Be There or Be Square
The day is finally here. A day which my dear table-mate, M, has always been trying very hard to remind me by sticking yellow post'it note on my monitor everyday."Dinner with Prof Y! This Sunday"And I stick the note behind the LCD screen instead. Bahh stop reminding me! Haha. Especially when she herself got trouble remembering it too. The only thing we both can remember is what he said in the emails, "Marketing girls, can you 2 plan a nice gathering for me and the 4 interns (M, Pau, SiX & me)?"Marketing girls!!! How degrading it sounds! Both M and me were dying to strangle him for calling us that. But being the usually nice and angelic girls we have always been, we decided to forgive (but nv forget) and plan the gathering.In his last email to us, "Marina Square. Lovely place. Be there or be square. :)"So we were joking if we should turn up in boxes.. :P alright. That's spastic.In order not to be late for this dinner, I stepped out of the house 1 hour earlier in case of jams at Orchard. Surprisingly, traffic was extremely smooth and I reached town in 30 mins time. Meet up with Pau and M at Marina Square's Puma Shop 30 mins before the official time. (M didnt tell SiX that we were already here). M was nagging at Pau for her revealing top and short skirt, as this might give the prof "a wrong idea". Haha!We 3 were standing there wondering where should we wait for prof Y. Just as we about to drop him a message, Pau let out a squeak which startled both of us, our dear prof Y was right behind us! Then he said, "oh hi gers, I was wondering how to contact you. :)"So we ended up at Waraku Japanese Restuarant. We took quite some time looking at the menu while waiting for SiX to turn up. We ordered drinks first. 3 of us have innocent iced green tea and plain water while... he drank Asashi Beer. SiX arrived shortly and we let her had the most honourable seat. :P hehe. The 3 of us were practising caution while ordering as..We have no idea who's paying. Dutch, He treats us, We treat him? I ordered a small yakiniku don. He was shocked and said I should order more. So he ordered a big plate of sushi. I was poking M's thighs under the table, trying to tell her "who's paying?!". The food came.. and yum yum.. From the dinner, we found out:1) Prof Y has a driving licence (A US licence converted to Singapore licence). But he has second thoughts about getting a car cos its v expensive. Plus he is living within the campus. 2) His campus apartment has 3 rooms and he is not living with anyone else.3) He is from HeilongJiang. 4) CH4242 (si le si le) 's first part would be covered by XR, then second part by him. and he claimed is not difficult. Yahrite...!5) He dont encourage doing research cos it's a tough route.It's payment time. And hehe.. he flashed out his credit card in time. He told us that he used to have quite a lot of credit cards but he had cut up most of them and left only one. Hmmm... But *phew* great relief still! His treat! hehe. :P $150 meal.... Labels: Chill-out, Food, School
@ Vivocity
I went back to Vivocity yesterday. After my first "bad experience" when I was there 3 weeks ago, I found myself back there again since bf and I have once again ran out of places to go. Vivocity's opening was one of the most hyped up event in our small little island. The largest shopping mall in Singapore, with a surfing theme due to its location facing the sea and of cos, an artificial beach on top of the mall.. However, what i feel was a pity is the location. It's quite off from town. Most shoppers came by NEL. So the Harbourfront Station was packed with crowds and the staffs have to standby for crowd control.The last time I went there, the artificial beach wasnt ready and was only "flooded" halfway. This time, the beach was ready and the kids were ready too.. for their new water playground. Another place to get wet besides the spurting fountain at Bugis Junction. hohoho... The 3 foodcourts (Food Republic, Kopitiam, Banquet) were finally opened and several eateries as well. There's also some nice cafe, facing the sea. The giantic Giant hypermart was really huge and spacious. Giant hypermart + Cold Storage's marketplace (a more upmarket one) + guardian.. wah seh.. almost whole of Dairy Farm Group.
Took some pictures with my Lumix...
Back at Vivocity. The exterior of the vivocity. If not for the haze, sitting at the deck enjoying the sea breeze isnt such a bad idea afterall.
Labels: Chill-out, shopping
Cable cars.. "shrouded" in the haze. Havent taken a cable car for a long long time. The last time was at Gentings.. Its even more scary to take cable car on a mountain.Labels: Chill-out, shopping
This is not a lake. This is a beach. Labels: Chill-out, shopping
Here's the artificial beach. of cos, it is not a sandy beach. No sand. Everyone was sitting at every corners. Many parents were dipping their feet in the water (looking kinda murky) while keeping watch on their kids. The murky water doesnt really look that appealing to me. eew.
The man-made "beach" at the top of Vivocity. I am so tempted to put my tired feet in for a wash.. hehe.Labels: Chill-out, shopping
No Lifeguard. But i dont see security officers anywhere either.Labels: Chill-out, shopping
Cute ! There's many of these coloured fellows around the beach. My favourite is the pink cow (bottom right). Apparently, there's also a few art pieces from the Singapore Bienale that are exhibiting here permanently.Labels: Chill-out, shopping
"Hey Bro.. Seems like the sky looks hazy today..."Labels: Chill-out, shopping
Monday Crazy Night Out!
Firstly, I need to apologize to those who dropped by my blog and find that there hasnt been any recent updates. Hasnt got the motivation and inspiration to do any blogging. Feel like doing something to my blog soon. I do get bored of things very easily...This week has been a really awesome week for me. Have been working at home after the long Deepavali and Hari Raya Holidays. Not only that, I got to spend the night out with my dearest pals! Haha! Indeed, what a memorable night we have. This time, the outing was planned by our dear "Mr Exxon". He planned to bring us to Handlegrill and then to Little Bali for a after-dinner chill out session. So after a few spins around the Henderson/Bukit Merah area (Mr Exxon strongly resisted the use of street directory as he felt that was an "insult".), we finally find our way to Telok Blangah area at Lock Street. We made more spins around Lock Street since Handlegrill seems to be nowhere noticeable. After many rounds, only did we realise that we were in front of Handlegrill all along and why we didnt notice is becos Handlegrill is closed! According to the parking uncle there, Handlegrill is closed on Mondays! Bahhh... Lesson no. 1 to be learnt: Check the opening/closing hours of the restuarant. So me suggested Greenwood Fish Market, located at Greenwood Ave (right behind NJ). Heard from the forums that this place is not bad.. famous for its fish and chips. (Yummy!)... This time Greenwood Fish Market was indeed opened but we have to wait an hour for 8 seats! Gosh... So we decided to come back again on a Tuesday for their "$1 Oysters Tues Night".. Yipee!Lesson no. 2 to be learnt: Make reservation especially when you need so many seats. (But this time was a last min decision, what to do? sigh!)Next, half of the people were in Mr Exxon's car to fetch Jan and another half in Kel's car, wondering where to head next. So those in Kel's car (including me) decided to go to eat Ma La Steamboat (at Beach Road, opp Concourse) as suggested by Xin before. Finally!! There's some place willing to accomodate us and is opened for business!!! The Ma La steamboat was not bad.. quite popular and the restuarant was rather packed with Mainland Chinese (so can presume it's pretty authentic Szechuan Ma La). Their meat were in very thin slices and thus, cooking them took a shorter time. All the pig liver lovers love the pig liver, especially Mr Exxon who went gaga over the pig liver which "melt in his mouth". The pumpkin cake (fried) was served piping hot and the filling was not too sweet, perfect for those who doesnt like sweet stuffs. They also have cold dishes.. which I find worth a try. But not to be missed out, their mango pudding! Their mango puddings were in small bowls and condensed milk was added on top of the pudding. Yummy! All these for just $15. 20. ( 20 cents for a glass of iced water, free top-up) Cheap and very affordable!After a hot and spicy meal, we wanted to head on to a chill out place. Unfortunately, the Ice shop near Burlington Sq was closed. Suddenly, someone suggested Mustafa at Little India. Haha! Mustafa is opened 24 hours. The only few times i being there were to exchange Thai Baht for my last Bangkok holiday. Little India is a place which I feel so foreign.. oh gosh! And that was the first time I visited there at 1 am! Mustafa was packed with shopping crowds and it doesnt feel like 1 am on Syed Alwi Road. It's still bustling with activities at such hours... many foreign workers were hanging around. I guess its pretty common since its the public holiday. Once entered the mall, it felt as though you were shopping in some Malaysia hypermart. Haha! The Nike socks are cheap but limited in designs. Some of their sports apparels like jacket can be quite cheap as well. But what fascinated us the most is.. (nothing really surprising..) ... the supermarket section! Of cos, no one left empty handed with snacks like tim tam, chocolates etc for stocking up in office's drawers. 2 plus am.. after sending Jan home, it's late night movie time at Cathay Cine. We catched "Prestige"! Great show (even better than The Departed!) !! Before the show, Mr Exxon got a tummy upset and desperately needed a relieve. So the moment we reached Cine, he ran to the toilet and to his shock.. an "out-of -service" sign hung on the door of the male toilet.. damn suay. As he ran to another toilet on the next level, there's this James Bond's music playing.. muahaha.. adding on to his anxiety. (The gers were laughing very hard at the scene..dramatic..) Its not really funny unless you were there seeing what happened. Thanks to all these funny pals I have. They made stressful studies so much lighter.. and life become so much happier with these insane fellas (including the insane me)! haha! To them: When can we have another outing like this? So fun!!!!
Monday Crazy Night Out!
Labels: Chill-out, Food, Friends, Funny
Meatylicious Affairs
Another fortnightly gathering! In fact, it has been 3 weeks since we last met up for tennis (at Ling's condo) and BBQ (at Lesley's hse). This time round, our "food queen", Ling, brought us to this Vibe Restaurant at Meritus Negara Hotel for brazillian buffet. For brazillian buffet, the chefs go round the tables with the meat and their knife, cutting slices or chunks of meat for you.
Chandelier @ Vibe Restaurant.. nice eh?Labels: Chill-out, Food, Friends
The restaurant not only serves very delicious barbequed meats but also cold seafood. The mussles and oysters are fresh... There's also different sauces to go with the cold seafood. Unfortunately, I didnt have the courage to try. My weak stomach might not be able to take it. (IBS is a bitch!)
Cold Seafood buffet... Mussels, Prawns, Fresh Oysters, Crab.. (Not in the pic.. duh)Labels: Chill-out, Food, Friends
Enjoying the fresh oyster! *sluuurrrp*
Labels: Chill-out, Food, Friends
There's a great variety of meat for everyone (except vegetarian of cos.) They even have char siew to suit the Singaporeans' taste and their char siew are absolutely heavenly tasty! Definitely not losing out to those hawkers out there. Another meat which I enjoyed very much is the fish. I have no idea what fish is that but texture is almost similar to that of salmon's. Juicy and the fish kinda melts in your mouth..arh....
Some of the meat served. Beef, Chicken (Extremely Juicy and nice!), Bacon wrap, Fish (2 thumbs up!), Mutton and Sausages...Labels: Chill-out, Food, Friends
The 2 guys ("Ah cek" and Ah Hao) enjoying their food. Haha..Ah Cek's hairstyle getting more funkier... very the hip lor.. Lolx.Labels: Chill-out, Food, Friends
Finally it's dessert time! They have a great variety of desserts but most popular has to be its chocolate fondue. When you stepped into the restaurant, you would notice a chocolate fountain. A wide selection of fruits, marshmallows, dried apricots are available to go with your chocolate fondue. Unfortunately, they dont have my favourite strawberries!
Yummilicious chocolate fondue!Labels: Chill-out, Food, Friends
Lesley has done a favour for everyone by going to the chocolate fountain to scoop a bowl of chocolate for us to dip. And Ling eating bread in fondue style. Haha... I think anyone who has seen us doing that will think we wanna drink up the bowl of chocolate. That's really sinful indulgence.. but we love it!Labels: Chill-out, Food, Friends
Enjoying our chocolate fondue! Having a sore throat that day... but heck.. yi1 du2 gong4 du2.. muahaha..Labels: Chill-out, Food, Friends
3 of the desserts served at the buffet. I was too slow to grab some other desserts that look equally yummilicious. Boo!Labels: Chill-out, Food, Friends
Our Fornightly Gathering @ Meritus Negara's Vibe Restaurant finally ended off with lotsa meats + gossips + greatest scandal of the year + desserts.Labels: Chill-out, Food, Friends
Bidding Farewell
We have a small farewell gathering for Mung who would be flying to US anytime after 28 July. Since she will be stuffing herself with western food, burgers and fries for the next 1 year, we have the gathering over at Paragon's Ding Tai Fung to have some chinese food. She also took some photos of the food we ordered so that she can reminisce the taste and flavours she is deprived of. Haha!
Although it's just the 4 of us (Me, Mung, Auntie Chin and Mei), we have lots of fun chit-chatting as me and Mung dont get to see Auntie Chin (Dentist) and Mei (Pharmacist) very often. Sigh. As the days go by, the numbers of people we can call out for gatherings and mahjong are shrinking.
Here we are at Ding Tai Fung, Paragon. On our table... The Shanghai Xiao Long Bao, Pork Chop Fried Rice, Wanton soup and Braised beef tendon la mian... Yummy!Labels: Chill-out, Farewell, Food, Friends
