MrUpUpUp's Blog

Singapore is one hot country, I mean the weather. Mrupupup got no choice but to rest at a café in Vivocity to escape from the heat. Using promotion 1-1 offers (two cakes at $10), Mrupupup had a great time eating up two cakes from Bakerzin café at Vivocity (level one near to CK Tangs store). The two cakes were New York cheesecake and Chocolate cake with ice cream. The New York cheesecake was awesome. Loved the melt in the mouth feeling of the cheese. The cake was not too sweet but flavourful. Very yummy! The chocolate cake was not too sweet, but Mrupupup got a sweet tooth so did not like the slight bitter taste of good quality chocolate used in the cake. But it was nice also! The Bakerzin café was so bright in the day time afternoon that Mrupupup had to wear sunglasses to shield off from the afternoon sun's blazing glare. Ok, back to the cool interiors of Vivocity mall after eating the yummy cakes.

    As part of the run-up to this year’s DBS Marina Regatta 2015 happening soon,  Mrupupup went to  an exclusive  Urban Farming Workshop.    DBS Regatta will be held over three weekends in 2015: 30/31 May 15, 6/7 June 15 and 13/14 June 15. There will be many fun-filled activities for all ages at Marina bay and one activity is urban farming.   Always wanted to grow own salads and herbs at home. Thanks to DBS Bank, Mrupupup joined in an exclusive Urban Farming Workshop where  Mrupupup learnt how to grow nature's own food within the confines of home and office spaces .   As part of the run-up to this year’s highly-anticipated DBS Marina Regatta 2015, Mrupupup got an exclusive preview of the urban farming activity to be held. The workshop was conducted by Social Enterprise Edible Garden City and Mrupupup enjoyed the experience and joys of urban farming (Mrupupup touched the soil and seeds)!   Workshop included: ·          Learning about the different types o

Mrupupup bought a pint of Udders Ice Cream from their Serangoon Gardens outlet - My Village at Serangoon Gardens shopping mall 1st floor. Review - Thumbs Up! The Chocolatey Kity Kat flavour was great! - Nice smooth chocolate taste (not too sweet or bitter) - Not like those cheap local brand ice cream which can give one a bad after taste - Big chunks of kit kat wafers - Sales staff gave Mrupupup dry ice to keep the ice cream cold for one hour - Price wise about $11 was ok (Classic ice cream price) Udders got other price points for their pint like around $14 and $15 for those flavours with alcohol taste - Udders outlet was pack with many people - Udders gave free sampling till Mrupupup chose the chocolate flavour   Can see big chunks of Kit Kat Wafers - Yummy!  

Mrupupup went for a staycation (mini holiday in Singapore) at Amara Sanctuary Resort in Sentosa Island Singapore - 1 Larkhill Road Sentosa Mrupupup's Reviews: Good Points - Good view from the room window of South China Sea and ships - Great Gym (24hrs) Mrupupup had solo access to the gym as nobody was around 10pm at night - Nice place with lots of nature like trees, Hornbill bird, Peacock, pandan leaves, frogs, fishes, etc. - Nice infinity pool on the fourth floor - Near to the Palawan beach Bad Points - Poor front desk service - Check in later (30 mins later than 3pm check in time) - Nobody picks up the phone at the front desk - Made some groups of people angry because of the late check in - No free internet in the room - Rooms can be old - Old Sony TV with poor image quality (not flat screen) - Can be quiet at night (if you like to be left alone) - Constant peacock bird making noisy calls (if you don't mind sleeping with loud calls in the day time), at nigh

Mrupupup encountered an NTUC Roving Truck. Well, this truck would be going around Singapore to provide goodies and discounts on NTUC items like health supplements, health screening, health products for the seniors. Each month the truck will have a different theme like health, cooking, fun learning, relax time, stay active and eat well. Well, the truck is part of NTUC's social enterprise Pioneers OK! Package. More information from: http://www.pioneersok.com.sg/ntuc-pioneers-ok-launch/ . Thumbs up to our Pioneers in Singapore!        

Have you notice the buildings of Singapore?  Below pictures taken as Mrupupup walked along the streets of Singapore.                  

Mrupupup got invited to attend the Panasonic Cooking Workshop held at Panasonic in Bedok South area. The workshop was fun and learnt new trick for cooking. The cooking demonstration showed a lot of Panasonic cooking things like microwave oven, bread maker and blender, all useful for easy cooking at home. Good tips from the workshop: 1. Never use a metal plate/bowl in microwave oven which will cause sparks and spoil the microwave oven 2. Use yoghurt and milk plus fruits and mix in the blender to make a wonderful smoothie drink 3. You can cook an egg in the microwave oven by wrapping in aluminium foil and place the wrapped egg in a bowl of water to boil. Great day - enjoyed freshly made bread, buns, yam cake and nice herbal chicken. Thanks Panasonic and Channel U!