Rapture 2008

time flies.
so fast, and one year have just passed since rapture 07.
now its Rapture 2008.

before the i met my entertainer for dinner during her break. she's working for a boutique and temporarily stationed at Isetan Scotts. missed her lots!

Coffee Club @ Ngee Ann City


pretty salesgirl sharolyn





we had a modern lychee tart laced with lychee liquer for dessert, pretty yummy. and i was entertained once again by her NOW, NOW demands. lol.

SAJC dance concert: Rapture 2008
Esplanade theatre, 8pm

i short,i would say a concert better than the previous. the crowd was also clearly more well-dressed (since the venue was esplanade i guess)

many photos so i will let them do the talking...


flowers for zhu

before.


after.

they always like to make me the little valley, haha.


classmates (:
xinmei, jingwen, caroline.


bohemian krist


seow~ shilin.


jillian


jesse quek

meet the dancer, huiling!



pig & fish


aiya, i like her teddy lar.




animal family complete (:


failed shot


moo moo, blurb blurb & the flowers


final one~

reached home at midnight.

Nokia E66

my latest gadget,








grey steel
3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus
front-facing VGA camera
107mm x 49mm x 13mm
121g
slender slider
dedicated shortcut keys
dual home screen, business and personal



this is love.

Divine Essentials

my old foodblog is history, here's the new link:
http://divinejoybites.blogspot.com/

NOTE: still undergoing construction

Jones The Grocer

you know, i have heard oh-so-much about this new dempsey hangout hailing from Australia...and now i'm proud to shout out: i've visited JONES~! finally. thanks to dad for initiating the trip there after gym at occ...



Jones the Grocer @ Dempsey Hill



this aussie setup is no small-fry. the centre dining area was bustling with a 70% foreigner-lunch-crowd gleefully tucking into their lazy sunday brunches. more delightfully, the sides are compactly lined up with shelves of gourmet food supplies for purchasing.. even equipped with a specialized cheese room!



they named this the Jones English Breakfast, a whopping $20 feature of scrambled eggs, sausages, bacon streaks, mushrooms, tomatoes and a sentosa sourdough toast. my bite of the slow-roasted tomato and warm sourdough was yummy.


Toasted Bagel with Woodbridge Smoked Salmon

you could call it people-pressure/influence, i ordered this after watching my caucasian neighbour in the process of savouring his fragrant bagel dish. no regrets, this is a bagel like never before! a total change from the dense heavy stuffs to a brandnew, fluffy toasted circle piled with seasoned mushrooms, moist salmon slices and a handful of raw watercress. worth the $13.50.



how could i resist a slice from the cake shelf? i picked the Carrot Walnut Cake for $6, which was sure an extremely delicious rendition packed with cinnamon goodness. it was more moist and robust in flavour than Cedele's, and even the walnuts within displayed an amazing degree of crunchiness.

cuppuccino and a pot of tea for drinks.



time for shopping! but their stuffs were pretty ex ):


heart the variety of sweet goods (:



left with some new tea leaves, 2 packets of squid ink, a refreshing carrot & lemongrass juice & a big smile on my face. HAHA.
jones, i will be back.

Yiliang's Birthday Chalet

late lunch with dan after his bookout..
BK @ Compasspoint

expressionless-eating, haha.



the queue was so fricking long that fastfood is no longer fastfood anymore. please learn from macs, they're a million times more efficient.

watched Wedding Daze. good for lame, silly laughs.
the most memorable- proposing in public with a cupid costume and then killing the girlfriend with an heart attack. how interesting.
& i think Isla Fisher is pretty.

the chalet!
birthday boy= yiliang
dan's buddy, doreen's bf.

the chalet was a bungalow far far away in the Changi end. lots of food, people, dragonboaters.. & gambling- the whole room was filled with mahjong and 21 blackjack.


the wonderful host, my darling girl (:




our photo~ (credits to doreen)
huixin elaine daniel derrick michelle & the birthday lead.

i was having my cake and mingling around with huixin & michelle that i totally lost track of the time! only left at 10 plus and derrick gave us all a ride home, thankyou. had a fun time yupp.

Eye-Candy Alert!

presenting, my new fetish (:
NAT HO~

Fong's Birthday

ahh, our civics tutor turns 30...
& this is probably the most memorable celebration he ever had!
*LAUGH OUT LOUD.


a cake not meant for consumption...


a card not meant to flatter..


a series of aggressive S18-males-taupok-session...


a sabotaged "marriage" with his dearest scandal...


a beautiful cakecutting ending...

omg, how NOT to love our class? hahaha.

Day 2.

a trip to PS with zhu during break.
we're on a mission!
but we ended up shopping at cotton on too =p


finally, a real cake for real consumption.
+an absolutely still-not-so-flattering present.


but we still love you in our hearts, Mr Fong~
if you think so, HAHA.
Happy 30th Birthday!

Italiano (1)

*elaine's themed dinner service
italiano (I)
total prep + cooking time: 3 hours


starter. Roasted Pumpkin Soup
creamy, buttery orange pumpkin puree with a hint of leeks & onions.


appetiser. Funghi Saute Bruschetta
garlic-sauteed mixed oyster, shiitake, button mushrooms over fresh buttered baguette toasts. with a splash of white wine & balsamic vinegar.


appetiser. Calamari Fritti
battered squid with a touch of paprika. served with a pair of lemon-parsley mayonnaise and neapolitan dipping sauce. sis loved this.




main course. Roasted Vegetable Spaghetti w Seafood Skewer
oven-roasted pumpkin, capsicums & eggplant tossed in spicy aglio pasta, accompanied with a stick of garlic tiger prawns & scallops.


main course. Seafood Marinara
fresh scallops, fish fillet, squid & tiger prawns bathed in a homemade tomato and basil sauce


dessert. Duo Tiramisu & Lemon Tartlet
expresso & bailey's infused marscarpone mousse, mini tartlet with lemon curd and caramel sauce. tiramisu is now one of my dessert masterpieces (:

enjoy italiano~