PicPrints - Blue Sky

 

Been a while since I did a picture on PicPrints, but I'm updating quite frequently on Instagram (@caihonglim)

The sky is seldom this blue in Singapore :) Missing the blue sky, but minus the hot sun!

Psst ...if there are any instant watermark apps that you can across, please let me know :) 

Korean Dramas

When the K-wave landed on our shores almost 10 years ago, I caught the first ever K-drama shown on Ch U - Autumn in my Heart (秋天的童話). Honestly, I was quite bored with this drama, even though I really like the scenery & not to mention that Song Hyo Kyo is really pretty, lol! Then, I fell in love with Baey Yong Joon when he acted in Winter Sonata ~ who can forget the bicycle scene, the snow resort which was made famous world-wide due to this show? Over the years, I lost track of K-drama ... had no idea who-was-who when the hype was on Big Bang, Shinhwa, TOP, Wonder Girls, SNSD etc. It wasn't till the brothers became SNSD no.1 fan and kept talking about them during our gatherings did I pay attention to K-wave once again. 

 

So, my K-wave drama rekindled when I caught Leecher watching City Hunter on his phone, lol! He downloaded the show when he went back to reservist last year, so he could watch it whenever he had time to spare, lol! He strongly recommended the show to me, as he knew that I'll be more inclined to watch handsome male leads & yes, he knows me well! >.<

 And before I know it, I've caught these dramas over a couple of months ... While I don't stay up to chase episodes after episodes (something which I used to do years ago) & just watching whenever I have the time to spare, they have been a great source of entertainment for me whenever I'm on-board flights to KL or traveling on budget :)

Ice Cream Chefs

 

There has been a lot of ice cream parlours springing out all over Singapore, which makes the consumers spoilt for choices!When it comes to ice-cream, I've always a soft spot for anything chocolate/peanut butter/seasalt caramel etc. Out of the numerous ice cream places, I've only been to a couple - like U.d.d.e.r.s & Merely Ice Cream & this time round, I'm heading to Ice Cream Chefs for a quick ice cream craving :)

Headed over to Ice Cream Chef for 2nd round of desserts, after our not-so-satisfying-meal at Chilli Padi Nonya Restaurant. It was close to 11pm by the time we arrived, but boy, the place was still crowded with customers & we were lucky to spot an empty table, grabbed it before the next group of customers came along. 

 

Select the flavours & size, choose your mix-ins and watch them get smashed into the ice-creams on the Chef's Rock. They offer free mix-in every Tuesday & it's applicable for the 1st mix-in only (on ice-cream). Can check out their website for more details :)

  

Smashing Mixing-In-Progress

Their premium ice cream are made in-store, fresh everyday. Hence, the ice cream may get sold off within a few days or within the day for popular flavours. Like many other stores, you can always request to do a taste-test first before committing to the flavours :) 

 

I can't remember if I had chosen Kinder Bueno or Chocolates & Hersheys' *memory fail*

What a surprise to bump into Tingfeng & GF at such a timing!

Ordered 3 cups for sharing *bliss*

 

An attempt to capture our manicured nails, lol! The ice cream was really melting fast as we sat outside in the hot humid weather. 

 

 Minqian's waffles order finally arrived! They do homemade brownies as well - the waffles smelt really good ... you can hear the crisp when you cut the knife through it.

  

As the night drew to an end, I had to activate my trusty Iphone google-map to find our way back home. Given Leecher's sense of direction, I think I trust the map more than him, lol!

Ice Cream Chefs (East Coast Branch)
520 East Coast Road #01-06
Ocean Park Building
Singapore 458965
Tel: 64466355
Opening Hours: 1pm till 10pm (Mon-Thurs), 1pm till 11pm (Fri - Sun, Eve of PH)

Ice Cream Chefs (Thomson Branch)
No. 12 Jalan Kuras
Singapore 577727
Tel: 64584849
Opening Hours: 12pm till 11pm (Sun-Thurs), 12pm till 12am (Fri - Sat, Eve of PH)

Chilli Padi Nonya Restaurant

 

 Time for a good treat to reward ourselves after a long day @ the flea. We got the foodie FMQ with us, so we headed down to Chilli Padi for our dinner :)

 

Thankfully for FMQ who lives around the area, she brought us to the venue safely :) If not, Leecher will be driving aimlessly around in circles. 

Step into the Peranakan world!

 

The usual wall of fame (frame).

Just in time for last order, lol!

I've heard many rave reviews about their array of authentic Peranakan cuisine & that was also the reason why we decided to cater from their catering arm for our house-warming. Even though their catering arm didn't perform up to expectation, I was still gamed to give their restaurant a try.

Achar, which tasted ordinary according to the rest.

Lime juice & Fresh soupsop to quell the (expected) spiciness ~

 

Waiting for our food *stomach growling!* We arrived on the dot for last order, hence we just ordered whatever were on the recommended list & to serve dessert together with the rest of the dishes.

 Kueh Pie Tee - you can't possibly stop at one! A lethal combination of crunchy "pie" & spicy belachan, this is why this item that is being raved by customers.

Sambal Kangkong ~ true Peranakan fare, topped with chilli. I had to wash this down with the lime juice afterwards, lol!

Ayam Buah Keluak ~ this is an acquired dish and I wasn't a fan of it, with the spices being used. The others were all full of praises for it .... guess I must be the odd one out then :)

Ngor Hiang, stuffed with minced pork, fried to a crispy perfection.
 
Durian Chendol, which Leecher wiped it out clean. I was worried that he would suffer a tummy upset later, but thankfully, his strong stomach managed to pull things through, haha!

 

Even though we ordered a table filled with dishes, somehow the meal didn't feel satisfying. So we headed off for another round ... of desserts!  

Chilli Padi Nonya Restaurant

 11 Joo Chiat Place #01-03 

Singapore 486350

Opening hours: 11.30am till 2.30pm (Lunch), 5.30pm till 10pm (Dinner)

Tel: 6275 1002 (Reservation)

Flea @ Scape, once again

Flea @ *scape Sky Terrance with the girls :) Leecher was grumbling that I've eaten into his space in our walk-in-wardrobe and that I had to clear my stuff or else, face punishment of my stuff being thrown away! Meanie! At the same time, Minqian & Fionn were facing wardrobe crisis too, so we decided to hold a flea to sell our pre-loved & brand new items. It has been almost quite a while since my last flea with the sisters.

Hate going to town on weekends cuz we had to pay for ERP, so the best thing to do? Get into town before the gantry starts charging. The event starts @ 1pm, so I thought I'll reach by 12 to reserve a 风水位 - to my surprise, when I reached at 12.15pm, a lot of tables were already taken up & store owners setting up for business. Managed to find a table and began setting up for business while waiting for FMQ & Fionn to arrive.

Setting up our store, completed with the portable clothes rack that I lugged from home.

Lady bosses for the day! We were all eager to kick-start our business, haha! 

Unlike the previous flea which was held at the lower ground level of *scape, this flea was held on lvl 4 of the building ~ where it consisted of both indoor & outdoor space. Fleas are held almost every weekend (Sat & Sun), where rental for Sat is higher as compared to Sun.

 

It was quite a torture waiting for customers to come and visit your stall, waiting for them to browse through and finally making the purchase. Mostly came to look, browse through the rack before heading off to other stalls with the same routine. Fionn with her money bag, earning the first buck for the day.

Subsequently, we all made our first bucks for the day :) The joy of receiving money was definitely priceless! 

The day was spent chit-chatting, exchanging gossips/updates and playing with the phone, in between waiting for customers to come patron our mini stall :)

Brought bread along to snack as time passed.

With a few hours left, we decided to drop the prices down to $2 bucks each, as we didn't want to carry the clothes back home. Really good bargain for all the bargain hunters!   

Upcoming fleas around Singapore. 

 

The stall opposite us enjoyed really good business! I think around 6 friends shared the stall and there were almost 5 luggages worth of clothes on the floor and tons more on the tables. 

 

The stalls packing up & calling it a day.  

 

At the eleventh hour, this auntie came along and wiped out all of our clothes! I even gave her my robinson bag to put all her purchases, thankful that I don't have much to carry back, lol! 

  

Our tired yet happy faces ~ having cleared most of what we brought over :)