A well deserved farewell and short trip over the weekend! :)

 It's the favourite time of the week again, Friday! =)

 Fooling around in the office, coincidentally we have the same color combination for the day =p

It was close to CNY 2014, and to taiwanese, they need to have a  尾牙to celebrate the end of a year and thanking everyone for a hard year at work. So our dear taiwanese colleagues gave a treat to a sumptuous dinner. I recommended the following restaurant:

Tian Tian Seafood

239 Outram Road 

Singapore 169042

 As it's near to CNY, how can we not have Lou Hei! =D

 YUM SENG!!

 Drunken Prawns!
They are sssooo fresh that we couldn't stop at just 1!! =D

 Bamboo Clams in Garlic!
One of my ultimate fave dish. Hard to find in SG restaurants already and they are rather expensive. $10 each but all worth it! I'm in heaven!!

 Coffee Spare Ribs

 Steamed Soon Hock Fish.
Another must have! 

 Gong Bao Tian Ji!

These are some of our dishes! Been patronizing this place since young, the restaurant is really nice even though it's just a normal zi char shophouse.. If you are only there the first time, try giving them your budget and ask them plan for you a menu! Oh, not forgetting, they are famous for their Steamboats too! The seafood here are ssoo fresh and finger licking good! Trust me, it's all worth the money! =D 

 We celebrated the birthday of Jeff with a surprise cake and mad loud sing along session haha! The kind lady boss allows us to celebrate and provide us with all utensils too! Thanks auntie!

Yummylicious Chocolate Banana Cake!

It was also the dear farewell dinner treat to our dear interns from TP and Aileen, one of our korean colleagues :) To my dear interns, thank you for all the time and dedicated hard work you two have given for us throughout the past 5 months! We hope you guys have learnt something as well and all the best for your future :) And to aileen, you are a dear, a gem! Glad to have known you through work. Can't wait to visit you in December =D

After that some of us headed our way to Customs and carry on with our little planned short trip for Aileen! :) This girl is brave to visit Malacca and Batam alone! As crazy as I do! hhahaha =D We went Kota Tinggi, an hour ride place from JB. A friend of 2 of my colleagues were there waiting for us.

Me: ' Aei, 6 of us leh..how your friend fetch us JH?'

JH: 'Don't worry, his car huge enough.'

Me: 'Huh, you sure anot! We all not very thin leh hahahahah!'

JH: 'Yes, its Q7!'

Me: 'Huh? Simi Q7?'

(We were rushing to and past customs actually)

JH: 'Aiyo,  Q7 lah! Your fave car brand! Reach you will know la!'

Me: 'Okok.'

Half blurred and tired me said ok, and we went on. Ended up OH, its Audi Q7! Really Bur sotong me! Still claim I like Audi yet I don't know hahahahah! Really love SUVs/MPVs. It's a smooth ride back to Kota Tinggi and we had a homestay (car owner's former home). Almost all of us slept throughout the ride to KT, except Tammy =x

Before we headed to homestay, we grabbed some Lok Lok =)

Slept at 2am! Had to get up at 8am which was tough =( And off we headed for the famous KT Bah Kut Teh.

While waiting for seats :)

How we squeezed 8 adults in a 7 seater car! hahah! Perks of SUV/MPV, SUNROOF!! yipee! =D

Happy us heading for waterfall! =D

The highest point we can go! :)

You just simply gotta thank Mother Nature for the awesome sights and tranquillity! 

Pardon my tired face! :)

Most of them headed for the water happily! Sadly, I had aunt flo visiting so I had to give it a miss :(

Ahh, nature's massage!

Isn't nature so beautiful! :)

Hahaha, that's the car owner and a dear friend of our colleagues! Thanks for being such a great host, Tok! :)

Time for the Slides! =D

Hahahahahahahaha, this is mad hilarious!

Love all those happy faces =D We headed back homestay, showered and rest awhile before we continued on. 

Met alot of their other friends in KT and man you so gotta love Malaysia. All the nonstop eating and walking and playing, we were so tired at the end, leaving malaysia only at 1130pm but it's all so worth it! Thanks guys for being such awesome hosts! We shall meet again Next Sunday for CNY =D

Till then,
Cheers!

Sun Ray Cafe

After a day of weekend work, it's always good to treat yourself to some brunch goodness to replenish all that energy! Wanted to try Lola's Cafe but it was fully booked, no luck this time :( However, seeing that their coffee beans were from Dutch Colony Co. and I'm so in need of a caffeine boost, we decided to order takeaway! 

Me enjoying my flat white! I have to say, barista plays a huge part in making a good cuppa coffee, aside from great beans! Mine came with acidic note that were alittle too much for me to bear.

Outfit: Lace Top from Agneselle

Tweed Peplum Skirt from Topshop

Bag from Longchamp

Accessories: Raybans, Banana Republic, Swarovski & CCSkye

We decided to give Sun Ray Cafe a try, which was a 5min drive away from Lola's! Apparently, it's on the same stretch as The Coffee Daily as well! :)

Sun Ray Cafe

79 Brighton Crescent

Singapore 559218

Maybe it's my luck, spotted local Fashion Designer working here, Keith Png! :) Too shy to ask for a photo together hee! 

Sun Ray Cafe is a pet friendly cafe! The mixture of furniture gives a wooden holiday vibe :) They host Barista Classes too if you're interested!

Our Latte and Mocha!

A must whenever it appears in the menu! Truffle Fries! Apparently, theirs is alittle too bland and soft imo! :(

American Breakfast: A normal breakfast set in any cafe, theirs was only mediocre.

Lamb Shank: Could have been better if they had braised it even longer! 

Overall, I would say this cafe is a plus point when they had half the store catered to people who bring along their pets! But if you were looking for a brunch place, I would say it was only mediocre! This wouldn't really be the first choice in my cafe list! 
On a side note, it's 12 more days to CNY! Really excited for the much needed short break and catching up with friends and families!

Cheers!

Anthesis - Robertson Quay

Hi there Everyone,

It's been awhile since I last blog. Shall start 2014 by introducing my favourite past-time. Cafe hopping :) Brunch during the weekends is one of my relaxing moments from all the stress at work. Did a little random outfits shoot with my friend a.k.a. photographer! These are just some of the shots! Trying to catch the wavy feel of my maxi skirt and mine, the wind is awesome that morning =D

Outfit: Crop Top from Love Kaisy

Maxi Skirt from TVD

Bag from Zara

Accessories from SF, Tiffany&Co, Mauboussin, Hermes

After done with the 'shoot', we headed our way to seek out this cafe that I happen to come across online! It was listed as one of the 7 cafes that people must try in 2014 =D

Anthesis 

86 Robertson Quay 

#01-01

Singapore 238245

The boss gave a short introduction to the cafe! Anthesis was barely 5 months old and for being a new player in the market, I will say that they have manage the whole place well! I was introduced to the various desserts and some of them were really tempting! It was a pity our tummies are so full!! Thanks for the warm hospitality! =D

The cafe gives me a warmth feeling as I step in, with metal chairs and wooden tables to give that rustic vibe without losing its elegance. We ordered Truffle Fries, Colossal breakfast with Choice of 3 breads from their bakery and Banana Brioche. Truffle fries has been one of my fave and I'm particular about it. Surprisingly to say, Anthesis's truffle fries is comparable to Symmetry! Yet another score to a new found place for my lovely truffle fries! :) Colossal breakfast was huge! A mixture of ham, bacon, salad, sausage with poached egg, minced beef with a sunny side-up and the 3 breads of choice. Rather huge that we couldn't finish and a need to abstain from beef, I only tried the rest. But overall, we agreed it's worth the price! Banana Brioche  was my main. I always have a 'jelat' feel with desserts-like mains, however this came as a surprise. The generous serving of Fresh Cream, caramelized fruits and toast is so heavenly! Practically the first time ever that I finished the whole plate! Yums! =D

Apparently, my photographer randomly said, Come let's go take a few more shots! I laughed literally but went along with it hee! 

After fooling around against the gorgeous backdrop of Robertson Bridge, we headed to Pasarbella Market for my fave coffee! We were quite the coffee lovers so I intro my photographer to Dutch Colony Coffee Co.!

And again, my photographer said You have 2 new props and a nice backdrop that could totally fit into another nice feel shot! And so, we snapped away with our phones again! haha! =D

My score was the bouquet of Lavenders. It smells heavenly!

Ending on with a selfie shot! =D Spot my new RayBans Wayfarers! Always shun from this design cause I don't think it suits me. Thanks for the gift! =)

Cheers!