East Treasure Chinese Restaurant | Dinner w/Bff

Birthday dinner for the teenage friend at East Treasure Chinese RestaurantThe moment we entered the restaurant, we were greeted with lots of roasted ducks hanging in the cabinets that looks damn appetizing. However, when we were placing our order, we're told that it's not available. When I questioned on the availability, answer from the manager was "it's not available for anyone, anytime." 😒

It was only when any lady who came to our table informed us that as it's Aged Duck, there is a requirement to make a reservation 3 days in advance. Ok, reasonable lah.. but the manager should at least tell us nicely rather than being so sarcastic about it.

Crispy eggplant is pretty good.Chilled Spicy CucumberMy main intention & the only dish that I wanted to try is the Crocodile Soup which many people have been raving about it. Meat was tender & the herbal flavor in the soup was pretty strong.Broccoli w/PrawnsSweet & Sour PorkFried ChickenTofu w/mince PorkGolden Tofu which I feel it's totally bland.Prawn RollFried NoodlesRed bean pancake, but is it normal to be served without sesame or they just run out of sesame?Desserts are also not quite impressive.

Apart from the Crocodile soup, which is a hot favorite on the table, the rest of the dishes doesn't carry any wow factor. 

I might not be back again, but if I do, it's probably only to try the aged duck which many has been raving about it too. Maybe for the crocodile soup too.

Utilized our staff voucher (now I'm wondering if the manager is being hostile cos we're using staff voucher) for part of the payment. 

SG Homebaker | Ondeh Tarts, by Auntie Ondeh

I've been seeing this on instagram very often & wanted to try but always couldn't get a delivery slot. 

And so, I finally managed to get a delivery slot this round!

The moment I open up the cover, I can immediately smell the gula melaka & pandan flavors. It was very delicious & the crust almost melts in the mouth!I also tried microwaving it for a couple of seconds as recommended, and it was boom cos the gula melaka was like lava, very yummy!

 

Work Injury | Fall at Work

Was clearing freezer last night & suddenly boom! The next moment, I found myself siting on the freezer floor!Hurt the area slightly above my hip as well as the right thumb.
As the pain was quite bearable, I decided to only go to the polyclinic for a check the next day.Doctor send me for x-ray to see if there's any serious injuryWaited for almost an hour to get an x-ray & another hour for the report to be out.  As one of the bone at the tailbone was slightly out of place, doctor at polyclinic sent to NTF Hospital A&E to confirm if there's a need for a more detail check.Doctor at A&E says no further check required at this moment as even if there's a crack on that little tailbone, there is nothing can be done to that tiny bone, and it will not affect the spine or causes any movement restrictions. 

Sent me home with 3 days of MC & 100pcs of normal painkiller & another type of stronger painkiller. Also told me to monitor the pain & to go back to the hospital if pain persists after 3 days. 

Applied the gel on affected area & the pain was gone on the next day. Didn't even took a single piece of painkiller since the pain was still quite bearable.

Milkfrost Shops | Owndays

I have been using reading glassed from Daiso & don't find it a problem cos I only use it when I uses computer at work when I'm working as an admin staff. 

However, ever since I got back to F&B, it has become a problem cos the reading glasses from Daiso is like a "magnifying effect" on the entire lens. Every time when I'm doing paperwork with the glasses on, I feel a rush of giddiness when I suddenly stand up & walk/ run to whichever station that requires my immediate attention. 

Thus, I decided to get myself a pair of progressive glasses.This pair that I've chosen comes with a clip-on shade.Collected the pair of glasses 2 weeks later & only to realize a day later, that they did the lens with wrong prescription! Had to send it back again for them to re-correct the power on the lens.I also bought additional eyewear cloth & soft casing so that I don't have to bring out the bulky spectacle case.Ok, pretty nice lahBut I won't say the same when the shades are clipped on 😅 

 

Milkfrost Bakes | Air-fried Nian Gao

Le sister has been wanting to eat Fried Nian Gao but as it's towards the end of CNY period, everywhere is out of stock for nian gao

I went to a lot of places & finally found at Chinatown market but the nian gao was kind of moldy. The shop owner didn't want to sell it to me but eventually sold it to me at $5 (instead of $8 shown on the tag) after I assured him that I won't complain or make a big fuss of it since I'm just gonna fry it & not use it for offering to the deities. 

Instead of the traditional method of coating with batter  (cos I don't have a good recipe of good batter) & deep fry (lazy), I use the puff pastry instead.Cut the puff pastry, roll the nian gao in it & into the airfryer at 180* for 10 minsand there it goes!I also tried using popian skin.But boom ... overflow cos the popiah skin a bit too small 😅

I shall stick to using puff pastry or maybe frozen prata next time. Or if you have any good recipe of batter for deep frying, please share with me!