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Made a trip down to Haji Lane with May Tian yesterday ;D
It was a maiden voyage for the both of us hahahaha. Exploring can be fun!
Stepped into almost all of the boutiques.
Not so much on the outside, but once we stepped into the first boutique, it was a freakin transformation. I swear, I felt like I was back in the UK. The whole atmosphere changed. Almost all of the boutiques looked good, and they were all very quaint and cosy. Very european.
I've heard so much about this place, but never went there before. I was expecting the exterior of these shophouses to look better than what I saw though. More colours and deco. The interior is good, but somehow Haji Lane feels dead on the outside I have to say. I was expecting something more lively.
But, the boutiques there saved it. I loved all the interior architecture and design of the shophouses. Very lovely, with their creaky staircases and adornment on walls. Transported me back to Europe. I SQUEAL.
Like this shophouse we went into,
You can already TELL from the lighting what a nice place it is. I think the upstairs of every shophouse is the best. So quiet and it feels like something magical awaits you as a creak follows your every footstep.
I really enjoyed going into every boutique. Coz each one of them is different and special. The only shops I don't like going to are the ones that sell blogshop sort of clothes. Feels repetitive. Then again, those that are REALLL boutique kinds are the ones that sell clothes you can only hold but not own lol lol. Cannot afford lah?! But they're the ones that give you the nicest feel, along with a European touch. Splendid!
The place that both May and I loved the most, was a shop that was half boutique and half cafe. We enjoyed our time there a lot. I think we spent more than an hour or so, just chatting and nibbling our dessert whilst taking in the quiet and cosy ambience of the cafe.
It's called Pluck btw.
And yeah, as you can see, newspaper reviews hung up on the wall haha.
Teehee!
It was such a nice feeling. I love this!! SO freakin languid. I wish everyday would be like DISS. PISS. KNEES. Ugh! Life is still good.
And that's us, finally, coming out of that cafe. Oh, that's my metal retainers in my teeth! HEE HEE.
So that's our day in Haji Lane. ;D
I think the next stop for us, would be Tiong Bahru! Coincidentally, ST wrote a review on Haji Lane and Tiong Bahru today in the Life! Section. Awesomezzzz!
Ok, can't wait to catch more Olympics action. So far, Phelps has been disappointing. How come! Maybe 4 years of the media's attention caused his downfall. I dunno. Anyway, since young I've ALWAYS liked watching Gymnastics. Such a beautiful sport. Brings tears to my eyes lol, kidding. But what truly brings tears to my eyes are the athletes who show so much joy and happiness upon winning their gold medal. Chills down my spine all the time coz I can feel their emotions emanating. Such raw emotions all captured. Even I feel happy for them, knowing all the hard work they must've put in. Wow, they must really feel like they're on top of The World. The thought of it already sounds amazing.
It was a maiden voyage for the both of us hahahaha. Exploring can be fun!
Stepped into almost all of the boutiques.
Not so much on the outside, but once we stepped into the first boutique, it was a freakin transformation. I swear, I felt like I was back in the UK. The whole atmosphere changed. Almost all of the boutiques looked good, and they were all very quaint and cosy. Very european.
I've heard so much about this place, but never went there before. I was expecting the exterior of these shophouses to look better than what I saw though. More colours and deco. The interior is good, but somehow Haji Lane feels dead on the outside I have to say. I was expecting something more lively.
But, the boutiques there saved it. I loved all the interior architecture and design of the shophouses. Very lovely, with their creaky staircases and adornment on walls. Transported me back to Europe. I SQUEAL.
Like this shophouse we went into,
You can already TELL from the lighting what a nice place it is. I think the upstairs of every shophouse is the best. So quiet and it feels like something magical awaits you as a creak follows your every footstep.
I really enjoyed going into every boutique. Coz each one of them is different and special. The only shops I don't like going to are the ones that sell blogshop sort of clothes. Feels repetitive. Then again, those that are REALLL boutique kinds are the ones that sell clothes you can only hold but not own lol lol. Cannot afford lah?! But they're the ones that give you the nicest feel, along with a European touch. Splendid!
The place that both May and I loved the most, was a shop that was half boutique and half cafe. We enjoyed our time there a lot. I think we spent more than an hour or so, just chatting and nibbling our dessert whilst taking in the quiet and cosy ambience of the cafe.
It's called Pluck btw.
And yeah, as you can see, newspaper reviews hung up on the wall haha.
Teehee!
It was such a nice feeling. I love this!! SO freakin languid. I wish everyday would be like DISS. PISS. KNEES. Ugh! Life is still good.
And that's us, finally, coming out of that cafe. Oh, that's my metal retainers in my teeth! HEE HEE.
So that's our day in Haji Lane. ;D
I think the next stop for us, would be Tiong Bahru! Coincidentally, ST wrote a review on Haji Lane and Tiong Bahru today in the Life! Section. Awesomezzzz!
Ok, can't wait to catch more Olympics action. So far, Phelps has been disappointing. How come! Maybe 4 years of the media's attention caused his downfall. I dunno. Anyway, since young I've ALWAYS liked watching Gymnastics. Such a beautiful sport. Brings tears to my eyes lol, kidding. But what truly brings tears to my eyes are the athletes who show so much joy and happiness upon winning their gold medal. Chills down my spine all the time coz I can feel their emotions emanating. Such raw emotions all captured. Even I feel happy for them, knowing all the hard work they must've put in. Wow, they must really feel like they're on top of The World. The thought of it already sounds amazing.
