Kai Nian Fan 2010

It's the 3rd quarter of 2010, how time flies... ...

It's our annual 开年饭, thanks to Caihong and Fionn, who racked their brains to come up with this venue. A cosy family restaurant setting that serves really affordable Italian food.

We ordered a bit of everything to share. First up, garlic baked mussels. Really like the sauce although I think the mussels might have been a bit overcooked.

Classic Hawaiian Pizza, I think no one could ever screw up this dish.

Now this is cheesy baked escargots. I was pleasantly surprised that they offer this dish. I think all of us gave the thumb ups of this one.

The minced meat bake rice was just normal, I think they can be a bit more generous on the meat.

Squid ink pasta. I think this is my favourite dish of the night because when I asked Fionn whether has she tried the dish, she answered me no. However, there was unmistakeably, black sauce on her lips!!! This is what I called 撒谎不眨眼！

After dinner, we went to Nectarie for desserts.

Had our desserts at this place recommended by Blamer. Strawberry shortcake, Tiramisu and can't remember the first one. Nothing to spectacular about the desserts I think.

As the night was still young, we went for some drinks and snacks at Brewrkz. Successful group photo after many attempts by the waiters. Wonder if they were drinking on the job... ....

KTV with AF Gang

Another round of KTV Session with the AF Gang. This time, we have Marcus & Weiming joining us :)

As usual, Fa-ge made the reservation and we got a BIG room this time!

Yes, this is really touch-screen, as opposed to the previous time where I faked Fa-ge.

Guess what is Leecher playing with?

Not an Ipad, but made to look like one. I had great fun playing with this Ipad replica, cuz it allows you to pause the song halfway and we started playing 百万大歌星. I made the guys racked their brains over the lyrics. We were deeply impressed by Weiming as he managed to sing his way through all Jay Chou's songs. He must be really a great fan!

Marcus, Weiming & Yen - all calm and composed before the challenge.

Singing & waving to the song 红蜻蜓 (yes, I picked that song, haha)

Winston & Vanessa forming a team. If you're wondering where is Leecher - no one wants to be on the same team as him, cuz he is the 老鼠屎. Poor Leecher, it's time he brushed up on his chinese. Maybe Fling & Nijun will be able to help him.

A Random Saturday

When lil bro is out = chance for me to use the laptop = blogging! Can't wait to use my new laptop once I have set it up :)

Way back in Dec 2009, with my freshly cut fringe.

XQ was starting work in his new workplace and I recommended him the place where Leecher tailors his clothes. So, the guys met up and went to the shop first.

The place was crowded on Saturdays! The shop is enjoying very good business, mainly based on recommendations from other patrons. Leecher used to collect his clothes 1 mth after placing orders, yet now, he has to wait for 2 to 2.5 mths.

Next, we headed to Qian's place for MJ session! Qian's mum made buns for us, so nice of her!

Fresh & pipping hot from the steamers.

Went JP for dinner. It was way too crowded with the new extension mall. Still prefer the old wing more, as there's where we used to hang out during JC days. Passed Miao her Agnes B bag from Japan and used it to represent Fling, as she couldn't join us for the session :p Fling, we love you so much that there's even a little heart at the bottom!

Zhou's Kitchen

*A forgotten draft that got published 9 months later *

A surprise on my bdae!

NOT from Leecher unfortunately, haha. Thanks XQ for the lovely surprise!

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Washed up and rushed to Zhou's Kitchen with Leecher & family for my bdae meal! Wa ha ha, time to put Leecher's wallet on the chopping board.

Went to the one @ Novena Sq & it was mad crowded with lots of pple.

33 different tim sum selections, with a complimentary portion of "Basket Crab Rice" with 6 diners and above. With Roger, Eleen, Uncle, Auntie, Leecher & me, just nice!

The food that we ordered, not inclusive of the 2nd/3rd helpings that we have.

With Leecher! I super 赚到 with lots of bdae treat(s) from Leecher, haha!

PS: Leecher also 赚到 2 X Bdae treat from me this year, more on that in the later postings.

@ Marina Barrage for the night view. A picture of Uncle & Auntie in their "couple" clothes, so matching :)

The place was crowded with people having picnics & kite-flying. Can't capture the night view, as we still dunno how to operate dent dent after 3 years. Looks like Leecher hasn't been doing his job in reading dent dent's manual.

Comex 2010

Happy Blamer with her new laptop that she got to replace her trusty 7 yr laptop which died on her not too long ago. Includes freebies such as keyboard protector, cooler pad, free mouse, laptop skin, cleaning kit, and 4 GB thumbdrive (courtesy of my bargaining)


While I only managed to "A" the credit card free redemption gift from her.


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D.O.M.V.S

Blamer here: This is the 1st of the Bdae treat that Leecher got this year - look out for his 2nd bdae treat!


Zillion thanks to FMQ's fast fingers. We arrived early at Sheraton for another gastronomic delight.

D.O.M.V.S pay as u wish deal, limited to the first three participants who managed to register on their website. I was planning to win it for Blamer's birthday last year but wasn't fast enough. Really wonder how FMQ managed it.

Menu for the evening with bread as starters to get our stomach juices flowing...

First dish, Foie gras terrine with cremona mustard. The foie gras was too thick on its own but if you eat it spread over the biscuit, it's heavenly.


Second dish was asparagus soup with pan seared scallop, truffle foam. I prefer the asparagus grilled than cooked in soup form, too mushy for me. Soup on the other hand was really good.

Homemade beef cannelloni pasta with cherry tomato, leek sauce. This tasted a bit like beef bolognese spaghetti.

The main dish Grilled beef tenderloin with herbs crust Parmesan cheese served with potato confit. Make no mistake this time, I ordered the same thing as Blamer wa ha ha.

Taking my first bite.

See the reddish pink hue in the centre? Done medium well. This, in my opinion, was the highlight of the night. Especially loved it when it's slightly charred at the sides.

Every girl's favourite dish, desserts: Lemon creme mille - feuille with strawberry compote and mint jelly cubes.

FMQ fore-warned us about the mint jellies which tasted a bit like our good old Colgate. Not that bad actually... ...

Finally remembered to take a pic with food still on the table.

Crunch time! The ultimate test of honesty. "How much do you think the meal is worth?"

Overall still a good experience. Zillions of thanks to FMQ once again for your nimble fingers!