~*~*~ Orchard with Matt ~*~*~

Met up with matt! lolz.. like finally? (cos it means tt exams are over!) haha.. so glad to see him again after all the crazy-ness this sem. Somehow, it's always reassuring to see him... Esp since both of us have had a totally potentially-sucky sem.. and juz glad that we're both still alive =)

Thanks for always being there. Thru the ups and downs.. and never giving up. The future is never certain, but you'll always have my support too!

Felt like the jc days... In a good way.
I feel so old saying that.. lolz.

Matt recommended the place below Hereen which was the ol' Marche. Forgive that i don't remember the name of the place. There's basically no/little change in that place. It's brighter, and there are some new dishes which i think wasn't there before.. The decor is still beautiful and exquisite! we sat at the sofa seats.. dangerously comfy.. we were so happily filled with our meal it was so difficult to get our asses off the sofa..

Food-wise.. it was fantastic!
We shared our mains so that can taste more.. heh. Rosti with egg and sausage; and baked rice with chicken! I'm practically addicted to sausages nowadays.. esp these ones from pan pacific! they sell for $10 per packet of 5 at cold storage.. and one is enough to fill me up! (with a slice of bread) such heaven.. hahaha.. anywayz, the rosti was delightful! but muz eat with the sour cream!! if not it'll b abit bland and boring after awhile... Glad they served it with the deli sausage and sunny-side-up!

The baked rice was heaven!! Served on a hot heated metal dish, it remained steamy hot to the last morsel!! the aunty who manned the station was obviously proud of her creations!! she encouraged us to order from her, waited realli patiently as we tried to make up our minds and made those dishes with such pride! ~ i was so impressed. And the dish was realli realli good. Warms your tummy.. and realli addictive! i finished my share even thou i was already filled up with rosti!

i realli wanted to eat the caramel banana crepe again! but... the main course was so good.. and we didn't have enough space in our tummies.. lolz. next time ba!! And juz allow me to muse: why they continue the stupid practice of not serving free water? Singapore tap water is drinkable lorz. Places that don't serve free plain water shouldn't be allowed to charge service tax.

Later tt evening, ate the mango ice katchang @ Xin Wang HK cafe at Siglap - now i'm quite sick of it le.. =p ate it so many many times!! hahaa. Glad Matt liked it! =) And also, each of us bought some bread from the Gourmet Breadtalk at Paragon!! that slice of bread roll with pork floss, bacon bits and chives costs $2.20! tt's like one packet of chicken rice.. realli rich (buttery) and flavourful. But so guilt-ridden!! =p

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~#~#~ TuckShop with Yannie and Xueqi ~#~#~

Joined Yannie and Xueqi for dinner (another day).. i realli miss them!! juz seeing them again is theraputic.. even thou it was only for a short while.. all of us were realli tired. but it was a pleasant night out.

I couldn't find the place. Drove round and round.. and finally juz gave up and stopped some strangers along the road to ask for directions.. should have done that earlier lah. See? don't need street directory.. best source is passerbys (after mom and helpful friends) =p Oh well.. now i know that area rather well =)

Finally got there!! 2 of them already finished a plate of calamari before i arrived lah!! hahaha.. (yar, i was tt late). We realli wanted to hear the live band sing.. but apparently we were there on the wrong night.. =S Better luck next time.

Food was realli good!! i had their fish and chips, and their portion was realli big!! would have gone real well with beer!! (reminded me of Brewerks!) The fish was so soft and the batter was so crisp.. such a beautiful contrast. But their food is generally oily.. and some of the fries were over-cooked. But it was value for money!! Simple dining =)

I love you guys!!

On the way home, Xueqi and i talked abt growing old.. Suddenly we're in tt stage to have this kinda topics.. lolz. Thanks gal for always lending a listening ear and such great advice.

I hope things will turn out well for all of us!!