Eating Out (Japanese)

Ever since we've discovered (rather late) about this branch of Sakura buffet at Balestier Shaw Plaza, we've been going to this branch.

This place is bigger, has better ventilation and slightly better food, especially the cooked food section, but their chairs are all the same, i.e. wooden stools.


We were there last Sat, after a massive cleaning up at home. There was a huge mess caused by the installation of the new aircon system, with lots of loose cement powder and concrete from all that drilling. We were so tired and famished afterwards that we thought we deserved a good meal (or just a lame excuse to eat)!

I was too busy and didn't take photos; these are from an earlier visit


Roast duck, oatmeal prawns (麦片虾), baked salmon, baked scallop & breaded oyster


Sashimi platter & sushi, etc.


Durian puff, eclair and mentaiko prawn

"Mentaiko" refers to the sweet orange paste and the name tickles me no end - think of men tiok tai ko (in Hokkien) and you'll understand. :p


On a separate day, we had lunch at Yuki Sushi Village (or something like that...?)


Conveyor belt sushi


Most things are priced at 99 cents, except for items on criss-crossed patterned plate which is $2.99


Some lobster thingy


The hand-rolled sushi are also $2.99 each

Quality-wise, the food is averagely acceptable, and I didn't expect the salmon roe to match those at better (and more expensive) Japanese restaurants. It's not bad a place for a quick and cheap sushi meal.

Herb Salad Pack

It's pre-washed and ready-to-eat.




Can be stored for up to a week or more, and enough for 3 to 4 servings

The types of vegies included





Nice to eat, but the herb taste is rather strong, especially from the cilantro (ie the Chinese "wang sui" 芫荽 ） and dill; better to mix it with some butterhead lettuce and/or baby spinach to even out the taste.

Pasta & Fish Dinner

I haven't been cooking much for the past couple of months. I used to cook about half the time, but one day I just decided not to waste so much time after work just to cook a dinner for two, which would be devoured within 20 minutes. I would use the time saved to do the relaxing things that I like to do, or exercise at the gym or just do nothing! :))

However, I decided to cook dinner tonight since I am on 2 days' mc for sore eyes. It's extra time given to me by the doctor, or 是 eye bacteria 赐给我的~！ Haha! :P

The ingredients for pasta, i.e. whatever that's available at home



Two pieces of salmon which had been sitting in the freezer



Finished product



Looks more like mee goreng...?!?


It was a bit dry, coz I didn't want to dilute the sauce

The extras - grilled salmon on a bed of baby spinach leaves



The SO's TV dinner


Now we're both TOO FULL !!

Now I wonder if I should cook tomorrow??

Egg & Kaya-Butter Toast

This is currently one of my favourite things to eat for breakfast, morning tea or afternoon tea.


The main attraction is the plate of soft-boiled eggs...so smooth and yummilicious! *DROOLS!!*

Sometimes, I'm even tempted to eat it for dinner or supper.

I wonder is it ok to eat one egg everyday? I can eat these eggs everyday if I could. See the masthead of this blog and you'll know liao... it's definitely egg-inspired! ;P


I tried this drink last week - grass jelly iced milk tea.


It's not bad, as long as the tea is good.

The SO wanted to have the normal grass jelly drink, but the cafe say don't have. I guess they only know how to make grass jelly tea...!?!


Also tried this drink many weeks' back.


It's got a lovely colour, and is a non-alcoholic beer.


But I think it tasted like bubbly juice...