Dim Sum @ Hai Tien Lo

Sunday was Clarice's and WF's 1 year ROM anni. She invited us to join them for dim sum lunch at Pan Pac's 海天楼. We took the elevator all the way to the 37th floor and the view on the way up was magnificent.

The view of from our table.

Trying to take a picture with the view. But failed.

See J's super sian look? Asked him why must rest his head on his hand and he tells me that must have different pose. Cannot always the same.. lll

We ordered quite a number of dishes but I only remembered to take the porridge. Was busy eating after that.

Artistic shot: Attempt 1

They had this 流沙包 which I <3 to the max.

Artistic shot: Attempt 2

View on the way down.

Had a wonderful brunch with my BFF and her husband. Happy anni Clarice and WF! No pictures of the couple though..

Forlino @ One Fullerton

Another SUPER late post. In Nov/Dec, I found a deal online for set lunch at Forlino at 1/2 price. Quickly purchased the deal and made a reservation for January for our 31st monthniversary. Reached there early and took photos of MBS and had some drinks at Coffee Bean before heading to the restaurant for our lunch.

Ambience at the restaurant was wonderful, and we were ushered to a window seat. Can't remember much of what we ordered. But the food was pretty good for the price we were paying. Portions were small but at the end of the meal, both of us were very full.

Our appetizer of freshly baked foccacia bread I think and some spread.

My started of smoked salmon

J's tomato soup. Surprisingly good.

My fish main course

J's pasta. Really can't remember what was in this dish but it was good too. Pasta was Al Dente and the sauce was creamy but not cloying.

Tea and cookies to round up our wonderful meal.

Let me end this post with a picture of us after a satisfying meal.

1st Date Revisited

This post is very late. Early last month, I received a msg from J saying that he will be bringing me out for dinner that evening. Turned out that he wanted to visit the place of our 1^st date which was TCC. Haven been there with him since New Years Eve 2009.

They changed the name to TCC at the Bay and also the menu which is pictureless now. Very like those you find in restaurants with just the name of the dish and a short description. The last time we went (which was pretty long ago), the menu was the same as those at the other outlets. There wasn't much difference to the deco though.

Headed down to Prive Bar for desserts after dinner where that silly boy who usually can't stomach much dessert ordered a cake for himself.

Simply love these times with just J and me enjoying some private and quiet together time.

My Blood Orange Fizz

My Seafood Aglio Olio ~ Same dish that I ordered on our 1st date

His Clams and Prawn Spaghetti

Chilling @ Prive Bar

Sticky Date Pudding with Butterscotch sauce and Vanilla Ice Cream

And Peanut Butter Crunch Chocolate Cake

Our Valentine's Dinner

J picked me up from work and we had a simple dinner of Tom Yum Soup, Sambal Kangkong, Spring Rolls, Deep Fried pork with Garlic and my all time favourite Thai Iced Tea for dinner. Though simple, it was wonderful just spending quality time with the one I love.

Happy Valentine's Day

This will be the 3rd Valentine's Day that we will be celebrating together. The first year his 3rd sis sold us at a cheaper price a nights stay at Grand Park City Hall which she won during her company's D&D. The second year it happened to be the 1st day of CNY and we celebrated with our relatives. This year, we celebrated it 2 days earlier and he treated me to buffet at Oscars @ Conrad. He wanted to do it today but when I heard the price that they will be charging, I told him to cancel his booking and made another booking for Sat. No point giving our money to retailers who jack up their prices just because it was Valentine's day right?

Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs, Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD. It was deleted from the Roman calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI, but its religious observance is still permitted. It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines"). The day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine's_Day

My outfit for the day: Flowery toga top from Pluspink.sg and black leggings.

My smile looks forced here cause J made me take this photo and alot of ppl were looking my way. So embarassing.

J's outfit for the day: White shirt with black details and grey double layered vest. Both from Domanchi. Levis Jeans not shown in picture.

Seafood Galore!! My favourite!!

 I have no idea what these little lobster look alike crustaceans are but the are simply delish!! Much better than the crayfish.

 Thay also had a yusheng section and I made a mini one and tossed it myself. J was simply sick and tired of them but I love Yusheng!

Their dessert corner was wonderful too. They had freshly made waffles too! Coupled with ice cream, they were to die for.

They also had handmade chocolates and meringue. Different from other buffets. I like!

Something different was they had orange souffle. Made to order.

And what I love most? At the end of the meal, the tea they served was from TWG! Woot! This would have cost $10.50 at TWG but it was included in the meal. So worth it.

I shall end abruptly here cause I am feeling nauseous from facing the com the whole day. Have a wonderful Valentine's Day!

Recently Hooked On ..

The Bubble Tea craze has recently been revived in Sunny Singapore with the arrival of first Koi and now Gong Cha. I have given up on Koi due to the freaking long queues snaking at all the outlets. I might get lucky somedays at the Chinatown outlet but all the queues at all the other outlets puts me off. Thank goodness there is now Gong Cha to satisfy my craving for Bubble Tea. I especially love their 奶盖红茶加布丁。

Love the slightly salty taste of the millk foam and the silky smooth pudding. The plus point is that the outlet that I frequent has almost no queue (at most 1 or 2 pax ahead of me). The tri-coloured mixture also makes me happy. Now that I think of it, the colour combi reminds me of my AD theme of Ivory and Gold.

Birthday Getaway

Haven't been blogging as often or as detailed as I would like as I am usually exhausted when I reach home. I do not have the same stamina as before where I can still blog after a night out. So pardon my slow updates while I will try to post more often. In the mean time here is the super late post on our mini getaway to Batam during my birthday early this month. Just thinking of it makes me want to go on another trip.

Woke up bright and early and met J at Harbourfront. Bought our BatamFast tickets and boarded the ferry. Our super sleepy face. I thought we would both sleep throughout the journey but they were screening Iron Man (it was on Mute) and we passed the time watching the silent movie.

Upon reaching Batam, we cleared customs and walked to our hotel, Harmoni One Hotel, which was about 15 mins away. It was a freaking long 15 mins walk with me wearing slippers and trying to walk on the uneven road in the hot weather while declining all the taxis that's horning at us. Read almost every vehicle that passed us on the road horning at us. Plus J was busy on the phone which started ringing the moment we reached Batam! My face was super black when we reached the hotel. I was able to smile here cos J had already coax me back to a good mood. They had 3 individual reception counters and we were served apple juice while waiting for them to check us in.

Once check in was done, we made our way to our room and took a short nap before heading our to Nagoya in search of lunch.

Love the super big bathtub for 2. But the water usage was really high.  

Lunch was at non-other than A&W

With Root Beer Floats ..

and curly fries ..

and not forgetting Waffles with Ice Cream!!

After lunch, we went back to our hotel and took in some Discovery Channel before indulging in some massage at Aruma. There was a free 30 mins massage for 1 pax which we extended to 1 hour and took another 1 hour for me. For an hours massage each, we paid about $17 which was very worth it. J complained that his massueus had no energy but I found that mine was very good. She kept on saying 'No power, no power' when I told her that it was painful. J would have been happy with mine.

Went back to our room to wash up after our massage and then out we went for dinner. I wanted seafood dinner but J wanted to go back to one of the shop at the ferry terminal for dinner because he wants to eat he kway teow goreng. Sianz. But since this trip was sponsored by him, I let him make the decisions.

Walked over to Mega Mall after dinner but nothing much to see and shop so I took a photo with the A&W bear, bought a root beer and we walked back to our hotel to rest.

For supper we tucked into the J.Co donuts that we bought earlier from Nagoya Hill.

I like this slogan for their box of 2.

'Just the two of Us'

We had a mind to take a dip in the pool after our complimentary international buffet breafast at Bamboo the next morning so we woke up early.

Bread, pastries and spreads.

Breakfast cereals and juices..

The weather was kind to us until after breakfast when it started raining, so our plan to take a dip in the pool was changed to a dip in the bathtub.. It was time to check out soon after and thank god the rain had let up but it was a muddy trudge to the ferry terminal.

It was a very relaxing and much needed getaway where we literally eat, sleep, eat, sleep. The service at the hotel was great but I could have done without the constant horning from the vehicles everytime we ventured out into the streets.