Calvin Zheng's All in One Blog

Fitness Screening

2010-05-11T20:35:00.002+08:00

Height : 176cm
Weight : 117 Kg
Bone : 3.9 Kgs
Body Fat : 35.4%
Muscle : 3
Tummy Fat : 18

Target :

Weight : 92 Kg
Body Fat : 25%

Accomplishment

2009-09-01T22:45:00.000+08:00

1 Chin-up today!

Very long time never see over the bar already.

Keppel Marine

2009-08-29T08:55:00.000+08:00

Went to Keppel Marina yesterday for food and drinks, after going round and round Vivo without luck for a parking lot.

The view was great! Of all the parked boats there.

Had dinner at Prive.

Food was ok.... Portion was extremely small..... Price was kinda high.

Blow 100 dollars there that night. Just had a small pie, a pasta, 1 squid with a not spicy chilli sauce, a bowl of $10 fries and 2 drinks. Ha ha ha....

So.... go there and have drinks! Don't eat!

2009-07-12T10:11:00.001+08:00

Change my wheel cap sticker. The Honda logo like not very obvious leh.....

Must look at it again......

Of Cars and its Added poisons...

2009-07-05T16:40:00.003+08:00

Car servicing.....

$140 for Servicing......

$170 for cambering.......

When is my bonus coming?

Ha ha ha....

Stupid someone stole my valva cap..... Replaced it with a Honda one.... Boo!

Took out the blind spot mirror also, think its useless.

Bought a key chain to put on my car's "bum".... Raining now, so put later....

Replaced 3rd brake light with "FIT" nice.........

Should I add in the HAC? Should I change number plate?

I AM going to change the number plate. It look sucks!

Liang Kee

2009-06-21T19:49:00.001+08:00

Boss brought me out to eat.

Teochew food at Liang Kee.

Quite good! Especially the Pei Koo Cai. Nice.......

Courses I want to Take

2009-06-13T22:53:00.001+08:00

Mediation: Strategic Conflict Management for Professionals

Associate Mediator Accreditation Course

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Anyone wants to sponsor me? =)

Fried Durian

2009-05-17T18:36:00.003+08:00

Ha ha,

Some of you might realise, this blog is just my diary of food which I want to go.

http://ieatclub.com/durian-singapore-city-singapore/index.htm?search_location=Singapore+City,+Singapore&tag=durian

Swiss Roll

2009-05-07T22:04:00.001+08:00

Something my GF say is nice...

Maybe you want to try too?

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rich-and-Good-Cake-Shop/26029164325?ref=mf#/pages/Rich-and-Good-Cake-Shop/26029164325?v=info&viewas=525215396

Pu Tien Restaurant

2009-05-03T20:04:00.002+08:00

I went to have my mother's day lunch with my family here today!

http://www.putien.com/

The food is very good. The service was quite fantastic too.

The "Putien Lo Mee" was very nice! Its definitely a must try.

I went to the Kitchener Road branch. Parking was a challenge, but they have complimentary Valet service, right in front of their restaurant!

Go Try it!

Pivot Illumi Starter

2009-05-01T22:50:00.002+08:00

Someone please tell me whether should I go for this?

Ha ha, its damm cool lah, but actually I think, it makes the process of starting, even more troublesome, cos you need to turn the key and then still push the button :P

http://pivotjp.com/product/starter/isk-e.html

But it looks damm cool!!!!! :P

Tell me!

Piggy Flu

2009-04-30T15:37:00.002+08:00

Piggy Flu Go away!

Never come back anyday!

I want to go melbourne! 75 days more!

Oh yes!

2009-04-13T10:26:00.001+08:00

92 Days and counting down!

I can't wait!

I am so excited!

Important Date and Time

2009-04-01T12:55:00.003+08:00

Aug 6, 2007

Apr 1, 2009

604 days

1 Year 7 Months 26 Days

52185600 seconds
869760 minutes
14496 hours

More importantly :

Aug 6, 2010

Dec 30, 2010

End of Switzerland Trip

2009-03-08T16:10:00.001+08:00

Finally reached Singapore, though I would rather stay in Muri.

Touched down at 6am and slept till 3pm. Shack! The plane ride is the worse part of course.

Finished uploaded all my photos. Please view them here.

Not much to say but..... Love it there and I think might go back end of the month again! Yeah!

Trip to Muri

2009-03-02T10:37:00.005+08:00

Lucky me, I got to go to Muri, Switzerland for work. In fact its 3.42 am now in Muri. But I can't sleep anymore. Maybe becos I slept in the evening just now. And also the fact I am jet lagged and its 10.50am, in Singapore, where I am usually wide awake!

The place is damm nice. I want to retire here. But the place is damm ex too.

Some photos I took on the first day.

Just to show you some interesting ones :

This is the hotel I am staying in. Hotel Ochsen since 1878

Thats my bed!

My Dinner! We went to this authentic Swiss restaurant. Authentic as it is, the whole menu was in German! We tried for 1/2 hour, then called for help. Luckily the lady boss was very friendly and knows english quite well. I got this rosti with eggs and cheese. Very nice!

Of course, I didn't wanted to be vegetarian and all. I asked the lady, do they have anything in smaller portion, but is meat. She didn't quite get it, but we end up having an understanding. So she intro-ed me to this dish : Kl Bundner Teller. Its air dried meat! Very nice! Dried in the mountain caves. The texture is chewy. Taste very savoury. It would go very well with the wine.

Day 1 damage : Pocket left with 317.50 CHF. Spent 83.50 CHF already :P Not counting my internet bill, which is 15 CHF. But I have like 5 mins left as I am typing this sentence, so I guess, it means I need to pay another 45CHF for 20 hours :P

Morning everyone!

New Buy

2009-02-28T19:44:00.002+08:00

Can you spot the new buy? :p

Japanese nama chocolates

2009-02-22T21:09:00.003+08:00

Read this article on the ST today.

I am a real chocolate lover. Hence, I am over to make a mental note to try all of them.

Some short intro :

Nama Chocolate - Fresh or Raw from the ingredient used to make chocolate. Composition similar to ganache, mixture of chocolate and cream. Usually sold in small retangular slabs and dusted over with coat of cocoa power.

Where to find them :

Royce
Takashimaya Basement or Suntec (Outside Carrefour)
10am to 9.30pm daily (Taka) 11am to 10pm daily (Suntec)
Cost = $15

Kobe Goncharoff
Takashimaya Basement
10am to 9.30pm daily
Cost = $15

Blue Ribbon
42 Kandahar Street
11am to 5.30pm. 12pm to 3pm Sundays
Cost = $32

Sweet Mousse Chocolate
The Central
11am to 10pm daily
Cost $12.90

I will try them all, then come back and update about the taste :P In the meantime... DROOL!!!

Albury Trip

2009-02-21T20:26:00.005+08:00

Actually I came back from this trip about 2 weeks ago. But it has been so hectic since then, I got no time to come and do posting. So here it is :

First business trip overseas for me. Destination Albury, New South Wales, Australia!

Well, the very first thing I want to say is.... 6 hours of plane ride is really tiring! Nothing much to do on the plane. Sianz.... The next trip the departure time is 0105. Damm... not dinner to make you sleepy. What to do? Ask air crew for more alcohol to let myself sleep :P

Ok ok, here are some photos I took there :)

Fa Cai Yu Sheng I ate on the Plane.

Finally reached Melbourne. Took this train to Albury. 3 Hours!

Albury train station!
My Authentic Medieval style hotel!
Complete with a medieval style bed!

Thats all folks! I have lots more though :P Lazy to upload, The loading tool very not user-friendly.

IPT - IPPT

2009-02-11T11:10:00.002+08:00

Sit Up : 35
Broad Jump : 203 cm
Chin Up : Zero Fighter
Shuttle Run : 10.3 s
2.4Km Run : 16:48 min

Result : Failed

Ok lah, not bad lah.... Got jump 14 cm further, and run 36 sec faster, did 3 more sit ups, shuttle run also improved by 3 secs.

Was it the training? Or was it the food in Albury? Ha ha ha....

Red Emblem

2009-01-25T21:29:00.003+08:00

Decided to get something for my car. Decided to go for the Red Emblem Look. Went to buy it from Driver's Corner.

Spent quite some time on the Saturday to install the emblem. Supposed to follow instructions from a forum, but realized that my car was built differently! Had to remove the grille in order to install my new badge.

Below are some photos.

Changed my Front logo to a Red Type R Emblem..... Cool!

The back I don't think I want to change, cos I already pasted it red and it looks great!

I added the LED Scuff Plate Weeks ago.... Its looks damm cool lah!

This is the passenger door.

Lazy to take a better photo of it light at night... See when got time..

Next thing on the list..... Mugen Spoiler!

Day 97 of Car Owning

2009-01-20T23:24:00.002+08:00

Today marks the 97th Day of my car driving days...

Here is the report card :

Days on the Road : 97

Total Litres of Petrol : 547.48L

Total Cost of Petrol : $806.09

Total Distance Travelled : 6634.10

Average FC to date : 13.00 KM/L

Highest FC : 13.95 KM/L

Lowest FC : 11.24 KM/L

IPT 4

2009-01-20T23:15:00.002+08:00

2 more to go! 1 more lesson, 1 IPPT. DONE!

Today ran 3km. 22min. Like that means I ran at 8km/h. Not bad hor.

Unfortunately, to pass 2.4km Run, I need to ran at 11km/h

Run Faster!!!

Lesson : How to clean bird Shit from your Car

2009-01-18T21:11:00.002+08:00

Don't you hate the birds in Singapore? Why can't they be toilet train, instead of shitting all over the place, specifically on yours and my car?

Well, nothing I can do about it. But PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE be reminded to clean off all bird shit as soon as you can.

Heres a quick how to do :

Tools : Water, Tissue

Method :

1. Swear loudly (Swear silently if you are with your mum, GF, Wife or beautiful colleagues which you are thinking of making into the above mentioned)

2. Take out your handy bottle of water and a few pieces of tissue.

3. Soak Tissue with water

4. Soak bird shit with water (swearing again in the process)

5. Wait for bird shit to be totally soak and it will dislodge

6. Pour water over the patch

Bird shit are highly toxic. They come in white, green and orange colours (or so I have seen). Now you know how to clear them.

Car Washing again!!

2009-01-18T21:01:00.003+08:00

Washed my car again today, as always....

Washing car is hard! I started at about 5.30pm and finished at 7.45pm. Yes! I took 2 hours 15 mins! Woah!

Report Card :

Every inch of the car is deeply washed with tender loving care. No dust, sand, dirt is present. I wonder why Singapore is sooooo dusty. My car is like immersed in dust every week.

Every inch of the car is also deeply waxed with Turtle Wax! Thats the thing that took bulk of the time.

IPT 3

2009-01-17T22:32:00.001+08:00

What more can I say?

IPT 3........ 5 more to go!

Arms aching..... Cannot really do a proper U-Turn.

Hope it gets better soon! It feels damm like BMT!!

IPT 2

2009-01-15T22:17:00.001+08:00

Went earlier today to skip the jam. Managed to arrive at Maju FCC at 6.30pm. Its good to be able to relax a bit before starting.

Did exercise.... I think my arm's going to break! Ha ha ha... And my stomach too!

Jia you! 6 more to go!

IPT Session 1

2009-01-13T23:08:00.002+08:00

Finally, I cannot hide behind the identity of a student and have to pay the price for not being able to pass IPPT. Today I attended my first IPT session. Haa haa..... Almost late I must say, even though its a short drive from my office to the FCC. The jam was just terrible.

Today first session. IPPT! Haa haa....
Results :
Sit Up : 32
Broad Jump : 189 cm ( I slipped and fell)
Chin Up : Zero Fighter
Shuttle Run : 10.6 s
2.4 Km Run : 17:22 min

Final Result..... FAIL!

But ok lah.... I managed to finish running, which is good. Hope I can do better next time and also slim down in the process. Knew a new person today. I think its great.

7 more sessions to go!!!

The Terminal

2009-01-11T21:01:00.002+08:00

Have you watched this movie before? As almost all Tom Hank's movie, its a fantastic production. Before this movie, I am sure you are familar with "Forrest Gump", "Saving Private Ryan", "Band of Brothers". But, I will reserve those for another day. Below the main plot, I feel that there is a lesson to be learnt always.

The Terminal, a story about a man that stays in the Airport Terminal due to the weirdest reason. I went to read about it. Its actually based on a true story! A man really lived in the Airport of Paris for 18 years! I am simply amazed by it.

Tom Hanks acting was simply fantastic. You really believe that he was a native from some Soviet state. The accent, the way he acts..... Simply fantastic. The absolutely amazing rate of learning, the wonderous skill in construction and capenting, every seconds there seems to be something new from this man!

Catherine Zeta-Jone. Another fantastic lady. Wow! Charming, hot..... Charming.... HOT... Haa haa.... How do all these actresses stay so attractive? Then again, or is the character of the character that draws her to me? It might be. The warm, simple, 'I need you' feeling perhaps is something that is "my cup of tea".

Of the story, I shall say no more. Laughter, heart-warming, amazment (is there such a word?), love.... They are all inside. Should no spoil too much of it for you then. But what I remember deeply from the movie is the word "Wait".

We are always waiting. Waiting to finish studies, waiting for bus, waiting for pay day, waiting for the right person to come by. We wait. What are we really waiting for? What are you waiting for?

By the way, I think I watched this movie at least 3 times......

Car Washing !!!

2009-01-11T19:10:00.003+08:00

Yet again, its sunday! Yes! Besides it being the day before a working day, its also my routine car washing day! Today, I decide give my car a good wax, besides just the normal washing. So as usual, I give the car a good rinse, clearing away all the dust and such.... Then comes the "car shampoo" washing away all the dirt and dust and most importantly all the bird shit. Well, I will come to that laters......

After shampoo, comes rinsing again, drying off..... Then waxing! First time I wax my car.... I used Turtle wax! Hopefully it will give a good "shell protection!" Waxing is tough..... You got to cover every part of your car. After that, you got to make sure that you wipe off everything! Thats tough! You kinda of like need to wipe your car 3 times!

Washing your car is always a lousy experience. Cos every time you wash it, you will find more aesthetic defects. Which makes you highly depress....... Mine have quite a few already. Feeling the hard ache. Oh yeah, please remember to clean off all bird shit immediately! THEY ARE HIGHLY ACIDIC! Haa haa....

Now the car feels different. The waxy feeling. It sparkles! Despite all the defects, I think it looks great! Its nice having a clean car..... So give yours a shine today!

Driver's Corner

2009-01-08T20:06:00.004+08:00

Shop Name : Driver's Corner
Address : 18 Lim Tua Tow Road

Tuck at a corner of Lim Tua Tow Road near Serangoon Shopping Centre is this car accessories and installation shop. Its a small shop, with a very good name. Ha ha..... This shop isn't like mega marts like Autobacs or Silent, more like a small homely one. But it has many things. The people are quite friendly too. The boss is a young looking guy, that can easily talk to. Went to install my blue LED Sill Plate today. Will have some picture soon.

Recommend for those that wants to do lightings. They seem very pro. I have the website link on my blog. Do go and browse through their ware. Unfortunately, they do not have my HAC! But then again, I probably will install HAC with my friend. Thinking whether to install a key light. But that seems a bit bo liao.... Ha ha ha. At least Sill Plate is nicer is more obvious. They close at 7pm Mon-Fri and 3pm sat.

the Rajah Inn - Porridge Buffet

2009-01-01T11:50:00.005+08:00

Name: The Rajah Inn
Cuisine : Porridge Buffet
Address : 302 Tiong Bahru Road #02-13/14/15Tiong Bahru Plaza

Went to have porridge buffet with my colleagues that day, at Tiong Bahru Plaza. Always heard about this porridge buffet, but never get a chance to eat it. So decided to go that day. A whole 10 of us!

Its actually a very simple spread. I remember the first time I ate this was at Suntec City Convention Hall. But there was much more expensive. Here you get free flow of porridge, which I felt was very good. And also about 10-20 dishes of porridge fare, like eggs, braised meat, Lup Chong aka waxed sausage and many more. Actually these fare are quite normal and its actually quite salty, but thats why it went well with the porridge. The best dish there have to be the fried fish. quite nicely flavoured with salt and spice.

The place is cramped, especially during the lunch time period. Though the staff are quite attentive and clear your plates fast enough. To me, its quite ok to have lunch here once in a while. But not too often. You will soon get sick of the salti-ness and the same spread. Its $6.90++ and starts at 11.30am to 3pm daily.

Yes Yes Yes! - Yes Man

2009-01-01T11:36:00.003+08:00

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Are you a Yes Man or a No Man? Haaa Haa Haa....

Went to watch this interesting show. Jim Carrey did not disappoint me in this movie. I laugh right from the starting all the way till the end.....

But amidst all the jokes and laughter, I think there is something to learn from the movie. Whether is it the No Man right at the beginning, or the Yes Man after the transformation, it tells us that saying No or Yes to everything without thinking, is not the way to go! We should only say Yes if we really mean it. And only then, good things will follow. Blindly following a method will not empower us fully.

This show is a good show if you are in for a laugh. After laughing, make sure you learn something too!

Autobacs - Car Care and Accessories... Lotsa Accessories!!

2008-12-30T10:05:00.003+08:00

Place : Autobacs
Address : 30 Bukit Batok East Avenue 6 and 10 Ubi View
Opening Hours : Monday to Sunday 10am - 8pm

I got to "thank" John for introducing me this "Poison shopping". Ha ha ha... Joking John! This is actually quite a nice place to go. This place is really a "car stuff" megamart! Things you know exist, you most likely can find it here; things you do not think exist, its also here! Engin oil, fuel additives, car perfume, stereo, sport rims, tyres, car matts, lights...... the list is endless!

They also offers car grooming and servicing. Though I never use them, always goes back to my bro-in-law workshop for those.

A great place to kill some time for those with cars. But refrain yourself! Its easy to get "poisoned" here!

Zi Yean Restaurant 自然海鲜餐馆

2008-12-29T21:12:00.003+08:00

Name : Zi Yean Restaurant 自然海鲜餐馆
Address : Blk 56 Lengkok Bahru #01-443
Cuisine : Dim Sum

Went to have a great lunch with my colleagues today. Went to this place where my boss first brought me to have a welcome lunch. Went back one day with my Dad and found that they serve delicious dim sum too! The spread serve here are the 'usual suspect', consisting of siew mai, har gao, cha sao bao etc.

The one dish I really like here is the Zhu Chang Fen ak 猪肠粉. Its kinda special, not really like the usual ones you eat at dim sum restaurant. Its a bite thicker, but thats the way I like it. The prawn one are especially good. But of course not everyone like it that way... Ha ha

Anyway, each dish is about $2.50 each. That is if you sit the non-aircon one. IF you side right outside, it can get very windy, so no need air con at all!

Normally it about $10 per pax. So its quite affordable for everyone. I think they serve dim sum from 10am - 3pm. Not very sure though. Parking is quite easy, as there is a big carpark. Walking from Redhill MRT is also about 10 mins only. So do consider here if you are thinking of having dim sum in the future.

Eng Kee Fried Chicken Wings 榮記炸鷄翅膀

2008-12-28T21:44:00.005+08:00

Name : Eng Kee Fried Chicken Wings 榮記炸鷄翅膀
Address : 117 Commonwealth Drive #01-711
Cuisine : Chicken Wings

Recommended to me by a friend/colleague. He keep going on about these "legendary" chicken wings! So decided to try out one day.

Entered along Queensway, when you go in, very soon you will see a giant signboard with chicken wing. Arrived at about 6.15pm and there was already a queue of about 4-5 people. The stall uncle sells bee hoon, fried mee, all the usual economic bee hoon style and of course the chicken wings! The kitchen beside was like a chicken wing "churring" machine, keep coming out with more and more wings. This was good, as your wings are always pipping hot! The uncle will SNIP SNIP SNIP, cut everything up and even lay it nicely on the plate for you!

As it reaches about 7pm, the queue got longer! It stayed a constant of about 8-10 people. And a little observation will tell you that everyone was ordering chicken wings by the "truck full". The wings looks normal, but the skin is very tasty. The meat inside varies from day to day though.

Each wings cost $1.20, so its still quite ok. I think my friend mentioned that it starts it business about 5.30pm to 6pm. Do check it out if you are around the area!

My Car..... Tiffany

2008-12-28T21:03:00.006+08:00

Just bought my first car on 16 Oct! After do quite an extensive research, decided to go with Honda as I feel it has the best technology around and have good resale value too. Also, I believe it will deliver the best performance. Besides, my "bro-in-law" just started his own workshop and PI business, so I went ahead with my first car with him... a HONDA FIT!

Honda Fit 1.3 A G with F package (GE6)

HKS Super Power Flow with Cold Air Intake (CAI) setup
Inspire 285mm Brakes Upgrade to All 4 Disc Brakes and SIR Front Calipers
15" ROTA rims (Fighter) with Bridgestone Protenza RE001 195/50/R15
Double Din Kenwood MP3 Player
Solar Films
Leather Seat (Red thread stiches)

Looks good ah...... Cos it does! My ride runs at the following specs

Continuous Variable Transmission
100 bhp (5% more for CAI)

Steady right? I ownself added for myself a GTop HUD Speed Meter HG100 at a steal of $99. Honestly, its really an "shuang" buy. Haa haa....

Drove my ride for about 3 months now... 4800+ km. It really a very comfortable ride, very easy to drive. The brakes were very responsive after the upgrade, I could feel it as I drove on the stock brakes for about 3 weeks. The increased disc size though also made the steering heavier, but thats the way I liked it! Ha ha! The installation of the CAI also gave a better throttle response, thought I would like to have more. Mine is done open pod, but with the original air box, thus minimizing low-end losses. The Protenza tyres has proofed to me many times over its gripping power!

Now to my wish list..... Things I would like to do :

Throttle Controller ( HAC or Pivot 3 Drive)
LED Sill Plate (Blue)
Touch screen DVD Player with build in GPS and analyzer
Boot Cover
Exhaust System
Suspension

Slowly ah.. slowly.... maybe won't do all also :P

Stay tune for more updates!