Because I didn't want us to pay excessively much for a staycation and yet, I wanted a loft room, the hotel of our choice here was M Social, Singapore, and needless to say, we booked the Loft Gallery room, which costs us S$430.07 for two nights, inclusive of daily breakfast buffet for two, under the Take Happiness Seriously Package.
Located on the top floor (10th level), we had a birds' eye view over the swimming pool of the apartment next door when on the ground level and a not-so-obstructed view, especially when at the mezzanine level. To be honest, it feels quite chill to zone out of the floor-to-ceiling window.
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One photo on the stairs before heading out for out in search of some food because fiancé was hungry. |
After settling down and lazing around, we decided to head out to search for food. Strolling our way down the Singapore River, it took us about 20 minutes just to get to Clarke Quay because I was constantly stopping and looking at all the places that caught my attention as I walk by them. Ahh~ I really like Robertson Quay area.
Anyway, our first stop at Clark Quay was Kushikatsu Tanaka (closed). It was supposed to be for dinner but since we were there and fiancé was hungry, we decided to have it early.
Kushikatsu Tanaka (closed) is known for their Osaka-style kushikatsu (fried cutlet skewers). But we weren’t there just for their skewers, but, also, for their DIY Takoyaki! Back in Japan, fiancé had at least 1 serving of Takoyaki every single day, and since we have never made takoyaki before, I decided that we should give it a try! Plus, it looks fun.
So here we are, making our own Takoyaki, which I caused some to fail (it did not become a ball), which fiancé ate them and let me have the better ones. Okay, adding on to the list - our future house will definitely have a Takoyaki grill!
After we were done with our (super early) dinner, we went over to Don Don Donki at The Central to grab some drinks before exploring the area like a tourist. Along the way, we came across Dumpling Darlings along the quiet Circular Road, which I wanted to try for the longest time. If I wasn't feeling so full, I would definitely have it there and then. It's okay, making mental note to head back one day for some Dumpling Darlings. Hehehe.
Raffles Place is sooo quiet now that most people are working from home, and we really enjoyed the peacefulness while taking in the view along Singapore River. From there, we strolled one round and made our way back to The Central for Don Don Donki (again) to buy some finger food, snacks and desserts to munch on later. Really miss the days we had in Japan sia.
Ended our first day watching Netflix, munching on the food we bought and playing Mobile Legends. Basically, being super chill and stuffing our faces with food. Hahaha.
The next day, we woke up at 9am for breakfast at Beast & Butterflies. The restaurant was pretty empty but probably that was because we were the last few to have breakfast. Hahaha. We hit the snooze button a little too many times. Luckily still manage to make it for breakfast.
Now, with all the safety measures in place, it is no longer a self-service breakfast buffet. It comes in the form of a digital menu, which we can order as much as we want from.
Aside from ordering our usual morning café latte, fiancé had the Local Set B, which essentially was Nasi Lemak, and I ordered the American Breakfast, along with some mini croissant and assorted mini danish to share.
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| Fragrant Coconut Rice with Fried Chicken, Ikan Bilis and Peanuts, Mackerel Otah, Fried Egg, and Onion Sambal |
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| Cheese Omelette, Grilled Chicken Chipolata Sausage, Crispy Bacon and Hash Brown, with Mini Croissant and Danish |
The American Breakfast I had was nothing amazing but the fried chicken from the Local Set B was yummily good. Mmm mmm. After breakfast, fiancé went back to bed (yes, he is that tired), so I spend the morning chilling at our lounge, watching Netflix while waiting for fiancé to be fully awake.
After an hour or so, fiancé is finally fully recharged and ready for the day. So, out we went, to Fort Canning Park! Although by the time we head out, it started to drizzle. But since it was just a light drizzle, we decided to go ahead with our plans and took a 15-minutes walk over to Fort Canning Park.
We started from the Jubilee Park and only managed to make it as far out to Hotel Fort Canning before the drizzle turned into rain and we had to u-turn and head back because... We have no umbrella. By the time we got back down, it was past lunchtime. So, we dropped by Feng Ji Chicken Rice along River Valley Road for a meal before grabbing a coffee from Common Man Coffee Roasters and headed back to the hotel to wash up and prepare for our next activity - Pottery!
Fiancé took a pottery module back in his uni days as an elective and he really enjoyed it. That's why I decided to take him to Taoz Ceramics Studio to make some pottery. Okay, and, also, I wanted to try making pottery for the first time. Hehehe.
We took the Wheel Throwing Experience Class (S$40 per pax), whereby we were allowed to choose what pottery we wanted to make and an instructor present to guide us through the process. After we were done moulding our clay, the instructor marked our pieces and set it aside to be taken for firing. So, we have to come back another day to glaze and decorate our pieces.
After we were done with our Pottery lesson, we shopped around before looking a place to have dinner. Sushi is always a good idea. So, we had Genki Sushi as there was no queue. We were supposed to go for a massage but we were too full from all the sushi and seeing that time was tight, we cancelled our massage appointment and went to Hvala to chill and have matcha before heading back to Orchard Central to grab some snacks from Don Don Donki, than, stroll back to our hotel.
Yes, we walked back from Somerset to M Social as it was pretty close by (on Google Map). It took less than 20 minutes to reach out hotel, plus the weather was great for taking a walk. Again, we ended the day watching Netflix, slurping on cup noodles, munching on all the snacks we bought earlier and playing Mobile Legends. Such chill days once in a while feels really great ~
On our last day, we woke up late but managed to make it for breakfast at Beast & Butterflies. This time, both of us had the American Breakfast.
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| Scrambled Eggs, Grilled Chicken Chipolata Sausage, Crispy Bacon and Hash Brown, with Mini Croissant |
After breakfast, we went back to our room to nua until it was time for us to check-out. I really like staycations at Robertson Quay area and I'm sure we will come back to M Social again, because... We won a room for 1-night stay at M Social! So, yeap, I am pretty sure we are coming back to M Social soon. Teehees ~
Till then, M Social!
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