Recently, I had a meet up with an old friend at Northpoint for dinner. Due to the lack of money, the most "expensive" good food we could eat is at the food court at basement 2.

To my surprise, I thought Ming Fa Noodles were a new food stall because I don't even remember it was there! Nevertheless, its promotion of its ba chor mee set appeals to me. Heehee. Around $6 for a set meal of Ba Chor Mee + Soup + Ngyo Hiang, quite a good deal I would say for a meal at shopping centre.

Not exactly those kind of delicate dishes, but something that you can eat comfortably without caring about dining etiquette with a full stomach at the end of the meal. Delicious and affordable noodles plus the oily small mouthful of ngyo hiang. YUMMEH!!!!!!!!!

Read a review on OpenRice about Happy Lemon and I decided to try it when I go to town and I am glad that I did try! It was better than KOI.

When I first saw the menu, I was shocked with so many weird names and combinations. I ordered the unique Rock Salt + Cheese combo with Chocolate and to my surprise, it actually taste nice. But maybe it is because I have ordered the more "common" drink of their, I can't taste the uniqueness of Happy Lemon and my drink taste more like Chocolate Milk (because the rock salt taste didn't jump out and the milky texture is quite strong).

I will definitely try out the other drinks if I happened to pass by the store, even though the price range (around $2 to $3.50? for each cup) is a bit steep for students like me.

Overall, it is a nice experience! Look forward to queues outside Happy Lemon branches in the future, it is like the next KOI craze.

Whee! I have been wanting to post this up since MONTHS ago but I can't find the time to do so. Haha.

Anyway, in case you didn't know... Gelare organized a Gelare's FB fan day to gather all the Gelare fans to enjoy a privileged promotion of half-price waffle ice-cream!

Awesome not?

I wish they could organize more of these promotions though, so that I can gorge myself and die as a pig but do not have to wait till Tuesday promo. Just kidding.

Look at the cookie and cream ice-cream with the "thick-skinned" waffle with chocolate sauce sliding down the ice-cream... The best commoners' indulgence!

My family and I went there for my birthday dinner to eat dim sum.

Of course, we also ordered their baked rice/pasta and I ordered my Eel noodles which I loved! However, I think it is a bit overpriced even though the food is nice. Not sure about the original Hong Kong dim sum but personally I find their dim sum and baked pasta/rice "okay only".

It is quite a long wait for the dim sum to come and according to them, they only cook it when someone order it. So I was thinking... "Is it frozen food?" but nonetheless, the service of the waitresses is pretty good there so I didn't say anything.

We were recommended to join as a member to enjoy privileges like $15 off the bill, One-for-one treat, 10% discount and I also received a free gift for my birthday (can redeem if it's your birthday month), so yeah... I guess it was a pretty decent deal.

Price is a bit steep if you keep ordering dim sum though. Haha.

When my friends told me that there's an Astons restaurant, I was actually quite surprised but when I saw where it is located at, all mysteries are solved.

Located at the basement of Suntec City where very few people will walk by, even the famous Astons will be submerged in the gloominess of the basement, just like New York New York. Well, I am not sure whether Astons there is being not as popular as the other outlets is because of its location or its service.

One of my friend ordered Sirloin steak medium but it turned out as medium rare. The worse part? We told the waitress and in the end we got back a re-cooked steak which was already cut. I find it quite amazing that service at Astons became like this, or maybe it is just this outlet.

As much as I dislike the service, the standard of the food is still quite good. Pasta salad, onion rings and mash potato are must-tries for the side dishes and of course... their main course too. Though I would prefer black pepper chicken over teriyaki chicken.