Review: Lunch at the Pool Grill, Singapore Marriott Hotel

The last time that I was at the Singapore Marriott Hotel was for the Influr event a few months back (which you can read all about it by clicking HERE). It was a social media event held on a weekday evening, at the Pool Grill's terrace pavilion.

The Pool Grill is an alfresco restaurant located on the 5th level of the hotel. When I was there for the event, I liked the chilled-out and relaxing vibes that it brilliantly has. So much so that I told myself that I will visit Pool Grill in the daytime. Hence, I decided to have my lunch at the Pool Grill with my friend a couple of weeks ago! :)

The Pool Grill's food menu

We were served warm bread, along with 3 assorted dips.

I had to post this up, cos I like the bokeh effect shown in this pic. :p

We ordered the same main course, which was the Seared Duck Breast.

As well as the Garlic & Rosemary Roasted Kipfler Potatoes for our sides.

The duck meat was accompanied with the sweet corn puree,

quinoa (which I don't like), turnip and black berries jus.

I liked the plating of my seared duck breast, as well as its color. However, I wold have liked it more if not because of how rubbery it was led to me having a tough time chewing it. The crust could have been done better too... I liked a little of crust on my pan seared meat, which was not evident in mine. On the other hand, kudos for the sweet corn puree which I absolutely love!

The roasted potatoes were awesome! It was flavorful and have a good amount of spice/seasonings cooked with it. It is so nice that I will consider heading back to Pool Grill just to snack on these roasted potatoes! Haha!

Photo taken before we tucked in for lunch.

As it was the Fourth of July, whereby US celebrates its Independence Day, I decided to dress up in the colors of the US flag on that day - Blue, Red and White. I wanted to join in the celebration with my lovely friends in US, whom I knew were planning a long weekend celebration, filled with picnics and BBQs at the parks. Moreover, most of them were going to dress up in these 3 colors too... Similar to how most of us actually don the colors of red and white on Singapore's National Day. :p

This was my #FourthofJuly OOTD!

And say hi to my new Prada bag!

Below photo was up on my Instagram account on the day itself.

If you have not followed me, you should... 

Cos I update my daily life more frequently on IG.

So start snooping me there... >>>  @felizaong! :p

Like I mentioned, the influr event was held at the Terrace Pavilion.

I saw how romantic it was at the main dining area when I was there for the event.

It is really nice... Do come here for your dinner dates! :p

This was taken just before we left Pool Grill.

It is equally nice to have a quiet lunch or tea time here too. :)

1 more photo before I end this post! :p

 

Weekend Lunch at Coffee Club

One Saturday afternoon at Millenia Walk, amidst the heavy downpour.
It was lunch at Coffee Club.

I recently started liking to go to Coffee Club because of...
Click [HERE] to know why~ :p


I had the House Luscious Club Sandwich...

Lobster Bisque Baked Rice
(which I highly recommend you to try!)

Ahhhh.... My favorite cake of the moment!
Velvet Bliss aka (Red Velvet) Cake

(Read my blog entry on the velvet cake [HERE]).


Yummy!
And I can't wait to have the velvet cake cake again! ^_^

Philips Docking Station for iPod/iPhone

So I got this as a gift...
A Philips Docking Station for my iPhone...
♥For my listening pleasure♥

I was really surprised to receive this. I was glad that I finally have it, as I have been shopping around for a docking station. After my stay in Quincy Hotel and Hotel Quote Taipei, I know I need to have a docking station for my listening pleasure... I'm a music junkie! Anyway, you can check out the product details on Philips website by clicking [HERE].


The good thing is that the bass is awesome, I can play it real loud. I can charge my phone while playing my music too. It has the alarm clock/radio function... Though it kinda freaks me out sometimes when the radio turns on by itself in the morning and I get woken up by voices... But that's because my morning alarm is set to ring via the radio station, so the radio simply turns on lah. Haha! In fact, I can set my alarm to play my favourite music, buzzer alarm sound or radio station.


It's really nice to be surprised.
Loving my new toy.
Thanks~ ♥

Excitement!

Heading on a holiday trip with Bbb soon.
It's been ages since our last holiday in Jan, so I am really excited!
Certainly a much-needed holiday before work starts.
But most importantly, it is to spend time together.

Afterall, I wouldn't know when our next trip will be.
Other than because of work schedules, we are both saving up for something. BIG.

Here's to our 67th month together, dear~ :)

Movie - Transformers 3: Dark of The Moon

Friday movie date night with Bbb was watching the movie, Transformers 3: Dark of The Moon. I watched it in 3D and it was spectacular! Ok... and probably also because I had this thing for Transformers ever since I was a kid. My sis and I used to have the Transformers toys which will morph into robots, and we would play together. Autobots... Decepticons...


Apart from a scene where you can see tons of gorgeous ladies, there is also the female lead, Carly, played by Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (who replaced the sultry Megan Fox) which you will see strutting her way around in bodycon dresses and TDF heels. But I think the most epic thing about her was that she was running and running in the movie while wearing her heels...



I know I should be focusing on the robot battles during the movie (more about the battles later~), but I couldn't help to notice that for certain scenes, she was wearing flats (which supposedly, she should be wearing heels). Check out the picture below and you will know what I mean. But yeah, she did mentioned that she wore flats for some scenes, click this [LINK] to read her interview.



Ok, so on to the deception, betrayal, spaceship, robots and battle..
The final battle (at Chicago) probably lasted for an hour or so. It was certainly worth every cent of your money that you spend on the movie ticket. The CGI effects were fabulous and totally out of this world. They were MIND-BLOWING, probably better than whatever blows one may have before... Imagine having giant robot snakes toppling buildings and more of such massive mayhem stuff in the movie?! Bay has certainly proven himself once again, and I have to say, this is probably one of the best work by Bay.

Also, the scene where the soldiers jumped off a plane and to landing was breathtaking. They were wearing some sort of a wing-like suit that enabled them to glide in the air... When I saw how they looked like, I thought of the flying squirrels immediately. LOL!

Check out the video below. Found the video where you can see them jumping off, wearing the wing-like flying suit. Somehow, them gliding in the air it reminded me of myself paragliding when I was in Switzerland back then. The feeling was wonderful, but of course in their case, it was a matter of defending their world and battling the bad guys.




I wouldn't go deeper into the movie plot as I really feel that you guys should watch this action-packed-to-the-max movie. Josh Duhamel is Soooooooo dashing! Ken Jeong (the dude who played Chow in 'The Hangover' movie) once again showed his comedic side which he played as Wang, an ex-NASA guy who was forced to work with the Decepticons to uncover evidence about the crash landing in the 60s. My only gripe is that how a guy that looks like Sam (played by Shia Laboeuf) gets to be the boyfriend of hot chicks like Megan Fox and Rosie! And also, I was kinda disappointed that Bay did not portray the Autobots as close to the original characters. Oh ok, make that two gripes that I've got. :p

La Vie En Rose, says Edith Piaf.

I was blown away by the movie "La Vie En Rose" after watching it the first time. It was a film that depicts the life story of the French icon, Edith Piaf. So inspired, so in love and in awe with Piaf, her life and her songs, I got the movie DVD which I watch every now and then over the years. I also shared this love of mine with my partner, which he too appreciates her songs especially.




When I discovered that Sing'theatre was putting up a performance show in tribute to the French's greatest popular singer, I knew I had to watch it! So with Bbb, we spent our recent Saturday afternoon at the DBS Art Centre, to be taken on a journey into Edith Piaf's life through songs sung by Denise Tan, Robin Goh, Angela Scundi and Hilde Holme. Oh, and our "Singapore Boy", Hossan Leong, was the lead and narrator, and he also sang too! And I was surprised that he could sing really well!


And I also have to add that the music played by Elaine Chan, Chee Wah Yong, Lee Lin Chow and Julian Wong made the whole performance a complete one! The director of the show, Nathalie Ribette, has done a great job in putting together the wonderful cast and musicians to bring out such a magnificent show!

The performance... As titled "NO REGRETS: A tribute to Edith Piaf".

Our French date: 07 May 2011 at 4pm.

Where we sat at...

While waiting for the performance to start... :)

Hossan Leong gave a splendid narration of Edith Piaf's life. Through the impressive singing and voices of the other performers, I was taken on that journey which I have been looking forward to, by picturing the going-ons in the life of Edith Piaf...


Indeed, Edith Piaf meant it when she ever mentioned, "I want to make people cry even when they don't understand my words". You see, I only understand basic French, thus despite that I don't understand most of her songs, it was emotional enough to make me cry when I heard the following 2 songs...

The Three Bells/Les Trois Cloches (It was sung in English).


My God / Mon Dieu (Sung in French). I knew the English lyrics and the meaning behind this song... So when I heard the moving tune, I was so moved and touched till I dropped tears.

There were, of course, happy tunes that were sung... Afterall, Edith Piaf had her 'ups' in life too... Songs like 'Milord' and 'Mon Manège à Moi' reflected it all. During the 1.5 hour of performance, I could not help but to feel even closer to Edith Piaf. Though it has been 48 years since her death, she still remains somewhere in the hearts of her fans, including Bbb's and mine.


In Edith Piaf's life, it was all about love. She sang about love and she lived for love, which reminds me of a scene in the La Vie En Rose movie which I would like to share with you: A young and pretty American journalist was interviewing her on a sunny beach while Piaf was knitting (her favourite hobby since young, by the way.). And this was part of the interview questions and answers...

If you were to give advice to a woman, what would it be? Love.
To a young girl? Love.
To a child? Love.

'If there is one word that can take the place of Paris, it is the word Piaf',
says Marlene Dietrich.

Edith and me... At TCC at The Pier, after the performance.

Bbb and me~

Carried this Roberto Cavalli clutch on that day.

Chris Medina (American Idol) 'What are Words'. My liking for songs by Rod Stewart, Bee Gees, Deep Purple, The Eagles, Scorpions and more!

The song, 'What Are Words' by Chris Medina
has been on repeat mode on my lappy for the past few days...

I don't usually watch American Idol, but one evening I happened to watch the program and it just so happened to be the episode of Chris Medina at the audition. His love story was truly touching and tugged on my heart strings. Despite his fiancée's disability, he stood by her and is her primart caregiver.


It got me to think back of those questions that I would ask Bbb every now and then... Such as, "What if I turn blind one day, will you take care of me?" or "What if I become a handicapped person, will you stll marry me?", and more of such similar questions.


He said he will, but IF something unfortunate happen to me (CHOY! Touch Wood!), will he be true to his promises? Will Bbb be able to be like how Chris Medina is to his fiancée? I am not doubting Bbb, or his answers, or his love and commitment towards me. But I will never know, nor can be sure that he will still stand by me... Till something bad really happens to me right?


But no, I won't curse myself just to know the answer. I want to be fit and healthy and live a long life with him. Howver, if fate dictates my life to have such an incident, I know Bbb will stand true to his words. But then again, I would rather not know the answer, as that will mean something bad would have happened to me...


Going back to the song, "What Are Words"... I really like Medina's voice in the song. When I heard it, it reminded me of Rod Stewart's distinctive raspy voice. But of course, no one matches up to Rod Stewart! Come 20 March 2011, he's performing in America. Not my business right, since I am in Singapore. I didn't get to watch him perform when he was in Singapore back in 2009. Sidetrack >> Neither did I get to watch Deep Purple (Does 'Smoke on the Water' rings a bell to you?) when they performed here last year. Oh well~ :-/


(You can say some of my music likings were influenced by my parents as they would spin the CDs to the likes of Rod Stewart, Bee Gees, Deep Purple, The Eagles, Scorpion and more! In fact some of my all-time favourite songs are those sentimental oldies. Heh!~)

This is a nice song too... 'Wind of Change' by the Scorpions.
The band even has a VEVO account!

To end this post, here's a song by Rod Stewart, 'Sailing'.