Jul 29, 2011

Gong Cha 貢茶


We finally reached HarbourFront Stn from Punggol. Since we're already at VivoCity, it's reasonable to get ourselves each a cup of drink at Gong Cha after the walk for whole day.

We found ourselves so stupid that we're searching up and down for the queue number on the receipt and couldn't find it and kept peeping on others' receipt to find out, until we saw the instructions on the collection desk. LOL~~
CONCLUSION: The queue number is the last two digits of the receipt number. For my case, it's 34. (Why do they have to make it so complicated? Unless they have orders from more than 100 different customers at one time.)


The shop is located near to the Sentosa Broadway at Level 1. No more than 100 customers there right?


Milk Tea w Pearl 珍珠奶茶 ($2.50) and Fresh Milk w Herbal Jelly 鮮奶鮮草凍 ($3.40)

Buying Fresh Milk w Herbal Jelly is another thing that made me feel stupid. Because of the crown symbol at the side of it in the menu, I thought it would be special, but it tasted really ordinary and Joling said to me, "Just buy a Dutch Lady fresh milk plus few pieces of 龜苓膏, nah, your $3.40 'Fresh Milk w Herbal Jelly'". Rather, the $2.50 Milk Tea tasted even nicer.

VivoCity #01-111
1 HarbourFront Walk, Singapore 098585

Javin Tham A master's degree graduate in engineering, a musician at heart, loves playing with soft toys.

Frienzie Bar & Bistro @ Punggol


After taking a stroll around Punggol East, we decided to have early dinner at Frienzie Bar & Bistro.
We even chose to dine at the smoking area because of the scenic Sungei Serangoon, although we don't smoke.



Spaghetti Aglio Olio Chicken - Mild Spicy ($11.90)


Frienzie Fish and Chips ($11.90)


Orange Juice ($4.50) and Iced Lemon Tea ($2.50)



Double Trouble Scoop Ice Cream ($3.90)
One thing that I would like to comment is:
the songs that's played were so freaking weird, I couldn't tell the genre, but it's spooky and it sounds like some background music of some minor ethnic groups offering tribute to their God or what. *Displeasure*

As expected, food over there are pretty pricey and prices are subject to 10% service charge and 7% GST.

However, it's quite a pleasure to dine while enjoying the wind and view of Sungei Serangoon.

Frienzie Bar & Bistro
10 Tebing Lane #01-02 Punggol,
Singapore 828836

Javin Tham A master's degree graduate in engineering, a musician at heart, loves playing with soft toys.

Punggol



Punggol LRT Station
Punggol is the second place I planned to bring Joling to, upon her trip to Singapore this time.

My inspiration came from friend's Facebook photo which I browsed through, and with some guidance on the way to travel there by reading people's blog, I believe we're able to reach that particular district of Punggol, at my very first time.

We took bus to HarbourFront Stn and it's my first time taking a terminal-to-terminal (HarbourFront Stn to Punggol Stn) ride on MRT, as well as my first time travelling on the Punggol LRT.


LRT Station: Riviera LRT Stn
Bus Stop: Opp Blk 166A
According to the blog I read, Riviera LRT Station is the nearest stop, so we reached there by travelling on the Punggol LRT. Then turned right after tapping out, because obviously there's the wilderness side without the HDBs, then walked down the staircase and saw the bus stop Opp Blk 166A, the nearest one to Riviera LRT Station on one side.

Walk along the Punggol East (road) towards the southwest direction and you'll reach Tebing Lane where you'll definitely see a Chinese temple.


The Chinese Temple @ Tebing Lane
I remember the blog I read mentioned this Chinese temple which we wouldn't miss while taking our way there, but we're a bit lost - whether should we turn into Tebing Lane or proceed our way to Punggol Field.

My instinct told me to turn into Tebing Lane, which was proved to be correct when we saw Popeyes from far, and soon we reached the most remarkable spot - @PUNGGOL.



Behind that area, there's a river called Sungei Serangoon, and along it there's a pathway to walk, jog, cycle and skate on.



Rice plants


Sungei Serangoon


One can consider to bring an umbrella along while walking along the pathway without shade.




Mimosa



We took our way towards northeast and at the edge there's this Serangoon Bridge, which is built across Sungei Serangoon and linked to the Lorong Halus Wetland.


Lorong Halus Wetland



We didn't explore into the deeper side of Lorong Halus Wetland, instead we took our way back to the 'mainland' and got back to the @PUNGGOL area to have dinner at Frienzie Bar & Bistro.

I had a pretty similar thinking as the one after we traveled to Chinese Garden - this rural side of Singapore is so worth visiting owing to its inherited natural beauty, as well as a surprise that there's one such place in a big modern city like Singapore.

For more photos, please check out my photo album "Punggol" on Facebook.

Javin Tham A master's degree graduate in engineering, a musician at heart, loves playing with soft toys.