Hougang Hainanese Curry Rice (龙香后港海南咖喱饭) @ Kovan Hawker Centre [Singapore]...
The perpetual, snaking queue outside Hougang Hainanese Curry Rice stall at Kovan Food Centre has long attracted my attention and while i saw it being featured on a TV programme; i knew it's time for me...
View ArticleTraditional Mooncake Baking - Penning Down The Recipe For Future References...
Strangely, i was never a big fan of traditional mooncakes until i am in my 30s. And now that i have moved to my own humble abode, i had taken up the task of baking my own mooncakes with the fool-proof...
View ArticleTai O Fishing Village (大澳) - Including Market Street and Wing On Street @...
Even though located on the far western side of Hong Kong's largest island, it's not THAT difficult to get to Tai O Fishing Village; fastest way via public transportation is to hop onto bus number 21...
View ArticleThe Authentic Love Seafood Restaurant (Halal) - Fresh, Yummy Steamed Seafood...
The drive from Batam's city centre to our lunch destination took us about 45 minutes and i was praying extremely hard that food would better be good as i can just imagine the sarcastic expression on my...
View ArticleGuan's Mee Pok @ Bishan's Junction 8's Food Junction [Singapore] #guanmeepok
It's Thursday afternoon and i badly needed lunch before attending the CPR course at Singapore Heart Foundation; a food court would be the best bet and i recalled there's a teochew fishball noodles at...
View ArticleReason (s) for The Lack of Posts
I know i haven't been blogging as much i used to and the key reason is because of a lack of time since i do have an official employment and in the past few months; i have undertaken a very important...
View ArticleTravelodge Batam (Formerly Novotel Batam) - Edge of Nagoya Hills @ Indonesia...
Formerly known as Novotel Batam, i wouldn't have the chance to stay in Travelodge Batam if i weren't with my family as the usual me would have chosen somewhere that's more convenient with plenty of...
View ArticleVihara Budhi Bhakti - The Buddhist Wing of Tua Pek Kong Temple @ Nagoya...
Back in 2015, i noticed a new structure at the back of the popular Tua Pek Kong Temple in Batam but didn't venture further to check it out. Fast forward to 2019; with plenty of time, why not climb up...
View ArticleThe Power Chendol from Jin Jin Dessert @ ABC Brickworks Market and Food...
After scrapping my car about three years ago, the inconvenience has deterred me from visiting the many hawker centres all over Singapore that i like; one of which is ABC Brickworks Market and Food...
View ArticleFatty Cheong Bu Jian Tian Wanton Noodle @ ABC Brickworks Market and Food...
To be frank, my only objective in visiting ABC brickworks hawker centre recently was the power chendol from Jin Jin dessert as the claypot rice was closed. However, i was attracted by a particular...
View ArticlePasar Pagi Tos 3000 - Traditional Market @ Batam Island [Indonesia]
My family can't sleep in when they are overseas and you would likely see them in the hotel restaurant for buffet breakfast within one hour of their opening. And they are always on the lookout for...
View ArticleThe Great Wall of Batam @ Tua Pek Kong Temple [Indonesia]
I noticed something different at Batam's Tua Pek Kong temple when i went in August recently; there was this mini great wall lookalike that didn't exist back in 2015, at least not in the current style!...
View Article食香阁 - Shanxi Chinese Cuisine @ Bishan Cafeteria (Above Bishan Bus...
For the longest time ever, I am aware that there's this particular non-air-conditioned food court above Bishan bus interchange. I made one feeble attempt to check it out many years ago and walked out...
View ArticleRoast Paradise (烧味天堂) - Good, Caramelised Char Siew with Not Oily Chicken...
Roast Paradise (烧味天堂) has been on my to-eat list for quite some time but i didn't manage to try it the past few times i was at Old Airport Road Hawker Centre as everything was either sold out or that...
View ArticleTua Pek Kong Temple (Vihara Budhi Bhakti Temple) in 2019 @ Nagoya District,...
I was deliberating if i should have a post on the oldest Chinese temple in Batam as i had done up a rather comprehensive entry right here in this blog four years ago! Alas, i couldn't resist being...
View ArticleShui Kway / Chwee Kueh (自制水粿) @ Sembawang Hills Food Centre [Singapore]...
In usual circumstances, i am not that motivated to have my meal at Sembawang Hills Food Centre since the famous Causuarina Curry is just a short distance away. However, i didn't have a choice last...
View ArticleJing Ji Fishball Noodle - Must Order: Their Teochew Meat Balls! @ Sembawang...
I can only say i am glad that i don't follow the regime of going vegetarian on the first and fifteenth day of each lunar month as this would mean i will not be able to try the food at Jing Ji Fishball...
View Article3 Days, 2 Nights in Batam - An Itinerary Including 1 Day with a Driver...
My last trip to Batam was in 2015 and it was a day trip. Taking advantage of the national day and hari raya haji long weekend in August this year, my family (sans the younger sister) decided to revisit...
View ArticleNam Sing Hokkien Fried Mee (Serving Hokkien Mee Since 1960) @ Old Airport...
For reasons beyond my comprehension, i have been having cravings for hokkien mee and while i did have one at Chong Pang Hawker Centre; it failed to satisfy and i decided to travel to Old Airport Road...
View ArticleJovyn and Jerald - Three Years Ago #ChildhoodInnocence
There was this set of photographs that remained in my "to blog" folder and i could never get a chance to edit the photos given the backlog i have! However, the two kids' impromptu visit to my home...
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