bored within a few days, and asked if they could travel to some new and exciting place. Angered with Wu Kang's impatience, the master banished Wu Kang to the Moon Palace telling him that he must cut down a huge cassia tree before he could return to earth. Though Wu Kang chopped day and night, the magical tree restored itself with each blow, and thus he is up there chopping still.”

Chang Er on the moon?

I am not sure about this statue. Could it be Chang Er on the moon? I am not sure.
I took the explanations of the statues from The Stories of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.

After the walk in Chinatown for me to view the beautiful lightings we decided to go for ice cream (yes more ice cream for me!). But that I shall save it for my next post before I make this post all too long :). Be sure to return for my next post yea :P? Have a Happy 3-day Weekend!

keeyit

Backdated : Dinner at IKEA

I shall stop with the Wordless for a while… need to catch up on my backdated post, else I can’t get to my recent posts haha.

So here goes, after the dinner at Turf Club hubby and I met up with friends in IKEA for dinner the next day. I warn you not to read this on an empty stomach! If you have an empty stomach now… come back after you have eaten. Any cravings after reading this post is not my fault :P because after blogging about this, I am craving myself too! Haha!

Anyway; (you still have time to leave and go eat first…)

We left the house at evening. I caught the sun setting behind the trees.

I couldn’t resist taking a shot of it so I did! Look at it, so beautiful :).

We were actually late, because our friend was doing some window shopping in IKEA for ideas to decorate their soon to buy apartment earlier and of course was there already since afternoon.

We arrived at IKEA.

Look only a matter of walks away! We are reaching soon! Wait for us!

The restaurant.

Look at the crowd in the place. Hard to see… I know the picture is blur, but hubby was rushing me going “Already late! Hurry up!” (least that is what I remembered he said I think…) haha so I took a lousy shot… though of course there is no guarantee that I will manage to take a good shot if he didn’t rush me either.

A phrase I can’t resist to shoot.

“You don’t have to be rich to be clever” Oh so very true! Don’t you think? Fits in a lot ways somehow! Hehehe.

We soon arrived at the restaurant. It was definitely crowded! Our friends took a table of 4 people and only two of them were sitting there, so it was awkward for them… sorry for making you both look like bad people~ *bows repeatedly*

The food we had;
Stuffed Salmon.

Hubby wanted Poached Salmon actually but they did not have it that day so our friend decided to order this for him instead. Hubby shoved most of this to me =.=

Swedish Meatballs.

Of course a never failed dish to order! I definitely love this. Their cranberry sauce is much nicer than one in Malaysia. I wonder why and they give you more sauce and cranberry sauce if we ask but not in Malaysia! Stingy people pffft!

Fried Chicken Wings.

Singapore IKEA has friend chicken wings! I remember in Malaysia, the IKEA I went to near the Curve only has Roasted / Grilled Chicken Wings. I wonder why… but the Fried Chicken Wings are yummy. Not too salty… crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside. Oh and this picture was slightly over exposed and blur, was too hungry after looking at all the food myself I guess haha!

I miss IKEA’s meatballs already… But since I ate those in Singapore, the ones in Malaysia just doesn’t come anywhere close to compare anymore.

Ok enough of making you hungry. Hee~ *smiles evilly* >:D.

levian

Backdated : Dinner at Turf Club

I continue with my backdated post; Dinner at Singapore Turf Club on 25th September 2009; Friday.

Some of you might be expecting something grand! Like maybe a grand dinner, or a formal event but I tell it isn’t, it was really a simple casual event. It was an event held by Hubby’s company supplier.

So before dinner started, I of course went around with hubby to take pictures.

Turf Club Tower.

I am not sure what it is! Water tank? Satellite Tower maybe? Can anyone tell me? :P

Turf Club Track.

This is my first time I get to see a turf club in real life. Yes I am like a “frog under the well”. I have not seen a lot of things before other than through the idiot box :P. so of course I would never miss taking shots at it!

Overview of the hall we were in.

It was mid-autumn festival then, so there were lanterns hanging everywhere.

Food Counter.

I was greeted with the food counter and this purple flower decoration when we entered. Don’t look purple in my picture lah… yellow lights was too bright :P.

Appetizer Counter.

Oh I was hungry :P.

Potato Salad.

Thisis the appetizer I took the most. I love potatoes and they had three types of potatoes here. I don’t remember which are they, but yummy with mustard sauce oh so delicious.

Dessert Counter.

They got Mango Crème Brulee! I never managed to take closer shots of it though. But hey, I can say, I ate a lot of it! :P.

Tea / Coffee / Chn’g Th’ng (Sweet Soup Dessert) Counter.

Simple as it is… The Chn’g Th’ng was refreshing… yet another no picture~ I was not feeling well then… so I forgot a lot…

The centerpiece on the table.

It was purposely taken that way :P. Those are Orchids, Singapore’s national flower~

So before dinner begins, we sat at where we can view the track more.

Horses came!

I have never seen horses in real life too! Oh the way they move was so elegant! Oh now if only I can ride one… or even know how to ride one! Hahaha! Wonder if the horse will throw me off if I do :P.

Then or course I decided to take this shot.

Yes it is my toes! My painted toes. Remember I posted about my pedi and mani and I showed you my painted toes? But this time I get to show you all it with the heels. It does look better in my opinion. What do you think?

Oh of course I would not miss out the night view;
Turf Club Tower.

And Turf Club Track.

I like the night view much better… so bright and the colors looked so much more vibrant.

This doesn’t end my backdated post not yet. A few more to go and I would be back on track hehehe. Stay tune!

Tekkaus