lunch @ liang seah street

a special occasion today, so all the local staff plus the 2nd in command, ohad had lunch together at coffeeshop at liang seah street today.

after that, some of us adjourned for desserts at ah chew's. it's ohad's first time trying local desserts so the girls suggested something mild, 杨枝甘露. but i think he still prefers ice-cream. haha...

constance & max

what do you make of a dress code that says 'glamourous formal'? despite the invitation card helpful indication of jackets for men, there was still some head-scratching on my part. this wedding with a difference came with wedding singers and a 4-course western menu.

i had to accompany my mum since dad wouldn't be able to make it in time. the wedding dinner was a cosy affair held at the amara sanctuary resort at sentosa attended by guests who flew in from all over.

didn't know that we were supposed to be seated at the bride's vip table. fortunately, i had dug out my suit to be suitably attired.

and i caught sight of joey when she was up on the stage helping out with the toasting. found out later that she's a friend of the groom. that's how small singapore is.

the friends of the couple put up a mini-musical complete with life-sized caricatures telling the story of their acquaintance and love across the oceans.

interspersed among all these was the 4-course dinner which the elders didn't approve much of. i thought it was refreshing despite my fillet being a trifle overcooked. i supposed a wedding dinner does feel different without the shark's fin soup and abalone. hehe...

dinner @ basil alcove

decided on a whim to have dinner at basil alcove since it's near my office and have heard good things about it.

as expected, not much of an ambience to start with. but managed to get a table inside so the humidity wasn't a problem. shared 2 starters: classic caesar which comes with roasted chicken and mussels in white wine sauce. i like the caesar very much. thought that the mussels were a trifle overcooked.

my main course of mushroom pasta in black pepper sauce was chockful of delicious mushrooms. i felt that the black pepper sauce could have more heat. overall, basil alcove has a good value-for-money proposition.

slurps...

drinks @ tcc

heard of keppel bay for so long but haven't got the chance to be here until today.

had drinks at tcc. nice place and still very 'in' at the moment but only recommended if somebody's driving.

bad news

sk and pearlyn talked to me today at 奇迹. somehow, sk was more traumatised than me. she had agonised over how to break the news to me today since it's her first time.

hmm... i think i surprised them with how well i took the bad news. no big deal.

cheers! :)