New Macdonalds outlet with drive-thru...24 hrs opening at Sengkang

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

This coming year is going to be a difficult year for all....and chinatown seems to be much more quieter due to the global recession. Just hoping that everyone can have a Happy Bull Year ahead =)

Long queue for new EZ Link card

There was a long queue for replacing the old EZ link cards with new ones(CEPAS)!! To me, the new cards look much more classy, with a nice colour design. Singaporeans are still KS, queuing up so soon, though the deadline is till end of Sep 2009....

Neighbour has moved out

Well, it has been quite some time since we last blogged. Our neighbour has moved out yesterday after staying for only 5 months.....short period, isn't it strange? Well, didn't have a chance to chat with the occupants or know them at all, and now they are no longer our neighbours.

Maiden Trip to Singapore Flyer

Mich~
It was my maiden trip to the Singapore Flyer....
so I was filled with excitement and anticipation....
and my first time going on an "excursion" with colleagues....
When we reached there, we were trying to catch glimpses of the giant observation wheel...which stands at 165m above the ground....
We're like little kids, giggling, talking, waiting and queuing up in line for our turn to board one of the capsules...pardon us, 'cos it is very seldom that we get to let our hair down...
The Sg Flyer offers a breathtaking view of the city skyline, and the weather that evening allows us to see views of Singapore River, Padang, East Coast area, etc...we could also see the preparations underway for the great F1 race....
The capsules rotate rather slowly, so one wont really notice much movement, except for the changes in the views that lie ahead of you.....
For a first-timer like me, it was a good experience...and being a Singaporean, I have the chance to experience one of the iconic attractions of Singapore....

The capsules...each one of them can take 28 persons

Views....and each revolution takes about 30 mins..

Dempsey Hill

We wanted to go somewhere special.....

My first impression of this place was "Why so dark??"...I do not know if it was a deliberate attempt to maintain the mystery of this place (thus explaining for the lack of sufficient lighting along the pathways), but I really felt uncomfortable finding my way around there.

It was our first time exploring this place, therefore we decided to take things slowly, and take a stroll around before deciding on our venue for our meal.

Do be careful if you venture there next time, 'cos there was some places with valet parking. So if you want to enjoy free parking, do take more time to drive around and find your own lot.

As we walked along, we started to realise that this much hyped-about place offers mainly high end restaurants and wine bars, which left us with limited choices in looking for more affordable fare....:) Quite disappointing to me, considering so much fanfare about the place....

Personally, I would have second thoughts in going there next time....it is perfectly fine to venture there once in a while, but the high-end restaurants and limited lighting leaves me with some reservations....

One typical restaurant...one needs more effort to find out what it is offering

New stuff!!

The new sengkang sports complex is opening next month, and i guess the property market around sengkang will go up with new facilities on the way....

Old airport road market revisited...

We went old airport road food market for dinner on Fri nite...
Oh yes, the mutton soup was nice...we had fried prawn mee and western food too!!