Straits Restaurant, San Jose

[scroobal]

Sam

For obvious reasons I actually went the evening (yesterday) that I sent out the request for information. The place is quite elegant and food was surprising good but tinge of sweetness as indicated by eatshitndie. Also noted Nonya ingredients in the mix. Made it just before happy hour ended. We had a good time. Needed to thank the couple for their help years ago.

I am not sure if you want to visit again. It just got modern and not any better in terms of activities and interest. I guess it explains why so much of inventions, patents, comes out from the Silicon Valley as there is nothing to distract you. Either you invent or die of boredom. Also everyone cycling - young, old, middle aged, for sports, fitness, transport, etc.

Castro street in Mountain View was appealing because of the long strip of good eateries. Something Eatshitndie mentioned.

Also noted that lots of Indians and surprising not the northern type but Southern and I swear they spoke in the same lingo our local NS Indians platoon mates used. Not sure why is that. Noticed that in Sunny Vale, Mountain View and Cupertino. Chinese second big concentration. Asked a local and he told they are there because of the workplace - Apple, Google, Adobe, etc and good schools.

ps. you to forgot to mention that Allen & Gledhill as well.

Considering the fact that 5% of the traffic to this forum comes from the US west coast, there could be a huge crowd at the place tomorrow with everyone trying to catch a glimpse of who the notorious scroobal actually is.

In the meantime ISD despatched an agent this afternoon. He was accompanied by junior partner of Drew and Napier.

However, if scroobal uses the same misinformation strategy that I use, some poor innocent bastard may end up on the receiving end of some unwanted attention.

 

[Leongsam]

You are dead. Kukubird and ah sam tag team to bash you. Btw hope you aren't the ally of ah scroobal and ah thick face black heart.

It's all out warfare!

 

[Leongsam]

I am not sure if you want to visit again. It just got modern and not any better in terms of activities and interest. I guess it explains why so much of inventions, patents, comes out from the Silicon Valley as there is nothing to distract you. Either you invent or die of boredom. Also everyone cycling - young, old, middle aged, for sports, fitness, transport, etc.

My memories of Silicon valley are that it was the most exciting place on earth. However, I was fresh off the boat and not yet wise to the ways of the world and very idealistic... and yes I hated the PAP to the core!

2 years there changed my life forever. I honestly believe that if it had not been for that stint, I'd be driving a taxi today with not a cent to my name.

Silicon valley was where I learned that "job" is a bad word. I was surrounded by millionaire "retirees". who were in their 30s

"Sold my company for $2 million and I'm taking a break" was an oft heard statement. Of course the more successful ones had sold their company for $50 million or more but those were not the sort who would be having dinner with me.

PS: USD 2 Million was a lot of money in those days.

 

[scroobal]

Do agree that when you are there, you are in the midst of ambition, achievement, desire to change the world and success and it is infectious. Come to think of it, cannot remember seeing bums or losers in that area. Only remember a young chap that used to walk around Palo Alto and he was the son of an well regarded professor and had some mild mental problem but harmless.

Used to take refuge in Frisco on weekends occasionally to get into the real world.

Also agree that you gives you a perspective that you will never develop in Singapore.

My memories of Silicon valley are that it was the most exciting place on earth. However, I was fresh off the boat and not yet wise to the ways of the world and very idealistic... and yes I hated the PAP to the core!

2 years there changed my life forever. I honestly believe that if it had not been for that stint, I'd be driving a taxi today with not a cent to my name.


PS: USD 2 Million was a lot of money in those days.

 

[Leongsam]

Also agree that you gives you a perspective that you will never develop in Singapore.

Apart from being a prick, I've tried my best to impart some of this perspective and enthusiasm to members here. Sadly I have failed miserably in this area. PAP has cast such a heavy pall of doom and gloom that it is impossible to break free from it.

I was better at helping people emigrate.

 

[Thick Face Black Heart]

Apart from being a prick, I've tried my best to impart some of this perspective and enthusiasm to members here. Sadly I have failed miserably in this area. PAP has cast such a heavy pall of doom and gloom that it is impossible to break free from it.

I was better at helping people emigrate.

Please continue to be an absolute prick. The forum will not be the same without that aspect.

 

[scroobal]

Actually besides emigration, you did well encouraging them to be entrepreneurs and planning ahead. The early years was really good with lots of encouragement from other believers. I remember people were advising in pink rent, becoming tradesman, etc. Then people asked about schools in foreign countries to send their kids too.

I have no doubt that many who have moved on to better things are highly appreciative of what you did and for the forum that you created.

Apart from being a prick, I've tried my best to impart some of this perspective and enthusiasm to members here. Sadly I have failed miserably in this area.

I was better at helping people emigrate.

 

[scroobal]

I thought I was the original prick.

Please continue to be an absolute prick. The forum will not be the same without that aspect.

 

[eatshitndie]

found sam's little latina old flame.....

 

[wendychan]

I thought I was the original prick.

attention seeker

thinking of me not enough?

log in log out change ids also not nough

Schizo

 

[krafty]

may i ask how did you help pple to migrate???

I was better at helping people emigrate.

 

[Leongsam]

may i ask how did you help pple to migrate???

This started in the old days when the forum still ran on Delphi.

The emigration folder there used to be very popular and information from other sources was hard to come by. I spent a lot of time dispelling myths and calming the nerves of those who were worried about the various aspects of uprooting and settling in to a new country.

It started with this http://forums.delphiforums.com/sammyboymod/messages/?msg=11942.1 and the thread ended up with 816 responses for that thread alone.

The emigration folder had a total of 57,000 messages when I finally closed the Delphi forum in 2008

I was a much nice person in those days. It's only recently I became a cynical, grumpy old twit.

 

[krafty]

thanks...i do feel a tinge of fear when i think of australia, aussies are quite smart and i felt intimidated.:o

 

[neddy]

This started in the old days when the forum still ran on Delphi.

The emigration folder there used to be very popular and information from other sources was hard to come by. I spent a lot of time dispelling myths and calming the nerves of those who were worried about the various aspects of uprooting and settling in to a new country.

It started with this http://forums.delphiforums.com/sammyboymod/messages/?msg=11942.1 and the thread ended up with 816 responses for that thread alone.

The emigration folder had a total of 57,000 messages when I finally closed the Delphi forum in 2008

I was a much nice person in those days. It's only recently I became a cynical, grumpy old twit.

Grumpy? That comes with age.

A big Thank You for the immigration forum..
The Hong Kong migrants were not as helpful. There were no immigration lawyers or agents.
It is a nostalgic era for me. Starting again.