I made this today, have been putting this "project" off for so long :P I made it for my letters at the bottom and for me to put souvernirs and my loved ones pictures...
Thanks Elizabeth and my girls for the present, Amanda for the V day gift, Scott for the mandarin orange and there was a yellow book by T15, thanks guys!!! Miss u all lots, can't wait to see u all and hang out with u all soon...
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
SG connect CNY @ Mayflower Great Mall
We had a Chinese New Year dinner with quite a number of Singaporeans who are residing in California. It is pretty heartwarming to see people from your country and the best is, I can to Lao Yu Sheng!!! Shall put up the video of us doing it, so fun... :P This event was coordinated by NUSEA and Saba who did a great job in the entertainment and decorations, hopefully, they can continue to have these dinners as it is a great networking session as the "successful" Singaporeans can lend a helping hand to students like us, but hope it can be much affordable next time, having a huge hole in my pocket for now :(
222 Great Mall Dr, Milpitas, CA 95035
Las Palmas Taco bar @ Santa Cruz
Sebastian and I went to Santa Cruz with Avishek and Xuan Thu in 2 of our cars, having a short road trip on our weekend, We went to the beach side and I was hungry as my 1st meal was at 3plus in the afternoon, we bought our a dollar McChicken, I bought a cookie and cream ice cream at a grocery near the beach because I was still hungry and ice cream seems to be a good option. Before heading back for the Chinese New Year Dinner at Great Mall (Mayflower), I used Yelp and found this pretty decent place that serves Taco. Las Palmas Taco Bar sells pretty nice cripsy chicken tacos @ $1.95 and the pan-friend burritos @ $6.95. The tacos tasted to sebastian as the cripsy popiah back in Singapore and the burritos tasted like Thosai to both of us, delicious! :) I think the reason is because we are missing Singapore food hence that explains the similarity in the taste :P
55 Front St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Mystery Spot @ Santa Cruz
We didn't go up however, we checked the place out and there is an entrance fee of $5 but if you have your 11B, you can enter for free :P It was said that the water is flowing upwards instead of downwards, that's explain the name of this place, "Mystery Spot". I shall drop by again in future and check this place out!
* Phone reception was very bad, almost zero
* Phone reception was very bad, almost zero
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Housewarming @ Franklin
Franklin Household invited NCSV Batch 18 & 19 to our house for a gathering. We had lots of food, snacks, beer and even my home-made cookies :) Hope everyone enjoyed themselves and we shall have more gathering like this...Cheers to us, Happy V Day and Happy Chinese New Year!!!
Participants:
Batch 18: Jie Wei, Gareth, Wei Ming, Yi Xiang, Daniel, Scott, Ritesh, Joshua, Leo, Canggih, Christina, Ishan and Akshita
Batch 19: Avishek, Sebastian, Xuan Thu, Siu Rui, Kenny, Penny, Julian, Ngoc, Kah Hong, Amanda and Me
Friday, February 11, 2011
Today is another Today, but I became very emotional...
I miss Mummy so much that I cried by just listening to her voice, it is so sweet and comforting... The thought of my family by my side is so heartwarming and sour at the same time. All this while, I have been on a fast pace, dashing through each days, packing my time back to back, laughing my heart out, squeeze every bit of my energy and turn it to fun, wanting to bring the American Lynette out...I managed to, I feel that I am different in some sense compared to the boring Lynette back in Singapore. I am trying to slow down my foot steps and enjoy every second and moment, I know it may sound cheesy but the "air" that I take, is so refreshing and energetic...It just give you the power to move on and strive on...
I got a nice apartment, a satisfying job, a handsome Mustang and great friends...It is really amazing here, it is really the best time of my life, being the independent INDEPENDENT me, not sure whether it is for better or worst, but guess that is who I am, someone that is always so solo and strong-headed.
It is really an eye-opening experience in Silicon Valley, everyone is so creative and full of ideas, so passionate to bring something new to the world. Hopefully, I can be like that one day :)
Love Mummy, Daddy and Kor Kor...and BB too...and you know who you are :P
I got a nice apartment, a satisfying job, a handsome Mustang and great friends...It is really amazing here, it is really the best time of my life, being the independent INDEPENDENT me, not sure whether it is for better or worst, but guess that is who I am, someone that is always so solo and strong-headed.
It is really an eye-opening experience in Silicon Valley, everyone is so creative and full of ideas, so passionate to bring something new to the world. Hopefully, I can be like that one day :)
Love Mummy, Daddy and Kor Kor...and BB too...and you know who you are :P
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Pho Dong @ Redwood City
I went to this vietnamese restaurant twice, for the first time, I tried dried vermicelli with grilled pork and vegetable with sweet sauce, recommended by Scott, $8 plus, slightly pricey as the ambience is better but I managed to split the portion to two to save some for dinner. I tried another soup rice noodles the next time I visited, it turned out to be as delicious as the soup was tasty.
2610 Broadway Street Redwood City, CA 94063
2610 Broadway Street Redwood City, CA 94063
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Pho Tho Chau @ Mountain View
Favourite place of Jie Wei's, I have been here twice as it closes pretty late and most of us are able to go there for supper. Nice dried vermicelli with grilled pork and vegetables with a fish sauce to mix, $7.95.
853 VIlla Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
853 VIlla Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Jason's beachside grill @ Tahoe
We had our dinner at Jason's Grill, our first proper meal of the day, after a long tiring work out on the ski slope with our wet ass, we sat at the fireplace and kept ourselves warm. This place served really sinful and delicious Irish potatoes = Fries with cheese and bacon and sour cream.
We learnt a good trick to order food for a group now, the equation goes like this,
Number of dishes to order = (n-3),
*n is the number of people
8338 N Lake Blvd, Kings Beach, CA 96143
We learnt a good trick to order food for a group now, the equation goes like this,
Number of dishes to order = (n-3),
*n is the number of people
8338 N Lake Blvd, Kings Beach, CA 96143
M.S Dixie II @ Tahoe
Scenic Cruise Ride, $35 after slight bargaining by Sebastian. It was a two hour ride, very nice scenery, you can see the line that separates nevada and california. It brought us to Emerald Bay and back. If you want a relaxing time and be in the midst of the beautiful scenes, it would be recommended.
750 US Highway 50, Zephyr Cove, NV 89448
750 US Highway 50, Zephyr Cove, NV 89448
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Jim Denny's Hamburger @ Sacremento
Biggest Pancake ever!!! It is called the Hubcap with spokes, it has 3 Bacons + 3 Sausage + 1 egg of your choice (scrambled or sunnyside up) $12.50 :D 2 person also cannot finish this massive serving. We camped outside it and wait for it to open at 7.30 am. We woke up early at 4am and set off to Tahoe, having a pit stop at Sacremento for breakfast.
816 12th St Downtown, Sacremento, CA 95814
Monday, January 31, 2011
Jack's prime @ Belmont
Phoenix Burger...Yummy, the thought of it makes me want to go back to have more, very soft and the seasoning is so good, it is also spicy hot which makes it so delicious. You must definitely get the sweet potato fries to go along with your meal, an add on of $1.50 I think. The burger meal itself cost about $8-$9 so it is a pretty affordable meal to reward yourself now and then :P
3723 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403
3723 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Ruth's Chris Steak House @ San Francisco
The most expensive place I have ever ate so far, $35 for a three course meal, but it is after some discount, I think it was 50%. We got a good deal and 4 of us dine like some big occasion. It was a smart casual dressing and when you walk in, it seems like everyone looks rich and enjoys dining at the place.
Three course meal:
1 x Salad
1 x Main course: Signature prawn, steak
$35
Three course meal:
1 x Salad
1 x Main course: Signature prawn, steak
$35
1601 Van Ness Ave Pacific Heights, San Francisco, CA 94109
Saturday, January 29, 2011
1998 Ford Mustang
My own car arrived at 29th January 2011!!! I bought it was $2.8K, I love it...a coupe and a sports car and it is very sleek looking :P My first car in my life :D Thanks daddy!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
R&G Lounge @ San Francisco
Famous Chinese restaurant in San Francisco which serve great salt and pepper dungeness crab. However, it is slightly pricey but still worth the try.
631 Kearny St Chinatown, San Francisco, CA 94108
631 Kearny St Chinatown, San Francisco, CA 94108
Golden Gate Bakery @ San Francisco
Delicious egg tarts @ $1.25 per piece, if I did not remember wrongly. It is very soft and hot, very delicious! A definitely must-buy food and you can just buy more and keep it to microwave the next, it will be still as good.
1029 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133
Bouchon Bakery @ Yountville
This bakery was a couple of mins walk from bistro jeanty. It was very famous as there was a long queue and it was said that the brioche and macaroons are the "must-haves" but I thought it was pretty average. However, it was a nice place to visit still.
6528 Washington St, Yountville, CA 94599
6528 Washington St, Yountville, CA 94599
Bistro Jeanty @ Yountville
With a full stomach, we had to still try this restaurant's Crème de Tomate en Croute (Tomato Soup in puff pastry) $10.50. It was heavenly, hot and delicious, best tomato soup I have ever tasted. Four of us shared it and it was indeed not sufficient even though we are full :P We tried their special menu- Pork feet, it was rather nice.
6510 Washington St, Yountville, CA 94599Publish Post
6510 Washington St, Yountville, CA 94599Publish Post
Black Bear Diner @ Napa Valley
My best breakfast place so far, the omelette is amazing, very rich and with alot of bacons, ham and cheese. I would definitely want to learn how to make this sinful breakfast. It was very worthy for the price we paid, it is about $8 for a large portion. The first AMERICANIZED place I been...the service was good and the place is very cosy.
303 Soscol Ave, Napa, CA 94559
303 Soscol Ave, Napa, CA 94559
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Silverado Resort and Spa@ Napa Valley
Beautiful place to stay, it was a chosen accomodation paid by my company, Qik, where each staff gets a room to themselves :) It was so nice to visit napa valley in the winter as it was hot and sunny in the afternoon and I managed to go for a swim and soak in the jacuzzi.
1600 Atlas Peak Road, Napa, CA 94558
1600 Atlas Peak Road, Napa, CA 94558
Friday, January 14, 2011
Japanese Ramen @ Castro St
We rushed to this place for the last order and managed to catch them on time. It was really nice for a cold night and their kimchi is really good with the ramen. The price was pretty affordable @ $9 for each bowl, because I get to have the free flow of kimchi. Order 1 bowl and share between 2 person, it will be totally worth it :)
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Moving for the 3 musketeers @ RWC
Canggih, Leo and Scott moved to Redwood city, and Franklin is out to their rescue :P ODACER ROCKzzz!!! Haha...
Thanks amanda for the photo :)
Thanks amanda for the photo :)
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