Thank you for everything... may there be more happy times to come!
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Dip in the Pool
Next morning we woke up bright and early for a dip in the pool!
Weather was really good!
After the dip in the pool, we checked out and went to the Harris cafe to claim our free lunch.
I had lemon butter fish with rice. As you can see, it's damn oily and unhealthy. But it tasted good!!!
姐ordered the veggies soup with rice. Lesson learnt, when in Batam, never order any soupy stuff.
And that's our 2D1N rendezvous.
Weather was really good!
After the dip in the pool, we checked out and went to the Harris cafe to claim our free lunch.
I had lemon butter fish with rice. As you can see, it's damn oily and unhealthy. But it tasted good!!!
姐ordered the veggies soup with rice. Lesson learnt, when in Batam, never order any soupy stuff.
And that's our 2D1N rendezvous.
Rush Job
Along the way to Nagoya for some shopping we spotted these very interesting way of sending your congrats to a new opening mall! The whole road was literally lined on both sides all the way to the new mall!
Anyway we were damn hungry so when we reached Nagoya, we zoomed in looking for food. Finally settled on this.
I have no idea what she ordered already...
but they have MILO DINOSAUR!!!!! yum!!!
姐's main course... some chicken soup thingy which looked quite pathetically little.
How can you not have ayam penyet when you go Batam! It was nice!
My main course... I was somehow in the mood for mee rebus! And check out the serving too!
Since 姐's main course was so not filling, we ordered this eggplant thingy which is damn nice too!
After that I was too busy shopping to take much pics. It was quite rush because we need to keep track of the timing when the bus will come fetch us back to Harris.
Yes, we bought a lot of junk food since we're most likely to skip dinner for the spa session at night.
Since we had a little time before our spa session, we went for mani & pedi~~~
Me trying to tell the lady how to "press and hold" to take a pic...
Finally spa time!!!
Anyway we were damn hungry so when we reached Nagoya, we zoomed in looking for food. Finally settled on this.
I have no idea what she ordered already...
but they have MILO DINOSAUR!!!!! yum!!!
姐's main course... some chicken soup thingy which looked quite pathetically little.
How can you not have ayam penyet when you go Batam! It was nice!
My main course... I was somehow in the mood for mee rebus! And check out the serving too!
Since 姐's main course was so not filling, we ordered this eggplant thingy which is damn nice too!
After that I was too busy shopping to take much pics. It was quite rush because we need to keep track of the timing when the bus will come fetch us back to Harris.
Yes, we bought a lot of junk food since we're most likely to skip dinner for the spa session at night.
Since we had a little time before our spa session, we went for mani & pedi~~~
Me trying to tell the lady how to "press and hold" to take a pic...
Finally spa time!!!
Girls Night Out
After much planning and all, we finally decided on a short trip to Batam just to suit my schedules.
We woke up bright and early to catch the ferry!
The weather was so good, I was able to capture a really good pic of the ferry with my Eximus
Acting all touristy... This was captured with my Eximus too! Not too bad right? Love the colours and the lighting.
It was rather boring in the ferry so we starting taking pics.
Finally we reached Harris Resort. I love it! It's my first time there and I love that it's so new, so clean and so pretty!
Check out the view from our balcony! Such pretty colours captured by my Eximus!!!
More in next post...
We woke up bright and early to catch the ferry!
The weather was so good, I was able to capture a really good pic of the ferry with my Eximus
Acting all touristy... This was captured with my Eximus too! Not too bad right? Love the colours and the lighting.
It was rather boring in the ferry so we starting taking pics.
Finally we reached Harris Resort. I love it! It's my first time there and I love that it's so new, so clean and so pretty!
Check out the view from our balcony! Such pretty colours captured by my Eximus!!!
More in next post...
Someone, one, one...
Anime of the moment: Working!
A very light-hearted, funny, non-impressionable anime. Something to fill up my time while waiting for my other anime to be updated.
Having said so, I still enjoyed watching Working! I only find Inami-chan quite quite quite ANNOYING! Her phobia towards guys is so extremely "convenient" and irritating. She is in no way cute!!!
My favourite has got to be Poplar. She's just so cute, clumsy and moe~~~ I quite like Yachiyo and Sato-kun's relationship too.
Like I said, not impressionable. Another one of those anime where you laugh and forget. I'm sure few months down the road, I might have already forgotten about Working!
credits:wikipedia
A very light-hearted, funny, non-impressionable anime. Something to fill up my time while waiting for my other anime to be updated.
Having said so, I still enjoyed watching Working! I only find Inami-chan quite quite quite ANNOYING! Her phobia towards guys is so extremely "convenient" and irritating. She is in no way cute!!!
My favourite has got to be Poplar. She's just so cute, clumsy and moe~~~ I quite like Yachiyo and Sato-kun's relationship too.
Like I said, not impressionable. Another one of those anime where you laugh and forget. I'm sure few months down the road, I might have already forgotten about Working!
Nobody Owens
Book of the moment: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
I finally got round to reading this. And it was really good! My very first Neil Gaiman book and I like his writing style, simplicity at its best, injected with black humour.
I haven't had this kind of experience while reading for a long time. It was like I was transported into the world of Neil Gaiman's and went on an adventure on my own. Like I'm one of the ghosts in the graveyard, witnessing Bod's adventure as he grows up.
This may be known as a children's fantasy book, but it's in no way childish. The many different characters are interesting and unique, with a character of their own. Characters not just kids can relate to, but on a different level, adults as well.
Just one word, ENCHANTING.
credits:wikipedia
I finally got round to reading this. And it was really good! My very first Neil Gaiman book and I like his writing style, simplicity at its best, injected with black humour.
I haven't had this kind of experience while reading for a long time. It was like I was transported into the world of Neil Gaiman's and went on an adventure on my own. Like I'm one of the ghosts in the graveyard, witnessing Bod's adventure as he grows up.
This may be known as a children's fantasy book, but it's in no way childish. The many different characters are interesting and unique, with a character of their own. Characters not just kids can relate to, but on a different level, adults as well.
Just one word, ENCHANTING.
Brunch @ Arbite
I was slightly obsessed with finding out how an Eggs Benedict tasted... since I was cooking it in Cafe World. That day we had the chance to go check out Arbite. It's located at Serangoon Gardens, just upstairs Guardian (which is beside Sushi Tei). For those who are familiar with Serangoon Gardens, Arbite now sits at where Country Mana used to be.
what's a chill out without some drinks
Thick creamy mushroom soup with three kinds of mushroom. It was fantastic! Usually I don't like those cream soup where they put garlic in them. I have nothing against garlic, I just felt that garlic and cream don't really go well together. And part of the reason I like this is coz it wasn't overly garlicky!
Eggs Benedict! I finally got to try it... and honestly, I'm not a fan. In the 1st place, I'm not really an eggs person... so maybe it didn't really appeal to be. Eggs Benedict is just a fancy name for poached eggs on muffins. Though I have to admit the chef did the eggs just right. Once you prick the thin membrane, bright yellow yolk oozes out!
Felt like having smoked salmon to go with my Eggs Benedict, so we ordered smoked salmon as a "top up" for the Eggs Benedict. Who knows, they served it separately like this.
And because there was some kind of "October Fest" promo going on, there was this sausage platter. Five different kinds of sausages, I believed. It wasn't that bad. In fact it was quite a huge plate we couldn't finish everything we ordered.
But there's always the spare place for dessert. We tried the nutella thingy. Can't remember what's it's called anymore. Thick nutella on top of digestive biscuit crumbs with some oreo crumbs for dips. Nothing to rave about.
It's just a nice chill out place for some fancy food. As it gets later nearer to dinner time, the place start filling up. So if you wanna go check out the place, be prepared to queue for dinner. Or better yet, call them up and ask if you can make reservation. Their service is great.
what's a chill out without some drinks
Thick creamy mushroom soup with three kinds of mushroom. It was fantastic! Usually I don't like those cream soup where they put garlic in them. I have nothing against garlic, I just felt that garlic and cream don't really go well together. And part of the reason I like this is coz it wasn't overly garlicky!
Eggs Benedict! I finally got to try it... and honestly, I'm not a fan. In the 1st place, I'm not really an eggs person... so maybe it didn't really appeal to be. Eggs Benedict is just a fancy name for poached eggs on muffins. Though I have to admit the chef did the eggs just right. Once you prick the thin membrane, bright yellow yolk oozes out!
Felt like having smoked salmon to go with my Eggs Benedict, so we ordered smoked salmon as a "top up" for the Eggs Benedict. Who knows, they served it separately like this.
And because there was some kind of "October Fest" promo going on, there was this sausage platter. Five different kinds of sausages, I believed. It wasn't that bad. In fact it was quite a huge plate we couldn't finish everything we ordered.
But there's always the spare place for dessert. We tried the nutella thingy. Can't remember what's it's called anymore. Thick nutella on top of digestive biscuit crumbs with some oreo crumbs for dips. Nothing to rave about.
It's just a nice chill out place for some fancy food. As it gets later nearer to dinner time, the place start filling up. So if you wanna go check out the place, be prepared to queue for dinner. Or better yet, call them up and ask if you can make reservation. Their service is great.
Keep the food coming!
Finally we had the chance to go check out this place after talking about it for the longest time.
It's a Jap-style bbq ala-carte buffet. Service was fantastic and the place was really well done up. Only thing I don't really like is they didn't install the "smoke absorber" so after eating, you practically smell like your food! It's not exactly cheap at around $40+ per pax for lunch. Pay a bit more and you'll get wagyu beef included for your spread!
Sashimi.... something I cannot live without!
Prawns and fish for bbq-ing~
Veggies... I love corn!!!!!
And then the array of meat! As you can see, without wagyu, the spread is already very good! All their food are of good quality!
So of course we'll definitely go back again! And maybe try the wagyu this time round!
It's a Jap-style bbq ala-carte buffet. Service was fantastic and the place was really well done up. Only thing I don't really like is they didn't install the "smoke absorber" so after eating, you practically smell like your food! It's not exactly cheap at around $40+ per pax for lunch. Pay a bit more and you'll get wagyu beef included for your spread!
Sashimi.... something I cannot live without!
Prawns and fish for bbq-ing~
Veggies... I love corn!!!!!
And then the array of meat! As you can see, without wagyu, the spread is already very good! All their food are of good quality!
So of course we'll definitely go back again! And maybe try the wagyu this time round!
You'll Always be a Part of Me
I cannot stop listening to this amazing song... I've been listening it on repeat for weeks!
And only today I found out it's the insert song for Rolo, when he sacrificed himself for Lelouch. And I've mentioned it before that Rolo is one of my favourite character in the show!
I cried again... I really really liked Rolo!
And if you're keen to hear the full song, it's available here. Not sure if the link worked (but it's the best video for this song I can find), if not you can always search for Boku wa Tori ni Naru within Youtube.
And only today I found out it's the insert song for Rolo, when he sacrificed himself for Lelouch. And I've mentioned it before that Rolo is one of my favourite character in the show!
I cried again... I really really liked Rolo!
And if you're keen to hear the full song, it's available here. Not sure if the link worked (but it's the best video for this song I can find), if not you can always search for Boku wa Tori ni Naru within Youtube.
Miniature Miniature Baby
Guess what I got?
There was this real talented guy located at the top level near the main shopping area of MBK in Bangkok who does tiny dogs in a bottle with plasticine. It was so fascinating and cute, I just have to get one. I even showed him a picture of Baby on my mobile so that he could use it as reference. (His prototypes were mostly common dogs like schnauzer, golden retriever...)
Though mini-Baby turned out to be slightly sleepy-eyed and spastic looking, I still love it! I got one for Jasper (he got the schnauzer) and one for Kris (she got the goldie) as well!
There was this real talented guy located at the top level near the main shopping area of MBK in Bangkok who does tiny dogs in a bottle with plasticine. It was so fascinating and cute, I just have to get one. I even showed him a picture of Baby on my mobile so that he could use it as reference. (His prototypes were mostly common dogs like schnauzer, golden retriever...)
Though mini-Baby turned out to be slightly sleepy-eyed and spastic looking, I still love it! I got one for Jasper (he got the schnauzer) and one for Kris (she got the goldie) as well!
さよなら！ K-On!
Anime of the Moment: K-On! Season 2
credits:rachellular.blogspot.com
K-On! is definitely one of my most-est favourite-est anime of all time! I was jumping with joy when season 2 was out! I love it so much I kept dreading the day when I knew the anime will end its run.
Just to prove how much of a fanatic I am of K-On!, I have a K-On! omamori, a K-On! cosplay uniform, a Yui Hirasawa keychain I got from a gashapon machine in Japan, a Azu-nyan's guitar as a handphone strap... and the list goes on!
I'm really hoping I can fit into my uniform in time for AFA this year! This is just how incredulous it is! I only got the uniform when I was in Japan last December and now I can hardly fit into it! Oh the horrors!!!
credits:rachellular.blogspot.com
K-On! is definitely one of my most-est favourite-est anime of all time! I was jumping with joy when season 2 was out! I love it so much I kept dreading the day when I knew the anime will end its run.
Just to prove how much of a fanatic I am of K-On!, I have a K-On! omamori, a K-On! cosplay uniform, a Yui Hirasawa keychain I got from a gashapon machine in Japan, a Azu-nyan's guitar as a handphone strap... and the list goes on!
I'm really hoping I can fit into my uniform in time for AFA this year! This is just how incredulous it is! I only got the uniform when I was in Japan last December and now I can hardly fit into it! Oh the horrors!!!
NYNY
The other day, Mervyn finished his exams and came to lunch with me. We finally decided on New York New York.
I had the cappuccino mushroom soup.
Mervyn had the clam chowder.
This breaded mushroom was really really good!!!
I forgot what this was called, but the filling was smoked salmon. It wasn't as fantastic as the breaded mushroom though.
My main course was the spicy fish & chips. The portion was HUGE as you can see!
Offhand I can't remember the name for this, but according to Mervyn it was one of the best he ever had! It was a very satisfying lunch, and I was so full there was really no more room for dessert! :(
I had the cappuccino mushroom soup.
Mervyn had the clam chowder.
This breaded mushroom was really really good!!!
I forgot what this was called, but the filling was smoked salmon. It wasn't as fantastic as the breaded mushroom though.
My main course was the spicy fish & chips. The portion was HUGE as you can see!
Offhand I can't remember the name for this, but according to Mervyn it was one of the best he ever had! It was a very satisfying lunch, and I was so full there was really no more room for dessert! :(
Valentina & her Crap Car
Book of the moment: A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
credits:amazon
I have been hearing great reviews about this book, so I was very excited when I finally laid my hands on it. I was expecting much more hilarity since there was so much comments about the humour of the author. Hence, admittedly, I was slightly disappointed.
Even so, I totally enjoyed the read! It was interesting and very unique. Since I'm more accustomed to UK novels, someone like Marina with a Ukraine background gives a rather nice and interesting perspective. The writing style is also unusual in that rather funny, interesting way.
I am now tempted to check out Two Caravans also by the same author.
credits:amazon
I have been hearing great reviews about this book, so I was very excited when I finally laid my hands on it. I was expecting much more hilarity since there was so much comments about the humour of the author. Hence, admittedly, I was slightly disappointed.
Even so, I totally enjoyed the read! It was interesting and very unique. Since I'm more accustomed to UK novels, someone like Marina with a Ukraine background gives a rather nice and interesting perspective. The writing style is also unusual in that rather funny, interesting way.
I am now tempted to check out Two Caravans also by the same author.
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