WEDS {Cravings satisfied x #OOTD}

Light lunch at Koh Grill & Sushi Bar, Wisma Atria after having a rather full breakfast this morning.

Was the first in line for lunch time but shortly after there was a long queue right behind us, so do be prepared to queue during peak hours.

Pitan/century egg tofu

Rather sad looking hamachi (yellowtail) sashimi.. LOL.

Usually get their signature Shiok! maki so I settled on something different this time around - Pitan (century egg) maki.

ps/. from experience, their Shiok maki takes quite awhile to arrive so if you're in a hurry, order the Pitan maki because it definitely arrived much faster!

#04-21, Wisma Atria Shopping Centre, 435 Orchard Road

Always have a separate stomach for dessert.

Found this sign in the restaurant rather amusing. HAHA.

They've plenty of other signs with similar witty captions in Singlish - all part of their retro deco.

White fungus + mango pomelo desserts.

Really refreshing especially in Singapore's heat right now!

Address: 80A Serangoon Garden Way

Tel: 62851278

Hours: Tue-Thurs 13:00 - 22:30, Fri-Sat: 13:00 - 00:00, Closed: Mon

#OOTD

Crop top: Topshop // Skirt: Topshop // Shoes: Topshop // Bag: SaintHK

Changing room.

#butfirstletmetakeaselfie

;)

xx

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Back home for summer! // 新加坡

Back home for summer break!

Touched down early Sunday morning.
Been spending the last few days suffering from jet lag - basically sleeping my afternoons away & only waking up in the evenings. Trying to adjust my body clock now so hopefully my sleeping schedule will be back to SG time soon.

Planning on acting like a tourist in SG & finding new places to go this summer.

Can't wait for my upcoming trips as well! Being more of a homebody, I'm not usually too keen on traveling, preferring to just chill at home. But a getaway has definitely been overdue especially after this semester in school. I need to recharge my battery.

Planning for the trips has got me even more hyped as well!

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Some updates

Came home to quite a few packages of stuff I purchased online, this bag being one of them.

Pre-ordered it quite awhile ago & by the time it arrived I was already back in the UK.

"$TYLE IS NEVER FOR FREE".

Monday's dinner @ Gyoza Ya, Orchard Robinsons.

JyaJya Men

Never heard of this noodle dish before this but it seems to be the Japanese version of the Korean jajangmyeon.

After you're done with your noodles, they'll pour hot water into your bowl of leftovers, along with miso to season your soup & an egg to crack into it if you wish.

The soup tasted rather bland but it might be because I added too little miso. Nonetheless, quite a good way of maximizing the usage of leftovers.. Haha.

Fried pork gyoza

Gyoza Ya

Address: #B1-A2, Robinsons Orchard, 260 Orchard Road, Singapore 238855

Tel: 67375581

Of course, there's always room for dessert!

If you don't already know, I'm a huge fan of matcha anything so we decided to try Dolce Tokyo @ Somerset 313.

Creme Brûlée

Dolce Tokyo

Address: 313 Somerset, 313 Orchard Road #03-23, Singapore 238895

Tel: 68365612

Whenever I come back for holidays, I tend to put on weight due to all the easily accessible good food surrounding me.

Since being back I've been having really hearty meals for breakfast - unusual since I usually skip what is supposedly the most important meal of the day, preferring to use that extra time to sleep in.. I guess good food is motivation enough to wake up early. HAHA.

Prawn mee from the food market near my place for breakfast! x my daily cup of matcha latte.

Even the McDonald's back home tastes better..

xx

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Easter Weekend! {Dinner x OOTD x Ripped jeans}

I'm sure most of you have heard/seen the Ah Boys to Men movie, especially if you're Singaporean.

In case you don't, it's about boys in the Singapore army, hence, the title.

Well, my dad booked tickets for the ABTM musical awhile back & only told us after. 

Ended up going today anyways because, why not? I love watching musicals. Furthermore, the Singaporean musicals I've watched always make me laugh - nothing beats Singaporean humor!

To be quite honest though, I wasn't expecting much. Was quite skeptical as to how a movie would translate into a musical.

Ended up being really hilarious! Like the movie, watching the musical evoked a sense of patriotism in me as well. 

Believe it or not, we Singaporeans definitely have a great sense of humor & know how to have a good time ;)

They announced that they would be adding an extra 8 shows due to the high demand so I would definitely recommend booking tickets to catch their musical if you're free! 

Since the show was at Resorts World Sentosa, we headed to VivoCity since it was close by.

Had Poulet for dinner!

Thank goodness we managed to beat the dinner crowd because shortly after we arrived, a long queue began to form. Expected on a weekend in Singapore.

Escargots ~

Mashed potato

Ordered the whole chicken which was really juicy & tender! Slightly disappointed with their mushroom sauce though, but overall, it was a rather satisfactory meal!

Vivocity

1 HarbourFront Walk

#01-175/176/177

Singapore 098585

Tel: (+65) 6376 9087

http://poulet.com.sg

Headed to St Marc's Cafe for dessert. Overdosed on matcha desserts & matcha drinks but of course, I forgot to take a picture........ Only remembered after we had completely wiped out everything.... UGH.

Anyways, highly recommend St Marc's if you're a matcha lover like me!

#01-108/109/110 Vivo City
1 Harbourfront Walk, Singapore
6222 2309

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TODAY'S GET-UP

You usually wouldn't catch me wearing jeans in SG since it's already so hot but these ripped jeans are super comfy!

Top: Topshop

As for the ripped jeans, thinking of bringing in stock!

If any of you're interested, drop me an email at fashfood@hotmail.com.

Alternatively, you can contact me on my ask.fm account (ask.fm/fashfoodx).

If there are enough requests from people who are interested then I will be bringing them in, tentatively along with a few other clothing items! :)

xx

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Seafood buffet @ Cafe 2000, M Hotel

Headed to Cafe 2000 @ M Hotel yesterday (Saturday) for their 'International, Seafood & Barbeque' buffet dinner. As the name suggests, it pretty much covers almost every type of food you can think of. They had japanese, western, local, etc. The highlight was definitely the seafood and barbeque section though - it was evident from the people gathering around that section and attacking the food like seagulls (HAHA). Some of the seafood were ready to be eaten (i.e. oysters, crabs, prawns, scallops). For the barbecued portion of the buffet, you chose what your tummy fancied and gave it back to the restaurant to be barbecued (i.e. fish, crabs, giant prawns, lobster, chicken wings, corn, lamb, steak, scallops). The barbecued food definitely trumped the regular seafood selection.

For dessert, there was a chocolate fountain (mandatory for a buffet) and a selection of cakes and local delights (i.e. kueh, bobo chacha?). 

Another local delight was DURIAN. Probably a delight for some and not so much for others. 

Being the king of the fruits, it naturally had its own station in the alfresco dining area (fancier way of saying that it was basically next to the road.. hahh). The 10 year old kid in me probably took more joy out of watching them cut open the durian than actually eating it.

The ice kacang + potong ice-cream station.

They also had teh tarik! (milk tea)

Spot the chocolate fountain in the background.

What was once marshmallows & chocolate fondue + cheese & crackers.

Demolished by yours truly.

Café 2000
M Hotel, 81 Anson Road, Singapore 079908 (Tanjong Pagar MRT)

Tel: +65 6500 6112
Opening Hours: 6:30am-11:00pm Daily

Seafood & Barbeque Buffet Dinner (Fridays, Saturdays, & Public Holidays)
Adult: $62++
Child: $32++

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& the moment you've been waiting for.... (awkward if you haven't)

OUTFIT OF THE DAY (#OOTD)

Peplum top: the Kooples

Tweed shorts: Topshop

Ballet flats: Rachel Zoe

Bag: Prada mini

Arm candy: Valentino Rockstud cuff (red)

Didn't wear any makeup to dinner because an extra 10mins of sleep sounded like a pretty good idea at the time.

An exclusive for you, my faithful blog reader..

Food coma face.

red Valentino bracelet/cuff from their Rockstud line

If it wasn't obvious enough that I'm asian, *twiiiistttt*

how I look when I'm pondering life and the theories espoused by Socrates (my classes in greek philosophy have proven useful.. Not..)

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Mom-made (part 2)!

So my mom baked more goodies. 

I'm going to put on some unnecessary kg's at this rate.

Going to let the pictures do all the talking (whilst I eat........)

1) Valrhona Chocolate Chip Cookies (Chewy)

OMNOMNOM.

2) Ovaltine ice-cream

xx

Mom-made

Other than in the looks department, my mom and I are almost polar opposites.

For one, I'm not the most domesticated person around. So naturally, I don't really like being in the kitchen. I much prefer being the one sitting at the dining table doing the eating. It takes quite a bit of effort lifting the spoon to my mouth, opening my mouth and feeding myself okay? Let's just say I won't be making sandwiches for any guys soon.. hahh.

At the other end of the spectrum, there is my mom - the domesticated lady. She actually enjoys being in the kitchen, cooking and baking.

This is one of the items she conjured up recently.

One of my personal favorites - GREEN TEA MOUSSE w/ red beans on the top.

Who's hungry now? ;)

xx