Thunder Tea Rice

Decided to try this exotic dish at Suntec Convention Centre. Had to push through throngs of people to go to the food court, which does not look like the typical Kopitiam. Managed to grab two seats for my Ma and I and went to see what it has to offer.

Bored with the usual choices of chicken rice and hokkien mee, which are ubiquitous in every Kopitiam in Singapore, I decided to try some Hakka dish--Thunder Tea Rice set.

Slightly more expensive than normal dishes, it came with a bowl of brown rice filled with an assortment of vegetables, so much so that I can't even see the rice. I had ordered the set meal which included a plate of fried beancurd and omelette, together with a bowl of soup which is green.

Sampled the bowl of greenish soup, which tasted unique. However, I find it quite sickening after a while, so I quickly drank all of it while my mother ordered the exact same organic dish as me. Can't imagine my stomach can take all the green algae in the bowl (it looks like a pond that has undergone heavy eutrophication.) Just like the soup, the rice tasted quite crunchy with the vegetables, however it gets plain as time passes by. It's a good thing I ordered the omelette and fried beancurd; they helped to musk the taste of vegetables in my mouth all the time.

Apparently, this ancient dish had a myriad of benefits, one of which is to detoxify the body. It is also said to help win battles in ancient China (through the pamphlet I was reading when queuing up). If the warriors were all like me, then that side would have been doomed. Didn't feel any reinvigoration of spirit, instead my jaws felt tired after chewing for what seemed like eternity. My mother seemed to enjoy the meal though.

Had to clear my mouth with a good drink of Teh, which also had a heavenly cost of $1.50.

Reiatsu Spike

The first week is always a honeymoon week. It's the period of time in which students are in a transition from holiday to study mode; labs have also not commenced at this time.

Spent my free day bowling with some classmates in Tampines SAFRA. Such a convenient place for me. Took some time to get used to the bowling balls. Apparently, they are fricking heavy even though I tried my fingers into the smaller balls. Hence my results for the three games exhibited gross imprecision. Scored 38 pinfalls in the first, 128 in the 2nd and 94 in the last. Only managed to get used to the bowling alley in the 2nd game onwards.

Played four games of pool before retreating back to my house; I have decided to save costs. Hence I had to decline the offers of eating at Sakura in SAFRA and eating at some restaurant in Holland V.

Since I wasn't officially invited in the latter event, I shall not crash their party celebration. Might as well spend my evening exercising and reading up on my notes, which I managed to fulfill.

Shall enjoy the presence of the purple rose tomorrow.

The End of Rag

After many months of sweat and blood, we managed to produce an award-winning float design on rag and flag day. At least the blood shed was not in vain. Can finally take a breather as I recuperate from my tan marks on my wrist and feet.

Uncovered more secrets within the faculty during the rag period, which was more than those from one whole academic year combined. Skipped another stayover at a friend's house as I have to clean up the mess left behind after the raucous celebration, as usual.

The scent of the purple rose is sweet indeed.