As you guys may know by now, I'm a terrible cook. I'm really only good at eating. Or posing with food.

Nevertheless, I was still very generously invited to the Lee Kum Kee "3-dishes-1-soup-in-30-minutes" event last week. I was mighty excited about this event because - 

1. THERE'S FOOD

2. Someone is actually giving me a chance to cook

3. There is gonna be tons of people there = chaotic = no one will ever know if I accidentally set fire to the kitchen

Well then, let's get started, shall we?

Lee Kum Kee has been on supermarket shelves for quite some time now, and I daresay it is a household brand, because when I mentioned Lee Kum Kee to my dad, his eyes actually lit up and he asked me eagerly, "the sauce ah??"

Duh, Dad. And I trust my dad because he's a good cook (pity I got none of the cooking genes) and he goes grocery shopping weekly so he should know the names of all the household brands of sauces and condiments. Right?

So. What Lee Kum Kee aims to achieve is ready-made sauces that saves you a whole load of time in the kitchen while presenting to you a scrumptious meal in just 30 mins. Last week, they introduced 5 new variants into its Menu-Oriented sauces line-up.

- Korean Marinade

- Sauce for Sweet & Vinegar Spare Ribs

- Lemongrass Marinade

- Soup Base for Black Pepper & Pork Bone Hotpot

- Soup Base for Drunken Chicken Hotpot

Before we move on, let's take a look at the chef of the night: Chef Edwin!

Obviously very very brilliant with crockery, utensils and whatnot in the kitchen. I should really learn a trick or two. 

Or maybe a whole lot.

Food in preparation... simmering... boiling... marinating...

FINALLY, END PRODUCTS!

Well, to be fair the food may not have tasted superrrrr fantastic, but keep this in mind: Chef Edwin kept well within the half an hour mark to make all these dishes. For a 30-min cook session, what more can you ask for?

My favourite part: sampling the food ;)

Of course, then, I had to pay my dues right? 

Introducing.... Master Chef Gail.

Though it looks more like a photoshoot than anything else, do not be fooled. I can actually cook really well.

Recipe for the Korean Pork salad that I'm about to make:

You will need - 1 packet of LKK Korean Marinade sauce, 200g of sliced pork belly, 10g of chilli powder mixed with LKK Premium Light Soy Sauce and Pure Sesame Oil, various greens of your choice for the salad.

Listening to instructions....

Chopping vegetables...

Marinating the pork with the Lee Kum Kee Korean Marinade sauce! Marinate for 10 mins.

This is my excited face, y'all. I'm doing really well, am I not?

The boyfriend then took over. HAHA (he said I was preparing too slowly and the oil was ready for me to start cooking the meat) so...

Pan-fry the pork till light golden brown.

Adding the final touch: meat to the veg!

You can also mix in the salad dressing and toss everything together.

TADA!

Too bad you guys didn't get to try my (or J's) cooking. I thought we did pretty well! The samgyeopsal went really well with the refreshing veggies. Yum. Will definitely recreate this dish at home on my own. Or with daddykins' help.

A big thank you to my darling Jem for the photo-taking and editing, so that I may spend the night languishing in elation at sampling the food without worrying about photos. To my credit, I fed him while he was busy taking photos. Hurhur.

I had a lovely time at the event (obviously), and I think I should pick up cooking for real now. With such easy-to-prepare-dishes, why not? Thank you Lee Kum Kee! If I ever become a famous chef, please come to attend my cookout.

xoxo,

G.

In case you were wondering what the heck were all those queues at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) about two to three months back, this is it.

Two to three months later, there is still a queue.

Except this time it's a private blogging event by The Influencer Network! /pops champagne/

When the Trick Eye Museum opened in Singapore, I was still in Korea on exchange. The most ironic thing is, I was in Korea for about five months and I did not visit the Trick Eye Museum in Hongdae, which is the original! Ultimate face palm. Don't ask me why I didn't, I'm still asking myself.

Hence, I was deeply amused and intrigued when I saw my Instagram feed start filling up with photos of "magic" back in June, as everyone started going to the Trick Eye Museum for their novelty fix. Back on our Singapore shores now, I was awaiting a chance to go to this much-talked about museum and finally try out the "tricks" for myself. 

Did you know....

I am actually a mermaid?

Or that...

I am actually an Olympic swimmer?

Just kidding, I'm actually a legit ballerina.

No, I am really serious about this, I used to do ballet, except that I have never ever achieved this before, much to the dismay of my ballet teachers. Oh well. I can do a pirouette though, does that count?

I went into a (what's this) fish and ---

Oh wait, my brother just looked over and told me that

"This is a goliath tigerfish, da jie!"

WHAT. He's six. I'm twenty-two and here I am googling what the hell a goliath tigerfish is. 

Google images says this is a goliath tigerfish. Wow.

So anyway, I don't think I did very well with my expression inside a goliath tigerfish, so I shall make it up to you guys with a more realistic one.

Jem actually looks quite in despair. Ha ha ha

Mom and I finally got a chance to tower over the men in our lives. Dad's expression is pretty good isn't it! Considering he's quite an expressionless man. /oh daddy dearest~/

Mom and Dad went on an adventure! But then the waters turned to fire and...

"One hand out honey! I'll catch you!"

"Okay, both hands! Since I'll probably drop you with one hand."

I was attempting to balance on a thin rod with my heels and Jem was applying to join the circus.

But then the waters turned to fire and the circus became a volcano.

"Oppa save me!"

We went to heaven and became angels.

Then again, not really. We still have many things we wanna do! Like...

Act like a boss panda and climb bamboos without having to grip anything and still pose.

Or

Sky dive!!!

Or try and escape from a titanoboa monster snake.

Dad finally fulfilled his dream of being a jockey.

And mom? She finally did some exercises and conquered a handstand!

I got caught. Whoops.

Got a lashing obviously.

But then I caught him dancing with a lady and his hand was placed in such a suggestive position.

There was nothing left to do. I cooked him.

And went dancing with my date!

But then as all couples do, we made up and made it into the book of love.

The placeholder was made for us! Fit was just right <3

I wanna thank William, Dennis and the rest of the TIN crew for making my night such an enjoyable one. It was truly a night of fun and laughter!

Thank you Mom and Dad for being such good sports and helping us with photo-taking too.

This is a selca from my iPhone~

Last but not least, a big thank you to my love Jem for editing the photos and colour-matching our outfits with me :) 

Very gay, yes we know.

Group photo of all the bloggers and their plus ones! Photo credit to The Influencer Network.

My parting shot. T'was a good night!

P.S One-day admission tickets to Trick Eye Museum at Resorts World Sentosa are priced at S$25 for adults and S$20 for children/seniors. Guests can also purchase tickets and packages onsite or online at www.trickeye.com/singapore or www.rwsentosa.com.  

Don't wait anymore, go!

xoxo,

G.