Guilin - Yangshuo 3 Days 2 Nights Tour

Guilin the bright pearl in China has one of the best sceneries in China. The popular Chinese saying "Guilin Shan Shui Jia Tian Xia (桂林山水甲天下)" meaning Guilin’s mountain and water scenery is the best under heaven. Though famous for its beautiful karst mountain, Guilin also has numerous caves to explore. The more well known ones are Reed Flute Cave, Seven Star Cave, ChuanShan Cave and etc.

Mei Heong Yuen Assorted Desserts

I have tried many desserts from various dessert stalls across the island. One of the most popular one will be Mei Heong Yuen. Mei Heong Yuen first opened their stall in Chinatown several years ago. They are famous for their peanut, almond, walnut and black sesame paste. Their shaved ices are also up to standards. Total about 20 cold desserts and 10 over hot ones to choose from. They also serve some local snacks like kuehs and dumplings.

Mobile Icecream Van - The Nostalgic Old School Icecream

In the 80's and 90's of Singapore, children of that time would feel excited whenever they heard the bell rang by the mobile icecream vendor who rode in a motorcycle with a container full of various type of icecream. The children who loved icecream would rush to the motorcycle icecream vendor usually in either around the HDB estate or at the school compound to get their favorite taste of the snack. For the past two decades, those icecream bikes were getting fewer and by now we could hardly see them except there could be one or two still operating in the town area and are usually operated by old uncles who are at least 60 years old.

Terracotta Army-Shaanxi, China

The world’s most shocking archaeological discovery of all time - The Terracotta Army were found by a group of peasants while digging a well in Shaanxi province in north-west of China in March 1974. What they uncovered from the earth were fragments of a clay figure that led to the discovery of the an extraordinary treasure of an entire army of life-size terracotta soldiers and horses concealed underground for more than 2000 years. It turned out to be one of the greatest archaeological findings in modern times.

Asiatique The RiverFront, Bangkok (Thailand)

Shopping at a night bazzar is definitely one of the top 10 things to do in Bangkok. Apart from the well known night markets like Patpong Night Market, Rod Fai Markets, Chatuchak Friday Night Market and etc, Asiatique The RiverFront is one of night markets that evolves in the most recent years. Today it is the largest waterfront shopping and entertainment hub in Asia.

Isetan Supermarket At Westgate

As you know that Isetan is the first Japanese department store in Singapore, it has grew over the years in its products and services it provides in Singapore. Isetan Singapore is not only a department store and a supermarket, it also caters for online shopping.

3D2N Bangkok Trip

Bangkok has become a very popular tourists' location over the years due to its stable economic and its charm as a rich cultural and spiritual city with amazing culinary. Traveling to Bangkok has also been much easier and cheaper with the availability of budget airlines throughout nationwide. Now you can travel to Bangkok and spend your time over the weekends without poking a big hole in your pockets. I would like to share on the places I went to for a 3D2N Bangkok trip recently.

Casuarina Curry Restaurant

Wondering where to eat a nice prata with curry in Singapore? Think no more when you are reading this. Casuarina Curry Restaurant has the best prata in the island. Even ESM Goh and ex-President Nathan have tried it before and given thumbs up for their food.

HuaShan

Mount Hua or HuaShan (华山 or also known as 西岳 in the olden days) is one of the China’s five great mountains which has a long history of religious significance. Known to be the world’s No. 1 precipitous mountain, HuaShan consists of five main peaks with the South Peak being the highest at 2154.9 meters (7,070 feet).

Song Fa Bak Kut Teh (Changi)

Bak Kut Teh is a Chinese Teochew’s traditional dish that has pork ribs served with spicy herbs in black pepper based soup. Founder of Song Fa Bak Kut Teh started off as a street hawker in the late 60s operated from a pushcart stall. Today though Song Fa’s business do not operate from a pushcart anymore, they use pushcart as their icon of their belief to bring their patrons an original Bak Kut Teh dining experience.

Most Popular Theme Park Rides

Based on some feedback from the theme parks from Universal Studios and Disneyland around the world, some of the most popular rides in recent years are below. These are based on a survey carried out from 100 people on every weekend in a period of 2 months. The popularity numbers shown are the average results over the span.

[Singapore] Cheap Durians 2015

The durians season (from June to July period) started off with a cheaper price this year for 2015 thanks to the hot and wet weather that resulted in the abundance of harvest.

Guilin - Li River (漓江) & Yulong River (遇龙河) Scenic Tour

Guìlín is a very popular tourist destination in China. It is one of the world's most beautiful places praised by poets, emperors and VIPs.Today Guilin has developed into an easy accessible town and remains a top tourist attraction that draws millions of tourists all over the world yearly. No matter where you are heading for in Guangxi,you will probably like to spend a night or two here. I was lucky to have an opportunity to visit this paradise of karst hills and glittering waters.

Father's Day

Father’s Day is a day whereby the world honors all fathers, grandfathers, great-grandfathers, and father figures for their contributions to the lives of their children. This day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting. Although it is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide, many observe this day on the 3rd Sunday in June. It is often celebrated through gifts, dining out, greeting cards etc.

Rice Dumpling

The Rice Dumpling Festival (端午节) or some call it the dragon boat festival occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar, so it happens that I will eat some rice dumpling today. While eating the rice dumpings, my mind suddenly thought of  Qu Yuan. The origin of rice dumpling actually came from commemorating the death of the poet, Qu Yuan who was also a minister of the ancient state of Chu during warring states period of the Zhou Dynasty.

Qu Yuan was in despair when Qin conquered Chu and committed suicide by jumping into the Miluo river. Many who admired him raced out in their boats to save him or at least try to retrieve his body. When his body could not be found, they made balls of sticky rice and threw into the river in belief that the fish would not devour the body of Qu Yuan. This is how the rice dumpling and the dragon boat race developed from.

Healthy Snacks

TV screens, housing apartments, paychecks and maybe cars are something which should come in 'Big'. However something else eg. snacks should come in 'small'. Berries are high in antioxidants and poly-phenols, but low in calories which also help to fight chronic disease and cancer. And their health benefits just keep getting sweeter and keep you slim in just under 100 calories.

Amazing Image

Try this out yourself, you will be amazed of what the effect will be.

Try staring at the red star on the nose of the picture for about 30 seconds. Then shift your eyes somewhere else onto a blank space eg. wall. It's quite amazing isn't it though it's just a little trick on the eyes.

Detian Waterfall (德天瀑布）

One of the scenic spots that I visited during one of my tour in China is the Detian waterfall which lies in Daxin county of Guangxi province about 145 kilometers (90 miles) from the downtown area of Nanning. Detian was known to be Asia's largest transnational waterfall as it is shared by both China and Vietnam.

Murphy's Cafe

Managed to try this out in a neighbourhood cafe called the Murphy's Cafe which was first established in the UK in the 60s with winning awards.

Their signature dish is the fish and chips which uses Canadian Arrowtooth fish which comes in normal battered ($16) and non-oily battered ($17). I tried the normal battered and it was crispy and not oily, and went well with the tartar source.There were also malt vinegar to sprinkle onto the thick cut chips to make them taste more 'British'.

Bibimbap

I had this colorful and delicious Bibimbap for my dinner earlier. This signature Korean dish is actually a mixed rice served as a bowl of warm white rice topped with sauteed and seasoned vegetables and chilli pepper paste, soy sauce, and a salty soybean paste. A raw or fried egg and sliced meat (I chose beef) are common additions. The hot dish is stirred together thoroughly before eating.

Teochew Porridge

Recently I happen to visit a friend staying at Bukit Merah area and he recommended me to try out the Teochew porridge nearby. This stall named as Ye Shang Hai Teochew Porridge (夜上海潮州粥） is famous for their Teochew style porridge.

Samsung S6 Edge

Gona try out the new Samsung S6 edge. Any feedback from you guys who are already using it? Heard that the camera is good with many editing features.

Red Bean Bing Su from Banana Tree Cafe

Tried this mini Red Bean Bing Su recently from Banana Tree which located at 26 Keong Siak Road. Overall we find the price quite steep at $8.50 for some sweeten red bean, scoop of ice cream and some shaved ice. A bit boring when digging half way through.