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If you are looking for some really good flight deals, then you should subscribe to tiger airway's newsletters... They do have some really good deals coming up. Can you imagine that, I've actually ever got $28 flights to malaysia and sometime ago $48 flight to phuket... Its cheap, service is pretty good and love the in-flight entertainment (the other low cost flight travellers).
Though its low-cost travelling, you could also make yourself more pampered by the few upgrade options available.
1) Opt for check-in luggage: In this way you need not hurl your overly sized luggage up the flight (be it walkway or a staircase). Trying to put an overly huge cabin luggage in the overhead cabin compartment is a tedious thing. Besides having to watch the other commuters angry faces for hitting them while you try to carry your luggage overhead, also face the angry fumes of your neighbours for taking too much space or squashing their cabin luggages.
2)Order in advance your on-flight meals or purchase on flight meals to avoid strange looks given when you bring your home-packed sandwich out to eat. Or having to secretly consume your packed of prepacked home baked nuts. I mean on tiger, i've ever seen one guy took out his bak guar (pork jerkies) to eat.... and the air-crew giving the other crew a funny look while exclaiming : WAH! BAK GUAR leh!
3) Upgrade to a premium seat near the emergency exit is great for tiger flights as you really do get some good leg space.... even if somebody near the window needs to go.... You just simply shift your leg a little.. Thats pretty convenient...
4) Purchase the Board ME First option to fly past the queues of eager boarding guest that is snaking in the queue way before time. Though the waiting area is usually well ventilated with plenty of space, because its low-cost, people tends to want to board quickly to make sure they get their cabin luggage space.
5) Bring along your ipods, ipads and entertainment.. As it does get a little noisy from excited passengers and the staff will do nothing to keep the noise down.. so to have a more pleasant journey.. PLUG IT IN!
6) Always choose a seat near the toilet if not near the entrance. Because on small flights there is only 2 loos and on a longer distance flights you might get 6... but the toilets are pathetic so drink more water before boarding.. make sure you dry yourself before you get on and only start drinking nearing the end of the flight so that you can use the loos at the airport itself. I personally find the cabin toilets on the tiger flight pretty ill-kept, ill-stocked and not a very pleasant experience.
For good and cheap flights, tiger is the way to fly.. If its gonna be just an hour or two.. why not take the economical way to fly :)
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Love the neatly packed shelves and fresh fruits and vegetables on display in this cold storage outlet. It is not the biggest outlet as yet but its big and well organised. You can find everything you need for your household use as well as snacks and beverages.
I was glad to be able to find some really exotic stuffs like sea-salt with grinder and some hard to find cereal brands here in cold-storage. Love the spacious setting and brigt lightings that made browsing so enjoyable.
Though not many staff is on duty, it is easy to find your way around via the category notices on each shelf. If you are looking for something aromatic, you could try to follow your nose. Besides carrying a great variety and interesting brands of food and beverages, they also do have some hard to find brands for detergents as well as their home brand items. Some of Cold Storage's Home brand items "First Choice" are of pretty good quality and extremely economical.
I love their home brand tissue packs and their wardrobe fresheners the best.. They are of good quality, long lasting and good value. So if you happen to past by, go on in and take alook.. Enjoy the great environment and pick something along the way to check-out. Everybody can find something interesting at the supermarket.
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Popped by &Made by Bruno Menard for brunch one late Saturday morning since we were in the area. Read pretty good reviews about it and coupled with the fact that it is 3 Michelin Starred Chef Bruno Menard's (owner of the now defunct 3 star L'Osier in Tokyo) first restaurant in Singapore under his own name, we were pretty psyched about dining there.
&Made occupies one corner of the ground floor at Pacific Plaza and has a rather quirky (a cross between a typical 80's video game and Alice in wonderland) feel to it. Seating capacity isn't extensive, probably about 60 pax or so and the best pick seems to be that of the booth seats if you have no more than 4 pax. Interestingly, with all the hype surrounding the restaurant, it was practically empty, save for 2 tables.
The 'B' Burger - The 'B' Burger was a tad tinier than expected whilst the patty, though done a perfect medium well, came across as tender but a little dry. The onion confit atop also proved a little overwhelming and I could hardly make out any beefy taste from the patty. I did like the bread though, soft and lightly toasted. For sides, the truffle fries ( $3) was definitely a good choice, lightly salted with the strong fragrance of truffle oil. Overall still a pretty decent burger.
Viking Toastoo - It's the first time I'm seeing a Toastoo on a menu and apparently it is a new generation sandwich made with French buckwheat crepes (according to the menu). The viking version spotted smoked salmon, cream cheese, curry and broccoli, which sounded really interesting. Alas, it was nothing out of the ordinary. The sandwich had a crisp exterior with a stuffing of salmon (couldn't taste the smokiness unfortunately) and broccoli. The curry taste was hardly existent and honestly, the whole sandwich tasted healthily (probably due to all the broccoli) normal.
Lollipop Waffle - One of the rather quirky desserts on offer at &Made, the lollipop waffle. In actual fact, it is nothing more than a waffle cooked in a huge lollipop mold and served on a stick with 3 cylindrical containers of white, dark chocolate and caramel sauce respectively. But I did appreciate the visual creativity and the dessert looked almost too good to be eaten. However, the waffle did seem a little limp but credit goes to the consistency in cooking and the crisp edges. Not something I would personally order again for dessert though.
Hot Caramel Lava Cake - This, in my humble opinion, is the star of the entire evening, the pièce de résistance, if you may. Warm, not cloyingly sweet caramel oozing out of a fissure in the soft shell and served with a scoop of salted caramel ice cream coated with crispy flakes. Simply decadent! If you like your chocolate fondants, you should definitely try this.
The both of us literally stuffed ourselves and even had 2 smoothies to round up the meal, all at a cost of about $95. Cheap? Definitely not. The prices of individual items aren't really expensive per se but add everything up and the bill can be a tad alarming. After all, food quality is only slightly above average at best, save for the caramel lava cake. Service wasn't quite up to scratch with periods of inattentiveness.
To sum up, I think &Made offers a decent meal proposition in a nice setting but lacks actual finesse in its food (bar desserts) and service can definitely be improved.
See my pictures here.
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I was invited for a pig-out evening by the 8March Girls (三八妇女）at Chizo Zanmai and I'm glad I made it there... The location of the entrance is pretty tricky to find, though there are 2 entrances, it is not obvious yet if you know where it is, its convenient from the train stations or Bus Stop and to the restrooms. The main entrance is situated outside the building just next to CHILLIs, and pretty near to the busstop however it is at the direction towards the river bank. There you find a good display of all the buffet items available, prices and opening hours... take the escalator to the second level and a glass double door meets you with a huge array of buffet favourites.... The other entrance is via the corridor to the restroom on level 2... You just have to press on past the rest room and you will find a side entrance to the left.
As you enter you will see a cashier to the left, you are to pay first before you eat... which is good because that way, they cannot charge you for wastage.. Ooopss.... but with the food so delicious, I don't think we would waste any... The beauty of going for a buffet is to be able to savour the delicious display before your eyes, taste various types of food and gorge yourself silly with the ones you like best... Always take for yourself only as your friends wants to take the dishes they like too and not have to try to finish the food you take that they don't like.
Its true... they do have more than 100 items though i find the selection for the sashimi and sushi lacking, however the other stuffs are great. I also find many unique dishes available like Hina-Chirashi Sushi which is salmon sashimi with other fresh ingredients on a square bowl of sushi rice. The portion is not big and its lovely to look at and extremely yummy.. I've had 2 of these. The Radish and Oyster Hot pot is a mix of thick musky soup with many oysters in a great pot. You could pick up a smaller pot with the heater candle at the bottom and fill it up with the items you like for the huge pot. They also have interesting stuffs like the crab tofu which taste so crabby and matcha tofu which have a unque tea taste which i couldn't really put a finger to it. The tempura counter is also filled with different types of deep fried stuffs like the regular prawn, chicken, squid and also tako balls, seafood pancakes and some really interesting japanese fried noodles.
The Salmon counter is interesting too with various type of salmon dishes like raw, smoked, sliced and mixed into a salad... They have also traditional stir fried japanese dishes like braised pork, gyoza, chawamushi, miso soup.... However I was so intense on the salad, salmon & tempura counter.. I hadn't had much of the stir-fry counter... All I had was some gyoza and Miso soup.. which i find tasty and gyoza yummy... the gyoza filling is pretty crabby/prawny and substantial.
I love the varieties of desserts available... delectable to the eye and memorable to taste... As such, I left half my tummy for this.... I've tried almost 80% of all the dessert available.
Macha Jelly in a cup: Yummy and green tea-ie.. with droplets of red beans to sweeten the deal.
Coffee Jelly in a cup: Extremely bitter... but unique
Panna Cotta (Soya): LOVE IT... milky, creamy, tasty and have a great texture
Green Tea Tiramisu: Creamy, balanced, good sweetness and could taste the main flavours.
Strawberry roll: Dry and Sloppish... Normal cake
Chocolate Cake: Creamy and normal
Self-served vanilla ice-cream - Good range of toppings available.. ice cream is of a good sweetness and strong vanilla scent. Good creamy texture and easy to dispense.
The price is pretty reasonable for weekday dinner.. It cost me less than $36 per pax... for this huge array of buffet spread including free-flow drinks (6 types of juices, soft drinks, hot green tea and 5 selection on the coffee machine). They have many tables and seats available, love the huge glass windows where we can see the traffic below, high ceiling makes it airy and comfortable for chit-chat and some promotions for students and senior citizens above 60....
Its a great place and very worth the amount spent for a better than normal food quality and ambiance with a large spread of dishes in a scenic location... This is one of the few buffet places that after one visit, I will want to go again shortly.... Great experience :)
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We booked a trip for 2 to Hainan Island last year for our parents at the Travel Fair, Chan Brother's counter. Well I should say that the male staff that served us is pretty friendly and overly chatty. He provided sound travel advises and is pretty clear about the package coverage, however while we are deciding on the package he insisted we also take the travel insurance that they also carry on top of the yearly travel insurance my parents already got.
We are glad that we received a few free gifts that came with the payment, some toys, 2 foldable duffle bag and 2 sets of travel sized first aid kit plus a chance for lucky draw in which we had to wait for a couple of hours and halfway through waiting, we decided to give up as its too tiring. All is well until 2 weeks before the travel date that the agency called us up to inform us that the group we travel with has insufficient participants as such we must push back the date to 2 weeks later or we could get our money back. We have decided to get the refund as a change of date is inconvenient.
The refund is prompt however we lost the travel insurance as it is non-refundable due to certain circumstances that we had difficulty comprehending. As we are glad to be able to get the bulk of the money back, which took a few days to process, we let the matter go amiably so as not to complicate the gift to our parents. We then decided to get another tour package from another travel agency and apparently this other agency offers similar itinerary and hotel quality yet a lower price and can confirm the trip almost immediately...
We were glad that we managed to get the trip to go as planned and my parents enjoyed it pretty much... However we are now careful not to make purchase at travel fairs as the administration is complicated and confirmations unreliable.
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I always walked past this outlet and during one of its great sale days I finally went in.......
Its bigger then i thought it is.. as compared to the huge walkway of citylink mall.. the glass clad shop in black and white looks wimpy and empty. However its really not too small.... It houses many racks of clothing, football apparels and accessories and lots of Adidas bags and women sport wears in its latest designs. The shop is neat, brightly lit and there is a fitting room too.
I couldn't help it but checked out the bags and caps... and sure enough I bought one of each.. a black duffel that is able to hold all my gym gear and a cap that looks cool and sporty yet stylish and clean.. and washable too.... I also noticed some special sale items that I was told by the staff that its while stock last only... Oh yar, the staff is helpful and not bothersome. They left me to choose till thy kingdom come and only came to help me when i approached them to ask for a new piece of the item i've chosen...
So the next time you walk by this shop... Be sure to pop in to browse.. Browsing is free and no commitment. :)
I love WINDOW SHOPPING.... oh yar and free food sampling too......
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If you like Ice-Cream, you must really pop by the Swensens outlet. They serve a good choice of flavours since I was a little girl. I love the various sundae creations that is available in the menu and if you ask me, my absolute favourite is definitely good old banana split and the colt tower (S$10.80). Yes the price as increased through the years however, eating ice-cream here brings back many fond memories, to a certain extent that I feel younger...
For birthday celebrations, the EARTHQUAKE is a must have... Though its messy and leaves a mud looking pile of melted something when everybody have had their share of messing up this Gigantic Sundae, for sure everybody have had a GREAT TIME... Celebrations are usually messy.
Also, don't forget the french fries.. its been a culture in swensens to order their french fries when you order your ice-cream sundae, and for this combo, you do get a few dollars off your french fries that are chunky and juicy with 2 side dips, tartar and bbq... They used to provide 3 however this combo sure slaps up loads of calories....
I mean if you like desserts, they do serve lots of sweet delectable items.. another of my favourite is the apple crumble served in a sizzling skillet with a huge scoop of ice cream and caramel for you to drizzle on. So is the banana crumble.. its as yummy and more creamy...
I've had dinner here too... the mains are a good mix of pasta, baked rice, pizza which is around (S$13.90 - S$19) and beef, fillets and fried seafood / chicken (S$10- S$25...). I've tries some of the mains and its not exceptionally good...
1) Mac and Cheese - Its rather normal, cheesy and really just macaroni and cheese.. nothing else and its a little to scary to eat all of this alone.
2) Braised Beef Baked Rice - Beef cubes soft and well flavoured. The entire baked rice is infused with the stewed beef sauce and covered with a layer of yummy crusted cheese. Its really nice but filling....
3) Seafood aglio alio - Nice spread of seafood yet its a little too spicy.. other than that.. its light and yummy.
4) Soft shell crab fried rice - Simple and plain.. Its just fried rice with a deep fried soft shell crab... and the presentation looks boring.
5) Pan seared salmon steak on squid ink pasta (S$17.90) - I must say... i thought it would be good as this a special monthly item on the march menu, however, I was dismayed. The squid ink pasta does not taste exceptionally squid ink, i think not enough ink from this squid. Black pastas are usually exciting and bursting with flavor and character however this one lacks all. The salmon stick is of a good portion, though crispy on the outside the steak is too thick and it tasted pretty blend on the inside.
Service is pretty good, staff is quick and attentive. Will come back however will expect better food presentation and taste!
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I Pretty enjoyed my flights with Air-Asia on many occasions. Though it truly is budget in many ways, like all flights will depart from the budget terminal (discontinued late 2012), you get to walk on the parking bay and climb up the plane via a stairway... Though not as convenient and classy to fly, somehow I felt I was getting on a coach...But It sure makes flying affordable and with a choice to choose the no frills services like food,beverages and leg space. I find AirAsia's flight prices and deals usually on the better and more economical side as compared to other low cost carriers, at least for this part of the world.
I love the leather seats and I find the plane more spacious then some low cost carriers. The air smells great inside the cabin and though the staff are not so attentive and helpful, they do their job pretty well. I find them casual and not pushy with the cart merchandises.
I'm always on a lookout on their website from new promotions and good deals as I do grab a steal at times. The destinations they do are pretty nicely spread-ed out and you could even go to Japan at a fraction of the cost. Its a pretty comfy flight and cleanliness of the cabin is pretty okay...
Love the in-flight magazine as they have pretty good articles though the merchandise available are pretty boring. And yes.. not much entertainment on-board however, a few times on this flight, they upgraded me to the premium seat near the emergency outlet with so much leg space I could dance and do a 360 flip... (not as if i know how to flip)...
Love this low cost carrier....
Oh yar.... in malaysia, this flight departs from the LCCT (Low Cost Carrier Terminal) in KLIA and its a mess there.... With so many flights going everywhere, so if you transit or board there, please arrive a little earlier to find your way around. Though the check in is very quick, you could get lost walking here and there....
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Took Jetstar a few times to various locations such as taiwan, hongkong, indonesia, vietnam and even malaysia. I should say, judging by the number of other low-cost carriers, JetStar is priced at the higher side.
Though I love the fact that it departs from terminal 1 in Changi Airport and not from the budget terminal (discontinued late 2012), the gate is way way way too far from the check in gates.
The seats are pretty much upright and have almost no leg space, I sat with me knees touching the seat in front and i'm of a height of 1.66m. Seats are completely non adjustable however I pretty like the onflight magazine. Oh yar... you don't get to do much except read the onflight magazine.
Shortly after the take-off, the in flight crew will start to call for sales like (DIM SUM Aunties) on food and beverages. That happened twice for the entire journey and once for the flight shop that merchandises cosmetics, perfume, souvenir trinkets and alcohol.
Most flights these days are almost 100% non-smoke flights and despite the huge plane, the toilets are few. Water is also not provided, you have to buy the bottled water about (200-300ml smallest I;ve ever seen). I wonder if its because of the limited toilets that they are discouraging passengers to drink more water. Toilet cubicle is tight and small however its moderately clean.
The entire flight is boring and non very comfortable. The flight timings are also pretty awkward.. I've ever taken a night flight to taiwan on JetStar and arrived with a back ache due to the non-adjustable seat, sleepy, dehydrated and in the wee hours of the morning... Imagine this.. You can't lay back, you can't lay forward and sleep on the table, your knee is squashed, so is your feet, so... always choose to seat at the aisle so at least you get to stretch your feet outwards.
However, they do have some really good deals to neighbouring countries and I have yet to get on its flight to australia. I hope to try its other route and see how it goes :)
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I've been having Long John Silver's for breakfast for a few mornings already.... I simply love the breakfast menu. From tasty thick french toast drizzled in maple syrup to deep fried fish sandwich with a layer of thick omelet wrapped in buttered thick toast... Super filling super yummy and super worth-it.
For a mere S$5.80, you get a good huge sandwich with a cup of coffee.. Add on a few cents for their super potent ice milo infused with mint topped with milo crunch cereal.
Love the entire sandwich combination and i find the fried fish batter thin and crispy with succulent fish within that is both juicy and tasty. Also, I love the fact that their disposable cutlery are made with corn-ware which is biodegradable and environmentally friendly.
Environment is spacy and you get many seats to choose from though afternoon could be a little sunny at some spots, but there are ample seats all around and they are spacious. Though the occasional flies and the zapping sound of the nearby insect electrocute, i find it a pretty nice place to hang and for breakfast. Also, you may ask for as many packets of tartar sauce as you like.
Love the space, love the succulent food, love the french fries in their special batter, love the new minty milo and the breakfast menu. LJS... you are definitely gonna see more of me :)
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