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Lake Toya, Japan

Spot of Tranquility.

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Simplicite Cafe

I have been to Simplicite Cafe twice, once after eating at the nearby Al Forno, and the other after a meal at Beach Road Prawn Mee. Both times, the place was relatively empty with only a table or two being occupied.  Clean with minimalist decor, this place is an ideal location to spend your afternoon just talking about life. You should check their facebook page for their opening hours though- it seems that their opening hours change frequently. We...

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Beach Road Prawn Mee Eating House

Prawn Mee is something that few stalls can do right. Ever so often, a prawn noodle craving hits and off we go hunting for a good bowl of slurp-worthy prawn noodles.  According to The Business Times, the boss is one of the highest-earning hawkers, reportedly earning up to $139,200 a month. The popularity of this place was evident on a Sunday afternoon where the place had hardly an empty seat.  I got the Prawn Noodles with Pork...

Sunday, August 16, 2015

The Little Red Brick (Past Forward: Hearts & Craft Exhibition)

I belong to a generation where there were no iPhones or iPads when we were growing up. Play time sometimes consisted of stacking lego bricks in various colours. It is therefore always amazing how lego enthusiasts can build beautiful structures out of these bricks.  Until 28 August 2015, you can catch this exhibition (The Little Red Brick Show) at the National Library.  There are depictions of scenes which are beyond my time. Take...

Jogurtz

It is no secret that Old Airport Road Food Centre is my favourite hawker centre in Singapore. Besides the popular stalls selling the traditional hawker food like char kway teow, hokkien mee etc, we now see more food stalls catering to the younger crowd. There is now a coconut ice cream stall and a frozen yoghurt bar.  The yoghurt served here looks like that of llao llao's.  We chose a large ($5), which entitles us to 1 topping,...

Monday, August 10, 2015

Halia (Botanic Gardens)

We had passed by Halia on many occasions when visiting Botanic Gardens but only decided to have a meal there recently to celebrate an occasion.  We ordered the Broken Baguette Bruschetta ($10) to nibble on while waiting for our main course. Usually, bruschetta is served as grilled bread topped with garlic and ingredients such as tomato. Here, they separate the garlic, the tomato and the bread. What you get is a very fragrant garlic...

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Pulau Ubin

It has probably been more than a decade since I last visited Pulau Ubin. Even though I stay in the east, reaching Changi Point Ferry Terminal (not to be mistaken with Changi Ferry Terminal) took me more than an hour by public transport. Once we reached the terminal, we were quickly herded onto the boat to fill the boat's capacity of 12.  The ride only cost Sin$2.50 one way and within 10 minutes, we reached Pualu Ubin. Pulau Ubin...

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Old Street Bak Kut Teh (Kallang Wave Mall)

Old Street Bak Kut Teh is a prime example of how using technology can reduce the need for manpower. Orders are made using the iPad which is attached to your table. The menu is clear and easy to understand.  This place is the Chinese equivalent of McDonalds- the food came within 5 minutes of placing our orders.  We ordered Set A ($11.10) which consisted of bak kut teh, you tiao, rice and beancurd. The servers were friendly and...