food, food and more food......

If I say this, I might get dagger stares from people. Me, or rather, my sisters and I are those that love to eat but, due to high metabolism rate (or that fat worm in the tummy), do not put on a lot of weight. People take a look at me and thought that I eat very little, but actually, I do have a big appetite. Especially for GOOD FOOD. Actually, I have taken these photos of food some time ago. Was looking through the photo album in my Iphone and decided to share them here.

This small restaurant, Arbite, is situated above Guardian at Serangoon Gardens. Decided to come here for lunch one day and found that they serve 1-for-1 set lunch a $30. Unlike some of the places where the portion will be slightly lesser than normal ala carte dishes during set lunches/dinners/promotions, this is not the case here. You can see from the pictures below. It consists of a soup, salad, main course and a drink. $30 for 2 set lunches is defintely worth it.

soup

mushroom salad

grilled chicken chop with pilaf rice

bacon and mushroom fettucine

First time trying mooncakes from Peony Jade this year. We bought the durian and chempadak ones. They were really yummy. You can really taste the durian and chempadak pulp inside the mooncakes. Paired with tea, it is almost heavenly. Sis and I decided to buy this Black Tea when we passed by TWG one day. It is quite expensive but it is really nice. It has a tinge of blackberry taste in it.

If you go to Serangoon North Ave 1 neighbourhood, you will come across a Thai restaurant (Sakhon Thai) that is situated at a corner beside the street. Have been here a few times and the food is not too bad. Photo below was taken at lunch with hubby during weekday. I like their green chicken curry and Thai fish cake. Recently, I have also tried their basil pork (no pics) and I love it.

Lunch at Canele (Shaw House) at Scotts Road. They had a change in their menu. I loved their pesto prawn but it is nowhere to be found in their new menu. Tried the beef stew with bread. It is very delicious. It was served hot and goes pretty well with the toast. As usual, hubby order spaghetti. It was crabmeat spaghetti which faired well too. If you haven't noticed the little message in their teacups, take a look at the picture below. It is really meaningful. :) [in case it is too small, the msg is: stresseD=Desserts]

That's all the food that I have for you this time. Mine is not a food blog, but will definitely share the places where I have good food in my little space here.

movie screening at home

during the long hari raya haji weekend, hubby and I watched movies every night. eversince we had our baby, we seldom had time to go to the movies, hence whenever we have time, we'll try to watch some at home.

hubby selected some highly rated movies to watch. all these movies were not the latest, the most recent was screened in 2010. usually, before deciding which movie to watch, I would read the synopsis to decide if it is worth watching. however, this time, I started watching all 3 without knowing anything beforehand. I must admit, watching movie this way is interesting too since the expectation is not so high. so I shan't divulge much on the storyline but just to share my thoughts on each one.

movie watched on the first night
:: the blind side:: 

from the title, you would never have guessed what is the story about, unless, of course, you read the synopsis. this movie was based on a true story. screened in 2009, it was much raved as the story is very heartwarming and touching. this movie was the best out of the 3 we watched over the weekend.

movie watched on the second night
::  岁月神偷 ::

a bittersweet family saga. actually the storyline is simple and anticipated but it is still a heartrending film. it makes you laugh, smile and also tear.

movie watched on the third night
:: crash ::

this movie involves many characters which life intertwines as the story goes. it talks mainly on racism in the united states. language used were very harsh and blunt but i guess they tried to film it as close to reality as possible. weird feeling i get from watching this show but the storyline is really fresh and interesting.

try to google these 3 movies. all 3 are award winning films. have fun watching them! :)