Hot in the City

Yeah, Miss Mo's engaged! Yes, Big popped the question over dessert!

It all happened last Saturday, Feb 2, at La Cantina at Changi Village Hotel. It's a lovely little restaurant on top of the hotel and it overlooks the waters of Changi. Big had chosen a table al fresco but it rained earlier that day so we had a corner table indoors instead, which had the same view.


We ordered lots of Italian cuisine; my favorite Caprese, a pizza with Parma ham for me and a seafood pasta for him. You can see how nervous he was during dinner. After we finished our dinner, he slipped out saying he had to go to the toilet. He went to the car to pick up the flowers and the ring secretly.


Here he's holding everything, including a card he did himself. He said he was so relieved when I said 'Yes'! How sweet!


Well, the ring's on my finger so I'll show you next time. Stay tuned to hear more about the wedding.

Yeah, it's been a while since I last wrote about food. I think the last nice restaurant I went was Marmalade Pantry at Holland Village. I really like this one because it's very laidback and they serve my favorite Eggs Benedict. I told Big that he has to master the art of cooking Eggs Benedict.

I went to have Turtle Soup at Macpherson the other day. It's oh so delicious. I know it may sound cruel but it's really really tasty. Try it one of these days.




Just last Friday, I went with my good St Nicks' classmate, Buttercups, to Les Bouchons. It's a French Bistro on Ann Siang Hill. I passed by it once and it looked really frenchy and told myself I had to try it one of these days.

The restaurant's decoration reminded me of a little french restaurant. The steak and frites they served was not too shabby either. This is one of the restaurants I'd definitely return.



Yeah, it's bubble tea! I had this one at Toa Payoh central from Koi Bubble Tea. It was delicious. Now, I have a reason to go to Toa Payoh Central. Kekekeke!

Saw this barber at one of the back alleys in Chinatown. A rare sight nowadays.

I love celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year! This year is extra special because it's Year of the Rat, my year! Yeah, I'm only 24. LOL!

The other day, Big and I went down to Chinatown to soak in the CNY atmosphere. I really enjoyed walking through the streets of Chinatown, looking at the display of new year goodies and decorations. It's all so ching-chong. After being away for so long and not able to celebrate it, I always appreciate the chance to celebrate it here. Happy Year of the Rat!

My good friend, Musa will be embarking on her journey to the West, land of the Terminator, ie California, particulary, the Silicon Valley. Cooking Diva and I gave a treat at Crystal Jade Vivocity as a farewell lunch. She sure will miss some decent Chinese meal. I'll miss playing tennis with her. Enjoy the US!

Didn't I tell you that December was super busy for me? Well, immediately after my Sentosa chalet, I had to leave the next day to Kyushu, Japan for my week-long vacation with 3 other girlfriends. The reason why I chose this destination is because Jocelyn invited me after my failed South Africa trip. Morever, I wanted to see the Atomic bomb museum in Nagasaki and of course, who can resist the hot springs.

We first went to Huis Ten Bosch, a dutch theme park. It looked even more dutch than Netherlands!



Another highlight of the trip was going to Beppu, a region well-known for its hot springs. You can see from the picture that this hot spring is too hot to be soaked in. We could only watch as the steam evaporated. Alas, our hotel had its own tiny outdoor hot springs. However, I was too sick then to do much. I ate this big pot of stew that was fit for a Sumo Wrestler and fell sick and threw up after that.



I was still pretty sick at Hello Kitty Land. All these pictures were taken by the other girls. Even my favorite Batz Maru didn't make me feel better.

OK, peeps. When was the last time you were at a chalet?!? Can you even recall? Well, I was at one in December, at Sentosa NTUC chalet. They don't call it chalets now, it's called the Costa Sands Resort.

Well, I guess Big is quite a sentimental guy when he suggested going to a chalet. I exclaimed to say who would go to a chalet nowadays. Alas, I gave in on the condition that I decide the destination of our next trip. It'd probably be a weekend getaway on Bintan Island.

The resort wasn't that bad. It's situated along Siloso Beach, right next to the new Sentosa Beach Resort. The rooms have a/c, TV, fridge and hot water.



After spending 2 days on Sentosa, we concluded that it's basically quite boring, expensive and had lousy food there, unless we stay at the Beaufort and dine at the Cliff. Moreover, it rained on the first day we were there. However, we enjoyed ourselves tremendously, exploring the island. We visited Fort Siloso, hiked a little on the Dragon trail and walked a lot. But we were so ready to leave the island on the third day. I guess it'd be 10 years later before we stay at Sentosa again. Maybe not since the casino is opening soon.