Istana Heritage Gallery

ABBEY: After a hearty lunch at Orchard Central, we went to Istana Gallery. This is for guests who cannot visit Istana on the Open House. It showcases the gifts given by other foreign leaders as well as their signed cards when they came to Singapore. 

You can buy souvenir items and the proceeds will go to the President Challenge which aims to help the less fortunate and building social entrepreneurship.

Istana Heritage Gallery

Istana Heritage Gallery - Emblems of Change

Istana Heritage Gallery - President's Challenge

Istana Heritage Gallery -- Istana

WILL: I admit it, it is tough sometime to get off my bed and explore Singapore. But when I think what I’ll be mssing, here I am checking what are the places I never visited in here in the beautiful country of Singapore. 

Istana Gallery is just the opposite of Istana itself. It is free of charge and you can learn the history and functions of Istana, past emblems and the charity institutions the President is helping. 

This will not take so much of your time. Visit and feed your mind with Singapore's History!

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Istana Heritage Gallery

(W) http://www.istana.gov.sg/the-istana/istana-heritage-gallery/gallery-highlights

(H)Daily from 10 am-6 pm, except Wednesdays 

(A) 35 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238902, Istana Park

(T) 69044289

K.COOK Korean BBQ Buffet (Orchard Central)

ABBEY: Medel gave his own “send-off” party at Kcook Korean buffet. That’s how “galante” he is. 

As the name of the restaurant, it serves Korean cuisine. They have spicy rice cakes, glass noodle, gimbap, and kimchi. The barbecue items include marinated pork shoulder, pork belly, chicken, bacon, shrimp and ribeye steaks. Squid, shrimp, and vegetable tempura were also available. Salads, noodles, soup, and free flow of drinks can be enjoyed as well.

WILL: We celebrated a new chapter of life for Abbey and Medel. For 9 years, finally, they were now a regular employee of one of the biggest bank in Switzerland. Thanks Medel for the treat! 

KCook is the witness of our joy that day! I am surprised that Kcook have a lot of choices despite of its very affordable lunch buffet rate which is inclusive of soda and ice craam. 

So what's the best I have tasted there? Well, they have this marinated porks that no need any sauce to be perfect. Then, the kimchi that is not overpowering and quite a good selection of tempuras. 

If you enjoy to cook your food. Please do visit Kcook. One of the cheapest buffet at Orchard.

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K.COOK Korean BBQ Buffet (Orchard Central)

(F) https://www.facebook.com/kcooksg/

(H) 11:30 - 15:00, 16:00 - 22:00

(A) 181 ORCHARD ROAD 238896 

(T)6884 7282

Bad Bird | Umami Fried Chicken

ABBEY: This was one of the pasalubongs of Wilma coming back from Philippines. She said that they dined at Bad Bird restaurant (Robinsons Manila) and she wanted me to taste it. 

The chicken pieces are huge and rubbed with lots of spices; lots of it that the chicken became dark brown in color. The taste? The one that I had is spicy and lived up to its flavor. The chicken is not too fat but juicy. 

Next time, we will try other flavors.

Bad Bird | Umami Fried Chicken -- Spicy Flavor

Bad Bird | Umami Fried Chicken -- MENU

WILL: You may call it crazy, but I will consider it betrayal if I tried something new without my husband. So when I dined with my nieces and nephew while on vacation in Manila, I got the chance to try the Bad Bird located at Robinsons Manila. 

Finally, I saw a huge-sized fried chicken with rice. Hahaha! And when I tasted it, it flashbacked a memory of Kipp's Chicken of SM North foodcourt. Ahm, well, Bad Bird is better hahaha. It is crispier and not that oily. The taste will make you crave for more. Yum! 

Back on my story. For me not to be haunted by this feeling of betrayal, I brought Abbey Spicy 4 piece platter with hush puppies for only Php695.   

Thanks Ate Ynnah for buying those for Tito Abbey. This Bad Bird is recommendable!

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Bad Bird | Umami Fried Chicken / Manila

(W) http://bitebadbird.com

(H) 10am - 9pm

(A) L1, Robinsons Place Manila, Pedro Gil, Brgy 670 Ermita Manila

(T) +63 (2) 712 7228