Sushi Tei @ Vivocity

The Grand Entrance to Sushi Tei

- so many bamboos, majiam like crouching tiger hidden dragon.

View from where im sitting
- Specially requested to have a sea-view, more lo-man-tic ma... hehe

Camp Fire?!?

nono not campfire... its Nabe!

or in full, its called Kaisen Kaminabe! Nabe means Hot Pot in Jap, and Kaisen Kaminabe means Mix Seafood Paper Hot Pot. This is the special Hokkaido promotion which Sushi Tei is having now until Jan, which is tomorrow! After which, this dish will dissappear entirely from Sushi Tei. In my previous entry, I went to Waraku for Nabe too, but the 2 Nabes are one heaven one land ( Yi Tian Yi Di), with of cos Sushi Tei being the heaven. They are sure damn generous with the seafood - 4 slices of thick raw salmon, 2 prawns, 2 Crab Legs which are quite big, 2 fresh scallops and other misc seafood... The Soup can be chosen from either miso or spicy, once again, i chose miso!
4.6 Nabe / 5.0 Nabe

Umaki

Its Eel wrapped in Jap omelet, with radish as toppings are the side. The Egg is very rich in flavor, and its soft...smooth... eat together with the eel is a good combi.

4.4 Umaki / 5.0 Umaki

Unagi Tofu Ankake

On the menu, this dish looks so small, but in reality, its BIG! one big bowl of tofu! my pic looks abit disgusting cos it has been played around already b4 taking this picture..lol. Its actually Stir-fried Tofu, with eel... and is supposed to look like this -------------->>

4.0 Tofu / 5.0 Tofu

Nato Sushi

Nato is Jap fermented soy beans, not those saltish fermented beans yo find in chinese dishes, looks similar but taste different. These beans are high in protein... anw the server forgot to charge us for this plate... =)

3.3 Nato / 5.0 Nato

Unknown Sushi

I forgot what is the name of this dish, but i do remember that it is Sushi (duh!), with prawn tempura, wrapped with melted cheese and some other stuffs inside. Its crunchy on the outside, soft inside due to the rice, and crunchy again due to the tempura, and juicy again due to the fresh prawn... Gotta be the best sushi i ever had...

4.6 Unknown Sushi / 5.0 Unknown Sushi

overall... Sushi Tei might be more expensive than other sushi outlets, but its definitely worth every penny you spend here... why eat sushi for the sake of eating?

anymore nice recommedation for sushis? intro pls! :)

Skippy Peanut Butter

This is my sinful indulgence, 2 tablespoon = 180Kcal and I've been eating a few spoonful each day... Peanut butter are sure damn nice... but too much of it can give you sorethroat, which i had a few days back...

Why Gym?

Another reason why man should go gym...

haha

Jan 27 workout

0900-1130: Gym (First Person to reach, enter and sign-in into gym!) lol
1700-1900: Skipping and Burpies x countless while watching TV

...I must be crazy

Muscle War 2008

Muscle War '08 - held at the open amphitheater at Vivocity.

Im seated very far la.... cannot see the faces... This is the Open Category, one of them was so brave... cos hmm... i think i should not say more.. kind of bad...

I missed the NUS one.. wonder what participated...

Swimming @ Safra Yishun

Weather: Very Sunny
Swam: 40 laps

Food Court - Sun Plaza

This is what I will usually eat when i go to the food court. Not much healthy choice...

Herbal Chicken - High in protein, remove away all the skin before eating can save your arteries... After trying a number of herbal chicken, i came to a conclusion that Sun Plaza food court serves the biggest chicken and nicest herbal chicken in food courts.

"Xi Yang Cai" Soup - I dunno what is this called... is it watercress soup? Just meat and no fiber is not enough... This adds some fiber to my dietary requirements, and some soup along with rice is always nice....

Bento - Sushi

Botak Jones @ Toa Payoh

My second time eating at Botak Jones, with my virgin attempt at the Clementi outlet. This time round ate at the Toa Payoh outlet... Food is good, place is good. Unlike the kopitiam at Clementi which is hot and stuffy, the one at Toa Payoh is actually in a industrial park canteen, very spacious and airy. On top of that, you get the one and only brew ski jones which is a bar operated by Botak Jones... and on top of that... there was live music - saxaphone and keyboard by some ang mo lang, not thruout the whole day of cos.... probably certain time of the day only, and im the lucky one.

Mustard for anything, Malt Vinegar for chicken, Steak sauce for the beef

Fish and Chips - Their Fish is crispy on the outside, and stil moist inside

Cajun Chicken with additional sunny-side-up and bacon - Chicken breast meat to provide me with all the proteins i need after my workout! :) but steamed one will be better of cos... well... there are days to indulge!

Botak Burger - Supposed to be their signature dish, but i never eat before... hm.. maybe got la... one bite... not bad... but dun really like the cheese, it might look cheesy, but the taste aint strong enuff...

Fries - Their fries are very nice... the exterior has a thin layer of crisp, sprinkled with chilli powder, inside still moist. I rmb last time the fries wasn't that good. Seems like their standard has improved alot... probably due to stiffer competition from the increasing "ang mow food in heartlands" like the one in Bishan - Crazy Ang Mo...i wanna try tt someday.

Heard tt now all the outlets, the food are pre-prepared at a central kitchen, therefore the standard in all outlets are more or less than same, which means is better than last time. Portion wise has greatly reduced due to complains of wastage of food, as they used to serve gigantic amt of french fries... but why did they reduce the size of the patty too! complain!

Subway Promotion Jan 08

Print this e-voucher to enjoy the promotion!

Random Quotes

somehow, i like this paragraph quoted from gymmie dvsness...

"I somehow avoided all of the black and white cookies, cinnamon buns and cheese danish that they sent us with the coffee we requested in the evening at court. Watching everyone chow down on sweets while already being aggravated was lovely."

Bento - Omu Rice

Omu Rice (Omelette rice), Chicken Patty, Veggies and Banana slices

Azabu Sabo @ Central

I want to eat all!

now you know how many person there are... if u can count...

Zenzai - Soft Ice-cream in a bowl of dumpling and red bean
The soft ice cream is soft! haha.. very soft... and Jap red beans are super duper nice man... tts y im so crazy over An Pan (Red Bean Bun) Dunno y theirs so nice...but ice kacang one... not so nice... or just be frank... sucks. The Dunpling is very chewy... eat together with the red beans... sedap!

4.4 Zenzai / 5.0 Zenzai

Chocolate Sundae with Banana
The base is ice shavings, very finely shaved. Then hidden btw the ice shavings are bananas! on top stands a sundae, and sundae is covered with chocolate... chocolate not enough? scoop a spoon of chocolate from the small mini cup of chocolate onto it... still not enough? then pour the whole cup of melted chocolate on it! Sinful... but splendid. Bananas and chocolates always goes well... and the chocolate is not those cheapo chocolate la.. can taste..kinda like... real melted chocolate. Everyone who love chocolates will love this.

4.3 Chocolate/ 5.0 chocolate

Mango Sundae
Very similar to chocolate sundae, just that instead of drizzling chocolate over it... u drizzle mango sauce over it. Then instead of bananas, you get generous amounts of fresh mangoes at the sides of the ice shavings... very fruity, very refreshing if u do not wan something too heavy...

3.9 Mango / 5.0 Mango

Soft ice cream on Hot baked Sweet Potato
drizzled with green tea and red bean sauce

I chose this! Mine is always nicest la.. haha. Looks simple but the taste is not! Just imagine Ang mo eats ice cream waffle right? Japanese equivalent is Ice Cream Sweet Potato lor! The Sweet Potato is baked hot.. hot... and it is sweet bcos of its natural sweetness and not added sugar... scoop some sweet potato and eat with the ice cream... its seriously damn good. For conservative eaters... u might not like this... and might just stick on to those above...

4.8 Sweet Potato / 5.0 Sweet Potato

Anyway Sweet potato is complex carbs.. so its not a bad carbo... its good carbo!

Jumbo Seafood @ Riverside Point

Chilli sauce and Peanuts

First thing i sat down, was greeted by this 2 on the table... i was hungry then... so i ate the peanuts.... take a photo...

then look at the menu.... then take a photo... then start ordering... oh ya... our reservation was at 6pm, and omg... the time limit was stated, we must finish eating by 730pm!! so must order chop chop (fast fast)

Scallop wrapped in Yam Ring
This was served first shortly after we sat down..like 5min later... I can't really taste the scallop, perhaps the yam taste overwhelms it. I have tried this dish in other places b4, but this dish over here, dunno how they fried la... thou its fried, but it doesn't taste like its fried, just crispy without the oiliness... but of cos, the fact remains...its deep fried... so i just pop one... :)

4.0 Scallop / 5.0 Scallop

Baby Kailan in Oyster Sauce
A min later, baby kailan arrives~ Very fresh and crunchy. Good! Fragrant.

4.3 Kailan / 5.0 Kailan

Fried Prawns with Cereal

Fresh Tiger Prawns were used, and its quite big and juicy... if only its bigger... the biggest prawn i remember eating was back in Thailand...damn big... thats the best prawn i ever had... (pictures later!) But this is still good, anyway im not a cereal prawn lover, as i stil prefer the steamed kind, or with garlic those kind which can bring out the real flavour of the prawn...

4.4 Prawns / 5.0 Prawns
Seafood Paste with Chicken Skin

I got cheated! not exactly cheated, just that i wasn't attentive enough... haha. I thought this is some roasted chicken dish bcos on the menu it was some phoenix chicken... nothing about the seafood paste was mentioned. So it was actually Seafood Paste wrapped with Chicken Skin. Omg.... Chicken Skin... I ate just one... tts it... its not exactly very nice also la... supposed to dipped into the lemon sauce... but... it taste just like normal fish cake lor...

2.6 / 5.0
Soon Hock w Soy Sauce

Soon Hock is not my name... its the name of this fish... kinda weird for a fish to be name this way... shudn't fish be like tilapia or nemo etc? ... But i totally love this fish... Fresh is one thing, it is so tender and the meat is quite thick. On top of that, it virtually melts in your mouth layer by layer when u put in your mouth... *Tip* Dun eat this fish with chopstix... scoop some fish into your spoon together with the soy sauce and "drink" it... yum!

4.8 Soon Hock / 5.0 Soon Hock
Mantou... Fried ones for others... steamed ones for me... :)
Jumbo Chilli Crab
The Most wanted has arrived! Big Sri Lankan Crab stir fired in rich and spicy and sweet chili sauce. The amount of gravy was so much... enough for all the mantou + all the bowls of rice + some more left to drink... haha. The Crab is very fresh, the meat doesn't stick to the shell and one whole piece just... kapak... come out.. shiok! Put some crab meat into your spoon with some gravy and savor it... oooo... but the best crab i had was in Vietnam... but this is close to it.

4.6 Crab / 5.0 Crab

Black Pepper Crab

I think btw this 2 crab, i prefer BP crab more than the C crab. The Chili crab gravy is nice, but the gravy covers the true taste of the crab meat already, nice thou... but i still prefer the black pepper as i can truly taste the meat taste. The Black Pepper might be a bit too spicy for those who cannot take spicy food...

4.7 Crab/ 5.0 Crab

their dessert sounds boring... so we decide to go in search of desserts!

Sandwich

Pineapple Sandwich

My lunch was this - Home made Sandwich by me. What's so special about this sandwich!? It has Egg, cheese, ham and fresh PINEAPPLES! First time add fruits to my sandwich, and this has to be one of the best sandwich i ever made for myself! The bread is crispy, The egg is still watery, The ham is still juicy (not overcooked), the cheese is melted and not burnt... and most imptly... the pineapples (the yellow pieces of stuffs in the pic) which i added, give an extra twist of sweetness and juiciness with each bite!

Something light for lunch as i can anticipate a heavy dinner later... uh oh...

Miniwok Noodle

By Changing the noodle from dry version to the soup one... you save about 20g of fats...bad fats! No Pork Lard and Chilli Oil! Still as yummy~

Waraku

Met up with rafting ppl for dinner... attendance was good! 83.3% came! which calculates to 5 out of 6. hehe. Went to Waraku at Marina Square for dinner... and the last time i went there was many years ago... but the standard still remains the same! But i remember last time when it was just opened, they actually hire Jap speaking staffs, but yrs later which is now, i think all of them are sg'reans~ This was impromptu, else we cud have reserved the cosy room with the Tatami Mats!

Some Hot cream Noodle... Tried a bit, very creamy... not to my liking...

Ajisad - A bowl of Noodle with assorted Sushi... tried the Tuna Sushi, not bad...

Curry Katsu Don - Tried this before last time, and I like the curry here... not too thick, and the flavor is just nice... but now healthy living leh... so opt for a healthier choice...

Niku Curry - Curry Noodle with Beef

Beef Kaminabe - Sound so vulgar... but ya..this is what i ordered. Its actually sort of like mini steamboat, just that the contents are held in a paper cone. The Beef is still raw when this photo was taken. Took some time before it starts to boil... The Soup base is Miso, but you can choose from 3 choices - Wafu, Miso or Chige. The amount of beef is pretty generous for the price...

and this is what we share...

Yakitori Touban Yaki - assorted meats

last but not least...

mixture of wasabi, chilli sauce, sesame, soy sauce, terriyaki sauce, whatever sauce you can find = forfeit sauce

I lost the game again... the last time at round at KL i also lost and was forced to eat 2 smelly shitty pig intestine...

Dressing/Toppings/Seasonings

Why consume unnecessary Fats and Calories? Making a right choice on the type of Dressing/Toppings/Seasonings for your food can save you from gaining those xtra lbs!

- Fat Free Dressing (but look out for hidden fructose corn syrup)
- Use herbs, peppers and other spices
- Vinegar
- Mustard
- Salsa
- Lemon Juice
- Cottage Cheese
- Fat Free Ranch
- Fat Free Yoghurt
- Fat Free Sour Cream
- Sugar Free Maple Syrup

Bretzel

Bretzel / Brezl / BreznB / Bre(tt)zel.

I just found out something so cool! I am going to learn German next semester, and I always love pretzels and I bought Bretzel for my breakfast. Did a little googling just now, only then i realised that bretzels are eaten as breakfast in Bavaria. Bretzels, pretzels, learn German, Bretzels are German BF... see the link?!? =)

Aunt Anne's Pretzels are nice too... but sinful bcos too much sugar... This one healthier! Either you eat on its own, on just spread some stuff on it la.. tried peanut butter b4... not bad... tml i will melt cheese over it... yumzz...

Healthy Weight link to Longevity

Extracted from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6906377.stm on January 09 2008

Sentosa

we to sentosa... tried the chairlift tingy and the luge ride tingy... the chairlift tingy is actually kinda scary...haha... it can go very high lor... and when the wind blows... it sort of swing... and u r just sitting there... no support... nothing! ok.... im just ham chee...

We packed bento lunch there! Bento Lunch Boxes on Sentosa map!

Open up...and tada! Damn nice rite... got cranberries... It looks nice la... but does it really taste nice...? keke (FYI: The Tartar sauce was brought there but nv opened)

The Pink Set: [TOP] - Steamed Chicken Breast with lime juice and assorted veg.
[BOTTOM] - Salad w/o dressing; mini apple strudel

The Blue Set: [TOP] - Macaroni; Hard Boiled Eggs; Roasted Chicken

[BOTTOM] - Bolognese sauce with minced meat and tomato chunks and mushrooms and somemore hard boiled eggs!

This was a great great lunch! Healthy and yummy, who says yummy food must be sinful?

Found a new hangout place at Sentosa, and this place is Cafe Del Mar. A beach Bar/Restaurant at Siloso Beach. After a dipped into the sea, dipped into the warm waters at the pool inside cafe del mar and sip a cuppa kopi-o or milo (if they have). Ordered Yellow Bird cocktail, but dun really like it la... not really a cocktail lover... prefer hard liquor cuz why pay so much for so little alcohol but so much juice... more like paying for the effort of decorating it and shaking the tingy...

How to make your own Yellow Bird? Heres how!

Amount	Ingredient
1.5 Shots	White Rum
0.25 Shot	Galliano
0.5 Shot	De Kuyper Crème De Bananes
0.25 Shot	De Kuyper Apricot Brandy
2 Shots	Pineapple Juice
1 Teaspoon	Caster Sugar
0.5 Shot	Lime Juice

http://www.cafedelmar.com.sg/main/