Social Media Breakfast 2: Singapore is held at Cafe Domus, a very cool cafe which operates only when the sun goes down, and party till late night. Luckily for us, SMB main organizer Daryl managed to get the owner of the place to open the place for us.
Cafe Domus is located at 124 Owen Road, the nearest Mrt Station is Farrer Park (NEL). The other shop houses along Owen Road is definitely not what you will expect a cafe like Domus will be located at, the area is more like a industrial area.
From the outside, this is certainly not what i had imagined the place to be like. So imagine the suprise that i got when i stepped to the back of the cafe. Wow! is the word to describe.
It seems that we have been transported into a different world all together, from the bright pink wallpaper of the cafe front with its chandelier, welcome to the natural open-space garden!
The seats are logs in case you didn’t notice, and the small bamboo shoots provided cover from the blazing sun. Mosquito coils are prepared on hand, to prevent any “unpleasant” incidents.
I must admit the place is really quite an eye-opener for me, its unique Al fresco area will be even better during the night, with small candles lit up all over the place, can you imagine how it will be like?
I even climb up the stairs to the upper area where there’s this small area which can seat about 4-5. Great place if you want to spend some time with your love ones and friends.
We had catered food, which was not on the usual menu. But a quick glance at their menu, they have finger food, and also home-made desserts like brownies and cakes.
Cafe Domus also serve alcohol drinks like vodka and martinis, and a wide range of other drinks. Its really a very cool place to chill out with your friends.
And if you are staying nearby, or alone the NEL, there's totally no reason for not visiting the place! Go on check them out, and do remember they only start operations at 7pm till late night.
You are always welcome to visit ladyironchef for a full-up on this trip. Whatever written herein are my genuine feelings expressed in words that may be subjected to my personal distortion or biasness. Feel free to furnish me with comments, may it be positive or negative : )
Coffee Club @ Holland Village is located right at the end of Lorong Mambong, the street that is the heart and soul of Holland Village. Having live in Holland when i was young, the street has since undergo many transformations, and i think most of the shops back then are not there anymore.
After reading Coffee Club’s website, i then realized that they had actually opened their first gourmet coffee house in Holland Village in 1991. But to be honest, i didn’t have any memories of Coffee Club back then.
Today Coffee Club has 21 outlets island-wide, and this is actually the first time i’m stepping into Coffee Club. Can you believe it? Well i been to Coffee Bean, Starbucks, but not Coffee Club.
And i have not went to The Coffee Connoisseur (TCC) before either, looks like a visit to TCC is on the cards.
The interior of the Coffee Club at Holland Village is relaxing, and looks great for a chill-out place. Thats exactly the reason that prompted my friend and i here.
There’s also al fresco area for those who like to stay out of the air-condition.
Iced Mocha ($6.90) My friend had the iced mocha, like i mentioned previously in the Cedele post, i’m not a big fan of mocha, i rather spend the money on desserts, but my friend find the mocha to be all right.
Vienna Chocolate Cake ($5) This, is what i’ll spend on my money on when i frequent coffee houses and cafes. Seriously i wont spend 6-7 bucks on a cup of coffee, partly because i don’t drink much coffee also. I love desserts, give me desserts everyday!
The Vienna Chocolate cake by its account, isn’t that great, there’s nothing special about the cake, well except its chocolate.
But to be fair, at 5 bucks a slice, it is really quite worth the money if you often have cravings for cakes, like me.
Total Bill was $14 for one mocha and one cake after the 17% you-know-what. The ambience of Coffee Club at Holland Village branch was excellent for a chill-out place, my friend and i were there chatting for about two hours, and there wasn’t much crowd around.
The menu for their main course looks tempting, in the dollar sense its quite reasonable. But i’m quite skeptical about the quality of the food in coffee houses. We’ll see how it goes then. Maybe when i’m low on budget, i’ll give their mains a try. Until then, chill-out!
You are always welcome to visit ladyironchef for a full-up on this trip. Whatever written herein are my genuine feelings expressed in words that may be subjected to my personal distortion or biasness. Feel free to furnish me with comments, may it be positive or negative : )
Guess I am not the only one having trouble booking sessions with them.
I sign up for a spa package with them almost 2 years ago after a trial session. As usual, the same promise that I can make a booking 3-4 days in advance for a massage session with the free usage of their hydro-bath.
There isn't any problems getting a slot for the first few session as the spa is still quite new and there isn't much members then. The nightmare starts after that.
Firstly, I am informed by the staff that booking needs to be done at least a month before hand. There isn't any letter or email informing me of the changes.
Then the staff handling my booking keeps hanging up on me or just simply refusing to pick up any calls. The person in charge of my account is always unreachable. So I am left stranded with a spa package which is of no use to me.
For the past 2 years, I have visited True Spa for less than 10 times. Whenever I called to check how much is left of the package, I am being asked to call the person in charge of my account.
I am sick and tired of all this. It does not surprise me if True Spa suddenly close down 1 day and there goes all my money.
My advise to fellow Yebbers is to avoid True Spa and True Yoga at all cost. Sign on the dotted line even God can't help you chase back your money.
I have been a faithful follower of Men's Health Magazine Singapore for quite awhile now.
There are a limited Men's magazine which caters to Asian man. Men's Health is one of my favorite.
As the title suggest, it's all about Men and their health. Not to mention how to build bigger muscles in the shortest time.
There are articles on the different exercise and training you can use to improve your stamina and target those hard to train muscles.
Training alone does not guarantee bigger muscle. Eating right is another important aspect that you need to look into. Look no further, you can find food and nutrients in Men's Health as well.
Looking good feeling good, but still single? No worries. There are articles on how to treat your lady right. How to behave during while the two of you are dating.
All this for SGD $6.00 . I think it is a good buy.
Having read the newspapers since young, I found this to be information in certain areas. As it is a local news, the news are focused on local news although, not all news.
News about overseas have to be sourced from elsewhere and the online site provides only a certain number of free stories. The members have to pay a subscription if they want to read other news. A discount is given only to those who have a subscription to the print version too.
I find this an extra cost. Other news sites like New York Times, The Herald (UK), and BBC offer free RSS feeds for all news based on the categories.
It would be a better experience if RSS feeds are also offered so as to trim down reading time.
I bought some items from there once. I found the items being sold are organic. Food items are mostly snacks and items that need to be cooked. It is a supermarket for those seeking healthy food alternatives.
As the location is rather secluded, one can miss the entrance if one doesn't notice the surroundings. For some, the prices can be considered exorbitant if compared to non-organic food.
I found the location not accessible by train as you have to take a bus from Orchard MRT just to reach Tanglin Mall. If I didn't worked there previously, I wouldn't have gone there just to buy anything.
Hubby treated me to Kenny Rogers sometime Mid May.
He says they serve good chicken.
The meal we ordered came with 3 side dish (of your choice), half a chicken, a stab of ribs and 2 muffins which they claim to have the best somewhere on one of the boards.
The set doesn't include drinks though.. Out of all the side dish we choosed, I like the coslaw (sorry, I don't know how to spell) the best. It's yummylishes. ;)
The muffins from what hubby said, it's pretty ok. I was too full to have them and when I wanted to have them at home, the ants beat me to it. Boo hoo...
I love the free chocolates. Hubby says it's good chocolate. yum yum.. :)
I guess, I would be back to try the other side dishes!
I enjoy reading the special edition digest that comes with Straits Times.
Digest like Digital Times, Urban and Mind Your Body are great addition which other papers fail to deliver.
Digital Times are available on Tuesday. This digest reports on the latest technology advancement in Singapore. How the internet and technology changes the way people live and interact with one another. A must read for me on Tuesday.
Urban caters more to the ladies. It feature tips on make up, fashion and great bargains. It's a sneak peek into the ladies world for the guys.
Mindy You Body as the name suggest gives you health tips on how to take good care of your body. Articles on major illness and how to detect them early are found in the digest.
Another I must read is the Saturday edition of Straits Times. There are ads from the major telecommunications company in Singapore with nice mobile phone and internet deals. This keeps me updated of the promotions different telecommunication company are having.
To avoid missing out my daily read, I decided to subscribe to the delivery service and have my Straits Times send to my door step every morning.
If you prefer to read your news online, you can always subscribe to their online version at http://www.straitstimes.com
While Frolick has been making waves in Holland Village, Yoguru has been garnering their own horde of fans over at the other side of the island at Kallang Leisure Park.
They have position themselves their yoghurt as the healthy non-fat choice of dessert with no preservatives and addictives added, which I reckon will strike a chord with all the health conscious. Produced fresh right in their store daily, Yoguru’s menu currently only consist of two flavours, Original and YoguBliss – the latter a fruity mix of Dragonfruit & Pomegranate which are famed for their anti-oxidants.
If one is in a dilemma of which flavour to savour, fret not as Yoguru offers a choice of both flavours in one serving – think of it as “Twist” from McDonalds – where one gets to sample and enjoy both flavours at the same time! Texture wise, Yoguru’s yoghurt is rather creamy and smooth, but I reckon Frolick’s version is silkier. Taste wise I always associate Original flavoured yoghurt as sour – somewhere along those produced by Yami Yoghurt – but Yoguru’s version was surprisingly sweet, in fact the Original is sweeter than that of YoguBliss which gave me a pretty mixed feeling.
Price starts from $3.30 for a regular serving of Original to $9.30 for a jumbo take home version of the YoguBliss – toppings are charged separately ($1.20 for 1 choice, $1.80 for 2, and $2.20 for 3 toppings). And for those who think that Yoguru’s location isn’t as convenient, you might be pleased to know they have plans to expand to town – so look out for it!
You can view more photos and other reviews @ His Food Blog.
I know clubbing is like not the norm on Sunday, but there is this event "newurbanmale.com anniversary party" and I've won like "free tixs", so I went..
Time stated 9pm-4am. I went ard 9.15, there was no one inside and things were not set up yet! I got the goodie bag that's like pretty empty. The only thing I liked was the paper bag itself. Anyway, there was NO ONE to chop my hand or anything but a staff pointed to a door for us to go in. No bouncer.
We ordered 2 drinks and since it's one for one, one of our drinks should be free right? but no, the staffs were new and pressed 2 bottles, so we were charged 2 bottles and given 4 bottles to drink. I was like. Since there the place is like so empty, I only wanted 1 bottle so I can finish and go off soon.
Check out the first photo. No people around! lol.
I wanted to go to the washroom. The washroom is located outside. When I went out to go to the toilet, a lady told me I wasn't allowed to go to the toilet, it's for VIPs ONLY. I decide I'll just go back in to ask my bf how. Then I got stopped by a very fierce bouncer. He didn't care if he just saw me coming out of the exit like less than 30 seconds ago. He says no stamp, no entry and I should go buy tickets if I want to re-enter the place again. He didn't care if I'm out to go toilet or what. I was like so scared, cause it's the first time I go there and I've no idea how they operate.
I was called my bf who's inside for help. He took me to the toilet, the lady who stopped me from going to the toilet, wasn't around. When I was near the toilet, another lady wanted to stop me from going to the toilet. -.-
I don't understand what's with blocking people from going to their toilets? Can't they hold their "VIPs" meeting elsewhere???
Then bf and I wanted to go back in to finish our drinks and the same bouncer stopped us again. This time my bf told him we just went in less than 30mins ago and we have drinks inside. The bouncer told the manager or something that we're trying to create trouble and are being "excited". -.- We even have the receipts to prove that we were inside loh.
We manage to get stamped and got back in. Drank a bit and left the place with 2 and a half bottles of drinks wasted.
1=SGD 0.0587
Social Media Breakfast 2: Singapore is held at Cafe Domus, a very cool cafe which operates only when the sun goes down, and party till late night. Luckily for us, SMB main organizer Daryl managed to get the owner of the place to open the place for us.
Cafe Domus is located at 124 Owen Road, the nearest Mrt Station is Farrer Park (NEL). The other shop houses along Owen Road is definitely not what you will expect a cafe like Domus will be located at, the area is more like a industrial area.
From the outside, this is certainly not what i had imagined the place to be like. So imagine the suprise that i got when i stepped to the back of the cafe. Wow! is the word to describe.
It seems that we have been transported into a different world all together, from the bright pink wallpaper of the cafe front with its chandelier, welcome to the natural open-space garden!
The seats are logs in case you didn’t notice, and the small bamboo shoots provided cover from the blazing sun. Mosquito coils are prepared on hand, to prevent any “unpleasant” incidents.
I must admit the place is really quite an eye-opener for me, its unique Al fresco area will be even better during the night, with small candles lit up all over the place, can you imagine how it will be like?
I even climb up the stairs to the upper area where there’s this small area which can seat about 4-5. Great place if you want to spend some time with your love ones and friends.
We had catered food, which was not on the usual menu. But a quick glance at their menu, they have finger food, and also home-made desserts like brownies and cakes.
Cafe Domus also serve alcohol drinks like vodka and martinis, and a wide range of other drinks. Its really a very cool place to chill out with your friends.
And if you are staying nearby, or alone the NEL, there's totally no reason for not visiting the place! Go on check them out, and do remember they only start operations at 7pm till late night.
You are always welcome to visit ladyironchef for a full-up on this trip. Whatever written herein are my genuine feelings expressed in words that may be subjected to my personal distortion or biasness. Feel free to furnish me with comments, may it be positive or negative : )
Rating given:
Coffee Club @ Holland Village is located right at the end of Lorong Mambong, the street that is the heart and soul of Holland Village. Having live in Holland when i was young, the street has since undergo many transformations, and i think most of the shops back then are not there anymore.
After reading Coffee Club’s website, i then realized that they had actually opened their first gourmet coffee house in Holland Village in 1991. But to be honest, i didn’t have any memories of Coffee Club back then.
Today Coffee Club has 21 outlets island-wide, and this is actually the first time i’m stepping into Coffee Club. Can you believe it? Well i been to Coffee Bean, Starbucks, but not Coffee Club.
And i have not went to The Coffee Connoisseur (TCC) before either, looks like a visit to TCC is on the cards.
The interior of the Coffee Club at Holland Village is relaxing, and looks great for a chill-out place. Thats exactly the reason that prompted my friend and i here.
There’s also al fresco area for those who like to stay out of the air-condition.
Iced Mocha ($6.90)
My friend had the iced mocha, like i mentioned previously in the Cedele post, i’m not a big fan of mocha, i rather spend the money on desserts, but my friend find the mocha to be all right.
Vienna Chocolate Cake ($5)
This, is what i’ll spend on my money on when i frequent coffee houses and cafes. Seriously i wont spend 6-7 bucks on a cup of coffee, partly because i don’t drink much coffee also. I love desserts, give me desserts everyday!
The Vienna Chocolate cake by its account, isn’t that great, there’s nothing special about the cake, well except its chocolate.
But to be fair, at 5 bucks a slice, it is really quite worth the money if you often have cravings for cakes, like me.
Total Bill was $14 for one mocha and one cake after the 17% you-know-what. The ambience of Coffee Club at Holland Village branch was excellent for a chill-out place, my friend and i were there chatting for about two hours, and there wasn’t much crowd around.
The menu for their main course looks tempting, in the dollar sense its quite reasonable. But i’m quite skeptical about the quality of the food in coffee houses. We’ll see how it goes then. Maybe when i’m low on budget, i’ll give their mains a try. Until then, chill-out!
You are always welcome to visit ladyironchef for a full-up on this trip. Whatever written herein are my genuine feelings expressed in words that may be subjected to my personal distortion or biasness. Feel free to furnish me with comments, may it be positive or negative : )
” Chill, chill, chill-out! “
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Guess I am not the only one having trouble booking sessions with them.
I sign up for a spa package with them almost 2 years ago after a trial session. As usual, the same promise that I can make a booking 3-4 days in advance for a massage session with the free usage of their hydro-bath.
There isn't any problems getting a slot for the first few session as the spa is still quite new and there isn't much members then. The nightmare starts after that.
Firstly, I am informed by the staff that booking needs to be done at least a month before hand. There isn't any letter or email informing me of the changes.
Then the staff handling my booking keeps hanging up on me or just simply refusing to pick up any calls. The person in charge of my account is always unreachable. So I am left stranded with a spa package which is of no use to me.
For the past 2 years, I have visited True Spa for less than 10 times. Whenever I called to check how much is left of the package, I am being asked to call the person in charge of my account.
I am sick and tired of all this. It does not surprise me if True Spa suddenly close down 1 day and there goes all my money.
My advise to fellow Yebbers is to avoid True Spa and True Yoga at all cost. Sign on the dotted line even God can't help you chase back your money.
Rating given:
I have been a faithful follower of Men's Health Magazine Singapore for quite awhile now.
There are a limited Men's magazine which caters to Asian man. Men's Health is one of my favorite.
As the title suggest, it's all about Men and their health. Not to mention how to build bigger muscles in the shortest time.
There are articles on the different exercise and training you can use to improve your stamina and target those hard to train muscles.
Training alone does not guarantee bigger muscle. Eating right is another important aspect that you need to look into. Look no further, you can find food and nutrients in Men's Health as well.
Looking good feeling good, but still single? No worries. There are articles on how to treat your lady right. How to behave during while the two of you are dating.
All this for SGD $6.00 . I think it is a good buy.
Rating given:
Having read the newspapers since young, I found this to be information in certain areas. As it is a local news, the news are focused on local news although, not all news.
News about overseas have to be sourced from elsewhere and the online site provides only a certain number of free stories. The members have to pay a subscription if they want to read other news. A discount is given only to those who have a subscription to the print version too.
I find this an extra cost. Other news sites like New York Times, The Herald (UK), and BBC offer free RSS feeds for all news based on the categories.
It would be a better experience if RSS feeds are also offered so as to trim down reading time.
Rating given:
I bought some items from there once. I found the items being sold are organic. Food items are mostly snacks and items that need to be cooked. It is a supermarket for those seeking healthy food alternatives.
As the location is rather secluded, one can miss the entrance if one doesn't notice the surroundings. For some, the prices can be considered exorbitant if compared to non-organic food.
I found the location not accessible by train as you have to take a bus from Orchard MRT just to reach Tanglin Mall. If I didn't worked there previously, I wouldn't have gone there just to buy anything.
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Hubby treated me to Kenny Rogers sometime Mid May.
He says they serve good chicken.
The meal we ordered came with 3 side dish (of your choice), half a chicken, a stab of ribs and 2 muffins which they claim to have the best somewhere on one of the boards.
The set doesn't include drinks though.. Out of all the side dish we choosed, I like the coslaw (sorry, I don't know how to spell) the best. It's yummylishes. ;)
The muffins from what hubby said, it's pretty ok. I was too full to have them and when I wanted to have them at home, the ants beat me to it. Boo hoo...
I love the free chocolates. Hubby says it's good chocolate. yum yum.. :)
I guess, I would be back to try the other side dishes!
Rating given:
I enjoy reading the special edition digest that comes with Straits Times.
Digest like Digital Times, Urban and Mind Your Body are great addition which other papers fail to deliver.
Digital Times are available on Tuesday. This digest reports on the latest technology advancement in Singapore. How the internet and technology changes the way people live and interact with one another. A must read for me on Tuesday.
Urban caters more to the ladies. It feature tips on make up, fashion and great bargains. It's a sneak peek into the ladies world for the guys.
Mindy You Body as the name suggest gives you health tips on how to take good care of your body. Articles on major illness and how to detect them early are found in the digest.
Another I must read is the Saturday edition of Straits Times. There are ads from the major telecommunications company in Singapore with nice mobile phone and internet deals. This keeps me updated of the promotions different telecommunication company are having.
To avoid missing out my daily read, I decided to subscribe to the delivery service and have my Straits Times send to my door step every morning.
If you prefer to read your news online, you can always subscribe to their online version at http://www.straitstimes.com
Rating given:
While Frolick has been making waves in Holland Village, Yoguru has been garnering their own horde of fans over at the other side of the island at Kallang Leisure Park.
They have position themselves their yoghurt as the healthy non-fat choice of dessert with no preservatives and addictives added, which I reckon will strike a chord with all the health conscious. Produced fresh right in their store daily, Yoguru’s menu currently only consist of two flavours, Original and YoguBliss – the latter a fruity mix of Dragonfruit & Pomegranate which are famed for their anti-oxidants.
If one is in a dilemma of which flavour to savour, fret not as Yoguru offers a choice of both flavours in one serving – think of it as “Twist” from McDonalds – where one gets to sample and enjoy both flavours at the same time! Texture wise, Yoguru’s yoghurt is rather creamy and smooth, but I reckon Frolick’s version is silkier. Taste wise I always associate Original flavoured yoghurt as sour – somewhere along those produced by Yami Yoghurt – but Yoguru’s version was surprisingly sweet, in fact the Original is sweeter than that of YoguBliss which gave me a pretty mixed feeling.
Price starts from $3.30 for a regular serving of Original to $9.30 for a jumbo take home version of the YoguBliss – toppings are charged separately ($1.20 for 1 choice, $1.80 for 2, and $2.20 for 3 toppings). And for those who think that Yoguru’s location isn’t as convenient, you might be pleased to know they have plans to expand to town – so look out for it!
You can view more photos and other reviews @ His Food Blog.
Rating given:
I just had a very very very bad experience.
I know clubbing is like not the norm on Sunday, but there is this event "newurbanmale.com anniversary party" and I've won like "free tixs", so I went..
Time stated 9pm-4am. I went ard 9.15, there was no one inside and things were not set up yet! I got the goodie bag that's like pretty empty. The only thing I liked was the paper bag itself. Anyway, there was NO ONE to chop my hand or anything but a staff pointed to a door for us to go in. No bouncer.
We ordered 2 drinks and since it's one for one, one of our drinks should be free right? but no, the staffs were new and pressed 2 bottles, so we were charged 2 bottles and given 4 bottles to drink. I was like. Since there the place is like so empty, I only wanted 1 bottle so I can finish and go off soon.
Check out the first photo. No people around! lol.
I wanted to go to the washroom. The washroom is located outside. When I went out to go to the toilet, a lady told me I wasn't allowed to go to the toilet, it's for VIPs ONLY. I decide I'll just go back in to ask my bf how. Then I got stopped by a very fierce bouncer. He didn't care if he just saw me coming out of the exit like less than 30 seconds ago. He says no stamp, no entry and I should go buy tickets if I want to re-enter the place again. He didn't care if I'm out to go toilet or what. I was like so scared, cause it's the first time I go there and I've no idea how they operate.
I was called my bf who's inside for help. He took me to the toilet, the lady who stopped me from going to the toilet, wasn't around. When I was near the toilet, another lady wanted to stop me from going to the toilet. -.-
I don't understand what's with blocking people from going to their toilets? Can't they hold their "VIPs" meeting elsewhere???
Then bf and I wanted to go back in to finish our drinks and the same bouncer stopped us again. This time my bf told him we just went in less than 30mins ago and we have drinks inside. The bouncer told the manager or something that we're trying to create trouble and are being "excited". -.- We even have the receipts to prove that we were inside loh.
We manage to get stamped and got back in. Drank a bit and left the place with 2 and a half bottles of drinks wasted.
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