Catching up with the JieMeis (6 Aug)

It's been some time since the JieMeis and I met up so Shuyu and Wenshan organised this gathering. Too bad Adeline and Andrea couldn't join us! It seems that we haven't had a gathering with all 7 of us in a long long while.....everyone is busy, just so hard to get everyone together!

We met at Heaven't Loft @ Orchard Central. Sounds like a cool place, in fact, i suggested it cos i thought the place looks cool the first time i went to Orchard Central and wanted to try out the food there. They even have Ben & Jerry's there!

The menu doesn't have much variety, and it is really expensive! The cheapest item in the menu was like $18.90++ . The food wasn't great either. No wonder there isn't much of a crowd there.

Nonetheless, it was still a quiet atmosphere for us to chill and chat. I bet we were the most noisy table....with our "ooooooohhhhs and aaaaaaahhhhhs" of gossiping! =)

Till we meet again....and hopefully the next gathering can see the full attendance =)

Goodbye Sarah (31 Jul)

It was the last day of work for Sarah, our intern of 3 mths. She has indeed been a great help to me and i must say she is really smart, creative and proactive.

Few of us went to Timbre @ Old School that evening just to chill out and to wish her the very best in her future endeavours!

Here's 4 of us - apparently the youngest 4 in the department :)


Taking turns to take picture with the star of the evening :)




My first time at this outlet actually. Food is just as good but the band that evening didn't quite measure up. Jack and Rai still the best! Hmmm somehow the service at this outlet is also not as attentive as the one at Substation. I will wanna try the one at Arts House one of these days!

Shape Run (19 Jul)

My maiden long distance run - may be a mere 5km to some people....but it really took a lot of courage for me to join this - someone that thought i will never ever run 2.4km after graduating from school :)

The day started early. Dear drove me to the reporting venue at Millenia walk around 615am where i met Linda and her friend. We deposited our bags, queued for toilet and did our warm-ups.

It was so crowded....some 8,000 ladies took part - see the sea of pink! Some did 10km while some did 5km. Linda and i did the 5km one....after all, we are new to this. I got a little nervous at the starting point...don't really know what to expect. Afterall, i have never ran beyond 2.4km at a go. I also didn't really train for this run as i have been busy travelling for work the 1 mth before.

Linda and I at the starting point:

Upon finishing...

......met Sheena who did the 10km run

Queuing to get the runner's kit....pretty good stuff they gave....the various activities in each of these tents are exciting fringe activities other than the run itself....quite an experience and makes me hooked on wanting to come back again next year!

Back at the ending point for photo taking...

Finally.....after the run...after visiting the various booths for the gifts and fringe activities.....here's the HEARTY meal i promised myself after the run! Haha.....wanted more sinful food but Linda reminded me.....and also everywhere was really crowded and we ended up at Olio Dome at Marina Square....not too bad a place to chill out lah! :)

Day out with the grannies (12 Jul)

3rd Granduncle and Grandauntie were back from Perth for a visit. Dad and Mum brought them together with Ah Gong and Ah Ma to Expo for service that day with us. Thereafter, we all went to Beng Hiang, this traditional Hokkien restaurant at Amoy Street for lunch.

Food was not bad and we all had a great chat. What is interesting about the venue was this carpark at Club Street! We just need to drive the car into the slot of a lift and then come out to enter our preferred pin number and the automated machine will park our car for us. When we return, we just need to enter our pin number to retrieve the car! It's so fun and really helps those who may not have good parking skills and is time saving for those who don't have time to circle for a lot.

As the restaurant was near our place, Dad suggested for the group to drop by at our place. Shian was pretty glad about it as he had coincidentally cleaned up the house that morning! Dad really sprung a surprise on us this time and a lesson to learn - to always keep our house neat, clean and tidy so that we are always able to welcome visitors spontaneously =p I'm truly gulity of not being able to live up to this!

Triple Bdae Celebration (1 Jul)

It was a gathering for Jeslyn, Zijia and me...our bdaes are all about 1 week apart from one another. This year, we decided to meet up and celebrate for each other since we are all hitting our big 3-0! We decided to give ourselves a treat and we went to The White Rabbit @ Dempsey :)

Before i went, i read a lot in forum pages about this restaurant. There are a lot of feedback about the poor service, the overrated food and the overpriced menu. However, i still decided to go check this place out becos i heard so much about the awesome ambience.

Arriving at the restaurant.....it really does live up to the 'awesome ambience' ... it is refurbished from a chapel and really ....we can imagine a wedding dinner there ....pretty cosy :) Too bad it was too dark for our auto cameras to capture the external view.....but the image of the beautiful place is still etched in my memory!

The service was pretty good except for the fact that they didn't allow us to sit at the nice sofa seating, citing that someone had reserved it....but then we were there from 745pm till close to 11pm and no one came to take that table.

Upon arrival, they served us drinks and while waiting for our main courses, we were served bread. The waiter would come to us one by one, show us the bread in the basket and ask us which we would like. The bread is served warm and soft.....really nice :)

Us with our main courses:

The menu is quite simple, not much of a variety......and really...it is quite pricey.....Zijia had the salmon as the main course:

Jeslyn and I had the chicken dish:

We had a good time chatting and chilling out......and then we ordered our desserts....once again, there isn't a lot of variety...but the desserts are pretty exquisite....

Zijia had the Baked Alaska with vanilla ice-cream in it:

Jeslyn had this souffle which is supposedly to be chocolate but didn't quite taste much like cocoa and the souffle is so eggy....

I had the chocolate tartlet which comes with some banana taste and some blackcurrant drink...quite cute :)We were so full from the dinner and really sat there chatting the night away....how time flies....and how blessed we are now that we can afford a meal like this...unlike the days in school where this was a luxury we can only dream of.....also most importantly, i'm glad our friendship has gone this far....we have known each other for 13 years and our friendship is still growing strong!

Dad's 60th Birthday @ Rose Veranda, Shangrila (28 June)

It was dad's 60th birthday! We decided to take advantage of the "Flash your age" promo at Shangrila where we could get the discount off the age of the person celebrating his/her bdae. Quite a gd deal.....pretty much pay off the fact that Shian and I were on hold for almost an hour trying to make a reservation when we called like a month before!

All of us enjoying the comfy seats, cosy ambience (very tai tai kinda atmosphere if you can imagine!):

Food variety was not quite there...taste of food was ok only....but the service there was great, the ambience was very nice....very pampering.....and also....the coffee and particularly the tea selection there was incredible! We had like unlimited flow of various coffee and tea....

Dad and Mum enjoying their coffee/tea:

Amidst the busy schedules of our lives, its really nice that the whole family can chill out together....eat, drink, chat, take pics :)

Karen & Family....oh my....the kids have really grown!

Shian & me and the very nice bunch of pink roses....could have got a better picture if not for Gareth running to and fro blocking the camera while we were to trying to pose!

Me with the cute princess...

Of course we had the all important birthday cake:

And the family picture- the must have!

After we finished with the hi-tea....we also went picture taking at the lobby area.....how dad and mum enjoyed the day with the kids:

Sheena and James also enjoying the walk around the hotel lobby...

It was indeed a great day out with my family! :) We should do more of these....

My Birthday Celebration with Dear (22 June)

Dear took leave for me on my birthday but as i got limited leave, i still went to work. Dear fetched me to work that day and also came to pick me up which was quite a luxury for me already as we both work in CBD and would not typically drive to and fro work.


I was really quite tired that day becos i had 2 biz trips before and after the weekend of my birthday. I had to fly early the next morning after my birthday and i haven't packed the evening before. So we decided to have a simple and relaxed celebration rather than some fanfare.


We went to Vivocity which is near our place for a nice walk and then had dinner at Bosses. Simple chinese cuiusine but the seaview of neighbouring Sentosa was awesome.

My Birthday Celebration 4 - 22 June

Celebration with Colleagues!

Well well....i was telling everyone that i have never need to work or go to school for the last 29 birthdays i had. This was the first year i had to go to work on my birthday! Becos it is not a holiday and i don't have leave!

Thank God i have a great bunch of colleagues who celebrated the day for me, making the day at work a lot more bearable :)

We had my birthday lunch at Outback Millenia....a place i have always wanted to go but never gone before. Upon arrival, i was made to wear this "crown" becos i am princess of the day...which i don't mind at all :) And i was given 2 balloons to pose with :)

We had a sumptuous meal and i was so full! The portions there were really huge! And just when i thought its time to head back to work.....a cake was served! The staff at Outback sang a birthday song for me loudly and clapping away! I know some people think this is embarrassing and don't like it but i LOVE it! haha~~~~

The cake is actually from Haagen Dazs!!! OMG ....i can't believe my colleagues went to such extravagance for me...so so touched and YES! I LOVE the cake so so much! It's really nice!

Thanks all for the wonderful celebration...! =)

My Birthday Celebration 3 (21 June)

It was a day spent with my family. We decided to go to ECP for a day of fun-filled activities.

We met at Macdonald's for breakfast ....

Then some of us went cycling, Shian went blading and the rest of us went jogging. It was quite a fun day for everyone :)

Thereafter, we went to tabao a late lunch and went to Mum's place to eat and then there was Part 2!

I had my choice cake which Dear bought for me - B-cube from NYDC....it is NY Cheesecake with brownie bits and oreo base! Sinful ah!!!!! But i like~~~

Karen's birthday was about 3 weeks back but we didn't celebrate for her then....so we celebrated it together this time....and Sheena got her the Chocolate Amer cake from Bakerinz.....also very nice.....So..we celebrated our birthdays together....JUST LIKE OLD TIMES! Haha~~~

Love having family time!

My Birthday Celebration 2 (20 June)

It was a usual weekend dinner with the Koh family. Little Nixon blurted out that there was a cake.....i had to pretend i didn't know what was happening and didn't hear.....eventually i was led to the dining table....with a cake and 3 big candles....

It was a "surprise" birthday celebration for me :)

Gosh! I have turned 3-0 ! Yes....the big 3-0! I never really felt it until i saw the 3 big candles on the cake =(

Nonetheless, still happy by the celebration for me :)

Thanks to Sumin for getting me the Andersen's Chocolate Ice-cream cake! It's the first time i am trying it and it's really nice! :) Worth buying it again!

Sometimes, it may just be a simple celebration but really, it's the thoughts that counts...and i am really thankful for the effort the Koh family did for my birthday :)