Crystal Jade - 6 Feb 2011

On 6th February 2011, the alpha kakis arranged to meet up during the CNY festive seasons. All of us attended the 10.45am mass at BSC before we headed lunch at Crystal Jade in Holland Village. We waited for around 30min before we were ushered into the restaurant for our lunch. It was a delight to see all the girls and Marcus. This was the first time we have a gathering with all 5 of us together. We had Yusheng and several Tim Sum Dishes

My 5th round of Yusheng. Initially we ordered the medium plate of Yusheng, Germaine spotted a hair on the plate, hence medium plate was upgraded to a large plate of Yusheng. No wonder we were all so full after lunch.

The egg tarts were delicious. I could have another pate of these.

We shared the bowl of century egg porridge. One of the must have for me at Crystal Jade.

We ordered 2 baskets of Siew Mai.

Mixing the egg and the vegetables was a good combination. It was tasty and fresh

2 baskets of Steamed Prawn Dumplings ( ala hao gao). Delicious

French beans with chilli

Vegetable with Meat

Pat with Germaine

Pat with God daughter Sharon

Pat with Susan. Great to see you. It's been 2 years since Susan was away for her course

Anastasia & Germaine ( dont' they look like sisters)

Anastasia & Pat. Ana, glad you completed DAFF, yes I have 1 more year to go.

Anastasia, Pat & Germaine

It was an enjoyable Sunday afternoon spent with good friends, fellowship and good food. Look forward to more gatherings. Stay in touch. God bless.

Tomo Izakaya - 5 Feb 2011

On 5 Feb 2011, Aileen and I checked out Tomo Izakaya at Esplanade. Must say it has to be one of the more expensive places for Japanese food. This was my 2nd visit to the place.

Aileen ordered the Maguro. N. Tororo Don. The rice was cold, and she added lots of soya sauce and wasabi to the rice. For that small bowl, it cost $18.

Maguro. N. Tororo Don

As I heading for another a gathering after that, I decided to have something light. hence I selected the Daikon Mizana salad, which was tuna salad. It was nice and reasonaly priced at $9.

Daikon Mizuna Salad

The Sushi was a great disappointment. For the price we were paying, I was pretty shocked to see only 6 pieces of Sushi for $30. We can get better sushi at a more affordable Sakae Sushi or Sushi Tei.

Edomae Sushi Mori

The desserts were nice. We shared the Maccha ice cream and Maccha Tiramisu. They were priced at $3 each.

Maccha Ice-Cream  & Maccha Tiramisu

Pat and Aileen at Tomo Izakaya

Would I visit Tomo Izakaya again? Unless I am there to attend a concert at Esplanade and I can't find a place to eat. However one may just want to consider the salad  and the desserts there.

Dinner at Li Kui - 12 February 2011

On the 12th February 2011, my dance friends and I trotted down to Li Kui at Mosque street for our monthly dinner gathering. One could still feel the festive season along the streets of Chinatown. The restaurant too was packed with customers celebrating the festive season.

Teochew Yusheng

For a start we had the Teochew Yusheng, something different from the usual Yusheng that we have been eating. The difference is the fish and there are no crackers, this is just solely vegetables. Tossing for an abundance of joy, love, good health and happiness for the year of the rabbit.

Fish Maw Soup

The fish maw soup has to be one of the most delicious and tasty soup I have tasted so far. Rich ingredients and thick soup. A must try if you are at the restaurant.

Goose meat

The plate of marinated goose meat to be shared among the 4 girls seem a little too much. It could have been a smaller plate. The meat was tender. Yet we rose up to the challenge and finished up all the food.

Oysters with Egg

Oysters with egg, you should see Linda and myself helping ourselves more to the egg rather than the oysters, while Cara and Joanna happily help themselves to the oysters. Love the way they fried the egg, it simply melts in your mouth.

The Dishes we ordered for the evening

Yam paste with pumkin and gingko nuts

How can we end the dinner without  dessert - it was yam paste with pumkin and gingko nuts. Check out the satisfied look of Cara and Joanna who were brimming with joy after the dessert

Joanna and Cara - after their 2 bowls of dessert.

Linda and Pat happy with the egg without the oysters

Dance Dinner Kakis at Li Kui for their February makan session.

It ws a lovely Saturday evening spent in good company with my dance kakis. Look forward to our march outing.

CNY Lunch at Wan Hao - 3 Feb 2011

On 3 February 2011, the first day of Chinese New Year, we started the day with Chinese New Year Mass in church. After mass, mum and I headed to Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant for our Chinese New Year Lunch.

I have always love the food at Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant at Marriott Singapore. The restaurant serves authentic and award-winning Cantonese cuisine set amidst an elegant setting combining Eastern architecture and Western influence. In fact, every year I will purchase a set of Salmon Yusheng from Wan Hao during Chinese New Year.

For lunch , we had the CNY set menu for two. There were in total 8 dishes.

Our first dish was the Salmon Yusheng. The lady who served us was pleasant. After wishing us the auspicious greetings to the dish, we were all ready to toss the Yusheng - to a Fantastic Rabbit Year.

Our 2nd dish was Wok-fried scallops and asparagus with bell pepper in spicy XO sauce. It is indeed a colourful presentation for this dish. The scallops were delicious.

The 3rd dish has to be one of my favourite of the set. Doubled-boiled superior shark's fin with bamboo pith, Chinese ham and cabbage. I prefer this soup to the braised shark's fin broth with crab meat

Another favourite of the set - Braised whole abalone with mushrooms, sea moss and seasonal greens. The abalone and the the mushroom were very tender. Mixing them with the sea moss and seasonal greens add flavour to the dish.

Steamed sea perch fillet with minced ginger and garlic in superior light soya sauce. Soft and juicy, the cod fish just melts in your mouth. The sauce heightens the taste of the fish. Thumbs up. I wish we have a bigger portion of the fish

Fried glutinous rice with Chinese sausage, perserved meat and olive seeds. The serving was just nice for 1 person. Sticky yet one is able to appreciate the ingredients in this dish.

Our final 2 dishes were chilled pomelo mango cream and pan-fried chinese nian goa with egg. Always refreshing to complete lunch with delectable desserts.

Mum and I enjoyed our lunch at Wan Hao Restaurant. Thank you for your service and food. Happy Chinese New Year 2011 and May the year of the Rabbit shower us with good health, love and prosperity.

Ramen Play - 29 Jan 2011

On a leisurely Saturday afternoon on 29 January 2011, Gina and I met up to head for Resort World Sentosa. It was to have our belated birthday celebrations and also a tour around Resort World Sentosa.

For lunch we chanced upon Ramen Play situated at Resort World Sentosa at #B1-219. They served Japanese food. The service was good.

 Tonkotsu Ramen

3 pieces of Dango

Curry Ramen

Kushiage Moriawa

Green Tea Ice-cream

Pat and her Tonkotsu Ramen

Gina and her Curry Ramen

The 2 January gals also travel kakis celebrating their belated birthdays at Ramen Play on 29 January 2011