two thousand and nineteen

not gna lie, i l o v e d  2019. :)

no more dramas, lots of travelling to new (and old) places, new experiences, better results and independence and I give thanks to God for all of these blessings. I enjoyed my year thoroughly and I only hope for the new decade to be as wonderful or if not, fantastic. I also know that there will be ups and downs but I will pull through. 

If I had only one resolution for 2020, it would be to spend more quality time with my parents bc as I am stepping into adulthood, they are getting older each year and it s c a r e s me. My only wish is for them to be healthy and happy and nothing else will be more important than that. Of course, I wrote down all of my 2020 resolutions and I really hope to achieve them. We'll check back at the end of 2020 to see :)

Happy New Year everybody! Far or near, have a good one! 💗

BANGKOK BABY

Merry Christmas Eve everybody ☺ Started off the day really well and I can't wait for tonight and tmr! ANYWAY J and I just returned from our BKK trip which both of us were really looking forward to. 5D4N passed really quickly, I guess time flies really quickly when you are having fun :( But YES we had loads of shopping, eating and we enjoyed ourselves :') I'm gna miss travelling so much bc I won't be able to travel till next year end but that's ok I guess more time to save up for all the planned places!

I am quite lazy to go into the deets of what/where we ate/went so I'll just highlight some for memories sake haha.

Us about to board! 

It was already close to 6pm after we settled down in the hotel so we decided to just roam nearby places our hotel.. searched on google for nice restaurants and Kosita caught my attention as it has many good reviews and it wasn't too expensive. We walked for quite a bit in the dark and just when we were about to give up, we saw it! It was apparently a house and the restaurant was just beside the house. Nevertheless, the ambience was really good, it had Bali vibes apparently.. but we were the only ones there HAHAH 

Seafood Pad Thai 

Chicken Green Curry 

Tom Yum Goong 

Basil Pork - this had a really unique taste, not something we would get back in sg. 👍It is spicy too! I approve hahahah

Overall Kosita was worth the visit. I think not many people will find this place as it is quite ulu but we had one of the best dinners in bkk! Such a shame that we didn't have time to go back. 

Day 2 - We started off our day getting some street food for breakfast and spent most of our day shopping 🛍

We headed for big dog cafe in the evening! The entrance fee + gst (without any drink) was 240B iirc. Ok personally I find it quite expensive but if you think about the maintenance for the dogs, it is ok lah.

One of the nicest pic I took! Cute doggo posed really nicely hehe

The dog that looks like a walking mop HAHAH 

J carried Casper! 

Chow Chow might be my favourite breed SO CUTE I love!!!! 

♡

Day 3 - J's Birthday 💖

Moo Krob Nai Sai for brunch. They are known for their roasted pork which J loves so we put it in our itinerary to try! 

They serve many type of soups as well! 

We initially ordered a large portion of meat to share among 4 of us bc we didn't know how huge the portion is but it turned out to be so mini that we had to order another large portion of meat haha. But it was 120B/portion so no complains. I loved the radish soup and pig skin though really unhealthy but am not a fan of the meat :( J liked the meat tho! We then left for Chatuchak which we spent a few hours before going back to rest for abit. 

Best Beef for dinner! It is like mookata buffet and there were a HUGE crowd when we arrived but it was still pretty early so we didn't have to wait. 

All 4 of us ate so much we were SO FULL bc they also had free flow ice cream! 

happy tummy happy us 😊

Day 4 - more eating and shopping 😋

Roast @ theCOMMONS

J's coffee - name which I forgot 

Couldn't resist their french onion soup even though it was really quite expensive. It was amazing, very nicely cooked/baked?? $16 worth!!

The Breakfast. 

Truffle Alfredo - I major love!!! The portion was also just nice, not too much bc it can get jelak. 

All in all we spent about $32 each - most expensive meal in bkk!!!! But I would say it is worth the visit bc the food was outstanding! Not your normal cafe food ok!!! Would totally come back again!

On our last night, we also went for a more well-reviewed massage at Healthland Asoke. My friends have told me about it before and just nice, our friends on the trip with us also said that it was good so we decided to spend a bit more on massage! 

Usually I'd go for aromatherapy massage bc I prefer oil massage but I settled for Thai massage bc I didn't have enough to spend HAHAHHA it was a difference of 400B and I wanted to use that money to buy more food back. So we paid 600B for 120mins Thai massage and I think the service + quality + ambience really did worth 600B and if you breakdown the calculations, it is only like 100B difference from the normal massage shops (assuming 250B for 60mins) Therefore I would say if you are looking for a good quality massage, just go straight to healthland! 

Ok so that's about the end of our short trip! There were more places we went but I am lazy hahhaah. Thank you J, for being such a sweet travel buddy, for always taking care of me first (when I can take care of myself) HAHAH right now, let's work hard towards our 2021 dream trip and cheers to many more trips to come! 💜

Thank you skies, for awing us with your beauty once again. See you in Nov 2020 :)

J's 23rd

It's December! Which means its J's birthday month! We will be away on his actual birthday so I decided to come up with an advance birthday surprise with his close friends and family because I know how important they are to him ◡̈ Sooo I suggested that we go on a fancy date on Saturday (also bc I needa get J out of the house while his parents and friends prepare for the surprise)

Always wanted to try Atlas Coffeehouse bc it's highly raved so we arrived at about 1pm and waited for about 15 mins! I tried to get a reservation but it was fully booked. They serve mainly brunch and some "heavier" dishes for lunch. Price ranges from about $16-$25! J chose stew chicken from their lunch menu while I went for standard french toast which came with fresh strawberries and maple. And of course their coffee, me being not so coffee person, went with hot mocha and a latte for J! 

Looks good and it taste really good on first bite! However the inside of the toast was a tad too soft for my liking and while I was eating I was imagining the amount of sugar this portion contains LOL so in the end I gave half to J HAHA (it's always the case, unless I really really love the food I'm having) gotta say that their mocha was really gud tho

Their stew chicken was more for my liking! The gravy was flavourful, sourdough wasn't the super sour kind and the chicken cooked just nice! $18.50 worth 👍

HOWEVER I don't think I'd recommend this place :( bc with 50 bucks i think i can get much much nicer and satisfying food. Quite overrated!!!!

Hehe here's one with J ♡ The reason why we seem far apart is bc we were trying to get the right angle for the lighting HAHA 

By the time we finished lunch, it was like 2.30pm so we headed to Marina Square to hunt for J's present haha. We were done shopping at like close to 5pm and my plan was to leave wherever we were for J's house at about 5.30pm since his friends were gna reach at 6pm BUT they were late so I HAD TO STALL TIME which was really difficult bc both of us were super duper tired by then and we just wanted to head home to "get dinner and netflix and chill" LOL 

In the end we got Koi and after we finished it at about 6.15pm, we went home (from dhoby to punggol) luckily all of his friends were ready by then! The mini party was a success!

J's parents got Christmas-y food HAHAH like turkey, pork knuckle, ham, smoked duck and pizza. I ordered a salted caramel batman cake from Lele for J bc he major loves batman! 

Some pictures from last night x 

Thank you all for helping me out with this mini surprise (even tho he kinda knew bc SOMEONE accidentally spilled some beans 😒) and especially J's parents for being so supportive of my idea since day 1 haha. Thank you everyone who were there for the effort and sincerity!  I'm sure J enjoyed and appreciated all of your presence bc all of you are very important people to him 💛

Y3S1

GUESS WHO ENDED Y3S1 me duh hahahahah 

IT WAS A TOUGH SEM but that's what I say every sem hahahah ok but to be fair, it's not the worst sem for me (or so I think so I hope my results don't prove me otherwise....) 

My lack of update was really because I wasn't doing anything else apart from studying. Quite sad I know but I had to pause my life for finals and I really don't know if all the hard work will bring me a better life in the future... I guess it increases the chances of me living a more comfortable life so 😅

Had our usual celebratory meal after Pharmaco finals today and it was steamboat at lemin's! 😋We bought so much food that we didn't finish like 40% of them :( Also tried to play 50 rounds of bridge which we failed.. terribly HAHAH we will make it happen one day!!!!! 

Thanks everyone, for yet another semester in school 💖

Last weekend mongxlovet part I was launched and tbh there was a few pieces I was eyeing.. I even wanted to get a dress in 2 patterns (floral and black) bc I couldn't decide which one to get BUT wth 7.02pm (launch was 7pm), the colour I wanted was already SOLD OUT in my size???? So I settled for white and skipped the floral bc it was quite pricey too. Initially was unsure if I'd like white as much as I loved the black one.. 

Ahhhh but it turned out really really nice :') 

Can't wait for all the activities during this short 6 week break!!! Now I just wanna lie on my bed and do absolutely nothing hehe