Fabrika

Maldives became the 93rd country to have visited my blog. Cheers!
Talking about cheers, people tend to equate that with clinking of glasses and then having a tipper. It is a way to relax like just having a beer. Beer is a social lubricant and lately there have been reports that having a beer or two each day can be good for health. Definitely not binge drinking. Maybe it's a guy thing when they say "Let's have one more then we'll go." Doctors need to be careful telling their patients that one or two glasses is okay especially to older folks.

Three old guys were walking. One guy said: "Windy, isn't it?" The second one said: "No, It's Thursday!" The third one said: "So am I, let's go get a beer."

There was this 80 year old man who has just seen a doctor for a health check. A few days later, the doctor saw him with a gorgeous young woman on his arm. The doctor spoke to him: "You are doing really great. What's with that young lady?" The old guy replied: "Just doing what you ordered, get a hot mama and be cheerful". The doctor said: "I didn't say that. I said you've got a heart murmur. Be careful."

So on a fine day, a few of us came to the Klapsons Hotel and we revisited fabrika. fabrika by Chivas 18. I think fabrika is Turkish for factory, plant or establishment. This was the view that greeted us. 
















It can be very windy here.



The bar.















More seating arrangements depending on what you like - comfy sofa or high chairs. 















Extend your sights beyond and you will see the container port.



















Erdinger is a very nice beer.

There is no better place to have an Erdinger in Singapore because you pay $15 and it is one-for-one during Happy Hours. Where to find?



















And because it is Oktober Fest, you get free sausage with every $30 purchased. 



















This is Shaun at this unique rooftop pub with al fresco ambient. 


Cheers!

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