X'MAS DINNER 2015

2015 Christmas Dinner prepared by the children : Dried tomatoes mushroom pasta, Smoked salmon & avocado salad, Ginger pumpkin soup and Creamy mashed potatoes.

WARABIMOCHI

Warabimochi is a jelly-like confection made from bracken starch and covered or dipped in kinako (sweet toasted soybean flour) or brown sugar syrup.

Kuzu (arrowroot starch) is used by heating starch, water and sugar and stirred till it becomes a clear mixture, from which bite-sized round portions are cooled and hardened.

Its translucent appearance has a cooling effect and hence commonly used in summer desserts

TEA TIME

Wandered around Joo Chiat Place after dinner in Katong and came into this shop for a drink.  Nothing great, simple cakes and drinks.

WONG CHI KEI

First meal in Macau at the old style restaurant.  Was told they are famous for their shrimp roe noodles.  Queued for nearly half an hour to secure seats.  Serving was fast and very noisy environment to eat in.  They have a selection of noodles, dumplings and congee to choose from.

The noodles was good but a tad dry.  Dumplings were huge and juicy.  The soup accompanied the noodles was flavorful.

The pork chops bun was fabulous, tender meat stuffed in a crispy bun

Hugh slices of cuttlefish with vegetables in oyster sauce.  The cuttlefish was chewy with good bite.

MACAU CITY

Visited Macau from Hong Kong by Turbojet

Lunch on board

Macau Tower entertainment and convention center located in the Special Administration of the People's Republic of China

Elegant Portuguese and baroque style building in Downtown

Senado Square, a paved town square in Macau, China and part of the UNESCO Historic Centre of Macau World Heritage Site.  Christmas decorations to celebrate year end season.

Popular confectionary chain which had been turned into TVB serials featuring the ups and downs of the store

Bustling streets featuring clothing shops, curio markets, pharmacies, snack stalls and jewelry shops housed in the narrow alleyways selling dazzling items

The Turkish ice-cream stall is on the side street on the way to St Paul's Ruins

The facade of St Paul's Church

Panorama of scene from front of St Paul's Ruins