Have you ever seen wine that is cheaper than water? I sure have not, until I decide to walk into a convenience store in Chiang Mai. On this trip, our hotel is conveniently located near a convenience store, manned by a local that I enjoy having little conversations with and...
In the mood for ice cream? For March, the Sparklette Ben & Jerry’s Flavour of the Month is the wholesome A Cookie Affair, otherwise known as Milk & Cookies in other parts of the world. A Cookie Affair (Milk & Cookies) S$14.90 a pint Rating: The base flavour is vanilla...
Whilst browsing the candy section at the local supermarket, these unusual products caught my eye. Scrabble and Monopoly, two of the world’s most popular board games, can now be eaten. That’s right; the game pieces are made of chocolate. The chocolate editions of Scrabble and Monopoly are produced by Canadian...
Hi, my name is Veron and I am a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream addict. In this Ben & Jerry’s Flavour of the Month series, a different ice cream flavour would be featured on Sparklette every month through 2011. My pick for January was Half Baked, which I enjoyed so...
As an ice cream fan, my favourite icy treats are from Ben & Jerry’s and Magnum. So I’m delighted to be chosen as a Ben & Jerry’s blog ambassador, cutely named the Mooolet. For you, one of the perks of reading Sparklette is that you can win Ben & Jerry’s...
Would you like younger looking and smoother skin? The Kinohimitsu J’pan Beauty Drink from Japan comes with 2,500mg of collagen protein in each 50ml bottle, promising you plumper and firmer skin in just 6 days. It’s certified halal, too! Kinohimitsu J’pan Beauty Drink ( Halal certified) S$39.90 for a box...
By now, many of you would have heard of, seen or even licked the new Magnum Gold ice cream. But in case you haven’t, the Gold edition is the latest flavour in the Wall’s premium Magnum ice cream range, newly launched today. Notice the “?!” Now that sure brings emphasis...
In Bangkok, I find myself constantly heading to the 7-Eleven stores to stock up on these collagen drinks. Apparently, these “Beauti” drinks are made with some form of collagen formula and promise to be chock-full of the beauty-enhancing collagen protein! The first thing that catches my eye is not the...
As a food blogger who enjoys feasting on meats but shies away from vegetables and fruits, my diet is sorely lacking in many major nutrients and fibre. So when I had the opportunity to try out two months’ supply of the PGX Daily Ultra Matrix Softgels, I took it immediately...
It’s laksa day at the Sparklette headquarters! We cooked laksa for both lunch and dinner. Yeah, yeah, I know that sounds utterly unhealthy and fattening. Still, the laksa is extremely yummy and worth every calorie. That’s pretty amazing considering it came right out of a box! Yes, we cheated. We...
