Not too long ago, I paid my first visit to Kampong Glam. You know, the area encompassing Arab Street, Bali Lane, Bussorah Street and the biggest mosque in Singapore – Sultan Mosque, or Masjid Sultan. Whether it’s exploring the shophouses and cafés or sipping a hot mug of teh tarik...
Dear guys and gals, I’m asking y’all for a teeny, tiny favour. Could you vote for me at Ping.sg please? Popular community metablog Ping.sg (which I designed) is celebrating its first anniversary on 070707 (July 7, 2007). On that day, there would be a blog awards ceremony a la the...
One of my favourite places for pasta is Ambush. It is tucked within the gourmet section of the Takashimaya basement food court. Not only are the pastas affordable, they are super yummy too. In particular the seafood dishes, which I have a soft spot for. I like to call this...
After attending various bloggers/technology events without being able to give out my name card when I needed to, I knew I needed to get something done. Still, it wasn’t until the recent iX conference that triggered me to finally get off my lazy ass and have those name cards printed!...
For Part 2 of our dessert-tasting excursion (Part 1), we visit Icekimo, an ice creamery and café just off Upper Thomson Road. Ever had pasta with the Ferrero Rocher chocolate in it? No? Well, read on! Decked out entirely in hues of girlish pink and white, this cute little place...
Argh! Why did I play this scary video? Now I can’t fall asleep tonight! These parents had suspected that their babysitter was stealing from them. So they planted a video camera in the baby’s room. When they checked the footage later, they saw something pretty freaky. It looks real too....
Over the weekend, I went on a dessert-tasting excursion. The first venue of the day was Blue Magnolia along MacPherson Road. It’s a sweet little cafe with 80 percent of its space utilised as the kitchen, and the remaining 20 percent for dining customers. Blue Magnolia sells freshly baked cakes...
Following that highly expensive dim sum meal at Tung Lok Teahouse, my family and I went hunting around town for a much cheaper alternative. We believe we have found our answer in Ah Yat Seafood Restaurant! To make up for its relatively inaccessible location at Turf City, the dim sum...
This blog has been around since November 2003. In just a few months’ time, Sparklette would turn 4! Yet it was only a year ago that I started taking my blogging seriously. Blogging whatever I wanted simply wasn’t good enough anymore. I decided that what I wrote should provide value...
Guys! Guys! These are freakin’ hilarious! You would love it! In a recent post, I described how a local blogger played a prank on a timeshare scam company. That was really funny! Then I came across these telephone conversations by American comedian tom mabe, who makes a living out of...
