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     CommentAuthorpicky gourmet (CommentTimeFeb 12th 2008)

    
   Where are good places to chill and have a drink with friends...don't want poser places hahahah
   
   I heard timbre at boat quay not bad...anyone know?
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     CommentAuthorPANERAI (CommentTimeFeb 12th 2008 edited)

    
   The lounge at The Sentosa....it's nice and cosy : ) the hotel " The Sentosa "...formerly Beaufort...
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     CommentAuthorPANERAI (CommentTimeFeb 12th 2008)

    
   Hmm...how abt Shangrila ? Or Intercontinental ?
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     CommentAuthorpicky gourmet (CommentTimeFeb 12th 2008)

    
   shang not really lah...
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     CommentAuthorPANERAI (CommentTimeFeb 12th 2008 edited)

    
   So it's cosy enuf for mua !!! And the one at Raffles hotel...billard and bar...
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     CommentAuthorpicky gourmet (CommentTimeFeb 12th 2008)

    
   No dempsey hor...too poser already now..
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     CommentAuthorAlison Heng (CommentTimeFeb 12th 2008)

    
   bar sa vanh @ club street
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     CommentAuthorJon Wan (CommentTimeFeb 12th 2008)

    
   The Loof....
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     CommentAuthormacadamia^n (CommentTimeFeb 12th 2008)

    
   balcony bar..
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      CommentAuthormacadamia^n (CommentTimeFeb 12th 2008)

     
    n i love gelare @ siglap
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      CommentAuthorgalinusa (CommentTimeFeb 12th 2008)

     
    ooh TCC @ circular road is nice to chill out too....
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      CommentAuthormacadamia^n (CommentTimeFeb 12th 2008)

     
    i like tcc..nice ambience...and the chairs are so cool
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      CommentAuthorice (CommentTimeFeb 12th 2008)

     
    tcc@robertson quay is cool too.
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      CommentAuthorSCdreamer (CommentTimeFeb 12th 2008)

     
    Colbar at portsdown...chill out and relax to the sound of cicada in nature...no poser value here...its back to basics...
    
    I like this plc its my chill out spot....
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      CommentAuthorgalinusa (CommentTimeFeb 12th 2008)

     
    another place to chill is coffee bean @ serangoon gardens... hee hee...one of my 'gangs' fave haunt...la kopi
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      CommentAuthorPANERAI (CommentTimeFeb 13th 2008)

     
    Alamak....all like to chill...better hide in freezer....sure chilled like siao !!! : )
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      CommentAuthorJon Wan (CommentTimeFeb 13th 2008)

     
    ice - it be better to stay there at The Pier above :)
    
    must have seen you a few times since i work there
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      CommentAuthorcloudgal (CommentTimeFeb 14th 2008)

     
    got chill out places at more accessbile places for ppl like me who dun drive? :(
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      CommentAuthorice (CommentTimeFeb 15th 2008 edited)

     
    tea cafe@seah str. if u guys like tea.

    SCdreamer
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      CommentAuthorcontrarian (CommentTimeFeb 15th 2008 edited)

     
    Personal recommendation - Cafe Domus at 124 Owen Road. You can check it out here.
    
    You can even take the MRT to Farrer Park station and take a short walk. I've been there but haven't posted a review. I'm willing to bet that you won't regret going there for drinks and chill out (unless it rains on you!).

    SCdreamer
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      CommentAuthorSCdreamer (CommentTimeFeb 15th 2008)

     
    ice, does that tea cafe serves scones and buttercakes?
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      CommentAuthorgalinusa (CommentTimeFeb 16th 2008)

     
    sc leong >> nope, tea cafe is abit chinese...they have a large variety of chinese teas.
    food wise, there is an unique tea egg boiled for a few hours and some traditional chinese pastry snacks.
    ambience is nice and quiet. very zen :P
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      CommentAuthorSCdreamer (CommentTimeFeb 16th 2008)

     
    oh those kind! hmmm..its still interesting if u have the right company..been to one twice...hey i might hv been to tea cafe.
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      CommentAuthorice (CommentTimeFeb 16th 2008)

     
    galinusa: i thought they have cucumber sandwiches and muffins? but limited variety.
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      CommentAuthorcloudgal (CommentTimeFeb 16th 2008)

     
    for chinese tea appreciation, i still prefer Tea Chapter and another tea outlet at Chinatown. I go there for the full works of tea appreciation. :) There are snacks and games and novels to while away time there too.

    JC ~ Ü ~, contrarian
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      CommentAuthorRatatouille (CommentTimeFeb 16th 2008)

     
    i like to go to those shisha places near arab street for a different kind of chill out. heave a puff and drink peppermint tea.
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      CommentAuthorSCdreamer (CommentTimeFeb 16th 2008)

     
    ooo...rata, hope that u dun puff those often...not v healthy leh...
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      CommentAuthorRatatouille (CommentTimeFeb 16th 2008)

     
    thks sc. dun really do that now. i even quit smoking. haix.
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      CommentAuthorcontrarian (CommentTimeFeb 17th 2008)

     
    Dempsey's Hut at Minden Road is another good bet.
    It's across from the golf driving range and church, a short walk in from the junction with Holland and Napier Road. Note: this is the junction right after the embassies, and before the Dempsey Road junction.
    
    Look for the bright lights and survivor-like torches to find it. A very casual open-air place, it was here way before the poseur Dempsey crowd down the road arrived. Everyone I've taken here always enjoyed it, but beware of wet weather!

    combat wombat, Mei Ling Chia
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      CommentAuthorcontrarian (CommentTimeFeb 17th 2008)

     
    While I'm at it, I might as well just reveal my other hidden finds.
    Green Valley Cafe's at 1 Bah Soon Pah Road, where Green Valley Farms are. It opens in the evenings only. If you come along Sembawang Road from the north, it's on your left after you pass the Khatib Camp main gate. If you see a Tiger Beer lit signboard just after Khatib Camp, watch for a left turn soon after and that's Bah Soon Pah Road.
    
    Unlike my other favourites, this is sheltered but still close to nature as it's next to the vegetable farm! May be crowded if live football is being screened.

    SCdreamer
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      CommentAuthorcontrarian (CommentTimeFeb 17th 2008)

     
    Explorer Zone is at Bishan Park 1 - the side near Sin Ming. It's very near the Sin Ming Ave car park for Bishan Park. Another casual outdoor location, right in my backyard too.
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      CommentAuthorcontrarian (CommentTimeFeb 17th 2008)

     
    Little Part 1 Cafe at Jasmine Road, next to Thomson Plaza.
    See my review here
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      CommentAuthorcontrarian (CommentTimeFeb 17th 2008)

     
    The Edge Bar & Bistro on the roof of the building at Marina South Pier.
    Run by the Singapore Explorer guys who also run the Pier Eleven Restaurant downstairs. You can also try the deck chairs at Pier Eleven facing the sea if the restaurant isn't too crowded that day.

    DG
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      CommentAuthorcloudgal (CommentTimeFeb 18th 2008)

     
    contratian: realise most kinda inaccessible...:( haiz.
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      CommentAuthorDG (CommentTimeFeb 18th 2008)

     
    wow, great list contrarian!
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      CommentAuthorcontrarian (CommentTimeFeb 18th 2008 edited)

     

    Posted By: cloudgalcontratian: realise most kinda inaccessible...:( haiz.

    
    
    It's really a matter of perspective. I can tell you that most aren't far from the nearest public transport or main road.
    
    -For Cafe Domus, there's Farrer Park MRT.
    There are public buses that stop on the main road very near to:
    -Dempsey's Hut (I take bus 7 here if I want to drink; there are many others that stop opposite Botanic Gardens),
    -Green Valley Cafe (the buses that stop on Sembawang Road like 167, 980...),
    -Little Part 1 is easily accessible by buses that go to the stop after Thomson Plaza going north (many including 167, 980, 165, 166...),
    -Explorer Zone (either 410, 162, 52 along Sin Ming Ave or many other buses along AMK Ave 1 with a short walk across Bishan Park)
    
    Only the Edge is a challenge?
    
    If you need more specific instructions on how to get to these places I'd be happy to provide them.

    Blues Almighty
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      CommentAuthorSCdreamer (CommentTimeFeb 18th 2008)

     
    i love the veg farm at GreenValley, when I was last there, they were still building their cafe area. Thks for the update again Contrarian.
    
    if u go at the right time, I recommend purchase of their sweet corn, "Ribena" fruit and year round american aloe vera (eaten with honey and lime) ....yumyum yum.....
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      CommentAuthormacadamia^n (CommentTimeFeb 18th 2008)

     
    cloudgal if u need specific directions to get there frm wherever u are go to http://www.streetdirectory.com
    u can juz enter the destination and where u r frm n u cen get info on wad bus/mrt to take n the boarding n aliteing points
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      CommentAuthoriheartbread (CommentTimeFeb 19th 2008)

     
    The Bark Café (near Changi Museum/Chapel). It's an open-air café.
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      CommentAuthorcontrarian (CommentTimeFeb 19th 2008)

     

    Posted By: macadamia naddzcloudgal if u need specific directions to get there frm wherever u are go to http://www.streetdirectory.com
    u can juz enter the destination and where u r frm n u cen get info on wad bus/mrt to take n the boarding n aliteing points

    
    
    MN, the streetdirectory.com bus guide is not good enough.
    For one, it's SBS only. Secondly the map doesn't show you where the bus stop is - it only describes it.
    
    You'd be much better off using the Mighty Minds directory that shows you the stops, together with the Transitlink eguide on their website, which lets you do a road enquiry as well as a bus enquiry.

    macadamia^n
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      CommentAuthorcloudgal (CommentTimeFeb 19th 2008)

     
    well, for starters, so long as i can reach by bus/mrt, i still ok.
    
    y i say inaccessible is tt, these places are difficult to convince frens to go if no car. *can oredi hear complaints*
    
    finding directions is not a problem for me. :) m a frequent user of the streetdirectory coupled with the bus guides.
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeMar 15th 2008)

     
    long time back, (smoker frenly) chill out spots aplenty... now with the new law imposed, makes a lota chill out spots, not so comfy to chill. the hassle to hunt for the yellow box suffices to spoil the day.
    
    so, for a change... i now have preference to haunt neighborhood coffeshops/ prata-shops. no dresscode issues... most importantly, wallet frenly too... hehehehehe

    fooding around
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      CommentAuthorLinda (CommentTimeMar 15th 2008)

     
    Since I'm not a smoker, I'm all for banning smoking indoors.
    
    hahaha, you should see a smoker on a 18hr flight. Cigarette has to be one of the worst addictions.

    caniggia
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      CommentAuthorcontrarian (CommentTimeMar 15th 2008)

     

    Posted By: LindaSince I'm not a smoker, I'm all for banning smoking indoors.
    
    hahaha, you should see a smoker on a 18hr flight. Cigarette has to be one of the worst addictions.

    
    
    Buy shares of tobacco companies. They're one of the few legit addictive substances.
    Altria (formerly Philip Morris) is one of my favourite stock investments.
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      CommentAuthorRatatouille (CommentTimeMar 15th 2008)

     
    i'm going to o bar and restaurant tonite. will feeback if its a nice place to chill out or not.
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      CommentAuthorLinda (CommentTimeMar 16th 2008)

     
    I think investing money on companies like Philip Morris is bad karma.
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      CommentAuthorcontrarian (CommentTimeMar 16th 2008 edited)

     
    Socially responsible investing? You might well avoid investing in companies linked to
    armaments and weaponry - Boeing, ST Engineering, Thales...
    alcohol - LVMH, Diageo, APB, F&N, Thai Beverage...
    gambling - Genting, Berjaya Sports Toto...
    pornography - media companies that carry content on their channels or productions
    Perhaps also banks that finance any of these industries or their projects.
    
    Not forgetting that tobacco companies were heavily involved in food production - examples of Kraft and Nabisco were owned by tobacco groups for many many years until 2007.
    
    Living in Singapore where prostitution is legal but pornography isn't, where Singapore Pools provides probably the largest funds to charitable and community causes, I don't cast value or moral judgements on others' life choices so easily.
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeMar 17th 2008 edited)

     

    Posted By: Linda... hahaha, you should see a smoker on a 18hr flight. Cigarette has to be one of the worst addictions.

    caniggia

    with all due respect, i'd agree that non-smokers deserve their own spaces as well. sometimes i feel they should've given operators a choice, perhaps different licensing for smoking/non-smoking operations. that way, each'd have their own space.
    
    as for smokers on a long haul flight... it calls for creativity & improvision.
    
    here's a tip for smokers going cold turkey while travelling long haul... have some gauze on stand by, when the urge arises.... fill gauze with the tobacco leaf from the ciggie, roll the gauze up, tuck it under the gum... should last u for a few solid hours.
    
    this technique is also applicable for NS/reservist missions when naked flame/smoke is not permissable
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      CommentAuthorchicken republic (CommentTimeMar 19th 2008)

     
    i like kopitiam not expensive and they serve with ice cube best beer in kopitiam
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      CommentAuthormacadamia^n (CommentTimeMar 19th 2008)

     
    repeating what CG said,
    
    Chicken Republic can you please please use the " ." or "," that is provided on th keyboard.
    
    Very few cannot understand what you are saying.
    
    Unless you want to provide us with a CR-english dictionary

    Ratatouille