*~ Cherindipity Moments ~*

Have been very into visiting different cafes lately; i've always hoped i could own a cafe of my own since after O's when I worked part time at Delifrance. Remembering my jc days where Suming will bring me along to this cafe along bukit timah with live music. So the cafe+live music dream began..
Another side of me loves organising small parties (maybe mini events) and the recent kids' party we had at Brew Maison just inspired me further to have a nice cafe where people could hold small parties. On normal days, I can invite aspiring singers to come and sing... Wonder when i will achieve the financial freedom to do this... Am really envious of people living their dreams but i have so much financial commitments now.. plus our 2 little ones...

Nevertheless, cafe-hopping is still very enjoyable, at least till end of this year while i'm still on leave and ensuring the 2 kids settle well before i start work again in Jan.

Headed out to a nearby cafe before picking up L-gorgor yesterday.
Ended up at East Manhattan @ Lor Kilat, a quiet, slightly english-style cafe..

Was served by a very friendly waitress giving alot of recommendations. But I already set my eyes on the rainbow cheesecake on my way in. :P
Gonna try the avocado with gula melaka cake next time.. :)


Was there slightly after 2pm and had already taken lunch, so was a good time for some cakes and tea. The have a tea-time special from 2 to 5pm for $12, cake+coffee/tea+ a scoop of ice-cream.


Cafe provides free wifi as well ;)

Had alot of advices from fellow moms to prep and prep my kid beforehand about going to school. But it seems like no amount of prepping is enough...

Not sure what got into me today but i painstakingly copied every single one of my livejournal posts to blogger. Export to XML and Blogger import didn't work and i really didn't wanna abandon those posts... already feeling very *ouch* about the photos that are now forever gone. It makes me wonder if google would ever decide to remove blogspot or picasa or google photos for that matter.

My original intention of blogging was to keep my memories (knowing how forgetful i am) and its always fun coming back to the old posts not remembering many bits of those memories until i read about them. but now that there are photos gone forever... potentially i would be losing these memories as well...

I read about moving to self-hosted WordPress for this precise reason. However, self-hosted means i need to start paying for hosting services and my own domain name. There are pros and cons to weigh... I'm still not ready to start paying for blogging.. plus i have to painstakingly migrate all the photos and update the links in the posts. That's a really scary thought.

Anyone gone through this and can give some good advice? Does this really have to be such a painful and expensive exercise? I'm even thinking about going offline, but my dead external hdd is also making me think twice about this. Seems cloud is the way to go if i wanted my memories at least for my lifetime...

Ever since we had L-gorgor, whenever we head out for meals, we need to consider if the place is conducive (not too crowded, no long queues, baby chair available) for kids and whether they serve food (soft foods like chicken, fish, soups, potatoes, carrots, juices, ice-cream, cakes and the list goes on and keeps growing thankfully!) suitable for him.

There are actually quite a number of options for us at HillV2 (located just at the "famous" Hillview roundabout) - western, italian, japanese, even a cafe selling local cuisine. We settled at Dean & Deluca, an upscale grocery store from US.

Oh... the seats are made of metal and i was in shorts so can you imagine how cold my butt felt? Was so envious that L-gorgor had a wooden baby chair... *sobz*







Took a walk after dinner around the small place.. there really isn't much to do.. and it was a drizzly cold night that made it feel like Christmas in Singapore. L-gorgor and daddy were having alot of fun at the water fountain. (reminder to self: to bring extra clothes in future for the kids)

First proper family "outting" after my confinement month to a nearby cafe near Lavender Mrt ~ Oberstrasse. Decorated in the industrialized theme with an open concept kitchen, not my favourite (am a fan of couches not so much metal) but still enjoyable.

entrance

orange juice for the toddler and hot chocolate for the mommy

green tea latte for the daddy

a rosti topped with a sunny side up

chicken baked rice

complete with a chocolate lava cake

Mostly cos the food was great tasting and at a reasonable price and not one of those super expensive cafes. Ended up ordering a tiny bit too much for a late afternoon tea. Have to say though that the food was better than the green tea latte and hot chocolate. The rosti tasted even better than what you can get at Marche.

Its quite a small place though, not great for big gatherings... and maybe 2 or 3 baby chairs available. No kiddy food menu but L-gorgor still managed to enjoy the food we ordered so no trouble there. The owner appeared to be nice and friendly :) was a great experience overall, amd would probably head there again for the rosti and chocolate lava cake!

1. My parents' condo function room - Out. already had L-gorgor's full month party there, and in laws would not be very happy..
2. In law's place - Out. already held L-gorgor's 1st year bday party there.. and parking is always a headache..
3. Hotel ball rooms - Out. A little over don't you think?
4. Country clubs - Out. No special significance.. plus its actually not cheap to book a function room in a country club... hmm..
5. Sakura buffet - Out. recommended by my sis who held one of her kids' full month party there 8 years back. Today it costs about $10 more per head.. hmm... we didn't want our guests to only remember that "oh the buffet was pretty good" and not notice our kids..
6. Restaurants or Cafes??? - Well, never booked one before, could just work!