A special lunch : Windows On The Park Restaurant

Okay, this is kinda like a delayed entry... But better late than never, rightttt?? :)

Had a special lunch with a few of my colleagues last week at Windows On The Park Restaurant using Groupon deals that we purchased. (Thanks, Wei Ming, for the help in making reservation!)

Well, it was more of a buffet style. (Honestly, I don't really think its worth the price of $28 though!)

Still, it was the experience that counts.

Pardon the quality of the photos as it has been compressed by Facebook.

Sushis, glutinous rice, shrimps... ...

Say Cheese?!

One of my all-time favorite, MARSHMALLOWS DIPPED IN CHOCOLATE FONDUE!

AHHH ()#*$)(#*$ 

*going nuts*

Yeah., dip into that chocolate baby!!

Unlimited sushis...

 The innocent-looking marshmallows that proved to be oh-so-sinful:

My colleague's plate: (random photo)

He was trying so hard to create this "professional" look. LOL

My durian ice-cream that somehow melted as soon as I got back to my seat: =_=

It was a failed attempt to decorate the ice-cream. Gaaah.

I love the colors though!

Yummy.

"Okay, its camwhore time!" I shamelessly announced to my bunch of bewildered colleagues as I began fishing out my camera to snap photos of myself.

Well..I'm a blogger so that's my style!

Chubby :'(

*eating shot*

Ok, I'm done.

*puts down my camera*

I enjoyed myself with my colleagues, but the price wasn't that enjoyable for such food quantity. (And not to mention that the quality was really that good, too)

So-so.

Okay, I'm signing off now to feast on more food.... Thanks for reading!

Appreciation Dinner at NYDC

Was invited by the awesome Singapore Polytechnic team from Department of Corporate Communications to an Appreciation Dinner for the bloggers on 28th December 2012.

 It was awesome getting the chance to see familiar faces again! (Yes, you know who you are!! :D)

And it was at NYDC (New York Dessert Cafe)- a cafe which I had never been to before. Located at Holland Village, it's a conveniently accessible place now that we have the Circle line! :)
Haha, I am so glad that I am living my life once and had the chance to try it!


Loving all the Christmas decors even though the season was already over.

Look at their special Christmas menu! A pop-up Christmas tree!

*squeals*

A random shot of the other bloggers who were present:

Most of us ordered their set meals - which came together with a bowl of SOUP OF THE DAY , main course, drink and dessert (Did I say Ice-creeeaamm??!)
And not to mention that the friendly staff at NYDC serve their food reaaally fast. They aren't totally like some other restaurants that will torture you by making you wait during your times of hunger. LOL.

Of course, the blogger instinct in me never failed to snap photos of the food at different angles before finally tucking in.

(Lol. I believe this is the IN-trend thing anyway now, right? I am witnessing more and more people - even non-bloggers- taking photos of their food and uploading on to Facebook now!! Aren't you one of them??!)

Here's a close-up shot of the rich chicken soup that tasted oh-so-delicious:

Here's something special about the bowl. Can you see how it is designed?!

A general view of the bowl and soup: 

(I am not being lame by taking numerous photos of the same food, okay?! This is called "capturing its final moments before entering my stomach".)

A huge platter that we ordered to share amongst ourselves - Yes, there are cheese nachos too!

Okay, I am not a food blogger by profession so please don't expect "Atas" shots of the food. But I am trying my best already! Haha.

Initially, I thought the few oval-shaped stuff on the left are mini pizzas. They turned out to be delicious potatoes! Interesting, huh? If you are a potato couch , I mean... a potato fan, you will be sure to list it on your Favorite list. :)

General view of the full plate:

*licks my monitor screen*

This is a lemon juice. Not ice or tea. Just lemon juice with an ice ball in it.

(I think there is a name for it but I somehow forgot what its called. Shucks!)

And yes, its lemon juice so of course it tasted sour, lah.

But its sour in a good way.

Look at the ice-ball! It reminded me so much of a snowball that I imagined myself to be in a place of snow while drinking it. Lol.

Here's a photo I took of Ms Yvonne's food - I guess it was Salmon rice set. 

Looks appetizing, yes? I believe the portion is just right for people who are fussy about being overweight.

And it looks healthy too - complete with veggies!

Probably I can try this if I get the chance to go back there myself someday :)

That's Andy's meaty spaghetti - I was commenting how much it resembled an ice-kachang cos it was a mountain's worth of portion! LOL.

And ta--daa... Here's mine. 

Can you make a guess what my order was?

Okay, not sure if you got that right (there are no prizes for guessing the correct answer anyway, LOL) , but yes - it's Baked Rice - One of my all-time favorites. I always go crazy over baked rice.

Look at those squishy and fresh-looking prawns!

Hot - Freshly baked from the oven and so delicious that you can just imagine yourself sitting on top of the world. Okay, I think I am exaggerating.

But yes - It was really good!

And this was Wei Ming's set. Chicken!

(No, I am not scolding him a chicken. I am saying that this is a dish that consists of chicken!)

GOD.. I just stared at this picture for more than 3 seconds and now I can feel the hunger setting in.. It's a freaking 5am in the morning when I am typing this!

Where can I find food to satisfy my hunger nooooww??!

That's it. I almost ate my monitor screen.

Smoky, tender chicken... .. Urrgh.

And here's my mango Ice-cream. It came in a small cup, but enough to satisfy my craving for dessert. It has a rich mango taste - superb for a mango fan like me.

The friendly peeps from Singapore Polytechnic were so kind and generous! They gave each of us participating bloggers a set of  perfumes - that came in pairs and complete with matching packaging!

(It's perfect for couples because the fragrance is formulated for both genders! The green box is the male version, while the orange box is for the females. Match them together and they form a heart shape! Awww.. How SWEET and genius is that?!)

*touched*

And I MUST show off to everyone here that the lovely perfumes are proudly formulated by Singapore Polytechnic students!

*sheds a tear*

I am so proud to be a SP graduate and owning this gem.

Here's how the bottles look like! Cute, right??!

Romance II!

And I'm ending off this entry on a happy note - with a group photo of us.

(and a small camwhore pic of myself if you don't mind. LOL.)

Bye, Holland V! I'll definitely be back! :)

Here's a thank-you shoutout to everyone who made the dinner meetup awesome. Especially to Ms Yvonne Chan , Mr Frank Chua and not forgetting Mr Andy who had made it possible!

It was certainly a pleasure to catch up after so long , and I do look forward in collaborating with Singapore Polytechnic again for future events! :)

Outfit of the Day by ShopMyIceCreamBus

Guess where the Queen is heading to today?

Yes - To CitySquare Mall for the SAFRA PK Challenge 2012 !!!

 (Thanks to Miao, Wen, Nixeux and Kelvin for coming all the way down to meet me too!)

With thanks to  SHOPMYICECREAMBUS   for the kind sponsor in my today's outfit!

It's named "Pencil Illusion Dress" - and I love it to bits!

It's an interesting dress as it's somehow playing with optical illusion - and makes you look even slimmer than you already are. 

Shiok, right??

I own alot of outfits that actually make me look fat at the waist area, but this one is the opposite. :)

I donned on a Fedora to go along with it, and Miao was commenting on how different I looked today.

Attempting to act cute but it ALWAYS doesn't work... But for the sake of showcasing my favorite dress of the day, here I go!!!!

With Miao:

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Hers is a similar style too - an illusion dress!

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Regarding SAFRA PK CHALLENGE:

Firstly, my sincerest apologies to my readers out there who went down for the SAFRA PK CHALLENGE and couldn't redeem the mystery gift as promised.

(Yes, I received complaints today and one of my friends cum reader actually scolded me of "scamming" them!)

#*($&*(#($#$

I was not sure why it happened, but the staff at the registration counter said that the free mystery gift redemption only begins NEXT WEEK when I was told by the management earlier that it would be on 8th September 2012!

I was completely appalled as it was too late to make amendments.

When I showed my e-mails to the staff, they were like "Oh shucks. I think they made a mistake."

Speaking of professionalism!!!

How are my readers going to trust me anymore?!?!?!

I'm sorry to any of you who've came down today.. I would still like to thank you for your support nonetheless.

To make ourselves feel better since we were already there, I brought my dearies to Saizeriya - an Italian restaurant that is located at B2 of the mall.

Look at the menu spread!

It was my 2nd time patronizing the place and it didn't disappoint! 

What I LOVE most about the restaurant is its attractive prices and superb quality food that will never fail to leave you craving for more.

(A plate of spaghetti costs as low as only $3.90!)

And they DO NOT charge you for any service taxes/charges at all.

On top of that, you only add $2.80 for unlimited FREE FLOW of any drink of your choice!

Well, pictures always speak a thousand words... So here I go!

The grilled chicken that Kelvin ordered:

Miao's "Mee Soto" - in Italian style!

This is so #(*$)(#$ DELICIOUS that I just couldn't resist sticking my spoon onto her plate to steal few mouthfuls!

Look at how happy she is:

And that's my Chicken bolognese baked macaroni! 

It's so effin' cheesy and just the right amount!!

I truly enjoyed every bite!

Wen's baked rice.

Not bad, although she commented it was too cheesy for her x_x

That's nixeux's grilled fish.I am sure it tastes as good as it looks!

Taking a random shot in between bites. NICE ANGLE RIGHT??! Hahaha!

After we were done with our meals, we headed for the next activity we girls are BEST at:

What else other than camwhoring??!! 

LOL.

That's us. The "4' musketeers.

Me and my "attempt-to-look-sexy-but-failed" expression. LOL.

CAMWHORE SESSION IN TOILET #likeaboss!!
(Thanks to Wen for the photo as this was taken using her camera.)




I see an Ang Moh in the background. *spins*




When we headed out of the toilet, I saw "fishes" on the wall and began my craziness:

Headed to IKEA afterwards and had my favorite MEATBALLS.

Honestly, I didn't used to consume BEEF or anything that has to do with it... But this plate of meatballs here is my life-long exception! 

AND IT'S NOT CHEAP, YOU KNOW!

That's wen's tasty chicken set.

I've never tasted it before and didn't have the chance to as I was already full by the time I finished my meatballs. 

(I'm so freaking contented ever since I bought the new camera. I can finally capture nice and un-blurry photos for you people!)

 

Kelvin's Salmon set:

Chocolate ice-cream, I guess?

Shopping at IKEA has always been a fun experience. I just love strolling the different sections.

Look at those lights that they have in store!

I would love to have them if I have a house of my own. *dreams*

 Look at that! This is part of the store, not a real room!

But I felt so totally at home. Muwahaha~

How about accepting my love from me to you?

Our "30-year" photo: *inside joke* LOL.

I was camwhoring and suddenly Wen smacked her hand right in front of my face.. and the shot turned out like this  =_= :

 Meh.

Wen was placing this heart thingy at my back.

Sorry that I've been flooding this entry mainly with my face! LOL.

I realized that my blogging lifestyle is back again - I'm becoming more active now!!! :)

Thanks for supporting me if you happen to be one of my "silent" readers. I'll keep the fire burning!!