#22: My Merrilicious Xmas 2012 - Xmas Buffet @ Spice Brasserie, Parkroyal Hotel

The Festive Season (xmas+ new year's) is over! boohoo

Back to reality with internship and school...

but oh wells fret not, CNY is around the corner!

Looking forward to the long weekend ~

Supermarkets have already started to sell CNY goodies

it's the time of the year for spring cleaning, shopping, stocking up food around the house

visiting friends, families whom you can't find time to meet the other times of the year

 and most importantly, ahem, $$ collecting for the unmarried 

The office is also giving out red packets to the staff...

AngPaos for the interns too maybe? ^^

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Anyway I hope everyone had a jolly festive season!

because I did!

my sister and Jackie dolled up our lil xmas tree 

(which is apparently balding)

kudos to them, the tree was so pretty

really added on the festive mood around the house

 

apparently my 1st time wrapping presents. room for improvement but A for effort? ;)

Spent Xmas Day with my lovely family! 

with the exception of my mom who is abroad

dad with the shirt & shorts I got him for xmas ^^

Had a festive lunch buffet nearby at Parkroyal Hotel @ Kitchener Road

it was priced at $50++ per pax

The restuarant'a name is Spice Brasserie

mhmmm the buffet was 12-4pm and oh gosh was I stuffed...

adorable gingerbread house at the entrance! 

Spice Brasserie's Japanese Section is right next to the entrance

Sashimi selections are chilled and cut on the spot upon order

the inconvenience to order instead of just grabbing is totally forgiveable

because the sashimi was so fresh...

variety provided from left to right:

maguro(tuna), sword fish, salmon, octopus, mackerel and tamago (sweet jap egg)

Festive Offerings

Hot Dishes 

personal favs: assorted veg in almond butter (left) & an unagi dish! (right) sweet and savoury yum

personal fav: tomato & seafood stew (centre)

Singapore Chili Crab

personal fav: Beef Ragout - tenderlicious!!!

Cold Selections

chilled soba noodles, deli meats, thai papaya salad, smoked salmon (<3)

Congee and Claypots

personal fav: braised pig trotters *-*

my fav always: nyonya chap chye!! on the look for good peranakan food in SG, most are quite costly D:

Made-to-order Counter

Desserts

parfaits, cocktail and fruit kebabs to dip in your own melted chocolate pot! one for each table

yay fruits for this girl!!!

My Harvests

too fresh, too good, touched to tears T^T

this was good! stir fry veg from the live counter

another round of sashimi, specially asked for more this time to make up for the time spent queuing for my turn x)

yumyum, watched a movie with my family after that, CZ12

jackie chan's last action movie or something I heard?

awesome movie, awesome actor

really respect the hardwork and sacrifices he put into each role

since it's pretty rare for an actor to do his own stunts nowadays..

I've come to the end of my merry yummilicious xmas feast post :P

I eat really simple most of the week so hey sometimes gotta enjoy yeah?

hehe kylie here wishing everyone an early HAPPY CNY 

wahahaha thanks for reading my post!

take care all ~ :)

#21: it's 2013! Happy New Year to All!

Kylie here!

Just wanna wish everyone a happy 2013!

May this year be better than the last :)

Hope everyone had a great year and an enjoyable festive season!

Xmas + New year, best time of the year!! :D

2012 has been a great year for me and 

I hope that opportunities will continue to open up in 2013 and that I'll have the chance to take them on~

6 New Year Resolutions for 2013

ahh the eyebags, I blame water retention

1. Be a more patient person to my family 

I love my family, the most important people in my life

and I'm very grateful to be part of this family that the creator blessed me with

but I guess it's because they are your family, hence the high expectations you set for them

you expect to fit your views and standards

less room for tolerance compared to friends and strangers

hence I promise to learn patience

2. Have more time for my friends

A lot of times to avoid eating out..

(fear of what they put in the food)

I tend to find excuses to avoid such events

But this made me missed out on a lot of stuff

Most of my close friends are in university, local and abroad

It is harder to meet up now more than ever

this year, I will learn to get over this personal obstacle of mine

3. Stress less & Smile more

I confess, I stress alot alot alot

about what I eat, look, grades, everything

I like to plan my day's schedule beforehand and make sure that everything falls exactly and perfectly

calling for reservations or booking movie tickets just to get the best seats

and if things seem to somehow fall out of place, I get really upset

Although, planning beforehand isn't necessarily bad,

at least, I'll learn to be more flexible and to enjoy the time spent with my loved ones

and most importantly, SMILE regardless of how everything went

4. Get into a good university and study hard

deciding over SMU, NUS or going abroad...

studying abroad will definitely widen my perspectives and let myself become a more independent person

but the school fees are really expensive man

not that my family is financially weak but it might not be worth it overall

if the uni abroad is not 'better' than the local ones...

and the world doesn't only revolve around me...

I don't want to be too much of a financial burden to my family

I need some guidance on this, anyone?

6. Learn to trust, starting foremost with myself

Although the weight may have been lost, 

I still struggle with esteem issues time to time and 

failing to give myself any room for slack regarding the foods I eat

but things have definitely improved and I'll continue to learn on letting myself indulge

After all, what is life without indulgence right? 

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haha I found this on some fb page
*disclaimer* i don't own this!!

so lets cheers to a better 2013 together!

Happiness is key to a healthy life too.

Let's do it together everyone!

Love, Kylie

-the girl who lost 45 kg-

#20: Home-cooked Dinner for 冬至!~

冬至 aka 'Winter Festival' falls on the Lunar Nov 15 (full moon) or around December 22

This year it happened to be on a friday, 21st Dec 2012!

DOOMSDAY. phew thank god we pulled through.

Depending on your roots, 

tradition would to be eat chinese dumplings (northern china) 

or tang yuan (southern china)

Being from a very traditional family, 

we make our own fillings & wrap our own dumplings ^^

My family uses very lean pork and lots of vegetables for the filling

whereas restaurants tend to use fattier cuts for "juicier" purposes

 This year, we had a wonder spread for dinner!

Much thanks to my talented and creative Jackie <3

Dumplings done 3 ways:

Original - flour wrapping

Cabbage-rolled Dumplings

Oven Roasted Bell Peppers stuffed with Dumpling Fillings 

Other Dishes:

Sauteed Ti Wang Miao, Eggplant, Tomatoes

Steamed fish with mom-made pickled vegetables

I'm so blessed to have such talented chefs around me 

which is probably why I never fail to have dinner at home Mon-Fri

the event that I look forward to at the end of every day..

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Just came up with a menu for New Year's dinner with my dad

Teehee hope it goes well!~

p.s. the cyst under my tongue which i went under the knife TWICE to cut off seems to have regrown..so may have to go back to the hospital again...sigh feel really guilty for taking so many MC leave on internship :(