[OUTFIT] Vintage Calling

Can't believe its already April, my my how time flies! :D

I've always loved the cut of vintage dresses 

so I was beyond thrilled when my vintage dresses from America finally came.

This vintage dress I wore was a simple white one with some embroidery detail on the bodice.

I kept everything simple by pairing it with a thin brown toned woven belt and my new brown woven sandals that I bought from Rubi Shoes on Zalora.

You can see a 'woven' theme going on ;)

I've been looking for a pair of vintage looking woven sandals for awhile now and imagine my delight when I found these darlings from Rubi Shoes on Zalora and they were on sale!
*happy dance*
I love how my dress goes with all the brown.

Have a lovely midweek!

Dress: shelovesdresses
Woven Belt: Bangkok
Woven Sandals: RubiShoes, Zalora

Brawn & Brains

Brawn & Brains is a cosy little cafe tucked away in the quaint old airport road estate, where the old Singapore Badminton Hall is.

Ever since trying them out early last year, this cafe quickly became one of our favourite places for a cuppa and chill. You'll always be welcomed with a warm and genuine "hello!" and smile from basically everyone there :)

It's also great that this place is a stone's throw away from town (Suntec/ City Hall) and is easily accessible by quite a number of buses (e.g.: 7, 197, 70).

You'd be happy to know that the bus stop is right outside.   

This pic was taken during off their peak period, as you can see everyone has a seat to enjoy their coffee and snack.

During their peak period like lunch time..omg its totally packed! 

They have two coffee blends for you to choose from; Single Origin Guatemala blend & Colombian Supreme & Sumatra Lin Tong blend. 

They also serve small bites like croissants, tarts, pastries for those feeling peckish and if you're a little hungrier, they also have wraps and sandwiches.

These are some pictures of what we had over the many times we've been here, enjoy!

Tried the lemon tart, 

its quite good cos its neither too sour nor too sweet and the crust is not the hard type so it won't really flake when you cut it.

One of the best things I've tried!

The curried chicken sandwich, well this originally comes in a wrap for but I'm a sandwich kinda girl so I opted for swap.

My, my...the curry chicken chunks were so tasty!

It comes with chips on the side and they go so well ;)

Salted Caramel Swirl was not bad too! 

The address :)

Alex aka @coffeeholicboy doing his "thing" ;)

Hahaha! How to resist and not take a pic with their interesting signage?
Thanks for the helping us take this pic Gwen! :)

Brawn & Brains 
LOL!

Here's what I wore

I wanted my houndstooth vest to be the focal point of my outfit so I kept everything else simple, black on black so the whole outfit had a monochrome theme going on..
But of course, I'm not one to stick to a pure monochrome theme so I added a pop of yellow with my bag!
There you have it, a modern, minimalist look of the day :)

Vest: Bangkok
Bottom: Zara
Necklace: Lovisa
Bag & Shoes: Charles & Keith

Have a lovely Thursday!

[PHOTO DIARY] Sunday's Brights

Sundays are the best days to spend time with your loved ones.

Though I have to work on Sundays, grabbing brunch and a cuppa never fails to brighten up the day :)

In this post I'm wearing one of my favourite dresses from SheCaptivates.

For those who know me, I am a huge fan of prints and colour so this dress perfectly fits the bill.

Love the dress' flattering 'skater' cut cos it helps balance my shape(I'm heavier on the bottom) and I paired my favourite black hat, statement booties(as my husband calls them cos he picked them out!) and Ferragamo crossbody bag.

We visited two cafes, Wheeler's Yard & Ronin.

While the former is really popular cos its been around for quite awhile, the latter does not lack in popularity despite being newer in comparison.

The mandatory shot with the cafe's popular blue front 

Alex picked them out from the store cos he says they're unique so he calls them "your black statement boots". They rank high on his list whenever I ask "what shoes do I wear? Lol~

Ronin's coffee...WOW!

These fig scones were freshly out of the oven and we got there so we gave them a try too.

Boy were they yummy! :)

Last shot of my pretty cappuccino

Cafe Addresses:

1) Wheeler's Yard

1. Address: 28 Lorong Ampas, 328781

   Phone:6254 9128

   
   

   Hours:

    

Tue - Thu: 10:30 - 22:00

Fri - Sat: 10:30 - 23:00

Sun: 10:30 - 22:00

Closed: Mondays

2) Ronin

Address: 8 On Wo Lane, Hong Kong

Phone:+852 2547 5263

Mon - Fri 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Sat - Sun 8:00 am - 7:30 pm

Have a lovely Tuesday! :)

Hightea At Hotel Fort Canning

Went for hightea at Hotel Fort Canning with my friend Belle on Monday.

Its my day off and she's having her school holidays now; 
she teaches in a school so we thought, why not? :)

The journey there was quite an eventful one.

I picked her up at her home and on my way there, it started to pour like crazy!
There were flash floods along the way and I was so scared that something will happen to the car! 
The water from the flash floods were going into the private houses along lowland road.
I guess that's why they named the place lowland road :/
Anyway, there was also a tree that fell and the a 3 lane road became a 1 lane road cos one of the cars was trapped in the flood and that took up a lane.
The water came up to half wheel, my break lights came on and I was really scared that the car will stop or something...   
I told myself to keep calm, continue driving slowly and take a different route, 
let the water wash out of the engine or anywhere it went into earlier..
PHEW!

Finally made it to pick her and off we went to Hotel Fort Canning for our hightea in the park.
Though it was a rainy day, the hotel looks beautiful; cosy and luxurious interiors, full of old world charm.
The restaurant we had the hightea was not located in the main building so we had to walk out to the lawn area to access the restaurant.
We were ushered in by a very warm service staff who recommended us to get one set to share instead of two to try other items on their menu.
So we tried their chef's recommendation; cappuccino truffle mushroom soup.  

Tadah!
Here's our spread, everything in bite sized miniatures.

The hightea set included coffee/ tea so we had the TWG tea and chose the Earl Grey.

Sweets consisting of mini macarons and sugar rolls

The cappuccino truffle mushroom soup was so fragrant and tasty!

After the hightea, we took a little stroll around the hotel.

Wore my favourite midi skirt from AforArcade, I have this in almost all colours!
Yes, I'm that OBSESSED. 
Paired it with a striped top and since it was a rainy day, I finally wore my rain boots with ice cream socks! haha!

While this was not one of the most delicious food I've had,
the company, ambience and warm service by their service staff made up for far more than just good food.
Some places have very good food with bad service so what't the point right?
It cost us less than $50 for two for an afternoon of light bites in the lush green surroundings of beautiful Fort Canning Hotel.  

Have a lovely Monday!
XOXO~