champouf posted Closer Than You Think ... on Sunday, February 17, 2013
" There is nothing better than spending a morning having breakfast with the people you love ... "
It has been ages since I last met this particular friend of mine. Initially he was just a friend of my boyfriend, but now he has somewhat integrated himself into my life as well and I am thankful for that :) Even though he is so much younger than me, somehow his mentality is that of a 20 year old matured young adult. Whenever I am around him, there is no need to worry about taking care of him or constantly looking out for him, because he is so independent. He first came into Singapore when he was just 11 years old and has been living by himself ever since, and I just find that so amazing about him. For those who still can't put their finger on who this is, his name is Li Kunqi :)
So anyways, Valentine's Day was approaching and somehow he did not have anyone to celebrate with. So I decided to ask him out on the 15th for a round of shopping and sightseeing at Orchard Road. I also asked le bf to tag along since I had not prepared any V-day gifts for him. LQ and I were thinking of shopping for a present for le bf, but somehow in the end, I ended up treating him to just a meal. Haha, I feel quite bad about it though :P We arrived at 313 Somerset and I immediately knew what I wanted to eat - Marche! Oooooo, just looking at their cow-like model-thingy in front of their restaurant just makes my mouth water even though I'm not exactly the kind who adores beef.
PS: Pardon the bad quality of pictures here, I didn't bring my DSLR out that day because bf thought it would be quite a huge burden to lug it around Orchard Road, where most of the time you will be squeezing through crowds and people will be knocking into the huge-assed camera. Hahaha :P
My dinner will never be complete without this wonderful apple cider :)
Bf and LQ ordered their usual pork trotter.
LQ's super adorable handphone casing which he bought in Shen Zheng, China.
Nothing says 'diet' like a very oily covered soup. Hahaha!
Here is mine - rosti with baked salmon. I know rosti is just shaved potatoes but still, I enjoy potatoes more when they are being cut to strips or cubes.
Waffle covered with melons and chocolate sauce. It was really good!
LQ ordered his strawberry fruitcake - possibly the first thing he laid eyes on the moment he stepped into the restaurant.
And that concludes our dinner parade! After this really filling dinner, we headed around Orchard including A&F, just to get a few peeps at their legendary
abs-olutely amazing models. Well, personally, I felt like there was not much to see in there: be it the clothing or their models. I thought that bf had a nicer bod than theirs back in his glory days. I am serious! If you don't believe me, I give you the permission this once to go stalk my bf and see his previous picture albums. That would show you! Hahaha :P Well, the day ended with LQ and I buying something small for ourselves because le bf did not want me to buy anything for him, since I had already treated him to Marche :)
Even though this V-day was a really simple one, I still enjoyed myself nevertheless! Why? That is because I get to spend it with two really important people, and I had tons of fun catching up with LQ. Plus I had always complained that le bf was always buried in his own work, but at least I got to spend V-day with him, even though it was one day late :P And I know this may a tad slow in my part, but ...
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!
Labels: blissful memories, foodgalore, joyfuloccasions, random cravings, simple happiness