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UP DHARMA DOWN CONCERT IN SINGAPORE

September 5, 2015 by Little Miss Honey 3,399 Comments

My husband and I are fans of Up Dharma Down, one of Philippines’ coolest band. So we were ecstatic when we got invited by Mig Me to watch their concert at St. James Powerstation last Sunday. Up Dharma Down is known for its chill music with eclectic and hippie vibe of synthesised sound and lyrics that speaks to the heart. The band is composed of Armi Millare – the lead vocalist and on keyboard, Carlos Tanada – on lead guitars and synthesisers, Ean Mayor – for drums and samplers and Paul Yap – on bass and synthesisers.

Before 6 PM, last Sunday, my hubby and I headed to Neverland, St. James Powerstation where we saw a long queue of fans getting their tickets for the concert. I was happy to see Singapore-based Filipino blogger, Hanna Tantoco and I was very nice to meet finally Rei Ayunan, a Kuala Lumpur-based Filipino blogger. Both have mig-me accounts: hanna_mig and reiayunan.

The crowd was pumped and excited. People who went were just thrilled to enjoy a night of music and some pitcher of cold drinks. The concert was featured opening acts from Sky Marine, Hidden Nicki and Yolanda Moon from Terno Records.

We got the best seats. We were alongside the stage where the bands were performing. We were literally sitting on the stage! When Up Dharma Down went up the stage, the crowd went wild. Armi’s raspy cool voice resounded throughout the place and hypnotized the masses. The guitars were electric and on point. The drums and synthesisers were thunderous and gave their music a palpating beat.

The people shouted and cheered when intros for their popular songs, “Oo”, ” Tadhana” and ” Turn It Well” were sang. My goodness, they even sounded better live! My husband and I were on high.

They also introduced their newest music video, “All the Good Things” which they collaborated with the Singapore Tourism Board where they get to feature the beautiful spots in Singapore like the Marina Bay, Gardens by the Bay and Haji Lane.

After the concert, Hanna and I got the privileged to meet with the lead vocalist of UP Dharma Down, Armi Millare and do the #pabebe wave with her. (Pabebe wave is a popularised by the Aldub love team from the Filipino noontime show, Eat Bulaga.)

Hanna of every18thJune.blogspot.com, Armi Millare of Up Dharma Down and me

Photo from Hanna_mig

Thank you, MigMe for the invitation! For updates on Up Dharma Down, follow them at migme at http://mig.me/u/updharmadown

FOODIE MIG-UP: RESTAURANT SELA

August 7, 2015 by Little Miss Honey 6,018 Comments

Last week, I was invited by Alvinology for a Foodie Mig Up with fellow bloggers at this revamped modern Asian restaurant with European twist, Restaurant Sela.

Let me tell you more about MigMe first. Migme is a social entertainment platform where you can microblog and chat with other cool people. It is a great online platform. You can play games and play music. You can get the latest scoops from the migme-phere. Make your own account today. Follow me at migme/littlemisshoney. Let’s get in touch at migme.

Restaurant Sela is located at the heart of Seah Street. You can come from City Hall MRT or Bugis MRT. It is just a few steps away from The Mint Toy Museum.

The place looks very posh and classy. It is very modern with lots of grey and white textures. The lighting of the restaurant is perfect for date nights and deep lengthy conversations with friends.

We were greeted by Alvin and Celebrity Chef Benson Tong along with several bloggers I have met in other blogger events. Chef Benson upgraded the menu for Restaurant Sela and we were all excited to try the dishes he prepared for us. (By the way, Chef Benson is also in migme. Add him under migme/dragonndog.)

The next thing that greeted us was this bottle on the table with my name on it : Honey. Restaurant Sela got an alcoholic drink called Mernaya Bitters imported from Ukraine that contains Honey & Pepper. Sweet & Spicy. Oh, I wish I could have a sip but I am avoiding alcohol for now.

First up was the Procuitto Ham & Melon ($16). I love the plating and how particular Chef Benson is with his food presentation.

This has wild rocket, compressed rock melon, ham, pickled beetroot and balsamic gel. Chef Benson explained to us that the melon was compressed via a vacuüm to enhanced the flavour, color and softness of the fruit. I learned something that night that if we want to make the fruits we bought to taste even better, compression is the way to go. The saltiness of the beetroot and the tender ham are paired well with the sweet soft melon.

We got to try another starter, Pan Seared US Scallops ($16).

Underneath hides the purple soft rice and on top is the three juicy scallops and red radishes glazed with salted-egg cream. I like anything with salted egg so I was really enjoying this dish. I would have wanted a bit more of the rice to counteract with the salted egg cream.

We proceeded with the Main Course. We had the Kakuni Pork Cheek ($20).

Together with the deeply marinated pork cheek, it contains arugula, charred corn kernel, braised leek, roasted parsnip and Granny Smith sauce. When we sliced into the pork cheek, we thought we need a bit of strength to sliced it with a knife. We were surprised that the meat was very tender. It was very succulent and pairs well with the corn kernel and parsnip. It was a bit too salty for my taste though.

Another Main Course dish is the Miso Chilean Seabass ($32).

I am currently loving fish dishes and this seabass did not disappoint. It comes swimming in lemon broth with mushrooms, crispy leek and arugula. It was tender like most of the dishes that was served. I love dipping the fish into the sauce.

Then comes the favourite of everyone. Dessert!!! We had Semolina Cake ($12).

This is a starchy grainy cake with lots of texture topped with a sweet torched cream. I like the texture of the cake and works well with the creamy frosting. It comes with the tarty fruits on the side.

Chef Benson saved the best for last. We had the Dehydrated Pineapple Pavlova ($10).

A bowl-like shaped Pavlova contained the vanilla ice cream with the dehydrated pineapple, caramel and paprika. Yes, parika! The paprika added a bit of kick to the ice cream and pavlova. We enjoyed this immensely.

I am happy to announce that Restaurant Sela serves 3 course Executive Lunch set at $15.90 from 11:30 AM to 2: 30PM. They also serve Singapore Style Brunch Menu on Saturdays from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM.

Here is some exciting news! If you dine at Restaurant Sela, you get a chance to win a private chef experience by Chef Benson Tong at the comforts of your own home by taking a picture of your dish and post in your instagram account, hashtag #RestaurantSela and don’t forget to tag me too #littlemisshoney. The one with the most likes, the better. Goodluck!

Restaurant Sela

32 Seah Street

6337 6358

enquiry@restaurantsela.com.sg.

Opens on Mondays to Saturdays

11:30am to 2:30pm and 6:00pm to 11.00pm

Disclaimer: This was a food tasting event invited by Alvin Lim and Mig Me on behalf of Restaurant Sela. The food tasting was free. No monetary compensation is involved. All thoughts and opinions are 100% mine.

#MIGUP WITH VINCE GOLANGCO OF WHEN IN MANILA

June 8, 2015 by Little Miss Honey 4,029 Comments

I was so stoked to be one of the bloggers invited by MigMe to one of their #migup. MigMe invited Vince Golangco, Founder of the very popular site in the Philippines, When In Manila.

So MigMe organized a talk for bloggers to be given by the dashing Vince Golangco. He is the Founder of When In Manila. He started the www.wheninmanila site on September 1, 2009. When In Manila is a lifestyle site that publishes the latest trends, reviews, fashion, food, travel, music, etc. The site gets more than 10 million impression per day and over 6million direct views per month on their website. Their social media over one million fans on Facebook, 100,000+ followers on Twitter and 65,000+ followers on Instagram.com. These accounts collectively would garner over 50 million social media impressions per week. I am such a fan of the When In Manila website!

Vince graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication. He has served in the United States Navy. Besides being the Publisher & Head Editor of WhenInManila.com, he is also a DJ, a host, a freelance columnist, events host and a professional speaker

Vince shared history of how he managed to make When In Manila an overnight success. He shared some tips how to make a post go viral and how we should market our blog. He told us the Best Day to publish a post. Can you guess what it is? Let me know by commenting below. I will tell you.

The bloggers as well as the cheerful employees of MigMe had some Q&A with Vince and guess what?! We got T-shirts for asking questions. Isn’t that cool?

I was also happy to see Miss Chocoholic in the #migup. We got some yummy desserts afterwards.

I can wait for next #migup! Thank you MigMe for inviting me. See you all online at MigMe…