This Weekend – Sparkly Little Trinkets! Free Diamonds!

Like sparkly baubles? Pop into the The Goldheart Jewel Sale this weekend, starting tomorrow, Friday 30 April until Sunday, 2 May, and pick up great deals on dinky trinkets at a whopping 70% off. That means diamonds on a whim! And if you’re a Goldheart member, that’s another 10% off for you, Luscious! Deals to beeline for are the Solitaire...

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Binge - Mother's Day Treats Part 2

Finally! A Mothers’ Day brunch that understands our need for chi-chi cocktails! The new Triple Three at Mandarin Orchard Singapore has rolled out the red carpet with a yummy Japanese Sunday brunch (11.30am – 3pm). In addition to delectables like Sashimi, Teppanyaki, Roasted Wagyu Beef and Tempura, there are Robatayaki, Shabu-shabu, Oden and Japanese...

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Buys - This Season's Carry-All is the Hogan Trend Bag

Don't like the idea of carrying around a bulky document bag, try this season's charming carry-all from Hogan. Their best selling Trend Bag has been given a polished update - patent calf leather with the unique characteristic of creating contrast when pressure is applied to its surface. It's water resistant quality makes it perfect for the rainy days...

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Beauty - DIY Home Spa Treatments at Watsons

If you have to run out to replenish some bath and spa essentials, it may be worth popping into Watsons in both Singapore and Hong Kong to check out the new value-for-money ranges that they have just launched under their own house brand with Lavender, Olive, Green Tea and Spring Water as the lead ingredients.  The different ranges offer head to...

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By The Way - Mother's Day Treats We Like - Part 1

Last year I lamented how Mother’s Day promotions and events around town seemed to think all Moms are keen on traditional Chinese herbal foods, Peranakan pantoons, and slipper beading. So far, no one has suggested Hokkien love songs over lunch yet, but methinks they are all more suited for Grandparents Day! Happily there are some improvements this year...

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Bytes - Retro REVO - the best MDR that money can buy!

I like spreading the love so when I learn a new term, I like to share it. So here goes... drrrrrum rrroll….purleese. Acronym Number One, say it with us… “M.D.R”. What does it mean? In short, a radio that does more than a radio should. It stands for “Multi Digital format Radio” and the name to remember behind this is “REVO”. Acronym Number Two, say...

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Bytes - Your Completely Connected Car!

Its not enough that you have got the architect to design a multi-sensory sound room into the basement of your  billion dollar dream home. Now you also want the whole audio experience  on your journey out of the house, especially as you make that arduous journey enroute to Malaysia – heaven forbid, by car (just to test drive those new wheels)!...

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Bytes – Get Up and Go

I remember a decade ago when, in a previous life, my team and I (three waddling, pregnant women) heaved lap top, projector and other hefty paraphernalia from presentation to presentation in efforts to clinch an account. With big bumps to deal with, like we needed more weight to heave around! If only we had one of these nifty little gadgets instead,...

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ADVERTORIAL: Binge - L'Olivier, The Best Tart Flambe's In Town

You know a place has good food if its location is totally, daringly incongruous. Remember the wonderful seafood restaurants out at Punggol Point? Or Tetsuya’s first restaurant in Sydney’s Roselle neighbourhood, a couple doors away from the neighbourhood laundromat? That’s what I mean by incongruous. So when a friend mentioned a French bistro in the...

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Breakaway - Have Mountain, Have Sea (You Shan You Shui) - Take Your Holiday Pick

June’s not far away, and I have just been reminded by my pilot bro-in-law that….hyperventilate…. flights are filling up!! Okay, so he was actually referring to London so if anyone is keen to try out the Grace Kelly weekend, time to BOOK YOUR FLIGHTS! Anyway, the world is not that small, and if one’s finger doesn’t click on the online flight reservation...

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Bling - Ice, Champagne and Eden

What a girl wants? Some ice down her decolletage on a hot, hot day, a chilled flute of Moet Chandon in hand and an unihibited-ly naked wander into the Garden of Eden (moving of course, far away from the Tree of Good and Evil and that nasty snake - LOL). Bring all these images together in real terms and you get what Goldheart and Larry Jewelry...

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Binge - Mustn't Miss at Habour Grill - We are giving you waaay advance notice!

Bet you’ve heard by now that Hilton Singapore’s Habour Grill, a fine old foodie institution, is going to bow out to make way for Iggy’s. Now, I like Iggy’s, but I do like Harbour Grill too. It seems a real shame that this old dame is finally closing its doors when it’s still serving up great food and superb, out of this world service in the form of...

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Breakaway – A Weekend In London Like Grace Kelly

If you’ve been working too hard, here’s a real escapade that lets you live out the glamorous life even if it’s just for a few days. To coincide with the Grace Kelly exhibition in London at The Victoria & Albert Museum, The Connaught in Mayfair has launched its ‘Grace Kelly: Style Icon Weekends’. An ab fab situation, its a getaway that screams serious,...

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Bytes - PCs galore: Small, Raw, Loud, Slim!

Good things come in small packages and when they come in colours like Coffee Brown and Hot Pink and with cute names like the ASUS Eee PC, then they are absolutely irresistible! All the more if they fit snugly into your handbag.  For those that prefer the raw look, there is the new ASUS U Series Bamboo Collection constructed from lightly treated...

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Binge – Gunpowder Steaks & Star Sign Meals - Weird & Wonderful at WGS 2010

There’s feasting afoot all round Singapore this coming week with the World Gourmet Summit. Anyone with the slightest interest in food would be eyeballing the events schedule and desperately making last minute reservations. But even as we know the big wigs like Ferran Adria is coming (but he’s not cooking!), David Thompson, Ben Shewry, etc, look what...

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Breakaway - Boutique Experience at New Phuket Resort

While we’re still on the topic of all thing Thai, here’s a beautiful a new resort that’s just opened for business this month in Phuket, my flavour of the moment! And it all sounds tempting to Madam! (I do apologise for the rather uninspiring headline though. Just woke up on Saturday morning, and no caffeine fix yet!) See the nice pictures? The new...

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Buys - Earth-friendly Slip ons!

Final plug for Earth Day .. here is what my diary entry is going to read like on 22 April (Earth Day) ... Dear Diary, Today, I will slip on my pair of environmentally responsible footwear! "What?" you say?  I am talking about Ocean Minded, a manufacturer of casual footwear that marries fashion with a conscience. Their babies, 18 newly birthed...

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