What’s a trip without buying some chocolates from the airport? Here’s what I got from the Cocoa Trees store in Changi Terminal 1. Valrhona 70% Dark Chocolate Guanaja Starts with a stone fruit flavor – I quote from a the website – as I could not pinpoint that flavor that flavor when you take the first bite. Not really sure what it meant since I’m … Continue reading Singapore 2019: Valrhona and Neuhaus Chocolates
Immediately got the botanical vibes when I peeked over the available gelato variants. They got it covered from fruits and flowers, plus herbs and spices with flavors like White Chrysanthemum, Spiced Pear, Strawberry Basil, plain Basil, Lychee Raspberry, Peach and Rose sorbet. Well if you’re more into spices than sweets they’ve got Masala Spice flavored gelato as well. What flavor did we get? Hazelnut for … Continue reading Singapore 2019: Birds of Paradise Gelato
Lobster Roll – my target all along. My recent taste of live lobster cooked fresh after you order (in a restaurant back home) started a search on how delicious lobsters can get. The one I tasted in a hotel buffet didn’t fare well compared to the taste of the live lobster. All I remember was regular shellfish meat, unlike the sweet and juicy one of … Continue reading Singapore 2019: Burger & Lobster @ Changi
Arts Science Museum! One of my must-go places for this trip because of the TeamLab exhibit. Gotta have that IG worthy photos. How technology combined with art really interests me too. Noted on the ticketing counters was that there were sections of TeamLab Future World that were under maintenance hence, an adjustment in ticket price. Transcending Boundaries First exhibit and I immediately recognized this from … Continue reading Singapore 2019: [Part 6 ] ArtScience Museum
Satay by the Bay – Day 1 Dinner Tourist attractions are clustered together in the downtown area. A good few minutes of walking (and picture taking) led us to the nearest hawker center experience in the area – Satay By the Bay. Aside from skewered meat, there are a lot of cuisines available – Indian, Malay, Singaporean, Chinese. Food options range from seafood, barbecue, snacks, … Continue reading Singapore 2019: Satay by the Bay – dinner and lunch
Lined up at R&B Tea while deciding on what to order. Ended up choosing one labeled as a best seller – Brown Sugar Boba Milk. This craze hit home a few months back with every new store putting up brown sugar milk tea on the headline of their menu, and almost every existing milk tea shop coming up with their own version. In between all … Continue reading Singapore 2019: R & B Tea
Pouring rain can’t stop my solo flight to Singapore! This trip was kinda planned but kinda not. I’ve been meaning to visit SG since last year but didn’t have a chance. When I found a seat sale at a travel fair a few months ago, booked a flight and planned for a weekend trip. With the opening of Jewel at Changi, I guess the timing … Continue reading Singapore 2019: [Part 1] Solo flight SG bound
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