Autumn-Winter 2013 looks' long overdue post.

Heyyyaaaa all. The weekend is coming to an end. Again. Hope you had a great one like me!!

So at the end of this beautiful week, I would love to share a beautiful video that has been loooooonnnnnnng overdue, like, at least one Autumn/Winter season overdue and I am deeply sorry about this. This video was made by my friend Keit from Bulgaria, who has been the nicest and sweetest co-worker I ever had at my previous fashion company. She was one of the reasons who kept me going in a dreadful workplace. No life? CHECKED - which was why I had no opportunity to share the video until today. I think, one of those days I was slaving away with my mate Coba-chan at company when we received this super happy video from Keit! Couldn't say how excited we were!

Now to the superest awesomest video someone has ever made for me and my ex-team!! Keit's happy styles never go outdated, so the styles she kindly created for us a while ago still very much applies NOW! ♥ Thank you so so so much, Keit! Blagodaria!♥ (← Hope I didn't get it wrong!)

Life, however is not all miserable at the ex-company, because we had each other - the best team ever. Here's a peek of the fun we had in AW2013!

In other news, I finally had a chance to update my online store! You may click "SHOP MY CLOSET" on top or here to see what I have that you can buy! Trades are welcome as well, if not, very much desired. Shipping/Trading overseas!

Am already preparing for the next post right now, so keep coming back yo!♥

Russian Lunch!! 初ロシアン!

12月にテキトーーーに抽選キャンペインを応募しかけど、ロシアンレストラン「ブヤン」のバウチャーが当たった。どんだけ～ロシアンフードはシンガポールではメジャーじゃないのでどんな味のディシューが出てくるか正直不安だったｗｗｗランチタイムはメニューから好きな3品（前菜、メインとデザート）が選べるかたちになっていて、適当に頼んでみた。ｗｗ全3品は普通においしかったよ。

Won vouchers unexpectedly from Russian restaurant "Buyan". Kind of panicked because I wasn't prepared for an idea THIS NEW. (Russian food isn't very major in multi-racial Singapore yet, ya'know) Finally visited Buyan during lunch time yesterday. Ordered a 3-course lunch consisting of an appetiser, a main and a dessert. Anything from the main menu can be selected, except for caviar. (That's ok, I can't appreciate black fish eggs) All dishes were delectable!! Not so hard to accept as I thought (too much).

Appetiser/Soup - Chicken Lapsha (Russian Chicken Soup with Handmade Noodles and Vegetables)
One of the hot soup dishes. Examples of other hot soups are Borscht and Ukha. Somehow it had my omoni (mum)'s taste!! How incredible. A comfort food good for winter. I'm so going to try making this at home.

前菜/スープのチキンラプシャ（手打ち面入りチキンスープ）
ロシアの定番温かいスープ（ボルシチ、ウクハとか）の一つ。なぜかお母さんの味がした。不思議！！ｗｗ

Chicken Lapsha
куриная лапша

Next up, main dish - Chicken Kiev  (Deep-fried Chicken Breasts rolled in garlic butter) served with Mushroom Sauce.

次、メインのチキンキエフ（とりの胸肉の揚げ物、きのこソース）

Chicken Kiev
Котлета по-київськи

The Chicken Kiev looked like a cute giant croquette. It bled BUTTER as I cut it open. BUTTTER!!!!!!!!!!! AWESOME. The mushroom sauce was great as well. It went freakin' well with anything on the plate - the vegetables sauteed in garlic butter, and the chicken roll itself. Wanted some more mushroom sauce, but since it was fine dining, I tried my best not to make too many requests. Chicken Kiev is happy dish for a butter lover like me, not too difficult to make but its preparation just seems to take too long (as per youtube video recipes). I'll try making it someday, maybe♪

でかいコロッケみたい！！真ん中から切るとバターが流れてくる～～～♪ ガリックバターで炒めた野菜もとてもおいしかった！！ごはんが欲しくなる一品。作るのに手間かかりそうね。

 

Last, dessert of HONEY CAKE!! Like the powered up version of Dotour's already-fab Honey Millecrepe, just more fab and more honey. Definitely need to use some coffee for this.

ラスト、デザートのハニーケーキ！ドトールのミルクレープのパワーアップバージョンかな♪

Honey Cake

If you're searching for a new idea and have some budget, got to go to Buyan.

Buyan Russian Haute Cuisine & Caviar Bar
tel: 65 6223 7008
9/10 Duxton Hill, Singapore 089593 (near Flor Patisserie)

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Hiroshima Tsukemen (Dip Noodles) 広島つけめん

広島大好きなSomebody from Hiroshima lah♪からこれもらったんだ!! ww 広島つけめんセットby ばくだんや!! Somebody from Hiroshima, thank you ah!! wwww

味は店で売ってるのと全然変わらない♪　もちろんたまご、キャベツとねぎはセットには含まれていませんｗ　店ではいつも15倍（から）のつけめんの並を注文してたけど、セットだからつけたれの辛さは限られてて、ちょっと残念↓↓ セットの辛さはたぶんマックスで5倍ぐらいかな?ww 辛さはちょっと足りないけど、家で懐かしいグルメが食べられるってとっても幸せ!!

Something spicy and oishii I received from my lovely and mysterious "Somebody from Hiroshima" about a week ago - Bakudanya's Hiroshima Tsukemen set!! Thank you my lovely Somebody!!♪ Hiroshima Tsukemen is one great Hiroshima cuisine that has been getting too little attention (since Hiroshima style Okonomiyaki and Momiji-manju Maple cakes have been getting more air-time).

The tsukemen is cold noodles served with a spicy sauce. You can choose whatever toppings you'd like to have, but a typical plate of tsukemen is served with char siew, egg, cucumber, cabbage and spring onions. The level of spicyness can also be adjusted according to your liking. I usually order Level 15 onwards at the actual shop. But since what I have now is a box-set, the level of spicyness is limited to whatever that I can find in the box, which is probably around a maximum of Level 5. That's a bit disappointing but that's ok, because I can eat my favourite Hiroshima food in Singapore, in my own room!!♪♪

Made this from the box set♪

左のイメージはばくだんやの店で使われてるメニュー。辛さのチャートも付いてるよ。他のお客さんは大体10倍までを注文してたけど、いきなり店に入ってきて、「50倍下さい」って言う人も店で一回会った。自分は30倍（右のイメージの一番右のやつ）を1回注文してみたけど、つけたれがすごく赤くてとろっとろになってた。最初の一口はなんともなかったけど、あとから・・・KARAI!!!wwww 今度からは22倍ぐらいまでにしとく。wwwちなみに、辛いのが大好きな方は、15倍～22倍までがおすすめだよ～←Recommended by リッチ&つっち www

Check this really cool hand-writing style menu, found only at actual Bakudanya shops.(Left) Besides food items, it shows also a spicyness level chart at the bottom. At the shop, I've heard people ordering mostly up to level 10, but once, I've met someone who came into the shop and asked for a 50 immediately. Like, DUDE, YOU SERIOUS? I tried a 30, the dip sauce served was red and sticky (right image, right-most bowl). The first sip tasted ordinary, then the hot stuff kicked in after 2-3 seconds!! If you like spicy stuff, Ricchi and Tsucchi recommend around level 15 to 22!! ♥

A must-try if you're dropping by Hiroshima!! If you're only zooming by on the Sanyo Shinkansen (bullet train), remember to visit their shop located conveniently within JR Hiroshima (Shinkansen side) -
ばくだん屋 広島駅新幹線口店
Hiroshima Prefecture, Hiroshima, Minami Ward, Matsubaracho, 1-2

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MORE INFO:
Bakudanya Global Site
Bakudanya Japan site (with more shop locations)

Corn Pretz プリッツコーン味

タイお土産第二弾・・・タイ限定プリッツコーン味!!「めっちゃくっちゃコーンや！」としか言えない。ww砂糖はちょっとだけ入ってるけどね。バターと一緒に食べるとさらにおいしくなる♪

Thailand's limited edition Corn Pretz!! It tastes exactly like corn albeit a little sweet. Eat them with a tiny slab of butter♪

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20th Century Boys Penlight 20世紀少年ペンライト!!

This came in the mail today!! A holiday gift from a Facebook Page's holiday campaign - 20th Century Boys penlight~ ♪

Facebookページのホリディキャンペインで抽選でこれ当たっちゃった♪ ﾍ(ﾟ∇ﾟﾍ)

ONボタンを押すとともだちのシンボルが出てくる！面白い!! けど!! どこで何で使うか・・・まだ謎です。

（￣〜￣；）？？wwww

Thought it was a mere penlight until I pushed the ON button...and it reproduced Tomodachi (Friend)'s infamous symbol!! Really cool but...exactly where and how can I utilise it? (・＿・？）HAHAHA★

AJINOMOTO BIRDY ROBUSTA 缶コーヒー

タイのお土産でこれもらったどーー!! ♪♪ BIRDY(バーディー)の缶コーヒー!!缶に見慣れたマークが付いてた。まさかあの調味料イメージが強い・・・AJINOMOTO? ！Σ(・oノ)ノ

Received an interesting souvenir from Krabi, Thailand...a can of BIRDY Coffee!! The next thing that caught the eye was a really familiar logo. Could it be? That famous flavouring and condiments maker...? AJINOMOTO!! They do coffee too?! ！Σ(・oノ)ノ

とりあえず飲んでみた。

Pulled the tab and drank it anyway.

ブラックか？カフェオーレか？よく分からないけど、中途半端にミルクが入ってる感じｗｗ甘さはハンパナイ。駅で売ってる缶コーヒーの1.5倍以上甘かった。たぶん、タイ人向きの商品だからかな？タイフードって酸っぱい、辛い、甘いのが多いね。この缶コーヒー、そんなにおいしくはなかったけど、とてもおもしろかったわ～www ヾ(●⌒∇⌒●)ﾉ AJINOMOTOの餃子が食べたくなった。

Was it black? Or was it Au Lait? I couldn't tell, but there probably were traces of milk. The coffee was also at least 1.5 times sweeter than the regular can coffees that I usually buy from the train station's vending machines. Since Thai food are often sour, spicy or sweet, I don't know, this product could be targeting the Thai audience. Haven't seen any AJINOMOTO coffee in Japan or Singapore yet. Not so suitable for me but nevertheless, an interesting souvenir to have.  ♥ ♥  Now give me some AJINOMOTO GYOZA!!

Watch the CMs and full line-up: AJINOMOTO BIRDY