National Museum is giving away free Gong Cha Milk Tea till 15 September to patrons who brings own bottle

In line with it’s Packing Matters exhibition, the National Museum of Singapore is giving away free Gong Cha Milk Tea to patrons who bring their own bottle to the National Museum.

This giveaway happens daily from now till 15 September 2019 from 12pm to 3pm. Each bottle will be given a maximum Milk Tea top-up of 500ml.

This promotion is limited to the first 200 redemptions per day or while stocks last.

Free Gong Cha Milk Tea Giveaway
When: Till 15 September 2019 (1200hr – 1500hr)
Where: National Museum of Singapore
Cost: Free

Vivocity Mid-Autumn Light up is smaller but more lit than Chinatown’s

As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, many places in Singapore are adorned with dazzling lights. This year, Vivocity has transformed its Level 3 Sky Park into an Alice in Wonderland inspired lantern exhibition.

This light exhibition, titled Curious Adventures in Wonderland, has 5 large centerpieces. This exhibition happens from now till 22 September 2019.

Down the Rabbit Hole

This is a short tunnel full of dazzling lights and fun, cheery music!

A Mad Tea Party

Mad Hatter’s Party here has a huge table full of food!

Tunnel Of Soldiers

March through this 10-meters tunnel with card soldiers along the aisle!

Pool Of Cards

The card soldiers are taking over the pool!

The Queen’s Castle

The Queen of heart’s castle is a 10-meters tall display, luminated with beautiful light!

Our Experience

Overall, the displays are beautiful and fun. Though there are several difficulties. For one, we had to squeeze through the crowd to take an IG worthy photo.

And as noobs to photography, we spent a long time trying to adjust the ISO to take pictures that doesn’t darken our models.

 Curious Adventures in Wonderland
Where: Vivocity, Sky Park (Level 3)
When: Till 22 September 2019, 1000hr – 2200hr
Free

Images from our host Jimmy & Evalee & Vivocity

Old Chang Kee to sell Curry Puff Flavor Potato Chips from 15 September

To celebrate its 63rd birthday, Old Chang Kee is launching a curry puff flavor potato chip from 15 September 2019.

The chips are made with the same potatoes and curry spices that makes their signature Curry’O Puff.

According to Old Chang Kee, these chips are “deliciously addictive, crunchy, buttery and full of familar flavors”.

Each pack retails at S$1.20.

The potato chips will be permanently available at all Old Chang Kee outlets island-wide.

Bubble Tea Shop Woobbee sells Pei Pa Koa Bubble Tea

Call us turtles but we just discovered this really cool bubble tea shop started by a local entrepreneur which sells Pei Pa Koa Bubble Tea!

For the uninitiated, Pei Pa Kao is a traditional Chinese natural remedy used to relieve sore throat and coughs. It is thick and sweet like honey and the aftertaste leaves a hint of peppermint.

Here’s how the Pei Pa Koa looks like..

Refreshing!

Herbalmint Bubble Tea

The Pei Pa Kao Bubble tea we want to introduce is known as the Herbalmint Bubble Tea, which coincidentally (or not) is also the best-seller drink for the company.

A regular-sized drink costs $4.10, while a large-sized one costs $5.80.

These are the outlets to get your Pei Pa Koa Bubble Tea:

  • Tanjong Pagar Plaza, #01-18
  • Shaw Tower, #01-53
  • Chinatown Point, #02-36
  • One-North Innovis, #01-06

Images from Woobbee 

McDonald’s Singapore introduces Ebi Burger and White Chocolate Strawberry Cream Pie today

After Mcdonald’s Singapore introduced a Japanese themed menu in July, they are set to wow again with two new items on the menu.

Ebi Burger (From S$5.70)

This burger has a breaded shrimp patty topped with roasted sesame mayonnaise and fresh lettuce.

The Ebi Burger is available in either the choice of single or double patty.

White Chocolate Strawberry Cream Pie (S$1.50)

You have probably heard about this new dessert by now. Afterall, this white chocolate strawberry cream pie post went viral shortly after Mcdonalds Singapore posted it.

Try it later and let us know if it’s worth the money and calories!

Images from Mcdonalds Singapore

Siloso Beach pays tribute to Star Wars with 20 massive sand sculptures from this weekend

Sentosa’s Siloso Beach will be paying a big tribute to Star Wars from this Saturday (31 August 2019) to 15 September 2019.

The event, Sentosa Sandation: Star Wars Edition, has 20 massive sand sculptures featuring Star Wars characters. In additional, there is also a sand sculpting competition and sand sculpting workshops.

The Sapphire Pavilion at Siloso Beach will also be selling exclusive bespoke Star Wars themed merchandise. This includes glow in the dark T-shirts and customisable tote bags.

During the first weekend of the event, the Palawan Green will also be screening Star Wars movies.

Here’s the schedule:

31 Aug: Star Wars – The Force Awakens
1 Sep: Star Wars – The Last Jedi

Admission to this event is free. There is also a S$5 off for Grab rides into Sentosa. The promo code is: SANDSATION

Sentosa Sandsation
When: 31 Aug 2019 – 15 Sep 2019, 10am – 8.30pm
Where: Sentosa Siloso Beach
Cost: Free admission

Starbucks launches cute beige and pink alpaca-themed merchandise

While you are enjoying the one-for-one promotion from Starbucks, remember to also check out the newly release alpaca-themed merchandise.

This new line is called Alpaca & Friends and it features adorable characters in pastel beige and pink.

Mugs with coaster (From S$32.90)

Deck your mug out in super cute magnets that are bound to brighten your day.

Mug with Magnets (380ml): S$49.90
Rainbow Raccoon Coaster: S$32.90

Stirrer

Oh how happy they look, as they do a little dance in your favorite brew.

Stirrer with 4 magnetic tops: S$22.90

Mug Lid Set

A smiley alpaca and a wide-eyed raccoon are here to keep you company.

Left, Mug Lid Set (230ml): S$59.90 (Only available at selected stores)
Middle, Mug (350ml): S$30.90
Right, Tea Filter: S$24.90

Images from Starbucks Singapore

Starbucks 1-for-1 venti-sized drinks promotion starts today

As if we need more reasons to visit Starbucks, it’s one-for-one promotion for its Venti-sized drinks is back from today (26 August 2019) till this Thursday (29 August 2019), 3pm to 7pm.

This promotion is applicable for all handcrafted beverages except for items that are exclusive to Starbucks Jewel Changi Airport. While stocks last.

Patrons can make 2 redemptions per transaction and the lower-priced drink will be free.

However, stars for rewards redemption cannot be used in conjunction with this offer.

One-For-One Promotion
When: 26 Aug 2019 – 29 Aug 2019, 3pm – 7pm
Where: All outlets in Singapore

Wan Qing Mid-Autumn Festival is back with a laser show, release of sky lanterns, concert and more

The Wan Qing Mid-Autumn Festival is back with an exciting weekend of offerings for the young and old. This year, visitors gets to experience releasing of sky lanterns, laser show, mooncake tasting, lantern-making workshops, storytelling of Mid-Autumn tales, alfresco concert performances and more.

Release of Sky Lanterns

The organizers will be releasing three 1.2-meters sky lantern helium balloons for the very first time on 7 September 2019 at 7.30pm. These sky lanterns will continue to hover above the event area.

Laser Show

Also happening for the first time on both days at 7.15pm and 8.15pm, this 3-minutes outdoor laser show is a symphony of color visual projections, laser beams and mist effects set to a moving orchestral soundtrack telling the story of the origins of Mid-Autumn Festival.

Alfresco Evening Concert

There is also an evening concert happening from 6.30pm to 8.30pm on both nights. Concert highlights include an interactive drama performance on the legends of Mid-Autumn Festival, Chinese belly-dancing, live music performances and more.

Game Carnival & Snacks

Simply collect an activity passport, play the games at the carnival to collect stamps and win a mystery prize. There are also traditional local snacks including mee siam, curry puffs and more available for sale.

The carnival starts at 11am on both days and end at 7pm.

Workshops

There are also workshops to teach visitors how to make sky lanterns, flower sculptures, mooncake box, Jade rabbit mooncake, Snow-skin mooncake (S$5 per pax), paper lantern coloring workshop and more.

For details of workshops, click here.

Wan Qing Mid-Autumn Festival
When: 7 & 8 September 2019, 1030hr – 2100hr
Where: Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
Cost: Free Admission

Images from Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall

CCK Durian Stall giving away free XO durians to Singaporeans aged 60 and above tomorrow

A durian stall in Chua Chu Kang, Yi Liu Ji Durian (一榴季榴莲) is giving away 540kg worth of XO durian to the Pioneer and Merdeka Generations to thank them for their contributions in nation building.

Seniors interested in collecting the durians can do so at the store tomorrow (24 August 2019) from 4pm. This giveaway ends at 7pm or while stocks last, whichever is earlier.

To redeem, seniors need to present their Pioneer or Merdeka Generation Card as proof of identity.

Free durian for Singaporeans above 60 years old
When: 24 August 2019, 1600hr – 1900hr
Where: Yi Liu Ji Durian (Sunshine Place, #01-23)
Note: Pioneer or Merdeka Generation Card required