Whatsup with the queue @ Zouk???

Happy Vesak Day and Happy Birthday ML!!!

Met the Irritants for dinner @ MOF yesterday, so happy to see them as it has been a long time since we last had an outing. As usual, blur queen will perform for us throughout our meal while we will try to ignore totally. She is so abnormal, who on earth will bring makeup cleanser to club with the intention of redoing it again? Anyway the girls went clubbing @ Zouk after dinner. Reached there at abt 9+ and the queue was damn bl**dy long, it went all the way up till the bridge and took us two hours to be somewhr near Wine Bar. Then we saw the sign - FULL HOUSE. To add on to our irritation, we had to bear with the irksome guy behind us who crack stupid jokes and the group who tried to cut queue and still denied the accusation. Argh so frustrating.....

In the end, we went to Butter Factory @ Robertson Quay (Hei pronounced this as chicken in hokkien hahaha) and got in slightly after midnight. Had a fun time there despite the earlier episode. Home sweet home @ 4am....

Woke early today as there is a family chalet - went to check in, buy groceries, marinate the food...... Downtown East really change alot with the increase in no of eateries and fun recreational areas. Pray hard that i dont need to work late tml so that i can go BBQ early. =)

Sammi Show Mi Concert Videos

Sammi Show Mi Concert was FANTASTIC.... Sammi is MAGNIFICENT!!!

I must say that it is really worthwhile flying over to HK to watch her concert for the stage effects, her live performance, her costumes, her dance moves and most importantly coz she is the Canto Diva - SAMMI.

News report- Sammi hugging Andy Lau & cried while reading her letter

Sammi cried during her concert while she read the letter which she wrote to herself regarding her depressing thoughts over work, life, etc for the past two years.... Feel like tearing when i see her cry =(

Performance - victorian style stage setup and stage effects

Sammi and her umbrella costume, must take note how the stage moves as we can never see such effects in Singapore.


Fast dance song - 叮噹

Simply love her dancing =) too bad i cannot find the clip which has dance medley

終身美麗

Interview with Sammi

Encore - 1st night concert

The lights were all lit up during Sammi's HK concert encore session. The way she sings and performs really interacts with the audience and motivates us to sing together with her. I simply love her!!!!
She didnt really remember the lyrics for this song as it is not prepared for. See the way she waves her hands and hums to the music.. Isnt she cute even though she is 35?

I LOVE SAMMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

就是爱你

曲:陶喆
词:娃娃

我一直都想对你说
你给我想不到的快乐像绿洲给了沙漠
说你会永远陪着我
做我的根我翅膀让我飞也有回去的窝
我愿意我也可以付出一切也不会可惜
就在一起看时间流逝要记得我们相爱的方式

就是爱你爱着你有悲有喜有你平淡也有了意义
就是爱你爱着你甜蜜又安心那种感觉就是你

我一直都想对你说
你给我想不到的快乐像绿洲给了沙漠
说你会永远陪着我
做我的根我翅膀让我飞也有回去的窝
我愿意真的愿意付出所有也要保护你
oh 在一起时间继续流逝请记得我有多么的爱你

oh 就是爱你爱着你不弃不离开不在意一路有多少风雨
就是爱你爱着你放在你手心灿烂的幸福全给你
oh 就是爱你爱着你我都愿意
就是爱你爱着你要我们在一起

Samba Brazilian Churrascaria

Went for a late dinner with BE and Ron @ Samba Brazillian Churrascaria in Katong Village... It is $32 per pax with 15% and 20% discount for UOB and HSBC credit card respectively. Coincidentally, ah gu and friends were having dinner thr as well.. Long time never meet him liao, still look like a kind buddha =P

Anyway, have been having craving for this for a long time ever since Ms Tan treated @ Windows near Club Street as i simply love the roasted pineapple even though i am not a fan of this fruit. It really can make your meaty meal more appetising. The roasted pineapple served here, outer layer being roasted till caramelised, is nicer than the first time i had @ Sixth avenue but the salad bar in comparison is worse off. Looking at the pic (bottom right of this collage), guess whats on my dish?????

First guess - Brinjal.... WRONG

Second guess - Sweet potato........... WRONG
Third guess - B.A.N.A.N.A........

It took us three tries before we got the answer right haha coz this banana comes with skin. Had a nice dinner as we chatted and cracked stupid jokes. We were talking about the Korean star Rain and his muscular six packs. Then Ron happily said that he is Heavy Rain and we were dumbfounded... then realised that he meant he has one big pack. =)

The agony of being a painter

Just in case for those who dont know, i am going to stay with my future in-laws after marriage. I will have a small cosy room which i am totally satisfied as the renovations, furniture and painting for a room is already occupying alot of our time.

Have procrastinate painting the room for weeks, finally we decided to finish this off on Sunday (a day after i got back from the hectic HK trip) so that we can focus on other stuffs. Bought two pails of paint - Lilac White for room and Orchid White for the built-in wardrobe. Didnt really spot the difference btw the two as both looks so white.

Here's the built-in wardrobe outside our room with the ugly false wall. As we can only reach it with the help of the bamboo stick connecting to the paint brush, it took a relatively long time transforming the wall into a totally white flawless one.

Next we paint our love nest from blue to lilac white. While i was busy painting at the other corner, BE wrote this on the wall.... Haha so sweet... took a pic of it to mark down this sweet gesture (censoring his upper body for those under 18) =P

In total, we paint for almost 8 hours equivalent to normal working hours. Luckily future MIL helped us towards the end otherwise we might need to work OT. To prove that we are really conscientious worker, this is how dirty our feet looks like at the end of the day.

It is indeed a tiring chore to paint however the joy which both of us had throughout the process outweighs the agony. Together, we mark the new chapter of our life....

In the Airport heading to Hong Kong........

It is 6am now and haha the airport is playing Singapore National Anthem while i am busy typing this post using free internet access in the transit as we were too early to board onto the plane... Yawnzzz dragged myself off the hard mattress @ Di's place at about 345am, had a quick breakfast at Burger King before checking in. Nothing to do inside as most of the shops were still closed. Went bookstore to read magazines and there comes the sleeping bug... so tired...

Better try to catch some sleep in the plane as we have a tight shopping schedule throughout the entire trip =)

Second Bridal Fitting

BE finally got to do his suit fitting after accompanying me for so many trials and fittings. Here's his unfinished suit with so many funny-looking stitches. Initially he wanted a tuxedo - satin trimmings on the collars and pockets... After serious tots, he decided to go for a normal suit so that he can still use it in future and add on ties / cravats to make the suit more formal. The cutting is nice but needs a little alteration to make it fitting. Time to go for slimming exercise and less beer, Dude =)

Most of the time was spent on my gown trying to patch the black lace on the long satin train. Mel was extremely patient as we did alot of changes to the lace arrangement which looks a little weird initially. Pity her as she has to work OT jotting down the changes required for both our suit and gown after we left.

My back view

Do stay tuned for more updates.........

- third fitting on 29 May

- trial make up and final fitting on 22 June

One question marks a new beginning, new lifestyle, new journey.......

5th year anniversary 14th August 2006

Will you marry me?

Sun Moon Dining again?? but this time round with long lost friend - Junie

Someone from Junie's blog, my long lost friend, requested her to check out Sun Moon Dining as she is a food gourmet blogger, so she asked me along as she knows that i LOVE food and maybe she also miss me. =P

The ambience for both Sun Moon Dining @ Chjimes and Sun With Moon @ Wheelock is fantastic. Another outlet at Central Mall is opening soon or has already opened? Anyway, on the whole, I will much prefer the one at Chjimes coz it is the place where BE brought me to prior proposing... =)

We managed to get the corner seat with plenty cushions. To provide more privacy to each diner, they specially built those translucent blinds between tables. Totally spoilt with choice and couldnt make up our mind so Junie decided to ask the waitress to our table while we order on the spot. This is definitely not a wise decision coz we lost track of the dishes we ordered and end up ordering a total of eight for two diners. Luckily the serving was not alot else we have to consider da-baoing.

Hotate and Golden Mushroom Wrapped with Beef

Chicken and broccoli curry oven yaki

Deep Fried Prawn with Rice and Roe

Potato and Cheese Hakata Fry

Atsugiri Buta Bara Kurumi Dare Yaki

- Grilled Pork Belly with Walnut Sauce

Oiishi Tofu Cheesecake in Cage???

The Pork Belly is the BEST of all - the meat is succulent and each bite of it with a little of fat is tender and not too oily. It doesnt look this appetising but trust me, you will love it after you try this dish. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED... Better go for it soon as they change their menu periodically. If you want any discount coupon, sms a day before hand and i will get it send to you

Thanks Junie for the treat... shall do another dinner soon
Dont worry, i will definitely remember your krispy kreme order =)

Dining @ Central and Prawn Fishing @ Bottle Tree Park

All thanks to sweetie BE for bringing me all the way to Central for dinner as i wanted to go there and try Marutama Ramen which thoughtful Junie has recommended, she really knows my taste.
The carpark is not very user friendly, we had to drive up all the way up to the 9th floor for a lot - this is the same floor as my house lor. As we were both hungry, we went straight in search of Marutama Ramen located on the 3rd floor. There is a relatively long queue but luckily we managed to get seats in a short time coz those ppl in front of us came in groups and they only have counter seat for two which is just nice for us. Thats the good thing having dinner with lesser ppl.

The place is opened and served by mostly Japanese, even those who are not Japanese can speak the language fluently. The whole setting is so cool and it really reminds us of our Japan trip last year. We ordered two Marutama Ramen with Ajitsuke Tamago (seasonal egg) - One with Kakuni (Pork Bellies) and the other with Char Siu. While waiting for our dinner, we saw that they automate the way they cook Ramen. The strainer which contains the Ramen will automatically lift up once it is cooked. Something interesting.... Maybe i can introduce this to those popular hawkers at Amoy Street so that they can streamline their process and do their work more efficiently.

On the whole, it doesnt taste as good as i expect - it is a little salty and expensive. I will prefer the soup base to be pork broth instead of chicken. Anyway although i will not go there in near future, it is still worth a try.
We went to shop around and saw this nice Nipponya selling nice and "looks delicious" Japanese snacks. I was mesmerized by the window display and tempted to purchase at least one back home but when i looked at the price, it is takai (exp) man. It doesnt take me so much to buy the same thing if i were to purchase in Japan. So in the end, i left empty handed. Then we came across mini donut and croissant shop...wanted to buy some but realise that we only had about $4.50 cash in total. So we went in search for ATM and got to know that the nearest is either at Chinatown or Liang Court --- aiyo it is so far.... Ultimately, we bought the croissants only which cost $2.80.
Happy with my purchase, we went upstairs to take a peak at the Singapore River night view... Then i saw Hokkaido ice cream shop. Argh!!!! it is such an agony looking at the ice cream and the cash on hand and I really regretted purchasing the croissants. Anyway BE had promised to bring me there again for the ice cream. This time round, I will make sure i have ample cash in my wallet.

Wanted to pay our godson a visit but he was at his maternal granny place so we decided to check out the prawn fishing @ Bottle Tree Park located at Sembawang or opposite Yishun stadium since the night is still young. Nice place for prawning next time but it is a pity that it closes early at about 12am.

Sakuraya and 高记 @ Parkway

Traveled all the way to Parkway with Mama and Fifth Aunt with the intention of looking at dresses for my wedding, however their attention diverts the moment we stepped there. They spent most of their time looking at ladies' favourite friend instead - DIAMONDS..... I totally agree with my colleague who quoted this during meeting - Men are from Mars and Women from Venus. Men will focus in getting what they have in mind whereas Women will tend to get distracted during their shopping trip and end up purchasing things that are not in their shopping list. I totally agree with this statement as I am someone like that and will always get reminded by BE to stay focus while shopping with him!

Prior having dinner at 高记, i brought them to Sakuraya - the japanese fish mart at Parkway B1-83D. I ordered Mama and my fav's salmon sashimi - thickly sliced for us to savour its flavour and freshness. It is simply irresistible... Highly recommended.....
As Fifth Aunt doesnt take raw food, so we went to 高记 near the food court for proper dinner. The waitress served us their 咸菜 appetiser, i like it as it has a sour and sweet taste. We ordered a couple of dishes which includes 三杯鸡, 排骨拉面, 锅贴 and 小龙包 to share. Dont really know whats the ingredients for making 三杯鸡 but this dish is definitely something you can try.
As for the 小龙包, i prefer this to Din Tai Fung as the skin is not as thick and dry, the taste is a combination of the skin, meat and most imptly the gravy. It should be best eaten with some vinegar and ginger.

As usual, Mama will always looking around for food instead of concentrating at the delicacies on her table... I think this habit applies to the whole Liow family as Fifth aunt is also like that haha. They are like gourmet expert who will hunt for all the good food in the restaurant and will definitely wont give a miss to those popular dishes served. They saw our next table eating 银鱼, so they also wanted a plate for themselves as well. It is a giant 银鱼, same length as the inner circle of the plate, as compared to those in Nasi Lemak. Delicious but a little bit expensive for the small serving.

Spidey Spidey 3

Yeah got to watch Spidey 3 today with BE.... The last movie which we watched together was Prologue during CNY in Feb. Luckily we booked the tixs online coz the queue was extremely long when we reached there. We had dinner at the HK Cafe - Central. I ordered Seafood baked rice and BE ordered pork floss toast and ham & cheese sandwich. The serving for the rice was too much for my appetite, it tastes good for a cheese lover like me. Dont ever order their sandwiches or toast coz it is NOT yummy at all and NOT worth the money. Then we went around shopping for a watch for bro, just realise that Tag Heuer actually cost more than a grand. I am such a Mountain tortoise....

We were too early for the movie which starts at nine so we walked around and saw this poster on movie experiences. I must really compliment GV for these comic strips as it is interesting and can easily capture audience's attention yet not offending anyone. I like their recent one which features the screaming prawn from the Legend of the Sea - this new Chinese cartoon having JJ singing the movie theme song.

The show is approx 140 mins; on the whole, i prefer this to Spidey part 2 but we cannot stand the seats at Tampines Mall - a little narrow for our fat legs. The most funny scene is at the newspaper office where the secretary will buzz the boss. By the way, did anyone realise that Mary Jane has v hairy hands? This can be seen before they give each other a hug at the pub where she sings towards the end of the movie, the directors did a v close up on her hands and we were a little turn off. Haha

Spizz Spizz...... Spiderman.......................

5.6km JPMorgan Corporate Challenge

The heavy rain in the afternoon dampen my mood to go for the corporate challenge as it will dirty my New Nike shoes. Didnt really wear it ever since i bot last year and now i have to wear and step on those muddy puddle. So Xin Tong =)

We didnt manage to catch the chartered bus there all bcos of her.... So angry, she is simply unreasonable and has serious attitude problem. From this incident, I have learnt to be less nasty to those service providers going forward. Those who have read this, please remind me from time to time ok?

Back to the run, I didnt expect many ppl to turn up given such bad weather conditions. As usual, you will see alot of different companies especially financial institutions participating in this event. We missed the start "On your mark, get set, Go!" by the time we reached there... By the way, when i was young, i tot that it sounded like "Alamak, get set, Go!" Was real puzzled at that pt of time as i dont understand why they have to say something like that before the competition starts. Haha Me and my funny english interpretation again.

The 5.6km route started off from Esplanade Drive to Ritz Carlton and all the way down to Concourse area before we make a Uturn and back to Padang. On the whole i only ran the first km then walked throughout the remaining journey and this took me an hour. Those gurkas were like Walt Disney road runner, they only took abt 17 mins to complete the race and i catched a glimpse of them near Ritz - they are making their way back to the finishing line while i am only abt 1 km away from the starting point.

Walking can be tiring as well so i decided to take out my phone and take some photos on the distance indicator and Singapore Flyer. From what i heard, it will be ready by end 2007 and the bookings are already full for the first six mths of operation.

Here's a picture to show how muddy it is at Padang and my shoes actually sink it when i stand on the same spot for too long.
After queuing extremely long for the post run goodie bag, i met up with Di for a short while before going back to the tent to enjoy the food and drinks. Had real fun there as a new colleague from another dept is trying to get us understand her Hokkien when she cannot speak well in this language. We tot she is scolding vulgarities initially when in actual fact, she is just saying that her dad stays on the eighth floor. This makes the joke of the day.
After those happy hours, we head back to office at about 8 plus to finish off some work. Salted vegetable life....

Exploring HK in 2 weeks' time with Ah Di........

Finally can take a short break and go HK with Ah Di, feeling so excited as we can go shopping and also watch Sammi concert - fulfilling my long term wish... Sammi really mesmerize us to think that we dont mind watching her concert even though the tickets are all separately seated. Hopefully those ppl seating besides us are not those 'chi ko' HK ah pehs.

YX has kindly offered us accomodation as she got herself a new place which sounds cool as the location is so perfect - Soho Mid Level Caines Road. It is near Central and we can take the longest escalator in HK. Thanks babe for getting us the sofa bed, pillow and quilt from Ikea. =)

Did alot of research on HK today so that we can fully utilise our time and cover most of the places. The Peak, Madam Trussard Museum, Esprit/ Adidas warehouse, Ladies Street, Avenue of Stars etc are all those Must-go place. I am pinning for their Xu Liu Shan mango dessert. If i can, i will definitely grab one per day.

Saturday Night out @ PS. Cafe, Yishun Dam & Jalan Kayu

Finally got a chance to go PS. Cafe yesterday as it is highly recommended by my colleague - Nice place to chill out but not much variety of food and drinks. This place reminds me of Bangkok [To Die For] restaurant located at H1 Place 98 55(Thonglor) Sukhumvit Rd where Bro brought me and parents to when we had our New Year Trip this year, except that it does not have those cosy beds for us to lie down to gaze at the stars. We ordered a bottle of Pinot Noir, some champagne, beer and most importantly the mouth-watering Chocolaty Marshmallow Brownie with ice cream. It looks so sinful isnt it?

----> Map especially for qing

Then as usual, Dar will feel hungry so we went to Jalan Kayu to have our second round of food and drinks. Prior to that, Shanice suggested going to Yishun Dam where all the nice cars and bikes will go to show off their vehicle and test its power. It was crowded even at those wee hours. We managed to see the eye-catching stunt by one biker where he did a willy for a considerable long distance. Reached home only at about 4am and overslept for my yoga class..........

The Nail Loom Official Opening

So happy for Lisa that she got her own Nail bar - The Nail Loom, this comes just right as i can do my bridal manicure, pedicure there. The whole setting of the shop is so cosy and it is near my previous residence which makes it even more homely. She suggested that I can do my Hens' party there... Hmm can consider if my pocket allows me to....

You know what.... Her unit no 0115 strike the starters on the same day lor..... if i bought 4D, i could have won about $250 and will definitely consider the Hen's party suggestion...

It is so thoughtful of her to buy us doorgifts for the opening. Took a long time to decide which animal i want, i finally choose the elephant but lost that not long after i left the shop without knowing where i misplaced it. Forgetful me =(

Annual Corporate Challenge is here again

JPMorgan Annual Corporate Challenge is here again - 3rd of May

Quite excited as all of us can do recreational activities together and have free food and drinks after the event. This year, ah di and clarol's company also participate, so will get to see them as well. Yuppie =)

Got my Tshirt and runner tag - the tshirt looks nicer this year with dri-fit material and my number tag is 8959.. Just wonder if it will bring me luck? as i am going to buy 4D for Sat, Sun and Wed.... (typical auntie)

Shall try going to the gym and run on the threadmill this Sun after yoga classes so as to check on my limits and if i will pass out after running for too long. Stamina getting worse lah, so horrible.. Come to think of it, i can run a few kilometres three times a week during my vball training in Sec Sch.
Those were the days......

Happening lunch outing out of Shenton Way area

Travel all the way to Marina Square during lunch (feels like a mini excursion) so as to dine @ the place where we always wanted to try - Dian Xiao Er.... They are famous for their crispy roasted duck and it is really yummy. In order to please our stomach, we ordered one Dang Gui & one Shi Quan roasted duck, their in-house tofu and some other dishes. After lunch, we went to the nearby Killiney coffeeshop for drinks. Their coffee is highly recommended and ranked best coffee in Singapore by KH. Even though i am not a coffee lover, i tried their coffee thick after some persuasion. True enough, it tastes rather good.

Jay Chou makes me cry.......

Listen to the music on my blog which i just learnt from Zozo on how to create, this is the song which makes me tear each time i listen to it.

Another 4.5 months....

I will definitely miss my family especially Mama!

Reflections over life

Ever encounter moments whereby you will sit down and ponder if you are satisfied with your life now and if you will want to live like this forever?

Work to live or live to work???

Bottomline is no work no money no life, thats why most people turn to 4D and Toto so that they can be millionaire overnight and wont have to face such agony. We can only change ourselves to suit the environment as it is difficult to change the environment to suit ourselves...

BE drew attention to me on the breakdown of time when we are awake.
Awake for 16 hours, spend 11 hours at work on average, 2 hours on travelling
We're only left with 3 miserable hrs for ourselves, our family and loved ones.

It will be worse if we are not happy with work, we will be depressed for more than half of our day, more than half of our lifetime. Now i finally understand why my friend can quit without a job as much as i asked her not to.

Totally agree with BE................
Life is like a vacuum cleaner

It sucks! =)

The process of customising bridal gown and wedding bands

Did my first bridal fitting on Friday..... Tried on the pearl white wedding gown with tulle skirt first and it turned out to be loose. Mel (bridal designer) pinned up the excess and as expected, i got prick by the pins as I am too "chu lu". After which, she helped me put on the additional long satin skirt which i intend to have during solemnisation and dinner walk-in. Both of us were flabbergasted by the transformation - from a princessy feel to elegant touch. I must say that the additional cost is well spent. Next is my evening gown - we chose salmon pink (my fav colour), red and yellow to create similar flowy effect as what i shortlist from the bridal magazine but the red doesnt turn out to be as obvious as the pink and yellow. Anyway, on the whole, i am satisfied with both gowns.

After my fitting, we change our focus to the groom who is often neglected when he also contributes to the wedding fund. BE took his measurement for his suit... As much as he wanted a white suit, he chose a black one with satin collar in the end to match my black lace gown and also for practicality reasons. Scheduled second fitting date is on May 11.........

Next, we traveled down to Fairy's Inc to customise our rings. We like those vine designs and took a sample of UBS ang bao which has such prints for Evelyn, one of the pretty Fairy's Inc boss, to view. She extracted some designs and drew it on a sample ring for us to try on. The design will be embossed on the rings, champagne gold for BE and rose gold for me. We couldnt decide on the date which we will like to engrave on the rings - should it be 14 Aug (our dating and proposal date) or should it be one month and one day later - 15 Sept (our wedding date????) Fortunately, we still have some time to think and decide on it. The whole process took us about an hour plus and the finalised design is out all thanks for BE's precious input and Evelyn's dedicated effort.

Dragonfly Drinking Birthday Party

Rush like mad on Friday evening in order to enter Dragonfly for friend's brithday party and not having to pay for cover.

Birthday = Lots of Liquor = Dead Drunk

This is the common belief and motto for K7 gang. Till now, i havent seen any birthday boy sober on their birthday celebration. I pity their lungs man =) (it shld be liver instead - type in the wrong organ coz both starts with L... haha Thanks anonymous for highlighting) Cannot imagine how BE will be like during our wedding day.... Better start looking out for those miracle pills whereby it can keep him sober even after having lots of alcohol.

On top of the many bottles opened, birthday boy had waterfall, flaming, graveyard.... By midnight, he was already intoxicated and vomitted in the karaoke room. So yucky but luckily he didnt eat any strong-smelling food earlier that will make his puke stink. The most amazing and disgusting part of the night is they can vomit into the drinking jug and pass the same jug around for others to contain their puke. MJ started off first and passed the jug to Dar then birthday boy and back to MJ. Cannot imagine if they accidentally drank that thinking that it is water inside.... I will definitely faint if they were to do so.

The night ended at about 4am and all, except the girls and myself, went back to sleep with hangover the next day.

Bridal Fitting Today

Taking my flexi friday to go for my bridal fitting today... So anxious - dont know whether it will turn out to be what i expect??? will keep you posted =)

Practising Work-Life Balance

In order to balance my life, i will always chose to go for weekend recreational activities which doesnt require much thinking so that i can just relax and prepare for a new week. This is the main reason why i am behind time for my wedding preparations. This month, we are supposed to finalise design for our future room, have our ring design ready @ fairy's inc, confirm our studio photographer, go for first bridal fitting this friday and chose a JP.

Looking for JP is quite a tricky task as we cannot confirm if he/ she looks presentable, is professional, can communicate both in English and Mandarin, etc before we decide to chose them. Initially i kind of like this JP Mr Chan whom i read very good comments about him while browsing bridal forum but i change my mind after viewing a clip on him solemnising a couple which i happen to chance upon. He doesnt seem to be as impressive as how others describe so i decided to drop him off as one of my shortlist.

Got my bro who is an interior designer to check out our future room on Sat, was impressed by his professionalism and seriousness at work as i never knew he has such qualities in the past. He gave us his precious advice on the design we initially wanted so that we can fully utilise space and still make the room look spacious with our needs in mind.

Went prawn fishing later in the evening and spent $43 on each rod to fish for 4 hours. Both BE and me were down on luck as we only managed to catch 4 (one of them is named Handy as BE caught it using his bare hands) after three hours. On the contrary, Dar and Ah Di caught about 30+, they are SO lucky and this makes us so jealous and demoralised.

At the very last hour, we decided to change our fishing spot and this tremendously improved our luck. In the end, Dar and Ah Di caught 38 while me and BE had 34 including 20 prawns contributed by brother.

We couldnt resist eating it on the spot so we borrowed the pit from the chicken wing stall owner and BBQ the prawns ourselves. I stuffed 14 in and felt so queasy after that. Cannot imagine how Dar can have 30+ at one go..............

Being a 4D fan, we went to buy 3834 for Sunday and the third prize turns out to be 3832. Argh..... how i wish we caught 2 prawns lesser so as to be a few hundreds dollars richer.

Today, me and Ah Di went for PSP seaching together with the guys after our yoga class. Bot it @ $395, felt so happy as i got a new gadget so that i can play the interesting monkey game which qiao has and BE can use this to keep himself occupied while waiting for me after work - Killing two birds with one stone.

Hong Kong Trip

Might consider to stay in hotel during my trip there instead of bunking into Ms Foo's apartment?

1. Metropark Mongkok (aka Concourse Hotel) - $366 for 3N
   http://www.hotelconcourse.com.hk/
   + Near Mongkok MTR, Ladies Street, Jade Street
   + Zozo might be staying there as well
   
   
2. Imperial Hotel - $ 351 for 3N
   http://www.imperialhotel.com.hk/
   + Not too near to Tsim Sha Tsui MTR from the map about 10 mins walk?, near Star Ferry, the Avenue of Stars on the waterfront, the Hong Kong Space Museum and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre
   
   
3. Shamrock Hotel - $438 for 3N
   http://www.shamrockhotel.com.hk/en/index.html
   + Very near Jordan MTR
   + Highly recommended by my cousins as they stayed there when they were there
   
   
4. Prudential Hotel - $411 for 3N
   http://www.guangzhouhotel.com/hkprudentialhotel.htm
   + Rather near Jordan MTR and seems to have direct access to Hung Hom KCR where Sammi's concert is going to be held
   
   

Sun Moon Dining @ Wheelock Place

Finally got a chance to meet up with Michie for dinner today, we decided to go Sun Moon Dining @ Wheelock Place. It was a nice get-together session - just realised it has been half a year since i last met her during her wedding in Oct'06. The food presentation looks so eye-catching till i cannot resist taking some pictures to post it here.

Our favourite salmon sashimi - looks so fresh and mouthwatering

Rainbow roll - Crab with mango and avocado sushi

Beef and scallop teppanyaki

Didnt manage to take the pic of our last dish - chicken, brocolli and potato with cheese and curry hotplate as we were so engrossed with our conversation. This is so yummy as they really put in lots of cheese which i simply love it, will taste even nice if curry is omitted as it doesnt seem to blend it with the cheesy taste.

Next to the restaurant is a handicraft shop which you can DIY your own scrapbook, photo album, etc... Looks so interesting and was tempted to sign up for the course so that i can make one for my wedding but it cost $280 for 4 lessons with materials. Aiyo it is so expensive, I will rather spend the money on more food or save for my honeymoon. Anyway i was thinking if a scrapbook/ guestbook is required for my wedding so that guests can sign and write their wishes on it but will i keep it in the store after a few years? If this is the case, then it will be a waste of time and effort. Can i add anything else to make it more valuable and interesting? with guests' photos? Hmmm.......

Jolin Tsai Dancing Diva Concert

Went Jolin Tsai Dancing Diva concert on Sat with 阿迪 & 小甜甜 which didnt turn out to be as impressive a performance as what i expect.... maybe bcoz i benchmark this with Mayday's where their performance can make all the audience so high and crazy. Anyway all thanks to 小甜甜 for purchasing the tickets and getting us good seats for the price which we are paying - can see her big b**bs haha =)

The stage looks so pathetic - initially we were thinking how she can dance on such limited space with her 12 dancers. Some hiccups during the performance - she did one and a half cartwheel when she wanted to do two?, sang the wrong lyrics, didnt have enough energy to hold her legs up high so in the end she put it down and held it up high again when the lights were still on. Read the newspaper today and realise that she actually expose her underwear while dancing as her pants was too loose, this is something which we didnt spotted.

The atmosphere gets a little bit better after she requested us to do the kallang wave and stand while she sang her fast dance tracks. I am so proud that i brought my unique lightsticks but i have to admit that i have coordination problem when it comes to moving it together with the music.

The only thing which i love most is the beautifully-designed seat which initials her name hanging in the air. The concert ended in 2 hours' time (relatively short) with her all-time favourite - 倒带

Back to my normal self

Finally i am back to my normal self - no troubles and worries, able to do things i like, spend time with those whom i love, sleep as i wish as I am no longer alone. Thanks to those who were there for me =)

Had a long weekend - Good Friday and Easter Day. Ate Easter Rabbit biscuit specially bought by taya from Marks and Spencer on Thurs, it is so yummy - taste like digestive biscuits with vanilla cream.

Together with others, we went 爱丽斯's house for a visit after work on Thurs. Had a sumptuous meal at the coffeeshop near her place and were treated with three different desserts at her house - Hashima with ginseng, chempedak cake and brownie. We were trying real hard to find out whats hashima made of... some of us guess it is frog's spe*m and others tot it is their saliva.. Finally got to know the answer from mama that it is actually frog's intestine. Didnt manage to eat the last dessert as BE had arrived to pick me up to go cycling.....

I sat on his bike and he cycled me to Dar's place, felt so sweet and romantic along the way although my b*tt hurts after some time. Then, we cycled to East Coast jetty to fish. Had problems casting the line as it will get "junk-co" (some fishing term indicating that the line got stuck to the sea bed) most of the time. Fell asleep while fishing as we caught nothing after 3 hours. It was fun even though we got nothing in the end as this is the thing which we missed out doing during our courtship days.

On Fri, we went for Easter high tea @ Merchant Court with mama. Nicer spread as compared to the lunch but too bad, they only serve durian puffs instead of the yummy durian puree during high tea. To ease my craving, i scrape out the filling and leave the puff untouched. =) At night, we went Sembawang/ Khatib intending to try prawn fishing at this new and beautiful place Bottletree.... but it was closed. So sad.... Will check it out again another time.

On Depressed Mode

The one & only me with lots of work and little assistance
Felt so lousy recently, trying very hard to control my emotions - in the end, i broke down while at work and got my tear machine activated. I simply hate that kind of feeling when people question on my efficiency, it is not that i dont want to help but i am really running on tight capacity and no one is lending their helping hand and have all those work, which requires their expertise, shove back to me.

Sometimes i just wonder..........................

• if i am unable to cope with stress or if this is really too much for me to handle?
• if i am inefficient or if i have too many things to do?
• if i am putting too much pressure on myself?
• if i am really suited for this job?
• if this is really what i want in life?

What a fruitful weekend!

Went down Natas Fair for my honeymoon package today expecting a huge crowd but surprisingly, it is not as bad as what we thought as compared to last year. Within minutes, we had countless of travel pamplets chuck to us along the way in. After checking out the air tickets and packages, we decided to go for the Trafalgar Tour - 10D Heart of Europe. My honeymoon will officially start on 21 Sept flying to Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic & Germany for the land tour, follow up with the Shop till you drop package @ Paris and London. All in all, it will be 16 days of tour in Europe. I better start saving, else we can only have biscuits and instant noodles for the entire trip.

After returning from Suntec City, i decided to forgo my afternoon nap and give my bro's car a wash as he will be back this sat. Spent more than an hour to brush out the sand and dirt between the tiny gaps in the car mat, give the car a bubble bath, vacuum dry thereafter and put some shine on the tyres. It sounds easy but apparently it is not. Such days will soon be over and this will also mean that i wont have a car to drive around during weekends. Hmmm not sure if i can get the license to drive a Swift instead?? Haha =)

Surf urbtix and discovered that Sammi Show Mi 2007 Concert will be opened for public sale tomorrow. Yuppie........... The long awaited concert is finally here! I am going to fly to HK together with 阿迪 to watch this concert in May and will be back on 19 coz 阿迪 has to catch Grasshoppers' concert - dont really know how to appreciate them


On Saturday, i went for buffet lunch with cousins at Merchant court, there is a sumptuous spread of main course, especially desserts. First target is my fav Salmon Sashimi, didnt had much of it just in case my stomach got infected with virus again so i took two bowls of their famous durian puree in replacement. It is so yummy........ On the whole, the 4 of us didnt have much coz most of our time was used up entertaining my little nephew and busy chatting. In the end, the waiter had to ask us to pay and leave so that they can have our seats for their high tea customers. Haha so paisei

Then I made my way down to Bishan to meet 小黑, 阿迪 and Mr Anything to watch Ninja Turtle. Now I can finally remember the turtle names - Michaelangelo, Raphael, Donatello, Leonardo...... Met the rest of the irritants to have the extravagant dinner @ Seafood Paradise - had 5 crabbies and cannot finish the food. We really had a great time on Sat taking silly Polaroid poses for 小黑 to bring to Japan, singing funny self-composed birthday songs, etc.. Sometimes i just wonder if we are still 18?? haha Anyway 小黑 is leaving in 3 days' time, hopefully i wont tear, sob or cry that much while sending her off... Will really miss her =(