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Alfero Artisan Gelato at Orchard Gateway

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Alfero Artisan Gelato at Orchard Gateway #B02-06 got the most yummy Gelato Ice Cream on the island. With a voucher for $5, Mrupupup tried out the Gelato at Alfero Artisan Gelato. Mrupupup looked at the various tubs of Gelato. The tubs were chilled and hidden inside those tubs were various flavours of Gelato. There were flavours of hazelnut, durian (premium), chocolate, berries and many more. As we were trying to match the flavours for two scoops, Mrupupup ordered the Matcha Green Tea and yuzu flavours. These two flavours - one sweet (matcha) and the other a bit sour (yuzu fruit). The combinations was yummy and smooth. With the voucher, mrupupup paid only $0.90 of the $5.90 price. Mrupupup also had a nice seat inside the shop which was crowded on a weekday night. People were just chatting over the Gelato and having a good time. Oh, taken from the table-note about Gelato as compared to normal ice cream, Gelato contains all natural ingredients which gave a richer & smoother tast

AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 Trophy Tour

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Mrupupup attended the AFF Suzuki Cup Trophy Tour at the Kallang Wave Mall. It was superrrr cool to see the AFF Suzuki cup up close and check out the Singapore Lions. Four-time champions Singapore’s defence of the AFF Suzuki Cup, South-east Asia’s Premier Football tournament, commences in just 9 days in the National Stadium, from 22 November 2014 onwards!   Well, Mrupupup met the Singapore Lions National team players who will play key roles in the defence of the Cup as well! The matches that Singapore will be hosting are going gto be exciting, as the Lions will be facing fierce rivals Malaysia and Thailand. The Lions will also be taking on Myanmar, who is led by ex-Lions coach Raddy Avramovic.   Mrupupup is p art of the defence! #BeTheRoar!   Check out the photos and video of the event at Kallang Wave Mall with the AFF Suzuki Cup and the Singapore Lions! Plus bonus appearance of the percussion group Rhythm De Passion!                   Videos

Shinkansen Japanese Bullet Train Travel Tip Travel Log

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  Shinkansen Japanese Bullet Train is a very pretty train. Mrupupup took the Shinkansen a few times and it never fails to amazes Mrupupup.   Mrupupup on this day took the Shinkansen to travel from Tokyo to the northern cities of Japan. Once inside the cabin of the Shinkansen, one would be in awe of the cleanliness of each seat. The cabin was also absolutely so 'peaceful' once the train pulls off from the platform. The bullet train would travel at speeds of 300km/hr. However, one would not feel the speed but the steadiness of the ride.   In the cabin, Mrupupup would look out the window and see the wonderful country side and built up areas of Tokyo. Mrupupup would be fascinated by Japanese society with its neatness, peace, zen and orderliness. Even in the Shinkansen train, one should not talk in a loud manner.   Zoom. The ride would take one to another city in 30mins. Before you knew it, you are ready to alight from the train. Oh, the music of the station stoppin

Parkway Parade and its guests

Wow, Parkway Parade was really busy today. Mrupupup thinks Parkway Parade is an evergreen mall with few competitors on the eastern part of Singapore. Today, Mrupupup wandered around Parkway Parade. The old shops were still there like Giant, MPH, Photography shop at its basement, and the many fashion shops. Mrupupup kind of missed the food court, after the renovation, the whole place is now taken up by 'boring' Food Republic. The old food court of Parkway Parade had Mrupupup's favourite mee rebus and herbal jelly stall.  Kind of missed that food stall. Singapore has too many 'Food Republic' food courts, kind of boring. Anyway, Mrupupup went to eat at Putien. The Putien had very good wait staff and they were a courteous bunch of people. The food ordered Putien dry Bee Hoon and Lor Mee were as usual simply yummy. Mrupupup always wondered how this Heng Hwa Chinese type of food had some form of attractiveness to the style of cooking that one must go to savour it. Y

On a rainy day of feelings and happiness

         On a rainy day, Singapore's night became cooler. Thanks for the rain. The smell of fresh rain coming through the 'pigeons holes' of my lodging refreshed my soul and injected new perspectives of vigour.           Mrupupup wondered the fresh rain of this night's tropical storm would it helped people in troubles? Hopefully, rain brought new feelings of hope to people in hospitals, special homes, sad homes or a lonely hawker needing to wake up early.          There was much to think about. Singapore covered in rain and the morning would bring happiness to her people with coolness and freshness. Anyway, rains springs out much reflections in Mrupupup's brain.         Pit-pat-pit-pat, the rain hits on the window pane. Good night.

Famous Jeju Female Divers Singing

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Mrupupup went to Jeju Island, South Korea. Along the coast of Jeju Island, there are female divers that dive into the waters off Jeju Island to bring fresh catch of fishes, sea cucumbers, oysters and all sorts of fresh seafood. The female Jeju divers are tough and capable to dive in deep waters with just basic equipment. Along the way, Mrupupup managed to catch a group of female divers singing and serving their fresh seafood to their customers. The singing was spontaneous and the Korean people were so happy. Pretty impressed with their lives and happiness all around in the video clip below. If got time, do travel to Jeju Island to enjoy the beauty of this island.

A story of uneventfulness

It was a normal work day. Mrupupup could smell the morning rain on sunny Singapore. The rain brought fresh relief to this country's hot weather.          The walk to the train station was uneventful. How come the pavement was so grey? Sometimes, Mrupupup would encounter strange people walking on the pavement. Strange as in why people would rush to work with their children in tow. Guess Singapore is a busy place and people need to work to survive.          Oh, the train is coming! Mrupupup fancies Singapore's train system. The train are clean and better maintained than city like Paris. Have you been to Paris? Oh my, the trains just creek along the way and not clean.          People on the train. What do they do? How the world has changed in our mobile phone world? Everybody would just look into their small screens on the handphone. The train ride would be uneventful.         Reached the stop, alight and walked again on the pavement. However, this time there would be a sm

Westlake Restaurant Singapore

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Westlake Restaurant is one of the old-school restaurant in Singapore with lots of traditional Chinese dishes. Mrupupup was at Westlake over the weekday evening (please don't go on a weekend because got many people).  Food here is a pretty good especially its signature dish - Kong Bak Pau (braised pork with buns). Braised Pork with Pau ($13) was yummy!! Westlake is synonymous with Kong Bak Bao. Taste-wise, it was a yummy and 'melt in the mouth' pork meats with hot buns. The crisp lettuce was good to bland in the salty taste of the braised sauce and meats. Westlake Steamed Beancurd ($10) was an interesting find for dinner. Coins of smooth and plain beancurd were topped with a shrimp ball, dotted with a small amount of salted egg yolk, and in a starchy egg-drop gravy. This dish was done very well with a delicate and clear touch. Hokkien Mee in claypot ($7) was a value for money dish with lots of noodles and ingredients like squid, prawns and pork. Two persons took some tim

Fury - the movie review

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Fury is a nice movie. If you like American war stories, this is a movie you can watch.     The movie is about Brad Pitt - code name 'wardaddy' leading his men to war against the Nazis towards the tail end of War World II in Germany.   The movie was good because of the great acting, solid story, great action scenes with a tank and nice shots of inside of a tank.   If you like Brad Pitt, well he did a great job in this movie. He tends to play down in his roles, but for this movie, he was the leading man. In this movie, Mrupupup would remember Brad Pitt's line "Idealism is peaceful, however history is violent." So profound.   In the end, this movie is about American heroes. Guess, too much Hollywood movie just make one feel good for a while in their lives. The movie was intense and one would feel time flew past very quickly in this 2 hour movie.   Ok, enjoy Fury. By the way, Fury is the name of the tank also. 

Singapore is the top place to visit in 2015 by Lonely Planet

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Wow, Singapore is the top place to visit in 2015 as nominated by the Lonely Planet. Guess - Mrupupup knows why - because Singapore celebrates its 50th birthday next year in 2015. There will be many celebrations and parties to attend to remember a small red dot on the map as Singapore survived for 50 years in the world stage. Impressive small little country. There are many things to do in Singapore. The country has 'quirky' attractions like the Singapore Gardens by the Bay (the expensive Gardens with two cool conservatories), multi-culture and many religions in harmony with each other. The Sports Hub attracting big sports events. However, Mrupupup hopes that the Sports Hub fixes the sandy field in the stadium. There many sporting events to look forward like the Southeast Asian Games. Singapore is 50 years old. Time to celebrate and remember the progress the country made.

Street Art in Singapore China Square Central

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Mrupupup found the latest string of street arts in Singapore. The below art pieces painted on the walls of buildings are colourful and reflects Singapore's past. The street art can be found along the China Square Central area - 3 Pickering Street (Nankin Row area). Enjoy the street art!                        

Street Art in Penang Malaysia

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Mrupupup recently went to Penang Malaysia. Well, for Mrupupup, the street art painted on the walls of Penang's historic Georgetown was something quite fascinating. Georgetown in Penang is an UNESCO heritage site filled with very nice old houses and small alleys that came with surprises of interesting street art. The street art in Georgetown made Mrupupup happy for it shows that art could liven up the place and brings an interesting perspective to life. Go to the historic Georgetown and find the street art in lanes like Armenian Street, Chulia Street, Love Lane, and some other streets! It would be fun to do that in Penang! And take many cool pictures! Who want some buns?   Look out for the mouse!       Mrupupup's favourite - of the mouse hiding from the big cat!

Trick Eye Museum Singapore at RWS Sentosa

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Mrupupup had a great time in Trick Eye Museum located at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS). There were so many interesting 3D art on display at the Trick Eye Museum. The Trick Eye Museum is located near to the Malaysian Food Court and Astons at RWS Sentosa. Entrance fee costs about $25 for adult. If your want to go to Trick Eye museum, do bring a great camera and take all the weird photos. Mrupupup had great fun and took several photos of people having fun! Thanks Trick Eye Museum Singapore for the free preview of the place!   Fiery Inferno, Help, Help!!     Oh no! Where is my Head gone??? Scary ??     I am an Angel and I can fly and take a selfie!     Scream!!     Hold steady- Trick Eye!

Chunk Fest 2014 Singapore by Ben & Jerry's

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Mrupupup was invited to attend the Chunk Fest 2014 by Ben & Jerry's held in the Gardens by the Bay Singapore (Meadow area). Ok, Mrupupup went to the Chunk Fest to eat lots of Ben and Jerry's ice cream. Mrupupup had about 6 cups of ice cream of various flavours. The Chunk Fest was great fun with lots of games, movie screening and social enterprise marketplace stores selling many unique stuff to help the less privileged in our society!  Thanks Ben and Jerry's for Chunk Fest 2014 Singapore!         Mrupupup ate so many cups of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream!

Young Colugo Animal Saw in Singapore

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Mrupupup was so excited that a young Colugo animal was spotted among the trees in Lower Pierce Reservoir park in Singapore. This colugo animal is pretty hard to spot in Singapore and it is considered 'vulnerable'. Well, it was a lucky day to spot such a mammal! The Colugo is a gliding mammal found in the South East Asia jungles. This nocturnal animal glides at night with its flying wings. The one Mrupupup saw was a young colugo and it had brown fur. The young colugo was about the size of big squirrel. Adult colugo has a greyish coat. The mammal is related closely to primates. Very exciting. Please see the best photograph below of the Colugo (taken by Mrupupup!).

Everything with Fries at Bugis Junction EwF

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Mrupupup goes once in a while to Everything with Fries (EwF). You know what Mrupupup likes at EwF - it is their awesome Nutella Shake! The Nutella Shake is very, very nice. The thick smooth nutella taste just slides the drink into your mouth, Yummy! Oh, one more thing, EwF adds Oreo cookie bits on top of the Nutella Shake, just so good.   The other items ate at EwF were the juicy burgers. Mrupupup tried the lamb burger and the mushroom burgers. Both burgers came with EwF signature thick fries which had toppings like sour cream. The Mushroom Burger was good with the yummy mushrooms inside the burger. The lamb burger was not bad but was a bit dry in taste.   Last time, EwF used to ok with their pricing. Now, dining at the EwF outlet in Bugis Junction #04-05 (next to the movie theatre) would not be cheap. The burgers range from $13 to $18 depending on the type of burger you like. The Nutella shake costs about $8. I guess with high rental at shopping malls, the food prices would

Spruce at 320 Tanglin Road - Breakfast Yummy

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Mrupupup had a yummy western style breakfast at Spruce located at 320 Tanglin Road (near to foreign embassy area and Crescents' Girl School). Spruce is nice restaurant with interesting photographs. Loved the photographs which brings a little class to the eating place. The photographs made Mrupupup want to visit the country like Myammar. Spruce has friendly waiters and the feel of the place was cosy and nice! The breakfast was yummy sausages with scrambled eggs. Totally delicious! Loved the apple juice that went well with sausages. The awesome toasted bagels were great with juicy fat sausages and smoked salmon on offer. Mrupupup loved bagels especially with lots of cream cheese! The morning weekend spent at Spruce definitely spruced up the weekend mood! Burps!       Awesome Bagels!