Saturday, September 29, 2018

Happenings in September - Disney Tsum Tsum Mid-Autumn + Sentosa Sandsation: Marvel Edition + Granny's 79th Birthda

Saturday 1/9/18

September has approached, we are in the last quarter of 2018. I have been looking forward to the last quarter because vacation are coming. We went to Bugis Junction today after we settled some matters. 

KFC is having promotion where Zinger Buddy Meal consisting of zinger burger and 3 piece chicken is only at the price of $12.95. We upgraded the mash potato and salad to cheese fries, and we eat until super full. 

Since we were feeling so full, we decided to take a walk from Bugis to City Hall. Along the way, we passed by War Memorial Park, this memorial. The Civilian War Memorial is made up of 4 pillars which commemorates these civilian victims of World War II in Singapore and the unity of Singapore’s four main races—Malay, Chinese, Indian and Eurasian.

Wednesday 5/9/18

Today's lunch was at the usual restaurant that we patronized at Nana Green Tea @ Plaza Singapura. I always ordered Nanban Chicken, so this time round, I ordered something different.

I ordered Karaage Chicken set ($13.99++) that comes with a miso soup, main course and a drink. The fried chicken was coated well with the thick curry gravy. The spicy level for the curry was a mild one, which make it suitable for everyone including those who does not take spicy food.

Saturday 8/9/18

Done with another presentation. I didn't done well for my part because suddenly my mind went blank halfway presenting and I forget what I was supposed to say. I need to buck up for my next presentation.

After my lesson, I went to VivoCity's Sky Park for Disney Tsum Tsum Mid-Autumn Celebration Of Love. Here I was at the Fairytale Garden.

Stepping foot in the romantic garden where the tree was decorated with many cute disney lanterns.
The adorable Disney and Disney-Pixar Tsum Tsum attracted fans of all ages to celebrate the festive season together with our favourite Disney character.

Passing through the 40m long Tunnel of Love featuring Disney Tsum Tsum lanterns of over 30 different Disney and Pixar characters.

While walk through this beautiful lit tunnel, spot your favorite best pals like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, Buzz and Woody, Nemo and Dory.

Perched over the water was the Ice Palace from Disney’s Frozen, Anna and Elsa as well their friends Sven and Olaf. It was a visual spectacle and a sight to behold, where over 2,000 Tsum Tsum themed lanterns were displayed.

The highlight of the exhibition was none other than 10m tall  Disney couple Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. It was made out of 1500 lanterns. Celebrating their 90th anniversary this year, this is truly a love for the ages. 

In conjunction with school holiday, Sentosa offers free island admission for local residents via Sentosa Express or self drive. We decided to take this opportunity and took Sentosa Express to Beach Station for Sentosa Sandsation. I met Tselyn on our way while queuing up for Sentosa Express.

It was a long walk from Beach Station to Siloso Beach. After we passed by the Marvel backdrop, we still have 15 minutes walk away.

Welcome to Sentosa Sandsation: MARVEL Edition featuring popular MARVEL icons from the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy and more as 15 larger-than-life sand sculptures.

Check out some of the character sand sculptures.
Who is your favourite superhero?

Feeling tired and hungry, we decided to head back to HarbourFront for our dinner.

Sunday 9/9/18

It's been a long time since I last eat out together with my family, so mummy suggested to head out for dinner at bak ku teh eatery.

We have a table full of food but nothing beats dipping the fried dough stick into the pork rib soup, the fried dough stick was soaked up with the goodness of the broth  We couldn't resist eating the fried dough stick till we ordered 3 plates which was shared among 5 of us. The bowl of bak ku teh was filled with spices and pork ribs.

Monday 10/9/18

It was a long hiatus since 四面夏娃 last gathering which was during June. Jasmine decided to organize this lunch meetup at Otoko Ramen as Meryl is in town this week. Jasmine and I were early so we helped the others to order the food so that the food was served shortly after everyone arrived.

Jasmine, Meryl and I all ordered Tonkotsu Ramen which comes with 1 piece of char siew, black fungus and spring onion. GF ordered the dry ramen.

Jasmine got us some cakes for sharing after our meal. Thanks Jas for the sweet gesture.

Lunch has been a great one because of them, spending time with people that matters.
Hope 四面夏娃 next gathering will not be too long away.
Thursday 13/9/18

Today we went Great World City for lunch and been to the place that we have not patronized for a long time, Cedele. I missed their all day breakfast.

I ordered Petite Breakfast which consists of 2 slices of wholemeal bread, 2 sausages and scrambled egg. I love the fluffy and moist scrambled egg. The breakfast was priced at $14++.

Friday 14/9/18

T.G.I.F.
Today was Grandma's birthday and we held a celebration dinner for her at Yan Palace @ Hong Lim Complex. We were one of the earliest to reach. Dinner started late at around 8pm as we need to wait for full attendance, everyone rush down here after our work.

We booked 2 private rooms that are interconnected with 4 tables. Our family members are expanding with many cousins married and having their kids.

It was a night full of good food. My uncle did the ordering with 9 course dinner.
Every dish was so nice.

Fried beehoon, our second last dish.

My favourite among all was the dessert, Fried Ice Cream. 
The ice cream was concealed inside the fried bun, I enjoyed the cold ice cream served in the hot bun, best of both world. A great dessert to end off our dinner. I got the chocolate flavour while some gotten vanilla, mango and strawberry flavour.

Last but not least was the cake cutting ceremony.
It was gigantic size of cake, more than enough for 40 of us.

Happy 79th birthday, Grandma.
Pls stay healthy and strong. We love you always .

Tuesday 18/9/18

We went Menya Musashi @ Chinatown Point for lunch. It was a good deal to dine in during weekday lunch because they were having lunch promotion at $11.90++ for a bowl of ramen, a side dish and drink.

I ordered my favourite red Cha Shu Ramen with Fried Gyoza and Ice Houji Tea.
The spicy broth made the bowl of ramen a slurpy indulgence.

Wednesday 19/9/18

We headed to Plaza Singapura for lunch today, we went to our new favourite place, Cafe & Meal MUJI.

I always ordered the standard 2 Deli Set at $12.80. Our of the 5 selections, 3 of them were the same every time - 16 Grain Rice, Cumin Carrot Soup and Onsen Egg. The only difference was the Hot and Cold Deli which I will depend on the selection available. For Cold Deli, I chose Orecchiette Pasta and Mushroom Salad in Truffle Ranch Dressing. For Hot Deli, I chose Fried Chicken.

Saturday 22/9/18

We went to City Square Mall for a walk as we wanted to visit Decathlon to check out the sport wear.

Dinner was settled at Food Republic @ City Square Mall. I had Curry Chicken Noodle ($5.50) for dinner. The curry has a robust flavour but too spicy for my threshold. The spice started to hit after few mouthful and pace of eating become slower and slower. Nevertheless, the broth was really fragrant.

This sums up my happenings in September, look forward to my break in October. 

Saturday, September 15, 2018

Sanuk Thai Restaurant @ Goldhill Shopping Centre

Thailand is a country well loved by many Singaporeans because we simply love their food, shopping and exploring around. One thing I miss most is the Thai food that is affordable and delicious.

I'm always on the search for good, affordable and delicious food for weekend dine out. Today I found a new dinning place that sell affordable and delectable Thai food to share with you guys:

Sanuk Thai Restaurant
It is formally known as ThaiLily Restaurant that is situated at Goldhill Shopping Centre, Novena. Sanuk is actually a Thai word for fun and joy. Keeping this in mind, Sanuk Thai Restaurant hopes to create a casual and enjoyable dining place for the diners.


Sanuk Thai Restaurant is well loved by the working crowds at Novena during weekdays and a place for authentic Thai food gathering during weekend. They are known for their inexpensive prices. The price on menu is the price you pay, no service charge and GST. It is a great place to indulge yourself with all the delectable Thai food. 

For the drinks selection, we opt for Thai Ice Green Tea with Milk ($3.20) and Thai Ice Tea with Milk ($3.00). We missed the Thai milk tea and the drinks satisfied our cravings, the taste and sweetness was just right.

Thai Ice Milk Tea is one of my favourite drinks and I will always ordered it whenever I patronized a Thai restaurant.

We have Tom Yam Chicken Soup with Coconut Milk.
With the coconut milk added to the Tom Yam Soup, it neutralized the spiciness of the soup and brought out the fragrance. It still maintained the distinct spicy and sour flavours of tom yam. The rich taste of the soup was so satisfying.

Not only was each mouthful burst with flavours, it was also filled with generous portion of chicken chunks and mushroom. The meat was tender and soaked well in the tom yam soup, the meat carried the spice taste when consumed.

Thai Prawn Cake for appetizer.
The prawn cake has a wonderful crispy skin on its exterior while the meat remained soft in the interior. Bite off the crispy edge and you will taste the delicious prawn meat in it. The prawn cake was so good to savour on its own and you can dipped the sauce for a enhanced taste.

We shared Phad Thai Seafood ($7.90).
Phad Thai is a common Thai food for many of us. We tossed the stir fried rice noodles with the peanuts to mix them well. The Phad Thai has a smooth texture, easy to glide down and delectable. So wonderful.

Rice with Basil Pork ($7.90).
This is one of the Thai dishes that I always ordered whenever I eat Thai food. I like that the basil pork was well tossed with chilli spices that enhanced the hot flavour of the dish. It was so tasty when consume together with the egg and rice. The sunny side up was cooked with the runny egg yolk. My way of eating was always to burst the egg and let the yolk drenched the white rice.

Next was Steamed Fish with Lemon Sauce.
The fish was fresh and the lemon sauce gravy has brought aromatic flavour to the steamed fish. I always prefer steamed fish than fried fish because it maintained the tastiness of the fish and immersing in the broth added sweetness to the fish. Besides that, the flesh of the fish was also very tender and smooth. Be cautious when consume the fish because they are quite a number of bones in it.

We had Minced Pork Omelette that was simply our favourite. 
Both of us are egg lovers and the omelette has won our heart. The omelette has a charred edges and crispy border on the side while moist on the inside. It was also a popular dish in Thai restaurant.

We love seeing the table full of food so that we can try a little of everything.

We ended our meal with Butterfly Pea Soda Drink to ease our thirst.
It looked so nice to be drink. The butterfly pea created a magical effect that gave it purple and bluish colour. The use of light blub bottle made the coloured drink stand out with its beautiful shape.
The drink was refreshing and thirst quenching.

Enjoying good food does not necessary have to be a luxurious one. Dining in a casual setting taste equally good. If you happen to drop by Novena or a Thai food lover, drop by Sanuk Thai Restaurant and give it a try.

Thanks Sanuk Thai Restaurant for hosting us at the tasting.

Sanuk Thai Restaurant
165 Thomson Road Goldhill Shopping Centre, Novena Singapore (besides United Square)
Operating hours: 
Monday to Friday - 11am to 3pm, 5pm to 11pm
Saturday and Sunday - 11am to 11pm