This is the Season to be Jolly

christmas this year was spent with a few of the girls from the summer exchange. i think most of us assumed each other would have plans made for christmas already so we don't usually date each other out on christmas. turns out that the four of us are free on christmas day itself, so we decided to meet up for high tea.

high tea was at TWG Tea at Marina Bay Sands. absolutely love the ambiance; it's kind of situated on a platform bridge across the MBS "river". the service was really prompt as well!

ordered Eggs Benedict from the all day dining section of the menu.
Homemade toasted English muffins topped with two poached farmhouse eggs served with creamy hollandaise sauce and a choice of smoked salmon or turkey ham.

the waitress recommended the 1837 Black Tea to go with my mains.
TWG Tea’s renowned signature tea, 1837 Black is a unique blend of black tea with notes of fruits and flowers from the Bermuda triangle which leaves a lingering aftertaste of ripe berries, anise, and caramel. A timeless classic.
true enough, the fruity berry taste lingers! one pot of tea was supposed to be able to serve 5 cups, but mine only served 3 :(

it was the same four that explored toronto during the last few weeks of our summer exchange while the others closed themselves in their rooms mugging hard for their papers because their papers were earlier than ours. 

we were craving for some brownies but sadly they don't serve any, so we headed over to High Society, also at MBS.

we ordered Truffle Fries, and honestly i think i can whip up a better and larger plate of fries for the price we paid. didn't take a picture of it because it doesn't look like anything special.

i forgot the name of this dish. it's served with garden salad, mashed potato and pork sausage. wondering where's the mashed potato? it's crushed under the sausage! the sausage and mashed potato were not bad but the vegetables were bitter.

they had interesting names for the cupcakes. we ordered Red Velvet, Flirt, Casanova and Lust (starting from the cupcake on the left and in anti-clockwise direction). pretty yet sinful. the top's all cream!

so it turns out that we didn't have brownies in the end. the service was slow despite us pressing the buttons and raising our hands. the plates were also not properly cleaned, and the food portion is quite little! the waitress asked if we wanted our cupcakes to be served together with the mains and sides so we said yes, but they didn't serve it together in the end. instead, they came over when we're almost done with the mains and sides to ask if we wanted our cupcakes to be served then. this leaves a bad impression!

and it's christmas! how can we not have a shot with the christmas tree?

next entry: girlfriends' first christmas party (after 6 years)!