Christmas Love @ Wild Rocket

Jo had the privilege to mark the start of Christmas with amazing Grace! Well well, we finally made our grand entrance into Wild Rocket; 1 of the few fine eating places we (rather I) want to explore. Its pretty cool how we managed to even get a booking as the 'walk-in' concept is not really applicable to this place. Here goes the short story:

I made the first call on Monday but didn't get through. Left a voice message but had no reply from them. Thought we had to look for an alternative. Refusing to give up, I called the next day and finally someone answered the call! Enquired about a booking for 2 on the 24th, half-prepared that I will be told its fully booked. Then the sweet news that someone JUST cancelled their booking (for 2) came and my booking went through! Tell me....weren't we meant to go??? Indeed we were!

Delighting in her pressie.

Handmade with Gracie's personal touch of creativity.

Since it was Christmas, there was only 1 menu to choose from i.e. the Christmas menu (DUH!). A 6-course dinner, which left us feeling really satisfied. We found ourselves eating too fast hence intentionally slowed down after the 3rd course! Truly uniquely Singaporeans.

Starters : Pumpkin with dao cheo soup (top) & Smoked salmon with feta wreath (bottom)

Pasta : Braised star anise turkey with cranberry raviola

(very east-meets-west creation)

Palate cleanser : Lemon grass and cranberry granita (flavored shaved ice).

My personal favourite coz of the tanginess and its very refreshing. It was like my dessert!

Fish : Oven-baked seabream with some herbish sauce and duo cherry tomatoes

Sweet : Cranberry dark chocolate cheesecake.

Atypical cheesecake with the cheese in its raw form spread over the biscuit-like cake. The non-cheesecake lover in me liked it!

Fuss-free night with a dear friend over dinner at a place with a cozy ambience. Hmmmmm...tis the season to love and be loved.

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Wo(Man) of the hour

As I read the tribute to the late Dr Goh Keng Swee, I can't help but feel this profoundly deep admiration for this immensely brilliant forefather of Singapore. I was in awe of his contributions and how his influence is so pervasive in modern Singapore, yet so few actually heard and know of his legacy. The more I read on about what people remembered of him and his long list of accolades, the more proud I am to be a Singaporean. I never knew places of interests like our zoo, bird park and even Sentosa were his ideas! These are just a tiny fraction of his contributions. My gosh....it was just an incredible discovery and I was hooked to the Saturday's Special edition on 'Remember Dr Goh Keng Swee'. Strangely, my heart was pounding as I read and later reflected on this titan's life. Instinctively, a question came to mind i.e. will there be another titan like Dr Goh, Mr Lee KY, Mr Wee Kim Wee or the other members of the Old Guard in my generation? Will I get to see one em...

SHAKING OFF THE DUST

Its been a long hiatus :) So many things have taken place and so many reflections to document but the inertia to do it was just to great to resist. Anyhow, decided to take some time during this break to start the 'blogging engine' going again. Hopefully, it revives my hope and wish to keep this site alive. Just had the annual ODAC camp @ Ubin and while trekking around the island with the kiddies yesterday, I chanced upon this little grasshopper at the Sensory Trail. I managed to get up close and personal for this shot, which was taken with my new iPhone 7 ahem. Image was sharp and it looked great! And the verse that came to mind was: "Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?....Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble." - Matthew 6: 26-34 In my rest...

PSALM 121

I lift my eyes to the hills - where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip - he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel, will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord watches over you - the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm - he will watch over your life; The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. Many a times, man fails to keep his promise but God never. He makes a promise and we can be so sure He will keep it forever and ever. Man may fail but He nevers. Sometimes, we may wonder if God is really doing the right thing for us but I know one thing - trusting Him is the only thing that can never go wrong :)

ONLY BY GRACE

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