Happy Birthday Mar Mar !

Jaslynn drew a lovely card for her 奶奶's (Grandmother) birthday. It was just a simple drawing of a heart on the outside of the card.

Inside the card, she thanked her granny for all the wonderful things her granny has done for her.



We then went to the NUSS' guild house at Suntec City for a sumptuous dinner. The restaurant had a nice interior decor and ambiance.


Wendy ordered the German set dinner. The starter was smoked salmon on cream cheese?


I ordered the oyster shooters for a start. The shooters came in 3 flavours - wasabi, thai chili and 1 more which I couldn't remember.


爷爷 (Grandfather) had the fried hokkien noodles. I think the squid and prawns look very yummy!


The kids shared their favourite hor fun (rice flat noodles).


Wifey had the fried 面线 (rice vermicelli) which also look very appetising.


I had the New Zealand tenderloin (medium done), which came with a glass of Chilean Cabernet Savignon. The last time I had a Chilean red was more than 10 years ago and I had a phobia for Chilean wine ever since.

But this one was quite good. Didn't know it was Chilean until I saw the bottle near the entrance of the restuarant.


Then we were off to the karaoke with our 2 resident talents to start the ball rolling !




Of course, not forgetting the main event !

The cake were made with layers of crepe and chocolate in between.


The 4 Grands !

Astons Express

Had lunch with Jit Leong and Adam yesterday at this coffee shop along Farleigh Ave (near Serangoon Garden Circus). Luckily managed to find parking as there aren't that many lots available.

We were there previously for the chicken rice, which was also good (maybe will write about that the next time). During that time, we saw people having western food, but I couldn't see the stall. Thought they ordered from the another coffeeshop which was just opposite.

Then after scanning the stalls again, managed to see the signboard. There was so much clutter infront of their stall that I had missed it initially. Astons Express is not your usual coffeeshop or market western grill stall. Their quality is much better, and so is their price, which is still reasonable.



The guy (forgot to ask for his name) was also friendly. Giving recommendations and answering our queries (as they had many different cuts of steak). Finally, Jit Leong decided on the New York strip ($13.90), which was a bigger portion than the sirloin ($11.90) he originally wanted.

I wanted the New York strip but the guy recommended the Ribeye X-Cut ($14.90), which he said was more marbled. Marbled? Ok lor. Give it a try.

You get 2 side dish to go with your steak too. You can choose from baked potatoes, baked beans, coleslaw, onion rings, veggies, corn cob.

Waiting time was shorter (abt 10-15mins) than what he had informed us (20 mins). The steaks turned out really well.

Jit Leong had his medium done. Requested for coleslaw and baked potatoes. Later, he said that luckily got the baked potatoes, if not probably won't be full. Think the guy mentioned that the New York strip was 250g, compared to the sirloin which was only 180g.



Mine was done medium rare. Requested for onion rings and veggies. Both steak turned out really nicely done. With a hint of satay and black pepper seasoning. There was also some mushroom sauce to go with the steak. Would have been perfect if we had some wine to go with the steak. But since it's lunch and we had to go back to work, probably next time.




Astons Express also serves pasta (seafood, bolognaise, marina) which comes with soup of the day. And also the usual chicken, pork chops, sausages, etc. May try their other grills some other time.

Photos taken using my Sony Ericsson K850i mobile phone.

Hong Kong Day 4

Today is free and lazy day. Decided to bring the kids for a little bit of nature. But before we do that, we need to refuel ourselves. No more 茶餐廳 please !

Let's go for some 點心 (dim sum ) !

Jaslynn and Justin reliving their Disneyland outing.

Here comes the food ! Yummy braised chicken's feet !

Plus a nice pot of jasmine tea to go down with some fried carrot cake and century egg porridge.

And we're off to 南丫島 (Lamma Island).

Think probably it's their 1st time taking a ferry? Maybe not 1st time for Jaslynn.

Welcome to 南丫島.

This is the famous Ah Por (Grandma) bean curd. Very nice and smooth. Shiok !!

The syrup is just nice, not too sweet. Add in the ginger crystals (in the plastic container behind) and it gives you that tangy aftertaste. Don't think you can find this in Singapore, can you?

Justin knocked out from too much nature.

Hong Kong Day 2

Started off the day with breakfast at the 茶餐廳 downstairs. Our intinerary for today was shopping @ Shen Zhen.

Justin having his bacon and toast.

And it was off by train to Shen Zhen.

Didn't take photos as we spent most of the time in the shopping malls @ Luohu.

By the time we returned to Hong Kong, everyone was tired and hungry. Went to Mongkok for dinner as we wanted to take a walk along 女人街 (Ladies Street) afterwards.

Again, had to settle our dinner at another 1 of the 茶餐廳 (really getting sick of the food oredi). This time, I ordered the beef kway teow. Looks good but a bit salty.

Ordered the kids' favourite Hor Fan.

The Mommy had 咕噜肉 which comes with soup and rice. Not too bad also.

Justin picking up another chinese 'custom'.

Saw this restaurant serving claypot rice. Maybe next time?

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Justin eyeing Mommy's Bubble Tea (after drinking almost half of it).

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Hong Kong Day 1

Finally got round to putting up some photos from our Hong Kong trip last month, after much nagging from Jit Leong (ha ha).

Took Jetstar Asia as we could choose the seats. Booked the tickets in August when they had the $99 promotion fare. After factoring in the taxes and insurance, still came up to about $1,200 for the whole family. Only thing was that the flight departs at 6.40am! So had to be at the airport at around 4 plus in the morning!

Had to bundle the kids to bed early so that they could get enough sleep. If not, their crankiness would be up several levels.

Luckily, the airport canteen was opened and we had some light breakfast of chee cheong fun (rice rolls) and yam cake.

Justin eyeing his sister's last few pieces of chee cheong fun.

Not much things to see after we checked into the departure gates as most of the shops in the departure lounge were closed. Luckily still got free internet terminals to keep the kids occupied while we waited to board the plane.

After a short wait, it was time to board the plane. The kids were really excited, especially Justin, as this was the first time he was taking a plane. Got them window seats but it was still dark anyway.

Luckily their sleep caught up with them and they slept awhile on the way there.

Finally landed in Hong Kong !

Had to take a shuttle bus from the plane to the terminal.

Justin looking for his luggage, or for his Daddy?

Kids found out there was an easier way to travel than walking.

Finally reached the apartment, which was near Miramar Hotel. Think it was somewhere near Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station. Location was quite central and convenient.

After putting down our things, we went for lunch at the nearby 茶 餐 廳. It just like our foodcourt except they sell all the varieties of food in one place. And they practically have a few of these 茶 餐 廳 on one street. Dunno how they managed to survive.

Anyway, after lunch, everyone was tired, so we all returned to the apartment for a nap.

When we woke up, it was dinner time. Ha ha, makan time again. We went to a restaurant somewhere in Mong kok where they serve very delicious roast duck. Forgot the name of the restaurant.

Jaslynn looking forward to the sumptous dinner.

We ordered their famous roast duck, sweet and sour seafood, and fried spinach. Their sweet and sour seafood was really delicious. Much better than the meat variety (咕噜肉)that we have in Singapore.

Their squid also looked delicious, but didn't have the chance to savour it.

After dinner, we had a walk around Mong Kok before returning to our apartment.

Day 2 coming up.....