21 Aug 2013
A kelong kitchen at Batam
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I would prefer to directly go into my main point as I don't think I would want a 'travel' section in my blog. More pictures can be found in my facebook album here, which I had already change the settings to allow public viewing. By the way, this was the jetty to my kelong stay! |
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After about a 15 mins rocky boat ride, the destination that came into view! I was like OMG....so cui r? |
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Bye boat, see you tomorrow! |
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Went to take a peep at my lodging and I went Omg again... |
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The place was rather beautiful and I tried hard to enjoy the nature and the fresh constant gentle breeze as much as I could. |
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My first time enjoying and swinging in a hammock! It was so uncomfortable and my butt hurts after that. I don't quite understand why everyone else enjoyed it. |
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Another panoramic view. It looked like 2 parallel corridors but actually it was just a straight line! |
The orangey hue which was caused by the setting sun. Such a beautiful scenery that I stared at blankly for a long long time. |
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Time to introduce you the kitchen! No fancy stoves or good storage place. Lucky no hygiene check or els sure fail. You would not want to see the amount of houseflies hovering in here too. |
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The red container - Where fresh food were stored, chilled by ice for up to 2 days only. |
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Other ingredients... |
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I am no minions from despicable me but I never say no to snacks! Banana for... |
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Since this cute little fish was not confirmed to be edible and it was still alive, we quickly tossed it back into the sea to resume its life. |
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Some of the simple yet delicious dishes I had for lunch and dinner! Flower crabs that were fresh but little meat. |
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Gong Gong shellfish which I tried for the first time. |
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Pulled the flesh out to savour and it was slimy! Ewwww, I really do not know how to appreciate such stuff. |
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Curry chicken with potatoes. The curry was quite good I must say! |
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Simple vegetable were crunchy and fresh. |
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Fish fried to perfection! Slightly crispy exterior and super moist interior! |
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Prawns in tomato sauce! |
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Another fresh vegetable dish! |
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Chicken drumlets and wings fried with sweet sauce resulting in a little charred surface. |
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A shot with aunty! Thanks for allowing me to help although I am a visitor on holiday! |
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Last but not least, a camwhore shot of myself in one of the many new shirts which I bought! |
15 Aug 2013
Creamier Ice Cream and Waffles - Unlink choice
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Omg so busy recently that I have no time to blog! I just came back from a short (3 days) getaway trip to Batam during the National day holidays and am now flooded with 2 major projects from school. Anyway, let me change to a more chill topic of an ice cream dessert which I had with my friend. I brought my friend to this outlet which was just walking distance from his house and he did not even know this place existed! Since my previous visit I did not have a chance to try their home-made waffles, we decided to order it with 2 scopes of ice cream! It was rather crowded that day and we had to wait quite a while before 2 near-perfect round spheres of ice cream, balanced neatly on top 2 squares of in-between-crispy-and-fluffy waffles arrived. Was glad it came in 2 squares as it saved us the trouble of portioning. I picked the Sea Salt Gula Melaka which had a lovely palm sugar sweetness, enhanced by the saltiness of sea salt. My perfect combination of sweet-salty! My friend decided to go for the tropical fruity Mango Passion Sorbet. It was tangy, deliciously refreshing and it had an obvious fruit puree taste. I felt the mango was dominant while my friend actually thought the passion fruit was more overpowering. (Who's right?) The main agreement that we both had in unison was that these 2 scopes totally do not compliment well with each other, like the opposite polarity of North and South. |
31 Jul 2013
Tonkutsu King Four Seasons - Artificial beauty blossoming
27 Jul 2013
My 1st Bread Showpiece 'Crash Site'
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Another view of the meshing! It was really tricky to do those netting design due to the crumbly bread dough and interloping dough of about 4 mm in diameter. |
The recipe that I used:
Baking temperature about 170 degrees, Time about 1/2 hour.
400g Plain Flour
70g Rye Flour
30g Potato Starch
30g Salt
100g Soften Butter
Sugar Syrup:
80g Water
120g Sugar
Steps:
1) Mix all the ingredients together
2) Add soften butter
3) Add sugar syrup (not too hot)
4) Mix to form a smooth, firm dough (add more syrup if needed)
5) Let dough rest overnight in chiller
The next day, add some sugar syrup to soften dough, blend well and enjoy making your bread showpiece!
25 Jul 2013
Antoinette Macarons - Round 2
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After being quite impressed by the 2 macaron flavors I had tried the first time round, I made up my mind to be back to try out 2 more of Antoinette's flavors. Personally, I am not really a huge fan of macarons as I felt that they were getting common, overrated and expensive. Being a sucker for floral related desserts, my first pick was Violette, which was tainted a pleasant purple! I definitely made a bad move as by the time I got home, the buttercream was already smudging out like some busted toothpaste. I was quite disappointed with that piece as both the shell and buttercream taste were so faint and close to flavourless. The Grand Cru on the other hand was better with its nuttiness that swept through my unprepared palate (it was supposed to be chocolate), while the dark chocolate ganache was rich, sinful and slightly bitter. I don't think I could afford such indulgence that often and would not be back anything soon. |
19 Jul 2013
Domino's Pizza launches new menu!
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It was my first time attending an OMY Blog Club Event and trying out Domino's pizzas! I was never a fan of pizzas in the first place, but I decided to taste how good a pizza can actually be. |
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The Smoky Meatilicious was yet another meat lovers ideal choice where ground beef and chicken sausage laid before you. Minimal slices of greens would not stop you right? |
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The chocolate lava cake which I did not try due to being afraid of acne outbreak. It was really tempting to watch the other bloggers around me indulging in the gooey sinful chocolate dessert! |
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Me enjoying my pizza slice! |
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Had snacks such as the garlic cheese onion rings, well seasoned roasted drumlets and the tom yam chicken crunchies with spiciness too unbearable for me. |
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Posing with a giant menu! They should actually implement menu of this size so that the pictures are clearer and easier for many people to read at the same time! |
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Me posing with one of the blogger! Hmm, what should we order? |
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Camwhoring with other pretty ladies...and do not underestimate them as they sure knew the meaning of indulgence! |
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More shots with a going-to-ord-soon blogger! |
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Giant pizza anyone? |
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A shot with one of the pretty organizer of this event! |
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With another pretty lady whom I thought was a beauty blogger at first! Omg, I randomly took that cheese dip to pose with. Awkward pose! |
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I did not get a chance to know some of the other bloggers due to our seating. Maybe in future events next time! |
Thank you Omy and Domino's Pizza for the invite!