My old pal from Primary School, Cheong Ling, is getting married next Sat =) Very happy for her!
Another of our Primary School pal, Ying Hui, purposely organised a Hen Nite for her last Friday n Cheong Ling invited her close ger pals to join her. Ying Hui booked a room at Swissotel The Stamford where we had dines inside the room, took fotos in different permutations before proceeding to Gotham Penthouse (http://www.gothampenthouse.com.sg/) for a nite of wild fun.
Haha! Itz the first Hen Nite me hv attended... quite an eye opener for me when me saw the exotic dances at Gotham Penthouse. Had watched exotic dances @ The Neptune Restaurant b4 too but this time is much nicer. There are 3 dance shows on Mon-Sat at 10pm, 12mn n 2am. The 5 dancers hv well-toned bodies n their dance moves r sensual... hee! Think such dances r nt so popular in Singapore yet, but quite surprised 2c many gers there! Some gers mus b getting married soon cos they distinguish themselves by either donning tiaras or wearing hairbands wif veil etc... my fren had a cute badge... hee! Whenever the exotic dances r on, there wil b squeals fr the ger audiences... Dearie asked whether me screamed, of cos nt.. haha!
1 ger's frenz actualli asked one of the dancers to perform a special dance for her! Wow! We were very lucky cos these gers shared the same table as us... so when the dancer pulled a chair over n propped it against the wall, we were able 2c most of the dance moves! Ooh La La!
Yesterdae we went to my In-laws' place for dines... we have been going back once a week for dines as she thot we should have some hm-cooked food n soup @ least once a week. =) She din prepare dang gui soup for me cos too heaty, instead we had lian ou soup =)After dat, we went People's Park OG to collect my new wallet =) MIL had 30 points remaining in her old OG card (points will be expiring by end Sept so need to accumulate enuff points in the card so as to redeem stuff). Me had been eyeing a long wallet (quite nice design, with quilt-like patterns on it). She had oso bot a 'shorter' one for herself n knew me eyeing the longer design, so she ordered for me a new piece wif People's Park OG. =) Wanted to pay for it myself, but she said it would b a gift 4me n me can get her a gift in future =PSo wif the purchase of dat wallet, her card accumulated 120 points, making the total balance 150 points. 150 points can redeem a tower fan, which we wanted for our hm, making the no. of fans a grand total of 6! haha! 6 fans for 2 ppl! =) We still need to top up $25 in cash to redeem the fan... which makes the cost of the fan $1525... haha!4got to add the carpark @ People's Park OG is at B2 n we need to take the car lift down... my 1st time in taking a car lift! We were so scared that our car may b hit by the lift door as our car is too near the door or wat... Hee! There's a carpark attendant at the entrance of the carpark (no EPS system) who will issue parking coupons and guide the cars to the car lift. Inside the car lift, we merely felt the car shaking a bit as the lift went down. Kinda scary as what should we do if the car lift were to break down? Haha! But fun experience...
Back hm, me immediately transferred my stuff from my old wallet to the new wallet... Dearie said nw, both me n his mum hv couple wallets.. asked him whether he jealous... he said yup... told him to complain to his mum lor n he said dun wan, wait kena scolding fr his mum... heehee!
Dis morning, we had dim sum breakfast wif his parents & sis @ Red Star Restaurant... impressed by the size of the restaurant n service of the waitresses... the restaurant is realli huge n lucky we arrived earli as the restaurant was nt so packed then... the waitresses pushed food trolleys around, stacked wif dim sums n their specialty which apparently r onli prepared on weekends... had a realli nice n full breakfast of siew mai, har gao, chee cheong fun wif char siew, century egg porridge, glutinous rice, egg tarts n many more... yum!
After breakfast was grocery shopping @ Suntec Carrefour b4 cmg hm to wait for our new display cabinets fr IKEA n TV console fr Novena Holdings Ltd.... Nw, Dearie's Transformer Toys finalli hv a home to call their own, instead of being kept in boxes n stacked temporarily on the study table... hee! The glass display cabinet was placed in the study room where Dearie kept all his Optimus Prime toys n called it the Prime Collection... There's still 1 shelf empty, Coming in Xmas? haha!
Cooked Herbal Chicken Soup n Xiao Bai Cai wif oyster sos n rice 4 our dines... played the new games (Munchkin Fu & Citadels) which Dearie bot too, while waiting for the TV console to arrive... the delivery men called to say they will b delayed cos of the heavy rain in the morning.... *scratch scratch*, cos the rain had stopped by evening time... anyway, we waited till abt 7pm b4 they finalli arrived n fixed up the console... we could onli settle down to hv our dines @ abt 9pm plus cos stil nid to vacuum the floor, wipe the console n shelves after they assembled n left...
Hee, Dearie gave me 1 cabinet (the one wif fewer shelves) to store my Pooh Bear stuff... =) He kept the other cabinet for his toys... so happi! Now, all my Pooh Bear collection is stored there, instead of being cluttered in the display cabinet we bot fr IKEA when we 1st moved in... =) Nice big home for both our favourite toys... haha!
Had a veri wonderful long weekend wif Dearie =) Itz our 2nd year ROM anniversary on Sun (9.9.07) and his birthdae yesterdae (10.9.07) So purposely took leave ydae to kip him company as he has birthdae off! remember @ PA, me oso had birthdae off, & if birthdae falls on non-working daes, can claim 1 dae off in lieu on some other weekdae too! =) Too bad nw dun hv oredi...Anyway, on Sat, aft hvg bak kut teh breakfast (weekly affair but dis Sat, we gonna hv sth diff - dim sum @ Red Star Restaurant), we went shopping a while b4 mtg his uni honours frenz for 2hrs of gaming @ Settlers Cafe @ Clarke Quay =) V fun! More ppl more fun! Hee! Dearie oso bot a card game - Saboteur... too bad cant play by 2 ppl, the more the merrior... At about midnite, me gave Dearie a gift for our anniversary... a caricature of us, drawn by my talented collig, Yong Kuan =) me jus gave him a foto of us n he realli put his creative juices to wk! We are princess n prince in the pic! Dearie said he wil replace the jigsaw puzzle me made 4him wif dis pic which me framed up in his offc =) He was veri surprised on receiving d gift... we oso relived our ROM memories n flipped through our ROM foto album =) 2 years liao... how time flies!On Sun, after paying respects to his late grandparents, we had lunch (Jap Tonkatsu) wif his parents n aunt @ The Central.. yumz! veri nice, nt too oily, in jus the rite amount... Dearie's sis gave him a Transformers Monopoly Game! =) Nw, he has been collecting lotsa Transformers toys (which he wil hate me for saying so) =P cos he prefers to call them collectibles.. haha! Me been an accomplice as his sis asked me whether he bot any yet n asked me to kip it a secret til his birthdae... hee! Me bot him a Transformers collectible, whose home is gonna b ready dis Sat =) Oso ordered another display cabinet fr IKEA, which is oso gonna b delivered dis Sat =) Gonna hv fun over dis weekend displaying our stuff (Pooh bear for me n transformers for Dearie)Once hm, we tried playing the Monopoly.. realli fun! haha! me chose Bumblebee while he chose Starscream... good vs bad... hee! seems like me gonna win... good triumphs over evil =P we stil hvn finished the game n hv left on our dining table, can continue wheneva we hv the time =) Stil remember whn young, if couldnt finish my jigsaw puzzle, gotta pick up the pieces block by block, return to box whn mum wanna sweep or mop the floor... but nw, so much more convenient! =)Yesterdae, on Dearie's birthdae, we watched Ratatouille in the morning @ PS GV... realli nice n cute! We oso helped an elderly couple purchase tics for 881 @ the machine as the Box Office was nt opened yet... so envious... hope whn we grow old tog, we can oso b as lovey dovey as them... =) After shopping around @ PS, we went Raffles Town Club for hi tea =) a 3-tier snacks consisting of sandwiches, fruits, cakes... finalli got chance to eat as every time we went there, either too l8 or sold out... All in all, been a veri nice long weekend of celebrations, relaxing n er4 ren2 shi4 jie4 =)
Ever had durian fried rice? Me n MIL jus shared 1 serving of durian fried rice @ Central @ Vivocity! Yumz! Dearie is super scared of the smell of durian n immediately sat further from the rice.. haha!
When the waitress opened the lid, the fragrant smell of durian immediately filled d air! wow! so fragrant n delicious itz taste is! Wif every mouthful, u can actualli feel the taste of durian both in ur mouth as well as smell it in ur nose! Such a unique n special dish, both me n MIL felt... but Dearie dun feel the same way... haha!
Central oso serves chuan4 chuan4, where items such as prawn balls, fish balls, rolls r put tog on a stick, n dipped in clear soup, braised soup or chilli based soup... quite special... sold @ $1.80 each or 3 @ $5... u can even add $2 n hv it wif noodles!
After hvg dines, we went back to my in-laws @ The Caribbean, where me had dang1 gui1 tang1, prepared by MIL. =) Weekly soup...
it has been our tradition to take neo-cards during our monthly anniversaries... so on 3rd Sept, our 88th month anniversary, we went to our fav stop @ bugis junction... but alas the shop space is under renovation n there is no mention of when the renovations wil end... seems like the shop wil b changed some more! =(
luckily we recalled dat there is such a shop @ the heeren... so off we go after having our fav beef bowl @ yoshinoya. dearie had it normal while me had it wif chilli flakes... yumz! the heeren has changed so much since the last time we went (has it been 1 year?)... hmmz... cant rem... anyway, luckily the shop is stil there! but seems kinda haunted, wif no ppl frequenting... who noes in the near future, such shops wil b totalli phased out? then wat wil happen 2us when we wanna take neo-cards during our monthly anniversary? dearie suggested using our digital camera to take our pics.. haha! so funni!
mus make mental note to take note of such shops the next time we pass by any in future... hee!
We had dines @ Muthu's Curry Restaurant yesterdae... itz along Race Course Road (Little India) n the food was veri nice!! =)
There were many cars parked illegalli n we couldnt find a lot then... saw valet parking service n decided to gif it a try... guess how much the charge was? itz up 2u to gif! We were quite surprised as we thot there should be a fixed charge for valet parking...
Apparently the Restaurant had undergone a revamp recently, now, it is air-conditioned n has expanded itz area... we ordered chennai cabbage curry, chicken tandoori, mutton curry, nasi briyani n garlic n butter naans... yummy! nt too hot for Dearie too...
By the way, his fren received a Singtel brochure but he couldnt understand it... itz all printed in tamil! hee! Even the brochures r specialli printed for a specific audience! =P
It was beginning of the month yesterdae n we changed our bedsheets... Think mus hv accidentalli left Piglet amongst the bedsheets when me brot the whole stack to the washing machine...
When the laundry was done n me airing the bedsheets, suddenli something pink rolled out... guess wat?!?! It was Piglet!! Got me shocked!!
Luckily, Piglet was not spoilt or anything... the fur/hair was not ruffled and the wiring in the ears was not broken... Heehee!!
So funni, now, Piglet is being aired... n clean clean, like wat Dearie is saying now... haha!!
