Second Year Together!

Ok, this entry is way overdue! Freaker & Sally is two years old, exactly two weeks ago! Great thing is we're still as mushy as ever and it seems like only yesterday we first held hands at Clarke Quay. And now, two exciting years just zoomed past!

So we've been busy looking for house :D Yey that's a really wonderful thing though the whole process can get a little bit tiring at times. But we'll leave that for another time.

For this entry, I'll just recap on the nice little dinner we had to celebrate our two year old relationship :D

So the best way to celebrate is to go back to where it all started! Clarke Quay. Nothing beats the riverside view at night but more importantly, this place carry so much sweet memories of our earlier days :)

So we went to Peony Jade and ordered a 6 course dinner. While waiting, I passed my bag to Sally and told her to get the camera inside. And inside, I hid a present to surprise her ;) Well I've used this kinda trick before, hiding a box of Brilliant Rose ear studs under my pillow for her last year. But hey it still works :P To my surprise, Sally actually bought something for me too. And that's really sweet because I actually didn't expect it! :P

So let's see what we had!

Our gifts for each other!
Godiva chocolates for Sally
And a watch with a FoxHound emblem for Freaker!
Never mind if you don't get it :P :P
Ok, I actually bought a card for Sally this time and guess what? It'll probably be the last time I buy a card. No, not because I won't be giving her cards anymore, but I'd rather really buy materials and make my own. Why? Because commercial cards come with pre-written messages which, unfortunately do not convey what I truly want to say.

So next time, Sally will be getting hand made cards from me, but they will be simple ones like the previous few that I did :) Ok. Now. The food!

Stir-fried Boxer Chicken and
Crispy Soft Shell Crab
Braised Shark's Fin with Crab Meat
Baked Cod Fish with Chef's Sauce
Baked Pork Rib with Garlic Sauce
Crispy Noodles with Seafood Soup
This dish is actually quite potent despite its humble look!
Pan-fried Pancake and Lemon Grass Ice-Cream
Hehe! I'm having nice food!
Two year old Freaker & Sally. Still the same!
Hanging out after dinner to enjoy the night view

Alright! That's it. I'll be posting again soon!

Oh. One more thing. I actually wanted to put up a new banner for our blog to mark our second year, but I kinda like the current one, so we'll leave it for now :)

Sally's Birthday!

Last week was Sally's birthday. We celebrated earlier on a weekend so that we can have the whole day to ourselves. Since we're both on super-savings mode now (for our wedding and house), celebration also have to tone down abit la :P

Fortunately, a small celebration is not necessarily uninteresting. Haha. So, Sally came down to town around lunch time because I wanted her to have enough sleep. Then, instead of my usual tricks of hiding things around, I left her a self-made birthday card on the table. And inside, a list of dates (important dates!) of the memorable milestones in our almost-two-year-old mushy relationship!

Kick start budget celebration with Gummy!
When I wrote down the list, it didn't all just come naturally from my memories. Two years is a long time, so I had to dig, double-check and confirm the dates were right from MSN chat histories, SMS messages, blog entries (here!), letters, train tickets, etc. And some from the dark recesses of my subconscious mind. But I still got one of the dates wrong (the xmas eve event), which was quickly spotted by Sally. Oh well. :P My bad.

For lunch, we went to Crystal Jade, which we both love for its steamboat, minced chicken with tofu and fatty pork :D

After that we went to Cathay for Toy Story 3! Now, the first two movies were shown so long ago I even cannot remember their storylines. Not that it matters anyway :P

Highlight of the day is our dinner of course! I did a little bit of research to find a nice, quiet place for the both of us. And I wanted something different. So I brought Sally to the Old Parliament House to have Vietnamese cuisine @ Viet Lang. Not too bad at all! Nice and cozy couple seat. We had their unique Imperial rolls, braised cod fish and mango salad with shrimp. Here's some pictures, though I missed out most of the food :P

On the outside!
On the inside!
The mango salad with shrimp :P
Both of us sitting on a nice and cozy seat!
Our second year together is about a week from now. Let's see how I can plan for another small and nice celebration :)