Birthday Celeb at Dozo

Finally got to try out this much acclaimed restaurant yesterday in celebration of a dude's birthday. Well for me, the experience really was unforgettable. The ambience, the menu and the service were impeccable. Well I believe in treating someone the way I feel. Certainly words aren't enough.

Infusion of Cepes Mushroom with Truffle

(I accidentally ate the truffle before taking the photo)

The Chef's Platter (Starter)

Salmon, Scallop and Foie Gras

Main : Beef Tenderloin on Pu-Ye and Granite

Side Dish : Stewed Beef Tendon with Puff Pastry

Cold Dish : Smoked Duck Breast on bed of Greens

with Cranberry Vanetta (NEW)

Cold Dish : King Crab Claw Salad drizzled with

Sesame Vinaigrette (NEW)

Soup : Clam Soup (NEW)

Side Dish : Tempura Battered Soft Shell Crab

on Mash Potato

Main : Herb Braised Lamb Shank

Investing in Tennis

Tennis sure ain't a cheap sport but it's fun. I like the sound when the ball hits the sweet spot. Every tennis lesson costs me $74.50 and so far I've had 5 lessons. I just got a bunch of tennis balls for $25 and a tennis ball basket for $59.50. I had to restring my racket for about $40 so I figure by ten lessons I'd be about $1K poorer but so much richer in experience, fitness and health! I read somewhere that learning new things as we age keeps us young. Well this will be one of my retirement hobbies, hehe.. Well I just enjoy moving about. I hv joined a tennis forum and will be hooking up with tennis enthusiasts soon to play. After spending so much money n time in my thirties on my kids' sports courses such as swimming, skating n badminton, the end result is the father's genes have won. My kids have joined him in watching lots of tv, movies and playing online games. They are totally not keen to join me in any sports! I really do regret all the money and time spent accompanying them to lessons and courses. I could have picked up tennis, badminton, etc earlier instead. Well, it's their loss and now I'm going full steam ahead to learn and play as many sports as I can before I grow too old .. Racing against time in fact. I've got my weekends full now with tennis, swimming and yoga! It's the start of a new life for me and I'm looking forward to making new sports buddies too.

Bon appetit Mon Cheri

A few weeks ago, a gorgeous dude brought me out for dinner at this French restaurant near Jalan Besar. We ordered duck leg confit and dory with parsley sauce. Great food, great wine and great company! Unforgettable! Now I'm thinking where to take this gorgeous hunk out for his birthday treat next week...

New Year eve

This is really last minute! Imagine doing my nails and trimming my eyebrows on New year's eve!! Luckily for me, there were hardly any customers at the salons in the morning. I was pleasantly surprised that by noon I was the only customer at the beauty salons. Had my nails done in a dark reddish purple gellish for the first time. Then on the way back passed by the florist and could not resist getting flowers to brighten up the home.

Looks like I will be exercising quite a bit at home during this festive season.
Got lots of workouts downloaded to my iPad. Just did 1.5 hours of totl body toning with dumbbells, resistance bands and mat. Feels good!!