I received some vouchers recently after winning some contests and was lucky enough to be invited to see a race between a car and a plane. Last week, I used the vouchers (both for food) and went to see the amazing race …
These are the vouchers I received from Sakae Sushi for their Sakae Monthly Bloggers Affair. I forgot to take a pic of the other voucher which is a Fish & Co from Omy pai seh. Thank you Sakae Sushi and Omy for these vouchers. I love vouchers!!
Using my first voucher …
The Fish & Co voucher could only be used at the Heeren outlet and only on a certain date but those requirements didn’t stop me from using it. I’m too cheapo lah. =) My sister and I went shopping at Orchard on the “voucher day” so that we could have a nice dinner after a hard day’s work of walking around Orchard Road. I bought a nice jacket from Top Man Ion (great service!) for my holiday/convocation trip to Perth and a shoe for my graduation ceremony. Along the way we also ate a lot of snacks he he. I was gaining back the weight I lost from my sick spell really quickly.
At Fish & Co, I ordered “The best fish & chips in town”(that’s the name of the dish) and my sis ordered “mussels, garlic & lemon butter” and a soup of the day. It wasn’t my first time eating the fish & chips and I love it just as much as the first time I ate it. We also ordered drinks and a hot fudge chocolate cake for dessert. Yummy =) After using the voucher, this meal only costs around $30. Good deal!
In the same week, I also witnessed a race between a car and a plane …
I was lucky enough to be one of the bloggers invited by Nuffnang to attend this special event. The race is between a Porsche 911 GT 3 and a Boeing 747 and it’s the first time something like was organized in Asia! I’m actually allergic to the sun but didn’t care as I don’t think I will have another chance to witness something like this ever again in my life sia.
I asked my sister to accompany me (again) since she is as free as me at the moment. We got our “boarding passes” from the lovely Nuffnang staff and headed to the boarding room! First (maybe only) time I’m in one without actually leaving Singapore. When we arrived at the boarding room after some security checks, there was a band playing really nice music and food too! I really felt like an invited guest there he he. There were also some games to play and a group of dancing models to keep us entertained before being transported to the grandstand seats at the runway by buses. We got a free cap and safety vest before boarding the bus!
Lucky they provided us with caps to protect our faces as the place was really hot. I forgot to put sun block and my hands kenna sunburned. At the grandstand seats, each section had a model and I think our section had the prettiest model =D, there were also cute cheerleaders for guys like me to see while waiting for the race to start. As the grandstand seats were located at a runway, there were planes passing by us every once in a while heh.
After being stuck in the same spot under the hot sun for more than 1 hours (I think), the preparations were done and the race was finally starting. As my camera is rather lousy (those entry compact point-and-shoot kind), I didn’t try taking pictures of the race. My sis used the camera to take a video instead.
The Porsche driven by Yuey Tan, won the plane by just milliseconds! It was really cool seeing the Porsche suddenly pick up a lot of speed and coming from behind to win the race. I also like the part when the plane took off after it reached the finishing line.
To view more pro videos and pictures of the race, you can join the Changi Airport Facebook fan page.
Although I got a really bad sunburn (see pic), I really enjoyed the Changi Airport Race and don’t regret attending the event. Besides the flakes of skin falling out of my itchy arms everywhere I go, I also got a goodie bag, a cap, a safety vest and a photo with models for keepsake =) The Changi GP festival at Changi Airport is still on now (till 30 September), you might want to check it out.
Changi GP Festival
A few days after the race, I used my vouchers from Sakae Sushi …
My mom and I went to buy all the stuff we need for our trip and I treated her to lots of food at Sakae Sushi with the help of my $30 voucher =) For the first time, I just ordered what I want and took whatever sushi from the sushi belt without thinking of what colour the plates were. It’s the first time I tried some of the sushi and dishes and I love most of them. The Enoki Niku Maki is really nice, favourite food of the day. I had flu that day but the wasabi soy sauce mix cured me! Wasabi is great for flu. =)
Total bill was $60 plus but it was reduced to only 30 bucks (again) after using the vouchers =) Soooo worth it considering the amount of food we ate.
This is not the end of my Sakae Sushi adventures as I have recently received a Sakae card.
Because I am one of Sakae's Sushi's e-Journalists, I have received some Sakae dollars in my card courtesy of Sakae Sushi which I can use at all Sakae Sushi, Sakae Teppanyaki, Sakae Izakaya and The Pasta Shop by Sakae outlets in Singapore! The Sakae card which you can apply at Sakae Sushi outlets also allows me to get rebates and discounts at their outlets. You can see the full list of member's benefits over at their website. =)
Thank you Sakae Sushi for selecting me as one of the Sakae e-Journalists and for providing me with this card! It’s amazing that a guy like me can be associated with the word journalist lol. Can I put that in my resume? (joking) =P I will definitely continue to order food delivery from you and try to visit the outlets more often!
Check out their website (sakaesushi.com.sg) if you want to win Sakae Sushi vouchers and get selected as one of their e-Journalists. They have a fan page on Facebook too!
Who should I invite on my next Sakae adventure??
(Images Taken From: my iPhone, my digital camera)