Friday, April 9, 2010

Bread for Lunch - Healthy version of Elvis' favourite

Banana peanut butter sandwich

Do you know what is Elvis Presley's favourite sandwich? Toasted bread slices with peanut butter, sliced banana, and fried bacon. Honey is sometimes included. And the sandwich is frequently cooked in a pan or on a griddle. Now you know why he ended up looking more like Garfield before he died.

Today I've come out with a healthier version of Elvis' favourite. Swap the toasted white bread with 3 slices of Softmeal bread from Sunshine that'll cost you just 210kcal, and the fried bacons with chicken ham. The banana and peanut butter can remain though. And there you are! A much healthier version and tastes not so bad as well!

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Bread for Lunch - Turkey breast and cheese

Turkey breast and cheese with banana

Turkey breast and cheese in multi-grain bread, with a banana as side!

All of us know that turkey breast is good for you, better than those pork ham anytime! But do you know that you can't get turkey breast in NTUC or Giant? Perhaps because of the high price of these imported turkey breast (erm... you know we don't rear turkey here in Singapore right?), as just two big slices will cost you more than 4 dollars!

The Multi-Grain bread from Gardenia gives you 237kcal in 3 slices, which you can easily burn away with a 30mins jog. What I really like about it is the abundant of seeds (I guess flex seeds?) and grains in it.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Bread for Lunch - Honey glazed chicken and cheese

Honey glazed chicken and cheese

Honey glazed chicken and cheese in fruit and grain bread, with cherry tomatoes!

The aunty at NTUC said that the honey glazed chicken is made from chicken breast so it's supposed to be lean. But to me, it just taste like... hmm... ham... Seriously, anybody knows how does a fatty chicken "ham" taste like?

The fruit & grain bread from Sunshine is really filling at 104kcal per slice! Guess I'll have two slices instead of three next time round...

Friday, February 19, 2010

Beautiful flowers in the Chinese New Year flower marts

It's Chinese New Year again, and time for Singaporeans to decorate their homes with beautiful flowers! Though Singapore is a tropical country, this is the time when flower marts all over Singapore will be selling spring flowers that are supposedly only suitable for colder weather. Usually, these spring flowers barely last after the 15 days of Chinese New Year. But still, Singaporeans are happy to bring them home, just to be happy for the new year!

Flowers in a CNY flower market

Flowers in a CNY flower market

Flowers in a CNY flower market

Flowers in a CNY flower market

Flowers in a CNY flower market

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Sneak in to preview the Resorts World

Resorts World in Sentosa, Singapore
The colorful and loud-theme-song-filled escalator leading up to the Resorts World.

Resorts World in Sentosa, Singapore
As the sign says it, this is the entrance to the Casino. Those "MRT gates" are categorized into Singaporeans/PR and Foreigners. So as to avoid the situation where a chao ah beng or gold-chained uncle queues behind our precious rich VIP ang moh tourist?

Resorts World in Sentosa, Singapore
No idea what is a "Casino Entry Levy" and where this big gate leads to... The gate deco reminds me of the coming Chinese New Year though... and why is this the only place where there is a Chinese translation?

Resorts World in Sentosa, Singapore
Expensive shops line the shopping gallery. Not stuffs that an average Singaporean could afford. But then again, they are not the target audience, so I suppose it doesn't matter.

Resorts World in Sentosa, Singapore
They do have some neat looking lighting on the ceilings.

Resorts World in Sentosa, Singapore
These contemporary statues look kinda misplaced in the what looks like ancient Italian themed hotel lobby to me. Maybe fusion?

Resorts World in Sentosa, Singapore
The restaurant in Hard Rock Cafe Hotel. The staff in Hard Rock Cafe Hotel are the only ones that greeted us with friendly smile. The rest in the rest of Resorts World? They ignored us as if we are not real guests (maybe we looked like we were there to fix the computer?), and one at Hotel Michael told us "This place is not open for the (poor) public yet" sternly.


Photographs are taken using Nokia N97 camera phone, at the Resorts World. Parking rate is S$6 per hour most of the time, but S$1 per hour from 12-2pm, so best time to visit will be your lunch time.

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Christmas trees in town

What is the best way to wrap up for the year? Take picture of the one thing that will make anybody feel happy upon seeing it. Christmas trees!

X'mas tree at Bugis Junction
Christmas tree at Bugis Junction

X'mas tree at ION
Christmas tree at ION

X'mas tree at Ngee Ann City
Christmas tree at Ngee Ann City

X'mas tree at Orchard Central
Christmas tree at Orchard Central


Photographs are taken using Nokia N97 camera phone.
Merry X'mas and have a happy New Year!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Random patterns in our daily lives

Red mat white hearts
A dining mat full of hearts!

Waterbeads
Water beads formed on my car's bonnet after driving in the rain.

Photographs are taken using Nokia N97 camera phone.