To be IN and be SEEN

Everytime I explore a new place with D, I would hope to bring Water the next time she returns.

We were at Dempsey Hill last weekend, the latest place to be in and be seen in Singapore. It consists of restaurants, cafes, pubs, gourmet stores and a spa. To bring it all closer to Water, we took some pictures to entice her taste buds and as well as to make her come back "home" soon.

D loved the fabulous Jones the Grocer which have a wide selection of gourmet goodies and variety of cook's favorite tools. It ranges from chocolates, ice-creams, baking stuff, herb plants and not forgetting the one and only cheese room in Singapore! I think it is a great place for a girls' hang out in the afternoon enjoying the updates with a cuppa and biscottis.

We dropped by at Ben & Jerry's which co-joint with a mini cafe, CA. Great place for kids as well as ice-cream lovers. I love the aesthetics.... nice, warm and homely.




Our last stop was Barracks at the House . This was only after an unpleasant time at La Forketta, an italian restaurant (insisting an order of SGD28 per pax when all we wanted was to share a pizza) that made us find our way to Barracks. It was nevertheless a pleasant surprise. We came into a quiet place not knowing we were already in the restaurant. The interior was somewhat comfortable and easily made one feel at ease.

The staff were wearing army barracks uniform which reminds me of some summer bootcamp. Where we sat overlooked lots of greenery. I also spotted a nice enclosed glasshouse which seems great for a christmas dinner party with my girlfriends! But the food did not impressed me though D loved his fish and chips. Will give it another try next time!

Look at the menu and the featured artist of the month, Arlene Rienebe!

Nice view... ...

Fish & Chips with Truffle Chips

Cheeky Veal

Besides all that were mentioned, some outlets worth mentioning are Culina Gourmet Shop cum Cafe and Margaritas, a Mexican restaurant. I can't wait to try out the spa at the House with the wonderful nature surrounding them.

Now that accessibility is made easier to Dempsey Road, I see myself heading there more often!

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Macarons

We were in town and thought of having some macarons. Coincidentally, Canelle is having a Macaron Festival with limited edition of creations. Flavors in this selection includes green tea, chestnut, sesame-seed, violet, pistachio, citron vert and truffle cream. The chestnut one was unique and the pistachio one was terrific!

You won't be able to resist the packaging even if you had wanted to reduce some calories. We love the little macaron fairy on the boxes of these nicely packed macarons. Great choice for dessert if you want to spoil yourself during the weekend!

Quote of the Day!

Giving or Receiving is more complicated than Winning or Losing.

Nude

We have probably forgot that the nude colors can bring out the feminity in us. For Spring 2008, Bottega Veneta brought a clean look with fine details such as pleats, folds and flows. Neglected for its plain color, nudes had surprisingly brought highlights to this show with simplicity focused on the collection.

Catching Up

Almost all my weekends, I spend time in Great World City having lunch, doing groceries or updating myself with the latest at Zara. Today, I did the same and while leisure walking in this foreigner-infested mall, I met a long time friend. The fact that I could hardly recognize him and vice versa had made me realized that time had past very quickly.

After a short and very brief "hi and bye" today, it came to me that those days when we were in our 20s were precious time. Then I had thought that I was old. But now that I look back, I feel that those days were energetic and our prime. In our 20s, most of us just started in our career, probably in our courtship days and we always had time for each other, almost every weekend! Our friday evenings were spent mainly in clubs with loud music and drinks. Saturdays were more chilled out where we go for great dinners and movies.

Now that everyone have moved on with their careers and marriage lives, we hardly have time for each other. And more effort goes into organizing outings. Even when we meet up, we have really nothing much to say to each other. But deep inside, I know we have our best wishes for each other.

Frankly, I missed those days. We should catch up with what we had to avoid loosing and forgetting them in the coming days.

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