tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209791142024-03-08T12:01:33.480+08:00Child of Order, Servant of ChaosCavalockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180674877360799676noreply@blogger.comBlogger1027125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979114.post-12066337718151399722021-10-22T08:00:00.021+08:002021-10-22T08:00:00.261+08:00Cavalock and That Traveler's Notebook Update<p>If you have ever beenin the army or done a reservist stint, there's always a guy in the unit who has to shower at least three or four times a day. Well, I have become <i>that</i> guy, here at home during this pandemic lockdown. The weather's has gotten humid as hell and I'm constantly sweating like a cat in roomful of rocking chairs. </p><p>We are all still in this semi-lockdown here so it's only me and the Baker-at-Home dining out as and when we can. Recently we got to enjoy dinner at Allium. A cosy little restaurant located at way over at Kensington Square. First there and we really liked it. Had the nine-course dinner menu, with sake pairing. My favourite dish has got to go to the Cantonese Steamed Fish. That piece of fish was so damn fresh. The Baker-at-Home's fav was the Braised Rice, she absolutely revelled in the 'wok hay' aroma of the rice even though it was a porridge dish. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKBKjJDm1KbLGjrok0FWY3JmuLoTj8ZOWTZz08wGYoJjmapC3CTlZXrdHcKZGOX5H-1W93CO5bQuXGWEjXDTjONVJzBNSQFQZgzaapWlsU72ECNJ8CF9nlHOpN3ITbseyIbKx/s2048/IMG_2392.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKBKjJDm1KbLGjrok0FWY3JmuLoTj8ZOWTZz08wGYoJjmapC3CTlZXrdHcKZGOX5H-1W93CO5bQuXGWEjXDTjONVJzBNSQFQZgzaapWlsU72ECNJ8CF9nlHOpN3ITbseyIbKx/s320/IMG_2392.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0THbeAFFfEn4IFd0eA4uI-I4qYlqwmw-hfJVbN6AfquoFE5SoNFixfc1BTTmkqsaalvU5P085xRdWIf5XDM0HpRMz67mHbzlL3V0iT_gQ9NebMxXrXl2WTMkVDMfufsdy42M/s2048/IMG_2394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0THbeAFFfEn4IFd0eA4uI-I4qYlqwmw-hfJVbN6AfquoFE5SoNFixfc1BTTmkqsaalvU5P085xRdWIf5XDM0HpRMz67mHbzlL3V0iT_gQ9NebMxXrXl2WTMkVDMfufsdy42M/s320/IMG_2394.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXs6klSY9nyiDpGFMzsIwFCIuo0OUQpUMQY1S8QiCXjEOUlRJIB_NeFFviZtCPaBz-pMLf88RdxUVqOuH1QktJ6KAFJnBov-b9RG0l6JQhNbZzvtqOcZSSzG0tuwksX6xQURQ/s2048/81e40a9c-e4ba-42f5-abaf-96b10ca043b2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXs6klSY9nyiDpGFMzsIwFCIuo0OUQpUMQY1S8QiCXjEOUlRJIB_NeFFviZtCPaBz-pMLf88RdxUVqOuH1QktJ6KAFJnBov-b9RG0l6JQhNbZzvtqOcZSSzG0tuwksX6xQURQ/s320/81e40a9c-e4ba-42f5-abaf-96b10ca043b2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Anyway, I got the Allium menu glued in my <a href="https://www.travelers-company.com">Traveler's Notebook</a>. Yah, been awhile since I showed <a href="https://cavalock.blogspot.com/2019/11/cavalock-and-new-travelers-notebook.html">my Traveler's Notebook here</a>. I have been filling up the pages, just not as frequent as I expected cos y'know, worldwide pandemic and stuff. This here page is kinda of what I got so far in the month of October. Had to get new earphones cos I lost me AirPods Pro at the gym. The AirPods were already a little wonky so I asked around for another brand of earphones and a friend recommended this latest pair from Sony. Used me Krisflyer Miles to get them since we sure as hell aren't gonna be redeeming any tickets soon.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF_eoPCiXAKif9VE7rnsIxD-bDdNdDMUuQ8BzJUn47a8DN9xoKGX9ujEpwdsMZtv9qwrajttN8DHQXkvitbKW2naTm6eYfOl05vgREpgvKUo1T0Xya62tdcmaYVc1CkPBekn3/s2048/IMG_2458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF_eoPCiXAKif9VE7rnsIxD-bDdNdDMUuQ8BzJUn47a8DN9xoKGX9ujEpwdsMZtv9qwrajttN8DHQXkvitbKW2naTm6eYfOl05vgREpgvKUo1T0Xya62tdcmaYVc1CkPBekn3/w300-h400/IMG_2458.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>Next up is <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227224/red-cathedral">The Red Cathedral</a>, another boardgame I just purchased from Amazon. I have read so many good reviews about this game, I just had to get it. Saw it on Amazon and waited for the price to drop to a low of $49 and immediately grabbed it. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: proxima-nova, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><i>"Autumn is not the best time to climb up on a scaffold in Moscow, but it is still far better than doing so in the winter. Tsar Ivan wants to see results and our team will prove to him that we are the best builders in the city. We are sure to finish off those decorative arches with the brightest shining stones and ensure our place on the list of the government’s trusted workers.</i></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: proxima-nova, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: proxima-nova, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px;"><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">The Red Cathedral</span></span> is a strategic, “Euro” board game in which the players take the roles of construction teams. Their job is to work together to put up St. Basil's cathedral in Moscow, as ordered by Ivan the Terrible. However, only one of them will be able to gain the favor of the Tsar.</i></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: proxima-nova, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px;"><i>During the game, the players can carry out <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">one of these three actions</span>: assign a section of the cathedral, send resources to that section to build it, or go to the game board to achieve more resources. Each of these actions has its own mechanism and requires that the players pay close attention to what the other players are doing."</i></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It comes in a relatively small box and as far as modern boardgames go, the rules aren't that difficult. Deciding where to build and when to build is just part of what you'll be doing. You'll also have to figure out which resource to gather, like stone, brick, wood or gold to build your cathedral and in which order, while utilising a cool dice rondel system. And that's where the strategy comes in, that dice rondel is real brain-burner! There's enough tension between every move to make this a really fun game. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkP1_ZaJ6RT1kkCB-YyPj5k-yShlbEFvIp9ZIxVCVQXNDyPtZafyBEsKQ90l2kGd6_p157GK0hLOBi4TSM75CA1aaD8T1nOzQnV26MsXbJz0tOhuuwnyKNU1fxBTXVB8Ypyz8/s2048/IMG_2380.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkP1_ZaJ6RT1kkCB-YyPj5k-yShlbEFvIp9ZIxVCVQXNDyPtZafyBEsKQ90l2kGd6_p157GK0hLOBi4TSM75CA1aaD8T1nOzQnV26MsXbJz0tOhuuwnyKNU1fxBTXVB8Ypyz8/s320/IMG_2380.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9aAsMOwJygxA2WdRAkh21qtHJEgVLwPpfu2Fo4VTQfxgiSaLGE9waQYLQoRWeliNbp_gXpB0Rg9xaTH-pPeV2gD2U1WTm1DoZfiODzHxsx9zFZgpomnZ-1tE2kbbWx57JM83/s2048/IMG_2480.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9aAsMOwJygxA2WdRAkh21qtHJEgVLwPpfu2Fo4VTQfxgiSaLGE9waQYLQoRWeliNbp_gXpB0Rg9xaTH-pPeV2gD2U1WTm1DoZfiODzHxsx9zFZgpomnZ-1tE2kbbWx57JM83/s320/IMG_2480.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrxWRTKbAiyWg7r15ZP-ohSbUFe4CKkdSezWfkwyTB6NAwsF14Qfkv4kJJ9Dahza598lwgsUBb99exFUHzjzK8vm-DOb9eNSaFOmbc8xQnHgvHOMc214IbFGteY-fkk8ttrb4/s2048/IMG_2482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrxWRTKbAiyWg7r15ZP-ohSbUFe4CKkdSezWfkwyTB6NAwsF14Qfkv4kJJ9Dahza598lwgsUBb99exFUHzjzK8vm-DOb9eNSaFOmbc8xQnHgvHOMc214IbFGteY-fkk8ttrb4/s320/IMG_2482.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Cavalockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180674877360799676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979114.post-59953675387910916702021-10-09T08:00:00.005+08:002021-10-09T08:00:00.205+08:00Cavalock and The Rurik: Dawn of Kiev Playback <p>Been way too long since I spotted a new can of Japanese beer or Grand Kirin White pale ale to be exact. This sure looks tempting but I been on a Calpis Highball trail right now. Also, Iroha Mart has a whole shelf of non-alcoholic drinks too as well as no sugar and zero calories booze. I still don't get the appeal of zero-alcohol drinks, the whole point is getting a buzz and if I'm not getting a buzz, I'm definitely not paying that much money for a can of fake beer. I mean if it's the same price as a can of soda pop, sure I suppose I would go for that.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24_uVilx3S8iX8AO1164tBUvxO2ut5KWfrTWX3MaQHCtJQkspiYT2OZgARX6Q9QQ9zcBy-vRsXO9SjIMhqmqTT75qtEX5QZ2htwzz9sZjYFZRonB4wWDzybUH5U79a3td7eZ3/s2048/IMG_2357.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24_uVilx3S8iX8AO1164tBUvxO2ut5KWfrTWX3MaQHCtJQkspiYT2OZgARX6Q9QQ9zcBy-vRsXO9SjIMhqmqTT75qtEX5QZ2htwzz9sZjYFZRonB4wWDzybUH5U79a3td7eZ3/s320/IMG_2357.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Played a couple games of <a href="https://www.piecekeepergames.com/games/rurik/">Rurik: Dawn of Kiev</a> recently. It's a pretty massive boardgame I bought many months ago and I just got my hands on the expansion box Rurik: Stone & Blade which adds more elements to the game. So it's an area control and resource management game with some auction mechanics thrown in.<div><br /></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: proxima-nova, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px;"><i>"You play as a potential successor to the throne following the death of your father, Vladimir the Great, in 1015. The people value a well-rounded leader, so you must establish your legacy by building, taxing, fighting, and accomplishing great deeds. Will you win over the hearts of the people to become the next ruler of Kievan Rus?</i></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: proxima-nova, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px;"><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Rurik</span> brings to life the ancient culture of Kievan Rus with game design by Russian designer Stanislav Kordonskiy and illustrations by Ukrainian artist Yaroslav Radeckyi."</i></p></div><div>We had a lot of fun playing this. There are plenty of decisions to make but the steps are nicely broken up so you are not overwhelmed by it all. First everyone has to bid on what actions you want to take and who gets to do it first. Then you perform the actions that you selected such as moving your men, taxing the lands, building architecture and so on. That's pretty much it, of cos there's a lot more that goes into each action. We played with four players and with the recent lockdown, just three and we all really liked it especially with the expansion that added more elements like new buildings and the option to capture prisoners for additional points. There are rules for solo play too, maybe I'll try it one of these days.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwoEGcU3jZR1m0Yqxu7SVg0jEL_v1a5HDXEOMAbZUnDirT8Lmq18QmZNt6s6o4AmdeqnWQCq0yFhuTQRWbUt2u-7fGUaM7f5Jm_z1Pa5wHewFfxyoSadCgE2DD5PC4JRo74bV/s2048/IMG_2319.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwoEGcU3jZR1m0Yqxu7SVg0jEL_v1a5HDXEOMAbZUnDirT8Lmq18QmZNt6s6o4AmdeqnWQCq0yFhuTQRWbUt2u-7fGUaM7f5Jm_z1Pa5wHewFfxyoSadCgE2DD5PC4JRo74bV/w400-h300/IMG_2319.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0fK6o3WikJqKa8nxWwLB4FD7YjcxsWFzS4uO7e_okOpxwVlk58ZSvCGWYMojyTPoEXRH42UP4T_pwl00dSXKApfUGFlgx9AnUg5bxlBY-PkXHINydIuqQFviiD3kxXlHb69g/s2048/IMG_2379.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0fK6o3WikJqKa8nxWwLB4FD7YjcxsWFzS4uO7e_okOpxwVlk58ZSvCGWYMojyTPoEXRH42UP4T_pwl00dSXKApfUGFlgx9AnUg5bxlBY-PkXHINydIuqQFviiD3kxXlHb69g/s320/IMG_2379.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fj9gahXQlvVO8OH7hCF-rbI91VnWl8R2yFDAxKojh3WS7mBtVtY7OBPICGGRsY663_sjPsOQzFPkPgTZKUA3OtqorkotaVFWl8l6qbcK0hzXgHchyfOLPFjt6htBqUS__Sq0/s2048/IMG_2378.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fj9gahXQlvVO8OH7hCF-rbI91VnWl8R2yFDAxKojh3WS7mBtVtY7OBPICGGRsY663_sjPsOQzFPkPgTZKUA3OtqorkotaVFWl8l6qbcK0hzXgHchyfOLPFjt6htBqUS__Sq0/s320/IMG_2378.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />Cavalockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180674877360799676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979114.post-36677502854648740012021-10-04T08:00:00.012+08:002021-10-04T08:00:00.247+08:00Cavalock and The Izakaya Insight Post<p>Well, to nobody's surprise, we are back in a mini-lockdown with gatherings limited to two only. I got money riding on the fact we'll have at least a couple lockdown flip-flops before next year's Chinese New Year. Anyway, just before this latest lockdown, me and the guys got together to check out the basement izakaya Dusokoi x Donpachi Sake Bar over at Cuppage Plaza. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYh1ihDJYsPn623hIZrHpCViGv_nE-Qjbde0-CZ6TabZlJRPx6l29Q-Pl03JI5YzNINzQm-aP2RbChln4G1sL0L7frIfn47xknEu_6lpz458yK010ERKkMs3RhvSmtW8P-3bk/s2048/IMG_2163.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYh1ihDJYsPn623hIZrHpCViGv_nE-Qjbde0-CZ6TabZlJRPx6l29Q-Pl03JI5YzNINzQm-aP2RbChln4G1sL0L7frIfn47xknEu_6lpz458yK010ERKkMs3RhvSmtW8P-3bk/s320/IMG_2163.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdMF1eWLGIkOHl3L_IzXhspYON-0hpFsqt-vzExLTy-jqVDEumgiy9lItASFxH5sFOLVAKFzs0sHtT5uT1vTvF0kT81x4Fcr2WmWN37xb2QyUy2bLQLmNtg5Py9JhbPWYbZqU/s2048/IMG_2158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdMF1eWLGIkOHl3L_IzXhspYON-0hpFsqt-vzExLTy-jqVDEumgiy9lItASFxH5sFOLVAKFzs0sHtT5uT1vTvF0kT81x4Fcr2WmWN37xb2QyUy2bLQLmNtg5Py9JhbPWYbZqU/s320/IMG_2158.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Been here a couple weeks earlier with the Baker-at-Home, and we absolutely enjoyed the food, the place as the deco and menu reminded us of our trips to Japan, our little (not-so) late night jaunts to izakayas around Shinjuku. I thought this place would be kinda cool to bring the guys to to commemorate <a href="https://cavalock.blogspot.com/2019/09/cavalock-and-all-guys-tokyo-food.html">our 2019 September trip to Tokyo</a>. She especially liked their selection of umeshu. They got an impressive menu of izakaya food like grilled squids, all kinds of tempura as well as sashimi.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3IwmjqjhzTRKYJ9JOIAXlmjq68_zaa9wy8LrGi5yzQmxAKRYyp96nYvs1cBMoQeeYR6qp4uFRrfhdajnztToMrpNX4-FGvdvGb048pdUA9gSKuZhKyZRhA3GO7ftbh1gyNO_/s2048/IMG_2162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3IwmjqjhzTRKYJ9JOIAXlmjq68_zaa9wy8LrGi5yzQmxAKRYyp96nYvs1cBMoQeeYR6qp4uFRrfhdajnztToMrpNX4-FGvdvGb048pdUA9gSKuZhKyZRhA3GO7ftbh1gyNO_/s320/IMG_2162.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>As expected, good food and good company, it's something we all need right now. All five of us had our fill of oden, tempura, oysters, monkfish liver (is this the first time I'm having it?), some pork guts stew and Japanese style bak tuh teh. And this is also one of those rare times when we guys enjoyed a bottle of sake, usually it's beer, whisky or high ball for us when we are a Japanese restaurant.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK43Gzrlc7eHsdzehm273W41TJdLKw23DA3LPACjhm7LVHArCPwuSFxNuw9BRHsFwkMcoiWYHh2FegUD4zL6ki3P-PL18YwC5YpykuPfyo6UWgJE4E5jvAGPigyb54TND8fW8-/s1800/IMG_2344.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1201" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK43Gzrlc7eHsdzehm273W41TJdLKw23DA3LPACjhm7LVHArCPwuSFxNuw9BRHsFwkMcoiWYHh2FegUD4zL6ki3P-PL18YwC5YpykuPfyo6UWgJE4E5jvAGPigyb54TND8fW8-/w268-h400/IMG_2344.JPG" width="268" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So like most folks here, the Baker-at-Home and me are just riding out this latest lockdown at home. She works from home so there's that. I haven't been to the gym in a week cos I was busy taking care of me Dad. He hasn't gone out to take any wildlife pix for obvious reasons. I wish I could say that we weren't affected by all these lockdowns, travel restrictions and so on but it has started to take its toll on us. When me and the guys were having dinner at the izakaya that evening, we couldn't help but reminisce bout our Tokyo trip. Same with the Baker-at-Home and me. Right now, at this time of the year, the two of us would usually be in Tokyo and <a href="https://cavalock.blogspot.com/2019/10/cavalock-and-halloween-heavy-post.html">soaking in the Halloween mood there</a>. <div><br /></div><div>I have some words and some thoughts on how the local authorities have handled the whole Covid situation here. But I know better than to say anything online. Suffice to say, they really dropped the ball with how they fumbled everything from communications to the masses to the obvious lack of foresight in many instances. </div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, in other news, I got to paint these nice guys, Death Guard Marines. Only two more to go.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikruhNBSblckBSfgZQVnfETQtjf2QxkhhowC8CBATMQgkskglfw5RxWFqsIaRJHxlerDaJ_vsoQ5RaDybod30cjvGbd3z8LtSUXE3SPKxbpkCCouVSjkhCPSNijf-IhBZJQpD/s2048/IMG_2345.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikruhNBSblckBSfgZQVnfETQtjf2QxkhhowC8CBATMQgkskglfw5RxWFqsIaRJHxlerDaJ_vsoQ5RaDybod30cjvGbd3z8LtSUXE3SPKxbpkCCouVSjkhCPSNijf-IhBZJQpD/w400-h300/IMG_2345.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cavalockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180674877360799676noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979114.post-1145766250483301032021-09-20T08:00:00.011+08:002021-09-20T08:00:00.252+08:00Cavalock and The Sushi Combo Celebration<p>It took us longer than we expected, three months to be exact but we finally made it to Sushi Masaaki for dinner last week. Reservations were first made to celebrate the Baker-at-Home's birthday there in June but the lockdown changed that into a double birthday celebration with yours truly in September. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWb2Gqb5Vh_aoVQtugkX9DROE7YFGPROq1IUP_EdV77q3xQthoQNWj4bPtPkssdrA7EpQixvQ2eOuvIKOlHHmTOTs8VhXhVhtmm9JIGLNSOqTMMv1WNvjxkW4ff5Dw7tZJh9N/s2048/IMG_2184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWb2Gqb5Vh_aoVQtugkX9DROE7YFGPROq1IUP_EdV77q3xQthoQNWj4bPtPkssdrA7EpQixvQ2eOuvIKOlHHmTOTs8VhXhVhtmm9JIGLNSOqTMMv1WNvjxkW4ff5Dw7tZJh9N/s320/IMG_2184.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFe5iGKPuvCkw4HyaArzL67mVjHD0l_IKnuKYsEf4aF-LKVe9UVT7fMm4Q6BIdDXSeo_MalYUDURBejQoX020Xfg2VrLZRcRBa-0XPlZXV2_8_UtKNbfaJ-D7x8-XFSOzp618/s2048/IMG_2182.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFe5iGKPuvCkw4HyaArzL67mVjHD0l_IKnuKYsEf4aF-LKVe9UVT7fMm4Q6BIdDXSeo_MalYUDURBejQoX020Xfg2VrLZRcRBa-0XPlZXV2_8_UtKNbfaJ-D7x8-XFSOzp618/s320/IMG_2182.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This was certainly well worth the wait. Now unlike places like <a href="http://cavalock.blogspot.com/2020/11/cavalock-and-catty-autumn-post.html">Esora</a> and <a href="http://cavalock.blogspot.com/2021/07/cavalock-and-that-uninhibited-uni-dinner.html">IL Den</a>, this is the kinda "real" sushi that I much prefer. All-round excellent fine-dining experience, our omakase dinner saw some of the freshest fish I have had since lockdown. Hah! The sake choices we were top-notch too. Sake pairing wasn't exactly on the menu but we requested for one and that was exceptionally good. Did we drank, ate and spent too much? Definitely. We kinda justified it with the fact that we didn't travel anywhere the last two years. And we already made our next dinner reservations at the end of the year.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-10uy9Ww-unSwkuooZLxaxpEZLjWwx3-j9rYb9whEkov5Ah8rbmp14AaiclBNTC-QmWSKgHESDXNeuK4CRp5IRkz4eeQFO0bnw4k5E6DSX0UG0-r4WDqFtvCYOBbrxzzvR_dn/s2048/a2c61161-1dd7-487e-9545-2769aabb7021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-10uy9Ww-unSwkuooZLxaxpEZLjWwx3-j9rYb9whEkov5Ah8rbmp14AaiclBNTC-QmWSKgHESDXNeuK4CRp5IRkz4eeQFO0bnw4k5E6DSX0UG0-r4WDqFtvCYOBbrxzzvR_dn/s320/a2c61161-1dd7-487e-9545-2769aabb7021.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9bpIS7Wx9uH3mJEIwt1pctapElWTerEf7MsuArU0Ltxph9ip7SvmZZESdZ9RJN2GZ-peC4UAY65S3ZorxUPUzeBBooAFmH7h8edCFfC94ZCpWQV0fZKcnxEN25jGzk0kfRp1/s2048/IMG_2188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9bpIS7Wx9uH3mJEIwt1pctapElWTerEf7MsuArU0Ltxph9ip7SvmZZESdZ9RJN2GZ-peC4UAY65S3ZorxUPUzeBBooAFmH7h8edCFfC94ZCpWQV0fZKcnxEN25jGzk0kfRp1/s320/IMG_2188.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDuiZ3Dy8QRADu-CowWoGXhC6lnInT459qSCXR6by6fuAJ3QuLl4OpuAr-FOpsfo2JI-c6xT8cj1gVP8UBco8XNmTr7wtjK7tBplwbXDcwFhmA4AUWjrfm_JXtEdgulv5_bTN/s2048/IMG_2192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDuiZ3Dy8QRADu-CowWoGXhC6lnInT459qSCXR6by6fuAJ3QuLl4OpuAr-FOpsfo2JI-c6xT8cj1gVP8UBco8XNmTr7wtjK7tBplwbXDcwFhmA4AUWjrfm_JXtEdgulv5_bTN/s320/IMG_2192.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6S2kZUacNzwV0Z9BSEF6rgsCsz1ONk0cW11Sf_Jpq2jvJaQ9yz14WkIVCfo_3qygldKHwUo4DzhI88MV2KWQFf7SM0YEyYpVLAsP3kve8vGj3uNJvsLZn9SkeSfQdfHGOqc4/s2048/IMG_2205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6S2kZUacNzwV0Z9BSEF6rgsCsz1ONk0cW11Sf_Jpq2jvJaQ9yz14WkIVCfo_3qygldKHwUo4DzhI88MV2KWQFf7SM0YEyYpVLAsP3kve8vGj3uNJvsLZn9SkeSfQdfHGOqc4/s320/IMG_2205.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJoTJLLbrzxhgFhGcv2eNINbzdkMP69yQUkwe6jtbicLhT07pmad9sFFUbpGhqC6LZt_aZiH3wgMW5tR5FcssYlBPqrAbmyfLsbmJG28ZYNQiV45zA8y1D5SI6gruPNO-AZv_/s2048/IMG_2206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJoTJLLbrzxhgFhGcv2eNINbzdkMP69yQUkwe6jtbicLhT07pmad9sFFUbpGhqC6LZt_aZiH3wgMW5tR5FcssYlBPqrAbmyfLsbmJG28ZYNQiV45zA8y1D5SI6gruPNO-AZv_/s320/IMG_2206.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_9EMV8OpQKxHb31nPCuU33ST3BXPdFmDtHDiuxl_FnU_6xKnXzW6WxEuL3GEgpxcL49-RZ_lBNadp_RPVwVNlGGrQV0tHUfNoUzp1n10E21lTnay9o9f5QS6dQt0qGdH6Hhp/s2048/IMG_2212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_9EMV8OpQKxHb31nPCuU33ST3BXPdFmDtHDiuxl_FnU_6xKnXzW6WxEuL3GEgpxcL49-RZ_lBNadp_RPVwVNlGGrQV0tHUfNoUzp1n10E21lTnay9o9f5QS6dQt0qGdH6Hhp/s320/IMG_2212.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYcaCACgSBuizWpUbTtQ8vul2AHZ2BCxsMfQnyEeII-hRF9Mtn47PGRsITwghbtYn5JFbAQR4BoVaFHBj4javDuZ3rO-qkQi86wTi6GOWESAKmpybdqasZuEYloVjCEtKhMbi/s2048/IMG_2217.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYcaCACgSBuizWpUbTtQ8vul2AHZ2BCxsMfQnyEeII-hRF9Mtn47PGRsITwghbtYn5JFbAQR4BoVaFHBj4javDuZ3rO-qkQi86wTi6GOWESAKmpybdqasZuEYloVjCEtKhMbi/s320/IMG_2217.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Me 87-year-old Dad took these photos in Pasir Ris earlier this week. Fortunately the hawk stayed more or less still enough for him to snap over 1,000 shots of the bird and allowed me Dad to play around with the different camera settings. FYI that's a monitor lizard tail he or she is eating, not a snake. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2wrdTf0TU0Fj7LFa8Y21I7HoXCJMAiy3a0Lq1pkXnEP9v0MCFzfiFGr9YS7xxuTN5m5ohyWjpGe5k8rksgMM_TjHYwG_z_5K14v26CrD8cEKMhtzFIaQblkdOWeZP9y_3xtA/s2048/Screenshot+2021-09-19+at+9.37.46+AM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2wrdTf0TU0Fj7LFa8Y21I7HoXCJMAiy3a0Lq1pkXnEP9v0MCFzfiFGr9YS7xxuTN5m5ohyWjpGe5k8rksgMM_TjHYwG_z_5K14v26CrD8cEKMhtzFIaQblkdOWeZP9y_3xtA/s320/Screenshot+2021-09-19+at+9.37.46+AM+copy.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcp-c98fbcEnfrOTgYOUVeiBQbVyerC9NTyvV3O9n0s2OjSF9Tu4zQ1mOjEz-9eRaVGsNzIDyJcPIZHUk9__hUQ-plFBQCBfKCzO8dIRE-Gcyb0kMOIe0WRmw1fZzZ0RY3Xkd/s2048/Screenshot+2021-09-19+at+9.45.00+AM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Cavalockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180674877360799676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979114.post-62131631852342567062021-09-10T08:00:00.015+08:002021-09-10T08:00:00.284+08:00Cavalock and The Truffle Birthday Experience <p>Well, if you have been following the local news, it sure looks like we are heading into another mini-lockdown pretty soon. Anyway the Barker-at-Home and I managed to snag my birthday lunch at Garibadi earlier this week with her! There's a running joke between us bout how she has eaten at the Italian joint while I have not. This went on for years and finally I'm here. Joke's over I guess. Hah!</p><p>Didn't really planned it that way but I had truffle on both my first and second courses, on the scallops as well as the ravioli. Fantastic lunch, only complaint was them ravioli were some of the smallest I ever had! Not a complaint but the wine pairing did left us both with a slight buzz in the afternoon. Guess we ain't as young as we were. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipKW3dWo1k8s96a6V-gV_bkMOs1uuSsxm2DiLTCmyE1ueRz51md31DgJr0Ixrnv8VhOR3TgwuyCw7F5d8QjT1hOm8Vz5sOvB8ObIMJGtreZZ2u3q9oS0NeQtuSUBcETdHPBkV0/s2048/IMG_2119.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipKW3dWo1k8s96a6V-gV_bkMOs1uuSsxm2DiLTCmyE1ueRz51md31DgJr0Ixrnv8VhOR3TgwuyCw7F5d8QjT1hOm8Vz5sOvB8ObIMJGtreZZ2u3q9oS0NeQtuSUBcETdHPBkV0/s320/IMG_2119.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvNK7MnlDgkUryCkvMh9jKyDC_zU06hxUBKRmsc8RvW_ehmusve3kr0FKdy9aUOKnAVi5J5kABMeFR6Dmfd3xM2W8510-AgX-jHROsgwTaNR7vi3qXu7vwLhzxEzWaYuP9gfF/s2048/IMG_2120.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvNK7MnlDgkUryCkvMh9jKyDC_zU06hxUBKRmsc8RvW_ehmusve3kr0FKdy9aUOKnAVi5J5kABMeFR6Dmfd3xM2W8510-AgX-jHROsgwTaNR7vi3qXu7vwLhzxEzWaYuP9gfF/s320/IMG_2120.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3zDNBpGYcXCEpAq1k_aUfjFbxi2rZ5WdVcf_5wQyw_E_h6HgesyYc7QsooZYMmuLottLrCvESv7vP9yoCEbqrr4fZtRgdGa8EBErX2DMyO5BsY0oNd0FP6gYW0UJSJjehPaB/s2048/IMG_2121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3zDNBpGYcXCEpAq1k_aUfjFbxi2rZ5WdVcf_5wQyw_E_h6HgesyYc7QsooZYMmuLottLrCvESv7vP9yoCEbqrr4fZtRgdGa8EBErX2DMyO5BsY0oNd0FP6gYW0UJSJjehPaB/s320/IMG_2121.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Back home, we ordered an amazing coconut cake from a homemaker, yes, that's a pretty huge cake for just the two of us. So we sliced it up and gave some to the neighbours too. Obviously the kids love it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lO2wAmds86yY8XlpmUnmJQ3T_BoiEri2DA9JP1f2aOaCrQ6mWghFBu1R8Aw72CElnoD1czVP8SuTJNS7sKkeiUaU9uor2h7IPsTclABEluZxVQR9LVmWx6HPzycgXjrJ2Y7-/s2048/IMG_2115.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lO2wAmds86yY8XlpmUnmJQ3T_BoiEri2DA9JP1f2aOaCrQ6mWghFBu1R8Aw72CElnoD1czVP8SuTJNS7sKkeiUaU9uor2h7IPsTclABEluZxVQR9LVmWx6HPzycgXjrJ2Y7-/s320/IMG_2115.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05CBTrpgRKOMoJmjMLc3cS1fXnxapa6mK9yMlowUbCFArNtu-nq-EdWnbhnC3h1FanUnw11ynAh2mEV_2OwPRZWNfFIIszA49hP5-T3VcC4EAS_WiV0qGirjCn-DIQD9VhO1g/s2048/IMG_2116.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05CBTrpgRKOMoJmjMLc3cS1fXnxapa6mK9yMlowUbCFArNtu-nq-EdWnbhnC3h1FanUnw11ynAh2mEV_2OwPRZWNfFIIszA49hP5-T3VcC4EAS_WiV0qGirjCn-DIQD9VhO1g/s320/IMG_2116.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3M4EpTKHqNY5rbxC6ozqpfEVaopz807ushwCivmDOCgOx_KnY2R9WY3kRL5OqQ-ZgMuo3IDu2q1x1Rw6nFjfi6OHFUjk9GBcAo4SEA0OJ9uEMSiq39BOCZeoKA3FpUe8wCRFh/s2048/IMG_2117.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3M4EpTKHqNY5rbxC6ozqpfEVaopz807ushwCivmDOCgOx_KnY2R9WY3kRL5OqQ-ZgMuo3IDu2q1x1Rw6nFjfi6OHFUjk9GBcAo4SEA0OJ9uEMSiq39BOCZeoKA3FpUe8wCRFh/s320/IMG_2117.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Now I usually treat myself to a new game or something similar on me birthdays but I can't really think right now. Not that there isn't anything I want. Gawd knows there are plenty of stuff I want but space is an issue and I still got games that I feel I haven't played to justify its purchase, know what I mean? </p><p>Right now I'm back to playing Kill Team, a game I started bout four years ago. There's a new edition that got released couple weeks ago with completely new rules. This is a game that I kinda stocked up on when I was over <a href="https://cavalock.blogspot.com/search/label/U.K.">in the UK back in 2018</a>. Played <a href="https://cavalock.blogspot.com/2018/12/cavalock-and-last-post-of-year.html">a few games</a> when I got back then moved on to other boardgames. Well, this is a miniatures game where I have already invested hundreds of dollars on and dozens of hours of painting, so when this new edition got released, a lot of folks were pretty excited bout it and I bought the new rule books, that's already like a more hundred bucks right there. Hopefully this will last awhile. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4VrzBCvP3yzzJTwAR7E47ryhHrXQ0dSFJvSN6NtoMr4D2iytZVHmhTHhsxBqMp5CqwY9R_zmxM_rjbrdzmOCQYEUxQaD25eUv3UTuEuCLR9s35PRuKbqdsEeklx-shslvjND/s2048/IMG_2058.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4VrzBCvP3yzzJTwAR7E47ryhHrXQ0dSFJvSN6NtoMr4D2iytZVHmhTHhsxBqMp5CqwY9R_zmxM_rjbrdzmOCQYEUxQaD25eUv3UTuEuCLR9s35PRuKbqdsEeklx-shslvjND/s320/IMG_2058.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFnh943CqXvXNE1c-klc5uAaPzJ5sPwLDQn-WFdXpqcsh7HjUr05TaE8zeX-tTm7D8k_rL4mU-WztDsg8NdCH58-SDIOmIwehGsaPFRHHOD2yCYE70F0eMukSkWmARkoWfTzC/s2048/IMG_2060.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFnh943CqXvXNE1c-klc5uAaPzJ5sPwLDQn-WFdXpqcsh7HjUr05TaE8zeX-tTm7D8k_rL4mU-WztDsg8NdCH58-SDIOmIwehGsaPFRHHOD2yCYE70F0eMukSkWmARkoWfTzC/s320/IMG_2060.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, yeah, I almost forgot ... it's September. You know what that means.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gs069dndIYk" width="320" youtube-src-id="Gs069dndIYk"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cavalockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180674877360799676noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979114.post-86756327780962764782021-09-05T08:00:00.045+08:002021-09-05T08:00:00.290+08:00Cavalock and All Them Gatherings of Friends <p>Last August was a pretty good month for me as I got to meet with friends for meals more times than I had in recent memory. Lunch at Far East Plaza's Maddie's Kitchen, breakfast at Tiong Bahru Market and two epic meals at <a href="https://cavalock.blogspot.com/2021/05/cavalock-and-oyster-magnesium-max-out.html">Kakiin Oyster Bar</a> and my first time ever at Pistachio Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Grill. Four meals with friends in a month and I don't feel like a bloody hermit anymore! </p><p>The oyster bar dinner at Orchard Plaza was fun although one of the guys couldn't make it at the last minute so it was three guys eating and drinking. Lots of great oysters obviously and highballs too. And several servings of chicken liver which the guys really liked, that was quite unexpected. Now this dinner was especially memorable as it was planned way back at the beginning of June and postponed twice cos of the on-again-off lockdowns we been having.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijG0TQ0uEFfuBQCDw3kLLU7lDSFinbqYeSfHU8cMHLBsbFZA1FkgoaBhcTAeywLAB34BjWjcIF9dgasgvKaO27Cgb8sKzhdt1sl99L4_7erCwpjaQORNB-UMWIysIA8TON-0uJ/s2048/IMG_1916.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijG0TQ0uEFfuBQCDw3kLLU7lDSFinbqYeSfHU8cMHLBsbFZA1FkgoaBhcTAeywLAB34BjWjcIF9dgasgvKaO27Cgb8sKzhdt1sl99L4_7erCwpjaQORNB-UMWIysIA8TON-0uJ/s320/IMG_1916.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEr3pWeGw07gzoMcnMyw3AUAQr44QKFwC8ICMGYll-_Dp5dg8Sw6DdiBZoZs5deh9I5Ev99MQT8DigO7-AjaRuvQ6J4UfIbibUydyUplshnnhsQfMhXVQelrPL59x5tyTpq39/s2048/IMG_1915.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEr3pWeGw07gzoMcnMyw3AUAQr44QKFwC8ICMGYll-_Dp5dg8Sw6DdiBZoZs5deh9I5Ev99MQT8DigO7-AjaRuvQ6J4UfIbibUydyUplshnnhsQfMhXVQelrPL59x5tyTpq39/s320/IMG_1915.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Lunch at Pistachio over at Wheelock Place was also kinda memorable cos its been ages, years actually since I had a meal in Wheelock Place. It wasn't just me, the other guys also said the same thing. Since Borders closed, we didn't really have a reason to go there anymore expect maybe cross over from Ion to Isetan I guess. Anyway my friend ordered the tomahawk steak couple days ahead so that's what we had. Quite a table spectacle to be honest, torch flames and all that. Great lunch with even better company. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDsaITlqy7orSkgsBJ0DdpsnWycvc5dj1qucS8HyWUEhUmVBWuUnJA7dQFbRp33DjO7fGHRApabiHp5X3rIxdfV6RtpKK4cEZew8i82C3KisUCLOgrIyF9IKhCWnXfUjcANxG/s2048/IMG_1969.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDsaITlqy7orSkgsBJ0DdpsnWycvc5dj1qucS8HyWUEhUmVBWuUnJA7dQFbRp33DjO7fGHRApabiHp5X3rIxdfV6RtpKK4cEZew8i82C3KisUCLOgrIyF9IKhCWnXfUjcANxG/s320/IMG_1969.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFYlExkbY4FfqCguG1FxUlydDQYguKHZjX_klOwGjrpGitHW8tWBbxkvTcGXCuDc0K_s3psG7R_8ZEmko1OguUduqkGHEcebvyyS_5gxI7zUwMZh4lawL942BLVir0M2gQx5d/s2048/IMG_1973.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFYlExkbY4FfqCguG1FxUlydDQYguKHZjX_klOwGjrpGitHW8tWBbxkvTcGXCuDc0K_s3psG7R_8ZEmko1OguUduqkGHEcebvyyS_5gxI7zUwMZh4lawL942BLVir0M2gQx5d/s320/IMG_1973.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4dD3npkt0QQyaOzW85IuRsBTEQH9MH_Id-ZJqjQrVv99_g9g2eGfXOzmyGdeRn6x5SQwR0CEP9bHwaAEMiNPuZKNFS0-MpFnDgx22Tl15aJlCMgAvXt3u2YmyiIDEocAGA2i/s2048/IMG_1980.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4dD3npkt0QQyaOzW85IuRsBTEQH9MH_Id-ZJqjQrVv99_g9g2eGfXOzmyGdeRn6x5SQwR0CEP9bHwaAEMiNPuZKNFS0-MpFnDgx22Tl15aJlCMgAvXt3u2YmyiIDEocAGA2i/s320/IMG_1980.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Got a proper game of the award-winning <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars">Terraforming Mars </a>last week too. This is one of the most popular modern boardgames around and also one of the more complex ones. The players are running corporations in the near future and we are racing to colonise the Red Planet. The first time I played, this was several years ago, was against a buncha folks who knew the game (with expansions) inside out and naturally I was slaughtered. Then bout a year after that, I played it again with almost the same folks, by then I had already forgotten my earlier mistakes and rules, which led to another massacre. But last week, my friend sat us down and explained the base game, and I finally played a proper game with a total understanding of the rules. Good game, quite thinky at times, decent amount of player interaction. Looking forward to have another go at it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzis7H2s11_DQ5qlzLJFc5Zhr9jC2Rya1VuWJBJw-6eml9otiez3mdF0akM1cb-kC8sZypLr3pLfSIxhkPYQ7TFAaCoxel9mwWkQ1APRY9oiZHa7nqOiwpPQkNpVfqs1Q4WMF/s2048/IMG_1928.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzis7H2s11_DQ5qlzLJFc5Zhr9jC2Rya1VuWJBJw-6eml9otiez3mdF0akM1cb-kC8sZypLr3pLfSIxhkPYQ7TFAaCoxel9mwWkQ1APRY9oiZHa7nqOiwpPQkNpVfqs1Q4WMF/s320/IMG_1928.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cavalockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180674877360799676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979114.post-45141248671604872182021-08-24T08:00:00.011+08:002021-08-24T08:00:00.310+08:00Cavalock and That Award-Winning Boardgame<p>Last week's lunch at Far East Plaza with a gaming buddy means a chance to finally drop by <a href="https://mrholmesbakehouse.sg">Mr. Holmes Bakehouse</a> across the road to sample their popular pastries. Bought the mint chocolate cruffin and the lemon meringue pie croissant back for afternoon tea with the Baker-at-Home. No complaints bout the golden flacky puff pastry but the fillings were pretty overwhelming and ... a lot. Lots of filling came oozing out. A little too much for us but your milage may vary. The Baker-at-Home said the mint filing in the cruffin reminded her of her toothpaste. Hah!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHkRxMWgAeGN2X43AljUX4ZWrrZPAXCPg9ZkOOmcOKWBm8Sgz2kvsxfSX7BJCu3PuHCm3WU-7AyxVBnMduJiuL068AE6jBdAdC1Ok-rkZMjFt_FzegKeLxqgVFauISepyh6uF/s2048/IMG_1825.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHkRxMWgAeGN2X43AljUX4ZWrrZPAXCPg9ZkOOmcOKWBm8Sgz2kvsxfSX7BJCu3PuHCm3WU-7AyxVBnMduJiuL068AE6jBdAdC1Ok-rkZMjFt_FzegKeLxqgVFauISepyh6uF/s320/IMG_1825.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Took awhile but I got me the boardgame <a href="https://spielwiese-berlin.de/edition/micromacro/">MicroMacro Crime City</a> at last, a multi-award winning boardgame from Germany. It swept a buncha awards this year and last for being an original co-operative game. If you are familiar with Where's Waldo (or Wally), this is almost like that where you squint your eyes and search through a glorious irrelevant artscape but instead of Waldo, you looking for dead bodies, solving their murders, solving robberies, catching killers and you get it why's it's called Crime City. There are only 16 cases in the box and once you solve them, that's it. </p><p>You can play it solo as in by yourself or co-operatively with others, up to three others but really, you would want to keep it to as few as possible. Most reviewers suggest just one other or two other players cos it's kinda hard to share the map even though it's that huge. I'm playing it solo and loving every minute of it, and I can't imagine sharing the game or map with another person cos you tend to hog it as you are pouring over every little speck of evidence. </p><p>You can read more bout the game <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/318977/micromacro-crime-city">here.</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAkFJwBT_1xl-oWAsUEAiBGhIusrB5kqiyqJsY5Ir_gpr63m6E75rp3UAu152JBWO__CPCSL-_OH3MoqKC0Nz429mFsWuhvoA9rn5Prusf4lSzTuuMJmHGPu61uUrvv_-ooOo/s2048/IMG_1946.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAkFJwBT_1xl-oWAsUEAiBGhIusrB5kqiyqJsY5Ir_gpr63m6E75rp3UAu152JBWO__CPCSL-_OH3MoqKC0Nz429mFsWuhvoA9rn5Prusf4lSzTuuMJmHGPu61uUrvv_-ooOo/s320/IMG_1946.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSxrL_Ib-IjMHyeqv0akd0NDMNLwO4kvTxzHxvkZgtfW1JXPIoXpnJHJiu7Au3E4PSitZbNZECg_gyXpIvlptbrra3UIp0iBX2G44t1MvQa9Zx-VVTmudy5YBNCTDruGBWcoT/s2048/IMG_1949.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSxrL_Ib-IjMHyeqv0akd0NDMNLwO4kvTxzHxvkZgtfW1JXPIoXpnJHJiu7Au3E4PSitZbNZECg_gyXpIvlptbrra3UIp0iBX2G44t1MvQa9Zx-VVTmudy5YBNCTDruGBWcoT/s320/IMG_1949.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCIIszCgzGMnpLgOvGY1_Wifdl47u3lk-pedz9WpbPvLaFjQtHwhCHzNGsbHt7bg8L9tJ6upKzcrA3OpczeeQkr_4yWZnFsE4cVfaptRglrbsCtrNlk24tOiPXSKoWL-wo-Cx/s2048/IMG_1945.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCIIszCgzGMnpLgOvGY1_Wifdl47u3lk-pedz9WpbPvLaFjQtHwhCHzNGsbHt7bg8L9tJ6upKzcrA3OpczeeQkr_4yWZnFsE4cVfaptRglrbsCtrNlk24tOiPXSKoWL-wo-Cx/s320/IMG_1945.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Last but definitely not least, it's <a href="https://cavalock.blogspot.com/2021/08/cavalock-and-missing-washpole-patriot.html">this year's Washpole Patriot</a>. Took a snapshot yesterday. I guess it's better late than never. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_XOKs6sUHlIayB2W19UDv99RgC43wphrSeCpPSXhgHcUij9UH_0ZEWjmz-uhXNi3ObdfG4_Im2GZb1No0_YMdhIEMpzGpeGfLvNpzXoZaSAYC0YWxrakMBs5l2qYKupc_LgV/s2048/IMG_1936.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_XOKs6sUHlIayB2W19UDv99RgC43wphrSeCpPSXhgHcUij9UH_0ZEWjmz-uhXNi3ObdfG4_Im2GZb1No0_YMdhIEMpzGpeGfLvNpzXoZaSAYC0YWxrakMBs5l2qYKupc_LgV/s320/IMG_1936.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cavalockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180674877360799676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979114.post-36189108285748480832021-08-11T08:00:00.007+08:002021-08-11T08:00:00.302+08:00Cavalock and The Missing Washpole Patriot?<p>Well, the lockdown kinda just ended and us vaccinated folks are allowed to eat out again. But the Baker-at-Home and I have yet to make any reservations ... yet. We did order takeaway from Two Men Bagel last week and that was glorious. juicy meaty bagel sandwich while stuck at home was just what we needed. I think even without a lockdown, we do see ourselves ordering more takeaways now. It's like we are conditioned to after over a year of doing takeaways, know what I mean? Too lazy and tired in an ever escalating climate changing environment to want to venture outdoors. Hah!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DGNDg1EdfyEFPBOlr086ig4Eh8igJfW1DwCp9Ksx1JigFEKHemFenaCRRyIwZyUMXCaS9QEeohM5ViE0NEusM54RyvNIE_B7U6x773HMRaQXFEry7HYTkiU6gsKjySsh0hmW/s2048/IMG_1772.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DGNDg1EdfyEFPBOlr086ig4Eh8igJfW1DwCp9Ksx1JigFEKHemFenaCRRyIwZyUMXCaS9QEeohM5ViE0NEusM54RyvNIE_B7U6x773HMRaQXFEry7HYTkiU6gsKjySsh0hmW/s320/IMG_1772.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />As for my hobbies, I'm still doing my painting and have just completed over a dozen Stormcast Eternals miniatures over the last couple weeks. And they didn't turn out half bad, if I do say so myself. <p></p><p>I'm also dipping my into solo historical wargaming with some free print-and-play games. Most of these are small, simple war games that are available online and can be played solo. They come free with rules and PDFs where you are supposed to cut out and do little DIY with maps, cards etc. You would need to come up with some dice and counters or colored markers too. Right now, I'm reading bout the Battle at Kettle Hill (not to be confused with the Battle at Kettle Creek) during the Spanish-American War of 1898. Maybe I'll try to post something bout it in my next post if I can get a play in by then. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-EVz01xNZg7a_muZbjQk_2JqtT0V2uF9YhpPCK5G4xDsy01FSvgvBEIxEn9h-WjDJKlseTSfR8xOIz1bvR-Y4EWFnMgEAF0ATHUQudYgb3v1axpVLxeLCNeTuVTnnJaTMcsJ/s1800/IMG_1669+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1198" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-EVz01xNZg7a_muZbjQk_2JqtT0V2uF9YhpPCK5G4xDsy01FSvgvBEIxEn9h-WjDJKlseTSfR8xOIz1bvR-Y4EWFnMgEAF0ATHUQudYgb3v1axpVLxeLCNeTuVTnnJaTMcsJ/s320/IMG_1669+2.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAgqcJaNLxxIREDhP4X2V7CtwZG0rFmgySg1Ho4u2S3bUuJzUUBfaw7xtY0tyMiTvycr8TVvKz_3f6E_pgu_6AMklZZzzeC82Lfc1pBIcPHMk-YhyphenhyphenWqs-BlAMruvoABqzPDIJ/s2048/IMG_1768.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAgqcJaNLxxIREDhP4X2V7CtwZG0rFmgySg1Ho4u2S3bUuJzUUBfaw7xtY0tyMiTvycr8TVvKz_3f6E_pgu_6AMklZZzzeC82Lfc1pBIcPHMk-YhyphenhyphenWqs-BlAMruvoABqzPDIJ/s320/IMG_1768.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSloTVJSK8nmeqpnSkzmte3pjarQfu-rmhZjqr_4uwHfspp-y_ZwXwJRoTOZm8EbfipZaxydn9rwe63_wDONKMylKX4g-JoeVgOCxvmHLaN_SRUXbXs0O-oznLaFGH4E2emmi4/s2048/IMG_1752.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSloTVJSK8nmeqpnSkzmte3pjarQfu-rmhZjqr_4uwHfspp-y_ZwXwJRoTOZm8EbfipZaxydn9rwe63_wDONKMylKX4g-JoeVgOCxvmHLaN_SRUXbXs0O-oznLaFGH4E2emmi4/s320/IMG_1752.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Alright, so if anyone remembers reading my blog during this time of the year, meaning around our National Day, you would recall the my annual Washpole Patriot post. <a href="http://cavalock.blogspot.com/2020/07/cavalock-and-failed-gen-con-expedition.html">Last year</a>, <a href="http://cavalock.blogspot.com/2019/07/cavalock-and-post-gym-lunch-options.html">the year before</a>, <a href="http://cavalock.blogspot.com/2018/08/cavalock-and-horse-meat-heresy.html">back in 2018</a>, <a href="http://cavalock.blogspot.com/2017/07/cavalock-and-things-well-never-see-here.html">then in 2017</a>, well you get the idea, <a href="http://cavalock.blogspot.com/2006/08/singapore-in-pole-position.html">all the way to 2006</a>. But this year, as of right now, I'm not taking a pix even though the Washpole Patriot is up and hanging. Cos there's a wake down at the void deck just below the Washpole and I'm not exactly comfortable taking any pix of that now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Cavalockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180674877360799676noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979114.post-81232836261228832742021-07-31T08:00:00.002+08:002021-07-31T08:00:00.300+08:00Cavalock and The Cottage Pie Catchup<p>Gosh, things have been rather quiet lately cos of the lockdown which I guess can be a good or bad thing. Good cos nothing new to worry about I guess, gyms are closed so every week's a cheat week! Bad cos here aren't any it can get pretty boring on certain days. Got my games but more into painting my miniatures these last couple weeks instead of playing any solo games. Well, I have been meeting up with two other friends for our regular weekly boardgaming sessions but today was cancelled hence me blogging now. Hah! </p><p>The Baker-at-Home baked a pie last week too. A big hearty cottage beef pie to be exact. Lots of beef fillings and I really dig the cheesy potato top crust although we both felt it could do with a little more mashed potatoes. Had it over two meals.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaxcbaFpqEoPa7rfdvgDcm0yLmfXZCbUGDtj6Q65vyR5lokBBa46EkE5W8L4HBmQwaztv7qyrLfwMQCpnfrkPa8Kq25B81MCxGORsKuw8bFP9NTL3Ocdz3KCS52M-8j_rYFqr/s2048/IMG_1716.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaxcbaFpqEoPa7rfdvgDcm0yLmfXZCbUGDtj6Q65vyR5lokBBa46EkE5W8L4HBmQwaztv7qyrLfwMQCpnfrkPa8Kq25B81MCxGORsKuw8bFP9NTL3Ocdz3KCS52M-8j_rYFqr/s320/IMG_1716.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJlYTfwoBGB6lh030JffQisTxhewyNX5u1JRzR1qJt50Nz6uiUQRLb3OYUg9vRIbfNqcyaUDXmRUu2Sc9VD0BqGClLjSsWmcfpCeVaSAsG0vmzA1yKTJqzaREL9aiPz8EH9Se/s2048/IMG_1717.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJlYTfwoBGB6lh030JffQisTxhewyNX5u1JRzR1qJt50Nz6uiUQRLb3OYUg9vRIbfNqcyaUDXmRUu2Sc9VD0BqGClLjSsWmcfpCeVaSAsG0vmzA1yKTJqzaREL9aiPz8EH9Se/s320/IMG_1717.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2oQ4M6V4fr1UaxXAeZMhv1ef5oaWt-GpxPlkkTtC9JSPAviGkGOh0u6j9VLLg3Fl-xvSrQ4fuB5vP3_OYYiNH9Ev81CtN8GpUrr2JLz4iUxuxJo7Vd8dddYhjWBja8sK8BX7/s2048/IMG_1718.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2oQ4M6V4fr1UaxXAeZMhv1ef5oaWt-GpxPlkkTtC9JSPAviGkGOh0u6j9VLLg3Fl-xvSrQ4fuB5vP3_OYYiNH9Ev81CtN8GpUrr2JLz4iUxuxJo7Vd8dddYhjWBja8sK8BX7/s320/IMG_1718.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Some bird pix me Dad took last week in his neighbourhood. He can't trek to places like Sungei Buloh anymore as he's getting old at 87-years old. This here kingfisher would return bout every half hour or hour with for and me Dad would wait from early morning till noon. 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Alright, lets' face it, there's really nothing we can do bout except roll with the punches. No amount of ranting online or offline is going to change anything about this lockdown. Although I do find it rather unbelievable that the authorities didn't know anything about the illegal KTV joints. I mean, folks were already talking bout such joints months ago. They were pretty open bout it. </p><p>Anyway I did managed to at least get one last day at the gym on the day before the lockdown (use the machines!). Expected the place to be little crowded but it wasn't which is good for me, I guess. The Baker-at-Home and I also got to dine at one of our fav Japanese joints, <a href="https://mandaringallery.com.sg/directory/suju-japanese-restaurant">Suju</a>, over at Mandarin Gallery last week. Damn, I really miss their tofu salad. And we had lots of fish too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUv1pQmM2d8Fj77Cm7v1t7uBLT6_xg9mlNuIrSXAXtnxU1KH2H6Ul0-c54GnRnR_DbOvswBkF1qxxDagj_jit7HWuUKdQjPIFdOswne_HzWcTuy9L8POU_24NCGdd7k1I1IPRC/s2048/IMG_1603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUv1pQmM2d8Fj77Cm7v1t7uBLT6_xg9mlNuIrSXAXtnxU1KH2H6Ul0-c54GnRnR_DbOvswBkF1qxxDagj_jit7HWuUKdQjPIFdOswne_HzWcTuy9L8POU_24NCGdd7k1I1IPRC/s320/IMG_1603.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4lwTOU2L29hcOSUAonJPwqiBTsnAmGhU5w-_Y1WRHkG2Wqpojfi4RvHnpVCJgEZlV-xaUstZCC7HVlcCXOtnWpDOZzoss3MiP7tqYzKK-NPkviJx-MDzw3WL5rjVDW3kfo2p/s2048/IMG_1606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4lwTOU2L29hcOSUAonJPwqiBTsnAmGhU5w-_Y1WRHkG2Wqpojfi4RvHnpVCJgEZlV-xaUstZCC7HVlcCXOtnWpDOZzoss3MiP7tqYzKK-NPkviJx-MDzw3WL5rjVDW3kfo2p/s320/IMG_1606.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_sBd75LskpLKLyYPrRYociJR_OJX8nXzNUC5v9YdMZNOunPzhyBAwCqL2EDfwBzmh-ELWKb5GSJN-iqCJ3ZVuzKJ3k-tKhjNo-j0qJL3Gfh4yj5Ex-Bf1OsWBDaDVE-mllpF/s2048/IMG_1607.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_sBd75LskpLKLyYPrRYociJR_OJX8nXzNUC5v9YdMZNOunPzhyBAwCqL2EDfwBzmh-ELWKb5GSJN-iqCJ3ZVuzKJ3k-tKhjNo-j0qJL3Gfh4yj5Ex-Bf1OsWBDaDVE-mllpF/s320/IMG_1607.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUKfctfhadHYEJhoM-d22X_jZPUmMJM9753oZenNPgMYfOqMKiVVBRJlFkHIYKtoGzIYyShcG0dbX1JmlXGQNaQXGHhyphenhyphenOKiYyfYW5ulyogVBAoh_qgbYX70odmPKh73RikX9P/s2048/IMG_1608.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUKfctfhadHYEJhoM-d22X_jZPUmMJM9753oZenNPgMYfOqMKiVVBRJlFkHIYKtoGzIYyShcG0dbX1JmlXGQNaQXGHhyphenhyphenOKiYyfYW5ulyogVBAoh_qgbYX70odmPKh73RikX9P/s320/IMG_1608.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We liked it so much that we ordered their bento takeaway on the first day of the Lockdown! She had the black vinegar chicken which she liked a lot, while I had the familiar fav yuzu pork. Yah, that's quite a lot of rice. Hah! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgRtu-LGvYQGKglWGN2gGzcjfYOkqUauuPfVVlJ7lbgqPBwxqiIEO7f150PNe5ySz9ugRibbVyT2htMv1hyphenhyphenbpZnsloQsUeeWekI0k_C6osURexIWdGN-YGf74Ra3KAsliBxrb/s2048/IMG_1675.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgRtu-LGvYQGKglWGN2gGzcjfYOkqUauuPfVVlJ7lbgqPBwxqiIEO7f150PNe5ySz9ugRibbVyT2htMv1hyphenhyphenbpZnsloQsUeeWekI0k_C6osURexIWdGN-YGf74Ra3KAsliBxrb/s320/IMG_1675.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISkRAxakv7PHcdthQBpVbf4j8kEUNWtqt0_YPY_tRFWwKYk-F362u1Ebg-_g_BYKOfky8eRW0875CXPzFp8wkI6zzuD9sJ6iT5Vn3q_Tgf9TgeTkJoFD7YcIKjxEAcZBsCAsE/s2048/IMG_1676.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISkRAxakv7PHcdthQBpVbf4j8kEUNWtqt0_YPY_tRFWwKYk-F362u1Ebg-_g_BYKOfky8eRW0875CXPzFp8wkI6zzuD9sJ6iT5Vn3q_Tgf9TgeTkJoFD7YcIKjxEAcZBsCAsE/s320/IMG_1676.JPG" /></a></div><p>Just like the previous lockdowns, I'm gonna buckle down with my painting and yesterday I picked up some cheap make-up brushes ($5 for two brushes from Minis) that I'll be using for dry-brushing my miniatures. It's common for miniature painters to use such cheap brushes as they do get the job done, effectively and at a fraction of the price of other expensive brushes. I have at least a couple of dozen models to paint, well, that should take me through the Lockdown I guess.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbdSMwzNAISdvpjfUnLfkVUfU7eszHbho36T9xdIOhy4oX7fsmQ1VaWWrnn819IQlm6DN0Ug4G3DdKvjHg0VxbGV7y7jrWi-xtl4_8KcCXxDWfbnR23QxF4joLmPFLvxa3yvK/s2048/IMG_1672.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbdSMwzNAISdvpjfUnLfkVUfU7eszHbho36T9xdIOhy4oX7fsmQ1VaWWrnn819IQlm6DN0Ug4G3DdKvjHg0VxbGV7y7jrWi-xtl4_8KcCXxDWfbnR23QxF4joLmPFLvxa3yvK/s320/IMG_1672.JPG" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsh035RTaivZP_tBI4QDCH9M_kOTO2uVv20kw8kOLADinq7wrVLqncKlnsFvcC08ShnjOotnOdrVfIArFC8BfiQgOlzwA93s8sa4mi4-ouH4IcUo9c7qzrj_R9ZUgI2kv8cCQ/s1800/IMG_1669.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1198" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsh035RTaivZP_tBI4QDCH9M_kOTO2uVv20kw8kOLADinq7wrVLqncKlnsFvcC08ShnjOotnOdrVfIArFC8BfiQgOlzwA93s8sa4mi4-ouH4IcUo9c7qzrj_R9ZUgI2kv8cCQ/s320/IMG_1669.JPG" /></a></div><p></p>Cavalockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180674877360799676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979114.post-34474124424642867252021-07-08T08:00:00.016+08:002021-07-08T08:00:00.268+08:00Cavalock and That Uninhibited Uni Dinner <p>Just before the restaurants are open for all-out, five-a-table dining, the Baker-at-Home and I managed to snag a seating at IL Den at their new Scotts Road joint. Seems like most online searches still list them at their old locations. Anyway, it's situated at one of those old colonial type bungalows along Scotts Road towards Newton MRT Station. Got there before sunset and made our way down a most welcoming little pathway leading to the restaurant, lined with pots of chili and lemon bushes. I thought it was pretty neat, nice little prelude to dinner. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLKzNOmdsW-Oji2c6yYr1ifXMdNLrnPGKreUUT8jKpytLfh5V0hq55kL3PIeuLm09Bt1_Xj0RRGpcbMrLBHkOgbTaT_HZMiRVFkwhhtEoF4jwprqeI_y32caHWpEKPEMf3wXy/s2048/IMG_1502.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLKzNOmdsW-Oji2c6yYr1ifXMdNLrnPGKreUUT8jKpytLfh5V0hq55kL3PIeuLm09Bt1_Xj0RRGpcbMrLBHkOgbTaT_HZMiRVFkwhhtEoF4jwprqeI_y32caHWpEKPEMf3wXy/s320/IMG_1502.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Had the sake pairing to go with our Omakase dinner. Good modern Japanese food all the way, you got more than one yummy uni dish, real tender wagyu beef and sake, sake, sake. Did I say we had a sake pairing? Absolutely stuffed by the end of the evening. Took a nice stroll to the train station after that.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuEjd-I3vivDzy9lZssFKdURgT94idXnJQN3Ouyhw30BZofKgR7ITPWgT7EWA0bwRjEqpRXEbgBaqa7IlZ-_2CDWnUMjAUus6E0tv19ooA248bmIqTvnpOZ5KNAqA06IssBPg/s2048/IMG_1495.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuEjd-I3vivDzy9lZssFKdURgT94idXnJQN3Ouyhw30BZofKgR7ITPWgT7EWA0bwRjEqpRXEbgBaqa7IlZ-_2CDWnUMjAUus6E0tv19ooA248bmIqTvnpOZ5KNAqA06IssBPg/w240-h320/IMG_1495.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6ZQuLvGiomQFwe55LQxYCgIMcH117cqngjvMXA9o-fTW1VfOmFYdRnQaYWG-zF078qBNAKsKLfY2gVo3mzeBEYAOg19pux5Cdp2eB-z1vBKBoIU_vBETwR4R9paWeKTRgQtc/s1800/IMG_1551.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1201" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6ZQuLvGiomQFwe55LQxYCgIMcH117cqngjvMXA9o-fTW1VfOmFYdRnQaYWG-zF078qBNAKsKLfY2gVo3mzeBEYAOg19pux5Cdp2eB-z1vBKBoIU_vBETwR4R9paWeKTRgQtc/w268-h400/IMG_1551.JPG" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Been awhile since I posted me Dad's pix. He's getting old now and has difficulty walking at 87-years old but somehow he still manages to make his way across the island a couple times a week to snap some bird pix. 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From healthy dishes at Muji to artery-clogging BBQ beef at our fav Japanese yakiniku joint Wa Don-Don over at Duxton Hill. I guess seeing what everyone has just gone through with the semi-Lockdown, we aren't the only couple on the island to go a little overboard with the whole dining-out thing this week. No apologies for pigging out!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyAn3pTPkxHkLDGGASXyOD05-0tsDVIqfjatOXUlD3_UEm9HoQF0MmLypK80UkgkQ9h3B7NUp8EuJvusADCZ7gdhvk5_Sh7cQSejTZi9wgn8E0aqOeFbsz4NTdQKGGiyFPuDs/s2048/IMG_1464.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyAn3pTPkxHkLDGGASXyOD05-0tsDVIqfjatOXUlD3_UEm9HoQF0MmLypK80UkgkQ9h3B7NUp8EuJvusADCZ7gdhvk5_Sh7cQSejTZi9wgn8E0aqOeFbsz4NTdQKGGiyFPuDs/s320/IMG_1464.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT92QBoQ4R74AhATy9_jndDkj_Sao0SuhXA8P5uiy4e4rt3buOLgN1q9r4NeKZXUY1FlNrk-gQr6VOPwzCaKrXSO3AeERnfKEP2iUZvk7Gp04NQPS1p33nT5Y1DHFqudGI9Z8z/s2048/IMG_1463.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT92QBoQ4R74AhATy9_jndDkj_Sao0SuhXA8P5uiy4e4rt3buOLgN1q9r4NeKZXUY1FlNrk-gQr6VOPwzCaKrXSO3AeERnfKEP2iUZvk7Gp04NQPS1p33nT5Y1DHFqudGI9Z8z/s320/IMG_1463.JPG" /></a></div><p>Now we got this generous gift from the Baker-at-Home's Japanese friend in Tokyo last month, it's a box of instant traditional Japanese soup by <a href="https://www.fumuroya.co.jp/en/products/">Kagafu Fumuro-Ya</a>. But the cool thing is it comes in a wafer cube that you crack open before pouring the hot water, and releasing all colourful ingredients and flavour. We like the Miso and Dashi flavours. It's things like these that really make us miss our trips to Japan. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjej-X6_SUrpSCGbFq-yY5Cqb0IQuNjPpWdZkkd6dUsJ9WqrmTlQgiT0xMXrPYAsPpkDd8jK_SHjhGOkd9fR5P52SV8pMSjx_dU1e-L61MRm1SSMU-7EYxd2-R_LugTR326ndb5/s2048/IMG_1120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjej-X6_SUrpSCGbFq-yY5Cqb0IQuNjPpWdZkkd6dUsJ9WqrmTlQgiT0xMXrPYAsPpkDd8jK_SHjhGOkd9fR5P52SV8pMSjx_dU1e-L61MRm1SSMU-7EYxd2-R_LugTR326ndb5/s320/IMG_1120.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJgDh7lWhjcZfMlCiywJ-lG2Bq4Yp_9_1IY8wa9jYwTNaKvcMawwaEAbCZbjlVVuqQwjq5JMHwpx_0weXOoKYTOrbahOWVScOxK9X_vJgkF4f_2V6Bjdc2dDnhAus5poD6k2Q/s2048/IMG_1126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We really enjoyed our <a href="https://cavalock.blogspot.com/2021/03/cavalock-and-midweek-artichoke.html">first visit to Miznon</a> couple months back so we figured why out again. Got the really juicy Abu Kebab, great if you like lamb and beef. A little pricy at $24 but definitely worth every bite. Pity they don't have their popular artichoke on their delivery menu.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2op-YRTAUFq6x7_GG74fuBIPo_Kk0wjTlJMONU0GZ7wSEjsB0ohVrUvdoq6rh2e6okjT1DiSIP3iDxv7FbfzUCr68D8LyWWg4iya54QIjJR1PCOdaA6Uqnup7l1wvOtxNVKbb/s2048/IMG_1250.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2op-YRTAUFq6x7_GG74fuBIPo_Kk0wjTlJMONU0GZ7wSEjsB0ohVrUvdoq6rh2e6okjT1DiSIP3iDxv7FbfzUCr68D8LyWWg4iya54QIjJR1PCOdaA6Uqnup7l1wvOtxNVKbb/s320/IMG_1250.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We were also extremely fortunate to savour dinners from Mustard Seed on not one but two occasions. The dinner on the right column was what we had at the end of May. Really liked the squid kerabu that's tossed with lime, belachan and fresh calamansi juice. The second dinner on the left column was last weekend and its bento box presentation reminded the Baker-at-Home of airline food. Hah! Not bad overall but I kinda preferred the first dinner. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrBqFonADdk0jOrGJgU9cPnLzkKaSjH5lXWqrths2Z3LCQu5ci6i2NK6p8Xc7K5qQv3q0IE1Ysg07Cr0rZksWwF9JFK4jhjkVsk5T0zwskmS-tRbuUr8-Ywu1N3TmsYxeumzd/s1800/IMG_1390.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1198" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrBqFonADdk0jOrGJgU9cPnLzkKaSjH5lXWqrths2Z3LCQu5ci6i2NK6p8Xc7K5qQv3q0IE1Ysg07Cr0rZksWwF9JFK4jhjkVsk5T0zwskmS-tRbuUr8-Ywu1N3TmsYxeumzd/w266-h400/IMG_1390.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><p>I told myself I was gonna learn a new solo boardgame Rurik during this current lockdown but I just never got to it. It's an area control war game based on the Rurik dynasty back around AD 850 in Eastern Europe. Played the multiplayer game with my friends sometime back, really liked it but wanted to learn the solo rules cos you know, ...er... lockdown. Didn't get to it cos I bought this! Kragnos, the latest giant miniature from Warhammer: Age of Sigmar! Right now I'm still painting him and hope to be done once dining out is allowed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnu138Lf6ef7zUQ46IpdjOOS47Cm0NDe-6GAU8-hf-E1yyiKxOXPYFCa_9N2hEmjLcggmqKbnw3qJgCv0xBfTrkTv5VKLxJTFP5VJRSmqkysy7yuleP0ss4uEJPvYyyMGbGpx/s2048/IMG_1345.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnu138Lf6ef7zUQ46IpdjOOS47Cm0NDe-6GAU8-hf-E1yyiKxOXPYFCa_9N2hEmjLcggmqKbnw3qJgCv0xBfTrkTv5VKLxJTFP5VJRSmqkysy7yuleP0ss4uEJPvYyyMGbGpx/s320/IMG_1345.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxoNw4_5huPkA3ZRq3Y9lAbMtO3kVkgfg8KxAHol9VUtsAZQzLhiL3ViOTG5QSytmPxgQEi0yF1TkSws90svgqs_7cG_uKlZGl8bjvMdB_dIMfBIDk_M7X9uRk-zzIelfu41n/s2048/IMG_1350.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxoNw4_5huPkA3ZRq3Y9lAbMtO3kVkgfg8KxAHol9VUtsAZQzLhiL3ViOTG5QSytmPxgQEi0yF1TkSws90svgqs_7cG_uKlZGl8bjvMdB_dIMfBIDk_M7X9uRk-zzIelfu41n/w300-h400/IMG_1350.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkA2-ZO5oUyK7DguvW6B4FlEMASZeffrTyor4pMmB7olC1xDewFlSp0JjALy9Ybz-H77ppVLEUcBnG3KNDHhsJ2W1fsqCFHjIADiygGiqxwE6E2_JPoSr0SPTeI_D_-20oDDsM/s2048/IMG_1381.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkA2-ZO5oUyK7DguvW6B4FlEMASZeffrTyor4pMmB7olC1xDewFlSp0JjALy9Ybz-H77ppVLEUcBnG3KNDHhsJ2W1fsqCFHjIADiygGiqxwE6E2_JPoSr0SPTeI_D_-20oDDsM/w400-h300/IMG_1381.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cavalockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180674877360799676noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979114.post-80188198994890516202021-06-07T08:00:00.012+08:002021-06-07T08:00:00.266+08:00Cavalock and Olive Oyl Oil Overdue <p>Fingers crossed, still another week to go for our mini-lockdown. I gotta admit, I haven't been as productive as I was during the last major lockdown bout a year ago. No more gym and no home workouts either. I did managed to get some painting done and the two visitors per home rule meant I got to play some tabletop games with the guys. </p><p>But the Baker-at-Home was certainly busy in the kitchen. From top to bottom, she made some Takikomi Gohan with Kinmedai, that was amazing. Some homemade Japanese red bean paste, no preservatives and not as sweet as the ones you find in the stores. And that there beef don is still one of the best I have ever had. Well, we did our fair share of takeaway meals too and me trekking to army market hawker centre was an almost daily lunchtime affair.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6bP_V2hUY6tZaj1TRhj2L3I9vDGE6CHSCKDzizpVNZhmgd08Rh784E5gVoTJ_FIVp81myaKr7ginhVRoC4lXti56rouWNkoulrXUcSWIPieIOnJ-gvxackCAg8yH_hmqS-55/s2048/IMG_1215.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6bP_V2hUY6tZaj1TRhj2L3I9vDGE6CHSCKDzizpVNZhmgd08Rh784E5gVoTJ_FIVp81myaKr7ginhVRoC4lXti56rouWNkoulrXUcSWIPieIOnJ-gvxackCAg8yH_hmqS-55/s320/IMG_1215.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SYNeofHrGF8vG0ktHVdx2ggUeo3FSzHaeBfnUZtmFRlRq03iP7ytcXkrvCksjbNSLeNXBxHHoZ0r6sfcXydJX4fFodVXsdHiugPRN2BFUenxeMrpw7lquw__AoB2PvdpnJtK/s2048/IMG_1242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SYNeofHrGF8vG0ktHVdx2ggUeo3FSzHaeBfnUZtmFRlRq03iP7ytcXkrvCksjbNSLeNXBxHHoZ0r6sfcXydJX4fFodVXsdHiugPRN2BFUenxeMrpw7lquw__AoB2PvdpnJtK/s320/IMG_1242.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRK3Ohd5MoSeYCO-glQXaYusNj46fthUxBQMnZTyb49VfJPBSNQuDZUxIrA-lBTIuD0HHIM8NtWPyGyBETlc-RyrrPMEdLcoGl-f3EMBUYKzkGWigOqNK_bRsEDbRL7OhfCOL/s2048/IMG_1274.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRK3Ohd5MoSeYCO-glQXaYusNj46fthUxBQMnZTyb49VfJPBSNQuDZUxIrA-lBTIuD0HHIM8NtWPyGyBETlc-RyrrPMEdLcoGl-f3EMBUYKzkGWigOqNK_bRsEDbRL7OhfCOL/s320/IMG_1274.JPG" /></a></div><p>Was at the usual Japanese grocery stores couple weeks ago and spotted these interesting items. New Japanese beer and ... wait for it... Olive Oyl's Olive Oil! I can't believe it took them that long come up with this! <a href="http://cavalock.blogspot.com/2021/01/cavalock-and-that-last-hike-of-2020.html">Popeye's girlfriend</a> was created more than 100 years ago in 1919 and NOW then someone in Japan decided to make olive oil out of it?!? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBI3XZNiPAEouck-Ra33TTJ8RiWrksjjMF1lM5czGfQGfv-VbXt_5wPumKGRdvMuJA-EhvmpbRwXlO6BWG4E1MZsWnt003J-Y-roRjZ9VAJWDZqD3jOGXfPWQb_1LFgIXMDdxw/s2048/IMG_1108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBI3XZNiPAEouck-Ra33TTJ8RiWrksjjMF1lM5czGfQGfv-VbXt_5wPumKGRdvMuJA-EhvmpbRwXlO6BWG4E1MZsWnt003J-Y-roRjZ9VAJWDZqD3jOGXfPWQb_1LFgIXMDdxw/w300-h400/IMG_1108.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKi11-JHoNRVYZmBpnAcczBz8HcpCljV9k24DOu5Fc4cr5ou9RYt-4fJNvU63mAChlSc9hJopGQqn04VcKd6olLHyzoMdQLz5Vri7iawnrXioiMHTPnnliqa5q01ohT3zF5GD-/s2048/IMG_1107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKi11-JHoNRVYZmBpnAcczBz8HcpCljV9k24DOu5Fc4cr5ou9RYt-4fJNvU63mAChlSc9hJopGQqn04VcKd6olLHyzoMdQLz5Vri7iawnrXioiMHTPnnliqa5q01ohT3zF5GD-/w300-h400/IMG_1107.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOY61dfrdp0aDPT5jKRb6DUY1j-KtBpx2_i8-KOfer3oviAJRlek6JDxSkmWTTDYA7c_Tit5agnnc5S-648z6d_3Ou_uNO3nqAXKRqWa38DObim6snYoPdh2VzuvdFZsRRtLo/s2048/IMG_1275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOY61dfrdp0aDPT5jKRb6DUY1j-KtBpx2_i8-KOfer3oviAJRlek6JDxSkmWTTDYA7c_Tit5agnnc5S-648z6d_3Ou_uNO3nqAXKRqWa38DObim6snYoPdh2VzuvdFZsRRtLo/w300-h400/IMG_1275.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cavalockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180674877360799676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979114.post-61292280951074289712021-05-25T08:00:00.010+08:002021-05-25T08:00:00.270+08:00Cavalock and That Nut Butter Buffet<p>Hope everyone is hanging in there during this latest lockdown. This here is something the Baker-at-Home does once in a while. Figured this lockdown is a good time to share this, it's something most anyone can do too in their kitchen. It's some sticky yummy homemade nut butter! She bakes the cashew nuts and almonds first in the oven before tossing them in her Magimix food processor. You can use your other favourite nuts too. When it's all done, I guess it's a healthier alternative from store-bought nut butter. Cos of the lack of preservatives and we don't any other weird crazy stuff in there. Hah! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKmGgoEWy7McwBvHsydf4QpMLKMDmNwjcCvst8VFyziKZoV6PGvJBRQ0yeAUWprFCpuRidctUdBiNku-FE2ORu90DDWkY1bvViYI8DaIvuPjORu4264kmrRf-ZIaIR8niy12Z/s2048/IMG_1169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKmGgoEWy7McwBvHsydf4QpMLKMDmNwjcCvst8VFyziKZoV6PGvJBRQ0yeAUWprFCpuRidctUdBiNku-FE2ORu90DDWkY1bvViYI8DaIvuPjORu4264kmrRf-ZIaIR8niy12Z/s320/IMG_1169.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EfQfzXauzzDzxJESt0DYE9xsvevvHcuIxdi8tXoe1E7nUa0_LAAjrpB_OZAhtb4g6YCnxZid86e6c56suHTYLqd_3MALGtAJlISmsO7V2IaH9WipK4DYpXjDiw1mAswitDd9/s2048/IMG_1173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EfQfzXauzzDzxJESt0DYE9xsvevvHcuIxdi8tXoe1E7nUa0_LAAjrpB_OZAhtb4g6YCnxZid86e6c56suHTYLqd_3MALGtAJlISmsO7V2IaH9WipK4DYpXjDiw1mAswitDd9/s320/IMG_1173.JPG" /></a></div><p>More bird (and one squirrel) pix taken by me 87-year-old Dad just before the lockdown. These were taken at West Coast Park as well as Pasir Ris Park. Yah, he would criss-cross the damn island if he knew there were decent pix of birds there. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJslwSKZVu20fuPcfc_0EKIj694q2r-IawOWn__RPUi396FK1quvVT9JvGt69WMNsecBLFERmODaLebrX6QefgSM5ntkpqkuTtqZMuXn1spYiltiVwAOJumv-AOg9WwuM9706/s2048/Screenshot+2021-05-16+at+10.10.55+AM+copy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJslwSKZVu20fuPcfc_0EKIj694q2r-IawOWn__RPUi396FK1quvVT9JvGt69WMNsecBLFERmODaLebrX6QefgSM5ntkpqkuTtqZMuXn1spYiltiVwAOJumv-AOg9WwuM9706/s320/Screenshot+2021-05-16+at+10.10.55+AM+copy.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJg8uW4BaDS8iGkCLjxb0OeZL2hAfF11-_DVZruSQQ70Qi8X6pbPIQVbzHhQdW9EZiKH9GKt1WXrgJDLFNkPCDNgCWoEDeMv7pusjuBpC_9flRPDADCBhvkdunPuuo_AeLtHhZ/s2048/Screenshot+2021-05-16+at+10.09.33+AM+copy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Cavalockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180674877360799676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979114.post-63128652021414000202021-05-20T08:00:00.001+08:002021-05-20T08:00:00.296+08:00Cavalock and The Baby (Lamb) Got Rack<p>Well, it finally happened. Like most people predicted, the government announced a lockdown of sorts last Friday afternoon. No dining in but you could go shopping. Problem is no one's going shopping and the malls are open but pretty much deserted. And businesses are now pleading for a 'real' lockdown so they could at least close their shops and receive some kinda government assistance or support measures. </p><p>Anyway, the Baker-at-Home and I were fortunate to had an amazing lunch at Les Amis just before the lockdown. Been ages since we were at a fancy French restaurant. Favourite dish has to be teeny tiny little baby lamb rack, each no larger than the size of my thumb. But they just taste so good. We wondered how small the cute baby lamb was before it ended up in the kitchen. Hah! The wait staff was extremely tentative and the best ever. The Baker-at-Home asked them bout the upcoming lockdown and they did mentioned that the restaurant was due for some upcoming renovations. Hope it all works out for them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsGS10Grj75Pcgj2FRTa4ULDM_dvdTUG8yrUCEub0xVh5MCGQ8unR0kFBzznxt9RdWJ0RqoOrvGJSni9kgMgWEdJL6qTntyj7qKZz0G67M_YOrr73eHfSK-q7fb4ynnhj7MB5/s2048/IMG_1197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsGS10Grj75Pcgj2FRTa4ULDM_dvdTUG8yrUCEub0xVh5MCGQ8unR0kFBzznxt9RdWJ0RqoOrvGJSni9kgMgWEdJL6qTntyj7qKZz0G67M_YOrr73eHfSK-q7fb4ynnhj7MB5/s320/IMG_1197.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSkJEUgxzet6ISrtgGr5TWiB3AImgbNzGCLAUMBkq6ixIVUR8HAPr5JrWD6wz8vMxQghXyFUgcIm7dVw0NjnlRX7k54roow02-9DCaGkPJ7j1xB8gdG2AXMJgHwdDXOeeuYxW/s1800/IMG_1223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1198" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSkJEUgxzet6ISrtgGr5TWiB3AImgbNzGCLAUMBkq6ixIVUR8HAPr5JrWD6wz8vMxQghXyFUgcIm7dVw0NjnlRX7k54roow02-9DCaGkPJ7j1xB8gdG2AXMJgHwdDXOeeuYxW/w266-h400/IMG_1223.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><p>Taken by me 87-year-old Dad couple weeks ago over at Bishan. That's way before the new lockdown began and right now his travels are limited. 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I do believe I broke a personal record of 12 oysters in one seating when me and the Baker-at-Home had dinner at Kakiin Oyster recently. Definitely not a lot by most people's standard but I was never a big oyster chucker. So this is another one of them tiny little Japanese joints at Orchard Plaza that we kinda started exploring since <a href="https://cavalock.blogspot.com/2021/04/cavalock-and-pacific-golden-plover.html">last month</a>. Specialising in fresh (not frozen!) oysters, they got oysters all the globe and done in just as many ways.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nn4-MMTkosZut7TEn-HaM2noXYNmqaoG8EXBjvKmkjb4v6drx4JgDrs1-8GeDa-1tsk5VgG3fSJSkXNclWzUXFIIoKbPauy0XK78BgSVIb_S5m9AG0XJh20nY536IiUFzZbo/s2048/IMG_1146.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nn4-MMTkosZut7TEn-HaM2noXYNmqaoG8EXBjvKmkjb4v6drx4JgDrs1-8GeDa-1tsk5VgG3fSJSkXNclWzUXFIIoKbPauy0XK78BgSVIb_S5m9AG0XJh20nY536IiUFzZbo/s320/IMG_1146.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My favourite has got to be the the above dish, oysters grilled two ways, with garlic butter (left) and sake (right). Sake wins garlic butter, 'nuff said. All the other oyster dishes are winners as well, and we had a fun time time deciding what else to order again when we make a return visit to the place. Also enjoyed some their chicken dishes like chicken fillet with wasabi sauce, and sautéed chicken cartilages. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjLxrcJN2ZNGeBk6x_l2-4QdLBNn2lTIXoGW2mmaUwHZbhAO2o0TQk8AnUvRmlvjcS40EkkjVWkbKLjczrtVHD_eA2njmRBjeBJaPgYuV1jEhcEu2s-DQcyVoAsonlTGz2cXC/s1800/IMG_1165.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1198" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjLxrcJN2ZNGeBk6x_l2-4QdLBNn2lTIXoGW2mmaUwHZbhAO2o0TQk8AnUvRmlvjcS40EkkjVWkbKLjczrtVHD_eA2njmRBjeBJaPgYuV1jEhcEu2s-DQcyVoAsonlTGz2cXC/w266-h400/IMG_1165.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Alight, so how are we prepping the inevitable lockdown? I know I need more paints as I'm running low on some colours. Painted these bases before I attach the figures to them. Some artillery pieces for my Stormcast army, two mow ballista units to give my guys more range options. It'll take awhile to finish them although I don't see myself playing them anytime soon.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7U6zhp6MqLPs6haTwSJ_dR6H4F_lxb5lV3NfQeE4TZQwWKva7-84tFKWzC96x8yxBWEZJ8VxawQF23fPX0yPmZzjLHSHimH8gTlfai0aCNSFX3iV8X60NdwiCTtYL2l7icrTz/s2048/IMG_1166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7U6zhp6MqLPs6haTwSJ_dR6H4F_lxb5lV3NfQeE4TZQwWKva7-84tFKWzC96x8yxBWEZJ8VxawQF23fPX0yPmZzjLHSHimH8gTlfai0aCNSFX3iV8X60NdwiCTtYL2l7icrTz/s320/IMG_1166.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cavalockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180674877360799676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979114.post-67017113292121618842021-05-10T08:00:00.011+08:002021-05-10T08:00:00.308+08:00Cavalock and The Phase Two Deux: The Sequel<p>Whew! Just got back from a lockdown toilet paper run! Nah, just kidding. But it is time again for a (semi)-lockdown as we return to Phase Two. This time we all kinda got a little practice on what to do and expect as we hunker down for another 3 weeks. Well for starters, my gym will be closed so I reckon that'll free up some of my mornings. Three times a week at the gym, that's the minimum the doc recommended after my last medical. Plus I always try to grab a 'healthy' lunch at either Daily Cut or Kepos at Raffles Place after a session. I guess it's back to char kway teow! Hah! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfe5p5N8Bs2jQ5HE8isDpEzVIPjOKKU-kokbYU0pjuZ3ye41I8tKYlRWp-p9bPMhwaVMUAcYSj2g2jpVyf9jmLm4XZg5B9Kg9sfp1gdUrg91ZOnfwLIdgyRj7FyXXtYZ8pjox/s2048/IMG_1114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfe5p5N8Bs2jQ5HE8isDpEzVIPjOKKU-kokbYU0pjuZ3ye41I8tKYlRWp-p9bPMhwaVMUAcYSj2g2jpVyf9jmLm4XZg5B9Kg9sfp1gdUrg91ZOnfwLIdgyRj7FyXXtYZ8pjox/s320/IMG_1114.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioT9I80GMt8S7G36FVWvTJq7gra4Cv6Ymwy6QfNvv81LCzElGdQKOBDCuEa-ZUs0C5r45MBtQLICSTqP48bRdvMrFQQjZBqRxfPhYWnhEc6w6nJLJ7MR7IlkYNBobT0WxJMTT7/s2048/IMG_1116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioT9I80GMt8S7G36FVWvTJq7gra4Cv6Ymwy6QfNvv81LCzElGdQKOBDCuEa-ZUs0C5r45MBtQLICSTqP48bRdvMrFQQjZBqRxfPhYWnhEc6w6nJLJ7MR7IlkYNBobT0WxJMTT7/s320/IMG_1116.JPG" /></a></div><p>I guess one thing to look forward out at Phase 2 Deux is more home-cooked meals. The Baker-at-Home has perfected these amazing potato and beef croquettes. They are kinda like the ones that we had in Japan. And she also made some soba to go with it. The fresh leafy veggies that our friend gifted us are from a local farm. They are from <a href="https://backyardfresh.sg">Backyard Fresh</a> and they came hand-delivered in a nice big box, like one them cake boxes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQjdgoyUAXLuJ29i4PlLjTb2Htt7N0_VOn5GXjHrGEgBCDj7Uk8pYwFU7zV8Ef3ttDwZzUwYEmSLWvdb1s_dObU9954bwLRuAP3MZJIOUd_XorpsioJaaOXporp7Pdega9_X_/s2048/IMG_1099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQjdgoyUAXLuJ29i4PlLjTb2Htt7N0_VOn5GXjHrGEgBCDj7Uk8pYwFU7zV8Ef3ttDwZzUwYEmSLWvdb1s_dObU9954bwLRuAP3MZJIOUd_XorpsioJaaOXporp7Pdega9_X_/s320/IMG_1099.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSvPJ7pdC-FNoij7Y0e3sqCgw1thjBj-VGSRCI0sHFAJKuCgnwS0IOAynvfERWEGdda8w_mkPc4mFsJY835pTaN0WFtdegJz2opBmLDCfjzo0f06UKGv1UeqK8atSciQjnyzI/s2048/IMG_1100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSvPJ7pdC-FNoij7Y0e3sqCgw1thjBj-VGSRCI0sHFAJKuCgnwS0IOAynvfERWEGdda8w_mkPc4mFsJY835pTaN0WFtdegJz2opBmLDCfjzo0f06UKGv1UeqK8atSciQjnyzI/s320/IMG_1100.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now if you are gonna be stuck and don't what to do, I strongly recommend the TV series <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8690918/">Resident Alien</a>. I believe it's on the Syfy channel or if you are ...er... resourceful enough, you could find it online. There are only ten episodes in the first season and the second season has already been given the green light, so you know it's good! About a less-than-friendly alien who crash-landed on Earth and has to disguise as a small town doctor. It's suspense, comedy and murder mystery all rolled into one, starring the talented Alan Tudyk who is no stranger to sci-fi roles. Remember this song when you watch the season finale, that scene is hilarious! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/b_n_NgGWpR4" width="320" youtube-src-id="b_n_NgGWpR4"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cavalockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180674877360799676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979114.post-70701609335331682222021-05-02T08:00:00.006+08:002021-05-02T08:00:00.231+08:00Cavalock and The Lunchtime Beef Overload<p>It's almost impossible to make dinner reservations at Wa Don-Don over at Duxton Hill these days, Fortunately they have started with lunch servings recently so there we were having sake and grilled beef on a blazing hot afternoon. We made sure to order our usual cuts, tenderloin, ribeye and ox tongue. The generous staff still remembered us even though its been awhile since we were there stuffing our faces. Hah! Oh, and watch out their half price ox tongues on Mondays, that ought to really pack them in. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioB76DyaTYJqIpeIvpK4Utn0iYonsRrJlZ-iRsbA7gKoEakmQ8D_YB8nPYrGlx3pGk8iYkTrFuoxbxAI0Z4KYkU6Mb7jigRUsRhPRWPVIIN40MEBVV3VdKaeOj7HVDLH8LZVhq/s1800/IMG_1080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1198" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioB76DyaTYJqIpeIvpK4Utn0iYonsRrJlZ-iRsbA7gKoEakmQ8D_YB8nPYrGlx3pGk8iYkTrFuoxbxAI0Z4KYkU6Mb7jigRUsRhPRWPVIIN40MEBVV3VdKaeOj7HVDLH8LZVhq/s320/IMG_1080.JPG" /></a></div><p>Now it's not becos I was too busy to blog but these days I can't think of anything spectacularly new to write about. I guess when you get to a certain age, you just wanna chill after doing your chores. There was a time when I wanted to write a best-seller, save the whales, make a gazillion bucks before 30 and all that crap. Not anymore. Now I'm just grateful to be out of the rat race and doing what I like even if it's not something most folks would consider 'productive'. I still got my caregiving duties to consider and after that, I do the little things that bring me joy. Seriously, my advice is just do the things you like, the stuff that gives you the greatest joy and satisfaction. If that's saving the world, more power to you. But call me 'jaded' or whatever, I'm just tired from caring bout too many things.</p><p>Speaking of little things that bring me joy, I'm <a href="http://cavalock.blogspot.com/2020/02/cavalco-and-night-of-near-miss-tourney.html">back to playing Warhammer Underworlds</a> again. Not to be confused with Warhammer Age of Sigmar. Heh. Underworlds allows me to paint smaller war bands and therefore paint factions or creatures that I would normally not. The game Age of Sigmar lets you field dozens and dozens of figures from similar factions so like, if I'm not playing a huge Lizardmen army, I won't be fielding or painting them. Whereas Underworlds are you playing with smaller bands of figures, a skirmish game instead of a massive war game, and it takes up only fraction of the time too.</p><p>So below are my Lizardmen Underworlds war band and my Underworlds Orcs war band. Just those figures, and I get to paint and experiment with different colour schemes and techniques. It's so relaxing and therapeutic to sit there and just paint.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg56saw-mvtuEPqsiTvaTFO5uxVU0AhlIs3dUeEzpIuRWVnwEc62nxLz1dlgGonetlzhE6wABSjwabdAFqkkrzuv_PimG4un-l_yvV3cMChoC4fcdAI6CKC454nB5c2pnAYbsK/s2048/IMG_1042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg56saw-mvtuEPqsiTvaTFO5uxVU0AhlIs3dUeEzpIuRWVnwEc62nxLz1dlgGonetlzhE6wABSjwabdAFqkkrzuv_PimG4un-l_yvV3cMChoC4fcdAI6CKC454nB5c2pnAYbsK/w400-h300/IMG_1042.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmX7W55WCsyAN7rMCriVsfGGuqSH1bfuW1j4IQKqc8Sp9VgRQRnwxXWlhz4083Ik72gEmdC-5WQgyo00bUUQTfJMphLXs-Q0CJK-PWzPFkpw6fcyvhPkFHHolcviDkwJ0rc7Cb/s2048/IMG_1063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmX7W55WCsyAN7rMCriVsfGGuqSH1bfuW1j4IQKqc8Sp9VgRQRnwxXWlhz4083Ik72gEmdC-5WQgyo00bUUQTfJMphLXs-Q0CJK-PWzPFkpw6fcyvhPkFHHolcviDkwJ0rc7Cb/w300-h400/IMG_1063.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cavalockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180674877360799676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979114.post-75520247033928753032021-04-19T08:00:00.012+08:002021-04-19T08:00:00.278+08:00Cavalock and The Pacific Golden Plover Pitstop<p>I swear I can't remember when was the last time I stepped into Orchard Plaza. It must have been three or four years at least. But I was back there again last week and in the evening too. That part of the day when one doesn't really step into the building unless you are hard-working, hard-drinking Japanese salary man looking for good food and you-know-what-kinda entertainment, preferably with the company footing the bill. Anyway since the pandemic, all the KTV lounges have closed but me and the Baker-at-Home did managed to spot a couple of legit watering holes still open. But what drew our attention were the many fascinating hole-in-the-wall Japanese eateries on almost every floor. I knew they were there but we never really thought of dropping by until now. They are all so quaint and inviting that we promised ourselves that we'll definitely be back to check them out. Although I bet you definitely need to make reservations since most were already full when we peeked in. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVnkjSiYHIyblBeFLNGuIq0dOlvY2A6nZXyBMQXUt2d0TPo-B0Nu3f_QTwIKJIo-WDhMlXy2VBWJ4SRA-h4FcJCwi68q9DQFq__eBe1GbS5RERJsa9GWjDm9UITmAfGIyEPSa/s2048/IMG_0976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVnkjSiYHIyblBeFLNGuIq0dOlvY2A6nZXyBMQXUt2d0TPo-B0Nu3f_QTwIKJIo-WDhMlXy2VBWJ4SRA-h4FcJCwi68q9DQFq__eBe1GbS5RERJsa9GWjDm9UITmAfGIyEPSa/s320/IMG_0976.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnB2sqUxVOKnm5MGgK4pxhAne9KlhEObVXiMfnynPNOhFcpx9vak8BdEXJRWEV_FqwLbLLu4N2HJl1xUZ_eBAcV8huZSCBPerQbrSXDk90xHQdhyphenhyphen0mU9Aa4PS3kRM1gq1ZUL7/s2048/IMG_0954.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnB2sqUxVOKnm5MGgK4pxhAne9KlhEObVXiMfnynPNOhFcpx9vak8BdEXJRWEV_FqwLbLLu4N2HJl1xUZ_eBAcV8huZSCBPerQbrSXDk90xHQdhyphenhyphen0mU9Aa4PS3kRM1gq1ZUL7/s320/IMG_0954.JPG" /></a></div></div><br /><div>So where did we end up in Orchard Plaza? Well, we had dinner reservations at Araki, another small Omakase joint tucked in the corner on the fourth floor. The experience and company was great, the food was good, some dishes better than others. I think prefer the cooked fish more than the sushi, yah, not something I thought I would say but go figure. It was fun while it lasted but I don't think we would rather try out some of the other little dives in the building than here again.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGTdjPQ_QdZsyik2M6pFuF7sqPp55XRoNDGAVocX9EExbDA8uF8eL_17PVVYA8hLhhamxNwG3dm3FUCq4OoBSwhR5HL7dVPRVYAs9yQ_QZvMUK7caG_z78FVFwcmdRO2BydHe/s2048/IMG_0971.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGTdjPQ_QdZsyik2M6pFuF7sqPp55XRoNDGAVocX9EExbDA8uF8eL_17PVVYA8hLhhamxNwG3dm3FUCq4OoBSwhR5HL7dVPRVYAs9yQ_QZvMUK7caG_z78FVFwcmdRO2BydHe/s320/IMG_0971.JPG" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFIo5jI_mCeLXffVbRv6nIlp-mn9fFRpfiNrbLoPWfqB97_zj5eCqqFOGljau4cXiS98aSUp8k4WNddS4UkWN1iQNSxSdfmo2-8VK-Z9z06HcBMztuyfXcE66kBXWs56AYS9H/s2048/IMG_0967.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFIo5jI_mCeLXffVbRv6nIlp-mn9fFRpfiNrbLoPWfqB97_zj5eCqqFOGljau4cXiS98aSUp8k4WNddS4UkWN1iQNSxSdfmo2-8VK-Z9z06HcBMztuyfXcE66kBXWs56AYS9H/s320/IMG_0967.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLTy56ZBfPff6laQaZcQfUZrOnW2G9ghwUJLACqWDHfjBXhbsidMCxU2aubFrQEOHcPekjInSWYsO3BiyPrptr25KirbYIafACh9xVzymtMei12mQvg8kP1L4gCAmqA_n8RUB/s2048/IMG_0972.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLTy56ZBfPff6laQaZcQfUZrOnW2G9ghwUJLACqWDHfjBXhbsidMCxU2aubFrQEOHcPekjInSWYsO3BiyPrptr25KirbYIafACh9xVzymtMei12mQvg8kP1L4gCAmqA_n8RUB/s320/IMG_0972.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSgInu0jLdoSHQ1YxqAhL39J3apIHpCvHL5XFH7cPheIQ1uuHhIIm8ow-4bsLbHrOSIIFe_u0vl0PVFZvlJV_tjzc5YTL9XGTYoSuCBszGqzsxBaXzFEoW9jUklGL54QWFyOx/s1800/IMG_0996.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1201" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSgInu0jLdoSHQ1YxqAhL39J3apIHpCvHL5XFH7cPheIQ1uuHhIIm8ow-4bsLbHrOSIIFe_u0vl0PVFZvlJV_tjzc5YTL9XGTYoSuCBszGqzsxBaXzFEoW9jUklGL54QWFyOx/w268-h400/IMG_0996.JPG" width="268" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So me 87-year-old Dad took the train and bus by myself last week and headed to Bedok to join a group of local and foreign photographers for these bird pix. Apparently a few Pacific golden plovers decided to make a pitstop at Bedok canal. According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_golden_plover">wiki</a>, its breeding habitat is in the Arctic tundra and it's migratory, spending winters in South Asia and Australasia.</div><div><br /></div><div>Quote from me Dad: "Wait for them to fly, never fly. Basket!"</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvfoqDXDRHg3PN7xo8I_w0oaht-XAPHTQ4BBxESzCAHt5opq_UZDsS1zmZ3OufU2Y_Wc5CXdmjYoyNrSMOrnmMslT4Y6cNIkJ7tlW28S6P5SMOWPmlvEVYCoysVsjiif-4tosU/s2048/Screenshot+2021-04-18+at+9.13.15+AM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1313" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvfoqDXDRHg3PN7xo8I_w0oaht-XAPHTQ4BBxESzCAHt5opq_UZDsS1zmZ3OufU2Y_Wc5CXdmjYoyNrSMOrnmMslT4Y6cNIkJ7tlW28S6P5SMOWPmlvEVYCoysVsjiif-4tosU/s320/Screenshot+2021-04-18+at+9.13.15+AM+copy.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivc0YkOoKS-Ayy0lwrAAvn3GVADKQcmR10Qj6AcbMsqyB1diVfjb_aaw6AZHk23mYNbaqcI6NBgDTMn2ZfTHcvfAHzmMrxSBYDsG99IG4KRrXiE8iWUZVkTYsCHRykgOw6-kOv/s2048/Screenshot+2021-04-18+at+9.18.10+AM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivc0YkOoKS-Ayy0lwrAAvn3GVADKQcmR10Qj6AcbMsqyB1diVfjb_aaw6AZHk23mYNbaqcI6NBgDTMn2ZfTHcvfAHzmMrxSBYDsG99IG4KRrXiE8iWUZVkTYsCHRykgOw6-kOv/s320/Screenshot+2021-04-18+at+9.18.10+AM+copy.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaLHnqtFkdXOwKWx8hyuRN-oiN9Xc8Y4qoUQMFxuvGFg7dKjPtSvZVLLE769-_kq62Ag6mXmc9u8wqu3mv9td65Jf5QKvwl_f0SQup_-Awat9GgARHkD486TzK8UOkDm5nTtZ/s2048/Screenshot+2021-04-18+at+9.21.53+AM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaLHnqtFkdXOwKWx8hyuRN-oiN9Xc8Y4qoUQMFxuvGFg7dKjPtSvZVLLE769-_kq62Ag6mXmc9u8wqu3mv9td65Jf5QKvwl_f0SQup_-Awat9GgARHkD486TzK8UOkDm5nTtZ/s320/Screenshot+2021-04-18+at+9.21.53+AM+copy.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvtICQQYG_7xeFrXMzZzDEk1evSrwTXj-dw8NkUChtlhUlC5UcdZRB73Hb3RW8mZsLospy-Vo4w0BVggyOMmtWl78aNQ4o99_wUdwZyR6PgKxaxvdWtz8tVukduv_Z6V9-mqw/s2048/Screenshot+2021-04-18+at+9.28.45+AM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvtICQQYG_7xeFrXMzZzDEk1evSrwTXj-dw8NkUChtlhUlC5UcdZRB73Hb3RW8mZsLospy-Vo4w0BVggyOMmtWl78aNQ4o99_wUdwZyR6PgKxaxvdWtz8tVukduv_Z6V9-mqw/s320/Screenshot+2021-04-18+at+9.28.45+AM+copy.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXc1S9QB4g_dY4zlRICunipkRXh44tms5uDRM3qCjAJsPfqP2nVvHaiFOpl6F7gQdHUxAMORUfKiq30xmwtnsDeMUr_LyAn5onfTC9xG6KrO8MACg9Fw2zJdmjeRzcqM5Wp7v3/s2048/Screenshot+2021-04-18+at+9.36.41+AM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXc1S9QB4g_dY4zlRICunipkRXh44tms5uDRM3qCjAJsPfqP2nVvHaiFOpl6F7gQdHUxAMORUfKiq30xmwtnsDeMUr_LyAn5onfTC9xG6KrO8MACg9Fw2zJdmjeRzcqM5Wp7v3/s320/Screenshot+2021-04-18+at+9.36.41+AM+copy.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Cavalockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180674877360799676noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979114.post-69287001938998455842021-04-12T08:00:00.018+08:002021-04-12T15:29:27.335+08:00Cavalock and That Overdue Easter Post<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last Easter weekend was pretty exhausting but in a good way. While the Baker-at-Home made some slightly boozy hot-crossed buns with fruits soaked in rum, me and the guys made our way hiking from Kent Ridge Park to Labardor Park to Vivo City. Started at 7.30am and finished in time for an early lunch at Shake Shack. The rest of the guys have all made the trek before but it was me first time through that neck of the woods and it was quite a sight. Some really cool views like the Keppal jetty. I never knew there was a horticulture park or HortPark right up there, complete with chili plants and other veggies. Weather was hot and humid even for that time of the morning. We didn't run or jog, it was a pretty quick walk and no strolling allowed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFnyEWrjukDr1yh5QFq5EIL1yxPrR_FfsfRylTmh_12Ke_5WEbgadCLsa7Nu9ohY98T14BbG_o_GGMY5gBhKjM7oC8jg6ZMPB8CfX0AQu4ODYi99UUpxwbBQN52g37IIIszor/s2048/IMG_0900.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFnyEWrjukDr1yh5QFq5EIL1yxPrR_FfsfRylTmh_12Ke_5WEbgadCLsa7Nu9ohY98T14BbG_o_GGMY5gBhKjM7oC8jg6ZMPB8CfX0AQu4ODYi99UUpxwbBQN52g37IIIszor/s320/IMG_0900.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJM0FU_nF_bW7PKegKvnoMg4rOzL7HuJgUpNz0EPn79mx4BY1ZXTcX3XU81eU0-QaD0qGgVAmMxshU9GPoZOp6xmYLq9bb_xGIVNckto2pS2HxA4aKJGj-qJ7Qc9RPvG2eEmCH/s1024/4ccd6f25-1520-40b1-89ef-1c47d2b8c6dc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="752" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJM0FU_nF_bW7PKegKvnoMg4rOzL7HuJgUpNz0EPn79mx4BY1ZXTcX3XU81eU0-QaD0qGgVAmMxshU9GPoZOp6xmYLq9bb_xGIVNckto2pS2HxA4aKJGj-qJ7Qc9RPvG2eEmCH/w294-h400/4ccd6f25-1520-40b1-89ef-1c47d2b8c6dc.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7_x7STpPLA6ad2VBcrDkYwPBOx79MjLjSMxXVyuDl4DorXtG3TTA1d_zhBHzR3mH6mI-vYJDK01vzK1GIGt_I14rX0FRzm9qqz9FWjxtJvOwhdeZS2GNbS830IvVTk7EiVDf/s1800/IMG_0911.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1350" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7_x7STpPLA6ad2VBcrDkYwPBOx79MjLjSMxXVyuDl4DorXtG3TTA1d_zhBHzR3mH6mI-vYJDK01vzK1GIGt_I14rX0FRzm9qqz9FWjxtJvOwhdeZS2GNbS830IvVTk7EiVDf/w300-h400/IMG_0911.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><p>Current favourite boardgame is <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300322/hallertau">Hallertau</a>, a slightly more complex game where each player manages a small Bavarian village in the Hallertau. The Hallertau in Bavaria, Germany is the largest continuous hop-producing region in the world and it prides itself upon being the first in Middle Europe to cultivate hops. Your objective is to increase its wealth and prestige by supplying the local crafts folk with goods from agriculture and sheep breeding. </p><p>There's a quite a lot to manage in this game. Most of the decisions you make will be where to send your workers during your turn. What do you want to do? Plant different crops or breed sheep or buy tools? There are about 20 such choices waiting for you. You will also get to draw cards that will give more resources at a cost and even affect the decisions you make. I know it sounds cliche but it's one of those 'easy to learn, hard to master' kinda game. By gaining specific resources like barley, milk, wool or hops, you get to move your community centre and score points. The trick is in managing all your resources, knowing how and when to get those resources. </p><p>It's a really amazing game and one I would recommend to anyone looking for a good boardgame challenge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQ2TnNfvDlx73AduPRM2fMEqMmIHJn2gQVWuEM_ROgE8U05I0NINbR1X_g6U0kH71MvBy4Cevg43mlr823C_ZviwEa7Gd7TXecoNdq9SEMg_AwnZeepGbmjsCCHL_uXkfOH9q/s2048/IMG_0862+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQ2TnNfvDlx73AduPRM2fMEqMmIHJn2gQVWuEM_ROgE8U05I0NINbR1X_g6U0kH71MvBy4Cevg43mlr823C_ZviwEa7Gd7TXecoNdq9SEMg_AwnZeepGbmjsCCHL_uXkfOH9q/s320/IMG_0862+2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_CO63sjbj7YiYXYfYUL-_HqIpz8Kx0pY0TspwBs9r99zFbVpKSgPYkUiDOjjVvJiOJxwKHRVmKq5Ivyz3SLd9Q7mWjQ1Y7tA0uh7fuLrZnwAbkZENmh2du5JBZdpTY6vJIdQY/s2048/IMG_0935.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_CO63sjbj7YiYXYfYUL-_HqIpz8Kx0pY0TspwBs9r99zFbVpKSgPYkUiDOjjVvJiOJxwKHRVmKq5Ivyz3SLd9Q7mWjQ1Y7tA0uh7fuLrZnwAbkZENmh2du5JBZdpTY6vJIdQY/s320/IMG_0935.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: proxima-nova, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4t0rwdws7dnTrzshlRXSWFXgVNEd27Ja1feqOd-WXmOjRl53recMvkJUo2fEtFRqbQO5fL2VlAaS8ZKgYqfrqn-yuAlfBNi4jm1l2-3turRuI3l4VtQdyQBnALfLRPv6jk1m/s2048/IMG_0777.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4t0rwdws7dnTrzshlRXSWFXgVNEd27Ja1feqOd-WXmOjRl53recMvkJUo2fEtFRqbQO5fL2VlAaS8ZKgYqfrqn-yuAlfBNi4jm1l2-3turRuI3l4VtQdyQBnALfLRPv6jk1m/s320/IMG_0777.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Cavalockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180674877360799676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979114.post-70798589593562940322021-03-31T08:00:00.009+08:002021-03-31T08:00:03.756+08:00Cavalock and The Oriole Growing Pains<p>Been too long since we scored a couple seats at Tori-Tama. Best yakitori in town as far as we are concerned. <a href="https://cavalock.blogspot.com/2019/03/cavalock-and-ovaries-oddity-order.html">Every part of the chicken</a> is available if you know who to ask for. If there's another yakitori joint here that's just as good or better, let me know! With more joints opening up and folks heading back to work, I reckon the food scene will get 'livelier', especially Japanese restaurants. So many places the Baker-at-Home and I wanna go but all them waiting lists are at least a month or two.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosX0Waj9ULVE91jvS19bXNj7hcbcf3Abs11tSqL_38kbedUYku2U3DnzqVcxNOyPmyV51TnqhKja2XxZt6bsS83MjAnn7kH3fy_nTIzw0RFpJEt2fRqvnBhUrAlV1EtnGwf3G/s1800/IMG_0831.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1201" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosX0Waj9ULVE91jvS19bXNj7hcbcf3Abs11tSqL_38kbedUYku2U3DnzqVcxNOyPmyV51TnqhKja2XxZt6bsS83MjAnn7kH3fy_nTIzw0RFpJEt2fRqvnBhUrAlV1EtnGwf3G/s320/IMG_0831.JPG" /></a></div><p>So couple weeks back, me Dad took a buncha pix of an Oriole nest somewhere in Seletar. He was told that there were originally two nestlings and one fell out of the nest, although there was speculation that he or she could had been pushed out by the sibling. Hey, circle of life and that jazz eh?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gC1cAcSe9FwMK2LkBiEXsNAD8YwONCchsMpf-mQAndYYwnjWQoMv34ZEn_k4VQch3qzjbdWbWvMFFga7Za7boFQraJESp4NAtVKhyphenhyphenVEnw20v2gOm6ybuH7sLZjCjOVU-bw9g/s3172/Screenshot+2021-03-21+at+9.08.40+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1830" data-original-width="3172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gC1cAcSe9FwMK2LkBiEXsNAD8YwONCchsMpf-mQAndYYwnjWQoMv34ZEn_k4VQch3qzjbdWbWvMFFga7Za7boFQraJESp4NAtVKhyphenhyphenVEnw20v2gOm6ybuH7sLZjCjOVU-bw9g/s320/Screenshot+2021-03-21+at+9.08.40+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXIAW_38Y5RnxtL9JffErTzGBScLIEnJlrCE2uvxrCjDtM-leMg4XsMVZz8InlnLHwmpUR8b2MHa2ZBMaweYZpf9LVbwW4sapSXhiIgAPaEwSWW-Sew4Aoe3a11bDJZFdD9Q6/s3468/Screenshot+2021-03-21+at+9.11.15+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="3468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXIAW_38Y5RnxtL9JffErTzGBScLIEnJlrCE2uvxrCjDtM-leMg4XsMVZz8InlnLHwmpUR8b2MHa2ZBMaweYZpf9LVbwW4sapSXhiIgAPaEwSWW-Sew4Aoe3a11bDJZFdD9Q6/s320/Screenshot+2021-03-21+at+9.11.15+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbmxJ11GbvdXDLG3PEl99cOkALquoji9EkqN3K-xg-4QJcpLTTqYbe_evjCswT2tfN76JwAx3z6JNTSYWEdRIODnI073o8Extg0f6EVW0qlECeqZskoLPNnfdGFBgA0Zbb-j9/s3384/Screenshot+2021-03-21+at+9.20.13+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1924" data-original-width="3384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbmxJ11GbvdXDLG3PEl99cOkALquoji9EkqN3K-xg-4QJcpLTTqYbe_evjCswT2tfN76JwAx3z6JNTSYWEdRIODnI073o8Extg0f6EVW0qlECeqZskoLPNnfdGFBgA0Zbb-j9/s320/Screenshot+2021-03-21+at+9.20.13+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRWenJjiTItbnhQox83P2lEQ0Wtrdnk8eXtuyzTsKRyTVmTZXBlZvptC6ti0ERtETgISJ-O_HuxtfO6VV55gxSnRTeFj_kRRu_DC3O9EZxfRbNkKh6EGbkTF6grpQuKA31Z9i/s3278/Screenshot+2021-03-21+at+9.31.53+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1864" data-original-width="3278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRWenJjiTItbnhQox83P2lEQ0Wtrdnk8eXtuyzTsKRyTVmTZXBlZvptC6ti0ERtETgISJ-O_HuxtfO6VV55gxSnRTeFj_kRRu_DC3O9EZxfRbNkKh6EGbkTF6grpQuKA31Z9i/s320/Screenshot+2021-03-21+at+9.31.53+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>Me Dad returned to the location about a week later and the little critter has certainly grown quite a bit. Still as ugly as ever.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09gOWE2DeautBX2ekmbKZggAzovDPX37EbZ1jcE89G1zjZwZDxlK45W25yLI_Nm62Ry9T2GSsQ3Y_KwJAXLr7djcfkS9JKu6We8uR5uBMEh85XsJsvJqewsX2QAFm-W7Htj-L/s2048/Screenshot+2021-03-28+at+8.40.45+AM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1228" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09gOWE2DeautBX2ekmbKZggAzovDPX37EbZ1jcE89G1zjZwZDxlK45W25yLI_Nm62Ry9T2GSsQ3Y_KwJAXLr7djcfkS9JKu6We8uR5uBMEh85XsJsvJqewsX2QAFm-W7Htj-L/s320/Screenshot+2021-03-28+at+8.40.45+AM+copy.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP61o5xoJwrYm0Khe3_iyggTM7bjwNK82k-OtUPJlJAbU-J-cn0bHGQY0xoiabl8e7tNETQ16lez0RncCD9-dSVQexVGTXaZ4-xG_YQIIhKgE9d-ESn1oxRhQFrKq30yXDYSy7/s2048/Screenshot+2021-03-28+at+8.42.58+AM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP61o5xoJwrYm0Khe3_iyggTM7bjwNK82k-OtUPJlJAbU-J-cn0bHGQY0xoiabl8e7tNETQ16lez0RncCD9-dSVQexVGTXaZ4-xG_YQIIhKgE9d-ESn1oxRhQFrKq30yXDYSy7/s320/Screenshot+2021-03-28+at+8.42.58+AM+copy.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmcaemU9y9rUlGJMoyWjs_3ulnrQx9TFNTstRw0nuHsVGvby8B7F9B30Qauzm5QrMEzS0EUN7TWrrjVOa4QgSg08zj6MztFlWM9RIWjf9uUjPDZT4_O9RLfjoEhsEIdRZmP_V/s2048/Screenshot+2021-03-28+at+8.48.53+AM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1269" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmcaemU9y9rUlGJMoyWjs_3ulnrQx9TFNTstRw0nuHsVGvby8B7F9B30Qauzm5QrMEzS0EUN7TWrrjVOa4QgSg08zj6MztFlWM9RIWjf9uUjPDZT4_O9RLfjoEhsEIdRZmP_V/s320/Screenshot+2021-03-28+at+8.48.53+AM+copy.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoM6ENIcwno6pDK0kwUkJw7qo_anXitAR0K_6o-L3yeQGvr0Vey68WzZ1r5AKy84bDcxFCEt4eRKs0flohkiQH24cySnnTHOVxT1w0VJzHSCvJ73s3bSoWNLaVQatWjO0_jihr/s2048/Screenshot+2021-03-28+at+8.49.42+AM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoM6ENIcwno6pDK0kwUkJw7qo_anXitAR0K_6o-L3yeQGvr0Vey68WzZ1r5AKy84bDcxFCEt4eRKs0flohkiQH24cySnnTHOVxT1w0VJzHSCvJ73s3bSoWNLaVQatWjO0_jihr/s320/Screenshot+2021-03-28+at+8.49.42+AM+copy.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjah78fxS2Kp6OkAoSX18HITrCAvakq6nDk44N8awDdsqPV3WGvEFQ6EaLHimeVp-JZqI1oJHr0O_2OH8sr-nxFklKlzMAQSqfCttS0eM6f4ixmT3br04XQ8FJsgL7xWfKgXjHh/s2048/Screenshot+2021-03-28+at+8.55.45+AM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjah78fxS2Kp6OkAoSX18HITrCAvakq6nDk44N8awDdsqPV3WGvEFQ6EaLHimeVp-JZqI1oJHr0O_2OH8sr-nxFklKlzMAQSqfCttS0eM6f4ixmT3br04XQ8FJsgL7xWfKgXjHh/s320/Screenshot+2021-03-28+at+8.55.45+AM+copy.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cavalockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180674877360799676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979114.post-5636782121166734372021-03-24T08:00:00.005+08:002021-03-24T08:00:06.721+08:00Cavalock and The Black Plague Joyride<p>Well, its been a month since I started on the <a href="http://cavalock.blogspot.com/2021/02/cavalock-and-morning-natto-nuke.html">natto breakfast</a> drill and I'm still on it. There are dozens of different packs that come with different ingredients or condiments like yuzu or mustard. Some I like more than others. I'm discovering new 'flavours' every time. So a normal breakfast now is some carbo or yogurt cereal, a serving of natto and some fruits like cherry tomatoes or bananas. Is it healthy? I dunno, I sure as hell hope so. And yes, the Baker-at-Home baked that little hot-crossed bun.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ngTK_t-lHoojz7yM_O55pTMjETMaJTgof_VZSZNfEnuaKBpc_iPKvQwOnR9Nfk63L5GbntFeH8HoWgHeYjXvBQ8LfHoQSseiEpG1bnXVid5Kj-91_OvyY9Rzwfbmt9xI3h0G/s2048/IMG_0718.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ngTK_t-lHoojz7yM_O55pTMjETMaJTgof_VZSZNfEnuaKBpc_iPKvQwOnR9Nfk63L5GbntFeH8HoWgHeYjXvBQ8LfHoQSseiEpG1bnXVid5Kj-91_OvyY9Rzwfbmt9xI3h0G/s320/IMG_0718.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhWoqS67j6Fhghi_TULEqjf55LJP05qbDqhrQ83t9PRjDEENxJhTfl8tEJ_F9KmIzFBjmjjBUfFAAGMWMG3JuETn8uwebHbl-w8im8KOfZuaytZnpV9Sk8Tyufc6Lj3KMJG4w/s2048/IMG_0745.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhWoqS67j6Fhghi_TULEqjf55LJP05qbDqhrQ83t9PRjDEENxJhTfl8tEJ_F9KmIzFBjmjjBUfFAAGMWMG3JuETn8uwebHbl-w8im8KOfZuaytZnpV9Sk8Tyufc6Lj3KMJG4w/s320/IMG_0745.JPG" /></a></div><p>The first Kickstarter of the year arrived! Yes, There are more coming, last year's lockdown made me do crazy stuff! Don't judge me! <a href="https://facadegames.com/products/bristol-1350">Bristol 1350</a> is a delightful little game set in the town of Bristol in England back in 1350 during the dreaded Black Plague.</p><p>You and other players are villagers are racing to get out of town but you don't know if the person or player you are travelling with, has the plague or not. If you both escape and are healthy, you win but if you escape and discover that one of you is a carrier, you both lose. It's a simple and fast racing game with a tractor mechanic thrown in. And best of all, it can be played solo. It's not everyday you see a solo racing game. Yah, it is a pretty topical game and I think most folks will enjoy it. It even comes in a smart little box that's shaped like an old hardcover book. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4P6l5lWkm3V6X9UMA3uhlSR5Z8p1hgbYHjYFyM98IeQN2JJ-Wa04OWpqk71N1t3Gs49W7cJ8IREIMjC6GGKafi-J1tz2ZzX_fATl6-boxBmMnuM8cW2YObn69NQ9Wa-nRtD07/s1800/IMG_0786.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1439" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4P6l5lWkm3V6X9UMA3uhlSR5Z8p1hgbYHjYFyM98IeQN2JJ-Wa04OWpqk71N1t3Gs49W7cJ8IREIMjC6GGKafi-J1tz2ZzX_fATl6-boxBmMnuM8cW2YObn69NQ9Wa-nRtD07/w320-h400/IMG_0786.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cavalockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180674877360799676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979114.post-41033881617874212682021-03-13T08:00:00.005+08:002021-03-13T08:00:00.310+08:00Cavalock and The Midweek Artichoke Accomplishment<p>Yes, we are late to the party and quite possibly the last couple of folks on the island to ever eat a whole artichoke but that's what we finally got to savour at Miznon couple days ago. If you like garlic like I do, you'll like scraping each and every artichoke leaf especially its centre heart. The Baker-at-Home absolutely loved it and finished most of it as I struggled with my massive but satisfying chicken liver pita. Yes, I had me some pastry before heading to Miznon so was a little full when I took me first pita bite. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPd-bmX5GhaHHgm7-z4ydEe0qgoUugtHeKXPxMrZxNuHCMqimESyWR9Q_mKuff70RnjYRlGf9O3mzAzYE7DGMchfCb2px3t6QIgheSFSBeZXpDcNdXaBJOlAT9foY8xDDqi5-j/s1024/PHOTO-2021-03-12-08-28-39.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPd-bmX5GhaHHgm7-z4ydEe0qgoUugtHeKXPxMrZxNuHCMqimESyWR9Q_mKuff70RnjYRlGf9O3mzAzYE7DGMchfCb2px3t6QIgheSFSBeZXpDcNdXaBJOlAT9foY8xDDqi5-j/s320/PHOTO-2021-03-12-08-28-39.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWf4YRvSBT9TXDtwhfyJ_1YfeLHhwTBQv0F6Loo_-bkmalQboX01Rq7jHwS1DdlH6RHABj4jyY9P2LudZYfc-M4uwUGAHEszKH2y-u5Y8qKNXCi7rZKK3KIZe2POH8dfPJpy0N/s2048/IMG_0725.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWf4YRvSBT9TXDtwhfyJ_1YfeLHhwTBQv0F6Loo_-bkmalQboX01Rq7jHwS1DdlH6RHABj4jyY9P2LudZYfc-M4uwUGAHEszKH2y-u5Y8qKNXCi7rZKK3KIZe2POH8dfPJpy0N/s320/IMG_0725.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBKjwmNlOtuKoZ_ynAooPj7qzbiUsNn0tDFdYBCLHBgOhWa5qr7__IZnKDeLovHdVLhKZKi6labJMQBY5k5_d9BsrNL4wYh_qOPSaYU1ZyRn6l0mlRHyFH_NDnlGccowxf3-q/s2048/IMG_0726.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBKjwmNlOtuKoZ_ynAooPj7qzbiUsNn0tDFdYBCLHBgOhWa5qr7__IZnKDeLovHdVLhKZKi6labJMQBY5k5_d9BsrNL4wYh_qOPSaYU1ZyRn6l0mlRHyFH_NDnlGccowxf3-q/s320/IMG_0726.JPG" /></a></div><p>Spring cleaning earlier in the week found me some overseas treasures that I had all but forgotten. Check out these cute Snoopy iron-ons I picked up in Tokyo years ago. Hmmm, I don't know I'll ever use them now but they so cute. Gawd knows I'm a huge Snoopy fan since I was a kid.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZD5TQIqqqPU708_KwL4wTpOBG9OPwVhgYBTWSVGSWijCovySHFVL8KC1fQztaCJGtO3ODlI4kMF88BRf6jbMF82WlyIL7vev829wlpY-G5c2ZcAkMWOpGgQjhYTnaoJpMUG5/s2048/IMG_0675.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZD5TQIqqqPU708_KwL4wTpOBG9OPwVhgYBTWSVGSWijCovySHFVL8KC1fQztaCJGtO3ODlI4kMF88BRf6jbMF82WlyIL7vev829wlpY-G5c2ZcAkMWOpGgQjhYTnaoJpMUG5/w400-h300/IMG_0675.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>And just this week, I spotted these on sale over at our local Tokyu Hands. I really had to pry myself away from this new Snoopy and gang display. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8fJmVYT7BNfOUVHvPpmVJt40ecoXxpL4UJ5LkFDxv6KlZNLW7xwqOU8LJtcUHlc5Q7TXXK_noF9EkgY78AacZ9VeWSKXeHGqxl25bZ3ZKRVQFOB2q6EjZVOtCHnyDa0L-Ucl/s2048/IMG_0689.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8fJmVYT7BNfOUVHvPpmVJt40ecoXxpL4UJ5LkFDxv6KlZNLW7xwqOU8LJtcUHlc5Q7TXXK_noF9EkgY78AacZ9VeWSKXeHGqxl25bZ3ZKRVQFOB2q6EjZVOtCHnyDa0L-Ucl/w300-h400/IMG_0689.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkZp0nPoPRE9ZSA4iKJaHkMP4RtRB61W66zPCYkcnnmNKrtmskYIeT_yo4RcxVp2el_Ricn0utErc0G_ei4xyIBtINYY5rIDCXMjvmNwa8KF2p6KeRqDPBe2L7ygsS0kgQxjG/s2048/IMG_0690.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkZp0nPoPRE9ZSA4iKJaHkMP4RtRB61W66zPCYkcnnmNKrtmskYIeT_yo4RcxVp2el_Ricn0utErc0G_ei4xyIBtINYY5rIDCXMjvmNwa8KF2p6KeRqDPBe2L7ygsS0kgQxjG/w400-h300/IMG_0690.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Been <a href="https://cavalock.blogspot.com/2020/11/cavalock-and-that-one-hot-november.html">way too long since I painted</a> something. Gonna start with the huge Loonshire and it's as big as the giant I painted at the end of last year. When I played the Loonshire in the game, it lets me return my creatures even after they have been killed by my opponent. The challenging part of such a project is always deciding on the colours to use. After all, we are looking at a fantasy genre here, so there is no real rule on how to colour something. Just try to go for something you looks good and that you like. That's kinda the fun of painting for me. End of the day (or week, or month) you get something utterly unique. Definitely looking forward to it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEQ4g4TYp5sl-trWsLSfxZMou9rmmhP0A6x9-wxKIr90dfEUl9n9NUy4OM3TvSYO4Lu0czhUFLB22pKg8Vg46Tt8I6t4GLqRgWjLYAwlmLzHSQWb9CJBPP_rCpb9ip9uqwiIK/s2048/IMG_0677.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEQ4g4TYp5sl-trWsLSfxZMou9rmmhP0A6x9-wxKIr90dfEUl9n9NUy4OM3TvSYO4Lu0czhUFLB22pKg8Vg46Tt8I6t4GLqRgWjLYAwlmLzHSQWb9CJBPP_rCpb9ip9uqwiIK/w400-h300/IMG_0677.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tncg99Sv8jOmnG0iqdtPR5bJFyrzP2X8h28p4kBhczbo7vhrYzBkGD0bIEjnMdE6XRM0ofDbDCFYWIlYp_fnEyOhp8fXGn3MuF2vqTf9c-vm10BXxlIbmF4uJIheLIh7N1GW/s2048/IMG_0679.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tncg99Sv8jOmnG0iqdtPR5bJFyrzP2X8h28p4kBhczbo7vhrYzBkGD0bIEjnMdE6XRM0ofDbDCFYWIlYp_fnEyOhp8fXGn3MuF2vqTf9c-vm10BXxlIbmF4uJIheLIh7N1GW/w300-h400/IMG_0679.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cavalockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180674877360799676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979114.post-37852102249908288462021-03-08T08:00:00.029+08:002021-03-08T08:00:02.866+08:00Cavalock and That Other Underrated Top Gun Song <p>Been a couple years since I dropped by <a href="https://redeyesmoke.sg">Red Eye Smokehouse</a> even though it's only a short walk from our tiny little apartment. Don't ask me why, we just never did until now. The pulled pork was a good choice. It was just a wee bit too dry for my liking but not necessary a problem. Great buttery mashed potatoes that came with a generous tub of gravy. Good to see that they are still around and I really should drop by again soon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwOSKIqsoWXtgQM8Ntoi1DTkHa-0SMYAn7rCqWeMMDyWUSXle7oslKZY6w5tEGp5S-Bo5xqwCGsTPuz4RkwCXBEnfgnOHGUKbH32FkYFJ1sUTLmq__nxL-k9vGk4Vb0-buQlf/s2048/IMG_0637.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwOSKIqsoWXtgQM8Ntoi1DTkHa-0SMYAn7rCqWeMMDyWUSXle7oslKZY6w5tEGp5S-Bo5xqwCGsTPuz4RkwCXBEnfgnOHGUKbH32FkYFJ1sUTLmq__nxL-k9vGk4Vb0-buQlf/s320/IMG_0637.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxluyy2L4vK2wicKmBL9h_97t6IzJqZeNCUDomcbmbk0FzeCG1UF8sfXl4nGIL7FYzQXmzpDbNF7WtziADhPsni9oxuy8sZJQrdJr_wADGlwYFbV__DXZ3_6lFkcAhl44A5HJe/s2048/IMG_0638.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxluyy2L4vK2wicKmBL9h_97t6IzJqZeNCUDomcbmbk0FzeCG1UF8sfXl4nGIL7FYzQXmzpDbNF7WtziADhPsni9oxuy8sZJQrdJr_wADGlwYFbV__DXZ3_6lFkcAhl44A5HJe/s320/IMG_0638.JPG" /></a></div><p>This last couple of weeks have been like that Kenny Loggins song from Top Gun "Playing with the Boys". We got to ride in kinda like a speeding bombard boat for bout half hour, from Keppal Bay to around the Marina Coast, then Sentosa passing St. John's Island and back. Absolutely exhilarating, especially with music blasting from the rear of the boat. I believe we got up to bout 20 knots? The boat skipped and sped over the waves plus it was especially choppy that afternoon too. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkpumIlFixd4KPQN9t7kkcgJhdYLGe39X9VsnSeng7pj-rpLCWtCaykotBSlmyfIWc8ZkaRcjle_DquFml-8-D3LDWGZQ2kO327Ymm3u3wGxShaJyDbOBR5sXOszNIUId4AG3u/s2048/IMG_0562.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkpumIlFixd4KPQN9t7kkcgJhdYLGe39X9VsnSeng7pj-rpLCWtCaykotBSlmyfIWc8ZkaRcjle_DquFml-8-D3LDWGZQ2kO327Ymm3u3wGxShaJyDbOBR5sXOszNIUId4AG3u/w300-h400/IMG_0562.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3U3hLVnZkafkoComjnlM72VMIBE9gEphvnwv6Ek6esTyrvbL86XS-moPN40H504jwvZVeZlHm3A-6V-KUV8Ztp4sDeUYkvOvV4E5BHVOlGrqmUcL7oVL2_ciUBVmWjgqyfKF/s2048/IMG_0564.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3U3hLVnZkafkoComjnlM72VMIBE9gEphvnwv6Ek6esTyrvbL86XS-moPN40H504jwvZVeZlHm3A-6V-KUV8Ztp4sDeUYkvOvV4E5BHVOlGrqmUcL7oVL2_ciUBVmWjgqyfKF/w400-h300/IMG_0564.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>So how do you top that? By spending a memorable afternoon at the Star Wars Identities Exhibition over at the ArtScience Museum with the guys. Really cool display of movie props including storyboards and interactive stations. Its got everything for a Star Wars fan ...... except an X-Wing. Why isn't there an X-Wing model on display? After the Millennium Falcon, it's the most iconic ship in the movies. All the other ships were there, just not an X-Wing. 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