Push and crush my Swarovski

The doors opened and the crowd came surging out. Another crowd just as large surged into the train. I was one of last few who got into the very crowded train. The alert started to signal, warning that the doors were going to close. The lady two persons behind me started to panic and shoved her teenage son who in turn shoved me.

'Push in, push in!' she went. I felt my package start to crush into the person right in front of me. My mind pulsed and instinctively I lifted my arm to free what I was holding. I turned around; the lady was smiling; happy that she managed to get in. I was not so happy however.

'I am holding something fragile over here', I said as I held up the Swarovski bag I was holding, not loud enough to attract attention from the people surrounding us, but loud enough for her to hear. Her smile quickly faded.

'If my Swarovski breaks you can pay me back,' I continue, as I shot her a not-so-friendly look. She and her son keeps quiet and don't look at me. I occassionally gave the same look until I got off at the next station.

Buffet @ Aquamarine

Aquamarine is located on the 4th floor, Marina Mandarin. We went to try out the dinner buffet there:

Starter round

Some cheese, crackers, and a various assortment of finger appetizers.

Another appetizer

Scallop with veloute and romaine lettuce

And now for the first round of the main meal.

Overflowing with meat and seafood ;) Roast lamb, roast duck, salt grilled prawns....

Some sushi

The jellyfish was exceptional, the tempura acceptable

And lastly, dessert.

The so-called 'creme brulee''s texture was weird as I scooped it up; it had a strong taste of chempedak. Urgh. We wonder if it was purposely called a creme brulee, or perhaps they used chempedak instead of egg....

All in all, highly recommended. Service was good, the food (especially the salt grilled prawns and roast duck) was fantastic and wasn't in short supply. Just beware of the 'creme brulee'.

Aquamarine
4th Floor
Marina Mandarin
Singapore

Simply steamed Shanghai hairy crab

The world renowned Shanghai hairy/ fur crabs (上海毛蟹) are in season since last month. I grabbed one from the supermarket on the way home one day. I picked the one with the most foaming coming out from its mouth, naturally.


The crab looking well and truly dead after being stabbed with a knife through the bottom.

The main body cavity is liberated from its shell to reveal the prized interior:

Lots and lots of brown meat and roe!


The only real hairy/ furry part about this particular crab

Not that hairy actually


Simply steamed. Fantastic, sweet, juicy, cholesterol laden goodness.