Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Venison Lunch Today

Venison Rice Noodle
Mei Wei Kitchen
Coffee shop @
Blk 282A Toh Guan Road
Venison Hor Fun with
spring onion and ginger

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Friends Club Meetup

AFTERWORK DRINKS (FREE BEER 7.00P,M-8.00PM) -STEROLOUNGE-MARINA SQUARE

SFC Night OutLocation
Stereolounge
Pan Pacific Hotel
7 Raffles Blouevard, Marina Square
Singapore 65 6337 0800

Date: 21/07/10
Day : Wed
Time : 7.00pm -9.00pm. You can stay late if you want
Venue: Sterolab, Pan Pacific Singapore,
7, Raffles Boulevard, Marina Square, 3 minutes walk from Promenade MRT

The event is not organised by me and I am only Event co-ordinator for the event.

FREE BEER from 7pm-8pm

All standard drinks (including draught beers and wines) during Happy Hour at Stereolounge are only S$5++ each so you can come early as it starts from 5pm and goes on till 9pm

Music by DJs Edward, Stephen Day, Joe Ng, Natalie Pixiedub and Tommy AK!

Have a nice day

Francis
Founder and Organiser
Singapore Friends Club (SFC)

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Green Lantern

Green Lantern
Release Date: June 17, 2011
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Martin Campbell
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Tim Robbins, Mark Strong, Taika Waititi, Temuera Morrison, Angela Bassett, Jay O. Sanders and Jon Tenney
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: TBA
Official Website: TBA
DVD Review: Not Available
DVD: Not Available
Movie Poster: Not Available
Production Stills: View here

Plot Summary: In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan.

Hal (Ryan Reynolds) is a gifted and cocky test pilot, but the Green Lanterns have little respect for humans, who have never harnessed the infinite powers of the ring before. But Hal is clearly the missing piece to the puzzle, and along with his determination and willpower, he has one thing no member of the Corps has ever had: humanity. With the encouragement of fellow pilot and childhood sweetheart Carol Ferris (Blake Lively), if Hal can quickly master his new powers and find the courage to overcome his fears, he may prove to be not only the key to defeating Parallaxhe will become the greatest Green Lantern of all.

Based on the popular DC Super Hero "Green Lantern" stars Ryan Reynolds in the title role as the newest member of the Green Lantern Corps. Each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers, but when a new enemy threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate, and the fate of Earth, lies in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Thai Lunch Today

Thai Accent @ Vivo City

Pineapple Rice with Prawns

Tom Yam Soup

Follow Your Friends' Blogs @ Facebook

If you have an account at Facebook and you are a blogger, why not have your friends follow your blog at Facebook?

All you need to do is to register your blog at NetworkedBlogs.

Follow my blog at NetworkedBlogs and I will follow yours:

Ellipsis and Em Dash

Ellipsis is represented in any piece of writing by a row of three periods or full stops (...). At times, it may overlap with the use of em dash (—).

Ellipsis is useful for omitting certain words in long speech writing, citations or quotations. When using ellipsis, however, the writer must be careful not to change the meaning of what the speaker is actually saying. This is a basic journalistic rule and ethical practice for any kind of writing. When ellipsis is used at the end of a sentence, it usually signifies something is 'to be continued ...'. If used somewhere between a sentence, it is considered an omission to shorten a sentence, often to remove words that are not critical to the objective point at hand. For example:


Before
Jane went about looking for the dog again and again, but was unable to find it.

After
Jane went about looking for the dog again ... but was unable to find it.

According to the MLA and AP style guideline, ellipsis should precede and proceed with a space for correct usage as shown above. There is a tendency for many writers to omit the space after a word, and this is not a correct usage following the standard style guides.

Em dash is represented by a longer dash (—), and should not be mistaken as figure dash (-) or en dash (–). Figure dash is used as a hyphen and en dash in a range, for example 'three to ten people' or 3–10 people.

Em dash is used in two ways, one as a break between a continuing sentence and the other at the end of sentence.

When used as a break between a continuing sentence, it sets off from the parenthetical information to indicate a break in character thought or speech. For example:


Every single thing we do—big or small—is significant in the sight of God.
When facing tough situations, the best thing to do is to first know God’s will through His word—the Bible.

When used at the end of a sentence, it usually refers to an aposiopesis—a sentence deliberately broken off and left unfinished which ending is supplied by your imagination or to give impression of unwillingness or inability to continue. For example:

"Get out, or else—!"

According to the MLA and AP style guideline, the em dash should not precede or proceed with a space for correct usage as shown above.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Street Fighter Super Arcade Gaming Event

8th SBO Cup Tournament @ Singapore
Super Battle Opera (SBO) 8th Arcadia Cup Tournament

If you are an arcade gamer, you'll be familiar with Street Fighter 4.

You can now be a part of the game and fight your way through to represent Singapore in competing with the best gamers in the world.

All you need to do is enter the Super Battle Opera (SBO) tournament and showcase your moves, where the best winning team will emerge to compete in Tokyo, Japan with the best of the best!

Competition dates for SBO
Singapore Qualifying Rounds: 17 July & 24 July 2010 (3pm to 8pm)
Singapore Qualifying Finals: 31 July 2010, Saturday (6pm to 11pm)
Venue: Arcadia, 201 Victoria Street, Illuma at Bugis #05-04/08, Singapore 188067
Tel: 6509 9888
Fee: $7 per participant
Register at: http://www.round1.sg/sbo

Grand Finals in Japan: September 2010

Organized by Tornado, the integrated entertainment hub which offers advanced line-up of gaming machines and facilities, together with Round1.sg, Singapore's premier fighting game community, this 8th Arcadia Cup Tournament is an annual Japanese fighting video game event hosted by Arcadia.

Art of Lasting Relationship

Act of Marriage
Some of us who are in a relationship may be wondering what the prospect is like to have a lasting marriage. Others may feel or think there is no need to be married to have a relationship since divorce is so common these days. Yet there are others who hesitate to enter into a relationship because of the many known broken marriages and their sad endings.

Marriage is all about the bonding of two becoming one. Separation causes split and the tearing away of one from the other, leaving each with only half. What has once been joined together, unfortunately, cannot become two again without hurting deep within and this usually lasts a lifetime. Remarriage, while our former half is still alive, often ends with the recurrence of a non lasting relationship that creates greater hurts than before. This is because true love once given cannot be returned without hurt, and life as we know it cannot remain the same.

Recently, I heard a sermon on 'Keys to a Fulfilling Marriage' by an itinerant preacher Raymond Davey from Sydney, Australia. He suggested three ways of keeping a marriage: Truth, Trust and Tolerance, and five actions we can take to keep a marriage: Communication, Commitment, Companionship, Communion, and Completeness. This article is adapted from the principles shared by him which I hope will help those who are planning marriage or are looking for answers to a fulfilling marriage.

Ways to Keep a Marriage

Truth is about a husband and wife always being truthful to each other. We must not hide the truth from our spouse and we must never lie. Being truthful is important because our spouses have been given the inner spirit to sense untruth, and this can give rise to a breakup.

Trust is about a husband and wife trusting each other. If a husband and wife fail to trust each other, a divorce may ensue. If a spouse is unfaithful or is faithless towards the other, his or her spirit must take heed not to break the faith.

Tolerance is about a husband and wife loving each other enough to tolerate and forebear each other's differences. Differences can come from the way we think about something, the way we do things, our behavior and other areas. These can tear relationships apart if mutual love and understanding are absent.

Actions to Take

Communication is about spending time with each other, with our children and the family. If we do not communicate and spend time with each other to have heart to heart talk and do things together, before long our presence will not be felt, and eventually we will be ignored.

Commitment is about sacrificial love. If we love our spouse, we will be ready to do anything for our spouse, even to lay down our lives.

Companionship is about being there for each other to have and to hold, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness or in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part.

Communion is about our union in marriage, the dutiful honor within the marriage bed of undefiled wholesome union between man and wife only. Keeping this union undefiled and wholesome holds the key to a successful marriage.

Completeness is about keeping relationships prioritized in the following order: God, man and wife, family and children, work, ministry, and self.

No one likes a divorce, but that does not mean we should avoid marriage. We must take heed never to be faithless or to break faith or to deal treacherously. Marriage ties the two to become one flesh, so let all couples stay faithful to keep what has been joined together!

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Inception

Inception
Release Date: July 16, 2010 (conventional and IMAX theaters)
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director:
Christopher Nolan
Screenwriter:
Christopher Nolan
Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Michael Caine
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of violence and action throughout)
Official Website:
Inceptionmovie.com
Review:
7/10 rating 9.5/10 rating
DVD Review: Not Available
DVD: Not Available
Movie Poster:
One-Sheet Bus Shelter Art 1 Bus Shelter Art 2 Bus Shelter Art 3 Bus Shelter Art 4 Bus Shelter Art 5 Teaser
Production Stills:
View here

Plot Summary: Acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan directs an international cast in an original sci-fi actioner that travels around the globe and into the intimate and infinite world of dreams. Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible—inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming. This summer, your mind is the scene of the crime.

New Actor for Spider-Man Movie

Are Young Drinkers on the Rise?







Starring ... Sara Ann K (HostSara)
Multimedia Journalist, RAZOR TV

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Is Online Vice on the Rise?






Mee Pok for Lunch Today

Fish and Meat Ball Mee Pok Fish and Meat Ball Mee Pok
Broadway coffeeshop @ Blk 286E Toh Guan Road

Are Girls Wearing Less?






Voyage of the Dawn Treader


Release Date: December 10, 2010 (3D/2D theaters)
Studio: Fox Walden
Director:
Michael Apted
Screenwriter:
Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Richard LaGravenese, Michael Petroni
Starring:
Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, Will Poulter, Gary Sweet, Bruce Spence, Arthur Angel, Shane Rangi, Liam Neeson
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website:
Narnia.com
Review: Not Available
DVD Review: Not Available
DVD: Not Available
Movie Poster:
View here
Production Stills:
View here

Plot Summary: This time around – Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their pesky cousin Eustace Scrubb – find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.

Joining forces once again with their royal friend Prince Caspian and the warrior mouse Reepicheep, they are whisked away on a mysterious mission to the Lone Islands, and beyond. On this bewitching voyage that will test their hearts and spirits, the trio will face magical Dufflepuds, sinister slave traders, roaring dragons and enchanted merfolk. Only an entirely uncharted journey to Aslan's Country – a voyage of destiny and transformation for each of those aboard the Dawn Treader – can save Narnia, and all the astonishing creatures in it, from an unfathomable fate.

Monday, July 12, 2010

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1


Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Release Date: November 19, 2010 (3D/2D theaters and IMAX 3D)
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: David Yates
Screenwriter: Steve Kloves
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Bill Nighy, John Hurt, Rhys Ifans, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Imelda Staunton, Jason Isaacs, Miranda Richardson, Warwick Davis, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Brendan Gleeson, Ciaran Hinds, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Julie Walters, Tom Felton, Bonnie Wright, Jamie Campbell Bower, Richard Griffiths, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch, Fiona Shaw, Helen McCrory, David O'Hara, Natalia Tena
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: HarryPotter.com
Review: Not Available
DVD Review: Not Available
DVD: Not Available
Movie Poster: Not Available
Production Stills: View here

Plot Summary: Part 1 begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's immortality and destruction—the Horcruxes. On their own, without the guidance of their professors or the protection of Professor Dumbledore, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever. But there are Dark Forces in their midst that threaten to tear them apart.

Meanwhile, the wizarding world has become a dangerous place for all enemies of the Dark Lord. The long-feared war has begun and Voldemort's Death Eaters seize control of the Ministry of Magic and even Hogwarts, terrorizing and arresting anyone who might oppose them. But the one prize they still seek is the one most valuable to Voldemort: Harry Porter. The Chosen One has become the hunted one as the Death Eaters search for Harry with orders to bring him to Voldemort... alive.

Harry's only hope is to find the Horcruxes before Voldemort finds him. But as he searches for clues, he uncovers an old and almost forgotten tale—the legend of the Deathly Hallows. And if the legend turns out to be true, it could give Voldemort the ultimate power he seeks.

Little does Harry know that his future has already been decided by his past when, on that fateful day, he became "the Boy Who Lived." No longer just a boy, Harry Potter is drawing ever closer to the task for which he has been preparing since the day he first stepped into Hogwarts: the ultimate battle with Voldemort.

Roasted Delight Lunch Today

Hong Ji Roasted Delight
@ Toh Guan Road Blk 282A #01-01
Barbeque Pork and Roasted Duck Rice

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Beef Rice Noodle Lunch Today

Fried Beef Kway Teow Beef Kway Teow
Indo-Thai stall of Mega Food Mall
Causeway Point, Woodlands

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Asian Lunch Today

Kopitiam @ Sun Plaza, Sembawang

Dim Sum

Dim sum stall ... lotus leaf rice, siew mai, big pork pao and bbq pao

Korean Set Lunch

Korean stall ... spicy chicken and soba with rice, soup,
kimchi, myulchibokkeum 멸치볶음 (ikan bilis)

Friday, July 9, 2010

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Malay Rice Lunch Today

Malay Food Mahan Nasi Lemak @ TradeHub21 Food Court
Rice with sambal chicken drumstick, fried sambal
goreng beancurd, fried egg and curry veggie

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Taiwanese Lunch Today

Taiwanese Cuisine Xian Ding Wei Taiwanese Xpress
IMM Building #01-47/48
Sweet potato porridge with sweet
and sour sauce fish and soup

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Fare Heights

Pay by Distance
Ever since the public transport fare height from July 3, my usual once a week $20 top-up of EZlink has doubled.

The so-called travel fare by distance is a way to increase fare by justifying that more people are benefiting from lower fare if they transfer between different types of public transportation. This, in my humble opinion, is a rather stupid idea for many because it means more time wasted, and Time is Money!

I, for one, travel a straight route via the MRT train to and from work. This essentially means zero benefit and increased expense for me. Just some months ago, JTC also did a 'fare adjustment' to their shuttle bus service to my workplace at IBP from the Jurong East MRT station. The adjustment doubled the fare price. All in, my transport expense per month has increased exponentially. During these times when many corporations are still cutting cost and slashing or freezing employees' pay, it appears transport fare heights are simply inappropriate, yet it is happening all the time.

Over the last several days, the radio stations have brought this topic up for discussion. I see no point in this, however, because it is already a done deal and nothing is going to change. This is what people in Singapore know for a long time, for this is our country and this is our land, where things get done first before consent, so no one can later amend.

Monday, July 5, 2010

Weekend Lunch Indulgence

Banquet @ Causeway Point

Hokkien Fried Prawn Noodles

2-in-1 Black & White Carrot Cake

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Indonesian Lunch Today

Indonesian Fried Rice BayStreet 21 @ IMM
Indonesian Nasi Goreng with fried egg,
satay, keropok (cracker) and veggie

Monday, June 28, 2010

Vegetarian Lunch Today

Vegetarian @ TradeHub21Vegetarian Stall
Food Court @ TradeHub21
Brown rice with mocked fish and chicken,
spinanch and curry gravy

Friday, June 25, 2010

Western Set Lunch Today

Set Lunch @ Hans Cafe Hans Cafe by the Poolside
The Chevrons
48 Boon Lay Way#01-18
Dory fish, fries, salad, tomato, cucumber,
toast, mushroom soup, tea and peach jelly

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Chicken Rice Lunch Today

Chicken Rice @ IBP - CreativeChicken Rice (boneless)
Stall @ 31 IBP #07-00

Roasted chicken with with rice, barbeque pork,
toufu, bean sprout, cumcumber, and soup

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Ban Mian Lunch Today

Lai Xi Hand Made Ban Mee
Broadway coffee shop @ Blk 286E, Toh Guan Road

Ban Mian with sliced mushroom, carrot strips,
chicken egg, minced pork balls, and ikan bilis

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Fish Lunch Today

House of Fish Soup
Food Court @ TradeHub21

XO sliced fish soup with bee hoon

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Nasi Padang Lunch Today

Lunch @ IMMLunch @ IMM Red Ginger Halal Cafe
Nasi Padang with black sauce chicken,
sambal goreng, spinach and rice

Monday, June 7, 2010

My Humble Lunch Today

Lunch @ Toh Guan BroadwayLunch @ Toh Guan Broadway
Bee Hoon Mee with Otah,
Ngoh Hiang and Curry Veg

Thursday, June 3, 2010

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