L'Espresso with the gals

I met up with the gals for English high tea today. We finally headed to L'Espresso located at Goodwood Park Hotel. We had wanted to go there on a few occasions, but somehow didn't get down to it.


Okay, I know I am fat. I look damn fat here lor! Back to the food, the food was not too bad I think. The foie gras sandwiches are my fav, plus the scones (plain and blueberry), and their dessert. It costs more than the tea set I had at TWG, so it is definitely worth making reservations for. Yummy yummy. But bear in mind, as this is just a afternoon tea, some might think that the variety is not that fantastic, compared to the afternoon tea spread at say Equinox. But hey, it's good enough for me! I will head back there just for the scones and foie gras sanwiches anytime. Haha!

Night's off at CM-PB

Kae spent a night over at Bishan tonight, and we took the chance to go for dinner. Yes, finally a night's off! The main reason for the sleep over is to let Kae get used to sleeping at Bishan without us so that I need not worry about her when me and dar have to stay at the hospital when baby K comes along.

We headed to CM-PB for our night's off. It's actually short for Contemporary Melting-Pot and Bar, located at Dempsey Road, block 7. I've heard of this place as Jack and Rai performs there on certain nights. It's quite a nice place to chill out with a group of friends over beer. Just that I can't drink now. Hah! Their food is not too bad, but maybe a tad too salty for some. Dar had the foie gras burger while I had their seafood marinara. Mine was quite delish actually. And I won't complain about having some foie gras! Dessert brownie with ice-cream was so so, and they actually serve TWG tea! Pardon the pictures, taken with the iPhone with very minimal light, hence the super bad outcome.


Quite a nice place to hang other than the other shops at the main Dempsey area. Will definitely return for more after the birth!

a try at TWG

I finally got to try out TWG today.


I met up with Joanne today and decided to finally try the food and tea at TWG. The last time we were there with the 2 babes, so it was kinda hard to get seats, as the place was too cramp for 2 strollers. So we decided to give the place another go.

We waited for like 10 minutes on a weekday afternoon. Yes, the seating capacity at TWG is rather pathetic, plus the fact that they have to use those bulky European chairs, which doesn't help one bit. Anyway, I was rather excited about the food there, mainly the foie gras sandwich (!) and their macarons, as I've read reviews that they ain't too shabby.

Well, I had their celebration set, which consists of a pot of TWG tea, 3 finger sandwiches, 2 muffins or scones or 1 patisserie and 3 macarons. Yes, I kinda finished all the food, except for the muffin. Hah! I am that greedy!



I thought overall, their food was alright. I would return for their tea (I had their Vanila Bourbon tea) and sandwiches (foie gras!) and macarons (Napoleon Tea & Caramel, and Earl Grey & Chocolate thank you) but please skip the scones and muffins. But I wouldn't queue up for more than 10 minutes to pay for the pricey food there. A once in while indulgence is good enough.

And now I am craving for foie gras.

Confinement food

I am not having a confinement nanny this time round, and one of my main reasons for this decision is that I cannot stand the fact that my whole house will stink of oil and food during the one month when she cooks the confinement food.

So, I need to cater my food for that one month. And I gave Natal Essentials a trial run. I was searching through the websites, and found that this was actually recommended by a lot of mummies.

And the food did not disappoint! The portions were huge; can feed 2 persons easily! I couldn't finish the food obviously. I had the stir fried kidney with lean meat and fungus, broccoli with chinese mushroom, and fish tail cum papaya peanut soup. I especially lurved the first dish. Yums! Come to think of it, I lurve confinement food then. To me, it taste like normal food coupled with yummy sesame oil and ginger (though I don't like it when there's too much ginger). Plus the fact I get to eat kidneys! Heehee.



Oh and they provide the red date tea too, which I don't really fancy since 2 years ago. Hah!

Theodore is one month old

We attended Theodore's 1st month bash at Pete's Place located at Hyatt today.


Theodore is the darling of my friend whom I've known since primary school. I am quite bad with babies; I still cannot figure out who he resembles more, the mummy or the daddy. And I just realized that I forgot to take a good shot of the boy of the hour! Argh! Hope he likes the present that we got for him. Kae has the exact toy too. Heehee!

Oh, this is the happy mummy Amy with Theodore! I lurve how this photo seems to centre around the happy mummy and baby.


And of course, I have to take a photo with them!


And also with another friend Peiying with her cutie pie Amber!


And Kae was so happy having her first macaron! Haha!


It seems so long ago when we all knew one another in primary and secondary school. Who would have thought then that one day, we would all become mums, and our kids will all get to know one another?