Starbucks at Plaza Singapura

The ink flow from the fountain pen was not ideal but I made do. There were many students studying at starbucks with their laptops, books and bags spreading over the tables and chairs. The students would disappear for around an hour or so leaving their stuff behind. I suspect some of them went for lunch. Singapore is so safe!

I have not been to Plaza Singapura for a very very long time so I was happy to go early and explore before a meeting. I took the train and Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station was huge! It took me a while to locate the exit to Plaza Singapura which was my go-to shopping mall in the 80s when Yaohan and Yamaha Music School were there. In the 80s, everyone carried a Yaohan plastic bag just like now everyone carried a NTUC plastic bag. My children spent most of their weekends learning music and organ at Yamaha on the upper floor. I also remember spending a lot of time at a salad cafe called Ponderosa.

I do miss the good old days at Plaza Singapura before Starbucks. More on the history of the old mall at this link.

Nude Sketchbook
Size: 290 x 145mm

Starbucks

At Starbucks

Nice people watch at Starbucks and sketch them.

Waiting

My 4-year-plus grandson is now having a 30-minute piano lesson every Monday at 6pm at Bedok Mall. While I was waiting for him, I had a cup of my favourite Macha Latte at Starbucks and did a sketch. There were a few young ladies sitting on the high table studying together.

Starbucks

Quite rare nowadays to spot man wearing suspenders. He never looked up. He was looking at his phone the whole time while I was sketching.

Starbucks again

Added digitally colours later. It was quiet at Starbucks because it was a Monday when students were not here today.

Starbucks at Siglap

Added colours today, can't gauge the correct hues and tones yet but I wanted to remember this interesting neighbourhood.

I noticed people were queuing up at the shop opposite the road for a few Sundays. I overheard from a customer at Starbucks it was for free whiskey. The crowd made noise and whistle that i could hear across the road at Starbucks. I checked it out online it's was for 'fight week' on TV! The crowd started early in the morning and they were mostly Caucasian men at Bambooze Tarven having some fun times over TV with free drinks after spending $20!

East Coast Road and Upper East Coast Road

So bored at home after my eye op that I went to Starbucks near to my home. I could not get a seat indoor as this outlet was known for students 'chopping seats' to study for the whole day. I ordered a hot drink and sat outside the shop and watched and tried the 'art of doing nothing'. This neighbourhood is so interesting. I remember it used to have two road sign plates 'Upp East Coast Rd' and 'East Coast Rd" on ONE post but I saw two separate road sign posts now.

Does it mean the road between the two road sign posts have no road name? HA!

Sketching at Starbucks

Did 2 sketches at Starbucks.

sketch on the receipt

the day I had a cold

I was at home whole day to nurse a cold but in the evening, I was so bored that I went to Starbucks in my neighbourhood to have a cup of coffee. I outlined the sketch with ZIG watercolour brush and inked over with Noodler's. These are students studying at Starbucks. They are all seen to be with textbooks, music players, phones, bags and laptops! Oh yes, they all like to play and rotate the pens in their hands. I tried before and gave up.