Princely Treasures@National Museum of Singapore

It was Open House at the National Museum of Singapore last weekend and admission was free for all exhibitions. So I went to see the exhibition Princely Treasures - with pieces from Liechtenstein. As I shared in my Instagram, it made me missed Europe. Very much.

  

Beautiful Saturday morning :) One of my favourite places in Singapore :)

It was to see Princely Treasures this time. The Open House saved me $10 :P See Raphael?



Cannot remember the details of these two paintings. But I like them :)

Neo-classical pieces, I think

Not many sculptures on display...

Got to see more pieces from Netherlands artists.

Quite interesting.

Van Dyke, I think. Like taken off a camera. With technology, we will probably never ever see such fine works in the future...

Symbols of Rome. I miss Italy.

Venice - Clock Tower.

Discovered a new kind of art genre - Biedermeir Art. More high brows.

Found it kind of gothic...

Definitely worth a visit :)



The National Museum of Singapore has changed so much. Food for Thought is there. So is Kerbside. Interesting retail mix.

Go catch Princely Treasures if you can - it's on till September. Rare to see such a nice collection of European art in Singapore. Was actually quite surprise that it was not crowded for free admission last week... I did listen in to the guided tour on and off and I thought the guides were good. Might go again if there is another open house :P

Sephora Hot Wheels

TGIF! Thought I will post this before the weekend so you can try to catch the Sephora Hot Wheels which I heard will be moving to Jems Shopping Centre...


At Vivo City last Sunday! Picture was taken after the free express manicure. Was surprised to see no queues and I got my nails done in a twinkle :) Was a beautiful day!

Mint. From Butter. My blink blink collar t-shirt is from Suwon, Korea. 

Spotted the Sephora bus again today at Lau Pa Sat :P This time, there were more people so I had time to snap a few pictures :)



Ciata. Did my nails with Ciata products this time.

How the express manicure stations look like....

Rows of Butter.

 

Posing with my new nails colour and the goody from the goodie bag I got last Saturday.

 

The nails look really pink in real life. But prettier in reel life :P

Glad I spotted the bus today because I don't think I will be near Jems tomorrow. Good opportunity to try the bright colours, I say :) Some of the students in front of the queue asked for a different pop of colour on each nail!!!年轻真好!
 

Big Mama!

Read good reviews about the Korean food at Big Mama but never really knew where it was. Spotted it when I frequented the Tiong Bahru Area during the months I was not working. Apparently this was the restaurant my sister suggested we try last year so the three sisters decided to go last Saturday! :)

Small restaurant in the Tiong Bahru Neighbourhood, off the heritage area. Tucked away, kind of, so you may have to search for it. Nearer the main road leading to Tiong Bahru Plaza, near the condominiums...

Corner shop. Long windows give you a breather from the feast and enjoy the tranquil of the area :)

Staple of Korean food - starters. All were tasty - and fresh, I say!

Our favorite - lotus salad which we asked for a few refills :) Complimented the spicy main course very well!

The recommended dishes were 'advertised' on the wall. We had to try Dakgalbi.

Dakgalbi - spicy grilled chicken in the making!

Drinking the Kim Chi soup while waiting for Dakgalbi to cook.

Seafood Pancake - very thin and crispy! For those who love spicy food, there is a kim chi version available. 

Dakgalbi - Done! It was ok - guess our expectations were high! The rice cakes were very nice though :)

We heard that we could add rice to the Dakgalbi after we are almost done with the Dakgalbi. So we did. It was nice and we were very very full by then!

Here's a parting shot of Big Mama before we ventured opposite for coffee at Drips :)

As I was blogging, I kept thinking of Big Mama as Hot Mama. Perhaps I found the food a tad too spicy subconsciously...Glad the starters and the seafood pancakes helped to balance the spiciness :) At the end of the day, it boils down to the selection of dishes that make a meal, I guess. And there are definitely many dishes I want to try at Big Mama. For its quality food and reasonable prices(we paid over $60), I say yes!

And yes, the area has many good food beyond coffee :) Another reason to check out my neighborhood - Tiong Bahru if you have not :P

Singapore Food Festival 2013

The Singapore Food Festival Village started on 12 July and will end today. It is very near my workplace near Marina Bay Sands, so my colleague DC and I checked it out last Friday. At first, we hesitated to go because we did not have a NETS FlashPay card but we discovered that they do sell it at the village. And the good thing is you can use the card in future and may get rebates for food purchases!

Was good to go  at lunch time on a weekday - smaller crowds, shorter queues :) Thought I will quickly post the pictures taken so that if you chance upon this post, you still have the next 10 hours to visit the village for your Singapore Favorite Food :)

 

 

  

What is your Singapore Favorite Food? :)

Popiah ~ Chinese wrap? :)

Come weekends, I try to stay home at least one day (usually Sundays) - to either 'work' personal stuff or just do nothing or anything I feel like doing :) After 5 days at the real work, it feels really good to have time for yourself and recharge!

And one of the weekends, we had home-cooked popiah! :)



Ingredients that go into the popiah... the good thing about home-cooked popiah is you can choose the ingredients you like :)

In the making. I love the peanut :)

Ready-to-eat popiah :)

And here's a video of my brother making the popiah - not really the way Singapore hawkers do it. But well, that's home-cooked style, right? :)

And I grabbed some videos from you-tube on how popiahs are wrapped, in case you are wondering :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZgI4UsHTvY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZaEXyhPi5M

Now I'm reminded that I have blogged about what I tried to cook at home - check them out! :P
-Make your own Japanese Curry
-Baby potatoes with herbs and a Merry Christmas!
-Topokki Rice Cakes

Happy Sunday, everyone! Guess I'm just going to do nothing today - maybe blog. Haha.

Osaka Ohsho @ Raffles City 大阪王将

Last last Saturday was really eventful. I had a free facial trial with Body Contours at Hill Street at 1pm but I forgot to bring my identifications. They refused to give me a trial although I had my credit cards with me :( Anyway, was happy to be at the Hill Street again - it has changed a lot over time. I spot a cafe SOHO which I am looking forward to visiting soon :)

I decided to utilise my massage package at My Happy Feet near Bras Basah. Lucky for me, there was a slot available at 2.30pm. Since there was time, I decided to window shop at Raffles City. And viola! I spotted the Browhaus mobile shop where I finally had my long overdue brow threading at a promotional price of $8 - great bargain :)

Was hungry after the massage as I had an early lunch. Did not have the opportunity to try the fried rolls when I was Nam Nam Noodles Bar at Raffles City a few weeks back, so I decided to go for it (and the nice ice coffee again). But it was closed for dinner preparations till 5pm!

So I decided to try the gyoza at Osaka Ohsho a few restaurants away. Read good reviews about it and it did not disappoint. For the price I paid (about $6 for half a dozen of gyoza and ice tea), it was great!




Took a while to serve the gyoza - piping hot and delicious! :)

 

And juicy!



Tried it with vinegar and chili oil which elevated the tastiness of the gyoza...

Last one left. Should have ordered a dozen - so yummy I want more! :)

Go try, everyone! There are many other Japanese-Chinese dishes that look nice on the menu - will check them out soon :)

My top post is about Tomoya, another Japanese restaurant. Click here if you want to find out more about the udon they serve...



Out Of The Pan @ Raffles City

A belated birthday celebration with SP at Out of the Pan @ Raffles City.  Known for its crepe, the restaurant has been around for many years (or so I recall).

More wholesome than awesome, I say :) Reminds me of Marche which I have not been for a while too (about a year?) - can get cheaper crepe there. LOL But there was a 1-for-1 offer for DBS card holder, so it was ok :P


There was a short queue when I reached at about 7.30pm. Was supposed to meet at 7pm but I was stuck at work :(




Kim Chi + pork roll - chosen by the birthday girl. Quite interesting fusion food :)



Prawn cake.

My choice of seafood roll - wanted something healthy :P



Indoor alfresco, I thought. Nice place to watch and be watched :P

Happy Birthday, SP! I hope you had one as wholesome as the crepe at Out Of The Pan! :)