Today 28 July 2007 (Osim Triathlon)

Today and tomorrow is the OSIM Triathlon. Although I did not take part, I was there to support my colleagues.

Kathleen brought her two boys to the event too. We went there earlier to have our breakfast before proceeding to the event. This picture was taken at the East Coast Food Center.

My boss, Dr Arnswald was there with his family too, his family are there to support him. That's his wife Susanne, Daughter Ine and son Nicklas. One more coming in Aug. Its their 3rd child. He told me, the 3rd kid is a girl.

That is Dieter and his 16 yrs old son. His son was there to cheer him on.

Our supporters. Stefanie, Nadine Dieter, Clemens, Tina & Markus.

From left : Supporters & participants from my Business Unit. Selena, Vivian, Pauline, Mabel Ris, Jiayi, Charmaine & Jackie.

From Left : Wong, Lee, Wee Lee, Jorey, Boni, Christian, Zaviour, Vincent, Liew, Colin, Markus, Clemens & Simon.

Tht's Me (Center) with Markus (left), Tina (right) and Clemens (front)

Weather was not too good. Its was pouring and the floor were wet and the grass are muddy. Although we had a tentage, it was not big enough to accomodate everyone. So some need to be under their own umbrella.

The event is for 2 days, but I am only available to be there on Sat as tomorrow is Kathleen younger son 1st birthday. I am inivted to the birthday party. Check out my tomorrow post on Ah Wai birthday party.

Today 17 July 07 (Durian)

Ris Wrote :

Den worked OT today and I waited for him till 2am just to eat durian with him. I love durians and I can even eat durian for 3 meals. Well, DURIAN, either you love it or you hate it. Today I went to the chinese medical shop (the one I always visit) and the owner of the shop pass me two small durian saying that his friend got this from Malaysia (own planation). I love durian, so I will not reject.

Known as the "King of Fruit," the durian is a tropical fruit rarely seen outside of Southeast Asia. The durian, named for an Indonesian word meaning "thorny," resembles an unripe coconut with spines covering its thick, green rind. Infamous for its strangely foul smell, the flesh of this fruit is nonetheless sweet and delicious. There are many grade of durian : D24s, XO, tiger hill, Segamat etc.......

Den used to sell durian when he was younger, so look at the way he handle the durian, quite professional..... Although the duurian are small but it smell them good.

Haha.... He knows that I can't wait liao. Sweet, bitter and creamy. Wow.....

How? Feel like eating? Don't think durian is just a smelly fruit, you will be amazed by how much nutrients durian contains. Check out its nutrients facts below :

Nutritional Value of Durian (per 100 grams of the edible parts)
Water 64.990 gram
Energy 147 kcal
Protein 1.47 gram
Total lipid (fat) 5.33 gram
Carbohydrate, by difference : 27.09 gram
Fiber, total dietary 3.8 gram
Calcium, Ca 6 mg
Iron, Fe 0.430 mg
Magnesium, Mg 30 mg
Phosporus, P 38 mg
Potassium, K 436 mg
Sodium, Na 1 mg
Zinc, Zn 0.28 mg
Copper, Cu 0.207 mg
Manganese, Mn 0.324 mg
Vitamin C 19.7 mg
Thiamin 0.374 mg
Riboflavin 0.2 mg
Niacin 1.074 mg
Pantothenic acid 0.23 mg
Vitamin B-6 0.316 mg
Vitamin A, IU 45.000 IU

If you need to find out nutritional facts of other fruits, check out from the below link.

http://www.thefruitpages.com/contents.shtml

Today, 14 July 07 (Chill Out)

Ris Wrote :

Chill Out @ our House.....

Den's Angela's Share colleagues came by our house to chill out. Today is the 1st time I get to meet some of his colleagues. The bar supervisor, Mo's just treat our kitchen bar like the restaurant bar.... making different drinks for us. He made 1 Martini and 1 Martini lychee for me. As its was pretty late, we just ordered some KFC. Check out the phots below, they do know how to group up and njoy themselves. Some eating, some chatting away and some hanging out at Den's DJ console, spinning music for us...... They left at abt 3am (ya, light on and clubbing is over - this is the usual closing time in Singapore club).......Both myself & Den's loves to invite friends home but timing is always a problem as Den's works in the service industry; most of the weekend, he need to work. If he managed to take off or leave on a weekend, we will try to invited friends over.

Today 12 Jul 07 (Angel's Share)

Ris Wrote :

@ Dempsey Road

We were at Angel's Share soft launch / private party. Where is Angel's Share? Its @ Blk 10 Dempsey Road, Tel : 6471 0111. Nice place, Wine Cuisine. Angel's Share is managed by the ninth vine. Chill out with your friends at Angel's Share as more than 700 labels of wine awaits your drinking pleasure. Of these, nearly 50 are available by the glass. Main course, Tapas etc are available at Angel's Share. Check out this new place at Dempsey Road.

That's TK and Serina with their white wine. What is TK doing? Ya, I remember now, He is hungry. Yes, That's me and Serina.

Den in his uniform. That's Andrew with his Chicken Wrap.

Read this article from CNA : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/287786/1/.html

Today 7 Jul 07 (Home, Weekend, Tampines)

Ris Wrote :

It's 777 (7/7/07). What is so special? Seem like a good day to get married. 777 Couples were Solemnized at the ROM. And about 845 couples got married today. Wow... Wow... Wow....

Today, we replenished our home Crockery. We managed to get some nice stuff. After our purchase, we drop by Tampines Round Market for our lunch. We ordered Lor Mee. As I do not want to eat fish, guess what did the uncle gave me? Hahaha.... if you are an egg lover, try this egg lor mee. The uncle is so damn generous with the egg. I think there are more than 2 eggs in this lor mee. The one on the left is with fish and the one on the right is the egg lor mee.

Now at hawker center or coffee shops, we have smoker area but at Tampines Round Market, they even have smoker chairs. Check this out. "FOR SMOKER ONLY".

There, if you need to smoke, you need should sit here and smoke. Hahahah... That's Den on the smoker chair smoking.

I am very happy with what we have brought today. We bought a nice shape bowl to put our potpurri to display it at our built in cabinet. I love this salt & pepper, its so cute and unique. Just like two pieces of stones. Good for display too. We also bought two soap dispenser to put it at our kitchen basin. Nice shape. We like it very much.

Finally, our long awaited Ottoman chair is here. We waited for more than two months for this chair. At least after the long wait, we are very satisfied with the chair. The area have been emptied since we shifted in and finally we found a simple white chair to fit that area.

Hmm..... Now Pi Pa in a can. Nice packaging (very original and old fashion) Have not tried the drink, bought it because of the packaging. Hopefully its good. If its not too good, at least it should be good for health right (a milder version of cough syrup)? In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Pi Pa Gao is believed to be an effective cough syrup for acute or chronic coughs with copious phlegm. It also soothes a sore and irritated throat. Can be helpful for bronchitis, smoker's cough, asthma and pertussis.*

Teck Khoon recommened "KINGFISHER" Beer to Den and said that it's mild and good.

A little history of "Kingfisher"

The inspiration for the choice of brand name was certainly influenced by the great numbers of these beautiful and strikingly coloured birds which abound in India where over 70 different varieties/species of kingfisher can be found - more than in any other country or continent in the world.
Kingfishers are particularly prevalent in Bangalore, the garden city of India, which is also headquarters to The United Breweries Group, brand owners of Kingfisher Lager.
The new distinctive Kingfisher brand logo incorporates a visual of an Indian Kingfisher.
From modest beginnings where Kingfisher Lager's distribution was somewhat confined to Southern India, it has grown to become India's leading brand of premium lager with share now approaching 36% of the total beer market.
The brand is owned by the UB Group of India, a multi-divisional conglomerate operating in over 20 countries across Europe, North America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Far East.

For the UB Group, brewing was where it all began and the history of the group is synonymous with the history of beer in India.

Den said that the beer is not bad. The 1st sip tastes just like Wheat drink but the subsequent sips, taste like heineken. This was the last bottle we found at Punggol Plaza NTUC. Seem like many people are buying this India Beer.

What's for dessert this week?

Yes.... That's Snow Jelly. Very nice and good for health.

What is Snow Jelly?

Snow Jelly is an extract taken from the female of a frog species, which live in the forest of Jiang Baishan mountainous region in Northeast China. Known originally as “Hashima? a Korean name, it is now widely known in English as Snow Jelly. Snow Jelly has been tested and found to contain high levels of protein (amino acids), minerals such as iron, phosphorus, magnesium and potassium as well as vitamins B1 and B2. Best of all, its cholesterol-free! That's why Snow Jelly or “Hashima" is traditionally served as imperial cuisine of the Chinese courts. The benefits of consuming Snow Jelly is to strengthen the internal organs especially the lungs and also for a healthier skin complexion. The benefits derived are similar to consuming bird's nest except that Snow Jelly is available at a fraction of the cost.

The Chinese believe that frog reduces internal heat, detoxifies, and eliminates water in the body.

Today 6 Jul 07 (Bowling)

Ris Wrote :

Hmm... Have not seen Kathleen sons for almost 6 months since we had our gathering in Feb. But today, I get to see both her sons. During lunch, We drop by Kathleen house (She went back to pick up her phone) cos I wanted to see her son.

Presently Kathleen younger son Wai (turning 1 yr soon) and Kit (5 yrs old). They are both cute and Handsome man........

We had our Business Unit mini bowling tournament at Marina Bowl and we had a great time. Although we did not win the game, but we managed to come in 3rd.

That's Tina, my German colleague (Well, she is not standing on a chair). She is tall (176cm). That's Clemens, another German colleague who have joined us 3 months ago.

We continued to play bowling after the mini tournament. Yes, they are our usual bowling khaki. Actually Selina (Blue Top) and Kathleen (Pink Top) are both my colleagues. And Ben is Selina husband and Joseph is Kahtleen husband. Dennis started to hit it off with my colleagues after our company trip to Perth. There, Dennis got to know my colleagues and my colleagues husband. So, as and when, when we have some Biz Unit or dept. gathering, Dennis will also have his own group of khaki (my colleagues husband).

Yes, it's supper time! We had our Supper at Kallang Aiport Market. Yummy. Satay, Hokkien Noodle, Rojak and Oyster Omettle.