1. Use kitchen tweezers to pull out stray hair on the pork belly skin, if any. Use a knife to scrap the skin for a few minutes to remove impurities. Rinse pork belly stab and pat dry with paper towels. 2. Holding a small knife in a stabbing action, make short diagonal slits with the t...
The REAL Girl with the Dragon Tattoo LKY leaves just as Tin Pei Ling speaks in Parliament The entertaining Transport Minister Hey DBS! Need to secure your ATMs? When I made the decision… International Headlines vs Local Headlines about Ministerial Pay Cut This is Fu of Win the mrbrown...
Given the time-poor schedule-rich pages that dominate the modern day organizer, it’s rare that you find anyone who can devote entire chunks of time to shopping, even if it remains an obsession. In between surfing online, whenever visits to the mall transpire, it’s strictly business, i...
Last month, I attended the Curtin Fashion Grad Show held at the Midland Old Railway Workshops. It was a breathtaking venue, with so much character. A bit spooky too. The show was amazingly produced. There were 24 designers showcasing around 6 pieces each, so it was a long show. But I ...
This Lunar New Year, Executive Chinese Chef Sunny Kong of Mandarin Court Chinese Restaurant has put together 10 different signature menus ranging from the $98++ per person menu (minimum 2 persons) – which features Salmon Yusheng, Braised Shark’s Fin, Steamed Sea Perch, and Braised Bab...
Happy Lunar New Year from the National Museum of Singapore! Enjoy complimentary to all exhibitions and galleries at the museum, from the ever-popular Singapore History Gallery to The Goh Seng Choo Gallery: The William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings to the ongoing spec...
Step into 2012 with a dash of style. We’ve rounded up 5 easy trends that you need to update your wardrobe this year. From pretty in pastels to peplum palooza, here’s a style guide for the new year. Throwback to the 20′s – The Drop-Waist Inspired by the golden era of the flapper look, ...
the last day was pretty easy for me, it helps that i was busy working the entire day, so i could concentrate on work instead of thinking about food! one of the interesting things is that my energy level was fairly high throughout all three days, i woke up very early every day and felt...
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whitening skincare and makeup collection that will be launching in Asia on 24 February in Japan and 15 February in Taiwan. The new skincare range is infused with Icelandic Glacial Water, which is derived from a natural spring and free from acidity. It supposedly helps to counteract th...
In recent weeks, we have experienced the following major breakdown in services: Two major breakdown in the N-S line of SMRT train service Breakdown in internet service under SingTel Unauthorised ATM withdrawals from accounts of DBS bank customers SMRT promptly introduced a system of g...
Following its World Wealth Report 2007 released in June (see my post Lots of Millionaires ), Capgemini and Merrill Lynch have recently released more details on the typical millionaire in Singapore. In their Asia Pacific Wealth Report 2007 , they repeated the old information: Singapore...
The tide is not very low, but it's still possible to have a glimpse of one of the many nice stretches of seagrasses along Changi. There are also sandy and rocky areas to explore. During this trip, the seahares are in season! There's lots of fresh green growths of Spoon seagrass (Halop...
By now the name Chen Show Mao is no longer strange to Singaporeans. In particular, they should remember him as the charismatic member of the Workers' Party (WP) quintet who toppled the formidable PAP team which included the heavyweight Foreign Minister George Yeo in the Aljunied GRC i...
OK, don’t try this unless you have the G-Form Extreme Edge case for your iPad. Pretty impressive. Not bad for a $45 case. The company also tried tossing out from a speeding car , launching from a Slingshot and 1300 foot drops from skydiving . Actually, if it survive a 1300 foot (396m)...
The shoot was a lot of fun but I was dead tired by the end of it because we shot everything in a day. We started at around 10am (the crew came even earlier to setup!) and wrapped up at just after midnight. The music video is set to be released on TV in a couple more weeks but meanwhil...
One day I came home after my 6am cycle and I found a few things that made me want to cry. 1) My husband made banana pancakes for breakfast. There was a massive, freshly-made one sitting on the kitchen counter top, just for me. 2) He also made me a cup of tea, 15 minutes ago, so by the...
So it is in Odaiba but where is it exactly located? I wasn’t there in 2009 when it was first up on display but judging from pics around the web taken years ago, I would say it’s at a different location. Maybe somewhere near the original spot I don’t know. But anyway as of right now, i...
It's about culture and belief. People like Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, they feel ashamed NOT to help the poor and the sick while accumulating wealth. But many 'RICH' in our society, they tend to believe all wealths accumulated are theirs because they work harder and behave smarter ...
I wish to develop a mobile app to encourage commuters to travel by bus. While there are many apps already available, I wish to develop a new app that is easier to use. I need the following data and will appreciate advice on how they can be retrieved for free or at a modest cost: GPS l...
"It is very difficult to do business when we are not allowed to pull wool over our customers' eyes. This integrity thing is highly expensive to implement, and is definitely not pro-business. If we can have gambling, I don't see why we can't have opaque sales terms for the investment b...
Minister draws 6 figures salary a month and also collect MP allowance of $15,000 a month. My question: Why paid so much and usually last to know when a crisis happens & most of the time all the work are done by everybody else? http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/S...
Is is useful to have an Alert Portal to be used by many service providers / transport operators to provide alerts to the public and their customers? An example of an Alert Portal can be found her: http://www.easyapps.sg/alert/Messages.aspx You can take part in this survey. Prizes will...
Just purchased my ticket for the IMATS London on 4 February at the Alexandra Palace! After reading so much about previous IMATS events around the world, I'm incredibly excited to finally have the chance to check out the International Makeup Artist Trade Show. OCC, Inglot, Hakuhodo, MU...
An elderly man called me. He said that elderly people need to use taxis to go to hospital. When he visited the hospital, he found that many elderly people from poor families took taxis to attend medical appointments at the hospital. They were too old or sick to use bus or train, or it...
This has raked up more than 30 millions hits on YouTube since it went up on 16 Nov 2011, obviously from India but also from Japan, amongst others. Described as “genre bending,” the song uses ancient south Indian folk rhythms, vocal styles and instruments. With everyone in the right mo...
First go at being a teacher Posted by Sheylara 1 Comment » Today, I taught two classmates how to unroll and roll up a mat*. It went reasonably well. I’m sure they were very impressed by how I patiently paused at every step of the process to make sure they understood, and to covertly w...
He had brought his friend Gretchen up here (Old Rag) for lunch. He really liked her, he confided in me. Liked her so much that he didn't quite know what to do about it. After they have gotten all the way to the top and had the picnic lunch he'd prepared, he offered her a piece of Trid...
The trio scooted around iconic sights in Singapore today in their radical, modern new threads. Incorporating Scoot’s corporate colour, yellow, the uniform aims to break convention and yet allow crew members to perform their duties in comfort and style.
