Looking at these photos isn't going to help either...
November 30, 2010
November 23, 2010
Cheap Eats @ Whampoa Drive
On my final day in Lion City, we both finally were able to find the hawker centre near our hotel.
Somehow, we both regretted not having gone to the place earlier...
EV's sister recommended Whampoa Drive's hawker centre to us for its famous rojak. We never got to try it as it opened at night. We both decided to pay a visit for brunch on our last day.
This was the first thing I spotted...
Somehow, we both regretted not having gone to the place earlier...
EV's sister recommended Whampoa Drive's hawker centre to us for its famous rojak. We never got to try it as it opened at night. We both decided to pay a visit for brunch on our last day.
This was the first thing I spotted...
November 18, 2010
Universal Fun @ Lion City - Day 3
Finally.. I'm able to blog about my day at Universal Studio, Singapore.
It was a really really fun day.
It was a really really fun day.
November 17, 2010
November 14, 2010
Universal Fun @ Lion City - Day 2
After a restless night, we had a relaxing late morning breakfast at the nearby Tuck Shoppe, which is just down the road from our hotel.
The cafe had the usual food - toast, soft-boiled eggs, curry/chicken rice and even wantan mee.
The cafe had the usual food - toast, soft-boiled eggs, curry/chicken rice and even wantan mee.
November 13, 2010
Structures
Just my attempt at learning to take some pictures of structures...
This is what I saw while passing under the Esplanade Drive to get to the Merlion.
This is what I saw while passing under the Esplanade Drive to get to the Merlion.
November 12, 2010
Universal Fun @ Lion City - Day 1.5
After dumping our bags at the hotel, we decided to grab a quick bite before deciding our next destination.
We dropped by the Balestier Road Market which is just down the road from our hotel to grab a quick bite. I decided to order chicken rice and kway chap. I had kway chap when I was in Kuching previously and liked it.
We dropped by the Balestier Road Market which is just down the road from our hotel to grab a quick bite. I decided to order chicken rice and kway chap. I had kway chap when I was in Kuching previously and liked it.
November 11, 2010
Universal Fun @ Lion City - Day 1
I'm still editing my numerous photos.
Some of you have inquired about the size of the room I was staying while in S'pore. Anyway, I'm uploading a few pics here for you to have a look. It is quite hard to estimate the size in images but I will describe it in words. :P
Some of you have inquired about the size of the room I was staying while in S'pore. Anyway, I'm uploading a few pics here for you to have a look. It is quite hard to estimate the size in images but I will describe it in words. :P
November 08, 2010
Best Pop Corn Ever!!
We discovered this pop corn while shopping at Hershey's World at Resort World.
There was a significant queue at this shop. When I went in, it turned out to be Garrett Popcorn.
The shop had cheese popcorn as well as some other interesting favours such as butter/plain, pecan and cashew on top of the usual caramel.
It is MARVELOUS!!
I love the savory taste of the cheese popcorn. If ever, you're visiting Universal Studios or Sentosa, do get a bag of these.... it is really worth the wait.
I went for a medium bag of Mixed Chicago - cheese + caramel.
November 07, 2010
Room with a view... of sorts
A short post as I'm blogging from my mobile..
My hotel room is small but comfy. It's one of the new budget hotels around SG. I often wonder if the hotels in Japan are smaller?
Anyway, its good training for me should I plan a trip to Japan next year...
Photo-shooting has its ups and downs due to the cloudy & hazy weather. I often wished I bought some filters but hopefully can be fixed in post-production.
Lots of photographers around...
November 04, 2010
COWs Update - 14 months
Time passes by so quickly.
I could remember almost a year ago when the little COWs were just learning how to adapt to their new environment.
Now, they can do almost "adult" tasks...
I could remember almost a year ago when the little COWs were just learning how to adapt to their new environment.
Now, they can do almost "adult" tasks...
November 02, 2010
Need a Break...
I can't wait for the weekend to come...
It's absolutely tiring to wait for the long weekend to come by. Rusty is tired of waiting too.
Anyway, before I forget; here's to wishing our Hindu friends a Happy Deepavali and Happy Holidays to everyone else! Don't go overboard on the muruku..
It's absolutely tiring to wait for the long weekend to come by. Rusty is tired of waiting too.
Anyway, before I forget; here's to wishing our Hindu friends a Happy Deepavali and Happy Holidays to everyone else! Don't go overboard on the muruku..
November 01, 2010
Light Dinner @ Italiannies, Empire Subang
It's funny but true, you CAN have light dinners at Italiannies.
It was just one of those days... hot and sticky - making our appetites quite light. All I wanted to do was just to take ice cold drinks.
As for food - we went for the set which offered 1 appetizer and 1 main.
It was just one of those days... hot and sticky - making our appetites quite light. All I wanted to do was just to take ice cold drinks.
As for food - we went for the set which offered 1 appetizer and 1 main.
October 30, 2010
Jumping Jack!!
I was studying up on action photography and was introduced to the different shooting modes of my camera.
Then, one morning, Rusty provided the best opportunity for me to try this out. Turning on the AI SERVO mode, I pointed at him and just shot...
Then, one morning, Rusty provided the best opportunity for me to try this out. Turning on the AI SERVO mode, I pointed at him and just shot...
October 23, 2010
Bitter Gourd Speciality @ Restoran Fu Kua, Taman Megah
If you're mad about bitter gourd, this is a good restaurant to go to. EV recommended this restaurant as she had gone to it with her parents previously when they visited from Kuching.
We ordered four dishes for the three of us.
I couldn't remember if it was the Marmite Pork Ribs or the Sweet & Sour Pork Chop was good. So, we ordered the Sweet & Sour Pork Chops ("Pai Kuat Wong"). It was served differently as the pork chop was cut into small pieces. The pieces of pork was soft and easy to chew - good for older folks.
My parents love bitter gourd. I, on the other hand, could never tolerate it being cooked as the bitterness just seeped into everything that it is cooked with. So, they had to order a separate vegetable dish - stir fried kai lan.
Anyway, I felt a bit adventurous and tried the rest of the dishes my parents ordered.
The stir fried bitter gourd with salted egg tasted good but according to my mom, it was not as good as the one cooked at this other restaurant in Subang Jaya (which is no longer open).
The bitter gourd soup is highly recommended and seems to be the "specialty" dish of the restaurant. The soup was absolutely bitter but funnily though, the bitter gourd pieces did not have any bitterness at all. I wondered if my tongue had lost all its ability to taste other flavours. LOL!!
The soup is a boiled soup with minced pork, pork stomach and pigs blood pieces. Sounds disgusting but the soup tastes great!
The entire meal was around RM53 which included drinks and rice. Can be slightly expensive but if you're crazy about bitter gourd, this is the place to go!
We ordered four dishes for the three of us.
I couldn't remember if it was the Marmite Pork Ribs or the Sweet & Sour Pork Chop was good. So, we ordered the Sweet & Sour Pork Chops ("Pai Kuat Wong"). It was served differently as the pork chop was cut into small pieces. The pieces of pork was soft and easy to chew - good for older folks.
My parents love bitter gourd. I, on the other hand, could never tolerate it being cooked as the bitterness just seeped into everything that it is cooked with. So, they had to order a separate vegetable dish - stir fried kai lan.
Anyway, I felt a bit adventurous and tried the rest of the dishes my parents ordered.
The stir fried bitter gourd with salted egg tasted good but according to my mom, it was not as good as the one cooked at this other restaurant in Subang Jaya (which is no longer open).
The bitter gourd soup is highly recommended and seems to be the "specialty" dish of the restaurant. The soup was absolutely bitter but funnily though, the bitter gourd pieces did not have any bitterness at all. I wondered if my tongue had lost all its ability to taste other flavours. LOL!!
The soup is a boiled soup with minced pork, pork stomach and pigs blood pieces. Sounds disgusting but the soup tastes great!
The entire meal was around RM53 which included drinks and rice. Can be slightly expensive but if you're crazy about bitter gourd, this is the place to go!
October 20, 2010
Belated B'day Celebrations @ My Elephant, Section 17
Happy 20-10-2010!!!!
This post is late by 2 months... My friends and I had a belated birthday celebration for some of us who had our b'days in June and July.
A friend recommended a Thai restaurant, "My Elephant" which is situated in Section 17, PJ for lunch. She is pretty much a regular there and so, was able to navigate us around the menu of yummy Thai food.
We decided to order a number of signature dishes such as a Thai Papaya Salad, TomYam and Red Curry.
The papaya salad was spicy, sour and salty at the same time. The saltiness comes from the fish sauce which complemented the raw papaya slices in the salad.
We definitely enjoyed the mixed platter which is one of the popular appetizers served at the restaurant. Crunchy and not oily at all!
We ordered two types of Tom Yam - one spicy and non-spicy. The prawns were scrumptious and soup was tasty.
The Thai Roast Duck Red Curry was fantastic! The dish had a good balance between the "lemak" (coming from the coconut milk) and spicy chilli. The pineapples were sweet and was not acidic after it was cooked.
The restaurant served a unique type of rice, i.e. "red" rice which is less starchy. It went very well with the dishes served.
Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves in this little gem in PJ. I would certainly go back again for my Thai food fix...
This post is late by 2 months... My friends and I had a belated birthday celebration for some of us who had our b'days in June and July.
A friend recommended a Thai restaurant, "My Elephant" which is situated in Section 17, PJ for lunch. She is pretty much a regular there and so, was able to navigate us around the menu of yummy Thai food.
We decided to order a number of signature dishes such as a Thai Papaya Salad, TomYam and Red Curry.
The papaya salad was spicy, sour and salty at the same time. The saltiness comes from the fish sauce which complemented the raw papaya slices in the salad.
We definitely enjoyed the mixed platter which is one of the popular appetizers served at the restaurant. Crunchy and not oily at all!
We ordered two types of Tom Yam - one spicy and non-spicy. The prawns were scrumptious and soup was tasty.
The Thai Roast Duck Red Curry was fantastic! The dish had a good balance between the "lemak" (coming from the coconut milk) and spicy chilli. The pineapples were sweet and was not acidic after it was cooked.
The restaurant served a unique type of rice, i.e. "red" rice which is less starchy. It went very well with the dishes served.
Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves in this little gem in PJ. I would certainly go back again for my Thai food fix...
October 18, 2010
Peanuts
Something playful today...
If someone were to say to you "Peanuts-la".. Is this what you think of?
LOL!! Hope that you will have a great week ahead where your tasks are like "Peanuts". ^.^
October 13, 2010
It's Been A Year Already??
How time flies...
It is so strange that October is the month for anniversaries. LOL!!
October 11, 2010
Indian Rojak @ Section 17, Petaling Jaya
It was a pretty hot afternoon yesterday.
So, I was in the mood for some Indian rojak & so, took a drive down to Section 17, PJ to "tapao" some.
So, I was in the mood for some Indian rojak & so, took a drive down to Section 17, PJ to "tapao" some.
It is absolutely delicious! The portion is huge with lots of unhealthy fried bits with shavings of cool cucumber , turnip and bean sprouts.
The peanut sauce is slightly spicy and tops off this local "salad".
All this for RM4.
The rojak stall is located along the main road of Section 17, very close to the medan selera near the flats. I highly recommend this stall...
The peanut sauce is slightly spicy and tops off this local "salad".
All this for RM4.
The rojak stall is located along the main road of Section 17, very close to the medan selera near the flats. I highly recommend this stall...
October 10, 2010
10.10.10
It's a very unique date. I only wished that I had published this post at 10pm...
Speaking of dates, it just so happens that I've just hit the 2nd anniversary of me getting more serious with my photography hobby.
Looking back, my style certainly has changed within the past 2 years. I've certainly moved on from a newbie to a slightly less newbie photographer. LOL!
Speaking of dates, it just so happens that I've just hit the 2nd anniversary of me getting more serious with my photography hobby.
Looking back, my style certainly has changed within the past 2 years. I've certainly moved on from a newbie to a slightly less newbie photographer. LOL!
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