Bali Highlights

.: March 27-31, 2013 :.

This holiday turned out to be a beginning of a new chapter for us, unexpected but it's a greatest joy, no question. More to that in later posts :D We had so much fun in Bali together with our dear family friends, visited Villa Maya in Ubud, attacked plates of salted egg crabs, and had tons of laughter. But towards the end of our holiday, I got sick with fever as high as 38.5 degree and had to take medical leave from office for a week. It was worth all the fun though haha. So here are the highlights:

~ My mom and dad, hubby and family friends at Villa Maya, Ubud ~

 

~ A view from our family's villa-to-be. Now it's a paddy field ~

 

~ Just three hundred meters away from the rice field, it's a beach. Well, it has black sand but a beach nonetheless ~

 

~ Learnt how to bake "kue soes" from the master herself, my mom ~

 

~ Sleepy head ~

Doctor Appointment

.: March 26, 2013 :.

Before our flight to Bali, we squeezed in Doctor appointment to check my follicle size. We were supposed to do the procedure on Saturday, according to the doc, but since we would be in Bali there was no way we could do that. So we purely hang on prayer and let nature took its course. 

Russell Peters in Singapore!

.: March 25, 2013. Monday :.

We were soooo excited! Just a couple of days ago, I saw an ad about his show in Singapore on March 25th. Quickly I called hubby, being all excited and panicky, and asked him to buy us tickets and he did. Only later did I find out that he knew nothing of Russell Peters, and I was so touched coz he didn't even questioned me or anything and straight away bought tickets. I mean, if I were him and he asked me to buy tickets to watch some random dude I know nothing of, I would most definitely object. So, we watched Russell Peters on Youtube just to prep him before the show.

Well, we were at the indoor stadium and it was all packed. We had a two-hour full of good laugh.

8/52 Brunch: Selfish Gene

.: March 23, 2013 :.

Hubby picked our Brunch spot again this week, it was Selfish Gene. This Saturday also marked the last watercolor workshop session at Raffles… yes, it was an outdoor session this week yay. Alright, back to Brunch thingy. I ordered my all time breakfast favorite, two poached eggs on smoked salmon and toasted bread. Well, I was surprised, the bread tasted sooo good I can eat it without put any spread on it. Just because of the bread, this place goes among my top list.

 

Cell Group Dinner at Yayoiken

.: March 22, 2013 :.

We celebrated hubby's birthday with our cell group at Yayoiken, Liang Court. They bought some yummy cupcakes.

 

Hubby's Birthday Dinner at Jaan

.: March 20, 2012 :.

For hubby's birthday, I booked a table at Jaan and to be honest, didn't really expect to get a really good table, but look at this! We got a super nice view of city scape at night. 

 

I love the food presentation and don't worry, the taste and flavor match the outlook beauty.

 

When we first read the menu, hubby and I thought that by 55" Rosemary Smoked Egg it means they cooked it for about 55 seconds. Well, that wasn't the case, the waiter explained that the chef smoked the egg for 55 minutes. The half cooked egg tasted so rich in flavor.

 

 It was my first time eating foie gras with broth, and it tasted good. Oh the buttery goodness and I definitely love the winter broth.

 

Hohoho these dessert baby were sooo delicious I kept smiling when I ate it. That's how you tell an outstanding dessert. Oh in one of the dessert they sprinkled it with pop rocks, so in his 32nd birthday hubby actually tasted his first pop rock. Geez, I tried pop rock since I was little :D It was funny to see his expression when the candy popped lol.

7/52 Brunch: Carpenter and Cook

.: March 16, 2013 :.

This small yet super adorable vintage cafe is located in Upper Bukit Timah, quite a distance away from city center but definitely worth the trip to step in and to admire the decor. I love vintage and the word clearly describe this cafe. Just look at those plates and tea cups, and oh the stuff they display on the store! I was drooling at them all. So I was glad that hubby picked this place for our brunch place of the week, and I thought I heard him wrong when he said he loved the decor and would definitely love to go back there again. I thought only me who secretly rejoicing and jumping up and down inside by the sight of all-vintage store haha 

Well, that's the interior, how about the food? They serve off-the-tray food, the same style as Starbucks, I like their lemon tart. I just wish that I could have something more heavier to choose from than just a quiche and sandwich.

 

6/52 Brunch: Food for Thought

.: March 9, 2013 :.

Hmm where do I begin with this post? At first, we were so excited knowing that the place we were going to was inside the botanical garden premise. I mean, surrounded by lush and beautiful garden, for sure the cafe would also be beautiful and cozy, no? Well, no. Food for Thought located just beside the basement car park. I was sooo disappointed and almost turned my back on it if I didn't remember the taxi fare costed just to get there! The inside I gotta admit is not that bad with high ceiling and wide space, but I couldn't get over the green thing that apparently was there on every table. It's supposed to remind you on going green but hey at least the staff could make some effort to clean the thing. It's broken and falling apart and just made me lost my appetite. The overall look reminds me so much of a cafeteria. Maybe it's cozy enough for garden strollers after hours combing the garden, but not if you go there on purpose to relax. But kudos for the food, they're good.

Oh I want some foam design on my cappuccino (kicking my legs)! It's one thing that get me 'high' and look forward to whenever I order one. This one look rather plain, eh?

Cellgroup Dinner

.: March 8, 2013 :.

March was definitely a super busy month that took its toll on me but even in the midst of this busy schedule, there was always time for a little gathering and party. We were having a small dinner for our cell group at our place and guess what, rendang was on the menu baby! Our dearest cici prepared the dish and it was superb.

A Friend's Birthday at Ippudou

.: March 3, 2013 :.

Celebrating hubby's friend's birthday at Ippudou.

5/52 Brunch: The Epicurious

.: March 2, 2013 :.

Hubby picked this week's brunch spot, The Epicurious. We like the location and we got the best table facing the Singapore river. Soon after we got our table, the long queue had already formed. It's how famous this little cafe is. It doesn't have too many seatings and I simply love the humble wood table and dinnerware. Unpretentious. 

 

I ordered two poached eggs and wild mushroom topped with cheese, another poached egg served in a style I've never tried before.

4/52 Brunch: The Barracks

.: February 23, 2013 :.

We are back at the Dempsey Hill! Yes, the area is teeming with cute and cozy cafes and I can see us coming here very often in the future. Well, for this time round, we planned to visit The Barracks which was closed a few weeks ago. From the outside, there's nothing much you can see, as what the name suggests, the outer appearance still very much resembles a barrack. But once you step in, a cozy but quirky interior awaits you. Their menu looks like a newspaper, clever. 

We ordered skinny pizza, fries with truffle oil, a seafood platter. Err not too fond of the skinny pizza though, the skin is like super super thin crispy crepe when what I want for my pizza is thin dough so at least there's  something for me to chew.

 

~ Fries with truffle oil ~

Valentine's Dinner 2013 at Au Petit Salut

.: February 14, 2013 :.

I'm so spoiled, on Valentine's day, it was hubby who gave me chocolate *ashamed* and present with a little note. 

 

It was a nice outdoor dinner and we could hear frogs singing (frogs do singing, don't they?) somewhere near. Totally love the place… and the food. Oh the foie gras is to die for.