Au Petit Salut

As promised, I will show some pictures using Sony RX 100 MIII food mode. This time I went to Au Petit Salut at 40C Harding Road to give my BFF a birthday treat!

 Al Fresco..peaceful.

 This french restaurant is rather elegant, secluded and quite romantic...

The service of Au Petit Salut was good, the waiter told us what were the beverages of the day, the recommended cut, the current promotion and so on, so that we do not miss any good deal..

As you can see, the food mode provides the depth of field..making the bread looks soft and fluffy, like cotton.

Lobster Bisque ($18) was delicious, not too salty and obviously brewed with many lobsters, rich but light. However the tarragon ravioli was slightly tough.

 Pommes Frites ($8) as sides. The portion was very generous.

Crispy French duck leg confit with brussels sprout, fresh pomegranate and verjuice ($40). The duck meat was juicy, tender but slightly salty. The skin was crispy.

Seafood Platter ($48) with seared black cod, Hokkaido scallop, king prawn, squid ink couscous, citrus and pastis froth. This was an interesting dish. The couscous was crispy and bouncy, I quite like it. The orange sweet potato paste (I think) pleasantly melted in my mouth and lingered on my tongue...The froth sent an exciting thrill to my tongue and woke my senses too. The seafood were fresh...This dish worth a try.

Finally, I would I miss dessert? This is Fondant ($18), a warm melted Valrhona 70% chocolate cake, green apple puree and pistachio. The vanilla ice cream was light and fragrant, the cake was crispy outside, melting inside. The chocolate was not bitter and not sweet at all. Great to have a BFF to share the joy together :)

So here are my comments:
Ambience 3/5
Food 3/5
Service 3.5/5
Price Steep but worth a try
Washroom 3/5

Next, The Wheelers!

xoxo

Sony RX100 MIII

Firstly, apologies that it took me so long to post again as I've been busy tackling work and treatments..now that I think I've adapted to the new lifestyle, I missed blogging..let me introduce my new friend..

SONY RX 100 MIII

First, I must thank a good photographer aka friend of mine, Mr Eirik Tan...He's the one who brought me to the path of no return...he introduced me to this baby and I didn't regret buying it.

I bought it end of August and tested on all the difficult topics..pets, night scene and SELFIE! Yes...this baby can take selfie..easily....because it has the lcd screen that can be flipped 180 degrees. LOVE IT!

Talk is cheap. Let me show you with photos..I hardly edited them, really. I've saved so much time!

First, pets...they are fast, unpredictable...especially if they are black. Normally even DSLR autofocus can hardly focus them quickly, but this baby can focus it in a flash (without flash light) under dim condition.

Then I brought the baby to night festival....

 In the national museum.

 Using A-Mode

I didn't get the good place to capture the handsome face of William Close because it was soooo packed..He was amazing with his Earth Harp.

Then I went to Cafe Fest, got sun burnt and caffeine overdosed..

It was great effort from the organizer despite all the complaints from the people...please ignore them..

I happened to chance upon one of the effects available in the camera called retro during my treatment in the hospital..

And then...it is SELFIE!!!

Ladies..you will LOVE it! It has soft skin and timer so that you can prepare your pretty face before capturing it!

This baby has so many more other modes and so easy to use! I'm going to post more with food mode coming up on the way...stay tuned!

xoxo

DB Bistro Moderne Singapore

Was in a hurry going to the Art Science Museum for the Dinosaur exhibition and so decided to try out DB Bistro Moderne Singapore at Marina Bay Sands.

The place was dim and peaceful..good for a pleasant date :)

 Pastries...

 And more..

 And more... crispy outside, soft inside...

We were in great hurry so we just ordered the mains.. this is Saffron Tagliolini ($40), comes with fresh Spanner Crab, Tomatoes, Chili, Italian Parsley, Lemon and Olive Oil...slightly dry but the crab was fresh and the pasta was bouncy...great texture with zingy sauce..

Bouillabaisse Royale ($49) consisted of market fish, scallop, prawn, mussels, lobster and garlic rouille. The gravy was realllllyy..I can taste the smoke in the prawn and the fish, mussels and lobsters were fresh..great combination. Quite filling actually..

Well you have to experience some exciting mix of French cooking with contemporary American flavors once in a while. At this restaurant, I do appreciate the effort in the dishes and the pastries. However, it will be better if the waiters can have more passion and smile more? Maybe the management can improve in their well-being and keep them happy? Or do they judge customers by how they dress? hmmmm.....

So here are my comments:
Ambience 3/5
Food 3/5
Service 3/5
Price Steep but worth a try

Check out their website at http://www.dbbistro.com/singapore/

xoxo

Ice Bucket Challenge

While trying to get some inner peace and patience back during this slightly difficult period, I went to the park, read books and surf online more than I usually do...and then I observed the Ice Bucket challenge has gone viral and I get to see some of my friends and relatives doing the challenge and posted their videos on facebook.

Honestly I was taken aback. 

Since when this has something to do with "losing face" if we were to decline it? It's about the will to do good. You do not have to increase the kg of ice or water (or pee just to show that you do not want to waste clean water), or increase size of bucket, or increase manpower to raise the bucket for you, or pay the extra few cents of water bill and then complain that government charges us high PUB bills and so on...You do not have to do the challenge, unwillingly, and not contributing in the end. What point are you trying to make? If you support ALS, donate money straight to them, this is practical.

Take a step back and not just look, but see. 

I encourage people to donate (time or money) to any charity during any day of your life. There are people and animals around us who truly need our support. Just a few minutes of our time or a few dollars make a difference to their lives.

The Cat Cafe

Apologies that Phoebe has not been updating the blog for quite some time because I was hospitalized... After being discharged yesterday, the hospital had somehow took my patience away and now whatever I do, I do not have much patience and tried very hard not to explode. It is like I'm in this zone when I do not have much time left and every minute is super precious. Take for example last night I went to watch The Guardians of Galaxy...the show was bad..so I jumped ship to another theatre secretly to Ninja Turtle...it was another lousy show...and I left the cinema empty headed but watched 2 movies halfway. Normally I will give the show a chance until the end to proof to me it isn't that bad. Goodness...what monster have I turn into?!

Even now writing this post, I'm fidgeting around to get my best position to type...urgh!! This is frustrating...what things can I try to calm myself down and turn myself back to my usual patient person??

Ok back to The Cat Cafe...

I enjoyed my stay at Cat Cafe alot..they have so many cats there that I can't get enough with..they are all adopted cats and I super encourage that. I have 3 adopted cats fostered at someone house and I hope I can do more but 3 is enough for a house I guess...not forgetting other strays everywhere...but this place, there are alot more and they are relatively friendly..only one bit my cousin's hand gently as a warning...no big deal right cousin? *winks* Sometimes they just want some privacy...
  
Of course there are house rules like do not carry the cats or wake them up when they are sleeping...there is entrance fee of $15 per pax too...including a soft drink.

 Wink wink..

 My chair was seated by a tangerine meow...never mind...I know you had a long day....

 You can have more interaction with the cats if you buy titbits to feed them..

 Chicken Lasagne ($8.90) with chips. The sauce was slightly too sour and it wasn't hot enough...overall still edible.

Belgian Waffles with Ice cream ($7). The waffles are the chewy and bready type...ice cream was not too sweet so still alright.

What I can say is don't expect too much from food when the main point of this place is about cats and interaction with cats...

I really had a great time there at the Cat Cafe...I hope they can improve on their hand treatments to the cats, like how they handle them, be more gentle and with more love....I would also like to see improvements in food..