I AM PRINCESS PIGGY

Roonel's Back!

2011-05-21T22:09:00.000+08:00

A meetup with Roonel for lunch at Watami before he zips off to KL on his business trip. Lucky fella gets to travel everywhere. He'll be going to London this year-end and Priya gets to tag along! Lucky lucky! I wana go too!

Simply delectable salmon miso hot pot.. yum yum!

Designer chocolate from Roonel. He's always buying us chocolate! :D Me loves them!

Imperial Treasure Super Pekin Duck

2011-05-01T22:03:00.002+08:00

Succulent pekin duck and various dim sum (which my cousin did not take photos of) mark the celebration of my Grandma's birthday.

A trip to Plaza Singapura after the lunch for nice cakes and some shopping marks the end of the day.

Pardon the lack of writing on this blog post as the photos only reach me 2 months late. I've already lost all enthusiasm for it. LOL~!

Happy Hour at 1Altitude

2011-04-29T22:41:00.002+08:00

Chilling out after work with Jesslyn, Kathleen, Hwee Hoon and Gen at 1 Altitude. We first visit Golf City before going up to 1 Altitude.

1Altitude's situated at the rooftop and they actually have lightning alarms that would go off, chasing everyone off in case you've been a bad boy/girl and lightning strikes you!

Unblocked view all round. A pity that it was a gloomy evening, with no hopes of catching the sunset.

Even MBS seems so tiny ya?

Rowan's Back!

2011-04-25T14:23:00.001+08:00

Bearing gifts like Santa Claus! LOL! Clothes, wristlet, wallet and hand cream.. WOo!

Even Mr Button has an authentic Texas Jersey! :D

~ Shopping with BFF ~

2011-04-17T23:22:00.001+08:00

Had a great time shopping and chatting with the BFF! Me loves me new dress today!

Me loves me BFF even more!

Toto's 5th Birthday!

2011-04-16T23:03:00.000+08:00

Too many photos to load so please click here to view the rest of them from my camera.. Mr Button really enjoyed himself and had great fun!

Alvin's Farewell at his Beautiful House!

2011-04-09T23:17:00.001+08:00

A beautiful birthday cake specially ordered by Jesslyn for her boss.

Alvin's birthday is a week away but an early celebration held since everyone's gathered for his farewell celebration.

Relocating to Seattle in May, everyone's going to miss him, the kind and nice guy he is.

Love the decor of his clustered house. The spacious living room.

The balcony that opens up to the pool share by 5 other houses.

The dry kitchen.

The wet kitchen.

The small Jacuzzi that is at the side of his house. Each house has their own jacuzzi.

You can just jump straight off his balcony for a swim.

Small but sufficient lap pool.

Vincent (Gen's boss) and his youngest daughter having some fun dipping their feet in the pool.

Little Nana looking exactly like my little nephew Keegen. LOL!

By the way, his house is really blessed. Directly behind him is the church! LOL! (Siglap Hill)

Mug-shots after grooming!

2011-04-03T23:08:00.001+08:00

Left side

Right side

Front shot!

No Joke!

2011-04-01T23:00:00.002+08:00

Working overtime on a Friday due to an unreasonable boss is NO JOKE on April fool's day. Luckily, there is still Cinn online and who is also working late. Met up with her at Nex to try out Texas. Definitely much better, in fact thousand times better than KFC. Similar to Popeye's. I love their biscuit.. yummy yum yum. A great whining and bitching session with a female is much better than talking to a male.. A listening ear's all we need... :)

My Baby is 7!

2011-03-29T22:56:00.001+08:00

Happy birthday Baby boy! Celebrating with his favourite cheese and crackers! Or rather, Mummy's favourite too!

Finally a meal with Richie

2011-03-25T21:46:00.005+08:00

Andy's been gushing about how neat his apartment is and hence we decided to pay a visit.

Definitely not as big as Birdie's apartment previously but somehow I prefer this. Small, cozy and modern looking. That's what I would like my new place to be like.

Gen and Richie refusing to remove their shoes hence they stood a the door.

Tiny little place just like a bachelor pad. Reminds me to Sherin's apartment at Soho, Farrer Park.

Beautiful view of the Marina Bay. The parliment house looking beautiful here.

Boat quay and our office buildings. Typically known as the skyline of Singapore.

Anyone care to shed some light on the UFO-like disc? I know it's the Treasury building.

Proceeding on to Sushi Tei, Mr Richie's favourite place. It's our 2nd time having a meal with him this year. Yep, lunch inclusive. That's how busy he is at his new role.

The chipmunk OBFF and me..Wow.. For once my arm looks small..LOL!

Photos of food that needs no narration.. I'll just show SOME of the food we had.

I heart Sushi Tei.. Nevermind about the radiation in Japan.. I'm sure the food in Singapore is safe!

What do you do on the day that the Hubs is leaving for work trip for an extended period?

2011-03-20T21:44:00.002+08:00

I got him to file my nails and help iron my clothes.. LOL! Boy am I going to miss him around!

Big Momma Night

2011-03-11T23:40:00.002+08:00

Budget dinner at HarbourFront Sakae Sushi not because we're on budget.. or rather Sushi Tei at Vivo is super crowded with a massive queue..

A quick leisure dinner followed by Big Momma.. Laughing and relaxing on a beautiful Friday night. Trying hard to recall the song they sang but could not.. somehow the song on our Contiki keeps playing in my head.. LOL!

~ Happy 27th Birthday OBFF ~

2011-03-08T23:14:00.003+08:00

Jack's Place at Marina Square for Gen's birthday celebration.

Reason being Gen is spending the night at MBS and Marina square is easily accessible for all of us including her.

Boy do I miss my grilled boneless chicken and the yummy fluffy potato with loads of sour cream and bacon bits.

Andy's lobster and steak looks pretty good too!

Profiterole's my choice of dessert..

Definitely not just the 3 of us tonight. A total of 13 pax at last count were present for the dinner.. Just no group photo.

Happy birthday Jap AV Porn Star! May you be sexy and pretty forever and ever!

Best boyfriend in the world got her her wish.. Durian cake from Goodwood Park!

World's Top Model...

2011-03-02T23:08:00.002+08:00

All bosses pull a long face...

2011-03-01T15:05:00.001+08:00

Even the 'little boss' in my house...

Joel's Full Month!

2011-02-27T21:35:00.001+08:00

Joel Wong, the new arrival to the House of Js.

More than 10 years of friendship and we've all came a long way. Jenna now have 2 kids to her list of achievements!

BFF and I are still scrambling with our list. LOL!

Cheers to a hot mama! We salute her!

Button's Grooming at Nex!

2011-02-26T21:28:00.004+08:00

The doggie cafe that we always wanted to bring Button to but my mum refused. Reason being she feels its dirty. We're spending some time here as Mr Button's done with the obstacle course (check out vid at the bottom) and the groomer is still not free.

Does he seem distracted to you?

Still not looking at the camera and also refusing to get down to the floor..

Because of this! Many many dogs running about! Maltese, Shih Tzus, Poodles.. You name it, they're there!

Finally a decent picture!

And there he is, grinning at us through the glass while having his grooming. He's very happy that the groomer's a pretty young chick!

My quiche at Swiss bakery while waiting for him to be done.

Ro's sandwich.

My hot chocolate. A nice place to sit and relax and chat while waiting for Mr Button.

Cheese muffin as a reward for Mr Button for being such a good boy! Check out how smart he is in the vid below!

Triple Date for Finding Mr Destiny

2011-02-25T23:50:00.004+08:00

Watami I suggested and so, we went. Butter scallop and mushroom to share.. Tiny little scallops but very yummy.

Tender beef they say.. Everyone was praising it.

Crispy Cheese Mochi.. Yummy yummy!

Gen's attempt to crack the egg for her katsu hot plate but she failed. LOL! Egg shells in the bowl.

Gen's Katsu.

The hub and I..

Eleanor & Alex

Gen & Jay..

Alex's seafood Miso hot pot.. VERY DELICIOUS!

Ro's Unagi and hot pot rice.

Eleanor's Stone Pot Rice.

My salmon mushroom hot pot rice.. Yummy yummmy! Too bad the movie's not as fantastic as our dinner!

~ Our Valentines Celebration ~

2011-02-20T22:48:00.000+08:00

Back to Holiday Inn Batam we go.. The last was 2 years ago? Empty seats compared to the previous round. Probably cause its late in the afternoon.

Again we got upgraded to a 2 bedroom suite.

And as usual, we closed one up.

Love how it feels like home.

This time round, our balcony's facing the spa/garden area!

Same old pool but this time round we didn't swim..Many ang mos and their gfs around though..

Prayers before breaksfast.. LOL!

Breakfast followed by Spa and a short nap before departing for Singapore the next day..

Mr Rowan was singing some songs before we have lunch at Dian Xiao Er..

Me? That's the marks he score out of 5..

Our favourite pork belly.. It has shrunk! I swear!

Spinach for good health..

And here's Wenzi with Little Dragon Slayer (Gareth)! It's his full month and the whole of TPY was celebrating for him! I love him!

~ CNY Day 2 ~

2011-02-04T23:17:00.000+08:00

Our usual routine of going to my grandma's house on day 2 of Chinese New Year.. The yearly exchange of ang baos one of the must! Let's start counting.. 1) Ang bao exchanges..

2) My aunt's home made Yu Shen! Yes! Absolutely home made with NO colorings.. the best and only Yu Shen I take.. just the vege shreddar cost her a few hundred bucks.. So's the huge plate!

Peanuts toasted by her! Only the crispy chips are bought.. OH, and the cans of abalone.. LOL!

Huge Yushen for 20pax.. That's how messy the tabel is.. Believe me when I say there's some that landed on the floor.. Button's safe in my arms..

4) Food! Used to be steamboat but this year, it has been replaced with takeouts from the restuarant.. Cold dish, Peng Cai, Sharks fin, Lotus rice, Steam fish and dessert.. Everyone's raving at how good it taste.. I didnt try any.. why?

5) Cause I prefer my granny's cooking! My favourite vege soup (not shown) with quails egg, hainanese chup choy and braised pork belly.. I'll put all into a huge bowl with rice and stir with the soup.. Yummy yummy!

6) A very happy boy who has all the attention of 20 peeps.. LOL!

7) Mah jong for the adults and Games for the kids.. Uno stacko, twister, Wii etc.. You name it, you play it!

Happy New Year!

My First Reunion Dinner with In-Laws

2011-02-02T23:17:00.003+08:00

Say Say Teochew Restaurant, the very first reunion dinner in my life that I'm having not at anyone's home but outside in a restaurant. My FIL had a hard time securing places for dinner as almost everywhere's booked since a month ago.

Simple chinese style restaurant but apparently packed to the brim.

Families of differing sizes make up the customer group. There are 2 rounds for tonight's dinner and we're the 2nd round group.

That's the only CNY decoration in the restaurant that I can tell.

This is the starter. No offence but I guess teochew dishes are not to my liking. Either this restaurant has done it too coarsely and ruins my impression or it is always like this. Not too sure but I know, Century egg to me is a Huge no no!

The famous Pen Cai, prosperity bowl. I sincerely prefer the cantonese way of doing it. This is seriously not done in the right way. The sauce is super oily and thin like soup and the ingredients sub-standard.

Served in a pail like this, I have absolutely no comments..

Nothing beats Hainanese Chicken and hence, I will not comment on this except for it being much too saltish for my liking.

We almost ended up leaving without paying for the meal as they had told my FIL that there is no yu shen left. After his threats, they miraculously produced one for us. After all, it is part of the package menu and we would have gone for some other dinner if they had informed us way ahead and not only when the dish is supposed to be served. An unforgettable first reunion dinner I must say. LOL!

Not to mention free fireworks performance right at our porch step! This is the only aspect that I love about JB. No need to drive out to Sheares Bridge for our annual CNY fireworks. Kekekeke..

Here's our family photo on the 1st day of CNY at Por Por's house. We're the red and pink family. LOL!

~ Watami at City Hall

2011-01-29T20:05:00.005+08:00

Watami at City Hall with colorful pictures depicting delish Japanese food.

Wide and spacious restaurant with plenty of seats and space to cater to the crowd. This is where I meet the Hub to have lunch after my scrapbook class.

The rak I won from Pooi Pooi, who incidentally is the teacher for the scrapbook class. A box full of goodies and a surprise! She had included the drawing by her son, Sean, which she used to announce the winner. I'm going to share this rak with Gen and Jess for sure!

Salmon scallop rice that they said will take 25 mins to be ready. We were thinking probably due to the shortage of manpower. But no! The rice is cooked right before you!

Gel fuel that is used to coook our rice. Once the flame goes out, the rice is ready.

Cambert cheese to share while waiting for my rice to be cooked and his Katsu to be served.

Katsu on a gas stove! Served naked.. Where's our egg?

Tadah! You have to pour your egg in! Hands on Japanese lunch for the day.

Guaranteed to be sizzling hot! Ro and I share this while waiting for my rice to be cooked.. LOL! Yes still cooking!

Tadah! It's ready!

Dishing it up to share. I swear that shared food taste sooooo much better!

My life's portrait for 2011. I have to be hardworking to fill them up!

Added prima flowers instead of the DIY flowers made in class.

Cute lady bug clip I found in my drawer.. It's now resting on the twine of my folder.

Oh look! Even Mickey is here! He loves my folder too! LOL!

Farewell at Uncle Leong's

2011-01-28T23:55:00.001+08:00

A crab feast at Uncle Leong's for Birdie's farewell. (but he doesn't take crab though. LOL!). Too lazy to queue for Melben and hence Uncle Leong's we tried. Butter crab that was a disappointment. I wonder if the salted egg crab would fare better? My photo of the rice wine chicken, the sambal kang kong, the shell-less cereal prawn and the claypot toufu is mysteriously missing from the blog. Oh well, nothing unique. I wont be back again for sure.

The emptied plates. We were starving as the ECP was horrendously jammed. Poor Mr Jay Tan was stuck in the jam while coming to the office to pick us, and had to get back into the jam when we were going to Ang Mo Kio. Probably would have gotten a bladder problem if the jam was any longer. LOL!

We spot a vampire grissly bear look alike. Messy eater Mr Richie..

And the infamous Mr Birdie! His singature basketball shorts, socks with slippers. He gave us grief when we told him not to dress like that when he came initially. Said its perfectly fine in the states and that Singaporean are weird. LOL! 6 months now and he is still wearing those everywhere he goes, even to Orchard!

~Tantanmen at Taka ~

2011-01-21T23:47:00.002+08:00

Tantanmen at Takashimaya we tried. Too hungry to travel to our favourite Santouka nor Q at Ippudo.

A simple and small little area but we spot alot of Japanese amongst us.

Miso corn butter ramen. Not fantastic but still edible, except for the MOUNTAINS of beansprout which I hate. Have to remember to say NO to beansprouts the next time we dine here.

Digging his ear at the dining table. How rude!

For meat lovers, you can order the Cha-su ramen. Huge pieces of Cha-Su that covers the whole bowl. Badly wanted to snap a picture of our neighbour's ramen but too shy. You have to see it for yourself!

Triple Three

2011-01-12T23:03:00.001+08:00

A long awaited meet-up with the ex-Infocus gang.

Triple three for dinner to eat and bitch our heart's fill.

Not much of a crowd as we were pretty early this evening.

Kept eating and bitching till I've forgotten to take any other pictures other than my ice-cream. LOL!

Chia Fee Ling, our very thrifty auntie, Teik and Irvin (my ex-boss). I miss Infocus times.. Fun crowd, good boss. Good old times!

Chin Chin @ Chua Chu Kang!

2011-01-07T23:55:00.003+08:00

Office BFF Gen invited us over to try her mum's cooking. Partly as a pre-farewell dinner for Birdie.

Delicious Hainanese pork chops specially made for me.. YummY!

Herbal black chicken soup for Birdie. He has never seen or tasted black chicken before we went Paradise Inn for lunch!

Sedap sedap! Wonderful meal followed by a fun Mahjong session!

New Year New Beginings!

2011-01-01T22:40:00.000+08:00

Dian Xiao Er @ Nex for dinner and IT's MY BROTHER'S TREAT! Pardon the caps, it's the first time in history that he is giving us a treat and hence my mummy says it calls for a photo. LOL!

Nope, Mr Button did not get to go to the dog cafe for lunch as Grandma changed her mind and wanted to go Orchard. So Mummy went with her while Uncle Ro stayed home to bathe him and accompany him. Both Mummy and Grandma went Nex to meet Gor Gor, Auntie Peixi, Aunt, Mae Sie and Uncle Benny for dinner. Yes! Aunt is there for the 6th consecutive day and is going tomorrow again to order her cupboards from v.hive. LOL! Is that crazy or what?

Last day of 2010..

2010-12-31T23:59:00.000+08:00

Mr Ro's treat for our very last dinner in 2010. Shokutsu 10 @ Nex we went. The mall's swarmed with people as usual.

Tontei Japanese restaurant. Mummy wanted to have Katsu.

Pretty empty for now as we were early at 6pm. Nex is crazy! With so many restaurants, it is still at least a half hour queue wait for dinner if you come at 7pm.

Salty Chawamushi. I still prefer Sushi Tei's.

Free flow of salad/vegetable. Honey pot holds the sauce to the salad.

Rowan's order of black pork shabu shabu. Huge set that fills the tummy up with excess.

Black pork Katsu. One with mushroom sauce, the other without. I prefer without. Don't like anyone messing with my katsu.

Aunt Jinny was alone at home. Mae Sie had to attend a wedding and Uncle Benny went MBS for concert. Today's her 5th day here at Nex this week. Yep, today is Friday. She has been here everyday starting Monday. LOL! And here I am thinking I frequent Nex too often.

Pretending to be in Japan. Two losers. LOL! Checked out the doggie cafe at the skypark after dinner and it's decided that we will bring Mr Button here for lunch tomorrow!

Loads of kids walking through this mist arcs in their swimming costumes.

Not to mention sitting and waiting for the huge cup to be filled and splash water over. I immediately thought of Nana's Rachel. Perhaps Nana can bring her here to have fun with Gor Gor. The floor is amazingly porous and dries up immediately. Too afraid to get wet, I did not venture over. My New Year's count down was done at my door. The moment my mum slot in the key to our house, fireworks rang around the neighbourhood. Seng Kang and Punggol both had fireworks display. I love my peaceful countdown. How about you?

Yomenya Goemon

2010-12-28T12:40:00.000+08:00

Japanese Spaghetti we had. The men wanted to go for something good while Gen was not around. LOL!

Mr Albert's recommendation. He said it's good and healthy.

Lunch set comes with the salad bar. I love the tomatoes, corn and edemame, not to mention the mayonnaise.

Richard and Albert's choice of pasta - Beef and crispy lotus roots. This is soy sauce and butter based.

My choice of Avocado with shrimp in cheese cream sauce. A tad too rich, or perhaps I had too much salad. Mr Birdie finished a portion of it for me. He was just joking that he wished Gen was around, that way he has more to eat. I'll be back, to try the soy sauce and butter based pasta. Perhaps with Mr Ro the next time.

Master Ky Turns One!

2010-12-27T23:53:00.001+08:00

Here's our handsome young man trying out his Gap jeans. Mummy says the pair that he has are now capris. LOL!

Tampopo we went for dinner before heading to the roads for some Christmas lighting photography.

Here's Master Ky deliberating what to order from the menu. Spoilt for choices, he can only drool at the pictures.

Young man listening to Auntie Angie preach.

Introducing the participants of the night. Mummy Cindy looking all chirpy and excited.

Auntie Jolene, Master Ky's entertainer of the night.

Auntie Delia, the innocent bystander who tried carrying Master Ky for 5 minutes.

Auntie Angie, the stingy monster that gave Master Ky just 2 grains of rice.

Christmas tree at Taka!

Orchard road! It's Master Ky's first Christmas and we can see that he is enchanted by all the lights!

Happy 1st Birthday Kyston! Auntie Angie wishes you all the happiness and laughter in the world. May you be blessed with good health and grow up to be a fine young man! Kiss kiss!

~ White Rabbit ~

2010-12-26T23:33:00.000+08:00

The White Rabbit, a restaurant & bar housed in an awe-inspiring and beautifully restored old chapel located off the Dempsey area. A year ago on Christmas, I had dinner with Ro here before he popped the question (Not here!). Here we are back again, on Boxing Day. A night to enjoy each other's company.

This soft bread melted my diet. Warm and fragrant, I had 3 of these while Ro stopped at 2.

Lobster sweetcorn chowder - a light summer corn chowder made with lobster served with slipper lobster and drizzled with tarragon oil. This soup is chunky yet smooth, delighting the palate.

Shared a starter of Brochette of Roasted Sea Scallops and Crispy Pork Belly served with wakame salad and a sesame soy dressing. The crispy pork belly was fabulous. I could hear my ear drums vibrate as I chew.

Beautiful night with wonderful ambiance. What more can I ask for on a boxing day.

We sat at the back last year. On top of the slight platform. This year's seat is so much better.

Lighting as usual is a problem. We still did not manage to have a nice picture of us together here. Better luck next year I guess.

Ro's choice of main for tonight, 48-hour Braised short ribs, lightly crisped and served sans bone with mashed potatoes and a rich Burgundy-styled red wine sauce made with bacon and mushrooms. I took over Ro's dish after he had half of it. Wonderfully marinated and soft. I have never loved ribs like these till today.

My choice of Pan Fried Sea bass with black olive crust, tapenade, french bean and sauce vierge. I would have preferred cod and passed it to Ro after I had 1/4 of it. Either that or stick to the wonderful Crispy Duck Leg Confit that I had last year.

Dimly lit chapel on a boxing day. Should I bow my head in prayers or concentrate on my food?

Souffle Rothschild to end off my wonderful Boxing Day dinner. Grand Marnier souffle served with poached apricots and apricot coulis. Wonderful sweet ending plus a short stroll along the roads at Dempsey on a cool Boxing Day night. I feel loved..

Doggy's Christmas!

2010-12-25T22:53:00.006+08:00

A Christmas party for the dogs this year. All thanks to special additions Nana and Bizkate. Here's Ro and Button while we were on the way to Tommy's house. Mr Button was so excited.

Introducing Keegen Mak. My 3 year old nephew who is camera shy. Opening his prezzies with just one hand while shielding his face with the other.

Zachary on the left and Keegen on the right. Only a year's difference, these brothers do not look like each other. Elder brother looking like Daddy and younger one looking like Mummy. I would say God is fair in this case.

That's the stunt remote control car that I bought them. One car for each boy to prevent them from fighting. Tommy (my cousin) is sitting at the back reading the newspaper. Nope, he is not their dad, he's the uncle.

Nana (Tommy's dog) is a little Maltese girl and Mr Button cant take his eyes off her. Cute little Nana was in red tee too! Just like Mr Button. The little boy at the background is Bryan (Tommy's son). Yep, he's my nephew too.

Look how happy Mr Buttong is.

Family portrait on Christmas Day.

This is Gina my other cousin. Together with Bryan and Toto girl on the floor. Toto belongs to my cousin Janet who was not present today.

A Beyblade? Which is basically a spinning top. Funny how old toys get a slight revamp and sell like 30x more ex than before.

Winwin belongs to my 5th auntie. Told you it was a doggy's party. lol!

Swiss bake log cake that melted my heart. Rich in chocolate but not too sweet. I'm glad I made the right choice.

Peixi and brother came later at night to join us. Little Nana and Button too engrossed with the cake nearby.

This is Crystal with Nana. Crystal is my cousin Eric's daughter. Seconday one next year. She is not my oldest niece. Yes, I am old..

Vanessa (in white) with Bizkate and Crystal with Nana. Bizkate and Crystal are sisters actually.

And here are the 3 original babies that have now been promoted to senior citizens. They now look huge beside the 2 small puppies. Button in red, Winwin in blue and Toto in skirt. LOL!

Merry Christmas everyone! We enjoyed our Christmas. How about you?

Christmas Lunch

2010-12-25T16:09:00.002+08:00

PS: Missing photos of my brother, Peixi, Mae Sie, Aunt, Uncle Benny and Grandma.

Christmas Lunch at Imperial Treasure Super Peking Duck (Paragon). Mum looking all tuckered out as she spent the night at MBS till 2am.

Mr Ro and me with puffy eyes due to lack of sleep. We had watched the Fockers the night before.

Carrot cake. I love dim sum styled carrot cake (and also the English version with cream cheese). However, I absolutely deplore the Old Chang Kee styled. Yucks..

Mushroom Chicken Pie. Very western, confused me as to why is it appearing in dim sum

Oh my, I accidentally deleted the Siew mai picture yet. Too lazy to reload, I can only tell you the shrimp in it is huge. I actually love Har Gao and detest Siew Mai but the Siew Mai here's pretty decent. Soft Char Siew Bao I shared with Ro. Yummy yummy.

Chicken feet which I do not take. Very fragrant and nice was the feedback given.

Beancurd skin with seafood. Tasty crispy they all chimmed.

Yam cake that I do not take. Nice and yammy I would guess. Har Gao, lotus leaf Lor Mai Gai I missed out taking pictures of. Not to mention the Xiao Long Bao. Lack of sleep has affected me. Not so nimble on Pinkie.

Finale by the appearance of the duck.

The chef wields his knife and pushes out the cart.

Crispy skin that he carved. Meaty juice flowing over the duck meat as he deftly skins it.

Piece by piece the meat he carved. A duck instead of a turkey on Christmas day. My aunt's suggestion it was. A funny twist to a longtime tradition of our family.

Two ways of having the duck there is. First the skin with just a bit of sugar and sauce.

Then after the meat with the kin in a pita-like skin. Imperial Treasure Super Peikin Duck it is. No more Prima Duck there'll be. My heart goes to Super Duck.

Hou's Residence @ Guilin View

2010-12-24T23:59:00.001+08:00

Nice little blackboard that welcomed us, this is Eleanor's new abode at Guilin View.

Neat little apartment, I love small houses as they are effortless to upkeep.

Rite Pizza awaits us. The chicken wings a tad too saltish but the pizza thin crusted and tasty.

Group photo taken by Eleanor's daddy when he came by and just before he went out. 3 couples of different stages in relationship. Gen & Jay - Soon to be wed, Me & Ro - Newly wed, Eleanor & Alex - the just-got-together couple.

Gen & Jay posing with the prezzies from me & Ro.

Log cake from The Icing Room.

Mango in flavour and the last one on the shelf. Mr Alex had to snatch it from some auntie. LOL!

The girls were snapping pictures while the 3 men shake their head in bewilderment. Girls and their weird habits, they said.

Oh well, Girls will be Girls! By the way, we beat the guys in boxing! Melvin said this group of guys date female fighters.. LOL! We will protect our men in times of distress. whahahhaa... We caught Little Fockers at West mall to end the night. Silent night isn't that silent after all! Check out the videos of us playing Kinect. Best advertisement ever I feel!

A video of Gen & Jay fighting it out at boxing.

Miss Gen the Soccer player

A&E fight it out on Kinect!

Chocolate cupcakes and Gong Cha

2010-12-23T17:58:00.002+08:00

Irvin made a trip down to Raffles place to pass me the cupcakes he made. Deliciously chocolaty, one of the best chocolate cupcakes I've ever had. If you are thinking of ordering for some event, do let me know as he does orders too.

Popping by Plaza Singapura to collect my scrapbook loyalty card before heading home, Gen and I tried out the famous Gong Cha to see what the hype is about.

Milk tea made from pure cream instead of the usual milk. Gong cha is a dismay in my opinion. I still prefer the normal milk tea.

This is how Gen looks like when you're talking to her. Forever on her hp smsing be it on her new iPhone or her HTC HD. She obviously finds me a bore for company.

Check out her concentration when snapping a photo. LOL! Merry Christmas everyone! Done with your shopping yet?

~ Lunch Date with Jerren ~

2010-12-21T21:03:00.004+08:00

Met up with Ling over lunch at Fish & Co Paragon and here's Mr Jerren looking all grown up and cute! Smart little boy he is! At age 2 yrs & 2 months, he's able to sing the ABC song fully, count from 1-10, identify the animals and know his colors! He's also a vegetable lover, especially capsicum, Yes you heard right! Capsicum! Nasty stuff.. and tomatos. Can you see I've been bought over by him? Yes, I love this little boy.. Hmm.. I love all little boys! LOL!

Our Christmas Prezzies!

2010-12-20T21:57:00.002+08:00

My first Christmas prezzie from Mr Rowan, referred to as the hubs from now on. 3M polarizing light that I've been wanting to get for the longest time, and Friskars cutter to replace my broken cutterpede. Practical and useful! Love the gifts! Especially since I'm the one who requested for them. LOL!

And here's Mr Button posing happily on my bed with his prezzie from Auntie Emily and Auntie Janet.. Christmas Christmas Christmas! Woo hooO!

My Customary Wedding!

2010-12-18T23:20:00.000+08:00

Snapshots from my camera whilst waiting for Simone to be done with the rest. My hair-do for the morning. Coincedentally, both my Singapore mua and my JB mua both tied my hair in braids.

My young and pretty mua, Jenny. She's the one famous for enlarging eyes through make up. I love my make up and hairdo. Both day and night. Pity I don't have any photos for the evening style but patience my friends, soon Simone will pass me the photos. Even my mum's very satisfied with her make up, unlike her grumbling in Singapore.

No make up for her in the morning, just the evening, in case you're wondering. This is my mummy. Do I look more like her or like my mum?

My white gown in the morning. Simple and plain, just the way I like things are.

Kind and pretty babe Carol, who without asking, asked for details and came over to be my 'sister'. More pictures coming up soon! Stay tuned!

Mr Button's Christmas Prezzie..

2010-12-15T21:24:00.002+08:00

Bought Mr Button a piglet cause he wanted one when we were wrapping those bought for the other doggies and see what he did? He kissed it! LOL!

Sweet Child of Mine..

2010-12-13T23:21:00.001+08:00

My baby while he sleeps.. hugging his baby and using the new pillow that grandma bought.. looking at him makes me want to hug him to bed!

Rapunzel and double dating!

2010-12-10T23:35:00.004+08:00

A double date with Gen & Jay and an early Christmas prezzie day! Today coincidentally is my Father-in-law and my buddy's birthday. LOL!

Happy Ro with his Agnes B haversack. Glad he likes it! Gen got Jay an iPhone 4. The men went home happy and we girls went home empty handed. LOL!

My First Christmas Prezzie for 2010!

2010-12-10T15:01:00.003+08:00

Domani cafe located at Ngee Ann City.

Previously known as the Pasta Cafe.

Minestrone soup so saltish that even BFF the salt lover finds is a tad too much.

Bacon and mix mushroom cream left us happy and craving for more.

Seafood baked penne however, left us in doubt of their standard. As tasteless as the soup is saltish.. huge huge contrast..

An early Christmas gift exchange. Our very first Christmas gift for the year.

Simply love the gift wrapper from Juicy! I'm going to keep it and scrap it!

Taking care not to tear it, I open in anticipation.

Beautiful band from Juicy that made my day! Sweet pink my favourite color.

Merry Christmas my lovely bff! Have a blessed holiday! Muacks!

Christmas Shopping!

2010-12-08T23:16:00.002+08:00

Katsu we had before proceeding to Christmas shopping.. Katsu sandwich that Birdie ordered for himself, to tide his hunger while waiting for food.

Gen with her pork Katsu don..

Me with my usual pork katsu..

Check out his socks and slippers. He was saying it's perfectly normal in the states so he's not sure why we're laughing at him.

Definitely not what we'll wear to Orchard! Bought choco for colleagues and a secret prezzie.. Woo hoo! The feel of Christmas is here!

Yonehachi at Takashimaya

2010-12-07T23:50:00.000+08:00

Yonehachi @ Takashimaya. A new Japanese stall that had sprung up without my knowing.

5 types of rice to chose from, one would be spoilt for choice!

The rice is placed on top of 'netting' to prevent it from becoming clumpy or burnt in the rice cooker.

A simple menu with simple choices. Nice patient counter crew willing to explain and advise on which set to chose.

Displays looking as good as real!

My fried chicken set with chestnut rice. Silly me kept thinking that I ordered Salmon set thus forgoing the salmon rice. Never fret! There'll be a 2nd time!

Nice fat chestnut greeting me.. This is all I had. Don't ask me if the chicken is good or if the salmon is fresh coz this is the only thing I took for the night. Tiny chicken bits I did not touch.. Not even a flake of almond.. stubborn me yes..

We've Got Guest!

2010-12-05T23:42:00.000+08:00

Mr Roneel! All the way from Sydney! We got to know Roneel and Priya (his wife) on our Europe trip and have remained in contact through email. Roneel is here for his business trip and we took him out for dinner tonite at No Signboard. He's our very first guest form overseas and boy are we glad to see him.

Seafood toufu with the right amout of seafood without covering the egg toufu taste. We love it.

Butter crab. I kinda miss my salted egg crab but alas, they do not have it in that combo.

Roneel and Rowan's favourite. Chilly crab! How can we entertain overseas guest without treating them to our famous dish right? Roneel is amazed at how well the fried buns go with the gravy. He even used the gravy on his rice.

I had only one little bun to satisfy my craving. With no gravy, I find myself craving for condensed milk to go with it.

Deep fried bull frog with ginger. Mr Roneel very gamely ordered this to try and loves it! The next time he visits, we'll have the stewed ones with chicken essence! I miss Priya!

Little Nana came to play..

2010-12-05T15:53:00.004+08:00

Little Nana.. Nephew Bryan's little maltese. Active by nature but not as active as her sister Bizkate.

Little Nana probably weighs less than a kg. Feather light thin with soft puppy fur.

She makes my heart flutter and makes me think of wanting another child.

Another son perhaps for Button as a sibling? Button gets along well with little Nana.. Probably cause she shares the same name as my BFF?

Button likes Nana.. till now, if you ask him where's Nana, he turns and stares at the door.. Soon perhaps.. Soon perhaps little Nana will come over to play again..

New pillow for Mr Button

2010-11-28T23:21:00.002+08:00

Grandma, being her usual self bought a pillow for Mr button at Nex..

Beautiful blue to match the 'bedsheets' that Mummy bought.. Thankfully, he loves it and is using it.. unlike the many beds that Grandma made Mummy buy and ended up giving away.. Shhh... little baby wants to sleep..

Back to his roots...

2010-11-27T23:27:00.000+08:00

Jurong point we went today, for Mr Ro has not been to JP after it renovated. Sadly a dismay as there wasn't much to shop or see and we had plenty of time to kill before the movie..

Dian Xiao Er we went for our dinner. The usual dishes we always order..

Duck instead of pork belly this time..

I love my H&M polka dot dress. Ro says it looks young.. women! LOL!

And as usual, he says his prayers before eating... NOT! whahahaha.. Easy A is just mediocre.. Better to watch on a weekday in order to make it value for money.. :)

Meeting my BFF at last!

2010-11-26T23:41:00.001+08:00

Royal Copenhagen. A little cafe nestled at Takashimaya.

Camomile tea for me as usual. Don't be folled by the huge pot. It is only a quarter full.

Garden of mushroom we shared. BFF refers this to baby's puke. That's the taste she felt it had.

One can never go wrong with cod and this again has been proved. Generous serving of baked cod leave us happy and satisfied.

Ice cream sandwich we shared for desserts.. Wanted to have some scones but it was already late.

Me heart me BFF. We always have so much to catch up but so little time..

However, there's always another meet up session soon.... Till later!

Button and his Doomagic case

2010-11-26T23:03:00.000+08:00

Bot the Doomagic pillow case for Mr Button and see how cute he looks in the morning. Using his baby doggy as his pillow, he was sleeping on top of his cushion tat weas covered in the Doomagic pillow case. Do you know Suri Cruise has it too? LOL..

Two cases for him. Dino and Doggie.. Button now has bedsheets for his bed! Comes with cute legs and tails.. LOL!

~ Match-making night ~

2010-11-25T23:11:00.003+08:00

Match-making night held at Timbre @ old school.

Not the one at Armenia street but at Mt Emily. It was our first time there, at least for Eleanor and I.
Large canopy that shield us from the rain. I introduce Eleanor and Gen introduced her bf's friend. Hopefully love sparkles and sizzles on this rainy night for them.

2 pizzas and a side of pork ribs to share amongst 6 of us. The pizza was devoured before we were able to snap a picture.

Supplying her with the mandarin duckies is not enough.. Now I'm supplying candidates.. Hmm.. Delia got her Alex through my introduction. I wonder if Eleanor will get HER Alex or not.. LOL!

Lobster dinner

2010-11-19T22:24:00.001+08:00

Sakae Teppanyaki for dinner. I sharpened my knife and asked for lobster since Mr Ro is treating.
Clean and empty table we were shown. Thank god we were not asked to sit in the middle.

Our chef cooking our garlic fried rice. Skillful and fast, we have our rice in front of us in a jiffty.

Pipping hot fragrant garlic fried rice.

Toufu with teriyaki sauce.

Teriyaki chicken to go with the toufu.

Lobster miso soup.

Fat lobster claw for each of us. It's shell is soft and peel-able unlike the crab.

Stir-fried garlic lobster cooked to perfection. Yum yum.. I want to have teppanyaki again!

Happy first birthday!

2010-11-13T23:36:00.000+08:00

Rowan's little niece's birthday. Qian yun is the name to the beautiful little girl.

Pretty mummy and handsome daddy.. This family is blessed with good looks!

Cute little baby girl is afraid ofpeople with white hair. Crying whenever she sees someone old, thank god I dyed my hair the previous month! LOL!

I changed the skin...

2010-11-10T16:01:00.001+08:00

Yep, I changed my Blogger skin but it's still WIP? or SIP as in searching in progress? Have yet to find one that I like and this is what I ended up with for I'm too sapped out after the London post.

Stay tuned!

Updated post!

2010-11-04T10:14:00.007+08:00

Yep, I'm back and am updating my posts.
Please click on the following links for the post-dated post

September:
Rowan's birthday celebration in JB:
http://iamprincesspiggy.blogspot.com/2010/11/rowans-birthday.html
Rowan's birthday celebration at Applebee's:
http://iamprincesspiggy.blogspot.com/2010/09/mr-ro-and-applebees.html
Jesslyn's treat at Kenny Rogers:
http://iamprincesspiggy.blogspot.com/2010/09/kenny-rogers.html

October:
Helper's Meet-up:
http://iamprincesspiggy.blogspot.com/2010/10/helpers-meet-up.html
My Big Fat Greek Wedding:
http://iamprincesspiggy.blogspot.com/2010/10/my-big-fat-greek-wedding-solemnization.html
London Day 1:
http://iamprincesspiggy.blogspot.com/2010/10/london-day-1.html

PS: I know there is a big gap of empty space in my London Day 1 post but I took 3 days to complete this post and I am just too lazy/tired to correct it. Please just let it be :p

London Day 1

2010-10-17T22:54:00.013+08:00

We departed Singapore via Emirates airline EK 0405. The 777 airplane seems much more comfy than the usual SQ that I'm used to. After all, its the 1st time I'm travelling by any other airline other than SQ.

I must say I am impress with Emirates. Up to date movies like Grown ups, the Back-up plan and Alice in wonderland. There's more than 80 movies to choose from. No to mention the I.C.E system. I for information, this includes cameras situated outside the airplane for us to view what is going on. They even have these LED lights on the ceiling that mimics the twinkling stars!

After catching the back-up plan and napping a little, we've reached Dubai. Dubai's airport is really huge with really fierce security guards. An old man was being shouted at for not stepping back when the scanning door beeped. "OUT! OUT! OUT!' we heard and I saw an old man being shoved. Was wondering if he'll be detained but thankfully he was not.

At the departure hall, we felt as though we've stepped into a shopping mall. Shops line the main area with little passage way that leads to the gates. Was so tempted to snap a picture of the Arabic Pringles that was featured in Sex in the City but I did not. Ro is back to the 'I hate snapping photos' mode again as he said that makes us look really sua ku.

I was elated at seeing McDonald's and a pity that I was so full by the food piled on us on the flight. I would have given it a try! There's no McChicken in the menu. Instead, they have this Arabic Chicken wrap that is probably marinated with different spices local to Dubai. Visited a bookstore! A must! Since I had time to kill and I didn't have any books unread at home.

Boarded EK001, a Boeing A380-800. Expecting it to be roomier with more leg-space since it is a newer version, I was disappointed. In fact, I felt it's a tad squeezier than 777. Oh well, it's still good though. The view by the camera is much better and I could see the clouds underneath us while on the flight.

We finally reached London at 1230pm (London time). What greeted us was the bare minimum of the airport. Nothing fancy and posh like Changi airport or the Dubai one. It was old and seems to be in various stages of renovation.

Took the Heathrow express to Paddington Square and before I got on the cab, I bought Walkers! London's version of Lay's and my favourite Jelly tots. Took a cab and after riding through the single-lane narrow streets with various turns, we arrive at London Imperial Hotel. Spartan would be the word used to describe. However, I am pretty fine with it. After all, we will only be sleeping in the hotel and would be out sightseeing all day long.

After a quick clean-up, we went to the lobby to meet Ashley. Boy was I happy to see her! She was all bright and chirpy. An exchange of gifts later, we set off for Leicester Square.

Took the Piccadilly line and after a treasure hunt, found Trafalgar square.

We left Ashley there as she had a date with Janice while we went in search of the Original London Tour Office. A frantic search later, we finally found the office. Proceeding as planned, we went back to Trafalgar Square, made plans to meet Ash for dinner the next evening and hopped on to start our Open top tour. London Eye, here we come!

Do you know that the Big Ben is just near the London Eye? You will easily catch it en route to the London Eye. One way to get there is to take the underground to the West Minister Station.

The London Eye will easily remind all Singaporean of the Singapore Flyer but with more class and the ride's much smoother. I love that their capsules REALLY look like one, instead of our Singapore Flyer's oil container ones. The ride offers the spectacular view of the River Thames and the West Minister Abbey.

Bright and sunny when we went up, it was already dark when we got down. I guess we got the timing right as we manage to get a good picture of the Big Ben.

Bearing the cold, it was easily 5 degrees Celsius or lower, we went in search of the underground in the direction away from the Big Ben. It's way wrong! Back to the London Eye before we got really lost, we bought a dog and asked for directions.

The underground was just next to the Big Ben! So along the bridge we walked that offers spectacular view of the flyer. Hawkers selling peanuts that are kinda stir-fried. I'm thinking the are caramelized peanuts but we did not stop to try.

Back at Russells square station, I'm disappointed to find Pret a Manger was already closed for the day. All shops close early on Sundays at about 4pm. But fret not, there's Tesco! Bought Walkers (Yes, I love potato chips), a small carton of milk and Krispy Kreme! I've always wanted to try and finally I did! In London!

A simple and quick dinner wrapped up my super duper long Sunday!

I did not go missing..

2010-10-14T11:02:00.004+08:00

It's all blogger's fault..

I've been trying to do up my September entry of Mr Ro's birthday celebration but to no avail as blogger simply refuses to let me load any photos..

Then came my Big Fat Greek Wedding and after a day's rest, I'm back to work (been 2 days so far). It's been a super hectic two days with late nights spent in office, I have no time to try blogging... Sigh.. Have not even packed my luggage yet..

In any case, I am in the midst of my con-call, taking a small little respite to inform you guys.. Nope, I'm not missing in action. I'm still alive and kicking though I will be out of action for 2 weeks for my honeymoon. I'll try to update the back-dated entries below and provide the link in this post once they are up.. IN NOVEMBER... LOL! So do check back on this post for any updates.

Tata All! I'll miss you!

~ My Big Fat Greek Wedding ~

2010-10-10T16:45:00.007+08:00

Perfect 10! from Angie Lee on Vimeo.

Here's the video from my videographer as there are too many photos to blog about.

The event begun with my solemnization. My solemnizer, Dr Phua was the one who solemnized my cousin Janet and also for my cousin Teck. He holds a special place in our family and is well-liked by everyone. My brother and cousins were joking that we must have given him a big ang bao as he was especially jovial AND long-winded. whahahaha...

We had the tea-ceremony after the solemnization and took various family photos. It was great to see everyone make the effort to attend. This is by far the most attended event since history for my mum's side of the family. Coming from a huge family, (my grandma had 10 kids who had even more kids), it was quite a turn-up. Everyone says that I really got 'face'.

Lunch followed with the wedding band entertaining the guest and our special performance. I'm glad most of the people (I use most here loosely as I've received negative feedbacks too) love the lunch. Thank you all for coming!

A big thank you to all my helpers, namely Mae Sie, Eleanor, Darren, Selina and Wei-ge. Thank you for helping to make this event a success!

Me loves me Maid of Honor Most!

~ Helpers Meet-up! ~

2010-10-08T23:37:00.003+08:00

Tonkichi we went at Orchard Central. Surprised that it is packed even though it's located at the top levels.

My beautiful helpers. The handsome one couldn't make it as his wife was sick. I am blessed to have capable helpers. Just four of them and the show can run smoothly. No need for many many brothers and sisters.

Katsu katsu is my favourite. Can't decide if I love it more than the dragon roll though.

I am blessed to have both my bff and bf by my side always. Even my head has swelled to match them. LOL! Can't wait for the wedding to be over so that I can start on my honeymoon!

~ Kenny Rogers! ~

2010-09-28T23:03:00.000+08:00

It's been ages since I last had Kenny's and with this craving, I requested for it as dinner tonight. A nice dinner treat from Jesslyn to me (due to a scrap challenge).

It is also Albert's first visit to Kenny's and he ordered the ribs as he hates chicken with bones.

LOL! Gen with her signature slanted body and me getting squashed by the 2 of them. I love being squashed at the back as it makes me look smaller and in proportion to them.

See Gen's pose again? Oh wait, I think the sitting is all color co-ordinated. Photo with Jesslyn is black-grey-black. Photo with Birdie is grey-black-grey. LOL!

Jess loves having dinner with Birdie. LOL! Look at her smile!

This is how much Birdie loves the ribs at Kenny's. Wait till he try Tony's!

~ Mr Ro and Applebee's ~

2010-09-27T23:44:00.000+08:00

Applebee's at TripleOne@Somerset where the old Singapore Power is. An actual day celebration for Mr Ro.

Ultimate trios - honey BBQ chicken wings with blue cheese sauce, Spinach & artichoke dip and mozzarella sticks.Three-cheese chicken penne - an Italian trio of cheeses top a rich mix of penne pasta, grilled chicken, bruschetta, fresh basil and Alfredo sauce with a toasted side bread. We somehow love the number three tonight.

Me love the nachos that goes with the spinach & artichoke dip. Will be back soon for more! Happy birthday to you Mr Ro!

Rowan's Birthday!

2010-09-25T23:02:00.003+08:00

An early celebration for Mr Ro's birthday. La Vie Cafe at 25 Jalan Sasa 6, Taman Gaya (near KFC). A neat little cafe that is both tranquil and good for the busy soul.

An open concept for the dry kitchen. You will be able to spot Chef Braun at work.

Lady boss Carol, my uni mate cum msn gossip buddy cum listener. I miss her badly now that she has relocated back to Malaysia.

Cherry pork soft bun to share. Pork stewed so well that the fat melts in your mouth. Easily removed too if you don't take fat meat. Buns soft and warm.. this melted my heart.

Macau Pork Chop Burger. Mr Ro's dad truely enjoyed this. A novelty he says. Nice tender chicken with tasty burger bun.

Mr Ro's Seafood pasta in white wine tomato sauce. Seafood so generous and huge that left us wondering if they are all specially handpicked. I love the skill taken to pile them up high. Mr Ro loves this. Best tomato pasta that he has had. (Thank god I don't make tomato based pasta, if not I will be defeated.)

My Ginseng Chicken and Mr Ro's mum's Beef Stew. Although not a fan of the drumstick (I prefer breast meat), I finished it all up cause it is just so fragrant! Nicely spiced soup base (just the right amount, not overpowering) whetted my appetite. Beef stew so tender that all 3 of them keep praising it between bites.

Sweet gesture from Carol and Braun. A nice little lava cake for Mr Ro. The first lava cake his parents have. They love it, so did I!

Are you able to spot an outsider? I was glaringly not a member of the family as they were all in stripes! All by coincidence! (I do not have a single striped top and I dislike polo-tees :p)

As per the Ng family's custom, a birthday cake is compulsory. They said the one at La Vie is too tiny to be counted as a birthday cake :S No comments.

Happy birthday Mr Ro. It's your last birthday as a single man!

You broke my arm, I burn yours...

2010-09-24T22:28:00.001+08:00

Sounds freakish? I broke my cutterpede's elbow yesterday (glued it back using my all time favourite Glossy Accent) and today, while I was bling-ing my shoe using the I-rock, I burnt my elbow! Yep! Red and ugly blister appear within seconds... Oh well.. Hope it recovers soon!

Ashley's travel blog!

2010-09-22T17:53:00.006+08:00

Hey!
Pop over to Ashley's travel blog now!
http://ashtravelp.wordpress.com/
Love her New Zealand entries!
Hover over the tabs to see the different days and states she went!
Show some love!!

~ Soon Pah Day ~

2010-09-21T23:34:00.002+08:00

Yep, its the day to make my statutory declaration at the Registries of Civil Marriage. They have moved temporarily to the MND building.

The place is pretty old and tattered to what I feel..

And even though they moved their logo together to place at the entrance for photo taking,

The inside is still a dismay.. This is the waitng area before the couple goes into the room for their Solemnization. This is for couples who are not doing their solemnization outside of the office. For us, we are doing at Four Seasons, hence, we're just here to do our declaration that all information provided is correct and to collect our marriage cert for the actual day's signing.

Meet up with the folks at Ion after that and Daddy found his suit! Bought shirt, suit and pants at one shot! Cheap Cheap! A real steal at G2000 with nice cutting too! And on we proceed to Four Seasons for the Chinese food tasting.. Presenting... the judges... Mr & Mrs Lee..

Mrs Chia aka Madam Lee...

Mr Ng & Miss Lee.... Verdict of the meal? The western is 10x better! However, 2 out of the 3 old folks would rather we choose the chinese with some amendments to it.. Oh well.. Just have to weigh the pros and cons before deciding by Friday!

Chose my gown!

2010-09-18T23:27:00.001+08:00

Yep! Selected my gowns for both my Singapore & Malaysia wedding and will collect them in due course. However, the men in the family ain't too happy with their coat selection and will most prob custom make them.. Talk about vain-pots.. LOL!

Proceeded to Sentosa for dinner! Me & my parents! Who do I look like? Dad or mum? Don't know why my dad is smiling so ugly-ly here. He obviously needs practise before my big day!

Ro and his parents. Auntie was VERY VERY distracted by people walking about behind me. I had to keep repeating to look and smile into the camera. Ro looks like his mum but have the face shape of his dad I feel.

The old folks together.. First meet up of the dads together and they seem to hit off quite well. Must be the beer.. LOL!

Salted egg pork ribs.. They're good! I love the sauce.. Told ya I love everything salted eggs..

Garlic kai lan for the vitamins that we need for good health.

My favourite butter crayfish that gave me 3 acne the very night... I think I'm allergic to seafood but if you know me well enough, food is much more important than beauty.. LOL!

The spicy stingray that I never get to eat as it was thinly sliced. All parts of the fish has chilli on it.

Claypot toufu to give us the proteins.. Ok ok.. I'm lying, we just ordered whatever we feel like having and not coz of the nutritional value.. LOL! I love my gown... Yep, out of the 3, just one of it.. LOL!

Movie & Dinner Date!

2010-09-17T11:27:00.005+08:00

Been ages since we last caught a movie together and hence, we took some time out of our busy schedule to catch one tonight.

Not to mention it has been ages since we had dinner at Dian Xiao Er and so we're back.. Old cucumber soup.. I love how light it tasted..

Spinach with century egg and salted egg.. I vaguely recall there being much more salted egg previously..

The super sinfu Dong Bo Rou.. Stewed pork belly with its super fat jelly meat. Only to be taken once in a super blue moon since we're dieting.. or rather, I am..

Vege rice for Ro? Lol! The shadow on his face makes him look like wu ze tian..

Chubby cheeked me.. Does my teeth look whiter now? Been trying the DIY teeth whitening kit at home..

I love this movie.. Mr Ro can never recall seeing Drew Berrymore in any show previously and same for this time round, he went.. Never see this lady before.. Is she so unimpressive? She's one of my favourite actress... After Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Christina Applegate.. blah blah.. Oh, Ro and I also have long-distanced relationship.. previously when he is in Austin for 6 mths and again soon next year for another 6 months.. Does it work? You bet it does! But only for short periods!

~ Ashley Babe ~

2010-09-16T23:02:00.001+08:00

A meet up with Ash Babe.. Was supposed to go for a Brazilian with Nicole and Ash but Nicole wasn't able to make it. I was also late as I was caught up with work so poor Ash waiting ONE FREAKING HOUR at Raffles Place MRT for me. Ash is going off to London to pursue her dream.. Please join me in supporting her by visiting her blog www.ashleylowphotography.com! Highly recommended Travel Photographer she is! Ash babe! You will succeed in everything you do! Gambatte! See you in London in Oct!

Food tasting ~ Round One!

2010-09-15T22:56:00.002+08:00

I love One-ninety! The food they served is delectable! Even my mum loves it.. All I can say is.. right now we're leaning towards western lunch for my wedding. To hell with the price tag.. Woo hoo! I'm getting near to my dream! Having a western wedding. La la la!

PS: I have photos taken with all the food and also of Ro, my bro and Peixi who were there for the tasting with me. However, I can show as that would ruin the element of surprise if we should decide on the western menu. Conclusion.. if the chinese is too normal, we will go with the western menu!

I finally found it!

2010-09-13T23:02:00.001+08:00

Chin Chin! I miss it sooooooo much! We didn't know they only moved a street. The last we heard they're migrated to Australia!

Fish maw soup! A hainanese favourite! That's Gen's hand.. She joined Ro and me for dinner! So glad they're around to share my joy of finding Chin Chin again!

Hainanese Chup Chai.. Mixed Vegetables which comprises of fish maw again! Best I've had so far.. By the way, I'm Hainanese.. LOL!

Hot plate toufu. This they failed. Daddy mentioned they can't do anything non-hainanese.. LOL!

My favourite Hainanese pork chops! Goody goody goody! Here I am typing away and having the craving again! Pardon my excitement. Many of you might have gone for umpteen times but I really really miss it after so many years! More than 10! I had Chin Chin at least once a month when I was young. Hell! I had Chin Chin when I was in my mum's tummy! I love Chin Chin!

Storage Storage Storage!

2010-09-12T21:56:00.002+08:00

Some couple time spent together finally.. Asian kitchen we went for some home-cooked food alike dinner...

Doggie vege wolfberries soup.. The way Ro's mum would cook. Peppery taste with the sweetness of minced pork and wolfberry..

Salted egg season beans.. I cant help but want to order anything and everything that has salted egg yolk in them.

Bacon wrapped prawns are mediocre.. nothing to rave about..

Huge spider like lighting above us gave Mr Ro shinning forehead.

I would love to try the duck behind me on another visit.. Want to know if it would surpass Dian Xiao Er.

A big thank you to Mr Ro! Nope he didn't pay for my storage drawer.. He did help me cart it all the way home although it's huge n bulky.. I loooovveeee my new drawer! More to come I think!

It's no joke...

2010-09-11T23:51:00.002+08:00

Giving out wedding invitations to relatives... Thank god for the long weekend as I doubt I'll be able to complete what I need to do or recover my energy back in time..

Had to work till 4pm yesterday although it's our Public Holiday.. Been around the globe.. Japan, GCR and China. So glad everything went well as the areas have put so much effort into this MBR (Monthly Business Review) with the corp (US HQ, Redmond).

Gobbled my lunch down in front of the lappy and once work is done, rushed off to my 2nd ah kim's house to pass her the invites.. walked over to aunt's house to do the same and since it was late, we stayed to chat and had dinner together.. There goes my Friday.. Sigh..

Woke up bright and early today for my yoga and kekeke.. Wash up and went out distribute the cards! Mummy & daddy had bathed button on Friday while I was working, hence, Yeah! Don't have to bathe button!

Visited my grandma and then after granduncle who stays at Farrer Park. The last I went was donkey years ago, during their house-warming when I was in Primary school. I was shocked! There's tons of stuff in the house. From what I heard, my granduncle is a hoarder and my grandaunt has given up trying to clear since it ensues in arguments.

In any case, after a brief stay there, we proceed to Chinatown for Moon cakes, Wedding tea-set and desserts and ran off before it got too crowded as today coincides with the lights up for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Over to Resorts World we went. It is Daddy's first visit there since he was always only there to pick us up and never left his car. LOL! All I can say is.. I'm exhausted from the walking and nope, nobody went to the casino.. Just walking about RWS as a whole.. A few more invites left un-distributed.. I want to just get it over and done with!

My Buddy's Wedding!

2010-09-09T23:53:00.002+08:00

Yea.. this handsome BIG headed man is my buddy! OMG! Time flies... Blink of an eye and he's not only married legally and also customary-ly!

Guest for the day includes Eleanor who is also his client. Special client I would guess in order for her to be invited. LOL! Sorry no pictures of the bride as the picture was taken by the official photographer for the day and I have not recevied them yet. All I can say is.. The bride looks gorgeous! Small pleats to hold her fringe back with a A-line gown and a super long train.. Radiant and super friendly.. I love Jia Yen!

Here's my Prince Charming who's size of head can easily rival my buddy. Yes.. I had to suck in my tummy the whole night and Yes I NEED to get rid of it! :P Wishing my buddy and Jia Yen the most blissful marriage in the world! I can have the 2nd most blissful one.. LOL!

Sylvia's Back!

2010-08-28T23:59:00.002+08:00

Sylvia's back for her Summer Holidays and Mum and I brought her to Universal Studios Singapore after hours visit. Only $5 for entrance with fireworks at 10pm at the Lagoon area.

She is sure wacky as hell.. Crazier than me! Introducing Sylvia Justina Drozdrik... Future Medical Lawyer... She yakked non-stop from 7pm till 1130pm! Only pausing to 1) eat her burger and 2) suck on her lollipop.. Ultimate Yakker!

101 ways to pose with the lollipop while waiting for the fireworks..

Brought her to VS for some window shopping before we head home.. She was tickled pink by the statues in the hotel.. Going back soon... guess I'll next see her in December!

Farewell Ashley..

2010-08-26T23:59:00.001+08:00

A nice evening out with Ashley to buy her luggage and camera backpack. She finally decided on the backpack that she wants after 45 mins at the Crumpler shop at Paragon. But alas! There's no stocks so off we went to Wheelock with Nicole in tow. She was late cause of client meetings. Picked up the bag and Sushi Tei we went. How boring right? But conversations are not! Had fun catching up.. I'm so gonna miss Ashley when she goes off to London in September.. Well, I'll get to see her in October when I'm there for a visit but after that.. It's another 11 months before I get to see her again.. Really happy for her that she's made the decision but I wished it wasn't THAT far...

August Babies!

2010-08-25T23:53:00.002+08:00

A celebration of two birthdays on this day. 54 years ago, while my daddy is celebrating his 1st year birthday, his mum was rushed to the hospital and his sister was his birthday present! LOL! Yes, my dad and aunt has the same birthday. An impromptu dinner to celebrate their birthdays, a very first in 54 years of history!

Set menu for 8 made all of us super full.. Everyone enjoyed the spring onion pancake except for me.. I hate spring onions..

The naked duck, as what my dad, aunt and uncle Benny named it. The duck is specially reared to be a Peking duck they say. Not an ounce of fat under the skin unlike the usual ducks we have.

Banana toffee that looks like durians and fried noodles that were mostly left untouched. We were that full at the end..

Awfully chocolate cake they shared. Both of them seemingly excited and happy when we sang the birthday song. Especially my aunt who clapped along in tune. Conclusion of the night? Both are cam whores! They refuse to close their eyes to make a wish, smiling straight at the camera thru out! Happy birthday!!

~ 29th Birthday (Part 9) ~

2010-08-21T23:14:00.003+08:00

Applebee's @ TripleOne Somerset. The taxi uncle didn't know what I was talking about. Alas, it's the old Singapore Power Building.

Quiet but bright and cheery ambiance, this place makes me happy like Mac Donald's

The Buffalo wings they had while waiting for me.. yep, I was freaking late and thus the taxi ride which I would never ever indulge in... yep, miser me :P The portion of food was so big that we didn't finish all.. They did try to finish the beef burger though..

A treat from Ling, who's going to be a mummy again! Super thin mummy I would say. Ling, if you're reading, please eat more and Nana and I are both super happy for you and we love u loads loads loads! Muacks!

The BFF & I, the birthday girls in the month of August. She a Virgo and me a Leo.. Similar yet different.. that's what we are...

A friendship that weathered it's ups and downs.. all 3 of us remain united as one.. I love you girls.. My longest female frens around!

And so, Nana and I carried on shopping while Ling has to go home to rest and back to her mum's place for dinner. Went through many shops and Nana had a sudden bout of serve headache after smelling too much perfume at Sephora. She vomited and had to rest for awhile. So Jams we came...

Empty tables in an empty bookstore in Ion. The food ain't fantastic but you get to watch Alice in Wonderland here.

Happy birthday BFF (& to me :P)! I love you! May you remain youthful and pretty as always! May all your wishes (no matter how many you wished!) come true!

~ 29th Birthday (Part 8) ~

2010-08-20T23:54:00.002+08:00

Popped by Albert's apartment (Albert's the Rotational Analyst from US Corp - in my hosting day post) at the Ascott adjacent of our office. The sofa's pretty big! Can fit both me n Gen lying side by side. Gen wants to camp there some day.. LOL! While I'm aiming for the dining table. Gen & I can scrap there!

His huge bed that is freaking messy! He doesn't make the bed and says if he ever have kids, he will tell his kids to 'NEVER EVER F-KING MAKE THE BED AS IT'S A DUMB HABIT'.. That's Birdie for you...

Little kid was so excited at showing us the window at the bathroom.. Another desk! Woo! Someone can scrap there!

Normally I get reallllllyyyyy excited about walk in wardrobes.. I mean.. Look at Gen, she looks like the Heineken lady in the wardrobe.. Except she's screaming in fright! Birdies's clothes are all wadded up in balls n dumped on the shelves!

Decent and CLEAN bathtub.. If only the apartment's Ro's.. I'll get to soak in it..

The mini kitchen.. with only 2 stoves so close to each other that you can only use one at a time.. great for instant noodles i guess...

Opened the cupboards to reveal the fridge and the washing machine! Oh, after exploring his apartment, we went on to Vivo to meet Eleanor. Yep, all 3 of us. Eleanor has already reached and we're freaking late. Not to mention EVERYONE (meaning Eleanor, me & gen coz birdie only got invited right before we went to his apartment) forgot to book. So off to Vivo for dinner at Long John Silvers before we head to Marina Square for KBox. Whose system sucks! I AM NEVER GOING TO KBOX EVER AGAIN! Nonetheless, I had fun.. with Esther & Clare who joined us.. No photos.. everyone forgot to take photos.. LOL!

~ 29th Birthday (Part 7) ~

2010-08-13T22:43:00.004+08:00

Lulu's kitchen at City hall..

Always walked pass but never walked in to try before..

Black & white decor, the restaurant's much bigger than we anticipated.

A birthday gift from my darling BFF. An album to hold all my wedding LOs. She holds the strings to my heart...

Me loves me BFF most!

A steamboat treat from BFF. Poor babe lost her voice that day. Sacrifised her rest just to meet me. Can never, ever find a BFF like her EVER! One and Only. Oh, PSST, She's MINE! Whahahahaha...

~ 29th Birthday (Part 6) ~

2010-08-09T23:19:00.001+08:00

Vivocity! A land of air-conditioning and great food.

Xi Men Ding, a new restaurant selling taiwanese food.

Nice potato porridge that brings the heat down.

Rice wine chicken. Delicious with the porridge but a tad too saltish if you were having it on its own.

My favourite cod fish. Thinly sliced and expensive but at least it's fresh. I love it..

Celery and lily bulb. Actually it's celery with onions.

Waited 30 mins for this prawn with egg yolk. Didn't know it looked like this but I would say, it ain't good at all! A total of $80+ for a meal like this.. Birthday girl treats by the way.. that's our rule..

Pardon my hair.. It's really messy coz baby was trying to EAT THE CAKE! LOL!

I love this shot of him. Happily smiling for the camera.

My 29th birthday celebration.. I love it!

~ 29th Birthday (Part 5) ~

2010-08-09T23:12:00.001+08:00

Had to get out of the hot hot sun and thus the Sci-fi City we went.

Nothing much except for the spinning cups that we get when we always visit Genting .. Decided to give it a miss..

Walk on to New York. Where it is shelter and slightly cooler.

Loads of Pinos around...

Building for you to take photo with but nothing actually inside. Except for restaurants.

Love the clean streets. LOL!

Betty boob I saw but am very disappointed. Always thought she was a bomb shell. Here she looks.. Old....

Posing outside a so called vegetable store after Lights, Camera & Action by Steven Spielberg.

Mummy was duly impressed but I wasn't as I had seen better effects in the Universal Studio is the States..

Hiding in one of the stores to enjoy the air-condition. Would have bought the hat if it was much bigger.

One last shot before we went back mainland for our dinner. Again, Mummy didn't manage to get the globe in the center.. Sigh..

~ 29th Birthday (Part 4) ~

2010-08-09T23:07:00.004+08:00

Cute figures/cartoons around for you to pose with..

The Lost World we went for some dino experience.

By now the sun is glaringly hot. We all have difficulties keeping our eyes open.

Rapid Adventure we went with the safari guide telling us we will get DRENCHED.

All dinosaurs in Jurassic Park are female to ensure they will not breed uncontrollably.

Hot hot hot even in the queue. Thank god mummy bot the fan with ice mist.

This is how the raft looks. 9 person per raft.. Sad to say, we didn't complete the ride. There was a technical glitch and we were evacuated in the dark tunnel halfway thru the ride. But hey! We got fast pass and off we went to Ancient Egypt!

Feels exactly like being Egypt. Hot hot heat bouncing off the Egyptian statues...

Skipped the Treasure Hunters as it was slow moving antique cars in the hot hot sun.

We didn't give my mum any warning. Just zoomed into the Revenge of the Mummy using the fast pass and weeee!! I love it! Not as scary as the Space Mountain though.. But it was fun! Everyone should do it! Even my mummy agrees its not as scary as the Space Mountain.

Plenty of people trying to scoot into any shade they can find.

See? They're not posing for photos but finding shelter from the hot sun.

I told you guys that Mr Ro was in a good mood right? See? He doesn't even mind his hair getting messed up! That a very very very first!!!

~ 29th Birthday (Part 3) ~

2010-08-09T22:56:00.002+08:00

Far Far Away we went to catch the Shrek 4-D adventure. This is Shrek's castle.. Nice eh?

My favourite pigs! Missing they are.. Please help find them..

The princess and the ogre himself. Ro loves her.. Hope he turns into an OGRE! Lol!

I love Gingy! He's so cute! Too bad no more soft toys allowed, if not I would have brought him home!

And guess who I saw before lunch? Xiao Xiao Bin!!! He was there with his younger bro, Mini Bin, His dad, Xiao Bin Bin and his uncle. Sulking around wanting to buy a ball but his dad refused, he smiled for the photo just to entertain his fan. Talk about professionalism! In a 5 year old kid!

Love Mel's for their vintage feel.

Hot hot weather outside. Thank god Mr Ro was in a good mood!

Marina Barrage last year left him in a sulk but surprising he seems to be getting used to perspiring. LOL!

Lesser participants this year as my bro's on reservist, Peixi in Cambodia and Mae Sie & Aunt didn't want to spend money. :P

No prize for guessing, Mr Ro loves anything white!

~29th Birthday (Part 2) ~

2010-08-09T22:42:00.002+08:00

Universal Studio! Been wanting to go on Mum's birthday but the tickets were sold out. Mr Ro compensated by bringing me on my birthday! The sun was so hot, that my mum can't keep her eyes open, hence the lopsided globe behind us..

Too many people around and we keep getting other bodies in our pictures. LOL! Love my romper, a gift from Ro. Oh! and my new sandals bought together with Gen & Albert.

The main store at USS. That's Mr Ro walking to the guest service to get our coupons for food and merchandise.

Cute little stalls occupy the 'roads' of USS. This is the very first one right at the entrance.

Who did we see right after we reach? Mr Frankenstein! He was also spotted shopping in the stores later in the day. haha..

Our very first stop was to Madagascar. Too bad the crate attraction wasn't ready yet.

But we had fun at King Julien's merry go round!

It's a coincidence that Mummy's sitting on the old granny. LOL!

Mr Ro on a old captain..

Me on the penguins! LOL!

I'm a Leo and hence don't you think this cushion suits me? PS: Mr Ro asked me to smile before he snap the picture. Talk about idiocrisy..

Right after we exit the shop, there was the Madagascar gang dancing! Love love love Gloria and the Penguins!

Rushed to queue to take a photo with her after their performance.. Look at her tummy! HUGE! LOL!

~ 29th Birthday (Part 1) ~

2010-08-08T22:37:00.002+08:00

Coca we went for my pre-birthday dinner after shopping around at Orchard. What did I buy?

I bought bedsheets and quilt. LOL~! The start of Auntie-ism! :)

Ippudo Ramen

2010-08-07T21:53:00.000+08:00

Back at Ippudo with Aunt, Mae Sie & Mum. Flocks of crows on trees outside the Mandarin Gallery. Something has to be done I feel. Renko chips with mild salt n pepper taste. Yummy as appetizer..

Potato Croquette made with pork's broth. Tasty little munchies while waiting for our noodles.

Our miso ramen to share..Once again bubbly.. Interesting..

Mae Sie & Aunt's Ramen to share..

Lagzane style gyonza. Call me traditional but i prefer the original.

How often do you see sister-in-laws being so close knitted? Not too often I feel.

Mae Sie & I. LOL! Just noticed we girls had the huge bowls while our mums have the small ones. Mummy's verdict? Santouka is better!

Asia Hosting Business Kick-off Day One

2010-08-04T23:01:00.002+08:00

The day kicked off with a Volleyball match at Siloso beach. Hot hot sun welcomed us at 4pm in the evening.

Being able to catch a ball easily, but never able to hit a ball with my arms outstretched, I only played a game and half the time I'm skiving in the shade. No pics of me playing as we girls were all in it.

So what did I do there? Taking photos of course.. LOL!

With my cam-whore partner, Miss Genevieve Ang.

She's pretty popular from what you can tell her. Someone professed their love for her on the sand.

Dinner was a simple affair. Buffet by the beach. The company's great though.. coz.....

We got to do crazy stunts during the sunset while waiting for Hwee Hoon to send the participants back to the shuttle bus.

Mr Albert in the center. His day one at work. He's from the corp side, seconded to us for 6 months. Replacing Gen's favourite Prince William-look-alike, Mr Andrew Baron.

The blissful couple. LOL! Jesslyn & Albert.

This is what happens when 3 women are together. They set the camera to auto-shutter mode, 3x consecutively and start making weird faces.

Emo Emo.. And force the poor boy to join us...

Scream! We have feedbacks that all 4 of us look like we're drunk.

But we're not. Only Albert drank some beer. Rest of us, we didn't. See! Even Hwee Hoon's infected by us. Dragged her in for some candid shot too.

On the way home and yes, that is a pack of Garrett popcorn on my arm. lol! Diet after that!

Things you do when you're mad...

2010-08-04T15:09:00.003+08:00

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Thank you Singapore for the song.. Lend me use awhile... LOL!

Raffles Place Bistro..

2010-08-02T21:30:00.000+08:00

The wonderful babes in the office gave me a treat at Raffles Place Bistro located at the Sails for my birthday.

Small little bistro that has only outdoor alfresco dining packs a punch when it comes to their food. Overly attentive service crew (the auntie who keep hard selling) that could be improved on.

Gen & my order of coconut. Slightly over-rated by the service crew. But then again, everything to her is very nice, signature dish and very worth it...

Chewy Calamari my favourite..

Chicken Cordon Bleu, one of the dishes that I would definitely try if available on any menu. Somehow I can't find a single one to beat the one I had in Redang. This probably comes up as 2nd place so far. Fluffly mash on the side that makes me finish it all up at one go.

Gen's chicken skewer with Sphagetti. Skip this if you dislike chicken boobs.

Hwee Hoon's grilled chicken. Guaranteed tender-ness by the service crew. Not too bad I guess. Hwee Hoon isn't a fussy eater though.

Jesslyn's choice of mixed grill. Look at the sunny side up. Made to perfection. I am drooling for the yolk but nope, watching my diet now.. No eggs... No eggs.... No eggs.... The pork chop's pretty good. I had a bite of it.. Yumm Yumm..

Not too sure y but Gen & I look tired in the photo. Probably coz I got drilled by my boss to finish the report asap before lunch?! Lol! Thank you babes for the lunch.. Love it!

MBS Again....

2010-07-31T23:54:00.000+08:00

We're back at MBS, this time round with a bunch of us. MBS has given much too many free rooms than they can handle. They had given us early check in at 1pm but the queue was sooo long that my aunt and mum only got their room number at 5pm. Yes, at 5pm! And the rooms ain't ready yet. We are to come back 2 hours later... So off we went to laze around Grandma's room.

Here we are at my Grandma's room. She had 2 night's stay and had checked in the day before.

Not too sure is it cause of her old age, the toilet facilities has a place to sit when showering and bars at the bowl.

See! She even have a bath tub (with a bar). MBS apparently has many many versions of rooms. This is the 4th version of the city view rooms that I've seen.

Mae Sie, Uncle Benny, Ro, & I decided to go over to Marina Sqaure for our dinner. Rest of the gang headed in to the casino. Plans were to meet at grandma's room at 8pm for the fireworks. Oh, someone hijacked our room. System error and our rooms were given to other, leaving us with bay view rooms at low levels.. Lousy! In any case, we were slightly late and were at the helix bridge when the firework started. LOL! Better view! Didn't take much photos as I was videoing the fireworks.

The MBS behind us. We were on the bridge..

Strong rays of lights from the skypark.

Our walk back to the MBS. Not a long walk on a breezy weekend.

This is our room. Lousy room at level 9. Bay view and it's tiny. No bath tub either!

View from my room in the day. All constructions.. Guess it should look better when it's done.

Up we went to visit the skypark before we checked out. Honestly, the view is exactly the same from the hotel room. LOL! But strong strong wind at the top though. Ok, I just accidentally deleted the skyline of singapore's pic while getting rid of the spaces below so no pic of that for you.

The floating platform and the thousands of HDB flats at the background. I wouldn't pay $20 just to come up here. Would you? 2 more nights in MBS in August.. Should I still come?

Ikea Baby

2010-07-30T23:14:00.000+08:00

My baby and his Ikea Bib.. Grandma insisted on taking a photo of him with it. LOL. Popped by Ikea for some chicky wings dinner and gosh! I am fat! Either that or the scales there is lousy. Whatever it is, time for some reality check. I need to lose some weight. In any case, been having some online business thoughts in my head. I wonder if it will take off. Wish me luck?

Arnold's Chicken

2010-07-29T23:08:00.003+08:00

Arnold's chicken has been at Hougang Green for quite some time and we finally made our way over to try it. Met Aunt, Uncle Benny and Mum for a chicken-licious dinner.

Prices ain't cheap and we are caught wondering why the perpectual full house everyday.

Peppery skin and huge sized spring chicken, this plate can feed 3 pax! Would I be back? Nah.. I dislike pepper. Any one raved about it? Only Darren who always visit the City Plaza branch.. Maybe it is better there?

The Prata Cafe

2010-07-25T23:55:00.000+08:00

I finally got my ang pao box! Yep! I finally bought my bird cage! Time to decorate it :)

Tried the Jalan Kayu Prata Cafe @ the Atrium. Pretty empty throughout the dinner time perhaps due to the location.

Service ain't too top-notch with the service crew always crowding together and talking. Had to try hard to get their attention.

Our order of Mushroom Cheese Prata (at the bottom) and the normal plain one. Do you know I can have 4 or more plain pratas at a go?

Prata was crispy but not fantastic. I still prefer Thasevi at Jalan Kayu.

The so-called non-spicy mee goreng that we requested. End up, it's still super spicy! They used green chilli padis and Ro had to finish it up while I had 2 more plain pratas.

Big head number 1 with his new hair cut.

Big head number 2 who badly needs something done to her hair and weight to be lost..