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!  :)

Firsts of 2013!

Last week was a busy week. Been up to so many firsts of the year!

First meeting with search firm. I hope that bodes well for my job hunt.

First lunch with ex-colleagues. You are really my biggest take-away during my 6 months with SS.

First date (kind of) of the year. Hmmm...

First hospital visit. Get well soon, Uncle!

First wedding of the year. Congrats, PP!

First-time visit to Gillman Barracks since the art galleries moved in. Cool!

First long distance run (and my first-ever trail run) of the year. A very pleasant run (and some pictures to show for it!)

Green Corridor Run 2013 (27 Jan) from Tanjong Pagar Railway Station to Bukit Timah Railway Station.  

Very different terrains from the road. Because it's our first time, our pace slowed down considerably. But it means we could chat along 10.5KM. Enjoyable run, I would say.

Followed by Dim Sum at The Star Vista, Canton Paradise.

Food is not bad, although there were some hiccups with the service.

Very full brunch to end the last week of Jan 2013 :) Looking forward to many many more firsts in the next 12 months!

Jimmy Monkey

After lunch with ex-colleagues at ARC, I decided to pop by Jimmy Monkey since it is near One-North on the Circle Line. Read some good reviews about the indie cafe so I thought I will check it out, since I have time...

The cafe is really hidden in one-north residences. And I got lost for one hours before I found the cafe. Was lucky the weather was awesome yesterday. And I spotted these trees sprouting pink, orange, yellow, green leaves...Would not have spotted it if I did not get lost. And would not have gotten lost if I did not have so much time to spare. That's the good thing about being jobless (at least that's what I tell myself :)).

Wanted to try the piccolo latte. But had to get ice latte cos' it was such a hot day. Was sweating crazy after the one hour walk where I passed by the NTU Alumni Club, Rochester Mall, Rochester Park, ACJC, Fairfield Methodist School etc!

Ice latte was ok. The ambience is nice though. Nice indie music in the background. A few customers and a few happy staff :) See video to feel the vibes.

One-North Residences in nice. Like a 世外桃源 :)