Bad end to the year; Bad start to the year

The year had concluded on a bad note, with the last two weeks of it being very depressing. It will continue to the start of the new year.

Strangely, where work is concerned, there wasn't any feel at all during the last working day of the year (for me, it's 30 Dec). It totally did not seem like holiday is coming. I felt like any other normal working day, rushing things, trying to complete things. It's just like starting work in the new year already.

I thought that shouldn't be the way but that was the way I had felt.

I do hope the next year will bring more light, more direction and make more good things happen.

7.22am

Happy Boxing Day

Somehow forgotten to have a Merry X'mas post yesterday.

A belated Merry Christmas and Happy Boxing Day!

Missing Xiaohei - One year

Last year today, Xiaohei was taken away by the town council folks (while we were away from home) who had claimed had took her to another lot of blocks. I still cannot find her to date and am still very sore with them.

That had spoilt my festive season thoroughly.

Am missing her lots and hope she is happy wherever she may be.

Here were my earlier posts:

20 Dec 08
21 Dec 08 (1)
21 Dec 08 (2)
25 Dec 08
26 Dec 08


7.18am

Been slacking lately

I have not posted for about a week. My brain seems to be a little empty of late, again. Though I was supposed to post some Melaka photos, but the thought of my computer hanging on me each time I upload puts me off!

Am trying to get my energy and some brain juice back.

I will be back!

5.35pm

Dinner at Imperial Herbal Restaurant (11 Dec 09)

As a belated celebration to our wedding anniversary, dinner was at Vivocity's Imperial Herbal Restaurant. Movie plan was earlier cancelled as there weren't any shows we wanted to watch. So makan's the best thing to have - at least for me.


The view was very nice as it is on the 3rd level of Vivo with a garden, sentosa view, whatever you call it. The moment I stepped into the restaurant, the first thing that caught my eyes were the special sofas - in the design of palms.

This is the deco near the entrance. Mmmm...the statue must be that of Hua Tuo.

While waiting for our food to arrive. The table appetizer (long beans and toufu fried with dried shrimp chilli) was very nice and appetizing!

Laying back, enjoying the comfort of the sofa while waiting for food to be served. Very hungry!

This was the recommended appetizer by the captain. It's fluffy egg white with dried scallop. It's served in a deep fried potato nest base. A very delicious appetizer, esp with pepper (as recommended) but got a little gelat three quarter way down. Overall, it's a nice dish.

What's eating in a herbal restaurant without some herbal stuff? Hubby ordered some fish soup. We flipped through the menu, there were so many kinds of herbal soup which we were not very sure how to get the right one. So whatever we ordered were recommended by the very helpful captain.

This is my cordyceps soup with lean meat, lotus seeds, dried longans and some roots thingie (which i don't know what that was). Nice soup.

Aside from herbal stuff, they do have normal restaurant menu like fried rice. We ordered a Yang Chow Fried Rice to share and the pic above was our Cereal Prawns. Forgotten to take a pic of our fried rice in our excitement and hunger. :)

Attacking the cereal prawns!

Yummy, good stuff. Should go back there to try other things. Their desserts looked cool! But I didn't try, due to some reasons. :)

Our 4th Anniversary

Today's the 4th year of my customary wedding. A Happy 4th Anniversary to myself and I wish for more good and happy years ahead.

Melaka trip over the weekend

Was in Melaka on 5 Dec for a 2 day 1 night tour. 6 of us went. It was a very enjoyable trip. I will definitely go back again.

Er....will try to post the pics up later this week. I believe it will take me a while and LOTS OF PATIENCE. So shall do it when I have ample time to sit at my computer.

Had take over a hundred photos but will post those I think are nicer here. The rests can be found on my facebook for friends. :)