T.H.I.S. Buddhist Film Festival 2009

Here's something different to consider when you wonder what's there to watch in the cinema. Why not try a Buddhist Film? From 13 September to 19 September, T.H.I.S. Buddhist Film Festival 2009 will be held at Lido Orchard. Ticket price is around S$10. List of movies that will be showing are as per the poster. You can buy your tickets from sistic.

Here are the links to all the movies showing, as well as date time :)

13 Sep 2009 (Sun) 4:30pm Yi Lun Ming Yue (一轮明月)
13 Sep 2009 (Sun) 7:00pm Mekhong Full Moon Party
14 Sep 2009 (Mon) 7:00pm The Dhamma Brothers
15 Sep 2009 (Tue) 7:00pm Act Normal
16 Sep 2009 (Wed) 7:00pm Zen Buddhism - In Search of Self/Bhutan - Taking the Middle Path to Happiness
17 Sep 2009 (Thu) 7:00pm Sankara
18 Sep 2009 (Fri) 7:00pm Unmistaken Child
19 Sep 2009 (Sat) 1:30pm Arukihenro - Walking Pilgrims
19 Sep 2009 (Sat) 4:30pm Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame

*text in italic are those I am planning to watch :)

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Sistic Ticket Purchasing for T.H.I.S. Buddhist Film Festival 2009

I Love Salsa!

The sauce that is, not the dance :P
Went to a Spanish restaurant the other day at Vivocity, and they were serving Tapas for S$10 a plate! I ordered what looks similar to a salsa salad, and thought, with S$10 a plate, I might as well make my own salsa at home! And so I did. And here is the result of it.

Here's a youtube clip on how to make a simple salsa that is similar to mine. Except for me, I use a food processor to chop everything up, and the ingredient I use are: Tomatoes, Capsicum (red and green), Onions, Sour Cream, and Nacho Chips. Yummy!



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CPF Educational Talk

I absolutely love CPF Board. They are among one of my favorite government agency in Singapore (the other being NLB). The thing with being in Singapore is, I really do feel that I gain some what from the annual tax money that I pay!

The reason I like CPF is because they are forward thinking, and don't sent me any letters or statement of account when I can get them online these days. They also provide great services on their websites. myCPF online services is one of my favorite site to visit for information on my retirement funds and savings.

Recently, I attended a talk organize by CPF entitle "Managing Personal, Family and Financial Challenges". The talk was very educational in terms of how your CPF work for you, plus there are some pro-family life-balancing talk as well. The one we attended was held on a Saturday, 9:15am - 12:15pm, and consist of 3 talks, each lasting about an hour. The cost of the half day talk as S$5 per person (light refreshment and goodies bags included), and I guess you need to be a CPF contribute to attend. If you have a chance, do find time to join one of their talk, I find it extremely educational.

Their upcoming talk is titled "3 Ways to a Happy and Secured Retirement". If you are interested, you can read more about it here.

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Kiam Chye Buey

It's been a long time since I blog a recipe, and seeing today's a Sunday, I thought it would be nice to put up a traditional Peranakan recipe today. I cook this dish some time back, and have always wanted to blog it down to share, and also to document it. It's a traditional dish in my family, and my Mum usually only cooks it once a year during Chinese New Year. So here's a recipe for my 2nd favorite peranakan dish - Kiam Chye Buey (Salty Vegetable Soup). In Singapore, it is also known as Itek Tim (Duck Boiled Soup), but I haven't learn the art of cooking duck yet.



Cooking Instruction:
1. Bring a pot of water to a boil, then add in the salty vegetable, together with the crush nugmet to boil for 10 minutes. (Try to get fresh Penang Nutmeg)
2. Add in the chicken next, mushrooms, and onions next and let it cook for 30 - 40 minutes. (For a more elaborate dish, you can also add in any other meat. Pork knuckles goes very well in this dish!)
3. Add in the tomatoes last, and let it cook for a further 20 minutes.
4. Done! Serve with rice. Give it a kick by adding dash of brandy or sake before serving. Also goes best with Penang Sambal Belacan :)

Easiest and tastiest recipe!

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Itek Tim Recipe

Can You Spot It?

I got a free recycling bag from a government agency the other day while attending a talk. Here's a photo of it. I've blanko off the government agency's name. Can you spot anything special about this bag? When you do spot it, let me know what you think about it :)