What to do over at Bukit Timah? Rider's cafe & Pasarbella market

Very outdated, yes. Both on the number of entries on this page as well as the topic itself. I'm only writing about rider's cafe (only because i visited it recently) now! Can you believe it? Yeap, believe it, there's a girl out there who is too lazy to catch up with the whole cafe trend.

It was a lovely surprise by SJ, Joey and Yingting for my 22nd birthday. Rider's cafe! It's definitely a place i had been meaning to visit because there were so much reviews and pictures about it sprawled all over social media aka instagram. Gotta #hashtag that place myself now! LOL

Their burgers are actually really good (despite being burgers!) Love the softness and tangy-bite of the beef (is it wagyu) when its half done. One of the cheaper options on the menu so give it a good if you are looking for recommendation (Y)

The lighting damn cui but its already 8pm so pardon the bad picture lah! A group picture with all the lovely people & their present for me (love all of you dip dip) which is a xi-guay bag from Kate Spade. Xinni was saying that she didn't know i like such things hahaha. 

Liking quirky and weird things more and more as i grew up, a feeble attempt at trying to be non-mainstream perhaps?

Head over to Pasarbella market (last minute decision for drinks and catch-up) since it was not far and all of us haven't been there before, so jiu go lor.

Prententious moment whereby you act atas and eat cheese whilst drinking wine (yeah, coming from first hand experience, i would rather eat normal meat/seafood with wine lol)

*picture from instagram so its blurry

Ending the post with a #selfie & #wefie

Happy 22 years old to myself! WOOTS (a little too late but better than never)

Thank you to everyone and the girls and the boyfriend and the parents for making my 22 years old a simple yet magical one yet again.

... i promise my alice in wonderland party will come soon, when i decide that the worth-ness > money spent. 

Maybe 23 years old? 

HAHAHA see ya <3

Bangkok - Cafes Edition feat. After you, Mr Jones, Roast Coffee and Vanilla Brassiere

As promised, a blog entry on where to eat over - cafes edition over at Bangkok :) I figured that many people tend to do travelogues on their blog and goes with accordance to the places they headed to in a timeline format.

During the trip, it can be quite a hassle to read through every single thing (though it was interesting to read other people's experiences in Bangkok), esp when i have to wake up early the next morning.

So i decided to do entries based on genre, as mentioned in my previous entry and only do a full write up for places which i feel are really worth going to and introducing to tourists.

So here goes!



Looking all excited to explore Bangkok on the first day of our trip! We booked Amari Watergate Hotel by the way and it's my second time staying with them. I really love their services because all their staff are trained in English and they are always helpful and smiley! :)

Cafes

1. After You Cafe (Siam Paragon)

It was extremely crowded for a Monday night and we waited for around 15 minutes for our turn. We also took a while to locate the store because apparently they don't have unit number for their stores :/

Lucky 17!

Over at After you cafe, it runs by a self-service system so you have to buy and pay for your food items before you are served. 

We ordered their cafe latte and ice milk tea (i'm an extremely milktea-person) which were

lovely.

Ordered their Shibuya Honey Toast as well and you know, its really worth the rave. I'm someone who hates to go by mainstream items and trends (though i would succumb to some at times), but THIS is worth the constant raves and appearances on many bloggers' blogs and instagram!

Rating: 4/5 
Siam Paragon, Ground Floor
Nearest BTS: Siam Station
Food recommendations: Shibuya Honey Toast & Ice Milk Tea


2. Roast Coffee and Eatery

This was another place which we are pretty hyped over because of the recommendations online and offline from friends. We took the BTS to the area and later on took a cab to the cafe.



SJ had their Vodka pasta (i cant rmb the full name - but it was a signature dish).
He thought it was ok-ok, so maybe a 3/5 for taste?





I ordered the Salmon Eggs Benedict (390 baht) and Ice cafe latte (120 baht)
I love the Eggs benedict - so good!

 

Generally, the place sparks of what a cafe need and should have - it's atmosphere.
You can really feel the clock ticking slower and the pace of life threading instead of the constant rush that we take on. It's a good place for a simple brunch or simply to lie back and relax with a book.

Rating: 4/5 
251 Thong Lo 13 Alley, Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Nearest BTS: Thong Lo Station
Food recommendations: Salmon Eggs Benedict


3. Mr Jones Orphanage Cafe

I was definitely drawn to its array of designs and its selection of cakes. Mr Jones Orphanage Cafe revolves around a Teddy Bear theme and each branch is decorated with these furry cuties to liven up the entire atmosphere!



I would recommend that peeps who are heading to Roast Coffee to simply pop over next door to visit this dessert cafe after their meal. I went to the outlet over at Terminal 21 because i was there shopping but i think that the decorations over at Thong Lo is much nicer and exquisite!

Ordered their Kit Kat cake because it looks so cute?! , but it was a little too choco-ty to my liking. Or perhaps it was because i went with a heavy stomach so i wasn't able to enjoy the meal as much as i would like. 

SJ ordered their English Breakfast which tasted amazing. 

Rating: 3/5 
Terminal 21, Topmost floor
Nearest BTS: Asok Station
Food recommendations: Their selection of tea


4. Vanilla Brassiere

A pure coincidence that we would pop into this cafe because we were hungry and wanted to have a quick bite around Siam Paragon.

We went in because of the architecture and design of the cafe - its akin to walking into another world. But the food wasn't that great to be honest :(

We ordered Vanilla Milk Tea (which tasted weird), English Breakfast Tea (ok-ok) and Salmon crepe (of which i think Marche's is nicer)



Had to play around with the camera because it was my last day in Bangkok then and i wanted to take as many pictures as possible.

Perhaps more of the boy haha. He's so cute sometimes with his goofy and omake looks.

& thats me, the sexy beast.

Rating: 2.5/5 
Siam Paragon, Ground Level
Nearest BTS: Siam Station
Food recommendations: Perhaps some stuffs other than what we ordered? Lol


& that would be all for the cafes edition! Neverland Siberian is technically also a cafe but i've already wrote an entire blog post for that so i don't think i want to harp on that anymore.

In the meantime, i do hope that this cafe guide (albeit a tad too little cafes in them) helps people who are visiting BKK to have a vague idea on where and what to eat!

Symmetry Coffee

Symmetry Coffee //

Heard a lot about this place and since we were around the area, SJ and I decided to hop by the cafe for a quick visit. Symmetry Cafe seems to be well-known for their coffee brew, and being fans of Cafe Latte (SJ totally converted me), we ordered one each.

The verdict? Its good. 

Craving for some sweet bites and ordered a slice of their blueberry cheesecake ($6 - $6.50). Albeit too soft to my liking as i like my crust hard, but nevertheless, a good treat on a hot saturday.

Really love how they done up the place (even though the location was a bitch to find for us since we walked there from Haji Lane), and the entire vibe of the place. The waiter who served us was polite and even though he had to make numerous trips to the mini window to enquire about the cakes pricing and flavor, he did it with a smile all the while.

Probably one of the few cafes which i would re-visit and recommend to family, friends and cafe-hoppers!

Happy midweek btw! :)

Cafe review // { working title }

I wanted to go to ' The butter studio ' but it was off the radar geographically so we ended up going to the Working Title cafe over at Haji Lane.

I heard so much raves, good reviews and so on, but it's seriously one place i wouldn't be returning to. 

I can't appreciate their ambience, and their lights are too dim for my liking. Also, the ice cream sandwich (which is their signature desert i supposed), was nothing special at all. Just two slice of cookie with a scoop of ice cream and that's $7 for you. The burger was so-so, though i like the truffle fries. The caffe latte has too strong of an after-taste to our liking.

I don't think i am coming back to this place anymore. Gosh. 

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Had a fever yesterday night and feeling really sick of having such a weak body. Last sunday (which is technically yesterday) wasn't a pleasant one because i had to talk with someone whom i greatly dislike a lot. But nevertheless, the entire thing made me came to a decision - & that is from today's onward, she is gonna be irrelevant in my life. 

With that said, i feel much better, lighter and definitely happier. I stepped out of my own body (is that even possible, but yeah kinda like mentally) and analyze all my actions, emotions and feelings as a third party and a stranger. 

I wanted to slap myself so hard. 

I was never someone who could empathize with girls who sinks too deep and gets entangled with relationship problems, so to be lost in such emotions myself, i felt disgusted towards my own weakness. 

So yeap, its time to take control of my own emotions and keep my focus in check on things that matters and not things that had long ended. 

Valentines Day, Weekends and Lotsa stuffs

Probably a super late post to talk about Valentines day and all, but i realized that i have not been blogging much these days. Projects are starting so life's been a little more hectic than usual, not that i don't like it that way. It just seems that time is whittling pass me and its scary yet exciting at the same time.

I had a really good time last weekend and celebrated Valentines day with the Xinni and Yingting! :D We went to Shokudo over at Cineleisure and had their pasta. I like their Salmon Aglio Olio! Its super nice. I'm gonna go there and eat more of their stuffs from now on because SJ and i always shop around there and always wound up at Ootoya or some usual place that we would eat dinner at.

Can't help but feel hungry at the sight of this now. I love Aglio Olio so so so so much!!

It was a really fun time and Valentines day was an awesome one even though i didn't spend it with SJ due to his field camp. I just love how i can always hang out with the girls and they would make anything and everything so much better. 

Love you girls <3

Actual celebration with SJ on the Saturday. We went to Prive Cafe and it was my first time over there but i really like it! I heard lots of raves about it, but i never really was one to follow through with raves and trends .. until a much later time. LOL.

I didn't try Eggs Benedict because i am not a fan of bacons, but i got their Eggs Royale which came with salmon. Its amazing-ly nice. & can i add that this picture is unfiltered in any way? Yes you may proceed to praise my photography skills now HAHA.

SJ had the wagyu burger (which was really nice too), but too hungry so we just ate. Everything was very cafe-y and casual that day. Love it.

Me with the present that i gave him for Valentines Day :)

The Orea mudpie is really "mudpie" and the choco is super thick. 

Not bad but got a little urgh for me after a while cause im not a fan of choco too much.

Went to send off Cassia because she was gonna fly to Aussie to study. Gonna miss this girl so much! Everyone got really emotional after a while but we are gonna meet real soon kays! :)

Fainted yesterday and i documented the entire story on my dayre because its my first time fainting and all first times requires special documentation of any sort (don't care). 

I really don't wanna repeat it here again, so if you wanna know what happened, you can go read my dayre!

Till then :)

http://dayre.me/itsmejunko

// gonna continue the 40 days of challenge when i feel like it lol.