Xmas Gathering @ Picotin

Jan seemed to zoom pass in a flash & before we know it, it's already Feb. Yes, I know I'm still blogging about our Xmas gatherings - super backdated but better late than never :)

As EK & Pris were away on our 1st Xmas gathering @ Prive, we meet again especially for them!

The uni-mate gathering @ Picotin, as suggested by Pris & EK. Bling Bling Xmas was the theme of the night.

Pris donned on her bling-est bracelet, hair clip and earrings ... while EK was so-no-bling.

In fact, none of the guys were game enough to put on something bling, except for Kenneth dear! He gamely put on his bling-est pen on his shirt, though he said he felt so kuku wearing it, lol.

My bling bling dress! Wa ha ha, love it :)

The restaurant was quite crowded and thanks Pris for making advanced reservation.

Glass separating b/w indoor and outdoor.

Old-school chalkboard menu, kinda small though.

Menu, placed on table with the Xmasy red napkin.

Bread basket with assorted bread. Nothing beats the bread basket @ Prive though.

Pictures while waiting for the food to be served. EK was busy looking through the wine collection & we decided to just abandon him in our pic taking :p

Red vs White - I'm more of a white wine person, what about you?

Our wonderful spread for the Xmas :)

There's always room for dessert as girls have a separate stomach for it. I love how the chocolate oozed out. Poor Kenneth was in the toilet when dessert came and didn't get to eat it as EK finished the last bit.

Aiyah, stupid Khim!
A proper one this time :)

Guys whose waistline have grown a lot since graduation days.

More pictures outside the restaurant. Headed to our after-party
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in Khim's room! LOL

Leecher testing out Khim's feather bed.

Yaozu must be thinking that he got conned into coming for the after-party.

Preparing the glasses

Loading it up with red wine

While the girls had the dessert wine, courtesy of EK's private collection, yippee!

But, this wine was super sweet that I had to pour plain water into the wine to lessen the sweetness!

Snacks! Love Meji Almond chocolates, thanks Kenneth for it :)

Kenneth, getting cosy & comfy in Khim's bed.

Then suddenly, out of nowhere, Khim brought out his glass chess set & the guys started playing!

Laying the pieces.....

Even Leecher got involved! haha, didn't know that chess is that interesting :)

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Ended the night till late and I fell sick immediately after reaching home. Sick for 1 week, missed all the gatherings planned for that week :( Nevertheless, I reconnected with my bed!

Happy CNY!

Happy CNY to everyone! Have a prosperous year ahead :)

5th Year Anniversary

Backdated post cos we were too busy these past few weeks with the renovation of our love nest! But no matter how busy I am, I won't forget to celebrate Blamer's birthday.

Brought her to White Rabbit which she wanted to come since ages ago. Greatly recommended by my friends cos of the ambiance.

The settings reminded me of a chapel with that wonderful stained glass window, which of cos since the restaurant and bar is housed in a beautifully restored chapel... You should really check out their cool website http://www.thewhiterabbit.com.sg/

Our menu tonight, decided to go for their set meal since there's a promotion going on and Blamer was too lazy to decide wa ha ha.

We checked out Prive previously, and after the "bread" experience, Blamer pays special attention to the bread basket nowadays. I say Prive still serves up the best breads till date.

Before the start of our meal, exchange of presents! Blamer came up with the idea of handcrafting a photo frame each for out 5th Year Anniversary. Check out the bow...

My master piece for Blamer. Not bad right? Photo was chosen from her first overseas trip with my family and the wishes we made together on our 天灯. (hint hint)

And Blamer's choice of photo... ...

A side by side comparison... So who is the winner?

First dish, Amuse Bouche. No idea what was coming up, so we were pretty surprised by the presentation of this dish. Something like chawamushi, steamed egg with mushrooms bits and stock, really warmed up our stomach for what

Bean salad with tiger prawns. I think this was pretty normal, of cos the prawns are fresh and succulent, but nothing really spectacular that's worth mentioning for this dish.

Blamer's favourite dish. Pan-fried foie gras with pear chutney and salad. Really love the way the foie gras melts away in the mouth, releasing all the flavours at the same time. But I made the shocking discovery that Blamer can only take goose liver and not duck liver. If it is foie gras made from duck liver, she will feel nauseous after taking it. Talk about 贵妇嘴。

My order of Pan-Fried Cod with green pea puree and beurre blanc. Couldn't put a finger on the texture of the fish. It was really chewy, never tasted cod fish this way, usually they are flaky and breaks away easily.

Blamer's Medallion of Beef Tenderloin with Truffle Sauce on the other was much more pleasing to the palate. Beef was done just right, medium well, tender on the inside, slightly charred on the outside.

Remembered to take a photo with food still on the table.

Lastly the dessert, Chocolate Trifle with Fresh Berries.

Had a great night though there was a slight blunder hee hee. Will be back to try out their main stays instead of the set.

Edited with Blamer's note below:

Leecher won't forget to celebrate my bdae, but he conveniently forgot about my bdae cake! When we were at the restaurant, there were bdae celebrations all around us - 2 tables away from us, behind us and beside us. I thought that my turn would come soon; with the waiter coming from behind with the bdae cake & candle and blah blah blah. So, I waited and waited and waited.

When we finished dessert, I thought that my bdae cake would come next. However, Leecher signaled to the waiter, asking for the bill. I could not contain it anymore and asked "Dear, where's my bdae cake?!"

The expression that Leecher gave me was CLASSIC - the plain-I-have-forgotten-look.
How on earth could he have forgotten when there are 3 bdae celebrations around us? So irritated & that's how blur he is! Thank god for the bdae cake that Yuxin and Ivan got for me earlier.

Bdae Celebration

The bdae celebration with my oldest frens. Yuxin managed to get hold of his dad's car and we finally ventured out of home ground! Guess where we are heading to?

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PS Cafe! We finally ventured into another ground besides home-ground :)

Love the serene and peaceful feel whenever we visited this place.

The same old Xmas tree sitting in the corner.

The handwritten chalkboard!

Bar/Dessert counter which makes every girl go weak in the knees.

We weren't feeling hungry, thus we just ordered the truffle fries & the awesome cake to share. The truffle fries @ PS are super addictive and huge in portion too!

My slice of bdae cake! Thanks guys for the surprise from "behind" :p And for keeping my age secret!

Popped over to Jones the Grocer as PS Cafe had to be closed at 5pm for a private event. The guys were sweet to accompany me till 7pm before Leecher took over his slot for my bdae celebration :)