Thursday, August 19, 2010
Received a sweet surprise from the home delivery of the cuddly bear holding a mini bouquet this afternoon! Din expect this, since Cha was complaining of being very bz this week..hehe=D This bear shall be named TEH BEE! The combination of Cha Cha and BB...wahahah!
Dinner tonight was super fulfilling, still..mum's home cooked food tastes the best after she show hand most of her skills for my bday... Got sea cucumber stew with duck and mushrooms; abalones with spinach; abalones; chicken (tapau) with home-made vegetable mix; sweet sour duck (my favourite), sweet and sour spicy sotongs (also my fav); and siew bak. We managed to finish most of the food, thanks to Cha's big appetite, ha! No wonder my mum is always so pleased w Cha during meal times eh~
Bday cake was a D24 durian cake bought from my elder sis from Tampines Mall, wah taste really good! *touched*
Have not had such a heartwarming bday celebration with family in a long, long, time~~ I always feel very helpless, and kind of sad towards the midnite signalling the end of my bday, as well as having to accept the harsh reality of being one year older~
Labels: 27th Birthday Celebration, Family
1:28 AM
Monday, August 16, 2010
Finally my most most favorite day of the year has arrived, but the day started off with a bad quarrel with Cha... Cuz Cha accidentally deleted all my photos from my memory card and I haven't backed them up yet! wah...was really shocked that my photos were all gone, including those outings with Pink Army, especially very xin tong those taken at Hong Hu where they celebrated my bday with me...So damn sad leh! Nan de took pictures with them for my bday after 2 years of bday celebration in isolation, and my photos were gone~~ So I was pretty upset and became worse when Cha pointed out that this wouldn't have happened if I had diligently backed them up...well although Cha was right, but no point rubbing salt on my wounds when I feel most upset rite...
But still I had looked forward to this weekend amidst my frustration of job seeking, which had not been as smooth as I had expected. I was still very happy and surprised that Cha brought me to a relaxing full body spa at Carlton Hotel and it cost us less than 100 bucks due to credit card promo! Quite good deal eh! Afternoon was spent strolling ard Marina/ Suntec area before we adjourned for dinner at the Lighthouse, Fullerton Hotel. Well, food portion was super duper small, and I was even hardly 20% full...And too expensive liao, so din order starter or dessert... Most ridiculously, one bottle of mineral (still) water costs us $10 each! World's most expensive water lor! Total bill also amounted to $122, when we only ordered 2 main courses plus 2 water and one orange juice.
Overall review: We pay for the ambience, not the food. Food is rather...average, given the exorbitant price. Still, we managed to watch the fireworks at the rooftop, and it was not crowded at all, probably the restaurant was really too pricey liao...Pretty romantic, so... the $122 was more worth than any other day of dining for sure...
Cha accompanied me for the whole weekend, where my parents treated me to a seafood feast, G7 at Geylang today...wow...much more bang for the bucks as compared to the hotel restaurant...the seafood and the frog leg porridge were super yummy! Also can tell that Cha enjoyed the food a lot..hehe
Very very sad now that my bday celebration was over, in a blink of eyes =,( Why do good times pass so fast de? Now counting down to my actual bday on wed, where my mum will cook a big spread for me and I will get to blow out birthday candles on the cake!
Thanks Cha for the birthday surprises, expensive treat and my birthday pressie!! I love it=D
Labels: 27th Birthday Celebration, Lighthouse
12:53 AM
Thursday, August 05, 2010
It has been a week since I returned from a 10-day Shanghai trip with my mum. My dad is still in China for his businesses, and will be back tomorrow. Overall it is fun although I think I went at the wrong time lo. Summer weather there was quite unbearable, but lucky the winds helped to alleviate the heat a bit. Secondly, it was summer vacation for the kids!! My gosh, everywhere was so so crowded until you won't want to move anywhere...Plus the people not very civilized, PUSH PUSH and PUSH, my parents kana pushed dunno how many times, and those people there also double standards for the ang mors, they are really $$##@@!!###, damn RUDE!
But other than that, I truly enjoyed the stay, as the night lights of the Shanghai city was simply gorgeous. Think it is one of the top 3 cities in the world, indeed, it is comparable to the Big Apple! But the crowds and the behavior of the people made this gorgeous city a little less than ideal to live in, not to mention the dirty toilets! *puke* Lucky Shanghai still had a big redeeming quality -the ultra delicious food! Cannot forget the food we have eaten in Shanghai, I am willing to go there again just for the food! haha... the most memorable meals are the "congee" seafood hotpot, and the "xiang1 cai4" near our apartment. The regular shampooing of our hair at the nearby salons, and the full body and foot massages are another motivation for me to go again the next time. Simply relaxing~~ Have not been to such a relaxing trip for a long long time, where I can sleep late every morning and go for massage every alternate day. Shiok! =D
When my dad was not working during the weekend, we also went to Zhou Zhuang, a 900-year historic water town, macham live from the Hong Kong kung fu dramas man...a very nice place to take pictures... We visited Suzhou on Sunday, where we joined a guided tour. Not too bad as we went to visit Liu Garden and the Tiger Hill, the oriental version of the leaning tower. Haha, of cuz no fight for the one in Pisa, as the latter was taller and had a bigger lean. Moreover, not as crowded -_-"
Next visit to Shanghai will be with Cha le, my parents kept urging him to come along before they are willing to take me to Nanking, since they dun want to make repeated trips. Anyway, the food, the massages and the city nite views are enticing enuf for me to make a second trip there! This time hopefully in the fall when it is not so hot and when EVERYONE is schooling..haha!
Anyway, have been sending out my resumes like mad, hopefully, there is good news soon!
Labels: Shanghai
2:16 AM
