Food - Japanese : Coco Ichibanya Curry House

 

This is a spacious branch with exceptionally high ceiling. I have pass by this shop a few times even see it in shanghai when i was there but never have i try it before. Among all the other japanese places the Q is consider short during dinner time at The Star Vista, we are just the second in Q browsing the menu during the wait.

 

Seriously I think the restaurant ought to change their menu pictures, its totally not appetizing by looking at the photo. Maybe curry rice is not an easy shot due to its color and the combi for the rice like fish fillet, fried prawn etc.

 

Mushroom Omelette Curry Rice

We had orderd 2 sides with the Mushroom Omelette Curry Rice being Cheese and Fried Chicken. However we rejected the cheese top up as it is not melted cheese on top of the rice but they give u a separate portion of mozerella cheese which is quite -_-" for us.
The fried chicken was over fried too can taste the fried oil taste.

First mouth of the rice and it taste pretty good, flavorful with a little melted cheese and mushroom. Together with the egg and rice its kinda good match. Slightly disappointed that the rice is not wrapped in the egg but rather the egg just top on the rice, well it doesnt really matter but it just seems to "taste" better that way.

Pork Cutlet Omelette Curry Rice

The curry for the pork cutlet is the same as the mushroom rice without the mushroom. The pork cutlet taste well with the curry and the portion is quite big actually. To me i start to get tired or bored eating the curry 1/2 way thru the gravy. i guess if there are other addition to the gravy it may not get sick of it so fast, maybe potato or carrot will be good :)

 

One thing i like about this place is, if you opt for the normal curry rice without the omelette, you can actually choose your rice portion and spiciness. With a reduction of rice portion they actually give you certain rebate. However this is not applicable to the omelette rice as i understand that the omelette rice should be pre-portioned and cannot make adjustment to it. 

 

Pricing wise the curry rice range from is around $13.90 - $16.90 if i remember correctly, reasonable for a resturant setting. Our bill came up to $37 plus consisting 2 omelette rice and one side order of fried chicken.

 

 

Address

The Star Vista Mall, #02-06

 

Website : http://www.ichibanya.co.jp/english/index.html

Food-Porridge Buffet : Rajah Inn @ Tiong Bahru

Rajah Inn @ Tiong Bahru

 

Craving for a rainy day will always be something less dry and hot. Been to Rajah Inn a few times and always like this place because its just so value for money plus its nice!



Its a daily affair from 11.30am to 2.30pm and during working days the q starts to form up ard 1pm thus its always good to arrive early around 12noon. There is a wide variety of selection and fr 6.90++ per pax normally we wouldnt have much expectations, however this place is really good. Despite its prices, they did not compromise on the taste of food, simple dishes though but the spread is good enough to keep us full.

 

My favorite : Crispy Fried Fish, Chinese sausage, steam egg and mince meat :)

 

If porridge couldnt make you full, they have fried rice and bee hoon too! Not really tried both of that, maybe next time and i will add on to my review. Fried fish is a must alright, i can have it on its own even after finishing 2 bowls of porridge.

Tips for the place, normally the q for food starts in waves, so when one waves starts just sit back and relax. When the waves is gone you can just get the food easily without any q.

The stuff there are really kind and friendly too, was there on a rainy day and kinda stranded on where to place my brolly. A lady just came to me and pass me a NTUC plastic bag for my wet brolly and hand it for me at the back of my chair. Thumbs up!!!

Address

302 Tiong Bahru Road #02-13/14/15
Tiong Bahru Plaza Singapore 168732

Tel :+65 6835 0080

Website : www.rajahinn.com.sg

 

Porridge Buffet: 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
     

Beauty - Sun Block : ZA True White Day Protector SPF26

ZA True White Day Protector SPF 26+ PA++

Its a must to wear this product everyday. Been years and i am still in love with this product. Its light, doesnt clog pores and non greasy. I do not have to apply a thick layer too. 1 down side may be the SPF level which is at 26+ where by product nowadays provide for like SPF50 protection.

Its very cost effective too especially during sales season where by watsons or john little have sales like 30% or 20% + 20% this product cost just around S$10.00 per tube. If I happen to be in taipei i will stock this up as its even cheaper there maybe ard S$8 with some promotion going on in their pharmacies.

Sun Protection Factor SPF is to indicate the protection against UVB by giving a guideline on the time we can stay protected out in the sun. SPF26 means it offers a protection in the sun for up to 26 *10 = 260mins.
UVA cause problems like aging skin while UVB is the culprit to sun burn.

PA refers to the Protection grade of UVA rays which can cause pigmentation too! With a grade of PA++, ZA True White Protector provides moderate UVA Protection which is relatively sufficient for most outdoor activities.

 

This is the normal amount i apply on my face. It may seems that the protector forms a white mask over the face but when applied it doesnt. I will either top my face up with another layer of loose powder or stops at the protector.

Food-Dessert : Awfully Chocolate @ The Star

An attractive cafe that makes me want to grab a chocolate inside. The place looks exceptionally attractive with their range of chocolates, cakes and tarts display right at their door step over the glass doors.



Chocolate Tarts and Cream Buree

Besides the attractive desserts they serve coffee and hot chocolates too , which makes it just so right for a after meal chillax. One thing i noticed about this place is that all the service staff are young and cute girls dressed in their white t-shirt uniform :) Making the ordering experience kinda pleasent. Desserts, chocolates and young ladies are quite a good combination. I ordered a White Chocolate Cream Buree tart and hot chocolate drink.

White Chocolate Cream Buree Tart



 

The tart was caramelised with sugar on the top layer which adds more flavor to the not too sweet tart. The tart taste more like custard than white chocolate though. I tried eating all the different layer seperately but still couldnt quite get the white chocolate taste. Its nice though as the tart is soft and not dry.

 

 

Hot Chocolate

Hot Chocolate comes top with not whipped cream but fresh cream i think, its thick with dash of chocolate powder. The hot chocolate itself is very thick and i find it difficult to finish it after awhile because almost instanteously there is phlegm. My friend feels the same too and we have to drink plain water to wash our throat despite sharing just 1 hot chocolate. Those who loves thick chocolate might like it though.



Address
1 Vista Exchange Green
#02-18
Singapore 138617
T: (+65) 6694 4805
F: (+65) 6694 4804

Operating hours
Sun-thur 10am-10pm
Fri-sat and eve of ph 10am-11pm

Website : www.awfullychocolate.com

Travel Food - USA : Hot n Juicy

Without knowing anyone in the states i doubt we will find this place to eat. A special concept of ordering seafood by the bag (weight) customised with your preferred marinate sauce. No forks no spoon no plates..this place is rather special in their concept where by we order what kind of seafood we want ranging from prawn to crab to even lobster. Their specialty is their hot n juicy sauce crawfish!

Hot n Juicy Prawns

We can also select the spicy level we prefer. Besides the delicious seafood range they have they also serve very yummy cajun fries and sweet potato fries! Am so surprise to see that on the menu because i had always seen sweet potato fries in Asian countries like taiwan but in states i never expect i would see that on the menu.

Soft drinks ordered here are free flow so we don't have to worry too much on the spicy level but of course not too spicy else we would not feel the sweetness of seafood any more :)

Everything is disposable here!

Address

Hot n Juicy

4810 Spring Mountain Rd. Ste C-D
Las Vegas, NV 89102
702-891-8889
Sun-Thurs: 12:00 pm -10:00 pm
Fri-Sat: 12:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Website : hotnjuicycrawfish.com

Food - Japanese : Shimbashi Soba

Japanese food cluster seems to be a popular idea in shopping mall nowadays, i wonder if its due to the popularity of japanese food in singapore. Nex mall has a cluster of japanese restuarant at its Basement 1 too name the Shokutsu 10.

There are quite a handful of selection for the menu, they have sets too each consisting a rice and soba. Its very filling because of the 2 main dishes.
We ordered a black pepper salmon and soba set, and a la cart dishes of soba with some tempura items (i cant recall the actual name), a portion of salmon with quail egg, tamago, grill duck and also we end the meal with a green tea cheese cake and ice cream.



Black pepper salmon and soba set

The set came with a mini black pepper salmon rice, soba with a zesty duck dip, fried toufu and orange. The soya sauce that came with the set taste pretty salty unlike normal japanese soya instead it reminds me more of chinese soya sauce instead.

Personally i feel that black pepper and salmon doesnt goes quite well as the black pepper flavorful taste has actully covered the sweetness of salmon nature flavor.



Zesty Stew Duck Dip



 

 

 

 

The dip is taste good with the soba but too salty on its own. Its filled with generous filling of mushrooms, beancurd skin and also 2 pcs of duck slices.











 

Tempura Soba

Tempura Soba is special with a half cooked egg by the center of the noodles. Am not too sure if this dish should be serve hot or cold coz when its presented, its neither..more like  room temperature noodle with tempura. Its a bit bland to my liking for the noodle but with the fried mushroom and vegetable its acceptable and the portion is generous.

 

 

 

Salmon with quail egg

One of my favorite order from this japanese place is this salmon with quail egg. Mixing the egg together with the salmon, its fresh and smooth. The sauce that was blended togehter with the egg and salmon makes the dish taste very refreshing and yummy too! The salmon seems to just melt in my mouth.

The other side dishes ordered was the grilled duck with salt and leek by the side. This dish you definitely must dip a dash of salt with the leek and wrap the duck around it before sending the whole piece into your mouth then it taste good. Initially i just eat the duck slice and i feel to myself..this is tasteless but with the leek and salt its chewy and appetizing in fact :)

Grill Duck with Leek and Salt

Green tea Cheese Cake

Lastly we end the meal with a dessert, green tea cheese cake. The presentation of the cake is quite nice with a scope of vanilla ice cream. However the ice cream doesnt seems to be going with the green tea cheese cake, its more like 2 dessert on 1 plate. The cheesecake is a bit too bland, no sweetness of cheese neither is there green tea after taste. Can definitely do better than this i guess :)


Address :
Nex Mall
23 Serangoon Central
#B1-K1/02/03/04/78/79/80 Nex
Tel: 66344786 Fax: 66344796

www.sobaworld.com.sg/

Food-Taiwan Porridge : ABC Market Gu Zao Ren Porridge 古早人台湾粥

Once awhile when I feel like something light teochew porridge / taiwan porridge comes to my mind. Actually i don't really know the difference between the two, except that teochew porridge has more braised items like duck, pork belly , tau pok and stuff...

Always see this stall at ABC market but first time to try with a friend who frequent the stall. Based on her recommendation we had 4 rather light dishes namely : stir fried tau gay (bean sprout) , long beans with hei bi, toufu and furong egg.




4 Dishes 2 porridge

I was kinda disappointed when i see the portion which are exceptionally small at a normal zi char price ranging from $5 - $8. One plus point is that the porridge is free flow so its always advisable to sit close to the stall coz the auntie will auto refill your porridge.

Food wise its really nice actually, especially the toufu with pork floss on top. The sauce is something i find special but cant figure out what is it. Its slightly sweet and the texture is sticky. Together with the floss, the tofu is so smooth and yummy! Well though the portion are small, its really just right for the 2 of us.

4 dishes, no meat cost us $22. Thats when i find it a bit too pricy...

Address:
ABC Brickworks Market & Food Centre
6 Jalan Bukit Merah #01-142/143
Singapore 150006

Food - Breakfast Cafe : Confused Cook at Arab Street

Was at arab street some time back for breakfast..in hope to have breakfast at some chill places i end up getting into Confused Cook...

Its a small and cosy place with many display of beer bottles, too bad its early morning else their selection is really good from ciders to beer :)

From common beers to not so common ciders

 We ordred the breakfast set and Rosti with sausage with coffee. Rosti with sausage portion is good and its quite tasty as compared to the breakfast set. However too much same flavor sausage makes me bored after awhile. The breakfast set looks good however it doesnt taste as good as it looks ..

Rosti with sausage

Breakfast Set

Maybe i will try to go there for brunch and lunch instead of breakfast next time, saw online there are some pretty good reviews on their lunch menu like burgers :)

Address
25 Arab Street
Tel: 6396 8422

Beauty - Eyes : Laneige White Plus Renew Eye Protector (Day Care) SPF12+ PA

Been using this for some time and though of reviewing it for the first time. I have been a fan of Laneige for some time especially their Renew range.

The texture of Laneige has always been the reason why am sticking to it. My face feels light and comfortable every time i apply their products.

This eye product is dispense from its brush applicator, normally i will juz dab it on my under eye, use the brush to apply it all over the area then dab it again using my ring finger which apparently give the least pressure to our delicate skin area at the eye.



White plus renew eye mate with SPF

The texture of this eye product is creamy yet feels light on my eye lid. it is dispense by pressing the end of the applicator like that you will do when using a mechanical pencil. With that it often dispense a bit too much cream so i have to slowly press the button everytime.



Brush Applicator

I do not feel that it has actually lighten my dark circle but it does brighten the area abit and most prob not gg to use a second stick coz seems like its finished faster than my usual eye cream ahahaa so for cost effective-ness wise am skipping a second tube for this.

Food - Japanese : Menya Musashi

麺屋武蔵 - Menya Musashi

Was at this new eco mall at buona vista recently and was looking around for food. The star is design so that the whole place is open-air with shops having their own individual air con unit. The mall itself is not air-conditioned, pretty cool for a after rainy day. Not too sure about bright sunny or rainy day though.

There are quite a handful of eateries and we decide to settle ourseleves in this ramen shop that claim to be the best seller and Number 1 ramen in japan.



Shop Front at The Star : Menya Musashi

The shop itself is a small japanese style ramen shop with small tables and chairs, sitting of maybe less than 15? its an open kitchen concept so you can see whats going on in the kitchen.

                       

The main focus of the restuarant is of course ramen, they serve side dishes too. We ordered 2 types of ramen with different soup base. They have a total of 3 soup base namly : White (original) , Black (garlic) , Red (spicy) .

Our orders are Cha Siew ramen in white soup and Duck ramen black soup.  First taste of the soup is very thick. I can see floating garlic on the soup which adds to the taste of it.  The soup taste even thicker than the original soup base and a tat too oily.



White : Original Soup Base
Cha siew ramen comes with 2 pcs of cha siew , half cooked tamago, seaweed and some vege.



After drinking a few mouth of the soup i can feel a layer form in my mouth and its really not my preferred kind of soup base i feel that its just too oily and as much as i can remember i dun recall other ramen soup base to give me this after taste.


Black : Garlic Soup Base
The duck ramen comes with 4 pcs of smoked duck slices, half cooked tamago and condiments.

Seriously after eating the ramen i just have the urge to find something to drink and wash away the oil and after taste. However i do read of reviews indicating that they like the soup so i guess food tasting is afterall very subjective to individual taste bud.



Half cooked tamago

The tamago is not too bad in terms of the taste but i would prefer it to be a little bit more watery than solid that it is being prepared.

The total bill came up to $33.90 for 2 and we are super full.


Address :
The Star Vista
1 Vista Exchange Green
#B1-08

Foot Reflex : Imperial Apple Spa

Foot Reflex is one of my loves <3 <3
Since last year i have been gg for foot reflex in singapore , taiwan and shanghai.. of coz all give different experience and by far shanghai experience is pretty good and cheap as compared to singaopore outlets.

Imperial Apple Spa is a relatively new massage joint located near tanjong pagar MRT just besides Amara hotel. I have walk pass this joint a few times and see tha they have very attractive promotion of $29 for 1 hour foot reflex before 7pm, $38 per hour after 7pm and also 1 hour body massage at $48! Woohoo that is so so reasonable.

                                   Reclining chair in twin room:)

This price is suppose to be a opening special price but when i ask the masseur about the opening special duration, he mentioned that it should be on going for awhile for publicity. What i like most about the place is the atmosphere, it makes you feel that you are going to some posh massage place and that they have individual rooms for you too! I heard that besides twin room they also have 4 pax room with wifi, and it is a hot favorite among working class during lunch hours.

The chairs are super comfy with an option to adjust the position to almost lying down angle, it makes me wanna order one for my own house. The room comes with a TV set which you can choose to watch a movie while having your foot reflex. The angle of the TV is good too, unlike some massage joint where by the TV angle is way off for guest while on a recline position. Not to mention , it comes with free flow hot tea too!

The operation hours is another plus point as it is avaliable in the wee hours of the night til 4am, its a good relax place after a midnight movie and after which we can still head to near by prata place for supper..how nice !

Ok with all the plus plus plus point, 1 area of improvement should be the skill of the masseur if the skills are superb then wow this place will be perfect! I feel that the hot water they soak our foot in can be hotter and the time shorter. And to play safe its better to call and book appointment before heading there as they are just beside amara hotel this place can be quite packed at times. My first visit there without appointment ended me up with no massage :(



Address:
171 Tras Street, Union Building
Singapore 079025
Behind Amara Hotel
Opening Hours Mon-Sun 10am - 4am daily
http://imperialapplespa.com.sg/AboutUs.html

Good Day...The Begining...

Its a long overdue project of myself to write a blog, post photos and do up some reviews of things around me, experience of me and also foodie food!

After procrastinating for years, TA DAH!!!

Foodie food is my love, i love to eat and i think its the best past times though i feel that i ought to incorporate it with some exercise as well as women of age, not too easy to maintain..haha especially when i dun have a super figure to start with..so to eat more i have to exercise more the strike a balance..at least i try to exercise.hur hur..

various food i have tasted :)

Like any other girls , i also like to buy lotsa 'i think i have use for this' items, be it cosmetics, skin care or just some zar ba lang stuff. I will always use and use the product but is it exactly useful? i don't know, so i though maybe by starting a blog i will encourage myself to monitor the progress of the various products as well..Erhmm..hopefully...

Cheers and welcome !! <3 <3