World of Mikaaa 05-16

Taiwan 2015 - Day 9 (西门町鸭肉扁 / Home)

2016-01-01T23:55:00.000+08:00

1st Jan 2016 (Fri)

first thing of today is to go check out the way to bus interchg to Airport, so tt later wun so rush.. was worried abt getting the tix also.. and found out the tix can buy anytime of e day and can be used ltr in e day..

super tired as last night slept at near 4am after small snack and packing.. checked out before 12.. and went to last destination 西门町 for lunch and last shopping.. today is new yr holiday and the crowd is terrible.. had lunch at 鸭肉扁.. also need to queue.. ordered NT300 goose meat and 2 bowls of mee (NT50 each).. still e same feeling as i hv.. the goose meat is hard.. nt sure if supposed to be like this? was given breast meat thou..

Take home is available nw~

next is the Must Buy stuff! duck tongue from 老天禄! yums..

short shopping before flea market at 西门红馆..

time to go bk hotel and ready to take 1819 express bus (NT125) to Taoyuan Intl Airport via 国光 bus interchange.. the bus freq quite fast also.. took ard 50 mins reach T1..

nice weather

checked in and went to eat at T2 by shuttle train.. rem to cater some time as a lot of walking to be done in order to reach T2 foodcourt.. he missed McDonald's and only T2 has it~.. haa.. and we also found out the food court in T2 is so much better than T1.. and finally managed to eat 張鬍鬚滷肉飯 (NT50 large).. yums..

grabbed some food from 7-11 and time to board plane lo.. unsure when going bk to Taiwan.. mb nxt time really need explore other places...

from 老天禄～

Things i bgt.. nt alot actually...

Craftholic from 7-11 redeem gift

cute hairclip from 台中

Taiwan 2015 - Day 8 (度小月 / Cafe Lugo / Taipei 101 Countdown to 2016)

2015-12-31T23:36:00.000+08:00

31st Dec (Thurs)

today is the end of 2015! and gona catch countdown today~ overseas somemore.. our first time!! excited~

took bus to 二男 jap restaurant at 板橋.. journey ard 50 mins. who noes when we rch there, already gt long queue and is full hse for lunch.. wasted trip.. nw hv to spend another 1hr to go back Taipei..

二男

in e end went to 忠孝敦化 to look for food.. and came across 度小月.. famous for their dan dan mian. ordering that as well as oyster soup, braised meat rice and grilled pepper pork slices..

after tt short cafe high tea at Cafe Lugo, next to SPAO..

went to cityhall station at near 5pm liao.. soo crowded already and train station is ready to close shop for crowd controlling.. went opp shop to buy bread in case hungry ltr.. slowly walk towards where the party is.. and feels getting high while walking towards e destination..

bgt one lightsaber as light stick also.. lol.. and managed to get a gd spot for Taipei 101 and a gd stage screenview..

6pm le.. had some performance by handicap performers on wheelchair.. den break till 7pm.. and finally the countdown party started and is recorded LIVE! hosted by 吳宗憲、納豆、Lulu.. started off with 谢金燕 with her 姐姐 song.. but surprised tt she looks v sexy and sang so many diff lang of songs with cute cartoon contents.. hmmm... after tat are 温岚，潘玮柏，林育羣、畢書盡、韋禮安，some singers who are unknown to me as well as their songs.. only noe that our legs are sore and stomach hungry.. but still going strong. and my cough is getting bad.. haiz

even 台北市长 come out and sing song

quite hard to eat our bread as crowds quite squeezy when the night is getting nearer to 12am... and the last performer is Elva 蕭亞軒..

and soon countdown started! all turn their back and face Taipei 101! ready their cam and phone and time for fireworks video taking.. nvr expect will hv chance to view firewrks from 101 in frnt of me since only able to view frm TV.. glad for the long wkend and managed to get this chance to 跨年 in overseas... firewrks are awesome and seems short.. nvr managed to tk pic with firewrks also.. sad..

been standing for 6 hrs liao.. one more hr to standing and here comes Ah Mei!! hving mini concert by her and the crowds are super high esp when she sang the High songs! enjoyable~

跳动！

and soon end of concert, I was glad thou.. cos end of standing and can go hm zz.. really tired and hungry and slpy and coughing.. the crowd dispersed fast and din expect the crowd control in train is so organised.. or maybe cos of nt much crowd when rch train? managed to catch train and reach hotel smoothly.. nt as troublesome as i tot.. at least we been recee the area at least 2 times, can get to mrt at e correct direction instead of keep search google map.. google map rocks!

the time then was 010116, 0153am..

Happy New Year!! Happy 2016!

Taiwan 2015 - Day 7 (Bite 2 Eat / Smith&Hsu / 台北101 / 天外天)

2015-12-30T23:18:00.000+08:00

30th Dec (Wed)

took this morn to walk ard the shops near hotel.. and actually alot of shops we missed for prev trips.. bgt baos from one of the shops.. and tasted indeed good and juicy!

heading for lunch at Smith&Hsu near 市政府 exit 1.. but before tt, grab some bites at Sushi express at Train station. .

clam chowder..

yes, is drizzling again.. sad.. top of 101 is been covered by fog..

while finding where is Smith&Hsu.. we actually found out this Bite 2 Eat place selling pasta and pizza at a reasonable price! gona give it a try~! but waiting time ard 20mins..

this pizza.. looks normal, but tasted real goood~

free treat from Bite 2 Eat as we been waiting for our squid ink pasta for super long.. they missed our order~

finally arrived.. is their new dish.. taste nt rich enuff.. but the squid ink is super thick.. haha..

straight after Bite 2 Eat, we go Smith&Hsu.. which is actually juz few shops away from Bite 2 Eat... almost 100 tea types for us to choose from.. *faint*.. in e end, ordered Cream tea set NT265 and osmanthus tea..

shopping time again at 信義 area..

this place should be ATTA4Fun building..

went see small exhibition in the bus.. Jimmy Liao's "When the Moon Forgot" artwork bus.. is free admission.. and actually took less than 5 mins ba..

then walk ard Taipei 101 and take pics!

Dinner time! wanna go for 馬辣 steamboat.. but is already booked for the rest of the day.. super kua zhang.. and went 2 branches from 忠孝 to 西門町.. all out.. in the end, went for 天外天.. cheaper and gt immediately seats! thinkg all steamboat in taiwan, shld be the same ba, but of cos they have atas food which wun appear in SG~.. unlimited Hagen Daz ice-cream~ but must really reach early, else no more stock... managed to get the last 2 vitagen somemore.. hahaha..

Taiwan 2015 - Day 6 (上引水產 / Sunny Hills / 咖啡亭 / Xmas deco @ 信義商圈)

2015-12-29T23:13:00.000+08:00

29th Dec (Tues)

today is fish market time! 上引水產 www.addiction.com.tw
take train to 忠孝新生站 Exit 7, walk to bustop take Bus 642 (13 mins, 8 stops, towards 民權松江路口).. alight at 臺北漁市,cut through the 台北市滨江果菜批发市场 to 上引水产 fish market..

the colour of the fruits so rich until keep tempting me to buy~

cut thru the fruit warehouse, and reached the fish market! so many ppl~

and wah! the seafood and sashimi section.. is so fresh and consider cheap for this quality.. omg.. duno which to choose..

looks similar as wat we have in Marina Square..

cooked food section....

managed to get a table for our own.. cant wait to eat them!

sashimi (ebi, tuna, salmon), scallop rice (nt tt rich taste), chawanmushi, cod fish (nt tt sweet) NT$710 (equivalent price if buyging lobster~)

all standing and eat

outside of seafood market, also have a opening section where can order grilled food and wine..

warm red wine

Next, heading to Sunny Hills branch to buy pineapple tarts! first thing u enter, is to eat their sample (pineapple tart with a refillable cup of tea).. wah~ yums! and after tasting, just order hw many u wan.. in 10s, 15s, 20s... each NT$4.2.. just different package.. haa

finally saw the 小巨蛋 where hold concerts~

going back to 忠孝 area and have a break at 咖啡亭 the Coffee Alley.. ordered their signature waffles..

den realise Porter International is just opp of The Coffee Alley!

cute shape of cherry tomatoes

Will be spending the rest of the night to see xmas deco at 信義商圈.. reference from (http://ppjun.pixnet.net/blog/post/191456892-2014-台北信義商圈.聖誕燈飾全攻略)

first stop at 市政府站 den here we go~

BELLAVITA

along the Breeze 微风

LINE inside 微風松高店

Snoopy xmas tree Near SOGO

STARWARS

xmas tree made by 滾石 albums

101 plaza~

Taiwan 2015 - Day 5 (平溪 / Kiki)

2015-12-28T23:12:00.000+08:00

28th Dec (Mon)

Today will be our day trip to 平溪~ finally got our chance to release 天燈! was kinda rush as dun wan to miss the train schedule, else has to wait for 1 hr again! took train from 台北 to 瑞芳.. den hv to go buy ticket for 平溪線一日卷 NT80, with unlimited stops within one day.. but is too hard to visit all stops as only one hr one train~ imagine tt again.. phew..

ard 50 mins train with no seats available.. leg damn tired.. and in need of toilet out of sudden.. haven buy tic somemore.. 10mins to finish all is so rush.. and worse sprain my side when out of toilet.. nearly blackout while waitg for train.. heng everything is ok after tt..

and sad to say.. the train to 平溪 is SO CROWDED! and all squeeze in this pathetic train.. y soo many pple when the weather actually drizzling, still... and another 50mins of STANDING! omg.. and finally majority alight at 十分 stop and managed to grab a seat..

reached 青桐 stop, was still raining.. and everyone will take pic with the train while is still here.. nt many pple and nt all shops open.. well, hv to wait for one hr to go next stop.. here is to see the bamboo with wishes written on top..

Up to train to go 平溪 stop.. here see the 老街.. grab some food and took some pics... here also have pple releasing the sky lantern.. but most pple will release in 十分 instead..

the real timetable for the train arrival!

reached the final stop! 十分！ and really 十分多人！jus see the ppl releasing 天燈 also making me feel excited.. haha.. decided to go for it first in order not to miss the next train...

go for the colourful lantern NT200.. wrote 4 sides of wishes and waited for our turn to release.. the wind getting strong and starts to drizzle.. glad the pple there are kinda pro in taking fast pics.. and when released, nearly bang into another lantern.. heng sia~ both lanterns shun shun go up into the sky~

cant wait for the next train to get out of here.. tooo crowded with this weather.. feel bit moody and hungry.. and worse still, standing throughout the whole journey~~~~ *sad*

scared of night markets, decided to go for restaurants liao.. went for Kiki restaurant.. 6pm and still need to wait.. woah.. the food here quite delicious.. and go for pig blood again! woo~

shld order the drunken chix instead.. haiz

simple yet yums!!

pig intestine with duck blood.. yums!

damage~

went SOGO awhile and go back hotel and rest our tiring legs..

Taiwan 2015 - Day 4 (忠孝 Barista Premium / 誠品 / 士林夜市)

2015-12-27T23:29:00.000+08:00

27th Dec (Sun)

Today is shopping day.. but rain spoil our mood.. was nearly raining for the whole day..

Straight went for our lunch at Barista Premium at 忠孝敦化站 Exit 3出口..

Ordered Brunch with Pork Chop NT250 with toast and Latte (top up NT100) and Gratin rice with Seafood NT280 with Caramel Macchiato (top up NT100).. wah! when it arrived, we kana shocked cos the portion realllly big~ and worried that we cant finish them..

went shopping at 忠孝 area while drizzling and decided to go 誠品 24 hrs (忠孝敦化站).. can really spent ard 3 hrs inside.. woah~

The next one.. is we spot pple carrying a lot of boxes from Sugar and Spices.. den we google and found out is actually selling cookies, pineapple tarts, etc.. looks like gd gifts to buy home~ tada~ we at Sugar and Spices main branch i assume..

Went to 士林夜市 for dinner, walk... seems like is getting boring! and worse its basement has closed for renovation.. lesser food to eat~ or maybe tooo many of night markets makes us real scare.. as keep selling the same food... can make it a skip nxt time le..

Nice StayReal carrier~

Taiwan 2015 - Day 3 (台中 / 台北 / 西门町 / 宁夏夜市)

2015-12-26T23:55:00.000+08:00

26 Dec (Sat)

after hotel brkfast, went for last shopping in Taichung.. went buy hairclip tt i mentioned from the stall next to KFC..

taking 1233pm train to Taipei via 自強 for NT375.. of cos must book early in order to hv a reserved seat else hv to stand all e way..also bgt braised chix thigh bento NT80 for lunch in train later~

finally reached Taipei Train station.. as usual, lost in this big underground interchange.. the feeling in Taichung and Taipei feels so diff.. wah.. having air pollution protest~ reached Miyi Hotel (2nd time stayg there, location too gd!) and can only check in after 5pm in order to get high floor..

went to 西门町 for late lunch.. of cos first meal in XMD is always e famous 阿宗麵線.. nw e queue is so long til need to find a long L shape..

after tt chirashi at 美觀園~ spent ard NT790.. and xmd changes alot of shops also.. suddenly so many shops to walk like tt.. went Mirada to buy masks first.. but on e way saw his magazines shop 雜誌風 ok, is juz opp 鴨肉扁.. bgt 老天祿鴨舌 to 配台湾啤酒.. 真享受~

Back hotel for check in~! Rest rest, charge phone..

MTR train to 中山 for 寧夏夜市 Ning Xia night market.. limited space and unsure y dun make it bigger as ample space behind the stalls also..

squid with stuffed rice 150!!!

fried oyster 60, oyster soup 60

instead of taking train with one stop difference, we walked all e way from Ning Xia night market to Miyi Hotel.. strolling back home in coool weather~ enjoying the duck tongue with beer and applied mask which i bgt just now from Mirada!

Taiwan 2015 - Day 2 (Papamio / Tiger City / Feng Jia Night Market)

2015-12-25T23:32:00.000+08:00

25 Dec (Fri)

MERRY XMAS!!!

wakie for hotel brkfast den bk to hotel and rest..
getting ready for lunch time~ on our way to bustop, took a panorama pic of Taichung Train Station as realised actually have not been taking its pic for the previous trips.. haa..

before set off, we gona buy our train tickets to Taipei for tml, else no more reserved seats for us! and the earliest train is 1233pm.. phew.. no choice~ NT375 自强 for each

finally found the exact bustop but who noes the bus timing interval is 1 hr! haiz.. we waited for bus for almost 40 mins.. zzz

taking Bus 11 from train station (pls check which bustop, as MANY stops labelled as train station) and alighted at 向上國中 stop.. bus journey ard 15-20mins straight.. thanks to Google map again, reached Papamio for our xmas lunch.. haa
ordered Caeser Salad, Squid ink pasta, seafood pasta with mentai plus one set of soup, drink, dessert.. NT1210

from there, we took Bus 75 from 五權西忠明南路口 to 老虎城 Tiger City (16 stops away).. What i like abt Taichung is.. bus travelling is FREE within 10km! omg.. saved a lot of money~ but still need to tap of cos!

Zoom to Tiger City Zara for its year end sales~ and of cos another reason of coming here is YPI Porter building~! 2 storeys of Porter International and Head Porter.

Time for dinner~ took bus 160 from 和欣朝馬轉運站 to Fengjia Night market (逢甲大學(福星路)).. the atmosphere there is totally different from 一中..

Our first stop is at the main entrance of the food street.. juz look at the FAT squid body~ *saliva drops*

squid NT150

Black tea smellly Tofu NT60

This stall also long queue.. but ends up really worth queueing.. esp the jelly bean made of brown sugar.. ~

Soya with Aiyu and Brown sugar jelly bean NT50

just beside this drink stall, another SUPER long queue... super long queue, we also joined.. and indeed follow them is the right decision.. Massage Chix thight NT60... REALLY massage until so tender!

Massage Chix thight NT60

Another chix food that recommended by Shuling.. also another different taste! yums.. is either grilled or fried.. u choose.....

Grilled Left chix leg NT70

nicely marinated korean style chix wings with rice rolls.. NT100

fried Squid Tenacles NT200

Misc.. also bought brown sugar packs.. 10*NT20, free 3 pack.. and Liang cha NT40

HOtel in night scene

Taiwan 2015 - Day 1 (台中 / 第二市場 / 一中街商圈)

2015-12-24T23:03:00.000+08:00

24th Dec (Thurs)

once again, gg taiwan for 9 days 8 nights.. and also first time overseas to celebrate yr end, thanks to e long wkend of 1st Jan.. booked Jetstar ard June and spent ard $500 plus for e flight.. hope is consider cheap for this super peak season..

taking midnight flight to Taipei.. but din really zz on plane, tts the worst part.. and glad tt my cough was recovering.. pray.. rch at 6am and Terminal 1 arrival hall somehow has been redesigned?

went to Departure Hall foodcourt for brkfast and den bk to Arrival Hall to purchase Data Sim card from ChungHua Telecom for Unlimited Data for 10days at NT500! Well, thought the purchasing can only after 8am.. but 745am already long queue~ Passport is required when purchasing data.. but think extra iD card will b required if u buy from Taiwan Mobile..

went to purchase Bus tic (NT240) to Taichung from UBus company.. the current latest direct bus to Taichung at ard 830am le.. reached Taichung ard 1145am? super hungry until cant wait to get out of bus b4 vomit out.. this time will b stayg at Plaza Hotel, juz next to Taichung Train Station..

zoom for lunch.. gg 第二市場.. took Bus 305 to e 3rd bustop in front of Train station.. first stop is 天天饅頭, only NT$5 each~

had 楊媽媽 sushi.. no menu is available..have to order based on what is displayed on e glass display.. den order hw many pcs u wan, hw u wan them to prepare em.. 4 pcs of yellowtail sashimi, 1 raw scallop, 1 grilled scallop, 1 unagi sushi, 1 uni sushi, 1 sweet prawn sushi.. NT900.. nt sure ex anot? but the uni is sweeet and fresh..

after tt from 王菜頭粿糯米腸 stall, ordered one set of rice sausage, carrot cake and egg NT$60.. and the 老賴 drink stall, NT$20 for big cup of Black tea 紅茶. yums..

walked bk to hotel as is juz walking along e whole stretch of main road of 15 mins.. walked past KFC, daiso, 頂好超市, 繼光商圈 (of vietnamese food).. the shop juz beside KFC.. is selling wholesales hairclips.. some of them are really cute~ can check it out!

Plaza Hotel

Went bk hotel to check in and rest before set off again to 一中街商圈.. this time will be also gg to 百友百貨.. basement more suitable for us..

一中街夜市.. seems like e food stalls are still abit same.. of cos eating 臭豆腐 (NT60, price increased), 滷味 of pig blood, big intestine, dried fish beancurd, 金針菇.. (NT103), squid NT100, etc.. really nth much for us to eat liao.. stayed till ard 10+ and bye lo.. rest of e day.

super delicious~

His Bday 2015 @ LeVeL 33

2015-11-21T23:57:00.000+08:00

Today is his bday.. and I'm bringing him to LeVeL 33 @ MBFC Tower 1~

went to this place to see the city landscape during my work for P. Energy.. and found this place really gd and finally gt a chance to bring him here.. booked via Hungrygowhere.com~ so convenient~

Appetizer..

Starter: Octopus ($24.50) - Pan seared Australian octopus, toasted hazelnut satay, samphire and coal smoked aioli

Main: Gambas ($39.50) - Jumbo prawns, seafood bisque, soba, rock shrimp and papaya salsa

hidden soba

Main: Argentina steak (S44) - tenderloin, grass-fed, 200g, served with beef stock russet puree and veal jus

super tender~

Sweet: Mint Choc Chip ($16) - Mint chocolate mousse, chocolate shrapnel, pistachio mascarpone, boozy morello cherries and flowers

Can request to go out to have a table to enjoy the scenery after ur meal..

Happy Bday! ~~

Ho Chi Minh 2015 - Day 4 (Pho Hoa - Wonder Coffee - Vittorio - SG)

2015-09-27T23:59:00.000+08:00

27 Sept Sun

last day in hCM.. had brkfast and went bk slp all the way till its time to check out.. paid our hotel stay and drop off service.. and off we go Ben Thanh market to buy some clothes.. their clothes really v silky and soft.. but fixed price nia..

gg for lunch at Pho Hoa at Pasteur District 3.. 30 mins walk but will b taking cab there from hotel (38).. ordered well done brisket (65) and mixed beef (75) and rice roll (24), hot black coffee (13) and aloe vera drink (15).. rem to go up 2nd level, is much cooling than 1st level.. every table comes with lots of greens and you tiao.. juz put aside if nt intend to eat.. food is here~ a sip of e soup is awesome! super tasty! another must come place in HCM..

every table with standard youtiao, veg, lemon, chilli.. leave aside if nt eating it

beef brisket (65)

mixed beef (75)

rice roll (24)

hot black coffee (13).. tasted like our coffee O.. is vietnam coffee

full house!

from district 3 walk all e way to district 1.. and back to the familiar place.. stopped at Wonder Coffee for an air-con break.. haa.. ordered Latte (55) and Passion Fruit Mojito (68).. place quite nice and relaxing also..

Latte (55) and Passion Mojito (68)

walk back to Ben Thanh market and gt my coffee powder near exit 7..

the coffee stall we twice bgt from.. considered cheap compared to the rest

super nice sky esp when the sunset light shines on SKydeck

break awhile and decided to go Bui Vien eat for dinner.. found a place Vittorio for pizza and pasta.. tripadvisor 2015 winner? ordered parma ham pizza and aglio olio pasta.. indeed up to our standard and aglio olio is spicy enuff, just a bit salty.. yums!! and portion nt small also and only $5.40! pizza yums too $10 but no rockets provided.. another MUST come!

22" Pizza Prosciutto Di Parma 159k vnd (S$10!!)

Spaghetti Aglio Olio Peperoncino 85k vnd (S$5.40!!) - super big portion! NICE

Bui Vien street

A bull sign at the start of Bui Vien street

time to walk back to hotel and tonite moon is so round and bright, due to mooncake festival~!

set off at 650pm for drop off service frm hotel. took ard 25mins to airport, check in and head to departure gate.. first scanning gona pack by ourselves.. passport chop and scan again according to e gate num.. grab last bite at BK and chg VND back to sgd.. today departed punctually and arrived 20 mins early~

shy moon

Goodbye Ho Chi Minh! nt a bad place, everything is cheap and they are catching up with his country neighbours fast.. and only place tt i grab more clothing than him! haa

Places that i went!!

Ho Chi Minh 2015 - Day 3 (Cu Chi Tunnel - Black Cat - Saigon Opera House - Trung Ngyen Cafe - Nha Hang Ngon - La Rotande)

2015-09-26T11:29:00.000+08:00

26th Sep Sat

Had early brkfast cos halfday Cu Chi trip tour guide, Hung from Luxury Group Tours, will pick us up at 8am.. our grp of 3 pairs.. all asians.. small grp easier for movement also.. up bus, introduction of vietnam by Hung.. den stopped over a workshop by e handicaps.. the works are so nice, but ex.. but inded alot of work to hv one pc of art to be completed.

painting

using egg shell

egg shell ART

designer

made of sea shells

close up

washed

rich colourful products

ard 30 mins ltr, rch Cu Chi tunnel.. went walk in e jungle and first stop is e well known of one man trap.. at least e ground is dry, no need scare of dirty.. went in and fit nicely for me.. only worry tt i cant come out.. lol.. need force to put my butt on e ground. with my height, all shld b able to come up.. den show us the diff types of traps they made with e reuse of e bomb shell.. 以牙还牙 to e US.. and they were really clever to do these.. using emptied bamboo truck for air circulation for e tunnels tt dig in zig zag format.. all these routes hv to memorise by em, else hard to escape too.. imagine X yrs living there..

Hung, our tour guide

opening the secret gate

how they hide inside

deep insideee

my turn!

gona hide myself inside

deep insidee

his turn

gona come up

push urself up!

go in from here, get out from there (right side), but in zig zap route

trap!

their relaxing place

they emptied the bamboo trunk and used for air circulation in the tunnel.. one of the air pipes

one of the military tanks they used

different types of traps they created

hook at the end to mk em more suffering

emptied cannons

drying rice skin for rice roll

rubber shoes made of tyres

time to go tunnel.. 100m route, and already sweating like hell!! those soldiers with so many things, thinkg hw they move.. but quite interesting to experience tt.. no wonder all will say must go to Cu Chi tunnel when in HCM.. but glad we went war museum on first day to hv a start understanding of e vietnam war.. for me at least.. den can feel more in this tunnel..

this is the tunnel~!

Super hot after this exercise

had a short break with tapioca and tea.. den go for documentary video of 15 mins and offf to bus to enjoy aircon while sending us bk to hotel.. overall quite gd experience with this tour agency..

15 mins video

rest and charging our hp before set off for lunch.. will be gg for burgers at The Black Cat.. ordered buffalo wings and The Garfield 145.. hmm.. wings nt nice with weird sauce taste.. Garfield tt comes in 150g patty with amercian cheese, etc is yummy.. nicer than e wings..

Buffalo Wings.. dun order. .nt niceee

The Garfield

after tt went to hv a look at Saigon Opera House.. unlike Sydney one.. hee.. but stopped by Trung Ngyen Cafe first.. ordered Weasel coffee for 174 with milk.. interested concept.. hv to wait ard 15 mins to allow e coffee to be drained and further.. the cup nt big thou.. its time to drink! wah! is bitter~~ than bittergourd! even more interesting is.. when try to add sugar / milk.. guess wats the taste will be? sweet? yes! u r wrong!! tt taste is even bitter than previous.. OMG! weasel coffee.. indeed from shit.. juz rem, dun put sugar~~

170k vnd - weasel coffee

legendee

waited ard 15 mins for the coffee to drip finish

PLS DO NOT ADD SUGAR / MILK!!!

Saigon Opera House

den further down is Parkson Mall.. same thing, similar as wat we hv in sg.. walked back to Taka Plaza to grab some similar clothes tt i prev bgt for others.. price stil same~ yeah.. too tired to walk again.. went bk Ben Thanh market and see if manage to find any for mum anot? but the place mk me hot and irritated.. gave up and juz go bk hotel to rest..

break liao, and off for dinner and again walk back to CityHall area to Nha Hang Ngon.. indeed lots of locals, tourists.. provides lots of vietnamese food and prices quite reasonable also. too many pages of menu and decide went tripadviser for faster search.. ordered sticky rice with roasted chix thigh 58, pancake 60, spring rolls 60 and crab meat soup 35.. total pice 215! is cheap~

crab meat soup 35.. super nice! but small bowl

spring rolls 60

sticky rice with roasted chix thigh 58

pancake 60

as near to Cityhall, again tking pic of this place for night scene.. another feelg again and wah, this place is Super crowded.. unsure y and crowds juz there~! is juz like Orchard? also saw kids playing with lanterns and realised tml is mooncake fest le.. facing in frnt of cityhall is a long wide stretch of space and full of locals, few tourists.. they look so happy and having fun~ maybe the only place for them to gather? unsure.. was quite surprised when tour guide Hung told us they had Mac since last yr only, due to war and nt independent.. but nw they are getting to b commercialise and most of e students learn english in school.. they r catching up.. all e best..

City Hall @ night!

super crowded~!

Saigon Skydeck

hv a break at La Rotande.. need to climb to lvl 2.. had Cookie Banana 68 and Lemon Cake 48..

walk bk to hotel and tonight traffic is so messy.. wkend need lots of courage to cross road.. ok.. its time to pack and tml last day in saigon..

Ho Chi Minh 2015 - Day 2 (CityHall - Le Jardin - Shopping Malls - Cathedral - Post Office - Taka Plaza - Five Oysters)

2015-09-25T23:45:00.000+08:00

25th Sep Fri

free brkfast today.. ate many varieties of food.. and den went up hotel and rest while waitg for iphone 6plus to arrive at home! hope can get profit this time round..

Hotel under THL Group

rot in hotel when bz lookg at iphone.. today lunch will be gg to Le Jardin restuarant for cheap and gd french food.. ard 15 mins walk frm hotel.. and actually throughout e journey wun feel long.. also passed by CityHall with Mr Ho Chi Minh status in front.. CityHall is beautifully built in French colonial-style and Parkson shopping mall is juz beside it.. as well as Vincom Centre.. shopping time ltr~

City Hall

Mr Ho Chi Minh in front of City Hall

rch Le Jardin, get to sit indoors.. ordered escagots tt comes in 12 pcs (150), tenderloin with big portion of mash potato (160) and home made steak tartare (170).. super worth.. tt big portion of tartare.. waahh!! everything is nice n gd! must go if gg HcM!

MUST COME!

tenderloin with big portion of mash potato (160) - S$10~

12 pcs (150k - S$9.50!!!)

home made steak tartare (170k vnd!!! - $10.80!!!)

woo!

use bread for the sauce!!

shopping time, went to e furthest mall, Diamond Plaza.. indeed v big.. but nth much for us as again bz checking for gd price for sellg fone...

in e end, left e mall and went to something tt attracts us.. Notre Dame Cathedral.. super magnificent outside..

and beside it is the Saigon Post Office! super super nice esp when the evening sun shines on its yellow outer of e building.. din chk hw long it has been..

after taking pics of Post office and Cathedral.. went to Vincom Centre.. had Large cup of Highlands Coffee inside (39).. taste bit thick and bitter.. maybe more sugar?

decided to go bk hotel.. and who noes on e way back.. one plaza attracts us.. Taka Plaza.. this plaza sells many things.. of cos alot of pirated clothes.. but quality ok one.. bgt a few also.. haa.. will go bk again.. is juz along e street facing Saigon Sq One.. went bk put things and off to dinner

so many bikes! juz be brave to cross road, else nvr is ur turn

another good shopping plaza! lots of 'fake' stuff~

Tang Plaza location

UNder COnstruction - Saigon Square One

dinner will be Five Oysters at Bui Vien~~ yes gg bk again and tonite has moree ppl along this street.. ordered small size of 6 oysters (10 each), prawn n pork rice roll (40), morning glory with garlic (40), seafood dong fen (80), grilled squid (90) and saigon beer green (12) and mojito (70).. tot cant finsh and e portions are quite big.. the oysters are fresh also,, after finished, 4 x medium oysters (20 each) to finish off e meal!! total 472~ cheapp

Bui Vien street

Small size - 10k vnd each (S$0.60!!!)

prawn n pork rice roll (40k vnd - S$2.50)

morning glory with garlic (40k vnd) ONLY

seafood dong fen (80k vnd)

my first mojito (70)

grilled squid (90)

medium size - $1.30 each!!

S$30 nia~ cheap

all facing the road, makaning

walked bk to Hotel area for Ben Thanh night street market.. theres 2 streets actially.. left and tight of Ben Thanh.. here think see us tourists, put price high.. i managed to cut almost 50% for a pants,, they will juz hold on u till they willingly to go for out price.. time to go bk.. tml will b wakie up early for halfday Cu Chi tunnel trip (540k vnd per pax, S$34.50)! max num of grp is 9 by Private tours.. we booked thru hotel tour agency.. hope turns out gd..

where we stayed

the big area @ night.. where everyone gather and hv fun

Cross the road bravely!

Ben Thanh night market

Ho Chi Minh 2015 - Day 1 (Ben Thanh Market - War Remnants Museum - Bui Vien St - Fanny)

2015-09-24T23:44:00.000+08:00

24th Sep Thurs

early morn go airport to enjoy lounge.. but hot food is onky available after 5am for brkfast..

today was sooo hazy.. and really cant see far far away..

rch there punctually and quite easy to exchange money and get SIM card.. just out of custom, left side for Sim card and money for left to right.. gd thing is able to settle these things b4 set off for transport.. was tryg to find e best rate.. but who noes walk one round back, the rate drops!! super fast.. but can assure e rate is better than sg one.. for sim card, we go for Vinaphone.. 5gb data for 100,000vnd (S$6.40) !! super cheap and card is available for all sizes. rebooted my fone and data is up!

once out of airport, straight to my free pickup service (with 3 consecutive nights) i had from booking my stay at Silverland Hotel & Spa (ard S$82 per night) along Le Loi.. room nt ready, hv to wait for 45 mins.. overall, quite gd service frm e staff.. able go speak english and explain everything to us, even for e room amenties.. room and toilet is quite big..

v friendly staff in this hotel

View from hotel

after settle dwn, time to count money and realise we gt 60,000 instead of 600,000!! lost ard $31 for both.. their currency too many zeroes till blur.. condemn..

lunch at Pho 2000 which located at the corner of street.. ordered beef noodles 67k, pork rice 69k and shrimp roll 67k vnd..

the non-stop traffic @ round-about

spring rolls

crispy pork rice.. nt tt nice

Beef noodles

went to Ben Thanh market.. quite big and clean but ventilation stil nt gd.. been sweatg also.. all categories are at one location.. but din bgt anything.. duno e price also.. too hot to stay inside.. went out for a walk.. outside has wind and shaded somemore.. so stil ok.. managed to get drinks and surprisingly is so cheap!

All types of coffee~

thou quite tired at near 2pm.. dun wan waste time go bk hotel zz, we walked 15mins to War Remnants Museum ( for a visit.. Memorial museum exhibiting photographs, weapons & other objects from the Vietnam & Indochina wars... admission fee 15k vnd ($1).. and outside displayed many helicopters, armoured veh/tanks which were used during Vietnam war which lasted for 17yrs! so long... pity e situation when looked at those photos taken.. pre-war / war / post-war tt affects most kids due to agent orange..

Anti-Tank Mine

MInes!

War Remnants Museum

28 Vo Van Tan, Ward 6, District 3, HCMC

time to go bk rest.. super hot n stink.. and actually quite easy to walk provided must be daring when cross roads..

for dinner is a headache. was plannng for Five Oysters. but found tt fri night will b oyster nite whereby oyster only cost 10.000vnd! cheaper than usual price 25.000vnd. but stil decide to go there, Bui Vien, for a walk to see gt things to eat anot.. who noes this street has so many makan places!! pubs, restaurants, street food too.. decided to go for bbq at Ba Sau BBQ Saigon Night, as theres crowd. so funny, all ppl sat on e chair, facing e road.. ordered chix wing, squid 120, pork and beef stewer 40 and Saigon red beer 12..

FIve Oysters

after tt, go Fanny Ice cream further down from Bui Vien for Begium 99.. den slowly walk bk to hotel..

Begium (99k vnd)

McDonald Mooncake!!

Omakase @ Teppei (Round 4)

2015-09-12T23:20:00.000+08:00

12 Sep 15

yes, another round of teppei again.. this time going with joey and alethea.. booked 630pm slot.. and again full house and seem like its expanding to Hana Hana area..

Mr Teppei cutting the yummy otoro~!!!

Dish 1 - 6: assorted appetizers (long bean, veg, braised mushroom, meat ball, radish salad, carrot and radish)

interesting expression of the teppei staff.. haa

Dish 7: Assorted sashimi!! (seaweed, salmon, swordfish, grilled tuna, hamachi, fish, melt-in-your-mouth otoro~

Dish 8: chawanmushi

Dish 9: tuna roll with many crunches!

looks inside!

Dish 10: grilled fish, v sweet~

Dish 11: known as type of shell fish, dinosaur claw.. PERCEBES (PACIFIC GOOSENECKS)

the skin that looks like turtle skin is v soft, juz peel tt open and tada.. the shell meat appears.. is quite nice..

Dish 12: the fried pop rice again~

Dish 13: next no pic as the Chef fed us with this.. think shld be foe gras

Dish 14: japan chestnut

Dish 15: hanamachi cheek?

and here comes the beef in the set menu..

Dish 16: ginko

Dish 17: fried udon

Dish 18: pan fried beef

Dish 19: frozen mango

Dish 20: last but nt least.. the sushi rice!! stil as yummy as ever~~~~~~~~~~

Dish 21: same sesame and yuzu ice-cream~

Dish X: one more dish that is fed by Chef...

so total of 22 dishes this time round.. but none of us is that full.. haa..

Three Little Pig / Daessikin Korean BBQ / Morganfield's Ribs

2015-09-09T22:52:00.000+08:00

22 Aug 15

Three Little Pig @ Takashimaya basement (ard Tampopo)

fried Eringi (mushroom).. nth special.. will be better if is portobello..

the signature pork steak (Champignon).. the meat is tender.. nt bad..

the tenderness of the pork..

Pork Risotto.. the roasted pork is nice!

5 Sep 15

Daessiksin @ Bugis+

Would recommend this if gng for cheap korean grill bbq buffet! price wise, i feel is reasonable, esp after eating their marinated meat! was nt tt crowded when we went in.. nicely equipped with the absorbed smoke pipe, and indeed nt tt bbq smell after that.. food wise is reasonable, with freeflow of kimchi, kimchi rice, japchap, and some other cooked food.. drinks wise also quite alot.. meat wise, pork / beef slices with and without marinated.. raw fresh prawns and octopus slices.. overall, recommended!

8 Sep 15
Morganfield's Ribs @ Star Vista

gathering with ex-colleagues (JC and YX).. and also my first time eating Morganfield's ribs..

Ordered one set of The Carnivore (One full slab Sticky bones, Tequila Spiked 1/2 roast chix, grilled sausages, garden salad, grilled corn on cob, corn bread and french fries)

and another set of Morgan's Rib Sampl3R (3 x half-slabs of signature Sticky bones flavours, grilled sausages, garden salad, grilled corn on cob, corn bread and french fries)

if nt wrong, we ordered hickory bbq, tuscan baked spicy, smoked peppercorn and garlic bbq?? the flavors are nice.. thou when eat tt time, we are unsure is which flavor..

the group pic

Bangkok 2015 - Day 4 (SomBoon - Lek Massage - After You)

2015-08-08T23:24:00.000+08:00

8 Aug 15 (Sat)

last day in BKK.. and only day that require us to pay for the hotel stay... and with free brkfast.. thus wakie early for brkfast and ready for check out.. went walk walk at Terminal 21.. and went back to Som Boon seafood @ Siam Square 1 for lunch..

raw prawns with bittergourds

morning glory 140 bahts

Tomyum 300 bahts

grab one thai tea milk at White Flower Factory.. went for the last 1hr foot massage at Lek Massage..

2nd storey in Lek Massage..

no space, so beside us is the body massage area

interesting snake and ladder painted on the building

and finally went for After You Dessert Cafe at Siam Square 1.. ordered Hot Nutella drink and one Shibuya Honey Toast.. After You Dessert Cafe is famous for its toast.. and lots of students.. we stil hv to wait for almost 30 mins to get a seat.. haiz.. and finally food arrived.. and indeed! their honey toast is SUPER NICE!! is so different from the toast i ate @ Dazzling Cafe.. the honey is already absorbed by the bread and wun feel that greasy.. will recommend this when go BKK~ i missed it!!

super crowded @ After You

stil waiting...

Hot Nutella drink

Signature Shibuya honey toast

look at the toast absorbed by the butter.. OMG!

gg bk to hotel as soon its time to go airport.. went back to Terminal 21 for last shopping.. tabao salad and found a cheaper and nicer Mango Sticky rice 120 baht at Terminal 21 basement.. at the same section where the squid is selling..

View of Siam area from BTS

Mango Sticky Rice from T21

again, back to Makksan MRT and saw the Artbox.. wasted as no time to visit this place.. hope stil avail for our next visit.. checked in .. and grab some food from 7-11 store for mini dinner.. nice BKK trip~

walking towards Makkasan airport line

Artbox @ night

mini dinner

with cup noodles

takeaway salad from T21 supermarket

Home sweeeeeet home

go back SG and celebrate SG50!

Bangkok 2015 - Day 3 (Chakuchat - P'Aor - Audrey Cafe - Rot Fai 2)

2015-08-07T23:06:00.000+08:00

7 Aug 15 (Fri)

went for Chakuchat market at 9+ am.. and who noes.... izzit open? it was so quiet and is actually wholesales day on Fri.. tryg hard to find entrance.. and only some stores opened.. no choice, made our way here and juz find if any interesting stuff anot? hungry and finally found stores.. ordered pad thai and morning glory.. and most of the stores (esp clothing) all closed.. and whole stretch of stores juz empty.. walked ard 2.5 hrs and bye JJ market...

empty..

heading for lobster meee~ at P'Aor restaurant @ Phetchaburi Soi 5, near BTS Phaya Thai.. quite accessible.. From Exit 1 in Phaya Thai BTS.. walk down towards Phetchaburi Rd junction.. cross road and turn left at the cross junction.. turn right to Phetchaburi 7 Alley and walk until u saw Soi 5 signboard.. walk down and take note of a signboard (looks like WAA).. den u will get to see the famous lady poster at the store.. tada.. Ordered the famous lobster mee (medium size) 699 baht.. which has one lobster, salmon, 2 crab shells with meat, one squid stuffed with meat, one egg, 2 mussels and glass noodles.. indeed the bowl is big, but nt much thou.. and its nt spicy at all, sweet to be exact.. and only found the lobster meat is actually bit pathetic.. lol..

Soi 7

Soi 5

Pee Aor.. see tat poster lady!

inside.. full of locals too

medium size of Lobster mee

lobster shell and its meat....

Pee Aor Tom Yum Goong Noodles

68/51 Soi Phetchaburi 5, Phaya Thai, Ratchathewi, Bangkok

Open hours: Monday – Sunday 10 – 10 pm

back to Siam Centre and crave for dessert at Audrey Cafe.. ordered their Thai tea crepe cake and Audrey on the mind drink.. the crepe is SO NICE! nt sweet at all and yums.. and the drink is just nt enuff.. weather too hot~

Audrey Cafe

its famous Thai tea crepe cake.. must order!

back to Platinum as Siam area nth much for us.. after Platinum, Big C shopping~

Me with TOM CRUISE!

the famous thai tomyum instant mee

super nice lobster crackers! bgt cos fast gone once the staff restock @ Big C

back to hotel for a rest and tonight will be going Rot Fai 2 night market which located near National Cultural Centre MRT, just 3 stops away from Sukumvit MRT~ so convenient.. walk past Esplande Shopping Mall and tada reached Rot Fai 2.. this is smaller version as compared to the Rot Fai 1 which we went during previous trip.. but this is much convenient as accessible by MRT!! remind me of tt F1 cab driver.. haiz..

ordered bbq chix wings, grilled squid, fresh fatty prawns and super huge lemonade drink.. and suddenly bkk is juz gd for lobster mee.. yums. is nt spicy at all.. overall experience nt bad... gd to revisit~

Rot Fai 2

chix wing 12baht each

eeeee

grilled prawns 50 bahts

Super fresh and fatty prawn meat!

with prawn roe somemore

seafood lobster mee again.. 150 bahts

Bangkok 2015 - Day 2 (SabX2, Asiatique, Chinatown)

2015-08-06T23:43:00.000+08:00

6 Aug 15 (Thurs)

brand new day to start with Thai Massage @ HealthLand Spa.. is good and cheap~ 500baht for 2 hrs! hope can solve my shoulder pain that last me for mths.. pray.. and of cos after tat go for his squid @ Terminal 21 basement..

this time will be gg to try SabX2 for the LAST time.. cos we failed to go eat for our 2 previous trips.. and if this time stil failed, we shall condemn it and esp when this yr we brought forward our trip for 2 days.. so pray.. and woohoo!! its open! but seem that the pig trotter nt much left.. but stil so crowded.. ordered pig trotters and 2 x big bowl of wanton mee.. but no more pig trotters, but only left fatty meat, and we stil go for it.. yums.. the wanton mee.. stil okie, added some soy sauce, else will bit tasteless for me.. anyway, happy to finally taste this famous SabX2... shopping time @ Platinum Shopping Mall.. walk awhile and left for Asiatique..

SabX2

not much pig trotters le..

the only menu for tourists..

finally here!

pig trotters...

soo fat!

interesting signs

SabX2 wanton mee.. large portion..

SabX2 stall

Asiatique.. another place whereby we been postpone for every trip.. and this time, shall juz go for it.. hahaa.. took BTS to Sapphan Taksin.. and follow the signboard to Asiatique.. theres b shuttle boat for it.. and juz take note of the ferry service which only opens from 4pm to 1130pm.. so no need go so early.. but of cos, earlier u go, less crowded and even can manage to catch sunset! tts my aim~ .. rch the port at near 5pm.. and already gt long queue.. gt a seat and enjoy the ride.. ride past sleeping buddha status.. and soon ready Asiatique with a big ferris wheel.. the place actaully quite nice.. and of cos too big and will be lost.. calm ourselves dwn with Mango Tango~ and finally found the 美珍香 at Section 1, which sells local food instead! and even cheaper than outside.. grab grab.. and heng manageable in carrying.. spent ard 2 hrs in here.. and taking back the free ferry station back to Sapphan Taksin terminal..

queueing

Asiatique ferry boat

reached!

the peanut guy

Mei Zhen Xiang at Section 1 (loc @ top left side of the pic)

waitg for sunset

time to leave..

Bye asiatique..

and since we are already taking ferry.. we tried to take Chao Praya river boat to Chinatown from Sapphan Taksin (Central Pier).. theres many ferries (with different colours) that will alight at different stops.. but towards Chinatown, most of the ferries are gg there (ask to be re-cfm).. 20 bahts for the (yellow) ride to Rachawongse for Chinatown.. from the pier.. walk ard 10mins and reach Chinatown.. gg for Kuey Chup at the old cinema, next to UOB... nt bad, and quite pepperish.. and then to NamSing for bird nest~ den tryg to fetch a cab that in meters!! finally took cab back to Terminal 21, with less than 100 baht.. scared of overseas cab.. phew..

orange boat.. will hv one person walk ard to get ferry fare

reached chinatown!

pepperish kuay chup~

the old cinema

outside view of the stall.. beside UOB

next NamSing bird nest

Bangkok 2015 - Day 1 (Siam - Osha)

2015-08-05T23:07:00.000+08:00

5 Aug 15 (Wed)

its back to BKK again, during national day wk.. applied Amex Krisflyer card and get 4 x SIA lounge pass till Jan 16.. woo.. reach airport early to enjoy the SIA lounge.. wah.. really comfy.. had a range of brkfast, salad, drinks, etc.. massaging chairs also available.. glad we went in early.. time to set off.. and happy to see SG50 SQ plane from the top of the sky! heard tt only 2 planes are painted with SG50 logo? *winks*

SG orchid

SIA Lounge

SIA Lounge.. dessert corner

SIA lounge.. buffet corner

SIA lounge, drink corner

food~ i like the ee fu mian~

duck porridge.. yums!

Massage corner!

leg massage from OSIM

天王椅

SIA lounge washroom room

Spotted that SG50 SIA plane~

finally reach bkk.. bgt DTAC tourist SIM card @ 7-11 store.. and too bad that no longer has 1/3 days SIM card le.. only has 7days @ 299baht.. and required passport for registration.. took airport link to Makkasan to switch to MRT to Sukumvit for 2 free stays in Grand Millennium Hotel near Terminal 21.. from Makkasan Airport link, juz follow the direction to MRT.. quite easy access and will also saw the latest famous night market, ArtBox.. to access MRT, stil need to go for security clearance.. and juz rem not to alight at Exit 3, else hard to cross road..

Artbox @ day time

heng able to check in.. and wah.. the room is awesome~ with big bed and toilet! big bathtub with audio system for the tv.. can enjoy bathtub bath while watching tv~ cool~ this location is actually quite convenient for our this yr stay, as will access MRT more frequently..

Bedroom view

Toilet view

TV view

Outside view, facing T21

had lunch at Siam.. wana eat at Ban Khun Mae, but closed for afternoon.. changed place to Som Tam.. ordered new dish, fried fish.. and wa, really nt bad.. no wonder most of the tables have this dish.. yums.. after tt, went walk walk at Siam area.. sad that Siam Discovery Centre is under construction..and some of the shops have moved to either Siam Centre or Siam Paragon.. wan go find Melissa, but nth much for me.. give it a miss ba.. shopping time... super hot day.. phew..

Ban Khun Mae

Som Tom

Fried Chix

Salad

Fried fish!

ME with bearbrick!

HIM with bearbrick~

of cos tailor for him.. will be gg bk to The Boss Avenue at Nana BTS Soi 7..

dinner will be at Osha Restaurant at Wireless Rd.. where we will alight at Phleon Chit and ard 15 mins walk.. sweat like hell when we reach there ard 730 pm.. the food was good.. and the tomyam is indeed special when preparing.. spicy enuff.. and the salted egg squid nt v fantastic as nt much salted egg taste..

Drawing on Wall while walking towards Osha

Fanning ourselves with 'xiaomi' usb fan!

Outside of OSha

Complimentary drink.. yums!! like the pops at the bottom

Complimentary

Dancing King Prawns - Prawn Ceviche, Cucumber and Red Radish Carpaccio with Chili-Cilantro Granita.. 380 baht

this is nice but din noe is raw prawns, heng we eat tt.. prawn with the green sauce, mixed with cucumber.. yums!!

Dancing King Prawns

Squids & Salted Egg - Squids fritter tossed with "Chai-Ya" Salted duck egg Aioli (220 baht)

salted egg squid

our tom yum~

manual boiling

king prawn with mushrooms

boiling the soup with the herbs

pouring the soup into the ingredients

Tom Yum - Thai Authentic Herbal Spicy and Sour Soup, Fresh River King Prawns with ASsorted mushrooms (400 bahts)

Tom Yum~

Hungarian Goose Curry - Hungarian Honey Roasted Goose, cherry tomato, lychee fruit, pineapple in red curry and puff pastry.. (790 baht)

Hungarian Goose Curry

Osha coconut rice.. v nice

Curry with puff pastry and coconut rice

OSHA

99 Wireless Rd.,Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok. 10330

Tel : 02-256-6555, Fax : 02-256-6551 OPEN DAILY

Lunch : 11:00 am - 2:30 pm

Dinner : 6:00 pm - Midnight (Last Orders 10:30 pm)

Shandong 2015 - Day 10 (青岛中山公园)

2015-04-28T23:25:00.000+08:00

27 Apr Mon

last day liao..everyone seems to b onz to b punctual.. one big one small luggages and managed to squeeze into the small space in e bus.. our last stop is our first stop 中山公園.. but ended up most of e 櫻花 already wintered.. cant imagine juz one wk diff.. but also had other mini surprises.. small kids~ cos is on Mon mOrn.. nt v crowded but can see small cute kids everyone.. they r so cute in their spring dressing.. feeling v unlike local kids..

spent ard 2 hrs + and went for late lunch in Shan Dong, quite nice with mum cooking taste..

its time to leave and back to reality. haix. heng this time e flight stil quite comfy with nice pasta meal. but in e end really wat i encountered for first day, applies to my sis.. her luggage zip spoil and locker lost.. so sway ahh~ wasted almost near 1.5 hrs to settle everything den out of arrival hall., glad leave taken for resting and tiredness... bye Shan Dong!

reached Wu Xi liao

If u can spot Sg Flyer?~

泰山 on 5 RMB note

free kite we gt~ woo~

Shandong 2015 - Day 9 (青岛五四广场青岛啤酒小渔山教堂中山路栈桥八大关)

2015-04-26T23:57:00.000+08:00

26 Apr Sun

today will be Qingdao city tour.. outcome is super tiring.. cos since is city.. means come up to bus for awhile den hv go go dwn again.. din really rest..

first stop is 五四广场.. opp is e sailing competition place during 2008 Olympics..

五四广场

nxt is 青岛啤酒博物院.. coincidence is this yr is their 100 yrs anni~ we get to try twice of their beer.. first one is their unfiltered beer with peanuts.. quite nice to drink.. but end up feel dizzy~ gg.. am i goin to drunk? quickly drink plain water to dilute.. and slowly my body feel bit warm.. dun mk me faint can le.. pray... den went thru their brewery and making process.. second drink is their normal beer which we have been drinking for every meal.. but already feel dizzy and face hot, finished half cup only.. had to rest in bus fast.. zz is my solution but din end up long..

this is SUPER gd! cos is unfiltered beer~

started to feel dizzy

the filtered ones.. which sold in the market

den went to lunch le.. hope food can help me feel less dizzy? ended up one auntie fainted due to e unfiltered beer and din drink water after tt.. glad tt i had water with me.. din realy enjoy e lunch also.. e more i eat, the more i feel my heartbeat going fast and hot.. hv to stop eating, heng heartbeat calms down after tt.. drink more water to flush away e alcoholic drink in my body.. headache starts..

super fresh yet no appetite..

going 小渔山 to see the view of 青岛.. nice scenery~~ but shragged after the beer effect as need to climb up e slope..

nxt stop is the church.. more than 5 couples taking their wedding shots with e church as backgrd.. den walk to nearby 中山路 for shopping.. but like nth much leh.. bgt bbq squid instead.. haa..

中山路

栈桥 with seaview and beach.. so crowded.. unsure wats pple digging there.. weather too sunny until v foggy.. unable to see e building view..

last stop of e day, 八大关.. come and see the historic building.. den nth much le.. think is only nice for autumn..

dinner time! went shopping mall restaurant eat at 万豪 shopping mall., stil nt much appeitie and headache still..

nite time go explore another place, Aeon Square? selling non local brands also.. sian.. aiming to hv Mac for supper~ cos dbl spicy mcChix onky 15rmb！ but who noes dun hv liao.. den go to another outlet who was 24 hrs.. but still dun hv! wah lao.. so tt lousy even in 24 hrs?? decided to try e last resort, KFC which located near our hotel.. 2 pcs meal and they only left 2 small pcs.. damn sian.. fated.. back hotel drink cereal ba...

Shandong 2015 - Day 8 (青岛崂山)

2015-04-25T23:11:00.000+08:00

25 Apr Sat

finally saw sunrise outside hotel window.. wasted as forgot to chk for sunrise direction and weather due to unavailable wifi.. sux.. 7am having room service brkfast.. duno y or cos the hotel is actually renovating.. well, get out of here and off to 青岛.. 4hrs journey..

lunch time lo~ lunch nt bad.. full of seafood!

pig trotters

clams!

scallops!

rch 崂山.. is better than wat we expected cos of e experience we had in 泰山.. nt much water flow as seldom rain during winter.. the stairs were so tiring.. spent ard 3 hrs there and finally waterfall.. thou nt tt fantasic, but tts the destination tt we aim..

dinner back to e same place we had during first day.. but the dishes dun come out gd..

shopping time at MyKal~ bgt many 海底捞 soup stock.. only 12.90 rmb per packet! super cheap~~ 2 bags of goodies bk to hotel~

Shandong 2015 - Day 7 (烟台张裕烟台山威海韩国刘公岛)

2015-04-24T22:34:00.000+08:00

24 Apr Fri

gg to see 张裕 wine factory.. and even had 2 cups of white and red wine.. white wine is soo nice~! think this trip mk me a better drinker.. at least i drink 2 cups with no prob.. haa.. everyday beer for meals is indeed helpful.. must learn hw to drink some wine thou..

Alive museum~

buy ah buy~

time to taste WINE!

Cheers~

each of us can taste white and red wine

the white wine is SUPER good!

after tt go to 烟台山 for and of cos more flowers ard and 花痴 is back again.. the place is very nice~

1.5 hrs to 威海 for sea~ had lunch at One piece doufu again, but this branch is much better..

really one piece of tofu

den time for Korean shopping.. bit disapointed as nt reallyncheap n cousin said is e price somemor.. spent one hr in here.

building big~ but.....

taking ferry to 刘公岛 to see history museum.. the scenery soon nice~ after tt, also walk along the sea and visit 幸福门!

gg for dinner~! will be having korean seafood bbq.. was looking forward to it.. but is nt wat i tot~ duno y must squeeze 6 pax in one table?? den once settle dwn, den dishes come in one by one. making the meal so rush like tt.. sian.. cant compare to real korean meal.. meat also few pieces only.. 1 pc each pax also.. haiz..

on the way to hotel, saw many shopping centres.. and even has a localised one.. and juz nice hoeyl is juz opp! check in Intl Financial Hotel.. 4 stars, but nt gd at all.. no hot water, no wifi, dim light, tv cant on, light spoil, ceiling wall old old de.. spoil e mood.. sian.. we juz let the water run until hot water arrive.. off we go shopping at local supermarket RT-Mart..

imagine how dark is this room

supermarket nearby

water still running..

finally lamp and tv fixed.. but still dark..

Shandong 2015 - Day 6 (淄博潍坊杨蓬莱阁烟台)

2015-04-23T23:54:00.000+08:00

23 Apr (Thurs)

730 set off.. today will be a rushing day.. will be gg to 4 destinations.. first place to go wat we had missed for yest.. 殉马坑 museum and war horse corpse..

gg to visit 淄博 history museum..

Small man supporting the heavy container

travelling to 潍坊，go 杨家埠 to see how kite come abt and its history.. lunch time at 1145~! today super early compared to previous days at ard 2-3pm..

after lunch, 3 hrs journey to next stop, 蓬莱 to see 炮台.. finally gt sea view at 蓬莱阁 with cooling weather.. the place was nice with many colourful flowers and dried tree stems.. shape is so nice too..

gg to 烟台 for the nite lo.. finally manage to get the itinerary back in line... time spent more on travelling instead..

had dinner at "OUR" restaurant.. haa

and off to 华美达 hotel for the nite stay.. big hotel again~