Don't look at me! Yes, I just came back from Korea but I won't be able to infect anyone within so short a time even if I am infected! Incubation period for MERS is between 10-14 days. I took all the health precautions when I was in Korea. I am feeling fine. Actually, I think I am in more danger of catching the flu bug back home as there are plenty of coughing and sneezing around in the office. :(
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Tuesday, 23 June 2015
Monday, 27 October 2014
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. :)
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!
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. :)
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. :)
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| 27 October - my special day! :) |
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| Not appealing visually but the chiffon cake kick a power punch! |
Saturday, 27 September 2014
No Junk Food Challenge
I have decided to take up a "No Junk Food" Challenge, starting 1 October 2014 for 21 days for a better health since I am pre-diabetic.
I avoided eating from the above list when I first found out I am pre-diabetic a couple of years back. I felt good physically and mentally. However with the passing of time, I got lazy and lax about what I eat. It's time I watch what I eat again for my health. Wish me luck! :)
Psst, anyone care to join me? :P
Psst, anyone care to join me? :P
Sunday, 16 September 2007
Healthy Eating and Not So Healthy Eating
The girls needed to get new shoes. It is amazing how fast they outgrow their clothes, shoes, etc. We usually frequent Colette for their shoes. They have two outlets: Great World City and Vivocity. Since hubby hates going to Great World, we went to Vivocity.
We got there around 11:30am as Juliane went to see a doctor earlier in the morning. She's got the cold again. Sigh. We thought we should have lunch first before we go shopping. We saw this restaurant, Red White & Pure. It is opened by TCM chain Eu Yan Sang. The cuisine is East-meets-West which features fusion creations with Chinese herbs. Hmm, let's give it a try, need to be more healthy, right? Lol.
We ordered the following to share:
Starter: Bak Kut Teh Consomme ($16). It was chicken broth which was infused with bak kut teh herbs, with three pieces of braised duck dumplings and enoki mushrooms. I thought it is an interesting combination, bak kut teh soup and duck dumpling, they went well with each other. I rather enjoyed the soup.
Main: Tofu & Buckwheat Noodle ($16). This buckwheat noodle (dry) was blended with portobello mushroom, roasted garlic and mustard paste. There were tofu, baby kailan and oven baked seaweed sprinkled generously over the noodle. It was ordered for the girls but they didn't like it. I also didn't quite like it because of the garlic and mustard paste. I felt they were too strong but hubby enjoyed it. It is probably an acquired taste.
Main: Salmon Xiekucao & Corn Custard, Asparagus Salad ($24). The salmon was crusted and baked with xiekucao, a chinese herb. The salmon was really fresh and nice. The herb didn't overpower the taste of salmon but complimented it and also the lemon foam. Somehow, they managed to make lemon juice into a foam ball. I felt really healthy after eating the salmon. Lol. If in my pre pre-diabetic days, I would have love the corn custard to death but now I find it a bit too sweet for my taste. Hubby ate it although he hates corn. Too bad, waste not.
Sandwich: Gravlax Salmon ($10.50) with aioli, kipler potato, romaine lettuce on foccacia bread. Hubby ordered it but ended up sharing the bread with the girls. He said the salmon which was raw was really fresh. The potato was nice too.
Desserts:
Steamed Tamarind Pudding with Avocado Ice cream and Banana Ice Cream ($10.50). Since I can't take banana ice cream, too high a sugar content, they gave me two scoops of avocado. The pudding was sourish, which was not too bad but I thought the avocado ice cream was kind of bitter and too creamy for my liking. I only had one or two teaspoons of it.
White Chocolate Cake with Hashima and Passion Fruit sauce ($10.50). Thumbs up for this dessert! The white chocolate was HEAVENLY and it went really well with the cake and the passion fruit sauce. Opps! Cat out of the bag. Lol. Rest assured, I only took less than 4 teaspoons.
Warm Chocolate Mousse with Orange and Caramel Salad ($10.50). The orange and caramel salad came in a clear bowl and the warm chocolate mousse was then nozzled into the bowl. I didn't dare to try it as I know it would be way too sweet for me. The family didn't quite like it as the chocolate was too bitter. Have to rely on their words since I can't try it for myself. :P Sorry, no photo for this, didn't exactly look "photo-takable". Lol.
For lunch today, there were some hits and some misses with the dishes we ordered. The prices are a little expensive too. The lunch was, no doubt, really healthy, light and not oily but somehow I found myself thinking about chicken rice after the lunch. Maybe the cuisine is just too healthy for me. Hahaha. Not sure if I will go back again. Maybe just for the White Chocolate Cake. :P
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For dinner, we decided to pack from the Taman Serasi food court. I just needed to have my chicken rice! Hahaha. Hubby and the girls had their roti prata and indian rojak. All that healthy eating for lunch has been cancelled out by our not so healthy eating for dinner. Lol.
We got there around 11:30am as Juliane went to see a doctor earlier in the morning. She's got the cold again. Sigh. We thought we should have lunch first before we go shopping. We saw this restaurant, Red White & Pure. It is opened by TCM chain Eu Yan Sang. The cuisine is East-meets-West which features fusion creations with Chinese herbs. Hmm, let's give it a try, need to be more healthy, right? Lol.
We ordered the following to share:
Starter: Bak Kut Teh Consomme ($16). It was chicken broth which was infused with bak kut teh herbs, with three pieces of braised duck dumplings and enoki mushrooms. I thought it is an interesting combination, bak kut teh soup and duck dumpling, they went well with each other. I rather enjoyed the soup.
Main: Tofu & Buckwheat Noodle ($16). This buckwheat noodle (dry) was blended with portobello mushroom, roasted garlic and mustard paste. There were tofu, baby kailan and oven baked seaweed sprinkled generously over the noodle. It was ordered for the girls but they didn't like it. I also didn't quite like it because of the garlic and mustard paste. I felt they were too strong but hubby enjoyed it. It is probably an acquired taste.
Main: Salmon Xiekucao & Corn Custard, Asparagus Salad ($24). The salmon was crusted and baked with xiekucao, a chinese herb. The salmon was really fresh and nice. The herb didn't overpower the taste of salmon but complimented it and also the lemon foam. Somehow, they managed to make lemon juice into a foam ball. I felt really healthy after eating the salmon. Lol. If in my pre pre-diabetic days, I would have love the corn custard to death but now I find it a bit too sweet for my taste. Hubby ate it although he hates corn. Too bad, waste not.
Sandwich: Gravlax Salmon ($10.50) with aioli, kipler potato, romaine lettuce on foccacia bread. Hubby ordered it but ended up sharing the bread with the girls. He said the salmon which was raw was really fresh. The potato was nice too.
Desserts:
Steamed Tamarind Pudding with Avocado Ice cream and Banana Ice Cream ($10.50). Since I can't take banana ice cream, too high a sugar content, they gave me two scoops of avocado. The pudding was sourish, which was not too bad but I thought the avocado ice cream was kind of bitter and too creamy for my liking. I only had one or two teaspoons of it.
White Chocolate Cake with Hashima and Passion Fruit sauce ($10.50). Thumbs up for this dessert! The white chocolate was HEAVENLY and it went really well with the cake and the passion fruit sauce. Opps! Cat out of the bag. Lol. Rest assured, I only took less than 4 teaspoons.
Warm Chocolate Mousse with Orange and Caramel Salad ($10.50). The orange and caramel salad came in a clear bowl and the warm chocolate mousse was then nozzled into the bowl. I didn't dare to try it as I know it would be way too sweet for me. The family didn't quite like it as the chocolate was too bitter. Have to rely on their words since I can't try it for myself. :P Sorry, no photo for this, didn't exactly look "photo-takable". Lol.
For lunch today, there were some hits and some misses with the dishes we ordered. The prices are a little expensive too. The lunch was, no doubt, really healthy, light and not oily but somehow I found myself thinking about chicken rice after the lunch. Maybe the cuisine is just too healthy for me. Hahaha. Not sure if I will go back again. Maybe just for the White Chocolate Cake. :P
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For dinner, we decided to pack from the Taman Serasi food court. I just needed to have my chicken rice! Hahaha. Hubby and the girls had their roti prata and indian rojak. All that healthy eating for lunch has been cancelled out by our not so healthy eating for dinner. Lol.
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