Gulali Nenek

Have you noticed an old lady sitting in front of Crystal Jade in Holland V? Do you know what she's selling? Yup, she is selling candy, traditional candy. We've seen her since the first time we went to Holland V, but we never tried her candy. So to fulfill our curiosity, we bought one.
After ordering, the old lady picked up a-finger-length-bamboo-stick and opened her basin. Inside there was a thick brown colored sticky thingy, she jabbed and rolled the stick, creating a ball of gooey thingy. Then she handed it to me. That's it. We thought it will be similar to those green & red colored gulali that we used have during primary school in kampung halaman. Y'know, the one that -when it still warm- can be molded into any form. Usually the abang sold them in the form of wayang, butterfly, pacifier or any other form. Cool stuff!
Anyway, this one was not that. The brown gooey thing was basically caramel. Sweet, from the first lick till the end. Not like those gulali abang, which gave you a bitter after taste. Well, you never know (or probably do not want to know) what gulali abang made of. The green and red color probably came from textile coloring. Ha ha ha!

BMW Art Cars

These 4 BMWs were transformed into art pieces by 4 world-famous artists: Andy Warhol, Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein and Ken Done. Warhol's M1 probably is the most famous, the car was hand-painted by himself. But out of these 4, Lichtenstein's is our favorite.

Gank Duren Strikes Again

As Singaporeans and Malaysians were cheering their teams in Kallang stadium, Gank Duren was also cheering on the sweet and creamy durians at Ah Hung. It was quite a while since the last rendezvous, and that may be the reason why we're a bit kalap. 7 peeps shared 7 durians, one of them was a big 2.8kg D-24 (which cost a fortune!). Yummy! Can't wait for the next rendezvous!

Btw, the Lions are through to final after penalty-shootout.

Watching PSSI at Kallang

Went to Indonesia vs Singapore showdown at Kallang stadium yesterday with the guys. Quite a big game, since the result will determine who will advance to semi. Indonesia needed a win to secure semi final spot, while the host can settle with draw. On the way to stadium, I saw parents brought their toddlers to the game in stroller! Definitely not the view I expect to see in Senayan. Haha!
Although Indonesia had a good game, at the end the score was 2-2 and Indonesia saw early exit. Despite of the final result, we had tons of fun. Lots of drama, both in the pitch and in the supporters bench. The one that will be remembered: there was time that Indonesia played with 12 players... Edun! Oh ya, no plastic-bottle-missile was thrown. More pictures & story here.

Kueh Doraemon

Secara siang sudah makan Jepun, kenapa juga ngga sekalian beli cemilan khas negara itu. Nah di Isetan pas buka meja jualan dorayaki dan almond crackers (yang ini ga tau nama Jepangnya apa), fresh, di buat dan panggang di depan mata. Brubung saya termasuk generasi Doraemon, jadi belilah 2 macan dorayaki, satu isi red bean+lemon, satu lagi isi custard. Tiba-tiba kok ada lagu ini ya di kepala: aku ingin begini, aku ingin begitu, ingin ini, ingin itu, banyak sekali...

Babi Item Ala Jepun

Udah lama ga ngisi blog nih. Alasan2 biasa: malas, pilek dan malas. Haha! Anyway, tahun ini dimulai dengan babi item.

Tadi siang pergi makan ke resto Jepun di sebelah Meidi-Ya. Rencana awal sih ke Iguana, tapi apa daya ternyata tutup. Jadi pindah haluan ke Liang Court. Benernya udah liat tempat ini berkali2, tertarik, tapi belum pernah nyoba. Dari daftar menunya keliatan kalo agak mahal.

Hampir semua makanan di menu menarik. Dari sashimi, sushi sampai ramen. Asik2 keliatannya. Tapi ada satu bagian menu spesial, chef recommended tea. Dan semua di warnai dengan black pig. Apa istimewanya sih babi item ini? Setelah tilik2 di internet, ternyata babi berkulit item ini jenis babi spesial. Ada yang murni item semua, ada juga yang bontol2. Pokoknya cukup spesial untuk dibandrol diatas rata2. Brubung babi ini spesial, jadi pesanlah: ramen pedas, gyoza dan katsu yang bahan utamanya daging babi item. Gyoza dan katsu-nya sih ga beda dengan babi bule... atau setidaknya gue ga bisa bedain rasanya. Tapi ramen-nya bener2 okeh. Kuahnya dibuat dari rebusan tulang2 babi item yang katanya di rebus berjam-jam... kebayang kan gimana sedapnya? Yang menemani ramen adalah potongan2 bacon-strips. Potongannya cukup lebar, dengan ratio: 1/3 daging dan 2/3-nya lemak. Bener2 yummy! Ga heran kalo menu direkomen.

Untung juga si Iguana tutup...