My Greeky Summer Vacation in Rhodes Island 02c

Pub near the hotel

Dont be blue, you can booze till two!~

I LIKE TAT!!!!

Nice cottage feel to this place



Back to the hotel for snoozing!

My Greeky Summer Vacation in Rhodes Island 02b

Rhodes Island - Lindos

Beautiful Lindos with the acropolis at its peak...

Ah... my nice white houses!!! This is wat greece shld look like!



Lindos Town Bell Tower

Greece flag... blue and blue and blue...

More Greek Flag...

View from the peak of Lindos - Acropolis

So blue... so peaceful... so calm...

See the tones of blue... the depth of beauty!

Sapphira blue sea ~ Home of the jelyfishy!!!

Hidden oasis!

See! SEA!! SO BLUE!!!

The sky and sea are differentiated but by a line of blue

Thank God for trees that provide shade...

The sun... the ever shining light source!

My Greeky Summer Vacation in Rhodes Island 02a

Rhodes Island - 7 Springs

You see it? See the springs??

i dun see a thing!!!

Lets see... The sign says 1...

And this is the 7th spring point...

"- . -"

PALS

Just saw u online on msn,
i was very excited...
to be exact, i was... i was... i was... agitiated!!!

To think that we are having the exact same thoughts,
at the exact same moment,
exactly towards each other,
with the same words!!!!
Its INCREDIBLE!!!

Its been 10yrs, or more?
We're living so close to each other,
yet nt meet often.
Cannot cannot cannot.....
Things must change!!! ^_^

We've seen each other grow up,
its time to do a review... kekekeke
Our last 5 yrs review is due...
wait for me.. i coming back le...
I REALLY COMING BACK LE!!!

My Greeky Summer Vacation in Rhodes Island 01

Rhodes is famous as the island of sun, sea and sand, the ideal place for vacations. It is the third largest Greek island and, officially, the sunniest place in the Europe. The City is among the finest, not only in Greece but in the whole of the Mediterranean. It is situated at the island’s most northerly point and ringed by sea on the east and west. Rhodes (Rodos in Greek) combines the cosmopolitan character of a contemporary city with the picturesque of the medieval town, which gives the impression of having been untouched by the passage of time.

Blue Sky & blue sea... so nice...

The famous Blue Star Ferry,
that brings ppl and vehicles across the Aegean Sea!

Plenty of sun at the old town streets

stone pathways to the mosque???

Think this is the Grand Master Palace

Grand building huh...

One of the MANY alleys,

in the old Rhodes Town.

CUTE ICE CREAMS~~~!!!!!!

See the cow with banana ears!!!

This place is amazing,

the center is a fountain,

and 360 degrees ard it are all cafes and restaurants!!!

See the sun setting

Recycling!!!

Time to go back hotel...

Grrrrrreeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkk

Eeeks! Unbelieveably, i'm in Rhodes Island ...... Greek Island.

Hearsay that this island was given to the Greek Mythology's Sun God - Helios.
So, this is the SUNNIEST island that Greece has... DAMN HOT LOR!!!

This is a lovely place, but the weather is alit too hot to bear,
took quite a few nice pics, and hope to put them all up when i get back...
Everything is ex here, cos of the currency they use... EURO lor...
TOO EX LE!!!!!!!

gtg le, running out of time ....

tata...

My Homework

kekekekekekekeke

I need a confirmation!

Last saturday i finally attended church,
after ... lost count on how long i din go...
And yah, din regret going...
With all unwillingness manifesting on the nite before,
and on the morning with grumpiness...
I thorough enjoyed the presence of God!

Had abit of time to chat with the kind driver,
who gave me a ride to church,
so that i wont have to drive ^_^

Anyway, i have no idea why i say those stuffs to them,
and i have no recollection of wat i said to them.
But i do know that i did let out abit of wat i felt on the inside.

And as i was trying to recall wat hap on sat at church,
something came to my heart... not my mind, but my heart...
I was stunned, surprised most definitely...
I'm not going to tell u now,
but i certainly will once i got a confirmation on it.

Grrrrr....... GREECE

Cant believe i am finally going to holiday soon!
And no idea why i am going where i am going...
i'm going Rhodes Island, its somewhere in Greece...

Cant wait to soak myself in the greek culture,
especially the Ouzo and their tavernas!!!

WUHOO~!!! HOLIDAY HERE I COME!~

Meal #3 of 101

Stir-fried beef

in ginger and spring onion

+

long bean omelette

+

white rice.

Meal #2 of 101 (Weekend Dinner - Friday)

Toasted chilli fishy

on

white jasmine rice...

Tempura like fish

with

sweet chilli sauce

Stir-fried veg

with

chicken in oyster sauce

Spare ribs with corn Soup






Finally saw that frozen fishy on offer!!!

Cant help but rush up to get a pack...

Frozen fish mah...
dare not steam cos scare not fresh,

so decided to used deep frying and chilli sauce;

to musk any possible fishy smell

from the long deep freeze it had......

Turned out not bad!!!

Farewell for everyone but us...

6 dishes and 1 soup.

Upside down steamed meat w eggs.

Pot-in-One
(Bamboo shoots, carrots, mushrooms, minced meat, leek, fried toufu)

Stir fry veggie in chilli.

Spicy Chicken

Spare ribs w corn soup,

stir fry beef,

fried green veggies...
I'm proud to report all dishes above

were single handedly prepared and cooked by moi,

and my good hsemate did all the washing......

Hmm...

i think we were using plastic plates and culteries.....

BUT at least there were POTs for him to wash...

kakakakakaak

GO???

its been pretty long time since i last attended church,
and the fact is i din wan to...
Not too sure why,
but in my heart i realli dun wanna go
and now since so long no go,
lagi dun wanna go...

Would i go to church if i were back in sg,
i dunno either,
but i do noe that the chances are much higher.
But thats only my guess...

Whats the diff here???

Distance?
I can drive there in half hr,
dun think distance is an issue...

Discomfort?
Ppl there are v nice and very friendly,
loved their warmth in the past... next...

Displacement...
Think i never regard this place as my church,
and i do feel lost.
People are humming and buzzing ard,
and i am often at a lost wat to do.
The sight of difference in language already switched on my bias mode,
i give up before even trying to speak or understand them.

When will i ever learn that worship and service to GOD can be applied any House of the Lord?
I dun get it...
not contributing to this place and just keep going back to satisfy my own need for God,
seems so... selfish...
wat difference is it from me going to a shopping centre just to get my shopping done?
Or is this just another excuse for not wanting to go?

Cannot stand straight...

Its been a pretty tiring and rough few days,
with the gastric and the insufficent zzz and the weights on my mind...
I'm just glad the weekend is here for me to rest.

With all the pain and discomforts,
i insisted on preparing a farewell dinner for the few closer frens i've made here...
The preparations started abt 1.5 wks ago,
where i think and plan on wat to cook, and wat i can cook without disaster.
The actual food prep started last evening;
marinating all the meat >>> Chicken wings, beef and minced pork

waking up early on a weekend is rare,
but i did jumped out with a limp,
cos the stomach felt like had a knot,
the moment i straight up the pain increase proportionally to the angle and time...
In anyway, got all the stuffs and cooked them...

Glad that they enjoyed the food,
and was very touched that they appreciated it...
Going to miss their company,
this hse will may not have tat many ppl coming over here for dinner again...

Dun wanna think le...
time to go rest me tired body,
bruised knuckles, aching feet, aching neck and shoulders and back...
Nitez!

(ps. now is 3.40am)

*WAVE!~~~*

Waves that beats on the shores endlessly...

I love the beach, to be more exact... i love the sea...
Its mysterious, unpredicable, filled with possiblities and there are loads of things u can do with it. Its calm, yet its undercurrents are like passion that runs deep... Its beyond measure, yet we still try to define it...

But last week, i had a different look at the sea... or rather the waves...
each day, every nite, the waves of the sea beat the shores of the beach,
endlessly... tirelessly...
it does not get bored, it does not stop, and it definitely will not give up.
The waves are like the troubles we have in our lives,
be it the same problems, or new problems
they come for sure, without ceasing without mercy...
Are you tired of it?

i am tired... i really am...

Thats why humans need a saviour,
Thats why i have a saviour!!!
His name is Jesus.

Losting touch... losing sight... losting it?

With all the tiredness and not feeling so well aka headaches/gastrics,
i seems to be comig to blog lesser,
or rather coming online lesser... at least when ppl are ard,
else it would be a 5 - 10mins touch and go,
can barely talk to any of u properly...

I do miss those times where i can jus sit at some cafe with anyone of u,
and then jus staring into space;
simply enjoying the company and occassional exchange of crap.

Slowly, i am learning not to feel lonely bah,
everything i do, wherever i go,
i bring u all with me... er... in tots...
I guess my hsemate is pretty - . -" most of the time,
cos i would say blah blah blah then one of you ppl's name...
hahahah...

Trying to keep up with how all of u are,
dun think i m doing a gd job...
Hope will have some improvement soon,
u all wait and see k ^_^

So losing sight... wat did i lost sight of???
losing sight the reason why i am here...
Of cos there is the working objective element,
and thats not going as smooth as we like it to be,
but... wat to do, i do wat i can and jus let be

Seems like i am slacking here,
all the objectives that i had meted out are slowly fizzing out,
cos also dunno why keep feeling tired,
else is the bloody migraine come back...
That day was in the polyclinic from 0830hrs to 1130hrs,
simply trying to get me something for the pain...
Finally sent me with an ex medication in form of nasal spray...
i am really saving that for the extreme pain bah...

I am beginning to wondering i will return hm and be the same me?
Will i bring anything back to Sg other than the technical training and experience gathering from these mths?
Will i be able to play the guitar properly when i get back?
Will i be able to at least have a proper X conversation with any locals here?
Will i have my stuffs all planned out by my de-posting?
Or is all these another dream that come and go...
and i am back to square 1?

Ps. Wat would u all thing think if i come back sg, quit my job then go do waitressing for a awhile... kekeke then maybe go go pasar malam stall... then i also dunno.... something non technical and wont kill my brain cells de.... ^_^ comments?

Visual Frenzy

Its been a drama movie frenzy...
I completed an old tw drama, and Transformer, and quite alot of other variety clips.
Next in the Q is 3 dramas to go...

Actually i dun really like the idea of watching drama,
especially over here where i have to watch it from my lappy,
and i have to make sure i download every eps regularly...
Such chores wears me out, wears my memory out as well...

I dunno why i got myself into the predictment to watch the next 3 serial drama,
but i guess i can always burn them and keep them.

I still prefer to read my books any time! ^_^

My fren asked me to quickly catch the Transformer movie,
cos she wanted to know wat i tot of the show.
And i did, i watched it with my hsemate...
with both of us being born in the same era,
we are v famliar with the cartoon/comic series.

We din really like the movie, here's why :
1) My hsemate thinks its too much like a war film, the feel is similar to Black Hawk Down; And i tot it was a Godzilla or Ultraman type movie.
2) There wasnt much storyline, even there was it was diff from the Transformer cartoon/comic.
3) The Autobots & Decepticons are not nice, the transformation process is not that impressive.

We were disappointed... maybe we expected too much...
We still prefer the last Transformer Movie (cartoon version),
graphics are better and they showed the Transformers we knew when we were kids.

My afterTOTs of the movie was...
There was so much destruction to the city, to the earth.
Even with the battle won, how long will it take to recover if it were to happen in real life?
And if the battle was won by the evil doer, wat good would it be for them, with a half wrecked earth? Wats so good abt ruling the earth, dominate the universe?

So wat if you are rich and powerful? Whats next when u achieve that?
Ppl sacrifice their time away from family to earn $ to give their famliy a better life;
SO wats a better life? To live happily...
But your family are usually more happy when u spend time with them.

The heck with OTs, just do your job when u are suppose to;
Then go enjoy yr family time.

Dun go one big round to get something when its already within yr reach.

SHORT SHORT SHORT!!!!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....................................

I finally cut my hair SHORT!
Its very short lor!

For a person who has been having long hair for the last 12 yrs,
ITS REALLY REALLY SHORT!

I dunno if i am showing signs of regret,
i hope i am not...

But i realli woke up with a
不知所措 type of feeling,
the feeling is really intense when i looked into the mirror lor....

Hmm... i havent decided if i hate or like this short hair yet,
cos the UNBELIEVEABLE feeling is overwhelming...

All i can say is i dunno wat came over me to have the impulse,
but i havent felt the regret,
neither did i felt the joy yet...

So... i also dunno leh....

I'm just STUNNED!

Ps. i think ppl think not nice, but then i also dunno...
i will be wearing cap to work at least for the coming week,
but i hope its jus the coming wk...

I'll figure it out when i am no longer stunned by the shortness....

Another mth gone...

In a twinkle of an eye, the mth of June is abt to end;
And for some strange reason, this mth always flies past so quickly...

Other than work's been crazy, and me losing my head...
Thats all i rem for tis mth.

Let's see;
Work, OT, come hm cook dinner, eat dinner, bath, and zzz
Thats the routine here and now and hopefully not for the next few mths.

Think my best unwinding is cooking,
think wat to cook, wat can cook etc...

Mgmt came down, with news and bad news...
But comic relief was they say i have a "so-call" conspiracy
to make my hsemate rounder so i look smaller...

Muahahaa... not a bad idea,
maybe can working towards that...
kekekeke

Burnt a few weekends,
and maybe have to burn a few more
before i can find some time for myself.

Feeling like i'm back to my first few years with XSXA,
where i work no day no nite,
i have no connections with anyone,
i barely see my family too...

Guess the only diff now is i trying to stop struggling,
trying to stop fighting all these nonsenses;
But i am still not compromising,
if things be, let things be
if thing be, thing let be.......

Where to find the New Singapore Hawkers

By Joyce Hooi - Jun 17, 2006 The Straits Times

PASTA EXPRESS
02-42 Hong Lim Market, Block 531A Upper Cross Street
Opens: 11am to 8pm daily, closed on Sunday
Sells: Pasta and side dishes like fries
Must try: Spaghetti Vongole, $4.50

MIEN BY FIRSTPASTA
02-133 Bukit Timah Food Centre, 116 Upper Bukit Timah Road
Opens: Noon to 9.30pm, closed on Tuesday
Sells: Pasta with sides like soup and olive bread, and biscotti for dessert
Must try: Spaghetti Aglio Olio, $3.90, a dish of pasta with olive oil and garlic

WHAM!BURGER
B1-22 China Square Food Centre, 51 Telok Ayer Street, Tel: 9008-0604
Opens: 11am to 8pm on weekdays, 11am to 3pm on Saturday, closed on Sunday
Sells: Chicken, beef and fish burgers with side dishes like raisin coleslaw and onion rings
Must try: Big beef wham!burger, $4.80, made with ground beef from Australia

HACHI TEI
B1-27 China Square Food Centre, 51 Telok Ayer Street, Tel: 6535-2988
Opens:10am to 10pm Monday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm on Sunday and public holidays
Sells: Authentic Japanese food including sashimi and sushi
Must try: Hachi Tei set, $15, which comes with tempura prawns, salmon sashimi, grilled chicken and soup

TASTY THAI HUT
02-159 Bukit Timah Food Centre, 116 Upper Bukit Timah Road
Opens: 11am to 9.30pm daily
Sells: Thai dishes ranging from pineapple salad to tom yam soup
Must try: Green curry chicken, $3.90, add 30 cents for rice

SFIGATO PIZZA
01-230, KPT Kopitiam, Block 127 Bt Merah Lane 1 (Tel: 6270-5464) and 04-47 Beauty World Centre, 144 Upper Bukit Timah Road (Tel: 6402-0898)
Opens: 11am to 11pm daily
Sells: Italian pizza and pasta
Must try: Carnivora, $5 for a 7-inch pizza topped with bacon, gorgonzola and mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce

ERICH'S WUERSTELSTAND
3 Trengganu Street
Opens: 3pm to 11pm daily. Opens till 1am on Saturday, Sunday and eve of public holidays
Sells: German sausages and sausage buns
Must try: Cheese sausage, $3.50, and Currywurst with special German curry ketchup and curry powder, $3

THE BIGRILL
01-401 You N Lai Coffeeshop, Block 110 Yishun Ring Road
Opens: 4pm to 11pm Monday to Saturday, 11am to 11pm on Sunday
Sells: Crocodile fillet steak, deep fried quail, sandwiches and steaks
Must try: Mary lamb, $9, Australian lamb chops flavoured with rosemary, with mint sauce

THE SWEET STONE PARAD'ICE
01-67/76 Golden Mile Food Centre, www.thesweetstone.com, 505 Beach Road
Opens: 11.30am to 9.30pm. Closed on Monday and Wednesday
Sells: Gelato, waffles and chocolate fondue
Must try: Royal Chocolate Fondue - Belgian chocolate dip, fruit, marshmallows, waffles and two scoops of gelato, $14.80

SLIIMUFFIN
01-97 Golden Mile Food Centre, 505 Beach Road
Opens: 8am to 5pm daily. Closed on Sunday
Sells: Muffins and cheese tarts
Must try: Chocolate chip muffin, $1.20

PASTA PLANET
01-82 Golden Mile Food Centre, 505 Beach Road
Opens: 11.30am to 9pm Monday to Saturday, 12.15pm to 9pm on Sunday
Sells: Pastas and other Italian dishes
Must try: Pasta carbonara, $4.50, and tomato bruschetta, $2

MANSAKU
01-93 Golden Mile Food Centre, 505 Beach Road
Opens: 11am to 9pm daily, closed on Tuesday
Sells: Japanese food like Katsu rice sets and side dishes like agedashi tofu
Must try: Teriyaki Chicken Set with chicken, salad, watermelon, chawan mushi, miso soup and rice, $4.50

NAZARETH NYONYA FOOD
B1-03 Dunman Food Centre, 271 Onan Road
Opens: 11am to 8pm daily. Closed on Sunday
Sells: A mixture of local and Nyonya style dishes with rice
Must try: Curry chicken. A plate with one meat and two vegetable dishes costs around $2.50

CHOCOLAT 'N' SPICE
02-12 Shunfu Mart, Block 320 Shunfu Road (Tel: 9383-0413) and 01-18 Tanjong Pagar Plaza (Tel: 9276-2110)
Opens: 8.30am to 4.30pm on weekdays, 8.30am to 2.30pm on weekends, closed on Monday and Wednesday
Sells: Confectionary items ranging from muffins to cheesecakes
Must try: Chocolate muffin, $1

BENNY
01-16 Maxwell Food Centre, Maxwell Road
Opens: 3pm to 9pm on weekdays, closed on weekends and public holidays
Sells: European cuisine such as beef goulash and tiramisu
Must try: Cheesy Pork, $5.20, a cheese-filled pork fillet that comes with mashed potatoes and coleslaw

BOTAK JONES
Five outlets islandwide including Yue Hua Food Place, Block 608 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 (Tel: 6755-1225) and 01-02, Stall 10, Block 118 Depot Lane (Tel: 6272-3225)
Sells: American food ranging from burgers to soups
Must try: Fish and chips, $6

HAPPY CHEF WESTERN FOOD
466 Crawford Lane
Opens: 11am to 3pm, 5pm to 10pm daily
Sells: Cafe-style food such as steak and fish
Must try: Chicken Kiev, $6, and country-baked fish, $5

Return Date

Received update in the last week abt my return date,
erm... there is no return date.

So long the final test is not successfully completed,
we will not be granted with a de-post date.

The target date of completion was in Sept 07, then Oct'07, then Nov'07 then Dec'07, then its MAYBE in Dec'07. Bottom line is, no complete no go home.

Sorry guys (gals), all the plans we made for Dec'07 will have to be fulfilled by God le,
i am nothing, and can do nothing......

I spoke to God abt it, i told God that i let him decide when i go back...

Let's wait and see wat good things will come to pass bah.

extra green ears, blue heart and black faces...

After the last post, i tot my next post would also be one with cheery smilez,
and the scent of joy in the air......

Yup, it was great fun with the presents,
and the story behind it was pretty interesting,
the gers who sent were CHAMPIONS!!! ^_^

I told my mentor the reason for rushing off on the dot from work,
and i promised to show him the stuffs i collected...
But i really did not expect an extra pair of green ears;
Anyway, for the spot of fun, i put it on in the office
and boy was he amused... i guessed i amused myself too...
It was a hard day and the ears did brought in comic relief!

Blue heart; was talking to a fren on msn and she seemed pretty moody...
becos i had to fetch my newly arrived to town colleagues to get water and some food supplies, i had to end the chat abruptly.

I know very very very well she was very upset abt a certain issue,
and i told her that i will call her awhile later when the shops are open,
cos i needed to get the international calling card.
But after a few hrs, the shops are still nt open...
And she called me, the moment i answered the call,
i knew something was wrong!

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Being so far away, i tell myself not to think too much. If i dun see then dun go think and think, but now i dun think i can just push it aside any more......
I felt bad for not able to do anything,
i felt worse that i did not do anything...
Wont ur heart ache if u heard yr fren crying on the phone ?!!

I been telling myself that the best thing,
and the only thing i can do for her is to pray.
But why do i still feel so ............

Black faces; I see it everyday, including in the mirror,
cant help it, maybe becos its been a little stressful...
and i guess its even more stressful when u kept trying to control yrself,
its like a balloon, the more u wanna press down the balloon that is getting bigger,
the more the balloon will burst...
argh... dun like the feeling...

Sigh... sian...

Nvm, later go zzz after finish the report...
TMW IS ANOTHER DAY!
a good one i hope.