Mouth Restaurant 地茂馆 (China Square Central)

We decided to head down to Mouth Restaurant 地茂馆 a couple of weeks ago. If you look at the picture carefully, you will see that the restaurant is located at the shophouse with light blue paint. Don't you just love how colourful some of the shophouses in Singapore can be?  We claimed some offer from Facebook for a free peking duck with minimum spending of $128. On their website, they also state that there's a OCBC coupon with...

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Mei Heong Yuen Dessert 味香园 (Temple Street)

Chinatown has a whole truckload of food gems. You could probably eat there for a few years without any repetition. After dinner, we went for dessert at Mei Heong Yuen 味香园. It was awarded the Best Food Awards 2009/2010 by "The Green Book", and featured in many newspapers etc.  There was plenty of space in the shophouse, spanning 3 shop spaces. Check out this CNN article on the oldest shops in Chinatown that remain till this day, of...

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Durian History

While walking along Chinatown, I saw a Caucasian, by the roadside, eat a whole box of durians on his own. That look of bliss was priceless. I was surprised because I know a lot of Caucasians get turned off by the smell supposedly because it smells like baby poo. To me (and I'm sure many other Singaporeans share my sentiments), durians deserve the accolade of the King of Fruits, whether because of its smell or its taste. That said, I was glad...

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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Ever since I watched Madagascar 3, I have been annoying those around me and potentially bursting their ear drums by singing Circus Afro. I didn't watch the first two installments but I don't think I missed out much because they did some recap here and there to provide the context. There is a unspoken cardinal rule when watching cartoons: Don't laugh louder than the children. But then again, the cinema is so dark, you probably won't be judged for it later because the other adults wouldn't know where the laughter came from.  I...

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Free Rice

Sometimes, you reach a point in time where you don't know which websites to surf anymore. Sometimes, you feel like you haven't been doing any good recently. Free Rice comes to the rescue! I went on this website quite often in the past when I was bored but forgot about it. Recently, I can't remember what I was reading, but I chanced upon this again. Well, learn some English words and do some good today! Every click counts! Click on the picture...

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Sin Swee Kee Restaurant

We dropped by Sin Swee Kee one day to try its famous chicken rice. That was after a round of contemplating whether to enter the slightly more crowded Swee Kee a few stores down.  Plenty of space even on weekend lunch! For $6.50, we got a plate of rice, xiao bai cai, roasted chicken and home made barley. I didn't see what's so fantastic about this stall. The chicken rice was normal (not dry), the vegetables were mixed with...

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The Cartel Bistro

112 Katong has turned out to be a favourite haunt everytime we can't decide where to eat.  Just like how moths are attracted to lights, we walked into The Cartel Bistro because of the vibrant decor. And yes, in case you are wondering, The Cartel Bistro is a new concept store by Cafe Cartel.  There is a weekday promotion going on and we happened to chance upon the 1-for-1 Chef Recommends Complete Meal (Wednesday). Click here for...

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Out of the Pan

If you are looking for a review on the main courses at Out of the Pan, please click here. When we went, there was a one-for-one for the main course (crepes) as well as desserts (DBS/POSB card). But for the desserts, you can enjoy a 1-for-1 only if you order from the same category.For example, if you  order a sweet crepe, you can only get another crepe and not a waffle. We got a Banana Split Waffle ($14). This was the preferred dessert compared...

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Trail #2: City Hall (Part II)

Introduction Continuing from Part I of the City Hall Trail, this trail will highlight a trail where you can catch some great views of Singapore's city skyline at night while still being able to see some iconic attractions. City Hall Trail View Larger Map A. City Hall MRT Station Start from City Hall MRT Station. You may want to have dinner at Raffles City Shopping Centre before starting your trail, or to have a late dinner at Lau Pa...

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Trail #2: City Hall (Part I)

Introduction City Hall has lots of interesting things to see and quite a bit of shopping to do. Therefore, the City Hall Trail will be separated into several parts so that it's more manageable.  City Hall Trail  I did a City Hall Trail yesterday and here, I've marked the places on Google Map. If you are interested in retracing my footsteps, all you need to do is to print out the map and to follow it accordingly. Why I did this was because...

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The Handburger (Raffles City Shopping Centre)

The first time I went to The Handburger, it was at the 313 branch. (Click here for the review.) After that dinner, we bought another Groupon and decided to visit the Raffles City branch.  Since I was deciding between the Duck Confit and Battered Dory the last time (and Duck Confit won), I decided to get the Battered Dory this time. I chose the mushroom soup (other choices include salad and fries) to go with the Battered Dory...

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Singapore Philatelic Museum

If you think a museum full of stamps are only for stamp collectors or for kids, you can't be further away from the truth. As long as you still have an inner child or simply love to see new and/or colourful things, you need to go to the Singapore Philatelic Museum. Yesterday was the second time I was there and the exhibits still amaze me.  The red post box situated outside the Museum can be commonly seen in the United Kingdom. And yes,...

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Peranakan Museum

If someone ever asked me, "What is the first thing that comes to your mind when I say 'Peranakan'?" I might say, "Uh, the kuehs? Or the nonya kebaya? " Since that answer clearly sounds far too superficial, I decided to head down to the Peranakan Museum to hunt for a slightly smarter answer.  Located in an old primary school, Tao Nan School, the construction of this building was completed in 1912.  On the first floor, there is...

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