Steak - Jack's Place

Met up with Sorina and Meina for dinner. We went over to Hougang Plaza for Jack's Place.





Lobster Bisque is like my favourite soup!! I had the Steak & Chicken, Meina had the Grilled Chicken (which were both not bad).. Sorina's Chicken Spaghetti was... well.. really just so so - so so.. Garlic Bread of coz loses to the Modesto's one which Levine and i have been raving about... hee...


oh.. i just recalled.. Breko's actually have this 50% off tml on ALL ITEMS! In addition, members get a free $5 voucher. so head down to the nearest Breko today!! ( as far as i know, they have one @ Bugis and one @ Holland Village )





Meina made me take this pic.. she wanted to capture the bloody bloody look of the steak. I wonder why. hahhaa... Its obvious shes pretty much of a beef lover as well but shes controlling herself for religious reasons. But u can see dat desiring look on her when she sees my steak... hahhaa.. so poor thing...


this.. erm....





... lol.. is a " candid " shot of meina drinking the soup... please take note of the " "s! hahhahahahaha

Cafe - Breko - First time

After dinner, Levine and i went to check out Breko!





The concept is pretty much similar to Cafe Cartel. Order and pay at cashier, food will be served to u. ( No free bread and butter though ). We had drinks. The baked potato and fried shrimp was ordered by Dean and Raymond when they came over to join us for chit chat. ( dun order the fried shrimp.. not nice... very hard! )

Italian - Pizza Restaurant

Levine msged me after school to ask where i was so we met up at Holland Village.

Went for dinner at this Pizza Restaurant...





Hmm.. they have this red liquid inside their ashtray which i find quite special? coz usually aren't most ashtrays dry and even if they wana put water, why make it red? haha... so i took a pic of this.





as we were missing Modesto's garlic bread, we ordered the Tullui. Disappointed. Not nice. Bread was too hard. The Lasagna was YUMMY though... just nice... not too cheesy and the beef was just enough! The Pamela pizza's crust was so ultra super thin!! It was nice enough though we were still missing Modesto's garlic bread and ravioli.....

Steak - Black Angus - Erica's birthday

We went over to meet up with Erica at the Starbucks at Orchard Parade Hotel around 9 pm and we realised Erica, levine, Steve and myself have all not eaten. We wanted to go over to Modestos for dinner... i miss their ravioli and garlic bread!!!!! But before we even got our seats, one server was so rude to Steve and the whole way they made us wait here and wait there, totally disorganised! We were so pissed off and i told the servers off and we changed over to Black Angus.


As soon as we sat down with our menu, Luis said something really funny. " I thought they have so many outlets here... but i look at the locations, all not familar one.. den i realised its in the states.. " hahhaa





imagine having so many Black Angus in Singapore! LOL. The service at Black Angus was much better.. but i still missed the food at Modestos.. *whine whine*

our orders....





The wild wild west onion is POWER SIA!!!!! Even a non-onionring lover like myself finds it totally yummy!!! The Stuart's Steak Soup and Baked Potato Soup were also sedap!!! Cheesy Garlic Bread wasn't comparable to Modesto's one though. The fried mushroom was also very nice..... Oooo.. overall a very nice dinner... Erica treated us all.

Hongkong - Crystal Jade (Plaza Singapura)

I went for lunch at Crystal Jade - Plaza Singapura. I've been yearning for shrimp dumping soup since i saw it on TV a few days again .. the hongkong style kind...





I also had pig liver porridge. Liver was not too cooked... just nice. The shrimp dumpling soup was exactly how i wanted it... yum~


I was the only customer there....





have you ever seen a crystal jade so deserted? I bet the one at taka wun be so deserted even at this kinda hour...


and oh..btw.. if u ever go over to crystal jade at Plaza Singapura.. can you PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ORDER A FISH?





Look how overcrowded this fishtank is??????? Its so congested i tink they barely get to move around at all! By ordering fishes u're sparing them the agony of such congested living conditions!

Wala Wala - Kelvin's Birthday Celebration

Finally at wala wala.. my first time there! Kelvin had promised to bring me there and finally we're there!! haha... we had ordered....

Adrian oredered the Aglio Olio Al Gamberetti.. its a lil spicy... i din really like it... Kelvin ordered the wala pizza.. it has almost everything in.. pepperoni, capsicum, italian sausage, ham, pineapple, mushroom, olives, blah blah blah... most importantly, the pizza crust is very thin and crispy.. remember im not a pizza lover but i find it nice! Lastly its my Grilled John Dory Fillet with White Wine Cream Sauce.. we all agreed dat its very nice.. fish is rather tender and most importantly the sauce is just nice.. not too thick nor thin... sluUUURPP~~ =9~~

by about 9 plus, we went up to level 2 of wala wala to check out the band.. The Unexpectedly..





The girl from the band.. and she's really got a very powerful voice. we stayed till around 10.30 pm and asked for the bill.. at the cashier counter, i saw the staff taking down the ornaments from their xmas tree...

took a picture of this coz i find the santa claus climbing the ladder to be very cute.. it climbs all the way up to the top of the ladder and den climbs down.. haha

Dim Sum - Crystal Jade

Was supposed to meet up with Joanne after school at around 1.30 pm at Chijmes Lei Garden (which Joanne strongly recommended) but because i went back to sleep, we arranged to meet up at 2.30 pm instead.

we went over to crystal jade for her dim sum instead. i was so surprised when she ordered a few of the filling items like char siew bao and luo pak gou...



the char siew bao .... is DAMN NICE. the bun is very soft!! its not very filling actually. im not a char siew bao lover but wow.. crystal jade's one is POWER~

Japanese - Hoshigaoka

Steve, Erica and myself went for japanese food... can't remember the name of the restaurant.. its beside MOS burger, opposite Yoshinoya.. 3 broke person going for japanese food, who would believe we're broke? LOL...


They had this 1 + 1 special...





see the picture? what it means is u can choose one type of rice and one type of noodle for just $10.80. Of coz, they're not in big portions la. We each ordered a 1 + 1 each. We also added an additional order of curry udon and fried tou fu.





Nice...... each person was around $18 each.

Dim Sum - Chicken Steamed Rice

The chicken steamed rice from the hawker near my market is VERY GOOD!




The pic doesnt really do it honour but trust me.. its very yummy. The chicken is very tender with chicken sausage, mushroom, haybehiam and the rice has dark sauce and sesame sauce... YUM~~~ I have this for breakfast ( oki.. lunch wld be a better term given the hours dat i get up everyday ) at least once a week, usually on sundays.. mum would ta bao for me. The stall is located at block 11X ( not sure of the block.. hee ) aljunied crescent... also sells a small variety of dim sum ( which is of very normal taste only )

Seng Choon Farm Instant Eggs

When i got home, guess wat i found on the dining table...





Seng Choon Farm Instant Eggs.... Lor Neng! So cute... i wasn't hungry but i ate it anyway! hahaha.. tastes quite ok u know.. salty enuff... i think they should import some over to the tsunami affected places where they dun haf eggs to eat... ( am i thinking too much? )

Local Delights - Chicken Rice Balls

It was located at the same coffeeshop where Erica likes their chao ta bee hoon...





Boon Hwa Food Centre, located right opposite Sim Lim Tower.





This is the stall...





Ahhh.. finally! It tastes... ok. the rice is slightly more sticky den the normal one but the taste is more or less the same. I was kinda expecting more.. i though chicken rice ball would mean the chicken is also rubbed into the ball.. haha.. turned out it seems to be like the normal chicken rice.. Not sure if the other chicken rice ball stall's ones are the same... but overall, its not bad. Costs $3.60.... they're selling normal chicken rice at $3. Worth a try.

Sweden - IKEA Meatballs

After school, i went over to Ikea for breakfast, lunch n dinner... haha.. i havent had time to eat anything before going to school...


btw.. just to offer my recommendation...





The Daim Cake at IKEA restaurant is very nice! The Almond Cake is not bad also. Have you ever tried Daim Chocolates? Well, the Daim Cake is of somewhat similar taste. Recommended for those who have a sweet tooth!


But i din have it today.... i had to be disciplined!


I only had meatballs (member's price, only $4.80)




I noticed dat IKEA has already put up decorations for Chinese New Year...





Hmm.. dat's fast huh?

Local Delights - XO Fishhead Beehoon

Was supposed to meet up wif Erica for seoul garden.. yesterday we passed by Bugis's Seoul Garden and were the bbq smell caught our attention.. lol.. but today, apparently we both lost the appetite for Seoul Garden... so we went for....





yes.. the west XO fish slice bee hoon! Think of today's cool weather, the rain dat never stopped... a great day for a pipping hot XO fish slice bee hoon! YUM~~

Andy zai joined us for dinner as well.

We din order a whole table full of food dat the last time (Refer here).... today we ordered...





Everything was really yummy! My favourite is the xo fish slice soup!

Prata - Spize with Erica - New Year's Day

I promised Erica i would bring her to eat the yummy yummy prata... so we took a cab down to River Valley... Spize! This is where Issey and i went the other time (Refer here). Today, we ordered ...





Food was great.. all 3 dishes were just great! As i din really like bryani rice, they allowed me to replace the bryani rice with the nasi lemak rice. and look at the humongous drumstick... Damn filling. The Chicken Special Roti John had the fillings of chicken, cheese, mushrooms and eggs. On top is thousand island sauce... what can i say.... i think i shall quote what Ken Lim had said to Sylvester on Singapore Idol... " Roti John, u're really special " wahahhahahha

Rotiboy

I left house at about 6.30 pm to first go over to Parkway Parade for Rotiboy.




Arguably the most talked about bun after the Breadtalk's porkfloss bun! Just look at the queue!! Since it says one is never enough, i bought 4! 2 for Erica and 2 for myself...


I think... its over-rated. I dun find it extremely nice at all. The coffee flavoured top is very coffee-ty... the supposedly hollow interior is not very hollow and there is very little of the buttered interior. One is definitely enough. I would prefer Yakun Kaya Toast over it. Erm... dats just what i felt..

I got to Bugis at around 8 pm and passed the Rotiboy dat's fresh from the oven to Erica...

Erica likes the buttery interior but finds it too sweet. She doesn't really like it having a too coffee-ish taste as well.

Swiss - Cheese Fondue

I finally fulfilled my 'lifetime' dream of eating cheese fondue! Its been something dat i've wanted to eat but never had the chance... It was a regardless-of-how-much-i-must-try food! and today, FINALLY!


I met up wif Sorina at Suntec for my cheese fondue (sorry Erica... but we can .. in fact we MUST go back to swiss culture again)





This is where we had the cheese fondue... they offer Cheese Fondue, Beef Fondue, Chicken Fondue, Seafood Fondue and Chocolate Fondue.. I've tried Chocolate Fondue at Max Brenners at Esplande and a few other places before, din really find it very interesting or nice... oh.. speaking of which, i found this at The Cocoa Tree at Paragon today....





So interesting right? Its a mini fondue dat u can buy home... Its Fondue for Two... its got the mini pot wif chocolates inside and mini skewers! So cute!

The food at Swiss Culture isnt exactly very pricy.. maybe only their Fondues... but other den dat.. the rest are ok...


And of coz, MY FONDUE!!!!





The beef cubes and pork sausages were side orders to dip into the cheese fondue. The bread came together with it... in fact, the bread was free flow.. Wana know how it tasted? It was simply GREAT. i dun regret looking forward to it for my whole lifetime.. erm.. oki.. maybe i exaggerated abit there.. But it was really quite yummy.. Sorina did help me with the food or i would never be able to finish eating it on my own... Sorina especially liked the pork sausages...


When u place the food into ur mouth, the cheese surrounding it would feel cheesy and powdery... as if its melting in ur mouth... ahhhhHHHHHH..... Cheese lovers, MUST TRY!!! the texture is simply great and its so fun to eat! hee hee...


the server was very nice, clearly explaining how to eat and the different fondues to us.. i tink he could sense my ethusiasm as well.. haha


It was a very full but very satisfying dinner!! Like a long desire finally coming true!!! After dinner i was so so full...

Local Delights - Jalan Besar Scissors Cut Vegetable Rice

This is the curry vegetable rice shop dat Qing strongly recommended...





Jalan Besar Scissors Cut Vegetable Rice...





It may look really simple but its actually very yummy!! especially the rice and all the gravy on the rice.... YUM!!~~~~

Opens till 3.30 am!

Prata - Spize with Issey

Issey and i had planned to go over to Altivo at Mt. Faber but the weather seemed like it was going to rain... so we decided to go over to River Valley instead...

We went to Spize for our supper...




Check out the no. of items they haf on their menu... WOW.... Issey recommended the tissue prata... I usually dun like my prata crispy.. i like it wif egg and soggy.... but Issey motioned to show me their tissue prata was in cone shape... *bleams* weeee~~~~ OK OK!!! hahhahaha...





this is their tissue prata... its VERY VERY NICE!!!! its not only tasty, its very fun to eat!! and the prata is not plain.. its got sugar bits all over the prata... tastes GREAT!!! Erica, if u're reading this, i think u'll like this oso... i promise to bring u there one of these days!! Kelvin.. u still owe me NUS prata.. wahahahahhahaha...





this is the Roti John dat Issey ordered.. doesn't it also look very appetising? well, it IS very yummy!

N.Y.D.C - on Chirstmas Day

I guess the celebration of xmas is much more significant on the eve.. but i had an equally great day today with the nuasters...

we ordered quite a few pizzas for today...





my favourite was the mushroom madness pizza.. YUM~~ and bear in mind dat im not exactly a pizza lover... the dynamite pizza was really TURBO!! one bite and i can feel the dynamo already!! it was soo so spicy... Levine ordered the spicy pasta.. if i recall correctly, its some posh spice pasta.. its nice.. with mushroom and ham.. i liked it.. mine was the three amigos pasta... wif meatballs, ham and sausage.. yum~~~~~~ the chicken pie wasnt very nice.. we wanted to order the sausage pie but it was still out of stock.. the mushroom monsters oso... sianz... and the order dat took a LONG LONG TIME TO COME was ... When Pigs Fly.... so we were teasing Erica dat... " U see, Pigs CAN'T fly one... so ur order will never come... hahaha "


my favourite drink from NYDC would be their lemon shiver... ooooo... so good... ~~ after tasting the dynamite pizza, it was so spicy i kinda finished my first lemon shiver and had another...

Steak - Phin's Steakhouse - Christmas Eve

We went over to Phin's steakhouse, the mighty expensive first experience i had with it kinda detered me from ordering anything more den a steak ( Refer here )...





the steak i ordered has oysters sandwiched in between.. its.. *dRooLing* very delicious!!

They had ran out of ladies cut so mine was the gentleman's cut but surprisingly.... the portion was still very small!

N.Y.D.C - with 'family'

We went for dinner at NYDC...

eh... Joanna ordered something dat looks the least appetising....



Roast chicken spaghetti... the taste was ok la... but .... NYDC has alot more yummy dishes...

n for dessert....




The one on the left is nicer... called Grandma gone nuts.... macadamia ice cream.. almond flakes... *sluRp*

Prata - NUS The Cheese Prata Shop

We went for supper tonight at the NUS cheese prata...





the cheese prata there is mama mia~~~~ Oishi~~~~ DELICIOUS~~~~.. especially their niqqi special!!





the fillings includes cheese, egg, potato and mushroom.... wow~~ totally yummy!!

Cafe - The Reading Room

We went over to The Reading Room.





Its this place situated at Central Mall (above the former SOS). The deco there was a lil of antique chinese.. very nice.. service was pretty slow but the servers were nice.. i guess its slow coz there were too few staff. Food was very cheap though. Apparently its also the press room...

I was pretty full so i only ordered a drink... but i did 'taxed' on the food the rest ordered... haha.. and it became compulsory taxation for everyone...





everyone kinda tried abit of everything.. yeah.. dats the best part of hanging out in big groups.. u get to try everything but dun hafta pay for everything.. hehe... Overall, food was ok.

Go Go Sausages

Erica wanted to try the Go Go Sausages.. located at Ngee Ann City Basement





so we had everything on the menu! hahaha.. dun be amazed.. its really not alot..



u see? its actually just finger food... the different flavours were Go Go Cheese Balls, Black Pepper Beef, Cheesy Beef and Chicken... The Go Go Cheese Balls and the Cheesy Beef were nice... the rest, u can give it a miss...

Bu Shuang!

im sure many of u have seen the advertisement for this drink...





I've tried it... its a milk soda drink.. im not sure if my flu and cough is affecting my taste buds.. but i found it pretty tasteless... not very nice... in fact it felt weird.. milk + soda..


notice the words kimochi on the can? Ooooo.. kinky!~~ hahhaa.. have u guys tried it?

Steak - Phin's Steakhouse

I met up with Erica for dinner around 8 pm at cineleisure. We went over to the Phin's Steakhouse at level 1.





Been having the intentions of checking out that place but never had a chance... well, today was the chance!

After checking through the menu, we ordered.....





fish chowder soup, onion soup, oyster shooters, escargots special, ribeye steak and tenderloin steak. Overall, the food was ok, edible... nothing fantastic but doesnt taste bad.... Servers were kinda blur but overall, friendly. The oysters shooters were cheap, only $2.90 each. But we din understand how come the total bill came up to $80+!! damn expensive!! Erica said she'll nv dine there again.. haha... which is true.. imagine, thats around $40+ per person, sufficient for us to enjoy a decent intercontinential buffet meal in a hotell!!

Local Delights - XO Fishhead Beehoon 1

I met up with Erica as she was off for the day. We went to west coast XO fishhead beehoon... yup, just the two of us... been yearning for that for a long while.... think its almost a year since i ate there... and... (remember, its just the two of us.. ) check out what we've ordered!





HAHAHHAHAHAHHAA.... yes... even the aunty who took our order was like.. "can u all finish??" We ordered what was enough for like 5 people to finish? We ordered the XO fishslice beehoon, Fishslice horfun (Erica even wanted the medium size one!), Butter prawns, Chilli KangKong and Ha Jiong Chicken. Luckily i skipped lunch! But it was still too much! But determined to prove the aunty wrong........ we....





TA DA!!! ok, just a little bit of leftover but... WE REALLY TRIED OUR VERY BEST OKI!!!!

Thumbs up for each and every dish we ordered... ESPECIALLY the xo fish beenhoon, fried chicken and the fishslice hor fun!