Awesome Bird Videos

Despite the recent kerfuffle that David Attenborough has gotten himself into, one cannot argue that with these amazing videos. From the nest making skills of the bowerbirds, to the Boy Band acrobatics of the manakins, to Mr Sexy Armpit, these are all fascinating.

Banana Tree

 

Mom's friend gave us two small banana trees last year. One of them grew and grew and is huge. We were contemplating cutting it down when - tada, a flower was spotted!

Fine Palate

We had lunch at Fine Palate yesterday because J had to get to work by 2 pm. M, WW, and E came and we met D and J there. We had an early birthday lunch for D. Simian realised that he had done his exams in the same building we had lunch in.

Gokul

I read about Gokul here and told Simian I'd like to try it so we went on Saturday. There were so many items that I was torn by indecision. I felt like everyone probably feels when they go into a restauant :)

Pasar Bella

I went to Pasar Bella the other day - it wasn't a Farmer's Market though, and it was expensive. I don't quite see how it was wholesale either. There were some interesting shops but most were also quite meaty.

Pita Pan

We met T at Pita Pan, just before he heads back to the US for a few months. It was a new branch at Marina Square and was pretty good - like Tahina's back in MD, which has now sadly, closed.

Pekoe and Imp

Simian and I went for a tea tasting with Pekoe and Imp. I learnt a lot about tea from the two knowledgeable ladies!

Out around the port

Simian and I went with Dad to take a look at the harbour a few weeks ago. It was great being on the boat again, but I was sad to see how crowded the waters have become. We got to see the container port at PSA and it was amazing how many containers they can unload but I miss the quiet days we used to go out and there weren't more boats around.

The sky does actually look like this - all dreary and smoky. We were told that sometimes you can smell strange chemicals from Jurong Island wafting out.

Food for Thought

Imp and I had lunch at Food for Thought - conveniently located in the Museum. I enjoyed the fries especially, but then went home and had food poisoning :(

More Paintings

More of the works that caught my eye.

Reubens

The Lamentation and Mars and Rhea Silver.

The Triumph of Death

A copy of the original, by the son, Jans. I loved this painting. 

More Lichenstein

I loved these little details in these paintings - Juno looking very cross in the Birth of Apollo and Diana, the cherub fleeing when Adonis is attacked by a wild boar and the crone looking at the body of Jesus.