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Fish, Fish and More Fish at Sakae Sushi

February 27, 2010
Salmon Sashimi

Just to clarify here that the fishy business here does not mean anything illegal or bad but rather a reference to the myriad of fish dishes on offer at Sakae Sushi – not just pieces of raw fish wrapped around rice kind of sushi but rather main courses of fishes cooked in various ways.
To start [...]

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Sakae Sushi Teppanyaki Chicken Set Review

January 31, 2010
Sunshine Maki Sakae Sushi

Besides pasta dishes at The Pasta Shop by Sakae, another popular non-sushi dish in Sakae Sushi is its great value-for-money Teppanyaki Set. For just S$12.90, you get a Seafood Teppanyaki Set which comprises of a huge bowl of salad as appetiser, tofu steak (don’t be mistaken – no meat involved; just tofu served up [...]

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Stewords Riverboat Santa Fe Mexican Buffet Review

January 3, 2010
Santa Fe Stewords Riverboat

Moored at Marina South Pier, the Stewords Riverboat serves as a floating restaurant where you can feast on American Tex-Mex cuisine or menus inspired by timeless stories from the Bible at the 2 F&B outlets onboard. This boat used to house the now-defunct A&W at Sentosa before being relocated here. This is quite [...]

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Eating off a Fire Engine in Sakae Sushi Tatami Room

December 28, 2009
Sakae Sushi Tatami Room Kiddy Set

What comes to your mind when I say “Sakae Sushi” – rows of sushi moving around on a conveyor belt? I thought so too until I had the opportunity to dine in the Tatami Room in West Coast Plaza Sakae Sushi branch. You don’t have to sit cross-legged in this Tatami Room – [...]

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How I Won The Amazing Race Style Garmin Asus Live Navigation Challenge Contest

December 24, 2009
Garmin-Asus Live Navigation Challenge

19 December 09 (Saturday) 12:44pm – I was having a serious case of pre-race jitters, wondering what I am getting myself into when I signed up for the Garmin-Asus Live Navigation Challenge.  This was understandable considering the situation I was in:

Rainy Day
No Car
No Driver
No GPS Navigation Device
Uncertainty over how long and far the race will [...]

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Royal Caribbean Cruise Legend of the Sea Trip Summary

December 18, 2009
Royal Caribbean Cruise Logo

We will take a break from the Hong Kong posts to share on our 4 Nights Isles of Sea cruise experience onboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Legend of the Sea. Before embarking on this cruise, I had the perception that cruises are overpriced holidays – you get cooped up in a small room with nothing [...]

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Sentosa 4D Magix and Cineblast Desperados Shootout Experience

December 15, 2009
Sentosa Cineblast Desperados

We have all heard of 3-Dimensional (3-D) theatre, with most cinemas offering 3-D versions of animation-based movies such as The Christmas Carol, Avatar.  However, have you heard of 4-Dimensional (4-D)?  It’s not the Singapore Pools 4-D lottery but an additional sensory experience on top of the 3-D experience.  Read on for more info on [...]

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Crystal Jade Golden Palace Restaurant Review

December 13, 2009
Crystal Jade Golden Palace restaurant

Crystal Jade is known for its many branches around Singapore offering a wide range of food ranging from dim sum, bread to Cantonese cuisine. The Crystal Jade branch at Paragon was especially classy (you can tell from its name – Golden Palace Restaurant) and well-known for its Cantonese dishes.  Unlike other Crystal Jade branches, [...]

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CHIJMES Cosafe Maid Cafe Review

December 7, 2009
Cosafe Maid Cafe

As mentioned in an earlier post on the AreYouBeingServed initiative, PassportChop is on a mission to test the service standards and professionalism of waitresses in a maid-themed cafe.  We have selected Cosafe Maid Cafe at CHIJMES (not to be confused with another Anime Festival Maid Cafe – Moe Moe Kyun which we dined at last [...]

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Review of The Pasta Shop by Sakae

November 28, 2009
The Pasta Shop Sakae

Who says Sakae only serves sushi? There are a number of non-sushi Japanese food restaurants under the umbrella of its parent company Apex-Pal, one of which is The Pasta Shop by Sakae.
The Pasta Shop by Sakae serves a number of Western dishes e.g. burgers, pizza, pasta cooked in an unique Japanese style.  According to [...]

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