Chocolate Buffet @ Fullerton

After the K-session, we then proceeded to Fullerton Hotel for the Chocolate Buffet. There are cakes, chocolates, ice-cream, fondeau, drinks served there. Did not managed to try the whole range, especially those HUGE chocolate cakes.

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The one with the raspberry at the far end was da best.... The slice of cake was the one that stopped my momentum for the day. Hazelnut chocolate cake...


More pictures...The one with the strawberry is some chestnut cognac cake.. quite refreshing though...


And some fruits coated with chocolate! Pineapple at the far left, two strawberries and two honeydew... Haha..

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My Ramblings...
Great experience for first-timers due to ambience and novelty. However, it is too pricey for frequent visits.

Rant - WooLee Korean Restaurant @ Food Republic

Met up with Yi-An yesterday for K session.

Went to the Korean Restaurant called WooLee at Food Republic for lunch. Ordered the Kimchi Ramen and Seafood Pancake.



The drink that is cheaper than a pot of tea..


Rating:

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My Ramblings:

I was so upset with the service there and this will be first and last visit there. The service was horrid. We were browsing at the menu and the waitress kept recommending dishes to us. When we said we will take a look first, she stopped pushing for a few seconds only and she continued recommending. Once we have ordered, she just left the table and did not even serve us after that. It's like we can request something and she ignore us. We couldnt be bothered to call for her again. The food was reasonably, as in I do not have the eating "instant noodles" feeling. But, for such service, I rather let this be my last visit there. I would go to my favourite Korean place at Smith Street instead....

Dim Sum Buffet @ Goodwood

Went for the dim sum buffet at Goodwood on Sunday. The buffet starts from 8am and ends at 10am.

Dumplings with different topping - otah, mushroom, top shell and fishcake



Fried stuff...


More food


Carrot Cake


Chee Cheong Fun


Porridge


Desserts..


Egg tart

Fruits


Ratings - 5/10 (Below expections as I thought it would be a la carte type of buffet (i.e. you can order what you want to eat). Hence, no mango prawns in sight though.

Pretty normal food served. Not worth the effort to wake up and sample on a Sunday morning (buffet is only available on weekend afternoon and Sunday morning)).

Starbucks

While waiting for my dear to knock off... Warm Chocolate Cake

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with a glass of matcha latte...

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Rating - 6/10 (Ok-ish although I realised my preference for green tea is no longer there)

My last day of being "jobless"

My last day of enjoyment.. Kicked off my day with a sumptuous breakfast from MacDonalds...

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Followed by my all-time comfort food at Kuriya - Kaisen Nabeyaki Udon. Cost about 30 plus or so.. Love this meal because of the Ingredients!! One of the best nabeyaki udon that I have ever eaten!

It has prawns, clams, scallops, beancurd, mushroom, seaweed and egg - What else can I ask for? I have tried places that served lobster nabeyaki, somehow Kuriya still stands out. Oh.. They used orange peel in their soup base...

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Proceeded for tea at The Cookie Museum, formerly known as V Tea Room. I am quite impressed with their "selling" though. Quite interesting on the history of this place.

I chanced upon this place four years ago. Then, they were selling cakes and tea (different types). They also serve Singapore favourites such as curry chicken etc. At that time, they have those dainty looking tea cups but somehow you will get those if you order certain drinks... I never figured out which though...

Brought a couple of friends there to try though. Overall experience pretty good. At that point in time, a decent cup of coffee or tea will set you back about 7 plus or so.

1-2 years ago, went there again with my friends.. Was so shocked when I saw the menu. It was like "double" the price for the same item. Left there and then... Din really feel the value of it...

Recently, decided to give it a try again cuz they have re-branded themselves again. Well, drinks remains equally expensive.. But, they have included an additional selling point - selling biscuits! You sip your tea. The waitress will then bring out a tray of biscuits for you to sample... Interesting flavours though - Flowers based, Singapore dishes (Chilli Crab, Nasi Lemak etc), Fruity etc...

I am quite impressed with their marketing strategy though. The possibility that a customer will buy the biscuits after sampling them is pretty high as

1. It goes well with tea

2. The waitress bothers to explain every single flavour...

Except me though. I am not a very huge biscuit fan and the each tin cost 35 bucks. Maybe I am just too cheapo. I will just stick to my Royal Coppenhagen for the time being...

Rating - 5/10 (As I said, I am impressed with their marketing strategy but I would still stick to my 7 plus cup of coffee)

Anyway, some pictures of the "ambience"

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The tray of biscuits..

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Met dear for dinner at Food Republic at Suntec. The Japanese restaurant Hamoru. Cost us less than 10 bucks per person and it quite a good spread... I would say quite value for money...

Dear's set

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Mine...

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Dim Sum Lunch @ Min Jiang

It has totally slipped my mind that I am starting work on Tuesday. Hence, decided to ba wo every minute of my day. Went to Goodwood Park Hotel to try their dim sum. Something which I have always wanted to try but have yet to do so. There are a few standard dishes which I always order, namely

Egg Tarts & Mango Prawns - They are so good can. For the mango prawns, the pastries is so soft and springy. It is as if the chef just took it out from the oven. As for the egg tarts, the pastry is very soft yet crispy.

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Char Siew Bao - I am very particular about this. The Goodwood one is quite ok-ish, except that it has a slight powdery aftertaste. But, I still prefer Tung Lok ones. I am quite fussy about the bao "skin". It has to be soft, smooth, fluffy and does not give you with any powdery aftertaste.

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Pity I did not have the chance to try carrot cake, as well as dear favourites like siew mai, har gao etc. A bit difficult to finish all by myself leh.

Oh.. even the peanuts are good. Coated with a sweet sauce... Yummy.

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They also have a dim sum buffet on Sundays from 8am to 10.30am. Recalled that there is an early bird price of $16.80 per person but forgot what time is it applicable for.

Rating - 10/10 (Awesome place. Definitely will go the next time, esp their dim sum buffet. )

As for dinner, met up with my JC friend for steamboat dinner at Suntec. The place is called Chinese Feasts- Chong Qing Hot Pot @ Suntec. Forgot about taking photographs. Cost about 30.90 ++ per person on Friday nights. Nevertheless, quite a good place to go for steamboat.

Then, went with another friend of mine for supper - Blk 85 market at Bedok.
Stingray at Chan's BBQ.

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Yummy...

Rating - 10/10 (one of my supper haunts)

Breakfast @ Coffee Bean

Went for breakfast at Coffee Bean the previous week. Ordered the waffle set which I have always wanted to try. This set is not available at the Coffee Bean outlet near my previous workplace and hence wanted to try if this is good?

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My important drink of the day...

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Rating - 3/10 (Not worth the money in my opinion. Would prefer to spend my money on MacDonalds instead. )

Pictures taken during a recent stroll in the city

Took a stroll from Beach Road to Raffles City after collection my $50 dining voucher at Lexicon. As it was the eve of the F1 celebrations, a majority of the roads were closed and the bus services were diverted. Hence, decided to take a stroll to Raffles City and enjoy the sights of Singapore since I have all the time in the world at this point in time - one of the benefits of being unemployed.

I realised recently that I have a soft spot for such old places. One of dream is to stay in those black and white colonial houses.

This place is a beauty.. Hai.. Too bad it is already up for sale...

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This is the Hainan Clan Association. My mum wedding dinner was held here...

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There were pre-F1 preparations made.. Stickers such as those below can be found easily...

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And, there were some Fiat limited edition cars parked outside Raffles Hotel... There are those in white...

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Yellow..

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And Red...

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After that stroll, went to Sushi Tei for dinner, where I had my thick slices of Salmon Sashimi and Garlic Fried Rice. Those were my every meal highlights...

Besides these, dishes such as Ebi Mentaiyaki, Phoenix Roll, Dragon Roll, etc are very good. In terms of sashimi, Sushi Tei is a pretty decent place to go if you value good quality and thick slices of sashimi. Places like Sakae, Ichiban and Yotei have cheaper sashimi but somehow the slices are quite thin as compared to Sushi Tei (does not give you the urmph feeling).

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Went for a pre F1 celebrations organized by ZO cards. Accenture also have an event at Arena on the same day. Pretty weird though as there were only 1 stage and 2 different events...

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Our complementary glass of beer...

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The miniature F1 car outside The Arena...

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