#23: Doong Ji - Korean Eatery @ Katong & BridalShow SneakPeak!

I'm an avid reader of food blogs and websites such as openrice.sg and hungrygowhere

So this time I was searching for an affordable place to have family dinner and 

I came upon this Korean restaurant located around east coast road, near to Katong 112!

The experience was fantastic. 

The ambiance is real cozy and the food was yum yum.

Interior of the Restaurant

What is Korean food without kimchi and banchan?

Doong Ji serves quite a variety of banchan, refillable once!

All was fresh! (unlike places which serve stale kimchi, irk)

The seaweed and mustard leaves were exceptionally yumz :D 

Main Courses

Kimchi Soup *LOVE*

Generous amounts of ingredients! - kimchi, beancurd etc. 

Healthy and Hearty ♥

Ox-tail Soup 

Seafood Pancake ♥

HUGE and not oily! 

Filled with chives, prawns, squid rings 

Mackerel-Kimchi Stew ♥♥♥

oh my gosh I absolutely loved this dish

Real generous with ingredients used

Mackerel is an oily fish and thus provides tons of health benefits

due to the omega oils 

I think the content might even be higher than salmon

MUST TRY!

Apparently it the first round of ordering wasn't enough for my family and we added 2 more dishes~

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Kimchi Pancake

A tad oily unlike the seafood version 

but the taste was MMMM, the kimchi kick was definitely there

Squid Hotplate

More to sweet than spicy despite the chilies

due to the usage of traditional Korean chili paste

Squid is a lean protein hence no after-guilt!

There's also salad leaves, green chilies and garlic for you to wrap the squid with

Metabolism boosters :D

a wrap done up by my sister

Complimentary Fresh Fruits!

Haha okay la it's only 1 orange slice for each pax 

but HEY. I appreciate what I'm given ^^

TOTAL BILL: $105 for 4 pax, and my family ate alot
Pretty reasonable imho

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Shots with my Family

Weekends = Chill = NO MAKEUP REQUIRED YAY 

cause I do apply a little during the week 

gotta be presentable interning at a Bank right?

6 WEEKS DOWN  MORE TO GO

Walked down to Katong 112 after dinner

It was a really peaceful mall!

A great place to have meals on the weekends 

Will head down for a meal next time :)

such a pretty xmas tree @ Katong 112

Had been quite some time since I updated my blog..

am real busy lately, did a show last weekend

The NewPaper Wedding Planner Show 2013

which is a show held annually by TNP

sneak peak! :P

Saw so many couples over that weekend...

Hehe the atmosphere was sweeeeet and lovely

Will talk about it in another post soon!

Take care everyone for now :)

Signing out! 

Kylie ♥

#22: My Merrilicious Xmas 2012 - Xmas Buffet @ Spice Brasserie, Parkroyal Hotel

The Festive Season (xmas+ new year's) is over! boohoo

Back to reality with internship and school...

but oh wells fret not, CNY is around the corner!

Looking forward to the long weekend ~

Supermarkets have already started to sell CNY goodies

it's the time of the year for spring cleaning, shopping, stocking up food around the house

visiting friends, families whom you can't find time to meet the other times of the year

 and most importantly, ahem, $$ collecting for the unmarried 

The office is also giving out red packets to the staff...

AngPaos for the interns too maybe? ^^

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Anyway I hope everyone had a jolly festive season!

because I did!

my sister and Jackie dolled up our lil xmas tree 

(which is apparently balding)

kudos to them, the tree was so pretty

really added on the festive mood around the house

 

apparently my 1st time wrapping presents. room for improvement but A for effort? ;)

Spent Xmas Day with my lovely family! 

with the exception of my mom who is abroad

dad with the shirt & shorts I got him for xmas ^^

Had a festive lunch buffet nearby at Parkroyal Hotel @ Kitchener Road

it was priced at $50++ per pax

The restuarant'a name is Spice Brasserie

mhmmm the buffet was 12-4pm and oh gosh was I stuffed...

adorable gingerbread house at the entrance! 

Spice Brasserie's Japanese Section is right next to the entrance

Sashimi selections are chilled and cut on the spot upon order

the inconvenience to order instead of just grabbing is totally forgiveable

because the sashimi was so fresh...

variety provided from left to right:

maguro(tuna), sword fish, salmon, octopus, mackerel and tamago (sweet jap egg)

Festive Offerings

Hot Dishes 

personal favs: assorted veg in almond butter (left) & an unagi dish! (right) sweet and savoury yum

personal fav: tomato & seafood stew (centre)

Singapore Chili Crab

personal fav: Beef Ragout - tenderlicious!!!

Cold Selections

chilled soba noodles, deli meats, thai papaya salad, smoked salmon (<3)

Congee and Claypots

personal fav: braised pig trotters *-*

my fav always: nyonya chap chye!! on the look for good peranakan food in SG, most are quite costly D:

Made-to-order Counter

Desserts

parfaits, cocktail and fruit kebabs to dip in your own melted chocolate pot! one for each table

yay fruits for this girl!!!

My Harvests

too fresh, too good, touched to tears T^T

this was good! stir fry veg from the live counter

another round of sashimi, specially asked for more this time to make up for the time spent queuing for my turn x)

yumyum, watched a movie with my family after that, CZ12

jackie chan's last action movie or something I heard?

awesome movie, awesome actor

really respect the hardwork and sacrifices he put into each role

since it's pretty rare for an actor to do his own stunts nowadays..

I've come to the end of my merry yummilicious xmas feast post :P

I eat really simple most of the week so hey sometimes gotta enjoy yeah?

hehe kylie here wishing everyone an early HAPPY CNY 

wahahaha thanks for reading my post!

take care all ~ :)

#21: it's 2013! Happy New Year to All!

Kylie here!

Just wanna wish everyone a happy 2013!

May this year be better than the last :)

Hope everyone had a great year and an enjoyable festive season!

Xmas + New year, best time of the year!! :D

2012 has been a great year for me and 

I hope that opportunities will continue to open up in 2013 and that I'll have the chance to take them on~

6 New Year Resolutions for 2013

ahh the eyebags, I blame water retention

1. Be a more patient person to my family 

I love my family, the most important people in my life

and I'm very grateful to be part of this family that the creator blessed me with

but I guess it's because they are your family, hence the high expectations you set for them

you expect to fit your views and standards

less room for tolerance compared to friends and strangers

hence I promise to learn patience

2. Have more time for my friends

A lot of times to avoid eating out..

(fear of what they put in the food)

I tend to find excuses to avoid such events

But this made me missed out on a lot of stuff

Most of my close friends are in university, local and abroad

It is harder to meet up now more than ever

this year, I will learn to get over this personal obstacle of mine

3. Stress less & Smile more

I confess, I stress alot alot alot

about what I eat, look, grades, everything

I like to plan my day's schedule beforehand and make sure that everything falls exactly and perfectly

calling for reservations or booking movie tickets just to get the best seats

and if things seem to somehow fall out of place, I get really upset

Although, planning beforehand isn't necessarily bad,

at least, I'll learn to be more flexible and to enjoy the time spent with my loved ones

and most importantly, SMILE regardless of how everything went

4. Get into a good university and study hard

deciding over SMU, NUS or going abroad...

studying abroad will definitely widen my perspectives and let myself become a more independent person

but the school fees are really expensive man

not that my family is financially weak but it might not be worth it overall

if the uni abroad is not 'better' than the local ones...

and the world doesn't only revolve around me...

I don't want to be too much of a financial burden to my family

I need some guidance on this, anyone?

6. Learn to trust, starting foremost with myself

Although the weight may have been lost, 

I still struggle with esteem issues time to time and 

failing to give myself any room for slack regarding the foods I eat

but things have definitely improved and I'll continue to learn on letting myself indulge

After all, what is life without indulgence right? 

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haha I found this on some fb page
*disclaimer* i don't own this!!

so lets cheers to a better 2013 together!

Happiness is key to a healthy life too.

Let's do it together everyone!

Love, Kylie

-the girl who lost 45 kg-