Trips to and treats from Hong Kong, plus a memorable scam story.
Ichiran is a famous Japanese tonkotsu ramen chain, with 24-hour branches across Japan, Hong Kong, the US, and Taiwan, dating to a 1960 Fukuoka stall. I'm hoping they reach Singapore soon; for now, there's this instant version.
The Belkin Audio Splitter is exclusive to Apple Stores, where she picked one up for me at HK$148, about S$24. It's a simple, no-frills 3.5mm audio jack splitter, and frankly overpriced. If your earphones have a microphone, it won't work.
As I manage my mom's domain, firstfood.com.sg, a scam email I received looked legitimate. Addressed to the CEO and Manager, it claimed to come from a domain registration and dispute organisation in Asia, handling companies' domain registration and IP protection.
Singapore Airlines is running a promotion: S$464 nett per person for a round trip to Hong Kong, sold from 31st July to 30th September 2009. We've booked our tickets and will be leaving on Saturday, 19th December.