It is my first weekend back in Singapore, and my oh my has it been hectic. I woke up at almost 12 noon today! My mum, sis and me were going out to have lunch together, at Crystal Jade in Vivocity. I have not been there before, but my sis has, and according to her the food there is good good. We ordered 2 individual set menu thingys, which consisted of 6 or 7 small dishes, and some dim sums and roast pork (my craving).
The food was really good! Im not much of a food critic anyway, so anything that tastes nice and fresh is good enough for me. Can tell from the presentation of the food pieces that much efforts were put into making them aesthetically nice, accompanied by the quality and freshness of the seafoods and meats. Their service was commendable too, the waitresses come around to replenish our tea cups every few minutes. Haha. After the hearty lunch I walked out to the harbourfront to take in the view of the currently building sentosa integrated resorts. Construction seems to be moving along fine by the looks of it.
What better way to burn those after meal calories than.....to exercise! I went to play badminton with my sis and her friends after lunch. Playing here is so different from playing in the Gold Coast. Over there, I can barely squeeze a drop of sweat out, but today, I was sweating like a pig after half an hour or so! I was playing singles with my sis, 2 against one with her and her friend, and doubles too. At the end of it all, my thigh muscles were aching from all the stretching and bending over. Haha. We played for close to three hours, til about 6, and I had to rush home to shower.
What better way to replenish those lost calories and energy than.....to eat!...again! I was meeting an ex-schoolmate of mine, who graduated last year, for dinner. The last time I saw her was about 3 months ago, and there were much catching up to do. We used to hang out every other day during the second semester of last year, together with other Singaporean friends, and she demands that I update her on what has been happening. We went to Thai Express at Marina Square to eat. I was initially quite against the idea, as I don't have very fond memories of Thai Express, their food tastes rather bland. But this time, I was pleasantly surprised.
The soft shell crab and rice thingy was nicely done, with some sort of pseudo satay sauce, which tastes a bit like peanut butter too. Tom Yam soup steamboat was a tad too spicy, and they gave rather small portions of chicken, fish and squid, 2 prawns, and a whole lump of glass noodles! Overall was not too bad, I enjoyed the company more than the food though. After dinner we took a walk to the esplanade area, considering whether to have desserts at Max Brenners. But we were too full, so we walked around the Marina Waterfront area, chatting and taking photos (very touristy, I know).
I ended the night with her at about 10pm, and went to meet a few other friends, including a special guest from Auckland. But that is another story for another time, tomorrow perhaps. Good night, and thank you for the fantastic day.
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