MaoMao Eats!: June 2016

28 June 2016

Golden Mile Thien Kee Steamboat Restaurant 黄金端记

Besides having Mookata at Golden Mile Complex, you can consider dining at Golden Mile Thien Kee Steamboat Restaurant (Golden Mile Tower) that serves traditional Hainanese chicken rice and steamboat. The place is spacious and air-conditioned.

Chicken Rice

Hainanese Chicken

Recommend to order their Pork Chop! Crispy and serves with sweet and sour sauce.

We ordered the set that consists of fishballs, prawns, fish maw, sea cucumber, fish slices, pork meat, squid, cabbage and eggs.

How to get there?
Address: 6001 Beach Road, Golden Mile Tower #B1-20, Singapore 199589
Tel: 6298 5891 / 6293 5910

By Car -

Along Beach Road, turn left into Golden Mile Tower entrance and shortly turn left into the carpark
Alternatively, park at Golden Mile Complex and walk over

By Public Transport -

Alight at Bus Stop No. 01411 (Keypoint Bldg) - Bus No. 100, 961, 980
Alight at Bus Stop No. 01419 (St. John HQ) - Bus No. 100

Nearest MRT Station:

Nicoll Highway (Walk to Golden Mile Tower)
Bugis (Take Bus No. 100, 961, 980 from Bus Stop No. 01511 Opp The Gateway)

Opening hours
Daily from 11am to 10pm
Closed on:

Eve & 1st of Chinese New Year
15th day of Chinese New Year
Labour Day
Dragon Boat Festival
15th day of Hungry Ghost Festival

22 June 2016

GoroGoro Steamboat & Korean Buffet Restaurant (Somerset)

GoroGoro Steamboat & Korean Buffet Restaurant provides delicious food choices at affordable prices. Six delectable broths to choose from - Mala, Collagen, Tomyam, Ginseng, Tomato and Vege. Buffet comes with a variety of fresh meats, seafood, vegetables and some korean signature dishes.

Sauces for the steamboat

(you can mix the sauces at the counter)

Jaechae and Tteokbokki

Korean-style fried chicken wings (Sweet & Spicy)

Kimchi Pancakes

Crabmeat, fishballs, luncheon meat, tofu, etc

Prawns

Chicken meat, fish slices, squid

Pork belly

Ready to start the steamboat session!

You can also order the ala carte korean drinks (makkoli, soju or beer) and ice-cream (soda, chocolate, melon).

How to get there?

Address: 218 Orchard Road, Orchard Gateway @ Emerald #04-01 Singapore 238851

(Take the lift inside Crate & Barrel)
Tel: 6385 7854

GoroGoro Facebook

By Car -

Park at 313@Somerset, along Somerset Road, turn right into the carpark entrance after the taxi stand on the right side
Alternatively, park at the open carpark opposite of Cineleisure or at Centrepoint carpark

By Public Transport -

Alight at Bus Stop No. 09038 (Midpoint Orchard) - Bus No. 7, 14, 16, 65, 106, 111, 123, 175, 502

Nearest MRT Station: Somerset

Opening hours

Mon to Fri: 11.30am to 2.30pm / 5pm to 10.30pm

Sat to Sun: 11.30am to 3.30pm / 5pm to 10.30pm

Prices

Buffet Lunch

Mon - Fri: S$16.90++ (Adult) / S$9.90++ (Child)

Sat/Sun/PH: S$25.90++ (Adult) / S$16.90++ (Child)

Buffet Dinner

Mon - Fri: S$25.90++ (Adult) / S$16.90++ (Child)

Sat/Sun/PH: S$27.90++ (Adult) / S$16.90++ (Child)

17 June 2016

Jingtong 菁桐 (Taipei)

Our last stop was at Jingtong, the wooden station that was built in 1929 by the Japanese government for the mining business. The place is filled with rolls of bamboos with wishes written on them.

How to get there?

Buy the "One Day pass for Pingxi Line" at Taipei Railway Station so you could visit a few stops along the train line. We bought the passes at Counter 12.

From Taipei Railway Station (Platform No. 4), take train to Ruifang (瑞芳). If you are not sure which platform, check with the station person.

Train fare costs NT$44 (using Easycard) and it takes about an hour to reach Ruifang (瑞芳).

Alight at Ruifang Station (瑞芳車站) and change to the train travelling towards Jingtong (菁桐).

Alight at Jingtong Station (菁桐車站).

Bought some lovely cards from the shop that is located in front of the train station.

Passed by the shops at Jingtong old street and reached the bus stop.

Jingtong Memorial Statue (菁桐坑纪念雕像)

Instead of taking the train back, we took the bus to Muzha MRT station.

Where else have I been in Taiwan?

10 June 2016

Shifen 十分 (Taipei)

Well-known for its Shifen Waterfall and events such as the Sky Lantern Festival, the place is usually teemed with visitors. Before heading towards the Taipei Railway Station, we had our simple breakfast at McDonald's. =)

How to get there?

Buy the "One Day pass for Pingxi Line" at Taipei Railway Station so you could visit a few stops along the train line. We bought the passes at Counter 12.

From Taipei Railway Station (Platform No. 4), take train to Ruifang (瑞芳). If you are not sure which platform, check with the station person.

Train fare costs NT$44 (using Easycard) and it takes about an hour to reach Ruifang (瑞芳).

Alight at Ruifang Station (瑞芳車站) and change to the train travelling towards Jingtong (菁桐).

Alight at Shifen Station (十分車站).

There's a souvenir shop at Shifen Station and we bought some cute magnets.

Lovely Pouches

Miniature sky lanterns

Many visitors wrote their wishes on the sky lanterns and set them into the sky, along the railway track.

There were food stalls along the Shifen old street.

Cotton candies shaped into cute characters. 好可爱的棉花糖!

Shifen Waterfall Park 十分瀑布公园

From the sign board, we walked down the route and came to this bridge known as the "Si Guang Tan Qiao" (四廣潭橋).

On our way back to the train platform, we came across primary school students who were raising funds for their graduation trip by showcasing their talents. We donated to show our support towards them!