Eden Sanctuary Floral Cafe

I was invited for a food tasting session at Eden Sanctuary Floral Cafe awhile back and I simply love the food there! Being someone who is picky about quality of food, it’s rather hard to please my taste buds.

Together with other food bloggers like Sparkette and Calvin Timo, we were presented with a 5-course dinner with the Colours Theme!

I loved every single dish I ate that evening, but my personal favourite was the “Prawns with Edamame Peas Green Pasta”! The prawns were very fresh and crunchy, while the pasta was cooked just right!

Eden Rainbow salad

Dory Portobello Mushroom with Lemon Thyme Butter Sauce

Prawns with Edamame Peas Green Pasta

Balsamic Ambrosia Blueberry Chicken

Sautee Mushroom with Polenta and Saffron Cream Sauce

Modena Moussecake, Chocolate Ganache and Hibiscus Cheese Filo

Eden Sanctuary Floral Cafe is located at China Square Central, 18 Cross Street #01-16.

I would like to than 24seven and Eden Sanctuary Floral Cafe for making this possible, and Chef Clement for the lovely food creations!

Have you seen the new SMRT Buses TV Commercials running on SMRT MRT station TV Screens? Seriously, how many times did the SMRT Bus drivers wait for you when you are chasing for one? It’s hilarious that someone actually edited the commercial… Damn funny, can?

SMRT Buses – The Commercial

SMRT Buses – The Reality

P.S. I did not edit the second video, someone else did! Seriously!

Aramsa Spa

Did you know that there is a Spa, Dining and Bar establishment in Bishan Park II?

Well, I did not know until Glenn and Melvin from 20Twenty invited a few of us like DK, Holly Jean and Nicole for some drinks at Canopy and to tour around Aramsa – The Garden Spa.

DK is a happy man!

No no… This beer glass is only for display! DK was a good boy that night even though we had free flow of drinks!

Huli Huli Chicken

We tried some of the finger food offered by Canopy Bar and one of it was the “Huli Huli Chicken” (Marinated Chicken Leg, Grilled Pineapple and Kamako Sauce). The chicken was pretty tender and we had a few rounds of it!

Aramsa Spa - Couple Room

Offering a wide range of spa treatments like Massage, Exfoliation, Detox and Water Therapy, Aramsa Spa was named “Best Spa Experience” in Tourism Awards 2006! Each of us have been offered a redemption voucher to try out their Signature Treatment – The 1-hour Aramsa Touch Massage. I’ve yet to try it out due to my busy schedule though.

Currently, Aramsa Spa is running the “Dad of the Year Award” contest on their facebook page and these are the categories that are looking for!

• Most dedicated dad
• Handsomest dad
• Super single-dad
• Most excited soon-to-be dad

Details of the contest can be found here and the winner in each category will win over $250 worth of prizes including the 1-hour Aramsa Touch Massage! Each nomination or vote will also entitle participants to a S$10 voucher from Asmara Lifestyle.

They are currently still looking for nominees in the “most excited soon-to-be dad” category, so if you know anyone that fits the bill, nominate him for an early Father’s Day present!

Contest will end on 17 June 2010!

Mr Yuen Kuan Moon from SingTel, Mr Sung-Hyun Moon from Samsung, Super Junior and the Galaxy S!

Super Junior was in Singapore on 6 Jun 2010 for the SingTel Samsung Galaxy S Media Launch and performed LIVE at the Showcase held at Marina Bay Sands!

Samsung Galaxy S

The short 3 min rendezous with the Samsung Galaxy S got me fall in love with it! Running on Android 2.1 OS, it is designed to allow users around the world to experience the “Smart Life”, which will change the way people view smartphones and how they interact with them to enhance their daily lives.

I love the Super AMOLED display and its ability to turn into a Mobile Access Point – i.e. making your Samsung Galaxy S as a portable WIFI HOTSPOT! The screen and Android 2.1 OS were pretty responsive too!

At the moment, the Samsung Galaxy S is carried exclusively by SingTel until further notice. The Samsung Galaxy S is available from $0 to $398, depending on the type of Galaxy 3G Plans that subscribe to with a 2 year contract.

Super Junior LIVE in Singapore

According to CNA, about 1,600 fans turned up for the Super Junior Showcase! While I did not take any video, I did take some decent pictures at the Media Launch as well as at the Showcase! Check out my facebook album to view them!

XinMSN was also there! Check out the media interviews and some highlights from the showcase!

<br/><a href="http://video.xin.msn.com/?mkt=en-sg&from=&vid=64e39299-c833-4c58-b207-3ce8ea94d751&fg=sharenoembed" target="_new"title="Super Junior is in Singapore! Super Junior 在新加坡待了一天！">Video: Super Junior is in Singapore! Super Junior 在新加坡待了一天！</a>

Ok, I think this is the video of them disguising as women, as per the interview! OMG to the max!

I would like to thank DK, SingTel and Samsung for the invite to the media launch of Samsung Galaxy S! It will be great if SingTel or Samsung can extend me a Samsung Galaxy S review set to give it a more in-depth review!

Today, Singapore held the state funeral of Singapore’s Former Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Goh Keng Swee.

He is a man of vision and have made great contributions in bringing Singapore from Third World to First.

Singapore made it to twitter trending list again - This is how much the people of Singapore respected him.

Dr Goh Keng Swee, you and your contributions will be remembered.

My ex-colleagues from the MINDEF Public Affairs has invited me for a special preview at the Navy Open House on 20 May 2010! Can’t wait for it to happen!

If you have caught my tweet last night, you may be wondering what was going on.

I was invited to the “Nokia Insider Night: Are You Game?” event held at Hairloom and Caramel where they showcase the latest game offerings developed by Breakdesign.

We had fun playing with the latest free “bus stop” games offered in the Nokia Ovi Store like “Ninjani” and “That Roach Game South Africa”, using the recent Nokia devices such as X6, N900, N97 and N97 mini. We were also given a try at the yet-to-be-released game “Monsterilla”.

My personal favourite was “That Roach Game South Africa” where all I do is to crush cockroaches. Probably a good way to end a bad day, eh? But I can’t do as well as Chester. He can be the “Margaret Chan” cos he was the top scorer of the mini competition at the event!

The other game was “Ninjani” where you are suppose to kill the ninja and if you fail to kill them, they will kill you.

Monsterilla is one game that is yet to be released and even Nokia’s Regional Services Marketing Manager in Asia Pacific, Nelson Wee only got to first try it earlier in the day! This game that reminds me of “Bejewelled”.

Credit: JustinLee.sg

These games are exclusive to Nokia Ovi Store until August 2010 and monthly competitions will be organised! Nokia users, do check out Barkingseed.com for more information on the competition!

Probably time to dig out my antique N82? heheheh.

I would like to thank Nokia and Text100 for the invitation. We certainly had fun playing with those games

Have you heard of the “MP3 Experiment Six” in New York where a group of people follow the audio instructions from an MP3 file? This has inspired us to do something similar in Singapore on 29 May 2010 as part of the World No Tobacco Day commemoration!

Instead of following the audio instructions from an Mp3 file, the Health Promotion Board has partnered MediaCorp Radio 987FM to execute this “Great Audio Experience” through… Yup, pretty obvious…. The Radio!

On 29 May 2010, all participants and celebrity guests will tune in to 987FM at 4.30pm and follow the audio instructions from 987FM DJ Mister Young! We will be involved in a series of fun activities to live it up without lighting up – in a moving flash mob that will end up at Plaza Singapura.

This mass activation will start at the following 3 locations along the Orchard Shopping Belt:

• The Heeren Shops
• Orchard Central
• SMU Green

Register now to secure yourself a starter kit and stand a chance to win one of three limited edition “Live it up” iPad (16GB)! Refer a friend and both of you will increase your chances of winning the iPad! Registration will close on 28 May 2010 at 2359hrs! By the way, I am not eligible for the iPad lucky draw so put another friend’s number instead to increase your chances of winning, ok?! But make sure that they turn up to secure the additional chances!

My friends like DK, Claudia, Molemole, Nadnut and Nicole have already registered!

So what are you waiting for? Register now and I’ll see you there! :D

Photo credit: Clauds

Through Nicole, I was given a sneak peak of this upcoming exhibition at Asian Civilisations Museum – “Treasury of the World” featuring gem stones and other precious objects from The al-Sabah Collection in Kuwait . Early birds like me and DK were invited to put on the outfits and we were brought through some of the exhibition highlights.

Who are the Mughals? If you are as ignorant as me, the legendary Mughal Empire is one of the wealthiest and most powerful dynasties the world has ever known! One of the significant architecture piece of the Mughals is the Taj Mahal, which was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Rings a bell, eh?

For over 300 years (1526-1858), the Mughals dominated the Indian subcontinent and were renowned for their lavish lifestyle, love of beauty and vast collection of precious objects.

Image courtesy of ©The al-Sabah Collection, Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah, Kuwait (LNS 2219 J)

In this exhibition, you will get to see the stunning collection of more than 400 exquisite, jewelled works of art – from household items to ornate necklaces and ceremonial swords – from the glorious era of Mughal-ruled India. This blockbuster exhibition has been shown in prestigious venues such as the British Museum in London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Louvre Museum in Paris. It makes its Asian debut at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore.

Exhibition details

Date:  12 February to 27 June 2010

Venue: Special Exhibitions Gallery, Asian Civilisations Museum

Opening hours:  Mon, 1pm – 7pm; Tues to Sun: 9am – 7pm (to 9pm on Fri)

Admission charges: $8 (adults) / $4 (concession)

Giveaway!

I have been given five pairs of tickets to give away at Vic.sg. Here’s how you can stand to win them!

It’s actually very simple. Just leave me a comment with your real name to tell me what attracts you to this exhibition and I will randomly pick 5 winners!

The contest will close on 6 Feb 2010, 2359 hrs and the names of the 5 winners will be published at Vic.sg on 8 Feb 2010.

A big thank you to Asian Civilisations Museum for making this giveaway possible.