Celebrations

Its been a week of celebrations!

father's day. celebrate!

girls' bintan getaway. celebrate! (+ cheers!)

dar's bday. celebrate! (+ cheers & lotsa lurves.. haha)

a day when rubbish didnt smell like rubbish

visited rubbish island today.

for the first time in my life, rubbish didnt stink. yes, it D.I.D.N.T.

in fact, i was sniffin so hard for the slightest tinge of that familiar (eew!) waft that will enter my nostril each time i pass by my void deck's rubbish chute.

nothing.

haha, realised how naive i was to also think i will be steppin on rubbish the moment i land my feet on the island..

anyway, i'm really impressed by how local solid waste is managed, after today. hmm, think i'll be more conscious of the things i throw away from now on..

So, kudos to our waste collectors & workers!

this is where wet ash (treated rubbish) from main land incineration plants are shipped and temporarily stored.

cells where wet ash are filled into - so these are the landfills. According to NEA, we are on our way to fill Cell no. 6, out of 12 cells in total on the island. the cells are expected to be filled up by 2040. wonder wat's gonna happen after that?

Beaulieu House in Sembawang Park

Nayr & I decided to pak tor and check out Beaulieu House Restaurant yday. (thanks to Yepeng for telling us abt the plc)

At first, we went searchin along the wrong road. I thought it was along Admiralty Road East. We had to stop by the side of the road, use our phone to check the gmail that Yepeng sent, got the no. of the restaurant, called them, only to realise they are actually in Sembawang Park! Duh, I feel so paiseh, cos its inside my territory, yet i didnt know it existed!

Anyway, it's really a nice place - quiet and romantic. It somehow resembles Galley by the Straits (at Admiralty Road West inside SAF Yacht Club). Even the price and the menu is rather similar.

There were not too many customers yesterday. Just a few couples and a group of Caucasians.

We asked the waitress how long they've been operating there. She answered in Chinese (strong Chinese accent) that the owner has run the business for over 20 years! We also checked out the history of the restaurant and the Sembawang area (printed and filed into a menu folder at the entrance).

There are both indoor and outdoor dining. Of cos, we chose outdoor. The setting is rather nice, except that the electricity tripped while we were halfway thu our meal! Luckily there were candlelights at every table. We were wondering if they placed them cos of the frequent blackouts, haha.

The food is ok, can say slightly above average. I tried the Seafood Combo. The grilled fish is yummy! But the prawns, mussels, oysters, etc are so-so only. Nayr tried the Chicken Lagsana, which tasted quite gelat after a while.. The bill was below $50. We then took a slow stroll along the beach for digestion after the meal. =) Atmosphere around the area is really nice. Hmm, I would rate it overall 4 out of 5.

Updates

Realised it's been quite a while since I last blogged.

Dunno what I'm so busy with but its been a crazy month of May. Haiz...

Ok, here's some updates:

Visited Kusu Island in early May.
Nothing much to do there so we only ate self-prepared fingerfood, played layang and fed fish/turtles.. duh..

Met up with Azu at Sanur Restaurant, Woodlands Causeway Point, when she was in Singapore in May. She's so pretty!

Went for Giselle's one month birthday bash too! I like this photo - shows the motherly side of Yvonne. But whose hand is that?! Spoilt the photo lah..

Had a farewell home party for Saya as she's moving place soon..
Look at Desmond! Haha! And we sure downed quite abit that day.. hehe..