[Media Invite] IPPUDO’s First Thai-Japanese Fusion Ramen Arrives in Singapore!

Ippudo's 1st Thai-Jap fusion ramen is here in Singapore! This ramen ($19++), a perfect combination of tonkotsu broth and tom yum soup was surprisingly appetising. Tom yum tonkotsu ramen will be available from now till 30th June 17 at Mandarin gallery, Mohamed sultan, Westgate and Shaw centre outlets.

IPPUDO Mandarin Gallery

333A Orchard Rd

#04-02/03/04

Singapore 238897

[Media Review] Shou Slimming Bio Sculpture flushes out toxins and burns fat!

Shou Slimming launches its latest treatment Bio Sculpture. This treatment is 1hr 15 minutes for the tummy where many of the toxins are stored.

Bio Sculpture treatment helps to improve basic metabolic and elimination functions. The FIR therapy stimulates the body’s acu-points to reach the body’s internal nervous system and the endocrine system.

Coupled with TCM targeting the body’s meridian flow, the treatment helps in three key areas:

- Detoxification (helps to balance the body’s hormones)

- Metabolic Stimulation (equivalent to 30-minutes of light cardio exercise)

- Recovery (helps repair and assist in cell regeneration)

In celebration of this launch, the Shou Slimming Bio Sculpture treatment is $89 (UP: $368) for a first-time trial session. Honestly, I could see significant results at my abs area after the treatment.

Shou
Novena Square Shopping Mall
#03-37/38
Singapore 307683

[Media Invite] Kam's Roast Unveils 3 Marinated Dishes

Marinated Duck (1/2 $38 / Whole $65)

Marinated Duck's Wings ($8.80)

Marinated Chinese Mushroom ($5.80)

Marinated Tofu ($4.80) 

Red Bean Soup with Aged Orange Peel ($5.80)

Kam's roast recently launch 3 marinated dishes:

- Duck, Tofu & Eggs

These dishes are braised using homemade sauces that are light on the palate, and bring out the natural flavour of the ingredients. The braising process observed the perfect timing and temperature to ensure the duck meat is tender. I'm luvin' the tofu which was carefully prepared with great texture.

Kam's Roast

Pacific Plaza

 #01-04/05/06/07

Singapore 228210

[Beauty Keeper] Userism Bright Whitening Ultra-water Facial Mask

Beauty-Keeper is originated from Taiwan.

Beauty-Keeper, a place where all people can pick their own beauty goods and trendy, stylish products. Many consumers wish to get their hands on Taiwanese fashionable skincare, make- ups and beauty supplements, and Beauty-Keeper has finally made it happen.

Brightening Kin Vitality and moisturizing magnets lock water for a long time and all-around repair the skin damage. 

1 tube of the mask can be used in 7/10 days! 

Tubular bottle device filling can save precious high-activity essence, extending intensive skincare duration.

1. Precise formula of a perfect proportion in small molecules with high activity!
2. Tubular design is especially used to perfectly store precious essence!
3. Adding 5ml of efficiency essence before use can continue intensive repair and skincare day and night for 7 - 10 days.

The Userism Bright Whitening Ultra-Water Facial Mask provides my face with moist bright facial skin and helps anti-aging. It was refreshing and keep me away from my tired appearance, especially after a long day of work. Not only that, the remaining essence could be re-used for the next few days.

The products can be purchased from Beauty Keeper website, visit them at here.

[Sony Pictures] Fabricated City Screening

Hardcore gamer Kwon Yu (JI Chang-wook) wastes his life away playing video games at internet cafes. But after he returns a lost phone, he is arrested and given life imprisonment for sexually assaulting and murdering a minor. With the help of his online teammates, he has a chance to clear his name. As they dig into his case, they uncover a massive plot and a shadowy organization that puts innocent people to prison on behalf of powerful men in the country.

I was invited as one of the bloggers to catch Fabricated City! I brought Huan along.

Personally, I felt that the story was rather fast-paced and refreshing, though predictable. Initially, it may appear quite confusing with such brief introductory. Gradually, it got better with its progression in the subsequent scenes.

There are many good intense and action scenes, which kept me at the edge of my seat. Not to forget, some of those emotional scenes that was beautifully presented. At the same time, it show us the importance of teamwork and educated viewers never to be complacent.

A pity that this film resemble so closely to the Korean drama - Defendant, as such, it seems that I'm re-watching it with a different twist. Else, it would definitely score a higher ratings from me.

Fabricated City opens in Singapore theatres 20 April 2017, which is tomorrow!

Ratings: 3.5 / 5

[Media Invite] Skip queues during rush hour with DBS fasTrack

DBS FasTrack powers several F&B ‘self-service’ apps that allow you to order and pay ahead. A push notification will be sent to you when your order is ready for collection so you can beat the queue during rush hour. How cool is that?

Did you know Koufu at 100 AM mall in Tanjong Pagar and Square 2 in Novena now have DBS FasTrack, making them the 1st food court in Singapore where you can pre-order and pay for meals across all their stalls? Koufu has plans to expand usage across its outlets, starting with some 100 stalls islandwide. To celebrate this official launch, patrons could enjoy 10% off ala carte orders via the Koufu app.

A list of restaurant apps will appear when you search for “DBS FasTrack”in your Apple or Google app store. Download & install the restaurant app you wish to use.

Launch the app, order from a menu and pay for your food/drink on-the-go. Once your order is ready for collection, you will receive a notification. Simply pop by the store to pick up your order. Cashless payment is built into the apps so you can pay using DBS/POSB credit or debit card, or with DBS PayLah!.

It helps consumers to save time, skip queues, and no need to juggle your wallet as you pick up your meals! Look out for more restaurants set to launch: Li Xin Teochew Fishball, Tiong Bahru Bakery, Wolf Burger, Miam Miam, Qi Ji, Aloha Poke, and Food City @ Midpoint Orchard.

Now you can order, pay on-the-go and collect your food/drinks seamlessly with DBS FasTrack!

[Media Invite] Wah Kee Launches New Outlet in a Coffee Shop!

Wah Kee launch its brand new outlet in a coffee shop, along beach road! Besides enjoying the prawn noodle, patrons could also try their clam soup and exclusive ngoh hiang platter, when they visit this store.

Along with its new opening, it will unveil its Wu Xiang Platter (prices from S$8 onwards), which features an array of classic items.

The 4 exclusive mainstays are made with the same type of wild caught sea prawns that Wah Kee uses in its noodle offerings. Bite into the Prawn Cracker and relish the crunchiness. This savoury snack is a great accompaniment to Wah Kee’s prawn noodles!

The Bean Curd Skin Roll with Prawns promises an interplay of textures. The bean curd skin roll is fried to perfection. Encased within are juicy and succulent prawns with a pronounced freshness!Wonderfully crispy, the Fried Wanton is made with a blend of fish paste and prawn.

The Chinese Sausage (guan chang) is an unique offering; while the usual sausage is made with meat, this version comprises a mixture of meat and prawns!

Wash all the food down with four of Wah Kee’s homemade drinks. Choose from the sweet Papa’s Grass Jelly Drink; palate-cleansing Mama’s Homemade Barley; invigorating Jie Jie’s Lemongrass with Ginger; or fragrant Kelvin’s Chrysanthemum with Goji Berry. Draft beer will also be available, and it makes a great accompaniment to Wah Kee’s superb mainstays.

The new outlet will offer the same pricing as the Pek Kio stall, and you can expect no GST and  service charge! Each bowl of prawn noodles goes at S$5 and increases accordingly. For this outlet opening promotion, senior citizens aged 65 and above can enjoy Wah Kee's bowl of prawn noodles for just $3!

Wah Kee Beach Road Outlet
Blk 1 Beach Road

#01-4757

Singapore 190001

[Media Preview] Singapore’s largest wine and whisky event is back!

In 2010, 1855 The Bottle Shop opened its first flagship store along Singapore’s Orchard Road shopping belt. It has grown from strength to strength and become one of the leading specialist wine retailers, boasting an e-commerce platform and a total of six retail stores.

1855 The Bottle Shop carries a comprehensive selection of fine wines, spirits and accessories. It offers over 1,000 labels for discerning customers to choose from, many of which are exclusive and cannot be found elsewhere. All wines are temperature controlled, 24 hours a day, both in the stores and the state-of-the-art wine warehouse. Doing so ensures that all wines are in pristine conditions when they reach the customers.

1855 The Bottle Shop’s Wine & Whisky Week (WWW 3.0) is back on 19 April 2017 (11am - 5pm) and 20 April 2017 to 30 April 2017 (11am - 10pm) at Suntec city, with many more exciting labels and varieties. Admission is free for all!

More than 500 wine and whisky labels await visitors, in addition to sampling over 100 labels before making a purchase at attractive prices. Tickets will be available for visitors to gain access to eight Masterclasses to be held over two weekends, presented as fantastic opportunities to heighten their senses during interpretive journeys hosted by international winery representatives and Brand Ambassadors.

Learn unique insights about wines, whiskies and more from experts. Discern your knowledge about your favourite wines and spirits hosted by industry experts in eight tutored tastings. Each class is limited to 20 seats and will be held at Bistro 1855, Suntec City Mall.

Here are four prime Masterclasses to look out for:

For more information, kindly visit: www.1855thebottleshop.com

[Media Invitation] Dessert Story launches Taiwan's famous peanut ice cream roll in Singapore!

Dessert Story had recently launch Taiwan's famous brand new peanut ice cream roll in Singapore!

This dessert comes in 2 options (coconut or yam):

- single flavour ($3.50)

- mixed flavour ($3.90)

The peanut ice cream roll is an ice cream wrap with peanut candy shavings and coriander. For an authentic taste, peanut candy block imported from Taiwan are used to create a fine texture to the peanut brittle shavings.

Dessert Story will also showcase another new offering: duo ice (S$5.90). The brand’s version is light and invigorating, and perfect on a hot day.  Mango and coconut as well as strawberry yoghurt are placed in the centre of the ice block, and then shaven by a machine. The result is a bed of sweet-sour ice, with a texture resembling that of snow.

Peanut candy ice cream roll and duo ice are available at all outlets for a limited time only from now till 31 May 2017. 

Dessert Story 
Tiong Bahru Plaza
B1-140
Singapore 168732

[Media Invite] New tsukemen specialist, Joshoken at Ramen Champion Bugis+

Gourmands, rub your hands with glee as Joshoken, Singapore’s newest tsukemen restaurant, has arrived! Joshoken is a brand under Tashiro Koji's Saikyo Gundan, which emerged the top winner in October 2016 during the Super Tsukemen Exhibition in Shinjuku.

Joshoken is inspired by the cuisines of Ibaraki, which are characterised by a marriage of gyokai and meat-based broth flavours. The restaurant of fers a variety of tsukemen, chuka soba, shio soba, rice bowls, as well as side dishes such as karaage and gyoza. In particular, tsukemen is served with noodles separated from the piping hot soup. Doing it this way allows the noodles to maintain its al dente and firm texture throughout the meal.

The Maze Soba (S$14.80) is a popular dry offering in Japan featuring garlic chives, spring onions, seaweed, mentaiko, mayonaise, homemade chilli, minced meat and poached egg. There are many different spiciness levels to choose from, and they go up to level 20! Before enjoying the soba, be sure to toss the ingredients and noodles together 20 times to achieve the perfect flavour. After finishing the ramen, diners can add on the rice with specialty soup set or porridge set (S$1.50) to enjoy with the remaining toppings.

The Special Kotteri Tsukemen (S$16.80) is a signature dish. The ramen is cooked to al dente texture and then topped with pork collar chashu, pork belly chashu, menma, nori, spinach, ajitama and fishcake. The chashu is prepared using smoked technique and is slightly torched before serving, which imbues the meat with extra fragrance. The broth is a blend of chicken, pork as well as ingredients such as onion, ginger, garlic, carrot and leek.

Joshoken Student Promotion

From Mondays to Fridays, diners who present their student cards can get to enjoy a bowl of Chuka Soba (UP: S$12.80) at just S$10+! This offer is not valid with other ongoing promotions, Ramen Champion vouchers or set meals.

Joshoken

Ramen Champion

Bugis+ #04-10

Singapore 188067

[Collaboration] Inflatable-zone

Established in 2008, Inflatable-Zone is the leading company and the share-issuing enterprise with both manufacture and marketing. With the great support of experienced staff, the advanced technology, and heat-welding machines, they are dedicated in providing various professional services, including responsible after-sales service, OEM service, drop-ship facilitation service, etc.

Inflatable-Zone specializes in big inflatable products, including Bubble Soccer or Bumper Ball or Loopy Balls call them whatever you may, water game toys like water roller, blob, and trampoline, inflatable slide, and bounce. They are export-oriented and approved by our customers from United States, Europe, Canada, Australia. And customers are welcomed to offer us customization ideas, like logo printing, personalized size, shape, and design.

In the water float category, consumers could see different interesting floats. There are pizza, popsicles and black swan pool floaties which look so cute!

In the water trampoline category, consumers could see different interesting trampoline floats as well.

If you are looking around for trampoline on water inflatable, you may consider getting the product here. By looking at it, I believe that the workmanship and quality are commendable.

Need to purchase inflatable products but do not know where to get quality ones? Fret not, you can visit inflatable-Zone today!