Tawandang Microbrewery@ Dempsey

Celebrating Christmas, my family went down to Tawandang Microbrewery@ Dempsey.

Was not anticipating much about the food because seems the online reviews were average. But boy! Did the atmosphere made every penny worthwhile. And the food truly is not too bad. I would go back there again!

We tried a number of their recommended food. And truly I find some of the dishes good - such as the Phat Thai and Pork Knuckles.
Phat Thai - Though the prawns were not too fresh, the sauce mix for the noodles was sweet and lovely.
The Tom Yam flavoring was too milky it seems but still nice.
My brother loved the chicken green curry but it was a tad too spicy for me. 
Catfish thing - that they fried and make it into a crispy dish. Not my cup of tea.
Pork Knuckles - initially when they served it to us, it was cold! Imagine that. Okay slightly warm. But pork knuckles should be crispy and hot！So we made them bring it back to re-cook it again. And when it came back, it was fantastic. Crispy skin with juicy meat. 

 

Ended our meal with the dessert which I loved because the mango was the sour kind. And the sweet milk with the rice. The mix was great. But for $10, that's expensive! (haha)

And as we finished our meal at around 730pm, the performance began!
Such cosy feeling just remembering it!

1. Dance with Music Performances

 2. Children involvement - Singing the Christmas jingle bell songs and the famous Gangnam Style.
Truly felt Christmasy with all the children excitement. Everyone in the restaurant was cheering and dancing along with them!

 3. Personal singing dedication - where the singers come down stage and pass the mike to people to let them sing. There was also love songs which the older generation couple sang to one another. So sweet!

Kudos!
I'll be back! 

Blessed Christmas Everyone!

Its been 2 fruitful years since I started blogging (introduced by my dear friend Mint - who stands as a testimony for someone who lives for her dream, her love - singing! Gambate! Jia you k!)

On this special day I want to give a loud shout-out Merry Christmas to all the dear bloggers I have met and my dear readers who sends me email messages - encouraging me, introducing me to nice places and movies and sharing your ideas and comments on what I have blogged about. THANK YOU!

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Blogging has open my eyes to friends whom I might never have met. And also friends whom I have not seen for a long time but appear before me. That's the wonder of blogging.
And a new found joy!

To my fellow blogger friends ( Sorry if I miss anyone out. Getting older memory failing haha)
- Ruiting ( http://lovelivfe.com/)  - Thanks for being my room mate at Genting and for sharing with me your life story like a friend. Heart. Meet up when you can k.
- Yingtian (www.ruffledwhiteskirt.blogspot.com) - Known her as a friend before I knew she was blogging. Have always been impressed by her fashion. Support!
- Jessie (http://babylingrkm.blogspot.com/) - Such a sweet friend. Has a great caring nature that makes you feel love. Hugs!
- Silver ( thatsilvergirl.blogspot.com/) Knew her from Mint's birthday. And also much better from our genting trip. A very nice and considerate blogger with great voice. More KTVs to come k! Though she is famous, she treats everyone the same with such openness.
- Cynthia (thebakingbiatch.blogspot.com/) whom I met recently from the workshop. Totally love this girl and her baking skills are awesome. Remember me when you feel like teaching!
- Denise ( http://deeniseglitz.blogspot.sg) is someone I can talk to for ages! And her voice is magical too! Even though you are entering the working world, don't waste your singing talent k!
- Joey (http://iisjong.blogspot.sg) who won an award this year. Something with interesting thoughts about the future. Continue exploring life as it is babe!
- HP ( http: // hpility.blogspot.com) and William (onlywilliam.blogspot.com/)shared with me indeed how much effort it takes to be a blogger. And its not just name sake. Its putting your heart and soul into the articles. And they do it because its a lifestyle.

Who else did I miss out??

To celebrate this festive occasion, I have prepared a gift for my dear readers :)
Just email me via claressagifts@gmail.com on why you love Christmas
and a lucky 'commenter' stand to win this water fan spray!

 Ho Ho Ho!

" Our Homeland" aka Kazoku no kuni

Watched this fantastic powerful movie and even though I'm rushing to do other things. I've got to share about it! The movie is called " Our Homeland" aka Kazoku no kuni

The story begins with the return of Sung Ho (Arata Iura) to his family in Tokyo after 25 years in North Korea. He is suffering from a brain tumor whose treatment is beyond the abilities of North Korean doctors and has been given three months to find a cure in Japan.
The starting scene was poignant-  The contrast of 3 stern-faced North Korean persons standing facing their South Korean Families who are smiling, beckoning them to come over. Yet they have to wait till they finish all the greeting with the North Korean officers before they can reunite. And the reunion is so calm for the North Korean and you wonder how an environment can change a person.

He is welcomed by his mother (Yoshiko Miyazaki) and his father (Masane Tsukayama) who was responsible for sending him away at age 16 - because he is working in the North Korean embassy in Japan and I believe sending a family to live in North Korea was to remind them to stick to their roots (or else) ; and his younger sister Rie (Sakura Ando). The juxtaposition of feelings is evident when the reunion which  should be filled with joy, is contrastingly chilling. Sung Ho is silent, not willing to open up about his life, feelings and intentions
(Its the feeling where all emotions and words are hidden - but all can be seen through his eyes - which is the window to his soul) And we understood why with presence of a North Korean handler (Yang Ik June) who watches Sung Ho's every move. Rather than be free, its a delusion freedom where he is still living behind prison bars in his head, resigned to doing his warders' bidding. - his mission to get his sister to become a spy.
This scene was tinged with such sadness and fear - when the sister asked him " Will you be okay if I decide not to! Will you be okay if I decide not to!" (What fearful punishment lies ahead because he did not get this mission done!) 

The cruelty of reality for him is made worse by attempts by well-meaning friends and family members to reconnect him to his past only stir up thoughts and emotions he has long kept suppressed.Because he knows eventually he still needs to return back. And hope IS a dangerous feeling.

I cried my eyes out during the scene of him and his father. Where his father told him he must return back to North Korea and he screamed out (can't remember the exact lines but this is what I remember and felt " That's all you ever say! You don't understand! You don't want to understand!" )
Its the same how we feel with our parents at times. They always say its for our good but when we say what we truly want, how many times do they say good job, go for it? Yet we as children, how can we ignore them and do what we want for we hold gratitude to them for bringing us up and as our parents get older, WHO CAN think of ourselves and forget about our responsibilities. Carpe Diem. Its true. But not sacrificing our parents hopes and beliefs. All we can do is try our best to live life and to fulfill whats' needed.

yet his sister continues to prod. Asking him to escape. To come to where they are. But how can he endanger his family? And such stark reality when he reflects like a monologue "In that country, reason has no place, You don't ask questions, you just follow... Once you start thinking, you start losing your mind." 

Ending off this movie was the news that North Korea demanded the 3 to return home without treatment. This dash of hope for the family and the North Korean was heart wrenching where we finally get the parents to face the decision between their belief and their family. Where one father exclaimed whose daughter came for treatment for her disfigurement " my daughter was so happy. My daughter was so happy!" and he began to rant and cry uncontrollably.

With last scene of Sung Ho's mother, surrendering to what needs to be done yet putting on a strong front for her children. Even writing this now and thinking of her face, makes me feel like crying. Mothers are indeed such wonderful beings. Self-sacrificing and hiding her pain, which is visible like an exposed nerve in every look and gesture. Wanna say a loud thank you to my own mum :)

A movie that I would definitely recommend!*******

Credits 

Cast Ando Sakura, Iura Arata, Yang Ik-June, Kyono Kotomi, Tsukayama Masane, Miyazaki Yoshiko, Suwo Taro

Screenplay Yang Yonghi

Cinematography Toda Yoshihisa

Sound Kikuchi Nobuyuki

Editing Kikui Takashige

Music Iwashiro Taro

 Here's a review on the screenplay Yang Yonghi which evoke strong emotions from the reader

History has stolen the family in OUR HOMELAND 25 years and 25 years of life time they will never get back. It is as lost like stellar matter swallowed by a black hole.
The sister, the parents, the uncle, the class mates or the lover who missed the brother, son, nephew, friend or lover for 25 years  - all have to deal with lost time. There remains this hole of life time. The true magic of OUR HOMELAND lies in the paradox. We know as all the characters of the films are ware of -  that the time the family and the lovers are missing  is lost forever. But in some images there is an echo, an idea of a longing for a life, no one has been able to live.
It can be sensed in the incredible beautiful scene of a reunion with the brother, who returns after 25 years to Japan (for medical treatment with a special permission by the authorities in North Korea) with his school mates and his former love.  An old love song is a bittersweet reflex of a romance which is buried under the weight of 25 years. A last meeting with the brother and the love of his youth. Both are married to different partners. The separation will be final. They walk through an idyllic landscape. For a fleeting moment we realize in all its power the happiness which really never took place. The film celebrates this moments as long as possible.
There are things in this film you can describe and things you can´t. There are lapses of silence in this film between the dialogues. When the pain has no words, the bodies of these excellent actors are cramping themselves, they are beginning to dither. It often seems they are close to blast.

As we know cinema is a result of the mechanism of a camera and its ability to betray the human eye, the films by Yang Yonghi remind us rather in a human body and a soul than in this technical phenomenon of the moving image. It seems we learn rather to trust this strong and also vulnerable body and soul than the cold perfection of the cinematic device. As she said in an interview from 2007, "when she began to film her family, she began to consider the camera not as a machine which records but al part of her body".

I don´t know really what is happening with me when I see the films by Yang Yonghi. I knew I am confronted with a piece of history from another country, another culture. But I am still under schlock how deep these films are moving me.
In  DEAR PYONGYANG I felt like seeing my mother the second time dying.
In SONA, THE OTHER MYSELF (now: Goodbye Pyongyang), I realized a strange love and affection to my own family I buried for a long time in my heart.
In OUR HOMELAND, Yang Yonghi´s "Search for the lost time"  seems to be at the same time a poet, a chronicler of her own story but also a scientist who re-constructs a situation she experienced for approaching a better understanding of her own story. We witness both, her growing of her understanding of her story while making this film as our growing of understanding while seeing this film.
In his "Search for the lost Time", Marcel Proust wrote: " We don´t  approach happiness but we get an awareness about the reasons which avoid us to be."
If I wasn't clear enough to express why my heart is burning from the films by Yang Yonghi there is nothing I can do about it. I made a strange journey with these films and the only thing I know, they brought me back home via the way around Japan and North Korea.

PASSIONARTS "Sing with a Heart"

On Sunday, before the work plan meeting, I was invited to be a motivator for the Passion Arts Community event: X'Mas in the heartlands - "Sing with a Heart" @ Chong Pang.

PAssionArts Singing Festival – 3 November to 16 December 2012 PAssionArts Singing Festival will be featuring 15 singing events throughout the island for residents to join their family and friends and sing together as one voice. Starting from 3 November - 16 December 2012, there will be mass sing-along sessions held at 15 locations across Singapore. Celebrity hosts and singers will also join in the celebration to sing along with the residents. With a song list that includes some of the most popular songs from 1960s to current hit songs as our favourite Singapore songs, the PAssionArts Singing Festival 2012 will bring the joy of singing right into the heart of our neighbourhoods. This festival is part of the PAssionArts Movement 2015 that aims to bring arts & culture to everyone, everywhere, everyday.
Go to their website to know more about the locations

For those who have not heard about this wonderful initiative,
PAssionArts: Established by The People’s Association with the support of Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, the PAssionArts brand was developed to provide a collective identity to community arts in Singapore. It aims to make arts & culture more accessible to the people by bringing it right to the heart of every constituency in Singapore. The vision is to bring arts & culture to reach “Everyone, Everywhere, Everyday”. The key programmes under the PAssionArts include:

• Community Music Time;
• Community Arts Gallery;
• PAssionArts Hotspots Programme; and
• PAssionArts Festivals

It was heartening seeing the crowd filled with young, middle-aged and old all gathered in excitement and anticipation for the Christmas event. Armed with clappers, tambourines and the Christmas song book , we were all prepared to celebrate the joys of Christmas with the Chong Pang Residents.

 

Media Corp Radio DJs Lynette Ang and Jeff Goh was the host for this session of the PAssionArts Singing Festival 2012 and they were such a fun to be with - encouraging the crowd with actions and singing.

I had so much fun and laughter and we sang so many songs!

My favorite that nearly made me tear was "Home" - Singing it at that moment with all races, all ages - 

Of course, we could not just sing on our own. We had the wonderful help of 2 vocals (which I sadly didn't take a front view picture of) ; they were amazing! Kudos! Thanks for leading us in the songs!

Then we had the heartland presentation which touched my heart the most. The children who have practiced so hard - with their violins, their musical voice etc etc - in all different languages.

 

So honored to be invited to this festival. Totally loved it. Hearts!

Christmas Credit Card Spend and Redeem deals 2012

As Christmas is approaching, I start getting emails and smses from the different credit card banks on the lucky draws if I spend more than a certain amount.

So as a gift to my readers who are fretting (like me) on how to maximize the deals. I'm compiling it here :)

MAYBANK Christmas 2012 Sure-Win Lucky Dip

From 26 November to 30 December 2012, every S$500 charged to your Maybank Credit Card entitles you to 1 chance at our Sure-Win Lucky Dip to win attractive prizes!
Key info

• Charge Period is from 26 November to 30 December 2012
• Valid for Singapore-issued Personal Maybank Credit Cardmembers only
• While stocks last

Prizes include
1-night Deluxe Room stay at Festive Hotel^®, Resorts World^TM Sentosa
A pair of Universal Studios Singapore^® One-Day Pass
L’OCCITANE Gift Set (worth S$30)
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf’s CBTL Single Serve Beverage Machine
A pair of WE Cinemas Movie Vouchers
S$10 Robinsons Gift Voucher
S$10 Swensens Voucher
S$10/25/30 Dining & Retail Vouchers
Other prizes include Mitch & Marc Watch, Veho Gumball 3000 Special Edition Wireless Headphones and many more ! While stocks last!

To participate, simply present your original charge slip(s), Maybank Credit Card and NRIC in person at the following location during the charge period:
RewardsLINK – e-life@Suntec
3 Temasek Boulevard #02-173/175
Singapore 038983
Operation Hours:
26 November to 30 December 2012 - 11am to 7pm daily, except
24 December 2012 (Monday) - 11am to 3pm
Closed on 25 December 2012 (Tuesday)

POSB/DBS CHRISTMAS 2012 PROMOTIONS

DAILY SPEND & REDEEM
Spend a min. of S$500 at Takashimaya Department Store to redeem a S$30 Takashimaya Gift Voucher.
Qualifying Spend & Redeem Period: Sat 1 Dec to Sun 23 Dec 2012
Limited to the fi rst 30 redemptions daily. Redemption must be made on the same day of purchase.
Redemption Location:
Takashimaya Square, Basement 2

Redemption Hours:
Sat 1 Dec to Mon 3 Dec: 10am to 9.30pm,
Tue 4 Dec to Fri 7 Dec: 10am to 10.30pm,
Sat 8 Dec: 10am to 10pm,
Sun 9 Dec to Thu 13 Dec: 10am to 9.30pm,
Fri 14 Dec to Sun 23 Dec: 10am to 10pm

WEEKEND SURE-WIN SPEND & DIP
Spend a minimum of S$1,999 and stand a chance to win the following gifts & more:
Qualifying Spend & Redeem Period:
Sat 1 Dec – Sun 2 Dec, Fri 7 Dec – Sun 9 Dec, Fri 14 Dec – Sun 16 Dec, Fri 21 Dec – Sun 23 Dec 2012
Limited to the first 150 redemptions daily on Fri, Sat & Sun. Redemption must be made on the same day of purchase.

Prizes include
-1 Qatar airways return to ticket to Rome
- Club Med Cherating Beach Package
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 2
- Nescafe Dolce Gusto Picolo
- Samsung Camera ES90
- OSIM Usnooz massage wrap

Redemption Location:
Takashimaya Square, Basement 2

Redemption Hours:
Sat 1 Dec to Mon 3 Dec: 10am to 9.30pm,
Tue 4 Dec to Fri 7 Dec: 10am to 10.30pm,
Sat 8 Dec: 10am to 10pm,
Sun 9 Dec to Thu 13 Dec: 10am to 9.30pm,
Fri 14 Dec to Sun 23 Dec: 10am to 10pm

 DAILY SURE-WIN SPEND & DIP
Spend a minimum of S$200 and stand a chance to win the following gifts:
Qualifying Spend & Redeem Period: Sat 1 Dec to Sun 23 Dec 2012
Limited to the first 300 redemptions daily. Redemption must be made on the same day of purchase.

Prizes include
- Sauvignon Blanc 2011
- Crabtree and Evelyn Giftset
- $10 gift voucher imperial treasure
- $10 Takashimaya voucher
- Handmade patchwork animals from GAT

Redemption Location:
Takashimaya Square, Basement 2

Redemption Hours:
Sat 1 Dec to Mon 3 Dec: 10am to 9.30pm,
Tue 4 Dec to Fri 7 Dec: 10am to 10.30pm,
Sat 8 Dec: 10am to 10pm,
Sun 9 Dec to Thu 13 Dec: 10am to 9.30pm,
Fri 14 Dec to Sun 23 Dec: 10am to 10pm

OCBC Credit Card Christmas Spend & Redeem 2012

From 9 Nov 2012 (Fri) - 25 Dec 2012 (Tue)

How to qualify:

Charge a minimum of S$6,000 on your OCBC Credit Card from 9 Nov to 25 Dec 2012, both dates inclusive.

What you can redeem:

You are entitled to redeem one gift item of your choice from the above list. Gift items are strictly on a first come, first served basis and while stocks last. Limited to the first 2,000 redemptions.

Premium Coffee Machine
Philips Air fryer
Panasonic 24 LED LCD TV
Philips Garment Steam Iron
MSI 7" Tablet
OSIM Neck and Shoulder Massage
OSIM Back massage
Olympus Digital Camera
Fujifilm Instant Polaroid Camera
Canon Wireless All-in-one printer
Beats solo HD Headphone

When to redeem:

Redemption is available from 10am to 9pm on the following dates:

• 1 - 2 Dec 2012
• 15 - 16 Dec 2012

• 7 - 9 Dec 2012
• 22 - 25 Dec 2012

Where to redeem:

You may redeem your gift at any of the following Best Denki outlets:

• IMM, #02-01/07
• Ngee Ann City Podium, #05-01/05
• Century Square Mall, #04-04/05

• Junction 8, #03-02
• VivoCity, #02-07

 

 

Standard Chartered Charge and redeem

Shop, dine and travel for free From 16 November 2012 to 15 January 2013, just charge to your Standard Chartered Card and you could have your transaction amount credited back to your account (up to $500)—with no minimum spend. Two transactions will be selected every 30 minutes from 8am to midnight*—a total of 64 winning transactions per day. 

Plus, get a guaranteed gift
Simply charge a minimum of $7,000 to your Standard Chartered Card from 16 November 2012 to 15 January 2013 and you’ll receive an exclusive RWS Invites membership with invitations to the Marine Life Park™—4 one-day passes to S.E.A. Aquarium™, 4 one-day passes to Adventure Cove Waterpark™, and $120 dining vouchers to enjoy with the family at Resorts World Sentosa (worth $352)—guaranteed*.
To participate in both promotions, be the first 100,000 to:

SMS

WIN<space>16-digit card number
to 77222

For example: WIN 4508123456789000

HSBC Credit Card Cash Back Promotion

From 23 Nov 2012 (Fri) - 31 Dec 2012 (Mon)

Enjoy up to $200 cash back on your total spend and also receive $10 cash back on your daily spend.  

Every S$2500 spend S$50 Cash back

SMS on the day using format 

CASH BACK <SPACE>16-DIGITS CREDIT CARD NO TO 7HSBC (74722)

Cap at S$200 cash back total per customer. Limited to first 2000 sms redemptions.

S$250 in a single day S$10 cash back

DAILY<SPACE>16-DIGITS CREDIT CARD NO TO 7HSBC (74722)

·          

      Cap at S$10 total cash back per day limited to first 150 sms redemptions per day

ANZ Credit Card Christmas 2012 Promotion

Do all the things you want while satisfying everyone else's wish list this Christmas. Stand a chance of winning Cathay Pacific return tickets to Taipei, Hong Kong or Bangkok everytime you accumulate S$200 on your ANZ Credit Card between
12 November and 31 December 2012*.

Enjoy instant Christmas treats^ every time you charge S$200 in a single receipt to your ANZ Credit Card. Choose from a beverage of your choice plus a slice of cake from Spinelli Coffee, a pint of ice-cream from Swensen's or a S$10 Isetan shopping voucher. To redeem your treats, simply present your S$200 charge slip and your ANZ Credit Card at Isetan Scotts or any Spinelli Coffee or Swensen's outlet. These treats are limited to the first 16,000 redemptions.

UOB Christmas Obsession 2012

UOB Christmas Spend and Redeem

From now till 23December2012, redeem one of your 10,000 Guaranteed gifts when you charge S$300 or more (either in a single receipt or two same-day receipts) to your UOB Card.

You can redeem your gift at the redemption booth outside UOB Faber House branch. 12 to 8pm.

Redemptions must be made by the cardmember in person, with original NRIC/passport and card transaction slip shown. Only 188 gifts may be redeemed per day and one cardmember is entitled to one gift only per day.

Do note that online transactions and overseas do not qualify. 

Redemptions must be made within 2 days from the date of the transaction except for those made on 23Dec2012, which must be redeemed on that day.

UOB Christmas Lucky Draw – MINI Stratford

Stand to win a new MINI Stratford this Christmas. Every $50 you charge to your UOB Card form now till 15January2012 gives you 1 lucky draw chance on all local spend and 5 lucky draw chances on all overseas spendings.

Only principal cardmembers of Credit and Debit Cards issued by UOB in Singapore can participate in the lucky draw.

BANK OF CHINA CHRISTMAS TREATS!

Eligibility
Valid for all BOC Credit Cardholders
Promotion Period
From 1 November to 31 December 2012
Promotion Details
Spend the required amount with your Bank of China Credit Card & hop down to our redemption Centre for attractive Christmas gifts!
Participate in a sure-win lucky dip
With a minimum spend of S$100, get to redeem vouchers, thumb drives, wine accessories set, trolley backpacks, travel pillows, TSA locks, luggage tags, picnic sets and many more attractive prizes!
※Limited to first 2000 redemptions
※Maxinum 3 combined receipts per redemption
※1 dip per redemption only
※Limited to 3 redemptions per customer per day, while stocks last

PowerTube (Worth S$59)
Redeem a PowerTube with a minimum spend of S$700! Available in pink, blue, green, gold & black! The PowerTube is applicable for use on Apple, Samsung, Motorola, HTC, Blackberry, Sony Ericsson & Nokia Mobile devices. Stocks and availability of colors are on a while stocks last basis.
※Limited to first 1000 redemptions
※Not applicable for use on iPhone 5
Induction Cooker (with free pot) (Worth S$60)
Redeem an Induction Cooker with free pot with a minimum spend of S$1500!
※Limited to first 500 redemptions
※1-year free warranty included.
29" 4-Wheel Luggage Bag (With TSA Lock)
Redeem a 29" 4-Wheel Luggage Bag with TSA Lock with a minimum spend of S$3000！ Luggage bag comes in yellow, red, purple & black (while stocks last)
※Limited to first 200 redemptions
ViewSonic ViewPad 7e (Wi-Fi) (Worth S$299)
Redeem a ViewSonic ViewPad 7" (Wi-Fi) with a minimum spend of S$7000!
※Limited to first 100 redemptions
※1-year free warranty included.
Redemption centre
Please bring along your original receipt(s) and your Bank of China credit cards to ORO Redemption Centre:
Address:
18 Cross Street, #B1-07/08/09, China Square Central, Singapore 048423
Operating Hours:
12pm - 8 pm (Mon- Fri)
12pm - 4 pm (Sat & Sun)
Closed on Public Holidays
Tel: 62255918
Terms and Conditions

• Spend & Redeem valid from 1 Nov to 31 Dec 2012
• Valid for all BOC Credit Cards issued by BOC Singapore Branch
• Amount Spend includes both local and overseas retail transaction
• For overseas transaction, a BOC Credit Card statement must be presented
• Annual fee, finance charges, charge back, reversals, cash advances & disputed transactions will not be considered for gift redemption
• BOC reserves the right to charge the worth/value of the gifts (PowerTube - S$59, Induction Cooker (with free pot) - S$60， 29-inch 4-wheel luggage bag - S$399, ViewSonic ViewPad 7e Tablet- S$299) should the credit card transactions be cancelled, void, spending tiers not met or redemption is repeated
• Type/color of the gifts will be subjected to change without prior notice given its availability
• BOC Credit Card must be presented upon redemption.
• Gifts are non-transferable, non-exchangeable & non-replaceable for credit, cash or kinds in all cases, whether in whole or in part
• This promotion is not valid with any other promotions & cannot be combined or repeated with any existing promotions
• BOC does not warrant the quality, performance or fitness for the purpose of any gifts & shall not be responsible for any consequence in connection with the promotion &/or redemption
• It is a condition precedent for participation in the redemption that all Cardholders consent to the public disclosure of your names, NRIC/passport numbers & such other details as may be necessary in connection with the redemption
• Should there be any discrepancy or inconsistency in interpretation between the English version & the Chinese translation of these terms & conditions, the English version shall prevail
• Other terms & conditions apply

Citibank Double Treats Christmas 2012

 Citibank Double Treats Christmas 2012 weekly double treats for you powered by Citi just spend a total of $400/week on your Citibank Credit Card and recieve S$8 Citi rebate that can be redeemed for the following treats
- Marble Slab creamery cups of single scoop of ice cream with mix in
- Burger king tender grilled Chicken burgers
- Starbucks tall size Christmas blend brewed coffee

 (SMS Notification will be sent to you if you qualify)

Enroll and redeem in 4 steps
- SMS treat to ' 72484 ' 
- Charge a minimum of S$400 each week on citi credit card 
- S$8 Citi rebate will be credited to your citi credit card
- Redeem on these double treats each week 

SPECTACULAR SENTOSA CHALLENGE 2012

Some people might think its a stigma that they do not want to be associated with single (SDN) but not to me, because kudos to the organizers, its always such fun!
And to all singles out there , don't be shy!

This time its the SPECTACULAR SENTOSA CHALLENGE
Open to SINGLES, age 20 and above, and is either a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident … and looking for some dating fun in Sentosa.

Being briefed and placed in different groups,


We got our first clue.
A lion overseeing the sea - "Merlion"
Its my first time there and its about the narration of the history of how Singapore was found.

  



Where Sang Nila Utama found the island.And saw the lion.

Tada!  Our Singapura Icon was found.
* Ps: I only realise it was half Lion half Mermaid that day!
Half mermaid symbolising Singapore being a port - which was what kept us surviving till this day.

After the video, there's also a chance to get a mystery gift using the tokens and dropping it into the lion's mouth. I won a Sentosa merlion fan! ( just nice for such a hot weather that day)

   
Then they took us to the top floor and we were given the opportunity to view the whole of Sentosa.
If the sun was not shining on us, we would have stayed there for a longer time!
 
 


We quickly made our way to pit stop 1 and got our next clue -  Desperados.
Gosh, what greeted us was a LONG long queue.
 
 

 
But it was so worth the wait! This game is amazingly fun!
Wearing a pair of 3D glasses, sitting on the machine that moves, with great sound events and of course the gun - totally in love with it.
   
Woohoo! My score for the round 301- 2nd highest scorer. No wonder my arms and fingers were sore after that! hahahahaha.


There's also the rest of the rides that we did not try.
Gathering our scores, we made our way to Pitstop 3.
What I was waiting for! The Luge!
Been wanting to try it for ages but did not get to.
Making it ever more exciting was the challenge to keep the water in the cup as we slide downhill on a luge.
I was totally wet by the time I reached to the bottom! Such fun!

 

Sentosa! Such joy to enjoy such adventures with new found friends and teammates.

 

Then we had our dinner in the pavilion facing the sea. And I realized how beautiful Singapore is. How beautiful nature is. How blessed are we to have sight to witness this beauty.

 

Ending off we had a campfire in the sand. Singing songs and playing games - brings back the younger camping days.