The Burger Bar by Fat Boy's (Far East Plaza)

Ladies and gentlemen, if you've yet to taste a burger from Fat Boy's, you don't know what a REAL burger tastes like.

Good burgers in Singapore are hard to find, and I used to be a Macdonalds burger kind of girl, but I never knew what I was missing out on! Until I got my first taste of a burger from The Burger Bar by Fat Boy's Concepts! This newly opened burger joint is located in the heart of town at Far East Plaza Level One, and I know where to go now whenever I need my burger fix in town!

What's so awesome about The Burger Bar, is the fact that you can customize your burger however you want it. From the bun, to the patty, and right down to the condiments and toppings! For all of you fussy eaters out there who spend five minutes picking the pickles out from your burger, or even removing the sesame seeds from your bun, (you'd be surprised but I actually know people who do that =_=) THIS IS THE PLACE FOR YOU. 

Ordering has never been more convenient! You can place your order via two iPads available at The Burger Bar, and it's easy peasy and fun to use!

Deciding on my burger... Cheeseburger or hamburger? Sesame Bun or Brioche Bun? Beef patty or Grilled chicken patty? Endless possibilities!

Sauces that you can pick from. Definitely truffle mayonnaise for me!

The burgers start from $6.50, and with every add-on, you pay about $1-$3 depending on which toppings you choose, so you'll probably end up paying around $12-$15 if your burger is really decadent, my burger cost $15.50! Lol.

A word of caution to the wise. Please do not be greedy pigs like us, and just stick to maybe 3 add-ons maximum. I promise you'll thank me for it later. Lol. We each had 6 different toppings for our burgers, and they were monstrous! 

Placed our orders for two burgers and two sides.. and when our food arrived about 15 minutes later, I was FLABBERGASTED D:

Mozzarella Cheese Sticks!

DA BOMBZ. 

YZ's insanely HUGE burger, honey oat bun, pork patty, sunny side up, grilled bananas, caramelised onions, pickles, lettuce, tomato.. with peanut butter sauce.

The combination of pork patty with bananas and peanut butter sauce was recommended by Vernon, who said that this combination went REALLY well! So YZ decided to be a little more adventurous and went for it. Unique, but the end verdict: yums! 

It was so huge that it couldn't even be eaten the normal way (ie, chomping on the entire burger holding it in two hands). YZ had to dissect it apart in order to eat it!

I ordered chilli cheese fries, with wasabi mayonnaise sauce! Noms. 

And.... my burger.

Toasted sesame bun, beef patty, swiss cheese, bacon, caramelized onions, portobello mushroom, pickles and tomato with truffle mayonnaise sauce.

Damn sinful I tell you. But so so so so good!!

Check out the beef patty. It was juicy and tender and succulent! All their patties are made from freshly ground meat and grilled to perfection!

Oh by the way, I have never seen such giant onion rings before in my life!

Motherbig.

Got bottled juice that's available as well, helps to wash down all that food!

My burger that's practically bigger than my face.

Thumbs UPPPZ.

YZ and I enjoying our huge ass burgers. I can tell you it took some effort for me to finish every last bite, but it was sinful goodness in every mouthful! We were starving when we arrived, and absolutely stuffed when we finished our meal!

The joint is pretty small and really casual, very no-frills sorta dining! You might have to squeeze a little but I'd say it's worth it.

With my gorgeous Jayne who invited us over for the grand opening! :D 

Oh oh guess who else was there! Jun jun! Jayne's uber adorable nephew! For some reason he really likes YZ tsk! Usually it's so hard to even get his attention but he let YZ carry him :O

Adorableeeeeee *pinches cheeks*

Peggy and Aileen arrived just as YZ and I were about to go, so we managed to grab a group shot together with Vernon and Jayne! Oh, The Burger Bar is actually co-owned by Justin and Vernon (of the Muttons) and Bernie (owner of the original Fat Boy's) so CONGRATULATIONS GUYS!!! I'm sure it's gonna be a smashing success, what with the fantastic burgers!

Go check out The Burger Bar everybody!

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The Burger Bar by Fat Boy’s 

Far East Plaza 14 Scotts Road 

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Event: pureDKNY A Drop of Rose

I'm actually not a huge fan of perfumes.. I know there are ladies who have an entire dressing table covered with a dozen different perfumes, and love them to death! Never been one of them, but I've now discovered a new scent that I actually find myself wearing on multiple occasions, which is really a rare thing! (In fact, it is already rare that I even wear any scent.)

pureDKNY now brings to us, a drop of rose, a drop of goodwill.

“Naturally derived rose from turkey. In the rich soil, rain and sunshine of the isparta valley grows the perfect rose-lush, fragrant, pink. Once a year women, men and families work together harvesting full blooms by hand. Starting early dawn, roses are gathered one by one, then brought into the village for distilling. the process reflects the tranquil spirit of pureDKNY. Soft and sensually romantic, one flower, one love, one scent – pureDKNY, A Drop Of Rose.”

This scent doesn't just smell good, but is born out of goodness.

More than a fragrance, through DKNY’s partnership with CARE, a leading humanitarian organization, pureDKNY is helping to make an impact on improving the financial future for women, one drop at a time. By purchasing its rose from local farmers in Turkey, the majority of whom are women; pureDKNY has taken a step to help secure long-term production of rose production in Isparta.

I love the clean and fresh scent of roses in this perfume, just spritzing it on makes me feel more feminine immediately! It's a very wearable fragrance with no overwhelming musk or heaviness, and I've been reaching for this delicate bottle surprisingly often! YZ loves the scent as well, and thinks it's heavenly ;)

pureDKNY A Drop of Rose is available at all major department stores at the following prices/sizes/variations: 

pureDKNY A Drop of Rose EDP (50ml) – $96 SGD 

pureDKNY A Drop of Rose EDP (100ml) – $132 SGD 

pureDKNY A Drop of Rose Body Butter (150ml) – $62 SGD 

pureDKNY A Drop of Rose Body Wash (150ml) – $43 SGD 

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Purchase A Drop of Rose and get a complimentary handmade item! 

In Singapore, pureDKNY partners with a local social enterprise, Mother and Child Project™, which seeks to empower disadvantaged women in Singapore so they can be equipped with a skill to work from home, have the time and capacity to take care of their children and ultimately, be self-sufficient. In the spirit of empowering women in Singapore, pureDKNY has purchased handicrafts made by these women from Mother and Child Project™. 

With compliments of pureDKNY, you will receive an artisanal handicraft with every purchase of pureDKNY a drop of rose. Visit pureDKNY’s event at Robinsons Raffles City Water Court from 20 – 26 Feb (that's until this coming Tuesday!) and be a part of this good cause.

We were given a little lesson in sewing and trying our hand at making our very own stuffed heart key ring, and the kind folks from Mother and Child Project™ patiently guided us through this challenging procedure (Lol.. when was the last time you actually sewed something other than a button?)

I did put in my best effort, and thought that my little blue heart came out pretty decent! What do you think?

The event was held at Parco Caffe, which is a lovely restaurant/cafe that's subtly garden-themed with a very nice indoor alfresco area, where we were seated.

The canapes that we had were really tasty, and I think I ate quite a fair bit! :X Heard that the brunch served on weekends at Parco Caffe is to die for, and I may go back for another visit, if I have a means of transport because this place (Raeburn Park) is one ulu land. Hahaha.

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Parco Caffe
10 Raeburn Park#01-28

Tel: 62236338

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My simple look of the day. I just realised that I took this picture before I applied my mascara on, but oh well, it looks pretty okay still so I'll just post it up! Haha.

Been donning on this Scallop Hem Suede Skirt that's upcoming on TheVelvetDolls more times than I can count because it's just one of those pieces that's just so comfortable and easy to wear! :)

Wishing everyone a happy weekend ahead! :)

xoxo

Lunch at House of Robert Timms!

Happy mid-week, all!

The days are settling back into normalcy post-festivities, and I'm almost ready to throw myself back into work again (almost but not quite yetttttt hahaha).

Been catching up with various friends over meals, and this week was Robert Timms' with the girls, Huiwen, Valerie and Evonne! Well, I see Evonne almost every week or even more often than that so yes there's not much catching up to do lol. Huiwen and Valerie are two busy bees I don't get to meet often though, and it was a really enjoyable lunch session with the girls and one guy (David, Wen's boyfriend. Hahaha)

I met Wen and Val both through Nuffnang, (in fact, Wen is the first person ever I got to know in Nuffnang) and I remember Val being at the very first Nuffnang bloggers' event I attended! Woa... That was way back in 2010! 

Can't believe it's been so long since I've joined Nuffnang, and even longer since the blog began in 2009. It's quite incredible how long a way this tiny little blog has come, and how it has enriched my life in so many different aspects! :') So very grateful for every opportunity that has been bestowed upon me, and the people from all walks of life that I've met, some are really those that I can call friends for life! :))) So extremely blessed, I know I am!

Enough of the talk and moving on to the food.. I've found that despite Robert Timms supposedly being a cafe that's well known for its coffee, it has got surprisingly good food, and every time I have a meal there, I always feel spoilt for choice because the menu is so extensive! Most of the food that I've tried at Robert Timms are all pretty good, and quite reasonably priced as well. 

If you're looking for a nice spot in town to chill with good food and coffee, Robert Timms is one of the places you can consider!

Val's really awesome scrambled eggs with turkey ham on multi-grain croissant

Wen ordered something similar but with a bratwurst sausage instead! I somehow preferred the scrambled eggs with ham because it was more flavorful!

I've had serious mussels obsession lately so I ordered mussels, seeing that they had it on the menu! Pretty good, the mussels were quite big and juicy! Just a tad fishy, but the tasty white wine sauce helped to make up for it! The two sticks of toasted garlic bread dipped into the white wine sauce = BAGUS!

Evonne's French toast was kind of disappointing.. I remembered it being really delish the last time I tried it at Robert Timms! This time it was too soggy and not crispy enough. Meh. Still tasted okay drenched in maple syrup, but definitely not what I remembered it tasted like previously! Hopefully it was a one-off slip in standards :S

Lovely Val and myself!

Wen and Evonne :D

David kindly obliged in helping us with a group shot, hehe. (Though we look kind of weird, but I will blame it on the lighting.) Thanks David!

Had such a great time hanging out with you girls! ^_^ Good food, even better company.

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House of Robert Timms can be found at the following:

 Wheelock Place

501 Orchard Road, #01-02/03, Singapore 238880 Tel: 6735 9201 

 Orchard Shopping Centre

321 Orchard Road, #01-01/02, Singapore 238866 Tel: 6733 0609

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Psst.. The pictures in this entry are taken with my newly zhng-ed camera, TEEHEE. Went CNY visiting at Xuan's house last Sunday and ended up raiding her stash of washi tape and embarking upon the project of washi-ing my camera! :D

So so so fun! But I shan't get addicted to the world of washi tape because I can see how damn addictive it is to collect and buy 'em all.. Just by looking at Trish and Xuan :X

But the end result is so so so so adorable! Yay! Hope the washi tape doesn't get worn too soon! :D Now my cam cam is so cutesy-ish. But I like it :D Whoop whoop!

Off for reunion lunch with the Nuffies now.. Yay! Byes! :D

xoxo

Happy Lunar New Year! Day Two

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Back with Day 2 photos! ^__^

Goodness me.. One week of CNY already over and another week to go before everything comes to an end! After which I need to start watching my diet and returning to my exercise pronto ;( Feel like a pig cos I haven't been watching what I'm eating! Seems like most of my calories are coming from pineapple tarts and other things that are equally bad for me *horror* I feel like a fat bloated pig ;__; There's still another two more "reunion" meals that are planned for this week, so yes. Right after those two meals, it's back to hit the running track! Cross my heart and hope to die.

Lazy me haven't been doing anything at all during CNY except spending time with the fam and relatives and boyfriend! No gambling (I did win $10 at one house, but that was it!) and lots of idling around and just enjoying the break from work! So much that I don't feel like going back to work boohoo!

Didn't do much on Day 2 except visit my aunt's place in the afternoon for 拜年! Damn chillax haha. I love the adorable pooch! She's a miniature toy poodle called Nicky! Awwwww. Never realised how adorable toy poodles were until this CNY.

A close-up of my embroidered peter pan collar!

And my gorgeous shoes from Jeffrey Campbell :) I wear until 够本 this CNY hehe! 

Still determined to be decked out in red and thus I chose this Moroccan Embroidered Dress in Red! :D Upcoming piece on TheVelvetDolls! YAY.

I have many more pictures to post, for CNY Day 3, as well as Vday! There's been readers asking me for a Vday post.. Hahaha. I would love to do one, but need to wait okay do in sequence! Okay I know Vday is over, but since I'm gonna blog some pictures from the actual day itself, I guess it will have to wait :)

But since I posted this on Instagram already, I guess I'll just share this little collage first! Teehee. Unexpected roses for Vday (it's probably my 3rd? bouquet of flowers from the boyfriend because he knows I find them a waste of money) and a very sweet day of surprises planned by him. Aww. More on that in a later post! ^-^

In other unhappy news, my skin has been breaking out terribly of late, and I suspect it could be due to my sleeping in a dusty room with bedsheets that are unclean :( It's all over my cheeks and chin, and totally sucks :( Breakouts always make me feel so ugly and unattractive sighhhh. You can't tell so much in the above pictures cos of the makeup/lighting/my awesome photoshop skills, but it's really bad with angry red pimples on the sides of my face and my chin. Trying to remedy it now by cleansing my face thoroughly everyday, and wearing very light makeup to allow the skin to breathe. It's really ironic that I have got so many skincare products (so many that I can't even finish using them all) and I'm having the worst skin of my life :( I really envy girls with flawless skin who look good without makeup because they don't even need to conceal anything! Boohoo.

Off to beddy bed now! Hoping everyone is having a good week post-CNY festivities! Even I'm feeling the blues and I don't even have to wake up early for work, lol. Be right back with more life updates and other blog posts very soon!

xoxo