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SIN: Refuel Café

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Homemade citrusy iced tea: a perfect thirst quencher! I chanced upon Refuel Café while looking for an air-conditioned lunch spot after walking around Bedok Reservoir to escape from the afternoon heat. Established in 2014, Refuel Café serves all-day brunch menu among others. What began as a humble neighbourhood spot has since grown with additional outlets at Bukit Merah and Yishun.
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SIN: SATS Premier Lounge Terminal 3 @ Changi Airport T3

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Make your own 'laksa' before flying off! When was the last time I posted on an airline lounge? Today's post shall kickstart the short series on post-COVID-19 pandemic travel to Azerbaijan, a country in the Caucasus that was formerly part of the Soviet Union. I could finally make use of my Priority Pass membership once again to have dinner before flying off from our beloved Changi Airport.
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SIN: Tai Cheong Bakery

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The legacy of Master Chef Au Yeung Tin-Yun continues~ Words can't express how much I miss HK, and I really wonder when I'll be able to go for my annual trip again. Let's talk about Tai Cheong Bakery today, which is well-known for its egg tarts. It was established in 1954 in the city state, and subsequently opened its first permanent store in Singapore in July 2016.
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SIN: Lin Yu Mei @ Haig Road Market & Food Centre

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Not the best 'kolo mee' experience for sure... Here's the first post of 2022! I hope everyone has been having a great start to the year so far. Following the last post on Haig Road Putu Piring  at the end of last year, I'm going to briefly touch on another stall that I patronised at Haig Road Market & Food Centre. It specialises in two noodle Sarawakian dishes from the eastern part of Malaysia: kolo mee and laksa .
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SIN: Haig Road Putu Piring @ Haig Road Market & Food Centre

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Heart-warming 'putu piring' to cap the volatile year! Can you believe that 2021 is going to be over soon? Happy New Year in advance to everyone, and let's hope that 2022 will be kinder to all of us. I don't usually make new year resolutions, but perhaps I can write a bit more on hawker centre stalls, starting with the well-known Haig Road Putu Piring that's been around since 1985.
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SIN: Pranakorn

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No 'pad thai' and pineapple fried rice: no problem! Pranakorn, while the spelling may vary, is an old name for the capital city of Thailand: Bangkok. The head chef, of what considered to be a little gem in Changi Village by many, hailed from Chonburi that's approximately 80 km from Bangkok. There's quite an array of dishes served there, but forget about finding the two aforementioned quintessential Thai dishes on the menu.
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SIN: Thai Pan Restaurant - 2nd

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Thai Pan's butter squid for the last time! I hardly write about the same restaurant twice, but here's a tribute to Thai Pan Restaurant that I've known since my secondary school days. Though not entirely shocking given the current COVID-19 pandemic, I'm certainly saddened by the news that they'll only be around till 30 June 2021 after a good 18 years of operation.
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SIN: The Whale Tea [Takeaway]

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Fancy a blue whale? I can count with the fingers on one hand the number of times I get a drink from a specialty drink store in a year or perhaps more. Therefore, today's post is something rather rare. Originating from Nanjing, The Whale Tea is one of the largest beverage and dessert stores in China, offering something different than the usual bubble tea.
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SIN: Tonkin Vietnamese Noodle and Coffee

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Virgin experience with Vietnamese coconut coffee! Tonkin Vietnamese Noodle and Coffee is a humble eatery housed inside KINEX Mall (previously known as OneKM Mall) located not far from Paya Lebar MRT station. For the uninitiated, the name Tonkin was used from 1883 to 1945 for the northern region of present-day Vietnam that was under the control of France.
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SIN: Duckland

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"No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for duck." Managed by the TungLok Group, Duckland is a chain of restaurants that specialises in, no prize for guessing, duck dishes. The Irish ducks are imported from Silver Hill Duck, a premium duck producer located in the lush green hills of Emyvale in Ireland. My friend and I really enjoyed the dinner with impeccable service at the PLQ Mall branch.
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SIN: ENG's Wantan Noodle

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Lovely thick wantan noodle, though a tad oily! Residents of Singapore, particularly those living in the east, would probably have heard about the rivalry between ENG's Wantan Noodle and ENG's Char Siew Wantan Mee, both of which are located along Tanjong Katong Road. The former was the original shop opened by the late Mr Ng Ba Eng in 2012 after relocating from Dunman Food Centre.
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SIN: Holiday Inn Express Singapore Katong [Breakfast]

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How's the Express Start ™  Breakfast? I'm not sure about you, but I'm starting to miss self-service buffet breakfast at hotels. I wonder when we can have it again. In today's post, let's take a look at what were offered by Holiday Inn Express Singapore Katong (3*), which is located next to I12 Katong, before COVID-19 came to our shores.
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SIN: Shake Shack

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Can you finish the Singapore-exclusive pandan shake on your own? The year 2019 saw not only A&W returning to Singapore, but also Shake Shack coming to our shores for the first time ever. The popular burger chain started out as a hot dog cart at Madison Square Park in New York, the USA in 2001. To date, the company operates over 250 outlets globally.
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SIN: Kota88 Restaurant

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Pork lovers should go for the 'nasi campur babi' (lit. pork mixed rice)! Chinese Indonesians rejoice upon hearing the name Kota88, a go-to restaurant along East Coast Road to cure homesickness with comfort food. Located not far from Siglap Centre, it has been around since 2018. The word kota (lit. city) here is a colloquial term referring to Jakarta's Chinatown.
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SIN: A&W

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Made a comeback in Singapore on its 100th anniversary! Did you know that A&W was the first fast-food chain to arrive in Singapore in 1968? It left our shores in 2003, but it's finally back with the first outlet at Jewel Changi Airport. Thanks to my staycation at YOTELAir last month, I finally managed to dine there without having to join the usual snaking queue when it opened at 9.00am on a Sunday morning.
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SIN: Inside Singapore Airlines @ SIA Training Centre

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A sneak peek of the new short-haul Economy Class meal (sans the satay)! Following the Restaurant A380 @ Changi event that I attended sometime last month, I had the opportunity to take part in Singapore Airlines' behind-the-scenes tour named Inside Singapore Airlines. For this particular event, SIA Training Centre is opening its doors to registered guests over the last two weekends of November 2020.
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SIN: Restaurant A380 @ Changi (Economy) [till 1 November 2020]

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Possibly the one and only time I got to dine onboard a grounded aircraft! Singapore Airlines originally planned to launch the so-called 'flights to nowhere' to earn a bit of revenue after being crippled by COVID-19. However, due to the growing environmental concerns raised by quite a few parties, it called off the plan. To make up for that, it has decided to come up with a pop-up restaurant using one of its Airbus 380-800 aircraft for two weekends.
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SIN: Ninethirty

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I'd kill for the salted butterscotch brownie right now! Life's been so stressful lately because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so why not have some chocolate? Did you know that Awfully Chocolate, a brand that has been around since 1998, runs a flagship restaurant called Ninethirty, that's strategically located at the intersection of East Coast Road and Joo Chiat Road?
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SIN: J8 Café

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One of the cheapest salmon main courses I've ever had~ Still on J8 Hotel, I actually can't remember why I decided to have dinner at the hotel's café that's located right next to the lobby area, but probably that was because I received some sort of voucher as part of my staycation. The café serves a range of food and beverages that won't burn a hole in your pocket.
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SIN: J8 Hotel [Breakfast]

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Cooked-to-order main course and mini buffet for breakfast! It's just come to my realisation that I've been keeping a few completed posts as drafts without publishing them. I went for a staycation at J8 Hotel (3*), which is located in Jalan Besar area, before this terrible COVID-19 year. For breakfast, each guest gets to choose a main course and enjoy some free-flow items from the mini buffet line.
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SIN: Singapore Airlines SQ392 (Premium Economy)

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Delicious Indonesian 'nasi uduk' with chili prawns! The middle of this year saw me doing a long-haul flight in the Premium Economy Class cabin of Singapore Airlines' Airbus 350-900 aircraft for the first time. In fact, it was also my first time flying directly to Istanbul, Turkey from Singapore. In general, I enjoyed the two meal services: supper and breakfast.
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JPN: Ekiben Tabi Bento (駅弁 旅弁当)

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Not a single visit to Japan without 'ekiben'! A portmanteau of eki (lit. station) and bento (Japanese meal box), ekiben  has long been an icon of Japanese culinary culture. I know the meal boxes are served at room temperature, but I'm always drawn to them, thanks in part to their exquisite presentation. My family bought some from Ekiben Tabi Bento situated within Kyoto station to savour them for lunch, not inside a train, but in the comfort of our hotel room.
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TWN: EVA Air BR226 (Economy)

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How about indulging in some tea-infused menu onboard? Let's start our trip to the Americas with an exploration of the in-flight food and beverages onboard EVA Air BR226 from Singapore to Taipei, Taiwan. Photos in the coming posts remain in a square format because, as mentioned earlier, I lost most of my photos and the only ones I've got left are those I've shared on my Instagram.
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