Snippets from Guangzhou

Pictures from my latest Guangzhou trip. I actually like to travel there when the weather is cooler. But I travel there mainly for work, so not much of a choice. This time we stayed along the Pearl Bank River, which flashes colors of the rainbow at night. The Pearl Bank River looks dull and inspired by day though. 

One of my favorite places to visit whenever I am in Guangzhou, would be Jusco, the Japanese supermarket. It gets awfully crowded in the evenings and during weekends. 

Lychee and peaches! 

In recent visits, we have always returned to this eating placed called 百回味茶餐厅, usually for tea breaks. The prices at this eatery isn't exactly cheap, it's along the lines of Singapore food court prices, which in Guangzhou, is not exactly cheap. The cost of living in Guangzhou has risen considerably in recent years. From 2.30pm to 5pm, they have tea time specials. I usually order the french toast and iced milk tea set, which costs RMB22, which is slightly over SGD4. My brother usually orders the Macau Pork Bun, which costs the same. How can a french toast and a pork bun be priced the same, I don't know haha. Another reason why I like to come here is for the free WIFI. Free WIFI is always good whenever one is abroad!

Another place where I usually go to eat is Cafe de Coral. They don't have the most fantastic food, prices aren't really cheap as well, but then again, they have free WIFI. Sometimes, I just go there to escape the heat and utilize the free WIFI! The outlet at Haizhu Square is on the 2nd level and has full glass windows, so sometimes I like to go there and just sit by the window and watch the world go by.

They recently added a new mango pomelo drink. LOVE!

I ordered this bowl wanton noodles one night while waiting for my brother.

I absolutely hate it that they don't have decent chili there.

Mystery ingredient in my drink.

Sometimes, it's nice to go there later in the night when it's quiet.

Peace and quiet is somewhat of a rarity in the bustling city.

I like to enjoy it when I can!

Heart2Heart Vet Hospital

My dog, Summer, recently was taken to the vet because she was not eating and seemed listless. Unfortunately, I was overseas at that time and my mum was the one that sent her in. Summer usually goes to the Animal Recovery Centre at Balestier. This time however, my mum send her to  Heart2Heart Vet hospital. I was worried sick as I couldn't be around. Luckily, I was scheduled to be back in Singapore 2 days after she was admitted.

She had x-rays done and initial, the doctors thought that her uterus was swollen and that she might have to get it removed. And when they did the operation, they found it was just a piece of corn cob that somehow got stuck in her intestines and was badly bruising it as it tried to move along the gestational tract. 

Her doctor-in-charge was Dr Cheryl and she was really helpful throughout. The staff of this vet hospital were always helpful and polite. They would call and inform us if there were any updates, no matter how trivial. She was in good hands! Thank goodness. 

I have had unpleasant vet visits, mainly vets at the Serangoon North area. ARC was good but the waiting time there at times was simply crazy. At least she's is home now :)

You probably can't tell this is a piece of corn cob.

Heart2Heart Vet Hospital

24-26 Jalan Lokam, Tai Keng Court, Singapore 537870. Tel: 68585885. www.h2hvet.com

Enuf said!

Mid week coffee break

Met one of my close friend, Jeslyn, for a bout of shopping and some caffiene loving. 

Had my usual vanilla latte while she had an cookies & creme frap.

These are among some of the figurines I have displayed in my room.

Alice in Wonderland has always been a favorite book.

And I brought back these 2 seals from my latest Guangzhou trip.

They flash different colors of the rainbow when they are squeezed!

Utter cuteness!

Oh, Sigmund Freud. You're spot on.

"They long to be with the person they love but refuse to admit openly.
Some are afraid to show even the slightest sign of affection because of fear.
Fear that their feelings may not be recognized, or even worse, returned.
But one thing about human beings puzzles me the most is their conscious effort to be connected with the object of their affection,
even if it kills them slowly within."

Sigmund Freud

Bakerzin Crayfish Pasta

I recently bought the vouchers on Groupon.sg for Crayfish Pasta at Bakerzin and earlier tonight I headed down with my family to redeem the vouchers at their outlet at myVillage @ Serangoon Gardens.


To go with this voucher redemption, they offered add ons of either a cake + drink or dessert + drink. My table bought 2 cake sets and one dessert set. I can't remember the add on prices now as my father paid for the dinner, but it wasn't exactly cheap. I think the cake + drink set was an additional $8.90 and the dessert + drink set was $12.90 (or a similar figure).

My dad got quite annoyed by the loud music played inside the outlet, making conversion a little difficult. We actually decided to adjourn to Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf downstair after dinner instead of staying on coffee bean as my father likes to have coffee or tea after meals.

The pasta portion was pretty standard but the crayfish didn't taste very fresh and there were pretty small crayfish. For some halves of the crayfish, the amount of meat got out of it was probably the equivalent of a prawn! Oh well.

My brother ordered a cheese cake ice cream dessert with a macaroni while my dad had a strawberry shortcake and my step mum had some kind of chocolate cake. The chocolate cake was not too bad but a tad too sweet. Even with me sharing it with her, we only finished half of it. I think I'd be happier eating cheese cakes at Coffee Bean!

Dinner at Yum Cha Garden with the family

Has dinner at Yum Cha Garden which is situated within Serangoon Gardens Country Club. It was an a la carte buffet style dinner. We were celebrating my aunt's birthday, my brother's belated birthday as well as Mother's day :) Another incentive for us to go there is that the location is very near where we stay. Time spent with family is always awesome.

Hungry people waiting for food to be served.

Picture of Baby T that somehow reminded me of Bruce Lee. Hahaha.

Fried egg dish topped with shark's fin

Snow beans with scallops

Prawns served that day were pretty fresh

Fish topped with "chye por". Serving was really small.

We had to order multiples of this for the whole table to try it.

Prawn Salad

Marinated Jellyfish

Har Gow that were pretty big!

Siew Mai

Sweet and sour pork

Coffee spare ribs (my brother's favorite dish)

Salted Egg Prawns. Loved this.

Fried Silverfish. Not something that I'd usually order but my cousins recommended it.

It was good. Great for munching on, like french fries lol.

Black Pepper Beef

I didn't try these. My brother described them as "fried har gows"

Sweet and Sour Fish

Some sort of tofu fish served on steamed eggs.

I'm not a tofu fan so I skipped this!

Mango Pudding. Yay!

Yam with glutinous rice

My very unladylike little niece having her "meal"

Impish little one. Can't tell she's just passed her 1st birthday.

Maybe she is growing too fast.

My brother took Baby T to see the lobster tank. Awwww....

YUM CHA GARDEN

22 Kensington Park Rd
6343 1717

Happy 1st Birthday Baby T

My little niece Theophilia recently celebrated her 1st birthday. Known as Baby T in the family, she's the love of our lives. She's a super hyper baby, cheerful most of the time and always super cheeky. I think she's going to grow into a mischievous little tot!

Her lychee martini birthday cake! How many babies get these! Heh.

Baby T gets kisses from her mummy, my cousin!

The birthday baby with her 姨姨 and her future 姨丈

Cheerful pink polka dotted balloons! Mad sweet!

Not sure if she is kissing or biting her new tricycle. Hahaha.

Little cutie. We lub lub lub you.