It's my baby's birthday! (:

This lil Piglet never fails to remind me of how my silly boy loves to surprise me despite everything.

A year ago, this sweet darling appeared at the Singapore Flyer's Greek Theatre carrying a Piglet that is about a third of his size, while I was having a project meeting with the Chosens. This big grown man, carrying a piglet alone, walking around, looking for his gf, who is having a project meeting, without her knowing. I cannot imagine how many weird stares he had gotten himself but I was shocked, touched and speechless. How could anyone be so sweet?

But yeap, so this lil pink thing which we named PigKhoLet, has been accompanying me to bed every night, reminding me of how sweet my silly boyfriend is. (:

We aren't a perfect couple. We have our fair share of bad days, and we are always 'playing hide and seek' as my mummy describes, to the point that I can't help wondering if we're star crossed.

First bookout after enlistment clashed with Australian educational trip.
Taiwan training trip clashing with birthday and anniversary.
Him traveling to Aussie for 6 weeks ending in Nov, while I'm flying to Aussie on 20 Dec, clashing with dear amazing Christmas!

We don't have a hell lot of time together, but we always make the best out of it.
And my dear boy always makes an effort to make the best of everything, buying gifts in advance to get my friend to pass to me on the actual day, etc. I can't tell you how appreciative and thankful I am to have met him.

It's been 19 months. And maybe most of the time I've spent missing him more than seeing him. But it'll get better. I'm sure.

Happy 19th monthsary dearest!
Thank you so much for everything. (:

Happy birthday PigKhoLet!
Now he has learnt how to do headstands and throw tantrums! Haha. :x

It's November

We're coming to the end of the year~!

Well, I don't quite know whether to rejoice or to pull a face at it,
I guess more of happiness at that thought actually!
Cause it means Christmas is coming! :D

I've been lazy, or rather, busy with work work work, and being independent. :/

But before I go on about my life, there's just something I wanna share, which I've been bugged by Jerome for a while already. :x

There's this Ba Kut Teh we had at Toa Payoh interchange, that was yummylicious! Heh. (:

(I'll find a way to attach the pictures through the phone!)

Anyway, it was really good, the soup especially, served with the right temp. A little peppery though, but not exactly spicy!

Mmm, We weren't exactly hungry, so we bought a one person set with an extra bowl of rice!

Pardon me for my memory, we had it in September so I can't exactly the price. It was affordable, I think one set was $5.50, which came with the ba Kut Teh, youtiao, vegetables and a bowl of rice. But from the picture you can see peanuts, which was ordered separately @ $1. The peanuts ain't straight from the can by the way, if you're wondering!

Aside from the good food, the stall owner and staff were very friendly. (:
We couldn't get enough of the soup, so we went back to ask for a refill and was gladly offered, which may have been a norm, but you know some stall owners are kinda, arrogant when it comes to things like that. But he wasn't.

As for the location, the shop may be a little difficult to locate, it was located behind a row of shops, like Sinma, opposite the HDB hub!

We went at about 3 plus, off lunch hour already, so it wasn't exactly crowded, but you can see uncles having it still.

A small coffee shop with no air condition, so it was kinda warm. If you can't take heat, you may have to sacrifice a little for good food. (:

We always have to make a choice and sacrifices come with it isn't it? (:

Anyway, we had that few weeks before he flew to Aussie, and he's been in Aussie for close to a month already.
So yeah, but the memory's still good, except for the pricing part. :x



Okay back to work, till then! (:

Next Chapter

Commencement of Internship today.

Don't really want to talk about it.
But no more Saturdays with the boy. But I'm so thankful we met for dinner tonight at eighteen chefs, after the first day of work. (: I remember how he made time for dinner with me after the first SSM day too! ^^

So anyway, I'm looking forward to getting my own counter and serving customers! :D But now I'm just dead beat, I've no idea why. *shrugs*
In the meantime, let's just say I've to face one of the subjects I disliked most back then in secondary school. Geography. :/


Internship is the next chapter cause.. It's no longer part time jobs, and it means.. After this, it's either you continue to study or it's time for you to venture out into the working world.. No longer viewed as a learner or an intern where mistakes are acceptable. But still, even as an intern, making mistakes feel so scary.

I can't imagine being a full time staff, networking with business partners, having intelligent small talks and conversations, etc. I can't imagine myself being professional outside office hours. Having to uphold image etc. Oh, and a wardrobe full of business wear. 0.0

It's time to grow up soon. Yet, I don't know if I'm ready for it. But just like planes, time waits for no one.

Maybe, internship will prepare me better. Hopefully.

Till then! May I enjoy the next 5 months as an intern! (:

Completed

Soo.. We're done with Semester 3.1.

Or so I assume that I am.

Tough semester, probably the worst of the rest. :/

Oh wells, I survived through it.

Results not out yet, but I can't even be optimistic.

Oh wells, it's over, hopefully.

To mark the commencement of study week before the exams,

I had this totally awesome day out. :D

After ticketing test, met my dear boy to have lunch at Soup Spoon. (:

I've no idea why I like Soup Spoon actually~

Like, the soup ain't all amazing and worth it.

But the Clam Chowder is good though, filled with clams too. heh.

Then we went off to hunt for our white t-shirts to mark start our awesome day.

Finally went to Uniqlo to get our tees! Two pieces @ $9.90.

I think it was supposed to be an inner shirt? But it's really quite comfy. :D

Size S was just nice for me. (:

Can consider if you want to get some plain coloured tees~

So yep, we went home and drew on each other's shirts.

Hehe. Okay.. I don't have much artisitc talents. :/

But oh wells~ I tried my best! But it's really quite ugly. :x

Then we went off to fly kite + picnic at the barage!

A few times our Legless, (yes, that's the name of our kite. :P) got caught with other kites~

And we saw other kites get tangled up too~ Heh, quite amusing.

Hmm, then we went off to Garden by the Bay, which.. is okay lor. We watched the show.. I forgot what it's called, but at the Supertree area~

Quite pretty I guess, but not my favourite place,

didn't smell very nice, and there were a lot of mosquitoes. :/

Okay, to sum off the day, we walked to Marina Square to have sinful oily KFC! :x

Tadahhh. A picture to mark the day. (:

Check out our DIY badges and T-shirts. :D

So.. The 11 days holidays before SIP starts.

Caught up with friends and dinners with family.

Time for myself and some DIY.

DIY Rose~

And finally did something to my ugly nails though its not perfect. :x

NATAS Induction Programme~

And finally went to the library to borrow books! :D

Then today.. Lucky happy girl had the company of the boy who took leave to spend a day with her. (':

And here's the sumptuous breakfast he prepared. :D

So thankful for this boy. (:

Alrighty, till then!

ChosenSix meeting tomorrow! :D

Moving on~

Just last Tuesday, we had the last presentation in our TP lifeee. (well, hopefully)

Don't know how to feel about it.
Bittersweet feeling I guess.
Oh wells~
Now that all the presentations are over, it feels as though presentations are nothing to worry actually.
Well, as compared to project submissions, that is~


Hmm, so after all the submissions and presentations,
Coursework Grades are out this week.
60% worth of grades.
Well, I'd just say, there's no grades yet that is beyond repair.
So I gotta pull up my socks for exams.
(which is not very smart to be blogging right now, but oh wells, we all need breaks, don't we?)

Ahh, not in the mood to talk about school.
Let's just talk a lil about Saturday.

Hmm, went over to Jerome's cousin's housewarming.
Nice windy place! But I think the internal ventilation not very good. :/
But new flats in Tiong Bahru~ Pretty. (:

And then rushed to Cathay to watch Borne Legacy.
Interesting, but a lil complicated.
A lot of action!
I didn't watch the whole series, so can't comment much.
It gave me the 'in-time' feel though!


DINNER.
Finally Pizza Hut craving satisfied!

We went to the branch at Plaza Singapura~
Service is commendable I've to say,
even though I didn't like the seat we got. ):

Okay, so we ordered the following~

Garlic Bread! (: [$3.90]



Isn't this a must whenever you go to Pizza Hut? :D
Well, at least for us, it is~!
Have to say the food quality kinda dropped.
I remember how I used to loooovveeee Pizza Hut's Garlic Bread!
But oh well, still good!

And then there's the soup of the day~ Cream of Chicken~



Mm, quite a few chicken chunks in there~ Yumyum~
It actually came with this cooler.. Summer.. something.



It's some Mango-flavoured drink!
I didn't get to try cause it was no cold drink day for me. :/

And with this main course, one of the new chef's creation.
Garlic Herb Crusted Baked Fish



Well, it costs $15.90 ala Carte.
And $16.90 with the cooler and the soup.
Well, worth it right? So yeah, we ordered the set. (:

(I just went on the web and realised it's actually $1 more for city outlets. ._. )

Okay so anyway~ The fish!
They served it this way.
But it was supposed to come with baby potatoes, which I happen to read in the description when browsing the menu, so I asked the waitress who served this.
So she took it back to check with the kitchen who said they ran out of them.
The captain who took our order came back with the dish, and apologised,
service glitch, they didn't inform her that there wasn't baby potatoes already.
So she offered to change it to fries, which Jerome gladly and happily accepted.

Turns out it wasn't fries though, it was starred potatoes. heh.



Okay, sorry for digressing.
The fish.. Texture was not bad.
The sauce was good too.
But I didn't like the crust though, which was what I initially looked forward to.
It got pretty bleahhh after a while. :/
Typical cream sauce effects for me probably.

Don't know if the portion was too big or I just wasn't hungry enough,
but yeah, felt supeerrrr full after the course.

The grilled veg were yummy though, good accompaniment. (:

And.. This was Jerome's pizza~



Ocean Catch Regular Crispy Thin Pizza @ $12.90.
Well, it's Pizza Hut.
I'd think everyone would know how the pizza's like~ So, nothing to comment.
I didn't eat it anyway~
But yeah, they are having a promotion now!
Think the original price was like, $17.50 or something.
Suited for someone with large appetite?
Or for 2. Cause he only managed to finish half of it!
And we tabao-ed the rest away. :x

Hmm. There was Citibank 10% discount on overall bill with spending above $30 too!
So yeah, after the discount plus the taxes and service charge, it amounted up to $38++?

Satisfying I guess, but I wouldn't spend on the Fish again. :/

That's all for dinner!



On a side note~

Today marks the 15th month! (:

Recalled Rachel saying 'Happy 5th Anniversary' during F&B lecture today.
I was like, 'huh? It's 15 months!'
And she said she thought it's 5 years already.
So I went 'Rachel, I haven't known you for 5 years yet'.
HAHAH. Cute huh!

But I've been receiving lotsa comments on how it feels like we've been together for a really really long time!
Always wondered if it's a good thing or not.
But I guess it's a good thing! (:

And a nice collage to end off the post~!



Indeed we've come a long wayyy~ But there's a longer journey awaiting us! ♥ (:

Okay, gotta go touch on my ticketing!
Till then~

PS. I guess, taking the counselling module will help me deal with any problems that will ever arise between us. Heh. Happy times > sad days :D

Chapters in Life

Just yesterday, there was the SIP launch early in the morning.

And the CM was talking about the different chapters in life.
Indeed, I believe our life is like a book, separated into different chapters.

Of course, it's a matter of what you define as a new chapter in your life.
I wouldn't classify SIP as a next chapter of life.
I mean, I will still be under the care of the school + I'm still paying school fees.
So technically speaking, I'm still studying.

I believe my next chapter starts in April next year.
When I'm out to work, and drawing a proper salary, graduated from TP.

Still unsure of what I really want to do in the future.
And absolutely dreading the thought of university. :/
But probably SIP + the bond would change that perception.

So anyway, like I was talking about Chapter in Life~
I believe this is a new chapter in Alvin's.
Even though it's just a wedding to attend for me.

Alvin's Military Wedding @ Treehouse Villas @ Changi



So this was the first time I attended a Wedding with Jerome.
I've always wondered how it'll feel.
But I guess.. Nothing much.

Hmm. It's a pretty nice place with the flora and fauna.
Yet it's really quite warm. :x
Cause the ceremony was like outdoors.

Military Wedding though!
Quite cool.



Like how the bride and groom enters by walking through the swords.
Officer pride I guess. (:

But told myself I would want a more grand wedding. :x


So.. There was this thing called the throwing of the flower to the determine the next bride-to-be.
I see it on TV all the timeeeee, and always wondered how it feels to be there. Wahaha.
But when they called all the single ladies to go and stand behind the bride who's going to throw the bouquet~
I wanted to go to hide, but was dragged by my auntie, and so I dragged Eileen along.


Catch us at the bottom right of the picture~

It felt inappropriate for me to be there.
I didn't want to catch it. It felt.. Weird.
So before the bride threw, Eileen and I planned to run away.
And so we did.
And the bouquet landed on where we stood.
I swear it felt so scary when I saw it coming towards me. :/
Like the kind of feeling you get when you play musical chairs and you're afraid of not getting a seat when the music stops?

So they all saw.
And asked why we ran away. :x
And then passed the bouquet to us. :/
So Eileen held it cause I'm pretty stubborn you see. :x


Hmm. So a picture of us with the bouquet. :x

Oh wells~
I admit it wasn't a very nice thing to do, but it just didn't feel right.

And so the day went on~
With all the lil chats you do during family gatherings.
And then getting entertained by the lil ones in the family like Ivan.

Overall, a pretty nice wedding~
But it was held for the whole day, got kinda bored after a while~
But it's so nice to see the family together, even though it's not Chinese New Year. (:

And before I end the topic on Alvin's wedding,
here's a picture of me and the boyyyy. (:





Hmm, I'm gonna digress a lil and talk about my dinner on Friday! Hehe. (:

Initially a dinner date at Pizza Hut, but I lost the craving and we ended up at Suki-Ya. (:



It's actually $22.90++ per pax for dinner on Weekends (including Friday).
Then you'll get a free cup of drink if you're a Poly/ITE student.
$4.90 for free flow of soft drinks~ And they sell ala carte cooked items too.
Oh, there's a time limit for dinner though. 100 mins. To increase turnover I guess~

Hmm. We weren't actually very hungry so we didn't eat much.
Didn't manage to catch a picture on the selection of the steamboat items.
But you know, it's pretty standard~
Just that there wasn't fishballs, which got me quite disappointed.

But there were some Sushi, which I thought was quite.. Weird.

I forgot the soup selection that we selected. :x
But I think the black-looking one was Sukiya.
And it was good for meat, cause it's salty and sweet.
Gives flavour to the meat, which are not marinated.

The other one was something that had kimchi in its description. :x
But I didn't like that. Like, not appropriate for steamboat!

Hmm, the meat selection, only three types: Pork, Chicken, Beef.
Pork wasn't very soft, so I don't likee.
Chicken on the other hand was my favourite cause it's pretty tender. (:
Beef was just.. Okay. Not bad said Jerome~

But what I like at Suki-Ya is that you can take the eggs as dips for your meat.
Like.. You cook it, and then dip into the eggs.
Yummy plus it lowers the temperature a lil, so just nice for consumption. (:
I was taught by Estee and Rebecca the last time I was there~

It's not like you can't do it at other steamboat places~ But they gave the assurance that their eggs are checked so it decreases the possibility of having salmonella, a bacteria which is commonly found in eggs.
Well, they're killed when its cooked, but if not, they can cause diseases.
But then again, this time I was there, the 'assurance note' seems to not be there already.  Oops.


But I've to say that after dinner,
quite a while later, there was this weird feeling..
Like not tummyache or whatever,
Just the thought of eating the raw egg as a dip.
We bought had it.
I don't know if it's common.

But it's really worth trying.

As for the monetary value~ I've to say, it isn't very worth it.

Well, there was ice cream as well~



But that's all for you~
I'm not so much of a 'carnivore',
plus there's not so much of a variety.
So~ maybe we won't go back again.

Alright~
That's all for nowww~
Gotta go back to work.

A few weeks more of school before the exams!
Kinda excited, yet dreadful.
Oh wells~

Till then~

My Favourite Groups of People ♥

These people.. Are responsible for my happiness. ^^

Chosen Six

An awesome group of people to share workload, fun and laughter with. (:

My sem 2.2 groupmates that consists of the Crazy one, the Tall one, the Small & Cute one, the Happening one, and the Floorball one. Hehehe. (:

2.2 was a crazy and hectic semester, project submissions sure made all HTMers crazy much.

But with this group of people, it made those late night project meetings and site visits a hell lot more fun. (:

From the crazy one's craziness and 'HEHEHEs'

to the Tall one's ability to counter attack lame jokes

to the Small&Cute's 'I KNOW ALREADY'

and the Happening one's jokes against her own culture

to finally the forever busy with floorball but will still contribute one.

I believe back then in 2.2.. we got some hates cause of our constant laughters in class. :x

I thought when project ends we would stop hanging out together,

cause we were constantly discussing projects and it was like our only conversation topic.

Interestingly it didn't bore us. 0.0

But I was proven wronggg! (:

Tall one's birthday at Pizza Hut

My birthday at Pasta Mania,

ECP gathering

and finally the Happening one's birthday at Old Airport Road with finally everyone present.

The OAR's gathering reminded me of the days where we would eat at Food Trail after site visit at the Singapore Flyer~ :D

Who else could bring so much fun to my life but not jeopardizing our results at the same time?

The Primary School Peeps

Our clique was like.. the biggest one back then in primary school.

We even organised a few class gatherings, from our teacher's condo to the Pasir Ris Park.

But now we're down to these 'regulars' that turns up for gatherings.

Last gathering was to celebrate my birthday~

At House of Steamboat at Bugis followed by Ritz Apple Strudel. :D

Afterwhich we all couldn't find time to meet again. :/

Even though I do still see Peiling in school very often. ^^

But we all missed Leryee's enlistment and POP.

Really quite bad. :/

Oh wells. SIP coming, graduation coming.

Till then we shall meet again. (:

Oldest Friends

The friends I known since the day of my birth.

The cousins. (:

Our cousins community is HUGE.

But because of different commitments,

we can't get everyone together, other than the New Year~ :/

This girl. The closest person to a Best Friend I'd ever have.

Considering I'm not very.. Sociable and doesn't have many close friends~

The Boy

Do you consider him a group? Haha.

But he's my boyfriend, best friend, soul mate, brother, closest friend. ^^

My constant moral, psychological, spiritual support. (:

ROMEY. (:

Hardly ever physically here for me.

But forever trying his best to pacify this whiny girl here.

I'm not easy to please, I admit, but he never gives up. (:

My Officer, and the Pilot of my Private Jet. :D :D

The Friend

Not a group either.

But..

My Aussie Room-mate, My Working Partner
(PS. She laughed so loud when we were working that we got complained. HAHA. :P)

Prolly the closest friend in TP.

The most PARANOID and Whiny and Angry girl I've ever met.

Hahaha. :x

She's so angry all the time it's annoying.

But she never fails to drop a message to check if I'm fine whenever I don't sound fine on twitter. (:

Our friendship.. Not smooth-sailing at all.

Nevertheless. :D

Alrighty, back to work! :x

All the lovely happenings

My Pride.


OCT Kho. (:


Sorry, please ignore the man's head at the bottom of the picture, a lil lazy to crop. :x

Such an honour to be at the parade to witness him commission as an officer. (:
Well, it wasn't as though he was the Sword of Honour, Sword of Merit or whatever.
But I knew what kind of sh*t he went through till he marched into the Parade Square at OCS.
People probably think that it's no big deal. If others can do it, why can't he?
But so many people got Out of Course.
And he pulled through, and I went through it with him.
And that.. came along with Pride. (':

Then.. The Grand Commissioning Ball.

I don't know how many people are envious.
But I'm appreciative!
Not everyone gets a chance to attend,
prolly one of the most important and grand event in our lives.

Surely, we dressed up.
And the evening was awesome.
Not the fact that it was Fullerton, or that the food was great,
or that the program was wonderful.
Just..
The event itself, is so significant. (:


But anyway, the food!
The ball was held in the Ballroom in Fullerton Hotel. (:

Here's the Menu, featuring a 4-course meal.


Started with the bread, since it's fine dining.

Yummy. I had the plain bread, cause I don't quite like oats etc. :x
But this picture is Jerome's bread! No idea what was it.
The butter/margarine had a 'f'' imprinted on it!
Well, Fullerton~ haha. But didn't manage to snap a shot!

It annoyed me when I saw others not knowing how to eat properly though. :/
Like, how the girl beside Jerome thought her side plate was on the right..
And how she sawed the bread and placed the butter/margarine in between and munched on it. :x

Ahh, it's a HTM thing. It is damn bad. :/

Okay, moving on the First Course~

Japanese Scallops, Asian Mushroom Salad
Tomato Water and Mustard Oil

I have no idea what kind of description is tomato water.
But the scallops were gooodd.
Chewy and crunchy? Doesn't seem like the right words.
But it's just good. Cold dish though, the sauce is a lil, weird.
Just not to my liking I'd say~

Hmm. Then.. The soup! My fav course of the night!

Consomme of Roasted Duck
with Ginger and Star Anise
Julienne of Smoked Duck Breast

Okay, it looks like some miso-soup or some.. Asian thing.
And the description.. Not very appetising, to me. :/
But omg, it's delicioussss.
Loved it. (:
The smoked duck breast is the 'sediments' you see.
It's like ham. Yumyum. (:


Okay, next up!
Main Course~
Oven Roasted Tenderloin of Beef
Truffle Mash Potato, Garden Vegetables
Sonoma Valley Sauvignon Blanc Reduction

This is Jerome's Main Course.
I think it was.. Medium Well.
Not too bad.
Served with Asparagus.
Can't comment much, didn't eat that myself.
Just stole a few bites.

As for mine~

"Live" Malabar Snapper Fillet,
Roasted Garden Vegetables, Mushroom Ravioli
White Wine Foam

Tell me my photography skill's better! haha. :x
Not a fan of wet pasta. :x The Ravioli tasted a lil gross. :/
But.. the fish was not bad!
And the tomato was YUMMY. Sweet. (:
And the Asparagus also not bad. (:

Then.. Dessert!

Lychee Rice Pudding with Coconut Sherbet


Mmm. Not a fan of rice pudding, didn't really touch it. :/
Coconut Sherbet was quite yummy, but Jerome says its heaty though.
He's biased la, he doesn't like coconut stuff~
I didn't like the blackberry and raspberry, sourrrr. :x

Then the meal ended off with sweet treats with tea. (:
I took Macaroons for the 'sweet treats'.
Quite yummy, my first macaroon! (:



Last photo of the day. (:

Restaurant Review

A recent assignment submitted.
I thought, why not? Might as well~! (:

So here goes~!

This review calls attention to the Jack’s Place at Bras Basah Complex.

The first impression was formed by the friendly staff who took the reservations over the phone. Therefore, a higher than average service level was expected as I walked into the restaurant with my friend Jerome. However, the first physical interaction with the host was unpleasant.

Upon entrance of the restaurant, we were greeted by Junjie. There were no proper greetings done, as he just wanted to quickly seat us down to serve another table. He walked hastily to place the menus on a table, and left us to walk to the table ourselves.

However, the ambience of the restaurant was good, a very different environment in comparison to the neighbouring shops. The soft love songs played in the background complemented well with the softly lit restaurant, creating a romantic, if not relaxing, atmosphere. It was also well-decorated with green and white items, such as the table cloth.

Also stressing green and white in its design, the easy to read menu presents a considerable variety of appetizers, main courses, desserts and beverages. Additionally, it features a monthly promotion, which is ‘Local Fusion Delights’ in June.

The menu could have been better if less emphasis was placed on the prices though, such as doing without the dollar sign($), and/or not placing them in a column.

After browsing through the menu, another service glitch was experienced as we tried to catch the attention of the staff for order-taking. The restaurant had only around 6 tables opened, yet it took a while for the staff to notice.

It annoyed me when Junjie, again, approached our table, as he appeared to be distracted and in a hurry. However, he was helpful during the order taking process due to his familiarity with the menu but he did not bother to up-sell.

The garlic bread and drinks were then served shortly after with the first course, Seafood Cream Soup.

Filled with crabsticks and cubes of carrots, potatoes, celeries, the soup was delicious with its thickness and taste just nice. The slightly salty soup base was also well-balanced with the sweetness of the crabsticks and carrots.

After the prompt removal of the first course, the second course was served around 10 minutes later.

The service thereafter was better, probably because the inflow of guests had slowed down. However, the table was not reset after order-taking, which resulted in having a fork and knife for my spaghetti. Nonetheless, the waiter replaced my knife with a spoon quickly after I alerted him.

My main course, Laksa Infused Spaghetti with Grilled Seafood, did not seem to be very appetising from the way it was presented, probably also due to the ingredients and the crockery choice. The seafood was displayed on top of the spaghetti, overwhelming the bowl, making the prawns, fish fillets, crabsticks and scallops looked like it was all over the place.

As for the food quality and taste, the combination of laksa pesto and spaghetti tasted weird. The laksa pesto was thick and flavourful served at the right temperature, the spiciness would have suited people who fancy spicy food. Yet probably due to its large portion size and oiliness, the Spaghetti only tasted good for the first few mouthfuls. After which, it was dreadful having to finish up the dish. Nevertheless, the grilled seafood served were generally fresh, with prawns which were succulent and sweet. However, on the whole, it is a dish I would not recommend.

While indulging in the main course, the captain came to check if everything was going fine, and if the food was okay. I commented that the pasta was too spicy to my liking, but other than that, everything else was okay. Thus, he just nodded and went away. Other waiters were also attentive; they refilled the iced water and asked to clear the plates at appropriate times.

Being too full for the dessert that came with the set meal, we had asked if it could be taken away. The dessert was supposedly a scoop of chocolate ice-cream which could not be packed, so the captain kindly offered to change to cheesecakes for us.

After the bill was called for, the captain took the opportunity to engage in a small chat with us, which I thought was excellent as it shortens the perceived waiting time. The dining experience then ended off very well with a warm farewell bade by the captain who escorted us to the exit.

Overall, I felt that the dining experience was rather pleasant, with the pleasing ambience and friendly staff. However, I believe it would have been better if I had stuck to their usual menu items and if they had improved manpower management and training.

I could not understand why Junjie was fulfilling the task as a host, captain and even the waiter, while the other staff were just serving. I believe crowds should have already been expected especially during dinner time on a Saturday. Therefore, the manager could have scheduled more staff with designated roles, so that they would be able to perform their duties better and not rush through the processes, which can ruin the whole dining experience.

On top of that, I personally feel that asking for guest’s feedback is not sufficient. If the food was not to their liking, then offer a discount or a complementary item. It may be an additional cost to the business, but it will increase the tendency of the customer returning to the restaurant or recommending it to his/her friends.

Lastly, when they offer monthly promotions with special items, I feel that it would be good if they can sell smaller food portions for customers to try it out. If they do not like it, they can order smaller portions of the normal menu items as well, as they might not have the stomach to finish up a full main course anymore. Of course, the prices should also be adjusted accordingly.

Hmmm. Updates on Comms Parade & Ball sooooooooonnn! :D

The parade was just~ *beams* PRIDE. (:

Till then!

First Week of School

Started off with a really bad morning cause of grumpy me not having enough sleep,
cause of the submissions on Monday.

But oh wells, by around 10 plus, two submissions DOWN.



Loving our colourful appendices. :D
Was pretty worried when people had like appendices which can't even fit into the box for submission,
but oh wells~ Yesterday Ah Phong told us that you can't have a 20 page report with 80 pages of appendices, it just shows that you don't know how to organise your information.

But then again, when Govin went through some things for presentation on Wednesday, got me kinda worried that our report is insufficient, even though we kinda exceeded the page limit already.
Ah whatever, submitted already. What to do~


So anyway~ Then we went down to Sugarloaf for lunch after DPD tutorial,
which was painful not only for us but Mr Pras too, so he let us off early, by a lil bit. (:

Lunch!


I took forever to finish it. Haha. :x
The beef was yummm, but a lot of potato uh. :x
I don't quite like going to Sugarloaf to eat eh, cause usually will spend quite a bit. :/
This Beef Potpie costs $5, still okay I guess, it filled me~
But got quite mehhh after a while.

Then Ati and I were craving for ice-cream, but no moreee~
And so we went to bistro, just for dessert.



Not too bad, only $2.20 for two scoops, much cheaper than SL. heheheh.
French Vanilla and Strawberry flavoured.
I was asking them whats the difference between the normal Vanilla and French Vanilla.
Jerene was like, 'French Vanilla more high class'. Hahahaha.

I didn't finish though, no time. ):
Had to rush off for APEL~

Oh this is Bernz during DPD btw. heheh.
With my red ribbon clip. :D



Then.. Nothing much to mention for the rest of the week?
We spent Tuesday and Thursday afternoon for project~
Got my well-deserved rest on Tuesday night cause Wednesday started late. hehe. :D

OH!
Wahahah. :x

Mummy went to collect it for me! Hehehe. (:


Oh yes, Monday DPD's guest lecture was Mr Png.
Best lecturer ever. Oh how I wish every DPD lecture was him lecturing. :/



Ticketing was satisfactory.
Counselling was disappointing.
MICE, Ah Phong didn't give us back.
But she gave me a good news yesterday. Hehe.





Egggciteedddd for my boy's Commissioning Parade and Ball! :D


Source: http://www.mindef.gov.sg/content/imindef/news_and_events/nr/2011/jul/10jul11_nr.print.html?Status=1

Lookin so smart uhh~!
Just hoping I can go actually..




Till then!