Privé Cafe, Marina at Keppel Bay - Celebrating our 6th Anniversary

This weekend was not as busy as our usual routine. My daughter will not be having her Speech class and that means we have more time to do something else for our family bonding. Hubby and me will be marking our 6th anniversary this coming Monday and he will be working till night.  So we thought maybe it's a good idea to celebrate it in advance.  

We have booked a table in Privé Cafe at Keppel Bay. I have seen this place as I was searching for a unique dining experience. I am still into cafe hopping, high teas and buffets, but this time I am also on the lookout for places where my kids will enjoy and we will have a new fun experience.

What's cooler than having your dinner while overlooking those fancy yachts? Not only the "boats" amazed my kids but my hubby was also motivated to buy one. lol =p

SOD Cafe at Ci Yuan CC (Hougang)

Today we visited our new home to check on the progress of the renovation. After that we visited the nearby community center. We looked around for the function rooms that I can book for baby M's 1st birthday party. As of today, I am not sure yet if we are going to hold his party in Singapore or in my home country. But then again advance planning is always my thing. I don't want to rush preparing all the details and stress myself out.

Along the way we passed by this cafe which is just inside the CC. This CC has quite good food choices and facilities. There is Subway, a 24-hour  Hawker center with 40 stalls and SOD Cafe. There's even a KTV Center, Fitness Gym, Dance studio and Culinary studio. Cool eh!

Back to SOD Cafe. I've been curious about this cafe since we started visiting the place but we never dined in. Maybe because we always had our lunch before visiting our new home. Our home is just a few blocks from the CC.

I told hubby that we will just order some light snacks because we are not that hungry. 

Gastronomia da Paolo at Bukit Timah (Photo Blog)

Artease Cafe at Serangoon Central

My cafe hopping is fast becoming a habit and I should slow down before it turns into an addiction. Having found a list of cafes around Singapore categorized by location, my quest will be much easier. I saved the list in my phone so that whenever I'm on the move, it is easier to locate a nearby cafe. Thanks to Joey Asher. Click here to visit his list and also thanks to CafeHopping page which inspires me to indulge more in cakes, sweets, savouries and coffee.

This time I am trying out Artease Cafe at Serangoon Central. I am visiting one school for baby Ish near NEX mall and this cafe is just a few blocks away. Perfect timing to get my caffeine fix. From NEX mall, the cafe is just a walking distance. I got a bit confused actually because it is in Block 261 but the nearby blocks were under renovation so I can't find my way out easily. The cafe is also along kopitiam and an express KFC counter. It is at the corner of the building. Good thing that I've Googled first how the facade of this cafe looks like. I almost missed it.

Streats HongKong Cafe at City Square Mall

We had a tiring day yesterday. It was my baby's 2nd birthday and we went to POLW Sentosa. After that we visited the temple near Little India. Tired and starving we went to the nearby City Square mall to eat dinner. This restaurant caught my attention just because it is the first one I saw when we entered the mall and the word cafe was like flashing when I'm looking at it... Yup! cafe hopping mode on...

 

Bricks 'N' Cubes Cafe at The Cathay

Family movie date night. Yesterday night was just a test drive or should I say a test movie watching for my soon to be 2 year old baby.. It's been a year since I last saw a movie on the big screen, Oh how boring is that, I know right?

We are not sure if she is ready to come with us to the cinema early at this age and to find out,  I booked a couple seat at Grand Cathay for the movie "How to Train your Dragon 2". As expected, before the movie starts she is already asking me to go out. Good thing that I was able to keep her busy with popcorns and a few of her handy toys. Once in a while she will watch and look at the movie  (she likes dragons somehow) but she really didn't find it interesting. Unless maybe it is Peppa Pig or Mickey Mouse on the screen. hehehe..

Since we were already at The Cathay, I decided to try out Bricks 'N' Cubes Cafe located at the second floor. Start of my cafe hopping.. yey!  The feature that attracts me to try it out is the play area for kids with lego toys. It was a sure hit to my baby who is always curious and exploring.

Vintage Tea Party at House, Dempsey Hill

There's always something about cakes, tea/coffee and chatting with girlfriends that brings the happy mood. Yesterday was a fun day for me. I had a date with my bff Ms. T and we went to a Vintage Tea Party at House located in Dempsey Hill. 

Recently I was into vintage tea cups and while browsing the Vintage Tea Loft online store, I saw their post about House and that's where I came to know about the Vintage High Tea Party. I've been wanting to try it out and finally I booked a table for two.  

 

 

The Vintage Tea Party only happens during Thursdays and Fridays from 3-5.30PM. Since it was Thursday and daddy K has to go to work, I have to bring baby Ish with me. I'm a bit worried that I will not totally eat in peace when I'm with my "attention-demanding" toddler but I don't want to pass this chance to catch up with my bfriend.

 

PASARBELLA (Part 2 of 3) - Other Food stalls and Stores (photoblog)

In this page, I wanted to share with you the other stalls and stores that we saw in the market. We were not able to cover everything because my husband is so excited to bring our baby to Fidgets (part 3 of this post). So here you go...

When we entered the market, I saw these beautiful framed names. The one below named ISABEL gave me an idea to do something like that for my baby Isabel's room.

PASARBELLA (Part 1of 3) - My Seven Food Finds at the Market

My biggest mistake before going to this place is forgetting to charge the battery of my SLR camera. Now I have to resort to my Canon P&S camera, my Samsung tablet and iPhone. As expected I didn't have nice photos but I hope the images here are OK enough to share our experience in Pasarbella.

I've known Pasarbella through the internet. I just don't remember how I bumped into it.

From then, it is one of the places I wanted to visit in one of our family dates. I don't have any idea what's in there but I wanted to eat and discover.

This is the first part where I will share the dishes that we've tried while we were roaming around the market. It was time for lunch and I can't wait to get started. 

5 Unique Dining Experience To Try This Valentine's Day

Heart's Day is nearly approaching and for love birds out there, picking the best restaurant to celebrate this day is one hell of a fuss...  So here I gathered unique dining experiences for those who want to make it different this year. I will sure go with my daddy K in one of these places.

1. Celebrate with the marine animals. Dine in surrounded with colurful marine animals at The Ocean restaurant by Cat Cora.  They are offering a 4-Course Set Dinner at $428++ per couple which includes a half bottle of Champagne.

1st Seating: 5.30pm
2nd Seating: 8pm 

Click here for more details 

Midnight Snacking at Thohirah Restaurant

Today we ate our lunch a bit late so we are still full by dinner time. At around 10pm we felt hungry and decided to visit the nearby Jalan Kayu road and eat in one of the restaurants there.   Most stores and food junctions are still open until early morning. This is the same street where you can find Jerry's BBQ and Grill.

We saw one restaurant which offers Indonesian, Malay and Indian cuisine. Thohirah Restaurant. My hubby was craving for Indian food and for me, I want to eat satay. We decided to eat there so that we both can enjoy the food and satisfy our cravings.  The place was crowded and the staff took time to take our order. The food was served at almost midnight.

Paper Dosai

Lunch Buffet at Window on the Park, Holiday Inn Orchard

We just came back from Manila for Christmas celebration with my family.

Today we are celebrating the 2nd year anniversary of our wedding in Mumbai (Registration of Marriage). I booked a table at Window on the Park in advance and I thought that it is the perfect occasion to try their buffet. The holiday feast doesn't end yet for us...hehehe.

I love the wintery feel of their decor. The blue and white colour pops in every table landscape.

Traditional English Afternoon Tea at The Fullerton Hotel

I met an old friend today. Never seen her for about 2 years now and I'm glad that she came to Singapore. I don't know where to take her because she's been to most of the tourist spots already. I thought to myself this is the prefect time for a "Mommy's Day Off" and another high tea. This time I wanted to try it in Fullerton Hotel.

We got there around 5:30PM and the high tea service was about to end at 6PM. Why did I forgot that "Afternoon Tea" is until 6PM only. I am not really sure if we can max out and utilize the remaining time but I guess we got too excited and still went for it.

We don't want to waste any minute so we ordered our selection of teas. I just noticed that their selection of teas in the menu was fewer compared to other hotels. But because it's quite few, it is easier to choose.They serve TWG teas. We both chose Red Tea. I chose the flavour with again… a hint of vanilla, Vanilla Bourbon. For my friend R, she chose Choco Mint Truffle tea.

Choco Mint Truffle

Krispy Kreme Craze in Singapore

I don't know what's with all this craze of queueing and waiting just to get hold of a new product that is launching in Singapore.. I've witnessed the Hello Kitty craze at McDonald's and even the release of the new model of smart phones.  Then last October 12, the launching of Krispy Kreme was held at Tangs city. Prior to the event, they announced an interesting contest in Facebook and Twitter. Whoever will be first on the queue to buy a dozen donuts will win a Golden ticket which means a years supply of donuts.. There's also a Silver ticket to win a 6 months supply and a Bronze ticket for a 3 months supply. whoaahhh! who can eat that much?

The location and time of the event will be announced via FB and Twitter. I purposely created a Twitter account for this to be updated.... harhar!  Honestly, if I am single, I might join the queue as well hahaha.. just for fun.. Awww I'm missing my old adventurous self.. But I am a mommy now so I have to think of my baby first.

 

SNAFFLE'S Catchcakes in Singapore

Family date day, me and baby Ish were on our way to Dhoby Ghaut to meet daddy K who is working on a Saturday. We thought that his work will be done by 3PM but the "thing" that he is doing seems to be taking forever to work as planned. I made this chance to roam around the basement of Plaza Singapura. I thought to myself, I always wanted to try out some of the snacks and this is the perfect time to do so. 

I literally stopped in each food outlet and see if anything interest me. I grabbed a savoury crepe from Saybons and some crispy chicken from a Korean store. While I'm munching my way to other stores I noticed this bunch of people in front of a SNAFFLES store (never heard or known this before). They are handing out spoons of cake for a free tasting. Well, I love cakes and I will not skip this one. 

By simply looking at the brand name and the packaging, it is obvious that it is from Japan. At first look the boxes were placed in a chiller / freezer, so I thought it was like mochi ice cream. I was wrong, it was the softest, yummy melt-in-your-mouth cheesecake I've ever tasted and I like it cold. One bite and I'm convinced that I will buy a box. No second thoughts.

 

Beaver's (in search of the best buffalo wings)

We have sampled the buffalo wings in Beaver's and it comes in 3rd place so far.. You cannot expect much in this resto. The space was small but I must say it is cozy and the food was OK. I just can't agree on their sign outside their resto that they serve the best buffalo wings in town. Their cheese sticks were small and looks like baby carrots.. hehehe. The pasta 'Prawn Aglio Olio' was tasty but dry. I can taste Anise wine and that explains why it is too dry. I prefer a bit more of olive oil.

Oh my, I didn't know that it was a pub.. wattdaa..! hehehe.. We saw this resto while walking from Bugis junction to Shaw House to watch bollywood movie. We agreed on sampling the buffalo wings and see whether their sign board was true. Hmmm... just saw their site and it's for the boys who likes to party... I mean naughty boys.. hehehe

Crazy about Buffalo wings..

Where do I find buffalo wings in Singapore? Hmm.. I really don't have a good idea, all I know is I am craving for Don Henrico's famous buffalo wings and it is only in the Philippines.
http://www.donhenricos.net/

Aha! My beau also wanted to eat buffalo wings and missing it too..(our thoughts always coincide in terms of food cravings.. heheheh). The first and last time he had it was while he was in New York 7 months ago. So can you imagine how our taste buds were screaming and our brains were tortured just the thought of a hot sweet 'n spicy wings dipped in tartar sauce? whoah! yummy...

Gunther's Modern French Cuisine

What could be lovelier than spending Heart's day in your all time favorite French Resto with champagne and kisses... weeeh sweet. Gunther's is one of the top 4 restaurants around the world according to The Miele Guide 2009. Ces't delicieux!

http://www.gunthers.com.sg/

Alfresco dining @ Jumbo Seafood Riverside

Check out this place. For those who love dining outdoors and by the river, with a gentle breeze kissing your cheeks and blowing away your hair..watching a mesmerizing display of lights and the reflections of it on the water. Try this one..

I can hardly remember why me and Mr.K decided to eat there in Clarke Quay. I don't remember where we came from that night but he suddenly says "Let's go to Clarke Quay for dinner". This area is our usual hang out place. When we were "just friends", we used to sit here on the stairs near the river for long hours just chatting about anything and watching the people riding in G-max screaming on the top of their lungs..wehehehe...

The Pizza Place

I am back again to this yummylicious pizza resto..yey! Always craving for this since the first time I tasted it last September during a get-together with my girl friends. (Flashback: Me and girlfrendz met at City hall mrt and was looking around where to eat near this area coz we need to go to Insomia @ Chijmes after dinner for a couple of drinks and rock with the "pinoy" band. It was actually my last day in my previous company and want to have some fun before I join a new company in two weeks. Found this pizza place in Raffles Shopping Centre and had no regrets dining here because of the mind blowing experience munching a King's Special pizza.. harharhar..everything tastes so good..)

And this time... am with my Mr.K, but we got a bit of problem. He is a vegetarian and I want to eat that King Special pizza again.. hmmm...how leh? Well, he came up with an idea that we both order just a personal size pan with different flavors..brilliant! We add up hot wings to give some variety to our dinner..and voila.. full and sleepy.. hehehe..

King's Special for me @ $9.80