Fire Forty Six

We were surprised that the two yuzu ramens were nowhere to be found on the menu, but a quick check with our waitress cleared up our confusion. They were unlisted and the only way to order them was via the Chope Deals coupon, which she had to manually key into the order entry system. It felt like we were ordering off a secret menu, making them even more desirable.

Kaggle Learn courses and prerequisites (Part 1)

Another thirty days of machine learning with Kaggle (Part 1)

Learn

January 12, 2022January 22, 2024 Alvin Lee

Last August, I completed Kaggle’s “30 Days of Machine Learning” challenge. In the spirit of continuous learning, I decided to take the plunge and finish all the remaining 14 modules in Kaggle Learn. It took me another 30 days, over a span of several months, to finally read through all the tutorials and complete all the coding exercises. Here is Part 1 of my learning journey.

Enjoying a lazy afternoon in Singapore as local tourists

January 8, 2022June 30, 2024 Alvin Lee

Theoretically, it’s now possible to fly again. But with all the uncertainties and inconsistencies in travel policies, we’ve decided to remain grounded for at least another year. While we wait for skies to clear, we wanted to enjoy the experience of being local tourists and spent a lazy, boozy weekend afternoon with old friends.

Neighbourhood Korean BBQ experience at Joo Mak

Drink
Food

January 5, 2022May 1, 2022 Alvin Lee

The last time we had lunch at Joo Mak, there was a table of three Korean salarymen who ordered Korean BBQ and uncountable bottles of soju and beer. We told ourselves that we would have to come back again and follow in their footsteps, with reinforcements of course.

Feeding The Wife’s chronic yuzu addiction

Food

January 1, 2022April 25, 2022 Alvin Lee

For those of you who know The Wife personally, or are regular readers of this blog, you’ll know that she has an issue with substance abuse. Symptoms include pupil dilation, heavy breathing, sweaty palms and a persistent inner voice that whispers: “Take my money, please.” Yes, The Wife is addicted to yuzu.

Cream cheese strawberry sudachi Christmas cake by Montreux Patisserie

Getting into the Christmas mood with cake from Montreux Patisserie

Food

December 22, 2021April 25, 2022 Alvin Lee

When Christmas season comes along, Montreux churns out limited-edition festive cakes with interesting flavours. Such as the Cream Cheese Strawberry Sudachi that we bought this year. The design is minimalist, but there’s no mistaking the Santa vibes.

Halia Restaurant - Lemongrass and ginger prawn salad

The delightful ginger-infused dishes of Halia Restaurant

Food

December 11, 2021April 25, 2022 Alvin Lee

Our ginger adventure officially started with the Lemongrass & Ginger Prawn Salad. It was a riot of colours, with turmeric-coated prawns and pinkish-purple ginger flower dressing on top of a generous bed of green greens, yellow mangoes and red cherry tomatoes. The flavour was as exciting as it looked.

We went to En Dining for mozuku and unexpectedly found good buri sashimi

Food

December 8, 2021February 23, 2022 Alvin Lee

When we heard that En Dining was offering a seasonal autumn menu featuring mozuku, we were quite intrigued. Since the special menu was only available until the end of November, we promptly made a lunch reservation and headed down to Capitol Tower.