Tory Burch was having their President's Day special, where you get a 25% off all items with a minimum spend of USD300. And so I spent.
I love my loot!
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Poulet
With nothing planned, dar arranged for an impromptu lunch date with me, and we decided to head down to Poulet at Bugis+ for lunch.
We cannot eat at Poulet with the girls because they do not serve any staples, e.g. rice, pasta. So with just the 2 of us, I was quite excited to see what the hype was all about. The last time I was at Bugis+ in September 2012 (I think), there was a snaking queue for Poulet just for dinner.
We had their Oxtail de Bourguignon and Poulet Roti to share. Personally, I preferred their oxtail. It was super soft (with loads of fat obviously) and their sauce was hearty but not too rich. Their signature roast chicken I felt was a letdown. My friend G could roast a better chicken! Really! G, if you are reading this, I want a roast chicken for Xmas this year again! Heehee!
I don't think I will return to Poulet for their chicken anytime soon. For their oxtail maybe.
Poulet (at Bugis+)
Add: 201 Victoria Street, #04-12 Bugis +, Singapore 188067
Tel: 6509 9411
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Smitten
Finally, we got to try the coffee at Smitten!
We ordered 2 slices of cakes, their chocolate and green matcha cake. I loved the matcha cake! I always thought that it is very difficult to bake a real good version of a matcha cake. And their coffee was great! Will be back for more!
And while we were there, Kae got into a photobug trance, and started to snap pictures non stop. Yes, all these photos were taken by her.
Add: 60 Robertson Quay, #01-11 The Quayside, Singapore 238252
Tel: 9876 2347
Friday, February 22, 2013
Day 1 after Lasik
It's been a day after the big surgery. I'm trying hard not to touch my eyes, given I always rub my eyes as they often are dry. So, wearing this protective glasses all day and when I sleep proves to be very useful. I've been wearing my shades out to wherever I go too. But people do stare, as I wear my shades out at night too. Heh.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Lasik, Finally!
I finally decided to take the plunge. Yes, I'm talking about going for Lasik.
It has been ages since Lasik was introduced, and I thought what better time to do it but now, since I'm done with the pregnant stages, the breastfeeding stages, and I need not keep my eyes (literally) on the girls anymore. Might as well go for corrective surgery than to go have my eyesight checked and get new lenses again.
After checking with some friends and reading rave reviews on the internet, I decided to have my Lasik done at Eagle Eye Centre, located at Mount Alvernia. It was a crowded Thursday morning.
I was advised to wear pants as I would be on the operating table. Those were the exact words the nurse told me when she called to confirm my apppointment. Hah!
It was just waiting and waiting the whole day. I reach around 10am. They had my cornea checked first to see if I'm suitable for Lasik; whether my cornea is thick enough. And then, they checked my eye sight before applying some drops to dilute the iris. After which, they checked my eye sight again. And then I was free to go for lunch and etc for 3-4 hours before the dilation wears off.
Happy me before the whole process. My last photo with my glasses!
The most nerve wrecking part was the surgery itself. They told me to go into the room where I had to put on a robe and a bathing cap. And then they put eye drops (general anesthetic) in my eyes to numb my eye area. Then I have to wait 3-5 minutes for the effect to kick in, and also for the current patient to be done.
I was prepared for the slight burning smell (laser cutting) and the noise of the machine. But no matter how prepared I was, I was totally caught off caught when I see the blurred vision of what they were doing to my eye! I was told to keep my eye on the blinking green light no matter what. But it was kind of difficult to do that, especially when so much eye drops or liquid were dripped into my eyes even on the operating table. I could feel my whole body stiffen during the whole process.
And finally the whole process was over in less than 5 minutes. Whew! These 2 photos below of me on the operating table and with my eye doctor Dr Theng were taken by the staff and given to me the next day when I returned for my follow up check up.
And viola! Right after the surgery, my eyes were reddish. But I could see! I called dar and he came to pick me up.
Back home, I had an uncomfortable 2 hours of dry itchy eyes 2 hours after my surgery. You know the feeling of sand getting caught in your eyes when you are wearing contact lenses? Yup, now multiply that by 100 times. I took some drowsy medicine nand make myself sleep for an hour. After I woke, it was all good. No more glasses!
Eagle Eye Centre (at Mount Alvernia Hospital)
Add: 820 Thomson Road, #02-11/17 Medical Centre Block B, Mount Alvernia Hospital, Singapore 574623
Tel: 6456 1000
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
the Best Bak Chor Mee!
Ever since they moved out from the Bestway Building, I had not been eating my favorite Bak Chor Mee from High Street Tai Wah Pork Noodle. Because I used to head there for lunch on saturdays with the girls when Kae does not have any ballet classes. It was so much easier to eat there than at Hong Lim Food Centre, where they are situated now.
And since I was meeting dar for lunch today, we took the chance to head there for lunch. As we reached late after 130pm, there were only 2 in the queue and we were the 3rd. Oh how I miss my bak chor mee!
This stall at Hong Lim Food Centre is run by the sons of the owners from the previous stall at Bestway Building. There is another stall at Crawford Lane which goes by the name Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle (run by the brother of the owners from the previous stall at Bestway Building), which I tried once and did not like as much; their version is more vinegary which overpowers any other flavors there is in the noodles. But this is only my humble opinion.
There is a write up on the whole family saga of their Bak Chor Mee, and you can refer to the link here.
High Street Tai Wah Pork Noodle
Add: Blk 531A Upper Cross Street, #02-17 Hong Lim Food Centre
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Tatsu Sushi
Usually when I meet up with C for lunch near her workplace, we try to go for Jap food. And this time round, I chanced upon Tatsu Sushi located at Chijmes.
Apparently, Tatsu Sushi has been in existence since 1996! Really? I have no idea! I wonder if this is in any relation to Tatsuya located at Goodwood Park Hotel. Anyone can enlighten me?
I ordered their Tatsu Bento, which consists assorted sashimi and sushi, mixed tempura, appetizer salad, chawanmushi, miso soup, fresh fruits and rice. The fish tasted fresh and though the portion doesn't look huge, I was stuffed by the time I was done with the food.
We will definitely return for more lunches!
Add: 30 Victoria Street, #01-15/15A/16 Block F, The Gallery, Chijmes, Singapore 187996
Tel: 6332 5868
Monday, February 18, 2013
Glow in the dark Firefly from Lollibox
It was another day and Kae decided she wanted to create a firefly, from the Itsy Bitsy Bugs Theme from Lolliox.
I do love how Kae enjoys doing her craft work from Lollibox. But having said that, I do not know if I want to continue subscribing to them after 3 months. Their price per box has gone up from $24.90 to $28.90, and this increase is since their inception of not even a year ago?
The price we pay for our kids.
My new red hot Love!
It all started when C said she is heading to Paris and asked if I need any help in buying any bags. Yes, the bags from Europe are always cheaper. Even without the claim of the VAT. So, imagine my disappointment and her frustration (as she queued for quite a while to get into the 2nd shop) when she was told by the salesperson that the 1 bag per person per 2 months policy is in force. But I was really relived too that she bought her bag first, if not, I would have felt really bad.
And so, because of that, when Tasche and Beutel announced their concierge service again, I just had to make an order.
And after weeks of contemplating, I finally had my mind decided on the distressed leather 2.55 reissue in size 226. I was thinking of getting the black with ghw but since I have a black boy, I decided for another color, which blew me away instantly when I saw it online.
Presenting my red lady love, fresh from Paris of the 13P collection!
New Books for another Play!
Look what came in the mail today!
Yes, I will be bringing Kaelyn to yet another play, and this time round, the play Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales consists of 4 stories from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. And here are the 4 books!
Looking forward to watching the play! Get your tickets here from sistic.com before they run out!
Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales runs from 29th May to 2nd June 2013 at DBS Arts Centre. More information cane be found here or at http://www.aba-productions.com/.
DBS Arts Centre - Home of the SRT
Add: 20 Merbau Road, Singapore 239035
Tel: 6733 8166
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Yee Cheong Yuen Noodle Restaurant
It's been a while since we ate there, and we decided to have our dinner there tonight, especially after we see that the shop had been renovated.
Now that the shop is renovated, Yee Cheong Yuen Noodle Restaurant looks more modern and chic. But sadly, the standard of their food didn't match up to the nice decor.
I ordered their chicken feet hor fun, and was disappointed with the chicken feet, and the gravy sauce. I used to love their hor fun with the silky white chicken. I think it will be quite a while before I head back there for food.
Add: 31 Lorong Liput Holland Village, Singapore 277742
Tel: 64687737
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Dar's Birthday Celebration Part 2
And it was finally time Kae had been waiting for. After walking around for about 10 minutes, we ventured into Uncle Ringo's circus. Thought all the rides look quite old, the price was not "old". I think we changed a total of $20 tokens? And we only managed 4 rides in all, 3 for Kae and 1 wasted ride on Kerri! So expensive!
Kae's 1st ride and Kerri's wasted ride. The bike ride.
I wasn't too impressed with the prizes either.
Kae's 2nd ride, the Swing Chair.
Her last and most tedious ride, the Paddle Boat. She played quite well!
And poor Kerri could only looked on! Since she was too scared to ride on the bike ride.
Bye bye River Hongbao! I must say I was quite disappointed, as I thought there would be fireworks, which they had the last time I was there say 3-4 years ago.
Add: 23 Tagore Lane, #01-17 Tagore 23 Warehouse, Singapore 787601
Tel: 6455 7395/ 6459 2212
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The next morning, we went down for breakfast. We should have listened to the staff's suggestion to have an early breakfast. We went down at 915am, and got seated only just before 10am. Yes, Greenhouse was that crowded! Full of tourists and tourists and tourists, I kinda lost my appetite for breakfast. So much so that this was the food I enjoyed the most during the whole meal.
And Kae was busy entertaining herself with taking photos with my iphone. All these photos.
And it was time to check out of the hotel, but not before we took some parting shots.
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And our last celebration was with dinner on the actual day. We decided on Brussels Sprouts, as we wanted to head to Quayside Isle located at Sentosa Cove for dinner, and that was one of the more kids friendly restaurants amongst the many restaurants there.
And I could finally order my mussels! Yup, I ordered their Moules Frites, mussels as my main course, which also included free flow of fries. The stock I chose was their Ostendaise, which was a mixture of fish stock, lobster bisque, grey shrimp and mushroom. I think I was too excited at having mussels, and when they did arrived, they tasted good but not great. Now I keep missing the yummy mussels we had with the Seows when we visited Perth in end 2009.
Dar ordered their Filet Americain, which was the belgian version of beef tartare with fries. We were both expecting the food to be like tuna tartare served in slices, but instead, the beef was served minced. Which the birthday boy did not enjoy. Hah!
We changed to outdoor seating after our food. To enjoy our belgian beer with the cool breeze.
This new area, Quayside Isle, is quite happening, and I foresee business here to prosper within the next few months, which is a given for any new and hip eating area. Reservations are a must for most of the restaurants here. But we will have to see if this place can attract a steady flow of customers, given the place is accessible only by car, as it is all the way into Sentosa Cove.
Brussels Sprouts (Quayside Isle at Sentosa Cove)
Add: 31 Ocean Way, #01-01 Quayside Isle, Singapore 098375
Tel: 6684 4344
Add: 31 Ocean Way, Sentosa cove, Singapore 098375
Tel: 6887 3502
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