dining at Cali Cafe at Rochester Park Avenue Singapore

A hidden gem at Rochester park avenue hotel. This simple fuss free cafe boasts of simple decoration and quiet ambience for a good catch up.

I had a chance to sample the food using the groupon voucher i had purchased.The deal was $15.90 for a main course,salad/soup,cali wings and ice cream,4 course dinner with free flow of coffee. Was it worth every single cent? Definitely! Lets let the photos do the talking!

Cali cafe

Rochester Mall, 31 Rochester Drive, # 01-01 Biopolis.

national orchid garden at singapore botanical gardens

Its always an indulgence to spend a lazy afternoon with beautiful orchids amidst lovely landscaping.
If you are new to this place,here are some information on this relaxing place.

The National Orchid Garden, opened on 20 October 1995 by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, is located on the highest hill in the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Three hectares of carefully landscaped slopes provide a setting for over 1,000 species and 2,000 hybrids, with about 600 species and hybrids on display.

The opening hours of the National Orchid Garden are from 8.30 am to 7.00 pm. Admission charges are $5-00 for adults, and $1-00 for students and senior citizens above 60 years. Free for children (12 and below).

Feast your eyes on the different species of orchids below.😄

Simple lazy afternoon at Carpenter and Cook in singapore

After hearing much raves and positive comments about Carpenter and Cook located at a quiet corner of Toh Tuck, we decided to head down after lunch to try it out.

If you are thinking of filling your stomach with Main courses, then you will be sorely disappointed. However if you are heading for a quaint and unique place for desserts and tea, then you are in for a warm surprise at this quiet street.

The place is decorated with a vintage theme and old pieces of furniture were specially chosen to embellish every corner of the café. Besides selling tarts,cakes and other desserts,they also do sell English breakfast teapot sets.

As we had gone down during lunch time,we were fortunate to find a seat. We tried the following:

1. Caramel walnut cheesecake($7.00)

The cake is moist,soft and tasted really fresh. The amount of caramel used did not make the cake too sweet and the walnuts used added to the crunchiness of the cake. Highly recommended!

2.Sticky Toffee Walnut brownie($6.50)

This came across to us as overly rich and dense.
In fact,we really struggled to finish this piece and our difficulty was worsened since we found it to be overly sweet for our liking.

3.bacon quiche

There has been reviews that all their tarts,cakes and quiches are made from the freshest ingredients and we definitely agreed with this after we had taken our first bite into our first savoury item from this cafe. They were generous with the amount of bacon bits and we love the rich cheese and egg taste. Definitely going back to try other quiches!

4. Lemon Meringue Tart($6.50)

Im not really into lemons but my mister is. He savoured every bite of this. The mixture of sweetness and sourness combined well. Its no wonder nearly nearly everyone ordered this when we went.

To sum it up,this cafe offers a lovely ambience to catch up with friends or just to enjoy some desserts over a cup of tea on a lazy afternoon.


Carpenter and Cook

19 Lorong Kilat #01-06, 598120

6463 3648

Figaro the cutest ragdoll cat

Figaro was brought into the family 2 years ago. What attracted me to purchase him on the spot was his eyes and his snowy white fur. At first glance , he does resemble a baby fox. Figaro is a 3 month old sealpoint ragdoll. The ragdoll is a cat breed with distinctive blue eyes and is characterised by its large muscular body and silky coat. This is a good choice for me as this is a cat who is docile and affectionate by nature. The term 'ragdoll' is derived from its tendency to go limp as its relaxed when picked up. This is a picture sent by the pet farm salesman.

This was how he looked like at the pet farm with his adoring dewy eyes. He simply looks cherubic! Wouldn't you get him?

After a week of getting my place ready for him and this includes shopping for suitable toys, cat bed and reading up more on how to care for kittens, I finally brought him back home. Contrary to what he seems to be like when I first saw him at the pet farm where he was quiet and distracted, he seemed to be very affectionate and was meowing quite a bit. This is Figaro relaxing in his new home.

Menya Musashi Ramen at Vivocity Singapore

Menya Musashi Ramen
Vivocity
1 Harbourfront walk #01-104

Ramen outlets have been springing up everywhere in Singapore but this was the first time I had a black soup based ramen. The black soup base has onions and garlic and made the noodles especially fragrant when eaten. As for the pork belly slices that embellished the dish, they were soft and flavourful.

I also tried the dry tom yum ramen. This was particularly interesting as even through this came without any soup broth, every strand of ramen seemed soaked in the ramen for hours and you can taste the Tom Yum soup oozing from even bite you chew on the ramen. Amazing! However, not all may like this dish as this may be too sourish for some. I like the unique taste though. In fact, the lady next table saw this dish and changed her order upon taking a few glimpses of me savouring the dish!

Dinner at LENU taiwanese beef noodles

Lenu
1 Harbourfront Walk
#02-91/92/93

I was walking around vivocity when I chanced upon this outlet selling authentic braised Taiwan beef noodles and decided to join in the queue to try it. After half an hour of queuing, I finally got to savour the noodles.


The noodles were rather springy and the soup not too overpowering. The bowl was accompanied by 3 slices of beef. As for the must try chili placed on the table, it was too salty for my liking and I will give it a miss if I were to dine there again. This is one of the better beef noodles in Singapore but I still miss the beef noodles at Taipei!

Upon getting my seats, I was curious to also try out the cold tofu with century egg which was snapped up in in under 10 minutes after it was refilled at the counter. I took the last bowl. The tofu was fresh and the soya sauce that it was soaked brought out the flavour of the tofu and century egg. The price tag was also affordable for the dish at $2.90.

To add some fibre to the meal, I also ordered the boiled kalian with garlic. This was a refreshing choice as opposed to most places who would stir fry the vegetables, this dish was first boiled and oyster sauce and garlic was then poured over it. This is definitely a healthy choice! This dish did not disappoint but portion was a little small for 2 persons to share.This dish is priced at $4.90.