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Saturday affair: SCO concert + Soju Bong


Weekend is here! Started off my Saturday with my colleague and off we went for Chinese Orchestra concert organised by Pathlight school. So excited to see our students performing for the Principal/ Staffs and their family members.

Check out the video here, some behind scenes of our students practicing hard for this performance.



A little background of how our school was funded by Deutsche Bank for this performance.

Singapore Chinese Orchestra is now into its third year of partnership with Deutsche BANK (DB). Our collaboration has successfully demonstrated the power of music to transform and to inspire, with the DB-SCO music programme for the music ensemble (percussion) students of Pathlight School. 


"Designed for children with special needs, this COLLABORATIVE programme aims not only to develop the musical capabilities of the students, but more importantly to encourage them to increase their levels of social interaction, build resilience and thereby give them confidence. The students have been training since April under the guidance of SCO musician, Mr Ngoh Kheng Seng, and they put up a stunning performance with the SCO at a concert last Saturday. Gain an insight into this programme and feel the profound impact it has on these students."


They even have free popcorn and candy floss booth for the audience. One would enjoy the show and popped in few pop corns into our mouth. My colleague and I would really love to pack back some home.




Sadly no videos around, I couldn't record the part that they performed. But I was moved to tears after they finished their play. Its like their effort has paid off after so much of practice and rehearsal. When I was in the general office, I could hear them play their songs. Each piece of music resemble their sweat and tears. Its not easy to have them to stay in the music room for 2.5 hours but they made it through with the guidance of their teachers and instructor, Really a thumbs up performance. I wish I could share the video of their performance, hopefully my department could find it. *pray hard.

After the whole performance, most of the people stood up and round applause to them. Even the VIP stood up and cheer for them. I could feel tears on the side of eyes. Im sure the parents are really proud of them (:

Good job my path-lighters (:



After which, few of my colleague walked over to Tanjong Pagar to have our dinner. Since Tanjong pagar was well-known of their BBQ food. We, definitely go for their Korean food although I was raving for Cafe food, Ain't a fan of Korean BBQ buffet because of the fatty meat that they have.


We stopped by 2D1N soju bong and was glad to see that there isn't any crowd when we entered in. It was peacefully quiet with 2 tables occupied. We choose ala carte over their buffet style because I hate leaving the place with a foul BBQ smell. And a person who doesn't eat alot shouldn't aim for their buffet (Its not worth it!).








Free flow of cold side dishes for us! That's one of the reason why I'm willing to spend my money here. Though the ala carte food were over-priced.



4 of us girls had this Dakk Galbi (chicken, basically) which comes with rice cake, Tangsuyok (sweet and sour pork), and an egg roll, with 2 bowls of rice - the servings were hugeee and together with the (refillable!) side dishes, we had much difficulty even trying to finish it because you will get sick of it after long.


2D1N serves the BEST Kimchi Pancake I have had in Singapore. 2D1N pancake does not have a lot of flour like several other eateries do.  It is crispy and definitely taste of kimchi.  At certain places, I could taste only flour and felt like eating plain pancake with occasional kimchi pieces. 


2D1N Soju Bang

Address: #01-01, 44/46 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore 088465
Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar (on the green line)
Price: around SGD 25 per pax
Remark: Level 2 is for BBQ Buffet & Level 1 is for A-La-Carte





Dinner was good but of course we needed some beverages so we decided to head down to Group Therapy to chillax. People chill while drinking beer but not for us! We had coffee over wine which could probably cost the same price. Coffee nowadays are so expensive you see!

But nevertheless, had a good bonding time with my colleague, spending half of my day with them (;

Till then.

Cafe hunt+ Double date

Here comes the weekend. This means having date with my man. Travelled down to Yishun in the morning to find him while he was busy finishing up his homework. Life of a NS man, piles of homework to be handled.
Our morning didnt start off well because we took the wrong bus, ended up we have to starve ourselves on the way to Bugis. So apparently our brunch turned out to be our late lunch.
But nevertheless, we managed to find this newly opened cafe at Bali lane.


As known to all, streets around Haji Lane houses several cafes and fashion stores. Having heard of Stateland Cafe opened by 3 young guys, I was eager to try their cafe out, and "fulfill" my long-awaited brunch.
Food menu contains quite a few egg dishes. Other choices such as pastas and toast are also available.We decided to have a light meal because we know that we will be having a good dinner with another couple tonight. So we ordered:


My standard of all brunch
Eggs Benedict ($14.90)
2 poached eggs served on buttered toasts with stewed mushrooms, grilled tomatoes and creamy hollandaise sauce. The eggs are runny and the hollandaise sauce is lightly flavoured. The grilled tomatoes are sweet and bursting with juices too.



S'more waffles ($14.90)
Classic campfire side dessert. Chocolate waffle coated with toasted marshmallow, topped with Belgium chocolate ice cream, garnished with mini marshmallow. I don't simply like their waffle here mainly because I don't fancy bitter stuffs. Their waffle taste so bitter (probably because they use bitter chocolate to mix with the batter). Made the wrong choices to order this flavour, should have chosen red velvet instead.

Overall we pretty love this cafe and their service. Food and drinks are decent and the prices are quite decent. Stateland Cafe is definitely worth the visit and do visit them after your shopping at Haji Lane.

Stateland Cafe
Address: 30 Bali Lane Singapore 189866
Opening Hours: Mon 12pm – 10pm, Wed – Thur 12pm – 10pm, Fri – Sat 12pm – 12am, Sun 10am – 6pm
Telephone: 9296 4997







 Since we have so much time to spend, we decided to walk around Haji Lane and to look for cafes held between lavender and bugis station. As usual, I managed to discover a few more cafes situated at remote places by foot. The weather has been kind enough not to allow us to perspire alot. Set aside that, I bumped into my uncle at Aliwal street and he was there helping out his friend at a cafe. I promised him that I will patronize the cafe another time.





Photos spammed everywhere when Im with him because he will always be my one and only photographer, taking beautiful shots and ensure that my angles are well taken infront of the camera. Hehehe.
My professional "unlicensed" photographer but yeah, all photos do not have to go through any photo edits (:


After a tour around Lavender/ Bugis area, we headed back to an air-condition mall for a break and continue our shopping therapy. I would say this man shopped more than me if he really love the shop. We stayed at cotton on for more than 1 hour and he brought back 4 buys from this shop. As for me, I only bought one tops from MDS collection. But anyway, its a good buy!

In the evening, we met up with another couple for our double date. Yet, another cafe unlocked at Group therapy.

 


Was pretty mad at how they treat their customers. I wanted a table of four but the crew did not give me a table immediately when he knew that my friends were not here yet. But I have to admit that the cafe has limited seats so I guess the crew has no choice but to ask us to wait at one side till we have full attendance.




Weimin ordered Poached Eggs ($15).
 Two beautifully poached eggs were seated on thick toast with smoked salmon, drizzled with thick hollandaise sauce. I don’t think you can go wrong with this classic brunch dish, especially when the runny egg yolks were so photogenic

BK had his Hunter’s Chicken with Mediterranean Rice ($19), 
which by their description is...
"A whole chicken thigh slow cooked in a tomato broth of white wine, peppers, carrots and white onions. Served with a side of Mediterranean rice filled with golden raisins and herbs."
It's just as good as it sounds!


Steak and Cheese Pie ($16)
You can find a generous portion of beef in the pie. The beef is tender and blends well with the cheese, but too much of the cheese makes it difficult to continue. Vegetables and chips helps to not get sick of the steak and cheese. If you're famished or a someone who eats a lot, order the other mains instead of the pie.


Zw had their Baked Chili Crab Pie ($16.00) 
which came fresh from the oven. Take note, it’s really hot inside I almost burnt my tongue! The buttery pie was generously filled with chunks of crab claw meat. Personally, I find it a little salty and the idea of having crab meat in a pie doesn’t suit my liking (I still prefer eating chili crab itself). If only it was spicier.


Group Therapy is a great place to hang out with friends, especially during weekends where you could meet up for brunch. Also, it’s also an ideal place (for those whose offices are nearby) to escape the daily grind over some nice coffee and desserts. I really enjoy the cosy environment here and will surely include it into my weekend brunch list.

Group Therapy Cafe
49 Duxton Road #02-01 Singapore 089513
Web: http://www.gtcoffee.com/
Tel: 6222 2554
Mondays: Closed
Tuesday - Thursday: 11am to 6pm 
Fridays - Saturdays: 11am to 11pm 
Sundays & PH: 9am to 6pm






Thinking of where to go after our dinner, we walked all the way from Tanjong Pager to Clarke Quay and ended our night at Beer market to chill and drink. A really good catch up session with the couple (:

Till then.
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