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Boom, magic! Who would imagine trays and trays of

Boom, magic! Who would imagine trays and trays of golden Parisian croissants dishing out from the heartland of Singapore…you don’t have to travel to France for the well-loved croissants and Viennoiseries anymore. 🙌

A much-loved French customer sent me the funny video link below when we first started to show how important a boulangerie is for the French. (Pease excuse the fxxx words in it☝️).
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1341743805908989&id=138888719527843

We’d try our best to live up to every French’s “picky & fussy” expectation🤗😜. A nod from them will send us to cloud nine🤩☁️. (Actually every breadlover’s comments mean a lot to us)🙏

We celebrate our pastries (Raisin Cranberry Escarg

We celebrate our pastries (Raisin Cranberry Escargot x Kouignamann), not only do they look alike, we have staff-look-alike too. 😂
Chin up and smile everyone, have a blessed Sunday💪.

We love having young people in our midst, so we ha

We love having young people in our midst, so we have a chance to play our part to engage them outside classroom settings. This also gives us a chance to understand their minds, their struggles, their likes and their dislikes to hopefully provide some early exposure. We thank the parents for trusting their charge under us for that few precious hours and we enjoy looking at each of their God-given talent unfold in a “workplace” setting. Likewise, the trust the kids place on us is the most rewarding moment one can get, they look to you innocently for guidance and relying on you to handhold them to finally receiving praise and affirmation from encouraging customers. The kids nowadays are under too much pressure to perform academically, we hope the humble bakery will provide a lease of hope to try something otherwise.
The recent FB post by President Halimah Yacob on RVHS incident strikes a chord with my 16yo son (also our junior master chef at home) for some reasons 👏👏👏. He came prepared and excitedly reading out loud the entire content, felt connected. I couldn’t agree more.
Excerpts below:
“We do know however that parents, schools and our society are ill equipped to deal with this situation.”

“Society too imposes high expectations on our children, particularly on those who seem to be doing well academically. We expect to see a linear progression in their performance with no interruption whatsoever, like some well oiled machinery. “
“We often say that a well developed, healthy child is better than a troubled child who seem to be shooting all As but is suffering, but we actually send different signals to them.”

https://www.facebook.com/100044255928150/posts/363352115149983/?d=n

Food for thought!🤔

An unusually quiet Friday afternoon around Empress

An unusually quiet Friday afternoon around Empress market despite the cheerful Singapore red and white flags are flying high on us. With fish stalls closed for business and no dine-in or dine out, the mood is sombre, muted, flat and even a bit depressive. We are caught in a situation where we need to keep away yet we need to keep alive.
The month-long heightened restriction (O seemingly too long) is necessary to bring the community spread under control, a.k.a. to accomplish its purpose.

This reminds us of God’s concept of time, what deemed slow is not slow at all.
Dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:8-9)

The faster we cooperate the sooner we will be out of danger. 🙏

Quarantine, self isolate or social distancing, hei

Quarantine, self isolate or social distancing, heightened alert or “circuit breaker”, whatever it may be, you can be alone but never feel lonely. Like this well-loved Strawberry Danish, remember you are precious, you are a master piece & deserve to be loved. Come speak to us if you are feeling lost and down, do drop by for a slice of life and we can pray for you too. 🙏💝

Psalm 139:14 “I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.”

This is yet another trying period for all Singapor

This is yet another trying period for all Singaporeans. It’s time to honor my team for their unwavering and relentless service to meet every demand & challenge at work as we are called to serve the multitude. I am reminded that charity begins at home and the least I could do is a little care pack to keep my flock safe and healthy. We understand everyone has a family and every family has their own struggle. It’s important to build a culture of care and empathy around our area of influence.

“Lean on one another and draw hope from each other. Let’s also look out for one another and help those who need it, in our neighbourhood and community. Keep the faith. We will pull through together," - Minister Lawrence Wong.

Get vaccinated - no question asked, the bakers kno

Get vaccinated - no question asked, the bakers know it all, one at a time, carefully and faithfully - just like our Cruffins - so everyone and anyone can enjoy the full beauty of this little mascot.

Pic credit: @wintels_photography

Second half of 2021 is about renewal, preparedness

Second half of 2021 is about renewal, preparedness, consolidation, strengthening, service-above-self and hopefully value-chain expansion, Brera’s “melting pot” just gets bigger & mightier by the grace of God. This three musketeers need no introduction, they each represent baking talents in their own right, yet allow me some time to introduce them properly in due course, let them serve you with the very best of the artisan crafts first. 🙏🥰🧑‍🍳👨‍🍳👨‍🍳

Selamat Hari Raya Haji to our Muslim friends and customers around the world.

Aprons sponsored by @californiaraisinssg, the raisins we grew up eating and baking with.

This Bacon Pain d’Epi is so so chewy & good that

This Bacon Pain d’Epi is so so chewy & good that you can’t stop eating and thinking about it (using French baguette dough - no wonder).

Was having a hard time figuring out how many in that tray to charge - oh no, I can’t count😵.

Our Galaxy Mochi mooncake ver2.0 is set to return

Our Galaxy Mochi mooncake ver2.0 is set to return better and tastier….those who have missed them last year, we will unfold the mystery of the Milky Way in a month’s time. 🪐 - Coming soon!

Smart nation @gov.sg - we are joining Singapore’

Smart nation @gov.sg - we are joining Singapore’s dream of becoming a digital leader - anything from digitalisation to automation to artificial intelligence to face(&bakes) recognition to auto-payment to auto checkout,
engineering/IT is very much in our blood too. We will spare no effort to boost our internal capability to be as smart a bakery as possible. Anything that is repetitive, mundane and tedious, we will work towards automating it from online orders to delivery. Companies like @zeemart_official and @dlvrd.sg are up their value propositions to their customers and surely will have more cool improvements. Whereas the supplier payment and the accounting bit has got a lot to catch up to make it more seamless and to reduce the costly man-hours. The digitalisation race is on in every facet of our lives….those born in 1990s, are coming up nicely and pulling the 1960s&70s along onto this high speed train👏👏👏.

@lye_zi_quan is getting ready to start her day! E

@lye_zi_quan is getting ready to start her day!
Early rising is a virtue, although everyone has a unique chronotype that regulates your sleep cycle, whether you are a night owl or an early bird.

Harvard Biologist Christoph Randler discovered that early risers are more proactive. They're also more likely to anticipate problems and more efficient people, which leads to more success especially in the business world.
There's a reason why Apple CEO Tim Cook wakes up at 4am to read email and Michele Obama rises at 4:30am for a workout. A structured morning routine cultivates success.

Some professions require you to wake up early, baker is one (4am), doctor is another…😅 (and all fellow hawkers 4am etc)😴

If you’re supposed to wake up at 5.30 - 6am like @lye_zi_quan in the picture, this should be your last social media post to read or you shouldn’t be even reading this now. 😵

P/S: We night owls appreciate the early bird colleagues in our midst🥰. I heard few parents are asking @gov.sg if schools can start at later hours too with pandemic changing the way we work and live. 🤔🧐

Photo credit: @wintels_photography

“Cute aggression” - admit it, when you see chu

“Cute aggression” - admit it, when you see chubby babies, fluffy puppies or other adorable cushy things, you just have the desire to squeeze, pinch or even bite them. All in all, you just want to … squish them with no desire to cause harm. I just did🙋‍♀️. 😂😭😆😣

🙌Sourdough buns specially made for the cream cheese garlic sourdough buns to give added chewy texture.

It is very interesting how God uses a very touchin

It is very interesting how God uses a very touching platform to allow my faith odyssey which was buried in my heart to finally burst forth (in digital) like an uncontrollable floodgate. It is my sincere desire that my humble life story might be just the thing someone out there needs to hear to be encouraged particularly those Malaysians & foreigners who struggle to make an identity for themselves in Singapore. God used a humble wish and a basic staple food to be my turning point.

Juleen, the founder and managing editor of Salt&Light, took almost 9 months to complete my story in God’s perfect timing (also I had a hard time retrieving & had too much to unload my painful past). She assured me we don’t have to be a finished work to testify. She knows how important this would mean to us and to David, so she too committed the writing to the Lord. She wanted to honor David and my late mum apart from letting people know the real motivation behind us which is to love God’s people as God has loved us. It was a big favour – this story is twice as long as Salt&Light average stories, God knows my limitations, He chose a very forebearing Juleen of Salt&Light to capture details that I can’t even express it adequately myself in an organised manner.

Tears (of relief and gratitude) rolled down each time I read my own “abridged biography”, and TBH, I have read it for more than 20 times in the last 48 hours, each time it gives a little healing. Like David, I am just as grateful to those who have helped me come this far and God willing, many more years to come. God knows & I will hold all of you in my heart dearly. I will keep serving & giving my best to you all, beloved.❣️

Below my humble life story delicately & lovingly put together by Juleen Shaw on Jul 10, 2021:
https://saltandlight.sg/news/we-may-serve-bread-but-we-want-to-share-the-true-bread-of-life-thrina-low-of-bakery-brera/
To be featured in Salt&Light, I considered it the greatest honour God bestow upon me on earth.

God gave me David Lang’s story to ride on, recent feature by Sunday Times on Jul 11, 2021:
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/community/help-pours-in-for-siblings-with-rare-disorder-in-spore

Empress Market Cycling Club incorporated😎 🚴‍♀️.
Thanks to Hiroshi who lives above the bakery showed up today & became the first honorary member/guide😊.
Our first venture was Green or Rail Corridor, we set out at 5pm & took us 1.5 hours, a good workout with meaningful banters.
The club is not meant for competitive cycling, ideal for those not-so-fit people (like me) who want to get fit & explore greenary places in the City. We can meet every Sat 4.45pm at @bakerybrera and possibly one other weekday. Everyone is welcome to join and just show up!🚲

Hiroshi has been one of Brera’s biggest supporter fans. Through his headship, we managed to partner a few times for the A*STAR Science Café events - a program where like-minded people hang around & share science related topics in a cozy fun setting post-work hours with music & food. (PhD Scientists need help to socialise😬). He is the first person to tell me about #mindfulness ever since, we never run out of conversations in the area of social topics. With him around, there is always full of excitements and positive vibes - never a dull moment. 🥳
(Hiroshi used to work at Channel News Asia as Producer).

P/S: Hiro happened to order a $300 Hito foldable bike few days ago and to deliver soon.

These “Brompton” girls came so regularly that

These “Brompton” girls came so regularly that got me intrigued by the ‘state-of-the-art’ foldable bike and I started to research more about them. I thought $200 budget would be enough to get me a decent bike, I was so wrong, it costs minimum $300 to $3500 (thanks to pandemic price hike too). After debating for few weeks in my mind, I settled with this Lanke foldable bike at $315 offer price for a start. I am looking to start exploring park connector from Empress Market, anyone care to join me (rather - lead me the way)?
It’s time to start exercising and get fit again🚴‍♀️.
Oops - I need to get a helmet first😅

Wedding favours or gifts of all occasions. We have

Wedding favours or gifts of all occasions. We haven’t got anything custom-made just yet, we purely leave room for a little inspiration, creativity and flexibility…if possible we want to add some personal touch and fun element to our packaging. We take pride in serving you and your esteemed guests & recipients. A smile from their face is simply worth it.🤩
We welcome all enquiries on gift packs and care packs!

The magic 5 - can’t wait for Jul 12 with cautiou

The magic 5 - can’t wait for Jul 12 with cautious measure of course!!!
No no, these Powerpuff girls (yes there is a 4th one) from @welcomeinmybackyard were raring to go distribute bakes to the migrant workers at The Leo Dormitory in Kaki Bukit last Sunday!
#backyardmakan #birthdaymakan

Such is the partnership we want to have as a commu

Such is the partnership we want to have as a community bakery. Having student interns like Isaac with us during school holiday for early ‘job’ exposure, carving out personalised mentorship program for the young is part of our social connection with parents. Likewise we owe it to enlightened customers like Lene (from Denmark) who has never hesitated to support our social responsibilities and always be willing to chip in where she could. Sadly the month of July we are sending off expats like her whom we will dearly miss having & serving.

Side note: God never fails to “re-live” the story of the Bible in this bakery where we have Abraham and Isaac working alongside us. 😂
Genesis 22:7 Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?” “Yes, my son?” Abraham replied. “The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”

1360 croissants donated!!! Finally we are able to

1360 croissants donated!!! Finally we are able to send the first batch out to our strong & courageous Migrant Workers this afternoon by the @welcomeinmybackyard volunteers.
Thank you for being patient everyone. Your generosity has made Singapore a kinder and a warmer society for everyone who lives here. Nothing like Heightened Alert phase is going to deter us from doing good.
To my amazing beloved and esteemed customers - you are my little everyday heroes - another community project made possible. Grateful for all of you. ❣️

Brera’s Tripartite OS model.💓 Without the fav

Brera’s Tripartite OS model.💓
Without the favour & loving support of Brera’s esteemed customers and God’s, we are reduced to zero, all our vision and mission of wanting to serve the multitude the #breadoflife will come to nothing.

1 Cor 13:1-3 I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

James 2:14-17 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

Pear/Strawberry/Blueberry Danish - real treat for

Pear/Strawberry/Blueberry Danish - real treat for everyday heroes.
This year’s NDP tickets will be given to Singapore’s everyday heroes (no public balloting) - I think Singapore government will have hard time choosing them as there are just so many when you look around around us - the more you observe the more you find them - no lack in numbers! 😍

Can you suggest a few for government consideration?🙇‍♂️
@gov.sg

Cruffin love. This little “sweet bomb” has hel

Cruffin love. This little “sweet bomb” has helped weather through the nation’s most difficult time, providing comfort and simple pleasure for every hard day we have to cross in this uncertain times. Remembering all of you beloved in my heart and prayers. 🙏🥰

#cruffins

Living together harmoniously regardless of colour

Living together harmoniously regardless of colour and breed (reminds us of the national pledge). Back to school. 🙇‍♂️🙇‍♀️
Children have more and learn better with experiential learnings, one egg per chicken per day & finding out which egg belongs to which chicken by the colour of the egg shell (please zoom in to find out which one belongs to the black chicken, tell us your answer in the comment below🤔). We are to celebrate our differences yet we need to forget our differences to become one united people where we will seek common values and progress by helping one another.🙌

Life is full of simple logic and common sense. God is never complicated in His creation.

P/S: easier to take chicken picture in group than individual ones. 😅

Almond Croissants – receive the shower of blessi

Almond Croissants – receive the shower of blessings(icing sugar) all over – like how you guys have rained down blessings over David Lang’s family in the last two weeks & counting. It was intense!!!

Below are the lessons I have learnt from David’s episode and I hope you too.

Social lessons:
1. Singaporeans are gracious & compassionate people – ready to respond & contribute to social causes that touched their hearts (regardless of race, religion and background).
2. Singaporeans are savvy with digitalisation like Paynow and Online Banking, also social media platform like IG & FB, particularly young people.
3. Singaporeans know how to differentiate the genuine call versus the scam.
@gov.sg

Spiritual lessons:
1. “Who are we to question God?”
2. ”God will provide our needs, we just need to serve faithfully a day at a time.”
3. ”Trust in God’s providence without worrying” (we have to all stop worrying somehow and instead focus on the eternal hope in Heaven ✝️💟)

P/S: If you are BSFers, you are trained with homiletic application principles😂. Rejoice🙇‍♀️

📷: @wintels_photography 👍😘

Last & final episode of David’s story. Let’s s

Last & final episode of David’s story. Let’s shift the spotlight a bit.

The contribution of FDWs to the wellbeing of Singapore household is irrefutable. Two FDW carers form an integral part of David’s family. They too share the load of caring for the two children round the clock.

From the matching clothes they bought for themselves and the children, you can tell who their hearts are with and their want to be identified with them 😭

JOCELYN, 34 yo - has been serving 10 years & THELMA, 39 yo - 5 years at David’s household. They had both undergone 9 months of caregiver training cum practical work attachments before being employed by David. They are intelligent, and have been most responsible and caring with the two children.

While they do the typical household duties, they are also required to undertake medical care such as gastrostomy tube feeding, oral and tracheostomy suctioning, transferring, positioning, basic physiotherapy, and handle medical equipment like the electrical feeding pump, oxygen concentrator, oxygen monitor, resuscitator (ambu bag) and ventilators. They also constantly monitor the two children’s vital signs, and keep watch of changes or signs of medical problems.

Few years back, they had also cared for David’s 90+ yo mother with Alzheimer’s when she lived with David.

When comes to Justina’s and Titus’ birthdays, they usually take full initiative from buying the décor (out of their own pocket), putting them up (see pic), to cooking and preparing the foods like for their own.

David also has his way of managing, rewarding and motivating the FDWs. When he gives talks in various support groups, many do ask how he was able to keep his helpers such that most of them serve more than one term. So, he now also shares with various groups and employers on how to select right helper, train, care for and motivate them so they can joyfully care for the sick and/or aged.

Today, with the help of Jocelyn & Thelma, David and Loo Geok have developed a sustainable routine for Justina and Titus each day and week by planning different experiences that they can look forward to.

- continue reading in the comments below👇🏻

Update #3 by David Lang. As expected, the ever-gra

Update #3 by David Lang.
As expected, the ever-grateful David (who claimed he has ADHD) cannot wait till the end of the 2-week break from you guys. He has been secretly thinking and crafting this THANK YOU#2 message and ask me to send it out as soon as possible. 😂
Pic: Justina’s BD - David comes from a close-knitted family with 3 elder sisters & only son. The 3 sisters are very understanding and they take up the responsibilities of caring for their 96-yo mum who has Alzheimer’s to relieve David from the filial piety burden. Food ordered using vouchers donated by goodwill people as well.

Dear compassionate & loving donors, strangers, angels and the little ones,
Thank you very much for the sacrificial and generous gifts. What amazed me was, you gave even though you neither know us nor have met us, and you gave at a time when many have suffered income loss and face uncertain future.
Truly you are God's messengers and angel's to encourage and provide for us so we can continue to walk this journey a day at a time, trusting in God's providence without worrying.
But we must admit we sometimes do occasionally worry.
As I am on a year-by-year employment contract and can be asked to retire within 3-6 months’ notice. When I turned 63 last month, I wonder how my family’s needs will be met if I am to retire soon and need to move to a new ministry like writing or travel as itinerant preacher/teacher and reach out to those with special needs.
It is truly in God's perfect timing when Thrina of Bakery Brera whom we did not know at all, contacted me all of a sudden through a mutual friend mentioning something about her Father’s Day theme. She decided to visit us with a wide range of bread and pastries.
We thought her intention was to give us a one-time cash gift and perhaps occasionally provide us bread and pastries from her Bakery.
Instead, she shared our story on her IG/FB lobbying all her supporters, the response was way beyond what anyone could imagine. In just 3 days we received gifts from over 1600 persons amounting to more than $135k. (At press time, the funds continue to trickle in…).

….cont’d comments column below👇

Ferrero Rocher - this makes one of the most popula

Ferrero Rocher - this makes one of the most popular gifts in Singapore. Much like IKEA - every house would surely have an IKEA product. Highly likely most household (particularly those who have kids) would have a box of FR in their fridge. 😂
Likewise, our chocolate hazelnut Cruffin flavour is also one of the hottest items.
📷 @wintels_photography thanks for choosing our bakery for your course project in photojournalism and documentary making diploma by @madschooledusg (Chatsworth Medi@rt Academy).

Update #2 and Announcement: To all goodwill people

Update #2 and Announcement:
To all goodwill people, angels and good Samaritans,
You can be assured that David is still grappling to comprehend the current whirlwind of community attention & donations, lovingly & compassionately generated by all of YOU. To say we are overwhelmed, moved, touched, emotionally-charged, jaw-dropped is an under statement. Please give David some time to cope and digest! This came all too sudden with zero understanding it will be to this extent. Whilst all of us are at a loss of description for David’s unending love & sacrifice, he too is at a loss of words, who would imagine such an outrageous act of love that funds can come in this manner from all walks of life who completely don’t know him by just reading one post. (Granted, it was neither his or my agenda to generate the publicity nor sympathy for him or me).
In less than 15 hours of posting (on Jun 18 Fri 12.30am), $20K had flown in by Fri 3pm, then $50K by Sat 3pm and close to $100k by 9pm with close to 1000 givers (including many little ones👫). This is completely unexplainable, outrageous & insane to David (and to me as well).
David is a people person & a worrier (like any parents do), he leads a simple life one day at a time. He longs to bring you updates and encouragements. He is eager to reply every single person personally to express his deep gratitude. But David has many things on his plate to juggle round the clock, I am advising David to take a two-week break from this, as he has a few urgent deadlines to meet for his teaching requirement. He also has a few outstanding recordings of lectures to complete (pandemic’s new way of doing things). Furthermore he has been out of momentum and had lost some time due to the hospitalisation of his daughter recently and many more personal matters to deal with. We certainly don’t want David to fall short of his performance at work & church since he is the sole bread winner & caregiver of the family. I had assured David our “Great Community” (a.k.a you guys) would understand his challenges and they do not expect any urgent response (or even no response) and they too want him to relax and worry less.

Cont’d in the comments below👇

Happy Father’s Day from the Empress Market Mall

Happy Father’s Day from the Empress Market Mall fathers. Can you recognise them all? If not how many? 😬
While we may not completely understand the pressure and the challenges fathers are facing today, let’s take this moment to honor all fathers and to recognise their contributions.
We also want to honor the Father of fathers, and He is sending you a love letter to express His deep love for all of you precious children. Have you received it well in your soul? 🙏
Blessed celebration at home everyone. Yeah, last day of “no dine-in”👫.

Fathers as Caregivers. In this Father’s Day seri

Fathers as Caregivers.
In this Father’s Day series, we’re paying tribute to 2 long-suffering dads in our community. David Lang 63, a bible college lecturer at @sbc_sg , lives opp the street at Block 5 Farrer Rd, 3 of his children suffered Niemann-Pick Disease Type C, a rare & fatal genetic disorder that causes intellectual & physical faculties to weaken. (This believes to be the 1st known case in Sgp). His 2 surviving children Justina 30 & Titus 24 require round-the-clock care, even when they are asleep, David & wife takes turn to get up every hour to clear their secretions. In fact, caring for them at home is like running an ICU at home, maintaining ventilators, oxygen concentrators & monitors, suction machines, feeding pumps & nebulisers. What is most painful for David is having to watch helplessly as his children suffer, lose abilities & eventually pass on. Till today, David still shed tears in secret when he thinks of his 2nd son, lost him at age 11.
David needs about $7,000++ /mth for the family expenses. Although he gets help fr extended family, church members & even strangers, but their finances aren’t stable with no savings, you’re most welcome to offer love gift in any form by PayNow David at 96283554 or to his POSB acc at 501028045 or leave an encouragement to David & wife Loo Geok, they’d never take them for granted. When asked why he never visits this bakery since he lives so near us, he said they try to live simply one day at a time on people’s donation, those breads are considered extravagant at the moment. So we decided to bring the bakery to his home!

The 2nd superhero dad (last pic) is Mr Leong, 81, father to one of my opening shift team, who is dealing with mental health challenge.
He ensures Marie reaches the bakery on time & fetches her back home everyday. He cuts fruits for the family during meals & make sure she takes her medicine on time. He also looks after his elder brother’s affair who is staying at a Home due to dementia.

“We learned that quality of life is not dependent on the absence of pain or the ability to do what one wishes; quality of life can be seen in living life courageously & in receiving love from others” – David Lang.

Millennial Fatherhood - the new millennium has don

Millennial Fatherhood - the new millennium has done more than just technological advances; it seems to have brought with it a new take on fatherhood. At no other time than before have dads been as passionate about and committed to the rearing of their young children, and they want to do even more. We at Brera can attest to this statement. From greater involvement in household duties to finding a better work-life balance, it’s clear that today’s dads see fatherhood as a pivotal role in their lives, and that they desire to be more deeply engaged with their children.
The relationship between a father and child deeply impacts a child’s long-term development in many critical ways.
It’s heartening to learn most of the millennial & Gen X dads see parenting as their greatest joy, and are working hard at becoming a more effective parent, if they knew more positive parenting strategies, they would use them.

To celebrate this year’s Father’s Day, together with @creamier_sg, we are co-running a contest between Sun, June 13 and Fri, June 18 12am only on Instagram. Total 6 winners to be selected from both Creamier & Brera’s IG, and prize to deliver on Fathers’ Day (🎁 a pint of Lemon Curd Matcha Croissant ice cream and set of 3 assorted cruffins - one of which to be the Lemon curd Matcha flavour).

Here's how you can participate:
1. Like this post
2. Follow us @creamier_sg and @bakerybrera
3. Share the most memorable (happy or touching) moments with your father in the comments below with the hashtag #CreamierxBakeryBrera
4. Tag 3 friends to spread more awareness.

This giveaway is applicable to anyone living in Singapore, we accept multiple entry of stories.

Fathers - we want to honor you! We have the privil

Fathers - we want to honor you!
We have the privilege of serving many fathers. Many are good cook(from the breads/things they bought🥸), sent by children to “tabao”(looking lost😛), retirees(enjoy life), working class(toil😣), not forgetting those first time fathers🍼👨🏻‍🍼, and step/foster fathers👼🧸!
Pic1: Ben, 73, retired businessman who still dotes on his two adult daughters (@kymtay) & 6 grandsons.
Pic2: This gentleman swooped down from nowhere to help me carry heavy load to the car.
Pic3: Proud father @xavi2647 with his princess.
Pic4: My lorry driver father(raised 11 children), from same kampung as current PM of Malaysia, happened to dine together at a community event when he was a DPM.

The truth is everyone can experience the true & living Father’s love: https://www.fathersloveletter.com

The contest starts on Sun, June 13 and ends on Fri, June 18 12am only on Instagram. Total 6 winners to be selected from both Creamier & Brera’s IG, and prize to deliver on Fathers’ Day (🎁 a pint of Lemon Curd Matcha Croissant ice cream and set of 3 assorted cruffins - one of which to be the Lemon curd Matcha flavour).

Here's how you can participate:
1. Like this post
2. Follow us @creamier_sg and @bakerybrera
3. Share the most memorable (happy or touching) moments with your father in the comments below with the hashtag #CreamierxBakeryBrera
4. Tag 3 friends to spread more awareness.

This giveaway is applicable to anyone living in Singapore, we accept multiple entry of stories.

Support local🙏. Hang in there everybody, anothe

Support local🙏. Hang in there everybody, another week to go. This school holiday👫, this Father’s Day🧔🏼‍♂️, this entire June, everyone just go get vaccinated, order in and stay home. Be ready for the new normal in July.
📷 @wintels_photography thanks for choosing our bakery for your course project in photojournalism and documentary making diploma by @madschooledusg (Chatsworth Medi@rt Academy).
#supportlocal

Groupbuys and the hosts – you are adding an incr

Groupbuys and the hosts – you are adding an incredible value to the nation in times of Pandemic. You are the bridge between your members and all of us merchants. You have stepped up to be the willing person to take up the ‘tedious’ work of coordinating all kinds of purchase from dry goods to wet. You are willing to be sandwiched in between parties including taking the blames when something has gone wrong. As much as you might get some benefits/gains out of this ‘job’, you are actually volunteering many hours for the love of your neighbours & residents. Not everyone or every family knows how to order online but you came in to help those who struggle either for e-commerce or those busy with work, kids, old folks, sick or poor.
We salute you, your service to the community is indelible and you deserve a national grassroot award IMHO.
I hope your MP will recognize your contribution to the better neighbourhood spirit. I hope your members, neighours, fellow residents are grateful for your thankless service. You brought smile and values to many beyond your duties. Every Groupbuy host is a national hero and a willing volunteer. You are a trend setter and you make groupbuy part of our national fabric in times of crisis. You are weaving us together in this difficult times through your humble service. #kampungspirit

@yishungroupbuy @anchorvale_groupbuy @sk_fernvale_groupbuy @sengkanggroupbuy @pasirris.groupbuy @compassvale_groupbuy @serangoon.groupbuy @punggolmatilda.groupbuy @ghimmohgroupbuy @hougang_groupbuy476 @lobangs_at_bedok @jurong_east_groupbuy @angmokiogb @bishangroupbuy @s.a.w.groupbuy @whampoanovena.groupbuy @PNG14, FB: Khatib Kia @tabaojiak @pickupp.sg #groupbuy

Dough works require bakers to be strong, rugged, o

Dough works require bakers to be strong, rugged, often times work like a hard labourer and super early bird. Our bakers (male or female) need to be physically fit and strong to be able to carry heavy loads of flour, dough, butters, and many other ingredients.💪💪💪🤨

Pic: collecting the overnight well rested dough for a day’s pastry work!

📷 @wintels_photography Thanks for choosing us for your course project in photojournalism and documentary making by M.A.D. School (by Chatsworth Medi@rt Academy). @madschooledusg

It’s a twin🎊. Meeting Wan Chin the co-founder

It’s a twin🎊. Meeting Wan Chin the co-founder of @creamier_sg on the collaboration launch day is like meeting the in-laws on the arrival of our first grandchild.

We are so excited and can’t stop admiring at the delicious creations on each other's hands. And it certainly does take a whole village to raise one child. Behind the scenes are our talented chefs who have worked tirelessly to create and fine-tune the recipes, the marketing and operations team members who have put in the effort to coordinate, craft content, pack and ensure each order is properly fulfilled.

Ice creams available at both Bakery Brera and Creamier in cups/scoops and pints. Lemon Curd Matcha Cruffin only available at Bakery Brera.

#LemonCurdMatchaCroissantIceCream
#LemonCurdMatchaCruffin
#creamierxbakerybrera

Heightened Alert morning rush hours - every inch o

Heightened Alert morning rush hours - every inch of working space is precious. Crunch time to meet the increased demand amidst the school holidays. We are honored and humbled to serve bread staple to keep everyone home and reduce mingling!
📷 @wintels_photography Thanks for choosing us for your course project in photojournalism and documentary making by M.A.D. School (by Chatsworth Medi@rt Academy). @madschooledusg
#bakerslife #calledtobake #servewithlove

School’s out - no travel plans these school holi

School’s out - no travel plans these school holidays, but that’s ok!
School’s out means differently for kids in different countries like Myanmar, Malaysia or India etc in times of social, political and health unrest. 😥
Why not do some backyard cycling and have a croissant & ice cream for reward. Back to basic, different times call for different measures, no desperate lah!

We are excited to announce the upcoming collaborat

We are excited to announce the upcoming collaborative flavour with one of our favourite local artisan ice-cream makers @creamier_sg from 1 June 2021 in the span of next 3 months.
It all happened when we both popped up at the same event last year and the ice cream “love affair” has since grown fonder, one conversation leads to another and all the way to finally meet at the creamier_sg kitchen for R&D.

Bringing the best of Lemon Curd and Matcha together in one product; Matcha being earthy and pleasant bitter undertone, while the fresh lemon curd never fails to remind us of the vibrance of Summer. This combination is to celebrate the solid “family” foundation borne out of the pandemic crisis, that together we will emerge stronger!

Creamier founders and I are first time accident business owners. We are very happy and honoured to be collaborating as we both share the same passions as we do. We believe that the magic of making good desserts consists of nothing more than quality ingredients, lots of hard work and a deep appreciation for craftsmanship and perfection.

The Lemon Curd Matcha Croissant Ice Cream is made with green tea mascarpone mousse folded into juicy lemon curd ice cream and sprinkled with bits of buttery Bakery Brera mille feuille to derive this first-ever pastry-inspired flavour. Zingy & refreshing, this is the ultimate crafted comfort anytime & anyone.

Ice-cream available at both Bakery Brera and Creamier in cups and pints. Lemon Curd Matcha Cruffin only available at Bakery Brera.

P/S: Month of June reminds you of what? Father🧔? School’s out🤣? Summer🌴?
#cruffinlove #icecreamismyweakness

A dream comes true - Moideen Café, for her late h

A dream comes true - Moideen Café, for her late husband who worked 15 hours a day died of heart attack whilst at work last 25 June 2020. “A shop of his own instead of renting has always been Moideen’s dream” Tas 49, his wife still choked recalling how her husband’s passion to serve with his whole heart at low prices almost no one can offer now. They used to operate under Star Café (12 years) and one year on, she managed to setup Moideen Cafe (next row to her old stall) in honor of her husband’s community spirit from meagre savings plus jewellery money sold to pawn shop.
From the constant queue of customers to buy the drinks, you can imagine how well liked Moideen was by many because of his giving personality. Both Moideen and Tas came from India and now happily Singapore PR with two of their princesses (14 & 5yo).
Tas is feeling proud to carry on the torch of her husband’s hardwork and his legacy in a manner according to his will.
She even ordered favourite Bryianni(from Shahul of Bunga Raya), Chicken Rice(from Tony of Traditional Chicken Rice, newly open last Thursday) and Bubur Sago dessert (Nur Aishah Muslim store) as giveaway treats for her loyal customers to celebrate the opening day and to commemorate Moideen’s birthday on 25 May.
Love this #EmpressMall “gotong royong” spirit and friends like Shahul Hameed, Market chief Mr Tan Yong Seng and many more always there for everyone...in Kampung, we cry and laugh together as one simple people.
MP: @chrisdesouza.up

Humbling to know and wonderful to see 90% of our c

Humbling to know and wonderful to see 90% of our customers have responded to our BYO initiative after over one year of introduction. Now everyone knows, you have to BYO bags or containers before going to Bakery Brera😅.
It is truly a mutually encouraging and inspiring experience. I have learnt so much from our super amazing customers and you have taught me how to be a better customer myself. Humbled and honored to be serving this enriching community. From the Migrant Worker campaign to TTSH project to Green Initiative, you have allowed us to experience what it means by the power of connectedness, allowing us to pursue common values and shared purpose as one community, all for a cause greater than yourself. You mean a lot to us. 🙏🙏🙏
Without your faithful & gracious support, we are really down to nothing! Love you all🥰.
#byosingapore #BYOB #breadwithoutbags #sustainability #reducereuserecycle

Basque Burnt Cheesecake - this remains one of the

Basque Burnt Cheesecake - this remains one of the most effective antidote for pandemic stress. Don’t forget to try our seasonal Lychee Rose Burnt Cheesecake, so far it’s gaining a lot of traction ever since it is launched early May!

Happy Vesak Day - we stay open. Many devotees pref

Happy Vesak Day - we stay open. Many devotees prefer to go simple and plain on this day. It may well be a good idea for a mid-week cleansing. It’s been a very rough time and things seem to be much more depressive this time round compared to the first circuit breaker. I think we are all suffering from virus-fatigue. Mercies!🙏

Pic: Ciabatta, walnut cranberry loaf and black olive loaf.

Hard to believe the humble beginning of a croissan

Hard to believe the humble beginning of a croissant! Many of us have gone through the humble beginning, eating humble pies, taking humble roles, giving humble opinions to now able to enjoy a glorious croissant. When did this happen - as if it happened not too long ago in Singapore history. ☺️ 🇸🇬

Steak Sandwich - perfect with Brioche Loaf. Open t

Steak Sandwich - perfect with Brioche Loaf. Open the fridge, found some extra ribeye steak, Gorgonzola, cheddar, Swiss button mushroom, junior master chef decided to make steak sandwich with caramelised onion, called up the bakery immediately to order a Brioche Loaf....bingo, everyone at home had a hearty meal tonight. 😋

HDB Block within HDB block (pigeon hole)! 😂 Thi

HDB Block within HDB block (pigeon hole)! 😂
This is HOME, our national icon. The building block of a true Singapore community spirit. It takes our super generous customers, F&B partners, IG/FB fans, Bakers, FOH colleagues, TTSH-in-charge, thoughtful and talented Singaporeans who penned and crafted many many heartwarming messages to “sayang” our healthcare heroes. TTSH stories are worth carrying and worth spreading. It has brought up the compassionate side of Singaporeans. We are so proud to be part of this TTSH project. Sorry if we can’t mention each & everyone of you here but God knows who you are. 🙏
@tantocksenghospital
@the_peranakan
@penangplace
@my_nonnas
@liangfoodcaterer
@hellochocolateshop
@No.17tea
@simplychillisg
@missingpiecebakery
@joyeuxcravingssg
@mightyhands_
& many more.

Reminder to bring your own reusable XL, L, M,S car

Reminder to bring your own reusable XL, L, M,S carrier bags, tabao containers (best 12”x6”x4”H), cutleries, tabao bags, cups, straws, trolleys & boxes etc when going out and especially to the hawker centres.

Make sure everyone in the family has a set, the car has a set, the domestic help has a set. Put a set in your handbag, office bag, shopping bag. Put many sets at your main door steps😅.

Since we are trying to ring fence the community cases, might as well we also ring fence the wastage on single-use disposables.
Since the “return tray” policy is “enforced”, why can’t we do the same for #saynotoplastic #ReuseRecyleReduce #BYO
#byobags #gogreen #sustainability @byosingapore

Back to basic is best policy. Stay at home is bes

Back to basic is best policy.
Stay at home is best strategy.
Order online is best way forward.
Be patient with us as we try our best to meet your demand. Our motto has always been serving first. 🙏

May 13 - Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Maaf Zahir dan Bati

May 13 - Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
Maaf Zahir dan Batin - powerful greeting asking for forgiveness.
We are open - keep mask on and practise social distancing as we join Muslims worldwide celebrate Raya🥟🎉. We are determined to fight on and bring down the community cases. 🙏
See ya!

We saw more children and fathers came out to buy b

We saw more children and fathers came out to buy breads and pastries for their mums at home today and some kids told me how they band together to plan a meal spread for their mums. Many more took the opportunity to wish me “Happy Mother’s Day”, so heartwarming.❤️
Stopped by Empress Market first thing in the morning to say Hi to florist Esther and her shop was already filled with many men buying flowers.

Mother - can you find her in this “Home Truly”

Mother - can you find her in this “Home Truly” island?
Celebrating past and present mothers’ spirit that nurtures this nation to where we are today!
Head down to National Museum of Singapore to reminisce many Home Truly traditions we called our own in the past 57 years of journey.
I can’t say I am a good mother for sure but more of a performance-based mother (some called it tiger mum😾), until one day a friend recommended this book “Give them grace” and after reading the first chapter, I realised the need to practise more grace-base approach in my mothering duties. Thank God for His grace indeed. 🤗
P/S: come grab a slice of our Lychee Rose Burnt Cheesecake or get a whole cake for your beloved mum.
@hellochocolateshop is sponsoring 97 heart-shaped Berry chocolate for TTSH mothers.

The surge of care pack orders from TTSH staff to T

The surge of care pack orders from TTSH staff to TTSH staff got me curious and led me to discover the ‘dire’ situation on the ground is more hard-pressed than we thought. Think about SARS time, TTSH is the cluster in question, people & places shun them, they are not allowed to inter-mingle, restricted movement – work and home only, many are put on quarantine order at different locations, some on alternative accommodation, onsite staff not allowed to inter-mix, not allowed to go out for lunch, not to mention sudden increase of heavy workload like pharmacy delivery, lab test, radiology, ward duties, HR & Wellness dept etc. Afflicted, distressed, lost, fearful, traumatized, short-handed are all under-statement. Many shed tears trying to cope with the sudden turn of event, particularly those with young kids & old folks at home.
If you are keen to sponsor lunches or snacks to help tide over this critical two-week period for the TTSH staff, I was told any amount is good, we welcome you to DM us directly, we are coming together with a few F&B partners to reach out to these frontline healthcare heroes who are now the ‘victims’ whilst still serving the patients. If I am not wrong, TTSH has about 10k staff.
Our hearts and prayers go out to all TTSH staff!
Quote1 from a doc: “Hard on those who stuck in the wards and on QO and Leave of Absence. Waiting for your swab result is quite stressful.”
Quote2 from Pharmacy: “You read about the TTSH cluster, we are very much affected😢”
Quote3 from a doc: “Ttsh taking no chances this time. Isolated a whole lot of staff”

@tantocksenghospital #myfavouritehospital #kindnessmovement #carepacks #nevergiveup #payitforward
#healthcareheroes #servingthenation

Back to phase 2😥. Met up with few F&B avengers

Back to phase 2😥. Met up with few F&B avengers and the likes, lamenting over how all have geared up and prepared for the upcoming Mother’s Day and now have to pull the hand break. Understandably the disappointment, but given the more dangerous COVID Indian variant detected, all the more we need to be extra cautious. Hopefully this little setback will not derail us from our original recovery path.

The Tok Panjang set is really worth trying be it dine-in or for deliveries. The BSF ladies were in for a pleasant discovery!

Raymond Khoo (not in picture) my mentor is the owner of @theperanakansg, founder of Saturday Movement, S17 Community Kitchen, Sungei Road Green Hub and many more charities he is supporting!
Watch this:
https://www.mewatch.sg/watch/Heart-Warmers-E4-The-Saturday-Movement-212267

Singapore Heritage Fest (SHF) is happening in the

Singapore Heritage Fest (SHF) is happening in the entire month of May!
https://www.sgheritagefest.gov.sg.

Part of Chef’s job is to understand the rich Singapore Heritage Foods and to introduce the flavours into our bakes. Well-loved curry puff is one of them and it has become a must-have snack in many Singaporean’s homes.
@natmuseum_sg

Croiffle + Ice Cream (not an ordinary croissant wa

Croiffle + Ice Cream (not an ordinary croissant waffle + not an ordinary ice cream), even this will also come to pass, God willing.🙏
@wythesoon & team are working harder than ever - much like the vaccine race we are in or anything digital, the R&D never stops!

We are adjusting our opening hours from 7am to 7.3

We are adjusting our opening hours from 7am to 7.30am and closing at 7pm as usual (or until sold out) with more people WFH and work till late nights😬😧.
We used to open at 7am to cater to working class and school children. Now such physical demand is reduced with more people ordering online, Groupbuys & deliveries.
The half an hour means life as usual for the bakers but a little more breathing time for Front Team to get the shop ready and for sustainability purpose. God knows that 30mins in the morning rush can save many “awful situations”. If you are ahead of us, a quick stroll in the market would help or just help yourself in the shop.
Thank you for your understanding. 🙏

Hello I am back by demand!!! I am not new but I am

Hello I am back by demand!!! I am not new but I am super delicious - Taro Mochi Croissant

April showers bring May flowers! Guess what this n

April showers bring May flowers! Guess what this new flavour of Burnt Cheesecake is, that will blow your mind away to usher you well in the Month of May where we will celebrate May Day, Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Birthdays, Victoria Day, Memorial Day etc.
So far everyone who tried it, has all given a big thumbs up! 👍
Another breakthrough by our bakers - Rose Lychee, super refreshing!!!

As the process doesn’t come easy, the stocks might be limited. Walk in only and first come first served for now. Starting 1 May tomorrow! 💕

#lycheeroseburntcheesecake #roselychee #burntcheesecake #mothersday

New range of condiments from @greekkouzinacom to g

New range of condiments from @greekkouzinacom to go with all your favourite classic breads like ciabatta, baguette and sourdough. Friend cooked creamy chicken baked pasta - what a potluck!
P/S: that Papapavlos gold label EVOO and the balsamic creme with thyme honey will sure to impress your guests.

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