Mami’s Speciality at Blk 156 Yishun Street 11 #01-122 Singapore 760156

Hi guys! Wang Wang local delights have rebranded themselves to Mami’s Speciality, which I find it extremely apt because their food indeed taste like what a mum would cook. As its new name suggests, they serve very homely, motherly and most importantly, tasty dishes! Aside from their signature vinegar pig’s trotter and curry chicken, they now sell satay all day too! Let’s zoom in to their secret recipes!

The CLAYPOT pig trotter with black vinegar is now priced at S$7.80. It’s still as rich as before, as intriguing and addictive to the tongue with every taste. A nourishing bowl of goodness, this will delight the meat lover who at the same time wants to feel the fullness and satisfaction from a homely motherly meal. Aside from the tender and juicy meat, the best part of the pig trotter is that damn thick skin and fats, which I absolutely go for. Just soak your rice in the richness of the black vinegar and you’re good to go! I believe it takes hours to perfect this secret recipe!

The CLAYPOT curry chicken is a lot thicker than before, and it’s going at S$4.80. The chicken meat itself is cooked till soft and easy to chew. I love how the soft slimy chicken skin feels in my mouth with every bite and yet the tender meat is plain and lightly flavored. It’s not very spicy, so it’s good for all ages, even the children. I will always ask for more potatoes, as I’m a sucker for one, especially so for potatoes soaked in thick curry gravy! A great dish for sharing. You can also order French loaf separately at 4 pieces for $1.20 only to go with the curry. They have deeply invested in the curry paste and other ingredients to make a thick and rich gravy. Yummy!

We are all not new to satay, but we certainly know that most places only sell satay at night. Mami’s Speciality however has an edge over the rest as they decided to sell satay in the day time too! If you are craving for satay in the noon time, you now know where to go. Interestingly, they have satay gravy with cup and you can make your sauce more tasty with additional $0.30 for toppings such as soursop, passion fruit, green apple or pineapple sauce. I find the cup very useful as I can dip my satay easily and conveniently, with loads of sauce if I want my satay drenched. Grab some ketupat for S$1.00. Great on its own, perfect with the sauce.

They have chicken, pork and mutton, all going at S$0.90/stick. Feel free to pour the satay sauce all over your satay, if that’s what you prefer. It looks more appetizing to me this way!

Last but not least, Mami’s Speciality still serves their popular home baked chicken wings at S$1.80 per piece, with a minimum order of 2 pieces. It’s lightly flavored with a hinge of baked taste, and the chili is a refreshing and appetizing accompaniment.

I had a great feast!

Mami’s Speciality

Opens daily from 10.30am to 10pm

Blk 156 Yishun Street 11 #01-122 Singapore 760156

Tel: 98894128

Mai tu liao!

Get your homely Mami’s meal fix now!

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Cameron Highlands 2022

Hi guys! As 2022 is coming to an end, I did my very last short trip to Cameron Highlands! Some memorable things I did include picking my own strawberries, drinking a fresh bottle of sweet honey water from the honey bee farm, chilling at the tea plantation cafe, eating a refreshing Caesar salad at the barracks cafe nearby Heritage Hotel where I stayed at. I was also pretty amazed by the many animals I encountered, such as sheeps, goats, rabbits, Guinea pigs, chipmunks, ducks, butterflies, insects and more!

Being a foodie, one of the best desserts I had was Rollney’s kurtoskalacs – Malaysia #1 original chimney cake from Cameron Centrum! The chocolate ice cream was so compact, cold and delicious. I should have brought the strawberries I picked and dipped them in the chocolate! The “cake” was like a bread, fluffy and chewy. I also tried the strawberry pink color rice with Ayam, interestingly. I ate bits and pieces of small snacks from Cameron highlands night market as well, and the overflowing fried rice with drumstick was especially flavorful and good!

Most of my time were spent looking at flowers and vegetables, the rural kind of slow paced lifestyle. It reminded me to slow down in life and learn to appreciate nature’s goodness. I particularly like the lavender garden as its tranquility calms me. Interestingly, cactus point inspired me to be resilient and strong just like a cactus.

Almost everywhere I go is filled with the greenery! Thank God for the sunny weather throughout my trip and allowing me to enjoy myself thoroughly. Oh yes, not forgetting fruits, I brought home Cameron apples that are purple in color and shaped like a palm sized melon. The white corns are so damn juicy and sweet and can be eaten fresh on its own. One of my favs!

Thank you Cameron Highlands for completing my 2022 beautifully.

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Village Hotel Sentosa Staycation

Learn to slow down in life, especially on weekends. Pamper yourself with a staycation to recharge and refresh your mind. I’m pretty satisfied with Village Hotel Sentosa for their comfy beds and clean rooms. The color scheme emits a soft touch, relaxed and spacious feel. I’ve no qualms at all, so far so good.

There are many swimming pools! Perfect to chill. I especially enjoyed the lazy river pool where I got on my float and just let the water flow and guide me through. Beware of occasional splashes and water pours! Shiok.

Talking about floats, it’s very hard to snatch or wait for one as mostly everyone will hog onto the floats as there are very limited floats around. I think it’s more advisable to bring your own float to avoid disappointments of not getting a float to thoroughly enjoy the pools. Peace out!

Honeypeachsg Bakery & Cake Shop in Singapore

Hi guys! I’m thrilled to share with you Honeypeachsg Bakery, an online bakery that specialize in creating unique customised birthday cakes, wedding cakes and corporate events in Singapore. Best of all, they offer cake delivery in Singapore with affordable delivery rates and timely delivery associates. In fact, they even accept last minute cakes with a minimum of 2 to 4 days lead time!

As far as every girl is concerned, before any magical wedding always comes the romantic proposal.

If you, the guy, have been planning hard to pop the question, it would be perfect to add to the amazing night when she says ‘yes!’ with these proposal bridal cupcakes that comes in a box of 12 for $66. Some flavors include chocolate banana, cookie butter / speculoos, double chocolate crunch, fresh strawberry short cake, and matcha white chocolate with white choco bits. These cupcakes are decorated with gorgeous fondant with words and you may choose to customize your name to make it a more personalized and unique set. Having spent a bomb on your proposal, these cupcakes would complete and conclude the ‘yes!’ wonderfully.

For convenience, Honeypeachsg Bakery provides delivery to your doorstep for only $9.90 of which is completely free if your order is over $150.

Honeypeachsg Bakery offers trendy, creative and mesmerizing designs cakes that are moist, soft, delicate, fresh, fine, and just right on the sweet side.

They currently have a monthly promotional cakes that are released at a discounted price with Free Cake Delivery in Singapore. You can expect double chocolate cake, fresh strawberry shortcake and earl grey lavender cake flavors that will melt in your mouth with every bite. Aesthetically appealing, totally delicious.

This promo galaxy space ($92) birthday cake (free delivery) is a starry cake modeled after photos of a galaxy, complete with an astronaut figurine sitting on a crescent. This is a perfect cake for anyone who loves to look up on the stars and aspires to become an astronaut! Do note that black and dark blue food coloring are added to the cake to achieve the color effect and there is a possibility of staining if you’re concerned. Otherwise, it’s perfect!

The most heartwarming of it all is that Honeypeachsg Bakery is friendly, responsible, committed and sincere. I’m confident that you will be a returning customer just like me, because of their reassurance and top quality cakes.

Thank you so much Honeypeachsg Bakery for sending over these proposal bridal cupcakes and the jaw dropping galaxy space birthday cake! I’m delighted and convinced that I can definitely trust this online bakery as it has beautifully catered to my specific needs and wants.

Honeypeachsg Cake Shop

11 Irving Pl #01-01 Taiseng Point Singapore 369551

*by appointment only

Contact via whatsapp +65 9088 4932 or email info@honeypeachsg.com to enquire and order your very own customized cake now! You will not regret!

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Genting Skyworlds Hotel, Genting Premium Outlets, Genting Sky Avenue, Genting Skyworlds Outdoor Theme Park, Genting Skytropolis Indoor Theme Park, Starlight

Hi guys! It’s been a long while since I’ve come all the way up up into the sky to Genting Highlands. I’m so glad to be back again! This time round, I stayed at Genting Skyworlds Hotel, which is just next to the prominent Genting Skyworlds Outdoor Theme Park. Woohoo!

I love the cooling weather, breeze and fresh air here. On my first day, I ate Babajia chicken porridge for breakfast, Marrybrown fast food for lunch, Richdad French toast for teatime, Zok Noodle House prawn dumpling noodle for dinner and yogurt strawberry milk before bedtime. The milk bottle is extremely cute and yes I sucked it and slept like a baby thereafter.

Being a shopping queen, my first priority always goes to shopping. I took the Awana Skyway to Genting Premium Outlets and found a few steals there. Shiok. Thank God for the clear skies and magnificent view! I also explored Sky Avenue shops and ended off the night with carnival games at Bigtop. I played catch the duck and won a medium sloth and also played spin the wheel but missed out on the giant toy! Damn! Still, I’m satisfied and lucky enough to have won 2 small chicken heads, 3 medium dogs (where I exchanged for 1 large cow)! This is where all my money goes…

Moving on, my adventure to Genting Skyworlds Outdoor Theme Park started at 11am and I played a good five hours till 4pm! It’s like universal studios but sadly not all parts are in operations yet. The good thing is that it’s not that crowded and the queues for the rides are usually just around 5 to 10 minutes. This also means I can play my favorite rides multiple times! I did mostly simple rides though and it’s pretty relaxing and entertaining because it’s quite slow and I got to admire the intricate details of the rides.

I loved the night at the museum 3D shooting game ride! And guess what??!! I tried my luck again at spin the wheel inside Genting Skyworlds outdoor theme park and won a giant toy this time round!!!!!!!!!! I jumped in joy and thought that my 60 ringgit was finally well spent. The staff was happy for me and rang the carnival bell loud and clear repeatedly. Winning feels great!

Ice Age is a fun 4D movie ride! A lot of the rides are suitable for all ages, especially family with young children. Good bonding time.

I kept my final highlight to the end and this epic ride is my favorite out of all. It’s a boat ride to the voyage of moonhaven, with mild drops and lots of water splashing. Very fun and very cooling! Ponchos are available for sale at RM10 but hey, a water ride is supposed to get you wet! So I went ahead without a poncho but this decision came with a price i.e. getting myself drenched and headed back to my room for a quick shower. It’s all worth it and I want to play this ride over and over again please!

As for the Skytropolis indoor theme park, it’s pretty much for kids but I still went ahead and did the balloon ride (pay per ride is RM13). It gets you up and is a fast spinning one where you can see the overview of the whole indoor theme park. Sadly once again, some other rides are not in operations and the queues for the available rides are much longer than the outdoor theme park. I wanted to play the bumper cars and relax in the Ferris wheel but gave those a miss as I was lazy to queue. Perhaps I should explore the packages available the next round so I can complete all the family, adventure and thrill rides that I’ve missed! Hopefully by then it’s all fully opened so I could maximize my plays.

Food wise, I had cute dim sum for breakfast, an 18 inch hotdog bread for lunch, a cupcorn for teatime, a juicy London duck for dinner, a nongshim cup noodles for supper and not forgetting a yogurt in a milk bottle before bed. My stomach is well fed and content! Starlight is an interesting thing I passed by where you could just speak and hear the echos of your own voices. So cool. I also watched Wolf Pack movie (RM21 per ticket) at the theatres to end off my night and my mini weekend Genting trip. All in all, I had my share of fun and was recharged.

I was so so so reluctant to return to reality but it’s okay, I’ve another more important upcoming trip to look forward to which I’ll definitely share with you guys in time to come! Stay tuned!

Above all, thank God for blessing this trip with lots of happy and relaxing times! I spent couple of hundreds but couldn’t be more than satisfied with all my loots.

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The Inner Child

The inner child is an individual’s childlike aspect. It includes what a person learned as a child, before puberty. It’s like a semi independent subpersonality subordinate to the waking conscious mind.

I myself think that I’m very child like. There is this inner child in me that I always wish I will never grow up and will always be in the good hands of my parents and loved ones. I’m extremely sticky to my parents to the extent that I will do anything but to give them up or to leave them. Some people see it as filial piety but I actually see it as myself not wanting to leave my roots as it’s my most comfortable zone. No doubt I love my parents but I believe they do want to see me independent as well. As I grow older and older, I hate being independent as it makes me feel insecure and unwanted. I wish I can always be a child! However, there are also days where I’m so independent until I feel that I’m cold blooded. On most days, I love people, I love being around people and I don’t like being alone. I like to share my days with my loved ones as I find it more meaningful than to shoulder everything upon myself. I always tell myself that no matter what happens, I try to live each day happily to the style I like. And that is my inner child. I talk to my soft toys, I kiss them, I hug them, I entertain my family with them.

I wonder what is the line between being a child, and being child like? Is it an escape from the reality of being a super stressed up adult?

Share your thoughts with me.

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Take The Time To Smile

Hi guys! Hope August has been good to you so far. It definitely is great to me, starting with a pair of Smiley Havaianas to remind myself that however busy I’m, I must take the time to smile!

A smile goes a long way. A smile can lift up one’s mood. A smile can brighten a day.

Many people have asked me about the tattoo on my feet and my story. I haven’t really shared. So here’s a snippet of why I did this tattoo. I believe that against all odds, I can overcome every difficulty I face in life, and my journey. God did not promise us a bed of roses, neither a horrible life all the time. Ups and downs are normal, and it takes courage to pick oneself up from the broken pieces. This is where you should start with a smile to yourself. Smile at the mirror and tell yourself, everything will eventually turn out fine and the road ahead will get smoother and smoother. Positive vibes attract positive vibes, so always start by being kind to yourself and smile! A smile is free anyway but worth millions to yourself! Against all odds, I can do it!

Is it easy to always stay in a positive state of mind? The answer I have is no, but once again, against all odds, I believe it is possible to remind oneself to always remain and look on the positive side of life to maintain a positive state of mind. What happens next is up to us. You cannot change the past but you can look forward and affect the ending. God gave us choices in life and we make the best out of everything we have. Live life happy and smile. Smiley originals.

Is there a story behind that smile? Yes, most definitely. Many young adults actually do face some kind of depression and mood disorders at some point of time in their life. It could be a family situation, a work situation, a relationship situation, etc. I believe many of us can relate to this even though we hardly share this part of us. A lot of times, we only see the happy moments on social media and neglect or omit the not so glamorous and downside of our lives. My take is, learn to be more open and share. Sharing is caring, sharing your burdens will ease yourself of your inner struggles and pain, and let the world know that it is okay not to be okay. It is okay to feel down, to feel tired, to take a break and to cry. It is okay and healthy to release the negative emotions in us and to seek help when necessary. Nobody is going to laugh at you because at the end of the day, you’re saving yourself and your closed ones. So take the time to share your problems with your family and friends, and even professional counseling if need be. The outcome is that you will take the time to smile again and live happily again.

Never give up in life. Help is always available. Be courageous and take that leap of faith to help yourself or someone in need.

Every dream begins with the first foot step. Similarly, every small effort we put in will go a long way.

Start today, take that one step, take the time to smile! When you smile, your brain releases tiny molecules called neuropeptides to help fight off stress. Then other neurotransmitters like dopamine, serotonin and endorphins come into play too. The serotonin is an antidepressant and the endorphins is a pain reliever.

Once again, smiling is free! So please start smiling right now!

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Melaka 9 – 11 July 2022

I’ve been to Melaka several times, and this year is the best trip so far because I finally get a chance to chop my passport after 2 years!!!!!!!!! Wooohooooooo!!!!! I wasn’t expecting so much food and shopping but I did it all in 3 days 2 nights! Amazing. Being a night market lover, my favorite is still my first night at Jonker Street where I shopped my fill and ate my fill too! I walked for hours and simply enjoyed the little nitty gritty things that were being showcased and sold.

Even though I revisited some of the places I’ve once been to, the feeling is different and the food is still as amazing as ever. My very first meal when I reached Melaka was to chiong to Nanyang Chicken Rice Ball which never fail my expectations. I reached around 2pm ish and was disappointed to hear that the chicken rice balls were sold out but somehow the boss surprised me and still managed to give me just that one very plate of my craving. Thank God for this surprise! The peranakan food aka nyonya laksa I had on the first night was passable; the chendol was rather remarkable.

I stayed in Hatten Hotel; it’s a comfy and convenient location to be in. I took a coach from Singapore to Melaka and the alighting point at the coach bay in Melaka was just super nearby the hotel. I combed Dahtaran Palawan and Mahkota Parade multiple times and enjoyed all the loots I grabbed. From bags to clothes to shoes to all sorts, I bought them all! The mango cendol I chanced upon was refreshing and the shaved ice was very soft and smooth. It melted almost instantly with every mouth. The sky tower was my main highlight for day 2 and I spent an hour ish admiring the bird’s eye view of the historical city view of Melaka. Therapeutic and beautiful skyline.

This trip was very relaxing because my travel buddy was very chilled and we took our own sweet time for everything we did. The seafood congee dinner was one of the better meals among all. Interestingly, I felt safe and at ease when I chanced upon a few churches while walking about. God is good. God is always around me!

It was so hard to say goodbye because I don’t wish to face reality back in Singapore. I enjoyed myself to the maximum and chilled out at The Stolen Cup Cafe for brunch on my last day aka day 3 in Melaka! I was pleased with the food quality and coffee. Nothing beats my last minute few buys as well and ending off with a refreshing coconut ice cream. Thank God again for the sunny and great weather throughout this trip. I’ll definitely be back, probably in another few months or a year time, hopefully it will be an even better trip! Every trip is special and unique and I cherish the memories created in my heart, always. Of course, all my shopping loots are well loved by me too! I felt broke but it’s okay, I bought many things and had so much fun!

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PCY 32nd Birthday

I’m blessed to enjoy my 32nd birthday extravagantly. I love my besties for pampering me and remembering my hatch day! Thanks all for the food, clothes, bags, rings, shoes, earrings, soft toys, durians and more!

Thanks cs for the awesome uni and lobster lunch at Q classified. Surprisingly the food was not bad and the lychee rose cake was quite refreshing and sweet too.

It has also been a tradition that I will eat HDL almost every year once on my birthday month. Special thanks to Haro for the celebration for me! The HDL staff will even give you a complimentary fruit platter and sing a loud birthday song for you. Not bad right?

The celebration continues with all sorts of small presents and I’m so touched by everyone’s efforts and love for me. Thanks for loving me in your own ways, big and small. I appreciate from the bottom of my small glass heart. Thanks to my 2nd uncle for getting me mountains of top quality durians too!

Most importantly, I’m glad that my family is always there for me and never miss a celebration throughout my lifetime. Dad, mum, bro, I love you all so so much! The meat platter at Youngs was good value for money and delicious too.

Thanks to all my brothers as well for being so ever supportive and generous. I don’t know what I did to deserve all these and I just can’t thank all enough for being there! Fret not, I’ll jump up when you guys need me to.

As for my best birthday meal this year, I would credit it to Hathaway, where I was mesmerized by their signature tasting menu. I have no qualms at all. It’s perfect. Too good, too enjoyable. I was damn pleased.

I can’t be more than thankful for the belated gifts as well!

I shall continue to catch up with my friends throughout the month hopefully and I’ll update more in time to come!

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Gastrobeats 2022

It’s been a long while since I’ve stepped into and enjoyed an outdoor food, music and fun event. Gastrobeats 2022 was great! Other than the refreshing drinks available, I pretty much loved the street art and colorful photo spots. It was really crowded like Covid don’t exist but hey, we need to learn to live with it. It was bloody warm and thankfully I don’t have to wear a mask outdoor. Glad to be back at Marina Bay Sands outdoor event space for this! Shiok!

Thank God for the great weather though; I enjoyed my LOK LOK and tacos while listening to live music performances. There’s this funny you tiao man mascot that I took a picture with but I was lazy to queue to try out the food. Hopefully I’ll bump into them at other events so I can get a chance to try the you tiao. All in all, thanks for having me!

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