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shannypoo
 "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars" nuffnang
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PART 1: another year older}
Monday, 30 September 2013 | 02:49 | 0Comment As the title suggests... it's my birthday week bitches! Had school on Monday and Tuesday. Oh man, what a boring start but thankfully it got better as the week progresses.
Met W on Wednesday at Vivo for din. He had totally no idea where or what to eat... really terrible if he were to go on a real date yo. So in the end we settled for JPOT which is well-hidden at a corner on level 1. There were quite a number of people waiting to get in therefore we had no choice but to get a ticket and waited about 30 minutes for a table. Don't be mistaken that JPOT is a steamboat buffet concept however they do have sets which is overall slightly cheaper compared to the ala-carte items.
We took the dinner set A which comes with the seafood platter, 2 choices of meat, spinach with mushroom and 2 soup bases. On top of that we tried the sotong youtiao as well as the chef signature spinach skin tofu which is super yummy. The service was quite alright given that it was a crowded night. It was extremely difficult for us to decide on which the soup base to choose as they do have quite a selection such as bak kut teh, laksa, herbal and so on. After much discussion, we finally settled on tom yum and superior broth and oh boy did we enjoyed it.
 Love the seafood! Very fresh and sweet especially the scallops x prawns. The pork loin was flavorful as well as the tender marinated chicken. Was tempted to get another portion of seafood or meat but both of us were really bloated. I like the concept of an ala-carte buffet, not only prevents us from over-eating which is unhealthy as well as incurring less food wastage! Overall I would recommend this place for the fresh seafood and top-notch soup bases. I will definitely head back just for the bak kut teh! Oh and did I mention that JPOT is a subsidiary of Jumbo Seafood? :) Ok so fast real forward to Saturday where S and I went for this groupon voucher deal at Bay Hotel. We were promised a gastronomic voyage but it didn't make us travel far. Oh well, there are bound to be hit and misses with online vouchers and deals. We left early from the not-so-fantastic lunch to collect my birthday cake from Flor Patisserie located at Duxton Hill. S bought the strawberry napoleon flavor which is da bomb. The cake is creamy however not too creamy till you feel sick. Hidden between the cake is a crunchy layer of the chef's signature puff pastry with all the goodness x fruitiness of the berries. This cake needs a picture to do justice to the chef.
After collecting the cake we head down to our staycation at Marina Mandarin which is a less than 5 minutes walk to Marina Square. However we both felt that this place doesn't worth the 300 big boys paid as it was a little aged and not much facilities as compared to our villa stay in Bali. We had fun though I guess its still the company that matters! Anyway, we went for a nice dinner at Outback Steakhouse consists of ribs and wings. Enjoyed a nice stroll at gardens by the bay (would be a lot nicer if it was less humid) and had cup noodle x salmon sashimi x leftover wings for supper in our room!
Continuing the story... so we had buffet breakfast the next morning at Aquamarine before checking out. The key is to wake up earlier than the others or have fun waiting behind a queue while drooling at other people having their brunch. All right, enough of this long windy post... stay tuned to part 2 that is if you are interested! Labels: Aquamarine, Flor Patisserie, gardensbythebay, JPOT, Marina Mandarin, staycation myers-briggs personality test}
Friday, 27 September 2013 | 02:55 | 0Comment    
Did the myers-briggs personality test in The Simpsons (popular cartoon in the US) version. And the result I got was ralphy! Oh no if you guys are a loyal fan of The Simpsons you will know that ralphy is an idiot. I refuse to belive that I am an INFP! :(
  http://www.slideshare.net/lntrullin/the-simpsons-myersbriggs-test Labels: myers-briggs, ralph, the simpsons nothing to dai for }
Thursday, 12 September 2013 | 01:57 | 0Comment Received a birthday invitation to dine here last Saturday and all I could think about during the past week was abalone, snow crabs, scallops and everything else you can possibly find under the sea. Just imagine me drooling myself silly in front of my workstation every single day.  So fast forward to the actual day... We got lost in the shoppes at MBS but the funny thing is that we were both at Pandora and TWG at the same time. It so happens that they have two separate outlets in the shoppes! Makes me wonder why do they need both shops to be so close to each other? Eventually we made our way there, settled down and toured around the buffet spread. But to my horror there was NO SIGHT of any fresh scallops!!! How can they commit such a heinous crime towards seafood lovers like me?! After getting over the initial shock, I grabbed the next favorite item on my list which is the abalone ginseng chicken soup. The soup was alright, quite light and refreshing. Snow crab was ok however the oysters left a weird taste in my mouth. Had some of the cooked food and the more memorable ones were the juicy grilled pork belly and flavorful duck with fig caramel sauce. Steak was tough and I grew tired from all the chewing and the chili crab was definitely below zichar standard. The wide variety of sushi selection were only average at best. My last straw was the grilled sea eel which is too dry and bony for me to take another serving. Even those sub-standard Japanese restaurants serve acceptable unagi. When it was time for desserts, S came back from his I-don't-know-how-many-rounds-he-went with one fresh scallop on his plate and told me that's all he could find. *facepalm at the slow replenish rate* Desserts were alright. Do try the mango cheesecake as well as the matcha cake. Oh and one more thing, the macaroons were a tad sweet, you have been warned. Conclusion? Mediocre food at exorbitant prices. on cloud9}
Tuesday, 3 September 2013 | 01:44 | 0Comment 40 Hands. Baan Tong Thai. Big Mama. Caffe Pralet. Drips Bakery Cafe. Plain Vanilla Bakery. PS Cafe Petit. Social Haus. Tiong Bahru Bakery. And now another addition to the hip and chic neighborhood is... ...
Upon stepping into the establishment I could feel that much effort was spent on creating the ambiance for their patrons. Rooms were designed to look like shipping containers. Even the spa menu sounds like a vacation. The whole concept was to make you feel as though you are on a holiday somewhere far far away. I tried Destination Bali at first trial price of $56 for an hour which is quite a reasonable when compared with the market. They do offer combo packages like back+foot or back+scrub however they were a little above my budget.
After changing, my therapist proceed to clean my feet and gave them a nice good ol' clean scrub. Then ordered me to lie on the bed and let her fingers work its magic. The pressure was good and she managed to hit some of the right spots. As usual I always struggle whether to tip or not to whenever I am doing massages in Singapore. I don't have to think twice in Bangkok as they provide really cheap and good service but here if they charge me cheaper I would definitely tip for sure. Once the 60 minutes was over, my therapist brought to this backyard garden concept place where I was served ginger tea. Overall the experience was not too bad and sure glad that I am not a victim of hard selling as there wasn't any in the first place. The only downside was that the rooms were not soundproof enough and I could hear footsteps and conversations going on. Not exactly the perfect vacation that I would have wanted it to be. Nimble/Knead 66 Eng Watt Street #01-28, Singapore 160066 Opening Hours: Daily 11am – 9pm Labels: massage, nimble knead, tiong bahru |
