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I was so busy that I couldn't find time to blog some events in my life.

My niece had turned 1 in October and we were really happy to see that she is growing up well. She has the "princess temper" and will throw tantrum whenever she did not get what she wants. Hope she will grow up to be fine lady soon.

To celebrate her 1 year birthday, my sis booked a cafe at Tanjong Katong for a mini gathering at With a Pinch of Salt. The cafe is painted with pastel blue strips, animated pictures and it gives a very cosy feeling. Children will like it a lot. It is able to house about 30 + people and the food is good.

Cute isn't it?

Cute right? Its all pastel pink. My sis made contact with some bakery and customised her cake.

This 2-tier cake cost about $200 plus and it weights 4 kg. My sis had it delivered to our house in the morning and we were to bring the cake to the cafe. It could not fit in our fridge and the base was too big. In the end, we kept it in my room, with the air conditioned on, in case the cream melts.

It started at 3pm and we were there on time. There were a couple (my sis friends) who were there early.

Slowly, all the guests streamed in.

My cousins,

Our in-laws

The cafe was totally filled up and there were not enough table and chairs for all of us . I was walking around most of the time and found a spot to stand comfortably. The foods were replenished from time to time to ensure that it was enough for all of us.

I have to say that the foods were well cooked and delicious.

Baby was feeling frustrated the whole day. Not sure why but it could be that she is not used to the crowd.

After an hour or so, it time for cake cutting. We have to act fast because some of the guests had to leave early and also, the cafe had another event at 6pm.

The family of 3. My sis, brother-in-law and baby Eng.

Jie Fu and his family~

Our families.

I was trying to put as much photos as i can in a collage to save space and efforts editing hahaha.

The party ended at 5 plus and all of were us packing up. Sister distributed the party snacks to the kids before they left. And in a blink of eye, the party is over.

This 1 year span of time taught me how to be an aunt, especially with kids, they are so fragile, innocent and precious. I have no kids of my own but I am really happy to seeing her being born and bringing happiness to the family. Everybody doted her like she is our own and we would give her the best. This is just what makes us human and I am glad that we encompasses love and affectation.

Hope Baby Eng will grow up to be a happy being.

She definitely loves how my dad carries her to sleep each time she lies on his shoulder.

If you are living in the east and would like to hold a mini gathering for your kids birthday, With a
Pinch of Salt will be a good place for host. I am not affiliated to them but I feel that good place should be shared with readers.

With a Pinch of Salt

297 Tanjong Katong Road
Singapore 437080
Tel: 63482297

Email: eat@withapinchofsale.com.sg

Operating Hours:

Mon- Thur: 11am - 11pm
Fri - Sat: 11 am- am
Sun: 11am-11pm

My Niece 1st Birthday @ With a Pinch of Salt

by Elvina on 2:56 PM

I was so busy that I couldn't find time to blog some events in my life. My niece had turned 1 in October and we were really happy to s...

Been to a few cafes these days but I have yet to share any of them yet.

Recently, i met up with my babes for a long good chat. After we met up, we realised that all of us were looking for a change in career after a few years in our current company, pursuing what we want.

We went to Supply and Demand as recommended by one of them and began our chats the moment we sat down.

Supply and Demand

A cosy corner at Orchard Gateway (connected to Somerset 313), we went there at about 12pm with no reservation. We were one of the few early customers who went there after 30 minutes of their opening time.

They have wooden furniture everywhere.

In Supply and Demand, they serve Italian cuisine like pizzas and spaghetti.

Took a page of Cichetti , which means snack or side food in Venetian language. The only page i took -.-

As the waitress mentioned that the potion would be big, we ordered one side, 1 pizza and 1 spaghetti.

The calamari is thin and crispy. A great appetizer *Thumbs UP*

Pizza base is thin and crispy too! We ordered something with four cheese. It is pretty good too!

Aglio Olio is tasty but a little bit spicy. If you can take on a little spicy, aglio olio will be a good choice. If i were to go back, i will order this again!

The 3 of us managed to finished all the 3 dishes without wasting any of it. It filled up our stomach so perfectly that we were able end our meal with a Tiramisu.

The 3 of us shared the Tiramisu too! Well, girls love to share don't they?

Tiramisu was well done but the coca powder was a bit too thick that it chocked me a little. This happens whenever I had Tiramisu haha.

The food is good but I felt that it is more on the pricey side. However, apart from the food, they have good environment for small gatherings, which might explain the price. If you want a place for a chit-chat session, you can consider Supply and Demand.

Last but not least, posting a photo of my friends who shared the foods with me.

Supply and Demand
277 Orchard Road
#02-13/1
Orchard Gateway
Tel: 6702 6218

Supply and Demand @ Somerset 313

by Elvina on 10:53 PM

Been to a few cafes these days but I have yet to share any of them yet. Recently, i met up with my babes for a long good chat. After we me...

Taiwan Trip Day 1

I had been to Taiwan a few times but i was never bored of it. It is a place of the nice people (most), good shopping and food paradise. A place where you can find convenient store everywhere which sells really economical toiletries (unlike Singapore 7-11 which only the rich walks in, not convenient at all) and wide range of KTV at a much affordable rate. And best of all, the temperature in Taiwan was cold in January! When we were there, the temperature was like 13 ~16 degree? Kinda good for us who had summer 24/7 whole year round.

The reason we were back to Taiwan was simple: To reward to my brother who had completed his "O" Levels. He had definitely worked hard during his school days and when i asked him where he wanted to go for holiday, he answered : Taiwan. It didn't take him that long to answer my question. He must be dying to go there.

Day 1 was easy as we did not have much sleep in the morning cos we need to catch our plane at 7+am. After landed, we took a bus from B1 to Taoyuan HSR. We know the route pretty well so getting around Taiwan wasn't much of a problem to us.

My Bro and Xiong.

Purchasing the bus ticket to TaoYuan HSR from the counter. It cost about NT30 per ticket but you can use 悠悠卡 also.

3 tired faces. Took this photo to tell my family that we had landed safely.

After 20 minutes of ride, we reached the station. The first thing to do was to buy tickets to Taipei ( checked in to our room 1st) and the next, walk to the convenient store to buy food. That is the problem for taking no frills air plane, you have to starve all during the ride ( But all's worth isn't it? )

Looks good right?

When we reach Taipei HSR, we walked towards the metro station, pulling our luggage along. Taipei Main Station (MRT) is so huge that one can be lost inside the station. Make sure you follow the signs indicated on the walls and ou won't be lost! Our accommodation was at 西门町， and 西门 is one stop away from Taipei Main Station.

When we were there, we look for the lady who told us to meet at Chengdu Road. She would bring us to our room. And our room just look like the photo we saw on internet.

And Xiong will usually jump onto the bed with the remote on his hand . And my brother?

Went to mark his territory on the upper deck.

They have chair as well on the upper deck,

The room is indeed comfortable for the three of us as each of us had our own personal space. If you are interested in staying in this room during your holiday, you may want to visit this website: 24htaipei . The location is great as it is located just beside 星聚点KTV and 5 minutes walk from 西门station.

The every next thing to do after check in was to look for food around the area, And, we must bring my brother to this very famous 阿中面線。

After filling our stomach, we went for a haircut at Luan Jian Hair Salon nearby. My brother need a serious haircut. It has been few months since he had his hair cut. If you know Ximending well, there are many salon there, with a few of the same names. However, according to one of the staff, she mentioned that all the branches belong to different bosses.

乱剪 occupied 2nd floor onwards

We went for the promotion. It includes, cut, wash, hair styling which cost us about NT450. The service is really good. My hair stylist is very young and pretty. She was so young that i doubted her skills. But my hair turns out looking alright so I did not complain much. It was SGD20++ in total for 1 person. If you are going for such services in Singapore, it could easily cost you up to $50 or more.

Any difference in our hair?

Looking good

After the grooming session, we took the Metro down to 公馆 station. We were supposed to go to 公馆 Night Market, but when we were there, we couldn't find the night market. Accordingly to the local, he said that 公馆 night market is not very active on weekday.

While walking around, we saw a lint of queue not afar. Went over to queue and realize everyone was queuing for pancakes.