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6 Top Things To Do During Winter In Karuizawa, Japan

Published on November 1, 2020March 2, 2021 by Alvin SimLeave a comment

Karuizawa is a town known for its mountainous region of Nagano prefecture. Locals and tourists alike travel over to Karuizawa for various recreational activities, from exploring waterfalls and nature trails to skiing at ski resorts during winter.

Besides that, there are also various beautiful churches, museum and shopping districts to satisfy a non-sporty / non-nature loving person like myself. It only took about 2 hours of train journey from Tokyo to this beautiful town! Check out what are the 6 top things I did during winter in Karuizawa, Japan.

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What Supplements Do You Think I Snagged From Nano Singapore Shop?

Published on October 17, 2020December 29, 2020 by Alvin Sim2 Comments

Supplements are something that most people around my age (shhhh) might start looking up on since maintaining of well-being is of utmost importance. Who would want health problems to seek you out earlier in life if you had a choice? In fact, our usual diet/daily intake often do not tally to what our body requires.

For me, I shall skip the being skeptical part of supplements since I myself do need to take Vitamin C tablets due to inconsistency of eating sufficient fruits and vegetables on a daily basic. Checking out Nano Singapore Shop, an ecommerce platform that gained a worldwide reputation for affordable beauty and health supplements. With countless media mentions and of course being FDA approved, GMP certified (good manufacturing practice) and using 100% natural ingredients, led me to scroll through their supplement offerings.

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Tokyo Disneyland – How I Felt 15 Years Ago And Now?

Published on October 7, 2020December 29, 2020 by Alvin Sim1 Comment

Have you ever heard of this proclaimed statement about Disney(land) being the happiest place on Earth? Not exactly knowing where I have heard this from, I tried recalling how I felt stepping into Tokyo Disneyland almost 15 years back, compared to recently.

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Top Things To Do At Kawagoe, Japan

Published on September 29, 2020December 29, 2020 by Alvin SimLeave a comment

One of the amazing takeaways from this trip was to visit Kawagoe City, also known as “Ko-Edo” which lies in the Saitama Prefecture of Japan. This city very much managed to preserve the Edo-period ambiance and is not too far from Tokyo. Make sure to add this city into your itinerary for at least half a day to experience a part of Japan’s rich culture and history!

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Hotel Review – Hotel Mystays Ueno Inaricho

Published on September 26, 2020December 29, 2020 by Alvin SimLeave a comment

Anyway, it was already nightfall when we arrived at Hotel Mystays Ueno Inaricho, which took us probably about 10 minutes walk from the nearest station – Ueno Station. One important thing I look out for while staying in any hotels would be a convenient store such as 7-11 within its vicinity. Thankfully there was one so that we could get our water and supper supply for the 2 nights.

In fact I dreaded this trip’s flight to Japan as I had to transit at Vietnam for 6 hours before arriving at Narita Airport. Despite being cheaper this way, it was definitely a torture waiting for my flight. No more transit flights for me though.

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AWADH, The Only Indian Restaurant In South East Asia Serving Authentic Lucknawi Cuisine

Published on September 13, 2020December 29, 2020 by Alvin Sim2 Comments

AWADH, an Indian restaurant located in Orchard, The Centrepoint, is the only Indian restaurant in South East Asia serving authentic Lucknawi cuisine. Some might be curious about what’s so unique about Lucknawi cuisine which originated from the city of Lucknow itself.

We were introduced to a small segment of spices, out of the 120 that were used in Lucknawi cuisine before commencing the meal. Using age old secret recipes which are their family’s heirloom, the chefs of AWADH uses these aromatic herbs, spices, flavored ghee, and saffron for their dishes. It is definitely a dying art which the chefs uses to temper with the dishes as they had mastered the complex cooking techniques picked up from young.

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Top Things To Do At Ba Na Hills, Vietnam

Published on September 7, 2020December 29, 2020 by Alvin SimLeave a comment

The sighting of a fantasy bridge held up by a pair of hands started making rounds on the internet about 2 years back, catching the attention of many. I was one of the many whom was intrigued by such amazing structure and made a trip to Da Nang for that experience.

Known as the Golden Bridge (Cau Vang), it was located on Ba Na Hills, a hidden “playground” which offers much more than just a bridge. Ba Na Hills is basically a theme park & resort nestled on a mountain top. Who would have expected that?

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Chui Lau Heung Mini Mao Shan Wang Durian Crystal Mooncakes

Published on September 1, 2020December 29, 2020 by Alvin Sim2 Comments

A Singapore brand established since 2005, Chui Lau Heung is known for its durian snowy mooncakes (Mao Shan Wang Durian Crystal Mooncakes), durian pastries as well as desserts. Due to their continuous efforts to implement innovation into their creations yet retaining the quality, Chui Lau Heung had managed to hit the shelves of international markets as well.

One such innovative creation would be their Mini Mao Shan Wang Durian Crystal Mooncakes as shown, which comes in a dazzling “jewel façade” box. In packs of 2 and a total of 6 pieces, each mooncake had a translucent white skin of gelatinous texture. Choose to eat it frozen or let it defrost before consumption and enjoy the exotic taste of durian.

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Premium Milk Tea from Bober Tea

Published on August 28, 2020December 29, 2020 by Alvin Sim1 Comment

It has always been a joy for me to grab a cup of bubble tea to sip on the go whenever I felt the need for caffeine or a sugar rush. In short, bubble tea is definitely my source of motivation! I recently tried Bober Tea which currently have 5 outlets around Singapore and pending more.

They pride themselves as being one of the world’s leading tea makers, using premium tea leaf and brewing techniques for great tasting teas. I headed to the outlet located at Boon Keng and tried 6 of their bubble teas!

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