For those who were entertained and amused by the clip of the former Miss Singapore, creator of the word BoomZ, here is a sorta follow up that is equally, if not more entertaining.
Cracked up and watched it at least 3 times.
Dunno if its real or exaggerated, but I find it hilarious.
Though some of course may say its totally ShingZ.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Scottish Fry Up
1. Smoked sausage
2. Black pudding
3. Grilled tomato
4. Tattie scone
5. Dumpling
6. Fried egg
7. Bacon
8. Link sausage
9. Hash brown
10. Mushrooms
A full blown, true blue 100% Saturday morning fry up, made by my Uncle Alex;
Looked on by his loving wife my Aunty Ruth.
Uncle Alex is my brother's mum, and lives a 5 minute walk down the street from where I am staying.
What is black pudding you ask? A type of sausage made by cooking blood with a filler until it is thick enough to congeal when cooled. It is also called blood sausage. Usually pigs or cows blood is used.
Well, I had to be polite...
...and I must say it wasn't so bad.
Initially I thought it would be like the coagulated pigs blood we get in our kari mee, but its not! Its totally different, doesn't taste like blood at all and honestly if I wasn't told what was in it I couldn't have guessed.
Doesn't mean I will be eating it all the time though.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
We all live in a yellow submarine...
Although I was only in Liverpool a total of 48 hours, I think I did manage to cover quite a lot of touristy ground, and one area not to be missed is Albert Dock.
It used to be, can you guess? A dock! Busy during the WW eras and now the area has been converted into museums. Its quite a nice place to walk around.
I'm guessing the most popular place there is the museum dedicated to 4 lads from Liverpool who created some of the hits that are still much loved today...
Its worth going to, and your £12 ticket is valid for 48hours so you can go back again the next day if you wanna spend more time there.
You get a head set, and as you walk around you just punch in the numbers indicated next to the displays and the story unfolds.
Well, it turns out that you are NOT allowed to take photos inside, and I dunno if I was blind or blur, I didn't see any signs at the ticketing counter and was happily clicking away till I turned round a corner andsaw a very clear, in-your-face sign NO PHOTOGRAPY. Oops...
I liked what they did with the place. You follow the Beatles journey from how they first got together, their rise and their eventual break up.
Each section completely reflected the different stages in their careers. One section had an 'old school' record shop, another had a set of them recording their first single, another section was the inside of an aeroplane for when they first went over to the US; but I think the most famous section is the exact replica of the Cavern Club, the place the Beatles performed the most.
As of June 2009, the Beatle Story museum expanded and set up another exhibition area further down the road at Pier Head.
Its the biggest shop for Beatles merchandise, and currently has 2 main attractions. One is an exhibition of John Lenon with stuff contributed by his first wife and son., and the other is something I came so close to missing.
Due to time constraints, I couldn't visit Pier Head on the Tuesday, so I toyed with the idea of going the next morning. My bus was at 11am, the museum opens at 10am. I was told that it is a 10 minute short movie, only 10 minutes?! Hmmmm, one hour, 10 minutes - should I squeeze it in?
Yes!
Was outside by 9.40am, waiting for the doors to open. As soon as it was 10am, I dashed in and upstairs only to be told the first screening of it was at 10.40am - oh tidak! Thank goodness staff there were really really nice (as well as cute), and while I was wondering around the Lennon exhibition one of them came up to tell me they were going to do a test run, would I like to sit in for it? Yes please!
Absolutely loved it! Would go back and watch it again, and again if I had the time! Dunno if you have to pay again though, but the £12 ticket from the other museum includes the entrance fee for this one.
Can't say much about what it actually is (in case someone reading does go to Liverpool) but its in 4D (what's that you ask?), its the Beatles (think their crazy style) and its an extension of their music in a modern setting.
Perhaps its kinda like experiencing being high, without being high - if you know what I mean.
=p
It used to be, can you guess? A dock! Busy during the WW eras and now the area has been converted into museums. Its quite a nice place to walk around.
I'm guessing the most popular place there is the museum dedicated to 4 lads from Liverpool who created some of the hits that are still much loved today...
Its worth going to, and your £12 ticket is valid for 48hours so you can go back again the next day if you wanna spend more time there.
You get a head set, and as you walk around you just punch in the numbers indicated next to the displays and the story unfolds.
Well, it turns out that you are NOT allowed to take photos inside, and I dunno if I was blind or blur, I didn't see any signs at the ticketing counter and was happily clicking away till I turned round a corner andsaw a very clear, in-your-face sign NO PHOTOGRAPY. Oops...
I liked what they did with the place. You follow the Beatles journey from how they first got together, their rise and their eventual break up.
Each section completely reflected the different stages in their careers. One section had an 'old school' record shop, another had a set of them recording their first single, another section was the inside of an aeroplane for when they first went over to the US; but I think the most famous section is the exact replica of the Cavern Club, the place the Beatles performed the most.
As of June 2009, the Beatle Story museum expanded and set up another exhibition area further down the road at Pier Head.
Its the biggest shop for Beatles merchandise, and currently has 2 main attractions. One is an exhibition of John Lenon with stuff contributed by his first wife and son., and the other is something I came so close to missing.
Due to time constraints, I couldn't visit Pier Head on the Tuesday, so I toyed with the idea of going the next morning. My bus was at 11am, the museum opens at 10am. I was told that it is a 10 minute short movie, only 10 minutes?! Hmmmm, one hour, 10 minutes - should I squeeze it in?
Yes!
Was outside by 9.40am, waiting for the doors to open. As soon as it was 10am, I dashed in and upstairs only to be told the first screening of it was at 10.40am - oh tidak! Thank goodness staff there were really really nice (as well as cute), and while I was wondering around the Lennon exhibition one of them came up to tell me they were going to do a test run, would I like to sit in for it? Yes please!
Absolutely loved it! Would go back and watch it again, and again if I had the time! Dunno if you have to pay again though, but the £12 ticket from the other museum includes the entrance fee for this one.
Can't say much about what it actually is (in case someone reading does go to Liverpool) but its in 4D (what's that you ask?), its the Beatles (think their crazy style) and its an extension of their music in a modern setting.
Perhaps its kinda like experiencing being high, without being high - if you know what I mean.
=p
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Talk myself in, I talk myself out; I guess it's half timing & the other half's Luck.
.
As pathetic as it may sound, this song almost gives me hope that one day I might find someone who'll love me as much as I'll love him.
As pathetic as it may sound, this song almost gives me hope that one day I might find someone who'll love me as much as I'll love him.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
You'll Never Walk Alone
I'd been looking forward to this mini trip (trip within my trip) for 6weeks. That when I got myself all booked up to go down to watch:
Well, that was the plan but my match ticket wasn't 100% confirmed till a week before the game. Thank goodness it all worked out, but even if it didn't I was gonna go down to Liverpool anyhow to check the place out and go for the Anfield Stadium tour. Either way I was getting into the stadium!
I took a train down early from Glasgow, and bunked over at a friend of my brother's place. A kind soul who offered his room for two nights.
Anyhow, I went to the stadium super early, 2hours before the match, to collect my ticket. As i stepped out the cab my eyes immediately were drawn to a glorious sight:
Holy, holy, holy...
Once I got my ticket and put it safely away I wondered about till I came to a gathering crowd. I kinda figured why they were all standing there, waiting so since I had nothing else better to do I joined them. Bout 15minutes later, in came the Liverpool players bus.
Doesn't look it in the picture, but I got a great view. Right in front of the bus, so I saw Rafa Benitez and all the players getting off.
After that, I didn't have much else to do so I headed in.
Now, the first thing that is really obvious about Anfield is it is so SMALL. For a top team, their stadium seriously looks way bigger on tv. The stands are tight around the pitch, not many tiers and basically just ngam-ngam.
I found out later it can hold 40,000 people, and that's like half the size of Old Trafford.
Another thing I realized once in, uh-oh, no big screens! Die, how am I gonna see whats going on!
Turns out, the locals don't bother to come in and wait, they pour in just before the game starts. From an empty stadium it fills up in less than 15minutes.
I wasn't at the Kop end (above), it was just to my right - close enough to hear all the singing pretty loudly. Everytime the ball went close to the goalmouth, like a wave everyone would stand up, and if nothing happened, everyone sat back down again in unison. Quite an impressive sight.
The crowed got pumped up once the players came out for their warm ups. Pepe Reina was the 'closest' to me. Its the best individual picture I could get.
After one minute of silence (out of respect for soldiers who died at war because it was near Remembrance Day) and shaking hands it was time for the match to begin.
It was fun, it was loud, there was cursing, there was laughter, jeering and cheering.
Everything you hear and see on tv when watching a live match; that was what I was a part of.
I had authentic Scousers behind me, pretty much going f*kin' ell' most of the time, and 2 somewhat drunk, bulky Russians next to me who kept screaming C'mon Agger!
First half was 'good' cause a lot of the action was at my end.
I love watching Rafa Benitez, well any football manager for that matter. They look hilarious with their furious hand gestures and try so hard to keep inside their designated rectangle.
Overall, I enjoyed myself very much.
It sucked that it was a draw, but what can you do?
Liverpool made their usual idiotic mistakes, and Birmingham City's defence was excellent.
I had not idea what all the hoo-ha was about when the penalty was given as all I saw from the other end of the stadium was:
There are no instant replays in the stadium remember.
To be honest, I didn't even know what the issue was the next day either because 1.I'm not a hardcore fan 2.I don't do follow ups on matches and 3. I don't care.
Dive or no dive, I had a great time.
Well, that was the plan but my match ticket wasn't 100% confirmed till a week before the game. Thank goodness it all worked out, but even if it didn't I was gonna go down to Liverpool anyhow to check the place out and go for the Anfield Stadium tour. Either way I was getting into the stadium!
I took a train down early from Glasgow, and bunked over at a friend of my brother's place. A kind soul who offered his room for two nights.
Anyhow, I went to the stadium super early, 2hours before the match, to collect my ticket. As i stepped out the cab my eyes immediately were drawn to a glorious sight:
Holy, holy, holy...
Once I got my ticket and put it safely away I wondered about till I came to a gathering crowd. I kinda figured why they were all standing there, waiting so since I had nothing else better to do I joined them. Bout 15minutes later, in came the Liverpool players bus.
Doesn't look it in the picture, but I got a great view. Right in front of the bus, so I saw Rafa Benitez and all the players getting off.
After that, I didn't have much else to do so I headed in.
Now, the first thing that is really obvious about Anfield is it is so SMALL. For a top team, their stadium seriously looks way bigger on tv. The stands are tight around the pitch, not many tiers and basically just ngam-ngam.
I found out later it can hold 40,000 people, and that's like half the size of Old Trafford.
Another thing I realized once in, uh-oh, no big screens! Die, how am I gonna see whats going on!
Turns out, the locals don't bother to come in and wait, they pour in just before the game starts. From an empty stadium it fills up in less than 15minutes.
I wasn't at the Kop end (above), it was just to my right - close enough to hear all the singing pretty loudly. Everytime the ball went close to the goalmouth, like a wave everyone would stand up, and if nothing happened, everyone sat back down again in unison. Quite an impressive sight.
The crowed got pumped up once the players came out for their warm ups. Pepe Reina was the 'closest' to me. Its the best individual picture I could get.
After one minute of silence (out of respect for soldiers who died at war because it was near Remembrance Day) and shaking hands it was time for the match to begin.
It was fun, it was loud, there was cursing, there was laughter, jeering and cheering.
Everything you hear and see on tv when watching a live match; that was what I was a part of.
I had authentic Scousers behind me, pretty much going f*kin' ell' most of the time, and 2 somewhat drunk, bulky Russians next to me who kept screaming C'mon Agger!
First half was 'good' cause a lot of the action was at my end.
I love watching Rafa Benitez, well any football manager for that matter. They look hilarious with their furious hand gestures and try so hard to keep inside their designated rectangle.
Overall, I enjoyed myself very much.
It sucked that it was a draw, but what can you do?
Liverpool made their usual idiotic mistakes, and Birmingham City's defence was excellent.
I had not idea what all the hoo-ha was about when the penalty was given as all I saw from the other end of the stadium was:
There are no instant replays in the stadium remember.
To be honest, I didn't even know what the issue was the next day either because 1.I'm not a hardcore fan 2.I don't do follow ups on matches and 3. I don't care.
Dive or no dive, I had a great time.
Thursday, November 05, 2009
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