pandora's box

2009-11-24T15:35:00.002+08:00

Dear all,

Im finally back blogging amidst my very busy work schedule.

I have a date to announce.. 12/12/2010.

In the midst of planning already.

Will keep you all informed.

2009-05-28T15:13:00.002+08:00

Havent been blogging forever!!

Now its finally time to take a break..

Havent even uploaded our shanghai pics..

After just 1 last call to a client, Feng and I will depart to Bangkok.

This will be a longer trip than our last trip there last year.

It's my well deserved break..

My parents was asking us to go to HK or Taiwan instead..

But we still prefer BKK. Maybe it stretches our dollar more..

Everythings so last min.. Just convert the currency, tentatively packed my luggage, thats all!

ok.. gota leave already..

Byeee!!!

2009-02-17T10:05:00.001+08:00

Feng, I love you.

2009-01-21T12:36:00.003+08:00

I remembered blogging about how I should take a breather from work a few months ago..

But it seemed that I've failed to do so..

Right now, Im still busy working everyday, going for meetings and trainings and functions...

Ive not taken a break for quite awhile already!!!

And if I ever take a day off, it is to spring clean, to do housework etc..

Feng and I are leaving for Shanghai on Sunday, but we still havent started packing..

We merely bought some winter wear, and thermal clothings..

but ive packed in some gloves & scarves alreadi.. =)

Right now, I feel sooo lethargic and tired...

Plus, Ive hurt my tailbone as well!!!

I feel like sleeping perpetually... and even needs to drive for a distance equivalent to a short 10 mins walk...

So I didnt start 2009 feeling refreshed.. more like starting the year feeling tired and lethargic...

My yearly routine of squeezing with people in Chinatown during CNY has also been cancelled this year due to my lack of sleep...

Life hasnt been that fair to me.. I need more time to myself!! To slack in bed a while longer every morning.. to bring a good book to sleep... to bake a few muffins or so... to spend more time with Feng...

I don't even have the time to express how grateful I am to him yesterday night!!

I went home to realise that he has done the sweeping and mopping of the floor for me..

And helped me with the laundry already..

He wanted to give me a surprise so that I culd have the time to go to chinatown for my yearly routine of shopping for new year goodies...

To think that I would rather sleep at home than go shopping...

But Its a good thing I managed to spend some quality time with him at home..

I feel sooooooo loved!!!!!

Not forgetting my friends too!!!!

I was on 2 days MC last week, and both mornings, I got woken up by a few friends, just calling wanting to chit chat with me..... I would gladly obliged, as long as its not any of my bosses that called... But my dear friends would rather I go back to sleep.... all hanging up hastily knowing that Im on MC... with comforting words like,'go go go back to sleep!!'

Something I havent heard for ages....

Maybe amidst these tiring months, I should remind myself of the love and care that has always been there in my life...

2008-11-07T09:23:00.003+08:00

I realised I havent been blogging...

My blog has somehow turned into a manicure diary,

where i just upload pics of my latest monthly manicure..

Work has been soooo busy.....

and kind of affecting me too much....

I felt myself getting tired seeing the attitude of some mini-bonds investors,
(some shout, some argued, some threatened, some cried,some unreasonable,some defensive)

the bad sentiments of customers in the finance industry,
(My manager tells us the top selling book in Italy is one called 'Go to hell,banks!')

how the media portrays bankers and relationship managers in such bad lights....
(Headlines like 'Don't give your money to banks!' isn't objective in my opinion.)

Well i think i really shouldnt be too concerned about all these..

Work should not be the center of my life. My life should be the center of my life.

I should be focusing on my family, friends, things i loved doing...

Some people are workoholics. I always know Im not. But now I am. But I know I can't.

I really should take a step back and be my cheerful and carefree self again.

I dun wana fall into the sticky trap of living to work.

So i will be planning my holidays, my trips, other more important things.....etc....etc....

Everything except work. i've been commiting too much.

I've got to learn to let go.

2008-10-16T21:37:00.002+08:00

Dear all,

As promised,

My 'September nails'!!

In pink shimmers!!

Prettie prettie colours!!

As usual,

People throw me suspicious looks when i told them its my natural nails,

and proceeded to touch my prettie nails

just to prove themselves wrong...

Dear Mr Sponsor!!

It's.... erm... October now...!!

Should be free before next Wednesday to squeeze in a mani!

2008-09-24T02:46:00.003+08:00

My 'August' Nails!!

Feng sponsers me for manicure monthly.

For August,

i had this pretty, hand painted japanese inspired manicure.. It attracted peoples' attention!

They asked if its my real nail,

isit acrylic nail, or gel based nails...

Whateva it is,

I love them to bits!!

Feng and I head down for a night movie after my manicure..

As I drove,

I realised I'd rather risk scratching my car against the car park walls,

or banging against things,

that ruin my 1/2 dry nails..

To think that i attempted to 'scare' some pedestrains

who were jay walking when they see me driving towards them..

better not elaborate too much here,

before Rara and Cheah scold me for driving too dangerously or something like that..

where was I.....?

OH!!!

I loved my 'August Nails'!!!

My September nails coming soon!!!

I'd better not drive after a manicure..

Feng should.

2008-09-24T01:59:00.004+08:00

Both of us finally get to have a short break!

Feng's getting a break from lecture,

and me, a break from work..

We went to Firefly for its Cantonese songs!Its band is from HongKong..

But the crowds too 'mature' for my liking..

I suggest we head down to dragonfly instead..
And...

Dance......... The........
Night.......
Away........
Now thats what clubbing's all about....

Though some f**king b***h hug Feng so tightly!

Hey, im not that tranparent ok

Anyway,

clubbing's about

drinking and dancing thru the night.....

But not too drunk or Feng'll get angry with me....

But that's my LaoGong's job to haul me home!!!!

2008-09-24T01:37:00.002+08:00

F1 's in Singapore..

Though we are not particularly happy about the event being held here,

we're still interesed in the race!!Feng says i'm a tefosea..

I think he's an even bigger fan than me!

Through the weekend,

I'll be sporting a Ferrari Cap, Ferrari bag,
and Feng's sporting a pair of ferrari shoes!

I'll even fly the Ferrari flag if I can!!
I love the Ferrari Team!!!!

Feng and I hope to see Massa on the podium!!

First of course,

since Kimi's already out of the league..

SO happy about FIA stewards decision

to deny Hamilton and McLaren's appeal!!!

We hope that after Singapore Grand Prix,

Massa will take a big step towards the drivers' title,

and Ferrari, the constructors' title!!!

It's our Ferrari Weekend!!!

2008-08-15T02:52:00.002+08:00

I got a surprise gift yet once again

from Feng.

Alabaster - Banana Republic.

It's not the usual sweet perfumes that i loved.

Instead, there is this distinct scent about it that's so mesmerizing..

I couldnt get over it after the 'perfume person' gave me the perfume-strip.

Lotsa Kisses to my perfume supplier!
It's cover is encased with leather.

Looks like a 'serious' scent.

I saw it featured in Cleo (Aug) after I got it.

ANd Cleo describes it as 'unforgettable'.

A little bonus Feng got.

Not as unforgettable compared to alabaster.

Mum Told Feng not to buy so many perfumes for me.

She said my perfumes will 'evaporate' in my air-con room.

Ha!

No wonder I always whiff a familiar scent around her,

that's not the 'Burberry' brand that she uses.

She is helping me to use up my perfume before they evaporates!

2008-08-15T01:38:00.004+08:00

For two consecutive nights last week,

Feng and I went to Stadium Waterfront.

We didnt know that on week nights,

the whole place's real deserted! We decided to have dinner there..

Thus, we bought snacks from shin-lin,

(Hot, crispy chicken with lotsa chilli powder!!!)
with a warm, grande caramel-macchiato..

and drove to our little haven..

We enjoyed seeing the moon, the stars,
Singapore flyer, the lights, the expressway, the old oasis..

Time seemed to pass so quickly, as we sat and talked,

with the breeze and waves...

Then, my Laogong commented he was hungry!!

Slipped my mind that my bao-bei can never live with

snacks as his dinner!!!

We brainstormed and Feng remembered this HK cafe in East Coast Park
that apparently, closes late..

It's called the Si-Nai cafe

His supper-cum dinner.

It was baked rice with pork+chicken chops,

topped with a generous spread of cheese and portugese sauce.
Feng said it was not bad..

My fave dessert!!
I often get cravings for it!!

It topped the scale of my 'dessert-billboard',

surpassing long-time hot favourites like hot fudge and caramel cakes,

and creamy cheese cakes!!

Steamed egg pudding.

OR steamed milk pudding if they have it.

Our supper ends with a thick toast!
The Peanut butter and condensed milk version.

Here's for making me indulge in too much food at night!!

I love 'healthy-drinks' like this
honey+lemon drink!

Honey has sooo much properties!

Especially good for my bad throat!!

Its ultra ultra sweeeeet!!!

Here's my trusty and over-worked Fiat.

It brings us to out-of-the-way-places for

dinner, supper,breakfast,
and make several trips from Feng's house in the East ,

to school in the West.

Braving a huge thunder storm last thursday night,

and the scorching afternoon sun..

And enduring a blur driver like me.

We were just before the gantry when we realise our cashcard

ran out of value.

Fortunately, there was no car behind.

i made a 'Gostan"

while Feng feed it with more money from 7-11...

This car needs alot of getting used to.
1st) the indicator switch is on the left, not right.

Thus, instead of signalling, I sprayed water on the windscreen.

2nd) It's auto but has a manual gearbox.

The manual gear freaks me out. Good thing 'anti-auto' Feng's by my side.

3) It behaves like a freaking manual car.

Thus, i let off the gas before traffic lights, and

endures the 'jerking sensation' when it changes gear.

My pick up's damn slow.

Plus, i think the colour sucks.

And the rims are fugly!

Anyway, I still treat it with TLC!!!

Just see how I care for its front bumper while I park it.

What a love-hate relationship I have with Fiat.

Feng tries to speak up for Fiat the schizo car.

He insists that the braking system is good.

But im so not buying it.

2008-07-31T04:16:00.003+08:00

When Feng and I were in our hotel room in Bangkok, they kept broadcasting this MTV over and over again on TV..

Everytime it was broadcast, Feng and I found ourselves noticing it, perharps due to the story in the MTV, or the song itself..

Thus, we try to memorise the singer's face,

and, while doing our last minute shopping on the day we came back,

we pop into a CD shop and look for her album.

We found it, bought it back, and its now on repeat mode everytime our com is switched on...

It might be a sad love song, or a song on friendship between the 2 girls..

It's really up to you and us to decipher....

2008-07-28T04:06:00.010+08:00

It has been 5 years, 2 months, and 5 days since we've been together..

Today is officially the 1st day we discussed our engagement in detail.

Not just talk about it, rather, start to plan for it.

Being me,

and as an only child,

I wouldn't want my big day to be a shabby affair..

I wonder why mum kept hurrying me to get hitched these few months..

She had me running to Feng saying,

' There she goes again!'

I want at least a year to slowly plan for it,

to enjoy the whole process of planning and anticipating it..

To have the luxury of time to source for the best.

Feng & I had just finalised on our engagement & wedding dates!

Our Engagement would be 2 years later. (Oct 10)

Our Wedding will be in 2012 (Dec 08) or 2013 (July 13).

We had planned the rough details of our engagement day.

The solemization ceremony, the venue, the food, the invites, the dress, the car..

I've browse through engagement gowns, engagement cakes,

and the hotels for their engagement events/packages..

I felt luved and warmth just doing a little 'research' on it!

with a little smile on my face...

While I think of my special day...

celebrating with the man I love.

2008-07-06T23:39:00.034+08:00

And finally,

Feng and I departed for our well deserved trip to Bangkok!

A completely self planned trip!

From the daily itineries, booking the air tickets,

choosing the hotel,converting the currency,

packing...

Here's putting my planning talents to test..We instinctively woke up at 3am,

since we slept at 1am,

after helping Feng pack his luggage at the last minute..

His parents send us to the airport,

we checked in straight away,

and went shopping!!! ( at 5am)

At the DFS,

we looked for Chole Perfume for myself,

Prada perfume for my MIL,

And Aramis Perfume for my FIL..

I had a foot massage with the Big Foot massager!

I let out such a loud shriek when I put my feet in,

the 'angmoh' lady next to me had a fright!

This damn thing is super ticklish!!!

We had a super expensive morning tea at the toastbox,

and before we know it,

found ourselves hurrying to our boarding gate..

Time passes soo fast when there's things to shop!

I love Thai Airways!

I feel its really underrated..

I'd always enjoyed flying with them to Thailand..

Lucky us!

We've got the window seats!

It pays to check in earlier!

Feng slept like a baby through the flight!

Totally oblivious to the slight but noticable turbulence..

We didnt really like the continental breakfast and Thai curry beehoon..

2 hr 20 mins later...

We arrived at Sukhumvit Int'l Airport..

About 8.30am Thai-Time

Luved my pink ettusais luggage!

Spotted it far far away from the belt!

We had a hard time getting out from the arrival gate!

People with cardboards on their hands stopping us:

'Sir, Maam, taxi service? Tuk Tuk ride?'

While waiting for our transport to bring us to our hotel...

Both of us have shades..

But they are insufficient!!!

WE NEED SUNGLASSES!!!

Its soo bright!!!

Feng tipped the friendly driver 100baht..

and we reached Asia Hotel..

We opted for the smoking room,

and heard an old angmoh couple next to us who strongly opted for a non-smoking room..

They threatened to move out if they whiff any cigs smell..

We enjoy our complimentary coffee and tea

at the hotel lobby cafe..

They'd better give us a room at higher floors!!!

We booked the superior room!!

Upon landing our luggage in our comfy and cosy room,

We were out of the room within 10mins..

We took a cab to the Grand Palace,

hoping to catch it before it closes before 3pm.

A guy who was touting tourists to take his boat rides took a pic for us!

We are still outside of the palace..

My dressing is considered inappropriate to enter their palace ground!!

Sobs..

I purposely wore long garments to cover up!!!

Anyway,

I changed into their sarongs in exchange for my deposit of 100baht..

Remember girls!! Wear long SKIRTS in the grand palace!!

And thus we enter...

Hey little boy!!

Shooo!!!

Laogong beware of the 2 creatures behind you!!!

We went 'woah' when we enter the palace..

The historical sites were quite grand and impressive!!!

Look closely at these monuments and see that it sparkles..

The detailings are crazy!!!

We are glad we included visits to their cultural sites as part of our itenery!
The whole stretch of hand painted drawings with gold details..

It is a long long stretch of wall murals...

I must say that at the ends of the painting,

which is also the very end of the building,

it was like, dim and shadowy and a bit spooky..

We are about to enter hrough this door...

Photographs are not allowed!!

It is where Thai people come to pray..

We were instructed to leave our shoes outside too..

We went in, and sat on the floor with the other locals and tourists..

The locals were praying..

But for me and Feng,

Our main purpose is to rest our aching legs!!! The palace is huge!!!

We sat strategically infront of a huge fan!!

Admire the magnificient statues, and

read the history and map of the grand palace..

while enjoying the serenity of the place..

Another part of the palace..

We saw display of historical guns, rifles, knives, swords, spears..etc

They were old, brown and rusty..

We wondered if anyone were killed by these weapons...

spooky..

Took a pic with the motionless palace guard..

Naughty Feng asked me to make funny faces at him to make him laugh!

I'm not that wicked!!!

Now you can see my batik sarong!!!

Everywhere within the palace were desks with their personnels behind it..

It was as if like they were checking on our attires all the time!!

It was hot so I attempted to pull down my jacket zip a little..

But I always dutifully zip them up when I see these palace personnels!!

They are so strict!!!

More strict then my hubby Feng in terms of my dressing!!!

After exploring the grand palace that's damn grand,

We took another cab to Chinatown!

We were starving after the sucky 'breakfast' on the plane!!

We found this nice air-con restaurant at the outskirt of Chinatown!!

We had spicy green curry chicken, fried chunky crab cakes,

and jumbo prawns with salted egg yolk!!

The food is heavenly!!!

It surpasses the standard of whatever

crystal jade or nanxiang restaurant of Singapore!!

We will definitely go back to this restaurant when we go back to Chinatown

for our next trip!!

We walked down the narrow alleys of Chinatown,

and heard so many people speaking teochews and hokkiens!!

It felt so warm hearted...

They were selling all kinds of snacks, salted veg, meat and poultry etc..

The typical apartments of the Thai that lives in Chinatown..
An old lady selling grilled bananas by the road...

After Chinatown, we went to this shopping mall around Rachadamri stadium,

where we were scheduled to watch Thai Boxing..

There were many people charging exhorbitant prices to tourists for their tickets

outside the thai-boxing stadiums!!

After discussing with this angmoh lady,

who was a 'victim' of the locals who charge her sky high prices,

Feng decided to skip the match..

(They charge tourtists 1000 baht each for normal tickets)

However, it was fun bargaining with them halfway,

and standing at attention when their national anthem was played at 6pm sharp

around the country.

Thais are patrotic.

Their BTS..

The most convenient form of public transport in BKK!

Our hotel is linked directly to the Rachathewi Station!!!

2 stops from the Siam square / National stadium station!!

(which means shopping and more shopping!!!)
By the way, Thais always lined up in front of the train door to get in!!!

Unlike Singaporeans who crowd around just to rush in !!! Ugly!!!

For dinner,

we had Jap food at Siam Discovery Center..

A casual dining Jap restaurant with partitioned space for privacy!!!

It is a mall that links Siam Paragon to MBK,

If im not wrong...

We luved Jap food soo much we gotta have it even in Thailand!!
This is yummie!!!

Some croquettes stuffed with salmon fish and mayo...

After dinner, we went exploring the nearby malls and

Feng saw something that catches his eye...

Needless to say, it must be a car right!!!

He hopped in!!!

I hopped in too!!!

It must be the fastest car I've ever sat in!!!

With computeriesd gauges and all...

Skyline GTR-35!!!!

I was happily looking at the car,

when I heard Feng talking to the owner in Cantonese...

He asked us where we were from since we don't look local..

A very friendly Thai guy..

I dun understand Cantonese that much, so,

dun know what Feng and him were discussing about...

Feng later told me the owner send the car to Japan to mod it..

Seemed like he is taking the car for a race!!

It was great meeting people on the street that knows our language,

and shares the same passion as Feng!!

Given that he owns this car, and yet, can be so friendly and generous in sharing his tips

It was already late when we went back to the hotel..

It was nice having a bubble bath in the big bathtub!!!

And the bed's super soft, like sleeping on a bed of feathers!

No wonder Feng & I always find ourselves waking up late every morning,

so we have to rush down so as not to miss the FOC hotel breakfast...

So this is our 'superior room',

located at the higher floors and providing better amenities..

Went to Erawan Shrine the next morning.

The shrine is located under the sky bridge.

We were walking at the skybridge above when we noticed the locals momentarily

bowed and clap their hands together

facing the shrine while they walked past it..

Just in time to see these ladies put on their headgear and dance..

Feng says the dance and the way they sing is eerie..

I thought it's pretty interesting!

When I was in BKK a few years ago,

I took a picture at almost the exact same spot too!!

The distinctive grey marbled walls..

It's still quite early and we already had shopping bags..

We have to go out shopping early daily after the hotel breakfast,

and head back to our room a few hours later,

just to put the shopping bags down,

rush out of our room within 15mins,

and go shop again, with more bags to bring back that night!! Another shrine amidst the modern shopping mall..
A great contrast with the posh Siam Pargon just around the corner..

I've forgotten what this mall is...

We've been to MBK, Siam Discovery Center, Central World Plaza,

Gaysorn Complex, Pratunum Mall, Bombay Plaza etc...

Ive always prided myself to be able to walk in heels with complete ease..

I went to BKK with a relatively short pair of heels..

But the 2nd day, I surrendered..

And Feng brought me to buy a pair of slippers. FLATS.

Sobs..I feel short!!!

But its a nice pair of slipper that's silvery and bling!!

We went to MBK's KFC for a snack..

The glass and plates soo heavy I had a hard time carrying them up to the

2nd floor we were sitting!!

If I'm Thai, I'll freak out when I come to S'pore to realise

that all our fastfood's served on cardboxes!!

We had a chance to catch some thai boxing!!

The Thais love it soo much,

Outside Rachadamri stadium, most of them were carrying mags

with the profile of the boxers so as to bet on them..

When we show friends this photo,

they seriously thought it was the protest of BKK..

The day we arrived, there were about 5000 to 10000 protestants

on the streets of BKK!

Fortunately they were not on the Main shopping area,

We only saw police with shields near their minister's office when we passed by on a cab..

This is a nice parade, like Singapore's Chingay..

We dunno what parade it is held for,

but I was in a shop at MBK at about 4pm..

I was looking for the sales girl, and her next door 'neighbour' told me she had went downstairs

to see the parade!

I asked what time she'll be back and guess what?!

8pm!!!

Thus, her 'neighbours' was guessing the price of my jacket by themselves!!

Next to the parade, they were waving their Thai Flags enthusiastically..

I felt they were more happy as Thais,

compared to Singaporeans who are effectively work-slaves..

This is our friend the tuk tuk driver!!

He drove us to Suan Lum Night market,

a big market which is cheaper and less touristy than chatuchak market..

selling similar stuffs, but cheaper!!

At suan lum,

a guy asked us to follow him into another shop with its shutters down..

To see 'A1 goods.'

We went in, he shut the shutters,

and we saw shelves after shelves of counterfeits!

He shove us the calculator, and kept saying..

'Best Price?!'

I was abit worried when we followed him..

But, curiousity and the excitement makes us follow him to another alley..

What An Experience!

Back to our friend the tuk tuk driver..

After suan lum, we went to Patpong..

their red light district-cum-night market..

We heard someone calling out to us on the street,

and realised its that same tuk tuk driver again!

He beckoned us to ride with him again,

and thus, after negotiating,

he rode us back to our hotel..

My hubby becomes a temporary tuk tuk driver!!

Here we go!!!

Weaving in and out of traffic at fast speed...

I couldnt resist the road side stall!!

Pad Thai at 30 baht only!!

It's soooo yummie, 10 times better than thai express!

I helped myself to generous serving of fish sauce, lemon chilli and peanuts shavings

on my table!!

Yum Yum but Feng refuse to eat for risk of having a diarrohea..

We were walking through PatPong and suddenly a big elephant came faced to face with us!!

It looked so huge up close!!

I feel threathen by it!!

At Patpong, I have sales girl chasing me a few stalls down,

lugging and hugging my hands and shouting,

'Sister!!!!!! Y You don't buy from me??!!!!'

"Your best price???!!! Best Price??!!!!"

Me and Feng couldnt help but laughed out loud at PatPong..

This picture is taken in their Mos Burger..

Nothing much to say apart from their super service,

Except I stole their coaster home...

Nice coasters!!!

We were happily taking pictures,

but am really cracking our heads thinking of where to get extra cash..

Feng saw 2 wonderful, cannot-find-in-S'pore Porsche model cars

that costs 6000 over bahts..

Shall we convert more currency? Remit money?

Eat grass the next day?

We decided on credit cards..

Swipe swipe swipe..

I was sitting on the red cushion of the model car shop - Teafose

while Feng s~l~o~w~l~y inspect his cars..

and the sales girl actually gave me a brand new mag to bring home!!!

Those thick fashion mags like Bazaar, Elle etc..

We ate at Outback Steak House

We had toasted garlic better bread..

served with a knife in the middle..

and fried crab cakes with chunky meat

with a tantalising sauce..

Black Pepper sizzling ribeye steak

with steak sauce...

Alice's Spring Chicken..

And Blooming Onions that piping hot!!

My dearie Feng enjoys his dinner so much!!

i regretted eating soo much so that I'll have to walk with a hunch out of the restaurant..

Less than 1/4 of our shopping..

We bought Thai traditional snacks, pork flosses, polo-Ts, clothes,

T-shirts, cosmetics, bags, shoes, slippers, model tuk tuk, model cars, etc..

And an extra big bag to check in our shopping!!

It was late at night, the both of us had cravings for snacks..

And Feng has withdrawal symptoms for Fanta,

We went to the 7-11 near our hotel!

By the way, our hotel is linked to Ratchathewi BTS station!

Take the BTS,

and we are less than 5 mins away from MBK and all the malls!!!

I love Paddle pops!!

And this is their version of it!!!

With pretty colourful rainbow rice!!!

My Laogong's HOOKED/ADDICTED to FANTAS!!!

If FAnta's a girl, I'll be freaking jealous!!!

Fanta Float, Fanta from a bottle, Fanta from a glass,

Orange Fanta, Cherry Fanta,

Fanta, Fanta, Fanta..

Feng told me,

'Hun, I could bring home a dozen of Fanta!'

On our last night there,

I couldnt resist asking the massuer to come up to our room..

I want Massage!!!

Swedish Oil Massage..

Feng sat there watching me getting the massage,

while watching some movies on TV..

And the massuer kept covering me up with the towel!!

Maybe she scared I'll be Pai-seh..

Haha

But he is my laogong...!!!

This is the cafe we have our daily FOC Breakfast..

It's really the usual continental breakfast buffet etc..

But there's some nice dishes such as

grilled snapper porridge, Gui-Lin Gao,

Ginger soup with brown sugar etc..

Our last morning there,

during breakfast,

I was like,

'Lao gong, You feel like going back?'

Feng said 'No. You?'

"Of course not."

That was it.

We chiong up the room,

And I called Thai Airways..

'Can we go back 2 days later?'

'Yes, Miss. But an additional 10,000 over baht per person'

Thats about S$1000 plus for the both of us!!!

"Erm... No! We Are taking the flight back today!!"

( We are not stupid, miss Thai -Airways Operator =) )

S$1000 can bring us back to BKK all over again!!

Last min shopping, Last min shopping!!!!!!

MBK Here we come!!!

We had some Dunkin Doughnuts there!

Doughnut Factory's still better!!!

We bought bags and more bags, shoes, and many more stuffs before eating at the

international cafe at 5th floor..

The foods heavenly, but freaking expensive!!!

There he goes again!!!

Is that Fanta Orange???!!!

Swensen's slogan..

So cute, with the angelic ice cream!!

I remembered going to swensen's in BKK the last time I went too..

But couldnt seem to find it..

Feng enjoys his ice cream just by looking at them!!

They are soo huge!!

And compact!!

And it's only about S$4 per glass!!!

Finally, its time to check in..sobs..

Worried that we'd have to pay extra for our ultra heavy luggage..

Everywhere we go in Thailand,

It's 'Long Live The King'

Now, Let me take a pic with their queen!

My hubbie looks tired..

Indeed!

Busy shopping, sight seeing,

taking care of me,

sleeping late, waking early,

carrying shopping bags...

Feng slept the minute the plane took off!

See this big paper bag?

It contains his precious 6000 baht model cars..

Soo Fragile, we don't allow them to be checked in...

Thus, I'll have to carry them...

And save them 1st regardless of any situation..

We were waiting to depart when we remembered the

yuckie food on board..

Thus,

we had a meal by the viewing gallery..

Yummie pizzas and BBQ wings..

Feng's favourite.

"No Fanta?"

Of course NOT.

the cheese real cheesy,

the pizza's real crispy and hot!

One last pic before we go for more last minute shopping at DFS!!

It was almost 12midnight when we arrived in Singapore..

Bought Martell and Caramel Baileys!!!

And so,

we bid farewell to BangKok..

Bye to all the friendly people and friends that we met on the streets!

The Thais who brought us straight to their rival's shops when they ran out of

the model car Feng wants to get,

the Thais who gave us the directions,

the smiles,

the hospitality,

the 'sawadeekups' everywhere we go..

Bye, to the country who embraces their culture soo much,

who love their King,

who stood up straight when their national anthem is being broadcast

(at 8am and 6pm sharp. They are so serious they'll stop talking, walking, negotiating, bargaining..)

Bye to you people who are happy just leading simple lifes..

Feng & I will be back soon!!

2008-06-21T05:44:00.003+08:00

I always tell LaoGong: 'I am a great planner!!!'

Thus, He put me in charge to plan our Bangkok Trip.

What a great chance to show off my talent!!!

1st: We shall depart on the 23rd June 2008.

Coz it's the 1st day of school after the holidays for those kiddos!!!

(Any trip seems more wonderful immediately without screaming kids around!!!)

Also, it's our 5 year 1 month Anni.. ( Erm...We celebrate Anni monthly...)

2nd: No budget Airlines!!!

(Coz I decided to scrimp on travel insurance!!!)

3rd: No 'Standard Hotel Rooms'

(Superior Rooms seemed like a safer bet.

At least we get a bath tub,

bigger room at higher floors,

and better amenities....)

4th: We shall depart at the earliest flight, and back in Singapore at the Latest flight

(Thus, checking in at the airport at 5am, and touching down almost 12 midnight...)

So far, my planning is as aboved...

I've been to Thailand a couple of times,

but its the 1st time we had a chance to plan our own itineries,

and decide on the hotels and everything...

We are going all out for this trip...

We convert S$1000 over into THB just for shopping alone...

excluding any cards we bring along......

Plus, Feng and I agreed we shall enjoy ourselves and do all that we wish,

like there's no tomorrow...

We might just extend our holiday if we like...

yeh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lets just hope we dun come home a bankrupt!!!

2008-06-21T04:41:00.005+08:00

We had a short trip to Batu Pahat

with some of our friends.....Through the journeys,

that took hours through the North-west or south-east or whatever-Highway

Feng slept through them!!!

These highways are great for speeding.. so straight and long...
ok forget i said it..

No wonder...

seeing these through the hours...

With my mp3 on full blast and a pair of shades,

I had a field time admiring the 'scenaries'...

There are palm trees......

cemetries.......

and the likes.....

We went to this place that's on top of a hill,
and found a breath taking sight...

Envy those people staying in the kelong..

At least they can wake up to this breath taking view every morning,

listen to the waves the whole day,

and sleep with the sky full of stars at night...

We saw some really HUGE fishes!!
As tall as me or even larger!!

This is a baby in the pond i suppose..

I must be quite 'sua ku'..

Coz I didnt know there's Carrefour in those rural areas of Yong Peng..

We went to Malaysia 3 times in 2 years...

Yet this is like, the 1st time I blogged about it?
There are many unusual sights, but, I dun have the time to snap pictures!!!

Ok, Feng's finally awake to take a pic..

At least now I won't have to admire this Nice antenna alone..

Zzzzz.....

We went shopping and found a nice jap restaurant thats damn cheap too!

Called Sushi King or something liddat...

Will try it next time..

We are always eating in some chinese restaurants when we are in Malaysia!
Feng loves vying for the food with his friends!

He gets a kick outta it really...

We were laughing at their 'good' english spelling
when I suddenly felt guilty...

It's not their spelling lah!!!

It's not English in the 1st place!!!

Isn't Bowling boling in Malay...??

Some cutural places like their famous temple is part of our itinery..

We bought so much snacks like

'laopo-bing',dou-sa bing, white coffee,

peanut candy, almond cookie etc etc

Plus 20 packets of Otah that can NEVER be found in Spore!!!

Very thick and big in size, huge chucks of fish meat,

extremly spicy and yummy with the fragrance of coconut milk!!!

Just leave it in the freezer and it lasts for 3 months...

I steam a few pieces now and then as our snack!!!

Feng bought some stuffs for me too...

Escada Moon sparkle Limited Edition fragrance at RM180,

Face Shop Masks at about S$1+

Maybelline mascara at about S$10 (selling at $19.90 here)

and Maybelline concealer at S$8
They are dirt cheap!!

We had to tug and pull our heavy bags through the check point!

We met with a huge jam on the causeway that night..

Both human and traffic jam...

Nonetheless, the cheap deals and food were well worth the wait!!!

We'll be back soon!!!

2008-06-21T04:27:00.002+08:00

We have a tub of macadamia nut ice cream in the freezer.

That afternoon, Feng told me he wanted to have some.

I went to the freezer and saw this instead..

A chocolate box!!!

He knew i liked things associated with anything sweet,

including coffee & tea...

Thus, this box..

There's pistachio chocolate with candied flowers,

white chocolate with champagne..

Cream cheese chocolate and a cinnamon one...

Chocolate with tea and trufflel!!!

A little sweet surprise from him again..

2008-06-13T05:07:00.005+08:00

I must say I haven't been so carefree for a long long while..

No exams to mug over, No results to fret over..

So now I spend my carefree days NOT waking up prematurely,

and I spend time "visiting" Singapore with Feng as if we are tourists...

Was still contemplating if I should visit Australia next month..

Aunt kept asking me to go accompany her..

If I do, I'll be going alone since Feng won't be free.... Hmmm...

Anyway, I came up with some 'bo liao' things to do now that

Ms Esther Yap is giving me a loonng loonng break!

One of it is to go change my IC photo..

As you can see, my IC photo doesn't even resembles me!!!

( Dare not show you the photo in close-up mode coz my IC photo's so ugly!

Taken in Pri. Sch somemore.. at least 12 years ago!!!)

The other 2 are taken within these 4 years.

When I took my exams a few months ago,

the invigilator doubted that's my IC!!!

So I have to produce my student card to prove my 'innocence'..

And I always feel so paiseh whenever someone ask me for my IC....

But thinking of queing up at ICA for hours really puts me off!!!

But then again, the western food behind ICA gives me 1 good reason to go...

Maybe I might just do that!!!

Bye Bye to my childish looking IC!!!

2008-06-13T04:43:00.002+08:00

Lao Gong,

As usual, It's 4.45am now and I still can't get to sleep..

How am I supposed to WAKE UP at 3.45am that day to reach the airport by 5am..?????

Anyway.......Want You to know that I LUV LUV LUV U!!! Muackzzzzzz

Sleep well k!!!

Can't wait to spend another day with u tomorrow!!!

Your Migraned LaoPo,
Shan The Sxxt

2008-06-06T02:19:00.005+08:00

May the Birthday Girl enjoys a shiny shiny year ahead!!!

It's that time of the year again!!

The grand entrance of BooBoo cake from NYDCs'!!!

Feng got me the same birthday cake for the 3rd year running,

and birthday cakes from NYDCs' for the 4th year consecutively!!!

Of course Feng wants me to have a wide variety of cake choices for my birthdays!

But I insist on BooBoo

coz it ALWAYS allow me to have a slice of heaven when I eat it!

My favourite cake, a sweet sweet message on it, and candles in my fave colours!!!

A very ecstatic birthday girl!!!

It was almost 12 midnight when I creeped behind Feng to his kitchen to collect
the big NYDC box from the fridge...

He lighted the candles, and,

when midnight arrives,

sings me a slow, slow, version of a birthday song...

It's almost like our secret little midnight tea party!!

The Birthday girl cum Princess of the day makes a LONG birthday wish..
Then, took a picture when Feng thought I'm done,

and told him after the pic that I haven't finish with my wish-list yet...

I blew off the candles, and am sure the smoke will bring my wishes to heaven,

so God will answer them!

I blew the candles and the lights came up..

It's time to SAVOUR the cake that
I'm SOOOO madly in love with!!!

Yet, Feng only allows me to eat it at most once a year,

other then my birthday...

The cake is in such a perfect dome shaped,

the chocolate sooo smooth,

I can't bear to cut it!

Finally...

The satisfaction of indulging in BooBoo...

I can't stop grinning and kept commenting,

'This is PERFECT!!!"

As we are going shopping on my birthday,

I can't possibly carry it out with me,

I swear there's a tinge of sour-ness I felt in my nose,

when I realise I can't bring it home with me the next day...

Thus, I nagged at Feng the whole night and day

to 'ship' it back to me the next day

when he drives to my house..

As for my Birthday gift,

Feng has been bugging me since weeks ago for what I liked..
I thought hard..

And decided I wanted something from 'Ettusais'

Have heard people raving about this Japanese brand

from Shiseido..

But didnt get a chance to own it...

I chose....

The Zero Pore Pack!

A Pore concealer with a long lasting matte finish!

A transparent makeup base to fill in pores and make them invisible!!

What more, in my fave colour!!

Also...

Whitening UVSPF 24 PA++ (Dry Block) !!!

Armed with SPF 24 PA++,

this lightweight makeup base blocks out harmful UV rays.

Ettusais cleansing oil..

Perfect since we are going for a short holiday soon!!

And a shimmery silver nail colour that sits outstandingly

on dark nail colours!!!

Zero Pore Pack foundation case
and the refill!!!

Thus, I chose an 'Ettusais Hamper'

for my birthday gift!!!
What a bomb for his pocket....

Yet, due to this big bomb,

I got an Ettusais Luggage!!!
Really fell in love with it

the 1st time I laid eyes on it!!!

It comes in handy for our holiday!!!

It also comes with a lock system,

and keys too!!

Plus, stickers to paste my name on the luggage,

a seperate compartment,

plus, the rollers are transparent !!!

So happie to be the pround owner of it!!!!

Also, due to Feng's purchases,

I became an Ettusais member!!!

My membership card was filled with 'Ettusais Chops' !!!

Apart from these wonderful gifts,

I've got 2 FAT Ang Pows from both our mums...

Countless Birthday greetings from friends,

and most importantly,

to have Hubbie Feng by my side!!!

He told me he wants to celebrate my birthday for me,

for many many many many many years to come...

My sentiments.

Thanks Feng,

for yet another unforgettable Birthday!!!

2008-06-04T02:52:00.008+08:00

Happie 5th Birthday to our relationship!!!

23rd May 2008 -

Our 5th year Anniversary.

We went to the place we promised to go back soon -

Siloso Beach Resort!

There really is a difference going to Sentosa to unwind..
and to celebrate our day!!!

We checked in,

to Feng's surprise,

Since he was supposed to stay at my place that night..

A place to peep into the bathtub from our room..
If we were to draw the curtains,

we'll see the blue sea, the coconut trees, the sky,

the stars at night...

We managed to make the bath full of bubbles that day!!!
Ive never been in such a big pool of bubbles all my life!!!

The huge heap of bubbles easily covers our faces from each other!

We went out for dinner and more shopping at ViVo after it.

Walking out of the resort,

we saw a peacock strolling into the resort.

This aloof peacock, drawing attention from tourists around..
We went to ViVo and decided to have sushi tei,

and shopped for more food stash to store in the room thru the night..

There's Ruffles, Different brands of Japanese imported cup noodles in variations

of dry and wet versions, chocolates, drinks, etc...

Back in our room, I told Feng how nice it'l be to visit the 'Haunted Ford siloso'.

Feng suggested we could go for a night stroll!

We left the food in the room and proceeded for our stroll..

We walked pass beach cafes, other hotels, underwater world, and finally,

at a directory, we found ourselves wandering closer to Ford Siloso!

We decided to go in search of it.

Though its closed at such late hour, I'd love to go take a look at it,

even if it means the outside of it...

Hoping to catch something 'unusual'...

It was a long and quiet walk when we finally reach our destination.

I took a picture of it..

I don't understand why the picture turns out to be so blurred.

I showed Feng the picture thru our camera,

and we saw orb-like objects.

I was like, 'Did u see it?'

Feng nodded.

I took another picture, the same settings, it still look exactly as blurred.

I took the 3rd picture, same settings, just at a closer distance,

and the picture turned out fine.

I swear I didnt shake my hand or whatsoever.

We read the history of Ford Siloso, glanced at the night and peaceful sea on our right,

and decided we should stroll back to the hotel.

We walked to the back of this building, just a few steps away from Ford Siloso,

and saw a reddish tinge of light.

On closer look, it was an altar.

I'm glad Feng didn't let go of my hands throughout the night stroll.

I'm not afraid.

The warmness of his hands sort of comforted me through the night.

Finally, we reach our 'happy room'..
The HBO movies on the TV, the bright lights,

our food stash, warm water...

suddenly, I realise a stark difference between our room,

and the deadly silence outside..

Siloso beach is quite quiet on a weekday night,

without the school holidays.

It's nearly 12 midnight!!

I took out the cake from the mini fridge... Lighted 5 candles,

and felt such a deep sense of joy and gladness within me,

to have found such a wonderful guy like this man.
We cut the cake together,

with my hands in his.

And promptly receive a little exquisite package from him.

Plus an ultra shimmery card.
With a secret message..

It was Chance. ( "Shance")

Chanel.
The fragrance that, to me, smells sexy.

Not the usual sweet based perfumes that I always used.

It's almost similar to the 'Miss Cherie from Dior' that he bought me.

A spritz of it can last so long! Great for night!

Chanel has always been my fave brand !

Feng bought me a Chanel foundation,

and a hydrating gel that smells heavenly!!

That night has been long,

yet, we decided to go for an early breakfast!

I haven't had breakfast for a long time!!
I realised Feng prefers the 'cooked' food like bacons,

sausages, hams and so on...

While I'd rather warm crossaints or other pastries with marmalade,

cereals, sunny side ups and the likes..

We looked like zombies..
but I still managed a smile...

We had breakfast at a table overlooking the beach,

with the company of many squirrels, weird looking animals

and exotic birds!

After enjoying the afternoon away, we checked out!

Took a tram back to the station..

feeling satisfied..

like a honeymoon..

hehe

As usual,

parting with this beautiful island is always difficult..

But then,

It makes coming back to the island much more anticipated...

We'll be back soon...

The promise we've always kept..

We've got to be home,

take a nap,

and rush to the money changer..

We're going to Batu Pahat 2 days later..
and will be damn busy the next day..

'These 5 years with Feng was the greatest 5 years of my life,'

I told him.

'It was always so reassuring to know he is there, when I cried in the middle of the night

suddenly,

when I find exam stress too overwhelming..'

I told him.

'It was always great to have a shoulder to cry on, someone to hug me so tightly,

someone to share a dark secret, someone so comforting,

someone who stands by me, even if I'm the one at fault.'

He is always so supportive, so reassuring, so protective.

I always feel so secure through these 5 years.

No matter what happens,

deep within me,

i know everything would be alright with him around.

That's what he is to me.

A honeymoon that lasts forever.

That's what this relationship is to me.

'I wanna be with you for the next 5 years'.

I told him.

And '10 years.'

And '20 years'.

'40 years.'

'80 years.'

'For Ever.'

That is it.

'Forever.'

2008-05-22T02:55:00.002+08:00

There's this peeping Tom on my opposite block. Day and night, he will peeped into my unit, with suggestive expressions on his face.

He even step out of his unit just to get a better view of my unit.

Like a pet dog, he will 'report' to me by staring into my unit when I reached home.

Feng confronted him, and called the police due to this incident. An 'investigating officer' is assigned to this case.

I'm starting to suspect if he might choose to leap out of his window one day. Frankly, I wish he will. We don't need another pervert lurking around.

I swear I'll make life hell for this dog if he goes overboard.

And he'd better pray hard he doesn't crosses Feng's path.

2008-05-15T02:29:00.002+08:00

After almost a month of textbooks, lecture notes, tutorials, and past years papers in front of me, all these have been replaced by a thermometer, tonnes of water, cough syrup, paracetamol, panadol extra, normal panadol, decolgen,chrysanthemum, and the sorts..

From being sleep deprived, to spending 17 hours sleeping on end from Sunday to Monday..

In my sleep, my brain is akin to being awake..

I dreamt up econs questions to solve, I dreamt of one last paper to clear..

When I tossed in my sleep, I saw graphs in my mind..

I spend my waking hours feeling the pain in my head and throat, aches in my joint, stuffiness in my nose, and a flunctuating temperature of an average of 38.5 degrees..

Feng made frozen towels for me, and bought me meals that I can never finish, with my disappearing appetite..

He said I should 'hibernate' for a few days before proceeding with my 'post exam agenda'

Indeed I should...

Rest hard, so I can play harder..

Now, where's my cough syrup..? The drowsy one...

2008-03-20T03:54:00.004+08:00

First of all,
I wanna congratulate Feng on a semester well done!
To celebrate Feng's great results,
we went out for dinner at say cheezecake!
It's a week night, and I'm feeling so lazy..
Don't feel like going to town...
And thus, boring Great World City,
with a nice cosy cafe seemed a super place to be at!We went to the salad bar,
and this kid really pissed me off..
She stood in the middle of the mini salad bar for the longest time,
with her big plate infront of her,
and attempted to fill up her plate SLOWLY with a slice of lettuce,
one small olive, a drop of dressing, one macoroni, and another olive....
in a damn slowwwwww motion.
You geddit?
Now,
Don't you go getting this rosy picture
of a cute kid doing innocent things for herself!
She IS aware of people trying to manoeuver
around her,
but WILLFULLY insist on doing things that pleases herself!
I'll give her a good lashing if she's my girl!

Anyway, she doesn't come close to spoiling our evening!
Here's mushroom cappucino!
Thick mushroom soup with a foamy layer of milk on top,
complete with cocoa powder..
What a weird combi,
but it turns out to be light and smooth, as Feng puts it..

Tomato soup with a generous dashing of grated cheese..
I still prefer the tomato basil soup from Soup Spoon!
I'm their loyal fan ok..especially after a spa session...
when I'm craving for something light and warm..
I dunno why I'm so 'tomato-ish' lately..
Have switched from eating cream-based to tomato-based pasta lately...
Well, just as well, its healthier,
and more forgiving on my waistline...

The soup's a nice prelude to our dinner!
Feng and I switched plate, for like, 3 times?
We couldnt decide which soup to have..

Seafood Linguini with the freshest catch from the ocean!!!
Slurp slurp...

Seared Salmon with Miso..
We are so miso-crazy lately!
Miso-pasta, miso soup, miso salmon...
The salmon's soooo tender and juicy.....
At say cheezecake,
expect quality but NOT quantity!!
But i guess the former's more important to us!

Alright,
my dearie hubbie feels I love everything oreo-ish..
And thus, an oreo cheesecake!
Amidst the rocky-road ones, baileys flavoured ones and marbled-swirled cheesecakes...
Nonetheless, I still love the oreo-d cake that you chose!

Their tea cups looks like those served at TCC!!
Attempted to look for a brand or what from the cup and saucer...
Was hoping to see the word "IKEA" or something,
so Feng can go get some for us from nearby ikea,
but, no sign of anything.......=(

I'll have to keep a lookout myself then.
Though the meal seemed pretty light,
I swear I'm bursting outa my skirt after the meal!!
To the extent I walk around thinking that I'll puke anytime!
Erm...
Can I take back my words bout them serving in small quantities?
Coz the food's miraculously filling!
Like they expand in your stomach or what!
I'd rather throw this remark back at miserable Hip Diners instead!

2008-03-18T01:41:00.003+08:00

We used to love Billy Bombers.

But it has become a thing of the past.

The quality of their food just don't cut it anymore.

One day, we chanced upon Hip Diners.

By Billy Bombers.

We decided to give it a try,

hoping it'll live up to its (former) name.

Feng ordered the mixed grill.

The serving is seriously pathetic.

We are aware that Hip Diners serves much smaller serving than

Billy Bombers.
But the serving is sooooo small, its damn ridiculous.

This pic is real deceiving.

I had the grilled chicken burger.
Look at the rubbery egg.

I'm sure its pre-cooked.

If not, lets just say I can cook BETTER sunny-side up than this!

The miserable grilled chicken is hard, dry and equally rubbery!

And it came with 1 thin slice of lettuce.

And 2 more lettuce that's the size of tea leaves.

The mixed grill consists of 1 dry sausage,

1 dry grilled chicken (that taste exactly like that piece in the sandwich,

half the size of my palm), 1 thin slice of fish,

1 rubbery egg and mashed potatos.

And it costs $20+.
This is utter rubbish.

We are certain we are never going back again.

Even if this is just a one-off thing, it should never have happened.

I'll fail the Quality and Quantity of the food straight away.

Put it this way:

They are doing injustice to the poor animals slaughtered

for the mixed grill.

And of course we complained.

Time for something sweet!

We had some drinks and a grand mercier cake at TCC.

And got our 2nd TCC card that very same day!

And I still thought we seldom visit TCC.At the very least,

their Kenya AA never fail to satisfy his coffee cravings,

and the pretty tea set makes drinking tea merry!

2008-02-25T00:59:00.004+08:00

It's a Sunday night routine for mi and Feng

to go for a cuppa coffee or tea.

To talk about the coming week,

or the previous week,

or nothing in particular..

We walked past NYDC,

and I couldn't help but wanna go in for....

Yes, Boo Boo Cake!!!

Usually, I'll only have it on my Birthdays..

But I sort of break the routine...

Coz I had such great withdrawals syndromes.
Now, Feng is throwing me disapproving looks..

It won't be special anymore if I have it any time I like!

He gave in, and so I had one lil slice!

Yummie! I promise they need not wash my plate after me!

I grab the menu and decide on our drinks without telling Feng what I intend to order..

Like that then got surprise mah..

I pointed it out on the menu to the friendly server,

and hope she doesnt repeat our orders..

Here it comes!

Some Irish creme liquor drink that's coffee-based,

sprinkled with cocoa powder..

and fudge sauce at the bottom..

I gazed down, and saw so many stores selling Chinese New Year goodies..

Seeing it make me happy already!

Going to Chinatown to 'squeeze' with people during CNY is one of my

"die die must-do" thing during the festival!

And thus, the night ends with a slice of my official birthday cake,

a surprise drink for Feng,

a long talk with him,

and noisy bargaining that comes out of the goodies store downstairs!

Simple things in life that makes me happie!

2008-02-25T00:15:00.004+08:00

He finally did what he promised!

One of my fave chinese dish has got to be Peking Duck..

However, we've never really go in search of it specially.

Though we always include it in our 'to-do' list.

Until this day,

where I had a strong craving for it..

Thus we went to Ah Yat Seafood
For some Peking duck!

One of the server skinned the crispy layer off the duck,
while the other swiftly sandwiched the thin, crispy skin of the duck

between the 'popiah skin'

together with sweet sauce, scallion and cucumbers.

In a jiffy, I had my cravings satisfied!

It's a wonder how three simple ingredients and a sauce can

produce such great flavours!

Another dish worth mentioning is the XO tofu claypot.

It comes with one whole pot of XO sauce,

served with spring onions, leeks and salted fish..
A dish that will keep you satiated with just a plain bowl of rice.

The duck meat is then fried with black pepper sauce,
as preferred by us..

A dish has got to be peppery, if not spicy!

It's more tantalising, isn't it?

We've got to order extra plain rice to go along !

Feng says he will go back soon for the live seafood..

I don't have the luck, since I'm allergic to large amount of seafood!

I'll have to fall back on the duck then..

2008-02-23T01:03:00.005+08:00

I have a mission!

I'll have to plan our V-day dinner!

I was thinking that we often eat at 'waterfront areas',

like one fullerton, cosybay etc..

Thus, I've decided to book this restaurant at the Botanical Gardens! I feel kinda excited doing the plannings,

and haven't been this excited since planning Feng's surprise birthday at

The siloso beach resort last year!

I love to do the planning,

to make sure everything's going well,

every detail is taken care of,

to spring little surprises on him...

We've not been to the Botanical Gardens at all!

Here's the waiting lounge..

Where we'll have a couple of cocktails if we want..

We were ushered to our seats soon after!

We've gotten a window seat by a corner..

The view from my seat..

I loved the atmosphere!

The tranquility of the surroundings..

like a little island of its own!

Alright, not much pics on the food coz we were busy eating!
I opt for the buffet..

It includes:

Prawn Tower, Sushi snd maki, Tuna Tataki n Sashimis,

Mesclun salas,Feta cheese and olives, seafood mango salad,

Momotaro Carpaccio, smoked salmon,cocktail mozzeralla,

Mixed Mushrooms, Prosciutto Ham & Cantoloupe,

Chilean Seabass braised with sake & Wakame,

Vanilla spring chicken with honey, seafood stew,

Braised lamb shank, softshell crab with lime leaf & oatmeal,

Roasted Striploin of Beef with Bearnaise & red wine,

Potato au gratin, and pastas of all sorts!

Let us say the ambience worth 5 stars,
food also 5 stars,
service 6 stars!

I've done my research, and this is voted as many ppl's fave

restaurant in Singapore!

I can understand why..

The servers look just like top stewardesses serving passengers on board!

We ate and ate and ate..

laughing at dunno-what..

Either something about the food being real exotic,

or some beautiful scent kinda thing..

enjoying our own private jokes!

It wasn't long when I felt the chandelier of the restaurant getting more orangy than ever,

the scenary outside turns a pitch black,

only lighted by some lamps and perharps the moon light..

We knew it was time for desserts!

We went to the cosy "dessert room" and realise

that we're the 1st persons for desserts!

Everything is laid out perfectly!

All cakes are whole, all little desserts untouched!

They kinda glow in the chandelier's light!

Desserts include:
Chocolate duet with espresso, Passionfruit mango square,

Banana Walnut cheese cake, Coconut panna Cotta with exotic Coulis,

Strawberry Tiramisu, Assorted Choux Pastries,

Valrhona chocolate tarts on slabs of Valrhona chocolates,

and warm red fruit clafoutis..

See the strawberries in a heart shape?

Feng took the strawberry in the center for mi!

It's the center of d heart!

We had so much fun taking the desserts,

it was crazy!

We burst out laughing, looking at the face of the chef when she entered

the dessert room after we're done!

The crystal sweet ornament..

I would have taken a bite if no one's looking!

Hehe

And its time to go!

Or we will both burst outa our clothes!

But not before having some coffee and tea!

The view from my seat at night.

It exudes a different atmosphere from the bright daylight earlier on..

We'll come back next sunday for breakfast,

or high tea in the afternoon!

It's freezing cold, and the kind stewardess offers to shift us to a outside seat

so we can continue our dinner.

'Dinner?'

We've eaten our share of lunch, dinner and supper already!!!

It's time to go get my Val Day Prezzie!!

And we went to Orchard..
Was thinking of getting some acessories from either Tiffany's or Cartier or Bylgari..
When Feng says

that every girl's gotta receive something from Tiffany's from a love one..

And thus, I received my 1st Tiffany's on V-Day..
The familiar turquoise colour..

I chose a padlock.

Have been eyeing it since months ago..

and was telling myself to go get it when I receive my paycheque..

Thanks hun!

I'll always wear it close to my heart!

Happy Valentines'!

I still owe you your X'mas prezzie+new year prezzie+V-day prezzie and anni-prezzie!

2008-02-21T01:59:00.003+08:00

It's a fine and windy day!

Almost too fine for the piping hot weather of Singapore..

Once again, we are back at the oasis.

They have at least 2 decades long of history backing them up!

Perharps the first restaurant 'floating' on water.. We're here today for lunch!

A big pot of Taiwan sweet potato porridge,

and numerous dishes on the menu to go along with..

This nostalgic place would be relocated in March..

When I was still a little girl, my parents used to bring me here..

and I'll always kneel on the couch and peered out at the blue waters..

To think that it would soon be history...

The last time Feng and I came was with my parents a few months ago.
Late late at night, for supper.

The view was breath-taking!

Eating warm porridge on a breezy, starry night!

Suddenly, it occured to me that the nearby CosyBay
might have to give way to the new developments too!

I certainly hope not!

Look at the queue outside!

It goes on and on and on....

This is probably one of the few places that still retains the old-style cooking methods..

Yes, the food's kinda oily.

The raw cockles very bloody,

the meat's not exactly that leany..

But it's sure hell yummie!

Hack the healthy eaters!

The food arrived!

We help ourselves to our free-flow pot of porridge.

We had good'o oyster omelette.

Imagine biting into a crispy, not lumpy, omelette,

with generous serving of half cooked oysters!

Pork stomach with brown sauce.

The very smooth meat with thick brown sauce.

The sauce's almost like a secret recipe taken out of granny's personal recipe book!

You can never find another prawn paste chicken like this.

It's soo fragrant and crispy, and the meat so tender and juicy..

Stand aside, KFC!

Salted egg in pork.
A traditional favourite, i guess.

And so we had a lunch full of traditional flavours.

This traditional fare costs about 50bucks .

Like i said, the amount of supporters justify their steep prices!

Will this be the last time we eat here before they move to Toa Payoh?

Certainly not!

We've made a pact to come back soon.

And maybe have a drink at Cosy Bay after lunch!

And maybe one more time with my parents, for supper.

And to walk around the place after eating.

While dad smokes,

while mum points out the schools of fishes in the waters to me,

while Feng enjoys the breeze,

and me peering out at the night sky,

thinking when we would come back here again.

2008-02-21T01:35:00.002+08:00

I love hearing this song at night!

By Johnny Gill. A real luving and yummy song...

http://profile.imeem.com/ALiHY6/music/fljvDA-P/johnny_gill_my_my_my/

2008-02-18T01:50:00.001+08:00

In a foul foul mood.

2008-02-11T02:56:00.002+08:00

The visiting goes on...
went to my cousin's house with Feng...
and I tip-toed around the entire house!Coz of these 3 treasures of hers!
Meet Pepper, Prince and cookies..
When they are around,
You'd better tip toe or risk stepping on their pee!!

Went to Feng's house for dinner,
and his mum cooked a sumptious meal of
scallops, prawns, abalone,oysters,fish, seafood roll,
fish maw soup, roasted meat,
dessert, and she kept offering me pineapple tarts,
and all kinda pastries..
Not forgetting the kueh lapis and peanut cookies that she gave me..
And of coz... the usual $200 ang pow!
Hee hee hee
Anyway,
come take a look at 'greedy-me's top!

And the Baby-Taz that I bought Feng about 2 years ago...

And my maniure..
hand painted in less than 30mins,
by my very trusted manicurist!

Was doing so much visiting,
Left out on some quality time with Bao-bei Feng..
Stayed over at Feng's after visiting Gambler Cheah that night..
Had murtabak for supper at simpang,
with Rara, Michelle and Velda!
My Throat Hurrrrrtsssss!!!!
I'm not going to do anything to worsen my throat!
Except maybe a few more tarts and chocz...
Back to Laogong..

Better spend more quality time with him before his
project mates, notes, lectures and friends snatch him away!!!

His already in singlets...
and I'm still in my outing clothes...
Feeling sooo lazzzyy and yawny..

one last pic...
and...
where's my pyjamas?!!!!!!!!

Found it at one corner of his wardrobe after awhile..
3am : Lights Off!
Perharps i'm toooo tired,
I couldnt sleep after lying in bed for 2mins..
I turned and told Feng,
hoping he'll chat with me for awhile,
and all i got was.. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Ang Pow Count as of now: about S$700
Heeeee Heeeee Heeeeee

2008-02-11T01:30:00.000+08:00

It's Chinese New Year!
Let's get going for our visiting spree!
To earn some "pocket money",
have some free lunch or snacks,
and meet up with people you like and dislike!
Laogong's coming with me!
On the 1st day,
Feng visits my parents and got a fat ang pow!
Then, the 4 of us set off!

Come come come
Let me show you my new dress!
Feng got it for me at the very last minute..
A shimmery purple halter dress..

With a 'hole' at the back!
Wahaha
My Laogong allows me to wear it leh!

Remember Mandy?
She's four already!
Little Mandy never fails to amaze me and Feng!

I asked her if 1+1=11..
She says 'NO',
and I was like, smart girl..!
Then she said
1+1=12!

Another of my cousin Junnie..
Why are my cousins wearing different shades of my fave colour?!
Good choice!

What's Chinese New Year without gambling?!
Our mini gambling den!
On a bed, no less!
Where ang pow monies are lost and won...

The Yu-shengs too big,
we have to divide them into 2 plates!
Someone suggest we clean the table and "lao"
the yu sheng on the table instead..

While waiting for the 20 odd people to gather,
we took an 'early-bird' pic!
Growl...we're hungri..!!!

They finally arrived!
And here we start...!!
Huat arh!!!!
A very chaotic one in fact!

Somehow, the 2 plates of yu sheng
merged into 1.
Thus, we really 'lao' the yu sheng on the table.
Just that we did not clean the table before hand.. =)

It's time to go!
Pink Mandy sends us off with Pink Coco!

Ang Pow Earnings for the day: S$534
(inclusive of S$ 170 from Dad and Mum collectively)

The new year's looking prosperous already..
Ha!

2008-01-25T02:01:00.001+08:00

I've laid off Japanese food!

It comes as a surprise to people around me
with regards to the statement above..
To be precise,
I've laid off raw Japanese food!
Due to a darn bad case of food poisoning,
possibly from sashimis and salmon roe..However, after nearly a month of abstinence from it,
I gave in last Saturday..
That's worth a celebration!
Although its only cooked food..
We went to M.O.F
Ministry of Food
A boiling pot of eel and egg,
cooked with kirin, i supposed..
Plus piping hot kara-age chicken..

Tempura is the safer bet for me,
since i haven't gotten over the food poisoning yet..

Its our 2nd time to M.O.F,
and on both occasions,
we enjoyed the food thoroughly!
They always serve their food and desserts
with little cards like this to suggest the best way to savour it..

The surroundings of this contemporary,
new Japanese restaurant on the block!

Complete with nice, cushioned chairs..

And Japanese traditional/cultural
decorations like this..

After drinking westernized tea and coffee,
ask for more green tea to end the meal!

My sudden change in appetite has caused Dad to be a little more happy
with the choice of food I prefer.

Everytime Feng and me reached home,
I hear him asking Feng the same question,
"What's for dinner?"
and Feng giving him the same answer- "Jap food."
Then, Dad's familiar sign,
and Feng's grin.

However,
This is just temporary!
I'll get over being poisoned by sashimi soon enough!

And you'll see us sitting by the conveyor belt again,
hurling over a fresh platter of sashimi..

There are just some lessons we choose not to learn..

2008-01-24T01:17:00.001+08:00

I might as well be a perfume bottle collector!
Thought I owned enough perfumes already...
But here comes more!!
Thanks to Feng, and X'mas day.
He gave me a Loewe Perfume!
"I Loewe You"
In a pretty, pink monogrammed bottle.

On X'mas Eve, Cynthair rang,
and asked if I like Incanto from Ferragamo.
"Of course!" I replied chirpily.

Thus, I received an Incanto Dream,
and Incanto Shine.
Coz she can't decide which one I'll prefer more..

On X'mas day, I woke up feeling quite hung over..
still pretty much sleepy...
But Feng's mum handed me my gift..
A MAC Cosmetics gift set..
Suddenly,
I felt a lil less hung over, lil more alert..

Another X'mas gift from Feng..
A Coach Bag
Large signature stripe gallery tote

With the receipt in a coach holder

All the way from Market Street,
San Francisco.
I love it to bits!

Apart from the above, I received a scarf, accessories, wallets, bags, chocolates and many toiletries sets from "The Body Shop".

Apart from those featured above,
and perhaps the chocz,
I'll have the other gifts circulated next year,
since I've got so little use for them.
:
:
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OOPPPzzz!!!!

2008-01-03T02:46:00.000+08:00

My handphone kept beeping

Messages from so many people..

saying Happy New Year

It was 11.53pm, 31-12-2007

We were in the bathtub, filled with green tea leaves.

We hurried out of the tub, into the room,

Slide open the sliding door, and went to the balcony.

We looked down, and on the right, we saw a huge crowd, ready to count down.

We sat on the ledge of the balcony, with our legs hanging over it, 10 storeys high..

We heard the crowd shouting..10....7.....5....3..2...1....

On our left, we saw fire works..so clear, right at our faces....

the breeze is blowing so heavily... the world, as if its beneath us, is rejoicing so happily...

2007 has come to past.

What a night.

2007-12-10T01:44:00.000+08:00

For every tear that fell from your eyes, two fell from mine...

2007-12-07T02:49:00.000+08:00

Lately...., rather, usually,
It's the sad songs that will catch my attention..

Here...
The lyrics of a song by Luther Vandross,
that speaks of his childhood memories of his father,
that left him when he was 8,
due to some complications of his diabetic condition..

Compared to Eric Clapton's Tears in heaven, written in memory of his son,
Here's a song written by a son to his father, in memory of him..
The bond between a father and son,
a bond I'll never get to experience,
or understand implicitly...

Luther Vandross - Dance With My Father

Back when I was a child, before life removed all the innocence
My father would lift me high and dance with my mother and me and then
Spin me around ‘til I fell asleep
Then up the stairs he would carry me
And I knew for sure I was loved
If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him
I’d play a song that would never, ever end
How I’d love, love, loveTo dance with my father again
When I and my mother would disagree
To get my way, I would run from her to him
He’d make me laugh just to comfort me
Then finally make me do just what my mama said
Later that night when I was asleep
He left a dollar under my sheet
Never dreamed that he would be gone from me
If I could steal one final glance, one final step, one final dance with him
I’d play a song that would never, ever end
‘Cause I’d love, love, love
To dance with my father again
Sometimes I’d listen outside her door
And I’d hear how my mother cried for him
I pray for her even more than me
I know I’m praying for much too much
But could you send back the only man she loved
I know you don’t do it usually
But dear Lord
she’s dying to dance with my father again
Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5AT0zM3fRs

2007-12-07T00:59:00.001+08:00

I've been rather busy since exams ended!!
Going to spa, classes, work...
so I haven't been blogging!
But mi and Feng did not miss out on yummie foodie though...
We went to Surf n Turf!Actually we were quite sleepy..
Caught a late night movie the night before at Marina Square..
"The Tattooist"
Was munching cheese-dipped nachos throughout the horror flick..
glad we didn't bite our tongues!
Was after 1am when we reached home..
He practically watch me wake up painstakingly the next morning..
in between drifting in and out of sleep and snoring unknowingly..
My 5 mins means 1 hour!
I need good nourishment to make up for my lack of sleep!!!

Feng said that Surf n Turf is a 'seafoody-fishy' kinda place..
Thus, the good'o fish n chips...
The quality of a restaurant lies in the quality of the most basic dish!
2 generous chunks of crispy fillets with a huge portion of fat fries!

The salmon and crab cakes are packed solid with crab meat!!
With a bleu cheese dip!
Looked like some dish from some Thai restaurant that
I suddenly couldn't remember...

I've got a thing for salad nowadays..
Not that I'm a healthy freak!
But I'm into unhealthy salad!
This salad is big enough as a main meal,
with sinful chunks of bleu cheese in it!
The cheese tastes 'Old'..
I can only afford to finish 1 ultra creamy and cheesy chunk,
or else I might risk running to the nearest basin for a good puke after the meal!

Just a main, a side, and 1 salad
will weigh you down so much you hope you didn't order
this much in the first place!
This would be money well-spent if you're a BIG eater,
and food well wasted if you're an average eater!

But some mocca and passionfruit tea float
won't do much harm I supposed?

We might as well add a little more calories to round up our meal that day!
nougat parfait's a rather good choice...!

2007-11-12T00:46:00.000+08:00

Over dinner today, Feng and I were fooling around and singing the song 'Wonderful Tonight' from Eric Clapton...

We changed the lyrics of the song, and had a fun time laughing..

Then he told me of another song of Eric Clapton. Rather, the story behind it.

Tears in heaven.

Feng told me Clapton wrote the song in memory of his dead son.

I didn't know about it.

I searched the net, and within seconds, I came across an article, and knew what he said was true.

My heart sank. The song is really in memory of his son, Conor Clapton, who fell to his death from his 53rd storey NYC apartment. I couldn't stop crying while reading the article.

Some reports state that his young son had a habit of running to the window to greet his father upon his arrival home everyday, and 1 day the window happen to be open, and he fell to his death.

The death of his son left a deep impact on Eric Clapton. For 9 months, the grieving father try to come to terms with the loss of his son, rather on performing.

Another song Eric Clapton wrote about his son is "The circus left town", which recalls the last time Clapton saw his son alive, as they attended a circus together the night before his son's death.

What seemed like a happy event today, might be the very thing that'll break your heart in future, when things have changed, when that person's no longer around. I knew exactly this feeling. When, at times, I think of my grandparents in heaven, its always those happy moments that makes me hurt so much...

However, these things are inevitable. It's just part and parcel of life.
We just have to come to terms with it, no matter how hard it is.

For now, I'll get a different feeling when I listen to the song again.

I bet Feng's regretted telling me the story behind the song.

2007-11-11T04:16:00.000+08:00

A song we both loved...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8ipQl9pywg

2007-11-11T03:24:00.001+08:00

Ok,
I admit.
I'm spoiled by Feng.
He bought me a Burberry Wallet and a Guess Watch in 1 week..
The wallet's Nova Cheque..
a new edition..
I was at at Kimage the other day
and this girl commented on my wallet!
Another guy friend also commented that it looks nice...
hehe...
It could only mean one thing..
both guys and ladies think its not bad...

This watch is a surprise from Feng..
I just have a thing for Guess..
Last month, I went into Guess, and can't take my eyes off this gem..
Even after we left the shop, my heart's still on the watch...
I wasn't even paying attention to what Feng's saying....
as my soul's left in the shop!!

He got it for me a few days later...
Hehehe...
Its damn bling bling lo...
And I seriously luv it!!
Yang mentioned the watch's "steady"...
haha
It's abit oversized for my wrist,
but I really really love it!!

I'm a spoiled woman.
Feng's a spoiled man.
We spoil ourselves silly.
Thankzz Hun!!

2007-11-11T02:12:00.001+08:00

Hey...
Are you someone like me,
who can't get to sleep that easily at night...?
Lez' u're dead tired..?

I always have a book on standby on my bed..
in case I have insomnia that night....
If I do, I'll switch on my orange lamp and read..

When I read,
it need not be continuous...
I'll just flip to a page randomly and read from there...

One of those books that I always read is
Geisha of Gion
by Mineko Iwasaki..
She is cited as one of the best geisha of this century..
In this non-fiction novel, she describes her life from a young girl,
to an apprentice,
to a maiko,
right down to her settling down finally with her husband in Kyoto,
where she lives now...
Included are some pictures of her too...

The details of a life as a geisha is described in such an intricate way,
it's almost like watching a movie,
not just reading a novel..Next book,
Memoirs Of a Geisha
This, a non-fiction book written by Arthur Golden..
This book created a big hoo-ha among the Geisha community,
as Mineko Iwasaki is "blamed" for revealing the life of a geisha
to an outsider, which is a big no-no...

Apart from reading, a warm cup of japanese green tea helps..
Feng's Mum gave me this bottle of Green Tea,
bought from Tokyo..

It has this very distinctive, musky taste to it,
not everybody can get used to...

However, I luved it soo much I get
withdrawal syndroms after I finish it....

Now where can I get another bottle of this..?
With green tea powder till the very last sip...

Finally, maybe a few drops of essential oil to help drift off to sleep..?
I heard lavender helps...?
But I'm not a great fan of it..
I'd rather stick with my trustworthy vanilla or almond...

In the middle of the night,
I guess, is the best time to read a good book..
to reminisce the happenings of the day....
and to look forward to another tomorrow....

2007-11-11T01:05:00.001+08:00

When it comes to Thai food,
Thai Express always pops up in mind!
Well, they serve real decent food,
at a fraction of the price!
Till Feng brought me to another place...Its his friend who
'strongly recommended'
this place..
Guess we'll have a try!

Their tom yum soup is yummy yummy yummy!
Doesnt it look super appetising?!
The prawns, squids, sliced fish..etc are all so fresh and tender!
Feng suggest I asked for a straw to finish it up..

Crab fried rice..
The crab meat can be seen!
They are not sliced up thinly!
However, its abit bland, but, real fragrant!
Every grain is evenly coated with eggs!
But the combination of cherry tomatoes with
long stalks of veggies is abit uncommon..

Next up is grilled pork with their special sauce..
The pork is grilled so well it tastes abit like 'bah kwa'..
Its a must try, and we'd definitely order this dish again!
The home-made sauce is so authentic,
with shallots, baby onions, lemongrass and the likes in it...

The service is good,
with warm, friendly smiles of the Thai waitresses..
Its quite packed with tourists and foreigners after 6pm...
so, do go there early!

It costs about $20 + per head..
It's totally worth it, and a great alternative to the
highly commercialised Thai Express...
Its recommended by major newspapers too!

The location: 20, Sixth Avenue

2007-10-02T22:18:00.001+08:00

It's my darling Feng's Birthday!
Without a doubt, his super-girl, mi,
will plan a nice little celebration for him!

I dropped hints that I'm gona celebrate it for him at
Downtown East Chalet..
And pester him to go buy a pair of swimming trunks,
so we can go swimming at the crowded pool..

The day came....
And I brought him to Vivo...
He was puzzled..
Very puzzled indeed....
Till i handed 2 Sentosa Express Tickets over to him...
He broke into a grin,
and suddenly,
his birthday celebration seemed clearer to him....
1st stop: Sentosa Station..While waiting for Sentosa Express to arrive....
Don't mistook it for the MRT platform!!!
In a while, a bright green "monorail" arrived....
We boarded it, feeling excited...
both the birthday boy, and me,
his super-tour guide of the day...

In the "monorail",
leaving vivo for Waterfront Station..

In the "monorail",
I asked him if he knows how to pitch a tent..
and hinted that we'll be sleeping in a tent by the beach...

I can't wait to tell him what I've planned for him!!!
The monorail ride is pretty short..

Before long,
we reached the Beach Station!
Everyone got down...
I wondered if he really believes that we'll be pitching a tent by the beach...

We got onto an air-con bus that took us to our next destination...
It's a good thing we didn't take the warm and crowded beach tram...
I asked him to look out for the
"Cafe Del-Mar stop"...
Before we even reach the stop,
I saw that familiar building...
With tinted brown glass...
I hurried him to get down the bus,
and when we walked past the building,
I held his hand and pulled him in...
The sign outside the building read---
"SILOSO BEACH RESORT"

After we checked in,
I can't wait to show Feng the room that I've reserved...
Our room is on the 8th floor..
We went in,
and it was cosier and nicer than i thought!!!
I brought Feng around the room..
our bed for the night...

The TV that we're gonna watch
Formula 1 in the evening...
It's Japan Grand Prix somemore...
one of the must-see track!!!

And he saw this private staircase leading upstairs....
He must be surprised!!!!
Where will the carpeted staircase lead to..?
I urged him up the stairs,
running behind him!
I can't wait to show him his surprise!

We went up together,
and,
before him is our private Jacuzzi!
Overlooking the sea view..
It was pure bliss at that moment,
knowing that we're gonna spend one whole day in the nice room!!

There's an extra door at the 9th floor,
we went out, and it was like another haven..
Its leading out to a place overlooking the hotel swimming pool,
and the man-made waterfall...

It looks like a pent house to me!

Back to the room,
Feng can't wait to sit at the soft and fluffy cushion arm chair
with a leg rest...
He loved this chair...
I knew it...

The carpeted stairs is comfortable to sit on too...
After hanging around in the room for a while,
we decided to go grab some lunch..

We walked over to the beach station,
and another bright green "monorail" arrived...
We headed back to Vivo,
since there's nothing much to eat within
Sentosa Island...

I'm so excited I can't seemed to eat anything...
I wana get back to Sentosa asap!!!
To dip in the Jacuzzi!!

I had a salmon don with lotsa roe...
Just that kind of lunch I like...

Pork cutlet don for my birthday boy...
I love the taste of eggs plus onions...
what a comforting combination...
I told him its "Don-Don" day...

We need to have a quick lunch!!!
There's still some shopping to do at Giant,
plus we have to rush back before the start of the Japanese
Grand-Prix!!!
How we hoped Ferrari will win...
Seeing the scarlett Ferrari raced past the chequered flag....

And then there's some Ebi Tempura..
We had a real fast lunch,
and went to Giant for some drinks,
Ruffles, cup noodles..etc..
And took a cab back...
to the doorstep of our hotel...
The timing is just right!
We saw the beginning of the race..
An eventful race due to the heavy rain, the safety car...
the reckless driving.....
After the show.........

It's time for the Jacuzzi!!!
Changed to my bikini,
and him, the trunks....

The water is nice and warm......
With a press of the button,
the powerful jet started...
sending swirls of water around us...
The Jacuzzi is much bigger than I thought,
almost like a mini swimming pool!

The sea view is fantastic...
We gazed far away,
and saw big tankers, ships, and speed boats..
We hear the waves and the horn of the ships....

we had a nice time in it!!
And also a nice time talking,
sitting side by side,
overlooking the blue sea as the sun sets...

Suddenly,
we saw fireworks in the night sky!!
I didnt manage to capture the bright fireworks,
though they were so obvious from where we were...
We didnt expect the fireworks...
its like a bonus...
It's actually from the "songs of the sea" performance..

We decided to go walk around abit..
and see if we could buy back some snacks to eat...

This clip has a
"resort" feel to it...
I wouldnt have worn it if we werent at Sentosa!!!

We walked by all the beach bars,
where the staffs are packing up..
We ended up at Coffee Bean..
after taking a stroll along the beach..
Ive got to have my tea!!!

Then we arrived at this "architecture"
with changing lights...
and a chime that gave off a melodious sound...

It reminds me of those ice palace...

We coulnt resist taking some pictures...
Couldnt get the smile off our faces...
Kept "bullying"him along the way...

We felt abit like tourists actually...
Coz we seldom visit Sentosa...

As it was already nearing midnight,
this is the most colourful thing we can see...
At Oscar's..

The fish is peering at Feng
in a perculiar manner....

As cliche as it seems,
I "wrote" Feng a message on the sand...

Felt like a little girl..
As he stood by,
looking at me "write"
the message...

My "heart" on the sand..

Walking barefooted on the sand,
with my heels in my hand...

It's time to slowly walked back to the resort...
Siloso Beach in the night is
so serene, quiet, tranquil...
a huge contrast to the noisy beach in the day!

The beautiful resort in the night..

He was taking a bath while I went upstairs to the Jacuzzi...
and light tealights around the "pool",
with little pink petals by it...

On the table next to the "pool"..
His birthday cake, drinks, prezzie...
The cake is "Coeur Noir"..
Layers of dark chocolate mousse and sacher sponge,
with brandy cherries
and hazelnut dacquoise at the base..
With the words
"Happy Birthday Laogong Feng"!!
A heart shaped cake that is...
I wish his birthday to be filled with luv.....

The whole area is illuminated by the candles,
tealights, and a small little orange lamp on the wall..
I allowed him upstairs after the table has been laid out..
Of coz I'll have to sing him a birthday song...
in 2 languages!!!
Make him make a wish,
blow out the candles,
cut the cake,
open the prezzie...
A thing that I strive to do for him every year on his birthday...

We had a fun time upstairs..
eating straight from the cake..
enjoying the breeze and the view..
The cake tastes like heaven!!!
His prezzie,
wrapped up by mi...

After the mini celebration,
we went straight into the Jacuzzi again...
The water is cold!!!
We enjoyed staring at the stars in the night sky,
and the magnificient view of the lights of the ships by the sea...
The view...

He always prepare a huge towel to wrap me in it when I emerged
from the pool after him!
Grrr.......
I was freezing when the breeze blew..
We didnt really sleep the whole night...
till we went down for breakfast in the morning...

The usual buffet breakfast provided by all the hotels we stayed in...

We also had fried bee hoon, dim sum, dumplings...

My yoghurt..

What could be healthier than juice for breakfast?
But i couldnt resist my cuppa tea!
And the coffee king has got to have his cup of morning coffee..

A stroll by the beach again after a heavy breakfast...

I can gaze at the sea forever....
The scenic view..

A night without much sleep...
but still feeling as happy as ever...

Even the birds looked different in the island!
Brown and fat ones who wouldnt even fly when i chased after them...

"We are here"..

Walking around the resort..

The view from our corridoor...
Everywhere in the resort looks so nice...

Back in our room...
another round of Jacuzzi!!!
While looking up at the trees,
we saw many animals,
from squirrals to parrots....

We had a late check out time before two..
so we still have time to spare...
Both of us can't bear to get out of the pool!

The view from the Jacuzzi in the morning...
It's a real nice resort,
and we like it so much, we'll go back there real real soon!!!
The room is worth every cent we paid...

This is the surprise birthday I'd planned for Feng...
The song
"A promise I make to you" by
Dakota Moon kept ringing in my head the whole trip...
He must have gotten sick of me singing it!

As someone who values birthdays,
I wana make sure my Feng spends his birthday happily every year...
It MUST be with a cake at least,
and someone to sing a birthsay song to him...

I really enjoy this short get-away with him!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAOGONG FENG!

2007-09-28T14:17:00.001+08:00

Despite my very painful migrane,
burning throat
and stuffy nose....
I braved thru the traffic to go to class...
coz its the very last day of class for the semester...
Im gona miss all my classmates!!
A few pics for me to look at thru the 1 month study break..
Cheah smiled the brightest till we couldn't see his eyes!!!
And his face is cropped !!
Another one pls....

Now everyone's face is in it!!!
Presenting to you....
Pretty sapphira, swollen headed momo and gambler cheah!!
Hope my head wouldn't be twice as painful without seeing you all daily
for so long!

As im blogging this,
i'm still thinking if i did the right thing eating my migrane med...
Did a quick research on it just now and found out that
its effect is equivalent to 10% morphine!
Yet my head"s still in pain..
Hope I'll be well before Sunday,
coz I had planned a BIG birthday surprise for my Birthday Boy Feng!!!

2007-09-28T13:56:00.001+08:00

My most recent perfume addition..
Love at first sniff!
Eclat d' Arpege from Lanvin.
In a jewelled bottle crowned with a clip,
topped with a white diamond,
adorned with 2 metal clips..Satin softness of wisteria flowers,
subtle lightness of green tea,
peach flowers,
and the sensuality of red peony and osmanthus..

And another scent from Escada..
It's not a sweet scent..
Rather, one thats fresh..
Just right for a day out at the beach!!

A big thank u to my sponsor Feng!

2007-09-16T01:00:00.001+08:00

What a sight!!!
Miss Kitty in the midst of colourful balloons!!!
Just what occasion is this?!!!Oooh...
There's a cake too!!!

On closer look..
"Happy Birthday to Princess Sapphira!"
Now that's something worth celebrating!
A princess's birthday!

I can't resist taking a pic with the cake!
My gift to the Birthday Princess...
Hope u have enjoyed the cake!

Michelle!
Haven't seen her for ages!!
Till the coldrock trip recently!

And for these familiar faces...
People that I see everyday!!!
Paying STRICT attention in class and
"encouraging each other to go to class , by NOT signing attendance for each other!"

The princess's real busy!!
Coz everyone's eyeing for their share of the cake...

That's graciousness!
Offering yummie cakes to people who wear (opposite) matching colours
to yourself...

An unforgettable and fun night!!!
Once again,
HAPPIE BIRTHDAY RARA!!!

And after that night,
I have a new spa mate!!
The first stop is the chocolate spa!
Imagine having chocolate smeared all over your body..
while lying on a warm bed..
after a honey scrub and before a massage...
Now that's what I call decadent...
Princess, Isn't it great to be 21?!!!

2007-08-26T01:25:00.001+08:00

I've got another new perfume from Feng!
Another pretty thing on my dressing table..
Anna Sui Dolly Girl It looks similar to my pink version of
Dolly Girl..
Feng has stopped buying me perfumes from perfume stores or
places like SaSa, after he heard my friend said they are not that
"pure" or something like that..
Go straight to the Anna Sui counter!

There's a ribbon at the side!!

Even the details at the back are so intricate too!

Needless to say,
it smells nice and sweet!
Perfume is the best finishing touch to your outfit!

2007-08-11T00:38:00.000+08:00

This place is almost always crowded...
But this night,
we've decided to queue up..
after a group of five...
Look at the fun and colourful decor!We finally got a seat..
Big, spacious and cushiony ones!

I can put my bag next to my seat comfortaby...

Their creamy mushroom soup..
where you can chew on the mushroom bits...

Hot calamaris!!
Feng luvs calamaris...
These are not bad...
hot and crispy!!
And the quantity is alot too...

Feng's chicken and seafood combo..
The fragrant butter n' garlic rice,
topped with grilled chicken in kebab form,
prawns, capsicums and the likes...
A satisfying hot meal..

I had carbonara..
like the sauce, but it's abit on the "blend" side..
but a bit of cheese flakes and salt on my part
makes it damn yummie!!!

The meal is real filling!
And rich perharps...
I'm soo full...
but thats not the end...

Mudpie comes next!
One of Feng's fave dessert...
Indeed, a very heavy meal!!
There goes our dieting plan...
But there's always tomorrow, and tomorrow's tomorrow....?

Eager to know this place alreadi?
It's "changing appetites" !
Guess we'll pop by again if we happen to stay at
Pan Pacific next time!
It's from the same company as NYDC...
Feng can't wait to go back again soon,
to try their vast varieties of Mudpies!
You should go too!

2007-07-26T23:35:00.000+08:00

Last Saturday, after lazing at home the whole day,
we decided to have some dinner..
at a chinese restaurant in Bugis..
The Nanxiang steamed bun restaurant..From where we were sitting,
we can see the bustling road...
filled with heavy traffic and busy pedestrains...
What a view!

After ordering...
I just can't wait for the food...

Especially seeing the delicious food from other people's table,
on the waitress's hands...
I Kant Wait to eat!!!

The appetiser...
steamed chicken in chinese wine...
This is sooo nice!
Crystal Jade has this dish too,
but the wine is just overpowering...
as for this one, its both flavourful and we can taste the wine as well...
its served cold, and thus,
a nice appetiser for our warm dinner later!

When the food arrived,
our whole table is filled!!
The food is nice, and Feng agrees too!
Comsidering he is quite critical when it comes to food...

Yang zhou fried rice...
I liked fried rice in its simplest form..
just egg, prawn and spring onions..
Each grain of rice is coated evenly with the eggs...
I had a phobia when i see fried rice presented nicely in a bowl shape.
I get the feeling that it's pre-fried,
and they simply just store it somewhere,
where they'll just scoop up in a bowl if someone orders it...

But i noe that this is fried after we order it..
coz we specially ask for it without the mixed frozen veg..

The main food that they are famous for is their
"xiao long bao"!!!
Yummy!
The skin is thinner than crystal jade definitely,
n the meat is very flavourful!
we ordered 2 of these,
so each of us ate 6!!

The lonely teapot by the window....

Doesnt the colour of the tea look nice?
It has the colour of peach tea!
Drinking chinese tea at the end of a meal is always so comforting...

Yet another satisfying dinner!
We'll be back soon!
Maybe Feng would like to try out the
big "Xiao long bao" with a straw in it
to suck out the soup within it?
looks weird, but we are quite
confident it'll turn out to be super delicious!

2007-07-20T01:28:00.000+08:00

HOME ALONE......AT NIGHT.

As an only child, I've long gotton used to being alone at home..
And I've always loved it.
I enjoy the freedom, the peace, the quietness of the house...
The freedom to do whatever I want to..

I always tell Feng,
throw me in a foreign country, alone, and I'll still survive happily..
I supposed I enjoy the independence...

But recently, I have been challenging this thought again..
Do I really enjoy being alone at home..?
To be precise, at night.

It all started when, some afternoons, I went back home alone as Feng is busy..
I'd switched on the air con on powerful mode while taking a long bathe...
After this, my room would be ultra cold..
I'll pull my fluffy blanket up, and slowly drift into a deep deep sleep,
on the right side of my bed only, by habit....
My room would still be bright at this time.

Often, hours later, I'll wake up feeling cold, in a room of pure darkess and quietness...
thats when I'd feel real ALONE.
I'll feel a little sense of fear, or, loneliness in me.
Lying down, I don't even want to move an inch.
Even the slightest pin drop would set my heart jumping...
When I finally decided to move,
I'll hurry up to find the nearest flicker of my switch.
I want bright white light at this point of time.
No longer the cosy, orange light that I've always prefered.
Next, I'll call Feng to see when he is coming back.
I'll only feel better when I get to hear his voice, under the bright, white lights.

If he was sleeping by my side all along,
I'd imagined myself waking up,
struggling to find my handphone for the time..
I'll probably shake him up to tell him we'd overslept..
and, probably, we would decide where to go for dinner, then get changed and leave the house.
As simple as that.

Coming back to my chavinistic thoughts that I'd love being so alone at home,
these scenarios really set me pondering...
Do i really detest darkness? Detest being home alone at night?
Or have I simply gotton so used to having Feng by my side all this while....?
I'm still pondering....

In the meantime,
I hope Feng doesn't call me a little girl....

2007-07-20T00:12:00.000+08:00

I love flower tea!!!
And except from downing it in liquid form...
Feng bought me to this place that allows me to eat a whole meal
filled with flower/tea-inspired dishes!!!
Look at the surroundings!!!
It's filled with bottles after bottles of tea leaves!Thanks baby!
For discovering this nice little cafe!

I dunno why but I'm always craving for sodas nowadays!
And this drink fits me perfectly!!
I tell you, its damn slurpilicious!!!

It's elderberries soda..
Remember that ricola sweet in the purple box?
It doesnt taste a least bit like the sweet...
More like those raspberry flavoured jelly crystals..?
Anyway, the stirrer is from Starbucks, China.
The owner "kope" it when he is there, i supposed..?

The cutleries...
lined up like fine-dining...?
Hmm..which one should I use.....

The cushion is flower-inspired...
Even the servers wear flower-inspired shirts!
(not uniforms)
But the owner is the most "power" one...
A shirt filled with bright red flowers,
accompanied by green vegetables...
Erm..., i meant leaves...
Feng fondly called him "Flower Power"..

Honey mustard grilled chicken with Marigold..
The distinctive fragrant of marigold flowers make this dish
a light and elegant one...
Feng likes it!
I have 1 whole bag of marigold flowers at home..
Its properties include detox and cleansing your body's system...
Apart from drinking the tea, do eat up the petals, and it acts as fibre!
Baby, I'm gonna make marigold tea with rosebuds soon!!!

And this is poached salmon with saffron..
This dish is heavier on its taste...
and I love the creamy consistency!
The salmon is real fresh, tender and juicy...
I'm suspecting they have a fish tank in their kitchen!
Be prepared to wait at least 20mins for each dish above!

This....
I dunno what to say about this...
When Feng fed me,
I EXCLAIMED,
so immediate and in such an impromtu way....
"I can't believe I'm eating such nice food!!!!!"
It's brownie with raspberry vanilla ice cream
topped with fudge sauce and white chocolates with hibiscus flower....
It literally melt in my mouth,
leaving the hot and cold sensation behind..
with the myraid of flavours..
Lets just say i CAN'T stop laughing when I'm eating this...
and Feng kept laughing at my expressions too...
He said, smiling, this must be my "happy food"...

What a great experience i had that night!
Flower/Tea-inspired culinary gave me a very
different experience of something I enjoyed...
Drinking tea makes me feel serene,
but eating these dishes made me feel refreshing, in the sense that I get
to taste the mixture of flavours between the petals and everyday-food...
It's quite pricey though...
Anyway, I've enjoyed it thoroughly!!!
Thanks Feng!!

shi ying

2007-07-18T01:00:00.001+08:00

milubing

2007-07-14T01:13:00.001+08:00

Feng is craving for coffee again on a Sunday night!
Something extra strong, extra nice..
You know on Sunday nights,
when people start to go for real nice food or a few shots of drinks..?
So as to face the blues the next day?
Since i'm such a smart alec,
i suggested Gloria Jeans' Coffee..
Hehe

The almost tasteless Irish Creme latte..
what a let down...
Even an amateur coffee drinker like myself feels that its not nice...
As for Feng.. Dun have to say much lo...

The creme brulee cheesecake!
That server threw a serviette at the side of the cake..
and the serviette "blot" out the oil from the cake...
how gross can it get?
Even the customer before us complained that there's no
whipped cream on his ice blended drinks...
The server did just that immediately...
and little dollops of it fly over and landed on my pretty cheesecake...

Well, I hate to drink plain water, but Feng got a glass for me,
since I'm damn thirsty...
Guess what?!
The water is greasy!
I confronted the waitress...
she took the glass from me,
and merely shouted to her colleage for another glass.
No sorry, no words exchanged...

What excellent service!
Do keep it up!
Before you disappear in Singapore for good!
As for me, the smart alec,
Ive suceeded in spoiling Feng's Sunday night coffee.....