[Review] Up & Away Balloon

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After so many years of celebrating the missus' birthday, it was really a challenge to think of something new to surprise her. Flowers are too main stream and bags are too expensive. At almost the perfect timing, the chance was presented to collaborate with Up & Away Balloons - an online balloon shop that specializes in customized balloons, balloon bouquets, and balloon hampers.

As with most online shopping platform, the website is very user-friendly, with the highlights right on the first page. You can either shop by occasion or simply browse through the entire selection with clear photos as reference. The company pride themselves on the affordability and quality of their products.

This is the first time I ordered balloons online for anyone, so to be honest I was a bit apprehensive on the quality of the actual product as compared to what I see online. But thankfully, the staff in-charge did a wonderful job to assure me of the process and made sure that the delivery was done on time for the birthday celebration!

The colors were as described and it truly brightened up the celebration! Never wrong to choose the "more feminine" colors like rose gold, purple and pink.

The Bubble Balloon Bouquet was especially nice, I thought it brought out the youthfulness in the photos. You can choose to print the person's photo on the bubble if you want. But knowing my wife, she will probably think that is a bit too "youth" for her liking.

I added a personal touch and ordered a Happy Chocolate Hamper with some of her favorite snacks. Score those hubby points for future use!

Here are some reasons why I would recommend this online service:

1. It is fuss free and easy to browse through the website, clear product explanation.
2. There is free balloon delivery if you order more than $100.
3. The staff support is good and sincere, the communication process is good and excellent customer service.
4. The variety is reasonable, and balloons are of good quality.
5. It is definitely an excellent choice of gift to brighten up any occasion you are celebrating with balloons!

So for my readers, here is another reason for ordering from Up & Away.
From now till 31 Aug 2021, you can enjoy a special 5% discount on any online order if you quote the following discount code: isaiah5

Enjoy the moment and enjoy the colorful fun!

Steamboat King!

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If there is a favorite family dinner choice, it has to be steamboat!
Simple reason that it's the best choice that allows every family members to gather around the table, not only to enjoy good food but also to have time to catch up with one another's lives.
For me, it has a special meaning whenever we have steamboat, as it reminds me of those yearly CNY meals when my dad was still around.

Steamboat King Bundle B
Offers fresh and wholesale prices, with either ala carte menu or bundle deals.

Ordering is simple and fuss free. Everything you need is presented clearly right from the start of the website.

Our bundle set comes with 4 different kinds of meat & assortment of vegetables.

And one of the main reasons for Steamboat King's success is it's superior broth!
Each broth is simmered under low fire for a minimum of 8 hours to bring out the ultimate flavor of all the herbs and ingredients while also retaining its natural nutrients.
Premium Collagen ~ Kimchi ~ Sichuan Mala ~ Pork Tonkotsu ~ Tomato

It's pork tonkotsu for the missus and tomato for the girls.

Some compelling reasons to choose Steamboat King:

1. It has a 100% guarantee replacement policy. If upon delivery, there are ingredients that are not fresh, they will replace it for free!

2. Wholesale prices that are cheaper that your usual supermarkets.

3. Fresh and delicious ingredients.

4. No queues, no fuss, free island-wide delivery!

Order now and enjoy that "reunion" feeling with your family!

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Whyzee - The Perfect Cake Choice

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[Joey's post]

The time has finally come to review the amazing Whyzee MSW DurianCake! When news first came about this special review, we were beyond excited for it to come. Our entire family loves durian and welcomes anything from real durian to durian flavoured food!

When the cake finally arrived, we were already amazed at the design on the cake, even before the tasting of the cake itself.

There was an abundance of fresh cream on top, making it look very soft and pretty as well. Don’t you think it really looks like a real durian too? Even before the taste test, the presentation of the cake had already won us over!

Now, moving on to the actual taste test! Our mouths watered when we first saw the inside of the cake at the first slice. It smelled exactly like durian too and that is because there is actual durian inside!

One of the many layers in this Mao Shang Wang durian cake, is a puree made of pure durian flesh. It definitely brought the entire cake to another level! The sponge cake itself was very airy and definitely balanced off the heavy creams on top and the thick puree. And even the frosting that decorated the cake was had durian incorporated into it!

It definitely is one of the best cakes I’ve eaten in a while! The whole family loved it and devoured it in a couple of days. Dessert is always the best course of the meal.

Overall, we absolutely loved this Mao Shang Wang Durian cake to bits, and we are very thankful to Whyzee for sending this over! This cake is definitely our go-to cake during birthdays now!

Here are some reasons for choosing Whyzee:
1. Same day delivery with no minimum order required.
2. To better it, Whyzee provides 1-hour express birthday cake delivery. Now you don't have to worry about celebrating your loved one's birthday without a cake in time.
3. Extremely affordable prices from $30 onwards, and more than 50 different cake selections to choose from.

AND here is just one more awesome reason for choosing Whyzee!
Quote ISAIAH10 when you place your order and enjoy a 10% off on all orders!
(discount is valid till 31 Oct 2020)

FavFlorist - The New Way to Brighten Up A Home

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A week or two ago, a package arrived on our doorstep from FavFlorist. To our great delight, there was a beautiful flower dome in it! At first glance, we were already incredibly intrigued at the packaging that we were all clamouring to open it.

Once we opened the box, we were incredibly amazed at the beautiful design and intricate details. It was clear that there was a lot of care and thought put into it. The name of the flower dome is Peter Pan Preserved Flower Dome, and it definitely lived up to its name!

The placings of the flowers and the beautiful leaves wrapped around the centre of the whole piece. In the centre sat a beautiful dandelion, perfectly preserved! As I said earlier, it definitely lived up to its name, as it looked as if someone had trapped a part of a fairy tale in this dome.
It was the prettiest thing we have ever seen!

The flowers and plants in the dome were all very well preserved and we all marvelled at how some of the plants were able to stand up straight without falling, we definitely loved the entire concept of a flower dome!

Just when we thought it couldn’t get better, we found out that it could light up! Thus, we all scrambled up to the room to test it out in a dark room. All we could do was to stare at it in awe, it looked so magical!

With the fairy lights inside, we could see every aspect of the flower dome way more clearly and it seemed to glow from afar!

The flower dome has definitely given us a new perspective to preserved flowers and plants. Thank You FavFlorist for sending us this!

Check out FavFlorist for more items!
Each bouquet is passionately handmade with love. Free delivery, farm fresh flowers and most importantly affordable prices.
And yes, if you are rushing to send something today, they provide free same day flower delivery for all orders too!

Masons Premium DIY Terrarium Kit

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[A special post by Joey Kuan]

A few weeks ago, Masons sent us their premium DIYterrarium Kit for a review. Which naturally gained huge excitement as we had been to several terrarium making classes also by masons in the past and had always enjoyed them thoroughly.

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In this terrarium kit, which is now on sale on the masons’ website, included materials for a perfect Saturday project:
1 glass bowl ~ 1 set of gardening tools ~ 1 bag of mix soil ~ 3 pots of succulents
3 bags of decorative pebbles ~ 1 drip bottle ~ 1 bag of figurines

 The packaging for the materials provided are also re-sealable for future use!

So, on the very next Saturday, we all gathered together in our living room and got to work piecing together our terrarium, which was a rather simple procedure as the kit also included an instruction manual! Allowing us to follow each step and add our own twists to them.

The procedure was simple but very fun to carry out because who doesn’t love a little hands-on activity, especially for young children, as a way to create their own terrarium with decorations they placed themselves. 

The procedure is as follows:

• First, fill the bottom of the glass bowl with small rocks [please caution around young children]

• Secondly, fill the bowl with the mix soil provided in convenient re-sealable bags, to the half-way mark, enough to completely cover the bottom of the succulents and hold them in place. [Don’t be afraid to get your surroundings a little dirty while pouring in the soil, it’s all part of the process]

• Thirdly, you can start putting your succulents into the bowl or you can put the decorative pebbles first, whichever you fancy [note: the succulents can be fragile, so do be careful when taking them out their pots]

• From there on, you can add in the different decorative pebbles/rocks and the figurines provided in the kit as well! Personally, I found the flamingo figurines really cute and the perfect addition to the terrarium, giving it a bright and homely feel.

• The gardening tools provided will serve very useful as well in arranging the plants, the soil around them, and the decorations you put in. As a bonus, they also serve useful for future projects or just as decorations around the house.

• The drip bottle is to easily water your plants weekly, and has exactly the right capacity to water all four succulents provided thoroughly!  

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Time to reveal our final product!

How do you like it? It was honestly a really enriching and fun experience, being able to create and decorate our very own terrarium, especially with such pretty plants. The decorations suited the plants provided and the huge glass bowl we used as well!

Throughout the process, there wasn’t a single time where we were confused about what to do or how to go about piecing together the terrarium as the instructions were very clear and simple to follow! 

These kind of projects where there is a lot of freedom to do what we want and decorate it to suit our likings, my family would specially make time for them as all the opportunities we have gotten so far have been really fun and interesting. 

The last time we made DIY terrariums, also by Masons, was at an event in Garden’s By the Bay. There was a workshop and we had the chance to create mini terrariums which we loved very much. That was why when the news about this review came about, we were all very excited. 

Generally, I think that this DIY kit is something that will definitely garner your family’s attention and get them to spend an hour or two away from gadgets to create the terrarium together! Especially for children that may have become restless due to the long hours stuck at home because of COVID, this DIY kit will definitely entertain them! It is a great family-bonding activity, and your family can take turns watering the plants every week. 

Thank you Masons for sending us this DIY kit, we had a really fun time putting it together as a family!

Beat the 5-pax rule with sushidelivery.sg!

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So Singapore has entered Phase 2 after Circuit Breaker. How has it affected your lifestyle?

For most of us, we are happy to finally meet up with friends and dine-in in our favorite restaurants. Or just happy to host friends and relatives at home. BUT ... the catch is no more than 5-pax per visit or meet up.

For a family that has more than 5 pax, this rule is definitely gonna to make things a bit uncomfortable. Can you imagine who you will leave out for dinner? Or who will be the chosen ones to brave the crowd outside, not mentioning the super long queues almost everywhere.

For me, with 2 kids and an elderly at home, going out and mingle with the crowd is still something I have to be more cautious about. Maybe you can call me "kiasi" but I have to take care of my family, until they feel safe enough to go out as a group.

Hence, the solution of ordering in is still pretty much appealing!

Some of you may already have heard of sushidelivery.sg or even tried their food. The company prides themselves as daily delivery within an hour, with Premier Sushi right at your doorstep.

Just in case you doubt my credits (but I know you won't right?), you can read an article posted by Best In Singapore. Sushi Delivery is one of the top 5 best online sushi delivery services in Singapore!

You can click on this link to read more!

As always, enough talking. Let the photos tell you more!

California Maki (8pcs)

The overall family's favorite, a great choice for take away or picnics.

Champion Floss Maki (8pcs)

Not a personal fan of floss, but the floss on this maki is not overwhelming. In fact the cheese overpowers the floss, so if you are cheese lover, you can't miss this.

Salmon Aburi Maki (8pcs)

This tastes expensive if you know what I mean, the salmon just melts in your mouth. I highly recommend eating one piece in full to stimulate your taste bugs in total.

Chicken Karaage (8pcs)

Sake Salmon Don

The salmon is simply awesome! Coupled with the tobiko, furikake and spring onions, this is a sure winner for all!

Pork Cutlet Set Bento

Salmon Teriyaki Set Bento

No fishy smell as commented by my mom. She loved it together with the generous helping of greens that came alongside in the bento.

I have the say the kids love the bento! It was a full meal with rice, sides and vegetable. And both girls commented that the Pork Cutlet tasted just like one they had in Japan a few years back =)

For me, it will be the Don that won my stomach. So here's another photo to justify my personal choice!

Stay safe everyone and enjoy the time with your family!

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Father's Day - What about 8 Crabs?

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In less than 2 weeks' time it's gonna be Father's Day! Have you thought of how to celebrate with/for your father? Sadly with the current situation in Singapore, dining out at your favorite restaurants are no longer an option. Hence, the only way is to "tabao" or order food delivery. Whatever it may be, don't let the circumstances deter us from having a good time of celebration with our families.

Thanks to the folks from 8 Crabs, I was able to enjoy my own Father's Day meal with my family and with the best food possible - CRABS!!

For those who are not familiar with 8 Crabs, of if you are like me (only know the usual seafood restaurants in SG), then it's high time for you to give them a try.

8 Crabs is an award winning crab delivery and seafood delivery service serving Singaporeans island-wide. Being the only supplier of wild catch crabs, they have always been able to promise you crabs that are better than the rest.

If you are interested to know more about their crabs, here are some fun facts:

Crabs naturally travel about 500m every night and prefer to live alone. However, crab farmers breed many crabs in a confined space in order to be profitable. This cause the crabs to get stressed very easily in captivity as many farms cannot replicate their natural habitat.

When stressed, crabs produce ammonia, which is a sign of decomposition of seafood.

Most restaurants purchase farmed crabs because they are cheaper. As a result, they use highly fragrant gravies to cover up the ammonia smell.

8 Crabs is the only company in Singapore using grade AAA premium Sri Lankan source wild crabs. This is graded by the most experienced crab graders in the trade.

This means that our crabs are meatier, tastier, bigger, and less watery.

To ensure freshness, these crabs are caught, flown, prepared and delivered to you within 12 hours.

Our award winning chefs prepare and cook these fresh crabs daily to guarantee the best flavor and taste.

We also have a one day driver to an order policy across our 12 kitchens island-wide so that we may uphold our promise of One Hour Crab Delivery.

Are you ready for the feast? We most certainly are!

We ordered both the Black Pepper Crab & the Salted Egg Yolk Crab.

The salted egg yolk sauce was so good, we had an extra portion of rice just so we can savor the taste again and again.

No meal is complete without the basic vegetable and meat. We even pamper ourselves (mainly for the wife) and had a rare treat of the Yam Ring.

But since it was suppose to be an advance Father's Day celebration for me, I will show you my personal favorite! Look at the sauce! I think I need to order from 8 Crabs again!

Ordering is easy.

Just go the website and browse through the selection of crabs, fish, prawn, squid, beef, pork, poultry, vegetable, egg, tofu, etc.

If you do not know what to order, then just choose the special Father's Day Set.

FARM Florist - An Essential Way to say I Love You

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During this Circuit Breaker period in Singapore, only the essential businesses or services are still open and operating. So I am glad to inform you that the FARM Florist is still operating as per normal and providing free delivery daily. And don't you worry, contactless delivery is available too.

Here are a two reasons why YOU should CONSIDER sending SMILES to your LOVED ONES.

1. Mother's Day is coming soon!

Now that we are staying at home most of this circuit breaker period, isn't it the best time to send some love and appreciation to your Mother? For all her cooking, washing, and taking care of the family 24/7. For once we can finally understand how our mothers feel staying home most of the time, ensuring that every little detail at home is taken care of.

Look no further! Click on the Mother's Day site and choose a suitable flower collection to tell her how much you love her!

Storewide 37% discount early-bird promo available from now till 2 May.

2. Pamper your spouse / partner and let her know you are thinking about her.

Actually do you really need me ti give you a reason to send flowers to your partner?

In my years of marriage, I have concluded that even when your wife says she doesn't fancy flowers, she will still be super happy when you surprise her with a bouquet of roses (or her favourite flowers).

And thanks to the kind souls in FARM Florist, I was able to select this beautiful Rose Surprise Bloom Box and had it delivered to my wife when she was busy cooking for the family. It came as a pleasant surprise and I can see that she was pretty touched to know that the family appreciates her (yes, I included the kids in the picture).

 

A closer look at the roses which brought a smile to everyone at home.

I hope you are convinced by now. Stay Home! Stay Safe!

4 more weeks to end of Circuit Breaker!

~~ Updates ~~
Looking for a fuss free flower delivery? What about last minute surprise for a special person?

Check out One Hour Florist, a promise to deliver your order within the hour!!

Yes! You read it well, you can get your delivery done within 60 mins of ordering. Check out the website and order flowers air flown and farm fresh flowers now!