My Wedding Anniversary

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Time flies and it's already a year ago since my wedding lunch at Pan Pacific Marina.

Determine to make it memorable, we thought hard on where to go and what to do without spending too much. The best way was actually to revisit Pan Pacific for a night stay but SGD $400+ to spend a night? Hm.. We didn't think it is a cost effective way to celebrate.

So we started thinking...
We finally decided on Si Chuan Dou Hua @ UOB Plaza 1 - Raffles Place
This is one of the few restaurant that we had in mind to held our ROM but decided against it because it's located at level 60 of UOB Plaza 1 and we were afraid that our guests might have height phobia.

We got there around 11.30am, thinking we were the first customer. We were wrong. There were already other guests. Although the view was to die for, but I wasn't that fascinated because it was the food that I was really craving for.

2 mains, 5 dim sums and 1 dessert
(From the first picture on the left and clockwise direction from top to bottom)
- Chong Qing Diced Chicken with Dried Chilli (Must Try for Spicy Food Lovers!)

- Xiao Long Tang Bao (Nice!!)
- Steamed Glutinous Rice Roll with Minced Meat (It is made Glutinous Rice Flour instead of the rice.)
- Steam Bun (for the Camphor Tea Duck 樟茶鴨)

- Carrot Cake
- Deep-fried Spring Rolls with Shredded Duck
- Osmanthus with Glutinous Rice Balls in Fermented Rice Wine (桂花酒酿圆子) - (SUPERB LIKE!)
- Camphor Tea Duck (樟茶鴨)
- Custard Bun 

After brunch, we did some walking along Boat Quay. It was a short and peaceful walk without the busy working crowd since it's weekend.

We then proceed to Funan Digital Mall where I found Flor!

Earl Grey Cheese Tart and Chocolate Orange Cheese Tart by Flor

Continued our journey, we walked to Esplanade where they were having Children Festival. On the way, we finished up the Cheese Tarts before heading for some drinks @ Toast Box - Esplanade. Coffee for him and Lemon Grass Lime Tea for me

This is really one of the few occasions that my husband is willing to spend the entire day with me where destination is play by the ear. Resting without time constraint, we then proceed to the Marina Square to go to Pan Pacific to take a photo for our 1 year anniversary.

However, it wasn't a smooth journey because there were renovation on going on most of the place where we can capture the hotel name is not accessible.

But....
We manage to find the right spot!!!

When we looked at the time, it is almost the same timing that we ended our wedding lunch too! 

With surprise coincidence, our milestone for the day is completed. Via bus, we made way back to Westgate.
Buying all the stuffs that we need for our Taiwan upcoming trip, it was crowded everywhere and we spotted another cafe which we never step foot in before.

Nomu Nomu Cafe @ Westgate
Our Dinner 
- Green Tea
- Curry Rice
- Ramen Pork Shabu Shabu Burger
- Cake! 

My fulfilling wedding anniversary day! The day where we get to try new things without constraint!!

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