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FOODIE ADVENTURE E05

I must have mentioned a couple of entries ago that I was coordinating a coffee story for April's issue and that was when I chanced upon Old Hen Coffee Bar. My first experience with them was pretty good. It's a cozy, little cafe with wooden tables and metal stools. Oh, and lots of light! Unlike most dim lit cafes that opt for the whole hipster  concept, Old Hen retains the laid-back atmosphere quite well with its well lit location. I raved about their Cold Brew but had to give it a miss when I was there on Sunday. (Reason being, I'm coordinating a story on Sunday night insomnia  and in order to sleep better on Sunday nights, you should avoid caffeine at least twelve hours before bedtime. I was there at 1PM.) Instead, I finally  tried the Crab Coleslaw Toast  ($8.50)  I had been eyeing since my first trip. Well, if you have sautéed vegetables, you would already win half my heart (or palette) but there wasn't any of those. Only raw ba...

SOCIAL SUNDAY

Disclaimer: Long post ahead. I had to Google search adjectives starting with S  in order to come up with the title because I wanted to sound a bit more classy but I went with something simple and easily understood anyway (since that's the whole point of blogging to an unknown group of people - to be understood). Like the title suggests, today was pretty much a social  day for me. ☺ I woke up slightly past 10AM to a reminder from a colleague that I had to work this afternoon. I had absolutely no clue what she was talking about initially until I went through the conversation I had with my boss then I realized I agreed to relief a class of P5 Math from 12 to 2PM, which I did. Thank God I woke up in time. I haven't gone back to the Khatib branch in a long, long time so I wasn't sure if I was going to recognize the kids but all went well thankfully. I still remember the days I spent working at the counter, talking to all the parents and building rapport with the childr...