UQAAS Christmas Brunch at Artichoke Cafe & Bar
With the year 2010 coming close to an end, in the festive month of December, with all the year end celebrations, Christmas and gatherings, the friendly folks of University of Queensland Alumni Association of Singapore (UQAAS) organised a Christmas Brunch, a warm, fun and relaxed event at Artichoke Cafe &Continue Reading
Will Kampung Lorong Buangkok still be around ?
In a country’s quest for economic growth and prosperity, there will definitely be scarifice, when trying to strike a balance between economic growth and development versus other matters. Every country will inevitably face this issue and they will have their own unique situations and issues. In the context of Singapore,Continue Reading
Must Try Food : Char Siew Bao (Tanjong Rhu)
Char Siew Bao of Tanjong Rhu, sometimes known as the char siew bao from Kampung Arang. This is definitely (in my humble opinion), one of Singapore’s best Char Siew Bao and it’s a hidden gem, tucked away in an old housing estate in Singapore. During lunch time, there would beContinue Reading
Visit to Marina Bay Sands & Sky Park
A visit to Marina Bay Sands & Sky Park, one of Singapore’s newest icons and landmarks, a beautiful and modern design hotel, convention centre, shopping, entertainment and casino all rolled into one location. I was invited by Nellie a.k.a Wild Junket, a well known travel blogger and writer, who wasContinue Reading
Jamboree 100 & 3rd ASEAN Jamboree Open House
The Singapore Scout Association is celebrating 100 years of Scouting in Singapore, 1910 to 2010 and there were many major scouting events lined up for this year. One of the major events was the Jamboree 100 and 3rd ASEAN Jamboree currently being held from 4th December to 9th December 2010Continue Reading
Must Try Food : Mei Feng Roasted Chicken Rice
When Clementi West Street 2 Hawker Centre was closed for renovation and upgrading, some of the stall owners decided to move away or leave the business while there were some newcomers too. Along came Mei Feng Roasted Chicken Rice, with a pretty good reputation, having sticker labels on their stallContinue Reading
Happy 88th Anniversary ! Dragon Scout Group !
88 and still kicking … That is the theme of the 88th Anniversary Celebrations of Gan Eng Seng School Dragon Scout Group (DSG), a family that I had been with for many years since my Secondary One school days , spanning 20 years and still going strong. With such aContinue Reading
Bonfire Festival 2010 (Friday Night 26th Nov)
Fire, in its most beautiful and controlled moments, moving and flying around with such grace and passion of the performers, accompanied by music. This is Bonfire Festival 2010 on the Friday night on 26th November 2010. Having watched Bonfire Festival performances for the past few years, it’s been great watchingContinue Reading
Must Try Food : Hock Lam Street Popular Beef Kway Teow (formerly Purvis Street)
Formerly tucked away in a small shophouse along Purvis Street, in hot and humid conditions, patronised and followed by beef noodles lovers, I had enjoyed their beef noodles at their Purvis Street outlet and did not realise that they moved to the other street beside them and gone through aContinue Reading
Must Try Food : Benkei Japanese Cuisine – Amara Stall
In the heart of Tanjong Pagar, beside the hawker centre, coffee shops and restaurants around there, there is also a food court on the 4th floor of Amara Shopping Mall, another popular lunch time eating place for the Tanjong Pagar CBD crowds. Amara Shopping Mall has been in the districtContinue Reading