My March Book Investment

My Justification
I must make use of my Kitchen...

My Dream
I must learn how to cook...properly

My Crappy Excuse
I need inspiration and decorum...

A few days later:

Now I need discipline...

The Green Fairy

Courtesy of Wikipedia, absinthe (commonly known by its street name as "the green fairy") is a distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavoured spirit derived from herbs including the flowers and leaves of the medicinal plant Artemisia absinthium, also called grand wormwood. Due to its high-to-extent-of-poison alcohol content, I do believe absinthe is banned in the most parts of US and and Europe and of course conservative Singapore and hence, drinking absinthe was just something I read about.

Recently, over at a house-warming, a relative whipped out a bottle and suffice to say he had eager help around the table for most of the night to finish the bottle. According to the experimental bar-tender, their poison for the night was taken like so:

The clear green liquid was poured into a glass. Sugar (raw brown sugar preferred here) is then added to a tablespoon with a splash of the absinthe. The mixture is then set aflame to left combusting for about 10 secs to allow the sugar to caramelize before pouring it into the filled glasses. The sugar helped to offset the bitterness of the drink but according to the testers, it was nevertheless a drink that definitely packed a solid punch.

The Boon Tong Kee Detour


The jam on the CTE was unusually massive and G and I was getting rather fidgety in our seats. So when the Moulment exit finally crawled into view, I figured we could exit now and shave a good 20 minutes off our journey home. Turns out, we got distracted and got home 50 minutes later; half a chicken and three bowls of rice fuller...

The revisit to Boon Tong Kee was a pleasant surprise as I hadn’t realized they had renovated and air-conditioned one section of their restaurant. This clearly was a winning point with the customers judging from the full-house seating and a forming queue on a mid-week night.

We ordered a couple of other signatures along with our chicken drumsticks.
I liked the tofu, light and crispy on the outside, soft and fresh on the inside. G preferred the pork ribs, which I found a little too intense and salty for my liking.




Crispy fried tofu with salad cream and Imperial Honey Pork Ribs

During our meal, G commented that I was returning to my Hainan roots with my recent tasting of “Boah” – a Hainanese coconut and peanut dessert, and my new constant carving for Scissors-Cut Curry rice and Western food, the latest visit to Shaslik and now Chicken rice for dinner. My granddad will be proud.

Boon Tong Kee Chicken Rice
401 Balestier Road
Singapore 329803
Telephone 6254 3937

In commemoration of Palm Sunday

I have the Best Hubby in the World

I'm pretty sure there are plenty of bodies out there cringing, with goosebumps appearing throughout their entire body - me being one of them- with the title of this post.
But honestly, I do have the best hubby in the world (of course I have no other point of personal reference but for case in point, please read further.. if you don't agree, that's because you have your own best hubbies in the world and I obviously will not hold that against you. =)


Lately I reinstated my penchant for late night snacks. Obviously the mind preaches "no carbs after 9 pm!" but the body is so not willing to corporate. Whoever said it's all mind over matter clearly doesn't like food that much. Nevertheless, I digress.

After L got me addicted to Royce's milk chocolate coated cookies with hazelnuts and cocoa bits ($12.60 for a box of 25 cookies) not only had I gone out and bought a box for myself, I had also taken to having one with a bottle of Yakult every night. It's greedy, it's decadent I know, but every woman is entitled to her weak moments surely? So every night after we get home, to add to my routine ritual of having my bath, my 8-minutes hair blow drying and my 3-step face moisturizing, I would start another with my new comforting treat.

Now, finally we get to the point, why I would like to purport that I have the best hubby in the World...After the second time this nightly crazy ritual began, the hubby started putting my Yakult and cookie out for me - no questions asked! He would wait till I was half-way through my blow-drying to take them out of the refrigerator so that it would still be nicely cold. He even puts the straw in so nicely for me so that I could jump right into my nightcap without much effort!.

It is such a sweet and thoughtful gesture, I was totally touched. Helps that I am a total sucker for "the little things". I mean I totally believe its the small and unmentioned acts of love that are often hardly displayed. Any man can claim to buy you the Universe but how many will run that extra mile and put the straw in?

Confessions of a bridesmaid #1

Ok, I know this is way overdue since Vic and Ling announced their wedding like last year and Ling gave me and Q the privilege to witness them tie the knot as their bridesmaids.
Since I had to wait 26 years to finally become a bridesmaid, and to two wonderful souls and close friends no less, and I have full authorized permission from the bride-to-be, I intend to fully commemorate our shared experiences across the next four months as we count down to pure excitement and madness...

Ling invited Q and I to join Vic and her for their first discussion with their wedding designer -The Wedding Present along Bukit Pasoh (if that sounds familiar, that's cos its a stone throw away from the New Majestic Hotel). Had never been to this boutique before and the first impression received - from the Philippe Starck signature lamps to the entire carpeted interior and the private hidden closet big enough accommodate two spacious changing rooms and racks of evening and tea dresses - was my friends are in safe, exquisite hands!

We turned up there after for each subsequently fitting so that we could be privy to the progressive delivery of her two wedding gowns. The day finally came when I could whip out my camera to capture some pictures to blog about.
Blessed with like a zero-fat body, (constant walking reminder of what you get when you run 10km weekly/biweekly) she looks really good in the gown, no body-hugging gone wrong in this instance. The train is like almost 2 feet long! Kudos to Mel for accomplishing such a feat of a gown! It has such an aura of a fairy tale wedding gown with a mega long and voluminous train, yet it silhouettes her slim frame so well. To add complexity to the design, she is going to tailor the gown in a way that Ling will be able to hide the train after the church ceremony so that it would be easier for her to concentrate solely on being pretty.
Q and I are going to have much on our hands on that day! Not that we mind of course. =)
Next up, bridesmaid dress shopping!!!

Our First Cheesecake!


I was rummaging through some old photos taken when I came across this!
We had just bought my beloved Kenwood food processor and it was dad-in-law's birthday over the weekend.
G suggested that since dad likes cheesecakes, we could bake a cake to surprise him.
I dug up my old recipe for the original NYDC cheesecake and decided it was simple and fail-proof to attempt after my baking sabbatical.
Apart for the gaping crack in the middle during baking, the entire cake turned out really well!
The fruits obviously came on as last minute decorations to hide its physical imperfections. =)
Wonder what we should make this year....

Long Awaited Meal in the Hole

Asia One categorized this restaurant under their "only slightly pretentious food" section and a related foodie in one of her earlier posts, also posed the question if this restaurant was worth the wait after futile attempts to get a reservation.

I have been long wanting to attempt my own reservations at Buko Nero so when J so kindly invited G and I to join her and N to try out this Italian restaurant nestled along Tanjong Pagar area, I jumped at the opportunity. Naturally, I also got the creative blogger to guest photograph. Due to forgetfulness on my part to bring a decent camera and the rules set by the chef that no food photography was allowed, all the photos taken were sadly without flash and taken with necessary discretion. So, sorry J that the photos came out looking less then perfect, to no fault of yours, though I must say your angles put mine to absolute shame.



N decided to go for the extremely reasonable prices set dinner (now at $38 +++ for 5 courses) and the rest of us decided to share a couple of starters and mains. We finally decided on the mozzarella and tomato crostino topped with parma ham, creamy porcini mushroom soup with truffle oil, homemade meat trio ravioli for the starter and the spaghetti with spicy prawn and crab meat, tenderloin wrapped in bacon with a red wine sauce and caramelized grapes and Fusilli pasta with braised beef cheek.

Out of the three starters sampled, I must say the all-round table favourite was the crostino. The saltiness of the parma ham complemented the cheese and juicy tomato well on the crusty miniature brioche. But the flavor that "wowed" us was the earthly truffle enmeshed within. If you know me, I am so not one for fungi and mushroom and what more truffles, its exactly that earthly smell and taste that puts me off. But somehow the truffles earthly flavour just went soo well with the cheesy and salty flavours with the burst of tomato juice before you hit the crusty base.
Oh, just the thought of another one-to-two month wait again for this just upsets me.

As for the mushroom soup, I was surprising disappointed by this starter. It was so well raved by most food blogs and reviews but I found this a tad too salty and happily traded it for the last crostino.

So my verdict is out... The food is rustic, simple and totally unpretentious. Natural and simple flavours are featured from this small kitchen, displaying the chef's talent. Probably the only pretentious thing about this place is the faux impression it gives that it is pretentious and "ah-tas" because you have to wait like a month or so to get a seat.

Buko Nero
126 Tanjong Pagar Road
Singapore 088534
Tel: 63246225

The Apartment with the Greedy Dog

Sorry sis, I totally forgot to snap your fabulous Jap Curry! But suffice to know it was superb =)

Did I mention before that I had a super greedy niece of a dog?
She is the sweetest thing and I love her to bits.... But man, is she the greediest little thing!

Over the week B and L have reached a new level of domestication, they had gone and bought plates, many many plates, restaurant-types serving plates. The sister couldn't wait to use her new plates and hence suggested cooking dinner for G and myself over the weekend.

A four person tiny affair slowly evolved over two days into a gathering of 6 + 1 dog and cooking translated to homemade Japanese curry and 'ta-paoed' Seafood Paradise signature butter crabs and Black Pepper honey pork ribs.

Simba was drooling the whole time, playing all sympathy, misty eye, and 'man-ja' cards hoping that one of us would throw her something to nibble.
Sometimes I wonder what it must be like to be a dog... Is she truly starving the whole time or just being super greedy? Maybe her senses being more heightened than ours, must be going frenzy with all that lovely smells from the ribs and crabs.
I wonder how frustrating it must be to keep begging and get absolutely nothing..does it hurt her pride? And how can a dog still love the very same people who tease her with so much and give her nothing?

Ode to the Greediest Dog


Pancake Breakfast Experiment



Ever since I read on Chubby Hubby about the pancake breakfast he made for S and himself, I couldn't help daydreaming about pancake breakfasts myself. Then one Thursday night as I was lounging in bed, I asked Hubs how he felt about having a homemade pancake breakfast on Saturday with the full works - fruit, sausages, ham and eggs. Judging from his greedy smirk, I gathered it was time to actively look for a pancake recipe to try.

I went back to Chubby Hubby's website because I thought the wholemeal pancakes he made would be perfect for our healthy simple Saturday morning breakfast. He adapted his pancakes from Bill Granger's celebrity cookbook for Wholemeal Pikelets with Butter, Lemon and Sugar. Fully aware of my ability to burn water, I decided to be less adventurous and recreated the same recipe sans the butter, lemon and sugar.

Adapted Pancakes (makes 2 big ones), from Bills food by Bill Granger
125g wholemeal flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons raw sugar
1 egg
170ml milk
butter, for greasing the pan



The batter was fairly simple to make although it took us quite a while to sift the wholemeal flour. In my excitement after the batter was prepared, I lowered my guard and released my inhibited adventurous side. I was wondering how cool it would be to make pancakes in the shape of gingerbread men! I had bought the cookie cutters last Dec for Christmas but never got round to making gingerbread cookies. I mean, how cool would it be for Hubs to have wholemeal pancake men right?

Turns out I was sooo wrong. Cookie cutters do not stable pancake moulds make...
The moment I poured the batter in, pancake man started to leak and disfigure. What to do?!Revert obediently back to boring round pancakes.

But apart from the little hiccup, the pancakes turned out great!
We could taste the wholesome yummy goodness. Hubs had his with Bananas and maple syrup. I had mine with the yummiest Korean strawberries and a dollop of heavenly Häagen-Dazs Strawberry Cheesecake Ice cream... =)

Simply Sandwiches


With the proliferation of sandwich shops sprouting all along Robinson road, its easy to romance my love affair for warm freshly baked crusty bread.
Call me biased, but I never gave Subway - probably the pioneers along the office quick-fix providers - a second glance. Then Munch and the trendy pret-a-manger chain set up shop within a stone throw of each other and Simply Sandwiches, the latest addition.
These sandwich shops don't make them like we are used to. Forming what I would call the new school way of making and selling sandwiches, they use fancy Italian or French bread, fancy spreads like honey mustard or sweet onion or garlic butter and really solid ingredients worth of their $7 and above price tag.
Bucking to the trend, I ditched my traditional Han's sandwich of fried egg and ham with extra cheese on two separate occasions for a review of the new kid on the block.
My first pick was the GHC (Grilled ham and Cheese) and the Chunky Egg on the second.
I just love my bread toasted. I am pretty sure any bread connoisseur would instantly beg to differ that freshly baked bread should not even be considered for a second for grilling or toasting, but rather, be eaten soft! But I like it... so there.
The GHC was huge! At $7 you get a generous helping of shaved ham and mature Cheddar stuffed between two wholemeal slices of bread slathered with tangy mustard. Don't be fooled by the slimness of the sandwich. That's the wonders of grilling - you get everything compacted, making it easy to squeeze all that into one mouthful before it all bursts into flavour, the fresh saltiness of the ham, the yummy tangy kick of and cheese all complemented by the mustard.
The chunky egg was harder to eat. For $5.50, the sandwich came with lesser ingredients. Typically when you order egg mayo, you don't expect to find whole bits of eggs within mouthful of bread and lettuce. It was such a pleasure to find at least two whole eggs boiled and sliced into thick chunks and stuffed between a bed a fresh lettuce and a really juicy thick slice of tomato! The ingredients are simple and nothing unusual but my heart was instantly won over.
My only complaint would have to be the challenge of eating my sandwich at my desk in a demure fashion. Its a good thing all my colleagues were out for lunch and absent to witness the ultimate loss of etiquette.
You have been warned - serviettes and a paper plate do not help much, it will get pretty messy.

Food for Thought

The Butterfly in my Stomach

The initial reviews on this cosy little place located in the trendy red dot Traffic Building were mixed and I was honestly hesitant to try it even though it's really close to office. But when a couple of reliable food bloggers started to give Chef Anderson Ho redeeming outstanding "wow" reviews, the hubby and I decided maybe we should give this place a try. So instead of the originally planned third visit to Sage, we convinced B and L to switch our reservation. (Partly also because I checked out Sage's menu and they took out my craved pumpkin soup with chocolate foie gras and my favor for them started to severely wane.)


From the top: : Amuse Buse, Fresh Green Crab Salad with Tomato FondueGazpacho Espuma and Basil Oil, Escargot with Herb-Garlic Butter Crust on Button Mushroom GratinéePistou Dressing and Arugula Salad, Sauté Foie Gras de Canard with Granny Smith Apple MousseCassis-Balsamic Reduction, Seafood Nage with White Miso Paste

I don't know how to describe my penchant for oven-warm Italian breads and rolls. Its a tad embarrassing how I restaurant and bistro-hop looking for ovens that churn out the freshest, heavenly-smelling warm bread rolls. Something about them carbs that are just so simple and comforting.

Le Papillon (French for 'the butterfly') had only a simple selection of either white of multi-grain. But they were appropriately warm, crusty on the outside, warm and pillow soft on the inside. Dead hungry and of course greedy, I wolfed down three rolls even before the amuse buse was served.

B and G both went for the Menu Prestige, an 8-course degustation menu for $80+++.

Fresh Green Crab Salad with Tomato FondueGazpacho Espuma and Basil Oil
Escargot with Herb-Garlic Butter Crust on Button Mushroom GratinéePistou Dressing and Arugula Salad
Sauté Foie Gras de Canard with Granny Smith Apple MousseCassis-Balsamic Reduction
Seafood Nage with White Miso Paste
Sorbet of the Day
Braised Beef Shin on Wilted Spinach and Toasted Pine NutsHorseradish Mashed Potato
Mixed Seasonal Berries and Stone Fruits with Rum SabayonRose Water Scented Orange Jelly

The sis and I ordered from the ala carte because we just had to try some of Ho's signatures.

Grilled Thinly Sliced Beef Oyster Blade in Onion Broth
Rigatoni Pasta Tossed in Crustacean Oil, Shaved Bottarga, Tiger Prawns, Seaweed and Arugula Salad
Strawberry Fantasy

His degustation and prestige menus change regularly with new exciting creations but the yummy "wow" features, have been reassured by the chef to be main-stays.
From the Menu Prestige:
G loved the crab salad, commending on its freshness. The sister of course raved about the foie gras. For me, it had to be the escargot. The butter garlic crust was really yummy, complementing the escargot and mushrooms well. The flavours were rich but not overly empowering.

From our ala carte selection:
There was a momentous silence as we each took our turn with the Rigatoni. It was such a beautiful dish. So simple, so interesting a mix of seafood flavours, sooo... addictive. It was a rare moment where the decision was unanimous around the table - we were definitely coming back here again if only just for this!

Dessert proved to be a sweet ending - a very very sweet ending to our meal. The fantasy comprised of a overly emphasized strawberry theme (not that I minded, the berry fan that I am) in a strawberry shortcake sandwich with strawberry ice cream and Vodka Strawberry Sauce and Strawberry Macaroons.

If told that the chef makes everything from scratch daily and only at the moment of order, I will truly believe that for two obvious reasons:

1) Oddly, we were the only diners for the entire Wednesday night!
(A tourist couple strolled in at 9pm, clearly an accidental jackpot find for them.)
But we had personalized service the entire night and hence the entire kitchen dedicated to serving our every whim and fancy.

2) Our dessert took twenty minutes to make. I mean, does it take that long to scoop some ice-cream and pour out some sauce? The only explanation, made and plated only when ordered.
The shortcake sandwich was also very light and had a nice crunch of a shortcake, only achievable when made fresh.

At the end of our night, Anderson came out from the kitchen to add the sweet cherry on the top of our fine dinning experience. It was such a personal touch and most definitely a clever move because service and atmosphere are important factors in differentiating oneself from being average.

Our dinner set us back by $420 including drinks. A tad expensive and perhaps a little more than I would have expected. Still, I do believe we would all be coming back, but I presume this time we would probably be sticking to ala carte.

Le Papillon
Red Dot Traffic Building
28 Maxwell Road#01-02
Tel: 6327-4177
www.le-papillon.com.sg

Birthday Treat - Part 1 & 2: Shashlik & Mezza9



My first guest photographer!
We were having dinner with C2 and since C takes fab photos (my wonderful wedding photographer), I had him guest shoot some of my photos. I have to disclaim though that the photos showcased in this post are nothing near what he can be capable of capturing. =)


Anyway back to dinner, this was my first visit to Shashlik! For most of our dinning experiences, I always prep myself with food blogs and reviews on what to and what not to order.

For this almost 20-over-year old joint, most of the reviews painted a picture of an unglam, ancient "Jack's place" look-alike of a Russian - Hainanese restaurant. But I still felt excited because I had always wanted to give this place a try and figured since they were Hainanese, I couldn't possible dislike the food too much.



For appetisers, we ordered C's highly recommended Borsch soup. The soup was indeed tasty served with actually pieces of beef and chunky vegetables. We also ordered the escargots and baked oysters but like their boring names, they were nothing out of the ordinary and C & G felt the oysters could afford to be fresher.





For our mains, I was tempted by the baked lobster and decided to give that a go even though the Beef / Lamb Shashlik was apparently the signatures to order. My dining companions went for the Beef Shashlik and the Beef Goulash



The lobster was de-shelled and served with very fragrant rice. This was good for convenient and hassle free eating, but that meant one could expect the meat to be a little overcooked. The beef shashlik was tender but not as flavoursome as I had expected. Served on a sizzling hot plate with vegetables on the side is really reminded me of Jack's Place - so typical Hainanese - and couldn't help but chuckle at the thought expressed in the reviews.

We were unable to try their acclaimed Baked Alaska as they don't serve that on weekdays, so maybe we'll have to come back again for that - but probably just for only that.
All in all a pleasant experience, but I probably won't make a special second trip back.

Sweets unsatisfied, we trooped down to Mezza9 for drinks and desserts.


From the top left corner: summer berry trifle with white sherry, raspberry, chocolate and coconut sherbet, soft centered varlhona manjari chocolate cake,
From the bottom left corner: white chocolate and espresso parfait, hazelnut meringue, butterscotch and baileys, fruit and almond tart with filo pastry with amaretto ice cream


White chocolate truffle cake and Summer Breeze

Between the four of us, we had the Mezza9 dessert and the White chocolate truffle cake. The dessert extravaganza is perfect for greedy and indecisive diners like myself. It plates up a combination of at least 3 to 4 choices of desserts within the a la carte dessert menu so you don't have to tear your hair out deciding between them all - but make sure you have accommodating dining companions that are willing to share!

Each of the desserts were really good. Since I am more of a berry then chocolate fan, my overall favourite was the summer berry trifle. My dining companions preferred the varlhona choc cake and the white chocolate truffle cake.

Thanks C2 for the lovely treat and the sweet endings! =)

Shashlik#06-19,
Far East Shopping Centre
545 Orchard Road, 238882
Tel: 67326401

Mezza9Mezzanine,
Grand Hyatt Singapore10 Scotts Road, 228211
Tel: 64167189

A Dim Sum Brunch, A Wedding and A Steamboat Dinner

Brunch at Peach Garden

Wedding Tea Reception

Chong Qing Hot Pot Buffet Dinner

Throw in a leisurely afternoon video 2-hr marathon, a great Saturday spent.

Mumtaz Mahal - Preweekend Special

I just love Friday nights. It signals the weekend is here and it just sets the brain to a more relaxed hibernation mood. Since Monday, G and I have had a craving for Indian food, so we decided to treat ourselves to some yummy curries at our favourite Indian restaurant at Far East Plaza.

I love their naans! In my books, their dried fruit and nut naan is one of the better versions I have eaten. As for the curries, the creamier and mild spicy, the better! =)
Limited by our number, we tried to curb our greedy inhibitions and ordered only three curries.

There was a misunderstanding with the maître d' in our orders and he brought us a chicken tandoori drumstick each as well. The chicken was disappointingly but expectantly dry. At least the rest of the curries made up for that.

The lamb kasmiri (a cashew nut infused curry) was really yummy. The butter chicken, a usual suspect on most of our dining tables at Indian restaurants lived up to our expectations. It was rich and creamy and for a good fifteen minutes our conversations were reduced to "hmm, yummy, nice, ooo, pass the XX, thanks.." Not a fan of fish curry, I gave this curry a miss but according to G, the fish was good, though the curry tasted similar to the kasmiri.


From left to right: Lamb Kasmiri, Mustard Fish Curry, Garlic and dried fruits and nut naan, Butter chicken

G ended the meal with his usual Masala tea. Me, not a fan, but I was content just sitting there; let the curries and naan digest while I daydream about tomorrow's breakfast..

Mumtaz Mahal (Far East)#05-22/ 23,
Far East Plaza14 Scotts Road, 228213
Tel: 67322754

Sunday Lazy Lunch - Greenwood Fish Market & Bistro

Since Q was free to join us for lunch today, we decided to venture slightly further then our comfortable neighbourhood and head to Greenwood Fish Market.

Yes I am boring, I have two favourite 'must-haves' at this tiny Fresh Seafood Market Cum Bistro located right next to Lana Cake Shop. Since G is scared sick of them, I was more then happy to have Q as my always trustworthy sharing-portion companion.

We shared the soup of the day and the Sole Fish and Chips (I prefer it crumbed but they only had battered that day) and the Chili Soft Shell Crab Pasta. G had Oysters and the set lunch.

I was a tad disappointed as I much rather prefer the crumbed version, but nevertheless the fish was very fresh and the batter was thin and crispy so not as greasy as most served in other bistros. The pasta came piping hot with the perfectly deep fried crustaceans sitting on top. As expected, I love this oriental twist, the sauce was not too spicy, just right for my pathetic chili threshold and the crabs were only lightly battered so they tasted like tempura.

But after 20 greedy minutes, I started to realise that fried fish and crabs do not a good combination make for a Sunday afternoon. My stomach felt well-lined with greasy and my eye-lids way too heavy to start making our way home.

Cold Storage will have to wait.

GREENWOOD FISH MARKET AND BISTRO

34 Greenwood Avenue, Tel: 6467-4950

Opening hours: noon - 2.30pm, 6.30 - 10pm, closed on Mondays

The Guys' Rules

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down
Finally, the guys' side of the story. (I must admit, it's pretty good.)

We always hear "the rules"From the female side.
Now here are the rules from the male side. Please note... these are all numbered "1" ON PURPOSE!

1. Men are NOT mind readers.

1. Learn to work the toilet seat.

You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down.

We need it up, you need it down.

You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

1. Sunday sports. It's like the full moon

or the changing of the tides.Let it be.

1. Shopping is NOT a sport.

And no, we are never going to think of it that way.

1. Crying is blackmail.

1. Ask for what you want.

Let us be clear on this one:

Subtle hints do not work!

Strong hints do not work!

Obvious hints do not work!

Just say it!

1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.

1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do.

Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.

1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a PROBLEM.
See a doctor.

1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.

In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 Days.

1. If you won't dress like the Victoria 's Secret girls,
DON'T Expect us to act like soap opera guys.

1. If you think you're fat, you probably are.

Don't ask us.

1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways

and one of them makes you sad or angry, then we meant the other one

1. You can either ask us to do something

Or tell us how you want it done. Not both.

If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

1. Whenever possible,

Please say whatever you have to say during commercials.

1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.

1. ALL men see in only 16 colours, like Windows default settings.

Peach, for example, is a fruit, not A colour.

Pumpkin is also a fruit.
We have no idea what mauve is.

1. If it itches, it will be scratched.We do that.

1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing,"
We will act like nothing's wrong.

We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle,
besides we know you will bring it up again later.

1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to,!
Expect an answer you don't want to hear.

1. When we have to go somewhere,
absolutely anything you wear is fine...Really.

1.Don't ask us what we're thinking about
unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball,
the shotgun formation, or golf.

1. You have enough clothes.

1. You have too many shoes.

1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape!

1. Thank you for reading this. Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight; But did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping.Pass this to as many men as you can -to give them a laugh.

Pass this to as many women as you can -
to give them a bigger laugh

When a Woman Lies...

One day a seamstress was sewing while sitting close to a river, Her thimble fell into the river. When she cried out, the Lord appeared And asked, "My dear child, why are you crying?"

The seamstress replied that her thimble had fallen into the water and That she needed it to help her husband in making a living for their Family.

The Lord dipped His hand into the water and pulled up a golden thimble Set with pearls. "Is this your thimble?" the Lord asked

The seamstress replied, "No."

The Lord again dipped into the river. He held out a silver thimble Ringed with sapphires. "Is this your thimble?" the Lord asked.

Again, the seamstress replied, "No."

The Lord reached down again and came up with a leather thimble. "Is This your thimble?" the Lord asked.

The seamstress replied, "Yes. The Lord was pleased with the woman's honesty and gave her all three Thimbles to keep, and the seamstress went home happy.

Some years later, the seamstress was walking with her husband along the Riverbank, and her husband fell into the river and disappeared under The Water.

When she cried out, the Lord again appeared and asked her, "Why Are you crying?" "Oh Lord, my husband has fallen into the river."

The Lord went down into the water and came up with George Clooney. "Is This your husband?" the Lord asked.

"Yes," cried the seamstress. The Lord was furious. "You lied! That is an untruth!"

The seamstress replied, "Oh, forgive me, my Lord it is a Misunderstanding. You see, if I had said 'no' to George Clooney, you Would have come up with Brad Pitt. Then if I said 'no' to him, you Would have come up with my husband. Had I then said 'yes,' you would Have given me all three.

Lord, I'm not in the best of health and would Not be able to take care of all three husbands, so THAT'S why I said 'yes,' to George Clooney.

And so the Lord let her keep him.

The moral of this story is: Whenever a woman lies, it's for a good and Honourable reason, and in the best interest of others.

That's our story, and we're sticking to it.

Signed, *All Us Women*

Gobi - Happiness in a Box

From the top left to the right:
Fantasy Collection: Dark Angel, Smell the Roses, Sweet Somethings, Cupid, Love Boat, Opera,
Chocolate Factory: Dark Angel, Between the Sheets, Black Pearl, Oomph, Apricot Caramel, Cactus
I always had a penchant for pretty cakes and yummy stylish desserts.
For all those times I tried these little sweet treats, they were either too sweet or too dry or just nice to look but yucks to eat.
But with Gobi, I must say we finally hit jackpot.
A few months ago I came across several articles reviewing these exquisite creations from this obscure little shop in Katong Mall. So when we had our Wednesday night Cell group meeting at our house this week, I thought this would make such cute and yummy desserts to try.
They not only look too pretty to eat, they actually tasted really good.
There was something for the non-chocolate lover and the super chocolunatic, for the lover of small and pretty things and those who just need a romantic dessert to smile.
Its $10.60 for a box of 6 and $19.80 for a box of 12.
GOBI
112 East Coast Road
03-13 Katong mall
Singapore 428802
Tel: 6345 2127

Ming Kee Live Seafood

A close family member mentioned something really interesting... life after marriage seems to revolve around a central theme of F-O-O-D for us.
It must be the influence of those frequent visits to food blogs and dining reviews that Numb Nymph is starting to take on the persona of a food blogger! I guess what differentiates me from dedicated Food Bloggers is my obvious lack of creativity in photo-taking and collage-building, my inability to describe food with such passion and my ignorance in spices and ingredients is too embarrassing to sometimes even attempt a cautious review.

Always vehemently again blogging (knowing someone can get into my thoughts anytime just scare the life out of me), my ironic original intent for keeping this blog was so that I could capture visual memories of the important, yummy and interesting things that occur around or within my insignificant life, and of course, hope that I can disseminate information to my friends and family when I'm privy of something worth sharing.

Back to the topic of this entry...

Lest I digress, I doubt I will do any justice to Ming Kee's fresh and totally reasonable nosh, but I guess the least I can do is share the photos, the address and let you all decide for yourself. =) Maybe after you can leave a comment.

This is G and my second trip down. I have to admit I had a little inertia as I'm not one to get super excited over Seafood and the previous meal we had here, I wasn't particularly bowled over. But after this dinner, I ate everything, together with my words with satisfaction.

The piece de resistence of our dinner had to be the crab beehoon. On our previous visit, I argued for Sin Huat's version of this signature. But after my second try, I had to undeniably join my dining companions, putting my vote in for Ming Kee's as well.
The crab meat was firm and sweet, done how any proud restaurateur will have it, - nude to show off its freshness. The beehoon was coated fragrantly with crab roe, my only complaint was there wasn't enough of it!

We also ordered the mussels cooked in an umami, soy sauce based sauce, steamed scallops covered in young garlic, homemade tofu with mushroom and broccoli, Guinness Ribs and Patin Fish steamed in Soy Sauce. (This was the second time Soon Hock was not available..)

All the dishes were served in an impressive record of under 30 mins. We had to repeatedly ask the wait staff to slow the kitchen down. The food however, in my books comes as faultless as it can get. Its all light and fresh, un-marred by heavy spices, revealing the chief's skill in bringing out the essence of cooking seafood.
I didn't have a personal favourite that night, but a personal favourite seafood restaurant was named.

Ming Kee Live Seafood
556 Macpherson Road Singapore
Tel: 6747 4075