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Saturday, May 09, 2009 | 9:20 PM
Today is Vesak Day. All right, I admit I'm not a devout Buddhist myself. But anyway, my parents and I went to the temple at Bugis to pray. Shopped around Bugis Junction thereafter.
My parents opted for 'Seafood Harvest by Jack's Place'. Probably the only restaurant there with the least young people around. They have this Mother's Day special menu too! All three of us ended up ordering one of the three items on the menu each.
The garlic bread is crispy and delicious! Now I got a craving for it when I'm typing this. Cruuuuud!
I'm not one for food coated in batter and fried. The coated layer makes me feel bloated.
Talk about a well-balanced meal. There're as much fruits and vegetables as there are seafood. Even the rice is full of raisins. I like the sauce they provided with this dish. It's a sweet and creamy mango sauce and tastes so damn good. Lol!
I didn't really tried this. But from the looks of it, I should have ordered this. Hahaha.
My mom's order is so cute. All the food on a satay stick!
I'm attracted to this cheesecake. Just looks so sweet.
We decided to head over to Iluma, the new shopping centre at Bugis. Notice the ice crystal shapes on the exterior of the building? They actually have lighting effects, which looks fantastic at night.
The many pushcart stalls lining the concourse.
Look at the huge glass doors of the first floor outlets! There's an outlet I like on the first floor too. It's called Sette Parole (if i remember correctly) and their clothes are all made in Japan. I fell in love with their simple and feminine designs.
The only escalator starting from the first level.. and it takes you all the way up to the fourth floor. You have to take another escalator to go down to the second, third and fifth floors. It's amusing if you're a first-timer but it gets annoying after some time, I guess.
So many restaurants. I can't wait to try them!
Oh my goodness. Japanese Food Amusement Restaurant? *Squeals* I hope it'll be open the next time I go there.
Funky building :)
Otaku House! I had so much fun inside that shop, looking at all the collectibles. I had to stop myself from buying more than necessary. Urgh. One of the things I bought was a Naruto-themed tea set. It's useful considering I drink hot green tea so often.
Ok, this has nothing to do with the photo above. Haha. I've LOVE boots ever since I'm a kid. Don't ask me why. It's a love at first sight thing (except it ain't with a guy, HAHAHA!). I finally saw a shop selling some decent designs! Not exactly what I'm looking for but what the hell, I'm despo for boots now. Singapore is boots-deprived, if you ask me.
I finally got my eyebrows pluck. Laugh at me all you want. Not that age matters but I can see most girls pluck them way early these days. I got it done at EraBelle for $29. The lady's pretty experienced. People kept saying how plucking the eyebrows hurts and the tears will keep flowing. Sure it hurts, but my tears didn't come out. Sometimes I question my body's tolerance for pain and alcohol -.-"
I seldom come to Bugis Junction so I didn't know there was an area full of wonderful restaurants. There was even a MOF の My Izakaya outlet! I swear by MOF and Sushi Tei. MOF outlets are the best place to relax. It's called 'Izakaya' for that reason, you know.
"Izakaya" is a Japanese word which means pub. In Japan, izakayas are pubs where the Japanese come to relax after a day's hard work. Izakaya is also a favourite joint for the families to enjoy wide range of affordable Japanese food. For the adults, there is a wide selection of sake, beer and wine.
Source: http://www.ministryoffood.com.sg/brandStory.aspx
My parents opted for 'Seafood Harvest by Jack's Place'. Probably the only restaurant there with the least young people around. They have this Mother's Day special menu too! All three of us ended up ordering one of the three items on the menu each.
The garlic bread is crispy and delicious! Now I got a craving for it when I'm typing this. Cruuuuud!
I'm not one for food coated in batter and fried. The coated layer makes me feel bloated.
Talk about a well-balanced meal. There're as much fruits and vegetables as there are seafood. Even the rice is full of raisins. I like the sauce they provided with this dish. It's a sweet and creamy mango sauce and tastes so damn good. Lol!
I didn't really tried this. But from the looks of it, I should have ordered this. Hahaha.
My mom's order is so cute. All the food on a satay stick!
I'm attracted to this cheesecake. Just looks so sweet.
All in all, the food at Seafood Harvest is great and the staff there are friendly. Will be going there again in future.
We decided to head over to Iluma, the new shopping centre at Bugis. Notice the ice crystal shapes on the exterior of the building? They actually have lighting effects, which looks fantastic at night.
The many pushcart stalls lining the concourse.
Look at the huge glass doors of the first floor outlets! There's an outlet I like on the first floor too. It's called Sette Parole (if i remember correctly) and their clothes are all made in Japan. I fell in love with their simple and feminine designs.
The only escalator starting from the first level.. and it takes you all the way up to the fourth floor. You have to take another escalator to go down to the second, third and fifth floors. It's amusing if you're a first-timer but it gets annoying after some time, I guess.
So many restaurants. I can't wait to try them!
Oh my goodness. Japanese Food Amusement Restaurant? *Squeals* I hope it'll be open the next time I go there.
Funky building :)
Otaku House! I had so much fun inside that shop, looking at all the collectibles. I had to stop myself from buying more than necessary. Urgh. One of the things I bought was a Naruto-themed tea set. It's useful considering I drink hot green tea so often.
Ok, this has nothing to do with the photo above. Haha. I've LOVE boots ever since I'm a kid. Don't ask me why. It's a love at first sight thing (except it ain't with a guy, HAHAHA!). I finally saw a shop selling some decent designs! Not exactly what I'm looking for but what the hell, I'm despo for boots now. Singapore is boots-deprived, if you ask me.
Pity most of their designs don't suit my baby-face and neither do they have my size. I need to go visit their other outlets.. Bummer.
CHARMAINE CHEONG.