Welcoming the FINAL semester!!!

Well, its the mid of August.. which means that my final term will start REAL soon! I'm in the middle of excitement and horror. I am excited because in less than 4 month I will finish my study, however I'm also scared of my Final Year Project.

Currently I'm reading on some journals and I should decide on the topics which I'll be doing for the project. I'm confused on whether I should choose International Business Strategy or Human Resource Management. Hmm.. well let's see which one will I take eventually.


Tomorrow would be another FUN day because I'll be having a special dinner invitation tomorrow. I'm so excited with the dinner :)

Jouir!
Meryl :)

Happy Birthday Singapore!

It is been approximately three years since the first time I stepped into Singapore as a student.
There have been many experiences I had, from school, friends, organizations, projects. Within these three years, I've learned many things which I can't mention in details here. However, I am very glad that I am given a chance to feel and experience many new things here.

Singapore has been a second home for me.
Despite its 3 "KS" culture (Kiasu, Kiasi, Kiam siap), Singapore is a very good country. I like how people with different culture, race and religion live in harmony. I love how the government rules this little country into such a developed country with high GDP and high economy growth rates.

Well, sometimes I may get homesick thinking the warmth of family and friends back in Jakarta. However, whenever I'm in Jakarta, I always feel like going back to Singapore where I can live freely and where I have lots of things to do.

Anyway, I would like to wish a very happy birthday to Singapore, my beloved second home :)

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Hello!!
After writing a short birthday wishes to Singapore, now I'd like to blog about my weekend activities :)

Today is Singapore's national day and I have no plan on what I should be doing today. Because of that, I thought "why don't I try the famous P.S cafe dessert?"
Previously, I was about to go to P.S cafe in Palais. But the weather is very hot for me to walk there from Somerset, then I choose to go to P.S cafe in Paragon since it is very near to Somerset.

P.S cafe in Paragon doesn't have too many desserts compared to P.S cafe in Harding and Palais. However, they still carry their renowned steamed pudding. Thus, I choose their famous sticky date pudding.

Sticky Date Pudding

The cake tastes like banana cake. The cake was lovely! It is not that sweet so it wouldn't make you feel bloated. The best part of the pudding was the toffee sauce. The aroma was sweet and really appetizing. The cake was served with vanilla ice cream, so you can feel the contrast between the warmth of the pudding and the coolness of the ice cream :) nyum!!

That's me ready to taste the sticky date pudding :)

For my outfit, I choose something different today. I rarely wear long skirt nowadays, but after searching on what to wear. I found this Korean long skirt bought by my friend when she visited Singapore back in 2 years. I have never used this skirt before since I had no idea how to match it with my top. But today, I'm wearing it with my old brown lycra t-shirt. It is casual and comfortable to wear in anytime of the day.

Thanks Jeje for the Skirt :)

Once again, I'd like to say Happy Birthday Singapore!

Red is the color of our heart

our first Polaroid photo. I love how we coincidentally wear red on the same time and get a chance to take a polaroid picture :)

a weekend of surprise?

Hi guys,

I'm glad to say that finally my exams are over! :)

This weekend, I tried a new restaurant in triple one somerset, Applebees.
Applebees are famous casual dining restaurants in USA, but they are new in Singapore. Having heard of their popularity in the U.S, I decided to come over and tried it.

The restaurant's ambiance is nice and relaxing.

We ordered 3 dishes there; grilled shrimp salad, baby back ribs and their famous dessert; Maple Butter Blondie.


Their grilled shrimp salad is unique, I love the taste of the shrimp. The veggies were very fresh and crispy. Unfortunately they were only giving 5 small shrimps on each salad. But anyway, their salad is worth trying :)

Their baby back bone ribs is just okay. Well, I won't say it is bad, but I would still prefer Cafe Cartel's pork ribs. Their portion is not small and not that big as well, it was just nice.


Finally, this is my favorite order for the visit. Their maple butter Blondie was tantalizing! I love how they serve it on a hot plate and the contrast of the warmth of the cake and the coolness of the ice cream. The portion of the cake was HUGE! I bet you all can't finish it by yourself. The portion of the cake will be just nice for 3-4 people. In the end, I can't finish the cake and decided to take away. :)


Afterall, this weekend was wonderful. Not just because of the Applebees lunch, but because of some good news that I got :) Well, I won't spill the news in my blog, but It's just so fun to tell everybody that this weekend is full of surprise for me! What can I expect more..? Thanks God for that..!

Quickie Post

Hey all,
This would be just a quick post on my visit to Max Brenner in Vivo City within this month.

Pardon me for posting such a tempting pictures =p HAHAHA



I went to try Max Brenner in Vivo City for the first time with my brother. He is truly a chocolate addict and so do I. These two pictures are max brenner's hazelnut crepe and max brenner's chocolate fudge cake. Both are so yummy and addictive. Max Brenner's chocolate is simply awesome! =)





I ordered this tutti fruity waffle when I went there for the second time with Erick. It was so crowded there that we needed to wait 40 minutes until the waffles were served. But I think the wait was so worthed, the waffles are better than the crepe that I had last time.

In terms of price, I'd say that Max Brenner is quite pricey. A plate of crepe/waffle would cost about $16-17. However, for those of you who are addicted to chocolate, you simple have to come and try! I'll definitely come back again.

ciaoo!!

xoxo

An exhausting week

Hello all,
I haven't updated my blog since 16th of June and it means that it has almost been 3 weeks!
Oh how I miss writing on my blog especially about my 3days holiday to Jakarta. Unfortunately, I am really bust because my exams are approaching. I promise after I have finished my exams, I'll update my blog again.

cheers everyone!

xoxo

random dinner on wednesday

We just tried this Japanese restaurant in Vivo City, Shin kushiya.

Let's start with the appetizers, flamed salmon salad. Fish is my favorite dish for my meal. For lunch or dinner, I'd still prefer fish for my main course rather than meat. It doesn't mean that I don't like meat at all, but I'd still prefer fish. I love the fishy smell :)
The freshness of the veggies was just okay, but I love how they served the salmon. It's chewy yet not too raw.



We also tried their spicy salmon maki. It was nice :)



Other than that, Erick also ordered pork neck kushiyaki.



Bon Appetite!