♥ Eternity

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

So... it's Christmas eve......it feels almost weird.... hmmz... will be going to Risen Christ for midnight mass tonight, and before that, will be having dinner with Angela, Chan, and maybe Winson..... I'm partially in the Christmas mood......not entirely there yet.... but oh wellz....

We've officially passed our first year wedding anniversary / 6 years of relationship anniversary.... relatively uneventful more coz we had so many other commitments to fulfill over the two days...somehow, having our special days so close to christmas is rather stressful coz there's always so so much to do!

Anywayz, on our anniversary, we went down to the doctor's in the morning for Baby's monthly check-up.... sighz... I have officially put on 10kg in the entire 7 months! This is freaky.... and Baby's estimated weight is now 1.02kg..... it's only 10 percent of what I have put on!!!!! Sheesh...and doc was warning that in the next few months, my weight will increase exponentially.... I'm totally freaking out la...... but apparently, my weight gain is equivalent to what Baby is putting on, so I don't really have to watch my diet yet.....

Then, after that, we went to Gunther's for lunch...... Chef got a shock when he saw me...and asked me what I did to myself! haha..... I feel kinda bad that I didn't pre-warn him of my condition.... coz I think he had to change the menu last min for me..... which is why the meal, though good, was not as satisfying as the last time..... but we still enjoyed ourselves.....it was a full 8-course meal, and was superb...... I'll let you salivate over the pics... =D

Decor on the table.... it's made out of pastry.... I have no idea what a car has to do with xmas!! But it is rather cute... =)

The bread they serve endlessly, which is fantastic.... Darling and me can never get enough of it... The only reason we ate less this time was coz everything was more filling than the last, and we were worried we'd eat more bread than the meal!!! =D

Cold Angel Hair Pasta with Oscetra Caviar, Truffle Jus and Kongbu (Jap seaweed)

Second time we're eating this, but I still love it.....

Carpaccio of Wagyu Beef with Fine Potato Chip and Shaved Truffle.
Due to my condition, I had Carpaccio of Celeriac in place of the Wagyu since I can't eat raw food... .sighz.... sucks coz Wagyu is fantastic!!! Darling was disappointed with this dish, coz he felt the Truffle actually overpowered the Wagyu... but I think mine was okay....

Consomme of Mushroom with Smoked Duck.
This is absolutely fantastic.... Darling was in seventh heaven when he drank it...

Salt-crusted Seabass with Tomato Cream Sauce
Darling wished he'd gotten a shot of the seabass encrusted in salt.... haha.... it was nice... unlike how we usually get our seabass.... =)

Alaskan King Crab with Pilaf Rice
We're eating what they catch on Deadliest Catch! haha...

Black Truffle Pasta
Chef is seemingly obsessed with serving us truffle that day. I'm wondering if it was due to my condition, where he had to change the menu last min.....or if it was intentional.... But anyhow, this was perfect....

Roasted Black Pork with Apple Compote and Potato.

Yum yum......

Our dessert / complimentary cake...

I'm guessing it's a Choux Puff filled with Cream and Chocolate.

Perfect to finish off all the heavy tastes.....

Petit Fours of Cookie, Financier and Valrhona Chocolate with our cup of Tea....

*Sighz in contentment*...... we had another table beside us who loved the food so much that he promised to be a regular at the restaurant....I was telling Darling that we can only afford to do that if both of us each earned at least 3000 a month! I'd love to eat there regularly too.... but I guess the fact that we space out our visits, makes everything even more special and intriguing..... Darling still has yet to taste a few of Chef's specialties..... I guess the next time we go there we ought to order our own food instead, so that Darling would get to taste his more fantastic food.... =)

After our very fulfilling meal, went on to shop for Darling's clothes...... and then we rushed back in time for evening mass, coz my Mum offered mass in thanksgiving for the past year...... Then it was a hectic rush to get my parents to the airport in time due to many unforeseen circumstances.... but they did manage to leave on time for their trip to Jerusalem........ hmmm.. I just hope my Dad manages to gain something out of the trip.... kinda worried coz they're not going with their usualy group of friends, although it's with many from my church..... plus the fact that the tour is conducted in English, I just hope my mum remembers to not neglect him and to help him translate whatever is being said.......

Anyway, for yesterday, we managed to catch Yes Man....... it's quite a good show.... typical Jim Carrey style.... but with lots of meaning..... I'm kinda feeling the show meant a lot to Darling, because he isn't entirely a Yes Man either.....not that he keeps turning pple down...but that he too weighs far too many options in his mind instead of just taking Life as an adventure...... =)

Hmm.... it's close to evening....many more things to do....and tomorrow afternoon, we'll be set for Bintan... in a way I can't wait.... I'm just hoping that the weather we'll get over there would be like the past few days and not like what we experienced the whole of today!!! I do wanna walk on the beach for a while, so I'm praying hard!!!!

Merry Christmas everyone!

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