i don’t often come across statues of my favorite animal. so seeing this cute life-like sculpture of a stray cat sure was a pleasant surprise! i feel it certainly deserves a mention here.

the sculpture is modeled after a certain stray cat that is home to a very specific place. hence this is also a prelude to my next post, which would be about my visit to this place.

i think some of you are already familiar with this cat sculpture. so can you tell where in the world i found it?

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Plugs: py, Michael Lee, Veron, Putera Emas, Jasmine

big splash at east coast park is back after a 1.5 year revamp! gone are the towering water slides that gave it its name. taking their place are 11 new eateries that would no doubt be welcomed by the large crowd visiting the popular coastline. this new dining destination is now known as playground @ big splash!

the first of these new restaurants that i have visited is mingles la’ brassarie. why? one reason — the lobster. the last time i got to enjoy a whole lobster was at the exclusive members-only tanglin club. lobsters do not come cheap. so the moment i learned that mingles serve linguine with a fresh whole lobster at an affordable price, my heart was already there!

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Plugs: Veron, ahwei, krisandro, malique, Xwings

besides sparklette.net, another website that i’m involved in is popular community metablog, ping.sg. u-zyn, the brain behind this project, invited me to redesign the website in late ‘06.

besides the revamp, we also thought that as with every great website, it deserves its own customised logos during special occasions, like google’s. so i sat down to work on the first ever holiday logo for ping.sg during christmas ‘06. it was very well-received by web visitors and encouraged me to create a whole series of holiday logos.

here are all the ping.sg holiday logos i have designed from past to present, all based on the original blue “ping” logo.

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Plugs: Veron, qureyoon, sylv, peewee, uzyn, nadnut, Aen, Darran, AngryAngMo, chillycraps, a_x, nocturne

hooray! ben & jerry’s free cone day is back for its 30th year!

intrigued? free cone day is an annual tradition of this beloved ice cream maker. around this time of the year, ben & jerry’s scoop shops around the world would give away free ice cream scoops all day.

this year, free cone day falls on april 29. mark down your calendars with smiley faces! the day also coincides with the 30th birthday of this american brand of ice cream.

here are the details on where you can get your free yummy scoops!

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Plugs: Veron, Joyz, syafiqah, sylv, walter, pikapi, Peko Peko

calling all night owls! if you’re looking for a nice supper place to grab some chow, you can visit the 24-hour mr. teh tarik cartel!

24-hour eateries are not that common here. so when one opens, it always excites me. (even when mcdonald’s did it, it made me so happy.) recently, a new mr. teh tarik cartel outlet opened at tiong bahru plaza. i have eagerly paid a few visits ever since.

as the name suggests, you can find teh tarik here plus a gazillion other drinks. there’s milo dinosaur, teh halia (ginger tea), various ice blended drinks, just to name a few. read my earlier post to find out more!

perhaps mr. teh tarik is more well known for the vast variety of drinks. but do you know that they whip up many yummy dishes to go along too?

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Plugs: mervkwok, Veron, vinsion, Peko Peko, Se, krisandro