dear readers,

first of all, a happy lunar new year!

i would be visiting relatives in sungei renggit, pengerang this holiday (we do this every year). it’s a laidback little town located south of desaru in johor. there isn’t much to do there, but the peace and quiet by the coast is a sweet relief. plus, the food there is awesome! authentic 2-ringgit ramly burgers with 16 different kinds of sauce, anyone?

i should be taking more pictures of the place. meanwhile do check out my old blog posts on sungei renggit. there are pictures of beautiful sunsets and cute kittens, just the way i like it.

have a smashing holiday y’all!

much love,
veron

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Plugs: qureyoon, Xwings, Fubiz, chillycraps, Jee, Miccheng

many of us grew up with disney cartoons. some of us even had childhood dreams of visiting a disneyland theme park one day. (i finally did that at age 23!) for me personally, this fondness for disney characters continued even through adulthood.

so when i checked out the newly revamped anchorpoint shopping mall, i was ecstatic to find disney naturally, a disney-themed restaurant. and what a rare find it was! according to the staff, this is the first disney-themed eatery outside of disneyland! given how commercially successful disney is, that is certainly a surprise.

of course, everything here is decked out in the full flavors of disney. life-sized statues of mickey, donald and goofy greet visitors at the entrance of this 1,400 square foot restaurant. don’t forget to wash your hands at the giant mickey’s hand wash basin before dining!

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Plugs: Veron, nora effendi, pHoeBe, Nora, Beryl, Charl, Princessa

if you are like me, you probably go to work everyday where you would have your meals at the same few places. so when a new restaurant opens in the vicinity, it would generate a bit of excitement among you and your colleagues. all the better if the food is cheap and good! and that’s exactly what food addict café is like.

some months back, this little restaurant opened in toa payoh central. it is such a breath of fresh air and easily stands out from along a row of nondescript shops where it is situated. being just the size of a single shop unit, seats are limited and especially so during chow time. hence, besides indoor seating, there are also tables spilling out to the outside of the restaurant.

the owners have given the place a funky decor, with colorful wall motifs and brightly colored furniture and cups. food-wise, what you would find here is mainly italian and western cuisine. and it certainly doesn’t fail to impress! after all, the chef has 15 years of experience whipping up dishes at n.y.d.c.!

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Plugs: Veron, Laura, shirmaine, alldoneup, chfl4gs_, vinsion, Marta, Hazman Aziz, pkchukiss, py, Fine-Dining-Singapore

hi readers!

surprise, surprise! the nominees for the eighth annual weblog awards a.k.a. the 2008 bloggies have been announced. sparklette.net has been nominated in the “best asian weblog” category! vote me for a bloggie, will ya? i have never been in the running for one before and i would so love to win it!

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Plugs: Lily Ng, Veron, Jessica, nErDyfRed, Allan, Zk, Valerie, vinsion, msmissy28, py, Venk, Curly Brace

in urban singapore, it always feels refreshing to be away from the bustling city life once in a while. recently i managed to have a nice little getaway among the tropical islands. well… sort of. i paid a visit to pulau ubin for the first time in my life!

pulau ubin is an off-shore island in the north east of singapore, accessible only by water transport. (yes, even for a small island city/country like ours, we do have even smaller islands surrounding us!) our main purpose there was to visit chek jawa wetlands, a beach at the eastern tip of the boomerang-shaped island. it is one of the last remaining pockets of biodiversity in land-scarce singapore.

but since it was my maiden trip to this rustic island, i noted some interesting things about it.

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Plugs: Veron, stardropx, Fengrun, Shire Li, Miccheng, pkchukiss, noah, acroamatic