Kimetsu No Yaiba 鬼滅の刃 Demon Slayer Snacks from Iroha Mart Chinatown Point

 

Bought some Kimetsu No Yaiba snacks from Iroha Mart Chinatown Point... Quite fun and tasty...

$1.30 Dim Sum Bedok North Outlet $1.30 点心

 Wanted to take a stroll after some bad incident that happened and solved (I hoped, nothing bad to happen nor continue).  Previously, discovered this $1.30 Dim Sum that some Youtubers mentioned and after a bit of research, realised there is an outlet in Bedok North. So decided to walk there and had brunch. There is a queue of about 4~5 in front of me, but takes about 2 minutes before my turn to order. Took about 5 minutes for my items to be ready for collection. Overall taste is good. After taking into consideration the $1.30 price, it is great!!!!

(1) Siew Mai 烧卖 - Cute "fish roe" on top. Contains meat, portion piece of prawn and 1 small bit of mushroom. Surprisingly, the first piece I tasted is very "umami" (msg ???) , but the 2nd and 3rd one is less so. Overall is still good though! In fact, it taste better than the one sold in the kopitiam near my house, which costs $2...

(2) Prawn Dumpling 虾饺 - shape is not similar to what we normally see as a Har Gow.  The skin is a little on the chewier side, but not bad. Quite good prawn fillings in quantity and bits of pepper enhances the taste. Quite good too!

(3) Chicken Glutinous Rice 糯米鸡 - I think it is the top orangy-red colour surface makes it easily be mistaken as fan-choy. But it is Lor Mai Gai. Can taste the rice is fresh, i.e. not those mushy ones you get from the frozen versions. Got 1 small piece of mushroom. Chicken meat can taste a bit of the wine used as marinate/seasoning. A bit bland overall, so for me, this is the only dish I need to dip (the rice alone) into the chilli sauce (if rice is not eaten with the chicken meat). But the biggest sparkle is that it is not oily, compared to normal Lor Mai Gais.

(4) Prawn Chee Cheong Fun 肠粉虾 - Skin is soft, but a bit thick. still ok. I believe the prawn fillings is same as the ones used for Har Gow. Soy sauce gravy is ok, nothing bad, and nothing special. Still quite ok for taste.

(5) Chicken Feet 凤爪 - May have pre-fried the chicken feet a bit too long, so the skin is a bit "rugged" ( 韧 ). Taste is ok, on the sweeter side. The black fermented bean ( 豆豉 ) can be accompanied with the feet, to add a bit more savoury/saltish taste. But don't eat it too much, else will taste too strong and over-powered the feet.

(6) Fried Yam Dumpling 芋角 - good flaky outside skin, though has a bit of hardened skin, probably because of the time that has passed. Can still taste the good taste of yam skin beneath the crust. Filling is still moist. Quite ok.

 

Old Street Bak Kut Teh 老街肉骨茶 Paya Lebar Quarter Mall PLQ Outlet

 Went on my urban hike today (10 Apr 2021). Had wanted to brunch at the Feng Sheng Hao there but was amazed and put off by the crowd, so decided to try this instead. Turned out to be blessing in disguised, as this outlet serves some pretty good Bak Kut Teh !!! But I am still a fan of the dark herbal soup version.

 

Cycling Trip - East Coast Park to Changi Jurassic Mile to Jewel Changi Airport 3rd April 2021

 Finally embarked on this trip that was planned long time ago... Did not regret going on Saturday instead of the Good Friday holiday nor on Sunday as Saturday is not crowded... Well, still crowded, as I had intended to have my breakfast at Hub and Spoke Cafe, but ... turns out to be good, as I had my brunch at A&W instead... long long time since I last dine at A&W... nostalgic...  Looking forward to next trip, but likely to be long time, as next holiday is very close to my 2nd dose of vaccination... 

Half Day Leisure Trip at Nex ( Serangoon ) 16 March 2021

 Sent my car for servicing at Ubi, and realised Ubi mrt is nearby, hence started my half-day leisure trip to Nex. Had breakfast there, some shopping, and then lunch, before returning to Ubi to collect my car.

Breakfast at Fong Sheng Hao 豐盛號. Ordered TW Special Pork Patty but not sure if they gave correct one, as the patty was very thin... I hope not... Bread is slightly chewier than normal ones, and taste naturally sweet, probably due to the milk content? Scramble-styled egg is fluffy, and goes well with the sauce of the patty. Sauce is slightly to the sweeter side with nice fragrance aided by the pork taste. Cheese however is over-powered by the sauce flavour. The cane flavoured red tea has strong tea after-taste, and elegant sweetness, probably due to the cane sugar. Can be addictive.

Lunch is at Pavilion Banana Leaf restaurant. The teh tarik is just nice in sweetness, has quite good Ceylon tea fragrance and smooth texture. The samosa is quite a big piece, and comes with a green (peppermint leaves ???) sauce and a red (sweet chilli???) sauce. Skin is slightly thick, and crips on the outside, and seem to have a spice taste. Filling consists of potatoes (mashed), spices, cashew nut, peas, etc. Quite good with the green sauce especially. Mutton Briyani is very big portion, think good enough for 2 servings. Moist rice has nice fragrance, and taste well with the gravy mixed. Many big chunks of mutton is included, very tender and no weird smell, very delicious. The red sauce/gravy is a not very spicy nor hot, and can be added to some of the non-gravy-mixed-rice.  The white yogurt sauce (raita ?) is super nice, on the meat or rice. Amazing piece of papadum that remains crispy after long time. Think this meal costs around $25 or so...

 

Tim Ho Wan ( 18 Tai Seng ) Lunch 27 February 2021

 Brought my Carryme to Mighty Velo for a check-up, and had lunch at Tim Ho Wan nearby.  Was my first time dining in TIm Ho Wan. Overall experience is not bad, and is not as bad as others have made out to be... or perhaps I am lucky with my items ordered...  At least the signature 1-star-Michelin Baked BBQPork Bun is quite good...  

Cute Sea Otters At East Coast Park 21 February 2021

Spotted these 2 sea otters lazy-ing under the tree shade of 1 of the small lagoon at East Coast Park this morning.  Thought I had filmed these 2 fellas with an earlier video but only to realized that I accidentally press the stop button instead while trying to take the video... sigh... Anyway, very glad that I decided to cycle today instead of yesterday, else will not have met these 2 fellas!

Also "discovered" a "new jetty" like place... Forgotten the name... anyway, probably will be spending more time there next time as it is less crowded than Bedok Jetty...