September & October's Bento

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its bento bumper time!

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October's

Friday Photo Meme - Childhood Snacks

Yay it’s Friday! This time, it's gonna be all about snacks that you've had in your childhood.

It's wierd coz I've scheduled this post in mid Aug but it still shows as draft!

Nevertheless, these are some childhood snacks that I love back then, and now too! =))

1. Dragon Beard Candy  

 

   

2. Malt Candy

I still remember they used to sell it in big metal bowls, with lots of disposable wooden plastics stuck into it. Whenever a customer buys it, the vendors will split the chopsticks and swirl the malt candy until it forms a round-like shape. And we have to keep doing that while eating to prevent the candy from melting due to the heat in the mouth.

3. Poh Piah (Sweet)

On bottom, is the candy used as the filling, together with grounded peanuts. I think it is malt too, since it is always found together with dragon beard candy

4. Mua Chee

Made of glutinous rice powder, were cutted and roll onto the mixture of peanut and sugar (similar to the sweet poh piah) and eat as it is.

5. Buttered sweetcorn (No pictures)

Sold in many places including pasar malam, it is a totally ripped off! You can make it yourself by steaming sweetcorn kernels, sprinkle some salt and butter just before serving.

What was/were your favourite childhood snacks? Are they still available now? Do you still eat them frequently?

Friday Photo Meme - Shopping Malls that I Frequent to

Hi Guys, its time for photo meme again.

This time, I'm gonna talk about shopping malls and the restaurant that I've eaten at. Ranging from the least frequent to the most frequent malls

(Photos for the malls are from google images, yahoo news and their official web pages respectively)

1. ION

It's like a mini Orchard road situated in Orchard road itself. You can find all the high end fashion brands in this mall.

Restaurant I've tried here:
- Paradise Dynasty
- Meatworks: Serves good beef the first time I'm there, drop of standard during my second visit =(
- Balaclava: There's a live band here. Not sure about their schedule thou.

2. Vivocity

Ranked the top mall to lounge in SG and L3 has this water feature that spans four Olympic-size swimming pools for the kids to wade in (quoted from yahoo.com.sg)

Restaurant I've tried here:
- Kim Gary: Serves HK teahouse style food
- Brotzeit: Famous for their german beer and pork knuckles (though their standards have dropped). Must try their onion soup. Just too delicious to try unless you don't like onions and cheese.
and Sentosa is just a stone's throw away
- Fig & Olive Cafe (Western food): Do not attempt to try it. Food are so-so, unless you wanna pay restaurant price for hawker food
- Marche: Looks like normal food court but serves european food, each person receives a card which acts like your order registration list. Upon ordering, the staff from respective stations will scan per your order. Pay upon leaving the restaurant. Penalty for loss of card around S$100-200 (not very sure about this)
- Swenson's: This is available in almost all malls in SG.
- The Queen & Mangosteen: Similarly to Brotzeit, but it's a British gourmet pub.

3. Marina Square

I've visit this mall when I was very young, and I only remember this in recent years. There used to be supermarkets here, but closed probably due to low customer traffic.

Apparently shops at level 3 are all/mostly closed due to the lack of customers too.

Restaurant I've tried here:
- Xin Wang
- Kenny Rogers
- Mr Curry (Center Stage)
- Killiney Cafe: Good kopitiam style coffee, best meesiam I've tried
- MOF: Japanese food.
- The Cafe Cartel

(PS: I've work there for almost 2 years!)

4. Jurong Point

Same as Marina Square, been here since I was very young. I've seen it from just a tiny mall with cinema, until now, it has become a huge mall with 2 wings and a condo above it.

Restaurant I've tried here:
- Billy Bombers
- Crystal Jade
- Pu Tien
- Swenson's
- New York New York
- Dian Xiao Er
- Soup Restaurant: Must try their Samshui Chicken.

5. IMM

I've been here ever since I can remember. From a humble mall that only sells furniture, to now, with plenty of restaurants and hypermarket, and my favourite Daiso (Largest outlet in SG).

Free carpark for 1st 3 hours too!

Restaurant I've tried here:
- Swenson's
- Crystal Jade
- Ajisen
- Balithai
- The Cafe Cartel
- Pepper Lunch
 
5. West Mall (Tie with IMM)

This is like a 5 min walk from my home and I visit this mall so frequently during my schooling days.

Restaurant I've tried here:
- Swenson's
- Mayim Chinese Cuisine
- Sakae Sushi

Friday Photo Meme - Shopping Malls that I Frequent to

1. ION
2. Vivocity

3. Marina Square

4. Jurong Point

5. IMM

5. West Mall (Tie with IMM)

Hope these helps if you guys are wondering where to eat at the next time =)

Recap of the list to save everyone the hassel to scroll up and down the pages:

Food Intolerance - 1 month after

It has been exactly a month since my last visit to the Healing Resonance. (this post), which I was told to avoid wheat and milk products as I have an intolerance to them. Well, I haven’t been listening to the nutritionist totally. It was so difficult to completely avoid them unless I cook my own meals EVERYDAY! (although I do bring bentos for lunch, I just hate the washing part.)

Some bentos that I've made in June:

I took the medications religiously, although I didn’t completely avoid wheat products (can’t bring myself to avoid cakes and pastries, I avoid noodles and pasta thou). Been living like a southern Chinese (their staple is mainly rice and rice products, northern Chinese’s staple is noodles, dumplings, and other wheat products).

The result, I experience less bloat-ness in my stomach, which means, no unnecessary burping after meals! =))

I’m trying to incorporate some wheat products back to my diet. According to the nutritionist, the best way to fight intolerance is to eat a variety of food, do not just consume a certain type! I still avoid eating wheat (noodles, pastas, bread, etc) as a meal, but only part of a meal. For example, instead of eating just pasta, I’ll trade ½ of it with whoever wants to share with me and is having non-wheat (eg: rice).

It is still quite troublesome, but at least I can get to eat 2 types of food for my meal =DD

Bellabox will be delivered today! Can’t wait for mine to arrive.

**Update**
I have not received my box yet =(

Food Allergy / Intolerance

Came across this at outlet.com.sg and bought it without thinking too much.

 Went for a Food Intolerance & Allergy Test by Healing Resonance.

At Block 7 Everton Park #01-19 Singapore 080007, which is very near to my office.

Turns out that I have intolerance to wheat, gluten and milk =(

That means, I cannot have prata, thosai, all kind of breads, milk, noodles (includes instant noodles), yogurt, biscuits, Milo =( etc. Almost all the food that I love!

Bought these medication, which is suppose to help with my stomach bloating. Total damage $88 +$68 = $156.

I really did stay away from wheat products for 5 days, until the 6^th day, I was feeling hungry in the office and I ate 2 pc of cheese biscuits. Only 2 pcs, and it left my tummy bloating until the next morning. And I still have 1 new box of it at my work station.

The good part is, my tummy definitely feel less bloated after avoiding wheat. The doctor advise my to stay away for 1 month, and then probably to eat them occasionally. I will feel that occasionally means treats. Haha.

Its good to know what you are allergic or intolerant to as the usual GP does not tell you when you go to them. There are other more in-depth tests out there. Be sure to find out more before paying!

Parco Cafe

Our Dinner $55++(Shared among 2 pax), with additional order of Foie Gras

  

 

Pan-seared foie gras burger with caramelized apple, onion marmalade and crispy lettuce

There's a wierd smell on the foie gras. Have never experience this smell before

Breads!! Although I'm on a 'no wheat' diet, I managed to grab a few small bites out of each of them.

On the left: Olive bread

Center: Lavender Bread

Right: I can't remember, sorry =|

Chickpea cream soup Seared gamberi prawn tails and Rosemary

Look at the serving! Nice thou

 

Homemade braised wagyu beef cheek tortilla served with taleggio sauce 

Too creamy for me

Lemon sole and prawns, artichoke mash and lobster bisque

My first time eating artichoke. Taste a lil sour n pungent. Acceptable to me =)

Lemon honey kurobuta rib
Japanese pork rib tossed in lemon honey sauce

This is super delicious! ribs were not too dry, n the amount of honey used is just right! Does not required too much effort to separate the bones with the meat.

Gula melaka



Dessert to end the meal. Nothing too fancy but the good old gula melaka.

Note: This set meal is really for 1 pax. we were still not feeling full by the time we finished this meal. So beware! =D