This afternoon I accompanied 小花 to the doctor as she has been feeling spells of giddiness the past few days. The doctor asked her to go to A&E for checkup as a precaution as her blood pressure was rather high. So she went back to office to pack her things and Ms K drove her to the hospital. Seems like her blood test and x-ray results were OK and just need to take medicine and monitor the blood pressure. Hopefully everything will be alright.
I also took the chance to consult the doctor over my itchy throat when I was at the clinic. Occasionally my throat would feel itchy which causes me to cough. It is very irritating so I wanted to see what the doctor thought of it. He said it was most probably due to sensitive nose and prescribed some medicine for me. I'm still considering whether to eat the medicine as I'm very bad at swallowing pills :P
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Relaxing day
Today I had lunch with Ms M only as our usual lunch kakis had other appointments. We actually wanted to eat at Local+ but there wasn't much food left so we went to Umi Sushi instead. I didn't really feel like eating the bento set so I decided to have sushi instead. Ms M also chose to have the same as me after some consideration. Nice to have something different for lunch :)
After lunch, we went back to office. As we had nothing much to do, Ms M introduced me to a new game called Candy Crush Saga. I tried playing it and it was quite fun, and we continued playing for most of the afternoon. Good way to pass time :P
After lunch, we went back to office. As we had nothing much to do, Ms M introduced me to a new game called Candy Crush Saga. I tried playing it and it was quite fun, and we continued playing for most of the afternoon. Good way to pass time :P
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
MRT blues
This morning the MRT was so crowded at the Jurong East platform for trains heading towards Pasir Ris. So I decided to take a train one station back to Chinese Garden first but the journey back to Jurong East took almost 10 mins due to slow-moving trains ahead :S It was again very crowded at Buona Vista and the train was packed to the door.
I'm really annoyed by the train situation as I don't expect to have seats for my journey but I really hate squeezing like sardines in the MRT every morning. Why can't the trains be scheduled better?? It really spoils my mood whenever I commute in a packed MRT :(
This evening, my parents called to ask if I was ready to go home as they could give me a lift since they were around that area. I was very happy and agreed immediately as I could avoid the MRT crowd and reduce the chance of getting pissed off again.
I'm really annoyed by the train situation as I don't expect to have seats for my journey but I really hate squeezing like sardines in the MRT every morning. Why can't the trains be scheduled better?? It really spoils my mood whenever I commute in a packed MRT :(
This evening, my parents called to ask if I was ready to go home as they could give me a lift since they were around that area. I was very happy and agreed immediately as I could avoid the MRT crowd and reduce the chance of getting pissed off again.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Monday blues
Today I went with Ms S and Ms L to meet Tulip for lunch. 小花 was supposed to come along as well but she had a customer appointment so she did not join us. We had a good chat over lunch at Jia Xiang Sarawak Kuching Kolo Mee.
I was actually rather free today, except an unexpected issue which caused so many people to contact me and make me feel annoyed as I don't know what to respond to them. Hopefully there won't be any more problems after I have escalated the matter to higher management.
I was actually rather free today, except an unexpected issue which caused so many people to contact me and make me feel annoyed as I don't know what to respond to them. Hopefully there won't be any more problems after I have escalated the matter to higher management.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Wedding dinner
Today I attended an ex-colleague's wedding dinner at Crowne Plaza Hotel. I was supposed to meet Ms L at Buona Vista but I received her sms saying that she won't be going as she had a stomach upset. Then I received another sms from Ms D asking if I wanted to hitch a ride from Ms H so I agreed. However, Ms D was late when meeting at Clementi and Ms H still had to send her husband and mother-in-law to MBS and Pasir Ris respectively, so we were rather late for the dinner.
We had missed the first march-in and the first dish was already served. The food was quite good and we finished most of the dishes. As the dinner started rather early at 6.45pm, the full course was served by 9pm. I took a lift from my colleague and reached home before 10pm.
Sian that tomorrow have to work again...
We had missed the first march-in and the first dish was already served. The food was quite good and we finished most of the dishes. As the dinner started rather early at 6.45pm, the full course was served by 9pm. I took a lift from my colleague and reached home before 10pm.
Sian that tomorrow have to work again...
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Rainy day
Today is a rainy day. I think the rain started since early morning and continued non-stop till late afternoon. The weather was very cool and nice, which made me feel lazy to go out.
I spent almost the whole day watching J-dramas as there were quite a number of new shows released while we were in Japan. So far most of the shows that I have watched seemed ok so would continue watching them. Oh dear... think it would be like last season where there would be a long list of nice dramas to watch.
I spent almost the whole day watching J-dramas as there were quite a number of new shows released while we were in Japan. So far most of the shows that I have watched seemed ok so would continue watching them. Oh dear... think it would be like last season where there would be a long list of nice dramas to watch.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Back to work
So fast... Our trip has ended and we have to go back to work today :( The only good thing is that today is Friday so we can look forward to the weekend.
We did not book any movie tickets for tonight so 小花 and I just went for dinner after work. We decided on BBQ Chicken at ARC as 小花 was craving for french fries. We were surprised to see that there were only customers at 1 table. We ordered a promo set which came with free soup and drink. The food still tasted good :)
We did not book any movie tickets for tonight so 小花 and I just went for dinner after work. We decided on BBQ Chicken at ARC as 小花 was craving for french fries. We were surprised to see that there were only customers at 1 table. We ordered a promo set which came with free soup and drink. The food still tasted good :)
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Tokyo Trip: Tsukiji Market and Ginza
We went to Tsukiji Market this morning. It was quite crowded, probably as it was a weekend. We walked around and ate some fresh oysters, tamago roll and grilled squid. Tulip and Ms S even bought vacuum-packed fish as it was very cheap as compared to that in Singapore.We also had our lunch of sashimi rice bowl before we left.
After that, we proceeded to Ginza. We spent some time at a rather large Sanrio store as there were many cute stuff on display, trying to lure us to purchase them. We then shopped around at the nearby Mitsukoshi department store before trying to look for the Almond Cafe that 小花 highly recommended. We walked towards the wrong direction at first but in the end still managed to locate the cafe.
We had actually only wanted to order cakes to share but we had to order drinks too as they come as a set. The cakes were very soft and nice and we chatted and relaxed while eating.
We then went back to Mitsukoshi to shop around its basement level. We ate a fresh scallop each (with the exception of Tulip who doesn't like raw food) and it was very sweet and nice. We also bought a cake roll to share after our dinner.
We decided to have dinner at Ootoya, which is near our hotel. The food was cheap and good and we were very satisfied with the meal.
After that, we proceeded to Ginza. We spent some time at a rather large Sanrio store as there were many cute stuff on display, trying to lure us to purchase them. We then shopped around at the nearby Mitsukoshi department store before trying to look for the Almond Cafe that 小花 highly recommended. We walked towards the wrong direction at first but in the end still managed to locate the cafe.
We had actually only wanted to order cakes to share but we had to order drinks too as they come as a set. The cakes were very soft and nice and we chatted and relaxed while eating.
We then went back to Mitsukoshi to shop around its basement level. We ate a fresh scallop each (with the exception of Tulip who doesn't like raw food) and it was very sweet and nice. We also bought a cake roll to share after our dinner.
We decided to have dinner at Ootoya, which is near our hotel. The food was cheap and good and we were very satisfied with the meal.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Tokyo Trip: Nakano and Shinjuku
This morning, we had breakfast provided by the hotel before starting our trip to Nakano. We were supposed to go to Hakone today but all of us felt tired from the flight yesterday and did not want to wake up early this morning so we decided to swap today's itinerary with Sunday's.
We reached Nakano rather early and many shops had just started opening for business. We walked along the shopping street and went into a drug store. 小花 and Tulip were interested in nail polish, while Ms S bought 2 bottles of Kose cleansing oil as it was much cheaper than in Singapore. We then passed by Uniqlo and saw that they were having sale so we went in to have a look. I ended up buying 2 turtleneck long sleeve T-shirts and a pair of room pants. I also bought 3 pairs of socks for 1,000 yen at another shop for my mum and 2 sisters.
We were starting to feel hungry so we decided to go for lunch at a highly recommended shop selling cheap and good unagi rice bowl. We were not very sure of the location so we just walked till the end of the shopping street and just before Nakano Broadway, we saw the shop 宇奈とと in the street to our right. We quickly went in but as there were not enough seats, we were shown to the 2nd floor. The food was delicious but the only disappointment was that there were people smoking at some tables, so we quickly finished our meal and left as we could not stand the smoke, .
After lunch, we continued shopping at Nakano Broadway. There was another tidbits shop and we were pleasantly surprised to find the yuzu strips candy that was not available at the Ueno shop. We bought all of it as well as some other tidbits.We also went to the basement level and walked around a marketplace where locals shop for groceries.
After that, we decided to go to Shinjuku. We went to the nearby Sanrio Gift Gate but did not find anything to buy. We were feeling a bit tired so we stopped by Muji Cafe to have Yuzu tea for tea break. We then went to the Agnes B section at OIOI to look for bags. We were surprised that some bags that we had just bought during our October trip were already on 50% sale. 小花 bought a sling bag for herself and I bought a bag for my mum.
We then continued shopping around before proceeding to 博多天神 for dinner. This has been 小花 and my favourite ramen shop in Shinjuku and we always come here if we are in the area. The ramen was still of the same standard as before. Yummy! :)
We went back to our hotel to share the cakes that we had bought earlier. We decided to try a similar can of alcoholic sparkling lemon juice as the pear flavoured one that we had yesterday was nice. However, we still preferred the cakes and drink yesterday.
We reached Nakano rather early and many shops had just started opening for business. We walked along the shopping street and went into a drug store. 小花 and Tulip were interested in nail polish, while Ms S bought 2 bottles of Kose cleansing oil as it was much cheaper than in Singapore. We then passed by Uniqlo and saw that they were having sale so we went in to have a look. I ended up buying 2 turtleneck long sleeve T-shirts and a pair of room pants. I also bought 3 pairs of socks for 1,000 yen at another shop for my mum and 2 sisters.
We were starting to feel hungry so we decided to go for lunch at a highly recommended shop selling cheap and good unagi rice bowl. We were not very sure of the location so we just walked till the end of the shopping street and just before Nakano Broadway, we saw the shop 宇奈とと in the street to our right. We quickly went in but as there were not enough seats, we were shown to the 2nd floor. The food was delicious but the only disappointment was that there were people smoking at some tables, so we quickly finished our meal and left as we could not stand the smoke, .
After lunch, we continued shopping at Nakano Broadway. There was another tidbits shop and we were pleasantly surprised to find the yuzu strips candy that was not available at the Ueno shop. We bought all of it as well as some other tidbits.We also went to the basement level and walked around a marketplace where locals shop for groceries.
After that, we decided to go to Shinjuku. We went to the nearby Sanrio Gift Gate but did not find anything to buy. We were feeling a bit tired so we stopped by Muji Cafe to have Yuzu tea for tea break. We then went to the Agnes B section at OIOI to look for bags. We were surprised that some bags that we had just bought during our October trip were already on 50% sale. 小花 bought a sling bag for herself and I bought a bag for my mum.
We then continued shopping around before proceeding to 博多天神 for dinner. This has been 小花 and my favourite ramen shop in Shinjuku and we always come here if we are in the area. The ramen was still of the same standard as before. Yummy! :)
We went back to our hotel to share the cakes that we had bought earlier. We decided to try a similar can of alcoholic sparkling lemon juice as the pear flavoured one that we had yesterday was nice. However, we still preferred the cakes and drink yesterday.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Tokyo Trip: Ueno
Our flight departed Changi Airport at about 6am and we landed at Narita Airport at about 2 pm. Managed to doze off during the flight but still felt rather tired as did not sleep very well.
After clearing customs and getting our luggage, we went to purchase the Suica & N'EX round trip package for 5,500 yen each. We travelled by reserved seats on Narita Express to Tokyo station before transferring to the Yamanote line to Otsuka station. We had made reservations at Toyoko-Inn, which is just 2 mins walk away from Otsuka station.We quickly checked-in and left our luggage in our rooms before proceeding to Ueno to start our tidbits shopping.
We made a stop at 神田達磨 first for a たい焼き each as we had enjoyed it previously. The red bean filling was not too sweet and the batter was not too thick. Yummy! :) Only disappointment was that the たい焼き became cold rather quickly due to the weather.
We then proceeded to the tidbits shop 二木の菓子. Although we have been there a few times, we still get lost occasionally as we couldn't really remember which turn to make. Luckily we managed to find our way there this time. We slowly selected the tidbits that we want until the shop announced that it was about to close for the day. We ended up with a few bags of tidbits each :P
There was a stall selling たこ焼き next to the tidbits shop and many people seemed to buy from it so we decided to try it as well. It was piping hot and delicious. Glad that we gave it a try :)
After that, we went back to Ueno station to look for 一蘭拉麵 for dinner. 小花 and I could only remember that it was near the station at 山下 exit so we just headed that direction to try our luck and managed to find it quite easily :) There was no queue so we quickly went in and ordered the ramen. It was delicious and I even finished the whole bowl of soup.
After dinner, we walked around the shops in the station. As it was Ms S's birthday today, we bought some cakes and a can of alcoholic sparkling pear juice before going back to our hotel. The cakes tasted very good. Think we were very satisfied with all of today's food :)
After clearing customs and getting our luggage, we went to purchase the Suica & N'EX round trip package for 5,500 yen each. We travelled by reserved seats on Narita Express to Tokyo station before transferring to the Yamanote line to Otsuka station. We had made reservations at Toyoko-Inn, which is just 2 mins walk away from Otsuka station.We quickly checked-in and left our luggage in our rooms before proceeding to Ueno to start our tidbits shopping.
We made a stop at 神田達磨 first for a たい焼き each as we had enjoyed it previously. The red bean filling was not too sweet and the batter was not too thick. Yummy! :) Only disappointment was that the たい焼き became cold rather quickly due to the weather.
We then proceeded to the tidbits shop 二木の菓子. Although we have been there a few times, we still get lost occasionally as we couldn't really remember which turn to make. Luckily we managed to find our way there this time. We slowly selected the tidbits that we want until the shop announced that it was about to close for the day. We ended up with a few bags of tidbits each :P
There was a stall selling たこ焼き next to the tidbits shop and many people seemed to buy from it so we decided to try it as well. It was piping hot and delicious. Glad that we gave it a try :)
After that, we went back to Ueno station to look for 一蘭拉麵 for dinner. 小花 and I could only remember that it was near the station at 山下 exit so we just headed that direction to try our luck and managed to find it quite easily :) There was no queue so we quickly went in and ordered the ramen. It was delicious and I even finished the whole bowl of soup.
After dinner, we walked around the shops in the station. As it was Ms S's birthday today, we bought some cakes and a can of alcoholic sparkling pear juice before going back to our hotel. The cakes tasted very good. Think we were very satisfied with all of today's food :)
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