Sunday, November 30, 2008
Gourmet groceries
Friday, November 28, 2008
Vegetable Flower Arrangement
Moomba Tuckshop
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
The White Rabbit
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Picture of my Blackforest Mojito. Since I am on leave tomorrow, I wanted to have dinner a little further away from office. The newly opened White Rabbit is perfectly located at Dempsey Hill, a retreat in the middle of nowhere. It felt strange to be drinking alcohol in a converted church. But, the cocktail menu is much lauded and we had to try several items on it. The staff are very attentive and helpful. Even offering to help us call cabs for the trip home. A far cry from the early reviews of this place.
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Definitely coming back here again. But, leave the car at home and just call a cab.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Christmas Shopping - Done!
Training - part 2
Getting progressively more difficult, as is with any course. Still easier than Prince2 though.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
My Birthday
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Prank Calls
We have had quite a few prank callers at work lately. They are really from external headhunters trying to get a feel of the organization. Asking about people, job scope, email addresses and hand phone numbers. So much so, my colleagues have started an email chain of our latest experiences. Just today, I received one from an Indian company wanting to outsource their Ops (as if). And asked me if I was the team manager looking to jump ship. If they wanted to outsource their Ops, why would they ask me to move over to their company at the same time??
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Anyways, I reached home in time to receive my first birthday greetings this year.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Avenue Q
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Al though, it was good for whiling away 2 hours, I always feel theatre has to be more entertaining and larger than life than say ... going to the movies. For one, tickets cost more and it's held in a more formal setting where no food and drinks are allowed. I have a feeling the new James Bond movie will be more entertaining than this.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Industry Training Course
First day of a long industry course my company is sponsoring me for. Not too bad, the first few tests were relatively easy. I had expected it to be a lot more difficult given my last training course was PRINCE2, that required a lot of reading & industry experience for the exam essays. At least 3 more papers to go before I become certified. Wish me luck.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Club 21 Sale
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Today is the members only pre-sale event. Still, the crowds were out in full force at the F1 Pit Building. Can you imagine the kind of sale that takes up half a floor? This annual event usually throws up a good bargain (my colleague got a Balanciega motorcycle bag @ 80% discount in 2006). This year is no exception as I took a day off to be amongst the early few at the sale.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Leaf Pies
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My colleague in Japan gave our department 2 boxes of Leaf Pies. Handmade, preservative free pastries from West Confectionery in Ginza Japan. It owes it yumminess to mountain milk from the Tohoku area. The pastry is folded into 256 layers by hand and shaped into a Leaf. No wonder it tastes like freshly baked french pastry.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
White Truffle Season
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Tis the season for foodies to unite in search of goodies. No it is not Christmas. It's just Autumn, the time Chinese have their Hairy Crabs for the creamy egg custard like roe and Italians seek out white truffles in their pastas, pizzas and soups.
Not a foodie by nature, I only know it's white truffle season when the restaurants start serving it. The simple spaghetti carbonara at La Strada is tossed in truffle butter with truffle shavings on top (along with the parmesan, egg confit & spanish ham) giving it a rich boost of flavour. The taste still lingers in my mind. After reading the Sunday Times article on the new Les Amis chef, I made a trip down to savour the steak frites infused with truffle. The coffee is also served with a white truffle & chocolate macaroon that's absolutely out of this world. I even heard the group next to me persuade the maitre'd for seconds (the macaroon comes with the coffee and is not on the menu).
Monday, November 3, 2008
Currently Reading
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Sunday, November 2, 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008
JewelFest 08
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