profile i'm a girl who have stepped into the unknown called work and decided that schooling is better. i also have a propensity to go crazy over fried chicken wings and simply love to squeeze and over-feed my obese hamsters. my blog is a mode for expressing my love for food, movies, travel and shopping! contact qiuuing@gmail.com email me if you don't feel comfortable leaving a tag :) Lijit Search tagboard resolutions for 2011 exercise once a week start saving more than half of my salary every month find a boyfriend (added by lily) shopping list 2011 lancome flextencils basic black pumps one whole set of nail art (pedicure) a car (!!!) reads friends adrienne bren bobby cheeks farah ivy jeannie sharon sijing vic other blogs beatrice tan camemberu grocery list ieatishootipost sixpegs sparklette recommended shops accessories ivbelongings mykillerheels mysummerdiary mytreasurest clothes hervelvetvase lollyrouge loveandbravery lovebonito myspringfling missypixie modparade robotninjas trooops vaingloriousyou food cupcake divinity food infinity mad baker periwinkle bake shop others concierge.sg iconceptz snugg the little happyshop uniquegrabs whimsnfancies toys an ufo-catcher addict's woes lain lain plushie paradise previous entries by post
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 Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 18:46
taxi drivers learn french this video from the noose is tickling my funny bone. it's on my favourite list! Saturday, May 28, 2011 @ 20:38
straitskitchen @ grand hyatt singapore my hod treated us to dinner at straitskitchen. i was so excited! my first ever treat and i've heard really good reviews from my colleagues who had been there before.      a few of us went early to scope the fare offered. i came prepared, wearing my leggings (expandable compared to jeans) and my asos baby-doll tunic (to hide my tummy).   we had ourselves a table tucked into the corner of the restaurant, which was a good thing since we were making so much noise joking around.     the first thing we did there (other than trying... oops looking at the food) was to order drinks. hmmm... it wasn't very cheap. they had typical local drinks like barley, sugarcane, teh tarik, but the price almost quadruple the usual cost, about $6-8.50 per drink.  the choices displayed were wide-ranging! best of all, they were placed into sections like local delights, northern indian, noodles, etc.   i tasted the laksa and prawn noodles. the laksa was a bit diluted and the soup of the prawn mee salty.  satay was considered a must-try by most of my colleagues. we had mutton and beef, both were delicious! tender palatable portions.  rojak was delicious too! the you tiao (dough fritter) was grilled, crispy and toasty warm. and of course, what's most important for me was the dessert spread! and i was seriously tempted to try everything but my tummy didn't have enough space.  clockwise from top left: pear lotus dessert, goreng pisang (banana fritters) and or-nee (yam paste). the pear lotus dessert was yummy! a bit sweet for my colleagues, but i loved it. the goreng pisang was seriously huge! we had to share. the or-nee was dreamy but the portion too small.   there were many kuehs which were sweet and heavenly. just nice to just pop it into your mouths.  the very last item i had was the ice-cream. they had many local fruit flavours, but i chose only two scoops--durian and sweet corn. the durian is probably one of the best durian ice-cream i ever had! i still prefer the sweet corn ice-cream you can get from ice-cream carts along the road. there were so many other dishes that i have not taken pictures of. will bring my family here for a meal when pay comes in! Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 12:31
ochre @ orchard central           "Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity." --Voltaire Labels: food Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 19:49
potc + greenhouse cafe + ikea just to start the post off, i have been shopping lots and here's a recent buy from lovebonito!  loving the chiffon purple prints. i actually bought the whole set that was on the model, including the tube dress! sometimes when blogshops match a perfect outfit, it's hard for consumers to resist. also, if you noticed, i dyed my hair black! rather sick of brown hair already, so it's here to stay :) below is sis with her f21 lace top:  she loves lace. bought the top some time ago, but never wore it until that day. ok, on to what i did that day. first we watched pirates of the caribbean: on stranger tides. as expected, johnny depp was an awesome actor, the plot was thrilling and the new characters just added to the intrigue.  can't wait for the next edition of the potc franchise! after the movie, we went to greenhouse cafe. always noticed it but never crossed my mind that it would serve main courses as i thought it was more of a cafe. to my surprise, the place actually serves steak as well!     i tried set a, prawn paste chicken pasta. all sets come with soup of the day and dessert (which i opted not to have as it was watermelon).  the mushroom soup was delicious. doesn't taste like soup out of a box. furthermore, i'm not really a fan of mushrooms, so the fact that they blended the mushrooms into the soup instead of putting in slices of mushrooms was a draw for me.  the pasta was nothing special, just plain tomato sauce. the chicken was done perfectly, however it's an item that you would rather have at a tsi-cha place rather than at a western restaurant.  i was quite disgusted by the sweetness of the soda. can't really remember what was the exact soda i ordered, but i felt like i was drinking syrup. i didn't even finish half of it. following dinner, was supper at ikea!  absolutely best chicken wings ever.  since i had dinner already, i ordered peach tea and cinnamon roll. the roll was nice but i bit hard. would be better if it was toasted in the oven before serving.  oooo... one last thing! i bought a bag to store the shawl my sis knitted for me and it bears a striking resemblance to my hamster! Labels: family, food, hammies, movies, shopping Sunday, May 22, 2011 @ 20:11
ootoya, clementi mall. unpleasant experience.  ootoya has opened a branch in clementi mall, which is so cool because of the close proximity. however, i doubt i will be patronising from it again because of the horrendous service received. ootoya at orchard central was so much better. just some examples of how atrocious the service was:how this is going to generate positive feedback and attract patronage, i am not sure. it is definitely giving a bad name to such a popular restaurant. the management had better do something quickly about its staff before they start losing whatever clientele they have.         food presentation and taste were just as good as the orchard central branch. sad to say i can't say the same about the service. Labels: food |