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i decided to pen this down so that i can remember and share this with others la. Phantom of Opera is really good especially Brad Little portray Phantom very well. I love his performance. However, is the way how the theatre is managed now upset me a lot and probably us, as the consumer needs to learn to be more respectful to others.

THe thing is like this. I enjoyed the first half of the musical until the second part where everyone went out to get drinks and some they got food. of cos, i do not expect the consumers to finish whatever they purchase within 15 mins (including toilet breaks), so they are allowed to bring into the theatre ( but i make it attempt to finish my drinks). To my disgust, they are now even allowed to eat during the performance. i m so upset.

Why?

1. i paid for the tickets to listern to performance. not to hear people drink and chatting. They even munch on pop corns. i could barely hear what the performer is singing. this is also about respect for the performers. this couple actually munch so loudly and the ushers did not even attempt to stop them. i was there for lion king, wicked but previously they did not even allowed us to bring in food! whats wrong with these people? if you want to impress your gf or what, please, act high class la. and not act as if you are watching a movie in a cinema. if you want to munch pls go somewhere else... and what? the management actually allow people to eat during the performance. this really sucks. sorry to say this , although previously i work in MBS and i know these people..but really sucks. if f&B wants to earn more money, they should set rules and regulations. this is really terrible.

2. people chat in throughout the show. the gf wants to impress her bf how knowledgable she is that she keeps talking and talking non-stop. the best is, she say "howcome Sarah brightman is not here with the phantom?" hello, if you want to show how good u are, please, do some research...if sarah brightman is here as christine, she will be the oldest i even seen. even if you want to chat or talk, please talk smart.

sadly. i paid for the tickets and yet i get sucky services. but i do want to give credits to the performers. they did very well.

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Faith is about 3 month plus now which means Ronnie has left me about 5 mths already. Faith is growing up strong and healthy. i pray that she will continue this way. since my last handling with Ronnie, i learnt many things. time spend with pets are very short as they dont live longer than us, they treasure the time they spend with us more than us. and very often we took them for granted. especially me. I never realize the time i spend with Ronnie is so little that he is suddenly gone like that. i tend to appreciate the time i have with Faith more now. I am willing to sacrifice more trips, my classes for Faith ( although i did too for Ronnie).

I also learnt that commercial food are really bad! totally bad. somehow i feel natural food, homecooked food is always the best! everyday i ensure that Faith gets homecooked food. even her treats are baked by me. I now got a dehydrator to make pork jerkies for her. not that i dont want to do it for Ronnie. just that i din know that treats off the shelves could be so bad..after much read up, i realize food i have to dog is only safe through me as only i know what it is made of. I bought cookbooks to learn to cook for Faith, i ensure that without eating commercial dog food, her daily nutrient are covered with the variety of vege, meat..etc.

Another lesson i learnt too is that i shouldnt encourage the dog to keep taking medication. Ronnie had always been given steroids for any tom dick henry illness like lao sai, skin problems..etc. which is really bad! medicine are bad! the best way to go is herbal. with the last few mths of Ronnie's life, i seen how TCM works and TCM uses the natural herbs which is safer and not damaging to the health. although progress is slow but at least, the side effect is lesser.

and also chemical used for tick repellents are bad too..somehow i feel Ronnie's spine problem is also caused by too much chemical in his blood..thus now i use neem oil, herbal essential oil. i dont know how effective it is but it is highly recommended by my friend who is Ronnie's dog trainer also communicator. i also adopted Ronnie tru her.

Ronnie is really a painful lesson for me and until now, i can still think of him and i cry. cos i din do enough, i thought i can take care of him. i know the proper way but he died becos of me. now with Faith, i will give her my best. i promise. i pray that she will stay safe, healthy and strong. Amen

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Another new place for Japanese food! this is the first time i been to Rakuzen. The shop is located at Milienna walk

Address : 9 Raffles Boulevard, #01-14/19 Time2 Millenia Walk Singapore 039596
Operating Hours :
Mon - Fri, Sat, Sun ( Lunch 11:30 - 15:00 Dinner18:00-22:30 L/O : 30 mins before)
Tel : 6333 1171

Overall
Food : *** ( the food is pretty fresh)
Price : ****
Customer Service : ***

will i go again? Maybe if i am around the corner and i am craving for japanese food =)

just a recap of what we had that day

Tako Wasabizuke - the wasabi is not too strong and the octopus is super fresh without the fishy smell.

some tempura stuff which i cannot remember lol. but i think is the crab stick / prawn meat ..i like this..very nice with mayo

sushi! personally i love the dragon sushi most. =) the prawn is very fresh and taste heavenly with the mango slice!

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i love the set meal from Watami cos they are super value for money! at a price of 69 bucks for 2, you get to eat many dishes already! this time, we formed a pax of 4 so i get to eat more food at only 129 bucks hahaha.  super duper value for $$

As usual, the set meal comes with salad, main dishes, side dishes, drinks..etc. there are some food items that are fixed and some you get to choose from the list of variety la.

the tempura and their salad is fixed in their menu. although is fixed, it is something that you die die must try especially their watami salad! i m not really a salad fan but i m totally in love with the salad! the salad is super fresh and the half boil egg adds more freshness to the veges! i love the crispy breadcrumbs too!

their tempura prawns are also very fresh!

their sashimi too!

this is something that you must order!!! their wafu pizza! unfortunately, it is only available in their deluxe set! the pizza uses a super thin layer of crust ( like nann) and japanese pizza usually comes with mayo..and i love mayo lol

next is their korean army pot (kankoku butechige)! i am totally in love with this! the soup uses miso as a base, the kimchi added some spiciness to the soup which blends super well with the instant noodles and korean rice cake! you can also order additional rice cake / noodles at 1 bucks per plate.

their tonpeiyaki! superbly good but sadly too cheesy for me lol!

next is their terayaki squid. although doesnt taste like rubber but is alittle too salty for me.

lastly is their irodori chirashi sushi! not bad. but i dont really like it as i m not really a fan of wasabi

food : ***
Price : ** ( go for their set meal!)
Customer service : ***

will i go again? of cos! needless to say, this is already my 3rd time to this restaurant in this yr!

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Happen to see this gold class dinner set @ GV website the other day and we decided to give it a try. Previously we watched in gold class but we ordered from ala-carte menu only. The dinner is actually a 3 course meal that consist of a starter ( salad), main course (caijun chicken), desert ( cake) and a glass of wine.

the food actually taste horrible haha. very salty as if salt is really FOC le. dont really like it but we do enjoy the red wine haha..and the comfort seats haha. a one time experience in dining in the dark lol. apologies for the blur pictures..these are the best i can do lol.

the salad

main course

desert

overall, the movie experience is superb, the dining is ..erhmmm...disappointment..

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This is my second time with OpenRice and i had so much fun! This time we went into the Havelock Neighbourhood to search for more yummy food!

A newly opened restaurant sitting along the road of Havelock Road. If you do not take a stroll along the street or if you do not live in Havelock neighbourhood, you probably will not notice this little gem.

This restaurant is opened by a lady boss who wants to share the love of claypot rice and she invented many fusion type of claypot rice for her children that is worth mentioning here! Many of the dishes are her own recipe too! and guys, fret not for the "always" the same claypot rice as ladyboss say she always want to experiment with new dishes to share with her customers!

Ladyboss and the host - CalvinTimo!

Address:

Signature Stone Restaurant

729 Havelock Road, Singapore 169649

Tel: 6271 9918

www.signaturestonerestauarant.com

So what so special about the claypot rice other than new fusion dishes?

Tradditional claypot rice is cooked using clay pot ( ya...thats y is call claypot rice ma). Stone restaurant uses the pots that are being used for bibimbap! The reason is because this type of pot will constantly keep the rice warm ( trust me..after i finish my rice, the pot is still warm!) and the constant heat from the pot will help to create more rice crust ( for those clay pot rice lover gonna love this!) and not letting it to go chao tah! and the best part of their rice is..they cook the uncooked rice in the pot ( all the way until it is cooked!) so you will need to give them a call before coming down so that they can prepare the rice for u!

another thing that is worth mentioning here is their sambal chilli! it is lady boss's secret recipe and it really set your taste bud on fire!

now here are what we had!

Stone Pot Bacon & Cheese Rice  ($10.90) – Bacon, mushroom, herbs with cheese

a fusion mixed of western bake rice and chinese way of cooking rice. The cheese is not too much so you wont get the gek lat feeling. However, i feel the rice is a little dry for me. nevertheless, it is something new to try out!

next is the stone chicken pot  ($5.30) – Special marinated chicken, salted fish, sausage, mushroom and veg.

 this is my favourite! they added alot of salted fish inside and the chicken meat is very smooth and tender! guess what? they use drumstick only lo! With lotsa of chinese sausage and salted fish, this dish is like heaven to me haha. but, i find that a little more pork lard oil added to it will make it taste even better! but lady boss say they are practising healthy lifestyle but they can give additional shallot oil by request!

next  Stone Pork Chicken, Longans & Black Bean Soup (Big - $12.40) – Chicken, dried longan, black beans and slice licorice

This is my first time drinking soup cooked with dried longan. the longan added a different fragrant and taste to the soup. if you see from the picture below, the boss is super generous with the ingredients! and this dish is a super duper healthy dish for black beans is very good for legs, mushrooms is very good for lowering down blood pressure! and it is cooked for very long hours without MSG!

next,Wine Chicken - $8.00

a soup that will warm your stomach on a rainy day! the chicken is cooked in the chinese wine together with some dried chilli to strengthen the taste of the soup. The dried chilli gives the soup a little spiciness which helps to even out the bitter taste from the wine. 

next,   Onion Cheese Mushroom Omelette - $6.00

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A newly open ramen bar at Holland V that serve traditional taste from Hakata, Japan! Frankly speaking, i have never been to Japan but all Japanese ramen tastes very good to me haha. The old difference is the texture, the broth that they used to prepare the noodles.

Yoshimaru Ramen Bar
31 Lorong Liput Holland Village
Singapore 277742
http://www.yoshimaruramen.com.sg

Mon-Fri Lunch : 11am to 3pm Dinner : 6pm - 11pm
Sat,Sun & Public holiday 11am - 11pm
(last order 30 mins before)

So what so special about the ramen?
Well, the difference i feel lies in their broth and noodles.Hakata ramen is cooked using tonkotsu (pork bone) which usually is the usual cloudy white broth. The broth is super rich in collagen( you can taste it!) The noodles are very thin and straight (something like marutama ramen).

What they offer
there are a wide variety of ramen for you to choose from. They even serve Ramen cold too (this is something i have not seen before in other ramen bar). If you want to order set meal, their set meal comes with a side dish, 1 drink and 1 ramen for you to choose from! I would say set meal is more value for money. If you are more adventurous, you can take up their ramen challenge ~ to finish a big bow ( approx 3 ramen servings put together) in 15 mins and you enjoy the bow of ramen for free (worth of 30 over bucks!). I seen someone finish it in 12 mins and i was like wow....

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Holland V XO fish soup is one of the zi char food hunt that me and my family often patronize many years back. It is located at Holland neighbourhood before they shift to Dover area. They are very famous for their XO fish soup, sotong you tiao, their signature XO sauce toufu and prawn paste chicken!! Me and my family always feel stuffed after our meals there as their portion is really huge! the uncle there also very nice, he will often tell u not to over order the food as their portion is quite huge and will recommend very good dishes to you. The price is also very reasonable! we are their frequent customers that they could recognize us easily and know what we want to order!

Food : *** 3/4
Price : ***
Customer service : ****

Stirred fried tou miao

Sweet sour pork - not like others, they really serve chunks of meat..not flour!

signature toufu. this is a must each time we go there for dinner!

XO fish soup! i love their soup and fish. huge slides of fish and the soup has a strong fragrant and taste of XO

Holland Village XO Fish Head Bee Hun Restaurant
Location: 19A Dover Crescent #01-05, Dover, 131019

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Yes, we returned to skinny pizza again ( you can read about my previous post here -> http://princessmic80.blogspot.sg/2013/06/of-skinny-pizza.html ) ! this time round i went with LL. Wanted to catch a quick dinner before our show starts at Great World City.  lol.

this time round we had ginger butter chicken and truffle fries ( something not to be missed!) lol. Personally i still prefer the smoke turkey swiss lol. The ginger butter chicken taste abit like indian style chicken. =P.

overall
Food : ***
Customer Service : ***
Price : *** 

signing off, have a nice mid week everyone and stay tuned for more food post!

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Saw this super easy recipe online for brownie haha. it only uses 4 ingredients and 2 simple steps to bake. the effect turns out super well and the brownie is super yummy.

Ingredients

1. 1 x 400g jar of nutella
2. 2 eggs
3. 1/2 cup self raising flour
4. 1/4 tsp of salt

Steps

1. Mix everything together until lumpless
2. Bake at 180 degree C for 25 mins

tadah!!!!! Very simple to bake right?