Archive for the Month: May 2008

many of you are probably already familiar with oasis taiwan porridge. for 35 years, this riverside restaurant occupied a standalone building beside kallang basin, becoming a landmark in its own right. to many families, it’s a popular gathering place. i have friends who grew up going there for family dinners during special occasions [...]

i shall start this post with a big “awww”! meet memebon, the japanese baby kitten. she’s an exotic shorthair and cuts a teeny weeny figure with a humongous amount of cute! i’m usually a sane person but cute animals like this simply render me weak and powerless [...]

the tong heng confectionery has a long history dating back to 1920. this humble little shop in chinatown is best-known for churning out popular chinese pastries such as egg custard tarts (in a distinctive diamond shape) and wife cakes. but did you know that the curry puffs [...]

some time back, i sent out a tweet (twitter message) proclaiming old town white coffee to be the best 3-in-1 instant coffee ever. despite it being a rather brazen statement, given that i haven’t tasted most of the instant coffee out there, some of my followers agreed [...]

hello food lovers, fellow foodie bloggers in kyoto would like to find out how you feel! kyoto foodie is a foodie blog that brings the culinary culture of kyoto to the rest of the world. this time, they are doing it quite literally! simply by submitting your great ideas on how they can improve their blog, you may get to taste [...]