Club 30's "Kill the Boredom Demon" Jive Pad 153rd Edition
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Originally posted by the Bear:
either that or the main idiots made the local idiots take the blame
The local organisers should take the blame. They were the ones who set out what the courses should be - a cold dish, mains and cheese or dessert. It's so obviously European. And they banned beer - who says that beer can't be made classy by pouring it in glasses?
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guess no more picnics next year
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Carrefour to exit Singapore
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Originally posted by Kuali Baba:
The local organisers should take the blame. They were the ones who set out what the courses should be - a cold dish, mains and cheese or dessert. It's so obviously European. And they banned beer - who says that beer can't be made classy by pouring it in glasses?
Almost anything can be high class. It's all a matter of presentation.
I am also inclined to believe that the local organizers are the real snobs. If you put tau huay in a nice china bowl with gold accents and serve it to a clueless Frenchman, he would see it as some exotic dessert.
It's only the locals who see tau huay as a poor man's food. And even a poor man's food has its merits.
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Originally posted by sbst275:
Carrefour to exit Singapore
WHAT!?!? Where am I going to get cheap and good cider??? It's also great for mock champagne showers.
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Originally posted by fudgester:
Almost anything can be high class. It's all a matter of presentation.
I am also inclined to believe that the local organizers are the real snobs. If you put tau huay in a nice china bowl with gold accents and serve it to a clueless Frenchman, he would see it as some exotic dessert.
It's only the locals who see tau huay as a poor man's food. And even a poor man's food has its merits.
Quiche, soup, pasta and sandwiches, even those fancy sounding dessrts like macarons, sticky pudding and panna cotta are definitely everyday food items in Europe. The same goes for Japanese ramen, but look at the difference in prices for renditions of similar quality. I think it's safe to say that we're classier than these organisers, on the basis that we don't reject hawker stalls that sell French, Italian and German food.
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that being said, this is my perfect cocktail and dessert
and if you need more snacks after
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Originally posted by Kuali Baba:
WHAT!?!? Where am I going to get cheap and good cider??? It's also great for mock champagne showers.
champaigne is kinda tasteless i think as compared to brandy,cider or port wine.kinda thirsty after all the cider talk.i better goi get some brandy and port wine before weather gets hotter. -
Originally posted by Army 21:
champaigne is kinda tasteless i think as compared to brandy,cider or port wine.kinda thirsty after all the cider talk.i better goi get some brandy and port wine before weather gets hotter.Of course but how can you compare champagne to fortified or distilled drinks? I've only ever had Piper before and it's quite grapey. Cider (the proper barrel-aged stuff and not the chemical soft drinks from Strongbow and Somersby) is good stuff in the summer over ice.
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morning guys
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Regarding the Diner en Blanc fiasco, I was abit boiled at first...
but times passed abit and I slowly think about it...
Let's say I hold a private event (meaning limited seats and invited guest only) and there was a theme, it would be my call to set wat was allowed and wat wasn't rite?
The only problem I think in the whole matter are the works of the PR company.Even though daniel might have mistake in his post (which sparks the fire), the PR company shld point to him and ask him to amend, instead of just delete his post.
And after stuff like this, even if not enuff space, make one. It's insensitive and quite a PR mistake to just say "oh, we're out of space so u're not invited now".
how would u feel if a friend invites u to his/her wedding then later ask u not to come becoz not enuff seats. wtf rite? The PR company is indeed abit mindless...
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Originally posted by Kuali Baba:
Of course but how can you compare champagne to fortified or distilled drinks? I've only ever had Piper before and it's quite grapey. Cider (the proper barrel-aged stuff and not the chemical soft drinks from Strongbow and Somersby) is good stuff in the summer over ice.
piper?yumm....tried like a teaspoonful when i was 10 yrs old.almost forgotten it.thought champaigne should taste like soda water with weak wine.can hardly remeber what cider tastes like.still prefer port wine.....hasnt tasted brandy because i think they taste like embalming fluid vodka or whisky which i ended up using it to marinade steak in spore.
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but i fondly remeber chocolate liquor in a bottle.damn great wine thingy i ever had!!!!yumm.
discovered it at airport departure lounge in brisbane.
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
Regarding the Diner en Blanc fiasco, I was abit boiled at first...
but times passed abit and I slowly think about it...
Let's say I hold a private event (meaning limited seats and invited guest only) and there was a theme, it would be my call to set wat was allowed and wat wasn't rite?
The only problem I think in the whole matter are the works of the PR company.Even though daniel might have mistake in his post (which sparks the fire), the PR company shld point to him and ask him to amend, instead of just delete his post.
And after stuff like this, even if not enuff space, make one. It's insensitive and quite a PR mistake to just say "oh, we're out of space so u're not invited now".
how would u feel if a friend invites u to his/her wedding then later ask u not to come becoz not enuff seats. wtf rite? The PR company is indeed abit mindless...
i do see your point - you're right, perhaps the communication could have been better worded or phrased
in the meantime, i'm gonna get tau huay on my way home tonite; just feel like having some
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This is perfect weather for a steaming hot bowl of laksa, or a piping hot bowl of ramen, but not a picnic dressed in white.
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afternoon
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morning
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Two days ago, I tried to take no.95 from NUS Central Library to go to Kent Ridge MRT.
'Tried', because I couldn't board the bus. What infuriated me was that while the lower deck was overcrowded, the upper deck was nearly empty.
In other words, everyone was too lazy to go up to the upper deck. Which is very stupid, because I'm very sure that standing in cramped conditions while carrying heavy backpacks for the next 1 kilometer over undulating terrain takes a lot of effort in itself.
Yesterday, I was faced with the exact same situation. This time I decided to just barge my way through the crowd in the lower deck.
I got a lot of hisses and tsks, to which I hissed back: 'THEN GO UP TO THE UPPER DECK, YOU DUMB LAZYBUMS.'
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it's always like that... cos everyone so calls thinks it short haul distance..
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It totally defeats the purpose of double decks when people are too lazy to go upstairs.
And we are not talking about old or infirm people - these are mostly fit and healthy undergraduates that we're talking about.
And surely standing for 1 km over undulating terrain in cramped conditions (during afternoon peak hour traffic) is hardly any better than a short flight of stairs leading to comfortable seats.
I tell you, admissions standards have dropped. We are admitting people into university who are academically smart but still do not know how to use their brains properly.
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ah fudgie.. I ever entered NTU to take a look.. it's same old problem w/ that bus 179...
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Originally posted by fudgester:
Two days ago, I tried to take no.95 from NUS Central Library to go to Kent Ridge MRT.
'Tried', because I couldn't board the bus. What infuriated me was that while the lower deck was overcrowded, the upper deck was nearly empty.
In other words, everyone was too lazy to go up to the upper deck. Which is very stupid, because I'm very sure that standing in cramped conditions while carrying heavy backpacks for the next 1 kilometer over undulating terrain takes a lot of effort in itself.
Yesterday, I was faced with the exact same situation. This time I decided to just barge my way through the crowd in the lower deck.
I got a lot of hisses and tsks, to which I hissed back: 'THEN GO UP TO THE UPPER DECK, YOU DUMB LAZYBUMS.'
Not ony that bus service... alot others as well...No one wants to go up becoz all of them wants to be the first to alight... same reason why people does not want to move into the train and same reason why ppl like to crowd around at the bus exit door and not moving into the back...
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Then if they think they have the right to be lazy, I can then have the right to barge right past them.
I more often than not walk the full distance from Central Library to Kent Ridge because the buses are overcrowded. And that's with undulating terrain in the hot sun with a heavy backpack.
I even did that regularly during the fasting month. Perhaps not surprisingly I lost six kilos in the process.
If a short flight of steps can stop those weaklings in their tracks, I feel sorry for them. Because it goes to show how pathetically weak they are both physically and mentally.
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Originally posted by fudgester:
Then if they think they have the right to be lazy, I can then have the right to barge right past them.
I more often than not walk the full distance from Central Library to Kent Ridge because the buses are overcrowded. And that's with undulating terrain in the hot sun with a heavy backpack.
I even did that regularly during the fasting month. Perhaps not surprisingly I lost six kilos in the process.
If a short flight of steps can stop those weaklings in their tracks, I feel sorry for them. Because it goes to show how pathetically weak they are both physically and mentally.
I feel the same way too about the people in my office block who use the lift to get to the next 1 or 2 floors. Not a single one of them was carrying anything bulky or a baby.
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ah acid mei mei... 15 more days to Legoland at truly asia...