Dazzling Cafe & J Story @ Capitol Piazza and St Andrew Cathedral

Hey guys, just gonna throwback to one awesome day out with the dear friend to discover many pretty things. Visited Capitol Piazza, a classy shopping mall which was revamped from the historical and once famous Capitol Theater. I was actually here to collect my faulty ASUS Zenbook which was only 2 weeks old, don't ask me why it died so quickly, it's just my luck with tech gadgets, I always get the faulty ones. Anyways, thanks to this faulty notebook, got to visit this beautifully restored Capitol Piazza. There's plenty of luxury brands, specialty stores and beautiful restaurants especially at the al fresco dining area. Obviously everything is beyond affordable, but oh well, just gonna dream for one day.

1. Capitol Theater Marquee

Personally think this megasize  Marquee is so awesome for OOTDs

well nothing special on my outfit, just a dress and heels to go. 

2. Dazzling Cafe 

To add some sugar to our pretty day, visited the once crazily raved Dazzling Cafe first outlet. I've passed by the one in Orchard before which was more spacious and all pink, but totally love this one in Capitol Piazza more. The Mint Green outlet is just, dreamy yet classy. Anyways, just like everyone else, we were here for the much raved honey toast. 

Address: 15 Stamford Rd, 01-85 Capitol Piazza, Singapore 178906

Website: http://dazzlingcafe.sg/

There's a fake fireplace haha

Loving all the mint green details

Hazelnut Chocolate Honey Toast - S$19.90

This is really gooood, I really wasn't expecting this to taste awesome since overhyped things tends to disappoint. But gotta say I'm impressed with the delicious deep fried toast, we ordered it in crispy texture, the toast was both crunchy but it wasn't too greasy, probably because of the aroma of sweet hazelnut. The ice cream goes well with the toast but I think it's too much of ice cream, remember to move the ice cream aside first if you don't want too many ice cream sinking into the toast and turning them soft and soggy.It's expensive but oh well, at least it's delicious. One can feed two person. 

Both of us ordered Milk Tea to compliment the toast

Wedding Imperial Milk Tea - 9

Earl Grey Black Tea with Milk - 7

Shiyien's Wedding Imprerial Milk Tea was pretty interesting, has a very flowery sweet aroma to it.

My earl grey milk tea taste pretty much like Taiwan's bubble tea shop's where fresh milk was use instead of milk powder. 

The teapot allows up to 3 refills

The Al Fresco dining area at Capitol Piazza with many classy restaurants and cafe.

This tea room that caught my eye, looks like one of those TaiTai place. 

Just outside of Capitol Piazza, you will see St Andrew's Cathedral located at the opposite

and we decided to pay a visit.

3. St. Andrew's Cathedral 

To my surprise, there was a service going on and it was a Cantonese service! Feeling super intrigued we went in and was totally mesmerized by the beautiful interior of the church. And it was my first time attending a service in an ancient church, with those dark brown benches that has a table in front of you. Only seen this in movies and dramas and it certainly felt amazing to experience it. The beautiful interior with all the pretty arches and colorful stained glass, just makes everything feel "Holier". Okay I know I sound superficial haha. But anyways it was great listening to service, connecting with God again. If you would like to get a taste of attending service in an ancient cathedral, this is where you should go!

Back to the square and the Marquee sign was lit up! Time for more Photos heh

Purposely used a filter that makes the place look old haha

Btw, just to share where we had out lunch. We had Dakgalbi at J Story. It's one of the most affordable restaurants in the mall. They provide a range of Korean meals and there's set menu as well. There are free flow serving of Kimchi, Soup and some side dish.  

Spicy Stir Fried Chicken S$19.80

Ramen - S$3.90

Green Tea - S$2

The Fried Chicken serves two, it taste okay but a little bit too spicy for me. But why I love Dakgalbi is really the mix of crunchy veggies and large chunks of chicken. There's rice cake and fish cakes as well. Everything I love haha. We added Ramyeon which absorbs all the yummy sauce. 

If you have a day off, why not go to Capitol Piazza which is easily accessible via City Hall MRT. Visit the pretty St. Andrew Cathedral if you feel like exploring some history. 

The Coastal Settlement & Chock Full of Beans

I think I've only traveled to the east for like a few times despite being my fourth year here. Hopefully that gives you an idea of how Pulau NTU gets its name haha. But I was doing my internship during the break and I bought the unlimited train pass. Traveling from one end of the green line till the other seems to be the best way to fully utilize it hehe. 

It was a day well spent with the friends back from home, checking out the eastern coasts. But please don't expect like white beaches and blue waters haha. Btw all photos belongs to Vienna and Dan who were our photographers of the day. 

The Coastal Settlement

Started our day with a lunch at The Coastal Settlement, a unique dining place located amidst the quiet neighborhood along Netheravon Road. The restaurant has old school interiors, with loads of furniture and objects from the old times. Give you the down-the-memory-lane sensation when I first stepped in but as you look closer, it has a very homey feeling. Love the vibe and I couldn't just leave without taking some photos haha. But the food was pricey given its taste, so I guess the bulk of the price goes to enjoying the nostalgic ambience. 

Address: 200 Netheravon Rd, Singapore 508529

My favorite photo of the day. Treasure hunting with the girls. 

Rosti with Sausage - S$23 and Hazelnut Latte - S$7

Pulled Pork Sandwich - S$23 and Mocha - S$6

Tender pulled pork strips with a savory sauce, together with soft and runny poached eggs. Quite good but....the price tag... 

Continue Dora the Explorer game.

Found this pretty dressing table with the golden clock and candelabra, immediately thought of Beauty and the Beast!

Changi Boardwalk and Changi Beach 

From TCS, we walked along Netheravon Road and continued into the Changi Boardwalk for a stroll along the coasts. The so call Changi Beach isn't really a beach after all, just a small stretch. We continued to walk, the wind was pretty strong and we could smell of fishy ocean in the air haha. Ignore that, the view was still enjoyable, with planes flying here and there. Turns out Changi Village is much nearer than i expected, in no time I saw the familiar ferry jetty where I took a ride to Pulau Ubin. The waters are much clearer and blue at the Changi Beach Park. 

Changi Boardwalk near Changi Village

Mandatory OOTD shot

Changi Village: Chock Full of Beans Cafe

Upon our discovery of Changi Village, Sheauwen immediately suggested to go CFOB for coffee break and there's a particular reason why -- The cute 3D Latte Art. Anyways Changi Village has loads of eateries and hipster cafes around the area. I suppose it's a great place to hang out during the weekends, a getaway from the busy city, enjoying an afternoon while peeking to the sea. You can even go Ubin i believe. 

Address: 4 Changi Village Road #01-2090, 500004

Portobello Benedict -- S$13

A vegetarian alternative of Eggs Benedict :) Nothing can go wrong with Portobello Mushroom seriously, love the juicy and chewy taste. 

Wasn't expecting much from 3D Latte, but this Baymax made my day. So cutee...

Seriously...how can coffee be so adorable? 

From Olaf (clockwise): Maple Latte - S$5.00, Ice Mocha - S$6.50, Rose Latte - S$5.90, Vanilla Latte - S$6.50

In a nutshell, it was a wallet burning day, but discoveries were great haha. Awesome day to relieve all the stress from a working week. And special thanks to the buddies who are willing to travel with me :D

Featured in Descendants of the Sun: Seorae at Plaza Singapura: Meet Joongki Oppa here!!

Decided to try doing short reviews using the mobile app instead of using the web version which requires me to transfer all my photos to my laptop and God knows how long would it take before those photo appear on my blog.

Lots of food to share these few months! So gonna try uploading them via phone.

Anyways, this was just yesterday!
Went out with these girls for lunch and tea time. Decided to go Seorae Korean Barbecue Restaurant @Plaza Singapura simply because... haha it was a restaurant featured in Descendants of the Sun! Lollll 

Yeshhhh this is the power of Descendants of the Sun! Really forgot when was the last time I fell so hard for a fictional character haha.

Anyways, I would say the prices are quite affordable! Didn't try the barbecue coz only two of us eat meat. But tried the spicy Bean Paste Stew ($14.90) instead. Ordered a Bibim Bingsu ($12.90) to share and the total bill for 3 of us was $60. Also there's refillable korean banchan (side dishes) like bean sprouts, kimchi and spinach. Would visit again for the Barbeque!

Next we also had a short break at Hoshino Coffee at Plaza Sing as well. Personally think it's a pretty cafe with an interesting Japanese meals menu. My friend ordered a Omu Rice, where the egg was made like a souffle! Super fluffy, warm, creamy and omg that steamy aroma of eggs and cream. Gonna try it again some day.

LOL The Moment!

Yes guys, don't judge! When you like a character so much, even taking a photo with a paper cut out is genuine joy haha. 

Doenjang Jjigae, Bean Paste Stew - $14.90 

Bibim Bingsu - $12.90

Try that egg!

At Hoshino Coffee

Explored places nearby: Istana Park & Fort Canning Park

Exploring SG Sights: Chinatown + 味香园desserts & SportsHub at Night

Just two places I went during the previous semester which I really really like and wanna share here :D

Chinatown -- Experience Chinese Heritage and festivities   

The beginning of the semester was kinda suffering, coz CNY is still so far away and work was piling up. So much to do and so many assessments to prepare for, there was barely any PreCNY excitement. What is CNY you tell me??? 

Anyways finally there's one free night for me to go have a lil taste of CNY at Chinatown. I was here also in 2014's CNY but it was day time. At night, the whole Chinatown was pretty much roaring with life. People doing festive shopping at the CNY goods market, crowds savoring delicious local dishes at the food street, audiences enjoying special Chinese Opera performance at the Kreta Ayer Square, love the atmosphere! I wonder if Petaling Street feels the same back at home. 

Apart from enjoying the CNY atmosphere, you can go sampling all the cookies, jellies, mochi, mushrooms and much more. (sue me for being a cheapskate hahahahha) The shops in Chinatown has lots to offer as well, like cute CNY decorations and pretty bags and clothes at affordable price, What's more, the area was brightly lit up with decorative lanterns in shades of gold and red. The excitement and joy of celebration is up in the air and it feels good to be part of it. :) 

At the corridors of the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

At night, the rows of red lanterns were all lit up while the colorful wind wheel spins quietly on the side. Gives a very happy yet serene scene.  

 

People Mountain People Sea

Time for another idiom: Car Water Horse Dragon 

牛车水还真的是车水马龙

The street all lit up with coins above and lanterns in the form of goats on the side to celebrate the Goat year. 

Looking magical and It's like how they lit up Orchard during Christmas!

Anyways we added some desserts to sweeten the night woohoo!
Gosh this shop is super crowded and it took us some time to get a table despite having 3 shoplots.
 (And I was told that there's an unwritten rule for customers to quickly finish their food so that others can enter) That simply signals good food righhtttttt :D

MeiHeongYuan 味香园
Dessert joint that sells many of our favorite traditional tongsui and pudding which most chinese families are familiar with. They also have the popular shaved ice in various flavors as well.

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芝麻雪花冰 Sesame Snow Ice -- S$5.00

usually when it comes to dessert, cakes will pop up in my head. But cakes and many other western desserts may be too heavy due to all the butter, flour and cream. Which is why I really love flavored shaved ice because the ice gives a cool and smooth texture and carries all the delicious natural flavor of the sesame. The aroma of sesame is just heavenly...the redbeans give the right amount of natural sweetness.  

榴莲雪花冰 Durian Snow Ice -- S$5.00

Again, all the smooth ice carrying the durian flavor just melts on your tongue and the rich durian goodness escapes and fills up your whole mouth. Well real durians are better of course, but there are times where I don't really feel like having the heaty and sticky durian fruit. So I suppose shaved ice is another way for you to get your dose of less intense durian flavor.  

芋泥 Yam Paste -- S$ 3.00

It was my first time trying this!

Another yam product checked haha

I don't like eating yam (probably because of the texture) but I love any yam flavored items like 芋角，芋头酥, Yam bubble tea etc and today the list extends to this Orh Nee!!

The paste is kinda chewy and packed with all the yam-starchy flavor. Love the sweetness from yam.  

will be there again next CNY!

Mei Heong Yuan 味香园

No. 63 - 67

Temple Street 

(Can go from Chinatown MRT)

Singapore 058611

Contact number: +65 6221 1156

Check out the locations of other MeiHeongYuan outlets at their website:
http://www.meiheongyuendessert.com.sg/index.php/location

Also, do check out Chinatown Festivals' website which details about special activities at Chinatown during Chinese Festive season like CNY and Midautmn Festival.
http://chinatownfestivals.sg/

And finally, find out anything you wanna know about Chinatown at http://www.chinatown.sg/

Okay next is 

SportsHub -- Venue for healthy and fun lifestyle, with a peaceful view of the city center. 

Well I was lucky enough to have a chance to attend an event held at the Stadium Riverside Walk 

I have never really know of anything about Sportshub before, all I know that it's a stadium for the SEA games. But turns out this place has more to offer! They didn't put the HUB word in the name for no reason. I have limited photos here but I'll just briefly describe what I saw over there.

First, there's a MRT station exclusively for this place, so traveling is not an issue here and the moment we ascend from the MRT escalators, we were greeted by various buildings which turns out to be different stadiums and sports center. The architecture is AWESOME. (Sorry, I wish I knew better words to describe about architecture haha) As in it has a very majestic aura to the whole place. And it won't take long for you to feel the pulse of this place, lots of people jogging around and parents strolling around with their children. Then the next thing I saw was a mall. Forgive my suagu-ness but OHmyyyy there's a shopping mall in the middle of all the sporting facilities?!!! Haha I couldn't resist and we entered the mall, and that mall is not just a basic kind of shopping mall, you have brands like H&M and UNIQLO over there. I bought myself a top at Cotton ON that day haha... anyways yep just find it amazing and as we exit the mall, we found the exact venue of our event. And it's right beside the river with a beautiful city skyline as backdrop.  

You can see the Singapore Flyer and the side view of MBS from here!

I didn't bother to edit the photo but my phone's camera didn't do justice to the view. Compared to sights at the Marina Bay area, observing the city skyline over here gives a very serene and blissful view. Probably because of the much calmer waters and the amount of greens over here. I suppose this is where you see a picture of  Garden City. 

Sorry forgive my LQ photo again

But the view at night is also amazing! Love how the waters mirrors the lights from the skyscrapers. The buildings are far away so the lights looked similar to twinkle lights, giving a fantasy-like view. I could stare at it and watch the world goes by if I were allowed to.

Hehe thankiuu dear yiyong's photos, which captured a clearer backdrop.

Never forget to snap a photo over there :D 

This was taken at the entrance of the National Stadium

which gives you another spectacular scenery from a higher location. 

with the WWD bunch :)

Will tell you guys more about the nature of the event in another post. But I'm grateful for this opportunity to attend this event coz it was one awesome night with good food, loads of good food, beautiful view and awesome company. 

Photo source: SingaporeWorldWaterDay
Here's a photo of the National stadium's dome during the event night which showed the tagline of WWD. So cool!!

Anyways, I can't wait to go back SportsHub again coz I just love the atmosphere of the place. It would have been awesome to have a walk around the area while enjoying the whole landscape. Plus I could shop after that haha...You might even get to watch your fave artist's concert here!
Ohmy, just found out that there's a museum and a library as well. Definitely a place where you can surely find something to do,

I shall try checking out the sports facilities next time.
Please visit SportsHub's official website to find out more about the facilities offered:
http://www.sportshub.com.sg/venues/Pages/Home.aspx