My short Batam trip~!!! - Part 1

on 2 June, my hubby and i went to Batam for 1D1N as he had bought a Groupon coupon. so we asked his parents to take care of Sonia. happily, i went to do manicure and pedicure at Color Zone on e dae b4, aft my work.

1st tm doin artwork on my toes~! nice? lol

on Sat mornin, i woke up v earli :( hubby rushed mi cos he scared we will be late when we rched Harborfront. initially, i was stil glad when he told mi we would tk cab lol. we jz ate some cakes den prep 2 go out. Sonia woke up aft i finished bathin. i was upset on e bus cos tinkin of her haiz.. we were earli at Harborfront so we sat one side 2 rest b4 boardin e ferry. we oso went 2 e Duty-Free shop 4 awhile. hubby asked mi wanna buy beer anot. i said dun wan cos nv thought of drinkin. i saw Xie Jia Fa or his look-alike, of Yes FM93.3 with a few ladies at e gate~! when e ferry arrived, we went 2 sit at e upper deck. thr was nth nice 2 snap outside e window durin e journey.

Xie Jia Fa

we rched Batam abt 45 mins ltr. we needed 2 find e tour guide 2 bring us ard Batam. fortunately, we managed 2 c her aft i went 2 e toilet. it was a long queue at e smelly toilet. we took a bus outside e ferry terminal wif 2 malay families. i saw a cute & pretty baby ger :)

firstly, e tour guide brought us to e Polo Ralph Lauren shop. she said e stuffs were authentic from USA. hubby and i juz went window-shoppin thr cos e clothes were ex to us. we oso saw other branded bags and wallets such as LV, Hermes & Gucci thr. aft tt, she drove us to do massage. she said we could not do in e hotel cos thr were no more slots.

prior 2 e massage, we soaked and washed our feet in a basin. den we went our upstairs 2 gt ready. hubby and i were jz bside each other wif e curtain btw us. e female masseurs were friendly. we lied on a mattress on e floor. e whole process was relaxin and abit ticklish. hubby felt lk slpin lol. e masseur asked mi whether i did massage b4 and i answered mine was lyin on a bed not on-e-floor style. she said den mine was spa nt massage. aft we finished our massage, we tk photographs of e place as it had a nice ambience and decor which resembled e one we went in Singapore.

Taken after our massage~!

Taken before we went downstairs...

e tour guide came 2 fetch us aft our massage. she took all of us to taste some layer cakes outside a cake shop. Indonesia is famous for layer cakes. there were 4 flavors namely original, chocolate, prune and i forgt e name of e other one. i liked e Prune flavor e most as it tasted e nicest, so we ordered one box.

a portion of Prune layer cake

finali, we could go lunch. i was v hungry cos i oni ate abit in e morning. we went 2 a seafood restaurant 4 lunch. e place was called Golden Prawn 555. hubby & i sat at e same table with 3 malay kids fr out bus. e 1st dish tt arrived was e chilli crabs (shown on e left pic - centre pic, white plate). next dish was e clams soup (shown on e below pic - top left pic). as u can see fr e left pic, we oso ate chiili oysters (orange plate in e middle), fried fish (top pic) & fried prawns (below left pic). fr e rite pic, u can see calamari (centre pic) & green veg too. my hubby & i lk e veg oni as it tasted e best among all lol. we oso ordered one coconut 2 share. but i din snap a photo of it. i stil fd e local coconut more tasty. e malay kids din eat mch but i noticed they lk e fried prawns n fried fish. we ate all these wif white rice of cos.

aft lunch, e tour guide brought us 2 c a Indo traditional show b4 leavin e place. she said we could gif tips if we were satisified wif e show as it was a free performance. it was short wif e purpose of wanting 2 encourage their own young ppl 2 learn e traditional yet dangerous fire-shallowing and glass-eating acts. my hubby did pass e man some rupiahs aft they finished and everyone applauded.

den, we took some time 2 tour an outdoor miniature house exhibition. e tour guide wanted us 2 guess which house belonged 2 a cannibal tribe in Indo. no one guessed correctli but nvm one. she gave my hubby & i a brief description of all e various houses as we could nt understd e malay words engraved on e small board.

nw, we came 2 e adventurous part. my hubby & i gona play e Flying Fox. e weather was hot and e queue was abit long. nt mani ppl fr our bus joined us. we gt ready by wearin e helmet & harness band 1st. we needed 2 climb 2 e top of e starting point. a man was thr 2 connect our harness 2 a rope & we were told 2 hold onto e handles. he counted to '3' and off we went down e rope 2 e landin point at a far end. my heart was beatin fast while i was in mid air! it was excitin as it was my 1st tm playin Flyin Fox!

b4 we went 4 our dinner at a shoppin mall, we went 2 a Batik shop. we missed e temple and e Factory Outlet cos thr was nt mch tm left. we bought nothing at e Batik shop. my hubby bought a pair of leather shoes at e shoppin mall which was called BCF. we saw mani branded bags thr, so my hubby bought mi one lol. we dined at a cafe and my hubby ate Fish & Chips and me fried seafood kway keow. it was delicious :) we oso ordered a strawberry milkshake as shown below.

at last, we could go back to our hotel oredy...

My first birthday celebration in 2011~!!!

1st of all, happy new year to all! i had spent my New Year's eve wif my bf :) we nv went 2 countdown cos he dun lk crowded places. how abt u all? i hope for a better yr ahead...

on e dae b4, GB and Ros celebrated my bdae wif mi. GB was late. at 1st, we wanted 2 go dine at Indo Padang cos i had voucher. but in e end, we nv cos it dun hv e halal cert. so we went bk 2 PS and had dinner at Secret Recipe. Ros and i kept disturbin GB cos of a young waitress who is a newbie. she dunno e menu well and had accidentali spilled water on e floor. but she looked apologetic and went 2 chk e menu. an unfortunate thing happened. e cafe power was tripped n we din gt 2 eat brownie :( e mgr had suggested 2 chng 2 cheesecake so we were ok lor. cos no choice. Ros said it was e fault of 2 chefs. we oso kept remindin em 2 replace e cutleries. GB said nx tm he wun cum here agn cos of e poor svc. i nv expect e svc 2b lk tt... GB had given Ros her belated bdae present and a souvenir 2 both of us.

Souvenir

Beeconomic Voucher

aft tt, we went 2 Ben & Jerry's 4 icecream :) yeah~! thr were so mani flavours 2 choose fr. we shared 3 scoops wif a waffle in a bowl. GB ordered 'Coffee Coffee Buzz Buzz', Ros had 'Chocolate Therapy' and i ate 'Sweet Cream &Cookies'. we compared e sweetness and mine was e least while Ros' e most ;p den we chatted and walked 2 Orchard mrt station 2 catch e last train. aft GB alighted, Ros gave mi my bdae present!

Ros gave mi tis cute bear :) i like it!

i'm v happi 2 mit em cos they r my buddies! i fl sori tt they r unhappi wif their work.. i wish em all e best in their job hunt ;p

Celebrating friends' birthdays at ION Orchard~!!!

on the dae b4 on Fri, i was happi cos i celebrated GB & Ros' bdae. i went 2 mit em aft work.

Ros was e 1st 2 rch. i was abit late cos i tot she would b late. den she said she rushed cos she tot i wld b earli lol. i told her we had no mutual understandin lol. alamak tt GB was so late. he rched ard 7.35pm. he stil said he wld rch ard 7.15pm. we tot mebe he waited at e wrong stn lol.

initially, we had planned 2 try e food at F.I.S.H at 313 Somerset. we went bk thr lk 3x cos there was alw a long queue. but in e end, we gave up aft cin tt e dish portion was small lol. we walked alot until ard 8.35pm n dined in Swensen's. i was damn hungry by den lol. as it has been a long tm i visited Swensen's, i found tt they had included sm local foods such as Laksa n Hokkien Mee. i was tinkin it is so ex 2 order those here lol. so i ordered Fried Fish with Apricot Mayo while GB wanted 2 eat the Swensen's Combo n Ros BBQ Half Chicken. we oso ate icecream :) GB likes durians so he chose Durian Supreme. Ros had Ring-A-Ding-A-Ling. 4 mi, i picked e Chendol Delight. there were so mani attap seeds in GB and my desserts but we adored it lol. we chatted heartily during e meal. i treated em n gave em e souvenirs i bought at HK. i could c tt Ros was quite glad 2 rcv it.

aft tt, we went 2 find a quiet place 2 sit 2 continue chattin b4 goin hm. all of us felt tired. we tk e mrt tog on our way hm. i hope Ros will fd a better job sn.. gd luck 2 her ;p

i treasure our frenship. recently, i realised tt frenz r reli v impt in our lives. i stil dunno whether my collics treat me as one altho we can gt along well.. if nt, i will feel abit sad cos i treat sm of em as one. i dunno when i gona start posting abt my trip cos i'm stil bz doin my biz. den i gona tk my BTT on 1 Nov 10. nw, i'm lookin 4ward 2 goin Universal Studio wif my bf n his family. cos it'l b my 1st tm thr lol.

nowadays, e sky is filled wif haze. hope everyone drink more water n try dun stay outdoors often. tk care ppl~!

Where can you find such a good office environment??? Lol.

few days ago, a contractor treated us lunch at Dolphins Tavern at 22 Jalan Selaseh! i was excited n happi of cos lol. i ordered e traditional fish and chips set meal while my 3 collics n e contractor Kurobuta pork loin. for starter, we had e prawn salad. alamak, there were oni 4 prawns so i sacrificed lol. but it was cos i was shy 2 'kope' it la. e salad was jus normal 2 mi wif fresh mayo n lettuce. i din tk e asparagus cos i dun lk.

Kurobuta pork loin

my dish was e last 2 serve. e contractor uncle said it was unusual as usuali, it will be served 1st. but i'm ok except tt ltr i will eat v slow den they will nid 2 wait 4 mi 2 finish lol. wow my fish was huge and crispy. it tasted fresh. but i tink it was quite dry if i din mix it wif e tartar sauce. i tot i wun b able 2 finish it cos there were mani fries too lol. if i din rem wrongli, i dunno y e side dish ie. salad had an alcohol or wine smell :X e nice contractor let mi try e pork. woooo... it was yummy as it released a fragrant smell in my mouth lol! but my collic said tt e dark sauce had covered e taste of e meat. oh yeah, some of us had either carrot soup or onion soup b4 e main course. my collic wondered y e carrot soup was nt orange while another remarked there's no carrot flavor lol.

aft tt, we made desserts order. wa my jackfruit icecream was extremely delicious lol~! e strong aroma was heaven lol. if oni e scoop was bigger lol. there were shreds of jackfruit too ;p it was better than e icecream tt came wif e meal. i dunno hw my collic's vanilla icecream tasted.

yeah, it was such a hearty lunch! all of us had enjoyed it! tks 2 e contractor hee...

tis was nt my 1st time havin gd food 4 lunch le. i can say my office is damn gd lol. so far, we dined at Sushi Tei, Crystal Jade, Fish & Co, Mos Burger etc.. 2 wks ago, my collic drove us to Amk Ave 1 and treated us bak kut teh :) e Pig's Trotters there is nt bad! no wonder there was a long queue lol. smtms, when thr r comp events, we oso ordered buffet, yeah! on some rainy days, we will call Pizza Hut or Mcdonalds.

look at e pic below! we alw bought mani snacks 2 eat in e office lol. but heng i noe hw 2 control lol. boss oso sponsored drinks and i put em in e small fridge lol.

Cookies, biscuits, coffee, milo and CHOCOLATES~!