Candylicious at Resorts World Sentosa

This gorgeous new candy store just opened up at Resorts World Sentosa a couple of weeks ago. If you're there,  go in and take a look. It's great - but expensive - I guess because the candies are mainly from the US. It is a little strange that this store also sells Hersheys stuff when the Hersheys store is just opposite them. I love the oudoor deco....it's so pretty and SWEET!

These Lollipops are just the cutest!! I wonder how they made it...

these are monogrammed marshmallows and you can create a message on a stick. BUT it's really expensive. I think it was like $6 for one heart shape....so just to make LOVE it's like $24...that's just for marshmallows people!!

Caelyn's drawing of ME!

I'm very proud of her drawing of me. Despite my big teeth :p

The hottest (spiciest) dish at Thai Express

Yellow Ginger Chicken with Rice

I've never shied away from ordering anything spicy. I love chillies. So when I saw this dish at Thai Express I didn't really think twice eventhough there was a 3 chilli rating next to the name on the menu. I did think twice when the waiter asked me if I was really sure that this was the dish I wanted because it is super hot. I looked at him pretty skeptically thinking seriously it can't be 'that' hot. But just to be safe I also went ahead and ordered a Watermelon and Lime freeze to douse any fires in my mouth.

And glad I did because I sure needed it! The dish looked deceptively mild when it arrived but the first bite of chicken immediately put my mouth on fire. And as I progressively ate it I started to have tears in my eyes and I can tell you now that I NEVER have tears in my eyes when I eat hot and spicy foods. I started to wonder whether my face was going red too from the heat.

Apart from the heat, the dish really had no other taste. So I was really disappointed. But I was glad that my friend had packets of sugar in her bag for me to sprinkle onto the chicken....didn't help much.

Total waste...


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Chicken Livers from Barcelos

I quite like chicken livers and I don't see it often on menus (if at all). So when I did see it on Barcelos' menu, I was tempted to try it out.  Barcelos' has a similar concept to Nando's with it's Peri Peri sauces of various heat. If you've never tried Nando's and you don't like sour food, then Barcelo's isn't for you because the Peri Peri sauce is pretty sour.

But I did like their chicken livers, it was marinated and cooked just right. Has inspired me to try cooking livers at home more.

Coach Retail vs. Coach Factory Outlet

Have a read here http://www.brandculture.com/blog/2010/06/when-is-a-coach-bag-not-really-a-coach-bag-when-its-from-the-coach-factory-store/ regarding the difference between Coach Retail and Coach Factory Outlet. It's a big eye opener as I never knew how factory outlets operate these days. Not just Coach, but other brands too. I guess it makes sense to just manufacture stuff specifically for their outlets and sell at a cheaper price. But I don't think this would deter me from shopping at Outlets, especially in Oz and US - WE LOVE OUTLET SHOPPING! I think it's the thrill of finding a good bargain. Have you heard how Asian tourists going to NYC just hop in a cab with empty suitcases and immediately tell the taxi driver to go to Woodbury (Factory Outlets)? Yup....think that will be me next time....hehehehe. Seriously considering going just for the Thanksgiving Sales or Black Friday Sales next year!