O'er the Weekend

Got myself a pampering session at Renaza after a long week. My nails were in much need of some TLC.

Such pwetty colours!

Forgot how much I loved hanging out at Palais for the cafés and pretty shops that I can never bring myself to go in because the things they sell look too expensive. 

 

My pretty salmon-coloured nails!

Had a great dinner at RamenPlay and fell in love with the stonepot rice. It's soooo yummy! And the dango balls were really good as well! Crispy on the outside and moist on the inside and not at all oily. It was so good we almost ordered a 2nd plate. Definitely coming back for more.



Stonepot Riceeee

Crispy Dango Balls

Then it was off for a movie date with Non-Stop. Even though the show was pretty great, 'Taken' in my opinion was still one of Liam's best work. But this one was loads better than his previous action thriller called 'Unknown' which was seriously a waste of my time. 

So so much to do over the next few months that I'm feeling somewhat overwhelmed. Will share more about house stuff when I can. 

On a happier note, I've spotted a few things around the net that I've been tempted by. 

Bambi Dress

 

Gucci Parasol Canvas Tote

Jo Malone Candle

 

Kate Spade Ipad Cover

Happy Tuesday Peeps!

Woke up on Saturday with a craving for my favourite fish soup at Amoy. Have an infuriating love affair with this stall since 6 years ago and have not looked back since. They are so so expensive and requires a waiting time of 45 minutes, but all's worth it when you dig into that bowl of delicious goodness. Just thinking about it makes me salivate.

Then it was off for some retail therapy at Takashimaya and Isetan. Conquered the malls with bags of household goodies in tow for the new place. I've waited long enough. I hate hate that HDB is taking so damn long to complete our project. Damn China Jing Ye and your noob attempts at constructing my home. Projects that were launched a year later than ours are now in the process of key collection. Seriously?! Boo you!

Hubby attempted to cheer me up by getting me something for my sweet tooth.



Yummy!

 A very fun-filled and busy weekend ahead, with CNY goodies to buy and relatives to visit. CNY mood will be kept muted this year due to the recent passing of both grandmas last year. However, this will be our first year distributing hong baos! Excited and dreading it at the same time.

I had more fun scouting out my CNY outfits. That was the only thing keeping me sane. These are my top choices for this year's CNY.




Cheongsam Dress



Red Dress



Floral Skater Dress



Floral Skirt



Scalloped Lace Top

How are you guys getting on with your CNY shopping? :)

Weekend Updates

My apologies for being delinquent with weekend updates that only gets published mid-week instead of a Monday because you see, Mondays are busy days for me and Tuesdays are "why is it only Tuesday?!" whiny days where I'll spend a good portion of the day lamenting on why Friday is so damn far away. This usually dies down by Wednesday and that's when I'll settle down to start blogging about the weekend. Very very bad I know... I'll strive to rid myself of this nasty habit. Monday shall be blog days, or at least I'll try.

so damn full...

Hubby (yes him again) had a thai craving to satisfy so we went to good ol' Nakhon Kitchen along Bedok North for some yummy and affordable thai fare. I'm a bonafide tom yum connoisseur and I am very picky when it comes to the sweet, spicy and sour concoction. I'll rate this soup a 7/10 because halfway through the soup became cold and I am seriously pissed when that happens. Who likes cold soup!? I give high commendations to restaurants who bother putting soup in a claypot or on top of a tealight or something that will keep it hot throughout the meal. But the taste of the soup was sublime. I always go for the chilli oil version as opposed to the more popular clearer base because I fancy the extra oomph in my tom yum :)

The rest of the dishes were equally yummy and I particularly liked their rendition of the Sambal Kang Kong. Delicious and spicy! The pandan chix could have a tad more pandan taste to them, but the chicken thigh meat was tender and moist. I love the pineapple rice, although nothing beats my absolute favourite from Nam Sing in Bangkok. Hands down, best pineapple rice in the world! The fish with thai chilli was nice but unnecessary seeing that we were dying from the over-ordered amount of food on the table. *a hungry man should NVR be allowed to order food*

Saturday saw us waking up waaaay too late when we had so many errands to run. We made our way to Philips to collect our free coffee grinder that came as a GWP with our spanking new coffee machine. I am so proud of us for investing in a manual coffee machine although I don't actually drink a single drop of coffee. But owning a machine like this makes me feel sooo grown up! Can't wait to have guests over at our new place! :) Then off we went for a suit fitting for some hiao pok who wanted a new suit for work. We then headed to MBS to try on some new jeans. Premium jeans are so blardy comfy! Sliding on a pair of buttery 7-for-all-mankinds makes you regret ever buying Levis from the beginning. Like omg why have I been torturing my poor legs? But they ran out of sizes and we left sans new jeans for the hubby but with 3 new bottles of perfume!

They were on sale and he had been wanting them for ages so he finally caved and bought them. Then because I gave him puppy eyes for watching him shop the entire day... he got me my Hugo Boss Jour perfume. Now I have both the Jour and Nuit. Been loving them since my first whiff. Happy puppy! :)

We settled for dinner at Ichiban Boshi at Suntec after deciding that restaurants in MBS are meant for occasions only. Much too pricey for an everyday meal.

we are getting fatter by the minute...

Hubby was really cheesed off with the pathetic piece of unagi in his set but I was pretty pleased with my Sukiyaki set because I was given really thick slices of salmon belly sashimi! Yums max! Really really stuffed.

Then it was off to a date with The Hunger Games - Catching Fire. I found the ending really abrupt am now really tempted to get the book to read just to clear my confusion. What do you think? Is the book better than the movie? Will I regret reading it?

Another fun-filled weekend coming up, featuring "My Best Friend's Wedding Part 1". Excited much! :)

A long weekend of Krispy Kreme and Chilli Crab

Krispy Kreme launched in Singapore, 5 donkey years after I got back from Australia.

Good grief...

And yes... we queued. But it was fun queueing because we were showered with snacks and drinks by the snack bearers. So we candy crushed for abt 40 mins and when it got to our turn, we were led by a guy carrying a Krispy Kreme sign that says "Follow Me' down the escalator and into this  'blink and you'll miss it' corner where trays and trays of yummy doughnuts were being wiped out. It baffles me as to why they allocate such a tiny corner for such a prominent brand. Hell, this place deserves a drive-thru the size of a Kallang Macdonald's, and not this cafe like corner at the basement of a department store. Seriously!

But let me tell you, this queueing system does not work. I had a mysterious guy appearing out of nowhere in front of me enroute to the donut counter while meadering through the basement of Tangs. Blardy cut-queuers.

The donuts made up for it though, $50 worth of it. And no, I still can't believe I forked out a blue note in exchange for 24 pieces of donuts. Daylight robbery.



Woah, check out the couple behind. Sweetness overload huh?

Chanced upon this adorable pair of gloves at H&M. Awww... Did not get them though, left them for someone else who travels more. Boo..



cutest thing ever

As usual, the mister had cravings. But I didn't really feel like spending for the real thing, so we made a trip to NTUC and Tekka Market and he made...

CHILLI CRAB!!!

 

Hell yeah, we did! Ok, he did.

It was quite a feat, killing and cleaning the crab. But to get 2 800g crabs for $36 and a pack of Prima Chilli Crab sauce at $7 beats forking out $55 per kg at Jumbo. The crab was cooked to absolute perfection, because the Mister insisted I get out of the kitchen to let him concentrate on getting it right, and got it right he did. It tasted amazing! Better than the Jumbo one it seems. Jumbo's crabs are more 'ketchupy' if that makes sense and quite frankly, not really power-packed enough. I like mine spicier. And the chef added 2 eggs, shiok la! And because we were lazy to fry our own man tous, we cheated and got them from a Tze Char store.

Only 2 days to go till the weekend. Yay!!

And then it was Saturday

We had a very eventful Saturday last week driving around in our new ride. Eugene was completely obsessed with his "turbo" that he couldn't stop talking it. I just nodded along pretending to understand what he's going on and on about.

We popped by Punggol to take a look at the progress of our flat, and we were really happy the windows are up! Yay to finally having windows!

Our future home!

The 2nd highest unit in case anybody's wondering :)

Excited much!

Then we proceeded to meet our ID for tiles selection. We breezed through the living room tiles but got stuck at bathroom tiles for over an hour! How on earth?! The bathroom is so tiny and after an hour we still couldn't decide. We ended up reserving both designs because we disagreed on the colours we wanted.

decisions, decisions...

Then off to Thomson Medical Centre we went to visit Wayne, Jayne and cute baby Callan! Congratulations new Mummy and Daddy! I think Jayne is the luckiest person in the world, having only spent 1/2 an hour contracting and delivering just 2 short hours after she got admitted. I've heard of 30 hours labour horror stories and am completely freaking out.

shoooo kyute! I can just pinch your little cheeks...

I remembered telling Eugene that if I were to give birth, Mount Alvernia would be my choice since I was born there. But when I arrived at TMC, I was pretty fascinated with how nice the place looks! It reminded me of the classy and clean wards over at Gleneagles. With a nice delifrance cafe at the lobby too! I know that having a nice lobby and amenities does not equate to a hospital having reputable doctors and quality medical care, but I'm sure it gives just that extra edge over hospitals that are warm and stuffy with ceiling fans swirling over the heads of sick patients. But surely such luxury comes with a hefty price tag and so I was just pondering about how costly it'll be to give birth there when...

Wah so zhun!

They place this information inside the lifts!  How appropriate and informative! The price difference between TMC and Mount Alvernia isn't too vast, so I can still keep Mt A as a feasible option. Not that I'm in dire need of this information, but still a good to know :)

We were starving after an entire day of running around Singapore, so we headed for dinner at Jackie's before our movie date. Husbo had a big craving for steak. -_-"" Come to think about it, we seem to be satisfying quite a bit of his cravings lately, maybe 他有喜了...hmm...

Looove the sambal chilli!

Then we took a walk because we were too full and I attempted to lull him into shopping at Uniqlo. Spotted this uber cute 毛毛 hoodie and couldn't stop hugging it! It was so so so comfy snuggling with it... but I was forbided to shop, so all I could do was snap a shot of myself wearing the jacket to savor it's plushy goodness. *sobs*

We were really exhausted after the movie. But we were really glad that we got everything on our list done, and that we are a step closer to getting our home up. Keeping our fingers crossed that everything will go smoothly! Gambatte!

Over the weekend...

Something's up with my movie booking skills...
Last month I booked the wrong time for the right movie, and last week, I booked the wrong movie at the right time. Geez lewis...

So we had the best seats in the house for "Riddick"... but we ended up with...

for "We are the Millers"

-______-""

But it was worth it. We laughed so hard and had an amazing time.

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Weekend roundup

Another weekend has come and gone, and I can't believe that we are nearing the end of August already. Where did the time go? I'm so nervous about the year end approaching because of the house and more financial commitments but I'm super excited about finally having a place of our own! Talk about being on the fence.. geez.

Weekends are usually spent catching up on Hong Kong dramas (Triumph of the Skies 2 obviously) and home-cooked meals. We bought a TV! (Damn kiasu I know...) and it comes with a free soundbar and wireless subwoofer ! Mega exciting! I went with the mentality that all we are lugging home is a tube and a square box... then when we arrived at the collection venue we were greeted with this.

I walked right by it and didn't even give it a second glance. It didn't even occur to me it was this big, until the lady at the counter told us to just pick 1 and go. My eyes popped open and I went, "That's the soundbar?!?" She rolled her eyes and nodded before resuming her typing.

*rolls eyes*

A tiny tiny soundbar in a huge ass box. Okaaay.

Anyhoo... we head on home for dinner before heading to the movies. *Yawns, yes we know we are boring folks*



Salt-baked chicken, the usual greens and pan-fried salmon

Am dying to try out the newly opened Lady M located at Marina Square this weekend.
Lady M, an upscale dessert boutique hailing from New York’s posh Upper East Side has arrived in Singapore! Its first branch here holds only 12 tables, but nevertheless showcases the bakery’s dessert-making ethos that combines the finesse of French pastry techniques with a meticulous attention to detail. One to try is their signature mille crepe, a laboriously stacked cake of 20 handmade razor-thin crepes, layered with feather-light pastry cream, with coconut and green tea renditions.

Just look at this beauty...

Can't wait!!!

So, our weekend...

Felt like baking on Saturday and bake I did. Woke up bright and early at 7am to prep and I was surprised at how much fun it was and how much I missed baking. Saturday baking sessions are rare because as I'm no longer home during the weekends. But everyone who received a cake loved it, so my lack of sleep was totally worth it. :)

Booked the wrong movie session at 7.15pm instead of our usual 9pms at Vivocity. Clumsy fingers... so we had to rush to get some quick dinner before our hot date with the R.I.P.D (which was an all right movie, not as good as I thought it'll be). But we both had the same cravings (surprise, surprise...) so we ended up at...

Favourite Fish Steamboat!

Tian Wai Tian! Our fave place for fish steamboat! Chilli Prawn with Tofu is absolutely to die for. I can eat this all day, everyday.

And because din din was so early, we ended up being hungry after the movie ended. So we gave in to Macdonalds drive-thru and plonked in front of the tele to watch Cruel Intensions which I thoroughly regretted and am gonna make up for it with fish soup sans the carbo for the rest of next week.

Simple but awesome weekend. :)

P.S. Found and confirmed our ID! Excited much!