Taipei Day 5 + Changi Airport

So, it's my final day in Taipei. Sad to say that. :( 

As usual, having BIG breakfast at Checkers.

Having a stroll around our hotel before heading to the airport.

50嵐 Boba Milk Tea (NT30). Best pearl milk tea ever!

To get to Taoyuen International Airport (TPE) from Taipei Main Station, get to Taipei West Bus Station Terminal A, we bought the bus tickets for express bus to TPE by Kuo Kuang (国光客运) and off we went. Costed NT125 per ticket. Took abt 1hr to reach.

Lunch at the Airport Terminal 1 Food Court. Duck Rice Set.

Another and also the last cup of  Taiwan Pearl Milk Tea (NT35).  50嵐 served better milk tea.

Taiwanese Fried Chicken (~NT55). Nice!

Hello Kitty! 

Bye Taipei! Hope to see u soon!

Night view of Singapore from the plane. 

Tempting noodles from the Changi's Airport Food Court

McDonald's set of Cheeseburger, McFlurry and Apple Pie (~SGD9)

Coffee Bean's Tiramisu Cake (SGD5) @ Terminal 1, Changi Airport. Not so nice~

Haha.. Ntg to do, but to hang out at the Sunflower Garden. :P

Taipei Trip - Transiting at Changi Airport

Yeah! Finally had the chance to set foot to the paradise for food snacks - Taiwan! It was June, so yea~~ It's summer and it's HOT!!! Should have went during spring or autumn, but due to my limited leaves, this would be our only chance to visit Taiwan. We were on our own, meaning it was a free-n-easy trip. There were lots of Taiwan Travel Guides Blog, so I just referred and planned our own travel itinerary. :D As we had a few days in Taiwan, we spent our days in Taipei only. 

We followed Tiger Airways, transiting at Singapore's Changi Airport. It was a connecting flight prearranged by Tiger Airways, so that made stuff easier for us.

In the plane to Sg

Reached Changi Airport in the evening. Although we were starving, we had to get to Transfer E to check-in for our flight to Taipei and get our boarding passes printed. After that, we immediately rushed to the Food Court to get our dinner settled.

The dining table there which also tell you what you can get from the food court.

So, what did we had for dinner?

Tadaa~~ A set of Pork Liver Soup with rice and some side dishes (SGD7.50) and another dish of Pork Liver Mee Sua Soup (SGD5.50). Nice! Lots of pork liver.

After our satisfying dinner, we went walking around Changi Airport, visiting every corner, switching terminals via the fast and easy SkyTrain.

That's me! Posing here and there in the airport. 

Dining in at Burger King just before we catch our 5-hr flight to Taiwan.

Breakfast Platter (SGD 9.75). Good for 2 pax. :)

Croissan'wich Turkey Ham (SGD 7.55). 

Stay tuned for my next blog on my 1st day in Taipei!! :D

Western meal at home

During my visit to Singapore, my aunt suggested that we should have western cuisine for dinner at home during one weekend. My aunt prepared Mango Smoked Duck Salad as our appetizer and her maid pan-fried Salmon as our main course. 

So, after I'm back to Kuching, I decided to try cooking western food for my family too. At first, I searched up the recipes needed. I'm a health conscious person, so the recipes I used were of lower calories.

Mushroom Sauce

Mashed Potatoes

Tadaa.. My home cooked western meal comprising of pan-fried salmon, mashed potatoes and roasted cauliflower. 

Three sets prepared. Well.. As you can see below, there's an extra piece of lamb, which was for my dad to fill his stomach..

YEAH! My parents complimented on my cooking as this was my first time cooking western food. I had a very filling dinner as I took a lot of the mashed potatoes. Going to try out other types of western cuisine next time. ^^

10 Days in Singapore

There's nothing very interesting during my recent trip to Sg, but it's definitely a "fattening" one. I spent quite some time travelling alone by bus & MRT to my destinations, swimming, visiting some places, but most of my time was spent on feasting.

Taken in bus :)

Reasons for gaining weight:

1. My aunt likes to order a lot of food when we go our for meals.

2. They have a maid who is good in cooking. e.g.:

Soft tofu topped with mushrooms. Don't they looked like those dishes served in restaurants?

3. The main reason is: I just couldn't resist all those good food~ Slurp~~ 

Well.. I did enjoy some nice foods there. I managed to try out different cuisines such as western food in The Prime Society at Dempsey Road, where I had my chance to try out the Wagyu Steak for the first time. The difference between a Wagyu Steak and the normal beef is that the meat is more tender and has more flavor. They also provided some seasonings' choices for customers to add to the beef. After the main course, we also ordered some desserts. I forgotten what was the name, but it's very sweet. It's definitely an expensive dinner, but the foods were below expectation.

Premium Quality Grade Wagyu Steak ($52)

Dessert

We also visited Shin Kushiya at VivoCity for a Japanese dinner. The food was nice. We had lots of salmons. I JUST LOVE SALMONS! My uncle also ordered a beef teppanyaki which was well cooked. We had prawn tempuras, tuna and some kushiyaki (grilled stuffs) like grilled bacon wrapped mushrooms and scallops. I also ordered a Chawan Mushi. There's lots of ingredients inside. Yummy! I only managed to capture the picture of my Chawan Mushi because my aunt's family was completely indulged in the food once the food was served.

Chawan Mushi

I also tried some of the local Singaporean hawker foods. The Singapore Laksa is completely different from what we have in Kuching. It has more to a curry taste and instead of having sliced meat, prawns and sambal, Singapore Laksa is served with fish balls, tofu pok etc. I definitely still prefer Kuching Laksa . The Kueh Chap I had was quite good. The taste is similar to what we have in Kuching, but the way of serving is different. We had a bowl of Kueh per person and the meats and eggs are served separately to be shared with all. The gravies used for the Kueh and meats were different. Unlike in Kuching, everything is mixed in a bowl and served.

Singapore Laksa

Kueh Chap

I had hell lots of cakes and ice creams too..

Coffee Cake from Bengawan Solo

Mud Pie Ice Cream Cake from Island Creamery (Why don't we have this in Kuching??) 

Chocolate Fudge Cake from O'Briens

Red Ruby (never fail to miss when I visit Sg) 

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream 

Magnum Limoncella

Magnum White 

Magnum Classic

During my visit, I also meet up with my friend in Sg. She was so nice to bring me around Bugis Street and Junction. We met up at the Bugis MRT Station and she took me for lunch at the Bugis Mall. There's a lot of Japanese food outlets there and we just dropped by a crowded stall for Ramen. I was so full and really have to thank her for buying me this expensive meal.

Tonkotsu Ramen at Bugis Mall Japanese Food Court 

Besides from all these delicious outside food, I also had some heavy but satisfying home made food. We had salmon for western dinner.

Salmon

My aunt also invited her ex-neighbor's family to her place for dinner.  

 

I also had crab from the food stall just down the street of my aunt's place. One crab was enough to be shared by 5 people, so imagine how fleshy and big was the crab. The taste was just so so (maybe coz it's already cold). However, I would like to have more! I'm a crab lover! ^_^

Butter Salted Egg Crab

Had some healthy snacks as well.. FRUITS~ Mangoes, grapes, kiwis, strawberries, bananas and of cos, cherries.. After my first bite of cherries, I fell in love with it..  I never know that cherries taste so good coz what I had before are those topped on cakes. Just found out those topped on cakes are called maraschino cherries. They may look nice, but the taste..... AWFUL! Compare the fresh ones and maraschino cherries. 

What I can say is: Don't judge the book by its cover~~

I also did not fail to buy one box back to Kuching for my parents.

Maraschino Cherries

Sweet and Fresh Cherries

My cuz and I also used some cherries to make cupcakes which we served these to our guests. I know they don't look that good, but the taste was still acceptable.. Hehe..

Black Forest Cupcakes

Visited Cathay Cineplex with my cuz for movie as well. We watched Total Recall and bought popcorn as well. My cuz had the salty ones, whereas I got myself the sweet caramel popcorn. I finished the whole packet. So filling and full that I did not have much for dinner at home after that. 

That's not the end of trip. My aunt's family also brought me to the new park in Singapore: Gardens by the Bay. We did not enter those conservatories as the queue to purchase the tickets was too long, but we managed to get on the SkyWay which was constructed by linking those Supertrees. I surely got tanned during this walk. Imagine walking in the garden during noon.. =.=

My cuz and me with Supertrees behind

Cousins having similar heights.. Haha..

Supertrees + SkyWay

View of Marina Bay Sands at the Skyway

Me with sunglasses and cap on.. So HOT!!

 We also visited the Sentosa Beach on one of the weekends. Luckily it's in the evening when it's not that hot..

Entrance of Sentosa

Sand sculpture

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