Eating my way to Malaysia

Hi-dee-ho!

So, you know how I was super excited to go buy Harry Potter and smell old books at the second hand bookstore after work yesterday? They were all closed... :( All the stores (with Indian owners) had closed early for fasting because of Hari Raya. Aiya, I guess I'll wait.

On the other hand! I started reading the Hobbit hehe during my trip to Malaysia last Saturday. It was just a day trip on a eating+shopping tour with my Auntie's colleagues. I ate so. much. The whole day was literally traveling on the bus, stopping at farms/factories and tasting/buying heaps of food. 

Lunch was only durian and fruit. That shit cray. 

This is my grandma on the bus :) 

Mushroom farm.

Durian buffet lunch!

View of Singapore from our seafood restaurant at the coast 

Have a happy day and enjoy some tunes! xx

 

Tea Time

Seems like all I post about these days is food...hehe. Oh well, at least it's yummy! (and why refrain from eating all the delicious phood in Singapore when I won't be able to get it back in Chicago soon, right?)

I'm just going to ignore allllll the comments I've been getting from my relatives, including "Oh! She looks meatier!" Yeah.

Anyways, I went to the "Local High Tea" and Goodwood Park Hotel the other day. It was pretty good, although I expected it more of a tea and scones on a cake tier kind of soiree. I choose this place because I've always thought the outside exterior is really beautiful, and also because my parents got married here! :)

 

Now down to the food! The choices were plentiful, from local Singapore delights to cakes and even bread pudding. Personally, for high tea I thought it was a bit much but, looking around most people came for a late lunch instead of high tea. My favorite part was the kuehs (local cakes and desserts), which I miss so so much when I'm back in the States. 

Overall, good selection which was not too bad but not fantastic either. Give it a try and let me know what you thought!

   

Find more info about Goodwood Park's Afternoon Tea.... Here!

Alsoalso. I got my first paycheck today. Yay!! Now....what to buy hmmmmm ;)

 

Eggs and Chocolate

Double Food Post! (aka I'm really hungry at work and lunch needs to happen SOON) 


This was a bad day turned good, with food of course. Anyways, if you are in Singapore/have been to Singapore you will know how A.D.D the weather can be. One minute thunderstorms and sunny the next. On one fine Saturday my friends and I decided to finally hop on the Sentosa (resort island in Singapore) train and head to the beach. All was fine until we were merely steps away from the beach when it started pourrrrringggg. So so sad, we ended up retreating to Max Brenner to indulge in some Chocolate. It was so. worth. it. 

Chocolate, banana, marshmallow pizza. Butterscotch Shake. I die.
We went to the Vivo City outlet but they have a couple of other outlets on the island. Please go and eat chocolate :)

After we had shopped and ate our sadness away, we head to the new Hatched at Holland Village. I've heard so many people raveeee about this cute restaurant, all dishes centered around eggs. I was really excited to dig in.

Before I continue about how unsatisfied and dissappoited I was, can I just say that they serve Eggs Benedict with just ONE side of the English Muffin. Seriously? I'm pretty sure they come in a pair. 

Anyways, I ordered the Cowboy (burger with and egg) and my friend got the Smoked Royale (Salmon Eggs Benedict). Lets just say it wasn't horrible but, I definitely did not feel that I got my moneys worth. The portions were tiny and unimpressive. Why was this place on TLC again? As much as I regret my money spent there, I am willing to try it again because I understand that it was a new outlet. Maybe we ordered the wrong things? Must go to the original next time and it better be good. Besides the food, I loved the ambiance and decor. The lights, furniture and overall interior was interesting and calming with dimmed lighting. 

If you've ever been there, let me what you thought! If you haven't, no harm in trying?

Get more info @   

 HATCHED:    http://www.hatched.sg

MAX BRENNER:   http://www.maxbrenner.com/branches.html 

 

Birthday Dinner

 This is a food post! 


So, for my birthday as I said in my previous post, I went to PS Cafe in Singapore with a couple of my friends. In my opinion, it was amazing. Before going, I did read some bad reviews but ignored them because a friend had recently been there and said we had to go. 
It was SOO GOOOD.

I got the:
Rose and Berries Sangria 
Truffle Fries!!
Lulu's "Leftover" Lasagna  
Double Chocolate Blackout Cake


No, I am not 1000 kilos. We shared the fries and the cake :) I recommend everything I ate because, it was all absolutely delicious. If you're ever in Singapore, gogo! They have multiple outlets but the one we went to at Dempsey Hill had such a nice ambiance, it would be a lovely brunch place as well.

We were soso full that we decided to walk around Dempsey Hill after and take pictures. A lot of them were a tad blurry so I was really disappointed after uploading my pictures :( 

My dress is from TopShop, bag from Urban Outfitters and necklace+shoes from Marni. 

*Sidenote: The Marni shoes are the most comfortable pair of heels I have ever worn in my life.

Gobble Gobble!

Happy (late) Thanksgiving ya'll! 

I hope everyone had an amazing holiday (if you celebrate it) because I did! I went to LA with some of my friends from Shanghai and had a mini-reunion, its was so fun!...and the weather was so nice, unlike gloomy Chicago. Now I'm back and, I JUST WANT TO HERMIT! please. 

Back to LA. We didn't do much because we did not have a car but, it was still nice walking around and exploring to Santa Monica. I was so sad we didn't get to go to the Getty or the Museum of Jurassic Technology (which you should all check out here). 

Also! I came back with two new electronic babies: a Kindle Fire and a new Canon Powershot. Best black friday purchase ever :)

On the downside..I only took 2 pictures I really approve of, including this one of pancakes. yumyumyum! If you're ever in LA check out Jack and Joe's, it is at/near USC :)

These were taken with my friend's camera because my screen is just too small! It is so small that I can't tell if the picture is clear enough. Maybe it's time I get a new DSLR...hmm

 

and i'm addicted to Daby Toure. 

:)