Last week, I was called up for a flight to London and I was soooo happy to see Daphnes' name on the crew list! *does a little jig* I texted her right away only to find out she was also called up!! WHAT ARE THE ODDS! *dances violently*

Itinerary for the 1.5 days was easy to decide as we both like (almost) the same kinda food and fashion and we visit the same places even if we are alone!

Dinner on the first evening was at Jamie's Italian! Jamie Oliver is opening a branch in Singapore by August and I can foresee another long queue for this. My virgin visit to the restaurant in London wasn't fantastic, save for the Tutti Frutti Lemon Meringue Pie which was excellent. Soooo I decided to give it another try that evening since Daphnes mentioned she visits it on every trip to London so it shouldn't be thattttt bad, right?

Thankfully we got there a little earlier before the dinner crowd!

It's weird how I ALWAYS crave for Coke when I'm overseas 

but I never, ever order it whenever I'm in Singapore.

Posh Chips

I couldn't taste truffle :(

It was still yummy because I love potatoes.

Grilled Pork Chop

This was pretty decent but we had to send it back to the kitchen 

to cook for a little while more because we like our meat 100% cooked.

Land and Sea Risotto

Not bad, very generous with the ingredients!

I might actually order this again!

And of course, we ended with the Tutti Frutti Lemon Meringue Pie ;)

It's so nice to have a dining companion so we can order more selection and share 

AND still have space for dessert!

Oh yes, we also ordered the "Seasonal Greens" which was "broccoli" as told by the waitress.

And when it arrived, it was kai lan. 

A few strings of it for 4pound.

Most expensive kai lan, ever.

Then we went shopping!

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The next day, we went to The Muffin Man for brunch!

It was almost 12noon when we arrived and since we were going to have an early dinner, 

we decided to order a little to share.

Scrambled egg + ham on English muffin

Scones with strawberry jam + clotted cream

Both were so yummy.

Sigh, my tummy is blessed :)

A little shopping at Primark doesn't hurt ;)

And yes, this is how we usually try our clothes.

In the men's section.

Because it's almost impossible to find an unoccupied mirror at the ladies'.

Dinner was at Burger & Lobster!

Our first time there and we ordered the grilled and steamed lobster to share!

A full lobster for only 20pound, we were stuffed and belly happy at the end of the meal! :)

Went at odd hours (think 5pm) again to beat the dinner crowd!

YUMS!

Such a great trip and such yummy food sooooo happyyyyyy!

My best buy from Primark!

Love the floral prints, so huggable, and perfect for H's car haha.

the reverse side also has a reverse side

Woohoo guess who got a new camera!!

I haven't used my Leica in forever 'cause the quality seemed to have dropped 

and it takes lousy pictures nowadays.

Been wanting to get the Canon Powershot S95 

but kept holding back 'cause I'd rather spend on handbags.

But when I heard the S100 is out, I knew I had to have it!

And I LOVE IT!

I especially love how it's not bulky (like my Leica) so I can slip it easily into my handbag,

and the effects they have in this camera are a dream!

My favourites have got to be 'Nostalgic' (as seen above) and the 'Toy Camera' (as seen below).

Hehe expect nicer (and more, hopefully) pictures on tippytapp soon!! :)

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Lunch at ca'puccino, London

Tuna cream, hard boiled egg and rocket in warm, crispy, soft onion bread

I would definitely go back for this again!

 It was raining, cold and extremely windy in the morning but when late noon came, 

the weather was perfect!

Hyde Park looked so prrrretty I couldn't resist taking a few pictures when I got off the bus!

Yay to London again next month ;p

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Singapore has been sprouting up with many new restaurants lately 

and I've made it a point to eat at a new place every other time!

One place I highly recommend is Chinois at RWS.

Went there with my girlfriends and our partners for Xmas dinner, 

and H wanted to go back again for the chicken soup and try new dishes.

I swear everything on the menu sounds so good!!

In the end, we ordered 6 dishes for 2 persons haha.

 Smoked duck breast with jelly fish (a little spicy)

 Roasted pork with mustard

Can you see how crispy the skin is????!!!??!

 Pan seared foie gras with smoked duck

Half chicken soup with...I forgot 

Mushroom vermicelli

And H had a plate of duck tongue all to himself.

I honestly cannot decide which are my favourites 'cause Everything was so, so goooood!

Promise!

Next, I recommend Tonkatsu by Ma Maison at Mandarin Gallery.

Ma Maison finally decided to open an outlet dedicated to their famous pork tonkatsu!

They offer free refills of rice, cabbage and miso soup by the way!

Their miso soup comes with vegetable and it was soooo good I had 3 bowls of it haha.

If you don't like it with fats, order the pork fillet instead of the pork loins :)

Teatime at TWG with Jasmine

I am quite ashamed to say that was my first time to TWG 

and only then did I know what I've been missing out on - their macaroons.
I'm a tea drinker and these tea-infused cookies are so delicious!

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Sunset spotted at MBS with Xiaoting while waiting for our table at Pizzeria Mozza.

(It's pretty amazing my phone can take pictures like THESE. No editing at all!)

It's hot like mad in the day but we get such lovely skies in the evening,

it's true we have to go through hardships for sweet endings.


Enjoy your week of feasting,
Happy Lunar New Year folks!

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