In Singapore, we have lots of options available for food. Well-known for our local dishes, somehow I think most of the nice places to dine at are the high end restaurants. Personally, I like to go to quiet places to eat. Best if there's only a table occupied by me. Some restaurants can be very noisy and disturbing to eat in.
For the best local dishes, it's always highly recommended to go to the hawker centres. However, there's one big issue. Most of the hawker centres are open usually in the morning. So either you work really near there, or you have lots of time to slowly eat at your own time own target in the morning.
My parents used to be a hawker, and typically we operate from 6.30am till 3pm. After that, the hawker centre will be like a ghost town. Sometimes the stall owners will stay back to prepare for the food to be used the next day. Some will also stay back for a beer or two after a hard day of work.
One issue I face here is that all the fine dining restaurants sell food that I don't like. They are either cold or raw. We don't really have quiet, restaurants selling chinese or local food. Well, you can say if i want local or chinese, why don't i just go coffee shops. But it's a little too noisy for me. I'm not very atas person, i can eat in hawker centre, it's just that if you have a special occasion that you want to celebrate, chances are, you will reserve a restaurant for that special day.
However, a look in the menu you will see dishes like shaved ham (cured? still raw to me). Smoked salmon? (Same thing --> RAW). Caviar --> erm raw eggs?! Usually served cold. OR, food like foie gras --> hmm.. very cruel to me. Nothing against people who likes them. It's just a personal preference. My brother once told me that geese don't have such a big liver. People feed them as much as they can to get a bigger liver out of them. T.T so poor thing. I never tried before hearing this story. And I also never did after that. I am a Singaporean who don't eat pig organs. I can eat Kway Chap with preserved veg, fish cakes, braised egg and tau kwa. Lol! Also... truffles?! super pungent moldy smell. It's enough to ruin my appetite.
We now have dining inside a "Fish Tank", in a revolving tower and at a very tall height (72 storey or something). I haven't tried all of them. But i think the revolving tower place serves chinese food. I'm going to give it a try sometime soon. As for the other two, maybe I'll just go for erm.. drinks or sides. Hahaha.. or if they serve international buffet.
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Monday, November 4, 2013
the anonymous hack
Recently, there have been news about The Anonymous hacking on Singapore government websites and declaring war with Singapore Government.
They are concerned about the censorship issues that is going to arise with the new laws in place. Like all average Singaporeans, I decide to stay put. I don't support, but I don't defend the government as well. Making absurd laws are not new to Singaporeans. And because we enjoy the peace here, we simply follow what the government says. As long as it's not too harsh, Singaporeans sure have very high limits.
One of the very absurd laws was the Electronic Road Pricing System. Cars entering certain areas will be charged a price every they go under the gantry. You can get a fine if you do not have sufficient value in your cash card. Recently, its told that one of the gantry is going to increase it's value to $6. When it started, it's as low as 50cents. Although Singaporeans complain, they accepted.
Today is 5th November 2013. The Anonymous urged Singaporeans to black out their facebook profile pictures, and wear a combination of black and red to the streets of Singapore as a demonstration of silent protest. I believe they would want some form of assurance to their act. They hacked 19 government websites. Their capabilities cannot be looked down on. And because they are anonymous, it creates fear. Maybe Singapore government has no way to prevent them from hacking their websites, I'm quite certain that they are able to catch them and charge them in court. Even if we do not have the expertise to find them, I'm sure some other countries would want to offer help.
Like a bystander, I watch and speculate. I'm really curious on how far can they go. Although a lot see them as heros, somethings just wouldn't go the way you expected. In this situation, I really don't know which stand to take. Will I even make a difference?
I hope the war wouldn't hurt anyone. As in the individual Singaporeans. Like the Straits Times Journalist who posted the blog that The Anonymous didn't like. I believe she worked hard to reach that position. Now she either have to quit or it's war! I can't imagine the amount of stress she's under.
But somehow, I wonder if the hackers are like teenagers, working adults or maybe even retired people. Sitting on their couch with a dozen of donuts beside their mice. Drinking coke.... With four large screens with binary codes staring back at them. Haha.. or would it be like a well-suited man, pressing a hidden button at a latch behind his cupboard, and the whole thing turned around and he entered his secret chambers with huge mainframes and futuristic deco.
I think my imagination is one of my skills. If my writing is better, I should be publishing a book... Suddenly doing self-searching.
Not sure how it will turn out....
They are concerned about the censorship issues that is going to arise with the new laws in place. Like all average Singaporeans, I decide to stay put. I don't support, but I don't defend the government as well. Making absurd laws are not new to Singaporeans. And because we enjoy the peace here, we simply follow what the government says. As long as it's not too harsh, Singaporeans sure have very high limits.
One of the very absurd laws was the Electronic Road Pricing System. Cars entering certain areas will be charged a price every they go under the gantry. You can get a fine if you do not have sufficient value in your cash card. Recently, its told that one of the gantry is going to increase it's value to $6. When it started, it's as low as 50cents. Although Singaporeans complain, they accepted.
Today is 5th November 2013. The Anonymous urged Singaporeans to black out their facebook profile pictures, and wear a combination of black and red to the streets of Singapore as a demonstration of silent protest. I believe they would want some form of assurance to their act. They hacked 19 government websites. Their capabilities cannot be looked down on. And because they are anonymous, it creates fear. Maybe Singapore government has no way to prevent them from hacking their websites, I'm quite certain that they are able to catch them and charge them in court. Even if we do not have the expertise to find them, I'm sure some other countries would want to offer help.
Like a bystander, I watch and speculate. I'm really curious on how far can they go. Although a lot see them as heros, somethings just wouldn't go the way you expected. In this situation, I really don't know which stand to take. Will I even make a difference?
I hope the war wouldn't hurt anyone. As in the individual Singaporeans. Like the Straits Times Journalist who posted the blog that The Anonymous didn't like. I believe she worked hard to reach that position. Now she either have to quit or it's war! I can't imagine the amount of stress she's under.
But somehow, I wonder if the hackers are like teenagers, working adults or maybe even retired people. Sitting on their couch with a dozen of donuts beside their mice. Drinking coke.... With four large screens with binary codes staring back at them. Haha.. or would it be like a well-suited man, pressing a hidden button at a latch behind his cupboard, and the whole thing turned around and he entered his secret chambers with huge mainframes and futuristic deco.
I think my imagination is one of my skills. If my writing is better, I should be publishing a book... Suddenly doing self-searching.
Not sure how it will turn out....
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