living courthouse

saw the advertisement for the supreme court open house first on the mrt.

went to the open house with doris and jaden. janet and cayden couldn't make it since jason had recall manning. what a crowd!

the criminal trial enactment "who pushed humpty?" was overwhelmingly popular with the registration queue snaking out of the building. gosh! since we didn't have much time, we decided to forgo the enactment.

took a walk around the building which looks really good inside. we visited a court room, a chamber, the exhibition and the viewing gallery.

took some pictures. a pity we didn't get to see the inside of the highest court in singapore, and literally too, the court of appeal.

free lunch

again! :P hehe...

helping thomas do audit for his in-room dining. doris, jaden and family are here too and what a spread we ordered.

i had the pan-seared rouge fillet which was a bit dry. i think the caesar salad was pretty good. the chicken nuggets for jaden wasn't too tasty though.

and i like the walnut bread lots. nice!

dinner @ irodori

ml suggested this japanese ala carte buffet at riverview hotel since her colleague gave it a good review.

met up with ml at centrepoint 'cos i was there to buy her birthday present. took a cab with ml to ferry amy to the hotel. the restaurant on level 3 overlooks havelock road.

once seated at the table, we were served a chilled salmon sashimi appetiser which was fresh and thick. then we proceeded to order from the menu. we had sashimi, maki, tempura, tonkatsu, croquette, agedashi tofu, dobin mushi, shishamo, gyoza and grilled mushrooms.

the sashimi is very good! the wait staff will even ask if you prefer thin, normal or thick slices. yummy... check out the pictures here.

the quality of the food is good and the service is not bad too. it's quite a good deal if you can eat lots of sashimi and everythin else. the ladies didn't eat alot while i am too stuffed for desserts. :)

overtime

tony had this sms exchange with his 老板娘 at 6:30pm on a saturday.


老板娘: hi, hv you done with the trial compile files?

tony: not yet, i'll do it tomorrow.

老板娘: hi, what time can i pull the files on tomorrow?

tony: by 2pm. i'll sms you when i'm done.

老板娘: ok. get it done as promised pls.


no wonder he's having a breakout on his forehead. :P

singapore flyer

thanks to amy for giving me the complimentary tickets.

the joke was shortly after i received the tickets in the mail, the flyer was shut down indefinitely. hehe... fortunately the tickets are still valid now.

didn't manage to take many pictures since it's raining tonight and the capsule glass surfaces are covered with condensation.

hmm... think it's a rather touristy attraction and i don't think many locals will go for it more than once. frankly speaking, i feel it's slightly over-priced at $29.50.

go and try it out if you've run out of things to do. :P

gerbera

estee's gerbera finally bloomed after more than 1 year.

a single, intensely red flower.

sweet.

treetop walk 2009

what do singles do on valentine's day?

go and hide in the nature reserves to avoid all the lovey-dovey couples in town. haha...

a nice way to spend the weekend not to mention breaking some sweat and having some fresh air. as usual, i took the shortcut and started from jalan lembah thomson.

nothing has changed since i firsted visited the treetop walk a few years back. as usual the trek ended with prata at casuarina. :)

dinner @ wong kok

have you tried this hong kong cafe at bugis junction? always wanted to try out this place but somehow never got round to it until today.

overall, find the food so-so only and not exactly value for money. the milk was special since i didn't expect ice-cream in it. the fishball in curry sauce wasn't spicy at all and the sauce doesn't even taste vaguely like curry. not sure if the dish is authentic 'cos i've not eaten this in hong kong.

hmm... i think i prefer 湾仔at imm or the original hong kong cafe at east coast road.