Just a day after I am back from Japan, I decide to catch up with FP and check out the Anime Festival that is happening down at Suntec City. While waiting around, I caught sight of this unique building. Notice it is perfectly orange to the left and perfectly white to the right. Later that evening, FP also show me a photo exhibit display at Millenia Walk that has this exact photo, except it is taken from the ground floor with great contrast and lighting.
從日本回到新加坡的第二天，我打算和FP會面，一起去查詢新達城的卡通與漫畫展。正在等候FP的時候，我看到這一間獨特的建築設計-左方畫有橙色右方是白色的小樓。當天傍晚，FP帶我去美年城的攝影展，看到同樣的展覽照片。
Thereafter we move on to Suntec City. Previously I have suggested checking out Muthu Curry but didn't have the opportunity. This time round we can go for it.
上一次去新達城時（半年前），我們沒時間品嘗新加坡著名的印度咖哩（Muthu's Curry）,這次機會來了。
We ordered a number of dishes, coming up to $55 for all. I ordered the Kebab, Cauliflower, Tandoori Chicken and Indian rice.
我們叫了許多印度料理，共有四道菜，一共55元新幣。
And here we are in to the anime festival. It cost $5 for the entrance. We timed ourselves such that we will arrive there around 7pm to catch May'N in action. Heard she is the main singer for the Macross Frontier songs. We got there at 7.20pm and the concert is just about to start. There were a great crowd gathering around the stage.
用完晚飯，我沒就走去日本卡通與漫畫展。入門費只有5元。根據我們的時間計算，7點就是一位日本女歌手出場的時候。她的名叫May'N-唱超時空要塞F的主題曲。我們7.20pm到達，在那時已經有很多人包圍著舞台。
There were a few shops around, some shopcasing anime, arcade games and display toys (below).
有幾家店鋪也設立在卡通與漫畫展內，展現了卡通，遊戲與玩具（以下）。
I noticed this cosplay couple and asked them whether can I take a photo of them. It is only after I got back home and started processing the photos do I find them familiar. Oh ya! I saw them previously at the Nagoya World Cosplay Summit, they were the representatives from Singapore.
我問了一對Cosplayer是否可以拍張照片。回到家後才發現他們很熟悉。對了！今年有在名古屋的世界Cosplay會見過，他們是代表新加坡隊的。
While checking out the exhibits, I came upon the characters I know best, those from Final Fantasy! Here we have Luna and Lulu. They posed for us to take photos. Thanks a million!
見到熟悉的遊戲人物面孔，是來自最終幻想的Luna與Lulu.擺好姿勢讓我們拍照。感謝萬分。
Thereafter we just walked around Suntec City and saw a few of their internal shopping mall christmas deco - Hanging Christmas Tree.
過後在新達城逛逛，見到許多室內聖誕樹。
2) 25th November (Tuesday) - Thai Cuisine
On this day directly after work, we decided to just drop by Bishan for a quick dinner. Nevertheless, I led them unknowingly to Thai Cuisine. There were 6 of us: HV, JT, JC, JL and CH.
We ordered Tom Yam seafood, Thai Green Curry and the usual salad and vegetables stuff.
下了班過後，我們打算去碧山用晚餐。我“無意”中把他們帶去一間泰國料理店。有我們六位-HV,JT,JC,JL與CH.
叫了泰國酸辣菜與青咖哩和其他菜類。
3) 27th November (Thursday) - International Buffet at Cafe Brio
This is a meetup which we have arranged since 2 months back. It's time to catch with the BSB gang. And we are off to our favorite fine dining hangout at Cafe Brio. It cost $54 per person but UOB credit card has some discounts. I met up with WG, YS, DK, CK and A. Cafe Brio is at Grand Copthrone Hotel and it is already decorated for the Christmas season with this large christmas tree.
這是一次期待已久的會面。在兩個月前就與BS兄弟約好。我們會去一家高級自助料理飯店用晚餐。人均54元，信用卡有打折。一共六人-WG,YS,DK,CK與A.這一家飯店已爲聖誕節布置好了。
The best part is the international buffet spread featuring both local and international cuisine. For locals we have our chicken rice and laksa; for international they have lots of seafood, japanese sushi and sashimi, indian and western varieties. There are also lots of cakes and desserts (sinful).
在這國際自助餐有本地料理與國際料理。本地料理有海南雞飯與叻沙；國際料理有海鮮，日試，印度風味，與西試。還有許多蛋糕與甜食（愛不釋手）。
This is my 3rd round off the buffet table with the seafood selection and laksa.
這是我的第三輪，有海鮮與叻沙。
4) 29th November (Saturday) - Sunrise/Sunset and Marche (French Cuisine)
I woke up at 7am and is greeted by this beautiful morning sunrise. I took a photoshot from my house window of the sunrise.
今天一早七點起床，是個美麗的早晨。看了看天空，發現真是美啊。拍了一張照片。
In the evening, while taking a bus past the Benjamin Sheares Bridge, I caught sight of the sunset against Singapore financial district skyline and also snap another photo of it.
在傍晚時分，乘坐公車越過新加坡大橋時，見到美麗的一面。太陽在新加坡的商業區後下山了。又拍了一張照片。
For the evening, I will be going to Marche at Vivo City to catch up with some friends from the BSF. There were also six of us and the rest were JH, FY, QR, WZ and ZH. It has really been 2 years since I last saw them. Time really flies and I had been overseas most of the time, so it really seems like I have just saw them recently. Marche offers a European style cuisine which has a good mix of French and Italian varieties.
After Marche, we just pop by a cafe place and chatted till they chase us out.
今晚我去怡豐城與BSF的朋友會面。已經有兩年沒見到大家了。因爲我時常出國，所以總覺得似乎才見到大家不久。我們一共有六位：JH,FY,QR,WZ與ZH.這次去的餐館是一家法國料理店,名Marche.有很多話淡，用完晚餐，再去咖啡廳閑聊，直到他們把我們趕出門。
5) 3rd December (Wednesday) - Dinner at Ikea (Swedish Cuisine)
This is a family outing. J decide to take all of us to a baby-friendly place which is Ikea at Pasir Ris. The special set for tonight is Curry Chicken. And oh boy, we were really surprised by the crowd on a weekday evening. It took us 30mins to get a seat and queue for our food.
這是個家人約會。二哥約定帶我們去白沙的瑞典宜家用晚餐。今天的特別推薦是咖哩雞。出乎我們所料，人群真是多得不得了。今天是個周日傍晚，但我們花了30分找位子與購買晚餐。
We ordered a fair bit of dishes and it is my treat! Yea! This is the first meal where I am totally filled. The curry chicken potatos were humongous.
我们叫了许多料理，也是我请客，万岁！这一餐真是吃的太过饱。咖哩鸡的马铃薯真是巨大。
Just a short detour out from my blog, I share a few photos of Baby Bryan. This young guy which I see everyday after work. My friends say he has big eyes.
離開故事一下，與大家分享寶寶俊偉的照片。每一天下班後就見到他。朋友都說他的眼睛好大。
Here is one with small eyes.
這是小眼照片。
6) 5th December (Friday) - Geylang (Old hangout)
After 2 weeks back in Singapore, I am finally visiting Geylang again. This is the frontier of my territory (which spans from East Coast to Geylang). I have walked to these areas from my house before. So any place that is walkable from my house is considered to be within my area of visit.
Geylang is renown for its Red Light district but I will steer clear of those areas. I normally hang around the more quiet part of Geylang where once a while I can catch my friends who are also in the area. The photo below is taken with great risk, with me standing in the middle and taking a snap shot.
在新加坡兩個星期了，我終于又回去芽籠了。從我的家在東海岸，我有走到芽籠過（需要一個多小時）。芽籠是新加坡著名的紅燈區地點。可是我通常是去芽籠比較甯靜的部分，離紅燈區有好一段路。在那兒偶爾可以見到我的道友。以下的照片是我站在馬路中央冒著性命拍了一張照片。
7) 7th December (Sunday) - Post-Exams Celebration
One of my Jap class buddy CY skipped his exams in the morning, but we still agreed to meet up for lunch. We are off to our usual sushi place at Sakae. The last time we met up was in August when we registered for our exams.
Here is Sakae sushi conveyor belt.
我的日文班同學CY沒出席早上的考試，可是我們還約好午飯一起用。CY想吃壽司，所以我們有回去了Sakae壽司店。我們最後一次會面是三個月前，那時我們一起報名考試。這是Sakae的旋轉壽司。
After an hour rest back at home, I am off for my first evening jog. We ran 4km, my first long distance run since 6 months ago. After the run, we went to the East Coast Hawker Centre for our regular dinner - Fried Hokkien Mee and Coconut Drinks. This is life~
回到家休息了一個小時，傍晚就與我的鄰居到東海岸跑步。我們跑了4公裏。我已經有6個月沒有運動了。跑完步，我們就去東海岸露天熟食中心用我們的晚餐 - 抄福建蝦面與葉子水。人生快樂。
8) 8th December (Monday) - OldSchool and Marina Barrage
On this day, I have arranged with FP to catch up on some places that we intended to check out previously. One of which is the OldSchool. I read about the OldSchool on the SIA KrisFlyer Japanese magazine which briefly mention about the unique architecture of the building. The OldSchool is actually located at the hill behind Plaza Singapura. I read about staffs working in the OldSchool complaining that they have to climb 137 flights of stairs from PS daily. Here is the exact same photo as I have seen in the KrisFlyer magazine.
這一天與FB約好去探訪新加坡的某些景點。第一個是舊校園。上一次乘搭新加坡航空時，讀了航空日本雜志，看到舊校園獨特的建築設計。舊校園是在烏節路旁的一座小丘上。聽那兒的工作人員說，每一天需要爬137梯。這是在雜志上所看到一莫一樣的照片。
There are many arts studio in there. One of the notable building is the Sinema which showcase only local productions. A busty girl came up and chat with us, and we found that the capacity of the theatre is 120. FP and I have a similar interests in arts. For my side, I enjoy drawing and literary (writing) related arts.
舊校園其實是個藝術中心。在裏頭有個小電影院，只播放新加坡本地影片。我們與工作人員搭讪，了解戲院可以容納120觀衆。FP與我對藝術方面有興趣。我比較喜歡繪畫與文學（學做）藝術。
After the visit to the OldSchool, we proceeded to our next destination, the Marina Barrage which has just been opened. I mixed up a few things here. The marina korean-bbq and steamboat are all gone. That area is now the packing space for concrete mixers. And the only highlight in this area is the Marina Barrage. Don't bother taking public buses there cos there are free shuttle services there every 10-15minutes.
So here we are at the Marina Barrage.
觀完舊校園，我們去濱海堤壩。濱海堤壩在新加坡開了不久。有免費巴士從地鐵站直達堤壩。
A closer view.
比較靠近。
Walking along the barrage.
在堤壩上行走。
And me with the Singapore Flyer at the background. The wind is pretty strong down here, just like my home.
這是我與新加坡觀景輪。這兒的風好大哦，跟我的家一樣。
Just the night shot of the Singapore Flyer.
新加坡觀景輪的夜照。
There is a small exhibition place in the Marina Barrage which explains on how Singapore, the barrage and the environment interacts.
在堤壩裏有個小展覽廳，說明了堤壩與新加坡與大自然如何融合。
FP recommended this perfect spot which shows a circular orb superimposing in the middle of the Singapore Flyer.
FP推薦這個獨特的拍照地點，有個圓球在觀景輪的正中央。
This place reminds me of Nagoya's Sakae Oasis 21 terminal.
我回想起名古屋的栄。
After the Marina Barrage, we proceeded to Bugis' Tian Tian hotpot for dinner. We got there at 8.30pm and was quite amazed by the crowd. We finished dinner at 10pm and proceeded back.
看完了濱海堤壩，我們就去武吉士的天天火鍋店用晚餐。到哪兒8.30pm,還有很多人排隊。當我們用完晚飯時，已經是10pm了。
