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Name: Xin Yi
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Saturday, April 21, 2012

Bday Post 9 - The Chocolate Buffet @ The Club, MBS

Finally at my last bday post!

n this is super late on 8th October 2011

but bo bian Dr Chong is super busy!

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in fact the first thing she said when i met her was -

"Can we go grab some coffee? i have been working without break for a month!"

yes dat is weekends included!

now i m thankful that my results r sucky!

n also i faint at the sight of blood... LOL!

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but then again i think i look more like the person that have been working 30 days non-stop! LOL! 

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scary shot at dusk with the iphone... i think

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much clearer with the camera 

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but sorry u either see me or the background...

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with the Art Science Museum

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on the scary shaky platforms...

which kinda reminds me of the bridge linking from my office to the Labrador Park MRT... scary!

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sorry not that i dont want post pics of Dawn but we both brought camera that night so all pics of her are in her camera =(

after much walking around at MBS like a Tai Tai, we proceeded to our late dinner value at the top of MBS! 

Refer to website for more details:

http://www.marinabaysands.com/Singapore-Restaurants/Casual-Dining/The-Chocolate-Bar/

!

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the small but classy buffet area

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the center table

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dim sum at the side! nah! i cant remember what they contain now but the whole buffet was literally just desserts...

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the breadsticks at the side was ironically the most yummy cos it was savoury rather than sweet...

it seems like our sweet tooth will diminish with age...

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in the jugs were cookies for ur pick!

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n all kinds of cakes!

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n yes Chocolate is all we are having for dinner!

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n if u pay with UOB card, it comes with a free glass of champagne for each!

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hate this pic of my fat thigh but cheers to our high life! literally very high... haha!

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we also get a complimentary hot drink as part of the dessert buffet

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i love champagne! though 1 glass is all that i can take =(

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strawberry fondue!

in cheater-bug top down blurry shot!

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2nd round!

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with real gold flakes (i guess)

though they always remind me of the gold paper offerings u burn to the dead... choy!

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the popsicle dat was good to look at but horrible to eat...

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it is made of white chocolate which i hate to the core...

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this is abit better though seriously i also cant remember what it taste like...

oops prob of taking too long to blog...

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n the best part? the food doesn't get cold while we photowhore... LOL

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Outfit of the night...

ASOS Toga Chiffon Dress which is abit too big for me... damn.. no more online shopping...

Gmarket long cardigan with gold "chanel-ish" trimmings!

Love it and it is a steal at less than $12 i think! 

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the amazing view! though the pool is closed for the night so we cant get closer... =(

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should have taken when we arrived but then again at that time there were about a dozen families in that not dat big pool...

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sometimes i forget the Singapore night view can be pretty amazing too...

ok this rounds up all my bday posts!

this time round the location is picked by me so obviously no complains!

ok the buffet is not dat fantastic as Chocolate really gets quite sickening after a while....

But with the free champagne n considering it cost $20 just to get to the SkyPark usually, this accountant here will still consider it a steal!


Thursday, April 19, 2012

Bday Post 8

This is actually 2 posts in one! 

Understand some of you are busy so have no time to plan for my bday n i'm ok with that (kinda =P)

but i really like to give special thanks to the below gals who really went the extra mile to plan my bday

they all know that being a super fickle-minded person i LOVE to try new places

is for the sake of my blog readers k? (if there are any)

so they noted the places they liked n brought me there for my bday!

as u can see these places might not be the grandest or the most happening in town...

but i love them all the same!

as it really is the thought that counts!

love u babes!

no lah no lah... i really do love the new places u all brought me too... would definitely go again though for different reasons...

21st September 2011

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Mildred brought me to a quaint little place behind SMU Admin Building called Food for Thought

(dun ask me for exact address... google it urself lazy bums =P)

ok i remember it being quite near one of the Bras Basah MRT exit... haha not helpful...

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rushing to get there after major jam so ordered a root beer float..

which i m sure went straight to my hips!

ok but the key is the coasters with different messages...

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Mildred's risotto... paiseh too long ago i cant remember if she said it was good...

but anywhere i dun like soggy rice...

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bloated me with my obvious unhealthy choice of pork ribs...

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i remember it having a rather strong prawn paste tste which is abit weird... so only for those that love prawn paste... haha!

24th September 2011

remember it being a uber hectic day with part time, gym, meeting Sylvia n Jiaqing at Vivo, sending my sis off to the airport then meeting the gals for dinner!

dun ask me how i did it...

so was massively late when i arrived at the authentic korean BBQ place in the CBD area...

somewhere near Ann Siang Hill...

those who need the address let me know n i shall ask Lihui for it...

 

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Lihui with the cute korean auntie who proceeded to "cut" her hair instead of the chicken when we brought out the camera...

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the uncooked chicken n pork...

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i love BBQ!

 

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as u can tell from me eyeing the chicken!

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uber yummy!

 

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hiding behind skinny Lihui!

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on top of the BBQ stuff, the Korean pancake was crispy n massively nice too!

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the tofu soup was so delicious that u can't put down ur spoon!

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our spread!

of cos the place is not cheap but well-worth it for the food

 

thanks for the treat babes!

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treated them back to KTV at Chinatown Kbox

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both pictures r blurry... time for me to get a new phone!

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calorie overdose!

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bidding u goodnight with my tired face....


Sunday, April 08, 2012

Bday Post 7 - @ King Louis

yes i m still at it... 

guess i should be able to finish before my next bday...LOL!

anyway after the Hotel 81 stay, took a nap in the afternoon before meeting Cuilian and the Tan family at Vivo

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Cuilian with little Melody

(no she never shrink, my blog posts are just totally not in chronological order..haha!)

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always wanted to try King Louis so picked it and despite the bad review from Miss Teo it was actually not bad...

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my fave pumpkin soup!

n also cos i m allergic to enoki mushrooms n i don't know what type of mushrooms goes into making mushroom soup, i try to avoid them...

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both Melody n i have a round face... haha!

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the gigantic platter for 2 the Tans shared

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stunned!

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rare shot of Mrs Tan who always never send me shots of herself... haha!

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the self-sacrificing mummy who always feeds Melody before she can eat anything...

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Cuilian's fish and prawn set... was not bad too

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me with my pork ribs!

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love this place! will be back again!

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Cuilian n i with our main dishes

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the little princess

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app attempt failed... =P

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other failed attempts but Melody looks so cute in the mode...

then as usual we moved on to Fruits Paradise for tarts! totally fattening!

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the totally Korean looking mother and daughter =)

though her cheeky expressions remind me of Zhirong

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Melody clapping her hand arm to the happy birthday song... sooo cute!

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gave the extra Rilakuma iphone button stickers to Ms Teo and Mrs Tan... we now have matching iphones!

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can u tell i was already tired out from all the celebrations?

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but our cute god daughter never fails to cheer us up =P

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forced shot! LOL!

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group pic!

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the doting daddy!

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the happy family! so who do u think Melody looks like more? my money is still on Christina... haha!

thanks for the wonderful bday celebration and treat peeps! 


Saturday, April 07, 2012

15 days of CNY...

dun worry i dun have 15 days of photos to go through...

n as my parents brought my digicam on their CNY Bangkok trip i really dun have much photos to share =)

should do a clothes blog to prove dat i wore 15 days of new clothes as mentioned on FB but think no one is interested in dat =P

actually till end of Feb i m still wearing new clothes everyday... uber terrible!

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anyway as CNY eve my parents are away, my extended family had reunion dinner early at a vegetarian restaurant at Pearl Center

which is the sleeziest place i have ever been in... damn scary! 

alot of DOM!

dun ever go there in make up n high heels alone!

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so only pic of my cousin and her hubby =)

yeah 1 more ang bao this year!

haha kidding lah...

i try not to take ang bao from same age or younger ppl cos feels damn weird...

i take ang bao take till i paiseh too... next CNY Bangkok trip any takers?

anyway i also ate vegetarian till i sian this CNY with the annual temple dinner, reunion dinner above 

n also cos i had nowhere to go for the actual reunion dinner went had with my uncle n auntie who are vegetarian =(

thanks to the frens who offered to have me for renunion dinner... really touched! but paiseh to intrude... 

then CNY was the usual bai nian though a more subdued one as my granduncle passed away on CNY eve

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the Lau sisters

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the 2 rabbits

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original photo with my cousins...

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after "beautifying" by me!

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another work of Peiying

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wah love this photo! my face looks damn V...LOL!

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same photo after Peiying's tweaking! we all love our iphones!

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Nathan who lost alot of weight through accupuncture...

now started on the programme but less results for me... sobz!

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all of us with Nathan!

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cousins unite!

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n i need that Twist of Fortune this 犯太岁 year!

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n they finally have chicken version of the prosperity burger this year! yeah!

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n my favourite CNY cookie!

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then nite was the usual 春到河畔 with my sec sch frens 

(sigh my CNYs are so predictable...)

but met up earlier with Meifong n her hubby, Calvin and his fren, Boon Huat before meeting 4H peeps

but still waiting for chance to get pics from Meifong =P

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see the throngs of ppl... obviously most Singaporeans had nothing much to do during CNY...

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blur pic of the 福禄寿

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group pic with the.. erm.. 麒麟?貔貅?i have no idea man...

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parrots! 

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in our CNY best =P

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from left to right - Zhifu, Qiujin, Mildred, Yiting, me, Cuilian and Qinghui

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lots of traditional stalls which were crowded with ppl!

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Zhifu with the 武财神

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Cuilian n i with the 武财神

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the couple which are going clubbing later hence the cool dressing!

Yiting lost alot of weight!

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qinghui with 武财神

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as usual there were lanterns of every animal sign... Zhifu with the dog one

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oily faced me with the dog one disclosing my age =P 

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shall never put a pic of skinny Yuqing following a pic of me again =P

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with 鲤跃龙门 arch

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n also a ton of other ppl in our pic...

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me n Cuilian

Mildred dun like to take pics so always us 2... haha!

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at the bottom of the arch on the water

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the china food stores which i dun really dare eat..

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failed group pic... 

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hello we obviously want MBS in the pic?

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another attempt to get 路人甲 to take for us..

hmm how come there is such a big empty space...

i conclude all 路人甲s don't know how to take pictures!

Outfit of the Day -

Colour block chiffon dress from F21 (bought in Korea)

white skinny belt free from another dress from ATL

bling sandals from Charles n Keith (refer to JB outlet mall entry)

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Zhifu was very fascinated with my looong fake eyelashes so he sneaked a shot of my side profile...

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omg crow's feet... sad! 

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another unflattering shot...

ok as i m lazy to continue blogging, shall leave 初二 for another day...


Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Bday Post 6 - hotel 81 stay!

17th September 2011 Sat

all loyal readers of my blog should know by now dat Meifong babe is only born 2 days after me!

so we booked a hotel room for her hen party cum bday party!

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our Hotel 81 penthouse! LOL!

sounds sleezy but is the chinatown branch so not dat bad... 

n the top level (ok lah actually only 4th floor...LOL!) had only 2 units so we could be as noisy as we want to...

but if u think is cheap the room actually is still abt S$300 on a Sat night...

but old liao we each wanted a bed each to sleep so bo bianz... haha!

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the cupboard and fridge next to the bathroom

everyone was late as usual but Kailin and i had lotsa fun buying Koi back to enjoy in bed while watching Gnome & Juliet... damn shiok!

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dinner was buffet at Ellenborough Cafe at Swissotel Merchant Court... 

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which is famous for their durian puree! yummy!

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this looks kinda gross but i love my desserts!

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the yakitori chicken was nice too!

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more durian in the puffs!

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our version of bday cake...haha!

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ah boling

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n more food... ok looks damn unappealing but the food is actually quite ok for the price..

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happy Shunying

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Shunyng n Kailin

i dun think i got pics of the bday girl n bride to be... gal is it in ur camera?

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then it was off to the hotel for more movies n relaxing and the girl gave us the pink bomb!

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the simple and nice card!

okok i know everyone waiting for the wedding pics... i finally got them last sat! will post up once i sort through!

Also Happy Friendship Day to all my dear frens! 

For those who have found their true love, hope u all will stay in bliss always!

For those who haven't, hope u find him/her soon!



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