My Secret Garden!

Ok.. ppl! This I think is the photo blog of the year! Never did I have so many photos in a blog before! Of course, with photos comes explanation.. so ya.. be patient ppl! I've a feeling tat this wld take real long? But then again.. since when my blog is boring? ha.. =P
So sit on tight ppl.. and let jazzkool take u on a roller coaster ride! =)

Anyway, the above photo u see is a group photo taken at the restaurant, My Secret Garden, to celebrate Wendy's birthday (as well as have a gathering lah!).. webbie already been linked in this blogpost! Go to the "Favourite Links", and go to the "Entertainment" column, and in there, u wld find a link called "My Secret Garden Website".. and click tat website, and you wld be brought to the website! =).. The website is super nice loh! You shld visit it.. Taking a look won't die rite? hahaz.. =P

Now to more photos and explanation...

Before I continue, I wld like to wish Wendy, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! May all your dreams come true =).. Believe all tat I want to say is in the card tat I've written yesterday liaoz.. so dun want to repeat =).. Dun miss us when you are away ya? Dun cry! ha.. can see u crying liaoz.. hahaz.. =P

Anyway, as mentioned earlier, we were there at the restaurant to celebrate Wendy's birthday! As u can see frm this photo, wat's she is holding up is a card and the envelope for the card! And guess who designed this? Its my sis! Here's the full story..

Sarah's idea for this present is giving the 5 purposes of life (according to the 40 Days of Purpose).. so juz to recap, the 5 purposes are:
(1) You Were Planned For God's Pleasure (Worship)
(2) You Were Made For A Mission (Mission)
(3) You Were Shaped For Serving God (Ministry)
(4) You Were Created To Become Like Christ (Discipleship)
(5) You Were Formed For God's Family (Fellowship)

Then she was like last minute planned for present! She has engaged the help of Huimin and me.. She told us wat to get and we got it..


Done wat I suppose to do for the part of the present, and off I went to Starbucks Coffee, Bugis, to meet her.. man! Wasn't she gorgeous when I saw her? ha.. she has evolved much again! ha.. =)













Was late in the end becos bus came late and stuff.. then, I went up to Paris Maki, Bugis, to get my supplies of Focus Dailies Aqua-release Contact Lens @ $78 for 30 pairs of daily disposables! Man.. this is like one of my dream contact lens! Always wanted to try.. but then my current supply of contact lens is running out, so need to get it loh! Actually I thought have like $20 discount, but then, they say becos' tat time was with consultation.. so ya.. haiz.. so no choice loh.. have to pay like $78 for it since I need it loh =(

Then after buying my contact lens, went down to Starbucks to meet with Sarah again! She asked me abt ideas of how to do the card! I told her tat she has asked the wrong person! U koe me lah! I have zero percent of artistic talent!

Then after sitting down for a while, the Starbucks stuff then asked us whether we want any drinks.. so we no choice but to order, becos' we use their premises.. so paiseh.. so in the end, order the holiday drink, Peppermint Mocha Frappicino.. My verdict? NOT as good as Coffee Bean's and its more expensive by $0.90! So ya.. Tat's the food guru verdict! Ha.. =)

Then, my sis came to meet us! She came at the rite time lah.. then Sarah called her to do the card! Then my sis was so good lah.. she originally wanted a string, so me and my ideas, i went to the counter and got a paperbag! And my artistic sister was so artistic tat she actually changed her idea immediately, and then she tear the paper bag here and there, and viola, a Starbucks-theme card and envelope! And I muz say its very nice! Sarah joked tat we cld be the Ministry of Recycling! Man.. this card-making process is so fun!!

Of course, whilst doing, we had an acapella group, Offbeats, who were crooning Christmas carols on stage at Bugis Junction Shopping Centre, to entertain us.. and I muz say they are good! =)

Soon, Huimin and Derek joined us.. and by the time the present was finished, we were 1 hr late of the mtg time! So we tot of various excuses loh! And then frm there, we walked to My Secret Garden and it was a long walk!

When I reached there, I was stunned at how beautiful the deco of the place is.. it has tat CHIJMES restaurant feel! So nice.. you all shld visit it one day =).. very romantic and cosy as well!

Anyway, we all had a chat loh! I think our table is the noisiest one of all.. becos we were laughing so loudly! All thanks to Huimin! She was the "craziest" of the group! She really let her hair down! I cldn't stop laughing thru'out the nite! I think she's high or sumthing.. after she had finished her chocolate dessert, she got worst.. man! she is so super funny lah! Huimin, you're the GAL! ha.. =)



Then somewhere after we finished the food, we asked for desserts.. and then, we surprise her with a slice of her birthday cake (which was Oreo Chesscake) with a candle stuck on top, and sang happy birthday to her! I wld think she's touched lah! ha.. =).. Anyone wld be loh! So sweet rite =)

Anyway, the bottom are the photos of the food tat we ate! Will describe a bit if I can remember the description of the dish though.. so here goes..


This is called the Vongole Spaghetti. Sarah's Main Dish! Its practically spaghetti with clams.

This is called the Tiramisu. Sarah's Dessert! The tiramisu is perfect! Not so sweet and at the same time, the alcohol taste in the tiramisu is just not too over-powering! Moreover, it's served chill! And with its layer of cocoa powder on top of the dessert, it is heavenly! The dessert for alcohol lovers! =)

This is called the Seafood Aglio Olio Spaghetti. My sis's Main Dish! Another one of my favourite pastas! The dish has an assortment of seafood, ranging frm fresh scallops, prawns to even squids! A dish definately for seafood lovers! But according to my sis, the taste is a bit blend, so probably, a tinge of Tobasco wld help, but then my sis didn't ask for any.. so ya.. juz a recommendation! But frm the looks of it, it looks delicious huh =)

This is called the Marshmellow Fudge. My sis's Dessert! This dessert is super power! Chocolate lovers, you DUN want to miss this! The dessert is topped with marshmellows, and the bottom is chocolate brownie.. all these, coated with generous serving of hot chocolate fudge.. This juz melts in your mouth when you eat it! However ppl, this is sinful! But wat the heck! Juz eat it lah! Chocolate lovers and ppl who have a weakness for marshmellows, this one you muz eat! Dun eat, you regret ah!!

This is called the Rib-eye Steak. Huimin's Main Dish! It is served with potatoes and vegetables.. if I'm not wrong, there is also zuchinni on the plate! DUN ask me wat is zuchinni, becos' I also dun koe.. ha.. but all I koe tat its a vegetable and according to Carlise, she said its bitter! Anyway, the steak u see here is cooked medium well! So ya.. FYI.. juz in case u want to koe mahz! hahaz.. =)

This is called the Pan-Seared Cilantro Chicken. Derek's Main Dish! If you are wondering wat is the yellow stuff on the chicken, tat one is Mango Puree.. and if you are wondering which part of the chicken did he ate, its Chicken Thigh.. so ya.. Oh. FYI.. If you ever wonder wat is Cilantro, it is actually a type of vegetable, mostly used for garnishing.. so tat explains the green stuff on the chicken! =)

This is called the Brownie Mud Slice. Huimin & Derek's Dessert! This is another stuff which chocolate lovers muz try! Its similar to the mudpie in NYDC (if you ever try one! u muz try it sumtime if you haven't tried b4!), but then I find this better! Becos not so sweet, and another thing, the hot chocolate fudge juz brings the brownie mud slice to a whole new level! The chocolate fudge juz lines ur mouth whenever you are eating a piece of the brownie! Yummy! The chocolate fudge is rich, thick and creamy! Just the way I like! *licks mouth and cleans the drool*

This is called the Oxtail. Wendy & My Main Dish! We each have a plate of oxtail tat is.. dun get the wrong idea.. we are NOT sharing! Anyway, the oxtail is mama-mia stuff! It is cooked in red wine sauce! Then, the oxtail is cooked in such a way tat the sauce actually has "seeped" into the meat, therefore, giving a tasteful meat of the oxtail! The meat was also tender, and not to mention the tendons! Oh.. they are oh so perfect! Frankly speaking, I felt like using my hands and eat clean the bones (the tendons of course), but then tat was a high class restaurant, and it was unglam to do so, so didn't do it in the end, and I kiss my favourite part, which is the tendons, goodbye! Haiz.. But seriously, it's very delicious! Meat lovers or stew lovers, this is one which you muz eat! Its an alternative to beef! In fact, this tastes much much better! =) Oh.. did I mention tat it is served with a serving of mashed potatoes and 3 slices of baguette? =)

This is called the Apple Crumble. My Dessert! This dessert gives MacDonald's for a run for their money, but this is much healthier, becos its ovenbaked!! However, the downside of it is tat it is a bit too sweet for my taste, so everytime I eat it, I muz drink a gulp of water! Ya.. it gets a bit irritating at times! Shld have ordered the chocolate stuff.. haiz.. but anyway, its an experiment manz! It all started out with me choosing a less sinfu option, which is of course apple crumble or tiramisu.. so sarah took tiramisu, so I thought I try apple curmble instead! Oh.. btw, it is served with a spoonful of blueberry sauce! So ya.. a fruity taste but then again, its sweet! Sweet tooth lovers wld sure to love this dessert! =)

This is called the Caesar's Salad. Our appetiser! Not bad actually! But then it seems to be missing meat! If it has chicken shreds (juz like Cafe Cartel), then it wld be perfect! But then again, its juz a salad.. so for a salad to be of this standard served at My Secret Garden, is considered quite good liaoz, even though I find it not much of a special stuff.. so vege lovers or ppl who want to slim down or health conscious ppl, try this for an alternative! Its healthy! At least you eat ur veges, unlike some ppl I koe (you koe who u are)! Hahaz.. =P


Ended off the nite with somemore photo taking! See the link, "Wendy's Birthday @ My Secret Garden" in my Photo Gallery column! Photos are all uploaded there! =) So go there and take a look ya?

Many thanks to Sarah who arranged this outing (it was PERFECT!), and also thanx to ppl like Huimin, Derek, Sarah, Carlise and Wendy for the company! Without anyone of you present, there wld be no life in the dinner! Especially Huimin who is the live dose of laughter during the dinner event! Ha..

Joshua, Joshua.. where are you? Looking forward to your planned outing! Quick plan before Wendy & Sarah is flying off! Quick ah.. we can discuss in church if you see this? =)

Ok liaoz.. think I spend like 1.5hrs on this blog.. taking far too much time! Got to run and do other stuff! Time is running out!! Ahhh...

Rushing for time,
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