I came, I ate, I think it might be a while before I head back again

Headed over to Taipei for the New Year Eve countdown at the Taipei 101 building. I have decided that Taipei is now officially the new Bangkok, just did massive pigging out and shopping over the 4 days that I was there.. Presenting to you .. And these are just in my photos. There are still quite a bit in my friends' collections. Thank goodness, i went in a group and we shared everything.


Sweet QQ Potato Balls ...


Pork Cutlet Noodles


Pig's Blood


Oyster Omelet


The Monstrous Meatballs


Steamed Glutinous Rice - Pork Intestines & Ribs


Just Really Good Pork Liver


Really Good Pork Cutlet


The Bowl of 'I totally couldn't finish' Beef tendon and meat Noodles


Betel Nut ... - l-;;; I tried, I spat, never again


Mee Sua


BBQ Machi


BBQ Quail Eggs


Smelly Toufu - totally different from the versions that I had in Hong Kong and in Shanghai. It was roasted, sauced, and came with veggies. Definitely the least smelly of the 3 versions.


Duck Blood Soup


Pig Blood On a Stick - Totally loving the peanut powder exterior ..


Pork Sausage and BBQ Meat


BBQ Squid


BBQ Mushroom


Snake Blood Set !


Marinated Meat Rice


Carrot Cake


The famous fried Coffin Bread


Bite Size Crabs - Pearl Crabs


Bittergound Juice


The famous Shilin Fried Chicken Cutlet that is bigger than my face




The traditional Taiwanese breakfast of spring onion pancake, sandwiches from their sandwich shop..

Art in Motion

Had the best teppanyaki meal at Shima, just watching the chef preparing the food in front of us was just poetry in motion. We had an assortment of food and sake, ranging from the dory, foie gras, 2 different cuts of beef, fried rice, prawns, scallops among others.

Stuffed but gorgeous, gorgeous dinner.


Shima Restaurant
22 Scotts Road
Level 1 Goodwood Park Hotel
Singapore 228221
p: 67346281

49th Day, and many other things

It has been a while since I last updated the blog. In between all this time, was the Mid Autumn festival,


family dinners, weddings, Grandma's 49th Day of prayers.

Honestly, though, I could do with a bit of fun right now in my life. No, make it a WHOLE LOT of fun ^^;;

For the time being, food and good company are still the two constants in my life. Celebrating R's birthday at il Lido, quaintly located at a corner of the Sentosa Golf Club. The exteriors of the restaurant is shaped like a sail, overlooking the South China sea and the Sentosa Golf course, making it a nice getaway from the buzz of the city. (If you don't believe me, just check out the amazing photos here)

For starters, we had some carpaccio, scallops and calamari.

They tasted great but nothing to shout about. Until, my mains came, my eyes widen in surprise and swore to go back again.

I had sea-urchin with spiced zucchini spaghetti.

Presentation was simple, when the dish first came, it looked like some soba noodles with a few strips of zucchini. It was so good, I scraped the sauce off my plate with the spoon when I finished. The pasta was cooked perfectly, the brown sauce that coated the noodles lightly was sea urchin blended with cream. With every bite, I could taste the beauty of the pasta and that sea-tasting aftertaste that one associates with sea urchin.


My friends had some seafood spaghetti, prawn ravioli, steak and seabass. I was so obsessed with mine, that I didn't stop to try anyone's dish. -l- Now, I know why people call this one of the best restaurants in Singapore.

We had tiramisu, creme brulee and lime yogurt in a berry soup for dessert. The creme brulee was extremely good with this limey aftertaste. But who cares about dessert? I want to go back there for pasta again!!


il Lido
Sentosa Golf Club,
27 Bukit Manis Road
Singapore 099892

Swinging on A Hammock, Sipping a Cold Red Bull, Watching the Cars Go By

With a slight tinge of regret, I had to pass on free F1 Grandstand tickets to watch Defending the Cavemen on Friday. A production which I could not even defend. It was mediocre, and tapped upon stereotypical behaviors which honestly failed in translation, be it the cultural context or simply that time has gone by too fast for this outdated script.

Thankfully, my friends with connections pulled through again and I scored some F1 tickets for Saturday. This time, I could not let the opportunity go by.


On a ferry ride from Clarke Quay, I found myself at the Singapore Flyer with a goodie bag. Swinging on a hammock, sipping the cold Red Bull that came with the goodie bag, watching the race cars go by. Life ... here's still loving new experiences ~




Spotted, the lonely weirdo Toyota fan. Check out his bermudas, it looks like he just got out of bed. Majorly eager for people to take snapshots of him like a cos-play event. - l -

The evening light was beautiful...

And our ticket came free with a ride on the Singapore Flyer, so we watched the entire circuit from above while the cars were doing their trial run


My first F1 experience... :)

Laksa Steamboat

Ever heard of a Laksa Steamboat? The first reaction among my friends was, "Thank god you're going on a Friday night, at least you can camp out in your house loo on Sat". The first impression among everyone was this hot, spicy, rich broth that would simply be lethal after the first few mouthfuls.

The laksa steamboat was definitely not as rich a broth as you expect, nor as spicy. Instead, it was just mellow and rich with coconut milk, yet not overwhelming. The cockles provided were big, plump, juicy and extremely satisfying.

A bowl of laksa leaves and chilli was provided for each customer to customize the level of spiciness that they desired. Food items were ala-carte and pretty expensive. (S$3 for a plate of 8 meatballs? ..Where did they fly the meatballs from? Taiwan?)


Worth a try at least. Headed for drinks at Prive afterwards, lovely night catching up with my old team. Now making plans to head to JB for seafood.

Laksa Steamboat Seafood Restaurant
404 Telok Blangah Road
Singapore 098840
Tel: 62757069