Why the Love of My Life is the Love of My Life

He surprised me with a pre-x'mas pressie and this beats any pressie hands down. Drumroll....We are going to Jamie Oliver's Italian Kitchen for Christmas eve dinner!!! Yay! Throw in the champagne!

So torn between the Sirloin and the Tuna. Looking forward to having the Panna Cotta as well.
More updates to come...

Here's the menu:
http://www.jamieoliver.com/italian/singapore/christmas-booking/

Fri-date

I am one lucky lady tonight because the awesome spouse treated me to Tampopo for our dinner date and I ordered black pig ramen. The succulent thin layers of black pig melted in my mouth and the soup tasted like it had been richly brewed for hours.

tampopo.cfc.com.sg

Tampopo is affordable and their ramen is pretty decent for the price you pay. Fantastic place for no-frills, value of money ramen fix.

To make our long overdue date even sweeter, he got the kids and I Krispy Kreme donuts for dessert!!!

And to top things off, he re-stocked our Nespresso coffee capsule inventory to last a couple more months. Wahahaha.

What a fab way to usher in the weekend.

35 and Counting

Today I turn 35 and received our new bling bling bed frame order!!! Love it very much!

We also got the kids a new white double decker bed frame. Very nice. Can be split into 2 individual beds when needed.

The good old other half treated us to chilli crab at Jumbo Seafood.

And bought me a fabulously yummy strawberry cheesecake from Pattiserie Glace for my birthday!

www.cakeglace.com

Being my husband's wife has its perks? ;)

Thank you for 11 years and counting of birthday surprises!

I must have done something right in all my wrongs. Extremely grateful.

Our Small & Humble Nest

We finally got the keys to our tiny new flat 1 week ago and here are some updates.

First of all, the last of all the lights finally went up today and it also happens to be my favourite of all the lights in the flat. This Turkish ceiling lamp was bought by my husband on one of his business trips to bangladesh and it looks stunning hanging in the small balcony.

What you see on the left side is the view of the upcoming down town line under construction. This is only ready in year 2017.

Vanity top in small master bathroom without DIY illumination.

Vanity top with DIY light illumination done up by my husband. Cost of light strip: <S$10

Master toilet bowl installed with a bidet.

www.whitebidet.co.kr

Small living room feature wall halfway done. Shall post up pics after its completed.

DIY clock in the small living room done up by my husband.

Part of our tiny and compact kitchenette

 

Very awesome husband got custom made curtains from Bangladesh and the curtain tie backs from Bedok for our small sliding doors. ;)

DIY shelf bought from Qoo10.sg and done up by my husband for the small common bathroom

Door to our small yard

Legate invisible grilles for our small windows.

www.legate.com.sg

 

Cracked tiles that need changing in both small bathrooms. Dusty dusty.

To be continued...

Mummy Love

No matter what happens to me out in the real world, the one thing that keeps me going is my family.

Tonight, I came home to my mummy's home made fish and chips and found this heart shape moulded rice packed away for me.

Actions do speak louder than words and a picture does paint a thousand words. Goodnight.

P.S. The fish was fantastic. Here's a picture of it.

Bellabox - Little Box of Small Surprises

So happy my Bellabox came today!!! Ordered my little box of surprise online at bellabox.sg

In my box I found, activa Well Being Hair dietary supplement capsules which I am a little skeptical about consuming. Based on the ingredient list shown, the capsules contain watercress, bilberry and fish oil to name a few. I am still contemplating this one.

2nd thing in the box was a Model Co Fat Lash Volumising Black Mascara. I am pretty keen on trying this one out. Who wouldn't want some fat lashes!???

3rd thing was a tube of Jyunka Ultra Defence UV Pro SPF 50. I will definitely try this out. Since sun protection is a must, lets hope its not too thick and sticky on the skin.

4th surprise was the batiste dry shampoo in coconut and exotic tropical scent. Not in confinement and not in West Africa at the moment so I may not need to use this just yet. Could come in handy after a Korean bbq meal though.

Last surprise were 5 capsules of DU BOIS perfume. Not sure if they all smell the same. The smell is pretty strong though. Will have to try them out one at a time.

Cat and the Fiddle Cake - Maneki Neko

How time flies. The boss is another year older today and we got the privilege of having great tasting cheese cake from Cat and the Fiddle for her birthday.

The boss' partner got her a Maneki Neko cake from Cat and the Fiddle and it was very yummy.
Every bite taken into this cold and creamy delight was rather pleasurable.

According to the Cat and the Fiddle website, this cake is made with lemon, mandarin orange and yuzu aka pomelo to which I find to be a rather special and interesting ingredient to put into a cheesecake.

We have tasted lemon cheese cake before which can be overpowering but never pomelo cheesecake until today and I must say this tangy twist is what adds that refreshing oompf to the cake.

Based on my judgement, the first layer seemed to be a thin layer of gelatin infused with yuzu (pomelo), orange and lime skin but I could be wrong on this. Flavours are very concentrated in this layer.
The 2nd layer was definitely cheese cake and it was not very sweet.
The 3rd layer had a milky taste and creamy texture to it but I'm not sure what it was exactly.
And the bottom and final layer was the biscuit crust which I thought was a little too fine in texture, and not buttery enough in taste.
The layers do compliment each other very well though.

Another plus point about the cake is its reasonable cost - a 1.1kg cake only costs $28 to buy.

I really liked the cake.
Awesome choice by the boss' partner.
Will buy for myself and my family in the future.
4☆

REFERENCE: www.catandthefiddle.com