Mothers' Day Lunch + the Mister's Birthday
As I am updating this space, it's pouring really heavily outside, with frequent lightning and thunder accompanying - creating a perfect mood for lounging on my bed under my blanket, ahh. I wonder how many people are like me, likes the room with aircon even when the weather is already sooo cooling, heh. Currently listening to Chinese pop songs too, I am naturally quite cheena you see, I still like my Lee Hom, Jolin Tsai and Jay Chou love ballads, hee.
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Anyway, this update is for last week! It was a week of good fun, and celebrations! The family finally found common time to have a lunch for Mothers' Day. Although it was belated, but the Mothers' Day thingy doesn't really matter to us! We don't just show our love and appreciation once a year right, so... We brought the mother for her favourite - dim sum lunch :)
I have seen and read enough good reviews about Royal China (at Raffles Hotel) to encourage a visit. Couldn't find a better reason to go especially since it's the mother's favourite too! It was a Vesak Day visit with the family full force - and by that I meant - daddy, mummy, brother, brother's girlfriend, me and my boyfriend ;)
Thankfully, food didn't disappoint. Most of the usual dim sum dishes were better than many that I've tasted else where, like the siew mai, fried beancurd roll, egg tart, and their signature pau thingy (I forgot what it's called). Pretty reasonably priced too, so I'm definitely heading back for more when I have dim sum cravings, heh. That's a family photo for you! My family members are rather camera-shy... Except me. I'm not sure why, maybe I have really thick-skinned friends who loves taking photos that's why, hehe. It's rare for us to get a photo together, not to mention, a nice photo :) Thanks to the mister for capturing the photo for us!
Ha ha, a meaningless photo once in awhile. I just wanted to post this cos I LOVE everything in the photo. From the colours, to the prints, to the blings... Can't get enough of them! Hehe. Thanks for entertaining my lame photo.
Moving on the mister's birthday, which was last Wednesday (14th May), he turns 24! So old, haha. I like to tease him about that, and he goes really helpless about it cos he does feel that he is growing old too :D
The above photo is a breakfast made with love, so much love :) Heh. I am the lucky girl who gets a breakfast cooked by the birthday boy himself, on his birthday, blessed. That was a request made by yours truly, for french toast, that is very blatantly similar to Toby's LOL. I purposely asked for the blueberries and diced green apples ;) And I get my egg cooked OVEREASY. It's really not that tough, but I just don't know why so many places outside can't get it right. It's just cooking a friggin' egg... So why?!?! I really detest eating another sunny-side-up when I asked for it to be done overeasy. (Random egg rant)
Oh then we had lunch at Mikuni (at Swissotel Stamford), special request by the birthday boy, so there we went! I brought him there for his birthday last year too, and he loved it so much. Okay, not just him, I love it very much too, so there were no second thoughts when he brought that up.
I have no photos of what we ate there, reasons being:
1) Spectacular food, so we started eating without even having the slightest thought to take photos
2) It was a dim light setting, so not much nice photo opportunity
3) Food is better enjoyed when you don't fancy taking photos of it, really... (I admit)
So there, no photos, but just missing the taste of that medium-rare beef steak... and bone-in pork cooked to perfection. The kind of food that makes you despise everything else similar outside cos nothing else comes close. Bad, in a way. Hehe can't wait to go back!
There wasn't anything special planned that day, we just spent the day like our usual, except that we were both dressed up, alittle more, heh. I don't usually wear maxi dresses out, but when I do, it's really for an occasion. I waited for quite a while before I got to wear this piece anyway!! I got it online two months back LOL.
If you're wondering where this non-Singapore place is, it's at Duxton/Outram area, cos we were heading to Strangers' Reunion for our mid-day coffee break! As hipster as the place gets, I still love it for it's ambience and very very lovely decor, just the kind I love without being over-pretentious (except the humans there). Brownie points for them cos they have my favourite cup of "Magic"!
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(Fast forward two hours)
We settled for dinner atop Mt. Faber, at a place called Spuds and Aprons. I'm very glad Mt. Faber group decided to revamp the previous Moonstone and Opal restaurants into this current concept, cos it works SOOOO much better. Kinda like a cafe/bistro style, serving local-inspired fusion food. Not too bad, I'd say. They do serve some dishes that are one of a kind!
More reasons to pay: the view. TO KILL FOR. What else do you expect when you're at a restaurant perched on the peak of Mt. Faber? Just glorious views of the harbour, sea, sky, skyline... Basically everything. We were there during the sunset hour, so it makes everything more beautiful instantly :)
Ending off this post with a photo dedicated to my favourite person. I finally got you something you REALLY wanted and like! Although it cost me a bomb, but it's okay, as long as it makes you happy :) I like writing notes, letters, and cards to special people in my life, I hope you enjoy receiving and reading them as much too. Hope you enjoyed your birthday, love! We have plentiful more to celebrate as we grow xx