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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

A Little Love

Today's song is "A Little Love" by Meaghan Smith.
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Fatty Cheong - One of the Best Char Siew and Sio Bak

Ever since I have been to Foong Kee and savored what I consider to be the best char siew in Singapore, I have always been recommended to try Fatty Cheong's Cannot See Daylight Char Siew at Brickworks Food Market.

Well, I have finally made this culinary pilgrimage with my regular food kaki, Ken and I was certainly not disappointed. But is it as good or even better than Foong Kee? Read on to find out.

We went there on a Saturday late morning and as expected, there was a long queue of eager patrons waiting to get their hands on this popular char siew. Thankfully, the folks at the stall were razor quick and we got our food in no time, despite the queue.

Cannot See Daylight Char Siew

The reason its being coined as Cannot See Daylight, is that it refers to a cut of the pig that is beneath the pork shoulder where there is just an equal amount of fat and lean meat, which is neither too greasy fat or too chewy meat.

The first thing that hit me was the beautiful sauce that came on the plate with the meat, and it had a beautiful caramelized and sweet flavor. The char siew itself was quite tender but somehow, it was not as charred as the Foong Kee's version, which some may actually prefer.

All in all, I have to rate it as the second best in Singapore, as I still prefer Foong Kee's more charred and slightly more bitter version, which gave a better balance. Fatty Cheong's version is still excellent, and far exceeds any other char siew stall in Singapore, including Shunfu's Fu Shi one by a long mile.

Sio Bak

The sio bak was equally brilliant, and was exceptionally crispy on the skin. The meat portion was also well done, not too tough and not too much fatty meat and had a nice balance of fat and meat to give you that perfect texture and bite.

Wanton Noodles

We also tried out the regular items like rice and noodles, just to make sure that this would be more than just a char siew stall and they were uniformly excellent. I am glad to report that despite having a reputation for being a roasted meat stall, standard dishes like noodles and rice here still provide a good value and quality as well.

So, in the end, Foong Kee still reigns supreme for me, but make no mistake, Fatty Cheong is popular because it is almost every bit as good in their char siew and sio bak.

Between Fatty and Foong Kee, I think there is really no need to visit any other char siew stall in town, and yes, you cannot eat this every day, so it has to be a really good one to visit to have your char siew and sio bak fix.

Fatty Cheong
ABC Brickworks Food Centre
6 Jalan Bukit Merah
#01-120

Outfit: Date Day/Night

Top: Love Sam via Piperlime, Jeans: Level 99 via ThirtySomethingFashion Box Service, Shoes: Victoria's Secret, Wrist Wrap: C/O Kristin Hassan, Bracelet: C/O T plus J designs, Bag: Coach, Ring: C/O Sole Society, Sunnies: Michael Kors

Myself and the hubby had a date night planned, but then called our sitter and asked her to come over at 2:30 instead of 5:00pm. ;)
Date day/night, here we come! First stop, drinks and an appetizer. Second stop, movies to see the Avengers. (Great movie!!)
We walk in get a soda and small popcorn. They upgraded us to mediums which is, by the way, an absurd amount of liquid. I kid you not when I say it's 2 liters of cola. Ridiculous.
We sit down, I go to take a sip and the cap pops off and I now have a liter of brown soda on my white denim. My hubby's face was PRICELESS. He went silent and just waited for me to react. I quickly ran to the washroom and wet it good hoping that when it dried it was closer to cream then brown.
Forward to me sitting in a 2 and 1/2 hour movie in wet pants.
After, we went to dinner and I feel I was a great sport as I strut around in brownish spotted pants the rest of the night.
In 33 years I have NEVER spilled a drink on my lap. Leave it to me to have the first time be while wearing white pant! lol

Monday, June 4, 2012

Inspirational Tuesdays #117

Last night, I attended the Sud de France Festival (which I'll be posting about soon) and this inspirational tuesdays is inspired by just that -- food, friends, sunlight, wine. Yay to the beginning of summer :)

Dance Again

Today's song is "Dance Again" by Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull.
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Outfit: Grecian Chic

Dress: Hive & Honey via Piperlime, Shoes: Forever 21, Necklace/Watch/Bracelet: C/O Kristin Hassan, Stackable Rings: Shop Jules, Blue Ring: C/O J Good, Sunnies: Michael Kors

I am LOVING my Athena Tracery Necklace for the Passport To Style Athens collection! I can't believe there are only 2 days left to shop this collection (today and tomorrow people, so hurry and shop before it's gone for good!).
I felt Grecian chic and finished the look off with french braid that I pined into a circle in the back of my head. Thoughts? It was super easy so I'm probably going to be a repeat offender on this one.
Now for the fun stuff...
And the winner of the $100 Kristin Hassan Passport To Style giveaway is:

Congrats Teri. I will pass your email along to Kristin and she will email you to get your shipping address. A GIANT thank you to Kristin Hassan for hosting this giveaway and choosing me to be the tour guide for this amazing collection! xo

Sunday, June 3, 2012

College Graduation

photo credit: my boyfriend Andres

If you've been following me on Twitter and Instagram, you're probably already sick of me posting about my college graduation by now, haha, but I wanted to share it on my blog as well. Graduating with an Associate's in Fashion Merchandising and a Bachelor's in Marketing from LIM College, a university where business meets fashion, what better place to have this ceremony than at Lincoln Center, the current home of New York Fashion Week.

We had Michael Gould, the Chairman and CEO of Bloomingdale's, as our keynote speaker. Scott Stringer, the Manhattan Borough President was present as well. It was such a bittersweet moment walking across the stage one by one receiving our diplomas -- and of course, it had to be me to drop my diploma in the middle of the stage! But I guess compared to the girl who fell off the stairs or the girl who slid & wobbled in sky high heels on stage, my incident was no biggie.

Me with my parents -- graduated Cum Laude & with Sigma Beta Delta honors

me & Andres

After, we all rushed back home to celebrate by having a barbeque with family and friends. With perfect weather, it was such a nice, relaxing time.

And my boyfriend's family surprised me with these amazing customized cookies! They were handmade by one of their friends who own M.Y. Dulce Delights. So pretty and just as delicious :)