Pinkish treats at Ritz-Carlton (High Tea)!

Exams are tough... but luckily for me, Wifey and her friends always got good food places to bring me to! (although she will attack me for not being able to lose weight afterwards T_T). But that's alright! Because who turns away from great food ya?

This time though, it isn't really main courses and savoury food items. We are going for high tea at Ritz-Carlton! *warning, this theme pink theme changes seasonally, so you hafta check what's the current theme first*

Super pinkish lolx, this was what actually caught wifey's eye and the main reason why we went to Ritz-Carlton for high tea.. but............

This was the one and only pinkish thing/table/treats there.. the rest of the high tea items are placed in normal buffet-like setting, which i honestly didn't bother taking photos of...

I hafta give it to them for the decor though. It is done very nicely, clean, sweet and comfortable. Definitely a great place to catch up with your friends over tea/coffee and desserts. BUT the service there was pretty disappointing though..

1. We were strolling amidst the center of the high tea area looking for someone to serve us, and this only happened after like.. 10mins? Aren't we at Ritz-Carlton? This is so disappointing...

2. The waiters/waitresses were not knowledgeable on their product knowledge. Every simple question that we ask, they have to seek verification from their manager. Simple questions such as "Are my drinks free flow?", "can i pick any drink from this list or do i have to stick with 1 particular drink throughout the session? " ..... zzzZzz

3. We had to flag for the waiter/waitress to clear our tables (the table is very very small, catered for small plates of desserts only). And if you were there, you would probably be seeing an 'idiot' like me waving and waving in the air just to catch their attention..

4. Food items replenishment are so slow.. The pretty looking pink table full of pastries and desserts are literally 'botak' after 30mins to 45mins, and the replenishment for them came in multiple waves of like 9-10 pieces? You literally never see it being fully replenished from 3.30pm onwards (high tea starts at 2.30pm).

These are my 4 main pet peeves i had during our high tea session... luckily the pastries were decent LoLx or else... 

The macarons are great! a little bit too sweet but nonetheless it's pretty good =) 

Don't bother.. unless you want a jaw breaker / tooth smasher / another dental surgery....

These 2 are my personal favourite. Shortcake and Velvet cake! Very soft and delicious =) Definitely not tough and dry like some of the Velvet cakes/cupcakes that i've tasted before.

Apart from their pastries/desserts, they do have savoury food items as well, which i must say are pretty nice! I wasn't expecting that much 'effort' for their savoury items, but it turned out a lot better than i expected =)

The one in front is the smoked chicken with bread/mini croissant and that is really good. But the goose liver... those greyish things behind... omg... please don't bother... it's horrible..

i personally quite favour this item^^ Smoked salmon =D~

Their sandwiches are all very very nice! Love it! I don't mind having them for breakfast everyday lolx =)

Half-boiled egg in truffle sauce! THIS IS SIMPLY GORGEOUS! must try!!! =)

Scones are a must for me when i'm having high tea, and the scones here do not disappoint! The strawberry scone behind is my favourite!^^

Cam-whoring time~

Overall it was a great experience! If only the service was better... 

It's pretty pricey though, the total bill for 4 pax was $245. But was it worth it? I guess it was (try at least once kinda thing), but i would not be coming back again to Ritz-Carlton for high tea unless they are gonna come up with a whole new menu or something.. then perhaps?

=)

Back to mugging for my exams.... sian.........

We are expecting a baby!

2015, SG50 definitely is gonna be the most remarkable, memorable and lovely year for Wifey and I^^

Because....

There are some who may have already known that we are expecting. My name did not turn up on the list of those who will be going overseas during the end of the year for work, therefore many there were many speculations that Wife and I have gotten ourselves a SG50 baby. While that is true.. it was really really hard for me NOT to tell anyone at my workplace, because everyone just kept asking and probing lolx. The person i could and had to tell was my immediate supervisor, because i needed him to get me out of the overseas list.

I could still remember the both of us being very very shocked and surprised that the pregnancy test kit showed positive! In the end.. we ended up taking the test with 5-7 other pregnancy test kits of various brands lolx, with all of them showing the same positive signs =)

After double confirming, triple confirming and even quadruple confirming that we are really pregnant, we were like kinda lost momentarily for .... 10secs? we were like... "now do what ar?" LoLxx~ Lostttttt... and best part is, you can't tell anyone about it until the first trimester is over!

I immediately looked for my best friend = Google.com, and frantically searched for a good/recommended gynae. But there were loads of them... all packed with good reviews... *sweat* in the end we decided on Dr. Chen Lin Han, who delivers at Mt. Alvernia (which was where i was born too^^). So far, no regrets on our choice, as Dr. Chen Lin Han was really professional and attentive to our worries and questions (although he speaks a little bit too fast at times ahahha).

In just a blink of an eye we have past our first trimester! Everything has been great! Baby is developing well and healthily. We recently received the Harmony Test results and it shows that everything is normal too =) We even got to know the gender of our baby from the test and it is............................... *SECRET =X

Hee~~ I plan to unveil a little at a time of our baby ^^

Lastly, thank you all for your well wishes and blessings, Mich and I felt it, and i am sure our baby must have felt it too!

Soi 19 Thai Wanton Mee, Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 Kopitiam is great!

I'm quite sure most if not all Singaporeans who has been to Thailand, Bangkok would have definitely ate the Soi 19 Wanton Mee. Guess what? It is now in Singapore!

Well.... this is definitely old news but only recently, wifey and i got to try it out!

Their stall is at Ang Mo Kio Ave 5, Block 151. You will not miss it because there is definitely going to be a long queue regardless of the time you are there! I had to queue for about 40mins++ but it was so worth it!

It looks very plain, dry and 'tasteless'... but once you begin to chew onto the noodles, you will realise that the noodles are in contrary, very very springy and tasty! Even the char siew, which looks kinda dry, is very tender and tasty! Usually we would prefer char siew that is slightly charred and has malt kinda taste (i dunno what it is called), but this one is really different. It looks normal but the taste behind it clearly shows that a lot of 'kung fu' and effort has been put into it =)

When we were there, we noticed a lot of people ordering dim sum from the Kowloon Hong Kong Disum stall as well, and decided to give it a try.

Itttt wasssss GOOoooooddddDdddddd =)

Perhaps the best 'liu sha bao' custard bun that i've ever had~ super tasty but will NOT make you feel 'ger lat'. I was so greedily chomping down on all my food that when i realised that i should have taken a close up photo of these dishes, there was no more! LoLXxx ^^

But oh well... i am so sure that we will be here again because... the food here is simply so good!

Last but not least, wifey and i are a big big fan of Ice Lemon Tea. Lolx, although this looks, seems and is pretty normal... the Ice Lemon Tea here is SO NICE! First time in my life, wifey actually agreed to order 3 cups of Ice Lemon Tea to share hahahahAHA. Usually at most 2 max, 1 for us each to drink. But because the Ice Lemon Tea here is SOOOOO NICEEEEEE, we had to order a 3rd cup to share =X

Really hoping to revisit this Kopitiam again soon, the sze char here also looks very good! The only downside to this kopitiam is that there are too limited tables and seats, so you need to be there very early or be prepared to share tables with others.

=D~ .... hungry liao........

Daddies vs Mommies

I think it's time we dispel the truth! Mommies are, in fact, the more domineering person at home! (The photo above has no link to what i'm posting about lolx)

Yep.. this post is kinda random, but the reason I decided to post this random post is because today while waiting for my turn to have my haircut (it was a painfully long wait... zzzz), there were like 3 groups of parents who brought their kids for a haircut too. 

And it was kinda interesting for me when I saw the Daddies playing with their children while the Mommies are sitting "elegantly" in their chairs reading a magazine, and all these time while the Daddies are playing with them, the Mommies are going like "don't so noisy ar~", "stop it stop it!", "sit properly!", "Later auntie scold you ar"..... I mean common~! They are kids what~ It is by nature that they would not be able to stay still ya?

The next interesting part was when the Mommy actually told the Daddy to ask the daughter to keep quiet, and the dad went like "what?", LoLxx she had to repeat herself 2-3 times before the dad gets it and all he did was "girl, don't so noisy ar" and his tone was like ~whatever~ hahHA 

So yea! That's my theory now, Mommies are the domineering ones when it comes to disciplining kids, Daddies on the other hand, are the kid's playmate =)

Oh my gosh... my turn to cut hair, and of all person... i kana the stylist whom i frowned upon! (This is a neighbourhood salon.. so..... ya....) I witness her dropped the comb on the floor and she just picked it up and use it to comb her customer's hair! wtf... 

Guess what? She dropped the "apron" that she was about to put on me onto the floor... picked it up... and put it on me...

ZZZzzzZzzzz, always be careful of what/whom you speak ill of.. because it will come and haunt you!

Top vloggers/youtubers/bloggers that we follow!

I hafta admit that initially i wasn't really into the whole following Vloggers, YouTubers and Bloggers kinda thing (btw, Vlogs = Video Logs, just in case you are as ignorant as me lolx), but my wife, who kinda follows these online celebrities almost everyday kinda got me interested as well.

So it kinda got me thinking... are we all following the same people?

The top no.1 on our list would have to be......... Bubz! You can view her Vlog, YouTube channel over here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtEt-shvshHduBTAZju3kOQ

Bubz is a really interesting person/mummy, and her son Issac is just so cute and "huge"! Lolx, you will get what i mean once you follow her videos. A part from taking care of her son, she's also an entrepreneur too! She has her own line of make-up accessories and tutorials with tons of subscribers! *salute!*

The following channels are those that i frequent on YouTube:

Wahbanana - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAaiKcIfHEzUZl34U980sNA
Ryan Sylvia (NOC) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8az0OO4wXXu2k0ifJjxxBg
Dan Khoo - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD34kxNTU4l7I0HoTnAsO6w

Okay la... i am a nerd.. i stay home and watch these YouTubers to intrigue myself and have a good laugh... LoLxx but they are really funny and don't we all wanna have a good laugh everyday? =) Oh.. and i do the all so frequent YouTubing on Dota 2 replays also because.... yea.... i am a nerd.. T_T

Btw i am not uploading any of their logos because... later kana flame =X hee kinda things are getting more and more common nowadays.

My wife is pretty different from me though (okay... very much different than me....), she prefers the less "lame" stuff like:

Bubz - as i mentioned before, she's a real fan =)
Xiaxue & Qiu Qiu - They are bloggers but my wife prefers to watch their videos on http://www.clicknetwork.tv/ , Their programs are namely Xiaxue's Guide to Life and Qiu Qiu's Budget barbie. If you haven't seen it yet, you really should! because even I....as a guy.... felt that it was interesting LoLxx

Thinking back... we literally watched Bubz's baby boy Issac and Xiaxue's baby boy Dash grew up lolx ever since they were born haha. And now Qiu Qiu who has just gave birth to an adorable baby girl Meredith. It's kinda cool to watch your favourite YouTubers/Bloggers grow up, become parents and after that start following their kids as well haha.

Okay that's all for tonight, time to be a nerd! =X

Attention to all Men, cherish your wife!

It hasn't exactly been a great week for me.. Assignment deadlines from UNISIM has started to pile up and will affect my Valentines Day and Chinese New Year! Can you imagine that? Doing assignments during these festive events... ZzzZzzzz

Totally stressed out right now as the current assignment that i am doing is purely in Chinese! I kinda selected the "wrong" module... never did i expect in my wildest dreams that it is in Chinese.. and now... i am stuck at answering 2 questions in my assignment, both requires 1000 - 1200 words! OMG....

But luckily for me... After a hard day's work in office.. the moment I came home, i am greeted by Wifey's home cooked food!

Absolutely love Wifey's home cooked food! Super delicious!

Thank you Wifey you give me energy!

#feelingloved

now its back to OWN my assignment! =X

Must try at JB, M'sia: San Lou Seafood!

Now I know why I haven't been able to lose weight... Just check out my blog and you would notice that 99% of the stuff that I've blogged are all about good food (I even have some "back-log" posts on food)!

Last Sat we crossed the borders over to Johor Bahru to buy some Chinese New Year stuff and tried out this awesome seafood restaurant called San Lou Seafood. Can you imagine it? About 9 dishes for 166RM?! SUPER CRAZY CHEAP!

Candid shot of the couple who brought us to so many places for good food!

This restaurant isn't very easy to find in my opinion.. 

80400 Johor, Taman Pelagi (open from 4pm to 1am)

But once you find it, it is definitely worth it! *not very far away, about 10-15mins away from Taman Sentosa.

Perhaps their most signature dish over there, San Lou Bee Hoon! Super nice! Not too dry and oily, and the "Wok Hei" is really omg~ =)

Luckily Jessie was craving for cockles if not we would probably not have ordered this plate of tasty delicious cockles! The cockles are cleaned very well (no sand etc.) and the sauce that is slightly spicy just makes it taste so good! 

Cockles and La La = Super combo~ =) My photo did not do this dish justice though, the picture may make this dish seem to have very little "meat" but in actual fact, there was a lot of "meat" and you won't feel cheated like how some seafood restaurants tend to add in a lot of empty La La to make the portion look huge but with very little meat.

Perhaps this was the highlight of the dinner, Indonesia Prawns! MUST TRY X 99999! 

The curry is so dam awesome that the the aroma stays in your mouth the whole time! And the prawns are so so fresh! the meat will NOT stick to the shell =)

Fried baby squid! Love this tasty little snack =) The meat isn't tough if you are worried that you may not be able to chew into it easily.

If you are looking for some tender juicy slices of pork, then you should try this 宫保山猪 "Wild Boar in Gong Bao sauce" *hopefully i didn't misinterpret the name of the dish LoLx! It is super tender and i think you can't find this in Singapore anywhere!

This veg has became me and wifey's favourite^^ Stir Fry Kai Lan! It is so crunchy and tasty ooooo~ what more can you ask for? LoLx

The following two dishes are perhaps the only ones that i would not recommend... 

排骨王 ... This was disappointing. Despite it looking so delicious, the meat was a little bit "powdery" if you get what i mean.. It's definitely not the best or even most average 排骨王 that i've had before..

Usually this is my favourite, 油条 with 鱼肉... But this one here... really isn't very much to my liking.. it just taste... very very very normal... not worth it..

While the last 2 dishes were a little bit disappointing, San Lou Seafood is a place that i will definitely revisit if i ever cross the borders again! And because it closes around 1am, this is also a very nice place for having supper and chilling out! It's near the Woodlands Checkpoint as well, so you don't really have to be worried about travelling too far.

Check out our great bargains/buys over at JB =) 

Be careful though, as CNY is around the corner, JB may not be a very safe place to travel.. and if you do want to go over there... please be very mindful of your valuables as you definitely do not want to fall prey to the thieves over there!

Sigh....

Now.. hafta restart my diet program all over again... 75kg by Apr 15, gogogo!