I can't believe how fast time has flown by. 4 years ago on this day, we have not even met yet and have only heard about each other from mutual friends. Just a year later on October 14th 2006, I said yes to the most amazing proposal ever and the following year we signed on the dotted line pledging ourselves to each other. Our special day last year was spent at the beautiful Azur in Queenstown, New Zealand, while this year we had an early celebration that was just as lovely at The Racha in Phuket. Thank you for the wonderful journey so far, baby. I love you and look forward to creating more wonderful memories together. *muacks*


Wollongong, NSW (14 Oct 2006)



NSW Registry of Marriage, Sydney (14 Oct 2007)



Azur Lodge, Queenstown (14 Oct 2008)



The Racha, Thailand (2009)

To date, the best restaurant that Merrill and I have dined at is without a doubt, Tetsuya's. I have been there a total of 3 times and if I could have my way, would definitely want to dine there once a year. Unfortunately that is not possible now that we are no longer living in Sydney so I recently picked up his cookbook hoping to recreate some of his dishes. While I have to say that the cooked meat dishes do not interest me that much, I can't wait to try out the rare seafood dishes. Think "Tartare of Marinated Scampi with Tomato and Pepper Sorbet", "Sashimi of Hamachi with Blood Orange and Ginger Vinaigrette" and of course Tetsuya's signature dish, "Confit of Petuna Ocean Trout with Konbu and Fennel Salad". *drool* If only he included the recipe for his take of a strawberry shortcake as well.

Anyway I actually tried creating my own version of his Tuna Tartare on Sushi Rice with Avocado Soup and Caviar (unfortunately his book doesn't include the recipe although there is one for the avocado soup) last week and it turned out decent but the marinade for the tuna tartare still requires some tweaking. Hopefully I'll be able to get some more ideas from the book.

Merrill's review of our last meal at Tetsuya's here.


Confit of Petuna Tasmanian Ocean Trout with Konbu, Fennel, Apple & Witlof

What do I do when I feel guilty about all the online shopping I've been doing for myself? Pick out some stuff for the hubby so he can stop complaining about all the packages I've been receiving! ;)

This just arrived in the mail for ptechnix. Suits him to a tee don't you think? :p



Also got him a couple of Porsche Design belts (he's in love with half the store) but I'll let him post about that after he has received them.

My cousin had a room at Capella in Sentosa for 2 nights so I went over to hang out and play with my little niece, Ashlyn. We didn't get up to much, just went to the beach for a bit and spent the rest of the time chilling out by the pool and the jacuzzi. Very nice and relaxing. I have to say though that while the room at Capella was very lovely, especially with the private jacuzzi on the balcony, I doubt I will splurge on it just for a getaway seeing as I can get an amazing pool villa in Thailand or a gorgeous beach villa at the Maldives for a similar price.


Perfect day to drive with the top down


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Just a little something I picked up last week. :)




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Last week after dieseldawn wedding, I received a phone call from her telling me about how she felt with regards to her Singapore wedding. I shall not go into details but the gist of it is that the typical Asian wedding is all about the parents and making them happy. She then asked if I regretted having my wedding in Singapore. To be honest, it's something that I've never really thought about. Did we have this wedding in Singapore mostly for the parents? Definitely. Do I regret having a typical Singaporean wedding just to make my parents happy? I went back to read all my wedding entries and watched my wedding videos and Dawn, my answer is still no.

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Just coz I was bored.

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The Saturday just past was the wedding day for 2 dear friends of mine. Unfortunately this meant that I could only attend one wedding and it was a hard decision to make. Sorry beverly, but I knew you would understand while dieseldawn would probably never forgive me seeing as I already missed her Ireland wedding. :p However I did manage to make it to Bev's morning games before having to rush over to Dawn's. Was gonna try make it to Bev's wedding ceremony after Dawn's but unfortunately the games ran late. Darn, I so wanted to try her amazing sounding wedding cake as well! :( Anyway I don't have much photos of the games at Bev's so am gonna have to steal some off other people before doing a post about it.

So, on with the photos from D & P's wedding. Credit for most of the morning photos goes to ickleoriental


At Loof the night before the wedding for pre-wedding drinks so everyone could get to know each other


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With the beautiful bride


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They're here! Whee!!! It's weird but when I tried the shoes on while in Hong Kong the 35 fit but was quite tight around the toe box while the 35.5 was a tad big and kept slipping off. I decided to get the 35.5 and make it fit using heel grips and toe pads but surprisingly they fit perfectly this time round! So yeah if anyone is thinking of ordering them I'd say go down half a size from your regular size.






Anyway they match perfectly with the cocktail dress I'm wearing for the wedding next week so yay! Don't worry Dawn, I promise I'll wear some bling (tastefully of course) to dress up my outfit further. ;) Will definitely need to a change of shoes for the after party though, maybe a pair of Giuseppe Zanotti jewelled flats.

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Eeks! The first week of August is a busy one, with both dieseldawn and beverly wedding happening on the 8th August. Unfortunately it means I can only attend one and not the other. :( What are the odds of 2 close girlfriends having their wedding on the same day? Seeing as both of them are flying in for the wedding there are lots to do in the week leading up to the wedding. Anyway I need to write down everything that's happening so far so I can keep track!

4th August (Tues)
Night - Dinner with the gossip queens

5th August (Wed)
Morning - (1000) Breakfast and dieseldawn's makeup trial with the awesome, amazing Dax
Afternoon - (1300) Get hair coloured with Dawn

6th August (Thurs)
Morning - (1000) Brunch with beverly, thefragrantelf and emmakins888
Afternoon - (1200) Dress fitting for Bev. Take Lisa and Emma shopping/sightseeing after?

7th August (Fri)
Morning - (1030) Breakfast with Bev & co.
Afternoon - (1200) Mani/pedi followed by high tea. Pick up thienlan and Manu from the airport
Night - Dinner with TL & Manu. Pre-wedding drinks after dinner at Loof with Dawn and her overseas guests. Note: The groom and groomsmen are all Irish so expect lots of drinking

8th August (Sat)
Morning - (0830) Gatecrashing at Bev's. (1000) Rush over to Dawn's for the gatecrashing
Afternoon - Bev's wedding ceremony if I can make it. Else stay at Dawn's for lunch. (1600) Get hair washed and styled at salon
Night - Dawn's wedding reception. Merrill to go to Bev's and will join us after at Butter Factory to party the night away

9th August (Sun)
Afternoon - Lunch with TL & Manu
Evening - Send TL & Manu to the airport