Refresh Saturday Morning

The Refreshing Saturday Morning film, showed how I love spending my weekend mornings. Waking up early in the morning, heading to a café, slowly sipping a cup of cappuccino and spending time with my love. It is lovely to people watch, hear families chattering, laughter filling up the air, or doing the simplest thing like watching the clouds goes by…. (not shown in the film, but yes I love doing these little things).

Wearing the Plain Jane Top in the film. Café: Chye Seng Huat Hardware

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Singapore zoo and river safari

Snacks ℅ boxgreen

It's Koala Mania! The Koalas are finally here in the Singapore Zoo. Native to Australia it is a real treat having them here. I really love their sluggish movements and always having the tendency to either eat or sleep. It is so adorable. It seemed hard to get them moving, but when the zoo keeper held branches of fresh eucalyptus leaves, it set them in motion. The viewing area was quickly filled up and I knew it was time to share this joy with other zoo visitors. I have longed to come to the zoo but never really found the time for it. I took the usual route and attended the animal show. After all these years, their shows never fail to put a smile on my face. The seals took many dives, juggled with an inflatable ball and made claps. Not an easy feat even for a man.

I went on to see the Giraffe and majestic lion before heading for lunch. The were lazing in their enclosures too tired to move. For a moment when my eyes meet the lions, a connection was made. It seemed to be telling me the sun was just too harsh. We went for a quick lunch before rushing to the River Safari.

It was hilarious how unpredictable the weather was. Just as we sat down to consume our meals, it started pouring. Our hearts sank in disappointment. The rain slowed and we ran out towards the River Safari in a tiny umbrella that could barely fit both of us. Eventually, we reached the River Safari half soaked. We went straight to the panda enclosure. My liking for pandas developed ever since I watched kung fu panda. Someday hopefully Jia Jia and Kai Kai ( the names of the panda) will bust out some kung fu moves. It was unfortunate that we could only see one of them. Next for Ben's favourite animal in the River Safari, the manatee. They seem like a hybrid of dolphin and whales. We admired it for quite awhile along with some of the other marine animals. We left with huge grins that day.

Together is my favorite place to be

Earpiece ℅ Sudio

I had my new Sudio earpiece on and it played every beat sharp and clear. I love the bass on it, almost forcing me to bop my head and groove to the beat. It fits me perfect and I love the clean design of my Sudio earpiece. With my new earpiece on and music jamming in my ears, I went for lunch. Some days making a decision as simple as lunch can be difficult but on days like that, I always go for the traditional local delights. It has been quite some time since I last had it and I had no idea where to start.

I got greedy and ordered many dishes at once. Prawn noodles are one of my favourite local food and so I ordered two variations of it, the soup and dry. The soup is much more Herby than the typical prawn noodle soup you can find and its traditional flavours date back to the 1960s. The dry variation was really good too, the chilli was packed with flavour.

Next for the dessert, we had a bowl grass jelly and glutinous balls stuffed with sesame (known as ah balling).

In the evening, we headed to Singapore's biggest Hari Raya flea market where we had pandan churros with gula melaka sauce, hydrogen ice cream, coconut ice cream and huge deep fried squid and to top it all a nice cheesy chicken kebab.

Ben's birthday, happy 22nd!

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Dress  ℅ the kewl shop 

Awaiting the clock to strike 12 I watched Ben as he grew 22. I kissed him on his lips and wished him a happy birthday before turning in for the night. The itinerary has been planned out and I was eager to to put ticks on that checklist. When we were ready to set out, a heavy downpour came along, it seemed like a bad start and of all days it had to be his birthday. That did not deter us from heading to our destination and we just came cruising along. I wore a cap sleeve dress from the kewl shop which was body hugging which showed my figure. The dress was unique, made from good quality rayon and nylon which makes it stretchy enough to fit anyone like a glove. Miraculously the rain lessened as we reach the cafe and came to a halt in a natter of minutes. We left the umbrella in a communal storage area and went forward to order breakfast. Ben had a weird craving for fries and I was contented just having good old eggs benedict. We had sweet potato fries and truffle eggs benedict that morning. The fries was coated in sugar and dusted with cinnamon, it was a great dessert for breakfast but I was hoping for something more savory. The truffle eggs benedict was really scrumptious, I loved how they infused the truffle with the Hollandaise sauce. It was not a full breakfast but that was entirely part of the plan, what came after breakfast was a 3 course set lunch that we were going to pig ourselves out on.

Sear, was located in the heart of a business district on the 45th floor. It enjoyed a birds eyes view and the warmth of the sun. We ordered the salmon and foie gras for the appetizer. The foie gras melted like butter, rich and creamy. The salmon on the other hand was fresh, light and slightly smoked really delicious. For our mains we had a free range chicken and wagyu steak. The chicken was tender and juicy. I would say that it was the same for the wagyu steak but the portion was a tad small. Ending of the birthday lunch we had a mud cake. It was really creative when it came to desert, they used clumps of cocoa and cocoa powder to give a soil looking effect, truly a mud cake.

After lunch we had a lot of time on hands and Ben insisted that I had a haircut because I have been hesitant about the decision for a long time now. I was really glad I went for the haircut, I loved the results. After that we went to the seaside at Sentosa to have some seafood and cocktails.

We had the usual seafood platter we always love and Ben was happy eating it. We had a wicked Mojito that night and watched the fireworks that came from the performance afar. We enjoyed the breeze and talked about the day and our lives being happy about it, ending our celebration

Happy 22nd birthday my love:)