Visit to KelJessLoft

Tracy and I visited KelJessLoft, which is GF's new home. Initially we wanted to visit together with Meryl, but with Singapore entering Stabilisation Phase, only 2 unique visitors per day are allowed for house visiting. Hence, only Tracy and I were here. The pandemic has changed our life in a way that we have never expected before, who would have thought dining in a group is a luxury.

Thanks GF and Kelvin for being such a great host, they prepared the in house high tea set for us so that we can enjoyed our girls talk in comfort. Thanks Tracy for the group photo.

The 3-tier high tea set was nicely prepared with ham and cheese sandwich at the top tier, cupcakes in the second tier and fruit tarts at the third tier.

Apart from the 3 tier set, we also had plates of cookies and peanuts to go with. A balance mix of sweet and savoury items, I love the chocolate cookie which was soft and sweet.

GF's home was very cosy and the balcony was the highlight with swimming pool view. Everyday feel like a staycation living here.

After we finished our high tea, GF brought us around the estate for a tour. The rooftop relaxation area offers a splendid view of the residential area of Aljunied that stretched for miles.

This was Tracy and my favourite pool among the one we visited, the water was very shallow (below knee cap). There were lounge chairs partially submerged in the pool where one can sit back and relax at the rooftop pool.

Drying our feet while the company of our friends who I haven't seen for a long time.

Thanks GF for the photo.

Back to GF's home, I had a cone of ice cream to cool myself down.

GF introduced us to a drama - Alice in Borderland, and we watched the first episode. An aimless gamer, Arisu, and his two friends find themselves in a parallel Tokyo, where they're forced to compete in a series of sadistic games to survive. Those who lose the games will die.

It was nerve wracking and thrilling, the story was well written and brought out different emotions. First episode already got me hooked, I am going to finish watching this drama by next week.

It has been an enjoyable day spent with the girls. Hope to see the girls soon again.

Happenings in September - Kafe UTU + Family Time

Friday 3/9/21

I always look forward to Friday because it is the start of weekend, time to relax from work and discover new gems for a good meal. Instead of having the usual Western food, I suggested to try out something unique, African food, at Kafe UTU.

Kafe UTU is an African café and lounge, one of the shophouses located at Jiak Chuan Road that offers diverse flavors and dishes. 

All the furnishings were imported from Africa to retain the authentic African feel. 

Since we can't visit Africa right now, coming to Kafe Utu will be the nearest option we can have to experience Africa taste in Singapore.

I decided to go for the safest choice which is the breakfast set consisting of chapati, poached egg, avocodo, sliced chicken and tomato. It came with a spice dipping sauce that made the food tasted aromatic when coated with the spice. Just one downside, the chicken was very salty.

We tried Pastry Nakupenda for dessert, where Kenyan Donut was topped with Soft Serve. The soft serve of the day was Mocha flavour. The swirls of mocha ice cream brought out a light coffee scent and bitter notes from the mocha. Remember to consume quick because the ice cream melted fast.

Saturday 11/9/21

Weekend is always the time for a great meal, especially when it was Grandma's birthday. With only 5 visitors allowed, we had a mini celebration at home just like last year.

Uncle brought us Fuzhou Oyster Cake, it was stuffed a generous chunks of minced meat, prawn, vegetables and deep fried to perfection. It was very oily, by the time I finished the whole cake, the whole paper bag was soaked with oil. Definitely not something to take regularly.

Though sis Vivien couldn't join us for the celebration (quota hit), she has ordered a Mao Shan Wang Durian Cake delivered by Golden Moments. Thanks sis for the cake.

Happy birthday, grandma. May you continue to stay healthy and strong.

We had a 4 generation gathering with Mia being the only representative of the 4th generation while I'm the only representative of the 3rd generation.

Sunday 12/9/21

My Sunday afternoon was spent playing with the kids, we have so much fun playing with just a balloon.

That's all for update.