Thursday, October 4, 2012

Taiwan: Tomita Farm 富田花園農場


Daddy-in-law was pretty excited being away and he woke up real early and got us all up for breakfast the next day. 


Quite a spread for breakfast, both chinese and international style. 

 
Once we have filled our tummies, it was time to venture out. Taking their metro & they were standing orderly in line waiting for their turn to board the train. I really wish we can cultivate this habit in Singapore.

 
Even though it was almost peak hour, but the train wasn't crowded. Either we managed to avoid the morning crowd or credits to the high train frequency.

Navigating my way using the trusty directions that I've prepared for the trip. 

After alighting from the metro, we had to switch to bus. It was an extremely humid day and the bus took ages to arrive. 

  
Finally, caught sight of the bus. 

 
 Making our way to Dasi 大溪 bus interchange. 

At Dasi 大溪 bus interchange, we were the only tourists in sight, haha! Guess we have really gone to the outskirts of the city. We then transferred to a Taoyuan bus bound towards Fusing 復興 route.

Alighted at 慈湖 stop - if you're travelling free and easy, can always ask the bus driver to notify you to alight when approaching the stop. 

 Sign board located - means that we are on the right track.

  
It was approx 10-15 min walk into Tomita Farm.  

  
Wow, broken glasses on top of the wall. I wonder is that used to prevent people from trespassing?

 Entrance to the farm :) I think entrance fee is approx NT50 for public holidays & free entrance otherwise. 

 Wonder why there are so many bears in this farm? Read the story of the lil bear on their official website here

 
Let's explore the farm! 
 
We saw a couple taking their pre-wedding photoshoot in the farm :) It must be hard on them having to pose in such humid weather. 

 
Our turn for photoshoot :)

 
All wearing shades to keep the sunlight away. Don't parents-in-law look cool in their shades?

  
Up close and personal with the ducky.

 Having fun with the water and trying to cool ourselves down in such humid weather.

 
Swing swing swing! 

 
There are quite a lot of bells/wind chimes (in all shapes and sizes) hanging around the farm. Whenever the breeze comes along, music can be heard from all over. 

 
Leecher with his signature high kick - really amazed at how high he can jump given his heavy mass. 

A pity the flowers weren't in full bloom .. in fact, they looked dried out in the sunny weather. 

  
Since we came all the way here, even if the flowes ain't pretty enough, still must cam-whore, haha! 
Taking shelter from the heat.

 
The best remedy to battle the heat - lavender ice cream!


富田花園農場~泰迪熊主題農場
桃園縣大溪鎮福安里埤尾20-1(慈湖對面
TEL03-3872540

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Monday, October 1, 2012

October & The Coastal Settlement

Month of October ~ brought back many memories! From being single to married, enjoying 1 yr of married life with Leecher .... thinking back, time really flies  - it felt like yesterday, where I was still hanging out with the sisters, the party that we had with the brothers, the tedious wedding preparations, the magical moment when we said "I Do", the after-party in the bridal suite. Looking back, I was thankful the day ran smoothly (or any hiccups that our brothers and sisters took care of), happy that mummy dearest, baby bro & lil bro managed to attend our ROM ceremony. 

October has now become my 2nd fave month of the year, so entries for this month shall be all Leecher-Blamer related! Just realised that I've typed a rare word "Blamer" - this word basically don't exist as Leecher has gone into retirement from blogging, haha! We went on a date to one of the cafe that I've been wanting to try out. Leecher promptly called to make reservations & he even googled for directions! *clap clap*


 Getting ready to go out! Kinda excited :) Wearing my new dress *much to Leecher's displeasure, haha*

Our lil date @ Coastal Settlement. Been hearing lots of reviews on this lil cafe hidden in Changi (one of the most ulu places that you can imagine). 

 The Coastal Settlement is a casual dining restaurant, cafe and bar all packed into one. There was a live band that night, singing mainly songs from the 90s. Listening to these songs brought back a lot of memories, esp when they accompanied me through my mugging days. 

 
First look @ the menu .... in clipboard style.

 
I think this is the first time I've taken so many shots of a menu, haha! 

  
Leecher flipping through the menu & drinks list, deciding on what to eat for dinner. He even went online to check out what are the must-eat. 

 
We were given a sofa seat, and this is the view from where we were sitting. 

  
Old school mugs! Reminds me of days spent @ granny's home. 

 
Quick, serve the food! Famished already. 

  
Drinks - chocolate martin (surprisingly comes served with a scope of Wall's chocolate ice cream) & strawberry mojito.

Truffle fries, served in a mess tin lookalike. Despite the similarity in price with PS cafe, they tasted miles apart. Till date, PS cafe truffle fries are still the best & it's very hard to rival that.

 Wagyu beef cubes with salad - in my opinion, this is a must try! The beef is tender and melts in your mouth. 6 small pieces for quite a hefty price tag of $20+ (if I recall correctly)

 
with the dearest Leecher :) 

At $16 a plate, this is the most expensive nasi lemak that I've ever eaten in my whole life. Doesn't taste different from the usual $2.50 type, apart from the addition of 2 x tiger prawns. 

The highlight of the meal ~ wagyu beef & mushroom pizza, which is also their specialty! We were reaching capacity, so we had to pack half of it home for supper. Highly recommended.

 
All the vintage items, such as watches, calculators, pots etc are up for sale. 

 Childhood snacks - free flow for all to take :) I bite off the flowers on top and left the biscuits for Leecher, haha!

 
 
A vespa in the cafe! One of my lil wish is to get married on a vespa, but Leecher got no bike license :( 

 
Took a lil walk & was surprised to realise that the place is pretty big. Felt as if I was part of the Survivor reality show, making my way into tribal council.  

  
The place was packed to the brim (both indoors and outdoors) when we left, so you can guess how popular this place is. Despite the misses in some dishes, I think I'll be back for more :) 

  
Thank you dearie for the wonderful date *muacks*

The Coastal Settlement
200 Netheravon Road
Singapore 508529
Closed on Mondays (will only open if its a Eve of PH or PH)
Tel: 64750200
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