Was at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore last Saturday afternoon where I had lunch there with my girlfriend at Kraze Burgers! We didn’t order much though during that meal and only settled down for 2 different items.

The Matiz ($13) – Rating  3.5/5
Beef patty with cheese, home make pickle, lettuce, sun ripened tomato, grilled onions and bacon marinated in special Kraze barbeque sauce

Garlic Idaho ($8) – Rating 4/5
Sautéd rare-cut potato fries with garlic and butter over sweet spicy sauce, cream mayonnaise and mango dressing

Personally I think that the special BBQ sauce made the burger – The Matiz nice. On the other hand the wedges was pretty good all thanks to the nice blend of sauces altogether.

Quite a comfortable place to have your meal at a decent environment with friendly staffs serving.

Kraze Burgers
Address :
10, Bayfront Avenue
#B2-054/055
Marina Bay Sands
Singapore 018956

Contact Number :
+6566887844

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Celebrated Valentine’s Day earlier. <3

Made a trip down south just last weekend to meet up with the girlfriend Tiffanie & had a simple celebration with her. Had this thought of going down a couple of weeks back but only decided the actual dates pretty last minute.

Bought a bouquet of flowers, spent some quality time with her & that’s about it. Nothing fancy. Oh and we watched a movie. Something we seldom do together. Totally love it. =)

By the way, I just want to take this opportunity to thank my girlfriend for being with me. Really appreciate her.

Happy Valentine’s Day to all!! =)

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Earlier this week when i was still in VivoCity Singapore, i had one of the best dinner in 2011 having Japanese hotpot – Shabu Shabu at Shabuya in the mall. We ordered a set which was available just for the festive period.

It was a very fulfilling meal with both of us adding some weight definitely!! Two types of soup base were served – the Miso Soup Base & the Plain Soup Base. The huge portion of salad came shortly after. It was so huge that we were still having it in mid of having our ‘Japanese hot pot’!

Soon, they placed a big bowl of vegetables as well as assortments of processed meat & 3 portions of beef – both Wagyu & Angus yums!!!

We were pretty busy putting in almost everything into the soup and it was fun doing so with the girlfriend. She was quite cheeky at times & i was just sitting there looking at her mixing this and that here and there.

Ah the beef, it was Ichiban!! The thin slices of beef was the best, placing it into the soup for approximately 10-20 seconds and take out, place in your mouth = YUMS!!

Of course, the soup base was pretty tasty as well, with the assortments of different types of vegetables & meat – this is probably one of the best meal I’ve had in Singapore. Okay, i admit, i didn’t have that much MEALS down south. Will probably do so in the coming year. Haha!

Not to mention, the fried rice served was delicious as well. I finished the whole bowl of rice along with the food mentioned above…

… and find myself having difficulties walking in the mall later on. Too full. Bleh.

The meal ended when the last piece of Tempura Ice Cream going down my stomach as we finally called for the bill.

Great ambiance, good service, delicious food(Yes i’m a Malaysian and i can’t believe i just said that food in Singapore is delicious) & most importantly, it all falls on who are you dining with. *wink*

The bill, is it important? It was SGD 85.80. LOL.

Shabuya VivoCity Singapore
1 Harbourfront Walk
#01-102/103 Singapore 098585
Tel : +65 63770060
Email : mail@createries.com
For Catering : +65 64114999

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Earlier this week when i was in Singapore, the girlfriend brought me to VivoCity Singapore where we spent most of our Monday there to just ‘ber-paktoh’. She was craving for dessert in this particular shop 满记甜品 Honeymoon Dessert.

The place was fully packed and we had to wait for 10-15 minutes. A norm for more popular f&b outlets in Singapore i must say. The wait didn’t end there lolx. After ordering our desserts, we waited quite long as well. If i’m not mistake – 20-30 minutes.

Took loads of photos in the process of waiting & i’m pretty sure there were some people around who started topics around the 2 of us doing so cause i caught a few eyes staring at us LOL. Of course, we didn’t care much. =X

Soon, the desserts made its grand entrance on our table. We ordered these….

Pomelo Mango Sago with Durian – SGD 10.30 – 4/5

Thai Black Glutinous with Vanila Sauce SGD 4.30 – 3/5

Not sure is it because of the company i had that time but i really enjoyed the desserts especially the Pomelo Mango Sago with Durian. Loved it to bits! LOL.

Had Black Sesame Paste as well since our order exceeded SGD 12 (Promotion that was ongoing, Free)

Tiffanie don’t really fancy it as she’s not a big fan of sesame but well, like i said – i enjoyed the session very much. I call it sweetness overloaded. Shhhh =X

If i’m not mistaken, this specific 满记甜品 Honeymoon Dessert originates from Hong Kong and now there are like 3 branches in Singapore alone. It’s also available here in Malaysia at Sunway Pyramid. Not sure if the standard is the same but a brief browse on the internet shows that the original branch in Hong Kong still serves the best dessert. Well. =)

满记甜品 Honeymoon Dessert
1 Harbour Front Walk
#01-93 Vivo City
Singapore 098585
Phone : 63769027

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It used to be one of the most packed period for me where i will make sure there are quite a few events scheduled together in the span of that 2 specific days. However, this time round, it’s slightly different for me. I decided to head down south to find Tiffanie & spend Christmas with her this year.

Just had this strong feeling to spend that special day with her as i’ve never really do so in the past, the decision was made like 1 week before Christmas itself. =X

Glad i went down then & though it was really packed everywhere where everyone was out on the streets in Singapore, i had a really good time with her as we erm… ate quite a lot of food. Lol. It was just a simple Christmas celebration, nothing fancy – no candle lights dinner, no expensive gifts, just me and her walking along the streets holding hands together, sharing food, taking public transport together, chit-chatting about every other stuffs, talked about the lamest thing & shared a few laughter. =)

That was my Christmas. Sweet & simple with loads of happiness.

How was yours? =)

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After last weekend which made me pretty speechless, somehow i miss Tiffanie more and started going through some of her pictures on my computer only to find out i didn’t blog about this lunch session when i was in Singapore back in March. =X

We went to The Queen And Mangosteen at Vivocity, Singapore. A pretty pleasant and comfy place.

It was her birthday actually and i called Steph and Mike out for a simple lunch

Tiffanie and Steph

Prolly something too simple for a birthday lunch but i’m not THAT rich that i could splash loads of money with the currency being converted SGD so… Yea… =(

Anyways, there’s this 3 course meal for SGD38 and if you top up another SGD7, you get a half pint of their Archipelago beers.

So Me, Mike and Steph ordered the the set where both me and Mike added the SGD7 for the beers. Tiffanie

Salmon Salad – 3/5

Mushroom Soup – 2.5/5

To be frank, for such a place that had me having good impression when i first step in, the starters above disappoints me where it’s just normal. Nothing to wow about.

Roasted Angus Rib-eye of Beef – 4/5

Good thing that when the main course came, i did enjoyed it. The rib-eye was medium cooked and it was soft & easy to bite, with the texture of beef to my liking, the plate was served in just the right portion.

Roasted Spring Chicken – 3/5

On the other hand, Mike’s Roasted Chicken seems to be quite a disappointment for him. It was too small a portion for a lunch meal and for someone who is bigger in size than me, i’m pretty sure he didn’t get enough that meal. However, according to Mike, the chicken was quite okay.

Roasted Rack of Lamb with Rosemary Potatoes, Grilled Asparagus and Mint Yoghurt (SGD29) – 3/5

Last but not least, the Lamb Rack that Tiffanie ordered was pretty filling and it was well prepared. I only had a few bites but i think it was delicious and most importantly, she liked it pretty much, so i assume that this dish is worth ordering!

The 3 Course Meal comes with this sinful dessert above, do i need to describe more? =D

Alright so, it was quite a good lunch session actually and i really owe both Mike and Steph a lot as for some unknown reasons, there was a big wide smile hanging on Tiffanie’s face that afternoon after the lunch.

Perhaps it’s because that Mike & Steph offered to pay the bill but i still think that there’s something that made Tiffanie happier than usual. =D

The Queen & Mangosteen
#01-106/107 VivoCity
1 Harbourfront Walk
Singapore 098585
(close to Lift Lobby E & Lift Lobby F)
Tel: +65 6376-9380
Email: enquiries@queenandmangosteen.com

Operating Hours:
Sundays to Thursdays: 11 am to midnight
Fridays, Saturdays & Eve of Public Holidays: 11 am to 1 am

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2 weeks back, i went to Singapore to celebrate her birthday. =)

but being a useless bf myself and not having a complete plan that is, i actually panicked and was scratching my head thinking of what to do, where to bring and such. Headache much.

Ended up at Paragon, went to this place Soup Restaurant which the gf decided so then. Just because she went to another branch and said that the food was delicious so we went to this place for dinner.

Okay so it was quite a nice and comfy place, but hey for a birthday for someone special i somehow felt bad about this then. Needing to stand in a line to wait to be brought into the place for dinner double that feeling there and then.

The Food hmmm.

Hand Chopped Minced Pork Meat with Salty Egg – 2/5

Looks nice on the menu with simple straight forward description but when it came and i had my first try on it i was a bit tad disappointed. The pork weren’t really well cooked and it was salty, a bit too salty that is.

Not a good start huh?

Kangkung Sambal Belacan – 3/5

Ordering this pretty ordinary dish that is widely available back in Malaysia makes me comparing it straight away when it came. To my surprise, it was at least above average. The Sambal Belacan wasn’t too spicy but overall the dish is a bit too oily.

Claypot Tofu -4/5

This is one awesome dish which makes me nom nom nom all the way. Of course, when it came i was a bit surprise because from my knowledge, claypot tofu normally consists of a few types of vegetables along with the Tofu itself. But this alone its just the Tofu.

The specially made sauce which was added on the Tofu made the dish awesomely delicious but if you’re pretty particular about oily food, then you might not want to order this then.

Ling Zhi Lean Pork Soup – 3/5

This soup is pretty fine to me. Just a bit too sweet and the pork meat are not edible (Too Hard to Chew).

Soup of the Day – Chicken soup with Corn – 3/5

This soup is just normal. There’s corn and there’s chicken and it taste just right. Ok i’m pretty lazy at describing about it already then.

For all you know, at this time of me typing out all this, i’m already having this very guilt in me for not having a perfect birthday dinner plan for the gf which i was hoping to have for her. Furthermore, the food served at this very place doesn’t have any wow points to be told as well.

I’m such a lousy guy right?

but i did enjoyed my time being with her then. =X
*the bill came near to SGD50

Soup Restaurant
290 Orchard Road #B1-44
Paragon S238859
#81 07 63336228

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At this very moment while i’m writing this, there’s only 5 minutes left till your birthday ends.

I’m glad i made my way down south to celebrate your birthday, going to Singapore just spending time with you and nothing more than that really had me thinking that it’s all worth it.

especially when i see you having that big wide smile on your face. It was really great going out and just spending time with you alone.

Nothing fancy though, no big plans doing a lot of stuffs, just a simple birthday celebration with you where i really hope that you’re happy!!

With lots of love,

Happy Birthday Dear!! =)

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Spent the last weekend of 2009 with one of the most important person in my life at Singapore. =)

It was wonderful witnessing the colorfulness of Clarke Quay!

and it was exceptionally nice when its spend walking along the streets there holding someone’s hands. Breathing the same air beside the river in the midst of busy atmosphere around us, just enjoying being with each other.

Had quite a delicious dinner, one meal that i was looking forward to so much before i made this trip. =D

Caught some awesome street performance which had lotsa spectators there!

Nuff Said.

<3

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It was the last weekend of November 2009 that i went to this place having my lunch thanks to the girlfriend who brought me there. =)

Located along Maxwell Road where Chinatown Singapore is just aroudn the corner. This food centre appears to be serving the public in the area for quite a long time already and thanks to Chinatown, there were customers from other parts of the world finding their meals there when i was having mine as well.

Upon reaching, i was shocked that there weren’t any space there, walking a few steps further had me seeing 2 queues to 2 different stalls. One a porridge stall and another one a fish meat noodles/porridge stall. The food that my girlfriend wanted me to try was the later one.

There were a few choices to choose from, all fish related one of course!

Sliced Fish Soup, Sliced Fish Bee Hoon, Fish Meat Bee Hoon, Fish Head Bee Hoon. I guess i don’t have to explain much on that right? It’s pretty straight forward.

As for us, we had Sliced Fish Bee Hoon and Fish Meat Bee Hoon(according to the picture above).

Sliced Fish Bee Hoon (with slices of fish cooked with the soup base)

To my delight, it was much better than what i’ve expect, pretty satisfying! The whole bowl of Bee Hoon was pretty big in portion where they provided quite a lot of fish meat i must say with a fair serving of vegetables.

The bee hoon is good as well, soft and smooth to the mouth.The milk added to the soup was just nice with the slices of ginger as well. Overall, the taste wasn’t THAT strong compared to the ones i had back in Malaysia but the combination of all the different ingredients made it a pretty decent meal, one of the best meal i had in Singapore i must say.

Fish Meat Bee Hoon (with Fried Fish Meat)

Well of course, with that being said, i must admit i didn’t really have the time to explore and try other food there then with just the handful of times i was in Singapore. Perhaps some of you Singaporean bloggers out there would like to bring me to more food places in the future?

Note, the 2 bowls above were slightly different where one of it had the Fried Fish Meat where the other one come with the slices of fish cooked with the soup base itself. Personally, i prefer the fried fish more. =D

The pricing? You can refer above. I think it is pretty worth it. Of course, for Malaysians like me, don’t ever convert the currency! xD

Jin Hua Fish Head Bee Hoon
Maxwell Road
#01-77 Maxwell Food Centre

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