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Just a week from my birthday, it was soon time for me to plan for the Boy's birthday. With his hatch day landing on a weekday, I decided to celebrate his birthday on the weekend ahead of his actual day, as I made reservations for Prive.

Hidden in a little corner from its other cafe/bar, we were introduced to a really posh and quaint area.

Somehow, we were 1 of only 3 groups of customers, which made us feel a little weird with so many eyes looking at us. But we soon got use to it, as we enjoyed really personalised service. The waitress serving us also very helpful with recommendations.

Before we started on our dishes, we were treated to a complimentary ’starter’. Unfortunately, I forgotten the name of it, but I thought that it was very nicely presented. Plus, it tasted good!

Our starter was crudo, made from hokkaido scallops, sakura prawns, olive oil, yuzu and shiroshoyu. While it was fresh and tasted great, it was seriously too tiny…

My main was the rare duck breast and confit of duck leg (left) while the Boy had the grilled kurobuta pork chop (right). Seriously, our mains were really really sumptuous! I particularly like my duck breast despite it being rare and slightly bloody. But paired with the persimmon-like fruit, the combined taste was really really nice. The pork chop on the other hand tasted really great with the apple sauce!

For dessert, we had the molten center chocolate soufflé (my first ever!) Nice, fluffy and soft, it’s no doubt it was the recommended dessert by the waitress.

So, with all these delicious dishes, it is no wonder we are such a happy couple. To me, it reminded me a lot like Fullerton’s fine dining, only that it is more affordable.

And at the end of our dinner, we were treated to nice lighting and views of the marina =)

Which of course called for another couple shot =)
Happy birthday my dear darling! =D

And just in case any of you are wondering, I got him a nice Picard card holder =)

With much planning, Raphel celebrated my birthday for me at Vivocity's Serenity Restaurant and Bar, a Spanish eatery with cool decor and a live band.

(Heh, he sure knows how much I enjoy live gigs though unfortunately for him, he could not be somewhere in town where he can hear the F1 cars zooming by and enjoy the smell of burnt rubber!).



Somehow, we were given nice huge comfy sofa chairs for our reservation even though there were only 2 of us. But that did not stop us from enjoying the comfort provided to us, as we soaked up the Spanish atmosphere and the occasional cool sea breeze.

As for food, we ordered an appetizer of prawns in olive oil. It was superb!! It was fresh and it tasted really good =)


For the main, we ordered Paella Valencia (I think), which was seafood paella in general, serving for 2. I thought that the rice was a bit like glutinous rice, though the word saffron in it really reminded me of Restaurant City again, haha =)


While we enjoyed our red wine and the live band, the live band soon performed a live birthday gig for me, while the restaurant presented me with a complimentary birthday cake, which was all too pretty for us to want to spoil it...

Raphel on the other hand bought me a nice Guess watch and... A Tenderheart Care Bear!!


He said it's to brighten up my day as it will remind me of him whenever I look at it. Too bad it's not big enough to hug, haha... =)


So yup, I was a very happy girl at the end of the day. With good food, nice music and lovely company, the day was almost perfect if I had not fallen sick with an upset tummy, for that spoilt my clubbing chance at Butter Factory/Helipad as it is rare that Raphel allows me some alcohol in my system... With that, I had to retire early for the night.

But, the celebration is not over yet, as the next morning, he arranged for a lovely breakfast at Riders Cafe!!


Having come across it on the web, I thought that it was a really cool place to visit, given that one could have the chance to see horsies trotting by while you have your breakfast.


And I sure did not miss them as just when we entered the place, we spotted 2 just coming up the road. That got Raphel pretty excited too as he had never rode on a horse before. And that pretty much gives me the idea that it'll be nice to plan for an overseas horse riding trip one day for the two of us =)


Anyway, back to food. When we had a chance to look at the menu, we were surprised to see that their breakfasts were all very reasonably priced! I had the Norwegian Salmon Benedict while the Boy had the Rider’s Breakfast, both of which cost less than $15! And given the portions that they served, I would think that it is very worth it, not to mention that they taste great too!


With our happy faces, I'm sure you can tell that we are very pleased with the place. In fact, Raphel fell in love with the cafe, especially when we discovered that there are other cool restaurants in the same area too. The only drawback I find is that it is slightly out of the way, and without a car, it is quite inaccessible.

Happy Birthday!

To my dear girl, may we have many many many more joyous and fun birthday celebrations together! =D Stay pretty always! Hee... Muacks!

This was an exceptional year for me. For that, I celebrated my birthday with my beloved girl, Nahele. I truly appreciated the fact that she planned my birthday solely on her own, be it the gifts or coming up with ideas on how to spend the time with me during my birthday. It was really sweet... A big thanks to you my dear Girl =D

Guess where we went to?

Sentosa Siloso Beach Resort's Rooftop Garden Suite!

I would strongly recommend this to those who would love to spend some time with their love ones in a quiet and tranquil place. They have a private Jacuzzi on the rooftop over-looking Siloso Beach and a Asian Chic styled bed!! Totally cool! =P


It was really nice to get away for just a short chilling out session, even though time passes quickly. It was a nice relaxing and recharging moment for me. Till then, I shall wait for our next get away =)

Us and my tired face at the Pump Room where we indulged in food, booze and a live band performance.

Thanks to his friends for organising a birthday dinner cum celebration for his upcoming birthday =)

On 26th September, when Raphel gave me a call at 10 plus, asking me to dress up and make my way out of the house, I knew that something was up. Yet, I did not hesitate to do what he asked, as I was missing him quite a bit.

For that, I was surprised with a sweet bouquet of purple roses!


Close up shot of the flower. I was really happy, as it's been such a long time since I received flowers from someone (although my colleagues also surprised me with a super huge bouquet of lilies the day before). Besides, it's purple in colour! Raphel, knowing that I have a soft spot for purple besides pink lilies, decided to get me roses that were violet in colour =)

But knowing that the bird-brain of me left my wallet in the office, he decided to make use of the chance to accompany me all the way to hospital just to retrieve it. Nevermind that he was carrying his heavy bag, nevermind that he was lugging along a huge cake, nevermind that I was carrying the bouquet with me wherever I went, and nevermind that it was seriously freaking late, he made sure that I got my 'errand' done. After which, he accompanied me all the way back home to my void deck, where we finally sat down to talk till the stroke of midnight. And it was all because 27th September was my birthday =)

So that's my special cake that he got from Canele, with a customised chocolate message!



So I just want to say a very big 'thank you' to Raphel for the very lovely surprise birthday celebration. I'm very appreciative and touched by all that he has done, knowing that it was not easy for him as my birthday coincided with the F1 race, and that many things were not up to what he expected =) Thank you very much darling!

But with all these carefully thought out plans by him, I think it just stresses me out more that I should seriously start planning for his birthday as well! =D