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Jenn Tori

Jenn Tori

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  • Jenn ToriSingapore 2026Traveler
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    Tau sar piah

    February 14 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

    Loong fatt was smashed with orders (could see all the pickup orders to the side) and could only sell us some sweet tau sar piah that they had spare, so we topped up with some from 603 tau sar piah.

    Then lunch with relos!    Read more

  • Jenn ToriSingapore 2026Traveler

    Chinatown

    February 13 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

    Breakfast at Maxwell centre today. Kaya toast from 1950s was not so good bread wise (got soggy after a bit) though they used good butter. Danny said the kopi was good but I couldn't tell...Would not queue again, took ages cos just one person at the stall.

    We walked to Chinatown to look around. Had durian again and this time it was so good, $10 (so cheaper than the other place which was $12) and super creamy, with a designated seating area. Just across from the Starbucks. Remi didn't want it this time! Wonder if it smelled strong to her.

    Remi broke the clasp of two gold anklets from mom that my brother used to wear when he was a baby. Today I went to see how much a repair might be. I knew gold was expensive, but didn't know it was this expensive. 5 years ago it was 1/8 the price it is now. Fyi inflation in Singapore has only increased prices about 50% ie something worth $100 25 years ago is worth $150 now. Poh Heng was only able to do repairs on their own jewellery and couldn't find an identifying mark on the jewelry. Got a quote from a repairer that to reweld the clasp would be $35, or $310 to replace with a spring/parrot clasp. So we're... Not going to replace it at the moment..

    I browsed Poh Heng's site and that's when I realised her anklets might be worth like $700 and $3.5k?? If I had known ahead of time I'm not sure if I'd have had her wear them lol!

    Snack at Chinatown complex then walk back to hotel for a bit before heading out to meet Maria for dinner. :)    Read more

  • Jenn ToriSingapore 2026Traveler

    Singapore zoo

    February 12 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

    We were scared of the weather forecast so just in case these were the only two days of good weather we got, went to the zoo. Potentially dodgy tickets from trip.com thankfully worked out -- They were a bit too cheap. Breakfast at tanjong pagar Plaza again. Chicken rice was surprisingly good. Carrot cake was average. Kaya toast from stall yesterday was better.

    The zoo itself was okay but a bit dated and very large. It was also quite hard to see the animals in some of the exhibits because they were on the far side and the exhibits tended to be quite overgrown. Remi sort of enjoyed it -- she would see an animal and then say more more to tell us to show her the next one but then she kind of fell asleep through the animal presentation which was quite funny because it was quite loud.

    The macaques are a real problem because they target prams. We didn't realise the diaper bag was open under our stroller at first and a macaque nabbed a half eaten pack (but zipped locked) of freeze dried apple from it. We closed everything after that but still got harassed a few more times -- jumped up on me though thankfully it didn't hurt (I was wearing a dress) and swiped at Danny's leg while he was carrying Remi. (We had her walking for a bit but didn't dare to after the first macaque encounter) When he shooed at it it bared its teeth at him! Keepers had to tell stupid guests not to touch them. We spoke to a keeper and he said they are wild and not part of the collection, they are a problem but not much they can do about them except sometimes catch, sterilise, and release.

    Not sure I'd recommend it, I think Taronga is better but I'm biased haha.

    Dinner and satay supper from Khatib central again.    Read more

  • Jenn ToriSingapore 2026Traveler

    Early dinner at Khatib Central

    February 11 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

    After the shuttle bus brought us back to Khatib MRT station, we walked a little to the nearby Khatib central and had an early lunch. We were stuffed and Danny said I ordered too much. ($29 but the $7.80 Chinese Rojak was a rip-off)

    Spent more time than we expected but didn't buy much, got a container of $12 Durian that was pretty mid. Sat down somewhere and wanted to eat it (cos Durian not allowed on train and they didn't have an eating place) and some old Chinese lady comes by and asks invasive questions. D: I was so uncomfortable. Couldn't really enjoy the durian sigh.

    Headed to Bugis for the mofusand popup. Wanted to buy stuff but it was all so expensive. Got travel adaptors with USB though cos we bought travel adaptors but they don't have USB and the hotel doesn't have USB ports...

    19k steps today.    Read more

  • Jenn ToriSingapore 2026Traveler

    Breakfast then off to bird park

    February 11 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

    Today dawned a little sunny a little windy, fairly nice weather! Made me feel like singing that CNY song lol, chunfeng ta wen dao le wo de lian~~

    We had a good breakfast at tanjong pagar Plaza. Carried the stroller up the stairs before realising there's a lift lol. Felt a bit bad for the veg meefen uncle cos he was old and bent. It was a decent portion for $4. Let Remi try a bit of the lime juice but she was not a fan haha.

    Then it was off to the bird park! Pretty fun and multiple aviaries with air conditioned rooms between most of them which was appreciated. Weather forecast was scattered thunderstorms but it was only a bit cloudy! Danny says weather forecast is an art, not a science..    Read more

  • Jenn ToriSingapore 2026Traveler

    Dinner

    February 10 in Singapore ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    Low key dinner tapau by me from tanjong pagar Plaza which was mostly closed except for this small kopitiam - though I didn't actually go upstairs so I'm not sure but either way 8pm is earlier than I expected somehow! Bak chor Mee was suspiciously soupy but actually ended up very tasty. $4.50 each so I'm thankful still fairly affordable!Read more

  • Jenn ToriSingapore 2026Traveler

    In the air

    February 10 ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Harrowing because we arrived late due to traffic and getting ready to go out taking a bit longer than expected... We were only 2h ahead of time instead of 3. Had to go through tourist refund to get the GST for the travel stroller back while Danny went to the lounge. Thankfully the line wasn't very long but by the time I made it to the lounge the flight was gate open...(1h before takeoff)

    We scarfed down some food at the lounge then headed off just as the status changed to boarding.

    SIA kinda disappointing, this plane is older. The service is ok, not super extraordinary, they're often busy with their tasks. Food was mid. No fruit for some reason?? Good thing i nabbed a green apple from the lounge. There is free wifi in air but very slow. Could not really discord. Funny enough could load endfield but couldn't actually spend sanity cos it would time out.

    Bulkhead seats have legroom but I actually liked bracing against something lol. And at the start before the bassinet is put in, it's very hard to stuff a handbag under your chair! And then after there is reduced room. So oh well. Good to try the bassinet anyway.

    Remi enjoyed watching Superkitties on the screen from time to time and she actually fit in the bassinet! She took a 1h nap in it (at her usual arvo nap time) but due to crappy turbulence we had to continue her nap in arms. Now waiting for last stretch of flight.

    In terms of toys, we didn't have much room. She played briefly with the yoto but didn't really like the headphones. Playtabs were a surprising hit and entertained her for longer than I expected. Earplugs were useless and fell out soon after lol. We'd let her watch the plane screen a little but didn't have to resort to the iPad.    Read more

  • Jenn ToriMelbourne 2024 ChristmasTraveler

    Last day at Melbourne

    December 20, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

    I seem to be bad with updating the last days of trips haha. Finally getting to it though it's Christmas Day!

    Today is the last day in Melbourne and we checked out at 10am, leaving bags at reception. The apartment hotel was not too bad, we used the laundry twice and the kitchenette to wash. Used bottled water instead of boiled so kitchenette probably wasn't altogether necessary, however it was nice to have. Having a separate room meant we could also put baby to bed early like we usually do at home, then hang out in the living room (checking in on her once in a while). Plenty of space as well and tram stops right outside.

    Headed to Bakemono for breakfast (again) but our picks were a bit uninspiring this time. Still decent size though. Then we walked to Fortress Melbourne to have a look, and it's funny we're visiting that before Fortress Sydney. It's nice and it's cool to have a nice space to do a variety of gaming in, but I think at home is still cheaper. Not for all groups though obviously.

    We headed back to the hotel to pick up our bags, then walked to DFO South Wharf and joined three other people on the free shuttle bus to the airport. Managed to get priority pass for late lunch/early dinner at two places.

    Unfortunately she was overtired on the flight back. Takeoff and landing themselves weren't the problem but irregularly she was screaming and it was so hard to soothe her not being able to walk around. I really didn't want to go up and down the aisle and be a spectacle. I guess that's the difficult part about travelling with babies!

    All in all a tiring trip, glad to be home, but also good to share our first of hopefully many travels with little Remilia.    Read more

  • Jenn ToriMelbourne 2024 ChristmasTraveler

    Easy day

    December 19, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    Just an easy day today around city taking free trams. Had a halfway decent pork offal noodle and banmiam from Mr tall pork noodles, then headed to Southern Cross station to grab a free loaded donut from Daniel's donuts. Flavour we got was candy floss. It was pretty decent. Then headed to the outlet store near southern cross station which was alright, quite large. Some say it's not as good as South Wharf DFO but I think it was alright.

    Then we walked over to Docklands and saw the Marvel Christmas tree next to the Marvel stadium -and yes it's captain America etc Marvel.

    Dinner from Shujinko looked better than it actually was (just ok).    Read more

  • Jenn ToriMelbourne 2024 ChristmasTraveler
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    Brighton boxes

    December 18, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 16 °C

    We had hit the daily transport cap so decided to go to Brighton boxes, which we'd missed the last trip. It was nice! Bit of a walk there, Remi was asleep for that though it was really sunny. We rested at the beach for a bit and I decided to wake Remi up to dip her toes in the water. XD the video uploaded of that scene has a lot of wind noise but it was pretty funny!

    Dinner was just some Udon ordered in.    Read more

  • Jenn ToriMelbourne 2024 ChristmasTraveler

    S Melb markets, NGV, & Levain doughnuts

    December 18, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    When did findpenguins allow 20 photos per post?! I can post about an entire day now!

    Today we headed to South Melbourne markets which was kinda similar to Queen Victoria markets but also with a bit of Paddy's goods vibe. Upmarket produce and some apparently random and sometimes-overpriced food. Tried pandan flan and cherry pistachio danish at Agathe Patisserie; both were unremarkable and small compared to bakemono yesterday.

    Then it was off to NGV. Even though we didn't go for the Yayoi Kusama exhibit that was running, the free exhibits were plenty and featured some really nice and significant pieces. She was kinda fussy though so we had to quickly exit some exhibits at times. We also got to visit Kusama's obliteration room at its early stages (still lots of white space left), that was kinda fun.

    Again we had hit the travel cap though I didn't think s Melbourne was that far from the CBD. So we went to Levain doughnuts. Can't really say I recommend it cos it really is a trek, however the donut bites aka donut snack pack was really worth it. This one was $12 for the pistachio papi spread with some extra pistachio bits; other flavours $11. Shake was alright, I think around $9? Then since we were there we thought might as well buy six donuts ($28) which Danny liked to varying degrees. My favourite was probably the raspberry cheesecake.

    I don't know whether they are better than Daniel's doughnuts though. But I think they are nicer than the ones I've had in Sydney. (Bass Hill, doughnut mum, duoduo - but not the durian donut place, unfortunately that one is casual, ad hoc and has gotten expensive)    Read more

  • Jenn ToriMelbourne 2024 ChristmasTraveler

    Gai Wong lives up to its name

    December 17, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 16 °C

    Much cooler today though I heard the heat wave has now hit Sydney. We had breakfast at bakemono bakery, delicious kouign amann and ok Yuzu almond croissant.

    Then it was off to dejour jeans to get a new pair for Danny. Unfortunately his chlorine one couldn't be repaired, I honestly thought they could distress over it or something. :/ anyway he was really quick and happy over his pair, while again I couldn't find anything I liked lol. Jeans are just not for me nowadays. I guess I'm firmly in my dress era.

    Lunch was a great plate of chicken rice at Gai Wong (chicken King), and a so-so plate if Kon loh mee. Then it was off to Brighton beach! Our travel cap had been hit so we could travel anywhere. I need to get a video off of Danny so I'll do that before posting the second half of the day.    Read more

  • Jenn ToriMelbourne 2024 ChristmasTraveler

    Walk around eat around

    December 16, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

    Just walked around melb and had some food, looked around, took pics with nice things. Remi was good until the end of the day, probably over-tired and hungry. Much happier now that we gave her a quick shower and she's tummy timing on the bed. I do regret not bringing more toys though. Someone told me she wouldn't need them lol but we're having to do a cycle in the hotel..

    Char kway teow from Kakilang was only OK. Japanese crepe was so overpriced, $9.80 now, no longer worth it unfortunately. Had dinner at Omi just next door. Was very average despite ~$20 per person. At least I got a free matcha creme brulee from submitting a review on Google..

    It was bloody hot today, oddly enough peaking at around 6pm ~39deg. Then at 7.30pm or so Danny went, "it's getting cooler" and at first I was like nah but it really did start getting cooler, much wind as well and before we knew it the temp had dropped 10deg. Now later at night it's 22deg. Weather is wild.    Read more

  • Jenn ToriMelbourne 2024 ChristmasTraveler
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    Plane ride success

    December 16, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 33 °C

    Slightly late to airport, we scarfed down a priority pass big breakfast, chorizo omelette with extra smoked salmon and hash brown, hot chocolate and coffee. I nearly choked on bacon which was a bit of a scary moment - it was a longer strip and sliding down the wrong passage. Made me feel a bit worried about Remi choking as she starts solids but I guess we can only be careful.

    Flight went pretty well! Was only an hour so a short one. She slept through takeoff, we napped for about 20 mins, she fussed a little when she woke up and before landing, and was ok through landing though it was slightly bumpy. Basically she only fussed when it wasn't take off or landing lol. Fed her in the air, no blowouts! (She did just poop yesterday and her schedule is once every two or three days)

    Caught the luggage very quickly, the baggage claim area was linked to departures and weirdly open - and it was festive, with a little Christmas tree in the middle of the luggage carousel.

    Managed to catch the free shuttle to DFO South Wharf with minutes to spare which was nice. The walk to the hotel, eh, not so nice but doable I guess.

    The crib was ready for us but it kinda sucks ^^" but can co sleep on the king bed if no choice.

    Feeding her and deciding whether/where we want to go out as the temp is slated to hit 39 deg at 6pm and only cooling at 8pm..    Read more

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