Dallas Restaurant and Bar

It's was Jac's farewell.... We had a gathering for her at Dallas Restaurant and Bar.

The place was located in the heart of CBD, walkable distance from Raffles Place mrt.... I think it took us less than ten minutes to walk there.

The staff sat us on the second floor, next to the window ....  Look at the view of the night scenery! Isn't it pretty?

I think it's great for special occasions.
If you're heading there for a special date, do make request to be seated on the second floor, next to the window..... It does add a special touch to your date. :)

A few of us were arrived early... Waiting for the rest to reach.
Although the first floor was packed, there wasn't anyone on the second floor.

I guess it's a Monday evening, so the place (second floor) was less crowded?

Simple centerpiece

These blooms bring back some memories...  Used to like them when I was still a kid... Back then, I would sometimes buy them for Mummy..... Till today, I still don't know what they're called...

Reasonably priced Set Meals to choose from...
Did anything interests you?

Doubles doubles!
Cheery smiles that comes in pairs!

Ade, Huishan, Muileng and Jac looked so happy! (It's partly cos our food is here! Heehee. :D)

Mushroom Brushcetta served with rocket

Roasted Chicken

See the generous portions! *droools*

Fish and Chips

I was one happy girl that evening, cos Joan and Jac gave me all their greens. *munches blissfully*

My friends didn't like mesclun greens. It's perfectly fine with me, cos I get to eat my fave greens.... *greedy smile* :p

Grilled Barramundi

My order for that evening.
Okie, I'd this enormous craving for grilled fish for the entire week.... This. Really. Hit. The. Spot.
It was Simply delicious... Screw the calories, I'm eating to my heart's desire!

Two of the several pictures taken that evening... The rest are on FB...
Many wonderful peeps.. :)

 Sigh... It's now 2/8... I'm not telling what this means... *Inside joke*

Mama!
Back in the old office, she was seated next to me... or I was seated next to her... We would OT together, go dinner together, chit chat.... It was fun.  I miss you, Nu ren!!!!

 

It was a a fun + food filled outing.... *burps* 

Can I have more Grilled Barramundi, please?

Lashes... Loving it!

I love falsies. Can't get enough of them!

Every time I walk pass Sasa, I would pop in to check out pretty lashes.
Even though I've seen them gazillion times before, I wanna check them out again... :)
Hubbs doesn't like it when I visit Sasa, spend the next 30-40 minutes there, and end up not buying anything.
I got banned from going into Sasa... Hmmph.... :( Guess I'll go to Sasa only when Hubbs is not with me... Boo.

Why lashes? Wouldn't mascara do the trick?
Okie, I've tried many different brands of mascara to lengthen and enhance my lashes, but to no avail.... Ended up looking like a sad raccoon...  No matter which brand or what technique I use, the mascara melts like hell.... Help!

Because of the raccoon eyes, I skip the mascara part (when doing my makeup) and put on some lashes instead. It's very helpful, bcos the eyes look bigger, and the eye makeup looks more enhanced. Ladies who wear lashes would agree with me. *winks*

Wonder if I would have the chance to wear haute couture range lashes.... See below.

I love it. It's so dramatic and arty.... So Lady Gaga!  ❤ ❤ ❤  I doubt it's appropriate for work or outings... 

Hmm.... where can someone possibility wear this to? 

Fashion shows? Photoshoots? Art events? Hmmm.... *ponders* I not sure where to wear this to... But... It's not stopping me to want this..... If I've a chance to wear this to an event, I would give it a try.

After all, we live only once, don't we? :)

The End

Hmmm... I think I should at least post a picture of me with lashes, before ending this post.... So...

Here's one picture of me with the lashes from Sasa....

Okie...

So now really The End's End.

Have a good mid week ahead!

Cheers! And have some beer... 

Ps: Jason is getting me a cake from Shirberty!! Omg, I'm so excited! :D *Dances* I been wishing to buy cupcakes/cake from her!! Thanks Baby!

Okie...

Now really really The End of The End.

Love you all!

Buddy's Bath Day

Few weeks back, I took some pictures of Buddy after his shower.
I thought it would be cute to share them with you peeps!!

Here's my Buddy, after his shower! Check it out, there's a wet dog in da house! :)

Usually, Buddy would have his showers on the weekends. My sister would help me to shower him when she's free. Thanks Abby!
After showering, I would towel dry him as dry as I can... Buddy doesn't like to be towel dry. That impatient lil' fella would growl at me, if I'm taking too long. =(
He always wants to run off and dry himself, as soon as he can!

I'm not kidding when I say he wants to dry himself... Once I unleash him, he would go into a rubbing/drying trance immediately!
He would rub himself on anything he sees... Rugs, mats, towels and.... the sofa!

Oh my gawd... Not the sofa again!!

He would rub his face, twist and turn himself on the sofa... It's as though he's break dancing... -_-
My family and I have tried many years to stop him from going up to the sofa... It's clearly not working. *Grumbles*

After Buddy's done with drying, he would wait (with anticipation) for someone to bring him for a walk...
Waiting...

 

Still waiting...

 

Are you going to bring me for a walk?

Awwwwwww........Look at those eyes! *Heart melts*
Let me rest bit, k? I will bring you after my tea break... After I'm done, we'll go for our 1km walk! :)

Even after that, Buddy doesn't move at all... He continues to wait patiently for a sign... or the familiar sound of someone taking the leash.

He's always so ever hopeful. :)

The End

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Btw, we bought a new bed for Buddy!

Hubbs and I saw this at Pet Lovers Centre at Siglap. 

Dosen't it look like a life raft?

Buddy loves the raised sides for his beds... It's like a pillow for him..... He would rest his head on it when he sleeps in the bed.
I think he didn't sleep in it, bcos he's not used to it at that moment...

So where did he sleep on?
Sometimes the strawberry bed.... sometimes the foam mattress.... sometimes the out-of-shape baby blue bed....
Ehm, I know, Buddy has more beds than me! Haha. I think Mummy has just thrown away the strawberry bed, and she has put the out-of-shape one into the storage.
So there are 2 beds now.... One for upstairs, and one for downstairs... Just nice.

Hmm... Even though he has all these beds, he would sometimes sleep elsewhere... Sigh.

  

I love you, Buddy. :)

We Not Naughty!

From the previous post, you might have known that Hubbs and I went to catch a show....
Yea, Nuffnang gave us free movie tickets to catch We Not Naughty! Thanks Nuffnang!

I love watching Jack Neo's films.... He never fails to bring out the best of Singaporean humor. Watching his films makes me feel proud of our Singapore culture. :)

Collected our tickets, Q-ing up for popcorn.
I ♥ Nuffnang! Seriously, Who doesn't? :D

Before the show started, Jack Neo Joshua Ang, Shawn Lee, Roy Li made a special appearance!

Tried taking a zoom-in shot, but it turned out blurred.... Hmm.... 

One last shot, as they headed for their seats.

The movie was goood!
There were many parts that made me and Hubbs laugh. Can't believe we had such a good laugh!
At the same time, there were some parts which were sad... I couldn't hold back my tears and cried. The haircut scene was heartbreaking and touching.
I can't remember if there was ever such a movie that made me laugh so much and cry buckets.
Would recommend you to catch it. You wouldn't regret watching it. :)

After the movie, Hubbs and I went for dinner at Cafe Cartel.
Hubbs bought me an iPhone! Yea, I decided I should at least try it once, to see for myself.
It's now lovingly clothed by Hellokitty.

I can't get enough of taking pictures with the badge. *winks*

Mine- Forest of Shrooms.

 His- Chicken pasta. (I think)

 

The food is... oh well.... nothing fantastic... I guess I don't mind coming back one in a blue moon, bcos of some memories and familiarities.

We headed home after our dinner. It was a good outing. :)

Look! That's the Person in the Computer!

Nuffnang gave me and Hubbs a chance to catch We Not Naughty!
I was super happy! :D Bcos this was the first time we attended Nuffnang movie screening! Yipppeee!!!

When we reached the cinema, I spotted a few bloggers and Nuffnang peeps among the crowd.
I was like... "Hey, isn't that the faces I saw in the computer?" Then I realized that I'm actually seeing the real people... *Slaps self to see if I'm dreaming*
"Woaaaahh! I can't believe I'm seeing all these peeps, in flesh!!" *Starts to be delirious*

"Okie, stay calm.... Be normal... Breathe....."


Yea... I know. I don't do well in a place with notable people..... My mind goes on a trip when I'm starstruck... I can't help it, it's almost like a reflex. *covers my embarrassed face*

Small boo-boo happened.... Hubbs and I walked over to the Nuffnang booth to collect the tickets. It happened that we were in the wrong Q. When the Nuffnang staff spoke with us, then I realized two things......
One, we were in the wrong Q... Two, this person was one of the people I saw in the computer! *Starstruck + heart starts pounding* Haiyo, I felt so starstruck... at the same time, I felt quite embarrassed...  :p

"Okie, stay calm.... Be normal... Breathe....."
I really cannot help it lah..... Hahahaha.... :p :p :p

Sigh.... I'm happy. :)

Thank you Nuffnang for giving me and Hubbs this oppuntunity to watch We Not Naughty. It was a great show. We enjoyed the show!

Chinese New Year's Eve

It's Chinese New Year's Eve!

How are the preparations for CNY coming along?

This year my family is not clebrating CNY, bcos my Ah Ma passed away last year... It's part of the chinese tradition to refrain from any joyous celebration as a sign of mourning.

So what did we do for Chinese New Year's Eve this year?

In the morning, my parents offered ancestral worship to Ah Gong and Ah Ma.... That's Mummy putting joss sticks at the altar. Dad has already finished praying, and he's napping one corner... 

And Buddy is walking about and minding his own business.

The old man snoozes... The old dog snoozes too....

Buddy was sick for the pass 2 weeks.... It was such a scary period for us all. Trips to the vet, ultrasound, medication upon medication.... I thought we were going to lose him.. :'(

Mummy and I took turns to feed him medicine.

After all the medicine he's on, he definitely looks much better now. Hang in there, Bubu. *hugs and kisses*

About eleven plus, Jason and Mummy started to prepare for lunch.

The kitchen can get pretty warm during cooking... To combat the heat, we placed 1 fan inside the kitchen and 1 fan outside the kitchen to improve air circulation!

The strategy is like this... The outside fan would bring in cool air into the kitchen, and the inside fan would help to circulate the air in the kitchen.
 Did it work? Ehm, not really.... Bcos both fans were abit rosak.... Firstly, they weren't powerful enough. Secondly, they were tilted in certain position (the rotating function was faulty)... Sigh. Better luck (or fans) next time bah!

Hubbs and Mummy preparing food at the kitchen sink. Meanwhile, I helped to deshell Gingkgo seeds at the table...

 

My mum was feeling stressed with lunch + dinner preparation and dishes to cook for tomorrow..... Eldest Uncle is in town, and he's coming over for dinner in the evening.

Hubbs and I would be going over to my in-laws places for Reunion dinner, and this would mean Mummy has no one to help her with dinner and tomorrow's dishes. 

I guess I can understand why she's cooking dinner. But I couldn't understand why she's still cooking for tomorrow...... My Mum explained after hosting CNY for so many years, there might be a possibility a relative (blur blur type) might turn up for visitation.... So this is like a just-in-case measure.

Anyway, back to my Gingko seeds story.....

You know what? I really love hate deshelling Gingko seeds! 

When Mummy asked me to help deshell the Gingko seeds, I didn't have to heart to tell her bcos she was so stressed with food preparation..... 

Deep inside my heart, I felt I wanted to tear my hair out!

AHHH AHHH!!! WHY ME? WHY ME? *tears my hair out*

They always say this.... Practice makes prefect. I guess it's quite true. 

Practice made me master the smokey eye shadow technique.... Practice made me be better with gaming..... Practice made me increase my stamina and run further (yay!).... Practice made me walk Buddy better.... Practice made me make better cupcakes!

But....

Deshelling Gingko seeds is something I cannot master.... Although it's a simple task, I still cannot get it right with multiple practices....It's so frustrating! I really dislike this. Argh!

When Faith was still in Singapore, my Mum would assign her to deshell the Gingko seeds. My sister is quite good at that.... All the seeds that she deshell would be perfect, whole ones... 

Pestle and mortar to crack the hardy shells.

Gingko seed #93

Firstly, balance the seed at the rim. Secondly, crack the bottom part..

Thirdly, remove the shells...
Why do I always end up with oddly cracked shells like this???
Do I have to dig this seed out?!?

These are the end products...

25% would be perfect, whole ones.

65% would be cracked in the middle... Got juice come out somemore... Ehm.. -_-

10% would be half gone... wtf.

I'm not meant to do this la.... AHHH! *tears hair again*

Now you know why I hate doing this... =(

The half abused Gingko seeds would go into soaking...

Haiyo.... I spotted some jialat ones. Sigh! I don't what to do this again!

Thankfully, there is an end to all bad things. :)
Somemore seeds to go, before I can wrap things up....

After that grueling experience, nothing brightens my day more than having yummy food with my family. We happened to have grape juice in storage, so we opened it and shared with everyone.

Light hearted conversations over steamboat. It was nice. :)

To the my in-law's place later!
Have a good reunion everyone!

Our First Day of the Year

Hubbs and I went for Dim Sum on the first day of the New Year.

Our usual haunt for Dim Sum would be Tak Po along Smith Street.
The place offers a reasonable amount of items in the menu, and the food is pretty decent. Usually, it's packed with people, but the wait for a table is short... I think in ten minutes or so, you'll be able to get seated.

We were seated outside the shop. The lighting was great for pictures!
Here's my charming Hubbs. 

 

Yours truly. 

Ops... Hair a bit messy. Haaa....

The road side stalls are starting to sell Chinese New Year stuff! :)

Our food arrives!

Normally, we would order Pu Er to go along with our food.... But I was feeling a bit confused that morning.... Was thinking whether I should stick to the norm- Pu Er or try something different, like Chrysanthemum Tea.
I gasped the moment I saw this..... Chrysanthemum Pu Er Tea! We didn't know the shop had this concoction! Quickly ordered it!

After our breakkie, we walked towards the main road to take a cab. I noticed the Chinese New Year mood is starting to be more apparent. Wah, so fast ah.... I just got the hang of singing xmas songs wor....

Check out the Aunties and Uncles buying CNY decoration!

Lap Cheong, anyone?

Skipped lunch to join J for gym, after which I met Hubbs at Liang Court.....
We went to this place callled Ichibantei.... They have this promo for sukiyaki!

Hubbs doing a cute face.... *hearts* :D

Our starter... Some salad.... Crisp veggies and cold tofu, drizzled with sesame dressing. Mmmm.

Our sukiyaki!
I couldn't wait to stomach my dinner! I was hungry like f*** from skipping lunch.... Feed me! Feed me! *turning delirious from low glucose*

Tang-O! I think it's best cooked steamboat style. I can't imagine steamboat/steamboat styled dishes without Tang-O...

Me:(getting impatient) "Why is this taking such a  long time to boil?" -_-
When you want it to boil, it takes damn long to boil... When you don't want it to boil, it boils furiously....

The beef slices which are ready to be cooked...

Hubbs, after dinner. (Haiyo... so cute la.... :) )
I think he's happy from the dinner.

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I just finished Reunion lunch with my family.... Wah, super full lor.... x_x

Going to my in-laws later for Reunion dinner. Yay, we'll be seeing Gary and Lili later too! It nice to see them, they're such a cute couple.

(Wondering I should go for a jog/swim meanwhile to burn off the calories. Hmm.) 

Have a wonderful Chinese New Year peeps! 

May you get more ang pows this year! :)