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12/21/2008 Peach Blossoms (Marina Mandarin)We reached the restaurant before 12 noon. The atmosphere is quiet and soothing until other tables are filled up with chatty adults and rowdy children :p We ordered quite a number of dishes (though we did not manage to try all). I forgot the name of the Soup of the day but the soup is very sweet and the base has sweet corn, dates, pork etc. The warm feeling flows down to the stomach, as if warming it up for a sumptous meal. The Steamed BBQ Pork Bun & Char Sao Su is good. The Dum Sum items can be served by quantity. If you want to try all the items, you may want to order only 1 piece per dish item for yourself. I love the Deep Fried Homemade Beancurd with Oats and Chilli Padi, though the Oats tasted similar to what you would get in coffee shops as well. The Carrot Cake with Pork Floss is not bad. The Pan Fried Cheong Fun in XO Chilli Sauce is not bad as well though I think the cheong fun has too many layers. The 3 items mentioned above are served in dishes, instead of pieces. We also tried the following dishes, though they did not leave much impression on me. I would have preferred Ding Tai Feng's Xiao Long Bao and Crystal Jade's Banana and Red Bean Paste Roll. Each guest can only ordered 1 dessert and we decided to try the following. Both tasted good to me! We left the restaurant feeling satisfied though that bill also left a little hole in the pocket. I don't think we have eaten enough as the bill comes to $80 haha. After considering the delicate service given by the waitress, and We were given 2.5 hours of complimentary parking and a delicious cake (as it was my birthday celebration), I think I do enjoyed the most expensive lunch* in my life. * excluding wedding lunch reception hahaha Metta (Simei)After trying out a real vegetarian meal in HK, I thought of trying out a vegetarian meal one day. We ordered . I think the rice and soup is free flow for eat-in. They also offer takeaway. Besides being tasty, vegetarian meals do not make me bloated. Hence I will go to this place for meals again, and try out other vegetarian restaurants. Breko Cafe (Bugis)This restuarant first came to my mind when I attempt to think of sauteed mushrooms. I am not sure if the menu or my tastebuds have changed. But the sauteed mushrooms is not appealing to me now :P
We also ordered the caesar salad, calamari, and fish and chips. The caesar salad has avocado. But I preferred MOF's avocado tofu salad with wasabi cream. Somehow I tasted a tinge of weird smell that comes with the calamari, usually the smell comes from beef, mutton etc. The sweet and sour chilli sauce is not bad, similar to Pasta Cafe, Wisma Atria who served my favourite calamari in Singapore. Fortune Restaurant (Toa Payoh)We went on a Saturday and the kitchen is almost ready to close the dim sum menu. Luckily we are in time for the last order. We manage to try a few items, mostly fried ones. I was a fan of Yum Cha restaurant, Chinatown and I remember how the dim sum appeals to me even after a few visits. Comparatively, the Fortune dim sum did not appeal much to me, though the waitresses are more friendly. Chin Huat Steamboat (Novena)I did not get to try this restaurant but I like to comment on the crowd I have seen!
I first heard of this brand through television commercials. Lately there is a variety show on buffet and another branch of this restuarant is being introduced for its steamboat buffet. This restaurant is just opposite Novena Square.
I heard the price is less than $20 and there is fondue, sushi & bbq on top of normal steamboat menu. The price seems worth it but sad to say, I did not get to try this restuarant haha. We reached there at 6pm on a Saturday night and the restuarant is already full with a queue outside of at least 30 people. This queue has a mixture of old people and young children and I half admire their patience, and half amazed at their tolerance.
We settled down for the chicken rice stall next door and finished our dinner after 1 hour. The queue remains. After shopping at nearby shopping malls, we walked back for our car and the queue is still around, this time with perhaps less people at 9pm. Jack's place (Parkway Parade)
I ordered cod fish fillet with baked potato. The vegetables were well steamed as I do not like raw vegetables. I like pototoes and cod fish but that day, the dish did not appeal much to me. Perhaps it is because I would prefer the food to be served warmer. Though we need a while to grab a waiter's attention for food ordering, they were pretty quick to refill our hot water. I think the executive set lunch might be a better deal. 五月天 - 我又初恋了**
每一次从爱里离开 就像是心被切一块 切一块 下次再也不敢放胆爱 谁知道主歌才一半 桥段都还没唱出来 就突然 你的出现爆破了悲哀 难道我又我又初恋了 不可能我又我又初恋了 可是真的真的初恋了 这一种feel 我又真的真的初恋了 我爱你你爱我 我们再也找不到藉口 就像是第一次 一起飞著爱情的自由 我爱你你爱我 我们再也不需要藉口 又一次初恋了 就算降讲有一点荒谬 谁在乎喔 music 我吃了铁牛运功散 因为我内伤好犀利 好犀利 你的魔力真的好犀利 难道我又我又初恋了 不可能我又我又初恋了 可是真的真的初恋了 这一种feel 我又真的真的初恋了 我爱你你爱我 我们再也找不到藉口 就像是第一次 一起飞著爱情的自由 我爱你你爱我 我们再也不需要藉口 又一次初恋了 就算降讲有一点荒谬 谁在乎喔 ** 12/20/2008 王若琳 - 有你的快乐 ** 我怎么都不想睡 天特别的亮 夜特别的黑 当我深深的呼吸 心中充满想你的甜蜜 想和你走在雨中 想要你牵我的手 傻傻的你不敢说爱 而我也故意要你为我等待 说不出有多么快乐 还是不够 这感觉这一切 就好像飘在外太空 别的星球 只有我们存在 喜欢和你在一起 无聊的生命也变有趣 让你听我的音乐 分享在每一刻的心情 在一起越来越久 开始会对你在乎 这感觉我们都明白 只要你在身边 日子就亮起来 说不出有多么快乐 还是不够 这感觉这一切 就好像飘在外太空 别的星球 只有我们存在 爱情 在这个时候 我的心就像天气 晴时多云偶尔有雨 说不出有多么快乐 还是不够 这感觉这一切 就好像飘在外太空 别的星球 只有我们存在 说不出有多么快乐 还是不够 这感觉这一切 就好像飘在外太空 别的星球 只有我们存在 ** 王若琳 - 迷宫 ** 看着你 看窗外 瞧瞧变红的夜 轻轻的 你的手 又握紧了一些 该不该让你到我的世界 let's start from here 无所谓 慢慢来 迷宫一样的未来 转一个圈 会到哪里 我喜欢爱情有点神秘 I don't care where we go Let's start from here 陪着我 喝咖啡 爱在空气里 暖暖的是你的笑 赶走心情的灰 我想我不在意你曾爱过谁 Let's start from here 无所谓 就算爱 像空沙发在等待 拥抱着 是不确定 我喜欢爱情多点惊喜 I don't care where we go Let's start from here Let's start from here 爱一个人怎么开始啊 像街上走过那些人们 转一个弯 预见美好 Start from here 无所谓 慢慢来 迷宫一样的未来 转一个圈 会到哪里 我喜欢爱情有点神秘 无所谓 就算爱 像空沙发在等待 拥抱着 是不确定 我喜欢爱情多点惊喜 I don't care where we go Let's start from here um… Let's start from here oh… Let's start from here Let's start from here ** ** Lyrics for English version - Start From Here ** Giving up, why should I I've come too far to forget We're beautiful, we just got lost Somewhere along the way So much was missing when you went away Let's start from here, lose the past Change our minds, we don′t need a finish line Let's take this chance don’t think too deep Of all those promises we couldn′t seem to keep I don't care where we go Let's start from here Standing here face to face A finger on your lips Don't say a word don't make a sound Silence surrounds us now Even when you were gone I felt you everywhere Let' start from here, lose the past Change our minds, we don′t need a finish line Let's take this chance don’t think too deep Of all those promises we couldn′t seem to keep I don't care where we go Let's start from here Let's start from here I've never been the one to open up But you've always been the voive within The only warmth from my cold heart Let's start from here, lose the past Change our minds, we don't need a finish line Let's take this chance don’t think too deep Of all those promises Let's start from here, lose the past Change our minds, we don't need a finish line Let's take this chance don’t think too deep Of all those promises we couldn't seem to keep I don't care where we go Let's start from here Let's start from here Let's start from here Let's start from here ** Shoduku (Raffles City)This blog entry is meant to be posted in Apr 08 :p
My friend and i ordered the following to share :
- a ramen with tempura set
- some sticks of chuan4 sao1 (opps forgot what they are called in english / japanese haha)
- soft shell crab
- a dessert with red bean and tang yuan / mochi like dumplings haha
- cheesecake
The ramen is okay for the price.
The sticks are nice, my friend chose 3 kinds, 1 is scallop, 1 is prawn with bacon, 1 is the asparagus with bacon. The bacon choices are special.
The soft shell crab is fishy - well i am particular about fishy smell.
The dessert is not bad with some finely crushed ice at bottom of the red bean. I am not into cheesecake as the taste is strong for me. Seafood Harvest (Bugis Junction) I knew there was a restaurant called Seafood Harvest in Bugis Junction level 2. But I have never tried it before as I find the prices to be steep for a dinner. Today I went looking around for set lunches and decided to take a peek at what Seafood Harvest can offer. Then did I realise that it is a restaurant under Jacks' Place and the set lunch concept is similar. I ordered a set lunch at $9.90++ with the main course "grilled fillet fish". The fish is very tender but I do not like it melting in my mouth, as it felt like there is nothing to bite at all. The side vegetables are very sweet. The set lunch comes with a seafood soup, coffee / tea and dessert. The seafood soup is bland and the only trace of seafood I can find is crabsticks (which is not real seafood :p). The dessert is a piece of chocolate cake. Luckily it was small as I find it too sweet. I also ordered one of my favourite side dishes escargot ($9 for half a dozen). It tasted good with garlic and butter, but then, escargot tasted the same to me (when served with garlic and butter) hence I am unable to decide which restaurant serves better. The only other escargot dish which I liked was served, from Moonfish, (de-shelled) on top of mushrooms. There is something which I do not like about the service. The speed of food serving is kinda fast. Before the soup and garlic bread is finished, they have served the escargot. In a few seconds, the main dishes are served as well. I would have prefered them to serve the main dishes only when the soup and escargot are finished. There is a waiter who did not take initiative in refilling my warm water when he served the soup and escargot (on 2 separate occasions). I assume he should have seen my empty cup :P |
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