It has been a day of nonstop rains in Manila, and elsewhere. I've stayed in bed all morning, with this trusty Mac on my lap - all the while staying glued to the reports of my friends on Plurk and Twitter. Something about brownouts, cancelled flights, floods reaching houses, people moving furniture, people wading in chest-deep waters, high way billboards being stripped down, and cars almost submerged in the floods. A bad day to be out, really. It's that bad, and somebody even had to mention taking out Noah's Ark. Am just glad our little bungalow has been spared from ... Continue Reading...
Images from Sentosa
I remember how excited I was to see Sentosa - Singapore's island resort - on this trip, as I haven't been there before. It was "masterplanned" like all of Singapore. Don't know if it was because September was no peak season, but I found it too quiet in fact. Far from being the crowded nightmare that was the Hong Kong Disneyland. And certainly far from the "character" of our beach resorts with its barbecues on the beach and ladies selling pearl necklaces by the road. The most "touristy" thing I did was visit the Underwater World but sadly, our Manila Ocean Park ... Continue Reading...
In Singapore: The Coffee Connoisseur & an overpriced meal
This dish mystified me, I simply had to order it. Is it a pasta, or a dessert? Judge for yourself. But the fact that it was placed in the cake counter made me think: surely, that is a dessert? The next thing to do was taste it. Aah, the magic of the pastry bag! It is actually a tart with a spiral shaped cream frosting that tasted like almond and some nut (maybe ginko nut?) Kinda hard to imagine since am not a pastry chef but yes, the magic you can do with the right tools. ... Continue Reading...
In Singapore: the ION Orchard basement Food Hall
It's amazing to see how Singapore has changed in a year's time since I went there. There's a lot of activity in the landscape, as judged by construction cranes all over the place. Take for example the new mall, ION Orchard, which is beside the Wisma Atria and Takashimaya on Orchard Road. Mostly I went here because some friends of mine were talking about its food court, which is now shadowing the Food Republic in terms of its offerings. Initial impression: awesome! In a place like Singapore, am quite content not to be eating in hotel and other fining dining places. ... Continue Reading...
The new HP Mini by Studio Tord Boontje : coming soon!
The HP Mini 1100 Vivienne Tam Special Edition has been hugely successful that I hear a Version 2 is in the works. Ever since I've written about it here before, I've been eyeing the netbook as a suitable companion to my aluminum Macbook which I don't take out of the house too often, due to my tendency to lose things - even the most valuable ones, ahem. A netbook also appeals to me because it is simply nifty to bring around wherever you go. This probably explains the growing fashion phenomenon of selling laptop bags and sleeves, in different patterns and colors. I ... Continue Reading...
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