So there is this big Citrus festival (le fete du Citron) going on at Menton around 40 minutes off Nice which i went with my exchange friends the Sunday before and here are the pictures! It's basically a festival where every year Menton's best production of Citrus fruits (lemons, oranges, lime, pomelos) are used to make big parade themes. Think Chingay jsut that everything is made of citrus fruits. Combined with some funky parade from all walks of life, the citrus festival is formed!


The first woman with a Huge wheel feathery thingy stuck on her

Some masque theme (i'm gonna go to Venice n see the real ones haha)

Funky blown up clowns that purposedly fell onto the crowd
Care for some tango?

Its Disco time!

I dont think i can stay in this house, i'll end up eating the walls and roof off
I call this car Lao Pok Kum

Me n Sofie trying to do some failed tango move, apparently Menton is holding the international dance Tango competition this year i think

Anyone knows what this instrument is called??

Jenny n I in front of a Big Hat way too big for both of us

Babuska Dolls in Orange of course

For Viv n Hanwen, no Zara heels, but there's Orange n Lemon one hahaha

funky 80's lemon billboard with live music!

Avignon n Aix En Provence

Nothing much to do this weekend so i went to Avignon and Aix en Provence for a short day trip on saturday. The first thing i get when i got off the train is, WA THE WIND SO STRONG!!!! Avignon is a pretty plain city, nothing fancy just the pretty River Rhone and the Palace of the Popes. So those who read the Knight Templar stories will know that for a period of time in history Rome was not that safe a place for popes to reside, so in seeking refuge, they found Avignon. Nice place to visit but definitely a 1 day visit

The River Rhone

Pont St Benezet

Hotel Monnaine

Palace of the Popes (entrance)

Palace of the Popes (inner wing)

Palace of the Pope (the cathedral with the Crucifix and a golden statute up on top)

Inside the Cathedral Notre Dame de Dons

Sarcophagus/Coffin of the popes

Nasi Lemak!!

craving for nasi lemak and after a few hours my craving came true! Muahahah

Breaded Chicken Drumstick
Fried Egg
Cucumber
Sambal Chilli
And some heartwarming pork floss from SG! heh

any orders for Lemon Cheesecake ?

so i've been craving for some good old cheesecake so what better way then to make it myself!

Its a really easy to make recipe that i found online and Voila my lemon cheesecake, YUMMMYY

Things u need:

Mascarpone Cheese

Full cream yoghurt

Milk

Whipped Cream Topping

A pinch of honey

Lemonade Flavour Mix

n a pretty good right hand to whisk it like crazy

I'm gonna make it for the people back at home when i'm back home haha i'm gonna try the Peach Soufflés recipe next :)

Had a few BIG bites off it heh First time i eat such a big cheesecake all by myself INDULGENCE

Trip to Bordeaux

So this weekend i'm taking a 10hr train all the way to Bordeaux, so before i leave i decided to have a sumptous n yummy dinner. So i made this roast chicken stew and macaroni and cheese :) This is for the worried mum at home who thought that i'm not eating just because i never post pictures of food.

Jianwei's gonna give me the "This is not a FOOD blog speech............."

Parcel from the all my crappy friends in SG. Itinerary:
Scary Chinese New Year music in CD (I bet this came from Jianwei)
2 Lightsticks in case of power shock
Soya sauce 1 packet
1 Alcohol swap
1 Box of Javanese curry (the only thing i like in this pack)
Lotsa heartwarming messages or NOT
Thks ppl hahaha, no wonder u're my crappy friends

First you roast the chicken and stir-fry the veg with butter then u combine everything n TADA

No rice this time, but Macaroni Cheese Salami!

The people at Bordeaux and Robin from Toulouse

Pont Neuf De Pierre - 9th Bridge of Pierre

Mini Arc of Triumph ????

The Cool museum and City centre of Bordeaux

Some flying statue

This building is kinda cool as the top of the building is laden with lotsa different sculptures all different from the other

This is called Antoine a specialty of France

It taste like Nian Gao to me heh

The Macaroons which are super expensive here in France

There was a Circus goin on in town

Eglise Notre Dame - the french ppl are how creative always naming the churches the same names

We decided to have a picnic at the City centre of BordeauxSome Eerie looking building hahahaThe Night Sky of Bordeaux

Paris, Je t'aime (part 5)

So finally i've reached the blogging of the first day that i arrived in Paris. Its for around 3pm that i reached Gare de Lyon Paris and for all francophile fanatics like myself, Paris is a sight to behold. Somehow Paris, je t'aime is the only thing that i can say about it.

Its funny how the architecture is so magnifique yet it just gently tinkles your heart everytime you see it. I guess thats what they called love, and Paris is not the city of romance for nothing

Somehow or rather when i'm posting all these, i feel that i'm a really lucky boy. My parents themselves have never been to Paris or London and yet at the age of 23, they've done everything to fulfil my little wish of travelling the world. Thks mum n dad!

Notre Dame Cathedral at the back with its flying buttress roots trees

The entrance of Notre Dame Cathedral This darn place took 300 years to build. WOW

The pedestral of Notre Dame

The stained glass culture. When light shines through the stainglasses at Noon, the shadows will be cast on the floor and it tells the story usually of Christ in the Old Testament and the New Testament

Evening shot of Paris

The National Opera House of Paris

Lourve at night

The Greek/Roman/French sculptures in the Lourve. By the way there was a impromptu i'm guessing by arts student going on in the museum when we visited. So basically they're topless and running around shouting weird foreign language and re-enacting the scene in history

Somehow this statue reminds me of Vivien, abit gila looking but a really strong person actually. By the way, she's St Jeanne D'Arc

The Mona Lisa, it is actually quite small and though its priceless i think its a little eerie looking to me. Like errr where are the brows man?

The beautiful Lourve at night

The Night scene of Paris. The Eiffel tower has a beacon that spins around 360 degrees at night so i waited and waited on the bridge for this shot

The Parliament House which is adorned with numerous lights that blink endlessly in the night. Apparently, every year for Xmas this place will have a special theme to it so i'm guessing this year is Starry Starry Night

For Hanwen: I found aNOTHER XMAS TREE for u in front of Notre Dame Cathedral!