"If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas." ~ G. H. Hardy
New Year's Eve Crowd (31 Dec 2024)So many people!
Abalone Chicken Casserole (31 Dec 2024)Abalone chicken casserole 鲍鱼啫啫鸡煲
COMMUNE (31 Dec 2024)Reminds me of the great times eating at COMMUNE in Chongqing and Fuzhou.
Sunset (31 Dec 2024)Sunset at COCO Park
COCO Park Performance (31 Dec 2024)
Citywalk (31 Dec 2024)
Haxnbauer (31 Dec 2024)Burger
Haxnbauer (31 Dec 2024)Paella
Haxnbauer (31 Dec 2024)Piña Colada
Haxnbauer (31 Dec 2024)Went to Haxnbauer in COCO Park for lunch. This truffle mashed potato was great.
Citywalk
Ping An Finance Centre (31 Dec 2024)The Ping An Finance Centre 平安金融中心 which is the 4th tallest building in the world!
Huaqiangbei (31 Dec 2024)Shooting with Keene which involved an IKEA dinner and a Subway supper.
Huaqiangbei (31 Dec 2024)Back in Huaqiangbei to purchase more electronic goods!
Breakfast (31 Dec 2024)Check out the prices!
Pickled fish (30 Dec 2024)Had pickled fish 酸菜鱼 for dinner which was pretty cheap (around 30 SGD) given the large portion.
Ha Ha Cafe (30 Dec 2024)Panda soufflé 小熊猫舒芙蕾
Ha Ha Cafe (30 Dec 2024)Pork fillet with egg sandwich 猪柳蛋三文治
Ha Ha Cafe (30 Dec 2024)Went to Ha Ha Cafe for some dessert and snacks. Started with this amazing sea salt caramel pudding 海盐焦糖布丁.
Shenzhen (30 Dec 2024)Spending the last two days of 2024 in Shenzhen!
Jurong Lake Gardens (28 Dec 2024)Lovely sunset with the twin pagodas in the foreground.
Jurong Lake Gardens (28 Dec 2024)Shooting with Keene which involved an IKEA dinner and a Subway supper.
Urban Hideout (22 Dec 2024)Indeed a routine activity to head to The Urban Hideout for waffles and ice-cream!
Wong Chieu Restaurant (22 Dec 2024)Sambal petai
Wong Chieu Restaurant (22 Dec 2024)Tom yum soup
Wong Chieu Restaurant (22 Dec 2024)Definitely recommend the garlic chicken.
Wong Chieu Restaurant (22 Dec 2024)Had dinner with Sylvester, Tianle and Malcolm at Wong Chieu Restaurant 皇潮餐室. We had a variety of zi char dishes, including the mapo tofu as shown.
FOUNDERS Cafe (16 Dec 2024)Truffle fries
FOUNDERS Cafe (16 Dec 2024)Blackcurrant roll
FOUNDERS Cafe (16 Dec 2024)Matcha almond roll
FOUNDERS Cafe (16 Dec 2024)Went to FOUNDERS Cafe for more food! Here, we have this wonderful crème brûlée (in fact this was my first time trying it)!
Tong Guan Kopitiam (16 Dec 2024)Solo day trip to Johor Bahru! Went to Tong Guan Kopitiam for lunch and had a feast, including this amazing ayam rendang nasi lemak!
Tiong Bahru Bakery (13 Dec 2024)Went to Tiong Bahru Bakery which was pretty near for more food! I had a green tea crossiant.
Micro Bakery (13 Dec 2024)Avocado tartine which was really good.
Micro Bakery (13 Dec 2024)Lunch with Jiayi at Micro Bakery at Botanic Gardens. Forgot what she ordered here.
Punggol Coast MRT (10 Dec 2024)The platform of Punggol Coast MRT, alongside the newly-opened TEL stations, have a large fan which makes it significantly cooler.
Punggol Coast MRT (10 Dec 2024)Excited to attend the opening of Punggol Coast MRT station!
SOD Cafe (30 Nov 2024)Fried chicken mentaiko spaghetti
SOD Cafe (30 Nov 2024)Chicken supreme
SOD Cafe (30 Nov 2024)Lunch with Jia Yin at SOD Cafe. Had milk tea.
Hadramout (28 Nov 2024)A long day trip with Ryan Loh, See Hai, Jia Jun and Malcolm.
Prof. Victor Tan (22 Nov 2024)Spotted Prof. Victor Tan playing the violin!
FOS 95th Anniversary Dinner (22 Nov 2024)For dessert, we had a coconut cream pudding with mango and pomelo sauce.
FOS 95th Anniversary Dinner (22 Nov 2024)Braised ee fu noodles with assorted seafood and shimeji mushrooms
FOS 95th Anniversary Dinner (22 Nov 2024)Steamed garoupa in superior soya sauce with seasonal greens
FOS 95th Anniversary Dinner (22 Nov 2024)Stewed chicken thigh with jinjiang vinegar and thousand layer seafood roll
FOS 95th Anniversary Dinner (22 Nov 2024)King tiger prawn salad, deep-fried chicken money wontons, mini octopus with Japanese cucumber and deep-fried chicken ngoh hiong
FOS 95th Anniversary Dinner (22 Nov 2024)Glad to attend the Faculty of Science (FOS) 95th Anniversary Dinner! The menu was pretty long but anyway here it goes --- the first dish is a fruit salad.
Herbal Mushroom Consomme (9 Oct 2024)Went to Roots at Mount Austin for a second meal.
Chicken Kebab (9 Oct 2024)
Lamb Mandi (9 Oct 2024)
Mixed Appetisers (9 Oct 2024)Day trip with Jia Jun to Johor Bahru. Had lunch/tea break at Restoran Star Hadramout.
Latte (18 Sept 2024)
Molten Basque Chocolate Cheesecake (18 Sept 2024)
Crunch Chocolate Rice (18 Sept 2024)Molten Chocolate Café
Aussie Beef Bagel (18 Sept 2024)
Neopolitan Pizza (18 Sept 2024)
Avocado Smash (18 Sept 2024)
Spiced Chicken Biryani Salad Bowl (18 Sept 2024)
Quesadilla (18 Sept 2024)
Truffle Fries (18 Sept 2024)
Carbonara (18 Sept 2024)
Iced Chocolate (18 Sept 2024)
Black Forest Frappucino (18 Sept 2024)
Red Refresher (18 Sept 2024)Day trip with Malcolm and his friend to Johor Bahru. Stopped by The FOUNDERS Cafe for lunch.
Ban Mian (8 Sept 2024)Dinner with Jonelle at Ng Kuan Chilli Pan Mee at Supper Stretch.
Beef Murtabak (28 Aug 2024)
Mee Goreng (28 Aug 2024)
Fish Biryani (28 Aug 2024)Dinner with some authors and vetters of our Linear Algebra book (Joel, Thong Liang, See Hai, Ryan) at Zam Zam Restaurant.
Masoob (17 Aug 2024)
Chicken Kebab (17 Aug 2024)
Lamb Shank Maqluba (17 Aug 2024)
Falafel (17 Aug 2024)
Mixed Appetiser (17 Aug 2024)Dinner at Restoran Star Hadramout! Started with a mixed appetiser.
Chicago Fried Chicken (17 Aug 2024)Tea break at Chicago Fried Chicken at Taman Desa.
Ravioli (17 Aug 2024)Ravioli with ratatouille and arugula.
Buffalo Mozzarella Cheese Pizza (18 Aug 2024)
Laksa Mashed Potato (17 Aug 2024)
Shakshuka (17 Aug 2024)
Pumpkin Soup (17 Aug 2024)
Mushroom Soup (17 Aug 2024)
Broccoli Soup (17 Aug 2024)
Green Curry Angel Hair Pasta (17 Aug 2024)Went to Roots at Mount Austin for lunch.
Red Bean Dessert (17 Aug 2024)
Kampong Eggs (17 Aug 2024)
Bee Hoon (17 Aug 2024)
Bee Hoon with Chicken Rendang (17 Aug 2024)
Citywalk (17 Aug 2024)Trip to Johor Bahru with Ryan, Yong Xiang and Zi Wang. Went to Tong Guan Kopitiam for breakfast.
NE Show Fireworks (27 Jul 2024)Much more crowded than previous weeks.
NE Show Flag Flypast (27 Jul 2024)
Citywalk (19 Jul 2024)Last night in Xiamen!
Satay Stall (19 Jul 2024)Saw something reminiscent!
Night-walk (19 Jul 2024)
Shacha Noodles 沙茶面 (19 Jul 2024)Reminds me of satay bee hoon.
Crab Xiao Long Bao (19 Jul 2024)
Drinks (19 Jul 2024)Went to a rooftop café to chill and watch the sunset. Ordered a matcha latte and mojito which turned out to be quite expensive!
Shapowei 沙坡尾 (19 Jul 2024)Featuring two of the tallest buildings in Xiamen!
Shapowei 沙坡尾 (19 Jul 2024)Looks like Clarke Quay.
Shapowei 沙坡尾 Sunset (19 Jul 2024)Was fortunate to catch the sunset!
Rainbow (19 Jul 2024)
Light in Forest (19 Jul 2024)
Tall Trees (19 Jul 2024)
Flowers (19 Jul 2024)
Xiamen Botanical Garden 厦门园林植物园 (19 Jul 2024)
Fibonacci Sequence (19 Jul 2024)Let $\mathcal{F}$ denote the set of Fibonacci numbers. Then, $5\in \mathcal{F}$.
Fish with Lime (18 Jul 2024)
Wu Hua Rou 五花肉 (18 Jul 2024)
Rose Tofu (18 Jul 2024)Dinner at a restaurant specialising in Yunnan cuisine.
Xiamen Skyline (18 Jul 2024)
Hai Cang Wan Park 海沧湾公园 (18 Jul 2024)
Sunset (18 Jul 2024)
Citywalk (18 Jul 2024)
Xiamen Library (18 Jul 2024)
Mapo Tofu (18 Jul 2024)
Green Peppers with Scrambled Eggs (18 Jul 2024)
Seaweed Soup (18 Jul 2024)
Reuleaux Triangle (18 Jul 2024)
Mars Exhibit (18 Jul 2024)
Mathematics is Everywhere (18 Jul 2024)
Rubik's Cube (18 Jul 2024)A robot solving a Rubik's cube.
Xiamen Science Museum (18 Jul 2024)First time encountering special variants of the golden spiral.
Golden Ratio (18 Jul 2024)
Desargues' Theorem (18 Jul 2024)
Peano Curve (18 Jul 2024)
Projective Geometry (18 Jul 2024)
Coastline Paradox (18 Jul 2024)A famous mathematical paradox, known as the coastline paradox, being applied to Gulangyu 鼓浪屿.
Air Hockey (18 Jul 2024)A girl playing air hockey with a robot.
Pythagoras (18 Jul 2024)
Fermat (18 Jul 2024)Margin is too narrow.
Water Pressure (18 Jul 2024)$p=\rho g h$
Water Clock (18 Jul 2024)Visited the Xiamen Science and Technology Museum (厦门科技馆) in the morning.
Rooftop Carpark (17 Jul 2024)
Tomato Spaghetti (17 Jul 2024)
Cream Spaghetti (17 Jul 2024)
Cheese-baked Sweet Potato (17 Jul 2024)
Drinks (17 Jul 2024)We got a peach yogurt drink and a matcha strawberry.
Carpark Cafe (17 Jul 2024)
Bus Rapid Transit System (17 Jul 2024)Xiamen has a bus rapid transit (BRT) system to alleviate traffic congestion in the city.
Sunset (17 Jul 2024)
Gulangyu 鼓浪屿 (17 Jul 2024)Evening shot of Gulangyu from the mainland.
Zhen Hai Lu 镇海路 Shopping District (17 Jul 2024)
Cloud (17 Jul 2024)
Walk in the Park (17 Jul 2024)
Egret (17 Jul 2024)
Braised Eggs and Tofu (17 Jul 2024)
Tomato and Scrambled Eggs Rice (17 Jul 2024)
Green Peppers and Meat Rice (17 Jul 2024)First meal in Xiamen!
Cocktail (16 Jul 2024)
Truffle Pasta (16 Jul 2024)
Gnocchi (16 Jul 2024)
Striploin Steak (16 Jul 2024)
Seafood Pasta (16 Jul 2024)
Dragonfruit and Passionfruit Soda (16 Jul 2024)
Mojito (16 Jul 2024)
Sunset (16 Jul 2024)Last day in Fuzhou chilling at a rooftop restaurant and bar.
Wetland Park 福州西湖公园 (16 Jul 2024)
Dinosaurs in Museum (16 Jul 2024)
Museum 福建博物院 (16 Jul 2024)
Rice and Chinese Sausage (16 Jul 2024)
Chicken and Bell Peppers (16 Jul 2024)
Stir Fried Vegetables (16 Jul 2024)
Dark Chicken Soup (16 Jul 2024)
Gnocchi (15 Jul 2024)
Soju (15 Jul 2024)Returned to COMMUNE after a long day. Soju is really cheap in China (this bottle was only 20 RMB).
Fu Dao 福道 (15 Jul 2024)
Wanza Noodles 碗杂面 (15 Jul 2024)
Sunset (15 Jul 2024)Sunset at 螺洲古镇.
Luo Zhou Gu Zhen 螺洲古镇 (15 Jul 2024)
Yan Tai Shan 烟台山 (15 Jul 2024)
Tanmort Tea 唐沫茶兮 (15 Jul 2024)
Tanmort Tea 唐沫茶兮 (15 Jul 2024)Popular milk tea chain in Fuzhou! My mum and I got a pistachio milk tea as well as lemon tea.
Catholic Church 福州泛船浦天主教堂 (15 Jul 2024)
Truffle Spaghetti
Sweet Potato Fries (14 Jul 2024)Went to a restaurant called COMMUNE which was located near my hotel.
Gu Shan 鼓山 (14 Jul 2024)Took the cable car up to watch the sunset from Gu Shan, which literally means `drum mountain'.
A Random School (14 Jul 2024)
Love Tree (14 Jul 2024)The iconic love tree at 三坊七巷.
Sanfang Qixiang 三坊七巷 (14 Jul 2024)
Buddha Jumps over the Wall 佛跳牆 (14 Jul 2024)Soup was extremely rich and it was filled with a number of premium ingredients.
Fishballs (14 Jul 2024)Tasty Fuzhou fishballs!
Lotus Leaf Rice 荷叶饭 (14 Jul 2024)
Stewed Yellow Croaker 百秒黄花鱼 (14 Jul 2024)Went to a restaurant called 八闽小聚 for lunch. Started with a 100-second stewed yellow croaker.
Temple 西禅古寺 (14 Jul 2024)
Zhajiang Noodles 炸酱面 (13 Jul 2024)Dinner at a nearby stall after our visit to the café.
Fuzhou Skyline (13 Jul 2024)
22nd Floor Café (13 Jul 2024)Another shot of the café.
Passionfruit Soda (13 Jul 2024)Visited an interesting rooftop café that was located at the 22nd floor of a housing apartment.
Love Island 爱情岛 (13 Jul 2024)
Westminster Palace? (13 Jul 2024)Somewhere around 解放大桥.
Cha Bai Dao (13 Jul 2024)Love their matcha latte with pudding!
Shang Xia Hang 上下杭 (13 Jul 2024)European-influenced architecture?
Shang Xia Hang 上下杭 (13 Jul 2024)
Pork Soup (13 Jul 2024)
Bamboo Shoots (13 Jul 2024)
Red Sturgeon Rice 红鲟饭 (13 Jul 2024)
Steamed Egg (13 Jul 2024)
Mapo Tofu (13 Jul 2024)First meal in Fuzhou at 学军盛记!
Hangzhou Skyline (12 Jul 2024)
Citywalk (12 Jul 2024)
Greeland Hangzhou Centre (12 Jul 2024)Came across the tallest building in Hangzhou during a night-walk. It has a U-shape structure featuring a saddle point.
Oysters (12 Jul 2024)Very cheap! 4 for 20 RMB.
Tanghulu (12 Jul 2024)Had dinner alongside other treats along 滨江啦喜街.
Canal Museum 大运河博物馆 (12 Jul 2024)
Gourd (12 Jul 2024)
Banana fritters (12 Jul 2024)
Tofu (12 Jul 2024)
Dong Po Rou 东坡肉 (12 Jul 2024)
Braised Duck (12 Jul 2024)Lunch.
Alley (12 Jul 2024)Went to 桥西历史文化街区 near the bridge.
Gongchen Bridge 拱宸桥 (12 Jul 2024)
Hefang Street 河坊街 (12 Jul 2024)
Cong Bao Hui Stall (12 Jul 2024)Saw a stall selling snacks, desserts and other dishes. Tried the cong bao hui (葱包烩) which was to my liking.
Crab Soup Bun (12 Jul 2024)
Crab Xiao Long Bao 蟹粉小笼包 (12 Jul 2024)Early crab breakfast with a red bean dessert at 南宋御街.
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Centre (11 Jul 2024)This was where the 2022 Asian Games was held!
Hangzhou Skyline (11 Jul 2024)The sky looked hazy as there was a downpour before I took this picture.
Durian Bao (11 Jul 2024)
Steamed Egg with Cockles (11 Jul 2024)
Prawns (11 Jul 2024)
Gourd (11 Jul 2024)
Fried Rice Cakes 红糖糍粑 (11 Jul 2024)
Green Peppers with Meat 青椒肉丝 (11 Jul 2024)My mum and I had dinner with Zhiyang after he sent Wenkang off to the railway station.
Hangzhou Grand Theatre 杭州大剧院 (11 Jul 2024)
Hangzhou Logo (11 Jul 2024)Looks like the concatenation of two $\Pi$'s and an $\Omega$.
Citywalk (11 Jul 2024)
Fried Cheese Snack (11 Jul 2024)
Boat Ride (11 Jul 2024)
Bridge (11 Jul 2024)
Xixi National Wetland Park (11 Jul 2024)
Xixi National Wetland Park (11 Jul 2024)Visited the Xixi National Wetland Park (西溪国家湿地公园) after lunch.
Zhejiang University Yuquan Campus (11 Jul 2024)What is this structure topologically equivalent to? What is its value of $\chi$?
Pork Intestine Noodle Soup (11 Jul 2024)My family started the day with breakfast alongisde Zhiyang and Wenkang.
Alley (10 Jul 2024)Went to grab soju at a convenience store near my hotel.
Dong Po Rou 东坡肉 (10 Jul 2024)
Tofu Soup (10 Jul 2024)Dinner with Wenkang.
Night-walk (10 Jul 2024)Went for a stroll at Nansongyu Street 南宋御街 before meeting Wenkang for dinner.
Sunset (10 Jul 2024)Captured the sunset at the West Lake after one long day touring in the area.
Su Causeway 苏堤春晓 (10 Jul 2024)
Bridge (10 Jul 2024)
Three Pools mirrioring the Moon 三潭印月 (10 Jul 2024)Continued our walk at the West Lake after lunch.
Ice Jelly 冰粉 (10 Jul 2024)Bing fen for dessert!
Fish Soup 宋嫂鱼羹 (10 Jul 2024)
Fish (10 Jul 2024)
Hong Shao Rou 红烧肉 (10 Jul 2024)
Sitr Fried Vegetables (10 Jul 2024)
Tofu (10 Jul 2024)Went to Green Tea Restaurant (绿茶餐厅) for lunch. One of its outlets was at the West Lake.
Ducks (10 Jul 2024)
Bridge (10 Jul 2024)One of the many bridges at the West Lake.
Boat Ride (10 Jul 2024)
West Lake (10 Jul 2024)
West Lake (10 Jul 2024)Visited the West Lake after breakfast.
Egg Drop Soup (10 Jul 2024)Great egg drop soup with seaweed.
Xiao Long Bao (10 Jul 2024)Return to China after half a year! Started the day with some xiao long bao at a breakfast stall in Hangzhou.
Beef Stew Baked Rice (7 Jul 2024)I had the beef stew baked rice as usual.
Chicken Supreme (7 Jul 2024)Joshua's chicken supreme.
French Fries (7 Jul 2024)We were thinking whether to have normal fries or sweet potato fries but then decided to go with the classics.
Milk Tea (7 Jul 2024)Met Joshua for lunch at SOD Cafe at Ci Yuan Community Club.
Fireworks (6 Jul 2024)Went to Merlion Park to catch the fireworks. Purposely came late as I had already gotten quite a number of shots of the other activities from previous sessions but it is worth shooting fireworks every now and then.
Spring Rolls (4 Jul 2024)Nice!
Beef Phở (4 Jul 2024)Returned to Restoran Little Vietnam as I was craving their spring rolls. We tried their beef phở as well.
Sweet Lassi (4 Jul 2024)Each one of us got a lassi — Bryan salty, See Hai plain, and sweet for me.
Pani Puri (4 Jul 2024)Masala Grill Cuisine was only a few streets away from Roots. We had 2 servings of pani puri (24 in total) which reminded me of the good times at Veg World in Dubai.
Cauliflower Chowder (4 Jul 2024)Another item on the special menu.
BBQ Mushroom and Jalapeño Pizza (4 Jul 2024)Had to try another pizza which was as good as the buffalo mozzarella cheese.
Laksa Mashed Potato (4 Jul 2024)Lovely bowl of laksa mashed potato with an onsen egg. I loved the charred flavour.
Tomato Shakshuka (4 Jul 2024)As usual, we had to order this.
Truffle Risotto (4 Jul 2024)We tried one of the items on the special menu — truffle risotto with camember cheese, which was great!
Iced Lemon Tea (4 Jul 2024)See Hai and I had iced lemon tea.
Carbonara (4 Jul 2024)Nice!
Roots (4 Jul 2024)Ironically, we started our day with dessert. A truck named 糖水妹 (Tang Shui Mei) was parked near Roots, offering a variety of desserts. Bryan enjoyed a bowl of chendol, See Hai opted for beancurd, and I savoured honeydew sago.
Family Platter (3 Jul 2024)Looks good!
Hadramout Performance (3 Jul 2024)The family next to us ordered a large platter so we were invited to a performance.
Chicken Kebab (3 Jul 2024)Always a favourite.
Lamb Kebab (3 Jul 2024)Nice, but I'm not really a big fan of lamb.
Chicken Maqlobah (3 Jul 2024)We usually ordered mandi rice when we went to Hadramout, but this time, we had maqlobah!
Mixed Appetiser (3 Jul 2024)A modified version of the mixed appetiser platter where we got more hummus instead of Arabic salad! Really worth it!
Oven Potatoes (3 Jul 2024)Some oven potatoes with carrots and peas.
Barbican (3 Jul 2024)Bryan and I spent the evening driving around the Malay kampungs. We then met up with See Hai and Kang Zhe and had durian before having dinner at Restoran Star Hadramout. To start the dinner, we had some barbican (I had pineapple-flavoured barbican).
Little Vietnam (3 Jul 2024)Had an egg bánh mì (filling contaicucumber drink (tasted more like honeydew though).
Little Vietnam (3 Jul 2024)An assortment of vegetables along the walkway.
Little Vietnam (3 Jul 2024)Bryan drove us around Taman Sentosa and we came across a place called Kedai Runcit Little Vietnam, where kedai runcit means `grocery store' in Malay.
Hummus (3 Jul 2024)Falafel wrap and hummus make an excellent combination!
Falafel Wrap (3 Jul 2024)Each of us also had a plate of falafel wrap.
Chicken Kebab (3 Jul 2024)Great grilled chicken kebab!
Mutabal (3 Jul 2024)Trip to Johor Bahru again. Met up with Bryan for lunch at Al Damascus. We got a plate of mutabal to share.
Group Photo (30 Jun 2024)Group photo with the twins.
Fireworks (29 Jun 2024)I had a honey lavender cake topped with matcha ice-cream.
Fireworks (29 Jun 2024)Went to The Grin Affair for dessert. Each of us had a Jarlato (jar cake and gelato). Celestine and Celine each had a cookies and cream cake topped with dark chocolate ice-cream.
Miso-Glazed Salmon Soba (30 Jun 2024)Lunch and a great catch-up with the twins Celestine and Celine at GRUB Bistro at Junction 8. The three of us each had a miso-glazed salmon soba.
Fireworks (29 Jun 2024)Nice!
Fireworks (29 Jun 2024)We walked from Merlion Park to Gardens by the Bay East. Fortunately, we were able to catch the fireworks.
Pursuit (29 Jun 2024)Part of the show.
Golden Hour (29 Jun 2024)Nice sunset!
Gun Salute (29 Jun 2024)Fortunately, we were rather close to the cannons so we could see the signals and hear the commands clearly to capture the flares.
F-16 Formation (29 Jun 2024)Nice backdrop!
Flag Flypast (29 Jun 2024)Nice!
NE Show (29 Jun 2024)Went to capture today's NE show with Da Jun, Keene and Zhiyang.
Oyster Sauce Pork Rice (25 Jun 2024)I also got an oyster sauce pork rice.
Basil Pork Fried Rice (25 Jun 2024)I had two dishes which was firstly a basil bork fried rice which was spicier than expected.
Prawn Omelette Lava Rice (25 Jun 2024)Had dinner with Chan Sovath near his workplace at Raffles Place. Went to a restaurant called MP Thai which served affordable Thai food. This was his prawn omelette rice.
Fireworks (22 Jun 2024)Nice!
Fireworks (22 Jun 2024)Great alternative view of the fireworks as compared to the usual vantage point near the Esplanade.
Flag flypast (22 Jun 2024)Was very lucky to have captured the flag sandwiched between the two towers.
Bayshore MRT Station (21 Jun 2024)Nice!
Thoughtful Bunch (21 Jun 2024)Managed to catch a glimpse of the Thoughtful Bunch.
Marine Terrace MRT Station (21 Jun 2024)Nice long exposure!
Marine Parade MRT (21 Jun 2024)Another hybrid cooling fan!
Marine Parade MRT (21 Jun 2024)The ceiling looks like the DBS logo as quoted by Da Jun.
Latte (21 Jun 2024)Da Jun's latte.
Hot Chocolate (21 Jun 2024)I got a cup of hot chocolate which was good!
Pain au Chocolat (21 Jun 2024)Bryan's pain au chocolat.
Croissant (21 Jun 2024)Da Jun's croissant (had to check the spelling).
Carrot Cake (21 Jun 2024)I had a slice of carrot cake (of course, not chai tow kway).
Micro Bakery (21 Jun 2024)Stopped by this bakery for a quick dessert. Thankfully, it was right next to 328 Katong Laksa. Nice ambience.
328 Katong Laksa (21 Jun 2024)Went to 328 Katong Laksa for lunch and it is still by far the best laksa I've ever had.
Underground Bike Parking (21 Jun 2024)Another interesting feature that is only present in some TEL4 stations, presumably due to the fact that these stations are near East Coast Park.
Hybrid Cooling Fan (21 Jun 2024)A great feature that is only present in TEL4 stations.
Katong Park MRT Station (21 Jun 2024)Nice!
Katong Park MRT Station (21 Jun 2024)This reminds me of Napier MRT station, which is also along the Thomson East-Coast line.
Tanjong Rhu MRT Station (21 Jun 2024)Nice!
Tanjong Rhu Lookout Tower (21 Jun 2024)A close-up shot of the lookout tower.
Costa Rhu (21 Jun 2024)Nice!
Tanjong Rhu Lookout Tower (21 Jun 2024)Nice view!
Tanjong Rhu MRT Artwork (21 Jun 2024)After a hectic three days of orientation, I spent the Friday with Da Jun and Bryan exploring the seven new TEL4 stations during the open house. We started off at Tanjong Rhu MRT station.
Grass Jelly with Mango (15 Jun 2024)Nice!
Grass Jelly with Carnation Milk (15 Jun 2024)Nice!
Honeydew & Watermelon Sago (15 Jun 2024)Went to Ah Chew Desserts and we shared three desserts.
Tulang Soup (15 Jun 2024)Nice!
Beef Murtabak (15 Jun 2024)We had Zam Zam's special $21 beef murtabak.
Bandung (15 Jun 2024)Went to Zam Zam after the NDP Rehearsal for dinner with Ari.
CR1 Fireworks (15 Jun 2024)First fireworks shot with my new Sony Vario-Tessar 16-35mm lens.
Red Lions (15 Jun 2024)Nice!
Red Lions (15 Jun 2024)A crowd favourite.
Ominous Sunset (15 Jun 2024)A 30 second exposure of the gloomy sunset.
Jewel (15 Jun 2024)Sent Khanh and Hanh (met at the conference) off at the airport.
Masoob (14 Jun 2024)Perfect dessert which consists of bananas, flat bread, cream, dates and honey.
Moussaka (14 Jun 2024)Moussaka (oven potatoes and eggplants) went along pretty well with the chicken mandi that we ordered. Haven't had this in months!
Chicken Kebab (14 Jun 2024)Perfect kebabs!
Mixed Appetisers (14 Jun 2024)The usual dinner plan which was at Hadramout. We ordered quite a lot for the four of us (some weren't featured here as they were the usual dishes).
Road Crossing (14 Jun 2024)While waiting for the traffic light to turn green, Stephan was trying to balance on a rock.
Abandoned Waterfront City Mall (14 Jun 2024)Here's a group photo to prove that we were there.
Abandoned Waterfront City Mall (14 Jun 2024)Wow!
Abandoned Waterfront City Mall (14 Jun 2024)Explored the JB Waterfront City Mall, which was left abandoned since 2003.
Restaurant Cairo Entrance (14 Jun 2024)The entrance of Restaurant Cairo. We stopped by for some drinks and tea.
Restaurant Cairo Camel (14 Jun 2024)Bryan was doing a random drive in $\mathbb{R}^3$ and after touring around some kampungs in the city, we stopped by a restaurant that caught our attention due to its lovely façade.
Cai Png (14 Jun 2024)An overflowing plate of cai png, or economical rice.
Rojak (14 Jun 2024)Easily the best rojak I've ever had. Again, thanks to Bryan for the recommendation.
Ice Kacang (14 Jun 2024)Ari had ice kacang.
Chendol (14 Jun 2024)JB trip after the conference with Stephan, Ari and Bryan! Stopped by Joo Yee Ais Kacang for some desserts and a late lunch. Stephan, Bryan and I each had a bowl of chendol. Good that it wasn't sweet.
Gaven Martin's Talk (14 Jun 2024)To conclude the two-week conference, Gaven Martin from Massey University gave a presentation on `The Thin Heckoid Groups'.
Stephan Tornier's Talk (14 Jun 2024)Been attending a conference on the `Computational Aspects of Thin Groups' at NUS over the last two Fridays. Great sharing by Stephan Tornier from the University of Newcastle on `Recent Developments in Groups acting on Trees'.
Smile Dessert (13 Jun 2024)Dessert time! We had the taro matcha snow ice. Haven't been to Smile Dessert in about a year — last went to an outlet at GR.iD in June last year with Celestine and Celine before my China trip.
Guzman (13 Jun 2024)Dinner with Alex at Guzman y Gomez Funan after my last day of work. It was in fact my second time eating at Guzman — the first was with Kang Howe, Yash and Ludo in December last year when we were headed to Christmas Wonderland at Gardens by the Bay.
Chicken Shawarma (31 May 2024)Got invited to watch the making of chicken shawarma! Had a great time here too!
Al Damascus (31 May 2024)Had dinner at Al Damascus! We ordered quite a lot of food here as well like lamb fahsa and much hummus!
Confucius (31 May 2024)孔子!
Foon Yew High School (31 May 2024)Group photo!
Foon Yew High School (31 May 2024)Visited Bryan's school (Foon Yew High School, 宽柔中学) which was located along the waterfront.
Complimentary Tarts (31 May 2024)As we spent over 200 RM, we were treated to two tarts — one blueberry cheese and one chocolate!
Buffalo Mozzarella Cheese with Egg Yolk Pizza (31 May 2024)Nice!
Buffalo Mozzarella Cheese with Egg Yolk Pizza (31 May 2024)This is by far the best pizza I have ever tried. Impressive sourdough crust and a hearty combination of mozzarella cheese and egg yolk mixed together. This deserves three posts!
Tomato Shakshuka (31 May 2024)Lovely!
Stawberry Soda (31 May 2024)Naufal's strawberry soda.
Wild Mushroom and Spinach Frittata (31 May 2024)Nice!
Mushroom Mac and Cheese (31 May 2024)Nice!
Carbonara (31 May 2024)Nice!
Sencha Green Tea and English Breakfast (31 May 2024)See Hai's sencha green tea and Tianle's English breakfast.
Iced Lemon Tea (31 May 2024)Bryan and I each ordered a glass of iced lemon tea.
Mushroom Soup (31 May 2024)There are only two soups on the menu. Of course we had to order both of them.
Broccoli Soup (31 May 2024)This is insanely good.
Aglio Olio (31 May 2024)After exploring Taman Daya, we had lunch at Roots in Mount Austin. This is easily one of my most favourite restaurants in JB — a plethora of sumptuous vegetarian food. Each one of us suggested an item to order too.
Taman Daya Starbucks (31 May 2024)The neighbourhood resembled a miniature version of the United States due to the architectural style of the buildings and the spacious layout.
Nasi Lemak (31 May 2024)Bryan's breakfast.
Fried Kuay Teow (31 May 2024)Tianle's breakfast.
Nasi Biryani with Green Curry Lion Mane Mushroom (31 May 2024)Naufal's hearty breakfast of biryani with green curry!
Kaya roti with Soft Boiled Eggs (31 May 2024)I had the classic breakfast — roti bakar pumpkin kaya with soft boiled eggs! I have to say that the kaya jam is the best I ever had.
Chia Seed with Honey Tea (31 May 2024)See Hai's drink.
Thai Style Tau Fu (31 May 2024)Recommended by Bryan.
Hong Kong Milk Tea (31 May 2024)Tianle and I each got a cup of Hong Kong milk tea, which was to my liking as it wasn't sweet.
Drip Coffee (31 May 2024)Bryan's coffee.
Ham Fried Rice (31 May 2024)See Hai's ham fried rice.
Watermelon Juice (31 May 2024)Last day of May! Had breakfast with the others at Vtaste Restaurant. Naufal had two glasses of watermelon juice!
Areeka (30 May 2024)A heartwarming dessert!
Turkish Pot (30 May 2024)A pot of chicken and lamb over a bed of mandi!
Mixed Grill (30 May 2024)Ordered the medium mixed grill this time. I really love the chicken kebab (second from left) as it melts in your mouth — very flavourful. I believe it's a seekh kebab but not exactly sure. Reminds me of the great kebabs I had at Al Ustad in Dubai.
Mixed Appetiser (30 May 2024)Perfect mixed appetiser of hummus, tabbouleh, Arabic salad and mutabal! All my favourites!
Tanoura Dance (30 May 2024)A stunning tanoura performance while we waited for our food. Reminds me of the spectacular dances I watched in the desert in Dubai.
Adeni Tea (30 May 2024)Return to JB after almost 3 months! Had a late yet hearty dinner at Restoran Star Hadramout with Bryan, See Hai, Naufal and Tianle. Started off with some tea!
Grin Affair (22 May 2024)Went to a nearby café, Grin Affair, to have ice-cream (flavours were blue pea and lavender, as well as honey jackfruit) and waffles.
Pineapple Fried Rice (22 May 2024)Nice!
Green Curry Chicken (22 May 2024)Nice!
Tom Yum Seafood (22 May 2024)Nice!
Basil Minced Chicken (22 May 2024)Nice!
Olive Fried Rice (22 May 2024)Dinner with Ivan and Sylvester at Mata Thai in Bishan. We ordered five dishes to share among ourselves, starting with the olive fried rice.
Masala Chicken (17 May 2024)Masala chicken to go along as well.
Ultimate Murtabak (17 May 2024)After our 9 km hike, we went to Springleaf Prata Place for dinner. Haven't had their famous ultimate murtabak for months. Still tastes as good.
Moon (17 May 2024)Captured this when we reached Bukit Timah railway station.
Sunset (17 May 2024)Nice sunset!
Sunset (17 May 2024)A long hike with Ivan after our last hike 2 years ago where we hiked from Simpang Bedok to Katong. This time, we started our trail at Buona Vista MRT and went north to The Rail Corridor. Captured this sunset when we passed by Holland Green Linear Park.
Bangers and Mash (17 May 2024)We also had the bangers and mash as well. Delicious!
Fish and Chips (17 May 2024)Went to Lad & Co at Tanglin for lunch with Alden. We had fish and chips which came along with tartar sauce and mushy peas.
Sukiya (14 May 2024)Close-up shot of my meal.
Sukiya Crispy Garlic Beef Yakiniku (14 May 2024)I got a crispy garlic spice beef yakiniku!
Sukiya (14 May 2024)Dinner with Ryan Loh at Sukiya Gyudon at Funan over some Mathematics. He got a bowl of gyudon.
Banana Sweet Soup (13 May 2024)I got a great banana dessert that had a strong taste of coconut.
Lychee Iced Tea (13 May 2024)Chan Sovath's lychee iced tea.
Spring Rolls (13 May 2024)Refreshing spring rolls!
Pork Vermicelli Soup (13 May 2024)I got a crab paste and pork vermicelli soup.
Beef Pho (13 May 2024)Dinner with Chan Sovath at Co Chung Restaurant at Plaza Singapura. He got a pho beef noodle soup. This is in fact my second time visiting this restaurant. Also tried this beef pho when I first visited here in 2020.
Borealis (5 May 2024)Nice!
Borealis (5 May 2024)Checked out the new addition, Borealis, to Gardens by the Bay with Da Jun after dinner. It is meant to simulate the northern lights with an immersive light and sound installation.
Light Show (5 May 2024)The usual Garden Rhapsody at Gardens by the Bay.
Marina Bay Sands (5 May 2024)Walking from Marina Bay Sands to Gardens by the Bay.
Marina Bay Sunset (5 May 2024)Nice sunset after work!
Watermelon Sago (27 Apr 2024)Alex's watermelon sago.
Honeydew Sago (27 Apr 2024)Keyang's honeydew sago.
Fresh Milk Steamed Egg (27 Apr 2024)Went to Ah Chew Desserts at Bugis after dinner. Got a fresh milk steamed egg, for which I felt that the 双皮奶s I had in China were still better.
Chix Cordon Bleu Burger (27 Apr 2024)Alex's Chix Cordon Bleu which had chicken ham, melted swiss cheese and honey mustard sauce.
Bacon and Eggs Burger (27 Apr 2024)Keyang's burger which was a Bacon & Eggs. Other than the fried chicken thigh, it also came with cheddar, chicken bacon, fried egg and sweet chili aioli!
Southern Rub Burger (27 Apr 2024)Went to CHIX Hot Chicken for dinner with Alex and Keyang. I got a southern rib burger which had a crispy fried chicken thigh in BBQ rub, pepperjack cheese, honey mustard sauce and lettuce.
Yolé (20 Apr 2024)Had Yolé for dessert at Paya Lebar.
Beef Wellington (20 Apr 2024)Perfect medium rare!
Beef Wellington (20 Apr 2024)Alden and I had a beef wellington each. Looking good!
Burger Wellington (20 Apr 2024)Dinner with Lucas and Alden at Meet 4 Meat near Ubi MRT. Lucas had the burger wellington which seemed far superior to McDonald's quarter pounder.
Group photo (16 Apr 2024)Naufal, Ryan and Yuxuan.
Picture with Prof. Dong (16 Apr 2024)A photograph with Prof. Dong Fengming who is one of the authors of the book `Introduction to Graph Theory'!
The Scott Topology (16 Apr 2024)The seminar ended with Dr. Ho Weng Kin giving a lecture on the Scott Topology and its subtle uses in computers.
Topology and Infinitude of Primes (16 Apr 2024)Mr. Leong shared with us a beautiful proof of the infinitude of primes using concepts in Topology.
Erdős–Ko–Rado Theorem (16 Apr 2024)Headed to NTU to attend the 17th MME Staff and Graduate Student Colloquium. The seminar started with Dr. Ku Cheng Yeaw giving an introduction to the Erdős–Ko–Rado theorem.
Grilled Chicken Rice (16 Apr 2024)Naufal's lunch.
Cheese Baked Rice (16 Apr 2024)Had lunch with Naufal at Eighteen Chefs (NUS outlet) before crashing MA2202 lecture. I had cheese baked rice.
Basil Pork Belly Rice (2 Apr 2024)Nice!
Red Ruby (2 Apr 2024)Dessert! Tastes really unique.
Beef Boat Noodle (2 Apr 2024)Sylvester got a bowl of beef boat noodle soup.
Thai Green Curry (2 Apr 2024)Got a bowl of green curry and rice.
Thai Milk Tea (2 Apr 2024)Dinner with Sylvester at Royal Thai Boat Noodles at Springleaf.
Ah Chew Desserts (30 Mar 2024)Went to Ah Chew Desserts after dinner. We had a mango pomelo sago, as well as a honeydew and watermelon sago.
Tofu with Long Beans (30 Mar 2024)Nice!
Pig Liver Soup (30 Mar 2024)A bowl of sweet and lovely pig liver herbal soup.
Sesame Oil Chicken (30 Mar 2024)Had dinner with Andrew at Lau Wang Claypot Delights in Bugis.
Math Seminar (29 Mar 2024)Climax of our seminar on the handshaking lemma!
Math Seminar (29 Mar 2024)My friends and I hosted a mini Mathematics seminar among ourselves. Today, Ryan did a presentation on an introduction to Graph Theory.
NUS Central Library (29 Mar 2024)Long shadows!
NUS Central Library (29 Mar 2024)Went to the National University of Singapore (NUS) in the evening for a mini Mathematics seminar. Passed by the Central Library and captured some golden hour photographs.
Watermelon Shaved Ice (29 Mar 2024)Went to D.Shiki Premium Dessert House (四季榴恋), also in Mount Austin, for dessert. Watermelon shaved ice was good.
Iced Lemon Tea (29 Mar 2024)This iced lemon tea was phenomenal.
Jackfruit Mushroom Burger (29 Mar 2024)Somehow I had some difficulty cutting the burger but it tasted really good anyway.
Tomato and Spinach Frittata (29 Mar 2024)Great frittata!
Tomato Shakshuka (29 Mar 2024)The tomato shakshuka had some rich and intense flavours. Generous amounts of carrots and courgettes simmered in a rich tomato sauce! Dip some slices of sourdough bread and you're good to go!
Green Apple Lassi (29 Mar 2024)As for me, I got a green apple lassi.
Tepache (29 Mar 2024)Bryan got a tepache but I was not really fond of it.
Broccoli Soup (29 Mar 2024)Went to Roots at Mount Austin for lunch. Personally, this restaurant serves the best vegetarian and vegan food. Started off with a broccoli soup.
Restoran Star Hadramout (28 Mar 2024)Someone's birthday celebration at the restaurant.
Areeka (28 Mar 2024)Had areeka for dessert which was felt so rich.
Lamb Salona (28 Mar 2024)Went to Johor Bahru for dinner and a mini half-day trip with Bryan the following day. Went to one of our favourite places for supper at Restoran Star Hadramout. Tried new dishes which included a lamb salona. Amazing dish!
Matcha Latte Pie (14 Mar 2024)I was contemplating whether to get the lime thyme pie or matcha latte pie but decided to proceed with the latter as we usually order matcha latte at Starbucks. The meringue pearls sort of reminds us of Pascal's triangle but there's a slight twist!
Nutella Pie (14 Mar 2024)Da Jun recommended the nutella pie which was indeed a brilliant choice (we did use the choice axiom, didn't we)! I'm not really a fan of dark chocolate but this was surprisingly to my liking! It felt like a premium blend of OREO and nutella.
Elijah Pies (14 Mar 2024)March 14 is a very significant day. The digits in the date correspond to the first three digits of $\pi\approx 3.14$! We stopped by Elijah Pies in Tanjong Pagar for dessert.
Yang Guo Fu Mala Tang (14 Mar 2024)Had dinner with Da Jun at Yang Guo Fu Mala Tang. Mala broth was infused with beef stock which was packed with flavour!
Traffic Light (1 Mar 2024)It was actually my first time seeing the Green Man Plus being activated on a traffic light.
Autonomous Vehicles (1 Mar 2024)Discovering Singapore's vision and strategic plans for autonomous vehicle integration by 2040 has truly impressed me. It's remarkable to witness how we are leveraging the power of technology in our era.
Bus Bells (1 Mar 2024)Ding dong!
Bus Captain Simulation (1 Mar 2024)A bus simulation which was somewhat fun but not very realistic.
Singapore Mobility Gallery (1 Mar 2024)An interactive board on educating how to make neighbourhood commutes friendlier.
Singapore Mobility Gallery (1 Mar 2024)Visited the Singapore Mobility Gallery after almost 7 years. I remember coming here sometime around May 2017 as part of a post-exam school trip. Back then, this place was called the Land Transport Authority (LTA) Gallery.
Jumeirah (28 Jan 2024)Leaving Dubai.
Bu Qtair Restaurant (28 Jan 2024)Ordering.
Seabass (28 Jan 2024)Had a seabass which was grilled to perfection. Served alongside some curry which was good too.
Rice with Salad (28 Jan 2024)Went to Bu Qtair in Jumeirah for dinner. Waiting time was pretty long (around 1 hour) but was worth it. Rice was packed with flavour.
Shirazi (28 Jan 2024)Nice Iranian salad.
Mixed Grill (28 Jan 2024)Last day in Dubai! Had lunch at the same place where I had my first meal at which was at Al Ustad Special Kabab. Ordered the mixed grill instead of the koobideh this time. Great as well.
The Viewing Point (27 Jan 2024)
Dubai Creek Harbour (27 Jan 2024)
Creek Harbour Fountain (27 Jan 2024)Nice!
Dubai Skyline (27 Jan 2024)Went to the Dubai Creek Harbour at night.
Burj Khalifa (27 Jan 2024)The tallest building in the world!
AlBaik (27 Jan 2024)Went to AlBaik for lunch. Had fried chicken with chips and coleslaw.
Piano (27 Jan 2024)A self-playing piano at the Dubai Mall.
Starbucks (27 Jan 2024)Nice!
Dubai Mall Chinatown (27 Jan 2024)Welcome!
Dubai Mall Chinatown (27 Jan 2024)Found sushi here.
Dubai Mall Chinatown (27 Jan 2024)Chinatown is the latest addition to the Dubai Mall and it was opened pretty recently in September 2023.
Downtown Dubai (27 Jan 2024)Nice.
Downtown Dubai (27 Jan 2024)Went to Sky Views Dubai after breakfast. Some shots of Downtown Dubai ahead.
Coca Cola (27 Jan 2024)First time seeing coca cola in a bottle.
Regag (27 Jan 2024)Delicious!
Regag Bakery (27 Jan 2024)Went to Walid Mohammad Bakhit Bakery for breakfast and their regag was amazing. Got some with cheese, an egg, fish sauce and chips.
Gohst Galawati Kebab (26 Jan 2024)Melts in your mouth!
Masala Chicken (26 Jan 2024)Nice!
Dal Tadka (26 Jan 2024)Nice!
Boti Hyderabadi Biryani (26 Jan 2024)Dinner with other family members at Gazebo. Mutton Hyderabadi biryani was amazing.
Creek Metro (26 Jan 2024)Returned to Creek metro station after leaving Dubai Festival City.
Falooda (26 Jan 2024)Iranian falooda at Al Fanar Restaurant!
Leqaimat (26 Jan 2024)Nice!
Karak Tea (26 Jan 2024)A necessity.
Chickpeas Hamsa (26 Jan 2024)Chickpeas and potato simmered in tomato masala.
Chicken Stew (26 Jan 2024)Lunch at Al Fanar Restaurant at Dubai Festival City! Started off with a chicken stew with vegetables cooked in tomato sauce (saloona deyay ma khudhar).
Misal Pav (26 Jan 2024)Brunch at Mumbai Express Restaurant & Cafe. Their misal pav was great.
Firebreather (25 Jan 2024)Great dinner in the desert and was greeted by three performances, for which I very much enjoyed the climax — a firebreather performing various stunts.
Equestrian (25 Jan 2024)Nice!
Desert Sunset (25 Jan 2024)Nice sunset.
Camel (25 Jan 2024)Desert safari time! Had loads of fun dune bashing and quad biking.
Al Ghubaiba (25 Jan 2024)A walk in the Al Ghubaiba district.
Dubai Creek (25 Jan 2024)Old Dubai is as beautiful as the new.
Dubai Creek (25 Jan 2024)A walk in the Al Ghubaiba district.
Saeed Al Maktoum House (25 Jan 2024)A walk in the Al Ghubaiba district.
Chicken Keema (25 Jan 2024)Nice!
Nihari (25 Jan 2024)Nihari is said to be the national dish of Pakistan and it is so phenomenal. The mutton literally melts in your mouth and it's so flavourful.
Paratha (25 Jan 2024)Bigger than my palm!
Egg Burji (25 Jan 2024)Breakfast at Shahi Mughal. A great plate of egg burji which is a very fragrant scrambled egg with onions, tomatoes and some spices.
Dubai Canal (24 Jan 2024)Nice!
Canal Front Residences (24 Jan 2024)Last came here in 2018 but everything here pretty much looks the same, except these houses along the riverbank which are under construction.
Night Skyline (24 Jan 2024)Stunning!
Dubai Waterfall (24 Jan 2024)A long walk away from Business Bay metro station is the Dubai Waterfall and Dubai Canal.
Ain Dubai (24 Jan 2024)Chilling in JBR, also known as Jumeirah Beach Residences.
Dubai Marina (24 Jan 2024)Night walk along Dubai Marina.
Falafel Wrap (24 Jan 2024)Great!
Hyderabadi Biryani (24 Jan 2024)Went to Marina Pot Restaurant in Dubai Marina for dinner. The Hyderabadi biryani was amazing.
Dubai's History (24 Jan 2024)Discovered inspiring personal stories showcasing Dubai's extraordinary and ongoing development at the 'Vision' pavilion, brought to life through dynamic cubes.
Astronaut (24 Jan 2024)Hello!
Hyperloop Trains (24 Jan 2024)Looking forward to such technological advancements in the future!
Networks around the World (24 Jan 2024)A great interactive exhibition at Alif!
Alif (24 Jan 2024)The mobility pavilion at Expo 2020.
Bins (24 Jan 2024)Nice.
Solar Panels (24 Jan 2024)These remind me of the supertrees at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore.
Hydroponics (24 Jan 2024)Hydroponics is a method of growing plants in nutrient-rich water without soil.
Terra (24 Jan 2024)The sustainability pavilion at Expo 2020.
Expo 2020 Entrance (24 Jan 2024)Welcome to Expo 2020!
Expo 2020 Metro (24 Jan 2024)EXPO 2020 metro station looks very cool.
Burjuman (24 Jan 2024)Good morning.
Cheese Gini Dosa (24 Jan 2024)The cheese gini dosa at Veg World Restaurant was phenomenal. The dosa had capsicum, tomato, cabbage, cheese and pav bhaji sauce!
Sun (23 Jan 2024)Sunset near Burj Al Arab.
Sunset (23 Jan 2024)Sunset near Burj Al Arab.
Burj Al Arab (23 Jan 2024)Sunset near Burj Al Arab.
Sunset (23 Jan 2024)Nice!
Cat (23 Jan 2024)Hello!
Leqaimat (23 Jan 2024)Near Al Marhabani was Loqa which was a shop selling leqaimat. Got a box of 15 drizzled in date syrup and they tasted good.
Salads (23 Jan 2024)Ordered a mix of Arabic salad, cucumber yogurt and fattoush.
Mandi (23 Jan 2024)Soft and tender chicken mandi!
Malawah (23 Jan 2024)A very big piece of bread!
Cocktail Juice (23 Jan 2024)A refreshing glass of cocktail juice!
Hummus (23 Jan 2024)Went to Al Marhabani for lunch in the Umm Suqeim district. Here is some hummus to pair with malawah bread.
Bus Stop (23 Jan 2024)Fortunately, most bus stops in Dubai are air-conditioned as summer temperatures can reach as high as 44 degrees Celsius!
Museum of the Future (23 Jan 2024)Nice!
Museum of the Future (23 Jan 2024)The Museum of the Future is said to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. The exterior is engraved with Arabic quotes.
Flying Robot (23 Jan 2024)Flying robots in the museum!
Museum of the Future (23 Jan 2024)Fun fact: The Museum of the Future is opened on 22 February 2022.
Museum of the Future (23 Jan 2024)Explored the Museum of the Future later in the morning. Was unable to obtain the tickets so I only explored the first two floors which were accessible to the public.
Pancakes! (23 Jan 2024)Went to Pancake House in Burjuman for brunch. Platter was great.
Pani Puri (23 Jan 2024)First time trying pani puri and it's absolutely amazing. Loved how the tamarind chutney blended very well with the green one.
Vegetable Cheese Grill Sandwich (23 Jan 2024)Went to Veg World Restaurant for breakfast and had their signature vegetable cheese grill sandwich. Packed with cucumbers, tomatoes, potatoes and cheese!
Otantik (22 Jan 2024)Went to Otantik for dinner. Had some bread alongside hummus, as well as some chicken shish kebab.
Business Bay (22 Jan 2024)Walking to get dinner.
Burj Khalifa (22 Jan 2024)Enjoyed the light and fountain show at the Dubai Fountain.
AlBaik (22 Jan 2024)Got a chicken fillet sandwich at AlBaik at the Dubai Mall. AlBaik is a fast-food chain from Saudi Arabia that is well-known for selling fried chicken. Extremely good.
Iranian Falooda (22 Jan 2024)A refreshing cup of falooda at Jafer Biman Ali Cafeteria in the old souk.
Sunset (22 Jan 2024)Sunset near Sharaf DG metro station.
Mint Tea (22 Jan 2024)One of the staff offered mint tea alongside some dates!
Green Rice with Lentils (22 Jan 2024)Fragrant rice cooked with lentils and dill.
Falafel (22 Jan 2024)Nice!
Chicken Koobideh (22 Jan 2024)Al Ustad's chicken koobideh is absolutely phenomenal.
Al Ustad Special Kabab (22 Jan 2024)Return to Dubai after almost 5 years. First went to Al Ustad Special Kabab after checking into my hotel.
Guangming District Library (20 Jan 2024)Reflection.
Guangming District Library (20 Jan 2024)Nice study areas.
Guangming District Library (20 Jan 2024)The famous spiral staircase.
Guangming District Library (20 Jan 2024)A very beautiful library in Shenzhen!
Car (20 Jan 2024)Actually, it took me multiple attempts to create this shot.
Expressway (20 Jan 2024)A shot along the North Ring Boulevard (北环大道).
Rice Rolls (20 Jan 2024)Had dim sum (known as dian xin) for lunch which is enjoyed particularly in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. The photo shows some shrimp rice rolls (鲜虾肠粉). Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures of the other dim sum steamer baskets.
GPS (20 Jan 2024)The functions in Baidu Maps (百度地图) are really interesting especially the GPS navigation.
Waiting for Metro (20 Jan 2024)A perfect shot.
Building (20 Jan 2024)Was walking back to our hotel to check out when I saw this building which looked very simplistic yet stunning. Nice contrast between the grey façade and the blue sky.
Huaqiangbei (20 Jan 2024)A return to Huaqiangbei for more electronic goods!
Shenzhen Bus (20 Jan 2024)The streets of Shenzhen are extremely quiet as the vehicles run on electricity. I observed that the public buses here are generally smaller too.
Bittergourd Soup (19 Jan 2024)Nice!
Beef Noodle Soup (19 Jan 2024)Nice!
Zhajiang Noodles (19 Jan 2024)Nice!
Mapo Tofu (19 Jan 2024)Had dinner near 东门老街. This shop's portion of tofu was very generous for slightly over 3 SGD.
Night (19 Jan 2024)Nice.
Math Sign (19 Jan 2024)This formula evokes memories of my experiences studying the first chapter of "Pi and the AGM" by Borwein.
Bathroom (19 Jan 2024)Looks atas (elegant)!
Night Skyline (19 Jan 2024)Love the night views here.
Sunset (19 Jan 2024)Sunset. Spot the duck!
Rencai Park (19 Jan 2024)Reached the Rencai Park (深圳人才公园) just in time for the sunset.
Jianbing (19 Jan 2024)Bought a jianbing from a street vendor.
Huarun Building (19 Jan 2024)The very tall building on the left is quite popular. It's the China Resources Tower (华润大厦) which is one of the tallest buildings in Shenzhen at 392.5 m.
Haiancheng (19 Jan 2024)Waiting for the sun to set.
Erhu Player (19 Jan 2024)An elderly man playing the erhu at Haiancheng (海岸城).
Skyscrapers (19 Jan 2024)Spot the moon!
Grilled Fish (19 Jan 2024)Had grilled fish for lunch. Topped up with some duck blood, tofu, bean sprouts etc. as well as some mantou!
Maluanshan Waterfall (19 Jan 2024)Beautiful!
Maluanshan (19 Jan 2024)Soil erosion ongoing.
Maluanshan (19 Jan 2024)Many breathtaking sceneries ahead.
Maluanshan (19 Jan 2024)Arrival at Maluanshan.
Road (19 Jan 2024)Waiting for the bus to Maluanshan (马峦山).
Pingshanwei Metro (19 Jan 2024)Waiting for the bus to Maluanshan (马峦山).
Huangmuguang Metro (19 Jan 2024)Waiting for the train.
Huangmuguang Metro (19 Jan 2024)This train station was quite big and I loved its design.
Breakfast (19 Jan 2024)Got some buns from a shop near our hotel, alongside some soy milk (豆浆). Particularly loved their molten custard salted egg buns, also known as 流沙包.
Morning (19 Jan 2024)Good morning.
Window of the World (18 Jan 2024)Familiar structures from Australia which include the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House.
Window of the World (18 Jan 2024)Familiar structures from the United States like Mount Rushmore and the Washington Monument.
Window of the World (18 Jan 2024)Visited Window of the World (世界之窗) at night. Here is a shot of the Eiffel Tower next to Big Ben.
Sunset (18 Jan 2024)Nice!
Ping An International Financial Centre (18 Jan 2024)This is the tallest building in Shenzhen which stands at 555 m!
Houses and Cranes (18 Jan 2024)Nice!
Shenzhen Library (18 Jan 2024)Explored the Shenzhen Library after lunch.
Hotpot (18 Jan 2024)Went to 小龙坎 for hotpot. We got some duck blood too which was so good but unfortunately, unavailable in Singapore.
Klein Bottle (18 Jan 2024)Was surprised to find a real-life model of a Klein Bottle at MOCAUP! This is an example of a non-orientable surface that was first described by Felix Klein.
City Planning (18 Jan 2024)A miniature model of Qianhai, Shenzhen.
Transport Planning (18 Jan 2024)Understanding how Shenzhen plans for the future in terms of transport, housing etc.
Miniature City (18 Jan 2024)The miniature city!
Miniature City (18 Jan 2024)The exhibitions at MOCAUP just kept getting better and better. For example, there was a hovering structure of a miniature city that was so intricate!
MOCAUP Art Exhibition (18 Jan 2024)Fractals!
MOCAUP Art Exhibition (18 Jan 2024)This actually reminds me of the $2^n \times 2^n$ chessboard covering problem that involves mathematical induction!
MOCAUP (18 Jan 2024)Nice scenery!
MOCAUP (18 Jan 2024)Explored the Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning Exhibition (MOCAUP, 深圳市当代艺术与城市规划馆) in the morning. Some great landscape shots ahead.
Children's Palace Metro (18 Jan 2024)Went to (presumably) one of the city centres to tour in the morning till the early afternoon. First went to Children's Palace metro (少年宫站) to kick start our journey.
Morning (18 Jan 2024)Good morning.
Xiaolongbao Shop (18 Jan 2024)The shop was rather near our hotel and it's literally called 杭州小笼包.
Porridge (18 Jan 2024)Got a century egg porridge for breakfast too.
Xiaolongbao (18 Jan 2024)A basket of delicious Hangzhou xiaolongbao (小笼包)! Really reminds me of the impressive ones I had outside my hotel in Kunming.
Xiaolongbao (18 Jan 2024)Steaming buns!
Sago (17 Jan 2024)Had some desserts to end the night, one of which was a sago with coconut milk and mango.
Jian Bing (17 Jan 2024)A street vendor making jian bing (煎饼), which is a delicious Chinese crepe.
Liang Pi (17 Jan 2024)A street vendor making liang pi.
Liang Pi (17 Jan 2024)Ordered liangpi (凉皮) at a night market which is a dish comprising cold skin noodles mixed with peanuts, cucumbers, tofu drenched in a savoury sauce.
Road (17 Jan 2024)Saw some street vendors outside Lianhuacun Metro (莲花村站) while on our way to a night market.
Road (17 Jan 2024)On our way to a night market after dinner.
Fish Dinner (17 Jan 2024)For dinner, Kang Howe got the 热炝酸菜鱼, for which the wok hei flavour was pretty strong.
Fish Dinner (17 Jan 2024)Had dinner at 鱼你在一起. I got the 青花椒酸菜鱼, for which the fish was cooked with peppercorns and pickled vegetables which was surprisingly not as numbing as I thought.
Buildings (17 Jan 2024)Nice!
Lianhuashan Park (17 Jan 2024)Reached the peak of Lianhuashan Park just in time for sunset, albeit somewhat cold.
Lianhuashan Park (17 Jan 2024)The exercise machines here look very cool.
Lianhuashan Park (17 Jan 2024)Came across a smart board while scaling the hill in Lianhuashan Park (莲花山公园).
Magic Water Tap (17 Jan 2024)The water tap in the museum that magically floats!
Elliptical Pool Table (17 Jan 2024)A curious boy playing with the elliptical pool table, which is a real-life example of the reflective property of the ellipse.
Impossible Mathematical Objects (17 Jan 2024)Visited the Shenzhen Science & Technology Museum (深圳科学馆). Encountered some impossible mathematical objects at the Mathematics exhibition. From left to right, the figures are the Penrose Triangle, the impossible cube and the Penrose Stairs.
ChaPanda (17 Jan 2024)I got a matcha pudding milk tea from ChaPanda (also known as Chabaidao) which was great.
Noodles (17 Jan 2024)Noodles and soup!
Lunch (17 Jan 2024)Whipping up a meal!
Lunch (17 Jan 2024)Had lunch at 云味馆 which was in Huaqiangbei. This was where we obtained our seasonings, or 调味料.
Huaqiangbei (17 Jan 2024)The shops selling electrical components were particularly interesting. We saw shops that sold only resistors and capacitors etc.
Huaqiangbei (17 Jan 2024)Huaqiangbei is perhaps the most notable district in Shenzhen which houses a multitude of electronic markets.
Gangxia North Station (17 Jan 2024)A return to China after 7 months! This was in fact an impromptu trip to Shenzhen with Kang Howe. We first came across this huge metro station called Gangxia North (岗厦北站) which housed 4 metro lines!
Dinner (13 Jan 2024)Had dinner at Bryan's mum's friend's house. A variety of fantastic dishes and I loved the tempeh in particular (was my first time trying).
Starbucks (13 Jan 2024)Great drinks from Starbucks.
Dataran Mahkota (13 Jan 2024)Symmetry!
Aiyu Jelly (13 Jan 2024)Next door was another dessert shop called Beans Factory (逗.工厂). Got a bowl of Aiyu Jelly.
Yogurt (13 Jan 2024)Stopped by Riceboy Yogurt (米仔酸奶) for dessert. Got a papaya yogurt.
Driving (13 Jan 2024)Just a road with cars.
Hummus (13 Jan 2024)Got some malawah bread alongside hummus.
Turkish Pot (13 Jan 2024)A delicious pot of chicken and lamb cooked with basmati rice.
Mixed Appetiser (13 Jan 2024)Day trip to Johor Bahru with Kang Howe, Bryan and Duy. Stopped by Restoran Star Hadramout for lunch. The mixed appetiser comprises fattoush, tabbouleh, hummus and baba ganoush.
Prof. Hugo Duminil-Copin (12 Jan 2024)A picture with Prof. Duminil-Copin!
Public Lecture (12 Jan 2024)Prof. Duminil-Copin's talk was on Percolation Theory, for which I saw great relevance to a stage in the hydrological cycle when I was studying Geography back in Junior College.
Public Lecture by Prof. Hugo Duminil-Copin (12 Jan 2024)Had the opportunity to attend a public lecture at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) by Prof. Hugo Duminil-Copin. He was one of the recipients of the Fields Medal, the highest accolade in Mathematics, in 2022.