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May 5, 2011

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Long Beach, Dempsey Hill, Singapore

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This was one of my favorite places to eat during this trip to Singapore!

Mom orders everything so we just sit and wait

Oh my gosh! This dish is soooooo YUMMY!!! Deef Fried Baby Squid! I got so full eating just this!

Steamed Live Scottish Bamboo Clams with minced garlic

Spicy version of the bamboo clams

I don’t think this is in the menu but for the kids they always like spare ribs

One of their specialties- Chili Crab – so good sana but too spicy for me, but I still ate some

bread that comes with it so you can dip and scrape the sauce 🙂

This was the flat fish in the photo live in the aquarium

This was just plain steamed crab, soooooo YUMMY!!!!

Black Pepper Crab- another specialty- spicy also but I liked it better than the chili crab

Renowned Crispy Duck!! WOW!!! Really good!!

Fresh Twin Mushroom with vegetables – also very YUMMY!!

Fried Rice with Silver fish and bean sprout – YUMMY!!!! If I had a choice, I would ask for more crispy silver fish and just remove the bean sprouts 🙂 Something different from the salted fish fried rice we always order

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May 5, 2011

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Hide Yamamoto, Marina Bay Sands

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We finally arrived at our dinner venue….

A sample of their 10-course meal

It was a beautiful place, we were so hungry as we had just arrived from the airport. We had a reservation for 8:30 pm and they told us to be on time, we had to give credit card details in advance to guarantee our seating and we would have to pay $500.00 per person if we cancelled our reservation. It was almost 9pm and they were still not sitting us and a group came in and were seated right away. We were so upset, we complained to the manager, but then she was not so nice. We asked to be served atleast drinks and appetizers as we were very hungry- she said she will give us cookies. Huh? So we decided to just leave and maybe we should have charged them $ 500.00 per person since they didn’t seat us?

So we just walked out and looked for another place to eat and down the row was another Japanese restaurant

You can choose whether you want Robatayaki, Sushi, Teppanyaki or Ramen.

Robatayaki

Teppanyaki

Ramen- we sat in the Ramen place but they gave a menu that covered almost everything except for the teppanyaki. We just wanted to eat, so we were happy they were accomodating at this place

Chawan Mushi Black Truffle Flan, Shark Fin Broth

Truffle Edamame

Asparagus, Scarmoza Cheese, Wrap with Prosciutto, Spicy Tomato sauce

Baby Kurobota Back Rib Black Sesame, Kochu-Jang Flavored rice Cake

Baked Wagyu Gyoza

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May 4, 2011

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Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

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Our first stop as soon as we arrived was the new Marina Bay Sands since we were going to have dinner

We got down at the front of the Casino area

and then passed through the shopping mall

There are gondolas that can take you from one end to the other of the mall

Towards the Restaurants by Celebrity Chefs

which is right on top of the Casino. Photography is not allowed so I was only able to take the ceiling 🙂

People looking down at the Casino

Restaurants

Beautiful view on the outside!!!

And the hotel! Wow!!

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May 3, 2011

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Singapore City Tour

By Heart2Heart | Arts and Culture, Travel | One Comment

Singapore is like the new Hong Kong for Filipinos. Seems like it is a very popular family destination since Universal Studios opened. To me, I like it, the place is clean, organized and very disciplined. Though just like the Philippines, the weather is hot. It was a good thing we took the city tour on a bus 🙂 We saw the whole city ( which is just as big as Subic Bay ) in half a day and we learned a lot from our tour guide. I always like doing this so I could get a feel of what there is to do and see and then from there choose specific places you would like to visit individually.

Our first stop was the Botanical Gardens. As they say, Singapore is the Garden City. A city with many beautiful greens all over

If you love orchids, do not miss this

“Over 1000 species and 2,000 hybrids are now found in the Gardens’ collection, with about 600 species and hybrids on display.”

Go to website for more information ( click on photo below ):

Though the bus was moving fast I took plenty shots of windows 🙂 French windows!! Love the ones with carvings and colors

Hindu temples

Indian Town

Our tour guide said that these places are good places to buy electronics at good prices, but of course it’s always good to bargain and still canvass before pricing just like anywhere else

The famous Raffles Hotel, I always see it but have never been inside. One day….

Feng Shui area – the bus took us around 3 times around this fountain for GOOD LUCK 🙂 got a bit dizzy…. and no we did not go to the casino after this 🙂

The Singapore Flyer

This is my favorite view for the moment -the bus took us to the Esplanade and outside it, you can see this view of the new Marina Sands

Up close

on the right is this view

more views from the bus

Chinatown

Clark Quay where you can choose from a wide variety of restaurants and dine and a very active night life with all the bars. Not one type of cuisine is repeated

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Hmmm…. inspired by Starck

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April 21, 2011

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Silk Road Tour and Bible Lands Pilgrimage Tour

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TWI is proud to introduce this summer our exclusive package to the ancient Silk Road of China. Embark in this 9-day journey and see beautiful sites along the famous Silk Road. You can extend the trip to Beijing or Xi’an if you want.

This Holyweek, reflect and consider traveling to the Land of the Bibles, with our 2-week package covering Jordan, Israel and Egypt (NO VISA NEEDED), you will get the best of everything, not to mention that joining this tour is our pilgrimage chaplain to help you understand significance of each site. This spiritual journey starts on May 15, 2011.

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April 19, 2011

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Rimowa Travel Advisory

By Heart2Heart | Finds, Pink, Travel | 5 Comments

A few weeks ago, I saw this!!! I got so excited because I had just recently held a Rimowa luggage used by Dad and Mom and I loved how light it was and how easy it was to tag along in the airport.

Then a week or so after, I saw this!!!! It was James birthday and he gave a me a gift on his birthday!!! Hmmmm…. where can you find a husband like that?? 🙂 Today we travel and I bring along my pink luggage and will not have to worry too much about luggage allowance on the plane where sometimes just the luggage alone already weighs 7 kilos- so you have 13 kilos left for things to put inside! Not only will it be light but hopefully I will be able to spot my luggage on the carousel from far away….unless someone bought the same ones 🙂

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April 15, 2011

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White Spot Vancouver

By Heart2Heart | Travel, Yummy! | 2 Comments

I realized I forgot to feature our last meal in Vancouver! I thought it was Miku but then I remembered we went to White Spot before our flight! White Spot was recommended by almost everyone we asked…but since we had little time in Vancouver, Dad and Mom did not really prioritize this. So as soon as we dropped them off in the airport, James and I went straight to a White Spot nearest the airport! haha!!

We had a later flight so I asked James to take me here. They were only serving breakfast but it was a good thing they were kind enough to serve us the burger we wanted to order!

Tita Regina said that the burger with the triple O sauce was good, so I looked for it in the menu

Double Double Our biggest burger. A 1/2 lb. beef burger made with double 100% beef patties, double cheese, lettuce, tomato, Triple “O” sauce & double dills.

And the waiter recommended we add bacon, so we did! Since it was breakfast, they did not have french fries so they served us hashbrowns

IT WAS SO YUMMY!!!!

Here’s a closer look at the burger!!! YUM!!!

I wish we could have tried other dishes and other burgers!! NEXT TIME!!

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April 13, 2011

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Les Amis Du Fromage

By Heart2Heart | Cheese, Foodie, Travel | No Comments

This was not the last place we went to but I saved this feature for the last because it was the BEST place for Heart2Heart in Vancouver!!! I think around ten years ago, I dreamt of opening my own cheese store and restaurant where everything sold will be cheeses from all over the world and of all kinds and everything on the menu will be a cheese dish! And I cannot believe I actually saw a place that fit exactly what I imagined my dream place to be! Aside from a HEART store, a CHEESE STORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Tita Regina for taking us here!!!

When we got to the place, I saw the MAGIC WORD! CHEESE! 🙂 There are two addresses because it actually has two locations – on the left side ( 843) is the store and on the right ( 845 ) is the restaurant

I thought these were wines, but they were olive oils – what a nice display!

They had some deli

One of Lola Charing’s favorite snacks 🙂 me too. I think my Lola will enjoy this place too, we both love cheese!

Raclette 🙂

A wide variety of crisps to choose from to go with your cheese

And some recipes they were giving out

On the other side is the restaurant where we had lunch

Reuben

Classic Four Cheese Macaroni

Poutine- I was so curious to try this so I ordered it- maybe not really my type 🙂

Croque Madame

Croque Monsieur

Raclette which you cook on your table

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April 13, 2011

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Miku, Vancouver

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Our last meal in Vancouver recommended by a friend of Tita Regina. Aburi sushi heaven for Dad and Mom 🙂 The place was so full which only means one thing

Premium Aburi which had 7 kinds of Aburi Sahimi! We are a sampler loving family 🙂

Sable Fish marinated in Miso!! dad and Tito Rick ordered this and it was so yummy!!! In Vancouver, sable fish seems to be a popular fish ( or Gindara ). I loved the way they prepared it with Miso!! YUM!!!!

Softshell crab karaage

Seafood Tempura

Aburi Salmon Sushi – dad and Mom like Aburi so this was a good restaurant for them

This was my order and I totally forgot what it was! It’s a maki roll but can’t figure out which one it was. Anyway it was so yummy too! 🙂 I don’t think you can go wrong with anything on their menu! We enjoyed!