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The Nuttz held their yearly Christmas gift exchange at Fish Market & Bistro, Greenwood Avenue, this year. Instead of painting each other to look like weird animals, they decided to hold a hat-themed party this year. Last year, KKNN made me look like a diseased person instead of a giraffe and this year, she bought me a cabaret hat that couldn’t fit.

MY HEAD IS VERY BIG LAR HELLO!!!

And so, I had to wear a Santa hat.

I roughly look like that, sans the beard

Beautifully coloured wall for gorgeous shots!

We couldn't get enough of these fresh oysters and ordered more!

The Nuttz!

The interior of Greenwood Fish Market & Bistro is quite beautifully designed with the right amount of light for a nice dinner ambiance.  The staff were all very friendly, especially the one who was serving our table. One quirk about the restaurant is that not everything is available on the menu. You may find it outrageous to have that happen but the reason is that Greenwood Fish Market & Bistro believes in serving food of quality and if the particular catch is not up to their standards on that day, they will not sell it. It’s a pity that we did not manage to eat stuffs like foie gras but true to their word, every dish that they serve out of the kitchen were very fresh and most of them were quite delicious.

If you ever stop by the restaurant, do try the following; salmon, oysters, softshell crab, fish & chips (battered or breaded).

After the sumptuous dinner, we went down Greenwood avenue to Pepperoni Pizzeria (Another place with great food!) for drinks and gift exchange and some alcohol guzzling. Not a bad way to start off the festive season!

6 girls who called themselves ‘The Nuttz’ and 3 guys, which make us the ’6 Nuttz and 6 Testicles’!

Greenwood Fish Market & Bistro
34 Greenwood Avenue
Singapore 289236

Wanting to try a fish spa after hearing and reading so much about it, KuKuNehNeh (KKNN) and me finally got a chance during one Saturday. KKNN managed to find one such spa near her home in Ang Mo Kio Central called ‘Dr. Fish’.

We arrived at Dr. Fish in the afternoon to find that there wasn’t a soul in the shop. The shop attendant appeared out of nowhere and ask us to try out the 30 minute fish spa therapy that will cost each of us $28. Having some spare time before we head out for dinner at Serangoon, we agreed and entered the shop with KKNN making a snorty remark,

“He is kinda ticklish!”

“I will be fine!” I replied with a slight doubt as the said truth manifests in my head.

Under instructions from the friendly attendant, we washed our feet at a washing point and I guess it’s all part of hygiene as each fish pool can accommodate up to 5 people. That, and the remote possibility of killing all the fishes when one submerge their stinky feet into the pool.

I was the first to the pool and had no hesitation in plunging both feet into the pool and ALL the fishes swam towards my legs as though my feet were the tastiest thing ever to set foot (pun intended) in their underwater world.

The feeling of having the fishes nibbling at my feet is actually quite therapeutic! On the other hand – having the sight of the fishes swarming around my feet and making it look as though I was wearing boots probably had KKNN think twice about putting her feet in the water.

And the following two hilarious videos roughly summarized her experience at the fish spa.

She was so tickled that she couldn’t stop laughing and crying at the same time! WAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!

She couldn’t take it anymore and she asked to reduce the session to a 15 minute one even though she gamely put in her feet for slightly longer periods in the session and even managed to calm herself to take pics like this.

Information on the fishes used for these kind of spas can be found on Wiki. The location for Dr. Fish is at Block 710A, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, #01-2631 and their website is here.