Value for Money Buffet at Seafood International Market and Restaurant

If you want to enjoy value for money and All You Can Eat Ala Carte Buffet lunch, Seafood International Market and Restaurant is definitely a place to go. This Chinese seafood restaurant is located at East Coast park where many Singaporeans like to go for picnic or cycling. 

There are 49 delicious dishes and buffet lunch starts at 11.30 am to 2.30pm. 
At S$29.80++ which include 7% GST and 10% service charge during weekday for adult, you get to enjoy free flow of mango peach juice and peach tea, 49 dishes and desserts.
However there are 10 dishes that are limited to 1 serving only. The ten dishes are 

1) Braised mini abalone with oyster sauce
2) Braised shark's fin soup with crab meat and mushroom
3) Deep fried soon hock with spring onion soya sauce
4) Poached live prawn with chinese wine
5) Crisp-fried Garlicky soft shell crab
6) Wok baked lobster with spice black pepper sauce
7) Wok fried rock lobster with basil chilli lime sauce
8) Sauteed Scallops with asparagus
9) Wok fried mantis prawn with butter and crispy oats
10) Assam curry garoupa fish

For the rest of 39 dishes, you can order as many times you want but trust me, you feel very full if you only order twice per dish. I notice the order form only has 3 boxes for the staff to stick.

Exterior of the restaurant

Details of the lunch buffet. Do make reservation.

Dessert corner and free flow drink are placed this beautiful ship

Some guest want to enjoy fresh seafood like their famous curry crab and they can select their seafood here.

This restaurant has classic atmosphere 

Dessert corner. I love the Tako( Thai coconut dessert) and organic green tea soy 

 Free flow of mango peach and ice peach tea. I love the mango peach.

Sze Chuan smoked duck breast with pickled cucumber. Quite tasty.

Prawn salad with compressed melon

Don't order the coffee. It cost $3.80 per cup.

Braised mini abalone with oyster sauce. Not so impressive.

Deep fried soon hock with spring onion soya sauce. I love this fresh and crispy tender fish.

Seafood tom yam soup. Spicy yet so yummy with prawns and tomatoes tossed in it.Good!

Poached live prawn with chinese wine

Sauteed Scallops with asparagus

Braised shark's fin soup with crab meat and mushroom

Life is about enjoying great food

Fried rice with preserved olive vegetable and chicken floss. Impressive. We finished all of it. Not a grain was left behind. 

Deep fried breaded prawn. You can easily get this in other eatery in Singapore

Wok baked lobster with spice black pepper sauce

Wok fried rock lobster with basil chilli lime sauce

Crisp-fried Garlicky soft shell crab

Assam curry garoupa fish

Wok fried mantis prawn with butter and crispy oats. Definitely must try as this is crispy and sweet.

Assortment of desserts

Make your own Thai lemon grass jelo by adding different fruits

Dim sum steamed prawn dumpling with preserved vegetable. You can skip this as it doesn't taste so fresh. 

Fried turkey breast with arabica coffee sauce. Turkey meat taste like pork texture.

Oven baked half shell scallops with coconut ginger sabayon

Steamed prawn and chicken siew mai. Don't order this as you can easily find better siew mai in other dim sum restaurants or coffeeshop in Singapore. 

Fried carrot cake with XO chilli sauce. I love the soft carrot cake but don't like the bean sprouts.

Poached shrimps and water chestnut wanton with vinaigrette chilli oil. The sauce just doesn't appeal to me. Don't like the taste.

To see the full 49 dishes, you can visit their website at http://www.lobster.com.sg/promotions.php

Exhibition at Raffles City Shopping Centre

I was shopping at the popular Raffles City Shopping centre which is located about Cityhall MRT station. A series of exhibition organised by the National Museum is displayed in the shopping centre. You can learn about our culture. 

Great Singapore Sales at The Connoisseur Concerto

Its the Great Singapore Sale in Singapore during the June school holiday! During this period, you can get 1 for 1 free main course or pasta if you are The Connoisseur Concerto (TCC) member. Else you can enjoy 50% off for the second main course or pasta.

    Baby Crayfish Salad with baby romaine lettuce. I love avocado and crayfish.

 Mushroom bites

                                                         They serve really good coffee

 Mentaiko shrimp martini with fish roe. This is best eaten when it is piping hot.

Mentaiko spaghetti with salmon tataki and sunny side egg! Quite delicious. 

For more information, visit their website at http://www.theconnoisseurconcerto.com/food.html

South East Asian Aquarium

If you plan to explore Southeast Asian largest aquarium, make sure you queue up early before its opening hours. I started to queue about 30 minutes after it open to the public, and I ended up queuing for 2 and a half hours.

Touted as the world's largest aquarium, you get to be immersed in the marine world. You get to see more than 800 species of marine animals like jellyfish, crabs, various types of fishes and sharks. Give your at least an hour to explore the aquarium. It is just so magical to be surrounded by fishes separated by the clear glass. 

For more information, visit the official website. 

http://www.rwsentosa.com/language/en-US/Homepage/ThingsToDo/MarineLifePark/SEAAquarium

Racial Harmony in Singapore

Singapore's demographic comprises of about 74% Chinese, 13% Malays and 9% Indians while Eurasians and others form another 3%. Since Singapore gained independence in 1965, the different races live harmoniously together with an exception to 1969 race riots in Singapore. We are constantly reminded of Racial Harmony and students celebrate Racial harmony day by donning their respective ethnic wear and are reminded of the importance of respecting each others cultures and religions. 

If you exit from the Tanjong Pagar MRT station, and walk straight from the exit to Red Dot Museum, you pass by this artistic arts of Singapore's demographic at Telok Ayer Performing Arts Centre. 

From Wikipedia

Racial Harmony Day (Chinese: 种族和谐日; pinyin:Zhǒngzú Héxié Rì) is celebrated annually on 21 July in Singapore. The event is to commemorate the 1964 Race Riots, which took place on 21 July 1964.

Racial Harmony Day also represents a day for schools to reflect on, and celebrate Singapore's success as a racially harmonious nation and society built on a rich diversity of culture and heritage. In schools all across the nation on that day, students are encouraged to be dressed in their traditional costumes such as the Cheongsam and the Baju Kurung. Traditional delicacies are also featured in the celebrations. Traditional games such as Kutih-kutih and zero point are played in schools, where inter-class competitions are sometimes organised.

Indian dancers with different races audience.

Chinese opera 

Malay dancers and Chinese musicians

Scenic Botanic Garden

Botanic Garden is located near to Orchard Road, a popular premier shopping haven. Many Singaporeans and permanent residents especially many rich residents who live near this pricey private houses love to exercise in this lush greenery. I decided to visit this free garden with my parents. Who know I might spot some prominent former ministers and even our popular singer Stefanie Sun who shared that she like to exercise in Botanic Garden with her dad. 

Botanic Garden is really beautiful in the morning with the bright sunny sun trying to blaze its gentle sun ray upon the sleepy forest. This grand garden dame that is more than 150 years old is still so beautiful.

To find out more on Botanic Garden, you can visit their homepage http://www.sbg.org.sg/aboutus/ourhistory.asp

Gentle sun ray penetrating into the lush garden

Cascading Waterfall in the heart of Botanic Garden

White beauty

Graceful swan in swan lake
Walking into fairy green green land

Sunny flowers greeting you in the bright cheery morning!

National Orchid garden is open for view from 8.30 am 

Singaporeans working out early in the morning doing Tai chi. 

Educational poster on Ginger