Char Kuay and Chicken Rice

Another random Saturday I had this week.

Just my normal routines. Woke up at 8, took a shower, ate my breakfast and then head for tuition. Class was okay, my teacher's back from the US so I kinda back to my 'old-self' in the class. Cracking up random jokes and I actually learned new things about sharks. Me and my tuition-mates watched Jaws and it was actually my first time watching it. It was so intense that I almost dug my own nails into my palms, especially the part when the main character was about to shot the shark. Well nonetheless the movie was damn sadistic. I couldn't stand watching a little boy being eatan up by a shark.

Later in the afternoon I asked the two Jakarta dudes to come to Chua Chu Kang. Yeah they actually travelled all the way from Somerset to where I live. We head to this hawker centre in Teck Whye to get some good halal and cheap Chinese cuisine.

Located right one stop away from Pioneer Junior College, you can enjoy couple of decent and halal Chinese foods for only $3 - $10. The place wasn't as big as what I expected. I'm not really the type of person to eat in Hawker Centres (this is actually the third time for me to eat hawker foods) so at first I though it'll be as big as the ones in Holland Village. There's like only 5 or 6 stalls there. Seafood stall, chicken rice, yong tau foo, rojak, etc.

My schoolmate recommended me to try their chicken rice. I asked for more soysauce and it was good. Well maybe not as good as the ones in those fine dining restaurant but this was good enough for me. Too bad the portion was a bit to small. I felt like ordering another plate but at the same time I'm scared I wont be able to finish it.

For 'dessert', I tried the "Char Kuay" from the Rojak stall. Its like 'cakwe' but they put 'bumbu kacang' on top. The unique part is that they actually fried the 'cakwe' again before they pour the sauce on top. It tasted funny... Something like 'pecel' or 'gado-gado' but the 'cakwe' version of it. I can't find the perfect words to explain it but this is definitely a must for tourists who are interested in absurd foods.

Although all of the food that we tried was probably only around the 'okay' range, it still satisfied my stomach (and my wallet too).

Eksplorasi Singapura: Ann Siang Road & Club Street (Part 2)

Although we didn't manage to try the cakes in Kki, we managed to try the cakes from Le Chocolat Cafe. It located right next to The Club so I though the price of the cake will be damn expensive. Turns out it was around $5 - $8 each. Quite an okay-price for a decent cake.

We ended up going to 313 Somerset too and spent more than 2 hours in Honeymoon Dessert. Fun fact, I've been spending my weekends in this dessert restaurant. Their Mango Sago is like the bomb, but for last week I ordered Watermelon Grassjelly instead (I forgot the exact name but basically its just a watermelon, and a grassjelly). I tried their Durian Pancake and it was really good.

 

Lunch and Handburger

School ended so early last Friday so me and Ansley decided to go to LotOne to eat some lunch together. We wanted to eat Sakae Sushi but then the buffet time starts at 3 so we ended up to eat in Pizza Hut Instead.

Chicken pasta something....

Beef lasagna

The price was okay since it was on weekdays and they have this student offer thingy so in the end we only need to pay for $8 for each meal. The food was normal. My favorite food from Pizza Hut will be their Carbonara Pasta but the student offer did not include that meal and I prefer to have Lasagna instead of Spaghetti Carbonara.  The lasagna was not that good either. If I need to pay for more than $10, this meal is no not worth it.

I had a dinner date with Ican and Manda at 313 Somerset's Handburger. Local restaurant, and I need to admit the concept of the restaurant is a bit unique. Basically you can't really eat the burger with your hands. They'll give you a fork and a knife and you need to gently cut the burger to pieces before you munch it in your mouth. Though the process might be confusing, especially if you spend your life eating McDonalds or Burger King,  it was not as frustrating as what I thought. You need to cut it. Its impossible if you think you can shove the whole burger to your mouth. Moreover the interior there are kinda cute too. I love the plates.

Interesting menu

Just a normal lemon tea

Fries fries fries

Handburger's Original

Duck Confit Burger

Chicken Caesar Burger

The burgers were decent. Not as crappy as McDonalds or Burger King but at the same time it wasn't THAT good too. I didn't give the milkshake a try but I think their milkshakes are kinda fine. Its worth the try though to eat in this restaurant. It gives you a whole different meaning for burgers.

Last but not least... Here's a picture Yanis (Foals' member). Manda created this. 

Dessert Date

I had a dessert date today with Manda and Ican. At first we planned to go to Bakerzin but in the end we decided to spent our afternoon in Swensens, Ion Orchard instead. Its actually my first to eat the desserts there. The last time I visited this restaurant, I remembered I didn't order any of the ice creams or cakes so I guess I shall give myself a try today.

Free mineral water... 

Cookies and cream and chocolate cake 

Chocolate ice cream with chocolate fudge and... many more 

Look at the chocolate sauce all around the cherry 

This is what I ordered, brownies with chocolate ice cream

I took some random photos of Ican and Manda too.

That's Ican on the left and Manda on the right

Next stop, we went to Bonchon, chicken wing restaurant (not really a restaurant...) right next to Ion Orchard's Food Opera. They sell one of the greatest chicken wings in Singapore and I heard that they're going to open a new branch soon in Jakarta, Indonesia. Well friends, you HAFTA try the chicken wings there. Its... awesome. I took some pics of the mini-restaurant too.

 Yeah, the chicken wings is THAT good.

I'm a food extraordinaire.

Okay. First thing first. I love foods.

You know how most 16 year olds these days are so insecure about their weight, about what they eat, what they drink etc. Well, I don't really give a shit about all of that. I love foods and I enjoy eating them all the time. Well in fact I used most of my monthly allowance to devour those delish dish I found in nearby restaurants or even those that are far from where I live.

Well today, I got invited to my friend's birthday dinner in Marche. A Swiss restaurant located in 313 Somerset. I took a couple of photos of what I ordered and what my friend had ordered earlier today. I must say Marche is one of the my favorite restaurant in Singapore, their Spanish Paella is just... yummy.

Salad with smoked salmon and crispy bacon on top

 Creamy mushroom soup with bread

 

Apple tea! One of my favorite drinks from Marche

Garlic bread and a... blackforest cake?

Roasted chicken

Another garlic bread, but this time they added tomatoes and cheese

 This is what I ordered, crepes filled with minced beef, mushroom, cheese, and veggies

Chicken sausages with mash potato

I presume that this is tiramisu

 Chocolate mousse with granola bars or whatever that is

Simply one of the best restaurant that offer varieties of foods from other countries. Not to mention they also have pizza, spanish paella (I mentioned this before, one of my favorite), steaks, pasta, rosti, and many more. It's a bit pricy but hey we should enjoy something like this at least once in a month. Oh and they put a jar filled with Sticky candies right outside the cashier for free!