the garden slug

They so pretty.

In just a little over two years, our dear boy Michael has gone from this, to this:

Can you spot him?
He still makes an exquisite Pasta from the Sea, nonetheless.

Miffins • noun • a sluggy bastardisation of the word “mini muffins”

Miffins come in blueberry, banana, and dark chocolate. They can be individually wrapped, or packed in couplets or fours in a box. Actually they can be packed any way you like.

Good for baby showers, office parties, conferences, door gifts, birthday parties, staff/customer appreciation gifts etc.

Best part about the miffins? Fully-customisable icing logos on top! Best part about the icing logos? They’re edible! Nyem nyem.

(You can’t really tell we’re catching up with overdue blog posts here, can you? )

11 May was our mini renovation day (more on that laterz). In our trademark DIY style we spent the whole day, er, DIY-ing our little shoppe. After that, it was time to partayyy. Actually it was a farrrrewell partayyy for our dear Wei Yang Slug.

Wei Yang joined us some time last year & soon became a much loved Slug to both our customers and fellow Slugs alike. What we really love about Wei Yang is his spirit and enthusiasm for the F&B industry. In short, I dare say he is the perfect waitstaff.

That’s Wei Yang, sitting next to “the girl”. (Her name is Simin by the way, our newest Slug!)

We were, however, very happy when Wei Yang told us he’s leaving TGS to join an airline company as a flight attendant. Why were we happy? Because it means he is a genuine service-oriented person, and that the energy & excellent service he provided during his time with us was 100% genuine and from the heart. (Did I just use the word ‘genuine’ twice? K, nvm.)

So the next time you’re flying “domestic” (whatever that means in Singapore), you might just see Wei Yang’s friendly face again

On to the partayyy. We went to this bistro somewhere to celebrate Wei Yang.

There wuz beer.

And there wuz beer-induced conversations.

This’s the Pinoy equivalent of “lu kwa simi”.

Food.

The boyz, just hangin’.

L-R: Mr Dimples aka Mr Dimples, Jian Yun aka “JY”, Leo aka Mr Hemsem, Joseph aka Uncle Joe, Wei Yang aka Wei Yang.

“All this carbo is gonna cost me a double gym session tomorrow…” sez the Muscle Man.

I have absolutely no explanation for the following series of photos.

This is Jian Yun’s faux audition for the next Wong Kar Wai film.

This is Wei Yang’s faux audition for the next Tsai Ming Liang film.

The Gang. (I have absolutely no explanation for the gangsta look on Sophia Slug’s face.)

L-R: Louise, Leo, Jian Yun, Sophia, José, Joseph, Wei Yang, Terry

Same Poseurs Different Pose

(All photos above this line taken by Terry. Or someone holding Terry’s lomo.)
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WE MISS YOU LOTS, WEI YANG!

(I HAVE TO SHOUT COZ YOU MIGHT NOT HEAR ME FROM WAYYY UP THERE IN THE SKIES!)

HAPPY FLYING AND REMEMBER TO COME BACK FOR A BITE AND TELL US ALL ABOUT YOUR EXCITING NEW LIFE! ♥

Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou! (Grrrreetings!) And Kia Ora from our humble little shoppe. Do you still remember we have a blog? Coz we almost forgot we had one.

May was a crazy month. Crazy and fast. Like a homeless man on a stolen moped.

We weren’t quite done with May yet and now it’s gone, GONE! Whoever said “May, she will stay” was lying. Lying through their teeth. (I’m looking at you, Mr Simon & Mr Garfunkel.)

O weren’t they nerdy-hawt in their heyday? *wistful sigh*

Anyhoo. 17 May was a very special day because
1) It’s the National Day of Norway! (I have a fascination with all things Norwegian. Don’t ask.)
2) It’s Enya’s burfday (you don’t have to admit to it but WE KNOW YOU LISTEN TO ENYA TOO!)
3) It wuz mah burfday

And most importantly,
4) The Garden Slug provided VIP & VVIP food service for ANZ Bank’s Singapore branch opening at Chevron House. (btw, I had my first very own not-linked-to-my-parents bank account with ANZ way back when I was a scarfie living in Dunedin, so looking at the logo makes me smile)

O, you should’ve seen our Young Slugs. So dapper in their long-sleeved white shirts & ironed black slacks. We were so busy we forgot to take photos, so no Young Slug pr0n for you I’m afraid. But we do have a bit of food pr0n, albeit hastily taken.

The folks at ANZ were a charming lot. We loved how they did a rousing Maori cheer to get the event rolling. Pity there weren’t any virile young men in grass skirts doing the Haka. (Oh well, there’s always YouTube, ey mate? HEHE)

Photo by Sophia Ms-Occasionally-Shaky-Hands Slug.

L: Japanese Cucumber Hollows stuffed w/ Smoked Salmon & topped w/ cream cheese, chives + fresh cracked black pepper
R: Pumpernickel topped w/ cheddar and sundried tomatoes

Photos by Sophia I-Love-To-Flash Slug.

Left: Sweet shrimp w/ wine-cured fruit w/ rosemary & carrot
Top: Skewers of Buttermilk chicken breast speared w/ tri-coloured antipasto
Bottom: Roast Beef strips atop green frizzy leaves drizzled w/ an exotic lemongrass & olive oil dressing

Marinated Sweet Cherry Tomatoes w/ Greek Feta & stuffed Italian olives in little shot glasses

Top: Rich Fudge Chocolate Squares topped w/ cocoa & mint, emblazoned with ANZ logo
Middle: TGS Signature Brownie Popsicles coated w/ semi-sweet french chocolate & served on ice-cream stick for extra visuals
Bottom: Strawberry Mousse Square topped w/ a chocolate sprig

We’d like to thank event manager Justin of Embrya Productions, for orchestrating a flawless event for all the parties involved.

Aroha nui (all our love) <3