Housewarming - Leecher's Sec School Friends

The start of the new week, 7 days into the brand new year. Had a great time over the weekend with the brothers & sisters @ Joe's housewarming ... and congrats to Amos & Miaoli! Glad to be part of the proposal video, great effort by Amos :) Another sister getting hitched and joining the club. 

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Was looking through the folders and realised that I've yet to complete the reno journey *guilty face* so here I am, with the last part of our journey, which is ..... HOUSEWARMING! We wanted to hold different mini sessions for different groups of friends, so we started off with Leecher's sec school friends. 

 Table of food that was catered from Qi Ji. Ordered their famous laksa & DIY popiah set.

 

 Laksa station .

 

 Popiah station.

 Leecher took charge of the laksa station, helping his "customers" to portion the noodles. 

Raymond feeling very proud of his creation, bagus! 
  
Shuya decided to eat her popiah like a wrap.
 
Leecher's popiah looked pretty decent *surprise*
 
Damn proud of his achievement.

 My creation,  looked more value for money than Leecher's version.

 Zhiguang breaking all the boundaries in popiah... with his Picasso rendition.

 

New generation of fine-dining popiah.  

Giving pointers to Yanni & Kaiwei who have recently collected their keys to their love nest. 

 Gavin, back in Singapore after 1yr trip to LDN for studies. Bet he must be craving for local food. 

Very much like a pro, all thanks to his cooking training in LDN.

Jacq's version looked very appetizing as well :)

Lastly, Yanni put on her apron and made popiah for both Kaiwei and her. Kaiwei really #likeaboss!

 I made jelly and jellyhearts as desserts for them too, uber proud of myself, haha!

Having a go @ Kinect. We realised that our place was too small, so we had to shift the sofa. #truestory of a small HDB flat.

 

Special thanks for Raymond & Shuya for the bedside lamp. Love it TTM :) 

Popeyes @ Punggol

Though we stayed in Punggol area, we seldom explore the area, no thanks to our nua-ness, haha! So, one fine day, I was craving for fast food and we decided to drive to Popeyes near our place for dinner.

Wow, this place has become very happening. They have Cage Soccer @ Punggol and all the cages were occupied. Not to mention a pool center and prawning facilities.

 

#ootd 

Always the first whenever food is nearby.

 Their standard seemed to have dropped from my previous visit :( The biscuit is still one of my fave, but chicken sizes have sort of shrunk. If this continues, I think I have to source for another outlet to satisfy my cravings.

Popeyes @ Punggol
10 Tebing Lane #01-05
Singapore 828836

Vday with BFF & Parents-in-law

Thursday! Hope everyone had a wonderful New Year celebration. We celebrated with our Uni friends with a dinner @ Vivo and managed to make it back home in time for the countdown. Leecher got a huge shock & almost dropped me when I jumped into his arms to wish him Happy 2013! Looks like he needs to start an exercise regime this year, haha!

2nd day of a new working year, and I'm starting to feel the heat. New goals/plans being given to us. What a stark contrast to the last week, haha! Last wk of the year was spent clearing up all the backlogs - though busy, but the mood was generally very relaxed. Fast-forward 1 week later, you can sense the change in mood immediately. Everyone is gearing up their engines, all ready to charge for the new year! Well, I've also laid out my goals for this year, and will see if it gets accomplished along the way :)

 Celebrated our 1st Vday last year (as a married couple) with BFF & Parents-in-law. No more flowers or presents *harsh fact of life*

Bright and early to report to work.

  

 Met up with BFF for our Vday lunch @ Gastronomia. I love going to this place for a bit of peace and quiet, away from the lunch crowd - which can get really bad in CDB area.

 

The lil things that make girls happy :) 

Da Paolo Gastronomia, a gournet-quality take out boutique ideally suited for those with great taste but lil time. I've always like their pizzas and pastas for they are sooo delicious.

Beef Lasagne & Salmon with Spinach Pastry.

 

Lemon cupcake :)

Da Paolo Gastronomia

6 Battery Road

Singapore 049909

 After work, we drove to Parents-in-law place & took them out for a meal @ Arbite. 

 

The stairway leading to the cafe, well-lit with candles to create the cozy atmosphere. 

 

 

Overlooking the carpark.

 

The place was rather empty, for we arrived early for dinner. 

 

Candle light in a teacup, cute! 

Daddy-in-law with his Squid Ink Tagliatelle Seafood - mussels, squid, prawns and chilli in a tomato base sauce. He termed the tagliatelle as 果条 :)

  

Mummy-in-law went for grilled fish. This item is no longer on their menu though. 

Leecher had Asian Spiced Lamb Shank - the lamb was stewed in a melange of Asian spices, served with mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables. 

 As for me, I went for their Eggs Benedict - poached eggs, honey baked ham, citrus hollandaise on brioche and served with fresh greens. 

 Every day is Vday, as long as you're spending it with the ones you love :) 

Arbite

66A Serangoon Garden Way

Singapore 555962

Tel: 62870430

PicPrints - Lamp Post

Sometimes, you just feel like revisiting places that you've been to previously to gain a different experience. Took this in Cambridge last year, and I feel like heading back to experience life in this small lil town. 

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