2018 77 things Round Up and 2019 Resolutions~
Friday, January 25, 2019
Whew! Apologies for the hiatus the past few months. It has been hectic to say the least. Here's a post to make up for the lack of updates in November and December. A 2018 recap post~ come on in!
2018 was a year of change for me, as I got to a new job and a new working environment. That's not to say we don't give thanks for all we have gone through in the past 2 years. This was me 2016 - 2017:
Here goes my 70 things 2018 recap (has increased to 70 from 60 as I guess 7 is a more auspicious number):
- 2018 NYE was spent at C's bachelor house with Moscato at midnight!
- Went to Fat Cow for the first time ever - delicious wagyu bowl come to mama
- Monday mornings at WOLF Coffee at Chevron House (which is unfortunately closed rn)
- P.S. Cafe at Ann Siang Hill for Joy's return
- Celebrated Mom's birthday at Putien
- Decided on my favourite dessert which is patbingsoo (Korean shaved ice)!
- Stumbled upon the cutest American-Chinese restaurant named Lokee at Plaza Singapura
- Visited the Impressionist Exhibition at National Gallery
- Visited the iLight festival in end January.
- Watermelon sorbet at UOB Plaza first thing in February
- Drinks with the BAV at Butcher's Boy
- CNY celebration with Ming and KK at Ming's house for steamboat
- Celebrated CNY with the Rebels at OverEasy.
- Had amazing sashimi at Hokkaido Sushi
- Went to FOC PIM PAM which I must say is the best affordable Spanish food by far
- CNY lohei and pengcai galore for the Year of the Dog
- Went to dinner theatre at MONTI - getai vs jazz singer
- Saw baby bro at one of his first stage performances at Kallang
- Celebrated my birthday at Urban Tavern in a joint party with Marky Marc lolol
- Went to the ATLAS Bar for my birthday this year
- Went to the Botanical Gardens for a Disney music extravaganza
- Visited the Chip Bee Garden Festivals and had a giant smore-coated chocolate cube there
- Papa's birthday celebration was at #OldBeijing this year
- kinki's with the BAV again and the portion was so small I can't even!
- M's bachelorette's party at Orchid Country Club
- Epic 10h pool soak at the pool at Orchid Country Club ending off in Karaoke
- K's farewell BBQ in April
- Attended two weddings in Q1 this year
- Was sponsored a family photoshoot session by ClickClique studios do check them out!
- M's wedding - was a bridesmaid. Was so much fun!
- Saw Swan Lake live in action. That pas de deux was amazing in real life and so is their prima donna Irina!
- A's birthday this year at Marina Bay Sands~
- BP's birthday at the best tasting and most affordable Western in Northpoint
- Auditions for my first ever commercial
- Hosted M at Jumbo Seafood and then adjourned to his MBS suite with his aunt for wine
- First time checking out Lavo
- Spent July at a pool in Marriott and Netflix
- Celebrated baby bro's birthday at Putien
- Had my first ever rainbow rose latte at Dazzlin
- Checked out Sentosa's grill festival
- Birthday digs with A at Basilico where he became #crybabyprisoner
- Nanyang Girls' High's homecoming fair where we ate festival food and played games
- Cheese fondue at J's and karaoke (did not stay long enough for the broken glass shenanigans)
- BBQ at M's with our favourite Indo friend over
- Bell's birthday at Paradise Dynasty this year
- Flutes again for the second time
- Had my first ever vegan burger from Beyond Burger!
- Took up reading again and started to buy a lot of new books for the rest of the year
- First time of the year having Dim Sum with Dad on a weekday lunch
- First photoshoot of the year at Sun Park
- Made wanton for dinner one of the weekends in September
- Saw the mid-autumn festival lights at Gardens by the Bay
- Went on a cheese and prosciutto binge just because!
- BIAP with the BAV - first hotpot of the year!
- Weekends are spent with preserved vegetable fish noodles
- Discovered Alain Badiou - his book on modern day love and how technology affects relationships was very eye opening
- Corona Sunset Festival at Ce La Vi this October~
- Hairy crab season is in!
- Went to a Designer Trunk Show at DesignSingapore, tasted sake and took a pretty picture
- First ever time having salted seaweed chicken and it was amazing!
- October is Halloween season! This year, I was Aphrodite. Party was at Changi Cottage <3
- WeWork party was next! This was really fun.
- Celebrated grandma's birthday next.
- Attended a kpop concert for WINNER in November.
- Had Japanese tapas with K and C when K was back in town!
- Tried revisiting Wong Kar Wai but every time the music plays In the Mood for Love, the image of SNL Korea pops into my mind
- Visited the Fintech Festival which was so much fun!
- Went back to PIM PAM for the 3rd time this year and had lamb chops - yum!
- Had Japanese BBQ for the first time ever at Aburiya
- Had high tea at Swisshotel and tasted the best ever smoked salmon and salted beef pastry
- Went to Tanjong Beach Club for the first time this year. YAS TO SAND
- Went to the opening party for Holey Moley or the mini-golf course-themed bar in Singapore
- W Hotel for a family staycay since we didn't go overseas this year
- M's house for House Warming this December!
- Of course, the highlight of December was meeting Little Lion *laughing cry smiley*
- Christmas with the Rebels - they know me so well, I got a mask pack for Xmas!
- Spent NYE at South Beach and it was really funny because we tried to look for the fireworks at midnight but the lift to the bar was closed... so there were a bunch of people stuck on the 2nd floor. Hmm! But still got to see the firework replay on Youtube.
That concludes my 2018 roundup. How was the year for you? Did you do anything fun or exciting this year? Did you grow as a person and improved parts of yourself that you didn't like?
Off to dinner now. Toodles!
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