Fire Monkey

Recently I was introduced to this Italian cafe. Here you can get traditional Italian food. The cook was trained in Italy for more than two years. This restaurant is set up to hire intellectually challenged individuals, including the cook. Go to www.joanbowen.com to find out more. Loved the food. Here are just some samples of their offering that I have tried. Mushroom Soup Butternut Squash Soup  Bruschetta          Melon n Ham     Rosemary Chicken Chicken Parmigiano Chicken Fusion - Local n Italian  Pork Belly   Steak                   Carbonara Cheese  Cake         Brownie        

This is my way of growing avocado after reading what is in the net. The recommended way is to remove the skin of the seed before immersing into the water. No reason was given.  This experiment shows that after a few weeks, the skin of the seed started to rot, dirtying the water. Day 1 Day 11  The seeds started to crack open Day 39 The seed on the right started to grow a tail (root) Day 54 Shoot out, the rest still sleeping. Day 90 (Sept 2016) The seed on the left in the earlier photos has rotten away. Two seeds still viable.The second seed has started to grow roots. April 2019

Driving this car since end February 2016, current assessment: 1) The best feature of the car is the "Ventilated driver's seat". Does not sound much. When I first read that, I envisioned those office chairs with mesh back covers. But it is much more. I call it "Air-cond seat". Yes, cold air comes out of the seat to cool your back n butt. There are 3 fan speed settings to suit your desired comfort level. Just loved it. Unfortunately it is available only for the Driver's seat. The front passenger only has the option to turn the seat warmer on! "Yes" the front seats have warmers too. Just in case, when drastic climate change comes and we have real cold winter in Singapore in the future. One minor disappointment of this air-cond seat feature is that you have to switch it back on after starting the car. Would be better if it defaults back to the last setting like the car air-cond. 2) The second feature that I like is how the Smart Key in my poc...

Going to Pulau Pangkil this morning with this lurking in the background: Flyers in Batam claim that bomb attacks would be targeted at Singaporeans Posted on 07 July 2016  Facebook   Twitter   WhatsApp   Google Gmail   Share Alarming flyers and letters have reportedly surfaced in Batam, claming that terrorist attacks would be targeted at Malaysians and Singaporeans. According to  Batam Today , the flyers warn that bomb attacks would occur at the Batam Center Ferry Terminal and Nagoya on the island of Batam, as well as the Bintan Telani Ferry Terminal and Tanjung Pinang on the island of Bintan. AsiaOne  reports that the attacks are reportedly meant to target travellers from Johor and Singapore. The letters also mention that the militants planning the attacks had arrived in Riau two weeks ago. Tanjung Pinang district police chief Kristian Siagian confirmed the existence of ...

Pangkil Island is a great place to go to get away from everything, well almost, if you can resist the temptation of wi-fi. Visit their website (www.pangkil.com) for more information. At the end of the day, what you take away from the retreat, depends on the company you have brought to the island and how you want to engage with the facilities - as my hostess said, "You can just lay around and do nothing or sail, kayak, snorkel, swim, play pool, table tennis, volleyball......then get a massage!" Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal The Wavemaster #7 Tanjung Pinang Ferry Terminal Pama Jetty in Bintang for Pangkil Motor boat to Pangkil The final landing Main Dining Area The Tree House View from the Tree House Trail of the Giant Lizard The island is ZEN Pandanus  Around the Island Local resident welcoming us The pool Sunset Sunrise Last Dinner Homeward Bound More photos from ot...