Golden Mile Complex, my cheap thrill

I live within walking distance to Golden Mile Complex, haven of all things Thai. I love going there for Thai food. Unknown to many, there is a good sized supermarket that sells lots of Thai goodies! It's situated on the 2nd level of Golden Mile Complex. Things here aren't exactly cheap. But if you're looking for something Thai  that's usually not sold at other supermarkets, this is the place to go to. Pictures taken with my blackberry!

Lots and lots of Thai instant noodles!

If you love Thai iced milk tea, there is the instant version sold here.

Beware though, it's really really sweet.

Snacks galore!

Thai Curry Pastes

Love the colors of these retro soft drink bottles

DIY Tom Yum Soup packet

I totally love these chilli flakes. I put them almost any food I consume!

Dried serpent head? Not sure what this is!

Honey + Milk. I bought this as I love honey and I love milk.

Too cloyingly sweet though. Maybe I should try put honey into fresh milk!

Another product I always buy is this.... Pretz! This flavor is not readily found elsewhere!

My shopping basket!

Thye Hong Casual Cafe Steamboat Hotpot

Met my dear friend Kristen for dinner yesterday. We initially were thinking of finding a place inside of Bugis Junction for dinner. It was raining yesterday and we decided it was perfect to go have steamboat!

We went over Liang Seah Street to look for a place to have steamboat! Where else, haha. I usually eat steamboat at Xian De Lai ( 鲜得来) or to the one facing Shaw Towers. Kristen said she usually has steamboat at this place called Thye Hong, so I decided to give this place a try! It was $17 nett for dinner, inclusive of drinks (lime juice/barley) and fruits. Pretty good price I would say. We were there pretty early, about 6.30pm and the place was still quite empty. By 7.30pm, most of the tables had been occupied by diners.  Sorry if the pictures are a little subpar as they were taken by my blackberry.

Food's pretty neatly laid out. Mostly standard steamboat fare.

Condiments. My combo is chilli padi + chopped garlic + soya sauce.

So what's your steamboat secret sauce combo?

Do you see instant noodles? Does anyone really eat that?

Looking at the pictures, I think I didn't eat a wide variety of stuff.

I just kept taking the same items over and over. 

Like the cooked food below. I didn't even try.

I like to eat cooked dishes with rice.

And when I go for steamboats, no rice for me please!

I load up on seafood, beef and golden mushrooms.

And that's about it. Haha.

I heard the staff tell another customer that this was black pepper chicken.

This is erm... fried chicken?

I'm guessing tofu with dried chilli for this!

Scallops! I did not take these. WHY???

Crabs. Oh yeah. I had these. They're the small type but they were fresh.

This were the first items I grabbed. The crab sticks were like faux snow crab.

Much nicer that the usual crab sticks. I made Kristen try some and she liked it!

The fruit tray. Erm, I didn't eat any fruits also. Oops.

Just in case you are thinking of trying this place out, the address is 32 Liang Seah Street. For 17 bucks, it was a pretty decent meal. And no need to spend extra money on drinks too. Maybe I should go back again soon!

瑞春点心餐厅 SWEE CHOON Tim Sum Restaurant

Met the girls on Friday for some dim sum!

We went to Swee Choon to fill our growling tummies

and then headed to Mustafa for some late night shopping :)

Pauline ordered these custard buns that looked like, pumpkins?

I found them rather festive looking.

But the taste is nothing to shout about.

Give me 流沙包 anytime over this!

We love Xiao Long Bao (小笼包)

Probably one of Shanghai's most famous food.

I like to have mine with loads of ginger slices. Yum!

Sichuan Oil Chilli Wanton.

Another favorite item we always order is this red bean paste pancake.

The deep friend tofu with Thai chilli sauce was a hit around the table.

I don't eat tofu but I ate the onions. Very tasty.

Crispy Pork Chop.

Prawn and Banana Fritter

Standard dim sum fare .... har gow!

I can't really remember the name of this dish. 

Pork floss was encased in an omelette which was then

encased in pastry with loads of sesame seed toppings.

If you're thinking of going there to eat, here's the address:

185/187/189/191 Jalan Besar Singapore 208882

Tel: 62257788

They're open after 6pm only and closed on Tuesdays!

Hello Weather, make up your mind!

The weather has been really indecisive recently.

One moment, it's scorching hot.

The next moment, the skies are dark with imminent rain.

So, how does one dress, with the weather so fickle?

I love candy

I love candy. 

I especially love the green ones.

Once, I ate too much of this candy at one go

and I think the citric acid in it gave my tongue a "burn".

Visiting Lorong Halus a.k.a. Pasir Ris Dog Farm!

I visited the dog farms at Lorong Halus with Christina recently.

It's not a place to go if no one is driving.

Lots of puppies to see. Cuteness overload. 

Doesn't this puppy have a super mischievous face?

I love Frenchies!

The shop quoted me 5k for this 7 month old Frenchie. 

Expensive!

We met this dog while parking the car.

He was super friendly and came up to us and "escorted" us around.

:)

After that we popped by one of the animal shelters there.

It was a really really hot day and the shelter had a big tub of water.

And some of the dogs knew how to go in and sit inside to cool themselves off!

We're planning to go again next week as I need to get food for my dogs and cat!

Wink Wink!

It's the weekend! Not that it really matters as I don't have a 9 to 5 job. Here's a picture of one of my dogs. Her name is Summer, a Shetland sheepdog, an overweight one. The vet put her on L-carnitine pills which are to burn off fat. She was also placed on a vegetarian diet. Yes, my dog was a vegetarian. However, she has since resumed life as a carnivore. The vegetarian diet + the doggie diet pills did not seem to have much of an effect on her weight. I then switched her to fish based kibbles which she and my other dog hated with a vengeance. Maybe there is a fishy smell that puts them off. Hur hur.

How to ....... pronounce your favourite brands!

How to pronounce your favourite brands

Abaeté: Ah-bye-ah-tay
Agnes B: Ah-ni-ess Beh
Alejandro Ingelmo: Allay-handro In-gel-mo
Alexandre Herchcovitch: Ah-le-zan-dreh Hair-ch-co-vich
Andrew Gn: Andrew Jen (rhymes with “ten”)
Andy Thê-Anh: An-dee Tay-Ann
Ann Demeulemeester: Ann Duh-mule-eh-meester
Anna Sui: Ana Swee
Anya Hindmarch: Ahn-ya Heind-march
Arthur Mendonça: Ar-thur Men-doe-sa
Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-ka
Balenciaga: Bah-lin-cee-ah-gah
Balmain: Bal-mah
Bebe: Bee-bee
Behnaz Sarafpour: Beh-nozz Sa-rah-fur
Bettye Muller: Beh-tee Meu-ler
Bottega Veneta: Bo-tega Ven-e-ta
Bulgari: Ball-gah-ree
Burberry Prorsum: Bur-bur-ree Pror-some
Carolina Herrera: Caro-leena Hair-era
Cartier: Kar-tee-aye
Cesare Paciotti: Che-sah-ray Pah-cho-tee
Chaiken: Chay-ken
Chanel: Shuh-nail
Comme des Garcons: Comb-day-gar-sewn
Christian Lacroix: La-Kwa
Christian Louboutin: Loo-boo-tahn
Dana Buchman: Day-nah Buck-man
Dior: Dee-or
Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-ten
Diane von Furstenberg: Fur-sten-berg (pronounced as spelled)
Dolce & Gabbana: Dole-ch-aye Ga-bon-na
Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-ten
Emilio Pucci: Eh-mi-li-oh Poo-ch-ee
Ermenegildo Zegna: Er-men-a-geel-do Zen-ya
Etienne Aigner: Eh-tee-yen On-yay
Furla: Fer-luh
Gareth Pugh: Gareth Pew
Gianfranco Ferre: Gee-an-fran-co Fr-aire
Giles Deacon: Jy-els Dee-kin
Givenchy: Jee-von-shee
Giambattista Valli: Gee-ahm-battista Valley
Gianfranco Ferre: Gee-ahn-franco Feh-ray
Hubert de Givenchy: Hue-bare duh Jee-von-shee
Gucci: Goo-chee
Hedi Slimane: Eddy Sli-mahn
Hermès: Err-mez
Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jay
Hussein Chalayan: Hoo-sane Sha-lion
Issey Miyake: Ee-seh Mi-yah-key
Jean Paul Gaultier: Zhan Paul Go-tee-aye
James Perse: James Perse (as in a lady’s purse, not ‘pierce your ear’)
Joeffer Caoc: Joe-fur Kay-ock
Junya Watanabe: Joon-ya Wah-tah-nah-bay
Lambertson Truex: Lam-bert-son Tru-ex
Lanvin: Lon-vahn or Lon-vawn
L’Wren Scott: Le-ren Skot
Loewe: Low-ev-ay
Longchamp: Lon-chahn
Louis Vuitton: Loo-ee Voo-ee-ton
Madame Gres: Mah-dam Gray
Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa
Mainbocher: Maynbo-shay
Maison Martin Margiela: May-sohn Martin Mar-jell-ah
Marchesa: Mar-kay-sah
Miu Miu: Myoo Myoo
Moschino: Mo-ski-no
Monique Lhullier: Mo-neek Loo-lee-ay
Narciso Rodriguez: Nar-siss-so Ro-dree-gez
Nicolas Ghesquière: Ni-co-la Guess-ki-air
Olivier Theyskens: O-liv-ee-ay Tay-skins
Pierre Cardin: Pee-air Car-dain
Prada: Prah-da
Proenza Schouler: Pro-enza Skool-er
Ralph Lauren: Ralph Lauren (as in Lauren the girl’s name, not Sophia Loren)
Rei Kawakubo: Ray Kah-wah-koo-bo
Rochas: Row-shah
Rodarte: Row-dar-tay
6267: Six-two-six-seven (not Sixty-two-sixty-seven)
Sonia Rykiel: Saun-ya Ree-kee-eel
Sophia Kokosalaki: So-fee-a Ko-ko-sah-lah-kee
Tapeet by Vicini: Ti-peet by vi-ch-ee-knee
Thakoon: Tuh-koon
Thierry Mugler: Tee-air-ree Moog-lay
Tibi: Tbi or Tu-by (not Tee-bee)
Tocca: Toe-ka
Ungaro: Oon-ga-ro
Versace: Ver-sah-chee
Vionnet: Vee-oh-nay
Yigal Azrouel: Yee-goll Az-roo-el
Yohji Yamamoto: Yo-jee Yam-ah-mow-to
Yves Saint Laurent: Eve San Lor-ron
Zac Posen: Poe-zen

It's a sad sad day

Christmas just passed and the very next day, I received news that a friend passed away. He was on the boat that capsized off Pulau Sibu. It was boxing day when the accident happened. We're attending the funeral wake tonight.

It's just tragic. No other way to describe it.

One of the other deceased was his cousin who was due to get married next year. The other deceased were his friends. Up till now, there is still on more of their friend who is still missing.

After I got to know about his passing, I spent the night going through his facebook page. Looking at his pictures broke my heart. There were pictures of his mother, whom he lived with. Pictures of him doing the things he loved, always looking happy. He was a soft spoken guy with a super easy going disposition. Always had a smile for everyone.

Ben, you'll be sorely missed. See you later.

Hello.

I know, I know. This blog is almost dead-like.

The last few weeks have been emotional turmoil for me.

I'm trying my best to cope but the mind always wanders.

Amongst my gloom and doom, there have been some bright sparks. I got a free Iphone 4 (32gb no less) and also, I closed a deal that will reap me a few thousands. I'm using the Iphone as an e-book reader. It was seriously much harder to read stuff on my blackberry. I now have a blackberry and an Iphone. Just one more thing to carry in my ever stuffed-to-the-max bag. Speaking of that, I'm thinking of getting a new tote bag. The LV Neverfull MM is the ideal bag for me, can throw all my junk in. No monograms for me. Probably in damier.

Here's a picture of my ever sleep cat. Her name is Meme.

No, I'm not responsible for her name.

Not me!

Photo taken using the Iphone 4, using some Korean software's Fish Eye effect.