stonegrill.

Stonegrill. It's this restuarant which caught my eye on a Channel U show and I happened to chance upon the location when I was in Katong a few days back.

It's quite interesting. The food is served raw on a 'hot rock'. I don't really know how to describe it, so a 'hot rock' it shall be. It's practically cooked right in front of you. Especially for the beef, it's great to able to control how well you want it to be done, though I must add, it's totally not an easy job. I had mine medium most of the time. And there was the mushrooms, which tasted okay. It was sweet and I don't know what flavours they added to the mushroom, if any at all.

But one caution though, it can be quite smoky and you will smell like how you do after a barbeque. But if you don't mind the after-smell, it's really quite a nice place to visit. Just remember to call and reserve a place before going down. I was lucky to get a table without reservation today.



Note: This is not a paid advertisement nor is it a professional opinion.
It is simply what I thought of the place after eating there.

mother nature.

Has anyone ever wondered why the Earth and the Sky are known as Mother Earth or Father Sky respectively? Actually I've never wondered about such things, until I had a terrible headache just now.

I realised that the Earth and the Sky has a lot in common with us human beings.

The trees are like hair. Cutting off some hair from time to time wont kill. But most people would get angry if I tried to cut off a whole chuck of their hair.

Both the Earth and us contain large percentages of water. Water is so important to us. If the water in our bodies is lacking, or contaminated by weird bacteria or OIL, we would surely get weird diseases, or at least feel weird.

The man-made structures are like accesories we wear on our bodies. It decorates the body and makes it look good. However, one would look quite retarded if the whole body were to be filled with accesories, right? Some may disagree, but whatever.

Geysers are like noses. They allow breathing to take place and occasionally, we blow our noses. And we all fall sick and have running noses.

Volcanoes are like assholes. They stink and you really don't want to be near them when they erupt.

Lastly, from time to time, we all think of seeing the human body in its true, natural, undecorated form. Likewise for the Earth.

Now for Father Sky.

Just as one can usually tell others' moods by looking at their faces, you can tell the weather by looking at the sky.

Just like how we cry when our emotions are pented up, the sky releases its tears when it can't take it anymore.

And, just like how some of us exprience mood swings, the sky can blow hot and cold, the weather changing without notice.

Lastly, just like how things turn very ugly when we throw our tempers, things can turn very ugly should the sky decide to throw his or hers, and unleashes its most furious weather conditions upon us.

Well, these're simply some thoughts of mine and I've realised how we should treat the Earth as our friend and protect it as we would our best buddy.




There would be nothing to frighten you if you refused to be afraid.
- quote from my Primary Six teacher, Mrs Jude Liew

adi.

Well, yesterday's New Paper and this morning's Straits Times both carried the news about the young boy in Malaysia who might be expelled from school.

What's so special about that? The one special thing about this boy, Adi, is that he was able to count from 1 to a million at least, when the school was teaching the students to count from 1 to 10. That's a big difference. And he also could do perform calculus at his age. And he challenged 230 students and teachers to a maths quiz, which he won. All this at the age of 7, I think.

The reason he's threatened with expulsion? The school feels that he skips classes too often. Quite amazingly, the reason he offers is that he finds school too boring. His level of mathematics is far beyond what the school is currently offering. So why shouldn't he be bored?

The fact that he is able to claim that school is boring, and back it up with his proven mathematical prowess, shows that he is indeed a gem. Very raw at his tender age, but a gem nonetheless. His parents have done the perfectly right thing in seeking permission from the Education Ministry in Malaysia to allow him to study in Kuala Lumpur, where I hope he can receive education at a level which befits his intelligence.

I'm deeply disappointed with the school, for not only failing to recognise his talents, but also for threatening to expel such a talented young genius just because he understands the lessons even before they are being taught. How pathetic can this get?

Well, as a side note, I also realised that my dear school, Dunman Secondary, will be undergoing upgrading works soon. Thankfully, they'll not have to move campus like some other schools being upgraded. So I can happily go back and visit the school when the chance arises. I certainly hope that after upgrading, the school will have in place all those extra areas that were promised to us when I was there, most notably, the Heritage Centre. It has somehow failed to materialise despite our fund raising efforts. But after this upgrading, it had better be there.

cheated.

I felt SO cheated this morning.

Cheated by who? I was cheated by the damned gym at Tampines Sports Hall.Ok maybe they didn't really cheat me.But i still felt cheated.

Today, after a long 'rest' period, I finally decided to get my ass up and resume my gym workouts. I checked the SSC website for the gym's opening hours. Satisfied that I was prepared for the workout, I happily went to the sports hall. Heck, I even went to 7-11 to get a drink and also some small change because i knew from experience that they usually don't have any change in their cash register early in the morning.

When I reached the office, I saw this notice which went something like this:

The gymnasium will be closed with effect from 22th March to ____. For any enqueries, please call ______ from Monday 9am to 5pm.

WHAT THE HELL?!?!

I checked their website, not once or twice. Being a kiasu Singaporean, I think I checked it at least 3-4 times. And not a single time did I see any mention of the Tampines Gymnasium being closed because they were moving it to the new Tampines Swimming Complex, which would incidentally be opening soon after renovations. Hell, they didn't even say what facilities threre would be in the new complex. So how in the world was a hardworking gym-goer like me expected to know that it was closed?

This is pure cheating. Cheated me of my time, my effort.
And I believe the next time I visit Tampines gym, I'll most probably have to pay more than the current $2.50 (which is already an increase because I happily turned 18...) because it will be integrated with the swimming pool and stuff, and they will surely claim it's to make things convenient for everyone when they integrate this and that.

Everything in Singapore is becoming integrated. Integrated resorts. Integrated sports complex. In mathematical, or perhaps in every sense, it makes things much more complicated. Instead of going to the gym, we now go to the gym-cum-swimming pool. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, just that it will complicate matters. What if I was only interested in working out, but not in swimming? Can I pay just to enter the gymnasium, and avoid paying the swimming pool fees?

I seriously doubt it.

explosion?

I've just read the news and i was shocked by the explosion that took place this morning. No, not the bomb-type explosion. It's the goals explosion that took place at the st andrews stadium in birmingham.

Liverpool 7 - 0 Birmingham

Furthermore, the goals were all scored by 7 different players, inclusive of an own goal by one unfortunate Oliver Tebily. One consolation I have for the guy, is simply to remind him that at least he didn't socre the winning goal for the opposition. He simply decorated the scoreboard.

What I'm wondering, is that how in the world can Liverpool's strikers not score a goal for more than 2 months, and then suddenly start firing on ALL cylinders? It's as if they took a crash course in goal-scoring. Well, maybe they really did, given their pathetic form prior to the recent matches.

One thing I must clarify that while I'm no You'll-Never-Walk-Alone supporter, it's certainly good to see Liverpool finally scoring the goals that have been long overdue. At least now, the Premiership might have an interesting end to the season despite Chelsea's domination.

Before i go, here's my idea of how the top 3 will look like after 38 matches

1) Chelsea (duh!)
2) Man United
3) Liverpool

I don't mean to despise the men from Anfield, but i believe the Red Devils have it in them to see this season through.



Another quote for people who are struggling with their lives:
The best way to predict future is to create it.

I saw this in my yearbook when I couldn't sleep after counting 230 sheeps.
Mehhhhh.

ring ring

well, i was just thinking of what song i could use for my ringtone and after trying out a few, i eventually settled for Black Eyed Peas' My Humps.it still isn't something i really like, but it'll do for now.

just a thought.what would it be like if everyone would still be using the classic ringtone(i.e. brrrrringgg) whenever a phone rings in public, everyone would be digging their bags/pockets to check if it was theirs, despite the blatant fact that vibration mode exists in most phones nowadays.i still remember those scenes which occured frequently when i was young, not saying im that old now, but whatever.

well anyway.i've realised how fun, but tiring, studies can be.it takes up a great deal of mental strength and it brings about mental pleasure at the same time.BUT its still not something i enjoy doing often.i do it purely for the sake of these obstacles known as the block tests.

a quote for those struggling with studies:
Motivation is what gets you started.
Habit is what keeps you going
by Jim Ryun

eddie murphy?

i just spotted this website,myHeritage.com, on a blog and i apparently cant remember which one it was. but its still kinda interesting.the website i mean,not the blog



well.somehow it managed to give me a 58% match with eddie murphy.hes a nice guy, but i really cant see how in the world i would look like him.i tried it a 2nd time with another photo,and they suddenly felt that i looked like leslie chung.its weird,but still fun,especially if u have lots of photos.

hatch-ed

This blog is somewhat a revival of my older blog.Which I have decided to keep for memories purposes in the future.This will not be a rambling of my life,which I've realised can be boring.It will instead be my thoughts,feelings, opinions, blah.

In simpler words, its just about my brains instead of my life =D