Crab and Durian Season

Second time to Chin Huat Seafood Restaurant.. this time with FL & Matt.. Food still taste as great and their service improved tremendously.. maybe cos weekday not as crowded so our order and serving time was prompt.. reasonable price too, highly recommended!

Tink they've got the best fried man tou, outside so crispy, inside so soft.. best with chilli crab sauce, yummmmmmmmy!

This steamed man tou look so lonely and not as appetising as the fried one rite... haha.. but Matt loves it plain so this is for him..

Chilli crab! I would say it's comparable to no signboard but at a cheaper price.. the meat is just so juicy and the fried man tou dipped with the sauce... *slurps*

Black pepper crab is oso nice! Pepper taste not tat strong and still retain the sweetness of the crab.. would love to try their signature golden sauce crab (or butter cream crab? confused with crab party's signature crab le..hmm).. besides crab, other dishes like veg, pork ribs and not to forget their mango sago dessert are oso veri nice.. hope to go back soon!

On B's bday ytd, the 2 of us went to serangoon to eat crab party's crab and 717's durian.. reached there at 5plus and we are their first customer.. haha.. forgot to bring camera and both of us using non-camera phone so cannot take pics, wasted... chilli crab there is more spicy but still nice! fried man tou used to be bigger, now shrink liao and nv fry till golden crispy like chin huat so abit disappointed.. food there is slightly cheaper than chin huat but service not as gd.. there's no crowd at all when we were there so the waitresses all veri free one.. when we were eating crab, our hands oily oily they nv bother or notice that we had difficulty refilling tea to drink.. until when one of the waitresses see me opening the cover of the teapot den she cum over to take the teapot to add hot water for us.. still need to improve on the standard of their waitresses..

After crab, it's durian time! finally got to eat mao shan wang! it's so creamy and really melts in your mouth tat kind.. even if i'm full from the crab dinner, still can eat, how can resist the temptation?? realised that after eating mao shan wang, the strong durian aftertaste or smell will not be stuck in your mouth like other breeds of durians.. though their price is slightly more exp than other places, the quality of their service and durians are just so worth the money.. got a couple sitting at the table next to us eating halfway den bring half of the opened durian back to the uncle say the meat not dry one so the uncle opened another one for them and say previous one won't charge them.. they oso provide those packet plain water and tissue paper for customers.. so considerate of them.. thumbs up!

Durians!

It's the durian season! Finally got to eat it! B's fren told him Blk 169 Stirling Rd got nice durians so we went there to check it out since so near my place.. 1st time we went there, it was closed already and it was raining.. so sad.. 2nd time we went ard 7plus, the seller told us sold out liao.. i asked him wat time he open his stall and he said ard 2pm.. we will be back! tat veri same afternoon we went to bugis to queue for the Nando's Chicken, when it was almost our turn to be seated, the staff told us the oven is down so need to wait for the technician to go fix it so we couldn't eat the delicious looking chicken.. no chicken no durians, whole day so suay!

3rd time we went ard 3plus, durians here we come! when we reached there, 猫山王 was sold out already... business so gd, tot we were already very early.. where got ppl eat so early eat durians de... singaporeans really veri kiasu! so we bought another species called D101.. went to anchorpoint to eat KFC den keep smelling the fragrance of durians while eating.. haha.. still took bus and B gotta cover the plastic bag if not the smell really very strong.. so paiseh throughout our journey home.. haha..

bought 2 durians at $26, 3.8kg for both.. it's those bitter sweet kind, so yummy.. we skipped dinner cos the durians really veri filling.. but we onli managed to finish a box.. the other box left it for my sis and mum to eat.. finally got to eat nice durians after craving for a few weeks and gg back to stall for the 3rd time.. 真是皇天不负苦心人！

we will be back at 2pm for 猫山王 one day!

Forever Friends Cross Stitch Cushions

Finished stitching both cushions finally.. completed faster than i planned initially cos it is less tedious compared to the clock.. the cross stitch squares are bigger and the picture of the bear is printed on the canvas provided so i dun have to count the squares, jus need to follow the colors and stitch which is so much more convenient..

B and mi went to IKEA to buy the inner cushions at $3.50 each, so cheap! den we went to Plaza Sing Spotlight to get fabric to sew on the canvas to act as a backing for the cushion.. i had no prob sewing the 3 sides of the cushion cover.. after stuffing in the cushion, how to seal up the last side??? tried to google for answers but dun understand the instructions, grrrrrr... mum kept giving mi suggestions but dun really know how to execute her ideas into reality.. haha.. so i came up wif my own solutions.. applied 2 different techniques to the 2 cushions.. one i actually sewed a row of small buttons at the bottom to clip it up so the cover is removable from the cushion.. for the second cushion, i wanted to try sewing the bottom side without revealing the threads on the outside.. managed to hide the threads but din grab the fabric properly so at the bottom part abit out of shape.. haha..

can you spot the difference btn the 2 pics? when i was taking pic of the cushions, there was a housefly hanging ard the cushions.. tried to smack it away before i positioned my camera but in the end when i took the pic, still c it in the pic! it's at the top left hand corner of the left cushion in the 1st pic... so gotta chase it away and retake again.. haha..

Romantic Life is Superb!

I was looking thru the fotos in my camera den realised i took these pics but nv post here.. forgot that i actually took them.. haha.. received our photoshoot items just before CNY.. maybe cos they had a long break during the CNY period tat's y they want to rush it out before gg on holiday.. watever the reasons, i must say tat Romantic Life is veri efficient and we didn't encounter any major hiccups with them when communicating thru emails.. although sometimes i need to explain how i wan the editing of a particular foto to be done in a few emails, they were prompt in replying and edit until i'm satisfied..

CD cover with one of our pics on it.. feel like a superstar having own album.. haha..

CD containing softcopy of all pics that we purchased.. the pic on the CD is the glass boutique of Romantic Life in Taipei, really very romantic lor.. haha..


Our photo album! It's very very heavy thou onli like a few pages.. pics are nv enuf ! but too exp to buy so many..


Zoom in on the cover pic.. i chose the pic and the color of the album.. the bright red flowers matches so well wif the bronze color **proud** hehe..

this is our guests' signature scroll chosen from one of our pics too.. as it is too long so gotta take 2 separate pics.. haha.. 1st half on top, 2nd half below.. the pic is blurred deliberately so as to make the signatures more visible.. love the effect!

This is our framed portrait.. we chose the pic and frame when we were in taipei.. nice combi ar.. i noe i'm thickskinned.. there's one more big poster but i forgot to take pic of it.. cos the courier man left it out on the delivery day and delivered it the next day.. now everything is kept in boxes and sealed up with masking tape le.. lazy to open up and take pic of it.. haha..

Forever Friends Clock

April has passed and it's May! Enjoying the labour day holiday..Yeah! Their mid-yr exams starting soon and veri fast will be june holidays.. woohoo! hope dun hav to go back sch so often, hee.. already hav a list of activities and things to be done during the holidays.. eat mao shan wang, drooling! and sis and B's bday coming.. B wans to eat crab but dunno sis 'metal' teeth can take it anot.. haha.. confirm our guest list and prepare invitation cards.. GSS coming so hope can grab some gd bargains for our new home.. it's gg to be a fun and fulfilling holiday!

Back to the topic.. haha.. I've completed the cross stitch forever friends clock.. took mi a few months, 4-5 months?? got a part i counted the squares wrongly den got to remove quite a big portion of threads and re-do.. B helped mi remove a big part of the wrong section, thanks! hehe.. if count wrongly and stitch le mus stitch more when the pic is showing den will realise the numbers out of position.. and it's a clock! mus be accurate de so no choice got to spend more time re-do..

Got it framed up.. the aunty and uncle asked mi y onli got the hour and minute dun hav the second hand cos look abit wierd.. told them tat's all in the package, no hav second hand.. haha.. but nvm lah, who cares about the seconds when looking at the clock.. the clock in my house oso dun hav second hand de so i'm used to it.. costs $70 to frame it.. abit exp hor.. but compared to the effort i spent stitching.....it's nothing! hope this clock will add an extra sense of warmth to our new home..

Updates Finally

It has been nearly a month since my last update here.. got a shock when i saw the counter showing less than 6 months to our big day.. time really flies! Been busy with my new job trying to adapt to the new environment, new colleagues and learning how to teach well from my mentors.. not much free time in sch to blog, facebook, or msn like my previous job.. and my sleeping time became as early as 9.30pm so no time to blog.. i noe i'm a pig but really need my beauty sleep badly.. haha..

Our parents met on 4 April at Tiong Bahru Plaza Lao Beijing for dinner.. B and i went for a run before the dinner and we, together with my parents and sis, were 15 mins late.. B's parents and 2 aunts reached 15 mins earlier so they actually waited half an hr for us.. so paiseh! before the dinner, i was quite worried cos we don't wan to go thru the traditions so there's nth to discuss actually.. my parents asked us wat we want so tat they can tell B's mum on our behalf.. so in the end, when B's mum popped the questions, they jus say everything no need.. not sure if B's mum and aunts were unhappy anot cos we were late den when asked abt the bride price, cakes and other procedures, my parents jus say no need jus keep it simple for us.. but overall, as we ate and chat esp when the 4D results were out, it became less serious and light-hearted.. glad that it was over!

Another update abt our home.. we went to Lifestyle 21 home exhibition at expo couple of weeks ago and bought a coffee table at $620 including delivery charge.. slightly over our budget for coffee table but it's difficult to find something that we both like alot.. it is a black and round table with a piece of high pressure glass on the surface and 4 little stools hiding under the table which saves space and provides extra seats for guests conveniently.. the small table is suitable for playing some card or board games for 4 as well.. we oso bought an electric stove cooker at $1288.. big hole in our pockets! but the money is well spent, i hope.. haha..

We are slowly searching for other items for our home.. will be getting Simmons Beautyrest queen size mattress during the GSS.. saw a Kelvin Giormanni sofa that we liked but price abit too steep so KIV 1st.. we still need TV console and bed frame.. will be making a trip to sungei kadut international furniture centre to search for great bargains, let us noe if any of u r interested to join us on our furniture hunt..

Invitation Cards

As we have decided to go ahead with our ROM at Furama Riverfront, it is time to think about the design of our invitation cards.. Since I'm on leave for the past 2 weeks plus, I arranged with our coordinator for collection of our invitation cards.. Sis was on leave last thur so she accompany me to go collect the cards.. went to the Waterfall Lounge to take a look, still got the 'wow' feeling when i see the place.. haha.. Sis say didn't know the place is so nice.. the stage in the middle was demolished so the place looks more spacious.. they added a black piano at the side so got the 'classy' feeling.. haha.. nice change!

Furama Riverfront gave us 2 designs of cards to choose.. guess which one we chose? haha.. gotta start tinking wat to write in the invitation card and send for printing.. busy busy!

P.S: Parents meeting session on 4 April tentatively.. more updates to follow!