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Average Food @ Treasure Noodles & Congee House at Ion Orchard on 25Feb2020

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roast duck char siew noodles
roast duck char siew noodles
cheong fun – prawns, char siew, beef
dumpling soup
osmanthus jelly

had 2pax dinner with wife @ treasure noodles & congee house at ion orchard this evening on 25.2.2020.^^

quite ex actually 2pax not much food almost S$50.

noodles were good, qq and good chilli….duck & char siew average

dumpling soup kind of ex

3 combination cheong fun was good..maybe skin not the smoothest, no comparison with hong kong…

osmanthus jelly quite ok.

c.h.e.f andy

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Treasures Noodle & Congee House
Address:
#B3-17 ION Orchard, 2 Orchard Turn, 238801
Located in: ION Orchard Mall
8R3J+QH Singapore
Contact:
imperialtreasure.com
6509 8283
Opening Hours:
Sat-Sun
  • 10:30am–10pm
Mon-Fri
  • 10:30am–10pm

 

14Bros 10pax Homecooked Dinner @ Dining Lounge on 24Feb2020

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assam ang sai (emperor red snapper) fish head
wine chicken with cloud fungus
braised belly pork with taupok, taukua & egg
black bean sauce pork soft bones
broccoli with cauliflower
11pax homecooked lunch at dining lounge

did 10pax RI 14bros homecooked dinner at dining lounge on 24.2.2020. ^^

CCG joined dinner and HCK dropped by and left earlier for dinner with family.

also celebrate CJ’s birthday.

LCH brought drinks, HAB yuzu umeshu, LCJ brought rambutans, CCG brought nonya kuehs..LKY & KWL came over to help ferry food to dining lounge..

for this evening’s dinner, i prepared only 5 dishes-

  1. wine chicken with cloud fungus
  2. braised belly pork with taupok, taukua & egg
  3. black bean sauce pork soft bones
  4. assam ang sai (emperor red snapper) fish head
  5. broccoli with cauliflower

so i pace my cooking in the course of recovery from my accident,

and was able to restart cooking for HCA Hospice Care 35pax lunch on 18.2.2020.

and for this evening, i cooked less dishes in larger quantity for 11pax, and it worked quite well. dishes were finished and food was just about enough.

a great evening of food and fellowship with RI bros. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

 

 

Great Homecooked Peranakan Dishes on 23Feb2020

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good peranakan dishes

good peranakan dishes, rendang bestest!

gula melaka super good

sago gula malaka super good

E’s parents invited us for 6pax dinner at their place on 23.2.2020.^^

his mom L cooked excellent peranakan food….rendang was especially good…bestest la!

bakwan soup, pranws and chap chye all good and delicious!

also very good sago dessert! 😍😍😍

c.h.e.f andy

Good Dishes with 1 for 1 Purple Beyond Vouchers @ Burlamaco on 20Feb2020

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6pax family dinner
6pax family dinner
lobster linguine
squidink risotto
boullaboise seafood stew
cod
cod
rack of lamb
rack of lamb

eldest daughter organised 6pax family dinner @ burlamacco on 20.2.2020.^^

she has purple beyond 1 for 1 vouchers-

  • 2 voucher 1 for 1 mains + drinks
    1 voucher 1 for 1 mains

so 6mains + 4drinks 👍

the usual (3) lower priced items free.

lobster pasta and squidink were good.

bouillaboise ok good serving not special. soup was tasty, good seafood tomato flavours, ingredients not the best texture could be better done..overall not super..

cod was pedestrian. lamb was very good, tender and tasty.

this place offers a good satisfying meal when there is good discounts. food is good standard if not spectacular..service is always good.

c.h.e.f andy

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Burlamacco  Ristorante

Address:
30 Stanley St, Singapore 068739
7RJX+98 Singapore
Contact:
burlamacco.com.sg
6220 1763
Opening Hours:
daily
  • 11:30am–2:30pm
  • 6–10:30pm

 

 

 

6th HCA 3 Dishes 35pax Lunch for HCA Hospice Care on 18Feb2020

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3 dishes for fortnightly HCA Hospice Care 35pax lunch

3 dishes for fortnightly HCA Hospice Care 35pax lunch

wine chicken with cloud fungus
nonya tau you bak with taupok
wine chicken with cloud fungus
slow cooked belly pork
belly pork and taupok
frying nonya tau you bak
nonya tau you bak with taupok
nonya tau you bak with taupok
carrots and cabbage

made fortnightly HCA Hospice Care lunch today on 18.2.2020.^^

HCA asked to reduce slightly to 35pax..

  1. cloud fungus wine chicken
  2. nonya tau you bak with taupok
  3. fried carrots & cabbage

for wine chicken, i marinated with 2tbsp fish sauce, 2 tbsp oyster sauce, 2 tbsp cornflour, 4 tbsp huadiaojiu overnight. soaked, drained and boiled cloud fungus for 1/2. fried chicken with chopped garlic, sliced ginger, 1 cut chilli padi, then add cloud fungus with water and reduced, about 5 mins. chicken should be just cooked, NOT overcooked.

for belly pork i boiled in bakuteh sachet with whole garlic for 1.5hrs. chilled it and cut. cooked taupok (each square cut into 4 slices) for 1 hr.

then fried cut belly pork with chopped garlic. added 2tbsp dark sauce, 2 tbsp oyster sauce and some bakuteh sauce with the softened taupok. cooked another 10mins to reduce & to infuse the tau you to pork and taupok.

for the vegetables, i fried & softened the carrots first, added oyster sauce, then added cabbage and fried…a simple and very tasty dish.

KWL & LCM came to my place to help and go HCA together.

after that we met CCG for rong ji wanton noodles at bendemeer food centre.^^

c.h.e.f andy

Valentine Dinner 7-Course Home Gourmet with Wife on 14Feb2020

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#4 flamed squid on broccoli puree 👍👍👍2

#4 flamed squid on broccoli puree 👍👍👍

made 7-course 2pax Valentine’s dinner for wife on 14.2.2020.^^

#1 garlic prawns (gambas al ajillo) with prawn bisque sauce
#2 dobin mushi with caramelised brown button mushrooms, scallop & prawn 👍👍
#2 dobin mushi with caramelised brown button mushrooms, scallop & prawn 👍👍
#3 pan seared hokkaido scallops on pumpkin puree 👍👍
#3 pan seared hokkaido scallops on pumpkin puree 👍👍
#4 flamed squid on broccoli puree 👍👍👍
#4 flamed squid on broccoli puree 👍👍👍
#6 flamed belly pork with red wine sauce on mash, & vegetables 👍
#6 flamed belly pork with red wine sauce on mash, & vegetables 👍
#5 tagliatelle marinara with prawn bisque sauce👍👍
#1 garlic prawns (gambas al ajillo) with prawn bisque sauce

#1 garlic prawns (gambas al ajillo) with prawn bisque sauce

#2 dobin mushi with caramelised brown button mushrooms, scallop & prawn 2👍👍

#2 dobin mushi with caramelised brown button mushrooms, scallop & prawn 👍👍

#3 pan seared hokkaido scallops on pumpkin puree3 👍👍

#3 pan seared hokkaido scallops on pumpkin puree 👍👍

#4 flamed squid on broccoli puree 👍👍👍3

#4 flamed squid on broccoli puree 👍👍👍

#6 tagliatelle marinara with prawn bisque sauce👍👍2

#5 tagliatelle marinara with prawn bisque sauce👍👍

#6 flamed belly pork with red wine sauce on mash, & vegetables 👍2

#6 flamed belly pork with red wine sauce on mash, & vegetables 👍

#7 tiramisu

#7 tiramisu

i made individual serving 7 courses-

#1 garlic prawns (gambas al ajillo) with prawn bisque sauce👍

#2 dobin mushi with caramelised brown button mushrooms, scallop & prawn 👍

#3 pan seared hokkaido scallops on pumpkin puree 👍

#4 flamed squid on broccoli puree 👍👍

#5 tagliatelle marinara with prawn bisque sauce👍

#6 flamed belly pork with red wine sauce on mash, & vegetables

#7 tiramisu👍

puree, sauces, stock for valentine dinner
prawn bisque for garlic prawns & tagliatelle
fish stock for dobinmushi with caramelised brown button mushrooms
broccoli puree for flamed sotong

made some puree, sauce and stock for the valentine dinner. 🙂

a totally relaxed and memorable dinner with wife.

nice delicious valentine dinner together.^^

c.h.e.f andy

Delicious Assam Fishhead @Ban Leong Wah Hoe on 12Feb2020

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assam fish head

assam fish head

ban leong wah hoe
harjeongai aka prawn paste chicken
排骨王pork chop
sambal kang kong
seafood horfun

had a really fun walk with metamorphosis bros at thomson nature park..we started 5pm on 12.2.2020. ^^

saw wild boar & 2 babies & lots of hainan history here..

cheow ghee suggested dinner at ban leong wah hoe casuarina road.

pleasantly surprised the food was good standard ..

liked the assam fish head especially..

really delicious and sedap..

ambience & service good👍

price ok 5pax 5 dishes S$83.

will certainly come again if nearby.

c.h.e.f andy

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Ban Leong Wah Hoe

Address:
122 Casuarina Rd, Singapore 579510
9RGH+M7 Singapore
Contact:
facebook.com
6452 2824
Opening Hours:
daily
  • 11am–2:30pm
  • 5–11pm

Best 16-course Omakase Dinner @ Kuriya Dining Great World City on 8Feb2020

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tuna headmeat with uni & egg white👍👍👍

tuna headmeat with uni & egg white👍👍👍

kuriya dining sushi counter

sushi counter kuriya dining @ great world city

wife bought 16-course omakase dinner @ kuriya dining great world city on 8.2.2020.^^

really good, among best i had..

super sashimi - toro, tuna cheek, saba, sayori (flying fish), kampachi

super sashimi – toro, tuna cheek, saba, sayori (flying fish), kampachi

charcoal grilled wagyu with foie gras miso sauce

charcoal grilled wagyu with foie gras miso sauce

all 16 dishes sans the en papillote fish were super delicious.

the best 3 for me were –

  • tuna headmeat with uni & egg white👍👍👍…never knew tuna headmeat so delicious..and according to chef, very small portion like 150g in a large tuna fish
  • super sashimi – otoro, tuna cheek, saba, sayori (flying fish), kampachi..sashimi such superb quality..not only otoro but the tuna cheek was fabulous…
  • charcoal grilled wagyu with foie gras miso sauce…wagyu was excellent…wife found the foie gras miso sauce too strong…wagyu would be excellent standalone just with grated wasabi..but it was really good combination anyway..
shirako (cod fish sperms) topped with tobiko
awabi (abalone), jelly fish, yuzu jelly
shirako (cod fish sperms) topped with tobiko
awabi (abalone), jelly fish, yuzu jelly
amberjack baked in paper en papillote

all the other dishes were super delicious too, and we haven’t even get to the sushi!

  • shirako (cod fish sperms) not wife’s favourite..slight fishy and texture may put off those unfamiliar, but it was very well put together with tobiko (flying fish roe) etc
  • awabi (abalone), jelly fish, yuzu jelly was superb..i eaten awabi sashimi in japanese restaurant in crown casino like 20+ yrs before and it was tough…this one here very tender and superb with jelly fish texture and yuzu jelly
  • anago (conger eel) with crabmeat & ponzu jelly very good too..though i prefer a simple anago sushi..
  • the en papilotte (bake din paper bag) dish amberjack was the only let down. fish was not sweet, not tender..much ado about nothing lor…lol!
uni sushi

uni sushi

aburi otoro

charcoal aburi otoro

tai (seabream) soup
new &new & pickled ginger & chye poramp; pickled ginger & chye por
negitoro temaki
hotaruika (firefly squid) sushi
kinmedai sushi
yuzu ice cream macha cake dessert

we had a seabream soup to clear the palate, and good quality not salty pickled ginger and chye por.

and excellent sushi-

  • uni very sweet
  • aburi otoro superb, interesting done with burnt amber not torch flaming
  • negitoro temaki very good
  • hotaruika (firefly squid) was simply delicious…seasonal item
  • and kinmedai 金目鲷a top quality fish

the dessert was excellent too..though just a good cafe tea dessert…what to say? very good la…

this really excellent omakase!

c.h.e.f andy

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Kuriya Dining
Address:
1 Kim Seng Promenade, #01 – 127 Great World, Singapore 237994
Located in: Great World City
7RVJ+7Q Singapore
Contact:
kuriyadining.com.sg
6736 0888
Opening Hours:
daily
  • 11:30am–2:30pm
  • 6–10:30pm

Recipe = Delicious Home Chicken Pong’s Laksa on 2Feb2020

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chicken pong's laksa2

chicken pong’s laksa

made chicken pong’s laksa (recipe here) today on 2.2.2020.^^

Pong's laksa paste👍 S$4.80 packet for 4-5pax

Pong’s laksa paste👍 S$4.80 packet for 4-5pax

using the best laksa paste. for me much better than prima. 🙂

chicken rice chicken

chicken rice chicken 白斩鸡

chicken pong’s laksa
pong’s laksa
pong’s laksa
pong’s laksa
chicken pong’s laksa

and of course make chicken rice chicken 白斩鸡 (recipe here).

i made it like an heng curry chicken noodles, just that laksa gravy can never match curry chicken noodles gravy…

added teochew fish cake & taupok just like ah heng

had it for 3pax lunch with wife and daughter. 🙂

& then 2pax dinner..

enough leftover for son & tomorrow.

c.h.e.f andy

Recipe – Hae Lua (虾烙) aka Prawn Egg Omelette on 1Feb2020

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hae lua instead orh lua lol!

hae lua instead orh lua lol!

hae lua instead orh lua2 lol!

hae lua instead orh lua lol!

made 1pax hae lua 虾烙, no oysters to do orh lua 蚝烙 lol!

recipe-

1tsp cornflour, 1 tbsp sweet potato flour, 1 tsp fish sauce, white pepper, 3-4tbsp water

fry in 1 tbsp oil non stick pan, add 1 egg, brown, turn over..fry 4 prawns marinated with fish sauce & white pepper.

add crispy hae bee chilli!

tasty home made fun moments!

c.h.e.f andy

RI Bro CJ Treasured Annual Tradition = 14bros CNY Steamboat on 30Jan2020

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14bros + HCK
CJ annual tradition = round round thing steamboat
CJ annual tradition = round round thing steamboat
round round thing…this time braised..canned
usda prime shabu beef
angka prawns
red garoupa fillet
shitake & shimeji mushrooms
new year goodies
new year goodies
LKY’s origami
CJ’s cutie shih tzu
CJ’s atas fruits aka yellow dragonfruit, giant cherries, japanese mikan

by the best of traditions, CJ hosted his annual 14bros+HCK CNY steamboat featuring the round round things (this edition round brown things aka canned braised abalones) and bak kwa blind test..

with large angka prawns & usda prime shabu beef, and red garoupa fillet..wa seh!

plus homemade chicken rice, chilli, stock base from 2 whole chickens.

this year also added atas fruits- yellow dragon fruit, giant cherries & S$14 a piece japanese mikan..

CJ’s shih tzu cutie called kai kai

a fun, warm, precious makan & chill together & treasured tradition to be repeated (maybe more times a year?)…for the next 30yrs+

c.h.e.f andy

CNY Day One 8pax Family Dinner on 25Jan2020

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CNY DAY 1 年初一8pax family dinner inc aunty bes
CNY DAY 1 年初一8pax family dinner inc aunty bes
ama ebi
octopus calamari
capellini alio olio
hay smoked chicken (10mins stove 20mins 200degC oven)
hay smoked chicken (10mins stove 20mins 200degC oven)
kani konabe – jap crabmeat claypot rice
pan fried usa prime ribeye

this chinese new year, we decided to have homecooked dinner. 🙂

CNY DAY 1 年初一8pax family dinner inc aunty bes on 25.1.2020.^^

wife made pan fried usa prime ribeye, always good.

I made-

  1. kani konabe – jap crabmeat claypot rice
  2. capellini alio olio
  3. hay smoked chicken (10mins stove 20mins 200degC oven) – recipe here

trying to model esora’s kani konabe…

rice was flavourful..son liked it…need an even tastier stock..canned crabmeat excellent when son made crabmeat pasta…doesn’t seem to come out best in this preparation..got to figure out a bit.. this the first time..can experiment further.

capellini alio olio was good with truffle sauce and extra virgin olive oil, modelling 8picure. this was a huge serving, taste far better than the presentation.. can never match 8picure but good enough la..

hay smoked chicken was pretty good too…(recipe here)

good smoke & flamed flavours and very tender too, also modelling esora hay smoked pigeon.

c.h.e.f andy

18pax RI Bros Homecooked Dinner on 21Jan2020

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chye kiang brought couplet he wrote for me

HCK gave me his calligraphy couplet

白斩鸡
curry chicken
noya tau you bak
black bean sauce pork soft bones
assam red snapper (ang kueh)
gimson nonya sauce seabass
broccoli

made 18pax RI bros dinner this evening on 21.1.2020. ^^

during this period while i was recovering from my accident, many RI bros (& also OPS bros – this evening though for RI bros) visited me & also drove me for many followup medical appointments & for makan..

i restarted slowly my large group cooking.

last week i did for the bbq at aloha loyang bungalow RI bros with matthias family, doing fewer dishes served in larger quantity.

this evening, i made much few (just 7) dishes, in larger serving quantity…also to prep for restarting the fortnightly HCA 40pax lunch next week.

  1. nonya curry chicken
  2. 白斩鸡 chucken rice chicken
  3. nonya tau you bak
  4. black bean sauce pork soft bones
  5. assam red snapper (ang kuay) – first time trying out assam gravy
  6. 6 gimson nonya sauce steamed seabass
  7. fried broccoli

thanks bros for the fun evening & all the stuffs🙏

thanks LCH for cooking and bringing the rice & 10 stools, LCM for the disposables, HCK for the couplets & tea, & J for the samosa…etc…🙏😀

c.h.e.f andy

BBQ at Aloha Loyang Bungalow Matthias Family & RI Bros on 16Jan2020

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bbq at aloha loyang bungalow

bbq at aloha loyang bungalow

aloha loyang map

aloha loyang map

sotong
bbq sotong
bbq chicken wings and sotong
bbq saba
bbq sotong and saba

CCG booked aloha loyang bungalow with the help of E & her husband JH..

this was arranged through matthias earlier – it was on planned on 6nov2019 and later postponed to 16jan2020.

the bbq was for RI metamorphosis bros to celebrate our retirement studies initiated and led by KWL and the memorable time we had together (especially with matthias), and to wear the metamorphosis magnificient seven T shirt designed by LCM…

bread drinks etc

bread drinks snacks etc

CCG organised the games & tai kor LCM organised & took care the bbq logistics, all the drinks, snacks, charcoal, starter, tongs etc…& fruits…

KWL and LCM started the fire beautifully..later LKH came and taught us the proper way to bbq chicken wings..lol!

this evening we invited matthiass family, an initiative by NCL who invited matthias’ wife J and mom E, and joined by E & hubby JH, and meimei & hubby WEH👍

matthias mom made very tasty chicken wings
mangoes from aunty E garden
aunty E pickles

matthias mom aunty E made very tasty fried chicken wings, and pineapple tarts & also brought mango she planted at her house..

nonya curry chicken
nonya tau you bak
bean sauce pork soft bones
nonya chap chye

I made 4 dishes –

  • nonya curry chicken
  • nonya tau tou bak
  • bean paste pork soft bones 豆瓣软骨and
  • nonya chap chye..

& prepared the bbq food items chicken wings, sotong and saba fish. HAB strong man helped me with the marketing as i still could not carry heavy things..

& we had fruits, snacks, chat and lots of fun….

CCG got everyone to tell some stories relive their memories and played games…E brought some of matthias ties and Ts and we kept some for remembrance…

c.h.e.f andy

OK Kuayteow Mee Soup @ Bukit Merah View fishball Minced Meat Noodles on 29Jan2020

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kuay teow mee soup and dry noodles
bukit merah view fishball minced meat noodles
kuay teow mee soup
kuay teow mee soup and dry noodles
bukit merah view fc

my OPS bro WT bought minced meat noodles at bukit merah view fishball minced meat noodles on 29.1.2020.^^

i had kuay teow mee soup. it was ok, pedestrian…soup was ok, noodles ok not overcooked, fish ball average not like xinlu at meiling fc.

later david, on home visit from cupertino residence, joined us for coffee at coffeeshop. he was earlier with CTS having nasi lemak at adam road fc….afterwards david & WT had tong shui at bukit merah view fc stall.

c.h.e.f andy

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Bukit Merah View Fishball Minced Meat Noodles

Address:

115 Bukit Merah View, Singapore 151115

Excellent Song Fish Head in Special Sauce @ Xing Long on 20Jan2020

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xing long special sauce song fish head
xing long
special sacue song fish head
special sacue song fish head
fried kai lan
special sacue song fish head

went over to my OPS bro WT place the we walked over to chinatown on 20.1.2020.

WT bought lunch @ xing long. ^^

excellent taujeon steamed song fish head 酱松鱼头

the sauce is better than all the other taujeon song fish head i taken include my own, sweet not too salty taujeon, sour plum & slight sour lime👍 got to vary my recipe a bit to produce this very tasty preparation 👍

stirfried kailan was the usual ok..

lunch was S$21.50=S$15 for fish head, S$6 fried kailan, 1 rice S$0.50

after lunch we walked over to nanyang coffee at smith street..WT bought coffee 👍

c.h.e.f andy

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Xing Long Food Stall

Address:
335 Smith St, #02-161, Singapore 050335
7RMV+26 Singapore

 

 

 

Good Hawker Fare 7pax Faimly Dinner @ Malaysia Chiak! on 19Jan2020

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malasia chiak!
malaysia chiak!
char kuay teow
cha kuay teow
oyster omelette
char kuay teow & oyster omelette
penang laksa
chilli ban mian
chilli ban mian
claypot rice
bakuteh
chendol

after visiting my daughter’s place, 7 of us went over to newly renovated malaysia chiak at great world city on 19.1.2020.^^

happy to report the hawker food here quite good standard. 🙂

penang laksa pretty good..ban mian good too, very tasty!

S$6 char kuay teow no wokhae sicc better
S$6 orh luar quite good

S$5 claypot rice surprisingly good
S$5 bkt ok i can do lots better

S$2 chendol amoy street standard ok, not quite four seasons tpy lor 8.

overall pretty good standard grouping of hawker fare in one location. 🙂

will be back.

c.h.e.f andy

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Malaysia Chiak!
Address:
B1-102/103, Great World City, 1 Kim Seng Promenade, 237994
Located in: Great World City
7RVJ+7Q Singapore
Contact:
feisionggroup.com.sg
6370 1155