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Asia Fighting Championships 2017 was held recently in Singapore's Marina Bay Sands. Basically it was Muay Thai (thai style) fighting action at the Marina Bay Sands Exhibition Hall. The fights were intense and people were very enthralled by the many fights happening on that day. Check out the video whereby one Singaporean won his bout!

Singapore in Merlion Cup Basketball Semi Finals with Shanghai Sharks. Singapore Slingers played a good game of basketball and lost by a few points to China's Shanghai Sharks. Go Singapore! Singapore Slingers could try again next year! Check out the video!

Fancy cooking your meals with friends and eating together at Downtown Gallery's OUE Social Kitchen, it would be fun. The kitchen is on the third floor of Downtown Gallery, 6 Shenton Way (former DBS Building). The kitchen is 4000 sq feet and takes cooking in a big kitchen a whole new level. There are 10 cooking stations with all the condiments, utensils and the works. The price of renting the kitchen comes up to about having a nice meal in high class restaurant.. Rates start at $45 per hour for standard kitchen and $150 per hour for VIP room. Address: 6A Shenton Way Downtown Gallery #03-02/03 OUE Downtown Gallery Singapore 068815. Let's get cooking!!! Make sure you bring friends that can cook! Check out the video.

Mrupupup went to the Chara Expo 2017 at Suntec City. Wow so many people! All in Japanese anime cosplay costumes. Guess Singapore loves Japanese anime! Go Go Go! Check out the pictures and video......kawaiiii!

Mrupupup had a chance to try the US outlet with 100- year old recipes for their fried chicken dishes ( tried one with watermelon and waffles!). The Bird Southern Table and Bar signature outlet is located at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands Singapore-10 Bayfront Avenue #B1-01. Mrupupup tried out various dishes: salad with mango, fried chicken (must try), pork belly, devil's egg, mud pie dessert with coffee, banana pudding and Mac and Cheese. Mrupupup was so full eating all the dishes!!! Very yummy dishes and very american style restaurant with good service. Prices range from $16 for desserts to $45 for fried chicken. Mrupupup saw many families coming in to eat up fried chicken! Yummy chicken not sure how come pair with watermelon and waffles (and comes with alcohol bourbon waffle sauce!) Pretty interesting food! Yummss!

Mrupupup tried this Okinawa style pork belly ramen at Sun & Moon Japanese restaurant which was delicious. The pork belly was tender and melt in the mouth. The ramen noodles was cooked with ginger slices and came with half Japanese style egg. Ramen price about $14 and limited period only as the restaurant has a promotion based on Okinawa Japanese dishes. Sun and Moon Japanese Dining Restaurant - 501 Orchard Road, Wheelock Place #03-15/16/17. Long queue at this restaurant got to wait for your turn during peak hours. Check out the video.

The new pop-up store concept - Tokyo Eater by Shokutsu 10 serves up 3 different style of Tendon bowls at a really affordable price! Prices range from $12 to $15. The fried pieces served were really big pieces like vegetables and prawns. Really good! Got to Nex "Shokutsu 10" at Nex Mall! They introduced the concept of Chazuke style, whereby each rice bowl is served together with a bottle of freshly prepared daishi soup made with bonito from Japan to be mixed into the tendon for a light nourishing taste - a really refreshing experience. With no GST or service charge, good thing for the quantity and quality of food!  Go to Nex Mall Shokutsu 10 at #B1-78 at 23 Serangoon Central. Yummy!!! Check out the video Mrupupup made:

Mrupupup kind of late to introduce Soi 19 Thai Wanton Noodles. Think many people would have known of this wanton noodle store. Soi 19 awesome Thai wanton noodles was awesomely yummy. Every day this outlet got queue. The one Mrupupup tried was at Blk 151 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 and they got outlets in Jurong and a newer outlet at Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre. Mrupupup tried the noodles costing $5 with extra noodle and extra stuff/ingredients. Love this noodles why ? Springy noodles, lots of pig fat, good char siew, Taiwan sausages added to the noodles was the best part of the dish (always eat this last for Mrupupup!). One can order $4 and $6 versions. not sure why it is Thai style as Mrupupup never had Thai Wanton noodles in Bangkok during vacation and could not find any of such stores. Pretty yummy and good. Picture below of the $5 bowl.

Jamie's Italian Restaurant Singapore Vivocity outlet started by Jamie Oliver the famous British chef. Mrupupup tried out the seared tuna dish ($32) and Spaghetti Nero ($28) with mussels and black colour spaghetti noodles. The tuna was yummy and delicious, nicely done with nice avocado based sauce. The pasta was good with big prawns and mussels. One thing about Jamie's was the good and attentive service at the Vivocity outlet facing the Sentosa Island (address: 1 Harbourfront Walk #01-165 Vivocity mall). The not so good thing about Jamie's was the price of the dishes. Luckily, Mrupupup got use the Entertainer app to get one for one offer, so paid half price. Video

Mrupupup went to YWCA Singapore to have a dinner buffet. YWCA located at 6 Fort Canning Road (near to Fort Canning and YMCA Orchard) The dinner buffet was quite cheap about $20 per person. Had spread of local delights like curry fish, rice wine chicken, local snacks, drinks, desserts, fruits, prawns, oysters and Japanese sushi. Think if you want to save some money you can try YWCA cafe lodge for some value for money buffet. Check out the photos. Cheap and good buffet with family and friends on a weekend.

A stimulating spread of brewing workshops, home roasting demos, flavour profile discovery classes, café talks and coffee degustation sessions await java junkies at Singapore Coffee Festival (SCF) 2017. Singapore’s only coffee-centric festival will also play host this year to the electrifying Singapore Aeropress Championships 2017, organised by Common Man Coffee Roasters, as well as the largest-ever Barter Market, a unique cashless bazaar featuring more than 20 local makers and artists and presented by urban artist Sam Lo’s Indigoism outfit. The four-day festival, which debuted as a sell-out event last year, returns on  Thursday, 3 August to Sunday, 6 August 2017.  at spacious seaside venue Marina Bay Cruise Centre. Organised by The Straits Times (ST) and presented by DBS, the festival is also supported by several sponsors including Family & Tech Partner Singtel, Premium Coffee Sponsor Nespresso, Official Cruise Partner Princess Cruises, Wildlife-friendly Coffee Partner Mandai

National Day Parade Singapore 2017 held in the beautiful Marina Bay area. This year got nice drones dancing in the evening sky to form pictures. All time favorite item of  NDP parade 2017 would be the nice fireworks lighting up the sky. Awesome! We love Singapore. Happy Birthday Singapore! Check out the videos! Dancing men in the sky using drones!

If you want to buy snacks, one can go to One Huat Trading located at Blk 9 Telok Blangah Crescent Singapore 090009 postal code (located at the corner of the void deck HDB shop spaces and nearer to the hawker centre). The small shop space sells tons of snacks at good prices. If you are crazy over Japanese imported snack, local snacks, gummies or polo mints sweets, you can try One Huat Trading for their great variety of snacks. The shop sells many versions of Japanese Pocky boxes (those long biscuits coated with matcha or chocolate sauce). Have a look at the variety of snacks - pictures taken below. One more thing, the uncle is nice and friendly and would tell which snacks are popular and good buy. A money saving tip if you want to buy yummy snacks! Mrupupup just like to share good stuff from HDB estates Singapore, not paid advertising hor. Cheerios! Crunch..... Snacking time...... Crunch.