17 May 2011 -- Let's Play In Orchard!

I was given two choices to spend my time on this public holiday, and these two requests came from two separate set of friends.

1) Go cycling in Palau Ubin at 8 a.m. It actually is a brilliant idea, but I ain't exactly very keen about waking up so early in the morning just to cycle. And I can't cycle, for one thing.

2) Have lunch at Orchard 313. This looks appealing too, but stuff in Orchard are pretty expensive, and I am a bit tight in my finances lately...

So after a period of consideration the night before, I have made my final decision.

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Cycling in Palau Ubin just doesn't sound cool to me. Sorry to those who went(you know who you are!). And so I headed off for Plan 2.

We had our lunch in RamenPlay located in 313@Somerset. I normally do not like to have noodles, especially when I am eating out, because noodles take very long to cool and I will take very, very long to finish eating a bowl of noodles. But hey, after seeing and tasting my bowl of ramen, I agreed it was really worth coming.

I ordered their house specialty the Tonkotsu Ramen, and I must say, it's really worth every dollar. The serving is pretty large,so it was awesome for me. The pork slices are also very tender and has absorbed the flavour of the broth, thereby enhancing the taste of the pork slices. Speaking of the broth, I must say that I really loved the soup. It's not very salty and one can taste the very essence of miso and pork marrow bones. Most importantly, the noodles are well cooked. It definitely left me wanting for more...yum yum.

The next stop... is of course dessert. So off we went to Orchard Central, where our next destination awaits. I was recommended to a cafe called Fruit Paradise, which is well known for its fruit tarts. By the time I reached Orchard Central, I was so full from my previous course that I decided to just order a ice mocha, while the rest ordered a fruit tart along with a pot of floral tea. Now, allow me to show you how wickedly awesome and tantalising the fruit tarts are...

Awesome eh? Just looking at it makes one feel like eating it. Fruit Paradise is a good place to have your afternoon tea, when you can enjoy your tea and slowly indulge in your cravings for a sweet fix.

With our dessert settled, we went off to have a game of pool until 6pm, when I left for home while they went for dinner. I definitely enjoyed my day in Orchard, where there are many places for good food at affordable prices - the two places I went to are very good examples. Look around carefully the next time in Orchard, and I am sure you can definitely find places like these. :D

Auto-Correct Needs To BE Corrected...Somehow.

Whew, what a scare!

As many may have known, Blogger was down for more than 20 hours due to a maintenance-related glitch. That had me worried for quite a while. Luckily, Google managed to get Blogger back online, just in time for me to update! :D

Anyway, I was scouting for cool sites to go to, and then I finally found one.

We rely a lot of technology in our daily communication. So sometimes, we become so overly dependent that it does not matter whether you type a word incorrectly. Why so? Well, there always the autocorrect function to help amend your typo errors. Not saying that autocorrect is not good, but I just felt that it can lead to disastrous (read: hilarious) results. So this website I am about to introduce gathers all sorts of mistakes made by the Auto-Correct function on iPhone.

Introducing: Damn You Auto-Correct! It's a website where netizens post their screenshots of Auto-Correct failures, and I can guarantee lots of entertainment by looking at some of the screenshots.

In order to uphold the clean image of the blog (although I felt that this image was somewhat ruined by my previous post "What If My GP Teacher Was A Geisha?"), I have decided to look for a less obscene example to post here:

A: What do you want with your chicken?

B: Umm I'll have porn.

B: OMG I mean corn!

B: Stupid spellcheck!

A: Um excuse me!?

B: :(

To end off, if you need something that can keep you entertained for the day, don't hesitate to search for this website!

My Hallyu Top 5! :D

I was exposed to K-pop at a much later stage compared to many other Hallyu Wave fans, but nevertheless, I find that the songs are quite cool. The emergence of so many different artistes and groups,however, can be quite confusing though... :-S

When I listen to K-pop, what attracts me is actually not the appearance of the artistes (although it is, a contributing factor to how much I enjoy that song). Rather, I like how some of the songs can make one feel like dancing along with the tune, and how some of the music videos are filmed.

I have friends who tell me that since they don't understand Korean, it's a bit pointless listening to K-pop. In my opinion, language is not a barrier in the world of music. As long as people enjoy a song, it is good music.

Frankly, I am not a fan of K-pop, but I am definitely a fan of good music. :D I don't have a lot of Korean songs in my MP3 player, but these are my top 5 favorites on my playlist. Enjoy...

5. Orange Caramel -- Bangkok City
As many would have known, Orange Caramel is a subgroup that contains three members from the girl group After School. They released their latest digital single this year. I liked this song because it is very catchy and the tune just doesn't go away, although the pretty Raina, Nana and Lizzy are a bonus.



4. IU -- Marshmallow
Released on November 2009 in the album "IU...IM", this song did not initially endear to me. In fact, I found the song too sweet and it took a couple of times for me to finally get used to it. Watching the MV makes me want to be the marshmellow in there... :D



3. TVXQ -- Keep Your Head Down
I have to admit, this song is the first I've heard of TVXQ. Even though they have been in the K-pop for very long and have gone through a lot(e.g. the departure of three of the members), they are still one of the strongest bands. Keep Your Head Down marks their return as a two member group.



2. 2NE1 -- It Hurts (Slow)
The first song that got me listening to K-pop is 2NE1's "I Don't Care", but I like this song because it shows a different side of this girl group. 2NE1 is known for their techno-pop its like "Go Away" and "Can't Nobody", but this song proves me wrong...they can sing anything!



1. Big Bang -- Tonight
Big Bang returns with this wonder of a hit, Tonight. The album, which also goes by the same name, went on to become a chart-topper upon its release on many Korean music chart.



So that's it, my personal K-pop favourites. Enjoy the MV!