Happy Valentine's Day! :)

Valentine's Day this year was a quiet affair. No need for elaborate surprises and gifts, just a simple day out together, looking for delicious food. I prefer it that way actually because I don't like kengyang to spend too much money on me (because I can afford it mah, why need him to buy right?). And also because I tam jiak. Got good food can already :D

I was ecstatic about the smallest thing ever - we wore matching outfits without prior planning. 

His top was very very cute. We saw it in JB last weekend, and I kept asking him to try because walao damn cute can? Floating astronauts!

We had an early dinner at Potato Head Folk and wow it was definitely the right decision to dine there... even though we had rude ladies sitting next to us initially. 

We were sitting on the communal table because the other tables were taken. We were seated next to 2 ladies and these 2 ladies were so kaypoh! Every single time the both of us spoke, they would stop talking and listen, and then they would make some comments. Why so rude one!! Like I was telling Kengyang how cute the burger name "Baby Huey" was, and one of the ladies said, "hey! you wanna order a Baby Huey?" and then they laughed. Maybe I pronounced it wrong lah, but need to so cb or not. 

Just nice after ordering, a couple of customers left and we quickly changed seats. Damn cb!

Okay back to the good food...

I ordered a Baby Huey burger and Kengyang got the Burning Man burger. For sides, we shared Naughty Fries and Wing-Its. 

The 2 burgers were GLORIOUS. They were worth their slightly high pricetags. We opted for the patties to be done medium, and they came in the perfect meat temperature. Why so li hai one?? Most of the places that Kengyang and I have been to always asked for our preference of meat temperature, but the meat would come out super well done. But the burgers at Potato Head Folk... wow... It was really one of the best burgers I've had in my life. I can't wait to come back again to try out all the other burgers. 

The Naughty Fries was different and quite tasty. Wing-Its - not our favourite. I only had 1.5 wings, mainly because I was too full, but also because it wasn't very good. Kengyang had 4 wings, because he didn't want to waste hahaha. 

Perfect burger!!

Initially we wanted to head up to the rooftop for some drinks, but the sky looked pretty ominous. We shelved drinking plans and went to Vivocity! I finally bought my Sherlock Pop! figurine. It was the last one in stock and so confirm must buy right? 

Had dessert at Caffè Bene and heh we were so disappointed. Not nice and almost S$14. :( 

But aiyah, we had a fulfilling time with each other can already. 

Happy Valentine's to my soulmate! :) 

Earn more money, eat more food...

...and then gym more to keep the weight down. 

But I think I'm slacking in the exercising department because I can feel myself feeling bloated more frequently. Is it time for another round of Teatox? I know many people do not think much about teatox but I've tried it 3 times and each time it worked well in getting rid of the bloat and excess water. Good to try if you're only looking at cleansing your system and not to lose weight. 

There's always a ranting section in my food posts, so here's one:

I have suffered from acne for 6 years now and I cannot wait for my hormones to settle down and stop giving me shitty skin. I know 6 years is a short time for long-time acne sufferers but if you are a long-time acne sufferer, you should be able to understand the self-esteem issues that I go through. For example, yesterday I went to a trade show at Suntec City, and I had the most amazing lip look ever (a slightly dark and vampy berry colour). However, all I could think of is what others will think of my bumpy skin. I wanted to smile and interact with the stall vendors, but talking to them would mean lifting my head up, and that took a lot of struggle. Why, skin, why?! Evidently, my skin is not as bad as before, but still... 

Western medication doesn't help at all - I suffered a lot of side effects when I was prescribed those pills. So I was thinking of going for traditional Chinese medication. Anyone has done that before? Please share your experience with me. Thank you!

Ok back to food photos!

Jeremy, Kokky and I bit the bullet and queued at Tendon Ginza Itsuki for the legendary tempura bowls. It took us 50 minutes and the stuffy weather added to the torture. But hey, we had a good time talking about random things and kokky's happiness, and the server gave us all free tea, so yes it was bearable. 

Do I recommend Tendon Ginza Itsuki? The tempura bowls were definitely lovely, but the long wait might not be everyone's cup of tea, so I'm on the fence. But if you don't mind the wait, then yes it's a good place to try. They only have 2 main items on the menu - the Special tempura bowl or the Vegetable tempura bowl. Already a great indication of a quality food joint. 

Both bowls were delicious and the prices were highly affordable - Special set for S$13.90++ and Vegetable set for S$12.90++. 

I had one of the best chawanmushis in my life here! 

The Special tendon came with a deep fried onsen egg (very spectacular for eggporn videos), so if you're into the eggporn scene, order this set. 

I had the Vegetable tendon and I was pleasantly surprised. I became an eggplant convert after this bowl of goodness. They also included the deep fried lotus (!!) and I LOVED IT. The deep fried leafy vegetables were a bit greasy too. 

Ginza Tendon Itsuki

101 Tanjong Pagar Rd, Singapore 088522

Kengyang and I tried Kinsa Sushi at HillV2 and wah so nice? It's almost tears-inducing because it's quality Japanese food so near to my house. :') 

I had the Wagyu Beef Bowl. !!!!!

You know the popular beef bowl from Fat Cow? This is almost the same quality and it's much more affordable. I confirm will order this again and again and again next time.

Also lol, they had a Chirashi Cupcake. I had no expectations at all - ordered just because the dish looked pretty on the menu - but wow I was blown away! Fresh seafood atop seasoned black rice. Looked good and tasted good - rare right? :D 

Kinsa Sushi

4 Hillview Rise, HillV2 #02-02, HillV2, Singapore 669320

Finally felt the excess flab, so okay time to eat clean on weekdays, and I'm glad to report that I had salads and fruits for lunch for 4 out of the 5 working days. For a tam chiak person like me, that took serious self control hahaha. 

That's pesto and tuna on top of multiple greens. The only sauce that I will excessively eat is pesto :D

Date night - trying out Korean porridge at J-Story!

The porridge was .. okay lor. Nothing too fancy and no wow factor. BUT, I would come back for the samgyetang - so flavourful! 

J-Story

NEUE B2-53 Capitol Piazza, 15 Stamford Road, Singapore 178906

So yes, that's another round of eating. Are you sick of my food posts yet? 

I'm not that interesting of a person, so most of the time I can only share good food places. Pang chance a bit lah hor? 

Have a good Sunday guys! :) 

50 months together!

It has been 50 months! How crazy is that? 

10 years ago, I would have never thought that I would have a stable relationship. I had a bleak perspective about love, mostly because I experienced a heartbreak the previous year. 

My 16-year-old self was fearless and worry-less. Actually no, the only thing I feared was Additional Mathematics. It was the first time mathematics became so daunting to me. I had other problems too, but they weren't significant enough for me to remember them now. 

Kengyang was in the same class as me but any feelings I had for him I labelled as "infatuation" and I moved on. It didn't help that my close friends thought I had a crush on his seatmate LOL. Wrong person liao lah. 

Reminiscing about secondary school days always makes me happy. I loved every bit of those days and I'm glad I experienced those 4 years. If I didn't go to CCKSS, I wouldn't have met the man who would end up being my BTO partner :D 

We didn't have a huge celebration. We're not such people. A good dinner and a couple of drinks will suffice. And so, we decided on Spruce at Old Fire Station. Perfect location for me because my house is a comfortable 6-minute walk away. 

Our bill was over S$145. But we had 2 drinks each, and ordered 2 mains, a side and a dessert to share. All the ordered items were excellent so it was S$145+ well-spent. 

Spruce Hot Wings

Casarecce Verde alla Norcina

Spruce Burger

Double Chocolate Crunch Cake Ala Mode

Spruce at Fire Station

260 Upper Bukit Timah Road,

 #01-01, Singapore 588190

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The best thing about dining at Spruce is I could walk home after that. No need for long bus rides. Walked for around 6 minutes and I was home! 

Actually the walk home took way longer than 6 minutes because we kept taking stupid photos. Here are the 3 that were not deleted from my phone HAHA. Some really cui max. 

Ok, one proper photo to end this post. This was taken when we went to the National Museum! People commented and said we look alike leh. Where got??! Like that I also look like the millions of other people who wear spectacles leh! 

Eat more, gym more

I have a couple of thoughts that I feel I should just add into this blogpost. Nothing to do with food, but maybe after reading my long-winded paragaphs, the food photos will make you feel better. 

So, yesterday I had a wonderful dinner with two of my closest guy friends (10 years plus of nonsense already oh my gosh!) and we talked about many things, but more so about the romantic relationships that we all have currently. 

The three of us have really different situations. One couple barely argues, one couple argues a lot but gets over the argument quickly (kengyang and I) and one couple recently argues a lot but there seems to be no resolution to the arguments. 

Two of us were trying to help another analyse the toxic arguments that he had with his girlfriend and we came to a conclusion that insecurity and lack of expressiveness were the main culprits. And as a person who has somewhat overcome insecurity, I truly understand why the girlfriend was being difficult. 

Personally, I have treated Kengyang very vilely before as well, and my behaviour was completely unacceptable - I would be really mad at him, but I would not tell him why I was mad. I was hoping he could guess his way through. Being insecure also meant that I was extra sensitive to whatever he did or said. I would also manipulate his words. For example, he would say things like, "wah your dress today very nice!", and I should be happy right?? But no, instead I snapped at him and said, "so yesterday my outfit not nice lah??"

Now that I think about it, I was a complete tyrant. Props to kengyang for sticking with me. I noticed more and more of my friends started to keep their distance and in the midst of confusion and hatred, I realised I have to change myself and stop declaring my insecurity to the entire world. 

So, that was also when I started to tell Kengyang things that made me unhappy, and I guess that improved our relationship a lot. We still argued about the silliest things, but we also stopped the argument as quickly as it had started. 

It took me a couple of years to stop being such a bitch to my boyfriend, but I'm glad he waited, and I'm glad I made the decision to throw away my ego and change myself. 

So, I told my friend to give her another chance. Try to make it work again and give her some time to realise her errors. And my friend truly loved his girlfriend and he agreed that he should give it another shot. But of course, he shouldn't let his love blind his rationality. If at the end of the day, things really cannot work out, then it will be best to end the relationship. 

It's not easy to have a completely trusting and tension-free relationship. But if both parties decide together to fix the problems, I don't think it's that difficult to achieve. It takes two hands to clap right? 

Ok, food photos time. :D 

FYR Cycene Ond Drinc

19 Boon Tat St, Singapore 069619

Some Tze Char stall at Bukit Timah Market & Food Centre

116 Upper Bukit Timah Rd, Singapore 588172

Hanare Japanese Cafe (food is always great, I've been here 4 times and always delicious!)

99 Tanjong Pagar Rd, Singapore 088520

Watami Japanese Casual Restaurant

2 Orchard Turn, #B3-23 ION Orchard, Singapore 238801

Park Bench Deli

179 Telok Ayer St, Singapore 068627

The reason why I didn't take a photo of the actual sandwich is because it was incredibly greasy. But I'll still give this deli another try next time. Maybe get the meat subs?

Ri Ri Hong Mala Siang Guo Hotpot

32 New Market Road 

#01-1042/1052 People’s Park Food Centre

Singapore 050032

Freaking delicious bowl of capalang.

Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao (Holland Village)

241/241A Holland Ave, Singapore 278975

PS.Cafe at Ann Siang Hill Park

45 Ann Siang Rd, #02-02 Ann Siang Hill Park, Singapore 069719

Kim Dae Mun

100 Orchard Road, Concorde Hotel and Shopping Centre

02-17/18, Singapore 238840

If you haven't noticed, I love eating! 

People gym to lose weight, I gym to maintain my weight. :P 

Four years, farewell and a birthday

A ridiculously overdue post. Thank you to my few loyal readers who are still sticking around, hoping for a new post. I'm really getting horrible at this blogging game! 

Kengyang and I celebrated our 4-year anniversary over a month ago, and it was a very simple affair. A day out trying new restaurants and just enjoying each other's company. 

Since we don't really celebrate lavishly, I decided to get a special handmade card for him, and wow actually Carousell quite useful for such things ah? I bought this card for only S$6, and it's so well-drawn! The seller is @thelazypainter, if you're interested! 

Kengyang and I tried the steak and fries set at L'Entrecôte (Suntec City) and to be honest, it was just alright. We also ordered an additional Salade niçoise and it was SO FISHY. Kengyang really hates overwhelmingly fishy food, so he didn't enjoy the salad at all. We'll probably skip the salad the next time we are here. But then again, will there be a next time? HMM.

Wefie! Happy 4 years to us!

Both of us having perfect hair days. :D

Fast forward a couple of days later, we had dinner at Poulet (Changi Aiport) before my flight to Copenhagen. 

Wah, I forgot how much I love Poulet. 

French Onion Soup - SO GOOD. 

Random sausage bowl - SO GOOD.

1/2 Poulet Roti with Mushroom Chardonnay Sauce - SO SO SO GOOD. 

We also ordered Tiramisu and it was equally stellar. No photo of that because we attacked it so quickly. 

Then... I turned 26. 

I really dislike cutting cake and blowing out candles now. What's the point? 

I always discourage people from buying one entire cake for me. Don't waste the money! Just buy one slice can already! 

So, I had an alternative birthday ice cream from my colleagues. :D

Ice cream >> cake, all day every day.

I donated blood for the first time too! 

Yay, one more 2015 resolution down! :) 

I think I overshared this milestone. It's on my facebook, my instagram, my twitter and my dayre. So cannot miss out my blog right? ROFL.So auntie. 

Ah finally tried IKOI buffet! 

I had high expectations for it. Way too high expectations. The first round of sashimi was great, but the second round was a bit fishy already. Maybe because it was getting late? 

But aiyah, still had a great time lah because I had amazing company. 

Ah, and finally this photo...

Eve has relocated to Boston. I have been stalking her religiously on dayre and enjoying all her Youtube vlogger-potential videos. Glad that she's at least settling down fine.

Maybe I'll visit next September to escape 2016 haze! :D Save me a sleeping space!

Have a great Friday guys! WOOHOO TGIF!