Thursday, December 27, 2012

Merry Xmas 2012!!!!


Merry Christmas everyoneeeeeeee~~~ So tired!! Friends are falling sick all around me!! Simply too much fun and too little time to rest isnt it??!!! Please get well soon all!! Damnz, while my papsmear results are normal, my medical checkup at Raffles Hospital just revealed that I have high cholesterol!!! Doctor wrote there to advise me to cut down on red meat, shell fish, internal organs and so many food!!! =( No foie gras, la la, prawns, crabs for me liao. Boo hoo~!~!~!~ To think dearie proposed a crab feast during the weekends with in-laws. *sobsssssss*

Collected many fabulous Xmas pressies too(I also gave out fantastic ones =P) and had a wonderful Xmas Eve Party with my colleagues. I'll update if/when I have the time, hopefully so if/when I get hold of some pictures. Meeting my fave girlies very soon this week and I'm so looking forward to it!! Also had a lovely time on Christmas day itself pator-ing with my lovely and sweet hubby who simply gave me the bestest bestest Xmas pressie!! Love love love!!! Too much stuff to update but I'm simply so shag now!! Just a short movie review and I need to sleep soon too!



Movie Title: CZ12
Ratings: 4.8/5
Comments: Isnt it titled "Chinese Zodiac" when we were buying the tickets? Anyway, this is one show not to be missed!! Really! Missed any movie this year and never this!! This is Jackie back into action!! I've always been a loyal fan of his movies and as much as I like him, I understand he has been cutting back on all his actions, moves etc as his age caught up. Which is definitely no blaming on him! Oh manz, the hero is over 50!! BUTTTTTT, for CZ12, my eyes can see and my heart can feel the old Jackie is back! His agile moves, his funny antics and dialouge, the signature popping of mints with style, Oh, how I've forgotten I missed his movies so much. He is back. He really is. More than that, on top of his usual fancy actions, this time there is really some eye opener stuff. Spoiler no more, just catch this flick!!


Sunday, December 16, 2012

Addictions, The Still Bar, Dempsey



Dearie brought me to Addictions for dinner. =)  Wonderful ambiance and I love sofa seats with cushions. =D

Although I would have preferred my crab bisque($12) with a thicker consistency,  thankfully, the flavour wasnt discounted. Kinda super miserable amount of crab meat. However, it's evident that both the crab meat as well as the bisque were prepared freshly. Accompanied by 2 slices of the best garlic bread I've tried. Light and crisp, fragrant with herbs(smelt like thyme?) and garlic,  I cant help but order a basket of 5($4) to go with the liquid soup.

Actually considering the very limited menu(consisting of mainly 2 soups, 4 pastas, 7 main courses, 4 desserts, many appetizers though) I would have high expectations of it's mains. My char-grilled beef tenderloin with herbed blue cheese butter and red wine sauce($32) was wonderfully presented, though I would love more vege. Incredible smooth texture, the beef was perfectly cooked to my preferred medium doneness with all it's juicy goodness being retained. HOWEVER, the accompanied red wine sauce was horribly wrong. Tasted very wrong and sour as if vinegar was accidentally poured more than it should be. Or was the red wine spoilt? The asparagus were under-cooked and the carrots were totally raw. While the latter was still edible,  I'm not a rabbit leh. I prefer to my vege to be cooked, thank you very much. Lastly, lumpy mash was pretty unforgivable as even KFC makes smooth mash.

Dearie ordered triple chocolate treat($12), consisting of chocolate ganache, chocolate marquise and molten chocolate cake which sounded so terribly sweet even to my ears. Indeed they are. But probably chocolate lovers will adore it. I just dont have a sweet tooth, I must admit. 

All in all, service was friendly and attentive, considering that we're the ONLY customers throughout. But there were times which we had to shout to the empty restaurant so that the servers stepped down from the 2nd storey. Which was a tad annoying.  

For the quality and freshness(not the execution) of the food as well as the ambiance of the place. ..okay service, I thought the price of the food and alcohol are reasonable. Wines, martinis etc cost around $12-$15 per glass. Instead, the non-alcoholic beverages seemed overpriced. Alcohols are the way to go! Haha!

We then adjourned to The Still Bar, just nearby(same establishment), which was the main reason that we wanna dine in Addictions because Kumar's performance was at 10.30pm!! Cover is $25 for Kumar's show, comes with 1 free drink. Happy hour is from 5-9pm and prices are extremely friendly at around $10-$12 etc per glass of wine. However, kinda disappointed that they didnt come around asking for last HH orders and dearie ordered his 2nd chardonnay slightly after 9pm at around $16?...We kinda forgot about the happy hour. It was pretty empty even at 8+pm and the miserable number of tall tables seemed very very odd as it makes the place even more sparse. Deco was......zzzz.......dearie commented that he felt that he's in a CC with tons of cheapo ugly Xmas decorations.....I rather thought I'm in a function room, with all the black curtains....

We were being ushered into another separate room for Kumar's performance...again...the room's deco was...seriously, my secondary's classroom looks better. That being said, we enjoyed Kumar's performance immensely. There were 2 sets with a short 15minutes smoking break for him in between. Haha. Really laughed until stomachache manzz. Even though there were little repetitions for some jokes which he already shared previously(we watched via Youtube), it was still very funny! He has amazing lightning fast reflexes! On top of my Sauvignon blanc which came complimentary with the cover, I also had a 1 pint Erdinger at $18. Ordered nachos with cheese($12) and they were not bad....although I wished the cheese were warm.

There was live band performance consisting of 2 girls in The Still Bar at around 10+pm, which Kumar commented they looked like boys instead. Haha kinda funny...but I did got a shock when I saw them after I came out from the ladies. (=.=)'''' Kumar wasnt lying. But well......I thought they sang pretty well. Had to give their performance a miss as we're watching Kumar's show in another room.

Hmmm...................seriously, half the crowd in The Still Bar were lesbians/butches!!! Other than that, there's a mix. There were people as young as teens, and people of around our age. There were executives as well as ah bengs. Lol. Really is 龙门客栈.

The night's total expenses came up to a total of around $200, around $100 each for either venue. Both places give 15% discount for AMEX cards, except on the cover of Kumar show. We will probably ONLY return for Kumar, and nothing else.

Thanks my dear, for arranging this lovely night. =D







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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Just for laughs





LOL. I thought this was funny. Heard that is the way how beauty consultants in HK do sales?
Idiot lor, like who will buy, especially when it's not a fair comparison. Lol. =P


Monday, December 10, 2012

Movie Review - 3 AM (thai horror 2012)



Movie title: 3 AM
Ratings: 4.5/5
Comments: Really enjoyed the show throughout. Never a boring moment. Either you're so engrossed with the suspense and thrills, or you're laughing out loud with the humorous scenes. Although made up of 3 stories, each story is very well-executed; i.e, you wont feel that it's either too long or too short. Nothing to shout about for the story, more importantly, I thought there is the essence of a horror show; that is, suspense and thrills. =)

Friday, December 7, 2012

Happy birthday honey........


Shag Shag Shag~~~ Just a quick entry. It's was my honey's birthday on 4th Dec, Tuesday. We had a tiff on his birthday eve and it wasnt really until like 6th Dec then we made up. Talked about bad timing. But still, being the very nice wifey I am, I still plan some stuff although I was still pretty pissed off with him that time. Went for body polish and massage at Spa Rael(Goodwood Park Hotel, beside Fareast Plaza)) with Huey's compliments!! It's actually my birthday present but Huey bought me the Groupon 2pax option to enjoy with hubby. So sweet of her!! =) We top up S$38 for the couple suite and the room was pretty big, with 2 massage beds wide apart, a cosy jacuzzi and a shower cubicle. We did enjoy the massage, however, I just feel the scrub used was kinda too rough.

Bought dearie to The Pump Room, Clarke Quay for their very nice cod.



Service sucks big big time, AS USUAL. For most of the times, we need to yell stupidly for attention. And guess what, the number of servers were like 3 times more than the customers(only us and another table) but yet each and every sickening FT was like bloody busy daydreaming and staring at the cash register. 



Thank god the grilled cod did not disappoint! We both enjoyed the cod(S$38) very very much. It comes in this super thick succulent piece, perfect texture with each slice as crisp as well as delicate like a pure white rose petal. Wonderful! Well-seasoned, good to eat on it's own, also good to eat with it's accompanied sauce if you love more flavor. I would say the taste is more towards Asian.



However the crab cakes(S$16) was merely OK. Fortunately we do like the mango salsa. 



The salmon salad(S$18) is a disappointment and rip off. 
The raw salmon was warm and pretty tasteless. Warm salmon sashimi is gross to the max.


I had very little little time to shop for dearie's pressie due to work. It gets harder and harder to buy something ideal because he already owns many stuff from different brands, in different prints and I wished to get him something which he haven seen before. Not to mention, my whole agency carries branded stuff. I wish to get him something different and not as common. But yet, I want something durable, scratch-resistant too. He definitely needs a wallet. Finally I got it. Am very pleased with my choice too. =)

=( Pictures slightly grainy. 




Briefcase/Sling bag and Wallet


Happy boy














I thought they are gorgeous in real life. =)  Love the little details and the metallic black. Classy with cool, funky edge. Pretty scratch resistant and definitely more durable and outstanding than their classic range of wallets. It's one of dearie's favorite brand too because he likes something more subtle and not as loud. Yes I think he likes it. =)


Now I need to get back to work and try to earn back these monies. =P



Thursday, December 6, 2012

Movie review: Stolen (2012)


File:Stolen film poster.jpg

Movie title: Stolen (2012)
Ratings: 4.4/5
Comments: Before watching, the title, poster and everything just reminds me of my favorite movie, "Taken". Hands up if you feel this way too. However, Nicholas Cage's movies haven been able to impress me to date but "Stolen" is really 1 exception!! Plot was well executed with surprises and thrills. Kinda funny at some parts too. It's certainly 1 show that you shouldnt miss! 


梁家輝:我覺得我太太越來越美了


Sharing a very sweet and touching article which I read. It makes me teared. :~(
But really.......how many guys in this whole wide world can do that???




當年他們結婚時,香港雜誌封面標題是《梁家輝娶了個人人稱讚的老婆》,照片上的江嘉年

很美,但人人稱羨的老婆也會變老。若干年後,梁家輝拖著線條眉眼已走樣的老婆逛街的照

片讓粉絲們大跌眼鏡。梁家輝笑瞇瞇地說:“我覺得我太太越來越美了。”


歲月流逝了
男人越來越有味道
而女人,卻老了


當年兩人戀愛期間,因為經濟拮据,拍拖活動就是在家下棋。某年江嘉年生日,梁家輝決定

請她去喝咖啡。結賬時意外地發現價格非常便宜,這讓梁家輝很高興,之後便經常帶江嘉年

光顧,還將這家咖啡店推薦給同事。同事們去了之後,回來紛紛責怪他,“丁點也不便宜啊,

騙人。”梁家輝挺奇怪,跑去問店裡的服務生,對方支支吾吾地告訴他,是江嘉年擔心他沒

錢,又不願傷他的面子,事先給店裡打過招呼:凡是梁家輝來消費,一律五折結賬,剩下的

錢由她補上。得知真相後,梁家輝內心所受的震動難以形容,他更確信自己遇到了值得一生

珍重的好女人。



1993年,梁家輝在越南參加法國影片《情人》的拍攝,江嘉年也陪同前往。

一天凌晨,他們房間的門被人撞開,兩名荷槍實彈、穿著迷彩服的壯漢噩夢一般出現在面

前。其中一個用槍指著梁家輝的腦袋,命令他起床跟他們走。這一次,梁家輝被帶去了菲律

拍戲,獨自留下的江嘉年也被人軟禁。


危急關頭,江嘉年表現得非常鎮定、勇敢,她打電話給梁家輝,安慰他不要害怕不要緊張。

梁家輝回憶起當時的情景,至今仍很感慨:“都說男人比女人堅強,關鍵時刻卻總是女人最先

鎮定下來,男人有時真的是不能沒有女人。”另一方面,江嘉年說服了監視她的人,帶她去見

幕後的黑社會頭目,與其進行了艱難的談判。面對對方的威脅,她說:“我既然來了,就不怕

死,可我死了,對你們也沒好處。你們是生意人,無非想自己拍片子多掙些錢。《情人》是

一部受矚目的大片,我敢說這部片子會讓輝仔的知名度有一個質的飛躍,你們讓他安心將這

片子拍完了,再去拍你們的,對你們的票房只會有好處。你們採取這樣的行為,大家心裡都

不痛快,他即使去演,也演不好,又何必呢?”


這番說話打動了黑社會的頭目,梁家輝得以返回香港飛機抵達香港機場上空時,又遇颱

風,在空中盤旋了將近一個小時,還是遲遲不能降落,情況非常危險。飛機最終安全降落,

在機場,梁家輝看見來接機的江嘉年,一把抱住她,放聲痛哭……這是他唯一一次在公眾場

合如此失態。


經歷了那麼多風雨,梁家輝就此意識到作為一個男人,娶一個好女人,有一個好家庭是多麼

重要。


新婚之夜,身家只有8,000的梁家輝擁著她,站在酒店的陽台上,問她:“嫁給我覺得委屈

嗎?”“不覺得,我相信你以後是不會讓我傷心的。”就是這樣一句簡單的對話,讓梁家輝刻骨

銘心,他深知妻子對自己的信任、期許。他發誓:不管以後境遇如何,永遠不能辜負身邊的

這個女人。


三年前,是梁家輝和妻子結婚二十週年,當初結婚的時候,他們就約定,每過去十年,就要

舉行一次“婚禮”,紀念一起走過的路,也是把下一個十年當作全新的起點。

這個十年,他準備送給妻子一枚大的鑽戒,朋友打趣:“誰會買這麼大的鑽戒送老婆?那是用

來取悅情人的。”梁家輝說:“對我來說,這樣的鑽石只有我太太才當得起。她是我心目中的鑽

石女人———隨著時間的流逝,依然美麗,不斷升值。



對於愛情,梁家輝的見解是:一對戀人,頭一兩年拍拖,那是戀情;之後的十年八年,是感

情;如果三十年後你仍會拉她的手上街,那才是真正的愛情。

梁家輝:“其實我能夠努力奮鬥到今天的唯一原因,就是當年我對太太發過誓言,今生一定讓

她們母女成為世界上最幸福的人!


三年前梁家輝對媒體宣布:今後將大幅度減少拍戲時間,將更多時間投入家庭、陪伴太太。

一直以來,外界對梁家輝太太江嘉年都有點負面的評價,認為她體態臃腫,打扮土氣,外型

跟梁家輝完全不相襯。然而,梁多次公開對媒體表示:我太太是世上最好的女人,是她的好

激發了我的好。