Poison Ivy Bistro

After walking around the farm in Bollywood Veggies, it is only right that you visit Poison Ivy Bistro. The menu (which changes on weekends) is on a chalkboard. We had the Vegetarian Platter ($15) which was sufficient for 2 people. We initially wanted to order more food but the waiter advised against doing so because he said it might be too much. Good effort for minimising food wastage! The Moringa Tempura was dangerously addictive. You just...

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Bollywood Veggies

Bollywood Veggies is somewhere I would definitely call ulu. It is not a place I would want to go by public transport because it will take more than 1.5 hour to reach there.  We were lucky to reach there in the morning because by noon, the haze had started to creep up.  You will see references to "the Gentle Warrior" littered all around the compound. What exactly does "gentle warrior" refer to? It turns out that it refers to Ivy...

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Dancing Crab

Yet another of those dining experiences this year that make me go "Wow, I need to start telling people how good the food here is." Make your reservations way in advance because this place fills up very quickly.  Dancing Crab serves country-style Cajun seafood. Cajuns are an ethnic group mainly living in Louisiana, USA. Based on what limited supposed Cajun cuisine I have tried so far, it seems that a trip to New Orleans is absolutely necessary...

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China Mania!: The Global Passion for Porcelain @ Asian Civilisations Museum

Has it already been 3 years since I last visited this museum? The last time I came here, the museum had the exhibition on Terracotta Warriors which I thoroughly enjoyed. We were in the area deciding what to do when our legs brought us here. Free admission for Singapore Citizens and PRs.  The main thing we really took away from this exhibition was how porcelain was being exported around the world, how Chinese porcelain inspired competition...

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Kusu Island

Many things in life don't go according to plan. But as long as we are fine with going with the flow, who knows what we may find?  Initially, we wanted to go to Lazarus Island. But things didn't go according to plan as there weren't ferries to Lazarus Island during the Kusu Island pilgrimage month.  We proceeded to Kusu Island then- on a ferry where we were the youngest passengers on a weekday morning.  For $16, you get...

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