Singa Spotted In Town

That day, my frenz and I were chit chatting and we came to the topic about the different Singapore mascots. We were asking where are the clean & green frog, the courtesy lion Singa and the pink donation elephant? They were our lead models when we were young. We saw them everywhere but now that we have grown up, they have gone missing. My fren told me that the Internet rumours that Singa, the Courtesy Lion has left the world already. I seriously don't know how true this is. If it is true, I think Singa has reborn! Becasue... it was spotted in town last Saturday!!! I witness it. He/She is waving and shaking hands with the public. He/She is no longer wearing a smiley face T-shirt but a heart T-shirt. And guess what, he/she is working for the kindness campaign, and not the courtesy campaign anymore!! I guess courtesy is kind of difficult to promote without a heart, his/her KPI is so^x tough to achieve. Don't your feel so? You will understand what I mean if you have watched those ugly behaviours on Stomp.sg. And I am sure you have experiences in which you were pushed by unreasonable people on bus and train, right?! They like to rush to the door even though the MRT door hasn't opened. I really hate them!!

Ishi Mura, POMO's New Japanese Food Court

What am I watching lately? It is Channel 8's 小男人周记 My House Husband's Journal (catch it on every friday, 8pm). 郭亮 and 赖怡伶主持. I grow to love 赖怡伶's Variety Shows. She is super funny and real. If you really know me, I seldom watch MediaCorp TV, but because of her, I tuned my TV to MediaCorp channel to catch her shows. ;P

So, after we collected our wedding cards from the hotel this morning, my bf and I took a bus to Hotel Rendezvous and then a five minutes walk to POMO's new Japanese food court (Ishi Mura) for lunch. You must be wondering where is POMO, right? Actually it is the former Paradiz Centre. Ishi Mura is furnished like a Japanese street. You can find ramen, japanese pizza, bento and other japanese food there. Prices start from $4.90. Because it is quite out of the way, the place is usually not crowded and too noisy. And with that kind of furnishing and pricing, it is a great place for frenz outings/gatherings. *hint* *hint* Haha!

The Peak@Toa Payoh Launch on 15 Apr 2009

The long awaited launch of the Toa Payoh DBSS - http://www.thepeakattpy.com/ is set to launch on 15 Apr 2009. The price ranges from $355,000 to $398,000 for three-rooms units, $468,000 to $582,000 for four-rooms units and $539,000 to $698,000 for five-room units. This was reported on The Business Times today.

Star Cruise Virgo to KL (11-13 Feb 2009) - Part 2

After we boarded the ship, we headed straight to the restaurant. Athough I am a big eater and was very hungry that evening (after a day at work), I did not enjoy the food. The food onboard was really so so. If you're going for quantity, you will definitely enjoy the food on cruise. Because it's all buffet and you get to have at least 4 meals a day (breakfast, lunch, dinner & supper).

After dinner, we went around and took some photos.


I always look at the cruises from Harbourfront but this round I looked at Harbourfront from the cruise. The night was stunning with the onshore lightings and reflections from the water.

And the 'gei gei' me!

Star Cruise Virgo to KL (11-13 Feb 2009) - Part 1

It has been some time since my last post. It is not because I have nothing to post but I am really very busy with my wedding preparation, wedding phototaking, dog training and renovation. And here I am, finally can sit down to blog.

Let's trace back to 3 weeks ago. My bf brought me to 3D2N star cruise Virgo to KL with his parents and neighbours (11 to 13 Feb 2009). It was the first time I went on a cruise. Although there is not much entertainment onboard, I still enjoyed it as it was a brand new experience for me. *Thanks dear!*

Before I move on, let me share with you a little facts about Star Cruises' Fleet which I lifted off from their magazine.

STAR CRUISES' FLEET

Comprising eight ships and a ferry, the Star Cruises' fleet includes the grand 76.800-grt SuperStar Leo and SuperStar Virgo - the largest twin-sister mega ships which sail year-round in Asia.

There's the 37,301-grt SuperStar Aries - newly refitted at over US$20 million - which was once the MS Europa and wore the hat as the "Best Cruise Ship in the World" in 1997 by the Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships.

SuperStar Gemini, another highly-rated cruise ship is a proven success for intimate cruising. SuperStar Gemini was refitted in 199 and features lavish interiors and decor.

SuperStar Capricorn offers world-class service, in line with Star Cruises' fleet wide standards.

Star Pisces and Cruise Ferries' m.v. Wasa Queen provide introductory cruising options for the China and Hong Kong markets.

MegaStar Taurus and MegaStar Aries offer intimate cruising and are also available for charter for exclusive private functions.

Cheapest Food on Orchard Road

After the collapse of the financial stock market, we have to take stock of our spendings. Do you know where can you find the cheapest food on Orchard Road? Let me recommend to you the Famous Pontian Wanton Noodles 笨珍云吞面 at 45 Cuppage Terrance. Small bowl costs $3 while the big bowl costs $3.50. The specialty of the noodle is not only it's the cheapest & nice food on Orchard Road but they claim that their noodles will not become soggy even if you pack it home. I saw many take-aways. After your noodles, you can try their desserts (e.g. green bean soup, yam paste, etc.) too, they going from $1.30.

My bf and I usually will eat this if we go Orchard. After meal, we have to take stock of our weight! Haha. LOL

20 Cheapest Hawker Stalls in Singapore

I was reading 新民日报this evening and came across an interesting survey by Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE). CASE conducted a survery of 255 food samples between Nov and Dec 2008. They reported that most food stalls in Singapore did not increase prices and here is the list of 20 cheapest hawker stalls in Singapore.



Don't know how true this is but according to the list, seems to me that most of the cheapest stalls are located in eastern part of Singapore. So unfair! If you're staying in the west region of the island like me, we shall frequent Bukit Batok from now on! ;P

Happy checking out the list and locate the nearest cheapest food stall(s) in your neighbourhood!

Toyota Yaris Mass Recall

Toyota Yaris is one of my favourite cars in terms of exterior design. I was shocked when I heard Toyota is recalling Yaris and some other models worldwide due to faculty seatbelts and exhaust pipe defects. It is really lucky that the ones in Singapore are not affected by this recall. I believe this will definitely cause chaos if the recall include Singapore because Toyota is the most popular automobile brand here.

I extracted the below from Channel News Asia:

" Toyota Motor says Singapore not affected by vehicle recall
Channel NewsAsia - Thursday, January 29
By Satish Cheney, Channel NewsAsia Posted: 28 January 2009 1843 hrs

SINGAPORE: Toyota Motor Corp is recalling more than 1.35 million vehicles worldwide due to faulty seatbelts and exhaust pipe defects.

Affected vehicles are the Belta, Ractis and Vitz models assembled in Japan. The Vitz subcompact is known as Yaris in Singapore and many other markets.

When contacted by Channel NewsAsia, Toyota Motor Asia—Pacific’s general manager of External Affairs, Enomoto Masato, said the models that the company sells in Singapore are not affected as they are assembled in Thailand.

It, however, could not rule out models which were parallel imported into Singapore from Japan. Toyota said owners of such vehicles should seek advice from the dealers they bought from.

Toyota said on Wednesday it is recalling 830,000 Yaris cars in overseas markets including US, Europe, Canada and Australia.

In Japan, it is recalling a total of 525,898 Vitz, Belta small car and Ractis compacts built from January 2005 to April 2008. "

PS: The Vitz subcompact is known as Yaris in Singapore and many other markets.

Dog Friendly Restaurant SG: Fish & Co, Parkway Parade

Parkway Parade(PP)'s Fish & Co is a dog-friendly restaurant. ☺ We have seen many dog owners brought their dogs there for meals.

大年初一，We went to PP Fish & Co for dinner with Ms Ooh and Pikii. Took a few photos together with the three cute ox at the foyer outside the shopping mall.

The soup of the day was seafood chowder. It was very good! Thick & yummy! However, Ms Ooh and Pikii did not appreciate the food. Ms Ooh doesn't like seafood while baby Pikii was too tired after a day out. Haha! That was a good news for us, because we did not need to share food with them this time. ;P

Lunch @ Newton Food Centre

Today, I went shopping with my bf's brother-in-law and his nephew for our bathroom accessories again.

Dropped by Newton Food Centre (纽顿熟食中心) for lunch. It has been really some time since my last visit there. I was surprised by its new resort look! No wonder it is gaining more popular among the tourists. It has became a must-visit attraction for tourist to Singapore these days. During my 30 minutes lunch there, I saw many tourists there. One angmo couple was eating black pepper crab with tiger beer.

The food there is relatively more expensive than our neigbourhood hawker centre! The wanton mee that you see below costs $4.00!!!

Fried oyster omelette, (a.k.a. orh luak)

Satay (BBQ meat)

Wanton Mee

Blur King is Out of Town

Latest headline of Singapore today. Singapore Blur King, Mr Ong is out of town this weekend starting this evening. He must be on the coach now. This is his second trip to Kuala Lumpur (KL). *faint* ;P Super good life! He is taking the luxury Aeroline (coach with on-board crew & meals) to KL and staying in KLCC. His mission of this trip is to confuse the malaysians. I pity those around him now. Haha!! Don't care lah, let's enjoy the upcoming weekend in Singapore without him around. ;P

Inaugural Safari Zoo Run, 7 Feb 2009, 4-6pm

The Singapore Zoo is organising its inaugural Safari Zoo Run on 7 Feb 2009(Saturday). Registration fee is $38 and comes with an entry pack:

• An exclusive Safari Zoo Run number
• An exclusive Singapore Zoo Polo T-shirt worth S$33
• Goodies Bag with sponsored item
• Free 3 years PAssion membership card worth S$10
• mystery gift for existing PAssion member
• 50% discount Night Safari tickets & 20% F&B items
  (extended to family members and friends upon presenting the number bib)
• One lucky draw ticket

What's more you can incorporate your photos taken during the Safari Zoo Run to the background (pick from 4 exclusive designs) you choose for your own certificate. Sounds interesting! Any goers here?