Elaine's Visit = A Week of Nom Nom Nom :)

Elaine was in town for training in the week of 19 Aug. :) As it was her maiden trip to Singapore, we listed a number of To-Eats here. :D Dinners were late as we could only catch up after office hours. 

1st stop: Crabby feast at Melben Seafood

Hello chilli crabs :)

Black pepper crab, butter crab & crab bee hoon soup. :)

2nd stop: Lunch at Lin's office :)

Thanks to Elaine, we finally stepped into Gardens by the Bay. :)

All we wanted to do was to check out the Skywalk, a 128m long walkway, 22m high and connecting two Supertrees at the Supertree Grove.

The height was too much for Lin and she went down in less than 5 mins. :))) Duh...

Elaine and I were busy clicking our cameras away. :D

We were waiting for nightfall... :)

Singapore in the evening :)

Lights up. :)

Nite... :)

From the foot of the Super Trees :)

3rd top: Chicken rice delight at Boon Tong Kee

The signature Imperial Chicken :)

4th stop: Punggol Nasi Lemak

One of our fav local food is nasi lemak. :) 

5th stop: Song Heng Fishballs Noodles

It was a Sat & Elaine had a full day with us. :D

Because she had yet to try local breakfasts, we took her to our fav fishball noodles stall in the wet market.

6th stop: Coffee, tea and toast at Toast Box

7th stop: Garden Street Kway Chap & Fried Carrot Cake

While waiting for the famous Garden Street's kway chap, I ordered a plate of fried carrot cake for Elaine to try. It's two stalls away from the Garden Street Kway Chap. 

The fried carrot cake became her new love. :) 

Elaine was to stuffed to try kway chap by then :)))

8th stop: Sunday breakfast at Ya Kun 

Quick bite before Elaine's flight home to Taipei :) 

After a week of non-stop eating...we had to go easy on our meals for at least a week. *.*

Details of Melben Seafood:
Blk 232 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3
Singapore 560233
T: +65 6285 6762

Details of Boon Tong Kee Chicken Rice:
W: http://www.boontongkee.com.sg/index.html

Details of Song Heng Fishball & Minced Meat Noodles:
Blk 628 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4
#01-75
Singapore 560628

Details of Toast Box:
W: www.toastbox.com.sg

Details of Garden Street Kway Chap:
#01-21 Serangoon Garden Market & Food Centre
49A Serangoon Way
Singapore 55945

Details of Ya Kun:
W: www.yakun.com

Summer Guests :) - Part 1

This summer, we were busy hosting important guests at our new residence. ;) Loved ones & friends who will help us create beautiful moments in our humble nest.

Godson came to play... :)

and to savour homemade dumplings. :)

Gwendel, Sharon & cousin Fanny hopped over for steaming hotpot. With air-condition switched on, the summer heat didn't really matter anymore. :)

Maternal grandmom, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces & nephews were treated to a buffet spread. :) Our clan is big huh? :))) Oh and our neighbours from our other residence. :D

Caterer: Raseal

We had Sheau Wen & Ling Lee over for DIY sushi making session. :D The sashimi were obviously bought while the messy stuff were done by us. :) 

Our DIY session was completed with sake, sweet & juicy lychees from Taiwan and durians. 

Happy guests & happy hosts. :)

For our other gfs & their families, we did a little French. ;) Crepes from Saybons! We love having freshly made crepes straight out from the crepe station. :D

Caterer: Saybons

Mom prepared chicken wings, Pauline brought durian puffs and Serena baked some really mean brownies which disappeared very quickly...

Casual gathering for fabulous friends :D

Some with their babies. :)

It's a blessing to have church friends over for fellowship. We did bible study over afternoon tea, followed by a Korean BBQ. :) 

This summer, we also welcomed Crystal & Alan who flew in from San Francisco for a 20 hour visit. *.* Too short! 

We tried to stuff them with as much local delicacies as we could. :)))

On top of their crazy itinerary, Crystal & Alan had to help us with decorating a church wedding. ;)

We are looking forward to hosting more loved ones & friends in August! :D

Details of Rasel Catering:
http://www.rasel.com.sg/

Details of Saybons:
http://saybons.com/catering.html

Expanded Menu at Coffee Kaki

Mom & I did breakfast at Coffee Kaki this morning and we were delighted it has expanded its local fare. Besides mee siam, it now serves laksa and mee rebus. :)

 

Yippee!

 

So here's what we had:

 

Laksa, mee siam and Kaki bun with kaya

 

Coffee for mom & ice lemon tea for me. :)

 

Details of Coffee Kaki:

B1-51C Ang Mo Kio Hub

53 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3

T: +65 6752 4569

Birthday Breakfast with Mom

Mom woke us up early for a simple bekkie at Toast Box. Nothing fanciful, but the usual half boiled eggs, toast, coffee, ice lemon tea & mee siam.

Simple & chilled start to our birthday! :)

Details of Toast Box:
1 Seletar Road
#01-06 Greenwich V
T: +65 65 6853 3608
W: http://www.breadtalk.com/

Rise & Shine to a Hearty Breakfast

Good morning to a yummilicious breakfast! Lin took a day off and we brought Mom & Koka to Casa Verde for breakfast. :) We love the place for it's situated in the Botanical Gardens. Once you stepped out of the car, you're greeted by lush greenery & fresh air. :) Awesome! :D

We ordered a western & local set to share. ;)

Details of Casa Verde:

Singapore Botanic Gardens (visitor Centre)

1 Cluny Rd

T: +65 6467 7326