Marched!

March marched past in interview rooms and cafes. It kind of happened this way because I try to encourage myself with a treat after an interview session :) Was also a good opportunity to explore my backyard and visited so many places in Singapore for the first time!

Sunny day at Jalan Kayu! My first time there on my way to Seletar. It was 1 March, I remember. Gosh - this must have been the beginning of sunny spring in Singapore.

Létoile. Read about the cafe online and decided to check it out on my way back from Seletar since it is on the Northeast Line at Farrer Park. Quiet place to chill.  

Ice Latte (my angel on such a scorching day!) and salmon bagel (yummy - and reminded me of the bagel I had in Copenhagen!).

Explored Tiong Bahru, my neighbourhood which I shared in wordpress here.



And visited Drips Café (click the link for more!)...This is what I call domestic travel :P

Lunch of flat white and almond croissant at Tiong Bahru Bakery at Raffles City in-between interviews. Phew!

 

Lee's Taiwanese (click the link for more) for dinner...

Followed by ice-cream at The Daily Scoop (click the link for more)!

 

Highlander - funny how I took so long to visit this café just a bus stop or two away from where I stay. Nice coffee and carrot cake at reasonable prices! Will try to blog about it later.

At Johor Bahru, City Square again. This time with my mum! She got these local cake (kueh) the moment she arrived at the City Square. Will try to blog about it later too. Opps!

Went to Ikea and Anchor Point which was featured recently for its outlets. Will try to blog about it later too. Sorry.

Met KW and GT for brunch at Food For Thought at Botanic Gardens. Not a great choice because of the hot weather. Good to meet KW and his baby son AW though :) Will try to blog about it later too. Sorry. Sorry.

Cycled from East Coast Park to Changi Beach Park. Awesome exercise! Read all about it here!

And this sort of marked the end of March 2013. How times fly! The first quarter of the year is over just like that. Really glad that April is here and looking forward to the Sydney trip and taking on new challenges soon :) Thanks for marching with me!

Drips Cafe

Hey! It's been a while since I updated this blog - have been sharing  my travel tales in my wordpress blog though. Well, I have time to explore my neighborhood (Redhill + Tiong Bahru) these days. It's been  good, I must say :)

Tiong Bahru Park, which I passed after a swim at the Delta Swimming Pool near Redhill train station. Spring is coming! :)   It was such a luxury to swim on a weekday afternoon - I felt so so good after the leisurely swim with less than 10 people sharing the pool :) Definitely going back again soon. And the playground with swings (rare in Singapore now) still exist in this park after so many years - I am so so going back to try to swing :)

From Redhill, I walked to Tiong Bahru which has changed so much. There are many chic cafes and shops in the area now. I decided to try Drips, having already tried Tiong Bahru Bakery just down the road last year. 

It was a great choice, I must say. Not as crowded and as noisy. And I did not feel awkward enjoying  my tea break alone at all. Felt simply at home with the simple decors.

Ice Latte + Carrot Cheese Cake + Magazine = Heavenly afternoon! Try it one day (one weekday) if you can. I know it's tough for working people. So I''m gonna enjoy it while I can. 

Very nice Carrot Cheese Cake. See the carrot? Healthy texture! 

If you want to know more about Tiong Bahru, check out my wordpress entry on my neighbourhood or check it out personally :) I know you will like it as much as I do. Am thinking of going back soon to fika at the other cafes...perhaps after another swim...