Steps of a Stranger: 2016

Buffets, Singapore

15:32:00

Being such a big fan of food, I'm constantly on the lookout for new food places, especially buffets arrrrrrrrhh! Always feel the need to detox after every single buffet, but I will never stop eating the lines and lines of happiness!

Just thought of listing them so that I have a reference point in the future :P This post will also be updated periodically!

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EN Japanese Dining Bar @ Alocassia

Such tender beef!

Queen crabs!! It's free flow!!!!

I must say this is really one of my top favourites when it comes to the taste and freshness of the food served! Not forgetting, there is a wide variety of food to choose from their menu, and they have so many items which I loveeeeeee! Their beef is extremely tender and I could put pieces and pieces into my mouth throughout the entire dinner! The shabu shabu soup base is tastefully light and sweet :) Really have no major complaints about this place.

I would suggest taking the premium menu, which is only an additional $20 per pax, but you would be entitled to premium menu items (it was on the first page of their menu) as well as free flow Queen crab & Seafood hot pot!

The menu prices are as listed:

<http://www.endiningbars.com/en/promotion/ac.html>

We are what we think

15:29:00

This has been on my mind for the longest time.

We are what we think. I've always believed this, but it's just that sometimes, we get so caught up with day-to-day activities and thoughts and we start to forget the need to filter our thoughts, the need to only let good thoughts flow in our head, and to eliminate all the negative and incessant "what-ifs", "am I not good enough", "why is life so unfair", "why is it only me", etc.

There is only one thing that I should be thinking everyday. And that is, how to become the best version of myself. How to become the person that I want to become? This would not be achieved by thinking of all those negative thoughts, neither can it be achieved by comparing.

We are all unique. We are different. How can we compare when the basis is always gonna be different?

Reminder to self.

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Fresh Fruits Labs, Singapore

22:16:00

This is easily one of the prettiest cafes / brunch places I've been to!

The owners took effort to make the place very camwhore-worthy. They even provided props on each table, which was not a common sight in other establishments. The wooden tables serve as a nice backdrop for the food, and the sunlight streaming in made the photos real photogenic indeed.

3 of us had the lunch set (chicken breast), and another friend had the Fish & Chips. We ordered truffles fries and beer shrooms for sharing as well. Say to say, the food pales in comparison. The chicken breast that I had was tough, and there was nothing special about the sauce that went with it as well. The lucky thing was I didn't had high expectations of the food to begin with.

For our sweet-tooths, we ordered lychee and chocolate ganache cakes for sharing. I suppose it is more difficult for cakes to go wrong? =P

I still love the pictures I took there anyway <3

Website: http://www.ffl.com.sg
Contact no.: +65 6677 6741
Location: 351 Changi Road, Lor Marzuki, Singapore 419818

Opening Hours:

Tue-Thurs 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Fri 11:00 am – 11.00pm
Sat 10:00 am – 11:00 pm
Sun 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Kitchen last order: 9.30pm daily (closed on Monday)

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Neo Tiew Estate & Lim Chu Kang Jetty, Singapore

00:04:00

The adventurous soul inside of me takes on the challenge at Lim Chu Kang this time round.

Neo Tiew estate

An abandoned housing estate for years now. The whole area was en-bloc in 2002, and the area is currently fenced up and used for military training.

Managed to capture this by putting my camera through the hole in the fence. I didn't enter the area, but if you are adventurous enough, it is actually quite easy to get in even though it's fenced up. If there's a will, there's a way right? =P

But be careful though when you are walking around. Otherwise you might end up like me (or rather, like my poor slipper). But it could just be my bad luck this year too.

I'm lucky to find a like-minded friend who is always willing to drive us around for such shots! =D But, if you are thinking of going via public transport, it is not impossible too! I saw buses around the area, and for this area, bus no. 975 would be able to bring you here.

Lim Chu Kang Jetty

This is yet another place I've been dying to go for the sunset! If you are driving, it's all the way at the end of Lim Chu Kang road. Again, bus no. 975 services the road here as well. You should look out for the Police Coast Guard building and that's also the bus stop that you should be getting off at.

To be honest, when we first got there (around 530pm), we both exclaimed, "that's it??" There were a lot of workers gathering on the jetty so we couldn't get a nice shot from where we were initially standing. Plus, the sun is still bright and high up in the sky. In fact, we even turned our backs and walked off, after I took some really normal shots of the place, like the 2 pictures below, which I didn't even edit.

But then it's not me to just give up like that. The workers left when we were reaching the car, and I decided to pull my friend back to give the jetty a second chance.

And see what we got!!

I thought this was super pretty! The boats were lined up prettily, the setting sun was golden and huge. And the clouds <3

We were so glad we came back :)

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Istana, Singapore

23:46:00

Somehow, Istana opens its gate to visitors almost every major Public Holiday. But this is my first time going, since I always thought that there would be long queues in. Seems like I was wrong, or lucky! =D

Honestly, there wasn't anything fantastic about the place. Once you enter the premises, you will be greeted with vast "grasslands". "Vast" used here is based on Singapore's standard (totally can't compare to the vastness overseas).

It was quite a long walk to the main building, and the drizzle which became heavier make our journey there quite miserable. We had to buy tickets ($2 for Singaporeans and $4 for foreigners) to enter the main building, which turned out to be extremely disappointing as well. We weren't allowed to take any photos inside, and the areas which we could access were limited. I think we finished "exploring" the building in 5 mins? Very disappointing indeed.

We still managed to get some good photos despite the rain, phew. Will find time to edit those and upload them. Meanwhile, a couple of shots (unedited) from my camera.

adventure

Coney Island (again), Singapore

23:23:00

Visited Coney Island again! The experience is always different with different company.

I failed to psycho them to cycle, so we ended up walking. Well, the good thing about walking was, we managed to find the abandoned villa!

This could have been our ride :(

I was wearing long pants so I wasn't scared of "bashing" in :P

Somewhat, we looked like Minnie (with our colours coordination)?

Thankful for the great weather. It was hot to be specific, but definitely better than rain (which was forecasted).

The two girls were so much braver than the two guys. LOL. Should have seen the look on their faces when we said we wanted to go "off the beaten track".

And we finally managed to find the villa! Had to seek SOS from a blog to get here; was really impossible to find if we didn't had any directions. But it was already fenced up and all I could manage was to take these lousy photos with my phone through the hole in the fence. Well, better than nothing i guess. Now all that's left to do here next time is to find the cow!!!

Lastly, the mandatory gate shot. SOP everytime haha.

adventure

Coney Island, Singapore

22:24:00

Coney Island is quite the hype recently. I'll see friends upload pictures every now and then, but honestly, it would be a better place for me to visit if it was nearer my house. I wouldn't really commute 1.5 hours to get there to just walk/stroll/cycle -.-

Having said that, I would definitely still visit it again. There are plenty of photo opportunities that I missed, and I am totally looking forward to a next Coney Island Outing!

I simply adore how these trees looked under the bright sun, and the best part is, this doesn't even look like a place in Singapore at all. I'm so glad I got this shot, and I'm so in love with it! <3

Will upload more photos soon!

friends

Studio M, Singapore

22:09:00

Can't believe that I'm here for the third time! And this time round, it's freeeeeee! All thanks to Osmose Stores and Studio M for letting us win the Instagram giveaway!

Natural sunlight & white bedsheets rock! How I wish my bedroom could look like this too :(

Missing the weekend already...

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