Back from Hibernation

Yes, I am officially back to blog. Been missing for some time already due to the busy work schedules and the weekends came and went by so soon. Work-wise should be getting better I hope and I just want this month to enjoy the World Cup. So far the matches have not been exciting but it is really great to soak in the atmosphere. Some good goals though.

Am looking forward to next week when I can finally take a break to visit Mark back in Penang. Will be rough once again for a 10 hour drive but it's worth it. My 2-yearly visit to visit the Ewes!

Finally also completed my wedding dinner tour for this month. Boy, 4 in a month was rough but was great to catch up with friends once again.

Ok, enough of yabbering...more to come soon I hope :-)

Thomson Prata

Finally had a chance to try the much renowned Thomson prata at Sin Ming Road. The stall was formerly from Cluny Road and it had such a huge following previously. In fact the stall was also featured in the show "Our Makan Places - Lost n Found". We ordered the several bryani dishes and the murtabak and I must say the food is excellent. Very decently priced as well! Another new eating place for our food tour.

PS: The prata place is at Blk 24 Sin Ming Road. Incidentally the coffee shop at the other end of the block served excellent teochew porridge for a fraction of typical cost!

Creative Kids

Spent my weekend being a judge for the annual Solor Innovations. Basically it's a contest for school kids to come up with projects that will bring on environmental sustainability. Different groups of students were divided according to the level of studies. My main job was to judge the primary and secondary school section. Some of the projects are indeed very interesting:

1. Vegetarian shark fin - To stamp out on cruelty on sharks
2. Flower pot holder - To prevent the breeding of dengue mosquitoes
3. Fuel Cell to operate lifts and traffic lights

One thing that I am very amazed is how versatile these kids are in doing things like power point and video editing. Over zealous teachers stressing the kids as well.

An exciting weekend overall even though I had next to no rest.