More shopping!

Juliana is still having a hard time adjusting to our new life. She was a bit more rested this morning though. When we go out, she enjoys looking around at the new places and people, but still seems confused and somewhat distraught. Once we get settled into our new apartment, I'm going to look into some playgroups and other activities for toddlers to keep her busy with other children.

For breakfast, she seemed to be in good spirits.....

While I'm still getting used to the city, it seems that the only activity to do when it's raining is shopping. Yesterday, I decided to head to Jurong Point, since this will be the closest shopping center to our new apartment. Still not completely sure how the bus system works, I ended up taking another cab to get there.

Not much to say about the experience....more shopping. There's a grocery store and toys 'r us, which will be the essentials once we're living in the area.

Once Jacob got home from work, we decided to head out for dinner and try something new. We decided on a Chinese restaurant called Yanqing Secret. I guess we were feeling adventurous, because nothing looked remotely familiar on the menu. They had lots of dishes with eel, venison, prawn, and fish head. It took us a bit to decide on some "safe" dishes to try. Our order: beef stir fried with vegetables, fried noodles with venison (Jacob's choice, not mine!), sesame pancakes with pork floss, vegetable salad and an asparagus and onion stir fry. Overall, the meal was good except that neither one of us are fans of the floss. After some research, here's how "floss" is described:

Rousong, also called meat floss, pork floss, pork sung, chicken floss, is a dried Chinese meat item that has a light and fluffy texture similar to coarse cotton. Rousong is used as a topping for many foods or as filling for various buns and pastries. It can also be eaten as a snack food on its own. Rousong is a very popular food item in Chinese culture, considered a delicacy.

In our opinion, this delicacy is not all that good. A few days ago, we had a thai dish that was rice topped with chicken floss and ended up just eating the rice.

There are so many different cuisines that we will be trying in the upcoming weeks, so we'll be sure to keep you updated on our dining experiences!