2nd Steamboat Party in a Week!

This is our 2nd steamboat party in a week! :) I'm not grumbling as I love hotpots & I love the company! :) This is our usual annual CNY steamboat/hotpot clique: TG, Joanna, Ling Lee, Sheau Wen, Lin & me. I can't remember how it all started and how long we have been doing this.

Again, over estimation of food... *.* I think we can lay off steamboat for a while...

There's a child in each of us. :)))

Loi hei to an awesome year with abundant blessings! Oh and Happy B'day to Lin & me!

As for dessert, we can't be more Singaporean than that! Sheau Wen got us durians! Lol!

B'day Treat from Yvonne & Tommy

Yvonne & Tommy treated Lin & I to fish head hotpot at Tian Wai Tian this evening. I'm trying my best to enjoy the dinner even though I'm still upset by afternoon's road bullying incident. :( 

We heart the soup but was surprised to fish out deep fried garoupa. We prefer the non-fried version but according to Lin, there wasn't such an option.

The prawn paste roll (hay chor) was lovely. I love the crunchy chestnut and it wasn't too meaty at all. :)

I wasn't blown away by the prawns & beancurd as it wasn't anything out of the ordinary.

There isn't any place for dessert in the area. We headed to Udders at MyVillage for some sweet treats! :)

Thank you Yvonne & Tommy for trying to make my Wednesday a little better. :)

Details of Tian Wai Tian Fish Head Steamboat Restaurant:
1382/1383 Serangoon Road
T:+65 6292 9982

Details of Udders:
#01-11, MyVillage Mall
1 Maju Ave
Singapore 556679
T: +65 66345839
W: http://www.udders.com.sg/home

Road Bully - PC2727T

I am feeling so wronged & victimized, especially more so when there is no channel to lodge complaints against road bullies in Singapore. 

Vehicle PC2727T was behind me in the carpark of Mt Elizabeth Hospital. I wanted to park my car in a lot which was just vacated. The driver of PC2727T  honked at me but I had no clue what he wanted. I thought I might be blocking his way and so quickly parked my car in the lot. The driver got out of his car and started shouting at me, to the bewilderment of the other drivers in the carpark and me. I told him he need not shout and to request politely for my lot. He was shouting that he could not valet park his vehicle, which I have no idea why. As I was rushing to see a friend before her head surgery at 1pm (it was about 12.40 pm-12.50 pm then), I did not want to quarrel with him and got out of the lot to let him have it.

I was afraid and concerned that if I did not, he would scratch my car. If he could be so aggressive as to get out of the vehicle to shout at me, the possibility of him doing that is quite high. I did not want to risk my car being scratched. I was also not sure if he would hit me too.

Another driver at the valet counter said the outburst from the driver of PC2727T was uncalled for and I should not have given up my lot to a bully. I was running out of time to see a dear friend. 

I later realized that the driver of PC2727T was simply waiting to pick up his passengers...he does not need to park his vehicle at all.

I wish there would be a channel for lodging complaints against such road bullies in Singapore in the near future. 

Utterly disgusted!

大年初十 - Ladies' Reunion Dinner

It's reunion dinner with Jamie, Brenda, Rose, Linda, Esther & Mei Fung at Ding Tai Fung this evening. :) What an awesome turnout! 

These 8 girls do have fabulous appetites. :))) Besides these delectable appetizers, 

we had crabmeat and pork dumplings,

beef noodles, pickled mustard with shredded pork noodles & minced pork noodles drizzled with bean paste sauce,

shrimp with egg fried rice and fried rice with pork cutlet,

peanut dumplings,

sesame bun (especially for Rose),

and yam & red bean paste dumplings.

That's not the end. We had more tea & tarts at Fruit Paradise. :)

Details of Ding Tai Fung:
Raffles City Shopping Centre
#B1-08
252 North Bridge Road
Singapore 179103
T: +65 6336 6369
W: http://www.dintaifung.com.sg

Details of Fruit Paradise:

Raffles City Shopping Centre
#B1-08
252 North Bridge Road
Singapore 179103
T: +65 6333 4849
W: http://www.fruitparadise.com.sg/

Celebrating 人日 (Ren Ri)! :)

It's 人日 (ren ri), a day when everyone grows a year older. This makes it a good enough reason to celebrate? :))) 

Golden Peony at Conrad Hotel was fully booked and so it's hotpot at Imperial Treasure Steamboat Restaurant for dinner tonite! :) We're loving it! :D Even more so on a rainy evening. :)

Our usual hotpot goodies:

Fish, prawns, assorted prawn & meat balls, deep fried fish skins,

shrimp dumplings, pork & chives dumplings,

beef & pork slices and noodles

vegs, mushrooms & tofus.

Mom suggested we pack the remaining broth home. My lunch for Monday is set! I shall have the broth with udon & prawns. :) Sweet.

Details of Imperial Treasure Steamboat Restaurant:
2 Orchard Turn 
#04-09/10 ION Orchard 
Singapore 238801
T: +65 6732 8231

Chinese New Year Cakes! (年糕)

JY's back in Singapore for the lunar new year and she bought us Kee Wah Radish Pudding with Betty's XO sauce. (Who's Betty btw???).

Verdict: The chilli says it all! :))) It's packed with ingredients, but the spiciness overwhelmed all the flavours. *.*

We still had our usual radish & yam cakes from Imperial Treasure Teochew Restaurant and glutinous rice cake from Tai Chong Kok (大中国) :D Our all time fav & must-haves for all our lunar new years. :)

Details of Kee Wah:
http://en.keewah.com/

Details of Imperial Treasure Teochew Restaurant:
#04-20A Ngee Ann City
391 Orchard Road
Singapore 238874
T: +65 6736 2118

Details of Tai Chong Kok (大中国):
Takashimaya B2 Food Hall
Singapore 238872
T: +65 6836 6005
W: http://taichongkok.com/

大年初六 - 迷你饺子宴 (Mini Dumplings Feast)

Tonite, we had a mini jiaozi (dumplings) feast at home! :) It was a wet evening and dumplings with udon in piping hot broth was comforting. :)

What's your fav fillings for dumplings btw? :) Lin & I love minced pork with plenty of chives & cabbage. :D