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Thanks to the good people from DBS Bank - Mrupupup went on a 2 hour abseiling workshop at Climb Asia Climbing Centre, located Civil Service Club Tessensohn, 60 Tessensohn Road Singapore. It was great fun and tiring day with abseiling. Mrupupup felt it brought a spark in life to go beyond the comfort zone of life! Mrupupup learned the basics of abseiling and experience the thrill of abseiling down a 11m outdoor tower.  Abseiling sure kicked start the new year with fun and adventure, and help spark change in life. The abseiling event was in conjunction with DBS Bank's new SPARK campaign “Igniting Possibilities, Sparking Joy”. For more information, visit: www.dbs.com/spark . Thanks DBS Bank !    

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.

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 ...

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!                        

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!

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!).

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 sho...

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!            

Mercedes Benz E Class Test Drive was awesome! Mrupupup took the Mercedes Benz for a spin around the Tanglin area.  The test drive was smooth and powerful. The E Class is such a class act with intelligent control systems, automatic push button start engine, auto head rest mover, simple touch to signal directions, and press of two buttons just to start the car. The test drive was so smooth and comfortable. The nappa leather in the car was just great. The steering wheel was so simple to use and the car just flows with you. The current price in expensive "COE" Singapore $250,000 and can get $15,000 discount if you want to trade in your car. Minimum loan is $80,000 for a period of minimum period of 5 years and monthly instalment about $1,500. Black colour looks nice, the brown one which Mrupupup was driving looks good on a Mercedes Benz car! Do enjoy the Mercedes Benz E Class in your own way and the car is a class act. Very nice, Very nice car! The car really makes ...

Alive Museum is Singapore’s latest fun destination. Alive Museum is for all ages, especially fun for kids. Mrupupup recently visited the Alive Museum which help to present the concept of art into entertainment. The Alive Museum covers over 10,000 square feet with more than 80 artworks brought vibrantly alive with 3D painting, shading and drawing techniques that create visual illusions. Visitors will not only be able to experience magical ideas in reality by touching and watching objects, they will be part of the masterpiece, especially the Marilyn Monroe piece. So no need to go Jeju Island (in South Korea) to experience the Alive Museum. Mrupupup had been to the Jeju's outlet of Alive Museum before felt it was similar to the Alive Museum in Suntec City Mall. Mrupupup's experience of Alive Museum was fun and interesting. Mrupupup loved the ET movie art piece, Marilyn Monroe interactive art piece, Nelson Mendela 'jumping' art an...