Tucked in the corner of the eclectic Haji Lane, there lies a café in a simply refurbished shophouse that you may seek harmony, peacefulness and bliss within the confines.
Set up by Mr Barry Tan and Mr Oliver Pang, Going Om is a café with a western subculture concept of New Age, where besides food, fun and activities (Flow toys performers e.g. movement artists, spinners, twirlers, circus freaks, martial artists, jugglers, object manipulators gather every Thursday nights) patrons can also get to indulge in intuitive card readings, crystal healing and meditation classes, the latter to be held every Sunday evening at 7pm where one can learn to focus on visualisation and manifestation techniques amongst other skills. The place offers a two-storey option.
One gets to sit on an out of the ordinary wooden platform with small tables on the ground level, and as you make your way up a very steep flight of stairs, you will be greeted by a huge Buddha rug hung on the wall and a very spacious room, where customers can have a choice of sitting on the wooden sofa set at the corner or the many mattresses strewn all over – as for me, I definitely prefer the latter.
One of the many interesting feature you will find at Going Om is a trap door on the 2nd floor that opens up to a wooden staircase, that leads you back to the outside of the café on the ground level, the other is the pet parakeets that Barry and Oliver will bring around on their shoulder as they make their rounds to chat up with you.
Besides the usual finger food, Going Om dishes out interesting homemade desserts at $4.50 each that leave you craving for more. The Strawberry Surprise, a creation from Barry, is a warm savoury dessert of cheese and cream, where the delightful surprise is the chilled refreshing strawberries found in the middle of it. This pleasurable mix of sweet and savoury, hot versus cold leaves one wonder for more.
The Apple and Pear Crumble is another excellent homemade creation, this time by Oliver, who picked up this recipe while he was living in UK. What I like about this dessert was the fruits are sliced thickly, still retaining the crunch, unlike the usual cubes you get from outside. The sweet and sour combination of the fruits was enjoyable, plus the generous topping of cereal gives the dessert a fulfilling ending.
We also enjoyed the interesting Chakra drinks ($11.00), an alcoholic beverage that is made of Advocaat, a rich and creamy liqueur from Holland that is made from eggs, sugar and brandy – it is smooth to the throat and leaves an almond aftertaste when one drinks it.
There are 7 colours or choices to choose from and each a different flavour and symbolises a different meaning, which Barry and Oliver will be delighted to share them with you (it was just too complex for me to remember actually). I truly enjoyed my time spent there and before I knew it, 5 hours past quickly.
So Have You Gone Om Lately?!
You can view more photos and other reviews @ His Food Blog.
I've been to the new Kallang Leisure Park quite a few times since its reopening. There's a cinema, a KBox, a supermarket, an ice skating rink as well as some other shops. The place still seems quite dead when I went to the Kbox there a couple of weeks back. But the place has potential when the new kallang stadium is completed. Question remains to be seen if the tenants can last that long in the first place.
Saw this place a couple of times I been in the Katong area but never got around to trying it out. So after hearing from my friend that this place serves nice coffee and is a popular outlet when she went to Thailand, I decided to give it a shot.
WHen I went there at around late afternoon, not many customers were there. But the staff were not really that prompt in serving us. Nevertheless, they were friendly and gave some suggestions on what coffee were nice. So I ordered a Mexican iced coffee, which had Kahlua syrup in it. It had a nice taste and was served in a cute looking shoe-shaped glass. On the menu, saw that there were acouple more speciality coffee, which I may give a try in future.
Overall the coffee was nice, place was nicely done, but carparking could be the stumbling block for drivers. As for price wise, its reasonable and comparable to that of Starbucks and Coffee Bean
I happened to walk into this tiny café situated at the corner of the Stationery Dept. Since I was also feeling a bit hungry, I decided to check out what they have to offer. This place is run by 3 youngsters – 2 of them having brightly coloured hairs at some section of their head. Hmm… they definitely caught my attention.
I ordered a cup of coffee and a plate of black pepper chicken chop with rice. Although there was another family of three, the food really took a long time to be served. And it was very noisy… coming from the staff that yelled and joked at the top of their voices.
My coffee was served first which was three-quarters full. When I put the powdered creamer into the cup, it floated on top. Immediately I touched the cup and realized that it was semi-cold, not lukewarm at all. I called the staff who took my order. Before I could bring her attention to the cold coffee, she immediately apologized and replaced a hot cup for me.
When the grilled chicken was served, I was quite skeptical whether it would be cold like the coffee. It turned out surprisingly hot. The chicken meat was tender and juicy. Just when I was about to eat the second portion, I overheard the next table complaining that the rice was burnt. I decided to taste mine since both of us ordered the same dish. Aiyah… it was not burnt rice but leftover rice from last nite. Very pungent smell. The chef ( if she is qualified ) must have scrapped right to the bottom and served the brownish portion to us.
When I paid my bill, I highlighted to them to be more professional if they want to stay in the food industry.
I'm a frequent visitor to the hospitals in Singapore because I give recommendations to my foreign friends as to which one to stay in for their medical needs.
Changi General Hospital happens to be the nearest public hospital in the East.... bo bian. If I were filthy rich, I would choose Mt. E.
My mother-in-law was a patient in the Geriatric ward (C class)and it is a pitiful sight to see the elderly when they are weak and sick. I cannot blame the nurses for not being attentive most of the time as these patients and their family members can be very demanding. I salute these nurses for their hard work.
You would expect A class to be A service. Surprisingly, no. A class fees, yes. I admitted one foreign student to its A class ward and it has embarrassed me greatly in front of the parents.
Waiting to be sent to the ward was long. Waiting for a doctor to see the patient was long.
My ward vomited on his pajamas and it wasn't changed for him. He wore it overnight and the next morning, no nurse came to wash, clean him up or changed his soiled pajamas.
My student was admitted for the removal of appendicitis, after his operation and during his stay, I never got to see a doctor. I only knew of 'his perforated appendix' when I received his Inpatient Discharge Summary.
Did I ask to see the doctor? Yes, through the nurses and I was told to come early in the morning, at 7 am or earlier to catch him. *rolls my eyes*
My student was re-admitted for wound infection. When I queried the hospital, then the attending doctors told me it was normal when an appendix was perforated.
We went to A&E before 1pm. We were in the ward at 5 plus and then it was a long wait for a doctor to see my ward. After much hurrying, a young doctor came to inspect the wound and had it cleaned. Another young doctor came an hour later. It was almost 10 pm and my hubby and I hadn't had our dinner as we were waiting for the doctor to give his diagnose. The doctor told us to go for dinner as there's an emergency and the doctors are busy.
790 beds and yet not a doctor can attend to my young ward who's having a bad infection. And we are in A class!
After dinner, a young senior doctor came. If it's any consolation, CGH seems like a Taiwanese TV production house. The doctors can form F4s. It has Young, good-looking doctors. hahaha.....
Anyway, we kena suan by this senior doctor when he sarcastically announced he hadn't had his dinner.
S$4200 was deducted from my credit card during the first admission and the balance not returned until I asked for it in writing. Another S$4000 was deducted from my credit card on the 2nd admission and the bill was not more than S$700. My money was tied up in both instances for many days.
At private hospitals, they cleared all bills on the day of discharge. My money won't be kept at their disposal.
And the final bill wasn't sent to me even after a week of discharge, so I couldn't get reimbursement from my student's parents.
When patients in A class wards get such bad service, I cannot imagine what it is like at the other classes. Don't throw good money away, no need to go for A class wards, B class will be good enough. Service doesn't get any better even if you pay A class fees.
Having heard so much about Aston's Prime, I decided to give it a try last week and see if indeed it is that good(or that bad), as shared by other Yebbers here.
Me and my gf went in at around 6pm and got us a table near the entrance. First impression was that the place was quite small. Thus, for other Yebbers who wanna go there, do make a reservation if you aint gng there early to avoid waiting. As it was our first time there, we decided to try out the steak and ribs, which we think shld be nice. So we ordered the baby back ribs and the USDA strip (12oz slab). We also ordered the msuhroom and clam chowder soup and the steakhouse fries as side dish.
Before the dishes came, bread was served with thier in-house garlic spread and I must say that the bread was soft and fluffy and the spread was tasty, without too strong a garlic taste lingering on in your mouth.
The soup came and was fairly pleased with the amount of clams found in the soup. The mushroom soup was nice as well and was not too thick. As for the fries, they were chunky and served with a dash of spices (similar to the cajun fries served at Botak Jones). They were piping hot when served and crispy when bitten.
As for the main dishes, the slab of beef steak was quite juicy and succulent. We had ordered it to be medium cooked and some blood could be seen, yet did not taste too bloody. However, the exterior was slightly charred which affected the overall taste. Nevertheless, the steak was still quite good. As for the baby back ribs, they were nicely grilled and the meat came off easily from the bones, which was essential, to minimise the fiddling of the utensils by the customers to cut the meat.
And as other Yebbers had stated before, this place doesn't charge GST nor service charge. And given their attentive service by the staff, this was definitely a bonus. I would give it a thumbs up and would return for more in future
Was told that this place offered quite an exquiste range of Jap food. So decided to try it with my gf. Upon arriving there, was quite impressed with the decoration and ambience of the restaurant. First impression was definitely good.
The restaurant, as we learnt from the waiter, was actually set up by the same boss of TAO (the eatery at Paradiz Centre). As such, the method of ordering food is the same, with the customer ordering a dish from the menu selected from each category namely cold dish, main dish, desserts,drinks and a couple more which I can't remember at this moment. In addition, for dinner, there is an additional starter.
Since it was our first time, we ordered different foods to try out. In the end we ordered beef tendons, chicken roulette, beed steak on a hot stone, mushroom soup,seafood bisque, sashimi platter, egg custard, drinks, hot warm chocolate with vanilla ice-cream and macha green tea puree.
The food was definitely tasteful and would light up your palate. The staff were also very friendly and would give you opinions on what to order and how to eat some of the food as well.
ONe thing to take note is that the price may be slightly steep, with dinner at 58.80 for one pax. But to me, I think it was money well spent.
All in all, the service was good and food was superb. In addition, the staff, after we paid our bill, showed us around and said that in future, we could place a reservation and a room (min 4 pax) could be catered for us and the decoration of the room was quite artistic as well. I would definitely recommend this place to my friends who wanna have a place with good ambience to eat and chat.
It's that time of the year again for the Chinese! Bak Chang Festival!!
Because I live in the east, I would go to Kim Choo Kueh Chang for my yummy meat dumplings. My Mom, sister-in-law and I used to make our own bak changs but it took us days to prepare and make them.
Besides its famous and yummy bak changs, Kim Choo also sells a variety of kuehs. The colourful display of the kuehs outside its shop attracts lots of passers-by who would buy some for their teatime snacks.
Next to the kueh shop is its Peranakan restaurant. I'll review it the next time. Upstairs, there is a gallery showcasing the rich culture of the Peranakans. Beautifully embroidered kebayas, beaded shoes and pretty Peranakan porcelain are up for grabs.
There are things for you to do too. You can also learn how to wrap a bak chang. Try your hand at sewing the beaded patterns on a shoe.
Due to the scorching heat these days, better not eat too many bak changs. And remember to drink more cooling herbal teas ah!
Was introduced to this small cafe by my boss. So we had a small colleagues' gathering at this place for a meal. Basically this place offers only a small variety of dishes, mainly steak,fish and lamb shank. In addition to these dishes, there were also a few varieties of desserts to choose, mainly chocolate cake with ice-cream as the drawing attention one.
Overall I find that the food is not really that fanastatic. and that the service is a tad slow, as the crew is quite limited. So do be prepared to wait a while. And if you are driving there, do be there early as well as parking lots are very limited as it is very near to Jalan Kayu
This is my 2nd visit to Kuishin Bo after a period of 2yrs. Placed a reservation and brought my mother and bf for buffet dinner today (advance Mother's Day celebration). My mother was particular happy with the Snow Crab and all the food as they were all pretty fresh. The jingle was catchy and everyone would anticipate the next station that would serve the "specialties". We've got half-grilled cheese lobsters, cream banana crepe, peach ice-cream, ice-cream pie etc.
My bf and I love the way their wagyu beef (pardon if spelling is wrong) and chicken is fried. Wooo! Tender and juicy. Think they could do with a bit more cooked vegetable selection :)
Total bill was $140 [forgot to ask for Senior-Citizen 10% off
=( ] It was pretty worth it since it made my Mum so happy, taking a bit of everything to try but good to have once in a blue moon. On the whole, it was a pretty happy 3hr dining experience for the young and old :D
Tucked in the corner of the eclectic Haji Lane, there lies a café in a simply refurbished shophouse that you may seek harmony, peacefulness and bliss within the confines.
Set up by Mr Barry Tan and Mr Oliver Pang, Going Om is a café with a western subculture concept of New Age, where besides food, fun and activities (Flow toys performers e.g. movement artists, spinners, twirlers, circus freaks, martial artists, jugglers, object manipulators gather every Thursday nights) patrons can also get to indulge in intuitive card readings, crystal healing and meditation classes, the latter to be held every Sunday evening at 7pm where one can learn to focus on visualisation and manifestation techniques amongst other skills. The place offers a two-storey option.
One gets to sit on an out of the ordinary wooden platform with small tables on the ground level, and as you make your way up a very steep flight of stairs, you will be greeted by a huge Buddha rug hung on the wall and a very spacious room, where customers can have a choice of sitting on the wooden sofa set at the corner or the many mattresses strewn all over – as for me, I definitely prefer the latter.
One of the many interesting feature you will find at Going Om is a trap door on the 2nd floor that opens up to a wooden staircase, that leads you back to the outside of the café on the ground level, the other is the pet parakeets that Barry and Oliver will bring around on their shoulder as they make their rounds to chat up with you.
Besides the usual finger food, Going Om dishes out interesting homemade desserts at $4.50 each that leave you craving for more. The Strawberry Surprise, a creation from Barry, is a warm savoury dessert of cheese and cream, where the delightful surprise is the chilled refreshing strawberries found in the middle of it. This pleasurable mix of sweet and savoury, hot versus cold leaves one wonder for more.
The Apple and Pear Crumble is another excellent homemade creation, this time by Oliver, who picked up this recipe while he was living in UK. What I like about this dessert was the fruits are sliced thickly, still retaining the crunch, unlike the usual cubes you get from outside. The sweet and sour combination of the fruits was enjoyable, plus the generous topping of cereal gives the dessert a fulfilling ending.
We also enjoyed the interesting Chakra drinks ($11.00), an alcoholic beverage that is made of Advocaat, a rich and creamy liqueur from Holland that is made from eggs, sugar and brandy – it is smooth to the throat and leaves an almond aftertaste when one drinks it.
There are 7 colours or choices to choose from and each a different flavour and symbolises a different meaning, which Barry and Oliver will be delighted to share them with you (it was just too complex for me to remember actually). I truly enjoyed my time spent there and before I knew it, 5 hours past quickly.
So Have You Gone Om Lately?!
You can view more photos and other reviews @ His Food Blog.
Rating given:
I've been to the new Kallang Leisure Park quite a few times since its reopening. There's a cinema, a KBox, a supermarket, an ice skating rink as well as some other shops. The place still seems quite dead when I went to the Kbox there a couple of weeks back. But the place has potential when the new kallang stadium is completed. Question remains to be seen if the tenants can last that long in the first place.
Rating given:
Saw this place a couple of times I been in the Katong area but never got around to trying it out. So after hearing from my friend that this place serves nice coffee and is a popular outlet when she went to Thailand, I decided to give it a shot.
WHen I went there at around late afternoon, not many customers were there. But the staff were not really that prompt in serving us. Nevertheless, they were friendly and gave some suggestions on what coffee were nice. So I ordered a Mexican iced coffee, which had Kahlua syrup in it. It had a nice taste and was served in a cute looking shoe-shaped glass. On the menu, saw that there were acouple more speciality coffee, which I may give a try in future.
Overall the coffee was nice, place was nicely done, but carparking could be the stumbling block for drivers. As for price wise, its reasonable and comparable to that of Starbucks and Coffee Bean
Rating given:
I happened to walk into this tiny café situated at the corner of the Stationery Dept. Since I was also feeling a bit hungry, I decided to check out what they have to offer. This place is run by 3 youngsters – 2 of them having brightly coloured hairs at some section of their head. Hmm… they definitely caught my attention.
I ordered a cup of coffee and a plate of black pepper chicken chop with rice. Although there was another family of three, the food really took a long time to be served. And it was very noisy… coming from the staff that yelled and joked at the top of their voices.
My coffee was served first which was three-quarters full. When I put the powdered creamer into the cup, it floated on top. Immediately I touched the cup and realized that it was semi-cold, not lukewarm at all. I called the staff who took my order. Before I could bring her attention to the cold coffee, she immediately apologized and replaced a hot cup for me.
When the grilled chicken was served, I was quite skeptical whether it would be cold like the coffee. It turned out surprisingly hot. The chicken meat was tender and juicy. Just when I was about to eat the second portion, I overheard the next table complaining that the rice was burnt. I decided to taste mine since both of us ordered the same dish. Aiyah… it was not burnt rice but leftover rice from last nite. Very pungent smell. The chef ( if she is qualified ) must have scrapped right to the bottom and served the brownish portion to us.
When I paid my bill, I highlighted to them to be more professional if they want to stay in the food industry.
Rating given:
I'm a frequent visitor to the hospitals in Singapore because I give recommendations to my foreign friends as to which one to stay in for their medical needs.
Changi General Hospital happens to be the nearest public hospital in the East.... bo bian. If I were filthy rich, I would choose Mt. E.
My mother-in-law was a patient in the Geriatric ward (C class)and it is a pitiful sight to see the elderly when they are weak and sick. I cannot blame the nurses for not being attentive most of the time as these patients and their family members can be very demanding. I salute these nurses for their hard work.
You would expect A class to be A service. Surprisingly, no. A class fees, yes. I admitted one foreign student to its A class ward and it has embarrassed me greatly in front of the parents.
Waiting to be sent to the ward was long. Waiting for a doctor to see the patient was long.
My ward vomited on his pajamas and it wasn't changed for him. He wore it overnight and the next morning, no nurse came to wash, clean him up or changed his soiled pajamas.
My student was admitted for the removal of appendicitis, after his operation and during his stay, I never got to see a doctor. I only knew of 'his perforated appendix' when I received his Inpatient Discharge Summary.
Did I ask to see the doctor? Yes, through the nurses and I was told to come early in the morning, at 7 am or earlier to catch him. *rolls my eyes*
My student was re-admitted for wound infection. When I queried the hospital, then the attending doctors told me it was normal when an appendix was perforated.
We went to A&E before 1pm. We were in the ward at 5 plus and then it was a long wait for a doctor to see my ward. After much hurrying, a young doctor came to inspect the wound and had it cleaned. Another young doctor came an hour later.
It was almost 10 pm and my hubby and I hadn't had our dinner as we were waiting for the doctor to give his diagnose. The doctor told us to go for dinner as there's an emergency and the doctors are busy.
790 beds and yet not a doctor can attend to my young ward who's having a bad infection. And we are in A class!
After dinner, a young senior doctor came. If it's any consolation, CGH seems like a Taiwanese TV production house. The doctors can form F4s. It has Young, good-looking doctors. hahaha.....
Anyway, we kena suan by this senior doctor when he sarcastically announced he hadn't had his dinner.
S$4200 was deducted from my credit card during the first admission and the balance not returned until I asked for it in writing. Another S$4000 was deducted from my credit card on the 2nd admission and the bill was not more than S$700. My money was tied up in both instances for many days.
At private hospitals, they cleared all bills on the day of discharge. My money won't be kept at their disposal.
And the final bill wasn't sent to me even after a week of discharge, so I couldn't get reimbursement from my student's parents.
When patients in A class wards get such bad service, I cannot imagine what it is like at the other classes. Don't throw good money away, no need to go for A class wards, B class will be good enough. Service doesn't get any better even if you pay A class fees.
Rating given:
Having heard so much about Aston's Prime, I decided to give it a try last week and see if indeed it is that good(or that bad), as shared by other Yebbers here.
Me and my gf went in at around 6pm and got us a table near the entrance. First impression was that the place was quite small. Thus, for other Yebbers who wanna go there, do make a reservation if you aint gng there early to avoid waiting. As it was our first time there, we decided to try out the steak and ribs, which we think shld be nice. So we ordered the baby back ribs and the USDA strip (12oz slab). We also ordered the msuhroom and clam chowder soup and the steakhouse fries as side dish.
Before the dishes came, bread was served with thier in-house garlic spread and I must say that the bread was soft and fluffy and the spread was tasty, without too strong a garlic taste lingering on in your mouth.
The soup came and was fairly pleased with the amount of clams found in the soup. The mushroom soup was nice as well and was not too thick. As for the fries, they were chunky and served with a dash of spices (similar to the cajun fries served at Botak Jones). They were piping hot when served and crispy when bitten.
As for the main dishes, the slab of beef steak was quite juicy and succulent. We had ordered it to be medium cooked and some blood could be seen, yet did not taste too bloody. However, the exterior was slightly charred which affected the overall taste. Nevertheless, the steak was still quite good. As for the baby back ribs, they were nicely grilled and the meat came off easily from the bones, which was essential, to minimise the fiddling of the utensils by the customers to cut the meat.
And as other Yebbers had stated before, this place doesn't charge GST nor service charge. And given their attentive service by the staff, this was definitely a bonus. I would give it a thumbs up and would return for more in future
Rating given:
Was told that this place offered quite an exquiste range of Jap food. So decided to try it with my gf. Upon arriving there, was quite impressed with the decoration and ambience of the restaurant. First impression was definitely good.
The restaurant, as we learnt from the waiter, was actually set up by the same boss of TAO (the eatery at Paradiz Centre). As such, the method of ordering food is the same, with the customer ordering a dish from the menu selected from each category namely cold dish, main dish, desserts,drinks and a couple more which I can't remember at this moment. In addition, for dinner, there is an additional starter.
Since it was our first time, we ordered different foods to try out. In the end we ordered beef tendons, chicken roulette, beed steak on a hot stone, mushroom soup,seafood bisque, sashimi platter, egg custard, drinks, hot warm chocolate with vanilla ice-cream and macha green tea puree.
The food was definitely tasteful and would light up your palate. The staff were also very friendly and would give you opinions on what to order and how to eat some of the food as well.
ONe thing to take note is that the price may be slightly steep, with dinner at 58.80 for one pax. But to me, I think it was money well spent.
All in all, the service was good and food was superb. In addition, the staff, after we paid our bill, showed us around and said that in future, we could place a reservation and a room (min 4 pax) could be catered for us and the decoration of the room was quite artistic as well. I would definitely recommend this place to my friends who wanna have a place with good ambience to eat and chat.
Rating given:
It's that time of the year again for the Chinese! Bak Chang Festival!!
Because I live in the east, I would go to Kim Choo Kueh Chang for my yummy meat dumplings. My Mom, sister-in-law and I used to make our own bak changs but it took us days to prepare and make them.
Besides its famous and yummy bak changs, Kim Choo also sells a variety of kuehs. The colourful display of the kuehs outside its shop attracts lots of passers-by who would buy some for their teatime snacks.
Next to the kueh shop is its Peranakan restaurant. I'll review it the next time. Upstairs, there is a gallery showcasing the rich culture of the Peranakans. Beautifully embroidered kebayas, beaded shoes and pretty Peranakan porcelain are up for grabs.
There are things for you to do too. You can also learn how to wrap a bak chang. Try your hand at sewing the beaded patterns on a shoe.
Due to the scorching heat these days, better not eat too many bak changs. And remember to drink more cooling herbal teas ah!
Rating given:
Was introduced to this small cafe by my boss. So we had a small colleagues' gathering at this place for a meal. Basically this place offers only a small variety of dishes, mainly steak,fish and lamb shank. In addition to these dishes, there were also a few varieties of desserts to choose, mainly chocolate cake with ice-cream as the drawing attention one.
Overall I find that the food is not really that fanastatic. and that the service is a tad slow, as the crew is quite limited. So do be prepared to wait a while. And if you are driving there, do be there early as well as parking lots are very limited as it is very near to Jalan Kayu
Rating given:
This is my 2nd visit to Kuishin Bo after a period of 2yrs. Placed a reservation and brought my mother and bf for buffet dinner today (advance Mother's Day celebration). My mother was particular happy with the Snow Crab and all the food as they were all pretty fresh. The jingle was catchy and everyone would anticipate the next station that would serve the "specialties". We've got half-grilled cheese lobsters, cream banana crepe, peach ice-cream, ice-cream pie etc.
My bf and I love the way their wagyu beef (pardon if spelling is wrong) and chicken is fried. Wooo! Tender and juicy. Think they could do with a bit more cooked vegetable selection :)
Total bill was $140 [forgot to ask for Senior-Citizen 10% off
=( ] It was pretty worth it since it made my Mum so happy, taking a bit of everything to try but good to have once in a blue moon. On the whole, it was a pretty happy 3hr dining experience for the young and old :D
Rating given: