Yawn Gai Gai: Bubble Tea Factory

 After surviving my tour at The Bubble Tea Factory, I feel obliged to set you guys expectations right and to advise you girls on who to bring on this journey. Given that each ticket cost rought S$20 odd plus (not cheap you know!), it is imperative that the right people are there. I bought the Hubs and *look right and left furgitatvely before I badmouth him*, he is definitely the wrong person for the occassion.

1. Bring a photographer or a friend who is at least good at helping you take selfies. You definitely need somebody who has an eye for angles and take quick shots because it is really quite paiseh to hog the place. Don't go alone! There are staff around to help you take photos, but ahem, not all of them have good photography skills to boast off. 


2. Have patient company! This is the time to unleash the girlfriends. Honestly, I saw some males (my Hubs included) looking so bored dazing into the thin air. And it irks me. If you want good vibes for the day, bring the girls out or at least bring a guy who is interested. 


3. Don't be paiseh! Honestly, I don't know how some of the girls do it. But they can hog the place as though it is their own photo studio. Admittedly, this is how gorgeous photos are born (I peeped at a few camera screens to verify.) Queueing behind them, I swear my eyes glazed by the time it was my turn, oops, I haven quite snapped out so I looked like a lifeless zombie in some of my photos. Yikes, just like that I missed my moment :'(





4. Wear comfy clothes! I was in my lounge pants from Coralist Swimwear, which comes in a set along with a top which I wore to Coney Island (Read the post here!) There is quite a bit of climbing and navigating on the sets, so don't wear a skirt or anything that is revealing. Don't bring too much stuff around too, otherwise you would have to lounge them around every photo spot. 


5. Bring your best camera/ phone that can own the night. The lighting can be qiute dim at some places. If you are using apps to make your photographs look better, be sure to bring a power bank. The last thing you want is to have a phone that you can't use.


6. Don't be too adventurous! Every ticket comes with a free bubbletea drink which you can customised. Hmm...the Hub went for a safer route and it was quite yummy. I broke all rules and might have created a disturbing concoction...yikes!

I wished The Bubble Tea Factory could have marked out the position where the best photo angles can be captured so that some girls wouldn't have the excuse to overstay their welcome at each spot. There were collectible and action cards given but everyone was just too obsessed with themselves to even bother about the other groups around them (FYI, I am sure no other influencer would mention this fun fact to you. If you look up, you would notice that the tubes are painted in specific colours to match the theme and there are labels of BBT on top.)

The Bubble Tea Factory, has been extended till January. For BBT lovers or those who like to experience, I would say go for it. The team did quite detailed touches around the place so don't go all out for the gram. Look around you more and I am sure you will gain a lot more joy in your Bubbletea journey. Hopefully, my tips help. Have fun girls!

Exploration: Coney Island

A part of me feels so liberated. It is as though I have finally got a life. :) Since the Hubs was also free, we finally or maybe more like I finally decided to let him have his way and do something more strenuous and sporty. And off we went to Coney Island. If you are Singaporean, you probably would have ventured to Coney Island by now. Otherwise, you really also a bit no-life like me.

We did read a bit of influencers' guide before making our way down that day. But annoyingly, I can't seem to find all the nice photo spots. And so, we just roamed around and made do with what we found. The cycling route is quite straight-forward so I am pretty sure whatever scenic spots  (i.e. Secret Haw Par Villa) must be quite off the beaten track.

During the last few days, it was raining cats and dogs. I did feel a bit like it is God's plan for me to be there - fabulous hair, fine weather, cute bike, cheap food. :D We went on a weekday to attempt to beat the crowd. We intended to have our meal at Punggol Settlement. But dang, everything looked close. Heng, we managed to find food at Fusion Kitchen and Bar. And you know what, there was 1-for-1 too. In addition, we also got a free singing session, wow!

Because it was the weekday, there was an extra hour free for the 2-hours bicycle rental. In total, I only took about 2.5 hours but that was very, very leisure. Hehe. You probably can do it faster if you don't stop for photos. There isn't much rustic looking bicycles like mine, so go early! And I am so happy my lounge top from Coralist Swimwear looked pretty dope in this pairing. (Will be doing another separate post on their collection, so keep a lookout if you are missing the LOTD already.)

We did a whole complete loop so we also got to explore the Lorong Halus Wetland and Punggol Waterway. My overall feel is that this is quite a good area to unplug from the bustling city. It can be quite a good retirement area. But I definitely don't want my house to be here for now, it is so darn far from town and basically anything!

By the way for dinner plans, avoid Punngol East Container Park. We went there thinking it was cool and all. But the variety of food selection was so little. It is just western food and more western food. And the sales people were all kinda of pushy. I don't really like the vibe so I grumbled and left. It would have been perfect if it wasn't my crappy experience at Punngol East Container Park. I am having a lot more life lately, so there will be more posts on interesting places.