911... A day to remember for all...

For everything there is a season,

And a time for every matter under heaven:

A time to be born, and a time to die;

A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;

A time to kill, and a time to heal;

A time to break down, and a time to build up;

A time to weep, and a time to laugh;

A time to mourn, and a time to dance;

A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;

A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;

A time to seek, and a time to lose;

A time to keep, and a time to throw away;

A time to tear, and a time to sew;

A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

A time to love, and a time to hate,

A time for war, and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

The same day Champion and another ex-colleague, ML celebrated their birthday. Apparently it's the first time Champ is in town for his b'day hence we made an effort to throw him a party - 2 to be precise; lunch & evening drinks. I can tell he is one happy person that day and it's the least we can do for him. One of the guests commented that a good leader has followers, and I would like to add, "A good leader inspires, influences and motivates people to achieve constructive change. They make a difference and facilitate positive change." I was too shy then to voice my views, rather I choose to pen it here.

The latter part of the party was equally fun. The evening saw bouts of ideas, suggestions and jokes being shared and exchanged across the table. Although it was all fun there had to be ONE dull moment. Because when asked for his opinion he had this to say, "It's for me to know and NOT for you to find out"..... There you have it, another Flipper moment.

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On another positive note, I scored High Distinction for one of my individual assignment. I'm still basking in the joy of the news. Thanks Sis! You were there when I needed help (to login to the portal). You made my evening.

It's Ramadhan month again. We "break fast" at Charsiew's kampung on Saturday. Before that Hubby & I made a trip to Kampung Glam @ Jalan Sultan to get some food. Compared to Eunos it's about one ninth of the former's scale and what was disappointing was I didn't get to eat Ayam Pecek. Nevertheless, we made 2 food discoveries, a nasi padang outlet - Sabar Menati Restaurant on No. 48 & 50 Kandahar Street. They are known for their beef rendang. It was indeed good but a tad salty for my liking. FYI, Anthony Bourdain was one of their many celebrity customers. The other (can't remember the name) is best known for their tulang but we didn't get to taste it yet. Akan datang.

Sumptious spread. Charsiew prepared 2 dishes, Ayam Masak Merah & Fish Sambal.

My all time favourite - Petai

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It's been some time since we caught up with Chee Meng & Bee Kuan. We take turns to buy dinner. This time it's our turn to pick up the tab and it was at the House of Lobster @ Simei ITE. We were busy chatting and eating away and forgot to snap photos, but still manage to take a shot of their house specialty, Lobster porridge - picture speaks a thousand words. The broth is so flavoursome that I will finish every drop of it, nvm if I'm already filled to the brim. Unfortunately, they have closed the outlet at Simei (Sep 7th to be exact) and will focus on the other surviving branch @ Woodlands ITE. I wonder why choose to open outlets in ITE? Cheaper rent? For sure you won't find many students lunching there.

'Worries go down better with soup' ~ Jewish Proverb