Sunday, May 19, 2013

Ka-Soh@2 College Road

We read about Ka-Soh in The Sunday Times and decided to go there last Sunday (mother's day!). Not sure if it is a Singaporean thing - many of us would go out for dinner to celebrate mother's day. Perhaps to give our mummies a break from cooking?
 
We went to the outlet near Singapore General Hospital, a walking distance from our house. I know of another outlet in Amoy Street where I first discovered Ka-Soh because I sometimes go there with my ex-colleagues. That's where you want to go for a nicer ambiance :)
 
Ka-Soh was located at the alumni association and was not very posh ( a bit Malaysia style, I thought). Its focus is really on the food, not the frills :P
 
Ka-Soh, 2 College Road
Highly recommended was the Fish Head/Fillet and Fish Meat Bee Hoon 鱼头米粉. Huge portion - a big pot of fishness. Some may find it a tat too fishy though. 



Ka-Soh, 2 College Road
Homely flavours.
Top: Claypot Tofu 砂锅豆腐. Were surprised to find fish slices in this dish too! :)
Bottom: Stir-fried Kailan with garlic 蒜炒概览
 
Ka-Soh, 2 College Road
Could taste the 'wokness' in these two dishes -  I must say the chef have controlled the heat well when cooking them up!
Top: Ginger frog legs 姜葱田鸡
Bottom: Fish Hor Fan 三捞和分

 
Ka-Soh, 2 College Road
虾酱鸡 Prawn Paste Chicken - crispy. Chef was a bit heavy-handed on the salt though. Just nice if you have it with some chili sauce though :)



Ka-Soh, 2 College Road
麦片虾 Oat-fried Prawns was very nice! Fresh prawns + a generous dose of oat = Heavenly combination!


Was a fishy feast for fish-lovers, I say. Happy (belated) Mother's Day! :)

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Sydney in a Dropbox

Went to Sydney with the girls in April. As usual, tons of photos were taken. Usually we will share the pictures by:
1) Saving them into a thumb drive each
2) Meeting up
3) Transfer them to a laptop
4) Re-transferring to the thumb drive again.

This time, we decided to use the Dropbox which I must say is more efficient. Each of us just upload the pictures into Dropbox and then download the pictures we want - from 4 steps to 2 steps! The only drawback is probably space not enough as all of us are given 2GB free for a start.

If you have not gotten Dropbox and want to try, click here! If you join and install Dropbox from this link, both you and I will get 500MB of bonus space! :)

Enough said about Dropbox :P Although here's a group photo of us taken at Sydney Tower Eye that I just downloaded from Dropbox...

Us and fireworks over the Sydney Harbour Bridge! :)

I must say Sydney is really good at creating experiences and making money at the same time. Haha. At the entrance of major attractions, there was a photo stop where a crew member took a photo of us and then superimposed it onto beautiful backgrounds which were almost impossible for us to take on our own. At the end of our visit, we were asked if we wanted to buy the photos which were put into a nice album of the attraction. Being the laid back Australians, they were never pushy and yet we ended up buying 2 albums - one at Sydney Tower (see above - nice, right?) and another at the Sydney Opera House (see below :))

We took the essential tour! Sydney Opera House is gorgeous, I must say. Will definitely be dedicating a post to share my thoughts about it :)

I really like this fireworks picture. It kind of reminded me of our dinner at Cockle Bay Wharf where we also enjoyed a splendid display of fireworks which I captured in a video. Visit ilovelongvacation to watch it :)

Any plans for the weekend? Looking forward to it - I'm going to watch The Great Gatsby today (Saturday) and off to the Marina Regatta on Sunday!

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Tamoya@Liang Court

Happy Saturday! :)
Was at Liang Court again today (was there for dinner after UT Pop-Up Singapore, remember? haha).
Funny how sometimes we keep going to a particular place at a particular time of our life.

Lunch at Tamoya today - popular for its udon.


Packed! A sign of a higher probability that it serves good food! :) Family friendly too - spot the baby chairs and corner dedicated for prams?

Tamoya at Liang Court
Top: Kama-age
Bottom: Kamatama - udon with raw egg

Tamoya at Liang Court
Pork Udon. Salty-sweet pork.
 
Looking delish after the garnishing! 

 
Tempura to go with udon. From left: Chikuwa Tempura, Prawn Tempura, Potato Croquette, Sweet potato Tempura. Verdict? I like the vegetarian ones better, especially the sweet potato!

At your service! Here's how it works? Queue to order udon and select the tempuras. Either get the udon on the spot or have to wait for 5-10 minutes. Proceed to pay at the casher. After that, you proceed to a counter with all the garnishes and sauces to create your very 'own' bowl. Haha.
Tamoya is definitely value for money - we paid less than $10 per person! Tip: Order the tempuras after your udon is ready so they will not turn cold...
 


Liang Court was bustling with activities today! Some Japanese fair going on! Hi kiddo! :)
Pretty origami decorations too! With wishes penned on them too!

There were performances too! Wow!

 
I believe I can fly! 
 
For a Here's a peep of a choir (of Japanese ladies) and their rendition.
Also updated in youtube at http://youtu.be/6qbuIpoqSFY