Seinfeld rewatched

I had recently just completed watching 9 seasons of Seinfeld. I must really say the show is really one for the collection. In fact, I have recently purchased the DVDs of Season 4, 5 and 6 to add to my current collection of Season 1, 2 and 3. What makes the show so unique was the fact that the show was really about NOTHING! The show centred around the 4 central characters of Jerry Seinfeld, George Costanza, Cosmo Kramer and Elaine Benise. The sideline characters are fantastic as well including Newman, Morty Seinfeld, Frank and Estelle Costanza and of course George Steinbrenner.

Just watched the 1st DVD of Season 5 and here are some of the random thoughts from these episodes to show the show is really about nothing.

The Mango
- Faked orgasms
- Mango being able act as viagra
- Kramer blaming the fruit seller for bad fruits
- Risotto girl

The Glasses
- George loses his glasses
- Dog bites Elaine
- Commando 800 air-conditioning
- Horse-faced cousin Jeffrey

The Puffy Shirt (all time classic)
- The puffy pirate shirt
- Low talker
- George hand modelling
- Crazy George's parents

The Sniffing Accountant
- Accountant who was thought to be taking drugs
- Mohair sweater
- George as bra salesman
- Felt your material

The Bris
- Circumism
- Pig Man
- Excellent parking spot
- Mohel (person who conudct circumism)

More random thoughts as soon as I rewatched more :-)

Uneventful Week

Well, it's been a rather quiet week. Workwise, it's been super quiet as the big boss is currently not around. Been able to do some of my own work areas which had been neglected and also taking some time to take care of our intern. Finally been able to take part in yoga after a nearly 5 week hiatus.

Got hijacked on Friday by some timeshare company and only managed to get home at about 10pm. Sheesh...to everyone, be careful of the young girls doing surveys at Orchard Road :-)

Week ended slightly better with the Rovers edging out another win over Sunderland. 52 points and counting...

Here's to a better week!

Roll On Blackburn!

It's been an excellent week for Blackburn Rovers. Yesterday 3-2 win over Middlesbrough was the perfect push for a European place for next season. In fact, Rovers have already exceeded their points total compared to their past 2 seasons and so what is the x-factor? I would put in down to the renewed team spirit. Yes, Mark Hughes has come in and stopped the slide created by Graeme Souness but it was the excellent team spirit among the core players such as Savage, Bellamy, Emerton, Pederson and co who have really made the difference.

I am actually not hoping for them to qualify for Europe as Blackburn has a terrible record in Europe (Remember losing to lowly Trelleborg in 1994). So a perfect end to the season would be to finished 6th just outside of the Uefa Cup slot. Next year, Blackburn would need to maintain their consistency as teams would be better prepared to take on Blackburn. An additional defender and tenacious midfielder would further strengthen the side.

Cambodia - Land of Peace and Tranquility

Just came back from Cambodia on Friday and I must say it was an eye-opening experience. The majority of the country is stuck in poverty but somehow people there have a sense of pride which I had not seen since Cuba. Pace of life is rather slow but in Siem Reap where majority of people visit due to the ruins of Angkor, the pace is much faster due to the tourism industry.

The Angkor ruins were really a magnificient sight. The largest religious monument in the world, it rivals Machu Picchu in Peru and even the great pyramids of Egypt. Most of the ruins were in excellent conditions or had been excellently restored. Angkor Wat was the main highlight and it was a tiring climb up the grand temple. The sight on top was well worth it. I am just curious how can these ruins lie unnoticed for 1000 years. The sights are really worth visiting especially considering that it's only a 2 hour flight to Siem Reap.

Khmer food was also excellent with a mixed of Chinese and Thai food. If given the chance, I would love to explore Phnom Penh and maybe some of the inner provinces of Cambodia.

For photos of the trip, do visit http://cheewing.multiply.com/photos/album/14

PS: Anyone travelling to either Cambodia or Vietnam can borrow Lonely Planet from me :-)

Something for the Future

Am currently reading the Economist Technology Update and here are some cool stuff that had caught my eye:

• Vertical Axis wind turbines (think merry-go-round)
• Hybrid airplane
• Slingbox (allows you to watch tele on your comp anywhere)
• Standby power and how companies are reducing the power consumption for their products on standby

Quite keen to get the Slingbox to catch up on some good old British tele!

What a Gastronomical Week?

Monday: Claypot Fish Rice at Pek Kio Hawker Centre
Tuesday: Peranakan Food at Ivins
Wednesday: Lor Mee at Golden Mile Hawker Centre
Thursday: Zi char at Beo Crescent (Colleague's confirmation treat)
Friday: Laksa at Kelantan Lane
Vegetarian wedding Dinner at Grand Hyatt
Saturday: Zi char at Hong Kong Street
Sunday: Chicken Rice at Margaret Drive Hawker Centre

And somemore this is supposed to be the busiest week of the year :-)