Night Owl Chatterboxes - Part XXX!
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And some bread confectionary in Whampoa, still making bread the old wayOriginally posted by the Bear:i had too many of those.. and now i'm old and chunky
btw, i still remember their origins... people making them by hand at the end of Niven Road near Serangoon...
they were 25 cents each then...
they fried them in huge woks of boiling oil... i used to love watching them make the stuff...
My friend and i went there late one night to watch these guys baking bread -
Ar... Those 5 footway shopsOriginally posted by laurence82:And some bread confectionary in Whampoa, still making bread the old way
My friend and i went there late one night to watch these guys baking bread -
teehee...i used to eat the sweet potato everday for three days in a row once...Originally posted by laurence82:yah
they have two version now
one simply fried, the other one mixed up with a lot of batter
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Then you should be ashamedOriginally posted by udontknowme:ALL the kids know mandarin.
some are WAY better than others. but everyone can communicate in mandarin.
cool huh...
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What were you doing out late at night?Originally posted by laurence82:And some bread confectionary in Whampoa, still making bread the old way
My friend and i went there late one night to watch these guys baking bread
Never mind....
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their accent worse or china ppl's accent worse??Originally posted by udontknowme:ALL the kids know mandarin.
some are WAY better than others. but everyone can communicate in mandarin.
cool huh... -
the old giant mixers, then they knead and cut to put into the "molds"
good stuff that
i usually buy a traditional mooncake for the office each mooncake festival.. old methods too.. uses LARDOriginally posted by laurence82:And some bread confectionary in Whampoa, still making bread the old way
My friend and i went there late one night to watch these guys baking bread -
...Dude, this is Singapore, the city that never sleepsOriginally posted by Meia Gisborn:What were you doing out late at night?
Never mind....
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Even the Gardenia bread, the van sales kakis have to collect the bread as early as 4am at Pandan LoopOriginally posted by Meia Gisborn:What were you doing out late at night?
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maybe YOU Should go there for 2 year to workOriginally posted by the Bear:i may.. to visit my friends there.. they'll be there in beijing
one of them will come back somewhen march or april next year, the other will go in september this year for a 2 year stint there..
hehehe...when ur FORCED to use the language...whee...
its kinda weird though.
i always have to do translations in my head first before i speak...
you guys should hear my roommate though.
WOW.
honestly, its just WAY better than most people in singapore...goodness. -
The lure of lardOriginally posted by the Bear:the old giant mixers, then they knead and cut to put into the "molds"
good stuff that
i usually buy a traditional mooncake for the office each mooncake festival.. old methods too.. uses LARD 
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That one you bought for last year Mid Autumn Festival right and gobbled it all up in front of three shocked human beings....Originally posted by the Bear:the old giant mixers, then they knead and cut to put into the "molds"
good stuff that
i usually buy a traditional mooncake for the office each mooncake festival.. old methods too.. uses LARD -
Is that si gina lurking around here?
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nah.. i could... maybe... i have 4 months to think about it coz the next round would be replacing the dude coming backOriginally posted by udontknowme:maybe YOU Should go there for 2 year to work
hehehe...when ur FORCED to use the language...whee...
its kinda weird though.
i always have to do translations in my head first before i speak...
you guys should hear my roommate though.
WOW.
honestly, its just WAY better than most people in singapore...goodness. -
wth...Originally posted by The man who was death:their accent worse or china ppl's accent worse??
how to compare??
you mean harder to understand??
i cant say. its like...almost everyone has a different accent... -
then isn't it very luan?? all the diff accents?Originally posted by udontknowme:wth...
how to compare??
you mean harder to understand??
i cant say. its like...almost everyone has a different accent... -
yeah.. that one
Originally posted by laurence82:That one you bought for last year Mid Autumn Festival right and gobbled it all up in front of three shocked human beings.... -
i think, being in China, most will follow the 'curl tongue' accentOriginally posted by The man who was death:then isn't it very luan?? all the diff accents? -
Another 8 more days and the ger tai is coming
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yepyep.Originally posted by laurence82:i think, being in China, most will follow the 'curl tongue' accent
oh well, these kids are taught mandarin in chinese schools and by their parents. most are also first generation overseas kids, so...their mandarin is still quite err... proper
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aiyah..
what i work as, i will see the dregs of the PRC people
thinking about it, if i go there to work, it'll be bad karma -
Originally posted by the Bear:aiyah..
what i work as, i will see the dregs of the PRC people
thinking about it, if i go there to work, it'll be bad karma
what kinda stuff do u at work??
can gimme a clue
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how come ICA send people overseas? to help with passports and stuff at the embassies?Originally posted by the Bear:aiyah..
what i work as, i will see the dregs of the PRC people
thinking about it, if i go there to work, it'll be bad karma -
those people from there who want to come here, need visas... we send people there to issue visas..
i think udon's question has been answeredOriginally posted by laurence82:how come ICA send people overseas? to help with passports and stuff at the embassies? -
well, i have a CLUE as to what bear does...but still not entirely sure.
but nevermind
i think its enough.
bear: what kinda ice cream do you have in your freezer right now??
im craving ice cream. but the GOOD ice cream here is hella expensive