Accident

Here’s a few steps you can do if you are involved in a minor accident.

1. Jump out of a car/truck immediately and shout at the other driver (irrespective of whose fault / responsibilities)
2. Act fierce like gangster! (Looks like you are ready to hit someone)
3. Shout, “If you don’t like it, go report to the police!”
4. If You can speak in Bahasa Melayu and if the other driver don’t understand, you shout, “You go back to China la!”
5. Don’t provide any credentials, just drive away.

For those who unfortunately deal with drivers described above, please advice what can be done?

P.S. Police will believe whatever lie a gangster report as long as he does not need to do anything at the end.

Singapore

I have the following conclusion following my latest visit from Singapore. The Chinese from China is conquering the world in terms of immigrants (almost every country in the world with the exception of Malaysia, which is going the opposite direction). I have nothing against it whatsoever, particularly in Singapore, whose food tends to be too clean to be nice in the past. With the Chinese moving in along with their oily greasy food, Singapore food selection has greatly improved and impressed. Perhaps its worth a Singapore Food Tour for once. :)


Yummy Singaporean ("Chinese Imigrant") Food

2007 Great Bordeaux Wine

We tasted and rated the following Bordeaux Grand Cru Classe Wines. Tell me if you think alike:

St. Estephe
II Chateau Montrose: Our rating 89, 89 (versus Parker 90-91)

Pauillac
II Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande: Our rating 86, 89 (versus Parker 88-90)
II Pichon Longueville Baron: Our rating 86 89 (versus Parker 91)
V Lynch Badge: Our rating 85 (versus Parker 88)

Graves
Haut Bailly: Our rataing 86, 88 (versus Parker 91)
Smith Haut Lafitte: Our rataing 90, 92 (versus Parker 90-92)
Domaine De Cheval: Our rating 90, 93

St. Julien
II Leoville Poyferre: 89, 91 (RP 90)
IV Chateau Talbot: 88, 84 (RP 85)
IV Chateau Beychevelle: 92, 91 (RP 87-90)
IV Brainaire Ducru: 88 (RP 91)

Margaux
II Braine Cantenac: 89, 90
II Rausan Segla: 89, 91 (RP: 90)
III Kirwan: 86, 88
III Giscours: 89, 90 (RP: 86)
V Du Tertre: 89, 89 (RP: 88)

St Emilion & Pomerol
Ch Cannon: 90, 93
Ch Laroze: 88, 89
Petit Village: 93, 95 (RP: 85) – Our favourite but definitely not for Robert Parker.

Sauterners & Barsac
Ch Surudaut Sauterners: 88, 91 (RP: 92)
Ch Climen Barsac 1st Cru: 85, 90 (RP: 98-100) – Parker’s favourite but definitely not mine.

Do you share the same view as us I wonder?

Michel Rolland

We attended a seminar conducted by Michel Rolland and tasted some of his great wines, including the following:

Clos de los siete 2008 from Argentina
Clos Apalta 2007 from Chile
Chateau Le Bon Pasteur 2005, 1999 and 2008 from Pomerol
Chateau Ornellaia 2007 from Italy Tuscany

They are all very good, (my rating from 82 – 88, Sacha’s rating 82-90, Robert Parker rating from 89-94). What amazes me is that the wines are coming from different regions around the world and the grapes used are different but the outcome / taste are so very similar. That’s great ‘kung fu’ from Michel that really amazes us.