Tuesday, July 22, 2014

In The Mood for Magnum @Custom House Terrace

The Magnum pop up Pleasure Store has moved to Custom House Terrace (beside the Fullerton Bay hotel) since May 2014. Situated at the extremely scenic Marina Bay area overlooking the iconic Marina Bay Sands and the Helix bridge...a perfect location as the 'final stop' for the pop up store.






They are having a silver theme, in celebration of their 25th year anniversary. Silver balloons and special customized silver toppings for the 'Design your own Magnum' ice cream.













We ordered one DIY Magnum $7 each, I had mine with Silver surprise (silver coated hazelnut), popping candy and rose petals with Belgian dark chocolate coating.





A group photo of the Magnums before we devoured the yummy ice cream.




The beautiful bayfront view that we enjoyed while catching up over desserts...










The Magnum Pleasure Store will be open till 23 Aug (extended from original 23 Jul), so do head down to the Custom House Terrace now to catch it while it lasts...


Magnum Pleasure Store
Customs House Terrace, 70 Collyer Quay
Singapore 049323

Operating Hours: 12 pm - 10:30 pm






Friday, July 18, 2014

Dinner at TCC Raffles Xchange

Another impromptu meet up with evil sistas. We are headed to Custom House Terrace to get our Magnum fix. Prior to that, a quick dinner at TCC since they are still having 1 for 1 main course promo for members.




They have a new food menu and drinks menu as well. Many new items available, especially the main courses section.




I ordered their new drink Peachy Lychee Ice Tea $7.80++, it was nice...sweet and refreshing. My other sistas had their drink of the month Summer Cabaret $7.20++, feedback from them were positive for this citrus drink.



Some sides we shared, Miso Chicken Skewers $12.50++, Spicy Hot Wings $15++ and Country Fries $10.50++. The chicken balls on skewers were yummilicious, the fries were nice and crisp, but the spicy wings weren't that good though.




Smoked Salmon Salad $17++, portion was quite big with lotsa greens dressed with soy mustard sauce. The jap style dressing was really yummy.


My Soft Shell Crab pasta w/ Black Pepper sauce $22++, the soft shell crab was nicely executed and very delish. The pasta was alright but there was a serious overdose of black pepper sauce, making it not so delectable overall.


Pan-seared Salmon w/ Moro Miso sauce $26++, served with seaweed mashed potato and jap style red miso sauce. My sista wanted the done-ness to be medium but the salmon was served well done. The meat was a tad dry and the miso sauce was a lil too salty.



Our dining experience here was not bad overall, food were mostly tasty, service level was friendly but slow during peak hours. We might come back again when there's more discounts or promos.


TCC Raffles Xchange
5 Raffles Place, #B1-63/64/65 Raffles Place MRT Station, S048618
Tel: 6438 3006

Monday to Friday - 7.30am to 10pm
Saturday - 7.30am to 6.30pm
(Closed on Sunday, PH & Eve of PH)





Hanging Out at The Cat Cafe @Bugis

After a hearty brunch at Symmetry, we decided to go check out the newly opened Cat cafe located near the Bugis Village. The cafe is on level 3, so please look out for this sign to find the right staircase to get there.


View from the entrance, a small cafe counter area for ordering of food, beverage and payment for entry. Admission fee is $15 which includes one soft drink, there's option to top up a few bucks for other drinks. The price is per entry based, so you get unlimited playtime with the kitties for $15nett.




Other than drinks, they also offer small bites and desserts for the hungry bunch, prices are pretty reasonable. I topped up $3 for orange juice instead of having soft drink.



Before entry to the play area, patrons will be asked to clean their hands first and change to the provided slippers. Kids must be supervised by adults at all times.



This place is bright and spacious with plenty of space for cats to run around. Pet toys are provided for patrons to play with the cats.





Most cats were taking their afternoon naps when we arrived at 4pm. One or two awake ones were very occupied with entertaining their numerous guests. Silver, who just woke up climbed up the 'cat runway', triggering a photo taking frenzy.



Sleepy Silver

Three sleepy cats that we didn't get to spend time with...

Kelly

Ginny

Tuxedo woke for a short while and slept again..

Pudding was very active and like all cats, loves to check out our shoes...


Jimmy, the fluffy ginger cat...feeling lazy in the warm afternoon. He slept with Tuxedo after walking around for a bit.







Elly was awake most of the time, she loves walking on the fence and playing ball...




Missy, a beautiful Siamese mix was sleeping and only woke up at the later part of our visit...all Siamese have blue eyes!







Yoghurt, was sleeping but woke up to play...she and Pudding are sisters..










With Pudding, beoing somebody's chicken pie..

Cookie, also woke up from sleep...




So was Butter...





Tommy, the black dude...beoing chicken pie too.





And finally, Fruitcake who has most photos by me being the most awake and playful cat of the day..












I didn't get a picture of Patches who's asleep throughout our visit...hmm maybe next time. We spent about 1.5hrs at the cafe, most cats are starting to wake up at early evening. Fewer awake cats and too many visitors in the afternoon will mean less interaction time with the cats, best to come on weekday evenings instead. Weekends are always crowded, do call in advance to check for availability.


The Cat Cafe
241B Victoria Street Singapore 188030
Tel: 6338 6815

Website: http://thecatcafe.sg/

Hours
Mon: 3pm to 10pm
Tue–Sun: 10am to 10pm