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Singapore Top French Restaurant - Black Sheep Cafe

Black Sheep Cafe is definitely one of the best french restaurants in Singapore.

Other than the cozy ambience, the chef actually listens & constantly strive for greater heights in his french cum European crusine.

Btw, some of the ornamental decos are gifts from his regular customers...

The chef will create a new menu every few months...especially when he is being "challenged" on a particular dish...he will show you nothing's too difficult for him...

The restaurant is located at 35 Mayo Street (near the Verge).  Prices range from $25 - $45 per pax.
4 of 5 stars rating

Some of the speciality of Black Sheep Cafe includes:

Duck Confit (Photo from Hungrygowhere)

Kahlua Souffle

Pork Cheeks

Foie gras

Baked Cheese

Hello Kitty Accessories Craze!

Once upon a time there was the infamous McDonald Hello Kitty frenzy that causes "never before" crazy over-night queues in all the McDonald restaurants in Singapore.

Incidentally, I was one of those people free & crazy enough to join in the "Fun"...

I believe "Hello Kitty" is by far the most successful branding by the Toy Maker & Stationery Giant - Sanrio Co., Ltd. (株式会社サンリオ Kabushiki-kaisha Sanrio).


The word Sanrio comes from the Japanese word "San" and the Spanish one "Rio". These words mean "three" and "river" respectively.


Little known to many, other than their movie production and publishing Sanrio also participate in the fast food industry, running a franchise of KFC in Saitama. Sanrio also own the rights to the Peanuts characters in Japan.


The company produced a line of character merchandise around gift-giving occasions. It wasn't until 1973 that the company was officially established under the name "Sanrio." 


Some of characters created are The Little Twin Stars (created by Mr. Tsuji himself), My Melody, Keroppi, Tuxedo Sam, Badtz-Maru, etc


 Sanrio constantly adds new characters to its lineup (up to three a year), so some of the older characters go into retirement. Some of Sanrio's newest characters are Charmmy Kitty (Hello Kitty's pet cat), Kuromi (My Melody's rival) and Chi Chai Monchan (a pink monkey who balances bananas on his head).


Below are some of interesting accessories I seen in Singapore:


1) Hello Kitty Bowl Hugger. 
In case you are wondering what's a bowl hugger...check out below :

2)   The other interesting Hello Kitty product found here is the Hello KItty Exhaust Pipe owned by one of my neighbours.

Feel free to share sightings of rare hello kitty stuff here ; )

Everything Korean in Singapore Lately - Food & Restaurants

With the rise of the Korean Wave in Singapore, K-Pop, K-Dramas & Korean food is a common place in Singapore. Some of my favourite Korean stuff include:

1) Korean Rice Drink:

One of the places you can get the drink other korean stuff at reasonble prices is SOL Mart @ Novena Square 2:

2) Delicious Korean Cuisine. Some of my favourite local korean restaurant include:

- Red Pig Korean Restaurant (93 Amoy Street)

- Nolboo Hangari Galbi (Orchard Central)

-  Doong Ji Korean Restaurant (222 East Coast Rd)

 

Little Vietnam Restaurant & Cafe in Singapore - Part 2

Below is a video shot of the Little Vietnam Restaurant & Cafe located at 511 Guillemard Road (Grandlink Square)


The friendly waitresses at LV Restaurant looking attentively for customers' orders & requests...

Alfresco Dining

Arowana vs Frog in Punggol

Jimmy's prized Arowana had a little situation with the "Pretend to die" Frog during our Punggol Edgedale Green gathering.

Below are some of the videos of our steamboat session at Jimmy & Alexis' place:



Are you ready to watch Daddy's Arowana in action?

Check out the "Dead Frog" Series:


1) "Dead for Sure" Frog



2) Arowana vs "Pretend to be Dead" Frog - Rocky



3) "Pretend to be Dead" Frog strikes once again!

Shinjuku Incident (新宿事件) Screened on Cable Channel 62 lately

Last year I had to rush off & didn't manage to catch Jackie Chan & Daniel Wu who came to Plaza Singapura to promote their new Movie - Shinjuku Incident (新宿事件). Also known as 新宿インシデント) in Japan.

I finally caught Shinjuku Incident couple of days back on cable. Really enjoyed the strong cast & the story line.

Director Derek Yee spent 10 years preparing for this film... was further delayed when he decided to wait for buddy Jackie Chan who was filming Rush Hour 3 - Yee felt Chan was most suited for the role of "Steelhead".

Other Guest Cast include:

" Inspector Kitano" - Steelhead's police friend by Naoto Takenaka (竹中 直人)













- remember the funny "self-declared" music teacher of Swing Girls? 

Also, Fan Bing Bing (范冰冰) as "Lily", Steelhead's pretty girl friend

Fan (冰冰) rose to stardom after the successful taiwanese periodic TV drama - Princess Pearl (还珠格格) Huan Zhu Ge Ge

She also starred next to Andy Lau in "Battle of Wits"  (墨攻)