Straits Cafe @ Hotel Rendezvous

I resisted going to buffets for a while despite my mum trying to entice me to go for them. I told her eating so much would only make me pile the pounds on. Then she said, of course not! buffet, 不肥! The logic of things. Anyway, so yesterday I went to Straits Cafe @ Hotel Rendezvous. And it was difficult trying to find the entrance to this place if you didn't drive. They are currently under renovations now. So you basically have to find the staircase...

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Old Kim Guan (老金源）

As part of my efforts to explore Sunshine Plaza where it seems like there's a trove of shops plastered with newspaper articles outside their shop as to how fabulous their food is, I arrived at this place: Old Kim Guan. This place is well-known for its chicken wings. Apparently it's one of the 100 best food items you must eat in Singapore. It's $13/14 i think for this platter where you have 4 chicken wings, 8 meatballs and a heap of supposedly...

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With a Pinch of Salt

There's just something instinctive about wanting to find the cheapest set lunch in town right? Well, you might have found it at With a Pinch of Salt. (although admittedly it's not literally "in town".) This place is very cutesy- colourful plastic cups, colourful chairs, random stickers pasted on the windows, lots of random photo frames- this place bursts with colour! At an unbeatable price of $6.90 Nett for weekday lunches (excluding public...

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Aroy-Dee

The lesson I've learnt yesterday: Never assume that an innocuous looking bowl of tom yam soup is not spicy. I thereby crown this place with the spiciest tom yam soup I've ever eaten thus far. Okay we shall leave that for the later part of the post. Let me start with how this shop hidden in Sunshine Plaza, which is not too far away from Plaza Singapura and The Cathay. This was a secret find that I got to know a few months back, from a friend who...

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Voyage Night Festival 2011

If you are free today after throwing your sacred vote into the ballet box, or next Friday and Saturday (2-3 Sep), do yourself a favour by heading over to the Dhoby Ghaut area to be part of the Voyage Night Festival 2011. Seriously, I kid you not. I thought it will be ordinary stuff, but no, I was wrong. This Night Festival is anything but ordinary. At SOTA Titled The FIsh Tree, it is a school of magical fish made from everyday plastic...

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Equinox (High Tea)

My idea of high tea goes like this- decorations around the place of some regal shade, with a chandelier hanging from above, little cakes served on silverware and elaborate plates. At the side of the table, there will be a good pot of tea. That was my idea of high tea, till I went to Equinox yesterday. To just summarise it in a few words: "You're paying for the view and ambience but not the quality of food." The kind of food you'll expect to...

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Presidential Elections

And so here I am, riding on the wave about how I'm going to vote for my President this Saturday. I haven't made up my mind on who to vote for, and it seems like this decision is going to sway between who I think will represent Singapore well, and who will be the President that every Singaporean will come to love. I've been following the reports, and here's my list. What I look for in my President:1) An independent candidate. The President should neither be pro-government or anti-government. There have been much talk about the lack of independence...

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Tonkotsu King

I think ramen is a matter of acquired taste, and I seem not to have acquired the taste for the authentic ramen yet. My whole life, I've been eating ramen cooked by Chinese cooks, and never by the Japanese themselves. (read: Ajisen Ramen) So, after visiting Bario Ramen (here's the review), I wasn't exactly sure if I was ready for more authentic ramen. It just seems counterintuitive that while everybody is raving about the food, I'm here being a sour...

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Boston Common & Public Gardens

It's been nearly a year since I went to Boston. And I remember this place with particular fondness. One of my favourite places in Boston, is the Boston Common, together with the Boston Public Garden. No matter which part of the year you are in, these two places are like real life paintings, depicting the scenes of the season. Fall Winter Spring Summer It's nice to take a nice stroll through the park, watch the little children play when the...

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Farewell, Borders (Wheelock Place)

It's almost ridiculous that I'm actually inserting a post here mourning the demise of Borders (Wheelock Place), instead of squinting my eyes reading some rather incomprehensible material. But, there are some things in life which just can't be replaced, and Borders is one of them. It's not surprising, given how USA's Borders had closed down. Yes, there is no affiliation between the two Borders, but surely the closing of Borders sparks the first indication...

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Skinny Pizza

Whenever I walked past Raffles City, I would pass by Skinny Pizza and wonder what exactly they serve. Pizzas that looked like bread sticks, pizzas that were uber flat, pizzas with healthy ingredients (how impossible is that?) or WHAT? And I found out the answer today- it's got to do with the crust. Exactly how they say it- What a crack. Both of us shared a squid ink pizza. Well, it's not that it's difficult to finish that on your own. But, seriously,...

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Singapore Flyer

What's this mysterious thing... ... complete with nice scenery in the surrounding areas? It's the Singapore flyer! Truth to be told, it doesn't deserve the hype I'm giving to it. And that's only because I'm Singaporean and I have seen the skyline of Singapore many times. That's why being on the flyer doesn't make the skyline any more impressive than it usually is. BUT if you are new to Singapore, it will be good to see the major...

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Pear Tree (Toronto)

I was strolling along Cabbagetown, wondering which restaurant I should step foot into. After a long day trying to explore Toronto, the last thing you want is to eat some crappy food. By the way, you wouldn't really go to Cabbagetown unless you happen to be in that area because it isn't exactly a tourist area. This place looks almost unaffordable from it's exterior, but it proved otherwise. The prices were well worth it for the quality of food. The...

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Casse Crepe Breton (Quebec City)

Imagine a spring day in Quebec where it is still raining. And it feels almost like winter has not left. In all that misery, all you want is to stop walking and find a good warm place to land your feet. You no longer care about your yelp.com. All you care about is inexpensive food to fill your stomach. And my legs led me to this place- Casse Crepe Breton. I sat at the bar counter because the place was pretty full. This place sells crepes and sandwiches....

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Dragon Phoenix Restaurant 龙凤大饭店

The main impetus to going to 龙凤 was because dim sum is 50% during lunch (even during weekends), which is really a steal if you think about it. Apparently, it was one of the best dim sum places four decades ago. The founding chef of this place was one of the chefs who created yusheng! We ticked off so many items on the list, it was almost we had expandable stomachs. The egg tarts were mini and the crust was flaky. We wanted to order a second...

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