Images of Singapore & Madame Tussauds Singapore - Sentosa Island

ABBEY: What Singapore did with Madame Tussauds gallery is that they bundled it with Images of Singapore. I don't know if the guests can have the option to directly go to Wax Museum or not but it would be better to go to Images of Singapore first. It is 40-minute live show that presents Singapore's beginning and future plans. Then you will be riding a boat and see Singapore icons like The Singapore Flyer, Marina Bay Sands, and F1 Grand Prix.

Political figures will greet you at the first stop on the museum. It includes US President Barack Obama, Mao Zhe Dhong, Queen Elizabeth, Singapore's own Lee Kwan Yew and Kwa Geok Choo, PM Lee, and Singapore First President Yusof bin Ishak.

Next are the sports superstars like Yao Ming, David Beckham, and Tiger Woods. 

I also had a pose with local artist Gurmit Singh. Then our Indian friends celebrating Deepavali were ecstatic in taking their snaps together with some of the Bollywood stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, and Hrithik Roshan.

The wax figures of international singers are also displayed. Beyonce, King of Pop Michael Jackson, King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley, The ABBA, Madonna and Taylor Swift.

After Bollywood comes Hollywood. The Terminator, Jackie Chan, Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kiddman were among them. Even though the museum is smaller than in Hongkong I still enjoyed my visit.

WILL: We bought the ticket for both.

Images of Singapore is a interactive place that you will learn and participate from the past and present of Singapore. An informative and good place to know how this Little Red Dot starts their journey from freedom to its present being. 

We alighted from the boat ride and from that I know that we will be entering the famous wax museum. 

This is the second Madam Tussauds we visited. First is at Hong Kong. So what we love in here? Of course we want to see the figure of Lee Kwan Yew and Madam Kwa Geok Choo, PM Lee, and haaay...Taylor Swift (my husband's greatest crush). 

All my siblings had fun specially they know that they can touch and even kiss the wax figures of the celebrities they really like. 

See some of the photos. They really enjoyed being close to them right? Haha! 

You can have a $10 discount if you buy online. Click it here to check it out.

007 Spectre (2015 Film)

ABBEY:  When I saw the trailer to the newest sequel on Bond franchise, I find it interesting. From the time Daniel Craig became Agent 007 the story revolved on Bond's personal life. Maybe there are just too many instances where the villains' plans were thwarted by him so they are getting their revenge. 

As usual the gadgets being used as agents are cool as well as the cars. And the actions and the explosions on Spectre leveled-up compared with the previous ones. That's why they bagged a Guinness World Record. 

Still I'm not over the fact the the agent fell in love and being saved by his girls multiple times. Not a normal Bond thing. :)

WILL:  This is one of the most awaited film of the year. Ahm, actually all the 007 movies. Haha. 

James Bond, a well trained bullet proof spy. Haha. Action is non stop. Stunts are astoundingly done. This is why people at any age range loves this series of movie. 

Story: Predictable. Effects: Splendid. You entertained me and my siblings Bond!

Paik's Bibim (Bibimbap) - VivoCity Singapore

ABBEY: We went to Paiik's Bibim in Vivo City to have dinner. It is a little shop that serves Korean dish bibimbap. 

I got their recommended item: Beef Bulgogi Bibimbap for 8.50SGD. It came in a big bowl and on the wall a sign shows how to eat it; very simple, just mix it all and enjoy it. It was sweet and delicious. From time to time I'm putting chili paste to make it hot and spicy. 

They only accept cash and NETS.

WILL: For almost 5 years of marriage we do not forget to unwind and have a dinner date. We frequently explore on food. Why not? Singapore has lot to offer. 

That night we went for Korean cuisine. Paiik's bibimbap is a fast food themed dining site. I went for Teriyaki Chicken Bibimbap ($8.50). It is flavourful. Any person that do not want spicy but like to try Korean's Bibimbap, this is the right place for them.

Max's Corner Bakery ™ Delivery - Salted Caramel Tableya Cake

ABBEY: As we're longing foods from Pinas, whenever we have visitors we asked them for a little treat from home. Jhen came bringing a box of Max's Salted Caramel. Cake is not that appealing to me. If there will be other foods, I'll be eating the cake last. But when I tasted the moist but firm cake coated with sweet caramel, it is heaven. Great partner with coffee or tea as well. Thanks Jhen.

WILL: I once used the delivery service of Max's but was not for their famous kare-kare or for their crispy pata but for their cakes. I used it on Mothers' Day this year and all good comments how delicious the cake was pouring on my messenger. 

I had never tasted any cake from them. I got curious and luckily my friend Jhen asked want do I want from Manila for her to bring to Singapore. Without second thought I requested to bring me this famous Salted Caramel Cake of Max's Restaurant. And she did! 

The taste? The sweet caramel that surrounds the tableya chocolate cake inside is perfect! I do not need a tea or coffee to pair it. It can stand alone. Haha! Oh, please do not forget to sprinkle the salt on top of it. 

You can order here for your cake deliveries. :)

LeNu Taiwanese Beef Noodle Bar (Vivocity)

ABBEY: We're hungry and most of the restaurant in Vivo City is jam-packed. The shortest queue that we saw is at Lenu (Taiwan Beef Noodle Shop); maybe 5-7 people ahead of us. We were given seats at the bar after a couple of minutes. 

I got their Chef-recommended item: Braised Beef Brisket noodle. I don't know if we ordered it right or the chef was confused which is which so I got the same soup flavor but different type of noodles. Instead of broad noodles I had rice noodles in my bowl. No more time to argue on sending it back, I'm hungry. For 10.90, it was reasonable. The serving came huge, hot and freshly served. It was flavorful and the beef is tender.

WILL: Jhen is craving for a good noodles since her first day in here in Singapore. So we went for LeNu for dinner right after the seminar. 

There is queue of course but we got our table in an instant because we are willing to sit at the bar. :) 

I ordered their spicy version of soup. The soup is tasty but not that spicy! The noodles are perfectly firm. The serving is greatly big. Recommendable. Value of money! Now I am very intrigued on Taiwan's cuisine. :) Maybe next time, we will visit that country. :)

The Last Witch Hunter (2015)

ABBEY: At last we're able to watch a movie on "Last Full Show" time slot. Started at midnight and ended at 2AM. 

For The Last Witch Hunter, nothing new. I think I've seen the same movie plot but can't remember. Kill the villain, being haunted by that and then later on finds out that he was betrayed by his own friend. And Vin Diesel is already caught with the stigma of cars. Most of the movies starring him is associated with cars :) Nothing much for this movie. 

The cast is great; Batman's Alfred, Fast & Furious, Dom and Frodo :)

WILL: My friend Jhen visited Singapore just to attend the  Global Summit 2015. For so little time, I want her to see the real beauty of Singapore. So I packed her itinerary that we almost do not sleep at all. Haha. 

After the seminar,short walk inside Sentosa Island and rest at home, at 1130pm we paved our way to Seletar Mall to see The Last Witch Hunter at Shaw on 12mn. This is our first time to see a movie at that kind of timing.

So how's the movie? It is the typical "You can't love me but I like you story", typical betrayal and typical secret society. But it is entertaining. 7/10.

The Global Filipino Investors - Global Summit Singapore 24 Oct 2015 (Global Pinoys United - Gathered from All Over the World)

ABBEY: It is great that the first global summit of The Global Filipino Investors was held in Singapore. Just purchase the ticket and you're done. No airfare or hotel bookings. At 8:30 AM, Hotel Re! Opened its doors to the guests. Breakfast was served and the participants started to mingle with each other. We went with our friend Jhen who came from Philippines just to attend. We got a full view of the speakers and their materials as we were on the third row from the front.

After a prayer and welcome remarks from the founder, Floi, JJ Atencio spoke about real estate. I was able to get a book regarding successful investment stories of Pinoys. He explained that real estate asset is more affordable now but gave a hint to plan first what would be the purpose of that property; be it for personal or for rental use.

Then Ms. Salve Duplito gave us OFWs tips on where to put our hard-earned money. Key take away is to have an exit plan for being an OFW, budgeting and giving back to others.

Now after having investment, what are your plans on your estate? That is where the expertise of Susan Bigay comes in. She taught us to plan your estate as it grows. Not only to avoid chaos on the heirs but also to avoid tax "legally". I hoped she could have more time during the summit, because her topic really interests me.

Then lunch came and since it is siesta it is expected that everybody will feel sleepy.

TGFI management came up with a good idea. They put Natasha Bautista (Acting General Manager of Grabcar Philippines) to speak during that time.. Who will fall asleep when that angelic face starts her speech? I'm inspired for what she accomplished at such a young age. Dream big and reach for the goal. The next half of the summit boiled down to stocks, mutual funds, trading and franchising. 

Edmund and Edward Lee, Aya Laraya and Marvin Fausto told the audience on how easy to invest in paper assets with minimal startup. Then the TAP founder Tony Herbosa defied the norms. He told the participants that he's telling his apprentices not to buy blue chip stocks. He concentrates more on trading (in very large volume). He even showed his buy/sell receipts as well as his gains. If that is not appealing then try franchising. In the end it still depends on the investor which one he chooses.

Q&A's were conducted to have more interaction with the speakers. Food is delicious and take note it is a buffet :)

No topic is boring. We learned a lot on this event. Study and learn more for you to become financially free and independent.

Room for improvement:

1. People became noisy at the back as they are discussing with other speakers. It is ok to mingle and ask questions but give respect to other speakers who are still giving their talks.

2. Make more time for the speakers. Make the summit maybe 1-2 days. This is hard to plan but this is promising; giving more knowledge to the attendants.

More power to TGFI. Congratulations. Mabuhay tayong lahat.

WILL: TGFI First Global Summit: we are pleased and blessed to held that in Singapore. Well-known people flew in here with one mission...promote financial literacy to Filipinos. 

JJ Atencio discussed the few things that can make a man a millionaire. And the number one tool? Financial Education. We got a free book too to take home for participation in his talk. 

Salve Duplito, The Scam Buster, tackled what are the 7 things for OFW to do. What hit me most is her question, "When you want to go home? Do you have an exit plan?". 

Susan Bigay gives an insight how to distribute your wealth to maintain the peace and harmony after your death. This is one of the speaker swarmed by questions. Haha. 30minutes is not enough for her. Bring her back to Singapore! Please??! 

Bansan Choa. He disclosed that retirement is a good business. Haha! Got a good business idea on that. Thanks iRemit Boss. 

Aya Laraya. We really laughed when he told the crowd that he meets a people that seems knew it all but don't do anything to take the first step in investing. Haha. He taught us how to have a company analysis for every stock you wish to buy. 

Edmund Lee pushes the people to dream big and do not be scared. He shows us some strategies in stocks too. 

Tony Herbosa the founder of TAP confirms what I did when I selected my power of five company. Gut feeling is a good thing to be side by side while analysing the stocks. Haha! Instinct and Legal Wife is the right word! Haha. Hope to see you again in Singapore. 

Marvin Fausto get into deep on 3Ws in investing. We got further on how it is easy to invest in mutual funds using the COL account. :) Thanks Sir Marvin for creating this platform for the Filipinos. 

Jerry Ilao differentiated very clearly the difference between employee and entrepreneur. He gave ideas of a business that requires a minimum amount of P500,000 and below. He also give us the perfect signs that you are ready to be an entrepreneur. 

From 8:00 - 6:00pm for only $75.00 with free breakfast, lunch and snacks. Gosh this is really a real deal. We learned a lot and we want more!!! 

Thanks TGFI. Till next year's Global Summit. Hmmm thinking who the next set of speakers will be. :)

Shangri-La Hotel The Line - International Dinner Buffet

ABBEY: We already experienced their buffet breakfast here at The Line at Shangri La Hotel and now dinner for Rejoice's Appreciation Night. Ladies wore pink and gents black. We were hungry and immediately grab a plate and went to the buffet. 

First plate is Indian cuisine (chicken tandoor, garlic naan, briyani rice) because that's the nearest to our seats. This gave us time to chat with colleagues when we got our plates filled up.

Next are chicken and beef satay with peanut sauce and prata. Then we headed for some pork siopao and dimsums. I only got a couple of them as they contain shrimp.

The roasted beef caught my attention and I asked the chef to give me a rib. It is tender and delicious. The juice ran between my fingers. I'm eating like a king :)

The last couple of plates really sealed the deal. Sushi roll with tuna; topped with salmon and then torched. Wow. Delightful. The soy sauce is sweet but it would be better if the wasabi can be a little more spicy. I put a lot on the dip but not that spicy. For 87 pax, the tab went up to more than 3300SGD including wines.

WILL: This is Rejoice Container Services Pte Limited Appreciation Night! Wooooohooooo! I am always waiting for it, because I want my husband to meet my colleagues. In office we are full of laughters, so imagine when we go out and have a full packed dinner? Merrier!!!

This year we went to The Line of Shangri-la Plaza Hotel. As you may know, we already went here but that was for breakfast buffet, now for dinner. 

Their roast beef is amazing! Tender and juicy. The salmon never runs out of queue. There is a free selection for dimsums, but I love their siewmai and its dip. Ice cream has it varieties, ohh there is a durian flavor. Froyo is present. Macarons, I ate plateful of that for dessert. To help me digest it all, they have a stall that serves the coffee and tea for the night. Ms Ivy capped our night off with some wine. 

I love every Rejoice's Appreciation Night. Thanks again Boss. Till next year :)

Chicken Adobo with Coconut Milk and Turmeric

ABBEY: Yes, this is a fusion of chicken curry and adobo. :)

Boneless chicken leg (any preferred chicken part)

2 medium-sized potatoes (cut to bite-size pcs)

200 ml coconut milk

2 tsp turmeric powder

1 cup vinegar

1 cup soy sauce

10 clove minced garlic

Marinate chicken with vinegar, garlic, and turmeric; preferably overnight.

On a pan, put 1 tbsp of oil and pan fry the chicken. Save the marinade for later use.

Once fried, put back the marinade and let it simmer for 5-7minutes.

Put on the coconut milk and potato. Simmer again for 3-4 minutes.

Season to taste and adjust the sourness and saltiness according to your preference.

VERDICT
WILL: Are you stressed out thinking what will be your dinner for tonight or tomorrow or on the next day? Well you are not alone, but thanks to different cooking site for us to checkout and try to cook. 

I saw an unsual "adobo", it was mixed with coconut milk and Abbey saw another style that was with curry. So Abbey do what? He cooked Chicken Adobo with Curry and Coconut Milk. The taste is a blast. You will not look for another meal. This is. Total package. 

Looking forward for another remarkable meal with mu Chef Abbey. :) 

Chir Chir Fusion Chicken Factory – Korean Fried Chicken Restaurant

ABBEY: We're supposed to have dinner at another location, but since our hunger requires some big servings we headed to Chir Chir at their branch on 313 Somerset. This is to celebrate the anniversary of our blogsite.

We're lucky enough not to wait in queue and got a table within seconds; because the queue got long a few minutes after we came.

Most of the menu items are for sharing. So better go there with a tag-along. We ordered garlicky chicken and Chir Chir Mi Chir. They said it is for two, but actually it can be for 3 :)

The chicken is crispy and sweet on the outside and moist on the inside. It is mild spicy as well. You can eat this without any rice, pasta, pizza. Just eat it alone. 

The Chir Chir Mi Chir fried chicken tenders were soaked on creamy pasta sauce. It was delicious. We finished the paste and sauce to the last drop.

WILL: Chir Chir is the newest sensation in town. The queue is horribly long and it is very good that  we arrived early. 


They do not have an individual meal so we ordered first 2 sets of food... for sharing. I am expecting that they will serve us a small portion but I am wrong. We were shocked by the size of their servings. It's huge. 

I love their Chir Chir Mi Chir  the sauce is amazingly delicious and creamy. Their Garlicky Chicken is quite spicy but the flavour is just at the skin, the meat is quite bland. 

The price is pretty expensive to battle with many Korean Chicken that is serving a single meal. 

NOM - Bistro & Bakery

ABBEY: I first saw the rainbow cake on 9GAG. I thought of doing that but got no time to do it. Doing that is a feat as it will take time to bake seven different colors of cake and then layer them. Grace wanted to have a piece of that cake and planned to have it at NOM (No Other Meaning) Bistro. It is at Macpherson Community Club. The restaurant offers burgers, pasta, pizza, coffees, teas, mocktails and cakes. 

For 14.9SGD I had the Ultimate NOM burger (juicy beef patty, slice of tomato, lettuce and sunny side up egg in between buns with NOM's name on it). The burger came with serving of fries. Great dinner catching up with friends.

WILL: We got an invitation from Abbey's colleague to go to Macpherson to checkout one of the most talked about cafe due to their rainbow cakes. We did not turn down this opportunity for us to taste that cake and to catch-up with friends.

We came late, sorry, and our ordered is already on the table waiting for us. Do not worry, it didn't get cold. I went for its Earth Burger. Oh my gosh! I do not know what they put on portobello mushroom that it tastes like beef. Hmmm. Well I enjoyed every bite of it and most specially the cake.

Their rainbow cake have so many flavors but I went for Salted Caramel. It is not that sweet and it does not need to be flushed down by a coffee or tea. 

Nice and peaceful ambiance and their staffs are ever attentive and friendly! Check this out guys, click here for their menu. :) 

EPIKebabs - Meaty, Juciy, Epic (Tampines)

ABBEY: After dining out, we went to EPIKebabs for take aways. For 6SGD, I got a roll of mixed chicken and beef. It has chilli sauce and mayo. Maybe the shredded meats that I have in my roll are the ones closest to the heat as they were crunchy which gives added texture after every bite. It was good. It is as if I'm eating crispy chicken and beef :) They also put their shredded delights on sandwiches and rice. The branch we visited is on Century Square Mall Level 1.

WILL: When we are on our way for dinner to Sylog, we saw this stall just outside the Century Square mall. I am craving for shawarma for months already but I am very lazy to go to Clarke Quay to buy some. So when I saw this stall, I immediately asked Abbey to buy a pair for our midnight snack. 

Well, because of excitement to satisfy my cravings that was delayed long time, upon reaching our house, we ate it immediately. :)

Bite after bite EPIKebabs proved that their tagline is for real. It is meaty, juicy, epic and yummy. Now I do not need to head down to Clarke Quay for an expensive shawarma, I just need to make a stop here in EPIKebabs! :) 

SYLOG - Singapore - Food Stand, Filipino Restaurant

ABBEY: Tapsilog (TApa (cured beef) + SInangag (fried rice) + itLOG (fried egg)) is of the favorite breakfast of Filipinos. So aside from tapa, it evolved. A lot of "silogs" were born. Tosilog (tocino- sweet cured pork), chiksilog (fried chicken), spamsilog (Spam luncheon meat), and many more. 

And it is a good news when I learned that it is here in Singapore. Sylog offers the breakfast treat all day long. It is located at Food Junction of Century Square Mall at Tampines. I got Tosilog for 6.50SGD. It comes with soup, lots of dipping sauce (spicy vinegar/soy sauce, lime, Mang Tomas) and slices of cucumber and tomatoes. The rice has a garlic-rich taste which I really enjoyed together with the cured pork and egg. The sour soup washed it all and dinner is finished in no time.

WILL: This is one of diners on Abbey's list. After our Investor's First Open Forum we headed to Century Square's Food Junction to look for Sylog. We found its stall and ordered their famous LiempoSylog.

Their soup and mouth-watering garlic rice complements well with the fried pork (liempo) that is well submerged on their vinegar.

I will positively recommend their food! C'mon mga kababayan! Go visit them when you are at Tampines area. 

2015 FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE AIRLINE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX

ABBEY: Another F1 season came in Singapore from September 18-20. We bought Bay Grandstand tickets for the whole 3 days and we saw some actions on Turn 18. The qualifying rounds for the Formula 1 cars was exciting as Sebastian Vettel finished a lap with 1 minute and 44 seconds. Though he didn't matched that record on Sunday night's race, he still proved that he is the champion of Marina Bay circuit. He managed to maintain the lead until the end.

For the concert line up, it was great. Pharell on Friday, Maroon 5 got the crowd singing and dancing on Saturday and Bon Jovi capped the event on Sunday.

Room for improvements and I hope Singapore Airline F1 committee will look into it.

1. Please open the track as soon as the race ended for the people to go to Padang stage. Bon Jovi was already on the middle of his concert when we arrived there.

2. When opening the track, I mean open the track in Turn 18 so the people can pass thru the Esplanade (under the bridge) just like the earlier years. What happened is that the people are routed to Esplanade bridge itself. And they have to go thru the fences or camera slots just to go in the concert ground. This is very disappointing. Adding to that the marshal is telling that that is not allowed. When he was asked where should the people go, he became silent.

3. Have Fanzone bands like the one when Singtel is the promoter. This will ensure that the ticket holder can enjoy both the race and the concert in the fanzone. This year, the patrons will have to decide if they will watch the race on their seats or wait for 7 hours for the concert in Padang just to get a good position.

4. Have more promotion/contest for ticket upgrades. The contest that I saw was only to have 1 pair of ticket to be upgraded, unlike other years where the all the tickets that you bought will be upgraded.

Hoping to get some improvements in future races. More power Singapore GP.

WILL: Nothing's gonna stop the roaring and revving machines of Singapore Grand Prix 2015. Yeah even haze can't stop people in merrymaking. 

This is my third time to watch this yearly phenomenal event here in Singapore and it just getting bigger and better. So what are the things that they made it more exciting for 2015? First of all is the list of main stage performers at Padang Stage. For three consecutive nights we were treated with famous singers from Hollywood. Pharrell Williams touched the stomping feet of teenagers. Maroon 5 make the girls scream and Bon Jovi makes our hands swayed up in the air. All generations were touched by F1 2015. 

How about the race? Not so many action as expected to Mercedes Benz. You can observe that Anti-Red Team is bored while they are watching Vettel leads the parade of racing cars. I think Vettel can drive in Singapore's Night Track even his eyes were closed. Haha!

On my third time to attend this, I assessed that I am more on to watch the actual race itself than to attend the concerts. Haha! I am converted now. 

Long Live Singapore GP. Hope to have an access again to Fan Stand by next year! :)

Kenny Rogers Roasters Great World City

ABBEY: From time to time we became homesick and we crave for food back at home. Yes there are fastfood in the Philippines that are also here in Singapore but the taste isn't the same. Maybe I just want the Filipino-version of that :) 

We came to know of Kenny Rogers and headed to Great World City. What we want the most? Their muffins. Unfortunately, Wilma wanted it more than me so she hoarded all the muffins we ordered to herself. We had quarter chicken platter with 2 sides (corn nibbles & mac & cheese) and a muffin for 18.90SGD. 

The taste is the same; it is delicious. The chicken is roasted well; no blood or undercooked meat. I hope they can lower the price.

WILL: I am watching a tv series and one of the character blurted out the corn muffin of Kenny Rogers and boom..my brain exploded and longing for the taste of it. 

Grabbed my phone and searched for Kenny Roger's Singapore branch and Great World City came up. Before our Saturday Singapore GP event, we went here for lunch. 

We all ordered Kenny Quarters and I grabbed all their muffin from their plates. Haha! I ate one, and I packed the rest. Gosh, every bite satisfies my cravings! The crusty texture outside plus the foamy bread inside. Oh! Yeah! The chicken! It is nice but pretty expensive. Macaroni and cheese taste is impressively good! 

I will be back for muffins for sure. :)