January 22, 2013

Twice two makes five

“I admit that twice two makes four is an excellent thing, but if we're to give everything its due, twice two makes five is sometimes a charming thing too.” Fyodor Dostoyevsky
I can't help myself to share this awesome quotation here on my blog. It reminds me that creativity can be a great motivational agent. All too often we remained trapped in the status quo; we don’t think to look for the pleasures that can come from imagination and the unknown. It reminds me to look for and thrive on the unexpected, to be charmed by things I cannot control or seem impossible. By seeking impossibility, we can overcome our own limits.

January 18, 2013

Thailand 2012

And I'm back in Thailand! These pictures were taken last December when my classmates and I spent our holidays there. Ah I got a chance to try Bangkok MRT on this visit.
At night, we visited a haunted, spooky themed mall called Mansion 7. The main draw is the haunted house, two floors of starts and frights with shows starting every half hour. It's 180 baht per person, a bit pricey, but worth trying. I'm gonna say it's the scariest haunted house I've ever encountered. If you wish a short horror experience, Mansion 7 is definitely worth visiting. The haunted house is well planned and scary. It has been designed based on frightening scenes in horror movies (we all know that Thai horror movies are popular).
On the next day, we went to Pattaya.

January 9, 2013

Sg Nov 2012 (part3)


Finally, got a chance to visit Ikea Singapore. Of course we ordered the famous dish from Swedish, Ikea meatballs along with some other foods!




Finally managed to get a booking for this place, Riders Cafe (one week advance reservation). It is really popular (for Singaporean, not Indonesian) This is exactly how a cafe should be. Located away from the city, close to nature, natural light, and friendly staffs. Food quality was decent but not fantastic. There was nothing to complain about the food, but it just lacked something special that would make me remember. Nice ambience, though we do get a bit of a mosquito and occasion smell from the nearby horse stables with the wind. The Blackstone Benedict with Bacon & Tomatoes, Soft-shell Crab Benedict with Poached Eggs, and Carbonara. To end our brunch, we had death by chocolate cake. Coupled with vanilla ice cream, the black gooey mess was sinfully rich. We enjoyed the dense chocolate cake, which arrived warm and practically drowning in a pool of fudge. As the vanilla ice cream melted into the bed of chocolate sauce, every mouthful of cake was really death by chocolate!

Found a cool spot to take pictures!