All Puffed Up

Friday, May 22, 2009

Gelare and Bakerzin

Featuring two eateries that can be seen at many places around Singapore : Gelare and Bakerzin. My vote goes to Bakerzin for their lovely half-price Oreo Cheesecakes and great tapas variety.

Kenny goes fo the Gelare Club Sandwich, a healthy choice... or so it seems...

Till i saw those potato chips lying in the middle of the dish. The sandwich was decked so high that i could hardly open my jaws wide enough to stuff it in.

Iced mocha and latte, for the coffee lover in us.

I normally go for tomato sauce pasta, either with fusilli or penne, especially the former as it traps the sauce in its multitude of folds and every bite of pasta comes bursting with flavour.

Alas, they only had penne.... the pasta was piping hot and pretty tasty minus the prawns. The prawns tasted a little unfresh.... but the tomato sauce hit the spot~

Moving on to Bakerzin, a bowl of yucky pea soup ( it happened to be the soup-of-the-day). Never liked pea soup...and never will.

Seafood pasta! I must say that this one's better than the one i had in Gelare. If you can only have one of them, pick this one in Bakerzin, much better.

I can't seem to recall what this is, but looks like this plate of pasta comes with eggs, and ham. Reminds me of breakfast... i did remember though, that it was nothing fantastic.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Other People's Dogs

Hello, meet Oreo! He is 3-4 years old, a male Jack Russell Terrier and he belongs to my friend Andrea. Here he is, playing with a toy ball Puffyrazzi bought for him from a pet store.

Awww... here they are, bonding over a toy. The flash from the camera is too glaring for his sensitive eyes. Check out that long tongue~

According to Andrea, he is very protective of the toy and doesn't let anyone near it. Here's a video taken a day after the toy was given to him . Click on HQ for High Quality version:

This is Baby, an angelic 2-year-old female Shih Tzu belonging to my friend Tze Ching. Her Shih Tzu is so sweet natured and is able to pose for photos, unlike a certain crazy male Shih Tzu i happen to know by the name of QQ.

Here they are! I wonder if Baby is sweeter or Tze Ching?

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Xiao Zhu & Xiao Gui: 100% Cute

Click on 'HQ' for High Quality Version

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Azabu Sabo

Time for Azabu Sabo, a Japanese joint which is famous for its desserts. According to Kenny, the owner of MOF ( which i featured in my blog few months back) used to work for Azabu Sabo, hence the similar style of dessert.

Sabo Style Seafood Omelette Don. Just the name alone is a mouthful, never mind the dish.

The rice itself was tender and moist. The omelette was very tasty and so it was a good bowl of rice.

Soo Sun decided to try the Dinner Set. Her options where Teriyaki Chicken for the main course and Seafood Salad for the side dish.

Woweeee! That looks absolutely SCRUMPTIOUS! Makes me hungry just by looking at it. The portion that Azabu Sabo gives to its diners is really generous.

Look at those fresh-looking prawns on the seafood salad. Aren't you hungry for some?

Some finger food we ordered along with the sets : Grilled Scallop with Teriyaki Sauce. The scallops were slightly overcooked cos it was harder than normal.

Baked Wild Mushrooms with Butter just sounds so good i can't resist ordering one. However, this dish was the worst of the night. It was too salty, way way too salty and the mushrooms looked limp. Very rich butter taste though, which i love.

Matcha Bavarois is a new addition in their menu and we decided to be adventurous tonight~ Well, how can desserts go wrong right? RIGHT!

Matcha KuriAn....wow...nice presentation. Tastes very much like MOF's.

Hokkaido Hot Ball withe Premium Vanilla Ice-Cream, Red Bean Paste , Dumplings and Butter Sauce. Phew.... what a LONG name. This dessert reminded us of our bowling session earlier...i wonder why..hmmm

And we shall all go on a diet starting tomorrow...hehe....

Monday, May 11, 2009

Bowled Over (Whose Butt Was It?)

Which sport comes with balls of different colours? BOWLING! Some people may say that leisure bowling is no longer an 'in' thing for youngsters these days, so i suppose we no longer qualify as youngsters 'cos we had so much fun. Let's have some butt-guessing games.

This is the rear-view of my boss. She's a fun-loving and good listener. Comes up with the most outrageous jokes and laughs heartily at my bimbotic moments.

This is the backside of my 2nd-in-command boss. He's an Arsenal fan and his specialty is getting 'high' after having lunches at West Coast Plaza with us but remarkably recovers upon reaching the office.

This is the rear-view of a very soft-spoken girl, or so i thought initially. After getting to know her pretty well, she's a chatterbox which i cannot derail! Her eyes light up whenever we mention great shopping places or nice food.

The truth is out! The bowling god title goes to 'D'!

And here i present you, the faces you can put to the butts =)

Friday, May 08, 2009

More Than Meets the Eye

Here are some photos i collected recently of unconventional ( and unconventional looking) food :

One of Kenny's specialty dishes. This looks like regular Macaroni in Tomato Sauce right? WRONG! It is actually Macaroni and Eggs cooked in Sambal Sauce with chicken pieces and mixed veggie. Kenny was inspired to try this years ago after sampling a similar dish from a restaurant, and it has become something he's good at cooking.

Red Wine and Bubbly White Wine now comes in canned versions. I can sense wine-lovers around the world pooh-poohing this idea.

OMG!!! It's a GIANT SLUG invading my kitchen!! HELP~~~

Nah, it's just Chin Chow but it does look like a scary slug huh?

Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Seafood in Sembawang

We're gonna have seafood in Sembawang today! Last time i had a friend's husband recommending the chilli crabs in Sembawang, and this time i stopped by at 1036 Restaurant in Sembawang for a dose of seafood.

Some Fried Long Beans to cleanse the palate before the seafood, perhaps?

Hey, Sweet and Sour Chicken ain't no seafood?? Nicely decorated and crunchy.... fantastic~

Oooh boy, i just luuuuurve La-La's.... These are cooked with spicy sauce. Very appetising and addictive. Wish i had a bottle of ice, cold Corona beer with me ...darn.... =(

No beer is fine, what about some Drunken Prawns as replacement? Though i hardly touch prawns, but i do enjoy the taste of chinese herbs, so i'm always game for a bowl of Drunken Prawns even though i don't eat the prawns... Yumm-O !

Everything's wiped clean, save for a piece of watermelon...hehehehehe....

Friday, May 01, 2009

Asian Civilisations Museum

After all that eating, probably it's time to get cultured! Oh yeah... i love museums but there are only so many you can find in a country with a limited amount of history to her name.

This is the Asian Civilisations Museum, situated at Empress Place, just within walking distance from Raffles Place MRT. It preserves the many artifacts and documents that were essential in characterising Asia what it is today.

I'm now at the main entrance...the special exhibition for the period is the Kangxi Emperor exhibition, but photography is not allowed in the special exhibition area. It is only permitted in general exhibition areas.

The interior of the building is tastefully done, very elegant and fitting for such a museum. The ambience just puts you at ease while soaking in all the information in the museum.

Test tube holder or opium pipe holder?

This gallery tracks the history of Cambodia and Vietnam. The many statues and artifacts gives visitors glimpses of the two historically-rich countries.

The quirky signs are put in places where changes are still in progress. Very clever and cute~

The main door to the Indian Civilisation Gallery....

A full collection of Malay traditional instruments with wayang kulit on the screen.

The museum was full of visitors from all sorts of background and nationalities, but sadly i didn't see many locals in there. Probably they are more interested in the several new malls that had just opened in different parts of the city....duh~