Oktoberfest 2012 at Clark Quay!

I'm kinda late in blogging about the Oktoberfest which I had attended last Saturday with Yin Mei. I was abit lazy to get out of my house that day but I thought that it would be wasted to spend my weekends at home. So I still went out anyway hoping to soak myself into the Oktoberfest atmosphere at Clark Quay. I didn't regret my decision. =)

The event was held at the foundation area of Clark Quay. Long tables were placed in the middle with different kinds of booths ranging from food to games surrounding the area. There was even live band playing songs to heighten the atmosphere. I think this is a good idea as it allows anyone from anywhere to just come in and join the fun like a family.

Got ourselves a cup of beer for $14 each.

Live band playing

I quite like this picture. hehe

Bought some sausages to share

Some cup tower game.

Yin Mei scooping madly for prize. lols

Yin Mei and this Caucasian lady were focused on scooping coloured chips which represent different prizes. There was a part where both of them saw a coloured chip and were fighting madly for it. Yin Mei went to the extent of using her hand to snatch the chip! LOLS! My first time seeing Yin Mei being so competitive. Her hardwork paid off, she won herself a $10 voucher from HOOTERS. Now we know why she has so many vouchers to use. hahaha.

Free balloons to take

The Oktoberfest was indeed a fun and eye-opening experience for me. This is one of the reason why I love Singapore as we are living in a multi-cultural/nationality country, we can get to enjoy and experience different festivals from various cultures and countries.

I am going to Universal Studios for Halloween later!! So pumped up to get myself haunt by the "ghosts"!! Gonna get my camera fully charged and hopefully I will be able to come up with a really interesting blog post for it. Stay tuned! =D

Skinny Pizza @ Wheelock

During the last TGIF, met up with Yin Mei after work to watch fashion show and dinner at Orchard. I seem so friendless, forever with Yin Mei and nobody else. Even Yin Mei's mum asked why she always hang out with me. lols.

Without fail, Yin Mei would always plan something every weekend. This time, she won tickets to attend Miss Sixty's fashion show which held at Paragon. I felt very sorry towards her because I was delayed by work and traffic, hence we couldn't register ourselves in time. In other words, we can't sit down on the chairs like a VIP to watch the whole fashion show. Fortunately, it was not a private event, so we still managed to watch it by standing at the side.

Couldn't take a clear picture because the models were walking and my camera just simply sucks. Totally could not take my eyes off the models! Especially the female models, all looked so pretty and skinny. Just like a mannequin walking on stage.Whats more frustrating was that their faces were all so god damn flawless, makes me felt like covering my bumpy and pimple-scarred face with my hair. lols. My eyes were filled with envy throughout the fashion show!!

The whole fashion show lasted only for like 15 -30mins. Feeling mega hungry, we went over to Skinny Pizza at Wheelock for dinner. Basically, what makes Skinny Pizza special is obviously their pizza, with a super thin  and crispy crust which resembles the crackers you'll find in yu sheng.

Its interior gives me an "industrial" feeling. 

Side dishes

Sausage, Truffle fries and mash potato. 

You can choose any three sides dishes just by topping up an additional $15. Pretty good deal I think. The sausage tasted okay only whereas the truffle fries and mash potato were quite tasty! At least the mash potato won't make you feel too sick of it after a few mouthful.

Ginger Butter Chicken - $23
Chicken dices, onions, hard boil egg and cashew nuts.

To be frank, I think $23 for a pizza is a little pricey. Furthermore, the pizza crust so thin, might not be filling enough to worth the $23. hahaha. As for the taste, it's like a curry pizza, those indian kind of curry rather than those zap chai peng kind of curry if you know what I mean. Taste not bad, feels like eating a crispy version of roti prata instead of a pizza.

Total bill was around $40 even after a 10% discount. Yes, Yin Mei's voucher AGAIN. With her magic wallet, no matter what voucher you want, you name it, she has it. LOLS! So my conclusion is, I don't think this restaurant is worth going for a second time. I'll rather go Mad for Garlic. But do bear in mind, it might be unfair to judge based on one pizza that I've tried. My only advice is that if you're keen to visit the restaurant, maybe you can try some other flavors of pizzas or pastas. =)

Skinny Pizza

501 Orchard Road 

#03-04, Wheelock Place

Singapore 238880

Tel: 6235 7823
Operating hours: 1100 — 2200 HRS

Mad For Garlic and Red Dot BrewHouse

Haven't been blogging lately as I'm busy working part-time. But I will be back to freedom very soon!! hahaha. Its when you started working, you realize the importance of enjoying your precious weekends. Since Yin Mei had the 1-for-1 voucher, we decided to go Mad For Garlic for dinner at Clark Quay. Its very near the taxi stand and Rebel.

Mad For Garlic is a Italian wine bistro and don't be surprised, it is actually originated from Korea! The whole menu is filled with a variety of garlic-specialized dishes. 

Tempted to take a wine cork home but didn't. lols

Wyman came to join us for dinner as well and we ordered 3 dishes to share. Researched on Mad For Garlic before I visited the restaurant and alot of reviews stated that the Garlic Snowing Pizza is a must-order dish!

Garlic Snowing Pizza - $19.90

Mad For Garlic special sweet garlic pizza topped with shrimp and pineapple dice

Initially I thought this pizza didn't really looked appetizing but after taking my first bite, I'M IN LOVE WITH IT!!! Yin Mei and I were like, "woah, taste good sia!!" but wyman just sat down there eating calmly. lols. Between the pizza skin and toppings, is actually mayonnaise sauce(i think, at least it taste similar)! I guess thats the reason that makes the pizza taste sweet. Its a good combination where the sweetness can offset the strong garlic taste yet retaining the garlic's fragrance.  I strongly recommend this. =)

Lobster Pasta - $19.90

Garlic cream sauce pasta rich in lobster meat and fish roe

This is my least favorite dish among the 3 that we ordered because I found the whole dish was a tad too salty for my liking. However, they gave generous amount of lobster pieces.

Arrabiata - $16.90

Spicy chilli pasta with bacon slices and crushed pepper in tomato sauce.

*credit to google image.

Didn't take of picture of the dish as we were indulging on the pizza when it was served. So I google this picture online to give you readers a good image of it. Why am I so sweet? LOLS. If I were to rate myself on my level of taking spicy food, I would give myself a 4 out of 10. I do love spicy food but everytime I eat something spicy, I definitely sweat on my forehead and nose even if I'm in an air-conditioned room. Ok, maybe except for KFC and Long John Silver's chilli sauce.

To me, this dish is certainly a "hot chick". I would rate it a 7 out of 10. Wyman only took a few mouthfuls of it and decided to let Yin Mei and I to settle it because he couldn't take the spiciness. lols. We kept spamming ourselves with ice-water but I couldn't stop myself from eating it, its addictive. In my opinion, this dish taste way better than the lobster pasta.

Even with the 1-for-1 voucher, each of us still paid $20 for the meal. Quite expensive in our opinion. However, I'm quite satisfied with the food and I definitely want to visit again. My friends think otherwise though. So if you are a fan of garlic or crave for garlic-licious food, its worth to dine at Mad For Garlic. =)

Mad For Garlic

Block 3B, River Valley Rd

#01-16

The Foundry

Singapore 179021

After dinner, meet up with the rest of my friends and headed over to Red Dot Brew House for a drink.

I think it fits Yin Mei perfectly. LOLS.

Beer Samples

Czech Pilsner, Monster Green Lager, RedDot Lime Wheat, Weizen(Wheat Beer), English Ale and Summer Ale.

When this was served,  Ping Hong said, "来, 干下去" as if it's a shot of tequila. LOLS. This guy drink till siao already. Frankly speaking, I can't really taste the difference except for a few ones. haha. So I can't comment which one is good beer but I prefer the Lime Wheat.

Cheers for the ladies.

A tower of beer to share.

After voting, we ordered a tower of Summer Ale. Sadly my RedDot Lime Wheat wasn't selected because the two other ladies found it too bitter. It was a relaxing night with good food, cooling beer, finger food, smoothing music and random chats. Life like this is great.

RedDot Brew House

Block 25A Dempsey Road #01-01

Singapore 249679

Ending off this post with a picture that I took last week while shopping at Orchard. *shy smile*

Johnnie Walker Circuit Lounge 2012, Keep Partying

Last Sunday, I was invited to attend the exclusive Johnnie Walker Circuit Lounge 2012 at Gardens by the Bay, Flower Dome. Thanks to Yin Mei, who is always so enthusiastic in participating contests to win tickets for party events!

The stylish entry pass and card case.

There was a time where I was working part time at an insurance company dealing with credit cards privileges, a customer called to enquire about getting tickets to this event. I overheard my colleague said that it was an exclusive event and there was no way to buy the tickets. At that moment, I was like smiling to myself thinking, "hell yeah, I'm going to the event. neh ni neh ni poo poo." LOLS. I even saw someone's blog saying that the tickets were sold for 1k online. Thats how exclusive this event was.

As Yin Mei won four tickets, she invited Xiu Xuan, Leo and I along. We met up early to get a parking lot at Marina Barrage and headed over Marina Bay Sands for dinner.

With our pass

Had our dinner at Au Chocolat. You can read my reviews about the restaurant here.

I ordered Duck Confit again. Under my influence, Xiu Xuan ordered the same thing too. It is simply a dish to die for!!

Gave Leo a small piece of my Duck Confit to try and he regretted his choice of ordering the beef stew. That explains his sad face here. lols. As usual, Yin Mei skipping maincourse to eat crepes instead. This time we ordered truffle fries to share. I LOVE THEIR TRUFFLE FRIES. Especially with the mayonnaise and bbq sauce. Heavenly~

After dinner, it was time to paint the town red! Everyone was queuing outside the circuit lounge to take pictures with the beautiful ladies.

Credit to Johnnie Walker facebook page.

Here it is. 

Credit to Johnnie Walker facebook page.

Classy interior of the circuit lounge

Credit to Johnnie Walker facebook page.

One of the photo booth for participants to sign a pact on "Never drink and drive".

Credit to Johnnie Walker facebook page.

Credit to Johnnie Walker facebook page.

Besides attending the event for free, there were freeflow of Johnnie Walker cocktails as well! Drink till we drop! Three special cocktail creations for selection.

Left to right: Singapore Soda, Johnnie Yuzu Sour and Walker Colada

Credit to Johnnie Walker facebook page.

I loved the Yuzu Sour the most. Its a very refreshing drink with sweetness and a tinge of sour taste. Singapore Soda taste weird with pandan syrup and felt like vomiting after a few mouthfuls. lols. As for the Colada, it was too creamy due to the coconut cream. I believe most people at the event did prefer the Yuzu Sour as well because I wanted to get my second cup after trying all 3 flavours, they ran out of it. Luckily they did serve coke+black label, something for me to drink through the night. haha

In addition, their photo booths were amazing. The "join the pact" photo booth enabled us to take pictures and to sign the pact by pressing the laser and waving the wand like magic! The "wand" don't even need to touch the screen. 

Credit to Johnnie Walker facebook page.

The best thing about it was that all pictures taken from the photo booths would be automatically posted on your facebook wall just by inserting your entry pass into the machine. So high-tech right?! Fyi, before the event, we were required to register online using our facebook page. 

Uploading pictures on our facebook

Credit to Johnnie Walker facebook page.

Another photo booth with different backgrounds for selection

Credit to Johnnie Walker facebook page.

Credit to Johnnie Walker facebook page.

Credit to Johnnie Walker facebook page.

Credit to Johnnie Walker facebook page.

My cute friends

Credit to Johnnie Walker facebook page.

There was one part where Xiu Xuan, Yin Mei and I came back from the toilet to see Leo in a depressed state. He told us that two hot girls came to him and asked if he was alone but he replied that he was with friends so they ended up joining another table. He regretted like hell. LOLS!

Deejay Ray Ray from Taiwan

Hot right. haha

Credit to Johnnie Walker facebook page.

One of the highlights of the night, the launching of Johnnie Walker GOLD Label.

Credit to Johnnie Walker facebook page.

Credit to Johnnie Walker facebook page.

Credit to Johnnie Walker facebook page.

Decided to play some games as we were abit bored.

The person who lost would have to take a picture with people from another table and Leo insisted that it had to be people of the opposite sex. Thats what he have been wishing for, to compensate for the incident earlier. More like a benefit than forfeit. I don't know if I should feel fortunate or the other way round because I seldom lose when playing drinking games but that day, I lost terribly. 

Look at his smile. So happy. lols.

I guess deep inside I'm quite happy. My hand and smile show it all. LOLS.

This group of guys happened to stand beside our table, so I just went forward and asked for a picture. Don't know where I got my courage from. I guess I was getting high after all the drinks. One of the caucasians was kind enough to take a group photo for us. 

I even asked the waiter for help.

One of the guys even put his hat on my head.

Xiu Xuan asking the crew to help as well.

Forfeit never felt so great like this. lols!

Yin Mei is normally the one losing especially playing 7-up but this time she only lost one game!

This guy join us for the game as well.

Leo continue to lose the game.

The lucky Xiu Xuan, this guy quite good looking. hahaha!

When I saw this picture, I'm like wtf, like some boss with his mistress.

The last forfeit

A picture with Xiu Xuan's friend who happened to be there as well.

Yin Mei acting cute. hahaha

Last picture at the photo booth before we left the place.

Johnnie Walker, Keep walking.

Overall, it was one hell night of fun! Freeflow of drinks, finger food and photos!! It was the first time where I'm a goner, totally had no recollection of some incidents that happened that night. Blame myself for drinking 7 glasses of cocktails + 1 full cup on the rock. But at least NOT till the extent of lying flat on the floor and require my friends to carry me out. LOLS.

To be frank, I was abit shocked when I saw some of the forfeit pictures. Like why I looked so slutty in some of them. LOLS! I even thought of not uploading the pictures on facebook because my relatives might have negative things to comment. In the end, I still uploaded anyway because I think its okay to just party and have fun. Its not like I was making out or hugging with guys in the pictures. My conscience is clear, I don't have to answer to anyone and thats probably one of the perks of being single.

Once again, thanks Yin Mei for the tickets and my friends for the awesome experience!!! =D