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Taobao product recommendation – Portable monitor

July 11, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I bought a portable monitor not too long ago for use in conjunction with a Compute Stick or as a replacement monitor for my aging laptop (soon ten years old). Well, it was too bulky to be placed over my laptop monitor to become the replacement literally, and i had this brilliant idea of finding … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spend-thrift Tagged: Product Recommendation, Review, Taobao

5 days itinerary of Shantou, Chaozhou and Meizhou

July 10, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

If you’re into history and food, these destinations may be of interest to you. I took advantage of a Jetstar promo and bought return tickets to Jieyang/Shantou for only $64. Here’s my itinerary: Day 1Jieyang airport is about half an hour from Chaozhou, an hour away from Shantou and two hours from Meizhou. You may … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: China, Food Review, Itinerary, Travel Tips

The Teochew connection

June 29, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Having been to Swatow and Teochew, i discovered that a lot of the food that many identify as “Singaporean” are actually Teochew. Here are the proof: Related posts: 5 days itinerary of Shantou, Chaozhou and Meizhou Best North-South Highway pit stop – Yong Peng Tour of my ancestral land – Part 3 – Fuqing and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: China, True Singapore Food

The cheapest way to access Google, WhatsApp and Facebook on a trip to China

June 27, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

The easiest way, and actually still relatively inexpensive way to go about this is to use a local SIM card with data roaming activated. I say it is relatively inexpensive because it cost only $8 for 1GB of data over a week if you use a Starhub prepaid card (Update: a Wefly SIM card is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spend-thrift, Travel Tagged: China, Travel Tips

North-south highway lunch stop – Yong Peng 688 coffee shop

June 8, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Yong Peng remains the best lunch stop, timing wise, when traveling down to JB from KL. 688 coffee shop is a lively place with 5 stalls, which is considered a high stall count for Yong Peng. There is the drink stall that also sells Bak Kut Teh, Assam fish and porridge. There’s also a chicken … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Food Review, Johor, North-South Highway, Travel Tips

Taobao product recommendation – Stainless steel ice cubes

June 1, 2019 by yenkai 3 Comments

Want instant cool drinks but don’t want to dilute the drink with water? Then stainless steel ice cubes are for you. Just cool the cubes in the freezer as you would do with ice cubes, then drop them into your drink to chill it. Related posts: Hoegaarden beer project kick off Home brew priming and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Spend-thrift Tagged: Product Recommendation, Review, Taobao

Taobao product recommendation – Bluetooth transmitter receiver

May 27, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I have previously bought this Bluetooth tranceiver, but ultimately it didn’t work well. In fact, it died. I suspect it was due to charging the battery while it is in use at the same time. Well, i now got my hands on a Bluetooth 5 transceiver. It runs on the Qualcomm CSR8675 chip, which is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spend-thrift Tagged: Product Recommendation, Review, Taobao

Taobao product recommendation – Sous Vide circulator

May 23, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Before i proceed any further, i must put forth the disclaimer that i have not purchased the product from Taobao that i am introducing today. I still own and use the Anova circulator i have gotten many years ago. My Anova still works flawlessly, but the clamp for holding it to the pot has broken … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Spend-thrift Tagged: Product Recommendation, Sous Vide, Taobao

Breakfast chronicles – French omelette

May 16, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

You can’t go wrong with serving eggs for breakfast. The French omelette style is especially tantalizing. I was actually inspired to do this after stumbling upon this YouTube video by a saucy Chinese lady living in the US. Well, for my first attempt I would say it turned out quite okay, since I didn’t try … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink Tagged: Breakfast, Recipe

Taobao product recommendation – automatic coffee machine

May 3, 2019 by yenkai Leave a Comment

This is one of the most expensive items I have purchased on Taobao. As with most things on Taobao, it is cheaper than the equivalent coffee machine sold in the stores. The closest competitor is the De’Longhi Magnifica S which sells for around S$900. At 2980 Yuan (S$605), the Thermos is a no-brainer choice. The … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Spend-thrift Tagged: Coffee, Product Recommendation, Review, Taobao
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Yen Kai the spend-thrifter loves to eat, drink, travel and spend save money. He's always pondering on ideas to solve the little problems of everyday living (what to eat, where to go, what to buy, how to save money etc.) and shares them here on this blog.

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