Happy Snake Year!

Come to think of it, this is the first chinese new year that I did not have to work. For the past week, it has been funny watching my parents rush in and out of the house to buy stuff to welcome the year of the Snake. Tempers do fly at times, with both of them flustered at each other. Sometimes, I get it too! From my mother who makes remarks like 'still don't want to work after so many months', 'thought you say very easy to find a job when I told you not to quit' etc. Blah.

Not the most enviable position to be in. But well, some things are beyond my control and I have tried (and still trying) my best at job hunting. Hope the ideal job will come by in the Snake Year. Meanwhile I am going to enjoy my long vacation while it lasts (who knows when the next one will be?). Have signed up to volunteer with the National Library Board and also enrolled for a social media marketing course in February, and looking forward to to next weekend trip to Bintan (to kind of celebrate my birthday)! :)

And to make myself feel more useful at home, I partake in the making of mini spring rolls :P Happy Snake Year! :)

Top: Cut up the popiah skin (flour wrap) into squares and dash a bit of floss (prawn fried with chili) onto them and wrap them up like a popiah.
Bottom: All ready to fry!

Crisp is how they are after they are fried!

Stored for Chinese New Year. Depleting by the day though as we have been munching them away! :P

Love hunt

Been a great first weekend of February! Joined the My Paper Love Hunt with my sister on Saturday, which is like an amazing race around Bugis Junction and Bugis Plus. My first time - fun but tiring. A good experience to add to my CV should I consider joining the real amazing race!

What better way to start February than a love hunt? :)

Had lunch at Bugis Plus - Seoul Yummy before the race. My kimchi ramen and the side dishes were ok, not fantastic. Maybe I can try the army stew next time - kind of reminded me about the army stew at Manna at Amoy Street... 

Top: Ramen with rice cake. Bottom: Kimchi Pancake which was quite nice. We usually order seafood pancake so this was a good change. It tasted a bit sour, so quite appetising.

And today (sunday!), I went to the Group Therapy at Duxton Street for brunch with MQ. We were there for about 4 hours so that's good testimony for the place. Crowded but not too noisy, with a quiet buzz about it.

Top: Chicken and mushroom pie was good. It was light which was good for me, as I had 2 cups of latte! The cous cous salad was nice too and with the chips, this makes for a marginal utility maximising meal :P MQ had the biggie all-day breakfast!



Top: The Piccolo Latte was good - very smooth and satisfying. A bit small though, but I guess that's typical. Bottom: Chai Latte which was good too (not as good as the ones in Scandinavia but it's nice :P). MQ had lychee red tea which the cafe topped up a few times (we didn't have to ask) and that (and the drizzle, the quaint view from the cafe and the chatter) kept us around for a while.

May February be a month filled with the things we love and love to do!  :)