Thank You

Happy holidays from us at The Everlasting Project SG!

Hi everyone!

Times passes by so fast and before long, we are already on our last week of 2015. Hope that everyone had a great year so far and we would also like to thank everyone for being with us since July 2014. Without your support, it wouldn't have been easy. Thank you for your comments, your shares on Facebook, your feedback and your kind words to us in person as well. :D

My hope for 2016

With the coming year, most of us had set some resolutions (my resolution is not to have any resolutions) and I wish us good luck on that! Thank you once again for reading our humble blog and I  hope the coming year will get better for all of us, not only the humans in Singapore but every single person throughout the world.

Loves,

@redzstarkiss

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Activity: Make Your Own Terrarium

So, what is a terrarium?

I've always wanted to create a terrarium of my own and my mini dream came true when UNISIM offered a 'Make Your Own Terrarium' workshop held by Little Green Pot.

Early Saturday morning

The workshop was only a short 1 hour so you can definitely tell that making a terrarium of your own isn't hard work. But i can tell you that the workshop definitely opened my eyes to the world of miniature plants.

My chosen plant

The workshop instructor was also really good. He provided useful details and information (so that our terrarium wouldn't die by the next week :p). Theory-wise, it was a short jog of memory to my Plant Biotechnology days in Singapore Poly.

We were given a jar filled with the items needed and a plant each

The 'ingredients' - Small gravel, charcoal, soil, decorative pebbles and decoration

I'm so lucky that I got a snowman deco! I call him Olaf hehe

Before the hands-on, we had a mini theory session. A terrarium may live as short as 3 days to 3 years depending on how well it is maintained. (Which is really little as it is self-sustainable). These are the 5 useful tips I've learnt from the workshop:

1. Keep the environment closed: A terrarium is self-sustainable meaning the entire water cycle and photosynthesis process will happen within the jar without any external help.
2. No direct sunlight: Natural light is enough. Office desks work as well.
3. Minimal water required: Only water once every 6 months.
4. Condensation is normal. If big droplets appear, air the container for around 15 mins
5. Once the plant is too big for the container, you can either:

           - Trim the plant

           - Open the top and grow as an open condition

           - Leave as it is, the plant will find a way to grow within the container

The tools

Our hands on sessions was facilitated and we followed the steps together.
The workshop instructor was there to make sure that we're doing it right and good enough.

My favourite part was when we had to dig a hole as big as possible for our plant to be placed in. Soil was then scooped in from the sides to make sure that the roots are fully covered.

The challenging part was to flatten the soil around the plant. This will make sure that the plant stay rooted and stably upright. I had uprooted my plant once during this process HAHA but luckily i managed to get it nicely covered again without destroying my plant. 

I love this tool, it's like a stirrer but with a flat scoop used to flatten the soil.

The next step is simple - DECORATE! We were given colourful decorative pebbles and a mini deco item each. And then it's done! It's so simple right?

My happy Olaf in a tropical climate

Here are the summarise steps with pictures:

I really loved the workshop and I would recommend it to everyone. You don't even have to have green fingers and the maintenance required is almost none! These mini gardens are definitely pleasing to the eye and will make a wonderful decoration for home or office.

I am planning to decorate my future house with them! heh :D

My terrarium alongside one of the other student's

If you want to find out more about terrariums, you can visit Little Green Pot or their Facebook page to take a look. They usually hold 2 workshops per month and you can find out more information by e-mailing them.

Hope you've enjoyed this post! 

Please let me know what you think in the comments below and share the post if you like it :)

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Food: J's Restaurant

The cosy interior is really a wonderful and romantic place for small groups or couples. 

Located at Purvis Street, J's serves modern European cuisine greatly influenced by a Latin flair. For us both, we have no idea what to expect. @amsyarstifler wanted to surprise me by bringing us both here for our anniversary dinner. (But as usual, the surprise failed along the way there because I'm a good guesser ;p)

Photo credits to MollyMia. Click to check out her review on J's too!

Following our iOS maps, we were led to this small and cosy restaurant distinguished by the purple signboard in front. Although it was a normal weekday, the restaurant was packed with diners and several tables had reservation signs too.

Therefore, make sure to chope your place beforehand HERE or via their website especially if you're planning a visit on a weekend or on special occasions such as Valentines' Day.

Snippet of their menu. You can view their full menu on their website HERE

Back to the food, we ordered Jalapeño Poppers! as our appetizers, Chicken Quesadillas for our main and for our dessert we chose the Bocas Negras which is basically a chocolate lava cake served with chocolate ice cream. Other favourites from their menu would include their paella (available as single or double serving) and churros served with mango mascarpone.

While waiting for the food to be served, we exchanged gifts. :)

A pop-up card I made for him.

A cardholder he made for me :')

Everything was served hot and really lovely for the tummy. I could feel the sincerity in the food we tasted and even the presentation was top-notched. We totally have no complaints and their serving size is HUGE too!

Poppers ($17)
Served with side salad and guacamole + salsa dips.

 The poppers are basically jalapeño peppers stuffed with mozzarella. It wasn't as spicy as he worries it to be. The heat of the pepper plus the hotness of the gushing mozzarella was a killer combo. This is definitely a great appetiser for us because it made us super excited for our main.

It's a big serving for one! We're glad we chose to share.

Chicken Quesadillas ($22)
Served with side salad and sour cream + salsa dips.

The quesadillas were really filling and you can also substitute the chicken for beef at an additional of $2. The flavours are all in harmony with one another and I can totally imagine every single bite singing their way into my tummy. hehe :p

Bocas Negras ($12)
Chocolate Lava cake with fresh berries on edible soil, citrus espuma, chocolate ice cream and sesame tuille.

I hope we're not being mean by showing you this video...

They helped me packed our leftover chicken quesadilla for me to bring to work cos we were already too full. And even after heating it up in the microwave, the smell and taste of herbs and cheese still makes me salivate. 

Complimentary selfie from us both. lol 

Overall, we really recommend you to try J's Restaurant at least once. They're halal-certified and they cater to vegetarians too! Price-wise, it may seem a bit pricey at first glance but it's all worth it based on the quality of the food served and the serving size.

To tell you the truth, as I'm writing this post, I am seriously craving some of their quesadillas :'(

Hope you liked reading our first food review! Let us know what you think and do let us know of nice restaurants or cafés which we could try out in the future :)

Till next time,

Happy eating!

J's Restaurant
http://www.dineatjs.com/
7 Purvis Street, #01-01, Singapore 188586
+65 68874787

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