SPRUCE.

It's been quite long since we met P-chan in Japan and now she is back to Singapore for holiday, we went out for SPRUCE to enjoy our chit chat and their scones.

Great that SPRUCE is recently opened their new outlet nearby our house,
It is good for relax and have nice meals =)

We enjoyed their food, I love their salad!
well balanced ingredients, feel so healthy after having it.
Their signature burger also tasty as we heard, as well as their pasta.

The scones are baked in this new outlet and deliver to Phoenix park's.

Happy that their scones here is still fluffy, just bit sad that shape had been changed.
Me and P-chan still prefer their old style, square shape.

Anyway it was nice chat and food,
Thanks for P-chan sharing her precious holiday time in Singapore,
hope to meet up again very soon!


SPRUCE @ fire station
www.spruce.com.sg

Sunflower Bread.

This bread, price rose by $0.7 compared to 10 yeas ago.

The price increased but taste more and more not nice...

Pettit Cup Cake.

I got share of cup cakes from Colleague,
It is so tiny but nicely baked.

The texture is moist from top to bottom,
not too sweet and nice for coffee or tea =)

Thank you very much for colleague!!


I really admire people who bakes cake well....

I am really poor in baking cakes...Maybe I should try baking more often next year...

Carousel Horse 2012.

This was snapped at TANGS Christmas sales.
Quite cute, feel like bring it back...=P

U.

Nowadays Nespresso is stabilized  in their position in the market and their machines are more affordable.

U, their new machine is below $300!!
We are always look forward to their limited edition, but not the limited flavour coffee edition.

that one you see on the sea.

I didn't know one of Shiu-chan's uncle is working in Sembmarine,
Former IHI in Singapore.

He showed me the project he was involved,
It is the base (I don't know how it called) for offshore oil mining.

I was very surprised to know that he is working there for more than 40 years,
and he might still gets re-employment offer when he reaches retirement age.

I think now really experienced engineers are getting lesser and lesser in Singapore.
Perhaps more drastic than Japan's situation.

Awfully Chocolate.

After having our first Awfully Chocolate recently,
We found that their cakes are pretty nice.

Shiu-chan felt like trying their "Hazelnut Crunch".
He happily brought a slice back and tried it.

Umm...Hazelnut crunch is not much nutty taste but very sweet and sugary texture.
Chocolate cake was very thick in texture and taste.
Bottom was just like OREO cookies.

It was rather too thick taste or too sweet, we got scared to eat after having quoter of slice...

I think their original Chocolate fudge is still best of them,
and better concentrate to it only.

Nam Nam.

Light lunch at Nam Nam.

I am very interested in Vietnamese Baguette sandwich and I can finally try Singapore version!

Shiu-chan ordered beef strip Pho, also ordered raw spring roll.

Pho has cinnamon kind of flavour with gentle taste,
We liked it. Just regret that spring roll was not my liking type.

Baguette sandwich is come with several type, I tried Cha siew and pork pate.
Vegetable is marinated with sour taste, pate is come with mayonnaise.
It tasted nice and I would love to come back for sandwich!

I think I must go to Vietnam to try real taste someday!!

Cute and useful gift.

My Friend gave me such cute X'mas present!!

Squirrel shaped rice scoop,
Tail is rice scoop!!

Also Lisa & Gaspard 2013 Schedule.
I think it is coincident, but I love Lisa & Gaspard so much! =D

Really thank you very much for my friend for sweet X'mas gift!!

MRI.

Undergone MRI.

It was my first MRI.
This was to diagnose the shadow incidentally seen on my CT.

Doctor diagnose it is not cancerous and not like tumor yet but have growing wall.
Suggestion was do operation as soon as possible as it is growing and there is supply of blood into the thing.

It's been just past a month after my appendicitis surgery,
I am actually very freighted of surgery...

Think when to do...

  

Glutinous Rice Ball.

It's Touji (冬至) today!
and people are saying that it's last day of the earth.

But for us, as per usual,
Prepare and eat Tang Yuan.


Sadly I got peanuts allergy and unable to take the peanut soup,
I had share from Shiu-chan =)

Wanna bring back...

I think even I secretly took one of them,
No one will notice...

Morning.

Nice morning feeling! =D

Tree @ VIVO

This year's VIVOCITY Christmas Tree also tall and nice!

Morning = Meat.

Our plan with W Singapore was come with breakfast.
We had our breakfast at The Kitchen table.

Varieties are just nice range,
from Western, Asian and local.

Egg dish and noodles are cook a-la-minute,

I wonder if their lunch or dinner is tasty??

Cute presentation of yogurt and juice, as well as cold cuts! =)

Early X'mas party.

We had it with friends @ friends house!

It was first time having @yu's hubby pasta and tasted nice =D

Maybe someday Shiu-chan and he can cook together =P

Had nice chat, food and wine,
really gathering with friends are so enjoyable.

Thank you very much for @yu for hosting the gathering!!!

W Singapore.

It is nice excuse that this staycation is to celebrate Shiu-chan's birthday =P

We headed down to first W hotel in Singapore @ Sentosa Cove.
the hotel is just opened in September 2012 and it has unique concept among other group hotels.

There is a lot of interesting and fun designs around the hotel,
and hotel rooms are so spacious and relaxing.




















Just regret that there is not much shuttle bus services to Harbour Front and we had to take Cab due to raining.

There is actually Jasons supermarket going to open beside the hotel soon,
So after opening of this, the place should be much better.


W Singapore Sentosa Cove
21 Ocean Way, Singapore 098374
www.whotels.com
 

Wine Gathering.

Mr. & Mrs M and K-kun visited our house for dine & wine gathering.

Shiu-chan was very looking forward to it and he prepared the dishes from yesterday night.

*Saba Misoni (Mackerel simmered with Miso),
*Marmalade pork (Braised Pork with Marmalade sauce),
*Shiro ae (sweetened tofu with vegetables)
*Nama su (Vinaigrette octopus with wakame and cucumber)
*Sumashi Jiru (kelp based clear soup with tofu and vegetables)
*Japanese rice (from my colleague's hometown)

We were worry that those dishes are very typical Japanese home cooking and they might not able to take the taste as got sour and fishy taste.

Glad that they enjoyed it and all dishes are gone very fast =)


After the meal, although we are already pretty full but continue to Wine session.
Had nice chat about wine and Mr. M's wine trip to Hong Kong.

K-kun bought a whole cake for Shiu-chan for his belated birthday celebration.


We really always enjoy having time with them and thank them for their kindness and nice time.

amulet.

My amulet has arrived from Thailand!
This is specially selected for my birthday and time.

Hope this amulet will protects me =)

12.12.12!

It's 12.12.12!!

It's Shiu-chan's birthday and Shiu-chan's parents' wedding anniversary!!!

It's also Shiu-chan's one of God Bro's birthday and his wedding reception day!!!


Very happy for them =D

getting ready.

Christmas decoration in Orchard road is seems almost done everywhere.

This year's theme colour seems like red and white,
general christmas colour.

there are European feeling of ornaments are dangling and welcoming people among whole orchard road.

I hope I have chance to go down during night light up.
It should be pretty nice =)

Cafe Oriental.

After having ATAS Thai Cuisine @ Thanying,
We went to lobby's cafe for dessert and coffee.

Funny thing is that the cafe doesn't serve American coffee or Espresso kind, and serves Kopi.
We actually seated at Element but Kopi was from Cafe Oriental.

We shared 3 slices of cakes, though their cakes are just like same as neighborfood bakery's.
We liked their apple yogurt cake most.

Had chit chat with Shiu-chan's family and enjoyed it =)

Thanying Restaurant.

It's Shiu-chan's parents' 30th Wedding anniversary!!
We went to Thanying for nice Thai cuisine to celebrate their anniversary.

Thanying is ATAS for Thai cuisine but those special occasion, Ok la =)

I love their Tom Yam Goong =D

Thanying Restaurant @ Amara Singapore 2nd Floor

Bak Kut Teh

I got Herbal Bak Kut Teh mix, cooked it.
Generally, Bak Kut Teh uses Pork ribs, I used loin meat instead.

My mother-in-law add yam, I also heard that lotus root is matching,
I added white radish and carrot.

My Bak Kut Teh looks so healthy!!
Totally don't look like Bak Kut Teh!

Anyway, taste was nice herbal and sweet taste.

Mega Burger.

Suddenly felt like going to Swensens.
Our last visit was, erm...maybe more than a year ago.

Shiu-chan ordered the Mega Burger,
the burger is about $16, contains sunrise egg, cheese, turkey bacon, chicken ham, beef patty and grilled vegetables.
Sand with soft burger ban.

The size is big enough to satisfy Big Mouth's stomach =P

Swensens is Singapore's family restaurant (But perhaps their main is ice cream) for me,
Sometimes go there is still affordable.

Cute creation.

I saw very cute and creative items in Hock Hua!

Use Shiitake mushroom and blue tack to make tortoise =)
I like it a lot!!