In Memories of….

As promised on my facebook, I will post my ala carte buffet experience in Si Chuan Dou Hua, top of UOB Plaza branch.

The 1st thing I would like to say, the view of Singapore from 60th storey is really breathe-taking!!! I did not manage to take a good shot with my shakey hands though. The reflection from the glass doesn’t seem to help as well.

One thing impressive about this place is how tea is being served. The tea master skillfully fill up our teacups with a teapot with an extremely long spout. He told us he has been mastering this art for near to 10 years.

The way he keeps his teapot is so fast such that the camera couldn’t capture him!!!

Appetizers were served in tiny portions so that we still have the capacity for main dishes later.

For main dishes we had stir-fried beef with spring onions and garlic  (which I don’t eat though), shark fin soup, soft shell crabs, fried butterfly prawns, roast chicken in Thai sauce, sweet and sour prawns, sweet and sour pork, braised egg tofu, steamed Soon Hock, black pepper scallop, 8 Treasures seafood soup and Ee Fu noodles.

For dessert, we ordered almost whatever was available.

An unintended scene: a chef was serving Peking Duck at the next table:

If you wish to know how is the food, I think QJ’s satisfied face should be more than enough to answer your question.

We have been to East Coast Road several times just for its famous Katong Laksa. Those who go there often should notice that 2 shops down Katong Laksa, there is this 亨记烧腊 which roast meat looks quite appealing.  So, we decided to give it a try today.

Here is the roast meat combination ($12).

Their prawn dumpling soup ($3):

While it is not too expensive, I do find their roast pork and Char Siew a little too oily though. However, it’s one of the better roast meat in Singapore.

For those of you who prefer the fatty char siew, you’ll like it here.

Halloween falls on 31st October every year. The word “Halloween” (also known as “All Hallows Day” or All Saints Day”) has its origins in the Catholic Church and is a Catholic day of observation in honour of saints.

Halloween costumes are traditionally those of monsters such as ghosts, skeletons, witches, and devils. They are said to be used to scare off demons. Today, costumes are also based on themes such as those of characters from television shows, movies, and other pop culture icons.

We decided to celebrate Halloween with Jackie’s friends this year at our place this year.

Our wedding picture is covered with spider web!!!

I self-baked some cupcakes and a birthday cake for one of his friends, Terry’s birthday. Terry’s girlfriend, Winnie wrote the wordings on the cake.

Halloween dress-up somehow became a Cosplay dress-up.

The Wii team and the PS3 Rock Band team!!!

Finally, it’s time for food!!! Look at the spread we have:

As Kian Gee will be leaving Singapore soon, we decided to bring him to eat the authentic 剪刀剪 curry rice. As luck would have it, the shop was closed for renovations!!! For the past 20 odd years, this is the 1st time I heard of this shop undergoing renovations. So, our dear Kian Gee did not get to try this afterall.

Luckily my grandma stayed in that area when I was young, so we took another 10 minutes walk to Swee Choon for Tim Sum. It was a blessing in disguise as Kian Gee turned out to be a Tim Sum lover. He asked me if the Tim Sum here were as nice as the Kopitiam in Compass Point.

I guess Kian Gee’s happy face would have answered his own question. The total bill came out to be only $29.50.

(Photos with courtesy from Mr Liaw Chan Kong as my handphone was low batt.)