With only 1 hour to spare, I had a short visit to the Singapore Motor Show 2015. There was a huge crowd on the late Saturday afternoon. From what I understood, the entry ticket was cheaper this year than the previous year. Naturally, there were more people willing to fork out the $6 for the visit. I was looking for super cars to photograph but end up with all the race girls photos ( excuse! ) As there were a few lady models / race girls whom I knew them at the show, I stopped to chat with them. In the end, I have to stop as their bosses don't seems to be too pleased. I guessed I have to move on. Here are the photos taken of girls at the show. Hopeful with these photos, someone may invite me to be the official photographer / blogger for a bigger and better car show.
Four years ago, Qi Jia’s beloved college boyfriend Liu Chong
plans to work in Beijing, while Qi rather stays in her hometown city. At their
graduation ceremony, Qi proposes to Liu in the public, only to be rejected
immediately - that was the end of their love story.
After their graduation, Qi
was so passionate toward her new life and approved the ‘flat-share’ request by
her schoolmate, Yuan Xiao’ou who was homeless at that time. Qi had never heard
from Liu Chong after then until she got his wedding invitation two years later,
she was devastated….
Coming from the Korean director of fame comedy movie "My
Sassy Girl", KWAK Jae-young, it will be a fun and enjoyable romantic comedy.
Well, that’s what the Korean director is good at. It is that kind of show that make your heart
feel good from the start to the end and of course, a happy ending. That’s probably
the known secret ingredient of a romantic comedy.
If the fame Korean director still does not convince you to watch
the movie, let the box office taking convince you whole-heartily. When it was
released on December 5, 2014 in China, and by December 20, 2014, the film had
earned ¥139.17 million at the Chinese box office. Not bad for a romantic
comedy.
How it ends, well, if you just cannot wait, go for the first
day of the screening in the cinema near you. That is on February 5, 2015. Have
an early Valentine celebration (February 14, 2015) with your girlfriend or boyfriend
or even ex-gf or bf (now husband and wife), by watching this fun filled movie.
The main actress, Zhou Xun, one of the hottest Chinese
actresses today truly live up to her reputation while the main actor, Tong
Dawei, a seasoned actor add the extra sparkle into the movie. In fact, I think
he worked very hard since his character required him to help, cheer-up and take
care of Zhou Xu who was depressed with her premature menopause syndrome.
At times, there are touching moments where Tong Dawei would
plan everything to ensure the care of Zhou Xun. It is only when you truly love
a person; you will be able to sacrifice so much for the person. At the end of
the movie, the director decided to let the cat out of the bag by flashing some
of the scenes of Tong Dawei. What did he do? Watch it and you will know the
answer.
Ratings:
In my opinion, good movie always come with a twist. There is
no twist but the director decided to explain what Tong Dawei did earlier in the
movie by showing some of the scenes at the end. In a way, it is to get the
audience understand the true meaning of love and sacrifices. Watch it together
with your love ones and feel good. I shall rate it 4/5 stars.
The movie will be showing in cinema on 05 February 2015.
Ramen have been a very popular Japanese food in Singapore.
Ramen Champion Singapore was started in July 2011 which bring in reputable
ramen brands to Singapore. The 2015 Ramen Champion Tasting Competition event was
held at Bugis+ which was to celebrate Ramen Champion’s evolution since its
inception in 2011.
Besides the first outlet at Bugis+, there are two other
outlets of Ramen Champion. One at Changi Airport T3 and the other one at Great
World City. There are a total of 6 Ramen brands which include a new brand,
Tonkotsu Ikkyu joining in 2015.
The new brand Tonkotsu Ikkyu was created by Ramen chef and
producer of Ramen Champion Singapore, Chef Koji Tashiro. He is known as “Son of
Ramen God”. He is the disciple of “Ramen God” Kazuo Yamagishi, the legendary
Ramen chef credited for inventing the wildly popular Tsukemen or dipping
noodles.
The event started with a Japanese traditional drums
performance. You can feel the energy and excitement of the drummers during this
short but high energy performance. This is followed by a sweet Japanese lady
compere together with the Chef Koji Tashiro, translating every words of what
Chef says.
The panel of judges were a mixed group from our local
Singapore top chefs, chief editor of BITES etc. In the tasting competition, we
were given a voting card which we will be submitting at the end of the tasting
competition.
There are six brands and each dish out one Ramen dish. Here
are the Ramen.
(1)Ramen Brand : Menya Ryu, Ramen : Sapporo Miso Special Ramen. The
original flavour come from the capital of Ramen in Japan, Sapporo, Hokkaido. A
minimum of 7 hours spent for making the broth. The Chef, Melvin Yeo uses 3
kinds of Miso which is just like the traditional miso ramen of Sapporo. My Opinion : It has a rich, tasty and
thick soup. The meat is tender. The half boiled egg is soft and juicy. This is
definitely one of my favourite Ramen.
(2)Ramen Brand : Buta God, Ramen : God Ramen. Buta God specialises in port
ramen. Chef Mamoru Kana create a perfect combination of the slightly sweet
Tonkotsu broth with sliced marinated pork belly and proached egg. My Opinion : You can feel the softness and yet the
tasty sliced pork belly. The soup was really nice. This is my favourite and I
voted on this Ramen.
(3)Ramen Brand : Riki, Ramen : RIKI
Chashumen. The brand was established in Tokyo. Very popular with men
in Japan. It’s broth boiled for more than 8 hours, achieving a perfect
milky-white broth. Riki means Energy Boost.
My Opinion : The soup is a bit saltish
but it still tasty. The meat is well done. Still this is not my favourite
ramen.
(4)Ramen Brand : Menban Yamagishi Kazuo,
Ramen : Original Tsukemen This is the legendary ramen chef, Kazuo Yamagishi who
created this wildly popular Tsukemen, or dipping noodles. My Opinion : This
is a ramen that is very different from the rest. The noodles are dipped into
the soup for every mouthful of noodles. Quite interesting. In fact, it is quite
nice. Should give it a try.
(5)Ramen Brand : Shodai Koji, Ramen :
Triple Chashu Ramen. Chef Koji Takano is trained in Hokkaido,
Yokohama, Tokyo, Australia and Singapore. He is the disciple of Chef Koji
Tashiro. The uniqueness of this dish is
that you can enjoy three kinds of meats. It is based on Yokohama-style ramen.
It combines the elements of new generation with the traditional ones. My Opinion: For a
meat eater like me, I really appreciate this ramen with three different kind of
meat. It seems rather generous with it’s ingredients.
(6)Ramen Brand : Tonkotsu Ikkyu, Ramen :
Special Tonkotsu Ramen. The ramen is created by Chef Koji Tashiro,
disciple of Ramen God Kazuo Yamagishi. Eric Tsang, a Hong Kong celebrity and
producer of Ramen Champion Hong Kong have request the chef to create this
Ramen. The topping of cha shu which is
pork collar is cooked in the western sous vide style and that the soup base
comes in four vibrant colours and flavours. Finally, this ramen
emerge as the grand winner. My Opinion :In my opinion, the soup is salty. I would prefer
something less salty. Overall presentation is good. The meat is tender.
It is an experience to witness and be part of a Japanese
culture of eating ramen in a competition. With more of such competitions, I
believe the level of creativity and quality of ramen will greatly be improved.
Here are the Ramen Champion Singapore outlets
Bugis+ - Open Daily 11am to 10.30pm, 201 Victoria
Street, Bugis+ 04-10, Singapore 188607
Changi Airport T3 – Open
Daily 10.30am to 11pm, 65 Airport Boulevard #B2-58 Terminal 3, Singapore 819663
Great World City – Open
Daily 11am to 10.30pm, 1 Kim Seng Promenade, Great World City, #01-22,
Singapore 237994
