At times, I feel like I'm living in a dream, a dream where my father is gone. If only I can wake up from this dream, to see, to listen and to hold my father again.
Can we really meet again? I can't wait to have you with me again.
Sep 7, 2020
Mar 24, 2015
李光耀 ，一路好走
千言万语也无法表达我对李光耀先生逝世的难过。
人总是那么矛盾。在他生前也许没有那么多人表示对他的仰慕和感激，但在他去世后大家才纷纷在各个社交媒体上感谢他对新加坡的贡献。我也不例外。
这几天更深入地了解了他为新加坡所做的一切，为新加坡努力不懈的态度。我明白了纪念李光耀先生最佳的方式就是加倍努力向上，做事认真积极，立志为世界、国家、社会和家庭做出贡献。
李光耀先生，谢谢！新加坡不会让你失望的。
May 6, 2013
Look at the stars, look how they shine for you
As we grow up and start to be more aware of things happening around us, we may be disappointed by what we see. The world, is not that perfect after all. And growing up, is not that awesome after all either.
But don't lose hope. Have faith because...
"Look at the stars, look how they shine for you."
But don't lose hope. Have faith because...
"Look at the stars, look how they shine for you."
May 2, 2013
Missing last summer
Summer is here again. I'm suddenly overwhelmed by how much I'm missing my time in Yale University last year. I still remember how uncertain I felt after the selection interview at the NUS International Relations Office. I knew that competition was stiff, but I had performed better than expected by not letting my fear and anxiety get me down. I wanted it really badly, because it was Yale. In the United States. You couldn't have imagined my ecstasy when I received the offer email.
This summer programme is not like any other. It is one of the many initiatives of the International Alliance of Research Universities, where students from the 10 prestigious universities globally are given the opportunity to study at the university of their choice, coupled with other unique exposures specific to the selected course every summer.
Till now, I cannot believe how blessed I had been able to study at a university as established and renowned internationally as Yale. What's more, to take a course (International Economics) so related to my major and interest all the way in the United States, the global powerhouse. And to top things up, alongside motivated and intelligent international students who are the creme of the crop in their very own reputable universities. (And sorry I'm still not done) The extremely rustic and beautiful school campus, with an excellent faculty and exuberant students, definitely made this experience the highlight of the 19 years of my education.
I would love to elaborate more on this memorable experience. But I shall leave it to another time. Perhaps I should take this opportunity to thank everyone who made this possible for me, particularly NUS IRO, IARU, Yale University, Banco Santander, and my family and friends who were so happy for me and supported me in whatever ways they could.
Not to forget, the people who had shared those times with me, rushing to meet numerous deadlines and complete piles of readings amidst our weekend travels, surviving grueling and challenging seminar-style lessons which lasted more than 3 hours, twice a week, going for meals in the gorgeous dining halls and engaging in random leisure activities in different corners of Yale (playing table tennis and pool in Berkerley and Caulhoun's butteries, chillaxing on the hammock and tire swing at the secret backyard, going for our colourful flavourful toppings-ful froyo fixes, etc.). There has got to be so many people and so much to mention. But yeah, I really love you guys and I'm missing the times spent together.
It feels so surreal right now, it was such a beautiful dream. Everyone is all over the world right now and I don't know when we'll meet again. Yet for sure, I know that the 6 weeks we've been through, albeit short, will stay forever in our hearts.
IARU GSP Yale 2012 <3
This summer programme is not like any other. It is one of the many initiatives of the International Alliance of Research Universities, where students from the 10 prestigious universities globally are given the opportunity to study at the university of their choice, coupled with other unique exposures specific to the selected course every summer.
Till now, I cannot believe how blessed I had been able to study at a university as established and renowned internationally as Yale. What's more, to take a course (International Economics) so related to my major and interest all the way in the United States, the global powerhouse. And to top things up, alongside motivated and intelligent international students who are the creme of the crop in their very own reputable universities. (And sorry I'm still not done) The extremely rustic and beautiful school campus, with an excellent faculty and exuberant students, definitely made this experience the highlight of the 19 years of my education.
I would love to elaborate more on this memorable experience. But I shall leave it to another time. Perhaps I should take this opportunity to thank everyone who made this possible for me, particularly NUS IRO, IARU, Yale University, Banco Santander, and my family and friends who were so happy for me and supported me in whatever ways they could.
Not to forget, the people who had shared those times with me, rushing to meet numerous deadlines and complete piles of readings amidst our weekend travels, surviving grueling and challenging seminar-style lessons which lasted more than 3 hours, twice a week, going for meals in the gorgeous dining halls and engaging in random leisure activities in different corners of Yale (playing table tennis and pool in Berkerley and Caulhoun's butteries, chillaxing on the hammock and tire swing at the secret backyard, going for our colourful flavourful toppings-ful froyo fixes, etc.). There has got to be so many people and so much to mention. But yeah, I really love you guys and I'm missing the times spent together.
It feels so surreal right now, it was such a beautiful dream. Everyone is all over the world right now and I don't know when we'll meet again. Yet for sure, I know that the 6 weeks we've been through, albeit short, will stay forever in our hearts.
IARU GSP Yale 2012 <3
Apr 28, 2013
I want a ship, to keep our memories afloat.
All relationships have their ups and downs.
But here's something both you and your partner can do to keep yourselves happy in your relationship- write your unhappiness in sand and carve your joy and blessings on stones. ;)
Let me end this post with a "polaroid" from our recent day tour on board the Diamond Princess cruise. Happy weekend everyone!
But here's something both you and your partner can do to keep yourselves happy in your relationship- write your unhappiness in sand and carve your joy and blessings on stones. ;)
Let me end this post with a "polaroid" from our recent day tour on board the Diamond Princess cruise. Happy weekend everyone!
Apr 13, 2013
TBR again for our eighth
There are several hidden gems in Singapore, particularly in Tiong Bahru. Tiong Bahru is actually a really old estate which has recently become hip and funky with the sprouting of uniquely-decorated cafes, pubs and specialty stores which sport items you may not find anywhere else. After hearing many people raving over the food, ambience and all, Ivan and I have actually gone cafe-hopping one Sunday afternoon for a long-awaited date. Barely 2 weeks later, we are back again, mainly for the bookstore BooksActually. It exudes a rustic literary vibe, with its fiction and literature books beckoning for Ivan (more bookworm than I am) to return cos it closed too early! At 6pm on Sunday.
So of course, to kickstart our Friday night, we headed to BooksActually only to find that there's actually an event held there, where people were reading their pieces of work out loud to the audience. I find it very reassuring and inspiring to see the sheer number of people interested and passionate about the arts and literature in Singapore. And as I was browsing the books on the shelves while keeping my ears open for the sharing session, I came across several Singapore literary publications including one penned by Dick Lee, a collection of Singapore-related poems and a Singlish dictionary!
BooksActually is therefore a must-visit if you're in the neighbourhood! Good place to absorb the bookish aura and take a break from food, food, food!
So of course, to kickstart our Friday night, we headed to BooksActually only to find that there's actually an event held there, where people were reading their pieces of work out loud to the audience. I find it very reassuring and inspiring to see the sheer number of people interested and passionate about the arts and literature in Singapore. And as I was browsing the books on the shelves while keeping my ears open for the sharing session, I came across several Singapore literary publications including one penned by Dick Lee, a collection of Singapore-related poems and a Singlish dictionary!
BooksActually is therefore a must-visit if you're in the neighbourhood! Good place to absorb the bookish aura and take a break from food, food, food!
No. 9 Yong Siak Street
Singapore 168645
+65 6222 9195
Opening hours:
Mon 11am - 6pm
Tue - Fri 11am - 9pm
Sat 10am - 9pm
Sun 10am - 6pm
After doing some research into restaurants/cafes that open late into the night for late dinner till at least 10, since we intended to stay at BooksActually till its closing time at 9pm, we decided on PoTeaTo! One reason was also that it specializes in potato, my favourite, and tea, his favourite. :) And I must say, no regrets. :D
The entrance of PoTeaTo is pretty misleading, the 1st time I passed the place I thought it must be a really small cafe and did not pay much attention to it as it is more unheard of compared to its neighbours like 40 Hands, Open Door Policy, etc. However, after reading several good reviews online, Ivan and I eagerly stepped into the cafe. The seating space is not exactly huge, but much bigger than expected. Very rustic and cosy decoration and ambience. It got me even more excited! It is free-seating and we had to hang around the teapots/pastries area before getting a table. The good thing is you could use the waiting time to browse the menus and decide on your orders. You gotta make your orders at the counter as well, I guess that's why there isn't service charge, if I didn't remember wrongly.
The dinner options ($15-$18) were quite limited with fixed sides like potato mash, potato wedges, roasted potatoes, sweet potato mash, fries, etc. I would suggest allowing customers to customize their sides to the main courses! I had a difficult time deciding between the pan-fried salmon with roasted potatoes and roasted chicken leg with sweet potato mash because I wanted roasted chicken leg with roasted potatoes. :( I eventually decided on chicken because salmon wasn't available and Ivan ordered Louisiana pork ribs with potato wedges for himself. Although the chicken has a waiting time of ~30 min (as informed by the waitresses), we had our drinks in jars to keep us happily chatting and immersing in the ambience. We ordered iced chai latte and hazelnut latte ($5.60). I love jars!!!
I highly recommend the pork ribs because there was abundance of meat and the accompanying sauce is freaking awesome! So tempted to ask for more from the counter. The potato wedges were really yummy too. As for the roasted chicken, it was succulent and given that it is my favourite thigh meat, I couldn't pick much on it. But I would really prefer potato mash to sweet potato mash, anytime! I would rather the consistent savoury taste throughout my main course than to have the tinge of sweetness from my mash. While there is room for improvement, I must admit that all in all, I was extremely satisfied with the dinner, ambience and of course the company. ;)
And to end off this really long post, (you should've guessed I have alot of assignments due coming week because I tend to do trivial things when I have more pressing matters on hand), happy twirdsary darling! <3
78 Yong Siak Street #01-18
Singapore 163078
+65 6221 2488
Opening Hours:
Tue - Fri 11am - 10pm
Sat 10am - 10pm
Sun 10am - 9pm
Apr 1, 2013
DIY Easter Egg
Happy Easter Day!
Hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend :)
In preparation for our Easter date, an impromptu idea came to my mind and I decided to make my love an Easter egg! Well, an Easter egg needs to satisfy 2 conditions. One, looks like an egg. Two, looks pretty. I think my DIY Easter egg more than fulfilled the requirements, it tasted sweet and contains a surprise too!
All thanks to our childhood favorite, Kinder Surprise! Remember? Egg-shaped milk chocolate enclosing a capsule with a toy surprise?
I haven't had Kinder Surprise for years and it has kinda transformed, at least for the ones in Singapore (cos I saw on the Instagram feed of a friend on exchange in UK with the traditionally wrapped in foil one). It is now in a disposable plastic container that splits open into half where the snack is in the first half and the toy int the second. I prefer the old one!
But oh well, back to the point. It's perfect for an Easter egg cos it's the only egg-shaped sweet/snack that I can find. With double-sided tape and some cross-stitch threads which I've preciously kept over the years, it took me 2 hours to complete my thread-wrapped Easter egg! Happy with the result. :) And my appreciative darling never fails to make me feel that the effort was worthwhile (even though I underestimated the time required and made him wait).
He gobbled down the sweet treat before we tried figuring the toy out. The toy surprise was disappointing to be honest. I remember the toys used to be really cool and fun! It was something like a mini spinning top eventually. Hee, and Ivan kept the beautifully decorated eggshells.
I was thinking... if only Kinder Surprise manufactures Easter-themed egg-shaped treats with customized toy surprise and packaging. That will be pretty interesting. But I'm sure nothing beats a personalized Easter Kinder Surprise, handmade with love <3.
You can try this simple craft too! You can still do it though Easter Sunday is over because Ivan told me Easter supposedly lasts for weeks! Try it this weekend to surprise your loved ones! :)
Hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend :)
In preparation for our Easter date, an impromptu idea came to my mind and I decided to make my love an Easter egg! Well, an Easter egg needs to satisfy 2 conditions. One, looks like an egg. Two, looks pretty. I think my DIY Easter egg more than fulfilled the requirements, it tasted sweet and contains a surprise too!
All thanks to our childhood favorite, Kinder Surprise! Remember? Egg-shaped milk chocolate enclosing a capsule with a toy surprise?
I haven't had Kinder Surprise for years and it has kinda transformed, at least for the ones in Singapore (cos I saw on the Instagram feed of a friend on exchange in UK with the traditionally wrapped in foil one). It is now in a disposable plastic container that splits open into half where the snack is in the first half and the toy int the second. I prefer the old one!
But oh well, back to the point. It's perfect for an Easter egg cos it's the only egg-shaped sweet/snack that I can find. With double-sided tape and some cross-stitch threads which I've preciously kept over the years, it took me 2 hours to complete my thread-wrapped Easter egg! Happy with the result. :) And my appreciative darling never fails to make me feel that the effort was worthwhile (even though I underestimated the time required and made him wait).
He gobbled down the sweet treat before we tried figuring the toy out. The toy surprise was disappointing to be honest. I remember the toys used to be really cool and fun! It was something like a mini spinning top eventually. Hee, and Ivan kept the beautifully decorated eggshells.
I was thinking... if only Kinder Surprise manufactures Easter-themed egg-shaped treats with customized toy surprise and packaging. That will be pretty interesting. But I'm sure nothing beats a personalized Easter Kinder Surprise, handmade with love <3.
You can try this simple craft too! You can still do it though Easter Sunday is over because Ivan told me Easter supposedly lasts for weeks! Try it this weekend to surprise your loved ones! :)
Mar 30, 2013
Comfort Food, Indeed
Such familiar pain.
That perhaps an easily-whipped up trifle for a Saturday morning's breakfast can soothe.
Ingredients: Sliced-banana (bottom-most layer), Alive Low Fat yoghurt, Post Crunchy Pecans whole grain cereal, fresh seedless green grapes
That perhaps an easily-whipped up trifle for a Saturday morning's breakfast can soothe.
Ingredients: Sliced-banana (bottom-most layer), Alive Low Fat yoghurt, Post Crunchy Pecans whole grain cereal, fresh seedless green grapes
Mar 5, 2013
Twenty Thirteen!
Happy 2013 my dear readers! I'm so tardy in updating that it's already February (edit: March lol) now!
I've no idea what happened to the pretty icons that link you guys to my fb, ig and twitter accounts in the column to the right. They've disappeared for some time and the price I have to pay for the lack of blog maintenance is that I can no longer remember how to fix such stuff :(
Oh well, amidst all the stress from school and job search which I haven't really been acting on, there have been several happy occasions in the year already, and I'd like to share some of my happiness here! :D
I've had my 1st ever New Year dinner with Ivan's family. So cool! My family doesn't have this tradition of having dinner together on the first day of the year and I'm not aware of other families doing so either. And it was at Ritz Carlton! I can count with one hand the number of times I have actually been to hotels for casual dinners (keyword casual, cos I'm excluding wedding/reunion dinners of course). It was a great experience and Ivan's family was awesome company to dine with. :) And I really enjoyed the 1st date of ours in the year 2013. <3
Then came Chinese New Year! Wasn't too enthusiastic about this mega affair for the Chinese but I loved the reunion lunch this year with my favourite people :D And for the first time (if my memory hasn't failed me), we managed to self-time a shot of everyone present! I'm sure my grandpa and gramdma will be smiling from ear to ear from above, seeing how close-knitted and happy the family currently is. I really miss my grandma :') And of course, this is also the 1st time Ivan is part of all my CNY reunion meals, visiting and all. It was interesting updating him about the customs and traditions, for instance, bringing a pair of mandarin oranges around during CNY visiting! Not to forget, some sweet gatherings with dear friends over this festive season.
Last but not least, my first Valentine's with Ivan! It was also the first time I ever get to formally celebrate Valentine's in my life :) And I'm glad that it's with him <3 We gave each other several surprises throughout the day. There were tears of bliss (from me!), lots of love and happiness, as well as gratitude for having found each other, all the way in the US! You'll know our love story if you're one of our closer friends/family! I'm really appreciative of all his effort for planning and executing the card, bouquet and music surprise in my car, as well as the fine-dining experience at TBC (the surprise which I ruined for myself out of curiosity, as usual). Dinner was so so so awesome that whenever I reminisce about the food and ambience, it makes me smile and feel super loved. This day will be safely kept in my memory forever <3 Thanks darling!
Finally, here are the photos of my happy moments! Ciaooo!
I've no idea what happened to the pretty icons that link you guys to my fb, ig and twitter accounts in the column to the right. They've disappeared for some time and the price I have to pay for the lack of blog maintenance is that I can no longer remember how to fix such stuff :(
Oh well, amidst all the stress from school and job search which I haven't really been acting on, there have been several happy occasions in the year already, and I'd like to share some of my happiness here! :D
I've had my 1st ever New Year dinner with Ivan's family. So cool! My family doesn't have this tradition of having dinner together on the first day of the year and I'm not aware of other families doing so either. And it was at Ritz Carlton! I can count with one hand the number of times I have actually been to hotels for casual dinners (keyword casual, cos I'm excluding wedding/reunion dinners of course). It was a great experience and Ivan's family was awesome company to dine with. :) And I really enjoyed the 1st date of ours in the year 2013. <3
Then came Chinese New Year! Wasn't too enthusiastic about this mega affair for the Chinese but I loved the reunion lunch this year with my favourite people :D And for the first time (if my memory hasn't failed me), we managed to self-time a shot of everyone present! I'm sure my grandpa and gramdma will be smiling from ear to ear from above, seeing how close-knitted and happy the family currently is. I really miss my grandma :') And of course, this is also the 1st time Ivan is part of all my CNY reunion meals, visiting and all. It was interesting updating him about the customs and traditions, for instance, bringing a pair of mandarin oranges around during CNY visiting! Not to forget, some sweet gatherings with dear friends over this festive season.
Last but not least, my first Valentine's with Ivan! It was also the first time I ever get to formally celebrate Valentine's in my life :) And I'm glad that it's with him <3 We gave each other several surprises throughout the day. There were tears of bliss (from me!), lots of love and happiness, as well as gratitude for having found each other, all the way in the US! You'll know our love story if you're one of our closer friends/family! I'm really appreciative of all his effort for planning and executing the card, bouquet and music surprise in my car, as well as the fine-dining experience at TBC (the surprise which I ruined for myself out of curiosity, as usual). Dinner was so so so awesome that whenever I reminisce about the food and ambience, it makes me smile and feel super loved. This day will be safely kept in my memory forever <3 Thanks darling!
Finally, here are the photos of my happy moments! Ciaooo!
Nov 30, 2012
"It was the warmest, most reassuring hand I've ever felt"
From The Huffington Post, Advice to the Young on Their Wedding Day
This is really random but I just wanna save this read. Relevant advice like "don't argue over the little things" and "challenge each other" are cool but I love the last part best.
"Yesterday was a long day. Woke up early, went to work, got home, cooked dinner, unpacked boxes in the new house, put beds together, collapsed into bed. This could have been any long day, with the exception that I was collapsing next to her. We didn't say anything to each other; we were too tired. She simply put her hand on my back as we fell asleep together. It was the warmest, most reassuring hand I've ever felt."
And with that I realized that there was nothing more I could say.
These little comforting acts are surely what that allow us to sleep snugly without a tinge of loneliness, and also what that keep us going, especially during tough times. Well, at least for me :')
That aside, exams will be over in a week!
This is really random but I just wanna save this read. Relevant advice like "don't argue over the little things" and "challenge each other" are cool but I love the last part best.
"Yesterday was a long day. Woke up early, went to work, got home, cooked dinner, unpacked boxes in the new house, put beds together, collapsed into bed. This could have been any long day, with the exception that I was collapsing next to her. We didn't say anything to each other; we were too tired. She simply put her hand on my back as we fell asleep together. It was the warmest, most reassuring hand I've ever felt."
And with that I realized that there was nothing more I could say.
These little comforting acts are surely what that allow us to sleep snugly without a tinge of loneliness, and also what that keep us going, especially during tough times. Well, at least for me :')
That aside, exams will be over in a week!
Oct 30, 2012
Strength from The Other Half
When we find nowhere to vent our insecurities and anxieties, we'll always have each other.
Friends may not be an option due to our ego and pride while parents are definitely not preferred for obvious reasons - they are getting old and already have too much on their plates. Your other half listens and empathizes, never judging while understanding you better through your difficulties and dilemmas.
So don't hesitate to share your worries with him/her and gain the strength you need from his/her relentless love and support! <3
Jun 20, 2012
Busy like a Bumble Bee
Omg I've been so busy! After returning from Bali, I had a wedding to attend with my mum on the following Saturday and left Singapore for Muar, Malaysia on Sunday morning for a Father's Day visit of my granduncle. Recuperating from the hectic schedule, I came to realize that I am finally leaving for summer programme in US in less than a week's time. 2 months to prepare have flown past just like that, and I'm ashamed to say that there are still so many things left unplanned and uncertain! Have been pretty stressed all this while with the packing and planning.
In addition, I brought the DSLR which my uncle is lending me for the US trip to Bali and also, on the several occasions mentioned. The photos are so awesome that I got carried away snapping away. I believe I have taken more than 1000 photos ever since I took over the camera in Bali. So I had been losing sight of my priorities and spending much of my precious time on filtering, editing and uploading the photos on fb! But I shall still reveal 2 of the photos from the last day of Bali here!
Oh well, at least I have started on my packing and will be exchanging currency and tying up some loose ends later today... But I still have no idea how I am supposed to travel from the JFK Airport in New York to my accommodation Hampton Inn Seekonk in Providence! The trains and coach buses in US are under various service providers and the timings and routes are all so inflexible. There was one bus route which I found require 17 hours?! When Providence is supposed to be a 3 hours' drive away from NY. This is all crazy! And I cannot tolerate how nonchalant my travel mates are :(
Okay I have so many thoughts to share on Bali and on marriage & divorce which I have witnessed and heard over the recent weekend. Sharing them now will make me sleep even later and make this post chapalang (messy)! Guess I shall leave it to next time, if I remember! Wish me luck for my US summer programme, may I enjoy myself and be safe and sound.
See you soon!
In addition, I brought the DSLR which my uncle is lending me for the US trip to Bali and also, on the several occasions mentioned. The photos are so awesome that I got carried away snapping away. I believe I have taken more than 1000 photos ever since I took over the camera in Bali. So I had been losing sight of my priorities and spending much of my precious time on filtering, editing and uploading the photos on fb! But I shall still reveal 2 of the photos from the last day of Bali here!
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| When I just woke up from a nap in the coach! |
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| Finally arriving at somewhere high enough to view the active volcano! |
Okay I have so many thoughts to share on Bali and on marriage & divorce which I have witnessed and heard over the recent weekend. Sharing them now will make me sleep even later and make this post chapalang (messy)! Guess I shall leave it to next time, if I remember! Wish me luck for my US summer programme, may I enjoy myself and be safe and sound.
See you soon!
Jun 9, 2012
2nd Visit to Wild Honey
Hey I just met you and this is crazy! But here I am back again, wide awake at 5.30am in the morning when the perpetual sound of the raindrops is lulling me to sleep. Just wanna post some photos of my recent visit on Thursday to Wild Honey @ Scotts Square again! To be honest, I was kinda disappointed that I didn't get to brunch at Prive cafe bakery cos I've heard of the breathtaking view at Keppel Bay and I've never seen yachts in real life. And I guess the all-day breakfast at Prive is more affordable! Oh well, it was fine nonetheless experiencing a different Wild Honey with my cousins and with more people dining, we could try a wider variety of breakfasts.
I enjoyed my first visit to Wild Honey more though, this time round I somehow felt pressured, confused, anxious and a little unhappy while dining. Firstly, my youngest cousin toppled the baked beans from his English Breakfast (Full Works), the most value-for-money one, due to a careless slip of his fingers. Though Wild Honey kindly replaced it with a new pot of baked beans, I felt that the table was still messy and all. Furthermore, I realized that the brioche* (not bread haha) were missing from his breakfast! I had to apprehensively ask the waitress about it and when the waiter served them standing precariously on a small plate, it was totally expected when the brioche tumbled and almost fell off the plate. Such carelessness in forgetting the brioche and serving it haphazardly was quite disappointing.
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| I recalled how the brioche were standing tall for the English Breakfast during my 1st visit! |
Another reason was perhaps that the Tunisian Breakfast which the conservative me adventurously ordered turned out to be not really to my taste and my stomach seemed to be churning after which. Not really used to the Tunisian breakfast style despite me being a lover of tomatoes & onions! It is Wild Honey's signature dish though, you may like it, unlike my family!
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| "Sizzling pan of shakshouka (tomato, onion, red pepper, chilli), studded with Chorizo sausage, crowned with 2 fried eggs..." |
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| Served with "signature brioche and Israeli salad" |
What salvaged the experience was the amazingly good Breakfast Hangover sandwich which my aunt ordered but dared not touch because of the strong cheesy smell she claimed. I gobbled up one half of it. It was so satisfying with all my favourite things, scrambled eggs, cheese, smoked ham, ciabatta and potatoes awwww.
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| Eggs scrambled to perfection, mingling with the cheese, awesome potatoes at the side! |
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| Toasted ciabatta! |
The European Breakfast was as good as ever and my cousin YT loved the egg benedicts with their signature Hollandaise sauce. The portion for the New York Breakfast (forgot to take photo!) looks small for my 1.8m cousin YH but turned out that my aunt loved the bagel and most of us were smearing the cream cheese on all our brioche in the end hehe.
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| European Breakfast caught my heart at my 1st visit! |
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| Look at the oozing Hollandaise sauce with the egg, ham & mushroom on fluffy brioche |
I ordered the Scandinavian Breakfast for mum which looked really sumptuous too with all my favourite things as well (I've too many favourites). It was grilled salmon fillet with Hollandaise sauce on top of crispy potato rosti and asparagus with 2 cute little tomatoes. I think my mum can make us something similar to this at home! Hope she gets inspired and prepare it for us soon yumyum.
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| Mum fell in love with the tomatoes! |
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| Rosti was really crispy and salmon beautifully grilled! |
Of course, I wouldn't forget to snap pictures of this pretty cosy brunch place. And I realized that I have forgotten to try the cakes and pastries on both occasions! They look so beautiful and yummy. I'll definitely be coming back to Wild Honey soon to try more of the breakfasts, sandwiches & desserts!
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| The strawberry cake is driving me crazy!!! LOL at my aunt's finger! |
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| Interesting use of plates to decor the walls |
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| I love this area, maybe I'll adopt this style for my dining/kitchen in future! |
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| After the filling brunch! (Cute 阿宝色 effect from MTXX) |
Ciao!
Travelling
Yay
I'd be flying to Bali tomorrow for a 4D3N
getaway! I'm so excited because I haven't taken a plane since 3 years ago to Hong Kong with my girlfriends and it will be my first
time on a plane with my aunt's family. I must admit that I have been quite nonchalant
about this trip because my uncle settled all the administrative matters and
only my mum and I are joining my aunt's family. Wonder how my house will turn
out after 4 days with just the guys at home!
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| From Google Maps! |
So, to
make the trip more worthwhile, I did some last minute research on Bali ! My perception of Bali
would be the beach, water games, resorts and perhaps some vague impression of
the news on its terrorist bombings (in 2002 and 2005). Some facts to share from
Wiki, Bali is an island in Indonesia and the largest tourist destination in the country! The photos
of Bali's beaches I found online seem to
justify how it could have possibly been consistently attracting so many
foreigners.
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| Incredibly clear ocean & pristine sand! |
Looking
forward to some sun and thrill at the beach! But I have no idea which part of Bali or which resort we would be going to... After
reading up a little, the touristy places are concentrated in the South, perhaps
we'll be staying in one of the main tourist areas like Kuta, Legian, Seminyak
and Oberoi. Something interesting I found out was that the 2010 movie, Eat,
Pray, Love (EPL, LOL at the acronym cos I totally assumed it meant
English Premier League in the Wiki article), which starred Julia Roberts and
most girls raved about, was filmed at the Ubud & Padang-Padang beach of Bali
Awesome! Gonna watch the film later today and hope that I'll get to visit the film sites!
Alright, enough with the happy stuff, I have a weird mum experimenting with a random scarf in front of my mirror beside me right now. She is hilarious but I shall still rant about what made me so upset and disappointed just now. I have been spending the past week researching on domestic flights, hotels bookings and travel packages to plan for the most value-for-money trip toOrlando , Florida
Imagine having thought through so much and being considerate to everyone on the trip, yet when you were collating their personal details to book the stuff online, the female acquaintance has to pull out! And to inform me only now, after we have confirmed that we would be travelling together 5 days before our programme, after all my tedious planning, after the guy and I purchasing our international flight tickets to arrive so much earlier. Do you think an apology will suffice? But I'm more or less not as agitated now but troubled as to how I am supposed to spend my 5 days in US because I REFUSE to alter my flight to a later date! After so much trouble and effort to maximize my utility for this trip, it has to be ruined by an irresponsible person... I almost went ahead booking and paying for all 3 of us before re-confirming with them again. I would be even more screwed up if I have done that. So much for putting in so much faith and trust in people I barely knew.
Goodnight
world.
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"... Ubud, the hill town and cultural and tourist center that
was the focus of Gilbert's quest for balance through traditional spirituality
and healing that leads to love."
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Awesome! Gonna watch the film later today and hope that I'll get to visit the film sites!
Alright, enough with the happy stuff, I have a weird mum experimenting with a random scarf in front of my mirror beside me right now. She is hilarious but I shall still rant about what made me so upset and disappointed just now. I have been spending the past week researching on domestic flights, hotels bookings and travel packages to plan for the most value-for-money trip to
Imagine having thought through so much and being considerate to everyone on the trip, yet when you were collating their personal details to book the stuff online, the female acquaintance has to pull out! And to inform me only now, after we have confirmed that we would be travelling together 5 days before our programme, after all my tedious planning, after the guy and I purchasing our international flight tickets to arrive so much earlier. Do you think an apology will suffice? But I'm more or less not as agitated now but troubled as to how I am supposed to spend my 5 days in US because I REFUSE to alter my flight to a later date! After so much trouble and effort to maximize my utility for this trip, it has to be ruined by an irresponsible person... I almost went ahead booking and paying for all 3 of us before re-confirming with them again. I would be even more screwed up if I have done that. So much for putting in so much faith and trust in people I barely knew.
Sigh,
thinking of alternatives now but everything seems bleak.
Jun 7, 2012
Bus Ride to Holland Village
Hey guys, did you miss me? Haha I've been wanting to write a post on TWG Tea at Ion Orchard after visiting it for the first time last Friday with my mum & aunt! After always walking past the place where you can see couples or tai tais romantically enjoying an afternoon high tea through the glass panes and wondering how the tea, desserts and ambience would be like in there, my dear aunt simply led us through the entrance and before I knew it, she has already asked for a table of 3 and that was how my first ever high tea session at TWG Tea started out. I procrastinated writing on TWG because the photos we took are in my aunt's phone and despite having sent them to me via Whatsapp, I realized for the first time that Whatsapp greatly reduces the resolution of the photos! :( Oh well, so you gotta wait awhile before I get my aunt's phone plugged to my lappie for the pretty pictures.
Oh man, it's really late now but I just had the urge to share some words and photos here. I've recently discovered this awesome photo-editing app on the iPhone, it's called 美图秀秀! It seems complicated to use at first but after you find a few of your favourite effects, it really makes your photos more gorgeous than before without readjusting their sizes, like how my other favourite photo apps e.g. Instagram do. So if you're proficient in reading Chinese, download 美图秀秀! Or if you're not, just download and explore, maybe you'd find it useful too.
Today I realized how relaxing it feels to be taking a bus down to Holland Village on a weekday evening when the rest of the population are heading home in the opposite direction during the peak hour. And wow, I guess the bus fleets for Bus 75 are all recently revamped, or perhaps it has already been for quite awhile but I wasn't observant enough to notice. The seats are so new, clean, comfy and in really vibrant, nice colours. Haven't felt so great about a bus ride for quite some time, so here are some photos taken during the bus ride!
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| My beloved primary school! |
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| The lovely seats :) |
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| The happy passenger! |
I was unexpectedly early for my date with YL! Walked around Holland V aimlessly, wanted to try Everything with Fries but there was a long queue as usual (even on a weekday?!) and so, ended up at Wendy's for dinner. First time eating Wendy's without him, so I spent some time looking at the menu properly and ordered the Beef Baconator, which I remembered 987FM intensely promoting when it was first introduced. The baked potatoes were screaming for me to choose them from the Sides menu, as they knew I would easily falter and give in to my love for potatoes. However, after much deliberation when YL had yet to arrive, I decided to go lenient on my body and ordered a slightly healthier Caesar salad for a dose of veges. Turned out to be yummier than expected!
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| Photo not giving justice to the juicy beef patty and savoury bacon slices hugged by the toasted buns with melted cheese |
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| YL must be really full to resist eating when I'm enjoying myself in front of her |
It was my first time having my meal at the Holland V Wendy's outlet too! (So many first times in this post) We sat beside the stairs on the 2nd level and the environment was peaceful with dim lighting, best for catching up with old friends over fast food which incorporates more authentic and fresh ingredients than others.
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| On the wall along the stairs |
And lastly, when you're here at Holland V, a chillax session with friends gotta end with either some alcohol like a mug of beer at the coolio Wala Wala or some desserts at the lovely ice-cream joints and Coffeebean! We eventually settled on sharing a large Black Forest frappuccino and slice of Tiramisu YUM :) Okay, and so all the hesitation and giving the butter baked potato a miss at Wendy's was kinda redundant. I can never escape from the clutches of food... Oppps I think I'm overusing personification in my writing!
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| Black Forest frapp & Tiramisu <3 |
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| Gotta make my own tiramisu with the ingredients I bought before flying off! |
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| But where to get rum? RUMMM |
Gonna sleep for like about 5 hours before waking up for Brunch at most likely Prive bakery cafe! Finally!!! Stay posted for more updates on my food escapades! Good night!
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