[World's Best Crossiant] Lune Bakery Crossiant [Melbourne 2024]

Personally tried the best crossiant in Melbourne and I got to say that it is indeed perfect. Price is a little pricy, but the average crossiant price here is around this price range as well. Therefore, i think it is worth trying only the best for such price point. They only sell these few crossiant choices which is their speciality. Take the order and wait for them to pack into boxes. Queue is long and they only had a few seats inside. So we took back and enjoy it. Well, i will give it 10/10, so when you are in Melbourne, be sure to test this out as i also saw many people bring it to the airport also 😅

Address: Shop 16/161 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia | It takes about 14 minutes train ride or 20 minutes walk from my AirBnb Penthouse

Operating Hours: Monday to Friday - 7.30AM to 3PM | Saturday and Sunday - 8AM to 3PM

AmateurCraft Rating: 

[0 to 2 - Cannot Make It (CMI)]

[3 to 4 - Edible, but not great at all]

[5 to 6 - Normal Day Food, decent "everyday" food]

[7 to 8 - It is delicious, but still have room for improvement to perfection]

[9 to 10 - Perfect ! One of the godly quality that can be eaten everyday without thinking.]

Disclaimer: All information, details and reviews are true at this point of posting. Under no circumstances will AmateurCraft be held responsible or liable in any way for any claims, damages, losses, expenses, costs or liabilities.

Airbnb Penthouse | Sub Penthouse Collection 6510 [Melbourne 2024]

In the hearts of Central Melbourne just across Victoria State Library. This penthouse is just at the door step of Melbourne Central Train Station. Or best described as it is directly opposite Melbourne Central Mall.

Typically my first AirBnB experience at this serviced residence. As mentioned above, this is the second highest building in Melbourne and it is in the most convienence location within the CBD area with plenty of amenties around the area. Although i am just staying at Level 65, it is classified as a penthouse as well. We are also able to head up to the highest floor where their gym, function room and library are located at. From the library, we are able to view very beautiful views without the need of any admission fee. Hence we skipped the Melbourne Sky Deck. The stay were good and have a living room, open concept kitchen, three bedrooms and two toilets. Will recommend this stay for anyone who wants to visit Melbourne.

Cost for 7 Night Stay: SGD2520 enough for 7 Paxs
Check-in: 1500hrs | Check-out: Before 1100hrs | Key is at the bicycle stand 😂
Address: 228 La Trobe Street 65, Melbourne, Australia

Uniquely Aussie Company | Hungry Jack [Melbourne 2024]

Aussie company Hungry Jack's is the master Australian franchise of the Burger King Corporation. Not sure if only this outlet, but i see that majority of the crowd supports Hungry Jack's more than other fast food chain. Their burger uses 100% Australia Beef and Australians are proud of their own produce. Almost every groceries products, they will indicate Australia-made. If not all, they will also indicate like 87% Australian made in that particular product. So i ordered their chicken burger, nuggets and fries. I underestimate their fries. It is so much better than Singapore. As for burger and nuggets, not really nice la. So burged and nuggets, i will give 4/10 and 7/10 for their fries. To be frank, I am more interested that this queue system is much better and imagine having 14 self-ordering kiosk in the outlet is "Efficient".

Address: 260 La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia | Basically just 1 minute walk from my AirBnb Penthouse.

AmateurCraft Rating: 

[0 to 2 - Cannot Make It (CMI)]

[3 to 4 - Edible, but not great at all]

[5 to 6 - Normal Day Food, decent "everyday" food]

[7 to 8 - It is delicious, but still have room for improvement to perfection]

[9 to 10 - Perfect ! One of the godly quality that can be eaten everyday without thinking.]

Disclaimer: All information, details and reviews are true at this point of posting. Under no circumstances will AmateurCraft be held responsible or liable in any way for any claims, damages, losses, expenses, costs or liabilities.

Royal Arcade [Melbourne 2024]

Built in 1869, Royal Arcade is Melbourne's oldest covered shopping precinct and the longest standing arcade in the country. Connecting Bourke Street Mall, Elizabeth Street and Little Collins Street, this ornate, heritage-listed arcade hosts a range of popular boutiques, cafes and specialty stores. Located in the heart of Melbourne CBD, there are many shops and eateries there, but the main thing is the beautiful designs of the building.

Basically nothing much here except for the checker design. The famous Koko Black which is the original site had been moved from here to the new Melbourne Central area where i purchased more than AUD$80 worth of chocolates there. You can choose to skip this area if you want.

Address: 335 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia | It takes about 4 minutes drive or 10 minutes walk from my AirBnb Penthouse.

Queen Victoria Market [Melbourne 2024]

Queen Victoria Market pretty meets all of a typical tourists' needs. The food were good especially the hot dog sausage. Noticed that the raw meat were quite cheap. Even cheaper than in Singapore, probably due to Australia is able to produce many pork and beef domestically and hence lower the cost of the meat products. However the cooked food were very expensive. But definitely a place to come when one visited Melbourne.

Address: Queen St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia | It takes 5 minutes drive or 11 minutes walk from my AirBnb Penthouse

Operating Hours: Monday - Closed | Tuesday - 6AM to 3PM | Wednesday - Closed | Thursday - 6AM - 3PM | Friday - 6AM to 3PM | Saturday - 6AM to 4PM | Sunday - 6AM to 4PM

The uniqueness of KFC burgers [Melbourne 2024]

Ordered both the tenders and 2 piece chicken set meal. Total damage costs $25.90. Seems that the fast food here isn't very good. French fries is not bad. But the rest of the meat, whipped potato, bread and tenders really is lousier than expected. Rating: 2/10. Worst of all, the price is very expensive. Not worth for the price and effort to come here.

Address: 401 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia | It takes 6 minutes walk from my AirBnb Penthouse

Operating Hours: Monday to Thursday - 9AM to 11PM | Friday - 9AM to 12AM | Saturday - 10AM to 12AM | Sunday - 10AM to 10PM

The 12 Apostles [Melbourne 2024]

The 12 Apostles are located 275 kilometres west of Melbourne which takes us approximately 4 hours drive along the Great Ocean Road. As of current, when I try to count them, it is only left with 8 out of 12 as the rest of the apostles had fallen. Due to the continual erosion affecting the limestone stacks and cliffs, the rock stacks will keep changing. 

Quite surprised that there were many tourists visiting the area as well from across the world. All came to take photos of what is currently remaining. This is the type of trip where we will just come once in our lifetime. 

Address: Great Ocean Rd & Booringa Rd, Princetown VIC 3269, Australia which is about 10 minutes drive away from my AirBnb Landed at Port Campbell

Operating Hours: 9AM to 5PM Daily

Best Gelato in Melbourne | Pidapipo Laboratorio [Melbourne 2024]

After trying the gelato ice cream here. We tried Chocolate Sea Salt, Salted Caramel, Nutella and Rock Melon Cream. 2 scoops for AUD8.10 each. I give it a 10/10 for the Rock Melon Cream, 7/10 for the rest of the flavours. To get a 10/10, i will recommend everything to have a try here. It will definitely be worth it !

Address: 429-431 Brunswick St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia | It takes 10 minutes drive from my AirBnb Penthouse.

Operating Hours: Monday to Friday - 12PM to 10.30PM | Saturday and Sunday - 12PM to 11PM

AmateurCraft Rating: 

[0 to 2 - Cannot Make It (CMI)]

[3 to 4 - Edible, but not great at all]

[5 to 6 - Normal Day Food, decent "everyday" food]

[7 to 8 - It is delicious, but still have room for improvement to perfection]

[9 to 10 - Perfect ! One of the godly quality that can be eaten everyday without thinking.]

Disclaimer: All information, details and reviews are true at this point of posting. Under no circumstances will AmateurCraft be held responsible or liable in any way for any claims, damages, losses, expenses, costs or liabilities.

The Great Ocean Road [Melbourne 2024]

Basically speaking, i think this is good for foreign tourist to go there just once or maybe twice in our lifetime. The drive to the respective attraction are really too far. Most of the time were spent on the driving with steep turning around the low mountains. But of course along the way, you will tend to see many sheeps, cows and horses. Only a handful of cafes, shops and petrol stations. But the ocean really had pretty views and objective is to visit the main attractions so car is definitely a must. So it really takes like more than 4 hours to reach 12 apostles from Central Melbourne CBD. 

Victoria State Library [Melbourne 2024]

Its a pretty famous library in the hearts of CBD and educational institutes, Victoria State Library. Can see lots of youngsters and elderly folks around and within the library to enjoy themselves as well as tourists like me. It is indeed very beautiful and full of historical information about this library there and lots of Librarians on the ground helping to provide wide range of enquires on the library services. Working at a local library, i saw many familar devices there like the MicroFlim Stations and Multimedia Stations there like in Singapore. 

Of course regardless whether you worked in the library or not, i think it really worth your time to visit Melbourne Main Library.

Address: 328 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia | It will take about 7 minutes walk from my AirBnb Penthouse. But we are using the Melbourne Central Station to link to another exit at this location, so it much easier to walk across.

Operating Hours: 10AM to 6PM everyday

The Melbourne Central Clock [Melbourne 2024]

The Giant Pocket Watch in the Melbourne Central Shopping Centre weighs two tonnes. Every hour on the dot, a marionette display with Australian galahs, cockatoos and two minstrels performing Waltzing Matilda drops down from the bottom of the watch. The watch is located on level two of the Melbourne Central Shopping Centre at Melbourne.

Address: Melbourne Central, 300 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia | Basicially it is just opposite my AirBnb Penthouse.

Trial to utilize Youtrip 80% in Melbourne [Melbourne 2024]

Had set aside about AUD$686 budget on my YouTrip Mastercard for this trip and planning to utilize all transactions using this Youtrip card. And carried about 20% in cash just for Non-Card transactions if needed. Because everything such as tickets, lodging and car rental had been paid for, so the budget is just for the rest of the personal expenditure. One thing good about this card is that I can lock the card when i don't intend to use. This card can also withdraw hard cash at multiple ATMs across the country. Of course if i will to withdraw SGD$400 and below, no extra fees. Once you exceed this amount, you will need to pay the excess at 2% per amount withdrawn. I think this is good enough for places where they required cash instead of digital payment. But from what I can see, card and digital payment is accessible throughout Melbourne, Australia. In fact, they encourage digital payment rather than cash. Best of all, I personally felt that Youtrip is really good when spending abroad as I instantly can see the past history transaction made from the Youtrip app easily. So I do recommend for those who have yet to try out and have the intention to sign up, you can click from the link below to get some perks while signing up a Youtrip account.

Interested? You can click my referral here to subscribe to YouTrip and get $5 in your account.

Using both of these Sim Cards in Australia [Melbourne 2024]

Basically, I bought the Telstra45 with 45GB Data for SGD$28.90. Both of the packaging looks different from what I ordered, but had verified with the seller that it is the correct product. So below, I will list down whether Sim Card activation and network in Melbourne CBD how good it is so that you can consider yourselves if you might want to get these Sim Cards if you visit Australia in future. In actual fact. Telstra coverage covers 99.6% of Australia's population. The instruction for this Sim card, we need to reach Australia and cross through Australia Immigration first. After passport is scanned, only then we can go through a specific website to register with our passport details, then we can placed in the Sim card into our phone to use. This card leh, really made me encountered some issue on the first day lah. Many complicated steps to activate the card, but eventually managed to settle with the technical support and achieved 5G Network. So 😅😐

Bought this Australia Sim Card from NPN Travel 10GB of 4G Data for SGD$15.50. According to Australia Network study group, Telstra comes top for Excellent Consistent Quality with a score of 83.1%, followed by Vodafone's 80% and Optus' 77.2%. Basically this is one of the easiest option where you don't have to register anything. Just need to be at Australia's shore and you insert the SIM Card and turn on data roaming and it is ready to use. Damn simple. 💪

Special Melbourne Trip 2024 Series

From today till next month, i will be sharing Melbourne trip information and details for my trip. Of course today is the day where I will kickstart this trip and document as much as possible here. It is a challenge I give to myself to shorten the release of information even while I am now exploring this wonderful country. I am currently taking the overnight Scoot Flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Melbourne airport which is also known as Tullamarine Airport. Book this flight for more than 8 months ago and also to avoid important meetings and activities along the way. [I'm not that bastard to siam things one. My Integrity level is 9.5/10😝] By the time you see this post, I am still in the air in transition towards Melbourne.

So the total cost of this flight is SGD$1240 for three pax including my 1 year old daughter. As you know the distance between Singapore to Melbourne is around 6,066.01 km, the flight will take us 7 hours and 15 minutes to fly over. Melbourne Time zone is 2 hours ahead of Singapore. So when Singapore Time is 9AM, Melbourne Time will be 11AM. Hence there will be a little adjustment to the time difference and to adjust our sleep. Therefore just to take note that in my post, the operating hours are aligned to Melbourne timing.

My decision on my first 360 camera | Insta360 X4

It took 5 days to arrive when I ordered from Insta360 on the launch day of this new product, Insta360 X4. It is in fact the 4th generation of the Insta360 X Series. Insta360 is first founded in 2014 which is 10 years ago to empower people to freely share experiences – full, immersive, lived experiences – no matter the time or place. There are many models, but would like to touch on only the X Series.

So the history of the X series release are as follows:
Insta360 One X - October 2018
Insta360 One X2 - October 2020
Insta360 X3 - September 2022
Insta360 X4 - April 2024

After using for the past few days, my overall damage is SGD$996 where I purchased quite a number of accessories such as the Premium Lens Guard Insta360 X4 Set, Utility Frame and Insta360 own 256GB Memory Card. The connection between the Phone application and the Insta360 X4 is pretty seamless where I can easily export files to my phone. So memory capacity is isn't really a concern if I do my daily backup after a long day's shoot. Coming from a GoPro Hero 11 user, I can say that I am impressed with the video quality as well as the capabilities to capture good 360 videos. Take first and frame later is just too good to be true. You do not really need to plan how to shoot, but rather just record everything first and edit later. So this product just came earlier than expected for me to seriously utilize for my awesome trip tomorrow !! 😌

No-fly zones for drones in Singapore

Happy Labour Day all and happy holiday ! With regards to the above piece of news, there are majority lots of No-fly zones for drones in Singapore. Initially I was shopping for aerial camera system to take along my trip overseas and of course locally. However, it seems that worldwide had quite strict rules on Drones. Singapore is already very small and not being able to utilize drones in many places, defeat the purpose of getting one. Therefore, I had given up getting drones for all purposes.

Casino at Forest City, Malaysia?

According to Bloomberg, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia has met tycoons Vincent Tan and Lim Kok Thay to discuss the opening of a casino within the Forest City development near Singapore, reported Bloomberg News, quoting unnamed sources. Extracted From Here. This will definitely attracts those hardcore gamblers, from both Singapore and Malaysia, but especially for Singaporeans. This will bring in revenue. It is good if they know how to really use the revenue profited from the earnings to improve the business as well as the country forward. But of course, there will be many cons bringing in problems and possibly increased crime rate. Hopefully they can do what is right to revive the forest city in a healthy manner.

Added two more Pure Silver to my Silver Collections !

Its a little on the higher side in terms of silver spot price and premium lately due to the recent wars. But it did not stop me from adding physical silver. Fortunately, i had added 21g of 916 gold 2 years old before the crazy gold spot price nowadays. With this two addition, had accumulated to 5 Troy Oz. But of course, i went for premium design and proper packaging to preserve the corrision of silver. I missed the recent coin fest at Singapore MBS in 2024 due to attending AWS course. I guess i should make an effort to attend the next coin fest held in 2025. Back to this topic, i am only collecting each animal every year for the Lunar Series. Other than that, i am collecting special series like King Charles coronation where he will be wearing the crown just for this annual coin.

Ex Pearl's Hill School cleared for Public Housing

Had been spending 6 years of my life to attend Primary School education at Pearl's Hill School which had long gone for a while to rebuild into a hotel. Now the hotel will soon be gone and the entire area will be used for residential use as confirmed by URA. How i wished that the school's name can be carried on with its history so that future generation can enjoy the rich history of schools. But yeah seems like it is demolished for good and the next generation will soon forget that this school even existed as part of the history.

Underwhelmed after trying "Best" Hainanese Chicken Rice

I feeling the same with the tourist lah. In the recommendation books, all is pointing to this particular store. As a local, i also don't really like this store lah. So i can't blame them, but rather blame the reviewer for sharing the wrong thing and dragged our reputation down. Another thing to point out is some people might not like the taste, so different taste buds have different views and perspective. Best is to do something that can cater for the vast majority and the store will be safe lah. Sometimes recommendation is only a guideline, and sometimes the consistency is not there. So all in all, let's all be honest with this ongoing issue and improve better. 😃

Long John Silver at Northpoint

Ordered two set of 3 piece Spicy Chicken meal with Coke Zero and Grass Jelly Bandung at NorthPoint. Many chilli sauce provided is a 👍. It seems that the fries they used is different. Looks like they had change supplier. Last time the fries used to be crispy with its crisp batter. But now the fries is just hard and dry like the fries in US. The spicy chicken were great and the meat were tender. But later past midnight, my stomach was pain like 😡. It is different from McDonald's Double McSpicy, because McDonald's one only make me wanna 💩naturally and does not felt pain in the stomach. Guess I shall try the LJS standard chicken rather than the spicy one in future.

McDonald Malaysia Nasi Lemak and Fried Chicken

Had dinner at Mcdonald, so just checking all the special menus which is not available in Singapore's McDonald. As a daily McDonald eater, our local app will have to change country to utilize Malaysia's McDonald point system. But i didn't want to do so as i worried that all my points in SG will be gone. So in total for two pax, we ordered one Nasi Lemak+SpicyChicken Set with Mango Peach Iced Blended drink and one Spicy Ayam Goreng Set with Strawberry Iced Blended costs me RM34.90. To be frank, this is really affordable as this cost is actually equal to me having only one double mcspicy set meal McDonald in Singapore. However, the chicken were quite small, but so far taste is ok. Not too bad not very good as well. The iced blended, i find it quite mild. But it is indeed special.

Verbena Bakery & Pastries at Bukit Indah

What I can say is this bakery is damn popular with Malaysians and Singaporeans. As I am staying there for a night, I noticed at several timings, this bakery is always filled pack with people. Mostly drive here to buy and go. During this time, I bought several breads, cakes and pastries. The Durian Cake and Durian puffs were good, probably because the price also carry weight that make it delicious all together. 😁😁😁 The standard white bread were not too bad also, but it is a little thick. The cheesecake is the type I like, totally better than what I had from Polar. 😩It is no wonder why so many people kept buying from them.

Address: 8, Jalan Indah 15/2, Taman Bukit Indah, 81200 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

Restoran Loon Sing - Dim Sum at Bukit Indah

Basically, they have 25% discount on all Dim Sum items during the weekend. They practically own the whole building where they can also host wedding dinner, events, etc. So inside, it really look "Atas", those old Chinese ballroom restaurant type. So food wise, its really not bad, but not the best yet. Probably above average between 5/10 to 6.5/10 that range. Place is quite cosy and comfortable with an exception of those nasty flies are still there. Maybe better to sit a little further inside than nearer to the entrance. Price wise RM276.40 i think is affordable for a 5 adults and 2 kids number of pax. But good place for families who just want to chill there having breakfast or brunch.

Address: 51, Jalan Indah 15/1, Taman Bukit Indah 2, 81200 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

Kinsahi at AEON Mall Bukit Indah

Went to this halal japanese restaurant at AEON Mall Bukit Indah for a quick lunch after swimming. It was surprisingly better than expected. Although not the best, but is still better than average from what I can say. Similarly, i was expecting Unagi to be offered here, but looking at the menu several times, don't have. So I ordered Salmon Katsu with japanese Curry. So other dishes are also not bad and we quickly finished our food and continue shopping at the mall. Was surprised that we saw Mediacorp actor, Darren Lim, his wife, ex actress Evelyn and their children were having lunch there as well. Perhaps they already own a property here. 😊

Address: Lot F09, Aeon Bukit Indah Shopping Centre No, 8, Jalan Indah 15/2, Taman Bukit Indah, 81200 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

Nanyang Story at Bukit Indah

Had our early breakfast here while going to my brother in law's housewarming at his new condo ! This Nanyang Story is very similar to Singapore's Hainan Story, but both the price and quality were top notch. I personally tried the Nasi Lemak dish and i immediately give a 9/10 rating for this. All the ingredients were impressive especially the rice, chilli, ikan bilis, chicken and chilli ! But chilli, they never give much. Can request from the staff to get more. Drinks were good as well. So definitely recommend if you ever pass by here.

Address: 45, Jalan Indah 15/2, Taman Bukit Indah, 81200 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

Lost my glasses in transition from MY to SG

While commuting from Malaysia back to Singapore by bus, my daughter loves to play with my glasses. So i let her play and she fell asleep midway while holding my glasses tight. However it is time for us to get down the bus. Without thinking much, i guess i lost my spectacles there. Checked with Causeway buses, but didn't found it. Thats $600+ gone down the drain. 😵 Lesson Learnt to check everything upon leaving the place.

Kuya's Kusinang Pinoy

Went to this pinoy restaurant with my colleague to try out philipines cuisine. This is opposite National Library called Kuya's Kusinang Pinoy. They have many dishes that looks like cai fan. So they had set like 1 or 2 dishes with rice. So i get the 2 dish set meal at $10. Typically for pork lovers, you won't go wrong with their pork dishes. Love the sauce that goes with the meat with rice. The one on the left, not sure what is called, but they had pork, onions and some sauce. Not as nice but still ok.

Portion and Prices are ridiculous nowadays !!

Needless to say. Everything is getting really expensive nowadays. But to get this kind of price and portion is simply unacceptable. I had told my wife never to come here ever again. I ordered this sliced ginger fish rice + Egg costs me $7.50. When they served the dish, my eyes rolled up like crazy man. Hint: Near 105 Canberra Street. Those who knows, will know. Anyway, this is in a kopitiam setting and have no aircon. So when last time, people says how can you even eat at food court three meals a day where it is going to be expensive. Now it comes to Kopitiam.😑

Kobo's First Ever Colour e-readers !

Of course most will say, aiya Kindle for many yeara had ebook readers or any standard tablets can read in colour for the longest time... The key features for this ebook reader, particularly this model is to allow one not to carry so many physical books, good for reading books for long period of time and not strain the eyes, long battery life and lastly the colourful colours that make it less boring and beautiful ! So i think it is worth every penny for readers to enjoy reading with ease. 

Nori Shoyu Shaka Shaka Chicken McBites

Well, tried the new Nori Shoyu Shaka Shaka Chicken McBites and felt that it is nearly like a bite sized chicken mcnugget. Only exception was the shaker Nori Shoyu flavour to enhance the chicken bites. For the price, i think its a little expensive too. Just stick to the good old Double McSpicy and you can never be wrong. 😆

Insta360 X3 Successor?

Well, i gladly hope so and tomorrow will be the day they will reveal their new product. If it is X4 and the price is right, i think i will get this. But of course, i hope i can get it by 3rd week of April, else it defeat the purpose lah. If it reduces the X3 price further more, i guess maybe i can consider that as well. The current X3's 5.3K is good enough, but having 8K as part of the teaser on X4 really bump up the performance.

Lao Ban Niang Cai Fan 3 dishes Part 2

This time, i got the roasted pork, salted egg chicken and steamed egg. I was only charged for $6.30 for 2 meats and 1 egg. So compared to the previous time, i guess i was overcharged. This time the person who took my order was a lady. Sigh, such double standard and such is happening almost everyday. That is why a good and fair system is required !

Travel Universal Adapter Prepared !

Finally got two travel adapters to cater for all my charging needs. Had also ordered those AU travel adapters, 3 of them for rough usage. Its going to be a different trip configuration as compared to the previous KL trial food setup. This is more focused on structural, buildings and landscape. Still in the midst of getting a new 360 device but see how, since i will be more focused on using my phone setup. But hopefully these travel adapters will work well.

DJI Mini 3 or other Drone?

The fact that whether should I be getting drone or not, really depends whether I use them often or not. Usage is one thing, being able to use is another important factor. And in Singapore, it is really hard to fly high to take the wonderful photo or video shots. But if let's say I will to go ahead and get a drone. I think i might get DJI Mini 3 which has a good deal at the moment. DJI 4 is simply too expensive, but it is packed full with very good features at $1499. Was getting this to fly for next month's overseas trip. But sadly, that area cannot fly drone so high to take the shot. Hence I think will pass this device till regulations for this is subject to change.

Starbucks at 86 East Coast Road

Came here to visit this Starbucks at 86 East Coast Road. It is housed in an old conservation building. It was used to be an old Police Station in Joo Chiat. Got ourselves two nice Venti Java Chip and Iced Latte (Double shot). The space within this Starbucks is massive ! Lots of seats, nice and cosy. It is kids and dogs friendly as well.

Yum Cha Standard in 2024

How is Yum Cha Standard in 2024? Well the quick answer is quite bad in my opinion. Last time it used to be hovering between Ok - Bad. Now it is simply bad. If this kind of quality is being served, I think price wise, it should be at 50% price of each dishes. With this kind of high price, the dim sum and dishes were pretty badly done. That will probably conclude my last and final visit to the restaurant. Staff were ok and services were ok, it was just simply the food. This is from Changi Point branch.

Beach Rd Prawn Noodles | Best Prawn Noodles in Singapore

Well to me, this is simply the best Prawn Noodles in Singapore. Had been eating there for 30 years now and taste is always consistent. So it is safe to recommend this to everyone. The reason why i can eat most of the time there was because i used to stay at Marine Parade for 2 decades now. East Coast have lots of good food. This is still valid even though i moved out to the North for my own place now. Even the side dishes were the best especially when i am the hardcore fan of their pink sauce with the cripsy prawn crackers !! Price however had been rising and i guess that is no choice, but still worth every penny. Recommend the dry version and the little bowl of prawn soup is the 10/10 quality !

Lao Ban Niang Cai Fan 3 dishes

Tabao Cai Fan at my usual place, but price is unusually high. Roasted Pork + Steamed Egg and Tau Pok costs $7.60. I hope they priced wrongly even it is unjust. Normally two meats and one egg costs $6.60. This time is the thin guy who charge this. Bras Basah Cai Fan 🤨

Wonderful Bapsang at Thomson Plaza

Ordered the Korean Ginseng Chicken Soup with rice, korean Seafood Pancake and Black Bean JiaJiangyeon at Wonderful Bapsang located at Thomson Plaza. It is a much quiet place as compared to Suntec City Outlet. I remembered the last round at Suntec City, the view was good but there is cochroach in the area which really turned off. Had feedback to the staff, and they immediately got rid of it. Over at Thomson Plaza, the place is much cleaner in a way. In terms of the food quality, i rate the Korean Ginseng Soup with Rice at 9/10 and the Seafood Pancake at 8/10. It was simply too good ! As for the JiaJiangyeon, not really a fan of it, but i tried it, probably give only a 5/10. Quite normal actually, nothing special. 

Central Thai at Changi Airport Terminal 3

After landing back to Changi Airport from KL, we tried to find our quick lunch before heading back home with tons of luggage. Chanced upon this thai restaurant which had not much crowd. Furthermore they were running a 20% off all ala-carte menu, which I think its a good deal. We ordered the big Tom Yum Seafood hotpot, one pad thai, thai milk tea, rice and a glass of water. Pad Thai were normal, so is the thai milk tea. But the tom yum hotpot is great ! Ingredients were not much, but at least the tom yum soup quality made up for it. Goes extremely well with rice. One typical feeling is once I reach Singapore, cannot simply anyhow order, because it is expensive. 😔

[Clash Royale] New Legendary Dagger Duchess

This new tower troop is the newest addition and it is Legendary rank. Played against the practice game is all right. Came across some battles with other players who paid to up the level to max. Fought with them at the same tower level and it was insane. You really need to go hard with HP in a single lane to whack this tower. Good for those who play with control. My team is considered as brute force, but if not enough troop in that single lane, this new tower troop gonna destroy you quickly and swiftly. Thats explained the true capability of this troop. I am still F2P btw. 😅

Officially 13 years in the same company

Taking this opportunity to put up this post because my company had just awarded me with 10th year long service award. But it is actually 13th years, because they does not include direct contract for my first 3 years of service. They started counting upon employee converted to be permanent headcount. There was a cash gift component, but i think is not much, but still money. What is more important is the addition of 7 more days to my annual leave, this really mean a lot for me and my family. So i am thankful and this very first Full-Time job [not considering those part-time jobs] is right after taking my last examinations at Singapore Polytechnic where I had yet to graduate yet. I immediately put out my resume to search for full time jobs after the final exam paper. Went through many jobs and this is the job that offers me the most salary at that time. I immediately went for the interview and passed the interview. Few days later, I started my first day of work from 04 April 2011 till today. So yeah, 13 years and there is still a long way to go. Just need to focus on what is the trend, attend the latest course and move on to a better role that pays well.

My MapleStory Mobile got BANNED !!!

Oh well ! I got banned last week and it was a total nightmare. Having maintained my account for nearly two years, i wondered why i got banned, since i am playing normally. The reason i kept grinding hard during this time was because of the limited time event for the hotshot scrolls. It was quite stressful as i am left with 5 days and is 8 more % experience points to attain the goal. To be fair, it takes at least a day to reach 3% on average. To make matter worst, suddenly Nexon banned my account ! 😩 Then i have to keep writing and writing for the support to finally release my account after 2 days ! I remembered writing like more than 20 emails on this till they are 😏.. Fortunately i am able to achieve my goal and attain the scrolls to enhance my equipments further ! Phew !

Reached the final Rank for Clash Royale.

Finally reach the last arena and it is the highest level of Clash Royale. Moreover, all my team is in its max level and form till next release. This had been the team which i had used since the start of the game except for Archer Queen which replace my Witch as the permanent troop. Trophy cannot goes up more than 9000 as it is the cap. So just need to farm normally till next new release. Done for the game.

Last episode of KL Trip 2024

I guess there are actually too many things to cover and it can continue and rollover to april original content. So i have to put an end and put as a summary to stop here. Also happy April Fools Day to all and tried not to be fooled by people today. So in summary, i had visited almost all the malls in Bukit Bintang and some malls out of Bukit Bintang as KL is actually too big. Just to name a few from the oldest to the newest, are Berjaya Times Square, Sungei Wang Plaza, Low Yat Plaza, Lot 10, Fahrenheit88, Jalan Alor Food Street, Pavilion, TRX, Mid Valley KL, Lala Port, Starhill, the Starling shopping mall, KLCC, etc.

Of course not forgetting Genting and its Premium Outlets. Spending like RM700+ just on clothings 😅. Tried many drinks which were available in Singapore, but yet to try them yet. Had a quick restaurant meals in the malls and of course tons of drinks and snacks along the food streets. Together with all the grab transports all the way + food + items + hotel, i think we spent close to RM7000+ in total which i think is way too over the budget already. 😂 I guess because i always think aiyah ringgit is cheap, but it isn't necessary so. I also think this is one of the trip where i gave quite a significant amount of tips as well.. So next month, it is gotta be a budget trip already. 😁

ParkRoyal Collections KL Buffet Breakfast x 5

Spending 5 mornings on their buffet breakfast which is included in our hotel stay. Despite this trip is focusing on food tour and introductory travelling with my little one, we still manage to squeeze in the earliest slot 6.30am everyday to eat a little before heading off tp our planned schedule. To classify how this buffet breakfast fare, i will give an overall rating of 7/10 as food choices were not that bad and sufficient in every way. Service was also good. The winner goes to the chicken sausage which attained my 10/10 as the best chicken sausage offered there. As for the rest, were quite normal and good. As for the bad thing is their Roti Canai were the least expected quality. I am expecting great standard there for their iconic dish. But all in all, is good and really enjoyed the breakfast which beats every buffet breakfast standard in JB.

KL Tower | To oversee Merdeka 118 & KL Twin Tower

Didn't expect KL Tower tickets to be so expensive. 😔 But since we are here, might as well head up. At least we can view the overview of Merdeka 118 and Twin Tower. We also opt for the photo taking and got the photo album. They also provide you all the photo and video taken from their cameras. This is quite expensive, but for memory value, yeah we just go for it. There is also a restaurant up there, but nothing much downstairs. For the photo taking, the queue was long for a weekday. So suggested not to go on a weekend as the queue might be very long.