Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Lunch @ Ikea Tampines

When you read the title, maybe some of you might go...

Who would have thought of going to Ikea for lunch?! What is there to eat at Ikea? Got nice things to eat at Ikea meh? Isn't Ikea a place to browse furniture? ++

Going to Ikea aren't all about furniture, furniture and Furniture. This post might just change your mentality. Have anyone of you ever ate at Ikea before?

I was quite free that day, (which is like a month ago!) So I asked Claire if she is interested, and the next thing we knew, we were heading for the Ikea @ Tampines. Located at... (Shit, school's internet is down! How to search!)

Ooo, lucky I still have the receipt! Located at 60 Tampines North Drive 2 is the Tampines Ikea (: Actually I never thought of blogging about this whole "Ikea trip", but since I brought my camera that day, Might as well...

Then I thought of sharing my trip to Ikea with you all (:

Backing to the story, Feeling hungry, we went straight to the 2nd level towards the Ikea Restaurant and was greeted by a menu board which shows the special meals they had for the day. BUT what I was aiming for was actually the Chicken Wings!

In case you haven't ate at Ikea before, this is how the whole "ordering" process goes (: First we have to grab a trolley and put trays on it for our food, and push it along the queue. (Sound like my Restaurant City!!!)

Basically we can just take anything from the shelves/ fridge (including cups, utensils etc) and put it on your tray, there is different types of food such as Salad, Pies ++

After which, you will reach another long stretch of counter to order your "Cooked food", this is where the rice... noodles... Chicken Wings comes in (:

And after you get everything that you want, you proceed to the Cashier to make payment (: That day was quite crowded as it was a public holiday, so here is a basic idea of the crowd. It was quite difficult to find a table :(

A lot of people hor?It's like FULLY PACKED.

Oh ya, here is a photo of me pushing the trolley while waiting to make payment (: I like to act cute, cannot ar?! Anyway I don't even need to act lor *flicks hair*

After making payment, going to our seats, it's time to EAT, nah. I'm a Blogger, and what blogger normally do is to Snap away for a good 15 mins before we eat!

RAWR. Can't wait to eat! (The woman behind is so Suay to look into my camera. I have to do something. Bet she must be super hungry lor, can see from her Sian face) Haha! I'm feeling so evil, imagine if she reads my blog! *Shocked face*

Alright, here are the things we ordered. There is a Kid's Fish Burger Meal ($2.90), What! Is there a rule which says only KIDS can eat kid's meal?! There is also 6pcs HUGE chicken Wings ($7.50), Chocolate Mousse ($1.50) and Free Flow Soft drinks at $1.50 (: Everything for only $14.50!

Although it doesn't sound a lot (or maybe it does), but it's super filling! And it's difficult to eat chicken wings glamly without using hands!

Claire was pretending to be viewing her photos on her camera, but she was actually FILMING ME EATING MY CHICKEN WING! The video turn out quite funny (:


I totally did not expect her to be filming me lor! I was still happily cutting up my Chicken Wing, and after cutting it up, and eating it, I was giving the Shuang face! and when she announced she was actually filming, I was like OMG! Luckily it turn out QUITE alright (: of course, after abit of editing here and there :/

With the "We-should-not-waste-food" attitude, we managed to finish everything, and was feeling super full! It's the best time to check out those soft comfy Ikea showroom Sofas :/ Btw, their showroom are so cozy! I want a room like that!

I forgot to say how nice the Chicken Wings were! They are really really really nice!

Alright, that's all (:

Friday, May 22, 2009

Star Trek Gala Premiere!

This event happened like some time ago :/ Didn't get the chance to blog about it until now. I got invited by both OMY and Nuffnang for the first Star Trek Gala Premiere but I rejected the Omy side, Sorry Omy, I still you! (If I know I should have accepted both side and get 4 tickets like Sab!)

When I first heard of Star trek, I wasn't really anticipating to watch the movie because Star trek sounds totally boring to me , but since it's free and the rest are going, might as well catch it (:

This event was quite "star-studded" as almost all the Singapore's top bloggers were invited. It was like a gathering session, haha! Almost everyone was there!

Without further ado, let the photos do the talking (:

Since I get a pair of tickets, I decided to bring Alton along (:

Sabrina and Priss (:

Winnie and Peggy (: The pretty sisters!

Shawn was there too (:

Esther (:

Xiaxue! But Oh wells, the photo is blur :(


I totally didn't expect the movie to be so good. Like seriously.

I even watch the movie 2 times! (Yes, you did not hear wrongly, it's 2 times!) If you look properly at photos above, you would have realised that my clothes in the first photo with Alton is different from the rest! I went to both Gala premiere (:

I would rate this Movie 5 out of 5 popcorn!

Can you spot your favourite blogger in the group photo?

Click to enlarge (:

Friday, May 15, 2009

How YOUnique Are You?


Have you heard of Watsons You Award?

Watsons You Award is Back! and they are inviting you to join in this celebration of uniqueness and individuality and let YOU shine through!

There is a total of 8 categories for YOU to join!

Image too small? Alright, I shall go through each category then (:

1) Healthy Hair.

Do you have hair that gives you confidence throughout the day? Do you have Vibrant hair? Honestly to me, Healthy hair must be black (because coloring spoils the hair!), mid length for girls (over shoulder), and when the wind blows, your hair follows. Of course, it depends on yourself to bring out the healthy hair (:

2) Healthy Skin

Do you have like flawless skin? You can go to town without putting make up. You have like a million bottles of (Shit, I'm a guy! What do you call those things!) Erm... Cleanser! Moisturizer! Toners to protect your skin? This is the category for you (:

3) Sporty Physique.

Do you do Sports? Are you those Sporty type? You love exercising and outdoor? and if you think you have the sporty physique? You should go for this category.

4) Sunny Smiles. (Wait for image to load!)
Sunny Smile
When you walk into the room, Do your smile lights up the room? Just like me, don't believe me? Roll your mouse over the photo above. It brightens up right? If I really win, I would get... Ok, i shall leave the prizes to later. Hint: Attractive!

5) Flawless face.

Do you have a flawless face like Cheesie?

You may ask me, what is the difference between the Flawless face and Healthy Skin category. The difference is Healthy skin is shown on a natural face. As for flawless face, even if you have the worst skin, BUT you can cover the flaws with makeup or whatever, YOU can be part of this category. Sounds cool? Challenge yourself and win some prizes (:

6) Fit Figure.

This category is for the taut, toned and full of energy. There is a difference between Sporty and Fit. If you have the sporty look, you should go for the Sporty Physique category, However, if you think you have a Fit figure, you should go for this category. Show off your body man!

As for the last 2 categories...

Need I say more?

After reading about the Categories, are you all like keen to join (Wait till you hear about the prizes!) But before that, this is how you can participate (:

Make any purchase from Watsons to enter the category(s) of your choice.

Enter the contest through the Online registration form by submitting a close-up picture of your unique feature, a short write-up about it and a recent full length photo of yourself (: Registration would be from 15th May to 10th of June.

And if you are one of top 5 finalist in each category, you will go through a voting process from 18th June to 1st July, and the winners would be will be announced at the Watsons Health, Wellness and Beauty Award (HWB) gala dinner!

Before I go on about the prizes, let me just share with you how you can maintain or enhance the features to get ready for the contest!

All of you know that I wear braces right? (at least most of you know!) and I always smile/ laugh at the slightest thing. Laughing/ Smiling means I would be showing my teeth. How do I protect my teeth? Well, my secret is Colgate.

To be more specific - Colgate Advance Whitening toothpaste (: Which prevents stains, fights tartar, plaque and whitens the teeth in just 14 days!

Everyone that see my mum always tells me that she don't look like her age. You know why people thinks that way? It's because of her skin. She uses the Himalaya brand series. It helps to keep her skin healthy and glowing (:

Now is the exciting part, the PRIZES!

The YOU Award winners will become instant Watsons celebrities! Each category winner wins S$2,000 cash, 1-year modelling contract with GLOW magazine and 1 year supply of attractive product gifts.

Imagine what you can do with that money!

Last but not least, the Watsons You Award is...

What are you waiting for? Start taking photos and submit them (:

P/s: You Awards is only open to 18 and above.

P/s/s: You can find out more information about the You Awards online or go to any of the Watsons store to pick up a leaflet (Which has a $5 discount coupon inside!) T&C applies. Only original coupon allowed.

Monday, May 11, 2009

ANdyStorm goes to Malaysia: Day 5


The very last and final chapter. Entitled Home Sweet Home.

4 days has passed in a blink of an eye. (So exaggerated lor! I wonder who created this "blink of an eye" idiom.) 4 days without logging on into MSN, 4 days without checking my email,4 days without sms-ing anyone, 4 days away from technology. Carefree, putting everything down to just relax and Enjoy. *Imagines*

It's about to come to an end. It's Day 5, and we are not going to waste the last few hours in Malacca. We packed our luggage the night before going to sleep, so that we don't waste time packing the next morning.

By the way, this is how messy our bed is when we wake up :/

I have two pillows, Ryan has only one! ~ Neh ni Neh ni poo poo!

We came with like two bags each, but left with a lot more!

We had a bad time trying to pack everything into our bags, trying to squeeze as many things as possible! But in the end we still have to carry some on our hands.

Nope, Day 5 isn't gonna end here with - "We then took the coach back to Singapore, The end." INSTEAD...

We checkout of our hotel room, leave our belongings at the counter and we went for last minute shopping! Remember I said in Day 4 that I realised I can slash my card? Woohoo! (Which is like the best thing and the worst thing that happened.)

Off we go for some last minute shopping! We went back to Christ Church area to make some hand made keychain souvenirs (I love my spelling checker!) Ok, that's was random. So after touring Christ Church Again...

After which Hui xin wanted to buy AUTHENTIC nyonya to bring back to Singapore for her family so we went to Jonker Street to hunt for it!

Now when people think of Malacca, they will think of their culture and the nyonya, all thanks to 小娘惹. I bet there is an increase in tourists during that period!

We had lunch at Jonker Street! We had the famous Afamosa Chicken Rice Ball! I feel that almost every Chicken Rice stall in Malacca has the chicken rice ball, and After trying it out on Day 4, at the newton village, I felt it was overrated.

Only now, I realised Afamosa Chicken Rice Ball is one of the few authentic ones. The rest are just banging on the "malacca-is-famous-for-it-Chicken Rice Ball" concept to get sales *Roll eyes* This Afamosa CRB

(OK enough! I typed Chicken Rice Ball for 5 times le! My hands are tired! So CRB is short form for Chicken Rice Ball! Shit, i just typed CRB again =___=''' )

So we ordered half white chicken, half roasted chicken, Which makes one whole chicken, 4 erm...What do you called those brown eggs? Erm... 4 Hard boiled egg and CRB (which is just chicken rice roll into small little balls.) I think the overall bill was quite reasonable. Can't remember.

After walking around and asking for directions to find Nancy's Nynoya...

WE finally found it.

While places like F.O.S or those apparels stores was heaven for Me, Rinn and Ryan, this Nancy's Nynoya stall was heaven for Huixin =___=''' She was busy choosing and choosing energetically , while the other 3 of us was yawning and yawning.

Finally it was time to head back to our hotel to collect our luggage and head to Makota hotel to board our coach... It was really time to head back to Singapore :(

Bye Malacca. Hello Singapore.


In case you don't know what's a Epilogue, it means - An epilogue, or epilog, is a piece of writing at the end of a work of literature or drama, usually used to bring closure to the work. The word epilogue means to conclude a story or piece of writing.

Since I started the Malacca travelogue like a Book with prelude and chapters, I shall end it like a Book too. This travelogue took me almost 2 months to complete. I rejected all advertorials so that these 6 post can go as a flow.

I really wanted to record the whole trip down on this special space of mine called a blog, Although I have like other commitments, I told myself that I can do it.

In malacca, I make it a point to record down everything (well, almost everything) so that I can write about it when i return. And I'm proud to say I did it!

Hereby, let the author say - Thank you for reading, hope you enjoyed it.

Suddenly, I felt a sense of achievement.

DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5