Randoms before closing 2012

Ramdom!!
I'm going to post this just before 2013.


New restaurants : Rasa Istimewa at Waterfront. 
Taste : Nothing special. 
Price : Ex

What we ordered there.

Banquet Woodland opening Soon !! 
I sent them an email asking when exactly. Was told it should be by December 2012. It's just a few days away and I don't see much progress. It's ok. I can wait.  

Team dinner at Carousel. One of my girl, Yoge :-)

 Hahahhaha so happy. $1.1k. Just in time for my birthday.

Tomoe bonding with Hubby.

Christmas lightings. This was taken inside a giant hollowed Christmas tree outside ION Orchard.

I was told that I'm low on Vit D. Need to take this on weekly basis. The reason why I took this pic is cos the pills looking oh so pretty. This is one expensive supplements 

Deli Morrocan : Kufta Tagine. We went there once every fortnightly

Habibie now offers Delivery. Great for rainy nights.

Tong Seng fish soup

Cuppies. One of the vendors for the monthly bazaar thingy organised by HR. Expensive. I bought it pasal yang jual is orang kita. Jadi nak support la konon. 

Newly opened, 24hrs coin operated laundromat near our place. I don't know why they open this in the first place. As far as I know, washing machine is pretty much one of the must have appliances in SG.

Cafe Rouge Singapore

Updates : 

As of my last visit on Sept 13, Cafe Rouge has closed down.. This is the message from Cafe Rouge themselves.. The unit is now operated by non halal stall...   :-( :-( 

Therefore, pls note, my post below on Cafe Rouge is no longer valid..

Regards
Lizzy 

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Location : 20 Baghdad Street. Singapore 199659 (Arab Street)
Web Page : http://www.facebook.com/caferougesingapore
What is it : First Halal French Restaurant. 
Price : Average. (Husband beg to differ)

The damage

Taste wise. Ok la. Alhamdulilah.

Paul

Place : Paul Bakery
Location : 391A Orchard Road, #03-16/16A/17 Ngee Ann City Tower A
Tel: +65 6836 5932

Opening hours : 
Sun–Thu: 8.30am – 10pm
Fri–Sat: 8.30am – 11pm

Price : Not your average kopitiam price

Be prepared for long wait. Queues pretty long and it's always packed. 
I so love this place that i've been there twice.

Their wait staffs so much more efficient and friendlier compared to TWG.

The Ambience : 

His set.

 I love how they plate the butter. So atas gitu kan.

My pot of tea. The Croissant is nice but hubby said he prefers the one sold at Tiong Bahru Bakery

Smoked salmon sandwich

Let's try Antoinette next !!!

Orange Lantern Vietnamese restaurant

Orange Lantern Vietnamese Restaurant

Web page : http://www.orange-lantern.com/

Price : Reasonable

Food : Yummy !

Location : 

Killiney Road

73 Killiney Rd
Tel : 6732 8032
click here to view the map 

HarbourFront Centre
1 Maritime Sq #01-98 HarbourFront Centre
Tel: 6274 1968
click here to view the map 

Operating Hours: 11am - 10pm daily

A few days ago, I read an online discussion bout this place no longer halal. 

Oh no !! I just went there a couple of weeks back... and now that they mentioned it, I don't recall seeing MUIS Halal Logo.

So I sent them a note and they replied the next day, followed by a phone call :-) 

Good news ey.. Another makan place to bring my parents to. (I guess they took it down during the renewal period.. All panicky for nothing :p

It's a relax eatery. Some place where you can go for casual lunch with your buddies. Food's great. 

The appetiser. Minced chicken on lemongrass. This is yummy.

My order : Beef noodle. Huge portion. I can only finish a quarter bowl.

Hubby's order : Spicy beef noodles.

1 Market

Went there twice
1) When it was newly opened, (almost empty.. )
2) 2 weeks after

Location : Plaza Singapura #04-45 to 49 (New Wings)
Facebook page, www.facebook.com/1marketbychefwan 

Contact : (65) 6341 9159

Opening hours : 
Lunch : 11:30am to 2:30pm
Dinner : 6pm to 10pm

Price : See pic below (Price accurate as of Dec 30 2012)

As per their Facebook page

Let Chef Wan take you on a heritage culinary journey through South-East Aisa’s legendary Spice Trail and be inspired by his exotic recipes from the regional cuisines of Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam. His gastronomic cuisines consist of 80% of heritage recipes, whilst 20% of his other recipes are drawn from his extensive travels from all over the world. Example, be surprised with his superb creations of Japanese sushi. Other than the exquisite buffet spread, Chef Wan has a cooking studio within the 450-seat restaurant, where he will hold live cooking demonstrations whenever he is in town. The restaurant will also carry his signature rumpah (spice blends), condiments and sauces as well as his sought-after cookbooks.

The Food

The Ambience. Cosy and nicely decorated huge 450 seater restaurant.

The current controversy

2nd time there, I brought Mom, Dad, Haziq and Hana. By then, it's extremely difficult to secure a reservation as their lines are forever busy. We were told reservation is full till end of  the year. Since it happened to be my weekday off, I went and Q up as early as 11:30 am. 

The Q at 11:30am (Opening time)

Will I come back again? Definitely! Not for the food, but for the ambience and price. It's still much more cheaper than Straits Kitchen and food is comparable. So why not. 

But I'll wait till all Singaporean has tried and got sick of the food so it will be less crowded. It's so crowded on my 2nd time there. What with all the makcik2 shoving and grabbing food macam piranha. The staffs too couldn't cope with the high demand and took slightly longer to replenish the food. Waiting time for the satay is 15mins. 

You go figure.

Auny's birthday part 2

Note: 
Malas mode. Been busy at work. Biasa la year end coming. 

Once home, all I wanna do is lepak depan pc, blog hop, ngadap drama, main game... sambil munch munch whatever tangan boleh capai (unhealthy betul)

Buka blog, typed 1 word... pause.. surf gossip sites "Simon Cowell back with his ex Fiance??" Back to blog... type another line, eh eh... ada orang post pat Facebook la... apa lagi, layar Facebook kejap... half an hour later, back to blog, then start the staring game... ahhhh malas la. Tengok "Running man" lagi best. 

Tapi memandangkan dah nak hujung tahun ni kan, nak tak nak, paksakan diri post sumer entry... Jadi bila dah tua2 nanti boleh la baca2 kisah muda2 dulu. 

So for the next 2 days, i'm going to post more than 2 or 3 entries a day...  

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Auny's birthday celebration Part 2. 

This is continuation of Part 1 here

Haziq and Aura... 
Haziq must be hungry, he grab a handful of sand and stuff into his mouth. 
When he's not hungry, he went and terrorised akak Aura dia. Apa akak Aura pegang, yang tu gak dia nak. 

The birthday girl. Happy 1 year darling. By the time I publish this entry, Auny dah pandai lari dah. My lil sis (her mom) told us that now, all she want is walk walk walk. 

The food.
Not the full spread. I think it's on my camera still. 

We ordered from BBQ Wholesale. Great food and reasonable price as usual. 

The 10 men tent, the dessert bar, the relek one corner area and the 2 siblings vying for hubby's attention 

Lastly my cute hubby + look like a doll Hana. Ashik pinjam anak orang je... tu ler I nak baby u taknak !! The clock is ticking baby... hmmpp.

KL Dec 2012 part 2

We went KL on a last min trip... more a belated birthday celebration for both mom and hubby. 

Since Mom is not keen on driving up. (pasal dia sorang kena drive) So we took coach instead. Lagipun coach lagi more comfortable ride.. what with the wide legroom.

My sis and family joined us for this trip. I'm excited too cos this will be Hana's first KL trip.

(Sorry, gambar petik guna hp)

As per norm, we took Luxury Tours Coach. We left Concorde Hotel SG at 7pm, got stuck in Tuas, cleared both SG and JB customer around 9pm, gedebak, gedebuk, toilet break, makan berak break akhirnya sampai juga ku di KL. We reached KL around 2am. 

Check in, masuk bilik, check sumer room fixtures... kita then hang around mom's room... sebab kita sedang menunggu.... tunggu and tunggu... 

Finally..... Ting Tong... Ting Tong... Ahhhh tu dia..

Siapa itu?? 

It's roomservice... bringing 2 cakes for the birthday babies... heehehehehheh What a nice surprise for mom kan... :-) 

I remember on my last business trip to Manila, Renaissance Hotel sent me a complimentary cake to my room on my birthday, so I pun try ler tanya Novetel if they could do the same. Muka tak tahu malu ni macam la. 

KL = Makan tidor makan tido, shopping, cuci mata, makan tido again. 

Bangun tidor dah ada breakfast.. Ni la namanya holiday. Thanks hubby :-)

Novotel KL! 

Always our first choice in KL. It's cheap and the best part...?? Location Location Location... ! The staffs are friendly and service is ok. 

Pada yang tanya, Novotel ni dekat betul ngan Pavilion. Senang kalau malam2 buta nak duduk lepak pat Coffee Bean sambil cuci mata atau tengok midnight show. Jalan tak sampai berapa minit je.

Lagi satu sebab pasal kita suka Novotel? 

Pasal, pat Pavilion ada kedai roti The Loaf. The tuna puff is to die for. Ni gambar our late night supper and breakfast. 

More pix.

(Laki ku... pergi jauh2 beli L'Occitane shower gel pat KL. Pat SG macam takde plak. Lepas conversion, we realised that it's much cheaper in SG. Pat sana, the shower gel cost RM$79. It's a few dollars cheaper here.)

Tak boleh miss makan pat A&W. Bila la SG nak bukak A&W balik ni. 

Also tak sah kalau tak singgah gak pat Masjid India. We were there for few hours. Penat betul agaknya my sister sampai duduk bersila pat kedai orang.

We didn't get to eat the yummy ikan bakar this time round sebab malam tu sumer plan nak makan ketam. 

Malam tu kita order Fatty Crab. As usual kita order Salted Egg Crab and try another new dish which is Portuguese chilli crab. Too bad they discontinue the Green Chilli Crab. To me, Green Chilly Crab lagi sedap. 

This trip is too short. Biasanya kita tinggal 3 malam but it's busy period and non of us wanted to take extra off day. 

I need to plan another trip there soon tho..I got free stay at Marriott courtesy of Marriott rewards program plus my mileage points expiring soon and I believe I can also convert to 1 free night there. Feb perhaps? 

KL Dec 12

Just a short entry while waiting for rest.
Coffee Bean Pavilion. Love this place due to it's proximity to Novotel KL.

Random post...Crawling is Crucial

Should I intervene knowing that someone is struggling to find their footing or should I watch from the sidelines, let them fall and cross the bridge albeit crawling.

I must learn to hold myself and not be on 'mummy mode' all the time. It's not possible to save all from the ditch. Sometimes ppl learn better from mistakes. 

picture taken from http://www.babble.com/baby/baby-development/crawling-is-crucial/

Happy Birthday Dearest Mom and Hubby

Date : 12/12/12
Happy 58th birthday Mom !
Happy 41st Birthday Darl. !

Love you both loads...

-DOA UNTUK IBU BAPA-

Ya Allah 
Rendahkanlah suaraku bagi mereka 
Perindahlah ucapanku di depan mereka 
Lunakkanlah watakku terhadap mereka dan 
Lembutkan hatiku untuk mereka 

Ya Allah, 
Berilah mereka balasan yang sebaik-baiknya, atas 
didikan mereka padaku dan Pahala yang besar atas 
kesayangan yang mereka limpahkan padaku,peliharalah 
mereka sebagaimana mereka memeliharaku. 

Ya Allah, 
Apa saja gangguan yang telah mereka rasakan 
atau kesusahan yang mereka deritakan kerana aku 
atau hilangnya sesuatu hak mereka kerana perbuatanku 
jadikanlah itu semua penyebab susutnya 
dosa-dosa mereka dan bertambahnya pahala kebaikan 
mereka dengan perkenan-Mu ya Allah 
hanya Engkaulah yang berhak membalas kejahatan dengan 
kebaikan berlipat ganda. 

Ya Allah, 
Bila magfirah-Mu telah mencapai mereka sebelumku, 
Izinkanlah mereka memberi syafa'at untukku. 
Tetapi jika sebaliknya, maka izinkanlah aku memberi 
syafa'at untuk mereka,sehingga kami semua berkumpul 
bersama dengan santunan-Mu di tempat kediaman 
yang dinaungi kemulian-Mu, ampunan-Mu serta rahmat-Mu... . 

Sesungguhnya Engkaulah yang memiliki Kurnia Maha 
Agung, serta anugerah yang tak berakhir dan Engkaulah 
yang Maha Pengasih diantara semua pengasih. 

Amin Ya Rabbul Alamin..