THE EASTERN RESTAURANT-XIAOLONGBAOS AND LIUSHA BAOS

SHANGHAI CUISINE IS BEST FOUND AT THE EASTERN RESTAURANT AT CENTREPOINT

SEE THE DELIGHT ON MY FACE! A bowl of Pu Tong La Mian all to myself!

I have been to The Eastern Restaurant not once but thrice! The fourth time, I am going to bring my family. They are fans of xiaolongbaos like me. The molten lava buns are my all-time favourite. And I have grown to love their La Mian, especially their Pu Tong La Mian. 


One dish I highly recommend is their Spicy Dumplings!

If you enjoy spicy stuff, this is the dish for you! Order 2 plates of this if you are eating in a big group because it is simply too delicious. I had more than 3 servings of this.


My top 3 recommendations would be:


1) MOLTEN LAVA BUNS

2)XIAO LONG BAOS

3) YANGZHOU FRIED RICE

Hurry down to The Eastern Restaurant at The Centrepoint! I am drooling as I am typing this blog entry. It is one place that I can never get tired of.eating.
Check out their Facebook page The Eastern Restaurant and like them for 5% discount!

Haunting of Pulau Blakang Mati

Have you ever been on a Segway Personal Transporter before? Well, I had the opportunity to experience it and boy, was it an experience!!

My friends and I went 4 rounds manoeuvring round the practice circuit. There were sharp turns and I had fun going through the twists and turns on the obstacle course. 

I am all strapped up and ready for the Segway ride of my life!

One would need 3 basic things to ride a Segway Personal Transporter!


1) A pair of strong legs (to manoeuvre the different twists and turns along the route)

2)Courage (to brave through the exhilarating dark pathways)


3)Friends to accompany you (laughter and food with friends is the best antidote to conquer your fear)

RATES FOR THE SEGWAY RIDE

Segway® Fun Ride (1 round)	S$12
Segway® Guided Eco Adventure (30mins)	S$38
Other Available Rides:
Bi-Pedal Bicycle Rental (1hr)	S$12
Heritage & Island Explorer	S$28
Special Offer:
Top-Up ONLY S$5 to enjoy EXTRA SAVINGS for any of the following: 1 Round of Segway® Fun Ride 1 Hour of Bi-Pedal Bicycle Rental Exclusive Upgrade to Hybrid Bicycle* *Upgrade from Bi-pedal to Hybrid Bicycle

Credits to http://segway-sentosa.com/rides

It was so dark that the photographs I took turned out blurry. However, it creates a good effect as to what everyone was going to experience. Although along the way, some scratches were sustained. Everyone on the tour round Sentosa Island enjoyed themselves thoroughly. There was even food and drinks waiting for us after the tour. 

Imagine my joy and delight upon seeing all the wonderful food spread and drinks waiting for me when I ended my tour! Despite my aching feet, I was happy to be in the company of friends and the tour was simply awesome. I would strongly recommend it to tourists and locals. It is a comprehensive tour that highlights certain areas of Sentosa that is only accessible by the Segway.


For more information, do visit http://segway-sentosa.com/rides

My favourite Muppet character is....

KERMIT THE FROG!!!

 I love it when he sings "The Rainbow Connection."
Check out the video of his rendition of it!

He is extremely cute with his high pitched voice!

Kermit the Frog is an important member of the Muppets family!

I cannot wait to catch him in the cinemas!! I have been in love with him ever since I was a child.
It brings back lots of childhood memories!

"Catch The Muppets in cinemas this 8 December 2011 and like the Official Disney Studios Singapore Facebook Page!”

Nuffnang Blog Awards, Here I Come!!!

Top 3 reasons why I want to attend the Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards 2011

1) I want to meet other bloggers from the Asia-Pacific region communities and network and exchange tips on blogging to become a better blogger. It would be good to exchange experiences and put some faces to the names.

2)I am willing to pay my own flight/coach to get to Kuala Lumpur to immerse in once in a lifetime chance to be part of Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards 2011. I only need the invite and the accomodation.

3) I would like to witness live the bloggers that I have nominated in the various categories, receiving their awards.

 It's definitely a night to glam up and dance the night away. So Nuffnang Blog Awards, Here I Come!

On 16 December 2011, 500 bloggers from around the Asia-Pacific region will flock to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards 2011 in Putrajaya Marriott. (hopefully that includes me!) The Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Awards not only honours the region's best bloggers but also bring together blogger communities from across Asia-Pacific. The Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards is proudly brought to you by Volkswagen Malaysia and Putrajaya Marriott.

HARAJUKU STREET STYLE LAUNCH AT TANGS

It was my first time attending a  fashion event showcasing Japanese fashion and I learnt alot.

The event was open to the public but there were many Japanese fashion designers, shop owners and 77th Street owner, Elim Chew were present. The effervescent Utt was the host of the event.

The Harajuku brands  featured were BEAM, RAY BEAMS, CIAOPANIC, COEN, CRYSTAL BALL, DIP DROPS, KBF, MYSTIC, RAY CASSIN, ROSEBULLET, OSEWAYA, URBAN RESEARCH, WEGO AND BEAUTY AND YOUTH UNITED ARROWS.

Everyone began queuing up early for the event and my friends, HongPeng and William, were a few of the first 10 to get a $200 voucher to spend (try spotting them in the picture:William in his trademark striped shirt and HP in blue with specs)

Many people attended the event and lots of pretty people were spotted at the event such as this!

Here's a picture of a group of my friends, see how beautifully dolled up and happy they are! 

Joey, Mirai, Xueling, Rachel, Christina,Angie

There was a big crowd and I had to squeeze my way through...however, it was worth it as I ogled at drool-some male models! I was able to buy myself some accessories with the $20 voucher I got.

 I truly enjoyed myself for the event, there was drinks, snacks and lots of beautiful Harajuku clothes. I will definitely be back for more shopping. I was too engrossed looking at the models to concentrate on shopping.

Thanks Glitterati for the invite and opportunity to be part of it!

G.K. Goh Financial Services Forex Workshop conducted by TerraSeeds

What would make me wake up on a Saturday morning? I would wake up early for things that matter to me!


So on 24th September 2011, I made my way down to Shenton House to attend a workshop on Forex Trading as I was interested to find out how it works and of course,how to make $$$$$.


The educational workshop was conducted by Ms Binni Ong, who is the Chief Trainer for TerraSeeds. She adopted a structured approach and presented the Forex basics in a clear and understandable way. I found it beneficial especially for laymen like me.

Ms Binni Ong explaining Forex Basics to participants

So what exactly on earth is TerraSeeds? Is it a place where you plant seeds to grow plants? Well, it can be likened to a place whereby you plant seeds...to grow money trees.

TerraSeeds Market Technician Pte Ltd is an educational provider in Strategies for Stocks, Forex, Futures, Commodities and Options Trading. Their lessons include Technical Analysis, Sophisticated Trading Systems and different methodologies for different instruments. Till date,TerraSeeds has conducted more than 200 classes and trained more than 4000 students. The company is also awarded 2010 Successful Entrepreneur and Singapore Brand Award 2011.

The day I got my unique user ID and password, I quickly downloaded the demo trading system and started trading.  Each participant was given $20,000 to begin with. I was so eager that I lost $5,000 on the 1st attempt. I quickly decided to stop and resume the next day. I was thinking "Phew,it was not real money because that was sure painful." 

The second time I decided to trade and watch the chart, I fell asleep in front of the computer, trying to monitor and see what was the best time to sell the stocks that I bought. The next morning, I woke up to find that my stocks were making money so I immediately did not hesitate to sell it. I make a pile but shh! I am not telling how much I made but it was a substantial amount. 

The next time I tried to log in to the system, the stock market was closed so no trading was done for the day.

The next few days were quiet as I was busy attending events and when I finally came back to trading, I lost some money again! Oh no, I quickly developed a strategy to recoup my losses. However, this time, I was cautious and traded in smaller accounts. Well,it somehow paid off as I consistently made money although it was little but as the saying goes, a little drop makes a mighty ocean. May the best blogger cum trader win! 

Thank you G.K Goh Financial Services and Nuffnang for organising such a workshop for Glitterati members like me. I feel so privileged to be part of it and have the opportunity to experience live trading through the demo.

By the way, let me tell you a little history about G.K Goh Financial Services. 

It was formed in 1979 by Mr Goh Geok Khim and started out as a stockbroking business operating mainly in Southeast Asian markets. It then got listed on the Singapore stock market in 1990 and became a leading independent broker with a sales office in London and the launch of an online broking service for Asian and US stocks in Singapore.

Why I want an iPad!

4 SIMPLE REASONS


1) I would like the thrill of winning a prize from a contest rather than purchasing it myself.

2) I think that LUKEY IS REALLY HANDSOME and extremely KIND to give out his iPad.

3)I need an iPad for my studies-be it to contain my lecture notes and research for projects or even to do my presentations for class.

4)Perhaps an iPad would be a good way to remember the founder of Apple, Steve Jobs?

I am joining this competition and you stand a chance to win too!

Click this link to join:  http://www.lukeyishandsome.com/2011/10/rain-or-shine-ipad-goes.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lukeyishandsome+%28LUKEYisHandsome.com%29

As they always say, all is fair and square and may the best entry win!

McDonald's Monopoly- ALL PRIZES MUST GO!

I love Monopoly and chances to win stuff!

McDonald’s Monopoly is back for the third year and there are 

more than 3 million prizes to be won!

I shall strategise and plan carefully before I execute 


my plan. I am definitely going to eat more MacDonald 


meals on weekends as I got double labels...yup,you 


heard me right, which means twice the chances of 


winning. 

There are 3 ways to win:
1. COLLECT-TO-WIN LABELS
PRIZES:
•    1 X S$80,000 cash (Grand Prize)
•    1 X Volkswagen Touran 1.4 TSI
•    1 X Holiday for 4 to Atlanta (USA) + $3,000 cash
•    1 X Holiday for 2 to Prague
•    20 X MacBook Air
•    45 X Flowriding for 2 at Wave House Sentosa
•    150 X $200 dENiZENTM Voucher
                          •    200 X  $100 WE Cinemas Movie Card


2. INSTANT WIN LABELS
PRIZES:
450,000x    $8 WE Cinemas Weekend Movie Tickets
350,000x    1-for-1 Flowrides at Wave House Sentosa

350,000x    $30 dENiZEN™ vouchers
20,000x     $20 off $50 minimum spend on Volkswagen merchandise
50x             Volkswagen Bobby Car for toddlers


3. CHANCE CARD LABELS (It's new and it's my favourite part)
If I find a Chance Card game piece, I want $100! 
And I will also be automatically entered into the Final Prize Draw to win any unclaimed Collect To Win prizes!(Isn't that cool of what!)












5 reasons why I will eat MacDonalds 


1)I am going to eat MacDonalds on weekends only.


2)In order not to get too fat, I will get a friend to share the meal with me.

3)I will eat breakfast meals because I love MacDonalds' hash browns and BIG BREAKFAST.


4)I will get to save money because the meal will keep me full for the day.


5)Lastly and most important of all, I get to win PRIZES!!


What are you waiting for? Come and join me on the journey to win prizes + a chance to win cold hard cash!

REAL STEEL

So well, I tried playing Reveal the Steel Missions online on http://www.facebook.com/RealSteelSingapore?sk=app_179719842102108

It was not easy...I tell you.

I was able to uncover Charlie Kenton's past, was knocked out in WRB(World Robots Boxing- out of 5 questions, I only got 3 right.I tried in vain to train Atom(he's one stubborn robot) and finally gave up on finding Atom to train.

In total, I got 2200 points(in my case,I think it's a worthy effort). If you think you can beat the score and aim for a minimum 5000 points.

There will be a draw conducted to pick the winner among all who have successfully competed Reveal The Steel missions with more than 5000 points.

And the prize is a set of Real Steel figurines and a Real Steel WRB Main Event Ring play set!

The top 30 players with the highest points will enter into a draw and 15 players will be selected for glory and awarded with an exclusive Real Steel movie premiums pack. The prize includes a Real Steel movie premiums and a pair of complimentary movie passe

Oh yeah, one more important thing, you have to catch the movie, Real Steel!! 

It not only stars the dashing Hugh Jackman. The graphics were amazing and Atom, the Robot, was given so much life that I cheered him just like any other hero! This is not just any other movie about robots, it also tells a heartwarming story of a father-son relationship.

Dakota Goyo, the actor that played Max Kenton, was chosen from thousands of actors and you will see why. He not only “steels” the movie, but he “steels” my heart!

The movie, Real Steel, will steel your hearts on October 6th! 

DO-MI-NO! SAY IT WITH ME! DO-MI-NO!

DO-UGH is used to make pizza
MI-LLIONS have passed through the doors of the restaurant chain
NO-BODY has ever said no to the delicious chocolate-filled lava cake.


I enjoyed stuffing myself silly with Domino's Pizza one Thursday evening. Met some awesome techie bloggers and had a blast chatting and getting to know them.

Classic Hand-Tossed Pizza, Hawaiian Paradise and  Extravaganzza

Look at the spread of food! How can one say No??

Miss Hasfahlinda Hassan, the Marketing Manager of Domino's Singapore and Malaysia.

Chrissie : "30 minutes guarantee! 15 minutes take-out guarantee!"

Valentine: "Too good to be true! I have to see it with my own eyes to believe it!"

Fast and Furious! Delivery order delivered right on time!

Ta Da! The delivery man appeared in like what?? 18 minutes!! Unbelievable!

No GST or delivery charge? Are you kidding me??

If there's one food item that you must try at Domino's Pizza, it has to be the CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKE! It's yummy to the max!!

You must not forget to try the CRAZY CHICKEN CRUNCHIES with the cheese dip!
You will definitely love it at first bite!


Hurry, place your order at www.dominos.com.sg and get 50% off for Golden Roasted Drumlets or Crazy Chicken Crunchies Spicy Tom Yam when you order Cheese Burst Meal online now!




Operating Hours: 11am-11pm daily
Delivery Hotline: 6222-6333


Did you know?
SINGAPORE is the 67th country with DOMINO'S PIZZA presence!

NOTIKUM

Have you ever stood outside a store or restaurant for hours or even wanting to impress your date?

Here's a solution: http://www.notikum.com/

Notikum was designed with consumers in mind. It is available on the web and as an app on iPhone and Android phones.

It will direct you offers and exclusive deals based on your search findings, current location and the best part of all, the credit cards you hold (so do sign up for an account on their site)

The app is personalised, user-friendly and customized with the consumers in mind. I give it two thumbs up and I heard there are more deals for other types of cards in the pipeline. Which means not only credit card holders benefit but the usual NTUC card trotting auntie is able to find out what promotions are available.

With Notikum, you need scroll through or waste your time scouring the best deal in town, with a click of a few buttons, it can find out based on your search results.

So what are you waiting for? Check out their app or their website: http://www.notikum.com/ for the best Mooncake deals in town!

Sensodyne Part 2

A week after, we were invited again to do the chill test. I did not feel any pain anymore. I was able to eat hot and cold stuff without worry. I did not fathom why my situation has improved. Then I check out the Sensodyne website and this

was what I found:

As I had used my Sensodyne Repair and Protect toothpaste twice a day and regularly.

New Sensodyne^® Repair & Protect uses an advanced technology called NOVAMIN^TM to seek out and help repair tiny holes in your teeth. These tiny holes are the vulnerable areas that are responsible for occasional twinges that are a sign of tooth sensitivity.Be sure to check out the website for the free sample!

Under the protective tooth enamel is dentine, a porous structure consisting of millions of tiny channels called tubules. Dentine can become exposed through recession of the gums or through erosion, or a combination of both. Exposed dentine creates vulnerable and sensitive areas of the tooth. That’s the source of tooth twinges.

All opinions, views and content expressed herein are entirely mine and GSK has no control or input in the content. A product sample of Sensodyne Repair & Protect toothpaste was provided to me but I am not otherwise compensated by GSK

Sensodyne Part 1

I was part of a privileged group of bloggers called Nuffnang Glitterati. 10 of us were invited to do a Chill Test.

Although I was not the first to go, I was a bit apprehensive because I fear for my teeth. I always get slight pain whenever I take something cold.

Finally, it came to my turn for the test. We were given a cup of hot tea and a cup of ice-cream.

I nonchalantly picked up the cup of tea and drank it. No effect. However, when I ate the cup of ice-cream, I felt a sharp pain in my teeth. I could not finish the whole cup of ice-cream.

I am supposed to come back a week later to do the chill test again after using Sensodyne Repair and Protect Toothpaste. Let see what happens then...

All opinions, views and content expressed herein are entirely mine and GSK has no control or input in the content. A product sample of Sensodyne Repair & Protect toothpaste was provided to me but I am not otherwise compensated by GSK.

A Spy is never a real Spy without a Spy name

My Spy name would be Fast and Furious!! Why? I simply love the movie,Cars!! I aim to be fast and furious in my work like an F1 car and I cannot wait to watch Cars 2!

Hmm,whom should I bring? My car fanatic friend?? My best friend who is into cars!

Here's the synopsis of the movie:

Star race car Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and his best friend, the incomparable tow truck Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy), jump start a new adventure to exotic lands stretching across the globe in “Cars 2.”

The duo are joined by a hometown pit crew from Radiator Springs when they head overseas for the first-ever World Grand Prix, a race to determine the world’s fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and bombshells when Mater is mistakenly ensnared in an intriguing escapade of his own: international espionage.

Mater finds himself torn between assisting Lightning McQueen in the high-profile race and towing the line in a top-secret mission orchestrated by master British super spy Finn McMissile (voice of Michael Caine) and the stunning rookie field spy Holley Shiftwell (voice of Emily Mortimer).

Mater’s action-packed journey leads him on an explosive chase through the streets of Japan, Italy, France and England, trailed by his friends and watched by the whole world. The fast-paced fun includes a colourful new cast of cars, boats, trains and airplanes— complete with menacing villains and international racing competitors.

What are you waiting for?? Catch the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT8Rf5M-uq4

Catch Cars 2 movie starting from 25^th August 2011 and join the official Disney Studios Singapore Facebook & Twitter page!”

HENRY'S CRIME-MOVIE REVIEW

I found the movie absolutely hilarious and too good to be true! But nevertheless,it sure entertained me with eye candy like Keanu Reeves.The movie teaches one certain values, like for instance, we may be drifting along life aimlessly without any purpose. We often need the wake up call to jolt us back to reality.

As a toll collector, Henry (Keanu Reeves) is a man seemingly without ambition, dreams or purpose. One day,he gets his wakeup call when all of a sudden, he becomes an unwitting participant in an ill-conceived bank heist. Rather than give up the names of the real culprits, Henry takes the fall and goes to jail. In jail, he befriends Max

(James Caan), a con artist who is so used to life in jail that he wants to just stay there.However, he helps Henry find his purpose and dream. Upon his release from jail. Henry finally finds his purpose. Having done the time, he decides he may as well do the crime. While chancing upon a tunnel passage through the theatre, he would be able to get to the vault.He finally manages to convince Max to file for his long overdue parole -- and then recruits his former cellmate to help stage a robbery. What happens? That's for you to find out. Just a little secret: Henry eventually finds his love of his life!

3 out of 5 popcorns

Check out what's steaming up at Toastbox!

I was considered one of the fortunate few to be able to taste the new menu from Toastbox.

I am in awe of Toastbox's R&D team, they are constantly innovating and thinking of ways to improve their menu in terms of different flavours of bread.On

that single day itself, I tried the Peanut Butter Ice Cream Thi

ck Toast, Kopi Ice Cream Thick Toast and Kaya Ice Cream Thick Toast. Each flavour is made from the finest ingredients and unique to Toast Box. And not only that, you can select the flavours of ice-cream that you want. And what's best is that they have no added preservatives, artificial colouring & flavouring.

The kaya ice cream thick toast was one of my favourites. I am a big fan of kaya and ice-cream. Can you imagine having both of my favourites on a dish? It was absolute heaven!! I probably gonna order 3 kaya ice cream with the thick toast in one sittin

g! Absolute delicious and sedap!!

Besides this, I tried their Tom Yum Garlic Thick Toast, Butter Milk Thick Toast, Butter Sugar Thick Toast,Floss Thick Toast,Hebi Hiam Thick Toast,Otah Thick Toast

Moreover, they do it with a heart. From 1-31 July 2011, Toast Box will be donating $0.10 to a charity organisation (Abilities Beyond Limitations & Expectations) for every first 4 new products sold.

You have got to check this website out: http://www.breadtalk.com/toastbox/promotions.php

I especially loved the Mango Aloe Vera and not forgetting the Pepsi Calamansi. After gorging myself silly on the different new flavours,it was best to wash it down with a huge cup of Mango Aloe Vera. I felt so healthy on that day!

SPONSORED POST:SHINE YOUTH FESTIVAL 2011-"ENOUGH TALK,JUST DO!"

Youths have all the energy and talent to shine! But I didn't know that there were platforms for them to showcase their talents and expend their energy. With a catchy phrase like "Enough Talk,Just Do!" definitely hypes up all the excitement in anticipation for the upcoming Youth Day on 4 July 2011! I can definitely say I am proud to be a youth, with all the events lined up for the Shine Youth Festival on 2 July 2011, what more could one ask? There was a beatboxing workshop, DJ Koflow Turntable workshop.Blonco Singapura performing...Did someone say pillow fight?? I,myself, decided to take part in the "Once Upon A Milkshake" eating competition, made it to the semi-final by gulping down 3 scoops of vanilla ice-cream, only to drop out in the finals of eating a brownie and 2 scoops of vanilla ice-cream. It was indeed a fun-filled experience and I swore not to eat an ice-cream for at least a week.

A little background on Shine Youth Festival if you didn't know...it's in it 7th year and it featured a wide array of events such as a mega mascot parade, dance master classes, community service projects and a night concert with local and regional acts.

It was launched at *SCAPE in Orchard(and I am so glad that I was part of it) 4 levels at *SCAPE was transformed to hold 13 activities throughout the building which included a 1000 strong mascot parade from *SCAPE to Orchard Central, a launch concert at Playspace, the Singapore Street Festival's 10th Anniversary and an official chill-out corner by Kit Kat.

Youths was treated to a star-studded show filled with successful local acts like Derrick Hoh, Tay Kewei, JuzB and Jack & Rai.

It was definitely bigger and bolder and there was also COSMO Youth Mascot Parade 2011 whereby cosplayers of every genre from gaming, anime, manga, TV, movies will parade down Orchard Road to showcase their passion as well as raise funds for selected charities. The fantastic thing was that you can also try out more than 400 cosplay costumes to satisfy your fantasy.

Do check out www.shine.nyc.sg

for more upcoming events as the whole month of July is dedicated to youths!!