TCC

My friends and I love TCC (The Coffee Connoisseur) but it is a little expensive, so in the month of July we were over the moon to discover they offer 1 for 1 main courses. You can order one main course and get another for free! Wahaahahaha.... This is a Frosty Snowball i shared with my friend before our meal.

This is new on the menu : Baked Chicken Thigh With Wholegrain Mustard Sauce. Juicy chicken thigh oven-baked to a succulent tender with a sweetly fragrant wholegrain mustard sauce served with a side of green accompaniment!

The main that came free of charge : Pan-fried Salmon with Citrus White Wine Cream. Fork-tender salmon with a salivating rosy texture dressed with lavish white wine cream and lemon salsa.

We were so happy with our meal that after our movie that night, we went back for dinner at TCC again!! This time we both decided to go for their pasta instead. This is my Bolognese Spaghetti.

And my friend's Aglio Olio. Sheesh, now that the special offer is over, don't think we'll be back for quite some time :(

De Ste Confectionary

This small little hut is actually a confectionery house selling cakes, coffees and desserts in 313@Somerset. We've been dying to try it out, but have been rather put off by the alfresco seating only, so we waited till the weather was cool before deciding to give it a chance.

This place is called De Ste Confectionary.

Eventhough it was all outdoor dining, they still hung pretty pictures on the walls and had nice chairs and tables. The waitresses were ready with a broad smile and was eager to help too~

The Coppa Exotic consists of mango sherbet, passion fruit sherbet, passion mousse and caramel coulis. Don't order this if you have low tolerance towards sourness. The mango and passion fruit sherbet were really sour!! But the good thing is that you wouldn't feel bloated even after downing such a sizable amount.

The soft and fluffy tiramisu cake that came nicely decorated. Looks a bit like cow dung though huh?

My Favourite Things...GONE!!

Sad for me, things that i like are always not well-received by the main public. Consequence is that those special things are either being discontinued or go bust. Haha...here is just a small list of my favourite things gone from the shelf now :

Mr Bean sells a whole series of pancakes. Recently they introduced two new flavours Egg Mayo and Caramel Custard, but they took away my favourite Blueberry!! So sad....

I love the Rose Juliet coffee from TCC. It is made by adding Rose Syrup to ice latte and a rose petal is garnished on top of the rich whipped cream. After they revamped their menu in July, they no longer serve this great concoction.

I never liked peppermint tastes, so imagine my joy when Colgate introduced the Propolis line. I love it eventhough it looked like mucus from the nostrils. After a short period, this Propolis toothpaste was taken off shelves in Singapore due to poor sales. I still get mine from Malaysia, thank goodness!

My favourite flavour of Coke is Vanilla Coke, introduced as a limited edition here. Now no longer on sale ;(

Taco Bell was one of the fast-food chains that i actually enjoyed, but alas the union didn't last long and they went bust. I heard they still have one outlet somewhere, but i no longer bother to travel to eat it.

I was searching high and low for this in NTUC Fairprice, Giant, Carrefour and Cold Storage until i realised this has been replaced by Quaker's new Wheat Bran in a maroon box....gahhhhhhhh....how frustrating.

During my university days, our sponsor for the orientation sent crates of this Heaven and Earth Mandarin Orange tea for us to enjoy and i grew to like it. I also love their Orchid Tea, but now no longer can be found. I wonder what happened?

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Eating Here and There

Some of the random eats i've had. This is a lunch order in office which i've never seen before i came to Singapore. It's Hakka Lui Cha, a vegetarian dish which is as green as anything comes. This is what it looks like before you dump the gravy in.

And this is the gravy. We have always found it too salty so we'll normally add some hot water, give it a good stir and pour it nice and gently onto the rice.

Lastly, sprinkle some peanuts on top for that added crunch. Wow...healthy huh?

Oooh my...yummy Tendorloin with Capsicum on Mashed Potatoes. I love mashed potatoes, this one was especially creamy and smooth it glided down my throat.

My friend went with variety and ordered the Mix Grill instead. I was so hungry my hands were shaking. Sorry for the blurred pic :)

Manicure and Pedicure

On a weekend my friend just suffered a meniscus tear and hence she couldn't do anything standing or walking!! Therefore, we planned for an afternoon of dining, movies and MANICURE! Look at my freshly done pink nails with shimmering French manicure. Such a pity i have small fingernails so i looked like a little girl with overdone nails!

On the contrary, my friend has such beautiful feminine nails. Hers were perfect and so beautiful after our classic french manicure.

Instead of shimmer on the fingers, she chose to go for shimmer French on her toes instead. Nice right?

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Such a beautiful story, with a beautiful opening theme. I love how sensual the leads sounded in this intro and the music is just absolutely haunting, and encompasses the whole mood of this TV show i used to watch as a kid.

Hanging Out at Helipad

We found this gem of a place which serves alcohol 1-for-1 at a certain hour. This place is also secluded and doesn't have that big a crowd. It's atop the Central Clarke Quay building and is called Helipad.

The reason it's called Helipad is because look closely at the white seat and you'll see a big capital 'H' to mimic a helicopted landing area. This place is open-air and is built on a round building top, hence the name.

Of course, the view is an added bonus. You look directly down at Clarke Quay and all the buzz going on there. Recommended to go on weekends.

Girls love Kronenbourg 1664 beer cos it's easy to drink, not too bitter and is very smooth on the throat. Great buy, since it's 1 for 1....oh yeahhh~

Royal Copenhagen

One of the recommended places to have tea (according to Hungrygowhere.com), is this small cosy place, Royal Copenhagen. After a tiring day, it's nice to retire and have a good cup of tea/coffee with dessert here, with a nice window seat overlooking Orchard Road.

We actually went quite late, about 5-6 pm when the crowd has already started to thin. If you head there at the peak times like 3 pm, you would most likely need to wait in queue.

A nice pot of tea for my friend who is a tea-lover. The pots are nice, but not half as sweet as those from Rose Veranda :(

The rest of us opted for a cup of Royal Copenhagen Coffee. It has a lively flavour and aroma, but could've been better. Truthfully, even TCC's premium brewed coffee beat this hands down. Perhaps i am just not into Danish Coffee?? haha...

The Chocolate Lava Cake : The decadent of sins, chocolate lovers must try! Lovely warm sensational of pure blissfulness accompany by the sweet scent of vanilla ice cream. On top of that, the crisp baked almond crumbs, elaborate with mixed summer berries and lastly, the whirls of raspberry sauce that bound to set you go Ooh-La-La...

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Who's Who

Tweet Tweet Tweet! There are so many new pretty ladies in the office. But why are they all fake? Ooh, each one of them represents one girl in a particular group. Wanna know more?

Introducing Andrea. In my lifetime, i've never met anyone sweeter than her, her genetic make up must be sugar, spice and everything nice. She recently shared a 'secret' which she has been hiding for most of her life and is guiding me through my struggle. Patience is a virtue, and Andrea is also the most patient person in the whole of the company! Hands down!!

That's me! Me and my alter ego doll, both eeriely waving hello at you.

Cui Cui - the analytical brain of the group. She is strong and motivated. The only time she needs people to talk to is when she feels like she's being taken for granted by being to accomodating at work. If being accomodating means you are at the losing end and taken advantage of, then why bother being nice? There has been so many instances in our company that whoever shouts the loudest to management will get their way, and we are all strongly against this crazy culture.

Tze Ching the fashion girl of the group! During my hospitalisation, she went to great lengths to come see me all the time and contacting the people whom i want to see during that time. She's a perfectionist who will do everything properly and wants to look presentable each and every time. She's perfect for her job, which requires her to have a good outlook in front of the people we meet. She is always there when anyone of us needs a helping hand, and she's the one to go to for beauty care advice ;)

Sixian - if you don't know her in depth, you probably do not like her straight-in-your-face attitude. But after getting to know her, i find that what you see is what you get, she is a very real person and there is no fake facade hidden at all, which makes friendship with her uncomplicated. Once she is close to you, she will stand by you thick and thin. I hate it when friends don't stand by you and abandons you when they find you are no longer useful or to their liking. I saw another side of her when i was in hospital. She was so caring, adjusting and fluffing my pillows and feeding me my first hospital meal.... hee hee~

Now you see, all of us are like different ends of the personality spectrum, but we get along swimmingly. It's great being in this pentagonal relationship. Thanks~

Mushroom Pot

It was girls' day out for us. After a bout of shopping and foot reflexology, we were all famished and headed to our pre-determined dining place : The Mushroom Pot. We were there specially for its High Tea Buffet which adopts an A'la Carte style.

These were our first orders. From the left clockwise : Wild Mushroom in Thai Spices, Szechuan-Style Shredded Chicken and Vegetarian Ramen. All three dishes wowed us immediately. My recommendations would be the Vegetarian Ramen, which is just a nice small serving with various types of mushroom and chewy noodles. Having a nice ramen broth in an air-conditioning place is comforting. The Wild Mushroom in Thai Spices was heavenly too.

Golden Fried Shitake Mushroom! All the mushrooms were fried to perfection and had an audible crisp as we sunk our teeth into them. Dip into sauce before eating.

On the left is Crispy Beancurd Roll and on the right Stir Fried Squid with Light Chilli Black Bean Sauce. Both dishes were not to my liking. Both were oily and the taste for the beancurd roll was too immense for me. My friends liked it though, so it's more of a personal taste.

Monkey Heads Mushroom in House Dressing. These mushrooms come in shapes like monkey's head, hence the name. They were fried to a nice texture and mixed with a sweet dressing. Very interesting dish, however we wish it came a smaller portion cos it was difficult to finish especially in a buffet environment.

This wasn't part of the buffet but one of my friends love this so we ordered it from the menu. This is deep fried golden mushrooms. Despite high recommendations, i didn't enjoy this dish. I still prefer golden mushrooms cooked in soups, like Bak Kut Teh.

On the left would be the Mushroom Veggie Wrap, ahhh...a very healthy dish. Mushrooms and other healthy goodies are wrapped in popiah wrap to be savoured. On the right is the House Special Beef. It was a tad dry, but tasted pretty alright.

Spinach Egg Roll! Very very nice lah... a very unique idea too. By the time i came to this dish, i was already so stuffed but i still found it to be special. Since the Ramen was so good, we also ordered multiple bowls of it Haha! That's why we were stuffed silly.

Some Sea Coconut dessert to wash everything down :)

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