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Saturday, November 16, 2013

Nuffnang Lovin' x Bartini Kitchen, definitely worth the love!

Good morning lovely people!
It's a cozy Sunday with a cool chilly breeze isn't it?
After a hearty breakfast with Daddy before he is off to training,
I'm all settled down now, here, with you.
With a mug of warm Matcha tea and my laptop, I really appreciate this Sunday rest that I have :')



Settled in a district,
29 Boon Tat Street
Singapore 069624

which is relatively near to Raffles Place station, it's definitely a good hideout for dinner with alcohol and of course, the best company that you need to go along with it :)

What's up with Nuffnang Lovin'?
With this relatively new event set up by Nuffnang, Nuffnang Lovin' is one of those events held monthly for nuffnang bloggers to simply come together and have fun!
I was really elated to join the others for this cocktail making session!



And that's our cocktail mentor, Barnaby Murdoch.
Let the fun begin!

In 4 different groups, we got the exclusive chance to learn 4 different cocktails(we;;, that's if you decide to be kpo and peep into some other's lessons :p)




And this was the first drink.
Martini Espresso.
Absolute love cause I really love caffeine!
And the coffee was freshly brewed, o'well smells really good.
I can imagine myself sniffing it now *sniff sniff*

So apparently, I wasn't that of a good student to watch all 4 cocktails making session...
because food was important HAHAHA.
My first ever food-tasting session!


Beetroot, Spinach and Goat Cheese Salad


The Retrospective's legendary Mac & Cheese.
This is a must order!!
Served pipin' hot with the cheese, each mouthful just simply makes you melt and crave for more.
No worries even if it's cooled, cause it still taste damn good!
For someone like me who pretty dislike cheese...this is definitely what I will order!


Escalope of Pork Parmigianna with creamy mash potato.
The pork was nicely breaded, served with carrots, mashed potato as stated, tomato sauce base drizzled upon the breaded pork and melted with cheese.
Worth a try while it's hot!


Seafood lovers, this is for you.
Mussels in White Wine & Creamy Sauce.
The mussels were fresh, and topped together with the white wine & creamy sauce,
complimented the fresh tasting mussels.
It was chewy and not overly-cooked.
Mega love for me too!
Definitely did justice to the mussels, and you might want more ;)


What's alcohol without pizzas.
I felt like I was in New York for once.
Tomato & Fresh Mozzarella Pizza.
Thin crust, loaded with cheese, crispy dough and the tomato base.
Who said pizzas needed lots of toppings?
If you simply love cheese, this might be worth a try for you!



After loading myself with all those food, my turn!










Mojito made by me and Akemi!



Selfies!!!




Special thanks to Bartini Kitchen and Nuffnang SG for holding this event!
Also, special thanks to my readers who participated in the Bartini Kitchen e-vouchers giveaway!

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LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE.
Because of time constraint the past weeks, I felt that I have probably left out a bit too much more on my really daily life.
Besides just updating on events that I've attended and sharing products,
I want to allocate this special place for my life as well,
so I could just read back in the future and remind me of the best memories :')


Well, 1st picture taken with my clique since 2.2 started for us!
To say the truth, 2.1 was a pretty tough semester for us.
It felt as though we have fallen apart, and issues just arisen, but all we could do was just pretending that we didn't see/feel anything.
Because we know we want to keep this friendship going.
After the holidays, I'm glad to say we are all well back together.
Closer than ever.
Funnier than the past.
Crazier and definitely being sillier together.
:')

With an ultimately funny schedule I should say, Wednesdays are simply what I call the eat/shop/chill day for us with just an hour lecture.
Not gonna waste my time travelling here and there for just a lecture, so basically filling up all my wednesdays to spend time with my lovelies!


Gindaco Tako Balls!
AWESOME.
I could remember those days whereby I buy tako balls almost 4 days a week back then.
Until I finally ate this again, I felt like I was back to my younger days :')


Yaki Soba noodles with omelette!
Denise's order and it's OISHI!!

Seriously, I should say my whole clique are HUGE fans of Japanese food.
Any Japanese cuisine we are always on for it!
Too bad XinPing wasn't there :(


Tiko face.



hehe.
That's how we end our meal.

Campus Relay Day;

Makisan date with my dearest XinPing before we showed support for the runners and Wanlin!


Xin Ping's Makisan *.*


Mine *.*

Not our ordinary Makisan okay, it's our MEGASAN.
Our love for sushi!


Yes, we caged her up. HAHAHA




With my pretty 06 mates :D


Congrats on finishing the Campus Relay Run!
Our clique is proud of you eh Wannuto ^^

Lat but not least, the highlight of October for our clique...
Halloween!
Celebrated a belated Halloween together..and it's our very 1st time celebrating together!
Not dressing up and going around for trick or treat...
we had our own silly ideas.


Remember how I raved, craved and absolutely going insane over my love for Japanese curry over at Monster Curry?
I headed back there again with my clique!
Nothing special.

But, with level 5 spiciness level.
Can you handle it? ;)

Seriously, we thought it wasn't really overall that spicy.
Probably it's 4 of us sharing one.
But that's probably what got us searching for a drink hehe.


Disgusting I'm sorry, but achievement unlocked!


Green Tea Latte, Jasmine Green tea, Honey Yuzu, Honey Green Tea for you? :D


That night was such an impromptu plan.
Initially wanting to catch Carrie for the 2nd time..
But there's no seats and we thought we're gonna leave the night empty b y just strolling down the streets..
But guess what we did?




 Playnation over at *scape!
No I ain't gonna psot videos of us playing Dance Central 3 because that's our tiny little secret shared between us hehe.


And that's our night!


Thank you guys for these fun moments ;)
And I'm looking forward for more!


And...something real exciting is coming up for us!
^-^

Hope you guys have a great Sunday ahead!

with love,
cyn.

Saturday, November 9, 2013

My food paradise for October.

Every day's life just seems so tiring.
Between school and work, I guess I could hardly breathe.
But we still need to eat.
and Food makes me happy.
So today it's just food!

FOOOOOD!
Headed to an authentic Thai eatery located in a mall just opposite Forum Shopping Centre located in Orchard.
But my suggestion: it's better to go with a huge group of friends.


Tomyum soup! Slurps.
I can say that it is my biggest enemy for tomyum soup as it tastes a bit milky at times.
But this was definitely good!
Worth the money ;)


Phad Thai!
Seriously, I never want to miss this out because it's my favorite!
I love peanuts and this dish tasted refreshing and brings out a bit of sweetness.
Combined with the ground peanuts and beansprouts, it's definitely a crunchy mouthful bite that you are about to take!

My friend got a basil minced chicken/pork/beef together with rice.
For all these 3, it costed us just 26 bucks!
For authentic Thai taste, this is definitely worth the price.It's located at level 2/3, whereby there's 2 Thai eateries there.
Try either one of it!
Because I am ;)

Hawkerfest 2013; Highlight of my October!

Before I start getting your stomachs growling...
 actually I am already because I started my day at a dimsum eatery located at Marina Bay Basement!



Dim Dim Hong Kong Pastry; one of the HK eateries that I've always wanted to try but ended up walking past it.

In order to leave space for our food hunt later on with Swee Teng, we had to limit our food intake for this UNFORTUNATELY :(




Chee Cheong Fun with seafood/peanut sauce(?)
Well, kind of regretted ordering this because it tasted pretty bland to me :(
Maybe the traditional sweet ones or chee cheong fun with char siew is gonna be more appealing to me!

The next few pictures...you will not want to miss it ;)

Welcoming the main dish for HK food,
Liu Sha Bao! Custard Pau~



Step by step *smirk





Look at it flowing...JUST LOOK AT IT.
Want to eat?

Sorry, that's what I always do for liu sha bao.
So if you ever read my liu sha bao's post, you better be mentally prepared hehe.

Tourist time for Swee Teng and me!



Trying to pull off a professional shot HAHAHA




My best memories! NDP 2009 ;)



Isn't this like the most heart-warming sight ever?
Feels like we are back in the old school days.


Moment you've been waiting for!
Hawkerfest 2013!


This is an annual event and this time round, it is organized by Touch Community Service together with Millenia Walk to bring you this wonderful awesome event!

What makes Singapore special and unique is besides our multi-racial culture,
we are known as a food heaven!
Just imagine all the authentic, local and culturally unique dishes coming under one roof to bring you the best..
of all food in Singapore.

How it works is that you've got to purchase a $50 coupon booklet in order to make the purchase of food!
Well, you can definitely say that the food is way highly priced, but think again,
for the sake of charity, why not!



First up!
Langoustine Kueh Pie Tee & Durian Pengatprepared by Exec. Chef of Orchard Hotel Singapore

Eyes prepared?
Let's go!


Langoustine Kueh Pie Tee! Kueh Pie Tee is actually a Peranankan style dish which involves these little biscuit cups filled with fillings similar to Popiah.
And with the influence of how much I missed my Grandma and Aunt's homemade Kueh Pie Tee, I was definitely elated to try this!
This one which comes served with Langoustine which tastes like crayfish or lobster texture, it was indeed a much refreshing style of Kueh Pie Tee!
Besides that, fish roes were served together with chili sauce inside.
Personally, this dish was worth a try for the queue!
The addition of Langoustine simply does not cover up the traditional style and taste of Kueh Pie Tee which makes this dish another originality on its own.


Dessert came too early?
Not so yet! This durian pengat definitely did justice for durians because it was sweet and the durian taste was absolutely strong to keep you enticed by it for quite a while! Below the durian was a green jelly-like stuff which compliments the overall texture; creamy and chewy.
BEST.

For $15, this 2 was definitely bought at a good price.


Performances live!
Even Jack and Rai too ;)


This was definitely the bomb.


Wondering what's inside this coconut?
It's CHENDOL.
With coconut icecream served specially by Udders,
no matter what calories or anything,
almost everyone queued for this!
Even after finishing your chendol and cie cream, the party is not over yet!!
The flesh of the coconut inside was so smooth and refreshing!
After all that savory food tasting, you might need this to refresh your tastebuds.

For $10, this was a good buy and MUST TRY!



Yes I love peanuts remember.
How to miss out on Satay beehoon!
Because there's peanuts again YUMMY!
This costed us about $15.

Prawns were fresh, cuttlefish without those odor or yucky taste (which means it fresh actually HAHAHA),
lean pork meat, veggies like kangkong(?) and of course BEEHOON AND SAUCE.

Without beehoon and sauce, it's meaningless :'(

So...yay!! We left with satisfied tummies!
The last $10 was used to buy durian puffs weeee.

Apparently, there were soooooo many other delicacies to try :(
But with only 2 tummies, it's simply impossible to try all of them!
I'm definitely going with a bigger group next time.
Especially the ULTRA BIG BIG PAU I wanted :(((

Nevertheless, it was a great food adventure together with Swee Teng and hoping more food adventures to come by! :)

Hope you guys had a great time reading this.
With love,
Cynthia.








Saturday, November 2, 2013

because we are (share)KOOL like that.

Many apologies for the delayed posts that are saved as drafts in my blog!
Have been finding time to get the pictures, info etc..
It is tiring and tedious at times, but still,
I love being a part-time blogger!

If you are a smartphone user, tech-savvy personnel, someone who loves social media platforms, looking for some items yet you just can't seem to find it anywhere...
This post might be just right for you!



Let me share the world with you!

In a bustling city life of Singapore...yes, no doubt our living expenses are high.
What's the way to save money..or even save MORE than what you can?
Not by skipping your meals, surviving on just plain water.
Why not..share the things that you have?

We need a SHARE ECONOMY.
Why not lease out or rent items that we do not use constantly to earn more income for ourselves?
That's when SHAREKOOL provides YOU with this social media platform.

If you do not have any items to rent out...why not start teaching skills that you have and the others might want to learn? ;)
Isn't that great too?
Remember, sharing is caring.
But of course share something that is logical ;)

I am very honored and glad to be invitied for ShareKool's media launch event which was held last month!
:)




Image Credits: ShareKool

We were introduced to the various parts of the new app which is currently still in Beta mode but is available for download over at Android and App Store!
Now there's no running away for you to be my Kool Buddies >:)

So what does ShareKool actually have?

Sh@reAds - Read advertising and promotional e-mails to your account

Sh@reVid - Watch advertising and promotional videos via your account

Sh@reMe - Provide or take up any specialize skills, services, task or jobs!

Sh@reUse - Rent out or co-share your free space or equipment with the others! Make the most out of your money spent!

Sh@reMart - Enjoy exciting offers and discounts from 6 different categories of unique products and services such as:
-Fashion
-Skincare
-F&B
-Kids World
-Gadgets
-Travelling!

Now, tell me that ShareKool app is enticing you :D

Of course...
Sha@rePerks - Redeem points for products/services and win prizes with ShareKool's lucky draw contests!



Just look at those AWESOME PRIZES!!
And I won vouchers for the lucky draw too!
So...will you join and be my KoolBuddy now? ;)

Start registering and see you soon!

with love,
Cynthia