The Crystal Jade restaurants are so ubiquitous these days you can’t go to a popular shopping mall without seeing one. The chain is so popular it has even divided into different specialisations. There’s Crystal Jade Kitchen, Crystal Jade Palace, Crystal Jade Bakery, Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao, Crystal...
This is a long overdue site revamp. People have been bugging me for this. I actually conceptualised this layout months ago, but had been too busy (and lazy) to really get it up and running. But now I finally got around to doing it! This is version 11 of Sparklette...
I was craving for Thai food just the other day, and managed to get my fix at Lerk Thai. Out of all the Thai restaurants I have eaten at, Lerk Thai seems to serve the most delicious food! Thai Coffee S$2++ Rating: Had me a cup of Thai coffee, which...
So, I finally got a chance to dine at the Giraffe Restaurant and Bar over at Istana Park. It’s not the food that draws me, but the chic look of the place. Housed in a double-storey glass building amidst water and greenery, diners are nicely isolated from the bustling weekend...
We had dinner yesterday at The Manhattan Fish Market, over at Plaza Singapura. The queue seemed never-ending and we wouldn’t have gotten in if not for our advanced reservation. Even whilst dining, we could see that the queue was growing outside with new people joining incessantly. Such was the draw...
Oh yeah, a friend of mine got me a full set of the wanroom capsules. It’s made up of eight pieces of wanfurniture, all of which have the cute doggie faces. I fell in love with these the very first time I saw them in a shop window weeks ago....
We were at The Rice Table Indonesian Restaurant recently and really loved the food! I like their unique concept where they serve all twenty different dishes in small portions once we are seated. This way, we get to sample each and every single dish at the beginning, before ordering the...
I was at Sentosa over the weekend and managed to catch the bird show quite by chance. From a distance away I kept hearing this repeated sound made by some creature. When I got closer, I realised it was coming from the parrot enclosure. One very mischievous greenwing macaw by...
I pay attention to print advertisements a lot, especially the interesting and unique ones. Today, an advertisement appearing in the local papers caught my eye. It’s run by the Centrepoint shopping centre which is celebrating the 75 years of merrythought teddy bears. Click to enlarge This cosy image of a...
my Mom is an avid collector of various collectible items. In the past, she collected the magnetic transitlink cards when they were still in use, as well as brand new phonecards. These cards are valuable only if they are maintained in their unused condition. The value of an extremely rare...
