Gold Breakfast Show

I wish I’d trained…

hossanleong — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:18:38 +0000

I’m not a particularly Sporty sorta guy…the weights I lift are probably my laptop bag and my box of mooncakes…

But THIS is what I could have looked like if I’d been a competitive diver…

Qiu Bo looking rather competitive!

…but I am afraid of getting wet lah!

So this is me instead…

Looking competitively angelic!

Eat Drink Man Woman…

hossanleong — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:37:43 +0000

The Gold Breakfast Show starts a new series called Eat Drink Man Woman, where Maggie and myself throw ourselves with wild Abandon into the world of gourmet dining. It’s a hard life but someone’s gotta do it!

We start off this gastronomical adventure with Mezzamunch: Sunday brunch at the Mezza9, Grand Hyatt Singapore.

Start off with a yummy comprehensive Appetizer Buffet:

...Just to start off with

An amazing smorgasbord ranging from fresh seafood (crabs, oysters, prawns, mussels and lobster)

Seafood

Feeling Crabby?

New Zealand Oysters

Must not skip the pan seared Foie gras…guaranteed to melt in your mouth…

Foie Gras

Mezzamunch has a wide range of delicious food from Sashimi, Sushi, Tempura and Yakitori:

Yakitori

to a nice Chinese corner where you get roast duck, roast pork, char siew and a nice selection of Chinese dishes:

A selection of Chinese dishes

And if the Grill grabs your fancy…you definitely won’t be disappointed!

Rotisserie Grilled Chicken

Now for $188++ you get free flow Pierre-Jouet Champagne Brut, wines, mojitos, bloody marys and juices too, that’s what life is all about..hic!

Pierre-Jouet Brut

But…LEAVE room for dessert!

The Dessert Range!

Can it BE anymore sinful?

What better way to spend a few hours on a lazy Sunday. Mezzamunch.

Fat-is-fied!

Reservations recommended!

Mezza9

Singapore Heritage Festival

hossanleong — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:31:58 +0000

FROM 11-22 AUGUST 2010 – WHAT BRINGS US TOGETHER?

Wanna learn more about the different cultures around us? With so many races and cultures putting their roots down in Singapore, let’s do our part and learn about and from them.
Join me Saturday 14th Aug 2 to 4pm at SUNTEC city Tropics Atrium for the Heritage Festival Exhibition where there’ll be costumes of the World for you to discover!

Click here: Singapore HeritageFest 2010 for more details!

Things I Ask Myself.

hossanleong — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:05:35 +0000

I travel often and over long distances I’ve often asked this question…Where do the cabin crew sleep?

KLM

SIA

Air Canada

Air Asia

SHHHH!!!! Don’t laugh so loud you might wake her!
Happy travels!

What in the world is a Mankini??

hossanleong — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:57:10 +0000

Mankini is a type of sling bikini worn by men. It was popularized by Sacha Baron Cohen when he donned one in the film Borat. The buzz around the film started building during the Cannes Film Festival in May 2006, when Baron Cohen posed in character on the beach in a neon green mankini, alongside four models. According to one fashion expert, suspenders combined with bikini briefs or panties form an unaesthetic pattern.

WHAT WILL THEY THINK OF NEXT??

note: Not for the faint-hearted…

I DARE YA! Wear this at the Beach!

Zac Efron in a Strip Club?? GASP!

hossanleong — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:56:50 +0000

Well I say it’s about time!

Zac denied that he was in an adult club on Broadway with pal Corbin Bleu, spending a couple of thousand on drinks and lap dancers.

We think it’ll be good for his CV! Unless Vanessa says otherwise!

I don’t know though…if one of our budding actors was seen partying at a Karaoke hostess bar here, would we kick up a fuss?

It’s a Humpday!

hossanleong — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:15:23 +0000

…and we just found out that Condoms are being distributed to YOG ADULTS (ie the officials). Apparently it’s the norm to give them out to one and all at the Olympics by the Joint United Nations HIV/AIDS Awareness Programme. FABULOUS!

But seeing as this is YOG as in YOUTH Olympic Games and the athletes are between 14-18 years old, these goodie packs will only be given out at the Village Medical Centre to the Adults that need them.

My question is, what if the adult looks really youthful, and has a high pitched voice? Or some kid looks like Godzilla?

“er…donch mind…passport please?”

Just call me Gladys…all I need now are my Pips…

hossanleong — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:54:44 +0000

Singapore Boy Hossan Leong has received the prestigious Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (The Order of Arts and Literature). The distinction honours Hossan’s achievements in the Arts and significant contributions to French culture worldwide – in particular his involvement in cultural ties between Singapore and France.

The forty-one year old actor/director and radio presenter learnt of his Knighthood when he received a letter and certification from France’s Minister For Culture and Communication, Frederic Mitterrand. An official ceremony to confer the title will be held at the Ambassador of France to Singapore’s residence in coming weeks.

“It’s a dream come true to be recognized for something that I’m passionate about, French Culture and the Arts,” Leong said.

Hossan has starred in several French themed productions with Sing’theatre – including the company’s tribute to Edith Piaf and the recent production of A Singaporean In Paris. He represented the Singapore Actors in Paris at the inaugural Asian Film Festival. In 2006 Hossan was awarded the Prix des Ambassadeurs Francophones (Francophone Ambassador Award).

Hossan lived in the South of France during his twenties where he studied French. He has also been actively involved with the French community in Singapore hosting events and teaching acting classes to the students at the French School.

Leong is the co founder of the Paul Carr Consultancy Pte Ltd – a Singapore based Entertainment & Media Training Company and is a popular host/stand-up comedian for corporate events.

News Article

YAY!

hossanleong — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:47:58 +0000

I finally can log onto BLOG as myself and not impersonate Maggie!

I’m so looking fwd to the weekend coz I’ve a housewarming to go to. Good friends of mine bought an old Tiong Bahru walk up and transformed it. Can’t wait to see it.

Hmmm, Tiong Bahru, maybe I should look into getting place there! Any Kang Tow?

Hossie

My date with Tetsuya….

margaretml — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:05:54 +0000

What a treat to be able to get a table on a Saturday night in Tetsuya’s, in Sydney. It was a wonderful birthday treat!

I was chauffeured in a Stretch Limo (yes just call me Paris Hilton) from my door step in Elizabeth Bay to Kent Street. As the Limo pulled up at the gates, they slid open to welcome us.

The Staff were spectacular! Amazingly knowledgeable and very easy on the eye, if you know what I mean (wink wink!)

We were there at 7pm and the 3-hour dinner was worth every second spent. We started off the dinner with seafood courses like kingfish and scampi tail sashimi and Tetsuya’s signature Ocean trout confit. Truly an authentic taste of the ocean.

The meat and poultry courses were just as divine, the twice-cooked spatchcock, the oxtail and the angus beef. No more adjectives come to mind.

THREE desserts followed which ultimately knocked me to the floor…in a good way.

All this food, with a bottle of 2005 Chateuneuf du Pape set the both of us back A$700 but just for once or maybe twice in your life, the taste will linger in your memory for quite a while.

Tetsuya is opening a restaurant here called Waku at the Marina Bay Sands, and you can be sure that the service and the food will exceed your expectations.

http://www.tetsuyas.com

Sigh…After that dinner…the limo was waiting for me at the gate to whisk me back home to bed.

Such is life, if only for one night! Thank you Tetsuya.

luv,
hossan