Goodwood Park's new creation (264/365)

This is the new red orange with banana mooncake. I'm loving Goodwood Park's mooncake. Yummy! =)

They have other nice ones like mango with pomelo. Durian one also.

colourful post-its

do you remember this? I'm sure most people would have used this during school days especially for marking out important pages when studying for exams. even if you do not use it, I'm sure you would have seen it before. this is so nostalgic. I remember i used to buy a new pack at the start of almost all exam periods. not that I used alot of the post-its but I usually can't seem to find it when I need them and so I end up buying a new pack. I probably have alot of other half used packs lying around the house if I were to go digging!

Mindef

I think the Singapore army has quite good direct mail marketing ideas. I remember during my time, they sent this pseudo book with my name as the cover and entitled along the lines of 'story of my life' and it was a blank notebook inside. but at that time I was pretty impressed by their marketing efforts. but too bad they failed to entice me to join. anyway my sister got this mail from the army again. and they gave this little figurine. didn't see the content of the mail though. well, the conclusion is that the army has alot of money!

Big Red Clipper (263/365)

Any idea what is this for?

It took me a while to figure out. This is a clipper for you to put drinks. You can put your drinks in the circle and then clip it onto something, a surface. This is so useful!

I'm loving SQFT. this new kitchenware shop that i chance upon.

optimist vs pessimist

secretly took this picture of someone's bag. and this prompts the 'half empty or half full' question. I think I'm more of a half full person. what about you?

Close shop already (262/365)

When a goldsmith shop closes, they will keep all their gold accessories and leave their display empty like this. Only when they do so, i will notice that it is red in colour!

my souvenir

brought this bottle back from hong kong. not anything special but i so happened to used it at work today. seeing this reminds me of hong kong and that I'm have to wake up to reality. having a serious bout of Monday and post-holiday blues today! :((

And1 (261/365)

If i am a guy, this is the kind of shoes i will buy!

These are basketball shoes. Their kind of shoes are usually quite striking. And1 is all things ball. From basketball shoes, shorts, and shirts to making a statement on the court, And1 is authentic to the game.

So if you are a basketball fanatic, you should know And1.

Red bears (260/365)

I finally found something red that does not appeal to me. Red teddy bears. Somehow, this image is so disturbing. not cute, not pretty, just wrong.

yucks!

hong long international airport

boo :( time flies when you are having fun. i feel like I haven't enjoyed enough! I don't wanna go back to Singapore and most of all, I don't wanna go back to work! :(
hate the feeling of post-holidays blues. I don't wanna board the plane!!

HK MTR

it's very easy to get around in hong kong. the transport system is as convenient as Singapore. for this trip, we mostly travelled by the MTR which is also very similar to that of Singapore. they even have a green line, like our East-West line!

hong kong is definitely a place one can travel to alone! so easy and safe to get around. I wouldnt mind working in hongkong!

Exam papers (259/365)

These used to be illegal. but now, everywhere is selling them. the only difference is that the schools that are being sold are those standard few.

I remember last time when i was studying, these were not that legal yet and there are various kinds of schools' exam paper that were being sold. not only top schools, i have all kind of schools and i had fun doing them. Yes, you read correctly, i had fun doing them. I always like doing assessment books and exam question. Of course, i don't like taking exams but i love starting new assessment books and working on the questions.

haha! i am sure i am not the only one!

one dim sum 一点心

yes this is largely a food trip. for the hunt of all the good popular food in hongkong. but then again, which of my trips ain't about food anyway. haha!

so we tried another Michelin dim sum restaurant located near Prince Edward MTR station. as we were there almost 9, the queue was pretty short and we only had to wait for about half an hour. compared to Tim Ho Wan, one dim sum has more variety. but in times of the taste, I somehow prefer Tim Ho Wan better. this is still good though, at least nicer than the ones I had in Singapore!

the must-eat here is definitely the you tiao wrapped in Chee Cheong fan. i think there's a name for this dish but I don't know what. it's very nice!! another memorable dish for me is the beef rice with egg. I guess also cos I love rice. haha! there's this fried egg sticks which were highly recommended but personally I didn't quite like it. too fried and floury for me. the other dessert that we ordered - steamed cake with water chestnut is highly recommended by me though! I like it! especially the crunchiness from the chestnut.

we ordered so much, we were so stuffed! I don't think I'll eat dim sum for at least the next 2 months!

Kisses for you (258/365)

If someone proposed to me with a room full of such pretty red things, i think i would say yes immediately.

i am not a sweets person, think i have mentioned this many times. but when the packaging is as pretty as this, i really don't mind receiving them as gifts. I used to like eating herseleys, the ones with chocolate in it. i like the crunchy taste. but i think that particular one is out of the market already. no more chocolate crunch inside herselys kisses. =/

Shenzhen

despite all the scary stories we heard, I'm really glad I managed to convince my friends to do a day trip to Shenzhen! it's so convenient to get to Shenzhen from hong kong! and everything is almost at cheaper price.

sadly we went to the wrong side and I didn't buy much as what i had expected. i was quite disappointed after hearing how good the shopping is from my colleagues. but fortunately i managed to discover the food street though alittle late. but at least I got to eat some of my favourite china food like 烧烤肉串 and 刀削面. I even had my favourite 密茶! happiness :)
best of it all, I'm glad we met :)

despite the rowdy people and scary scams around, I guess I'll always have a soft spot for china.

Fiesty Chilli!!! (257/365)

Everywhere i go, i will look for forms of chilli to spice up for my food. It could be in the form of chilli padi, pepper, chili flakes or chilli powder like the ones below. I useed to not dare eat chilli padi, then i realised, once  you remove the seed, it is not as toxic. and the texture of chilli padi when chewing your food is simply addictive.

Tim Ho Wan

omgg this has got to be the best dim sum I've ever eaten! no wonder it's a one Michelin star restaurant! definitely worth the 1.5hours wait!

think they have 2 branches. we went to the Mongkok one. while the other is at causeway bay. their signature dish is the baked pork bun. I'm not a fan of char siew baos. but this is THE BOMB! it's so so so yummy! I had to have a second helping. the other dishes were also very delicious. the usual har gao, siew mai, glutinous rice, lo po gao etc. the prawns were very succulent. you need to order the jelly dessert too! has a unique floral taste.

and you would think with the kind of popularity this stall has, the serve staff will be quite arrogant but to our surprise, their service was really good. the service staff were very friendly and patient. unlike some other local popular eateries where you will get scolded for taking a long time to order.

I love this place and will definitely come back here when I'm in hongkong again. and I'll definitely recommend everyone to come here!

Trying to be a bookworm (256/365)

FREE BOOK!!!!

I was thinking to myself the other day, it's been such a long time since i completed any book. Not even a storybook. So i started my lookout for books to read and when i see this, i shouted in glee (inside of course).

in hongkong!

finally, a break! not one of the places on my current to-go travel list but any getaway is always welcomed and my friends love hongkong so here we are!

after a long and hectic morning, I'm glad we finally touched down in hongkong and I was starving! this was our first meal at a random hong kong stall in Mongkok area. ordered roasted geese noodles and a chocolate drink. the uncle gave me funny look when I ordered the chocolate drink and said it was fattening. okieeee....

anyway here's to more delicious food in the next couple of days!

Peppercorn (255/365)

Although it says pink peppercorn, it is red! it looks red! so this shall be my picture of the day.

i never knew there is such a thing as pink peppercorn. how spicy is it? i am getting more and more interested in spices as i am learning to cook more often. i can spend half an hour at the spice section at cold storage and not get bored! there is so much to learn, so much to smell. Of course i cannot smell it at supermarket. But some wet markets can.