Bought and loving it. Made with comfy material and head turning designs, these baby rompers are the must haves to make childhood pictures memorable.
I was contemplating an office executive look, a fireman or a doctor and finally, the Stethoscope caught my eye and YES... DOCTOR it is.... We love the selections available and the various designs as well as sizes to choose from. Babies look best in rompers, so compact and irresistibly cute. Besides rompers, you could also get tops, t-shirts and other fashionable baby must haves. The selection is not big yet they are mostly charming and are of good taste.
Other thing i fell in love with are the dainty looking hair clips, especially the animal biscuit themed ones. Can't help but bought a good trio for my baby niece. While I was choosing the designs, I got my friend to pose for me just for sizing purposes and it really looked like biscuits on her head... And so I've got 3 and kinda regretted not getting more coz i think they make good gifts for little girls. Online Shop I will go to....
It was great shopping and I will be sure to come back for more cute baby rompers.....
It was astounding on how well we don't know ourselves and why we act the way we act, feel the way we feel and decide on many situations where we would always think we will make a different decision when given a chance to do it again.
This half day seminar had given me some light down the deep tunnel of being self obsessive. Yes, i just implied being obsessed with ourselves, i mean those who checks out their own faces first when they are presented with a group shot, and I know thats not you! As we spiral down being more and more oblivion of whatever that is happening around us "the society", we kinda lost the ability to understand others and when irony sits in, we find that we don't really understand ourselves [mostly at moments when we think "What the Fish am I doing!"]. The seminar or the GOLDZONE way gives us the know how to better understand the zone we are in and which zones our friends and our colleagues are in, as such it explained why they react they way they react, be it positively or negatively.
Only when we can understand ourselves and where we are at, then we can sought to change that and aim for Gold. Only when we are able to identify which zones others are in, are we able to make better communicate, make leadership decisions and help each other create a more conducive environment.
There are NO hard-core work sheets to work on, or difficult neuro theories to understand, not even 7 steps on how to be a better person. The entire lesson structure is simply identifying your zones and the specific characteristics that lead to that and allowing change to happen naturally by believing which zone you wanna be in and you will get there, because life processes are very much knitted to our beliefs.
The seminar was held in a very conducive location (Sheraton towers hotel ballroom) with beverages and snacks, atmosphere nice and cool while the groups size was kept at a good 20-30 pax. The speaker "Joyce" was simply inspirational, her delivery of the seminar was concise, clear and simple. It was easy to comprehend the points she brought up in between laughter and heading nodding agreements. Though the attendees warmed up slowly to her, the seminar ended with a good amount of interaction, sharing of experiences and thoughts. The presentation slides and materials given out were interesting, intriguing and keep making notes to a minimum, as such we had our attention fixed on listening.
Though there is only so much that could be taught in a half-day seminar, yet the amount of knowledge that I have gained will take me possibly weeks to digest. The syllabus are simple to comprehend yet life changing. I will definitely recommend the seminar to my friends especially business owners and those in managing positions.
If you enjoy thai food yet do not want to fly thousands of KM to thailand, theres always the little thailand in Golden Mile Complex. We settled for Siriwan amidst the many other small diners in the mildly air-conditioned mall because our dearest friend mentioned that they have one of the best Mookata's amongst them all. So we sat at one of the outside the coffeeshop seats and were shortly served the menu by a young looking auntie with funky red hair which looked thai but speak superb mandarin.
She shortly set up the hot plate for us and our Mookata (thai steam boat) stuffs came in a huge plate. For $39 you get a good portion of seafood like squid and medium sized shelled prawns, chicken and pork with pork lard in a small bag, various veg, some pig liver and mushrooms, vermicelli and an egg to fry with.. The set up was fun.. its a dome shaped looking plate with a drain filled with savoury soup surrounding the entire plate. You can choose to grill the ingredients or stuff them inside the soup to get it poached (this is what we did with the egg by the way). The food is yummy, though it makes you shirt smell a little smoky... and i must say got for 2 big eaters...
While we preferred a little more prawns because it tasted so absolutely yummy, mushroom coz the savoury soup made it heavenly and the most unexpected vermicelli like angel's hair was too good immersed in the soup and animal fat to not have an extra serving. We also tried a couple of the other stuffs like the Phad thai which is really spicy and yummy, basil with minced pork was wicked with the tiny chilli bombs, mango salad was tangy and appetizing and we also spotted something extra special... Blood cockle salad which is something i didn't dare to try yet looked curiously yummy. Apparently those who ate it loved it and swear to come by again....
Looks like my weekday get together dinners are gonna be thai food most of the time. For a big eater group of 5 chattering ladies... the bill came up to be $113 which includes everything plus no service charge and gst.... Good deal and loving it... Be sure to be back for more...
Was itching to try out somewhere new for dim sum instead of the usual favourites thus settled for Jin Shan Restaurant (金山楼) at Marina Bay Sands one late Saturday morning.
Located within the confines of the hotel (not the shopping mall), Jin Shan sat on an elevated platform on the ground floor. Natural sunlight peered through the huge glass panels that lined the side, making for a comfortable and cheery atmosphere. Unfortunately this also meant that some tables were subjected to more sunlight than others.
Abalone Pork Dumpling - We started off with the abalone siew mai, which was a joke, seriously. The siew mai itself was decent without encapsulating too much fatty meat but the abalone had a very raw taste that spoilt the whole dish. Gross.
Jin Shan Signature Rice Rolls - The signature cheong fun was actually a combination of scallop, BBQ pork and deep fried beancurd skin rice rolls. The fillings were decent but the rice rolls were too thick for my liking and lacked the silkiness of good cheong fun.
Steamed Asparagus with Prawns Dumpling - Prawns and crunchy asparagus deftly wrapped in translucent dumpling skin and topped with a smidgen of roe; Decent but nothing too surprising.
Fresh Shrimp Dumpling - Crunchy prawns and acceptably thin dumpling skin. No burst of flavour though.
Steamed Custard Buns - Rich custard oozed out when we broke into the buns but sadly, the custard was just sweet without the saltiness and rough texture of egg yolk which would have made this dish great.
Deep Fried Prawn with Mango - This dish was a little interesting although not exactly in a good way. The prawns and mango bits were wrapped in dumpling skin, deep fried till crisp and topped with sesame seeds. I could make out the taste of the prawns and sesame seeds but sadly, the mango was non existent.
Fried Carrot Cake - A tad crisp on the outside without coming across as too mushy on the inside. Average tasting at best.
BBQ Combination - I think a good yardstick of any dim sum place is its roasted/BBQ meats (烧腊) and as pretty as our BBQ combination (roasted pork & soya sauce chicken) looked, it didn't quite match up. For starters, even though the roasted pork's skin was crisp, it wasn't evenly roasted (as evident from the different hues of brown on the skin) and a tad overly salty. The soya sauce chicken fared slightly better with tender meat and a spot of sweetness.
Lean Meat Century Egg Congee - The lean meat century egg congee was a tad too watery and bland for my liking. Ditto the scallop congee (forgot to take a picture), which was watery and extremely bland. Forgettable.
Bird's Nest Egg Tart - Flaky but sans the buttery goodness that I would normally associate with tarts. The custard was mildly sweet whilst the strands of birds nest offered a nice gelatin texture to the mix. Decent but no great shakes.
BBQ Pork Puff - One of my favourite dim sum dishes, Jin Shan's rendition of the BBQ pork puff was average at best and nowhere near my personal favourite at Yan Ting. The pastry was too thick and as with the egg tarts, lacked the buttery, oven baked goodness that I personally like. And I could only make out the taste of the pork floss atop as the char siew filling was rather bland.
With a 10% discount, the 4 of us chalked up a bill of about $180, which is quite a bit higher than what I usually pay at Wah Lok. Food quality was average at best and service was definitely below that of a restaurant in a 5 star hotel. Read. Grouchy at times and unhelpful to say the least. The only thing going for the restaurant is its bright, cheery ambience. Will I go back? Definitely not!
We were there on a friday evening because somebody told us we could sushi off the sushi belt for $1.50... EVERYTHING WOR!!! So i sent my trusty Robin off to beat the queue and true enough, he did... but not without some STARE DOWNS and hurtful words of i quote "silly teenager who sat by the fountain and think that was part of the queue", though Robin was angry, we gently motioned the words half whispering in my ears because we are more or less surrounded by a pretty young bunch. So we queued and finally got ourselves a nice table for 4. Thank you for their generosity and not making us wait for a seat for 2.
The place is pretty well organized, space fully made used off and had plenty of tables for groups, space for walking and clearing of tables i must say is rather fast. The belt moves pretty quickly too yet almost always refilled with yummy makis, gunkans and sushis. While we were seated, the friendly staff asked if it was our first time and shyly i said YES!!! So she explained the system and there was a ipad for us to make orders as well, which turned out to be super handy. Who invented this IPAD ordering system must be a genius because it sure cuts down on waiting time and increases staff productivity.
Though Green tea wasn't free flow and was $1.50 for 2 tea bags, we tried the special tea instead, the one with somewhat fried wheat which is a little reddish brown in colour. The selection was good and sashimi pretty fresh though we couldn't help but had to compare with the other $1.50 for EVERYTHING franchise at citylink mall which we find Nihon Mura's a little small at everything. While we could eat till we were about to puke with about 12 plates at the other diner, at Nihon Mura, we had to consume about 16 plates. The portion is smaller here, and stuffs not as good value. The taste is about the same with slightly more selections. We love the fact that we could order from the Ipad Menu, at least there were some service.
No WOW factor, pretty much the regular must eats but is of pretty good value as compared to other sushi chains.$1.50 for everything is good and on top of that, i used the DBS credit card for payment and got free vouchers that gives you one free plate per voucher. Yippie..
Its pretty noisy but cosy and casual. Good leg space on the seats and the pickled ginger tasted yummy. Restaurant is clean and hygienic with sufficient air-conditioning.
I shall begin my traumatized review by quoting what CA California says on their website:
"CA* California was inspired by the rustic old-world beauty of Dempsey Hill, reminding the owner of his happy days at California and the fresh unpretentious good food he enjoyed there. In his bid to share that wonderful gourmet experience with Singapore, CA* California was started, capturing the spirit of food that is all Californian casual, laid back and wholesome.
Affectionately called the “Ranch Home” by our fans, CA* California at Dempsey provides customers with a homely and comfortable setting complete with high ceilings, antique brickwork and even a living room area with a faux fireplace where fans can mingle. Above all, CA* hopes to bring that friendly and casual CA-style of service to our customers and regulars with a place where you can find real fuss-free good food and warm friendly service.
From our Sandwich Board to our Grills and Oven menu, each dish was designed not just to be a sure hit with your taste buds but also to make an impact on your soul. We aim to serve food that are simple, unpretentious and fresh as we believe that sauces, salt and pepper should be used in moderation so that the freshness of the food stands out.
Our Ranch Home is designed with an open kitchen concept and we love it as it allows diners to make individual requests and also allows us to engage with them since at CA*, we believe in our philosophy that the kitchen is yours as much as it is ours"
NOT TRUE.
I made the unfortunate decision to dine here for a Friday dinner due to The Entertainer App vouchers which entitled us to a 1-4-1 main course.
To be fair, when I called to make a reservation (which turned out to be really unnecessary), they did highlight that they had reduced the menu (but please update your website!), but I didnt expect it to be that small a selection - 6 main courses: 3 pastas and 3 wraps a couple of random sides.
Sides - We picked onion rings - $12. About 10 rings obviously from a frozen pack served in a basket with a side of mayonnaise. Crappy value.
Pastas - 2 out of the 3 pastas were cold - fusilli and macoroni 1 hot mac & cheese. Portion was really small for a plate that cost $12.80 and while the accompanying chopped chicken breast and capsicum with dressing were edible, the pasta was strangely very doughy, nothing like what a cold pasta should taste like. Suspected it was frozen and not thawed properly before they popped it in the microwave. So I returned it and asked them to make another one. They came back to say their fusilli are all the same batch so a new order would taste the same (!). They offered to do the same but with macaroni - but same problem again. I returned it again. They offered to exchange it for a wrap.
The Mac & Cheese which the other guys ordered while was the only edible thingy of the night, was very average and very pricey for the $19.90 price tag.
Wraps - I choose the turkey wrap ($12.80) after failing to eat pasta. This was wrong too - cold tasteless wrap with a whole bundle of low-end turkey ham which left me with an overdose of sodium. Left it aside after 2 bites. Accompanying corn chips was a distraction.
Drinks - no happy hour and relatively expensive drinks here - 1 pint of Erdinger at $15.90. In dempsey, that's pricing suicide.
Service - the staff was at least genuinely nice about whether I was able to actually eat that night and said its good to have feedback. However, she also implied that the chef was off that day thus the bad quality (!?). Bad excuse! They didnt have to do any cooking at all: just assemble, deep fry, or mircrowave the hot stuff (we know because the Mac&Cheese came at uneven times and we realized it was because their microwave can only do one portion at a time).
They should really just focus on serving overpriced ice cream.
It was exciting! Going to a club with no man for a change; "No Man's Land" was the theme of tonight's party, so cute hunks are only allowed in after 10:30pm... Here we are waiting in the queue anxiously with our mid-week blues quenched by the mysterious looking door with some dark staircases that leads to colourful lights and the booming music of Club kyō.
I had to hold my breath... what awes me was not the roomy hanging spaces or the lavish couches not to mention a dedicated wooden dance platform and fanciful DJ spins, yet its the cute looking, well built butlers wearing some really tight skinny jeans with nothing else but a loosely caped vest that simply hung off their well-built, muscular shoulders.... I mean who needs the scrawny men when we have these... beautiful butlers keeping you well oiled with the free flow of bubbly champagne and the sexy red vodka cranberries.
Though its hard to keep my eyes to myself, i started to distract myself with the many other activities happening tonight. One corner I spotted some ladies getting primed up with a glossy whip of manicure and a face makover, while in another corner, some ladies getting their hairs curled by a miraculous looking curling machine. On a closer look, it seemed as though it sucks up the locks of hair and spits them out with a curly tangle which could last till the next wash. So it seems..curly is the new in for this season :)
While i was feeling a little snoozed out by the long queues to these "make me a bombshell" rituals, I spotted some racks of really pretty dresses and decided to bump by to see if anything could make me look slimmer. There it was a beautiful slim cut pale colored dress with floral prints so pretty from the latest collection of theWYLDshop.com, freshly imported from Australia.
While I was trying to figure more about my new found treasure for my already overcrowded wardrobe, something was spinning around me making me dizzy. Apparently, you could take some dance trial classes here from the WEST COAST SWING... its a 2 beat dance move that is easy to catch hold of and is fun coz everybody smiled, laughed and shrilled with joy while they got spun around by these professional looking dancers. Well, they are the only other male around except for the busy butlers as such ladies seemed to have all the attention when dancing with one of these well mannered gentleman swingers. Patience is what we don't see on the dance floor, yet the boys executed them well with their smooth moves and made the amateur ladies thirsty for more.
Feeling sore from the stand, stare and envy sequence of clumsy me in my overgrown stilettos, I was offered a shoulder massage from a friendly auntie that had arms so strong that i swear could break a bone if I ever made her cross, otherwise the massage was a good relaxing experience. Auntie was nice, she soothed my knots away and made me felt as though i was having a massage by the beach on a party night in bali. I came back to reality in a short while hoping to catch myself before i started to snore, i moved right next to the next booth to watch hopeful girls getting their love fortune read by the deep looking fortune teller with her ever handy tarot cards. I swear i could see pools of stirring water in the Master's eyes while light bulbs atop the girl's heads. Some looked troubled after getting read, some ecstatic and some simply just couldn't find the bulb at all.
There's a good choice of snacks and finger food in the menu with an exquisite touch of truffle oil (my fav), however whats better then to have a pretty looking muffin. I found some from Shermainexk who gladly introduced me to try some of her creations. There were elephant cookies which tasted quite so unforgettably buttery and the pretty cupcakes that reminded me of my love for trix cornflakes. A enterprising youthful looking lady that is a legend in bakery, i must say the dainty looking snacks went superbly well with the ever flowing champagne and the extra shot vodka in cranberry.
After countless flutes of champagnes, me and my pals thirst for more and thanks to the 5 free drink coupons that was issued to us, we both had a jar of housepours each. While we were busy getting wasted, the boys were let in and boy do they look yummy.... I was half wondering if its the spirit making its moves or my eyes are getting old... every lady appeared so good looking... I begin to wonder if its the curly hair or the perfect make-up or the sexy moves on the dance floor. Well the party just got started as more and more hopeful men comes spilling in...
and so the night goes on with the music getting hotter and the dance floor crowding up with good looking people while we reassured our girlfriends to come by earlier for the next event, somebody let out a loud Sigh.... "Why does the party only happens on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month!"
Dropped by during the weekend and we were pleasantly surprised by the crowd that greeted us. We were very much lured by the noise and the huge sign boards indicating the event and of course... lots and lots of ladies crowding around booth and comparing items not to mention bargaining prices and chio-ing their friends to buy.
I must say a good selection of goods and some really good buys. We browsed through a booth at the corner with jelly shoes and new with tag fashion wear going as low as $5 a piece. Nail stickers 6 for $10 with free trial and tom's look alike canvas casuals for $18 a piece. Also premium items are available like leather shoes and formal male fashion by designed locally.
Lots to choose for ladies, preloved items and local design quintessential pieces that I must say are pretty unique. We spotted one travel agent kinda store and also household appliances for sale. The place was crowded though the aircon as cool, yet we felt kinda squashed by the people especially aunties with sweaty armpits with large bags of freebies from the 50s exhibition upstairs trying to grab the last tube of Maybelline Mascara ($6) from my hand. While she waited for me to put it down, I deliberately held on to it while looking puzzled if I decided to or not to buy... just to irritate her...
It was a good bazaar as items are plentiful and well priced, I mean its a clearance, and it kinda meant what it meant. Things were affordable and super value for money... I went home wallet only slightly lighter yet wardrobe more complicated... Nowadays, i couldn't get my ironed clothes out of the wardrobe without it being crumpled.. its just too tight for now...
If you are wondering where to go this evening, then you should just pop by Hood and enjoy some great groovy music with slurps of ice cold draught beer and some great finger food.
Yes, they do serve a good array of english and mandarin music from the various musical eras from many infamous local bands and artist from here. You never really know that neighbour who sounds like she sing's from her bathroom might actually be from one of the famous local bands. Spotting this place is not difficult though the building Bugis could have escalators so tall that one might get acrophobic just by riding it. You could spot the swanky neon "Hood" in italics when you get to level 5. The dark glass walls and temple lookalike top helmed the entire entrance and promised an unforgettable musical and dining experience.
Inside is spacious with plenty of tables with high chairs and even a small stage looking seating area with bean bags for lounging, proper dining tables and a balcony if you need some "fresh air". The stage is equipped for a professional band performance with amps, speakers, mixers, projectors promising a superb musical journey. Air-conditioning is cold but as the heat build up from the many band lovers and piping hot pizzas, it became pretty comfortable.
The food selection is pretty nice, we ordered some chicken wings which prawn paste was savoury and very appetizing while the thin crust hand made pizzas were crispy yet a little too thin in the middle for my liking. Portabello mushroom was served in a pair and looked scrawny though the feta cheese and garlic was enticing, but pub dining is really not that important as many go there for the spirit, the music and the people. The beer portion was good though, a pint of draught beer lasted for only half an hour because it was so icy cold and the mix was almost perfect for easy downing. Yes I must also mention the happy hour deal is just too good to be true at $5 a glass, we could really could have more.
The music was fantastically good, i mean not many places have such a good selection of local bands and mixture of old and new music from various eras... I really hope they do a bollywood night and do songs like Jive Ho, in that way i can bring my inflatable coconut tree :)
The location was pretty central and grabbing a cab home is easy and if you would like some shopping the mall at the lower floors can ease that shopping bug itch. While the food takes a pretty long time to arrive yet its an excuse for us to order more beer. Food was yummy yet we always wished bigger portions. Price is average and ambience fabulous. Its not one of the hippest places yet extremely localized with a Singaporean Character. One of its kind i must say and I feel I'm home when I'm there... its a little funny, this feeling inside.... Service was good, glasses was promptly cleared and place clean and no sticky floors or chilli sauce stained tables. The music.... i can rattle on day and night.. so please experience that yourself.. hop in one of these days.... and after i ordered all the food i regretted not ordering the hot dawgs which the next table is having.. it looked sooooooo Guddd!
If you enjoy unlimited supply of appetizers then this is the joint you should be dining at. Yes at Hifumi, you not only get reasonably priced mains, you also do get unlimited supply of appetizers and they tasted pretty decently yummy. I went to the plaza sing outlet and couldn't help myself but have to gather a few other appetizer lovers to cheong the appetizer booth at the Marina Square outlet.
We got there at 6:45pm on a weekday evening, the large seating area has only about 5 tables filled with diners so we quickly got ourselves seated and started to order our mains. Priced about $13 - $24 with a good choice of chicken, fish, beef, noodles and everything Jap, so we chose what we wanted and went straight for the free flow appetizers. Sky Juice (aka plain water) is free, a choice of warm or iced and after topping up $3.90, you get a good choice of unlimited refills of green tea, coffee, ice peach teas, softdrinks of various flavor.
Well, we were pretty happy with the appetizer bar though its not superlot of choices but the items were yummy and many of it were what I like to have.
1) Candied Sweet potato - Strips of sweet potatoes cooked and candied, tasted crunchy and very yummy.
2) Pumpkin salad - loved this chunks of baked pumpkin with a little mix of seasoning to taste.
3) Pork belly salad - Its yummy, while i'm thinking of it I salivate
4) Chawamushi - I'm not a steamed chawa person but i must say, they made it very well. Smooth and soft yet not watery, I have 3 in one meal and i'm not a chawa person, can you imagine how many servings will a chawa person eat?
5) Cha Soba - If you love cold noodles, you could have as much as you want here....
We had the SABA teriyaki set which came with a huge portion of fish, tasted regular, nothing to wooha about. The Hayashi omelette set was a little too sweet to taste and pretty regular about it. Service was almost non existent and the free flow appetizers should be refilled more often. Otherwise all is good. Price is very affordable and its fun to eat there, more fun to watch other patrons elbow each other to get their free flow... :)
1=SGD 0.0587
Bought and loving it. Made with comfy material and head turning designs, these baby rompers are the must haves to make childhood pictures memorable.
I was contemplating an office executive look, a fireman or a doctor and finally, the Stethoscope caught my eye and YES... DOCTOR it is.... We love the selections available and the various designs as well as sizes to choose from. Babies look best in rompers, so compact and irresistibly cute. Besides rompers, you could also get tops, t-shirts and other fashionable baby must haves. The selection is not big yet they are mostly charming and are of good taste.
Other thing i fell in love with are the dainty looking hair clips, especially the animal biscuit themed ones. Can't help but bought a good trio for my baby niece. While I was choosing the designs, I got my friend to pose for me just for sizing purposes and it really looked like biscuits on her head... And so I've got 3 and kinda regretted not getting more coz i think they make good gifts for little girls. Online Shop I will go to....
It was great shopping and I will be sure to come back for more cute baby rompers.....
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It was astounding on how well we don't know ourselves and why we act the way we act, feel the way we feel and decide on many situations where we would always think we will make a different decision when given a chance to do it again.
This half day seminar had given me some light down the deep tunnel of being self obsessive. Yes, i just implied being obsessed with ourselves, i mean those who checks out their own faces first when they are presented with a group shot, and I know thats not you! As we spiral down being more and more oblivion of whatever that is happening around us "the society", we kinda lost the ability to understand others and when irony sits in, we find that we don't really understand ourselves [mostly at moments when we think "What the Fish am I doing!"]. The seminar or the GOLDZONE way gives us the know how to better understand the zone we are in and which zones our friends and our colleagues are in, as such it explained why they react they way they react, be it positively or negatively.
Only when we can understand ourselves and where we are at, then we can sought to change that and aim for Gold. Only when we are able to identify which zones others are in, are we able to make better communicate, make leadership decisions and help each other create a more conducive environment.
There are NO hard-core work sheets to work on, or difficult neuro theories to understand, not even 7 steps on how to be a better person. The entire lesson structure is simply identifying your zones and the specific characteristics that lead to that and allowing change to happen naturally by believing which zone you wanna be in and you will get there, because life processes are very much knitted to our beliefs.
The seminar was held in a very conducive location (Sheraton towers hotel ballroom) with beverages and snacks, atmosphere nice and cool while the groups size was kept at a good 20-30 pax. The speaker "Joyce" was simply inspirational, her delivery of the seminar was concise, clear and simple. It was easy to comprehend the points she brought up in between laughter and heading nodding agreements. Though the attendees warmed up slowly to her, the seminar ended with a good amount of interaction, sharing of experiences and thoughts. The presentation slides and materials given out were interesting, intriguing and keep making notes to a minimum, as such we had our attention fixed on listening.
Though there is only so much that could be taught in a half-day seminar, yet the amount of knowledge that I have gained will take me possibly weeks to digest. The syllabus are simple to comprehend yet life changing. I will definitely recommend the seminar to my friends especially business owners and those in managing positions.
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If you enjoy thai food yet do not want to fly thousands of KM to thailand, theres always the little thailand in Golden Mile Complex. We settled for Siriwan amidst the many other small diners in the mildly air-conditioned mall because our dearest friend mentioned that they have one of the best Mookata's amongst them all. So we sat at one of the outside the coffeeshop seats and were shortly served the menu by a young looking auntie with funky red hair which looked thai but speak superb mandarin.
She shortly set up the hot plate for us and our Mookata (thai steam boat) stuffs came in a huge plate. For $39 you get a good portion of seafood like squid and medium sized shelled prawns, chicken and pork with pork lard in a small bag, various veg, some pig liver and mushrooms, vermicelli and an egg to fry with.. The set up was fun.. its a dome shaped looking plate with a drain filled with savoury soup surrounding the entire plate. You can choose to grill the ingredients or stuff them inside the soup to get it poached (this is what we did with the egg by the way). The food is yummy, though it makes you shirt smell a little smoky... and i must say got for 2 big eaters...
While we preferred a little more prawns because it tasted so absolutely yummy, mushroom coz the savoury soup made it heavenly and the most unexpected vermicelli like angel's hair was too good immersed in the soup and animal fat to not have an extra serving. We also tried a couple of the other stuffs like the Phad thai which is really spicy and yummy, basil with minced pork was wicked with the tiny chilli bombs, mango salad was tangy and appetizing and we also spotted something extra special... Blood cockle salad which is something i didn't dare to try yet looked curiously yummy. Apparently those who ate it loved it and swear to come by again....
Looks like my weekday get together dinners are gonna be thai food most of the time. For a big eater group of 5 chattering ladies... the bill came up to be $113 which includes everything plus no service charge and gst.... Good deal and loving it... Be sure to be back for more...
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Was itching to try out somewhere new for dim sum instead of the usual favourites thus settled for Jin Shan Restaurant (金山楼) at Marina Bay Sands one late Saturday morning.
Located within the confines of the hotel (not the shopping mall), Jin Shan sat on an elevated platform on the ground floor. Natural sunlight peered through the huge glass panels that lined the side, making for a comfortable and cheery atmosphere. Unfortunately this also meant that some tables were subjected to more sunlight than others.
Abalone Pork Dumpling - We started off with the abalone siew mai, which was a joke, seriously. The siew mai itself was decent without encapsulating too much fatty meat but the abalone had a very raw taste that spoilt the whole dish. Gross.
Jin Shan Signature Rice Rolls - The signature cheong fun was actually a combination of scallop, BBQ pork and deep fried beancurd skin rice rolls. The fillings were decent but the rice rolls were too thick for my liking and lacked the silkiness of good cheong fun.
Steamed Asparagus with Prawns Dumpling - Prawns and crunchy asparagus deftly wrapped in translucent dumpling skin and topped with a smidgen of roe; Decent but nothing too surprising.
Fresh Shrimp Dumpling - Crunchy prawns and acceptably thin dumpling skin. No burst of flavour though.
Steamed Custard Buns - Rich custard oozed out when we broke into the buns but sadly, the custard was just sweet without the saltiness and rough texture of egg yolk which would have made this dish great.
Deep Fried Prawn with Mango - This dish was a little interesting although not exactly in a good way. The prawns and mango bits were wrapped in dumpling skin, deep fried till crisp and topped with sesame seeds. I could make out the taste of the prawns and sesame seeds but sadly, the mango was non existent.
Fried Carrot Cake - A tad crisp on the outside without coming across as too mushy on the inside. Average tasting at best.
BBQ Combination - I think a good yardstick of any dim sum place is its roasted/BBQ meats (烧腊) and as pretty as our BBQ combination (roasted pork & soya sauce chicken) looked, it didn't quite match up. For starters, even though the roasted pork's skin was crisp, it wasn't evenly roasted (as evident from the different hues of brown on the skin) and a tad overly salty. The soya sauce chicken fared slightly better with tender meat and a spot of sweetness.
Lean Meat Century Egg Congee - The lean meat century egg congee was a tad too watery and bland for my liking. Ditto the scallop congee (forgot to take a picture), which was watery and extremely bland. Forgettable.
Bird's Nest Egg Tart - Flaky but sans the buttery goodness that I would normally associate with tarts. The custard was mildly sweet whilst the strands of birds nest offered a nice gelatin texture to the mix. Decent but no great shakes.
BBQ Pork Puff - One of my favourite dim sum dishes, Jin Shan's rendition of the BBQ pork puff was average at best and nowhere near my personal favourite at Yan Ting. The pastry was too thick and as with the egg tarts, lacked the buttery, oven baked goodness that I personally like. And I could only make out the taste of the pork floss atop as the char siew filling was rather bland.
With a 10% discount, the 4 of us chalked up a bill of about $180, which is quite a bit higher than what I usually pay at Wah Lok. Food quality was average at best and service was definitely below that of a restaurant in a 5 star hotel. Read. Grouchy at times and unhelpful to say the least. The only thing going for the restaurant is its bright, cheery ambience. Will I go back? Definitely not!
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We were there on a friday evening because somebody told us we could sushi off the sushi belt for $1.50... EVERYTHING WOR!!! So i sent my trusty Robin off to beat the queue and true enough, he did... but not without some STARE DOWNS and hurtful words of i quote "silly teenager who sat by the fountain and think that was part of the queue", though Robin was angry, we gently motioned the words half whispering in my ears because we are more or less surrounded by a pretty young bunch. So we queued and finally got ourselves a nice table for 4. Thank you for their generosity and not making us wait for a seat for 2.
The place is pretty well organized, space fully made used off and had plenty of tables for groups, space for walking and clearing of tables i must say is rather fast. The belt moves pretty quickly too yet almost always refilled with yummy makis, gunkans and sushis. While we were seated, the friendly staff asked if it was our first time and shyly i said YES!!! So she explained the system and there was a ipad for us to make orders as well, which turned out to be super handy. Who invented this IPAD ordering system must be a genius because it sure cuts down on waiting time and increases staff productivity.
Though Green tea wasn't free flow and was $1.50 for 2 tea bags, we tried the special tea instead, the one with somewhat fried wheat which is a little reddish brown in colour. The selection was good and sashimi pretty fresh though we couldn't help but had to compare with the other $1.50 for EVERYTHING franchise at citylink mall which we find Nihon Mura's a little small at everything. While we could eat till we were about to puke with about 12 plates at the other diner, at Nihon Mura, we had to consume about 16 plates. The portion is smaller here, and stuffs not as good value. The taste is about the same with slightly more selections. We love the fact that we could order from the Ipad Menu, at least there were some service.
No WOW factor, pretty much the regular must eats but is of pretty good value as compared to other sushi chains.$1.50 for everything is good and on top of that, i used the DBS credit card for payment and got free vouchers that gives you one free plate per voucher. Yippie..
Its pretty noisy but cosy and casual. Good leg space on the seats and the pickled ginger tasted yummy. Restaurant is clean and hygienic with sufficient air-conditioning.
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I shall begin my traumatized review by quoting what CA California says on their website:
"CA* California was inspired by the rustic old-world beauty of Dempsey Hill, reminding the owner of his happy days at California and the fresh unpretentious good food he enjoyed there. In his bid to share that wonderful gourmet experience with Singapore, CA* California was started, capturing the spirit of food that is all Californian casual, laid back and wholesome.
Affectionately called the “Ranch Home” by our fans, CA* California at Dempsey provides customers with a homely and comfortable setting complete with high ceilings, antique brickwork and even a living room area with a faux fireplace where fans can mingle. Above all, CA* hopes to bring that friendly and casual CA-style of service to our customers and regulars with a place where you can find real fuss-free good food and warm friendly service.
From our Sandwich Board to our Grills and Oven menu, each dish was designed not just to be a sure hit with your taste buds but also to make an impact on your soul. We aim to serve food that are simple, unpretentious and fresh as we believe that sauces, salt and pepper should be used in moderation so that the freshness of the food stands out.
Our Ranch Home is designed with an open kitchen concept and we love it as it allows diners to make individual requests and also allows us to engage with them since at CA*, we believe in our philosophy that the kitchen is yours as much as it is ours"
NOT TRUE.
I made the unfortunate decision to dine here for a Friday dinner due to The Entertainer App vouchers which entitled us to a 1-4-1 main course.
To be fair, when I called to make a reservation (which turned out to be really unnecessary), they did highlight that they had reduced the menu (but please update your website!), but I didnt expect it to be that small a selection - 6 main courses: 3 pastas and 3 wraps a couple of random sides.
Sides - We picked onion rings - $12. About 10 rings obviously from a frozen pack served in a basket with a side of mayonnaise. Crappy value.
Pastas - 2 out of the 3 pastas were cold - fusilli and macoroni 1 hot mac & cheese. Portion was really small for a plate that cost $12.80 and while the accompanying chopped chicken breast and capsicum with dressing were edible, the pasta was strangely very doughy, nothing like what a cold pasta should taste like. Suspected it was frozen and not thawed properly before they popped it in the microwave. So I returned it and asked them to make another one. They came back to say their fusilli are all the same batch so a new order would taste the same (!). They offered to do the same but with macaroni - but same problem again. I returned it again. They offered to exchange it for a wrap.
The Mac & Cheese which the other guys ordered while was the only edible thingy of the night, was very average and very pricey for the $19.90 price tag.
Wraps - I choose the turkey wrap ($12.80) after failing to eat pasta. This was wrong too - cold tasteless wrap with a whole bundle of low-end turkey ham which left me with an overdose of sodium. Left it aside after 2 bites. Accompanying corn chips was a distraction.
Drinks - no happy hour and relatively expensive drinks here - 1 pint of Erdinger at $15.90. In dempsey, that's pricing suicide.
Service - the staff was at least genuinely nice about whether I was able to actually eat that night and said its good to have feedback. However, she also implied that the chef was off that day thus the bad quality (!?). Bad excuse! They didnt have to do any cooking at all: just assemble, deep fry, or mircrowave the hot stuff (we know because the Mac&Cheese came at uneven times and we realized it was because their microwave can only do one portion at a time).
They should really just focus on serving overpriced ice cream.
STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE. FAR FAR AWAY.
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It was exciting! Going to a club with no man for a change; "No Man's Land" was the theme of tonight's party, so cute hunks are only allowed in after 10:30pm... Here we are waiting in the queue anxiously with our mid-week blues quenched by the mysterious looking door with some dark staircases that leads to colourful lights and the booming music of Club kyō.
I had to hold my breath... what awes me was not the roomy hanging spaces or the lavish couches not to mention a dedicated wooden dance platform and fanciful DJ spins, yet its the cute looking, well built butlers wearing some really tight skinny jeans with nothing else but a loosely caped vest that simply hung off their well-built, muscular shoulders.... I mean who needs the scrawny men when we have these... beautiful butlers keeping you well oiled with the free flow of bubbly champagne and the sexy red vodka cranberries.
Though its hard to keep my eyes to myself, i started to distract myself with the many other activities happening tonight. One corner I spotted some ladies getting primed up with a glossy whip of manicure and a face makover, while in another corner, some ladies getting their hairs curled by a miraculous looking curling machine. On a closer look, it seemed as though it sucks up the locks of hair and spits them out with a curly tangle which could last till the next wash. So it seems..curly is the new in for this season :)
While i was feeling a little snoozed out by the long queues to these "make me a bombshell" rituals, I spotted some racks of really pretty dresses and decided to bump by to see if anything could make me look slimmer. There it was a beautiful slim cut pale colored dress with floral prints so pretty from the latest collection of theWYLDshop.com, freshly imported from Australia.
While I was trying to figure more about my new found treasure for my already overcrowded wardrobe, something was spinning around me making me dizzy. Apparently, you could take some dance trial classes here from the WEST COAST SWING... its a 2 beat dance move that is easy to catch hold of and is fun coz everybody smiled, laughed and shrilled with joy while they got spun around by these professional looking dancers. Well, they are the only other male around except for the busy butlers as such ladies seemed to have all the attention when dancing with one of these well mannered gentleman swingers. Patience is what we don't see on the dance floor, yet the boys executed them well with their smooth moves and made the amateur ladies thirsty for more.
Feeling sore from the stand, stare and envy sequence of clumsy me in my overgrown stilettos, I was offered a shoulder massage from a friendly auntie that had arms so strong that i swear could break a bone if I ever made her cross, otherwise the massage was a good relaxing experience. Auntie was nice, she soothed my knots away and made me felt as though i was having a massage by the beach on a party night in bali. I came back to reality in a short while hoping to catch myself before i started to snore, i moved right next to the next booth to watch hopeful girls getting their love fortune read by the deep looking fortune teller with her ever handy tarot cards. I swear i could see pools of stirring water in the Master's eyes while light bulbs atop the girl's heads. Some looked troubled after getting read, some ecstatic and some simply just couldn't find the bulb at all.
There's a good choice of snacks and finger food in the menu with an exquisite touch of truffle oil (my fav), however whats better then to have a pretty looking muffin. I found some from Shermainexk who gladly introduced me to try some of her creations. There were elephant cookies which tasted quite so unforgettably buttery and the pretty cupcakes that reminded me of my love for trix cornflakes. A enterprising youthful looking lady that is a legend in bakery, i must say the dainty looking snacks went superbly well with the ever flowing champagne and the extra shot vodka in cranberry.
After countless flutes of champagnes, me and my pals thirst for more and thanks to the 5 free drink coupons that was issued to us, we both had a jar of housepours each. While we were busy getting wasted, the boys were let in and boy do they look yummy.... I was half wondering if its the spirit making its moves or my eyes are getting old... every lady appeared so good looking... I begin to wonder if its the curly hair or the perfect make-up or the sexy moves on the dance floor. Well the party just got started as more and more hopeful men comes spilling in...
and so the night goes on with the music getting hotter and the dance floor crowding up with good looking people while we reassured our girlfriends to come by earlier for the next event, somebody let out a loud Sigh.... "Why does the party only happens on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month!"
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Dropped by during the weekend and we were pleasantly surprised by the crowd that greeted us. We were very much lured by the noise and the huge sign boards indicating the event and of course... lots and lots of ladies crowding around booth and comparing items not to mention bargaining prices and chio-ing their friends to buy.
I must say a good selection of goods and some really good buys. We browsed through a booth at the corner with jelly shoes and new with tag fashion wear going as low as $5 a piece. Nail stickers 6 for $10 with free trial and tom's look alike canvas casuals for $18 a piece. Also premium items are available like leather shoes and formal male fashion by designed locally.
Lots to choose for ladies, preloved items and local design quintessential pieces that I must say are pretty unique. We spotted one travel agent kinda store and also household appliances for sale. The place was crowded though the aircon as cool, yet we felt kinda squashed by the people especially aunties with sweaty armpits with large bags of freebies from the 50s exhibition upstairs trying to grab the last tube of Maybelline Mascara ($6) from my hand. While she waited for me to put it down, I deliberately held on to it while looking puzzled if I decided to or not to buy... just to irritate her...
It was a good bazaar as items are plentiful and well priced, I mean its a clearance, and it kinda meant what it meant. Things were affordable and super value for money... I went home wallet only slightly lighter yet wardrobe more complicated... Nowadays, i couldn't get my ironed clothes out of the wardrobe without it being crumpled.. its just too tight for now...
Great event.. hope they have more of these :)
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If you are wondering where to go this evening, then you should just pop by Hood and enjoy some great groovy music with slurps of ice cold draught beer and some great finger food.
Yes, they do serve a good array of english and mandarin music from the various musical eras from many infamous local bands and artist from here. You never really know that neighbour who sounds like she sing's from her bathroom might actually be from one of the famous local bands. Spotting this place is not difficult though the building Bugis could have escalators so tall that one might get acrophobic just by riding it. You could spot the swanky neon "Hood" in italics when you get to level 5. The dark glass walls and temple lookalike top helmed the entire entrance and promised an unforgettable musical and dining experience.
Inside is spacious with plenty of tables with high chairs and even a small stage looking seating area with bean bags for lounging, proper dining tables and a balcony if you need some "fresh air". The stage is equipped for a professional band performance with amps, speakers, mixers, projectors promising a superb musical journey. Air-conditioning is cold but as the heat build up from the many band lovers and piping hot pizzas, it became pretty comfortable.
The food selection is pretty nice, we ordered some chicken wings which prawn paste was savoury and very appetizing while the thin crust hand made pizzas were crispy yet a little too thin in the middle for my liking. Portabello mushroom was served in a pair and looked scrawny though the feta cheese and garlic was enticing, but pub dining is really not that important as many go there for the spirit, the music and the people. The beer portion was good though, a pint of draught beer lasted for only half an hour because it was so icy cold and the mix was almost perfect for easy downing. Yes I must also mention the happy hour deal is just too good to be true at $5 a glass, we could really could have more.
The music was fantastically good, i mean not many places have such a good selection of local bands and mixture of old and new music from various eras... I really hope they do a bollywood night and do songs like Jive Ho, in that way i can bring my inflatable coconut tree :)
The location was pretty central and grabbing a cab home is easy and if you would like some shopping the mall at the lower floors can ease that shopping bug itch. While the food takes a pretty long time to arrive yet its an excuse for us to order more beer. Food was yummy yet we always wished bigger portions. Price is average and ambience fabulous. Its not one of the hippest places yet extremely localized with a Singaporean Character. One of its kind i must say and I feel I'm home when I'm there... its a little funny, this feeling inside.... Service was good, glasses was promptly cleared and place clean and no sticky floors or chilli sauce stained tables. The music.... i can rattle on day and night.. so please experience that yourself.. hop in one of these days.... and after i ordered all the food i regretted not ordering the hot dawgs which the next table is having.. it looked sooooooo Guddd!
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If you enjoy unlimited supply of appetizers then this is the joint you should be dining at. Yes at Hifumi, you not only get reasonably priced mains, you also do get unlimited supply of appetizers and they tasted pretty decently yummy. I went to the plaza sing outlet and couldn't help myself but have to gather a few other appetizer lovers to cheong the appetizer booth at the Marina Square outlet.
We got there at 6:45pm on a weekday evening, the large seating area has only about 5 tables filled with diners so we quickly got ourselves seated and started to order our mains. Priced about $13 - $24 with a good choice of chicken, fish, beef, noodles and everything Jap, so we chose what we wanted and went straight for the free flow appetizers. Sky Juice (aka plain water) is free, a choice of warm or iced and after topping up $3.90, you get a good choice of unlimited refills of green tea, coffee, ice peach teas, softdrinks of various flavor.
Well, we were pretty happy with the appetizer bar though its not superlot of choices but the items were yummy and many of it were what I like to have.
1) Candied Sweet potato - Strips of sweet potatoes cooked and candied, tasted crunchy and very yummy.
2) Pumpkin salad - loved this chunks of baked pumpkin with a little mix of seasoning to taste.
3) Pork belly salad - Its yummy, while i'm thinking of it I salivate
4) Chawamushi - I'm not a steamed chawa person but i must say, they made it very well. Smooth and soft yet not watery, I have 3 in one meal and i'm not a chawa person, can you imagine how many servings will a chawa person eat?
5) Cha Soba - If you love cold noodles, you could have as much as you want here....
We had the SABA teriyaki set which came with a huge portion of fish, tasted regular, nothing to wooha about. The Hayashi omelette set was a little too sweet to taste and pretty regular about it. Service was almost non existent and the free flow appetizers should be refilled more often. Otherwise all is good. Price is very affordable and its fun to eat there, more fun to watch other patrons elbow each other to get their free flow... :)
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