Von's World

2010-09-06T13:41:00.002+08:00

Patissier's Chai cake - Yummy! A unique pairing of Earl Grey-flavoured chocolate with almond sponge and light butter cream. $42.80

Patissier is located in:
4, Mohd Sultan Road #01-01
Tel: 67373369

or

18, Ann Siang Road #01-01
Tel: 62205565

2010-09-06T13:32:00.002+08:00

There's a 1-for-1 promotion in Global Kitchen, so we treated our family that day to celebrate Ariel's Man Yue! Ariel, you're 1 month old! The unique thing in Global Kitchen is that they have a wide variety of tea to choose from. Great for tea-lovers.

Jap section

Dim Sum

Laksa

Cakes

Chocolate Fondue

Global Kitchen is located in:
Pan Pacific Level 3
Tel: 6826 8240

2010-09-06T13:10:00.003+08:00

Yummy but expensive breakfast at Hediard. Wanna go every week! hehe Bin and I each got the breakfast set which costs $19.90 - includes 1) Viennoiseries - I chose pain au chocolat, and Bin chose croissant which is supposedly the best in Spore - both are yummy! 2) Eggs - both of us chose soft-boiled 3) Orange juice 4) Drinks - I chose hot chocolate and Bin chose tea 5) Small bottles of jam and honey

Ariel made a debut in my blog!

Bin's croissant

My pain au chocolat

Eggs

Coffee beans coated with chocolate

My hot chocolate - I love this!

Bin's tea

Jams and Honey

Orange juice

Hediard is located in:
123-125 Tanglin Rd

2010-08-16T15:13:00.003+08:00

Congrats to Terry and Kirsten on their big day on 8th August 2010. Their wedding dinner was held in Raffles Hotel. Totally impressed with the ballroom!

Their pre-wedding shots in Kyoto by Kelvin from LightedPixels

The bride and us

The groom and Bin

The reception

Siew meng and Maggie

RH plate

first entrance

second entrance

The ballroom

Bidding goodbye before we rushed home to see baby Ariel

2010-08-16T14:54:00.002+08:00

Congrats Ling and Jason on their big day on 7th August 2010! Because of dear Ariel, we were not able to go for the gate-crashing, but at least we managed to bring Ariel to see Aunty Ling in church, and then deposited her with my mum for dinner.

Ling's gowns are from Bridal Veil and Amanda Lee, the church wedding in paya lebar methodist church and the dinner was held in Mariott.

the wedding car

Bin, Ariel and the groomsmen

Isaac and us

Jason patiently waiting

Dinner in Mariott

The beautiful bride and me

Cilia and Bin

Cilia and me

me and Lynn

The icy backdrop

the wedding favours

smoky first entrance

cutting cake

Pinakin's daughter - so cute!

Meeting another cutie Maggie

invading her bridal suite

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second entrance

champagne time

Jason crooning to Ling

The ice cream desserts

2010-07-11T15:53:00.002+08:00

Farewell dinner for Rohith, Melvin and Kaixiang at Melben crab. Rohith - Have a successful career in US, Melvin and KX - Have fun in AH Ortho/NUH GS!

Melvin and Rohith

Kaixiang and Isaac

Kaixiang, Isaac, Huilin, Rohith and Melvin

Including Diana and me

2010-07-11T15:44:00.002+08:00

Decided to explore Resorts World Sentosa that day. What horrible carpark pricing!

Ate in Ramen Play for lunch

Sanpou Ramen $14.80

Treasure Umani Ramen $12.80

Unagi Toji Set $14.80

Pork Katsu Toji Set $14.80

2010-07-11T15:35:00.002+08:00

This year, we celebrated Father's Day in LiBai with Dim Sum. Yummy!

Tapioca chips as appetiser

Stir-fried Radish Cake with XO chili sauce $6

Century Egg Congee $5

Steamed crystal dumplings with mixed vegetables $4.80

Baked BBQ Pork Bun $3.60

Siew Mai - Steamed scallops and chicken dumplings $6

Deep fried shrimp roll with banana $6

Steamed pork ribs and chicken feet in special sauce $4.80

Baked mini egg tart $3 for 3 pieces

Roasted duck and soy sauce chicken $8

Huishan and her doll - forgot name of character

For supper, we went to Mr Prata at Evans Road.

Chocolate Tissue Prata $2.50 - Yummy!

Mee Goreng

Li Bai Cantonese Restaurant is located in:
Sheraton Towers
Tel: 6839 5623

Mr Prata is located in:
26 Evans Road
Tel: 6235 6993

2010-07-11T15:30:00.001+08:00

Congratulations to Ziliang and Connie on their big day on 5th Jun 10. Their wedding was held in Pan Pacific Hotel.

2010-06-26T13:10:00.001+08:00

2 days back, we celebrated Uncle P's birthday in Yan Palace with Dim Sum. Thanks Prof for the lunch!

Mini Egg Tart $2.60

Century Egg Congee $3.20

Baked BBQ Pork Pastry $3.20

Pan-fried carrot cake $3.20

Deep fired prawn dumpling $3.60

Deep fried spring roll $2.60

Siew Mai $3.20

Steamed creamy salted egg yolk bun $2.60

Steamed "cheong fun" with char siew $3.60

Xiao Long Bao $3.20

Steamed Yam Cake with preserved meat $3.20

Soft Shell Crab with pork floss - Yummy!

After lunch, a walk at Duxton skybridge.

Yan Palace is located in:

Hong Lim Complex

Blk 531 Upper Cross Street #01-49

Tel: 62222516

2010-06-25T16:53:00.004+08:00

Been a while since I've updated this blog! As usual, let's start with weddings! Hee...

Congratulations to Joany and Julius on their big day on 15th May 2010. Their wedding dinner was held in 4 seasons Hotel.

Re-enacting how they met...

"Fake Joan" cheering Julius on as he competes in a swimming meet

Yeah, Julius won!

Julius had to perform a piece as requested by Joan

"What a relief!"

Solemnisation in Botanical Gardens

Julius cried while giving a touching wedding vow, with many of us tearing with him...

Netballer Shuling

Me and Meizhen

Bin and I

1st entrance

Joan singing her way in

2010-06-25T16:53:00.001+08:00

Congratulations Samuel and Lucinda on their big day on 23rd May 2010. Their wedding was held in Shangri-La Hotel.

1st entrance

2nd entrance

2010-06-25T16:51:00.001+08:00

Breakfast at Wild Honey will make you spoiled for choice. There are at least 15 types of breakfast set to choose from. Getting lost, we asked for recommendations from the waitress. What we bought were her recommendations. Yummy!

The English breakfast

The Tunisian breakfast - Tomato Stew, fried eggs

and chorizo sausage

Ice chocolate

Cappucino

Wild Honey is located in:

Mandarin Gallery #03-02

Tel: 65 62353900

2010-06-25T16:31:00.000+08:00

Our new toy! Yeah!

2010-06-25T16:08:00.002+08:00

Farewell dinner for Rohith, Melvin and Kaixiang at Melben crab. Rohith - Have a successful career in US, Melvin and KX - Have fun in AH Ortho/NUH GS!

Melvin and Rohith

Kaixiang, Isaac, Huilin, Rohith and Melvin

Including Diana and me

2010-04-09T16:00:00.002+08:00

Bin and I had Italian cuisine for my birthday earlier this year at Etna. Not bad!

My bolognese pasta $18

Bin's spaghetti with crayfish, cherry tomatoes and basil $22

Zuccotto etna - Homemade sponge cake with pistachio-hazelnut-almond cream (from sicily)

Etna @ Lau pa sat is located in:
18 Raffles Quay #01-68/69/70 Lau Pa Sat
Tel: 6220 5513

2010-04-09T15:51:00.002+08:00

That day, my mum treated us at Mondo Mio to celebrate Bin and my 1st wedding anniversary. Thank you Mummy!

Mum and her complimentary wine

My Duo Ravioli stuffed with crabmeat and avocado in pink sauce and rocket salad $24

Bin's squid ink linguini pasta $18

Mum's black teeth when she ate it

Joyce's garlic prawn tossed in pesto, with mixed salad $16

Mum's linguini with crab meat and pink sauce $20

Nic's panseared codfish in puttanesca sauce, with fries and salad $26

Mondo Mio is located in:
30 Robertson Quay, Riverside View #01-02
Tel: 6736 2503

2010-04-09T15:49:00.001+08:00

Famous Pek Kio prawn noodles which costs $8! haha but it's nice.

Everyone looked so happy! hee

Wah Kee Prawn Noodles is located in:
Blk 41A Cambridge Road Hawker Centre (Pek Kio)#01-15
Tel: 96883633
Closed Monday

2010-04-09T15:43:00.003+08:00

Had dinner with NUH friends some time back but only managed to put it up now, so here it is! We went to Hua Yu Wee Seafood Restaurant which serves the biggest crabs I've ever seen. Yummy!

The pincer is as big as Big Wee Song

Hua Yu Wee is located in:
462 Upper East Coast Road
Tel: 6241 1709

2010-04-09T15:34:00.002+08:00

Had a hangout dinner at Ju Shin Jung Korean BBQ Buffet with the rest that day. Thanks Wee Song for the dinner!!! It's about $25 per head.

Jan and Furene

Theodric and Jasmine

Wee Song, me and Kuan Yang

Then we had dessert at cheesecake cafe...

Ju Shin Jung Korean BBQ Restaurant is located in:
451 Joo Chiat Road #01-01/02 Katong Junction
Tel: 6440 7707

2010-04-09T15:17:00.003+08:00

Congratulations to Guoqiang and Meizhen on their big day on 14th March 2010!

Guoqiang in the morning

Yongjie and Huishan

Mum-in-law with the bridal bouquet

Sis-in-law with the bridal bouquet

handwritten by parents-in-law in Istana visit that day

The Volkswagan Bettle entourage

Going to receive the bride

Gate-crashing

reached anchorage

Personalised Embroidered bedsheets

Going back to mother's house

Satay man!

In the evening at the bridal suite in Intercontinental Hotel...

Mum-in-law after make-over

Dad-in-law

The proud groom

At the reception area

The 2 proud mothers

My mum!

Bro and Joyce

Ah kor

Me and Bin

Yongjie and Huishan

Ah beh and aunty suzie

Mum and son-in-law

Joan and julius

Ah Ming and his son

randell offering sweets

At the solemnization table

Solemnization...

Yours truly band

At the dinner...

VIP table

1st entrance

2nd entrance with Guoqiang crooning his way in to the song I swear

Your truly entertaining the crowd

Alan

VIP table

Tired and happy at the end of the day

me and mum-in-law

2010-02-08T22:59:00.003+08:00

Congratulations to one of the sweetest couple I know - Xinying and Frank! They tied the knot on 10th Jan 2010 in Ritz Calton Hotel, 1 year after their ROM. They danced their first ballroom dance as a married couple during the second entrance. They headed for Kyoto for their honeymoon.

Linqi and me

Me and Cindy

Me and Diana

Eating Preethi's Indian food

2010-02-08T22:54:00.002+08:00

Congratulations Alvin and Jasmine, who were married on 23rd Jan 2010 in Mariott Hotel!

First entrance

Second entrance

The most yummy wedding desserts - Haagan daaz ice cream!

2010-02-08T22:52:00.002+08:00

Congratulations to Daryl and Jasmine on their special day on 28th Nov 2009! Their wedding was held in Fumara Hotel.

me and the happy groom

First entrance

Me and Philadel

Second entrance - singing their way in

2010-02-08T22:48:00.003+08:00

Congratulations to Colin and Weiling, our future neighbours at Duxton, on their special day on 13th Nov 2009 (Friday the 13th!). Their wedding was held in Amara Sanctuary Sentosa.

First entrance - gown by Bridal Veil

Second entrance

Me and Ling

Ming Chang

2010-02-08T22:35:00.003+08:00

Congratulations to the blissfully married Siew Meng and Jinnie with one new addition on the way! Their absolutely well-planned and lovely wedding was held in Rasa Sentosa on 20th Sept 2009.

Their wedding photos by Avenue 8 in Europe

The vintage wedding car

Customised sweets with Xuan Xi words and their names

Bridesmaid Clara in blue

Me, Ling and the groom

Let's take the balloons!

Bin as part of the team of swordbearers

Ling and jason

ROM at the beach

Me and Ling

Bin looking serious

Ted Wu gown!

Let them through!

Dinner time!

First entrance

Second entrance

Pinakin and wifey

Nathan and wifey

Dennis and Wendy

2010-02-08T22:22:00.002+08:00

Congratulations Kao and Peiling on their special day on 25th Sept 2009! So sorry I took so long to update! Think Simin is waiting for this for the longest time! Their wedding was held in Goodwood Park Hotel.

First entrance

Me and Yingqi

Me and Mich

Second entrance

me and Cindy

Theo and Kuan Yang

2010-02-08T22:20:00.003+08:00

Been in a hiatus for such a long time I don't even know where to start! haha I shall start with all the weddings since Sept last year! Yup it's that long!

2009-11-07T13:03:00.002+08:00

Simin treated us to a Michelin-star Chinese restaurant called Hakkasan. Yummy Dim Sum! but so exp! haha very atas restaurant.

Simin and her lychee cocktail

We all had 1 each too!

Char Siew Chee Cheong Fun £4.90

Pork and prawn Siew Mai £4.90

Har Gau £4.90

Fried squid

Char Siew Bun £3.90

Xiao Long Bao £6

Steamed Chilean Seabass Mooli Roll £6.50

Crispy Duck roll £6.50

Then we went to Fortnum and Mason for ice cream.

On the way

The beautiful display outside Fortnum and Mason

choosing ice cream at The Parlour restaurant

Lazy Sundae Afternoon with balsamic vinegar ice cream £12

Simin's tea

My Amedei chocolate milkshake £5.75

Hakkasan is located in:
8 Hanway Place, London W1T 1 HD
Tel: 020 7927 7000

The Parlour is located in:
181 Piccadilly, London W1A 1ER

2009-11-07T12:49:00.002+08:00

We went to Kim Chee - a Korean restaurant, just a bus ride away from our place. Yummy!

Veg Pancake £5.50

Deep fried chicken with seasoned soy sauce £4.90

Grilled mackerel with seasoned soy sauce £6.50

Our stove for our BBQ things

Our BBQ meat - chicken, pork and beef

Seafood for BBQ

We were crazy enough to eat Baskin Robbins ice cream on such a cold night

We ended the day with setting off fire works! Exciting!

Kim Chee is located in:
887 Finchley Road, London, NW11 8RR
Tel: 020 8455 1035

2009-11-07T12:44:00.003+08:00

Borough Market is always great to walk in - full of yummy goodies! It is only opened on Fridays and Saturdays.

Monmouth coffee place, always with a long queue

Our lunch

Dead rabbits hanging

2009-11-07T12:34:00.003+08:00

One day, we decided to have indian food. Curry Place was recommended by Frances so we decided to try it. Curry Place is also at Bayswater.

Curry Palace Special £7.95

Aloo Gobhi £4.75

Karahi Paneer £5.25

Mixed Veg curry £4.75

Curry place is located in:
36 Queensway, Bayswater, London, W2 3RX
Tel: 020 7243 8992

2009-11-07T12:17:00.006+08:00

Blueprint cafe has great view of tower bridge, though their food wasn't that fantastic. But the view really made up for it! We had a choice of 2 course meal which is £23.50 or 3 course meal which is £27.50.

Each of the table has a binocular for diners to look far and away into the river and the surrounding. Cool!

The view

Our complimentary bread

Baked Salsify, Parmesan for starter - Yummy!

Fillet of bream, crab, tomato & tarragon broth - Kuan Yang's main

Baked lamb, lentils, mustard and parsley crust - my main

Sticky Toffee pudding, ice cream - Kuan Yang's dessert

Petit pot au chocolat - my dessert

Blue Print Cafe is located in:
Design Museum , Shad Thames, London SE1 2YD
Tel: 020 7378 7031

2009-11-07T11:55:00.003+08:00

Another great recommendation from Simin - Salt Yard which sells modern Tapas. Yummy! But exp too! haha

Our complimentary bread

Padron Peppers £3.50

Courgette Flowers stuffed with Monte Enebro Cheese and drizzled with honey £7.25 - Very good!

Prosciutto di Parma from Emilia Romagna D.O. £7.85

Patatas Fritas with Romesco and Alioli £3.50

Stuffed and Roasted Baby Squid with Braised Fennel and Nora Pepper Oil £6.25

Duck Egg with Pecorino, Girolles and Soffritto £5.75

Twice Baked Bitter Chocolate Cake with Marcona Almonds and Fresh Mint Ice Cream £5.25

Plum and Almond Cake with Salted Almond Caramel Ice Cream £5.25

Salt Yard is located in:
54 Goodge St, London W1T 4NA
Tel: 020 7637 0657

2009-11-07T11:48:00.002+08:00

Near Goldmine along the same road, there's another Chinese restaurant that we dropped by. It wasn't as good as Goldmine. Bayswater has a lot of restaurants to eat in - including a Singaporean cafe called Kiasu cafe which sells local cuisine, like Cha Kway Teow for 7£! Of course we won't try that, though I was tempted! haha

Hot dumpling soup for such a cold weather!

Duck again!

New Fortune Cookie Restaurant is located in:
1 Queensway, London, W2 4QJ
Stn: Queensway/Bayswater
Tel: 020 7727 7260

2009-11-07T11:27:00.003+08:00

The chef of 4 seasons duck has moved to Goldmine, hence we went to Goldmine for dinner. Haha only Simin will know that! Otherwise, we would probably have gone to 4 seasons for dinner. Yummy! Thanks Simin for the treat!

The famous 4 seasons duck - half 9£, whole 17.50£, portion 6.80£ - Yummy!

Curry Mixed Veg 6.80£

Stewed bean curd with seasonal veg 6.80£

Braised bean curd with minced meat 6.80£

Stir fried frog legs in Kung Po style 9.50£

3 types of eggs combination - not in the menu - yummy!

Goldmine is located in:
102 Queensway W2 3RR
Stn: Bayswater
Tel: 020 7792 8331

2009-11-06T23:47:00.006+08:00

It's been such a long time since I updated my blog! There's so much to tell! haha I've been in UK for the past 1 month. For those who don't know, I was there for my exams, spending majority of my time in a teeny weeny room studying. Luckily, Simin and Timeout ensured that i still continue to enjoy good food in UK. Yummy! Here are the yummy food I've tried in UK, short of Gordan Ramsay. Haha

2009-08-28T04:55:00.003+08:00

Congratulations to my old friend Lynn and her new hubby Fengzhi on their big day on 10th Aug 09! Lucky them is honeymooning on the Alaskan cruise and then Canada.

Great pre-wedding photos by Coffee Boy

Happy bride preparing in the morning

Preparing the gate crashing

Here comes the bridegroom who is 45 mins late!

Beautiful gown from Silhouette

Church service in church of St Mary's

The bridesmaids walking down the aisle with the bride

Cupcakes with Xiao Ding Dang

Dinner in Conrad - in the bridal suite before the dinner

The bridegroom and us

Getting ready

Julius

Us and the mother of the bride

Weisheng back from UK for good

wanting and Chan Ho

1st entrance

2nd entrance, singing their way in

The wedding singer

Have a happy life! I'm happy for the 2 of you!

2009-07-06T01:42:00.002+08:00

Went to da Vinci exhibition in science centre recently. Paid $16 for entrance which included science centre entry. Learnt more about Da Vinci's inventions and paintings which is very interesting. He's really a great thinker and had interests in so many fields, eg military, air science, maths, painting, anatomy, etc. Kok Pin says he must be very free to come up with all these. Haha. Also, there were more details regarding the picture of mona lisa, like what was the original colour, which part of the painting has defects from someone throwing a rock, painted varnish on it, etc. Apparently he drew a lot of anatomy pictures after dissecting a lot of corpses and these pictures form the basis of our anatomy text Grey's Anatomy.

this is his idea of forming a bridge with no screws or other connectors

the wet area outside science centre

Bin getting stronger

2009-07-06T01:34:00.003+08:00

Taking advantage of American Express 1-for-1, we went to chatterbox to try the legendary expensive chicken rice. Haha... the restaurant now sits on the 39th level of Mandarin hotel which used to sit Top of the M. It provides great view and great service too.

The $22 chicken rice with unlimited rice and soup. The portion of chicken is quite big and greedy me ate 2 bowls of rice. That's why I was so full! Chicken's nice and love the soy sauce. Is it worth the $22? If taking into account the view, maybe. But I will definitely not eat it again unless it's half price or less! haha

Chatterbox is located in:
Meritus Mandarin Grand Tower Level 38 (then walk up 1 level)
Tel: 6831 6291

2009-07-06T01:20:00.003+08:00

Yesterday, we went for the NDP rehearsal. I just love going NDP! My close friends will know that I practically go always every year! haha I'm so patriotic! I love NDP because it is a celebration of the stability and prosperity of Singapore. I just feel so fortunate to live in Singapore. The words of a former teacher who grew up in the war-era remained etched in my mind - he said that to be able to sing the national anthem during school assembly is something we shouldn't take for granted as it means that our country is not at war. It may sound cheesy, but somehow I really appreciated what he meant.

Hosts Mark lee, gurmit singh, michelle chong, vernetta lopez and sulaimi

The red lions

Our defence - a demonstration on how we handle crisis

The marine defence

The spectacular chinook

Look how the sky changed colour through the parade, beautiful!

The colourful display, love the boxed stage!

Love this "I wanna be.." section, so cute!

I wanna be a Lawyer

I wanna be a teacher

I wanna be a doctor

I wanna be a soldier

This cute little boy went from i wanna be a PSP controller to I wanna be the president

Finale

The parade is not complete without fireworks!

2009-06-22T17:26:00.002+08:00

An inconspicuous japanese restaurant in River Valley Road naturally draws curiosity. Firstly, you'll probably won't even know that it's a restaurant unless u managed to catch a glimpse inside when the door opens to let customers in and out. Secondly, the only thing welcoming u at the door is a chair which sits the menu. How secretive it is! And boy, there are a lot of customers despite that, and we now know why.

The entrance of the restuarant which door is always closed

potato salad - Yummy! $7

Deep-fried prawns in creamy orange mayo sauce - Yummy! $16

japanese famous fried chicken $10

Tsukune set with 5 assorted sticks of chicken - Yummy!

minced chicken rice in hot stone - absolutely love this! $15

Tsukune Ichigo is located in:
399 River Valley Road
Tel: 6736 1340

2009-06-22T17:25:00.001+08:00

Hilton cheese cake - supposedly the best in Singapore. A treat from Ratna!

2009-06-22T17:14:00.002+08:00

My mum treated us to Forlina, again taking advantage of the 1-for-1 offer. How we love these offers! Haha we ate the dinner set worth $88 per person.

Mum and Rick

Mama and Papa Bin - The IR construction can be seen through the full-glassed windows

Complimentary bread

Amuse Bouche

Wild mushrooms with robbiola cheese fondue and cornmeal - yummy!

Tagliolini with clams and chilli

Main course - A choice between:

Wagyu beef cheek with herb mashed potato

or

Halibut and asparagus with orange and martini vermouth sauce

Chocolate and Hazelnut Mousse with Mascarpone cheese

Petit Fours

Coffee and tea

Forlino is located in:
One Fullerton #02-06
Tel:6877 6995

2009-06-22T16:53:00.002+08:00

Taking advantage of a 1-for-1 offer, Bin brought us to the Humble House for lunch. We ate the set meal with $50++ per person. Totally worth it!

Guess who's welcoming us at the door - a picture of Mr Sam

Their trademark strange-looking chairs also seen in Club Chinosis

Complimentary appetiser - fruit salad and egg white

Jasmine and rose tea

First dish - My Humble House's Dim Sum Trio - Siew Mai, Har Kow and fried dumpling

Second dish - Double-boiled Brazilian mushrooms with chinese herbs in Sakura Chicken Broth

Third dish - Hawthorn-flavoured crispy pork ribs

Fourth dish - Crispy fillet of ocean cod in special soy sauce and fragrant truffle rice

Chilled Snow Pear with red dates, snow fungus in sweet consomme

My Humble House is located in:
Esplanade mall #02-27/29
Tel: 6423 1881

2009-06-22T16:45:00.002+08:00

Uncle P invited us to his house again! Yeah! This time, we had a treat to Chinese cuisine and his famous desserts. Thank you Uncle P!

Black Bean Cod Fish - Bin and I finished this up!

Crispy chicken

Calamari

Meat balls

Lemon tarts

Warm chocolate cake with Uncle P's own made Earl Grey Ice Cream

Strawberry and raspberry tea

2009-06-22T16:44:00.001+08:00

I wish I have more than 24 hours a day! Give me more time!

2009-04-29T17:30:00.005+08:00

Recently, UOB has 1-for-1 buffet deals involving big names like Humble House, Club Chinois, etc. Apparently, the reservation for Humble House was full all the way till Jun when the offer ends. So sad! but luckily Meizhen managed to get for us a place in Club Chinois.

Menu

Toothpicks holder

Appetizer

Crispy Skin BBQ Duck

Spicy marinated Jelly Fish

Mini Octopus

Seafood

Fresh Prawn Salad

Braised cod fish with Tanfu Sauce

Japanese crabmeat and crabstick omelette

Crisp-fried prawn with wasabi mayo sauce

Crisp-fried prawn with sun-dried tomato sauce

Sauteed Prawns with home made spicy sauce

Cereal prawns

Wok-baked Prawns with spicy sauce enhanced by chinese wine

Soft-shell crab

Dim Sum

Honey Glazed Prok Pastry

Steamed Pork Ribs with Sour Plum Sauce

Chee Cheong Fan

Steamed Scallop Dumpling with baby cabbage

Steamed Siew Mai with crab Roe

Steamed Prawn Dumpling with Tanfu Sauce

Scallop congee

Century Egg congee

Dumpling Soup

Meat

Fried chicken

Wok-fried chicken fillet in Gong Pow style

Oven-baked chicken Drumstick with aubergine paste

Savory honey glazed pork ribs with sesame

Vegetables

Fried bean curd

Stir-fried monkey head mushrooms with shredded ginger

Desserts

Chilled mango pudding

Chilled aloe vera jelly with lime syrup flavoured with lemongraass

Cream of chestnut with water chestnut

Chilled cream of pumpkin and purple rice

Chilled herbal jelly

double-boiled snow fungus red date and almond seed

chinese pastry with custard filling

That's how greedy we are! haha

Club Chinois is located in:
1 Tanglin Road #02-18 Orchard Parade Hotel
Tel: 6834 0660

2009-04-08T19:02:00.002+08:00

Had lunch with Mich before she flew off to japan. Settled for The Queen and The mangosteen in Vivocity.

Grilled chicken leg topped with asian pesto, rosemary roasted potatoes and mixed vegetables served with a fresh Mint and Mango relish $20

Fish and chips with curry tartare sauce $12 - not very nice

The Queen and the Mangosteen is located in:
Vivocity #01-106/107
Tel: 6376 9380

2009-04-08T18:58:00.002+08:00

Simin is back and we had lunch over at the newly opened Spruce. Cosy place with free parking.

Rottiserie Chicken $18

Spruce burger $17

cappucino $6

Fresh lemonade with mint $6

Spruce is located in:
320 Tanglin Road (enter by Phoenix Park)
Tel: 68365528

2009-04-08T18:42:00.002+08:00

That day, Bin's family and I had Dim Sum in Prima Tower Revolving Restaurant. Yummy but expensive! Great view too. The revolving factor was attractive too, less jerky than Top of the M.

Baked barbequed pork pastry $4.30

Baked mini egg tarts $3.20 for 3

Steamed dumpling with crab roe $4.30

Steamed shrimp dumpling $4.50

Steamed shrimp and conpoy dumpling $3.20

Deep-fried shrimp and banana in rice paper $4.30

Steamed rice roll with shrimp $5.50

Steamed rice roll with barbequed pork $5

Preserved egg with lean pork congee $5.50 (only available on sundays and PH)

Steamed chicken claw in black pepper $4

Deep fried meat and shrimp sesame dumpling $3.20

Deep-fried shrimp dumpling with salad cream $4.30

View from the top

Duxton!

Prima Tower Revolving Restaurant is located in:
201 Keppel Road Prima Tower
Tel: 6272 8822

2009-04-08T18:11:00.002+08:00

The battle of the chicken rice - I'm not really sure which is my favourite actually. The famous and long queues one didn't impress me much. One of which is Boon Tong Kee Chicken Rice. As there were only 2 of us, we ordered the white chicken 1/4 share instead of the roasted chicken which comes in 1/2 share or more.

1/4 share costs $9

Pyrimidal rice costs 60cents each

After dinner, we went over to Valley Point for ice-cream - The Ice Cream gallery which was featured in 8 days recently. It is one of the growing population of Singapore-bred ice-cream shops which sells local flavoured ice-cream.

We ordered dirty Sundae, which consists of 2 scoops and toppings like Oreo, mini kisses and raspberry. We chose Valrhona Chocolate and Strawberry Cheesecake because we were too conventional. $7.90

We met Samuel and Lucinda in the cafe and they ordered waffle with 2 scoops of ice-cream. They were so greedy that they ate the waffle before I could take photo. Haha just kidding, we were so engrossed in talking that I forgot to take photo of them and the waffles.

Boon Tong Kee is located in:
425 River Valley Road
Tel: 6736 3213

The Ice Cream Gallery is located in:
491 River Valley Road #01-20 Valley Point
Tel: 6235 0870

2009-04-08T17:15:00.003+08:00

Bin and I made it to Pulau Ubin one early morning after it being on my to-do list for such a long time. Pulau Ubin aka Granite island is situated just off the northerneastern corner of mainland Singapore.

Pulau Ubin is just a 10-15 mins bumboat ride from Changi Point ferry Terminal (take note, it is not Changi Ferry Terminal which is some distance away). The boat ride costs $2.50 per trip and 12 people is needed before the boat will leave the terminal. If you are not willing to wait, you can always top up the amount so that the boatman gets 12 people's share overall.

The place we rented our bicycle - $6 for the whole day

Being in Pulau Ubin transported us to a different world. We seemed to be in Singapore during the 50s-60s. So simple, so kampung, it's quite an eye-opener. We moved around in bicycle, and we were attacked by ferocious mosquitoes! Gosh, nightmare!

After much effort and multiple mosquito bites, we reached Chek Jawa. The first place we went was the information centre where we were welcomed by a very friendly guard. He guided us to the visitor centre.

House No 1 - Chek Jawa Visitor Centre. According to them, this charming cottage was built in the 1930s by the then chief surveyor Langdon Williams, as a holiday retreat. The architecture is Tudor-style, with adaptations to the tropical climate, and is similar to the cottages built in tea plantations during the British colonial era.

One of the most interesting feature of this building is the fireplace, which is probably the only working fireplace left in Singapore.

There were exhibits of the residents of Chek Jawa. So sad I didn't manage to see a starfish but at least the dead version is still quite comforting.

The back of the house lies the jetty view

We saw many jelly fishes

The jetty faces Pulau Seduku (Frog Island), one of 2 other islets south of Pulau Ubin. There is a very strange story behind this island. According to folklore, a pig, an elephant and a frog once challanged one another to swim across the straits. All the animals agreed that those who failed to reach Johor would be turned into a rock. In the end, all 3 overestimated their capabilities. The elephant and pig turned into Pulau Ubin, which comprises 2 smaller islands connected by man-made bunds. The smaller frog truned into an island known as Pulau Sekudu, which means frog island in Malay.

Jejawi Tower - The viewing tower is named after the Jejawi or malayan Banyan growing behind the tower. When in fruit, this gigantic strangling fig is a magnet for birds like bulbuls and fruit loving pigeons. It is 7-storey high.

View from the top

Then we went to the Chek Jawa boardwalk which consists of different parts.

1) Mangrove section

Mangrove trees with aerial roots

Fiddler crab, with one giant pincer only on one side

A lonely tree

2) Rocky shore - Chek jawa is among the few places left with a natural rocky shore, gravel beach and other interesting rock formations. At low tide, strange animals that live here include barnacles, crabs and fierce shell-drilling snails. Under the rocks are even more amazing animals like living cowries, sea stars and fast flat crabs.

3) Seagrass lagoon - A calm. shallow lagoon lush with seagrasses and seaweeds form behind the sand bar. Seagrass dwellers include colourful sea cucumbers, secretive crabs and snails, sea hares, squids and mantis shrimp.

4) Sandy shore and sand bar - The sandbar is the backbone of Chek Jawa and houses the Common sea star (which i can't find even though we walked the boardwalk twice!), sand dollar and also resting shorebirds.

We passed by a quarry on the way back

The wayang house

2009-03-30T11:50:00.002+08:00

Barcelos in Vivocity sells Portugese-styled chicken with different degree of spiciness - tangy lemon, mild peri, veri peri and supa peri. We decided on the mild and veri-peri under the recommendation of the waitress. In the end, we decided the mild one was much nicer.

1/2 chicken with 2 sides - we chose fries and chicken soup ( soup not nice!) $22.95

Barcelos is located in:
Vivocity #02-91/92/93

2009-03-30T11:42:00.002+08:00

One day we decided to go eat turtle soup and Bin's father recommended this restaurant in MacPherson so there we went. Turtle soup is actually very tasty even though it's quite sad thinking that I'm eating what I saw in Maldives just weeks ago. But preferred the soup more than the meat.

Lotus-leaved rice

Turtle soup - Small $13

Black Chicken soup $10

Ser Seng Herb restaurant is located in:
39 Tai Thong crescent
Tel: 6287 6341

2009-03-30T11:17:00.003+08:00

A new favourite coffee place (after Jones the Grocer) that I found recently - Oriole, located ulu-ly just below Pan Pacific serviced suites in Somerset. Been there twice already within 2 weeks. Recently the cafe had much publicity due to the co-owners' achievements - John Ting and Keith Loh winning the championship and first runner-up respectively in Singapore National Barista Championships 2009.

Camomile tea $5

Cappucino $5 yummy! though not made by either baristas

Cafe Latte $5.40

Yummy home-made chips &aioli $8

yummy Fish and chips $15

beef cheek tagliatelle $15 yummy!

spaghetti prawns $15

Oriole cafe and bar is located in:
96 somerset road #01-01 Pan Pacific Serviced Suites
Tel: 6238 8348

2009-03-30T10:55:00.002+08:00

A new cafe just below the luxurious Sail condominium sells Hokkaido-styled sandwiches which is quite a fresh idea, especially when they have Hokkaido King crab as one of the fillings. We got a choice between the Japanese white bread vs the ciabatta bread. We decided on the Japanese bread since it's a Jap cafe. I chose to have the King Crab (Tarabagani) while Bin had the prawn (Ebi Katsu). Didn't really like my King crab one, as the crab portion is small and too much mayo. Preferred Bin's one. Also didn't like my Lavazza cappucino.

complimentary salad

My tarabagani sandwich $10

Bin's Ebi Katsu sandwich $8

Lavazza cappucino $4

Hokkaido sandwich and Sashimi is located in:
4 Marina Boulevard #01-33 The Sail@marina Bay
Tel: 65090685

2009-03-25T23:08:00.003+08:00

Congratulations to Preethi and Neel on their wedding on 23rd March 09 and the lucky couple has flown to Australia! Missed my own honeymoon! haha they held it in The Oriental Hotel and the Indian food was superb!

The beautiful couple

Preethi's buddy Maslinda and me

The mocktail - loved the blue one!

Baby Elly being carried by Preethi's relative

Complimentary goodies in Preethi's room

2009-03-24T19:45:00.002+08:00

A visit to Kim Choo again, this time with my in laws.

Nonya Otah - 80 cents each

Ayam Buah Keluak

Babi Ponteh

Barley

Complimentary nonya kueh with Citibank card

2009-03-24T19:08:00.002+08:00

Promotions galore to satisfy my gluttony! haha recently Bin and I enjoyed a 1-for-1 set dinner courtesy of our SMA platinum card. We had a choice between the gourmet set dinner which costs $88 each or the degustation set which costs $120 each. We chose the former. We were excited to go to Il-lido as it has been on my eating wishlist for the longest time. We booked for 6.30pm - the time that the restaurant opened for dinner so that we can catch the sunset. We reached at 6pm and had to kill time by walking around Beaufort Hotel. Too excited already. Haha... Overall I love love love the appetizers, not so much the main course.

Sentosa Golf Club

Sunset views

A cute red chair especially for my bag - so atas! haha

Our gourmet set

complimentary toasted bread shaped like potato chips - yummy and crispy!

Amuse Bouche

Panroasted goose liver with "Renette" apples, celeriac cream and port wine - yummy!

squidink fettucine with crab, white wine and peppermint oil - oh gosh! I'm drooling again!

My choice of main course - atlantic cod with thyme potatoes and italian parsley sauce

Bin's choice of main course - Dry aged prime beef striploin with mediterranean vegetables and pepper sauce - preferred this but so small portion!

Molten Lava Chocolate Cake with coconut ice cream

Il-lido is located in:
27 Bukit Manis Road, #02-00 Sentosa Golf Club
Tel: 6866 1977

2009-03-18T13:45:00.002+08:00

I was welcomed with a delicious home-cooked 3-course meal that day when I went to Leye's house. Thanks Leye for the meal!

Mushroom soup with bread

Spaghetti bolognese with the cheese which refused to melt

Almond jelly with mango

Leye and her son

Baby Peiyu!

2009-03-18T13:14:00.004+08:00

Bin and I went to Blue Basil earlier in the year to celebrate Bin's birthday. Cosy ambience and great food.

Cream of wild Mushroom soup $6.90

Norwegian Salmon $19.90

King Prawns $22.90

Blue Basil lemon sorbet - flavoured with basil $5.90 (unique)

Blue Basil is located in:
56 Cairnhill Road
Tel: 6737 8770