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Over the Formula One race weekend from 14 to 16 September 2018, The Podium Lounge Singapore celebrated its 10th anniversary at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore. The Podium Lounge is essentially the most glamorous celebration of Singapore’s iconic night race and is situated conveniently within the premises of the tracks, and directly across the F1 Paddock. The party hosts F1 drivers, teams, celebrities, supermodels and Asia’s jet-setting party elite each year. In its tenth year, the sold-out Podium Lounge was more jam-packed than ever as the ultra lounge accommodated thousands of guests every night. On Race Night (16 September), and the…

Alright, let’s cut right to the chase: For $23.90, Tokidon’s Truffle Wagyu Don is crazy good. The earthiness of truffle is released with every bite, working impeccably with a grade six steak like a pas de deux on the tongue. Throw a tiny bit of foie gras to the mix and you have a flavour threesome. Holy cow, I couldn’t hold back the approving moans and the urge to run out of the restaurant getting every passerby to give it a go. Here’s a fair warning – if you intend to try anything else, eat those first. I made the…

Southeast Asia’s premier game convention, GameStart 2018,  returned for its fifth anniversary with a plethora of diverse gaming content at the Suntec Convention Centre last week (13 and 14 October). Exhibits included game showcases and previews, tabletop board and card games, esports, indie games, retro games, and cosplay. Fans of competitive esports were treated to a spectacular screening of SEA Major (SEAM) 2018, which hosted several tournaments throughout the weekend. The SEA Mobile Major (SEAMM) 2018 also hosted the first-ever Shadowverse Contenders Cup for the Southeast Asian and Oceanic regions. Special guests appearances were certainly not lacking as well, as…

This October, The Great Moscow Circus – “the world’s favourite circus”– is returning to Singapore for the first time in over a decade. As one would expect, the show promises to be a heart-pounding family spectacular. It will feature 45 world-renowned circus performers, including Britain’s Got Talent’s semi-finalist Sascha Williams, who thrilled audiences with his jaw-dropping balancing act performances. The performer will be bringing back his signature stunts in the show alongside other talent highlights, including daredevil motorcyclists, aerial stunt performers, jugglers and illusionists, all of whom will be supported by a live circus band (and no, there will be…

If you could wish for any birthday cake in the world, what would it be? Mine would be some sort of a savoury cake, you know, like a twelve-inch burger or a mountain of salmon with a candle on top. I’m just a savoury over sweet kind of person. But my only gripe is, those ‘cakes’ aren’t really cakes. It’s just a round, gigantic version of what we eat for lunch and dinner. I wished there was something that looks like a cake, that makes for a good dessert course and yet, savoury. And then, one day, a fairy god-baker…

Popular Internet video blogger Nuseir Yassin, the face of travel series Nas Daily, will be mentoring three Singapore content creators for SMF Ignite, a four-day event that will be part of Singapore Media Festival 2018. Held this year, SMF Ignite will run from 4 to 7 December 2018, and its focus is “The Convergence of Big Data, AI and Storytelling”. Yassin will be speaking on topics that includes building digital audiences, digital storytelling for online platforms, and how audience responses have shaped his content. The Internet star confirmed his attendance of the event in a 17-second video at the press event for Singapore Media…

While most of her peers continued on to university after graduating from polytechnic, Chua Xin Yi made a bold move – she decided to enrol in the SkillsFuture Earn and Learn Programme instead. Having obtained a Diploma in Food Science and Technology, her reason for choosing to pursue the unconventional route was simple: she wanted to be certain that the industry was right for her. “I was very sure that I wanted to reaffirm my interests. I didn’t want to dive straight into it and regret (doing so) later on,” she explained. The programme is a work-learn programme that allows…

With already 90% of It’s The Ship tickets sold, you need to take action quicker than Big Shaq does Math. Back for its fifth year, It’s The Ship is a 4-day 3-night vacation party aboard a luxury cruise. The “Asia’s Largest Party at Sea” will be beginning its voyage from Singapore’s harbour from the 4 to 7 November 2018 with the hottest (pun intended) viral sensation of 2017, Big Shaq, at its helm. All aboard! We’re about to dive into four essential reasons why you should grab your tickets for the major event now. Michael Dapaah aka Big Shaq will…

Occupying one of the street-level units of Hotel G Singapore, Ginett Restaurant & Wine Bar seems imposing. Despite the casual vibes, everything is impeccably put together: from the tall ceiling, the mezzanine, a wall of wine glasses dangling over the bar counter, to the tiled floor. You probably wouldn’t take a second look at this place even if you have a loose budget. This place looks expensive. Except it isn’t. Poring through the menu, you’d find a glass of wine starting at $6, a cup of latte at $5, and a serving of pasta at $16, all of which doesn’t…

If this was meant to be a pre-season friendly, then it turned out to be everything but one. We often hear, read, and witness first-hand about how drab these matches can get, and about how fans are not getting their money’s worth because of the absence of star players. But for the 22,007 fans present at the National Stadium last night for the International Champions Cup (ICC) match between Paris Saint Germain and Atletico Madrid, they will certainly talk about this contest for the next few days and weeks, if not months and years to come. If they arrived disappointed…