Marcha Scarves

So I got some lovely stylish scarves from Marcha Ballerina a few days ago, they were reasonable priced  ($18.90) and despite only having a few patterns, I found the selection quite versatile and I was half tempted to get one in all the designs! But being thrifty I started with 2 designs that I really like- the zebra print and the leopard print. Yes, I'm going all African Safari on myself! 

The Zebra print one is unique because it has a Zebra print on one side and a print of Zebra's on the other. You can layer it or wear it long which I did last night but unfortunately didn't get any pictures of! Today I am wearing the Leopard print scarf and I'm loving the pop of pink and the lovely hearts that break the pattern. What I love about both scarves is the fact that even though I bought only 2 scarves, depending on how I fold the scarf, I have 2 different patterns on each. (Recently inspired by this video of 16 ways to tie a scarf- Courtesy of Scarfsmall, YouTube)

Today's Scarves-piration! :)

Go check out the store, which has a cute market concept! And if you are into the matchy-matchy thing, they even have shoes to match the scarves! There is another design with a lovely blue and off-white pattern of Paisley which would amazing with jeans and a simple white T.

Marcha Ballerina

Raffles City 

Basement 1 (just beside the DBS ATM's)

MRT: City Hall

Luxury of Time

Oh to finally be able to sit in front of the computer and let my fingers fly over the keyboard and simply type my thoughts down! Despite my resolve to be prudent with my blog postings, it feels like its been forever since my last blog post and it probably has. Good news is that there is a gap in my schedule and so here I am doing what I enjoy doing. 

December means having visitors in and out of the country visiting and me entertaining. This means lots of eating and very little time to myself. I'm getting nicely fattened up like most people do over this festive season but I also have so much to share with all the foodies out there.

Today I was able to make it back to Tiong Bahru Bakery at Raffles City and have a nice sit down brunch without a care in the world. It least now I know that the name of my favorite "better than sex" pastry is called  Kouign Aman. I ordered quite a fair bit this time and had to take away my pastry but I couldn't resist taking a couple of bites before we left the place.

Brunch was quite delicious and while we probably ordered more than we should have it was good to be able to try the rest of the items on display. As we queued and made our selections, the waitress asked if we would like to try the soup and that the soups were VERY nice. So we took one each of the Pumpkin Soup and the White Bean Cappuccino (which was supposed to be like a mushroom soup). The Pumpkin Soup was smooth and flavorful but I prefer savory soups so I probably won't order it again. The "mushroom" soup was basically pureed white bean with truffle oil. It didn't taste as mushroom-y as I'd hope it would but tasted very bean-y (white bean?). I conclude that I shall save my calories for more Kouign Aman in the future.

However, hats off to their selection of sandwiches! They have something for everyone. What I loved about the sandwiches, was that each and everyone had a generous helping of greens on it. We ordered the Sun-dried Tomato and Bacon on Paprika bread and the Tuna Focaccia. I personally prefer soft bread so my Paprika/Bacon bun hit the spot. The combination of salty bacon, the tangy taste of mustard and the sweet sour of the sun-dried tomatoes accompanied with the softness of the paprika bun...What a mouthful of flavors! For 3 people who ordered too much, our bill came up to SGD$56. The coffees- while pleasing to the eye are nothing to rave about.

I have to say that for a person who prefers Asian carbs (rice/noodles/etc), today has been a day of bread, bread and more bread. I conclude, that a french bakery is only as good as the croissants they make!!! No contest there...the soft, buttery, flakiness...puts a smile on my face and the inches on my hips!

Top left to right: Paprika/Bacon Bun, White Bean Cappuccino
Bottom left to right: Pumpkin Soup, Tuna Foccacia

Saturday Browday!

Today I woke up with a sense of foreboding! Today is the day I chose to go get eyebrows. Get them? (meaning I don't have any?) Actually to make them more visible. I have very light eyebrows and even though it takes less than 5 minutes to draw some on, laziness prevails and it seems like I chose to suffer rather than be a bit more efficient with my time.

I'd actually paid and signed up for the package awhile back but its taken me about 6months to gather the courage to go through with it. The whole process took approximately an hour (which makes me look like a lamer for waiting so long) and I had a very good therapist who despite the language barrier understood pain and made sure my eyebrows were always numb enough for her to scratch on (even going as far as to apply numbing cream for an extra 10minutes)! In the end, after all is done, I can proudly say I survived, now all I want to do is stick my face in a tub of ice cream!

Before & After

Time to start gathering courage for the "touch up" session which is done within 3 months after the first month. In the meantime, to be extra careful with my brows for the next two weeks. I did however think that the after care kit was packaged very nicely. But its such a rip off that they charged me an extra $150++ for it.

Contains 1 anti bacterial, 1 anti scarring, 1 bowl for mixing and 1 small spatula.

Onwards after that to meet up with Ina for lunch, we had planned to go to Suntec City for sushi until we found out that the place we used to frequent (not so anymore) has been closed for 4 months now! So instead we ended up at Sakae Sushi in Marina Square and what a big mistake that was. They should change their name to Sucky Sushi! Firstly, the menu was rather limited. Secondly, the service wasn't that fantastic even thought it was way past lunch hour and 2/3 empty. Here's the reason why I will never ever visit Sakae Sushi again on my own accord- we ordered the Fried Salmon Skin which was served cold. And everyone knows there is nothing that taste worst that cold oily food. So I asked if it could be sent back to be fried again and the waiter responded that he will microwave it. MICRO-WHAT??!? Was this how our food was being prepared? That's insane! And when I insisted that he either fry it again or get us a new one, he said he had to check. Urgh. Also when I ordered the sashimi from the set menu, the pieces that were served were the lousiest cuts of sashimi ever. Just because I didn't order the regular sashimi, that allows them to serve me gross slices? Sign OFF! Never again Sucky Sushi!

Hilarious motto that they live by! IF ONLY!

The afternoon was not wasted as on the way back, I stumbled upon- TIONG BAHRU BAKERY!!! Smack in the center of Raffles City Shopping Centre! I remember having a conversation with a friend about it just yesterday and I couldn't resist joining the queue to try the flaky pastries on display. I decided to bring home a Pain Au Chocolate, custard and raisin bun and a round swirly thing that ended up being my favorite and I'm gutted I don't even know what its called!!! I'm sure that whatever it is its not good for any diet but then again what good food is? Doesn't hurt that the chef is as yummy looking as his croissants either.

The round swirly thing on the right is my new sugar fix! 

browhaus
Raffles City L1
Facing North Bridge Road
(near taxi stand, outside Dockers)
#01-15 Raffles City Shopping Centre
Tel: +65 6333 5875

Sakae Sushi
Unit: #02-207
Marina Square,
Singapore 039594
Tel: +65 6336 8201
Operating Hours: 10am - 10pm (Daily)

Tiong Bahru Bakery
56 Eng Hoon #01-70
Tel: +65 6220 3430

Raffles City Shopping Centre #B1-11/12
Tel: +65 6333 4160