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All Souls Day

My family celebrated All Souls Day today! Our annual visit to the cemetery is always a very pleasant family outing.

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BUT this year is particularly special, especially for me! Why? Because this is the FIRST time Ken is accompanying me, with family, to visit our ancestors and also as a new member of the family!! Meet the rest of my folks, baby! Lol

First stop, the Catholic cemetery at Ulu Tiram where Anna, my Lao Ma (great-grand-mother) and Cecilia, my Lao Ye (grand-aunt) rests.

All Souls Day is a good time to tell family stories and reminisce. I had really faint memories of Lao Ma. She left us when I was only a toddler. Only had vague memories of her holding me in her arms. Anyway, these two ladies were awesome. You see, my dad lost his parents when he was really little.

Really unfortunate isn’t it? I cannot imagine how life would be without Pa and Ma.

Thus, he and his siblings were brought up by Lao Ma and Lao Ye. I love how Pa would remember their lives, and tell us how he used to share a ciggie with Lao Ma and the creepy story of he and his friends going for a cheap thrill by playing with candles in the cemetery late at night.

I can tell how much Pa loves them.
As much as I love him and Ma.

That’s Lao Ma, Me and Him. He’s such a darling, getting to know my faith and being inquisitive about stuff we do at the cemetery. He asked so so many questions. Some questions nearly made me strangle him.

K: Hey baby, so is All Souls Day the Catholic version of Qing Ming (清明节)? Just different branding?

E: …

K: *chuckles*

E: There are significant differences in these 2 occasions la. Qing Ming originates from a cultural standpoint and the Chinese value of filial piety. On the other hand, All Souls Day holds a lot of spiritual value for us, Catholics. Besides being a day of remembrance for friends and loved ones who have passed away, we commemorates and pray for all souls stuck in purgatory to enter heaven.

K: So you guys pay respect to loved ones AND pray for them to enter heaven? What the hell is purgatory? Why are they stuck there? Is it some kind of Middle Earth?

E: OMG. What are you? An elf? Haha. Eh you know, most souls don’t enter heaven/hell upon mortal death. Heaven/hell admission is not so straightforward because most humans are neither too evil to be destined for hell nor good enough for heaven. Thus, those in-the-middle will be ‘purified’ for heaven at a condition of existence called purgatory.

K: Wow that’s interesting? So what I do is not to be too evil and I can be sure of getting a place in heaven! Woohoo~

E: …

Next stop is the Catholic cemetery at Larkin. Hello Joseph, my Yé Ye (grandpa) and Mary, my Ma Ma (grandma)!

For your info, my Ye Ye’s grave is the coolest grave you can find in the whole cemetery! I wonder if that reflects his style; a modest man to be exact. Let me show you what I mean.

Au natural. Check out the half-submerged cross which gets deeper year by year.

Psss. I look like my Pa and my Pa looks like my Ma Ma.

Hence, I look like her! Can you tell the resemblance?

At the cemetery, we say prayers. But not only for those whom we knew and loved, but also for the “poor souls”. We took time to pray at the giant cross for souls who may have no families, no children or grand-children to pray for them.

On this special day, I shall end with a short prayer for the faithful departed.

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In peace let us pray to the Lord.
Grant to your faithful people pardon and peace,
that we may be cleansed from all our sins,
and serve you with a quiet mind.
Give mercy and grace to the living,
pardon and rest to the dead.
We ask these through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Moonlight Cake House

Ma always craves for stuff to go with coffee.

One really hot and humid afternoon, pa brought us to a new place for delicious, hand-made baked cakes/pastries. Apparently all of their baked goodies are prepared fresh daily.

They really have a huge variety of delicious cakes and pastries!

Oh NO! We are simply spoilt for choice!

Dad had to bug us to hurry up because he wants to go home to catch a golf game on TV. So we settled for the most attractive looking cake. The Cocoa Ivory! RM68 is pretty decent for a cake this pretty!

There’s this thing about chocolate cakes. They are so sinfully tasty. But I like cakes that are not so sweet and most cakes are laden with sugar! Thus I must say that Cocoa Ivory is a confectionery delight because it gives a lighter take on chocolate. Mm and the cocoa powder coating did made a huge difference to the yummy factor. Fantastic texture and taste. This is the kind of cake that makes me go “ummmmm”.

If you’re not a chocolate fan or you prefer something unique, no worries. There are other quirky cakes here such as Cendol Sago.

Lemon Aloe Vera

Oh and Raspberry Yoghurt!

I find that the variety of cakes here beats those popular outlets such as Lavender or Seasons. They are more creative. But Taman Gaya is not very near JB city center. Here’s how to get there.

Beside cakes & pastries, Moonlight Cake House also serve local food and western food ie. Chicken Chop, Lamb Ribs and Nasi Lemak. I haven’t tried them though. Tell me about it if you’ve tried!

Mm. Who would like a slice of cake?

Moonlight Cake House
No.1, Jalan Gaya 25,
Taman Gaya
81800 Ulu Tiram,
Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Tel:07-8612171

Our Whimsical Home in the Making

Construction in progress at Adda Heghts’ Yellow Precinct. My previous post had pictures of the show house but nothing beats a visit to the real site.

Can’t believe this. The developer is so quick at getting the project done. We should be getting our keys late Dec/early Jan. Now I need to start planning the renovations!

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Let’s just look at the first floor today. I’ll share about the upper floor and the large balcony area next time.

Er, I can’t figure out how to take a good shot of the entire living room. So here’s some pictures of the glass door and windows I like.

The living room space suppose to blend in with the dry kitchen and dining area. Need to figure out how to compartmentalise the space. Ideas anyone? Mini bar area?

After a busy day at work it would be very soothing to return to comforting home with soft neutral tones. Our space should be functional and easy-going. Not so formal like what we saw at the show house. Check out these Scandinavian furnishings! I LIKE!

As for the kitchen. I’m looking at designs that are minimalistic and functional. White would really make a good backdrop with brown or grey accents. So brown kitchen top? or stainless steel?

Rattan high stools are really eclectic. But it’s so hard to find such furniture nowadays! We may have to make a trip to old small towns in Malaysia to search for such gems.

I really like the large windows and glass door as it is. They are good without curtains. Able to let in more light and we can also peer into the little side garden we have there.

Speaking about the garden, I have to get the planters to drop by for grass-planting. As you can see the garden area is pretty long-ish and I really have no idea what to do with the garden other than wanting to plant some herbs. Maybe some basil/cilantro/rosemary/peppermint so I can just pluck them fresh from the garden when I need it. It’s weird how supermarkets sells these herbs in bulks. I always forget about the leftovers and they turn bad.

That’s a snap shot of half the garden taken from the patio area.

We are definitely gatting a cosy patio area extending from the glass door. Perfect for chilling out with him and hosting small dinner parties with my girlfriends.

Seems like our house will be simple, uncomplicated and a little aloof just like me.

Halloween Sky Dining Experience @ SG Flyer!

Thanks to STB (thanks Ben!) and Singapore Flyer, Ken and I had the best Halloween ever! Honestly, this invitation was a pleasant surprise! Never knew my post on having a sky dining experience would be picked up by them. Isn’t it good to know that companies do actually listen to what people are talking out there?

Certainly, candid observations on a given product/service is much more credible than any forms of advertising/ information found on their own website. Kudos to those organisations that are proactively engaging people on the ground.

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Actually, this is our 2nd visit to the Flyer. Previously, we went on a boat ride to catch the F1! This time, we took the MRT to City Hall and walked to Coleman Street where the FunVee bus stop can be found. It’s directly opposite St. Andrew’s Cathedral.

This was our first time on FunVee. Purchased the $2 shuttle bus tickets and sat on the open-deck. It was kinda enjoyable to have cool breeze slapping our cheeks!

We hung out at the Halloween Village (Singapore Flyer’s Outdoor Promenade) before checking in the VIP waiting area! Check out the crowd!

The highlight of the village was the Tarot Card wizard! The way he presented his divination was professionally crappy. LOL. The performance was so well done that the balding guy sitting there actually believed!

Come to think of it, due to mundane circumstances in life, many of us had to dress a certain way, wear our hair, limit our jewelry to only conservative pieces. Hence, Halloween is really a good time to express our own fantastic wild side! Imagine being who and whatever we want to be! But it’s not a local custom for people to dress up for Halloween so it was pretty hilarious to find lots of ‘interesting’ characters hovering around us.

One particular ghoul really spooked me out.
Make a guess which one!

Was it Scar, Simba’s evil uncle?

Male Sadako ghoul with unkempt hair?

Screamm/pretty Corpse Bride with smeared make up?

Unknown Prince of Egypt with odd coffee stain? Perhaps related to Pharaoh Tutankhamen from Night at The Museum.

Slasher!!! The psychopathic killer!!

Haha So which spooks/monsters is your favourite?

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That pesky Sadako ghoul was the one who gave me lots of frights! OMG he kept creeping behind me, sweeping his uncombed hair against my arm! EWwWW so itchy! Then he knew I was freaked out and he kept coming back to haunt me! Haha. I had fun. In fact, we had so much fun at the Halloween Village that before we know it, it’s time to board the Flyer!

The set-up was lovely! We quickly got into the mood to savour our romantic Halloween sky-dining.

Wait wait before I start, take a look at my bird-woman get-up.

ROARRR I WANT FOOD.

Oops fine dining. I forgot. I should be chirping demurely instead.

HEHE. Tada! First up, our Halloween cocktail! The Spicy Dracula! It contains vodka, celery stick and chilli padi bits served in salt-rimmed glass. It was a really quirky drink but I couldn’t finish it! There was some Tabasco sauce in it. Felt like I was sipping pizza. lol.

For appetizer, we had the Maggoty Pumpkin Soup served with ghoulish fingers. The soup was creamy and rich in flavour but… where were the maggots? Can’t find any gross maggots swimming in my soup.

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Luckily, it was filled to the brim with pumpkin goodness!

O look! Happy face on my soup with a third eye (the inner eye)!

Ghoulish fingers were sliced ham stuffed with pumpkin.

You know, I really need to brush up on my close-up macro shots. Perhaps it’s time to get a new lens instead of using the kit lens which comes with my Canon 450D.

Our main entree, Chucky’s Bloody Eye looks pretty tame. I’m sure everyone knows who Chucky is.

It was ribeye on a bed of eyeball salad and roasted pumpkin. The steak was so tender I could cut it with a fork. We couldn’t get enough of the roasted pumpkin. It looked like wedges but so much sweeter.

Let’s take a closer look at Chucky’s Bloody Eye.

Booyah! LOL. Do they look alike?

Dinner was sumptuous! We were serviced like VIPs by our butler. Dinner would be creepier if there was some eerie music playing over the background. Overall, the sky-dining experience was sophisticated and tasteful for a romantic date.

And you know what? A guy actually proposed to his partner in our capsule! Then again, he should had booked the entire capsule instead of sharing it with 2 other couples! haha. AND he did not went down on his knees!!!!!! Isn’t that how a wedding proposal should be? Probably he was feeling awkward with 4 other sets of eyeballs staring at him.

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Well, he shouldn’t worry so much because we were too absorbed with the stunning view than anything else! ♥

So after 2 rotations, we were escorted by our friendly butler, Grace to the VIP Lounge where we enjoyed dessert. Witches’ Hat was served with a choice of freshly brewed coffee or specialty tea.

Looks like the ‘witch’ was wearing a pretty white sugar bow instead of a hat. She had long mustache too. Sexy?

:p

Need I say more? Our Halloween experience at the Flyer totally RAWKS!

Though it wasn’t spooky at all, our sky-dining experience was so amorous! Guess what, I think SDU should arrange speed dates on the Flyer and run a campaign called “Romance is in the Air”. Seriously, romance is a creation of circumstances that makes lovers feel special and for that, Singapore Flyer passed with flying colours.

BTW I found out that the Flyer has lots of interesting stuff coming up. For starters, they are extending the $10* Student Weekday Flight. Any student with a valid student ID can enjoy this offer! Also, check out the sky-dining menu for November. Mm. the Braised Beef Cheek with Aromatic Spices sounds scrumptious. Well, $199 for a date with full butler service is pretty reasonable.

Where else can you have a romantic dinner date 165m from the ground?

Singapore Flyer
30 Raffles Avenue, #01-07
Singapore 039803
Tel: 6734 8829 / 6333 3311 for bookings

Curly Hair

I bought a flat iron some time back from a stall at suntec city mall.

The sales girl did a very good job curling my hair with the flat iron! It looks so simple but when I tried it at home, the curls turned out weird!

Here’s a mini tutorial on how to use a flat iron to curl your hair! Very useful for people like me who really have no idea how to do it without the sales person standing right next to me.

If I have time, maybe I’ll curl my hair tomorrow and post an update. I’m going on a spooky Halloween sky-dinner!

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Ocean Park 香港海洋公園

A combination marine park and amusement center, Ocean Park conveniently is located on the south side of Hong Kong island.

To get there, we took the Ocean Park Citybus 629 from Admiralty MTR station.

After a 15 minutes ride, we found ourselves at the Tai Shue Wan entrance which is near to the park’s Headland.

OK here’s how it goes, Ocean Park’s marine attractions, thrill rides and shows are divided between 3 areas: Lowland, Headland and Tai Shue Wan. There’s two modes of transportation to move between the Lowland, Headland and Tai Shue Wan. The Lowland-Headland is connected by cable cars while, the Headland-Tai Shue Wan is connected by the second longest outdoor escalator in the world which stretches over 225 metres!

These were our tickets to a entire day of fun-filled activities!

That’s Chief (Mr.Parrot) and James Fin H2O (Mr.Shark)! Ocean Park has 6 mascots. Besides Chief and James Fin H2O, there’s a waving sea lion named Whiskers (known as Wai Wai in Chinese), Jewel (a butterfly), Swift (a dolphin) and Professor (a turtle)!

With much stuff going on, we decided to plan which attractions, thrill rides and shows we wanted to catch so we won’t be wasting time running all over the park aimlessly. The map was pretty useful.

Despite ’studying’ the map for few minutes (too distracted), we started our adventure with a terribly wrong choice.

Our first ride was the Space Wheel.

It still baffles me why we went on that monstrous contraption of thrills spills and action before other moderate attractions. Perhaps we were too excited and couldn’t wait to get ourselves in a giddy adventure.

I puked 3-4 times after that damned ride.

That was a really wrong decision, I ended up feeling nauseous and weak the entire outing. Which was pretty upsetting because there’s so much other stuff to do at the Headland! Headland houses many thrill rides, including the Dragon, Eagle, Crazy Galleon, Ferris Wheel, Flying Swing, Raging River, Mine Train, and Abyss Turbo Drop.

I was too weak to go on any rides after the horrifying Space Wheel! Sat at a corner while he tried other rides.

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After that hair-raising experience, we hopped on the Ocean Park Escalator (登山電梯) to get to the other side of the park. At 225 m (745ft), it is the second longest outdoor escalator in the world and I felt like puking the moment I stepped on the escalator. It doesn’t help that it was a super long way up. Baby laughed at me when I had that manic look, searching for places to vomit!

To make me feel better, he dragged me to watched an ice skating showing with people juggling fire batons, performing acrobats, and dances.

But half-way, we left because I felt like puking. Not that the performance was sucky. It was Space Wheel.

He laughed at me again!

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Had to rest at a bench for about 10 minutes before moving on. Lucky the weather was cool and breezy. I felt much better and that was the last time I puked. Thank God.

Eventually we gave up following the map and decided to roam randomly. We found ourselves at the Marine Land. We were hoping to get a seat at the Ocean Theatre but it was totally packed! Well, this show is a family favourite where dolphins and sea lions participate in lively daily shows. Good place to bring your kids and educate them on marine mammals. Probably that explains why it’s so popular. We had to stand all the way at the back. Snap a few pictures and made our way to other attractions.

Ocean Theatre features shows by talented dolphins, sea lions, and a killer whale. How exciting! But we only caught the dolphins. Here’s some shots of the dolphins doing tricks!

Nearby there’s the world-class Atoll Reef aquarium which holds 2,000 fishes from close to 250 species and the unique Sea Jelly Spectacular, where we could interact with 1,000 beautiful sea jellies!

Had to grab a drink near the Pacific Pier. Felt thirsty. Here’s a weird ice drink everyone buys at Ocean Park. A witch hat with a green ice ball!

Since we couldn’t grab a real sea lion to hug, the fake ones were perfect for photo-taking!

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Oh there’s plenty of choices for food here. We grabbed some BBQ spring chicken and BBQ sausages from the Light House Grill somewhere near Pacific Pier. Pretty ok but a little over-priced. Hmm there’s McDonald’s with typical hamburgers, french fries and soft drinks at Headland rides. Over at Adventure Land, you can find this stall, Raging River Squid which offers delicious-looking fried squid and drinks. Chinese food is available at Noodle Bar (somewhere along Tai Shue Wan entrance). They serve Chinese soup noodles, wanton, dumplings, Chinese dessert and beverages.

Took a quick stroll to one of the tallest observation towers in Southeast Asia, the Ocean Park Tower! This tower gave us a 360º gently rotating view that enables us to see clear to Aberdeen and the outlying islands. I think my body is better-suited for this sorta ride. sigh. sad. I’m just not made for zany rides.

That was our last stop at the Headland, shortly we boarded the cable cars for a spectacular 8-minute ride over a hill to the Lowland. The cable car system offers a convenient and exceptionally panoramic route between Ocean Park’s Headland and Lowland.

The view of the rocky coastline was spectacular.

The lowland is also subdivided into several areas and attractions. But most of the stuff here are more suitable for kids. We were thrilled only at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Giant Panda Habitat (香港賽馬會大熊貓園) where Le Le, Ying Ying, An An and Jia Jia, greet visitors!

Adorable! If you want to see what they are doing now, check out the Giant Panda Live Broadcast!

After about 4 hours here, we rushed off to catch a church service at Cain Road. Yup, to do Ocean Park justice, plan on spending at least 4 hours here, but you’ll probably stay the whole day if you’re travelling with kids.

Note: never NEVER go on crazy rides first and do plan your trip beforehand.

A Tram Ride to Remember

My tram ride experience in Hong Kong brought back memories of a poem by John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn.

Thou still unravished bride of quietness!

Thou foster-child of silence and slow time

Hong Kong’s tram has been around since 1904. When I hopped on this retro machine, it appeared that time has little effect on it and I wondered if aging has become a slower process. To me, this capsule in time was capable of being seen as an eternal piece of artwork that tells a story with the sights  from it’s cold, metal window.

Hong Kong Tramways operates 6 main routes running between Kennedy Town and Shau Kei Wan everyday from 6:00 to 24:00. Since we are staying at Causeway Bay, we went on the Causeway Bay-Kennedy Town route. This must be the most affordable transportation ever. Regardless of distance, only HK$2.00 will be charged for each adult passenger.

Here’s a picture I took of a fellow backpacker from UK, Shaun Cabey who joined us for a tram ’story’ experience.

We quickly got into the drama happening along the tram trail. Shaun looked so reflective.

A flow’ry tale more sweetly than our rhyme:

What leaf-fringed legend haunts about thy shape

Of deities or mortals, or of both,

In Tempe or the dales of Arcady?

What men or gods are these? What maidens loth?

What mad pursuit? What struggle to escape?

What pipes and timbrels? What wild ecstasy?

Unlike Keats who passively wondered about the ’story’ engraved on the urn, we were thrilled at the frenzy action portrayed along the streets. Everyone looked purposeful, in pursuit of something. Where were they rushing to? What was their story? We could only guess.

Looking at the crowd from the tram, they painted fleeting pictures of a vibrant city and we wondered if Hong Kong would be a good place to stay for the better. Then again, the grass is always greener on the other side.

Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard

Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on;

Not to the sensual ear, but, more endeared,

Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone.

Having no idea who the actors were actually doing, or where they were going, we kinda reveled in this mystery. Another reason why the tram ride was so entertaining.

I thought that the heart and soul of Hong Kong lied amid its bustling streets and local markets. Well, not sure how the locals feel about tram rides but I prefer it so much more than other modes of transport on the island. It was a breezy, romantic way to see the bustling city. Time passed slower when I’m on this noteworthy public transport.

Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss,

Though winning near the goal -yet, do not grieve;

She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss,

For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair!

It was a wonderful experience to see Hong Kong at my own pace. Another reason why I prefer to plan my own trip instead of going with a tour. Well, go on the tram ride with a relaxed mind! You’ll be intrigued by the ’story’ which will unfolds along the tram trail.

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Night with Kevin Lim at Zsofi Tapas Bar

Last Wed, 24Seven hosted a social media sharing session with Kevin! Remember I had a post with Kevin’s video to our cosy office? Yes the video with Yuniko, the fat cat?

So yay, off to tapas bar we went on a sunny Wed afternoon. This place is a die-hard supporter of social media junkies. Have you been to Zsofi Tapas Bar? If not, you should.

Yes Mole Mole here deserves a TIGER!

Dunlop Street is just a street away from Sim Lim Tower. We booked the 2nd floor! Lovely pictures and frames along the staircase.

Oo check out the graffiti on the wall. Pretty arty-farty right?

According to Chris, a suave gentleman from Zsofi, today will be the last day the white wall at 2nd floor will be available for projection. WHY. Ah-ha. The 2nd floor is gonna be a boutique gallery. Hence, the walls will be adorned with artistic paintings! You can have your beer, chill and buy paintings off the wall. How cool is that?

BTW time for group picture! Krisandro, Claudia, Mole Mole and I played around with the camera before setting up the area. Haha. I love my wacky team!

Claudia and Ben can’t decide who should have the Tiger. Lol.

Guests who came early/on the dot had some fun chilling out at Zsofi’s out door balcony. I like the setting.

My special ladies from Hill & Knowlton! Thanks Mariko, Debs and Xiu Wen! You girls are sweethearts!

The session with Kevin begins! Kevin’s talk is very useful to anyone who wants to know more on engaging different users in the social media space. Kelvin, not Kevin has a really great summary on Kevin’s sharing. Do check it out and digest it while I shall show you some pictures!

We have lotsa wonderful people in the crowd! Did I mentioned already that I love my job?

That’s me and Kevin! I think he will make a really good social media lecturer at NUS! CNM quick grab this talent!

Well since the event is about social media, I shall share a little about this emerging tool for PR/advertising.

I’m sure everyone (at least those who were at the event) is now aware that Facebook is NOT the answer to every social media campaign. Why? Well, certain media are more intimate and more appropriate for certain types of communication. Thus, we need to consider how private and intimate the communication should be. Should it be exclusive? If so what is the best tool to use? Also, does the campaign needs a higher level of synchronicity? If so, which tools allow real-time communication?

So it seems like we are getting better at discerning which social media to use. In fact, most of the time, the perceived and actual properties of a social media tool determines just how the campaign could possibly be run! In other words, we’ve become too obsessed with the tool rather than strategies in engaging users of the tool!

Here’s where Forrester Research’s approach to social media comes in.

The P O S T (1. People , 2. Objectives, 3. Strategy, 4. Technology) methodology is extremely helpful! We should really start by mulling over the strategic choice and use of social media by our targeted audience.

People are strategic not just in how they select the media, but also how they use the media. We should digest different aspects of the user influence i.e. user characteristics (gender, age, experience with medium) or user motivations (some people seek affiliations/company while others seek meaning be it in life or self-understanding) before moving on to the form the objectives and strategy of the campaign. Remember, technology comes last!

Isn’t it logical that various aspects of users influence how we can choose and use specific social media tools? Well, in essence, social media is really all about people. A lot of care is needed to run a true social media campaign. Which is why I think that short-term campaigns are sucky! They don’t value-add the community in the long-run. People who join these groups don’t form real relationships. They just come and go. You want friends like that? Pretty sad right?

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Before I end, I shall share this interesting article by a Web Shaman. This article will shed some light on how to work magic on blogger engagement.

OK Enjoy! And thanks for reading through this very long post!

Dai Pai Dong 大牌档

Dai Pai Dong (大牌档) is where you encounter street-side eating culture in Hong Kong! You can find al-fresco food stall operating on the roadside with foldable tables and plastic chairs. Dai Pai Dong may not very hygienic but here’s where you should be heading for decent tasty local grub.

Quite similar to hawkers in Southeast Asia but in Hong Kong, it is more extensive because they also offer live seafood that was just swimming in mini aquariums before being served on the table. It’s a good thing that cooking fresh is revered in Hong Kong.

So we were feeling peckish after shopping so it’s time for supper! Found a Dai Pai Dong somewhere near Temple Street in Jordan (next MTR station to Tsim Sha Tsui). and there was a healthy local crowd there so we decided to grab some food here!

First up, Roasted Pigeon with crispy golden brown skin!

It was so-so only. In fact, the one we had in Guangzhou was better. The meat has some weird bird taste! Yeah it’s a bird but it shouldn’t taste so strongly bird-ish right? Guess pigeon meat is too wild for me. I think the roasted chicken wings at Taman Pelangi hawker center is better (Will blog about it soon) .

Anyway we still gobbled down the bird and shortly our plate of incredibly fresh steamed fish came. Most Dai Pai Dong which operate at night usually sell seafood.

Ah the fish steamed with ginger and onion topped with a dash of soy sauce was more delightful than the pigeon. It’s a pretty simple dish but it taste so good because of its ultra freshness and sweet yummy soy sauce. I can taste some sesame oil too.

BTW You can choose to have both dishes with steamed white rice but we decided not to. Want to leave some space for desserts before we head back to the hotel. Ah our appetite just keep growing in Hong Kong. My face is getting rounder and rounder.

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Spent about sgd30 for this light supper!