Recently, I was engaged by Mediacorp Raintree pictures via my polaroid blogshop to do the photography for their gala premiere of "It's a Great Great World" held on 26 Jan, at vivocity.

(Thanks to the lovely Casey and Huihui of Mediacorp Raintree pictures).

There was the suave mediacorp CEO, Mr Lucas Chow of course who presented the film, Director Kelvin Tong..(whom I realised wasn't as adept with Mandarin as I would have thought). He was however a candid and humble guy peppering his whole speech with bouquets for his cast members and the staff behind the scenes.

And then there was the Minister of Communication, Mr Lui Tuck Yew and his wife who were a really cute couple, along with Royston Tan (Director of local films 881 and 15), and Samuel Seow, possibly Singapore's best know media lawyer who I have met back in 2008 during the Miss Earth Singapore pageant. I was pleasantly surprised when he spotted me in the crowd and came to exchange a few words.

My bestie whom I brought along to the event was clearly star strucked. Requesting I took pictures of her with some of the artistes. But what a darling, she was helping me with my bags and also gave me a helping hand with taking polaroid shots of the invited guests.

Yes the stellar cast included Olivia Ong, Gurmit, Yvonne, Paige, Joanne and old timers like Xiang Yun, Chew Chor Meng, Hui Ge and more. The Straits Times reviewers had only given the film 3 our of 5 stars. I should think it deserved 4 stars.

I'll give it 4 mainly because I loved loved loved the props, the music, the language and the jokes. There were a couple of stories intertwined into one, as well as the juxtaposing of modern day values against the past. The movie also touched on love, lost, separation, and key historical events such as the japanese invation, and a speech made by Mr Lee Kwan Yu. (Be prepared to read the subs if you don't understand completely -Teochew, hockien and Hainanese.)

My favourite characters were the pair of brothers played by Bryan Wong and Zhang Yao Dong, their jokes were best! Hui Ge, who acted as "Ah Boo" was super cute too. You'll see him dancing in the first few scenes of the show.

As Todayonline says"... it is the final vignette that makes this movie shine. The winning combination of Marcus Chin, Kym Ng, Chen Shu Cheng, Bryan Wong, Zhang Yao Dong banter and bond with fantastic chemistry and exuberance. "

I'll say bring your folks and grandparents to watch this now :) to sweeten the event, goody bags were given out with five stones, marbles, candy, a chapteh, carnival tokens to the uncle ringo funfair, and tubes of blowing balloons. Nostalgia much?
Check the link below for more info and pictures
http://www.facebook.com/itsagreatgreatworld

So yes, while I was busy snapping pictures for the artistes and guests, I only had 1 taken together with film-maker Royston Tan. But I really wanted one with Chen Su Chen and sadly ...only had time to snap one of him with my bestie.

Dedicated to my love, Angel.

For all the joy you've brought me, for holding it up all these years, for all your playful antics, kisses, naughtiness, and for the times you let me nibble your nose. Know how much I miss you?

The only dog who lets me cradle her like a baby and actually doesn't struggle. sigh. God knows I miss you so.

May I dream a little dream of you and I tonight.

And till we meet again my dear, I'm loving you always.

Angel

1994- 2011

*Tears of joy*

I was told Ippudo was over-rated. And in that case, KEISUKE TOKYO RAMEN was recommended. So here I comeeee.


9 Raffles Boulevard
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I guess second best
Is all I will know..

Flash dance with George Michael?


Or some Tap dancing perhaps?

Dear friends, as some of you may have known. I have since left my full time job in public relations and have started a little events business which includes catering to private events with face painting, glitter tattoos, airbrush tattoos in addition to a running store that organizes sprees on brands such as Kate Spade and Coach. :)

Do check out my faint painting and glitter tattoo/balloon sculpting blog here

That aside, is everyone gearing up for xmas already? I've done all my xmas shopping online this year and my wishlist is simple.

All I want for Xmas is an Iphone 4. Perfect for running my business I think. I also wish to be able to explore Cambodia,Laos and Vietnam in 2011 and Paris in 2012 perhaps. (A girl can have her dreams right?).

I'm also getting this baby soon - the instax mini 50s in Piano Black! Isn't it a beauty? I'm kinda upgrading from my instax mini 25 to the 50s.
If you like one too, you can click here for more polaroid and instant fun and films.

This is one helluva hamster :) Half ninja, seriously.

And he looks like he's wearing a little suit.

Ahhhh, my first article published on CNNgo.com

Let's hope there are many more to come as I expand my writing portfolio. Here's a tiny little preview.





















To read the full article titled 'Where art thou Singapore'click here

Labels: Cnngo, myskinnyaunt

Taiwan - cute overload.

With plenty of Skyhigh watering holes to check out, here's one I got down to a couple of weeks ago.

Ran by the good folks who gave you 1-Caramel and 1-Rochester. 1-Altitude is their newest addition to the group. 1-Altitude occupies the top 2 floors and the roof of the OUB Building. It features Stellar, a fine dining restaurant; 282 and City Golf, a sports bar and indoor golf simulator; and 1-Altitude, the highest rooftop bar in not just Singapore but the world.

Its menu is designed by Group Executive Chef Christopher Millar who is australian but largely 'french styled' in the way he cooks. I had the communal dinner set which cost SGD120++ and features homemade charcuterie and top-grade Jamon, insanely fresh sushi, an oyster bar (Shuck them gd), a wood-fired grill and rotisserie, and an all-new Patisserie selection from 1- Caramel.

Check out my 15secs of the fame game on openricetv where I talk about my favourite dish from Stella - The Sushi.


I had namely the,
Unagi roll with avocado and Unagi sauce,
Spicy tuna roll with katsuo furikake and spring onion
Swordfish roll with fresh crab meat, prawns, aka miso and aonori
Ocean trout sashimi ( of which I'm told costs alot more than Salmon)
Sustainable blue fin tuna (which lead to me quizzing chef Millar on his sustainable focused menu)
Squid sashimi served with fresh grounded wasabi








































The most interesting of all was the squid sashimi which Elaine would know I failed badly at picking it up with my chopsticks not once,twice but closer to five or six times. In the end she fed them to me. Looks like I've to insist on sushi prepared ala minute from now on, just like 1-Altitude.

While the folks at my table were really game when it came to tasting rabbit's meat which came with the Chaachuterie tasters I hesitated for a good 30mins. Now we were told that it was farmed rabbit meat. Farmed rabbit meat tastes like chicken, it's white meat as opposed to wild rabbits which are red meat. In my opinion, I'll rather have that poor bird again (yes the chicken), than to venture into experimenting my taste buds with rabbits.
























Thumbs up for 1-Altitude's house cured ham and their brillant selection of sausages. Here's what comes in a tiered platter awaiting to be savored.

Wagyu bresaola - Stellars own home made wagyu beef bresaola
Italian style air-dried beef
Jamon Serano
Spainish cured ham similar to proscuitto
Jamon Iberico Bellota acorn fed
Spanish Iberico acorn fed cured ham
Proscuitto de Parma 20 months
Italian cured ham
Cotechino
Italian sausage
Chorizo
Spanish sausage

A clear winner too was the Truffle risotto with Maine Lobster - ample shavings of black truffles atop rice baked and moistened with shellfish stock and generous servings of lobster meat, it sat well in my tummy and unlike other risottos I had, I didn't get that 'I'm stuffed' feeling. Each spoonful was a hearty burst of delight that got me hooked further.


Don't forget to try their creamy Paris mash potatoes, hand chured goodness bound to have you wanting more. It comes with their wood fired grill wagyu and perhaps certain other dishes too!

And just for fun - Guess what's this? It's umibudo, something I spotted on their other menu.

Umibudo (sea grapes) is a type of seaweed snack harvested on the Okinawan island of Miyako and it is served at 1-Altitude, it's something I hope to try soon!












Stellar
OUB Centre
1 Raffles Place
Level 62
Singapore 048616

Stumbled onto this song titled Christmas by Leona Naess from the soundtrack of the OC. I had it before my mac crashed last year. While youtube has removed it, tudou saves the day. Not sure how I can embed it so here's the link.

It's a perfect song for slow evenings and quite a romantic one too :)

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/x2ml9jwO-GU/

Hoping I can lay my hands on either the Fujifilm Instax 50s or the Fujifilm Instax 7 before I pop over to Taiwai at the end of the month. Time to do some research on where I can get these at the best prices in town.

It's part nostalgia and part instant gratification with these cameras.

Somehow my post in this entry disappeared when my laptop's battery was drained.

Looks like my rantings about night out with Adeline failed to make it here.

See I finally found time last week to meet up with my girl friend for dinner, a movie, after which we popped by to check Filter @ Robertsons out for a drink before heading back.

I guess a yummy dinner, a bunch of laughs (You'll understand this if you've seen the gents at The Cathay)and a drink or 2 gives respite from our hectic work schedules.

To my dear boyfriend :) I'll never drink more then I can so don't you worry. I'm all about moderation and girls definitely need to stay glam ok? But well I just enjoy a tipple or two, something I did from young right.

Ok back to the gents at Cathay Cineleisure. The illustrations left us ladies quite confused indeed. We almost walked in? Let me show you why this is illustrator and illustrations FAIL.





See that? What's up with the girly face and the over saturated red lips. Tsk.
Caught us of guard really. Plus the amount of pink in the borders! If this isn't the ladies room tell me what is! hahahhaa

Heading to 1-Altitude tomorrow for dinner tasting at Stella.

Said to be situated 282 metres above sea level, 1-Altitude is one of Singapore’s highest dining and entertainment venues.

As one of Singapore's additions to our ever lengthening list of watering spots. It features Stella, a fine dining restaurant; 282 and City Golf, a sports bar and indoor golf simulator; and 1-Altitude, the highest rooftop bar in the world.

I had a chance to peek at the menu before hand this afternoon. Designed by Group Executive Chef Christopher Millar, it features homemade charcuterie, contemporary sushi, an oyster bar, a wood-fired grill and rotisserie, and an the Patisserie selection from 1- Caramel of which I am a fan of their strawberry short-cake.

Alas, I can't quite wait to tuck into the delightful spread and have a tipple over the acclaimed spectacular view.

More when I am back and satiated.

So in between a busy thursday, I found time to pop by Zirca for the ABSOLUT Bloody Party, thanks to wonderful ABSOLUT for the invitation. According to my bf too, the crowd was quite good looking. In particular the guys! (Not that anyone quite caught my eye but you get the drift. There aren't many good looking men in Singapore).

Hilarious how me and the girls kept smelling something funky in the air, only to realise that Zirca probably needs to send in the carpet maintenance people to get it shampoo-ed. I wonder if we were the only ones who noticed.

Yes I was a tad sloshed but surely the night ended well enough, and I woke in time for my bf's cousins' wedding at 8am!

ps. If you look a good cocktail that well, is somewhat antioxidant (as compared to others) of course you'll love ABSOLUT Bloody. Think generous amounts of vita c found in tomato juice.

How do you think Kate Beckingsale looks that good? :)

Flowers from the wedding I attended today. In lovely shades of purple and white. :)
Does anyone enjoy flowers as much as I do? I think my boyfriend does and that makes me happy.

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