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 Percy the Pig Oink Oink. Children loved pressing the button on Percy the Pig in Marks n Spencer.

Sushiro  greets  the  Lunar New Year  with the launch of its second  Singapore outlet at Isetan Scotts. The outlet with 124 seats opened on 31 Jan 2020. Aside from catering to a wider audience by offering greater  accessibility along Orchard Road at Isetan Scotts Level 3 (#03 - K1/K2), it is also strategically  located beside Shaw House Cineplex to serve as a quick and convenient meal option. Each dish is  electronically tagged such that staff will be able to monitor and remove and discard unclaimed  dishes after they have travelled 350m on the belt, so as to ensure the restaurant’ s guests  receive only the freshest ingredients at their optimal state for consumption. All ingredients – including the rice grains used in the sushi rice – continue to be procured and  flown in regularly from Japan thanks to Sushiro’s extensive network of s uppliers throughout  the country, with whom it has established longstanding direct trad...

Sharing that 2019 marks InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts 200 th  property with the launch of InterContinental® Shanghai Wonderland. As part of the  200 InterContinentals  landmark celebrations, InterContinental Singapore – the brand’s flagship luxury hotel in Southeast Asia, Mrupupup went to an  evening of celebration  at Hotel InterContinental Singapore in Bugis area. As part of the celebrations, InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts partnered with London-based contemporary artist ALEXANDER HILL to create an inspired masterpiece of 200 hand-painted champagne bottles. Each champagne bottle was designed to reflect each InterContinental® property’s unique personality, design and location. Check out Mrupupup's video of the evening at the PRESIDENTIAL SUITE in the hotel hosted by the lovely Yasmin from Class 95 Radio.

Little Sheep Hotpot Singapore is now at One Fullerton Singapore. The place serves premium Mongolian Hotpot and Mrupupup says it is yummy! The food experience is great and the location is great with a nice view of Marina Waterfront area. The hotpot chain is known in Inner Mongolia with their original soup of 36 different spices including goji berries, jujubes, black cardamom and more. The soup base is great and you can choose spicy or non spicy. The meats are great and the variety is great too. There is even a person making fresh lamb kebabs which is very yummy. Cost wise would be $50 per person for a decent meal. Check out Little Sheep Hotpot at One Fullerton 1 Fullerton Road #01-05 Singapore 049213.

SINGAPORE (07 June 2018)  – From  9 June 2018 ,  Marvel Studios: Ten Years of Heroes  exhibition   will be transporting  visitors into the dynamic Marvel Cinematic Universe as they re-live a decade of epic  Marvel Studios moments.  Visitors can look forward to experiencing Marvel Studios’ storytelling as they wander through the inner sanctums of Iron Man’s Stark Tower, witness the spectacular sights of Wakanda, traverse Doctor Strange’s light portal, see the world through the eyes of Ant-Man and the Wasp, and more. Marvel Studios: Ten Years of Heroes  exhibition is part of a three-year collaboration between Singapore Tourism Board and The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia to bring unique and fun thematic events to Singapore. With ten   themed sections,  Marvel Studios: Ten Years of Heroes  begins at the first gallery space by presenting MARVEL films that have been released over the last decade. Visitors will have th...

55,000 fans enjoyed Singapore Rugby 7s - Family Sevens [SINGAPORE,  29 APRIL 2018 ]:   Fiji won its third HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament in a row with a thrilling  28-22 win over Australia, who reached their first Cup final since winning their home event in Sydney earlier this year - on new coach Tim Walsh’s first outing with the team. The four-time titlists this season also climbed into first place on the Series ladder on 145 points, four ahead of South Africa, who ran England close in the Bronze medal match, losing 26-24. Fiji won in gripping fashion after close-run affairs over New Zealand (third on the series) in the quarterfinal and South Africa (series leaders heading into this weekend) in the semis. Coach Gareth Baber’s squad needed last-minute tries all afternoon with Josua Vakurunabili’s tally in the last seconds sealing the win over the Kiwis and Eroni Sau’s score off of an attacking scrum putting them home over an injury-hi...

Mrupupup went to Seoul, South Korea. It was a great trip. I loved Seoul after since the K-wave swept through our TV screens. Many things to see in South Korea. Here goes the trip day 1. Landed in Seoul transit via Kuala Lumpur. The airport in Seoul is pretty clean place. You can check out the eating place 'Food on Air' that serves decent Korean food at good prices. Go to the basement level of the arrival hall of the airport. The basement food court of Incheon Airport served a nice set of dumplings and bibimbap for late breakfast or lunch. Pretty nice and hot food after a long flight.

Just want to share that the Swiss Butchery has Chinese New Year items at their Tanglin outlet, which is located at 56 Tanglin Rd. It’s the same building as the Tanglin Post Office.  Their  popular delicacies like: Bestselling  Jumbo Roast Golden Chickens ($20)  are back with flavours such as Honey Glazed, Black Pepper and our latest – Teriyaki! Famous Roast Pork Belly ($28.80)  also makes a return with explosive flavours and succulent juicy meat that just melts in your mouth. If you prefer something more traditional, get the  Braised Whole Duck with Chestnut Filling ($68)  or Special Braised Pork Rib with Naga Chili ($48) . Toss in the New Year with their  Properity Yusheng Platter  ($48.80) which serves 10-12 people, and comes with either tuna or salmon. Mrupupup went to their Tanglin Post Office store and saw so many food items to try. The store even sells Chinese New Year cookies! Check out the pictures! Huat Arh...

Karneval is a traditional German festival that dates back hundreds of years to mark the beginning of Lent. It is a time of eating, drinking and merriment, usually accompanied by a huge parade combining elements of a circus, masks and social satire. As part of the festivities, street vendors selling simple German fare such as pretzels and bratwursts, as well Karneval’s specialty beers, can be found on every corner to satisfy any hunger pangs. Come 16 January to 25 February 2018, Brotzeit Singapore is bringing the flavours and Gemütlichkeit (a feeling of warmth, friendliness, and good cheer) of Karneval to Singapore. In lieu of a parade, Brotzeit will be launching a specially-curated Karneval menu, featuring festival favourites and traditional beer from the land of Karneval, Cologne. Brotzeit is also introducing their We Dare You! Brotzeit Challenge, a “Man Vs Food” sausage-eating challenge for a pair of friends to finish eating a half-meter sausage baguette together. Brotzeit dares ...

Behold a fortuitous feast by Amara Singapore’s team of dedicated Chinese chefs, all prepped to serve you dishes symbolic of prosperity, fortune and happiness to your family and relatives. On the 15 February 2018 from 6pm at the Grand Ballroom, the one-time reunion dinner is opened to all guests celebrating this Lunar New Year’s 2018 Earth Dog. Guests can look forward to the tossing of salmon yu sheng, where the ingredients are exquisitely arranged in the shape of a dog. The reunion dinner is followed by a sumptuous line-up of culinary haven with affordable 8-course menus which guests can choose from. The Golden Prosperity at S$68++ or Joyous Abundance at S$88 per person with a minimum of six persons per table. For that extra posh and private dining experience, guests can take up the Imperial Fortune reunion package at S$1,888++ for a table of 10 persons. Each room comes with a fully equipped family karaoke system. The menu comes with dishes like sea urchin, black chic...