Hey guys! It's been a while since I've done a food delivery review so here's one from 8crabs.com who offered to send some fresh Sri Lankan live crabs cooked and delivered to my place. While I am normally not a huge fan of crabs, esp in hot zichar places - what they are selling seems too good to be true (airflown live catch Sri Lankan crabs cooked by experienced chefs) - so I wanted to test it out for myself. I also realised 8crabs is 100% delivery only (and sells fresh crabs wholesale too) when my mum asked where is their restaurant and I couldn't say except.. err, online. HAha. 

For the week of 29 June to 5 July 2020 I talk about public speaking among politicians in #Singapore, #diningout at all the places you should not be taking away from, catching up with #dramageddon3 and keeping up with my Italian. Il serpente è nel mio stivale!

For the week of 22-28 June 2020 I talk about what has transpired, oddly, as I try to pick up Italian in the weirdest way.

This must have been a first, but I was recently sent some fresh, locally made baos recently by a Singaporean startup called Lovelies.sg which I really enjoyed and would like to recommend to all of you dear readers! Thanks for sticking around with me - we've successfully made it to Phase 2! Anyway, I have always been a fan of the Chinese-style baos, be it for dim sum or for breakfast grabbed on the way to work. The latter though, is usually more to of a 'eat to live' variety and nothing to shout about. Hence I was intrigued when I was contacted about this and agreed to receive them, not expecting a big box to arrive with 19 baos! I immediately steamed some to try (instructions provided) and paired it with a cup of coffee.

Could you tell I am joyous?! For the week of 15-21 June 2020, we officially stepped into Phase 2 in #Singapore of our post-Circuit Breaker. And despite everyone going out, it was still a welcome change for me. I don't plan to go out on Friday nights anytime soon though! Just did a presentation about #ASMR and went to my friend's house on Saturday to eat fried chicken, and play Just Dance Now. Haha.

For those into Playmade (I'm one of them), can we just rejoice that Phase 2 is finally here and we can finally enjoy their custom-made pearls! I'm partial to their chrysanthemum milk tea with sesame pearls, but there's always some seasonal items not listed in the menu like the Watermelon milk tea and pearls. I'm so glad there's a Playmade branch at AMK MRT station (rest are at NEX, Waterway Point, PLQ, Tampines Central, Marina Bay Link Mall, Depot Road and Tiong Bahru Plaza - refer to their Facebook Page). Do remember to draw cash though cos payment methods are limited in stores.

For the week of 8-14 June 2020 I talk about my experience tasting Laut's food, and being excited for the launch of Levelled.sg bakes such as their caneles and brownies. I also speak about what hobbies I wish I can have.

For the week of 1-7 June I talk about the less 'obvious' things I miss before the pandemic started and we had to all #stayhome during #circuitbreaker and now in Phase 1 of #Singapore's reopening. Then I compare it to some of the silver lining, which is what I will miss AFTER we get back to normal.

For the week of 25-31 May 2020 there's really nothing much that I did so I went outside to get some shopping at Don Don and Cold Storage at Novena. And baked banana bread yesterday. Ha. That's about it. I don't plan my weekends - so usually I end up wasting them.

For this week of 18-24 April I talk about the 3 big learnings from conducting an #virtualzoomtraining, alongside what I cooked, have delivered and am reading. Lastly I did a small taste test and first impressions of my brother's brewery beer from https://www.alivebrewing.co which you can order from!

For the week of 11-17 May 2020 I talk about my recent SGD4 #magneticlashes from Shopee, the phenomenon of #dropshipping and my #chloetingchallenge 2-week, 10m abs result! Lastly also some tips on how to trick yourself into eating less meat without trying.

For the week of 3-10 May, I spoke about my #Redmart and #Amazon.sg haul because it is so difficult to find these items in physical supermarkets in #Singapore. And I was surprised I could manage to get a free delivery slot within a week, which isn't too bad. Now I can make Cacio e Pepe (with the pecorino and barilla no. 5 pasta) and attempt pancakes! Plus try out Cheetos spicy for the first time, while I compare the Doritos Nacho Cheese dip with the California Creamery one. heh. Not to mention the McDs-ish nuggets from Freezepak with a Mothership.sg reader discovered.

For the week of 27 March to 3 May 2020, I talk about watching Money Heist (so good), buying random things online and discovering stuff missing in physical supermarkets during our #CircuitBreaker here in #Singapore. Also ordering from Pope Jai, which you can read on my blog review. 

As you know from watching my weekly vlog, it's been quite the journey during this COVID-19 outbreak with circuit breaker measures in place. As a result I've been working from home (thankful, that my job allows for it) and adjusting to the New Normal. That includes having every single meal at home 7 days a week, which I don't think I've ever done in my entire life since pre-primary. However, that's not the point of this blog post. The point is, food delivery services has been really out of reach for me personally since CB started, mainly because of the prohibitive min. orders like $80 and high delivery fees (I once saw it cost $8 to deliver a $5 bachormee from Upper Thomson, which is only about 3.3km away). Not to mention a lot of us realising that the 3 big delivery companies are taking a 30-35% cut from the F&B on top of the delivery fee we pay (all to the rider except 0.20). Still that means F&B businesses, a lot of whom are already treading water, have lower profit margins. That's why I have stopped using those food delivery services and would rather go direct instead. 

For the week of 20-26 April I go on video (with the help of Wuta cam makeup skillz) and talk about how we got a big announcement on Tuesday that caused panic buying of #bubbletea, how I made #pancakes from scratch cos I missed Mcd's hotcakes, and my mini review of the #Airbot Hypersonics Cordless Vacuum cleaner from Shopee (not sponsored)!

For the week of 13-19 April we are in Day 13 of the 30-day #CircuitBreaker in #Singapore and I talked about how we are getting used to the new normal, #apocalypse in SG w/o Macs plus the upsides of not going out so much. Have a great Sunday y'all!

For the week of 6-12 April 2020 we celebrate being a community circuit breaker #circuitbreaker for #coronavirus and staying home. Eating out is expensive anyway, why not try cooking something? Or making your own yogurt, which turned out to be super easy? Visit www.iamaccb.sg to find more ideas on what to do.

For the week of 30 March to 5 April 2020, I talked about collecting the free reusable masks, stricter #circuitbreaker #covid19 measures in #Singapore and my birthday celebrations in these strange times, including getting 2 exact same bouquets in a day. Oh and trying out Colourpop's latest Lux Velvet Liquid Lipstick in the shade Take a Bao plus the Jelly Much eyeshadow in Whistlin' Pixie.

In this weekly vlog from 23-29 March 2020, I recounted the 10 things I learned and appreciated during this #COVID-19 pandemic (full list on this post), as well as a list of restaurants and eateries available for takeaways/discounts such as Paradise Group and Burger+. There's also a Shopee Whisky Promo now if you like to check that out. Plus let me know if you like my lilac DIY hair colour!

(Note: I first wrote and published this on Facebook this morning, 28 March at 1.30am. Sharing it here as a memory of what is happening right now in Singapore during the #covid19 crisis, as a personal reflection.)


1) It's very important to have personal savings to tide through rainy days or its one big thing to worry about. And am glad we have such great national reserves for precisely this thunderstorm.

2) Also important and grateful to have a job that still gives me a monthly salary. That being said, I have been deleting all shopping emails now in light of a recession. None of that matters, or helps. It made me realise how important enduring, good quality goods are and how little we really need to live well.

3) I learned that our eggs come from as far as Ukraine. And appreciating that we are not completely reliant on any 1 country for food or tourism and our government has thought through a lot of things in advance given our circumstances (e.g. not enough masks so give to frontliners).

4) We need at least 3kg of rice and 15 packets of instant noodles per person per 2 weeks to stockpile sensibly. No mention of toilet paper.

5) Information is power. I learned that data science and visualisation is super important in showing projections and concepts such as social distancing to #flattenthecurve to the public. I also believe that communication transparency by the gov gave Singaporeans a peace of mind and awareness of an invisible virus, due to vigilant contact tracing and public releases of case details/clusters, especially in the first 100 cases. If we knew how infection occurred during a dinner, or workplace, it becomes more real.

6) Existing knowledge has been reinforced around public hygiene and socially responsible behaviour, like not going to work if you have the cold/flu and hand washing. I automatically wash my hands now whenever I enter a new room, for 2 birthday songs. Soap and water, so important.

7) Virtual social groups are the next best thing to social groups who help each other. Even if its just the sharing of useful or insightful information. Loneliness from working from home and being isolated can get a bit much. That being said, I'm grateful my work allows me to #WFH and all the tech is there for friction-free contactless comms.

8) Bill Gates actually predicted this pandemic 5 years ago and said we're not ready to cope with it. And now he's come out to say that nobody listened to him and we are still not ready. I hope we can use this experience to prepare for the next; SARS was a small dry run for Asia that made a big difference still.

9) This pandemic is a stress test of the most extreme level for governments, politicians, citizens and philosophy, even. It can devolve to a blame game just as quickly as international cooperation can happen. I learned that there's 2 models out there: the early China model (lockdown, treat) and the South Korea model (test, contact trace and isolate). I am grateful we followed the latter - it will be even more chaotic if we go into lockdown with schools closed, but the government is assuring us it won't.

10) And lastly, while most Singaporeans are sensible and listen to the gov and abide by the rules, nothing can stop us from getting to the food we want or need, or try to go out and socialise "one last time". There's always covidiots all around the world, including Singapore. Hope you're not one of em, and learned something from this pandemic like I did! 😷

In this weekly vlog from 16-22 March 2020, I investigate the #MysteryFlavour from Pringles and appeal for everyone to help out private hire drivers if possible to maintain social distancing! Lastly about Netflix's Kingdom show I've been watching and other post-apocalyptic shows I enjoy.

Hi guys! I should post blog posts which have my vlog in them, so they can form part of my memories when I look back in time. So here goes!

Here's my weekly vlog for 9-15 March 2020 where I tried out some lame jokes and sharing how Singapore is kinda almost done with the Covid-19 thing and the new normal is people working from "home".



I hope you enjoyed them as much as I enjoyed making them!

Here's my weekly vlog for March 2-8 2020: I've cut my hair! Also just finished a week of working from home. Finally, we tried Black Tap's Crazy Milkshake with peanut butter and caramel pop (Sugar Daddy). The place at MBS is pretty cool, I might go back to try other things!


Hope you liked it!

No this isn't a sponsored post, but when SleepWiz emailed me to say they'll send me a Plushopedic Memory Fluff Pillow I was intrigued! Actually my good ol' pillow had no problems - but it was made like a conventional pillow and it was getting old. That means it got flatter with every sleep, and in time I would have to replace its insides. So I agreed to receive it and after trying it for a few months, the conclusion was I've been missing out! 

I reviewed the Plushopedic pillow in my vlog, check it out here

When I first received the memory fluff pillow, it came rolled up and was completely flattened. I was assured that it will go up to 3x its size if I 'fluff' it up, so I tried sort of dubiously. But it totally worked like magic!





Get 10% off their best selling products with my discount code AlexisCheong2020
Plushopedic™ Memory Fluff Pillow (the one I tried) - RRP SGD39.90
ErgoLush™ Gel-Infused Memory Foam Mattress Topper - RRP SGD87.90
Herculean™ All-Natural Latex Mattress Topper - RRP SGS209.90

There's also free local shipping and 7 days free trial, so why not?
Anyway thanks SleepWiz for sending across the pillow and you guys should definitely check them out :)

Hey! In case you're searching for KOI bubble tea menu while queueing, here it is from the AMK main branch (not express) taken in Feb 2020. Click on pic to view larger version in new window.

Hey! In case you're searching for the Gongcha menu while queueing, here it is from the AMK Central outlet taken in Feb 2020. Click on image to view larger version in new window.

This could be considered my first tasting of 2020, properly! The year got off to a slow start, what with my travel to Bali right during CNY, coming back to a world that got itself saddled with a new Covid-19 virus that people are only starting to figure out. That got my office into a 50% workforce while the rest worked from home. In between, life goes on - and so does tastings, hopefully! And this one at Tiong Bahru Bakery Diner is just the right one for me to kick things off for a greener 2020, be it sustainable food sourcing or healthy alternatives. While TBB has started as literally just that IN Tiong Bahru, the brand has expanded under the Spa Esprit Group umbrella. And the branches in Raffles City and Funan are the only two to serve modern Western food that's savoury and warm, on top of the usual AMAHZING pastries (I'm a fan!)

The space at Funan was also very spacious and airy, with a 'circuit board' decor as the feature wall to match the IT Mall legacy of Funan. Now's actually the best time to eat out, IMO, because crowds are lesser and you're doing malls a favour by visiting them!









TBB Diner is a great spot for a healthy, light and enjoyable Western meal if you are City Hall area and looking for a chill, comfortable place for you and the family to go to. I highly recommend this place if you are wondering if it is worth a trip! I'll be back there myself soon!


Tiong Bahru Bakery Diner
#04-22 to 25, Funan Mall
107 North Bridge Rd, Singapore 179105
Daily 8am to 9pm
+65 68774866

Thanks to TBB Diner and Daniel for the invite!