Hoshino Coffee

I was definitely not thinking of blogging about this resturant at all when I was there so I am afraid there is not much photos available.

It was kind of like a last minute decision to eat there. I was shopping around with my friend at PS and we were just looking for some place with nice dessert to sit down and rest our feet.

Spotted Hoshino Coffee with not much queue so we decide to join in for a table. Personally I do not think they have a great variety in their menu so please look at the menu first before joining the queue. You won't want to wait so long for a table and end up with no desire for any of the food.

As I said earlier, we were looking for dessert so we ordered the famous pancake soffle there.

You will need to wait around 20 minutes for the pancake soffle. I guess they are made upon ordering only. Each serving is quite big so if you are a small eater, please share.

The pancake soffle is nice. Soft and spongy and not too sweet even with the syrup poured in. However, as I said, the serving is a bit too big for one. I am not likely to give this a try again within these few months after finishing the whole serving by myself. Haha...

This is pancake soffle style with mango. You have the option of having it with either softee or handmade whipped cream. Mine is in softee. Not sure if it's just that day or that's the original taste, the mango tasted a bit weird. In the end, we left them untouched.

This is pancake soffle style with chocolate and banana. I find it much nicer then the one with mango. If I ever want to try the pancake soffle again, I will definitely order this instead of the mango.

 

Total damage for this two pancake soffle is $31.78 including GST and service charges. It's really quite pricey. I think I can find nicer dessert with this kind of pricing. However, if you have not tried it before, the taste is worth a try.

4Fingers Crispy Chicken

I love chicken, especially fried chicken.

 

I have friends whom have been telling me that 4Fingers chicken is very nice and I must go and try them. However, everytime I walked past the outlet in ION, there is always a long queue and it seem quite hard to find an empty table so I have give it a miss all these while.

 

I went to PS last week to catch 'Blind Detective'. A very nice show (my opinion may be biased) and Andy Lau is so handsome (the truth!). Haha...

 

Anyway, while I was there, happen to see that 4Fingers has an outlet there. Not so long queue and I can see empty tables in there.

 

My conclusion after trying it out is that the chicken is really nice compared to the other fast food fried chicken available in Singapore. Pricing wise, it is also more expensive than other fast food restuarant. However, I am always willing to pay a bit more for nicer food. No reason to waste my calories on food that does not taste good.

 

The con of this resturant is service is too slow. I can now understand why there is a long queue. There is only 1 guy taking order and he is definitely not rushing to clear off that queue. Meet an indecisive customer in front of you, then it's just 'happy waiting in the queue' for you.

Photo from http://gimme4fingers.com/crispy/main.html.

This is the menu taken from their website. I don't think it is the full menu as it does not contain the set that I have purchased. You can just easily go to the store to check them out.

I have ordered the 3 pieces drumstick set. I changed my drink to a bottled green tea and this set cost me $12 plus. The chicken has two favours, soy garlic and hot. My fries is seaweed fries. You can order kimchi fries too if you prefer that. I can't really tell the difference what the two favours of the chicken but they taste nice and the chicken is very tender.

Paris Baguette Cafe Singapore (Wisma Atria)

Photo from http://www.parisbaguetteusa.com.

Paris Baguette Cafe has opened up in Singapore around late last year. Nice cafe, nice cake and definitely 'nice' prices for its food and drink.

I was in Seoul last year when I first tried the stuff there. I loved it so much that I had my breakfast there every morning. I find the pricing to be much more user-friendly than in Singapore.

Finally gotten a good look at the food sold in the cafe in Singapore and decide to give their cakes a try. They look too cute for me to say no. Most importantly, I manage to find an empty table within minutes.

I ordered the Earl Grey Tea Cake, Oh, My Baby Crepe and the Original Flavour Royal Pudding. Cake ranges from $6.50 to $8.50 a piece and the pudding ranges from $4 to $4.50 a bottle.

Cakes look nicer than they taste. Hehe... But I still find them quite nice. Cakes are soft and the flavouring are not too strong. You can find slices of stawberry between the layers of cakes.

You must try the pudding! I am not a great lover of pudding but this pudding won me hands down. It does not have the same texture as your normal pudding. It loves more milky. I have the original flavour. I think they add in caramel so you will need to stir it first before eating.

Above are the different flavours of the royal pudding that they have. However, on my visit, they only have three flavours available. I guess they will rotate the different flavours for sale each day and it just depend on your luck to see what they have for sale that day. I am definitely going back to try more of this.

The Phantom Of The Opera

The Phantom Of The Opera is back in Singapore once again!

 

I first caught this musical in year 2007 in Singapore. It's my first musical and I fall in love instantly with it. I like it so much that I was thinking of watching it again but tickets were not easy to get when the show was already on. What's left are all undesirable seats.

 

The great news is The Phantom Of The Opera is back in Singapore again. It will open from 16 July 2013 to 25 August 2013. Tickets are now on sale at Sistic.

Not to worry, I have already gotten my ticket. I was thinking of getting tickets for G-Dragon's concert when I saw news of this. Well, tickets for this is much easier to get than G-Dragon's concert and I really like this musical. It's not that had a decision on which to go for.

A preview of the song on youtube:

 

I am suddenly in love with putting links on videos from youtube. Please bear with me for the time being until I am over this phase of time.

 

Love you all!

Blind Detective (盲探)

So excited!!! Andy Lau is coming to Singapore this week!!!

 

Andy Lau and Sammi Chen will be in Singapore on 26 June 2013 to promote their new movie, Blind Detective (盲探). They will have a meet-the-fans session at 7pm outside Plaza Singapura and the premiere of the movie at Resorts World Sentosa at 8pm.

 

This is the trailer of the movie.

Seem like a very interesting movie. Andy is so handsome. What more can you ask for??!!

 

Haha... I guess from this post you can tell that I am a fan of Andy Lau. My disclaimer is that my opinion concerning him will be biased. Please do not blame me if you do not share the same sentiment as me. :p

 

This is the theme song of the movie, sang by Andy Lau and Sammi Chen.

 

 

If you are intending to watch the movie like I do, do share with me on your review. I may be biased on my opinion but I don't mind hearing an unbiased opinion from time to time...

 

Enjoy the show!



Haze Haze, Go Away...

Singapore is once again becoming a misty little island... The once a year affair is back again. Nothing uncommon but just more serious this time around.

 

Long queues are forming everywhere. Not so much for hello kitty, which just happen on a Thursday only, but for whatever shops that say they have stock for N95 masks.

 

Should I be getting some N95 masks too? I find myself thinking about that on Friday. Everyone in my office is rushing to get them. Maybe I should not lose out to anyone of them. :p

 

Lucky the haze seem to have lighten up over the weekend. Hopefully, it will not return ever again...

 

Drink more water, stay indoor if possible. Let's brave through this haze battle together, and stay healthy all the while.

 

We, Singaporean, will be whinning like a kid over this haze issue. But that's because we value our health over all other things.

 

A fun video to end this post with.

 

 

Smurfs!

Guess what I saw when I went shopping at Bugis over the weekend?



It's the Global Smurfs Day on June 22 2013. I guess this mean the movie is coming out on that day.



Make a guess who are the smurfs waiting for you at Bugis now?

Answers out! Hehe... Actually you can already see Clumsy in the photo above. I was too lazy to photoshop the photo first.

Birthday wishes wall for the smurfs. There is actually a photo booth there whereby you can take a photo and pen down your birthday wishes for the smurfs. The photo booth was not in operation when I was there. I guess they have certain operating hours. You may wish to go check it out if you are interested.

 

Lots more smurfs found on the birthday wishes wall. Not sure if these smurfs can be removed but please don't try to bring them home because they look so cutezzz... Good things are meant to be shared.

More photos of smurfs. There are actually just six of them there. You may have to wait a while if you want to take the photos of them.

 

Not really sure how long will the display be there. But since the global smurfs day is on 22 June 2013, they should still be there until 22 June 2013. No promises made! If you are interested to view them, make a trip to Bugis asap.