double the joy

We had dinner at Forlino @ One Fullerton to celebrate Mandy's and Agnes's 24th. The layout of the restaurant was a little maze-like and didn't seem to have a proper entrance but when the restaurant host led us to our private room, it was WOW! There was this HUGE round table (seated for 11 of us), and it has unobstructed view of the Marina Bay, Singapore Flyer and Esplanade. Can you imagine how awesome the view will be when Marina Sands is completed or when there's fireworks?

“Gourmet” Menu

Amuse Bouche (chef's complimentary)

Pan Seared Goose Liver with Amaretto and Pumpkin Cream

Homemade Spaghetti with Black Cod, Baby Artichokes and MintWagyu Beef Cheek Braised with Marsala Wine and Herb Mashed Potatoes

Molten Lava Chocolate Cake with Banana Gelato and Rum Sauce

Coffee & Petit Fours

After which, we headed over to The Water Boathouse's rooftop for some drinks to get away from the crazy Butter crowd. It's a pretty nice chill out place if not because of some semi-drunk Caucasians who climbed up the top of the roof with his friends to dance. The crowd is mostly non-locals though.

Look at the awesome view! Seriously, SG's skyline is pretty awesome. Perfect place to watch some fireworks. National day anyone?

* *Did I mention that the birthday girls paid for dinner! Thanks babes. Time to hunt for their present now =) and maybe start searching for mine and Nithe's too since we are all 2 weeks apart.....

50 Signature Bags - LA Magazine

LA Times Magazine did an illustration of their picks of 50 Signature Bags. I've ♥ my favorites. Hopefully my next purchase can be one of these =) Lusting, dreaming, wanting all day long......

credits: LATimesMagazine.com

2nd must-do in KL

Shoes shopping!!! OMG, everytime I visit KL, I'm sure to come back with at least 3 pairs of shoes =) Everyone seems amused that I wear size 34-35 shoes. Snake printed leather pumps and jeweled embellished leather pumps for work. After my stupid company tighten the 'no open toe shoes' in clean room policy, I've been rotating between 2 pairs and that's sad.... My heels have all been neglected =( Now I leave few pairs of shoes under my desk so I can change if I'm going out.

Nude wedges, perfect for spring and super comfy too ♥♥♥

More nude heels but this time with perforated leather wrapped around ankles

1 out of 2 must-do in KL

Feasting is definitely right on top =)

KL welcomes =)

2.5hrs later after driving our friend's Mazda 3 at an average of 140 km/h, we arrived safely =) We learnt that our car has a safety speed cutoff at 180km/h......

KL roadtrip awaits

Dr Jess invited us to her place in KL so 3 Drs and I are driving up!!! Have a good weekend =)

netbook =)

Went to the IT Fair and came home with an ASUS 1005PE 10" netbook. TWas struggling between a few aesthetically prettier models but eventually, the one with the best stamina prevailed. With up to 14hrs battery life and weighing 1.27kg, traveling with it is gonna be a breeze =) here were hell lots of people 'window shopping' and strolling, so annoying. Also, I hate it when my product knowledge is better than those trying to sell me the product. These temps should at least know what they are selling and not juz stand around and take up space....

Restaurant week (22 - 28 March)

I swear I've heard about Restaurantweek.sg a while back but it kept slipping my mind. Finally checked it out and made reservations. Most of the popular restaurants are fully booked but I still managed to get some decent ones that I've not tried. Set dinner going from 35++ for normal restaurants and 55++ for award winning ones*. I'm definitely not going for all but my busy friends have complicated schedules so its easier for me to make reservations first then cancel otherwise. Anyone wants to join me on any days?

Mon - Garibaldi Italian Restaurant and Bar*

Sat - Song of India*

Sun - Julian Bompard* (French)

colored denim

I'm a super denim lover and have enough blue/black/gray/white to go on for 2 weeks. Spring is all about colors so why not start with some colored denim. Pastel or bright, they can easily spice up a boring outfit and add some youthfulness.

top and denims: Uniqlo, heels: Steve Madden

dinner with chef wannabe

A good friend of mine, who is really into cooking of late, decided to invite us to his place for a mini birthday celebration. It turned out to be really good with starters, mains, dessert and even wine =) Starters were salad and toasted baguette with dip (I've no idea what's inside but could clearly taste tomato and pineapple). For mains, we had grilled chicken and beef bourgignon. We were too excited about that the beef that I forgot to snap it. Chef was still worried that we couldn't finish the huge pot but nothing's too much when Nithe's around. Dessert was chocolate souffle with ice cream. Thick and rich lava chocolate coupled with vanilla ice cream, what's more to say.... It's a pity the chef rarely gets to eat with us because he's always busy preparing the next dish for us. This deserves a hungrygowhere review =)

And since it happened to coincide with the opening of Alice in Wonderland, the host decided to impose a dress theme. I played along and put together an outfit that's definitely Halloween worthy. Guess which evil character I was playing......