How I spent Valentine's Day

My Valentine's Day wasn't spent on 14 Feb because celebrating it on that day was too mainstream.

We celebrated a few days later. After all, I think Valentine's Day is just a good opportunity for couples to find something special to do and remind each other that you're in love.

We made use of my Palate card and went to the The Moluccas Room, located at MBS for our dinner.

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An old couple volunteered to take pictures for us because "the bouquet is beautiful".

I was absolutely charmed by the jovial waiter who greeted us and ushered us in.

We ordered a glass of malbac each, under the recommendation of the waiter, and it was pretty good.

The waiter also volunteered to help us take pictures and took several for us until he was pleased with it. Oh, and note that very thoughtful hook by the chair that allowed me to hang my bag.

Food came rather quickly. The waiter had asked for all of them to be served at the same time because we were going for a show. I thought it was really thoughtful (you'd keep seeing this word) of him to check with us after we made our orders whether we had a show to catch.

Besides the great service, food was really good too. I never knew Indonesian cuisine be better by notches when it reaches fine-dining level (I think the regular ones are already fantastic).

After dinner, we went up to the theatre to catch Wicked, the musical. It's the Boyfriend's first musical and he enjoyed it. Now that I've cultivated the appreciation of musicals in him, I shall introduce him to the less mainstream ones, heh heh.

After dinner was a walk by the river.

The Boyfriend requested for this picture because he was inspired by one of the songs in Wicked. I'm glad that I can show off those prints I have on my wedges too.

Here's a close-up shot of my bouquet, which I absolutely love.

Red roses are still the most timeless choice when it comes to bouquet.

The Tastings Room: Review

I visited The Tastings Room recently with The Boyfriend. We decided on the venue mainly because we want to try to visit as many restaurants from Palate's list of merchants as possible. Located at Level 1 of Marina Square, the restaurant is relatively quiet and has an extensive selection of wines.

We ordered a moscato each.

Our appetiser was the Pan Seared Foie Gras ($19.90). It was quite delicious, though I wish that the outermost part of it were crispier.

We also ordered Poutine with Sauteed Mushroom ($12.90). It's garnished with cheddar cheese, which adds a fantastic texture and taste to this simple dish.

The Boyfriend ordered the Steak Frite ($28.90), which was probably the most awesome dish we ordered that day (I'm saying this when I don't even really like beef). The ribeye was absolutely tender and goes very well with the sauce. I also love that the steak was paired with truffle fries (and I LOVE truffle fries).

This was mine - the Riesling Coq au Vin ($26.90). It wasn't one that left a huge impression on me.

Overall the experience was good, not just because of the more-than-decent meal, but more so because of the fantastic level of service the staff provided. They were all courteous, helpful, and give very good recommendations (what to order, what alcohol to get...) More importantly, they were very attentive without being intrusive - this is something that I really value when dining.

The Tastings Room is located at #01-08 Marina Square. Visit their website for more information.

Celebrities at Michael Kors Fall 2012 runway show at Lincoln Center, NYC

Michael Kors is fast becoming my favourite designer's brand. Check out my Michael Kors bag and clutch (which I took to the Dr. Georgia Lee's Gorgeous Decadence party)

The designer recently held his Fall 2012 runway show at NYC, and several celebrities were there to lend support, and were of course, decked out in Michael Kors outfits. Here are those that I absolutely love:

This is Amber Heard, looking absolutely gorgeous in an ivory stretch boucle crepe sheath from the Michael Kors Pre-Fall 2012 collection.I love how the lace details that hugged her waist draws attention to her perfect silhouette.

Jessica Alba plays peekaboo in a turquoise double face stretch wool crepe key hole sheath with leather detail, and carried a black and white haircalf clutch from the Michael Kors Pre-Fall 2012 collection. This ensemble looks little "safe" but at least the leather detail gives her getup a bit of a rebellious edge.

I would do anything for Paula Patton's getup. She's wearing a black double face stretch wool crepe lace illusion sheath, black leather cross front sandals, and silver tone bracelets from the Michael Kors Pre-Fall 2012 collection. I'm crazy about lace, especially on the sleeves.

Stacy Keibler wore an olive stretch boucle sheath with leather lacing from the Michael Kors Spring 2012
collection. This is something I'd love to acquire for my work wear wardrobe.

Photo credits: Getty Images for Michael Kors

Gorgeous Decadence 2012

It's the time of the year again! That is, the annual Gorgeous Decadence party hosted by Dr. Georgia Lee. This year it's slightly different for me because Leslie Thaddeus was invited too. It's held at Zouk this year.

This is me (with Leslie). I'm decked out in a reversible top by Bysi, DKNY jeans and Michael Kors clutch. In case you're wondering, yes, the matching leopard prints was intentional. My heels (you can't see it here) are also of the prints, and Leslie's pants have leopard prints cuffs and pockets too.

Here's the party crowd:

We got cozy at a corner where we can do some good people-watching.

The most exciting part of the entire programme was probably when Dr. Georgia came out and showed off her moves at the dance floor.

As the music played on, the booze flowed too.

Managed to say hi to the gorgeous doctor (who looked fantastic that night!) but didn't manage to get a picture because she was fluttering around like a butterfly.

Nonetheless, had lots of fun :)

My "date" with Charlene

"Do you like chicken or duck?" was what Charlene asked me when we were deciding where to go for lunch.
"I prefer duck," I said. And she told me she's got the perfect place to taste some. We then headed over to The Asian Kitchen at RafflesCity.
I've blogged about Lu Gang Xiao Zhen by The Asian Kitchen some time ago, and you should know that I love the food there.

Here are what we had that Saturday afternoon:

Sour Plum Roasted Duck

The duck was YUM-MEH. Only complaint - too much bones! The two of us were practically struggling with it (compromising on quality conversation), that we almost gave up on it.

Stir-fried fish with spring onion and ginger

The fish was awesome too (no bones, yay!) but I wish the taste of ginger were more apparent.

Bubble tea

The pearls were chewy - love it!

Vegetables with salted eggs, century eggs and chicken eggs

I didn't like this. It's bland. It's supposed to have three different types of eggs but all of them lost their distinctive taste. They're just kinda all mashed together. It's edible, but I've tasted better ones!

After shopping (Whee! Albeit ended up not buying anything), we headed to Mandarin Gallery (my favourite place in town) for some drinks - at Arteatiq.

Here's the drink I had - Choya with lemongrass:

I wrapped up the day by leaving home with a box of macaroons from Antoinette (you know I can't get enough of them!)

Check out Charlene's post about this here. And check out my look of the day here.

My style: Favourite cardigan!

This cardigan is officially my favourite outerwear. It carries leopard prints (my favourite print since one million years ago) and has furry cuffs that are super nice to touch.

Best way to spend a lazy weekend

My favourite way to spend my weekends after a long week of work is to kick back with a pot of tea, macaroons, and a book at a cafe.

These macaroons from Antoinette are one of the best I've tried, by the way! :)