Chye Seng Huat Hardware

Casting aside our usual procrastination, C & I visited Chye Seng Huat Hardware early one Sunday morning before the hordes descended. I must say, CSHH is one of the smartest-looking cafes in Singapore with elegant wood furnishings, staff in crisp blue shirts & navy aprons, and that 360 degrees coffee bar. So pretty.

Another thing that I must say, I really really like how the Lomography X Tungsten performed indoors. I am not sure what magic happened that day but I am going to try to recreate it more often.

(More words and photos on Coffee Table People.)

Selfish Gene Cafe

When I have brunch, I usually go straight for the full plate of English breakfast. Eggs, sausages, bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes and (preferably) brioche bread. Yum! There aren't many cafes with full English breakfasts where all the components are well-cooked and priced reasonably but Selfish Gene Cafe at Craig Road is one of them.

Just Want Coffee

A while ago, I was in the Outram Park area. Needing some caffeine, I headed towards Everton Park, intending to buy a cup at Nylon Coffee. But it was closed! Needless to say, I was disappointed. But now, my percentage chance of getting some coffee at any given time has increased with the opening of Just Want Coffee, a Malaysian cafe, within the Everton Park estate.

Just Want Coffee is a little different in vibe from the other coffee joints in the area. Perhaps, it's the gold-accented coffee cups or the quiet, lazy atmosphere. All I know is that I could sit here quietly for an entire afternoon, reading a book, sipping a cuppa. Something that would be difficult in other cafes in the surrounding area.

Kooka Cafe

Before the MT Everyday Exhibition & Craft, we were across the street at Kooka Cafe. An Australian cafe, the decor were charmingly mis-matched and full of eclectic little touches. I liked my salad enough but it wasn't a dish to remember. And perhaps because we were sitting at the tables near the open-plan kitchen and counter, the kitchen left an unpleasant souvenir on our clothes for the rest of the day. :( However, I did enjoy the quiet and peace of the space, not many places in the city can boast that kind of serenity.

MT Everyday Exhibition & Craft

Please forgive me but for the next few posts, the words "sometime last year" will probably be tossed around quite a lot as I finally get around to sharing the places I went around last year.

This one is of the MT EVERYDAY - Exhibition & Craft 2012 organised by The Little Happyshop and held at the National Library Building. The event bills itself as the inaugural official mt tape event in Singapore and as an mt tape fan with a teeny-tiny collection (I have seen some humongous ones out there), I had to check it out. Although the space was small, I think it managed to show how mt tape can be used in various creative ways. There were also crafting tables with mounds of tapes for you to get started immediately on crafting projects. And let's not forget the mt tapes that were available for sale (specially discounted for the occasion). I picked up a couple of designs and also managed to entice my friend who tagged along with me to pick up a couple of rolls. Always glad to spread some mt tape love around. :)

Now, onto the film. Nope, this is not redscale film but Kodak E100G cross-processed. I was rather taken aback when I saw the results. I had used it a few times previously and was expecting green/yellow hues. But it seems like this film is a rather unpredictable creature because I just checked and another set turned up blue/purple hues. I remember that to compensate for the indoor lighting, I pushed the film to either ISO200 or 400 which probably caused the crazy redshift. It does tend to give one a headache but I don't think there is anyone else who has photos of this exhibition like mine.