Lunch at Azabu Sabo

We had lunch at a new Japanese restaurant in Hankow road. Azabu Sabo (HK site in Chinese and Singapore site in English) is a casual dining Japanese restaurant which specializes in dessert and ice cream as well as traditional snacks and quick meals. Azabu Sabo’s history from the Singapore site A wall of fake plasticContinue reading “Lunch at Azabu Sabo”

Dinner at Hak Ka Hut

Our first dinner in Hong Kong was at the Hakka Hut located at Oterprise Square in TST where Friday’s and Outback steak house are.Hakka cuisine originated in southeastern China, mainly Guangdong and Fujian provinces. There are several Hakka restaurants in Singapore and Malaysia but this is the first one I’ve seen in Hong Kong. TheContinue reading “Dinner at Hak Ka Hut”

Where to eat?

Where to eat? That’s the question my friends always ask me. Here are the links to the restaurants I’ve eaten at compiled by location and type. PHILIPPINES Where to eat in San Juan/Greenhills?Amici (various locations)Angel’s Kitchen Annapolis Seafood Palace Arya Persian Restaurant BangusBeijing Hand-Pulled Noodle House Bizu Patisserie C2 Classic Cuisine 2Cafe Ysabel CapricciosaCara MiaChoiContinue reading “Where to eat?”

Where to shop for bargains in Hong Kong?

It’s sale season in Hong Kong now. For those going there to shop this video will help you stretch your dollars. I made this video last year to show some friends how to get to my favorite shopping streets in Hong Kong. Fa Yuen St. in Prince Edward is a mecca for overrun clothes, toys,Continue reading “Where to shop for bargains in Hong Kong?”

Singapore Day 14 – Killiney Kopitiam, Bengawan Solo, SQ food Singapore to Manila

This was my last breakfast at Traders hotel. I had congee topped with pork floss, salted eggs, Chinese doughnut (you tiao), and fried shallots. The congee was totally devoid of salt or taste that’s why I loaded it with all those yummy toppings. We spent the morning running around Orchard Rd. like headless chickens doingContinue reading “Singapore Day 14 – Killiney Kopitiam, Bengawan Solo, SQ food Singapore to Manila”

Singapore Day 13 – Lunch at Thye Hong

It’s our last full day in Singapore. The food in the breakfast buffet changes daily. This is what my plate looked like today. The braised mushrooms and waffle were good. This was my favorite from the buffet and I had it everyday. Their bircher muesli was very, very good because they ground the oats finelyContinue reading “Singapore Day 13 – Lunch at Thye Hong”

Singapore Day 12 – Dinner at Siam Kitchen

Chris took these pictures using Nono’s Canon G9. Since we were shopping the whole day I didn’t want to lug around my camera. A basket of prawn crackers was placed on the table to quell our hunger. In Manila we call it kropek. It’s also known as krupuk, kerupuk, or kroepoek in Indonesia; Keropok inContinue reading “Singapore Day 12 – Dinner at Siam Kitchen”

Singapore Day 12 – Lunch at DinTaiFung

We had the lunch at the very popular chain from Taiwan, DinTaiFung. It was 2:00 pm and the place was still packed. We had to wait 15 minutes for a table. DinTaiFung is known for their steamed pork dumplings or xiao long bao or soupy dumplings. They have branches all over Asia, Australia and LosContinue reading “Singapore Day 12 – Lunch at DinTaiFung”

Singapore Day 12 – Breakfast Buffet at Cafebiz+ Traders Hotel

photo from traders website The breakfast buffet at Cafebiz costs S$34.70. Good thing breakfast came with the room. I’m not a heavy breakfast eater but with the abundant choices offered it was hard to resist. They had choices for every nationality and . photo from traders website fresh and canned fruit assorted cold cuts JapaneseContinue reading “Singapore Day 12 – Breakfast Buffet at Cafebiz+ Traders Hotel”

Singapore Day 11 – Dinner at Crystal Jade Kitchen

In Perth we went sight seeing, wine tasting, cave exploring. In Singapore it’s all about the food and shopping. We had our first dinner in Singapore at Crystal Jade Kitchen. It was the 1st weekend for the Great Singapore Sale and the malls were packed. We ate at 9:00 pm and still had to waitContinue reading “Singapore Day 11 – Dinner at Crystal Jade Kitchen”