First Visit to Gardens by the Bay

Finally after one month, Xiu Xuan took the initiative to meet up with us because she is always so busy with work, dance and studies. I told Xiu Xuan that if she still doesn’t contact us, Leo will be gone forever. Lols. You know the lecherous pig from Journey to the West? 

Here's a picture of him

Yes, Leo is exactly like him, seduced by beautiful girls at his office, till the extent that he may not even remember who his parents are. LOLS!!

Okay, back to the topic. This is our first time visiting Gardens by the Bay ever since it first opened. I don’t understand what’s with the big whooha that everyone goes rushing to the place whenever a new attraction is built.  As if the attraction will run away.

The conservatory complex comprises two cooled conservatories, the Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest.

Print screened the admission fees from its website.

Frankly speaking, I don’t think I’ll pay $20 to see plants. I’m quite interested in walking the skyway though. Seems pretty cool.

Went during late night to take a look and took stupid pictures. There was nothing much to see(probably it was too dark for us to explore). We were more interested in taking pictures with the animal statues rather than the trees/flowers.

Xiu Xuan the crocodile hunter

 Leo getting bitten on the ass because he is such a pain in the ass. lols

Before taking the pictures we were discussing what pose we should do. Right after he did this, I scolded him.

Why did I scolded him? Because he knew that I'm going to put my head in the croc's mouth and he still purposely put his ass there before me! and yes, there were people laughing at our stupid poses. lols

Planking

 

 Lion.Hamster.Lion

Spot an idiot on the right.

Showing off my Sadako-long-hair

Need to cut my hair real soon, too long and it looks kind of scary.

Xiu Xuan and I

See the blue lighting above us? That's the skyway. Gonna walk on it some day.

Leo kept saying it is beautiful to lie down and see the view

Xiu Xuan joined him plus a group of ladies at the back.

I love this group picture.

I think it'll looked really nice if only Leo didn't do such a 下流 pose here. LOLS.

Fullhouse Cafe

Yin Mei suggested to go Fullhouse Cafe which is located at Rendezvous Hotel. Basically the cafe is divided into a few areas according to the layout of a house. For example, living room, master bedroom, outdoor garden, balcony etc. I really loved the dreamy-homely feel and decor of the cafe. Its really cute!

Grabbed the map from the cafe's website.

Entered the restaurant from the "car porch" area where the colorful mini cooper is parked and the staff told me to go up to the 2nd level. The 1st floor is catered for pastries and bar whereas the 2nd floor is the cafe serving main-courses. I thought the 2nd level is directly linked to the 1st floor however there is no stairs leading to the 2nd floor within the restaurant(maybe there is but I didn't notice it, I can be blur at times). It only leads to the lobby of the hotel. Thats when I realised that I had to exit the cafe and take the escalator up from the hotel lobby. Should have entered from the hotel lobby rather than the "car porch".

There are even family portraits at every corner of the "house"

We were sitting at the living room area

Cute menus with comics at the back pages to keep people occupied while waiting for food

Tea that my friends ordered.

I can't remember what exactly the left one is. Something plus peppermint. The right one is just pepper mint tea. My friends said the something plus peppermint taste better. haha. Oh yes, would like comment about their honeydew milk shake. They are quite famous for their honeydew milk shake and a few tables ordered that as well. Yin Mei ordered it but we both think that it tasted okay only and its not sweet enough.

As I was late, they ordered the food first hence I don't know the name of the dishes. Shall let the pictures do the talking.

I can't tell you how the pastas taste as I didn't get to try it but I assume it taste pretty alright since my friends finish up the entire dish. Personally, I seldom order pastas in restaurants unless I have really strong cravings for it, its a special creation from the restaurant or nothing else in the menu look appetizing enough. My mentality is that if I have to eat pasta, might as well go pasta mania to eat. More choices and specialized i think?  I am not a food critic who has the ability to appreciate every food distinctively. Like how Q the spaghetti or how rich the sauce must be. All pastas just taste similar to me, I can't tell which restaurant serves better pasta in cream sauce for example. Scumbag tastebuds. lols. I just want to have a dish that is special for my liking and is value for money.

Fish & Chips with Wasabi

The most "safe" food I would say. Fish & Chips are everywhere and they usually taste around the same. But what really made me cross out this dish from my mind is WASABI. I hate its pungent smell! Last time I always ordered Fish & Chips everywhere I go because I don't wanna take the risk of eating something that might taste bad and Sok Min would always said, "Fish&Chips AGAIN!". So now I've learnt to order other kinds of food unless I'm really lack of choices. =)

Oven Roasted Chicken Parcel

This exquisite dish that I've ordered is a chicken meat ball around the size of a fist, stuffed with mushrooms and chicken pieces. It is rested on top on mash potato with chinese herb sauce to complete the taste. The chicken pieces are quite tender. Taste a bit blend just by eating the meat alone and thats where the herb sauce is there to create magic to the dish. If only they give a little bit more herb sauce for me to mix with the mash potato, it will be perfect.

I'm done introducing the dishes, time for pictures!

The guys(Wyman, Terry and Ping Hong)

Yin Mei and I

After we were done with our dinner, the one last important thing to do was to take pictures with the Mini Cooper! Thats my main aim for visiting the cafe. haha

Overall I'm quite satisfied with the cafe. Thanks Yin Mei for the recommendation! I really regretted not taking more pictures of the cafe because there is so much to explore and camwhore. We were too pai sae to walk around other people's tables and take pictures. Definitely wanna go back some other day again.

Fullhouse @ Singapore

9 Bras Basah Road, #01-04,

Rendezvous Gallery, Singapore 189559

Tel: 63366328

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Went Bugis+ previously known as Illuma with my cousin and they happened to have "The Dark Knight Rises" showcase.

Damn cui, my first time wearing slippers to Bugis.

Movie: The Dark Knight Rises

Synopsis
It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act.

But everything will change with the arrival of a cunning cat burglar with a mysterious agenda. Far more dangerous, however, is the emergence of Bane, a masked terrorist whose ruthless plans for Gotham drive Bruce out of his self-imposed exile. But even if he dons the cape and cowl again, Batman may be no match for Bane.


I'm never a fan of superheros because of their exaggerating outfits and superpowers. The first superhero movie that I've caught was Spiderman. Accompanied my friends to watch it and I find that it wasn't that bad as I had imagined afterall. In fact, it was pretty good. This time, went to watch The Dark Knight Rises with my friends again as they bought my ticket without my permission and couldn't find anyone else to use my ticket. Abit worried that I might not understand the storyline as I did not watch the past few sequels.

Overall, the movie was quite nice. I would rate it 7 out of 10. It will rate higher if the middle part of the movie wasn't that draggy. Wei shan even fell asleep. I found out because I heard her breathing loudly beside me. lols! Towards the ending was really exciting with the actions and twist of the story. The only thing that excites wei shan in the movie is Joseph Gordon Levitt.

 

She kept raving how cute he looked in the movie. He did not managed to catch my attention. Neither did batman, I only love his bike.

However, I really liked the way how Anne Hathaway looked in the movie. There is no need for her to dress skimpily to look sexy. There is just hotness in her.

Teeth Dropping in Dreams

Have you ever had a dream that your teeth is falling out from your mouth?

It happened to me last night. Every time I bite my teeth together, I could feel the teeths shaked vigorously and eventually spitting them out. Yeah, not one teeth, but most of the teeths in my mouth. In fact, I had this kind of dream quite a few times already till the extent that I am worried whether these dreams signify something bad is going to happen to me.

Therefore, I went to google about it and guess what, I just typed, "teeth falling" and the first result is about teeth falling out in dreams. Seems like alot of people are having the same dream as me.

If you had the same dream before, I am going to tell you what are interpretations for this dream. To my surprise, they are actually quite accurate!

Anxiety about appearance and how others perceive about you:

  "One theory holds that dreams about teeth, and losing teeth, are a reflection of the dreamer’s anxiety about his or her appearance, and about how the dreamer thinks others perceive him or her. This interpretation is certainly valid, especially since we live in a society that seems to value physical beauty above all else. Since a good set of teeth play an important role in physical beauty, it is easy to see how uncertainties about one’s appearance could manifest themselves in dreams about losing teeth."

Credit to Dream Interpretation

This is so true! All my friends know that I've been very worried about the pimples on my face. Some of them find that I'm overreacting but trust me, I have so many pimples that they look like a world map printed on my face. They are not so visible to my friends because I always covered them up with makeups. I shall blog about this next time. But those pimples really made me worry about my appearance that I don't even dare to step out of the house. Seems like it is affecting me too much that cause me to have this kind of dreams.

Loss of power:

"Another theory holds that teeth in dreams represent power, since they are used in real life to tear, chew, and bite. Therefore, the loss of teeth in a dream represents a perceived loss of power or influence. People who feel frustrated, or who feel that their voices are not being heard, may have dreams about losing teeth. You may be experiencing feelings of inferiority and a lack of self-confidence in some situation or relationship in your life. "

Credit to Dream Interpretation

Yeah, definitely feels inferior to have those little red devils on my face. =(

There are also different types of teeth dreams. For entertainment purposes, I'll list down for those interested!

Pulling teeth:

" Dreams of this nature can suggest that you are being pulled into something that you don’t like. If you know of anyone in your life right now that is causing you to do something you may not want, then you might have the answer.  Though, if you are the one who is pulling out your teeth might suggest you are pulling yourself way to hard and need to slow down. If a doctor is pulling on your teeth in your dream you have overlooked going to your doctor for way too long. "

credit to Dream Dictionary

Rotting teeth:

" It symbolizes our anxieties of the events and people that surround us at this given moment. Rotting means something is going bad and your involved, hence your teeth.  Knowing who was in your dream with your or the location your at can point to a rotting situation."

 credit to Dream Dictionary

This means that in your dream, if someone is with you when your teeth is rotting, this means that person might the cause or associate with some on-coming bad events.

Broken teeth:

" If your teeth are chipped or broken can mean many things depending on what events that are happening right now in your life.  Broken or chipped dreams imply that something in your life needs more attention before it falls apart. Sometimes we experience these dreams when we are trying to fix something that might be broken, like our relationships. If your dream involves somebody breaking your teeth than that might suggest that somebody is trying to break you down.  It is also possible that you might need to keep your mouth shut.  If you notice somebody with a chipped tooth suggest that you might feel bad for that person. "

credit to Dream Dictionary

False teeth:

" Having “False Teeth” in your dream means breaking rules or lying. Did you say or do something that ended up hurting somebody? Did you tell a secret where you were told not to tell? Did you say something that was inappropriate? Try and look at if you broke a promise to somebody in your past and it might help you understand why you had this dream of your false teeth. False teeth can mean that your covering up or lying. "

credit to Dream Dictionary

Spitting out teeth:

" Spitting out your teeth in dreams are pretty common and it generally happens to people who are older. This dream can mean that you are afraid of getting older and loosing your looks. If your always concerned about your looks or afraid of getting old you will be getting this dream more than once in your life. Another meaning to this dream can imply that your are admitting something that you have held back for while and you expressed it in a direct manner. "

credit to Dream Dictionary

You don't have to believe and take it too seriously. Can just use it for reference if you happened to have a teeth dream. =)

See You One Year Later My Friend!

Just sent Sok Min, my primary to polymate off at the airport yesterday. She will be studying at Switzerland for one year before coming back to Singapore. Before that, we had quite a few outings to enjoy good food and times together.

Bah Kut Teh & Haagen Dazs:

We went 鸡公煲 at Sultan Gate to try out their herbal Bah Kut Teh. There was quite alot of customers as compared to other shops hence we thought their food might taste good. We ordered mix Bah Kut Teh, organ soup and you tiao.

To our disappointment, the you tiao were cold and soggy, not crispy at all. Sok Min even said that it taste funny. They have the pure Bah Kut Teh which is just the pork ribs and the mix one which includes the pig's organs. Since my dear girlfriends love pig organs, we ordered the mix one even though I totally hate pig's organs and is sensitive to its smell. This might be the reason why I find the soup too strong for me.

In addition, they ran out of salted veggies that day! To me, it is the most important dish to go with rice and Bah Kut Teh. I can simply just eat a meal with just a bowl of plain rice and salted veggies. My future husband will be so happy as he just have to feed me with these and I won't complain. lols.

BUT their pork ribs are really good!! Soft and tender. Just take a small bite and the meat will be separated from the bone effortlessly.

As I'm really 不甘心 that I couldn't get to taste my salted veggies, we decided to go over to the famous Outram Park Bak Kut Teh at Havelock Road. It is near Tanjong Pagar Railway Station.

Grabbed this picture from google search.

Seriously, how could we still able eat after a round of Bah Kut Teh?! lols. Felt abit pai sae even when blogging about this. Hey hey, we just bought one small bowl of soup, rice and salted veggies to share. Anyway, I love this one much more than the 鸡公煲 cos this shop serves those peppery soup instead of the herbal one. Also, I get to eat my salted veggies! Craving satisfied. Most importantly, their soup is refillable! Drink till drop! haha

As we had no idea where to go, we headed over to Haagen Dazs at Holland Village for desserts. *hides my face in shame*  I know we are really eating too much. WAY TOO MUCH. lols.

Flower Blossom

A crunchy waffle basket cuddles a harmony of six Haagen-Dazs flavors - Vanilla, Strawberry, Coffee, Chocolate, Strawberry Cheese, Cookies & Chocolate ice-cream - dressed with hot fudge and raspberry sauce.

Paradise

Bliss in a heavenly dish of Dark Chocolate Orange, Belgian Chocolate, Tiramisu and Macadamia Nut ice cream, Raspberry Sorbet and Mango Sorbet with chocolate and strawberry sauce.

I loved their Cookies & Chocolate and Dark Chocolate Orange ice-cream the most!! Yes, I'm a DARK chocolate lover. Notice I emphasize the word dark cos I cannot stand those milk chocolate that are too sweet.

Took a Polaroid using yin mei's camera

Everything With Fries and Winebar:

Another outing was with Sok Min's Polymates. Though we were from different class, Vivian was kind/sweet enough to include Yin Mei and I as she knows we are Sok Min's good friends.

Here's Sok and Vivian.

Grilled Pork Chop 

Heard from my polymates that the pork chop was rather hard. 

Tandoori Chicken Sandwich

Manage to take a exchange a small bite from Yin Mei. I think it taste pretty good with well-cook meat and not-too spicy sauce. 

Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwich

Quite not bad initially but taste rather dry after a few mouthfuls of it. I love their fries- Vinegar with salt! I think it taste e best as compared to other flavours.

 discussing about uni stuffs.

 Group pic

Group pic from another angle

 Meet up with Xiao Yan

Half of the group went home while the other half went to Winebar for a drink as Sok Min wanted to try out their Plum shots. She just loves anything salty and sour.

1-for-1 shots for Citibank card users.

Each of us drank 3 shots left WineBar as the crowd was madness. Thats exactly what we call TGIF! Bought a bottle of Jack Daniel from Holiday Inn and went over the bridge to drink. Chatted and played some games.

We were the last group still on the bridge and people gave us half a bottle of Jagermeister.

They offered us Vodka as well but we only took the Jagermeister as we could not finish our Jack Daniel. Nicholas and Yin Mei went to buy Redbulls to mix with it. Jagerbomb, all of us love it except Sok Min and Yin Mei.

I was kind of tipsy and high after all those drinks. I don't even remember how many cups I had drank. I do remember two malay guys came up to us  while Yvonne and Vivian were puking at the side. We offered them the leftover Jack Daniel. They said they were gays and the guy in yellow pants even asked me if he looked weird in his clothes. lols.

We left the bridge around 2am plus. I wanted to enter Zouk so much but nobody wanted to go in with me. =(  I think that since my dearest Sok is leaving and we were abit high with the effects of alcohol, we should just go inside and have a crazy night for the last time. Maybe its just me who was feeling high. lols. So ended up taking cab home with them.

Yvonne, Sok Min and Vivian

 I look damn cui here.

Currently Sok Min is at Paris enjoying her holidays with friends before going over to Switzerland.  Have been seeing her for so many years and out of a sudden she will be off my sight for one year. I was telling Yin Mei that I'm gonna miss Sok. Yin Mei still assured me that one year will pass with a blink of an eye and replied me cheekily, "I can see her in 6 months time cos I'm flying over to visit her!".

I know, I can visit her too but I am not really interested to go western country yet. Definitely once in a lifetime I must go but not so soon. I still gotta repay my bank loan for studies. Traveling over there needs around $10000 I guess. I would rather use the $10000 on plastic surgery. Sorry Sok, I do love you, but I love myself more. forgive me. LOLS!

She is just away for two days and I'm already starting to miss her! Will need time to adjust and nobody will come bugging me to go out anymore. Though sometimes we have conflicting opinions or cannot tahan each other, we do enjoy each other's company.

Sadness aside, I am happy for her that she is stepping out of her comfort zone and exploring something different. Its time for me to find and walk my own path. One year without her will be torturing, but I believe the day when she landed on Singapore, hopefully we will all be a better person and our friendship will be much stronger. At least I hope all my pimples will be gone by then. lols!

Take care my dear friend, wish you all the best and I will see you one year later. =')