Doctor Visit

Callum at Day 4

Dress Callum up for doctor visit which turns out to be bad news for us. His jaundice level was way too high and had to hospitalize for a couple of days. We felt so sad that we have to leave him alone in the hospital....

New Addition to the Family

Callum at Day 2

Welcome to the world, Callum Xavier.
We welcome our little boy into this and our world on 2 Dec 2006.

Born: Home
Time: 9.00am
Weight: 2.79kg
Length: 51cm
Head: 33cm
Hospital: Gleneagles, Room 506

Movie Review: Scoop

Caught this show over the weekend.



















Overall, I liked this show. It's light hearted, funny and an unexpected twist at the end. I think it's very Woody Allen style. Great acting from Scarlett Johansson who plays a journalism student, naive and absolutely loveable character. Woody Allen plays a quirky old magician who I think its the life of the show. Hugh Jackman was charming but at some point, not very convincing in his role.

Overall, I give it a rating of 7/10.

Trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/focus_features/scoop/
IMDB: http://imdb.com/title/tt0457513/


~Pat

Movie Review: World Trade Center

We went to watch this show before it was shown in Singapore.
Caught it during our Thailand, Bangkok trip 2 weeks ago.



















Frankly, I think I got cheated by the title. I was expecting somewhat a large scale of things happening during the World Trade incident, rather then watching the show about 2 guys being trapped! I meant its heartwarming, overall feel good about the human spirit etc etc. But the title deceived me. They should renamed the show to call it "Two guys trapped under World Trade Center". Shesh.

Overall, I give it a rating of 6/10.

Trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/wtc/
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469641/


~Pat

Cobwebs!

Wow! Been so long since I last posted here.
Better start cleaning do some spring cleaning... but it's not Spring, winter cleaning?

Sigh. Hope I can be more active in my posts....



~Pat

Miharu Sapporo Ramen

It's been a lazy Sunday ........ lazing around the house before heading for a yoga class in the evening. It has been such a lazy day that our brains and bodies went on a holiday as well.

An hour of yoga, burnt some calories, it's time for DINNER!

After zoning out in the car, hungry and dunno where to go, for a good 1 minute or so we decided to try out luck (again) at the ramen place which we missed at Gallery Hotel the last time around.

Place: Miharu Sapporo Ramen.
Time: 8ish

We were surprised to see the place full. Luckily we didn't have to wait long for our table.

The place pretty much just sells noodles. Soup and Cold. Spoilt for choice, right?

We ordered 1x Tokusen Miso (Special Miso Ramen, $12.50) and Tokusen Tonsio (Pork Bone Stock Ramen, $12). The servings came quite big and REALLY SCALDING HOT!!! We have 2 COOKED tongues to prove. Be Warned! Soup is quite oily and the special miso soup tasted a little nutty ...... hmmm ..... go figure.

Over all, we weren't that impressed with it. The 2 other ramen places we have been to tasted better. But better than your typical Aj***n noodles lor. Please note that they are closed on Wednesdays. We had to find out the hard way.

Sorry ppl that there isn't any images. Too lazy to bring camera along. Hey! It has been a lazy Sunday!

More Night Photos

Took more night photos before heading to our

favourite Bak Kut Teh store at Beauty World.

Picture below was taken outside my
house during the magic hour.



















Picture below was taken at Beauty World.















~Patrick

Ramen and Night Photography

After work today, Audrey and I took some time to go do our photography class "homework". We are suppose to take some photos during the evening "magic" hour (roughly around 7.30pm). We are suppose to take some night shots too. Well, we decided to take scene around Gallery Hotel cause we can go eat ramen after that.

Well, got to work before getting the reward.
Here are some photos we took, look good?

Photo is taken outside 'Book Cafe'.













Photo taken of 'Gallery Hotel' near to the magic hour.
Photo is framed by Audrey.


















The picture (below) is taken outside of
'The Quayside' which is near to Gallery Hotel.
It happen to be a full moon night too....

After an hour of photo taking, we were getting hungry. We wanted to try the ramen at 'Miharu Japanese Noodles' which is located at Gallery Hotel but it turns out that they are closed on Wednesday. Never trust all that you read on newspaper! On one of the Sunday Times, they reviewed this place and states that they open daily.

Luckily for us, there are several other ramen places around an d we decided to 'Ichibantei Ramen (The Quayside)' which was also reviewed by the same article in Sunday Times.

I can't remember what noodle we ordered but it very good.
Each noodle cost under $10 which I think its quite reasonable.
After dinner, we went to take a stroll and also take more photos.

We spotted some interesting buildings across Gallery Hotel.
(Below) It looks like some new shophouses that got refurbished and looking for new tenant. Look good in the night.. abit gothic?

A new condo behind those shophouses.
The moon was partially covered by clouds but I like the effect.

Look forward to more of our photos...


~Patrick

Sunday Dinner at Cafe 211

Bought my wife out to have dinner at Cafe 211. Got a voucher from DBS, 1 for 1 main course but have to order 2 drinks...




















Took some pictures while waiting for food...




















Kinda dark, but that our dinner, spagetti scampi, spagetti seafood with creamy seafood sauce (I can't remember what the name) and our 2 cool drinks, lychee ice blended and strawberry smoothie. Trust me, the ice blended is nicer. :)















~Patrick

Takumi Changed Car!

Seems likeTakumi has changed car and started delivering wedding couples too!! He even resprayed the his car to match the old Panda. I wonder how is he going to drift now, that should be exciting to watch...





































~ Patrick

Puppies!!!

Some stray dog gave birth to 7 puppies and they took shelter in my house now (my outdoor kitchen to be precise). They look so adorable but not so friendly (scared more likely) towards human.














And here is our favourites.....



































Anyone want to adopt one?



~Patrick

BBQ at WaterEdge

We got invited to Uncle Pete's somewhat house warming (been there before) and viewing of his rooftop garden. His place is located at the end of Pasir Ris (further in from Downtown East), its a condo called WaterEdge. He has recently done up the roof garden complete with a pond, basin, frige, surrond-sound (weather-proof speakers) and a nice chill-out sofa.













Here is the pond with some lovely Kois as resident.












Some pictures I took from the roof-top garden.



















Sunset taken from the other end of the roof garden.














Here is the host/chef with his trusty Thermos grill, powered by gas but heated by volcanic rocks. Its really excellent for barbaque, the food turns out nicely cooked and taste delicious.















Cooking in progress....



























Drooling yet?


Thanks, Uncle Pete for the good times and food!



~Patrick

Tau Kwa Pau for You?

Had tau kwa pau & laksa for lunch today. This store is located along Joo Chiat Road, in a coffee shop facing diagonally Katong Mall. It was recently featured in Coffee Talk and Hawker Walk, with Fiona Sia and Belinda Lee. It seems that Taiwanese Ah Liang was here before and the store was also featured in Channel U's FBI food show.




















We ordered 2 serving of tau kwa pau and I must say, with extra gravy, it tasted fantastic. The toppings were generous and the chilli is quite tasty. The downside is the food is abit cold.














It's definitely worth a try.

Zhng Yourself!

Since our last posting, we have underwent some zhng-ing of ourselves.
Audrey went to have her hair highlighted, which you can't really see the difference unless its under bright light. Even so, its only very minor coloring.















As for myself, I not sure what got into me but I went to have my teeth straighten. By braces! Its gonna take me 2 years before its done. And this is only the first week. ~Sob~ Gonna be a long wait.... Here is a picture of my metal mouth...














Currently, its silver color bands. Think I might try the golden ones next time.
Will definitely post when I get it changed.

Birthday and Valentine Day :-)

Today is Audrey's Birthday!
I surprise her yesterday (12th Feb) with a stay at the boutique hotel, The Scarlet.

The hotel is located at 33 Erskine Road, near Maxwell Market (Chinatown). Its very exquisitely decorated, all in black, red and gold.

The room is pretty small since it is "rescued" from old shophouses. It's cosy with all features of any other standard hotel room, except there is little walkway. Here is a picture of us on the nice comfy bed...

Here is the washroom/basin. Audrey simply adores the taps. I just love the whole setup. Check out all the freebies they give.. shaving kit, comb, shampoo, conditioner, mouth wash, moisturiser, body wash, sanitary bad, toothbrush, cotton buds, sewing kits, emery board and shower (think that's about it). All items from Flair.

Here is the washroom from another angle.

After our check-in, we went downstairs to "Bold", Scarlet's own bar and cafe. We had some coffee before heading out for massage at Bukit Timah. Well, its not a spa massage but its really help loosen all tight knots in our muscles. After which, we proceed to Lucky Plaza to purchase my gift. Kinda strange that I am getting a gift from Audrey on her birthday? Its actually my valentine day gift but I think its my long overdue engagement gift :p

This is my gift: a Rolex Watch!
Chosen by my wifey. Thanks babe!

Then we walked over to Takashimaya for dinner at Coffee Club. Then we went to watch Casanova at GV Grand. Its quite an entertaining show, funny at some parts. After the show, we head back to the hotel to spend some time on the comfy bed.....

Next morning, I have to wake up this sleepyhead so that I can surprise her with her birthday/valentine day cake.

Here is the birthday/valentine day cake, called "White Symphony" available at The Patissier. They do have excellent chocolate cake, highly recommended.

I wonder if she enjoyed her birthday? And what I gonna do next year..... Sigh, I guess I will stressed when next year comes around.. perhaps a watch?

Cashew Roca

Yum! Get this from Jason Supermarket. Well Worth It.

Bald Dog

Wifey took the dog out for a hair cut.
Coco (the dog featured here) has gotten herself into some skin problem, either that she just got a bad habit of scratching herself until skin problem starts... sigh. So we decided to have her shaved, to remove all the bad hair (due to licking) and also better see what the situation underneath all those hair. Seems like she is not too happy with her haircut.


Here is the dog with hair.


















Here is the same dog without hair, you can see the grouchy face... kinda funny tho.













*stare what stare*

Chill Out Sunday

Spent a lazy Sunday afternoon at home before me and the wife decided to drag our lazy butts out of the house and headed to town.

First stop: Funan Centre.
To collect some free lame 'ol' radio alarm clock (Given by POSB EveryDay Card) from nets Rewards centre there. Ok lar ..... not bad looking after all. Then i bought a carrier for my 350D. Satisfied, we left the building.

Second stop: Lucky Plaza ,Scotts Shopping Centre
The wife took me watch shopping. A birthday cum anniversary cum valentine's day cum christmas gift. Narrowed it down to 1 model but i wanted to see a different colour and they dun have it there. So we need to come back another day when they will bring it over to that outlet. So going back another day.

After which ...... aimless wandering around.

After a Hainanese chicken rice dinner, coffee time!

Plonk out weary asses down at McCafe @ Shaw.















Choice Of Drinks: Iced Latte And Flat White


















Me And The Wife

Latest Addition to the Room

Don't you feel like smiling just by looking at him?




















Star of Longevity

Got him from House of Feng Shui,
lots of interesting stuffs....

Human Birthday? (Ren Ri), Yu Sheng Part IV

Today is the seventh day (4th Feb 06) of Chinese New Year which is also Ren Ri (Human Birthday?). Coincidentially, its also Audrey's chinese birthday. My mom-in-law got some relatives from Thailand to cook up a delicious feast...

Here is the Chef and there is NO Chocolate Salted Balls!














One of the delicious dish for the feast, fish maw soup.














Yu Sheng Round 1!! Tink! Tink!














Yu Sheng Round 2!! Tink! Tink!




























Check out the height of the yu sheng...














Yu Sheng Round 3!! Final Round!!














Sample of the Yu Sheng, lots of good stuff in there.
Definitely of the best, and no money can buy!















Still a few more days of Chinese New Year and 1 more lunch, and more yu sheng!! :P