FORTY HANDS CAFE

this small cafe is a hidden gem in an up and coming street in Tiong Bahru. 

Forty Hands Cafe
Blk 78 Yong Siak Street
#01-12 Singapore
Tel: +65 6225 8545

the cafe is particularly crowded on weekends and it is almost necessary for you to make a reservation before heading down.

however, the food was nothing amazing. the eggs benedict was by far the worst eggs benedict i have ever tasted. The bread was all wrong and not of the right texture, the hollandaise sauce was too little and not flavorful. It was the very first time i did not finish up my eggs benedict. (On the other hand, Prive@Keppel Bay serves up the best eggs royale in Singapore)

Having said that, people don't go to Forty Hands for the food. It's mainly for the aromatic coffee. As i am not much of a coffee drinker (unlike the bf), the only thing i can comment about it is the wonderful coffee art. All else, you would probably make a better judge.

went to the cafe with the primary school bestie :)

Beat's breakfast, i cannot for the life of me remember what the dish was called though.

And then  we ventured to my fave place on Yong Siak Street....

BOOKSACTUALLY.

an indie book haven.

filled with all the pretty little things you do not need.

they had stacks and stacks of old household stuff from the past. Old envelopes, old porcelain plates/bowls, etc.

TCC FOR CHRISTMAS 2012

yes. this is how overdue i am.

hang out with the besties.

this was also the day when the bf first met my good mates.

:D

i'm glad they got along pretty well during the whole catching up session.

to be honest, i really was quite worried about how it'd turn out especially since dear isn't the most comfortable with unfamiliar social settings.

the signature paul frank smile :D

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EY DND 2012

this year...the theme was Sports!

and as usually, being the rebellious (actually more like lazy) employee...our table consisting of the likes of Wei Lin, Vicks, Cheryl, Choo, Serena, Hong Jing decided to boycott the whole theme.

>.<

and so we found our own theme...

sports glamour!

hurhur.

with my new cubicle buddy, Wan Ting. very bubbly and chatty gal :)

a joy to work with!

always entertaining me with her crazy dramatic actions.

nicest buddy ever.

it's been a good 3.5 years since we started work at EY. and we've all grown along the way. It's not everywhere that you get wonderful colleagues who you can call your personal friends. And HJ has definitely been one of the rare few. 

will surely miss the people back at EY once i end my part time stint. 

but you know... i believe i have worked hard for the past 3.5years and now has come the season for change. i know it is a HUGE risk to take but i believe that i won't come out of this regretting my choice because all i want is the chance to try what i have always desired for the longest time.

our table! as you can see...all decked out in formal wear. lol.

camwhoring in the toilet happens to be our have past time :p

love this 2 people the most in EY. they are the people i hang out the most with. 

Wei Lin, the ever caring friend and Vicki, the ever helpful and smart pal.

with woon ee & marilyn. from group C.

whee! tax B champions!

 

with batch mates. Xiu Mei, Hazel & Stella.

will miss all of them. esp. Hazel dearie! she's a very caring and funny gal! though i can never stand it when she always calls me "SAI" ("shit" in chinese)

the best DND performance in years!!

alvin, wang cher (mummy) & severaj (daddy).

haha, if you were wondering, no they aren't exactly married or are they parents to Alvin. 

it's just something Alvin always calls them...when they aren't within earshot that is. haha.

shu min, the quirky and extremely dramatic junior at work. 

ruo wei (the gentle soul), Stella (the hottie) and Gareth (the uncle).

all together now. with the introduction of Suan See, a new senior manager in the firm.

the sexy, going-to-be half naked boys. hahaha.

it was the first time ever that someone ever dared to strip to nothing but swimming trunks on stage! i really gotta applaud these bunch guys. haha.

standing ovation. seriously.

in normal tradition, the freshie performances are only watched by the respective departments. For example, the audit team only bothers looking/supporting their juniors and would completely ignore the other performances, choosing instead to wander about taking photos and chatting within themselves.

However, our tax juniors really did us proud this time round! the entire hall was absolutely captivated by their performance. and i dare say the half naked boys deserve a substantial credit. special mention to Zheng Liang, the only guy who stripped to his swimming trunks.

with bee, my fave audit colleague! 

with Lina, my ex-project mate!

death stare. with samuel.

and introducing the Tax B hunks. haha.

buddy, Zheng Liang and Dave! the hunks of tax B! pity my eyes are closed in the pic. haha.