twice a year

Dear Wendy,

Twice a year we meet
For birthday dinners to eat
Hearing all your Japan adventures were sweet
Looking forward to next year's treat!

handwritten reservation note

for two pax? we were bursting after the meal

birthday celebration

On 18th May @ Balzac Brasserie.

nice ambiance

dinner with friends

the Burgundy

sharing good food

some wine

some more good food

and the friendship

Thank you, dear friends ^-^

one year older

One year older and none the wiser. Haha.
Thank you all for the well wishes, and am glad that people who matters did remember. =)

What does it feel like to turn another year older? Well, for one...my wrist watch stopped working. Its digital function is still running but the analog hand was suddenly slower by an hour. Hmmm...if only that'll slow down the ageing process a little. Well, that's some thought.

The other, was suddenly it has become even easier to gain weight. Ya, and no joke...2 kilos!

That's that then. Have a good night.

brunch

It's time for our twice-a-year meet up with Wendy. Went to SOHO7 at Armenian Street. My first egg benedict!

tassie egg benedict

Had pressie too!

from Miyajima

rabbit charm!

Thanks Wendy!

dinner with Wendy

It's that time of the year again for our birthday meet-up, but was delayed for a fair bit since Wendy needed to do some travelling to Japan and Ba.. gosh, which remote country was that again? Bratislava. It's a place in Slovakia. Now for abit of Geography.. because I needed it. Good to get our bearings right, right?

Slovakia is here:


And its town, Bratislava here:

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Cool right? Haha! I think she also said something about Vienna's famous cake that's found in a hotel, so I guessed it's this one. Have to wait till she post the pics to fb! Hehe.

So yesterday catching up session was fun, and I was quite fascinated by her adventures in Japan. It's almost like reliving Japan hour all over again. She went to one of the World Heritage site, of a village with thatched roof, and stayed there. Awesome!



my little present from Japan, which Wendy said she bought it 'coz of the rabbit


it's sweet~

As for our dinner, we were at Itacho as she haven't tried it yet. Of course, I MUST MUST order my 40cents sushi! Wahahahaa!



egg


spicy something


wasabi squid and ikura


wafu pork salad


ark shell and mackerel


extremely thin slice of pork sushi


my all time favourite, 40cents sushi (per piece)


dorsal sushi? not much taste


with scallop on top


sweet potato (can skip) that looks good but doesn't taste as nice


pumpkin ice-cream, recommended


As usual, we always say we SHOULD meet up not just during our birthdays. So, see you during Christmas! And thanks for the dinner!

birthday eats day 2 - food for thought

It's dinner meet up with YT, and since it's coincidentally 1 day after my birthday, so naturally, I asked him to treat! Muahahaha! The venue of choice is 'Food For Thought' @ Queen Street because haven't explore that area before. So took the MRT to Dhoby Ghaut and transfer via Circle Line to Bras Basah MRT. Do not try by the Bishan way as it will go one big round! Queen Street is at Exit A of Bras Basah MRT.

As the restaurant is located near SAM (Singapore Arts Museum), I would expect lots of interesting stuffs to see, but I only saw this...


the man seem to be pondering... is the grass really greener at the other side? Hahaa, no la.. in actual fact, he was seen photographing this installation earlier, and just happened to walk into my frame...


The bunny seem to be popular as there was a steady stream of people who came to take pictures of it!





outside the restaurant


I suppose reservations are recommended, 'coz when we went there, the sign says "Closed". The place was not full, but the tables are reserved. We were shown our tables fairly quickly.



interesting glass lights


counter seats


drinks counter


kitchen and side wall


bench seats


on the table


can you see me?


The menu is not extensive and there were probably just around 6 mains. There were sections which can be ordered up to a certain time, say 5pm (can't remember exact time but it should be around 5 or 530pm). And then, there are sections which are available up to 9pm.

YT ordered the 'really good steak with blue cheese butter' ('coz someone in HGW recommended this). While I opted for the beef salad 'coz it has the 'chefs recommendation' icon next to it. Haha!



really good steak?


He ordered medium doneness.. but it came out as medium rare.


this looks like medium rare, right?


As for me, I had better luck. The beef salad was rather likeable! It has ingredients such as spring onions, some greens, caramelised onions, pumpkins and beef with balsamic vinegar dressing. The beef was tender and enjoyable.


beef salad





slices of tender beef





thanks YT for the dinner!



After that, we went to Raffles City to have coffee, and my turn to treat. So along the way, here are the sights...




this one looks like special effects!




Then, when I reached home, my brother say he bought cakes for me.


cake #1, tiramisu something ('coz my brother cannot remember what's their names already...)




cake #2


cake #3


ate the raspberry cake already.. haha!