Interior photos of residentials, restaurants and boutiques - Page 3

Whose Homepage · December 1st, 2005, 04:37 AM

Lol, there may not be any *need* to thank you, Pengui, but I felt like it.

Also, I envy you for being able to see that wonderful building, both from the outside and the inside.

Pengui · December 2nd, 2005, 10:22 AM

I hope you can come to Singapore some day and pay it a visit (although it is certainly not much of a tourist attraction on its own :-) ). I often make a detour when I'm in the area just because I enjoy the lush and chilling atmosphere of the small plaza as well as lurking around the lobby for the deco and the occasional piano or singer performing for the Divine Society club :-)

Unfortunately I think I won't be able to do that for much more time as I am falling victim of the random decision of some obscure local Ministry of Manpower officer. This to remind us (in case we forgot) that Singapore has little to do with a democracy and doesn't need to show any kind of legitimacy or transparency to western states as long as it keeps buying their weapons. Hopefully things will change here too some day if China finally embraces democracy...

Sorry for the OOT pamphlet... I feel better now ;-)

heirloom · December 2nd, 2005, 12:15 PM

wont be able to do that for much more time?

Whose Homepage · December 2nd, 2005, 11:52 PM

@Pengui: thanks. But I'm afraid I can't quite follow your veiled allusions ...

On the other hand, if I were to visit Singapore I surely would make a point of visiting PVS -- it's one of my favorite buildings there!

At any rate, the Divine Society, Club, huh? I suspect a Mother Superior wouldn't even qualify for membership.

Pengui · December 3rd, 2005, 05:59 AM

Hmm sorry. I mean they refused to extend my visa further than this year, so in January I'll have to quit my job. Might be difficult to find a new one as they refused to say why -_-

Whose Homepage · December 3rd, 2005, 06:47 AM

Pengui, I'm sad to hear that.

So does that mean you'll have to return to France?

T'es francais?

Pengui · December 3rd, 2005, 11:25 AM

Quite likely and oui je suis français :-)

The good news is from January onwards, I'll probably have a lot of time to go out and take pictures... ^ ^U

Whose Homepage · December 3rd, 2005, 11:43 AM

Mais je n'avais aucune idee!

Et pendent tes promenades de photographie, peut-etre tu trouveras un nouveau travail? Et finalement tu ne dois pas rentrer (si vraiment tu n'en a pas envie)?

[Pengui is French]

WH: But I didn't know that!

And during your photography tours you will perhaps find a new job? So that you don't have to go back (if you really don't feel like it)? :

heirloom · December 3rd, 2005, 06:26 PM

oh my:! no reason was given at all??

drwho · December 3rd, 2005, 06:31 PM

Pengui

you are leaving SG?..they just said no to visa like that?

Whose Homepage · December 3rd, 2005, 09:13 PM

That surprises me too, drwho. I mean, Pengui has a job and all ... it's not like he's a burden to the country. This denial of a visa extension without reason is quite disturbing.

Pengui · December 4th, 2005, 04:58 AM

@WH, I'll try but it's difficult to find a job here unless you are citizen or permanent resident. Otherwise the normal procedure is to find from abroad, get the permit and then come. Several sources told me the Ministry of Manpower doesn't see with a very good eye that you come first and look for the job after. So local companies are not too keen on taking the risk to apply and fail for a permit.

Still I got a pretty good opening for a job at the moment but I'm afraid they won't give me a chance precisely because of the permit application problem :-( We'll see.

I certainly want to stay in Singapore but in the worst case I suppose I'll leave around March or April 2006.

WH, you studied at the Sorbonne right ? It shows ^ ^ I would reply to you in french but I'm lazy to translate in both languages for the rest of us, hehe ;-)

RafflesCity · December 15th, 2005, 04:13 PM

All the best Pengui... :O

ok...here are some interior pics of an Arabic restaurant on the 2nd floor of a shophouse in Kampong Glam.

babystan03 · December 15th, 2005, 04:20 PM

Nice restaurant.......I wonder if it's the same place hyacinthus went in Makan Sutra??

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...1&page=9&pp=20

RafflesCity · December 15th, 2005, 04:39 PM

yup

more interior pics

theres also an outdoor balcony on the 2nd floor, as it can get quite warm inside

babystan03 · December 17th, 2005, 05:42 AM

Ichiban Boshi at Suntec

Whose Homepage · December 17th, 2005, 11:26 AM

Thank you for bringing the thread back on track, Raffi and babystan!

hyacinthus · December 17th, 2005, 11:51 AM

Outback Steakhouse Restaurant at Suntec
(http://www.outback.com/ourlocations/int_singapore.asp)

babystan03 · December 17th, 2005, 11:52 AM

^ Emm....actually it's at Millenia Walk......

Any food pictures from the restaurants??

hyacinthus · December 17th, 2005, 12:24 PM

ya. at Millenia Walk. Suntec is nearby.

no food pic.

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December 1st, 2005, 04:37 AM	#41
Whose Homepage BANNED Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Berkeley, California USA Posts: 1,163 Likes (Received): 0	Lol, there may not be any need to thank you, Pengui, but I felt like it. Also, I envy you for being able to see that wonderful building, both from the outside and the inside.

December 2nd, 2005, 10:22 AM	#42
Pengui Tallest on his iceberg Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Singapore / Paris Posts: 3,628 Likes (Received): 1	I hope you can come to Singapore some day and pay it a visit (although it is certainly not much of a tourist attraction on its own :-) ). I often make a detour when I'm in the area just because I enjoy the lush and chilling atmosphere of the small plaza as well as lurking around the lobby for the deco and the occasional piano or singer performing for the Divine Society club :-) Unfortunately I think I won't be able to do that for much more time as I am falling victim of the random decision of some obscure local Ministry of Manpower officer. This to remind us (in case we forgot) that Singapore has little to do with a democracy and doesn't need to show any kind of legitimacy or transparency to western states as long as it keeps buying their weapons. Hopefully things will change here too some day if China finally embraces democracy... Sorry for the OOT pamphlet... I feel better now ;-)

December 2nd, 2005, 12:15 PM	#43
heirloom Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,158 Likes (Received): 0	wont be able to do that for much more time?

December 2nd, 2005, 11:52 PM	#44
Whose Homepage BANNED Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Berkeley, California USA Posts: 1,163 Likes (Received): 0	@Pengui: thanks. But I'm afraid I can't quite follow your veiled allusions ... On the other hand, if I were to visit Singapore I surely would make a point of visiting PVS -- it's one of my favorite buildings there! At any rate, the Divine Society, Club, huh? I suspect a Mother Superior wouldn't even qualify for membership.

December 3rd, 2005, 05:59 AM	#45
Pengui Tallest on his iceberg Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Singapore / Paris Posts: 3,628 Likes (Received): 1	Hmm sorry. I mean they refused to extend my visa further than this year, so in January I'll have to quit my job. Might be difficult to find a new one as they refused to say why -_-

December 3rd, 2005, 06:47 AM	#46
Whose Homepage BANNED Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Berkeley, California USA Posts: 1,163 Likes (Received): 0	Pengui, I'm sad to hear that. So does that mean you'll have to return to France? T'es francais?

December 3rd, 2005, 11:25 AM	#47
Pengui Tallest on his iceberg Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Singapore / Paris Posts: 3,628 Likes (Received): 1	Quite likely and oui je suis français :-) The good news is from January onwards, I'll probably have a lot of time to go out and take pictures... ^ ^U

December 3rd, 2005, 11:43 AM	#48
Whose Homepage BANNED Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Berkeley, California USA Posts: 1,163 Likes (Received): 0	Mais je n'avais aucune idee! Et pendent tes promenades de photographie, peut-etre tu trouveras un nouveau travail? Et finalement tu ne dois pas rentrer (si vraiment tu n'en a pas envie)? [Pengui is French] WH: But I didn't know that! And during your photography tours you will perhaps find a new job? So that you don't have to go back (if you really don't feel like it)? :

December 3rd, 2005, 06:26 PM	#49
heirloom Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,158 Likes (Received): 0	oh my:! no reason was given at all??

December 3rd, 2005, 09:13 PM	#51
Whose Homepage BANNED Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Berkeley, California USA Posts: 1,163 Likes (Received): 0	That surprises me too, drwho. I mean, Pengui has a job and all ... it's not like he's a burden to the country. This denial of a visa extension without reason is quite disturbing.

December 4th, 2005, 04:58 AM	#52
Pengui Tallest on his iceberg Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Singapore / Paris Posts: 3,628 Likes (Received): 1	@WH, I'll try but it's difficult to find a job here unless you are citizen or permanent resident. Otherwise the normal procedure is to find from abroad, get the permit and then come. Several sources told me the Ministry of Manpower doesn't see with a very good eye that you come first and look for the job after. So local companies are not too keen on taking the risk to apply and fail for a permit. Still I got a pretty good opening for a job at the moment but I'm afraid they won't give me a chance precisely because of the permit application problem :-( We'll see. I certainly want to stay in Singapore but in the worst case I suppose I'll leave around March or April 2006. WH, you studied at the Sorbonne right ? It shows ^ ^ I would reply to you in french but I'm lazy to translate in both languages for the rest of us, hehe ;-)

December 15th, 2005, 04:13 PM	#53
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 2	All the best Pengui... :O ok...here are some interior pics of an Arabic restaurant on the 2nd floor of a shophouse in Kampong Glam.

December 15th, 2005, 04:20 PM	#54
babystan03 More excitment ahead!!! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 17,790 Likes (Received): 0	Nice restaurant.......I wonder if it's the same place hyacinthus went in Makan Sutra?? http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...1&page=9&pp=20

December 15th, 2005, 04:39 PM	#55
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 2	yup more interior pics theres also an outdoor balcony on the 2nd floor, as it can get quite warm inside

December 17th, 2005, 05:42 AM	#56
babystan03 More excitment ahead!!! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 17,790 Likes (Received): 0	Ichiban Boshi at Suntec

December 17th, 2005, 11:26 AM	#57
Whose Homepage BANNED Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Berkeley, California USA Posts: 1,163 Likes (Received): 0	Thank you for bringing the thread back on track, Raffi and babystan!

December 17th, 2005, 11:52 AM	#59
babystan03 More excitment ahead!!! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 17,790 Likes (Received): 0	^ Emm....actually it's at Millenia Walk...... Any food pictures from the restaurants??