HÜBSCH JESS BABY

It has been a long hiatus since my last visit to PUTIEN Restaurant. I went to the outlet located at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) with baby for dinner.  We ordered our usual favourite items - Pu Tien Mee Sua and Sweet and Sour Pork with Lychee.  The Sweet and Sour Pork with Lychee,  tasted fabulous! I had several helpings, and each piece of pork gave me a nice, homely feel. It was a pleasant meal on the whole, and the damage was about SGD80+. Both N and I decided to have dinner at Mama Diam - It's a Speakeasy Bar with a secret entrance behind the retro Mama Shop! It is located at Prinsep Street.   Mama Shop is an important element of Singapore’s rich cultural heritage. The front of the place is made up to resemble a small and often family-run provision store commonly found under HDB blocks back in the 1980s to early 2000s. Mama Diam has nailed it by recreating this iconic setting. I’ve had many fond memories of exploring neighbourhood mama stores when growing up, so I wa...

I am a big fan of Shiroi koibito cookies, and I generally enjoy eating their chocolate cookies. I travel to Japan pretty often, but have never had the chance to visit their chocolate factory. Baby added this in as part of our Hokkaido trip!     After my simple brekkie in the room, we headed over to Shiroi Koibito Park via the local train Tozai Line from Odori station to Miyanosawa station. A 10-minute short walking distance is required to get to the park. The cold weather made the distance seem longer as it was really chilly and the road was slippery.   I took many random photos at the winter wonderland park, and it looked really beautiful, especially the entire park was covered by snow.   The admission to the Ishiya Chocolate Factory cost us ¥600 per pax. We were given a cookie each before we started our chocolate journey with Ishiya .   The factory is not a...