Go Italian

Boss is expecting some VIPs next week and he invited us to inspect the Italian restaurant which he is planning to take his guest. Today, we are here at Oso Ristorante expecting for a good feast out… J

I was asked to ‘study’ the menu while my boss checks out the wine collection at their wine cellar. I browsed through the menu and selected some of their signature & our favourite dishes. I went with a selection of cold cuts of course and followed by 2 pastas & 1 risotto.

The cold cuts were good and portion was great for the four of us. Pastas tasted as good as it looked but I thought the risotto was slightly salty though it was equally good. Then our main dish cod fish was served shortly and I would give it a 7/10. 

 As for desserts, we had tiramisu, panacotta and 2 flavours of ice-cream. The tiramisu was really good in my opinion and so was the panacotta. I would say that I would really be satisfied if they have crème brulee too…

 We had fabulous luncheon indeed and I am sure we will be back again for dinner soon. J

Site Inspection At Fullerton Bay Hotel

This is one hotel that I have always wanted to view after reading and hearing so much about it through friends, media & even clients. Jessica kindly arranged the site inspection soonest before I take my maternity leave.

Monica who is our Sales Manager waited for us at the lobby when we arrived and started showing us around the property. It gave me the feel that I was in a cruise ship rather than hotel. The design was nice and cozy indeed. The rooms were great though not too spacious for the high price we expect to pay…

After a quick site inspection, Monica invited us to dine at their newly revamped café, The Clifford Pier which served local cuisines. We were given the green light to order anything or infact everything on the menu… hahahaha…but of course, we ordered what we wanted to try and some to share.

I would say that the food served at The Clifford Pier was ordinary and nothing really special about it. I tasted better local cuisines at other hotels and I think they should add more interesting items on their menu such as Nasi Briyani, Dim Sums etc…

I like the hotel overall though I would minus the food unless they improve…hahahahaah

My Pre-Natal Shoot

I enjoyed having this pre-natal shoot when I was pregnant with Faith and now, I am doing it again for Emma. I was really lucky to have Belle & David to take charge of the shoot as I know they will do a great  job!

This is somehow different as we have included Faith to be in the shoot as she will soon have a little sister and she is really excited about it. She was initially very happy to be involved but guess after a while, she got bored and refused to take more pictures.

I am really happy that the pictures turned out to be so beautiful and I simply loved it! Thank you Belle & David for taking your time to do the shoot for us!

An Evening With The Horses

Knowing that our little one loves to watch ‘My Little Pony’, I was very sure that she’s gonna love watching the horses performs ‘LIVE’. So, I bought tickets to watch Cavalia which was held at MBS.

We took a train to MBS since parking there was ridiculously expensive. The event venue was tented up and simply excited when we arrived. Faith was thrilled to see the posters leading to the gates and we were asked to hurry up!!

As we entered the tents, the first stop was the souvenir area where you can find everything about horses in Cavalia. We tried to stop her from buying but failed… we bought her a pony which was somehow one of the more affordable items among the rest.

After climbing up some flights of stairs, we were finally seated and view was not too bad though we were seated at the far right side of the stage. Faith began to get excited as soon as she saw the horses came out of sudden. She kept telling us… ‘Mummy, look at the horses...aren’t they pretty?’

This is one show that was pretty worth watching as the stunts were fantastic, dangerous and some are mind blowing… though it was about less than 2 hours show, I thought it was really enjoyable to watch how well they trained their horses. Thumps UP!

Family Bonding In JB

We planned to have family holiday to Taiwan this December but we had to cancel due to the arrival of our second child. Since my EDD will be in December, we decided to have a family bonding session earlier.

We decided on heading to Hello Kitty Town once again for the kiddos and it will be more relaxing for our elderly to chill and spend time with their grandkids.

We set off early after breakfast to beat the crowd at the custom but somehow it was crowded too. The kiddos were excited to get into HK Town so we headed down immediately while hubby and Sheryl took care of the elderly at coffee shops.

We tried to accommodate the kiddos with most of the rides and activities as much as possible so that we can be on time for our lunch.

Faith enjoyed herself so much with her cousins, taking most of the rides and watching the ‘Live’ shows which featured Barney (one of her favourites). All the kids were very spontaneous as they danced and sang along.

After our lunch, we checked ourselves into Traders’ Hotel and we got to chill out at the pool before heading off for dinner.

My Buddy Is The Best Make Up Artiste!

Congratulations to my buddy RIE! When she told me about her participating in the make-up competition, I was very sure and confident that she will WIN!

The competition was held at VivoCity and I rushed down to support her after work. It was boring at work but this was something I was looking forward to the whole day. When I arrived, I saw her mum and she asked me to join them…

Before the competition started, there was finger food served to all invited guest and yes, I was honored to be one of them… Woohoo!!! Shortly after the introduction by the organizers, the contestants were introduced individually with their models. I was really excited for Rie though I was very confident that she will win it.

They were given 30 minutes to finish up the eye make-up with a theme and I was really happy to watch how good my buddy did. The eye make-up she did for the model was fantastic and beautiful! She called it ‘The Ugly Duckling’… how cool yea…

There was a short session where the ART Director of Shu Uemura showed his version of the beauty art makeup while the organizers consolidate the results. Though I wasn’t there to witness her wining as I had to be home but when I saw her message informing me that she WON, I was overjoyed!!!

Congratulations my buddy!!! You GOT IT!!!! WOOHOO!!!

Boss’s Big SIXTY

Since the departure of my crazy boss, my department is blessed with a great boss whom we enjoyed working for. Someone who is considerate, kind and with a great sense of humor that never fail to create a friendly and stress free environment.

With that appreciation, we organized a dinner party for him at Spring Court which somehow surprised him. He was not aware that so many of us turned up for the dinner as he thought it was only planned by my department. We also included colleagues from another department.

When he arrived at Spring Court, he was really happy to see all of us welcoming him in the private room. We prepared the dinner menu for him in advance and most of the dishes were his favourites. With that, Linda had the honor to ‘tear’ the suckling pig apart so that we can enjoy the meat without any mess.

Half way through dinner, we presented him with his birthday card and gift. He was so happy to receive the Golden Peach from all of us. It symbolized good wishes and good health which is appropriate for elderly…

We had a small entertainment by Linda & Tanaka-san who was dancing away in the room with the MTV and some of us also joined in the dance… haahahahahaah

It was totally a crazy and fun dinner gathering! Happy Birthday Boss! Wishing you good health and God bless you always!