The Ides of March - Political Games

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A great masterpiece directed by George Clooney, show what is the true politics about.

The Game
Governor Mike Morris (George Clooney) is running for presidency against Senator Pullman in a Democratic primary. Both sides has been campaigning aggressively, with Stephen Myers (Ryan Gosling) and Paul Zara (Philip Seymour Hoffman) aiding Morris in his slight lead over Senator Pullman.

Setting Up
Senator Pullman's head campaign manager Tom Duffy (Paul Giamatti) calls Stephen Myers one day to arrange for a meetup intention was to engage him into helping Pullman, not knowing that Tom Duffy is trying to jeopardize his job in the campaign. After the meet up, Stephen Myers was harrassed by the media and it was Paul Zara who informed the media. Now Morris lost a good helping hand while Pullman has one lesser opponent to face. A WIN-WIN situation for Pullman and great move by Tom Duffy.

Gambling On The Leverage
Stephen Myers was totally devastated while he is out of job and Tom Duffy initial intention to pull him over was just a plot. The woman he loved committed suicide and he was nowhere to go. However, he does know Governor Morris's secret, a leverage which he forced Paul Zara out of job and becomes the next big man to Governor Morri's

It is the movie that shows the real politics in politics world. Perhaps this is why the cast received a combined 13 Academy Awards nominations, 3 Academy Awards, 23 Golden Globe nominations and 6 Golden Globe awards.

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Lunch at Jyu Jyu Japanese Restaurant in Melbourne

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We got to hurry up to finish our lunch and reach the graduation ceremony by 2pm. My sis recommended this Japanese restuarant for lunch and I thought they could be better. Mentioned to be one of the better Japanese restaurant she has eaten before while in Australia.

Basically all the staff in this restaurant is Japanese, but they do speaks good english. The one in white is the owner and heard from my sis that he is very strict with the staff..
We got so hungry that we have ordered a meat bun to share among 3 of us ..
Surprisingly nice... lolx. Better than Singapore's meat bun.

Actually I was hoping high standard for their food,  but yet it disappointed me totally. I ordered a Ten-don and the friend prawns & veggies should be very crispy. If you see the photo below... It is kind of oily and definitely soggy.
My mom order a Tempura Udon while my sis ordered a Gyuu (Beef) Udon.
jyu jyu japanese restaurant at melboure australia
Super expensive !!!
We are done with our lunch and now heading to the graduation ceremony ground by taking a short trip on bus.

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Why Can't Singapore Have Such Clean Toilet Like Those in Melbourne ?

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Running short of time liaoz... Took a train with my mom and sis to Clayton, a place nearby to the graduation ceremony location. Of course the first time we looked for after landing at Clayton was the toilet. There actually ain't any toilet in the restaurant which we intended to go.



If you see this booth-like building from afar, it looks exactly is a carpark booth !!! The toilet is fully automated with voice assistance and the best part of it ? The toilet is super clean, compared to those in Singapore. It is absolutely free of charge and I think they did a great job of having this kind of portable toilet around the streets. Time to go for lunch..






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Reaching Somerset Hotel Apartment in Melbourne

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Did not catch much sleep during the flight and ended up sleeping in the cab till arriving at our Somerset hotel apartment at Elizabeth Street. This is more like a family service apartment which has much amenities and also a small cooking area for perhaps some home cooking. But the stupid thing about this service apartment, if you are going with your family, why is there only one bed ? I thought they should include a sofa bed as well. The rooms cost est. AUS$ 250 per night, kind of expensive of this standard though.. Anyway, we are just going to put down our bag and go out for lunch.
















Luckily the view outside was still not bad .

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Reaching Melbourne.. After Years Without Visiting Melbourne

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After 7 hours of flight and torturing on queue in the Australian Customs, we finally got out of the airport and onto the streets ! First of all, take a breath at the fresh air and smoke my first stick cigarette after the long journey. It has been almost an decade last since I traveled to Australia while I can still recalled vivid images of Australia when I visited the last time with my entire family for holidays.

The purpose of this trip was to attend my sister's graduation ceremony at Monash University and my mom tagged along to celebrate with her as well. I have started working for quite some time and it has also been a year or so from my last holidays so it is good time for me to rest and relax.

Though it may looked like a sunny day, but you can feel the coldness from the strong wind blowing from time to time. Unbearable for us who had lived in a tropical country, not even my sister whom has been in Australia for almost two years. Quickly, we flagged a cab to bring us back to our Somerset Hotel Apartment for some rest.

太陽は強いと見られるですが、実は風邪が冷たく強いだったよ。写真に騙されないで。でも、空港に出たら、とりあえずタバコ一本吸った。七時間の飛行機、もう我慢できないや。はいはい、出発します!タクシーに乗ってホテルアパートに行きましょ!わ、寒い。。。

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2nd round of dessert tasting - Ah Chew Desserts

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Ah C is not satisfy with the dessert just now so she dare us for
another round of dessert.. The results ??

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Dessert at Liang Seah Street Tang Shui Xian 糖水先

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Grass Jelly with Sweet Potato and Sago

At times, I thought using the most simplify ingredients can produce the greatest dish, but I was wrong on this dessert. It is a pure mixture of shaved ice and sweet potatoes without a tint of natural sweetness in the dessert at all. I would not recommend this dessert to anyone.


Durian shaved ice... Nice to eat but after the ice melted, it is like a overdose of milk mix...


Waffle n ice cream is nice , but the cocoa powder spolit it...


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Thai Restaurant at Hougang - Nakhon Kitchen

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Hey Dan, I think you was talking about the Thai restuarant near your house and this should be the one. I was there just now around five plus but it was closed so I went to eat mee goreng at the coffeeshop we went together for my birthday crab.. Next time we can go there eat together la .. swee bo ?



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