By The Way - What to do for National Day

One week more to National Day! Have you put up your flag and readied your red and white outfits? Have your planned your rose water and coconut malk layered agar-agar recipe? We patriotic aunties at SimplyFab are just crazed with excitement and nationalistic fervor! I will be offline this weekend as I am checking in at a hotel to soak in the full dress...

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Binge - Tetsuya's New Restaurant Waku Ghin Opens at Marina Bay Sands

When I met Tetsuya a few months back to do an interview for a magazine, I was very pleasantly surprised by how unpretentious he is, yet his PR is super slick. Easy going and mild mannered, he gives you his full attention when you talk to him, and makes you feel you’re the most interesting conversationalist ever. And despite his fine dining credentials,...

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Breaking News and Bytes - iPhone 4 available this Friday

Christmas has come early this year with the crazy rush happening two Fridays ago in July, first for the coveted iPad and now for the iPhone 4. Rejoin the queue as the iPhone 4 arrives in 17 more countries including Singapore and Hong Kong THIS Friday! Featuring FaceTime, video calls are going to be the norm in phone communications. Apple’s new Retina...

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Breakaway - Finnair goes Hong Kong!

It was hard enough for me to get used to Silkair, Tiger, Jet Star, Value Air and Air Asia in Singapore .. when I moved to Hong Kong, there were some other names to remember like Dragon Air, Jet Airways and now another one. Have you heard of Finnair? Me neither! I keep picturing an airplane piloted by Mr Claus and his 8 reindeers. I am not completely...

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Binge - Eat Up For Singapore! National Day Deals and Meals

It’s National Day round the corner, and I’m heading off next Saturday to catch of glimpse of the fireworks! Time to bring out the red and white t-shirt and shorts ensemble, get the kid a Giordano national day T-shirt and wave the little plastic flag from the hotel room balcony! Such excitement! And of course, it’s a perfect excuse to imbibe in some...

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Binge – Sweet Sinfulness! Cakes, Ice Cream and Desserts!

Such sinfulness! Like sugar isn’t enough of the devil for us svelte darlings, they’re now combining it with alcohol, too. What is a modern girl to do to hold on to her raging infernal desires? What’s this frenzy all about? Häagen-Dazs Singapore is the FIRST country in Asia to launch a Cocktail Menu. Available only at its Clarke Quay café (3A River...

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Breakaway - Hong Kong Off The Beaten Track Excursions By Boat

The next time you find yourself bored in Hong Kong and in the mood for adventure. Try an off the beaten track excursion to a remote island on a sailing vessel with a dim sum lunch and a drinky poo thrown in at only HK$340 per person and HK$200 for children, 4 to 11 years. Hong Kong’s iconic traditional red-sailed Chinese junk, the Aqua Luna sails...

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Breakaway - Diane von Furstenberg makeover for Claridge's London

If you ever get a chance to check into Claridge’s, one of the world’s most famous and glamorous hotels in London, make sure you ask to see or stay in one of the 20 DVF styled rooms that the hotel has collaborated on with the Queen of the wrap dress, Diane von Furstenberg. Before looking at the pictures, I kept imagining what her signature style would...

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Breaking News - iPad out in HK and SG on 23 July, Friday!

The wait ends officially on Friday because you will be able to pick yours up in HK or SG on Friday, 23 July. Browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch™ user interface. iPad is 0.5 inches thin and weighs just 1.5 pounds—thinner...

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Breakaway – Apple Tree Cottage - The Best Holiday Cottage in South Australia

I had always meant to write about this little cottage we discovered on a trip last year to South Australia’s Adelaide Hills. When I was trawling for accommodation for a personal holiday to South Australia, I realized that it was real tough to get really nice, luxe holiday digs out in the countryside. Until I came across Apple Tree Cottage. Run by...

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Breakaway - Beach Bunny Travels Green at Club Med -Part 2

Speaking of natural, the whole resort (yes, all 80 hectares of it) is a preserved, natural site. And before I go on about the backend eco-initiatives, I have to say that I was quite impressed by the architecture here. Not only is it stunning, but also its eco-consciousness, even when this traditional kampong-styled lodging was built back in 1977! Constructed...

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