Eat, Play Sleep Trip

We have been talking about having a trip together couple of years back and finally, we managed to firm up last October and today, it’s really happening! The group is heading to Batam!! Woohoo!!!

We took the late morning ferry since our check in time for the hotel is 3pm. We gathered at the ferry terminal early initially to have breakfast but we were so excited that we somehow forgotten about it and we went straight for boarding right after our photo session. At the boarding area, we had some snacks while waiting for board.

When this group gets together, we can’t seem to stop laughing, having fun even on board the ferry. Though it was a short 30 minutes ferry from Singapore to Batam, it seemed like only 10 minutes as we had so much fun. J

When we arrived at Montigo Resorts, our villas are not ready so, we headed down for our massage and some went for lunch while waiting. I took the Thai massage and it was sooooooooo GOOD!!! My tired body was feeling great after the 90 minutes massage. I wish the massage could last for hours but guess that’s not possible!

After checking into our villas, we did not waste anytime but started our activities. We rested and unpacked our snacks and got changed into our swim wear and headed for the pool. It was great to have our own pool where we can have a deep anytime of the day.

We prepared the Spicy Korean challenge and it went very well. A-Hem… I am happy to announce that I am the winner for the challenge. J This cup noodle is not as spicy as the packed ones I tried at home but it sure is spicy enough if you have added chili padi to it…

For dinner, we went to have seafood at their in-house restaurant and taking this opportunity, we arranged a birthday cake to celebrate our buddies’ birthday. Both Vivian & Hairon are celebrates their birthday in January and it was great timing to hold such a small celebration.

After dinner, we headed back to our villa and chill the night away. We chatted, masked and snacks…yes… that’s what we do when we get together.

Welcome Back Get-Together Party

It’s a brand new year and the first day of work once again… my day begins with a good morning walk with little lady Faith to school and I am thankful that the day wasn’t as hot as I expected. With that, I trust that I will have a good day today! Woohoo!!!

When I arrived at office, I was happy to greet my fellow friends and colleagues and bosses too. I was happy to exchange warm New Year greetings and wishes for each other… so far so good. Usually, it’s pretty much slack on the 1^st day of work but I was somehow unusually busy… L anyway, it will be a short working day as we were looking forward to the party later this evening.

Yearly, we organized the welcome back get-together party at our office but in recent years, our colleagues and subsidiaries grew by the numbers and our little office is unable to host everyone. This year, we had it done at the foot of our office building where we rented the space for the party.

It was convenient for everyone to gather and most importantly, we were able to walk about freely to mingle with the other staff from our subsidiaries. I am glad to meet some of our friends from subsidiaries as we usually get to meet during D&D.

Everyone had a great time enjoying the food, the drinks we provided and as well as the conversation with each other. Thumps up!

Cheers to 2016!

An Evening At USS

Maggie found a great promotion for USS online and we decided to purchase the tickets to spend time with the kiddos; at the same, a bonding session with the kiddos’ God-ma.

We headed down to USS on a cool Saturday evening as our tickets only allowed us to enter from 5pm. This is somehow a year end special promotion and it was pretty value for money for the family compared to their normal entrance fees.

With this special promotion, we expected a huge crowd but surprisingly we did not waited long for some of the rides. We too managed to catch the Sesame Street stage performance and it was very entertaining indeed for both adults and kids – even little Emi was enjoying the show.

Faith was extremely happy that her God-ma Susan was taking some of the rides with her and she managed to overcome her fear for the Transformers rides which somehow scares her at the beginning.

There were many good ‘live’ shows performances in the theme park and we managed to catch 2 of them which were really good. Though we did not managed to catch the fireworks that night but it was certainly a great outing for the kids.

Though it was merely a few hours of thrill for the kids, it was tiring but was totally worth the money. Our kiddos had a lot of fun and we are sure that we will be back again soon. J

Happy 2016!

Happy 2016!!! Time flies so fast that it’s another brand new year! I wish I could stop the clock for just a little while so that we can enjoy more time with our family and kids.

Being the first day of 2016 and a public holiday, we arranged to have lunch with our parents at Spring Court. Yes, you should know by now that Spring Court is one of our favorite restaurants as I have mentioned it in my blog so many times.

It was crowded as usual but we managed to get a seat though without any reservations. We ordered the usual dim sums and porridge for our little Emi who enjoyed it so much that she had almost half the bowl while her older sister enjoyed her prawn dumplings.

Though it’s a challenge to dine out with a very young child but I would prefer to see them at this tender age as they are really growing up too fast!

Happy New Year everyone!

Welcoming 2016

When we were younger, we used to head to friend’s place on New Year’s Eve for the countdown. The host will usually prepare dinner and snacks for us to last us till mid-night. Those were the days and now, our life has reached another level.

We tried celebrating the New Year with friends while their kids were younger and managed to keep their children awake till the countdown but now, it seems too difficult to do so anymore. We, as parents can’t even keep our eyes open when it reaches ten o’clock… hahahaahah

This year, we had our dinner at the comfort of our home and it was a simple and quiet celebration. Our kiddos were happy and we get to celebrate & did the countdown with them though we somehow took a nap and woke up just in time for the countdown…

Welcome 2016!!!! May this year be a better and fruitful year for everyone!

Our Yearly Yearend Gathering

Though we meet each other pretty often in a year but we never fail to meet again before the year ends.

This year, no exception, we met for high-tea at Le Espresso located at Goodwood Park Hotel. We did not manage to meet for Christmas this year and we had our gift exchange at the same time too.

This would be my 2^nd time dining at the Le Espresso and the spread remains fantastic! Besides their normal spread, they included some Christmas specials too and man, we enjoyed every bit of it.

Each time when my gang gets together, we are always cracking up with many funny stuff… and that’s makes me love them so much! We somehow never fail to create wonderful and memorable stunts at each outing.

During this meet up, we too took the opportunity to discuss about our up and coming trip together and it really got us really excited that we mentioned so many stuff to do like as if we are going to be away for a week!

Oh yes… we are sooooooooooooooo looking forward!!! Woohoo!!

Catching Up With Buddy

Office closure is the best time to catch up with pals before year ends. J

Today, I am happy to have met up with my buddy Rie whom I missed working with… we totally had so much fun during those days in office where we will start to do silly things whenever the boss is not around. Honestly, we did some other ugly stuff even the boss is in… hahahaahaha

We went to have our lunch at Angelina located at Capitol Building and this would be my first time trying out the food there. Both of us were kind of lost in that place though there was not much choice early in the morning… hahahaahah

We settled for their set lunch which was totally a treat! It was a $39++ 3- course lunch set with soup/salad, main and coffee. We both opted for the salad and man… it was superb! The portion was pretty generous and so delicious that I would like to have another portion.

Then came our mains… I had the ravioli truffle and she had the king prawn fettucine in cream sauce. Both were fantastic!!! After the wonderful set of lunch, we were left with no space for desserts…

Though it was a short meet up but we totally enjoyed each other’s company and of course the funny conservation we shared… hahahaah…