Yan's Hatched Day
An overdue post.

Without telling her the location..
We gave her a lil anticipation ;p





We finally hatched the plan with everyone's presence :)
(The word "hatched" is really appropriate for many things hurhur)




It was a quaint little place with much nature surrounding the building..
Benches are made of woody stuff, the ceiling was old school.
Every decoration is simple but definitely appropriate and well thought of.



Food was alright, though the sauce on the Eggs Florentine was too thick for my liking.







Love the color combination of this picture..



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Birthday 2010

Gave him a morning sms to check out the area where he kept Xbox..
Planted something there few days back for him.

Just a small one =)



After the much hype about us taking leave..
He took the whole day off while I took half the day.

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It was a week day and beyond lunch hours..
We thought we could give Wild Honey a try..
The lady said we were second in list..
I told her I did not want the counter seats.
But after forty minutes
We saw three empty tables and more than 5 groups of guests entered the eating area..
We began to feel the frustrations..
The lady asked if we wanted the counter seats and she would change for us if there are seats..
Big sighz..

We decided to pop over Ngee Ann City for Coffee Club..
As we were about to enter Coffee Club without a queue even though the cafe was packed,
The lady finally called me.
Forget it.
Wild Honey spoilt it for me the second time.

Funny how we were just talking about restaurants losing their business due to long queues..

How much more business they could have made if they solve the space constraint.

And honestly speaking,

The queue there wasnt even that long.

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Coffee Club @ Ngee Ann City

One of our frequent hang outs
Never fail to impress never let us down.
They consistently improve on their menu..



Two mains two desserts and a cup of banana butterscotch latte..
Total bill came up to $50 plus..
(Definitely a better deal to Wild Honey)

The thing about celebrating dear's birthday..
There is always this light hearted mood cos Xmas is approaching..
Feels good =)



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Looooong overdue post.

Spruce squared with the gang.

Food was..

Okie.

Perhaps I could not really get used to the heaviness of Italian cuisine..

With fried carbs, starch, cheese, thick sauces, meat and more meat..

Yummy on the first few mouthfuls, then gradually got sick of them.

Not a matter of poor culinary skills..

It's just preferences.

I loved the desserts though..

No matter how stuffed I felt, there is always room for desserts.

And these were good enough to wash the meaty taste away..

Putting the meal aside..

What are we to do without the fun of these people?

It was Pail's birthday..

And Yan and Odin got something for both Suki and Pail that got us curling in stitches.

What "appropriate" gifts!

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Three weeks later..

We went back to Spruce to try its brunch.

This time round, it was Suki's birthday..

While waiting for the food..

I phones still never fail to amaze us..

Brunch was only slightly better than dinner.

All's well till I forgot there was goat cheese in the dish I ordered.

It had that pungent smell and taste that totally sucked in the oesophagus in a nauseating manner and revoked my entire appetite =(

Maybe because of the wide spread of brunch menus springing up all over the place..

We got really spoilt.

With choices come critical and fussy ratings..

Nothing can beat the poached eggs from Prive and Wild Honey =p

On a side note,

I was terribly disappointed with Spruce service.

Both Suki and I called to make reservations on separate occasions.

And both of us were told that they have this complimentary brownie for birthday occasions.

For the first occasion, that did not materialize for Pail.

For the second occasion, Suki was sitting right beside me.

So I had a little difficulty to ask the service staff for the brownie.

But when I finally did manage to speak to one,

She actually told me that she was not aware of this and had to ask her colleague for help.

And we waited.

The same service staff walked past our table many times.

I tried to get her attention again but she ignored us.

So help never came.

They should never have told us there is a complimentary brownie for birthday occasions during reservations if they cannot remember and deliver.

Heck those brownies..

We were really excited to present Suki with her present.

Took quite a number of phone calls and a few shops to finally found it for her.

The pure white was either OOS, or the last piece snapped up..

Getting exactly what she loves and wants without her jolting down a wish list definitely feels better than hitting the jackpot..

Hurhurhur..

Shalt end the post with a group photo =)



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Had a lil gathering with the kids..

All of them were already halfway through their drinking stint when I arrived.

Sort of a shocking awareness even for a 28 year old..

They actually find it fun to torture their livers like that =x

Played some games..

Caught up with my cousin and her kids..

Another 4 months pregnant..

One started school at Chemical Engineering at NUS..

Spotted his potential partner throwing glances at each other..

Kids kids kids..

Youth is really everything..

Mommy once babysit him for a period of time when he was still a toddler..

Being the only child back then..

He was pretty spoilt.

Used to be at loggerheads with my youngest brother..

Throwing toys at each other, fighting over Nintendo controllers..

And now they are the best of pals (like gay partners lol)

Except for the hilarious fact that he went to rebond and burn his self-detestable curly hair before army,

He grew up really fine and sensible..

21 years old now..

Just got into NUS Chemical Engineering

And now it's time for him to get lovey dovey hurhur..

So that's how the story goes..

We took turns around the table to wish the birthday boy something..

Some wished his dad would buy him a house, a car..

Some wished him to excel in his soon to be new found love..

Some wished that he will get first class honours..

But when it came to the boss of the cafe..

Things did not become that simple anymore lol.

Ending the night with more peeks..

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