Fish Farm

School holidays can be a challenge during this pandemic as we ae unable to travel, gatherings limitations, no parties, maximum visitors per household visit etc.… it is difficult to plan anything.

Since it’s only a week of break for the kids, we decided to bring them to visit the Fish Farm which is near where we live. They have never been to a fish farm, and I remembered hubby & I used to visit to buy fishes to keep. It was less than 15 minutes’ drive to the fish farm from our place and the kids were so excited during the car ride.

When we arrived, they were thrilled to see how big the fish farm was, and they are free to check out so many different types of fishes in the tank. There was an open space where they kept bigger fishes and we bought some fish food for the kids to feed. Those hungry fishes were ‘jumping for joy’ when the girls thew the food into the concrete tank.

Lady Faith went for the ‘Drain Fishing’ experience where she was given a small pail and a fishing net; she could only catch the fishes at the destinated small pond area. It was quite an experience for her as she found it difficult to catch the fishes as they swam so fast. She managed to catch about 3-4 fishes, but we set them free again as the fishes will be happier living in the wild than to stay in a tank.

After an hour of fun at the fish farm, we left for home. The girls had so much fun though it was a simple outing, but they want to be back again to feed for fishes. 😊

Celebration At Kinya Izakaya

We are very happy that we can dine out once again after the eased of Covid Measures. We did not hesitate to book the date for dinner. Hahahahaah….

We decided to try out at Kinya Izakaya located at South Beach. This restaurant is owned by our ex-colleague Roy and we would definitely want to support him. As it was our first time visiting, we browsed through the menu and ordered some of our favourite dishes and as expected, we always over order our food. Hahahahah… Okay, nothing new on that when you are too excited to dine out with your friends after a long time.

The dishes were served shortly and quickly filled up our table space. We had to portion them out to make space for other dishes to be served. The dishes we ordered were really good as they were really yummy. The noodle that we ordered was something new and we totally love it. I would say the stingray fins, grilled squid and Takoyaki were some of my favourite dishes for sharing. :0)

We were happy to meet our ex-colleague Roy after more than a decade. He did not change much and stayed as nice as before. I was really glad that we met again after such a long time and we had a great time catching up. He introduced us to some new sake and it was refreshing and delicious… now I am craving for it as I write. 😊

After we are finally done with our food, we took a quick time out to celebrate Jessie’s birthday. I made her the Tiramisu cake and I am happy that we all enjoyed this simple cake as desserts.

The food served at Kinya Izakaya is really good and we will definitely be back again. Try it if you are around South Beach area yea… 😊

Happy blessed Neh! May you be blessed with happiness and good health always. Luv ya.

Painful Experience

Lady Faith came home on Friday complaining that she has injured her feet but there was no swelling seen on the feet. She was limping when walking and told us that she is in pain when trying to get up.

 

We decided to take her to the Traditional Physician for a check and Lady Faith was anxious and nervous at the same time. She is worried that it will be painful, but she wanted to get treated. When we arrived at the clinic, it was crowded, and I accompanied into the room after waiting for a about half and hour.

 

The doctor whom we know so well came to check on her and gave her treatment. I could see that she is in pain when the doc touched and started rubbing her ankle area. She was enduring the pain and tried so hard not to scream out loud. Her face was as red as a tomato, and she looked at me while I calmed her down with a smile. 😊

 

She felt more relieved when the nurse was dressing up for her feet and though she was still limping out of the consultation room, she was feeling better, and she said that it is less painful when she stood up. Though it was still painful but at least she was walking better than when she arrived.

She said that she will be more careful during her sports training and hopefully will not be experiencing this treatment again. Well, there is always first time for everything so, well done Lady Faith for being brave. 😊

Happy Blessed Birthday Za

It is usually a yearly affair that we will celebrate each other’s birthday but this year, the Covid restrictions are back again, and we are not allowed to dine out with more than 5 pax. This really gives us a hard time and lesser opportunities to meet up with our friends.

 

Well, that did not stop us from sending love to our dear pal Za who celebrates her birthday today. I gathered a few of us to visit her instead of dining out. We met around brunch time at her place and ordered some food to dine together. It is a simple birthday gathering and celebration but what matters most is we can meet and catch up.

 

We have been friends since we were 7 years old, and I am blessed with these good people in my life and will continue to make this friendship stays as we live. Though we do not meet as often as we wanted, there are always topics and things to talk and laugh about whenever we are together. We treasure the time we have together especially during this trying time to fight the virus.

After our meal, we got her to do the cake cutting ceremony just to complete the celebration. 😊 As some of us needs to leave as we have our own commitments and work to attend to. I am happy to spend a short but wonderful time with my best buddy or I would say a family member on her special day. 😊 

Happy Blessed Birthday Za! Love you bits.

So Good

I have been hearing about this HK café from my friend, Vivian and she mentioned that it feels like HK when you dine there. Today, we finally get a chance to visit this café together with my mum.

It is located near Bishan which is not too far from where we stay. When we arrived at the café, surprised to see quite a crowd. Well, guess popular places are always attracting crowds even before lunch time. We managed to find a table and excitedly, I zoomed off to the counter to check out their menu. I am happy to see some familiar HK Char Chan Tang menu and it brought me back to those holidays in HK.

We ordered macaroni set for mum, it comes with macaroni, tea/coffee, two eggs and a toast. I am wondering if anyone can finish up the whole set without sharing… Hubby had the thick toast with scrambled eggs and chu chang fen while I ordered the Stewed Beef Brisket noodles and a pan-fry carrot cake to share. After placing your orders, you will get a number and self-collection when your number is called.

Mum’s macaroni soup was okay but she thinks it is a little blend for her liking. My stewed beef brisket noodle was delicious and so was the carrot cake and the chu chang fen. Hub’s thick toast was yummy too and most of all, we enjoyed their milk tea most. For the remaining eggs and toast, we had to take out to keep for tea. The portion served was okay but the macaroni set was slightly on the heavy side. 😊

We will visit again as the food and price is reasonable. There is also a bakery just next door which served super good egg tarts at a good price. Perhaps you can try this joint when you are around Bishan. 😊

Seiwaa Okonomiyaki

We are missing those overseas holidays since the covid began last year and we are seriously missing the food we love in Osaka, Japan. I wish that we can travel soon and bet the first destination would be either Japan or Australia. Sighz… let’s pray that it will happen soon yea!

We brought our kids to have Japanese food at Suntec once and it was nice though pricey for the portion. They served Osaka cuisines and we love Okonomiyaki. This time, I found that there is another shop serving the same types of food and we decided to give it a shot.

When we arrived, we were the only diners, and the service was great. The staff who attended to us was nice and friendly. We ordered some simple dishes like Okonomiyaki, teppan squid and beef. The portion is good for two to share and it was tasty. We felt that this is better than the one we tried at Suntec. 😊

We noticed that the crowd started to flow in slowly when lunch time approached. Most of them are big groups of 4 and 5 while some are couples. They have a 2^nd level for dinning and even a roof terrace. I guess to be seated at the roof terrace will be perfect as we will not smell like chef when we are done with our meals. 

This lunch satisfies my crave for Japanese food and how I miss travelling. I am sure we will be back again soon and with the kids. 😊 Yumzzz

4th Day Of CNY

Kiddos are enjoying an additional school holiday today due to CNY weekend. As hubby is still on leave, we decided to bring the kids out for a quick lunch.

 

They have been out lesser than usual since the Covid and we try to bring them as once we have an opporunity and we prefer a less crowded day and place to avoid any chance of getting the virus. Everyone is hoping that this covid will end soon and we can get back to our lives we used to live. Now we will try to make the most out of it whenever we can.

 

Brought the kids to one of their favourite restaurant Da Paolo Pizza Bar at Holland Village. The kids were excited to be out of the house and even happier when we drove them to lunch at this restaruant. They were discussing what to order while in the car and wasted no time when we were seated. 😊 hahahaahahahahah

Little Pumpkin prefers Truffle Mac & Cheese while Lady Faith wanted to share the Tagliatelle al Granchio which is one of our favourite pasta and a Truffle Pizza too. 😊 We enjoyed the food so much each time we visits. I would highly recommend to go for their set lunch where comes with a main, dessert and a coffee. Totally worth the price.

I am sure we will be back again soon when we have an opportunity and hopefully they will remain opens for more than 5 diners. 😊

 

Happy Holidays everyone!