Ramen ramen, trip to Kranji Countryside and the young artist

Cooked the ramen we bought from Hokkaido, the Shoyu flavour tasted best! I haven't gotten down to making the wonderfully soft centred eggs (^.^)

My trip to ulu-ness kekeke explored the Kranji Countryside area (http://www.kranjicountryside.com/) and had brunch of nasi lemak and lemon grass tea at Poison Ivy (http://www.bollywoodveggies.com/). Was served by Ivy Singh herself!

My niece's work of art: a portrait of me and PM

Hokkaido Hokkaido

My Itinerary to Hokkaido!

• 7 Aug - Departed from Terminal 3 of Changi Airport on SQ638 (A380) @ 11.40pm
• 8 Aug - Arrive at Narita Airport @ 7.30am and took the Limousine Bus to Haneda Airport to catch a domestic flight SKY715 @1.10pm on SkyMark to New Chitose Airport and onto Sapporo via the JR
• 9 Aug - Off to visit Farm Tomita at Furano! Hunted for the famous Ramen Alley in Sapporo
• 10 Aug - Off to Hakodate explored the whole of Hakodate on foot and took the ropeway up Mt Hakodate for the night view
• 11 Aug - Lake Toya, Ryokan stay and Fireworks!
• 12 Aug - Shopping at Sapporo and Chitose
• 13 Aug - Departed from New Chitose Airport for Haneda Airport, shopping at Ueno
• 14 Aug - Breakfast at Tsujiki, Asakusa, Yurakocho
• 15 Aug - Departed from Narita Airport on SQ637 @11.30am for Changi Airport

Useful tips

• Strict hotel check-in and check-out times: Check-in from 2-3pm and Check-out at 10am
• Ask for the name of your Hotels in Japanese characters when making your reservation
• Check on frequency and timings of trains and buses
• Estimate time required for travelling from place to place
• Decide on airport transfers by rail or airport limousine in advance
• Japan is an hour ahead of Singapore
• Need to convert your driver's licence to international licence for driving in Japan
• End of summer sale for clothes in Japan during this period so pack an extra bag!
• Shopping @ the Airport malls in Japan is a must so go early to the airport especially @ New Chitose

Birthday celebration @ Imperial Herbal Restaurant

Went to the Imperial Herbal Restaurant @ vivocity to celebrate PM's birthday. It was his first time at this restaurant and i did the ordering...a little too much food and din managed to find space for dessert! We ordered the fluffy egg white with scallops, a herbal soup each, scallops, stewed duck with hawthorn and pear and a single helping of the spinach tofu thing =D Yum! Although i did prefer the ambience and food when it was @ the Metropole Hotel

Flowers bought from the Cold Storage @ Centrepoint in my new vase which i bought from Aoyoama Flower shop in Japan & more pics of Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai

Biopsy @ National Skin Centre

Went to see a specialist at the National Skin Centre yesterday to treat the wound on my right hand...scared to bits when told that i had to do a biopsy where they cut off a piece of the skin to run some tests and analysis.
2 injections, numbness and 1 stitch later, i will still have to wait for 2 weeks for my report. Was still giggling and laughing to the nurses and doc's jokes *roll my eyes* sometimes i dun know how i do these things
Hmm was thinking its 2 weeks long so dat the patient will have time to let their imagination run wild and be prepared for the worst! Sure hope and pray dat its nothing serious! But am real grateful that i managed to get an appointment for the end of the day and managed to get everything done.

New additions to the Family (",)

Was definitely feeling the void after Cuppy passed away and gotten these 2 little cuties on Sunday, 17 Aug 2008. They are 4 weeks old and still very cautious, giving us the occassional nibble here and there =D Evon took this nice pic of them!

More pics taken @ Brussel Sprouts

Hen's nite @ Brussel Sprouts

Had dinner at Brussel Sprouts @ Mohammed Sultan on Sat evening for a dear friend's hen party.
Liked the decor =D See Tin Tin and his faithful follower?
Ordered the Parma Ham wrapped Chicken Thigh as the main dish and mussels with unlimited serving of fries to share. We din stay for the magic show at 10.30am, had wanted the magician to sabo the bride to be...we made her walk around with a shiny hairband with 2 butterflies bobbing and a red sash instead. Adjourned to TCC for coffee and then this Cinderalla ran home at 12pm while the rest of the gang head for the pump room. Looking forward to her wedding which will be on board a yacht!