BANGKOK 2014 - Legacy Express

We went ahead with Bangkok despite the still undergoing protest. 2 days before the trip, we heard about this major demonstration that will be held on our last day. After reading up about it, we felt like we would still be quite safe because we are going to Chatuchak area on the last morning. We do see them on walking rally and saw the news but seriously, it wasn't that bad a situation.

Instead of staying near Siam area, we chose Legacy Express because 1) it is near Phloen Chit BTS Station, 2) we will not get stuck in protest at the main city area, and 3) it was so so so reasonably priced.

I thought the location was really good. It is about 3-5 minutes walk to the BTS Station and it totally works for us because we wanted to avoid taking cab and all the haggling situations. There are probably quite a lot of offices around so every morning, there are lots of food stall selling food and drinks to this crowd. The coffee near our hotel is so so so yummy!!! Missing it so much... ...

The room are pretty good but we wished they had more pillow... Not sure if they could provide more if we asked but I wasn't so bothered actually. Other than the fact that boyfriend tried to steal my pillow every night. I am not very very picky so for the price we paid, I felt this was really good. And the most important thing I want to point out is...

THE SERVICE IS DAMN GOOD! The front desk staff are really helpful (with early check in at 11am and check out at 2pm. LOVE THEM!) and the housekeeping staff are quite friendly too. But the most commendable staff is the security who helped to open the door for me almost every time. I think we only opened the door 3 times personally (because they were busy cutting down this tree infront of the hotel).

here's the lobby that we rested and packed our luggages on the last day. woes of late night flight out

rather spacious room I would say

But the thing was, we couldn't figure their free WiFi. I bought their sim card with data plan so boyfriend just tap on mine to use in the end.

Other than that, all is good. And it is really near this cafe that sells awesome sandwiches. In the next post of our day 1 and that awesome cafe!

W39 Bistro and Bakery

W39 Bistro and Bakery is another cafe in my list because it is one of the very few cafes in the West! I have seen its photo since they just opened and love the cheery colors. But having read about all the crowd during brunch, I have yet to drag boyfriend for a brunch session. A few Thursday night ago, we decided to hop by West Coast Plaza for some outlet shopping (and we got nothing, not surprising). We had some simple dinner at the hawker opposite WCP and by 7pm, I was ready for my dinner part 2 at W39. It is a 10-minute walk from WCP and wasn't too hard to find.

i love anything chocolately!

It was Tapas Thursday so for $15, we get to have 2 tapas. I know I wanted to try the Chicken Winglets and after much consideration, we decided to have the Cold Cuts. I think boyfriend was giving me the 'why are you ordering chicken wings here' kind of look but, he actually admit the chicken wings were pretty good. It was so addictive and I think it will go very well with some beer!

Boyfriend had the coffee and mention that it wasn't bad. I can't wait to go and try their brunch menu!!! Oh. One more thing, they do have a resident cat that hang around at the alfresco dining area. I am not fond of it so, happy to be indoor!

W39 Bistro & Bakery
39 Jalan Mas Puteh

Tues - Fri: 11am - 10pm

Sat, Sun & PH: 9am - 10.30pm
Closed: Mon

My birthday lunch: Au Chocolat @ MBS

This year, my October is really filled to the brim with preparation of the candy table for jie's wedding and all the work. So much so that I didn't have the mood to plan anything for my birthday. Can never expect the boyfriend to plan anything in advance but he was really sweet to offer to go to St Regis for high tea because he remember me raving about it. He called on the very day and of course, he couldn't get a table for us. As he has a match that night, I didn't want us to get all jelly from a long high tea session so I suggested going to Au Chocolat for a late lunch. And it is best decision that day!

This section of the restaurant is so cute! But we only saw it on our way out of MBS and seems like no one is being directed to sit there. Next time I shall try to request.

I have in mind all the things I want to order. Au Chocolat Egg Bens, Truffle Fries and their Chocolate Cake! Boyfriend ordered a Fish & Chips and we were shocked to see the fries (as part of the fish&chip) as big as our truffle fries. The normal fries taste quite meh in comparison so we left half of it untouched - and we finished the truffle fries and all the other food. Were totally stuffed but boyfriend insisted that I get the chocolate cake because it was my birthday. Or was I the one who insisted???

Will definitely be back for the truffle fries. It is impossible not to order it when you are there because the aroma is just too tempting!

Au Chocolat
#01-03, The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands,
2 Bayfront Avenue
Daily: 11am- 12:00am

Lavaedge @ MacRitchie

The Groupon addict in me will look through half the promotion available, search about the vendor and decide whether to purchase the Groupon almost everyday. That brings me to Lavaedge! Making reservation with Lavaedge is not easy because they do not have a land line, the mobile number is not working and they take forever to reply an email.

However, the service at the restaurant was really good and boyfriend and I really like the place (so much so that we thought of having our wedding reception there) The decoration is nothing fancy but we like the idea of dining in comfortable in the middle the reservoir. 

This is look interesting but both of us were not dressed for it and... nobody is using this place. Wonder if it is clean/safe... ...

For $25, we purchased the groupon worth $50 which can be used during their Weekend Semi Brunch Buffet. "For each main course order, diners are also entitled to the restaurant's semi-buffet spread, which includes a bread board, a variety of cereals, flavoured yoghurts, freshly baked croissants and other pastries, homemade desserts, drinks and more." Not exactly in our affordable range for a brunch because we end up topping up another $20+ but still a good experience.

After having our orders taken, we hopped (I guess only I did) to the buffet line to get some bread, eggs and salad. Boyfriend had the Ribs with fries and corn on the cob (which he mentioned is super super sweet and juicy) while I had the Salmon with veggie and mashed potato. Both mains were passable. The eggs were cooked on the spot with choices of omelette, sunny side-up and scrambled eggs. We enjoyed the Kaya Swiss Roll and the macarons (surprisingly).

the self-service coffee and hot water dispenser

Round 1

Lavaedge
181 Lornie Road, Hilltop
MacRitchie Reservoir Park Singapore 297732

Mon-Fri: 5pm - 10.30pm [Bar close at 12am]
Sat-Sun: 11am - 10.30pm [Bar close at 1am]
(Brunch 11am - 4pm) 

After our very heavy brunch, we explored the reservoir a little and took some photographs while bearing with the constant stares as we were using our tripod.

boyfriend came up with this shot and I thought it look rather cute

We were struggling with the pose below and did like almost 10 times. But it was all for the fun! 

The Landing Point - Mister's 25th

Being the usual kiasu me, I made reservation with The Landing Point 3 weeks prior to the boy's birthday and also made special mention that it is for a birthday celebration. The 3-tier English Afternoon Tea set is $48++ which is refillable and come with changes of tea/coffee.

There are two different seating area - high bar table with waterfront view and plush sofa with low table for a quiet time. We did not ask for any particular seats and were given the high bar table with the view of MBS right infront of us. Nothing to complain about. 

 

On the tiers are - Creme Brulee, Chocolate Tart, , Cucumber sandwich, Brie on Biscuit, Parma Ham Mini Bagel, Truffled Egg Mayo, Smoked Salmon sandwich, Lobster horn, Mini Ham and Cheese Quiche, Duck confit in Crepe, Kueh Lapis, Chocolate Eclair, Tarte Citron and Canele. We love popping the Truffled Egg Mayo into one mouthful to get the wonderful truffle sensation in the mouth. We were constantly asked if we would like refill and it was difficult to reject food, you see. In fact, we had refill of almost all the food except creme brulee and cheese quiche.

We were stuffed to the brim at the end and surprised how a high-tea buffet can fill us up. On top of all that we had, we were presented with a Tarte Citron as part of boyfriend's birthday surprise. I can still recall the boyfriend's face when I ask him to finish it. In the end, I finished most of it because it was so yummy! Felt so sinful after that we decided to walk to Raffles City (under the hot afternoon sun!!!)

typo

The Landing Point
 Lobby Level The Fullerton Bay Hotel Singapore
 High Tea: 3.00 to 5.30pm


time really flies and this is the 6th birthday I am celebrating with him (missing a couple in between because of army). I still remember what I did for him on his 19th birthday. Must admit that I have become lazier along the way but still love him all the same. Maybe more :)

This is my wish for you:

comfort on difficult days,

smiles when sadness intrudes,

rainbows to follow the clouds,

laughter to kiss your lips,

hugs when spirit sags,

courage to know yourself, 

love to complete your life (THAT'S ME!)

I LOVE YOU!

What we eat in 24 hours : MALACCA

A few weeks back, I went on a 2D1N trip to Malacca cos my brother has been dying to drive there since forever. Definitely happy to tag along and help to research on all the yummy food places. We left the house at 8.15am to have breakfast nearby (can't bear the hunger) before leaving for Tuas checkpoint. Found ourselves in a mini jam that took us about an hour to clear Malaysia custom and off we go to MALACCA!

My bro borrowed a GPS from his friend which is absolutely helpful. We decided to stop at Macap R&R for a break and rewarded ourselves with Basking Robbin. After 30 minutes break, we continued our journey to Malacca. We stayed at Jonker Boutique Hotel and shared a Family Room which was clean, comfortable and big!

We left searching for food and didn't stop till the next day. Haha! Our hotel was a short walk to Kedai Satay Xiang Ji for some yummy pork satay. We also followed the hotel's recommendation to head to Nancy's Kitchen for some Peranakan food which gave us happy tummies! The walk down Jonker Walk continued and we stopped for dessert along the way with Taste Better One Bite Durian Puff and Jonker 88 for cendol!

It is time for more dessert as we make our way to Nadeje for the oh-so-famous Milli crepe before we embark on this unbelievable walking journey to Portuguese Settlement for our dinner. We decided to walk back because of the bad traffic at Portuguese Settlement and had to stop halfway at Starbucks for a rest and some coffee. Back at Jonker Street, we walked along the Night Market and took another break at our hotel lobby before walking to Restoran Ban Lee Siang at Jalan Ong Kim Wee for Satay Celup. It was pretty late (11.00pm) when we were there and there wasn't much selection left.

On Day 2 morning, we head out early for Dim Sum at Restoran Tim Sum Man Ting Siang at Jalan Ong Kim Wee as well. This time we drove and also made our way to BaBa Charlie to get some freshly made Nonya goodies. We did a round 2 walk at Jonker Street stopping for coffee at Rainforest Coffee Bean. Not forgetting to get some more durian puffs! We checked out at 12 and went for lunch at Ah Lang Bak Kuh Teh at Jalan Mutiara Melaka 2 which was conveniently on the way back to Singapore :) 

No doubt, we were stuffed from the trip but I still managed to meet up with my girlfriends at Eat Play Love Cafe (which I have wrote about in the previous entry). Can't wait to get down to write about individual eateries from Malacca. Do check back!
 

EspressoLAB; MAYDAY [NOWHERE] World Tour 2013

We started last Saturday really late because we were going to MayDay's concert in the evening. Went to Bugis to get some things before going to EspressoLAB for some coffee and midday meal. The cafe was almost full house which was quite different from the last time we went (on Chinese New Year's eve, that explains the lack of people).

(I will be including some photos taken during our first visit. All photos are from iphone5 because I didn't bring my camera out on both occasion)

Boyfriend ordered a Long Black and I had a Hazelnut Mocha Latte this time round and both were fairly good, just the way I remember them to be :) We also ordered a Chicken Sandwich to share. I like that the bread was thick and nicely toasted and there was veggie and meat in every bite.

 

 

 

 

 

 

EspressoLAB

13 Bali Lane

Mon - Fri: 08:30 - 18:00

Sat: 09:30 - 17:30

https://www.facebook.com/espressolabsingapore

 

Our weekend just got more exciting after our short meal at EspressoLAB because we are finally heading for our first ever concert!!! Tickets for MAYDAY concert were sold out so quickly, so thankful for boyfriend for helping to make the purchase. We decided to just go for the cheapest tickets (which is already quite expensive) so we can barely see them. But the atmosphere was really good although our area only started to "warm up" after more than 6 songs. Every ticket holder is entitled to one exclusive lightstick which is really awesome!

The concert ended at 11.30pm which is a good 3 hours. Totally worth the money!