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ABBEY: This became a challenge across the globe and I want to try it. I already passed the 4000 Scoville heat units (SHU) and I wonder how much spicy it is if you double it. I successfully finished 3 packs of it.  I already realized that it was really spicy on the first slurp of noodle. My mouth and tongue went numb but I know I can handle the heat. The second time, my eyes teared up without me knowing it and got runny nose also. On the third, it was like normal but still the kick is strong. The taste is sweet and spicy. Make sure to have water, milk or anything sweet on standby in case you want to take the challenge :) A pack of 5 is less than 4SGD now on sale. Samyang Hot Chicken X2 Spicy Ramen 핵 불닭볶음면 WILL:  When Samyang's 2x challenge hit social media, I am shocked Abbey wants to try it. It seems that I am not at his side when Abbey evolved from a man who totally don't eat spicy food to a spicy-addicted man.  On his first pack, I tried a little r...

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 bulb of garlic cloves, sliced 7 fresh tomatoes cut into 4 1/2 cup black olives 7 spicy annchovies  1 1/2 tablespoons capers 1 teaspoon chili flakes  250g fettuccine cooked as per instruction Heat 1/8 cup oil in large pan over medium heat. Saute the tomatoes until soft. Set aside. Saute anchovies for 3minutes, add on olives, garlic, capers and chili flakes. Simmer about 1 minute. Toss in the cooked fettuccine. Add the tomatoes. Toss over to mixed the ingreadients under high heat until sauce coats pasta.  Serve. Fettuccine Puttanesca VERDICT ABBEY: Olives, anchovies, and capers surprised me when they were added on our grocery list. Aha, my baby will literally cook something. It was puttanesca. The ingredients came together well and made me finish the whole batch; save for a couple of spoons for Wilma’s lunch :) I now wonder what if shrimp will be added to that. And my wish was granted. Wilma added shrimps and it was del...

ABBEY: After attending a conference, we unwind and had dinner at I Want My Noodle before heading home. The restaurant has an ambiance of an old Chinese shop. I got Simple noodle, giant wanton and avocado smoothie. The dry noodles are good and the texture is like the under cooked instant noodle we had back in Philippines which I like. And the sauce really gave flavor to it.  The oversize wanton is giant because of the wrapper not by the fillings.  They have a must-try over the avocado smoothie. And I can say that it is indeed smooth, milky and not too sweet.  No credit cards; only cash or NETS. I Want My Noodle - MENU I Want My Noodle - MyBak Chor Mee  I Want My Noodle - Fried Wanton  I Want My Noodle - Avocado Smoothie  I Want My Noodle - MENU I Want My Noodle - MENU WILL:  Before we buy  Abbey's new black shoes at Pedro, we dropped by at I Want My Noodle diner. One of hubby's 'Where to Ea...

ABBEY : I like briyani rice but sometimes it would be monotonous if the same old chicken or mutton will be there along with the rice. Enter Chop Chop Biryani & Meats.  This shop serves briyani rice but with your preferred meats. Choices are pork (yes pork), beef, squid, and chicken. A meal with 2 meats and pineapple salsa will be 6.50SGD. I got char siew and pork masala with my rice. It was delicious: the spiciness of Indian rice topped with Chinese food.  Wow, perfect for lunch or dinner. Chop Chop: Biryani & Meats  Chop Chop Biryani & Meats : Pork Masala  Chop Chop Biryani & Meats : Blur Sotong Chop Chop Biryani & Meats - Menu  Chop Chop Biryani & Meats : Menu WILL:  Abbey do not waste time to spend moments with me. Yes! A+ for his efforts. After his visit to the doctor, he dropped by to our office with a Chop Chop takeaway in hand. Thank you.  He had Blur Sotong for me. This is a dream ...

ABBEY: Thanks to Mato for this recipe. Ingredients: 4 pcs tokwa (cut into small cubes) Knorr liquid seasoning (classic flavor) Soy sauce Calamansi Coriander leaves (chopped) Hot chili (minced) Fry tokwa then set aside. Mix the liquid seasoning, calamansi, coriander leaves and hot chili. Mix it according to your preference. Serve with rice. Optionally, you can soak the tokwa after the sauce is mixed. Fried Tokwa (Tofu) with Soy Sauce Dip VERDICT WILL:  My tatay (means father in 'Filipino) enthusiastically told me that our Ate Mato came up with a new recipe for tofu. We got curious and Abbey took the ingredients and done it.  Gosh! The newly innovated dip is awesomely savory! The saltiness of soysauce is well blended with calamansi’s sourness. Leaves of coriander gives a resonating aroma.  Yummy! Yummy! Delicious, easy to do and nutritious. 

ABBEY: We recently “miss” the oily/greasy pan pizza of Pizza Hut. So we headed to their branch at WaterwayPoint (Punggol) and was surprised that they have takeaway promo.  They are offering personal, regular and large pizzas for 5, 10, and 15SGD respectively and you can choose from 19 flavors (2SGD top up for specialty pizza). We had a large size Wild About Mushrooms.  It was cheesy, aromatic and full of flavor. We even came back for a second one, but this time paid 6SGD more to load our crust with more cheese.  Thanks Pizza Hut. Pizza Hut Singapore's Wild About Mushroom  Pizza Hut Singapore - Wow! Take-Away Promotion  WILL:  Abbey reminded me that it seems that we haven’t eaten pizza for months. And yes he is drooling to taste some dough and toppings. Luckily, Pizza Hut is running a promotion for take-aways.  After our ritual running one weekday, we dropped by at Pizza Hut's WaterwayPoint branch.  We went for a flavo...

ABBEY: Wilma told me to drink this coffee when I’m studying a data science course. Not that I’ll give all the credits of passing the course and certifications to this coffee but it somehow helped me focus and not get tired in learning.  The aroma itself will wake you up and this is the first coffee I drank straight black. No sugar or cream added just like the instructions in the packet. It taste coffee-bitter but no aftertaste.  Please make note the price is not ordinary. Good thing we got it at a discounted price of S$16.46 per 10 packets. Four Sigmatic, Mushroom Coffee Mix, Think With Lion's Mane & Chaga WILL:  Do you want me to be like a zombie? Forever awake? Give me a simple cup of coffee and you will unlock that chapter of my life. Haha!  I bought Four Sigmatic Mushroom Coffee with Lion's Mane & Chaga for Abbey. It will give extra brain kick for his trainings. So are you wondering how I got to know of this mushroom coffee? I am on hunt fo...

Year end is coming and we are not here to ask you how does your resolutions or your 52-week challenge going. We are here to remind you to check how's your career?  Are you stuck, idle and unrecognized by your boss? Do you feel bored on your job and you feel that can you do something more or you deserve more benefits? Or you already figured out finally your mission in life and have a concrete decision that you will move on to next dream company/job.  Here! Like you, we opened up again our CVs and turned the boring paper we had to an exciting and hit-on-the topic content.  You can download the FREE formats below.  Free Downloadable  CLEAN  Resume Template Free Downloadable GREY Resume Template Free Downloadable BLUE Resume Template Let's go through the parts: PROFILE: This is were you will boast how many years of expertise you have.  WORK EXPERIENCE: Do not enumerate what you are doing, like answering the phone/emails, but make...

ABBEY: Wilma is still infected by the ‘kimchi bug’ so I cooked this for her. Ingredients: 5-6 strips of bacon (fried then diced) Medium carrot (julienned and chopped) Shiitake mushrooms (sliced lengthwise) Garlic (minced) Scallions (chopped) Kimchi (chopped) Cooked rice Sunny-side up fried eggs Salt and pepper Chili flakes Zucchini (optional) Sauté garlic and carrots with the oil from the bacon. Then add the mushrooms, half of the scallions, and kimchi. Put the bacon and rice. Stir until well incorporated. Season with salt and pepper. Serve the rice and top with egg. Garnish with scallions and chilli flakes. Kimchi Fried Rice (볶음밥) Easy VERDICT WILL:  While eating a whole plate of Kimchi Fried Rice at one of the restaurants at Orchard, without thinking, I convinced Abbey that cooking the dish will be an easy-peasy for him.  I was astounded after around 2 weeks he surprised me with that spicy and sour kimchi fried rice.  The v...

ABBEY: Wilma loves noodles and this Pho Ga is long overdue. Here it is: Ingredients: Whole medium chicken / thigh part, wings, breast 3 pcs star anise 7 pcs cloves 3 tbsp coriander seeds Ginger Medium Onion Fish sauce Pho noodles / rice noodles (pre cooked) Mint Basil Bird eye chili Lime Chicken broth Roast the star anise, cloves, and coriander seeds for a couple of minutes until fragrant and put in a pot. Slice the ginger crosswise as well as the onion and grill in open flame and place in the pot. Clean the chicken/chicken parts and put in the pot. Fill it with water until all is submerged. Bring it to a boil and lower the heat. Let the flavour come out of the chicken for 1 hour. Make sure to add water as necessary. Let it cool and remove the chicken then shred the meat. Once the chicken is removed, bring the stock to a boil again. Put fish sauce as to your preference. You can also put chili or put it later in the bowl. H...

Ingredients: 1/2 kilo chicken gizzard (boiled and diced) 1/2 kilo chicken liver (boiled and diced) Medium carrot (diced small) Red and green bell pepper (diced small) Garlic (minced) Onion (diced) 2-3 Hot chilli (chopped) 3/4 cup vinegar 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup fish sauce 2-3 pcs bay leaf Salt and pepper Annato for coloring Sauté onion and garlic then add the gizzard and liver.  Add vinegar and let it simmer for 2-3 minutes. Add annato, soy sauce, fish sauce, bay leaf and black pepper.  Add a cup of water, then put carrots and hot chilli. Simmer for another 3 minutes. Add bell pepper. Serve with hot rice. Easy Bopis Filipino VERDICT WILL:  One of my colleague opened up her lunchbox and I saw "bopis". I didn’t dare to try even a spoon because she told me that there are too much ginger and chilis in it. I got home, I blurted out to Abbey that I want to eat "bopis" and days after it is in front of me. Ha!  Do you k...