Travelogue around Asia Pacific Part II

Singapore - I met Vikram and Lesley at Four Point Sheraton for dinner.  We walked across the river to Robertson Quay to find many restaurants and the place is crowded with people.   I found this Mexican restaurant Super Loco and the food is very good but expensive. Vikram, Lesley and I  Chicken Tosta Tuna Tosta Lamb Taco Pork Ribs Baja Taco

Singapore - Woke up at 5:30am to get change and drove to Changi Point Ferry Terminal.  I had a early breakfast of Nasi Lemak with Edmund and then catch up with the team bound on the ferry to Pulau Ubin. our breakfast Beautiful sunrise as we reach Pulau Ubin Booked a van to bring us to the meeting venue at Chek Jawa as the tour starts at 8am sharp.  The NParks ranger was there early too to open the gate to the entrance. APAC team for this tour Wild boar near the toilet Chek Jawa visitor centre This English Tudor House was built in the 1930s as a holiday retreat for the Chief Surveyor of Singapore, Landon Williams.  It now serves as the Chek Jawa Visitor Centre and is located near the Chek Jawa Wetlands in eastern Pulau Ubin. The Chek Jawa Visitor Centre is Singapore's only remaining authentic Tudor-style house with a fireplace. It is constructed in an architecturally distinctive post and beam fashion with stucco-finished walls and gables framed by timbers treated with bla...

 Manila - During breakfast, came across a unique fruit  Edmund cutting the Santol Santol fruits are best suited for raw applications as their sweet and sour flavour is showcased when consumed fresh, out-of-hand. To eat raw, the flesh can be sucked from the seeds, but caution should be taken not to swallow the seeds as they are inedible. The flesh can also be sprinkled with salt and spices, consumed as a snack, or it can be soaked in fruit juices and blended into a beverage. There is no much flesh to this fruit after pitting the seed. We went to Mall of Asia for our lunch at Tim Ho Wan - and had their usual famous dish. Yam Puff shrimp Mango Pomelo desert Chee Cheong Fun with prawns Kai Lan with oyster sauce Tim Ho Wan signature BBQ pork bun Prawn dumpling Yam coconut milk desert After this sumptuous meal, we packed and leave for the airport.  I do not want to be caught in a floor as it has been raining for the past days.

 Manila - Someone recommended us to go to Intramuros to have our dinner and found this nice restaurant Ilustrado.  The ambiance and food is really good. Baked egg plant The outside was crispy and the fillings was hot and juicy.  This is one of Ilustrado signature dish. Paella Ilustrado This dish is a filled with meat and seafood and just nice for the 3 of us. Baked Pampano The flat-bodied, pan-sized pompano is easy to eat whole, a form that shows off the beautiful, silvery skin.  The dish was deep fried and with a nice tomato based sauce. Adobong Baagnet Bagnet is a popular delicacy in Ilocos made from pork belly deep fried until crispy and blister on skin. Similar to usual adobo dish, bagnet cooked in a blend of garlic, soy sauce and vinegar.   Musicians  Sampaguita ice cream Sampaguita was declared as the national flower by Governor-General Frank Murphy in 1934. Its white flower is believed to symbolize purity, fidelity, and hope.  You can only...

  Manila - After the end of the PhilSec exhibition, our channel partner - ACW Philippines drove us to Dampa market for dinner.   I chose crabs, octopus and prawns for Ph 2,300.   Walk a short distance with the fresh seafood to Hong Kong Master Chef restaurant (which was located at the end of the Dampa market).    ThiveDX and our channel partner Stir-fried prawns with garlic As I chose live prawns this dish was so fresh and succulent.   Sinagang with Prawns Half of the live prawns was cooked in this dish - Sinagang. Crab Singapore style Chilli crab Another delicious meal of crabs. Deep fried Octopus Stir fried Kangkong with garlic Huge bowl of garlic rice

Manila -  Every time I come to Manila, I crave for Lechon (the delicious Cebu roast pork).   Since this Rico's Lechon is highly recommend, I brought Edmund and Willy here. Rico's chilli Lechon Rico's famous Lechon The chilli Lechon tasted better - and I think because we are a small group it looks like scraps off the roasted pig.   I have tasted the actual Cebu Lechon and it is so much tastier and succulent than this dish.   Rico's lechon is so dry.   I will not come here again. Baked scallops Tried one and it was dry and rubbery -  Baked Bangus The baked Milk fish was the best dish - ironically for a Pork restaurant.