After 3 long years, Sparklette has undergone an overhaul! That’s a long time for a website like this. Aside from the obvious cosmetic differences, here are a few of the changes: Improved categorisation of content Find what you need in a quicker time! Food reviews are now sorted according to...
This has been a great year for me in so many different ways, and that includes this blog, too. As the year draws to an end, I thought it would be a good idea to highlight the most read posts and active commentators on Sparklette for 2009. At this moment...
Yes, Sparklette is saved! On Tuesday, I posted about the imminent danger of this website being forced to shut down. Immediately, my Twitter stream and email were inundated with retweets and messages offering help and support. A surprising good number offered free hosting. I realised just how fortunate I am...
Update: Many generous offers came in moments after this post went up. Thanks to some truly wonderful people, I think we’ll be fine after all! Sparklette sees 5,000 unique visitors daily or 150,000 visitors monthly, and is a member of the 9rules premium blog network. It is a Google PR5...
Hello to all you Sunday Times readers in Singapore, who may have found your way here after reading today’s article in the paper. If you are arriving here for the first time, a big, warm welcome to you! My name is Veron, and I am a blogger in my free...
The omy Singapore blog awards are on and sparklette.net is a finalist in the best design category! If you consider this blog to be of good design and would like to support me, please vote for Sparklette. It would really mean a lot to me if I could win this...
Hi readers! Surprise, surprise! The nominees for the eighth annual weblog awards a.k.a. the 2008 bloggies have been announced. Sparklette 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...
Y.R.A. Aspirasa – Awesome Ayam Penyet! – Ever since the advent of the wildly popular ayam penyet (smashed fried chicken) from Indonesia, many Indonesian and Muslim eateries have started selling the dish here. Of the numerous ones I have tried, my personal favourite can be found at ABC Market. Best...
Usually at the end of each month, I would do a roundup of the most interesting and popular posts in that particular month. For August, the 11-parter series I blogged for my trip to Japan happened to be the most read blog posts. Here’s a summary: Japan (Day 1) –...
Hawt Kevin with His Hawt Pocket PDA – in this impromptu video recording at a pasta restaurant, my friend Kevin who’s also a very hawt and popular technology blogger shares with me the features of his awesome pda phone. The phone has numerous motion-sensor features that will blow your mind...
