Saturday, January 27, 2018

Leong Tee Durian @ Tanjong Katong

Leong Tee Durian
龙池榴莲
264 Tanjong Katong Road

One tree durian - $22/kg @ 26/1/2018
Our one durian was $46
Mochi- complimentary (u.p. $6/ box of 6)










Friday, January 26, 2018

Kko Kko Na Ra @ Tanjong Pagar

Kko Kko Na Ra
64 Tanjong Pagar Road
Tel: 6225 9282

Note
- $125 for 4 pax
- reservation on Chope

Famous for its fried chicken
$25 - 9-piece Combo fried chicken (3xoriginal, 3xgarlic, 3xsweet & spicy)



$28 - Army stew / Bu Dae Jji Gae (S)





$22 - Pork ribs / Dwaeji Galbi


$28 - Seafood pancake / Hae Mul Pa Jun


Complimentary free flow banchan (side dishes) but not  much variety


Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Cafes @ Degraves Street

Nice lane with numerous cafes
Good for breakfast

















The Quarter @ Melbourne

The Quarter
27-31 Degraves street
Open 7 days for breakfast, lunch & dinner 











Open croissant with ham & cheese A$9.50


Bacon & eggs on sour dough + additional tomatoes & Mushroom A$10.50 + A$3.50











Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Day 2 of 2018 Australian Open @ Melbourne


The carnival & buzz at AO 2018









A$15 AO key ring:



AO cap for A$35




AO Ball #2 with Carlos Moya autograph:








Day tickets @ Rod Laver Arena - KK660
Note
- Started day at Hisense Arena (unreserved seats) as Kerber & Warinka were playing
- Then went over to rod Laver Arena for Zverev & Halep 
- Margaret Court had Sharapova & Djokovich but required separate tickets so couldn’t watch




Rod Laver arena seating:



Hisense seating:
Note
- no queue at 10.45am before 1st match at 11am
- long queue at 2.30pm when we left to go to Rod Laver Arene
- has both reserved and unreserved seats 
- unreserved seats are on the top section on all 4 ends of the court and are all shaded
- Section 51, middle section, was blocked by 2 TV cameras




Hisense Arena:



Hisense Arena:


Warrinka at Hisense Arena:



Rod Laver Arena:




Margaret Court Arena had Sharapova & Djokovic, which we didn’t have tickets:





Night tickets @ Rod Laver Arena - L419-420:
Note
- 11th row from front
- no view of player seat on left of umpire





Federer @ Rod Laver Arena







John McEnroe interviewing Federer after the match:












Monday, January 15, 2018

Day 1 of 2018 Australian Open @ Melbourne

Day / night
Cat 3 - 87 / 92
Cat 2 - 107 / 117
Cat 1 - 205 / 215










Souvenir AO ball for $2



Day 1 - Day ticket @ Rod Laver Arena






Waiting for roof to be closed:



Day 1 - Night tickets @ Rod Laver Arena
Note
- blocked by umpire chair
- 2nd row seat
- good view of base line action




Clear blue sky @ 7pm