Brotzeit at 313 Somerset

BOOYA!

Today's post is going to be about food again. I think I can SO be a food blogger already,visiting so many food outlets all over Singapore. TEEHEE! In any case,I'm not complaining~

Last weekend had been quite a rainy one,did it flood somewhere again? We didn't want to run in the rain to other restaurants so decided to went for Brotzeit. LOL! I totally enjoyed my lunch while the afternoon rain went on outside the window.

Wildragout:
Game stew from deer & wild boar
I think it's super yummy. Absolutely delicious,especially on the first bite. So flavourful and very WOW for me,wasn't expecting it to be THIS GOOD. The meat can get a bit chewy but the sauce goes well with pasta. No comment on the purple cabbage,but the greens were wrapped with a slice of bacon. I think,it should be yummy! :)

Kalbsrahmgulasch: (dunno how to pronounce. Anybody?)
Veal Goulash- Braised veal shank “Goulash” in paprika sauce with buttered spatzle.
Don't ask me. This is The Boy's orders. He says it's good,the sauce goes well with the pasta.

The waiter was a bit pushy but otherwise,the overall ambience was quite nice. I had always wanted to come to Brotzeit with The Boy! Cause I always see it being full house here at Somerset 313 and Raffles City. The Boy has requested for no photos up here,so you shall not see him in this post. HEHE!

Location:
313@Somerset
Discovery Walk at 313@Somerset
313 Orchard Road #01-27
Singapore 238895

Contact : (65) 6834 4038

Indulging in good food!

HELP!

All the good food that I'm indulging in is making me grow fat! I'm putting on more weight than I can afford,or faster than I can even say STOP. Hohoho! I am celebrating my and my partner's end of exams. So just this once,yes? On Friday night,we went for Prego at Fairmont. Italian cuisine is his loveeeeeeee.

Service
Service sucks by the way,think you wouldn't enjoy the service and do go with a reservation. They can be quite crowded with the dinner crowd.
We were there with a reservation. Though there was no one in the queue,we waited for the waitress to come back so that we can notify her that we have a reservation. Then,a freaking ah tiong couple who's sloppily dressed,cut our queue and walked straight in! What's worse was a waiter took notice of them,looked around for empty tables and immediately led them to their seats without even looking at the queue. What the freak? So effing ridiculous. And the waitress came back,couldn't understand that we had a reservation and had to keep repeating ourselves until I pointed at the reservation list. Zzz. Bad start.

Food
Went for the set mea ($55++) or something,which consisted of 4 courses. This was the complimentary bread given with cheese,not very nice so I didn't finish it.
I think it's herbs or something. Nahhhhhhh.

First course was Mushroom soup,which was quite delicious but there's no photo of it. I took a pic of the second course:
Tomato-base pasta.
Boyfie was saying that the cherry tomatoes was actually quite nice and sweet. Not for me,I'm a carnivore and am only eating the carbohydrates and the sauce. NO VEGGIES FOR ME! Didn't finish it cause the portion was a bit too big,later cannot finish the main course. :P

I always enjoy my dinner with him cause we talk about a lot of stuff. And I can be quite nonsensical at times. So this once,we were talking about something which he then got pissed off and told me to talk to the flower. HAHAHA! Awww,ladies,it might not be a good idea to have flower decorations on the table in case your boyfriend tells you to talk to the flower instead. Funny shit! Hi flower!

Here's my 3rd course,the main course. Free-range chicken with potato and don't know what vegtable. Not bad,I love this cause the meat is very tender. That is,until you hit the breast meat. The potato was normal,fry in oil and sauces. Not too bad. This with white wine,PERFECT-O!

Last of all,it's tiramisu. Nothing special,really. Even though it came highly recommended in most food reviews. Overall,it's always the company that saved the experience in restaurants whom can do better. in this case,it's the service that I didn't like.

Location:
Level 1, Fairmont Singapore (Swissotel Stamford)
Reservations: +65 6431 6156
Cityhall MRT Station

Hours Of Operation:
Breakfast: Daily - 6:00am - 11:00am
Deli: Daily - 6:00am to 10:30pm
Lunch: Monday to Saturday - 11:30am to 2:30pm
Pizzeria: Monday to Saturday - 11:30am to 12:30am
Dinner: Daily - 6:30pm to 10:30pm

Immortals Movie revieww: To watch or Not to watch

Immortals
"Aeons after the Gods won their struggle against the Titans, a new evil emerges. Power-crazy King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) declares war against humanity. Amassing a bloodthirsty army of soldiers disfigured by his own hand, Hyperion scorches Greece in search of the legendary Epirus Bow, a weapon of unimaginable power forged in the heavens by Ares. He who possesses this bow can unleash the Titans, who have been imprisoned deep within the walls of Mount Tartaros and hungers for revenge. In the king's hands, the bow would rain destruction upon mankind and annihilate the Gods but ancient law says the Gods cannot intervene in man's conflict. They remain powerless to stop Hyperion until a peasant named Theseus (Henry Cavill) emerges. Chosen by Zeus, Theseus must save his people from Hyperion and his hordes. Rallying a band of fellow outsiders - including visionary priestess Phaedra (Freida Pinto) and cunning slave Stavros (Stephen Dorff) - he will not stand to watch his homeland fall to ruin."
-Yahoo

My take on this?
DON'T WATCH. It's not worth the money,really. I would rate it 2 stars against 5. I would evenn rate it 1.5 even,but I would give credits for the elaborate costumes and good acting by seasoned actors. It started out normal,that Theseus and his mother was ostracized by fellow villagers. Until the war came where King Hyperion in his search for the Epirus Bow to unleash the Titans to avenge his sick family members (which was not even showed in the film,only him and his blood-thirst search),Theseus help to fight in the war. Too much blood,too little prowess showed by the Gods. Plus,
*spoiler alert*
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All the Gods were killed except for Zeus. His beautiful/chio daughter also kena slaughtered by the Titans. Aiya,not nice to watch one. Really. If I'm not wrong about the God,Aries was killed by his own father Zeus because he disobeyed the celestial law.

Too gore-y also. Too many poke-your-eyeballs, roast-you-alive, scratch-your-face, stab/punch-your-balls-until-you-no-father's-day scenes. Not nice,really. Distasteful. As compared to 300,this is 200x worse.

Baby-G watch goes SWIMMING!

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Good morning my darlings!

How was your weekend? As I have always stressed on the importance of having fun and relaxing yourself,I enjoyed myself thoroughly over the weekend! I began fun time on Friday. For a start,it's swimming. YIPEEEEEEE!
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I decided to go swimming and give my lovely Baby G watch (sponsored by Omy and Casio) a try in the swimming pool! Hehe,since they say its water proof anyway. Oh,you haven't seen the watch,have you? Imma flaunt it right now,IN YOUR FACE! Hahahaha!



Baby-G

• Shock Resistant
• 100m water resistant
• Blacklight LED
• World time
  

The most prominent feature would be their shock-resistant function. Casio Baby-G was created from G-Shock,catering for ladies with a feminine touch since G-Shock was more macho,more for guys. With scratch resistance mineral glass,you needn't worry about banging on table corners! With a quartz movement,the accuracy is ±30 seconds per month.



There,it fits my hand well! I love the white contrast against my skin tone. Very teenage-ish. My friends and followers on twitter has been saying how Baby-G reminds them of their primary school. YEAH! Shows that its a success among teenagers and primary school kids!

Okey doke,let's bring Baby-G to go swimming:
Stareeeeeeeeee.
Shall we go into the pool now? Let's do that!

Half submerge on the pool steps.
Seems to be workin well still. The seconds watch is still flashing numbers away.

Fully submerged in water.
Working well still. I love a watch where you can SO mistreat it yet work well still! Bang bang,wash wash and tadah:
IT'S STILL WORKING!

Just gonna show off a bit more:

There we go. Who doesn't love a good watch?
I DO.

Baby-G goes swimming?
NO PROBLEM!

Swam for an hour or so,got up to change and go for dinner. Yummy! Food always taste so delicious after a swim. Seems like this suits me well with bikini for swimming. Next up,what would you like to see me trying to do with the watch? Let me know!

Have a good day ahead,remember to keep track of time and maximize it efficiently!

All quality photos brought to you by my trusty Nikon D90___________________________________________________

An evening at TWG

HELLO MY DARLINGS!
How are you all?

My exams are coming to an end and holidays are about to start,I'm feeling extremely lazy. I wanna lie in the comfort of my bed all day long,eating food that I love,reading books by the window with glorious sunshine shining in! In any case,here's a little update to satisfy your craving to read this space.

As I grow older,I find my beverage choices widening. From coke,I went on to drinking wine and tea; Something which I guess we all eventually learn as we mature. Now,instead of ordering my usual coke,I actually begin to give a second thought to ordering tea! TWG is one place that I'm beginning to frequent,Marina Bay Sand's outlet to be exact. I have yet to try the one at ION but they looked crowded all the time. TWG has got a nice ambience,wide range of tea and the service's pretty good I guess.

On a random weekend...

YEAH!
TWG for the win! Got myself a pot of Chamomile for $11++. If you feel that for that kind of price,you should try something more exotic,please do go ahead. We all have different preferences. I like mine flowery and mild. Not too heavy because...

I'm complementing it with Macarons.
The black one is Caramel. But I must say,it doesn't really taste like caramel. The sweetness is simply overpowering everything else. Second of all,my advise is that you best not try it especially if you are on a date. This damn macaron gave me lips and teeth a darker shade. My partner commented that I look like a zombie =.=
The pink is Bain de Rose. Needless to say,yes,it's rose flavour. I love it,mild tinge of rose and sweetness. I must say,all these macarons are pretty soft and can't be compared to its original makers in Paris.

And cakes!
I honestly regretted ordering this cake. I also wouldn't recommend this,though I think the rest might do much better. It's kinda soft and bouncy like jelly. Chocolate and orange I think. If you can see the middle section,there's a layer of orange. NOT NICE. Sorry,I don't really like it. The taste is just too weird,doesn't really complement each other very well. I ended up scooping the top and bottom layer off,leaving the orange untouched.

I absolutely enjoy my day spent at TWG,perfect place to spend a quiet evening. And it's a good place to chat! I would love to come back and try their salmon again.



So,tea anyone?

Tower Heist: To watch or Not to watch?

Movie review

"When a group of hard working guys find out they've fallen victim to a wealthy business man's Ponzi scheme, they conspire to rob his high-rise residence. Crime comedy directed by Brett Ratner and starring Ben Stiller, Casey Affleck, Matthew Broderick, Eddie Murphy, Alan Alda, Michael Pena, Tea Leoni and Gabourey Sidibe." - Yahoo

Out in cinemas TODAY,go watch it if you haven't!

My take on this movie:
I would rate this 2.5-3 stars against 5. Not super good,but not too bad either. Thanks to Eddie Murphy and Ben Stiller for saving the show with their acting,but otherwise,the plot's a bit messy. If you have watched Ocean 11,see this movie as a major spoof of that.

Ben acts as the manager of a high-rise apartment,he takes note of every little details of the residents in the building and helps them to run their daily tasks. So when one of the residents cheated him and his staffs' money,he pops a plan to steal the money back. However,the female lead was quite chummy with him,as though they have known each other for quite some time already. Kinda unbelievable,but well,like I say,the plot's kinda messy. Ending was like errr.... Okay.

Colour Dynamics

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As people say,presentation and first impression are important. Because they can be a deciding factor whether to get to know the person better,close a deal or a promotion. So it is important to dress well,right? But do you know that the colours also plays a huge part too?

I was invited to join a workshop held by Jill Lowe International.
Sounds familiar? Probably,they have make up brand and in general,they are a image consultancy agency. They provide a one-stop all for people's image like facial treatment,ways to slim down and choosing the right colour for you.

Well,first of all,here's Gwen:
Our speaker of the day. Confident and poised.
Here,she is showing us the kind of colours we belong to. Meaning that it match our skintone. Spring(attractive) Summer(romantic) Autumn(sophisticated) Winter(dramatic) Most of us belong to 2 seasons. And maybe if we're lucky,3 seasons.

She goes on to explain how our brain works with what we see. All of us are dependent on:

• 55% visual (body language & style)
  
• 7% verbal (knowledge)
  
• 38% vocab (way we speak)
  

Because we depend so much on visual senses,it is important that we dress well and not send the wrong signal to people about who we really are. For a start,we were told to compare and see which one we like more.

Like room A or room B,apple A or apple B etc. All about presentation yea?

Colours are often associated with jobs,we form an impression when the job's nature is mentioned. Such as doctors goes with white,lawyers goes with black. You never heard of a doctor or lawyer wearing red to work,do you? Not that they can't,but it just feels... Wrong.

Many different colours of fabric to explain to us. Don't understand the importance of it? Let's see:

This guy ask if white tie suits him. Different colours of fabric acts as the tie colour to show their difference. So apparently,white tie doesn't suit him after all.. Good that he found out before he actually wore them. I wonder what's he going to do with the tie now. Hmmm..

Here's Cheryl:
Gwen is explaining what kind of colour suit her. Apparently winter colours suit her better.

Another blogger getting to know her colour.


As for me? I'm quite glad that I have been wearing the right colour all along. White in general,its my favorite colour. I belong to the Spring/Autumn group. What do you belong to?

There are some tips which ladies can consider. For example,if you would like to project yourself taller,don't just focus on high heels. Try matching your heels colour with your skirt! If you wanna look shorter,match your heels colour with your top instead.

Try pink for dates and family bonding,it gives people a sense of feminism. More light-hearted than any colour ;)


And this is Marion Neubronner who taught us about people at the peak of their performance and staying there. How did they do it? She explains to us the little changes or things they do in their life. Take the leap,make the change and let your inner beauty shine!


Jill Lowe came in for awhile,explaining to us how she begin this agency. A marvellous young entrepreneur who manage to keep it going for 25 years of being in the business of Image. For more information,do visit their website.

Last but not least,here's a picture of mint and I!
Haven't seen her in a long while already,even her hair's grown long!

Thank you so much,Jill Lowe International for this insightful experience. And also many thanks to James Soh for the invitation and some photos in this post.
Interested to attend this Colours Dynamic to know more? I'm giving away 7 seats to this course! Do email me at drifted_faraway@hotmail.com and you can let me know if you would like to bring your friends along! It doesn't hurt to know what colour suits you best,for more knowledge about presentation!