Last week was an overdose of Chinese food. Okay, maybe not the entire week. But 2 days in a row is ENOUGH. I mean, a BUFFET with steamboat on Thursday, plus dim sum on Friday? I will avoid Chinese food this week, thanks.

Crystal Jade buffet at Holland V. THIS MEANS ENDLESS XIAO LONG BAOs IF YOU WANT. :D :D



LOL I LOOK LIKE DEATH HERE. Just look at how puffy my eyes are, they look so small now. All the late nights omg. I need school to come around faster so that my bedtime can be slightly more normal.


LMAO I feel the need to do some public shaming here. 'Cause it was hilarious. THIS CHER. She looks so happy with her xiao long baos here right? So like, we each got one order for ourselves because that would mean 5 xiao long baos for each of us already. This girl, she insisted on getting another one for herself because she feels it would be a pity if we didn't eat MORE xiao long baos since its a buffet. TYPICAL SINGAPOREAN MENTALITY. HAHAHAHA. In the end, she was so stuffed with other food that she felt like dying with her many many xiao long baos and I had to help her to eat one xiao long bao. LOL.

On a separate note, the service was REALLY BAD the night that we went. I can see that everyone's busy, and we would totally understand if you need to take a longer time to serve us. I mean, we're not some bitches who can't wait. But HEY THERE IS NO NEED FOR RUDENESS AND LACK OF COURTESY. It was a bit of downer, especially when we just want to mind our business and eat our damn food. The waitresses were basically being rude and curt with their replies AND I COULD SEE NO FORM OF SERVICE AT ALL.

By service, I do not mean just plopping our orders on the table, NOT TELLING US when drinks are unavailable and basically trying to force another drink down our throats (which we did not order). setting your hot water flask down ON MY PLATE (the plate that i'm going to put food on in a while, miss) so that you can get a better grip (damn, can't you do it on the table? some hygiene wld be nice please), and I can quote a million other incidents in that ONE night, but I shall stop 'cause this is getting too long. LOL. I know service takes two hands to clap, and if we're unpleasant little bitches, I guess it would be difficult to be nice when serving us. But we were really trying to be nice about it (LOL, my friend couldn't control her temper though. Well, besides her then.)

Being extremely busy is not an excuse to be rude and compromise on your service standards. I'm not asking for quality service here, but if you're at least a nice person, it will naturally show in your service. NOW IDK WHAT TO THINK OF THOSE WAITRESSES WHO SERVED US AT HOLLAND V'S CRYSTAL JADE. Well, except for one. She was like the nicest among all those who served us. I ask that she be made the employee of the month now. No, make that employee of the year.

Dim Joy with konnaye  ! :D


The custard buns and honey charsiew buns were a little disappointing this time round, they weren't as soft as I remembered them to be when I went there for the first time with _ochre . ): But, it was still good overall!


THE EGG TARTS WERE TO DIE FOR. LIKE, THEY SERIOUSLY JUST MELT IN YOUR MOUTH. AND THE CRUSTS WERE JUST NICE; SOFT AND CRISPY AT THE SAME TIME. NAT, THEY WERE EVEN BETTER THAN THOSE WE ATE WHEN WE WENT THE LAST TIME. <3 <3


SEE HOW MUCH WE LOVE OUR EGG TARTS?!

We went to Dim Joy on a Friday night, and it was surprisingly empty. Guess everyone's at pubs or something since its a Friday. It was nice being one of the few in the restaurant, except that we should have probably sat further away from the wait staff 'cause it was kinda awkward with them standing so close and watching us eat. LOL. That said, I love the service that Dim Joy provides. The waiters and waitresses are really attentive (probably also due to the fact that there were few people, but the last time Nat and I went, they gave good service too), and are all REALLY NICE PEOPLE. :D :D I would go back for their egg tarts (best I've eaten, actually), custard buns, charsiew buns, shrimp dumplings, pan-fried radish and their dessert. Shulian doesn't like durian (OH THE BLASPHEMY) so I couldn't order it, but I really like their durian dessert. :D Go to Dim Joy, people!