Mayy LOVES Mooncakes!

Last post for now...I think. Well, it is definitely one of my favourite seasons/festivals in a year. And one that I have been devastated to be away from for the past three years.

However, I still somehow to manage score my favourite traditional ones from Da Zhong Guo in Singapore (Ubi) for the past couple of years except this year because my family visits during the period when they are available for sale. I just cant have them with salted egg yolk... sad.

Anyway, while I had my traditional ones, I missed out on my snowskin mooncakes. It is heartbreaking that I have to be away from Singapore during this season because every year you get new flavours from everywhere, discover new levels of food pleasures from different makers.

This year however, I decided to find me some in boring ol' Perth because I accidentally came across Dragon Palace selling some last year but I didn't get any. Definitely have to make up for lost time!!!

If you are missing snowskin and like me want to get your hands on some this year, fret not. I have tried quite a few and am quite pleased to share my photos and experience with you. And you know what, I truly love mooncakes, so much more than cupcakes. There, I said it.

This is from Wing Wah in Hong Kong. Selling at Dragon Palace restaurant, Emma's in Northbridge and VHT Perth. Price check: Cheapest at Dragon Palace! I got mine for about $40 at Emma's =(

I got the large size and it comes with 8 mini mooncakes (4 flavours) and one big one. The small box comes with 6 mini mooncakes (3 flavours).

Black sesame is always my favourite and it is quite fragrant and yummy! Good version.

Strawberry flavour...



What it means is strawberry jam middle with mung bean paste. Very gooey and sweet. Love this combination! The snow skin is also very smooth and tender. Well done.

I missed out on a photo of blueberry cheesecake flavour!!! ARGH BUT IT WAS SO GOOD!!! You can taste the slight hint of cheese and blueberry middle goes so well.... Drools just thinking of it!

The big mooncake in the middle is the mango flavoured one.

It definitely did not disappoint! Smells yummy, tastes like mango and near heavenly! no wonder it is in the big size!


Yes, you read that right. I hear you, chocolate pearls! This is actually in the small box but I swapped the mocha flavoured for this. Shhhhhhhhh....

However, this flavour disappoints. While it sounded good, the chocolate pearls were tiny and didnt have much flavour overpowered by pandan which was quite faint as well... Makes me wonder how mocha tasted like?

Overall, Wing Wah did well in the snowskin department so far! Next up, I tried Taipan from Hong Kong again and I got it from Emma's. When I went, only came in small boxes of 2 in one flavour. $8.80 for a pair. Apparently the big souvenir box came later that weekend...

Sam missed his green tea mooncake so I got a pair for him. And I had to get myself some too.


Didnt have much of a strong green tea taste and quite disappointing. The snow skin is also not as good as Wing Wah's.

Loosely translated as soft heart aka soft-hearted, one wonders why the chef named it that. Well...

Its because its a soft chocolate lava centre!!! Truly melty chocolate lovin'. While the chocolate bean paste is not my favourite kind of chocolate flavour, the middle is really very good. And Shiyu who tried it loved it so much she went and got herself some too.

Another love of mine, durians. When I saw that I knew I had to get it. But did it disappoint like the other two Taipan snowskin mooncakes?

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO it did NOT disappoint. YESSSSSSSSSSSS it is super good and awesome. The middle is real durian and the flavour is super overpowering. Just right and burps out like if you actually ate durian. Oh boy. BIG POINTS FOR THIS and I may just get some for myself again when I head down to Northbridge tomorrow.

This mooncake lovin' really doesnt come cheap though. Who cares. However in my mother's words: "I can't believe you are spending so much on mooncakes over there when we have so many at home and no one really eats them." Sighs, did I mention I was the mooncake monster back home?

Shoestopper #32

Haven't been talking about my favourite things for awhile. SHOES! So let's blog about one of the pairs that I brought with me to Taipei.


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This pair of black suede flats were purchased from the same street vendor in Hong Kong with Shoestopper #28. I really liked the silver and gold little embellishments. It probably costs me about SGD10. For its quality, that is a good price because the soles were pretty thick and solid. Not the falt kinds from Rubi. The suede cover is hard and not flimsy. There are just days you want some good solid structure to hold your feet in. While it is not the softest and hardly comfortable for some people, I maintained that it is comfortable because I survived my trip in it and I haven't got any blisters from it.

I like the round toe front as it gave it a more demure look despite the edgy design. However, I felt this would have worked alot better and looked trendier in a pointed toe front. It is a pair of shoes with another first - it came with me on my first SIA business class flight! back in February. Lucky kid to be picked out from so many others.

I left it in Singapore in April and am missing it alittle. Oh wells, gotta wait till August (hopefully) till I see it again.

Do you like hard structured shoes or soft flimsy ones?

Till my next shoe-stopping experience, Mayy xo

Shoestopper #28

One of the autumn trends is leopard prints. To me, the trick to rocking such a strong print is having it in small doses. And letting it shine by pairing it with black or muted gold. I love the prints no doubt, even before it became a trend. One of the leopard prints I owned come in the form of a fierce pair of stilettos. Let me share this with you right now. This brandless pair was bought in a random Hong Kong alleyway (owned by a middle aged man) near a huge H&M. I only wore it once ever to work in Deloitte Singapore. Haven't worn it at all since then because it is in Singapore and I love it so much I can't bear to do so. The red soles is a trademark of Louboutins but since I can't afford my own Loubs, let me fake it till I make it.

How fierce! The shiny purple insoles somehow matches perfectly with the big cat prints and lux suede black. I like that it doesn't come across as too bold or stripper like as some platform shoes are prone to be. Even Mum encouraged me to get it!

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They are also very very comfortable. Look at that sexy curved arch. The shoes are cut quite wonderfully and of a high quality. All from an alleyway stall and at less than SGD20 (I cannot remember for sure how much it cost me at HKD). If I could wear it to work and climb the stairs up and down getting information out of the clients, I dare say I could last a night out in them.

Fierce deluxe! What say you? For sure, a shoe stopper this one!

Till my shoe-stopping experience, Mayy xo