Hello Everyone,
thanks to my lovely parents, Baby and I were invited and treated to the movie, “The Wedding Diary“.
This movie was released on the 9th of February and for those of you whom have yet to catch it, I highly recommend this movie for some light-hearted and heartwarming moments! This movie is especially suitable for courting couples, married couples or even for a gathering of friends and family members.
The movie plot [as extracted from Insing.com]: “The Wedding Diary” follows Daniel (Aniu), an engineer from a humble Malaysian Hokkien family, and Tina (Elanne Kwong) a beauty from a wealthy Singaporean Cantonese family who decides to get hitched. What ensues is then a hilarious set of problems involving both their families and the countless arising differences between the Singaporean, Malaysian, and also Hokkien and Cantonese cultures.
My personal view of the movie:
The Wedding Diary is hilarious and the story as portrayed in the movie carries with it some truth about marriage/wedding. The leading actor and actress were very compatible in their roles and the movie is so heartwarming that you might even shed a tear or two! But don’t worry, the ending of the movie is not those soapy sad kind! If you understand both Hokkien and Cantonese and their cultures, it would also be to your advantage. But if you don’t understand, fret not as there are English subtitles available. If you’re thinking of catching a movie but have no clue as to what to watch, catch the Wedding Diary and I’m sure you won’t be disappointed with it.
Here’s the Movie Trailer:
and here’s the theme song of the movie which both Baby and I really enjoyed listening to:
Stay tuned for more updates from us!
God Bless!
Hello Everyone,
it was supposed to be a normal routine day of having dinner at some normal food and beverage establishment until Baby called and informed me that Burger King (BK) was having a One-for-One promotion! So without any further hesitation, we decided to dine at Burger King @ Serangoon NeX. When I arrived there, the queue was so long that it stretched all the way to the nearby Bubble Tea Shop! So like any typical Kiasu Singaporean, I queued up to buy the set meal and while waiting, I was just scrutinising the outlet and to my pleasant surprise, the interior decoration of BK has improved quite a fair bit, especially for a fast-food restaurant! The designs were very contemporary and chic, and the colour scheme just matches their branding! Not only that, they now have a see-through glass panel where you can observe how your burgers are being prepared, very much like Subway’s concept. Well, there are pros and cons to this but I guess it gave BK a fresh look!
Well, I’m not going to spoil the surprise as to how the new BK concept looks like but if you want to find out, do head down to the BK @ Serangoon NeX because I’m not sure if the other BK outlets have revamp themselves yet.
So, anyway, the One-for-One promotion that BK was having is known as “The BK Way of Chicken” and just for yesterday, there were no fish or beef items served. They only served chicken and for that, they gave away one chicken burger set meal for another chicken burger set meal! Though its an old marketing method used to increase sales and generate publicity, I felt that it has served BK’s purpose.
We ordered a Mushroom Swiss Tendergrill Chicken Set Meal [with Passionfruit Tea, and French Fries], a Spicy Tendergrill Chicken Panini Set Meat [with Coke, and Onion Rings], a Box of 6 Chicken Tenders, and a Taro Turnover.
So here’s what we ordered for our dinner!
As usual, I love BK’s Mushroom Swiss Tendergrill Chicken Burger because the mushrooms and its sauce are so flavourful and the chicken is grilled to perfection. The Spicy Panini Tendergrill Chicken is also great tasting as well and I kinda prefer it than MacDonald’s McSpicy because BK’s serving portion is larger and the spice used is more aromatic than Mac’s
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The Chicken Tenders is BK’s new product and well, it just wasn’t up to my expectation as I felt that Mac’s nuggets were more better-tasting. BK’s Chicken Tenders tasted quite plain and was quite dry when I chewed it. Moreover, the Chicken Tenders is quite rough for the mouth and because of its extremely dry texture, it just didn’t make the cut! Some improvements needed please.
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So yups, for those of you who managed to buy the 1-for-1 promotion, congratulations! When I finished dining at BK and left the restaurant, the queue was still there and it stretched way further than the Bubble Tea Shop. =X
Stay tuned for more updates from us!
God Bless!
Hello Everyone,
this might perhaps be the first Disney movie of the year that I would definitely love to catch. Having watched the movie trailer, I found the plot to be rather interesting as the film tells the story of a war-weary, former military captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.
Well, if I ever found myself on Mars now, a stranger in a strange new land, the first thing that I perhaps would do would be to gather resources for survival! I guess this would be the most ideal thing to do especially when you are in a strange new land for the very first time! If you’re into sci-fi adventure movies, you might want to consider watching this one.
Catch John Carter in cinemas this 8 March 2012 and like the Official Disney Studios Singapore Facebook Page and follow @DisneystudiosSG on Twitter!”
Here’s the movie trailer:
Stay tuned for more updates from us!
God Bless!
Hello Everyone,
thanks to the organisers from OMY.SG and the Far East Organisation, I was really honoured to have been invited and chosen as one of the fifteen bloggers who participated in the GreenwichV Experience last Saturday!
So, prior to the commencement of the event, my team [the Urban team] decided to do a site recee and take a stroll there. And within 30 minutes, we practically combed through the entire place and were ready to rock the place.
Our starting point was the Empire State Restaurant and there, we were briefed by our game master a.k.a facilitator, Janet, on the rules of the game and following which, we were treated to a really extremely gigantic beef burger served with fries by the side. The name of this dish is known as the Empire State Burger Trust me, even though there were 5 of us in the team, we couldn’t even finish 3/4 of the entire dish. And well, after the burger came the Empire State Pizza and last but not the least, the Meatball Spaghetti! By the time the last dish came, we wondered if we would still have the stomach for the rest of the F&B Outlets that were part of our race.
The Empire State Burger
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The Empire State Pizza
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Meatball Spaghetti
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Our Second Stop- Chinta Manis [English translation would be Sweet Love]
Well, the Kuehs and Pastries here are just fabulous. In fact, we tried their Ondeh Ondeh and their Chocolate Hazelnut Cake and it was heavenly! The ingredients used were extremely fresh and the sweets were just balanced in taste. [not too sweet and not too plain]. If you are looking for some traditional handmade Nonya Kuehs for your party and events, this is the place to get them!
Our Third Stop- Hockhua Tonic
We were being tasked to find out the price of their most expensive and hot-selling birds’ nest here and had to also know which particular brands they were. It was to my surprise that after this particular visit, I realised that birds’ nest were not that expensive after all. A lesson learnt for me. Perhaps maybe I could get this as a gift for my mum during Mother’s Day! =P
Our Fourth Stop- Mai Thai Restaurant
Mai Thai Restaurant only has 3 outlets in Singapore, with GreenwichV being its latest. I particular like the ambience of the restaurant because it is quite chic, contemporary, and yet also has a traditional element to it. Here, we were served beverages, Tom Yum Soup, Prawn Cakes, Beef Stew, and Stir-Fried Basil Chicken. For myself, I had Lime Juice as my beverage while the ladies had Thai Iced Tea. Their Tom Yum Soup and Prawn Cakes were my favourite and if you are going to drop by, do give it a try as it is really worth it.
The Menu Cover
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Lime Juice
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Thai Ice-Tea
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Piping Hot Tom Yum Soup
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Thai Prawn Cakes! Absolutely must try!
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Our Fifth Stop- Paradise Inn
Gosh, its another food outlet again and this time, we were served Fried Rice, Fried Prawns Coated with Salted Egg, Sweet and Sour Pork, and Stir-Fried Vegetables. Here, I personally like the Fried Prawns Coated with Salted Egg because this dish is not only unique but it is also flavourful and fried till perfection. The prawns were very fresh and it was just awesome. Not just food alone, I also like the restaurants interior decoration because of its traditional features.
The Nice Interior Decorations and Ambience of the Restaurant
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Fried Prawns Coated with Salted Egg. Must try!*
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Our Sixth Stop- Berrylite
Yet, another food stop! Hahas. We were all trying to stomach in all the delicious food that were served to us thus far but well, at least this was something really lite for our stomachs! I particularly like the store’s bright decorations and contemporary interior design. The service staff were extremely friendly and we were presented with various flavours of yoghurt and smoothies to try. For those of you who really know me, I don’t like yoghurt and I have never ever in my 24 years of living on planet earth, gulped down even a cup of yoghurt! But Berrylite was an exception for me. Here’s why, I was sampling their Red Velvet Yoghurt and seriously, it did not even tasted like yoghurt to me at all. In fact, it tasted like those MacDonald’s soft-serve ice-cream [not an insult here] and all I felt was as if I was eating a “Chocolate flavoured Ice-Cream”! So yes, tasted like ice-cream but minus all the extra calories! From now on, I will consider eating yoghurts from Berrylite and I don’t have a phobia for yoghurts anymore thanks to Berrylite! =D
The Nice Cafe Ambience!
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Yeah! Feel free to indulge guilt-free because its 100% FAT FREE!
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Toppings available to top your yoghurt with!
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Red Velvet Yoghurt! My favourite yoghurt from now on!
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Our Seventh Stop- VideoEzy
Do you know that VideoEzy was founded in Australia? Well, I didn’t knew that because all along, I thought that VideoEzy was a local enterprise. We always learn something new everyday don’t we? Here, we were tasked to find out what are the various rental price plans and what the prices are. Simple task indeed and well, here you see me trying to be Tintin!
Our Eighth Stop- Toastbox
Here, we were served a Peanut Butter Thick Toast and A Bowl of Chicken Curry! Honestly, I have been patronising ToastBox many times and I always am intrigued by their “mountain-shaped butter”. Not just that, I particular enjoy their thick toasts which are always made to perfection. In fact, I very much enjoy their breakfast sets as they have more varieties of food than Ya Kun.
Our Ninth Stop- Cedele
This was my virgin experience to Cedele and I was absolutely blown away by its concept! Healthy food, healthy living indeed. We were served with two beverages, one a yoghurt-like drink and the second, an ABC fruit juice. We were also treated to their Red Velvet Cake and also a plate of Steamed Fish served with Greens by the Side, and a plate of Mini Beef Burgers! We had a rather beefy affair the whole day indeed. =D So yes, I particular like their food because they were all made with natural/organic ingredients, prepared with healthy cooking methods where there’s no preservatives used! Oh, and Cedele’s most popular cake is their carrot cake! If you are looking for something healthy, try Cedele because I will soon find myself visiting Cedele more frequent than ever before.
Ambience of Cedele
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The Two Most Healthy Beverage I Ever Had!
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Our Tenth Stop- Rosabelle Launderette
From its name, you can most probably guess that Rosabelle Laundrette is in the laundry business. Here, we were tasked to find out the costs of sending a suit and an evening gown for laundry cleaning services and well, it was an easy task indeed. What was extra special about this particular laundry shop is that it has laundry services for those expensive and posh handbags, like your typical Gucci, LV, Prada and etc.! I haven’t heard of anything like it but well, if you ever asked yourself where you can get your expensive handbags to be sent for cleaning, you might just want to check out this place.
Our Final Stop- Phoenix Medical Group
Here, one of us from the team is to try their facial wash product and yes, yours truly here was handpicked/arrowed to try out their facial wash product. It was my virgin experience doing a facial in a commercial setting by the way but after the experience, I can’t wait to try it again! After the facial wash, my face was extremely smooth and Baby can vouch for that. My face felt so clean that I can’t helped but to keep touching my face. Well, Phoenix Medical Group not just provides facial products but they do also provide other aesthetic products and you might just want to check them out. They also have health screening services available and personally, I felt that the price was pretty reasonable.
So after the long day of eating and walking and walking and eating, we finally headed back to our meeting point to upload all the photographs that we took for the day. And well, for the entire race, my team came in 3rd placing and we walked away with $100 GreenwichV Vouchers where we could use it at any of the shops at GreenwichV. If you’re staying around Yio Chu Kang/Seletar, be sure to check out this new food haven where you can expect to find lots of interesting eateries. Not only that, on the 18th and 19th of February which is this Saturday and Sunday, GreenwichV is also organising a weekend carnival where you can experience the wonderful and exciting treats they have installed for you. Oh yes, Baby particular like the Cold Stone Cream Ice-Cream giveaway! [yes it's free!]
And one last thing before I end off this entry, if you enjoyed my team’s blog entry, do give us your vote and vote us as your favourite team! You might be asking me why you should vote right? Well, you should vote because 6 lucky voters will walk away with a $50 GreenwichV Shopping Voucher! To vote for us, simply check out http://blog.omy.sg/greenwich-v/vote-win/ and cast your votes! Voting begins from 16th March 2012!
Some Photos Taken Around Greenwich V!
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| From The GreenwichV Experience 2012 |
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Some of the Stalls Selling their Handicrafts at the Carnival!
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Just in case you’re driving and wondering how much it is to park there.
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And yes, you might get the chance to see Whisky, a really adorable dog of the owner of My Pets Culture, a dedicated pets saloon shop!
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So head down to GreenwichV this weekend to find out more!
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| From The GreenwichV Experience 2012 |
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Stay tuned for more updates from us!
God Bless!
Hello Everyone,
today’s Valentine’s Day and so here’s wishing all of you readers a Happy Valentine’s Day!
Well, Valentine’s Day in Singapore is usually very commercialised because you will see the prices of roses going up and you will more often than not come across many restaurants whom want to capitalise on this opportunity to earn some extra profits with their “Special” Valentine’s Day Menu.
As for Baby and I, we both celebrated Valentine’s Day with a simple dinner at Popeye’s @ Punggol East! Ok, the thing is this, although Valentine’s Day is just once a year, we didn’t want to spend so much money on just this day alone because we would rather spend it over the weekends where we could have more time with one another. Moreover, the Popeye’s food voucher that we brought from Groupon can still be used so we thought why not just utilise it on this day?
Well, in total, we spent less than $15 for this entire meal!
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| From Valentine’s Day 2012 |
The Chicken Tenders is a way tad too salty! I didn’t really fancy it and after eating too much chicken for a day, I think I am going to abstain myself from chicken for a few weeks.
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The Mashed Potato with its Gravy Sauce tasted perfect. In fact, I like the gravy alot and the mashed potato was not too soft and neither is it too hard either. The texture was just right.
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One of Popeye’s Signature Sides, the Corn! Well, when I dipped my spoon in and scooped some corns to eat, there was already a buttery taste and upon biting the corns, the sweet juices of the corn just oozes out. Way much better than the corn at MacDonalds.
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And as for the gifts that I got for Baby…
Well, I gotten a stuffed toy from CNS for her. And while on the way to Popeye’s, she took the stuffed toy out and displayed it at the dashboard of my car.
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And Baby made me chew this white chocolate with the words, “Happy Valentine’s” just so that she could snap a picture of me.
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Oh, and did I mention? Baby loved the stuffed toy so much that she put it into her handbag with its head popping out. Machiam like bringing a dog out for a walk.
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*Tada* These were the gifts that I gotten for Baby. A Stuffed Toy from CNS, a Handmade Card, A Box of Royce Chocolate, and a Small Bouquet of Flowers consisting of 3 Pink Roses and Fillers.
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And these were what Baby gotten for me. A Handmade Card, a Chocolate Heart-Shaped Cake, and a Pair of Tickets to this Saturday’s Singapore Airshow 2012!
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So yes, this was how we celebrated our Valentine’s Day this year and no, I didn’t spend a bomb because when you truly love someone and wishes to bless them, it really doesn’t matter how much those things cost; rather, what is most important is the thought that goes along with it! As the saying goes, you can give without loving but you can’t love without giving.
Once again, Happy Valentine’s Day and stay tuned for more updates from us!
God Bless!
