The Hubby strikes again .....

Just as I had suspected, the hubby didn't make plans for our anniversary. So, his homework was to look for places to go over the weekend when I was out of town. Being the kind me, I gave him a list of places that he can consider (taking some stress of him!). Today, he decided to "surprise" me further ....

Now, he thinks that our anniversary is tomorrow. HMP!

Housework

Leecher: Dear, you are getting lazier. While I was busy vacuuming & mopping the floor, you are in the room surfing the net.

Me: I was researching on our year-end trip *shows him the detailed itinerary with notes & costing etc* Just because you mop/vacuum the floor doesn't make you hardworking since you only do it once every 3 weeks, heh.

Leecher: No, last week I got mop & vacuum.

Me: You sure? I remembered last Sunday we took your parents out and before that we were with friends having brunch.

Leecher: I did it on Sat.

Me: Really? I'm pretty sure we were at my parents' place on Sat. 

Leecher: .... I vacuum and mop in my heart.

Me: *speechless*

Hot & Cold

Leecher sent me another pic while I was working - this really describes us to the T!

This is soooo Leecher!

I just realised that this marked my 888th entry on this lil space & this is dedicated to the dearest hubby, Leecher :)

xoxo,

your wifey

VW Golf GTI

 

A couple of months back, we were invited to a sneak preview of Golf GTI at Volkswagen showroom in Macpherson. We bought our Jet at the Alexendar branch, so this was our 1st visit to Macpherson showroom. Jet was sent in for a complimentary car wash, much to Leecher's delight, haha!

 

Upon entering, we had to walk through a dimly-lit tunnel. The engine sound of the new GTI could be heard from the audio system, signalling that the car is powered up and ready to go!

The new Golf GTI, in full glory right in front of us. It was certainly to be the privileged few guests invited to see this car in Asia Pacific. There were 2 different colours on display - the white version & the chili red, as seen above. The colour turned out orangish in my pic due to the spot lights. 

 

It was an intimate event with around 50 invited guests.   

Want to make a guess what GTI stands for in Singapore?

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Got Turbo Inside, LOL! Well, it actually means Grand Touring Injection & the first car to be marketed with this abbreviation was Maserati's 1961 3500 model.

Mr Steffen Schwarz, the Managing Director of VW Singapore giving us the opening speech. The Marketing department then walked us through some of the new programs that they have for existing clients & the marketing plans for the new GTI. Did anyone try out the fast lane in Vivocity?

 

Placement card of the table for guests to find their seat. We sat with the workshop & mechanics managers, together with 4 other guests. The interactive was very beneficial, for the managers provided us with lots of information & knowledge about the car.  

Food was good as well! They had a make-shift kitchen where food was prepared on the spot for us. Being a small-scale buffet, I took a bit of every dish and was impressed by the quality of the food.

Our welcome gift, which we collected at the end of the event.

While the hubby is away .....

Instead of saying 3 words 8 letters, this is what I get from Leecher, lol! He claimed this is soooo me :) I guess the hubby really knows me well, heh.

The Lighthouse

It has been a long while since we had a date, so we decided to head to somewhere near the office for our dinner. Leecher made reservations @ The Lighthouse and text me on the time to meet up after work. Since Fullerton Hotel was nearby my office, we arranged to meet at my office before walking over.

 As usual, I lead the way since I was supposedly the one with better road/direction sense. I brought Leecher the building opp Fullerton, where I thought was our dinner reservation. While walking, Leecher mentioned that Lighthouse is at Fullerton hotel. I conveniently brushed his words aside, knowing how he always let us on a wild goose chase, lol! To my surprise, when we arrived at the destination, it was Waterboat House instead of Lighthouse.

Trying to find the exact location on the papers. I even asked Leecher if he had made the wrong reservation, lol! Leecher then pointed to the apex at the top of Fullerton Hotel. 

 With a smug look on his face, he said, "That is the place where we are going." Haha, I almost wanted to find a hole, crawl in and hide.

 

Back to Fullerton hotel to find our way up to the restaurant. 

 The old-charm of Fullerton hotel is impossible to replicate elsewhere. Previously, this place was our nation's General Post Office. During the bought-over, the hotel was restored with all the authentic details & even received URA's Architectural Heritage Award - Singapore's highest honour that recognize contributions towards the protection & restoration of Singapore's built heritage.

Whenever we have guests over in the office, most of them will stay at Fullerton Hotel. After-work drinks will be at Post Bar, where we unwind with a drink or two.

We took the lift and headed up to Lighthouse.

 

Transit at level 7 to another lift that takes you directly up to Lighthouse. 

  

 The numerous F&B awards being presented to the restaurant.

 The Lighthouse occupies the exact location where a beacon used to guide the world's mariners to the safety of Singapore port in the 18th century. Today, it offers a lovely ambience, overlooking one of the most mesmerizing view of the city skyline. It was a pity that we couldn't get seats near the window :(

 

We were placed at the other side of the restaurant, overlooking the nearby buildings instead of a waterfront view. 

 

White & Red wine glasses, but I wasn't in the mood to drink that night. 

 

Instead, I ordered a large bottle of sparkling water much to Leecher's displeasure, haha! 

 The waiter came round with a basket of assorted breads.
 

Le Capesante, meaning scallop in Italian. This was scallops baked in their own shell with citrus garlic butter, tomato confit and black summer truffles. I could smelt the truffles before the dish even arrived at our table! The cheese was extremely good as well, but too small a portion to share.

 Next, we had something light to cleanse the palate before the Il Primo.

 We both had pastas for our main course. Based on Leecher's online research, he ordered I Tagliolini (homemade egg tagliolini, marsala sauce, goose liver, black summer truffles) while I went for Le Linguine Primograno (linguine tossed with garlic, seared rock lobster, tomatoes, fine herbs and lobster bisque).

 Ended the meal with an all-time Italian dessert ~ Classic Venetian Style Tiramisu. This had a thick and creamy texture, which proved too heavy to consume alone.

 Thankfully, I had Leecher to share this with me.
 

Sneak a shot while I was in the toilet, lol! 

 

Chocolates to end the meal on a sweet note :)

 

Since we didn't have a panoramic view in the restaurant, we headed down to level 7 to enjoy this view.

 

Initially, we wanted to head for drinks at Post Bar. After checking our watches, we decided that it would be better to head home and rest instead. Age is definitely catching up when you feel tired at 9pm, lol! 

The Lighthouse
1 Fullerton Square, Level 8
Tel: 6877 8933
Opening Hours: 12pm till 2.30pm (for weekday, lunch), 6.30pm till 10.30pm (daily dinner)