aspiring little chef

did a little cooking myself last week, almost forgot i took pics of it. haha. anyway this is salmon potato croquette with rice. a very simple and easy to make dish (which was somewhat improvised).

my bro the italian chef!

today my bro chef was in his mood for cooking and he whipped up a shiokshiok dinner for the family! here's wad he prepared:

bacon & mushroom cream risotto

oxtail stew with vegs

i cant remember the name, but it's a mixture of lemon zest, garlic and parsley
(used to enhance the flavor of the oxtail)

the chef arranging the dishes for the photo shoot... ...

so here are the results. hope i've done justice to the food. haha.

of mynas and butterflies

it's always great to have the camera handy, as this myna posed on the window ledge for me. The photo ain't that great 'cause i was shooting through a tainted window.


haha. so proud of myself and my handiwork. above is a hand-made butterfly (that actually looks like a real butterfly when pulled) for a very special someone. the idea came to me whilst sitting under a tree. so i chose and plucked a nice leaf, poked some holes and threaded a string through it (so glad i have weird things/rubbish in my bag). so when u pull on the strings, the leaf actually looks like wings of a butterfly flapping. whee!

Sho-ku-do or Su-do-ku?

Tried out the new Jap restaurant that's somewhat like Marche style, Sho-ku-do. Ok, i dunno what's the buzz about this place, don't know is it because of the place or food, or that people just following the crowd. For a jap foodie as me, this place was rather a disappointment. The place was rather messy and difficult to navigate with all the crowd. Everyone was just walking everywhere. To give them some credit, the food is still not that bad. (But i know better places!) However the prices are a little steep for the portioning.

Well, the best is for you yourself to try it and judge. But I wouldn't really recommend it to my close friends. It's just another hype where everyone is flocking to one place. I thought some time ago there was a dough nut shop that was very popular? i wonder what happened to it.

OK! Let's not forget mine's a photo blog before a food blog! haha.

People at Chingay!

Was at the Chingay Parade Preview last week. (It's a parade in celebration for the Chinese New Year). Wasn't fully equipped for it actually (no tripod, no proper location). So i just whipped out my 70-210mm lens and zoomed away! Esp since it was difficult to capture the parade, i just turned to the people around me and of the parade.

Fellow shutterbug! What you're taking?

Japanese group putting up a performance. Nice face painting.

feeling bored?

quite lucky to have captured this shot. one of my fav.

lost in a sea of people

I tried my best to make use of my zoom lens to take people's faces and i hope you'll like this set of photos!

Singapore Flyer

Banana bread at last!

had some free time during my medical leave, and since i'm excused from physical activities, cooking smtg looks like the next best alternative. so i present....(drumroll)...banana bread! haha. i know its nothing much, but i've been wanting to prepare this for very long. not bad for my first try i should say.




some banana bread and peanut butter with a drip of maple syrup is ooooo so gd!