'Joey's Blog'

Weekend has been nothing wild but to spend quality time with the other half. When weeks past by each time, I could see my partner getting busier struggling with his uni-life & work. It is hard to remind myself for not messaging him when he is studying or doing his revision but on the other hand I would try to keep myself occupied with the things I like. I guess this is part of a role for being an understanding girlfriend.

What I like about him is no matter how busy he is, he will never stop dropping me a goodnight message. Having to burn midnight oil but thinking of me before he sleeps make me feel that I am 'wanted' in his heart. Such small gesture do melt me often too.

The start of the month of October, we met up for a meal. It was rather a compensation of what he has done for the past few weeks but we talked things out and solved on the spot. From what people always see us 'sweet' on the surface but we do have our 'cold war' session but it was funny how our cold war would end within that crucial 6 hours.

 There's definitely a give in time when we both set our pride down and apologise to one another. No matter how each cold war started, at the end of the day, we know that love comprises all. We truly and madly still in love with one another.

So it was a treat from him. We didnt know where to go so impromptu went in 49 seats to have our late lunch. It was half past 2 & we haven't had our lunch but both of us were not hungry so we just ordered two dishes to share. I am quite disappointed with the food and will never dine in here again. 

Aimlessly figuring out on where we should head to. KTV was on our mind so we tried to contact Katong TeoHeng. The lady on the phone told us to drop by and try our luck to see if the customers would cancel their slot. Thinking positively, we travelled down to Katong to give it a try. The customers did come in late so we got to sing for 10 minutes free. After 10 minutes, we were "chased out".

28th December 2014

Apparently the last Christmas exchange gift on the 28th December with my poly friends and I received Royce chocolate from Nicholas. If I can count by fingers, I have received the 4th Royce chocolate on this Christmas season. Sad or Yay? Of course its a YAY because I love chocolate especially that are imported from Japan ( I know Royce chocolate are really expensive). Thanks to the people who gave it to me as a gift.

Other than pasta, there were left with no other choice but western on the rest of the menu. So both Benson and I went with Chicken as our dishes. He chose melted cheese while I had my mushroom sauce. Based on the appearance, the melted chicken will definitely stand a title.

Nicholas fish and chips came with a bowl of Tom Yum sauce and preferably was one of the unique dish that we have. 

With nice decorated walls and running man on the display TV, we enjoyed our brunch and had a good time exchanging our Christmas gifts. Oh, another thing is there are no GST & service charge here.

Address: #08-08, Orchard Central, 181 Orchard Road

OPENING HOURS:

Mon - Fri: 11:30 - 14:30

Mon - Fri: 17:30 - 22:00

Sat - Sun: 11:00 - 22:00

PHONE:

+65 65095895

Gift exchange went by drawing lots and for the first round, one of them drew on his own gift so we had a re-shuffled and redrew again. In the end, I received a big bag from Nicholas and was over-joyed. Most of us thought that the gift was purchased from precious moment as this can be seen from the bag but then we realised N went to another shop to get just the bag and wrapped the Royce chocolate into it. I was deceived by the look!

But anyway, thanks for putting the effort to wrap up the gift (:

“Your beloved and your friends were once strangers. Somehow at a particular time, they came from the distance toward your life. Their arrival seemed so accidental and contingent. Now your life is unimaginable without them. Similarly, your identity and vision are composed of a certain constellation of ideas and feelings that surfaced from the depths of the distance within you. To lose these now would be to lose yourself.” 

Till then.

Its one of the day when my Mum texted me in the noon "Dinner together? Venue you choose and call me after you end your work." This message got me excited because I get to cafe-hopped again, striking another list cafe inside my to-do list. I spent a few hours of my IAP time to do some research and yeah, I found this place. 49 seats is situated nearby Outram station which is very near to where my company bus station at.

This new establishment on Kreta Ayer Road is a place one would probably miss without taking a closer look. To me, the food at 49 Seats is understatedly good, and that obviously calls for a bit of recognition. As tacky as it may sound, the name "49 Seats" also mean 49 seats, nothing more nothing less, unless you decide to bring your own foldable chairs. And yes, located at 49 Kreta Ayer Road (yes, the number 49 again), it is no wonder the name "49 Seats" was chosen by its owner. Which makes me wonder why didn't I count if they actually also have 49 different items on their menu.

To end of the meal, we tried their ice cream and waffles ($10.90). Served together with chocolate and vanilla ice cream, maple syrup and strawberries the presentation is really nice. Ice cream tasted a little powdery (I’m not sure if they made themselves). Also, waffle isn’t crispy enough. I think I’m better off having desserts elsewhere.