I would not have known that Menotti exists if wasn't for Angie. The Italian restaurant and cafe is tucked behind Raffles City mall, round the bend of Springfield and British India. In my busy schedule, if I ever go to Raffles City mall, I would just zoom in on Topshop, River Island and Warehouse. I have never really explored the mall since its extensive renovations.When I …

Here's a joke for you.You know how I loathe wearing bras. Its like a straitjacket. So I took it off while I was in the car this afternoon and chucked it into the glove compartment. My girls needed to breathe!Unfortunately, I forgot all about it and left it there.My dad-in-law asked to borrow the car tonight and I am damn sure he would use the glove compartment to hold his …

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I have not reviewed a restaurant for a long time now. So I scouted around for a new eatery to check out. This time, I dragged my parents and Kenny along to join Joshua and me. Cousin Nora recommended Sakuraya, a casual Japanese restaurant in Village Centre at South Bouna Vista.Sakuraya combines its restaurant element with a supermarket specialising in Japanese produce. Diners …

Every year as Christmas approaches, there would be a national gift-wrapping contest in the US to single out that one most talented person who can transform odd shaped items into the most beautifully dressed up pressie anyone could lay their eyes on.This year at the 3M sponsored competition, New Yorker Anton DuLaney was crowned the ultimate guru of gift wrapping. According to …

There was just an interesting conversation between my editorial colleagues about their dream profession.C wanna be an arms dealer while Y wanna be a professional poker player. How strange that their dream job is so vastly different from what they are doing for a living.I have had so many different dream jobs at various stages in my life. I had wanted to work in the police …

I don't know what's eating me this week. I was supremely irritatable and it took almost no effort to make me feel like the whole world owed me a living.Irritation 1I found a boutique in Change Alley that sells dresses created by local designers. They are pretty and perfect for red carpet dinner events. But hell, they are all made for women with breasts like prunes. Hello! …

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Singapore's first-ever FORMULA 1 (F1) race is attracting much attention from the motoring world. Speeding on the roads used to be looked upon by the authorities with much disdain... until Singapore decided to pitch for the F1 race. After winning the rights to host the race, all sorts of street race activities were promoted.Joining in the exitement is the elite community of …

The weather has been atrocious lately. The morning sun here bore down as fiercely as the mid-day sun in Dubai. There was nary a twitch from the leaves in the trees. If there should be wind, it would feel like steam escaping from a cooking pot.Then I heard the roar of a distant thunder. I thought for a moment that I must have gone insane from hoping too much for rain. Minutes …