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The Slow Sunday Journal

Refreshing Drinks

The cold, the relief, the pleasure — what to drink when Singapore is at its most brutal.

The heatThe 3pm slumpThe morning afterThe feast aftermath
A tall glass packed with ice and sparkling water in close-up, beaded and cold — the Lalaland Juice mark set quietly within.

The most refreshing thing to drink in this weather (that isn't another kopi)

The heat is not the enemy — it's Singapore's standing invitation to slow down, and the most refreshing answer to it is colder, tarter and quieter than the kopi you reach for on reflex.

22 July 20264 min read
A cold glass beading with condensation on a warm wooden table in soft afternoon light, the Lalaland Juice mark set quietly within.

The 3pm ritual: a softer reset for the afternoon slump

The wall you hit at 3pm is your body's clock, not your weakness. The founder of the 5:15 Club on the fourth-coffee reflex, the bill it quietly runs up by midnight, and the three softer minutes that work better.

22 July 20265 min read
A mangosteen in close-up — the queen of fruits at rest on a deep oxblood ground, with the Lalaland Juice mark set within.

After the feast: resetting your palate after CNY, buffets and durian season

The reunion dinners, the buffet line, a durian season in full swing — then, right on schedule, the flatness and the guilt. The founder of the 5:15 Club on why your palate needs a few plain days, not penance.

22 July 20267 min read
A tall glass of water catching a shaft of warm morning light on a wooden table — the first small kindness of a gentle morning — with the Lalaland Juice mark set within.

The gentle morning after: how to be kind to yourself the day after a night out

Why the kindest morning after a big night — water, daylight, a slow walk, no punishment workout — is also the one the science quietly recommends.

22 July 20266 min read