Day 48 of the 60DWCC - Reunion Dinner for the 3 of Us

Sunday morning is the perfect day to laze around in bed. The 3 of us woke up around 930am. After breakfast, we resumed our spring clean activities until late afternoon. We took a nap after having lunch cooked by our in-house chef (THL). :)

THL and I decided that we should have our reunion dinner today instead of waiting until a few days before the CNY eve. Most of the kitchen chef would have returned home (foreigners) and local ones would have taken leave to do their last minute CNY preparation. So what's left would be those relief chef whom the skills could be sub-par compared to those full-time chef.

Therefore THL and I decided to have our reunion dinner early. We took a bus to JEM and we had our dinner at Ambush -a casual European dining restaurant. You may be wondering why are we not having our reunion dinner at a traditional Chinese restaurant. Well, since there is only 3 of us, it does not really matter what we eat for reunion dinner. It really doesn't matter what we eat so long the 3 of us are together.

After the dinner, we bought some necessities from NTUC before taking a feeder bus home.

Transport Expenses: $3.64

Bus Rides:
Home to Jurong East Interchange => $0.73 x 2 + $0.36 = $1.82
Jurong East Interchange to Home => $0.73 x 2 + $0.36 = $1.82

Daily Afterthoughts:

Actually the 3 of us do not really to have reunion dinner because we are practically having dinner together every other day. :) But since it is a once a year event, it is still heartening that we go out somewhere as a family to enjoy a good meal together.

To many more good and memorable years ahead!

Day 31 of the 60DWCC - Extravagant Dinner at Poulet

After RK and I are done with our daily routines which also include his napping times and doing his homework from school, we took a train ride to Jurong East to meet up with THL for dinner.

Dinner at Poulet

To congratulate and reward ourselves on our perseverance towards taking public transport over the last month, we decided to have a good meal at Poulet. As it was my first time dining at Poulet, most of the items on the menu looks good to me and that could explain why I ordered quite a lot of food for the 3 of us. :) Although the bill comes up to about $100, it was well worth it as the food quality was excellent and the service staff was friendly and attentive to our needs.

After our heavy duty dinner, we shopped around West Gate and JEM for some CNY clothing before taking a feeder bus home from Jurong East Interchange.

Transport Expenses: $3.74

Bus Ride:

Home to Boon Lay Interchange (THL) => $0.83
JE Interchange to Home => $0.73 x 2 + $0.36 = $1.82

MRT Ride:

Lakeside MRT to JE Stn (RK and I) => $0.73 + $0.36 = $1.09

Daily Afterthoughts:

Instead of feeding our car with expensive petrol which is constantly on the rise, we are now feeding our tummy with good food. With the thousand over dollars in saving each month, I do not think it would be too much to occasionally treat ourselves to some good food.

Day 20 of the 60DWCC - A Day Out at VivoCity

The 3 of us decided to take a trip down to Vivocity after we have settled our household chores and our usual routine. We had our breakfast at home and we left the house at around 1230pm.

We took Bus 99 to Clementi Bus Interchange and we had lunch at the Foodcourt inside Clementi Mall. The food there has always been both delicious and economical.

After our lunch, we took Bus 166 to Vivocity. After 25 minutes of bus ride, we reached Vivocity. We alighted and walked to Vivocity via the underground MRT walk way.

Since both THL and I has been looking around for 3/4 jeans, we shopped around for it and THL managed to get hers at Espirit for $50. After nearly 2 hours of walking around, our legs were tired and we took a short tea-break at Saint Marc Cafe which is located nearby Espirit.

After that we continued to shop around and finally at Uniqlo, I found the 3/4 pant that I wanted and since it was only $29 after discount, I bought it without much considerations.

We took a break sitting down at the Vivocity Sky Park enjoying the evening breeze and once RK and I have taken our fair share of the break, both of us went down to Timezone Arcade. I topped up some credits for RK to enjoy the last of his holiday escapade. :D

We had our dinner at a Pizza and Pasta shop which is located inside the Food Republic foodcourt. The pizza was quite good except for its thick layer of dough underneath. THL and RK did not complain about their Fish and Chip so I take it that their food tasted OK. :)

After walking around a bit more, we took Bus 97 to Jurong East Interchange followed by feeder bus home. The entire journey took about 75 minutes. RK and I did not really feel it as we were watching some Youtube movies over my handphone through most part of the journey. :D

Transport Expenses: $11.23

Bus Rides:

Bus 99 to Clementi Interchange => $1.11 x 2 + $0.55 = $2.77

Bus 166 to Vivocity => $1.31 x 2 + $0.58 = $3.2

Bus 97 to JE Interchange => $1.43 x 2 + $0.58 = $3.44

JE Feeder Bus to Home -> $0.73 x 2 + $0.36 = $1.82

Daily Afterthoughts:

Below is the time taken for the bus rides we have taken today and while it does take 1 hour longer across the board - compare to that of driving a car, I still think it is still worth it. If we are in a hurry, we can also hire or book a Taxi. Moreover do not forget that there will be extra time spent looking for parking lots.

Bus Ride:

Home to Clementi => 25 mins

Clementi to Vivocity => 35 mins

Vivocity to JE => 40 minutes

JE to Home => 20 mins

Driving Car:

Home to Clementi => 15 mins

Clementi to Vivocity => 20 mins

Vivocity to JE => 20 minutes

JE to Home => 10 mins

Total time spent on bus riders = 120 mins

Total time spent if driving a car => 65 mins