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Showing posts with label Australian food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Australian food. Show all posts
Friday, 4 July 2014
Australian Food
Thought I would take this blogthing quiz "What Australian Food are You?" and see what I get. :) Meat pie?! I don't even take all that much meat pie when I was in Australia lol.There was a nasty rumour about meat pies during my time as a uni student in Australia so I kept away from it haha.
Tuesday, 1 January 2013
Happy 2013!
Happy New Year. May 2013 bring you good health, wisdom, love and all that you wish for!
We started the first day of the new year by going to the temple to pray for the new year. I pray that the girls will have a good start to the new school year. :)
After our prayers, we went to The House of Robert Timms, Wheelock Place for brunch/ lunch. The House of Robert Timms serves Australian food. :) What a great start to the new year with my Stout Braised Kangaroo Loin ($26.90) served in stout brown sauce with carrots, zucchini, mashed potato and cripsy puff pastry!! :) I just love roo meat! :P Most of the kangaroo meat pieces were tender (a few pieces were tough but I could bear with it) and tasty with the sauce.
Marieann had Garlic Cilantro Prawns Spaghetti ($20.50). The pasta was spicy as chilli flakes were added although it was not stated to be so in the menu. I am surprised that Marieann managed to finish most of her spaghetti before the spiciness got to her. The prawns were really fresh.
Juliane ordered from the Kids' Menu, Sausage and Eggs Combo ($9.80): cheesy chicken sausage, scrambled eggs, toast and baked beans and fruit salad. She enjoyed her eggs and sausage.
The girls' father had French Toasts with Fresh Fruits ($11.80). We all shared a Pot of Clams in White Wine. The clams were tasty and the sauce was delicious.
Both Marieann and I had dessert: Red Velvet Cupcake with cream cheese ($5.60) and Lemon Crumble Bar ($5). The cupcake was yummy and the lemon crumble bar had the right balance of sour and sweet. :)
A great meal and it is a GREAT start for the NEW YEAR. :)
We started the first day of the new year by going to the temple to pray for the new year. I pray that the girls will have a good start to the new school year. :)
After our prayers, we went to The House of Robert Timms, Wheelock Place for brunch/ lunch. The House of Robert Timms serves Australian food. :) What a great start to the new year with my Stout Braised Kangaroo Loin ($26.90) served in stout brown sauce with carrots, zucchini, mashed potato and cripsy puff pastry!! :) I just love roo meat! :P Most of the kangaroo meat pieces were tender (a few pieces were tough but I could bear with it) and tasty with the sauce.
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Sunday, 26 June 2011
Day Before School
It's the last day of the school holidays. We decided to take the girls out for lunch before their tuition at 3pm. We went to Double Bay Restaurant at Raffles City.
Both girls had Linguini in Tomato Sauce ($5.90) from the kid's menu. I had the Australian Barramundi with beer batter served with potato mousseline ($26.90). The girls' father had Banana pancake with sauteed strawberries ($15.90). We also ordered Roasted Butternut Pumpkin Soup with crab meat and pistachios ($8.90) and Mushroom Soup with a slow cooked egg and roasted chestnut ($9.90) to share. My barramundi was really fresh and the beer batter was nice and crunchy. I loved the potato mousseline too lol. Both soups were also creamy and delicious. The soup portion was huge enough to be shared by two persons. :) Marieann and I also shared a Banoffee Pie with toasted pistachios and honey & fig ice cream ($9.90). Yum yum! :)
Both girls were in bed by 9pm. They were both fast asleep when I checked in on them at 9.30pm lol. If only they could sleep as promptly for the rest of the new semester lol. :P
Both girls had Linguini in Tomato Sauce ($5.90) from the kid's menu. I had the Australian Barramundi with beer batter served with potato mousseline ($26.90). The girls' father had Banana pancake with sauteed strawberries ($15.90). We also ordered Roasted Butternut Pumpkin Soup with crab meat and pistachios ($8.90) and Mushroom Soup with a slow cooked egg and roasted chestnut ($9.90) to share. My barramundi was really fresh and the beer batter was nice and crunchy. I loved the potato mousseline too lol. Both soups were also creamy and delicious. The soup portion was huge enough to be shared by two persons. :) Marieann and I also shared a Banoffee Pie with toasted pistachios and honey & fig ice cream ($9.90). Yum yum! :)
Both girls were in bed by 9pm. They were both fast asleep when I checked in on them at 9.30pm lol. If only they could sleep as promptly for the rest of the new semester lol. :P
Saturday, 16 October 2010
Kangaroo Lion
That was what Juliane called my kangaroo loin at The Moomba Restaurant haha. :P
I was craving for Australian food, kangaroo meat in particular(!) haha, so we went to The Moomba. For appetizers, we ordered their signature dishes to share: Bacon Wrapped Crayfish with spinach and poached egg ($20) and Squid Cakes with thai styled mango salad ($18). The crayfish was really succulent and fresh! :) The squid cakes were not too bad.
The girls shared a Mushroom Risotto ($25) which was really fragant. I had my Kangaroo Loin ($38). ABSOLUTELY Delicious!! The girls' father had Swordfish. Dinner ended with ice cream for the girls and I and Tiramisu ($12) for the girls' father.
I was craving for Australian food, kangaroo meat in particular(!) haha, so we went to The Moomba. For appetizers, we ordered their signature dishes to share: Bacon Wrapped Crayfish with spinach and poached egg ($20) and Squid Cakes with thai styled mango salad ($18). The crayfish was really succulent and fresh! :) The squid cakes were not too bad.
The girls shared a Mushroom Risotto ($25) which was really fragant. I had my Kangaroo Loin ($38). ABSOLUTELY Delicious!! The girls' father had Swordfish. Dinner ended with ice cream for the girls and I and Tiramisu ($12) for the girls' father.
Monday, 9 August 2010
Happy 45th Birthday
Happy 45th National Day, Singapore.
We celebrated National Day in our own way with some R & R lol.
Movie: The Last Airbender (3D)
I brought the girls to watch the movie, The Last Airbender (3D) as we have been following the animated series on tv. :) The movie tried to follow the animated series but I think it falls short as there were gaps and the movie felt jerky. :( But I guess if you haven't seen the animated series, the movie is entertaining. If you are a follower of the animated series, then you might be a tad disappointed. But the fighting scenes are quite good lol. :)
The girls certainly didn't feel as disappointed about the movie as I did. They really enjoyed watching it. During the big fighting scene towards the end of the movie, I thought the 3D effect was really good as I could almost feel as if Aang, the avatar was water-bending right next to me. Hang on, it's Juliane! Goodness, I have no idea how long she has been doing that. When I turned my head, she was moving her hands in the air in unison with Aang's water bending movements. She's lucky she didn't get scolded by the patrons sitting behind her. Sigh. Maybe should let her take up taiji, which is what the water-bending movements borrowed from, since she wants to "water bend" so much lol. She even asked to be renamed as Kitara! Sigh.
Food: The Pump Room
Since we were at Great World City for the movie, we went to The Pump Room for some Aussie chow after the movie lol.
Juliane had Grilled Chicken Breast with Mashed Potato and Vegetables ($10) and Marieann had Mini Chicken Burger with Fries ($10). I had a Down Under Crocodile Pie with oriental mushroom and green tomato chutney ($32). The crocodile meat which was braised in white wine, chicken stock and vegetables tasted just like chicken, just a bit tougher. The girls refused to try it haha. For dessert, we had Steamed Cream Cheese, Passion Fruit Custard Tart with Coconut Crumble ($10) and Soft-centred Pavlova with Berry and Blood Orange Curd ($10). The girls had white chocolate ice cream with raspberry which was on the house. The management could not allow a request which we totally understood. But they decided to do something for the girls, thus the ice cream on the house. Thumbs up for their attention to details and their great service!
We celebrated National Day in our own way with some R & R lol.
Movie: The Last Airbender (3D)
I brought the girls to watch the movie, The Last Airbender (3D) as we have been following the animated series on tv. :) The movie tried to follow the animated series but I think it falls short as there were gaps and the movie felt jerky. :( But I guess if you haven't seen the animated series, the movie is entertaining. If you are a follower of the animated series, then you might be a tad disappointed. But the fighting scenes are quite good lol. :)
The girls certainly didn't feel as disappointed about the movie as I did. They really enjoyed watching it. During the big fighting scene towards the end of the movie, I thought the 3D effect was really good as I could almost feel as if Aang, the avatar was water-bending right next to me. Hang on, it's Juliane! Goodness, I have no idea how long she has been doing that. When I turned my head, she was moving her hands in the air in unison with Aang's water bending movements. She's lucky she didn't get scolded by the patrons sitting behind her. Sigh. Maybe should let her take up taiji, which is what the water-bending movements borrowed from, since she wants to "water bend" so much lol. She even asked to be renamed as Kitara! Sigh.
Food: The Pump Room
Since we were at Great World City for the movie, we went to The Pump Room for some Aussie chow after the movie lol.
Juliane had Grilled Chicken Breast with Mashed Potato and Vegetables ($10) and Marieann had Mini Chicken Burger with Fries ($10). I had a Down Under Crocodile Pie with oriental mushroom and green tomato chutney ($32). The crocodile meat which was braised in white wine, chicken stock and vegetables tasted just like chicken, just a bit tougher. The girls refused to try it haha. For dessert, we had Steamed Cream Cheese, Passion Fruit Custard Tart with Coconut Crumble ($10) and Soft-centred Pavlova with Berry and Blood Orange Curd ($10). The girls had white chocolate ice cream with raspberry which was on the house. The management could not allow a request which we totally understood. But they decided to do something for the girls, thus the ice cream on the house. Thumbs up for their attention to details and their great service!
Saturday, 14 February 2009
Oz Double Bay in Singapore
It is the weekend again.
We went to try out a new dining place in town, Double Bay which serves Australian food at Raffles City for lunch. I like the greenhouse look of the whole place, fantastic for watching people and cars, lol.
For soup, we shared a Seafood Cioppino ($10.90): seafood broth with clams, mussels, fish, squid and prawns. The portion of ingredients were pretty generous but the broth was a little too salty and I thought maybe if it was a cream soup, it would have been better. We also shared a Mussels Mariniere in White Wine ($18.90): mussels cooked in white wine and leek. It was not too bad.
The girls shared a Linguine with Seafood ($19.90) and each had a scoop of ice cream as dessert.
I had the traditional charcoal grill Kurobuta Pork Loin ($16.90) served with mashed potato and salad. The pork was nicely grilled, not dry at all and went well with the mustard sauce. But as it was a starter portion so not very filling. :( The mashed potato that came with the pork was wonderful. Really buttery and smooth. :) The girls had most of it. :) I had, for dessert, the Assiette of Dark Chocolate ($10.90): a trio of chocolate mousse, bitter chocolate tart and chocolate ice cream. Pure HEAVEN! The chocolate trio wasn't very sweet and not cloying too, maybe because the portion was quite small. The girls also took bites from my not very huge portion of dessert.
The girls' father had Barred Cod ($23.90) served with mushrooms. The fish was a little too oily for my liking or maybe it was just today that I didn't fancy fish. For dessert, he had Double Bay Signature Warm Apple Pie ($10.90) which came with vanilla bean ice cream. The apple pie was a crusty pie of a moderate size. :) It was quite nice, sweet and sourish at the same time.
On the whole, Double Bay is not too bad. The menu is mostly make up of seafood dishes. They have limited meat dishes and they are only starter portions from the Grill. Maybe next time I will try its sandwich or pie dish which looks a lot more filling. :P
We went to try out a new dining place in town, Double Bay which serves Australian food at Raffles City for lunch. I like the greenhouse look of the whole place, fantastic for watching people and cars, lol.
For soup, we shared a Seafood Cioppino ($10.90): seafood broth with clams, mussels, fish, squid and prawns. The portion of ingredients were pretty generous but the broth was a little too salty and I thought maybe if it was a cream soup, it would have been better. We also shared a Mussels Mariniere in White Wine ($18.90): mussels cooked in white wine and leek. It was not too bad.
The girls shared a Linguine with Seafood ($19.90) and each had a scoop of ice cream as dessert.
I had the traditional charcoal grill Kurobuta Pork Loin ($16.90) served with mashed potato and salad. The pork was nicely grilled, not dry at all and went well with the mustard sauce. But as it was a starter portion so not very filling. :( The mashed potato that came with the pork was wonderful. Really buttery and smooth. :) The girls had most of it. :) I had, for dessert, the Assiette of Dark Chocolate ($10.90): a trio of chocolate mousse, bitter chocolate tart and chocolate ice cream. Pure HEAVEN! The chocolate trio wasn't very sweet and not cloying too, maybe because the portion was quite small. The girls also took bites from my not very huge portion of dessert.
The girls' father had Barred Cod ($23.90) served with mushrooms. The fish was a little too oily for my liking or maybe it was just today that I didn't fancy fish. For dessert, he had Double Bay Signature Warm Apple Pie ($10.90) which came with vanilla bean ice cream. The apple pie was a crusty pie of a moderate size. :) It was quite nice, sweet and sourish at the same time.
On the whole, Double Bay is not too bad. The menu is mostly make up of seafood dishes. They have limited meat dishes and they are only starter portions from the Grill. Maybe next time I will try its sandwich or pie dish which looks a lot more filling. :P
Friday, 3 October 2008
Weekend Food
Somehow whenever the weekend comes around, my mind turns towards food lol. My responses in blue.
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Tuesday, 1 January 2008
New Year's Day Lunner or Linner, lol.
We had quite a heavy meal for New Year's Eve. This morning, we were all still feeling the after effects of having a heavy meal, lol.
We went out close to 2pm because we had to get the goodies bags for Marieann's birthday tomorrow. If we had a choice, I think we would rather stay home and veg, lol. We went to Holland Village as there is a Cold Storage there and also lots of eating places since the parents haven't had any breakfast or lunch and could do with a snack. But alas, we couldn't find any car park at HV. We decided to go Great World instead. But as we would pass by Dempsey Hill, I suggested going there to have a look.
We finally decided on Jones the grocer for our snack. You know, it is an Australian brand, right? Yes, I do miss Australia a lot. This whole place: Jones the grocer, Dempsey Hill reminds me of Milton, of Paddington, of Australia, lol. So laid-back, casual and relaxing. Jones the grocer is a pretty sassy place too, lol. Bright, high ceiling, airy, very down to earth with its concrete floor. :)
We ordered the following to share:
Today's quiche - salmon ($9.50). I am surprised at how big a piece it was and it also came with salad. It was rather tasty and you could actually find pieces of salmon in the quiche, lol.
Today's soup - Cream of Pumpkin ($7). It was suppose to be for me alone but it was hijacked by the girls who totally enjoyed it. I managed to steal a sip or two. It was smooth and aromatic. The soup came along with two pieces of baguette bread topped with a pesto spread. Yummy.
Shaved leg ham sandwich ($7.50): shaved leg ham, jones chutney and swiss emmental cheese on white sourdough. It was nice and tasty enough. Juliane only wanted to eat the sourdough bread but not the filling, lol.
Charcuterie plate ($11.50): selection of cured hams and meat from the jones deli and bread. It also included a salad. It was really simple but delectable. I guess it is joy in its simplicity, lol.
I can't live without dessert so I ordered a Apple frangipane tart with vanilla bean ice cream and pashmak floss (a candy floss) ($9). It was not the usual tart. The pastry was really crispy and it went well with the vanilla bean ice cream. The thinly sliced apples were sweet enough, but a little dry. But this slight flaw could easily be overlooked. In the end, the tart was shared by us, the girls. NOT enough to go round, lol. :P
We were surprised by the rather large servings. We had wanted a snack but turned out it became our lunch-cum-dinner, thus lunner or linner, lol, since by the time we were done, it was 3:30pm.
The best thing to do after good food is to sleep. But we don't have that luxury, lol, we had to get the goodies bags for Marieann's birthday celebration in school tomorrow. So off we went to Great World City, lol.
We went out close to 2pm because we had to get the goodies bags for Marieann's birthday tomorrow. If we had a choice, I think we would rather stay home and veg, lol. We went to Holland Village as there is a Cold Storage there and also lots of eating places since the parents haven't had any breakfast or lunch and could do with a snack. But alas, we couldn't find any car park at HV. We decided to go Great World instead. But as we would pass by Dempsey Hill, I suggested going there to have a look.
We finally decided on Jones the grocer for our snack. You know, it is an Australian brand, right? Yes, I do miss Australia a lot. This whole place: Jones the grocer, Dempsey Hill reminds me of Milton, of Paddington, of Australia, lol. So laid-back, casual and relaxing. Jones the grocer is a pretty sassy place too, lol. Bright, high ceiling, airy, very down to earth with its concrete floor. :)
We ordered the following to share:
Today's quiche - salmon ($9.50). I am surprised at how big a piece it was and it also came with salad. It was rather tasty and you could actually find pieces of salmon in the quiche, lol.
Today's soup - Cream of Pumpkin ($7). It was suppose to be for me alone but it was hijacked by the girls who totally enjoyed it. I managed to steal a sip or two. It was smooth and aromatic. The soup came along with two pieces of baguette bread topped with a pesto spread. Yummy.
Shaved leg ham sandwich ($7.50): shaved leg ham, jones chutney and swiss emmental cheese on white sourdough. It was nice and tasty enough. Juliane only wanted to eat the sourdough bread but not the filling, lol.
Charcuterie plate ($11.50): selection of cured hams and meat from the jones deli and bread. It also included a salad. It was really simple but delectable. I guess it is joy in its simplicity, lol.
I can't live without dessert so I ordered a Apple frangipane tart with vanilla bean ice cream and pashmak floss (a candy floss) ($9). It was not the usual tart. The pastry was really crispy and it went well with the vanilla bean ice cream. The thinly sliced apples were sweet enough, but a little dry. But this slight flaw could easily be overlooked. In the end, the tart was shared by us, the girls. NOT enough to go round, lol. :P
We were surprised by the rather large servings. We had wanted a snack but turned out it became our lunch-cum-dinner, thus lunner or linner, lol, since by the time we were done, it was 3:30pm.
The best thing to do after good food is to sleep. But we don't have that luxury, lol, we had to get the goodies bags for Marieann's birthday celebration in school tomorrow. So off we went to Great World City, lol.
Saturday, 22 December 2007
Weekend at Conrad Centennial Hotel: Saturday
Since we haven't brought the girls overseas since 2005, we thought it would be nice to surprise them with a weekend away from home at a local hotel. Truth be told, I also needed a break very badly, lol. We chose Conrad Centennial Hotel because the girls were pretty enthralled by their Teddy Bear Christmas tree, lol.
We checked in at 12:30pm, earlier than the 2pm check-in time and they already have our room ready, actually, our suite ready, lol. Conrad's service is really good, has that extra personal touch. They greeted us, yes even the girls, before we could walk up to the reception area. They didn't neglect the girls at all, made small talks with them and the girls were also each given a little box of cookies to make them feel welcome. I am impressed. But err... how come I don't have the box of cookies? I also want, lol. :P
We stayed on the 18th level at the Centennial Suite. The girls were really excited and exploring the suite, running from living room to bedroom to bathroom and back to living room again, lol. They even managed to play hide-and-seek with each other in the suite, lol. Well, I was pretty excited too, lol. It is almost like going away, hahaha. Yar, yar, I know cheap thrill. :P The suite was really nice. I just love the bathroom, the huge King's size bed and 47 inch LCD screen TV, lol. They also gave us complimentary fruits, chocolate and a Conrad Teddy Bear to make us feel welcome. More personal touches. :)
We were finally able to drag the girls out of the suite at 1:30pm to have lunch over at Outback Steakhouse, which was across the street from Conrad, lol. By now, the girls and their father have their favourite dish at Outback, lol. The girls again ordered their Chicken Fingers ($10.90) to share, and their father ordered again Ribs on The Barbie ($19.90 half) and our fav appetiser: Bushroom 'Shrooms ($15.90) (all pics in a previous post). I like to try new things so I ordered Queensland Pasta with Chicken ($23.90): pasta tossed in alfredo sauce and steamed veggies, topped with parmesan cheese and a whole piece of chicken fillet. The pasta with the alfredo sauce was great-tasting and the chicken was really tender and juicy. The portion was huge too. When I ordered the pasta with chicken, I expected to see tiny slivers of chicken here and there but NEVER a whole chicken fillet. Order this if you are really hungry, lol. We were given a free dessert so we tried the Sydney's Sinful Sundae ($13.90): vanilla ice cream rolled in toasted coconut and covered in chocolate sauce and topped with whipped cream. Of course, it is sweet and sinful, lol. But I don't fancy the coconut too much.
After lunch around 3pm, we headed back to Conrad for a rest. I also requested for Internet access. While setting up my Internet access, I browsed The Centennial Spa menu. I thought why not have a spa massage while here at Conrad since I never had a spa treatment before, lol. I decided to go for Double Impact (80 minutes, $160). I signed up for my massage session at 9pm. Just nice, after my shopping and come back for a massage, lol. Oh boy, what an experience it was, lol. Will talk about it in another post. :)
We went over to Marina Square at 4:30pm. We walked round the whole mall within 3.5 hours, including having a light dinner at 6pm and trying out some dresses for me, lol. I managed to buy 2 dresses, including an interesting halter-neck piece, lol. Always feel good to get something one can look good in, lol. :P We had dinner at Pasta de Waraku. We didn't order a lot because the girls were still quite full and I shouldn't eat too much before my massage. We had the Half & Half Set ($19.90): came with a corn soup, a salad, a drink and two pastas of our choice. We had the Carbonara Waraku style and Pork Bacon & Cabbage with tomato cream sauce. We thought both pastas were pretty average. Maybe we should have tried other stuff, lol.
We went back to Conrad around 8pm, but not before the girls' father got snacks, e.g. ham and cheese sandwiches, chicken pie for the night, lol. We stopped by the gift shop and borrowed a DVD, compliments from Conrad for hotel guests, Fantastic Four: Silver Surfer. I managed to bathe the girls before going for my massage close to 9pm. (My massage experience in another post, lol). I returned to the suite close to 11pm. Took a long hot shower before joining the family in the living room to watch F4. I was hoping to update my blog while watching F4. Unfortunately, my notebook could only be placed on the study table so I either had to watch the movie through the mirror in front of the study table or watch and blog at an awkward angle. Ended up with headache and aches, gave up updating the blog and just focussed on watching F4, lol.
Being all excited, the girls didn't sleep until 12+ am, which was understandable. The girls' father fell asleep on the couch around 2am. I was still awake at 3am, watching Harry Potter 4 on HBO, lol and updating my Warbook, hahaha. No lah, I couldn't really get to sleep because my neck and shoulder muscles were really aching after the massage. Indication that I should go for more massages to unknot my knotted neck and shoulder muscles, lol. But I think I finally fell asleep at 4 am but thinking I have to get up at dawn to try to catch the sunrise... since I have the view of the sea from my window... zzz... zzZ... zZZ... ZZZ...
Here's some pics of us relaxing, especially for me just after my massage and hot shower, lol.
We checked in at 12:30pm, earlier than the 2pm check-in time and they already have our room ready, actually, our suite ready, lol. Conrad's service is really good, has that extra personal touch. They greeted us, yes even the girls, before we could walk up to the reception area. They didn't neglect the girls at all, made small talks with them and the girls were also each given a little box of cookies to make them feel welcome. I am impressed. But err... how come I don't have the box of cookies? I also want, lol. :P
We stayed on the 18th level at the Centennial Suite. The girls were really excited and exploring the suite, running from living room to bedroom to bathroom and back to living room again, lol. They even managed to play hide-and-seek with each other in the suite, lol. Well, I was pretty excited too, lol. It is almost like going away, hahaha. Yar, yar, I know cheap thrill. :P The suite was really nice. I just love the bathroom, the huge King's size bed and 47 inch LCD screen TV, lol. They also gave us complimentary fruits, chocolate and a Conrad Teddy Bear to make us feel welcome. More personal touches. :)
We were finally able to drag the girls out of the suite at 1:30pm to have lunch over at Outback Steakhouse, which was across the street from Conrad, lol. By now, the girls and their father have their favourite dish at Outback, lol. The girls again ordered their Chicken Fingers ($10.90) to share, and their father ordered again Ribs on The Barbie ($19.90 half) and our fav appetiser: Bushroom 'Shrooms ($15.90) (all pics in a previous post). I like to try new things so I ordered Queensland Pasta with Chicken ($23.90): pasta tossed in alfredo sauce and steamed veggies, topped with parmesan cheese and a whole piece of chicken fillet. The pasta with the alfredo sauce was great-tasting and the chicken was really tender and juicy. The portion was huge too. When I ordered the pasta with chicken, I expected to see tiny slivers of chicken here and there but NEVER a whole chicken fillet. Order this if you are really hungry, lol. We were given a free dessert so we tried the Sydney's Sinful Sundae ($13.90): vanilla ice cream rolled in toasted coconut and covered in chocolate sauce and topped with whipped cream. Of course, it is sweet and sinful, lol. But I don't fancy the coconut too much.
After lunch around 3pm, we headed back to Conrad for a rest. I also requested for Internet access. While setting up my Internet access, I browsed The Centennial Spa menu. I thought why not have a spa massage while here at Conrad since I never had a spa treatment before, lol. I decided to go for Double Impact (80 minutes, $160). I signed up for my massage session at 9pm. Just nice, after my shopping and come back for a massage, lol. Oh boy, what an experience it was, lol. Will talk about it in another post. :)
We went over to Marina Square at 4:30pm. We walked round the whole mall within 3.5 hours, including having a light dinner at 6pm and trying out some dresses for me, lol. I managed to buy 2 dresses, including an interesting halter-neck piece, lol. Always feel good to get something one can look good in, lol. :P We had dinner at Pasta de Waraku. We didn't order a lot because the girls were still quite full and I shouldn't eat too much before my massage. We had the Half & Half Set ($19.90): came with a corn soup, a salad, a drink and two pastas of our choice. We had the Carbonara Waraku style and Pork Bacon & Cabbage with tomato cream sauce. We thought both pastas were pretty average. Maybe we should have tried other stuff, lol.
We went back to Conrad around 8pm, but not before the girls' father got snacks, e.g. ham and cheese sandwiches, chicken pie for the night, lol. We stopped by the gift shop and borrowed a DVD, compliments from Conrad for hotel guests, Fantastic Four: Silver Surfer. I managed to bathe the girls before going for my massage close to 9pm. (My massage experience in another post, lol). I returned to the suite close to 11pm. Took a long hot shower before joining the family in the living room to watch F4. I was hoping to update my blog while watching F4. Unfortunately, my notebook could only be placed on the study table so I either had to watch the movie through the mirror in front of the study table or watch and blog at an awkward angle. Ended up with headache and aches, gave up updating the blog and just focussed on watching F4, lol.
Being all excited, the girls didn't sleep until 12+ am, which was understandable. The girls' father fell asleep on the couch around 2am. I was still awake at 3am, watching Harry Potter 4 on HBO, lol and updating my Warbook, hahaha. No lah, I couldn't really get to sleep because my neck and shoulder muscles were really aching after the massage. Indication that I should go for more massages to unknot my knotted neck and shoulder muscles, lol. But I think I finally fell asleep at 4 am but thinking I have to get up at dawn to try to catch the sunrise... since I have the view of the sea from my window... zzz... zzZ... zZZ... ZZZ...
Here's some pics of us relaxing, especially for me just after my massage and hot shower, lol.
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