Birthday Treat – Canton Style

So a few weeks ago, Mom asked what would I like for my birthday treat – head across the causeway aka Johor Bahru (which is our usual way of celebrating birthdays) or something else? As you know, Dim sum is usually eaten mid morning, so I took this opportunity to head over to Red Star Restaurant (红星酒家) for a nice branch.

Being half cantonese (Mom’s side), I can never resist dim sum and I’m glad I came here instead of the usual Japanese/Thai food choices on our birthdays! Even though I must say that it’s a relatively expensive place – almost $80 for the both of us but reminiscing back at the taste of it, WORTH IT!

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No dim sum is complete without tea, this time we got Chrysanthemum Tea – light and perfect.

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Pi dan porridge - one word, YUMS!

27th Birthday (2011)

27th Birthday (2011)

27th Birthday (2011)

27th Birthday (2011)

One of my all time favourite cantonese dishes would be Lotus Leaf Rice! The fragrance of the rice + over flowing ingredients in it makes this dish a wonderful choice!!

27th Birthday (2011)

27th Birthday (2011)

27th Birthday (2011)

27th Birthday (2011)

The highlight has got to be the ROAST DUCK! I highly recommend it!

27th Birthday (2011)

27th Birthday (2011)

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Unique way of keeping tab on how many items you’ve roughly eaten.

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I still love the old school way of how my dim sum is served while the Aunty calls in her push cart.

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Interior that has not changed a single bit!

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So for the whole day, my Mom was constantly on the phone (which is very rare) + she kept insisting on heading off to town despite us just having a very hearty meal. So I thought, okay, maybe she’s really still hungry and I also wanted to trim my hair, why not! But looked who turned up and a VERY SURPRISED birthday dinner for me – MY BEST PALS!! Never would I have imaged, because some were really ‘ heartless’ to actually not wish me at all. I didn’t mind no celebration but I’m a wordy person, so a simple text/card would already make me HAPPY! So glad I got to spend quality time with both my favourite pals + mom! I can only say THANK YOU for the wonderful company and I’m glad I’m growing older (gracefully) with these amazing friends that I cannot ask for more!

27th Birthday (2011)

27th Birthday (2011)

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Singapore

The Girls Night Out

I’ve always liked the combination of good friends x good food x good conversations. To me that is the perfect way to spend evenings, especially if it’s on a weekday aka AFTER WORK! It’s probably the most therapeutic way to get the rest of the week pumping and going.

So the girls met for dinner at Skinny Pizza at Raffles City – it was my first time. So I was keeping my options and mind open to try new things. Thankfully few of them has been here, so with the ‘must try’ recommendations, off we went.

Truffle Fries x Sweet Potato Nibblets x Prawn

The Truffle Fries were okay initially (nothing great), but I think the flavour hits you as you eat more of it – once you start, you can’t stop eating it. I’ve not had Truffle Fries before, so not too bad for a first timer. But I think the highlight was the Sweet Potato Nibblets was one that we unanimously agree, it’s awesome! Sweetness with a tint of salty vibe in it and in no time, it was cleared from the trio. The 3rd dish had this tangy taste which was from the mangos in it, pretty unique for a starter.

*I need a little help with the 3rd dish, which I have no idea what’s the name of it, anyone?

Red Pepper & Tomato soup which actually tasted good. We were kind of afraid by the word RED PEPPER – thinking it isn’t the best combination of soups that we’re expecting.

The was probably what I was looking forward to the most! A foot long of pork sausage – YUMMS! It comes with a mustard sauce that you have to try, it’s a perfect combination. I liked it a lot, it’s juicy, not too salty and it definitely doesn’t have the porky ‘aftertaste’.

Since the name ‘Skinny Pizza’, hence it was truly ‘skinny’. For my first time, I liked it. Very different from what I thought it might be (thin crust) but it turned not too bad, the crust was like a really crispy biscuit – think Papadum minus the spice taste? The quantity is definitely not for the uber hungry, unless you’re having the entire pizza on your own?

I’m quite shortage of words on describing it, can anyone help me out?

Squid Ink Paella, it has the same consistency as a risotto. But definitely with every mouth, this is full of flavour. They are also pretty generous with the amount of squid, we all each definitely had our share of it.

My suggestion is you head to Skinny Pizza with a group of 4 and over so that you can share the food ordered. You get to try a bit of everything. We spent about $25ish per person, but trust me, we were really full. It’s been such a long time since the girls gathered and I’m glad we did!

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Skinny Pizza
252 North Bridge Road
#B1-63/64 Raffles City Shopping Centre S179103

Tel: 63335069

The Skies Are You*

Time passes more quickly than I thought it has been.
Which leaves me pondering, what am I under this vast sky?

You* say do not worry, for I am here.
But I can’t help but scream, why am I even here?

I have learnt that under this sky of yours.
Things may not be what I might want.

But I know that the sky’s made up of You*

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The day I rushed home…

One day, Mom excitedly called me and said, ‘I bought your FAVOURITE snack, faster come home, ok!’ So that got me wondering what it would have been, but TRUE enough, it was REALLY x100 my all time favorite snack from Hong Kong. MEIXIN ALMOND FINGERS!! AHHHHHHH! Nope, this wasn’t bought from HK, it was sold in a 7-11 near my area!!

I immediately went down and purchase another 4 boxes. Not cheap though, but once in a while indulgences lah!! Hahaha. I think the cashier thought, ‘This person must be crazy?’ Because I let out a little squeal when I saw that there were only a few packets left! *gulps*

Now, I’m an EVEN happier person!

The niceeeeeeeeeesttttt people at 7-11 decided that they WILL stock up MORE! YIPEEEE!

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