19,20,21/02/2008

Didn't go send Baby off at the airport 'cos Baby told me not to. I knew I should have, and I DID set my alarm to 7am but I was sooo drained I just sent an sms to him. Good thing was he called me at around 8.45am before he boarded the plane. So so so sweet of him =). The next thing I knew, I was counting down to his touch down in Perth. That is, after I woke up. Heh.

All that sleep was still not enough and I woke up 40 minutes late (was supposed to wake up at around 9am to go down to town with Mummy to meet Aunt Siew Khim and Aunt Siew Luan at 11am). Rushed through everything and had Daddy send us to Kembangan MRT station. Thanks so much, Daddy!

Mummy and I were 5 minutes late, heh, and Aunt Siew Luan was already there. Only when Aunt Siew Khim arrived then did we find out we were supposed to meet at 11.15am, not 11am. Miscommunication somewhere! Ah wells. Four of us happily strided to a restaurant at a newly opened corner in the basement of Raffles City. Name? Streets Cafe (Jie Tou Cha Can Ting).Mummy on the left and Aunt Siew Luan on the right. Sisters!

My iced ying yang. Ultimate best for a swelteringly hot day in Singapore!

Aunt Siew Khim had hot coke with ginger (something only you'll take if you have the cravings for but I have to say its interestingly superb) while Mummy had hot honey lemon.

My beef soup noodles. Spicy and awesome. It'd have been much better if they used ramen.

Mummy's beef fried noodles. Apparently their signature dish but we find it not their best dish.

Aunt Siew Luan's noodles. THIS ONE WAS THE BOMB. OMGOSH. I'M SO GONNA TRY THIS THE NEXT TIME I'M BACK!

Aunt Siew Khim's fried rice. Ultimate disappointment. It was the normal fried rice I think. Terribly blend. Bleargh.

Brinjal fried with pork floss. A MUST TRY! SHIOK!

After lunch we were all daaamn full haha so we decided to walk around first. Ended up at Crabtree and Evelyn 'cos the ladies wanted to buy some lotion. Mummy bought for us (more for herself) a goat's milk body lotion for winter. When we were done, we went for...GLORIA JEANS! I had green tea chiller, Mummy had latte, Aunt Siew Khim had vanilla latte, Aunt Siew Luan had hot green tea.

Coffee wasn't all for us. We were also at Robinson 'cos Mummy needed to get some Shiseido products. It's so Mummy's-Day that day. Lol. Mummy also got some sun block lotion for her hands from Clarin's. Wtcrap. It annoys me everytime they talk about sun protection and ask me to start taking care of my skin. Not like I don't. I just don't hide from the sun like it's gonna gobble me up or something.

Aunt Siew Khim and Aunt Siew Luan left for their work while Mummy and I walked over to The Central at Clarke Quay. All because I've not brought her there and I've brought Baby there. She's been complaining about it since I don't know when. She finally got to take a look at it haha.

We then took a bus down to Sim Lim Square to get printer ink cartridges. Ended up also buying another 2GB compact flash card for my 400D. All I need now is another spare battery which I doubt I'll get unless. I don't know. Haha.

When we finally got what we wanted and went to the places we wanted to go to, we took a bus back. I totally knocked out the moment I reached home. Ok, not really, but I was really tired. Slept pretty early that night. I think.

WEDNESDAY I was out with Sherry Love. Anything to distract me from missing my Baby too much hehe. We met at Vivocity. BOTH OF US WERE EARLY! I reached first (just seconds before Sherry) so I got the tickets for Michael Clayton first. When we got the tickets, we marched over to Sushi Tei for LUNCH! Good thing we went after the lunch period. No queueing needed!

OHOH GUESS WHAT! I bumped into Weiping! First when I was rushing to GV to get the tickets and second at Sushi Tei itself! Haha but Sherry and I spent so much time in Sushi Tei I lost Weiping. But anyways. Sherry passed me the couple "dancing" decoration thingy from Ikea she helped me buy when she went there ages ago haha. She also passed me a present which I opened then and there.

IT WAS A BALLERINA PICTURE! Not really ballerina but picture of their turned-out pointed feet. DAMN PRETTY! Also from Ikea so you can go check it out if you're there. It's most probably at the frames section. I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN I SAW IT LA OK! OMGOSH! Sherry you're SUCH a darling!

Ok back to lunch haha. We ate like. A LOT.Yellow plate: some eel with omelette sushi. I just had the cravings for it. Pink plate: red caviar sushi. I ALWAYS have that if I'm taking sushi. Red plate: some avocado filling thingy haha. DAMN SHIOK!

Black plate: sashimi. Not cold enough but damn thick slices. Pink plate: baked salmon roll or something. AWESOME! My second favourite! Green plate: prawn roll or something. The taste of the prawn just exploded in our mouths. Bagus!

Agedeshi tofu (right?). It's way bigger than it looks. The skin was heavenlyyyyy!

Salmon stuffed with cheese and deep fried. MY FAVOURITE OF THE DAY. It'll be something I'll ALWAYS order when I'm at Sushi Tei. It's also way bigger than it looks.

WE ATE SO MUCH! Damn sinful but it's ultimate pleasure. Enough to satisfy a food lover here.

Michael Clayton was ok. OH-KAY I didn't enjoy it. I found it pretty draggy and I nearly dozed off at some parts. Hero, although Japanese, was much better. Two thumbs down.

After the movie we stopped by Gloria Jean's because I needed my green tea chiller. While I sipped away, Sherry took out her super-mini Jenga.
Sherry's mess! Haha I won both rounds.

When we finished the second game, we left for home. I had a really great day with Sherry =).

THURSDAY? Another day with Sherry Love again! The day didn't start out too good, actually. Had a small arguement with Daddy and hence I couldn't spend the whole day with Sherry 'cos I needed to be home after the movie.

I still went out with Sherry! Was supposed to meet her at Cineleisure at 11.30am to get the movie tickets for Persepolis before going for lunch. Sherry was late so I got the tickets myself first. Then I walked down towards Sherry's direction (Dohby Ghaut), we met, and walked back up to Outdoors for lunch.

Sherry's drink. Some lychee thingy.

Watermelon martini. Mine. I'm an addict to martini already. The drink was pretty simple haha. I still love green apple martini the best. Cliche yadahyadahyadah.

My open beef burger. Not bad! Bread toasted to perfection. Beef patty was nice although a bit too minced. Cheese was ultimate bomb.

Sherry's fish and chips. It was....not...bad...but there's still something missing. Something Cicerello's could do better. *shrugs*

After our lunch we had some time to kill so we walked over to Heerens. HMV. I GOT SAVE THE LAST DANCE for like. What? S$9.95?!?!?! DAMN CHEAP LA! I also got something else. Wahaha secret!

Time was almost up so we went back to Cineleisure for our movie at level 9! PERSEPOLIS WAS DAMN GOOD! Despite it being animated, the storyline was damn good and it was made in such an artistic way! Money well spent man. I loved the movie. Considering buying the book. Yep, it's adapted from a book.

When we came out of the movie, guess what Sherry saw.GARFIELD! IT'S SO DAMN SUPER HUGE! The poster at the right is even taller than me so can you believe it! I couldn't help touching it again and again and again!

I went straight home afterwards. Like. Crap. Shoes not bought (I've been eyeing on this pair of heels from Charles and Keith and only Wisma's C&K seem to have it), CD not bought (I want that CD from That CD Shop with Fly Me To The Moon). What. The. Crap. Argh.

So I got home, Daddy, Mummy and I had tang yuan together (I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT WAS THE REASON I WENT HOME EARLY FOR) and I was even forced to have dinner after such a full lunch. That whole day, although half well spent with Sherry, was a crapped up day. Ok. Enough with complains.

Restaurant: Streets Cafe
Location: Raffle's City #B1-44C.
Beverages: The drinks you get at all other Hong Kong Cafes but a little less.
Appetizers: Dimsum maybe? The deep fried brinjal with pork floss is a MUST TRY.
Entree: Like other Hong Kong Cafes. Noodles (soup/dry), fried rice, baked rice, pasta. The noodle I mentioned above is a MUST TRY although I've forgotten the name heh. Sorry.
Dessert: Very limited.
Other:
Atmosphere: Brightly lit. Some interesting seats.
Service: Not attentive enough. Staff should NOT be eating when customers are around. Non-peak hour does NOT mean less attention needed.
Notes:
Overall Rating: 6.5/10. Can try.

Restaurant: Sushi Tei
Location: Vivocity #02-152.
Beverages: Pretty limited but that's not what you go there for anyways. Sake, green tea (iced/hot) and soft drinks available. Beer too.
Appetizers: Sushi? Haha DAMN SHIOK! Suntec's was better.
Entree: Noodles? Rice? Not their highlights but I suppose there won't be any harm trying.
Dessert: Limited. Ice cream, pancake?
Other:
Atmosphere: Comfortable!
Service: More smiles needed.
Notes:
Overall Rating: 7.5/10. Probably one of the better sushi places in Singapore. Way better than Sakae Sushi, definitely.

Restaurant: Outdoors
Location: Sandwiched between Orchard Emerald and Centrepoint.
Beverages: Wide range of alcoholic drinks. Mocktails and soft drinks available too.
Appetizers: Garlic bread, wedges, satay (???) and so on.
Entree: They have pasta, burgers, western and eastern. Although it looks like a wide variety but in actual fact, each section is very limited.
Dessert: Ice creams, sundaes, cakes, puddings. Actually pretty limited too.
Other:
Atmosphere: Not bad although a little stuffy.
Service: A LOT MORE smiles needed.
Notes: Food, although good, take too long to serve. Very much over-priced.
Overall Rating: 6.75/10. Now I know how tourists are cheated of their money.

signing off~DE XIN