Nostalgic Memories Triggered by Dick Lee's Song

Life Story -- Dick Lee

"Wake up" she said, "Look it's a beautiful day."
Downstairs to the kitchen door, and then away
Into the light, morning moves the world on
Morning passes the time, and morning is gone
Born today some years ago, and had a happy childhood
Then I fell in love and out, so nothing's changed
Lived a life that saw me grow, into someone, I hope, is good
And yet without a doubt, I'm still the same

*Just my Life Story, minute by second, a story
That goes on forever, with each breath that I take
This is my Life Story, celebrating my story
Are smiles and tears and friends and birthday cakes

"Get up" she said, "Hurry or you might be late"
Everyday we hurry off to keep our dates
Time rushes by, there's no time to ask why
Still, we work to beat the clock, to never stop for goodbyes
Maybe I should stop awhile, to see the world around me
Discover how some things move on
And some things never change
Ever since I was a child, I've felt that life is funny
It will twist and turn from dusk to dawn, yet stay the same

*chorus
So my Life Story, is self-explanatory
Won't you please start from page one, and do go on
Till I am done, till I am done, till I am done

The lyrics above were written by a talented Singapore composer/singer Dick Lee. He has written and staged musicals for many Asian artistes like the Snow Wolf Lake (Jacky Cheung), Sandy Lam, and even composed songs for stage musical Phua Chu Kang. He has won many awards such as Best Original Theme Song in Golden Horse Awards for his song, The Search of My Life (Movie: He is a Woman, She is a Man starring Leslie Cheung and Anita Yuen). Not many may know that he is the composer behind all the winning songs they have heard all along.

In the 90's this song Life Story from his first Album (1974) above was used in a Television commercial and become a song that struck a chord about nostalgic childhood. Even as I was listening to this song it certainly brings back sweet memories of my childhood and prompted me to post this meaningful lyrics.

Meantime, enjoy the music (background) and have a great week!

Cufflinks Mania

My husband is an avid cufflink collector. He usually will shop for them in the men's accessories in clothing stores but sad to say, there aren't many choices for him. Most of the designs available are also limited and not as interesting.

However, I managed to find a website online that specializes in cufflinks. This place is cuff-daddy.com and in here, you can find the most interesting designs that is out of this world. I really love the nautical themed cufflinks and I think they will be very suitable for my husband as he works in a marina club.







In cuff-daddy.com, they have designer cufflinks that are unique for collectors or hobbyists. Although cufflink designs can be suitable for both sexes, I've not seen cufflinks specially designed for women. You'll be surprised that in cuff-daddy.com they do carry designs that are specifically more feminine and suitable for women.

If you are looking for ideas for wedding gifts, anniversaries or even valentine's gift, you might consider getting cufflinks. Trendy designs and reasonably priced, these cufflinks will be a good choice for your friends and loved ones. These would also be wonderful as corporate gifts as well. They do ship internationally for their customers.

Korean Fast Food Joint

We had the chance to try out the new fast food outlet BBQ Chicken in the East recently. The food outlet touts as being a popular family restaurant in Korea, so we gave it a try. And what is different about this restaurant is that they use Olive Oil in them.

My girls love the colourful theme and bright coloured seats they have in the restaurant, the Pink, Orange, and even Booth Seats that seemed more exciting than some fast food restaurants available. But looking at the material, which is synthetic leather, i have a feeling that there will be a lot of them worn out by the next few months! Some of the seams were already showing.

We ordered few meals, like the only Beef item that were available. Oh dear, was it called Beef Patty or something? The dish reminded me of Pepper Lunch (Japan Beef Burger Patty on hot plate). It tasted just alright with nothing to shout about.

I had ordered a sort of Fried Chicken that had coated with Chilly all over. It was more spicy than normal chilly and tasted alright too. But it made me think of KFC drumstick smothered in the Thai Chilly Sauce.. I had forgotten to snap a picture of it because I was busy taking the kid's meals! As usual, my kids had the liberty of ordering their own meals.

Overall, the meal felt very much like KFC except that it had better environment. And if it really was all cooked in Olive Oil, I think that is a good choice, compared with other fast food restaurants. Our meals all came with a soft drink and adult meals came with a soup and ice cream too. Pretty reasonable.

Small Fishes Excrete A Lot

I took a picture of the fishes in the aquarium recently. My girls were commenting how much the fishes poo. There were right, actually, These little ones are as mean as Goldfishes I have bred before. Their poos are long, frequent and all stuck on like some long tail. I don't change the aquarium water as often as I don't want them to face too much stress except to just use the pump and clear out their poo. Then I add the water that has been filtered out.

They are quite hardy and I don't need to turn on the oxygen pump because i felt that it was too powerful for the aquarium. I had it off during the 10 days I was away and when I got back, they were all still alive and swimming actively. These lucky 8 are my new pets for the time being. Or was it the girl's?

Cufflinks To Finish The Look

My husband has been collecting cufflinks lately. He speaks of them like a true blue collector and would stop by stores that sell cufflinks. He puts them on as a part of his daily routine and usually tries to get a match with his tie as well. I remembered several months back on his birthday, I was hunting high and low for cufflinks for his birthday present. Most of the stores that sells men clothings has but in limited quantity and designs. I really do not know where else have that as they do not seemed to be popular. Most of my friends who wear long sleeve would not bother with cufflinks.

Lucky for me, I managed to find a website that is dedicated entirely to cufflinks. They have such a large collection, from the usual ones that comes in stainless steel or silver cufflinks to a more fanciful and unique designs that can be kept as a novelty or hobby. They even have cufflinks that can be worn for weddings and cufflinks for ladies too. What is good news about these site is that their prices are really reasonable and make very good gifts for men and women. They do have other accessories like Pendants, Money Clips and Chains. Great place to shop!

Visit to the Hair Saloon

I enjoy going to hair saloons for a wash every now and then. Nothing beats getting a nice wash while you sit and relax. Penang saloons offer you a good massage usually with every hair wash. The ones in Singapore does that but somehow Penangites give better service and it is definitely much cheaper than what I pay in Sg. I treated myself for washes while in Penang, as usual. That was the second one I had in the week... lol besides the one I had before the trip. After all, I don't go shopping as much, I save it up for washes and blow dry VIP.

I brought Lea for a trim after mom commented that I should be keep Lea's hair shorter. My girls have long hair that goes down to their butts and I bring them to the saloon for trims as well. Here are the pics while Lea was having hers. Rae didn't want to follow that day because she wanted to stay at Granny's home and play. So here are the shots of Lea and her trim.




Pic: Lea feeling for her sweets during finishing touches.

Surreal Fantasy Illusionist, CRISS ANGEL will Perform with Cirque Du Soleil

Magicians were born to entertain and bring the viewers to a certain point of illusion between real and the unreal. Harry Houdini was one of the greatest entertainer illusionists that loved to perform to challenge himself and the audience stunts like breaking free from a crate that had been nailed and then being lowered and immersed into the water. Stunts like that were very popular and build suspense within the audience. Most of his stunts were physically challenging.

The modern illusionists or entertainer have evolved into mystery and magic in the late. CRISS ANGEL is an illusionist that takes the audience to a different form of magic, provocative suspense with plots, a storyline and a composition. If you have watched Cirque de Soleil, you will be amazed by the music, dance, mystery, symbolic, brilliant colours and everything there is about performance and theatricality. Now, pair that excellent showmanship with magical master, CRISS ANGEL.

CRISS ANGEL is going to perform in one of Cirque Du Soleil's show called CRISS ANGEL Believe. It will be such a haunting exploration of the performance, illusion set in a mysterious and surreal world. The show will be at the Luxor in Las Vegas. Not to be missed.

If you think that you would like to watch this wonderful piece of magical performance with someone special, you might want to try winning a pair of tickets of the show. There is a text messaging contest that requires you to text 'BELIEVE' to 22122 to participate.

TGIF Grub

I only remembered this post because a friend asked me if I'd like to go and light some candle with her recently on Friday, being Friday the 13th. I've been doing this for many years while in school actually because I mingle with many friends who are Catholics.

When I was in Subang at Sis's place, we managed to drop by Sunway Pyramid for some late shopping and dinner. We couldn't decide where to have dinner and we were all aching from the day's walk earlier at Mid Valley. So the first sight of the restaurant that we saw was TGIF restaurant in one of the towers. The last time I had TGIF meal in Singapore was more than 15 years ago! That was a long time and there is no more TGIF outlets in Sg now. I even miss Chilli's and Planet Hollywood for American fare. I suppose the only one left standing would be Hard Rock Cafe for the record. But at least I've still got my Tony Roma in Singapore.. phew!

So here are the what we ordered while in TGIF. I had Salmon, Ah Boy had his medium rare steak, Kids had their Kids Meal of Fish and Chips, and Spaghetti. We ordered an extra Fish and Chips for Sofiya too. The girls loved the thick mushroom soup of course. When it was time to pay the bill, we had a pleasant surprise that our kids' meal were free! Anyways, we had a wonderful time and the service crew were friendly and attentive.

Get Cheap and Efficient Prepaid Phone Cards

In the past decade, keeping in touch with loved ones has improved tremendously. Many people can be spotted carrying their own cellphones and it is also very much cheaper to own one compared with previously. There are also more people traveling abroad across oceans for work and vacations with the availability of budget flights. When one is abroad, calls to our loved ones can get more costly as charges are tagged with taxes of both subscriber at the same time.

However, you can actually save on calls by using prepaid phone card. I know many foreigners who work in Singapore that uses these as they are cheap and doesn't burn a hole in their pockets. Many international students also depend on these prepaid phone cards to make calls home to their parents and relatives. Without the ease of such communication, one can feel quite lost and lonely in another foreign land.

You can purchase these calling cards from stores but there is a much simpler way of buying these calling cards online. Choose from many brands, quailty for the call and the rate-per-minute that is attractive. You can also select the best rate for the country you wish to make your calls to and get your pin and access numbers for the card online. It is so simple and you don't have to make a trip to the local telco shop for your card anymore. TheRichCom.com provides prepaid cards for cards all over the world including US-Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa. Get their special deals for more value!

Ehub - eXplorer kid

It was Father's Day yesterday and Ah Boy brought the family to Ehub in Pasir Ris. Ehub is the new wing for Downtown East where the chalets, water theme park and outdoor theme park are. With Ehub, they expanded the eXplorer Kid to the new wing and added more segmented areas for indoor play for kids up to 12 as well as additional area for parents or guardians to wait inside whilst monitoring the kids play.

Ah Boy and I did not bother to get inside the eXplorer Kid so we only paid for our helper to go in with the kids. But from the flyer we saw, there are many things to play and do in there.


Above is the map where I took from the flyer. My eye zoomed in on the slumberland... where I probably will relax myself there cos the crew said tat is the place where the OSIM chairs are. And a place for parents to get forty winks. There is even a skating rink inside. My girls want to go into the Ball'O'City but there were too many rowdy boys so i told my helper that i forbid them. They were free to play in all the other areas which made up of over 10 segments. Oh by the way, this place needs entrance fee so we paid up for membership one time that will last time till they are 12 years old. NTUC adults get free entry. Remember to wear socks or purchase from the counter.


For those who have been to MidValley Kids' Mega Play, will love it here. This one is huge!! I could only take a shot of this part with the Giant Mushroom and the Mega Play behind cos I didn't purchase a ticket to get in.

Per hour play is $22 per hour, subsequent hours at $6 . Members pay $11 first hour and $4 subsequent hours. NTUC members monitoring free entry. Non Member $1.50 per entry. Charges are for peak. Off peak charges are reduced by $2.00 on weekdays, non school holidays, non eve of PH.

We Are Going To Ehub in Downtown East

School Holidays are still on in Singapore. We wanted to book a night for a barbeque and stay at the Pasir Ris chalet but the chalets are all fully booked! So Ah Boy and I decided we take a day trip there instead. Downtown East at Pasir Ris is a nice place for kids and adults. Of course if you can get a room for barbeque would be perfect. There are lots to do.

Water Theme Park - Wild Wild Wet,
Outdoor Theme Park - Escape Theme Park,
eXplorer Kid - where the kids can play indoor
Bowling Alley, Cinema, Kbox karaoke, lots of shopping and food outlets too.

The new wing called Ehub has been opened since the school holidays so i believe there will be lots to do in there. I can't wait to see what they have.

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