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Cineleisure's Next Online Sensation Version 2.0 [Challenge #4: Get Viral with Cathay Decoded]
Thursday, March 28, 2013
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- The first and tallest
skyscraper in Singapore and in Southeast Asia during the 1930s?
- The first ever air-conditioned cinema in
our Island?
And here we are at the amazing mall of history
having our #CNOS2,
4th Challenge of . . .
As the crowd of the participants began to form,
we instantly realise that winning this game wasn't gonna be easy. .
Because. . . Look at those guys! They were all
dressed up to win! They had their track shoes on, their dry-fits, their FBT
shorts, their backpacks, their water bottles and etc. . . Jaw-dropped
Hahahs! And we wore like. . . =.='''
We came with sandals, jeans shorts, leggings,
dress, cardigan, side bag, sling bag, basically outfits that does not fit the
event at all. But none the less, we did well we did well~ Haahs! Pats on one
another's shoulder*
All of us getting ready for
the game~ Can you spot some of the SG's Sensational Bloggers?
Before the race, every team were each given a
bag of goodies which consist of . . .
3 Packets of Popcorn
3 Cans of Coca Cola
3 Ponchos
2 Placards for Cathay
Decoded Race
The envelope of vouchers
(For each #CNOS2 blogger)
Let's get started ~
The QR code that you see on
the placard is for us to decode the location of Station One by using the QR app
on our phones.
And there you go, Station
One at The Cathay
After taking a team photo
and uploading onto instaplace and instagram, we ran around B1 and L1 of The
Cathay Mall looking for the QR codes to solve the crossword puzzle that was
given to us. The longer we take, the less chances it is for us to win the 1st prize,
7k!!!
Completion of Station One’s
Crossword Puzzle
The Cathay Restaurant
Restaurant screams food, obviously! Who don’t LOVE food, right? If you
don’t, YOU.ARE.NOT.HUMAN. No seriously.
Did you know The Cathay actually has a restaurant called The Cathay
Restaurant located at level 2? One which only The Cathay has it! Limited
Edition. :o I didn’t know about it until Cathay Decoded happened. It was from
our 2nd station that we get to find out lots of interesting things about this
place :D
The Cathay Restaurant is actually a fusion of the past and present
serving authentic, deliciously fortifying yet modern Cantonese cuisine.
With a mixture of past & present, it is definitely a satisfying
place to have family gatherings because it is always hard to find food that are
suitable for both the elderlies and youngsters isn’t it? You know it!
Afraid that their food may be too
pricey? Fret not! They actually offer dinner buffet as well as a number of
quality set menus! More options for you; lesser worries ;)
These are the amazing varieties of dishes from the buffet menu:
Do you want to know a number of things that make this restaurant
special?
Sauces
You guys know how important sauces are to food.
Without the right sauce, the food will taste bad itself.
So guess what? The Cathay Restaurant has their own
special superior sauces like no other! So I guess it’s what you’d call their
own secret sauce recipe ;)
Chef’s Creations
Wouldn’t it be boring if the menu is always the same
old same old? :/ The chefs at The Cathay Restaurant actually creates new dishes
to add to the menu once in a while :D
For
March/April, these are the chefs' creations!
HUNGRY NOW.
VIP
Not tempted to be a member? The Cathay Restaurant makes sure you are!
MUAHAHA
Just look at the benefits. It was really considerate of them to
have the customized menu as one of the benefits. ^-^
The Cathay Gallery
Located at The Cathay Level 2, #02-16
A gallery showcases the history of Dr Loke Yew
and the Loke family and features their various business interests in Malaysia
and Singapore from the mid 1800’s till today.
Many more interesting personal drawings and
items of Dato’s Loke Wan Tho were displayed. Be sure that you go down one of
these days.
You will be thrilled to see the collections of
antique cameras that
comes in different shapes and sizes.
Last year, Cathay Organisation
launched the Cathay Motion Picture Awards serving as a platform for aspiring
filmmakers in Singapore to compete with peers and showcase their productions to
industry players.
This event is now established as
an annual signature event for Cathay Organization.
This year, it will also be open
for registrations in April 2013. So be sure to like CatharyOrganisation on
Facebook for more details if you are keen to be part of the competition this
year.
Hangout hotels
Whether we are students
or working adults, there will come a point (or a few points) in your life where
you feel so overwhelmed with jobs/duties/responsibilities. I definitely have.
It’s during those times,
where I really wished that I can jet off to another country for a short
holiday, just to rest, recharge, and recuperate, and then come back to tackle
all my work head on.
But usually, these
wishes never come true. Reason being.. No money how to holiday?!
But now I need not worry
anymore! Other than jetting off to another country, the latest trend would be
to have a..
STAYCATION!
If you’ve never heard
about it before, let me explain. A staycation in summary, is basically a
holiday right here in your own country. Instead of spending money on expensive
air tickets to exotic destinations just to have a holiday experience, why not
book a hotel right here in SG and save on the air ticket expense!
If you’ve never had a staycation before, you might be wondering which hotel you should book. I’ve been to a few hotels in SG before (birthdays etc), but most have them were pretty pricey like $300-above for one night. So those are obviously out of the question for us poor students (or non-working adults).
Not to worry though,
because at our 4th station, we were led to HANGOUT @ MOUNT EMILY.
At Hangout @ Mount
Emily, the rooms are really affordable, especially if you make your bookings
through their website!
P.s This was one of my
favourite stations during the race cos we were super fast at it! Sense of
achievement hahahaha! ^^
Cathay
Cineleisure Orchard
For our 5th station,
we were led to Cathay Cineleisure Orchard (aka our second home)!
Similarly, we were
required to scan 10 QR codes hidden around level 1, to get clues to the
crossword puzzle. In the process of searching (aka googling) from the answers,
we managed to find out many tidbits of information about our favourite mall.
Cathay Cineleisure is
really a mall like no other. They even have a cute website that’s totally relatable
to our generation! Over at their website you can find out about their on-going
promotions, check out their latest events, and browse through their shop
directory to plan your day of shopping beforehand as well!
To be honest, I don’t
think Cathay Cineleisure Orchard should be called a mall. It’s really a cool
hangout place for everyone!
Anyway, if you’ve been
reading our #cnos2 posts so far, you’ll know what an awesome hangout place
Cathay Cineleisure Orchard is for everyone! If you haven’t, you’re really
missing out!
Click here to catch-up:
Angela – Food
Post 1, Food
Post 2, Entertainment
Post, Fashion
Post
Cheryl – Food
Post, Entertainment
Post, Fashion
Post
Katriel - Food
Post, Entertainment
Post, Fashion
Post
Okay great! So if you’ve
read the above links, we can proceed :D
So far we’ve introduced
you guys to the many food & shopping establishments in Cathay Cineleisure
Orchard, as well as E2max which offers one-stop entertainment. But is there
anything else that our favourite hangout mall has to offer? Yes there
definitely is!
Cathay Cineplex
Because Singapore is smaller than many other countries in the world, we don’t have so much space for a wide range of activities here in our small island. Thus, for most of us local teens, we have made it almost a national culture to watch movies at the cinema!
As I’ve mentioned
before, Cathay Cineplex in my favourite cinema. Not one of my favourites, but
THE ultimate favourite!
Reasons being:
1) Delicious
movie snacks available
2) Comfortable
couple seating
3) Wide range
of movies (and timings available)
Personally I feel that when watching movies, there’s nothing more important than comfort and convenience, both of which Cathay Cineplexes have managed to cover!
KBOX
For karaoke lovers like
me, rejoice! Because Kbox is just located on the 8th floor of
Cathay Cineleisure Orchard! Open from 2pm till 3/4am, you can book a room and
sing your hearts out late into the night!
With all the latest hits
in Chinese, English, Korean, and Malay within their system, you’ll definitely
be able to pick all the songs that you want to sing to!
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With just these 2
factors alone – Kbox & Cathay Cineplex, I would be able to spend my whole
day at Cathay Cineleisure with either family, friends, or date, and enjoy
myself immensely!
But as you know, Cathay
Cineleisure Orchard offers even more than that!
From food, retail, to entertainment at E2max, there is really something for everyone and that’s what I really love about Cathay Cineleisure Orhcard!
E2Max
Remember E2Max?
It was the last checkpoint we went through for the Cathay Decoded race!
Never seen a better place dedicated for entertainment than E2Max. Totally a multi-functional place. Awesome for hangouts if you’re tired of meeting at the same old place, awesome for venting your anger if you’re in a bad mood, awesome if you want to watch a movie by yourself and don’t want anybody to know etc.!
*Listing down all awesome-ness of this place for your use would be nearly impossible
Movies, games; WII, Xbox360, LAN-gaming, darts, UFO catchers, some
arcade game machines, all sorts of entertainment you can find ALL LOCATED AT
E2Max.
So
basically it’s an entertainment heaven where you can let loose & have
fun!
To know more about how exciting E2Max is in detail, read our past blog posts about it!
To know more about how exciting E2Max is in detail, read our past blog posts about it!
Or if not, you can watch our YouTube videos about it as well!
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