This week, my Love, Devona & me went to a lot of new places for dinner like I mentioned previously, we had run of idea for dining places. We went to the Otori Japanese Restuarant, that is famous for their paper pot steamboat, in Gillman Village on Tue(24/01). Gillman Village, formerly a British army barracks, is juz beside St.Andrew JC. This is e 1st time we went to tis place & wow! Wat a pleasant surprise! Tis place is almost like paradise in a country tat is mostly filled wif tall concrete bldgs! The place is surrounded by tropical forests; serene & very romantic at nite! Otori is nt e oni restaurant there, there is oso a chinese restaurant by e name of Grand Peony Court; Little Bali, tat we din really noe whether it is juz a drinking place or it oso serve meal, a seafood restaurant, a foodcourt & a really nice dining restaurant tat we will definitely go there one day! Hmm..let's talk abt Otori bah, e food is nice bt we were truely amazed by their service, really top class! Keep refillin' our green tea! Well, tis is definitely a restaurant tat I dun mind paying e service charge becos their service deserved it! Overall, Gillman Village is a nice place to dine if u wan privacy & stay away fr e noisy world! I'm nt sure if it will still be e same if it is on a fri bt tis place does offer a different kinda dining atmosphere! Do check out tis place ya! :)

We went to e Old Airport Road Hawker Centre to sample e famous Toa Payoh Rojak on Mon(23/01). Actually my Love, Devona wanted to eat e famous Bak Kut Teh bt it was a Mon, no pork means no Bak Kut Teh lor. The rojak really lives up to its reputation, e sauce is juz perfect! Is nt too sweet nor too saltish. The you char kueh is charcoal grilled before it is being mixed wif e other freshly prepared ingredients & of course e wonderful sauce! We oso ate e Otak Otak which at 40 cent a pcs is really gd value for money! U will noe it when u try it! We later separately ordered our own food. After we finished e above, I ordered Char Kuay Teow & she ordered Fish Meat Noodle Soup. The Char Kuay Teow is gd & tasty bt e Fish Meat Noodle Soup taste funny, which maybe tats e reason y I kana stomach upset e nxt day! Since is still early, we headed dwn to Siglap Coffee Club for coffee & tea before I sent her home. Overall, Old Airport Road Hawker Centre is a place filled wif many nice food at really budget price. So for couple wif limited budget, it is a nice place to dine if e main aim is to enjoy gd food at budget price! :)

We went to Chomp Chomp on Wed(25/01) for dinner. 1st time too! juz like Old Airport Road Hawker Centre. Tis place smaller though, compare to Old Airport Road Hawker Centre, pricer too! Bt there is more crowd which means parking is real prob! They actually opened another food centre nearby bt e crowd cannot be compared to Chomp Chomp. I ate Fish Ball Noodle & my Love, Devona had Char Kuey Teow & we shared e Fried Oyster Omelette, w/o Oyster! Yah! Fried Oyster Omelette w/o Oyster becos we both dun eat Oyster bt we juz wan to eat Fried Oyster Omelette tats all, haha! The food at Chomp Chomp is actually quite ok if u dun mind spending a bit of time getting a place to sit becos it will be difficult. If u r drivin' & u dun mind e long wait to get a place to park, tis area is actually a nice place to dine becos there r oso many other choices in tis area. We went to e Liquid Kitchen for a drink after e dinner, non-alcoholic though. One regret is tat they dun hv e dessert tat we wanted to eat.

On Thu(26/01), we went to Chinatown to get Chinese New Year goodies for both our family becos is e 1st time tat we bring our partners to see our family for both of us! So officially, we r both 1st bf & gf officially announced to both our family members! Is really BIG event for e both of us & we r very nervous & we both wan to make sure we did a gd job, to leave a gd impression for both our family..so nervous ah!

We had our lunch at the Maxwell Food Centre, I ordered e Cai Dao Kueh becos it looked nice, taste nice bt nt really tat fantastic. Wanted to order e Fish Meat Noodle bt e queue was incredible! I had it once, really nice bt becos of e queue, nxt time bah..haiz! My Love, Devona ordered e Chicken Rice. Let me had a taste of e rice..well I like Chicken Rice..uh..rice oni, haha! She oso bought e Tapioca Kueh which is very soft! Really gd! I usually dun eat so many at one go bt I actually ate 6 pcs! If I remember correctly!

After we had finished our shoppin' & makan, we catched e evening show of "Hou Yuan Jia - The Fearless", e supposingly last movie by Jet Lee at Suntec City. It was based on a real story & it was really touching! Nt really wat I had expected bt e fighting was nice! Fr e movie, it tried to convey a message tat violence is Not e way to solve problem & we dun learn martial art to fight bt instead, to stop fight, stop war. I believe for most of us, we r always tinkin' of beating who who in study, work & others etc. Bt e really enemy is fr within, is ourself! We sh instead focus on hw to improve oneself, knowing oneself more becos most pple dun even noe themself well enough, including me..

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I'm sure for any couple after a certain period of time, they will run out of idea of where to go for dinner etc. Nt surprisingly, we faced e same prob too! Given tat we dine together almost everyday except Sun!
So on Mon(16/01), I brought my Love, Devona to e Pasta Fresca in Pasir Panjang, which is quite near to NUS. I believe tis is e most romantic & classiest place tat I hv brought her to for dinner! The decor, e music & e service are all top class! The hand-made pasta is really gd! Mushroom soup is really filled wif mushroom & is very concentrated! I love e Garlic Bread spread wif cheese, freshly toasted when served! So for anyone tat love nice Italian food at reasonable price, I recommend Pasta Fresca! Is really value for money!

THE GATHERING
My "jie mei"s, whom I were very close to, are all very interested to mit my Love, Devona! They were all my ex-Colleague in PAC, my lunch mates! They were all dying to see who is e gal, whom is supposingly "conned" by me to be my gf, haha! The gathering was arranged on Fri(20/01) at Lau Pa Sat. Many pple came, my ex-Buddies in PAC & even my big boss! We came a bit late & we were "forced" to sit far apart! Is their "evil" plot! Anyway, it was always nice to mit up wif old frens, chat up & not talk abt job. The food dun really suit both of us becos we were both "Pu Zhua", so left for a "short" break to eat some light non-oily food. We din join them for karaoke aftertat becos as I said earlier, we were both not in our pink of health. So maybe durin' e Chinese New Year Gathering bah! Den there can be more chating etc. Tis is e 1st time officially I introduced my Love, Devona to my frens as my gf, glad she felt comfortable bt beware of e nxt gathering, there will be more bombardment of qns I'm sure, haha! Bye for Now! ;p

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Wish all my Muslim frens a belated Selamat Hari Raya Haji!
Is e 2nd week of e new year 2006! Thks 2 all those who hv cont' their interest in my blog. Hope I din offend anyone along e way in my blog & of course my blog will still concentrate mainly on e "Love Story of Kenneth & Devona" & e story cont'.. :)

Went 2 Holland V 4 dinner on 06/01(Fri). Tis is e 1st time we went there since e last time we went there 4 dinner while I was still in Reservist. Still rem at tat time, we were tryin' to avoid my grp of bunkmates whom were oso there so coincidentally bt we still bumped into them nt once, bt twice! We went 2 e Sushi Tei there bt..juz one bit of comment, e Unagi was kinda smaller compared 2 those tat we ate at other outlets! The best we had eaten is fr e China Square outlet! We went Labrador Park, a memoriable place 4 us becos of..well..ar.., aftertat & we finally found a way 2 help us 2 de stress! ;p
Is comp holi 4 us on 09/01(Mon), so we decided 2 go Sentosa. Well, tis is e place tat we celebrated our 1 mth Anniversary. It was rainin' heavily 4 e past few days & it is difficult 2 plan any outings & we still can't go on any private trip yet..haiz. Picked her up at her place cos e weather is so unpredictable.. We eat e sushi buffet at Sakae Sushi fr 3pm to 6pm. It was a such heavy meal 4 us tat we cd actually forgoes e dinner! Prior 2 tat, we took some light food at e Sky Tower Subway. Tis is e 1st time I ate Subway sandwich & fr wat I heard fr her..guess I will leave e orderin' 2 her again when we go Subway nxt time, haha! We've been goin' Sentosa so regularly tat we cn consider applyin' 4 membership liao, haha! Well, tis is e 1st place tat we went overseas leh! :)
Aftertat..we actually went on a Park Escapade! It was still early & so we went jialan jialan 2 visit all those supposingly well received "holy" parks!
Mt Faber Park: We gave up on tis park! We went there 3 times & everytime is a disappointment..really cannot make it! Is hot & stuffy, crowded, really can't believe tis used 2 be a holy place 4 couples!

Kent Ridge Park: We oni went up & dwn 1 round in e car bt it certainly had one of e best nite view! Maybe we will go there nxt time 2 enjoy e nite scene!
We oso passed by West Coast Park too bt nt enough 2 judge it so I leave it out. Labrador is still e best 4 me at e moment bt maybe Kent Ridge got e potential 2 overtakes it..hmm..we did go to Lower Pierce Resirvoir on a later date bt e weather was really bad..we were kinda scare 2 venture too far & cos it was really really dark so..anyway..we did hv a gd time, haha!

13/01(Fri) or Fri e 13th, supposed 2 hv a gathering wif some ex Colleague bt due 2 unavailability of my big boss, Takayama san; it was postponed. So we went Marina South 4 steamboat dinner, tis is e 2nd time we went there. Last time we went 2 Chong Pang so tis time we chose Long Chun. Based on her assessment & I feel e same too, Long Chun got wider choice & nicer selection of meat 4 BBQ. I loved e BBQ fish meat she did 4 me! She oso enjoyed herself better! Fillin' dinner again..guess soon she will achieve her target..tat is 2 make big my tummy, haha! Devona, u muz be responsible ok? haha!

14/01(Sat): picked Devona up at Orchard after I finished my mornin' soccer game wif my bro, Jacky & his frens. Since it was 15th on e lunar calendar, we went 2 e Godess of Mercy Temple at Waterloo St 2 pray. Aftertat we went 2 Parco Bugis Junction..which was a very big mistake! We bumped into many PAC colleagues which was nt e problem, really!

Y it was a mistake? Well..it seems like it is nt a place tat my beloved Devona enjoyed shoppin' there! She juz cd nt find anything suitable 4 her & me & e place was so crowded! Guess we will cross out tis place fr our shoppin' place list bah! Missin' out on e Agnes b bag last wk at Cityhall & other things tat happened lately etc. seem 2 hv taken a toll on her..my poor dear! Dun worry, ur honey will help u thru all these! I will be there 2 support U in watever..& juz wan 2 say it again..u looked really beautiful tat day! I liked ur image tat day! Too bad I looked shagged; if nt, we wd hv taken our 1st photo sticket 2gether..well leave it on another memoriable day, when we cn record e date on it bah! Had dinner at East Coast Park Food Centre..she din hv any appetite at tat time bt when I sent her home, we went 2 e famous Prata shop: Cashurina Curry, dunno if I got e spellin' correct or nt, 4 supper..she looked better by den, haha! Oh yah, tat place is air-con liao leh bt too bad they close shop at 12am! Looked cleaner & more organised..their egg prata was really big! Well, is their speciality mah! Sent her home aftertat.. Yeah! Finally I'm updated in my blog once again! Will try 2 update as regular as possible before I start 4gettin' wat I feel at tat moment, wat I want 2 put dwn in words in e blog. Well, hv a nice week ahead to everyone tat had read my blog & of course 2 my beloved Devona, wan to be wif u every moment, every minute! :)

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02/01/06(Mon): Our 2 mth Anniversary!!! Devona & I hv been 2gether for 2 mths liao! Seem short bt actually, wif so many things tat had happened since, e progress of our relationship is almost equivalent 2 wat most ordinary couples would hv progress after 2-3 yrs! & we still feel our time 2gether is always nt enough even though we c each other almost everyday! The speed of our story is movin' so fast is like u r watchin' TV drama tat is showin' everyday! So..hw did we celebrate tis special occasion? Hmm..certainly it was a memoriable one! ;p

I met her early at her place 2 go 4 breakfast 2gether. We oso went 2 get some ingredients 4 e food tat we planned 2 prepare 2gether in her house as lunch since her parents nt home. Well..let's look at our creations!
Egg & Potato Salad mixed wif e Jap Mayonnaise
Toast Bread spread wif Pizza Paste & topped wif Cheese & Tuna toppings

Hmm..nt exactly "nice" on e outlook bt it taste really gd! The moral of e story is, nvr judge anythin' juz by it's cover! Like me too, haha! I am really a very homely boy tat prefers to stay at hm watch TV or play Playstation rather den clubbing bt becos of my "party" boy look..haiz!!!

1/2 thru our lunch, her sis dropped by! Met her 4 e 1st time, noe of her charactor fr Devona so kinda noe wat 2 expect..well at least she acknowledge my presence, OK!!!
We went Takashimaya 2 shop aftertat, my sweet Devona bought 2 T-Shirts 4 me!!! I still hv nt bought anythin' 4 her yet leh..haiz!!!

Le Coq Sportif T-Shirt
Nautica T-Shirt

We went 2 our fav Okonomiyaki restaurant, Iroha House at Orchard Hotel 4 our dinner. Is our 2nd visit there & is e oni place in S'pore so far tat we cn find real quality authentic Okonomiyaki! Tis oso happened 2 be our fav Jap food! Nxt time when we go Jap, I bring u 2 e DIY Okonomiyaki restaurant bah! :) We oso went 2 e Wheellock Place 2 hv our fav mudpie, cookie monster at nydc, hmm..Yummy!!!

Is home sweet home aftertat & of course on tis annivesary day, she finally get 2 collect her long belated "Christmas present", I noe u juz can't wipe e smile off ur face, hehe!!! ;p

03/01/06(Tue): We cont' our celebration since is holi 4 us! We hv our buffet lunch at Cocoa, very full ah!!! Juz can't hv enough of e fish glue!!! After e long delicious lunch, we watched Narnia. Is a show wif nice CG, simple storyline bt I like some of e soundtracks. Sh I buy e soundtrack or..hmm..haha!!! We went Paragon to shop & my sweet Devona bought a another shirt 4 me!

Tis is e Guess shirt tat she bought 4 me!..& I still hv nt bought anythin' 4 her yet..haiz!!!..bt she dun wan me 2 spend $ leh..am I very "niao"..haiz!!! After we had our light dinner at e Paragon Coffee Club, is home sweet home aftertat cos we both hv 2 work e nxt day..& 2 end of our celebration, it muz of course ends wif a big bang lah!!! Haha!!! ;p (May there be infinite Anni 4 both of us!!!)

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I love tis photo! Dun u tink we r very lovely & stylo!!! :)
Our 1st overseas trip! In a grp though bt wif e frens who had joined tis trip, it was fun even though it wasn't tat value 4 $..well, is our 1st trip anyway! Our 1st New Year Celebration 2gether! We went Kukup to celebrate e arrival of new year 2006! We joined e trip organised by Wilson Low. We actually wanted 2 go wif 2 of my design team members, Eileen + hubby & Joan + bf bt we couldn't get 4 more persons 2 join us so no choice we had 2 cancel tat trip & joined up wif Melvin & e rest.
Is a new year & I hope our relationship will oni grow stronger & hope tis yr will be a gd yr for both of us! Hope we cn go on our own private trip soon! Love Ya! Devona :)

Well, Melvin was complainin' tat there was too much words & too few pics in my blog, so here they r..includin' some interestin' explanation! ;p Devona & me arrived at Kukup..wif me in my "school boy" outfit or rather "chicken little"? haha!!! Devona & me relaxin' in e sofa at e cosy corner, cosy at tat time oni..before e majong gang came in..haiz!!!
Sunset..tis view was taken out of our room. Nice uh?
Devona like tis photo becos she saw 2 "boys" so engross in lightin' up e fireworks! Hahaha!!!
Fireworks to celebrate e arrival of year 2006! Tis had 2 be highlight of tis trip, there were many others more beautiful one bt we din captured them.
2nd day liao, waitin' to take e boat to take us to e Red Forest & Kelong.
On e boat..wif "Xiao Bai" & Yeng Kiat in e background.
Crossin' e swingin' bridge in e Red Forest..we were both scare bt guess who is more scare?..e slower one, hahaha!
A Ah Beng..ah..actually a demostrator showin' us a baby leopard shark.

Group Photo & Home Sweet Home!!! So..our nxt trip..doko? doko? :)

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I'm back! Very lazy lately..many OTs bt still no excuse, tis is another of my post entries haha! Catchin' up liao!

17/12/05(Sat): Miz out tis fr e last entry. Tis is e 1st time tat I actually "invite" a gal to watch me play football! Kana conned by my bro, Jacky tat we will be playin' against a weak team bt e weak team is actually US!!! Picked Devona up at Queenstown MPT & we headed to e challenge ground, Tanglin Field. My sweet & thoughtful gf got me 2 bottles of isotonic drink, one for my bro too! Hopin' 2 impress her & I really wanted 2 score a goal & dedicate to her bt e opponent was too strong & I was doin' defendin' job rather den attackin'..hopefully, nxt time I cn really score a goal in front of her & dedicate it 2 her! 2 let her noe tat I'm nt Harris, I'm Munez leh! Haha!!! ( She will noe wat I mean ;p )

23/12/05(Fri): Went to our 1st concert 2gether, Ah Du's Live in Concert at S'pore Indoor Stadium! Got e tickets fr my fren, Laylian..thks! We both hv his 1st album oni! So coincident, haha! The concert was ok..he can't really dance, he cn oni sing..din started off well 4 few of his songs..tink he got e key wrong..Oops! Hope there is no Ah Du's fan tat will read tis entry ;P Devona was actually more excited by JJ's guest appearance! I was more impressed by e flute & violin combo wif e electric guitar arrangement 4 a few of his songs! Alright my dear, we will go for e JJ's concert 2gether nxt time! :)

24/12/05(Sat): X'mas Eve!!! We celebrate our 1st X'mas 2gether! Kinda run out of idea of whr 2 go. We wanted 2 avoid e crowd at Orchard bt den..whr else wif no crowd bt cn celebrate? We can't go 4 holi 2gether yet, if nt...haiz! Finally, I brought her 2 Fisherman's Village 2 hv our X'mas Dinner! Long time I hv nt went there, same 4 her too! Thks "Xiao Teo" for remindin' me of tis place! The place was nice, seclude..nice 4 couple..much much better den East Coast! Many place to sit! We were quite worry abt e weather bt luckily e weather did clear up & we cn hv our Romantic dinner by e seaside under e dim light! The X'mas atmos wasn't tat strong there bt anyway, I was lookin' forward 2 e present openin' time! My lovely, thoughtful Devona gave me a BRAUN BUFFEL belt! She noticed tat I hv oni 1 pcs of belt, hw thoughtful! Aiyah..compare to her, I was too lousy! I'm wearin' e belt everyday 2 work nw, cn proudly show off 2 everyone, haha! Well, I oso got another X'mas gift lined up 4 her..bt, haha! She din get it tat day becos of e..haha! Bt she did get it on another day! ;p

25/12/05(Sun): X'mas "watch Sunset at Sentosa"!!! Wanted 2 go there 4 tannin' bt we were quite late when we reached there bt..we accidentally found a nice place 2 see Sunset! It was very Beautiful! Romantic! So any couples out there wan 2 ask me whr izzit in Sentosa?..I dun wan 2 tell, haha! Hmm..at least it turned out 2 be a memoriable X'mas 4 both of us! Had Sakae Sushi for dinner there, same price wif other outlets in e main land! We were very very hungry when we had our dinner becos..i can't rem..hmm..haha! Hope tat our future X'mas will oso be as memoriable as tis..she had nt claim her X'mas present yet leh which she did on another day..keke! :)

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Tis is a post dated entry, many OT & free time I'm wif my love Devona..so tats y, haha!
We went to Siglap Cafe Cartell on Fri (16/12/05) for dinner. It was e 2nd time we went there. We went back to e same seat too!
I believe for any couple, there will always hv a few places tat hold great memory & for us, Siglap is one of the place. Y? Well..tis is e 1st place tat we went 4 dinner when we 1st cnfirmed! At tat time, there were still many uncertainties & 4 me, there's one major concern 4 me which bothered me alot, which of course she noe lah! At tat time when I met up wif her, I was of course happy bt nt totally becos at e back of mind, there was something tat bothered alot which in a way..my smile etc..is nt totally "real". Bt when she cleared my major concern, tat time was e 1st time she said tat she saw my "million dollar" smile which so was "real"! Becos..is "REAL"! Siglap was e place tat she 1st witness tis! :)
Hmm..Sakae Sushi, we went to alot of Jap restaurants to eat but surprisingly, tis was oni our 2nd visit to tis restaurant! The 1st time was at e Marina Square outlet on Mon (28/11/05) & tis time we went to e Wheel Place outlet on Sun (18/12). We both love Jap food & was lucky for me 'cos I dun eat many things, all my close frens will noe, haha! In term of sushi selection, Sakae Sushi hv e best..well, hopefully soon we will be eatin' it 2gether in Japan!!! The original place for sushi, a place tat I stayed 4 a year, a place tat I noe inside out, better den Orchard!!! Oredi cn start hearin' pple complainin' tat I boast too much abt my 1 year stay in Japan liao!!! Well, tat's all 4 nw!!! ;p

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