Jul
24
2011
When we visited Ikea at Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, we thought that Ikea food is all about their famed Swedish meatballs. So when I saw the humongous Ikea restaurant in Singapore, I got too excited I almost forgot that Ikea is a furniture/home store and not mainly a restaurant. The yummy and affordable Ikea [...]
Jul
21
2011
On our recent Singapore trip, we’re lucky to have a free accommodation courtesy of our friends, they let us stay in their apartment for 5 days. This made our trip worry free and economical too because we saved a lot from paying hotel accommodations. And considering the high cost of living in Singapore, hotel accommodation [...]
Jul
18
2011
Roti Prata is Singapore’s version of an Indian dish called “paratha”. Roti Prata is a popular breakfast dish among Singaporeans. In a hawker centre in Simei, there are about two or three stores selling Roti Prata and people line up to get their hot prata. Roti means bread and Prata means flat, hence a flat [...]
Jul
16
2011
I saw a Charles & Keith shop at Ion Orchard Mall with a large sale sign. Who couldn’t resist? Besides, my friend said that Charles & Keith in Singapore is more like an ordinary brand there, so it’s cheaper. As much as I wanted to buy 2 bags or a pair of shoes, I’m considering [...]
Jul
14
2011
It’s no secret that my husband is an outdoorsy type of person, he loves mountain climbing, running and his present hobby, biking. He bought a mountain bike as a birthday gift for himself last year. Unfortunately, save for 1 or 2 biking activities he joined like the Tour of the Fireflies, he still can’t maximize [...]
Jul
12
2011
En route to Marina Bay Sands, we found out that Helix Bridge was closed because of a celebration that day. So we took a detour to the nearest taxi stand and we found ourselves savoring the atmosphere and feasting our eyes on gustatory delights of Makansutra Gluttons Bay.
Jul
11
2011
2 days before we left to Singapore, we were just watching at Discovery Channel about the Marina Bay Sands. 2 days later, we are gazing at it in Singapore.
Jul
10
2011
On our first night in Singapore, we immediately had a semi-reunion with college friends at East Coast Park food village, a hawker place. It’s Friday night and there are a lot of diners in this open area hawker place. Our friends ordered food, chili crabs, satay, stingray and cockles! Cockles
Jun
30
2011
We’ll be leaving tomorrow to see the lush greens and smell the fresh air of Garden City that is Singapore.
May
21
2011
We just had our company outing at Kabayan Beach Resort in Laiya, San Juan, Batangas. Every year, we are looking forward as to where our summer outing will be, last year was Boracay, this year is at Kabayan Beach Resort. Although the beach in Batangas is incomparable to Boracay, I’m still excited because we can [...]