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no thanks #1 – cafe windsor porridge buffet

Posted by diligo on December 16, 2008

Originally written by Linda on her blog

rating: total disappointment. i would not go again even if someone pay for it.
price: worth only half the price.
spread: you can get better ones at any “mix rice” stall.
serving: they take ages to top up the dishes.

it was through recommendation by channel 8 variety show that i suggested my friends to dine there, but to my ultimate disgust, the 3 main dishes that they highly recommend were…

#1 – cereal prawn:
prawns there are but just normal (medium size) boiled prawns that are not fresh as for “cereal prawn”…not even one in sight.

#2 – steam promfret:
sure there is, but was chopped up into pieces and not fresh either.

#3 – braised duck:
to be fair i should say the taste and texture is quite nice but maybe that’s why they are so stingy with this dish and i should believe this is the “most expensive” dish there. you might be asking, what do i mean by stingy. let me elaborate…the frequency of refill is extremely slow; refill portion is very little (think less than one duck each time or a very small size ducky); and the best part is…they station a staff to distribute the duck which i end up being given portion of duck bones…totally disgusting!

thanks to the fantastic spread by cafe windsor / hotel windsor…i got a earful from my friends and its also thanks to them that we found a nice hidden wine bar…up next vie cafe & wine bar…stay tune…

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Ubin with the AQ Folks

Posted by diligo on May 10, 2008

Some of my humble shots today. Guys, the weather weren’t that fantastic but you guys are….
Really struggling here as I am using a tamron 180mm nikon mount on my EOS 20D via an adapter ring.

Hawk Moth’s Caterpillar

The Peablue (Lampides boeticus), or Long-Tailed Blue, is a small butterfly found in Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia and Australia that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

The Indian Cupid (Chilades parrhasius) is a small butterfly that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.
Spider

Some Spider…someone please id it.

The rest of the pictures…

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Ed cuts the crap & cook the crabs

Posted by diligo on April 23, 2005


Crabs and Craps…Wynx Cook Crabs for my Friends….Yummy? Haha…Okay, think the crabs are decent for eating..How did I know? All crabs ate and no crap. And no one complained of any LS Syptoms as yet…so all is well. Next up, time to make the crabs less watery and more restaurant like…
By Wynx

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