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📷Greendot Plus | Greendot Plus😎 Was at Jewel Changi looking for food on day 1 of Chinese New Year. I decided to ask Gemini for a vegetarian restaurant and it suggested Greendot Plus. So there I went and there were a few people queueing already. While waiting, I looked at what they have and decided that I should try their special set. Still had to wait quite a while before we got a table inside. We quickly placed our orders. The winter melon osmanthus jelly drink came soon.…
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📷Gardens by the Bay - River Hongbao 2025 | 滨海湾花园 - 春到河畔因新春2025，财神爷包你有钱😎 Was going to River Hongbao 2025 at Gardens by the Bay recently passing through Marina Bay Sands. The snake decoration for the year of the snake was in the mall near the Bayfront MRT station exit. At the hotel area, there was another snake decoration. I went up the bridge to go to Gardens by the Bridge and took a photo of the hotel lobby with the snake decoration in the middle. Passed by Mickey Mouse…
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📷Meals for the 5th day of Chinese New Year | 大年初五的餐食😎 Sunday was 5th day of Chinese New Year. Went out for late Sunday lunch as usual. Headed to a coffeeshop at Lorong 4 Toa Payoh. Opted to buy the minced pork noodle. My wife had grabbed a table while I bought the noodle. Each bowl of simple noodle cost $4.50. Thankful for the simple meal option. After a visit to the inlaws, went back to the town central for dinner. Decided to get some Japanese food from Ichiban. They showed…
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📷Chinese New Year decoration at Crockfords Hotel Genting Highlands | 云顶高原Crockfords酒店的新春装饰😎 Out out a trip to Genting Highlands last month. One of the days, my wife walked to check out the Chinese New Year decorations at Crockfords Hotel. There were some stalls setup. I walked around and looked at the stalls and decorations near there. Then passed through the star gates. There was a flowery arch just before the entrance of the hotel. This horse should catch more attention…
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📷Chinese New Year celebration after taichi practice | 太极拳后捞起😎 Went to the school on Saturday morning for taichi practice. The Chinese caligraphy group made a lot of couplets and greetings. We gathered for a Chinese New Year celenbration after practice. The principal and other VIPs were presented with Chinese New Year couplets. There were other performance and the yusheng was the highlight that many were waiting for. Finally, it was time to toss the yusheng. Tossing for a…
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📷Chinese New Year pickleball fun | 农历新年匹克球乐趣😎 Went to club in the late afternoon on Saturday for pickleball. 3 ducks passed by. Few of us early birds trying to get a few more games before the Chinese New Year celebration later. Then more came to play. The food was delivered and setup for our gathering. The lion dance came by. It passed by our food table. Our own little lion joined the lion dance. We had a random pair doubles pickleball challenge. My partner and I fought hard…
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📷Sunday Blessing and Lunch | 星期天祈福和午餐😎 Went to the 100 over years old temple Lianshan Shuang Lin Monastery for Chinese New Year prayers on Sunday. After registering, we had to wait about an hour before we were let in for the prayers by the monks. After that, my wife and I went round for our own prayers. Finished with the first building and went outover and went out. There were pandas lanterns for the Chinese New Year decoration. Took a picture of the first building. Then…
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📷Volunteer at Singapore Tennis Open | 新加坡网球公开赛志愿者😎 It was the day I was volunteering at the Singapore Tennis Open. I was issued the badge. We went to the volunteer workforce shelter. Went in for a briefing before we were deployed. Passed by the main court. I was deployed at the far end of court 1. Supposed to control the movement of the spectators but after the camera crew taped up the place where the camera was position, wasn't likely anyone was coming my way anytime soon.…
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📷Chinese New Year decorations at Genting Highlands | 云顶高原的农历新年装饰😎 Today is 15th day of the Chinese New Year which is the last day of Chinese New Year. Wishing all a Happy and Prosperous New Year. In this post, I'm sharing the pictures of different decorations I took during a trip to Genting Highlands last month. First, this God of Fortune was greeting me at the lobby of the Resort Hotel. Behind the God of Fortune is another decoration. I went to pose with the God of Fortune.…
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📷Coffee and dessert at Chef's Playground | Chef's Playground 的咖啡和甜点😎 Was walking around after lunch at Kallang Leisure Park mall recently when my wife and I decided to walk into this restaurant. We were not coming for the food because we had lunch. They gave two small glasses of welcome drink. We were come for the $9 dessert and coffee set which we saw outside. So we place our orders and waited. The coffee came first. Followed by the pumpkin cheesecake. Finally, the crème…
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📷6 days of pickleball | 6 天的匹克球😎 I played 6 days of pickleball this week. Monday was at the club where we had a replacement day for Chinese New Year day 1 when the club was closed. It wasn't as crowded as the usual Wednesday session. On Tuesday, I took a bus to Sims Drive to join a pickleball game session hosted by someone. The bus passed by a temple that is over 100 years old. After I alighted from the bus I walked towards the court and passed by another temple. Stopped by…
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📷Lunch at Red Lantern with Pickleball Gang | 与匹克球团友在红灯笼 共进午餐😎 Late Monday morning, rode the MRT train to Eunos MRT station. Meeting some pickleball friends at a coffeeshop next to the MRT station for a Chinese New Year lunch gathering One of our friends suggested this zi char stall. Unfortunately, he was down with diarrhea on that day and didn't joined us. To lazy to look at the normal menu so we went a Chinese New Year set meal for 6 although there were 7 of us. The yusheng…
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📷Shelter from Starwars | 星球大战的雨伞😎 Was out filling up my car recently at the near by Esso station when I saw this poster outside. I decided to use my reward points to redeem the umbrella because I thought it would be so cool. After payment, I got the umbrella and happily brought it home. Opened it up to see how it looks. Pretty cool, isn't it? If you need an invite to noise.app, try this link: https://noise.app/invite/mptzrm5m Here is another video I recorded.…
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📷Going to the temple | 去寺庙😎 Not long ago, after picking up my souvenir from Sports Hubs for a volunteer work. I went back to Kallang Wave mall where I parked. The supermarket still had Chinese New Year decorations then. I drove to the National Library and parked there. Saw a very nice mural outside the library entrance. It stretches to the other side of the entrance. The artist is Lee Xin Li. My wife and I walked to the Kuan Yin Tong Hood Cho Temple for Chinese New Year…
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📷Valentine's Day dinner at Collin's | 在 Collin's 吃情人节晚餐😎 It was Valentine's Day. There was a couple of stores selling roses and other gifts in town. Went to Marina Square to shop for a washing machine for my mother-in-law. After that looked for dinner. There was a 3 on 3 basketball event at the open area. Decided to join the queue at Collin's. They had a Valentine's Day set but that didn't look interesting to me. Went in after queuing for a while. Sat at a table near the…
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📷Tunglok Teahouse Chinese New Year lunch | 同乐小聚捞鱼生过新年😎 Went out for lunch during one day of the Chinese New Year with the in-laws recently. Went to 'TungLok Teahouse at Sqaure 2 mall. We ordered the Chinese New Year Set Menu B for 4 people. Started with the usual yusheng. Prosperity Smoked Norwegian Salmon 'Yu Sheng’ All the ingredients were added. Then we toss the yusheng for all things good. "Here are the rest of the food. Braised Fish Maw with Seafood" Steamed Yellow…
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📷Annual Treasury Open Day: A Visit to Guan Yin Thong Hood Cho Temple | 年度财库开放日：去观音堂佛祖庙祈福😎 Sunday was the 26th day of the first lunar month. I woke up early for annual visit to Guan Yin Thong Hood Cho Temple for the treasury open day. I went to look for the start of the queue. It was at next to the car park behind the block opposite the temple. I joined the queue. The queue turned left. And turned left again. The snaking queue was queue to take a long time. Close to the…
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📷Hao Jia Ban Mian | 豪家板面😎 Chance upon this food court I haven't been to. Although a couple of stalls were empty, there was good enough variety. After walking around a bit, decided to get ban mian. The signature dry noodle cost $6.50. The Korean / Japanese food stall next to this was quite popular. Not sure if it's because I was hungry but I kind of like this noodle. Would have been better if it cost less. Here is a video I recorded.…
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📷Cake and Coffee at Han's: A Pre-Pickleball Treat | Han's的蛋糕和咖啡：匹克球赛前小吃 😎 Looking for a place to spend some time before playing pickleball on Saturday. This Odeon 333 building has a few relatively new F&B outlets. There is a couple of other cafes. In the end, I went to hands and paid $3.20 cents for a slice of cake and a cup of coffee. Chill. Here is a video I recorded. https://www.tiktok.com/@ace108.sg/video/7474599850630237447 If you need an invite to noise.app, try this…