.....times of refreshing.....

31.12.09 Filipino food

Well, thought of trying something different for lunch today and remember my colleagues went for some nice filipino food here in Singapore and decided to suggest them to bring me there. Well, here you are - a nice little eatery called Jologs at 392 East Coast Road, Singapore. The eatery only have a few small tables but the place is cosy and nicely decorated.

Below, the menu at the right , with some other posters showing histories of Philipines to the left.

Here's one of their offerings - Bangsilog or fried fish. This is what my colleague ordered and I thought the fish is so 'fried up' that it really looks crunchy.

This is what I had...Tapsilog or marinated grilled Beef slices. It's very delicious and taste slightly sweet.

Well, one of my blogger friends, Eugene, suggested I post some satisfied looks after they tasted the food ....and here they are, my colleagues. :)

My other colleagues relaxing on the sofa earlier while waiting for the food to be served, and enjoying the free flow of ice lemon tea. The Tapsilog cost $6.50 while the Bangsilog cost $6.00.

29.12.09 A Christmas lunch with ReanaClaire

ChrisAu 11:14 PM life sharing , 9 Comments

Ok, this comes a bit late...almost 4 days has past since the event and ReanaClaire has already posted this. Nevertheless, here's a pic I took with her during a X'mas lunch last fri, after our church services.

The pix looks almost the same as her camera cos it's the same position....haha...after taken using her camera, then they took with my camera. I guess this pix didn't show my head that big as the one she posted on her blog, so confirmed it's the camera..LOL!

It was a great X'mas morning where we attended church together with our families and then went for the lunch organised by the church. The only exception is the food was so so...only, thus I don't think I'm going to post it...haha...

I was seated in between her second kid, Andy and her princess, Fernie. There's a lot of teens in this table thus this makes me almost 10 years younger when talking to them... :P (Cleffairy : take note, getting more qualified to be your didi) Well, shared a lot of jokes with them and, yeah..also shared what are the baby boomers generation, the generation X,Y and Z with them and how the sales folks use it to target their customers .... (so, Claire, nothing notti ah....hahaha..)

Looking forward to meet her again in the next CNY holidays when I'm back in Ipoh. :)

28.12.09 Foh San Restaurant, Ipoh

ChrisAu 11:33 PM food , travelling 9 Comments

yo folks...I'm back after a week's vacation back home in Ipoh for X'mas! And, well it's been a pleasant trip and I wished the trip is much longer, probably till 31 Dec, but too bad, I have work commitments and gotta be back early. :( Enjoy the trip very much as well and have a great X'mas reunion lunch with my close relatives, meeting up with reanaClaire (thanks for your posting on me, btw) as well as the driving ...it's been a while I didn't drive long distance. :) Well, didn't really go around Ipoh as I wanted to, but did try out some of Ipoh's specialities.

Foh San restaurant, one of the best dim sum (chinese cuisines) offerings in Ipoh and been there since I was a toddler, is a MUST to visit for this trip. This is especially that they have moved to another location and I'm willing to go all out for it, despite some protest from my dad .... no parking la....bad service la.. crowded la...etc. LOL...

The service is indeed not too good as you needed to wait and look for your own table, self-service by going around to get your dim sum with the order card and refill your own tea. I was wondering if anyone got themselves scalded with the hot water since there's hardly any rooms for us to place the teapot properly. Moreover, it's crowded over there and it's CROWDED even on a working day..oh gosh..there must be a reason! Yeap, the dim sum are damn good, even my dad stopped complaining after biting on the above dim sum, har gau ! The filling is consider big and it's very delicious!

I didn't snapped all the dim sum we ordered as whenever I go to collect the dim sum, my family started helping themselves with it... :( Well, can't help it, have to be a fillial son, good hubby and daddy..ahem!! hahaha..
Above are some the dim sum they served, Crystals gau and fish ball.

Here's my all time favourtie, char siew pau (BBQ pork bun). It's still one of the best in Ipoh, and even Malaysia.

And, here's jin dui (sesame ball with lotus paste fillings), which my 4 year old kid is crazy about, that's the first thing he wanted when he saw the dim sums.

As above, folks helping themselves with the dim sums, choosing and collecting it at one of the service counters.

Here's a snap of the restaurant, at their second level. One thing I like about the new building is some of the tables are placed facing the main road, where you can have a good view of Ipoh town while enjoying the food. This place is a must to visit when in Ipoh but I hope they improve on their service. :)

And, last but not least, here's carrot cake. I find that it taste different from other places like JB. This is the type of carrot cake I enjoyed when I was a kid. :)