Can U imaGiNe

that I am mildly perspiring in the airconditioned office while eating slices of guava dressed in sour plum powder.

Btw, is a true story.

adDiCtEd

I wan dim sum!!!

Just had a small basket of shao mai for lunch.

SuM pIcS

Take a look at this popular ironlady chef blog entry for pics for the Cherry Garden's dim sum buffet.

Loves~

http://www.ladyironchef.com/2010/06/10/cherry-garden-restaurant-mandarin-oriental-singapore/

A diM SuM affAiR

Tucked into dim sum buffet at Mandarin Oriental on a hazy lazy Saturday afternoon.


An ala-carte buffet with free-flow of dim sum items and priced at $48+++ (works out to about $57 per pax after all the taxes and stuff), you also get a choice of ONE soup, appetizer, main course and dessert. For $118, all the items are free-flow plus the champagne too. 


I went for the former $48 since I don't really hankered for champagne in the afternoon and seriously I was there for the dim sum, the other items am happy with a single choice each (plus, how much can you stomach within the stipulated 130am to 3pm duration?).


Mandarin Oriental was dressed in deep dark wood, comfortably lit and very spacious. With oriental (duh!) accents and decors with overly being intrusive of cheena, I was quite impressed with the hotel. The dim sum place is call Cherry Garden and although I made a reservation for 2 about a week earlier, the place wasn't really packed with ample empty tables around.


Service was polite and efficient (though it was hard to capture the servers' attention initally). The dim sum IMHO was above average with some winner and some passables. Sorry for the lack of pics, as I was too busy savouring those delicacies to whip out my cam. :P


What I LOVE:
The crystal dumpling filled with fresh juicy prawns and topped with silvers of shark fin
The very soupy (drool) xiao long bao with an external thin slice of carrot base
The shao mai topped with a mini slice of tender abalone
The thick yet sweet fish broth soup
The cripsy netted roll filled with apple slices and prawns. To dip with yummi wasabi sauce that is not too choking.
The fluffy char siew bao with very fragrant meat (that is not overly fatty)


What I did not like:
The beef brisket though tender was abit too strong on the beef aftertaste
The fried carrot cake with bean sprouts which looked like the normal chai tao kuay you get in hawker centres (which seriously the latter tasted to much nicer)


The interesting:
The avocado cream + walnut ice cream dessert presented in a glass jar, decorated with a single aloe leaf and made an impressive fairy-like entrance with frothy dry-ice.

Would I go a 2nd time? Definitely! Any babes wanna go with me and do dim sum? :p

Tra-La-La

Finally picked out my exam pieces!

ConEY iSLaNd BrUiSe

And the bruise is slowly subsiding.

Starting from the centre. -.-

BLuE bLAcK PurPLe

Epic malu-ness of the week.

To be precise, a colourful way to end the work week,

Was out to meet a client with the boss and after we got out of his car and making our way out of the carpark, I tripped over a ankle-high metal bar.

I committed the age-old crime of SMS-ing while walking and throwing caution to wind and whatever gravel that was beneath my feet. Before I could even scream/screech, I found myself tripping over and falling (albeit in my slow motion in my own perspective) to the ground.

My first couple of thoughts during those spilit seconds?

My boss haf  to witness my very ungracious fall. And i hope i dun scratch my face.

*Bump*

Luckily my face was unscathed and I was dressed in jeans which shielded my knees/legs from getting scratched.

I hobbled away and welcomed the weekend with a bruised left knee cap.

Chio~

ThE giRLs

Sometimes it just takes a good hang out time with your girl pals.

Enjoyed the KTV session that was filled with super high and emo songs till long past the wee hours of the night.

GoSh!

I mistook my hair conditioner for my body scrub this morning.

The former is contained in a dark blue tube and the latter in a orange + white tube.

Yeah, i shower with my eyes closed.

 -.-

SLeePy In The CaB

I usually keep my eyes wide open when I am travelling via bus, MRT or cabs.

But yesterday, my energy level was running low after a bout of OT in the office and I had diffculty keeping my eyes open in the cab that I was travelling in after work.

It was a struggle not to be lulled into lala-land.

MotIon SickneSS Me

Damn it.

I really can't sms/tok on my mobile in a moving cab with incurring varying degrees of giddiness & pukiness.

Damn it.

sHiTe

I do not give up my social life for you.

Think twice before you say.

You asked a couple of steps later, dun expect me to make exceptions.

When I made exceptions for you.

WeDdInG

Attended a pal's wedding yesterday evening, and it was a pleasant night for a decade gathering with ex-sec school teachers for I had not seen since graduation.

Coincidentally, its been an exact years since I last seen my sec 4 physic teacher and the October 10 dinner does indeed mark quite a significant reunion. Does bring back fond memories and how all of us have grown up over the years, Our teacher is now currently dad to 2 primary school going girls and honing his craft at a local Junior College. From raising questions in class pertaining to physics to sitting at table and conversing to him ala friend-mode, it made me realised how much time has passed.

My secondary school years marked the best of academic years and the most memorable be it the school itself, the teachers and the classmates/friends whom I am still the closest to.

Congrats to my pal for tying and knot and cheers to a blissful union to you and your hubby!

saMpLe DiLLEmA

It's an age old mystery of the universe.

As a consumer, asking for samples or trial size products before I actually splurge out on a full-sized product can actually be such an awkward affair.

The service attitude of some beauty consultants are simply downright a slap across the face.

Go FiguRe

Maths questions in school are getting so 'creative'.

SpIT oN ya BOoTs

High on High Noon.

CLiCK n BUy

I am sucked into the online buying spree again.

PoP

The bro has POP-ed!

Specifically on Saturday at 9.10am sharp.

BliNkiNg

Slept for only 4 hours last night. Battery running low for the day.