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Monday, January 10

2010

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Wednesday, December 22


Took leave on a Friday to meet the bestie for some serious Birkram work out, hi-tea and then shopping at Far East.
A typical line up of activities in a typical urban city.

Right after the session that stretched our muscles to the limits..
We proceeded wobbly to Mandarin Gallery for hi tea.

A really artsy place that is well hidden behind the furniture retail floor.

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The one of its kind fruit teas came first..
Interesting tea wares, interesting presentation.
The teas were so fragrant, but tea made us even hungrier..

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And finally after what felt like 82345678 years..

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It was hard for us to concentrate on taking pictures..
Hi tea was supposed to be enjoyed and savoured slowly..
We were trying damn hard to eat slowly..

The apple cake was awesome..
The ham was damn good and the smoked salmon satisfied our sodium craving..

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Right after Far East..
The four of us met up for dinner.
Thanks to Suki's recommendation..

Around De World - A Pasta Affair

This was a reasonably priced hidden gem along Liang Seah street.
Localised pasta, generous servings.
Really awesome eclectic tastes.

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This is a looong overdue post..

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11:13 PM


Tuesday, June 8

Finally we got to try this =)

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Again
It's a love hate relationship where food is concerned.

You want good food, you have to queue.
If there is no queue, you doubt the food's good.

We arrived at Wild Honey during noon..
The lady at the door told us we might have to wait an hour to an hour and a half.
We left our phone numbers and she would give us a call when it's our turn.
For the whole hour, only about a couple of patrons left the cafe.
We had a whole full page of names to clear before our turn.
With hunger sucking at our tummies, it was quite unbearable in fact.
Who says A Hungry Man is an Angry Man..?
It applies to woman as well -.-

We went upstairs to check out Jones the Grocer..
Only to find there's also a queue, but a shorter one.
Jones was a faster queue.
We got our seats reasonably fast.
But as we were settling down at Jones and being served water,
Wild Honey called us and asked if we would be interested in their counter seats.
That was a dilemma.
Very hesitantly,
We decided to go for Wild Honey.

The amiable service staff at Jones left a good impression on us.
She smiled and told us it was alright and told us she hoped to see us the next time.
We left Jones apologetically.

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The counter seats faced the window away from the entire cafe.

We proceeded to the counter to order our food.
The variety was apparent.
Mostly the breakfast of various European and western countries..
Like Belgium, Scandinavian, Canadian, Mexican etcetera..

Gawd food was good!
The English Breakfast was huge!

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European Breakfast
Two big poached eggs wrapped in soft bacon.

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Let's watch the egg ooze..=p

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Well one thing about counter seats
Hunched postures..
Weird camera angles..
We just could not sit up straight for long..

But we get to lean against the table and do self shots shamelessly without anyone's disgusted stares..
LOL

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After the fulfilling brunch,
We went over to Far East for the Lumix Blogshop Runway..

I guessed as much the event could not emit the kind of feel that the word "Runway" would give.
Atmosphere was bland, too much make-believe.
Even the number of photographers was more tasteful than the atmosphere..

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The emcee caught hold one of the photographers who had been there even before we arrived.
He was standing very eagerly at the front of the stage.

She asked him over the microphone,

“Are you here to take pictures or see pretty girls”

There’s a reason why the runways are best left to the stick thin toned and tall models..
Asians lose out in height, no doubt.
But they have a more bubbly personality.
So instead of trying to do that cool and brazen catwalk like the Caucasians and walk funny..
I thought it would be better to be themselves.
Just like how the Japanese had a style they called own.

Dont get me wrong..
Some of them are really pretty, just that the identity crisis was obvious.
Imagine donning a Japanese hairstyle (nice ash brown big curls) and trying to look killer cool..?

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We walked around Far East,
Checking out the "new trends" but in no mood to buy things.
Suki suddenly had an idea..
We thought we would go check out the maxis and see how we looked like in them..

Before we could find any maxis..
She had to leave for another destination.

I loved these long sun dresses even before they were in trend..
Dont remember them being classified as maxis before..
My idea is that such a dress complimented the beach damn well..
So I already had the exact design in mind..
Because all the maxis on sale now had flowery prints,
I did not know if I could find the one I wanted.
Honestly speaking,
Their abundance everywhere recently turned me very off..

But not soon after Suki left,
I found the one and only one I would ever consider buying.
Just that this one had rocket high prices =x

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5:06 PM


Monday, April 26

Met up with Mr Pee after so long..
Glad that this old friend is doing quite well now..
Will be getting his red bomb very soon =)

We were supposed to try out brunch at Riders Cafe..
But reservations were fully booked.
Not wanting to risk the long queue, the last minute plan was Spruce..
But we ended up at Blue Basil after a wrong turn..lol

Suki and Mr Pee were from the same IT course at Ngee Ann Poly..
Their choice of phone and the type of cameras they were holding..
Not surprising.
I suddenly felt like an IT idiot beside them..

The interesting sights often found whenever a new dining place was found..

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Not difficult to fathom
Since the food was awesome..
They freaking filled up every corner of the tummy..
We had lunch and an inevitable dinner in fact =x

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I loved this dessert..
Baileys Gelato

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For me,
I have known him for 15 years..

He used to sit beside me during secondary school and pinch my cheeks mercilessly >,<
And one little secret to let in..
He was asked to sit beside me cos he could not stop talking in class..
LOL
So as a punishment,
The teachers placed him beside me and two other equally quiet girls at a corner..
Thinking it was the best way to keep his mouth shut..
But my cheeks and right ear suffered duh..
Hurhurhur..

Suki had also known him for 11 years..
We are GOD DAMN OLD la..

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One known fact about old people is that..
They seldom hang out in town and often prefer to stay at home =p
So much so that Mr Pee has not even been to Orchard Central..
Not to mention knowing that there was such a long escalator up the tower..

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1:09 PM


Monday, April 5

A sunkissed afternoon
Complimented our planned trip to Prive Bakery..
A highly recommended brunch dining experience by Ladyironchef..
Some where which I have not tried before..
Nor did Suki try it before during the day.

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Keppel Bay Marina

The vicinity gave us a very comfortable feeling..
And this bridge has got to be the most splendid piece of architecture there..

I cannot deny I have a huge weakness for spectacular bridges.

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Complete with lines that define Keppel Bay.

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As usual the two lunatics kept snapping pictures under the hot scorching sun..
Even after we realised we were lost and starving.

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That was until we arrive at Prive Bakery.
Surrounded by the expensive lifestyles..

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We quickly settled down indoors..
Because our main objective of the day was to try out Prive's sumptuous brunch..
We had no problems at all deciding what to eat.

Eggs Benedict and Eggs Florentine

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The poached eggs did look like huge curry fish balls..
I thought poaching the eggs was the most innovative and intelligent way of cooking them.

And the biggest satisfaction of the day..
Got to be..

Bursting the yolks and watch them ooze richly down the muffins.

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Chilling out has never been this enjoyable..

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And I seriously have no idea how my sweet tooth came about.

This was really really good.

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Fruit tart.
Refreshing enough to neutralise the aftermath of eggs feasting.

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After Prive we dropped by Haji Lane for some errands =p
Walked the entire afternoon before we settled down for some light snacks.

Nanxiang yet again =)
They renovated the premises.

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We tried 2 new dishes.

Home made tofu and the seemingly normal looking prawn ball.
But the latter actually had crab roe soup in it..!
Both were heavenly!

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And Nanxiang's signature dish..

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It definitely warms the heart to know that you have a best friend out there who is almost always on the same frequency as you..

Even unspoken words are easily understood =)

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11:10 PM


Wednesday, January 13

The ten days of hiatus..

No specific plans..
Ran a lot of errands, roamed about few places, did some spiritual detoxification, read my novels..
Other than that..
No inspiringly big fulfillments
Just frequent staring into space..
Stoning is actually quite a luxury nowadays..

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Managed to do something that I have been wanting to do for a while.
Met up with my crazy partner in crime during her lunch..
Hahaha..
She suggested Whole Earth Vegetarian which was near her office.
Just nice, it was the 15th day of the lunar calendar =)

The aroma of lemongrass greeted my nose the minute I stepped in.
The vicinity was white, very refreshing and clean.

Suki came few minutes after I settled down.
We looked through the menu and these were what we decided upon unanimously.

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Fragrant fried Olive Brown Rice
Fried abalone mushrooms with crispy and refreshing lemongrass batter.
The standard vegetarian mutton curry.

Sumptuous, what more can I say..

I was quite amazed when she brought out her Nikon DSLR to lunch..
LOL
See how much fun it has brought us..

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Last but not least,
Our last picture together for 2009 =D

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After lunch..
Popped by Bugis.
I literally roamed whatever shopping area I could find there.

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First up it was Haji Lane.
Haha yea I finally found the chance to pop by again.
The lady at Concept Story recognized me..
And damn she told me that hat was sold two days after we left during our last visit =(

Then off to Bugis Street.
Which I absolutely have no idea
How did I grow to abhor that crowded and noisy place selling horrid quality pricey goods..?!
Bugis Junction was much better =D
Just weird how many hundreds of people were on leave with me -.-

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Expo =)

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PS: I really loved the way dinner was packed for the audience..

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I did a day of volunteer work on New Year Day with mommy and bros though..
It was the festival of offering alms to monks.
We sorted out the mountains and mountains of offerings by the worshippers into their various categories..
Rice, salt, cereals, dry herbs..
Which would then be brought to the respective old folks homes, orphanages when all the segregations were done.

Well, the thing about volunteer work is that..

You dont get any monetary benefits out from your efforts.
And that makes everything easier.
The time passes by easily without any dread..
Nor any petty calculations that it was time to knock off, and yes the must to go off on time.
There is no time frame in fact.

You dont get praises nor scoldings from the organizers..
Only their utmost sincere gratitude.
Everyone respects one another here..
No expectations, no disputes.
This mutual respect, priceless.

You dont find any bossy people eager to take the lead.
Everyone is open to suggestions.
No hierarchy, no definitions.
Work is merely work..
Harmony is the key.

A form of enjoyable peace and freedom indeed.

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10:03 PM


Wednesday, October 14

Suki's Birthday Installment One

At the beginning of Sept,
A thought suddenly struck me..
Suki had posted the dates of her availability on her blog's calendar..
Most of them were taken -,-
(这女人未免太忙了吧..)

Seeing that 27 Sept was not taken,
I asked her if she wants to meet up with JS and I.
The three of us have not met up since Jun..

After some research, gave her three choices..
(1) Bread
(2) Natural settings
(3) Dim Sum

She chose the one that was most camera friendly =p
But the problem was, I didn't really know how to go there.
The Botanic Gardens MRT station will only be ready Year 2011.
We ended up alighting at Newton MRT and took a 4 bucks plus cab ride to the destination.

Hohoho..
So here we were..
But on the eleventh minute, without JS o.0

Casa Verde @ Botanic Gardens

casa verde

Probably because of the natural settings,
The cafe is quite popular among the Caucasians.
Furthermore,
As the prices shown on the menu include GST and there isn't extra service charge,
The dining experience was considerably friendly on the pockets =)

Well..
We took in all the calories..

casa verde cuisine

And then burn them off with these =p

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Very oblivious to the passer bys in fact..
LOL

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The jumps were not all perfect though..
Many dents on my forehead =x

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Albeit not as natural as before..
The Botanic Gardens still has its fair share of scenic greens..
A great place for dog lovers to take strolls with their dogs..

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The second cafe of the day came on spontaneously.
Wanting to find a nice place to chill, a nice place for cakes and drinks.
Brought her to a place where I secretly hoped she had not tried before..

Blue Mountain Cafe @ Bugis Illuma

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Situated at a quiet corner of the new shopping centre,
The Blue Mountain Cafe is really a place for avid coffee lovers..
Loved the ambience, and the service of course.

Handed her her present..
To which I knew exactly what she needed and got it prepared a month ago =D

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