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East Asia

Taiwan Taroko Gorge, Taichung, Hualien, Tienshiang

Taroko National Park and its resident natural Gorge is one of the nine national parks in Taiwan and was named after an aboriginal tribe “Taroko”. The gorge is one of the few highly accessible scenic sights in Taiwan located near the island’s east-coast. The park spans Taichung Municipality, Nantou County, and Hualien County. Getting there A trip to...
East Asia

Taiwan Xueshan mountain climb in Shei-Pa National Park

Xueshan is one of the two tallest peaks on Taiwan island. The mountain located in the Shei-Pa National Park is over 3,886m in elevation above sea level and is the second highest mountain in Taiwan and in East Asia. It is mostly snowy throughout the year even in summer. The mountain is geographically located on the northern...
Events

Alienware 13, 15, 17 Laptops, Graphics Amplifier, Alpha & Area-51 preview and impressions

Alienware Laptops 13, 15 and 17 In this 2015 hardware refresh, Alienware has kept the screen size naming convention of their flagship gaming laptop line consistent, with the number corresponding to the gaming laptop’s corresponding screen size. Alienware, has a reputation for offering powerful portable solutions than most mainstream laptops. Their latest portfolio includes the Alienware 13 and...
Events

Alienware Launch Party at 1-Altitude

The Alienware launch party last week was held at the 1-Altitude bar at 1 Raffles Place. The place is decked out cool for the occasion right up on the 61st floor of the former OUB center. In the glitz of drinks and dinner, the event saw the unveiling of Alienware’s collection of new hardware for the new...
Blog

Happy Lunar New Year of the Goat! (2015)

Happy Chinese New Year of the Goat! Wishing you, my visitors to my blog good health and lasting prosperity to your family and yourself. Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the coming New Year. 🙂 Gong Xi Fai Cai!
Events

700 Years of Singapore at the Singapore National Museum

700 years of Singapore is a temporary exhibition at the Singapore National Museum, bringing you on a journey through six sections back in time into iconic events in Singapore’s transformation from a humble fishing village, the pride of an empire, to an independent nation-state it is today, 700 years back. The exhibition runs from 28th Oct 2014...
Gadgets

Tomtom Multi-sport Cardio Running Computer Watch review

The TomTom multi sport cardio watch is one of the few advanced all-in-one running computers available in the market today. The brand we come to know synonymous in in-car GPS navigation systems had expanded their product line into the now-hugely popular fitness tracker market. The device comprises of an integrated heart rate (HR) monitor together with GPS...
Western

Fat Boys Burgers

Fat Boys is a causal burger joint serving affordable burgers in a contemporary setting. Let’s check out what the Fat Boys burgers establishment has to offer. Where for Burgers? Fat Boys burgers has a number of branches all overs Singapore. One of their more popular and prominent branch being the one along Orchard road at MacDonald house. Additionally,...
Blog

Good bye 2014, Happy New Year 2015

Howdy! It's that time of the year again where we wish the passing year goodbye and bring on the next. 2015 will be an exciting new year, with Singapore's celebrating her 50th anniversary and the country also hosting the regional SEA games. Moore’s Law celebrating its 50th year anniversary this year and even Wolfson college Cambridge is...
Events

Comic Fiesta 2014, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Comic Fiesta is Malaysia’s largest and longest-running animation, comics and games (ACG) convention. It’s an annual Anime convention which ran on the 27th and 28th December 2014 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia. I was fortunate to be invited to attend the convention. At the heart of KL right at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, located between...
European

Alexandra Stew kuche Two Wings

Coffee shop western and bar outlets are fast becoming a norm in Singapore. Stew kuche is no exception, going on the concept of bringing the new to old. It is a coffee shop establishment located at Alexandra village along Jalan Bukit Merah. Nearby landmarks includes Ikea Alexandra, as well as Queensway shopping center. They are known as an...
Laughs

History of Singapore Part 2 by Dream Academy at Esplanade

This second installment of the History of Singapore focuses on the Growing Up Years of Singapore, brought to you by the Dream academy comedy and performed live at the Esplanade. The musical is directed by Glen Goei and starring the lovable Dim Sum dollies (Selena Tan, Pam Oei, Denise Tan) as well as funny guy Hossan Leong...
Events

Anime Festival Asia (AFA) 2014

Anime Festival Asia is an annual convention held in Singapore, running 5th to 7th December 2014 at the Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre. The event runs up annual in Singapore after STGCC and is one of the region’s biggest festivals for Japanese Popular Culture. There is a music festival, particularly the “I Love Anisong” artist line-up,...
Asian

Kaylee Roast Pork Joint at Upper Paya Lebar Road

Kaylee roast pork is a name synonymous to good food hunters in Singapore. This shop located at 125 Upper Paya Lebar Road is no one stranger to the Singaporean food scene. Kay Lee Roast Meat Joint offers a variety of roast meats including their famous Char Siew (Roast pork) and Sio Bak (Roast Duck). They are popular...
Events

2014 Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention

STGCC this year was held at Marina Bay Sands, Sands Expo and Convention Center, the organisers are starting to like this new spot over the old venue at Suntec Convention center. The sights this year are typical to any STGCC, with key booths such as Hot toys, couple of game studios dotted near the front of the...
Europe

Exploring Copenhagen, Denmark

Let’s check out the sights and sounds in the capital of Denmark. Notably, Copenhagen is the most livable city in the world. You can see why, the streets are buzzing with people, a very cosmopolitan city in comparison. Also, Copenhagen Denmark is home to castles and palaces, such as the Amalienborg and RosenBorg palaces, world-class museums, great...
Europe

Suomenlinna Island, Helskini, Finland

Suomenlinna island is an 18th-century sea fortification fortress island and public open space located at Helskini, Finland. Suomenlinna is also a unique European monument of military history, and is on the UNESCO World Heritage List for military history. Lets do a day trip visits and check out the various museums, fortresses and green spaces. Getting there includes a...
Europe

Adventures in the city of Helsinki Finland

Helsinki is the capital and most populous region in Finland. It is a seaside city, situated by the Batic Sea with seaside views of the Gulf of Finland. For my trip in Helsinki Finland, we shall visit ancient Cathedrals, island fortresses, check out tranquil parks, buzzing market and world-class museums while busking in the summer sunshine. Let’s...
Europe

German Museum of Technology, Berlin

Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin in Berlin, or simply known as The German Berlin Tech Museum is a science museum covering uniquely German science, engineering and technology all under one roof. Furthermore, the German are renowned for their engineering prowess, the museum of science and technology exhibits a large collection of historical technical artifacts. This includes mostly post second world...
Europe

Berlin Olympic stadium (Olympiastadion)

The Berlin Olympic stadium (Olympiastadion) is a vast German sports stadium located on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany. The grounds which the stadium sits on have a history of over a century, spanning through 2 summer Olympics which was planned to be hosted here. Lets do a tour of the Olympiastadion! Additionally, the stadium is situated on the...
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Gadgets

Galaxy Ai 2024 new Fold 6 and Flip 6

Let’s take a hands-on of Samsung’s new foldable phones and wearables at this year’s Galaxy AI Unpacked 2024 event in Singapore. The global event...

Belkin BoostCharge portable Magsafe 5k charger review

Gadgets

Belkin 2-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad review

Gadgets

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 and Flip5 unpacked

Gadgets

Events

Events

Lights by the lake 2024 Jurong lake gardens

Let’s take a visit and explore the Mid-Autumn Lights by the Lake 2024 at the Jurong Lake Gardens. The event offers a Singaporean celebration...

Singapore Night Festival 2024

Events

Cable Cars A Ride Through Time at Vivocity Mall

Events

Singapore Garden Festival 2024

Events

Food Reviews

European

Kapitan Slavic Ukrainian restaurant

Let’s take a dine-in today visiting the Kapitan Slavic Ukrainian/Russian restaurant at Tanjong Pagar. The restaurant offers a curated offering of Eastern Europe. The...

Sheng Ji Fishball Noodle Bukit Merah

Asian

Yat Ka Yan Dessert (Fortune Centre)

Asian

Kheng Fatt beef noodles Golden Mile

Asian

COCA steamboat

Buffets

Mio Fine Foods Neil Road

Japanese

Food for thought National Museum

Western

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