Food Review: Standing Sushi Bar

First date of the year - me and Pok were craving for Japanese food, so yay time to visit Standing Sushi Bar!

Ever since reading about their special promotions, I've been wanting to go.

Ehhhh 5 slices of salmon sashimi for only $3, why not!

Eat until siao also can omg slurps.

Itatakimasu~!

We had some self control and only ordered 5 sets of salmon sashimi. Only 5 ;p

I love that their salmon slices are not too thick or too thin, just right that it melts in your mouth.

Recently went to a buffet place where one serving of my salmon was cut wrongly - felt so stiff and frozen :x

All Salmon All the Time - $16.90

One of their specialty maki rolls.
It has avocado, raw salmon and cucumber within, topped with torched aburi salmon and ebiko.
Love the texture of the crunchy, smooth, and torched flavour combined together. :D

Reminds me of The Sushi Bar's aburi roll, om nom nom.
Except that this one has slightly thicker slices, making it hard for even my big mouth to chew.

Yakiniku Don - $20
Thinly sliced beef yakiniku, onions and toasted sesame on a bed of mixed grain rice, topped with an onsen egg.
Obviously I didn't try this one but pok says it was alright.

Alright means gg he wont order this anymore liao HAHAH.
Guess it didn't impress him enough

Teriyaki Chicken Don - $16 

*Extra Onsen Egg - Add $1.50

Served together with a side of thinly sliced cabbage salad with sesame sauce - the kind Bimb loves to spam hahahaha.

Chicken was niceeee, well marinated too.
But the mixed grain rice however, was sticky and not very hot.. so meh.

After finishing all the above I decided I needed another serving of salmon sashimi so I did.
Wahahahah like a free flow only!

Went for a stroll around the Marina Bay Promontory - its quite shiok at night, when the cool wind blows.
And you just finished an awesome meal, sit down by the riverfront,
then suddenly you fall into the Singapore River cause you fell asleep. HAHAH

Okay no la we didn't fall in, just sat there and talked.
Sometimes its still quite surreal and awesome that my first bf is someone who knows me so well, and even after so long its like we're still in our honeymoon period.

Heng I never quit Maplestory LOLOL.

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Standing Sushi Bar have different promotions each day of the week, for different outlets.

Their website is quite confusing for their promotion listing.. so okay I'm so nice I'll summarize. 

8 Queen Street

8 Queen Street, Unit 01-03, Singapore Art Museum
Singapore 188535
Nearest MRT: Bras Basah

Open Daily

Lunch: 12 pm - 2.30 pm, last order 2 pm
Dinner: 6 pm - 10.30 pm, last order 10 pm
Weekends (all day): 12 pm to 10.30 pm, last order at 10 pm

Monday - All day - $3 salmon sashimi, $2 sake, $5 beer, wine, hot sake, and umeshu 
Tuesday - 50% off nigiri sushi, and sashimi. $2 sake, $5 beer, wine, hot sake, and umeshu
Wednesday - 50% off specialty sushi rolls. $2 sake, $5 beer, wine, hot sake, and umeshu
Thursday - $3 salmon sashimi, $2 sake, $5 beer, wine, hot sake, and umeshu
Sunday - Up to 50% off signature donburi

Marina Bay Link Mall

8A Marina Boulevard, B2-51, Marina Bay Link Mall

Singapore 018989

Nearest MRT: Downtown

Opening hours:

Weekdays: 11.30 am to 9 pm

Saturday: 11.30 am - 4 pm

Closed on PH and Saturdays following a PH on Fridays

Monday - 6 pm to 9 pm -$3 salmon sashimi, $2 sake, $5 beer, wine, hot sake, and umeshu
Tuesday - from 5 pm to closing - Free sake, sochu, umeshu for all women with a minimum spend of $10 per pax
Every weekday from 5 pm - $5 salmon sashimi, $10 strong martinis, $5 Asahi beer, $5 sake glasses, $5 Japanese food

Income @ Raffles
16 Collyer Quay, Unit 02-02, Income at Raffles
Nearest MRT: Raffles Place

Operating hours:

Weekdays: 12 pm to 9 pm

Saturday: 12 pm to 3 pm

Monday - 6 pm to 9 pm -$3 salmon sashimi, $2 sake, $5 beer, wine, hot sake, and umeshu
Tuesday - from 5 pm to closing - Free sake, sochu, umeshu for all women with a minimum spend of $10 per pax
Every weekday from 5 pm - $5 salmon sashimi, $10 strong martinis, $5 Asahi beer, $5 sake glasses, $5 Japanese food

*The promo for salmon sashimi sticks to the $3 price for mondays and thursdays, no worries. :D

Lyrics Therapy I

I love my phone and laptop shuffle nowadays, because they seem to be playing songs which resonate.
Haven't done this in a long while so I shall !

你的想法我都 OK 還不夠 , 更愛陪你去做
我的心思你都 OK 不用說, 甚至對號入座
Ooo~ 最完美的互動


I used to be so in control
No one could ever touch me
I'd tell myself I'd never fall
And nobody would catch me

You shot your love through my defenses
And left me wide open
Feels like my feet can't touch the ground (the ground)
That's what you've done to me

You can keep talking, but baby I'm walking away~
Listen. I got the emails, I got the texts, the answer's still the same.
That's the way it is.

一切都在變化　在那些陰暗的地方
人性漸漸散漫　活著只求好玩
我的人生追求　絕對的感受
世界走到盡頭　還有一些收穫
留著一朵玫瑰　在妳的枕頭
不問後不後悔　這一刻最美

第幾個一百天，還是很有感覺
第幾個一百天，也像剛熱戀

If anyone can make me a better person you could
All I gotta say is I must've done something good
I came along one day and you rearranged my life
All I gotta say is I must've done something right

終於作了這個決定　別人怎麼說我不理
只要你也一樣的肯定

愛真的需要勇氣　來面對流言蜚語
只要你一個眼神肯定　我的愛就有意義
我們都需要勇氣　去相信會在一起
人潮擁擠我能感覺你
放在我手心裡　你的真心

如果我的堅強任性
會不小心傷害了你
你能不能溫柔提醒
我雖然心太急　更害怕錯過你

OMG raining !! Goodnight :D

JGR - Reflections for 2015

I prefer reflections to resolutions, 

because you go through the thought process of what you want to improve, not just achieve.

2015

#1

Another awesome year for travels.

Managed to go for 2 trips in 2015, 

one with Levon to HK - eat and walk and eat and eat - #gluttonsgoHK,

and Taiwan with Levon and Bimb - #radiostand2TW. we're also known as #bitchstand HAHAHA

#2

Graduated on 16th November 2015! 

With my parents and ahma witnessing me going up on stage, 

I can say that this is not only a milestone in 2015, but in my life too.

Cause ahma finally got to see her grandchild graduate.

And I'm sure ahgong will have seen that moment too. ;)

#3

Reached 8 years with Taupok :D

To infinity and beyond !

#4

Family members all okay. I'm grateful.

#5

New job - Medical Technologist at KKH.

Okay, so I didn't manage to get the Crime Scene Specialist job, but I'm also happy with my new workplace.

Working in a lab environment might be boring and monotonous to some, 

however for me, I like it that right now, there's always something new to learn.

For KKH, its also slightly different because we have so much more children than other hospitals,

hence we have to be extra careful when handling specimens, and interpretation is not as straight-forward too.

Its a challenge, but I love it.

And my colleagues are mostly v nice! They're around the same age, and there's no politics - so far.

My greatest fear :x - but okay la even if have I'll just deal with it - 對事不對人

#6

Managed to take time for myself :

80% successful in my attempt to form a water drinking habit. 

Seriously not easy sia, because there's no time for water breaks,

then if you drink water, you need to pee also, where got time for toilet break then?

Went for a total of 3 months exercise ? 

Two months of Sunday Kpop Fitness with Bimb and Jh,

then I also signed up for one month of dance sessions. 

I loveee the Barre Method classes best!

#7

Decided to cut off unhealthy friendships, which included 3 from my clique.

Looking back now, I realised that this was coming sooner or later - the signs were there.

There are just some people who are not worth saving my precious time for, so I shouldn't try anymore.

Initially it was upsetting, but now its just a part of growing up that everyone will go through.

Life is a journey, with many stops - new passengers at every stop, and people who will get off.

I have to cherish the people who are still there, and that's what I will focus on.

2016

#1 

Career wise, I'm hoping to achieve a good performance appraisal,

because it's important for company sponsorship for Masters, hehehe.

#2

More moments to enjoy - more dance sessions, manicures, and time for my loved ones.

Levon is starting shift work next year, hopefully all three of our schedules can still clash for off days!

If not there's always #pratachallenge. Hahahah.

#3

Weeeeee already got 3 trips confirmed - HK with #saibeanpok, Japan (!!!!) with Bimb, and family trip in Dec!

#4

For my loved ones to stay healthy and happy.

#5

2016 will be a defining year for me and ahpok, so I'm hoping everything will turn out for the best.

With my shift work schedule, it is not easy to always have my weekends off for him,

but he's always ever understanding.

Quality time doesn't matter in terms of length, just the moments. (:

Taiwan Travelogue: Day Ten - Back to Singapore!

Finally done with the whole travelogue!
And omg I'm already going for my 2016 HK trip soon HAHA.
This time it's with jh and pearlyn, our first trip tgt - #saibeanpok :D

Last day in Taipei is nua day, basically eating everything we can before flying LOL.
Actually planned to do some last minute shopping but our luggages were packed and super to the brim alr.

Went for brunch at The Pasta Bar -  smth we've seen and been wanting to try!
Unfortunately I think it was a lackluster last meal in Taipei la.

The Pasta Bar

義大利麵的達人

No. 59, Section 2, Wuchang St, Wanhua District

Menu - quite an array of flavours available, some very unique.

Their combo meals complete your tummy.

I ordered Mentaiko Pasta - and I was expecting the usual creamy kind.
What I received was the complete opposite.
It was a refreshing, zesty type of cold pasta, and I would say that it was pretty nice !
Just not what I was craving hahah.

Tomato Vegetable soup, which is Minestrone with the funny barley and beans, 

and Corn Seafood Soup - which I promise is covered like this in black pepper, only cause Bimb spammed it.

Bimb's Tomato with Mushroom 

Creamy tomato sauce looks awesome.

Levon's Butter Bacon Chicken

BACON.

We also completed our last minute dash to get all the street foods we craved.
Yup, we tabao-ed ah zong mee sua to the airport LOLOL.
Our love is that strong.

Levon also! She brought out her tupperware to tabao her beef noodles hahah.

Oh ya notice the Ajitsuke Tamago? Yup its legit.

Levon has an obsession for egg butts, thanks to gudetama. 

Our initial plan was to make our way to the airport via public transport.

But when I saw the way Levon was struggling with her ginormous luggage.
and the mere thought of the super packed Taipei Main Station..

I was suddenly on the hunt for the nearest taxi driver :B

Which actually gave us additional time to burn at the airport LOL.
Von wanted to kill me, but I'd rather not get murdered by my heavy luggage :x

Day 10 selfie!

Stupidly I also fell in love with the milk tea just before I left Taiwan.
I originally planned to buy two bottles just for the packaging, because jh will love shit like this.
So of course buy on the last day, and keep in my hand carry la.
I didn't expect to love the contents omg.
Regret nao rawr.

Checked in ASAP because we wanted to see the Hello Kitty themed boarding area!
Bimb was so excited and kept niam-ing about taking EVA Air next time. Hahah.

Unexpectedly I also went gaga for Pompompurin at the Sanrio store.
It's not that popular in Singapore, and I loved it when I was young. Teehee.

Bought this tumbler ! :D
Best non-edible buy from Taiwan.

The two bffs were so shocked at my outburst of excitement hahahah. whaaaaat don't judge :p

  

It was an awesome trip (as usual), with all the jiao whey, selfies, and bouts of gluttonness.
And the local production videos LOLOL.

Of course there were times where we disagreed with each other.
We're not perfect but we can accept each other's suay kuan perfectly.
That's why we're bffs what. :D

Okay maybe Bimb still knows how to deal with my moody attitude best HAHAH.
I'm just the kind, who will rather keep it all inside and brood and try to suppress and ignore,
until I just can't anymore.
Then I'll need a listening ear, OR I'll make sure you know why I'm being pissed. Heh.

Oh yes, and my rant about the freaking Hotel Midtown Richardson:

Hotel is clean, beautiful.
Staff appeared friendly, but had lousy PR skills and no idea how to follow up cases.
Absolutely horrible.

They demanded that we pay laundry fee to clean their bath towels due to some hair dye stains,
EVEN before trying to clean it off themselves - wow, towels that cannot be dirty after use,
I wonder if they're human at all.

When we told them there was no issue with the previous hotels we stayed in, guess their response?

"Oh they dont even try to wash, they will just throw away the towels.
We use good quality towels so we can't throw them away.
Anyway you cannot compare our hotels to others, we are different"

WTF they think they're some kind of premier world class grade hotel? What nonsense

After we requested them to try cleaning it first,
they actually told us to follow them to WATCH THEM TRY TO WASH.
Definitely didn't fly to Taipei just to watch staff wash laundry -.-

And after they 'tried', the stains were still there and they told us if we could wash it off,
they would waive the laundry charges.

GUESS WHAT, WE WASHED IT WITH NORMAL SOAP AND OFF THE STAINS WENT.

I guess they were using top grade towels but not top grade washing agents. -.-

After we returned the clean towels, we thought everything was settled.
Says who? Upon checkout the dumbass reception tried to charge us the laundry fee,
showing that they are inept when it comes to passing messages after their shift and following up on cases.

Oh and on one of the nights, I discovered that one of their freshly issued towels were stained,
which of course earned them a complaint from me.
Good quality towels my foot.

Last but not least, their toilets choked every night - seems like you can't even take a good quality poop either.

Even the taxi driver we hired nearby the hotel told us he had many complaints from tourists.
He told us that the hotel has a service to help their guests to hire a cab, but for an expensive fee,
which they charge to both taxis and guests.

Just please, do not visit Hotel Midtown Richardson.

Taiwan Travelogue: Day Nine - Taipei Exploring

Shopping day ! 

Our plan is to finish the underground shopping mall at Taipei Main Station, which is gigantic, btw. 

Taipei City Mall - and seriously, there's alot of shoe shops there, with prices ranging from NT200 - 400

Bought my 7th pair of shoes here HAHAH.

Other than shoes, they have clothing stores as well, but eh the designs didn't suit us.

Because we ran the risk of overflowing our luggage, 

we quit the underground shopping mall before we got our 8th pair of shoes. HAHAH.

Exit Z4 to get to this area. We're going to Daiso and Kuang Nan Wholesale!

This huge building is the Taipei Main Station btw.

3 stories of items, at wholesale price - including stationery, albums, toys, omg everything.

Kuang Nan Wholesale (Taipei Xuchang Store)

光南大批發(台北許昌店)

No. 40 Xuchang Street

臺北市許昌街40號

There are other branches all over Taiwan, including Taichung and Hualien.

We went to the one at Taichung as well, and this Levon actually made a friend there wtf.

Who recommended us to this Japanese place for lunch.

They're known for affordable meals with good quality, especially their unagi rice, which many people rave about.

Fei Qian House

肥前屋

No. 13-2, Lane 121, Section 1, Zhongshan N Rd, Zhongshan District

中山北路一段 121 巷 13-2 號

Opening hours:

11 am to 2.30 pm

5 pm to 11 pm

Open daily except for Mondays

Menu for you!

Long queue means selfies !

Love this shot - Bimb dio kiap because Levon spotted us taking and she barreled over. Wahahah :D

Okay la a nice one ;p

Cold tofu 冷豆腐 !! :DD 

Stir fried beansprouts 炒豆芽菜

Salmon sashimi ! NT200 for this, 8 SGD?

Oyako Don ! 洋蔥蛋飯

Damn yummy la the hot steaming egg over rice.

Here's their famous Unagi Rice ! 鰻魚飯 - NT250, and I think this is the small one !

Levon enjoyed it so much until she hopped around while eating. Hahahah.

Yakitori ! 

Grilled squid

Can you make a guess where we're going for desserts?

Hello Kitty Sweets Café

No 90, Section 1 Da’an Rd, Da’an District

台北市 大安路一段90號

Opening hours:

11.30 am to 10 pm

Nearest MRT Station: Zhongxiao Fuxing 忠孝復興 

Go out via exit 3, walk down Section 4 Zhongxiao West Road忠孝東路四段 ,

opposite direction from SOGO

Turn into Section 1 Da’an Rd大安路一段

There's a minimum spend of NT300 per person, which is easily met if you purchase a meal.

Desserts all come with a complimentary drink and a HK pudding.

Cranberry Apple Tea - omg I don't likeeeee, so sour, even 2 packets of sugar didn't help.

Pudding was awesome - smooth, not too heavy egg taste.

So was capturing Bimb's shocked expression when we cruelly destroyed the kitty's face.

Creme brulee - one of the nicer desserts.

Levon's German Pudding cake, which was meh. Crust was too thick.

"Why you disappoint me kittyyyy~"

Bimb's Tiramisu - which also didn't have a tiramisu taste. Alcohol not enough :x

Desserts were basically a flop - but what impressed us was their attitude towards feedback.

The waitress inquired for details from us, because we filled in negative ratings on their form.

Looks like they genuinely wanted to improve, so hopefully the desserts will improve? :D

Made a last minute pit stop at our favourite cosmetics store - 小三每日!

Actually we were due to visit Miramar Entertainment Park 美麗華百樂園,for the Ferris Wheel

But it was raining, meh we dont wanna view clouds only .

Our last dinner in Taipei - Mala Yuanyang Steamboat! 

Mala Yuanyang Steamboat

马辣顶级麻辣鸳鸯火锅

2F., No.62, Xining South Rd., Wanhua District

臺北市 万華區 西寧南路62 號

Lunch: 11.30 am to 4 pm - NT498

Dinner: 4 pm to 5 am - NT598

Weekends or Public Holidays: 11.30 am to 5 am - NT598

It's a really popular steamboat place, with branches across Taipei.

Expect a long queue of at least 30 minutes - we went to get a queue number and explored the rest of Ximending while waiting.

Huge array of vegetables and seafood for selection.

I think the buffet is super worth it for seafood lovers.

At least 3 mixes for the sauce is legit. 

My favourite combi is soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, chopped garlic and chilli!

Help yourself to local herb teas, Lipton, or Twinings tea.

There's even Movenpick and Haagen-Dazs 

Plus sukiya style meats - just request platters from the waiter.
There's quality beef, lamb, pork and chicken. (:

Slurps, om nom nom meal !

At SGD 26 per pax, its the standard price for Sukiya, 

but its more worth it because of the wide range of items available.

Packing up our buys over the last 10 days is no mean feat omg. 
But I've become quite a pro at packing sun biscuits. HAHAHA.

This is 3 boxes into one luggage mwahahahaha.

OMG NO. 9 I'M ALMOST DONE !!!