Turtle Soup

いつ：十月八日
どこ：Jacksonの近くSer Seng Herbs Restaurant
だれと：妹と妹の友達
カメラ：LG KE970

Jacksonです。もう閉店です。

レストランの外



ヤム飯とスッポンスープ

スッポンスープ　－　美味しかった。

いつ： 十一月二日
どこ：Berseh Food Centre
だれと：妹と妹の友達
カメラ：LG KE970

ヤム飯

スッポンスープ

ハーブ

The Rule of Four

Title: The Rule of Four
Author: Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason

This was a book that I read when I was in Japan and this review was written then, more than 2 years ago. I’ve decided to put all my reviews in the same place, so here it is:

I guess it’s not fair to say that this book follows the fomula of The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown since according to the authors, the idea for the book was conceived before Brown’s book. But the similarities are uncanny – a race against time to break codes and solve mysteries found in ancient texts, in this case, it’s the Hypernotomachia Poliphili. Murder, suspence, the adrenaline rush. All within 24 hours (although in The Rule of Four, there is an epiloge of sorts at the end that stretches a few years beyond that time-frame).

In terms of the storyline, The Rule of Four was bogged down by too many subplots, relationships between the 4 protagonists and their friends/family, etc. After a while, it’s difficult to keep track of the minor characters and the argument behind the Hypernotomachia Poliphili. Figuring out the codes and riddles, solving mysterious, finding the murderer, these are potentially interesting, but on the whole, the Hypernotomachia Poliphili is too obscure a manuscript to really make you want to research more into its origins, or to really care about the arguments put forth as to who wrote it and why it was written.

This is why The Da Vinci Code is so hugely popular – da Vinci, the painter himself, is a familar figure and the conspirarcy theories suggested are intriguing, making you question your own beliefs about truth and facts. I mean I actually searched for a picture of The Last Supper to see if the figure on Jesus’ right was really a woman.

Conclusion, The Rule of Four is fairly readable and enjoyable, but not nearly as exciting and a page-turner as The Da Vinci Code. If you like riddles, ancient manuscripts, murder mysteries, you’ll probably like this book.

Aston Specialities

いつ：八月三十日
どこ：Aston
だれと：妹
カメラ：LG KE970

今日、家の近く洋食レストランへ食べに行った。すごく人気です。店の前よく、列がある。

妹のサーロインステーキ。サイドディッシュはフレンチフライとパスタサラダ。

私注文のリブアイステーキ。サイドはcoldslawとオニオンリング。

人気からっといて、とても美味しいわけでわない。でも、$14でリブアイステーキが食べられる、安かったでした。

Funny

お誕生日おめでとう

今日、誕生日です。今年、何歳ですか?あらら。。。秘密です。

姪と甥はチョコレートが好きだから、Awfully Chocolateのケーキを買って帰った。チョコレートケーキあまり好きじゃないけど、このケーキ屋さんのチョコレートケーキ（店はチョコレートケーキしか売りません）が食べられる。

いつ：四月十九日2008年
どこ：家
だれと：家族
カメラ：Canon IXY40

やっぱり、チョコケーキ。。。

昨日、朝礼拝の後、家族とTerminal ３の店小二へ食べに行きました。皆ばらばらのところから集まった。妹の勧告にSet Lunchを注文しました。

いつ：四月二十日2008年
どこ：チャンギ空港ターミナル3の店小二
だれと：家族
カメラ：Canon IXY40

Lotus Root & pork ribs soup (レンコンとポークリブスープ)

Seafood combo with assorted vegetables (いろいろな野菜や海鮮類セット)

Poached spinach with century & salted eggs (ゆでたホウレンソウと皮蛋<ピータン>と咸蛋)

Mongolian spare ribs (モンゴルのスペアリブ)

Prawn ball with mayo sauce (マヨソースエビボール)

Old style steam fish slices (蒸し魚)

Herbal Roast Duck (ハーブのロースト鴨)　－　この店の特別料理。