Wandering Fel

 Weekdays lunch dates are officially back on track with the end of Chinese New Year weekend. CNY weekend flies so fast this time because we only have one day of public holiday instead of the usual two days. My ex-colleague which is now one of my close friends has received a great news about her secondment to Australia. Since we were in such a good mood, we decide to celebrate by having a lunch date at Ma Maison at Bugis Junction.

Ma Maison offers lunch time menu ranging from Western set lunch like chicken chop or fish fillet to pasta and chicken curry rice set. The price for the lunch time menu vary from SGD 13.90++ to SGD 16.80++.

Hello! Happy Chinese New Year! Wishing everyone a prosperous and abundant joy in the year of Rooster. I just came back from a short home-bound trip to Jakarta today and along the way, I realised that it has been a while since the last time I update my blog. Since I am in a pretty much happy mood (Tuesday blues has not kicked in yet for another hour I think), I feel like sharing my new-founding joy in eating Thai cuisine at Nakhon Kitchen in Holland Village.

If you come to visit Nakhon Kitchen during busy dining hours, chances are you have to queue up for a table. Yikes I know. If you hate queuing up like me, you may want to consider coming to Nakhon earlier like around 5.30PM-ish. We immediately got for ourselves a table of 2.

The last dish that we ordered is the deep fried squid with Thai chili sauce (SGD 10). Thai chili sauce is actually not spicy at all. In fact, it tastes kinda sweet. Like the sweet in the sweet and sour sauce. Haha. The deep fried squid is served with a lot of lettuces as garnish. Overall, this dish taste okay. Nothing can go wrong with anything deep-fried, I suppose. 

I wonder if I ate so much today up to the point until I am wide awake after 12.30AM. But if I recall correctly, the most likely stuff which I consume which contain caffeine is Starbucks' green tea latte. Which to some people, are not even considered coffee. I wonder if it's the soup, the latte, the Chinese New Year crackers, some bits of chocolates, the half portion of mango shaved ice, a pizza bread and lot of pieces of spicy cassava. Oh shit, did I eat so much? #gymtomorrow

Since I am wide awake now, I think I just go blog some stuff like the last cafehopping activity which I did back in December. That was kinda outdated I know, actually nearly one month outdated because I visited DW Workshop exactly on Christmas Day (that explains the Christmas tree decoration in front of the kitchen).

While we were admiring our surrounding, our caffeine orders came and to our surprise, my chai latte and my cafehopping buddy's green tea latte don't look so pretty. Taste wise they are OK though.  


One last pic of our Christmas lunch. Wishing more and more cafehopping stories wherever we go. 

Hello! There is a saying "If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life." However, nearly 10 years down the road of career, the only thing that I love about what I do is the payday. One thing that money can buy is the food to share between you and your friend on a weekend date. Hahaha.

For the last Saturdate, Le BFF and I went to try out Barrio (which is owned by the business behind another Mexican restaurant, MexOut) at Vivo City. The outlet at Vivo City is the second outlet of Barrio in Singapore. The first is at 313 Somerset. The outlet at Vivo City seems to be slightly bigger than the Somerset one so we decided to choose Vivo City for our Saturdate's venue. 

The nachos are served with cheese, jalapeño, guacamole, minced beef, tomato salsa and a lot of mayonnaise. Looks very unhealthy, I know but this combination makes the whole plate so delicious. YUMMY! Perfect food to share with friends while talking about daily life in general.
 

Monday is so cruel. If you think the two days of not working is enough to gear you up against Monday, oh boy, you may be in for a ride. Someone decided to ask so many questions for a task which is due today and obviously you have to battle the questions yourself but thanks God, He is an ever present help in trouble and before I knew it, the task is done nicely so that I could meet up with my friend to celebrate the end of Monday. Since none of us has the energy to walk so far from our office, we decided to have some tapas at Rookery, which is situated just opposite of Lau Pa Sat.

Hello! If today is your first day of working, welcome back to your source-of-income! Work can be tough but at the end of the day, we have to do what we have to do to sustain our way of life. Fighting! Ganbatte! Jiayou!

If you get tired along the way, you can always take a break of what you are currently doing and meet up with friends/ family members at some nice place to relax and unwind. The other day, I went to Gallery & Co. with a friend to have our girls' night out in a chillax manner. To be honest with you, this was the first time I walked to National Gallery of Singapore. Apparently, the path from the exit of City Hall MRT Station to National Gallery of Singapore is sheltered all the way. So happy for this as the rain was pouring down heavily that night.

The menu in Gallery & Co. is not extensive but there are some interesting dishes on the menu like Otak Otak Taco. Hmm, we kinda wondered how the dish's gonna play out on the table. Other than that, the rest of the menu seems normal like pasta, steak, grilled chicken, etc. 

New year. New beginning. Let's take up the pen and write a good story in 2017.

HELLO 2017!

2016 has been a year of ups and downs for me personally. It was a rollercoaster ride but thankfully God is faithful and He never leaves me nor forsakes me. 2017 looks daunting both from public and personal outlook but struggles make people stronger. Let's just hope the struggles don't kill us in the process #weneedgod.

My personal theme of 2017 is to CHILL. 

To enjoy life and find pleasure in doing good in life (without abandoning my adult's responsibilities of course). After all, a day is wasted when you don't enjoy it. 

"I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men with which to occupy themselves. He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end. I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one's lifetime; moreover, that every man who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor - it is the gift of God." - Ecclesiastes 3:11-13

 Wishing everyone a happy new year once again and hope you can enjoy your life despite all its circumstances in 2017!

Cheers!