[MOVIE] Preview Screening of BALLERINA

MOVIE SYNOPSIS

The main character in this movie is this young and ambitious orphan called Felicie, voiced by Elle Fanning and her passion is to dance. She often think about trying to escape the orphanage to fulfill her dream.

Her best friend in the orphanage, Victor voiced by Dane DeHaan also wished to leave the orphanage to pursue his dream of becoming a famous inventor.

One fine day, the both of them with their dreams managed to escape from their orphanage in Brittany and arrived in Paris. With some stroke of good luck, both of them ended up at where they wanted to be.

MOVIE TRAILER

MOVIE REVIEW

This movie taught all of us a great lesson that if you have passion in the things you do, give it your best and you will succeed. Simply love the bubbly, cheerful and positive Felicie. Also enjoyed watching the dance move of a ballerina and the great music that accompanies.

What I don't really like about this movie is the voice for Victor by Dane DeHaan which I felt is too matured for a young kid.

Overall, a great movie suitable for family to watch with kids. After the movie, I disturbed my husband by saying Baby Rena wanna learn Ballerina. So rhyming.

COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS 

This pair of complimentary movie ticket was redeemed with 400 M1 Sunperks points.


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[PERFORMANCE] CIRQUE ADRENALINE at MasterCard Theatres, MBS

Cirque Adrenaline bring stunts from the traditional circus to the extreme which is sure to thrill the audiences. While I was kept sitting by the edge of my seats during most of the breath-taking stunts, I was very well-entertained by the comedian during different intervals too.

PHYSICAL COMEDIAN 
Darren Patridge

He's here to bring laughter to the audience during the opening as well as in between the exciting stunts. This helps to balance off the tension of the whole performance. During the first interval, he will pick random audiences from the floor to co-ordinate with him. In the second interval, he performed the act by himself. It's amusing to see him fitting himself into the giant balloon.

LYRA
Danila Vieira Bim

A graceful performance with the hula hoop. Lots of spinning and the most unforgettable part is when she balance herself in mid-air using her neck and she was still spinning!!

ROLLA BOLLA
Gediminas Pavlovicius

A very dangerous stunt. Balancing on cylinders that is movable. I'm really in awe how he keep his balance on top of so many stacks of cylinders.

STRONG MEN
Joshua McGahan
Mark Flores

Physical strength and good co-ordination is needed for this group.

DUO STRAP
Oleksii Mishchenko
Anastasiia Mischenko

Using aerial straps, this duo create a mesmerizing and magical act.

HIGH BAR
Arthur Burkbvskyi
Konstiantyn Chumak
Dmytro Gyrenko
Roman Revutskyi

EXTREME FIRE
Dai Murata

EXTREME TEAM
Mark Flores
Lydia Kucharczyk
Carl Ganley
Nikolay Nikolav
Mark Rowley
Miroslaw Pyznar
Igor Santos
Joshua Santos
Alvaro Medrano
Jonathan Synder

SPHERE OF FEAR
Daniel Varanne
Hadami Guezah
Marcio Benelli
Luciano Reyes

WHEEL OF DEATH
Carlos Macias
Angelo Rodriguez

 

This is one stunt performance that I will never forget. Started off with just one guy on the wheel, the other guy joined him inside the wheel. They take it to the next level by running on the outer side of the wheel, skipping on the wheel and lastly blind folding themselves and continue to run outside the wheel! I really gasp with fear for the both of them!!

A successful performance! Good job everyone of the stunt team as well as the creative team for putting up this great performance. Cirque Adrenaline is definitely worth catching with your family members during this festive season!

Thanks Jessie for bringing me along!


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[Event] Starbucks 20th Anniversary Party at Liat Towers

Starbucks Singapore celebrated their 20th anniversary at Liat Towers, which is also their very first store in Singapore.  

Lis and I made our way down for their exclusive treats! 

Can't believe that Starbucks is only here in Singapore for 20 years! I thought it would be way longer than that.

We not only get to enjoy some free samples at the Starbucks TEAVANA Bar, we also get tips and small recipe cards (recipe based on a Starbucks tall-size serving) that teaches us how to recreate the drinks at the comfort of our home.

SPARKLING YOUTHBERRY COLD BREW

INGREDIENTS
- 2 sachets of Starbucks Youthberry White Tea
- 3 Strawberries (cut)
- 6 Blueberries (cut for more berry sweetness)
- Mint leaves
- 1 mason jar
- Your preferred flavoured fizz

DIRECTIONS
1) Place tea bags in clear cup/mason jar
2) Add room temperature/cold water
3) Refrigerate 6-8 hours or overnight
4) Remove from fridge, discard tea bag
5) Serve with ice, berries and mint - top it with fizz
6) OPTIONAL - Add a dash of honey, or more cut berries for added sweetness if you like!

INDULGENT CHOCOLATEY CHAI

INGREDIENTS
- 50g Dark Chocolate
- 1 sachet of Starbucks Chai Tea
- 3/4 cup of milk
- 3 tablespoons of whipped cream
- Small marshmallows
- Cinnamon stick

DIRECTIONS
1) Melt dark chocolate on low heat
2) In the same pot, heat milk and add whipped cream to pot
3) Keep stirring until smooth (ensure it's on medium heat)
4) Place Chai Tea bag in a mug
5) Pour chocolate mix into mug
6) Steep for 5 mins
7) Finish with marshmallows
8) Stir away with the cinnamon stick for an extra oomph

This is the other recipe card for their Earl Grey Via. 

We were given a Starbucks badge and also a customized Starbucks Cup whereby we got to choose either Lettering with quotes or Doodling with art. Both Lis and I chose Doodling with art on our cups.

Yay, our two customized cups! Really unique and pretty! Couldn't really wait in the queue so gotten husband to collect for us! Thank you!

After that, went to Great World City to meet Jessie for Hush Puppy event. After the event ended, husband, Jessie and myself went to the Starbucks to enjoy their 1-for-1 Christmas beverages before our dinner.

Our festive drink ordered. We had the Teavana™ Red Ribbon Green Tea Latte and Peppermint Mocha. With the new mix, I can't really taste the original taste of the drinks. Like the red ribbon green tea latte, the taste of the pomegranate has overpower the green tea latte. Peppermint Mocha is topped with a dash of mocha drizzle and crunchy red and white candy bits. That's really Christmas in a cup! 

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[Cafe] Brunches Cafe at 96 Rangoon Road (With Complimentary WI-FI & Vintage Collections for Sales)

Happy Mid-Week! 

Greetings from my bff, Lis and myself at Brunches Cafe. So nice to chill and catch-up at this cozy cafe that we didn't even realized that we've spent like almost 3 hours there! Times just flies when you are enjoying yourself.

Bunches offers a very nice and relaxing ambiance. The different tables are nicely arranged within an appropriate distance apart so there's enough privacy to have a good conversation with your friends. Their long table is big enough to cater up to a group of 10 pax.

Super loving their Christmas decorations making the whole cafe full of happy vibes and festive spirits. 

Some of the seats in this cafe are converted from old car body that is cut into halves and padded with cushioned seats, completed with a table in between the two seats. Needless to say, this is probably the most eye-catching and sought after seat in the cafe. We just had to take photos of us sitting in there even though we were sitting at the normal seat.

At the counter.

Everything seems to look so good inside the menu and we had trouble making up our mind on what to order. Thus, we requested the friendly staff to help us decide and introduce some of their more popular dishes.So, we were totally clueless on what will be served to us! Surprises!

TEA BY THE POT - $5.90 PER POT 

(Max of 2 teacups per pot)

A total of 6 different kind of teas are available for order and each comes with their own effects like rejuvenate, relax, cool, cleanse, beauty or simply black tea. We had the Chrysanthemum Bud Tea with Wolfberry, Red Dates & Dried Longan which is for cooling and inner strength. This thirst quenching tea is sweet and also refillable.

BRUNCHES SPECIAL : COFFEE ON THE ROCK

Chocolate Flavour - $6.90

If you are not exactly a tea lover, they also have a list of coffee to choose from. We were introduced to their Brunches Special called Coffee on the rock which comes in three different flavours and prices, original flavour at $6.50, chocolate flavour at $6.90 or bailey's flavour at $7.90. We get the chocolate flavour one and what we have to do is to pour the milk into the glass cup with the coffee ice cube inside. Observe and smell the aroma of how the coffee ice cube slowly melt and you will get your cup of cold and nice coffee in a while. 

  FRUTTI DI MARE - $16.90

Frutti Di Mare literally means "Fruit of the Sea" and is a popular multi-seafood dish. For this dish, it's Linguine cooked with Shrimps, Squid, Mussel and Clams served with garlic, chilli flakes and cherry tomato sauce. The flavour is just nice and just a little bit of spiciness.

 GOLDEN RISOTTO BALL - $16.90

Breaded risotto balls baked until crispy with a nice golden brown exterior that is filed with bacon and cheese. Served with Chicken in Tomato Sauce and Salad. Simply delicious. Thank you for introducing these dishes to us, if we were to order ourselves, I bet we would just go for the usual chicken steak, duck leg but this is really something new that I've never tried before!

Beside the main courses, Brunches also serves cakes and breads if you just want to have a small bites or desserts after your meal.

* Prices are subjected to 10% service charges and 7% GST

Beside browsing through the food items, one can also browse through the different varieties of vintage items that are being displayed in the cafe. All these are for sale too! 

Merry Christmas! Spot this giant inflatable snow globe and you will not miss the cafe! 

BRUNCHES CAFE

96 Rangoon Road 

Singapore 21838

(Nearest MRT Station: Farrer Park, NEL)

+65 8685 8488

Weekdays: 10:30am to 9pm

Weekends: 9:30am to 9pm

(Closed on Every Tuesday)

For more information, please visit their website

http://brunches.sg/index.html

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