When I see you again.

It seems as if it was only yesterday when Teeny and I went out for our first lunch together since she came back from Melbourne.


Outfit for the joyous occasion:






Paint-splattered tee: Bugis, Singapore
Electric blue flared tutu skirt: Topshop
Toy-charm necklace: Far East Plaza, Singapore
Electric blue suede cut-out heels: Macao
Bag: Miu Miu



We had lunch at Hokano, which I have blogged about on many occasions. *click* and *click*




Since it was technically our first date, we were both a little shy wtf.




Fresh sashimi set for Teeny.



My salmon teriyaki.




Hokano roll-- think grilled unagi, tempura prawn, crabmeat. Mmm.




Alaska roll-- we are talking about fresh salmon here. I love salmon sashimi, but my love for it pales compared to my sisters! *scared*





My toy necklace, hehe! Spot the bonnet, telephone, boot, glasses, comb, perfume bottle. :P


While playing with my necklace, and trying to entice Teeny to take clear pictures of the charms with her DSLR, the hat dropped off!!!



T____________T




RIP, hat.


I later managed to fix it back, phew!



After that, Teeny accompanied to get my nails done for Bangkok, and that's where I met the furriest cat wtf (the cat belongs to the owner of the parlor). We did a little handicrafts shopping, and found ourselves ending up in the Teapot Cafe (in SS2)!






I used to go to this place quite often when I was in my teens, munching on cheesecake and chattering away to my girlfriends, while staring in horror at Grace, who never failed to order the ox-tongue sandwich. :/


You know how when you are younger, and certain foods are imprinted on your memory as really delicious, but when you eat it now, it probably doesn't taste as good as what your memory tells you? There are a few reasons for that: maybe the standard of that food has really dropped (due to commercialization or whatsoever); maybe your memory made it to be tastier than it actually is; or, to me, more often than not, it's 'cause as we grow up, we are exposed to more and more good/exquisite food, and hence, our tongue becomes pickier.

You know what? After so many years, Teapot Cafe still doesn't disappoint. It still tasted as delicious as how I remembered it to be! :)



Scones. I personally prefer the scones at Miss Read, 'cause the scones there are crunchy on the outside, and soft on the inside. However, Teeny prefers Teapot Cafe's version, as it's soft like cake. :)



One of the BEST cheesecakes I have eaten, even up till today.

So so light, yet with the right touch of milkiness/creaminess. The cheese absolutely melts in your mouth, swirling into the biscuit crumb base. WOW. I usually can't even finish one cheesecake by myself ('cause they are too rich), but I could eat TWO of this! :P






We were the only customers in the cafe, and suddenly the boss (who is a Malay), approached us and asked whether we can read Chinese. It turns out that there was a review written about the Teapot Cafe in a Chinese magazine, and she wanted to know what does it say! :) We happily agreed, until we realised it's 3 pages full of tiny Chinese fonts; so much for our relaxing teatime WTF.

I think only Chinese-literate people can understand this-- it's is quite difficult to translate Chinese (especially creative writing Chinese) into English. Chinese is a very, very beautiful language, and sometimes, there are just no other words in English that can bring out the same meaning. So yea, we had a bit of trouble translating to Miss Lady Boss wtf.




Teeny consumed 7 packets of sugar in one seating. -______________________-





Teeny is ashamed wtf.

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Yes, all of these feels like it was just yesterday. Unfortunately, Teeny has already left for Melbourne yesterday. :(





Before she left, we had our mandatory 3-way group hug. None of us cried. Which is a first.

A tight squeeze was exhanged. And only 5 words were whispered.







"SEE YOU IN TWO WEEKS!"

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EVERYONE, JING AND ARE HEADED TO MELBOURNE IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS' TIME! :D :D :D

I didn't know say anything before this, although I have mentioned it before sometime ago. Reason being, the parents were really against the trip due to the whole H1N1 situation. But, finally they have relented! The tickets are booked, and hopefully our visas are done (Jing was in charge of this noble task)! So yep, people, it's CONFIRMED! :))))


You can't imagine how how how excited I am to be stepping into Melbourne again. :) When I left Melbourne, I walked away with a heavy heart, I almost didn't want to leave. And now I am back again in my the place I call my second home!! :))) I conjured up the image that day of me walking down Swanston Street, and I got goosebumps.

This is HUGEEE, people! :D

We have loads of stuff planned, mainly to expose Jing to Melbourne, since she hasn't been there before (despite hearing loads about it from Teeny and I/ seeing a lot of pictures of Melbourne on various blogs)-- wineries, strawberry farm, beach, Camberwell!!, Melbourne city, clubbing, Mount Dandenong...

Jing isn't too happy about the nature-sy (read: non-shopping) things though WTF.




PS: If you wonder why are our parents suddenly okay with us going ahead with Melbourne, it's 'cause my dad decided it's a good thing for us to be infected with H1N1 now, so we can build antibodies towards the flu before it mutates in the future. -___-
Super no love!