we tried meeting every month...but didn't or couldn't...but well, we did try. so, since D was having exams today, i arranged dinner with the gals.
i had to intro the gals to spruce , the must-go place now..it was kinda nice tonite since it wasn't as crowded as the last round when i was there for brunch with D...tonite, we ordered ahi tuna, caesar salad to share..and CT had fish and chips, JC had seared tuna, JL had the kurobuta bolognese and i had steak frites (medium rare! yum...). did you gals enjoyed the food? i hope you did...
after dinner, we proceeded to tcc at scotts for coffee and tea..as in the picture here. bright and happy place and great for pics...then we went to mac to wait for D..hee..thanks for waiting up with me...so nice...
always being myself around you gals...happy. =) will think of where to go next time round....and that'll be quite soon! heh!
19 July 2009
Girls' Nite Out - Spruce / TCC Scotts / Mac
06 October 2008
Girls' Day Out - Cedele-Dome-Chinatown
rarely do we find the chance and the time to have a get together on a weekday...and today we did it...and it's on a Monday!!
jc took a day off...ct and jl was on the beginning of their block leave..while I was waiting for the start of my new job on wed...
we met for brunch at 11am...(so nice even to mention this again..we're meeting for brunch on a monday!! can you believe it?!:?) at cedele, wheelock.. ...then proceeded to dempsey (since jc did not had the chance to breath the fresh air there the last round because of the rain) dome for coffee...we chatted from 130pm in the afternoon to around 5pm...talked alot about my trip - osaka-toba-kobe-kyoto-osaka....then headed to chinatown for hawker food dinner...
you see..i'm sick of japanese food..and also because we're all on a budget (me coming back from my trip....jc, ct & jl going on theirs)...we decided on hawker food...in the end...we only spent around $7 each on our dinner..which was quite a spread...claypot rice..cuttlefish with kangkong...satay.....oyster omlette..and sugarcane juice.....heee..so cheap!! (thanks to ct underwriting the cuttlefish!!)
what a great way to spend a day.......looking forward for more and hoping everyday would be a wonderful one for each of us..!!!!
30 August 2008
Girls' Day Out - PS Cafe / Greenwood Fish Market / Canele
believe it or not, but we've known each other for 14 years and that was when i first joined the banking industry. after i left the bank in 1999, we kept in touch till today. CT and i are working together in another bank in our serial ventures in foreign banks, while JL and JC remains in the same bank since. fortunately or unfortunately for me, i'll be going back to that same bank again.
perhaps a bond slowly developed over the years among 4 of us or that we have something in common (interest/views/opinion/characteristics) or simply because we speak the same language . somehow even though our group (we have 11 of us actually) is much bigger, we 4, have this special affiliation for each other.
we managed to come together for this long awaited day just to chill, chit chat, update each other on what's going on in our lives and have a good laugh. though the road to dempsey was all mud, wet and a little cold on our drenched clothes and feet (as 3 of us shared one pathetic red brolly) and didn't manage go to jones' the grocer as planned (we couldn't! with just 1 brolly..geee), CT, JL and I still had a great time yakking away while the rain was hitting against the glass panels of P.S Cafe and while we waited for JC to knock off from work. 3 hot mochas and a big double chocolate cake with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream made us forget that wet, cold and slow walk to dempsey.
Lucky for us, while it was still pouring, JC picked us up in a cab and we headed straight for dinner at Greenwood Fish Market. we ordered a hot platter (grilled lobster & fish, little necks, mussels, crabs, octopus) and spaggetti crabmeat vongole. perfect dinner with perfect company.
we proceeded to canele at orchard for a continuation and since JC didn't join us for tea in the afternoon, we had alot more to chat and laugh about with her participation. there we ordered 2 pieces of well-decorated cakes with each a pot of tea.
really, we had a great time. valuable time. we spoke of the past, the lessons we've learnt, life, friends, sharing and our future.
i'm already looking forward for our next Girls' Day Out. i'm thinking of jones' the grocer since we didn't manage to reach the destination this time, if not, casualpoet at nostalgic chinatown which i'm quite sure they'll like (and guess what gals, they have free wi-fi!!)
till the next time, thank you ladies for making my sat so meaningful and fulfilling. i can't wait for the next round and hopefully, that'll be a beautiful SUNNY day for us!
