10 Years Anniversary...

A lovely bouquet of white lily & I'm still pleasantly surprised after a decade. =)

Just realised I haven't blog for the longest time. Haven't even started on my fav Switzerland trip last year in my travel blog. I'm always guilty of packing too much activities in my life in my attempt to make it less mundane. Time to prioritise...

2nd Wedding Anniversary

Recently downloaded these pics taken during our 2nd Wedding Anniversary from my camera. Gerald got a bouquet of white roses (my fav colour) delivered to our house on 1st Jan 2009. No wonder he purposely wanted to delay leaving the house.
As part of the celebration, he also bought the Millennium & Corpothorn Ala Carte membership card which entitles to us to a 1 night stay at any of the M&C hotels. We were promptly welcome at Orchard Hotel.
We didn't stay in the room for long but instead, went out for coffee. Delicious chocolate & durian cake from the Big O Cafe @ Wheelock Place. 2 thumbs up!

We had a quiet dinner at one of my fav eating place, PS Cafe. It's our first time at the Palais outlet and the ambiance is better than both the Paragon & Harding Road branches. The food is delicious but also pretty pricey. The outdoor sitting area would be perfect for a lazy weekend brunch... we'll definitely be back!


As I was archiving my personal email inbox recently, was reminded of the tremendous effort we put in to prepare for the wedding and to make the marriage work. We certainly shouldn't take things for granted at all time. I'm thankful that Gerald is supportive in every way & I'm like a gem too for being so understanding at all times. =)

May Day Long Weekend


Have an excellent long weekend, starting with the chance to drive home a Cabriolet CLK 280 from office. Simply loved the car! It was sleek and easy to drive. Not to mention it was truly a head-turner especially when topless. How I wished I could keep the car.. hehe

On Thur, Gerald & I visited Labrador Park for the first time. It was nice and sunny, a great way to enjoy the public holiday! Had lunch @ Olive Ristorante and I would highly recommend the place for it's serenity and yummy menu. Can't to go back to try the warm chocolate cake *hint hint*


Thur was quite a fun-filled day.
Had another cycling expedition in the late afternoon. Tried some parts of the Eastern Coastal PCN and the section leading up to Bedok reservoir was very siong with plenty of tough slopes. Went down memory lane when we visited our old house & the neighbourhood where we grew up. It's been about 20 years and everything looks sooo different now...

After about 4 hours of cycling, went home to shower before heading to dempsey for late night drinks with a friend from german class as well as 2 colleagues. Finally had the chance to try out Quarubar by Pool Junction (next to Harry's bar). Nice jazzy live music though their sandwich is nothing fantastic (i think I can make something better =P). Nice chill out place and great company plus the fact the I took leave on Friday was certainly reasons to stay out till late.

Played badminton on Friday morning, followed by massage at Spa Elements @ Cathay before meeting some friends for dinner at Shoduko. Thereafter we went Crew Room for drinks and I was already high by 12 midnight. Went Indochine @ Clark Quay where Robin is spinning to dance and more merry-making. Tired but its was truly a satisfying weekend! )

Rock Weekend!

Gerald and I caught "We Will Rock You" on Saturday. Nice and it's amazing to see everyone standing, clapping and shaking their bods at the Esplanade theatre. Simply loved Bohemian Rhapsody!

Coincidentally we enjoyed good rock music on Friday at Bar One (the formal bar none at Marriot Hotel). They've updated the deco and changed the band, all for the better.

Busy busy lately and just realised I haven't updated this blog for 2 months! Basically here's some recommendations on great dining places I've visited lately..

Great Places to Dine..
























Joner at Dempsey Road is great! We had a good time chatting while enjoying the cheese platter & red wine. Loved their concept where you can sample the different types of cheese before making a choice.

Their wagyu beef steak is the best I've tasted locally and the alfresco dining area is perfect for a romantic dinner. Loved their gingerbread man cookie too! Didn't buy it though because I certainly wouldn't bear to eat it.



Carnivore Brazilian Churrascaria



I loved beef & BBQ food so I think it's delicious! Can't wait to eat there again though it's pretty expensive. There's salad bar & dessert (chocolate fountain & fruits) on top of the knife-welding passadors (meat waiters) moving around the tables, carving the succulent meats from large skewers onto your plates. Certainly not for the faint-hearted but I'm already drooling as I'm writing this.

Flutes at Fort Canning


Had a company event here 2 weeks back. Basically we spent a day at fort canning park for team building activities followed by dinner at Flutes. Very nice & exclusive place.. I think it's a perfect place for proposal (aiya, too late liao! *wink*)
Dinner was organised by the ang-mos so it was free-flow of finger-food & drinks for chillout till late.


PS Cafe @ Dempsey


This place is perpetually full all weekend. Loved their outdoor sitting area.. perfect for after dinner drinks & dessert (the chocolate cake is almost 15cm high i think!) Haven't had chance to eat it yet because we were usually too full by then. Can't wait to try it.. hehe

Fulfilling Weekend..


Had lotsa fun over the weekend =)
Gerald and I watched a play on Friday evening. Venue was the Action Theatre at Waterloo Street.. very small place with a pretty nice & cosy courtyard. Since we've 2 extra tiks, Felice & Janice joined us too. We also bump into Joey & his fren at the theatre.. such a small world!

I quite like the concept of using white markers to draw on the black background to illustrate their thoughts. It only lasted about an hour. Basically its a low budget production.. a "2 men" show but it was pretty interesting and something different.. a refreshing change from catching movies on the big screen.

Had a good dinner after the play.. basically pig out at our fav supper spot again! =) Thereafter, we joined some frens for fishing near Tanah Merah terminal. Cheap thrill.. we only used a fishing line, attach a hook at the end of the line with some prawns as bait. As the fishes nibble on the bait, we could feel the fishing line vibrate in our hand! Hehe.. I actually caught a fish for the first time in my life! It was a very small silver fish.. smaller than a palm size. hee

On Saturday, Gerald & I had high tea at Equinox. Haven't been there with him for ages! Our first high tea there was about 8 years ago, when we first started dating. Could even remember the exact spot where we took pictures! I always loved high tea.. plenty of variety and good ambience to chat. =)

In the evening, we drove into Sentosa for pinic by the beach. No elaborate feast.. basically just 2 mats and drinks to enjoy the breeze and the company. Weather was good and we had a good time relaxing. Timing was amazingly good too cos we managed to catch fireworks from the Songs of the Sea effortlessly as we walked towards the beach.

Long awaited date..



Was looking forward to today for the entire week! To unwind after work, enjoy a good dinner and to catch Ratatouille on the big screen. The movie was certainly good.. so cute, it reminds me of the American Tale! I particularly like the Paris night scene. It looks so magical and dream... even more romantic than the real thing! The charm of Disney =)

After the movie, Gerald & I went for a drink at Balaclava. We both enjoyed the live band performance, In fact, I'm sooo motivated to start learning rock guitar.. something always on my to-do list but haven't put enough effort to make it happen. Okie, soon... very soon...

A brand new start..

Relax...

Had a good time bumming around for the last few days. I was on leave the whole week while Gerald is now taking a break before he starts his new job later this month. It was real nice that we could sleep late, shop around in the afternoon without the crowd, slip coffee and catch movies in the afternoon. Also had the time to meet up with friends for coffee & chill out and watch plenty of DVDs (we just finished Season 2 of Prison Break and it's really good!), and spent a big bomb on retail therapy..

Just a few weeks ago, I was feeling jaded from almost 5 years of working life and now, I'm happy and refreshed.. hehe. Looking forward to our Bangkok trip next week and another week of vacation in end June. =)

We also did our PC test on thurs morning. Arrived at the golf course for an early tee-off at 6.45am! The scenary is great and it's more exciting than playing at the range. Golf is a interesting game though.. almost like a roller-coaster. Still didn't play well and when we go practice at the range, always feel frustrated that my ball didn't fly so morale will hit rock bottom, and yet there's always the urge to play esp when we chance upon any golf related gear or magazines.

Dinner Celebration at The Line

Gerald gave me a treat at The Line today. There's plenty of selection.. japanese, indian, western, chinese, etc.. yummy! Ate 2 portions of my fav salmon sashimi, sinful chocolate cake and choco fondue. Wish I had a much bigger stomache. I quite like their deco too.. modern and pretty chic.

I like it buffets cos of the variety and unlike ala carte, you don't end up kicking yourself if you choose the wrong dish.. anyway everything is on the table so what you see is what you get. More importantly, it gives us the opportunity to sit down and chat as we slowly enjoy a long nice meal... yummy!

Weekend with Lynn Lynn

After golf lessons on Sat morning, Gerald and I went to my parent's place to pick up Lynn Lynn so that she could stay with us over the weekend. =) It's the 2nd time we're bringing her home and she seems to remember our place and is not as panicky as the 1st time.

Bought her along when I went downstairs for a swim and she obediently waited for me by the poolside. Thereafter Gerald and I bought her for a stroll and she seems to be enjoying the breeze and the greenery.


On Sunday afternoon, we bought Lynn Lynn to East Coast Park. We had picnic by the beach and ate my favourite Subway Sandwich. The weather was so hot that she couldn't stop panting. Nonetheless, she still looks super cute and several onlookers came up to ask what's her breed. hehe...

I love my Lynn Lynn and I'm so proud to have her by my side. =)

A romantic evening..


I've been wanting to go to a nice place for dinner so Gerald took me to Oosh on Friday night. When we reached the place at around 8pm, the dining area at Oosh was fully packed. Not wanting to disappoint me, we went ahead to try the japanese restuarant Yen ¥ Dining.

The deco is very modern and nice.. we were sitted in small dark enclaves which makes dining more cosy and intimate. It's the only japanese restuarant I've visited which lay out the chopsticks correctly.. horizontally across the table in true authentic japanese style so I was pretty impressed. The food was nice but very expensive.. $100 for a small plate of wagyu beef!

After dinner, we continued to stay on at Oosh for drinks. The live band was good and I like it that we chat for hours without distraction such as TV at home. Really enjoyed the night out and I miss the dating feeling.. nice! =)

Absence makes the heart fonder...

Gerald was finally back last night. I picked him up from the airport though his flight was pretty late and he was pleasently surprised. He bought a Gucci wristlet from HK for me and I'm so touched! It's so expensive plus he didn't buy anything for himself except chocolate cookies and roasted goose.. which was also for me. Thanks dear =)

Lost for the weekend...

Gerald was away for holiday in HK over the weekend! He left on Fri early morning and will be back on Mon night. I didn't go because it was an "all-guys" holiday.. 7 guys & they're visiting Terence who is currently based in HK.

In fact, I was the one who encouraged Gerald to go when he was apprehensive since he didn't have much leave balance for the year. It was mainly because I didn't want him to feel leftout with the guys. Also thought it'll be good to give each other some freedom though we were married. Besides, it'll be a great chance for me to have some private time on my own.

I was busy the whole weekend doing things I normally loved to do but didn't have time for. Also managed to check out a new place.. Cafe Del Mar, the latest hotspot in Sentosa. I quite like the alfresco chill out place except that the DJ for the night wasn't fantasic. Besides, I think it'll be nicer to hang out there during daytime.

Highlight of the night was supper instead... Felice & I tried out Charcoal at St James Power Station. The food was yummy! Something different for supper... not super filling but enough to bring us to sweet slumber.


Despite the eventful weekend, still felt a bit lost knowing that Gerald was sooo far away. He called twice a day on Fri & Sat so was eagerly waiting for his phone calls. Dear, I hope you bought enough presents for me ya =P Also, bring me along next time okies?

Oosh..

Over the weekend, found a new chill out place which is absolutely hip and nice. It's located at secluded Dempsey Road, now know as "Tanglin Village". The deco is modern resort and mainly alfresco dining/drinking.. almost like Villa Bali but more upclass and cosy.. It's my fav chill out place now and I can't wait to go back there again! =)

Also went to St James Power Station after Oosh. It's my first time there *feeling like a mountain turtle liao* I must say it's really not bad. Luckily we didn't manage to go into Dragonfly since the queue was too long. Heard it's a real beng place and those in the queue explains it all. The big group of us settled for Power House instead. Quite good music and it's really packed. Guess, it's the current most happening place besides Clark Quay.

I particularly like their dining concept.. "Charcoal" which remind me of Japan. Hope we could eat there real soon...

Dear, this is for you =)

A different Valentine's Day...

Celebrated vday with Gerald for the 8th year!

This year is different though.. instead of spending a bomb on overpriced dinner in a restuarant, we prepared our own dinner. He cooked fried rice while I prepared black pepper beef for teppanyaki. It was delicious & cosy.

We also took effort to buy presents for each other. Gerald got me a beautiful Swarovski necklace & a bouquet of roses. Very nice! My gift for him was good too... got him a Braun Buffel luggage which could come handy when he goes for his guys only HK holiday next mth =(

Essentially it wasn't just about the gifts, flowers & food.. it's making the effort to make each other feel special, making effort to inject more lovey dovey feeling in the relationship... guess everyday could be vday in that sense..

Jes under virus attack..

Had a heated argument with Gerald on Sat =( Women are always like that.. we always say / do something expecting the guy to say something on the contary to comfort us.. Just like in the movie "The Breakup", the argument however tend to escalate beyond imagination. Eventually we did talk things thru & patch up but ended up missing our appointment with the invitation card supplier. The only good thing was, I was reminded of the sweet things Gerald has done for me, many of which I've long taken for granted.. no wonder they say couples quarrel to understand each other better..

Maybe it's my bad karma, I felt really sick from Sat nite onwards.. felt like puking & had diarrhoea =( Consulted the doc twice was told I'm under VIRUS attack... was given a jab and tons of pills. Too bad there's something at work which I would like to follow thru afer working sooo hard.. so wasted the 3 days mc the doc has prescribed.

Hopefully I'll get well soon and be back to my usual active & greedy self =P

I'm truly blessed..

As the wedding date draws nearer, everyone around me seems to be soo much nicer...

My parents showed more concern for me and I'm kinda starting to miss staying with them! Will certainly miss Daddy's nagging and Mummy's nightly supper and herbal drinks. Miss my protective sister.. my beautiful dog Lynn Lynn and Ham Ham... even the domestic helper since I'll have to do the housework in future... haha

Gerald is a lot more concerned about the wedding preparations too.. He wanted to quickly arrange for a meetup with our Fullerton coordinator to finalise the invitation cards design, etc as well as quickly finalise the remaining house stuffs so that we can close that part and focus on the wedding programme preparations... He's also making more effort than before to reassure me and to understand my thoughts and concerns.

Heard of many horror stories about unreasonable & demanding MIL but Gerald's mum is not like that at all. She's so nice to us! In fact, she's buying a rolex watch for me as wedding present. =) I like their latest Rose Gold collection n thought it's beautiful n classy but it's so expensive so I felt really paiseh.


I shall make an effort to remember all these sweet things they've done for me.. and to repay their kindness when the chance arises =)

Dreams come true..

So happy! Managed to accumulate enough vouchers from credit card bonus points to buy the Aalst chocolate fountain during Isetan Sale on Thurs. Yippy!

Been wanting to get it for a long time but found it too expensive. So it's like my dreams come true.. it'll be ideal for our house warming and future get-together during X'mas, CNY, etc =)

We had an efficient weekend! Managed to book our honeymoon package during the Natas Fair and got a fair bit of freebies. Yes, we'll be going to Maldives! It's my dream honeymoon venue so it's another dream come true for me. =)

Also helped Gerald fulfill his childhood dream of getting a Bose system.. I can imagine relaxing on the sofa and listening to jazz CDs.. nice!

Guess marriage is about helping each other realise your dreams and to stand by each other in times of good or bad..