NEM at GITEX Future Stars Dubai 2018

ABBEY: We were invited to help in introducing and promoting NEM blockchain technology in Gitex Tech Week in Dubai. A booth of NEM was setup under blockchain category and 10 of its projects were also there. It is a great experience to interact with people from various industries, government and education (students included). We also approached other exhibitors for collaboration.

Keynote speeches, futuristic technologies (humanoid robots, flying cars), and arcade games like basketball shootout and air hockey gave the attendees and exhibitors a break from normal routine. Popcorn, hot drinks and cookies flowed at the event. There are also stores for quick snack and lunch.

The highlight for NEM is the MOU signing with Ministry of Community Development (Government of Dubai). This gave the foundation recognition for being a great blockchain platform.

WILL: "Wilma, I need you in Dubai!" Huwaaat?! Well, a man from HQ gave me a heads-up two weeks before. (Still, nothing beats my Ma’am Weng. Haha. She will tell you on the afternoon, and your flight will be tomorrow morning. Haha). 

As a volunteer, it is a moment that you will feel appreciated. Even though we will be there to help the NEM Middle East Team in day time, Abbey and I can make sometime to catch up with our friends and relatives in Dubai. Thank you to NEM FAMILY! 

So what we have in GITEX? We are surrounded by startup from different countries. Wondering why there is no Singapore presence there. Big booths was occupied by startup hubs. There is a room for investors lounge and there too much fun in the area. There’s free basketball, air hockey, free coffee and popcorn! Yum! 

The other hall consists of big boys! Huge boots of Huawei, Oracle and many more! 

Next booth was all white and you know why! That’s the hall of government agencies for all of the emirates. New projects, robotics and NEM MoU with Ministry of Community Development (MOCD) Government of Dubai was signed here. 

NEM will power MOCD’s notarizarion, voting and registry. Wooohooo! Well done NEM Middle East Team! 

We met people from different projects and government who we are seeing to have future collaboration with NEM. 

Thanks GITEX and NEM team! We learned many things just from observing! 

Till next event guys! :) 

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NEM.io Foundation 

(W)https://nem.io

(F) https://www.facebook.com/ourNEM/

(T) https://t.me/nemhelpdesk

Siam Square Mookata: Cheap Mookata in Punggol

ABBEY: After a 14-km bike ride from home and roaming around Coney Island we had our mookata at Siam Square. 

We picked 10 items on the menu like a couple of pork belly slices, mushroom, pork liver, shrimp, balls, cheese, and a heap of veggies. They made the soup tasty. I liked their chilli dips. It gave kick as I munch on those pork slices. The cheese is combination of mozzarella and cheddar and yes we got cheese strings as we pull. 

WILL: We want to cycle around Punggol and glad that our friends joined us to Coney Island. And for your information, the shortest way to that Island is under construction. So, we circle to another path. :) 

It is tiring! OMG! Really tiring and we got an excuse to splurge on our dinner. We got Siam Square Mookata! Be early as it is get full by 630pm. 

So what we got? Cheeesseeeee! The thin slice grilled pork deep into the melted cheese is epic! Yumm! We ordered pork liver too for our friend Shane and more plates of pork. Darn! It is affordable. Our stomach is full and yet we we payed for only $11each! 

Recommendable! Good food with a good view! 

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Siam Square Mookata

(W) https://siamsquaremookata.com.sg

(H) 3PM - 3AM

(A) Building 3 Punggol Point #02-01 The Punggol Settlement

(T) 8119 6664

Venom (2018)

ABBEY: We haven’t watched in cinema for a while. So I requested if we can watch Venom. Wilma booked a pair of IMAX 3D tickets.

Now I’m confused. Is Venom a hero or a villain? The movie is having a “Deadpool vibes” as the characters keep on throwing punchlines and jokes. Tom Hardy acted good though. I do hope that in sequel, they will show more the adventures of Eddie Brock-Venom tandem and how he went to the dark side.

Venom (2018)

WILL: Abbey keep on bugging me for us to have a movie date. I am really sorry, that I do not have time to go and I am thinking that there’s no worthy and good movie to watch and spend money. Haha. 

At last, Venom came. I am not a comic reader so I am expecting that this Venom movie will be dark. Hellloooo! Villain movie! But I am wrong. Venom is the hero on this! I laughed few times. Not really what I expect. Haha. 

Good movie? Hmmm 7/10. 

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Shaw Theatre Waterway Point IMAX 3D

(W) www.shaw.sg

(A) B2-11, Waterway Point, 83 Punggol Central, 828761

(T) 6738 0555

Suki-ya | Japanese Hot Pot @ Marina Square

ABBEY: Chan and Ice dropped by here in Singapore when they had vacation in Philippines. We had dinner at Suki-Ya (eat-all-you-can sukiyaki and shabu-shabu) at Marina Square. We got two soup bases: shabu-shabu and sukiyaki). 

Along with it is an endless serving of thin slices of beef and pork. We really enjoyed cooking them as well as other items like noodles, mushrooms, vegetables, pork and chicken balls with cheese. The soups are not overpowering; not too sweet nor salty. 

Nice time to catch up.

Suki-ya | Japanese Hot Pot @ Marina Square
Vegetable Selection

Suki-ya | Japanese Hot Pot @ Marina Square
with ChanChan and Aiz

Suki-ya | Japanese Hot Pot @ Marina Square
Dessert and Meat Balls Selection

WILL: We have visitors from down under and I am sorry to say that I decided where to eat haha! Because I am missing hotpot, we’ve done a reservation on suki-ya (Marina Square) through eatigo. 

Suki-ya will only give 80-minutes to indulge with their offerings. Starving that time and I want to do is put someting in my tummy haha. After few minutes, I started to hook on conversation with Aiz, TianTian and Mama. Donya Buding is not in the mood to talk to us. Hahaha! 

So what’s great with the choices of food? You will definitely fall in love with the fish balls with oozing cheese. Finely sliced pork is great too! Yes! The balls is surely a hit for me. :) 

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Suki-Ya | Japanese Hot Pot @ Marina Square

(W)https://suki-ya.com.sg

(H)Monday to Thursday:  11:30am – 3:00pm, 6:00pm – 10:00pm 

/ Friday - Sunday:  11:30am – 10:00pm

(A)6 Raffles Boulevard #02-183B/C Marina Square 039594 

(T)6337 9969

Spicy Ginataang Pechay

Ingredients:

3-4 bundles of pechay (cut into strips)

1 tetra pack of coconut milk

1/2 kilo pork (cut into thin slices)

3 chilli (minced)

1 medium onion (sliced)

4 cloves garlic (minced)

Sauté onion then garlic. Add in the pork and fry until brown. Put a cup of water and bring to a boil. Cook it until it’s tender. Put water as necessary. Have most of the water evaporate and then add the chilli and pechay.

Mix in the coconut milk and simmer for a few minutes.

Add salt to taste and serve.

VERDICT
WILL: This spicy ginataang pechay is somewhat a healthier choice if you are missing Bicol Express. 

You will indulge in the greens, spiciness and creaminess of this viand. Oh, please do not cheat yourself in cooking this. The main ingredient is Pechay not the pork ok? Haha. 

Happy eating! 

Spicy Cereal Fish Recipe

This is a variation of Cereal Prawn Recipe.

Ingredients:

4 fish fillets (cut into bite-sized pieces)
1 stalk of curry leaves
Potato starch
2-3 tablespoon butter
1 pack of ready mix cereal
1-2 minced chili padi

Season the fish with pepper only as the ready mix cereal is already salty.

Cover them with potato starch and then fry (double fry). Set aside.

Melt the butter in a pan.
Put in the curry leaves follow by the cereal mix and chili.
Once the cereal absorbed the butter, throw in the fish. Mix well until the fish are covered with cereal.

Enjoy.

Spicy Cereal Fish 

VERDICT
WILL: Missing the cereal prawn but Abbey have allergies with shrimps, to stop the craving, Abbey cooked cereal fish! 

The fish is crunchy and the cereal’s spiciness and aroma of curry leaves... mmm.. yummy! 

This is the great way to re-create your leftover fish. Happy dining! 

Daburu and Tasty Street at Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre

ABBEY:  Video Review

Daburu and Tasty Street at Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre

WILL: Abbey and I believing in rewarding ourselves. So after the Workd Cleanup Day, we alighted at Central Hawker and ordered at Daburu and Tasty Street.

At Daburu, I went for Deluxe Pork Belly & Hamburg Hot Bun  You can see that the bun is glistening because the spreads, I think butter or margarine on top. The fat of the grilled pork is peeking out! Oh my gosh! I will be indulging on this sinful fatty yet yummy food. Yes, sometimes, I need to cheat myself with this fats. Haha! Pork is tender and juicy.

If it happens that you will be at Pasir Ris, visit Pasir Ris Central Hawker. They have array of cuisines to serve every taste that you are craving for.

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Daburu and Tasty Street

(A) 110 Pasir Ris Central Pasir Ris Central Hawker Second Floor 

Monopoly Electronic Banking

ABBEY: The Austrias gave us a different version of this board game : Monopoly Electonic Banking. Yes, no cash. Only debit cards. The most expensive title deed is New York and the prices are in millions. Since we will not let each to be the winner, we are closed on deals like trading  and buying properties for us to complete a colored-group to build houses and hotels. So Wilma and I got into an agreement. We can buy properties but thrice its price. :)

It went well. At first I thought I was winning and then I keep on landing to all the airports which she owns and I have to pay 2M. But my trap at the properties near the Free Parking and the White House made her surrender on our first battle. Hooray!

I think she just made me experience it as the next ones are all for her.

Monopoly Electronic Banking

WILL: Ate Abigail gave us a Monopoly Electronic Banking. And afterover a year, we finally found time to play with it. Abbey came out of the rule how we will both play and will not end up biting off each other’s property haha. 

How to play it without the play money? Well, it is easier and time saver. Counting money is quite time consuming haha! And replacing play money with a gadget also took the fear of loss of paper money. 

All in all, I appreciate this replacement. Good job Monopoly! Thanks Ate Abigail, Kuya Victory and ThurThor! You can buy Monopoly Electronic Banking at Toys"R"Us. 

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Toys"R"Us - VivoCity

1 Harbourfront Walk #02-182/3

Tastilo Nachos Chips

ABBEY: We got a new brand of chips with Tastilo. Fairprice is offering a buy-one-get-one. We tasted 4 different flavors: Mexican Salsa, Spicy Jalapeño, Spanish Tomato, and Cheesy Crispy. 

I was impressed on the flavors. It is what they taste as told in the package. I like Mexican Salsa and Cheesy Crispy. No need for additional dips, you can on its own.

Tastilo Nachos Chips - Cheesy Crispy and Mexican Salsa 

Tastilo Nachos Chips - Spanish Tomato and Spicy Jalapeno 

WILL: Not all chips are good but how you will know if that ia good if you will not try it. We took advantage on the buy-one-get-one promotion of FairPrice’s Tastilo Nacho Chips.

Tastilo is made in India. We got the flavours of Spanish Tomato, Spicy Jalapeño, Cheesy Crispy and Mexican Salsa.

All are awesome but of course one will standout! For me, that is Cheesy Crispy! It reminds me of Philippines' Humpy Dumpy Buttered Cheese. The not so pleasant smell of cheese plus but the desirable taste of every bite.

We will sure grab more to stock more once FairPrice will offer again a great deal!

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Tastilo Nachos Chips

(W) http://www.tastilo.com/