pork chop rice with seven spices sauce

carrot cake (yummy but too oily)

my friend, sotong
fried and seasoned with salt and spices

i forgot to take pictures of our beverages. the bf ordered milk tea (si wa nai cha) and i ordered my fave, strawberry fantasy. the milk tea was good, thick, not too sweet and the milk doesnt overpower the tea. but sad to say, my strawberry fantasy was very very disappointing. for $4.90, the bf said it tasted like the 20cents flavoured ice stick that we used to break into half before we eat when we were young. the last time i drank, it was so heavenly. it tasted like strawberry margarita, nicer but without the margarita. i thought the food wasnt worth the trip although the service was pretty good.

second stop: ice cream chef
address: 520 East Coast Road #01-06

at 10-ish, i was surprised to see so many people queueing in the small store. the bf and i even had to wait outside the shop for a moment before we could get in. the choices of ice cream were pretty limited, watermelon, capuccino, granny smith (green apple and cinnamon), cookies and cream and a few others. but i think they are coming up with more flavours. the wonderful part: their ice cream are all homemade. the bf asked which store do you think is the pioneer for "cooking" ice cream on cold rock. i said i dont know, maybe cold rock ice creamery. but i will say i prefer ice cream chef to cold rock ice creamery, cos their service staff serve with cheery smiles and their ice cream tasted better. their ice cream are said to be smoother and denser cos it contains less air, due to their special preparation method. a regular serving size cost 3.10 and a large serving size cost 4.80. each mix-in costs only 70 cents. worth a try, i say.

last stop: cheesecake cafe
address: 685 East Coast Road (Near Siglap Centre)

we had rum and raisin cheesecake and a pot of strawberry tea. even though we were almost to the brim, but the cheesecake was damn good. the rum was not too strong and the texture was just right. rum and raisin cheesecake is one of their speciality so it costs a lil more than the usual ones. $6.90/slice. the appearance of the store was not what i expected, not your usual cafe. the counter display many antiques and old-school stuff. there is a water fountain somewhere behind where we were sitting and i like the bling bling drapes. the lightings were dim and it makes the patrons feel cozy. the place to satisfy your cheesecake cravings!

a fulfilling and satisfying trip..