Last Cup of Peets...

Dinner with the Lihan, Xuyang

I have not met these guys since our last steamboat at 小肥羊。 Although these guys are busy with their Phds, they still managed to meet up for a short dinner before i leave on Tuesday. I enjoyed the chat with them, and updates about their lives. Our roadtrip to LA was a classic. And it was unforgettable. I do wish i can have another road trip with them should i have the chance to come back. Maybe i should go back to Singapore next year...........not!

Lunch with Co-workers @ Black Angus

Many thanks to all my co-workers these 2 years for tolerating all my nonsense and blunders. I certainly would not be able to bring the products to customers' hands without their professionalism!

Crepe Party @ David's!!

Its so David to organize a crepe party. What the heck, he is french afterall. Watch the master chef in action - Free crepe-flipping tutorial!

My turn...




....and i OBVIOUSLY suck at it!! Just look at my astounded expression.... basket!


I love the house parties here. People gather, make friends, mingle, and share the joy of living despite being from all over the world. This is what i call celebrating diversity.

This is what i call Silicon Valley.

Black Angus Steakhouse

Shaorong & Weijie is going back to Singapore after completing their internship. And we have earlier decided to experience the authentic US prime rib before his departure on the 19th of Dec.

Black Angus Steakhouse was the restaurant of choice. Awfully ex in sg, but its ok-priced here.


The sample platter was kinda interesting. A mixture of all kinds of their appetizer, inclusive of some loaded baked potato, with crispy skins on the outside, and supple on the inside...impressive.

This is the Angus-cut, Prime Rib. I couldn't believe a steak this red is medium-rare! But boy was it tasty! Succulent it was, and simply tender. Amazing thing was, its not marinated. Never had anything like this back in Sg. I feel so cheated by Jacks Place!!


Woah, this was cool shit! Its the Chocolate Alaska. 2 brownies and a scoop of ice-cream under the foamy, baked marshmallow mess.....

Winter Indulgence...

Nothing like a lazy, winter Sunday morning, and a mug of Aik Cheong Kopi... plus a shot of milk...low-fat please!

How i miss my kopi-C!

"Soup Bao"-汤包

Instructions to Enjoy:

1) Pay RMB$11 to get a straw, pair of chopsticks together with your bun。
2) Stick the straw into the bun and enjoy the tasty soup.
3) Fumble with your disposable chopsticks and enjoy the rest of the bun.

Food blog

In recent days, i realized i have unknowingly been visiting this food blog(http://eatbma.blogspot.com/) almost everyday to keep up with the good food in Singapore.

Coincidently, the author is a Californian residing in Singapore, and i am a Singaporean residing in California. He goes round taking pics of his dinners(probably lunch as well!) with his mobile. Always looks so appetizing...keeps my mouth watering, and constantly missing the diverse variety easy accessibility of food in Singapore!

Singapore Style Carrot Cake...

Its getting cold here in Sunnyvale... and it juz hit zero degrees yesterday and probably the day before as well. Anyway, this low temperature is making me hungry all the time.

All my 25 yrs in Singapore, i never had any craving for Singapore Style Carrot cake. Maybe due to the cold weather, im finally having this craving!!....And its not so easily available anymore!!!..ARGGHHHH....

Thankfully, i found out that they sell slabs of "radish cakes" here. I found out that our Singapore carrot cakes are actually made from radish cakes(or white carrot), and has nothing to do with the usual orangy carrots at all.(Thank you google!!)

And so, the craving finally got into my head, and i decided on another experiment. Here is the outcome....


haha... looks-wise... its ok lah...but i think the health conscious me used too little oil...made it a little clumpy. Taste wise, i think it can be further improved with a little bit of fish sauce and some chye poh(which i did not have at hand).... but it really kinda settled my craving for the day....:)...

With this kind of weather, i think my next craving will be Tom Yam soup or something really really spicy....haha...