Category: Lifestyle

Lunch at 旭成港式料理

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On December 30, 2009

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旭成港式料理
Basement, 臺北國際金融中心 Taipei 101
8 Sung-Chih Road,, Taipei Taiwan, Taiwan

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After visiting the awesome observatory of Taipei 101, we went down to the basement to try out their foodcourt.  There were lots of choices: japanese, chinese & western food.  They were all very tempting but we only have one stomach to fill right?

Can you guess what I ate?  I opted for chinese ofcourse!  What’s the point of visiting a foreign country if we don’t eat their own specialty food?

I was choosing between  æ—­æˆæ¸¯å¼æ–™ç† & the famous noodle brand who has their own stall in Taipei 101.  I opted for æ—­æˆ as they are a bit cheaper and I’m already on a budget since I spent so much already during the course of my 10-day Taiwan trip.

Here are what we ordered:

  • Grilled Squid Meal Set (150NT)
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Grilled squid with some meat and tofu on the side served with sunny side up egg, soup and rice.  hayyyyy YUMMY!  Would you believe I can still taste it while I’m writing this? hahaha.  Kidding aside, if you guys are in Taipei 101, order this.  It was really good! 🙂  I had to share this meal with my colleague as the serving is also good for 2.

  • Pork Noodles (100NT)
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My 3 other colleagues ordered the same kind of noodles.  I guess it was the most appealing among all the noodle choices (seafood, pork, beef). The bowl was huge!!! I don’t think I could finish that alone.

The food serving was generous.  I even shared the meal set with my colleague.  It was super worth it and super yummy too!  The pictures can already prove how delicious they were.

This was our last lunch during our Taiwan trip.  I felt really sad that time coz the scenery was good and the food was great.  I just can’t find something like what they were offering in the Philippines.  And oh, that’s not to say, Filipino food is not to die for!

More pictures from our lunch here.

Taipei 101 is such a great place to hang out with shops, food, offices & scenery.  It’s an all-in-one place.  There’s really nothing else you could hope for.

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Avatar Movie Review

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On December 19, 2009

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Watching James Cameron’s Avatar in IMAX was one of the best decisions my colleagues made.  I was just so glad I was able to join them as Avatar is the best full 3D movie I have watched so far!

It’s like all of James Cameron’s knowledge when it comes to science fiction & technology was put into the movie, Avatar.  I can’t think of anything else they can improve on to make the movie better.  It’s perfect as it is for me.  Besides, my golly it’s in full 3D!

I actually feel that watching a whole movie in 3D can make you feel dizzy as I felt it a bit when I watched Battle of Terra before.  With Avatar, I totally dismiss the dizzy part as the movie is superb!  I mean it’s just full of awesomeness!  You all SHOULD really catch this on 3D theaters, if not, then you are truly missing BIG time!

Avatar started when humans were colonizing Pandora, a moon.  The humans are there because they want to mine a little gray rock worth 20 million a kilo.  The problem is the blue skinned Na’vi who are indigenous beings living on Pandora, have their village on the largest deposit.  What we know at the start of the movie, the Na’vi had been living harmoniously with their environment but humans couldn’t breathe the Pandoran air.   Human scientists were able to genetically engineer human-Na’vi hybridizing.  They call them avatars so humans can use these avatars to be able to visit the world.

Avatar is the classic story of the strong preying on the weak and it is up to a few good men and women to fight for something they believe in.

I will not share the whole story coz I don’t wanna spoil it.  I suggest you watch this in 3D theaters, even though it is a bit more expensive.  Don’t watch it in 2D, believe me, watching it in 3D is well worth every cent.

I can really say that Avatar is an amazing movie.  The characters were very believable.  The music was perfect. the action scenes and the casting were flawless.  I highly recommend that you go watch this movie!  It is ssssoooo good!

My rating for Avatar: 5 out of 5 stars.

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Ninja Assassin Movie Review

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On December 19, 2009

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After waiting for 2 weeks, I finally found time to watch Ninja Assassin.  I’ve been hearing mixed reviews about it.  Oh well, at least now I can judge for myself if the movie is good or not.

The story of Ninja Assassin is about Raizo, an orphan who was raised by the Ozunu clan and who is one of the world’s deadliest Ninja Assassin.  I found this story to be ordinary because haven’t we seen a variation on that kind of story all the time?  Then there was the female lead’s acting and her character’s boss’s acting.  Both I think were weak.

When I think about it, the character Raizo, who was portrayed by actor Rain is one of the major reasons why the movie is watched by many people.  In my humble opinion, Rain being there is a saving grace for the movie.

The movie is not for the weak at heart.  For one thing, i found it to be too gross!!  There was too much blood all over the movie!  There was even a scene where Raizo killed a ninja and put her dead body inside a washing machine.  The blood ended up flowing freely…. yeeeeeeeeewwwwwwww!!

There are actually some lessons hidden behind all the bloody awesome ninja action scenes.  For one thing, we women really are the most powerful gender in the world.  That’s mainly because men will do anything for the woman they love hehehe 😛

The other lesson, I wanna leave with you while I finish this review.  No one can ever stop us from sticking to our own beliefs & principles even if we don’t have anyone to support us with it.  As long as we know that it is right, then please don’t let majority stop you from doing the right thing.

My rating for Ninja Assassin: 2 out of 5 stars.

Official Website of Rochelle Sy Chua where she talks about her travel experiences in Taipei, Taiwan, Philippines and Asia, as well as her adventures in food and restaurants

Sarap at Home

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On December 18, 2009

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There’s a new TV show in town called “Sarap at Home” which stars Sam Oh and Chef Nino Logarta.  “Sarap at Home” is different from other cooking shows in that it is like a sitcom.  It presents the lives of 2 friends and neighbors.

In every episode, 2 friends encounter a dilemma.  They end up cooking a delicious & easy-to-prepare dish that compliment the situation perfectly.  Various celebrities are invited to appear in each episode as well.

I’m glad that I was able to attend “Sarap at Home” press launch yesterday.  I was able to meet the people behind the show and ofcourse, the hosts, Sam Oh & Chef Nino.

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“Sarap at Home” features Chef Nino creating recipes using San Marino Corned Tuna.  Other CDO products are going to be featured as well like CDO Liver Spread, CDO Mayo & CDO Hams.

During the press launch, Chef Nino and Sam showed us how to make San Marino Chili Corned Tuna Dinamita w/ Guapa dipping Sauce.  At first, I asked where the tuna was then found out after biting that it was inside the green chili 😛  I can tell you this: it was delicious and it was not spicy at all.

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Here’s the recipe & it’s very easy to follow as the ingredients are mostly items that we have in our pantry.  In my previous post, you can find more San Marino Corned Tuna recipes.  I hope you enjoy them.

San Marino Chili Corned Tuna Dinamita w/ Guava Dipping Sauce

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Ingredients:
8-10 pieces green chilis
1 can San Marino Spicy Corned Tuna
1 cup grated cheese
1 plum tomato diced
1/3 red onion diced
1/4 cup cilantro leaves, roughly chopped
8-10 large wanton wrappers
1/2 cup guava jelly
juice of 1/2 a lemon
1/2 cup water
oil for deep frying

Procedures:

  1. Slit the chilis lengthwise & take out all the seed inside.
  2. Mix the San Marino Corned Tuna with tomatoes, onions & cilantro & a lil cheese as a binder.
  3. Stuff tuna mixture into chilis & add more cheese into slit opening.
  4. Wrap chilis in wonton wrappers & deep fry until golden brown.
  5. Season w/ salt once taken out of jail.
  6. For dip, dilute guava jelly w/ lemon juice & water & simmer until incorporated.
  7. Garnish dish w/ additional cilantro leaves.

Pictures from the Sarap at Home Press Launch can be found here.

Sarap at Home airs weekdays at 10:50AM, 6:20PM & 9:20PM, saturdays at 2:10PM, 5:50PM & 7:50PM & sundays at 2:10PM, 5:50PM & 9:20PM on QTV Channel 11.

Official Website of Rochelle Sy Chua where she talks about her travel experiences in Taipei, Taiwan, Philippines and Asia, as well as her adventures in food and restaurants

Modern Toilet Taipei

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On December 16, 2009

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Modern Toilet
台北市萬華區西寧南路50卷7號2樓
886 (02) 23118822

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Would you eat food that was served in a mini toilet bowl?  Would you drink from a urinal?  The dinner that we ate at Modern Toilet Restaurant in Taipei was our most memorable one from our Taipei trip!  I guess that’s because the concept of Modern Toilet is very unique, cute and something we cannot forget!

To be honest, I totally forgot that we were hungry because I was too busy appreciating the design of Modern Toilet Restaurant.  The chairs were specifically designed toilet bowl.  The table was a shower with bathtub that was covered in glass.

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Then it hit me, if their restaurant is designed to look like a toilet, what would their washroom look like?  I later found out that their faucet was actually a toilet bowl that had a water faucet attached to it!

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All that was a signal that Modern Toilet Restaurant is an interesting & innovative place! 🙂  Considering that this restaurant is a totally unique concept, I was thinking that it might cost us a lot.  Looking at their menu, the price are very reasonable.  It was affordable for all of us!

Here are what we ordered:

  • Modern Toilet Chicken Curry (190NT)
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Do you see that thingy that looks like “shit”?  Guess what?  It’s the appetizer which was some vegetable.

  • German Smoked Chicken with Cream Sauce (200NT)
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  • Modern Toilet Combination Hotpot (260NT)
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We ordered beef hotpot though we could have ordered pork (w/c was cheaper by 10NT) or seafood (290NT).  I remember that the taste was nice, I was really so distracted with how they presented the food hahaha!  Such a delight to eat food in toilet bowls 😛

  • Italian Chicken with Tomato Sauce (200NT)
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  • Marton Number 2 (100NT)
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The is the Ultimate Modern Toilet dessert.  It was strawberry flavored ice with lots, lots, and loooots of ingredients put into it.  I guess this is their own version of “halo-halo”.

I loved it!  Notice that the ice cream is almost always better shaped like “shit” hehehehe.  Marton Number 2 is best for sharing. Unforgettable!

Those spaghetti & hotpot meals had dessert & drink included.  We also had the option to take home this urinal container for our drinks for only 30NT! hahaha  Guess what?  All of us bought one! 🙂

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More pictures from our super memorable dinner here.


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