Breakfast with Principal

Marieann's school had a Breakfast with the Principal session for the Secondary 3 students this morning. I was the earliest parent to arrive haha. Occupational hazard of a former teacher. 
Lots to think about for Marieann's future life options. 

Breakfast with Daughters

A Breakfast with Daughters was organised at my counselling school. It is a really good idea for parents to have breakfast together with their daughters in school. Parents can learn more about how their daughters behave in school, who their friends are as well as mingle with the other parents and school staff in a relaxing atmosphere. :)

Breakfast in Bed

Actually I do not fancy breakfast in bed. It's too messy lol. 
But I agree that I am "sweet". You see, I am pre-diabetic so my blood sugar is naturally higher than normal people haha. :P

You Are Sweet

You are the type of person who loves life, and if anything, you feel like there are too many good things to choose from. You are very emotionally in tune, and you tend to know what you want. You need lots of love in your life in order to be happy. Your ideal breakfast in bed is any one that is made with love. For you, eating in bed is the ultimate treat. You are always thankful for what you have in life. Some of the littlest things can be the sweetest.

The Breakfast in Bed Test

My Birthday Celebration III

The final part of my long weekend birthday celebration! Over the weekend, I celebrated with my family. Today, I celebrated with myself. I took leave so that I could spent some "me" time to reflect about the past one year as well as on what I hope to achieve in the next one year, being one year more mature now lol. :) For the past month, I have been focussed on the girls because of their exams. Today it is just going to be about me for myself. :) :) 
I started the day with a healthy birthday breakfast - Yoghurt Cup at Hoopla Coffee and Kitchen. I was at Hoopla more than six months ago. I like the cafe for its quirkiness, its brightness, its spaciousness, and not to forget, its quietness too. Perfect place for self-reflection. :) 

27 October - my special day! :)

Once the mind has been satisfied, a nice relaxing massage followed for the body at Vivo City. It has been years since I last had a massage! It definitely eased the tensions in my shoulders, back and neck. :) Birthday lunch was at the nearby Prive Cafe, Keppel Bay - Eggs Benedict, Babyccino and my slice of unusual birthday cake - Japanese purple sweet potato and miso chiffon cake with miso caramel! 

Not appealing visually but the chiffon cake kick a power punch!

After lunch, it was time for exercise - window shopping at Bugis lol. :P But I ended up spending the most time at the stationery and gift shop, NBC. :) My birthday dinner was nearby at Stuttgart Blackforest Boutique S-Cafe. I have seen reviews of this cafe and decided to try it out. Being a German restaurant, I of course had to try its Single portion Pork knuckle, sauerkraut and potato salad. Although it was a single portion, I struggled to finish the food on my plate. :P No matter how full I was, there is always room for dessert - my second slice of birthday cake for the day - Blackforest cake. :) I could not leave without trying what is dubbed the best Blackforest cake in Singapore! :P

The finale of my eventful long weekend birthday celebration - cake-cutting with my lovely daughters, Marieann and Juliane. 

I have had plenty of time for reflection in between eating lol. I shall strive to be a better person for my daughters who are my inspiration and motivation. :)

Hearty Breakfast(s) II

Hearty breakfasts from around Singapore - delicious and satisfying for both the body and mind. :)

Big Boy Breakfast from Forty Hands, Tiong Bahru

Egg Cocotte from Forty Hands, Tiong Bahru

The Big Breakfast from Olio Dome, Dempsey Hill

Pockets Subs with pork from The Orange Thimble, Tiong Bahru

Pcokets Subs with kaya and butter from The Orange Thimble, Tiong Bahru

Hearty Breakfast(s)

Here are some pics of hearty breakfast that I have had and enjoyed very much. They kept me going for almost the whole day till dinner! On separate days of course! Lol.

Scrambled Eggs with chicken sausage, mashed potato and grilled tomato @ Hatched, Holland Village

Country Scrambled Eggs with bacon and salad @ Nassim Hill Bakery Bistro Bar, Tanglin

Scrambled Eggs with chicken sausage, bacon, and mushrooms @ Drips Bakery Cafe, Tiong Bahru

Mixed Berries Pancakes with Gula Melaka Syrup and Fresh Cream @ Food For Thought, Botanic Gardens

My favourite breakfast so far are the Scrambled Eggs from Drips Bakery Cafe and the Mixed Berries Pancakes from Food For Thought. :)

Art is Alive

Since Marieann is interested in art and Alive Gallery is ending its run on 3 October, we brought the girls to Alive Gallery at Downtown East. This is the Children's Day compensation for the girls. As we were in the line to buy the tickets, this lady came up to me and offered me 4 tickets. She explained that she had 6 tickets but she would only need 2 tickets for herself and her nephew. She gave me the remaining tickets and left. Bless her, what a kind soul. She saved us from paying $50 for the Family deal. :)

The girls were most enthralled by the paintings that came "alive", e.g. the ancient Egyptian drawings on papyrus, the Greek gods and goddesses, da Vinci's "The Last Supper", Michelangelo's "The Sistine Chapel Ceiling Fresco" as well as great artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Claude Monet and Jean Millet who told inside stories of their works to the audience. I am surprised that Marieann recognised some of the art work on display, e.g. The Birth of Venus, The Gare St-Lazare by Monet. She is really interested in art. :) A strict no photography policy was enforced throughout the gallery except at 2 photo-taking points: mocks of the paintings - The Avenue at Middelharnis by Meindert Hobbema and Van Gogh's Cafe Terrace at Night. We had fun pretending to be in the "paintings" while the girls' father took our photos. :)

After the visit to Alive Gallery, we browsed around Downtown East. Juliane and I went for a ride on the indoor Ferris wheel while Marieann worked on stain glass art. The girls were really happy about their belated Children's Day celebration. :)

Juliane and I taking the Ferris wheel ride

Before going to Alive Gallery, we had brunch at Hatched which is down the road from where we stay. The girls shared a Pancake Party ($10): 3 pancakes with caramelised banana. I had a Ozzy Baked Egg ($8) with bacon, mushroom and tomatoes and cheese on top as well as a Blueberry Bircher Muesli ($4). I was hungry haha. I just love bircher muesli! :) Used to have it as breakfast every morning throughout my student life. The girls' father had Waffle with ham and egg.



The bacon, mushroom and tomatoes in my baked egg. Simple dish but filling.

My bircher muesli with rolled oats, raisins, green apple and milk. YUM! :)


Hatched candies given to my girls by the Hatched staff

Cousins (more), Breakfast and Gathering

Just before we left for breakfast, another cousin came to visit us, with his spouse and few month old baby boy. Marieann was more than game to take photos with her baby cousin whereas Juliane just smiled and ran away. Marieann even had a photo of her carrying her baby cousin. :)


We went to Whitebait & Kale nearby for breakfast. Juliane decided that she wanted to stay home with her grandparents. It is kind of unusual to find for one so young who would rather stay home than to go out, lol. Maybe she takes after my mother who much prefers to stay home to read, and to do stuff than go out.

Marieann had Spaghetti Napoletana sauce ($10). She really does like pasta for she walloped up everything on her plate. :)


I ordered Eggs Benedict with Dill Mustard sauce , Honey-baked Ham on Grilled Crumpets ($16). The portion was just nice. The crumpets were great in mopping up the yolk lol. :P


The girls' father had Scrambled Egg with Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese on Rye Toast ($16). He was a little disappointed with the portion, which he thought was a bit small.



In the afternoon, I had a gathering with my SCGS friends. I had intended to bring Juliane with me but again she decided she would rather stay home. Oh well, I did enjoy myself better since I didn't have to divert my attention to look after her lol. :P There was the usual chatting and laughing whenever we gathered together lol. This time, no photos though as I was too busy stuffing myself with grilled chicken wings haha. :P

Grazing Breakfast at Graze, Rochester Park

We went for a late breakfast at Graze, Rochester Park. Graze is housed in one of those black and white colonial bungalows within the nice, quiet, lush surrounding of Rochester Park. Once there, you feel like you are in another world, peaceful and unhurried.

Although there were still plenty of space outdoors in the outdoor garden pavilion, we requsted to be seated indoors. It should be quite cool outdoors as there were fans in the pavilion. Before our orders came, we were given a complimentary plate of bread with butter, strawberry and blackcurrant jam.
Juliane had some of the bread and a cupcake as she said she wasn't very hungry.
Marieann had a Graze baked omelet ($16): which came with 4 of Marieann's choices of cheese, ham, potato and tomatoes, and a salad. The omelet was pretty rich because of the cheese. Marieann finished most of everything on her plate, lol.


I had a "The cast iron pan" ($18) which came with smoked bacon, mushroom, tomato, potato, baked beans, fried egg and plum chili salsa. It was supposed to come with Graze bratwurst sausage but it was made of beef and pork so they gave me extra bacon instead, a LOT extra, lol. :) It was a real hearty breakfast and a quick look around, I see mostly guys ordered this dish. Oh well, I do enjoy my food.


The girls' father had a Scottish smoked salmon ($13): on toasted bagel with lemon and dill cream cheese spread and fresh salad. I had two bite size of salmon on the bagel and loaded them with extra cream cheese. It was heavenly. :)


It was a great breakfast. The ambience was peaceful, quiet and in a way, quite zen. Well if you consider eating as a kind of meditation, lol. :) I really enjoyed the breakfast. I think we will be coming back to Rochester Park to explore the other restaurants. :)



After our late breakfast, Juliane and I were dropped off at Tanglin Mall for our usual weekend routine. We did some window shopping and I bought a dress for myself, lol. It is for a wedding lunch coming up soon. :) After that, we took a slow leisurely walk home from Tanglin Mall.

Hearty Breakfast

Before we went on our usual weekend routine, we did one un-routine thing. We had breakfast outside. We went to CA California at Dempsey Hill for breakfast.

Marieann had a Mountain View Special Omelet ($12.80): which had mushrooms, diced tomatoes, bell peppers, chicken sausage slices cheddar cheese in it. The omelet also came with baked beans and artisan toast. It was a nice portion for breakfast. I was amazed that Marieann finished most of her breakfast! She must have been really hungry, lol.


Juliane and I shared a BDBH - Best Darn Breakfast on the Hill ($16.80). No joke, that's what they called this dish, lol. It came with 2 eggs, potatoes, bratwurst pork sausage, baked beans, artisan toast and crispy bacon. I really liked the potatoes and the pork sausage. The bacon was unique because it was flavoured with maple syrup. It was a really hearty breakfast for me because I was only hungry at dinner time.


The girls' father had an Egg & Ham Waffle ($11.80). He enjoyed his breakfast. I think he doesn't mind coming back again, lol.



Juliane and I were dropped off at Isetan Scotts close to 11am. We window shopped for a bit before heading home in a taxi as it was pouring. I think the hearty breakfast made us both sleepy and longing for a nap, lol.