cant take the red bus

sian missed the bus at seah im! but look at this nice blocky red antique bus. looks like its from minecraft lol

ok sweet talk, u r vindicated a little

seriously, sweettalk has always been literally too sweet to talk about. usually 2 scoops of crappy syrup is added for their bubble tea.

today i saw this new drink they have called green apple milk shake, so i ordered one with less sugar, thinking that they will only use one scoop of that crappy syrup.

so the staff went ahead and prepared one scoop of green apple and was going to put in another when i reminded her again i wanted less sugar

and she asked whether i want the fresh version. "huh!? ok" whatever that is

she took an apple from the fridge. AN APPLE! one scoop milk powder, ice cubes and water into the blender.

great stuff. its like fresh fruit juice! the milkshake part wasnt obvious though, probably could request for more next time.

its not amazing, but good enough, and the flavour of this drink is refreshing, for sweettalk.

Venice of Punggol!

was what the newspaper called this new man-made waterway in Punggol! Its not fully completed yet...this part of the park is near the MRT (or LRT) station. There's a cycling route and waterways for the moment and I think they might be extending them to the shore.

nice fountain!

quite a big bridge

super huge field there!

Overall it should be a good place to get some fresh air and relax! It is less likely to be overcrowded since its at Punggol which is the farthest stop in NEL.

Rec Club Appreciation Night!

As mentioned in an earlier post, there was a Rec Club Appreciation Night at the clubhouse for the sportspeople. Free food and drinks!

shepherd's pie was quite nice!

gin tonic!

Free Ocean Pack for the sportspeople!

Wow! but non-rec club people can't get this bag.

the live band was good!

Blog Entrance Poster or whatever its called

I'm considering making a Blog Entrance Poster (or whatever its called) for this blog. A lot of the more popular blogs have it. Could this mean having a poster will make your blog popular?

Mr B****

Probably the most famous Singaporean blogger, he was there when the blogging craze was "in". He has a simple poster there, just a horizontal banner. Gives quite a sporty impression at first, like its for a cycling blog.

X*****

 She's probably another blogger that comes to mind when you think of SG bloggers. Nice girly poster that covers the whole screen when you enter the blog. She has good photoshop skills too.

D*** Y***

Given that "correlation is not equal to causation", its not yet proven that having a blog poster/banner will increase blog views. But its no harm giving it a try. A nice poster could glam up a blog, just like those ads (maybe not).

But I don't want something flashy...maybe just something nice...guess I might have to do some design work then.

Also, plans to sort out my pics from Europe which is about 7000 pics or more. Maybe can start a travel blog after that!

Audit Adventures!

Lunch at Plaza Sing! This was last week's audit adventure. Kopitiam card comes in very handy for that 10% discount. Adds up to quite a bit if you lunch at Kopitiam almost every weekday for about a month.

Le Marche Francais!

There was this French Marche fair thingy going on at level 1. btw marche is french for market. As usual I like to grab some free samples XD tried some jam which was quite sweet. On another visit to this French Marche I tried some olive tapenades which is sort of like bread dips, and which tasted quite good! The marche sold other stuff too such as absinthe :O and spoons :S

If you like French stuff (especially food), you might want to head over to Plaza Sing to check this out!

Ultimate Ramen Champion! Episode 3: Ikkousha Ramen

Episode 3: Ikkousha Ramen

Noodles: 9/10 slim and smooth noodles, right out of the textbook, small serving

Meat and Egg: 5/10 meat was basic, slightly below expectation, but egg was better

Soup: 11.5/10 EPIC!!!!!1

Service: 8/10 rather fast and no fuss

Overall: 8.5/10

Quick links here to the other blogposts in the Ultimate Ramen Champion! series
Ultimate Ramen Champion! Prologue: important info including address, opening hours, voting etc.
Ultimate Ramen Champion! Episode 1: Bario Ramen!
Ultimate Ramen Champion! Episode 2: Gantetsu Ramen!


Was back at Iluma for another round of Ultimate Ramen Champion during office lunch hours! This time Ikkousha Ramen is put to the test. I wanted to try this stall as I remembered the first time I ate at Ultimate Ramen Champion this stall (which is located beside Bario) this stall had already sold out their menu while I was queuing for.

Here's a picture of their main ramen! Its called the Hakata Ajitama Ramen.

THICK SOUPZ

Noodles
Slim and smooth noodles yeah! This could really be right out of a noodle textbook! My advice is to go for the large bowl as it seemed more like normal serving to me. Two words to describe this type of noodle - Just Nice. To be exact, normal serving has 100g of noodles and large has 150g.

Meat and Egg
ONLY TWO SLICES OF MEAT!? SERIOUSLY? Bario has FIVE! Not like the meat is that nice too. Its adequate but far from amazing, and slightly on the hard side. You could probably find pork of the same quality in a hawker centre. The egg was much better. Overall, the ingredients were below expectation.

Soup
DAM NICE! This soup reminds me of the thick mushroom soup that Marche has (imo one of the better mushroom soups. sry but i don't like those light and creamy type). I've got no idea what they put into the soup, as the ingredients are prepared far from the counter. But the taste is strong and full, and there's a good base of pork that you can deduce from the soup. It has a thick texture as well. Definitely on par with Bario's soup. Both are good, but in different ways.

Service
The preparation was fast. I think I've waited no longer than a few minutes for my ramen.

Here's a picture of the restaurant chef, acting LIKE A BOZ! But the chefs were all not there that day, probably at the new outlet in Changi Airport?

LIKE A BOZ!

Overall, this stall is recommended if you want to try some really nice and thick ramen soup and good noodles. If you want something more filling, stick with Bario.

Check back this blog for more updates and reviews on Ramen Champion!