Loysel's Toy - The Coffee Crafters

LOYSEL'S TOY

Loysel's Toy has been on my cafes-to-check-out list for a while now and I finally managed to squeeze time out to make a trip down. (Also because my meeting was in the area lol) It's tucked away in an old warehouse space 10min walk from Lavender MRT station so it's not as "Ulu" as some people make it out to be. Situated near the Kallang River, it is a nice spot to chill out on a lazy afternoon, away from the hustle and bustle of busy Singaporean life.

A sister franchise of the good people behind Papa Palheta and the recently opened Chye Seng Huat Hardware, these are definitely coffee brewers who know their stuff when it comes to handling coffee. To be honest, I'm not what you would term as - acquainted with the methods of brewing coffee so I can't provide much intel on that. I have been putting off my signing up of Barista courses to be frank simply cos I haven't found and know that now isn't the right time yet to get started on that. Probably end of the year (: What I do know is that, the baristas here are definitely passionate about their coffee.

Was trying to get J to appreciate good coffee. Seriously, all I ever think about when I get out of bed these days is just coffee. I can hear voices in my head while I'm brushing my teeth yearning me to drink coffee. -_- I actually do make it a point to ask for a cup of coffee whenever I'm at a student's place teaching and sometimes, I would probably have had 4 cups of coffee in a day. It's become so blown out of proportions that I now remember which household serves better coffee, even though it's 3-in-1. Should definitely ask them which brand of instant mix is that. LOL.

Both the cappuccino and latte I got were $4.50 per cup.

Ordered a chocolate croissant on the side just to fill our tummies a little before heading for dinner. The chocolate croissant had a very flaky skin which is great! But not so great when the fan was blasting wind and the flakes were literally flying all over the place except into our mouths ): I personally find it weird to be eating a croissant with a knife and fork. I find it so much easier and less of a hassle to pick it up and bite into it. Probably less demure in doing that but it's just what makes eating it so enjoyable.

The croissant had a sweet buttery taste but in my opinion, I still really love the chocolate croissants from Delifrance. Practically grew up eating them for breakfasts.

Loysel's Toy also serve some delectable cakes and other pastries. Apart from these, they also have a great selection of food items on the menu ranging from Brunch choices such as Eggs Benedict to Beef wraps and Crabmeat pasta. My appetite started kicking in when I saw how generous their food portions were. 

They also sell these really cute Hotchocspoon which contains chocolate and a shot of cognac or irish whisky in it. Basically you warm up your milk and you just stir in the chocolate with the injected shot of alcohol and you have your very own hot chocolate served with an alcoholic twist! (:

LOYSEL'S TOY

66 Kampong Bugis, #01-02 Singapore 338987

Tel: 65 6292 2306

Website: brew@loyselstoy.com

Opening Hours: (Tues to Fri) 9am - 6pm (Sat & Sun) 9am - 730pm

Took a stroll along the river after that. Really thankful it didn't rain on our parade that day as I did not have a brolly with me that day and we'll be stuck in the middle of nowhere without shelter. Now thinking back on it, it was quite surreal that I managed to find time to pause, breathe and enjoy moments of life for an afternoon. (definitely not without painful reshuffling of classes here and there but totally worth it) (:

This old man was sitting facing the river and listening to classic oldies on what I would presume to be his casette player of sorts. It could be a normal handphone for all I know haha but I saw him clicking on buttons at the top of the device.

Moment of the day:

J wanted to draw out $100 but accidentally keyed in an extra '0' so out came a thousand dollars. So hilarious when he had to pass me a wad of cash for safekeeping in my bag LOL!

Bought the dress from a local designer boutique in Sydney and I adore the chiffon drapery along the back with the translucent sides of the shoulder-padded dress. Got it at a steal! It was probably less than a hundred Aussie. (:

Army Daze by Michael Chiang

Caught Army Daze over the weekend in support of Tim's professional debut into the theatre scene. It was a rendition of the original Army Daze. The set was simple, sophisticated and straight to the point. Nothing too fanciful. I thought the lighting and scene changes were pretty excellent minus the fact that I could see a backstage personnel still cleaning up a spilt drink on stage when the lights came on for a split second. Typical of me to talk about the set and lighting instead of the characterization and acting. There was a whole lot of humour injected into the play, mostly Singaporean-ish jokes in dialect and what nots, making it very accessible for the family masses. Not so much of witty humour. The songs composed by Don Richmond were pretty catchy and overall, the show was very engaging. Directed by Beatrice Chia and choreographed by Jeffrey Tan, the cast is made up of some of theatre's favourite comedians such as Chua Enlai, Darius Tan, Dennis Chew (Zhou Chong Qing) and Siti Khalijah (I absolutely adore her). If you didn't catch it this time round, I've heard words that they may re-stage it at Esplanade. Not too sure about that though.

Not forgetting Chua Enlai's hilarious string of ridiculous quotes that don't make sense at all.

"We Hokkiens have a saying: When the chicken crosses the road, that is when the turtle will hatch its egg", "Recover... Relax... Because when the turtle float across the pond, that is when the bride will come home" "Recover... Relax... Because when the Monkey God rest, that is when the banana tree will be shaken"

HAHAHHAHAHA!

Random August Update

Happy Anniversary Baby <3

Life thus far in August has been hectic but fulfilling. I think I'm getting addicted to this crazy lifestyle. The weekend trip to Malacca will probably give me some time to catch up on sleep and breathe. Having dins with J tmr night to chill over our meal. Weird, I don't really have much to update though I have to say, I'm seriously lagging behind on the Sydney posts and recent Food posts. Just did a major workout by walking the entire F1 circuit park to and fro on two nights. Oh I have been secretly dancing in my bedroom. I guess that's a form of exercise? I now know the entire chorus sequence to SNSD's Hoot. :D I still have a choked up throat and phlegm that will not go away. At least, the blocked nose is gone. (cos it went to my throat obviously) Missing Pancake and Nugget cos they're over at J and it has already been a month ): 

Not sure if I kinda regret making certain decisions

Beauty | July Favourites - Organix Conditioners, Revlon Scented Nail Varnish

My top favourite of this month has gotta be the Organix conditioners. I started using them probably March this year and I've loved it to bits! Started out with using the Moroccan Argan Oil cos I've heard great things about what Moroccan Oil can do for your hair. It is said to be very hydrating and makes your hair feel really soft. I'm now on my second bottle of the Moroccan Argan Oil conditioner. Decided to grab another one of the conditioners from the line. Got the Awapuhi Ginger one, such a cute name lol. And yeah, you may think - what in the world is AWAPUHI!? and Ginger? Are you sure...

Yes I'm absolutely positive.

I was in shock when I used it for the first time at the tips of my hair. Couldn't stop touching my hair after that cos it made my hair so silky soft. It was totally unbelievable! And it smelt very nice as well. Kinda smells like coconut. (I just went to check the ingredients and yes it does contain coconut and aloe vera and cocoa butter etc) Highly recommended for people with extremely dry hair. My hair's extremely thick, (It's almost or if not slightly thicker than some very thin threads) so it definitely helped with keeping the tips of my hair untangled. Contains rich keratin products as well to restore hair.

Another one of my favourites will be this particular Revlon Scented Perfume Nail Varnish in Gum Drop. It is one of the best lilac shades I've seen and yes, the nail varnish did smell of cherries when dried. Smells of sweets and I couldn't stop smelling my fingers as well lol. Bet some people on the MRTs may think I'm crazy for smelling my own fingers.

*Beauty | Favourites of the Month are a list of products that I've been diligently using that particular month and loving it.

Shanghai Night

CASS' BIRTHDAY AND FAREWELL PARTY

 

Yes, if you haven't already guessed the theme of the night, it is Shanghai Night. Very apt I say cos of our unhealthy obsession with Shanghai Dolly and Cass leaving for Shanghai to complete a work stint. Star employee! Don't mess. A photo of my Cai Shen Ye and I up there.

Shanghai Men of the Night

(Ryan blocking Jesse LOL)

Shanghai ladies of the Night

Cass with her longevity cake and a present shared by the Westies. :D

Epic Moment of the Night:

Cass catered 2 mini buses for us to get to Shanghai Dolly. Bus ride of the year! There were videos playing in the bus and the guys were pretty much interested in watching ladies tearing each other's clothes off lol. We finished an entire bottle of Moscato on the ride there.

 

Ivan and Jing's virgin experience at Shanghai Dolly. I found that red fan in a midst of my old dance stuff from Co's Shanghai item! SAD because I lost it by the end of the night -_- Sentimental value ok!

 

The singer that everyone claims l resemble. Facing the wrong angle again, blame the photographer

 

All I can say is, the night is by far the most epic one the bunch of us has had. 3 tables, 6 beer towers or so? 6 Johnny Walkers and don't know how many more random bottles everyone else ordered. We still have leftover alcohol and need to go back some time to finish them up. Everyone was somewhat gone by 3am hahaha

 

Birthday girl strutting her stuff

 

Wongs and I

Group photo from Cheryl

Unforgettable Moment of the Night:
Jing and I were at the toilet and I was very irked by the fact that they have plastered this HUGE advertisement of this savoury looking codfish and Bak Kut Teh on the wall. In the toilet. Made me DAMN HUNGRY. Bons walked in at that moment and said she's damn hungry too cos of that poster so the 3 of us trooped upstairs to the Shanghai Dolly kitchen to order food lol. Everyone was downstairs puking and we are upstairs eating food and singing at the top of our lungs cos we were high.

Baby, you take my surname too okay? :D