Yoshinoya

YOSHINOYA is famous for its Beef Bowl (Gyudon) which is a tasty and wholesome meals with fast food convenience. It is comprise of thinly sliced imported beef simmered in a special broth and seasoned with a unique blend of savoury herbs and spices. Yoshinoya has a lot of branches all over Singapore and it's really another type of having casual Japanese Food in a budget way.

Other than their Beef Bowl (Gyudon), my dear son especially loves their Ebi Set. He will have it plain without any sauce. The prawn is nicely fried with a crispy outer layer and juicy inside when bite. It is also served with mixed vegetables including carrots, cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower in our Signature Sauce over a bed of plump, steamed white rice.

All the set meals include a bowl of hot and heartwarming Miso soup to go with the rice meal.

We also order their Crispy Potato Mix @ S$3.95, which come in 3 different types of Potato mix:- potato croquette, potato gem and potato chip. They taste even better with the Wasabi mayonnaise sauce.

They have have a few choices of the Kiddo Bento that comes with free gift for kids. So do drop by any of their branches in your nearby shopping mall for new taste of Japanese Food at a affordable prices.

Marina Barrage

Marina Barrage is a dam in Singapore that built across the Marina Channel between the reclaimed lands of Marina East and Marina South. It was officially opened on 1 November 2008. This S$226 million project turns Marina Bay and Kallang Basin into a new downtown freshwater Marina Reservoir. It also provides water supply, flood control and a new lifestyle of attraction.

There is a green roof top which doubles up as a recreational space, open to public access. You will be able to see a lot of visitors flying kites or having picnic on that area too. Other than recreation area, it is also serves as an insulation to lower the temperature of the building. The pump house which located at the ground floor contains seven pumps are used to flush water out of the reservoir during stormy weather at high tide. But the interior of the pump house is closed to members of the public.

This is the Marina Bridge which containing the press gates that form the barrier of the Marina Barrage. Besides separating the seawater from freshwater, it also acts as a tidal barrier to keep out high tides. The 5m tall steel gates can be lowered during heavy rains so that water from the reservoir can be released into the sea.

Other than the outdoor activities, they also have "The Sustainable Singapore Gallery (SSG)" which is an information and sensory extravaganza showcasing Singapore’s efforts towards environmental sustainability.

From 3 August 2009, SBS 400 will be added to the shuttle service between Marina Bay MRT Station and Marina Barrage. Please refer to the chat list of the schedule here. If you are free, do drop by either in the morning or late evening to enjoy the beautiful scenic from another side the city.

Swenses Ice Cream & Dessert Buffet

Recently at our visit to ION Orchard, we will given a leaflet each from some of the Swensens staffs. But at a glance we didn't notice anything unusual on it maybe because we have just finished our lunch. The leaflet is something about Ice-cream.... and it says ALL YOU CAN EAT!!!!!

Until today I was caught up with this cute advertisement on TODAY newspaper then I realised about this EAT ALL YOU CAN ICE-CREAM & DESSERT Buffer exclusively only at Swensens, ION Orchard. So all the Ice-Cream lover, don't miss out this Special Offer @ ION where you can sample around 50 flavor of ice-cream at the price of S$19++

Other than the above advertisement from the Newspaper, I also saw this On-line promotion from the Great Deals Singapore website. You can take a look at the site if you are interested for their 1-for-1 Ice Cream & Dessert Buffet which valid till 30 September 2009.