Party with E! and the GUTZ at All That Matters @ Kuro, Clarke Quay

These few days was really one of my most stressful days, I need to take time off to release my stress and ease my soul.

What's better than to party with E! Entertainment and the GUTZ at Kuro, Clarke Quay.

I attended a Philippines Fiesta Party at Kuro, Clarke Quay, at Music Matters Live, one of the biggest music festivals in Asia featuring emerging and established bands from Asia and around the world. 

This was just something that I need to take away all my worries for the time being. If you are looking for place to party at Clarke Quay, do check out Kuro.

Are you curious to why the title of my post was called Party with E! and the GUTZ?

That is because at the party, the Gutierrez family, the biggest celebrity family of the Philippines, will be joining the crowd.

Starting from Sunday 1 June 2014 at 9pm (SG), one of the Philippines’ most adored and talked about showbiz families – The Gutierrez – will be moving into their new home on E! with the sizzling six-episode reality series "It Takes GUTZ To Be A Gutierrez".

The Gutierrez family is notorious for their wealth and their experience in the showbiz, both in the Philippines and worldwide. Some may consider them the Kardashians of Asia. And now, all the matters behind the closed doors will be revealed during the show: relationships, rivalries, scandals… and all that may catch you off guard.

Produced by Philippine media powerhouse One Mega Group’s TV100, the series gives viewers an unfiltered access into the dramatic lives of this one-of-a-kind family – power couple Eddie and Annabelle.

Their children, former beauty queen Ruffa, fashionista Raymond and screen superstar Richard – as they show South East Asia just how much It Takes GUTZ To Be A Gutierrez.

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All right, enough of the introduction. It's time to party!

Partying with my favourite people. 

Nice to see them again after 2 weeks. Thanks CK for the photo.

White wine to keep us accompany all night.

Take away all my troubles too.

Bumped into Jasmine at the party. It's been quite awhile since we last met.

Helping ourselves to the delicious sweet treats. Thanks E! Entertainment.

Caught sight of one of the hunky casts - Richard Gutierrez. He is really handsome right?

Richard is an actor and producer, known for reality series Survivor Philippines (2008).

Thanks GF for the photo.

The Filipino bands were performing at the festival. Rock the music with Philippines Fiesta.

Guess who I met at the party?

It's Apl.de.ap, member of The Black Eyed Peas. He was here to support the Filipino bands. 

I'm going crazy seeing my idol in person, fan girl mode turn out.  

Apl.de.ap is a Filipino-American rapper of Black Eyed Peas. I started to like them ever since 2003 after listening to their song "Shut up". 

From "Shut up" to "Don't punk with my heart" to "My humps" to "Boom boom pow" to "I gotta feeling", I really enjoyed listening to their songs. Hope their new studio album will be out soon.

With the pretty sister, Ruffa Gutierrez. Shi is a premier Filipino actress, model, television personality, beauty queen, commercial endorser and charity fundraiser. 

Wow, indeed a talented lady.

With the other handsome twin brother, Raymond Gutierrez. 

Do you think they look alike?

Raymond is a TV host, editor, columnist, endorser and actor in the Philippines. 

Cheers to the great night. One more day to TGIF, we can survive.

Thanks Ivan for the invitation, I have lots of fun at the party. 

It was a starstruck night for me, meeting the Gutierrez family and Apl.de.ap of Black Eyed Peas.

Hope there is more party coming !!!!!!

Remember to catch "It Takes GUTZ To Be A Gutierrez" starting from 1 June, Sundays at 9pm (SG) on E! (Starhub Cable TV Channel 441).

Happy Mother's Day 2014 - Sakura Buffet Dinner + River Safari + Dian Xiao Er

Saturday 10/05/14

It is our yearly tradition to celebrate Mother's Day at Sakura International Buffet Restaurant together with my relatives. What we like about Sakura is the different varieties of Japanese, Western and Oriential foodfare that they served which suits the needs of different individual, be it young or old.

To avoid being overpriced and the Mother's Day crowd, we decided to celebrate one day in advance. We have chosen the outlet at Clementi Woods Park which is a centralized location for the two families.

Woo, the fried stuffs was what I missed the most. Hope this was not too sinful for the first round.

My dad laughed at me when I took this, saying "Stupid ar you, come here eat bread."

That isn't anything wrong with eating bread, I simply just love the fried mantou.

Lay my hands on some fresh sashimi.

It was really a sumptuous dinner. Thanks Dad for treating us to a good dinner.

Mother's Day is a time for us to feast.

Sunday 18/05/14

A mother's love is an unconditional love in this world as she does not ask for any return when she contributes. No matter how old am I, I am always still a little girl in her heart. My mum always showered me with lots of love and I am grateful for that.

So Mother's Day is the best time to express our gratitude towards my mum. 

Remember when I was young, my parents would bring us out to zoo every year until I reached 14. So to reminisce the old good times, I decided to bring my family to River Safari to see Jia Jia and Kai Kai.

This was their first visit to River Safari so they were fascinated with all the things here.

As for me, this was my second visit. Frankly speaking, visiting River Safari once will be enough. The reason why I visited again was to take the boat ride that was not ready last year.

We queued for quite awhile before we could enter the Giant Panda Forest.

Spotted the cute red panda.

We felt so cooling over here, it is air-conditioned. The pandas are so fortunate.

The weather wasn't good that day. It was pouring heavily in the morning and drizzling on and off in the afternoon.

Luckily the rain has subsided when we were on our way to boat ride.

This was an automated boat ride, so excited to try it.

We were ready to embark on a boat adventure of the amazing Amazon River.

The boat ride actually resemble the ride at USS Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure.

Do you know what you will be expecting when the door in front open?

Well, you will be taking a lift up to the second level, follow by a thrilling slope down. I was actually sitting right at the first seat, water came splashing in and my legs were drenched.

The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world, the ride will take us down into the mysterious Amazon wilderness.

The ride brought us to a dark cave and we spotted the Jaguar.

My bro looking at the flamingo. 

The only animal I saw so upclose during the boat ride.

The 10 minutes boat ride has come to an end. 

I was kind of disappointed with the ride because I didn't see much animals along the way.

Captured this picture on our way out. So beautiful.

Entering the Squirrel Monkey Forest.

Spotted the cute Monkey. 

We didn't stay for long here because it was drizzling.

One thing I like about River Safari is that the path is sheltered all the way. So on rainy day, we do not need to worry (except if you are intending to take the boat ride).

After spending 2 hours in River Safari, we left the place and headed for our post Mother's Day lunch. This time round, it was me who foot the bill.

After much consideration, my mum has chosen Dian Xiao Er.

This was my first time dining at Dian Xiao Er. 

Dian Xiao Er is a traditional Chinese restaurant that served delicious food.

We ordered some of our favourite dishes which we always ordered at zi char stall.

Seeing that my family enjoyed it makes me feel that everything is worthwhile.

That sums up my Mother's Day celebration.

What about you, how did you celebrate Mother's Day?