Astons Specialties
Rating: ****
Add: 119 East Coast Rd
Price: below S$15 if you don't choose one of the celebrity beef

Astons maintains their own blog! Check out their blog for the latest news and information such as they would be closed from 17 to 30 April for a renovation. They promise to give us a bigger better Astons! You can also read more about them from this site.











Here's a typical queue during meal times. The length of queue is worse during weekends.





Usually, all the sets here will come with 2 sides. Drinks not included.

Here are some photos of what you can expect at Aston's.









Fish dish


















The specialty of the place : beef. Apparently, the most value-for-money beef here would be the Wagyu Beef priced @ S$99/250 gr. Is that very cheap? You tell me.

Salmon dish










Go try! You won't regret for that kind of money you are paying.

...the one who thinks this is the most "Cheap and Good" steak place in town

Dover MRT

Although the earlier MRT Stations in Singapore seem just like templates plonked into each town centre tiled in different colours, the more recent stations are a far cry from their predecessors.

Take Dover MRT for example. It is a recent addition to the existing East West line, sandwiched between Clementi and Buona Vista Stations. I particularly like the design of this station. Its glass facade provides and preserves an unrestricted vista between the condominium estate on one side, and the Singapore Polytechnic on the other. Love it!

Of course there are the newer North East Line stations. And there are also Expo Station by world renowned Sir Norman Foster and Changi Airport Station by Skidmore Owings & Merril LLP (Design Consultant) and Ove Arup & Partners (Structural consultant).

Perhaps someone should come up with a coffee-table book commemorating the designs of some great looking MRT Stations here in Singapore. Or do they have it already? It'd be something we can impress our 7 millions per annum tourists? Or it will be something that Singaporeans can be proud about. No?

...the one who's watching Big Lakisha performing on American Idol

My Lorong at office

One afternoon at office, my colleagues and I at office decided to take some cool shots of ourselves. Here's introducing my lovely Lorong mates at office in alphabetical order.


Amel - the latest edition to our team





Dindin - the latest Indonesian in our department





Grace. You can say, she is the George of the jungle :)





Bur. She looks really handsome here, huh?








Yours truly ;p









Mel - the youngest mommy in the Lorong. She has a beautiful 1 year old daughter




Last but not least, Vony, my gym buddy

... the one who hopes you have been entertained

Novus Restaurant & Bar
Rating: ****1/2
Add: #01-02 National Museum, 93 Stamford Rd
Tel: +65 6336 8770
Price: S$108/pax for a 5 course set meal without wine

Set in the newly built National Museum, the restaurant is a really cosy and convenient place to eat at. A central place where you and friends from all corners of the island can gather for a nice meal.

The restaurant is set up by 2 Michelin chefs, Australian and German. Over the last 2 weeks, Chup and I have eaten at the place twice! Reason being, effective from 9 Apr 2007, their 5-course-set-meal will increase in price from $88 to $108! So we quickly ate the 2nd time on 8 Apr 2007. He he...

Diners are also allowed to change the main course to anything else that is on the ala-carte menu. Of course if you are opting for more expensive main course, additional charges apply.

The following are what we ate on our 1st visit:







We started off with some excellent breads with tasty butter and balsamic + vinegar dip


















Next comes the Tuna Starter


















Our Ala-carte appetizer: Foie Gras. Scrumptious!!

















Scallop Appetizer (2nd course of the 5-course set)















Cod fish Appetizer



















Lemon grass Sorbet to clear the palette before embarking on the main course
















Lamb main course (4th course) - Chup's top favourite
















My ala-carte Chicken Roll main dish


















Lastly, chocolate cinnamon desert to conclude our extraordinary dinner.







... the one whose husband declare this meal to be among his best meals of his life

The Phantom of The Opera - Musical
Rating: *****

Watched on 31 Mar 2007 at Esplanade with Lily, Bur, Novy, Titin and Chup.


Cheapest seats with to-die-for view! But that doesn't come easy. We had to purchase the tickets almost 6 months ago!! Everyone's reaction when I asked if they are keen to watch POTO 6 months later, all of them were shocked! What and where would they be 6 months from then?

Indeed some things have changed over the last 6 months. The noteable changes include Lily's resignation and her return to Indonesia. She has also been asked for a hand in marriage :) Titin too!! So excited for them! Novy had since lost 6 kg. That's quite a great deal and definitely noteable. Well done! I think that's about all... Girls, if you happen to read this article, do correct me if I have missed out any other noteable changes. Better still, just pen down "Your Comments"

Oops, I have digressed. Can you imagine we spent only S$40/ticket and we were less than 10 metres from the stage? No amount of money could buy our great seats. In fact, as you can see from the photo I took on that very day, no amount of money can get you any seats that day.

Verdict? Bravo!! It's my either 3rd or 4th time watching it but it still took my breath away. The Broadway casts we had were incredible! Apparently the last time POTO came was 12 years ago. Gee, was it that long ago?

Anyway, words of advice. The musical will still be showing till first week of May I think. Go catch it and you won't regret. The orchestra was great, the singing was fantastic.

But of course I can't guarantee you would get great seats for just S$40 like us :)

By the way, I must mention that Chup and I almost had to miss the musical that day. Because we left our tickets at home!!! Luckily the ticket counter managed to trace my credit card transaction and was able to re-issue the tickets to me at S$5/ticket. That is a small fee for our big blunder.

...the one who ended up paying S$45/ticket

Din Tai Fung, which is gaining popularity in Singapore now has 4 outlets: Paragon Shopping Centre (the Pioneer), Raffles City, St James Power House (24-hour pub next to Vivo City) and the latest one at Wisma Atria.

I remember queueing for more than an hour just to get a table when they opened their 1st and only outlet in Paragon.

I was taken by surprise when I ate again at Din Tai Fung earlier this year. They are actually rated "World's Top 10 restaurants" by New York Times! To me, they are not bad, but I didn't know they are that great!



The 2 must-haves for me are:






sea weed appetizer with vinegar




and of course, the famous Xiao Long Bao which is said to have at least 18 folds on each dumpling. Each dumpling has delicate skin which contains the broth and the meat filling. They are all to be served in perfection, with the broth intact within the dumpling. Otherwise, it would be a one to one replacement.

As for the rest of the dumplings, I have tried and I don't think they are anything great. Especially the sweet ones, filled with red bean or yam. Once cold, they taste like rubber! That was my 1st and last time trying them.

... the one who didn't know that Din Tai Fung is that popular