Food Review: Modern Asian Dining (MAD @ The Grandstand)

Last Sunday saw Muffin and I at Modern Asian Dining (MAD) at the grandstand, Turf City.

It was a buffet brunch that which comprises of local delicacies, dim sum with a touch western flavours. I didn't drive there so we took the shuttle bus from Toa Payoh which brought us right into Pasar Bella. It's a very family oriented environment. Its full of kiddos, mummies pushing posh buggies, daddies downing beer and friends gathering for burnches in the cafes/restaurants.

We opted for the non-champagne option seeing that I got to care for Leia later in the day so its best not to touch alcohol in the afternoon. The non-champagne option cost $58 nett whereas the champagne option cost $88 nett. If you're into a cuppa bubbly, then please get the champagne option as we're talking about free flow of champagne.

I'm lucky that Muffin managed to get us seats as its super crowded on a Sunday. :)

Crab and lobster bruschetta, wagyu beef mantou and hong kong styled charsiew bun. Fell in love with the bruschetta and wagyu beef INSTANTLY.

The next favourite dish that I had - Parma ham and eggs ben! I'm a crazy fan of my eggs and eggs ben is how I love my yolks to be done. Pictures will tell you more.

Love how the yolk oozed out on the toast and not forgetting the prama ham beneath the eggs! Oh man, I wish I'm having it right now.

Muffin's favourite dish - Wagyu beef with foie gras! The wagyu beef was nicely done, very tender indeed. I'm not really a fan of foie gras (like how I'm not a fan of shark fins) but if you're looking for beef fixed to its perfection, then this dish will leave you wanting for more, which you can have seeing that this is a buffet.

And because I'm still a hawker girl at heart - I definitely chose the Laksa ramen. If you guys are into the traditional laksa, like me, then do not order this dish. Its a mixture of Japanese mix local which in all honesty, quite a let down. Ramen should be done in their ramen way and not like that. Meaning, add soft boil eggs into the ramen please and not kill the traditional laksa this way.

This is just like 10% of the menu. MAD has dim sum like chee cheong fun, stewed chicken feet, the har gao and siew mai which most of you can try. For this all-you-can-eat buffet menu and to be priced at $58 nett, TOTALLY WORTH IT. Of course, like what I mentioned, top up $30 for free-flow of champagne if a bubbly is what you need to wind down on the weekend.

Muffin introduced this to me - Chia seeds which I bought at Pasar-Bella, the farmer's market. These seeds can be added to your drink (be it milo, juice or even plain water) and it keeps you full for longer periods of time, so that you wouldn't be gorging yourself silly and whining about being fat (like how I use to). These organic seeds are priced at $16.50 a bottle which I of course grabbed. HAHA!! So if you're vain like me, then please, go ahead and knock yourself out.

After brunch, I had my facial which I totally slept throughout. So now my face is all prepped up for Cny. Ending of with this selfie taken at the facial parlour:

Quarreled with the hus AGAIN! I know arguments are part and parcel in a marriage but I didn't know that the contract would state that it would be THIS much. I'm not talking to him as of Sunday (FIY)

Got a new and expensive hobby recently and that is when I'm mad I shop! I'm not a shopaholic pre-marriage (in fact, last time, I hate shopping to the core) but now after every quarrel I'll find myself either swiping the card or being online finding something juicy to buy. 

My first angry loot was the Tulipe Doree eye cream. Damaged done: $130 for a 30ml cream. @_@!!

Yes, I think I'm mad but ask me why I'm willing to spend this much for a 30ml cream, it's because as long as its ANYTHING I'm applying/using on my face, I'm not using an "anyhow" brand. 

Let's face it ladies, most of us won't buy products that are lousy etc especially if it's for the face. Don't get me wrong as well, because expensive doesn't mean good. But because I have yet to come across a good eye cream so when the BA introduced me this, I just took it.

So if anyone has good eye creams to intro, do let me know. It can be from the body shop, the face shop, some Korean/Japanese brand, but as long as its GOOD and of QUALITY, I'll give it a try. 

And yes, I USED MY OWN MONEY TO BUY! Proudly proclaimed! :) 

Time to wipe cob webs off my blog. 

Life as a mother is nothing but tiring! Nowadays, Leia is very sensitive to people sneezing that if the sneeze is too loud for her, she'll wail. :/ 

Anyway, being the kiasu mummy, I've been looking at schools for children. I'm not sure but what do mummies out there recommend? I've heard of montessori, Eton playhouse and little Harvard international school that is just round my area. However, seeing that Leia's godpa knows the principal of MindChamp, I did thought about enrolling her there. But I've yet to hear feedbacks from mummies.

And because I've been having mother-daughter pics of late, so here is me and my little lady to end the day! 

My mum took the pic hence the bluriness! Haha!! 

On behalf of mayflower alumni, my alma mata is looking for a history teacher to relieve for a semester.

Do drop me an email if you wish to be part of a teaching experience at evette.g289@gmail.com

Minimum qualifications - A levels! :) 

Everybody has new year's resolutions this year, but I decided not to make one as I know for sure damn well that I won't stick to resolutions. Today, I woke up being thankful. Thankful that I have a wonderful hus and most important of all, a healthy baby girl. I don't need her to be academic smart, acing her way through life or always being at the top. Now that I'm a mother, I really stay true to the phrase of - health is wealth.

Anyway, new year brings about a new job to my hus. Stepping into a sales role isn't easy. But I have confidence that he can do it. He just need that confidence level up a little. :) 

While I was counting down at TCSS with my friends and hus friends, I suddenly thought of cy. Maybe it's because I was at dinner and saw 3 young punks his age talking about uni life, soccer and gf's. As I sat next to their table, I thought about how Cy can or will be like that if he survived. It pains a mother to arrange a funeral for her son. I know I'm being mad but as I was feedin Leia, I prayed in all my heart that she won't be like him. Please don't misunderstand, I'm not mocking him. It's the pain that I got to go through. A pain that no mothers want to go through. As she was sleeping in my arms, I said a silent prayer telling her please please don't be like that. I will go crazy if she dies. So imagine how my mil is feeling now. One word - unbearable. A feeling that you'll rather be dead than alive. 

Anyway, on happier things: my last pic for 2013! It wasn't taken with my hus nor with the 9 happening pple at TCSS, it's with the pretty Sheela! 

And I'm posting up a solo picture of me and Leia:

My little lady has no hair!!! HAHAHAHA!!! But happy new year's to you my precious! Mummy's love to you is unconditional. Really. Mummy tried imagining the pain if you are not here ad mummy teared because 12months ago, mummy sort of made the decision of letting you go. But now, you're my everything. :)