This is how one should end the week – with a nice cold drink! In my case, it’s a glass of frozen lime Daiquiri (S$15++) at Salt Tapas & Bar. I’ve always been meaning to try the food out here but one of my directors had said that the food was so-so while my bro...
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Despicable Me 2 – For the love of minions
I love the minions in Despicable Me!! I want some!! Minions!!! *Starts singing the Banana Song* If you love the minions as much as I do, just go watch Despicable Me 2 for some brainless laughter and cuteness. This cartoon is all about the minions!
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Simple Life with Complexity – What One Can Learn From the Amish
Strangely riveting. That’s my reaction to the BBC documentary on the Amish. When I chanced upon this video on YouTube, I thought that it would just be an interesting insight into the Amish culture, which is relatively unknown to this part of the world. How wrong I was. What initially started out as your typical...
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Sunday Brunch at Toby’s Estate Cafe
After our Pocari Sweat 10 km run, my friends and I had already arranged to meet up with 2 more friends at Toby’s Estate for brunch. My twin ordered her skinny latte and Toby’s is supposed to be famous for their coffees. The coffee was strong, which is the way twin likes her coffee. I...
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A very sweet affair at St Marc Cafe Singapore
06/15/201303/26/2020Chocolate, Coffee, Dessert, Food, Ice Cream, Japanese Food, Reviews, Tea Partiesby melfann
After lunch, bro suggested dessert and we were about to head over to Fruits Paradise but we chanced upon St. Marc Cafe at Vivo City. This latest Japanese import is a cafe specialising in desserts and baked goods. The first St. Marc Cafe was opened in Ginza in 1987 and true to it’s Japanese origins,...
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Lunch at Gunther’s – The modern French Cuisine
06/14/201303/26/2020Chocolate, Dessert, Foie gras, Food, France, Restaurants, Reviews, Singaporeby melfann
Met up with some old friends at Gunther’s for lunch although we were supposed to have gone to Saveur but Saveur lost us because of the wait staff’s rudeness. Anyway, back to Gunther’s Restaurant. This is the second time that I’ve eaten at Gunther’s and the first was a business lunch so I couldn’t do...
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Music Matters Live 2013 in Singapore
Went to watch Music Matters Live 2013 at Clarke Quay mainly for Flumpool and Weaver (reached at 7.30pm and it was already crowded!) but managed to discover Dubfx who is an Aussie beat boxer who is really really good!! He performed everything live by recording and looping beats. I was blown away at how he...
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Lunch at OChre – a pseudo Italian affair
05/12/201303/26/2020Cake, Dessert, Foie gras, Food, Freebies, Friends, Ice Cream, Restaurants, Reviewsby melfann
Met up with my caterer, Kitchen Language, at one of their restaurants for lunch last Thu as we needed to finalise some logistical matters for my Ladies Workshop that was held last Sat. It was my first time eating at OChre, although I knew that it was an Italian restaurant and it is priced to...
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MUST try dishes at Majestic Bay restaurant – Gardens By The Bay
I booked the private room of Majestic Bay restaurant at Gardens By The Bay for a company event and I also pre-ordered the menu blind. Meaning that I’ve never tried the food there before but just trusted that it will be good because it’s under the whole Majestic Restaurant group. Our meal began with starters...
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Dad’s Birthday Celebrations 2013 at Catalunya
This year, we didn’t celebrate our parents’ birthdays together because Mum had a special 60th birthday party. So, for Dad, we decided to go to the Spanish restaurant Catalunya located at Fullerton Pavilion. For starters, we ordered some tapas, like cod fritters (above) and bread with tomato and olive oil (below). The cod fritters were...