• Indonesia,  Jakarta,  Restaurants

    Satoo, Shangri-la, Jakarta

    Satoo means “one” or “first” in Indonesian. This restaurant offers a very wide-ranging buffet lunch.  Some stand-outs: Fresh seafood (tiger prawns!!! Clams!!!—I am huge on shell fish, not so huge on crustaceans). Sashimi!!! Peking duck!!!!  I love Peking duck!  Peking…

  • Indonesia,  Jakarta,  Travel

    Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta International Airport

    IMPORTANT: to depart from Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, you need to have your bags x-rayed first before you check in. IMPORTANT: after you check in your bags, the airport sticks stickers on your suitcases, which may not come off easily. …

  • Singapore,  Travel

    Gardens By The Bay, Singapore

    Gardens By The Bay is a public landscaped garden right opposite Marina Bay Sands Hotel and Casino.  It is accessible from the hotel and casino through an overhead bridge or an underpass.  You can take the subway to Gardens By…

  • Johor Bahru,  Malaysia,  Travel

    Legoland, Johor Bahru

    I went to Legoland on a sweltering hot day.  It was a Monday, when everyone else is working. Ha!  The park was largely empty. This park is pretty huge, bigger than Universal Studios Singapore and definitely bigger than Sanrio Hello…

  • Restaurants,  Singapore

    Strictly Pancakes, Singapore

    This place located at Prinsep Street is doing brisk business with students from nearby institutions. I picked the Tiramisu pancakes (3 warm chocolate pancakes with chocolate flakes on top, vanilla sauce drizzled on the side and a scope of vanilla…

  • Restaurants,  Singapore

    7 Kickstart Brewiches, Singapore

    This café is located along quiet Armenian Street, opposite The Substation and the Peranankan Museum.  It is a short walk from the Singapore Management University campus and Bras Basah subway station. The décor is kitschy.  The odour is suspect. It…

  • Restaurants,  Singapore

    Itacho Sushi, Singapore

    I finally found a place that sells very affordable cold soba (S$4 per serving).  The most crucial thing about cold soba is that it must be ice cold.  The soya sauce must be ice cold as well. I am happy…

  • Restaurants,  Singapore

    Pies and Coffee, Singapore

    S$9.95 for a duck confit pie????   Not worth it, in my opinion. S$5.80 for a double-shot café latte, which I think was ok, price-wise.  But the latte wasn’t hot enough. Another customer had the same complaint. They have other outlets…