First espresso

This morning, I left home without coffee because I was running a little late to meet up with Lily to pass her the fish-cake. I slept till 7.30am+.. Initially, I plan to get Illy-coffee from 7-Eleven but somehow, it was not tempting enough after I took it out of the cold-shelf. Also, I love my coffee warm in the morning... so, I walked out of 7-Eleven not buying anything and I slowly walked my way towards CPF building where my office is.

Then, after I passed Telok Ayer Methodist Church, I decided to de-tour to Starbucks. A taxi almost knocked me when I was waiting in-between the white-lines of a 4-lane road. Hahaha... it was a scary thought just thinking about it!

Looking at the price on the menu, I decided to have the Solo of Expresso at S$3.xx and feeling hungry and ordered an Apple Cinnamon Muffin that cost me S$4.xx. I ordered 'take-away' but when I was adding raw-sugar into the paper-cup, I saw how 'little' solo espresso really is, I decided to find a seat and enjoy my breakfast away from my work-desk despite it's already 9am. Hehehe...

Today, it's my first time in my entire life to order and drink espresso. And I can accept the taste.. but should add 1 packet of raw sugar next time. Slowing sipping it and savouring the muffin alone is somehow lonely but it was entertaining to see the people that walk-in-and-out of Starbucks and people that walked into Capital Tower for work... What a soothing late Friday morning...

Italian wines for him as b-day gift

Started my research on Italian wine since he said (26/Mar) it is his all time preferred wine. I have zero knowledge of how Italian wine taste despite that I'm very confident what is the best white wine I ever had from NZ. While on my research, I realized Italian wines rank the top list in price too! I'm very sure my dad did not try it before either. So that explains a lot why it took me weeks to decide if I should even consider to buy for him as his 35th birthday gift; this coming Monday (27/Apr).

The decision made even to the very last moment since it is really "difficult" to part with my $$$ for someone who makes me 'insane' with love & hate every single day of my life here... But, since JT always reminds me not to give the wrong signal when I always end up doing the total opposite. What the heart and mind said will eventually get me into the wrong path...

My recent trip to Changi told me that I cannot afford really good Italian wine for him that tagged at S$300+ so I decided that it's really very idiot of me trying to even browse it in the shelf knowing that the sales-ladies will look really down on me. To my surprised, on Thursday night (16/Apr) he wanted to buy a bottle of Italian wine while we were in Westin Chaoyang. In one of the wine shop at Citymall, he remarked that, "prices of wine here is expensive..." And I saw him settled for the cheapest at Rmb116 (Below Usd20) and nothing reads familiar either.

I knew Fair-Price sell one of the rather average (below S$100) Italian reds and I was shocked that Cold Storage sell nothing familiar from my research on "Italian wine for beginners". Lucky me, right outside the wine shop, "Little Provence" sold the familiar white; Pinot Grigio! Delighted indeed that I patiently waited for another customer that was tasting wine (who end up never buy). The lady easily gave me a bigger paper bag when I requested it since I only bought 1 bottle. Tagged at S$39, I made my way out with a determination to get the red from Fair-Price. Previously, I thought Barbaresco

(S$61.80) is the most expensive Italian red available but tonight, I saw Brunello Di Montalcino is the most expensive available; tagged S$80.90 and I reconfirmed from my reads that it goes well with T-Bone. Once again, he who taught me to eat steaks frequently... Hope that this too reconfirmed the

right pick of red wine for him. Dutifully with no aching heart to depart with my $$$, I hope I remember to bring his gift to office tomorrow..

Got him a rather expensive birthday card too because the wording really speaks the direct opposite truth of our 'friendship'. Let's peep into the card...  Hahaha... I'm adding the word 'in' to 'sane' and signing off as "Lots of hugs, your partner-in-crime".