Yup, thanks Jo, it was fun!
Well if you guys are looking for somewhere different from Holland Village but still within the Central West, I can recommend Rochester Park
http://www.ladyironchef.com/2010/10/roc ... singapore/
I've been to one of the place there before, Da Paolo Bistro Bar. Very pleasing atmosphere.
Every bar and restaurant occupies the colonial houses (fondly referred as black-and-white houses by locals) and the whole area is shrouded in landscape and 'mini forest' which gives a secluded atmosphere amidst the busy Biopolis nearby. Reminds me of Dempsey
It is a short walk southwards from Buona Vista MRT
Just throwing in a suggestion