Wonder is defined (in the Concise Oxford English Dictionary) as “a feeling of surprise and admiration caused by something beautiful, unexpected or familiar” and as a verb, it is not only to feel curious or desire to know, but also to feel doubt. (Read more)
Over a hundred people turned up to celebrate UrbanWire’s 6th birthday at the launch of UWtimate Download, our latest mobile privilege programme. All you have to do is flash your mobile phone with our wallpaper to get discounts and promotions at all your favourite haunts. (Read more)
If you want to get your fix of local music, and a good dose of love, head down to Blu Jaz Café this Dec 15 for the inaugural Love is Indie Air.
Organised by La Famiglia, this gig hopes to unify people through their common love and passion of music. For their first time, they will feature local acts such as West Grand Boulevard, Caracal and Giants Must Fall, and all in this cosy setting along Bali Lane. They hope to become a quarterly event which will be held at various venues, both indoors and outdoors, and one bigger after the next. DJ Locksmith Green will also be present to spin indie tunes all through the night to get the crowd going.
La Famiglia also hopes that their future gigs will be a venue for raising awareness for various causes and just wants to spread the message of love through a time of good company and music, away from the turmoil of today’s world.
Love Is Indie Air
Venue: Blu Jaz Café, 11 Haji Lane
Date: December 15, 2007
Time: 9pm till late
Ticket Price: $15
Please note that you have to be 18 and above to enter.
Touted as the boys who use the most amount of eye-liner, My Chemical Romance (MCR) certainly isn’t all just about looks.
Coming to Singapore this December, MCR (an affectionate term coined by fans and has become a part of the band) will be playing a 1-night only concert at the Max Pavilion on Dec 11. Known for their melodramatic ways, this is a concert not to be missed, as these New Jersey natives will put an act that will blow you away, as they have with their fans all over the world. Their hits include “Helena”, “Teenagers” and “Famous Last Words”, singles from their 2nd and 3rd album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love and Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.
The band was formed in 2001, with Frank Iero and Ray Torro on guitar, the Way brothers; Mikey and Gerard on bass guitar and vocals respectively, and finally, Bob Bryar on drums. (Read more)
We’re glad they’re back again, and we hope that’s not the last of it. Linkin Park was rocking to a crowd of 11,000 people at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Nov 13, with their first concert held 3 years ago at the Padang where 15,000 tickets were snapped up by hungry fans.
After waiting for what seemed like eternity (1 really long hour), the band finally started playing behind a veil, opening the act with a short but loud excerpt of “Wake” which transitioned smoothly to “Given Up”. No surprise here, the crowd went absolutely wild. Having anticipated for the band to come on for a long time, the crowd was screaming and cheering even though it was clear that the stray strumming of the guitar was only a sound check earlier on.
The veil fell and revealed the band as they played their opening piece, which was a loud, energetic number that brought the house down with all the hysterical screaming from fans. Despite opening with a track from their latest album, Minutes to Midnight, everyone in the house knew the lyrics of the song, displaying their true blue adoration for the band as they sung along to lead vocalist, Chester Bennington.
From the opening act, the band played one head banging, heart stopping track after another, leaving the audience with little time to catch their breath or take a sip of water. In the free standing area, the crowd was clearly enjoying themselves, jumping and constantly lifting their hands into the air, moving to the music. That said, even the audience that were seated and in the balcony areas stood up to groove along to the beat with the encouragement of Chester and Mike Shinoda, the other vocalist of the band, known for his rapping.
Chester took a moment to talk to the audience, joking about how “ruthless” the Singaporean fans were, snatching his jewellery and practically clawing at him when he went off stage to shake hands. Mike joined in the bantering and made the crowd laugh with his light flirting with Chester by asking Chester if he could pinch his buttocks, and even said that the people there were “excellent”.
While their stage did not have the best of props and theatrics, especially when compared to recently held concerts such as Christina Aguilera’s Back To Basics Concert and Heaven and Hell’s one-night-only gig at Fort Canning Park, which had more elaborate sets, the American band really didn’t need it any of that as the electrifying vibes were strong enough to move the audience.
The band played a good mix of both new songs from their latest album and old hits such as ‘Crawling’, ‘Numb’ and ‘In the End’ from albums inclusive of Hybrid Theory and Meteora. A notable performance was a piano cover of the track from Hybrid Theory, Pushing Me Away, with Mike on the keyboard and Chester on vocals. Although one can easily watch a clip of the guys performing this touching piece on YouTube at their various concerts, nothing can ever beat hearing it live, with intense emotion echoing in Chester’s voice.
What seemed strange, however, was when the band members walked away from the stage right at the 80-minute point, leaving the audience confused. Some thought it marked the end of the concert, and even started heading for the exit. Hopefully they didn’t leave, as the band came back after 5 minutes and played the last 5 numbers in their song list.
The band finally closed with their 2nd single from Minutes to Midnight, ‘Bleed it Out’. It was a night of no frills, simplicity and where sheer voice and raw energy took the stage.
How often have you seen something you’ve longed for badly, only to lament that you can’t afford it? Well, luxuries are not only for the rich, says the newly revamped tatarah.com.sg, which gives you a chance to own that coveted brand new car for perhaps 23 cents?
If you think this is some practical joke, UrbanWire isn’t kidding you. This local company has put an interesting twist on auction shopping.
First launched in 25 Oct and having gone under a makeover and relaunched on 9 Nov, tatarah.com.sg has a motto – “Dream it. Own it.” Don’t we all wish it were so… (Read more)
Over 500 submissions were received from over 50 countries for the third Asian Festival of 1st films (AFFF), which was a heartening 100% increase since the inception of the festival in 2005. AFFF is a special festival that aims to applaud works of debut producers, writers, cinematographers, actors and documentary makers from all over Asia, and this year includes 1st time entries from Australia and New Zealand.
21 feature films and documentaries from 17 countries, including 1 from Singapore were selected to be nominees for 10 prestigious awards,
such as Best Film, Best Cinematographer and Best Director of Documentary.
If you think this is just a small-time event which cannot be compared to the giants such as the Emmys and Golden Horse Awards, hold your thoughts. Although these weren’t the works of veterans, they certainly left an impression. With names such as Gordon Chan and Carol Haslam, who have more than 40 years of experience combined in the media industry and the selection committee, the AFFF is certainly no small fry.
That said, even such experienced producers only have praise for the works they have seen, lauding them as “extraordinary” and “eye opening”. Chan said, “I was really impressed by the works of these new breed of directors and film makers. They have already attained quite a high standard in their first films and that means that experienced people like me should go back and learn some more tricks to keep up with the new talent. It’s almost scary.”
Announcing the nominations was a stellar cast of local celebrities and personalities, the likes of May and Choy (from local movie hit 881) and Jade Seah (Miss Singapore Universe 2006), all recognised for their contribution to the local film industry. The nominations awards were held at HOUSE, the new restaurant at Dempsey Hill which is also the new place of inspiration for art enthusiasts.
The nominated films hail from Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Lebanon, Mongolia,
Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, USA and Vietnam. The themes explored in the films range from the World War II to an extraordinary 1st time film from Mongolia. Screening of these films will be at Golden Village Vivocity cinemas, the Arts House and HOUSE during the week-long AFFF from 27 November – 4 December 2007.
China, India and Australia are bagging the majority of the nominations, with 9, 7 and 5 nominations respectively and are vying for 10 awards. Weed, a film from China, is nominated for 5 categories, 
including Best Film and Best Male Actor. Weed is tragic love story about a wage worker who falls in love with a prostitute but ends up killing himself. A Touch Of Fate, a Taiwanese film, is in the running for 4 categories. The storyline is about a 15 year-old boy who runs away from school and meets a gang of pickpockets and a mentor who propels him to a tragic ending.
For the first time, Delegate Passes will be available for $100 for industry delegates and film buffs and at $50 for student delegates. This pass will entitle the holder to attend unlimited film screenings, the opening and closing night ceremonies, as well as additional networking sessions and lectures.
Halloween wasn’t just for the partygoers this year, a legion of gamers also joined in the fun. Hellgate: London was finally released to the world and in Singapore at Funan Digitalife Mall.
Hellgate: London is the highly-anticipated game by the Schafer brothers, who created the Diablo series. It’s also one of the few, or possibly only game that has both first-person shooter (FPS) and role-playing elements that give gamers a whole new experience.
From 9am, the atrium was already brimming with gamers queuing for their coveted box sets that were only available to them at 3pm. The 1st in line even told us that he had waited for 16 hours to get his hands on this game, having been a of the Diablo series. The box sets were bundled with exclusive premiums such as 
a Hellgate Alliance patch. The first 500 also received limited Hellgate: London goodie bags. To up the ante even further, Max and Erich Schafer were there to sign first 100 copies of the box sets for their lucky fans. Throughout the day, activities were planned for the enthusiasts all the way up to 9pm. Game mascots were present for photo opportunities with the fans and numerous computers were set up to allow members of the public have a go at the game.
The Game
Hellgate: London is set in futuristic, well, London in the year 2038. However, it is in ruins with demons overrunning the city. A small significant group has, luckily, or unluckily survived the apocalypse and is the only resistance left before Hell takes over the world.
There are three factions in this resistance, namely, The Templar, The Cabalists and The Hunters. Each faction has their individual specialties and is good for different purposes, depending on your preference as a gamer.
Some of the key highlights of the game include a randomisation engine, so that no two gameplay experiences are alike. Also, the creative team spent over three years coming up with the items inventory in Hellgate, with over 100 stock weapons in the game. Every single armour or equipment carried randomly assigns properties that further increase the uniqueness of a player.
Keep in check for UrbanWire’s take on how Hellgate: London matches up!
Once again, Apple has released a new generation of iPods, also introducing a newcomer, the iPod Touch. UrbanWire lays their hands on the 3rd generation iPod Nano, which is now slimmer and wider.
The First Look
At 1st glance, one can easily notice the difference between the new iPod Nano and the previous one. Noticeably wider, the 3rd gen Nano boasts a beautiful 2-inch screen, which is 1/2 an inch wider than the first 2 iPod Nanos. Available in 2 capacities, 4GB and 8GB, the former comes only in one colour, silver, while the latter is available in silver, blue, green, black and (PRODUCT) RED.
The player comes neatly packed in a small clear, plastic box with the ubiquitous white earphones and iPod-to-USB cable.
The beauty of the latest Nano has to be appreciated by touch. Its slim chassis will amaze you at an astounding thickness of 6.5mm and a wider dimension of 69.8mm by 52.3mm. It feels good in your hand, fitting comfortably into your palm. You can scroll the clickwheel with no awkward adjustments to make. With an ergonomic design, it feels like second nature when you’re holding the 3rd gen Nano.
For convenience’s sake, this Nano fits seamlessly into your pocket and will not jut out of it when you’re sitting.
The Screen
Not only has the 3rd gen Nano upgraded to a 2 inch LCD display, it is now 50% brighter. The screen displays videos and movies with absolute clarity and sharpness. It is however, a tad small. Your eyes might tire after watching videos for an hour. Not something that they should be blamed them for, as the 3rd gen Nano is really tiny and it’s a mechanical feat to have such a high resolution screen on this tiny gadget.
However, UrbanWire wouldn’t recommend anyone to try watching a 16:9 movie, as the screen is small enough and by watching a 16:9 movie, you’d be fitting your show into only 1/2 of the screen.
Battery Life
A major gripe among many iPod users is always the non-existent battery life. However, Apple seems to have gotten it right finally. The 3rd gen Nano is able to play songs non-stop for 23 hours and 23 minutes, just slightly below Apple’s claim of 24 hours. With up to 4 hours of video playback, the battery life is only 1 hour shy of the battery life stated by Apple.
The Interface
With the introduction of a split screen, the album art will hover and float around on the right when you’re scrolling through your music listings on the left. This does look pretty cool even if there’s no important function for it. The same happens for any other tab you’re scrolling in; for example, in videos you’d be able to see clips of the show.
Also, Cover flow is now available on the iPod Nano. Users and reviewers in America are comparing it to the iPhone, which seems to tap on the cover flow function more intuitively as it’s a touch screen. While it might difficult to make a comparison as the iPhone has yet to arrive in Singapore, the Cover flow feature does bring a nice aesthetic touch. One thing good was that there is no lag time while scrolling through the albums, something you need not worry about if you’re an impatient person.
Pricing
The 4GB and 8GB Nanos are in the market for a much more affordable price of S$248 and S$348 respectively, a rather competitive price for MP3 players in this range. For example, Creative’s Zen is priced at SGD$249 and SGD$349 for 4GB and 8GB respectively.
Gripes
While there are many presets to select from, music junkies would pretty much want to have customisable equalisation. However, that said, Apple is still not giving in to other common features in other MP3 players such as built-in FM tuner and expandable memory, just to name a few.
The hold button is shifted to the bottom of the player to be with the stereo jack and iPod dock, and it is way too small. You have to use both hands to operate the hold button, and this isn’t just the case for petite female hands. This is also tested and proven by a male, who also found it difficult to use the hold button with just one hand. It’s a real pity as the Nano could have been easily maneuvered around with one hand if not for the hold button.
Another pain in neck is also the laborious task of uploading album artwork manually.
Bottom Line
The iPod Nano 3G is nice to have and hold, plus, the price is certainly justified. It is a nice player to consider if you haven’t already got one. Or you can just get it anyway because it looks good and it’s better than ever.
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Metal fans get ready for a heavy metal weekend as Megadeth and Heaven and Hell play back to back at Fort Canning Park on Oct 26 and 27!
Megadeth
The pioneering band in the American Thrash Metal movement with founder, singer and songwriter Dave Mustaine will be here for their 1st one night only concert in Singapore. Megadeth are touring in support of their latest effort, the politically charged “United Abominations”.
Grammy-nominated Megadeth was formed after Dave Mustaine was kicked out of Metallica, and what a blessing that was for metal fans, as Megadeth has since created head-banging music from 1983.
The band has released 16 albums and sold over 20 million albums worldwide. Other accolades include 18 top 40 Mainstream Rock singles and 7 Grammy nominations.
Front man Dave Mustaine expresses his feelings about performing in Singapore with much gusto, “I have flown through the Singapore Airport twice and both times, I would have given anything to have a guitar and just drive in a taxi to the 1st TV or Radio station I could find and start jamming! I am excited to finally make it to such a beautiful and mysterious land. I can’t wait to meet the people, the fans, the culture, and take a piece of you back with me and leave a piece of me with you.”
Megadeth performs at Fort Canning Park on Friday, 26 Oct. Tickets go on sale September 5th through Sistic. Tickets are $85* till 25 Oct and $100* on day of show. (*Price does not include $2 Sistic booking fee.)
Heaven And Hell
After 15 years, Heaven and Hell members James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice come together again to play in concerts and festivals around the world for the year. Singapore fans are in for a treat as the band rocks Singapore for one night in their only performance in South East Asia!
Despite only having a short stint together, Heaven and Hell has achieved great success and is now on a world tour after the success of their latest album. And if you didn’t already know, Heaven And Hell is a collaboration between two bands, the Black Sabbath and Dio.
The hard-rocking quartet convened to record 3 new songs, Black Sabbath: The Dio Years. The 1st single of the album, The Devil Cried, has been receiving raving reviews from both fans and critics alike for its signature Black Sabbath sound.
Heaven and Hell will be performing tracks from all 3 studio albums, Heaven And Hell (1980), Mob Rules (1981) and Dehumanizer (1992), as well as the newly recorded tracks.
Tickets are on sale now at all Sistic outlets. General admission tickets are $110* until October 26th. Tickets are $125* on 27th October 2007.
A special “Doubleshot Ticket Package” is being set up for those who want to attend both Megadeth and Heaven and Hell for $170*. If you already purchased a Heaven and Hell or Megadeth ticket you can top up for the package by just paying the difference. (You must present your Heaven and Hell or Megadeth ticket at Sistic when purchasing).
They showcased their best at Fashion Bar at The Cannery; those head turners for the next few months. They had smooth curves, and were decked in cool, sleek black and sliver. And no, it wasn’t the latest Fall fashion trends that caused sparkles in our eyes on Sep 6, but games and accessories from Microsoft. (Read more)
After the success of March of the Penguins, Arctic Tale is the next documentary feature by Paramount Classics and National Geographic Films that captures the life stories of 2 other animals living in the Ice Kingdom.
The feature narrates the lives of a polar bear cub, Nanu, and a walrus pup, Seela. Narrated by Queen Latifah, Arctic Tale tells their stories by the 2 main character’s points of view –documenting their physical landscape and way of life, the emotional roller coaster that they have to face and the bigger picture of the changing environment.
2 separate stories are told as Nanu learns the ropes to surviving in the cold, barren Arctic region with her mother and brother while Seela is protected and brought up by her mother and aunt in the seas. Both stories are weaved through a common thread of love, life and death, survival and how they learn to face the changing landscape around them. Ultimately they live to reach adulthood and the cycle of life starts again when they become parents.
The film was produced as a result of stitching up 15 years’ worth of footage from living and shooting in the Arctic region, which is a remarkable feat for directors, Sarah Robertson and Adam Ravetch. The footages were edited seamlessly, creating an illusion that the crew managed to follow the same 2 families from life to death. The amazing scenes of nature would have any moviegoer in awe of the natural beauty the region has to offer despite being sunk under snow all the time. Some scenes were grainy but you can’t fault a filming crew when they are facing animals the size of an 800-kg car with the ferocity of a lion coupling the fact of the bone-chilling, minus-40-degree-Celsius weather.
The movie managed to get the audience going
with funny, endearing moments by both the bear and walrus, and there also were teary-eyed moments when they face death. Yet, seeing walruses fart for at least 20 seconds on screen didn’t tickle my fancy nor give these animals a good thing to remember by.
The narration by Queen Latifah was welcoming, as her voice was warm and did not put the audience to sleep despite 80 minutes’ worth of a lone bear walking around looking for food and a family of walruses swimming in the sea. However, it did seem that the narration was written in mind with 2 particular prerequisites – Queen Latifah and children. Lines such as, “That’s how they roll” felt out of place for a film as such but seemed perfect for “ghetto” 
Latifah. Also, in a bid to be kid-friendly, the seriousness of the message seemed lost and many truly educational opportunities were fleeting. By anthropomorphising the animals and having some funny but uncalled for scenes, like the walrus farting, which was shown twice, the film was more fiction than documentary.
The original music too, though crafted to suit the scenes in harmony, felt a little cheesy and out of place for a documentary feature. This felt like it was done in a bid to keep the children happy in the cinema. While it wasn’t obvious in the beginning, an adult moviegoer would easily see the relation of the scene and the lyrics of the songs explicitly after the first few rounds. It may not be irritating to some, but it does seem to spoil the impact of the beautiful visuals.
The message of global warming only came at the last scene of the show, where text fills up the screen and tells the audience that the Arctic could be virtually ice-free by the summer of 2040, endangering lives of all the animals living in the icy North.
An improvement could be made by having more nuggets 
of information for the audience to read and understand the changes in the Arctic at the end. The true message and intention of the directors would then be communicated without having one to research or second-guess. One example would be how polar bears never used to prey on walruses, but are now forced to due to the change in environment. This would have made the choice in featuring these 2 animals in this movie understood by everyone, clarifying all doubt and uncertainty that may have risen with regards to the objective of the film.
Arctic Tale is recommended for the whole family unit, and one should enter the movie without any expectations just yet, so as to enjoy it as it comes. While one would undeniably make a reference to March of the Penguins, I would urge one to enter the cinema with an open heart and simply take in the wonderful scenes, go home and research to grapple with the difficult truth of global warming.
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
Movie Details:
Opens: Sept 13
Running Time: 83 minutes
Narrated By: Queen Latifah
Directors: Adam Ravetch, Sarah Robertson
Being already oh-so-fashionable in school, who would ever want to commit the crime of carrying a laptop case that is just a piece of canvas or plastic? Getting a bag that stands out is not a problem with the latest nifty, pretty carriers worth every dollar. RACHEL TAN reports.
A laptop case has become a fashion statement especially when modern executives and students alike carry their laptop around like a second skin. Thankfully, designers have rallied to the call for unique and pretty laptop carriers. (Read more)
What is Cold Rock?
Baskin-Robbins boasted about having 31 flavours, one for every day of the month. Be prepared to spend the rest of your life at Cold Rock then, as it claims to offer 3,000 over flavour combinations (you get to choose your own combination of ice cream and “mix-ins”) at its humble outlet in Holland Village, home to other ice cream parlours like Häagen-Dazs.
The mind-boggling number options are a result of customers being free to customise their sweet treat by mixing over 40 different flavours and 44 ‘mix-ins’ such as candies, chocolates, fruit fillings. And this is done on a cold rock. Someone must have figured out that the same sizzling granite slab that grills your chicken and prawns can be a great way to serve ice cream, especially when it’s chilled to -20 degrees Celsius.
Since it opened little more than a month ago, regulars have been pouring in weekly and there is a constant crowd from lunch hour till late afternoon.
The Stuff that Dreams are Made of…
With similarly adorable cherubic cheeks and genuine smiles, franchise owners Lynn Ong and May Chan, both 27, are childhood friends who have worked to fulfil a common dream.
Both ice cream lovers, the pair clinched the rights to open a Cold Rock Ice Creamery Singapore within just 3 months. Submitting market research and business proposals to Selwyn Barr, the owner of Cold Rock from Australia, and flying overseas to meet international managers of Cold Rock was no mean feat, especially when they each have their own family businesses to tend to as well franchise in.
With May’s family in the logistics trade and Lynn’s family in the chemical trading industry, you might wonder why struggling between their family commitment and Cold Rock to open an ice cream parlour matters so much to them.
Lynn explained that the both of them have been frequent ice cream eaters since young and, having shared happy memories, they relate ice cream to a happy childhood, and that’s what they aim to bring to the patrons of the parlour!
It’s easy to see that much thought has been put into the aesthetics of the shop. Framed pictures of luscious lollies boldly splash the all-white walls, revitalising the patrons, while at the same time mysteriously whetting one’s appetite for satisfyingly sinful ice cream. Excitable girls should try to contain their screams when they spot the pair of swings which indeed bring up memories of a happy childhood, tucked away in the left hand corner of the shop.
Ready, Get Set … MIX!
Peanut butter, low fat chocolate, cheesecake, banana, natural yoghurt, Ferrero Rocher, bubblegum… there’s ice cream for anyone and everyone! If the varied choices of ice cream impresses you, the wide array of ‘mix-ins’ will bowl you over.
Marshmallows, gummy bears, Nerds, Snickers, Tim Tam, peanut butter, Nutella, real brownie bits, cookie dough, apple pie filling, fresh mango and boysenberries are just some options available. Lined up in rows of transparent glass jars, these irresistible goodies catch your attention even when you’re outside the shop. With so many ‘mix-ins’ and ice cream flavours to choose from, the combination of concoctions that you can come out with is virtually inexhaustible.
In fact, Lynn and May take at least a cup of ice cream daily to try out each and every combination so they can recommend their customers the best. Here’s one job where dedication pays literally!
While you are free to let your imagination run wild and try out the most outrageous flavours ever, fickle minded foodies can request for a recommendation. UrbanWire decided to relive some childhood memories with a combination of marshmallow with gummy bears in bubblegum ice cream and Violet Crumble with Ferrero Rocher in Ferrero ice cream.
While the slightly harder gummy bears and marshmallows gave a more chewy bite (like that of the pearls in bubble tea) due to their semi-frozen state, the taste of the bubblegum ice cream might not be everyone’s cup of tea. With a subtly scented taste of original Bubble Yum that lingers on the tongue, it will please most kids, and select adults who just want to have some fun.
The Ferrero ice cream with Violet Crumble, a chocolate-covered honeycomb bar imported from Australia, and Ferrero Rocher, was created with chocoholics in mind. With a mouthful of chocolate morsels in every bite, any chocoholic will find their cravings satiated.
As Natalie, a patron of Cold Rock who had an adventurous mix of chocolate Frogs and Nerds with peanut butter and Ferrero ice cream observed, “There were Nerds everywhere!”
Apart from the insane variations of ice cream flavours, Cold Rock also offers Supershakes, waffles and sundaes. Not to mention elaborately designed ice-cream cakes which you have only seen in your sweetest fantasies!
UrbanWire was given the Tropical Twister, courtesy of May and Lynn, and it sure was a magical experience. Made of mango sorbet, boysenberry, strawberries and 2 secret juices, the smoothie had a tangy, revitalising taste that slid down the throat, leaving a tingling and refreshing sensation. Ahhhh, the perfect antidote to Singapore’s sweltering weather.
Hear ye, Hear ye!
Overall, the ice cream might be too creamy for the taste buds of some and could do with a sharper, more defined taste. But the sheer variety of ice cream flavours available and the freedom to exercise your creativity makes up for it. After all, there are flavours fit for anyone, ranging from the dieter to the adventurous foodie.
By no means a hoity-toity cafe, your dress code should be the last thing on your mind. Prices are also reasonable, with every ‘mix-in’ costing $1 and the smallest portion of ice cream with one ‘mix-in’ costing $4.50.
While the Cold Rock newbie should head down to Holland Village for a totally different ice cream experience, fans who have already fallen head over heels with the parlour should stay posted for potential new locations which might include a Cold Rock ice cream kiosk in Orchard for easier access to ice cream which cools your senses and warms your heart.
UrbanWire gives Cold Rock Ice Creamery 3.5 out of 5 stars
Address: 24A Lorong Mambong,
Mondays to Thursdays, 11am-11pm
Friday to Saturday, 11am-1am
Sunday, 11am-midnight
Some pictures courtesy of Cold Rock.
Just because you don’t own a credit card doesn’t mean you cannot enjoy the privileges that come with it.
That’s the idea behind the UWtimate Download, a unique privilege programme coming to your mobile phone.
