BKK 2018 (Day One)

My annual trip to the land of smiles was with my bff Joanne this time! Met at airport on Friday late afternoon with matchy matchy outfits..hehe! Flew by SQ this time as we got the promo ticket, hehe! 

DAY ONE

We reached BKK around 7 plus at night and went check in at our airbnb after we landed. Love love this airbnb so much! It's  called Sleep Industry, a space which combines cafe and accommodation. Free breakfast is provided if you are staying there! The room looks exactly the same as shown in the pictures and we really love how strategic the location is, just few mins walk from Thonglor BTS hehe! We freshen up quickly before we left for a drink at Pink Flamingo by Prelude. It's a hidden cocktail bar behind Prelude's dining room. It's themed around the Retro 80’s, offering quality drinks that is inspired by events and music from that era. We ordered the Flamingo Sling and Peat and Eat and both are nicely done! A perfect place to just chill with your friends over top notch drinks and delicious bar food.

Sleep Industry

764/10 Sukhumvit Rd. Klongton, Klongtoey

10110 Bangkok, Thailand

Opens everyday: 0800-2000

Pink Flamingo by Prelude

225, 15, Arena, Soi Thonglor, 

Khwaeng Khlong Tan Nuea, Khet Watthana, 

Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10110, 

Thailand10110 Bangkok, Thailand

DAY TWO

Had our breakfast at the Sleep Industry before we started our shopping spree at Chatuchak! Got myself the avocado shrimp toast and Joanne got their signature big breakfast. Headed to Chatuchak afterwards and man we spent a good 7 hours there shopping, omg! Lunch was at this chicken drumstick noodle stall in Chatuchak, not sure if this the famous one but it was very yummy! 

Back to our hotel to put down our loots and head to the supper place which I anticipated the most in this trip..haha! We actually made the reservation first (tips!) so that we don't need to spend so much time queueing there! One thing to note they only started selling the tomyum mama noodles at 11pm and they close at 1am..so ya only 2 hours to get your tomyum cravings fixed..lol! 

We ordered the spicy salmon sashimi and one pot of tomyum noodle mama to share! The sashimi was damn spicy omg hahaha but it was so so so good!! And of course the star had to be the glorious pot of tomyum mama noodles!!! It's not like the ordinary tomyum soup but enhanced with lemongrass, chilli, lime, spices which made it very flavourful! What a satisfying meal to end our day two in BKK!

Jeh-O-Chula

Banthat Thong Road, 113 Charat Muang Road, 

Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 (National Stadium BTS)

113 ถ.จรัญเมือง เขตปทุมวัน, Bangkok, Thailand 10330

Tel: +66 64 118 5888

Opens Everyday: 5:30pm – 1am

To be continued...

Malacca - Sin See Tai

The Daily Fix Cafe, known as the most popular cafe in Malacca has opened a new sister cafe - Sin See Tai 新时代 which means new generation or new era in Hokkien. It's a tiny cafe with only 16 seats available and it offers a smaller menu here. The place is decorated with plenty of greenery and wooden furnitures.

We ordered a baked egg and avocado bacon toast to share, food was pretty ok. The waffle and popsicle seems like a popular dish here but we didn't order it this time as we wanted to have dessert somewhere else, what a miss..lol! Anyway, the menu here is quite different from The Daily Fix Cafe, healthier choices are available here such as quinoa salad, chia seed pudding and home baked granola. Definitely a place to checkout if you are visiting Malacca.


Sin See Tai 新时代
18 Jalan Jawa, Malacca, Malaysia
Wed-Mon: 10am – 6pm
*Closed on Tue

Bearded Bella

Bearded Bella is a Melbourne inspired cafe opened by two coffee-lovers, one of them has won the Singapore National Barista Championship in 2016. It's located at Tanjong Pagar, tucked away at the end of Craig Road. Upon stepping into the cafe, you will love its quaint, minimalistic interior with wood elements and potted plants.

Bearded Bella is one of the cafe that produces their house blend which consist of 70% Ethiopian and 30% Honduras beans. I'm not a coffee person but I quite like their coffee, very fragrant and not very acidic, definitely worth a try even if you are not a coffee addict.

For the mains, we ordered smashed avo, spiced scrambled eggs and a chia pudding for sharing. Absolutely love the combo with quinoa, avocado(!!), pomegranate, sweet potato crisps and the grain toast. For the spiced scrambled eggs, i find it a bit oily but overall a good dish with yummy kale and mushrooms! Chia Pudding is definitely a good choice if you like something healthy. The greek yogurt was very light and refreshing, served with mango, kiwi and dragonfruit cubes and torched lychee.

Overall a good place for brunch with some unique brunch items and a good cuppa coffee although the price is slightly on the steep side.

Bearded Bella
8 Craig Road
Singapore 089668
Tel: +65 9880 0775
Daily: 7.30am – 5pm

Bangkok 2016 - Rocket Coffee Bar S49

Rocket Coffee Bar is one of my cafes to go in Bangkok, I have seen so many posts and pictures about this cafe especially the pretty marble tiles. We went there in the early morning and the cafe is quite empty, we literally have the whole cafe by ourselves, hehe! I ordered the scrambled egg (190Baht) with add on mixed mushroom (50Baht) and salmon (120Baht) while Anelie ordered the Roast Pork open faced sandwich (190Baht) with add on salmon (120Baht). You can refer to their food menu here! As for the drinks, I couldn't resist to order the hot cocoa which they serve a large cup of skimmed milk with chocolate ganache popsicle(!!!!) omg! The hot cocoa was really good! Overall, the dishes were nothing wow but it's really nice to have breakfast in this pretty cafe with such nice ambiance before we start our shopping spree!

Rocket Coffee Bar S49
46/, Soi Sukhumvit 49/12,
Khwaeng Khlong Tan Nuea,
Khet Watthana, Krung Thep Maha
Nakhon 10110, Thailand
Mon-Sun 7am - 9pm
Fri & Sat 7am - 11pm.

Saigon Alley

Visited this casual yet modern Vietnamese restaurant at Novena with Joanne last week after hearing so many good reviews of it. The menu features a wide range of comforting home style Vietnamese delights inspired by the street food of Vietnam with an emphasis on the modern usage of fresh ingredients and strong flavours. We ordered the northern Vietnamese beef salad ($12), crab spring rolls ($8), Australian beef pho ($14) and a sauteed lemongrass pork banh mi ($7) to share. Love how generous they are with the beef slices in both the salad and pho (the picture doesn't do them justice)! I always love banh mi when it comes to Vietnamese food, and their banh mi is really good especially their handmade crispy bread! Cheers to another place to fix our pho and banh mi craving!

Saigon Alley
273 Thomson Road, #01-05/06,
Novena Gardens, 307645
Tel: +65 6265 7662
Everyday 12-11pm