Dinner at a Kelong - Restoran Asli!

Its been a busy busy week and the holiday mood is over!

soon, it would be CNY again.

How time flies.

So back to our Christmas/ year end treat from one of our working partners in JB.

He brought us to a kelong to eat a sumptuous meal of Seafood by the waters!

Yes, authentic good food.

Heading form office to JB! 

Drove for about a half an hour to a little corner kampong. yes, a really typical kampong.

before arriving to Retoran Asli!

Attached a map below to show you just how near it is!

Less than half an hours drive from Woodlands checkpoint, passing by Danga Bay, it is very easy to get to another world from the busy city.

Mandatory group shot.

I was the behind the camera...

Whilst waiting for the dishes to come, as typical Singaporeans, we HAD to take some selfies.

Who could forgo the rustic background.

Sweater and shoes form Korea

Skorts from Bugis street

Please prepare to feast on all the good food and salivate!

Lala~

Some random out of focused tofu.

The fish was soft and juicy, and the sauce was tasty.

you will never understand the emphasis of the words I am typing, but when I say tasty, it reads as TAAAASSTTYYYYY. (lol)

Scary eye ball for you.

Im sorry, I just had to take that. haha

The cereal prawn was crispy and succulent. Don't you want to dive into it?

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh~~~~

Hello OYSTER.

Black pepper crab.

Garlic Crab!

Behind the scenessssss

No one to touch that dish first!

The shy ones.

Had to force them to take pictures!

Yes boss.

3 little Mices.

Final group shot for the night before heading back to reality.

I would say the environment is a little different from the life in Singapore, the kampongs and the run down place would let you think about all the blessings you should count, for what we already have.

The little children would come up to you asking for small change, wearing old and dirty slippers. 

It really calls for a reality check.

As for the food, I would say it is very affordable. a little less than 300 ringgit for 10 pax. WOOOW!

The food was DELICIOUS. if you're looking for a place to eat, 

you might want to give here a thought. 

I had no problems after eating the food, so I would say it is relatively safe to eat?

(For those who are cleanliness conscious.)

Xoxo,

Cherylhee

Locks of Love

Photo credits: Damon Tighe

https://www.flickr.com/photos/damon_tighe/7864306750/

So, Seoul and Paris have their very own Locks of Love, but so do we in Singapore!

Clarke Quay Central does have a small corner for couples to lock their locks.

So for those whom have always wanted to lock your very own lock, you may now do so at Clarke Quay Central!

This is the current Locks of Love display. 

And the thing is, it is interesting to see the types of locks that couples are willing to go all out to prove their love for each other. Haha

And so, recently, I did a project for Clarke Quay Central for their Locks of Love display.

Work in progress, but we do have tourists taking photos at the display.

Just in case you're wondering where its located, it is just by the entrance of the mall, walking towards the River. Exiting the mall, you would turn right towards the River promenade, and you would be able to see the lighted display.

So, all you have to do is to purchase a lock from the lock machine located just at the entrance of the mall, 4x $1 coins (Old coins). Alternatively, you may wish to purchase the locks from the Customer Service Counter, located just outside Subway. (That is if you have problems with the machine, or you do not have 4 old Singapore coins.)

Slotting the coins in!

Upon purchasing, I wanted to leave our names on the lock, so I decided to ink our name down on the lock! The lock comes in a small capsule ball, with 3 keys and a note of the display.

Time to lock it in!

 Depends on you, but we decided to add our polaroid on the lock to commemorate this moment.

(Please ignore the ugly duct tape- we just didn't want the photo to get all eeky and wet)

Me doing the honours of locking the lock on the display!

Voila! Its done!

As simple as that.

Of course, you have to throw the keys into the river! and ya, I suggest letting either one person to throw it in, and not to hold hands to throw it in together. Our key was stuck at the bottom stairs as we didn't throw in sync with each other! hahah! so poor Soon Keong had to risk his life, not falling into the river, and climb down the narrow river stairs to pick up the key. Only successful of throwing the key into the river on the second attempt!

I wish all couples all the best and may your life be filled with Love and joy. <3

xoxo,

cherylhee