Sep 2024: Welcome #6

Fri: tkx for this CoffeeLuwak – first time tasting this coffee was Jul2010 –

Bali/1 – Here-There-Everywhere – This-That-Everything (amylamsg.com)

Jul2010: it was an exciting experience to discover that there are a couple of the civic cats in captivity. These are the cats that contribute to the best(relative) and most expensive coffee in the world – KopiLuwak cat poop coffee!

Memorable aroma&taste of this coffee but could not afford to be drinking it regularly! After watching this 2007 movie in 2013 put a smile on the face whenever treated with a cuppa of KopiLuwak.

What Is Kopi Luwak? The Disturbing Story of Cat Poop Coffee | Coffee Affection

The Bucket List/2007 – highly recommended starring two of my favourites, Jack Nicholson/Edward and Morgan Freeman/Carter as the two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die. Not good review from the movie critics who are perhaps younger and are unable to relate to mortality! Personally, really enjoyed this movie.

Edward last visit with Carter and they share a few moments, wherein Carter reveals with great amusement how the KopiLuwak(most expensive coffee in the world) that Edward enjoys is grown in a Sumatran village, eaten&defecated by a jungle cat/Asian Palm Civet and is harvested because of the special aroma of the gastric juices.

Carter crosses off laugh till I cry from his bucket list and insists Edward finish the list without him…

Bucket List Coffee: The Story Behind Jack Nicholson’s Favorite Drink (purekopiluwak.com)

Like everyone else who makes the mistake of getting older, I begin each day with coffee and obituaries – Bill Cosby 

#6 landed safe&sound here for his favourite meal小龍包XiaoLongBao@鼎泰豐DinTaiFung/Jewel, pix downloaded, while 1stBorn&family are having no power due to Helene.

Sat: believe or not but there is no KFC in Norway – dinner tonight@KFC/PP-MarineParade first time in a KFC in SIN! and first-time tasting fries with cheese. Amazing what this grandson can get his grandmothers to do, hahaha – pix downloaded.

Nice to see how trees are planted in a way to fit into this open-space corridor.

Pleasant walk on EC-Pk for #6 to experience the dogs@ParklandGreenDogRun and free flying parrots by ParrotSociety – last here with AudreyM&Skipper Apr2024

Sun: tkx for swim&dinner@Rochalie.

Mon: lunched@GreatWorldCity where #6 ate every morsel of the ChickenRice. Discovering new places – Art-Jamming with Cats@WildflowerStudio where #6 was delighted amongst these felines. Do like the surrounding gazebos in this EnablingVillage but more comfortable inside the AC-Lobby without the felines!

Cats are connoisseurs of comfort – James Herriot

Ended the day chilling watching InsideOut2@Clement’s.

26 Sep 2024 – Welcome Back To SIN, Aileen

Mon: reading the news this morning and was stunned to learn that F1 attracted a sold-out crowd of ~270,000 fans over the three-day race weekend – just imagine that if each ppl paid at least ~S$500each! Wow!! F1 is certainly good business for SIN. Congratulation to Lando Norris/25 who won 2024 F1 and he is young enough to be my grandchild!! – pix downloaded.

Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death – Hunter S. Thompson

Lando Norris wins Singapore Grand Prix in drama-free race at Marina Bay | The Straits Times

Tue: follow-up appt@SGH and fortunately got there before the sky opened up pouring cats&dogs, not that it matters – do like these downpours even when walking as there is always an umbrella with me.

OldShifuCharcoalPorridge/58SengPohRd opp TiongBahruMarket&FoodCentre has one of the best Cantonese 粥 zhou, otherwise Congee if you are not Cantonese! Here with lean pork+century egg and pork liver on the side hit the spot.

With lean pork+century egg and pork liver on the side hit the spot – highly recommended and tkx to Clement for introducing this location, will definitely return for this comfort food.

https://www.facebook.com/oldshifucpsg/

Porridge vs Congee, what is the difference? Porridge is typically any soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other grains in water or milk. Congee is a type of ChineseRicePorridge that is usually paired with savory ingredients like spices,meat&veggies. Cantonese&TeochewCongee are two distinct styles of ChineseRicePorridge, each with its own unique characteristics&cultural significance.

CantoneseCongee is known for its smooth and creamy texture. The rice grains are cooked until they break down completely, creating a thick, velvety consistency – what I grew up eating, thus my preference.

TeochewCongee, on the other hand, has a lighter and more watery consistency. The rice grains remain whole and separate, floating in a clear broth – 7Porridge&Congee pix downloaded.

I am not a glutton – I am an explorer of food ― Erma Bombeck

Tue: grocery@Giant with S$10+Promo+SeniorSavings – pleased with the MuscatGrapes/half price!

Wed: nice to catch up with Aileen for CheeCheongFun腸粉@MTmarket and walk to PP/MP. Appreciations for lovely flowers and for getting me to put in 8,000+steps today – lovely cloudy day. Above all, do not lose your desire to walk – Soren Kierkegaard

Read that SIN pop 6+million as at Jun2024 – considering that the area of SIN 719.1km²/277.65mi² and with Norway where the pop is 5+million with an area of 385,207km²/148,729mi²! Wow what a contrast, quite terrifying to think how overpopulated it is here and no wonder that I avoid going out during weekends!!

Singapore population crosses 6 million mark | The Straits Times

To all who might in the path of Helene/USA, plx take good care to be safe. Here in SIN its so far a lovely cool wet morning and hopefully will remain cool the rest of the day.

How beautiful is the rain!

After the dust and the heat,

In the broad and fiery street,

In the narrow lane,

How beautiful is the rain – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Thu: tkx to KK for dinner@InleMyanmar/PeninsulaPlaza – has been nearly 2decades ago since last tasted MyanmarCuisine. Salad,curry,soup,TamarindJuice+Mohinga which is Myanmar’s national dish of a broth that’s made from a mixture of fish paste,soup,rice vermicelli+various garnishes.

InleMyanmarRestaurant’s Mohinga also consists of rice vermicelli, but it also has yellow beans+hard-boiled egg. Yummy HsanwinMakin, sweet cake baked with semolina-flour. Asked about ChinSuck thinking it was some dish from fond memories of cousin David to learn that it means sour&spicy!

22 Sep 2024 – Formula One

Thu: what a coincidence to bump into DavidY@MarinaBayInterchangeMRT and it was meant to be that we could arrange a suitable meeting date for the family to meet when #6 arrives.

Appreciations to KK for delicious dinner @BondingKitchenRestaurant/OrchardGateway – modern take on PeranakanCooking. Last time here was Jan2024 with PeggyP also tlx to KK.

Foods this time round same as last but forgot to document then – pix downloaded are better than none! Drinks&Appetizer: BungaTelangLemongrass tastefully presented and not too sweet. KuehPieTee – JulienneTurnips braised with Mushroom,PorkBelly,PrawnsStock garnished with ChilliCuka,PorkLard,Prawn,QuailEgg – and it’s do it yourself to make sure that the shell remains as fresh&crispy as possible.

Mains: BabiPongTeh – stewed pork belly with Cinnamon,Soybean,StarAnise

ChickenCurry – with fresh Chilli,CoconutMilk,Tomato,Tumeric,Spices&Herbs

NyonyaChapChye – braised BeancurdSkin,BlackFungus,Cabbage,DriedLilyBuds, Mushroom,PorkBelly,PrawnsBroth&SoybeanPaste

Dessert:Chendol- local shaved-ice topped with CoconutMilk,PalmSugar,PandanJelly,RedBeans.

Took the skybridge across OrchardRd for Bus16 and thank goodness no traffic diversions yet. F1 practises&qualifying start Fri&Sat early evening and the Race is on Sunday evening – keeping away from anywhere near the event! The roar of engine, the smell of burnt rubber – that’s what Formula One is about for me.

Fri: areas to avoid if you do not want to be caught in crowds,noise,pollution,traffic,etc, over the 🏁F1🏁weekend – not a fan of this event but good for SIN businesses!

The health effects of air pollution imperil human lives. This fact is well-documented – EB Johnson

Dinner@PalmDr/sisJo with our contribution of curry&veggie dishes from the corner ZiCharStall~S$10+kuey~S$12 from BengawanSolo across the road – a nice stroll back to the 4walls before the rains.

Sat: lunch@ImperialTreasure/AsiaSq for one of my favourites BambooClams via ShentonWay MRTsta.

Was not even aware that WestinHotel has moved until today – somehow the acoustics here was not quite for the piano! The last time in the Westin was when it was located by CityHallMRT!!

Had to share MarinaOne as I was quite impressed with it when here for Bday lunch last year – 2above pix downloaded.

Green Heart | Marina One Singapore / ingenhoven architects | ArchDaily

Jan2023: tkx to nephew Clement for Bday-lunch@MajesticRestaurant, MarinaOne. https://www.facebook.com/majesticrestaurantsg/

yummy foods,

had fun exploring this new exciting location.

Threw some magnetic darts(first time with these kind of darts and has been a long time since I threw any darts!) in the basement.

Coffee&drink@TheSingapuraClub – for once music from the 1950s-70s could be recognized&related to and not blasting thru’ boombox, but in comfortable volume providing relaxing ambience with just us there(would not want to be here in any crowds). A pleasant&peaceful afternoon went by quickly – Jan2023

Apr2019 tkx to Daisy&Darryl for delicious lunch@KokSen/KeongSiakRd,MichelinBib GourmandZhiChar for their BigPrawn BeeHoon – a definite die die must try dish.

https://guide.michelin.com/sg/kok-sen/restaurant

KeongSaik Rd – this building by the red car was where father used to play mahjong on Thu evenings – Apr2019

Sat2024: continued to Chinatown for the Mid-Autumn lights and for Durian-shaved-ice while the others had Chendo&Lychee@MeiHongYuen/ChinatownPt. Strolling along KeongSaikRd when this area was once upon a time a prominent red-light district with brothels located in the shophouses on either side of the street in the 1960s – now a trendy hip area with boutique cafes&eateries.

KokSen has relocated but on the same, and unable to locate father’s Thu club last night, or maybe the eyesight&memory are playing tricks but the temple is still there. 老花眼=OldFlowerEyes=Presbyopia also known as age-related farsightedness (or age-related long sight in the UK) prefer the Chinese expression when used at the appropriate time like now!

Oct2023: MondrianHotel with good view of Chinatown from their rooftop’s infinity pool(Level13) and nice suites(Level3) by the lush reflecting water – Oct2023.

Sat21Sep2024: evening drinks by the pool@MondrianHotel for a LycheeMartiniCocktail. Nice pleasant evening to end this long afternoon – good idea with water in cartons, espeically at the pool area. Was in daylight here last year and Claire&Stein were supposed to stay here in Jul but sadly&unfortunately had to cancel.

I’m not boozing, I’m just improving my cocktail balance – hahaha!

Sun: feeling all my joints&muscles this morning after yesterday’s walk/~16,000+steps! Tkx to Theresa&CJ for dinner@ImperialTreasureTeoChew/Ion

18 Sep 2024 – Welcome 2nd-Born

Sun: KineticRain is back@T1 and so is 2ndBorn – welcome back to SIN.

Still am totally hypnotized by this sculpture weighing 24tons 21,774kg and consisting of 1,216 motors. This modern arts showpiece, featuring the dance of a thousand copper raindrops in the air with precisely choreographed movements is designed by Art+Com. Very appropriate with constant busy movements like the life in this T1.

Nov2013: Sunday Times: A woman was arrested by the police after she climbed over the railing at Changi Airport Terminal 1 on the netting below the Kinetic Rain sculpture… damaged by the intrusion with some strings on the art sculpture entangled… OH NO, my favourite sculpture at the airport, she should be deported!

Changi Airport’s Kinetic Rain sculpture back in full swing | The Straits Times

Mon: @Parkway getting popiah,Bday-noodles, etc for dinner@Rochalie where the pool is more or less ready to be used! Happy 81stBday to Ivy

Tue: 祝福大家中秋節快樂 Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to all celebrating&marking today. Enjoy your 月饼/Mooncake, I grew up with the 蓮蓉LotusSeed paste filling – nowadays there are all sorts of different fillings, but my personal preference is still the simple white Lotus; 菱角/WaterCaltrop, 餘頭/Taro, the only time I eat these foods – life is like a mooncake, sometimes sweet, sometimes nutty, hahaha and remember that we are all under the same sky, looking at the same moon but just seeing it at different times!

These are the type of lanterns I grew up with and they are just as beautiful in my eyes today, especially when lid in the dark. Also do like the simple paper ones too, easier for storage and the edition from last year is a hot-air-ballon design. Unless something unusual catches my eye, doubt that there will be any more new additions to this collection.

Fly me to the moon

Let me play among the stars – BartHoward

Tkx for dinner@PalmDr and what a night with strong winds and heavy rains despite the short duration, unusual in SIN! – pix downloaded.

A fallen tree at a walkway along Kitchener Road next to City Square Residences – ST photo: Shintaro Tay. Metal debris seen near a stationary car along UOB Plaza – ST photo: Ariffin Jamar

Meteorological Service Singapore said Sumatra squalls may bring widespread thundery showers and gusty winds on a few days in the next fortnight, with more rainfall expected towards the end of the month.

Strong winds, heavy rain batter Singapore, uprooting trees and slowing traffic | The Straits Times

14 Sep 2024 – In Memory of Geno ONG

Wed: in memory of 2,996ppl who lost their life in 2001. Also in memory of GenoONG known as MaiSiaoSiao who took her own life here in SIN 2days ago, may she RIP and condolences to her family.

 To save a man’s life against his will is the same as killing him – Horace

Sad to hear the news – have not seen her since over a decade ago when she asked for help (if only she could ask for help this time round!) to insert flyers into envelopes and then in Dec2011 at a picnic concert@SBG where we got to taste Ting’s home-made ShepardPie&CarrotCake+Geno’s egg-plant dip and cider.

All stories, if continued far enough, end in death – Ernest Hemingway

Woman, 46, found dead at foot of Boon Lay HDB block – Mothership.SG – News from Singapore, Asia and around the world

Singapore woman’s suicide amidst legal battle raises concerns over legal system – The Online Citizen

Ex-NMP promises to fight Healing the Divide couple “tooth and nail” after untimely death of Geno Ong » Singapore News (theindependent.sg)

Edited: 13Dc2024 –

Woman died by suicide while facing lawsuits filed by man linked to anti-vaccine group: State coroner | The Straits Times

Trips to Giant&IKEA/Tampines for more errands picking up these clip-on shelves – nowadays unable to run around all day or carry too much, so will have to make shorter trip within a day!

Always wanted 2clocks to know the time in Norway as well as here but none within my budget have so far caught my eyes – at S$5each and to my likings, managed to hang and satisfied with these for now…

Thu: tkx to ClimateVouchers for this fan with 5% discount S$12.90@BestDenki for members(appreciations to niece for the use of her membership), S$245 deducted from vouchers with still S$55 left. Total amount spent S$8taxi-fare to get this fan back to the 4-walls – walked to PP/MP but could not walk back with this bulky item.

Have been eyeing bladeless fans for the past years but they were all way above my budget! EuropAce/Air-PurifyingBladelessFanS$258 is light enough for me to carry to the taxi-stand, mobile to move around within the 4-walls safely and for ppl like me who are tired of cleaning dirt&dust caught in the blades&the protective guard of fans. Hopefully it will serve my needs – only time can tell!

The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind

The answer is blowin’ in the wind – Dylan’  NO not Dyson-hahaha!

 Nephew Albert with Pope Francis

Appreciations to niece Patricia for sharing her pix from the Parliament&Stadium.

Fri: long considered a harbinger of bad luck, Friday the 13th has inspired a late 19th-century secret society, an early 20th-century novel, a horror film franchise and not one but two unwieldy terms—paraskavedekatriaphobia and friggatriskaidekaphobia—that describe fear of this supposedly unlucky day. 

I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying ― Oscar Wilde

Friday the 13th ‑ Origins, History & Superstition

Sat: nice cool wet morning, clearing&cleaning hoping to declutter more stuff but does not seem to feel or look any different!! How in the world can so much stuff fit into a 4-wall-studio-apt??? Tkx to Ria for her share about that the Sumatras are lines of thunderstorms which I only just learnt about!

https://wildshores.blogspot.com/2009/08/stormy-shores-sumatras.html

Finally got to try HjhMaimunah@JooChiat – somehow whenever passing by the lines snake on to the street and today was perfect for early dinner without lines. The last time eating Periwinkles was in KCH/Sarawak Feb2009 with the consequences of bad food poisoning. Had to try again knowing that the stomach will be upset, but now easier to handle being in familiar grounds – glutton for punishment, hahaha!

An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one – George Mikes. This quote is especially for PaulKrause.

HJH Maimunah Landing Page – Reserve a Table or Order Online for Delivery & Pickup! (hjmaimunah.com)

10 Sep 2024 – An Unforgettable Fishy Tale

Sat: thank you NUS-TravelResearch for FairPriceS$10voucher+S$12cash for participating in their research.

Sun: discovered how delightfully nice&quiet to walk to PP via MTstn-MPstn on an early Sun-morning. This will be an alternative walk for me on Sundays than on EC-Pk which is crowded on Sundays.

After getting out@MTstnExit3, there is this old concrete fence which is about to see its last days and someone has a cat-house outside the fence of some condo…

Appreciations to Leonard for setting up the iPhone(tkx to Clement) ready to be used. Thank you to Les&Ivy for one of my favourite fish Empurau prepared to perfection. WangPuLiao 忘不了=Unforgettable is one of the most expensive fresh-water-fish feeding on wild fruits is prized for its sweet, tender flesh and smooth texture, not often do I get to eat this delicious fish. Also got to taste MoonCakes and still like the plain lotus more than any of the others I have so far tasted over the years…

Going down memory lane with Unforgettable and looks like I have got to taste this fish 4-5times over the decade!

Oct2016: besides his mussels and Empurau/WangPuLiao/忘不了 fish dish (pix from previous postings), my bro Les makes the best Kampot Black-peppered Crab (pix credits to David). Good to catch up with Ivy’s cousin, Irene & family – David and Cindy. Sorry that SoakKoon is missing this.

Oct2013: tkx to Les&Ivy for delicious dinner at Crystal Jade/Paragon**** Yummy celebrations with niece Kat&family back from NY and Patricia’s Bday. Top of the menu was the Empura /WangPuLiao/忘不了 and only Les could have pull this thru’ bringing his own fish and telling the chef how he wants it prepared! Being a fish lover, this is still one of the best tasting fish for me! Fresh water fish from the rivers in Borneo with a diet of fresh fruits is one of the most expensive fish in this region.

FREELITTLEBRAIN: Empurau – the most expensive fish in Sarawak

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid – Einstein

Mon: thanks for visit Gel – always nice to catch up with her and we go back to the days when working together@NetBall in the early 2000s!

Tue: grocery day and yeah favourite CCF&Congee stall is back after being away 4+months in China for holidays for the owners – can now tell friends to meet there again. Wow! nowadays hawker stall owners are able to take 4+months holidays and according to our man 4+months not enough!!

Sharing&recommending my favourite CCF stall – 50A MarineTerrace YongHuatDelight’s CheeCheongFun (RiceNoodleRoll) 豬腸粉

 https://www.misstamchiak.com/yong-huat-delight/

Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together — Guy Fieri

6 Sep 2024 – Happy Birthdays May and Olai

Tue: neighbour has started renovation works, the noise is too much to stay in my 4-walls and they are only doing minor works. Just imagine what it was like when all my interior walls(except for one!) and floor were hacked away 25yrs ago! hate to be any of my neighbours then!!

IKEA/TampinesS$176 – the free shuttle from Bedok goes every hour starting starting at 11.00hrs but did not want to deal with the crowd there in addition that the smaller shuttles are unable to sometimes fit everyone. Being a SeniorCitizen, there is no extra charges on bus fares for 2transfers Bus196-BedokInterC-Bus168 to TampinesAve10 crossing overhead bridge to discover a new bus stop in front of IKEA where Bus296 goes to TampinesInterC.

SBS Transit Feeder Bus Service 296 | Land Transport Guru

Gravlaks+veggie brunch and managed to check out some of the new things. Had enough around the time when the free shuttle went, tried my luck and got on the 14.45hrs back to BedokInterC connecting with Bus196.

Too tired to go out again despite Les’s fresh seafood catch but do appreciate the invite. Made my own Gravlaks with dill bought from Mustafa yesterday, hopefully enough treats gotten from IKEA too.

Wed: today StElisabeth in Tromsø/Norway is a hotel, but in 1978 it was a hospital with a maternity ward. Was there 46yrs ago today and as quoted in the poster – With screams and tears the greatest joy is born – pix downloaded. Happy 46Bday to my dearest 2ndBorn May. Adorable toddle&teenager and just as adorable today when&where it is permissible for mothers&grandmothers to say&think that their offsprings are the best – hahaha!

SPA Hotel Tromsø | St. Elisabeth Hotel & Spa in Tromsø, Norway (entertromso.no)

Enjoying the welcoming morning rains to relief the past few days of intense heat and also thank goodness for no reno-work ongoing at the neighbour’s today. Glad to be chilling in my own 4-walls with thoughts of my flock after the past 2days being on the hectic side.

Thu: tkx for yummy WontonMee brunch@BukitMerahView to mark the day that the youngest #6 of my flock is now a teenager – looking much forward to celebrating later in the month.  Strange to no longer have elementary school grandchildren! Happy Birthday Olai

Heredity is what sets the parents of a teenager wondering about each other – Laurence J. Peter

Making a list of what is in my mind to perhaps get at IKEA for delivery and this might take years and there are many lists around over the years – hahaha! This time round@IKEA/AlexandraS$8

CitySquareMall checking out the newly revamp FairPrice/B1 bringing in some HeartLand ambience and decent looking ready-packed BentoSet meals ranging from S$3-8

 

FoodRepublic/B3 – nostalgia retro atmosphere for delicious AssamFish&Acar@HJH Maimunah NasiPadangS$8 Many of the other stores at the upper levels are closed with hoardings for on-going renovations – byebye Airzone! Glad to have been able to be with Olai,Devon&Eliot when it was…

Oct2022: AirZone@CitySqMall was a great success for #6 but mormor was walking up&down the escalators this time round after learning from the last round with grandnieces,Devon&Eliot in Jan2022 that walking on these nets was not a good idea at this stage in life!! Glad to be able to use up the last of the 4tickets.

Jan2021: World’s 1st indoor-atrium-net-playground opened in 2018 and have been wanting to try this playground that span over levels 2-6@CitySquareMall. With nets connecting one level to the next and slides to get down it was no problems getting up&down holding on to the nets on both sides. Yes, did enquire about the age limit and with Les’s clinic just around the corner@FarrerPkMedicalCentre, it should be OK incase of emergency – hahaha!

Finally an excuse to play here, tkx to grandneices Devon&Eliot who are such a spot, but not easy to take pix trying to balance when there are 12others moving about (max 15). https://airzone.sg/

To be&stay in&on this playground, I had to look forward or upward and NOT down. And like life, live your moments looking forward&upward! And when I was down, it was not easy to get up again to look for Wally lol – surrounded by balls pix credit tkx to one of the younger crews who could stand and take this pix!

We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing – George Bernard Shaw

City Square Mall 2021 – Here-There-Everywhere – This-That-Everything (amylamsg.com)

2021: AIRZONE-Indoor-Atrium-Net-Playground suspended over 3-storeys.

City Square Mall undergoing S$50 million facelift, will have more retail & F&B options by 2025 – Mothership.SG – News from Singapore, Asia and around the world

Fri: PekingDuck+++dinner at ImperialTreasure SuperPekingDuckRestaurant/Paragon. Theresa is the only one I know of who manages to get the chef to serve the remainder duck with glass-noodle and it is just as delicious as with noodles.

Most scrumptious BakedCrab on the shell, Braised-Abalone/Sea-cucumber/Broccoli, Sweet&SourPork + champagn&wine and dessert – what feast for the palate, thank you. My contribution was Gravlaks as a starter.

2 Sep 2024 – Montfort Care Goodlife Makan

Fri: morning coffee@local market to be reminded by my regular stall that its school holiday week and Happy Teachers’Day today in SIN. Tkx to Clement for the info but despite these good sales, will stay away from places where there might be too many ppl, also am trying to declutter and rid stuff in my 4-walls!

Sat: tkx to Hannah for visiting and for getting me out to discover this wonderful concept by MontfortCare – GoodLifeMakan,SeniorActivityCentre@52MarineTerrace#01-198(Designer: DP-ArchitectsPteLtd) where a group of elderly residents comes by daily to voluntarily prepare meals for one another. Good luck to Hannah for bike-trip in Oct and hike in Dec, will live veraciously thru’her&Heiko from their exciting adventures.

The wiser mind mourns less for what age takes away than what it leaves behind – Wordsworth

Lunch is served every last Sat of the month and will try to be there to try different things the next time to give my support – sales go to keeping this location afloat! First time tasting this unusual DryLontong, dish made of compressed RiceCake,etc and this version is something new for me. TaiwanGrassJelly, again something new with a combination of grassjelly,beans,some kind of sweet potatoes,etc. UncleMeng’s(in his 90s)ButterCake – all decent including the MocktailDrinks for 2ppS$30.

A Senior’s Recipe For a Good Life: Food, Friends, and Dignity (ricemedia.co)

Community Kitchen for Stay Alone Seniors – Montfort Care

Sun: simple Bfast@local market and later to coincidently discover that nephew had the same except that coffee here was just plain but according to him the milk foam actually goes well with the you tiao. Need to find somewhere that does that with fresh crispy YouTiao to try together as local market coffee stalls do not froth the milk but where fresh crispy YouTiao can be found!

Hello September – Happy Autum for those in the N-Hemisphere, Happy Spring in the S-Hemisphere, while we who are around the equator have Summer all year round! But wherever we are, just be healthy&safe.

For one it’s the change of seasons, for another, it’s the season of change – William Blake

Mon: doing my best to pack&gather stuff to fit into bag, no matter how big or small whenever this flyer for doorstep collection appears. At Mustafa and CitySquareMall but much of it was under renovations – so no more AirZone? reno-works everywhere including the neighbour.

The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new – Socrates

Tkx for these images from Linn about the progress of the tomato plant – perhaps I can be a farmer in my next life, hahaha!

Sep Family’s Bdays