Where's this? 0708

It's been a looong while since I've been back to this place. But tonight, because of an alumni event, I had to have my Korean fix from the stall. As usual, I ordered my soon dubu jjigae... and it's good! Not great, but can't complain since I've had worst. Wish the broth was thicker and heavier taste, but toufu was excellent and silky soft. Coming back here again, brings back memories of the 'countless' weekends spent at this vicinity (well, to be quite exact, it's 20 weekends as we've been told).

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Where's this? 0707

My favourite teochew cuisine hang out place:) Famous for their claypot spring chicken, they also have other great dishes like mapo toufu, egg tofu omelette, prawn roll.... and they have excellent yam paste with ginkgo nut.

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Where's this? 0706

This eatery has a few outlets, but the one we went is near Balestier. They are known for a particular fish hor fun and fish soup cooked in a 'special' style. But we ordered their herbal seafood soup instead, as well as sweet sour pork rib and sweet potato leaves cooked with sambal.

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Where's this? 0705

Finally I had my Korean cravings fully satisfied. This restaurant is my current favourite now. Found it via an online search and is located in Mosque Street. We ordered the usual suspects like BBQ chicken, bulgogi, kimchi pancake, and son du bu jjigae. This time, I ordered the cheong guk jang, which I tasted the last time I was in Korea for business and leisure. I liked it as it was made from fermented bean paste, so it was tasty (read: salty) and had lots of vegetable bits - potatoes, onions and tofu.

After dinner, we walked to this famous dessert store in Chinatown (which I had mentioned in earlier entries) and we had my favourite almond paste with egg white and gui ling gao.

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About me

In case you are figuring what to give me at birthdays, X'mas and other 'just because' days, here are some hints about what I like. Oh yes, if you don't already know, I'm shameless.

Favourite TV Programmes:
Mind Your Language; Allo' Allo'; The Benny Hill Show; CSI Las Vegas and CSI NY; Matlock; Murder She Wrote; Mathnet; Absolutely Fabulous; Little Britain; Whose Line Is It Anyway?; The Tudors

Favourite Films:
The Sound of Music; The Exorcist; Jaws; The Silence of the Lambs; Se7en; Forrest Gump; American Beauty; Courage Under Fire; Saving Private Ryan; The Sixth Sense; The Green Mile; Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Favourite Books:
Shopholic series by Sophie Kinsella; Can you keep a secret? by Sophie Kinsella; Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery; The Street Lawyer and The Testament by John Grisham; 亦舒小说系列; The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Goal: Complete 5k run in 30mins (20mins if I push myself)

Objectives:
- run for at least 30 minutes without stopping at least 4 times a week (starting with 5 mins brisk walk first)
- complete a run of 5k about three weeks before the race
- maintain a 1,500 calories per day diet


Week 1 will consist of the following :
day 1 = on this day you will attempt to jog/run for the full 30 minutes
day 2 = Rest which consists of stretching as well as looking at our strength routine - look don't touch
day 3 = on this day you will attempt to jog/run for the full 30 minutes
day 4 = go for a 30 - 40 minute brisk walk with warm up routine
day 5 = on this day you will attempt to jog/run for the full 30 minutes
day 6 = choose an exercise from the strength routine and repeat x 10
day 7 = Rest - NA NA nothing - enjoy


Week 2 will consist of the following : start by telling somebody you love them, then look forward to the week's schedule.
day 1 = on this day you will jog/run for the full 30 minutes. After the run ask yourself how you felt during the run and whether you enjoyed it.
day 2 = choose 2 exercises from the strength routine and repeat x 10
day 3 = jog/run for 15min then 5min at the pace you would like to run your 5km's in then followed by 10min easy jogging.
day 4 = Rest with stretching and 2 strength exercises x 10 repeats
day 5 = jog/run for 30 minutes
day 6 = 30-40min brisk walk + 2 strength exercises x 10 repeats
day 7 = you have heard it before NA NA


If you asking yourself the question, why do I need to walk, now ? Well, it is still time on your feet and your legs need to adapt to the extra day.
Week 3 will consist of the following :
day 1 = 5min jog/run then 15min at the pace you would like to run your 5km in, then followed by 10min easy jogging.
day 2 = Rest with stretching and 3 strength exercises x 10 repeats
day 3 = an easy day. Only 30min jog/run. Can you see your improvement, if not then you need return to week 2 of this schedule.
day 4 = 30-40min brisk walk + 2 strength exercises x 10 repeats
day 5 = 30-40min light jog/run
day 6 = REST - NA NA nothing - enjoy
day 7 = Rest with stretching and 3 strength exercises x 10 repeats


The final week. Week 4 will consist of the following :
day 1 = 5min jog/run then 15min at the pace you would like to run your 5km in, then followed by 10min easy jogging.
day 2 = Rest with stretching and 3 strength exercises x 10 repeats
day 3 = Rest with stretching and 3 strength exercises x 10 repeats
day 4 = 20 min light jog/run TALK TEST with exercises after
day 5 = REST - NA NA nothing - enjoy
day 6 = REST - with a stretching routine
day 7 = Go for your PACED 5km run and enjoy.

From http://www.time-to-run.com/

Where's this? 0704

We had an early celebration for mum and went to this 'popular' Thai restaurant amongst us Juniperites. It was a more 'high end' one but although it is pricier, the food was good. We ordered the usual like tom yum goong, fried rice cracker with special thai sauce, thai fish cake, stuffed chicken wing, olive rice, steamed sea bass with lime sauce, thai green curry with prawn, kai lan and mango sticky rice.

Everything was tasty and fresh... Four thumbs up, if I can grow another two more.

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