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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Electra
Electricity is something to be awed at. It lit up the skies tonight in the form of lightning. Rock on!
Sunday, May 01, 2011
A ride to the west
WAKE UP!
... screamed my alarm clock at 5.30am on a sleepy Sunday.
So early? Yes, I am going for a ride!
The group is meeting at 7.30am at Lakeside MRT so I intended to take a really slow ride there. The route I am taking will be about 32km (a shorter route of 27km is available but I don't feel like going left, right, left).
Got out of the house at 5.45am and rode slowly. The skies looked a little red and the rain did start to fall when I reached Raffles Place. Before that, when I rode past Fullerton, there were some drunk teenagers outside Butter Factory, all wasted and lying on the floor.
The drizzle got a little heavy but heck, I am halfway there so no point turning back.
More drunks near Vivocity spotted. Oh, St. James.
Then this chap in a car yelled at me from the car his friend was driving.
"Hello good morning! It's raining!"
I smiled back and said it was okay. (more like no choice... haha)
West Coast Highway is such a longwinded and boring road. Finally spotted the sign for Jurong Town Hall Road and made a right turn. More boring roads till I saw the Science Center.
Huffing and puffing away (was about 5mins late), I rode past Chinese Garden MRT. Then a voice whispered, "Good morning Maam!"
It was KC! He waited at the wrong station and luckily for him, he saw me puffing by so he followed me.
Lots of riders were already there when I finally got there. The rain was still falling gently.
After a short prayer and a minute of silence for a fellow rider, Paul Lim, we proceeded for our Sunday ride. We went past some lake, I spotted the Chinese Garden and I tagged along the sweeper of the day, Stanley, at the back of the pack.
We had a short brekky at a newly opened MacDonald's (it has a drive thru too!) and headed towards an interesting place. The Dragon Kiln, is one of the last few surviving pottery place called Thow Kwang Pottery.
We were introduced to the kiln which uses wood to fire up and the Dragon Kiln only 'works' twice a year. Usually, the modern-day electricity brother will do the job. I spoke to the owner who said they have pottery classes and don't really create wares for commercial use anymore.
They might be gone soon because the Government is taking back the land so if that happens, it sure is a big shame.
We were allowed into the Dragon Kiln for a look see too!
After a nice tour and short break, we had to work our asses off when we entered NTU. Why?
SLOPES LAH!
Thank goodness I chose to ride my MTB and not a SingleSpeed else I might have to push the bike up the slopes! Never ending. Luckily I wasn't a NTU student else I think I might just quit school on the first day!
The day ended at a food centre somewhere in Boon Lay (totally not familiar with the West) and I refueled with 2 cans of isotonic drinks plus 1 bowl of wontons.
I was planing to ride back alone but some guys were going back to the East so I was supposed to follow them. However they set off first so I lost them within 2 minutes. Francis, who was supposed to hop onto the MRT, rode with me instead. He was very kind to do that and showed me Alexandra PCN. Before that, Vince rode together until he reached Commonwealth. We managed to snake out from Zion Rode and then cut through Robertson Quay until we reached Victoria Street.
The ride cut through Bugis, Geylang (almost fainted from durians) and I powered up the Kembangan slope. By the time I got home, I managed to clock in 90km. Wooopeee!
More rides to come!
... screamed my alarm clock at 5.30am on a sleepy Sunday.
So early? Yes, I am going for a ride!
The group is meeting at 7.30am at Lakeside MRT so I intended to take a really slow ride there. The route I am taking will be about 32km (a shorter route of 27km is available but I don't feel like going left, right, left).
Got out of the house at 5.45am and rode slowly. The skies looked a little red and the rain did start to fall when I reached Raffles Place. Before that, when I rode past Fullerton, there were some drunk teenagers outside Butter Factory, all wasted and lying on the floor.
The drizzle got a little heavy but heck, I am halfway there so no point turning back.
More drunks near Vivocity spotted. Oh, St. James.
Then this chap in a car yelled at me from the car his friend was driving.
"Hello good morning! It's raining!"
I smiled back and said it was okay. (more like no choice... haha)
West Coast Highway is such a longwinded and boring road. Finally spotted the sign for Jurong Town Hall Road and made a right turn. More boring roads till I saw the Science Center.
Huffing and puffing away (was about 5mins late), I rode past Chinese Garden MRT. Then a voice whispered, "Good morning Maam!"
It was KC! He waited at the wrong station and luckily for him, he saw me puffing by so he followed me.
Lots of riders were already there when I finally got there. The rain was still falling gently.
After a short prayer and a minute of silence for a fellow rider, Paul Lim, we proceeded for our Sunday ride. We went past some lake, I spotted the Chinese Garden and I tagged along the sweeper of the day, Stanley, at the back of the pack.
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| The Lake |
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| Chinese Garden |
We had a short brekky at a newly opened MacDonald's (it has a drive thru too!) and headed towards an interesting place. The Dragon Kiln, is one of the last few surviving pottery place called Thow Kwang Pottery.
We were introduced to the kiln which uses wood to fire up and the Dragon Kiln only 'works' twice a year. Usually, the modern-day electricity brother will do the job. I spoke to the owner who said they have pottery classes and don't really create wares for commercial use anymore.
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| Dragon Kiln |
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| Clay versus Steel |
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| The electricity brother |
They might be gone soon because the Government is taking back the land so if that happens, it sure is a big shame.
We were allowed into the Dragon Kiln for a look see too!
After a nice tour and short break, we had to work our asses off when we entered NTU. Why?
SLOPES LAH!
Thank goodness I chose to ride my MTB and not a SingleSpeed else I might have to push the bike up the slopes! Never ending. Luckily I wasn't a NTU student else I think I might just quit school on the first day!
The day ended at a food centre somewhere in Boon Lay (totally not familiar with the West) and I refueled with 2 cans of isotonic drinks plus 1 bowl of wontons.
I was planing to ride back alone but some guys were going back to the East so I was supposed to follow them. However they set off first so I lost them within 2 minutes. Francis, who was supposed to hop onto the MRT, rode with me instead. He was very kind to do that and showed me Alexandra PCN. Before that, Vince rode together until he reached Commonwealth. We managed to snake out from Zion Rode and then cut through Robertson Quay until we reached Victoria Street.
The ride cut through Bugis, Geylang (almost fainted from durians) and I powered up the Kembangan slope. By the time I got home, I managed to clock in 90km. Wooopeee!
More rides to come!
Friday, April 29, 2011
Skinny Pizzazza!
I got a treat at Skinny Pizza!
Went to their outlet at Wheelock Place and got a table after a ten-minute wait. Decided what to order while standing in the queue did help with the speed of the food that was served later on.
The skinny manager/host explained politely what the set meal was about and took the order. Basically you get ONE Skinny Pizza, TWO bowls of soup, ONE side dish and TWO soft drinks.
Ordered:
Salami Pizza with Feta Cheese (sorry forgot the name) x 1
Portobello Mushroom soup x 1, Sweet Corn Crab soup x 1
1/4 metre long sausage x 1
Rude Root Beer x 2
Noticed that their surrounds are very eco-friendly and many things seemed to be recycled. They used cardboards as signage, planks + metal pipes as chairs/tables which I thought it was real cool!
Food arrived in no time. The pizza's not bad, very crispy.
The yummy sausage wasn't too bad and I almost wanted to hide the tin that came with it. According to one of the signs, they have a $25 1-metre-long sausage... wow.
The food did not seems to be a lot in the beginning but as you stuffed yourself silly with soup, sausage and pizza then followed by the soft drink, your tummy gets filled up quite fast!
The staff were quite polite and efficient so at least it was pleasant to eat there.
Try them someday!There are so many different types of pizza on their menu!
Skinny Pizza@Wheelock
501 Orchard Road
#03-04 Wheelock Place
Tel: 6235 7823
Opening Hours: Daily 10am – 10pm
PS: Thanks for the treat :)
Went to their outlet at Wheelock Place and got a table after a ten-minute wait. Decided what to order while standing in the queue did help with the speed of the food that was served later on.
The skinny manager/host explained politely what the set meal was about and took the order. Basically you get ONE Skinny Pizza, TWO bowls of soup, ONE side dish and TWO soft drinks.
Ordered:
Salami Pizza with Feta Cheese (sorry forgot the name) x 1
Portobello Mushroom soup x 1, Sweet Corn Crab soup x 1
1/4 metre long sausage x 1
Noticed that their surrounds are very eco-friendly and many things seemed to be recycled. They used cardboards as signage, planks + metal pipes as chairs/tables which I thought it was real cool!
Food arrived in no time. The pizza's not bad, very crispy.
The yummy sausage wasn't too bad and I almost wanted to hide the tin that came with it. According to one of the signs, they have a $25 1-metre-long sausage... wow.
The food did not seems to be a lot in the beginning but as you stuffed yourself silly with soup, sausage and pizza then followed by the soft drink, your tummy gets filled up quite fast!
The staff were quite polite and efficient so at least it was pleasant to eat there.
Try them someday!There are so many different types of pizza on their menu!
Skinny Pizza@Wheelock
501 Orchard Road
#03-04 Wheelock Place
Tel: 6235 7823
Opening Hours: Daily 10am – 10pm
PS: Thanks for the treat :)
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