Chinese Opera, not so popular in SG nowadays.

The festivities of the Ubin Thai Buddhist Temple is still ongoing, albeit on a smaller scale. Last night, it staged the Hokkien opera show which is not so popular these days. The younger folks do not know how to appreciate it.

Ah Seng Braised Duck Rice

Had Ah Seng's braised duck for lunch. When we arrived at 12 noon there was a long queue. Patiently, I joined the queue as this is one meal that I do not want to miss. Overall, the meal was satisfying and the price was reasonable ($11 for all the above).

Marine Parade Char Kway Teow

We were at the Marine Parade vicinity this afternoon and decided to try the so called famous char kway teow there. The stall is at the Marine Parade hawker center. It is called the "Apollo Fresh Cockle Fried Kway Teow". Many has said that the food was good. I agree with them but that was perhaps 10 years ago. Now the kway teow is just ordinary with plenty of garlic. We will definitely avoid this char kway teow again. I read one review where the hawker assistant wanted to pick a fight with his customer.. more here

Accident in Zurich

The belly of an aircraft has been accidentally hit by a water servicing truck at Zurich yesterday resulting in a long delay. News are still sketchy at this point.

Few hours later:

The water servicing truck driver inadvertently stepped on the accelerator instead of the brakes and crashed into the belly of the aircraft damaging the hydraulic flap covering. The truck top was embedded within the underside of the fuselage. However, there was no fuel leakage.
Cabin crew was recalled back to their hotel as there may be a long delay.

Farewell suckling pig dinner for temple's members

Rarely do they serve suckling pigs at dinner in such places. If they do, it means they are spending quite a bit because dinner with suckling pig is not only expensive but prestigious. A table for 10 people (dinner) in the heartland may cost about $1,000 with suckling pigs and $800 without. It usually comes with free flow of beer, cold drinks and Chinese tea.

Prawns, Sambal kangkong, potatoes salad lunch

Today's lunch

Bought the prawns from a wet market at Yishun. The price is quite ok ( 12 pcs or 500 grams for $14).

Yesterday's lunch at Eng's Noodles,Tanjong Katong Road

This is one of the best wanton noodles in Singapore. I dare not put too much chilly sauce on it because it is super hot and can cause stomach upset. Btw, the wantons are hidden underneath the noodles. This is Eng's way of keeping the wantons soft and tasty.

At first I thought the festivities would stop after last Sunday's fireworks but it didn't. Last night, after a 2 day break, they continued and this time with variety shows and a grand dinner. The dinner was for invited guests and members only. I heard the PM was also invited.
I managed to catch a glimpse of last night's festivities and uploaded them onto YouTube. Hope you'll enjoy it.

Another fireworks at Ubin Thai Buddhist Temple

Another night of fireworks by the Ubin Thai Buddhist Temple. This is the last day of this year festival. Usually it carries on for a month but this year, it is only for a week. Noticed that it has spent a lot of money on the festivities and the expensive two nights of fireworks.

Last night dinner was home-prepared pork chop

Today's lunch at home

We went to Chong Pang and did some marketing over there this morning. Being a Sunday, the place was very busy and crowded. One consolation was that car parking is free of charge. Depending on where one park his vehicle. If it is nearer to the market center, free car parking is available from 1pm till 7pm otherwise it is the usual 7am till 7pm.
The above is my wife's version of Spaghetti Carbonara. It came with garlic bread and a small bowl of lettuce. Her standard of cooking is definitely better than mine.
These days, we seldom eat out. We feel that home cooked food is healthier and tastier.

Ubin Buddhist Temple anniversary celebration with fireworks

This Ubin Thai Buddhist temple is currently celebrating its anniversary. It is a big occasion for the followers and the festivities will carry on for the whole month of October. This year, they had fireworks to lit up the skies and it happened right in front of my apartment.
Everyday for the month of October, the followers will visit the temple with prayers and donations. They serve vegetarian meals and is available to all.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Do you believe in miracles?

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, a man of God from Christ Embassy performed many miracles, healing the sick, the lame, the blind, the deaf, the mute etc in the name of Jesus.

Mentai spaghetti and Japanese dinner

Dinner was typically Japanese style. Rice, saba fish, diakon, miso soup, pickled sliced ginger and salted veggie. I would not put on weight when I've this type of dinner. In fact, I would most likely lose a few hundred grams if the lunch is somewhat similar. Instead, lunch was mentai (fish roe) spaghetti.

Due to the security breach at STC, many staff including some "grounded" crew has to queue to let the security staff checked their passes before entering. The new procedure which involves long queue has caused some inconvenience to the staff. On the average, each staff has to come to STC  30 minutes earlier than usual.

This incident may not be related to the above case but it was also about "security lapse" at STC a few years ago. The story went like this:

J, a trainee steward had permission from SIA to invite his parents for his graduation at the STC Auditorium. The parents were given passes to enter the premise. After the graduation was over, J's parents who were ex crew went to the cabin crew office (next block) to pay a visit to their ex colleagues in the office. The case was reported to the security by a staff and J's parents were let off with a stern warning. As for J, he was given a warning letter from the office which could have resulted in having his probationary period extended.

I had a few issues with my desktop. I could not upload videos or photos from my phone camera. However, it is fine now.
The video above shows the anniversary celebration of a Chinese temple in front of my flat. The festivities will go on for the whole month of October.
The above picture was my lunch. It is the hamburger minus the bun (wrapped with sliced cheese). Not bad for a home cooked dish.

This was my dinner, typically Japanese with beef, pickled brinjal, turnip (daicon) and pickled sliced ginger plus a small bowl of rice.

There is a Fountain - Stephanie Dawn and John Lomacang

Blind since birth, Stephanie is an advocate for those with disabilities. She is a highly and unusually talented young Christian woman with a vibrant and powerful musical message.
Continue reading here