for our dose of Italian food :P
Spinach + Tomato Soup. Lovely....
This has got to be the star dish of the day....Risotto ai Porcini.
Absolutely heavenly!! A simple dish infused with Truffle Oil.....
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
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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Bcos hubs knocks off real late these days, we cld only frequent nearby
places for dinner..... we had a craving for Italian on Mon, so
( IT'S OFF TO ETNA AGAIN! )*
Hubs n I had wanted to try this restaurant last wk, but bcos they only
open at 630pm for dinner ( we were starving by 530pm ), we had to
settle for somewhere else.
We finally got a chance to try this place out on Thurs.....
( ETNA @: UPPER EAST COAST RD )
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