https://sparklette.net Best Singapore Restaurants, Travel and Hotel Reviews Mon, 13 Jul 2015 08:50:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.2 https://sparklette.net/food/hello-kitty-circus-of-life-mcdonalds-hong-kong/ https://sparklette.net/food/hello-kitty-circus-of-life-mcdonalds-hong-kong/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2013 03:16:22 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1497

The Hello Kitty Circus of Life plush toy series was rolled out by McDonald’s Hong Kong and Macau in July 2013. Going by similar past promotions from the fast food giant, it’s likely that this new collection will also be released in Singapore in the near future. Check out the 5 main Hello Kitty Circus of Life plush toys and 2 more exclusive ones. Hello Kitty Circus of Life The […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/hello-kitty-circus-of-life-mcdonalds-hong-kong/feed/ 0 https://sparklette.net/travel/meow-cat-cafe-hong-kong/ https://sparklette.net/travel/meow-cat-cafe-hong-kong/#comments Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:50:14 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1494

At Ah Meow Cat Café 阿猫地摊, cat lovers can spend an idyllic afternoon with cats while sipping coffee over kitty-themed desserts. This cat café in Hong Kong is staffed by an adorable smoosh pile of kitties! Over here, cats, not humans rule. Situated at Po Ming Building in the bustling Causeway Bay area, look out for the café’s big glass windows on level 3 when you are on street level. […]]]> https://sparklette.net/travel/meow-cat-cafe-hong-kong/feed/ 2 https://sparklette.net/contest/kungfu-paradise-dining-voucher-giveaway/ https://sparklette.net/contest/kungfu-paradise-dining-voucher-giveaway/#respond Tue, 19 Feb 2013 06:37:39 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1453

Our friends KungFu Paradise (part of Paradise Group) have just whipped up a new all day breakfast promotion at three of its outlets: Bedok Point, JCube and Bugis+. Available all day throughout the week from 4 February to 30 April 2013, the new breakfast menu features a range of comforting classic favourites for the whole family to enjoy! Read the review of KungFu Paradise. To tie in with the promotion, […]]]> https://sparklette.net/contest/kungfu-paradise-dining-voucher-giveaway/feed/ 0 https://sparklette.net/travel/china/hong-kong-disneyland-part-2/ https://sparklette.net/travel/china/hong-kong-disneyland-part-2/#respond Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:10:20 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1297

Let’s continue with Part 2 of my trip to Hong Kong Disneyland! If you missed it previously, here is Part 1 of this Hong Kong Disneyland trip, with loads of photos and videos of The awesome Flights of Fantasy parade The gorgeous Main Street USA The Golden Mickeys show Fantasyland When visiting Hong Kong Disneyland, be sure to look out for this signboard. It shows you where the various attractions […]]]> https://sparklette.net/travel/china/hong-kong-disneyland-part-2/feed/ 0 https://sparklette.net/travel/china/hong-kong-disneyland/ https://sparklette.net/travel/china/hong-kong-disneyland/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:41 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1288

I can’t think of a better way to start off this series of posts than stating the fact that I love Disneyland! It doesn’t matter how old or how young you are. Being in a Disneyland theme park is always such a… magical experience. Those of you who have been following Sparklette on Facebook and Twitter would have seen me micro-blogging from Hong Kong Disneyland. This isn’t my first Disneyland […]]]> https://sparklette.net/travel/china/hong-kong-disneyland/feed/ 6 https://sparklette.net/travel/china/hong-kong-disneyland-trip/ https://sparklette.net/travel/china/hong-kong-disneyland-trip/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:00:54 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1268

That’s right; we’ll be at Hong Kong Disneyland this weekend! I’m totally psyched! While this isn’t my first visit to Disneyland – I went to Tokyo Disneyland previously – being in the world of Disney is always one heck of an amazing experience. This is one of those places that should be on anyone’s bucket list. One perk that we will have this time round over the last Tokyo Disneyland […]]]> https://sparklette.net/travel/china/hong-kong-disneyland-trip/feed/ 4 https://sparklette.net/contest/kungfu-paradise-dining-vouchers-winners/ https://sparklette.net/contest/kungfu-paradise-dining-vouchers-winners/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:45:41 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1124

Last week, we held a giveaway where five S$30 dining vouchers from KungFu Paradise went up for grabs. Close to 100 of you participated. Read on to find out who the 5 lucky winners are. KungFu Paradise chocolate lava cake with vanilla ice cream Winners Jeremy Ang Winston Teo Eileen Tay Justine Wendy Han Congratulations to all 5 winners! You have been contacted at your email with instructions on how […]]]> https://sparklette.net/contest/kungfu-paradise-dining-vouchers-winners/feed/ 1 https://sparklette.net/contest/kungfu-paradise-dining-vouchers-giveaway/ https://sparklette.net/contest/kungfu-paradise-dining-vouchers-giveaway/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:00:05 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1118

Update: This giveaway has ended. The winners have been announced. Our friends at KungFu Paradise has teamed up with us to give away five of their S$30 dining vouchers. Located at the Bedok Point shopping mall, this family-friendly restaurant boasts a large selection of Asian and western dishes at affordable prices. Read the review of KungFu Paradise. If you would like to try out the tempting chicken “babe” rice or […]]]> https://sparklette.net/contest/kungfu-paradise-dining-vouchers-giveaway/feed/ 100 https://sparklette.net/food/kungfu-paradise/ https://sparklette.net/food/kungfu-paradise/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 03:00:25 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1115

Whatever your gastronomic desire or budgetary requirement, one thing for certain is that you won’t go hungry at KungFu Paradise. KungFu Paradise is a cheery café that offers a kaleidoscope of east meets west cuisines at friendly prices. Some of you may already be familiar with the Paradise Group which has restaurants such as Paradise Dynasty (with the colourful xiao long bao) under its wings. Compared to the other Paradise […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/kungfu-paradise/feed/ 5 https://sparklette.net/travel/china/scmp-christmas-shoppers-guide-2010/ https://sparklette.net/travel/china/scmp-christmas-shoppers-guide-2010/#comments Sun, 28 Nov 2010 06:49:23 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1030

This is one of the projects I have been working on over the past couple of months under my web design company Sparklette Studio. The South China Morning Post, one of Hong Kong’s main English-language newspapers, really like the design of this website, and hence hired me to design and develop their new Christmas Shoppers’ Guide 2010 from scratch. The site is now live at deals.scmp.com. You can download coupons […]]]> https://sparklette.net/travel/china/scmp-christmas-shoppers-guide-2010/feed/ 2 https://sparklette.net/travel/china/hong-kong-sheung-wan-food-heaven/ https://sparklette.net/travel/china/hong-kong-sheung-wan-food-heaven/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:00:04 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=998

Guest-contributed post by Razlan Manjaji. Sheung Wan may not feature prominently on your holiday itinerary to Hong Kong. After all, this town located to the west of Hong Kong Island boasts few shopping malls and tourist spots. Unless you are a fan of dried seafood, of which the streets of Sheung Wan are brimming with, you probably would not visit this area. Go off the beaten path in Hong Kong. […]]]> https://sparklette.net/travel/china/hong-kong-sheung-wan-food-heaven/feed/ 9 https://sparklette.net/food/c-nai-hong-kong-cafe/ https://sparklette.net/food/c-nai-hong-kong-cafe/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:16:23 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=958

Hong Kong cafés do draw in the crowd. Just look at the number of casual dining chains that have popped up in Singapore over the last few years. Whether it is Xin Wang Hong Kong Café or Hong Kong Kim Gary, the formula is similar – large colourful menu with an extensive selection and prices that fall within the lower mid range. The up-and-coming C.Nai Hong Kong Cafe offer a […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/c-nai-hong-kong-cafe/feed/ 14 https://sparklette.net/food/50s-wanton-mee/ https://sparklette.net/food/50s-wanton-mee/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:03:33 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=768

50s Wanton Mee at Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre has been enjoying a fair bit of business from my family lately. Well, let’s just say it’s hard not to like the food, or the endearing elderly couple running this Toa Payoh stall! The portion they give for each plate of noodles is quite ample, so I would find myself having difficulty finishing all of it. The wanton mee […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/50s-wanton-mee/feed/ 13 https://sparklette.net/food/xin-wang-hong-kong-cafe/ https://sparklette.net/food/xin-wang-hong-kong-cafe/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:14:51 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=759

As someone that really enjoys checking out new restaurants, there still are a number of eating establishments that I remain loyal to. The sambal stingray at Rong Guang, Indonesian grilled chicken, assam prawns at Bakerzin, and red curry at Lerk Thai are some dishes that frequently give me cravings and keep me going back for more. (I know right now you are probably thinking of your own faves!) More recently, […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/xin-wang-hong-kong-cafe/feed/ 18 https://sparklette.net/food/macau-express/ https://sparklette.net/food/macau-express/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:09:43 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/macau-express/

With the tens of thousands of people thronging the Singapore expo every weekend, the food outlets there must enjoy brisk business! Of these dozen or so restaurants that get to see a steady stream of diners, one of them is Macau express, a no-frills eatery promising Macanese cuisine. While Macanese cuisine does sound exotic, it is actually quite similar to Hong Kong cuisine, due to the close proximity between the […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/macau-express/feed/ 10 https://sparklette.net/food/hong-kong-kim-gary/ https://sparklette.net/food/hong-kong-kim-gary/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:55:19 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/hong-kong-kim-gary-restaurant-toast-of-hong-kong/

Do you like toast? I happen to love it! Toast ranks right next to waffles and pancakes as one of my favourite snacks. With the commonest ingredients and a toaster (or charcoal), you can easily whip up some toast and it doesn’t even take much time. More importantly, it is fuss-free! With toast, it gives me a good excuse not to learn cooking. My favourite is French toast that’s done […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/hong-kong-kim-gary/feed/ 14 https://sparklette.net/food/man-jia-le/ https://sparklette.net/food/man-jia-le/#comments Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:49:42 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=459

When I went on my solo trip to Hong Kong last year, the perpetually rainy weather was a real downer. But there are a few things I would still miss about Hong Kong such as its wide plethora of snacks and desserts, many of which employ a large use of bread or mango. I haven’t been to far East plaza for a long time. All along I felt that it’s […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/man-jia-le/feed/ 2 https://sparklette.net/food/c-jade-express/ https://sparklette.net/food/c-jade-express/#comments Sun, 06 Aug 2006 07:42:24 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=436

The Crystal Jade group is famed for dishing out consistently good food along with good service. My previous visit to Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao left me with a deep and lasting positive impression of the place. Its latest foray into the fast-food market comes in the form of a Hong Kong style coffee shop, C-Jade Express. In true fast-food style, the menu is printed upon brightly lit […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/c-jade-express/feed/ 7 https://sparklette.net/travel/china/hong-kong-day-5/ https://sparklette.net/travel/china/hong-kong-day-5/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2005 10:17:54 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=296

I vaguely remember waking up at 10am before deciding to snooze for a couple more minutes. The next thing I know, it’s 11:40am! And I have to get my butt out of the hotel by 12! Fortunately when I call up the hotel reception, they agree to give me an additional hour to pack. That’s my brunch at Starbucks before leaving Hong Kong. At the airport, I realise I still […]]]> https://sparklette.net/travel/china/hong-kong-day-5/feed/ 6 https://sparklette.net/travel/china/hong-kong-day-4/ https://sparklette.net/travel/china/hong-kong-day-4/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2005 10:57:39 +0000

Last day for sightseeing. I had the alarm clock ring at 8am, and I got barely two hours of sleep behind me! Made my way to the pier to take a ferry to Lantau Island. Lantau Island is located on the Western side of Hong Kong, far away from the hustle-bustle of Kowloon and Hong Kong island. A cuppa before I go. Had been drinking plenty of coffee ever since […]]]> https://sparklette.net/travel/china/hong-kong-day-4/feed/ 27