13 December 2018
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24 November 2018
3 Days in Munich | Cëe the World
Happy weekend folks! This post is way overdue, but given that I have some spare time now, I'll share a little bit more of my recent trip to Europe. This will be part 1 of 4, as I went to 4 different cities (Munich, Amsterdam, Paris and London).
28 March 2018
California Edventures 2018
21 January 2018
Trotting in Taiwan
Hey guys! I had an incredible 8 days in Taiwan and can't wait to share more about the experience. If you haven't watch my vlog, you can watch it here: http://bit.ly/2mX0loy
25 September 2016
Cëe the World: San Francisco
It's been over a month since I left (my heart) in San Francisco. Missing this city way too much, so I decided to skip my LA post and do this first.
21 July 2016
18 Hours in Dubai
Hello from Berkeley! 5 cities in 2 weeks is something that I've never done before - so apologies for the lack of updates. It's been a crazy 2 weeks, travelling across the World and getting used to the different timezones. To make matters worse, I'm 15 hours behind everyone back home (in Singapore). My midterms are over, so I finally had sometime to work on my Dubai vlog and blogpost as well as my NYC vlog. I regretted not filming my trip to Australia last year, so I decided to do so this time! You may watch my Dubai vlog below or here, hopefully you would enjoy looking at Dubai through my lenses.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObjGu26aBbM&w=560&h=315]Just a quick overview of how our trip went: We flew from Singapore by Emirates and landed in DXB at around 6 in the morning and as this was our transit we didn't have to collect our luggages. But as we had a hand-carry bag, we decided to make use of their baggage storage services. You have no idea how thankful I am that DXB offers this service and at only AED20 (SGD7.30) or AED25 (SGD9.10), for larger bags, for every 12 hours (or part of). This service is available in Terminals 1 and 3. With our baggage sorted out within minutes, we went on our way.
If it's your first time in Dubai, I highly recommend getting a desert tour package or similar. While it is not difficult to get around Dubai as they have signs in English and people are helpful, it would be difficult to head out to the desert on your own. As it was summer when we were there (35°C at 8am what?!), we opted for the morning desert tour which costs about SGD72 per person. Pick up/drop off location is usually at any hotel in the city, however, we requested for the pick up to be at the airport instead.
Morning — Our driver was not only punctual but very friendly! After picking us up from the airport, we did another stop at a hotel to pick a couple up and headed out to the desert. The desert was about an hour's drive from the city and along the way we saw a camel completely camel-flaged (geddit?) with the background. As soon as we reached the desert, the driver prepped the SUV for the desert terrain. Dune bashing was so much fun, I wouldn't mind doing it again (but would like to pay lesser this time)! The actual dune bashing lasted for about 10 minutes, then we got out of the car - at this point you can attempt sandboarding or take thousands of photos of the same landscape. Guess which I chose to do.
Late Afternoon — Being at the top of the World's tallest building made everything look so tiny and unreal. Tickets were AED200 (SGD73), for prime hours and slightly cheaper for other times. From the top, you could see how downtown Dubai is highly concentrated with skyscrapers and then everywhere else was just sand. It definitely put everything into perspective. As we were landing in Dubai, I was just exclaiming how much sand there is - silly I know.
Evening — Our flight to New York was at about 2am but we made our way back early for dinner and to freshen up. As our layover was more than 4 hours, we were given meal coupons to dine at selected places in the airport. I'll have you know that complementary shower facilities are also available in DXB Terminals 1 and 3 (how amazing is this place?!)
All in all, I think that 18 hours in Dubai is more than sufficient! By doing a longer layover, you can save on accommodation. It was by choice that we didn't head to the marina, but there's definitely time to slot in a visit to their beaches if you wanted to. Thanks for sticking to the end! Hope you enjoyed/found this post useful the next time you plan to go to Dubai, if you have any questions feel free to leave them in the comments below or drop me an email.
P/s: DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT, wear sneakers to the desert. I knew it was a bad idea from the start, but I didn't want to exceed the weight limit for my check-in luggage. Till this day, I am pretty sure I still have sand in my sneakers.
19 July 2015
EDVENTURES: BRIDGE RESTAURANT + BAR
Last weekend, I was invited to BRIDGE to try out some of their new dishes. I've never been to a food tasting session and I'm not a food critic, so excuse my limited vocabulary while I try my best to describe each dish and their flavours.
Disclaimer: I was invited, but all opinions expressed in this post are my own. This visit is my 3rd time there - see i, ii, iii.
BRDIGE is located within walking distance from City Hall MRT station and Bras Basah MRT station. Initially, I thought they were named BRIDGE because they are near North Bridge road, but later I was told that it was because they wanted to provide a fine dining experience at affordable prices, bridging the gap between both worlds. Interesting right?
My advice: pop by Raffles Hotel/Arcade for some outfit photos before walking over to get some food. You don't want a food baby in your photos, do ya?
They call this 62°C Organic Egg Prosciutto ($16), but I call this my personal favourite. The sautéed mushroom and truffle mash potato makes me want to go back for seconds. Can you hear the food angels singing?
Next we tried the BRIDGE Benedict ($20). Almost every cafe that you go to will serve Eggs Benedict, but I don't think any of them stood out as well as this. If you were to ask me for recommendation on where you should go for the best eggs benedict, off the top of my head I wouldn't have been able to give you an answer. However, after trying out the eggs benedict here, I think the answer is quite clear.
I would say that eggs benedict are very much like burgers - where every layer makes a difference. The ham used in this was not just any ordinary ham but black forest ham. I'm not one that knows much about hams but I've heard pretty good things about it. Not a fan of salads, but we finished all of this.
After some hearty mains, we had the Truffle Honey French Toast ($18), which was pretty darn good (I'm sorry that my vocabulary is so limited)! For our toasts, the cinnamon sugar overpowered the truffle-honey by a little, but I still highly recommend that you try this. The two flavours together created a very interesting taste that you cannot find elsewhere.
Lastly, we had the Deconstructed Cheesecake ($14) that was topped with fresh fruits and crumbs. It looks too pretty to be eaten right? Okay but who describes food as pretty anyway. If you're thinking of having this after your meal, don't let the cream cheese foam put you off, as it tastes quite light. I'll have you know that hidden under the cloud of zesty lemon cream cheese is a scoop of ice cream (yay!)
Overall, I love the vibe in this space. The woody/earthy tones were very welcoming, you can always have a good chinwag with your friends without fearing that your secrets would be heard because there's quite a bit of space between tables. I do look forward to going back there for more food. Note that they have 4 different menus, so I highly recommend you check out the menus and the available times here.
BRIDGE - Restaurant & Bar
31 Seah Street, Singapore 188387
Stay gold, xx
9 July 2015
CËE THE WORLD: SYDNEY
After spending an amazing 72 hours in freezing Melbourne, we jetted off to warmer grounds. The weather in Sydney on the first day was wonderful, but during the remaining days of our stay it was miserable. As soon as we dropped our bags at our 2nd airbnb apartment, we headed off to the city for lunch before taking a stroll in Hyde Park.
jacket: wandererwanderer.com | shorts: dorothy perkins | boots: h&m | hair: grown by me
On our second day, we headed to Sydney's Harbour area. Luckily, we managed to get to Mrs Macquarie's Chair before it started to drizzle. If you want a better view of both the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge, Mrs Macquarie's Chair/Point is a good spot! You can get there by walking or hopping on a tram, which costed us less than AUD20 (if I remember correctly).
This was taken from the other side (Mrs Macquarie's Chair), I bet the view would be a whole lot better if the Sun came out to play!
Thankfully our apartment wasn't very far from The Grounds of Alexandria (not very far from the airport either)! I've been wanting to visit this place for the longest of time, but since it was raining that morning, we didn't stay for long. Look at the brick walls guys! /insert heart-eyes emoji/
We were struggling with the idea of heading to Bondi Beach, but how could we not after our plans to head up to Blue Mountains got cancelled due to bad weather. In the end, I'm so glad we made a trip down to Bondi! But of course, the Sun didn't spare much thought about me and my need to take photos and set so early leaving me with only dark grainy photos. Ugh, really?
jacket: zalora Singapore | pants: mds collections | blue tassel keychain: still.products
On our very last day in Sydney, we met up with Melissa at a little cafe called Cre Aison. The macarons looked really good and I regretted not trying some, but if you ever head to Sydney definitely stop by there for some matcha and macarons!
I don't know about you, but when I travel I like to keep my local currency separated from the foreign currency and my notes separated from the coins, so I'm thankful that I brought along the Molly Wallet from Status Anxiety. You guys saved my life!
After some matcha latte, we headed for soft serve. How cute is this! I got the sea salt + fruit punch flavour and it surprisingly tasted very good. I would do anything to get another cone. Thank you Li-chi for the recommendation!
Just around sunset, the Sun finally came out for like 30 minutes, which made me very happy! I saw a double rainbow (I've never seen one in my entire life) and I got pooped on by a pigeon (earlier in the day). Very special day indeed.
I was worried that my skin would start peeling and flaking like when I was in Hong Kong, so I decided to bring along my most trusted skincare products with me. The blue bottle, My Daily Dose, was specially formulated for my skin. Find out what your skin really needs by doing the Skin Identity test. You can pick your bottle's colour from the 7 different colours they offer!
A few days before I left for Australia, I was sent the new Hydrating Shield (aka a sunscreen) to try out. Even though it may be winter in Australia, the Sun doesn't stop shining and I heard that the Sun (or UV rays and what not) is a lot worse there than in Singapore. Of course I had to make sure my face was properly protected! What I really love about this is that it doesn't feel sticky on my skin, unlike most sunscreens.
Now that I'm back home, I am still religiously applying all these products. I've probably said this a million and one times but I really miss the cold weather there. I'm still not done uploading photos from my trip, so expect lots of latergrams or you could continue reading about my adventures in Australia here.
Stay gold, xx
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