Anyway.. I'm rushing to finish my audit. As part of my procrastinating activity, I decided to did up some old nostalgic songs to listen while I enter some mind numbing numerical data.
Jackie Cheung's (張學友) 吻別 (Goodbye Kiss) is truly an chinese classic.
It's been redone in a few languages.. enjoy..
Michael Learns To Rock does an English version
This is quite a nice rendition, English and Chinese version.
This song has been playing in my head since watching Naruto Shippuden.
Try imagining this song when doing your day to day activity, might make it more epic.
Hey, wanna go rock the dragon?
I said to my bro one day
What does that mean, you ask?
That was "Rock the Dragon", the song.
Anyway, by "Rock the Dragon" I was referring to one of my favourite restaurants
Dragon Garden Restaurant!!!
Dragon Garden is a chinese restaurant located at Church Corner, opposite Countdown.
The boss of Dragon Garden also owns Chinatown market located right behind it. He is a biggish chap who is rather loud and crude, but surprised me a few times with some "service" at Dragon Garden. My friends and I used to visit this place for late night supper after playing Dota at a nearby cybercafe. They also have Dim Sum in the mornings and late at night. The last I checked, they close at 3 am.
Dragon Garden offers you the true authentic chinese dining experience including -minimal decor, poor ventilation (so you have all that roast smell infused in your clothes after you eat), highly variable quality of service depending on the staff mood and not least, questionable food preparation hygiene.
Why go anywhere else for true asian cuisine? The only thing missing from the true asian dining experience is the stray cat or dog looking for scraps.
The food tastes pretty good and come in decent portions. And that's enough for me,
If you do happen to visit my favourite restaurant, I would like to recommend to you my favourite dish here..
THE TRIPLE ROAST RICE!!!三拼饭
( a picture I took of my "da bao" before I FINISHed it like a Mortal Combat ending move )
During my preFRACP exam time, I ate out for 1 month and half the time I was rocking out at the dragon.
At that time I mostly ordered roast pork rice or beef brisket ( what the heck is brisket anyway?) rice.
But since then I have discovered the " holy grail " of non-fine-dining. ( i hate fine dining) .
The TRIPLE ROAST RICE!!三拼饭
All good things come in threes, such as a triple coronary artery bypass graft or a 3 piece quarter pack.
Typically the triple roast consists of roast pork (crispy skin), roast duck, roast chicken or bbq pork - This is random depending on what they give u. My favourite combo is prob roast duck, roast pork and bbq pork. Cos I get my chicken fix from Colonel Sanders. This dish is best chowed down with generous serving of lau gan ma sauce, as depicted in the photo. It's serving is really huge, enough to feed half a dozen America's Next Top Model contestants. The part I like the most is the gravy from the roast meat, they usually pour some over the rice for you. Yum , yum, nothing refined about this dish at all. Just the way I like it.
BTW it costs NZ$10.
So if you're looking for a big and cheap feed, here's my recommendation. Strictly not for those trying to lose weight!
Oh yeah, if you're wondering what Lau Gan Ma sauce is, leave a comment below and I might write a blog on it. Happy Fattening!!
Heard this song the other day on christian radio via XiiaLive. Here's sharing this song, called Down by Mat Kearney. He's really good , just check out his other songs too.
Artist: Mat Kearney
Album: Young Love
It took his breath away holding the bank page
He got the letter they're gonna take their house away
I'm 'bout to have a daughter he yells it in the air
Feeling the weight of a world that just don't care
He lit a cigarette, felt it on his lip
Driving home on a long road with regret
He pulls the window down, shouts it out loud
Pushing the pedal and praying lord help us now
He's looking for a reason watching the sun coming down
Can you hear when we call
There when we fall
Standing our backs against the wall
Top of our lungs, hallelujah
Where pain and our love bleed into one
Baby when all you see is darkness, coming down now
We all need forgiveness
Coming round now
It's coming down now
It was Monday night under the street lights
She's turning seventeen in seven nights
Out on the fairgrounds walking in monotone
She kicks a bottle as empty as her soul
On the road alone in a
House that's half a home
They give her pills just to kill
When she feels alone
She's looking for a reason watching the sun coming down
Can you hear when we call
There when we fall
Standing our backs against the wall
Top of our lungs, hallelujah
Where pain and our love bleed into one
Baby when all you see is darkness, coming down now
We all need forgiveness
Take these broken streets, take these broken dreams
Hold my hand like we we're walking free
Tell me it will change I see it in your face
The hope the fear the love the faith
I'm working late again
Slaving to make the rent
I'm slanging coffee with dreams heavy as cement
They're coming one by one the face of falling love
I write a song with a prayer as I slide the cups
Can you hear when we call
There when we fall
Standing our backs against the wall
Top of our lungs hallelujah
Where pain and love bleed into one
Baby when all you see is darkness
Coming down now
We all need forgiveness
Can you hear when we call
There when we fall
Standing our backs against the wall
At the top of our lungs how far we've come
Were pain and love bleed into one
All that we need it's so bitter sweet
The pain that opens our eyes to see
Baby when all you see is darkness
Coming down now
We all need forgiveness
Coming round now
It's coming round now, it's coming down now
It's coming down now
Acts 2:21 - And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.