The Hand That Wields The Chalk

There are chalks and chalks a plenty. The bar-cum-cafe owner even told me that I could get some from downstairs. But, alas, it would be of no use to an untrained user like me.

These are a tribute to the man or woman who has wielded the chalk with a commendable degree of finesse:-

Terrific MINI Smile

A MINI is a good-looker with a look that has timeless appeal. When it wears a smile, you can't help but cheer up. 

Here's one smile that is hard to come by:-

If you are interested, feel free to click here to view some sleek MINIs, and maybe make some new friends, as well.

Don't Give Up On Your Quest

"Rock bottom, became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life." – J. K. Rowling

"Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve." -- J.K. Rowling

In spite of the loss of her mother, a failed marriage and having to raise her daughter as a single mom living on welfare, Joanne Rowling kept on writing and completed her first Harry Potter book after 5 years... before she found rolling success.

Bob Dylan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, has this to say, "Everything worth doing takes time. You have to write a hundred bad songs before you write one good one. And you have to sacrifice a lot of things that you might not be prepared for. Like it or not, you are in this alone and have to follow your own star.”

For someone was considered too small to play tennis (at 1.61m), Dominika Cibulkova kept at her game to overcome Angelique Kerber the world No. 1 and win the WTA Finals 2016. The "Pocket Rocket" went all out for every point in the finals ... sweet victory after 640 matches played.

You've got the verve too. Stay refreshed, and work on your quest.

Fried Carrot Cake

Further to my post on "Great Taste Comes to Those Who Wait'' on 24 September 2016, I am glad to share the the following heart-warming snippets on Clementi Market & Food Centre located at Block 448:

http://video.toggle.sg/en/series/tuesday-report-where-we-connect-4/ep1/446505 

Fret not if you are not conversant with Mandarin as there are subtitles provided in English.

The clincher is that the Fried Carrot Cake that I had covered in my blog post was the first hawker stall to be featured in this video, and you get the scoop of seeing the retired grandmaster of fried carrot cake in his elements working the wok in a frenzy.

Charming Parakeets

The pastel colours to the fluffy feathers of these parakeets are somewhat unusual and make them surreal.

Hello! Welcome to our world.

We may not have the freedom of flight, but we are
well-fed and protected from predators.

Our motto is: Be Pleasant & Happy!
(Misery makes for bad company.)

Let's hope that these feathered friends would find home in an aviary some day soon when their owner comes around to it.

Sizing Up Gulliver's Travel Suitcase

If we were residence of Lilliput, this is how big Gulliver's travel suitcase might look like.

In any case, this is one exhibit to stretch our imagination and perspective, and perhaps make us wanna wander to Chan Brothers and check out some travel deals.

Great Taste Comes To Those Who Wait

Fried carrot cakes are plentiful in Singapore. There are two varieties -- with or without dark sauce. And, they would be broadly classified as good, better and best.
 
Going by the long queue alone at the following fried carrot stall located at Clementi 448 Market & Food Centre, it has to among the best. These pictures were taken on this Saturday morning, but the queue was just as long even at lunchtime.

Nutritional value aside, this is one plateful of morsels that is obviously worth the wait to the initiated. If you can stand the wait, why not join the queue and taste what you are missing out! 

For the foodies, you might be interested to know that according to Rubbish Eat Rubbish Grow blog's article "Best Fried Carrot Cake in Singapore: After Eating 58 Plates of Both White & Black", this Clementi stall ranks #36.

Wok-ing masterfully to satiate the long queue of followers

By now, you can imagine what the queue and waiting time would look like for the higher ranked fried carrot stalls!!