Abercrombie & Fitch (coming soon)

All-American brand A&F is set to open its first Asian store here in mid-2011. The flagship store will occupy four storeys and will share building space with similarly famous men's clothing brands like Topman, Brooks Brothers and Tommy Hilfiger.

New restaurants that i like to try

New restaurants
1) Medz at Orchard Central
2) Bronte
3) Salt Grill 54th Ion
4) kinki japanese restaurant
5) Ritz carlton to confirm that the buffet selection is really crap
6) La Brasserie at St Regis
7) Oriole
8) Bedrock
9) Swissotel Stamford
10) Equinox Lunch buffet
11) One ninety (thou not so keen on ala carte buffet)
12) il Lido at Sentosa Golf Club
13) White Rabbit
14) Tanjong Beach Club
15) Cold Stone Cremery







Restaurants / Cafes that i tried b4 and will recommend to others :
1) St Pierre By Emmanuel Stroobant Belgium Chef
2) Hard Rock Cafe Singapore
3) Anatolia Turkish (many times)
4) Jones the Grocer at Dempsey and Mandarin Gallery
(must buy choc croissants & french butter)
5) Brewerkz ( 4 times)
6) Kushinbo buffet
7) Marriot hotel buffet
8) Carousel hotel buffet
9) Grand Copthorne hotel buffet
10) Kuriya Japanese bento sets ($65 set)
11) ku de ta at 55th floor of Marina Bay Sands for dinner
12)Cantina Italian Restaurant at Changi Village Hotel
13) Cova Pasticceria italian restaurant at Paragon (Lobster spag and pizza)
14) Swiss Merchant Court hotel buffet (countless times)
15) Prive bakery cafe at keppel island
16) House dempsey truffle fries
17) Aerin's at Raffles City duck confit and fish
18)

Official Launch of companies for financial year Oct 2010

Companies Soft Launch :-
1) trysk studio'z
2) Tryk iphoneography
3) Tryk photo studios
4) Daylesford iphoneography
5) VEUILLEZ PHOTOGRAPHY
6) Veuillez iphonology
7) dec.oh.seven iphoneography studios
8) Yorkshire iPhotos Studio
9) vanilla77 studios (Singapore)
10) Decoh seven studios
11) TRYSK IPHONEOGRAPHY STUDIOS (HQ : GREEN PARK , LONDON)

oops i ate a snail .

hey folks, yes'day i wiz at e infamos st pierre by emmanuel stroobant .
got a picture taken with the incredibly good looking chef.
my mum and me had a degustation menu .
about 9 courses.Each person will pay min $118 +++.
food wiz excel't. so good until i couldn't tell which is the pork loin and which is the breast of duck . since both are red in colour. no. it was too dim

it wiz a full house on a Wednesday night. couples , couples and more couples. the whole atmospheric of love was in the air. no. i would not want to come this place on Valentine's day . it is too cosy . i could sometimes brush past the angmo guy hairy arms at the next table . or perhaps the hairs were too long . the tables were too close to each other . Squeezing 13 tables in a restaurant that is the size of a living room . Nay !

Now , i juz need to upload this minute plates of "baby food"
why i call it baby food.
regurgitated foam , bubbles of olive oil mix with pistachio nuts and pine nuts chopped finely. smallest portions that even my dog will say it is not enuff .
oh yes . and a pungent cheese that smell like my brothers sneakers which havent been washed for 2 months .

stay tune if you want to see this "baby food for adults"
and oops i ate a escargot (snail)

Luxury instant $90 cup noodles from Harrods

Famous UK department store Harrods has launched a luxury Pot Noodle - the Posh Noodle sells for £29.95 with all the proceeds going to charity. To add to the exclusivity, only a limited quantity of 100 are made.

The vegetarian-friendly posh noodle comes in a hand-flocked and gold-leafed pot. It also comes with a fork and table linen.

Luxury bathroom design by Lineatre

http://www.luxuo.com/page/2


The collection includes two built-in under sinks cabinets made of solid wood and marble tabletops, mirror in wooden frame with gold trim, low tables and other accessories.

You can also choose from a variety of plenty of marble styles, hand-painted cabinets and trim styles.

And if you really want your bathroom to glitter and shine, you can opt for the Swarovski crystal studded metal handles.

Capella Hotel Launch on March 31st 2009

Models pose in Gucci dresses before a presentation of the Gucci Spring/ Summer 2009 collection at the Capella Hotel in Singapore March 31, 2009.

Gucci held the collection at Capella, a six-star luxury hotel that opened last week despite Singapore being in recession and the economic crisis affecting tourism numbers across the region.

The $260-million hotel is set within more than 12 hectares of sprawling land and lush greenery. It boasts 111 rooms, including 32 private villas – the first of its kind on Sentosa which come with their own pools.

Designed by acclaimed interior designer Jaya Ibrahim, founder of Jaya and Associates, the warm and inviting palettes of the rooms reflect the underlying influence of the tropical setting.

Featuring prominently the use of rattan and wood, the rooms are spacious, comfortable and relaxing.

But a night’s stay at the hotel can set you back by at least S$750 ($499). Villa stays cost at least S$1,800 ( $1,185) a night !

A Sweet Valentines Day with Bvlgari chocolates

article can be found at : http://www.luxuo.com/gastronomy/page/2



Him and Her, two exclusive chocolate pralines handmade by Miura Naoki, celebrates Valentine’s Day in Il Cioccolato, a top quality chocolate shop in Bulgari’s Omotesando twin store of Tokyo.

Elegant and refined gift boxes includes these two different melodies for the palate: Her represents the courage to break the rules with white and extra dark chocolate blended with floreali notes and strawberries accents. Him is a small poem of taste, born from the union of the paste of cocoa with coffee and grappa.

Macaron keychains , where to find ??

Access to French macarons is not readily available if you live in the US for the most part.

However if you are lucky enough to live in Japan, things are different.

Not only are French macarons shops on almost every corner But also there is a ton of macaron toys and souvenirs to be had!


PIERRE HERME COLLABORATE WITH LIPTON

SO WHO IS GOING TO JAPAN ???

Luxury Hotel for Dogs and Cats !!

A luxury £2.5 million Pet Hotel, called Elmtree, has opened its doors as London’s first luxury boarding kennels and cattery and is offering pampered pooches and frisky felines somewhere to stay when their owners go away.

The Enfield establishment was designed by property developer and pet fanatic Ray Fawehimi on the edge of green belt land in the London borough. Mr Fawehimi, who owns both a cat and dog himself, said he has a vision of opening a guest house for pets so he demolished his house which stood on the site and built the animal hotel.

















From its glamorous reception, adorned by a wall lined with dog biscuits of varying sizes and tastes to greet all guests, to its indoor canine gymnasium with toys to stimulate the guests, under-floor heating, well-designed individual guest ‘rooms’ and acres of outside space including a small lake, this is pet heaven


He added that he has hired a “great pedigree” of staff and is now ready for business. “Our manager, Diana Skoyles, previously worked with Sparsholt College, teaching animal care, and previously worked for the Blue Cross. We have six staff members in total and there is always someone on duty and awake throughout the night,” he explained.

The services offered include all the usual boarding amenities like individual kennels, accommodation of any special diet requirements, and daily walks, plus they also have luxury pet bedding options (if you don’t want to bring your own), exercise and play rooms, and even in-kennel web cams so you can keep constant tabs on your pet while you’re away.


The Hotel has 29 cat “rooms” and 55 dog “rooms” - but pairs of dogs or cats who normally live together will room together to avoid upsetting them. There is an isolation ward for any animals who fall sick and an on-call vet in case of need. The luxurious bathroom has hydraulically operated baths and pedicures are available, so that dogs can enjoy full grooming parlour services on the premises.

Even the underfloor heating has been well-planned: for cats there is a choice of sleeping position as the designers recognised that some cats prefer to be on an elevated level (with a cat flap from the mezzanine sleeping area) whilst others would prefer to be at ground level, to enjoy the underfloor heating. The lower bedding area, too, has a cat-flap also leading to the cool, anti-glare glassed sun-room.


Prices start at £20/day for dogs and £12/day for cats. Owners are welcome to view the hotel but for those pressed for time, the Elmtree Hotel Pet Taxi can fetch and carry your pet !


QUITE CHEAP !
SPENCER PLEASE PACK YOUR LUGGAGE AND GO !

Victorian Cosy cottages for DOGS !

SPENCER , DO YOU NEED THIS ?? REALLY >?????






http://www.luxuo.com/pets/page/2




After showing you the luxury doghouse complete with spa and 52-inch plasma TV, we bring you another kennel that brings luxury to your beloved pooch.

Designed for uber-rich fashion-conscious pet owners, the Victorian Cozy Cottage Kennel Dog House is a safe haven for your best friend.

For the proper pup that appreciates the finer things, the house is designed with a gingerbread trim and gable that surrounds a 6 x 8-foot space for Fido to frolic in fair weather and a covered snooze nook to escape into when it is time to put paws to rest.

cute handphone accessory

http://www.luxuo.com/gastronomy




Last time, Lipton teamed up with Pierre Herme and this time, collaborate with the Westin Tokyo!

These freebies are named “Tea time accessory collection”. Eight kinds of faux cakes or cuties are ready for tea time. Via: 8tokyo

New 2009 Rolex collection : Datejust 36mm

As part of its 2009 collection, Rolex unveils the new Rolex Datejust 36 mm.

In polished steel with either a white or yellow gold bezel emblazoned with 52 diamonds, the new Datejust 36 mm is a resolutely feminine version that continues the Datejust tradition.

The Datejust 36 mm classic pieces are available in eight different models each featuring exquisite dials (four floral motif dials, two mother of pearl dials and two wave dials).




this article is extracted from : http://www.luxuo.com/watches/datejust-36mm-rolex.html#more-10449

Daniel Boulud Restaurant in Las Vegas

this article is from : http://skinny-epicurean.blogspot.com/








Daniel Boulud Brasserie is a casual offshoot of the original Daniel Boulud Restaurant in NYC. Located at the basement of the grand Wynn hotel, the Brasserie offers a really good value tasting menu between 5pm to 7pm. Not only that, if you stay past 8pm, you would also get to watch the Wynn's fountain show that shows at 15 minute intervals starting at 8pm.

The food focuses on classical French food and style of cooking and whilst quite ordinary, was perfectly executed so this meal turned out to be one of the most enjoyable one for me. The waiter was casual and friendly yet professional. The bread was interesting too - one of them had poppyseeds and the other had figs and walnuts.






My warm frisse salad with roasted mushrooms and poached egg was a lovely start to dinner. The soft, runny yolk added a richness to the earthy mushrooms and different flavours and the textures just all blended and melded in my mouth.






The scottish salmon with asparagus was perfectly pink and raw in the middle and had an interesting meyer lemon and radish relish that was sourish and did a good job in preventing the palate from becoming too tired. The skin was so crispy I savoured each bite of it. I cannot understand why most Westerners do not eat the skin of the fish. The first thing they do is to lift up the skin and set it aside. What a shame! Anyways, the portion was generous as well so we had to share dessert.



Dessert was a chocolate hazelnut fondant with nougatine crunch and coffee ice cream. It was a good dessert with tried and tested pairing but oh my gosh, the ice cream was sooo good. The bittersweet effect from the coffee grounds and the sweet cream was a match in heaven and I could only complain that the scoop was too small!



We got a complimentary bowl of mini citrus madelines because my friend's steak was slightly overdone. These were surprisingly really fluffy and light, almost ethereal and just not like most madelines that are heavy and dense like muffins. It was a pleasant surprise and a sweet ending to dinner.


Wynn Las Vegas
3131 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89136

(888) 320-7110
www.danielnyc.com

The Singel 404

i tot i saw singtel 404
but this foodie place is in amsterdam





I’ve been away. After about two weeks of sleeping in foreign beds and waking up to a hammered jet lagged feeling; I’ve just made it home.

The feeling of being home is a strange feeling. You can be perfectly alienated at home and at home in a completely foreign environment. This trip I went back to a place that I called home for a while, parts of it still looked foreign and other parts looked and smelled familiar. The supermarket that was a seven minute walk away from my then home, my supermarket, had the same smell that it had five years ago. Thankfully not one of those bad smells, but just a distinct smell that was strangely reassuring.

After walking down the aisles of the Albert Heijn and reacquainting myself with the delights of pindakaas (the Dutch version of peanut butter that taste nothing like the smooth Skippy’s/peter pan types that I grew up eating), stroopwafels those waffles that justify are thin enough to hold the maximum amount of caramel, speculaas a Dutch spiced biscuit that I was seriously addicted to and the cheese, I started feeling more at home.








Once I pulled myself out of the supermarket, I did the next thing that was top on my priority, to eat at my favourite sandwich shop in Amsterdam. Anyway, the Singel 404 is small, so you need take any choice table that you get and if the sun decides to come out, sitting along the Singel to watch the boats, bikes and people pass it a great way to spend lunch. The menu here is huge – with nearly fifty different bread + ingredients options ranging from the failsafe toastie, club sandwiches, and my personal favourite section: specials where they have great combinations – it is hard not to at least one option that you would like. Or the last option is for you can be an impossible person like me on my first visit where I insisted on creating own sandwich despite the dizzy array of choices, but I am not too sure if this option is still available.

This trip I made it to the Singel 404 twice – for lunch and brunch. In the peak lunch hour, it is annoying having to stand around and to watch people eat whilst you are starving but in a seriously twisted manner, there is perhaps a magnified sense of gratification when you grab a choice table and savour lunch with conversation. For brunch, I made it there really early and so I enjoyed a full twenty minutes of quietness from me being the solo diner in the lunchroom. Everything I’ve ever had in this place is good. Everything. That and I’ve had fabulous memories at this place. Needless to say, I love it.

Singel 404
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tel: +31-204-280154

i seek to find the best foods in asia

L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon, Hong Kong
this article is from : http://eatbma.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html
(the travelling hungryboy)
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It totally blew past my expectations, be it the tiny foie gras ravioli, the crunchy salt crystals in the amuse bouche, or the rich pork on toast topped with truffles. Even the little wad of marzipan that was used to secure a porcelain cup of fries to the plate of steak tartare was playfully impressive. Fresh high-quality ingredients were the key, and the maitre d' was warmly engaging.


I'm not a huge fan of fancy food as it oftentimes becomes too dependent on truffles, and I usually question whether it's worth the high prices. This place changed my mind about that (although that was easy for me to say given that our friend picked up the tab tonight). Michelin gave this place two stars; combine that with Yung Kee, the one-starred Cantonese goose place from this morning, and I guess we had a three Michelin star day today.

this is how i spent my sunday

dreaming what a voice !
rewind and play x 90 times
thank you very much susan boyle !

Susan Boyle on Britains Got Talent 2009!! Incredible Voice!! @ Yahoo! Video

2009 resolutions

1) i will read all my emails
2) i will delete my 20000 emails and keep inbox to 500 mostmost
3)

What should you be when you grow up ?

juz did a quickie test on this website
http://www.testq.com/career/quizzes/results/5

You should work with Things
Practical, logical, and thorough, you’re probably most at home with things you can tinker with, upgrade, and destroy. People are nice to have around of course, but you’d rather spend most of your time dealing with material things that you can usually rely upon to follow the rules, and you might like to be the person who makes those rules in the first place.

And it’s an even better thing for you that careers that deal with concrete objects tend to be well paid, interesting, and highly respected. So take some time to think about careers in fields like engineering, logistics, and architecture — the possibilities for a thinker and doer like you are pretty much endless.

Why is a Christmas tree better than a woman ?

10. A Christmas tree doesn't care how many other Christmas trees you have had in the past.
09. Christmas trees don't get mad if you use exotic electrical devices.
08. A Christmas tree doesn't care if you have an artificial one in the closet.
07. A Christmas tree doesn't get mad if you break one of its balls.
06. You can feel a Christmas tree before you take it home.
05. A Christmas tree doesn't get mad if you look up underneath it.
04. When you are done with a Christmas tree you can throw it on the curb and have it hauled away.
03. A Christmas tree doesn't get jealous around other Christmas trees.
02. A Christmas tree doesn't care if you watch football all day.
01. A Christmas tree doesn't get mad if you tie it up and throw it in the back of your pickup truck

Why is a Christmas tree better than a man ?

A Christmas tree is always erect.
Even small ones give satisfaction.
A Christmas tree stays up for 12 days and nights.
A Christmas tree always looks good - even with the lights on.
A Christmas tree is always happy with its size.
A Christmas tree has cute balls.
A Christmas tree doesn't get mad if you break one of its balls.
You can throw a Christmas tree out when it's past its 'sell by' date.
You don't have to put up with a Christmas tree all year.