Cruise to Phuket

Went for a 5D4N cruise to Phuket. Overall the trip was ok, not fantastic and came back with an overdozed of HBO movies. Some movies I watched like twice during the 5 days… Anyway 2 highlights of the trip were:

SNUBA DIVE in Phuket!
Similar to diving, but a much safer way. SNUBA is an acronym that stands for Surface Nexus Underwater Breathing Apparatus. Nexus basically means a bridge. Therefore Snuba acts as a bridge between the surface and the underwater world. Snuba is also a portmanteau word which combines the words scuba and snorkel. Snuba divers use similar equipment to that of scuba divers: fins, mask, regulator, and weights. However, the air tank commonly worn on a scuba divers back, is supported in a specially designed, patented, Snuba raft that floats on the surface of the water. They took quite a lot of pics for us underwater… so will wait them to post us! yippee… I can see how funny I look under the sea. :P

I have problem equalizing the pressure in my ears, so I kept swim back to the top. Really it’s big effort for me, cos It’s my first time under water in the sea! Haha. But it’s so exciting!!! Dun mind doing it again. Ed love it ofcos! Now he’s inspired to do diving… haha.

The other highlight of the trip is my “one try” in casino… I took $100 and placed a bet on the $100 table. So I either make it or break it, and the agony of anticipation is less. So there I went to the Baccarat table, and place my $100 bet on PLAYER. (After studying the trend for a while, and quite confidently it’s going to be such)… … so… the outcome, is BANKER… Went out feeling a little sad :( but wat the heck, it’s gamble afterall
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HRP getaway in Phuket

The HRP Phuket trip came and went..., and before I realized, the 3D2N is over!

Indeed it was eventful, all games were very successful and fun. It was so well organized that me and B was tasked with being the organizers for future Retreat. Haha… honoured but on 2nd tots, might not be a good thing, cos it only means we cannot take part in any of the events…. Believe me, it’s no fun see others having all the fun and only able to stand by the side and lead….. it’s so “constipated”! haha

.... Water bomb "THE Mummy"

But I managed to forgo and played some of the games as well, like the “bomb THE Mummy”, straw building, and project work…. Overall, it was fun and the venue was excellent!

... fav past time there, the pool.

Many of us were mesmerized by the place and didn’t wanna leave by the 3rd day…. It’s my dream house I have to say :D (more pics posted on my facebook)

We feast non stop there… the thai food they cooked for us is simply yummy…. The 2 in house chef that were stationed there were amazing. Hope to go again!

Another Baking Class

Went to another Joycelyn Shu’s bakery class at Shermay’s Cooking School. This time the theme is Holiday Baked Treats. I really enjoy her class cos she seems to make baking so easy. Maybe it’s also her detailed explanation.

Today we were taught:

Valrhona Equatoriale Noire 55% Chocolate Pudding

Sticky Date & Toffee Bundt (or Sticky Date Pudding) – My all time fav!






Chocolate Gingerbread Cupcakes with Valrhona Perles

Cocoa Meringue Kisses

Company Getaway ...Phuket

Company Nov getaway.... truely a place to be lost....

Our very own Villa, with our private pool, cook and secluded coral beach! Yippee.....

Char Siew Bao part 2

Char Siew Bao and Da Bao went for a movie….
Char Siew Bao 哭了 then Da Bao哭了 then笑了，又哭，又笑了
Why lei ?
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Answer: cos Da Bao got “mixed fillings" (feelings)

joke of the day

Going to be a stress 3 weeks…. So something to laugh abt for now

Char Siew Bao and Man Tao went for a movie….
Char Siew Bao 哭了 but Man Tao 没有哭
Why lei ?
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Answer: cos Char Siew Bao got “Fillings” (feelings) ! hahahaha

Cookie weekend

Spend my weekend baking at Cheryl’s place. I tell you, I finally understand why those Christmas decorated cookie outside cost a bomb ($7-10 for 1). It’s becos it is hard work to make them so pretty. I finally had a taste of how difficult and tiring just so to decorate even 1 cookie. Haha… Cheryl was saying, the people she gave these to, had better be the people she love most. Haha.

The demo class I took at shermay cooking school 2 weeks ago. These are some of the designs she taught us.

Our hard work …. Still have to spend another weekend just to decorate them…

That is Bess! My cutie!!! And she’s so smart, she can actually response when you call her name. She will give u a “mieww”. I am serious, so far the only cat that does tat loh!

Lin's wedding

.... the beautiful bride... Lin.
.... the jie mei-s

Cupcakes

I was on a cupcake craze suddenly and so I spend my last weekend baking.

Lime cupcakes with lime pastry cream top with Meringue Frosting

Moonlight Resonance

Over the past 3 weeks.... I have been madly chasing Moonlight Resonance! I simply love HK dramas.  

Run Tricia run!

I finally made an effort to jog yesterday ….. after 15 years. Haha…. No kidding.

Was persuaded by my colleague who runs marathon and does triathlon. So he was my instructor to pace me for the run, teaching me how to breathe in and out and how fast to breathe. Hehe… so I jog like for 20 mins non-stop, and in a damn slow pace I think…. Cos it was probably 3km plus. But the scenery was good.. . but I guess at that state for me, I cant really appreciate much. Haha….

It’s a milestone to me…. Hope I have the effort to do more of it… :)

Day 1 of 18

Ed will be away for reservist for the coming 3 weeks…. And the worst part of it all is that he is in Thailand. Gosh why do they need to send him so far? Ok today is day ONE and EIGHTEEN more days to go… …

My first cheongsam

Attended my mentor’s wedding today and dressed in my very first Cheongsam! I made one abt 2 months back actually specially for Lin’s wedding next month. (She had a theme call Shanghai Bling), so there I went with a very good valid excuse for myself to make a cheongsam. :) Gals, we are good at justifying our spending.


My big boss brought me to this shop in Tanjong Pagar. Apparently they specialist in making cheongsam and they have many one off the ranks pieces. I looked around and spotted a Off-white piece which I felt instantly in love with the material. (I like the rose in-print, all off-white) So I selected that piece and made a major overhaul. I wanted a model cheongsam, so I had the tailor modified to cut a hole behind making it bareback! Haha.






So to make my spending more worth I wore it to my mentor’s wedding yesterday.


Ok back to the wedding, which I was supposed to talk about. …

It was fun. A pity that we didn’t take a company shot together. 2 of my other colleagues gave the couple a surprised performance. KG played the guitar and YC sang and made the couple dance on stage… It was so sweet and touching.

The highlight of the wedding was we all went up to the couple’s room for some “games”… it was one of the most happening one I attended so far. The games they plotted, were like first hand R-rated in a all dress-up way! Haha… it almost closed to simulated sex play.

Juicing

I am doing the juicing thing again, this time with my mentor. But will only be for 2 days max since we have brown bag lunch on Fri follow by dinner with colleagues at Brown Sugar. Not sure how I can tahan till then. As usual I am hallucinating about food… not yet but soon I guessed.

Bus 531 Time 6:20PM

Yesterday was my first bus trip with ed in Singapore! It was one of those rare occasion where I left work at 6pm! So I told ed that I will be catching the express bus home and he was so sweet to meet me at Suntec convention to try the bus out with me. :)

More fireworks...

Ed bought me to Marina South on Saturday to catch the fireworks. The view from there surprisingly seems good. Kind of wasted that I din bring along my camera but only managed to snap few lousy shots with my hp….

Btw i m not the type that will go see fireworks, I’m not the very romantic sort. He’s more of such than me.

While waiting for the fireworks…

Princess Pinkie has found love…..

Princess Pinkie has found love…..
Should be seeing more of her prince charming soon………………..

Up in the Flyer...again

This is my 3rd trip up the Singapore Flyer. My very first was Valentine this year with ed, 2nd was a company event, and 3rd... was today! ed had 2 complimentary champagne trip, so we planned this months ahead just so it is NDP Preview... jus to catch the fireworks... :)

My day

Ed bought me to Au Petit Salut. He had wanted to go back to Au Jardin, just like last year but we tot we wanted to try something different.

He choose the alfresco dinning which occupied the first floor of the three-storey building at Harding Road. Red brick wall at the back of the interior dining area, adorned its mascots from Holland Village; portraits of two French maidens. The dark wood finish and white walls combination of the interior exudes a sophisticated yet homely, warm ambience.

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Amuse Bouche
1st Entrée
Cold lobster cannelloni with baby salad leaves, White balsamic dressing

2nd Entrée
Foie gras de canard poêlé au vinaigre de Xeres

Pan-seared duck foie gras served with baby spinachred onions and Xeres vinegaror Selle d'agneau aux parfums de Provence

Main
Filet de boeuf à l’echallotesPan-seared beef tenderloin served with shallots confit and mashed potatoor

and me... 

Filet de daurade royale de l’Atlantique au four Oven baked Atlantic Royal seabream served with “ratatouille” and tomato coulis

Desserts

Poire tiède rôtie et Fourme d’Ambert affinée

Warm roasted pears and melted Fourme d’Ambert cheese yellow frisée salad, raisin, figs and walnuts

Overall the celebration was good. Food is good except for the main course which was a little disappointing (I took the seabream). Ed was also very disappointed with the service. He had given specific instructions when making reservations, for them to bring me a piece of cake during dessert. But it was forgotten. :) haha…. :P

Anyway I had my birthday cake when I’m back home… my dear bro bought it for me… so sweet.

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