*~ Cherindipity Moments ~*

while waitin at shaw center for eugene's friends for the movie... we sat down for some atas desserts~


*~ green tea (mmm healthy!) ~*

*~ choc! always so heavenly! :P ~*

Continuing to enjoy my atas lifestyle... enjoying a cold cup of matcha
green tea at coffee beans while waitin for the next meeting~ not
nearly as "potent" as the starbucks version~ ;)

Mmm~ not bad for $5.90 at jurong point kopitiam's Korean food stall
right in the corner. Saba with spicy chicken~ a good mix and both
turned out pretty good ;) *happy*

while waitin for iPhone cover from dealextreme.. which has taken about 3 weeks.. i decided to shop for a cheap and affordable hard cover to protect my already scratched iphone :(

*~ yay!~ looks like i DIY-ed it! lol ~*

got this for just $9.95 at Minitoons~ according to the salesgirl it was $19.95 but for a limited time will all be going for $9.95~ seems worth it except for the very limited designs..

Famous scissors-cut curry rice~
This stall is actually at the junction of Kitchener Road and Jalan Besar Road~

Never even heard of scissors cut rice before but this place is famous! Food is cheap like any usual mix veg and rice food stall. What's special is their thick curry gravy mixed with braised pork gravy~

as to why its called scissors-cut rice? its cos all the meats, veg.. whatever dishes are cut with scissors when served~ :P

rainy day so the queue is a little shorter~


Eugene's bought packed 2 packs for us with extra ingredients~ heee~


Beach Road Scissors-Cut Curry Rice
Lau Di Fang
229 Jalan Besar
Open 11am to 3:30pm

Was at the esplanade on saturday evening.Managed to catch the 2-minute fireworks display on the nite of the Double Helix bridge opening~ hee.. it went off 2 minutes before 8pm on my watch... :P

when i read about Double helix i thought about anirrud and his double helix ladder~ wonder if he's happy about this bridge~ haha!

I usually hate taking photos alone but had to make use of the opportunity to do some advertisement for my collection launch with my sister~



*~ Our jensine dress in pink~ :D ~*


Found a cool video clip in High definition with music overlay~ mm must check it out~ looks even better in the video than from the Esplanade~


Double Helix bridge opening fire works - 24th April 2010 from Tony Lim on Vimeo.

Back in borland michael had always recommended to try some authentic Japanese Omakase.
Omakase (お任せ?) is a Japanese phrase that means "It's up to you" (from Japanese 任す, entrust).

What it means is to leave the selection to the chef~

Was super excited when suming had invited us along with her 2 japanese friends to Miz to try out a $50 budget Omakase. You can actually plan your budget urself, if u decide to have a more "atas" meal that day u can always request something more.

Here's what we got with $50~

*~ outside Miz along Craig Road ~*


*~ 1st dish - appetizers ~*

This really set the standard for the food, it was toooooo good!


*~ dish 2: sashimi ~*

Not the best because apparently the japanese restaurants in SG get their fresh deliveries on specific days (tues and i forgot when) so these are the days u get ur BEST sashimi!


*~ dish 3: chawanmushi ~*


*~ dish 4 - another lot of delicacies ~*


*~ oyster~*


*~ cod fish ~*

*~ steak ~*

By this time we were already full~ but what makes it enjoyable is we never know whats coming next~ :)


*~ dish 5: salmon cutlets ~*


*~ dish 6: udon ~*


*~ and FINALLY, black sesame icecream! ~*


*~ look how satisfied we all are ~*

Miz
7 Craig Road
S089667

Tel:6225 5961
Operating Hours: Sat: 6.00 pm - 10.00 pm
Sun to Fri: 12.00 pm - 2.30 pm, 6.00 pm - 10.00 pm
Getting There: Nearest MRT : Tanjong Pagar

Orange Clove Bloggers' Night

Attend my first Blogger event last friday evening organised by Neo Group and in an area i love~ *~ Eating ~* Probably a more atas way to look at it will be
*~ Food & Wine sampling ~*

Before heading out i decided to tease my friends by leaving my status in facebook as  "... going for food tasting..." hee~

A little bit of a bad weather but it didn't deter the bloggers from making their way to the Botanic Gardens~ Poor me spent another 15 minutes getting lost in School of Physical Education after making a wrong turn.. and the rain causing my google maps to hang on me.. ;P


*~ my pink invitation ~*

For these 2 little food items, i wiki-ed the meaning of canapé! ;)

A canapé (Spanish/French for couch and known in Italy as tartina) is a small, prepared and usually decorative food, held in the fingers and often eaten in one bite.


*~ canapé ~*

This was as good as it looks~ healthy, tasty and pretty~


*~ prawn salad canapé? ~*

Sushi~ always a favourite for me :) Had to rush in to get a photo before the dish got "attacked"~


*~ Spring Sushi Platter ~*

Highly recommended by Jessie, one of the organisers of the event. mmm.. but it was hard to get a nice photo when the food is left in the heating tray..


*~ Pan-Fried Snapper with Miso Butter Sauce ~*

A fusion of western and asian~


*~ Baby Potatoes ~*

and if you love sausages....


*~ Sausage Platter ~*

Not forgetting our veggies...


*~greens for the health conscious~*

DESSERTS
********

*~ lemon merguine~*

These cupcakes were sweet, orange flavoured~ mmm.. however the cupcake deco does not do the taste justice.. and it made it a little too sweeeeet so had to remove the icing sugar on top to enjoy the cake inside :)


*~ hmm Orange Clove "Wedding" Cup Cakes? ~*


*~ Other bloggers! ~*

When choosing a caterer, not only is the food important.. the setup of the place is also important. The choice of location was already an added advantage.. the garden setting and the cool after-rain feeling~

2 deco pieces that caught my eye~


*~ pretty glass dangles ~*


*~ a sweet floating candles stand ~*

Time for some wine tasting~ The organisers took effort to explain 2 wines and recommendation to what kinda food to go with. Preferred the sweet Estio white wine from Spain..


*~ enjoying a bit of red wine ~*

Wrapping up with the highly anticipated lucky draw event~


*~ Mr Neo announcing the first lucky winner! ~*

Not bad for a first time! Glad the photos with my faithful Canon Ixus 110IS turned out better than i expected... despite having to be a little thick-skinned running around and disrupting people enjoying their food.. hee~

MMmm~ Looking forward to their next event held in October ;)

Just received the group photo from the organiser!~ Hurray~ Thanks Jane & Jessie!~


*~ the foodies ~*

*~ Orange Clove ~*
website: http://www.orangeclove.com.sg/
blog: http://orangeclovecatering.wordpress.com/

always trying to live a healthier lifestyle.. we bought shape-ups from sketchers, supposed to help toning, improving posture, relieving backaches etc etc.. doesn't sound too possible right? but the shoes are still nice to wear anyway even if they don't work their magic~


*~ our shape-ups from sketchers ~*


*~ bridge towards Mt Faber ~*


*~ to our right, HortPark ~*


*~ to our left, Mt Faber Park ~*


*~ we chose HortPark ~*


*~ map of southern ridges ~*


*~ ooo looks like a nice dinner place ~*


*~ noting down the name.. next time ~*


*~ ah! the movie star?? Beethoven?? ~*
realised i felt a bit bad for not taking a photo of the owner who kindly stopped to let me take a pic of his dog.. im sorry :(


*~ pro looking plant nurseries ~*


*~ more nurseries ~*

total workout time ~ about 2.5 hrs.. till the skies got dark and was starting to rain... but its a really nice walk in the park~

Next stop, feast at Ikea! -_-" totally wasted the walk.. but it had been ages since i went to ikea for food!


*~ my waiter :D ~*


*~ swedish meatballs! ~*


*~ chicken leg ~*


*~ poached salmon ~*


*~ chicken wings ~*


*~ us and our dinner ~*

after dinner we did some window shopping of the furniture too! :) *healthy*


*~ dream study room? ~*