When Airi Met Tabi

It was about one year ago when we (Maki & I) talked about meeting up after we delivered our first baby. Finally today, Rie kindly arranged and invited us to her cozy nest at Tanjong Rhu.

When we arrived, little Airi was already there welcoming us (the late comers) together with the good host (Zhong Li & Rie). They met during Faith’s one year old birthday party at Fort Canning but at that time, our little one was not able to walk on her own yet.

At the beginning, both were a bit shy but somehow kids get warmed up easily especially when both are around the same age. Airi is 2 months older than Faith and they got along pretty well but when it comes to sharing toys… both were quite reluctant… hahaahahaha… that’s usual for kids.






We were happy to see that Faith was pretty well-behaved and seemed to be pretty friendly though she refused to let anyone carry except Maki succeeded. We as adults had fun watching them dancing and hanging together… it was such a joy to have kids around you.





What shocked us was their dog was afraid of these two little babies. They were very friendly to the dog and in fact, OVERFRIENDLY…Faith even slapped the dog by mistake… we told her to ‘sayang’ the dog but guess she used too much of her strength that it became a soft slap… poor dog! She wasn’t afraid of the dog and wanting to get near it but it avoided her instead… haaaahhhaaa….

Anyway, it was an enjoyable time spent on a lazy Saturday afternoon. Thanks for the invite and meeting Maki & family was great! Let’s do it again sometime ya…

Faith Is 15 Months

Our little one turned 15 months today and we are happy that it falls on a Saturday and will be a long weekend ahead. There are some good programs planned for her. We brought her out for lunch together with mum at Velocity located at Novena area after heading to the polling centre to vote for the next President.

When we arrived, we found a new restaurant ‘Old Hong Kong’ and decided to give it a try. We were surprised that there was a long queue outside the small but cozy restaurant. It didn’t take long for us to be seated and the food they served was similar to Crystal Jade Kitchen but slightly more expensive.


Hubby ordered the traditional dishes to try out like Har Kow, Char Siew Bao for little Faith, pan-fried beancurd skin and chee cheong fun. I would say that the Har Kow wasn’t as tasty as Crystal Jade Kitchen; the skin was quite thick though prawn was big. Pan-fried beancurd skin and chee chong fun were not too bad and the Char Siew Bao was pretty normal.




Apart from the dim sums we ordered, we each ordered our main dish. Mum had century egg porridge, hubby had roast duck noodles and I had the steamed pork & salted pancake on rice in bamboo. I waited for a good 20 minutes for my rice and it tasted only normal or I would say… not worth the wait!

Overall the lunch was not so satisfying la…and we had to buy Gong Cha to square it…

Sweetheart, hope you will enjoy your day with us...Love you.

Lunch Reunion At Otto

It’s been ages since we last visited Otto with our beloved Minowa-san. He kindly invited us to lunch today after much planning as he was out of town on business trip and finally managed to fix for this reunion.

We left for early lunch as my stupid MONKEY is out of town to find his bananas… we were happy to lunch with Minowa-san as he is such a great boss or friend to hang out with. When we arrived at Otto, we were seated almost immediately as everyone knows him.

We browsed through the menu but Minowa-san ordered for us instead as he is very familiar with the menu and we definitely trust his taste always. While waiting for our food to be served, the waiter served us with a glass of champagne… that’s VIP man…

I was really happy to see the spread of bread they had and I picked my favorite bread with onions. Honestly, I can finish that whole loaf… it was really tasty and the taste of the onions weren’t too strong. Shortly after the champagne, the waiter came with a small starter – cauliflower which was compliments by the chef. That little dish looked very simple but it tasted great. The cauliflower was soft and it tasted like mash potato… it was that soft…


Minowa-san ordered the month’s special Braised Veal baked cannelloni with porcini mushroom ragout and pan roasted Foie Gras with port caramelized apple and arugula. I am a great fan of Foie Gras and this one tasted perfect! It wasn’t oily and taking small bites simply take you higher!! Totally heaven!

As promised, he ordered our favorite Spaghetti with sea urchin and grey mullet bottarga and homemade ricotta cheese and spinach ravioli with tomato and basil sauce. We are great fan of the spaghetti with sea urchin… it was really out of this world I tell you pals… the way the chef cooked it was really fantastic and I am still craving for it even after lunch…

The homemade ricotta cheese and spinach ravioili with tomato and basil sauce was simply great too… it looked like our Chinese ngoh hiang but in the Italian way… hahahaha… But seriously, this is a damn delicious piece man… it wasn’t as cheesy as I thought and it blended so well with the spinach. After having all the two pastas, we realized that it wasn’t enough to fill our greedy tummy.

Minowa-san went on to order the Usda beef rib eye with sautéed potatoes and baby spinach. The first bite on the tender and juicy was totally unforgettable. I wished I could have a bigger piece of it though I am almost stuffed.

As for desserts, we ordered strawberry ice-cream, mango & raspberry sorbet. Mmmh… I think the strawberry ice-cream is not as nice compared to the one at Greenhouse, Ritz-Carlton. There wasn’t any strawberry bits in it and was quite tasteless… quite a disappointment… However, I was woken up by the aroma of the cappuccino.




It was indeed a delicious and enjoyable lunch with wonderful companions. Thank you Minowa-san for this fantastic lunch! We should do it more often as a family reunion… hahhaahahaha

Dinner At Greenhouse

It was an invitation joint by Katryne & Linda to dine at Greenhouse, The Ritz-Carlton. For Katryne, we celebrated her promotion and as for Linda, she wanted to treat us for her birthday back in July. This is one fantastic arrangement indeed.

It was a fantastic promotion at Greenhouse where it was 1-1 for ladies… Men just don’t get it! hahaahah…. Anyway, there were 10 of us and yes, what a group. We arrived at 6:30pm the exact time when the buffet dinner will begins. It wasn’t crowded then and we were the first few to be seated as our office is only a stone throw away.

The spread that night was really good too but I can’t seem to locate the foie gras though. I remembered the last time I had and it was really tasty. Besides the foie gras, everything seemed to be the same.

Since we have a group of 10 this time, I ordered 4 portions of duck, char siew & roast pork to share. It was delicious but compared to the ones at Chinatown la… the roast beef was one of the dish that I can’t miss… it’s really tender and having it with mustard was heaven!!!







As for desserts, I took the strawberry ice-cream which was unforgettable. The rest of the desserts were not too much to my liking like chocolates etc… but I do like the fondue though with marshmallows, strawberries and pocky sticks…




I would like to thank Katryne & Linda for the delicious treat to such fantastic buffet dinner and it’s everyone’s presence that made it enjoyable! Thank you pals.

Kate’s Visit

We were overjoyed to know that Daphne gave birth to a healthy baby girl on 7th July 2011 weighing 3.5kg. As she did not have a full month celebration, she came to pay us a visit after Kate’s full month.


They arrived at our office around tea time and most of us rushed up to check out little Kate. She was really adorable and man… she is big! Daphne looked great herself too. I managed to carry little Kate and it definitely felt good… it reminded me of baby Faith… awwww….

Unfortunately Yoyo and I had to leave for our site inspection at Raffles Hotel otherwise we will be able to spend more time with little Kate.

Congratulations Daphne & hubby and welcome little Kate.

National Day Celebration With A Good Cause

It’s somehow a yearly affair that I was invited to help out for the Housebound mass organized by Blessed Sacrament Church.


When I arrived at BSC, most of my friends were already seated and happily chatting away. We did a few run through of the songs we were supposed to sing. As usual, we will start clicking our cameras especially when close friends gathered together for a good cause on a public holiday.





At 11am sharp, mass started and the choir started work…hahahaahaha…. I would say we sang beautifully despite some misunderstandings we had during some of our practices. At that moment, everyone put everything behind them and served the Lord with their hearts.

I was somehow moved when I went for blessings during the healing section. I could see some of my friends who were in trouble or feeling stressed up tearing away while they said their prayers. I am glad that I went forward for the blessing and I felt really blessed.




Thank you pals for having me to be part of this wonderful celebration.