Timbre+ and Iskina Cebu

ABBEY: We had our "barkada" meeting at Timbre+. Chat went here a couple of times but only first for me and Wilma. The night is young and all the people are starting to come from their offices. Most of the kitchen were built in a cargo container. And each of them has colorful designs. The place was well ventilated. The main attraction is the live band. You can send in song requests and dedications. This keeps the crowd engaged, entertained and in high spirits. There is no shortage of choices for food. They have Western (burger, fries, chips), local, and French.

We got our own (Filipino food) lechon from Iskina Cebu. We ordered three types: lechon, liempo and belly lechon. Each costs S$10.00. It was delicious and the dips like soy sauce, vinegar and calamansi, really brought more flavor to it. The meat is tender and skin is crispy. Be sure to order early as the queue is very long.

One remarkable thing in Timbre+ is that you will pay a dollar if you will be given a tray to carry your food. To redeem it, you need to put the tray in the return area. Clever right?

This is a nice place to relax and spend time with friends.

Iskina Cebu @ Timbre+ 

Iskina Cebu - Lecon Cebu 

Iskina Cebu - Menu

Timbre+ - Used Container Vans Design 

Timbre+ - Supersonic Band

WILL: Abbey's to dine list keeps on growing and we need to shove-off some of our comfort foods just to make way with new ones. So here ye, here ye! Presenting Timbre+. 

Timbre+, located at one-north, is a hub for live music and food lovers. It is like a hawker leveled-up to maximum stage. Haha. Beside food and music you can find there the first and only return tray station. The food stalls will charge you S$1 per tray and you can refund it by returning your tray plus your utensils used. How great right? This will definitely create a good habit to bus off your trays. 

The place caters to much cuisines and I am glad to know that Iskina Cebu is there (Oh boy! I do not need to go to Geylang to visit them, haha!). We ordered belly lechon, lechon cebu, and liempo. Now I am drooling. Each costs S$10 with rice. Nothing beats the skin of a suckling pig Lechon Cebu. Yummmm! Do not forget to take some vinegar and chili for your to dip in. 

After an hour, the band started their first session and it lit up the night away. 

This is such a recommendable place to unwind. Till next time! :)

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Timbre+

(A) 3A Ayer Rajah Crescent, JTC LaunchPad @ one-north

(T) 6252 2545

i Light Marina Bay Singapore 2017 + GastroBeats + Carnival

ABBEY: I'm excited to see what iLight 2017 has to offer so we headed to Marina Bay and check it. We were able to see the following light installations:

Ocean Pavilion - made up of repurposed water bottles with LED lights.

Home - house frame traced by lights.

Light Network - abstract flow of light that resembles a network.

Moonflower - artificial flowers being lit up by solar cells in its center.

Northern Lights - strings of LED light in tubes that mimics the Aurora Borealis

The festival also offers gastronomical treats for the guests. At Gastrobeats, enjoy and indulge in delicious foods while being entertained by live performances. I got Street Food Circus' fish and chips with butterscotch beer sauce. The queue for this is so long. I hope they can improve their service to cater more customers and deliver their food items faster. To the owner of Street Food Circus: It doesn't make sense to let the staff wear a tube top and lifting it up every a couple of seconds. It is a waste of time instead of serving the orders.

WILL: First of all, if you want to enjoy, read and learn all the displays in ILight, do not go on Saturdays. Reality strikes when we reached the Marina Bay and there is a lot of people already roaming around waiting for the displays to lit up! 

It is hard to take photos or videos that will not capture any face. Haha! 

The iLight now is more creative than before and more interactive. This event was enjoyed not only by young but also the adults. 

If your tummy is grumbling, do not expect a short queue at GastroBeats which ate up all our time in. We queued for more than 30minutes to give our orders and more than 45 minutes to our food at Street Food Circus. I got a fast Burrito, but the taste is bleh! Haha! No wonder there is no people in line at the cashier. 

After we waited and ate, I am so sorry that I felt exhaustion and decided not to pursue the other iLight displays. 

Learned the lesson. No weekends! Mental note on that!

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i Light Marina Bay Singapore 2017

(W) https://www.ilightmarinabay.sg

Make the Future Singapore 2017 | Shell Singapore

ABBEY: I saw ads of Shell:Make the Future in YouTube and I told Wilma for us to go there. It was held in Changi Exhibition Centre from May 16-19. We registered for the event and we hopped on to the free shuttle bus near Expo MRT station. 

We were given our ids and all throughout the exhibition you can show support to the ideas by scanning your QR code. Maybe the idea that have the most support will be materialized first. Some of the ways to generate or produce energy is through the wind in highways, or through the panels in the road by harnessing kinetic energy, and by help of gravity. 

It is a mind-opening experience. They also have games like car race using salt water-powered toy cars, making your engine fuel-efficient by collecting the right ingredients, and challenging a wind machine. Food and drinks are available in the venue. Eco-marathon (race cars made by universities around the world) competition was also running in parallel with Make the Future event.

WILL: All I want to do now is work and sleep. Yup! I am too lazy to roam around, to play or just go to the mall that is just merely beside our home. If you will see our calendar this past few months, it is so clear and white. Haha. But Abbey invited me to see for ourselves the Shell's - Make The Future Singapore. 

We got two tickets for free (shuttle is for free too) and we headed Saturday late afternoon and to my expectation not so many people are there. 

I am astounded that there are now new innovations/inventions to harness the power from different sources. Sun, wind, gravity, our footsteps, waves and even salt water. 

I am happy that many people are now devoted to lessen our carbon footprint, pollution and the use of oils. 

Abbey and I is looking forward to apply some of those learnings we had that time.

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Make the Future Singapore 2017 | Shell Singapore

(W) http://www.shell.com.sg/energy-and-innovation/make-the-future-singapore.html