Balloon from Ruth!

26 🎂



Today was supposedly just a casual dinner with Ruth, but she came with a birthday balloon!! 🎈 So sweet of her. Heh. Caught up about life over dinner and had a really nice evening at Wisma's Picnic (X) just chilling.



&With tonight; let's start my birthday celebrations rolling!!!!!! 😂😂😂

Christmas @ Switch

First Christmas celebration with these beautiful souls earlier tonight~
First with them, and the first this year! What a great coincidence. Heh.
Yes, it's only Tuesday and it's late for a work night now, but I feel happy from tonight's celebration that I need to let it all out before resting. Lol. Still excited from the gift exchange, satisfied from the delicious dinner and music, and especially happy with the companion! Some of us have not met up for a while, so it was a great time catching up with what's been on in our lives. ^^

Decided to spend our night in "Switch" because Ruth hasn't been there before (whaaat?!) and it is a great place with food, booze and music.. So, why not! Was definitely not disappointed. :p


A table full of gifts!
We did a DrawNames with wishlists to make it slightly easier for each other.
I am super happy with what I got (everything on my list) and I hope my santee was happy too. HEH.



One of the only shots we took because we're too cool for this shit. LOL.


&Toodles...

Yes, that was all I had to let out. HAHAHA. ♥

It's 'Wicked' Again!

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Super happy this Wednesday because I just got home from one of my favourite musicals; 'Wicked'!!!! This is probably the very first musical I have ever watched~ Went with my childhood friends the first time (read here and be horrified by all the blurry pictures and my cringe-worthy blogging style lol) and really really loved it even though we were so so so far behind back then.

This time, when I knew they were coming back, I quickly asked friends around if they were interested and got a pair of early bird tickets!! HEHEHE. Though still not very near (probably near mid-point?), it was definitely a lot better. Could better enjoy the stage setup and the performance!


Actually went with my friends from MBB, but only Ruth and I bought the slightly pricier tickets. Heh.



Was a fun night watching 'Wicked' and I will definitely catch them again when they come back! Maybe from somewhere nearer!

Tuesday's Korean BBQ!

Dinner with these 2 earlier!
Feels so so good meeting friends after a long day at work! Only second day back at work after my vacation, but it feels like a week has passed. Ha Ha Ha. Anyway, it was a nice catchup with the both of them earlier over some Korean BBQ-ed meat. YUMS!

Such a bummer that we only got close near the end of last year~ Too little memories together; but I still miss that companion to refill our bottles. They were like mini breaks I really need from work and actually didn't know I need before we became friends. HEHE.

Went to Ssikkek near Outram Park MRT station. Korean BBQ buffet FTW!! I wish they had better meat though. :( Miss the ones in Korea already!

I kindda love Commonwealth; the location is awesome. Easy to go town and pretty much every where except my home. LOL. Okay fine, it is pretty easy to commute to work. It's just the duration. 1-hour door to door. My gawd. I actually cannot wait for the office to shift to the other side of the MRT! Still at Commonwealth, but so much nearer to the MRT!! Just 4 minutes walk. 4 MINUTES!! It is currently about..... 6 minutes? HAHAHAHAA. It is also slightly more dangerous now because..... Actually not really. Fine, I'll drop this case. :p

Farewells & Celebrations!

A random shot of our partial skyline to start off today's entry.........

It's been a pretty busy week since my last update; ensuring there are proper documentations and guidelines for all that has to be done, making it easier for the next person to take over. Also enjoying my last week having good farewell meals with colleagues, and the last birthday celebration I'll be organizing.

Yesterday was officially my last day with Maybank.

It's been a bittersweet journey on the project; Every work day within the 1 year 10 months has definitely helped me grow as an employee and a person. Hopefully for the better...? Lol. The best takeaway from this experience has got to be the people I've met; It's pretty much the only reason why work was bearable.


Moving on~ First farewell lunch!


With Shruti, Herly and Chee Chien.

Went to Etna Italian Restaurant (X) @ Duxton Road, recommended by Chee Chien.

A very nice and quiet place for lunch, but I bet dinner time would be super crowded and noisy.

I hope you're not hungry now because food pictures up next! Had to take a picture of each dish because they were plated so nicely! Also because it was an expensive farewell lunch for me. HEHE.


Bread basket to start off our appetite!

Sometimes I wonder why they start off a meal with bread though. Aren't appetizers meant to work up your appetite? Bread just makes me full. Lol.


Grilled Calamari
Super nice! Cooked just right and goes really well with all the other vegetables put together.


I cannot remember what this is..........................
But I think it's some mushroom? Or brinjal? Lol.


Simple pizza, but oh-so-good!
Thin crusts makes it easy to finish and not too filled up to want another slice.


Lasagne! It is always difficult to make lasagne look good, hahaha. But the taste for this made up for it.
Super fattening with all the cheese, but does not make you grow sick of it!


Ravioli with lobster!
Was surprised at the portion (approximately 6 pieces for $36?!), and I don't think I tried this. The person who ordered it would be damn sad if we each took a bite. Lol.

Then again, we were all sharing la.


Whoop whoop! The best order for the day.
Very tender and cooked just nice. Not too well done, but not bloody raw too!
Portion so worth it compared to the ravioli. :X


Ended our lunch with a sweet Tiramisu dessert. ♥






 Us waiting for our cab.


&The very same day, we celebrated their birthdays!
Last one I'm organizing for them; &I actually forgot to get the cake! Lol.

We didn't prepare a cake in advance, thinking we could get it somewhere near our lunch place. Turns out, there was no bakery near the restaurant!! So when we were done with lunch, we quickly googled for a bakery nearby and made a quick pit-stop to purchase it... Lol.

Apart from getting the cake in the 'last minute', we also forgot we left 2 laptops in the car!!!!! It was insane! Couldn't believe it when I realize we didn't have it. LOL. I am so glad we managed to reach the Grab driver and he was so kind to deliver it back to office. PHEW! Technology and this new cab hiring service is so cool, so convenient now! Imagine riding on a normal hailed cab - How would we be able to track him down in that few hours! Won't even remember the car-plate number.



The next day; Friday.



We were out and about after work for an after-party with our vendor.



Free beer, free food FTW!!!
Event so nicely scheduled, it felt like another farewell celebration for me. HAHAHA.
*Self-delusional*



But really, it was a very nice night hanging out with everyone. I really like OverEasy Bar. Their sliders are so good!



&So, that was my last week...


This is from yesterday, the last farewell lunch with more of my team members.
People I'll remember. :)

Had good Indian food and that is going to be another thing I'll miss! Indian food. Not that we can't eat it if we want to, it's just usually not in my list of choices because I don't really know what to order. As usual, they ordered all the good food to share yesterday. *rubs tummy* So satisfying just thinking about it.



&Yesterday was my last day. Mini gift from my new friends in the other department. ^^ Super sweet of them to write me messages, even getting me a cake!


Gave my Hello Kitty seat cushion to Ruth because she really liked it.
I like it too, of course! Just, wasn't sure my mum would be thrilled with me bringing home another plushie. Lol.


I am also just back from the last farewell lunch with my bosses; Was extremely touched when they told me to look out for a lunch place and they'll treat me. HEHE. I am not exactly close to them, just on normal working terms. So, it felt really nice to know they wanted to buy me a meal. Part 2 of feeling surprised when they tried to negotiate for me to stay. :')

&Now, I am moving on. ^^



Signing off with some favourite shots over the week!




Random lunch @ AMK's Nakhon Kitchen last week.
Standard so much better than the one at Kovan's!




Till next time, xoxo.

Lunch @ Upper Thomson!

Squeezing a quick entry during a free Friday because I had a good lunch 2 days in a row, and I wanna blog about it because I'm bored. :p

Met up with an ex-colleague yesterday and had lunch at Pacamara Boutique Coffee Roasters X. Really liked the break from our usual lunch place that I suggested to go there again today with Ruth! hehe.

Cafe visit during work days are challenging; Upper Thomson is near office, but not so near afterall. Then again, now that I think about it, we sometimes go there for Indian food too! Lol.

So yeah, I'm bored, and here's a quick entry. :3


Lunch partner yesterday!


&Lunch partner today!

Such good lighting gives your great pictures!


One of the dishes we ordered today!
We also shared a dessert as our mains. hehe.

Expensive lunch today because we had to cab to and fro. hurhur.

&Now I'm done because I have work. Meh.

Sushi & Drinks!

TURNING 25 🎂
Part 5 : Maki-San & Timbre!

Sushi @ Maki-San & Drinks @ Timbre.

Geddit geddit?


With friends from work! :)
& Yes, they got me a birthday balloon! hehehe.
Wanted to check out The Switch, but it's so fully booked! We didn't actually make any reservations and thought we could just check it out. No luck. So we continued the walk to Timbre @ The Substation. Second time in 2 weeks and I still love that place! So good to unwind with drinks and good music!

Nab was with us, so we had dinner first. Sushi roll from Maki-San X! Ordered what we wanted while walking to The Cathay. THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE!! Found a seat and just waited for our food. Muahahaha. Technology is making life so easy now!


Us first while Samantha and Ruth finish up work in office.




Sweet girl Jocelyn~


The expressionless twins, Nab and Karen. :X
I am always in awe how they can tell jokes with minimal expression. Lol. Makes me confused.
But they are super cute and funny!


AND THEY CAME WITH BALLOONS!!! ^^
This shot so dreamy~ Lol.


My daily texting partner, Ruth!
We haven't stopped one day since November. It's quite amazing. Lol.


Food came, but no, we couldn't eat yet.
Photo time!

The sushi roll was delicious! Get to pick what ingredients go into it and the rice was just enough! Wasn't too filling, but didn't leave me hungry later.


♥

After dinner, we were exiting The Cathay and I saw a familiar face!


Chiulee!!
The closet friend of mine, whom actually forgot my birthday until a day later.
TSK. Though not very belated, still late! >:(
So after this shot, we checked out The Switch, got disappointed and headed off to The Substation. I guess The Substation was a better choice for us since there would only be English songs. Hehe. 53A X is on every Friday and I've come to love them! :) Sara's so full of energy! Turns out, Nab really like her too! Good taste we have. HEHE.


Okay. Off I go now~



To more dinners together!