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I went for a day surgery at this Healthcare place new to me and was pleasantly surprised by the experience :)
The place is located at the 3rd floor of Broadway Centre which houses K-box - now the 1st floor of the building is all in construction and very messy and so can be hard to convince anyone that a quality healthcare centre is located there.
The premise looks spanking new. I was greeted by a smiling receptionist and was ushered into a waiting area very quickly. A staff then brought me into the proper treatment area where there's the daybeds section and resting chairs, procedure rooms etc. From the point of me being brought in to the post-procedure resting time, most staff I encountered were very polite and more importantly, informative and assuring. I did feel very well taken care of throughout.
Kudos to the facilities and staff at 1-Health
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Had the chance to try out this supposedly good spa thanks to a $100 gift voucher give to me. I looked at the menu online and decided to try the Shiatsu massage (60mis for $117 after GST) as I've never tried it before.
I emailed the spa to check for availability but the slot I wanted was not available so I replied to ask about another slot - and was met with silence. There was no reply. I waited for a few more days before sending a chaser email, to which a lady called to confirm my booking.
I reached just about on time for my treatment on a Sunday late afternoon and was impressed by the entrance and the waiting area - all very posh and grandeur looking.
I was asked what drink would I like by the receptionist and asked to take a seat to wait for my therapist to be ready. I was also given a customer form to fill in but no one came to collect it after that, so I just left it on the table.
My therapist led to me to the room after changing my shoes just after the waiting area. The room had very poor lighting, or the lack of it. My eyes didnt have the chance to adjust properly before my therapist mumbled something and left the room.
I looked around and saw 2 towels and 1 bathrobe on the bed - and was left to my own devices to figure out whether I should wear the robe or what. There was also no disposable undergarment which massages places usually provide but luckily I spied one supposed left stranded on another table.
Shall not comment too much on the massage itself but let me instead look at overall experience.
Pros
- a really quiet spa away from the crowds
- heated massage bed
- the therapist executed firm strokes and asked at the beginning if the strength was okay.
- no hard selling after the treatment
- no 'stealing' of treatment time as some other places tend to do
Cons
- no personal touch
- no sense of being pampered at all which I would expect if one were to pay for the original price
- no washroom inside the spa itself which I find very annoying.
To conclude, the original price is too pricey and definitely not value for money. To charge more than $100 for 1 hour, they have to be alot more than this.
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Walked past this a few times and always thought the food smelt nice. Finally had a chance to drop by for a quick weekday dinner with some friends.
The place is not big, probably sits 25-30pax. A typical thai restaurant setting complete with thai statues greeting you from the entrance. Non airconditioned but it was breezy enough for us to eat and not break out a sweat. Nice!
We werent hungry so opted to go easy on the selection.:
Tom Yam soup - came in a nice clay pot which doubles up as a warmer to keep the soup warm. You can choose having it clear or not, and can have either chicken or seafood in it. The soup was tangy and spicy enough at first try and should be good with a bowl of rice. This dish was not mine so I really just had 1 spoonful but suspect it may get a tad too spicy along the way.
Prawn cakes - This was a specialty which was only available during weekdays so we ordered it with high expectations. But it was disappointing as the deep fried discs were too oily and I couldnt taste any prawns in it, unless it was all mashed up inside.
Thai fried koey tiao - This was nice, albeit a little too oily after a while. I smelt a little wok hei too, but it could have come with more vegetables.
We also ordered a stir fried veg but that was common so I shall not review it here.
Service was okay and water was available if you dont prefer flavoured drinks.
I dont remember the prices (sorry!) but I do remember we paid about $12-$13 per person which was reasonable. In conclusion, the food is not worth travelling out of the way for but if you're in the neighborhood then its not a bad choice away from the hussle of the nearby coffeeshops and food centres.
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Picked this for a family dinner on a Friday night, although Friday nights are never good for any place mildly popular. But we decided to brave it :)
I reached at 6:45pm and the snaking queue was easy to spot. Terrible humid weather but everyone seemed to be patient - good! I was finally seated at 7:30pm for a table for 4pax so I was hoping the 45mins wait will be worth it.
A few things that struck me:
- this tiny place only sits 18pax.
- they serve only their signature ramen, nothing else (except a few soft drinks).
- they provide water and magazine for people in the queue. How nice.
- (I've heard) they frown upon customers who stay too long after finishing their food, which makes perfect biz sense of course. A table of 4 is already almost a quarter of their total seating.
Seating
The 18 pax are really cramped - what true Jap style. I was fortunate enough to get a table right at the end of the hole, and that means no bodies passing behind you every now and then.
Menu
The menu is kept really simple.
Choose your soup:
- normal - prawn based
- red - chilli oil
- black - black pepper
Choose your 'type':
- just the ramen
- with flavoured egg
- with seaweed
- the special ie. to have them all.
Since I'm not fan of spicy stuff, I picked the normal soup base, with all toppings.
In addition you can also choose from light, normal or strong / soft the taste of the soup, the amount of chicken oil, texture of noodles. Slips of paper to indicate these choices are passed to you to write on so you get your food quick after you are seated.
There's also a very strange ritual of pounding your own mixture of black and white sesame seeds to mix into your ramen. I think its a gimmick that makes the short waiting time for food even shorter.
Food
Tonkotsu Ramen Special ($14.80) with everything 'normal' - food came within 15mins of us being seated. It was a moderate bowl: the soup was murky milky, and the seaweed was a huge huge piece. There were 2 big pieces of chasu, plus a flavoured egg. The soup was really good, but it got a little salty after a while. The chasu was nice but a little too fatty for me.
But the star of the evening had to be the flavoured egg. I usually dont quite like how most places do it soft but flavourless but this was just spot on! Its like a pre-mixed half boiled egg - taste and texture all came up tops.
I didnt try the other 2 soups but I got feedback from the rest of the guys that the chilli nor pepper was very evident.
Complimentary sides
Interestingly, they have complimentary hard boiled eggs in baskets on each table - you can eat as many as your cholesterol allows you to. But the flavoured egg beats them hands down. A container of cold marinated tao gay is also placed on each table, and these are seriously addictive and very good on their own. Suspect its marinated in some sesame dressing, and they maintained the crunch very well.
Service
Service was hurried but nothing to complain about. Everything you need is basically on the table and you just help yourself to it. And its useful to note that there is practically no air con inside so it is also quite hot and stuffy, after being hot and stuffy while in the queue.
Admittedly, I was expected to be wow-ed but didnt quite get that although the food was good. And I'm not sure if I'd want to queue for 45mins again for it. But tastes are subjective after all, so I'd encourage you to try for your own~
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Hot Tomato is one of those casual western food places you'll walk past without giving it a second glance and think it serves crappy pirated western food. I'm happy to say that its actually not :)
The place was packed when I went on a Sat afternoon for lunch, with a mostly young crowd. A quick glance through the menu told us why.
The prices are extremely reasonable and definitely affordable for even those on a tight dating budget. For any main course, you just need to add $4.50 for a garlic bread, soup of the day and a choice of soft drink or coffee/tea. Given that the cheapest main on the menu is $4.90 (plain alio olio), this is truly value for money.
Garlic bread - Each person only gets 1 piece but it is fairly sized and tasty with the garlic spread and herbs.
Mushroom soup - I was expecting Campbell-ish soup like many other (sometimes more expensive places) serve but this is quite good! Home-made and had the quality similar to what a proper restaurant would serve. Thumbs up!
Teriyaki chicken chop ($8.90) - This came with a big slab of chicken complete with skin on a bed of alio olio and served with a side of greens (iceberg lettuce?) drizzled with some vinegrette-like dressing. The teriyaki sauce was good and the alio olio al dente. The only grouse I had was having to remove the skin which contained most of the teriyaki sauce but the chicken itself was fresh, thankfully.
Service was alright and we didnt have to wait long for the food. The visit exceeded my expectations I must say, and the prices makes the value really hard to beat.
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A cheaper than most courier service but their service and attitude can be really bad at times! Maybe its because they know customers will still go back to them because they are cheap but that is not reason enough to be stuck up. My company has very ad-hoc courier requests and they have started asking us to pay cash upfront even though we have a corporate account with them, which creates a lot of inconvenience for us as really, what is the purpose of opening a corporate account if you still need to fork out cash instead of being billed end of the month? And there is really no difference in billing for 1 job on 1 piece of paper vs billing for 10 jobs on that same 1 piece of paper isnt it? I know they are cheap but I just really have issues with this crappy attitude of theirs. If you have any other alternatives, please go elsewhere.
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One of my favourite shopping must go.. is the supermarket.. WHY? because.. everything sold here is necessity and everything is affordable...
Unlike huge hypermarkets like Carrefour... I can always find what I want at cold-storage.. average sized well allocated spaces, neatly shelved and good variety of products. Most of the time, I could find some really premium things at a good quick-sale price and its simply soooo thrilling.....
Yesterday, while I was doing my normal weekend shopping I came across this really interesting white boxy freezer by the cashier.... On top.. theres a small label stating.. FREE ICE.. to keep your FRESH and Chilled purchases SAFE.... This to me is pretty refreshing... I never knew anybody would bother to provide ICE (FOC) I mean in Singapore.. FOC stuff are truly hard to find...... For this... I am giving Cold-Storage a good(4 Starred) review and a BIG PAT ON THE BACK... Gooooood JOB!!!
Its these tiny little gestures that tells us.. you care... about us... and not just about our fat wallets....
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It is true... If you are being asked the third time, you are most likely to succumb into buying.
Being a true singaporean chinese, I cannot but agree to try their drinks and boy.. i regretted not buying at the first "Would you like to try our drinks?" months ago!
Odin is a pretty unique stall in the Hawker Centre setting, situated next to my favourite BAK KUT TEH store, I always looked upon it as TOO CLEAN and ATTAS. The very chic setting with its super retro COCA COLA Chiller, boxes and boxes of TWINNINGs tea bags, Jars and Jars of Honey and premium dried tea making flowers, bags of mush-mellows... and friendly and gentle stall owners simply does not go along with the noisy hawker setting... I should say.. its like a twinkling star on a very dark night. However, I was touched by their passion and sincerity. Yes we can feel passion by just looking at the stall, it is kept extremely neat and clean with clear logos of Odin's cafe on drinking cups, takeaway cups, snack bags, labels and yes.. even matching t-shirts. Sincerity..... comes from the look of their eyes.... and their service.. Always keeping conversation light hearted, fast, efficient and not-pushy yet provides you clean takaways... so you can walk away in style...
Yes.. I've come across services that feels like: GIVE ME YOUR MONEY and TAKE THE STUFF.. Or the half past six kind of... sticky drink bags, or sauce stained plastic bags with soup about to burst the bag kinda thing... Its hawker... and its Singapore... don't expect service.. its SELF SERVICE.....
So much rattling for everything else but the drinks in actual.. Actually I only bought an Ice Honey Lime to takaway.. and I was impressed... because I could actually taste the Honey in the ICE HONEY LIME.. usually... i get more of ice and lime.... and sometimes it gets pretty lame.... The Honey is of pretty decent quality and the drink is just right... Matter of fact I was so surprised with the quality of the drink i am getting... I've decided to write this review the first thing i reach the office. If this S$1.80 maxi cup of ICE HONEY LIME is good... I believe the other things will be just as good...
While I sip mine ICE HONEY LIME which does not really dilute with the melting ice, I'll watch this review for other yummy stuffs from the Odin's Cafe. If you are nearby or a passerby, do drop by.... its cheaper then the premium bubble teas for sure..... and we should support our own local singapore businesses.
For the great service, passion and courageous vision.... I will rate them 5 stars
There is indeed hope for the Singapore Service Industry...
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Stumbled upon this very hidden corner of the even ulu-ier Orchard Central. You probably wont have known that there's this little cafe tucked away as there's basically no real signage except for a short A-board placed just outside its door. Decided it looked cosy enough for an impromptu chilling and headed in.
I suspect this spot is really more of an afterthought as its focus is really on fashion by the beloved designer. It feels like it was set up for its similarly atas customers who wants to rest their feet after having a hard time deciding which dress to buy, but later on finding out the space is really quite empty most of the time, decided to open it up to non-customers.
The luxe set up makes it quite unique than your average cafe in Orchard, on top of its cafe in a shop setting.
Menu is restricted to only coffee / tea / drinks and sliced cakes outsourced from some place I cant remember. They have an afternoon set which is priced at $19.90 for a pot of tea and a slice of cake which is a little pricey I thought.
Cake - I ordered the chocolate one (mango and other flavours are available) - well cake is not really the exact word to use as it really like a cake version of a mille-feuille with layers of thin crepe alternating chocolate and cream. It was okay and I felt the cream taste was too heavy for my liking. Nothing memorable. Tea was avergae too.
Service was very slow, not sure if its due to the staff really being meant as the staff for the boutique itself rather than cafe service.
Would I come by again? Not deliberately but if I really need that quietness and space to chill out, maybe.
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This Gloria Jeans outlet is situated just in front of the backdoor of Crabtree and Evelyn... Right at the "back alley" of the new wing which is next to the main walkway parallel to the convention centre. I love the area as it is much quieter yet nearer to the convention center, underpass to the MRT station and less noise from the exhilarated shoppers.
Its a place to seat back and relax. Plenty of couch and nice looking seats with ample space and great view. Air-conditioning is adjusted to a comfortable temperature and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee freely floats around the vicinity.
Sit down for a good chat, a hot cuppa of coffee, tea or icy cold freeze and relax watching the hustle and bustle of tourist contributing to our economy. What a great way to relax. Its a better place to be then the always crowded starbucks near the exit and other coffee places are just too far away. The drinks are decently priced and service is pretty good..... Don't expect the stuffs you find in coffee bean or starbucks to be here... Gloria Jeans have their own special concoctions, which to me is a breath of fresh air. Of course,, the regular brews such as espressos, latte and still available, but look out for their monthly specials. Sometimes they surprise me.... with their special offers as well.. I ever had a ONE FOR ONE and even free muffins on some promos.....
Reading materials are aplenty too... and if you would like to know what to look out for our hang out at... Be sure to grab a copy of the I-S newspaper, esplanade handbook and SISTIC entertainment guide. Travel magazines, books and other readables are also available if you forgot to bring your ever faithful STRAITS TIMES..... Guarantee no STARE DOWN from other consumers suspecting you of hogging the seats.....
Great place to hang out while you wait for your guy friends elbowing others at the IT FAIR....
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