Tokyo in April

Sakura in Tokyo, how I've missed seeing them for so long. Finally we meet again. Not to mention the inevitable amount of eating, and shopping with 2 H-crazy friends.

Birthday Treats

Free Warm Choc cake at Bakerzin as a treat from them for my birthday month.

Actually there's a lot of birthday vouchers from various stores, just that I don't bother to use them as they often mean spend more $$$ to get the birthday treat. But I like this Bakerzins one just fine...free is free...no minimum spend. Yum.

When Bored...just Cook

Amazingly I find myself bored, and with time on my hands. A rare event these days, but with no yoga class, no boyfriend, no shopping open thanks to a long CNY weekend.....well, out comes the Jamie Oliver cookbook. Voila! A simple spicy tuna pasta.

Yum.

Gong Xi Fa Cai 2010

It's Lunar New Year again.

Not like it used to be, when we were young it was so much more fun as we played like kids without a care. As adults, we have too much to think about and lose our childlike innocence.

how quick we all grow up. Now cousins have children, and their children have children. Whoa.

Birthday

Another year, maybe wiser. Definitely Older. Certainly wierder.

So we did the touristy stuff in celebration of my coming of age. Sentosa, Singapore Flyer,.... and finally dinner at Forlino.

Reflections

In a strange twist, the facebook I once scoffed at let me find my long 'lost' cousins. Ok not so lost, just that I haven't seen them in several years since they moved out of SG. Of course I'm totally flabbergasted to find they've got married and or have grown kids. Since my younger bro is also engaged, and save for one young university-age cousin, I'm the last one standing. Do I mind? No not really, except a reminder of youth gone by and years passing on.

A friend's Sheltie passed away, the ripe old age of 13. Another stark reminder of years gone by, as these were companions of my dogs when they were younger. Another reflection of life, fleeting; of memories. As we watch our movie idols and friends take that step to the rainbow bridge ahead of us...another contemplation of how short life is.

temptation

Mmmm....Sri Lankan cuisine is gorgeous isn't it?