Whoaaa

Ahem. Hi.

It's been a pretty long time since I have written anything actually. Unless you count my brief captions on Instagram and Facebook and that one Yelp review I posted.

To address my online absence, here are some FAQs I am sure you are dying to know because I think I am that important:

Q: Where the hell have you been?
A: Well, still here in sunny Singapore. I have graduated and am adulting...at least trying to. (I just paid these things called..taxes or something? It was like a lot of money.)

Q: Do you still cook/bake or have you sold your soul to the corporate working world? 
A: I do not have a soul so there isn't really anything to sell but yeah, I still cook and bake time to time.

Q: Are you still a fat ass? 
A: Yes, of course I am but I would like to say lesser of a fat ass? Had a check up with a doctor few years ago and the convo went a bit like this:

Doc: You are almost obese. You need to lose 10 kilos. Here ar-
Me: What? That's fat shaming!
Doc: No, real-
Me: I love my body and will not accept this, Doctor!
Doc: That's great but you really nee-
Me: *grabs her collar* I. Love. Food.

Okay - I exaggerate but I am currently trying to lead a healthier lifestyle. I exercise now and then and even...*whispers* like it. I think it's part of this adulting thing? It's terrifying. Did I also mention that I am turning 27 soon and feel like I am about to have a break down every morning I wake up before heading to work? No? Well, now you know.

Now that you are caught up on my glamorous life, let's get back to the main purpose of this blog which is for me to talk about food AND, wait for it...TRAVEL. Yes, that's right folks, I might re-vamp this blog and put random black and white pictures of planes, nature and buildings to give off that 'oh-my-god-i-am-travelling-be-jealous-but-i-am-so-broke-when-will-i-save' sort of feeling to you, as the reader. We shall see!

ANYWAYS - here are a few pictures of my travels:

1) Melbourne, Australia, December 2015

This was near 12 Apostles. We rode on a helicopter!! It was pretty epic.

I mean it's not Niagara Falls but it was sort of like a hike and it was pretty fun.

Phillips' Island and we saw penguins after this!!

Melbourne was a pretty awesome experience with my sister and mom. Though Melbourne was pms-ing like crazy in terms of its weather, I would definitely visit this place again. I would post pictures of the food I had in Melbourne but it was mainly kebab and gelato. Not very picturesque foods, I must say.

2) Siem Reap, Cambodia, March 2016

We had to leave our hotel at 4 AM for this. It was crowded and hot. Was it worth it ? Definitely. Would I do it again? Hell nawww.

Oh hey - just sitting on some ruins of a temple. 

The famous Tomb Raider temple. I don't think anyone cares for its actual name. The point is Angelina Jolie was here at this very temple shooting for Tomb Raider and adopting kids.

The freshest mango I have ever had. Our lovely, totally not creepy driver who may/may not have fallen in love with me *ahem - a story for another time*, bought a few mangoes and placed them in ice while waiting for us! When we were done visiting what seemed like the 7364th temple in Angkor Wat, he gave the mangoes to us and it was a refreshing treat. Did I mention Cambodia was hot? Like so hot and dry.

This was probably the highlight of the trip - ATV bikes! It was da bomb. I saw green rice paddy fields and cows which I had to take photos of...because I am a tourist.

Spending 7 days in Siem Reap was INSANE. Do not do this. 3 days. That is ALL you need. The hotel staff was shocked that we were spending 7 days. They were like "Wow, 7 days? That's great..but why?". It was definitely too long and there were so many temples. SO. MANY. It's a beautiful city no doubt but we could have planned this trip better.

I think I will end the post here and talk more about Chennai and Kochi in a separate post. Those cities were food havens fo sho.

Till then, byeee....