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Sunday, August 31, 2008
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
#Portuguesa Dish 2
由澳門本土創作之葡式美食,鱸魚先用炭火燒至皮脆肉香,再以洋蔥、蕃茄、鹽及薯仔作配料製成,特色是肉香,口感特佳 。
Barbecue Bloody Duck
血鴨肉質腍而鬆化,以鴨血和葡式香草燴的鴨肉既香濃且原汁原味。
Fried Crab In Beancurd Sauce (Famous)
由葡式咖喱炒蟹轉變而成,再經由中國特色之腐乳,用上橄欖油、蒜、洋蔥及水齊煮而成,肉蟹經過腐乳之香味混合後,肉蟹之味道特別,而且不油不膩。
Grilled Lamb Chop (Famous)
選用新西蘭羊頸肉,羊頸肉極之嫩滑, 肉汁特多,除以葡國一貫做法以鹽、蒜等材料外,還加上香草rosemary,令羊扒肉汁發揮得最好,最後加上紅酒除羶味,放入炭爐燒至五到七成熟,效果不但保持肉嫩多汁,香味四溢,而且令人回味無窮。
Cari Makan In Macau #Portuguesa Dish 1
位於澳門新口岸之新口岸葡國餐廳(Estabelecimento de Comida Portuguesa "Porto Exterior"),是由業內知名人仕馮氏兄弟健富和建中所創辦。在此之前,馮健富先生曾任五星級大酒店大廚一職,經驗豐富,且獲獎無數。更常被邀請為各大小烹飪比賽擔任評判;曾任澳門電台美味成寶節目主持人,為推廣美食之道不遺餘力。馮氏兄弟更融合其父親數十年之烹調經驗,帶給我們正宗的葡國地道美食,並朝著為顧客提供一流服務的經營理念發展……
Saturday, August 16, 2008
World’s Most Expensive Streets (Residential)
The Register reports that the Chinese number 8888 8888 was previously the most expensive phone number, selling for £270,000 to Sichuan Airlines.
5. Avenue Montaigne, Paris - $5,046 per square foot.
Site of the French capital’s most exclusive shops, Avenue Montaigne is one third of the “Golden Triangle,” along with Avenue Champs-Elysees and Avenue Georges V (Paris’ former most expensive street).
4. Kensington Palace Gardens, London - $7,196 per square foot.
Parallel to the royal family’s Kensington Palace, this street is capped at either end by an embassy—one Russian and one Israeli—which is perfect for any security conscious billionaire. Lakshmi Mittal, a steel magnate, is apparently one such billionaire. He owns two houses in Kensington Palace Gardens, one of them being the most expensive house ever sold when he purchased it at £57 million (US $111 million) in 2004.
3. Fifth Avenue, New York City - $7,500 per square foot.
The third most expensive street in the world runs from Washington Square to Harlem and divides Manhattan’s East/West streets. It is representative of New York’s upper crust, having been rated as the most expensive shopping street in the world. In 2005, press baron Rupert Murdoch purchased one of the Plaza Apartments attached to Plaza Hotel for $44 million.
2. Severn Road, Hong Kong - $11,200 per square foot.
Hong Kong’s most expensive street lies on the top of Hong Kong Island in the city’s most affluent district, The Peak. A $38 million apartment purchased by a Chinese businessman earned this street its place on the list. The street is named after a British colonial administrator, Claud Severn, who spent 1911-1925 as Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong.
1. Avenue Princess Grace, Monaco - $17,750 per square foot.
The world’s most expensive residential street was named after former Monacan princess and iconic black and white film actress Grace Kelly. Residents of Avenue Princess Grace can expect to meet Middle Eastern elites, Russian billionaires and members of the Monacan royal family. The price was set by a $41 million, four bedroom home.
1,000,000.00 Dollar Diamond Rim
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
A must try at Chinatown Food Street
When Sir Stamford Raffles allocated the area south of the Singapore River to the Chinese community in his 1828 Town Plan, swarms of immigrants from southern China came to reside in these old shop houses, eventually establishing what we now call Chinatown.
Up till today, a large part of Chinatown is still based on the layout of the 1828 Raffles Town Plan with most of the street names remaining unchanged. For many of the older Chinese, they still affectionately refer to some streets by their old nicknames, which were usually derived from the trades carried out there or the names of famous landmarks and personalities associated with that area.
As the shophouses then were small and cramped, the streets became the common area for most families. Responding to this need, street side stalls in Chinatown often served dual purposes. Products sold during the day (vegetables, meat and fish) usually differed from those sold at night (clothes and daily necessities).
Food and drink hawkers, peddlers, fortune-tellers, travelling medicine salesmen, storytellers, buskers and opera singers all contributed to the bustle of life and noise, an atmosphere we know you’ll enjoy as we revive lost traditions and forgotten practies in Chinatown.
Bugis street a must visit market
Today, Bugis Street has revamped itself by having sheltered walkway and air cond shopping zones, hence improving the shopping ambience. Bugis Street now houses about 600 stalls, offering electric mix of trendy and functional fashion wear, local delicacies and fruits, hawker food and beauty services, transforming itself into the largest street shopping location in Singapore.
Possibly one of the best known areas of Singapore, Bugid Streer retains its distintive street shopping feel. The street is usually bustling with locals and tourists from all walks of life, be it meeting for coffee, shopping for trendy clothes, or just hanging out.
A cosy chill out cafe located in the middle of a fashion haven, Teenage @Bugis Cafe serves a variety of western food such as sandwiches & pastas. Our signature fish & chiops & grilled chicken will surely satisfy everybody.
By MRT
Alight at Bugis station (EW12),Turn right towards Bugis Village exit.Bugis Street is just across the street.
By TAXI
Three common alighting locations are Parco Bugis Junction taxi stand, along Cheng Yan Place and Queen Street wet market.
By BUS
Alight in front of Bugis Street along Victoria Street on SBS7,12,62,63,80.
Easy singapore public transport
The initial card purchase are $15.00(card cost non refundable $5.00, deposit refundable $3.00, initial travel value $7.00) The minimum top-up value is $10 @ Add Value Machines and GTMs in MRT stations and bus interchanges.
SMRT operates two main rail lines, the North South Line which runs from Marina Bay Station to Jurong East Station via Woodlands Station, and the East West Line which runs from Pasir Ris Station to Boon Lay Station.
If you wish to connect to the North East Line, simply change trains at Dhoby Ghaut Station or Outram Park Station. For commuters headed to the Singapore Expo Centre or travellers bound for Singapore Changi Airport, hop on board the Singapore Changi Airport Express which calls at Tanah Merah Station.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Singapore Cari Makan 08-08-08
And the waiter are all china doll speak mandarin. But service bolah tahanlah.
09-08-08 1.30pm. Lunch we go sentosa island and find out nothing to eat, so we hang out at KFC. I check wheter they have pork burger a not. but very disapointed no sign. We order a value meal cost $5.99, a mushroom burger, a piece of chicken drumstick, 2 piece of fried prawn nugget, mash potato and pepsi as our drink.
09-08-08 nite 7.30pm. At nite we drop by at china town & book for a hotel. We eat at china town food street. Like petaling street but they also sell food. I order a lime juice $1.70 & char kuew tew $4.00.
On 9-8-08 morning 11.30am. We go to buggis street had our breakfast, we order bak kut teh with rice $5.00. The soup are very nice until you can lick the bowl.
And in singapore we also find out the veteran show Money Not Enough part II are in the cinema from 31-7-08. Must see if show in Malaysia.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
NEW PROTON PROTOTYPE
NEW PROTON SATRIA NEO 2000
The following are the specs for a Super 2000 Rally Car:
-3, 4 or 5-door models with length over 3900mm
-Generic 4X4 transmission without active differential from Sadev or Xtrac
-2.0 liter normally aspirated engine from either a base engine used in any model from the manufacturer, or a engine licensed from another manufacturer with 2,500 units minimum production per year
-Engine must comply to BTCC/ETC specs with 8,500rpm rev limit
-Minimum weight - 1100kg tarmac, 1150kg gravel
-Maximum bodywork and wheel arch extension width 1800mm
PETROL PRICE TO FLOAT AT MONTHLY AVERAGE RATE.
It’s time to monitor August 2008’s average monthly crude oil price closely. What we want is for average oil prices to drop to USD128 and below, then we will be able to see a nice reduction in petrol prices on the 1st of September.
NEW PROTON STINGRAY MOTORCYCLE
The front suspension bits are telescopic shocks from the Kawasaki Vulcan 800 together with the front brakes as well, while the rear uses S45C mild steel and a ventilated disc brake from a Proton GEN2.
Naza 206 Premium now for sale for RM71,888
-Leather on the steering wheel, interior and two-tone seats.
-3 head restraints for the rear seat bench
-A 6-speaker audio system (additional 2 over the Bestari)
-Seat back pockets and Peugeot logo at the back of the front seats
-Only rear spoiler (you lose the full bodykit of the 206 Bestari)
-New design Peugeot-badged 14 inch alloy wheels
-206 Premium badging, Peugeot sill plates, door visors, hood insulator
-Reverse sensors
The interior leather is done up in orange, meant to be the same colour as the dashboard lighting. With more Peugeot badges around the car including on the alloy wheels it should be cheaper and easier for you to Peugeotize this car, which is what most people do. You get a 5 year warranty with 3 years free service including parts and labour.
The 206 Premium comes in 4 colours - Quick Silver, Aegean Blue, Svelte Grey and Onyx Black. Look after the jump for photos of the rear and the interior.