Showing posts with label expat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label expat. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Wedding Anniversary

My 2nd wedding anniversary with Christopher is coming up! So I'm going to reminisce by sharing some of our photos from our special day. Our wedding was nothing like the weddings you see in Singapore. The ceremony was at this beautiful outdoor gardens, followed by the reception at a small but elegant restaurant owned by a friend. Christopher baked our 3 tiered red velvet wedding cake. This has huge significance to how we got together!! The first time we met was at a grand final party, and when I found out he was a baker, I started complaining how red velvet in Launceston was scarce, and if found, not very good. So that sweetheart, baked me the most moist, delicious red velvet cupcakes ever! And the rest is history! So enjoy our lovely photos <3 <3

with the in laws 

coming in ceremony 

you may kiss the bride :) :) 
about to cut the cake 
hubby's hard work 
carolyn, izy & joseph












     
our first dance as man & wife 
                           

my wonderful parents 

our nephew joseph, the ring bearer

beautiful wedding grounds 

the backdrop to our wedding 

the bhojwanis + cunninghams 

the boys 

coming in our vintage rolls royce, kindly sponsored by Richard!
Please contact me if you wish to rent this beautiful vintage rolls royce
for your wedding/leavers dinner/function

<3 

my parents soaking in the beauty

With our celebrant Cheryl 

Some of our beautiful friends & Family 

my girls & joseph lol 

2 of my loves + nephew joseph and niece izzy


<3 <3 <3

Gotten married recently ? Share your experience/blog link with me! I'd love to read about it xxxx 



W Hotel Singapore - Drop the T2

I recently wrote a High Tea review for ENVY, and I'm too lazy to write another one for my own blog, so here's my review copy and pasted lol. 
I recently sat down with W Hotel Singapore’s gorgeous b&f insider Laura for the much acclaimed ‘drop the T2’ high tea in the much talked about Woo bar. Upon arrival, the doormen rushed to open our door for me and kindly gave me directions. W hotel is nestled in the luxurious Sentosa Cove so it can be quite difficult to get to, fortunately you can make use of their shuttle bus from Vivo City. Check out their shuttle bus schedule here. Entering the hotel, I was enchanted by their eclectic furniture settings following their modern and hip urban jungle theme. I caught up with Laura in the comfortable Woo bar, overlooking the pool and gardens, colourful bean bags bringing vibrancy to the green and blue hues of the outdoor area.
                                                                                                                                                             Woo bar 
                                                                                                                                                              Woo bar 
                                                                                                                                         Woo Bar
                                                                                                                                                   Pool & Gardens

W
 hotel’s drop the T2 set comes with a free flow of freshly brewed coffee and a variety of Dilmah’s finest tea, including their exotic seasonal flush, harvested only once a year! As much as I wanted to try the tea, I cannot resist a good coffee and theirs was so good I had 3 cappuccinos!! The staff was quick to take our drink order, followed promptly by the arrival of the high tea set, layered up in a beautiful bird cage.
                                                                                                                       High tea bird cage set
The sweet treats consisted of chocolate crackles, gorgeous macarons, crispy crones (croissant-scones) baked to perfection, flavoured curd balls, crunchy on the outside soft on the inside whoopie cookies, rich chocolate cake covered in orange cream sprinkled with nougat, and finally, my personal favourite, the fresh berry trifle served in adorable little glass jars. The staff were extremely attentive to our needs, refreshing our teas and coffees when we were dry. To our surprise, they even brought us savoury treats which was exactly what we needed to balance out the sweetness of the birdcage selection. The savouries included a foie gras chocolate tart, a egg & crab sauce mantou, a tika salmon papadum combination, and my personal favourite, and a surprise to me, brie cheese sushi. I had to have multiple cheese sushis to be satisfied, the soft cheese with the sourness of the pickles hidden underneath was indeed a delight.
                                                                                                                                     Cappuccino 
                                                                                                                       Chocolate crackles
                                                                                                                         Flavoured Crones 
                                   Berry Trifles, whoopie cookies, macarons, chocolate cake with orange cream, curd balls 
 
                                                                                                                                      Brie Sushi
 
                                                                                                                                      Chili crab mantou
               
                                                                                 Foie gras chocolate tart & tika salmon papadum 
   
B&f Winsider Laura can help you with all your b&f needs during your time in Hotel, she’ll give you insider tips on the coolest most awesome place to hang out in Singapore. She’ll help you customize your holiday to however you want it, whether touristy or understated. If you need a special dinner, a party or even a surprise proposal set up, Laura will arrange it all for you. Contact her at Wbfinsider.singapore@whotels.com for all your b&f reservation needs or ask for her when you get to the hotel.

Dear Laura & I 

I give W hotel Singapore 5 thumbs up!! Thank you to the beautiful b&f Winsider Laura for having me, It was the best possible place for us to spend my Friday afternoon 

Sunday, December 14, 2014

Halloween

Oh my goodness, this post was supposed to be up months ago !! Jacob's first halloween in Sommerville Park. We are super lucky to live in Sommerville Park. It's an expat area so there's a huge mix of foreigners hence we celebrate lots of special days here. I have grown up trick or treating and I wanted my son to get the same experience. Now the costume was the tricky part; Singapore is so hot, and Jacob hates anything strapped on, or slung over him, or anything on his head. So no headpieces/hats. In the end, after searching for weeks, we found the costume at home! It was my brothers old space robot costume from his kindergarten  performance! And it fit jacob perfectly :) Best thing about it, it was airy, loose, not too long, it was as simple as slipping it over his singlet and shorts.

So at 6pm, when we were looking down and saw heaps of witches wizards and all sorts of magical creatures gathering downstairs, we hurried down for the free ice cream and pop corn and started round the estate. Halloween is always a sight to see, with kids running from door to door and the echo of 'trick or treat' coming from all corners. The estate is absolutely huge, so you can get bags & bags of candy. But Jacob being so little, we didnt go too far, just enough for him to have 3/4 of his pumpkin bucket full, and home we went. I may be 25 and a mother now. But I still adore Halloween <3 <3

Jacob's little space robot outfit 

Too impatient to wait til we get home lol 

Some of our awesome neighbours

examining his haul 

tasting his haul :)


How do you spend your halloween ???
 Share your experience with me!

<3 

Saturday, November 1, 2014

Picnic at Perth Park

Missing Launceston's beautiful scenery and weather. This was from some time last year that we took a walk down to the park near Perth river and it was absolutely wonderful. Singapore is fantastic with it's city life and multitude of things to do. But it lacks natural beauty and calm peaceful locations. We had a beautiful time, even found a home made bong which someone had stashed among tree roots. That's something your never gonna come across in Singapore lol.








Monday, October 27, 2014

Are you an envy diva ?! WIN $50 voucher!!!!

Hey guys, do you wanna win a $50 voucher to spend on gorgeous beauty products & perfumes on envy.sexy  ??? All you have to do is complete this survey, and not only will you be given a 20% off voucher, but you'll be put in the draw for a $50 voucher to be drawn on 15 November !! Envy has your favourite fragrances & beauty products at competitive prices! They even have a bundle sale going on! So check out the newly launched envy.sexy today!!  <3 <3


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Thursday, October 23, 2014

Singapore Grand Prix 2014

SUPER LATE POST. First time at the grand prixx !! Well actually, first time I've actually been in Singapore when the F1 was going on. Big thanks to my dearest cousins Viresh & Viraen for giving us tickets for the Stamford grandstand, we got the opportunity to see the cars slow down to make 2 turns. Was loud, a huge adrenalin rush, great view, fantastic cars. Unfortunately we didn't stay long enough to see the live performances by international artists Robbie Williams, Ziggy Marley & J Lo as we had to get home to our little boy who my mother very kindly babysat. We decided to take the MRT instead of driving and I think it was a good decision to make. Christopher's first time on the MRT went pretty well then. Sorry for the rushed post but I'm so tired and I gotta head to bed :) Enjoy the photos.