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Saturday, June 20, 2009
At the back of my mind, I noe we should visit this place to have our own feel (after hearing some say this place serves gd food, has gd concept, while some say not worth the money)
So, on a Thursday evening, I talked livingstone into having our dinner there.
not bad, but didnt leave an impression.
...............I dunno wat to say....
It looks appetising ya? and most of the dining tables had a serving of this.
livingstone and I were anticipating for this dish with high expectations....prove to be wrong.
arghhh.....now the taste of this dish came back to me jus by looking at this pic.... almost sent me to the toilet throwing up now as i type. I KID U NOT.
awful!
(to make matters seem worse, we actually struggled to finish this dish)
this.....cold, tasteless. only the chicken cutlet is passable.
if there is no ketchup, I would hv throw this dish into the bin.
AWFUL agn.
(oh yes, livingstone commented that century sq's food court served better omu rice!)
ok, of cos I couldn't miss the much raved abt fruit tart.
ordered this pc of strawberry and choc tart and paid $1 for a cuppa earl grey.
Didnt leave a lasting impression for me either, the tart contains mostly of whipped cream.
Though I shld say that the sweetness was actually just nice. But it didnt compensate for the price I paid ($7.80 for this slice). I guess I was expecting a much better tart.
All in all, the damage for that evening was $35. I didnt scream at that price tag, but we were very sure that this will be our LAST visit.
As for the environment, it was messy and cramp to us. Imagine snaking pass the passageway with bowls of hot ramen soup or hotplates and with children walking fast around you....I see that as a potential hazard.... and Thank GOD! we didnt have to q up to go in.anw, some bloggers mention that the restaurant had gone bananas after the japanese chef left the locals on their own while having trained them for a mth....
and, for a consolation, bbtara was quietly sleeping in her stroller while we enjoy swallow our food. Another eatery which proves Shodoku is still a better choice for food and environement with the same concept.Labels: awful food, bbtara, discovery, japanese, parenthood
Sunday, June 14, 2009
I was conversing with benny the other nite over msn, discussing abt laptop and.....
W I N D O W S vista 7 ...then, it got me all curious, how come microsoft named it '7'?so then, i was tasked to find out the reason..aiyo...actually it was rather simple:"Some of you people must be still struggling to know why Microsoft chose the name ‘Windows 7’ for it’s yet to be released newer version of Windows Operating System. Particularly, why the number 7?
To simply put, this is the seventh release of Windows, so therefore "Windows 7" just makes sense." If we go back to the history and make a note of names of the earlier versions of Windows OS, then it’s a bit more complicated. So, the decision to use the name Windows 7 is about simplicity. Since, Microsoft doesn’t ship new versions of Windows every year, using a date do not make sense much as well.
Ahh…Wait! Since you have already entered into my blog, how can I let you go without making sure you know precisely on the earlier different OS milestones Microsoft have crossed so far?
So, let me get started. The very first release of Windows was Windows 1.0. The second was Windows 2.0 and the third was Windows 3.0. Quite simple!
The next is where things have gotton a little more complicated. Following Windows 3.0 was Windows NT which was code versioned as Windows 3.1. Then came Windows 95, which was again code versioned as Windows 4.0. Then, Microsoft released Windows 98, 98 SE and Windows Millennium each shipped as 4.0.1998, 4.10.2222, and 4.90.3000 respectively. So, Microsoft swept all 9x versions as 4.0.
Windows 2000 code was 5.0 and then the Windows XP was 5.1, Although Windows XP was a major release, Microsoft didn't want to change its code version number in order to bring greater flexibility in the maximize application compatibility.
This brings the Windows platform to Windows Vista, which is 6.0. So, this is how we can see Windows 7 as Microsoft’s next logical significant release and 7th in the family of Windows releases." extracted from here.now it makes sense.... =)(an example of the simplest things made complicated....by myself, wahahahaha)Labels: curious, discovery, windows7
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
There are some dishes that I like to repeat cook on some cooking days.Livingstone especially loves this simple baked cod fish.Seriously, the aroma of the terriyaki sauce indeed diffuse completely into our hse when I baked it...
and one day I am in the mood of steaming, and using up my BRANDS chicken of essence, so I googled and found a recipe for 'dang gui chicken with chicken of essence'
 YUM! livingstone gave this a thumbs up!(dono he got bluff me or not la)Labels: discovery, home cooked food, livingstone, recipe
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Am i the last to sample this???
OMG, this has got to be the most awesome breakfast cereals I ever tasted.
 It contains many levels of exciting crunch, almond, oat, nuts, strawberry, yum!!Labels: breakfast, discovery
Saturday, March 21, 2009
I was planning for dinner that day, and was playing back curtis stone's show from my DVD recorder (boi, that recorder has became my recipe database!).Seconds later, I decided, this is gonna be it.Brazilian Chicken.
 Simple and no fuss, what I did was to sling bbTara and went to the NTUC downstairs to get some onion, green pepper and yellow pepper. Do u wanna noe how easy?Brazilian ChckenIngredients:Chicken thigh / Drum (whatever u prefer, i used both)1 green pepper, and 1 yellow pepper1 big yellow onion1/2 bottle of white winemethod:- pan fry chicken parts till half-cooked, and leave it aside- then, stir fry the onions in olive oil until soft.- add green and yellow pepper- put chicken parts back into the pan on top of the vege- add 1/2 bottle of white wine into the pan- simmer for 15-20mins, cover pan with lid Viola, chicken, the brazilian way. =)How easy!It was good, we had it with rice. Livingstone, who doesnt' eat the capsicums, finished his share of it that nite. Try it. it's too easy to reject it =)Labels: chicken, coris, Dinner, discovery, DIY, home cooked food, recipe
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
This is the case of a bb falling off......from her pillow early in the morning.Dun panick, no injuries so far. =)
i dunno how she does it, the infant pillow she's sleeping on has a hole in the centre, that means she has to somehow lift up her head and roll herself down to the bed....
maybe, now she realise she is lying on no pillow...
or, she's actually trying to get closer to caterpillar friend? Labels: bbtara, discovery, parenthood
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
It's a long weekend! How blessed are we! =)We had dinner at this new place at Anchorvale CC - Brewbaker's Kitchen & Bar
Then, we realised that they are under the same mgmt as Jack's Place. heh heh...The restaurant is designed for two purposes, one for dining, one for drinking and chilling out.
very nice ambience.
Guess we were famished by the time we arrived at the restaurant. We ordered quite a number of stuff .....
that's clam chowder and lobster bisque soup and our garlic bread....yum yum
we ordered an appetiser platter for two, i think those selections are instant types la, just fried only....but it was ok, pretty nice. =)
livingstone chose the slipper lobster with linguine, nice. the white cream sauce came with nice herb taste.
I had the chicken and mushroom baked rice...good too.
Total damage was $57.I was very satisfied after the dinner....thanks to mabel who told me abt this new place!we'll be back, maybe with bbTara next time. =)Labels: Dinner, discovery, Food, pregnancy, quality time
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Stepping into Yet Con, we felt like we had gone back in time.
The mosaic floor, marble-topped wooden tables, and tiled walls... hmmmm...
Yet Con, one of the original and oldest Hainanese chicken rice eating houses in Singapore, is located in one of the old shophouses along Purvis Street. Its only sign of modernity is its fully air-conditioned interior.
I didnt know wat to order, so we tell her, we want chicken, roasted meat and vege for two persons. The order came VERY FAST. even faster then fast food...
The chicken didnt come with any sauce, same goes to the roasted meat. The chicken comes with an orignal taste without those heavy sesame oil and soy sauce. And it wasn't oily.
The roasted pork looked BLACK (a.ka. chow tar)! doesn't look very appetising, guess presentation is really not a priority for Yet Con afterall.
The stir fried kai lan looked decent and tasted mediocre.
Our total bill came up to about S$24.80, which was rather expensive...
As we sat there for the past 30mins, customers keep streaming in....I supposed Yet Con has its devoted fans who like their chicken rice the homely and old-fashioned way. They also served tze char and steamboat.
Like me, if you want to be transported back in time, try it out.
But for quality chicken rice, singaporeans will know they are almost everywhere in singapore....Labels: chicken rice, discovery, old fashion
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Had a very gd chance to visit Changi Airport Terminal 3 (since we have not travelled via T3 yet, heh heh....)Was there for work purpose. So after the business discussion, we roam around the dutyfree and check out what new facilities they have.
this is indeed very impressive. You get a actual theatre setup at this movie theatre! Screening real movies. I think next time i will check in 5 hrs before my flight schedule. hahaha....
There is a butterfly garden. Honestly, this is the first time I got so close to these butterflies....and surprisingly, i wasn't afraid. =p
There was also a man made waterfall. Nice.
I took many fotos of those butterflies...guess i was impressed and fasinated with the setup....i mean....afterall, this is just an airport, isn't it?
Guess what's this? there is actually a showcase of actual breeding of butterfllies!
yesh! right inside this showcase! i am once again impressed. =)
Butterflies eating pollen?
These butterflies here are eating pineapples....
The viewing gallery.....
Mad abt F1? That's the simulation kit.
He is trying to be mad with F1, nah.....we are not into that la....he stood up 10seconds later.... haha...
that's the departure dutyfree area....
heh heh, thanks to this pass.....So, we decided to settle our dinner here. And I planned for Popeyes.Ever since I had it in Dubai a few years back, I have been thinking of it. Was delighted that they arrived in S'pore. However, I was disappointed with the food.
the standard could not be compared to the one I had in the UAE.
the mashed potato was lousy. Dry. I suppose KFC has better ones.
Over here, they dun serve mashed chick peas....I missed that.... =(Labels: awful food, changi airport, discovery, popeyes
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