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The Hae Mool Joon, Korean Pan Cake Mixed With Vegetable And Seafood was huge. At $16.00, 3 people simply cannot finish the dish. Crispy, tasty, and the kitchen was generous with the seafood, it was a dish that made me happy to the extent that I couldn’t stop eating it even after my stomach told me that I was too full. Weird?

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The soup was wholesome in the essence of prawns such that the first sip leaves the mouth crisp but the afterbreath wanting more. Quite good, though some Singaporeans would naturally associate the taste to that good ol Prawn Noodles that they used to have all over the island.

Posted on December 24, 2009, 11:57 am, by Justin Daniel Pereira, under Christmas.

Tomorrow is Christmas and you can really feel the spirit in the air. Everything being warm and fuzzy, where there are carols being played over the radio and on Youtube.

It is days like this when I would want to sit back next to open fire, and have a nice big pot of chestnuts slowly roasting in its warm flames. But to have a fireplace in Singapore, is a little difficult. Heh.

So I settled for the next best thing. Roasted a chicken at home and stuffed it with a generous portion of chestnut stuffing and dressed all up in a colourful variety of white, red, brown, yellow and green. Its as though the chicken itself would be going to a Christmas party.

A heartwarming real ginger bread house at Pan Pacific Hotel

I would love to share with all the snapshots of the festive season. Let the moment of magic begin =)

Christmas Trees full of the lovable Teddy Bears.

Takashimaya Biggest Christmas Tree

Ms. Lucy Reindeer striking a pose

Mr. Billy Reindeer enjoying tea amidst the festive spirit

Mrs. Margaret Reindeer all set for the Christmas Party

(her name is pronounced Mahh-gah-ret)

Mrs. Margaret Reindeer’s princess – Shona Reindeer =)

Glitter and Gold adorn the ceiling

Starlets aplenty at Raffles City

What Christmas Is

Christmas is upon us
As a moment to give,
to share, to have joy,
and to love.

Stars all glitter,
in their vibrant hues.
And the trimmings
are all rich, in their
textures of purple
and bountiful gold.

Out in the streets,
the children hop,
with their sheer smiles
of laughter and merriment

In the homes,
a warm flame
fills the centre of the fireplace.
As the thick, accented earthy
aroma becomes the air.

The night has come.
And all is dark.
But a certain peace,
a certain silence,
cannot be forgotten.

While all is calm,
a lone star,
shines brightly
throughout the sky.

Choirs erupt everywhere,
and a tearful warmness
becomes the spirit
of each and every heart
that lies within.

Every year,
this has become a time
to remember that a star
has been born to us.

Have A Merry Christmas Everybody!

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Gavin says:

December 25, 2009 at 2:09 pm

Merry Christmas to you Justin !

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Justin Daniel Pereira says:

December 25, 2009 at 11:38 pm

A Merry Christmas to you as well Gavin!

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ZhaoZhen says:

December 26, 2009 at 12:38 am

WOW!I didn’t know those cute cute statues got names leh.Haha ,,but very cute la , i wanna take pic of them but no camera.NICE SHOT^^

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