Bars, Bars, Bars.

The past week I haven't reviewed any of the bars I've eaten, simply because I've had a grey week. So, I'm going to spam this post with 18 pictures of 8 bars I've eaten. Technically, I ate 9, but Luna S'mores was plain and boring so I'm not going to feature it.

Here goes the major spam...



Clif Nectar Cacao - Dark Chocolate Walnut
This was super indulgent! Rich dark chocolate with fragrant crunchy walnuts is a match made in heaven! The bittersweet chocolate was so good, and it's a healthy alternative to chocolate bars and chocolate brownies! I'm definitely going to bring some Clif Nectar in soon!



Clif Bar - Chocolate Chip
Chewy oaty body sprinkled with a generous amount of chocolate chips, seriously, nothing can go wrong here, unless of course you're someone who abhors chocolates. =)



Clif Mojo - Peanut Butter Pretzel
This bar was THE BOMB! Heavenly indulgently good! I absolutely love the marriage of sweet and salty. The PB chips were sweet and savoury at the same time, and the pretzels added a wonderful crunch to every bite! The other variations of Clif Mojo will definitely be present in my next shipment!



Clif Bar - Chocolate Brownie
All I remember about this bar was it being very black, very chewy, very chocolatey and very dense. Despite being so chocolate-rich, it wasn't overwhelmingly sweet which was perfect.




Clif Bar -Spiced Pumpkin Pie
Now now, this is a seasonal flavour and I'm so glad I got it. Sweet spicy pumpkin and a sweet yoghurt-y base totally made me feel it's Christmas already. =) Pear Apple Strudel, Iced Gingerbread and Cran Orange Nut Bread, all you seasonal flavours are going to be mine!



Luna - Chocolate Raspberry
First up, this bar was a visual delight. With its rich bittersweet cocoa layer covering the mild tangy crispy innards, it was such a joy to eat. However, the raspberry flavour could have been stronger though, and it would have made this bar even better than it already is.



Luna Cookies 'n Cream Delight
Again, another visual delight. Taste wise, it was how you'd expect a cookies and cream biscuit to be. Nice but not fantastically so, maybe because this is a common flavour.

I was at ION Orchard yesterday and got myself a couple of Springhill bars which I've eyed ever since ION opened a few months back.


Top: Springhill Bar - Dark Chocolate Oat Finger Biscuit
Bottom: Springhill Bar - Milk Chocolate Oat Finger Biscuit
As I had a light dinner of a Double Taste Bun (custard & chocolate cream) from Sun Moulin and a can of Diet 7-up Lemon Lime (which was freaking delicious), I was hungry when I got home so I attacked my first ever Springhill bar!



Springhill Bar - Dark Chocolate Oat Finger Biscuit
Obviously, this bar is not photo-friendly, but it was extremely and amazingly tastebud-friendly! Crumbly, bisuit-like and cake-like center encased within smooth creamy dark chocolate, absolutely divine!

Boyfriend, please try to find these babies in Australia since they originate from there and bring some home for me. Oh, and thank you in advance for offering to buy back some Go Natural bars for me! =) 20 more days!

Yesterday, Mom and I were at Suntec looking at diamonds and Mom bought me a full set of sparkling babies. She said this will be my dowry should she not be working anymore by the time I get married (if I ever will that is). So, I have a diamond ring, bracelet and earrings (made out from the excess diamonds on the bracelet after re-sizing), and tomorrow is the day I can dazzle myself blind. Thank you Mommy!

Feeling carnivorous, we met up with Dad and headed to Tony Roma's where I had my fill of meat.


Top: Original Babyback Ribs
Bottom: Carolina Honey Ribs
Must have been a while since I last ate a substantial amount of meat, no wonder I felt so deprived and desperately needed my meat fix. The Carolina Honey was a winner for me! Acks, I feel hungry just looking at the pictures. =X

The last few days have been sluggish for me, but I managed to have another 3 bars.


Top: Clif Bar Blueberry Crisp
Bottom: Clif Bar Carrot Cake
Clif Bar Blueberry Crisp did okay with a nice hint of blueberry but it didn't wow me very much. Clif Bar Carrot Cake was oddly not to my liking, but Mom had a go at the bar that I gave her and she found it good. I think I can do away with these 2 flavours, but this is not to say that they are bad, just that I've enjoyed better flavours of Clif Bar.


I absolutely adore Luna Iced Oatmeal Raisin for its generous fat raisins which burst with juices when bitten upon! This bar was yum. =)

I've been feeling horrid since I got up this morning and still feel the same as of now. So, abrupt end here.

Luna-tic!

Trigger happy, trigger happy, trigger happy!


Berry Almond, Chai Tea, Chocolate Peppermint Stick, Chocolate Raspberry, Cookies 'n Cream, Dulce de Leche, Iced Oatmeal Raisin, Lemon Zest, S'mores, Sunrise Blueberry Bliss, Sunrise Strawberry Crumble, Clif Mojo PB Pretzel
I'm mad happy because my Luna Bars and 1 Clif Mojo Bars are here!!! Putting all the excitement aside, I'm actually starting to worry how am I going to finish so many bars in time before they all expire!

14+1 boxes of Clif Bars, 11 (+ 5 on hand) boxes of Luna Bars, 4 boxes of Larabars, and a whole load of other random bars like Go Natural, Nature Valley, Uncle Toby, Alive and Carman's. Oh my gawd. I think I really need to give myself a good kick. ACKS!

Anyway, over the last few days, I tried another 2 flavours of Clif Bars.



Indulgent white chocolate with creamy macadamias made a very good pair, and it tasted somewhat like Luna Bar's rendition, only chewier and had lesser soy protein taste to it.




Oh my oh my! This was one heck of a scrumptious bar! Crunchy and huge pieces of walnut, generous amount of banana bits, and a handful of chocolate chips tossed together to form this delicious union. YUM!

Anyway, I saw the doctor again today and I'm annoyed that he sort of threatened to have me warded without bothering to take external factors into consideration. And it wasn't even a substantial decrease to begin with. Honestly, it's not going to be beneficial for me but detrimental instead, and I have reasoned with Dad why.

Right, I get to cast him away for the next 2 weeks, and I can dance to a happy tune in celebration of the arrival of my bars. NJ4 said I can actually pour them all out and they can form a nice bed for me. -_-"

Okay, I know posting everyday is not a norm for me, but I honestly could not resist the need to post! So what else is it that have been keeping me so hyped up other than my loot of Clif Bars?

After enjoying Maple Nut tremendously, I had pretty high expectations of the Chocolate Almond Fudge bar, but sadly, I wasn't wow-ed by it as much as Maple Nut.



This is not to say I disliked this bar. It was extremely chocolaty and dense, and the almond pieces were really generous, as can be seen in the picture with that huge nut sticking out like a sore thumb. It was good, yet somehow it just did not sit too well with me. Maybe the first time's a bummer, and the second time's a winner? I really do hope so.

Anyway, my lovely babe HuiQin came by to collect her stuffs again and like before, she put a huge smile on my face with a simple gesture, yet a very heart-warming one.


Peach Sponge Cake on French Toast (?)
The top layer was sponge cake and the bottom layer tasted like french toast to me. Soft, moist and juicy with a crunchy base. And the peach slice was an added bonus! Thank you babe, you're really a gem. =)

So, here is the thing that ended my day nicely and made me do a happy dance:



When I tore open the package, the aromatic minty-ness of the bar wafted up to my nose almost immediately, and that was a good sign. Shaking with glee, I bit into the bar and totally savoured the moist, chewy, chocolaty bar with a good kick of mint. Oh and not to forget, I was already sold by the outlook of the bar.

I let my elder brother have a bite and he exclaimed, "Whoa, not bad ah!", and Daddykins like this so much that I think he ate 1/4 to 1/3 of the bar away. He felt that this is nicer than Maple Nut, but I think they are equally awesome! Now, Kor Kor should be looking forward to eating the Chocolate Chip Peanut Crunch I gave him! =)

It's nice that my family can appreciate all these yum-yums with me, and it feels good to spread the yumminess around! Next 11 flavours, here I come!

I finally gave in to temptation and sank my teeth into my first ever Clif bar! I was so ecstatic at breakfast today because I had this:



This bar was awesome! Oat-y, chewy, crunchy and subtly sweet all in one bite! The maple flavour was evident enough and the almonds and pecans gave the bar a good crunch. I'm obviously anticipating the next 13 flavours already, but that would probably take me about 2 weeks before I get to try every single one of them! YUM!

Lunch was an okay affair at Lerk Thai and there really isn't anything to rave about so a collage of pictures would be sufficient. The 7 of us shared the following array of food:


Honestly, I very much prefer Thai Express. Oh well, it doesn't matter because what happened after lunch more than made up for it! My younger brother gave me a lift to Tanglin Mall and waited for me as I darted into Brown Rice Paradise to get some stuffs.


Clif Nectar - Dark Chocolate Walnut
MaraNatha - Dark Chocolate Peanut Spread
If it wasn't because my brother was waiting for me in the car, I would have spent more time in BRP and killed my wallet.

After being out of the clubbing scene for some time, my girlfriends and I partied last night! It was also my first party after my operation, so needless to say, my alcohol intake was controlled by my oh-so-loving babes. =)

I came home and got glued to the computer the entire night and dozed off for an hour or so but got up and continued surfing around. Just as I was about to hit the sack for an afternoon nap, my doorbell rang and a man said, "Postman!" My heart skipped a beat as I suspected it was what I have been waiting for, but I did a quick Math and realised that I should only be receiving my stuff on Wednesday or so.

I fled out of my bedroom and down the stairs with a quickened heart rate, and I was greeted with my long awaited baby!


Clif Bars Orgy Galore!!!

Banana Nut Bread, Blueberry Crisp, Carrot Cake, Chocolate Almond Fudge, Chocolate Brownie, Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Chip Peanut Crunch, Cool Mint Chocolate, Crunchy PB, Maple Nut, Oatmeal Raisin Walnut, Peanut Toffee Buzz, Spiced Pumpkin Pie & White Chocolate Macadamia
Yup, my 14 boxes of Clif Bars have arrived! 14 different flavours in 14 pretty boxes! And now I'm wondering if all this is just a dream since I haven't really slept last night and I could very well be dreaming about this entire scenario!

So if this is reality, it means that my 11 flavours of Luna Bars + 1 flavour of Clif Mojo should reach me by Monday or Tuesday at the latest. I CANNOT WAIT! =D

So, I was good and followed Soo's meal plan to bring Ensure Life into my diet, but I'm guilty to say I was not entirely good. =X

Yesterday was not the first time I tried EL. I bought a small tin of the chocolate flavour some time back when I was into the whole milkshake phase. Chocolate EL had this oily after taste which left me nauseous and sick, so no, I doubt I'll try it again. Vanilla is the way to go! And when this large tin of vanilla depletes, I'll be going for strawberry.

Ok, so the appropriate serving is supposed to be 6 scoops but I tried out with 4 scoops first and it was already madly thick and sweet! So, sad to say, I just went ahead with 4 scoops. And honestly, if I don't get killed by the lack of nutrients, I'll definitely die of diabetes. LOL! To make things worse, my 2nd serving never happened.

I have downed my first serving (or 2/3 serving rather) for today, and I shall see if I can manage the next one later on. Daddykins said that I should really try to stick to the 2 servings a day, even though each serving isn't really a proper one. And try I shall!

And I'm MAD HAPPY TODAY! Because package #2 of my bars have reached the courier and payment is made. So anytime from next Monday onwards I'll be expecting 2 hugeass boxes of Clif and Luna bars! YUMMY!

My first package of bars (Clif bars) have reached the destination of my courier service, but package #2 (Luna bars) is still happily touring round USA in the UPS van. Dispatched one day after the other, my 2 boxes of bars took totally different routes! o.O

Oh, hurry and get package #2 to my courier already so I can get them shipped over to my house together! Patience does it! =D