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each time i am looking for a nice dining place at bugis junction, i would take one look at ma maison and give it a miss. why? the exterior of this restaurant looks rundown. its tiny entrance leading into a dark place doesn’t exactly look inviting either.but some weeks back, out of exasperation that i had run out of restaurants at the mall, i decided to take a quick tour …
recently a poster on a neighborhood noticeboard caught my attention. it's an advertisement for the navy open house 2007 (which has since come to pass). i didn't exactly care for this event, but for the next few minutes i found myself being mesmorised by the ad. the artwork in the ad was so impressively done ...
i had an experience of kampong glam over the weekend. it's an attraction that the singapore tourism board has been promoting aggressively in recent months. i was in the area quite by chance, and decided to check out the place since i was already there [...]
being huge fans of museums, we dedicated the day to exploring some of the museums in bangkok. before embarking on our cultural journey, we made a stop at MBK center for some cake and coffee. gateaux house is a little bakery café ...Blog post taken from http://sparklette.net/Bangkok (Day 5) - Thailand Cultural Centre & National Museum
on this day, i paid a visit to sanrio puroland — home of hello kitty and all things cute! if someone was to designate a kingdom of cuteness, this would be it! i had been looking forward to visiting this indoor theme park even before coming to japan! ...
let me just begin by saying that wild rocket is one awesome, awesome restaurant. my main purpose in going there had been to try out the desserts, more specifically the warm chocolate lava cake; whether the main courses were any good was of secondary importance to me.despite its rather remote location nestled at the top of mount emily, there was quite a crowd at this 40-seater …
when you’re dining under the tung lok group of restaurants, you are assured of decent food and service. zhou’s kitchen is the group’s newest addition, named after the tung lok owner. this …
in my continual quest for good thosai, i found myself at little india again. armed with the brand new knowledge of another indian eatery to check out after reading dr. leslie tay's review, i made a trip to sri kamala vilas restaurant ...
we don't have any nando's restaurant here in singapore. my first peri peri experience was at aj's piri piri chicken, another UK franchise that is modeled after (read: copied) nando's. their chicken didn't wow me. so i was very much looking forward to checking out one of the many nando's outlets scattered across malaysia ...This article is the original content of …
serving water is the most basic service that a restaurant can provide. most of the time we are already paying a 10% service charge. i am compiling a list of greedy dining establishments that refuse to serve free water. if you know of any, please leave a comment and i would add it to the list. let's boycott all these restaurants! ...This article is the original content of …
aren't miniatures the cutest thing? here's a fascinating one of singapore in the mid-19th century! i love the fact that there is so much detail in it. can you guess where exactly i found this miniature model? ...
there have been several cases of unhealthful products sold in china, perpetrated by unscrupulous manufacturers wanting to make a quick buck. it is commonly seen in the F&B industry. food that is obviously unsafe for human consumption, some even containing banned substances, is sold anyway ...
little india. what a colorful and underrated territory! how many singaporeans have actually spent time exploring this area? i was there one afternoon searching for a nice north indian restaurant to lunch at. previously i have had the opportunity to visit khansama tandoori restaurant [...]
happy birthday to me!oh god. has it been another year already? *groan*i feel old. and i feel blue…treat me gently today, and shower me with lotsa love please!
it was a night of glitz, free-flowing drinks and food-tasting of a brand new menu at the graze anniversary party. when it comes to food and ambience, graze certainly does not disappoint.as you guys know, i decided to spice things up a little. i wanted a blog reader to be my date at the party and asked you guys to email me if you were interested. out of the 30 odd people that …
ever used a phone that is transparent? didn't think so. bring on the LG GD900 crystal, the world's first transparent design phone. to be launched on june 17, 2009, you can be one of the first to own this mobile phone! from now to june 19, i am running the "spot the hidden LG GD900 crystal" game ...This article is the original content of Sparklette.View it here (with readers' …
i must have eaten in three out of every four dining establishments at vivocity. yes, that is how often i go to that place. i would probably exhaust my dining options over there soon! but then again, new restaurants pop up every so often, such as the mussel guys, which opened just last month ...
did you know that color blindness affects approximately 8 percent of all men in america? that means 1 out of every 12 men is colorblind! on the other hand, only 0.4 percent of women in america are colorblind, which is significantly less.i am not sure if the same statistics apply for singapore. we’re a population where more than 70 percent of all adults have myopia so we …
i’ve been tagged by kloudiia to share five things that most people didn’t know about me. now that’s a tough one. my life is pretty much like an open book except for the deepest and darkest secrets that i have (if i had any). but i ain’t about to shed light on them over here, am i?nonetheless, here goes. think you already know everything about me? …
we had planned the entire day's activities down to a tee! in the day, we would explore the sights along the chao phraya river. at night, we would take a dinner cruise whilst admiring the city lights! doesn't that sound wonderful? ...Blog post taken from http://sparklette.net/Bangkok (Day 7) - Forensic Museum, Temple of Dawn & Chao Phraya River



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