i’ve said this before, and i’ll say it again — i love indian food. i personally feel it is one of the most perfect cuisines in the world. but even for me, the gravies somehow taste the same in most dishes after a while. if you are like me, mustard is one indian restaurant that is refreshingly different.

of the mostly north indian restaurants along race course road, mustard sets itself apart by specialising in food from bengal and punjab, two of india’s most sophisticated states in culinary. the key that ties the two together? mustard, an ingredient that is widely used in both cuisines. this is why the restaurant is named after the yellow spice.

having been accustomed to the bursting flavors of indian cuisine, i find the food here to be delicious in a more subtle way. some of the dishes are very unique and different from what other indian restaurants offer.

have you ever had prawns served in a coconut before?

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the omy singapore blog awards are on and sparklette.net is a finalist in the best design category!

if you consider this blog to be of good design and would like to support me, please vote for sparklette. it would really mean a lot to me if i could win this award.

and yes, voting is open to all worldwide visitors. for non-singaporeans, simply fill in your own identification number under I/C number.

voting is on from now ’til july 31. lucky voters would get to win travel packages. you can vote once per day in each category, so please vote everyday if you can!

thanks! i can really use your support :)

much love,
veron

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my name is veron, and i’m a coffeeholic.

there’s something magical about coffee. a whiff of it is enough to perk me up. my morning begins with sipping from a chewed styrofoam cup of piping hot coffee, with added evaporated milk. this love affair with coffee started when i was just a kid. it’s one of those things that i cannot even think of giving up. perhaps this is the same way smokers feel about cigarettes?

a friend that recently came back from china passed me these unusual coffee gum, the creations of two companies, wrigley and lotte. now, there’s coffee chocolate, coffee ice cream and coffee buns. there’s even a coffee edition of kit kat. so obviously there’s a strong consumer interest in coffee-flavored products.

but for me, coffee-flavored chewing gum sure is a first!

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my love for the endearing king penguins drove me to visit the singapore jurong birdpark again, almost exactly a year from the first time i met these adorable arctic birds. (i missed them so much!) this time round, i said hi not only to them, but their newborn chicks too! i also ended the trip with a hearty meal at the park’s restaurant, bongo burgers.

i like the way “bongo burgers” is written in big block letters, covered in zebra print and bold orange, bearing a hint of african wildlife. it’s even cast on a big rock surrounded by bushes! the flintstones, anyone?

the restaurant features an african theme, with its interior decked out in varying hues of beige and brown. the walls are adorned with african artifacts and art pieces. even the ceiling lamps blend in well with the theme! i can’t remember if african music was playing in the background. if it was, it would certainly have lent an additional layer of african culture to the place!

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my favorite browser mozilla firefox is launching its version 3 on june 17, firefox download day 2008. when you download firefox 3 on the day itself, you’ll be helping to set a guinness world record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours. i have pledged to do so. have you?

firefox is the ideal browser for surfing sparklette.net. as a web designer, it is always a pain to develop websites catering to internet explorer, due to the browser’s erratic way of rendering certain codes and styles. i made my transition to firefox a few years ago and haven’t looked back since.

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