Biannual Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blog Awards 2011 and if you follow my tweets you'd already know I won for the Most Influential Blog and Region's Best Blog (again :p). But before I blog about that event, today I received a barrage of intense hate tweets from a bunch of Australian blogge...
The Marmalade Pantry at the Stables Imperial Treasure Nan Bei Ngee Ann City Chin Huat Live Seafood Restaurant Vote for Nuffnang Asia Pacific Best Food Blog 10 Places to eat in Seminyak Bali Cheap Flights from Singapore to Bali Best Korean BBQ Buffet Singapore Nuffnang Blog Awards 2011...
“Hi to all my fellow Singaporeans, To all the wonderful comments posted here I humbly and sincerely thank you for taking your time to read and comment on my blog. I am so touched by each and every single comment here. The greatest satisfaction of a blogger is getting the endorsement f...
What comes to mind when you mention Pulau Ubin? Probably images of Kampong houses, kids running around in singlets and catching spiders right? I guess that is the kind of image that a restaurant called New Ubin Seafood wants to project in the mind of the potential customer and they ha...
Photo: Me with Ian Wright, my travel hero and host for Discovery TLC. What's "Camemberu"? It's the way the Japanese pronounce Camembert, the French cheese. Yes, I unabashedly love all things Japanese - the food, culture, people and spirit. They often add their own twist to something f...
Elizabeth Arden Red Door perfume , first introduced in 1989, is their classic, elegant signature fragrance. The Red Door is iconic of the first few “Elizabeth Arden Red Door Salons“ originally found in New York. Symbolically the red door represents the boundary where a woman can be tr...
Looking back at the Tony Tan scolds Ong Teng Cheong on the need for an MRT system tells me that there is a very very strong possibility that we have an MRT system that was build on cost cutting priority basis. Hence the fact that our system which was created after HK's is 2 cars less ...
Leaving [Samila Beach ], the coach made a few turns and before we knew it, we were already at the foot of Tang Kuan Hill. Remember the legend about the Mouse and Cat Island? This is the hill which the Dog turned into. Where we are visiting is located right on the top of this hill and ...
"Popcorn Royale is nicer than Garrett Popcorn!" "Popcorn Royale is cheaper than Garrett!" These are the three thoughts that popped in my mind, in that order, the first time I tipped one of the awfully sinful caramelised popcorn into my mouth. It was the launch of the IMAX at TGV Cinem...
I was super excited to bring in the second batch of Venice watches and they are all selling like hotcakes once again! They are round, quartz watch with Millefiori (thousand flowers) crystal, of handmade Murano glass (the city well known for its glassmakers). Each watch has a multicolo...
This is NOT a tutorial ok! So don't scold me for it being useless in terms of imparting makeup techniques! T_T Makeup: 1) Concealer - The Body Shop (approx $20) 2) Eyeliner - Sephora, Nano (approx $10) 3) Blusher - MAC, Well-Dress Powder Blush (approx $36) The blusher I'm using in the...
One of the privileges of staying in the Club Rooms at Marina Bay Sands Hotel is the access to The Club located on the 57th floor of Marina Bay Sands to have meals. Yes, it's where the Skypark is located. The whole 57th floor is longer than the Eiffel tower laid down and the area of fo...
NIVEA Mobile Beauty Lab From today right up till 25th July, the Nivea Mobile Be MTV World Stage 2009: The All American Rejects As you probably might already know, we've been giving o Tongue in Chic Turns 2, Day 5: Burt's Bees While birthday celebrations are often cause for decaden TiC...
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When: Contest ends on 23rd December 2011 Where: facebook Contest Type: Online *No purchase required Prizes: - Daily prizes - $50 shopping vouchers Like the page to begin. There are two parts to this contest. "I want a quality Christmas" lets you choose between two prizes, and a winner...
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How many of you have started the Christmas Feasting? Some like our family, will roast our own Turkey(s) every year and have it with at home with our family. I know many can't cook or do not have the time to cook, and prefer to dine out. A few days ago, on the invitation of PARKROYAL o...
Published in ST Online Forum, 19 December 2011 EACH day, I receive several items of mail in my letter box. After a few days, the mail for a household becomes quite a large bundle. Many are marketing fliers, unwanted magazines and other junk mail. Legitimate business mail is mixed with...
SMRT has launched a Twitter feed to give updates on train service disruptions ('More help for passengers'; yesterday). While this is a step in the right direction and an immediate improvement to the provision of timely and accurate information to the public, we have to be mindful that...
Christmas in Singapore will be filled with lots of delicious dining this year. Enchant your guests this Christmas with an intimate dinner. Here are some of my recommendations for this year! ____________________________________________________________ Plaza Brasserie PARKROYAL on Beach...
“People can board the train, it is whether they choose to” – SMRT CEO - TOC: The story of SMRT is the story of Singapore - Publichouse: COI to look into breakdowns, kudos to the PM - New Asia Republic: LTA shares findings of inspection of N-S & E-W lines - Sgpolitics.net: Does SMRT va...
hasn't released anything particularly exciting this year but this picture of their spring 2012 collection made me sit up! Due out on 1 February in Japan, it includes the Fairy Candy Cheeks blush and Little Star Glow Rouge (Sweet Pure Line) . The latter is a mini version of their Star ...
Our trains are flooded with foreign workers, many of them hard laborers board the trains with a stench of unpleasant body odor. Trains need to keep up with the number of commuters so they increase their frequencies, but our MRTs have been breaking down and SMRT have no idea how to dea...
Ok just one suggestion. I don’t really subscribe to gifting tips because you should know more about the person you’re buying a present for. What can a writer from an Ad/Sponsor-Driven publication possibly know that you don’t. BUT I guarantee that any book lover will love the Kindle, e...
I just wrote about the National Crime Prevention Council’s Bike Security Labels scheme with the Singapore Police Force over at the Cycling in Singapore blog ["Bicycle security labels in Singapore - get your free label at a nearby NPP. "]. What the bicycle security label looks like (So...
I enjoyed my first dining destination as part of the Asia’s Dining Destination which saw us having dinner at db Bistro Moderne , helmed by Executive Chef Stephane Istel (Pictured above holding a slab of Kagoshima beef ready to be split and plated for our table).
I bought the Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Intense in #2 Lust Red at the store yesterday (I am since back in Singapore). I haven't gone through all the comments, and I randomly bought this shade. Just now, I went through the comments and I wrote the names of everyone who picked this col...
The mr brown blog containing his popular and satirical Singapore National Education Series and other funny musings on the dysfunctional side of Singapore life.