Happy Birthday and farewell Herbert! 杰俊！生日快乐！暂别了！

Shin Kushiya – Japanese Charcoal Grill

This is the place where we went to have dinner. They have quite a few branches and we went to the one at VivoCity. The restaurant is not too heavily packed with furnitures. Rather spacious at the entrance and also in between tables. Overall the ambience was not too bad, suitable for small group gatherings.

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心 – 日式炭火串烧店

我们一群人来到位于怡丰城的“心”日式炭火串烧店吃晚餐。整个餐馆给人的感觉不会太挤。这是因为餐桌与餐桌之间的距离不会太靠近。整体感觉还不错，适合小型聚会。

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 Kushiyaki Mori (Large) - SGD$49.80

A mixture of grilled meat and seafood. Fresh and served hot. The trick is to eat it shortly after they are being served. Its ok for the tongue to be scalded a bit. Its worth it. Trust me:)

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串烧拼盘（大）- 新币$49.80

不同肉类与海鲜的串烧。最好是端上来的时候就立刻送入嘴里才能品尝到串烧肉的新鲜，多汁。这样子做的话会烫到舌头，可是相信我是值得的！：）

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Sashimi Moriawase (Large) – SGD$60.80

Second plate of sashimi for half price! This is the large one as the 50% discount was given to the cheaper plate. The taste of the sashimi salmon was simply… shiok! I could only taste the freshness of the sashimi without any fishy stench at all! There was a tinge of sweetness when eaten at its most original form without soy sauce or wasibi. 

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生鱼片拼盘 （大）- 新币60.80

第二盘生鱼片半价优待！以上的图片是大份的。两份之中比较便宜的那一份打五折。这一盘生鱼片的味道真的是赞！尤其是那一点鱼腥味都没有的三文鱼生鱼片，一放入口中，只能享受那鱼肉的鲜甜味道。不沾酱油或芥末，原汁原味地品尝味道也不错。

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Herbert on the left and Fernando, our friend from Argentina on the right.

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左边的赫伯特和右边来自阿根廷的费尔南多。

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Sashimi Moriawase (Small) – SGD$22.80 —> SGD$11.40 (50% off original price for 2nd plate)

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生鱼片拼盘 （小）- 新币60.80 —> 新币11.40 (第二盘折扣50%）

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Ton Katsu Don (Deep-Fried Pork Cutlet Rice）- SGD$13.80

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日式炸猪排饭  – 新币13.80

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From left to right: Fernando, Dennes, Serene, Ryan, Herbert, Kate, Kieran.

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上图（左到右）：费尔南多，丹尼斯，雪琳，瑞安，赫伯特，凯特，基伦。

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Paulaner Brauhaus - A German microbrewery/restaurant/drinking pub with live band located beside Millenia Walk.

There wasn’t a live band on the day when we went there (Sunday) but there was still music of acceptable volume where we could still talk and had fun. If you wanna catch the live band (which is good!) remember to check out first.

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Paulaner Brauhaus - 坐落于美年径旁的德式微型酿酒厂/餐馆/酒吧。

原本想到那里享受现场乐队的歌唱表演，只可惜他们当天（星期天）休息。不过还是有音乐播放着。而音量不会太大声，我们说话玩乐时不需大声呐喊都能听得到彼此。所以不想错过乐队表演的话，建议可事先查看他们有没有值班，这样就不会大失所望。

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The 2 types of beers  that we always order are: Munich Lager and Munich Dark. The one with a lighter and brighter tone of yellow is the Lager and the dark brownish tone is the Dark. I always take the Lager as it taste lighter and the aftertaste is less strong as compared to the Dark which is rather strong in its aftertaste. The alcohol content of Lager is only 0.2% less than the Dark.

There are 3 sizes to these beers. The one on the left is 0.5 litres and the one on the right is 0.3 litres. There is another one which is the 1 litre which is seldom being ordered for its size.

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这里售卖的两种生啤酒有：Lager慕尼黑和Dark慕尼黑。鲜亮黄色的是Lager慕尼黑，深暗褐色的则是Dark慕尼黑。本人比较喜欢Lager慕尼黑因为比起Dark慕尼黑的重酒味，Lager慕尼黑的味道显得比较薄也比较清淡。酒精含量方面，Dark慕尼黑只比Lager慕尼黑高出0.2%。

酒杯有三种选择：一是上图左边的半公升以及上图右边的三百毫升。另一种是“会闹出人命”，超大号的一公升。

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With beer and music as the basis, its no wonder that the guessing game will be such a natural game to play:) Its a test of the quickness of the mind + concentration and a certain level of the element of luck. Well, its just a game of probability.

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记得小时候看电视剧尤其是港剧时，一有酒和音乐就会有男女在猜拳的戏。不知道猜拳是否已经落伍了，也管不了那么多就硬要阿根廷朋友陪我们玩这个不知道从哪里盛行开来的游戏。

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Winning the game is not as important as winning the friendship. After all the draining tests of the mind, we cheers each other to a game well done!

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友谊第一，比赛第二。赢家与输家都抛开一切的封号，举杯尽彼此一杯酒，让友谊长流不息。

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Saving the best for the last. The climax of that day was the introduction of the birthday cake. It was just a slice as everybody’s stomachs were still full of sashimis and beer. And it feels much “closer” when we share the cake when each person takes just a spoonful of the cake:)

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有人说一份好吃的甜点能够为一餐画上一个美丽的据点。一片蛋糕，一人一口，庆生的目的达到，也把彼此之间的距离拉得更近了。

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This blog post is for you my friend. Hope you are doing well in New Zealand.

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这则部落各是特别送给你的。希望你在纽西兰过得好。

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Farewell Huitin! 告别惠珍！

Today we say farewell to Hui Tin, who has resigned from our company. Having farewell dinner for resigned colleagues is quite common practice in Japanese companies:)

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惠珍辞职了！今天，我们与她吃了一顿告别晚餐。替同事举办告别晚餐在日本公司是相当平常的:)

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The JTB – Takashimaya Girls:)

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JTB - 高岛屋之花儿们:)

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Shangri La Hotel’s The Line: The venue for the farewell dinner!

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香格里拉酒店的 The Line 餐厅：今天重头戏的现场。

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Asian Delights!

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亚洲风味！

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Chinese Delicacies!

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中试料理！

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Fruits and desserts!

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水果甜点！

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Cakes and pies!

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蛋糕派饼！

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The well-loved Chocolate Fondue!

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备受爱戴的巧克力火锅！

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Very fresh oysters and food!

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很新鲜的大生蚝和食物！

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Fresh sashimis and sushis!

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肉厚甜嫩的生鱼片和寿司！

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Cam-whoring while waiting for our VIP:)

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在等待贵宾到达时猛拍照片:)

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Cheers!

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干杯！

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The JTB Takashimaya family before splitting.

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新店开张前大伙在一起拍的合照。

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General Manager of  JTB Singapore. Our big boss!

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JTB 新加坡的总经理。我们的老大！

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Assistant General Manager.

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副总经理。

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Senior Manager for products and marketing.

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高级产品宣传经理。

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JTB Takashimaya’s Manager. Our manager:)

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JTB 高岛屋 – 经理。我们的经理:)

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JTB ION’s Manager. My future manager.

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JTB ION 的经理。我未来的经理。

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Sawai Chiaki, our Senior Travel Consultant.

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我们的资深旅游顾问 – 千津小姐，。

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Hui Tin and me, the Accounting Officer. $_$

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惠珍与我合照。我在会计部任职。$_$

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Toyoshima Ai, our top sales travel consultant!

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我们“最会卖”的旅游顾问 – 豊岛小姐。

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Matsumoto, our operations staff.

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我们的业务部职员 – 香奈小姐。

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Iiizumi, our up and rising travel consultant.

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我们非常有潜力的旅游顾问 – 飯湶小姐。

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Everyone deck of cards have a “joker”. So does our branch haha.

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每一幅牌都有小丑“咖”，我们公司也是如此哈哈。

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Ms. Jennifer, our group operations staff.

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我们的团体业务职员 – 珍妮花小姐。

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Ms. Ron, our ticketing staff.

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发票职员。发的是机票，不是罚票哦哈哈。

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My idea to buy this chocolate bouquet. The chocs are Hui Tin’s favs:) Hope she like it:)

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买真花不如来个不一样的：　一束用巧克力作为花的“巧克力花”。这个品牌的巧克力是惠珍最喜欢的：）希望她会喜欢：）

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To Hui Tin: Thank you for all the help you have given me. Hope you do well in your new endeavors!

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致惠珍：　谢谢你一直以来的帮助。希望你能在日后的事业上大有作为！

Little Serephine’s Birthday 小颖瑄生日会

Today, we are celebrating little princess serephine’s birthday. Its her 3rd birthday.

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小颖瑄是今天的主角。寿星小公主三岁了。

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Home-made LAKSA. The ingredients iclude: Thick Bee-Hoon, beansprouts, fish-cake, hard-boiled egg, prawn, laksa leaf, fresh clams, and also the laksa soup which makes the whole bowl of ingredients complete.

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自制叻沙。不可或缺的配料有：粗米粉，豆芽，鱼饼，鸡蛋，虾肉，叻沙叶，鲜蛤，当然还有热腾腾的香浓汤汁。

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Ginger-garlic prawn. I did not touch this dish because i am not a fan of garlic.

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姜片蒜茸虾。本身不吃蒜头所以觉得加了蒜茸的虾看起来和味道都蛮怪的。

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One of my favourite dish: Pork Belly stew with buns. (Kou rou bao/Kong ba bao). Sinful but Yummy!

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当天最爱不释手的一道佳肴：扣肉包。罪恶感蛮重，但是，是好吃的！

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The famous Nyonya snack: Rempah Udang. Chor chor’s favourite.

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因为《小娘惹》而风靡一时的娘惹虾米粽（Rempah Udang）。

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Little Serephine posing.

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小颖瑄在摄像机面前是超自然的。

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Little Serephine’s cousins cum playmates.

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小颖瑄的表兄妹兼玩伴。

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Little Serephine and her mum.

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小颖瑄和她娘。

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Little Serephine and Uncle Dennes.

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小颖瑄和长不大的丹尼斯叔叔，也就是在下。

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Little Serephine and the bicycle bought by Uncle Dennes. Many thanks to Uncle Sam and Auntie Lydia for fixing the bicycle.

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小颖瑄与丹尼斯叔叔买的小脚踏车。要多谢Sam叔叔和Lydia姨姨把脚踏车给组装起来。

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Little Serephine’s Uncle Da Gou.

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小颖瑄的“大狗”叔叔。

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Cousin-in-law, Bao Feng. Me. Libra.

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表姐夫BaoFeng，在下，云虹。

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Three years old!

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三岁了！

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Here comes the birthday princess!

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主角隆重登场！

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“While waiting for the people to gather, let me taste the strawberry that looked so yummy!”

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“反正闲着也是闲着，等着大家集合时，本小姐先尝一口那让人垂涎的草莓吧！”

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“Oh! Someone saw what I did!”

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“哦！被发现了！”

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Oishi!

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是好吃的咯！

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Family picture. The Tang family.

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陈家的全家福。

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Little Serephine with Grandma and grandpa.

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小颖瑄和外婆外公。

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Little Serephine with God-Grandma.

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小颖瑄和干外婆。

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Childhood.

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无忧无虑的童年。

A hidden gem in Seletar Airbase! 实里达空军基地之宝！

Sunset Grill and Bar is a hidden gem located deep in Seletar Airbase. Located next to Republic of Singapore flying club, it is almost impossible to get there without a car. It will be good to do some research either on the net or street directory dot com for some pointers on directions.

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实里达空军基地有个“宝地”。这个宝地是个蛮不错的餐馆叫做Sunset Grill and Bar。 坐落于新加坡飞行俱乐部附近，若没有一辆车代步是几乎无法到达这个地方。极力建议在去之前上网作一些资料或街道目录查寻。

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Tortilla Chips, with different types of dips. SGD$17.50.

I have to say although it is a little over-priced, the dips they served are very fresh! The cheese dip is especially warm and tasty. This is quite a successful appetizer.

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墨西哥玉米片，外加其他的攒料酱。新币$17.50。

虽然价钱贵了一点，值得一提的是所用的浆料都是一等级的新鲜！尤其是那吃起来又新鲜又温热的乳酪浆料。成功让我开胃的“开胃菜”。

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6 X special spicy hot chicken wings. Level 3 of maximum Level 20. SGD$19.50.

The spicyness comes only a little while after you put the chicken in the mouth. It smells and taste a little sour, probably because of the marination. Level 5 will be my next try =)

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六个腌上特制超辣浆料的鸡翅膀。这是第三级别的。总共从一（最不辣）到二十（顶限）。新币$19.50。

把鸡肉送入口中后不是马上能感受到麻辣味，而是慢慢扩散到整个口。可能是因为腌料，所以吃起来带点酸味。下一次可能挑战第五级别=）

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Dory Fish fillet. SGD$16.50.

Very tasty and most importantly, its very fresh! Taste a bit salty. It is better to eat with the coleslaw to help mask the salty taste.

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多利鱼柳。 新币$16.50.

最喜欢这个多利鱼的地方是吃起来感觉到鱼是多么的新鲜。美中不足的是味道咸了一些。与凉拌卷心菜一块吃咸味可能会淡化些。

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Lamb Chop. SGD$24.50.

The lamb chop is cooked in a way that the strong smell of mutton is not present. It tasted a little dry as there were no sauces served with the meat. Would prefer it to be served with mushroom sauce/black pepper sauce etc.

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羊排。新币$24.50。

没什么羊臊味的羊排。味道不错只是吃起来有点太干且硬。可能是没有淋上浆料的关系。

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Prime rib steak. SGD$48.50.

This is the best out of all the mentioned here. The medium well beef steak is very juicy and tender. This is the dish that is so tasty that will make you stare into blank while chewing on the meat! Slightly pricey but definitely worth it! The original taste without the sauce is just as good as when the meat is dipped with the black pepper sauce on a separate saucer.

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Prime Rib 牛排。新币$48.50。

这是所有介绍当中最赞的！半生熟的牛肉不但非常多汁，肉质也很嫩滑！切一小片肉放进嘴里，会因为太美味而边咀嚼边放空。原汁原味的和攒上隔开的黑胡椒酱都非常好吃。虽然价格偏高，但是是值得的。

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4 X Insurance/Property agents??? HAHA!

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四个保险/房屋经纪？？？哈哈！

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It is very relaxing having a meal here or just having a chat with friends as. The place is open-air, and it is locatedbeside a runway which is “far away” from the city, which reduces the crowded and “city feeling”.

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这里露天用餐环境让人感觉很轻松，蛮不错的。“远离”城市的地点让人没有压迫感。在跑道旁用餐也别有一番滋味。

Okinawan Cuisine:Nirai Kanai 冲绳料理:にらいかない

Went to a restaurant located at Tanglin Shopping Center, called Nirai Kanai that serves Okinawan food with JTB colleagues for our company dinner.

Oh yes, the place (private room) we were in was rather humid. I was perspiring even though there were no spicy food. PS: Try not to over-dress (long sleeve shirt etc.) when visiting this place. Do not expect comfortable air condition.

Back to the the dinner itself. The cost was SGD$35.00 (excluding drinks) per pax. It includes the following 11 Okinawan dishes:

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与同事们一同到一家位于东陵购物中心的冲绳料理餐馆。

地方虽然光线充足但是冷气的温度却有待改善。虽然没有辣的食物，我却吃得冒汗。所以建议各位如果有机会去这家餐馆的话，穿着避免太过盛装（长袖衣等），否则盛装很有可能变成“湿装”哦。

费用是新币３５元（不包括饮料）。餐费包括以下的１１道冲绳式菜肴：

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Fried bitter-gourd. This reminds me of home-cooked fried bitter-gourd with egg, as it tastes somehow similar except that beancurd is  used here.

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苦瓜炒豆干。这道菜吃起来很像本地的苦瓜炒蛋。味道大同小异只不过这里用的不是蛋而是豆干。

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Cold dish: Tofu and mini raw fish. This is supposed to be an appetizer, however, it did not gave me the “appetizing” effect, at least to me. The reason being: it had quite a strong fishy smell (although it should be as fish is on the tofu) and a rather pungent smell. A colleague of mine were at first not very willing to eat it. We therefore had a challenge to gobble down this appetizer. To my amazement she did it without much change of expression on her face! To fulfill that challenge, I did the same too thinking to myself luckily it was a challenge to gobble it and not chew and munch on it. This was quite a disaster for me.

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冷豆腐外加迷你小生鱼／生鱼肉。这是一道“不是很开胃”的开胃菜。一来它是冷的，再来它是生的。更重要的是，它吃起来有一股腥味，是完全在我的接受范围以外！　与一名同样“不是很愿意吃这道菜”的同事互相挑战“一口气”吃下这道“开胃菜”。因为她做到了，所以为了遵守承诺，我也得一口气吃下。还好挑战的是“一口气”吃下而不是“慢慢咀嚼”。如果挑战的是后者的话，我肯定会举白旗！

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Raw sashimi salad. Raw sashimi tuna and salmon were the important players in this dish. Others include raw scallops and a small portion of vegetables. I love sashimis, but  i thought the taste of the originality of the sashimi was affected by the other ingredients when mixed together.

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生鱼萨拉。这道菜的主角是生金枪鱼片和生三文鱼片。配角包括生带子还有些许的蔬菜。单吃生鱼片还不错。但是一旦与其它配料一起吃时，我觉得就会破坏生鱼片那种“原汁原味”和“鲜甜”的味道。

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Fried seaweed.

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炸紫菜。

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Rice with vegetable and mince meat. Very “mexican” style.

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蔬菜肉碎饭。很“墨西哥”式。

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Deep-fried soft-bone pork.

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炸软骨猪肉。

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Edamame. Fun to squeeze, nice to eat.

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无限毛豆。挤到～很爽。吃到～也很爽。

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Pork belly meat with dark sauce. This was the best dish of the night. Very tender. Very juicy. Very succulent. Very tasty. And quite fatty. Its sinful but who cares!

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三层肉。当晚最好吃的属这道菜。非常嫩滑。非常多汁。非常好吃。相当的肥腻，罪恶感也蛮重的，但是谁管啊！先吃了再说吧！

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Dried fish served with TarTar fish roe sauce.

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扁鱼沾鱼子塔塔酱。

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Okinawan pancake.

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冲绳式薄煎饼。

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Hot soba noodle soup with pork.

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热荞麦面汤与猪肉。

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Munching away..

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大快朵颐地吃着。

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Gift exchange.

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交换礼物时间。

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I’ve got a bottle of perfume!

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抽到一瓶香水。

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I’ve got a toilet roll hanger!

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抽到了一个放置厕纸卷的装饰器具。

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I’ve got a bottle of Fish Sauce.

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抽到一罐鱼酱。

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I’ve got a USB thumb drive.

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抽到一个拇指驱动器

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I’ve got a pen.

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抽到了一支笔。

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The JTB Takashimaya family, with JTB General Manager, Assistant General Manager and Senior Manager.

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JTB 高岛屋员工，与JTB 总经理，副总经理和高级经理的大合照。

V Day 情人节

Spent V Day at Jean’s house then went to Kate’s place to play mahjong where i became the biggest contributor to the winnings (-$25)!

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情人节当天，到了诗仪的家。有大鱼大肉招待，让我吃个尽兴！之后去 Kate 的家游干泳，当晚成了“财神爷”分派了二十五元，让赢家乐得见牙不见眼！

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Food… glorious food…

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永远吃不肥。。。

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Yellow-coloured fried rice. The colour combination makes it look tempting!

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黄色的炒饭。鲜艳的颜色搭配让人食指大动！

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Lemonade Fish. Fried fish to dip in lemon sauce to make it taste salty yet sour.

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柠檬酱鱼。炸鱼须 沾上柠檬酱，咸与酸的搭配相当巧妙。

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Breaded-prawn. Removing the shell is the tedious part.

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麦片虾。去壳最麻烦的。

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Mixed-satay. The sauce makes it or kill it.

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什锦沙爹。酱汁是关键。

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Mixed Vegetables with loooaaaaddddsss of mushrooms.

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“菇”注一掷。

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Curry Chicken. Not too spicy and not too coconutish. Just nice.

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咖哩鸡。不会太辣，吃起来椰浆味也不会太重。刚刚好。

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Managed to capture the different reactions and emotions of a not-yet-three-year-old girl when receiving a mystery gift from her god-grandmother.

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一起看一看一个不到三岁的小女孩在收到一份干婆婆送送的神秘礼物后的反应与喜怒哀乐。

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Curious:

Unwrapping the mystery gift together with god-grandmother. Heart pumping faster and faster…

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好奇：

一同与干婆婆拆开神秘礼物。心跳加速。。。

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Expecting:

I can see a little corner of the gift! Its my favorite colour pink! But I still dunch know what is it! Heart pumping even faster…

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期待：

看到了礼物的边缘了。是我最喜欢的粉红色哦！可是我还是不知道礼物是什么！心跳越来越快。。。

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Surprising and Joyful:

Oh! Its a bag! I like it but I am too shy to take it, but I will till accept it anyway…

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惊奇与欢喜：

哦！是一个书包！我喜欢可是我害羞啊！但我怎么样都会收下的。。。

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Satisfying:

Yeah! This is my latest collection to the X number of bags I already have!

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满足：

太棒了！这能够增添在我X个包包的行列中！

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Grateful:

Thank you god-grandmother for surprising me with this bag! Let me give u a kiss to express the gratefulness!

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感激：

礼物到后了。让我以亲吻的方式来表达我对干婆婆的感激！

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Loving… Brothers and Sisters!

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相亲相爱的。。。表兄妹/表姐弟/表姐妹！

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Uncle Dennes and the growing up Tang Yin Xuan Seraphine. I got to take my hats off the kids nowadays. Somtimes I wondered if it is the milk that they drink which made them become so smart at a such a young age. My not-yet-three-years-old niece is able to talk (not chat of course!) to another person on the phone (yes on the phone!), answering yes/no questions and simple when, where, which, who, what, why questions AND follows instrcutions such as passing messages! Hats off!

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成长中的小陈颖萱和丹尼斯叔叔。我真的不得不佩服现今的小朋友们。有时候我会想是不是因为他们喝的成长奶粉与“我的年代”的小朋友们有所不同，所以才会造就他们超级无敌聪明机智的成果。我那还不到三岁的小外甥女能够与他人（认识的人）在电话上沟通（对，是沟通，不是谈天！）她能够在电话上回答是与否的问题，还有“几时”，“哪里”，“哪个”，“谁”，“什么” ，“为什么”的简单问题。她还能听从指示如传话等！“青出于兰而胜于蓝”这句话我有更深刻的体会！甘拜下风！

Happy Niu Year! 牛年行大运！

Happy Niu Year to all!!!

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祝愿大家牛年行大运！！！

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Nothing beats the reunion dinner’s food prepared by mum=) From shopping and buying… to storing… to preparing… to cooking… and finally to eat… its a long and tedious process… thanx mum!=) I don’t know how to help in the kitchen:( so I contributed by buying dried goods (not including perishables!) such as beers, drinks, snacks.

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一切从购买团圆饭的材料。。。到储藏冷冻。。。到准备。。。到烹煮。。。然后最后才是吃。。。这是个蛮好体力和精神的准备工作。。。辛苦你了妈！=）‘进不了厨房’的我没能帮上什么忙，就只好出钱买啤酒，饮料等。

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What can 4 people do during CNY? Well its mahjong showdown! The stake was 20/40 cents. I’m not sure what is this called but maximum was 5 doubles (5 tais) which was worth $3.20/$6.40. We fought it out on the square table!  And the biggest winner was Herbert (in green) who won about 11 dollars. Coincidentally, the ‘fortune telling’ section of the CNY programme that we watched on TV claimed that the lucky colour is GREEN for those who belonged to the ‘Rat’ in the Chinese Zodiac. I still won a little (about 3 dollars plus) although I didn’t wear green in any way=) Paiseh and thanx to Ryan and Serene who supplied our winnings

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四个人在新年聚在一起时能够做些什么事呢？当然是麻将大比拼！赌注是两角/四角。定限为五番-三元两角/六元四角。不为了赢大钱，只是小赌怡情：）经过一番搏杀后，最大的赢家是杰俊（穿绿色衣服的），总共赢了大约十一元。刚好，新年特备节目中的运势分析今年生肖属鼠的幸运颜色为绿色。。。是邪门还是巧合谁也说不清。身上没有任何‘绿色’的我还是小赢了三元多。要对两位输家德顺和Serene说声谢谢和不好意思啦 ：D

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Love kids! (My cousin’s nephews, Beckham and Brooklyn)

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孩子王。（我表姐的侄儿Beckham 和 Brooklyn）

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My 2 young nephews:)

Evans, the younger of the twin in white.

Elijah, the older of the twin in blue.

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我的两个小外甥：）

穿白色的Evans 是双胞兄弟的老幺。

穿蓝色的Elijah 是双胞兄弟的老大。

My cousin cum singing duet partner: Lydia!

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我表妹兼卡拉ok合唱对象：云虹！

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My cousin: Hui Ling

She’s an assistant supervisor at one of the F and B outlet at the age of 19!

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我表妹：慧玲

十九岁的她已经是某餐馆的副主管了！

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I love my cousins! These are the people I grew up with. Cherish the bond between them:)

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很爱我的表姐弟妹们！他们是我一同长大的同伴们。很珍惜彼此之间的亲情：）

Merry Xmas and Happy New Year!!! 圣诞和新年快乐哦！！！

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We were able to enjoy a Xmas feast in the office thanks to the sponsor: our Asst. General Manager of the company!

She got the Ham, my branch manager got the Sushi and I got the log cake. This is call team effort ;P Sorry to those who were on off day and were not present. We helped to eat your share though

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在平安夜的下午能够与同事在公司里享用一顿圣诞午餐要感谢我们的副总经理。是她出钱兼出力，买了火腿肉亲自递送给我们的哦。另外，我们的另一名女经理负责购买寿司，而我也出了一点力，负责买木头蛋糕。这就叫做群体的力量；P 那些当天休假而没来的同事不好意思哦，我们帮忙吃你们的份了：P

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Very Oishi and fresh Sushi from Nakajima Suisan, located at Takashimaya. The cost of 2 boxes is about SGD$100. The Fish Roe sushi was especially nice. Big fish roe, fresh and juicy =)

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位于高岛屋的中島水産 株式会社的寿司。非常新鲜，好吃，赞！两盒就要价新币$100。那个鱼卵的寿司特别好吃。鱼卵又大颗又新鲜又多汁=）

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Ham from Meritus Mandarin Hotel. Very nice also haha. The only thing was it was not sliced :X We were all too lazy to do the work. In the end, I was volunteered by them to do the slicing as I was the one who always cut and divide birthday cakes. Well, cake and ham are different ok! But well I don’t mind, as I was able to slice and eat at the same time haha =D

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文华大酒店的火腿肉。也非常好吃哈哈。唯一美中不足的是火腿肉没有切好：X 大家只想吃，不想动手切火腿肉。最后，“推选”了我。因为每当有人生日，他们的生日蛋糕都是由我来切的。可是蛋糕和火腿肉不一样啊！无所谓，我可以边切边吃，也蛮不错的=D

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“Liu Yi Dao” at work.

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在切火腿肉的“刘一刀”。(恰巧本尊也姓刘哦）

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Two pairs of hands are better than one. I found myself a helper. She is none other then Ms. Matsumoto Kana.

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两双手总比一双手来得好。我为我自己找到了一个帮手。她就是松本香奈小姐。

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The helper turned out to be an assassinator!

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原来帮手竟是刺客！

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The log cake I got from Awfully Chocolate. The price was $58. I still don’t know what it meant when the sales assistant told me the whole cake was made of chocolate. It still tasted like cake. Chocolate cake.

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这个圣诞木头蛋糕是在位于怡丰城的Awfully Chocolate买的。价钱是新币$58。我还是搞不清楚销售员的话。她说整个蛋糕是巧可力做成的。可是吃起来还是蛋糕啊，就像巧克力蛋糕。

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Idatakimasu!

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Swensen feast! With Kaiyan, JY and Grace! No salad for me:( as I was the only one interested and I didn’t want to have a bowl of salad all to myself.. btw I’m a salad lover：)

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一同与KY，JY和GRACE到Swensen享用晚餐。那晚没吃到沙拉菜：（因为我是当中唯一对沙拉有兴趣的，也不想一个人吃，所以就没有点咯。。。对了，我超爱吃菜的哦：）

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Dennes to Kaiyan: Where to have dinner?

Kaiyan to Dennes: Anywhere should be fine.

Dennes to Kaiyan: Maybe we can have log cake after dinner:)

Wont be “xmas” if we dont take log cakes right?

How about ice-cream log cake? (I have never eaten before!)

Kaiyan to Dennes: Ya! Good idea!

Dennes to Kaiyan: Swensen sell ice cream cakes right? Confirm got ice cream log cakes!

Dennes to Kaiyan: Like that make it at Swensen lor!

Both Dennes and Kaiyan became excited (like a child haha) over ice cream log cakes. (Reason: Never eat before!)

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康对妍: 去哪里吃晚餐啊?

妍对康: 哪里都可以吧.

康对妍: 也许可以在吃了晚餐后吃圣诞木头蛋糕:)

如果不吃木头蛋糕就会很“不圣诞”hor?

冰淇淋木头蛋糕怎么样? (我没吃过哦!)

妍对康: 嗯！ 好啊！

康对妍: Swensen 又买冰淇淋蛋糕对吗t? 那就一定有冰淇淋木头蛋糕!

康对妍: 那么就去Swensen咯!

康和妍变得情绪亢奋（像小孩子般哈哈）为的是冰淇淋木头蛋糕。 （理由：没有吃过！）

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Another very “xmas” activity: Gift Exchange!

This was how it worked:

Everybody had to bring a gift. We did not specify what to buy. The condition was it had to be above SGD$10. (hope all the ‘mugs’ and ‘photo frames’ that are available in the market are all below SGD$10.)

All the names of participants were written on different pieces of papers. The number of papers correspond to the number of participants. No more, no less, unless you are able to see what I cant :X

Everyone draws one piece and receive the gift from the person whose name is on the paper. End of gift exchange.

The trend: Cookies X 2, Aroma-therapy related gifts X 2, Water bottle X 1.

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另一项非常“圣诞”的活动：礼物交换！

这是我们的做法：

每人都得携带一份礼物。没有申明要买什么。条件是，礼物的价格必须是新币$10或以上。（希望所有在市面能购得的‘杯子’和‘相框’的价格都是新币$10或以下）。

所有参加者的名字都写在不同的纸张上。有多少参加者就有多少纸张。不多也不少。除非，你能看到我所看不到的。：X

每个参加者随意抽拿一张写上名字的纸张，并能够拥有纸上名字的人所准备的礼物。礼物交换到此结束。

趋势：饼类 X 2份， 香精油类产品 X 2份，塑料容器X1份

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My conquests: Adidas “Impossible is Nothing” Water Bottle, USB Flora Aroma Fan, Languly Chocolate Cream Cookie.

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战利品：阿迪达斯“不可能是无物/事”水瓶，利用USB插头发电运作的香精花扇，东京都的进口巧克力饼干。

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Lunar AsianFusion Bar. Mostly Chinese pop music, and some English music. Live band sings Chinese pop. English music at intervals. Approximately 85: 15 (Chinese music: English Music). Climax is the pole dancing segment. Clearer views on the 2nd level. Too absorbed in watching that I’ve forgot to snap some photos :X

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标识着“月”字，重点播放华语流行音乐的酒吧。现场乐队+歌手演唱华语流行音乐。英语音乐则间中播放。华语对英语音乐的比例是大约 85：15。当晚的高潮是钢管舞的表演。二楼能看得更清楚。看表演看得太投入，所以忘了拍钢管舞和舞者的照：X

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Kaiyan and me. Healthy looking? or simply.. oily cheeks? haha..

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妍和本尊。是红到发亮的双颊？或纯粹是。。油光光的脸？哈哈。。

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Grace and me. Eating tofu (taking advantage) in progress?

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Grace 和我。乘机吃豆腐？ ：）

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Lousy camera or lousy cameraman? Probably its time to retire that 3.2 mp digicam which raised some eyebrows when that “3.2 Mega Pixels” sticker on the camera was being spotted:(

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是摄影机烂还是摄影师烂？ 也许应该是时候把那3.2像素的数码相机给休了。

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Merry Xmas to all my friends, buddies, brothers, sisters, those reading this blog…

Happy New Year too! 2009 may be a tough year, we are all in this together! We will get there…

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祝愿所有朋友，好友，兄弟们，姐妹们，浏览这部落格或碰巧路过的你圣诞节快乐！

新年也快乐！ 虽然2009将会是个艰辛的一年，可是我们都是同舟共济的！一起走到。。 。

Nice Japanese Soba and French deserts! 好棒的日本蕎麦面和法式甜点！

Went to eat Japanese food at Paragon at this restaurant called Shimbashi Soba with Shui and Pi.

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到位于百乐宫购物中心专卖蕎麦面（Soba）的日本餐馆（Shimbashi Soba）与水和屁一同吃个痛快。

Mine was a Soba set Meal which consists of:

*A bowl of chilled/hot Soba

*Soft Shell Crab tempura

*Grilled Eel (Unagi)

*Salmon Sashimi

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我吃的是蕎麦面套餐。主菜和配料包括：

*一碗冷/热的蕎麦面

*炸软壳蟹

*蒲烧烤鳗鱼

*三文鱼生鱼片

*价钱：$25.80 （只供参考。价格和食物可能与照片不同 ：D）

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Ah Shui’s was also a Soba set Meal which consists of:

*A bowl of chilled/hot Soba

*Teriyaki Chicken

*Grilled Eel (Unagi)

*Salmon Sashimi

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阿水吃的也是蕎麦面套餐。主菜和配料包括：

*一碗冷/热的蕎麦面

*照烧鸡肉

*蒲烧烤鳗鱼

*三文鱼生鱼片

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Pi’s was dried “Healthy Special Soba” which consists of:

*Soba Noodle

*Nato

*Lady’s Finger

*Japanese Yam

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阿屁吃的是特别健康式蕎麦面。

*蕎麦面

*日本纳豆

*羊角豆/秋葵

*日本芋头

*价钱：$17.20

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Deserts after a full and satisfactory dinner is such a perfect way to wrap up the meal!

Went to Canele Patisserie Chocolaterie, also located in Paragon to do just that!

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包吃一顿后，来些甜点真是一种享受！

到一家也是位于百乐宫的甜点专卖店叫：Canele Patisserie Chocolaterie

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Top row from left to right:

Macha (Green Tea) Cake – The smell of Green Tea is very fragrant and it has a rather strong green tea taste. It is very soft and it virtually melts on the tongue when you put it inside your mouth. Second best out of the 3 cakes and pies without the macarons in it. (Price: $7.00)

Tarte Griottine (Cherry and Almond pie)- Cherry and almond flavour. I find it a little too sweet. I rank this the last out of the 3 cakes and pies without the macarons in it. (Price: $5.50)

Bottom row from left to right:

Macaron (Traditional French pastry)- The green one is called PISTACHE or simply Pistachio flavour. It doesn’t look as appealing as compared to the others. But don’t be conned by its looks. The taste is many times better then how it looked. At least I liked it. The nutty smell of the Pistachio overwhelms the whole mouth even when u bite it gently. The purple colour one is called VIOLETTE or Violet. Its made of Lavender. You will feel like you are eating the lavender flower itself as the lavender smell is so strong. ($2.30 per piece)

Caraibe (Dark Chocolate)- Dark chocolate pie with almond chips to munch on. It is rather rich in its chocolate content. Its not entirely sweet. A mixture of sweetness and a little bitterness. Not a bad mix. This is the best out of the 3 cakes and pies without the macarons it it. ($8.50)

Happy Birthday to me! 祝我生日快乐！

Know these bunch of people from DHL. Were fellow part-timers.. Love singing very much.. Thanx for the K treat and the sumptuous Japanese dinner:D

From left to right: Me(the mic-hogger haha), Pamela(mic-shy girl), Jin Yuan(the oldies and rock expert), Hui Lei(my duet partner), Bryan’s GF (oops forgot her name:X), and Bryan(SHE’s top fanatic).

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从DHL认识的朋友。曾经一起同甘共苦的同事。。。超喜欢聚在一起K歌。。。谢谢大家赞助我今天的K费用还有让我享受一顿蛮不错的日本餐：D

从左到右：本尊（把麦克风牢牢握住不放的。哈哈！），芝萍（听“演唱会”的），进源（老歌兼摇滚歌王），慧蕾（最佳合唱对象），章枫之女友（忘了大嫂的名字，真不好意思：X），章枫（SHE 头号粉丝）。

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Very nice cake. Very chocolatety. Think it is from Rive Gauche if i remembered correctly.

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好好吃的蛋糕。很浓的巧可力味道和口感。如果没记错的话，应该是 Rive Gauche 的蛋糕。

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恰巧的是在庆生会当天，是进源的农历生日。

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A cake full of creammm:( din really enjoy the cake and oops the candles have exposed my age haha

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充满奶油的蛋糕。吃了一口就很腻，所以不怎么喜欢。蛋糕上的蜡烛们也暴露了本尊的年龄哈哈

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The “property of…” wallet is pretty good though I haven’t heard of the brand :X

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虽然没有听过“property of…”这个品牌，但是看起来蛮有时尚感的。

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My JTB colleagues. 2 are Japanese. The other is a self-proclaimed Japanese.

From left to right: Sawai(does counter-sales and the one who chose the wallet and has a flair for cooking), me (maths fail but am working in the accounting department how contradicting haha), Iiizumi (does counter-sales and a natural joker and a good beer drinker!), Hui Tin (self-proclaimed Japanese and proud to be a sua deng [mountain-top] girl at one time) .

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JTB 的同事。两个是土生土长的日本人。一个是自我宣告的日本人。

从左到右： 澤井（行销部/选皮包的人/对烹饪颇有研究），本尊（数学成绩一塌糊涂的我却在会计部任职。真矛盾哈哈！）， 飯泉（行销部，是个冷面笑将也超能喝啤酒！），惠珍 （自我宣告为日本人，也对自己曾经在儿时住过甘榜而非常自豪地称自己为sua deng [山顶] 女。）

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Surprise!!! Received this from a mystery person on my actual birthday at my workplace who only left “WL” on the card.

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惊喜！！！在我生日当天，人在办公室的我收到了这份只在卡片上署名WL的神秘人物所送的礼物。

Thanks Wen Li (WL) a.k.a Mabel for this very pleasant surprise!

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谢谢你美宝（温利[WL]）给了我一个愉快的惊喜！

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A cake with a Rat on top of it. Eating a small but purposeful cake as this year is the year of Rat and I’m born in the year of Rat. This can only be done once in twelve years ehh.

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肖鼠的我在今年鼠年吃个可爱的鼠蛋糕特别有意义。十二年才可做一次哦。

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One of my favourite gift: Vouchers. Takashimaya $50 vouchers! Very practical!

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最喜欢的礼物之一： 购物礼券。 高岛屋 50 元礼券！很实际！

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My SIM classmates.

From left to right: Me (FangKong: Dreaming. Got this name as I am always caught by them for day-dreaming.), YouYi (Fangshui: Let go of Water. Enjoys going to the toilet, hence her name), ZhangYing (FangPi: Let go of air. Haven’t hear you let go of air before so not sure why you got this name hehe.)

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从左到右：本尊（放空。时时刻刻都在做白日梦），有懿 （放水。时时刻刻都想上厕所，问她哪里有厕所准没错：]），张莹 （放屁。没有听过你放屁所以不知道你为什么会有这个绰号嘻嘻。）

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These good friends came to my place right after their shopping spree at JB. I wasn’t able to join as I have to work on that day sorry guys.. we should have another shopping session (with me!) soon ya.

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这几个死党朋友在柔佛新山购物得满载而归后便来到我家为我简单地庆生。当天不能够一起去新山是因为有工作。真是不好意思哦。。希望我们很快能再去买个痛快！

Gifts galore! A long sleeved shirt and a tie! I like them and started wearing them already hee.

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礼物：长袖衣一件外加一条领带。开始穿戴它们了，还蛮不错的哦。

Frankly speaking, this year has passed very fast.. Too fast for me to have quality time for myself.. Other than being absorbed into working life, school work and examinations are also “my life” for the passed one year. My wish next year is simple. I hope that I can treat myself better：D

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说真的，今年真的是（借用一句很老套的话），“一眨眼就过去了”。除了担心工作外，就是忙着大学的功课考试。时间过得很快，快到~似乎没有太多时间完完全全留给自己。来年的希望很简单，希望能对自己好一点：D