I suddenly developed an insane craving for grapes sometime last week; specifically purple and red grapes. And now it is suddenly my favorite fruit.

These little bundles of sweet gems are a surprising relief to nausea! You don't have to eat an entire bowl of it. When I get a spell of nausea that the Ondansetron cannot deal with, I pop in a couple of grapes, and chew them slowly; one at a time. Immediate relief.

So far it has worked 90% of the time.

The little problem with grapes is that I'm terrified of eating too much of them at one sitting at the moment. They're classified as 'heaty' fruits, and are sort of contributing to my stubborn cough. I can't wait for my cough to be gone so I can down these lovely grapes bunch by bunch.

OHSS is strange. I fluctuate between either losing all appetite for food developing one of a hippo's.

Anyway, this looks like utter junk food I know, but it's actually quite interesting. Fried chicken cutlet squirted with cheese and instant noodles (or 公仔面 if you will) doused in soy sauce with 1 lonely stalk of veggie; good for those days when you're craving something really salty. And trust me, some days, it gets so salty I'd need to drain the soy sauce before the noodles is anywhere near edible.

Toast Box don't sell this at all their outlets. In fact, I don't know if they sell this anywhere else besides at Compass Point. I guess I only have a few days left to eat this; if OHSS permit, as Compass Point Mall is slated for a year long renovation closure within the month. 90% of the stores in the mall have evacuated already.

Hopefully I'll stumble upon this on a another Toast Box outlet soon. If you know any Toast Box outlet that has this on their menu, tell me maybe?

(6 more days to the blood test I'm going nuts!)

Chabuton has gotta be one of my favorite ramen places in town. At the moment that is; before my fickle tummy flutters to another gastronomical wonderland.

I love ramen! But the thing about ramen is.. they're really fattening. All that broth simmered in pork bones for hours means all the fatty parts are in the delicious golden broth. And that thin slice of Char Siew is usually not thin at all! So I try to moderate my intake.

But right after my very 1st fresh embryo transfer yesterday (3rd transfer in all counting the previous 2 thaw cycles), I had an insane craving for that salty golden broth.

I usually order the Tonkotsu ramen, junior version at Chabuton. It's served in a really small bowl that looks somewhat like a jumbo mug instead. The portion is half of the already small bowl. Yes, it's all very underwhelming, and usually just barely enough to satisfy my cravings. The tiny portion also allows me re-assure myself that I'm not getting carried away with the calories.

It was heavenly eating this right after my embryo transfer as I hadn't eaten in 18 hours (I had to fast before the procedure). Sadly, right afterwards, the OHSS cramps kicked in. The pain had given me a break since I last took the anti-barfing pill, but it seemed unhappy that I was enjoying myself with food too much.

Oh man.. I feel like eating this right now again. The next time I go, I'll try to take more pictures of the grub.

One of the food I craved so damned much during the first few days of my OHSS was strangely mee siam. I was at the hospital when I was suddenly hit with a bizarre craving for the sweet, sour, and spicy gravy of this Peranakan dish.

I almost forgot all about this craving until today's lunch.

Mee Siam, local Singapore delicacy