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It was a little ironic El Sheikh was given a lower rating compared to rival cafe according to a review website. But I really enjoyed my dinner at El Sheikh. It was very good food indeed. So much more superior than the rival cafe which I probably wont ever go again.The placeEl Sheikh is situated ...
Just in case you were wondering what my table looks like, this is what I work with From left to right :Lenovo S10HP TouchsmartCanon Ixus 870isSamsung Innov8500 GB Maxtor HDDLooks pretty spiffy right? I’ll go through them one by one. Lenovo S10My Lenovo S10 is a netbook – the hardware is not as fast as ...
Marina’s Bloggariffic is the winner for the 2007 Weblog Awards - Best Asian Blog! This is so surreal. YAY!I can most definitely not have made it without the help and support of everyone whom voted, cartcart, my PR Managers, my wonderful blogger friends from ping.sg, my comrades from Shuqun as well as AskNLearn and especially ...
I was a completely well adjusted young adult till recently I’ve gone completely bonkers!It all started innocently with Wishbone was recommending some cosmetics samples from Pure Luxe. I did some research on it, there were many good comments about it - especially this Rainbow Eyeshadow Tutorial, which impressed me. I picked up the courage to ...
For a change, I thought I’d dress Cart up in a songkok! Doesn’t he look smashing in them? :)Anyways, I spend the last days cleaning my room (and found something interesting) as well as helping out in the kitchen.With all the onion chopping and the chili blending, my hands feels as if it is on ...
Last Friday, I went to watch the Chingay Parade. The Chingay Parade is an annual parade held in Singapore as part of the new year festivities. I’ve been to one in 2003 with Geri and I quite enjoyed myself, looking at the many display of colours and costumes.After noticing the vigorous advertisements for the current ...
During my first few weeks in Italy, I was extremely homesick. Its a whole new world here - different culture, different people, different language. I felt really lonely. I really miss my family and friends back in Singapore. My world was like a diablo map.You know, when you start out, your map is all black ...
The first time that I went to Tony’s was with Cart and Jerrick last month during his visit here. Jerrick asked, where would be a good place for a gelato and Cart suggested that we head to Tony’s.One taste and I think that I have probably found the best gelataria in Rome!The placeTony is located ...
Contrary to what Moby said about Bintan Lagoon Resort rooms facing the sea being haunted, Geri and I slept soundly with no disturbances and woke up refreshed. At 6am, it was a beautiful morning, with the sun shining brightly. Initially, we wanted to go cycling, but there were none available at that particular time, so ...
Happy belated valentines day to you!Last Saturday was actually the first time that I celebrated San Valentino with Cartcart due to the both of us being in a long distance relationship for the past four years. It was a simple date, just the two of us spending time together in Trastevere and then watching a ...
Last Sunday, I joined the Vesporeans for a trip exploring the side of Singapore that is not commonly seen. Its surprising. Beneath the cosmopolitan side commonly known to Singapore, there were still a less traveled, charming, urban side.It was a beautiful morning. We rode on the secluded, winding roads and after traveling by a long ...
If anyone has seen this girl, please let me know immediately. She has been missing for over 24 hours. A police report has been made.My sister, Diana left the house at about 10.30am on Tuesday morning and has not returned since. Please, if you are her friend, or know anything about her whereabouts, please let ...
Even in her 50’s, my mum is an exercise buff. Since being interested in exercise some years back, she is now currently participating in various activites, such as line dancing, kebaya-robics and conducting an aerobics class herself!Now that she’s already completed her Basic Exercise Course, she is currently persuing her Advanced Exercise Course that will ...
Recently, Brian was plurking about what we thought of local music. And the first thing that came to mind was ‘My one and only’ which was my ultimate favourite local song - I loved it for how romantic the song was.Remixed by the beautiful Lum May Yee I started typing out the lyrics and before ...
Ayam masak merah is one of my favourite things to eat. Literally translated, it means Chicken cooked in red gravy. It is a robust, rich and filling food that can be eaten with practically anything - rice, bread, roti jala. This was a dish that we’d usually have every other week while back in Singapore. ...
After learning about the Asus EEE PC, I was completely enamoured. I was fortunate enough to loan a set for a test drive. Here is a video overview of my first encounter :Watch in VimeoAnd the verdict? I want one! In green!LinkThe Asus EEE PC WebsiteYou may be interested inVimeo - Cooler than youtube!Comiqs.com - ...
Mon 31 Dec 2007It was a big day for Cartcart. After studying Islam at Darul Arqam for several sessions, today was the day he converted.It felt sort of festive with my relatives and family bearing witness to the entire ceremony I wonder how it would be like during the actual wedding itself.I mean, Cart and ...
After trespassing a number of institutions, my consensus is that university students are very well fed.Last friday, I joined Myztika, a fellow blogger for lunch at the newly opened Mega Bites Cafe at NUS.It was not difficult to get there. Thanks to streetdirectory, I was able to find my way down to the science faculty ...
Far East Plaza is a nice place to hang out. As it is in the city, it tends to get quite crowded. But there’s loads of things to buy and see there. I like it namely for the affordable and wide variety of apparel that were being sold there. I recently bought some clothes at Far East Plaza. Each of the apparel that you see in this picture here averages at about 30 dollars …
I forgotten about this clip I’ve uploaded till the pretty Nadnut told me that Lancerlord has linked it through my youtube account.I was at the Geek Terminal about two weeks ago to give my support to Ping.sg for an upcoming netcast project done by thedigitalmovement and activechannel.While waiting for our turn to be filmed, I ...



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