DBS 5 Million Hawker Meals Review


Culture, Drinks, Experiences, Food

Headline image photo credit: DBS website Today is PayLah Friday. In case you are not aware, DBS has kindly offered to sponsor 5 million hawker meals over the course of 50 weeks. That’s $15 million, bless your soul DBS. The first 100,000 users every Friday (from 10 February 2023 to 19 January 2024) to pay […]

February 17, 2023

Tesla Singapore Review


Cars, Experiences

Tesla is in town. The excitement is getting more and more, until it behooves me to pop over to the showroom at One Assembly at Raffles City. Now, I have heard horror stories of sales staff discriminating against customers whose attire do not match up to expectations. However, we went down in our usual casual […]

October 2, 2021

Covid-19 PCR Test Review


Experiences

This is a review of my first Covid-19 PCR test experience and the clinics I went to. Developed a sore throat over the weekend (the catalyst must have been eating McDonald’s criss-cut fries by myself for two days in a row) and when I started coughing, I knew the proper thing is to head down […]

September 22, 2021

BMW 7 Series Review


Cars, Experiences

Let’s face it. Although I call myself Ah Tas and I like cars, I have never actually droven or have been driven in a proper luxury sedan like S Class/7 Series/A8. Until one day when I managed to enjoy a luxurious BMW 7 series transfer from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport to Banyan Tree Bangkok as part […]

May 31, 2020

Back To The Kitchen


Experiences, Food

The other day, I had this brainwave suddenly. I thought of impressing my wife. Many people think that you can stop putting in effort after marriage. I beg to differ. After almost two decades of not frying luncheon meat eggs, I decided to give it a shot again. It is a relatively simple dish. I love […]

May 26, 2020

THE PLATINUM af’FAIR 2019 Review


Experiences, Food, Lifestyle, Singapore

THE PLATINUM af’FAIR 2019 is an event organised annually by American Express for its Platinum and Centurion cardmembers. According to old birds, the 2019 event was probably the third or fourth iteration. This year, I was privileged to receive an invitation for this event (thank you Amex) which was held on 11 May 2019. It […]

May 11, 2019

Avengers: Endgame 100% Spoiler Free Guide


Culture, Experiences

This is a 100% spoiler free guide to watching Avengers: Endgame. Whether you are a hardcore Marvel fan or a newbie, you will benefit from this guide, presented as a list of FAQs. Ready? Let’s do it. What is the Avengers: Endgame movie? It is a widely-anticipated movie which ties together all the previous 21 […]

April 28, 2019

Courage & Duty


Experiences, Hotels

Our stay at Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Central Park was not memorable. There may be a saving grace, however. (Warning: the following content may be a bit traumatic). In the evening before checking out, I choked the toilet bowl with too much toilet paper and called for help. A lady in jacket (front counter […]

February 24, 2019