tiptoes: aunty steph

need more wake-up-late days

It's been an absolutely restful week..was stuck in bed for most of the week..cos of a horrid cough & cold.. perhaps post SIP exhaustion, or maybe it was withdrawal..haha. But the long hours in bed made me realise how wonderful SLEEP can be..

Anyz had a birthday dinner celebration for one of my uncles at Crystal Jade, Takashimaya.. The newly renovated Crystal Jade is very glitzy & gilded, especially the wing of private rooms. The food, as usual, was great! Cystal Jade never fails to deliver GREAT food.. special mention goes to..
a special combination of cold meats--crabmeat, chicken, fatty pork. Very nicely done!

sharks fin soup. Kudos to them for serving a generous helping of fins in each bowl.. a stark contrast to other restaurants which serve miserable strands swimming in soup. the soon hock was smooth and fresh..i loooove fish head! the cheeks are the best!!
And my favourite part? Dessert of chocolate cake from Awfully Chocolate..And this terrific dessert which i could not have enough of..and HAD to ask for another one. Yes i'm such a sucker for all things sweet & cold. This dessert is special--served chilled in a nice wine glass: a base of black glutinous rice & chin chow, topped with yummy Haagen dazs ice cream (cookies & cream, raspberry, green tea) The final result was perfect!!

Anyways, i'm feeling very 'AUNTY' now..my cousins were all bringing their little toddlers out.. They were cooing away, saying, ' say hi to jiejie..No, Aunty..Stephanie!', 'This is stephanie, aunty lina's sister!' blah blah..I felt older & older each time i heard the 'A' word..

But kids are cute lah..tried to do develop assessment on them..but not too successful..1 yr 10 months but can run and speak 10-word sentences? never mind..

Couldn't help but snap pics of my nieces & nephews..