Great Food Experience at Pasar Bella, Singapore

Bayangkan kios makanan yang beragam di dalam satu area bangunan besar, semua kios ditata dengan cantik dan anda bebas mencicipi tester makanan yang disediakan di setiap kios.

Imagine variety of food stalls inside large building, all the stalls laid out beautifully and you are free to try to taste any food, since the food stalls provide tester and encourage people to try.

Yummy cheese

Satu hal yang paling menyenangkan dari Pasar Bella adalah anda bisa berkeliling mencoba tester makanan sebelum akhirnya memilih makanan yang disuka dan bebas duduk di kios manapun. Tidak perlu sungkan mencoba karena itulah yang menjadi konsep Pasar Bella.

One fun thing about this market is you can stroll around Pasar Bella and try a lot of tester food before finally choosing what you like and also you are free to sit at any kiosk. No need to hesitate to try because that is the concept of Pasar Bella.

Terletak di Grandstand, Turf Club Road, kawasan ini dahulu merupakan lokasi perlombaan pacu kuda. Grandstand dahulu bernama Turf Club dan sejak tahun 1933 lokasi ini adalah area balap kuda yang terkenal di Singapura. Kemudian perjalanan sejarah merubah fungsi tempat ini beberapa kali. Pendudukan Jepang di tahun 1940 membuat semua balap kuda dihentikan dan bangunan di Turf Club menjadi rumah sakit.

Located in the Grandstand, Turf Club Road, this area used to be a horse race location. Grandstand formerly named Turf Club and since 1933 this location is a famous horse race area in Singapore. History makes a lot of changing in this place, a lot of function from time to time. During Japanese occupation in the 1940s ​​all horse racing and buildings were suspended and the Turf Club became a hospital.

Di tahun 1981 Turf Club dihidupkan lagi dan kemudian pindah ke area Ranji di tahun 1999. Lokasi ini kemudian menjadi Grandstand, pusat perbelanjaan yang sebagian besar berupa area restoran.

In 1981 Turf Club activated again but then moved to Ranji in 1999. This place later became Grandstand which is a shopping center with the area mainly are restaurants.

for you beer lovers!

Pasar Bella belum lama ada di Grandstand, bulan Mei 2013 Pasar Bella dibuka dengan 38 kios makanan di dalamnya, ditambah berbagai toko perlengkapan sehari hari yang ditata unik.

Pasar Bella is actually new. Open in May 2013, 38 food stalls is what this place is mainly offers, plus variety of housewares store and uniquely shops beautifully decorated.

Masuk ke Pasar Bella adalah sensasi mencicipi. Beragam makanan mulai dari seafood, beragam bakery dan makanan khas berbagai negara ada disini. Nama Pasar Bella berasal dari nama lokal pasar yaitu sama dengan artian dalam bahasa Indonesia, sementara bella berarti cantik dalam bahasa Italia. Semua tatanan kios disini mencerminkan nama tersebut, membuat lokasi ini menyenangkan untuk menghabiskan waktu dan memanjakan perut.

Getting into Pasar Bella is a tasting sensation. Variety of foods ranging from seafood, bakery and different unique food from various countries. The Pasar Bella name means from two meaning, Pasar in local means market and Bella means beautiful in Italian. All the orderly kiosk and food stalls reflects the name, make this place a nice option to enjoy your time and spoil your stomach.

Seafood area in the front

You can pick and taste!

Beberapa makanan unik yang patut dicoba adalah paella seafood yang berasal dari Spanyol di Le Patio, saya sangat tertarik sejak melihat wajan yang sangat besar berisi nasi dan seafood. Selain itu cobalah juga keju yang beragam di toko persis di sebelahnya, bermacam keju mulai dari young schloss yang dibuat dari susu sapi, hingga pecorino berumur 4 bulan dari susu domba. Bagi anda yang dapat memakan masakan non halal, cobalah suckling pig dan yaroa di Seasalt.

Some of the unique foods which I suggest to try are the paella seafood from Spain in Le Patio, the very large skillet containing rice and seafood catch my eyes since the beginning. Also, try a variety of cheese which located beside You can try variety of cheeses ranging from young schloss made ​​from cow's milk, until 4 months age pecorino made from sheep's milk. For those of you who can eat the non-kosher cuisine, try the suckling pig and yaroa at Seasalt.

Beragam makanan di Pasar Bella memanjakan lidah, apapun selera anda. Just try and choose, and enjoy!

Variety of foods in Pasar Bella spoil our stomach, whatever your taste. Just try and choose, and enjoy!

@marischkaprue - loves to eat eat eat!

NOTES:

• Pasar Bella terletak di Grandstand, 200 Turf Club Road, Singapura 287994, contact: +6568870077
• Pasar Bella located at Grandstand, 200 Turf Club Road, Singapore 287994, contact: +6568870077
• Jam operasi Pasar Bella: Toko dari pukul 9.30 - 19.00,  Kios makanan dan restoran dari pukul 10.00 - 22.00.
• Pasar Bella operating hours: Kiosk from 9.30 am to 7 pm, Food stalls and restaurants from 10 am to 10 pm.

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Hardware Coffee in Singapore

Apa yang membuat kita berbelok ke salah satu toko? Kadangkala plang nama atau promosi yang kuat. Hampir semua toko atau cafe dan restoran membuat plang nama yang menarik perhatian, tujuannya agar orang yang melintas tahu keberadaan toko tersebut dan masuk.

What makes us visit one store? Maybe the sign, banner or other promotions. Almost all shops or cafes and restaurants make an attractive sign and name to attract people so more customer will come and visit.

You can't see any coffee sign

Saat Papa Palheta Coffee dicetuskan, ada satu janji yang diucap kepada pemilik gedung dimana Papa Palheta akan didirikan, yaitu tidak mengubah sedikitpun bentuk dan penampilan luar gedung.

When Papa Palheta Coffee established, the owner promise one thing, that the building will still be the same, that none of the shape or appearance of the building will change.

Ini sebabnya anda tidak akan tahu sama sekali, bahwa di dalam gedung yang bertuliskan Chye Seng Huat Hardware (baca: cay-seng-hua) terdapat coffee shop yang menarik. Dahulu gedung ini adalah toko perkakas (hardware) dan karena nama di depan gedung masih dipertahankan, maka coffee shop ini juga dinamakan Chye Seng Huat Hardware Coffee.
 
This is why if you're passing through, you won't even realize that inside the building with "Chye Seng Huat Hardware" sign, there is an interesting coffee shop. Formerly, this building was a hardware store and since the name is still retained, the coffee shop is also called Chye Seng Huat Hardware Coffee.

Meski tanpa promosi di bagian depan gedung, Chye Seng Huat Hardware Coffee kini ramai dikunjungi. Coffee shop di area Tyrwhitt Road, Singapura ini diketahui melalui promosi paling sederhana, yaitu pembicaraan dari mulut ke mulut.

Even though there are no signs and promotions, now this place is packed with people sipping coffee everyday. This coffee shop is located in the Tyrwhitt Road area in Singapore, and eventually known just by words spreads through conversations.

Inside the gate, it looks like a normal coffee shop

The "lab"

Anda harus masuk melalui pintu garasi dan baru kemudian merasakan suasana coffee shop. Yang unik, di area belakang garasi terdapat mesin mesin pengolah kopi, dari biji kopi mentah hingga matang. Di area yang berdekatan pun anda dapat melihat satu ruangan yang tampak seperti laboratorium dengan tabung kaca pengolah kopi. Bahkan di Chye Seng Huat Hardware kita dapat belajar cara mengolah kopi serta pengetahuan kopi sederhana, ada ruang kelas untuk kelas yang dibuka untuk umum ini.
 
You must enter through the garage door and you'll feel the atmosphere of the coffee shop. The unique part, behind the garage there is a coffee processing machine, from raw coffee beans until roasted. You can also see a room which looked like a lab with tubing glass to make coffee. We can even learn how to process coffee and also some simple knowledge about our favorite drink in a classroom open for public.

small shop

Can't agree more

Cute temporary tattoos

Di lantai atas terdapat toko kecil yang menjual berbagai buku, tas, asesoris hingga temporary tattoo yang unik.

At the upper floor, there are small shops selling books, bags, accessories until unique temporary tattoos.

We all need this, actually this is an empty book notes with a bit of singlish words

Coffee and carrot cake in the morning

Menikmati kopi di Chye Seng Huat bukan hanya sekadar menyeruput kopi sambil membaca koran dan bersantai. Disini ada cerita di balik bangunan yang dipertahankan sejak dulu, cerita di balik pembuatan kopi, hingga cerita darimana anda menemukan lokasi ini. I bet mostly from a friend. So, coffee anyone?
 
Enjoying coffee at Chye Seng Huat isn't just sipping coffee while reading some newspaper and relax. There are stories behind the building, stories about the coffee making and even story about how you found this place, which I bet mostly from a friend. So, coffee anyone?

@marischkaprue - she loves sipping coffee in the morning

NOTES:

• Chye Seng Huat Hardware Coffee terletak di 150 Tyrwhitt Road, Singapura 207563, contact: 63960609
  
• Chye Seng Huat Hardware Coffee is in 150 Tyrwhitt Road, Singapore 207563,
  contact: 63960609
• Jam buka Selasa - Jumat: 9 pagi s.d 7 malam, Sabtu - Minggu: 9 pagi hingga 10 malam, hari senin tutup.
  
• Open from Tuesday - Friday: 9 am to 7 pm, Saturday - Sunday: 9 am to 10 pm. Closed on monday.

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Rhythm of Lights from Fullerton, Singapore

Bagi saya melihat bintang lebih menyenangkan dari cahaya lampu gedung gedung tinggi di kota besar, namun ada ritme tertentu yang seakan dimainkan jajaran bangunan tinggi disini, menikmati langit malam yang hitam kemudian kontras dengan warna cahaya lampu berbagai bangunan masif di Singapura.

I know starts are better than city lights in the big city, but seems like a certain rhythm came up from the lights, from the high rise buildings. See the dark night in contrast with colors of lights from those massive buildings in Singapore.

The Marina Bay Sands

Salah satu lokasi untuk menikmati city lights di Singapura adalah di area Fullerton. Naiklah ke area atas Fullerton Pavilion dan anda dapat melihat Marina Bay Sands bercahaya indah di malam hari. Atau melihat sekeliling dan menikmati lantunan cahaya dari bangunan bangunan tinggi yang seakan bersolek dengan cahaya di malam hari.

 
One of the location to enjoy city lights in Singapore is the Fullerton area. Go up to the top of the Fullerton Pavilion and you can see Marina Bay Sands glowing at night. Or, just look around and enjoy the lights from high-rise buildings which became so beautiful at night.

So enjoy the rhythm of lights!

@marischkaprue - enjoying the rhythm of life 

NOTE:

• Tidak ada biaya apapun untuk naik ke atas Fullerton Pavilion, tangga naik ada di kiri dan kanan bagian luar Restoran Catalunya.
  
• You don't have to pay anything to get on top of the Fullerton Pavilion, the stairs are on the left and right side of Catalunya Restaurant.

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Biggest Aquarium, How To Handle?

Bayangkan 18 juta liter air dengan sebagian sisi ditahan dengan panel bening sehingga anda dapat melihat ke dalam dimana lebih dari 50 ribu hewan laut tinggal disitu. Bayangkan pembuatan aquarium dengan panel pandang selebar 36 meter dan tinggi 8,3 meter.

 
Imagine 4,7 million gallons of water detained with see through panel so you can see inside where more than 50 thousand marine animals live. Imagine how they make a gigantic aquarium, 118 feet wide and 27 feet high.

4,7 million gallons of sea water and these marine animals!

Bagaimana cara membuatnya, berapa lama mengisi airnya, setebal apa panel itu, bagaimana membersihkannya, mengisi dan memberi makan ikan dan berbagai makhluk laut di dalamnya, semua pertanyaan itu muncul saat berhadapan dengan panel di aquarium terbesar di dunia, SEA Aquarium, khususnya di depan Open Ocean, salah satu area "aquarium" terbesar di kawasan SEA Aquarium, Sentosa, Singapura.

 
How do they built it? how long does it took to fill the water? how thick are the panels? how to clean it up, fill or even feed the fishes and other marine animals inside it? All those questions just rise up when I'm facing the biggest viewing panel of an aquarium in the world, the SEA Aquarium, precisely the Open Ocean, one of the aquarium in SEA Aquarium, Sentosa, Singapore.

Open Ocean adalah pusat dari SEA Aquarium, dengan lebar panel salah satu sisi yang saya sebutkan di atas. Panel bening yang jadi sisi atraksi utama seakan menyatu, tanpa terlihat ada garis penyambung. Saya mesti melihat sangat dekat ke salah satu titik dan menggeser pandangan ke kiri dan kanan titik itu untuk melihat sambungan antar panel di platform pandang tersebut.

 
Open Ocean is the main attraction of the SEA Aquarium, with the size of the panel I've mentioned above. The clear panel which is the main attraction looked so converged, it's very had to see the connecting line between panels. I really have to look closely to one side and shifting my head right to the left to see the connecting line.

Sebuah garis terlihat sangat kasat mata, anda perlu memicing dan bergerak sedikit kemudian melihat ketebalan panel. "70 sentimeter," ujar Anggi Permatasari yang menemani saya. Panel pandang terbesar di dunia ini mencapai berat 250 ribu kilogram atau setara berat 30 gajah afrika, wow that's heavy!

Almost not visible at all, you must focused your eyes and move a bit to see how thick the panel is. "2,2 feet," said Anggi Permatasari who accompanied me telling how thick the panels are. The weight of this biggest viewing panel in the world reached 551 thousand pound, equal with about 30 adult African elephant, that's heavy! 

Divers cleaning the aquarium, pic by Resort World Sentosa

You can dive in this aquarium too, pic by Resort World Sentosa

"Setiap hari ada divers yang membersihkan aquarium ini," ujar Anggi saat saya bertanya bagaimana cara membersihkan habitat hewan laut buatan seluas ini. "Dibersikan di saat bukan jam operasi," tambah Anggi. Saya membayangkan perlu berapa lama dan berapa divers untuk membuat panel panel bening ini tetap bersih.

 
"Every day there are divers cleaning the aquarium," said Anggi when I asked how to clean this aquarium. "They clean it when during non operate hour for visitors," Anggi added. Then I'm thinking about how long and how many divers to get this panel clean all the time.

50.000 marine animals inside

Sementara air laut tempat hidup hewan laut sebanyak 18 juta liter ini juga diganti secara berkala. "Langsung dari air laut namun di filter terlebih dulu agar bersih dari bakteri atau elemen yang berbahaya bagi hewan laut disini," tambah Anggi. Sama halnya dengan aquarium di rumah kita, air laut di dalam Open Ocean ini tentunya harus diganti secara berkala.

Also, the water for the marine animals to live is also filtered and replaced periodically. It's about 4,7 million gallons of sea water. "We got the water from the sea but it through filter process so that the water is totally clean and safe for these marine animals, no bacteria or elements which may harm those fishes," Anggi explained. Just like aquarium in our home, the water inside the tank must replaced periodically.

It's so crowded during feeding time :)

Sedangkan makanan makhluk laut ini rupanya dipersiapkan secara khusus oleh ahli nutrisi SEA Aquarium, saya melihat makanan berbentuk bulat yang langsung dikerubuti ikan ikan laut ini saat saya masuk ke dalam aquarium untuk Sea Trek, namun ada makanan makanan yang berbeda untuk hewan laut yang berbeda pula, kita tentu saja tidak bisa menyamakan makanan pari manta dengan makanan batfish.

 
As for food apparently specially prepared by SEA Aquarium nutritionist, I saw the food, round shape which immediately surrounded by the marine fish when I got inside the aquarium during Sea Trek, but there are also different foods for different marine animals, we certainly just can't give the same food for manta rays with the batfish.

Leopard shark with schools of smaller fishes following

Masih banyak hal lain yang ingin saya tanyakan, sayangnya saya tidak bisa bertemu tim teknis SEA Aquarium, mungkin saya bisa menghabiskan waktu berjam jam untuk bertanya dan bertanya tentang habitat laut buatan yang begitu mempesona ini.

There are still many other things I really want to ask, unfortunately there are no technical guy around to ask. I might spend countless hours to ask and ask about this breath taking artificial marine habitat.

Memang habitat asli jauh lebih indah, namun melihat manusia sanggup membuat sepotong keindahan ini ada di darat dan dapat melihat begitu dekat, you'll be amazed.

 
I still think that the natural habitat is way more beautiful, but look at this and realize that human are capable to built this beautiful marine life which are accessible to see so close, you'll be amazed.

@marischkaprue - falling in love with the ocean again and again

NOTES:

• Harga tiket masuk SEA Aquarium: Dewasa 33 SGD (Singapore Dollar), Anak anak 4-12 tahun 23 SGD dan orang tua di atas 60 tahun 23 SGD.
• Admission price to enter SEA Aquarium: 33 SGD (adult), 23 SGD (child 4-12 years old and above 60 years old)
• SEA Aquarium beroperasi dari pukul 10 am - 7 pm
• SEA Aqurium opens from 10 am to 7 pm 
• Kontak Resort World Sentosa: +65778888
• Resort World Sentosa, Contact: +65778888

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Snorkeling Tanpa ke Laut

Saya selalu meracuni siapapun yang saya temui untuk menyelam, mencoba menikmati keindahan laut yang biru dan beragam keindahan makhluk laut yang ada di dalamnya.

I always persuade anyone I met to start diving, to enjoy the beauty of the blue sea and the diversity of sea creatures on it.

Diving memang bukan perkara mudah, anda perlu belajar terlebih dahulu, mengenal alat untuk mengakomodir olah raga ini, serta mendapatkan sertifikasi untuk dapat menyelam di berbagai lokasi penyelaman. Selain itu, diving dipandang cukup mahal selain karena memerlukan berbagai perangkat, sewa kapal dan bahkan tiket menuju lokasi penyelaman yang cukup jauh dari ibukota Jakarta di Indonesia.

Diving is not easy, you need to learn first, making yourself familiar with the gears to accommodate this water sports and also getting diving license to be able to dive in various diving spots.t dive sites. Beside that, diving is also considered as an expensive sports since it requires gears, boat rental and even plane tickets to get into great dive sites which is quite far from Jakarta in Indonesia.

Snorkeling is so easy!

Cara pertama membuat seseorang cinta laut adalah dengan melihat keindahannya, menikmati beragamnya warna di lautan dan paling mudah adalah dengan snorkeling karena anda tidak perlu bisa berenang, anda tidak perlu dapat menahan napas, anda tidak perlu mengeluarkan banyak tenaga. Cukup memakai masker, snorkel dan fin maka tinggal membenamkan muka ke dalam air, bernapas melalui snorkel sambil menikmati keindahan ragam koral dan satwa laut yang berada dekat dengan permukaan.

The first way of making someone love the sea is by let them see how beautiful it is, by letting them witness how rich the colors in the ocean and the easiest way is by snorkeling since you don't have to be able to swim or holding your breath and also it doesn't require a lot of energy. Just wear the mask, snorkel and fins, let your face burrowed down in the water, breath through the snorkel and enjoy the beauty of corals and fishes near the surface.

Rainbow Reef pond full of fishes

Namun rupanya keindahan yang tadinya mesti didapatkan hanya di laut kini dapat dinikmati di daratan. Ya, saya sebut daratan karena sensasi snorkeling disini tidak perlu pergi ke laut meski terletak di area pesisir pantai.

But apparently the beauty which must be obtained only at the sea can now be enjoyed without going to the sea. Yes, the sensation of snorkeling here isn't something you must go to the sea first, though it is still located in the coastal area.

Those with stripes are the sergeant damselfish

Di Adventure Cove Waterpark, Sentosa, Singapura, ada satu sensasi snorkeling buatan. Kenapa saya sebut buatan? karena kolam luas penuh ikan ini sepenuhnya buatan manusia, meski ikan ikan di dalamnya yang berwarna warni ini tentunya asli. Beragam koral buatan ditanam di kolam Rainbow Reef, lengkap dengan ikan ikan yang biasanya anda temui saat snorkeling yaitu damselfish, anthias hingga angelfish yang berwarna warni.

 
At Adventure Cove Waterpark, Sentosa Island, Singapore, you can feel the sensation of some kind of "artificial" snorkeling. Why do I called that artificial? since the pond full of fish is entirely man-made, although the fishes is of course real. Variety of man made hard corals are planted inside the pond, complete with fishes you usually see when snorkeling at the sea such as damselfishes, anthias and also angelfishes.

Can you believe this is all man-made?

Kolam Rainbow Reef dibuat lebih tinggi dari lantai dan di sebagian sisi terdapat kaca untuk melihat isi kolam yang penuh dengan ikan laut berwarna warni. Bagi keluarga dengan anak kecil, ini adalah tempat ideal untuk pengenalan satwa laut dan semacam simulasi untuk snorkeling yang sesungguhnya di laut kemudian hari.

This Rainbow Reef pond is protrudes, higher than the floor and at some side of the pond you can see rectangle glass to see inside the pond which is filled with colorful fishes. For families with young children, this is an ideal place to introduce some marine fish and also some kind of simulation for the real snorkeling in the sea later.

Sayangnya Rainbow Reef ini sangat menarik bagi pengunjung Adventure Cove Waterpark, yang berarti saya harus mengantre untuk menikmati satu keliling mengitari kolam. Jika mau lebih puas, rasanya mesti minimal mengitari kolam ini dua putaran, jadi cobalah untuk datang tidak di masa puncak liburan atau weekend jadi anda bisa menikmati snorkeling mudah dengan maksimal.

Unfortunately this Rainbow Reef is very attractive to visitors, which meant that I had to queue first before enjoying one laps around this pond. I think to be satisfied, you must try at least two laps around the pond, so if you have options, try not to come during holiday peak or weekend so you can enjoy this place even more.

@marischkaprue - usually snorkeling without snorkel, or should we say just free dive?

NOTES:

• Untuk menikmati Rainbow Reef sudah termasuk dalam paket memasuki Adventure Cove Waterpark sehingga anda dapat mencoba berkali kali tanpa harus membayar lagi.
• Rainbow Reef is included in the entrance ticket at Adventure Cove Waterpark so you can try many times without having to pay again.
• Harga tiket masuk Adventure Cove Waterpark saat non peak (Senin hingga Jumat): 29 SGD (dewasa), 20 SGD (anak anak dan di atas 60 tahun); during peak: 33 SGD (dewasa), 23 SGD (anak anak dan di atas 60 tahun)
• Admission price to enter Adventure Cove Waterpark during non peak (Monday to Friday):
  29 SGD (adult), 20 SGD (child 4-12 years old and above 60 years old); during peak: 33 SGD (adult), 23 SGD (child 4-12 years old and above 60 years old)
• Kontak Resort World Sentosa: +65778888
• Resort World Sentosa, Contact: +65778888

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