germy.

Sunday, February 12, 2006

A memorable day:) Of alot of good food & good company:)

Haven't blogged much this week cos I've been pretty busy..but today was a day I really really wanted to remember:)

Chris and jeh treated me to lunch today to thank me for my babysitting services of the past couple of months....at SHANGRI-LA! Yum:) It was a buffet lunch of foods of all natures, colours & tastes:) Haha I think Chris was more excited than me at the sight of all the food...The minute we had gotten a table and he had set down Lucas in his babyseat, he made a quick dash toward the start of the buffet table, picking up a plate and piling it high with oysters & prawns, grinning like a little kid the whole way..as for me, I took awhile to appreciate how incredible all the food looked..then lost my resolve and started making my way through the food...there was just so much of it!For starters...

Haha forgive me cos the photos don't do justice to the actual spread..there was just every kind of food available!I'm not usually a big fan of shelled foods (ie oysters, scallops etc) but everything tasted so colourful and tasty:) And that was just the beginning..I made my way through the appetisers, japanese, italian, chinese & indian foods..it was just amazing..haha I realise I sound like a real pig but I don't care:) There were even mini plates of yu sheng plus pastas came in the weirdest flavours! anyone tried squid flavoured pasta? or cocoa-flavoured pasta? We started lunch at 1215 and ate steadily all the way till 3..

But the best was yet to come...

Dessert!4 shelves high of cakes, tarts, ice-cream & mousses..plus a crepe-making station and a 5-tiered chocolate fountain:) My sister & I did a good sampling of the yummiest-looking desserts and decided that the following were among the best..

This hazelnut-based/crunchy peanut/chocolate mousse wins handsdown:) and that cranberry jellylike dish wins the prize for prettiest-looking dessert:) Was seriously stuffed after that..but also incredibly satisfied:) Lucas was pretty guai through most of lunch..playing quietly in his babyseat all through the appetisers and main courses..only letting out a few peeps and gurgles toward dessert:) We took turns walking him through the lush gardens of shangri-la surrounding the pool area..giving us a chance to rest & then come back prepared to attack the buffet table once more:) shangri-la's changed quite alot since the last time I was there..RJC prom:) I still remember taking photos in the same garden in our prom outfits 2 years ago:)

Anyway the afternoon flew by..went home, had to babysit for awhile, then I borrowed my mom's car to go pickup xinli to go for cindy's hall performance:) After a good deal of time spent roaming the streets of chinatown/clark quay we finally found DBS building, only to realise that her performance was at DBS arts centre (an entirely different building from DBS building). grrr. Thanks cindy for the wonderful directions. So we had to make a huge round past orchard...and we were sorely tempted to skip the performance and spend our money on a nice dinner at orchard instead..we even passed the thaipusam festival marching through town!Haha poor xinli was so excited at being able to see the thaipusam festival..but unfortunately being the wonderful friends we are, (are you reading this cindy??!) we decided to forego the festival and dinner and instead go for cindy's show :) so instead of congratulating ourselves on getting there early as planned, we ended up half an hour late..but no harm done since the performance started late anyway:)

The performance wasn't too bad:) And yes good lighting cindy. Well done:) Me and xinli spent awhile talking and taking some nice shots around the clark quay area while waiting for cindy to wrap things up..then we took off for newton for supper!:) I was still pretty stuffed from lunch but ate anyway:) I was pretty tired by the time we finished our leisurely supper and I sent the both of them home..tired but happy:)

And so now I sit here waiting for my hair to dry, thinking over the day's events and thanking God for my family and friends:)

~me~ at 6:30 AM

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Sunday, February 12, 2006 A memorable day:) Of alot of good food & good company:) Haven't blogged much this week cos I've been pretty busy..but today was a day I really really wanted to remember:) Chris and jeh treated me to lunch today to thank me for my babysitting services of the past couple of months....at SHANGRI-LA! Yum:) It was a buffet lunch of foods of all natures, colours & tastes:) Haha I think Chris was more excited than me at the sight of all the food...The minute we had gotten a table and he had set down Lucas in his babyseat, he made a quick dash toward the start of the buffet table, picking up a plate and piling it high with oysters & prawns, grinning like a little kid the whole way..as for me, I took awhile to appreciate how incredible all the food looked..then lost my resolve and started making my way through the food...there was just so much of it!For starters... Haha forgive me cos the photos don't do justice to the actual spread..there was just every kind of food available!I'm not usually a big fan of shelled foods (ie oysters, scallops etc) but everything tasted so colourful and tasty:) And that was just the beginning..I made my way through the appetisers, japanese, italian, chinese & indian foods..it was just amazing..haha I realise I sound like a real pig but I don't care:) There were even mini plates of yu sheng plus pastas came in the weirdest flavours! anyone tried squid flavoured pasta? or cocoa-flavoured pasta? We started lunch at 1215 and ate steadily all the way till 3.. But the best was yet to come... Dessert!4 shelves high of cakes, tarts, ice-cream & mousses..plus a crepe-making station and a 5-tiered chocolate fountain:) My sister & I did a good sampling of the yummiest-looking desserts and decided that the following were among the best.. This hazelnut-based/crunchy peanut/chocolate mousse wins handsdown:) and that cranberry jellylike dish wins the prize for prettiest-looking dessert:) Was seriously stuffed after that..but also incredibly satisfied:) Lucas was pretty guai through most of lunch..playing quietly in his babyseat all through the appetisers and main courses..only letting out a few peeps and gurgles toward dessert:) We took turns walking him through the lush gardens of shangri-la surrounding the pool area..giving us a chance to rest & then come back prepared to attack the buffet table once more:) shangri-la's changed quite alot since the last time I was there..RJC prom:) I still remember taking photos in the same garden in our prom outfits 2 years ago:) Anyway the afternoon flew by..went home, had to babysit for awhile, then I borrowed my mom's car to go pickup xinli to go for cindy's hall performance:) After a good deal of time spent roaming the streets of chinatown/clark quay we finally found DBS building, only to realise that her performance was at DBS arts centre (an entirely different building from DBS building). grrr. Thanks cindy for the wonderful directions. So we had to make a huge round past orchard...and we were sorely tempted to skip the performance and spend our money on a nice dinner at orchard instead..we even passed the thaipusam festival marching through town!Haha poor xinli was so excited at being able to see the thaipusam festival..but unfortunately being the wonderful friends we are, (are you reading this cindy??!) we decided to forego the festival and dinner and instead go for cindy's show :) so instead of congratulating ourselves on getting there early as planned, we ended up half an hour late..but no harm done since the performance started late anyway:) The performance wasn't too bad:) And yes good lighting cindy. Well done:) Me and xinli spent awhile talking and taking some nice shots around the clark quay area while waiting for cindy to wrap things up..then we took off for newton for supper!:) I was still pretty stuffed from lunch but ate anyway:) I was pretty tired by the time we finished our leisurely supper and I sent the both of them home..tired but happy:) And so now I sit here waiting for my hair to dry, thinking over the day's events and thanking God for my family and friends:) ~me~ at 6:30 AM
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