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If you don’t already know, I am a fan of flavoured Kit Kats. So when I popped over to Narita Airport during my stopover while on my way back home from New York, I decided to go a little crazy. Not to the point of buying boxes given that I have spent more than I ...Related posts:Yantra’s specials return Visitors return Sweet Potato The return of the MacSafe Power … 
Readers who are not on my Facebook would know that I am currently undergoing a two-week high key In Camp Training (ICT) at Kranji Camp. Thankfully for scheduled posts, I do try to keep my blog updated as often as I can during absence. With me spending another four nights in camp this week beginning ...Related posts:So the Tiger begins… Arrivederci Pavarotti – … 
Recently, I found myself fascinated with the charm of retail and food & beverage establishments housed in an old building or structure. I can’t really explain why the old and simple ‘what you see is what you get’ kind of approach can give such a stylistic appeal. So you can imagine how awed was I ...Related posts:Spice Market? I’m not too … 
Spice Market is a much raved Asian inspired restaurant in New York, Atlanta and Doha created by Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten who was heavily influenced during his stint in Asia including … 
My colleague in the Americas office took us to a nice seafood restaurant, Lure Fishbar at 170 Mercer Street for lunch to our delight. One memorable takeaway from the restaurant other than decent food is that the entire restaurant is designed to look like the inside of a ship…pretty cool eh? Not used to the ...Related posts:Good ad for an attention seeker Hong Kong Food … 
BLT Steak is an American steakhouse in a casual setting by executive chef and partner of BLT Restaurants, Laurent Tourondel. To me, steak lovers can’t say they have visited America if they haven’t been to a steakhouse there. There is so much atmosphere to soak in and the sheer size of the aged beef is ...Related posts:Aureole, New York Back from New York Spring in … 
Similar to Singapore, New York is pretty much like an immigrant state with people from all over the world making the state their home. It is perhaps the only state in America I feel comfortable in and don’t get odd stares like my experiences in Oklahoma City back in 2001 (heck I remembered I was ...Related posts:Bacardi mojito + roast pork belly = one happy couple Hong … 
Lyn (my boo) and I have been attempting to plant herbs outside our home for a few years now. While we would love to delve into the world of sustainable dining, we aren’t able to fully adopt the farm to table concept given our situation. However, as efforts go, we would occasionally give ourselves a ...Related posts:ETA 7 Days Going green… It will be a while before … 
Aureole is a one Michelin star restaurant located at One Bryant Park (around the Theater District and Times Square) that is opened by master Chef and hospitality entrepreneur Charlie Palme … 
Ah yes, its always great to be back especially when one misses the boo. I returned from New York late Thursday in an extremely jet lagged fashion only to find out that it could be a while before I can shake myself back to Singapore time. It is now Sunday evening and as I type ...Related posts:Spring in New York Welcome to ’sunny’ Langkawi Wait!! I’m still … 
It has been pretty busy at work recently, hence the post drought. You can imagine how thankful I am to have found some time to do a little update just in case you think I am slacking off ( … 
Lyn (my boo) and I have always been fascinated with what Shenzhen has to offer. Nevermind that the little city still retained some of its unruly citizens (wait, maybe most of them are not from the city) and unsightly scenes. But having travelled by air, sea and rail, we constantly managed to find the destination ...Related posts:Shenzhen Food Street Seafood in Shenzhen … 
For the second time in a row for me and the third for Lyn (my boo), we returned to Shang Palace at the Shangri-La Hotel in Shenzhen for some lovely dim sum buffet. The restaurant is located on the second floor of the very posh hotel situated about a good 10-minute stroll from Luo(2) Hu(2).For ...Related posts:Shenzhen Food Street Seafood in Shenzhen Lodging in Hong Kong and … 
Yeah I would think so. Quite interesting what one can spot in lovely Shenzhen eh? Related posts:Black Eyed Beans?Seafood in ShenzhenThe silence is broken…Coming back from Hong Kong and Shenzhen450 grams of beef…Related posts:Black Eyed Beans? Seafood in Shenzhen The silence is broken… Coming back from Hong Kong and Shenzhen 450 grams of beef… 
Coming back to a series of entries on my trip to Shenzhen and Macau, Lyn (my boo) and I upon taking a nice walk along the streets of Le(4) Yuan(2) discovered a hidden gem to our pleasant surprise, street food. I can’t really direct you to the exact location given my unfamiliarity of the Le ...Related posts:Seafood in Shenzhen Breakfast at the Singapore Food Expo Hong … 
So on to happier things. Barely into a week after purchasing a pair of Terra Plana’s Dopies, I decide to bite the bullet and picked up a pair of Aqua (White), a shoe that adopts the Vivo BareFoot Techonology. Again, I won’t go into the detail of the technology since you can find out more ...Related posts:Time I start realigning Of Michaels and LeBrons At the spice … 
I knew it was pretty much a day of heartbreaks yesterday morning as I headed to the Traffic Police Vehicle Pound. Thanks to a friendly person called Neighbour X for offering me a ride, we made our way to 517 Airport Road to authorise a tower to take my busted up Chevy to my insurance ...Related posts:So what really happened last Friday night… I Failed Slingers trumps … 
Last Friday night, I went through an emotionally and physically painful ordeal that shoke me so vigorously to the point that it made me realise the fragility of life, inviting me to revisit how I manage mine. It all started at 10.50pm when a red Honda Jazz at the opposite lane ran past a red ...Related posts:I Failed Late night dinner at the Read Bridge Long Weekend Friday … 
…for leaving this month’s edition of the Reader’s Digest in the john for my reading pleasure. Needless to say, I found it useful while going about my business… Oh by the way, your magazine is…MINE!! Related posts:A strategically located john in DhakaFind the Singapore SlingerDear help, pay attention to your dog!!I’m not … 
For the past year or so (or even maybe more), I have been struggling with occasional backaches that at times result in irritating headaches and bugs the heck out of the back of my left knee. As back problems go, such telltale signs are indication that its time to go visit the doctor and I’m ...Related posts:Of Michaels and LeBrons It will be a while before we start … 
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