Night Fest Back To School

It is always enjoyable and fun spending time with my buddies whom I know since I started learning my school subjects… yes… I would consider them as my growing up pals and now I regards them as part of my family.

We always try to meet up but as usual, everyone is busy with their own commitment and today, we met for dinner at Papa Rich located at Plaza Singapura. I dined at this restaurant before but found it pretty much pricey for local food but the food is not too bad at this branch. 😊

After our dinner, we wanted to have desserts elsewhere but ended up wandering around at the Night Festival instead. We enjoyed strolling along Orchard Road like we used to do during the weekends after movie or dinner. Those were the SUPER GOOD OLD DAYS! I am really missing those days but I am really happy that I am still walking down the streets of Orchard with my buddies now.

As our journey continues, we stopped at the SAM (used to be SJI) and waited for their laser show and it was fantastic! I really love the lights and how beautifully they painted the building with it. The music reminded me of those days where we had the Singapore Swing after National Day Parade… hahahaha… those were the sweaty moments but some very good memories indeed.

We walked towards our old school which turned into National Design Centre and a place for the yuppies to hang out. When we stepped foot onto the grounds, it brought back so much memories of our primary and secondary school lives. Every area has its memories and we talked about it as we explore.

I felt so emotional about coming back to ‘school’ and seeing what it has become was really a good feeling. We were happy that the building was preserved and turned into a design centre. We walked around the school and flashes of those memories just kept popping out. It was such a beautiful feeling and I would want to bring my kids here some day to show them my school.

What a night! 

Grilled Salmon

Okay, the last time I cooked grilled salmon was not too good accordingly to my taste judge Lady Faith. This time, I was really happy that I was able to have the salmon grilled and the sautéed mushrooms were cooked perfectly. 

Lady Faith was really happy with the attempt and she finished her whole plate of salmon and asked for more mushrooms. Very happy to have achieve this result and perhaps I will try to cook something else next time. 😊

St. Joseph’s Homes

What is more joyful than to spread some love to the homes. Hubby brought Lady Faith to St. Joseph’s Homes today to celebrate National Day with them.

With that, I humbly baked some brownies for the lovely people at the homes and hope they will like the cakes. Lady Faith has been following her dad to this home and she is pretty much familiar with the aunties and uncles who are members of SSVP. 

I was happy to know that Zen (my God-son) also joined the fun at the homes and knowing that he is in the same ministry as hubby, it was a double joy to both Theresa and me.

Keep up the good work guys!

Little Adventure At Changi Airport

Little pumpkin’s school organized a field trip to Changi Airport Terminal 3 and I was really happy to join them for the outing. I remembered those days that I accompanied Lady Faith to her school outings and she was really happy to have me there.

It was the same reaction when little pumpkin saw me at the airport waiting at the appointed area and her face lighted up the moment she spotted me. Hahahahaah…. I joined the teachers and her friends for the simple tour around the airport.

They were introduced to how the airline counters where passengers check in and drop their bags for an exchange of the boarding passes. We continued the tour when we went up to the viewing decks. They were able to see the area after immigration and some of the kids said to the teachers that that was where they did their shopping before boarding the plane. 

The kids got really excited when they saw the plane taking off at the viewing gallery and some of the kids even ran after the plane as it speeds off. It was pretty hilarious to watch. They brought the kids to take a Sky Train with no intention of exploring another terminal. It was just the ride for the kids as an experience. 

After returning to T3, that summed up the 1-hour tour and the teachers brought some of the older kids to McDonald’s for lunch while the younger ones headed back to school. As I was there, I took little pumpkin on my own to have our lunch at Hello Kitty Café.

We were the 2^nd pair of customers in the restaurant on a quiet weekday late morning and little pumpkin was really happy to be in this café. She was busy posing for pictures and spotted her talking to Kitty too… hahaahahahah

We ordered the simple dishes for lunch and I was pretty surprised that the food actually tasted good. I did not expect that the food was good as I usually do not have high standard for theme cafes. I was really happy with the service and the food we had and I will definitely be back with the family again.

Happy Blessed Birthday B!

To celebrate the birthday of my soulmate, best friend and hubby, I booked a night at the Shangri-La Hotel Singapore and we were lucky to be upgraded to a junior suite for the first time.

While waiting for the room to be ready, we had our hi-tea at the Rose Veranda together with my mum and kids. The spread was pretty good and we enjoyed the time spent together. As the kids started to get restless, we brought them to the indoor playground called Buds. As they took a longer time to check us in, they gave us free entries for the kids to keep them occupied. 

They had so much fun at Buds and they even made some friends too. The rides were safe and parents feels safe putting their kids there as there are staff keeping a lookout at certain play areas. After hi-tea, we picked up the kids and headed to our room.

I was quite disappointed as the room was not cleaned up properly as we can still dust under the sofa and the glasses were not washed cleaned. I noticed that the towels were not sufficient and had to request for more. Anyway, it was for a night and we were upgraded so, can’t ask for much.

We chilled at the pool in the late afternoon for an hour or so before the sky turned dark. I was happy to be able to use the gym and their steam bath as it has been a while since I been to the gym.

To end the beautiful evening, we had our dinner at the Waterfall Café which served Italian food. We ordered some of our favourite food to share and the restaurant staff was so nice to provide us a birthday cake when they know we were celebrating hubby’s birthday. 

Happy Blessed Birthday B! May the good Lord always watch over you and protect you always. We love you!

Happy Blessed Birthday Mummy

A mother’s love is the greatest love of all. Someone who is always there to protect, love and care for you no matter what happens. That’s my mum, the greatest in my eyes.

I was happy that I managed to bake her a birthday cake this year as I have more time. Though the cake may not the best cake or the most beautifully decorated one, I just want to bake one for her.

Being her special day today, we decided to dine out and we are back to our favorite Italian Restaurant, Pietro. Being one of the nearest and reasonable priced restaurants, we celebrated most of our birthdays there.

After our delicious dinner, the waitress kindly arranged the cake for my mum and the crew got the crowd together to sing the birthday song which was quite cool. Everyone was really nice and they joined in the singing which made my mum super happy and shy at the same time.

Back at home, I brought out her birthday cake which I made for her and she was really excited to try it though she has eaten most of my cakes. The kiddos sang her the loudest birthday song and after the cake cutting ceremony, we tasted the cake together. Her verdict was; the cake was moist, tasty and very delicious. I was over the moon when I got such wonderful feedback from her.

Happy Blessed birthday mummy and I pray that you will continue to stay healthy and happy. May the good Lord always watch over you and grant you the happiness and joy in your life.

Dinner Gathering With Buddies

I am really happy that we are able to meet up for dinner despite everyone’s busy schedule. I am happy to introduce Golden Spoon to Inez (my god-dotter) who has never been there before. I fully depended on Leng to order the food and she definitely did not let down.

It was a great evening of laughter over dinner and the newly introduced Choya drink from Inez which matched so well with our dinner. As dinner ended early so hubby & I invited them over to our place to chill.

The kids were happy to see their God-ma and it gave me the opportunity to introduce their God-sista Inez to them and little Pumpkin hit it off so well with her almost immediately. They were playing together and happily taking pictures with each other. 

Let’s meet up more often guys…