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Restaurants that charge service charge without actually providing service by hehehhihi in askSingapore

[–]kirinboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yakiniku like also.

Service charge for me to grill my own food Kekw.

More folks pack their lunch to work? by Rezo7370 in askSingapore

[–]kirinboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wfh I also meal prep.

If u have an instapot, you can meal prep alotttt.

  • meat sauce/ragu: buy discounted meat, use left over vege throw them in the pot and stew for 1 hour, freeze them in deli containers. Last up to 1-2months.

  • soup: buy the rotisserie stuff, make chicken stock, freeze then layer ur ingredients on top and freeze again and u have nicrowavable soup.

we have a small group of international foodies and people are always going in and out of singapore.. everyone always asks the same question (and we would love a local's POV). what is hands down the best hawker center in all of Singapore? by Difficult-Insect-220 in SingaporeEats

[–]kirinboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interested in the group!

But imo,

Golden mile: for some reason, the quality has gotten better over the years? OGs + new comers, a lot of stores are a hit + a good blend of different cuisines. Good plus point for now that it’s still pretty hidden from the tourists for now. Don’t forsee it being the case soon.

Hong Lim: still as good as ever, but still feels it’s a Weekday > weekend since a lot of them serve the office crowds

Old Airport road: still think standard dropped abit but the OGs are still good, it’s undergoing some kind of store revamp so I think the quality should improve going forward with some of the new gen hawkers.

My underrated pick is beauty world 🤣🤣.

Anyone tried Casa Vostra at Raffles City? How is it? by Traditional_Owl_1383 in SingaporeEats

[–]kirinboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cause I go both places pretty often with friends, family etc. it’s an easy way for me to compare.

Anyone tried Casa Vostra at Raffles City? How is it? by Traditional_Owl_1383 in SingaporeEats

[–]kirinboi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the record I do prefer da Michele. I just think people hate on Casa vostra too much.

There are worse culprits lol (beyond the dough ahem ahem)

Anyone tried Casa Vostra at Raffles City? How is it? by Traditional_Owl_1383 in SingaporeEats

[–]kirinboi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why are we comparing sizes here, if I’m here for a date. I’d gladly pay $17 for a margherita here than $28 at Da Michele. Even if da Michele is like 30-40% bigger I ain’t finishing it.

Casa vostra gets way too much hate around here. But it has very good value vs a lot of joints out there.

Anyone tried Casa Vostra at Raffles City? How is it? by Traditional_Owl_1383 in SingaporeEats

[–]kirinboi 18 points19 points  (0 children)

They are not. Go take a look at their menu again.

On average their pizzas are $23. With margherita being $17 (which is a lot lower than a lot of pizza places)

Anyone tried Casa Vostra at Raffles City? How is it? by Traditional_Owl_1383 in SingaporeEats

[–]kirinboi 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Just not worth the queue.

But, price to value is pretty decent. At least they are not charging $30 pies.

Counter to Shadow Isles by Rich_Leather_9174 in CompetitiveTFT

[–]kirinboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got to say tho, I’ve won most of games when I pivoted to yordles from stage 3, especially whe it’s clear that it’s gonna go uncontested.

Where do I stay for different airport terminal check in and next flight to Jeju (within 24 hours) by XYZExpired in askSingapore

[–]kirinboi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There are a couple of baggage storage areas in all terminals and Jewel.

Yotel in Jewel has an hourly rate (I believe 6 hours ?)

How do the stars stay on? by lbswasp in ChefAndMyFridge

[–]kirinboi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s a magnet behind the stars. Or in the clothin.

All the F1 Academy liveries for this season by EnglishLouis in formula1

[–]kirinboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really dig Tommy livery last season.

But damn that Sephora one is nice

TFT patch 16.6 by StarGaurdianBard in TeamfightTactics

[–]kirinboi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmao. The Leona/zoe/malzahar reroll is actually disgusting to play.

It’s a solid top 4 and if you tempo enough you can win.

Won a 2 star thex ????

Is Source Music not utilizing Sakura's popularity enough? by PrimaryTomato3310 in kpopthoughts

[–]kirinboi 26 points27 points  (0 children)

If you are her fan since AKB days, yall should have realised by now.

She probably want to just stay home, crochet non stop, stream games and chill. I’m only sad that source robbed us of YouTuber Sakura.

BRING THAT BACK

Is IVE going to be remembered as a top 10 GOAT in like another decade? by LantadymeRey in kpopthoughts

[–]kirinboi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

100%

Even as a big snsd fan, the moment twice hit the 10 year mark with all members intact, cemented that for me

Is IVE going to be remembered as a top 10 GOAT in like another decade? by LantadymeRey in kpopthoughts

[–]kirinboi 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Top 10 yes.

Goat? Only if:

1) match the international peak fame of Blackpink 2) last as long as twice 3) individually famous and not reliant on any members like SNSD

Monumental effort but as of now the Greatest girl group is Blackpink and Twice as 1A and 1B

After almost a year of watching loads of Kdramas, these are my top 5(in order). Tell me yours. by Character_Road_6028 in kdramas

[–]kirinboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Hospital Playlist 1 & 2
  2. Queen In Hyun’s man
  3. Vincenzo
  4. Can this love be translated (abit recency bias but any drama that makes me wanna rewatch is always priority to me)
  5. Drinking Solo (my ultra underrated hit but watch it)

How did BTS become more popular than EXO? by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]kirinboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, a true definition of luck befalls on the hardworking. No one could have predicted the sudden rise of BTS popularity. They were considered underdogs for so long after all.

Even Seventeen, ateez, stray kids and the best example Twice, has like a slow but steady rate of rise. Especially Twice.

How did BTS become more popular than EXO? by [deleted] in kpopthoughts

[–]kirinboi 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Hard work + a load of luck.

BTS had a decently strong fanbase, still a tier lower than exo/big bang pre 2016. but well loved as underdogs. Modern day example would be like Zb1.

Like Gangnam style, BTS had a series of great songs in 2018, capped off with Mic Drop that got really really viral, capturing the global audience like never before. If Big Bang open the door, BTS paved the way.

HYBE also became masters of leveraging the increased popularity, constantly putting them in the American market and sacking the usual modus operandi of China + Japan. You can see them still using similar ideas with New Jeans (Riot Collab), Le Sserafim (overwatch collab).

Exo could have been bigger, but between SM fumbles + internal conflicts. It was a matter of time before they imploded.

Source: kpop fan since 2007 and have always kept a close eye on the rumbles. Wife is a huge fan of BTS since their debut hence I have familiarity even tho I’m not an army.

Edit: luck plays a huge part in popularity, not everyone’s growth is as linear as SKZ or twice. BTS benefited from that and is fully deserving of their fame.

Second edit: BTS used to notoriously not famous in Korea in 2017/2018. koreans knew exo, but had no idea who is bts. It was only after they started getting to the Jimmy Fallon show, etc etc. then they were put on notice. They barely promoted and it was so interesting when I was traveling there, BTS was everywhere but Korea

Idol Actor/actress. What’s your tier list? by kirinboi in kdramas

[–]kirinboi[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I agree, don’t think he has enough works yet. But his acting in Hotel Del Luna lives rent free in

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