tiramisho: October 2007

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

The Good Ol' NAC Days (2000 - 2006)

Yup, that's how long I was with NAC... 6 years! Well, compared to some who are still there, I was just a hatching dinosaur haha ;p!!

Found some old pictures of my (2nd) cubicle space. Brought back a lot of great, unforgettable fond memories ;) Don't get me wrong. There's nothing that I'm not enjoying in my current workplace, but having been in a bigger organisation where I had a lot more fantastic colleagues and enjoyed great camaraderie was something I really missed ;(

We celebrated each other's birthdays, we had festive celebrations together, and during lunch time, we watched horror movies and screamed together, we played board/ card games and laughed so much together....... Unfortunately (or fortunately), everyone started to leave, one by one... and so the fun atmosphere just fizzled out...

Ok, following are pictures of the prank my ex-colleagues played on me while I was only on ONE day leave!! They were "inspired" by an email I forwarded to them on ideas of pranks. So, technically, it was my fault - for giving them the idea!! Argghhhh!! Frankly, it was quite a good piece of "installation art", don't you think so??!! Hahha!!

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Grapes from Korea (9 Oct)

I recently bought a punnet of grapes which apparently was a product from Korea. $4.99 per punnet (NTUC Fairprice). Haven't tried before.. so just bought out of curiosity.

When I brought it home, I realised the grape smell and tasted exactly like the Korea's Lotte brand gummy jelly I love!! Now I know where the gummy taste came from cos the gummy didn't really taste like the usual grape flavour leh... Something more amazing - the texture of the grape is sooooo sooo different from the usual grape we eat!! It's a bit jelly-like too, errmm.. something like the pearls we eat in a bubble tea.. heheh!!

The punnet I bought wasn't very sweet.. my hubby's facial features met when he ate the grapes hahah!! But to me, they weren't that sour lah... that's the difference between men and women..

Rating: Worth a try!!

Pho24 is in town! (5 Oct)

I read that Pho24 (the vietnamese noodle my hubby and I love to eat when we were in Ho Chi Minh City) was in town. Very excited! Must try, we thought! And so, we went to its outlet at Millenia Walk. Apparently, this is the 2nd outlet. The other is in Yio Chu Kang.

Anyway, we went but were disappointed ;(. Why? Here goes:

1. The amount of vege (minty herbs, bean sprouts) was rather miserable. We expected it to be at least comparable to what we got in Ho Chi Minh City.

2. The soup wasn't hot enough. It was just lukewarm, so it couldn't bring out the flavour of the garnishes.

3. We believe they added fried minced garlic, which surely added to the flavour of the soup but it shouldn't be the case cos the soup should be tasty enough on its own.

4. Service staff. 70% of them were Vietnamese, who couldn't take English instructions very well. As a result, we could hear the boss scolding the staff in the small restaurant. Hence, the place seemed quite chaotic, disorganised.

5. The beef ran out and hence, customers who came in later than us had to wait while the Yio Chu Kang outlet sent staff to bring over more beef.

Well, ok, enough of black hat (I just attended Edward de Bono Six Thinking Hats hahaha!!). Something good about it is that the beef was quite tender lah... not too bad.. soup also quite consistent with what we had when we were in Vietnam.

Pricing wise... S$6.90 per bowl of beef noodle soup. Not cheap, but by Singapore standard, can lah... In Ho Chi Minh, you pay VND50,000 (~S$5) for a set which includes the beef noodle soup and a drink. Cheap hoh?? haha!!

We say: We may go back, but not so soon. If you are keen to try, perhaps give it another 1 or 2 months to improve.

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Four Seasons Singapore (29-30 Sep)

Thanks to Belle & Andrew, my hubby and I had the opportunity to spend a night at Four Seasons Singapore. It was a gift from the couple to thank me (hahah!!) for helping them put together a great wedding in Singapore hahha!! ;p

So, after we checked in, we basically just lazed in the room, watched TV programmes, ate mooncake, drank Ceylon tea (blackcurrent, peppermint, camomile etc) ... till dinner time. We had dinner at Akashi (Tanglin Shopping Centre). Very good leh!! If you do go, you must try the grilled spicy scallop.. spicy cos of the wasabi.. hehe..

Anyway, the whole experience was really really gooooooood!!! The bed was so soft and comfy.. the room spacious and airy, the toilet best - products from L'occitane.. got class one ok... hahha!! I love the breakfast!! Though it was American Breakfast (meaning you don't find the usual bee hoon, mee, rice), the way the items were displayed was equally classy.. Naturally, the quality was good too!

We were served cappuccino but we didn't know whether it was part of the breakfast. But since they have served, it'd be paiseh for us to ask, "izit free ar???". So, we drank, enjoyed it and was ready to pay for it if need be loh... When we asked for more coffee, they gave us fresh brew (not those ready made in a pot). We assumed that was complimentary. Then when they asked for our choice of juices, I requested for apple juice. It came freshly-squeezed.. My hubby and I looked at each other.. "Oh no! Do we need to pay for it too???" hahahha!!! Well, hack lah.. "Pay pay loh..", we thought.

Anyway, when the bill came, we were happy to know that all these were part of the breakfast (which came with the stay)!! Heng-ah!!! Hahahha!! (BTW, the breakfast cost $45+++ per pax! So expensive!! The weekend buffet dinner at Trader's Hotel costs only $42+++ per pax leh!)