TIM HO WAN SINGAPORE DIM SUM - HONG KONG CHINESE RESTAURANT 1 MICHELIN STAR OPEN AT PLAZA SINGAPURA & ERA CENTRE

Tim Ho Wan Singapore Plaza Singapura is Hong Kong’s Dim Sum 1 Michelin starred Chinese restaurant by Chef Mak Kwai Pui at Mongkok and Sham Sui Po, Kowloon Island,  famed as the cheapest dining to be on the reserved list .

Dim sum fresh favourites Tim Ho Wan signature dishes include the Big Four Heavenly King – Baked BBQ pork Char Siew bun, pan fried turnip cake lo bak gou, steam egg cake ma lai gou and vermicelli rice roll cheong fun stuffed with pig liver ($3.80 to $5.50 each)

With a dim sum menu of 28 items, enjoy favourites like Tim Ho Wan har gao prawn dumpling,  siew mai pork dumpling, phoenix claws chicken feet, rice roll cheong fun with prawns, char siew, beef or pig liver, deep fried spring roll with crab meat and egg white, beef ball or prawns with beancurd skin, pork ribs or chicken feet with black beans sauce  and glutinous rice dumpling ($3.80 to $5.50 each).

Try Cantonese congee with lean pork, century and salted eggs, steamed rice with beef, fried egg, chicken, Chinese sausage, mushroom or pork rib (S$6 each). Osmanthus cake or yam puree with sago (S$3.50 each)complete your authentic Hong Kong meal.

Chef Mak worked at Michelin-starred Lung King Heen, Four Seasons Hotel previously and was awarded 1 Michelin star for his Tim Ho Wan Dim Sum Restaurant in 2009. Freshly made dim sum upon order is the secret of success.

Helming Singapore Tim Ho Wan Dim Sum restaurant is Chef Fung who was with Singapore Marriott Hotel, Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant and now the 80 seats casual dining tables and takeaway counter. Simply take a queue number, run your errands or shop around and a SMS notification will be sent once your table is ready, no reservations allowed.

Snaking queues lines at the take away counters and long waiting time for dining tables are expected as Singaporeans are known to be die hard foodies, trained at queuing for hours for popular food outlets.

UPDATE ; The SMS alert service and takeaways have ceased and will be implemented at a later date as Tim Ho Wan is overwhelmed by patient diners who queued an average of 90 minutes at least just for their dim sum.

Prices here are almost twice as expensive comparing to Tim Ho Wan Hong Kong prices due to Singapore high rental and labour costs, its a small premium to pay without having to fly to HKG for cheapest Michelin starred cuisine although Old Hong Kong Legend at Raffles City have good Cantonese Dim Sum.

Tim Ho Wan Singapore 添好運 1 Michelin Star Hong Kong Dim Sum Chinese restaurant is located at Plaza Singapura,  68 Orchard Road #01-29A   Singapore 238839,  telephone 6251 2000 (opposite Starbucks), priced affordably and  open from 10am to 10pm daily. Tim Ho Wan second outlet  at ERA Centre Toa Payoh Lorong 6 will open in the third quarter 2013, with up to 6 restaurants by year end.

BEN & JERRY’S SINGAPORE FREE CONE DAY 2013 ICE CREAM SCOOP OUTLETS + CLEO CHARITY PROJECT

Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day  2013 Singapore Ice Cream flavours favourites like Chocolate Therapy, English Toffee Crunch, Maple Tree Hugger, Strawberry Cheesecake  and Lemonade Sorbet are part the free scoop day, celebrated worldwide on April 9th from 12pm to 8pm.

Visit Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day  2013 Singapore for your FREE delicious cooling ice cream cone flavours from 12-8pm today at the following scoop shops.

• VivoCity: 1 Harbourfront Walk, #02-135/136, Singapore 098585
• Dempsey Hill: Block 8 #01-14 Dempsey Road (Carpark behind Block 8), Singapore 249688
• The Cathay: Level 1 Atrium, 2 Handy Road, Singapore 229233
• Rochester Mall: 31 Rochester Drive, #01-01, Singapore 138637
• Fairprice Finest TripleOne Somerset: 111 Somerset Road #01-04/04A/05 to 09 (outside Fairprice Finest)
• Great World City: #02-40A ,1 Kim Seng Promenade, Singapore 237994
• Ben & Jerry’s Zoo Entrance: 80 Mandai Lake Road, Singapore 729826 - 12pm to 6pm only

CLEO editorial team adopted Ben & Jerry’s VivoCity scoop shop to raise funds for Project Happy Feet that  supports education-related programmes to help underprivileged youths and children in Cambodia and Singapore. Receive a copy of CLEO's April issue if you are the first 400 in queue and receive a free three-month CLEO digital subscription  if you are the first 200 who donate more than $30.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL CANON EOS YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER AWARDS ASIA 2013 SINGAPORE LAUNCH WITH JOE RIIS

National Geographic Channel and Canon Singapore EOS Young Photographer Awards regional launch was graced by award winning photographer Joe Riis. Held in South East Asia across  Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia,  Singapore and Vietnam, the inaugural photo contest aim to cultivate youths  to discover and pursue passion in photography.

 

Joe Riis whose videos are telecasted on National Geographic Channel and photographs published in the magazines shared his photography tips,  experience and advice for photography lovers at National Geographic Channel  and Canon EOS Photography Seminar.

 

Canon 5DmarkIII is Joe’s current camera and he likes the high ISO that is able to capture details that one can  not see with the naked eye for  wildlife shots.

 

Always passionate about photography, Joe wants to inspire young photographers and shares that passion, dedication and aspiration   is the reality of work. Always photograph what you are passion about, what you know best and care about and try shooting from a different perspective.

At the media round table, Joe Riis’s advice on Canon EOS Young Photographers Awards participants is to try shooting interesting subjects in dramatic lightning and patterns in new perspective to showcase a photograph in vibrant hues with wow factor inline with Canon Celebration of Colours theme.

 

An ultimate photographer’s dream to attend an all expenses paid prestigious National Geographic Photography Expedition in the US with Canon EOS 60D DSLR camera and an 18-55mm IS II lens together with a National Geographic Photographer  as an active participant on the natural, cultural and social trail is the grand prize for “A Celebration of Colour”  winning photo.

A Canon EOS 650D digital SLR camera with an 18-55mm IS II lens for the 1^st runner-up and a Canon EOS 1100D digital SLR camera with an 18-55mm IS II lens for the 2^nd runner-up will help aspiring photographers develop their skills further to realise their dreams as a professional photographer.Judges includes a panel of experts from both Canon and the National Geographic Channel.

 

Additionally, Voter’s Choice Award will be given to the entry with the most ‘likes’ for a special colour theme posted on the CanonYPA website (www.celebrationofcolour.com) every two weeks, from 9 April 2013 to 3 June 2013. The winner will walk away with Canon EOS camera bag and National Geographic Channel photo book while voters will win Canon EOS Thumb drive and National Geographic backpack.

National Geographic Channel and Canon Singapore EOS Young Photographer Awards where award winning photographer Joe Riis is one of the judges is held from now till June 3rd. If you are an aspiring photographer between 18-35 years old, submit your best shot to Canon’s YPA website www.celebrationofcolour.com.

LOGITECH KEYBOARD FOLIO FOR iPAD MINI TABLET CASE PROTECTIVE COVER SINGAPORE LAUNCH

Logitech Keyboard Folio mini for iPad mini is fashionably slim. Featuring a compact Bluetooth keyboard, the sleek Logitech Folio mini feels like a traditional keyboard for typing while saving screen space for content and doubles up as a stylish protective screen cover for your iPad mini.



The built-in magnets keep your iPad mini hands free for browsing and typing, simple open the cover to wake your iPad mini and close it to put your iPad to sleep.
Logitech Keyboard Folio for iPad mini tablet weighs only 395grams and is priced at S$129, available in Mystic Blue, Electric Blue and Sunflower Yellow for retail from mid June 2013, with 3-year limited hardware warranty.

MICROSOFT SURFACE RT PRICE TABLET 32GB / 64GB WINDOWS APPS TOUCH TYPE COVER KEYBOARD SINGAPORE LAUNCH AT FUNAN CHALLENGER

Microsoft Surface RT 32GB price at $668 and 64GB retail $798 Windows tablet with selected laptop features and optional touch type cover keyboard protector is ultra slim, feather light and portable at 680g.

Operating on Windows RT apps like Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 RT (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote), Photo room, Channel NewsAsia, Wego Travel, ESPN FC and iProperty, the Microsoft Surface RT 16:9 widescreen  measures 27.5 cm X 17.2 cm X 9.4mm and runs on CPU Quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3, 2GB RAM and built-in kickstand for seamless viewing.

The 3 mm Touch Cover keyboard clicks onto Surface RT Windows touch screen tablet and doubles up as protective cover or try the 5 mm-thin Type Cover protector with moving keys for a conventional typing experience.

With a long battery life of up to 8 hours, full-sized USB port and microSDXC card slot for additional storage, Surface RT provides  an entertainment-first experience with the ability to work, play and connect with people whenever you are with Microsoft.

Microsoft Surface RT PRICE WITH GST

• Surface RT 32GB $668 /32GB + Touch Cover $798
• Surface RT 64GB $798/ 64GB + Touch Cover $938
• For Challenger members only - 64GB Surface RT + Touch Cover $928

Microsoft Surface RT ACCESSORIES PRICES WITH GST

• Touch Cover (Black, White, Cyan), ultra slim at 3mm $168
• Type Cover (Black),  super slim at 5mm $183
• Wedge Touch Mouse Limited Edition Surface Model $89
• 24W Power Supply $58
• VGA Adapter for Surface RT $58
• HD Digital AV Adapter for Surface RT $58

Singapore is the first South East Asia market to launch the highly-anticipated Surface RT tablet from Microsoft.

UPDATE : Surface RT Prices $488/32GB, $618/64GB  and at together with Touch Cover at $558 and $688 respectively, new prices are revised from August 30th, 2013

Microsoft Surface RT are available at 

• Challenger (Funan Digital Life Mall, AMK Hub, Bedok Point, Causeway Point, Changi City Point, The Clementi Mall, Funan DigitaLife Mall, Great World City, Hougang Mall, IMM Jurong, Jcube, Jurong Point, 112 Katong, nex Serangoon, North Point, Parkway Parade, Plaza Singapura, Tampines 1, Tiong Bahru, Vivocity, and White Sands.)
• Harvey Norman (Parkway Parade, The Centrepoint, Funan Digital Life Mall, Millenia Walk, Square
• Newstead (Jurong Point, DigitalStyle @Funan DigitaLife Mall, IMM, Nex, Sim Lim Square #03-90/91) outlets.

Microsoft Surface RT tablet are priced at $668/32GB, $798/64GB, Touch Cover, Type cover keyboard, Wedge Touch Mouse and other accessories are available exclusively at 20 Challenger stores in Singapore. Visit http://www.Surface.com/sg, Surface Blog , Surface on Facebook and Follow Surface on Twitter for updates.

UNIQLO LADUREE MACARONS UT SINGAPORE LAUNCH + JAPANESE CHARITY DRIVE

UNIQLO Laduree Macarons UT t-shirts collection features the renowned French patisserie delicious  macarons, confectioneries, Paris Eiffel Tower, tres chic Parisian culture pop art designs and Chic Parisian walking the French poodle on pastel pretty coloured and monochrome ladies tee.

                           

Have your Laduree Macarons and wear it, only UNIQLO allows you to   indulge in Ladurée, the world famous French Patisserie in a whimsical yet fashionable style. Ma cherie, tres chic !

Part of the sales proceeds from Laduree X UNIQLO  UT will be donated to IVY, a Japanese association helping children affected by the 2011 tsunami in Tohoku, Japan. 

                   

UNIQLO X Laduree Kids’ Collection are available only at UNIQLO 313@Somerset, Parkway Parade and Bugis+ stores. 

UNIQLO Singapore Laduree Macarons UT t-shirts in French patisserie   macarons, confectioneries and chic Parisian culture motifs artworks like dog walking the French poodle are priced at S$24.90 and available 10 delicious designs at all UNIQLO stores located at located at 313@Somerset, ION Orchard, Plaza Singapura, Parkway Parade, Chinatown Point, Tampines 1, VivoCity, Causeway Point . Check out UNIQLO Singapore Facebook for more updates.