Ah Yat Tian Xia (阿一天下)
Our 1st time here. Cow n I both had this set but we picked 2 dif types of rice dishes.
Verdict: value for money. im not expecting East Ocean kind of quality given tt EO's
set meals per pax can range for $70+ to $140+ ( those we tried ).
Erm, perhaps they cld use pick another kind of serving bowl? this 1 looks real el
cheapo IMO.
Abalone Rice with Soy Sauce. Quite an OK dish. Lovely accompanying dip sauce.
Baked abalone with fried rice. I Dun fancy the burnt bits, so i promptly scraped them
away. The gravy was a lil bland, fried rice was really forgettable.
Dishes come in 2 choices: with or w/o abalone
Similarly, Desserts also come in 2 choices: with or w/o bird's nest.
Hubs ordered 2 with bird's nest. But i muz say they're exorbitant. these 2 bowls cost
him $30, but they come in huge portion. Deserts were not bad :)
AKASHI @ VIVOCITY
FINALLY!!!! FINALLY!!! i hv the appetite to indulge in sashimi!!!
Poor hubs had to acc me to Akashi 3xs within 1 wk juz to satisfy my craving for
it *LOL* The waitresses asked how come we had not patronized them for so
many mths. Well........ i had to explain tt i puking my guts out for 4 mths, now tt
MS had subsided, its time to 'PARTEEE'!!! heheheehe
Juz some random pix....
We hv a habit or ordering the same stuff over n over again. V unadventurous pple.
Hub's Wakatori + my Nigiri Soba set. I love the soba here!!!
This lil bugger was air flown fr Jap n reached the restaurant the very day. So its
uber fresh!!!
ISAKI SASHIMI. $52 for this plate, but i can assure u its the freshest ive ever had!
Excuse me for saying this.... we once had a $100+ sashimi platter at some upscale hotel jap restaurant n the quality doesnt even come near to AKASHI's!
Salmon Belly $25. We've always ordered the normal salmon sashimi, so we decided
to try their salmon belly which cost $5 more. Suffice to say, after the 1st bite ( tog with lots of wahhh, yummmmm, hmmmmm ), we'll be ordering salmon belly in future.
It juz isnt the same :P
Scallop Sashimi. This 1 is dif.... v al dente and... its actually sweet!
The remnants fr the scallop sashimi. V crunchy, but i dare not put the blackish stuff
into my mouth
THE LINE ( SHANGRI-LA )
Maybe Cow n I are getting on in years, we no longer find buffets tt enticing. But tt
doesnt mean we've totally stopped going for them :P
The Line is a place where we'll head to at least twice a yr cos of the variety.
Oh, i didnt even realise they stopped issuing Shang Dollars since mths back....
Oysters---- too heavy handed with the salt. It was Marine Harvest Nite, yet the oysters were hardly 'exciting'
Thankfully, the rest of the dishes were not bad at all
ETNA ITALIAN RESTAURANT
Carrot + Tomato Soup. Love their soups.
Crab Meat Salad. Serving portion was so big, we were almost stuffed by the time
our mains arrived
We also ordered Risotto alla Marinara & Norma Pizza. Sorry no pix of these as
i was too hungry by then to rem to snap away :P
PU TIEN @ TAMPINES MALL
my folks r fans of this restaurant. Waitress asked if we wanted
to try their HAIRY CRABS since its in season now.... at $38 each,
they're pricey, not to mention, DARN SMALL.... but hubs ordered
2 to try.
2 waitresses spent almost 5 mins preparing the 2 plates below.
Not an easy job fr wat i witnessed. tts y im not into crabs.... i
like fuss free food :P
INTERNATIONAL A CAPPELLA FESTIVAL 14 -18OCT
The A Cappella Society would like to invite you to our International A Cappella Festival for 2009.
The Festival will take place at the Esplanade Recital Studio and The Arts House Chamber. It will be spread over a period of 5 days, beginning on the 14th of October 2009 and ending on the 18th of October 2009.
The International A Cappella Festival will showcase performances from 4 different foreign groups compromising of Permanent Fish from Japan, Rock 4 from The Netherlands, MayTree from Korea and Tux from The Philippines. This year’s line up of a cappella teams features a variety of musical styles with rock music from Queen, Police & Sting by Rock 4 (Netherlands), Pop from Permanent Fish (Japan), Korean Pop from MayTree and the golden oldies and familiar favorites from Tux (Philippines). Further details at http://www.a-cappella.org.sg/events/fest
Tickets are sold at the A Cappella Society, and are available by booking form http://www.a-cappella.org.sg/events/fest
Our 2nd time in a week.... hubs rec some gd news at work, n wanted
a mini celebration. Initially wanted the family to come along, but my
mom had oledi made plans, my dad wanted to catch his fave show,
Kiddo refused to leave the house, so? its juz a dinner date for the
2 of us.
Its the 1st time we're trying this $144++ Per Pax set ..... also added
a plate of Foie Gras.... We both had this set, except, i upgraded my
'noodles' to lobster noodles instead of the crab noodles ( top up $10 ).
Had a craving for lobsters u see :P
1st dish: The usual Stone bowl braised SF soup ( u can see the
pix fr the numerous East Ocean entries )
2nd dish: Whole Abalone.... i very much preferred the half portion
Abalone which i had on the previous visit. That was so much
more tender as compared to this one.
3rd dish: Choice of Bamboo Clams or Fried Baby Lobsters with Pepper/Salt
I chose the latter.
4th Dish: My Lobster noodles, his Crab E-fu noodles
5th dish: Bird's Nest in Almond Cream
Sad to say, the Foie Gras didnt live up to my expectations
The sweet onion was redundant as the taste simply doesnt blend with the foie gras.
I still prefer those fr New Majestic Restaurant or Ember... this one simply Cannot
Make It.
Since Lei Gardens at Chijmes is undergoing reno, Cow decided
to head to another of his fave Chinese restaurant for dinner.
Chick refused to leave the house as she was watching her fave
cartoon :(
Whenever we're at East Ocean Teochew Restaurant, we'll almost
always go for their set meals.... i hate to order food, so does Cow.
He decided on their $122++ Per Pax Nutritious Abalone Set.
1st time we're trying this set, tho 3 out of their 5 dishes
can be found in other sets as well.
All pix by my new Samsung Omnia HD ( ok i nid to experiment on the
sharpness part of the cam :P )
Got really sick of their stone bowl braised SF soup, so this egg white clear
SF soup was a plesant change. Tasty yet light on the tastebuds, where
u can enjoy the truly enjoy the taste of the SF
We've tried Bamboo clams here on our numerous visits, but this time round, it was the best we've ever had. The clam was al dente and sweet!
Its the 1st time im eating such a big abalone. Looks can be deceiving fr the pix *LOL* but its huge ( even tho its only half a portion )!!! I took a long time eating this.... cant rem how many 'head' this abalone was, but boy was it tender and succulent. Cow saw how much i enjoyed it, n offered to pass some of his to me... i told him Nah, any more of it i'll feel jelart :P
The Lobster earned the same accolade as the Bamboo Clam
After i was done with the noodles, i was so stuffed, i had to skip the Bird's Nest Almond Cream dessert. I tabao-d back.
It was our 1st time at Claypot Fun. Be prepared to wait at least
15 mins ( according to manager ) for yr claypot orders. We
waited almost 20-25 mins for ours during dinner time. We were
waiting in anticipation for ours to arrive after catching whiffs of
the fragrant rice fr tables ard us.
We ordered 2 types of Claypot :
Frog Legs and Salted Fish+ Minced Pork.
Its supposed to come in 2 separate claypots, but a waitress
informed us that we can combine the 2 into 1 bigger pot and
there's a savings of $2. 
Also ordered a salted duck and old cucumber soup.
Muz say the food was yummy!!! My fussy girl wolfed down a bowl of rice!!!
The portion of rice you see here can feed abt 3-4 pple.
I made a boo-boo when the rice arrived. I looked ard the table for
dark soy sauce but all i saw was this watery sauce which i cant make
out wat it was ( im used to eating claypot with dark soy
sauce ). I asked a waiter n was told they dun hv it here... they actually hv a SPECIAL sauce to go along with the rice ( which was that watery sauce ).
Hubby promptly poured some of tt 'special' sauce over the rice, n i muz say
IT WENT PERFECTLY with the rice!! sesame oil +watever is in it enhanced
the taste of the fragrant rice
The soups were boiled to perfection too :)
Am glad the fussy one inside agreed with the food too *grin*
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Cow decided to bring us there for makan 2 days b4 they close for reno... will prob
reopen in early Dec. Heard their head chef @ Chijmes will be stationed at their
branch in Orchard during this period.
Chicky loves the food here.... she proclaimed I LOVE THIS RESTAURANT a couple
of times during the meal *lol*
Hubs ordered Chicken Sharksfin Soup ( can yield 4 bowls ). Chicky loved the soup,
she had 1.5 bowls of it... She donated the fins to Papa cos she doesnt know how
to chew the thingie
Deep Fried Silverfish is another fave dish of hers
The Siew York is seriously TDF!!
Hubs n I each had a plate of Goose Web+ Abalone and Kurobuta Pork
Never thought Kiddo wld like Kurobuta Pork... she took a tiny bite and decided
to hijack my whole plate *lol*
1 Portion of Fried Rice yields 3 bowls. Kiddo and Papa are fried Rice lovers....
She's fussy abt the taste and has 'rejected' quite a number of fried rice fr
dif places...... She Sapu the whole bowl over at Lei Gardens *wink*
I had Gui Lin Gao while hubs went forMango Sago. Kiddo was busy finishing up her plate of silverfish to even notice we were
having desserts.
Dear folks, I apologise for the lack of updates recently, been
busy .... real busy these days..... so here's a quick update of
what i've been up to lately....
Thanks for giving us such a happening NDP this yr....
I have not watched the Parade on tv for years..... but this yr,
i was glued to the screen rite till the end......
Bravo....Bravo.... Bravo!
Brought kiddo to ION last wk and when we walked past KIEHL's...
Chick: ( excitedly ) MAMA, LOOK!!! A SKELETON!!!
Moi : yah i know....
Chick: How come there's a Skeleton in the shop?
Moi : ( how to explain to a 4.5 YO tt it's their mascot? BUT b4 i cld explain... )
Chick: Mama, I know why already.
Moi : Huh? really? WHY?
Chick: Bcos somebody DIE here and become like that!!!
Moi : ( quickly drags her away b4 i die of embarrassment )
Not much updates recently, except i shopped and
dined out a lil.....
Bill for food orders + 2 cans of Mountain Dew came up to $42... v reasonably priced.
After i settled some stuff @ Iras, i hopped over to
Cow's workplace as it was abt time for him to knock-off.
This fella suggested ION (again) ... im not tt keen cos
1) he had already bot me my bag 2) massive jams.
Actually i was more concerned of the latter reason.
He told me to hv faith... n guess wat? it was a breeze
travelling to Ion and we got a lot once we entered the
car park! how lucky :P
The mall is huge, but i tot the exterior looked more
impressive..... the Food Hall in B4 isnt ready..erm,
food hall as in food court? not too sure bt tt...
Anyway, we wandered abt in B3 and decided to hv
dinner @
( WATAMI )
Labbit: dear, thanks for the early pressie.
Cow : better to buy the bag earlier since it was launched only 1 wk+ ago. By the
time we get it end of Aug, it wld hv been an 'OLD' bag.
( quite 'considerate' for him to think like this *LOL* )
Labbit: Im liking it more n more each day.
Cow : Actually can still consider Lady Dior u know... when i get my
end of the year bonus.
Labbit: *melts* no lah, im already very happy with this bag
(pssst: its the most exp bag ive owned so far)
Im touched by the thought. Really. im gonna be a Good Aunty for the
rest of the yr *LOLOL*
hubs suggested going to ION this evening to recce the place. Hmmm,
i told him the only store tt's open is LV... Dior isnt ( im eyeing
Lady Dior u see *hee* ). He said then let's go take a look at LV!
Parked at Wheelock as ION's car park isnt open to public yet.
Q'd for 20 mins ( yes, the SA at LV Edinburgh didnt believe me when
i told him we hv to Q to get in over here ). While we were in the Q,
hubby spied a bag.... coincidentally, we were both eyeing the same
bag..... when we finally got in, i asked to see IT ... and ALMA in
Silver or Pewter??
Alma was much cheaper than IT... but hubs said IT looked nicer on
me.... took 20 mins deliberating on my choice....
FINALLY
( HELLO NEWBIE! )
- Mood:
ecstatic
The 1st visit to Etude House piqued my curiosity about the brand.
Due to time constraint on Friday, I only managed to buy few items.
When i got home, i found myself thinking abt what i had missed out
so i asked hubby if he was willing to drop by Plaza Sing
again yest and the sweet guy agreed readily.
( SECOND VISIT )
I've been out of the MU loop since May bcos of the new place.
Time flies.... its been 1 month and 2yrs 8 mths since we
rented out our 2nd and 1st place respectively. Im now
officially 'very free' *LOL* hence, i've started visiting MU
counters again.....
I was enamoured with CD's LE eye palette ever since i saw
it last wk, but it was OOS at the particular counter... hence, i
bot a KATE palette instead. I found myself thinking abt CD's
palette so? i decided to try my luck again..... guess wat?
it was meant to be mine as SA said it was the last pc!
*doing a HEEL KICK* :P
Why Why Why? i came across Christian Dior's spring palette and wanted
to get the pink 5quad e/s palette but was told it was OOS!!! LE somemore
*sigh*
Was disappointed till i saw KATE's Spring PK1 palette..
Muz say this palette ranks high in terms of glitterness. Quite Happy, but
i'm still lemming for CD's version. Hmmm, if i do hv the time, will go hunt
it down. U get a gold and silver shade on the top left most corner. IMO,
the silver shade is more shimmy than the gold one.
SUSHI TEI's NEW SEASONAL MENU
ordered 3 dishes fr their new menu: Unagi set + Ebi/crab roll
and this ( Scallop and Skipjack drenched in Sesame Sauce )
and my perennial fave fr their classic menu: i love IKURA!
Juwwibaby , its our fave drink too!!
silly over at Crystal Jade Golden Palace
had my 1st taste of 女兒紅
i tot it was a cheap wine. Turned out this small jar cost $60 bucks.
Alcohol content is 16%..... i only took small sips cos i almost
choked when i took my 1st big gulp. Too Heady for me*hahaha*
Sake is so mild compared to this. Hubby decided to order this
after we saw some Jap expatriates drinking it during our 1st
visit. The captain who served us even asked if we're local, as
locals shun this. Told hubby we're gonna start collecting
chinese wine bottles.... hey, u shd take a look at East Ocean's
collection of chinese wine bottles in their wine cabinet....im
so inspired to start a collection *LOL*
Ok, i digress :P
Back to the 'crux' of my post *HEE*
hubs ordered the $88++ per pax set. U get 2 choices for each of the dishes.
Hubs n i picked picked some similar dishes while for sharksfin/dessert/Fish dishes,we picked different items
For a limted period only, pay only $68++ for this set.
Sorry for the mth long hiatus... been busy with the new house/work/
been HELP-less for 1 wk plus after my previous helper returned to
Philippines after 4 yrs in Spore.
( MASSIVE UPDATE! )
More Food Pix:
LTN Kopitiam: Thai Food
XIN BA LI: aka Beach Rd Prawn Mee's pricier sibling
Bill came up to $42 ( 2 bowls of Jumbo Prawn Mee, 2 drinks, 1 Mixed Ngor Hiang Platter )
THIS Bowl of prawn mee was fr the old stall along East Coast Rd
Difce btn Xin Ba Li and Old Stall:
1) Their Jumbo Prawn Mee costs $2 more over at XBL
2) Over @ XBL, Ngor Hiang comes in sets. cant pick n choose.
3) U get to dine in comfort in XBL + dun hv to wait for seats.
MANHATTAN FISH MKT: Mini Lobster Platter. 
1 for 1 offer @ $42.90
LE VIET:
Everydish was nice except for their vermicelli. The kuay teow i tabao was also tasteless.
Lesson learnt: never order their rice/noodle dishes
WHITE DOG CAFE @ VIVOCITY
ordered 3 teatime sets @ $6.90 each. Verdict? Their cakes are below average.
BIO-GEL MANICURE:
my 1 mth old BioGel Polish
SEE? it doesnt chip at all!!! But i muz say its pricey... i paid $20 to soak
off the previous polish ( only special nail remover polish can be used ) +
$70 for new Bio Gel Polish.
My 3rd Bio Gel Polish.
My pix doesnt do justice to the glittery
bits which is more shimmy IRL.
SHOES: Fr In Her Shoes ( @ ILUMA ) and RIVER ISLAND
love the blingy bits!! nail colour: OPI's Rosy Mistletoe-sies
L'OCCITANE: Olive Goodness. 
KS me decided to restock on the Ltd Edition Shea Butter Body Cream even tho im only 1/3
thru my 1st jar. I love it so much! The Verbena Salt Scrub seemed to hv shrunk in size? but not the price *roll eyes* Bot 2 shampoos: The Olive Golden Branch ( dif fr their normal Olive range i think? ) and a Verbena shampoo. Wonder y the Lavender clarifying shampoo is OOS for so long *hmpf* SOAPS.... yes the gd old soap... L'Occitane makes 1 of the most luxurious soaps!
My GWP...
CLOTHES:
fr Utopia
Fr Forntieer
fr Dorothy Perkins. Err, the blue bits are
supposed to look purplish *lol*
EAST OCEAN TEOCHEW RESTAURANT: Celebrated Mom's Bday
hubs specially ordered these longevity buns for my mom.
Cow ordered 5 sets of their $79++ menu. We were able to apply for their
VIP card this time round.
sharks fin + cartilage soup 
Spring Onion Pancake + Abalone
Braised Duck + Tofu
I was bz eating till i realised
i havent snapped a pix of this :P
Crispy Duck + Yam
Bird's Nest + thick almond cream
Missing fr series of pix: Crab meat Fried Rice ( generous portions i muz say! )
Absolutely Worth the price. ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small}
celadoncatz you'll adore this set !
HTC: DIAMOND 2 and TOUCH PRO 2
DIAMOND 2: hubs kept the phone for only 3 wks b4 trading in for TOUCH PRO 2.
all bcos of? 4 small dents.
His current phone
Def Bulkier than Diamond 2
MANPUKU @ TAMPINES ONE
Sashimi platter was $40. Ikura Don was $18
Top combo set was $12.80 while Moonlight okos was $12+ i think?
Fruit Tarts are $7.80 each. Pricey considering its mostly fresh cream.
KIEHL's:
The fantastic shampoo whichJules and Mich recomm me :)
FOR KIDDO:
GAO JI @ PARKWAY
The ginseng chix soup was gd, the rest of the dishes? Mediocre
DA PAOLO PIZZA BAR @ CHIP BEE GARDENS
ETNA ITALIAN RESTAURANT
Btn Etna and Da Paolo, i still prefer Etna's....
THE LINE 50% OFF FOR SHANG CARD MEMBERS
1 word to sum up the dining experience: Forgettable.
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Food here is alrite, but the service here is almost non-existent!
1st, you've got to wave yr hands like crazy to get the attention
of a wait staff. 2nd, 1 wait staff spilled a sauce juz centimetres
away fr my bag! she didnt even clean the floor after tt.
It's our 3rd time here, n seriously folks, this wld be our last
even tho we quite like the food here.
hubs felt a wee bit guilty for not bringing his dotter to East Ocean
for dinner last wk, so he made it up to her this wk by choosing
a pricier ( BUT way betta in terms of quality and taste ) set.
( SET DINNER )
it was rare tt Cow gets the Sat off, butt butt....... i had to work half-day this Sat.
I only had 1 lao zeng ji curry puff for brekkie, n when he picked me up @ 1pm,
i was starving BIG TIME.
( MY SATURDAY )
MEET BANDUNG........ my latest and 4th Varina ........
SIROP............. fr Ferragamo's Spring/Summer 2009 Collection.
( SIROP )
Sundays our family day, so the whole kampung proceeded to Pu Tien
@ Vivo for lunch.
After lunch, i went jalan jalan and got ....
these for the lil girl ( fr Colettee )
and these for moiself *hehehe*
psssst: i wun be wearing the tights with the dress, hideous i know.
Might as well try both on @ the same time :P:P
a floral wrap dress
http://www.warehouse.co.uk/fcp/product/f
and a pair of tights. I tot the tights were pretty costly @ $46, but the quality was quite gd.
Also landed with a cropped Jacket fr Esprit. It was on sale!! i saved $20 !
Vivo didnt hv a Singtel shop, so hubs n I went over to PP in the evening as he wanted to check out the HTC Dream. After the salesguy told him the limitations of the Dream, his 'dream' was shattered *LOL* Apparently, u cannot open certain files on it n blah blah blah. Gd lah, save moolah :P
As i was still stuffed fr the heavy lunch, we didnt order much for dinner...
our 1st time @ SAKURAYA FOODS.
Hubs ordered a Salmon Don and he ordered 1 Plum wine with veg
( excellent choice! ) and a Sake.
MEKAJIKI, HAMACHI, SHIMA AJI SASHIMI. Quality was above average,
but i tot Akashi's sashimi is still quite unbeatable *hee*
Food alone cost $50, while the 2 wines cost $30.
Whats so special abt this sake? Check out the 'gold' flakes...:P
I wanted to give hubs a birthday treat and asked him to pick a place.
As he was tired fr all those calls, he picked somewhere v near :P
IMPERIAL TREASURE @ CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL
Its was supposed to be just the 2 of us + the kid....... but the kid had
to bring her 'entourage'
The waitresses + captains were really sweet. They kept her entertained
and when 1 of them saw her 3 'bodyguards' sharing a seat with her,
she promptly pulled another chair for kiddo to place them so tt she cld be
seated comfortably... This girl even covered blanket for them *roll eyes*
After we placed our orders for the usual dishes, the Captain asked if we
wanted to try their Soon Hock which juz arrived this morning. It was not
farm-bred and was air flown fr Vietnam....
Despite the hefty price ( $72 for this 900g dish ), i muz say the fish was
cooked to perfection.... the meat was al dente n fresh. Highly recommended!
I was surprised to see that thingie ( see arrow )... i've never been served
fish eggs with sac, tog with the steamed fish. To my delight, it tasted so
much like Foie Gras!!! OMG!! a new favourite!!
We were all well-stuffed and happy with our meal :) Oh, i did ask if he
wanted a bday cake ( kiddo was v excited when she heard the word
CAKE ), but nah, he said he's too old oledi *hahaha*
Da Cow had cravings... actually he wanted to drive all the way to East Ocean Teochew restaurant but i advised him agst it as
1) it was already 7pm.... by the time we get there, he wld hv fainted :P
2) Orchard on a Fri nite? Er.........
So we settled for somewhere nearer, where he cld get his fix too.
We ordered 1 sharksfin claypot, Salad Prawns, Venison, Kailan and Tofu.
Plus 3 bowls of sea coconut.
EYEBROW EMBROIDERY @ ERABELLE
after much deliberation, i finally called ERABELLE @ spent
$780 on my 'over-plucked, cannot-make-it' eyebrow.
the nett price includes
EraBrow Design ( they'll use a normal liner to draw a
'brow' according to yr face shape. They'll even show
u a face chart )
Semi-permanent Colouring ( The final brow drawn will
be finer than what the beautician drew )
Aftercare Cream ( 2 tubes costing $41 each. I was told to collect
the other tube in a mths time when i see her again for a COLOUR
CHECK SERVICE )
Touch-up Service ( 2 times. colour will fade. Can touch up
ard 6 mths )
http://www.erabelle.com/erabelle_CA.htm
my original brow ( with MU ).I hate drawing my brows in the morning. Getting the correct shape is exasperating.
Pix takenimmediately after the process.
Day 3. looked more natural ya?
check out the last line *LOL*Pain Score: 1/10 ( numbing cream was applied 10 mins b4 procedure )
Satisfaction level: 9/10.
I shd hv done this eons ago....
BIZ MUZ BE QUITE BAD FOR THEM
cos ive NEVER been invited to any of their soirees. Why now? hmm.
Anyway, didnt fancy anything *cough cough* YET *heheheheh* so
gonna give this a miss.
COMPLETED THE NECESSARY PAPER WORK
Its OURS.... well, technically. Still waiting for the seller to pass
us the keys. Gotta wait till after mid-April.....
Pix of 1 of the Patios leading to the living room.
SEAFOOD INTERNATIONAL MARKET & RESTAURAN
our 2nd time here.... this time, we brought along kiddo n helper.
our 1st visit HERE
we hv to 'shop' for our food, then indicate the cooking mtd.
muz say hubs over-ordered AGAIN
I tot the cooking
charge was kinda steep... 
what can i say, the seafood here is ultra fresh!!
Cow got me to guess what was this... i simply cldnt get the ans...
he only showed me wat i was eating on our way out....
extremely crunchy!
the scallop soup. 
Frankly speaking, the food here is betta than Long Beach.
GOT MILK?
went to Polished hand/foot/spa for a pedi... my pkg allows me to try
2 treatment series. But i decided to top up a lil more for their
Signature GOT MILK? pedi.
Their insistence on AUTOCLAVING has caught the eye of 1 local
mag.... Simply Her will be featuring them in the coming issue.... Do keep
a lookout for them :)
u can read more abt the treatment HERE
honey almond scrub
honey milk bath
foot mask with geranium, rosemary
n green tea extract. in heated booties.
The organic pdts fr US smelt sooooo good!!! Manicurist used a honey almond cream to
massage my feet afterwards.They also sell their in-house blends of body creams ( organic )
wanted to purchase a bottle ($40), but ive got to finish my L'Occitane's Shea Butter 1st :P
I popped over to THE HOUSE OF TRADITIONAL JAVANESE MASSAGE for a 1 h 20 mins foot/shoulder massage thereafter.
Ahhhhhhhh Ahhhhhhhh UTTER BLISS. Muz be gd to Moiself.
WARAKU
pity they cldnt sustain their standard... disappointing. in fact the food
was such a let-down, tt i dun think i wan to step in there ever again.
HDB HUB
had to make a trip down to HDB HUB last wk to settle some things
with the lawyer regarding the property.....
had this while waiting for hubby...i used to LOVE the raspberry
cheesecake ( esp the crust ). ( I hope this is juz a one-off
incident ) but the cheesecake tasted Horrible! unlike the ones ive
eaten in the past... whats wif the tasteless crust???? gawd, i only
ate a third of it....simply cldnt take it anymore...
After settling the stuff, we had KoloMee for lunch..... Still as gd...
erm, lest u think they're so
generous with their ingredients, hubby 'donated' half of his to me :P
DIM SUM UNLTD @ PEACH BLOSSOM ( MARINA MANDARIN HOTEL )
Some dishes were memorable while some were quite mediocre. Overall, i think its O-K.
RYOICHI SUSHI @ MARINA SQ
Our current fave 2 Jap restaurants are : RYOICHI & SUSHI TEI.
Food here is way betta than Sakae ( in fact, most jap places r betta than them
anyway *hee* ). We got really sick of Akashi's food. They shd really intro a
seasonal menu or at least attempt to hv sth new on the menu mah......
BREAKFAST @ MARINA MANDARIN HOTEL
brekkie here doesnt disappoint. in fact, the selection here is much betta than
Conrads. The only thing i like abt conrad is the freshly squeezed juice they serve :P
Im a porridge person, n this place wins hands down for their CHOOK... why?
1) i can really taste the chix flavour (throughout) the porridge. in most places, the porridge
itself tasted bland. so i suspect they cook the chix n porridge separately.
2) the selection of accompanying condiments are amazing.
I juz hv to unlock this particular entry bcos I believe good things r meant to be shared, n i'm simply too impressed by this place. This 2-mth-old eatery really has the potential to go far.
ETA: muz thank my fren for recomm 7atenine. She attended
a concert @ the Esplanade last mth, and told me abt
this place. THANK U MY FREN!! ( she reads my blog, so muz
credit her for this *hehehe* )
I felt bad for 'abandoning' our fave restaurant, GARIBALDI, for 7atenine, but
HEY!!!! *whispers* im glad we did *lol*
This is by far the most exciting place ive been to! I felt like Forrest Gump.... cos i never know wat i was going to get.... the menu is so 'cheem'! Hubs whipped out his HTC HD, went online n we were actually looking up certain words while waiting for our dishes *LOL*
7atenine is helmed by Emmanuel Stroobant's Tu Di, Chef Florent ( or so i was told by 1 waiter ). At 1 pt, he even came by our table to thank us after hb told 1 of the managers how much i enjoyed the lamb ( n i DON'T even take lamb! )
V tired... been out the whole day. ballet classes, foot massage,
house-hunting, dinner.... so i'll leave u with pix fr our fantabulous dinner today :P
We decided against al fresco dining as it was quite a warm day. The interior is modern and tastefully decorated.
Romance is in the air, or rather on the table. Lovely touches :P
The 'naughty' menu with some risque names *HEE*
I was surprised to see a V Day menu as i had enquired abt it when I called
them up to make a reservation (few days earlier). I was told they were only offering the normal menu. Hmmm, so it was a pleasant, VERY PLEASANT surprise. After scanning the normal menu, hubs decided to go for the VD menu with Veuve Clicquot ROSE ( we also had tt when we dined @ Gari's last yr ). The Saffron Seafood Risotto looked promising, so we added 1 extra dish on top of the Vday Set.
All the dishes below were presented on a single plate, except for Sensalicious where u get yr own verrine
Our gift fr Veuve Clicquot. Pendant/necklace for moi, cuff links for Cow
say hello to ITCHY LIPS. when this arrived, the waiter told us the chef recommends tt we feed each other with it :P Hubby, the obedient one,
quickly picked up 1 spoon n fed me... i was actually v embarrassed to do
it cos there were so many diners ard, i can be PAISEH one u know *Puke*
Aesthetically pleasing looking dish.... machiam work of art. Chef Florent
used Saffron in this masterpiece. Initially i baulked at (eating) this dish.
No doubt it looked fab, but wont it taste weird, with so many ingredients?
Nah, the tot was rubbished with my 1st bite. There was an initial 'explosion' of taste ( fr the lime ) which quickly settled within 3 sec, n everything just 'fell into place' NICELY. The aroma fr the flower petals complimented the dish well :) hubs is a darn fussy fella when it comes to food.
He was skeptical abt this place as i had lured him away fr having dinner @ Garis, but after the 1st bite, he kept nodding his head in approval *phew*
Wanna Smoke? v interesting concept! Waiter placed this container in front of us.... so we were both wondering, hey where's the smoke?
He promptly poured the 'soup' into the container n covered the lid. We were
told to wait for abt 2-3 mins opening the lid. He told us a wee bit of dry ice was added to the soup ( which is cold btw ), n its perfectly safe to consume.
Hubs did the honours of opening the lid, n woah, u get a whiff of the sherry!Lovely!
Hubs n I tot this was a v special dish. The cold soup tasted a lil sourish, but
even the Cow ( who's been known to avoid sour stuff ) lapped it up. The puree tasted great, n the vegs were crunchy. V gd mix of texture.
Though we loved it, the table next to us sent it back to the kitchen as
they tot it tasted weird. hmmmm.
Ang Ku Kueh anyone? *hahah* my 1st thoughts upon seeing this dish was,
'' Wow, Tao Sar Ang Ku Kueh? '' i stared hard at it, n when the waiter
told us we've got to eat it with our bare hands ( disposable gloves provided ),
my jaw dropped ( a lil only :P ). Now i understand why this dish is called
LET'S PLAY SAFE
Food seriously tastes betta when u use yr hands.
The piquillo was lightly browned n it lent a fragrant taste to the mousse.
Highly enjoyable n fun dish.
Now here's sth WET. Careful when you're eating this. the 'liquid' really spills all over the place if you're not careful. This dish wasnt tt memorable but it was good.
Here comes my FAVE DISH!!!
we dun take beef, so the chef substituted it with Lamb. I dun take lamb actually. I even asked if they cld give us sth else.... but my request was
turned down. Oh well, i thought, maybe i'll juz give the whole plate to hubs.
Hubs asked me to try a tiny, real tiny piece. At his insistence, i did. n NOW,
IM HOOKED!!!!!! Absolutely delightful ok!! Medium done, but wow Wow WOW!!!
our additional order: SAFFRON SEAFOOD RISOTTO.
What can i say, 1st mouth was good, 2nd mouth was better, subsequent mouthfuls were excellent! everything tasted so fresh
The strawberry textures didn't disappoint.
The passionfruit sauce was a lil too sweet, otherwise, it was quite a lovely combo :)
A thumbs up for this new eatery. Most of the dishes can be masterpieces on its own. The other place where i rem feeling excited abt the presentation of food was @ Gunthers. The excitement factor over @ 7atenine is def higher. Kudos to Chef Florent for introducing unconventional ways of eating + presentation.
PS: do check out the Sunday Time's. Wong Ah Yoke reviewed this
restaurant in his column this week.
Thrilled to bits today.. Got my Vday gift + had dinner @ a wonderful place+
spent quality time with Da Cow....i feel really blessed.
we're really into shabu shabu lately, so yeah, revisited our fave shabu
shabu place, AKASHABU yest :P
see the pair of chopsticks? guess who is the hungry 'ghost' *lol*
We ordered oysters/kurobuta pork/2 types of mushrm/2 servings of minced chicken.
Since we're into those half cooked sashimi, hubs ordered cod fish, scallops,
salmon and yellow tail. We merely dipped them for less than 20 secs ( i think ) n woah, its extremely sweet! U get real fresh fish here
since Akashi is quite famed for its sashimi
the scallops r so thick n sweet!
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