Happy New Year 2014 + a Restaurant Review

Happy New Year!! Better later than never right? ;)

I'm planning on a post about the highlights of my year 2013 but before that I will tell you how I spent my New Year's Eve! This is also my first time doing a proper restaurant review so please tell me if you like it and if you would like to read more reviews!

In the "morning", we had a buffet lunch at Swiss hotel's restaurant Equinox. I had pretty high expectations because I've heard good things about their brunches - also the fact that Swiss hotel is the tallest building in Singapore is not a bad thing at all (imagine the view)!

However, I was positively surprised about the service as well as the quality and variety of the food. Having food allergies makes it sometimes very difficult to dine out but this brunch exceeded all my expectations and unlike usually, this time I didn't feel like I missed out on anything that non-allergic people can have. Almost everything was something I could take :)

You could choose from soup, selection of breads and filling salads, seafood, sashimi (at least five different types of salmon!!) and sushi. Main course is selected from the menu. For dessert there was an amazing selection of cheeses, fruits, cakes, mousses, ice cream... I'm getting hungry writing this (luckily I'm eating at the same time :D) I I must warn you about the photos!

It's so difficult to choose a favourite but I LOVED the chilli salmon sashimi, seafood salad and the amazing cheeses (a definite plus for having so many of them made from goat's or sheep's milk too!!). My favourite sweets were the crème brûlée and a mint chocolate ice cream with chuncks of chocolate :) Yummy!!

I can't even remember how many platefuls of salmon and all the goodness I took, probably close to a kilo :D haha. As  it was New Year, we had some drinks that were not included in the price ;) 

A happy girl with lotsa good food and some champagne :) For main courses we chose boracay fillet and tenderloin steak. I must say that at least the fish was a disappointment. I would rather save my stomach for all the other amazing food! My husband liked his steak though.

For desserts....

If you haven't figured out yet I'm actually on a fattening diet, and it's working pretty well so far! ;) As I predicted, the view was breathtaking!

At night we watched the fireworks with dear friends of ours who recently got married. You can read about their wedding here.

I hope you all happiness and joy for the coming year - remember to be kind and respectful not only to others but yourself too!


Dress: Mphosis   Cardigan: GG5   Necklace: Chanel

X Ang Moh Chick

Christmas Details Ang Moh Style

I hope you have relaxed during the holidays!! :) I sure did! This was my first Christmas without my family in Finland; we spent it with my husband just the two of us. It was different, and of course I missed my family and all the traditions from watching the same tv programs every year to Christmas sauna, waking up to rice porridge (the person who finds an almond hidden in his/hers bowl will be lucky!) and all the amazing food. I actually tried making rice porridge but my husband didn't really like it :p I guess it needs improvement...

We spent most of the afternoon shopping for food (and a few pressies for myself, you know, to cover for the loss of missing all the nice food) :D Then we popped the champagne and prepared dinner. It didn't turn out exactly like the Finnish dinner but at least it filled our stomachs and tasted good!

On the menu we had steak and fries (we were planning on turkey but changed our minds haha), assorted veggies, goat cheese salad with pine nuts, pomegranate seeds and a honey-mustard dressing, bread and of course graved salmon - my favourite! :)

After stuffing ourselves (yes, every bit was finished), we opened the pressies that my mum and dad had sent us all the way from Finland! We were so excited!! :)

Among other things, I got a very cute apron from mum and a streetstyle tee from my dad (the figure on the tee refers to the symbol shown in pedestrian signals in the former GDR.

From husband I got two dresses, one Spartacus style (we are hooked the program :D) and one romantic style. I gave him cufflinks with our names' first letters engraved on them. I at least guess he liked them ;)

Have a Great New Year lovelies!! :)

X Ang Moh Chick

Merry Xmas!!

Just came to quickly wish you all Merry Xmas!! And thank you for coming to read what's on my mind time after time - you being there, from every corner of the world, is the reason I write this blog :)

I will write a whole post about my Christmas celebration, first time outside Finland. However, I can already tell you that it was filled with lots of food, nice well thought pressies and champagne!

Have a fantastic rest of the day!!

<3 Ang Moh Chick

Life is Like a Bridge

I love bridges. They unite two things; the beginning and the end; the old and the new; two different times; two worlds; two hearts. 

Bridges are often used as symbols and many bridges around the world are famous. They often carry a history, and many of them offer a great view. A view over life itself. Life is like a bridge - more important than the destination is the trip, the view from that bridge. If only people would remember this in their everyday lives... It's so easily forgotten, lightly pushed aside from more important things, things that are urgent, goals that can bring us power, money and success. Now is the word of today.

People tend to rush towards the end, their goal, as fast as possible, no time to waste, time is money, I don't have time for this now, another time I'm too busy, this is more important. But what is more important than this moment right now? What are we rushing for? 

What is more important than taking a moment to breath, asking how was your partner's day, reading a story to your child, focusing on that cup of tea or cinnamon cookie, closing your eyes, dreaming. 

Enjoying the trip, your view, from your bridge.

Dress: Thailand   Shoes: Aldo   Bag: Grandmother's old   Necklace: Chanel

X Ang Moh Chick

Don't be Afraid to Dream

"I wish I had time to start painting every day", "I wish I could live in New York", "I wish I could work as a gardener", "I wish I could change my career and do something I really enjoy", "I wish I had the courage to change my life", "I wish I could start listening to myself", "I wish I could stop thinking what others think"...

I wish...

 

Sounds familiar? So what is stopping you? Is it money? Or comfort? Are you thinking what others might say? Or are you afraid of failing while attempting to catch your dream?

Some dreams are meant to stay as dreams and never to be fulfilled. Dreaming is in our nature - it gives hope and optimism about the future, pushes you when you are exhausted and is there for you when you feel failed. Everyone of us fails sometimes. It is us who are ourselves' greatest judges. And critisism is the best way to kill dreams. Why wouldn't we just give ourselves a right to dream? So what if you dream big and never reach that dream? But if you don't dream, ah, you won't have the hope that one day you just might get there.

You might start by painting once in a while. You might end up on a vacation in New York and find new friends. You might fall in love. You might find yourself working doing something completely different than you ever thought possible, and love it. Courage, friends, that's all it needs. A bit of courage, curiosity and imagination, and tomorrow just might be the first day of the rest of your life.

X Ang Moh Chick