Back from Jakarta. Sick of Donuts.

I seriously can't remember when was the last time I went to Jarkata. Was it 2003? I only remember I got so sick after travelling to 3 countries in a short pan of 1week. That time it was Jakarta-Sin-Taipei-Sin-KL. I got so sick in KL and puked and still has to do presentation for the promoters from Malaysia. I can still remember how I puked noodles out from my nose! Gross right! Hahaha...

This trip was quite interesting cos we get to visit a few factories and see how the different knit factories work. But it can get very boring when we are stuck in the jams! Traffic conditions are still quite bad in Jakarta!

The high-end shopping malls are so posh lor! There are more brands then in Singapore lor.... This time round, however, I didn't spot as many "bird nest hair" tai tais as the last time already.
Only one. Disappointing!!! Hahaha....

Julie also brought us to a DAMN POSH estate by the sea to see how LAVISH the rich Indonesian lifestyle is! The houses are huge and they have a mini river as their backyard where they park their YACHT at the back!!!! How rich!!! Sports cars in the front pouch, yacht at the back! A lifestyle most will dream off!

Here's photos from the 2nd day of our trip! Food and Donuts!

Jimmy, Julie and Linda brought us to this famous Indonesia restaurant for dinner!

All the ladies waiting for our food to arrive!

I don't usually eat or drink coconut but that night I just agreed to have 1 and I didn't regret.
The coconut was so refreshing!

I have macro this - look at the translucent flesh of the coconut!

It was having a good time scrapping and eating the coconut!

Traditional Indonesia fare!
Very delicious!
Too bad I can't eat crabs....
Angie says that this gravy was superb!
Damns!
Gado Gado
Very authentic taste - a bit different from what we have here.
Delicious grilled mini lobster!
Actually it looks more like a giant prawn...Hahahaha...

It's grilled to perfection and the sambal chilli that goes with it is "O-so-nice"!

The sambal chilli has cucumber bits inside - adds an extra bite to it!

J.Co donuts!
Julie and Linda bought a 2nd round of donuts for us on the 2nd day!
Although we were very full after dinner but the donuts look so appetitsing!
So the 4 of us decided to split and share so we can try all the different
flavours!

Somehow the donut in the middle reminds me of something...
Hahahaha!!!
2 boxes of 12 donuts for the past 2 days!
Wow - that makes 24 donuts for the 4 of us!

The remains of the Krispy Kreme donuts from the previous day.
The difference between KK and J.co?
Krispy Kreme like all american food, is richer and sweeter in taste,
whereas J.Co's donuts have a lighter taste.

Our room's view

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Weekends with the Sistas
Shopping at Far East with Celine, Dinner at Carl's Junior and watching Indiana Jones with Amber and John, LayC and Wymen.

Trying Gloria Jean's Coffee for the 1st time!
A pretty leaf pattern on my cappucino!
The coffee was so strong I can't sleep til 4+ am that night!

Amber and John shared this...
But I dunno what it is.... latte?
The leaf pattern is even prettier!

Da Sistas

And da Boys

Suddenly John found something very glaring shining at his direction!
And guess what it is?!?!

It was Amber's New Marc Jacobs bag!!!
Hahahaha... see her guilty but happy face!
Wahaha!

Weddings... HDBs.. etc etc...

I've reached that kind of age where a lot of friends are either married or planning to marry in these 2 years. I have been asked that question too ever since they felt I have reached the marriageable age. I am sure a lot of my friends out there are also experiencing the same thing. BORING!!!

Aren’t these people bored of asking the same questions over and over again?
Recently met up with Boo’s friends and most of them got married last year and earlier this year and one couple will be married next month. Not many girlfriends left in the group; only me I guess until Shi Yong gets a girlfriend too then I’ll have company.

So every time I happen to join the group, Boo and I will be left at the background. The excited newly-weds and the-soon-to-be-married couples will be excited talking about their weddings and their HDB flats. Who’s the photographer lah, what kind of gowns, where they are considering to hold the banquet lah. Then also their love nest, where lah, how good their contractor is lah… blah blah blah...... me and Boo are just tucking in and basically left in the background lah.

Well, I’m fine with it. Because I don’t want to be asked the question again- Like WHEN wanna finally get married?! Just that I get bored with listening to the same thing over and over again. I figured that they do not have anything to talk to me about since I seldom join them and I am also not planning for my wedding thus no common topic.

No “bridal-bonding” I guess (machiam like smokers bonding… hahaha…).

Like meeting up with my secondary school friends is the same. Out of 7 of us, 4 are married and already parents or going to be parents. 1 already has a HDB and going to get married soon. So every time we meet, the usual – talk about weddings, babies and flats. Nowadays, I just meet one close friend. The rest, we only meet up with each other during weddings or events like that.

For my sistas, only 2 are married so still okay lah. We don’t often talk about weddings and HDBs and stuffs like these so it’s ok. We only stressed those who are single to faster get a boy friend! Hahaha…

OK, enough of boring stuffs! I am going to post my happenings for this week!

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Saturday with Boo and Sistas and the Bros
-lazing at home, dinner at Botak Jones with LayC, Wymen and Celine, Coffee with Celine at Siglap, KTV with Derric, Kor and John at Party World-

Boo with his pressie from me!
I bought him a Raoul belt and all thanks to Wymen, I had discount!

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Sunday/Mother's day/Boo's Bday with Boo!
-lunch with Boo's family at Shin Kushiya (Vivo), coffee at Pacific Coffee, shopping at Daiso, bought pizza for mummy for Mother's day-

Sorry, No photos from Shin Kushiya. Although I would have loved to show all of you how delicious the Yakitoris were and How good each dish is but I thought it would be rude of me to stop everyone from eatting and started snapping pictures of the food which I normally do! But usually with Boo's family I tend not to snap lah... Like No manners like that. Next time then!

Birthday Boy is feeling sick.
Stuffed nose for 2 whole days.

Me with the take-outs waiting for cab at Paragon.

Savoury Pudding and tart from Gastronomia da Paulo.
Asparagus pudding's at the back and the front is Mushroom tart.
Feeling a bit adventurous I think....Hahaha...
The mushroom tart is still ok but the asparagus pudding and a stuffed eggplant requires really acquired taste. Hahaha...

Pizza take-outs from Spageddies!
Four cheeses on the left and Chicken Bianca's on the right.

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Tuesday with Celine

-dining at Shokudo (Raffles City)-

Hamburg Omu rice

Check out the mouth-watering Watery eggs covering the tomato-rice
and the texture of the Hamburg.

LayC's thick but light-tasting mushroom soup.

Our Yakitori platter.
I love Yaki-Onigiri (grilled riceball) but theirs is a lil too salty for my liking.

Close-up on our food.
Grilled to perfection.

Most of the food are wrapped in bacon!
Can't go wrong!

Soft, fluffy Japanese style omelette with Bonito flakes and generous serving of mayonnaise!
Delicious!

Miss Tan's going to sink her teeth into the yakitori!

Mrs Choi "diao" me for taking pic of her!
lalalala~
hahahaha.....
Miss Tan poses with an attitude!
Eat omelette also so fierce! hahaha...

Mrs Choi's oily fingers~!

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Thursday with Amber
-shopping and dining and coffee session with Wymen and Amber's sis too-

Japanese food corner at B2 of Takashimaya.
Been always wanted to try there but is either forgotten about it when I have cash or when I remembered, I am broke!

My Katsu-erm..something set.

Amber's Katsu set.

Crispy!

We love the lil' duckies mint from Bath & Body Works!
Si Amber didnt buy for us! Wahaha....

LayC making ermm... funny position to the duck ducks.

Then she made the duckies kiss!

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Saturday with Boo
-hair-cut, eating and KTV-ing with old LZP friends-

New Item at 味香园at Temple Street!
This is Snow Ice - 雪花冰.
The last time I had this was when I was with Taiwan with Boo.
I love the cotton-like texture!
Boo was having th Mocha-flavoured one which we don't think it's very well done.
Should have tried the peanut flavoured one.

My tradtional bowl of Yam paste with pumpkin and Gingko.
I am a true blue teochew - I LOVE ORH NI to bits!!!!

Boo tucking in.
I bought him this bright pink tee!
hehehe...


What?! The Long weekend's almost gone!?!?!?!? OH NO.................................

This BB is so cute!

Stumbled across this video in youtube and I like it so much!


See cute cute Charlie biting his brother, Harry!

ps. This vid is viewed more then 20 million times! I think I have contributed quite a bit too! Hahahaha!

The mini adventures of Boo and Miss E - Labour Day!

Mini Adventures at Pasta de Waraku!

This Asparagus and cheese side dish is so delicious!
The orangey thing on top is crab or cod roe - Very yummy!!!

Yummy!
I like Wafu style pasta!
My Salmon and salmon roe spaghetti looks a bit tiny?

Boo's all ready to dig in!!!
Boo's double portion carbonara -
looks like other restaurants' normal serving...

oops!

Now say "ahhh"...

Wanna a bite of Boo's carbonara?
Playing with my camera!

Miss E vs Ice Green Tea

I don't like it!!!

Boo vs Ice Green Tea

Boo loves it!!!!

Boo has got such comical expression!

The idea of doing this "comic-style" layout was inspired by a serious of Boo's expressions shots. We got bored yesterday and he started snapping pictures of me but it was all blur! Hahaha... Lousy skills! So I used the "continuous shots" function in my camera and shoot him back! hahaha...