Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Operation Daffodil


I decided that it's too sensitive to talk about Muffin Tops (for those who read my earlier entry)...so now we talk about Operation Daffodil.

It's the Class 95 deejays' creative way of telling you where the police traffic speed traps are 'in progress'. They call it "Operation Frangipani", or "Operation Daffodil". Recently, they are naming the operations after flowers.

Gotta listen to them right now a.k.a go to work!

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

SI's Exposure


We have a fascination with supermodels in swimsuits - who doesn't?

Anyway, we bought a book recently that showcases Sports Illustrated's collection of photos taken over 10 days in Harbour Island in the Bahamas. Featuring 8 supermodels: Rachel Hunter, Rebeca Romijn, Daniela Pestova, Elle MacPherson, Yamila Diaz-Rahi, Elsa Benitez, Veronica Varekova and Carolyn Murphy, it is a lovely coffee-table edition and a sight for sore eyes.

Lovely.

Monday, January 29, 2007

Red Star, Esplanade, Ben & Jerry's


What do the Red Star, Esplanade, Ben & Jerry's have in common?

It was our Sunday morning outing with our Tahitian friend, Laurence.

We were supposed to go to the Bird Park yesterday, but postponed it because the sky was overcast. We ended up having tim sum breakfast at Red Star Restaurant, walking from Esplanade through Citylink (the underground mall) to Raffles City Shopping Centre, and having Ben & Jerry's ice-cream for brunch there.

Red Star Restaurant is one of the few tim sum places that still uses push-carts to serve the food. You have to be quick in chasing down the popular tim sum dishes on the carts, as the carts may never reach you, or the food may be gone before you realise it. It is an exciting experience nonetheless.

For Dot who loves donuts, we passed by a donut shop called "Donut Factory" in Raffles City that had a long queue waiting. You know, when S'poreans queue for something, it must be cheap and good - and so I read. On the very same day, it was featured in the Sunday Times as the top 5 queues recently. It was opened last month, and it was an instant hit with its light and fluffy donuts made on the spot. 30 people are in the queue before it opens, and average waiting time starts from half-hour to 1hr 45 mins. It costs $10 for a dozen plain donuts, and $11 for assorted flavours of your choice.

We discovered Ben & Jerry's by chance, and had a rolling good time eating and watching the boys enjoy their ice-cream.

The question is, how do you eat 3 ice-creams at one time?

Saturday, January 27, 2007

Outing with Grandparents

Sophie went out with Grandma & Grandpa today to Takashimaya, and had a rollin' good time being pushed around seeing the typical crowd on a weekend there. There was surprisingly fewer people even though Taka was having a Sale plus additional 10% off for members...

We think the crowd is still trying to get over Vivocity, and have not yet re-discovered Orchard Road.

Mummy took some portrait shots and videos of Sophie today.

Friday, January 26, 2007

Bad Reaction...

I tried to join YouTube to download some videos, but got a bad reaction instead...