There are many Japanese restaurant around where we stayed, when we were in Sydney. Unlike Japanese restaurants here in Singapore which employ mostly locals, we noticed that the waiters and servers were mostly Japanese. We went to one located in the basement of World Square one night to have dinner and I got to enjoy Chicken Katsu Curry that I used to love and back am loving it again recently. This is one of the better ones that I have tasted.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Pineapple Tarts
In about two weeks we will begin a new Chinese Year. The year of Golden Rabbit will commence on 3 February.
One of the reminders that Chinese New Year is nearing is when you seen people start selling pineapple tarts. They come in different shapes and designs, some of them come with more fillings than the others, some are sweeter, some are just not as sweet. Ultimately it all depends on what you like best. We tried this one from a mini market in one shopping mall nearby. They are alright, I have tasted better ones somewhere, sometime ago....
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food,
Lunar New Year,
snacks
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
A Gift
My mother in law sent me two potted plants, one of which is this plant, the one with porcupine looking flower. I know that this plant is going to grow taller than me, but for the time being, it is still tiny but producing nice flowers. Anyone knows the name?
Monday, January 10, 2011
Monkey Breads ...
There are so many different versions of monkey breads. I simply could not decide on whether the classic cinnamon sugar or the one with cheese. So I went with both. Why not? They both are equally appealing to those who love anything sweet and the cheese lovers.
I reduced the gooey-ness by cutting the amount of sugar-butter mixture poured over, as I thought we all could have more than enough sweetness with whatever I had. It was still good.
As for the cheese bread, I just had fun by placing grated cheese all over the place and mostly on top. Yes, it was fluffy and finger-licking good too! I had to eat both....
Thursday, January 06, 2011
Crossing The Helix Bridge
We made another attempt to have lunch at Marina Bay Sands Shopping Centre, this time we wanted to try something better like Daniel Boulod's or Wolfgang Puck's. To our disappointment, both of they only open for dinner which left us looking for a place to eat. There are many restaurants, but somehow, we were not too keen. There's a food court by the skating rink that sells all food from various countries like India, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia and many others. Miss K, who tends to refuse eating in most food courts and fast food places, convinced us that she was willing to wait while we eat. In short, we did not like the food and the service there. I don't think we will go back there again.
Our car was parked at Ritz Carlton, a couple minutes away from Marina Bay Sands, therefore we had to walk through the Helix Bridge that I had never been. Up to that point, I only watched the bridge from afar.
The above is the Float, i.e. the floating platform where many famous celebrities have performed in many different occasions. Towards the left, far away, our residence can be seen too. We just have to zoom the original large size of the picture above to get a better view. .
The Marina Bay Sands Hotel and the bridge can be seen on the picture above.
Sunday, January 02, 2011
Samsui Chicken
I got try a new dish at a new place for my first meal outside, this year. We dined at Soup Restaurant in Vivocity. DH suggested their set menu which was priced at $45 for 2, before tax & services, it consisted of soup, their famous Samsui Chicken, sliced fish and vegetables. That sounded like a nice balanced meal and we were very hungry too, so we went with the selection to try as many.
The soup was herbal chicken soup served in a tall bowl while the Samsui chicken was served on a large plate with a bowl of roughly minced ginger sauce in the center. A plate of lettuce was presented with that, supposedly to wrap the chicken that is put in there with the sauce and sliced cucumbers. Of course, you can it eat it in whichever you wish as well. It was flavorful, I love the sauce the best. The rests of dishes are alright for me. I am glad we tried.
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Chicken,
food,
restaurant
Saturday, January 01, 2011
Happy New Year 2011!
Happy New Year to everyone! Whether we like it or not, it is 2011 and we all have to get use to it. I was asleep when 2010 ended, but the loud cheer from the crowd down 40 floors below and a couple hundred meters away, woke me up, followed by the boom-boom-more-boom sounds, if that's the way to describe the fireworks sound, from the firework displays away, away, away and a distance away, from Marina Bay area, which is visible from our place here. I have come to realized that it would be almost impossible for a light sleeper like me to sleep through the night here, on New Year's eve.

2010 has been a great collection of life experiences. Have a greater year, 2011!!
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New Year
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