Lontong without Lodeh

While on food hunts during CQ's recent trip back to the Lion City, CQ found this new dish ~ Lontong Kering (literally it means Dry Lontong) at one of the stalls in the new Geylang Food Court.

Lontong Kering is similar to the original Lontong except that Longtong Kering is served without the lodeh (milky gravy with vegetables, tofu or soyabean cake). It is definitely on CQ's must-cook-recipes in the near future :)

This is the new building for the wet and dry market in Geylang Serai. The famous old building had been demolished to give way to a new one with more stalls and better facilities.. but CQ felt that the old Geylang Serai should have been preserved ... as symbolic as it can be ..to walk down memory lane.

Kaki5 Folk Akustika 09

While you are in Singapore this weekend, don't just shop till you drop or eat all you can! If you love music then it is the right time to enjoy Acoustic folk music - LIVE & FREE!

Kaki5 Folk Akustika 2009 is presented to you by Klub Kaki5 & Esplanade at The Concourse. Admission is free.



CQ personally thinks it is a great effort to bring audiences to enjoy and appreciate great music and Live performances by our local artistes. Six days of folk music... something not to be missed.

Sehebat Cinta

This beautiful theme song was written for The Project Cleft (Singapore) by talented Andry Sani and Ajak Bajuri and performed by Sound Salvation and students from SMU (Singapore Management University).



In many ways, it is a global cause. Project Cleft is a student-led fund raiser for Operation Smile. If you do care, please do support the project.

Happy Birthday

Singapore

Hello hello hello

Yes, it was indeed a warm welcome hello for Singapore families that came to visit families in Brunei. They had came through the Miri - Sungai Tujoh checkpoint on last Tuesday, after attending one of the Arab-Families' cousin's wedding in Kuching.

Sharifah Hjh Maimunah was elated to meet her only sister, Hjh Umi Kalsom (second from right).

Hj Fathi and family with Mdm Jarah

Hj Abdul Hamid and Shaikh Hj Ahmad

Bigboss with uncle Hj Fathi

Mdm Jarah with Mdm Ros and Mr. LV aka Wais Saputra :)

cuzzies

The Sam's siblings - not Simpsons :D heheee

During their couple of days stay in Brunei, the Singapore families were entertained with ...of course food!

CQ's plate :D :D

They Rock!

A Rock & Roll showcase presented by Esplanade Theatre - featuring Sound Salvation performing 'Come Together' from the Beatles & 'You Really Got Me' from the Kinks.

An awesome show piece by the talented Sound Salvation which CQ sadly had to miss. The crowds which include the young and old had really enjoyed the show. CQ hopes that there will more showcases or concerts of this kind featuring many more talented bands in the future.

Well done! Sound Salvation - you rock!

SelebritiTV

A Malay-owned web-Tv was recently launched at the Singapore Expo Hall 6 on 22 March 2009.

SelebritiTV is an interactive community online channel. You can also join as a member on theReal.TV. Sign up today!

" The Malay entertainment 'Youtube' is here ! Now you can watch, upload and share videos for free on selebritiTV. Go to www.selebriti.thereal.tv and create your own channels. SelebritiTV is another value add public service by Selebriti magazine. Public and aspiring stars are invited to upload their videos and works in there.

Enjoy selebritiTV, where we will upload all of our recorded interviews and events. Your support decides how exponential is our media growth in Singapore.

SelebritiTV - connecting people through videos.

Salam Selebriti, Fahmi Rais "

Fahmi Rais was VP MediaCorp Suria and Channel Consultant for Sensasi. He has been in the media business since 1995 and he launched his 3rd TV, selebritiTV - a webTV service. In addition, he owns and manages 3 other Selebriti brands - magazine, online and Premier Club card. He is also the President of the Protem Committee of the proposed Malay Artistes Association (Singapore).

Fahmi and CQ were former classmates during our college years in the Lion City.

Sound Salvation

CQ has been invited to a concert - On the Waterfront with Sound Salvation - in the Lion City. Yuhooo ... unfortunately, CQ will not be able to attend.

Sound Salvation, is one of the few talented local band groups in Singapore. Band members are Andry Sani - Vocals, Azhar Yusof - Lead Guitar, Aryan Siswanto - 2nd Guitar, Juana Bajuri -Bass and Khuzairi Supari on Drums.

The band has recently been reviewed in the March 2009 issue of the MANJA magazine.

Sound Salvation will be performing Live! at the Esplanade Outdoor Theartre, Singapore on Sunday, 5 April 2009 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Admission is Free!

To commemorate the release of their latest album 'Rock & Roll Milik Sama' and presenting a tribute to Rock & Roll, Sound Salvation will be doing covers from the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Billy Idol, The Doors & many more.

So, if you are in the Lion City on the said date, do come and lax yourself with family and friends at the Esplanade and enjoy the hopefully-no-rain-beautiful night to the beat of rock & roll.

Enjoy their video ..

eYe the Mee Siam

It's raining outside.

It is so sad with all that has happened in the past few days ~ flash floods in many areas, blackouts and traffic disruptions ..and what really shocked CQ was the tunnel mentioned here - got drowned by the heavy rain?? Isn't that a pity?

Okiee ...CQ is not an Engineer but Brunei roads deserve good drainage and sewerage system plus alternative back-up plans in store or something like that - in order to face or deal with any similar disaster. Relevant people should be able to anticipate what's forthcoming ...

Side tracking ~ fireworks can be heard in a distant ...actually, CQ wanted to share a recipe - Mee Siam. While making a stop at one of CQ's 'jalan-jalan cari makan' hunts in the Lion City, CQ tried the Mee Siam at Kampong Glam Cafe, located near Arab Street. It got 7/10. Not bad.

If you ever reach here - try the lempuk durian too - only $3.50 - sedappp!!

Here's the recipe from CQ's personal cook book huhu ..

Ingredients:
1 packet of bee hoon - soaked
5 tofu - diced (small) and fry
$1.00 bean sprout - cleaned
$0.50cents of daun kucai - cut into length of 1 inch
5 calamansi - cut into halves
a bowl of sambal (cooked cili paste)
5 hard-boiled eggs - cut into halves

Prepare the gravy like this:
Put half of the sambal in a pot and sautee with dried shrimps (pounded), tauchoo (black soya beans), tamarind paste, sugar and add water to half level of the pot. Season to taste.

Originally, the gravy should be a little sweet but you can adjust accordingly to your taste buds.

How to fry the white bee hoon into red colour =)
Sautee 2 tbsp of the sambal, add a cup of water, salt to taste. Bring to boil. Add bean sprouts. After a while add the bee hoon and fry well till dry ...not too dry ahh.

Have fun trying or just enjoy reading =)

Finally, the Singapore Flyer or Eye is in operations again. Urggghhhh ...it is a little too late! A week late! It was shutdown after the 2008 pre-Christmas fire that trapped passengers for hours high up in the sky.

CQ snap-clicked this view from a roof-top - somewhere in Arab Street.

Night view from the Pan-Island Expressway

Roam the view with no crowds

Changi Point Coastal Walk boasts beautiful sunsets, lush greenery, century-old trees, 2.6 km boardwalk with pavilions for visitors to rest and enjoy the picturesque view of the facing sea.

The boardwalk starts from the Changi Point Ferry Terminal - where visitors can take bumboats to Pulau Ubin and Pengerang in Johor - and ends close to Andover Road to the west.

Bumboats docking at the ferry terminal.

The wooden walkway is divided into six segments - Sunset Walk (visit in the evening to watch beautiful unblocked sunset), Kelong Walk (this section stands on stilts just like kelongs), Cliff Walk (built on a cliff with parts of it cuts through lush greenery), Beach Walk and the Creek Walk that starts from Changi Village.

Kimchi taking a rest at the pavilion and enjoying the winds.

A bumboat returning to the ferry terminal.

A huge tanker passing by the coast.

Police Coast Guard patroling the sea.

Colourful recycle bins made available for the public use ...isn't that environmental friendly?

Even the bins are painted beautifully.

CQ noticed that every ten minutes, an airplane will fly by ...either arriving or departing.

Changi Village carpark in the evening

It had been ages that CQ last visited Changi Point. It is a place, not only to enjoy the beach walk, scenic views or watching sunset, but to unwind a day's stressnous hours and also to makan some of the best local food ...like nasi lemak huhuhu.

CQ assures that so far it is free from heavy crowds hehehee ...do not know in the near future =)

The untold story ...

Once upon a time, a man was walking with his wife on a cool sunny Sunday at a park in an unknown city. After walking for sometime, in a distant the man saw a pretty young lady with her cats sitting on a bench.

Not realizing himself, the man had briskly walked up to her direction and tried to woo the cats, "meoww meoww ..."

A minute later, the wife whispered, "miang miang ...abang meow kat kucing ke pompuan tu?"

kwang kwang kwang ....

On a real note, CQ saw 3 three cats with their own stories at 3 different places - in Singapore =). There are many stray cats on the streets of Changi Village area ...a place where CQ used to spend during childhood days.

A black-with-golden-brown-spots cat was creeping up on his dinner - two birds. CQ waited for almost 20 minutes yet the cat was too slow to act on that one of the birds flew away.

Yooh Mr. Cat, if you are to be greedy, you will end up with nothing.


On another day, CQ saw a different black cat peeping behind some hilly grass (picture below) ...yup! spying on his lunch.

Thinking too much to make a decision, the cat ended with a hungry stomach as the bird flew away when few passers-by had gathered behind CQ to see what was CQ doing ...lols.


One evening at the Changi Park beach, CQ saw this white feline was sitting on one of the rocks on the rocky beach bund, probably enjoying the sunset.

Fresh Bulggogi

Going back to Singapore for holidays means catching up with families, close friends and former colleagues too.

CQ managed to spend some quality hours with best-girlfriends-forever-one-lehh ~ Jen and Shasha at the Fresh Bulggogi, located at the Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2. We were colleagues in RBA back in the late 90s' ...only Jen is still surviving huhuhu ...

Fresh Bulggogi ~ initially CQ had a hard time pronouncing Bulggogi lols. We had BBQ Steamboat.


It's so IT-based because you can place your order through the monitor screen ..oh yes! it comes with a mouse huhu ...like the computer mouse. It is very hip-hop! hehee..




On another day, CQ had late lunch at Secret Recipe @Vivo City with little brother and his family. Tagging along was Queen Za hehee ...

Caesar's Salad ~ it is very finger-licking delicious. And it is much tastier and 'fuller' than those served here =)

Look at what we ordered! Irish Lamb Stew, Ox-tail Stew, Fish & Chips, Grilled Mexican Chicken and Grilled black-pepper Chicken. Pasta Marinara was CQ's lunch.

kiwi and watermelon juices

ice cream for desserts ....adding calories!

CQ's other favorite restaurants include Han River ~ serving Korean table BBQ steamboat that include varieties of sushi and desserts. You can eat till you drop but now diners are given a time limit ..if not they can sit for long hours.

This is a place you can get good steaks. CQ was told (if CQ had heard correctly), Eatzi is a new name for the former Jack's Place?? hmmm if it is...then you should dig-in the steaks! huhuhu