It’s been a while since I last flooded my blog with photos so I guess it’s time to do so now! Last weekend seemed so long (because it lasted for 4 days!) and I blame it for catapulting me into a full-blown holiday mood 
I did have tons of fun though.
On Merdeka Day (last Tuesday), I decided to go to Singapore anyway although I couldn’t find anyone to go with. Somehow I managed to wake up at 9 am and by 11 am I was drive-thru-ing Burger King to grab something to eat on the way to the Causeway. Spent 1.5 hours on the Causeway itself and finally made it to Haji Lane at about 1.30 pm. It was surprisingly quite easy to find considering the number of times I’ve gotten lost while driving in (and into) Singapore (it’s not that small okay?). Haji Lane is kinda like Bangar, only more unassuming, tainted and awesome! It’s a rather tiny lane filled with cutesy little individual boutiques and just exudes a lot of quirky charm. I love it!
Unfortunately, most of the boutiques sell apparels for the female sex and only a handful of them have stuff for the guys. But that won’t stop me from going back! I think they MIGHT have a higher stock turnover rate compared to Bugis Street (which is only kind of worth visiting once in 6 months or so). And the clothes aren’t too expensive either.
A deceiving display because there weren’t guy clothes instore.
Random shop 
I think there’s just something very appealing about old-looking, almost rundown stores selling clothing. If you’re not a stair climber/al fresco shopper I wouldn’t recommend this place for you though. The weather can be a bit daunting and I was stupid that day to wear 2 layers of clothing under the hot sun.
Anyway, after less than 2 hours of scouring the stores I decided that I’d bought enough (1 jacket only. But I really like it) and that the scorching sun was too painful to endure. Got really lost on the way back (because I decided to be adventurous) but finally made it back at 4 pm!
Later that night we decided to go out for a nice dinner to celebrate Malaysia’s 53rd birthday. So Evonnebabe, Hans, Jo, Anver and I ended up at Chez Papa which is a French rezzo because well, I couldn’t think of any Malaysian food selling restaurant around that sells good food and feels celebratory at the same time.
I’ve been wanting to try out Chez Papa for the longest time because I’ve heard many good things about this restaurant which looks like it’s forever closed. I must say it lives up to expectation in terms of food quality but I think the portion was a little disproportionate to the pricing. Perhaps they had to import their ingredients from somewhere, I don’t know. Not a place to go on a regular basis or when you’re really hunger, but I guess it’s worth the splurge once in a while.
Me trying to look like a bear. Read more
