Tried this ISE Japanese Restaurant, at Lee Theater at causeway bay (behind Times Square) for dinner (Tel: 28821388). Thot i give it a try since I didnt feel like chinese.
Although it looked a little empty (for a fri nite in causewaybay), the food turned out quite good and fresh and service was prompt! They timed the dish interval really good in proper order, and the plates were changed after every dish. Now that's rare even in singapore not to mention HK. I had the stewed fish head, tempura prawns, grilled teriyaka beef, Tofu an salmon sashimi. Came up to abt sg$100 in total. So between 3, it would be abt $30++ for a very decent size meal. So i was pleased really with this place and i would certainly come back again!
Note: The restaurant has closed down and replaced by a ramen store...however, check out Tenzen review instead.
Friday, April 21, 2006
Oreo Cheescake Recipe
Easy Cheesecake recipe that works
The cheesecake recipe that Jas gave me totally rocks. It was the first time i baked a cheesecake today and i succeeded! Talk about fail proof recipe!
So for the better good of those cheesecake lovers, heres the idiot proof recipe!
Crust
- 1 cup (250grams) of crushed Oreo Choc Sandwich cookies (abt 12cookies. I use the white cream for base)
- 1 Tbsp butter melted (or 1 pack of 1 serving small disposable butter pack which i used today)
Filling
- 4 packets ( 8 oz or 250grams each) of Philadephia cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup of sugar (i used lesser, add amt to personal sweet preference )
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 20 oreo choc sandwich cookie, quartered (break them using hands)
Baking Crust
- Mix crushed cookied (finely blended using food processor) & butter, press onto bottom of a 9 inch pan
- bake at 165 deg for 10mins
Baking cake
- Mix cream cheese, sugar & vanilla with mixer on medium speed until well blended
- Add eggs, mix on low speed just until blended
- stir in broken quartred cookies (do NOT blend cookies)
- Pour over baked crust
- Beake for 1 hr or until center almost set at middle rack at 165 degree
- loosen cake sides with spatula or whatever u have when cake is ready
- cool cake
- put in fridge for 4 hrs or overnite
- garnish with whipped cream or whatever toppings u desire!
DONE!
PS: rem to grease ur pan or use fgrease proof paper for easy removal of cake
PS2: press cookie crmb for crust evenly.
The cheesecake recipe that Jas gave me totally rocks. It was the first time i baked a cheesecake today and i succeeded! Talk about fail proof recipe!
So for the better good of those cheesecake lovers, heres the idiot proof recipe!
Crust
- 1 cup (250grams) of crushed Oreo Choc Sandwich cookies (abt 12cookies. I use the white cream for base)
- 1 Tbsp butter melted (or 1 pack of 1 serving small disposable butter pack which i used today)
Filling
- 4 packets ( 8 oz or 250grams each) of Philadephia cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup of sugar (i used lesser, add amt to personal sweet preference )
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 20 oreo choc sandwich cookie, quartered (break them using hands)
Baking Crust
- Mix crushed cookied (finely blended using food processor) & butter, press onto bottom of a 9 inch pan
- bake at 165 deg for 10mins
Baking cake
- Mix cream cheese, sugar & vanilla with mixer on medium speed until well blended
- Add eggs, mix on low speed just until blended
- stir in broken quartred cookies (do NOT blend cookies)
- Pour over baked crust
- Beake for 1 hr or until center almost set at middle rack at 165 degree
- loosen cake sides with spatula or whatever u have when cake is ready
- cool cake
- put in fridge for 4 hrs or overnite
- garnish with whipped cream or whatever toppings u desire!
DONE!
PS: rem to grease ur pan or use fgrease proof paper for easy removal of cake
PS2: press cookie crmb for crust evenly.
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Hiow is "Pert"
Oh Bill is such a god sent when it comes to hilarious moments.
Today, he sent me a conversation he had recently abt with his cleaning lady back in Singapore, dealing with exasperating "Speaking Good English" .oh the below sooo totally cracks me up!
Note: The below is not intended to be offensive or to mock anyone. It's just something that happened and was just funny to share.
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C/ Lady: So nice, Mister Bill, you going with Mr Mark & Stepani and baby Soapy (Sophie) to Pert.
Bill: Ah Perth....yes, very nice.
C/lady: Mr Bill, where is Pert?
Bill: Actually Perth is part of Australia.and it's Perth and it's quite close to Singapore.
C/lady: Ah Pert, yes....very nice. How far is Pert ?
Bill: Perth is about 4 hrs away by plane.
C/lady: Ah Pert, yes....very nice. Mr Bill, why you go Pert ?
Bill: B/cos it's closer for my parents and us to travel to.
C/lady: You need passport for Pert?
Bill: No b/cos it's still Aust...so no need for a passport.
C/lady: Ah Pert, yes....very good.
Bill: Mrs Amara (C/lady) the place is called Perth.
C/lady: Ah, ok....Pert
Bill: Good try....Perth.
C/lady: Ah, ....Per
Bill: Perthhhhh
C/lady: Ah,....Pert-dddddddd
Bill: Ok.. Pert..I really have to leave now.
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(after having the Brits in HK for so many centuries and for all the international schools they spend small fortunes going to - why can't these HKers say Melbourne. It comes out like, Melbom, Malbomb, Merlborne, MalbamI etc)
Today, he sent me a conversation he had recently abt with his cleaning lady back in Singapore, dealing with exasperating "Speaking Good English" .oh the below sooo totally cracks me up!
Note: The below is not intended to be offensive or to mock anyone. It's just something that happened and was just funny to share.
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C/ Lady: So nice, Mister Bill, you going with Mr Mark & Stepani and baby Soapy (Sophie) to Pert.
Bill: Ah Perth....yes, very nice.
C/lady: Mr Bill, where is Pert?
Bill: Actually Perth is part of Australia.and it's Perth and it's quite close to Singapore.
C/lady: Ah Pert, yes....very nice. How far is Pert ?
Bill: Perth is about 4 hrs away by plane.
C/lady: Ah Pert, yes....very nice. Mr Bill, why you go Pert ?
Bill: B/cos it's closer for my parents and us to travel to.
C/lady: You need passport for Pert?
Bill: No b/cos it's still Aust...so no need for a passport.
C/lady: Ah Pert, yes....very good.
Bill: Mrs Amara (C/lady) the place is called Perth.
C/lady: Ah, ok....Pert
Bill: Good try....Perth.
C/lady: Ah, ....Per
Bill: Perthhhhh
C/lady: Ah,....Pert-dddddddd
Bill: Ok.. Pert..I really have to leave now.
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(after having the Brits in HK for so many centuries and for all the international schools they spend small fortunes going to - why can't these HKers say Melbourne. It comes out like, Melbom, Malbomb, Merlborne, MalbamI etc)
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
A saying in Grey Anatomy
like Grey's Anatomy. Granted its not a comedy like scrubs, but i like some of the reflections that is imparted towards the end of each series.
"Life is full of decisions, and its messy, but that's what we are made of.Sometimes We draw lines and these lines becomes our boundaries. Yet, they dun keep people out, but instead, they fence u in. Some lines are dangerous to cross, but some u should.And when u do get to the other side, sometimes u will find, the view is spectacular..."
"Life is full of decisions, and its messy, but that's what we are made of.Sometimes We draw lines and these lines becomes our boundaries. Yet, they dun keep people out, but instead, they fence u in. Some lines are dangerous to cross, but some u should.And when u do get to the other side, sometimes u will find, the view is spectacular..."
Saturday, April 8, 2006
Dinner at Petrus (London)
feeling bored and didnt see any exhibit i like. So walked down the area and walked into Benugo Cafe. Its a neat place for sandwiches and warm soup and of coz tea and juices. believe it or not. I actually enjoyed siiting there for 4 hours reading papers, my book and sipping my hot tea and munching on fruits on and off till the cashier jokingly said, still Hungry???! I grinned back in return.
Nothing much exciting happen really. I didnt realise i could read and reread the papers in 2 hours, and still have untouched articles. Amazing isnt it? I felt like a permanent fixture in the cafe, backfacing the gentle sun coming thru the big glass panel and somewhat paying little attention to the flow of people walking in and out on a busy Tuesday morning.
Did I happen to mention hyde park? sat there and enjoy the quiet solitude and peace and needless to say, chilly london wind on my face. Its moments like this that i really like myself, no pressure, no expectations, no thinkings of what i am gonna do for the rest of my life and if i am gonna make enuff money to support myself and my folks or if i shld get knocked down if i have enuff medical expenses covered. Okie, i;m exaggerating a little, but u know what i mean. In the quiet corner of green park, u forget worries and things that seem so big and impt to u in waking moments.
Deciding the park isnt an ideal place to spend the rest of the day without food, i went away.
Dinner at Petrus was fabulous. Its a 1 michelin star restaurant and the service was immaculate. Service was attentive, everyone had a role to play, the french guy explaining the course to me was animated and funy, and even the waiter who holds the tray while his peer lay the plates had a significant position to take. Its really a place for luxurious dining with nothing to fault.
The 7 course dinner was obviously a delight though the lamb was a tate disappointing for a main. Maybe I am just use to red wine jus and mint with lamb, so the cumin ginger sauce just didnt cut it for me. Still, everything else was fabulous to the core, a place worth recommedning, though u have to shell out 80Pound per head for it, excluding tips and all (service charge is 12.5% here.). So it isnt a meal u just walk in without mentally b prepared to burn a hole. Still the seafood was gorgeous and i love the dessert. I even got to walk to the kitchen and meet the staff and Mark the chef who is the prodigy of Gordon Ramsay. Everyone was just lovely and kuodus to them!
Eve ended with me fighting against the cold wind of london as i walk back to the hotel. Luckily for undergrd walks for some stretch to shield me from the ghastly cold. Its not funny walking in boots, skirt and an overcoat. Have u ever felt chilly knees and numb fingers? but strangely, i like the feeling of my velvety skirt sweeping across my legs as the wind gushes pass me, threatening to push me to the sides. I canx explain it. it feels like someone waving a soft flag in ur face. As i thought abt it, i felt queer. ha ha
I had a box of bons bons to accompany me back. mostly i didnt eat them for i was too full. Plus i was tired, packing and heading to Edinburgh (pronouced as "Um-bra-ah", and not "Air-din-burh" as i use to know it as).
Good nite London!
Nothing much exciting happen really. I didnt realise i could read and reread the papers in 2 hours, and still have untouched articles. Amazing isnt it? I felt like a permanent fixture in the cafe, backfacing the gentle sun coming thru the big glass panel and somewhat paying little attention to the flow of people walking in and out on a busy Tuesday morning.
Did I happen to mention hyde park? sat there and enjoy the quiet solitude and peace and needless to say, chilly london wind on my face. Its moments like this that i really like myself, no pressure, no expectations, no thinkings of what i am gonna do for the rest of my life and if i am gonna make enuff money to support myself and my folks or if i shld get knocked down if i have enuff medical expenses covered. Okie, i;m exaggerating a little, but u know what i mean. In the quiet corner of green park, u forget worries and things that seem so big and impt to u in waking moments.
Deciding the park isnt an ideal place to spend the rest of the day without food, i went away.
Dinner at Petrus was fabulous. Its a 1 michelin star restaurant and the service was immaculate. Service was attentive, everyone had a role to play, the french guy explaining the course to me was animated and funy, and even the waiter who holds the tray while his peer lay the plates had a significant position to take. Its really a place for luxurious dining with nothing to fault.
The 7 course dinner was obviously a delight though the lamb was a tate disappointing for a main. Maybe I am just use to red wine jus and mint with lamb, so the cumin ginger sauce just didnt cut it for me. Still, everything else was fabulous to the core, a place worth recommedning, though u have to shell out 80Pound per head for it, excluding tips and all (service charge is 12.5% here.). So it isnt a meal u just walk in without mentally b prepared to burn a hole. Still the seafood was gorgeous and i love the dessert. I even got to walk to the kitchen and meet the staff and Mark the chef who is the prodigy of Gordon Ramsay. Everyone was just lovely and kuodus to them!
Eve ended with me fighting against the cold wind of london as i walk back to the hotel. Luckily for undergrd walks for some stretch to shield me from the ghastly cold. Its not funny walking in boots, skirt and an overcoat. Have u ever felt chilly knees and numb fingers? but strangely, i like the feeling of my velvety skirt sweeping across my legs as the wind gushes pass me, threatening to push me to the sides. I canx explain it. it feels like someone waving a soft flag in ur face. As i thought abt it, i felt queer. ha ha
I had a box of bons bons to accompany me back. mostly i didnt eat them for i was too full. Plus i was tired, packing and heading to Edinburgh (pronouced as "Um-bra-ah", and not "Air-din-burh" as i use to know it as).
Good nite London!
Sunday, April 2, 2006
A stroll in London
woke up really early today at abt 7.30am. That's a surprise really considering its wasnt even bright yet!
Anycase, walked to South Audley and had morning tea at this lovely place called Richoux. They had the most divine pastries and choc and cakes and it was all so old english. They had the old wooden interior and dark green sitting couch, playing so english music. The weather was perfect for walk today and i so i lost no time in heading up to North Audley and towards Oxford street.
I honestly cannot rem anything abt Oxford street despite having walked there so thoroughly when i was there like a decade ago. Though Strangely i could rem where all the parks like St james parks, the serpertine river, etc are. Anycase, went thru selfidge and i didnt fancy a thing. Did i mention the showcase display was ghastly? The neon figurines and the black display mounts looks so trashy. Yucks. It's such so @artistically@ ugly if i may say so. A pity i didnt have my camera to show what i mean by ugly.
had bites at this suze place and i had this strange crab cheescake and mango. Its not bad, just kinda too fusion for me. I headed off for a long walk to covent garden since there wasnt anything else to do. So i walked from bond street station along chagrin street, past oxford circus, tottenham station, and to leicestor station. Found myself walking in covent garden under 30mins. Not bad. That's a good work out.
As usual, there were public performances at covent but i didnt stick ard to see much. I saw this really cute store selling slogan shirts that had little girl and boy's theme for adults. U fnd shirts that said "I understand, I just dun care", "Am a tough cookie" with pix of a cookie, "wassap B" with a picture of two food talking, "One night stand" with a pix of a night stand and "Golddiggers are just like hookers, only smarter" with a pix of a cartoon gal with a big fat diamond on her finger. Many more and i thot there were all hilariously funny! However to pay for a T for 25pounds is really a stretch on how much i love it. So i left and head off to roam more of the streets.
Didnt see any stores i like. I dun think i like london fashion very much but i sure love their music. Was in HMV and saw a few new releases like mass attack and sample some music. Love it love it love it. Damn, too old to visit the slinky pubs! What am i talking. Canx believe i just call myself old! I 'm sleeptalking.
Anycase, i got kinda peckish and i happened to walk past this cornish award winning puff shop. They looked lovely and smelled alluring. So i bought myself a chicken and mushroom slice(1.20pound) and it was heavenly!!!!! i just sat down by the curb along the street (which alot of people did) and enjoyed the hot bite. It was glorious! Yummy!! Made me think abt getting for my second on medium steak puff but decided againist it when i saw the dark clouds. So i took my coke (cost me bloody 1.80 pound = sg$6) and took the tube back to the hotel.
Somehow the weather was pretty good ard where i was along park lane. So i took my book and went to the park and have a read again! Seems like everytime i am in london, i just have to chill out at the park for some peace and quiet. I think its called a "tradition". ha!
This time i brought my camera and i saw a squirrel. Just as i knelt down to try to get a more level shot, the little bugger came rite up to me checking out if i had food to spare! oh that cheeky little thing! Once it realised i had no food, it just scurry off, not before me having a close up shot of it!
Sat there for abt an hour and blood chill was too much for me despite 4 layers, incudling my overcoat. My hands were freezing holding the book and my jean couldnt really maintain my heat. So i gave up and walk back, getting ready for my snooze before dinner. one more day and its time for scotland! yeah!
Anycase, walked to South Audley and had morning tea at this lovely place called Richoux. They had the most divine pastries and choc and cakes and it was all so old english. They had the old wooden interior and dark green sitting couch, playing so english music. The weather was perfect for walk today and i so i lost no time in heading up to North Audley and towards Oxford street.
I honestly cannot rem anything abt Oxford street despite having walked there so thoroughly when i was there like a decade ago. Though Strangely i could rem where all the parks like St james parks, the serpertine river, etc are. Anycase, went thru selfidge and i didnt fancy a thing. Did i mention the showcase display was ghastly? The neon figurines and the black display mounts looks so trashy. Yucks. It's such so @artistically@ ugly if i may say so. A pity i didnt have my camera to show what i mean by ugly.
had bites at this suze place and i had this strange crab cheescake and mango. Its not bad, just kinda too fusion for me. I headed off for a long walk to covent garden since there wasnt anything else to do. So i walked from bond street station along chagrin street, past oxford circus, tottenham station, and to leicestor station. Found myself walking in covent garden under 30mins. Not bad. That's a good work out.
As usual, there were public performances at covent but i didnt stick ard to see much. I saw this really cute store selling slogan shirts that had little girl and boy's theme for adults. U fnd shirts that said "I understand, I just dun care", "Am a tough cookie" with pix of a cookie, "wassap B" with a picture of two food talking, "One night stand" with a pix of a night stand and "Golddiggers are just like hookers, only smarter" with a pix of a cartoon gal with a big fat diamond on her finger. Many more and i thot there were all hilariously funny! However to pay for a T for 25pounds is really a stretch on how much i love it. So i left and head off to roam more of the streets.
Didnt see any stores i like. I dun think i like london fashion very much but i sure love their music. Was in HMV and saw a few new releases like mass attack and sample some music. Love it love it love it. Damn, too old to visit the slinky pubs! What am i talking. Canx believe i just call myself old! I 'm sleeptalking.
Anycase, i got kinda peckish and i happened to walk past this cornish award winning puff shop. They looked lovely and smelled alluring. So i bought myself a chicken and mushroom slice(1.20pound) and it was heavenly!!!!! i just sat down by the curb along the street (which alot of people did) and enjoyed the hot bite. It was glorious! Yummy!! Made me think abt getting for my second on medium steak puff but decided againist it when i saw the dark clouds. So i took my coke (cost me bloody 1.80 pound = sg$6) and took the tube back to the hotel.
Somehow the weather was pretty good ard where i was along park lane. So i took my book and went to the park and have a read again! Seems like everytime i am in london, i just have to chill out at the park for some peace and quiet. I think its called a "tradition". ha!
This time i brought my camera and i saw a squirrel. Just as i knelt down to try to get a more level shot, the little bugger came rite up to me checking out if i had food to spare! oh that cheeky little thing! Once it realised i had no food, it just scurry off, not before me having a close up shot of it!
Sat there for abt an hour and blood chill was too much for me despite 4 layers, incudling my overcoat. My hands were freezing holding the book and my jean couldnt really maintain my heat. So i gave up and walk back, getting ready for my snooze before dinner. one more day and its time for scotland! yeah!
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