Longjing Restaurant at Suntec City

Longjing restaurant is finally opened at Suntec City. My cousin and I enjoyed these dishes like the Vermicelli wrapped shrimps and Fish slices in Potherb Mustard and Sour soup ($22.80). For dessert, I love the pretty lotus pudding with beancurd.

However we find the fried rice and fish slices soup quite salty. For me, I be back for the vermicelli wrapped shrimps and lotus pudding. We wanted to try matcha pastry dessert but it was out of stock by 1.20 pm. 

Longjing Restaurant at Suntec City level 1 near H&M

Nearest MRT station: Esplanade MRT station 

West Lake Lotus pudding with beancurd ($5.80). I like that this dessert is not too sweet. 

I like this light and refreshing longjing tea. 

Fried rice with dried radish strips ($7.80). We find the fried rice quite salty. 

Vermicelli wrapped shrimps.

Fish slices in Potherb Mustard and Sour soup ($22.80

Laifeng Pagoda. Really pretty pudding dessert.

Beautiful Bonsai at Bonsai Gardens

Bonsai also known as Penjing originates from China and is a living artistic miniature of the natural world. You can read more about Bonsai plants at Blooming Flowers and Arts blog here.

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Dreams Do Come True

My lifelong dream of publishing book has finally been achieved! My heartfelt thanks goes to Amazon KDP. I decided to start small by publishing simple flower photo book and flower sketch book. If I don't start now, when will I ever start? One must take action to make dreams come true. From this project, I learnt how to self-publish with this wonderful platform by Amazon KDP. 

For the past few weeks, I had been busy with preparing the book, selecting the best flower photos from thousands of photos I took in Singapore especially at Gardens by the Bay and Singapore Botanic Gardens.

Natural photos are the best as you can feel the positive vibrant energy from the nature.  Besides the two books, I also decided to design my own weekly planner journal with inspiring quotes and flower photos. 

It might not be best flower photography book for now, but one thing for sure, it's a labour of love. Despite working late into the night, I felt energised to fulfil my dream. 

Do provide review on Amazon if you purchase the book.

If you like my work, you can go to Amazon to purchase. You can buy the book in the upcoming Amazon sales.Thank you.

There are the books I just published. Do give constructive feedback. 

1) Where Flowers Bloom, Wonder Grows. Click here to buy. You can read sample here.

2) Let's Sketch Flowers! Discover The Joy of Sketching! (108 Breathtaking Floral Photographs) Click here to buy. 

3) Weekly Planner and Journal With Floral Photography. Click here to buy. 

4) Blooming Flowers Click here to buy

You can buy this photo book Where Flowers Bloom, Wonder Grows. Click here to buy. 

Sample page from Where Flowers Bloom, Wonder Grows

Let's Sketch Flowers! Discover The Joy of Sketching! (108 Breathtaking Floral Photographs) Click here to buy. 

Sample pages from Let's Sketch Flowers! Discover The Joy of Sketching! (108 Breathtaking Floral Photographs).

Weekly Planner and Journal With Floral Photography. Click here to buy. 

            Sample pages from Weekly Planner and Journal With Floral Photography

 Blooming Flowers Click here to buy

Delicious Home-cooked Fried Bee Hoon (Rice Vermicelli Noodles)

The best food in the world is definitely my mum's speciality fried bee hoon (rice vermicelli noodles). Yesterday my mum cooked my favourite fried bee hoon with carrots and cabbage and I had a big plate as usual. I think I have to learn how to cook this dish from my mum soon.  

Unique Cleome Flowers

If you are interested to see more flower, you can visit my other blog on Blooming Flowers and Arts and video. 

Blog link is here.

Just for Laugh: Tremendous Trump From China

This Chinese guy from Chongqing is hilarious and is really awesome in impersonating Trump. His mannerism and voice are tremendously Trump.  Chongqing looks very modern and exciting but most of the food is spicy.  I like that he spread happiness and peace and bridging two different cultures namely both USA and China. 

Early Christmas Feast at Vegetarian Elemen Restaurant

I enjoyed the latest Christmas 8-course meal at Elemen, a vegetarian restaurant recently at Millenia Walk. I defintely be back to enjoy this Santa feast again. My favourite are the Mango Tango Fruit Salad, Roasted Butternut Squash soup and the dessert Molten Choco Malt Cake with Strawberry Yogurt Gelato.  

This Santa-Licious 8-course is available now at $42.80 to public and $38.80 for Elemen members till 31 December this year. 

Mushroom Wellington with Peppercorn Demi is filled with king oyster mushroom ballotine. This is the first time I tried fresh figs.

Molten Choco Malt Cake with Strawberry Yogurt Gelato .

Shroom Ball Bolognese with Shaved Parmesan. I love these tender mushroom balls with aromatic herbs. 

Roasted Butternut Squash soup is tasty too. Can this be placed on the menu permanently?

This Mango Tango Fruit Salad should be placed on the menus permanently. Love the refreshing juicy orange taste.

Festive Appetisers

Sunflower Surprise at Gardens by the Bay

I just updated Sunflower Surprise on Blooming Flowers blog. You can click herehttps://bloomingflowersnarts.blogspot.com/2025/10/bright-cheery-sunflowers-at-flower-dome.html to read more. 

I love the wide varieties of bright cheery sunflowers at Gardens by the Bay.  This presentation is a collaboration with the High Commission of India in Singapore to commemorate 60 years of diplomatic relations between Singapore and India. 

Did you know? 

The sunflower is not a single flower. It is a composite flower as the brown centre is made up of hundreds or even thousands of tiny tubular flowers known as disk florets. 

Young sunflowers has the ability to track the sun across the sky (heliotropism) to maximise the amount of sunlight exposure for photosynthesis. Mature sunflowers stop tracking and face the east.

从2025年10月20日到2025年11月16日，星期日，沉浸在印度重建的哈瓦·玛哈尔宫殿中，斋浦尔是联合国教科文组织世界遗产城市，周围环绕着各种颜色的向日葵，如棕色和红色，还有常见的不同物种的亮黄色金色向日葵。向日葵惊喜是滨海湾花园与印度驻新加坡高级专员公署合作举办的，旨在纪念新加坡与印度建交60周年。 

向日葵的有趣事实 

向日葵不是一朵花。它是一种复合花，因为棕色的中心由数百甚至数千朵被称为圆盘小花的微小管状花朵组成。 

年轻的向日葵具有在天空中追踪太阳的能力（向日性），以最大限度地增加光合作用的阳光照射量。成熟的向日葵停止追踪，飞向东方。

The recreated Hawa Mahal palace from India, Jaipur, a UNESCO World Heritage City currently on display at Flower Dome. 

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Looking Forward To Christmas Light-up At Orchard Road

 Counting down to Christmas light-up.

Lunch At Nan Hua Chang Fish Head Steamboat At Kaki Bukit

As a Teochew, I enjoy fish steamboat, a popular Teochew dish with my family. Recently I had lunch at Kaki Bukit, Nan Hua Chang fish head steamboat with my family. 

We are impressed with the tender red grouper fish. I also enjoyed the fried bee hoon and the cereal prawns. We be back for the steamboat as the price is reasonable at $108.00 with no gst charge. You can check out the menu below.

Red grouper steamboat

Oyster omelette

Cereal prawns 

Fried bee hoon

Signature tofu

Interesting Chinese Language Game For Secondary School Students

My friend Li Yan, a passionate Singaporean Chinese language educator came up with this interesting Chinese language game for secondary school students. This game is interesting and fun and I think it can inspire and motivate students to learn Chinese language. The younger generation prefer to converse in English and in time to come, the younger generation in Singapore might not be bilingual compared to earlier generations. When my young relatives speak to me in English, I replied back in Mandarin and explained so as to teach them Chinese. 

My friend generously let me share the game link but the link shared from WhatsApp is not able to be shared here and the other website showed my identification number. Maybe they have encrypted the link. A wonderful educational game should be easily shared. 

I had fun playing the game and also learnt a new word, 掰(bai). It is interesting to see how different combinations of Chinese characters produced new character and meaning. I need to recall the Han yu pin yin for the word which took some time. Thanks for sharing my friend!

A Joyous Day

Finally there is peace and hostages have returned back home. It must be a joyous day for their families! Peace can only be achieved through talks and not violence as it only lead to vicious cycle of revenge. May there be peace always.

Donald Trump really deserves Nobel Peace Prize! May his wish come true next year! Meanwhile Donald Trump can just make do with Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor.