Budget Terminal, Budget Design

Was passing by Changi Airport last Wed, and since I was there, I decide to drop by the new 'Budget Terminal' for a look to see how it is as I have not been there before.

When I reach there, man .. I was surprise for it's flashy lightning deco (or is it christmas deco ...?) It look like a 7th mth getai.


Well, I understand it is a budget terminal .. but .. first it is the cheapo name 'Budget Terminal', next the ulu location (yes, we need to travel through a stretch of poorly lit road to reach there), and then the '7th month getai' lighting ...how hard CAAS want to enforce the 'budget' feel of the terminal ?

I personally think this deco should stay in the 70s :

2am Dessert Bar - Deserted Dessert

After dinner, ahpuisoh happily suggested this 'cool' place for some after dinner dessert, to fill the last 1/4 'tank' of our stomach. So we went to 2am:DessertBar at Holland Village. Yep, as it's name implies, it open until 2am in the morning.



The place was nicely furnished, giving it a 'high class' feel. And as it's deco, the items in the menu were quite 'high-class' too. There were on a page for dessert, not much to choose from, a page for some light snacks, and then the rest are for drinks. The menu also recommend what wine to pair with the dessert you select. Nice touch. But not so nice when all the dessert cost at least $14.

We decide to order a 'Chocolate Tart' and 'Blackberry' ($14 each).
We were eagerly waiting for our dessert, and when it arrived, we were quite disappointed. Not because it does not taste good, but the portion of the dessert ... slightly deserted as compare to the big plate that it comes with.



The Blackberry consist of 4 mini scoop of blueberry ice-cream, a mini scoop of lychee sorbert, some chocolate and a few rose petals. Score high in presentation, and taste quite good too. But just not satisfying .... and after wiping everything from my plate, I still feel as if I had not eaten anything yet.



The Chocolate Tart comes with a chocolate pie that it fills with rich warm chocolate in the middle, and it pair with blood orange sorbet. Again nice presentation and taste good. The cold orange sorbet matches very well with the warm creamy chocolate. It was much better than the miserable 'Blackberry'.

I personally thinks that the dessert were slightly high priced, not really worth the money. Maybe good for people who don't mind spending, but surely not for me. I would give it a ahpui score of 7.5/10 for the dessert ( that is if I can have thrice the portion for the amount of money I pay). Overall, I would give is a 5.5/10 for this place. Not a place to satisfy one's sweet tooth craving but a nice place just to sit and relax.

2am:Dessert Bar
Lor Liput
Holland Village

Nice fish, but I won't be Hooked

The snow are falling, halls were deck with boughs of holly, trees were decorated with all sorts of tinkles and fireplace heated up to fill the surrounding with warm in another part of the world, but not here, not in this warm part of the world, where air-con is more prefer than fireplace.
I don't really celebrate christmas, especially not in such a warm weather. But today is still christmas eve, I don't want to have Chap Chai Peng as my dinner. So me and ahpuisoh decided to venture out to somewhere for dinner. And I decide to goto Railmall along Upper Bukit Timah road for dinner.

After walking around, we finally decide on going to this joint that sells fish-related food - Hooked.
The place was brightly lit and the staff there were quite friendly, definitely a plus. Most of the menu item include fish as on of the main ingredient, and there is quite a good selection.

After going through the menu, we decide to order Fish Pie ($5.50), Fish & Chips ($11.50) and Grilled Snapper ($15.50).


The Fish Pie was good, top coated with cheese, inside is filled with potato, and instead of usual meat for a shepherd pie, there was Salmon. The pie was nicely baked, the fish was not dry but moist, thanks for the fact that it was soaking with good omega oil all around. Recommended.



The fish&chips however is slightly disappointed. I can find better fish&chips in other places than this. Maybe my expectation was too high, by itself, it was quite decent and comes with nice thick fries (chips). The meat was moist, but the battered coat was not crispy enough.



The grilled snapper looks good and taste good. And I like the potato side that comes with it. The fish was nicely grilled, moist and when added with tomato sauce and lemon, perfect match. Can try.

We order a set meal together with the snapper, it comes with a cream of chicken soup and a coke. I recommend to forget about topping $3.60 for the set. The soup taste just like campbell and the coke was too blend (too much ice).

I would give a Ahpui score of 7/10 for this place, but as I said, if you are going for the fish&chips, for the price, there are other better places.

The location is at :
Hooked
The RailMall,
Upper Bukit Timah Road

Connected !

Finally, after all these months ... I am connected to the world.

No longer need to skive some time during working hours and now I am able to access sites that are consider 'undesirable' in my workplace. Arhm, this ... I mean sites related to games and youtube, don't think too far out ;p

Now what I need is time, time to surf .....

Food note from land of 1K Smiles (Day 3)

Day 3 :
Went to a rather unusual eating place on the 3rd day. Our initial plan is to go to another restaurant but the cab drop us at the wrong place. When we get off the cab, we realise that we were right in the middle of .... errhm ... a rather 'colourful' place for guys.

So we decide to go to another restaurant a few street down, the name of the place is called Cabbage & Condoms. Yes, the rubber ... and there is no shortage of it in the restaurant. There is a lamp made of condoms, a human size shirt made of condoms, a pot of 'condoms' flower .... condoms condoms everywhere. (I certainly hope that none of them are used ones).


There is even a poster teaching us when it is appropriate to use condom ... hmmm interesting ;)

The waitress were very friendly, sometimes too friendly that I feel very uncomfortable for them standing near to my table, waiting for the moment to either clear our plates or refill our soup. But I have to say that their services were good.

Now, back to the main topic, condoms .... err no, sex ..... err no, food.

We ordered 4 dishes, Tom Yum Soup, Fried KangKong, Fried Sun-Dried Pork Tenderloin and Roast Young Mountain Chicken. Tempted to order some more, but there are too much choices so I decide to order later (a wise choice).



The Tom Yum Soup comes in a small claypot (like those that my mum used to brew tonic soup or chinese medicine). And it was powerful ... a satisfying taste of spiciness rush into your throat on my first sip, SHIOK ! There are plenty of ingredients too, with generous portion of prawns and mushroom inside.

Thai fried kangkong (or fried morning glory) comes in the version without the balacan (malay shrimp paste). Even without it, the dish still give out a very nice fragrant. And it taste fresh and is nicely fried.



Fried sun-dried pork tenderloin tasted a bit like beef jerky, a bit on the tough side. But I like the 'fried' taste and the nicely marinated pork topped with some sesame. I personally will still recommend this dish.

Roast Young Mountain Chicken, as the name says, it was a roasted whole chicken. When I order this, the word young chicken, I thought is spring chicken (no big deal for me, I can finish one myself). But I was surprise when the dish came to my table. It looks like a full size adult chicken that we order for our chicken rice. Maybe it comes from the mountain, and mountain chickens are the bigger cousin of our domestic farm chicken. And I wonder how big will an adult mountain chicken be like ? ... the size of a full grown turkey ??
However, not to be mistaken, I did not regret ordering this dish. The only regret I had is that my stomach is too puny to finish the whole chicken.



The chicken was nicely marinated and perfectly roasted. Not too raw or too dry when it is over cooked. It had a hint of sweetness (possible honey) and the 'burnt' roasted taste that a decent roast chicken should have. Highly recommended, but don't try to take on this dish alone (not even if you have not been eating anything since morning).

Overall, this is a nice place, with friendly waitress and good food. Do take a walk around the area to look at its interesting deco and you can even get a massage if you come early. Err clean, no nonsense massage, nothing that is related to its theme and nope, straightly no hank panky. The place is not easy to find, as it is no along the main road. You need to walk through a dark lane in order to find it.

I highly recommend this place. I will give this place a Ahpui score of 8.5/10.
9/10 for the Mountain chicken, nice and value for money.

The location is at :
Cabbage & Condoms

Bangkok
(Near Asoke or Nana SkyTrain Station)

Food note from land of 1K Smiles (Day 2)

Day 2

After covering MBK yesterday, we decide to head straight to Central World Plaza where the shops there are slightly 'higher' class than MBK. And Ahpuisoh is so crazy of some bags called Naraya that she insist in searching for the shop.

Lunch for me is boring .. why, cos of all sort of eateries and restaurants available, Ahpuisoh wants to eat at Sizzler ... #yawn# So I decided not to post anything about this boring place.

Dinner is at the food court at Siam Paragon. The food court was huge and comes with a huge supermarket that stocks food for different parts of the world. On some seats, you even get to sit facing a big fish tank with marine fish swimming inside. And of cos, things don't come cheap in both the food court and supermarket. Dinner, we share a Tom Yam Soup (100 baht = $4.60) and I had the usual Pah thai (55 baht = $2.50). The Tom Yam Soup taste so so only, it lack the spiciness that I expect from a Thai made Tom Yam Soup. But it does comes loaded with ingredients like fish, prawns and Toufu. The Pah Thai is disappointing, it taste normal and comes with peanuts. Overall, I still perfer the food from the food court at MBK as compare to here.

After dinner, we came across a cake shop and I personal think it sell some of the most expensive cakes in BKK.



The cheesecake comes with 2 raspberry on top and chocolate coating on the sides. It taste good, soft and moist in the inside.




The other is some strange cake that I don't know how to describe. It topped with raspberry and each layer is soak in some syrup and with some fruits like blueberry in between. It might look sweet (yes, to a certain extend) but you will be surprise when you first take a bite. It was sour and sweet ... thou not my type of dessert, but I do agreed that it was quite a unique combination.

Overall, it was not bad. Ah pui score of 7/10. But what really bug me is the price. (460 baht = $21.20) For that price, I can have a decent dinner in BKK and for the same price, I can also enjoy a good dessert in Singapore. $21.20 for dessert in BKK ... too expensive. And only 'cai tou' like me will buy ... sigh

Food note from land of 1K Smiles (Day 1) Part 2

Day 1, Part 2 :

A few hours after our late lunch, ahpuisoh complain that she was hungry ... so who is the glutton here ....

So we went to this Japanese Chain resturant - Fuji Resturant at level 6 (same levele as the cinema) of MBK. I ordered a Soyu Ramen (90 Baht = $4.10), and me and ahpuisoh share a Katsu Roll (120 Baht = $5.50), SoftShell Crab Roll (120 Baht) and a Agedashi Tofu.



My Soyu Ramen comes with 2 small slice of pork, half an egg, some greens and a slice of 'i don't know what'. The noodles is springy and taste like good Ramen from a decent Jap resturant. The soup-base which make or break a Soyu Ramen, tasted a bit salty (well, it is soyu anyway), which is a bit disappointed, considering that the Ramen tasted good but does not have a good soup base to match.



The Katsu Roll comes is a set of six, with the Katsu neatly rolled up with a mixture of black fungus, Enoki Mushroom and cheese. The katsu is nicely fried and not too oily, and the fillings blend in well with the fried pork and give it a unique and nice taste.




SoftShell Crab Roll comes with four rice roll with softshell crab with either salad or avacodo & Cucumber as fillings. And the rice roll is nicely coated with sesame seeds. The only slight -ve point is that the portion of softshell crab is a bit small.

Agedashi Tofu is totally disappointed. The tofu is not soft, and it taste like cheap tofu. Don't order this dish.

I will give this place a Ah pui score of 7/10. Nice Kastu Roll and Softshell Crab Roll, but disappointed Ramen and tofu.

Food note from land of 1K Smiles (Day 1)

Just came back from Bangkok not long ago, and as usual, being stuffing myself with food and more food, and of cos, some occasion shopping.

Day 1

Right after we check-in to our hotel, we head striaght to MBK. Things haven't changed much ... as crowded as a couple years ago when I was here, regardless it is a Thur or weekend. (Don't the people need to work or study here in BKK ??)

How can we start shopping, we must fill up our stomach. So me and ahpuisoh went around looking for a the foodcourt that I went to last time. As we are looking around, we were tempted by the poster and a HUGE banner telling us that there is this 'Food Avenue' where they serve 'good' food from all over the world. So here we go, conned to enter this Mache-like foodcourt. The place was so empty and we can only see a few table taken up by tourist, no locals. Determined to find our foodcourt and the fish-maw soup that was sold at the foodcourt, we decide to go out and contine searching. So, for those who will be going to MBK next time, don't waste your time in at the 'Food Avenue', nothing fancy there, unless you perfer to pay more for your usual hawker fare.

And finally after some searching, we managed to find our foodcourt (which happened to be one level up ....). After changing my baht into coupons, it is time to fill up my stomach. I ordered a plate of Chili Fried Rice with Chicken (45 Baht = $2.05) and a bowl of fish-maw soup (60 Baht = $2.75).



The Chili Fried Rice was good and HOT! But nothing is too hot for ahpui, and I really enjoyed it. But this is defintely a no-no for those who cannot take spicy stuff. It comes with a hard-boiled egg, a fried chicken drumlet and a tiny portion of veggie.The rice was nicely fried (the hardness was just nice) and of cos, HOT. The only thing that is disppointing is that the fried chicken drumlet is a bit cold as it had been left sitting there for quite sometime. But the star is not the chicken, but the rice itself, so overall I would still recommend it. (Ahpui score of 7/10)



The fish-maw soup come in a claypot, and enough for 2 person. There are plenty of ingredients in the soup and a generous portion of fish-maw. It was not resturant quality, but for $2.75, it is really value for money. However, try not to leave the soup standing for too long as it will becomes watery after sometime. (Ahpui score of 7/10)

Having still got some space left in my ahpui tummy, and I am craving for Pah Thai for a long time, I decide to order a plate of PahThai (35 baht = $1.60). I got the one without the sea-food, and it comes only with a few slice of pork. But who cares, who I like is the fried rice noodles and the taste of it when you mix it with peanuts, sugar and chili flakes .... 'mo dak teng' :p Highly recommended, cheap and good. (Ahpui score of 7.5/10)

Nasi Lemak Showdown

For the past two weeks, I had been eating Nasi Lemak as if this dish is going to be extinct. It is like almost every two days, this Malay's dish ...(or now it had become a unique Singapore dish .. with more chinese than malay selling this dish)

Having stuffing myself with Nasi Lemak(s) for two weeks (and increasing my fats reserves), I decide to do a quick review of all the different Nasi Lemak that I had tried. From each store, I ordered the standard item (if available), which is Chicken Wing, Otah, Egg (Sunny side up) and plenty of Chilis :)

Holland Village Nasi Lemak :
The chicken is nicely fried and quite chrispy. Well marinated, not too salty or blend. Egg is nicely done also, with soft egg white surrounding a pool of yellow egg yolk ready to burst out on the first bite (this is how sunny side up should be done). Chili is ok, however the otah is a bit disappointed. Not spicy at all, but overall the taste and texture is ok. The best is it's rice, enough to make up for the disappointing otah. It was fluffy, fragrant and not too oily or feel heavy. I can finish a second helping of rice with no problem.

Price $3.00. Ah Pui Score of 7/10

Fong Seng Nasi Lemak :
The famous Fong Seng that almost every NUS student will know about this place. Call me a caveman or mountain tortoise ... last week was the first or second time I tried the Nasi Lemak from this store. I had high hopes with it initially .. but I was really .. REALLY disappointed after I tried it.

The chicken wing taste just like normal chicken wings that sells everywhere. The egg .... sigh .. Sunny side up with a solid egg yolk should be ban. As for the otah, another disappointment. It was small, blend (unless one counts the hottness then it has some taste) The sortong ball and the chili was ok. As for the rice, just taste like every other normal stall that is selling Nasi Lemak.

There is nothing great about this store expect that it is slightly cheaper than other. (Maybe we pay for what we get) But apart from that, I don't find it fantastic at all. ChickenWing, egg, Otah and sortong ball for $3. Not worth the effort to specially go there just for the Nasi Lemak. Ah Pui score of 5.5/10.

Mount Faber Nasi Lemak :
Don't be fool by it's name ... no it is not at Mt Faber, no it is not even near Mt Faber, it is in chinatown, near to Kong Siak St.
A chicken wing, otah, egg will cost you $3. The chicken wing is nicely fried and marinated. Crispy and not too oily. The large piece of otah is good too, and also just enough of spiciness, not too hot or blend. Egg is so so, while the rice, thou smell nice and rich, it can be too heavy and oily if you stuff yourself too much.
Ah Pui score of 7/10.

Selera Rasa Adam Road No. 1 Nasi Lemak :
The famous Adam's Rd Nasi Lemak. There are 2 store at Adam's Rd, both side by side, tried stall No.2 before, and recently tried Stall No.1.
The chicken wing was good, crispy and juicy (in fact it is best among all 4). The only down side is that it is slightly oily. The egg is ok, as the egg yolk is not up to my standard (not in liquid form). The best is still the rice, fluffy , not oily, fragrant and can really taste the 'Lemak'. The rice is basmati rice, different from the usual rice used by many other store.

$3 will get you a chicken wing, egg and ikan bilis (no otah). A bit expensive, but well worth the money. It is better than Stall No.2.
Ah pui score is 7.5/10.

Summary :
1) Holland Village Nasi Lemak 7/10
2) Fong Seng Nasi Lemak 5.5/10
3) Mount Faber Nasi Lemak 7/10
4) Selera Rasa Adam Road No. 1 Nasi Lemak 7.5/10

Garden of Eden

Yesterday, was walking along club street and stumble upon this small restaurant, Eden Cafe. First sight, I was attracted by the dessert sitting on the display shelf rather than the food. It was rather quiet that time, and the whole place seems quite cosy, so I decided to give it a try.

Small cosy place

After sitting down and going through the menu, I sort of become a bit disappointed. The main course and sandwiches was quite limited, and selection for a meat eater like me, is even more limited. My initial enthusiasm gone cold. Good thing is that the waiter was friendly and eager to give explanation to the dishes in the menu.

End up, I decided to order Honey Mustard Chicken ($14.90) while ah pui soh ordered Saffron Cream Salmon ($16.90).

Honey Mustard Chicken


Saffron Cream Salmon

We were told that all the food were only prepare fresh, none was prepare beforehand. So we will need to wait at least 20 mins for the food. So to kill time, we order a pot of tea ($6.00)


The tea was refreshing and it comes in a unique set of teapot and teacups. The teacups was design in such a way that you won't feel the heat even if hot water was poured into the cups. I will need to get a set of these !

And after 20 mins (I was starving ...) the food finally arrived. Once again, I was really disappointed ... it comes with some greens salad and a piece of deboned chicken tights. The salmon seems to look better and more filling.
However, after taking a bite on the honey mustard chicken, all my opinion changes. The chicken was tender with a the juice locked in, and together with the honey mustard flavouring, it was excellent. The saffron cream salmon was even better. The salmon coated with creamy sauce, together with a layer of saffron on top, the combination was perfect. The taste was not to strong to overpower the fish, but complement the dish very well. Both dishes were well worth the 20 mins wait.

After finishing the meal, now is time to try the very reason that I step into this place - Desserts !
We spend about 10 mins scanning through the menu, trying to decide what we want. All choices are very tempting. Finally we end up ordering Hibiscus Cheesecake ($6.90) and Rosepetal Brownies ($5.90).


Hibiscus Cheesecake


Rosepetal Brownies

For the dessert, since all are already pre-made, the wait is short.
The cheesecake comes with a thick coat of hibiscus jam and half a slice of strawberry. The cheesecake itself taste unlike your usual cheesecake, it is much lighter and softer. And the cream was mixed with citrus juice rather than source cream to make it lighter and healthier also. (So I won't feel so sinful after finishing it). The hibiscus jam goes well with the cheesecake, however, the only imperfection is that the biscuit base is a bit hard.

The brownies, I would say, is the star of the entire meal. It comes with a few bites of white chocolate and some rose petals scatter around, and (instead of the usual a round scope of ice-cream on top) a thick slab of ice-cream beside the brownies. The rose petals I would say is more like for decor than taste, cos there is not much taste, except that I feel like .. well what else, eating flowers. When I use my spoon to cut into the brownies, expecting it to be hard, I am surprise that it went right through, like cutting through butter. And when I put it into my mouth ..... it simply melts in my mouth, not too bitter but with the sweet taste of chocolate, heavenly. Together with the ice-cream, I would say, this is one of the best dessert that I ever tried. Highly recommended !

Now that it's dessert had caught the attention of my tastebud, I will definitely come back again to try the rest of the dessert. The triamasu will be my next target.

For this place, I will give the food a Ahpui score of 7.5/10. As for the dessert, a 8.5/10. The brownies is highly recommended.

The location is at :
Eden Cafe
54 Club Street

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Engine Roar !


God Save the Queen



La Marseillaise



We are the Champions

Live the American Dream

Everytime I walked pass City Link Mall, I will pass by this restaurant, tempted by the photos of the food hanging all over the place. It seems almost like they are shouting out for me to give them a try. And finally last Sat, try I did.
New York New York is basically a American restaurant selling food from the land of freedom (yes, they even have fries that called Freedom Fries instead of French Fries). Well, there are nothing really special about American Dishes ... except they come in huge portion.
I don't really say that the portion is huge, but it is enough to fill my big tummy.

Tempted by the description, I decided to forgo getting mozzarella cheese in exchange for 'Very Sinful, fried cheeseball oozing with cheese' and buffalo wings for starter.

Smoky Cheese Ball

When the Smoky Cheese Ball ($7.90) arrived, it does looks tempting. And I can't wait to sink my teeth onto it and let the cheese flow into my mouth. On my first bite .... it was kind of disappointed. Nothing close to oozing with cheese nor I think it was sinful. Yes, there was some cheese .. together with some bits of potato .... really taste like 'Hashbrown Ball with cheese'. I really kinda of feel like being 'smoked' by the smoky cheese ball.

Buffalo Wings

The buffalo wings ($6.90) is much better. 4 huge wings (cut into 8 pieces) and it comes with a cheese dip (i think is blue cheese, which surprisingly ah pui soh (who hate blue cheese) says she like it with the 'smoky cheeseball' .. hmm maybe I could let her try it with garlic dip :p). 8 juicy piece of chicken, not the best chicken wings in town, but still reasonable good enough. The wings are well marinated, and when dipped with blue cheese ....... yummy ;)



For the main course, I order a Roast Beef Sandwich (Beefeater, $7.90). It comes with the sandwich and some greens and sad to say ... no the usual fries or mash potato. The sandwich taste .. well I would say average. But the bread itself is toasted just nice, not too hard or soft that will become soggy when the juices and sauce gets into the bread.

We also order a Pork Chop Pasta in cream sauce ($16.90). A bit on the expensive side (as compare to other dishes) but I would say the pork chop taste great. Nicely fried, juicy and not too hard. So I am not complaining.




Overall, I would say that this place is not really fantastic, but also not that bad. It is a good place to gather with your friends (yes, the place with kinda noisy), good for all the gossiping and laughing. Average pricing, decent food portion and a good selection of American style drinks like rootbeer float, ice-cream sodas and ice-cream. And did I forget to mention, there are free flow of candyfloss, yes free :)

I would give this place a Ahpui score of 6.5/10. Not die die must try, but no harm trying.

The location is at :
New York New York
CityLink
#B1-47A

The Duel of the Creams

Was talking to my colleagues few weeks ago, got to know about a joint that is selling ice-cream, good ice-cream, at Serene Center. And Ahpui Soh also mentioned about another joint at Clementi Arcade, selling well, also good ice-cream. How can I give good ice-cream a miss, so I decide to check out both store.


Daily Scoop :
Hidden deep inside Sunset Way, next to Ulu Pandan River, is Clementi Arcade, where the store lies. The is really a bit ulu indeed. The 'day special' was Ginger Ice-Cream, well, I had tried Garlic Ice-Cream, not ginger. But I am not in the mood for ginger today. I am looking forward for Cherry Brandy, Lychee Martini and other more funky flavours. Sampled some, a bit disappointed here. Indeed, there are lots of exciting, not your usual, flavours for me to choose. But the taste, or I should say after taste, don't not give me 'ormph' feeling. No really close to Haagen Dazs or Ben& Jerry. It feels a bit weak. But don't want to waste my effort in coming all the way here, I brought a tub of Lychee Martini (400ml) $8.80, 700ml for $14.50.
Well, after eating 3/4 of a tub, I feel quite satisfy. Not as good as my favorite Summer Berry Cream (HG) or Cherry Garcia (B&J), but it is a good change in taste.


Island Creamery :
Smack right at Serene Centre, facing Bukit Timah Rd, it enjoys a good student crowd. When I was there, most of the tables are taken up by customer in their teens or early twenties. All the different flavours were nicely display at the counter, and of course, plenty of eye candy around the eatery :p
They have some unique flavours like local themed : Tiger Beer Sorbet, Teh Tarek, Pulut Hitam, Chendol and others like : Brandied Cherry, Mango and Apple Pie. A scoop for $2.50 (for all flavours), and a tub of 500ml cost around $8 and for certain flavours like Brandied Cherry or Tiger Beer Sorbet will cost $11. (well this part I don't really understand, why same price for a scoop of any flavous but different price when we want to buy in a tub?)
I got a scoop of Brandied Cherry, which I would say it is GOOOD ! I can really taste the brandy and there are bits and pieces of cherry in it. I also sample Teh Tarek ... and well, it really taste like Teh Tarek, frozen Teh Tarek in fact. And AhPui Soh brought a tub of Chendol Ice-Cream, which to me, well, it is basically a tub of frozen Chendol.
Will I still come back ? Yes, of course I will. For the Brandied Cherry and ... erh, well the view is good too :p Sweetness for your tongue and candy for your eyes ;)


Daily Scoop
41 Sunset Way
Clementi Arcade, #01-04
AhPui Score:7/10

Island Creamery
At the Junction of Bukit Timah Road and Farrer Rd,
Serene Centre #01-05
AhPui Score:8.5/10

I love Nasi Lemak

Last week, I drop by Adam's Rd Hawker Center to try the famous Selera Rasa Nasi Lemak.



Well, famous it is (we are lucky enough to be the last customer before they are sold out). But, well maybe expectations were high, the meal is slightly short of 'great'.



To be fair, the whole dish is good, but just not really that fantastic that I would want to travel all the way to here just to try it (well, at least not in the near future :p). The nasi lemak comes in different sets, from a basic (fish, ikan bilis and egg), to various IR theme set meal like Full House and Royal Flush, each come with different sides.
I ordered a Full House ($4), and it comes with egg, ikan bilis, fried chicken wing and a otah. The rice was nicely cooked, with a nice coconut milk fragrant, fluffy and best of all, doesn't feel oily. A key ingredient to a nice nasi lemak, it's the chili - which in here it has the right sweetness and not too spicy. The otah was good too, spicy enough but not too hot. And the ikan bilis was really crispy, I love it ! What disappoint me was the chicken wing (yes, i know chicken wing was not a 'standard' nasi lemak side). Normally, a good malay fried chicken wing was nicely marinate and the skin is crispy with a hint of spices. But this one was just like a normal chicken wing (it is crispy though), without the hint of spices that I am looking for. This was really disappointed.

Overall, I would say the Nasi Lemak is good, worth trying if you happened to be around Adam's Rd Hawker center. I would give it a 7/10.

The location is at :
Selera Rasa Nasi Lemak
Adam's Road Hawker Center
Stall No 2.

Burn fats .. burn !!

Finally ! After putting off my plans for months, I finally managed to start my first fat burning regime today.
Went for a (15 min run / 5 min break) x2 plan, good sweat out .... but now I am rewarded, not with sense of feeling healthy. But aches all over my body :(
Maybe, tonite, I will have a wonderful sleep :p
Hope this regime will last .... but will wait till next week then I will know ;)

Cute little clip that tells us that nothing is impossible in life.

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It shows us that no matter what is one's dream, no matter how far fetched or how impossible, as long as one have the belief and determination, nothing should stop us from achieving it. We can spend our life work towards a dream, even it is for a short while, it will still worth it.

Meat Lover's Heaven

Carnivore Brazilian Churrascaria, from the name of the restaurant - 'Carnivore', yes, it is meat, meat and more meat ! This place is really a meat lover's (like me) paradise and a vegetarian's nightmare. Forget about a balance meal, throw away any healthy lifestyle thoughts and set aside what Health Promotion Board tells us. Enjoy your meat ... indulge in juicy red meat coated with a layer of bright shinning oil.


Ok .. there are some greens, but I would say, they only filled 1% of my stomach in this meal.



As a meal lover, I won't give a miss of any type of meat they offered. No regrets, except for a piece of chicken heart that I took. (Yes, they serve grilled chicken hearts. Take it if you are the super adventurous type).

The lamb and fish is great. The lamb is tender, and the 'mutton' smell is not too strong, and the taste is just nice. Fish is soft and moist, perfectly grilled. The beef is ok, served medium raw, and the juices still flow from the meat when you cut it. And of course, sausages. No decent restaurant can call itself a meat serving restaurant without having a good sausage dish. It's sausages are great, not those cheapo frozen sausage you bring in the supermarket, but real good old sausage that you brought from a decent butcher store.

I had so much red meat in one day that I think I had an overdose of it. After getting out of the restaurant, I told myself ... ok, for the next 2 days, I am going on a healthy, low fat meal. Yes, 2 days is enough for me to recover and go back to my usual diet. For deep inside me, I am still a meat lover ;)

The location is at :
Carnivore Brazilian Churrascaria
Vivocity
#01-161/162

Nice little Eatery hidden in Ann Siang

Hidden in a corner at Ann Siang is a nice little Japanese eatery - Wacha.
When I first step into this shop ... err ... restaurant, I thought I might had entered a shop selling nice little Japanese tea wares. Well, they do sell them, but they also serve food ... wonderful food.

They have both à la carte and set menu, with the tasting menu at $40 each. I will suggest go for the tasting menu, you got a 5-course meal for only $40, really value for money.


The first course is a set of mini mouthful of various appetizer (for me, I feel it will be better if they come in a bigger portion), served in a cute little mini basket. (I would like to have one of those)

The next dish is stew pork and lotus root. It is so nicely done that the lotus root almost melts in my mouth. The it was follows by baked cheese with macaroni and ham, and lastly, the unique green tea fried rice.





And of course, the dessert : Green Tea Cheesecake and red bean pancake ... heavenly !
Then, we finish off with a pot of green tea, relax and enjoy the surrounding deco.

I would say this place is highly recommended, try it, before the whole town know about this wonderful place. Do book in advance, as seats is very limited in this family run restaurant.

The location is at :
Ann Siang Road (right next to club street)
Tel : 6438-1553