Dim Sum at Imperial Treasure Restaurant Again!

I went to Imperial Treasure Yi Dian Xin dim sum restaurant at Raffles City shopping mall just last week and I'm surprised they changed their menu again! This time there is Bo Lou Bao with char siew pork bun which requires about 20 minutes to prepare and mango and prawn fried roll.

I lost the receipt, but total cost is less than $30.00

These bo Luo Bao char siew pork bun is very yummy. It is served piping hot and the crust is crispy!

Mango and shrimp fried roll!

I had wanton noodle again!

Luo Han drink.

Macdonald Buttermilk Crispy Chicken Burger is Delicious!

For lunch today, I had MacDonald new Signature burger. I chose the new burger Buttermilk Crispy Chicken which just tastes delicious! It comes with a chunky chicken thigh marinated with buttermilk and creamy Colby cheese with grilled pineapple and crispy purple cabbage inside! I think its the best MacDonald burger! I hope they still offer this delicious burger. 

I opted for corn instead of fries and changed carbonated drink to orange juice. Total cost for this meal is $10.05 as I paid extra $1.10 to change to orange juice. The original set meal for this burger costs $8.95. This burger is highly recommended!

I changed the fries to corn and carbonated drink to orange juice.

$8.95 set but change drink to orange juice which needs to pay additional  $1.10. Total cost is $10.05.

Image from MacDonald 

Dinosaurs at Gardens by the Bay!

These dinosaurs appeared during the recently concluded Children's Festival at Supertree grove at Gardens by the Bay. When I saw these gigantic structures ,the event already ended.  

Coldplay Concert in Singapore!

Coldplay is in Singapore for their 2 days sold-out concerts for today and tomorrow! My youngest brother is lucky to enjoy Coldplay concert in Singapore today. For me, I just enjoy watch their previous concerts via youtube. 

TulipMania Inspired at Gardens by the Bay!

From 1 April to 7 May, Gardens by the Bay will be presenting TulipMania Inspired! It will also features Netherland's most famous artist and my favourite artist, Vincent Van Gogh. I really love his arts especially The Starry Night. It's just so enchanting! 

I will definitely go to Flower Dome as I love those vibrant tulips and Vincent Van Gogh. I'm so happy! I'll will go next Monday when there are not many people! 

Image from Gardens by the Bay!

A Magical Day at Hong Kong Disneyland

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Hong Kong TIan Tan Buddha

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Singapore Ranked World's Most Expensive City

For the 4th time, Singapore is again ranked the World's Most Expensive City. You can read more about it from the Straits Times article here.

Indeed, things here are very expensive. Be it cars, dining at restaurants and clothes. Now water is going to be expensive soon. Thus whenever I travel, I make use of the opportunity to shop for shoes and clothes. In fact, I rarely shop in Singapore because I realised we Singaporeans are being taken for a ride especially when I saw the price of a 500g pack of chia seeds in Melbourne. In Singapore, the pack of chia seeds is almost thrice the price at S$41.45! In Melbourne, it only costs AUD$15 to AUD$16! 

Dining in restaurant is also expensive. Besides 7% GST, there is also additional 10% service charge. Whereas in Hong Kong, I don't have to pay additional 17%. Oh well, you can say some Hong Kong eateries are not service oriented. But there are some Hong Kong eateries that provide good service too and I don't have to pay additional 10% service charge. Forget about buying a car here, unless you have lots of cash. Singapore is the only country where you have to buy a Certificate of Entitlement (paper) at around S$45000.00 before you can buy a new car. If you say our flats are cheap, not really if you look at the reducing room size. New flats are so small. 

At work, my colleagues lamented thats things like Lego are so expensive that they rather buy online. Things are so much cheaper overseas. No wonder, there is report that our retailers are seeing a drop in business. Many Singaporeans are rather well-travelled now and rather buy from overseas after comparing the prices or buy online. A packet of chia seed in Melbourne costs only AUD$15 but in Singapore, it costs S$41.45. Seriously, I think we customers are being taken for a ride in Singapore. 

In Singapore, one pack of 500g chia seeds costs $41.45. In Melbourne, it only costs around AUD$15 to AUD$16 which translate to about S$16 to S$17. I brought 3 packs of chai seed in Melbourne back to Singapore.

iLight Marina Bay 2017

I know its late for this post. But at least I'm posting this before iLight Marina Bay event end on 26 March, this coming Sunday. 

Walking along the Marina Bay platform, its obvious this year the light art installations is kinda scaled down. This year iLight Marina Bay 2017, there are only 20 light art installations compared to last year 25. But then its better than nothing. 

Read 2016 iLight Marina Bay here

Date: From now till 26th March 2017
Time: 7.30pm to 11.00pm daily.
         Extended to 12.00am on Friday and Saturday 
Location: Marina Bay Waterfront
How to get there:
You can alight at either BayFront MRT station or CityHall MRT station 
For CityHall MRT station, its about 15 minutes walk from the MRT to Esplanade theatre. 
Website: http://www.ilightmarinabay.sg/en/About/i-Light-Marina-Bay

Images projected on ArtScience Museum. I prefer last year design.

My Favourite Bakery in Hong Kong

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Good Facilities at Hong Kong Dorsett Mongkok Hotel

As a female solo traveller, safety, cleanliness and convenience are three important factors whenever I select a hotel. For me, I don't mind paying more for comfort and good location. At Dorsett Mongkok hotel located in the heart of Mongkok neighbourhood, it meets the above conditions. For the 1 week stay, I paid about S$880.00 after enjoying early 30% discount. Click my travel blog here to read more.

My room at Dorsett Mongkok hotel.

HDB Homes of Singapore Exhibition

At National Design Centre, I came across this exhibition on Singapore HDB homes. Basically it feature homes in public housing HDB(Housing Development Board) where more than 80% Singaporeans reside. 

New public housing is much smaller compared to the past. The current 5-room HDB flat that  I've been staying for the past 30 years is much bigger. Be it public housing or private housing like condominiums, sizes of the room are getting smaller. For example my bedroom size is twice or even thrice the size of current new flats and condominiums due to limited land area in Singapore. When I told some acquaintances, they are very surprised that Singapore is only 700 km square after some land reclamation. 

Laksa at Tea Loft

Went for dinner at Suntec city for laksa which is one of my favourite dishes in Singapore. I brought the set which includes coffee at $7.80. It doesn't taste good so I don't recommend it. In residential area, a bowl of laksa costs $3.50 to $4.00. 

The Peak Hong Kong

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