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hello food lovers, fellow foodie bloggers in kyoto would like to find out how you feel! kyoto foodie is a foodie blog that brings the culinary culture of kyoto to the rest of the world. this time, they are doing it quite literally! simply by submitting your great ideas on how they can improve their blog, you may get to taste ...
little india is literally one of the most colorful areas of singapore. with deepavali (or diwali) just around the corner, the place is more vibrant than ever, decked out in the full colors of this major hindu festival ...
i am sure many of you would be familiar with mr. teh tarik at far east square. it's the little pushcart stall with the green roof that sells all kinds of teh (tea). people would sit around on wooden stools to enjoy their drinks ...
dear sparklette friends, as i have promised you, here's the travelogue of my 3-day trip to siem reap, cambodia. short as it was, i did fulfill my goal of visiting the ruins of the ancient city of angkor, as well as indulge in some khmer (pronounced k'mair) delicacies! ...This article is the original content of Sparklette.View it here (with readers' comments):Siem Reap (Day 1) …
craving for juicy bits of meat, dipped in a delicious gravy? head to old punggol satay at alexandra village. if i may use a singapore slang to sum up the satay experience here, the word is "shiok"! food on a stick is always fun to eat! ...
hot dudes with boyish good looks, rippling muscles and washboard abs! watch their chiseled bodies gyrate to the rhythm of the music! oh, and have i mentioned that these men are topless most of the time? guys, you may wish to skip this post, along with all the videos. this one is for the ladies!i was at the gotham penthouse last night catching the male exotic dance/stripper …
imagine having a moroccan meal, al fresco style, with a cool breeze wafting past, the magnificent sultan mosque and its golden domes as a backdrop. ain't that quaint? i had it all at deli moroccan, a humble restaurant along bussorah street ...
i have always fancied leather wallets from the german brand, braun büffel. so naturally i got all excited when i chanced upon the unusual braun büffel christmas tree recently. it was a sur …
for the regular visitors to sparklette.net, you may have noticed something new on the sidebar. i added a little twitter panel that displays the latest updates from my twitter account.what is twitter? twitter is an online service where you can quickly post short messages (140 characters to be exact) either through their website, instant messaging or SMS. your messages would be …
ever since i've been back from japan, i have been eating ayam penyet (smashed fried chicken) almost everyday! what's even more amazing is that i'm buying it from the same stall all the time. this particular ayam penyet stall is THAT awesome ...
hey people, i’m feeling a little under the weather. been overworked. burned out. it’s ironic that at a time when there is the most amount of work that needs to be done, i procrastinate even more. i’m having several doubts in almost every aspect of my life.at the moment i am still recovering from a bad sore throat, with ulcers and all. i get this every few …
sparklette.net has been featured on smashing magazine! it is one of the “45 fresh, clean and impressive designs”. yay!all the other websites featured there are really beautifully done, mostly in cool black or brilliant color schemes! in fact, mine pales in comparison as one with a much softer color palette used.it is an honor to have been highlighted! all along i …
hands up if you've ever let yourself indulge in a sweet after-food dessert, only to feel pangs of calorie-laden guilt afterward. i know i have. but luckily for us there is one dessert that is totally yummy and, at the same time, does your body a whole lot of good. i feel it's my duty to inform everyone because no one should have to feel bad when enjoying a dessert! ...
after attending various bloggers/technology events without being able to give out my name card when i needed to, i knew i needed to get something done. still, it wasn’t until the recent iX conference that triggered me to finally get off my lazy ass and have those name cards printed!with help from a friend, i hurriedly designed the name card and sent it in to print22, a …
do you like toast? i happen to love it! toast ranks right next to waffles and pancakes as one of my favorite snacks. with the commonest ingredients and a toaster (or charcoal), you can eas …
despite our close proximity with indonesia, one would be hard-pressed to find an authentic indonesian eatery in singapore. my favorite indonesian or javanese place to dine is limited to the rice table indonesian restaurant. then there’s also the indonesian bbq corner stall at the plaza singapura food court which is awesome, though not exactly authentic.over at lucky …
i’m the kind of person who wouldn’t think twice about wading through a dirty swamp. i even arm-wrestled with guys in my younger days. in short, i’m probably the most un-girly girl you can find.
being in the company of guy friends most of the time means that i’m used to witnessing all kinds of disgusting [...]
in the mood for teochew kueh (chinese pastry, typically steamed)? get it all at kuehs and snacks, a bakery shop along bukit merah lane (near alexandra village food centre). while its engli …
my favorite browser mozilla firefox is launching its version 3 on june 17, firefox download day 2008. when you download firefox 3 on the day itself, you'll be helping to set a guinness world record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours i have pledged to do so. have you? ...
recently, straits times journalist melody zaccheus asked me for my thoughts on twitter, a popular web service that allows users to send message updates to friends via the website, instant messaging or SMS. she was writing a newspaper article and needed some first-hand experience with using twitter. i had actually blogged about it last month.her finished article, titled …
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