Many of you are probably already familiar with Oasis Taiwan Porridge. For almost four decades, this restaurant occupied a standalone building beside Kallang Basin, becoming a landmark in its own right. For many families, it’s a popular gathering place. I have friends who grew up going there for family dinners...
I shall start this post with a big “awww”! Meet Memebon, the Japanese baby kitten. She’s an Exotic Shorthair and cuts a teeny weeny figure with a humongous amount of cute! I’m usually a sane person but cute animals like this simply render me weak and powerless. I can only...
The Tong Heng Confectionery has a long history dating back to 1920. This humble little shop in Chinatown is best-known for churning out popular Chinese pastries such as egg custard tarts (in a distinctive diamond shape) and wife cakes. But did you know that the curry puffs and char siew...
Some time back, I tweeted and proclaimed Old Town White Coffee to be the best 3-in-1 instant coffee ever. Despite the rather brazen statement, given that I haven’t tasted most of the instant coffee out there, some of my followers agreed. Even after a year, during which I did try...
Hello food lovers, fellow foodie bloggers in Kyoto would like to find out how you feel! Kyoto Foodie is a foodie blog that brings the culinary culture of Kyoto to the rest of the world. This time, they are doing it quite literally! Simply by submitting your great ideas on...
The Peranakan Museum in Singapore is the world’s largest museum dedicated to the colourful and distinctive culture of the Peranakans. Through ten themed galleries, visitors can explore various aspects of the Peranakan culture, such as wedding and religion. (I really like this sculpture of a little girl pulling her Daddy...
I don’t often come across statues of my favourite 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 modelled after a certain stray cat that has found home in a certain place....
Big Splash at East Coast Park has reopened 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...
Besides Sparklette, 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. We also thought that as with every great website, it deserves its own customised logos during special occasions, like google’s. So during...
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....
