Coastes @ Sentosa

It was perfect weather to head to the beach for some sand and breeze and sun and fun. We headed to Sentosa with sunnies, hat, book and mags. No beach towel though. We ended up at Siloso Beach after checking out Palawan Beach. Another reason for Siloso Beach was Coastes. 3 signature drinks "Coastes Breeze" or was it Freeze? It was very refreshing and good for a hot summer day. Fries to whet the appetite.

Full portion of the grilled chicken wings (6 pieces) which was so good with the lime and chili sauce. Fantastic. Succulent bbq meat was always so taste-bud enticing.

Another signature drink "Coastes Freeze or Breeze". This was the non-alcoholic version with lots of citrusy fruits, making it so sour. Icy cold was good, the tartness was a bit too much for my liking.

We sat "indoors" on the wooden benches and table. The sea view from the table. It would be lovely to get the wooden deck loungers though. Nice food and wonderful view = gorgeous!

My 2nd drink - Hawaiian Iced Tea. Instead of Long Island Iced Tea where coke was included, the Hawaiian Iced Tea had all the alkie and mixed with pineapple juice. It was potent. At least you knew they did not stint on the alcohol. Very nice.

This cracked us up. The weather forecasting stone.

Click to enlarge the pic. It was too funny for words. I do like that you could get water from the water cooler. They provided plastic cups and napkins on the service trolley next to the cooler, so you could help yourself. There were 2 sinks to wash off the grease or sand from your hands too.

The rustic, beach sea feel of the place. Shells hanging from the wooden beams above.

We could not resist and finally ordered a pizza. Margherita - tomatoes and cheese. Simple and plain but oh so yummy. Freshly baked and on super thin crust. It was like eating crackers. No wonder we saw so many people polishing off a pizza on their own. It would be so easy to do that though you could probably get a bit tired of it about half or 3/4 through it.

Hmmm...maybe I should just go there one weekday and just chill on my own.

Brotzeit - Christmas Eve Drinks

You know you are getting old (and jaded?) when you prefer not to squeeze with people in clubs or pubs or bars on Christmas Eve. Then again, I prefer to spend Christmas with friends and family. NYE could be spent celebrating with the masses instead.

After almost a whole day of pampering (well I ran errands in Orchard first before pedicure at Jelita area), we decided to meet at Vivocity instead of Holland Village to chill on Christmas Eve. And being in Vivocity, obviously we checked out the shops till 9ish pm where we decided to grab a drink.
We ended up at Brotzeit (the outlet at Raffles City is always crowded). We ordered a bottle of rose. I love rose, but unfortunately this was the dry version, so I didn't like it as much. I still prefer sweet wine.

We share the cheese platter which was so good. Different types of cheese with fruits and nuts and bread.

The nutty German bread went very well with the cheese. Don't remember all of them but there were brie, swiss, gouda and another one. The olives were so nice, as were the grapes, pine nuts, walnuts and strawberries.

Need to come back again to try the food next time. This is probably run by the Paulaner group as the beer was from Paulaner.

View from City Space

Whenever I went to the Equinox Complex, it was always to New Asia bar and that was only because we knew someone working there and we were there to support him :p

Other times it would be at Introbar for a drink or at JAAN for a meal. So this was the first time I actually went to City Space for a drink.
Singapore Slings for us. I liked how they lined the floor to ceiling windows with tables and chairs to face the window so we got to enjoy the view. Their version of the Singapore Sling was a bit stronger than the original over at Raffles Hotel's Long Bar.

My camera did not do justice to the actual view. The night view of the city sky line was pretty with the lights dotting the buildings. This was the only clear shot which actually showed something recognizable. Riverside Point where Cafe Iguana was. I need to go there again for yummy quesadillas and burritos.

Location:
City Space, Equinox Complex
Level 70, Swissotel the Stamford

Scotts Lounge @ Grand Hyatt

The pictures' quality is crap as I was not using flash and they were taken by the phone camera. So there I was, alone (while waiting for VL) at the lounge, making myself comfortable on the sofa. It has been ages since I last went to Scotts Lounge at the Grand Hyatt. I have always like the tranquility of the place as it is not overly crowded and people tend to speak in soft tones.

At night, there is usually a jazz singer or band playing some music. On weekend, they served afternoon tea. Dainty pieces of sweets on individual dishes and a wide selection of tea. There is even a tea cosy to keep the tea warm. There is a view of the waterfall through the glass windows on one side of the room.
VL and me, camming. Actually the blurred picture looked good for this :p Flaws are not that obvious.
I ordered a bottle of rosé for us to share as I had quite a long day and needed something to just chill. Plus it has been a long time since I last had a chill out session which involved alcohol. Don't remember the name of the wine but it was from France and it was good. I usually prefer rosé or white wine, which are lighter and not so dry or bitter.